"You don't have to shout. I know what you mean. You want Fifth Uncle to hear so he'll show himself! Second Brother, what are you trying to do? It is his own decision whether Fifth Uncle wishes to see us or not..."
"No, no... We are his closest blood relatives. He is an immortal. Can't he take us with him to cultivate?"
Hearing this, Li Yue's face immediately turned cold.
"If Fifth Uncle can give, he will naturally give. If he cannot, he must have his reasons. Second Brother, if the path of immortality were truly so easy to tread, why has Fifth Uncle only returned twice until now? He didn't even come back when Grandpa and Grandma were buried. It seems that even immortals are not as free as you think. From what we've heard from Dad, Grandma, and the others, we know that Fifth Uncle is a man of great righteousness and filial piety. His visit today shows that he has not forgotten this place, yet he did not return before. You can take what he gives you. What he doesn't give, you won't get even if you talk until the sky falls."
When Li Yue's face turned cold, Li Jie immediately became a little afraid. He knew better than anyone what he relied on to become an official.
When Li Yue wasn't angry, he was her second brother. Once she got angry, she wouldn't recognize him.
"Third Sister, I just thought that if the Li family could produce a few more immortals, it would be of great benefit to future generations."
Li Yue didn't speak for a moment, just staring at Li Jie until he felt a little uncomfortable. Then she spoke again.
"Second Brother, there's something I've wanted to say to you for a long time. You've long reached the age to resign from office and enjoy your old age. Although you are not in a position of absolute power now, you have all the wealth and glory you could want. If you continue to occupy your position, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep even a bit of your family fortune in the end."
Li Yue looked at Li Jie and spoke word by word. The two of them were born much later than their eldest brother Li Wenwu and had not suffered much.
That was because after Li Wenwu was born, Li Wei had been unwilling to have more children.
At that time, their family's financial situation had just started to improve. An extra mouth to feed meant spending more money.
The money Li Yan had given him was all saved up by Li Wei. He was thinking that Li Yan would definitely need it to get married in the future, so he couldn't spend it recklessly.
It was not until later, when Li Yan did not return, that Li Chang and his wife urged Li Wei to have more children. To make Li Chang and his wife happy and to give them something to do in their daily lives, Li Jie and Li Yue were born one after another.
So, since they were young, they had been protected under the wings of Li Wenwu like a kind father and had lived a very happy life.
Li Yue's husband, that Grand Secretary, was a man of great wisdom who appeared foolish. He had seen through everything long ago and had resigned from office many years ago, spending his days raising flowers and teasing birds.
But this Li Jie, who was already in his eighties, was still thinking of climbing higher.
Li Yue had advised him before, but he had agreed on the surface but had not listened at all.
Today, Li Yue's tone was already very heavy.
"Then you can think about it yourself. I will give you these two pills as Fifth Uncle intended. You can decide how to use them yourself. After that, it's your own business."
With that, Li Yue took out a fist-sized jade bottle that she had prepared from her side. She slightly tilted the small jade-green bottle, poured out two pills, and then handed the large jade bottle to Li Jie.
Li Yue's family also had many treasures like jade, gold, and silver bottles. Although they were not as good as the small jade bottle Li Yan had given her, they were all made of high-quality jade.
Li Yue and the others also knew a little about the fact that pills should be stored in jade containers.
Li Jie hurriedly took the large jade bottle. He immediately closed one eye and looked into the bottle with his single eye, speaking at the same time.
"Third Sister, how do you plan to use these two pills?"
Li Yue glanced at him lightly and had already stood up.
"I will go back now and take them with my husband immediately, to avoid the children fighting over them and turning against each other! Second Brother, I must remind you again, do not leak this matter. Otherwise, these pills will be your death warrant!"
With that, Li Yue strode out. But in her heart, she sighed.
'These pills should naturally be saved for when they are most needed!'
But she wanted to completely extinguish Li Jie's thoughts. She was now in a high position of power and had experts protecting her at all times. But what about after she died?
If Li Jie found out that the pills still existed, the outcome would be unknown.
Everything was as Li Yan had expected. Apart from the relatives he was familiar with, he could no longer control the character of the others.
...
In a place with lush grave grass, Li Yan looked at the characters on the tombstone with no expression on his face, making it impossible for others to guess what he was thinking. Zhao Min and Zi Kun stood behind him, also looking at the names on the tombstone.
After a while, Li Yan sighed in his heart and knelt down before the middle grave mound. Seeing this, Zhao Min and Zi Kun behind him also bowed their heads in respect...
"Master, should we set up a protective restriction at that pool? That might be the thinnest point of the two-realm barrier. We can't have a situation like the Devil's Cliff Crevice."
The three of them were rapidly moving away from the Great Green Mountains when Zi Kun remembered something.
"No need. There were no restriction fluctuations there in the first place. There's no need to do something unnecessary. Besides, I estimate that apart from the broken earthen jar, even a Spirit Transformation cultivator might not be able to open that passage!"
Li Yan said casually. Thousands of years had passed on the Verdant Continent, and no one had been able to discover the secret of the broken statue. Similarly, setting up a restriction here might backfire.
He would wait until his cultivation reached a certain level before going back to investigate. The three of them no longer held back their speed. With a flash, they reached the edge of the sky...
Forsaken Continent, in a forest where giant demonic plants shot up into the sky, more than ten figures shuttled rapidly through the trees.
The dense, web-like trees and the intertwined weeds and shrubs in the forest did not hinder them in the slightest.
These figures flickered in and out of sight in the forest, like a series of phantoms flashing past.
The demonic qi overflowing from these people clearly marked them as demon clan cultivators. But they did not fly into the sky at a faster speed.
Instead, they took advantage of the gaps between the giant trees to dash wildly, preventing those behind from easily approaching.
These dozen or so figures were all dressed in ordinary cultivator robes, their colors all a negligible black. It was clear they were on a secret mission.
And the hundred or so people chasing them from behind were dressed in bright armor. Each of them was tall and extremely handsome, clearly soldiers of the White Demon Clan.
This was a section of the long border between the Black and White Demon Clans. Although there were no more large-scale wars between the Black and White Demon Clans, small-scale, small-team skirmishes on the border had never ceased.
The White Demon Clan soldiers behind were led by three Golden Core generals. They were about fifty li away from the dozen or so figures in front, but they also did not fly up into thesky to pursue.
Flying up into the sky here would not only make them an obvious target for enemies in the forest but also attract the attacks of many demonic beasts. The other party would take the opportunity to escape via Earth Evasion.
Just as the dozen or so figures in front were flying, suddenly, countless sharp arrows shot towards them from the front.
Each of these arrows was extremely powerful. The giant trees in front of them, as thick as several people's arms combined, were instantly pierced through.
And because the rain of arrows was too dense, in the eyes of the dozen or so people, many giant trees first made a thud sound as a large hole was pierced through them.
Then, a sharp arrow with a piercing swoosh shot out from the hole and continued to fly towards the back with unstoppable momentum.
Then, with a continuous thud thud thud, one transparent hole after another appeared on the giant tree that took several people to encircle. These large holes quickly merged into an even larger tree hole.
In just a breath, with a rumble, the lush branches and leaves crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
One after another, the surrounding giant trees also had large holes appear on their trunks, visible to the naked eye. They fell in different directions, some directly crashing to the ground.
But more of them crashed into the large trees next to them, forming "V"-shaped or "umbrella"-shaped passages.
"Don't panic! This is their 'Immortal-Slaying Crossbow'. They don't have any Golden Core masters; they can only launch this one wave of attacks. Gather together, block it, and charge through!"
The dozen or so people were first shocked, then the masked man in the lead shouted loudly. He had recognized the origin of this rain of arrows at a glance, and his scalp also tingled.
Each of those was an "Immortal-Slaying Crossbow" that could easily kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even he, a Demon Lord, did not dare to face so many arrows head-on.
They had fallen into an ambush this time. This place was clearly also part of the other party's calculations.
But at the very beginning, the other party had underestimated them. Although they had lost seven or eight of their brothers, they had still managed to break out of the heavy encirclement.
Clearly, this was just a final preventive measure. His Divine Sense no longer detected any Golden Core cultivators ahead.
There were only about thirty Foundation Establishment soldiers operating these magical treasures, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Damn it, they really went all out, using so many 'Immortal-Slaying Crossbows'!"
The masked man cursed inwardly, but his hands were not slow. He had already taken out a shield in an instant and held it in front of him. He shouted loudly.
"Expand!"
With his loud shout, the shield in his hand immediately grew larger, instantly blocking the two or three people beside him behind it.
Then, the masked man stomped heavily on the ground. The entire earth shook violently with a loud boom.
The shield in his hand was like an unstoppable mountain-pushing bull, crashing forward and sending wood chips flying from all the giant trees in front.
The "Immortal-Slaying Crossbows" shooting at them also made a thwack thwack thwack sound like dense rain.
"Quick, get behind me!" the masked man shouted at the same time.
Although he could extend the shield further to the sides and completely block everyone in front, facing such a dense rain of arrows, the masked man did not dare to do so.
That would be equivalent to him taking the combined attack of several hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even he probably wouldn't last half a breath.
He could only expand the shield to the width of three or four people. Every breath, there would still be no less than twenty or thirty crossbow bolts hitting it.
Mu Sha was quite far from the masked man. The moment the rain of arrows came whistling, he also heard the masked man's shout. By the time he wanted to go over, it was already too late.
The sky full of crossbow bolts came down like a tide!
Bang bang bang...
As he formed hand seals and cast arts, although large rocks appeared in front of him and blocked most of the arrows attacking him, he was still hit by several crossbow bolts.
The power of each of these crossbow bolts was only slightly less than his full-strength attack. Mu Sha couldn't help but retreat repeatedly.
Dazzling lights erupted from his chest, legs, shoulders, and lower abdomen. This was his protective spirit shield defending.
Mu Sha only felt as if he were being hit by a series of heavy hammers, shaking him so much that he was dizzy. For a moment, he couldn't gather his magical power again.
'Not good!' he cried out in his heart. He couldn't last two breaths against this kind of attack.
With a flash of his Divine Sense, a beast bone glowing with red light appeared in front of him. The beast bone grew in the wind. Although he reacted quickly, the crossbow bolts were faster and more numerous.
Bang bang bang... He was hit in several more places. This time, his protective spirit shield could no longer withstand it and shattered into specks of crystal light.
With two puffs, Mu Sha first felt a chill, then a sharp pain. His shoulder and leg had each been pierced by an "Immortal-Slaying Crossbow."
This thing was something that even Demon Lord-level generals feared, let alone him. Mu Sha let out a muffled grunt of pain.
At the same time, several miserable screams came from not far away.
But at this moment, the beast bone glowing with red light had already blocked his path. Instantly, the moment the incoming crossbow bolts came into contact with the red light, they turned into a cloud of ash and disappeared in large swathes.
"Charge through, quick!" the masked man couldn't help but exclaim with joy.