Family Management Game In Immortal Continent

Chapter 1366: Chapter 1360: Fight

The night sky of the Southern Frontier was brighter than ever before.

Fleeing commoners raised their heads, looking up by the bonfires that burned with their suffering, gazing at the only beautiful scenery the night sky could offer them at this moment.

That was the luster of the Southern Frontier cultivators’ Spiritual power.

As Ancestor Lan declared war, calling out names they had never heard before, the cultivators of the Southern Frontier gazed into the vast sky for a long time.

No one knew how many days had passed, nor did anyone know where Ancestor Lan had gone.

They couldn’t even feel the aftershocks of the great battle.

They only knew that on that day, streak after streak of unattainable auras soared into the sky, and after that, there was no more news of Ancestor Lan.

Therefore, they could only wait by looking at the sky, waiting for good news to arrive.

Later, they found that there was no good news.

They realized that whether it was day or night, the sky remained the sky. It turned out the saying “when the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up” was indeed true.

Following this was deep contemplation.

Unknowingly, amidst the fear and emptiness that dragged people into despair like a quagmire when facing the Blood Moon, a tiny spark finally ignited in their hearts.

When one tall person could no longer hold the sky up, the remaining tall people had two choices.

One was to bend their waists and lower their heads.

The other was to stand up, straighten their backs, plant their feet firmly on the earth, and roar.

The cultivators of the Southern Frontier had waited for too long, waited until their pride cursed them for leading lives to ruin.

An unknown number of people silently returned home; after all, they had to make arrangements for what was to come.

No matter what the future held, they had to leave behind a spark of hope.

…

Inside the City of Merit, the Li Clan members and numerous cultivators remained expressionless. Ultimately, they returned to the main hall.

The only trace that Ancestor Lan had ever been there were those pots and pans.

They remained in heavy silence, deep in thought.

Emperor Shun Lin Yuan of the Imperial Dynasty, Great Emperor Taiyin of the Demon Race, Divine Lord Gu Dao of the Wu Tribe, and the Great Golden Immortals of the Western Frontier…

These were names they had never heard before. Yet Ancestor Lan had called out the names of these individuals from different races, heading to the ends of the earth for a battle.

This meant that the ones responsible for today’s situation were these scheming, self-serving monumental figures.

Standing shoulder to shoulder with immortals, they intended to overturn the situation where the Human Emperor and Ancestor Lan suppressed the Imperial Dynasty.

This was also an unprovoked disaster that befell the Southern Frontier amidst the world’s drastic changes, despite Ancestor Lan standing guard over it.

It caused countless people in the Southern Frontier to be displaced, drifting like duckweed in a river.

Li Dalong was absent. Li Yaoqing looked at the silent clansmen and the hastily arriving retainers in the hall.

She decided not to take the lead, ultimately giving her third brother some face. As she looked at Li Yaotie, the family’s descendants also turned their gazes toward him.

Now was the perfect opportunity!

Raging fires burned in pairs of eyes. Li Yaotie held the spirit tablet. He was never good with words; saying more would only fail to convey his true meaning, so only one word remained.

“Fight!”

Above the main hall, Li Wei sat on the roof, gazing into the distance—the edge of the sky, the corner of the sea, which was the ends of the earth.

Battles between Mahayana experts mostly took place in such locations; otherwise, if they committed world-shattering sins of slaughter, even the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate them.

Li Wei recalled the conversation he had with Ancestor Lan when he emerged from the Western Frontier back then.

This old senior had actually been constantly choosing between life and death, much like his bundle swaying uncertainly on the tree branch. But what is the meaning of a person’s life?

When Ancestor Lan resolved to fight, Li Wei somewhat understood. Ancestor Lan had ultimately discovered that the meaning of his life was for the common people of the world, for the Human Race.

He lowered his head, peering through the roof tiles to see his descendants in the hall.

They stood firmly on this land, completely unwilling to flee no matter what, all for the territory their ancestors had conquered generation after generation.

The soil of Azure Cloud Prefecture held the flesh and blood of many, many cultivators, as well as the tombs left behind by their friends and subordinates.

On the border of Azure Cloud Region lay the cemetery dedicated to resisting the Wu Tribe; their clansmen had died in battle in Azure Cloud. Many, many people were eternally buried here.

Now, many cultivators would bring their juniors or friends visiting from afar past the Azure Cloud Cemetery.

These cultivators would proudly and confidently tell their descendants and outsiders that their predecessors had never taken a single step back, and that they cultivated the inheritances of their forebears.

While some cultivators drank and made merry, even the wealthiest among them could proudly mention that they had gone to deal with many monumental figures.

The people of Azure Cloud Region were not barbarians.

The people of Azure Cloud Prefecture, relying on the battle records and glory of their homeland, had earned their pride and face.

Li Wei suddenly understood why Ancestor Lan had shouted so loudly. He was afraid the world would forget him.

He also suddenly understood why Ah Tie acted like a fool, demanding to fight without a second thought, and why the descendants in the hall stared at his spirit tablet with blazing eyes.

Over these years, he had never made a decision.

The City of Merit could just ‘whoosh’ and fly away. Even if they abandoned a massive amount of properties, with the Li Clan’s strength, they could easily find an island in the sea domains and thrive for eternity.

But if they left, the mortal realm… would be left with nothing but a single City of Merit.

Everything in Azure Cloud Prefecture would be erased.

The displaced commoners and the descendants of Azure Cloud Prefecture would gradually forget everything as time passed.

No one would mention a defeated and destroyed prefecture.

Those past achievements and old friends would all be worn away beneath the Blood Moon.

Perhaps the only thing their descendants could take pride in would be the fact that they managed to survive and escape from this cowardly, incompetent place called Azure Cloud Prefecture.

“So fucking stupid! Once we fight, there’s no turning back.”

Li Wei rested his hands on the roof tiles and looked up at the starry sky, exhaling a very long breath.

“Then we fight! Fight the bastards until heaven and earth turn upside down!”

The spirit tablet in Li Yaotie’s hands flared with brilliant light.

Cultivators of Azure Cloud Prefecture rushed to the prefecture’s borders one after another, preparing for war and practicing array formations.

Several months passed consecutively, yet there was still not a single trace of news from Ancestor Lan.

The Great Golden Immortals of the Western Frontier and the three Great Emperors also sent no word.

Spirit boats continuously hurried toward Westfall Prefecture.

Inside the Eternal Immortal Sect.

The Eternal Immortal Sect had three thousand disciples.

Ultimately, the Eternal Immortal Sect consisted of cultivators who had received Ancestor Lan’s inheritance.

Interestingly, the Eternal Immortal Sect had never known the true foundation of the Azure Cloud Li Clan, and the Li Clan, for many years, also didn’t know exactly how strong the Eternal Immortal Sect truly was.

Perhaps not even the elders of the Eternal Immortal Sect knew.

On this day, Li Chang’an and Li Xinghuo were at the Eternal Immortal Sect, discussing how to respond to the impending war alongside Sect Master Duanmu Qi, disciple Xu Xian, and Xuanyuan Liqun of the Xuanyuan Clan.

Xuanyuan Liqun was, after all, an old fox. The Xuanyuan Clan was constantly prepared for war, so many matters regarding major battles were handed over to him to issue commands.

“Since our Xuanyuan Clan evacuated, the Spirit Lord also dispatched people from Deston Prefecture. The Li Clan should be familiar with these individuals: Min Tiange and Ba Siyu.”

“There are also the Three Immortals of Heaven and Earth.

These three immortals are divided into ‘Heaven’, ‘Earth’, and ‘Human’. All are Heavenly Immortals, and their existence spans a very long time.”

“The grand army under the Dao Seeds cannot leave the Blood Moon. While we have harassed them long-term, they are also well-prepared.”

“The cultivators inside the Blood Moon cannot leave it; this is their greatest reliance.

They are simply waiting for the Blood Moon to spread to deal us a head-on blow. The Blood Moon is also our greatest trouble.”

“…”

Li Xinghuo was a general of the Northern Frontier and only knew how to fight wars, making this his exact area of expertise.

“Now that Ancestor Lan is dealing with the Great Golden Immortals, this is our opportunity. So the most important question is how to delay the speed of the Blood Moon.”

“I know.”

The sound of footsteps echoed from outside the room. The crowd froze, only to see a woman enter.

Her appearance was clear and beautiful, evoking a delicate charm that inspired pity. Dressed entirely in green, she nevertheless exuded a noble aura.

The crowd exchanged glances. This person… they had never seen her before, yet hanging from her waist was a token bearing the two characters “Eternal”.

Even Duanmu Qi was momentarily stunned.

Sensing this woman’s powerful aura and glancing at the ancient style of the token at her waist—which was exceedingly old—he couldn’t help but furrow his brows and ask in confusion, “May I ask who this Senior is…”

The woman walked over and silently retrieved an item from her spatial ring, causing everyone’s expressions to instantly change.

It was a bloody corpse exuding immortal qi, and… immortal qi that also carried the aura of the Demon Race!

The woman swept her gaze over the crowd. Ultimately, observing their auras, she suddenly noticed a long spear within Li Chang’an’s body, cultivating an extraordinary orthodox Dao.

Thus, she addressed Li Chang’an with cool indifference, “You must be the Sect Master of my Eternal Immortal Sect. I am Zishu Feng. The entire sect should respectfully call me Senior Martial Sister.”

“…”

Seeing the crowd stunned and dazed, Zishu Feng smiled. “My master is Ancestor Lan.”

Another bout of silence followed. Li Chang’an even felt embarrassed on behalf of the red-faced Duanmu Qi.

Noticing their gazes, Zishu Feng suddenly realized something.

She turned to Duanmu Qi with a perfectly serious expression. “Junior Martial Brother, Senior Martial Sister was just joking with you.”

After brief introductions from the crowd, they also learned of Zishu Feng’s origins.

When Ancestor Lan established the Eternal Immortal Sect, it started from a small Daoist temple.

Throughout these long years, his master-disciple lineage had never been broken.

However, many who cultivated under Ancestor Lan ultimately did not survive to the day they could complete their apprenticeship.

For these people currently in the Eternal Immortal Sect, their very first master was Ancestor Lan, and later on, they passed down the teachings among themselves.

There was another kind: those like Xu Xian, who were so terrified of Ancestor Lan that they didn’t even dare to return to the sect.

Before the current Eternal Immortal Sect disciples, there was another batch of disciples, and Zishu Feng was one of them.

“When Master declared war, I hurried back immediately.”

Zishu Feng wore a careless, carefree expression.

“The old man ran away his entire life. I don’t know what got into him, but a few decades ago, he decided he wasn’t going to run anymore.

He hadn’t sent me a single letter in thousands of years, and then suddenly sent one.

It’s a good thing I respect my master and revere his teachings; otherwise I wouldn’t have run errands for him for decades.”

The crowd in the hall exchanged glances, their eyes filled mostly with suspicion and vigilance toward Zishu Feng.

This person who had suddenly appeared before them possessed astounding strength.

Moreover… her surname was Zishu. This surname inherently lacked credibility. However, this carefree, unrestrained, and impulsive demeanor that completely disregarded whether others lived or died… was exactly like Ancestor Lan.

Zishu Feng ignored the crowd’s gazes. Kicking the immortal corpse on the ground as if no one else was there, she said,

“These past years, I’ve been in the north, investigating the Blood Moon all along the way. It’s actually quite simple. The Blood Moon is, in fact, a single entity, and it is also the immortals’ method to attempt the restoration of the Ancient Immortal Court.”

Hearing this, the crowd’s expressions turned solemn.

Zishu Feng continued,

“All things in the universe have roots; only then can they absorb nutrients and bear fruit.

Just like the roots beneath a tree, they need to spread, and they need water.

The reason the Blood Moon can expand is because it contains immortal kin implanted with Dao Seeds. You can understand them as branches of the roots.”

“Their existence is part of how the Blood Moon absorbs flesh, blood, and faith.

Through cultivation, they acquire heaven and earth spiritual qi, allowing the Blood Moon to continuously expand, though this speed is very slow.

To expand rapidly, direct flesh and blood are required.”

“The immortals within the Blood Moon are the core. If you want to delay the Blood Moon, the only way is to eradicate the immortals.”

“But relying on you lot…”

Zishu Feng sensed everything across Westfall Prefecture.

Suddenly, she sensed a rhythmic ‘thump, thump, thump’ of a heartbeat echoing from the edge of Azure Cloud Prefecture, causing her to let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

“You actually have the capital to fight against the Blood Moon.”

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