txolops Chapter 267 Rewards to the Three Clans
Chapter 267 Rewards to the Three Clans
in the lounge.
Li Ping sat in a chair, while Ji Shuchen stood respectfully to the side.
"There's no need to be reserved in front of me, please sit down," Li Ping said casually with a smile.
Upon hearing Li Ping's instructions, Ji Shuchen carefully sat down in the seat below Li Ping. When he looked up, he saw Li Ping's gaze fixed on the boys and girls peeking through the crack in the door.
He explained helplessly, "Uncle Li, I usually treat these children as friends so that they can develop their independence. I didn't expect them to be so unruly in front of you, Uncle Li."
Li Ping shook his head with a smile in his eyes. He remembered that when he first met Ji Shuchen, Ji Shuchen seemed to be about the same age, and he was a wild boy who was fearless, which was in stark contrast to Ji Shuxuan.
According to what Master Jixiu told Li Ping, it was this mischievous grandson who accidentally discovered the spiritual vein at the foot of Xiaomei Mountain while raiding bird nests.
These children now are quite similar to him when he was a teenager; they are very lively.
Thinking of this, he looked at Ji Shuchen: "These children are descendants of Brother Ji and Master, and can be considered my juniors. Let them all come in."
"Yes, Uncle Li." Upon hearing Li Ping's instructions, Ji Shuchen quickly nodded in agreement.
He slowly stood up and shouted impatiently at the door, "Come in, all of you, but don't break my door."
"Hehe, the designer's door is very sturdy; you'd need a magical artifact to break it."
"Yes, yes, you can't blame us for the broken door, designer."
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Upon hearing Ji Shuchen's instructions, seven or eight teenagers scurried in from outside the door, their eyes darting curiously toward Li Ping, trying to guess his identity.
Fearing they might offend Li Ping, Ji Shuchen quickly put on a stern face and said, "This Senior Li has done a great favor for our three clans. He is an elder of our three clans. You should all call him Grandmaster and pay your respects."
Although these seven or eight teenagers were lively, they were actually well-educated by Ji Shuchen and respected him greatly.
Upon hearing Ji Shuchen's instructions, they immediately bowed to Li Ping and respectfully addressed him as "Grandmaster."
Li Ping was older than all the cultivators from the three clans, and the Ji and Yan families were able to gain a foothold in the cultivation world thanks in no small part to his help.
Therefore, he accepted the title of "Grandmaster" with a smile and composure.
"Get up, all of you." Li Ping waved his hand slightly, signaling them to stand up.
His gaze then fell on the boy on the far right, and he asked with a smile, "What's your name?"
When questioned by Li Ping, the boy became a little flustered, but seeing Li Ping's gentle attitude, he calmed himself down and said, "My name is Yan Hong."
"Your surname is Yan, so you must be a descendant of your master." Li Ping smiled and nodded.
After a moment's thought, he took out a small cyan sword from his storage bag: "I bestow this Azure Lotus Sword upon you. I hope you will cultivate diligently and improve every day."
"Huh? This?"
Yan Hong was dumbfounded. He hadn't expected that this Master Li would be so generous, directly bestowing upon him a magical flying sword.
It's important to understand that these children, who are just beginning their cultivation journey, don't actually have the ability to control magical artifacts yet. They will only be able to receive magical artifacts, storage bags, and the like from their families when they leave Little Plum Mountain.
"Uncle Li, Yan Hong is only at the first level of Qi Refining. Is it too much of a reward for you to bestow upon him a first-grade high-quality magic weapon?" Ji Shuchen, who was standing to the side, felt the amazing spirituality on the small sword and couldn't help but dissuade him.
Li Ping smiled and shook his head: "It's alright, they'll need it sooner or later."
It wasn't easy for him to find anything useful for Qi Refining cultivators on his person; the first-grade high-quality magic artifacts were already the worst batch of magic artifacts in his storage bag.
In fact, he had obtained this from the storage bags of three Foundation Establishment cultivators he had killed in the Yan Kingdom not long ago.
"Is this small sword a high-grade first-tier magic weapon?" Yan Hong was dumbfounded upon hearing their conversation.
As a family cultivator who had received more than a year of basic cultivation education at Xiaomei Mountain, he naturally understood the value of a first-grade high-quality magic weapon.
Yan Hong glanced at the strategist, who had heard the news, and seeing that he did not object, he quickly stepped forward to take the Qinghe Sword, repeatedly shouting, "Thank you, Grandmaster, for bestowing this treasure upon me!"
Li Ping smiled and nodded, then looked at the girl beside him...
After Li Ping asked the names of seven or eight young men and women, he bestowed upon each of them a first-grade high-quality magic weapon, making them all overjoyed.
They no longer cared about peeking through the crack in the door; they excitedly went outside to play with the magical artifacts they had obtained.
However, given their cultivation level, refining a first-grade high-level magic weapon would not be something they could do in a short time, let alone controlling it.
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Ji Shuchen watched the children leave with a kind smile, and said with a smile, "These little guys are really lucky to have met you, Uncle Li, when you came back."
Li Ping, however, asked with some curiosity, voicing his long-held question: "Why were the Yu family children also sent to Xiaomei Mountain for their early education?"
After asking the names of the seven or eight boys and girls he had just met, he discovered that three of them were not from the Yan or Ji families, but were descendants of the Yu family.
"It's like this..." Ji Shuchen explained to Li Ping with a smile.
Li Ping learned this from him.
It turns out that ever since Yan Hengchuan and Yu Peiling became Daoist partners, the Yan, Ji, and Yu families have implicitly formed a defensive alliance.
In fact, logically speaking, the Ji family, without a Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge, should not be qualified to participate in the alliance.
However, Ji Shuwen of the Ji family joined the Red Flame Sect of the Cloud Kingdom, and later became a Daoist partner with Huang Yan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Purple Cloud Valley. Huang Yan was a descendant of Huang Yunzi, a late Core Formation cultivator.
As a result, with the connection between Ziyun Valley and Chiyan Sect, the Ji family became the one with the most profound background among the three families.
Later, when the patriarch of the Yu family passed away, Yu Peiling became the person in charge of the Yu family.
The three-party alliance has become even closer.
Decades have passed.
High-ranking cultivators and their spouses live in harmony, while low-ranking cultivators and mortals intermarry and are so intertwined that they are inseparable and like one another.
The current alliance of the three families is led by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, Yan Hengchuan and Yu Peiling, and has the support of Ziyun Valley and Chiyan Sect. It is the second largest power in the Jiang Kingdom after the Jiang family.
In recent years, the Jiang family has begun to intentionally suppress the development of the three-family alliance.
At this point, Ji Shuchen couldn't help but show a trace of worry on his aged face. He sighed and said, "It's a pity that the Qingyun Secret Realm destroyed itself. Otherwise, I would have risked my old life to go there and fight for the Foundation Establishment Pill for the younger generation of the family."
After the destruction of the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, the number of mature Golden Marrow Jade Mushrooms produced in the Western Wilderness cultivation world decreased sharply.
Now, ordinary cultivation families like the Ji family and the Yan family have a much harder time obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills than before.
Especially given the Jiang family's intention to suppress the three families, it's virtually impossible for them to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills from the Jiang family.
Therefore, although the three families have produced two cultivators with two spiritual roots over the years, in order not to delay their future, they have had to reluctantly send them to the sect to cultivate.
Li Ping nodded slightly as he listened.
He had already learned about the destruction of the Qingyun Secret Realm from the reports he had previously purchased.
He was quite surprised that Ji Shuwen had actually become a Daoist couple with Huang Yan of Ziyun Valley.
Ji Shuwen needs no introduction, and Huang Yan is actually an old acquaintance of his.
Back then, he traveled thousands of miles to Fenglan Immortal City, wanting to fulfill his marriage contract and become Daoist partners with Dai Sangyu, but he was rejected and suffered great humiliation.
The annulment of the engagement was actually the trigger for Huang Yunzi's later actions against Dai Sangyu and his apprentice.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yan and his niece became Daoist partners.
However, Huang Yan is a descendant of the late-stage Core Formation ancestor of Ziyun Valley, and he himself is also a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Ji Shuwen marrying him is not only not a bad thing, but it is actually a good match for her.
After understanding the reasons for the three-way alliance.
Li Ping didn't rush to the Sword Forging Manor to pay respects to his master. Instead, he took out Ji Shuxuan's urn from his storage bag and placed it on the table.
"Uncle Li, what's this?" Ji Shuchen asked, somewhat puzzled.
He couldn't help but wonder if this was a reward from Uncle Li.
However, this was the first time he had ever seen a product sold using an urn as outer packaging.
All I can say is that Uncle Li is truly amazing!
However, Li Ping's next words interrupted his thoughts: "When I left the Western Wilderness, I actually went to the far north, where I met Shuxuan. Before he passed away, he wished to return to his roots, and by bringing his ashes back, I am fulfilling his last wish."
"Shuxuan, are these Shuxuan's ashes?" Ji Shuchen was stunned at first, then froze.
He looked at the urn on the table, his eyes filled with both sorrow and joy.
Tragically, Shuxuan had died, and the two brothers were now separated by death.
Delighted by what Uncle Li said, they realized that Shuxuan had died of old age, not in battle in Yan as they had previously guessed. This was a good thing.
Then, Ji Shuchen woke up from his daze.
Li Ping then briefly explained Ji Shuxuan's situation in the far north to Ji Shuchen.
Overall, the Ji family branch in the far north is in a much better situation than the main family in Jiang State. Not only does it have a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Ji Nianyun to oversee the family, but Li Ping also bestowed upon him a second-tier high-grade puppet before leaving.
As long as they manage their business diligently, they can ensure the continuation of their family line.
Of course, the Ji family in the far north has been completely integrated into the Flying Snow Sect. The family cultivators have all joined the Flying Snow Sect for cultivation and rely on the sect for their existence, no longer maintaining their independent family status.
I learned from Li Ping that Ji Shuxuan not only married and had children in the far north, but his third son also joined the Core Formation Sect and became a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Ji Shuchen was genuinely happy for his brother, whose life had been full of twists and turns.
However, the far north and the Jiang Kingdom are worlds apart, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be difficult for these two Ji families to maintain contact again.
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Next, Li Ping communicated with Ji Shuchen via telepathy about the secrets of the underground spiritual veins of Xiaomei Mountain. After confirming that Ji Shuchen had not told anyone about it, he smiled with satisfaction.
A few strands of the health-preserving technique's power were channeled in, restoring some of Ji Shuchen's vitality as a reward for keeping the secret all these years.
Li Ping then spoke to his astonished gaze, "Bury Shuxuan's ashes in the Ji family ancestral tomb. I'll go back to the Sword Casting Manor first, and then come back to open the underground cave in a while."