Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror

Li Yuanjiao spent some time reading the "Moon Que Sword Manual" in the mountains and took the opportunity to write back to Li Xizhi, recounting the family affairs.

Now, the Li Family was preparing to venture overseas. With their current strength, capturing a Foundation Establishment demonic creature was not difficult. They could obtain Talisman Qi for Li Xizhi. Li Yuanjiao had this matter on his mind and specifically wrote to ask about it.

He waited for more than a month, Kongheng had not returned, but Li Xizhi's letter arrived first:

"...I have already made a breakthrough to the Seventh Layer of Qi Cultivation. My foundation is solid, and reaching the Eighth Layer should take only three to five years. After taking an elixir, I could already encounter Foundation Establishment. That Qi can improve cultivation level, but using it now would be wasteful. It would be better to wait until after I have made my breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, then I will make a trip home..."

Li Yuanjiao understood what Li Xizhi meant and nodded to himself in agreement. As a disciple of the Immortal Sect, Li Xizhi had many spells to practice and was not in a rush to reach Foundation Establishment. He could even delay it further. Thus, Li Yuanjiao extinguished that thought and decided to wait until Li Xizhi reached Foundation Establishment.

Counting the years, Li Xizhi was now thirty-five years old. Li Yuanjiao suddenly realized this and then calculated his own age—he was also over fifty years old. However, because his Qi Cultivation was achieved early on, his appearance was still that of a man entering middle age.

"It's a pity that continuous injuries have delayed my cultivation. Otherwise, I could have possibly reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment."

The speed of Li Yuanjiao's cultivation was significantly boosted by his Talisman Qi during Qi Cultivation. However, Foundation Establishment only had three layers, so its effects had not been as apparent, making him feel somewhat left behind.

"It was unavoidable."

Holding a light purple jade slip in his hand, a man approached from below. He had a square face and a broad mouth, a tall stature with a middle-aged appearance, and he respectfully said:

"Xihong pays respect to the old ancestor."

Li Xihong, having already made a breakthrough to the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, had been diligent and proper in his conduct over the years, without any mistakes. Li Yuanjiao asked gently, and Li Xihong reported:

"Reporting to the old ancestor, there was a disturbance at the demonic lair to the east... I have had it under watch early on, and there has been little major activity for several years. However, just at dawn, fighting did not cease, and blood soared to the sky and shouts of killing erupted. The people who returned reported that the lair has now been destroyed."

"How many people came?"

Li Yuanjiao asked gravely, to which Li Xihong replied:

"Only one person."

"Foundation Establishment?"

Li Yuanjiao frowned slightly, while Li Xihong hesitated:

"It is said that the person came from the east. As the lair's cultivators rushed upon him, he slew most of them, leaving only three or five to escape."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanjiao frowned and said:

"Not at Foundation Establishment? Was it a Qi Cultivator..."

Those Devil Cultivators were not fools; upon encountering someone at Foundation Establishment, they would definitely run away, certainly not confront them further. Besides, if an actual Foundation Establishment cultivator had taken action, several wouldn't have managed to escape after a fight.

Li Xihong nodded slightly and continued:

"The newcomer wielded a golden hammer, spewed flames from his mouth, and after a fierce fight, managed to scatter the group of Devil Cultivators. Perhaps he is a cultivator from the East Sea..."

As he finished speaking, a bolt of Purple Lightning fell from the sky, and Li Qinghong emerged from her breakthrough, full of vigor. Li Yuanjiao waved for Li Xihong to leave, then plunged into deep thought.

Li Qinghong stopped Li Xihong to carefully hear the report again before letting him leave. She then said:

"Zhang Yun personally escorted him and even specifically intimidated the surrounding Noble Families to keep their distance. It seems they were just waiting for this person to show up!"

Li Yuanjiao nodded and surmised:

"They might have intentionally wanted to hand over some Cultivation Technique and Magic Artifact to him, deliberately setting up this stage, leaving traces on purpose for him to follow... It's Jin Yu Sect's plot, aiming to consume someone, or it's just another exploitation."

After so many years, the Li Family had become one of the Noble Families and had come to understand many of the tactics of the Three Sects and Seven Doors. Once naive and stuck in the midst of it all, now Li Yuanjiao could see through it and let out a sigh of relief, musing:

"Back when Maha staged his schemes, these Noble Families must have seen my Li Family in the same way... The only option was to keep silent and tread carefully, waiting to respond to subsequent moves."

Li Qinghong agreed, understanding that no matter who that person was, the Li Family didn't dare touch them, for fear of bringing harm to themselves. She spoke softly:

"As long as there's a conclusion, that's good. With the matter of the demonic lair settled and Zhang Yun gone, we can also relax a bit."

While the siblings felt relieved, the Buddhist Practitioner Kongheng, dusty and weary, arrived on the wind and made his presence known with his Buddhist name. He proclaimed:

"The humble monk has completed the task honorably."

He then handed over a letter. Li Qinghong, holding her spear, glanced at him. The monk, with lowered eyes and breaking into a sweat, exchanged a few polite words before hastily retreating to the outskirts of the mountain.

Li Qinghong raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Li Yuanjiao, having looked the monk up and down, had already finished reading the letter from Kong Tingyun.

The handwriting of Kong Tingyun was delicate and carefree, with words that seemed to flow spontaneously. The letter started with her scolding Situ Mo brutally, accusing him of being cunning and faithless. She warmly invited the Li Family to pay a visit, intending to thoroughly vex Situ Mo.

Her tone was as if she was smiling in person, lacking any sense of distance. At the end of the letter, she mentioned:

"In late June, a group of disciples from my sect will be coming overseas. If Brother Jiao is available, please come over together, and also protect our disciples on their journey, saving me another trip..."

'That's not bad at all.'

Li Yuanjiao nodded inwardly. If they could travel with the people from Xuan Yue Sect, they would have mutual support and be on guard against any mischief from the Buddhist Practitioners.

Li Qinghong, having taken the letter from his hand, read through it briefly and smiled:

"This Kong Tingyun is quite agreeable."

Her almond eyes paused briefly on her brother's face, seeing Li Yuanjiao contemplating with a serious expression. She felt a wave of relief inwardly, thinking to herself: