Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 808: Know The Enemy And Know Yourself

"Patriarch Ding, and all our friends from the Duravia Trade Prefecture, your defeat is inevitable."

Li Chang'an let out a soft sigh.

"I am aware that you have reached a point where there is no turning back.

The Li family will no longer permit your continued existence within the Duravia Trade Prefecture.

You cannot emerge victorious from this conflict.

However, I am willing to offer a single opportunity: if you deactivate the formation from within, your lives will be spared."

As Li Chang'an stopped speaking, silence followed.

From every direction, the Azure Cloud forces arrived, bringing with them the very clansmen who had been cast aside by the great noble houses!

The complexions of everyone from the Duravia Trade Prefecture shifted violently.

If they had previously held onto the hope that the Zhao family might win, that hope was now nearly extinguished as Li Chang'an methodically exposed the truth behind these events.

This was a meticulously crafted snare.

The Zhao clan had been like a turtle trapped in a jar from the very start.

Their mental resolve began to crumble.

The cultivators of the Duravia Trade Prefecture shifted their eyes, unable to maintain eye contact.

It felt as though they had been ensnared once again by the demonic schemes of Prince Qian after all these years.

"The world is vast; it does not end at the borders of the Duravia Trade Prefecture.

Your bloodlines can still endure in other lands.

This is the Li family's final offer, and I believe it is the only one you can accept."

A thin smile played on Li Chang'an's lips.

The Old Ancestor once taught that life is a constant cycle of growth and learning—one either moves forward or regresses.

Even an enemy can serve as a mentor, and Prince Qian had proven to be an excellent teacher.

Below them, the members of the immortal clans who had been brought in under guard were already screaming at their respective Patriarchs inside the Great Formation.

Their cries were filled with the bitterness of betrayal, mixed with tearful entreaties and desperate persuasion.

The cultivators of the various immortal clans turned their heads away.

Zhao Jingmiao did not miss this shift.

With every word Li Chang'an uttered, a wedge of doubt and alienation was being driven deep into the hearts of the defenders.

"Ignore his words! He is only attempting to sow terror!"

Zhao Jingmiao maintained a calm facade, though his eyes remained filled with apprehension.

"We possess five Void Refining cultivators. The moment our two Elders return, we shall launch our counter-offensive..."

"Oh, they will return, without a doubt. But that moment will force you to make your most agonizing decision."

Li Chang'an spoke with a radiant smile.

Zhao Jingmiao gave a cold snort. "Do you still think you can bewitch us? No one knows the location of my Zhao clan Elders!"

...

"To know your enemy as you know yourself is to never fear the outcome of a hundred battles.

My failure back then was born of impatience... I moved too quickly against a Li family I didn't truly comprehend."

In Duskwild Prefecture, the morning sun was beginning to climb.

Facing his imminent execution, Prince Qian's aged face showed only the relaxed composure of a man who did not fear the end.

Prince Yu stood silently beside him, feeling a wave of regret.

This brother of his was incredibly cunning and vile; even a hundred executions could not pay for his crimes.

Yet, it was a shame he had been born in the wrong era—otherwise, he surely would have dominated the world.

"Brother, it was you I lost to, not the Li family."

Prince Qian looked toward the War God's monument.

"Had you truly valued your subordinate, you would have taken him with you long ago instead of leaving him at my side."

"The War God provided me with a wealth of intelligence. You cannot be allowed to live," Prince Yu sighed heavily.

"Even with ten thousand years, I fear I would still fall to your schemes.

If you ever ascended to the throne of the Human Emperor, the empire our Father built would be in grave danger."

Prince Qian smiled faintly upon hearing this.

A long silence stretched between the two.

Finally, Prince Qian broke it. "I once strayed onto the wrong path. Those who follow me will not make the same mistake. Brother, proceed."

"Understood."

As the word was spoken, Prince Qian's soul dissipated.

The head that tumbled to the earth still bore a lingering smile.

...

At the same time.

Within the Heavenly Secret Pavilion of the Imperial Capital.

Under the leadership of Chen Qingtian—the former chief of the Azure Cloud Region—a group of diviners were utilizing the Pavilion's forbidden arts to peer into the secrets of the heavens.

In this hidden chamber, Li Yuanshang had already carried out the execution of the Zhao clan members in the capital, following the family's instructions.

As the wealthy Li merchant entered, Chen Qingtian went to greet him.

Li Yuanshang offered a storage ring with great respect.

"My gratitude goes to the masters of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion.

Without your help, the Li family could never have tracked the Immortal Zhao Clan, nor discovered that Zhao Wan was hiding beside Crown Prince Sheng."

"It is merely a matter of trade."

Chen Qingtian checked the contents of the storage ring and nodded in satisfaction.

Li Yuanshang's gaze fell upon the divination array on the table.

The array held the artifacts that the "Three Thieves" had plundered from the ruins!

There were the discarded skin and remains of Zhao Wan, the shards of Zhao Tingyu's broken Dharma Treasure, and the bones of Zhao Feimeng...

A look of doubt flickered across Li Yuanshang's round face.

"Masters, your talents are incredible. Is it truly possible to find them using only these remnants?"

"Hahaha! The secret techniques of our Heavenly Secret Pavilion are beyond the understanding of the mundane world!"

Chen Qingtian laughed, though a hint of memory entered his eyes.

"We actually employed this exact technique once in the Azure Cloud Region... and it was used against your very own Li family."

"What?" Li Yuanshang's face paled. "There was such an occurrence?"

"Yes. It isn't a secret anymore."

Chen Qingtian began to recount the history.

"Back when your Li family was being hunted by the great powers of the Azure Cloud Region, your people were incredibly difficult to track.

There was a man named Yu Xian in our Azure Cloud branch.

He managed to obtain personal items belonging to your clansmen through your current steward, Huang Xiujin, and it was through those objects that their trail was finally uncovered."

Chen Qingtian chuckled as he finished the story.

"And now, your Li family has returned to my Pavilion to use that very same technique—only this time, it is directed at the Immortal Zhao Clan.

No matter how well they hide, they cannot evade the tracking of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion."