Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 867: The Three Factions

Abruptly, a silhouette plummeted from the skies, his ragged robes whipping fiercely through the gusts.

This was none other than the eldest brother of Li Xinnian and Nangong Qingya, Su Chen himself.

Su Chen touched down in front of the grand hall, radiating a valiant aura that pierced straight into the heavens.

"From a distance, I caught you two, husband and wife, chatting about 'being base' and 'fishing in troubled waters.' What's the situation right now?"

Li Xinnian quickly rose to greet him with respect.

In all these years, his uncle Li Xinghuo had gathered a full sixteen adopted children across the Northern Border.

Each one without fail turned out to be a prodigy among the masses.

Their backstories—filled with 'broken engagements,' 'clan abandonments,' 'false accusations,' or 'blood debts and endless grudges'—were heartbreakingly dire.

But out of everyone, Eldest Brother Su Chen stood as the most remarkable.

For years on end, he had roamed the realms both north and south, claiming countless Secret Realms and challenging tyrannical great forces beyond number.

His demeanor had grown remarkably more composed over time.

"Big Brother, your power..." As Su Chen approached, Li Xinnian's expression burst into pure elation.

On this visit home, his brother's advancement had surged even further.

"The Peak of Divinity Transformation!"

Su Chen let out a booming laugh and settled into a seat with ease.

He received the tea Nangong Qingya offered, sipped it slowly, and then remarked,

"In the clash against the Immortal Zhao Clan, I observed numerous Void Refining experts in combat, which sparked real enlightenment for me.

Several years back, Senior Old Flood Dragon gifted me a shed dragon scale of his."

While talking, Su Chen promptly got to his feet and offered a deep bow toward the ancient tree at the hall's rear.

A serpent with white scales and a pair of limbs was coiling its way upward along the trunk.

The white snake shot him a quick look, and a deep, haughty tone echoed solely in his mind:

"Stop calling me Old Flood Dragon. The Master has given me a fresh name. I am Bai Gen now!"

"...."

Su Chen faced his brother once more and went on,

"These days, I've not just hit the peak of Divinity Transformation—my Domain overflows with energy; I've touched the ultimate boundary of the Divinity Transformation stage.

Mastering six Primordial Spirit techniques, all I need is that last surge to craft a Void Refining Dimension and soar beyond the Dragon Gate!"

"Excellent, excellent, this is fantastic!" Joy overflowed across Li Xinnian's forehead.

Deep down, he reflected that a Reincarnator truly was unmatched; advancing through realms felt as effortless as a river rushing to the sea.

"Sigh, it's great, yet Senior Bai Gen's dragon scale alone equals seven thousand years of allowance.

Through the years, you and Adoptive Father have sent me plenty of treasures.

Plus the gains from cultivating in the Dao-Transmitting Secret Stele, the Dao-Pattern Heavy Water, and the Myriad Dao Pagoda, my total debt now stands at sixty thousand years of stipend."

Shame colored Su Chen's features.

"Xinnian, hold on until I shatter into Void Refining and crush my foes—that'll be when I settle the score with you!"

"We're kin; no need for such tallies. It's plenty if Big Brother remembers it." Li Xinnian offered a light smile.

The pair shared a knowing look.

They themselves had piled up eighty thousand years of stipend debt from their own training over time, without breathing a word of it.

Not long after, the trio dove back into talks about Zishu Lingtian.

"So that's what's weighing on you."

Su Chen's brow creased just a touch.

"On my journeys, I picked up whispers of it too—that locating Lingtian's Three Corpses paves the way to the Body Integration realm.

Actually, I headed here just to relay this to the Clan."

"Oh?" Surprise flickered over Li Xinnian. "Big Brother knows about it?"

"Yes."

Su Chen released a heavy sigh.

"Sixty thousand years in the past, three groups captured the Human Sovereign's keenest interest.

They ranked as the topmost sect forces across those sixty millennia, and even now, they linger under the Human Sovereign's gaze.

Due to their might surpassing the ordinary, they were driven into hiding, with bans on anyone beyond Divinity Transformation stepping into mortal affairs."

"The Peerless Hall, The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, and The Grand Tower."

"At that time, the Peerless Hall towered over all, simply because its Heavenly Venerable held a talent so stunning it awed the globe."

As he continued, Su Chen lifted his chin with bold pride.

"Once The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower gained prominence, with the Heavenly Venerable's supreme gifts, how could he resist checking out who else presumed to rival him in that age?"

"...."

Li Xinnian's toes clenched within his shoes.

Sticking to the rule of not revealing or badmouthing, he stayed quiet.

He simply listened as Su Chen pressed on,

"When the Heavenly Venerable stormed The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower, he found... heh, nothing impressive about them.

Those two powers didn't deserve a single comparison to the Peerless Hall.

Their followers' might relied purely on luck and outside aids!"

Li Xinnian's forehead furrowed.

"Big Brother, does that mean Lingtian's Three Corpses tie into them?"

"Exactly." Su Chen's tone turned solemn.

"I've caught word that folks nowadays have spotted several oddities—a demonic cultivator with 'wind-catching ears,' along with a vengeful spirit bearing Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils!

During the Heavenly Venerable's raid on The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and The Grand Tower, he faced loads of those freaks!

Deep in The Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, the Heavenly Venerable even had to pull back from a headless figure; that headless one wielded strength to topple peaks and churn oceans."

"Big Brother, how do you grasp all these details so well?" Li Xinnian questioned, puzzled.

Su Chen paused briefly.

"I gleaned it from the Secret Realm marking the Heavenly Venerable's fall.

I figure for those two sects to match the Peerless Hall in that era, it connects straight to Lingtian's Three Corpses."

Absorbing these hidden truths, Li Xinnian mulled them over at length.

"Thanks, Big Brother. Facing this Body Integration chance, I've got to prepare more thoroughly."

At those words, Su Chen grinned.

"Don't push too hard. I get the world's in turmoil, and you fear the Family won't hold strong long-term without a Body Integration powerhouse.

But relax; I've got your back, so the Li Clan faces no threats!

Regarding Lingtian's Three Corpses, I'll handle the journey myself."

His lone, defiant form faded into the distance as they watched.

Li Xinnian and Nangong Qingya traded glances.

Li Xinnian gave a wry smile.

"Big Brother's growing bolder by the day."

"He's accustomed to wandering solo through the lands; that's just his way."

Nangong Qingya shook her head gently.

"Looks like Big Brother plans to hunt Lingtian's Three Corpses alone. And for us..."

Li Xinnian paused in thought.

"This isn't a simple affair. We ought to consult the Old Ancestor and the Elders.

The Three Corpses path to Body Integration demands care, not haste.

Instead of chasing external gains, we should focus on our own breakthrough."

Shifting topics, Li Xinnian inquired, "How's Heng'er faring in his cultivation?"

"I visited the Immortal Martial Grotto-Heaven myself."

Gratitude shone on Nangong Qingya's face.

"He's on the verge of reaching the Fifth-Tier of Divinity Transformation.

No peer in his generation across the world can rival Heng'er!"

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