Family Management Game In Immortal Continent Chapter 869: Year 758

[Year 758]

[As Crown Prince Fei Heng commands the Immortal Suppression Department to crush the rebels, and with Imperial Preceptor Min—plagued by worries for the realm—tirelessly handling governmental duties, nobody has the audacity to shatter the Azure Dynasty's tranquility.

By enforcing harsh regulations, the Dynasty has imposed a thousand strictures upon secular groups.

Those cultivators surpassing the Divinity Transformation stage are barred from casually employing Spiritual power, while key Imperial Prefecture Cities are banned from clashing with each other.

Consequently, the Dynasty is slowly regaining its vigor, and the Immortal Suppression Department's reputation now instills dread among prominent factions.]

[Crown Prince Fei Heng himself spearheaded an assault on the Wu Clan, compelling their withdrawal in Shadowfell Prefecture. Crown Prince Fei Heng has vowed to reclaim the seized lands.]

"Phew."

During this year, Li Wei emerged from his closed-door cultivation.

Much to his astonishment, the world's political map had shifted yet again.

Azure Cloud Prefecture stayed largely unchanged.

Beneath the Li Clan's oversight, the "Three Families and Six Sects," Azure Cloud's Four Great Powers, plus the ex-Sun Family and Ethereal Immortal Sect, were claiming areas in Azure Cloud Prefecture and steadily building their might.

In those days, the combined territories of the two prefectures boasted five Void Refining cultivators and roughly two hundred Divinity Transformation ones.

It's likely they'll require an extensive period of recovery and rebuilding to reclaim their past splendor.

Naturally, this assessment excludes the Li Clan.

The Azure Cloud Li Clan had already retreated into isolation, surpassing the influence of Azure Cloud Prefecture entirely.

At the same time, in the Imperial Capital, a momentous assembly unfolded within the Immortal Suppression Department.

Immortal Suppression Department Commander Wu Neng was observed discussing matters with four attendees.

Wu Neng, an utterly ordinary-looking fellow who'd blend into any throng, occupied the primary position.

Positioned to his left and right below were four figures, including Li Chang'an among them.

"Over these recent years, thanks to the efforts of your four groups, my Imperial Dynasty has savored stability, wiping out those wicked elements that perpetrate crimes and malice."

The other three below responded with sycophantic praise without fail, yet Li Chang'an stayed quiet, silently scrutinizing the trio.

Each age forges its distinctive heroes and organizations.

Ever since the Azure Imperial Dynasty's massive upheaval commenced, significant Hidden Factions had surfaced from hiding and swiftly divided the whole Dynasty between them.

Numerous groups once safeguarded by the Dynasty were either obliterated by these Hidden Factions or compelled to merge with them.

Nevertheless, certain groups surged forth unexpectedly, annihilating any Hidden Factions bold enough to encroach upon them.

The four people there embodied the exceptional forces in the Azure Dynasty able to stand against the Hidden Factions.

All of them had pledged loyalty to the Imperial Court, brandishing the Immortal Suppression Department's edicts to enforce power for the Crown Prince and protect their own domains.

"The Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary, the Sacred Sword Pavilion, and the Sunreach Prefecture Zhangsun Clan."

Li Chang'an eyed the three of them.

The Li Clan knew the Sacred Sword Pavilion best of all.

The formidable figure there, clad in a white robe edged with gold, was Fang Yunyu, Sword Master of the Pavilion.

He'd been decisively beaten by Li Yaozu directly before the Sword Pavilion, losing both his Storage Ring and cherished sword to Li Yaozu.

At that time, a group with Body Integration prowess had the nerve to act arrogantly at the Sword Pavilion.

The Pavilion's ancient powerhouses abruptly appeared, unleashing a hundred thousand sword cultivators in unison.

Within under a year, that Body Integration group was utterly eradicated.

Regarding the Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary: in the Sanctuary, Divinity Transformation realm members are called "Perfected Ones," and Void Refining realm ones are dubbed "Heavenly Monarchs."

Legends claimed the Sanctuary housed two Heavenly Monarchs.

But when Hidden Factions stepped into the spotlight, those "two" proved to be six, with even a "Sage Monarch" revealing himself.

A Hidden Sect presuming the present Azure Dynasty had no true heavyweights seriously stirred the Dao Sanctuary's wrath.

It's whispered that the Heavenly Monarch Dao Sanctuary's Sage Monarch pursued the rival Body Integration cultivator clear to the ocean borders, warning that if that cultivator ever set foot back in the Azure Dynasty, he'd rip out their eyes and sever their tongue.

Word is, that Body Integration cultivator lingers abroad even now.

Concerning the Sunreach Prefecture Zhangsun Clan, their envoy was an elegant, composed woman exuding innate elegance.

She went by Zhangsun Buhuo.

In the Zhangsun bloodline, females wield the authority, excelling especially in forging marital bonds.

Zhangsun women have wed into virtually every prominent Immortal Clan and influential group across the land.

Folks frequently quip that this lineage ascended through peddling their allure.

Who would've guessed?

When a Hidden Faction tried to overrun Sunreach Prefecture, the Zhangsun family merely issued a summons, drawing thousands of groups from throughout the Azure Dynasty to defend them.

Not even Azure Cloud Prefecture held back; more than a dozen factions traveled over, completely intimidating that Hidden Faction away.

In just two years, that Hidden Faction's Body Integration cultivator met his end; the manner of that powerhouse's demise stays unknown.

The true extent of the Zhangsun family's strength is still an enigma today.

As for the Azure Cloud Li Clan, from the world's viewpoint, without their tight ties to Fei Heng, the Li Clan wouldn't merit holding sway on par with the other three groups, nor deserve ranking alongside them as the Dynasty's mightiest forces over the last ten thousand years.

"The purpose of summoning you all this time is to locate the Three Corpses of Lingtian."

Wu Neng's declaration unleashed waves of astonishment.

It's widely understood that acquiring the Three Corpses provides an opportunity for Body Integration.

All four great powers on site had covertly probed the issue, yet yielded scant success.

Zhangsun Buhuo's fine eyebrows furrowed deeply.

"Lingtian's Three Corpses affair is stirring massive turmoil across the realm.

Does the Immortal Suppression Department and His Highness the Crown Prince share this interest as well?"

In a solemn tone, Wu Neng declared,

"King Yu covets Lingtian's Three Corpses; he must have grand intentions for them.

Some days back, His Majesty summoned me, insisting solely that Lingtian must never resurface in the world.

My Immortal Suppression Department has pinpointed two groups linked to the Three Corpses; we require you to quash them."

"Yet, certain courtiers nurture opposing notions, defying His Majesty's directive.

This task falls solely to you; I have to confront the schemer orchestrating from the shadows."

Upon hearing this, the assembly started murmuring to one another.

"...."

Li Chang'an kept his silence.

These folks showed no desire to loop him into their talk.

Noticing his total exclusion, Li Chang'an opted to stay utterly mute.

He was accustomed to it. Being overlooked like that was rather pleasant, in fact.

True to form, post-meeting, he relayed a note to the Old Ancestor.

The Old Ancestor shot back merely three words: "Do not participate."

Right then.

Within the Ancestral Space, Li Wei shot a fierce glare.

"Who do they think they're despising?"

"Hmph!"

[Over the years, your descendant Li Yaotie has produced a pair of the 'Void-Soul Exchanging Dao Technique' sets in total.]

[Your descendant Li Yunlin, after receiving Ming Daozi's legacy from the Myriad Dao Immortal Palace, bolstered by the array of spiritual treasures and Rule Powers in the 'Skyveil Hall,' has triumphantly formed a Void Refining Dimension inside the Skyveil Hall!]

[Breakthrough: Early Stage of Void Refining!]

Beyond the Immortal Suppression Department, Li Chang'an observed the three major factions' delegates fading into the distance, having sidelined him blatantly and now leaving as a unit.

Li Wei positioned himself next to Li Chang'an.

The Old Ancestor stared at the display in front of him, clenching his jaws.

"My Yunlin achieved Void Refining independently. Wait and see what happens when my lineage matures."

While unleashing his frustration, Li Wei abruptly realized he was acting immaturely.

He whipped his head aside sharply.

"Hmph!"

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