Cultivation through Skin Making - Chapter 719 - 254. The Fall of the Li Family, Darkened Song Yan (5.9K words - Seeking Subscription)
Chapter 719: 254. The Fall of the Li Family, Darkened Song Yan (5.9K words – Seeking Subscription)
The Li Family…
Qixia Forest, Biluo Valley, Sword Hanging Cliff, Mist Cloud Ridge, Zhenyue Peak, and Hidden Qilin Abyss—these six hovering lands revolve quietly around the Li Family’s main house.
Each of the six places forms its own formation, yet they also converge at one point, creating a large formation that protects the Li Family as a whole.
This kind of family formation is sufficient to withstand several hours of attack from the Profound Yellow Three Realms. Combined with the Ice Abyss Phoenix in the heights, it can both attack and retreat, making it a true formidable fortress in the Western Nether Realm, a fifth-level Cultivation Profound Land.
At this moment, a graceful figure wrapped in a tightly fitted beige Immortal Robe is walking in the “Mist Cloud Ridge” of this fortress, occasionally chatting with the guarding disciples. Some disciples are flattered, some reveal a subtle disdain, and some shamelessly continue to gaze at her shapely hips even as she walks away, only retracting their fiery glances once she is far out of sight.
For some reason, today, the disciples’ glances seem bolder than usual.
This graceful figure is naturally Han Weizi.
Recently, Han Weizi has been feeling somewhat uneasy.
To do something about it, she takes walks among the six large formations whenever she’s not cultivating, looking very much like a First Madam inspecting the fortress walls. Meanwhile, she helps her man to bestow favors and win over clan members.
In her heart, she feels her lord is a bit extreme.
Does her lord really think that with this fortress, he can stand alone without needing alliances and connections with external powers?
It must be understood that all the Li Family has to show now is such a formation and an Ice Abyss Phoenix. If they offend neighboring powers, they can only become a perpetually wary turtle carrying a heavy shell, unable to go anywhere.
Yet Little Bell thinks her lord’s approach is quite dashing and appropriate.
Previously, Han Weizi did not think Little Bell had any character flaws, but now she has been thoroughly impressed by this “lofty-eyed” girl.
Little Bell has always been one to protect the weak and confront the strong, fearing nothing and no one. Ever since she saw her man defy all opinions and win a game of strategy against He Wuya, she’s grown more enamored, now even referring to herself as the “Second Madam” when outside.
On the bed, Han Weizi at least advises with words like “My lord, why not procure Spirit Treasures from the Cyan Nether Merchant Association to stabilize the clan?” or “The Li Family might take it slow between alliances with the Sea Break Sect and Crane Spirit Sect to resist the Changfeng Immortal Dynasty, waiting for more Profound Yellow Second Realm members to emerge.”
While Little Bell would say, “What is there to fear? Our Li Family has the Ice Abyss Phoenix. If the Crane Spirit Sect dares to raid us, we’ll just raid them with the Phoenix and see who can out-steal whom!”
Or she would say, “My lord is the Family Head; a Family Head should act like one, with clear rewards and punishments. Why go out of the way to please the old members of the clan? It makes no sense!”
Some disciples within the clan subtly refer to her as a “Demoness,” meaning she’s causing the Family Head to be indulgent and negligent of clan affairs, wanting only to lie on her belly. However… Han Weizi feels the title “Demoness” fits Little Bell more.
Why should she have such audacity…
Only a Female Cultivator like Little Bell, who seems not to be a demoness but indeed ruins the realm, is deserving.
As Han Weizi was thinking, she suddenly saw a familiar figure dashing in the distance.
“My lord.”
Han Weizi exclaimed in surprise.
Song Yan turned midair, landing swiftly beside Han Weizi.
“My lord is also inspecting the six places today?” Han Weizi asked joyfully, deeply pleased by her lord’s laborious diligence last night and happy that he could still come to inspect today. She privately thought, “Could it be that my lord has had an epiphany?”
Song Yan said, “No, I couldn’t find you, so I came out to look for you.”
“Looking for me?” Han Weizi was momentarily stunned.
Song Yan explained, “I don’t know why; the depletion is quite severe, and I wish to ask madam to…”
Han Weizi was dumbfounded, her mind buzzing…
Would her undoing come even during the day?
Moreover, she had never understood what her lord did daily to cause such enormous depletion.
Just as she was thinking, Song Yan grabbed Wei’er’s hand, pulling her away into the distance.
Below them, the cultivator guarding the Mist Cloud Ridge was named Li Jiuxiong, a trusted follower of Li Zhongshan, and one of the first to suggest “selling Li Xuanchan.”
Now, his thick eyebrows slightly raised as he glanced at the fleeing Song Yan and Han Weizi, his eyes filled with lecherous intent as they swept over Han Weizi’s graceful silhouette.
There are many whispered titles for Han Weizi circulating outside these days, including “Demoness,” “the Second Beauty of the Western Nether Realm,” and even the secretive “Furnace Tripod Sacred Body.”
One of the rewards Li Zhongshan promised his followers was the permission to test the Demoness’s skills before she is offered up.
Li Jiuxiong naturally also wanted to try.
And he knew that day wasn’t far off.
Although the Li Family formation is easy to defend but hard to attack, if just one of the six formations breaks, it will be like a dam bursting.
Presently, he was overseeing Mist Cloud Ridge, while two of his own people were stationed at Zhenyue Peak and Hidden Qilin Abyss…
When Li Zhongshan gives the word, the three formations will simultaneously break.
However, those among the Li Family who had conspired with external enemies were also tasked—upon receiving news from Uncle Zhongshan—to lure Li Xuanchan to the frontline as much as possible.
This way, if the formation broke, external reinforcements could immediately strike, swiftly eliminating Li Xuanchan at the front to prevent unforeseen complications over time.
Li Jiuxiong was pondering this when his heart was suddenly stirred, as Li Zhongshan’s voice echoed within his heart.
“Sect Leader He is here; now it’s up to you all.”
