Chapter 857: Calamity (II)
Most of Lingu Lanying’s urgency was for her family’s disciples inside the formation and for the people of the counties that would suffer if the line broke. Her concern should be far inferior to that of the Li Family.
She settled down and said softly, “Besides the families on the riverbank, there’s also the Xiao Family, a Purple Mansion Realm immortal family. What if Daoist Master Chuting decides to intervene...”
She spoke the words, but in her heart she knew the hope was slim. Sure enough, she saw Li Xizhi shake his head. “The Xiao Family has been secluded for years. Their Daoist Master has long made it clear that he doesn’t want to interfere. He even went to the Northern Sea a while back. The devil cultivators aren’t stupid; they won’t even touch a scrap of Xiao Family territory.”
Everyone present reached the same conclusion in their heart, Xiao Chuting didn’t intervene even when Lixia slaughtered the prefecture and the Xiao Family’s own lands were massacred. There are so many hidden agendas in today’s north-south conflict, and he’s always been the most rational and meticulous. Why would he get involved now?
They didn’t dare to speak the words aloud, except for Lingu Lanying, who nodded and said, “Then I’ll return to the formation to stand guard.”
She rode the wind away, and only then did Li Ximing speak, his voice somewhat low, “Brother... Could the Purple Mansion Realm cultivators really be willing to sacrifice all these families here and let the northern cultivators flood south? Even the Azure Pond Sect would suffer a huge loss of vital qi... Why would they do that...”
“Hard to say.” Li Xizhi responded and asked, “Has the family replied?”
“Not yet.” Li Ximing activated a secret technique and spoke quietly, “But a few days ago, Zhouwei reached the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation Realm. He’s carrying a Three Aspects Breaking Realm Pill and a Talisman Pill on this trip. With those two combined, he might soon have a chance at Foundation Establishment Realm.
“Foundation Establishment Realm... and he’s not even twenty yet... Even if he secluded himself for five years, he’d still only be twenty-five...”