Chapter 907: Moongaze Li Family (I)
Li Xijun had remained on the peak for several months as the formation on the lake gradually neared completion. He sat within the hall, reading the Law of the Sexagenary Cycle Sword Manual while Li Qinghong sat with her eyes closed in silent concentration. She was holding the Sixfold Profound Thunder Punishment Tokens in meditation.
She had long since refined these six silver command tokens. Their six streaks of silver radiance had merged into one, forming a misty silver halo in her palm. Thunder rumbled faintly within them, giving them an aura of profound mystery.
The Sixfold Profound Thunder Punishment Tokens were excellent dharma artifacts, but they hailed from a bygone era, when spell arts still retained elements of formation techniques and shamanic arts. Li Qinghong had limited innate talent in either path, making her study of them quite arduous.
But she was never one to shy from difficulty. She simply held the token and focused her spirit.
On the other side, Li Ximing sipped from a teacup while flipping through a pill manual. Aside from one line of inheritance from the Xiao Family, he did not possess a truly distinguished pill dao legacy. His progress in the field had long since stagnated, and he was merely passing the time.
He had been summoned by Li Xijun early that morning. The date of ascending the island was nearing, and coincided with an ancestral rite, so it was a significant occasion that he could not possibly miss.
After a long moment of thought, Li Qinghong slowly opened her eyes and said softly, "Jun’er, have you invited their family to witness the ceremony?"
Li Xijun promptly replied, "The unification of Moongaze is a joyous event, but it should not be overly publicized. Of the Three Sects and Seven Gates, we only invited Senior Kong Tingyun from Profound Peak Gate, and sent envoys to Mount Yu and Xianyou. As for the Xiao Family, they’ve sealed their mountain, so we’re not sure if we can reach them."
He added in a quiet voice, "Inviting Senior Kong Tingyun serves two purposes. First, we can discuss the matter of the northern shore, and second, we can inquire about affairs in the Eastern Sea."
All three in the hall knew full well what affairs in the Eastern Sea referred to. It concerned the cultivators from Changxiao Gate, which was a source of much consternation for the Li Family. After all, they were Daoists of the immortal sect, and it was impossible to simply kill or rob them. No matter what, some form of negotiation would be necessary.