For a full month, Li Wei remained in the border city, secretly learning from Daoist Shanchen and Wang Jinhu. The Wu Clan also didn't dare to make any reckless moves.
Many members of the Li family and the experts of Azure Cloud region were rebuilding the border city. The 3-mile-long mountain massif that Daoist Shanchen had previously formed at the border using immense spiritual power was still there outside Azure Cloud region's border. Instead, it ended up perfecting Azure Cloud region's defenses. Now, the people of the Azure Cloud region planned to use this as a foundation, utilizing spiritual power to form a Great Wall outside the Azure Cloud region's border, one hundred meters high and at least 300 miles long, to resist the Wu Clan.
The cultivators of the Azure Cloud region simply formed an army. Moreover, the Feng family had possessed an army before this. These armies of the cultivation world all practiced army-type formations, similar to the Hu Family Spear Forest Formation Technique that the Li family had obtained from Talin Town many years ago. Li Wei had also learned about this in his leisure time and felt greatly amazed.
[The various powers have decided to establish the 'Azure Cloud Region Army'. Your descendant Li Yunbing, due to achieving victory through surprise tactics in the previous great battle against the Wu Clan, has been recommended and obtained a new status – Azure Cloud Region Commander.]
Seeing this information, Li Wei instantly appeared beside Li Yunbing. At this moment, Li Yunbing was on the city wall, conducting a handover of power for the Li family forces.
At this moment, behind Li Yunbing stood most of the 'leader'-level experts from the Thunderfire Demon Cave, the Demon-Subduing Alliance, and the Dawn forces. They were all, at minimum, experts at the False Core realm or above. Successive great battles had also sharply reduced their numbers to fewer than a hundred people.
But after experiencing multiple battles, these remaining individuals were absolutely loyal to the Li family.
"Starting today, you will no longer remain as separate groups. From this moment on, you are all incorporated into my Li family's Hall of Heavenly Principle.
The Hall is divided into two divisions: the Jade Division and the Shadow Division.
The Jade Division oversees the trade of precious treasures across various regions, while the Shadow Division undertakes high-risk, covert missions.
As I must now take command of the Azure Cloud region Army, your new leader will return shortly to oversee your integration and make the necessary arrangements."
Hearing this, the numerous subordinates looked at each other, a hint of wariness in their eyes towards one another, but they still answered Li Yunbing with a 'Yes'.
[Your family's three allied forces have integrated, forming the new Division 'Hall of Heavenly Principle · Shadow Division'. Your descendant Li Changsheng has obtained a new status – Master of Hall of Heavenly Principle's Shadow Division.]
"Changsheng is going to have plenty to do now."
Li Wei smiled musingly. Among the children of the Li family, Li Changsheng wasn't considered the smartest; his strength had even regressed to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, and to this day, he has maintained a low profile. Everyone in the Azure Cloud region only knew of Li Changyao of the Li family; even the Chang-generation children born to Li Tianniu had gained some reputation, but no one knew Li Changsheng's name.
But Li Wei knew clearly that all the Chang-generation children of the Li family combined weren't enough for Li Changsheng to handle alone.
As for the Hall of Heavenly Principle's Jade Division—this was its public arm, and its master had always been Xu Cuihua. The division specialized in earning spirit stones through trade and commerce. Occasionally, outstanding Li family youths would be sent there for tempering—not only to gain experience, but also to suffer small losses in the business world, spending spirit stones to buy a lesson. At the same time, Xu Cuihua would quietly evaluate whether these clansmen were truly reliable.
The reason things had developed this way was also because Li Tianniu had many children, and his children had also begun to multiply frantically.
As the numerous subordinates departed.
Li Tianyue, who had been standing behind Li Yunbing the whole time, knitted her fine eyebrows tightly. "Second Uncle, although these fellows are loyal to our family, every one of them has struggled and knocked about everywhere, usually harbors ulterior motives, and is a lawless sort. Changsheng is still young; can he really control these guys?"
"Originally, the plan was for you to be the Master of the Shadow Division, but you insisted you didn't want to, determined to join the military ranks. Now, we can only hand it over to Changsheng. We can only hope he can keep the Shadow Division under control."
Li Yunbing sighed deeply.
Seeing Li Yunbing's helpless expression, Li Wei also couldn't help but give a wry smile. Li Yaoqing was currently helping Fang Linglong recover. Li Yaotie... hmm, letting him continue forging his iron was already a big help. Li Yunlin had to lead the Skyveil Sect; Daoist Jiuyou was still missing right now. If his soul lamp weren't still burning, Li Wei would have thought this old friend had perished.
As for the Seven Ironclad...
[Your descendants, the Seven Ironclad, have begun integrating Nascent Soul Wu Bones, cultivating Wu clan techniques together with the Mad Blood Demon Lord.]
Right now, these fellows were inside Li Yunlin's Skyveil Hall; otherwise, they'd presumably still be clamoring to go cause trouble in the Endless Forest.
The Tian-generation... Li Wei spotted Li Tianyi and Li Tianqi, who had sneakily run off to the Endless Forest. With Li Tianming not around currently, these two fellows had dragged Li Tianshuang, the beast tamer, along with them to the Endless Forest, forming a new 'iron triangle'. They had been staking out a Wu Clan tribe for over a month now but still hadn't found a chance to launch a sneak attack.
Apart from Li Changsheng, there really wasn't a single reliable one.
Li Wei also briefly looked over the children born to Li Tianniu. Among the Kuang-generation and Chang-generation, it wasn't that there were no decent ones, but compared to the other members of the Li family, they could only be considered unremarkable, or else they were still in the process of growing up.
However, Li Yunbing letting go of the Shadow Division for Li Changsheng to take charge was also because both Li Yunbing and Li Tianyue saw greater benefits within the Azure Cloud region Army!
Li Tianyue said solemnly, "Second Uncle, commanding the Azure Cloud region Army won't be easy either. They come from various powers within the Azure Cloud region, and there are also the Feng family's troops. The army is a mixed bag, and nobody submits to anyone else. We'll have plenty to keep us busy."
"Hahaha! Back then, I could suppress the various powers in the Thunderfire Demon Cave. And now, as long as I'm given enough time, I can turn this Azure Cloud region Army into the 'Li Family Army'!"
Li Yunbing laughed heartily. "Ancestor, bless us! Only by having the family control everything can we be worthy of the Ancestor's nurturing!"
"..."
Watching the serious expressions on Li Yunbing and Li Tianyue as they took out their ancestral spirit tablets, Li Wei's face darkened. He felt as if a large pot had just been clamped onto his head.
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