Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate
Chapter 1337 - 694 Cloud Mist Mountain_2

Chapter 1337: Chapter 694 Cloud Mist Mountain_2

Under such circumstances, if the three major forces continue to fight on their own, they would have no chance of survival against the overwhelming and formidable Liang Family cultivators.

Even relying on the Mountain Protection Array to hold their ground is unlikely to withstand the Liang Family’s persistent attacks. At most, it would only buy some time.

On the other hand, if the Xie and Li Families manage to transfer their core assets and the talented younger generation with potential to the Tianqing Sect before the Liang Family launches their offensive,

and if the remnants of the three forces unite to coordinate with the Defensive Great Formation of the Tianqing Sect, there would still be a significant chance of surviving this calamity.

However, to get Li Yongan to agree to Gao Cheng’s plan, it inherently means enduring immense pressure from within the clan.

More importantly, Li Yongan himself finds it immensely difficult to make such a decision.

After all, the Li Family has resided in the Cloud Mist Mountain for over ten thousand years.

Before this, the Cloud Mist Mountain was originally the domain of a Golden Elixir Force comparable in strength to the Li Family.

After the Li Family destroyed them, they took over this treasured site as their own clan grounds, pouring significant effort into its development and maintenance.

Through the maintenance and development by multiple Golden Elixir Forces, Cloud Mist Mountain has transformed into an extraordinary Cave Heaven and Blessed Land.

The Li Family’s foundations are deeply entrenched here, making it virtually impossible to move such vast resources in a short period of time.

Moreover, if the Li Family chooses this path, they would have to abandon more than 90% of their clansmen, as well as all the territories under their control.

This includes the spirit lands and various industries, which would also be forsaken completely.

Under such circumstances, unless the Liang Family abandons their desire for revenge or suffers a devastating defeat at the Tianqing Sect Gate, only then could the Li Family reclaim a portion of the land and resources that originally belonged to them.

Yet accomplishing any of these scenarios would be exceedingly difficult as well.

Because of these substantive reasons, it’s not just Li Yongan—anyone in a similar situation would find it nearly impossible to make a decision.

After all, the Li Family’s accumulation over millennia runs deep, their clan has grown vast in size, and these painstakingly gathered foundations are extraordinarily vital to the Li Family.

In such a situation, trying to transfer assets and migrate the clan to the Tianqing Sect in a short time is an incredibly arduous task.

Thus, after receiving the message from the Tianqing Sect, Li Yongan convened with the senior members of the Li Family for discussions.

Following intense debates, Li Yongan ultimately made the decision to lead a portion of the elite clansmen to migrate to the Tianqing Sect.

At the same time, he would take with him as much of the Li Family’s valuable resources as possible. As for items that could not be transported, they could only be left behind at the clan grounds.

As for the clansmen who could not be relocated, they had to be sacrificed, either to buy time or to mislead the Liang Family’s scouts.

Such decisions were acts of sheer desperation for him.

Even so, Li Yongan did not entirely abandon the Li Family clan grounds.

After all, the resources that couldn’t be moved were substantial, and the Li Family still had the Mountain Protection Array and the assistance of several Third Order Spirit Beasts, allowing them to hold their ground and fight defensively.

If resisting the Liang Family’s attack ultimately proved futile, only then would everything have to be abandoned completely.

Thus, the moment the Liang Family high command came to its conclusion, Li Yongan immediately mobilized the clan.

In the space of just one hurried month, the majority of the Li Family’s top-tier forces had already reached the Tianqing Sect.

Furthermore, most of the Li Family’s precious resources were also taken by Li Yongan.

Only those items that couldn’t be transported, as well as the territories under the Li Family’s control—workshops and various spirit land industries included—fell into a state of abandonment.

Although he was filled with profound reluctance, Li Yongan had no choice but to endure the pain of these losses in the face of potential annihilation.

At this point, the Li Family’s clan grounds were devoid of elite forces, and many of the abandoned clansmen were still unaware.

As they waited in vain for communication from the clan’s leadership, unease spread among them. They had no idea what plans the leadership had in mind.

Only a small group of Li Family clansmen were in the know; these individuals were cultivators who had exhausted their potential yet still possessed some cultivation and strength.

Out of an inability to leave behind their families and the clan that had raised them, they chose to remain and share the clan’s fate.

Under the guidance of these individuals, the internal situation of the Li Family clan grounds was temporarily stable, with order yet to completely descend into chaos.

However, this stability lasted only for about half a month.

On this day, two flying boats appeared outside the Li Family’s clan grounds, descending upon a flat plain.

Soon after, Liang Shaorong and Lin Tianming disembarked from the flying boats, walking ahead as a couple.

Following them, numerous Golden Core Stage experts landed one by one, standing behind Lin Tianming and his companions.

Their appearance was immediately noticed by the Li Family’s perimeter patrol of the mountain gate, who promptly issued an intrusion alert.

In an instant, the reverberating chime of alarm bells echoed throughout every corner of the Li Family’s clan grounds.

Very soon, members of the Li Family emerged and gathered at the plaza near the mountain gate.

In less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, over a thousand Li Family clansmen had assembled in the square.

Among them, several white-haired elders stared intently at Lin Tianming and the others outside the mountain gate, their faces pallid beyond measure.

At this moment, one crane-haired elder’s eyes widened in shock, and he couldn’t help but exclaim,

"That... could that man be Lin Tianming, the one who killed our ancestor?!"

As soon as these words were uttered, a large number of Li Family clansmen fixed their gaze on Lin Tianming, their faces turning ashen in dread.

Not only that, but murmurs of disbelief spread among the crowd, and their expressions turned utterly dumbfounded.

It was uncertain how long had passed before those at the forefront regained their composure.

Among them, one elder was the first to speak, saying, "Fifth Brother, that mad killer Lin Tianming has actually come himself, and he’s brought Liang Shaorong and a host of powerful experts along. Among them, there are as many as eighteen Golden Core Stage experts."

"Additionally, there are over a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators outside the mountain gate, circling around as if to block all our escape routes."

"Faced with such formidable forces, what should we do next?"

Hearing this, the crane-haired elder let out a long sigh and said helplessly, "In such a desperate situation, what choices do we have left?"

"You must remember, Third Brother specifically instructed us to use the formations to hold firm and await reinforcements."

"If we can withstand this, all will be well. If not, scatter and save yourselves however you can."

Upon hearing these words, the others turned pale, their hearts sinking into despair.

They were acutely aware that with Lin Tianming, such a top-tier expert, appearing personally and supported by the Golden Core experts from the Liang Family camp, the disparity in strength was insurmountable.

Previously, they had held a glimmer of hope, thinking the Liang Family might not dispatch too many experts.

Especially Lin Tianming—as an external ally, they had believed it unlikely for him to continue assisting the Liang Family.

But who would’ve thought? The Liang Family could even secure Lin Tianming’s aid this time.

His presence was like a death sentence, sealing the fate of this Li Family clan ground.

Once the defensive formation of the Li Family was breached, there would be no chance of resistance, not even an opportunity to flee.

After all, given that the Liang Family had prepared so thoroughly, even those Foundation Establishment Cultivators roaming in all directions were a key part of ensuring no escape routes for the Li Family’s members.

Under such an enormous gap in power, the Li Family’s chances of escaping were pitifully slim.

In truth, the Liang Family’s high command had indeed planned meticulously.

Moreover, the reason only eighteen Golden Core Stage experts and a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators were present here was that Liang Shaorong had dispatched four Golden Core Liang Family clansmen, each leading a group of one hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators to attack the Li Family’s main spirit lands.

This included the Li Family’s workshops and various spirit land industries, which were prime targets for their offensive.

Simultaneously, this contingent also functioned as the primary force tasked with pursuing and hunting down Li Family members.

Although the Li Family clansmen were unaware of the specific details of these plans, they could already infer them in their hearts.

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