114: Announce

Firstly, their salaries would undoubtedly be lower than those of regular Li Family Cultivators and those who married Li Family Cultivators.

Secondly, any dirty or arduous tasks would be prioritized for them.

Lastly, their descendants would not be recognized as members of the Li Family.

Simply put, they would earn the least, do the most, and have no future.

Under this series of policies, they would have to completely integrate into the Li Family even if they didn't want to.

Otherwise, they could just leave; no one would stop them.

They would certainly be dissatisfied with this, but Li Xiangyun didn't care at all. With him around, those people wouldn't be able to stir up any trouble.

Either assimilate or leave.

Of course, Li Xiangyun wasn't set on completely eradicating them; for those who already had families, he left them a path: earning merits.

As long as they had enough merits or were strong enough, their descendants could inherit their identity and status and continue to live in the Li Family.

The current situation stemmed from events in Purple Cloud City back then.

In Purple Cloud City, to maintain order, the Li Family recruited some people.

Later, after the Purple Cloud City catastrophe ended, many formed deep friendships with Li Family Cultivators and requested that he allow those people to stay.

Li Xiangyun, for the sake of prosperity points, and because those people had fought alongside the Li Family and indeed demonstrated a certain degree of loyalty, agreed.

Later, the Li Family moved to Purple Cloud Lake.

However, the vast Purple Cloud Lake could not be fully controlled by the Li Family alone.

Therefore, the Li Family recruited more people.

This continuous influx led to a sustained increase in the number of external Cultivators joining the Li Family.

Eventually, it turned into a problem.

After all, when an external force within a Family becomes too powerful, it is not a good thing.

But ultimately, it was due to the Li Family's small population.

If there were enough people, he could just Cultivate members of the Li Family directly, without all this trouble.

Therefore, as early as three years ago, Li Xiangyun began encouraging childbirth, and it has already shown considerable results.

With abundant resources and no external enemies for now, they had to strive to have children.

Li Xiangyun even shouted the slogan, "As long as you have enough children, there will always be good talents; as long as there are good talents, the Family will Cultivate them!"

Under this slogan, the Li Family members' willingness to reproduce was unprecedentedly strong, and in just a few years, over ten thousand new infants had been added.

It is believed that in a little over a decade, the Li Family will have many new Cultivators, injecting new vitality into the Li Family, thus eliminating the need for external help.

Getting back to the main topic.

Seeing Mo Lingfeng accept the position, a flash of joy crossed Li Xiangyun's eyes.

However, some things still needed to be clarified to avoid future misunderstandings, so he briefly explained his strategy.

Mo Lingfeng understood this and didn't have much of a reaction.

Although Mo Lingfeng also had descendants and relatives, as a Golden Core Immortal Master, he happened to meet the requirement of being strong.

Therefore, in other words, these matters were irrelevant to him.

Since it was irrelevant, what did it matter to Mo Lingfeng?

Did they really think he, a Loose Cultivator who grew through killing, was a great Saint?

Afterward, Li Xiangyun chatted with Mo Lingfeng for a few more sentences.

During the conversation, Mo Lingfeng also asked about the Phoenix phenomenon from earlier. Li Xiangyun naturally brushed him off casually.

After that, he gave Mo Lingfeng an Azure Lotus Pill and then left.

The next day, in the early morning.

The melodious sound of bells echoed throughout the lake island.

Upon hearing it, the Li Family members quickly rushed to the square.

This sudden summons naturally made everyone in the Li Family very curious, and they discussed it animatedly.

"What's going on? Why are we suddenly summoned again?"

"Is it because of what happened last night?"

"Could it be something good again?"

In fact, a few days ago, Li Zhongwen had already convened a meeting, the purpose of which was naturally to distribute the Azure Lotus Pills.

He first distributed them to the few children in the Family who had just been tested and found to have unique Spiritual Roots or dual Spiritual Roots.

Then he established a rule: others who wanted to obtain an Azure Lotus Pill had to accumulate enough merits.

Additionally, those who joined the upcoming training would receive an Azure Lotus Pill if they achieved first place in any of the subjects.

The so-called training referred to gathering all age-appropriate children, with Family members sending people to conduct six months of training.

The content included Alchemy, Formation, Spiritual Rune Charms, Artifact Refining, and more.

These talents could not be truly tested, only through this method.

As soon as this was announced, it immediately caused a stir among the crowd.

Especially after Li Zhongwen had informed them of the Azure Lotus Pill's effects, countless children eagerly signed up.

As for the others, they worked even harder.

After all, a Medicinal Pill that could improve talent, even if they didn't use it themselves, would be excellent for their descendants.

Thus, with just this one move, Li Zhongwen greatly motivated everyone.

Now, after several days, being summoned again, coupled with the phenomenon from last night, it was hard for them not to make some connections.

Li Xiangyun naturally knew about this.

What surprised him, however, was that Li Zhongwen had not distributed the Azure Lotus Pills to himself and the other Elders.

In fact, when he initially gave the Azure Lotus Pills to Li Zhongwen for distribution, he had already prepared for each Li Family Elder to receive one.

However, their decision somewhat surprised him.

Li Xiangyun had specifically asked about this matter.

Li Zhongwen answered, "Seventh Uncle, we are already old, but those juniors are still young."

"Instead of wasting the Medicinal Pills on us, it's better to leave them for them."

"Even if we take the Medicinal Pills and luckily Breakthrough a Realm, what about the Golden Core? Not to mention the Nascent Soul!"

"Therefore, instead of wasting resources on us, it's better to Cultivate those juniors; only they can accompany Seventh Uncle further."

Upon hearing this, what else could Li Xiangyun say?

He could only respect their choice.

A moment later, after most of the Li Family members had gathered, Li Xiangyun announced Mo Lingfeng's joining in front of everyone.

This announcement naturally caused surprise and cheers among the crowd.

After all, the addition of a Golden Core Immortal Master meant that the Li Family had become even stronger.

And if the Li Family became stronger, they would naturally benefit as well.

"I was just wondering who was standing next to the Old Ancestor!"

"It turns out to be Mo Lingfeng. I didn't expect that after three years, he actually Breakthrough to Golden Core."

"Watch your words. Now he should be called Perfected Person Qiankun."

Li Xiangyun had already announced Mo Lingfeng's Daoist title, so everyone knew the new Golden Core Immortal Master's Daoist title—Perfected Person Qiankun.

After all, Mo Lingfeng was previously nicknamed "Qiankun Palm" and cultivated the Qiankun Dao Intent.

Naming him Perfected Person Qiankun was understandable.

Just as everyone was about to leave, a loud bang suddenly echoed from the distant sky, like the clanging of metal on stone.