Chapter 1052 Relocation
After receiving Li Taiyao's sound transmission note, the several refining cultivators immediately realized the problem. They were indeed too careless about this matter.
Not only was he worried that the praise of the clansmen would affect his character, but most importantly, the Li family's current relationship with the surrounding forces was not good!
Because many forces had been subdued in the east, the sea area had greatly increased, and it was directly bordering the sea clan, facing the threat of the sea clan at all times.
This was also the reason why Li Chengshuo and Jiang Fengwu took turns to garrison Wanling Island when Li Zhirui did not come back.
To the west were the three combined forces of the He family, the Qingzhu Sect, and the Huoyang Sect. In order to fight against the Zhang family, they had a short-term alliance.
But with the decline of the Zhang family's strength and the improvement of the Li family's strength, the relationship between the two sides had long deteriorated. They were intentionally or unintentionally targeting each other, and occasionally a small conflict would break out, almost without a real war.
Not to mention the Zhang family in the south. At the beginning, the Zhang family wanted to take advantage of the Li family's weakness and solve it as soon as possible, but the Li family took advantage of the situation and joined forces with the other three families to ambush and kill a group of Zhang family cultivators.
It also caused the Zhang family to completely lose the Thousand Mountains and a small part of the Ten Thousand Zhang Plain. The two families have long been in a hostile relationship.
In this case, the Li family has such an outstanding junior. He has been staying in a safe place, but if he wants to reach a higher level, he must go out to practice. At that time, he is likely to be plotted against by other forces.
Not only the Li family has this worry, they are also the same!
You know, the nearby combined forces have not heard any news about outstanding children and juniors for many years.
"Alas! It seems that this time, not only will I not get a reward at the Spirit Testing Conference, but I will also be punished." A Refining Void cultivator sighed.
Several people were crying. They originally thought that they could get rewards from the family, but now it has failed. How can they be happy?
But this matter was indeed caused by their negligence, and no one else can be blamed.
"It's not that extreme. The most urgent thing is to make up for it as soon as possible."
With the cooperation of several refining cultivators and Li Taiyao, the news quickly cooled down in the family and did not spread to the outside world.
Of course, this is only on the surface.
After all, the news had already spread in the Li family, and I don't know how many clansmen had heard about it. It was impossible to completely cut it off.
In fact, it was indeed the case. The Zhang family, Qingzhu Sect and other forces gradually learned that a five-year-old child in the Li family walked out of the heart-searching formation.
"Li family! It's the Li family again!"
The head of the Zhang family angrily threw the jade slip on the ground and asked with an ugly face: "Why can the Li family frequently report good news, but the Zhang family is getting worse!"
The reason why the Zhang family declined is that two generations in a row were very unpromising, and coupled with the suppression of external forces, they ended up in such a situation.
It was originally thought that the Zhang family would learn from their shame and work hard to become stronger, but the development of the situation was beyond everyone's expectations. The next generation of Zhang family members was not very good!
In terms of qualifications, Tao heart, character, understanding, etc., there are also excellent members in a single item, but it is rare to have two good ones. As for those who are good in all items, there are very few.
You know, the Zhang family is an old-fashioned combined family that has been passed down for thousands of years. Every year, the number of children participating in the spirit test is nearly twice that of the Li family!
But such a huge base, but not many excellent younger generations were born.
Such a bad situation makes the old generation of cultivators of the Zhang family extremely worried, and they are extremely worried that the family that has been passed down for many years will be destroyed in their hands.
In desperation, they can only use other methods.
If the innate qualifications are not good, then polish and improve them through acquired methods.
The most common and dangerous one is to let those members with good qualifications experience the life-and-death crisis one by one!
That is to say, the cultivators of the Zhang family did not do too much. Every time they went out for training, they arranged high-level cultivators to hide aside. If they really encountered life-threatening situations, they would rescue them in time.
This somewhat extreme method was quite effective. At least the cultivation and realm of some new generations of the Zhang family were quite good.
When the head of the Zhang family saw that the elders were all bowing their heads, a wave of anger surged in his heart again, but he did not vent it in the end, but sighed helplessly.
"Everyone, if this continues, the family will really be destroyed in our hands! I beg you to think of a way to save the family!"
The always arrogant head of the Zhang family bowed his noble head in front of the continuation of the family, and said in a voice that made people feel pitiful, almost begging.
All the elders present were moved, but what could they do?
How could they be willing to watch the family decline step by step, or even walk on the road of destruction?
You know, they are also members of the Zhang family and have deep feelings for the family.
But the heavens do not favor the Zhang family, making the Zhang family mediocre for three or four generations in a row!
If it were in normal times, mediocrity would not be a sin, and the Zhang family would have enough time and confidence to let them grow slowly.
But the current situation does not allow the Zhang family to be mediocre!
"The heavens are not kind, why are they so unkind to our Zhang family!" Clan leader Zhang wailed in a state of disarray.
"Clan leader, if it really doesn't work, just leave this place temporarily and save the lives of the clan members for the future." A certain elder couldn't help but speak.
"You!"
Patriarch Zhang opened his mouth to curse, but he saw expressions of approval on the faces of several elders, and all his words disappeared into thin air at this moment.
And is there anything wrong with this idea? No!
The Zhang family declined, the Li family grew, and the other three major forces also steadily grew stronger. If no changes occurred for a long time, the destruction of the Zhang family would be a foregone conclusion.
Rather than stay in the Wan Zhang Plain and wait for death, it is better to retain the strength of the family, and there may be unexpected developments.
One day, when the Zhang family becomes stronger, they can take back their ancestral land.
Moreover, by withdrawing from the Wan Zhang Plain, the Li family and the other three major forces can be provoked to compete for this territory and consume their strength.
Although Patriarch Zhang was very angry, after calming down, he quickly thought of many 'benefits'.
"You think so too?"
"Clan leader, there is nothing wrong with this. As long as the clan members are still there, we will have the capital to rise!"
"yes."
Several elders echoed, not wanting the clan leader to deny their chance to survive.
"Family migration is not a trivial matter, especially if it is kept secret. Once other forces find out, they are likely to intercept and kill you along the way!"
When everyone heard what the clan leader said, they understood what he meant, and apparently agreed to the family's proposal to relocate. Many elders breathed a sigh of relief.
Apart from anything else, at least this life was saved!
Because the relocating family had a lot to do, especially keeping it secret, the monks of the Zhang family were busy for a while.
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"Clan leader! The Zhang family just received news that the Zhang family has closed all the markets and fairy cities, and expelled all the casual cultivators. I don't know what they will do next."
One day, Li Taiyao received a report from the Anbu elder.
Li Taiyao's first reaction after hearing the news was to ask quickly: "Does the Zhang family have immortals who have gone into retreat to attack the Mahayana?"
She was worried that there was an old monster in the Zhang family, and she took this step when her life was running out.
Once the Zhang family has a Mahayana monk, the family will be in danger!
"According to the intelligence collected, there is no such thing. However, it is difficult for the family to verify the authenticity of such extremely hidden information."
Li Taiyao frowned. Indeed, an old monster like this is the last trump card of every force, and it will definitely be kept strictly confidential.
Of course, the Li family does not have such a trump card, because Li Zhirui, who has the highest cultivation level in the Li family, is still young.
"Since you don't know what the Zhang family is going to do, then keep an eye on them. They will always reveal their flaws. Give the clan member responsible for the matter a thousand-mile transmission note. Once you know what the Zhang family is going to do, send the news back to the family immediately!" After thinking for a while, Li Taiyao ordered.
There is no other way but to send more people to keep an eye on the nervous family's actions.
"Yes!" The elder Anzhang responded and disappeared directly into the hall.
"I don't know if what the Zhang family is going to do will have an impact on the family." Li Taiyao frowned slightly. She just hopes to be safe now and buy more time for the family to develop.
Because of this incident, Li Taiyao asked about the Zhang family's news from time to time, but as if the sudden closure of Fangshi and Xiancheng and the expulsion of loose cultivators did not exist, there was no news from the Zhang family for several months.
But there is a strange phenomenon, that is, the monks of the Zhang family seem to have disappeared, and they can no longer be seen in the outside world.
It is precisely because of this abnormal situation that Li Taiyao really can't rest assured!
Moreover, the three forces of the Qingzhu Sect also knew about this matter, and even used the sound transmission array to ask the Li family if they knew the reason why the Zhang family did this.
Unfortunately, the Li family also knew nothing.
But just because of this move of the Zhang family, the Li family and other forces were nervous and wanted to keep an eye on the Zhang family all the time.
At the same time, the original Shan Yuanzhou fell into a strange peace.
Time flies, and it is a few months later.
During this period, the Zhang family re-sent out their clansmen to control various cities and fairy cities, and everything seemed to be back to normal.
"Is this an old immortal from the Zhang family who died and passed away without triggering the thunder disaster?" Li Taiyao frowned. This was the only reason she could think of.
After watching the Zhang family for more than half a year, no information was collected. In addition, the Zhang family has returned to normal, so the attention of various forces to the Zhang family has dropped a lot.
So, under circumstances that all the monks could not imagine, the Zhang family, which had been preparing for the relocation for so long, took action one night.
One by one, the spiritual ships quietly left the spiritual mountain where the Zhang family was born and where they stayed for thousands of years.
The number of spiritual ships covering the sky and the sun is evident.
Of course, there are not only monks among them, but also 200,000 Zhang family mortals.
The growth of the cultivating family cannot be separated from their mortals, so even in such a dangerous situation, they have to take the mortals with them to escape.
One night, the spirit boat never stopped, maintaining the fastest speed, and therefore left the Zhang family's clan far away.
Many monks had tears in their eyes because they knew that they might not be able to return to their hometown for the rest of their lives.
The day after the Zhang family escaped, several surrounding forces also received news one after another.
"How is this possible! Why did the Zhang family leave when everything is fine?"
Not only Li Taiyao was shocked, but other forces were also shocked and couldn't understand why they did this.
But now looking back, we can understand why the Zhang family closed the market and the fairy city, and "locked" all the clansmen in the mountains for a long time.
"Based on the various information collected over the years, it is very likely that the Zhang family realized that they have no outstanding descendants, and the family and several other forces are getting stronger, so they are worried about their safety in the future."
The elder of the Anbu just finished reading the information about the Zhang family some time ago, so he was very impressed.
"Well, how big is the problem inside the Zhang family? They are so unconfident that they moved away so early." Li Taiyao found it incredible.
"Maybe there is another reason. The Zhang family wants to use the Wanzhang Plain to provoke the family and other forces to fight each other and consume their strength." Another elder said.
"Well, there is also this possibility, so elders, what do you think of the land with rich spiritual energy and fertile land after the Zhang family left? Should the family fight for it?" Li Taiyao asked very directly.
Although the elders all hoped that the family could take over a piece of land, they remained calm and said, "I think it's better for the family not to intervene in this matter, just close the door and ignore the outside world."
There is no way, who made the Li family's current strength impossible to compare with the other three forces. In this matter that can be seen as a big event, the Li family chose to give in.
"Well, if the other elders have no other opinions or better suggestions, then follow this proposal." Li Taiyao waited for a moment, and when no one spoke, he began to give orders.
The first is to recall all the clansmen arranged in Wanzhang Plain. After all, there is a high possibility that a war will break out in this place next, and their target Zhang family has left, so there is no need to stay.
The second is to strengthen the border defense and prevent the cultivators of Qingzhu Sect and other forces from entering the Li family's territory.
Finally, it is to directly tell Qingzhu Sect that the Li family only seeks self-protection and will not participate in the fight for Wanzhang Plain.
As for whether they believe it or not, the truth will be known by looking at the subsequent actions of the Li family.
"Heh! The Li family is quite self-aware." The head of the Qingzhu Sect couldn't help but chuckled after hearing the news.
He didn't say anything, nor did he take it to heart.
Because compared to the Li family, the huge land that the Zhang family vacated after the relocation is the most important!
This not only means that it is a good spiritual land, but also luck!
The reason why the Zhang family has been declining again and again has a lot to do with the loss of territory and the decline of luck. (End of this chapter)