Chapter 198 Vassal
Of course, this method also has some drawbacks, such as loopholes.
Fortunately, the current members of the Li family are relatively simple, and the measures are newly implemented, so this kind of thing has not happened yet.
But the benefits of doing so have already begun to show up!
In the past two years, a total of thirteen clan members have submitted applications to the family, and among them, nine have successfully broken through the foundation building, which has greatly improved the overall strength of the Li family.
So now Li Shiqing no longer forces everyone to stay on Darong Island, but allows them to make their own choices.
As for the foundation-building monks who are still on the island, apart from the clan members who have just broken through and need to consolidate their realm, old people like Li Shiting, Li Zhixuan and others are no longer on the island.
That is to say, Li Zhizhun was restricted by his position as the clan leader and could not leave the family, and Li Shiren himself chose to stay in the family.
That's why Li Shilian persuaded Li Shiren to go out for experience, which would not only broaden his horizons, but also find opportunities to break through bottlenecks.
After all, he is not young now, but he is still stuck in the middle stage of foundation building. If he delays it any longer, the hope of breaking through the golden elixir will become increasingly slim.
Moreover, Li Zhiyue's cultivation speed is extremely fast and has already broken through the middle stage of foundation building. Li Zhixuan is also close to breaking through. I am afraid that it won't be long before Li Shiren will be surpassed by two juniors again.
Speaking of the sisters Li Zhiyue and Li Zhixuan, the former woke up due to Li Zhirui's scolding and used her qualifications and talents to rapidly improve her cultivation.
As for the latter, Li Zhixuan, now that he has a technique that suits his own talent, he has been working hard to practice outside and earn resources. His cultivation speed has also improved, and he can at least be on par with ordinary three-lingen monks.
If Li Zhirui's brilliance overshadowed the tribesmen of his own age, then Li Zhixuan and Li Zhiyue obscured all the brilliance of the new generation tribesmen.
Even Li Chenghao, the family's third genius with dual spiritual roots, is still too young to compete with him.
However, this prosperous scene is what Li Shiqing and other older generation clan members want to see most, because it represents the future of the family!
"Uncle Lian, what you said makes sense, I will consider it carefully." Faced with Li Shilian's concern, Li Shiren replied seriously.
Li Shilian saw this and did not continue to persuade him. At this moment, the jade medal around his waist lit up. This was because Li Zhizhun had something important to discuss with him!
"Uncle Lian, go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and think about it." After saying that, Li Shiren bowed and turned around to leave.
Li Shiren is no longer an elder, and he doesn't care about these matters, so he has no intention of getting involved.
Li Shilian flew to the main hall and saw Li Zhizhun and all the elders there. He couldn't help but ask in a solemn voice: "Did something big happen?"
"Grandpa Lian, do you still remember the destruction of Taixu Dao by the demon clan a few years ago?" Seeing him nod, Li Zhizhun continued: "The Bai family, a foundation-building family that once vassalized Taixu Dao, now wants to Become a vassal of the Li family."
"Huh?" Li Shilian looked confused. It had been several years since Taixu Dao was destroyed. Why did a Foundation-building family suddenly appear?
"I heard from them that after the destruction of Taixu Dao, they once fled to the Xuanbing Sect's territory and occupied a first-level spiritual vein. However, when they raised the spiritual vein to the second level, they attracted the covetousness of another foundation-building family. "
The strength of the Bai family has dropped a lot because of their escape, and they are not as good as the other family. Not to mention that another family gave birth to a genius child and became a direct disciple of the Xuan Bing Sect. There is hope for the golden elixir!
In this case, the Bai family not only had to be patient and give in, but also worried that the other party wanted to eradicate the problem to avoid future troubles, so they escaped from the Xuanbing Sect.
"Why did they come to my Li family?" Li Shilian asked with some confusion.
You must know that the Li family does not have many spiritual lands, and they are all on the clan land planned by the Li family. According to the Li family's plan, four spiritual islands including Darong Island will be merged into one large island spanning thousands of miles in the future. , and this will be the Li family's private clan land - it is impossible to give one to this new vassal family.
On the other hand, in the cultivation world near Darong Island, Qingshan Prefecture has many and complicated forces. It is understandable that the Bai family dare not go there, but Yunping Prefecture under the rule of Yuan Mingzong is different.
After they annexed the territory of the Green Sword Sect and after some cleaning, they had a lot of spare low-level spiritual veins on hand. If this family joined the Yuan Ming Sect, they would at least get a first-level spiritual vein as their clan territory.
"The person in charge of the Bai family made it clear that because the Li family currently has no vassal family, if they join the family, they will become the first vassal family and have more benefits." Li Zhizhun couldn't help but smile.
The title No. 1, as long as it is used properly, will generally bring huge benefits to oneself, and the Bai family made this idea.
"Oh, this Chief Bai is quite sincere." Li Shilian chuckled and asked, "What do you think?"
Many elders either agreed or opposed this. They argued endlessly among themselves. In the end, Li Zhizhun spoke and the situation calmed down.
"I don't think there is any need to agree to this matter for the time being." Li Zhizhun expressed his thoughts.
"First of all, the family has given up to the Bai family, and they need to find a way to solve it themselves. Secondly, even if they become vassals, they will not bring any benefits to the family."
The so-called buying horse bones with thousands of gold is totally unnecessary for the current Li family!
Because the Li family is still in a period of rapid development and its strength is changing with each passing day, the disadvantages of being a vassal family outweigh the benefits for them.
"Finally, Taixu Dao is extremely chaotic. I'm afraid the Bai family is also the same, and it may lead to a bad family atmosphere." This is what Li Zhizhun attaches most importance to.
And judging from the fact that the Bai family gave up the Yuan Mingzong and chose the Li family, the head of the family is very scheming. Such people often have a low limit and are most likely to fall in whatever direction the wind blows.
After hearing this, Li Shilian pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, then just refuse."
Li Zhizhun nodded, and after the meeting was over, he randomly arranged for a clan member to reply to the Bai family.
When the head of the Bai family heard the Li family's answer, a dark light flashed in his eyes, but his face showed a look of loss and hurt.
"In this case, it is my Bai family who has reached a higher level. Thank you for coming, fellow Taoist." Chief Bai said with a bitter look on his face.
The tribesman nodded and did not have too much contact with the other party. He immediately turned and left the Bai family's temporary residence, an inn in Yunqingfang City.
"Clan leader, what should we do now? The Li family does not agree with our vassalship." An elder said anxiously.
In fact, what the Li family and others didn't know was that it was not them who the Bai family wanted to seek refuge with at first, but Yuan Mingzong!
It's just that Yuan Mingzong gave them a condition, which is to become a vassal family of the Li family!