Chapter 371 The separation of immortals

Li Yuanping returned to the town, his heart was still angry and aching, and he entered the middle hall with red eyes. The surroundings were dim, and two lights were like beans, flickering weakly.

He dragged his tired body, sat on the highest seat, took out a document, but couldn't read it. He coughed irritably and swallowed the blood.

Dou Yi rushed in hurriedly and climbed up the steps. Li Yuanping whispered:

"Practice ink."

Dou Yi finished grinding the ink conscientiously. Li Yuanping waved his hand and he stepped back. Li Yuanping picked up the pen, calmed down slowly, and thought carefully for a while.

The position of the head of the family involves balancing the family's domestic and foreign surnames, managing spiritual fields, and allocating family stipends. It involves the interests of almost the entire family, from fetal breathing to Qi training. When Li Xuanxuan became the head of the family, the rules of single inheritance were set when the Four Meridians were established. .

Now that the Li family has been united by the direct lineage of Fu Zhong to suppress the family, they can naturally appoint the head of the family at will. The sage will be the king and the fool will obey.

But once this precedent is set, and the direct bloodlines of the talisman's descendants will gradually drift apart in the future, and they have different origins, competing interests, and each supports one lineage, then trouble will occur.

"If that time comes, the position of the head of the family will become a means for several monks to fight for power and profit, and to plunder the family..."

"not to mention…"

Li Yuanping calmed down, his thinking became more agile, and he said secretly:

"Looking at Ming'er's appearance, he is still useless after all. If the Li family is handed over to him, how can he suppress the foreign surnames? How can he control Li Jiman?"

Only Li Yuanping was left sitting high in the hall. It was dark. His eyes lingered on the weak light and his voice was low:

"In the final analysis, if the family lacks the support of someone with great supernatural powers, the foundation can be successfully established, but the Purple Mansion cannot be expected. If it is not blessed by great luck, it will inevitably lead to decline or division..."

He stared blankly. The light and shadow of the morning light had slowly risen from the front of the palace. His brother Li Yuanjiao stood quietly in front of the palace door. Li Yuanping was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice.

The morning light slowly climbed up the steps of the nave, and Li Yuanping said in a dull voice:

"Today's patriarchal clan system was created by our great-grandfather. In the past, there were only a few children in the family... Can An imagine what it is like today? It's probably not a good idea to blindly inherit the clan clan system."

Only then did Li Yuanping notice Li Yuanjiao standing in front of him. His eyes flickered and he whispered:

"Brother, if I die, who will take the lead in the family, suppress the foreign surnames, drive the mountains and rivers, manage the clan, and train the next generation?"

Li Yuanjiao paused and said hesitantly:

"The only one who can hold a big position right now is Xi Jun. Apart from him, Xi Ao is too kind, and Xi Ming is..."

"The Xiyue generation is already in such a difficult position! All of them are highly talented, and there shouldn't be any one person who should be the head of the family."

Li Yuanping continued:

"What if the Xiyue generation passes away like this and the Chengming generation has no hero?"

Li Yuanjiao vaguely understood something and replied:

"If that's the case, there's nothing you can do."

"Brother, I want to change the religious system."

He stood up suddenly and said:

"The power of the head of the family is too great. It was set by Xiang Pinggong during his time, but how many people in the clan can reach him? This method can centralize power and make profits, but it is too difficult to manage."

"It is impossible for future generations to have Bomaizi who are both highly strategist and low in talent. Xi Ming's incident may seem like a coincidence, but in fact, his family is no longer capable of such a method of rule. Sooner or later, it will always be over. Something is going to happen.”

Li Yuanjiao looked at him deeply and said nothing. After a while, he said gently:

"Let it go and do it, brother will watch over you."

Li Yuanping seemed to have completely recovered from the disappointment in his eldest son. Instead, he felt depressed and said in a deep voice:

"First measure the spiritual land, make a record and record it... Let's divide the powers!"

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For aristocratic families, it is almost impossible to find out the private spiritual fields. Even the Qingchi Sect has no way to calculate the spiritual fields of the aristocratic families under its rule. They can only collect offerings based on the number of foundations built in a rough way.

Without him, as long as the illusory formation covers it, a small piece of land will be inconspicuous in the vast mountains and seas. Unless it is a coincidence and a gentle sweep of spiritual consciousness, nothing will be discovered.

Although the Qingchi Sect has a special secret method for breaking formations, it is impossible to inspect every inch of land one by one. Naturally, it can only estimate based on the earth and spiritual veins.

This is also the reason why many ruins in the sea still exist after the war between immortals and demons. The phantom formations of these sects are more advanced, and you can't find the entrance even if you smash your head.

However, Li Yuanjiao just asked for the Dharma Jian, and with a slight movement, every inch of the Li family's land could be seen clearly. Which Wang surnames secretly built small courtyards and secretly designated spiritual fields, were exposed one by one. .

"really…"

This was inevitable. Several Wang surnames under the Li family all secretly developed spiritual fields. They secretly surrounded the yards on the barren land in the mountains and fields that the Li family didn't like, set up magic arrays, and planted rice privately. .

This is quite good. Over the years, the number of monks with foreign surnames has gradually increased, and they have come into contact with many cultivation methods from casual cultivators. Not all spiritual orifices have been sent to the Li family. There are even monks with foreign surnames in the family who have gone out to look for opportunities. Go and never return.

Li Yuanjiao glanced around and saw that even several Xiyue generation junior sect monks were involved, and he just sighed silently.

"This land is a bit barren, but it's all for nothing! After all, no matter how good the fields in the clan are, most of the output still has to be handed over, so there's no pleasure in reaping what you sow."

These Lingtian homes were checked twice, and the rest were products allowed by the rules. Li Yuanjiao slowly finished drawing the pictures and returned them to the palace. Li Yuanping had been writing furiously for a long time.

Seeing Li Yuanjiao coming back, Li Yuanping took the catalog he had drawn in his hand, circled several fairy mountains, pondered for a while, and said softly:

"Brother, I have carefully examined the path of Lixia County back then and the Yuan family today. Please take a look at my method."

Li Yuanjiao lowered his eyebrows and saw that there were a few big characters at the beginning:

"The duality of clans and the system of peaks and towns."

Li Yuanping looked pale and his eyes were bright, and he explained:

"Nowadays, there are more and more monks in the family. I want to separate the clan system from the clan system. The upper clan will descend from the clan, and the immortals and mortals will live separately. The monks will go to the peak to become a clan, and the mortals will come down to the mountain to become a clan. Unless you are appointed by the Demon Exorcist, you are not allowed to go down the mountain."

"Once a person with a foreign surname or clan possesses a spiritual acuity, he or she will be sent to the main peak, Mount Lijing, to practice. They will be carefully taught by our monks. Those with high qualifications will continue to practice, and those with low qualifications will be sent to other peaks."

"Each fairy mountain establishes its own mansion, disperses the four lineage disciples, and sets up peak masters, pickets, and clan leaders... All the spiritual fields under the mountain are no longer assigned one by one, but are dispatched by their respective fairy mountains."

Li Yuanping said softly:

"The monks from each fairy mountain take turns to assign and exchange them. The collected spiritual objects are directly transported to Lijing and sent to the Meichi Mountain Cave. As for the head of the family...only the head of the family is promoted and transferred. The clan is correcting the right and wrong in the clan. There is a Dharma in the family, corruption and blasphemy of spirits. Most things are bound to be exposed!”

His eyes twinkled and he continued:

"Looking back at today, the reason why many monks with other surnames and branches in the clan secretly grow spiritual rice, search for treasures, transport spiritual objects, and go out to seek enlightenment is simply that there is no other way to go except planting spiritual rice in my family, and there is no way to rise. In this space, there is naturally no attached heart.”

"Now this method not only saves my family from having to look for a talented person with no hope of cultivation to run the family and maintain stability, but also creates a powerful class to attract these people to my family..."

Li Yuanjiao read through the detailed regulations in his hand. Of course, there were more than just a few words from Li Yuanping's mouth. There were also a large number of picket restrictions and various cultivation restrictions to limit corruption and rebellion.

"If this is the case, the number of people in the clan's supervision department will be doubled several times, and various positions of power will also be provided with clan salaries to support integrity..."

Li Yuanjiao frowned and looked at it for a while. Li Yuanping's method could indeed favor most of the monks, but it would also greatly increase the cost of ruling the Li family. He was not sure whether the gains or losses would be higher, so he hesitated to say anything.

Li Yuanping smiled confidently:

"Cultivating immortals and seeking Taoism is the most greedy thing in the world. My family will be able to produce elixirs immediately. As long as they are bound to these positions of power, I don't know how many people will flock to them! What's more, the desire for power is one of the nine calamities. If you use two prongs, how can you How many people can resist?"

He said in a low voice:

"As long as the foreign surnames and side branches are dedicated to climbing to power, they can be used by me. There is no need for a hero who can suppress them and drive them from generation to generation. Even mediocre people are enough."

"Even on ordinary days, I can be promoted at will according to the list handed over by the clan chief courtyard, and I can even manage the family after practicing."

Li Yuanjiao gradually became interested and took over his words:

"In this way, my family doesn't have to pay attention to foreign surnames all the time. As long as we catch a few outstanding people in time, use the clan's daughters as wives, and suppress them with Xuanjian, we can sit firmly in the fairyland..."

"good."

Li Yuanping said:

"So what if we get more stipends? My brother is about to break through the foundation building, and the family will definitely be very different by then."

Li Yuanjiao finally nodded in agreement and replied:

"But after all, it is us, the younger generation, who are unworthy and find it difficult to centralize power and delegate power and interests in order to achieve stability. We don't know... we don't know how to see our elders."

Li Yuanping also nodded silently and comforted:

"The most profitable may not be the most stable. From now on, the family will gradually expand and sooner or later power will have to be decentralized. It is impossible to concentrate it on one person... My family cannot afford to lose."

Li Yuanjiao chatted with him for a few words, and with a heavy heart, he went to Wutu Mountain by himself, preparing to practice for a period of time to stabilize his cultivation, then retreat to break through and build the foundation.

………

Yuting Mountain.

The snow on Yuting Mountain was still white and dazzling. Li Xijun opened his eyes, exhaled white breath, and hit the long sword in his hand, condensing a thin layer of frost.

"The "Cold Truffle Snow Technique" is a third-level skill after all. The body is exposed to snow and the feet are exposed to the cold wind."

His white clothes are fluttering, and his cultivation has reached the first level of Qi training, which has stabilized his cultivation. His true energy is as white as frost, flowing around his side, and combined with the Qingfeng in his hand, it is spotless.

In just over two years, the three Xiyue generations made breakthroughs one after another, adding three more direct qi practitioners to the Li family.

Li Yuanjiao and Li Qinghong were in seclusion one after another. Both the direct lineage and the foreign surnames in the family have made great progress. There are not many small sects of the Yuanqing generation. The number of small sect monks of the Li family only increased to the Xiyue generation, mainly the brothers and middlemen. Gradually, Started to take charge of Lingtian.

According to the Li family's patriarchal clan, most of the descendants of Li Mutian's concubine brothers gradually turned from minor sects into branches due to the scarcity of spiritual apertures, and withdrew from the stage of history.

Due to the restrained heirs of the two eldest sects of the Li family, Xuanjing generation, Li Xuanling and Li Xuanfeng, the four sects of the Li family only flourished in the third generation, mainly the sect formed by the concubine's son of Li Xuanxuan and the sect of the concubine's son of Li Yuanyun. , took over the authority of the previous generation.

Of course, in Li Xijun's opinion, this was too good to be true. Hundreds of mortal elders of the same generation as his father would not appear above his head. The estranged patriarchal relationship in the center of power would become closer, and many conflicts could be cleared up.

"Son."

An Siming came up with his sword, bowed his hands to him, and asked respectfully.

Li Xijun had been in seclusion for a year and a half, and suddenly he felt that An Siming's energy and spirit were different. It seemed that he had a head start in life, and he seemed extra diligent. He suddenly smiled and said:

"But you have a wife?"

An Siming was stunned for a moment, waved his hands repeatedly, and continued:

"Young Master is joking, Young Master Xi'e is already waiting at the foot of the mountain."

Li Xijun floated on the wind and landed at the foot of the mountain. His brother Li Xi'ao had been waiting for a long time. He was wearing light armor and looked more and more mature at the age of twenty-six or seventeen.

Li Xi'ao also practiced qi cultivation, and practiced "Jianghe Yiqi Jue". He married a woman from the Tian family, and most of his concubines were chosen from the An family, so he had many children, most of whom were two or three years old.

Since Li Xi'an was a father, he grew a beard, wore armor and tied up his hair. He looked quite majestic. He came up to him with a smile and said:

"Long time no see, brother."

Li Xijun nodded slightly and landed next to him. The heavy horse snorted and looked at him warily.

Li Xijun's spiritual consciousness swept away and he saw that there were monks standing on both sides, mainly his brothers from common people and those from poor families, standing respectfully on both sides.

When Li Xiya was young, he loved to protect his brothers and make friends with the monks. In the past, they had received kindness from Li Xiya, but now they swarmed around him.

Li Xi'an waved his generous hand, and everyone retreated. The two of them walked on the bluestone road. Li Xi'an said with a gentle voice:

"This year you and Xi Ming have been practicing in seclusion. Things at home have changed a lot. The head of the family has reformed the clan system. It is no longer what it used to be."

So he told what happened in the past year and a half one by one. Li Xijun frowned and listened to him talk about it. Li Xi said:

"Now it's easy to do this. Several immortal mountains have changed their system, palaces have been built, and all the monks have cooperated very well...with their own money and effort..."

"They naturally cooperate!"

Li Xijun just went back and forth in his mind and knew clearly. His face was not very good-looking and he said coldly:

"The clan has given them positions of power and salary. They are not fools. Naturally, they are very happy!"

As Li Xijun said this, he thought to himself:

‘No wonder the spiritual energy of Yuting Mountain has dropped a lot. It turns out that monks have entered the mountain! The family should start building the spirit gathering array... so as not to delay the direct lineage's practice. ’

Li Xiya smiled quickly and smoothed things over:

"I don't want them to get it for nothing. The clan has arranged various general affairs. They are also running around outside on weekdays. Now they can earn some subsidies for the family, so that they won't let..."

Li Xijun saw that he still didn't understand. Seeing no one around, he sighed:

"Brother, the elders have no choice but to share the power. The younger generation should feel ashamed..."

As the Li family slowly changes its political system in the process of expansion, it will also plant hidden dangers and outbreaks.