Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood

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In recent times, the pressure has been immense.

So much so that Ke Xiaowen has lately found it difficult to even close his eyes and sleep.

"What's the situation?"

In the Da Feng Dynasty, at Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family Ancestral Land.

Inside a room where the Family Head resides.

At this moment, Ke Xiaowen, the current Family Head of the Ke Family, was sitting silently on the main seat.

His head was slightly bowed.

His complexion seemed to be somewhat off.

The aura around him felt oppressive, to the point that it was almost suffocating.

"Family Head, we have enough supplies to last two or three months,"

"but if the Great Flame Dynasty truly ceases to aid our Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family..."

"Our future may very well be..."

Mid-sentence,

the Ke Family elder in the room suddenly shut his mouth.

He seemed unable to continue.

And Ke Xiaowen, who was sitting in silence on the main seat as the current Family Head of the Ke Family.

After listening to these words.

Still had his head slightly bowed.

The calm visage showed no sign of emotion.

"The Great Flame Dynasty?"

Ke Xiaowen murmured softly to himself.

After a long while, a bitter smile, along with a sense of resignation, appeared on his exceedingly silent face.

As the current Family Head of the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture,

he naturally didn't want to watch passively as his family fell.

He also didn't want to see

the Ke Family become a puppet in the hands of others, to be manipulated at will.

For the future of the Ke Family,

for it to rise again,

for it to find a glimmer of hope,

he had fought, struggled, and wrestled with fate countless times.

But all these efforts seemed to have failed already.

Yes, he had refused the Great Flame Dynasty's offers to send military aid multiple times.

And it appeared that it was precisely for this reason

that he had angered the people from the Great Flame Dynasty.

The world is cold.

It is also brutal.

No one will give without a reason.

It's true of the Great Flame Dynasty, and it's true of other powers as well.

From the beginning, the Great Flame Dynasty chose to aid the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture because they wanted to get involved in the strife of the Da Feng Dynasty, didn't they?

Wasn't it all for the Ke Family's territory under their command?

And now, as the current Family Head of the Ke Family,

he chose to refuse the Great Flame Dynasty's requests multiple times.

This behavior probably did make him seem somewhat ungrateful.

"Are the people from the Great Flame Dynasty still in Xunyang Prefecture?"

Inside the room.

After sitting in silence on the main seat for a long while,

Ke Xiaowen suddenly lifted his head and couldn't help but softly inquire of the Ke Family elder in front of him.

The Ke Family elder silently nodded and said softly, "They are still here..."

Ke Xiaowen opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately made a decision: "In that case, invite the people from the Great Flame Dynasty here and tell them... I agree to their request for military assistance."

With these words from Ke Xiaowen,

the atmosphere in the room suddenly became even more solemn.

It was so for Ke Xiaowen and the Ke Family elder before him.

However, given the current situation,

it seemed there was no other option left for the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture.

To survive and to continue,

was already the best possible outcome for them.

"Yes, Family Head."

"I understand..."

The Ke Family elder sighed softly.

Then, he turned and silently left the room.

Within the room, Ke Xiaowen watched as the figure of the Ke Family elder gradually receded.

He couldn't help but slightly narrow his eyes.

Within those narrowed eyes, there seemed to flash a flicker of desolation and sadness occasionally.

Recalling the time when the Ke Family of Xunyang Prefecture rose to power vigorously,

they were without parallel.

Even the Luo Family could spar with them at Xunyang Prefecture.

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Yet now, the Ke Family has gradually become weaker, not to mention,

even as time passes, they have subtly found themselves in a crisis of facing enemies both front and back.

The territories of the Ke Family have been completely blockaded by both the Luo Family and White Lotus Prefecture.

If the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family wishes to continue existing on this land, to survive and move forward.

Their only path is to forcibly break the blockade by the two powers.

Expand their own territories, and strengthen their own power.

Only by doing so, can the Ke Family have a future of its own.

However, it now seems...

that the Ke Family, apart from leveraging the power of the Great Flame Dynasty,

has really no other way out.

...

After the elders of the Ke Family respectfully invited the representatives of the Great Flame Dynasty to the Ke Family ancestral land,

Ke Xiaowen, who currently holds the position of the Family Head of the Ke Family,

had a lengthy and detailed conversation with them.

Between the Ke Family and the Great Flame Dynasty,

all subsequent matters were thoroughly discussed and settled.

The Great Flame Dynasty wished to dispatch troops, and even aimed to take control of the territories under the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family's command.

All of these were no issue whatsoever.

But the only problem was,

that the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family needed to strengthen ties with the royal family of the Great Flame Dynasty.

And the best way to strengthen these ties,

was to conduct a series of marital alliances between the two parties.

...

After finalizing all matters with the Ke Family,

the people from the Great Flame Dynasty left the Ke Family lands quite satisfied.

They hurriedly made their way toward the territories of the Great Flame Dynasty.

It seemed they were eager to relay such good news to their Emperor.

Meanwhile, within the Ke Family ancestral land,

in a small courtyard overgrown with weeds and seemingly disordered, long unattended by anyone,

at this moment, a mysterious elder clad in a blood-red coat,

who appeared extremely aged,

emitting a faint aura of blood-red mist,

was now squinting his eyes,

silently watching the direction in which the people of the Great Flame Dynasty had departed,

wondering about something in his heart.

...

In the blink of an eye,

another day had passed by.

At noon, when the fierce sun hung high in the sky,

at Luo Mountain Prefecture, Qingshi City, Luo Family ancestral land,

inside a small courtyard emanating an ancient and mysterious aura,

there, Luo Changfeng, the Ancestor of the Luo Family,

was sitting quietly under a simple Stone Pavilion.

At his side sat an old man, next to whom lay a Spiritual Artifact cane.

That's right, the old man next to him was none other than...

Oh, no.

Now, to be precise, he should be called the Deputy Sect Master of the Da Feng Dynasty sub-sect, Fu Qiu.

"You old fellow, always with no reason to show up unless there's something important,"

"So speak up, why have you suddenly come to me today? What's the matter?"

Under the Stone Pavilion,

Luo Changfeng sipped his tea, he looked at Fu Qiu in front of him and then asked in a low voice.

Old man Fu Qiu cracked a smile, revealing a toothy grin, "It's no wonder they call you Old Brother Luo; you really get me..."

Looking at Fu Qiu who didn't seem to be in a hurry to discuss the main issue,

Luo Changfeng couldn't help but slightly frown.

Lately, there were too many matters that required his attention.

All of his time seemed to be split in half for use.

Whether it was cultivating, raising his own level of cultivation,

Or studying Elixir Prescriptions, researching new types of Elixirs,

Or even studying the Tortoise Shell Hovering Boat given to him by the Carefree Monk.

Which of these did not need a significant amount of time?

Now that Fu Qiu was being somewhat tiptoeing around,

naturally displeased Luo Changfeng.

However, fortunately, as people age, they often become more astute.

The moment Fu Qiu sensed something was amiss,

he promptly got to the point.

After listening for a long time,

Luo Changfeng looked somewhat surprised at Fu Qiu and couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "So, according to what you're saying, a few families with a deep interest in Elixirs, who have always lived in seclusion, have chosen to join forces and create a Sect called Divine Elixir Sect, attempting to completely break our Wan Dan Sect's absolute monopoly on the Elixir market???"