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Chapter 376: The Li Family's Rules (First Update)
Chapter 376: The Li Family's Rules (First Update)
It was 11 PM, after dinner.
Jerry had arranged a time with Lin Feng to meet in Dongping Island to discuss Daoist techniques, and then left Lin Officer's house to wander the streets.
"I always thought all the Daoists on Dragon Tiger Mountain should be surnamed Zhang, but it turns out they're actually surnamed Li!"
Walking down the nearly deserted street, Jerry let out a sigh.
The Dragon Tiger Mountain Zhang Celestial Master was the impression he had always had of Dragon Tiger Mountain. However, through his conversation with Lin Feng, he learned that the Zhang family had long since disappeared from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
No one can guarantee that their descendants will always have the aptitude for practicing Daoist techniques. Therefore, if a sect wants to flourish, it must go down the mountain to find disciples with the potential to practice, constantly infusing new blood.
The same applied to Dragon Tiger Mountain.
So, in addition to the main Zhang lineage, there were also the Li family, Zhao family, Wang family, and others on Dragon Tiger Mountain. However, the Celestial Master position was always held by the Zhang family.
Unfortunately, during the turbulent times, Dragon Tiger Mountain lost many of its talented individuals. In the end, like other sects, it dispersed into various families across the country.
The Zhang family, due to the lack of aptitude in subsequent generations, disappeared from the cultivation world. The Zhao and Wang families, while not to the same extent, also declined due to the lack of cultivation talent in their descendants.
Only the Li family, thanks to the foresight of its patriarch, managed to continue and even grow stronger.
After the disbandment of Dragon Tiger Mountain, the patriarch of that generation of the Li family, despite strong opposition, firmly established new family rules.
First, any person the Li family marries must have the aptitude for cultivation.
Second, the Li family's descendants must prioritize having children. The more children a Li family woman has, the higher her status, and this can even be the first criterion for competing for the position of patriarch, aside from strength.
These two rules, which seemed like a joke, enabled the Li family, which was once unknown when they left Dragon Tiger Mountain, to become the most powerful family in China's Daoist community.
It is well known that if two people with cultivation aptitude have a child, there is a high chance that the child will also have cultivation aptitude.
If only one person has cultivation aptitude and the other does not, the likelihood of the child having cultivation aptitude is greatly reduced.
If neither person has cultivation aptitude, it's like winning the lottery, purely a matter of luck.
So, the first rule of the Li family's patriarch ensured that at least half of the Li family's descendants would have cultivation aptitude, avoiding the situation where all descendants of the Zhang family were unable to practice.
As for the second rule, it was about quantity leading to quality. The more children they had, the more with cultivation aptitude, and the greater the chance of producing a genius.
In fact, the Li family produced many cultivation geniuses, and Li Xiaolang's mother became the current patriarch of the Li family for this reason.
Indeed, population is always important, no matter the time.
"Find a place to practice. I can visit the Li family tomorrow; I hope they don't disappoint me!"
Checking the time, it was almost midnight. Jerry decided not to wander anymore. He looked around, used a Phantom Shift, and arrived at an abandoned building nearby.
"Mirror Space!"
Activating the Mirror Space, Jerry took out the Spacetime Box and jumped into it.
In his box space, there was still an evil cultivator from the Nine Chrysanthemum Sect who needed to be dealt with.
Two hours ago, inside the mini mansion in the box space.
Nishimi Chiko, relying on her half-human, half-demon constitution, gradually woke up from the effects of the Stunning Spell.
"Where am I?"
Looking around at the unfamiliar European-style architecture and furniture, she sprang up from the bed with a wary expression.
"They didn’t kill me!"
Her last memory was of being choked by a powerful foreign witch, almost suffocating to death. When she woke up, she found herself in this strange environment.
"You woke up earlier than expected. Please stay in this room and don’t move around."
Hearing the commotion, Sun Long, who was holding a large pot, continued stirring the food he was preparing for Norbert and Nosa. He looked at Nishimi Chiko, who was standing on the bed, and warned her.
Nishimi Chiko sized up Sun Long and scanned the room. Not sensing the presence of the terrifying foreign wizard, she immediately got up and made a beeline for the window.
"I said, don’t leave this room. If you don’t listen, don’t blame me for being unfriendly!"
Seeing Nishimi Chiko’s actions, Sun Long extended his hand, and over a hundred silver needles shot out, quickly blocking her path.
Jerry had thrown this woman into the box space and instructed Sun Long to watch her until he was done with his business. He hadn’t expected her to wake up from Jerry’s magic so soon.
Nishimi Chiko’s eyes narrowed as she saw the silver needles blocking her. She knew she was facing another expert.
However, she dared not stay and fight. She feared that the foreign wizard, who could easily kill her, might return at any moment. Her top priority now was to escape.
"Bang!"
Nishimi Chiko nodded and backed away with a smile, secretly taking out a small ball from her wide sleeve. Seizing the moment when Sun Long’s guard was down, she threw it to the ground.
Instantly, the ball released a thick cloud of smoke, completely enveloping the room.
Using the smoke to obscure her vision, she dodged the silver needles, pushed Sun Long with all her might, and dashed out of the room.
The Nine Chrysanthemum Sect didn’t just study the Mystic Gate Art from China; they also incorporated various Japanese ninjutsu. As a result, her close-combat abilities were quite strong.
Moreover, her body had been transformed by yin energy, making her far stronger than an average person.
Once out of the room, Nishimi Chiko didn’t bother looking for the stairs. She jumped from the second-floor corridor to the first-floor hall and pushed open the door, running outside.
However, the moment she stepped out and saw the scene outside, she froze in place.
"Where am I?"
In front of her was a vast green lawn. On the left side of the lawn was a massive garden filled with exotic flowers and plants she had never seen before.
On the right side of the lawn was a huge artificial lake, with a small island in the middle. On the island stood a tall building that looked like a European castle.
Directly across the lawn was a vast forest that seemed to stretch endlessly, with trees that were abnormally tall.
If it were just these elements, she might have assumed she had been taken to a remote place while unconscious. But what truly stunned her were the dazzling array of creatures that appeared in this scene.
(End of Chapter)
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