301 Crisis of the Shuijing Sect

Seeing the disappointed expression on his daughter Li Shanshan's face, Li Xiujun smiled and said,
"Strong individuals like Brother Li Ji should have no problem with multiple wives. It's normal for men to have three or four concubines."
"Um, actually I only have one legal wife and two concubines, not ten or eight."
"He claimed to be married to Xixia Hanyao, but it was a fake marriage, no dowry was given. Only Gongsun Lingwei can be considered as legally married, since he received a lot of dowry from the Gongsun family."
"I didn't expect Brother Li Ji to be so faithful. I thought you would have at least a dozen concubines."
Hearing this, Li Xiujun was actually shocked. For cultivators like them who were at the end of their cultivation journey in the Void Realm, they were already nearing the end.
Stop and have more children, marry more wives, and cultivate the next generation.
It's already impressive for an ordinary genius disciple to reach the Return to Origin Realm.
If it's a higher level Holy Spirit Realm, it requires a lot of time and effort, and also has to face elemental thunder tribulation. There is no absolute certainty, and no one dares to easily cross the tribulation.
That's why most of the powerful Holy Spirit-level individuals are old men.
They all hesitate and indulge in the Reciprocity Realm, only planning and preparing when their lifespan is almost over, and then they go through the tribulation when they are fully prepared.
Even if the tribulation fails, there will not be much regret left.
Moreover, the thunder transformation pill, a pill for crossing the holy spirit realm, is monopolized by the Dragon God Clan and is difficult to obtain. And this place is remote, making the thunder transformation pill even harder to come by.
Li Shanshan naturally understood the meaning behind her father's words.
Indeed, where in the world can you find a truly faithful man? She had never seen any male cultivator who only had one wife in their lifetime.
She has many stepmothers, and if it weren't for her exceptional talent, she probably wouldn't have been so highly regarded.
"Is Lord Li here?"
Just then, a loud shout came from outside the door, and Li Ji turned his gaze to see an old man walking in briskly.
"Oh, Master Kong, how come you have time to come over?"
Upon seeing the old man in grey robes, Li Xiujiun looked surprised and quickly got up to greet him.
"I came to save you." Confucius glanced at Li Shanshan and said, "Shanshan, you've caused a big trouble, did you kill the young master of the Feisha Sect?"
"Yes, it was me who killed him."
Li Shanshan admitted with a shocked expression.
"Hmph, you're only at the third rank of Transcendence, how could you possibly kill someone at the fourth rank of Immortality. Tell the truth now."
"It was me who killed him." Li Ji helplessly stood up and calmly said. "
"Did you kill him?" Confucius narrowed his eyes when he saw Li Ji's cultivation at the fifth stage.
That makes sense.
"It was Li Ji, the senior, who passed by and saved me. It has nothing to do with him. If there is any punishment, let it be on me," said the young woman.
Li Shanshan quickly explained, "
Now is not the time to discuss punishment. The Sect Master of the Flying Sand Sect has found their Offering Elder and is about to kill them. I just learned the news and rushed over."
"Elder Kong, please help us in this matter," said Li Xiujun anxiously.
Yan Su frowned in surprise and quickly spoke.
"For small sects like them, the strongest are only at the Returning Ruins Realm."
In order to survive, they must find a strong Elder at the Saint Spirit Realm level to serve as their sacrifice.
Strong individuals at the Saint Spirit Realm level are not bound by the sect's restrictions, and the sect must provide them with a large amount of spiritual stone offerings every year.
Just need to intervene when a major crisis hits the sect.
If the elder in charge does not step forward, they have no way to deal with it.
Of course, in order to protect their own reputation, the elders in charge would usually intervene and mediate. After all, they are in charge of several smaller sects. If they were to abandon their responsibilities, their reputation would be greatly damaged and no one would seek their help anymore.
As for the higher-level Supreme Realm, these small sects cannot afford to invite them, nor do they qualify to come into contact with that level.
"This is not easy to handle. When they come, just speak less."
Confucius didn't bother to deal with Li Ji. With a sweep of his divine consciousness, he quickly discovered that a large number of disciples from the Feisha Sect had arrived outside the sect.
Immediately, disciples from the Shuijing Sect mobilized in full force and flew outwards one after another.
Li Jidun paused and followed him out.
Outside the sect, thousands of people stood in two rows, with a tense atmosphere.
"Li Xiu-Jun, even if your daughter killed my son, now it's an eye for an eye, and I will also kill your daughter as compensation."
In midair, a middle-aged strong man glared at the Water Mirror Sect disciple with eyes filled with fury, and shouted loudly.
"It was your son who was attracted by my daughter's beauty, and wanted to take advantage of her. He even wants to compete for the spiritual vein we recently discovered in the Water Mirror Sect. He deserves to die."
Li Xiujun also shouted fiercely.
"Alright, disciples, listen up! We're going to charge in together and leave no one behind."
"Kill, kill, kill!"
For a moment, cultivators from both sides stepped forward, ready to fight.
For a moment, two powerful spiritual pressures spread, causing everyone to stop shouting in shock.
I saw Confucius walking forward, and another old man walked forward as well.
"Sun Dao You, after going through it, you should already understand. How do you want to handle it?"
Confucius walked forward and looked at Elder Sun Xi Ming.
"I don't know who killed Feisha Sect's young master. Can you come forward, please?"
Sun Ximing looked at the crowd of disciples from the Water Mirror Sect and quickly spotted Li Ji. Apart from Li Xiu Jun and the Sect Master of the Flying Sand Sect, Li Ji was the only one who was a strong warrior at the fifth rank of the Returning Ruin Realm.
"It was me who killed him. What do you want to do?"
Li Jifei came out, his face calm.
"For killing someone, one must pay with their life. It is only right. Since you have killed the young master of Feisha Sect, you wouldn't mind if I take action, would you?"
Sun Ximing's face turned cold, and he immediately wanted to take action to set things straight.
"Sun Ximing, can't we let bygones be bygones with a life for a life?" Confucius earnestly stopped him with a stern voice.
Li Ji was a stranger to him, and if Li Ji could truly bring about peace, he didn't mind.
But if it doesn't work, he certainly can't just ignore it.
"Forget it? My son is dead, how can I just forget it? Today, the Water Mirror Sect must be destroyed. Elder Kong, how much tribute does the Water Mirror Sect give you? We will give you double that amount in Flying Sand Sect!"
The lord of Feisha Sect, a middle-aged man, shouted angrily.
Upon hearing this, the cultivators on the other side, including Li Xiu, were shocked and pale. It was clear that Feisha Sect was determined to fight to the death this time.
Now, it all depends on Kongzi's decision. The fate of Shuijing Sect seems to be in the hands of the two old men at the Celestial Essence Realm. As long as they nod, any decision can potentially spell disaster for Shuijing Sect.
This is the sorrow of the small sect.
"Kongzi Zhen, what do you think? After I kill him, the Water Mirror Sect can hand over Li Shanshan to the Feisha Sect for handling, and this matter will be considered settled."
At this moment, Sun Ximing spoke up.
"No way, Elder Kong. If you just delay Elder Sun Ximing, we will fight to the death with Feisha Sect before making any decisions."
Before Confucius could speak, Li Xiujun firmly rejected.
"Damn it, if you won't give it then I'll snatch it, and kill."
The middle-aged man became furious and was about to charge forward.
At this moment, Li Ji sighed and raised his hand, pointing at the middle-aged man.
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