Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate-Chapter 373 - 227: Encirclement (9K words long chapter, please subscribe)_1

Chapter 373: Chapter 227: Encirclement (9K words long chapter, please subscribe)_1

Flying Eagle Mountain, Sun Family ancestral land.

Since the end of the great battle at Luoyun Mountain Range, the Sun Family had suffered heavy losses, with eighty percent of their clan members perishing, leaving only a few dozen scattered in different places to avoid disaster.

At that time, the number of clan members in the Sun Family was even less than that of some of the more powerful Qi Refining Families.

Fortunately, their Mortal Town had not been greatly affected by the devastating conflict, and with Sun Dingxian’s deep and cunning plans, he had previously sent away several clan members with higher talents before calling them back after the battle ended.

After more than twenty years of recovery, the Sun Family had regained its vitality. The number of clan members had reached over a hundred, which was about seventy to eighty percent of what it had been before the battle, not as much as before, but still quite impressive.

In addition, with the limited resources left to them, the Sun Family had managed to cultivate another Foundation Establishment Clan Member, none other than Sun Ruiyang, who had once participated in the Luoyun Market’s grand competition.

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With Sun Dingxian and Sun Dingfeng present, the Sun Family’s High Order Combat Power was still formidable, retaining their position as second in strength within the Luoyun Mountain Range.

However, the Sun Family was currently in an awkward phase, lacking talented clan members, with a too hollow core of strength, and with both Sun Dingxian and Sun Dingfeng having no potential for breakthroughs and being quite old.

In a few decades, once Foundation Establishment Eighth Level Sun Dingxian passes away, the Sun Family’s overall strength will continue to decline.

And such an embarrassing situation was not known to last for how long.

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Inside a large hall at the mountaintop.

Lin Shilu and Sun Dingxian sat opposite each other, with several Qi Refining Clanspeople standing behind them.

Sun Dingxian was quite surprised by Lin Shilu’s visit to the Sun Family after many years.

Normally, Foundation Establishment Cultivators like themselves rarely visited in person, usually only meeting in the Market, and trade or favors between families were mainly handled by the Qi Refining Clanspeople.

Lin Shilu’s personal visit meant there must be a significant reason, prompting Sun Dingxian to start guessing.

According to the recent anomalies that occurred in the Luoyun Mountain Range, Sun Dingxian had also noticed, but, unlike others, he hadn’t made a decisive judgment and took it as a normal occurrence within the mountains.

The two made small talk for a while, exchanging some news about the Cultivation World, after which Sun Dingxian finally asked about the purpose of Lin Shilu’s visit.

Lin Shilu didn’t want to beat around the bush and directly stated the Lin Family’s speculation and arrangements, requesting that the Sun Family dispatch some clan members to enter the Luoyun Market to strengthen its defensive capabilities.

Upon hearing this, Sun Dingxian thought it over, and combined with the information provided by Lin Shilu, quickly realized the seriousness of the matter.

The Sun Family had been developing in obscurity for twenty years since the end of the great battle, never daring to clash with the Lin Family. Just as they had finally regained a bit of Yuan Qi, they now faced the terrifying threat of a demonic beast tide, an exceptionally unfortunate turn of fate.

At this moment, Sun Dingxian’s face showed worry as he pondered how to send out as few clan members as possible.

Afterward, he asked Lin Shilu about the number and strength of the clan members the Sun Family needed to dispatch.

Lin Shilu chuckled and said, “One Foundation Establishment Clan Member, or fifteen Qi Refining Clanspeople of the Late Stage. The spoils from the beast tide belong to those who earn them, and the Market will also reward those who distinguish themselves during the beast tide.”

Hearing this, Sun Dingxian did not immediately promise to dispatch clan members, nor did he outright refuse.

While silent, he was also secretly considering his options.

Although the Sun Family bore the name of a Foundation Establishing Family, apart from Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they really did not have many late-stage Qi Refining Clanspeople to spare for dispatch.

Dispatching fifteen late-stage Qi Refining Clanspeople would almost require the entire layer of the Sun Family’s clan members of that cultivation level to be sent out, making the internal functioning of the family somewhat strained.

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Lin Shilu had anticipated this and hence provided two options. If they didn’t want Qi Refining Clanspeople to take the risk, then the only choice was to send out Foundation Establishment Clan Members.

If the Sun Family dispatched a Foundation Establishment Clan Member, their effectiveness would be much greater than that of fifteen Qi Refining Clanspeople.

In the Luoyun Market, there were always thousands of Qi Refining Cultivators gathered, with at least a few hundred of them being of the Late Stage. The Market was not lacking in Qi Refining Cultivators, but in combat power at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

After all, the destructive power and damage a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could cause were at least dozens of times more than a Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator.

Thus, Foundation Establishment Cultivators were the key factor in whether they could withstand the onslaught of the demonic beast tide.

It didn’t take long before Lin Shilu’s reminder brought Sun Dingxian back to reality.

He was conflicted, not wanting to send Qi Refining Clanspeople into danger, but the Sun Family’s ancestral land also couldn’t lower its guard. If they were besieged by demonic beasts, resulting in the destruction of their headquarters, the consequences were unimaginable.

However, the Sun Family had always reaped profits from the Market, and it was indeed unreasonable not to send clan members there.

Seeing that Sun Dingxian was still silent, Lin Shilu directly asked, “Daoist Sun, have you decided whether to send a Foundation Establishment Cultivator or Qi Refining Cultivators to support the Market?”

Coming back to his senses, Sun Dingxian gave a wry smile, then in a probing tone asked, “Lin, you are aware of the Sun Family’s situation. Is there any chance you could lower the requirements?”

“This…”

Lin Shilu looked embarrassed, but considering that the Lin Family had dispatched quite a few clan members to the Market, deploying much more force than what he was asking for.

“Daoist Sun, our Lin Family, including myself, have dispatched three Foundation Establishment Clan Members, along with dozens of Qi Refining Clanspeople. By this count, the Lin Family has indeed given its all for the Market.”

Upon hearing that the Lin Family, including Lin Shilu, had dispatched a total of three Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Sun Dingxian was immediately taken aback.