Qingdu oversaw the affairs of the family chief. In earlier years, it had managed the direct mortal bloodline, but as more direct-line cultivators emerged and the mortal bloodline spread into collateral branches, its staff had expanded and it had shifted its focus primarily to governing cultivators.0

Later, as more outsiders and guest cultivators married into the Li Family, most of those captured by the Jade Court were also handed over to Qingdu's jurisdiction. The Jade Court retained its investigative authority, but trials and sentencing had shifted toward the lower-ranked cultivators across the sixteen prefectures, two peaks, and one Mountain, causing its status to gradually fall below Qingdu's.0

When Li Chenghuai broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and mastered Untraceable Presence, a technique capable of discerning the authenticity of lower-tier Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators, it had little impact on the upper echelons of the Li Family. However,...0