Li Xixuan's spirit stirred. He shook his head heavily and replied, "What would you people sitting in the great hall know of hardship…? My children have no spiritual orifices. If I divide the family, they'll become minor sects overnight. One day they're scions of immortal descent, the next they're packing their belongings to make a living by the riverbank. If I divide them like that, will they not resent me? Will they not resent the family?"1

He sighed softly as he continued, "I dare not divide them… But if I don't, then over a hundred people are crammed into one house. Relatives, when too far, they're useless; when too near, they're heartless. Only when they're neither far nor close can things stay pleasant. Now there's friction in the east and bickering in the west, does that not wound the family bond? What can I do?...0