Li Xijun arranged the family matters before reviewing everything that had transpired during his seclusion. There had been no significant issues. The family's income had slightly tightened due to the increasing number of cultivators, but the shortfall was no more than one or two spirit stones—a minor concern.0

"Not bad… Brother Xicheng is managing the household with increasing stability," Li Xijun remarked approvingly. Standing at the side of the hall was Chen Donghe, clad in jade armor, his hair entirely white. He had been stuck at the ninth heavenly layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm for years, his swordsmanship gradually reaching a deeper level. However, lacking the confidence to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had devoted more of his time to clan affairs.0

The former leader of the Jade Court Guard, Chen Mufeng, had been demoted, leaving the elderly Chen...1