News of the Celestial Sect’s decree had spread earlier, and the Li Family had received word internally as well. Now that the Dawn Cloudliner had arrived and several esteemed family leaders descended the mountain, the message was perfectly clear.0

Li Yuexiang descended the mountain to meet Li Chengliao, who was overwhelmed with tasks. Only when his aunt landed gracefully did he hurry forward to greet her.0

"They want nineteen early stage Qi Cultivation Realm cultivators, and they have to be orthodox cultivators… can’t be substandard…" said Li Yuexiang.0

After reviewing the numbers, Li Chengliao realized that even if they filled the list with outer surnames, a few of their own brothers would still need to go. Not to mention, they needed to leave some power behind for the esteemed house. If there were too few cultivators with the Li surname, Zhao Tinggui likely wouldn’t be satisfied.0

"An Zheyan, Li Chengchu,...0