Emperor Candle Heaven was enraged. He had just made the announcement and now Lu Li had invaded the territory of the Cang Family. This was a blatant challenge to his authority.
Because of what happened to the Cang Family, Emperor Candle Heaven had lost his prestige. Now that Lu Li was provoking him like this, he would be humiliated.
But what could he do?
Reprimand Lu Li directly?
Or send a warrior of Great Emperor to stop Lu Li and kill him?
Emperor Candle Heaven had nothing to worry about when Lu Li was alone. But Lu Li had the Reincarnation Emperor behind him.
Normally, Emperor Candle Heaven would send someone to kill Lu Li even if Lu Li had the support of the Reincarnation Emperor.
But what time was it now?
The Abyss of Demons were eyeing at him. Something big had just happened and the human race was unstable.
If Lu Li and the Reincarnation Emperor were to have a dispute, it would affect the unity of the human army. The Abyss of Demons might have a chance to take advantage. By then, everyone would be doomed …
The bigger picture!
Emperor Candle Heaven decided to swallow the humiliation. After all, it was Lu Li who had been wronged.
It was okay for a young man to make a fuss and take some territory.
He was a man of virtue and prestige. If he were to argue with a child, it would make others feel that he was disrespectful, and it would damage his status.
Therefore, he didn't do anything himself. He only asked a warrior of Great Emperor to send a vague message — don't go too far.
Lu Li smiled when he got the message. Emperor Candle Heaven wouldn't do anything rash even if he died before the attack.
After all, the human race was divided. At this rate, the morale of the human army would collapse and the Third Heaven would be doomed.
The Cang Family received the message as well. It was vague but they knew clearly that they had been abandoned.
If they didn't give up their territory, then everyone in the Cang Family would be killed.
In the end, the Cang Family and the dozens of families started to migrate to the Wind Continent.
Phoenix Empress gave them an area so that the Cang Family and the 33 families could have a place to settle down. Otherwise, the Cang Family and the dozens of families would all be killed.
What else could they do?
Fight to the death to prove their loyalty?
It would be nice if they could gain some reputation by dying.
The problem was the way the Third Heaven was going. They were the guilty ones and Lu Li was the hero.
Even if they all died in battle, they would have died in vain.
If he retreated to the Divine Wind Continent, he would have the protection of the Phoenix Empress. It was not impossible for him to rise again.
Lu Li's army of one hundred thousand marched on like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. Along the way, they conquered dozens of cities every day. As a matter of fact, it was more like taking over than taking over. Lu Li only needed to send some warriors to take over the cities.
After much consideration, Lu Li decided to only occupy four areas. He left the other two areas unclaimed. He secretly sent out a message that he would give up the two areas and let the virtuous ones have them.
A tall tree attracts the wind!
The Yin Family's territory was huge to begin with. Now, they occupied four regions, which were the most fertile regions. It was enough for the Yin Family and the Lu Family to develop.
Right now, the Yin Family's territory was second only to those few Thearch-Class clans. The Yin Family had already suffered many casualties, and they had also lost a lot of troops. They occupied too much territory, and management was a problem.
Many big families had their eyes on this piece of meat. If Lu Li took all of it, those families would hate him.
Now that he had given up two, those families would think that Lu Li was being sensible.
Didn't Great Monarch Candle Heaven say to stop before going too far?
If he only took four, Great Monarch Candle Heaven would have nothing to say.
Those Thearch-Class clans would think that Lu Li knew when to advance and when to retreat.
The Family Patriarch and patriarchs of the Yin Family were the busiest. On the surface, the four areas belonged to the Lu Family, but Lu Li was not in charge.
He left everything to the Yin Family after he took over the areas. Lu Renhuang came out from the secret realm and became the Lord of the Gray Cloud Territory, the Family Patriarch of the Lu Family on the surface.
Lu Ling had been busy as well. Giving the areas to the Yin Family didn't mean that the Lu Family didn't want their territory.
Lu Ling regarded her as a member of the Lu Family. Therefore, she was actively planning for the Lu Family and looking for a place to stay.
In the end, she set her sights on a big city at the border between the west of the Cangyun Territory and the Broken River Territory.
This city was called Cang He City. It was a very important city for the Cang Clan, and it was also the gathering place of the Cang Clan's largest branch. There were six spirit veins and mines near the city, and most importantly, it was the entrance to the Primitive Mystic Realm.
The veins and mines represented a large number of materials which could be sold or traded for cultivation resources. There was also a primitive secret realm here which could be used to train powerful warriors.
Lu Ling and the Family Patriarch of the Yin Family proposed to make this the base camp of the Lu Family and let the Yin Family take charge of the other areas.
Naturally, the Family Patriarch of the Yin Family agreed. He wouldn't say a word if he could give the four areas to the Lu Family, let alone a city, a primitive secret realm and several veins. After all, it was Lu Li who conquered the four areas.
Lu Ling changed the name of this place to the City of Mystic Armor and began to make arrangements. She was going to the Northern Plains with Lu Li. But since she had to settle the base camp of the Lu Family, she couldn't go back.
For her, the Lu Family was the top priority. Nothing else mattered.
The Lu Family was too weak!
For Lu Ling, Lu Renhuang, Prajna, Jiang Qiling and Qin Zhan were too weak. They might be able to reach the Second Heaven but not the Third Heaven.
The population of the Lu Family was small. Disciples of the Lu Family were the core. Otherwise, no matter how many powerful warriors from other races were recruited, it would be pointless. Could Lu Li be the Lu Family all by himself?
The Lu Family needed to train powerful warriors quickly and in large numbers. At the very least, the Lu Family had to have warriors of the Fourth Tribulation and a group of warriors of the Fifth Tribulation to be considered a big family.
Therefore, Lu Ling formulated some strategies. First of all, she had to expand the family. It would take some time to produce more.
Then, she would have to go to the Second Heaven to mobilize more warriors.
The Lu Family at the Second Heaven had developed to a certain extent. It would not be a problem to mobilize thousands of warriors. When the thousands were trained, they could become the foundation of the Lu Family.
The other issue was safety!
In the beginning, Lu Ling didn't want the Lu Family to take root here. After all, the Chilly Winter Continent was the southern theater of operations.
But on second thought, if the Chilly Winter Continent could not hold out, it would be a sign that the human race would be utterly defeated. It would not be safe for the Lu Family to go to any continent, not even the Second Heaven.
The Chilly Winter Continent was close to the Yin Family. Lu Li had done a great favor for the Yi Family. The Yin Family would do their best to help the Lu Family grow.
Regarding safety, Lu Li took care of the design himself. Blood Fairy's attainments in Divine Inscriptions could not be compared to the average Divine Inscriptionist. She had studied many ancient Divine Inscriptions and even went to the Endless Ruins to study the powerful ones.
Blood Fairy was confident that she could build some divine patterns that could withstand attacks from Emperor Warriors for a few days.
Of course, if it were Heaven Torch or Reincarnation Emperor, the divine patterns would not stand for more than two hours.
But at that point, it would be pointless to rely on the divine patterns.
The Yin Family sent over a master of divine patterns to build a large Teleportation Formation directly connected to the Broken Sword Mountain. The distance was not too far. They could be teleported over in two hours.
Once something happened, the powerful warriors of the Broken Sword Mountain could come to help immediately. The Lu Family could teleport over as well.
Another thing was to recruit powerful warriors. Lu Li was at the Emperor Warrior Realm. Naturally, there would be followers. Those who had made great contributions to the Lu Family could share the benefits. What if Lu Li became a Saint Emperor?
After three months of hard work, the Lu Family at the City of Mystic Armor finally took shape. The Lu Family had a base at the Third Heaven.
Lu Li relocated all the Lu Family members here. He and Lu Ling were ready to go to the Northern Plains.