When Zhao Hui arrived at the hall, she hid her confusion and took a seat at the top side, saying, "Big brother, calling a family elder meeting this late, could there be something important?"
"Indeed, since you've agreed to Lin'er acknowledging his ancestors, I've just discussed with the elders. Luo Lan should have a status too. From now on, Luo Lan will be the second wife. Both of you will have equal status, and you shouldn't have any objections, right?" Li Dong said, looking at Zhao Hui calmly.
"What, impossible, that lowly maid to be on equal footing with me, becoming a lady of the Li family, I absolutely disagree," Zhao Hui burst out in anger, unable to accept this.
"Luo Lan has suffered enough. Now that Lin'er is a tri-elemental martial artist and is acknowledging his ancestors, it's only right for Luo Lan to have a status," a Li family elder in green robe said, his cultivation seemingly reaching the martial soul level.
"This is also Lin'er's condition. As a tri-elemental martial artist with such talent, our Li family cannot disregard this," another elder in a long robe agreed.
"Nonsense, don't forget the conditions you Li family promised me. Are you bullying the Zhao family because we lack support? I will never agree to this," Zhao Hui glared at the two Li family elders.
"Third sister-in-law, you have to agree even if you don't want to. Our Li family did promise you, but the patriarch himself has approved this. If you have any objections, you can talk to the patriarch. As for the rest, we have already decided, even if it leads to a confrontation between the Zhao and Li families, this cannot be changed. I hope you can understand," Li Dong said.
"You Li family," Zhao Hui was furious but helpless. She was at the patriarch's mercy, having once sabotaged Li Lin. She couldn't say much now.
"Sister-in-law, let it be. Even if Luo Lan becomes equal to you, she's still just a maid," Li Nan said lightly.
"Hmph," Zhao Hui snorted coldly, "What about Li Zhong? Why hasn't he come to see me since he came out of seclusion?"
"Third brother has gone back into seclusion," Li Dong said lightly.
Zhao Hui looked extremely displeased, then scanned everyone in the hall. For the family's plan, she had to endure. Now was not the time to fall out with the Li family.
"Hmph," Zhao Hui snorted again, then said, "Since you've all decided, why bother calling me here? The Li family can decide on its own." After saying this, Zhao Hui left the hall.
Time passed like flowing sand, and in the blink of an eye, five days had passed since Li Lin went into seclusion to concoct pills.
Meanwhile, Qingyun Town had become bustling. Martial artists and people from small families in nearby towns had all arrived in Qingyun Town, making it exceptionally lively with crowds filling the streets, far more than usual.
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In the taverns and shops on the streets, everyone was talking about the same thing: Yunyang Sect's triennial recruitment of new disciples. Yunyang Sect was well-known in Qingyun Town, a sacred place for martial artists and spirit users.
Yunyang Sect, one of the Three Sects and Four Orders, with thousands of disciples and immense power, considered Qingyun Town its territory. The Sect only recruited exceptionally talented individuals every three years, offering only five spots for Qingyun Town, leading to fierce competition, especially among the town's five major families.
These spots usually went to the five families, with little chance for smaller families due to the gap in nurturing their descendants.
The five major families of Qingyun Town were the Yang, Qin, Li, Luo, and Wang families. Their power was comparable, each constantly seeking to surpass the others.
"Who knows which families will have members entering Yunyang Sect this time?"
"It's bound to be members of the five major families. Others hardly stand a chance."
"Not necessarily. As long as one has excellent talent and strength, it's possible to get in. After all, Yunyang Sect's experts will personally select disciples."
"But the young generation of the five families has been nurtured from a young age. How can others compare unless they're geniuses among geniuses?"
"Exactly, based on past years, those five spots always go to the five families."
"It's said that the Li family got lucky this time, having both a dual-elemental and a tri-elemental martial artist reaching the warrior level. Such talent is frightening."
"The tri-elemental martial artist, named Li Lin, used to be the Li family's worthless young master, detected as unable to become a martial artist since childhood. Unexpectedly, he's now become a tri-elemental martial artist."
"Anyway, the Li family is lucky this time. With a dual-elemental and a tri-elemental martial artist, their power is set to rise significantly soon."
Everywhere in the town, people were discussing Yunyang Sect's recruitment, and Li Lin, the Li family's tri-elemental martial artist, became well-known, surprising everyone.
Inside the Li family's woodshed secret chamber, Li Lin continued tirelessly concocting pills, with spiritual power igniting the flame inside the Fire Dragon Cauldron, making the chamber extremely hot.
After eight days of relentless effort, once his spiritual energy was depleted, Li Lin would rest and then continue concocting pills. This hard work nearly completed the Crown Topping Pills.
With a "bang," the Fire Dragon Cauldron opened, releasing a rich medicinal fragrance. A pill with a faint glow appeared in the chamber.
"Collect," Li Lin commanded, and the pill appeared in his palm.
"The one hundred and eighth," Li Lin said softly, smiling. This time, from one hundred batches of Crown Topping Pill ingredients, he managed to concoct one hundred and eight pills. He had made significant progress in material control, saving a lot of ingredients and maintaining the pill quality as good as before, if not better.
Unbeknownst to Li Lin, concocting one hundred and eight Crown Topping Pills from one hundred batches of ingredients would astonish any other spirit user. This demonstrated an impressive level of skill and control in pill concoction.
Ordinarily, even spirit users at the spiritual soul level would find it difficult to achieve this, yet Li Lin, only at the spiritual warrior level, had done it, showing exceptional talent and a remarkable soul force.
"Whoosh," the little dragon crawled out from Li Lin's sleeve, greedily looking at the Crown Topping Pill in Li Lin's hand, its tongue eagerly stretching out, seemingly fixated on the pill.
"Little dragon, I forgot you were hungry. But there's nothing here for you to eat," Li Lin remembered, realizing the little dragon hadn't eaten for eight days.
"Chirp, chirp," the little dragon wriggled, still greedily eyeing the Crown Topping Pill in Li Lin's hand, as if trying to communicate something.