The Li Family held a funeral draped in white and hemp, and Li Xihong followed the will without making it grand. However, Shanyue King Li Jiman hurried back and wept deeply in grief.
Whether the sorrow was real or feigned, at least he showed he cared. Supported to his feet by Li Xihong, the man had reached the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivating. Clearly, he had been earnestly cultivating these years.
Yet to the current Li Family, Qi Cultivators no longer counted as a key fighting force, merely aiding with tasks in the middle ranks. The fight for positions in the several Spirit Mountains was intense, with the numbers of Qi Cultivators even in the Jade Courtyard Guards reaching double digits in the last two years, making his Sixth Layer Cultivation seem rather insignificant.
