Li Saint Clan

The Li Saint Clan, also known as the Kunpeng Clan, used to be the main clan that founded and led the Grand-Orient Sect.

## Clan Description

The Li Saint Clan is made up of 4 Great Bloodlines: Wind, Metal, Lightning and Fire Bloodlines. Within each bloodline, they have an Apex Branch and various other branches, for a total of four patriarchs and twenty-eight branch heads. For the Wind Bloodline, there are the Apex Bloodline and seven side branches known as the Seven Starry Wind Branches.  The Metal Bloodline is considered the second most powerful bloodline and most well preserved, followed by Fire and Thunder. The Li Saint Clan's techniques are made specifically for the descendents to facilitate the unique elemental switching property. All four bloodlines are proficient in the water element, and differ only in their second element.

### Leadership

Normally the clan is managed by the first patriarch of the Wind Bloodline. However, after suffering the betrayal, Li Wudi gave up on managing the clan, so all affairs and disputes were managed by Li Xuanyi.

### Apex Branch

The Apex Branch of the Wind Bloodline is known for their Void Kunpengs which are saint beasts beyond eight stars. In the past ten thousand years, the eldest sons of the Apex Branch usually have it as their lifebound beast. At its peak, it wasn't uncommon for the second and third sons to have the Void Kunpeng as well. Throughout the years, the clan had gotten new blood mixed into their lineage, so there was at least a seventy percent chance for the eldest son of the Apex Branch to have a saint beast Void Kunpeng. Void Kunpengs are only passed down to male heirs and the eldest male heirs at that. The heritability of a saint beast might have been the cause of the difficulty to giving birth to offspring.

## Clan Breakdown

**Wind Bloodline**

1. Apex Branch (The main branch)
2. Alpha Ursae Majoris Branch
3. Beta Ursae Majoris Branch
4. Gamma Ursae Majoris Branch
5. Delta Ursae Majoris Branch
6. Epsilon Ursae Majoris Branch
7. Zeta Ursae Majoris Branch
8. Eta Ursae Majoris Branch

## Members

Metal Bloodline
 Main
 Main

Fire Bloodline
 Main

Lightning Bloodline
 Main

## History

In the past, the power of each of the bloodlines were mightier than the then-rising Heaven's Elysium. Each of the side branches used to be massive clans that could shake the Grand-Orient Realm thousands of years ago.

### Tianming's Arrival at the Sect (Chapter 190 to 202)

When Tianming first arrived at the residence of the Li Saint Clan's Wind Bloodline, he saw members of the Wind Bloodline's branches gathering outside the Kunpeng Sacred Hall, demanding Li Wudi's appearance so as to decide the junior sect master amongst their junior generation. They had heard rumors that the Metal, Thunder and Fire Bloodlines were about to call for a Sacred Assembly to pick a junior sect master from their bloodlines instead. The branch leaders of the Wind Bloodline were eager to "sacrifice" their sons to become Li Wudi's step-son and become the junior sect master, but their plans fell through due to Tianming's presence. Tianming revealed his bane-rings but the branch leaders remained unconvinced. Tianming took the opportunity to challenge the junior generation of the Wind Bloodline on the condition that his victory over them would prove his status as a pentabane, Li Wudi's son. He would not gain their acknowledgement upon his failure and would cause Li Wudi to adopt one of their sons.

Li Kunxu was his first opponent and Tianming used him to test the abilities of the kunpeng and the Li Saint Clan's unique techniques. After observing their capabilities, Tianming brought an end to the fight swiftly. When Li Linghe stood out as the second opponent, Tianming got Feiling to attach onto him before he fought him. After Li Linghe had summoned his Devilwind Kundrake, they were defeated in two moves by Tianming. Tianming's easy victory over both beastmasters scared the rest of junior generation and none of them dared to challenge him. Although the rest of the Wind Bloodline accepted that Tianming was a pentabane, they had decided to abandon the Apex Branch and would not support them in front of the other bloodlines.

After the members of the Wind Bloodline left, Li Wudi stumbled out in a drunken state to greet Tianming and handed him the Kunpeng Sacred Seal. Tianming found out that it was the symbol of the junior sect master and assimilated it into his blood. He felt a connection in his blood and it confirmed his identity as a member of the clan. His bane-rings also underwent a slight transformation, they became as though they were drawn by an ink bursh and ink droplets were scattered nearby similiar to countless oscillating stars. His decabane body was now filled with the combined quintessence of the Li Saint Clan's excellence and he could feel the will of each of his ancestors flowing through him. His body potential and talent was enhanced.

Li Wudi later brought him into the Li Mausoleum to pay respects to the ancestors of the clan and reveal the secret that the ancestors would grant certain boons when they were offered wine. Li Wudi poured wine on Li Shenxiao's tombstone which revealed the eighty-one saintly heavenly patterns and the immense amount of spiritual energy that had accumulated and poured into Tianming's body, allowing him to breakthrough to the Ninth Level of Spiritsource Stage. After cultivating beside the tomb for a few days, Tianming left to face the members of the other three bloodlines.

### Facing the Three Bloodlines (Chapter 203 to 209)

When day broke, Tianming was preparing himself with Feiling already attached to him. He was informed that Ye Qing, one of the council elders, would be present to personally withness his pentabane. Ye Qing was one of the elders that still supported the Li Saint Clan. Shortly after, the members of the three bloodlines had arrived whereas none of the Seven Starry Wind Branches had sent a representative. The patriarchs from the three bloodlines were quick to accuse Li Qingyu of bringing in an outsider and making claims that he was Li Wudi's son. They demanded for the handover of the Kunpeng Sacred Seal so that one of their own would take over and bring hope to the clan.

However, since Tianming had already assimilated the seal, he willingly stood up against them and accepted any challenge they threw at him. Li Chiling, daughter of Li Yansheng stepped out to challenge him. However, she was defeated and eventually yielded to Tianming. The rest of the members were astonished at Ying Huo's mastery of a simplified Heavenly Will technique and were hesitant to challenge Tianming. Li Chenlei, son of Li Yunting, stepped forth to challenge Tianming but was defeated easily. Meow Meow's usage of Regal Chaosfiend was able to easily overwhelm his lifebound beast and he lose his teeth to Tianming for not yielding the first time. Li Xuanchen was the next to step forth but launched a sneak attack before Tianming could acknowledge his challenge. Tianming was able to resist the strike with his left arm but the sheer force had shaken his internal organs.

Before they could continue their fight, Ye Qing made an appearance and seperated the both of them. He had come to witness the authencity of Tianming's pentabane and was satisfied with the result. When Li Xuanchen spoke out to finish his fight with Tianming, he was shut down by Ye Qing. In order to pacify the members of the three bloodlines, Ye Qing suggested a test for Tianming's cutlivation: He was given half a year to reach the third level of Unity. If he succeeds, it would further prove Tianming's pentabane status, or else, they were free to select a new junior sect master.

### Annuling Li Qingyu's Marriage Contract (Chapter 232 - 239)

On the day before Li Qingyu's sixteen birthday, Li Xuanchen had sent over the marriage gifts to Fatepath Peak, but the doors were locked. He also shared his plan to gift Qingyu to Yuwen Shengcheng which caused his father to be struck in disbelief at Xuanchen's lack of love for his own blood brother. Eventually Li Xuanyi recognised that it was for the best and submitted himself to his son's plan.

On the day itself, Tianming emerged from the Li Mausoleum but wasn't able to advance to the second level of unity. However, he had managed to make progress with the Life-Death Whip Art, and both Ying Huo and Meow Meow had refined the profound mannas becoming eight-star beasts officially. When morning came, the patriarchs of the three bloodlines brought their members to Kunpeng Sacred Hall and were blocked by Tianming. Qingyu and Lingyu also appeared, weapons drawn with their killing intent unleashed. Li Xuanyi was eager to take the bride, but when Tianming threw out the challenge of a life and death battle for the Kunpeng Sacred Seal, Li Xuanchen took the bait. They made a deal that Tianming's victory would result in the annulment of the marriage contract and Xuanchen's victory would result in Tianming's death and the seal's ownership.

Jiang Feiling attached herself to Tianming as he prepared to engage in a life and death battle. It was a tough battle, but Tianming was able to tip the odds in his favor with his fighting spirit and superior lifebound beast. The fight also gave Tianming much insight and allowed him to advance to the second level of Unity. With his victory, the marriage contract was to be torn up, however Li Xuanyi resisted until Tianming offered to crush Xuanchen's spiritsources. He gave up the marriage contract and Li Jingyu happily tore it up after verifying that it was the authentic contract. Li Xuanyi demanded for his son's release and was ready to cause trouble, but then Ye Qing had arrived with both Ye Shaoqing and Ye Yuxi. Ye Qing criticized the clan members for trying to suppress and kill Tianming, the clan's hope, and reminded them that he was under his protection. Ye Shaoqing also announced his intention to take both Li Tianming and Li Qingyu as his direct disciples, to which both immediately agreed.

## Progenitor of the Li Saint Clan

More than ten thousand years ago, the ancestors of the Celestial Orderian Race found the Flameyellow Coffin. About five generations of sun emperors began studying it. As time passed, they learned the truth about the Flameyellow Imperial Star, as well as the fact that the celestial orderians were descendants of the flameyellow divinities. When studying the Flameyellow Coffin, they came to the conclusion that only true flameyellow divinities can truly bring out the coffin’s full power, so the celestial orderians were completely hopeless.

Only when a beastmaster and totemancer combine and give birth to a dual cultivator will they have a flameyellow divinity. However, throughout millions of years, countless celestial orderians and beastmasters had combined, yet not a single flameyellow divinity was born, which meant they had no hope of controlling the Flameyellow Coffin and recreating the glory of the Flameyellow Imperial Star. So they thought about it and finally looked to the Flameyellow Continent because of a picture in the coffin. It seems the chaos skyjail fell from the sun and was the core part of the Flameyellow Imperial Star. Then they had an idea: maybe they could succeed in the Chaos Skyjail. They switched to a different location and entered the chaos skyjail to try there. That happened about ten thousand years ago. Li Shenxiao, the ancestor of the Li Saint Clan, was born around that time. They used the Flameyellow Coffin as a shuttle to travel through the Canal of the Dead. That proves that the chaos skyjail is related to the Flameyellow Imperial Star. Even if it isn’t the core of the Flameyellow Imperial Star, it must be a special part of it.

That was more than ten thousand years ago! The sun emperor of that period brought a close female friend, a beastmaster, into the chaos skyjail. The child was extracted from her womb while still a fetus. According to the secret method written in the Flameyellow Coffin, the child was conceived in the coffin and possessed the blood left by the most eminent nonabane emperor in all of the celestial orderians’ history, Li Shenxiao. A miracle happened in the chaos skyjail! A child that possessed both bane-rings and lifebound beasts was born and the emperor of the time was overjoyed!

The child, who was their hope of controlling the Flameyellow Coffin, had also combined with the blood of their ancestor. Thus, the celestial orderians hoped that he would create a new future for them. They also named him Li Shenxiao, same as the ancestor of the Li Saint Clan. Who could have thought that the progenitor of the Li Saint Clan had such a complex origin? He had been conceived in the Flameyellow Coffin by a former Sun Emperor, then combined with the blood of the celestial orderians' ancestor!

He had both lifebound beasts and bane-rings, but his potential was also limited to the chaos skyjail’s standards. Li Shenxiao had managed to break through to five bane-rings after decades of persistence. Five bane-rings were nothing in the Divine Moon Realm, let alone the celestial orderians. It isn’t just low. For the successor of the sun emperor, it’s trash. Most importantly, it’s recorded that the blood of a nonabane totemancer is required. There was only one drop of blood left by their nonabane ancestor, so they only had one chance at success. After Li Shenxiao, they were completely disappointed and resigned to their fate, so they left the child there to fend for himself while they observed. And that lasted for more than ten thousand years. Our ancestor died a long time ago, but the Li Saint Clan he fostered grew. At the height of our glory, our ancestors were all beastmasters with bane-rings, but they were far from being able to reach the prerequisite of having totems.

## Trivia

* Among the battle arts created by the ancestors, the Shenxiao Sword Art is ranked number one, and the Infernal Blood Strike from Li Xinghe is ranked second.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 189
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 203
3. ↑ Chapter 193
4. ↑ Chapter 193
5. ↑ Chapter 190
6. ↑ Chapter 2021
7. ↑ Chapter 378