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Chapter 1356: Chapter 1350: Year 1082
[Your descendant Li Chuxiu has brought a revolution to Azure Cloud Prefecture, refining a series of war artifacts such as the ‘Rain Spear’, ‘Spirit Rifle’, and ‘Spirit Cannon’. Acquired Trait: Spiritual Energy Cultivation Revolutionary]
[A Spiritual Energy Cultivation Revolutionary uses ‘Spiritual Qi’ as a foundation to bring new revolutions to the cultivation world. Comprehension increases by 10%, Prestige increases by 50%.]
Li Wei jolted awake from his secluded cultivation and looked at the interface before him.
The appearance of ‘spirit rifles’ and ‘spirit cannons’ left him utterly dumbfounded.
The so-called ‘waking up to find the world has changed’ probably looked exactly like this.
The family’s development over these past millenniums was like leaping straight from ancient dynasties into the steam age.
Even more astounded than him was Li Yaotie in the Heavenly Fire Dao Field.
This grandmaster of artifact forging and Spirit Puppet crafting, upon hearing that Li Chuxiu had created the ‘spirit rifle’, bounded straight out of his Dao Field.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he snatched up the actively researching Li Chuxiu, nearly terrifying the ‘hidden weapon’-obsessed Patriarch into wetting himself.
Following that, the two of them acted like mad scientists, exchanging ideas with their eyes shining brightly.
Li Yaotie awakened as if from a dream.
“So that’s how it is. It turns out spirit stones possess such wondrous utility. However, a small gun barrel requires array formations to be engraved internally.
The craftsmanship is complex and intricately interlocked; a single misstep, and the spirit stone will self-detonate.
I attempted this in the past, but unfortunately failed time and time again. Even with a sample in hand, I couldn’t forge it. In the end, I simply couldn’t handle the delicate, precision work.”
Well, wasn’t that the truth? How could a guy deeply versed in the ‘Follow-Fate Forging Method’ possibly handle delicate work?
“If your Dharma Treasures were added to my Spirit Puppets…”
“Your child was thinking the exact same thing!” Li Chuxiu’s eyes lit up brightly.
These two, separated by many generations, threw their arms around each other’s shoulders and headed to the Heavenly Fire Dao Field.
For the next few days, all one could hear were phrases like,
“Iron Ancestor is truly an extraordinary man; even immortals cannot compare to the Old Ancestor,” “With a descendant like Chuxiu, how could our family’s path of artifacts not flourish,” “Iron Ancestor possesses unparalleled wisdom,” and “Xiu’er is exceptionally brilliant”…
Li Wei even suspected that if it weren’t for their generational gap, the two of them would have become sworn brothers right on the spot.
…
[Year 1082]
Nearly ninety percent of Clearpeak Prefecture’s land had been lost, and the Blood Moon was encroaching upon Westfall Prefecture.
Over the years, Clearpeak Prefecture had suffered countless casualties.
The commoners could not escape Clearpeak Prefecture, and the fate left for them…
The people of Azure Cloud Prefecture and Westfall Prefecture were unwilling to mention it. It was just that within the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, there were now many, many more demons.
Xuanyuan Liqun of the Xuanyuan Clan would never forget the Sect Master of the Drunken Dream Sect in Clearpeak Prefecture, who charged headlong into the Blood Moon.
He still remembered the profound hatred he felt upon witnessing Banshu Qingping’s actions in Grandhaven Prefecture, and his anger toward the Fox Saint.
Yet now, filled with despair, he had become exactly that kind of person—perhaps even worse.
As the years passed, no one knew exactly what state Xuanyuan Liqun had reached.
They only knew that many mortals in Clearpeak Prefecture had died, and within him resided the ‘Unbound Immortal’.
According to the Red Dust Immortal, the ‘Unbound Immortal’ was an anomaly among immortals even when they roamed the world.
As the name suggested, ‘Unbound’ meant defying the rules. Even other immortals could not fathom the actions of this immortal, and its immortal power was ever-changing.
Originally, it was just an ordinary immortal, but after Xuanyuan Liqun completely retreated from Clearpeak Prefecture, it faintly showed the momentum of breaking through to become a Heavenly Immortal.
Furthermore, led by Old Bear, all ten thousand Iron-Eating Beasts of the Xuanyuan Clan had relocated to the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, leaving only a few young Iron-Eating Beasts to accompany the Xuanyuan Clan’s children overseas.
Inside the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
As the Myriad Dao Pagoda was taken away by Third Uncle to research war artifacts, Li Yunbing achieved complete freedom.
In the end, after years of observation, the family determined that Li Yunbing would not act recklessly. Yet even while suppressing him, they still couldn’t suppress his wicked thoughts.
Li Kuanghua chanted scriptures to him for decades, but let alone reforming Li Yunbing, even her Buddha-Demon physique was driven madly off balance; her demonic body almost completely overpowered her Bodhisattva form.
Li Kuanghua remarked that even inspiring a stubborn rock to gain sentience would be easier than reforming Master Yunbing.
Upon hearing that Master Yunbing was heading to the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, she instead breathed a sigh of relief.
She would no longer have to occasionally travel around singing his praises—it was a total disgrace to the face of Buddhism.
At this moment.
Li Yunbing sat in the center of the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, an area ravaged year-round by lightning and flames.
Above the rolling thunder in the sky and the scorching magma on the ground, the old dragon transformed into a ten-meter-long dragon body.
Rolling its eyes, it coiled around Li Yunbing, who was dressed in black with long hair cascading like a waterfall.
Before him were countless demonic cultivators.
From the demons emerging out of Clearpeak Prefecture, hundreds or even thousands were captured and brought into the Demon Cave every single day.
Combined with the demonic cultivators the Thunder Fire Demon Cave had accumulated over centuries, and the demonic sect cultivators Li Xinnian had once nurtured in the Southern Sea, the entire Demon Cave was practically overflowing with people.
This place had become essentially a Gu-poison breeding ground.
The demonic cultivators knew each other, yet no one could trust anyone. Every day was a slaughterfest among themselves.
Every single one of these demons was completely full of schemes.
Here, even a Qi Condensation demonic cultivator could not be underestimated; firing hidden shots from the dark was just their daily routine.
But no matter how much they slaughtered each other, it was never more than the number of cultivators being sent in.
Sitting in the center of Old Dragon, Li Yunbing naturally became the sole King of the Demon Cave.
[Your descendant Li Yunbing has entered the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
As a Body Integration realm demon, possessing the purest demonic nature, his wicked thoughts are sufficient to bring absolute soul suppression and terror to nearly all demons. Acquired Trait: Demon Saint]
[The uncrowned king of the myriad demons in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
The moment Li Yunbing entered the Demon Cave, the demons saw the hope of the Demon Tribe’s rise, believing the Li Clan’s Demon Saint could lead them to dominate the world.
He can absorb the wicked thoughts of all demons, having silently placed a curse upon them all.]
[When a demon dies, pure, unadulterated demonic qi will be absorbed.]
As for Old Dragon?
Old Dragon cast a glance at Li Yunbing in the center, who maintained a majestic posture at all times.
Before entering the Demon Cave, he had been tricked into coming here by Li Yunbing; Li Yunbing told him there was delicious food here.
But when Li Yunbing told him to strike a pose, Old Dragon completely understood.
This bastard simply thought it looked cool.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that this kid rarely spoke from childhood to adulthood, always maintaining a cold and aloof demeanor; he was actually a massive show-off.
He spent his entire life wanting others’ acknowledgment. No matter how hard Old Dragon racked his brains, he couldn’t figure it out: why did this kid love showing off so much?
Li Yunbing ignored the many demons who revered him like a god, and he also ignored Old Dragon’s “admiring” gaze.
He had more important things to do.
Having become a Demon Saint, over the years he had grown increasingly proficient in wielding ‘wicked thoughts’.
Human hearts always harbor greed, and his wicked thoughts were omnipresent.
Those with fragile minds would easily have their mental defenses breached, followed by their souls.
Inside the Blood Moon, many so-called ‘kin’ of the immortals were even greedily worse than the demons in the Demon Cave.
Wicked thoughts pierced through the Demon Cave, shooting across Azure Cloud Prefecture like beams of light, traveling all the way to the edge of the Blood Moon.
The wicked thoughts were untraceable, arriving with practiced ease at the location of the Spirit Lord.
Li Yunbing’s expression darkened slightly.
“The alteration of Qingya’s memories has actually caused the situation to become even more severe.”
In the main hall.
Nangong Qingya recalled everything from her memories.
In the family, Li Yunlin, Li Tianqi, Li Chang, and Li Xinghuo were looking at a map formed by spiritual qi gathering in mid-air.
“In my memories, after Clearpeak Prefecture was destroyed, the Blood Moon encroached upon Westfall Prefecture several decades later.”
Under everyone’s gaze, Nangong Qingya pointed at the holographic map.
“At that time, I also saw the troop formations. We were not the only enemies of the immortals within the Blood Moon; they were also on the Wu Tribe frontline, fighting against the Wu Tribe’s totems.”
She pointed to the center of Westfall Prefecture.
“This is the direction where, after the fall of Clearpeak Prefecture, we took the initiative to charge into the Blood Moon.
The Spirit Lord, Min Tiange,… these Heavenly Immortals were waiting for our arrival within the Blood Moon.
The auras of immortals appeared in these four directions, but at that time, I didn’t have the chance to find out who they were…”
As Nangong Qingya recreated the former frontlines, the crowd revealed thoughtful expressions.
Now that the Xuanyuan Clan of Clearpeak Prefecture had fled and did not fight to the death as they originally had, only one point on the frontline within the Blood Moon remained the same as now.
Furthermore… more people had come.
At the same time, there was the route the clansmen had taken to charge into the Blood Moon.
This kind of massive battle, much like the great wars in the Western Frontier, Eastern Frontier, and Northern Frontier, was a prolonged war of life and death.
No one knew how long it would last or what would happen.
Nangong Qingya pointed to one frontline and said to Li Yunlin, “Ancestor Lin, you cannot go to this frontline.”
“Why?” A sharp light gleamed in Li Yunlin’s eyes; he had already guessed a thing or two.
“In just one short month, on this frontline, you…” Nangong Qingya hesitated to speak further.
Li Yunlin already understood everything. The expressions of the clansmen changed.
Who was Li Yunlin? He was the absolute greatest genius in the entire family, the first to break through to the Void Refinement realm on his own.
Even now, he relied on neither immortals nor demons; even the Skyveil Hall served mostly as an auxiliary tool for him.
He had comprehended all those rules bit by bit completely on his own.
“What realm was I at back then? Who killed me?” Li Yunlin asked with great interest.
“Half-Step Body Integration,” Nangong Qingya answered honestly; at times like this, concealing the truth would only create a burden.
“The Spirit Lord used trickery. He avoided Ancestor Bing and, preferring to let Min Tiange fall into a siege, turned around to lead an ambush against you instead.”
Li Yunlin was not angered by this; instead, the interest in his eyes deepened.
This caused Li Yaotie to glare. “Kid, with Big Brother away, don’t think no one can control you! Don’t go provoking the Spirit Lord; leave that rat for me!”
“Yes, Third Uncle.” Li Yunlin nodded slightly.
After this period of study, the situation had changed, but Nangong Qingya only spoke of the events of the three-month great battle and nothing beyond that.
Li Yunlin silently walked out of the main hall.
The tree canopy was a vibrant red, surrounded by vines.
At the Old Tree’s location, the heaven and earth spiritual qi of Azure Cloud Prefecture, manipulated by Li Zhiheng, gathered in abundance.
As a fairy presiding over life, Lu Niang infused majestic vitality into the Old Tree.
The Old Tree had surprisingly become the biggest beneficiary after immortals and demons appeared in the family.
It had not grown larger for a long time; although it was very difficult for the Old Tree to break through further, its lifespan was infinite.
Lu Niang said that as long as there was ample vitality, under the blessing of time, the Old Tree could rely on its arboreal body to become an existence comparable to a Great Golden Immortal.
This had nothing to do with cultivation realms, but only with the tree’s lifespan and vitality. At that time, it would become a part of the world itself.
The moment the Old Tree opened its eyes, one could perceive its majestic vitality. Its actual lifespan had been relatively short, yet it gave off a profound sense of the vicissitudes of time.
Li Yunlin said to the Old Tree, “Divine Tree, help me read an omen. I want to know how far I can go.”
Hearing this, the Old Tree remained silent for a long time.
Li Dalong had strictly forbidden the use of this kind of Spiritual power, and even Sister Qing had warned it not to read omens recklessly.
Furthermore, there are ‘gods’ three feet above one’s head; right now, Li Yaowen was above its head, and Li Zhiheng was beneath its feet… but…
It looked at Li Yunlin’s resolute gaze.
This kid’s temperament was actually very easygoing, but when he really set his mind to something, he was just as stubborn as Li Yaotie—he wouldn’t turn back until he ran headfirst into a brick wall.
“In Qingya’s memories, I have already died once.” Li Yunlin smiled faintly. “Even if I die again, so what?”
The Old Tree furrowed its brows. “Go back. I will not allow it, nor will I disobey your grandfather’s orders.”
Two hours later.
Li Yunlin walked out of the Old Tree’s location, leaving behind a ground covered in fallen red leaves.
He exhaled a long breath.
The Old Tree had said that one day, a three-foot green blade would pierce right through his soul, and then…
He would grasp the true essence of the Great Dao!
The next day, inside the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, Li Yunlin stood in front of Li Yunbing.
Seeing his younger brother’s show-off demeanor, the corners of Li Yunlin’s mouth twitched.
He then revealed the Old Tree’s omen. “Yunbing, I need to find a Heavenly Immortal, or a Dao-Comprehending realm half-immortal.”
Li Yunbing, who already understood the truth, immediately grew anxious.
He knew his eldest brother was impatient to find someone, aiming to break through exactly as the Old Tree had predicted!
He knew he couldn’t persuade him otherwise. After thinking for a moment, he said,
“Eldest Brother, could it be a Void Refinement realm or Half-Step Body Integration entity? Or perhaps a Dao-Glimpsing Body Integration expert?”
Li Yunlin looked at Li Yunbing with a bit of resentment and a hint of anger.
“Little Bing, what kind of misunderstanding do you have about me? Why would you think a mere Dao-Glimpsing realm cultivator could force me into a dead end?”
“…”
Li Yunbing leaned against the edge of Old Dragon’s dragon scales, seemingly drained of all his strength.
No matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out how his eldest brother could love showing off so much and still make it look completely effortless and natural.
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