"Not bad, not bad at all."
Li Jianshu's words fell entirely into Li Wei's ears, and Li Wei nodded in smug approval.
"This Lightning Kid quite has the demeanor of me, his Ancestor."
He then looked at Li Jianshu's historical log.
Over the years, while the family waged war in the Western Frontier, Li Jianshu had managed the massive territory of the Azure Cloud Prefecture.
Coupled with the family's major Grotto-Heaven and the rapidly growing number of bloodline descendants, he had also been slowly maturing.
[Your descendant Li Jianshu succeeded as Patriarch, implemented numerous laws and regulations, and organized the family rules, ensuring the family's ancestral system remained orderly.
The family has numerous descendants, yet they have gradually come to adhere to etiquette and the law.]
The longer he served as the Ancestor, the more Li Wei understood the importance of etiquette and the law.
In his daily free time, when secretly observing his descendants' lives, he had frequently seen them being deceived, acting as spies for others, or committing evil deeds while relying on the family's power.
In Li Jianshu's historical log, there were also many special events.
Events like [Annihilation of Thirty-Four Sects] and [Immortal Soldier System], along with another named [Bloodstained Imperial Capital].
The latter was nothing more than a former dynasty official who came to the Azure Cloud Prefecture to collect taxes, relying on his authority to demand bribes.
Well, Li Jianshu ran straight to the streets of the Imperial Capital, carrying the man's head in his hand.
That day, Li Yuanshang ran over and thoroughly cursed Li Jianshu out, calling him entirely inflexible and stubborn.
The uncle and nephew had two completely different personalities.
If it were Li Yuanshang, he would have been eager to send even more gifts, precisely to grasp the other party's leverage.
Aside from this, Li Jianshu's cultivation level was also extraordinary.
[Your descendant Li Jianshu, over many years of constantly receiving the divine punishment of the "Divine Arts", has been struck by lightning three hundred and sixty times, breaking through to the peak of the fourth layer of the "Divine Arts", ready to break through to the fifth layer at any time.]
[Through lightning arts and the Heavenly Retribution Physique, your descendant created the Profound-grade technique manual "Essential Codex of Heavenly Retribution", encompassing the secrets of heavenly lightning below the Nascent Soul realm, capable of both body tempering and technique cultivation.
Acquired Trait: Son of Lightning.]
[Only those who are frequently struck by lightning can receive the favor of lightning.
The chance of failing the Divinity Transformation Thunder Tribulation may be reduced by 30%, and the comprehension of 'Lightning' attribute cultivation methods is increased by 100%.]
As the person who had been struck by lightning the most in the entire Azure Cloud Prefecture, Li Jianshu had undoubtedly embarked upon a path uniquely his own.
It also had to be said that Li Yaoqing was a genius.
In her youth, she had seen her maidservant struck to ashes by lightning while cultivating her technique.
Later, seeing that Li Jianshu possessed the 'Heavenly Retribution Physique', she enabled the family to produce this 'Lightning Kid'.
Having settled matters at home, Li Jianshu hurried toward the Eternal Immortal Sect without stopping.
...
The Eternal Immortal Sect majestic and grand, ancient and unadorned, yet also like a fairyland.
Above the immortal mountain, the silhouettes of immortal clouds and cranes could be seen, and every single disciple of the immortal sect was a genius.
Li Jianshu walked along the ancient path of the immortal sect.
This was not his first time here.
The elder leading the way was from the Duanmu Clan.
Because the Li Clan had assisted the Duanmu Clan in getting involved with the imperial court, this Duanmu Clan elder was quite polite to Li Jianshu, unlike the other disciples of the Eternal Immortal Sect who looked down upon everyone in the world.
"Patriarch Li, recently, the Sect master sent back a message. The major factions of the Department of Immortal Suppression have gained quite a few benefits in the Wu tribe's rear.
The Sect master asked me to express his gratitude to the Li Clan upon seeing you.
Fortunately, with the Li Clan's assistance, the Sword Pavilion sent people over to help significantly."
The Duanmu Clan elder's face was flushed with success.
"By the way, your Li Clan descendants who are fighting in the Wu tribe's rear are already on their way back."
Li Jianshu nodded slightly.
The Wu tribe's rear was also a good place.
The major factions that had once been oppressed by the Department of Immortal Suppression had now all sent experts to lay out schemes in the Wu tribe's rear.
By assisting each other, they had found quite a few opportunities amidst this chaotic world.
Before long.
Under the elder's guidance, Li Jianshu arrived at the forbidden grounds of the Eternal Immortal Sect.
Hearing a muffled groan of pain, he saw his younger brother, Li Jianning, sitting cross-legged on the ground.
His clothes were already soaked in sweat, and his entire body was shaking continuously from the pain, yet ripples of Spiritual power belonging to the Golden Core realm fluctuated around him.
"The Daoist technique Ancestor Lan taught him..." Seeing his younger brother in such a state, Li Jianshu felt both shocked and heartbroken.
Li Jianning looked much older than Li Jianshu.
Back then, he already possessed an elderly body, and without reaching the Nascent Soul realm to shed his mortal body and exchange his bones, the current Li Jianning simply looked hale and hearty for his age.
A flash of lightning passed through Li Jianshu's eyes.
Under his lightning art, he saw that the meridians and acupoints all over Li Jianning's body had already opened one hundred and eighty-two dantians.
The numerous Golden Cores allowed Li Jianning's Spiritual power to rival that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"The human body has seven hundred and twenty meridians and acupoints, yet Jianning has only opened one hundred and eighty-two so far.
A Golden Core only has a lifespan of about five hundred years. How can he break through to the Nascent Soul realm using this kind of cultivation method?"
Li Jianshu frowned slightly. Seeing that Li Jianning had finished his cultivation, he muttered.
"High Ancestor Yunlin also said the path he cultivates is a broad and smooth road. I also need to prepare more life-extending medicinal pills for him."
[Your descendant Li Jianning has opened one hundred and eighty-two meridians and acupoints to store Golden Cores.
Every single Golden Core is inscribed with a technique, refining one hundred and sixty-nine Human Cores, twelve Earth Cores, and one Heaven Core.]
[Li Jianning's strength is immense. Last year, under Ancestor Lan's arrangement, he fought a grand battle against an early-stage Nascent Soul expert.
Accomplishing the heroic feat of challenging someone of a higher realm, he fought and won at the cost of minor injuries. Below the Nascent Soul realm, he is peerless in the world!]
"..."
Watching the hale and hearty Li Jianning stand up, the corners of Li Wei's mouth twitched.
He actually didn't know Li Jianning had beaten a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Thinking back to when he was at the Golden Core realm, he had been chased all over by a Nascent Soul cultivator.
And he had possessed a Divine Core!
"As expected, when quantity reaches a certain point, it can induce a qualitative change."
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