"Grandpa Huang always says they are busy."
Li Kuangtu glanced at the woman beside him. "Sister Qingyu, can you tell me what my family is like?"
Seeing Huang Xiujin nod in approval, Qingyu walked over to Li Kuangtu and stroked the head of her young husband. "Your family," she said, "are the most formidable and fearsome people in the Azure Cloud region."
"Your great-grandfather carries a coffin on his back, and all enemies ultimately end up inside that coffin. Your great-grandmother is the most beautiful woman in the world. With her three-tailed fox form, she is the family's greatest protector."
"Your four great-grandfathers are Li Yaozu, the Sword King, the strongest swordsman in Azure Cloud; the Holy Maiden of Herbs; Li Yaotie, the Ancestor of Spirit Puppets; and the elusive Lord of Dawn, who built the 'Tower.'"
"And your fearless grandparents..."
Young Li Kuangtu listened to the names and titles of his family elders, his eyes filled with anticipation and admiration.
Huang Xiujin crouched in front of Li Kuangtu. "Child, do you resent them for leaving you?"
Li Kuangtu shook his head, spreading his arms wide for emphasis. He declared earnestly, "Great heroes like them have to accomplish grand and important things, much bigger than the sandcastles I build."
A moment later, Li Kuangtu jumped up with excitement. "Oh! My great-grandfathers, great-grandmothers, and many other elders are all great heroes! I am a great hero too!"
Gazing at the child's innocent and carefree demeanor, Huang Xiujin sighed. "Qingyu, have you received any recent news from the Li family?"
Qingyu replied, "The latest news is from two months ago. The Seven Ironclad emerged from the Emerald Pines Temple, slaughtering all the monks who attempted to apprehend them. It seems..."
"It seems what?"
"It seems... the Seven Ironclad have all succumbed to demonic influence. When they were besieged by other forces, the Sword King, Li Yaozu, appeared and joined forces with them. They battled three Golden Core cultivators. With a flick of the Sword King's sword case, a myriad of swords flew out, decapitating one of the Golden Core cultivators. He then departed with the Seven Sons, vanishing without a trace once more. Now, many factions have quietly withdrawn their missions to hunt down the Li family, terrified and demoralized."
"Hahaha, excellent!"
Overjoyed, Huang Xiujin immediately took young Kuangtu and gathered several friends of the Li family. They feasted and drank merrily within the Li family courtyard for three days and nights.
Their conversations revolved around the exploits of the Li family members throughout these seven years in the Azure Cloud region.
For instance, Li Tianshuang of the Li family, leading a horde of beasts from the swamps and forests, annihilated a Foundation Establishment family who didn't know what was good for them.
Li Tianming, the rebellious son of the Li family, snuck into the Black Tortoise Sect and secretly decapitated their once-in-a-millennium genius, hanging the head at the main gate before leaving unharmed.
Li Tianniu, a man of unparalleled handsomeness within the Li family, was truly a veteran of the romantic battlefield. In a Golden Core family, he managed to seduce an entire generation of women, absconding with half of the family fortune accumulated over centuries. It was even said that he didn't spare the current family head's chamber pot.
The demon cultivators of the Thunderfire Cave?
No one cared about them anymore. Azure Cloud region currently has only one public enemy.
...
Seeing that these friends of the Li family were quite loyal, ensuring a stable life for several Li descendants, Li Wei felt deeply relieved.
"Hopefully, the fifth generation will grow up quickly and settle down to marry and have children."
He murmured to himself.
Li Wei switched the display.
The 'Tower' from a few years ago was merely the beginning. Both Li Wei and the Li family had to admit that it was simply a means of venting their anger. Back then, they didn't possess the strength to mount an effective counterattack.
They also had to acknowledge that leaving the family estate was a necessary measure.
Even Li Wei wasn't sure if he could fight a peak Golden Core cultivator, even if he descended again.
The Li family's development time was too short; they were too weak.
But now, Seven years had passed, and they had found a new opportunity!
Moreover... Li Wei had saved all the Beast Blood Fruits, and the family had prepared many of the pills he needed. During these seven years, his many descendants outside had almost all completed special events every year, each earning at least 1000 incense merit points to start with. He had accumulated enough incense merit points!
"It's time to teach Azure Cloud region a real lesson."
Li Wei let out a long breath.
He looked at the game screen. It displayed the rear mountains of the Azure Cloud Pavilion. Just like that day, snow was falling from the sky, creating a beautiful scene.
A disheveled figure emerged from the ground.
He took out a knife and shaved the stubble on his face clean. Then, he reached out his hand to catch the falling snowflakes. A glint of sharpness flickered in his hazy eyes. "The snow this winter is white."
Li Tianyi!
This most outstanding member of the Li family's fourth generation... had been robbing graves for seven years!
Just as Li Wei was about to issue a command using the ancestral tablet, wisps of the old master's fragmented soul emerged from behind Li Tianyi.
These fragmented souls gradually materialized into human forms. Gazing towards the Azure Cloud Pavilion, their expressions held a hint of nostalgia. They began whispering amongst themselves before the grave, resembling a group of elderly folks gathered around a loudspeaker in a public square.
"Ah, one hundred and thirty thousand years have passed. The seas have changed into mulberry fields, and things are no longer the same. To think that the Azure Cloud Pavilion is now left with only a few wisps of fortune. How tragic, how lamentable."
"Soaring ninety thousand feet into the azure clouds – that was the legacy of the Azure Cloud Pavilion. Now, it's plummeting ninety thousand feet."
"This old man has divined it. Alas, only a few fragmented souls remain now. Our Azure Cloud Pavilion still has one true inheritor named Yu Xian. Hmph, that cowardly rat! He actually abandoned the Azure Cloud Pavilion's legacy of over a hundred thousand years and fled!"
"..."
Looking at the twenty-three old men, Li Wei was utterly dumbfounded. After a long while, he shook his head in disbelief. "Huh???"
"We agreed on grave robbing! What kind of situation have you gotten us into???"
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