Spring departed and autumn arrived.
[Year 137]
This time, Li Wei emerged from the earth, and the Li family had grown even stronger.
Li Wei walked around the family's residence. Four years had passed, and the Thunder Flame Fury Python and the clan members still hadn't returned. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage wasn't that simple. Even in the best location for undergoing tribulation, there were still dangers. They also needed to set up formations to resist the heavenly tribulation.
A recent message also indicated that they were safe and sound.
[Your descendant Li Kuanghua, in Coldstone Valley, is being tempered by the power of the earth and the power of ice and rock. With the help of the Thunder Flame Fury Python and Xuan Tianzi, she has acquired a special physique: the Ice Rock Body.]
[Her body has become sturdier. Utilizing the Ice Rock Body, she can use the power of ice and rock to defend against enemies. Constitution increased by 50%, strength increased by 10%.]
The younger members of the family were also still diligently cultivating.
Li Wei walked towards where Li Dalong was.
[Your descendant Li Dalong, after accumulating for a long time, attempted to break through to the next level of the Heaven-Piercing Coffin. Though he couldn't reach the deepest part of the third level, his persistent efforts over many years have made his spiritual power and foundation increasingly solid. His speed in digesting elixirs and medicinal ingredients has also become faster. The eighth-grade Blood Spirit Fruit has further enhanced his spiritual roots, allowing him to break through to the peak of the Golden Core stage!]
Li Dalong definitely had the most solid foundation in the family. He had mastered all of the family's powerful techniques and martial arts, and he had practiced them to the deepest level within the Heaven-Piercing Coffin. Even his Dharma Body was the most condensed.
Li Wei had once watched Li Dalong fight. It seemed unremarkable at first, but in the end, his opponents would always discover that Li Dalong had very few openings. Moreover, as time went on, they would be gradually worn down and exhausted to death by Li Dalong.
This guy is a true all-rounder.
Inside the Heaven-Piercing Coffin, there were also the Seven Ironclad and Li Yaozu.
By now, the Seven Ironclad had abandoned their beloved large weapons and picked up swords. The ground was piled with sword manuals that Li Yaozu had found over the years. The Seven Ironclad would then go and practice their swordsmanship. After a few days, they would return with bitter expressions, carrying their swords, and practice with Li Yaozu.
[Your descendant Li Yaozu, in order to motivate the younger generation to cultivate, is instructing the Seven Ironclad in swordsmanship. He has assigned them difficult training tasks, making each of them master a new sword technique every seven days and then spar with him. If they lose, they must continue to fight him until they win, thereby encouraging the Seven Ironclad's spirit of perseverance.]
[After many years of cultivation, Li Yaozu has broken through to the middle stage of the Golden Core. His Sword Core is approaching perfection, and he is currently refining the supreme-grade spirit artifact, the Heavenly Star Sword, into his Intrinsic (life-bound) Spirit Artifact.]
[Your descendants, the Seven Ironclad, after many years of practicing swordsmanship, have gained considerable insights into sword techniques. They are deeply grateful to Li Yaozu. They have acquired the trait: Sword Hater.]
[When they see sword cultivators, their hostility increases by 30%. When facing sword cultivators, their combat power increases by 80%!]
"Ahem..."
Watching Li Yundou's bitter expression, completely devoid of the fearsomeness he displayed outside, as he walked towards Li Yaozu with his sword, Li Wei coughed lightly. It was better not to see such a touching scene.
Afterward, Li Wei emerged from the Heaven-Piercing Coffin and looked at the earth and wood energy within his dantian. He frowned, "The power of the five elements of Heaven and Earth should be enough for me to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, right? Next, I'll go to Yaotie to sense the power of metal."
Soon, Li Wei arrived at the Thunderfire Demon Cave.
He saw that fellow Li Yaotie still forging. Li Kuanghua was the only body cultivator in the family, but in fact, disregarding his identity as the ancestor of spirit puppets, Li Wei felt that Li Yaotie was more like a body cultivator...
This big bald guy's hammer was getting bigger and heavier, and his physique was also becoming increasingly massive. It was roughly like an ordinary person wielding an excavator's shovel to forge tools.
"Huh?"
As soon as he saw Li Yaotie, Li Wei was stunned. This guy... originally only his left arm was silver, but now his right arm had also turned silver!
[As his strength grew ever greater and the metals he forged became increasingly harder, your descendant Li Yaotie forged a right arm to match his left. He was astonished to discover that, with the implantation of the right arm, he found the meridians connecting his two arms. The spiritual power stored in his body became even more abundant, allowing him to break through to the middle stage of the Golden Core!]
[Acquired Trait: Spirit Artifact Body!]
[His body will be more compatible with spirit artifacts and more adept at controlling them. Each spirit artifact will be able to unleash greater power on his body than through mere spiritual control. Moreover, he will be able to control multiple spirit artifacts simultaneously!]
It had no elemental attributes, but Li Wei felt that this trait was terrifying. To be able to use multiple spirit artifacts simultaneously... You have to understand, that using even one spirit artifact requires communicating with it through one's spiritual power and spiritual sense. Being able to use two or three at the same time is already quite difficult.
Li Wei imagined the scene of a dozen, or even hundreds, of spirit artifacts appearing behind Li Yaotie... How desperate would his opponents be?
While he was pondering this, Li Wei saw Li Yaotie suddenly stop forging. This guy was stroking his big bald head, staring intently at his own legs. "My arms are powerful now. Even someone at the peak of the Golden Core stage wouldn't dare to take a direct hit from my hammer. What I lack is speed and stamina. If I added materials with wind element to my legs, and also materials with earth element to absorb spiritual energy from the earth..."
"Tsk, tsk."
The more he spoke, the brighter Li Yaotie's eyes became. He excitedly ran towards the Heaven-Piercing Coffin, "Dad, Mom, hahaha, I've got an idea! I'm going to cut off my legs! Quick, give me the materials!"
Watching Li Yaotie's retreating figure and hearing his shouts, as well as seeing Bai Rourou, who had run out with a furious and scolding expression.
Li Wei scratched his head blankly.
Sometimes, even being an ancestor feels quite helpless, because the descendants are very strange.
Thinking about that guy Li Yaotie, who had actually severed his own arm and was now planning to cut off his own legs, all while grinning foolishly, Li Wei couldn't help but feel a chill. He decided to stop thinking about it altogether and sat down cross-legged on the spot, concentrating on comprehending the laws of metal and fire, while also keeping an eye on the light blue screen in front of him.
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