Another seven days passed.
Inside the Li family's residence, the people of Green Valley Town were ecstatic in the streets. They had heard the rumors: the Li family was still the same Li family of old. Not only had they killed these damnable Wu Clan members in Green Valley Town thirty years later, but they had even gone to the Spirit Jade Division and achieved illustrious military exploits!
And even the entire Azure Cloud region.
All the various forces emerged from hiding. They carried out their revenge after thirty years of living in disgrace, attacking the Spirit Jade Division, the Beast Division, and the Ghost Division with lightning speed. These three Divisions had once oppressed the entire Azure Cloud region, making it hard for them to breathe, but now, they could only flee in a sorry state, their main forces having already retreated back into the Endless Forest.
The remaining Wu Clan members within the Azure Cloud region could only struggle to survive under the relentless pursuit of the various powers of the Azure Cloud region.
The situation had reversed so quickly.
They could even foresee that in the near future, no one would dare to say that the Azure Cloud region was full of cowards. No one would say that everyone in Green Valley Town was a coward. They would only praise the Li family for leading all of Azure Cloud to a commendable victory for the human race!
But they didn't know.
At this time, within the Silver Iron Forest, not far from the Pig Demon King, a statue had been erected.
It was a statue of a young man, riding a donkey and laughing heartily. The young man's high spirits were not diminished in the slightest by the donkey; on the contrary, he appeared incredibly carefree. Anyone could see his relaxed and joyful demeanor.
He was depicted in a charging pose, holding a silver spear in one hand and a scroll in the other. His eyes were sharp, as if no one before him could block his path.
A... Warrior without burdens, acting on his own will.
Behind the statue was a coffin. Inside the coffin, there was no corpse, only bloodstained clothes, the spirit spear, the Great River Dragon General Diagram, and a set of heavy armor – the armor Li Kuangtu had worn in the Thunderfire Demon Cave and in which he had steadily grown.
A light rain began to fall from the sky.
The Li family members stood before Li Kuangtu's tomb, gazing for a long time at his statue and his tombstone.
The tomb was empty.
Huang Xiujin sighed deeply, tears mingling with the rain at the corners of his eyes, "Don't record anything Kuangtu experienced. When you entrusted him to me, I watched him grow up bit by bit. He used to be so carefree. He said he wanted to become a great hero like you all, that he wanted to roam the world freely. But he walked a different path."
"Let him... no longer bear all of this. Let him go in peace."
Hearing this, the members of the Li family lowered their heads.
Li Dalong stepped forward and walked to Li Kuangtu's tombstone. His hand caressed the tombstone. He still remembered that day when Li Kuangtu knelt before him on the city wall. He had reached out his hand, but in the end, the slap had never landed on Li Kuangtu's face.
That day, Li Kuangtu's kneeling before Guan Tian had slapped his face, but he hadn't said much. He had even prepared himself to face the entire Azure Dynasty, as well as the entire Wu Clan.
Until now...
Li Dalong finally understood. Whether alive or dead, Li Kuangtu was no longer a child, nor was he a coward. He had been carrying an entire mountain on his back. They, the elders, were the real cowards, hiding in the deepest recesses of the family and cultivating, enjoying the happiest and most peaceful thirty years.
As Li Dalong's spiritual power manifested.
Li Kuangtu's life was recorded on the tombstone, but it lacked the weight of what Li Kuangtu had experienced.
[Li Kuangtu, one of the most respected members of the Li family. In the year of great calamity, he grew up in the Cloudsea Pavilion, and it was also in the Cloudsea Pavilion that he became a hero. After growing up, he followed in the footsteps of his elders and roamed the martial world freely. In the Thunderfire Demon Cave, he faced countless demon cultivators, yet he never feared them, even drinking and reveling with them.]
[He participated in countless battles for the Li family, never showing fear. He faced the most powerful geniuses in all of Azure Cloud region at the Azure Cloud Martial Pavilion, charging forward with unrestrained laughter, and becoming the strongest prodigy in all of Azure Cloud region.]
[He made the entire Wu Clan's Spirit Jade Division submit to him, and made the Spirit Jade Division's High Priest, Guan Tian, kneel before him.]
[He was...]
[The most fearless warrior, the greatest pride of the Li family!]
Li Dalong slowly turned his head and looked at Guan Tian, who was kneeling before Li Kuangtu's tombstone. He asked in a gentle voice, "Lord Guan Tian, take a look. Was my family's Kuangtu's life... magnificent?"
Guan Tian stared blankly at Li Kuangtu's tombstone.
After a long silence, he suddenly smiled, "I offer him my respect. I didn't lose to you, the Li family. I lost to him."
"Thank you."
After Li Dalong's words faded, Guan Tian closed his eyes. His wish had also been fulfilled. His people were fleeing, his defeat inevitable. He would, in his final moments, pay his respects to his opponent. This, too, was the pride of a High Priest.
Guan Tian's head fell to the ground, and his blood flowed towards Li Kuangtu's grave.
The earth of the grave was closed, and the Li family members lingered for a long time.
In the misty rain, the statue seemed to come alive. Li Kuangtu, just as he had wished, was laughing and roaming the world freely.
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