[Following discussions between Li Dalong and the Qilin Mountain Lin family, your family obtained gifts from Lin Yuanshan.]
[One supreme-grade spirit boat. Inside the boat's body contains three quasi-Rank 6 defensive formations and one offensive formation. Can travel 3000 miles per day.]
[Obtained three storage rings, containing a large amount of spirit stones, various Rank 8 down to Rank 6 natural treasures, and assorted talismans.]
[Rank 7 spiritual item 'Earth Spirit Jade Pendant'. Can help those below the Golden Core stage condense spiritual power, increase cultivation speed, and guard the Dao Heart.]
"Dad, look! This is Rank 6 Mistdew Herb, and there are three stalks! Qilin Mountain is really wealthy! Second Sister has a formula that was just missing this medicine; she can try refining the Rank 6 spirit medicine 'Essence Renewal Elixir'!"
Li Yaotie was currently holding those storage rings, looking at the treasures inside, already overjoyed. "There are also many artifact refining materials, enough to keep me busy for a few months. We really should have tied them up and made Qilin Mountain send over some more things!"
Hearing this.
A trace of joy couldn't help but flash across Li Dalong's face, which had originally been covered in gloom; even Li Wei reacted similarly.
[Essence Renewal Elixir (Rank 6)]
[A powerful spirit elixir taken internally. Once consumed, the medicinal essence spreads throughout the entire body, enhancing absorption and healing. Within half a day, it draws in spiritual energy from a 30-mile radius, greatly accelerating physical recovery.
This elixir is especially valuable for Golden Core cultivators attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, offering vital support during the fragile refinement process. It is also effective for Nascent Soul cultivators in need of rapid physical restoration after intense battles or injuries.]
"Second Sister has already been studying this formula for over twenty years; based on her skill, she should have a chance to successfully refine it. At that time, whether it's sent to Yunlin for undergoing his heavenly tribulation or used to heal Big Brother's injuries, it will be of great use!"
Li Yaotie was still joyful.
Seeing his third son's happy appearance, Li Dalong felt similarly joyful. These past two years, Yunlin had taken the Skyveil Sect to Eternal Sun Prefecture and also established a presence there, but he was deeply suppressed by the numerous powers of Eternal Sun Prefecture. If he could pass the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, with such genius aptitude, then there would surely be ways to break the deadlock.
And then there was his eldest son, Yaozu. Although the Clear Wind Sect's Divinity Transformation cultivator had spared his life, the sinister power of Heaven and Earth laws from the attack had penetrated almost deep into his Nascent Soul. Now, he didn't even dare to utilize Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi and could only slowly wear down this power of laws; otherwise, the outcome would be the destruction of his Nascent Soul and his own demise.
But there was still some worry on his face as he walked into the ancestral hall.
"Ancestor, the Qilin Mountain Lin family came again and again, repeatedly humiliating this child, wanting to snatch our family's secrets. This child originally thought that now, after more than two hundred years, I wouldn't get angry so easily anymore, yet I still ended up adding another enemy for our Li clan."
Li Dalong's expression was guilty.
[Let it be.]
Li Wei sat on the altar, still wearing a smile. Actually, he had seen it long ago: as time went by, the conflict between the Azure Cloud region and the Eternal Sun Prefecture would only deepen; this was unavoidable. That fellow Li Dalong wasn't a cowardly person either; it was just that the enemy behind them [the Dynasty] was too vast. Otherwise, according to Li Dalong's temper, he would have long ago thrown those three jumping clowns from the Lin family to feed the Primordial Blood Tree.
Both he and Li Dalong could sense that the Lin family absolutely would not let this matter rest!
[Special Event – The Lin Family's Fury]
[Your descendant Li Dalong stripped Lin Yuanshan and his two juniors of all valuable items. The disrespectful Lin family junior had his teeth and tongue ruined, and Lin Yuanshan had both his legs broken before being thrown out of Merit City, enraging the Lin family.]
"Those who insult others invite insult upon themselves."
Li Wei gave a cold snort. If we've provoked them, then we've provoked them. The day they came to humiliate the Li family, Lin Yuanshan should have expected this outcome. It's just one more enemy, that's all!
...
The border between Eternal Sun Prefecture and Azure Cloud region.
Just moments ago, the three Lin family members had been arrogant and haughty in Merit City, but now they were incomparably wretched.
Lin Yuanshan's expression was dark. He hadn't expected the Li family members to be so rampant, so reckless of consequences, daring to snatch away all their belongings—even the spirit boat they had arrived in was no exception. Even... breaking both his legs right in front of the common people of Merit City!
The scene from that time replayed in his mind: those ordinary people surrounding him, pointing and gesturing as if he were an old street dog, easy to mock. He hadn't dared to move; otherwise, he sensed that Li Dalong would have taken his life!
Having cultivated for nearly a thousand years, he had never endured such humiliation as he did today. Moreover, he had never thought that in this kind of border region—a place where their Lin family could normally take whatever they wanted—he would suffer such a miserable scene.
Even leaving Merit City, he had crawled away step by step before the eyes of the Merit City commoners who were 'lining the streets to send him off'. The sounds of the commoners' laughter still swirled in his mind, making him want to die from shame and indignation!
"Eighth Elder, the Li family has gone too far!"
After getting out, the Lin family junior whose tongue had been ripped out had already taken medicinal pills, and his mouth and tongue had already recovered. He flew in the air, looking back at Merit City behind him with bloodshot eyes. He had accompanied the Eighth Elder to Azure Cloud region many times; which leader of a major power hadn't treated them politely and courteously, regarding them as honored guests?
But now, he and the Eighth Elder had barely recovered after their humiliating escape from Merit City—reduced to crawling out under the scornful gazes of its people. Even as they regained their strength, they didn't dare linger in the Azure Cloud region. Instead, they fled without so much as a backward glance.
"Li family... Li family, Aah!!!"
Lin Yuanshan's fury erupted at this moment. Winds rose and clouds surged in the sky, frightening the two Lin family juniors until their faces turned pale. Only after a long while did he regain his calm. He gloomily gazed towards the Li family's location, "Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future..."
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