As the Path to the Summit opened, Li Wei was watching as well.
However, in this session, Li Zhiheng was the only one to reach the summit, illustrating just how difficult this trial was.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
[Clansmen: 274]
After more than a hundred years of reproduction, the family's descendants had grown increasingly numerous.
With the bloodline inheritance now spanning many generations, these descendants also needed to withstand scrutiny.
Since the family took control of the two prefectures, only a few individuals with extraordinary talent had truly distinguished themselves.
It went without saying for Li Zhiheng, who possessed the "Heavenly Dao Divine Heart."
His Immortal Martial Lineage was also filled with diligent cultivators.
In Li Wei's eyes, every single one of them was just like Li Zhiheng—a top-tier "shut-in"—who did nothing but cultivate.
Their figures could be found in almost every cultivation site controlled by the Li family.
Of the Immortal Martial Lineage, Li Yuanwu and Li Jianshu pleased Li Wei the most.
With a thought...
Inside the Ethereal Immortal Grove, Li Yuanwu stood bare-chested, his sleek, well-defined muscles on display and his hair disheveled like a wild lion.
This 1.8-meter-tall man stood side by side with a Demon King-level "White Mist Crane."
Even within the Golden Core realm, this Demon Crane was known for its extreme speed, excelling at killing enemies in a single blow.
While the crane used techniques, Li Yuanwu mimicked it with his physical body, thrusting his palm forward like a blade.
A sonic boom rang out.
Li Yuanwu looked at the long gash carved into the ground by his palm blade, his expression a mix of joy and worry.
"Again! I've found the knack for it. With a few more years of cultivation, my Palm Blade will reach Great Success."
The crane, seemingly exhausted from training with Li Yuanwu, asked in confusion, "Why are you practicing these mortal martial arts instead of properly cultivating techniques?"
"Because I refuse to accept it!" Li Yuanwu assumed his stance once again, gritting his teeth.
"When I was little, I met an old farmer in the Merit Grotto-Heaven. That old farmer was practicing martial arts.
I didn't know any better back then, so I learned a couple of moves from him.
Later, I found out that old geezer was the Martial Emperor!
He told me, 'All walks of life are inferior; only Martial Arts are supreme.'
I trained for two years, and then he told me he was just toying with me.
Do you think I'd just let that slide?"
"...." The crane stared wide-eyed.
At this moment, Li Yuanwu was giving off the exact same vibe as the donkeys in the Ethereal Immortal Grove.
Li Yuanwu huffed, "And sure enough, that old geezer actually cultivates techniques.
I asked around; they say all methods eventually connect, and that in the end, cultivation cannot escape the Laws.
Everything under the heavens is subject to them.
But since he tricked me, I insist on cultivating martial arts!
Once I succeed, let's see if that old geezer still dares to call himself the 'Martial Emperor' in front of me!"
Hearing this, Li Wei glared, recalling the Martial Emperor's wretched face.
"Damn old geezer, tricking the idiot of my family.
If my family's stubborn donkey ruins his cultivation because of this, I won't let you off easy."
However, looking at the current situation, it seemed he hadn't ruined himself yet.
Li Yuanwu possessed the traits: [Stubborn Mule], [Astonishing Bone Structure], and [Hundred Beasts Martial Master].
His relentless spirit increased his endurance by 20%.
[Astonishing Bone Structure] increased his aptitude for cultivation methods, techniques, and martial arts by 15%.
[Hundred Beasts Martial Master]
[Having imitated a hundred beasts for many years in Duravia Trade Prefecture Mount and integrated them into martial arts, Martial Arts aptitude is increased by 10%, and the cultivation speed of Body Refining and techniques Cultivation is increased by 10%.]
...
Li Yuanwu and Li Jianshu were truly worthy of being father and son.
At this moment, inside the Thunder-Fire Demon Grotto, at the very spot where Thunder Flame Fury Python had once bathed in thunder and fire, Li Jianshu could be seen hovering cross-legged above the molten lava.
With his spiritual power forming a shield around him to resist the thunderbolts raining down from above, arcs of lightning were filtering through the shield and entering his body bit by bit.
He could truly be called a King of Lightning.
Someone arrived at the cave abode; it was a Demon Cultivator from within the Thunder-Fire Demon Grotto.
Nowadays, the Thunder-Fire Demon Grotto had once again become a gathering place for Demon Cultivators, and there was no shortage of Demon Lords.
Members of the old Li family enjoyed cultivating here; the title of Demon Lord might rotate among different people, but in the end, the surname was always Li.
"Reporting to My Lord, a family letter has arrived from the Immortal Domain Grotto-Heaven.
Someone in the Azure Cloud Region is breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. It is a Six-Nine Infant Tribulation.
If you can arrive within three days, you can still absorb the lingering might of the Thunder Tribulation."
"Excellent."
Li Jianshu was swift and decisive. He instantly stepped onto an auspicious cloud and departed.
As a possessor of a Single Lightning Spirit Root, his natural aptitude was extraordinary.
Among his traits, the [Pain of losing a Son] drove him to cultivate with even greater exertion.
In addition to that, he possessed the [Lightning Affinity] trait.
[Lightning Affinity]
[When roaming in places where thunder exists, the stronger the thunder intensity, the faster the cultivation speed. Comprehension of Lightning Attribute techniques is increased by 20%.]
Whenever someone in the Azure Cloud Prefecture undergoes a tribulation, Li Jianshu is inevitably found rushing to the front lines.