[Your descendant, Li Yunlin, is currently excavating the first ancestral tomb of the Azure Cloud Pavilion. He is becoming increasingly familiar with the ways of grave robbing.]
[Warning: Li Tianming is critically injured and dying. Please use a skill to heal him immediately.]
[Your descendant, Li Tianming, drank the Soul Cleansing Liquid obtained from Li Yaoqing. Even on the verge of death, he continued to hypnotize himself. He was brought back to the Azure Cloud Pavilion by the guards, and a Foundation Establishment expert used their True Qi to sustain his life...]
"Hiss~"
Watching the actions of these two brothers, Li Wei gasped. No wonder they could get along.
Li Tianyi was robbing ancestral graves, and Li Tianming was not only ruthless and abnormal when killing others, but he was also ruthless towards himself. Just based on that self-inflicted explosion, a slight misstep could have led to his own demise, not to mention falling to the ground with fatal injuries.
Li Wei didn't continue observing the two of them.
For now, Li Tianyi was busy robbing graves, so he was relatively safe. As for Li Tianming, judging by his actions, Li Wei felt that the most likely way this guy would die was by his own hand. Since he dared to use such a method to infiltrate the Azure Cloud Pavilion, it was clear he intended to be an undercover agent and must have been quite confident in his abilities.
The scene changed.
As time accelerated, the older generation of the Li family appeared in a small courtyard.
[Azure Cloud region - Kindred Tea House]
It was a small room. Upon entering, Li Dalong, his wife, and the brothers Li Yaozu, Li Yaotie, and Li Yunbing saw Li Yaowen.
This passage marks a shift in the narrative's focus from Li Tianyi and Li Tianming's actions to the older generation of the Li family and their gathering at the Kindred Tea House. The time skip, and the change of location creates a sense of anticipation for the upcoming events and discussions. The presence of Li Yaowen suggests that she might play a significant role in the Li family's plans or that they are seeking her assistance in their quest for revenge.
In that instant, the five members of the Li family, spanning three generations, all had their eyes redden.
The Li Yaowen before them, where was the grace and vitality she had before leaving home?
"Yaowen, you... this path of literature, let's abandon it!"
Xu Cuihua hurriedly approached Li Yaowen. She initially wanted to embrace her, but Li Yaowen's body was like a fragile skeleton that would shatter at the slightest touch. She feared that even a gentle hug might break her.
The entire family gathered around Li Yaowen.
But Li Yaowen still wore a smile.
"Huh?"
Instead, it was Li Wei who let out a soft exclamation, a hint of joy creeping onto his face.
Li Yaowen's current appearance was indeed pitiful, but compared to the last time, she looked younger. Before, she was half a foot in the grave; now, she was merely approaching the end of her life.
[Your descendant, Li Yaowen, is resisting the Heavenly Tribulation; her lifespan is nearing its end!]
"That's not right. Why is the description still the same?"
Li Wei frowned and checked again. Only when he opened Li Yaowen's information did he discover the difference.
She was still a mortal, but she had acquired two new techniques—
[Scripture of the World - All Beings: Contains a trace of the world's law, allowing one to borrow life from all living beings.]
[Scripture of the World - Four Seasons: Allows one to borrow power from the four seasons.]
It seemed that opening Li Yaowen's information triggered an event.
[Your descendant, Li Yaowen, is borrowing life from the millions of people in the Azure Cloud region to resist the Heavenly Tribulation.]
"So that's how it is."
Li Wei suddenly understood. Cultivators of the scholarly path were beyond his comprehension, especially those like Li Yaowen. They were even more enigmatic than fortune tellers like Huang Xiujin, pursuing not mere power but some kind of universal law or principle.
Then, Li Wei saw the Li family members gathered together, discussing their plans for revenge, just like they did back in Green Valley Village.
However, now they had all become more mature and powerful.
They placed the ancestral tablets in the front hall and bowed respectfully.
Li Wei sent each of them a surge of warmth.
"Indeed, even though we have left the ancestral hall, our ancestor is still protecting us from the heavens." Li Dalong's eyes brimmed with tears.
Soon, they began discussing their future plans before the ancestral tablets.
Li Yaowen continued the conversation, her voice hoarse. "Xiao Huang'er already knows that our entire Li family disappeared overnight. She and Elder Qiuye are hiding in the Azure Cloud Pavilion, seemingly afraid."
"They say that those in sects are devoted to the Dao and have severed their worldly ties."
"I'd like to see just how detached they truly are from those worldly ties."
Hearing this, they all looked at Li Yaowen.
Li Yaowen's gaze was calm and unwavering.
At this moment, all the members of the Li family narrowed their eyes, listening intently to Li Yaowen's plan.
If it were in the past, they would have resisted Li Yaowen's plan. After all, that kind of plan... was a bit too inhumane.
But now...
[Special Event]
[After deliberation among your descendants, they have ultimately decided to exterminate ten generations of Xiao Huang'er's lineage!]
Ten generations!
Time had not made Li Yaowen any kinder. On the contrary, she had become increasingly indifferent to the lives of others.
The incident with the Pig Demon King had also caused the Li family to temporarily bury their compassion. Even the kind-hearted Li Dalong did not object this time!
He handed over all command of the family's revenge to Li Yaowen.
Because he knew when and to whom it was most appropriate to entrust great power.
But Li Yaowen didn't take action immediately.
She held the ancestral tablet in her hand.
Pushed by a puppet, she went out into the courtyard and gazed at the winter snow melting away and spring arriving, with birds singing and flowers blooming.
"Ancestor, please rest assured. Even though we have lost our family residence, Yaowen will not allow the family's development to slow down. I heard that the family's Blood Spirit Fruit Tree has become a divine tree. It said that starting next year, the land of the Azure Cloud region will be filled with blood. It was right."
Li Yaowen's voice was faint and ethereal.
"They say the Azure Cloud Pavilion represents the memories of the Azure Cloud region. Well then, we, the Li family, will make sure that whenever the people of the Azure Cloud region think of the Azure Cloud Pavilion in the future, they will also recall the terror that the Li family brought upon them!"
Thunder rumbled in the sky, as if even the heavens sensed the killing intent in the dying old woman's words.
Li Yaowen remained fearless and unfazed.
Then, from the courtyard of the teahouse, birds took flight, soaring towards all corners of the Azure Cloud region, where the Li family descendants were located.
Li Wei, watching from the screen, seemed to understand Li Yaowen's intention.
The people of the Azure Cloud region all revered the Azure Cloud Pavilion as the orthodox authority. In that case... what if they were all terrified?
He seemed to envision it.
Now, under Li Yaowen's leadership, it seemed as if a plague was about to sweep across the Azure Cloud region. This plague was called fear.
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