"Xiao Qingyuan~"
Li Qingyuan halted mid-step.
What a familiar form of address. Memories of the past came crashing in.
"Hahaha, good, good, good! As expected, a Three-Element Spirit Root."
"Xiao Qingyuan, you truly are the Kirin Son of our Li Clan."
"With Xiao Qingyuan here, our Li Clan will sooner or later become a First-rate Qi Condensation Family. We may even attempt to become a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan."
"Qingyuan, you are truly a talisman path genius, surpassing this old man by a hundredfold."
Li Qingyuan continued forward, descending the steps. He soon arrived beside Li Guangao, bowed, and said, "Grandpa Clan Leader, thank you for your guidance and the family's nurturing."
"Qingyuan is leaving."
The resources from his early cultivation had come from the family. He had even enjoyed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in the core area of the First-Rank Incomplete Spirit Vein, a privilege reserved for the Clan Leader and the two elders.
His Talisman Path Skill had initially been taught by Grandpa Clan Leader.
Li Guangao looked at Li Qingyuan. Tears filled his sunken eye sockets, old tears streaming down his face. His expression held both reluctance and gratification as he said, "Go, child."
"You must form your core. You must form your Nascent Soul. You must seek immortality."
"The sights this old man will never see in this lifetime—go see them for me."
Li Qingyuan clasped his hands and bowed once more. Then he brushed past Grandpa Clan Leader Li Guangao and stepped down the stairs, his stride becoming three parts firmer.
Another thousand steps later, another aged figure appeared.
Great Elder Grandfather Li Guangyao wore a gray-green robe. His beard and hair were wholly white, and his face and build were just as aged as Grandpa Clan Leader's, with equally little