"Hiss~ sss~"
The enormous Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python hissed at the Li Family descendants paying their respects, conveying the will of their ancestor in the underworld.
Li Xiang became even more certain that he was Voldemort himself...
Meanwhile, everyone in the Li Family in the game was bowing repeatedly in gratitude.
"Our ancestor has accepted the offerings. He's very pleased with them!"
"Wonderful! The ancestor shouldn't be disappointed in us this time."
After bowing, Li Dalong turned to the Temple Guardian Beast and said, "Please ask the divine beast to inquire whether our ancestor has any instructions for us."
What wonderful descendants!
They were always ready to listen to their ancestor's teachings.
Li Xiang thought for a moment, then typed into the game—
Keep working hard and develop the lineage well.
"Hiss~ sss~"
Watching the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python make Voldemort's hissing sound again, Li Xiang couldn't help wondering whether the game had really made him into some mysterious villain.
Xu Cuihua hurriedly said to Li Dalong, "Dear, the ancestor says he's very pleased and wants us to develop the family well!"
"Rest assured, Ancestor..."
Li Dalong was about to kiss up to their ancestor.
Then he suddenly froze and hurriedly led his wife and children to kneel. Streaks of golden light were appearing on the Ancestral Tablet!
"Our ancestor has manifested again! Again and again!"
In an instant, everyone hurried to kowtow.
With a booming sound, a colossal object appeared in the courtyard in front of the Ancestral Tablets in the Li Family's Ancestral Hall. It stood as tall as the stunned Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python—ten meters high!
On this day of severe drought, the scorching sun shone down on the giant, its dazzling sheen making everyone shut their eyes for a moment.
By the time they could see it clearly, their faces were filled with shock.
It stood upright like a human, its body covered in sharply defined angles. Its silver exterior gleamed with a smooth metallic sheen. Its veins seemed to show beneath the surface, and various parts of its body appeared to glow!
[Primary War Puppet]!
Seeing the descendants' bewildered and astonished expressions, Li Xiang was even more satisfied.
In the modern world, this thing was called a Psionic Mecha!
Its interior used biological technology, giving it humanlike agility and the ability to circulate spiritual energy through meridians. Its exterior, meanwhile, was a genuine technological mecha, with nanotechnology connecting its core to its flesh and blood.
All it needed was to swallow Spirit Stones. They would provide it with a constant supply of energy, and it could even recharge itself!
A primary mecha had the power of a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator. It could even go toe-to-toe with someone who had just entered the Golden Core Realm!
And mechas like this...
Had been the American Empire's first means of fighting demonic beasts when spiritual energy first returned. Later, Huaxia kept developing and upgrading them until they eventually became what they were now.
Likewise, because of their immense destructive power, they had become contraband for ordinary people on Earth!
But for Grandma Ling, getting her hands on such contraband was as easy as reaching out for it.
"This... What is it? What a terrifying pressure!"
"Could this be our ancestor's true form?"
"Our ancestor is mighty!"
The Li Family descendants erupted in excitement!
Just looking at the War Puppet was enough for them to sense its power!
And they weren't the only ones.
Even the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python stared at the War Puppet in fear. It could tell that it stood no chance against the thing!
"His true form?"
Li Xiang's lips curled up as he sat before the computer screen.
At first, he'd wanted to give the mecha to his descendants and teach them how to operate it step by step.
But now...
He'd discovered that the [Cultivation Family Simulator] had even more features than he'd imagined, and that it was far more user-friendly!
[Your Bestowal—Primary War Puppet has been delivered!]
[A War Puppet with an operating system has been detected. Would you like to establish a connection?]
[Operating a Primary War Puppet in person requires 5,000 Incense!]
[Ding!]
[Insufficient Incense. The War Puppet has entered autonomous combat mode.]
In other words...
He could operate the War Puppet in combat from outside the game through a mental connection.
Just like controlling it in VR!
"I can feel every blade of grass and every tree in the game world!"
Li Xiang's eyes widened. The more he played [Cultivation Family Simulator], the more features he seemed to discover!
Suppressing his excitement,
Li Xiang looked at his Incense.
[During this grand sacrifice, your descendants felt the might of their ancestor. Incense +100!]
He glanced at the top-right corner.
Incense—2106.
He'd been saving Incense for years, but he still didn't have enough to establish a connection with the War Puppet.
"The road ahead is long and arduous."
Li Xiang wasn't in a hurry. His original plan hadn't been to operate the mecha himself. He'd meant for it to become the Li Family's trump card. After all, the Li Family still had the Hu Family as an enemy. If things went wrong, all of Tailin Town might end up turning against them.
That was why Li Xiang had sent the War Puppet over!
Besides...
Aside from pills, it was the best thing he could send them right now.
[Li Family, Year 20. After the grand sacrifice.]
[As Zhien Village grew more prosperous, fifteen-year-old Li Yaozu began frequenting the village. He and Qu Xiaoxiao, the daughter of Qu Changming, a first-level Qi Refining cultivator and the village chief, fell in love. Beneath a sky full of stars, they used the heavens as their quilt and the grass as their bed, indulging in forbidden pleasures. One night was all it took. Qu Xiaoxiao became pregnant...]
"Pfft..."
Staring at the game's event log, Li Xiang spat a mouthful of water onto the screen.
He hurriedly wiped it clean, then clicked on Li Yaozu's profile to see what the eldest son of the Li Family had gotten up to.
Beneath the moonless sky, two figures were embracing on the grass. Noticeable text appeared above their heads.
"Xiaoxiao, you're so beautiful... Your hands look so small. Let me see... Your eyes are beautiful, too... Your nose is so tiny..."
"Mmhmhm."
"..."
"Damn!"
Li Xiang's face darkened. Who could've guessed that Li Yaozu, who usually did nothing but practice his sword and fought like a madman when killing enemies, would have such a way with girls???
He was practically making the girl's mouth water!
Li Xiang thought for a moment, and his expression suddenly turned strange.
[Use "Love from the Ancestor," consuming 20 Incense.]
In an instant, a streak of purple light flashed through the night and fell on Li Yaozu. The young man holding the girl's hand immediately went blank.
"Ah! Brother Yaozu, what's that light?" Qu Xiaoxiao jumped in fright.
"Huh?"
Li Yaozu finally came to his senses. He hurriedly knelt in the darkness, looking like a guilty thief. "Ancestor... Thank you for your Bestowal. Please don't tell my dad! If he finds out I've been fooling around, I'm afraid he'll break my legs!"
As if he'd dare!
Li Xiang glared. Li Dalong hadn't had a child in years. If he dared stop Li Yaozu from having one, Li Xiang would have the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python break Li Dalong's legs.
Besides... the deed was already done.
Li Xiang switched screens, leaving the young couple to enjoy their moment together.
He sped up time and eagerly waited for the Li Family's third generation to arrive!
Sure enough,
the next day, Li Yaozu, knowing he'd been found out, had spent the entire night tossing and turning until dawn.
He steeled himself and went to his parents, telling them what had happened between him and Qu Xiaoxiao.
Li Yaozu was immediately dragged to the Ancestral Hall.
"Ancestor, please calm your anger. Marriage is a matter for parents to arrange and matchmakers to negotiate."
Li Dalong knelt in terror. "My son Yaozu acted without permission and did something beastly. He... he wronged the Qu Family's daughter. Please punish him, Ancestor!"
Li Yaozu's face was pale as he knelt, too. "Please punish me, Ancestor. I won't dare do it again!"
"Huh?"
Only then did Li Xiang realize that people in the game had rather old-fashioned views.
It wasn't like those strange things he'd seen in his previous life, where people messed around until they'd created all sorts of new customs.
Even in the real world, having children through embryo cultivation had become trendy.
"Ancestor, please calm your anger!"
Seeing that the ancestor still hadn't replied, Li Dalong thought he was furious. He gritted his teeth, raised a knife, and glared at his eldest son. "You little ingrate, take off your pants! How have I raised you all these years? You actually dared to defile a girl from the Qu Family! How can I face our ancestor when I die? How can I face Qu Changming?"
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Li Yaozu stared in terror at the knife in his father's hand, panicking so badly he could barely speak. "I... I only have one!"
"Stop!"
Seeing the scene on the game screen, Li Yaozu wasn't even as panicked as Li Xiang.
He muttered, "Holy crap!" He never would've thought Li Dalong would go so far as to cut off his own son!
Li Xiang hurriedly clicked on the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python's icon, saving Li Yaozu's precious part in the nick of time.
"Hiss~ sss~"
Li Yaozu clutched his pants tightly. Seeing the Temple Guardian Beast speak, he felt as if he'd been granted a new lease on life. "Dad, look! The ancestor has issued his instructions!"
When the Purple Thunder Heavenly Sun Python shook its head at Li Dalong,
Li Dalong finally lowered his knife. He glared at Li Yaozu and said, "The ancestor has spared you. Hurry up and kneel to thank him! Then come with me to the Qu Family. Bring the betrothal gifts and ask for their daughter's hand! You've dragged the name of the Li Family through the mud, you little beast!"
"Thank you for saving me, Ancestor!"
Li Yaozu's sweat had already soaked the ground.
Li Xiang wiped the cold sweat from his brow, too. That had been close! His obedient descendant had nearly gone off to practice the Bixie Sword Technique.
As for bringing shame to the Li Family?
He wasn't as conservative as Li Yaozu. In fact... he kind of wanted to learn a thing or two from this obedient descendant of his.
Before long,
the Li Family brought the betrothal gifts, and Qu Changming wasn't very conservative either. He was delighted to join his daughter in marriage with the child of their benefactor.
At last,
the courtyard filled with festive decorations. Red lanterns hung outside the doors, and the character for "joy" was pasted all over the homes in Zhien Village, as well as on the doors and windows of the Li Family residence.
Everyone in Zhien Village came to the Li Family to offer their congratulations, and a grand feast was laid out.
The young bride and groom, still looking rather youthful, walked up to the Ancestral Hall as the drums and gongs rang out.
"First, bow to Heaven and Earth."
"Second, bow to your elders!"
[Li Yaozu's wedding is taking place today. Please have some tea in front of the Ancestral Hall.]
[Incense +30!]
At last, someone from the Li Family's second generation had married. The third generation would soon arrive, and with descendants filling the halls, the Li Family could finally be called truly prosperous!
"Awesome!"
Li Xiang gulped down a mouthful of his drink.
"Now bow to each other, then enter the bridal chamber!"
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