The Pride of the Fourth Generation, Li Tianyi!

"A true man indeed!"

Li Xiang was overjoyed and immediately activated the Ancestral Patriarch's Warmth, which passed through the roof tiles and directly into the room of Li Yundou. Before long, sounds emanated from within, startling the birds that had just settled on the large tree outside.

The young couple soon dressed themselves properly and went about the Li Family estate to serve tea.

Li Dalong and his wife, who had been waiting in the Ancestral Hall, offered incense to the ancestors. Just as they received the tea from their grandson and granddaughter-in-law, they were beaming with smiles, but then they paused for a moment. Li Dalong turned his head to look at Xu Cuihua, "Wife, our granddaughter-in-law... she is with child!"

"What?"

Li Yundou and his wife were both stunned.

Having reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, one could perceive the blood and qi of others, not to mention that Li Dalong was already nearing the peak of that realm!

"In that case, I am going to be a great-grandmother." Xu Cuihua beamed with joy and hurriedly knelt before the Ancestral Tablet, "Ancestral Patriarch, please bless us; I hope to see four generations of the Li Family under one roof."

Afterward.

The newlyweds were taken around by Li Dalong and his wife.

Especially upon arriving at the Silver Iron Forest and seeing the Pig Demon King for the first time, the new bride of the Li Family was stunned. She had never adapted to the fact that her family had a demon king, and that this demon king, who could dominate a region, was actually her husband's maternal grandfather!

"Hahaha, I've become a maternal grandfather! I never expected that I, a mere demon, would enjoy the blessing of a house full of children and grandchildren."

Since becoming in-laws with the Li Family, the demon king of the Silver Iron Forest had been waking up from his sleep with a smile for the past twenty years.

A demon king is the loneliest of beings. Despite the many demon beasts in the Silver Iron Forest, none dared to act out due to bloodline suppression. Only the seven maternal grandsons of the Li Family could make this lonely demon king beam with joy every day; he had never felt such an open-minded state in thousands of years.

He never grew tired of these children, and he even wanted more—he wished his valley were filled with them.

[Li Family Year 53]

[The two major families of Tailin Town, having planned for a long time, quietly fled their hometown with their clansmen. As they departed, the heads of both families looked back with every step, leaving under the watchful eyes of the Li Family. Chen Chuang implored the Li Family to treat his granddaughter Chen Lin and his unborn great-grandchild well, gifting them a high-grade magical artifact—the Heavenly Heart Jade Pendant.]

[The Li Family gifted the Chen Family 30 sets of Black Iron Beast Blood Armor in return, wishing the Chen Family great success in their new home.]

[Congratulations, the family has successfully taken control of Tailin Town!]

[Obtained Incense +1000!]

The two families of Tailin Town had finally left, just as they had said at the wedding banquet, leaving with absolute resolve. In the vicinity of Tailin Town, the Li Family had become the only major clan.

At the same time, this meant that if people from Qingyun County continued to invade Tailin Town, the Li Family would be the only target!

But as several months passed that year.

Even though the Li Family had prepared to clash with the Yunshu Wanghai Pavilion, Tailin Town did not encounter any large-scale disturbances. There were only some petty thieves from Qingyun County trying their luck at pilfering.

Until.

[Chen Lin, after ten months of pregnancy, gave birth to a son, named Li Tianyi!]

[Congratulations, obtained Incense +50!]

[This child was conceived while the demon king's heart was enlightened and tempered by the Golden Core, protected by the power of the first layer of the Death-Stilling Heavenly Coffin invoked by Li Dalong and his wife, and nourished by the accumulated blood pill power of the 8th-grade Blood Spirit Fruit Tree. Before the child was born, Li Yaozu happened to comprehend a strand of sword intent, and the child received the lingering power of that sword shadow, gaining the trait—]

[Immaculate Spirit Body!]

[No bottleneck before the Golden Core Stage, cultivation speed increased by 100%!]

"Waaah~"

In the delivery room, the midwife who had been delivering babies for the Li Family since she was thirty was now nearly sixty. She tremblingly handed the child to Li Dalong and his wife, even she could feel that this child was extraordinary, and she stammered, "Master, Madam, this child of our family..."

"Great-grandson Tianyi has the aptitude of a celestial being!"

The Li Family members were overjoyed; even they could see that when Li Tianyi was born, there were natural omens, and the surrounding spiritual energy had all gathered toward him!

Li Xiang, in front of the screen, also stood up abruptly, staring excitedly at the child in the game.

"My Li Family has finally produced a heaven-gifted prodigy!"

Even Li Xiang couldn't help but envy the child's luck.

He still remembered that because she was a daughter of the Chen Family and only at the 5th level of Qi Refining, coupled with the dwindling numbers of the Chen clan, Chen Lin had been fighting alongside the Chen Family for years. She had accumulated many hidden injuries over the years, and when she was six months pregnant, the child had almost been lost.

It was only because many members of the Li Family used their magic power to activate the Death-Stilling Heavenly Coffin to protect the fetus, and he himself used an Ancestral Embrace, that the child was finally saved.

Moreover, Li Tianyi was truly lucky; the Pig Demon King had a breakthrough in his state of mind, and Li Yaozu had an epiphany, both of which he had caught.

Especially his spiritual roots—he was born with three spiritual roots, and these three were not simple.

In addition to the standard gold and wood spiritual roots reaching 60 points at birth, he actually possessed a wind spiritual root that reached 78 points!

"Awesome!"

The entire Li Family rejoiced at the birth of Li Tianyi.

Especially after the Pig Demon King of the Silver Iron Forest heard the news, he was so happy that he carried the child in his mouth and bounced around the valley for half a day. Li Yaotie and his wife, along with his seven children, were used to it, but it scared Chen Lin into a cold sweat.

This news even reached Li Yaoqing and Li Yunlin, who were away.

[The Li Family sent a letter via Baili Pigeon, and Li Yaoqing bowed to his ancestors outside the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave.]

Clicking on Li Yaoqing's avatar in the event bar.

Li Xiang once again saw the scene of the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave. This place of the devilish cultivators was riddled with holes, clearly the result of attacks by cultivators. Moreover, more than 500 cultivators had gathered at the demon cave, all of them righteous warriors who had come from Taiqing County and the surrounding counties to eradicate the demons.

At this moment, Li Yaoqing was still dressed in simple clothes, her hair disheveled and face covered in grime.

However, outside the room where Li Yaoqing was located in the vision, a line of wounded individuals was waiting for rescue.

Do not underestimate the fact that Li Yaoqing had been in the Thunder-Fire Demon Cave; Li Xiang would occasionally observe her current situation, and this child... her status was no longer simple!

Opening the character history tab.

[Year 49 of the Li Family, Li Yaoqing arrived at the Demon Cave.]

[Year 50 of the Li Family, she kept a low profile.]

[Year 51, Li Yaoqing began to save the dying and heal the wounded, becoming a renowned apothecary in the Demon-Extermination Squad. Due to the trait 'Miraculous Physician's Hands', she was always able to save her companions.]

[Year 52, a powerful devil among the devilish cultivators was severely injured. A sentimental devilish cultivator risked entering the Demon-Extermination Squad to beg Li Yaoqing to save him. She wrote back to the Li Family, and Li Yaowen gave her an idea. From then on, Li Yaoqing saved members of the Demon-Extermination Squad by day and devilish cultivators by night, her medical skills becoming increasingly profound.]

[For saving lives, she received a reward: a low-grade magical artifact, the Shadowless Hairpin.]

[Received reward: Heavenly Heart Grass.]

[Received reward: common cultivation technique, Heavenly Profound Circular Steps.]

[Received...]

[As she treated illnesses and saved lives, and came into contact with more and more poisonous herbs within the Demon Cave, the trait 'Miraculous Physician's Hands' evolved into—]

[Great Physician Without Borders: It becomes easier to comprehend the properties of unfamiliar herbs; medical skills increased by 100%, poison arts increased by 100%.]

If one were to ask who gained the most during the year of the war between the two sects.

It was certainly not Li Yunlin, who had become a personal disciple of the Litian Sect, but Li Yaoqing!

Relying on her ability to play both sides, she had reaped a bountiful harvest.

Even...

[Year 53 of the Li Family, Li Yaoqing concocted hundreds of medicines and refined hundreds of poisons. Having gained much insight, she incorporated both medicine and poison into her body, obtained the essence of earthly herbs and the heavy aura of the land to stabilize her foundation, and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!]

And that was not all.

At this moment, Li Yaoqing was kneeling before Li Xiang's Ancestral Tablet, her face full of innocence, devoid of the scheming and caution she displayed when playing both sides, just like the child who happily touched the Beast Blood Fruit under the Beast Blood Fruit Tree back then. "Old Ancestor, this child already knows. I have a grand-nephew with extraordinary talent. As long as my Li Family has Tianyi, we will have a legacy lasting a thousand years."

"Hee hee."

As she spoke, Li Yaoqing suddenly laughed. "Old Ancestor, this child has made something of herself. When I save people, they all owe me favors. No physician can compare to me, and even if they knew, they wouldn't dare say no to me. This Demon Cave is simply the best place in the world."

"Old Ancestor, please rest assured. As long as I manage things well, when our Temple Guardian Beast enters the Demon Cave, it will be like walking through an empty land!"

A warm current flowed into her body, and Li Yaoqing immediately knew it was a Bestowal from the Old Ancestor, becoming even more excited.

"..."

Li Xiang's mouth twitched. He now seemed to understand why there were more and more cultivators on the edge of the Demon Cave, and why neither side had suffered many deaths. "The trait 'Great Physician Without Borders', what a 'Great Physician Without Borders' indeed."

"It is worthy of the idea Yaowen came up with."

Seeing the current situation, Li Xiang felt at ease regarding Li Yaoqing's condition and then turned his attention to the Litian Sect.

A location appeared on the map.

[Tianli Hall]

Looking closely, it seemed to be a place that only the successive sect masters of the Litian Sect could enter. It was a cave dwelling shrouded in darkness, yet it contained stars like a dark universe.

Li Yunlin and the sect master, Daoist Zhenyang, were sitting cross-legged opposite each other.

Daoist Zhenyang watched as Li Yunlin cultivated the sect's secret techniques with increasing proficiency, but he frowned and questioned, "Yunlin, I heard you received a letter from home again today?"

Li Yunlin slowly opened his eyes.

His expression was calm as he said, "Yes, I burned it. Yunlin has long since severed ties with the mortal world; it is merely the Li Family trying to climb the social ladder. There is no need to pay them any mind."

"That is good."

Daoist Zhenyang nodded slightly, though he remained suspicious. "I heard you often carry an ancestral tablet with you?"

"Yes."

Li Yunlin remained as calm as an ancient well, silently taking the Ancestral Tablet from his robes and shattering it with a casual flick. "Keeping it by my side was also part of severing ties with the mortal world. Now, even looking at the Ancestral Tablet, I no longer reminisce about my mundane days. If you find it an eyesore, Yunlin will destroy it."

"Hoo." Daoist Zhenyang finally breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on his face. "That is good. Disciple, you must know that for a cultivator, a blink of an eye is a lifetime. Only by severing ties with the mortal world can one truly cultivate; this is the truth of the Great Dao!"

"Yunlin understands."

When night fell.

Li Yunlin returned to his sleeping quarters, vigilantly sensing the surrounding environment. Only after confirming there were no other auras did he enter the room, slowly lift the bed, and undo thirty-six magical arrays, revealing a large pile of tablets carved inside. He picked one out, burned incense, and knelt in worship.

"How dare that old thief Zhenyang try to disturb this child's original intent?"

"Please rest assured, Old Ancestor. He recognizes me as his disciple, but to this day, I have not called him 'Master' even once."

"I have been in Litian for several years, and the elders already respect me as the next sect master. Last year, when Qingyun County attempted to invade our family's territory, I sent three inner sect disciples loyal to me to go and lure them away."

"This time, hearing that the third brother Yundou has had a son, the gift I sent will arrive by the full moon. This can serve as a trump card for my Li Family to survive and thrive amidst this war between the two sects!"