Visitors from the Imperial Capital

[Li Family Year 1017]

[Your descendants Li Xingchen and his wife, along with Li Xinri, have decided to act on the family's behalf in the Central Plains. Li Xingchen had the Cloud Sea Army bring news of the immortals back to headquarters, and the three settled down on Heavenly Mountain.]

[Within your family, Li Yaoqing is ascending to immortality!]

Merit City was under lockdown as Li Yaoqing broke through to the Fusion Realm and prepared to become an immortal. The power of heaven, earth, plants, and trees was already a Great Dao power greatly beneficial to living beings. Coupled with Green Lady's immortal aura, Li Yaoqing's breakthrough was bringing earth-shaking changes to all of Merit City. Only by sealing off Merit City could they preserve that immortal aura.

The spirit vein beneath the family grounds was being rapidly depleted, supplying the mana Li Yaoqing needed to break through to the Fusion Realm.

Merit City had become lush and verdant. It would have been a pity to cut down the spirit trees and spirit grass growing from the ground, so they were left to grow unchecked. These spirit plants swiftly spread across the city walls and rooftops. In just two years, countless towering trees over a hundred meters tall had grown up, while tangled vines threaded through Merit City, making the entire city look no different from a primeval forest.

As for pruning them, that would have to wait until the growth rate of the vegetation slowed.

[Green Lady's immortal aura shelters all of Merit City. Under the protection of an ancient immortal, your family has gained the trait: Green Lady's Bestowal]

[Within the bounds of Merit City, the growth speed of spirit plants increases by 200%, cultivators' injury recovery speed increases by 30%–200%, the likelihood of gaining wood-element traits rises,