He had once been the foremost genius of the Li Family's younger generation during the era of Li Xinnian's leadership.
Over nearly two hundred years in the Immortal Court, Li Chuyuan had truly risked his life to cultivate. At his age, he had long since learned right from wrong, and naturally understood his own limitations.
He had always been someone who sought higher branches to perch on, going from Azure Cloud Prefecture to the Eternal Immortal Sect, from the Eternal Immortal Sect to Heavenly Rampart Prefecture, until he followed Su Chen, who had likewise betrayed the Lineage, to the Immortal Court. All his life, he had held to one principle: people climbed toward higher ground.
But for some reason, the world seemed fond of earthquakes... The Lineage he had spent his entire life fleeing and trying to surpass had suddenly been thrust into a towering mountain by a great upheaval.
He had cultivated like a madman all his life, yet even with the protection and support of the Immortal Court and Su Chen, he had still failed to break through the shackles of the peak Void Refinement Realm.
"Ah."
Li Chuyuan let out a long sigh as he cultivated. For some reason, a wave of melancholy washed over him that day, loosening his concentration, and he fell into a deep sleep while sitting cross-legged.
A nightmare followed.
To his horror, he discovered that standing before him were his grandfather, Li Jianning, and his granduncle, Li Jianshu, as they had looked in their youth. He was just about to call out.
But his grandfather held a fruit brimming with spiritual energy and looked down at him pityingly. "This is Old Tree's divine fruit. Eat it, and you'll gain a Dao physique. Do you want it? It was meant for you all