The new year's grand ancestral ceremony was about to begin.
In the Ancestral Space, the lineage members' divine senses gathered.
The panel recorded everything about Azure Cloud Prefecture and the lineage.
[The empire's newly appointed emperor, Zishu Yuan, came to the Southern Lands. At the border, Li Kuangren threw him out of Azure Cloud Prefecture.] [Li Dalong has reached the seven-tribulation Mahayana stage. Many powers have come to pay their respects. Congratulations, your lineage has gained the trait—Underworld Protection. The will of the Underworld will allot some of its fortune to members of the Azure Cloud Li Family. Your cultivation speed increases by 20%, and your comprehension increases by 20%.] [The innate void origin is continually transforming your bodies. You are both human and immortal. One thousand members of your clan possess the potential to reach Void Refinement and beyond. Your overall potential has surpassed the human Zishu Family and Min Family, the Demon Race's Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, and the Ancestral Shamans. Trait acquired—Supreme Immortal Clan.] [Your lineage member Li Yunbing, guided by Old Tree, has grasped the path of the "mind monkey" and is seeking the Dao through Evil Thought.] [...]
This year's ceremony took place in darkness.
Unlike before, after learning so much, it carried a greater weight bestowed by the passage of years.
The words [Supreme Immortal Clan] brought them not a shred of joy. They only made them sense something called [Destiny], pursuing them through the long years. It left them feeling as though some unfinished task awaited them ahead.
Li Dalong looked back and saw that every lineage member was weighed down with worries.
Li Yaowen was startled and uncertain. This change had happened almost in an instant. She dared not dwell on it and merely said gently, "Father, let's begin