Luring the Snake from Its Hole!

Li Hong had handed over all the authority and responsibilities of the Zhou family of Cang Yuan Immortal City to the newly appointed family head, then moved directly to a manor outside the city known as Golden Spring Manor.

Golden Spring Manor itself possessed only a Tier 3 Low-grade spirit vein, but its scenery was uniquely beautiful and pleasing to the eye, making it exceptionally suitable for spending one's retirement years in peace.

Li Hong had fewer than twenty years of lifespan remaining, and his cultivation had long been stalled at Violet Palace Layer 8 for many years. His decision to move to Golden Spring Manor to live out his remaining years meant that he had already given up on Core Formation.

Having given up on Core Formation, he naturally let go of cultivation as well. Every day, he either fished and walked his birds, or brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea and sat alone at a high place, admiring the beautiful mountains and waters surrounding the manor.

From time to time, he would also offer guidance to the Zhou family descendants cultivating within the manor, telling them of the magnificent and turbulent scenes he had witnessed throughout his life.

On this day, as usual, Li Hong arrived early beside the manor's spirit spring lake. He scattered bait, set down his fishing rod, brewed his Spiritual Tea, then held a thick book in his hands as he leisurely read, drank tea, and waited for the fish to bite.

By the time the sun had climbed high overhead, he had not caught a single fish. He had already finished two pots of Spiritual Tea, and the book in his hands had been replaced with a thin volume.

He was clearly so absorbed in his reading that he had failed to notice