Ever since the withered old man returned that time, he had not left again.
Not only that, after that day, he began pouring in resources without regard for cost, providing as much as needed.
It was not just Origin Returning Pills. He brought out all manner of rare and precious medicinal herbs.
There were blood ginseng, lingzhi, fleeceflower root, blood dates, and more.
Naturally, there was also demon beast meat, and this was the most plentiful of all.
And there was no shortage of those blood-red Soul-Losing Pills, either.
Every week, he had Li Su swallow one.
Thus, in less than half a month, the nourishment Li Su needed for his first awakening was satisfied, allowing it to blossom and bear fruit.
The bloodline talents of the Nine Li Clan came in many varieties.
The simpler ones included immense strength, a body like iron and stone, being undefeated through a hundred battles, heightened senses, and so on.
On the spiritual side, there were bloodthirsty belligerence, ever-growing fury, manifested battle intent, and the like.
As these abilities awakened, the former would greatly strengthen the physical body. Their physiques would also rapidly grow larger, departing from the bounds of ordinary humans, with even the shortest standing between two and three meters tall.
Those villagers who stood three meters tall with arms thicker than water buckets had awakened in the physical aspect.
As for spiritual awakenings, they involved the outward manifestation of will. Because Li Su's soul was already powerful enough, he could do this, but under normal circumstances, Nine Li clansmen could not let their spirit overflow beyond their bodies before their bloodline awakening—especially a spiritual awakening. For most Nine Li clansmen, merely controlling their own bodies well was already impressive enough. After all, they were too strong; ordinary materials would shatter