He really was a descendant of Heavenly King Li!
Towering waves surged through the Daoist's heart.
The cultivation world had long speculated about the mysterious Li Family of the Wave-Suppressing Tower. Li was a common surname, and throughout history, countless wielders of great divine abilities had borne it, from the Old Lord's incarnation to Iron Crutch of the Eight Immortals, all household names. But when it came to tracing the roots of the Li Family of the Wave-Suppressing Tower, most leaned toward the Lis of Chentang, also known as the Lis of the Heavenly King.
That family's fame was truly illustrious, known to everyone under heaven. The family head, Heavenly King Li, held the post of Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Court's armies; the matriarch, Yin Shiniang, had been invested as the Bedside Granny Who Bestowed Children and Preserved Life; the eldest son, Li Jinzha, was the supreme commander of all the City Gods' living generals throughout the world;
the second son, Li Muzha, was the mountain god of Mount Lu and sovereign lord of the Sword Dao; the third son, Li Nezha, was the Central Altar Marshal, supreme protector of the Three Teachings, the Three-Platform Sea-Gathering Great Deity, always among the foremost gods of war!
The reason people suspected that the Lis of the Wave-Suppressing Tower descended from Heavenly King Li was that, before the Karmic Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods began, Heavenly King Li had guarded Chentang Pass on the shores of the Eastern Sea as its garrison commander. His duties had been to keep watch against the Eastern Sea and defend against flooding. Moreover, Heavenly King Li's family was said to have inherited a divine weapon from ancient times, called the Heaven and Earth Bow. Allegedly crafted by Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, it later became a