"Nantian greets Supreme Yuan!"
When Li Nantian saw the purple-robed man, his mighty frame trembled, and he bowed respectfully.
This man had been an unparalleled prodigy whose name stood alongside Lord Xiaoran's back in the day. His combat prowess reached the heavens and pierced the earth, and his splendor was unrivaled!
Rumor had it that he had opened eleven Life Palaces. Others claimed that Supreme Yuan had once suppressed and killed a Quasi-Supreme.
In recent years, Yun Yuan had vanished without a trace and never shown his face. As for whether the rumors were true, there was currently no way to tell.
"No need for formalities." Yun Yuan waved a hand.
Yun Yuan could only feel utterly helpless at the little girl Yun Yao's lovestruck behavior beside him.
That said, his young nephew really was quite handsome. Even Yun Yuan lost himself for a moment.
That was because Li Xunyuan looked so much like Li Xiaoran-their faces were sixty or seventy percent alike.
In a daze, Yun Yuan seemed to see his old acquaintance from years ago, and his gaze instantly softened.
"You... really are my uncle?"
Li Xunyuan fixed his gaze on the purple-robed man and asked uncertainly.
He had once heard his grandfather mention in passing that his mother had an older brother, the Yun Family's divine son of the previous generation.
Apparently, he had an unpleasant history with Li Xunyuan's father, a dark chapter in his past...
"Nonsense! How could that be false? Could I possibly have a second younger sister?"
Yun Yuan glanced sideways at Li Xunyuan and smiled. "Yun Xiyue is my own sister. Come on, let me hear you call me Uncle."
Li Xunyuan raised an eyebrow and checked again with Li Nantian beside him. "Is that true?"
Li Nantian wiped away his cold sweat and hurriedly explained, "It's true, absolutely true. Lord Supreme Yuan really is the divine son's uncle."
Terrified that something would go wrong, he affirmed it twice over.
"Good. I thought this guy was trying to trick an innocent young lad like me!"
Li Xunyuan patted his chest, then turned to Yun Yuan and called obediently, "Hello, Uncle."
"Good boy!"
Yun Yuan smiled like a loving father and reached out to pat Li Xunyuan's head, but Li Xunyuan dodged him.
"Say, Uncle, this is our first meeting. Aren't you going to give your nephew a little present?"
Li Xunyuan held out his little hand and complained, "You didn't even come to your nephew's one-month celebration. It's only normal to give me a present now, right?"
Yun Yuan's outstretched hand froze in midair, and the corner of his eye twitched involuntarily.
He suddenly realized that this little fellow was just like his father!
"Who said I didn't come to see you? Of course I did!" Yun Yuan protested.
"That doesn't count. I never saw you, so you never came!" Li Xunyuan curled his lip.
Yun Yuan was utterly speechless. He wanted to tell the brat in front of him, You were still an egg back then. How were you supposed to see me?
Seeing what an iron rooster the man was, Li Xunyuan immediately unleashed his ultimate skill and flattered him. "Your nephew has long heard that you stand tall like a jade tree in the wind, Uncle, with a magnificent bearing, a dignified appearance, graceful manners, a belly full of poetry and books, and both talent and good looks... Now that I've met you, your bearing truly is extraordinary!"
With that, Li Xunyuan stared eagerly at Yun Yuan. "Uncle, an all-round warrior like you couldn't possibly be unable to produce even one little present, could you? Surely not? Surely not?"
"I..."
Yun Yuan was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure what to say.
He had intended to visit the Heaven-Subduing Pavilion to see his nephew and tease the little fellow while he was at it.
Who could have imagined he would be locked down by crowd control the moment he entered the room!
The little fellow's words flowed like a river, and his face was as thick as a city wall. He was just like his father!
Beside them, Yun Yao smiled gently. "It's your first meeting, so you should give him a gift. You can't break the rules."
"Little girl, are you siding with an outsider against your own family?"
Yun Yuan nearly spat out a mouthful of blood aged since '86.
What was this? Even his own family was speaking up for someone else?
By rights, shouldn't he have been on the first floor?
How had the tables been turned on him now?
Li Nantian, Li Cangtian, and Li Tianji stood ramrod straight to one side, smiles tugging at their faces as they struggled not to laugh. They were close to suffering internal injuries from holding it in.
Their divine son was far too black-bellied!
"Since this is our first meeting in the true sense, I ought to give you a present."
Li Xunyuan's flattery had left Yun Yuan riding a tiger with no way to get off. He could only sigh helplessly. Immortal light flashed in his palm, and he produced a jade box.
When the box opened, three jade slips lay inside, wreathed in Chaos Qi, Primordial Qi, and Primal Qi. Immortal mist swirled around them, ancient and mysterious.
At that moment, even the space inside the private room seemed to stand still.
"This is a supreme art your uncle risked his life to obtain by chance. It has no specific grade, but it's certainly no weaker than an imperial Dao divine ability, and may even surpass one!"
"This supreme art is called the Primordial True Explanation. It consists of three parts: Divine Guidance, Transcendence, and Ultimate. This Divine Guidance Chapter slip..."
Yun Yuan proudly explained it to his young nephew, preparing to give him the Divine Guidance Chapter to cultivate.
"Love you, Uncle! Thank you for the three presents!"
Before Yun Yuan could react, Li Xunyuan moved with lightning speed and snatched the box away.
The mysterious chaotic presence emanating from the jade slips was enough to tell him that the three items were no ordinary treasures.
They were scarcely weaker than the Li Lineage's immortal arts. Whatever the rest, he would get his hands on them first.
He wanted to give him just one part?
Not a chance!
"You little..."
Yun Yuan had grievances he couldn't voice. He had been about to say he would give him only one cultivation art, not all of them!
"Uncle, you're so generous! A wonderful person like you should have eight sons in one birth!"
Li Xunyuan promptly put all three parts of the Primordial True Explanation into his spatial ring, giving Yun Yuan no chance to change his mind.
"Sigh..."
Yun Yuan opened his mouth but stopped. Everything he wanted to say ultimately turned into a helpless sigh.
He hadn't laid a hand on his nephew, yet he had lost even his underpants.
What a situation!
Judging by the way his right eyelid had been twitching all these years, nothing good was bound to come of this visit.
Fortunately, he had made a copy of the Primordial True Explanation before coming, or he really would have fallen into the trap.
In fact, Yun Yuan's original plan for the three parts of the primordial art had been to give them all to his nephew as a separate congratulatory gift for his entrance into the world.
He simply hadn't intended to give them all at once, but in three stages.
After all, his nephew's cultivation was too low, and cultivating the first part, Divine Guidance, was already enough.
As for the second part, Transcendence, and the third, Ultimate, he had no use for them for the time being.
As things stood, he had given them to him ahead of time.
After a sigh, Yun Yuan earnestly cautioned him, "The Divine Guidance Chapter of the Primordial True Explanation focuses on tempering and forging one's foundation."
"Everything must be done step by step. Once you've thoroughly mastered the first part, Divine Guidance, cultivating Transcendence will bring you an unexpected surprise..."
Only now did Yun Yuan finally act like an elder.
He began patiently and carefully explaining the contents of the Primordial True Explanation and its advantages and drawbacks to Li Xunyuan.
He did his best to spare his nephew a few detours.