Li Yunlin took a trip back to the family.
The family's retainers Zhuo Linlin, Dongfang Xuan, the Old Man, Daoist Shanchen...
Ancestor Tianye, Xuanji, and Feng Chunlin from the Azure Cloud Region...
Sun Haotian, Master Yuming, and Supreme Elder Pu Ci from Azure Cloud Prefecture...
These experts swarmed toward the Eternal Immortal Sect.
Everyone in Azure Cloud Prefecture knew that the Dao Ancestor's successor in the Eternal Immortal Sect was no longer hiding his strength.
He was a top-tier cultivator in the world. No one knew exactly how many Daos he possessed.
He was the gatekeeper of the mortal realm's Dao paths, and the greatest obstacle preventing the world's cultivators from taking a step further.
[Special Event — Ancestor Lan Preaches the Dao]
[After Li Yaowen's visit, where Ancestor Lan met Lu Niang, he decided to impart everything he had learned in his life to the cultivators of Azure Cloud Prefecture.]
Inside the Eternal Immortal Sect.
Ancestor Lan set up an altar.
The cultivators of the Three Prefectures gathered there and instantly felt the world shift.
Ancestor Lan's location transformed into a multicolored, iridescent world. Within this world existed various characters; these simple characters swirled within the iridescent domain.
[Darkness], [Metal], [Summer], [River]...
These unadorned characters seemingly contained the purest truths of the world. Even a Void Refinement cultivator would instantly feel dizzy and disoriented upon touching them.
At this moment, everyone knew that the person before them was the absolute strongest in the entire Southern Frontier, and also the one who hid the deepest.
...
The City of Merit was suddenly left empty and desolate.
At Li Yaoqing's alchemy site, Li Yaoqing furrowed her delicate brows; she had a very long dream.
In the dream, her fourth sister and an old man were abusing Lu Niang, nearly ripping off the six leaves that Lu Niang had painstakingly grown.
"Bang!"
Li Yaoqing jolted awake, her rocking chair swaying as her eyes widened in shock.
The commotion startled the Immortal Child watching the pill furnace. "Apothecary, are you sick again? Why are you so jumpy?"
"It's... it's nothing, just a dream."
Li Yaoqing waved her hand dismissively, knowing the dream was actually real.
Upon waking, before she even had time to tell the Old Ancestor, her body tensed, and she suddenly appeared in another world—her dantian, which was also Lu Niang's world.
Beneath a starry cosmos stood a Nine-Leaf Clover. Six leaves had grown out, while three remained ethereal.
It was her first time seeing Lu Niang. Clad in a green dress, Lu Niang was incredibly beautiful, just a bit unkempt with messy hair.
Surges of Dao rhythm filled the air in all directions.
At this moment, Li Yaoqing was absolutely certain: her fourth sister and that old man had definitely been abusing Lu Niang inside her body.
Li Yaoqing's eyes turned slightly red; there were people standing behind her, many people.
"Come here," Lu Niang's gentle voice called out as she waved to Li Yaoqing.
Li Yaoqing took a step forward but suddenly halted, warning her vigilantly,
"My fourth sister brought someone to beat you up, but you can't hit me in return! Grievances shouldn't involve family members."
Lu Niang: "..."
[Special Event — Ancient Immortal Lu Niang]
[Your descendant Li Yaowen learned her second sister was afflicted by an immortal. Rushing home, she went to meet the immortal alongside Ancestor Lan.]
[The ancient immortal Lu Niang spoke evasively. The immortal had not fully awakened. Ancestor Lan engaged her in a soul battle and won.]
[Your descendant Li Yaoqing earned Lu Niang's appreciation and acquired the Trait: Immortal Pact]
[The ancient immortal Lu Niang established a pact with Li Yaoqing, vowing to never harm Li Yaoqing's body, residing within her and coexisting with her.]
Beside Li Yaoqing's rocking chair.
Li Wei gazed at the sleeping Li Yaoqing, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Yaowen and Ancestor Lan's visit to Lu Niang had spurred growth in Yaoqing that went far beyond this.
The Immortal Child tending the pill furnace could be seen wiping his tears, shivering in fear.
Sensing the flowers and grass sprouting around Li Yaoqing, he felt nothing but sheer terror.
This was immortal qi; an instinctive fear he had only previously felt when the Red Dust Immortal arrived!
[Your descendant Li Yaoqing acquired the Trait: Ancient Immortal]
[The ancient immortal Lu Niang has existed since the dawn of heaven and earth.
Mastering the world's most primal life force, she thoroughly understands the ultimate truths of life.
She possesses the world's highest-tier healing and life-extending power, and can even enlighten living beings.]
Lu Niang had always been inside Li Yaoqing. Exactly how strong this immortal was, even Li Wei didn't know.
Before leaving, Yaowen had said that Lu Niang had constantly been helping Yaoqing grow stronger and break through her Dao because only a sufficiently powerful physique and Dao cultivation could barely accommodate Lu Niang's immortal power.
Six leaves corresponded to Void Refinement; if all nine leaves were complete, Lu Niang would be no weaker than a Great Emperor!
Seeing Li Yaoqing fast asleep, he knew she was definitely communicating and coexisting with Lu Niang.
Li Wei instantly vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already high up in the sky.
The sky was the boundary forged by so-called 'Space' Dao practitioners; at the very least, Li Wei was not confident in breaking through this boundary.
According to the Red Dust Immortal's records, an immortal's power remained top-tier even outside the world.
Before his eyes were rows of spirit tablets. An exhausted Li Yaowen floated gently in the wind at the center of the Li Clan's spirit tablets.
Looking at the tranquil Yaowen, Li Wei remained silent for a long time.
This child had made a trip back to resolve Yaoqing's trouble, not even having the time to rest her feet at home.
In Li Yaowen's event log, events were listed one after another.
[Your descendant Li Yaowen carries the life tablets of her clansmen, evading prying eyes from all over the world.]
[Acquired Trait: Wandering Child of the Family]
[The wandering child of the family does not return home, bearing the family's burdens across the ends of the earth. Detection of external prying toward the family increases by 10%.]
[Descendant Li Yaowen's reincarnation technique grows increasingly proficient, possessing 1,019 reincarnated bodies.]
[Upon the death of a reincarnated body, she swiftly absorbs its Spiritual power, engaging in battles of wits and courage with the reincarnated bodies, comprehending everything they experienced.
Having already acquired the Spiritual power of 82 reincarnated bodies, she acquired the Trait: Eighty-Two Lifetime Destiny Master.]
[As she absorbs the Spiritual power of the reincarnated bodies, her strength will increase, and her mastery over destiny arts will improve.
The traits of the Destiny Master will upgrade in tandem with the absorbed power of the reincarnated bodies.]
[She has glimpsed the Dao Gates of the Scholarly Dao, Destiny Dao, and Reincarnation Dao.
Though the paths beyond the Dao Gates are sealed, it cannot halt the elevation of her aptitude and strength.]
[Acquired Trait: Worldly Outsider]
[Wandering at the edge of heaven and earth, standing aloof from the world. Though a worldly outsider in body, she is trapped within a cage.]
Li Wei's gaze tightened slightly. If the current Li Yaowen hardened her heart, her strength might even surpass his, the Old Ancestor.
At the very least, he couldn't enter Lu Niang's domain and bring Ancestor Lan along to abuse Lu Niang in passing.
Yet Yaowen, fully knowing she could become incredibly strong, didn't dare to do so.
If she acted recklessly, the silk threads of her destiny arts would snap one by one, and prying eyes from all over the world would swarm the family from all directions.
Seemingly sensing the Old Ancestor by her side, Li Yaowen slowly opened her eyes, her voice weak.
Unsure if she had slipped into another [Flashback], her eyes were vacant.
"Old Ancestor, this child told Lu Niang that if she didn't agree to coexist with Second Sister, it would be a fight to the death.
Please tell Second Sister not to be angry; this child was only scaring Lu Niang."