[Special Event — The Great War Between Human and Wu]
[As the three human race Body Integration experts arrived at the border, the Nirvana Sage Elder was severely injured at Shadowfell Prefecture's border pass, and the Divine Bird Tribe suffered heavy casualties.
The Moon Dragon Tribe has arrived at the Shadowfell Prefecture border to assist.
The human race's Ba Siyu and the Spear Saint have requested the three Body Integration experts to remain and seek reinforcements from the dynasty.]
At this moment, Li Wei appeared beside Li Yunbing.
He saw Li Yunbing looking at the battlefield and the blood moon in the sky with a gloomy expression.
It seemed the arrival of the Moon Dragon Tribe had long been within his expectations.
"Back then, Yunbing constantly tried to find ways to escalate the conflict between the two races. This kid..."
Li Wei looked at Li Yunbing's traits.
After the [Overlord] and [Conspirator] traits, a new [Nation-Hater] trait had appeared.
[Your descendant Li Yunbing, due to the various factions of the dynasty abandoning his niece Li Tianyue, and Crown Prince Fei Heng harming the border and soldiers for his own selfish gains, has grown to question everything about the dynasty.
He no longer trusts the dynasty and wishes he could bring a great purge upon it.]
[Damage against those holding official positions within the dynasty is increased by 100%, and the favor received from the dynasty's worldly luck is reduced.
Harboring the ambition to destroy the nation; if the dynasty's national destiny is damaged, his cultivation speed and comprehension will increase to a certain extent.]
"..."
Li Wei was speechless for a moment.
Li Dalong and Li Yunbing, grandfather and grandson, were both Prefecture Lords, but they were entirely different.
Li Dalong felt that the family was a part of the dynasty and would grow stronger as the dynasty grew stronger.
Li Yunbing, on the other hand, wished he could destroy the nation, believing the family could preserve itself regardless and still protect the commoners of the Azure Cloud Prefecture.
However, Li Wei didn't mind. To him, whether the dynasty existed or not meant nothing.
The differing views Li Dalong and Li Yunbing held in their hearts toward the dynasty were also no big deal.
When it came to major family matters, neither grandfather nor grandson would act on their own, much less have any final divergence in opinion.
Between the words 'loyalty' and 'filial piety', filial piety came first.
Ultimately, strength was the true foundation. As long as the family's strength was formidable, even the Human Emperor would have to bow three times and kowtow nine times outside their gates.
"I wonder what's going on with this blood moon."
Li Wei glanced all around. The anomaly of blood beads emerging from the ground was only highly visible on the first day.
As time passed, the density of the blood moon's spiritual energy was still increasing, but the speed had slowed considerably.
There were no longer any blood beads visible to the naked eye in the air, but by attaching spiritual energy to one's eyes, one could see that the blood mist was still rising.
Li Wei took a deep breath.
Although he was enemies with Min Tiange, he genuinely admired him.
At the very least, Min Tiange's current ability to toy with Shadowfell Prefecture, and even the people of the world, was a height their Li Clan still could not reach.
Amidst his thoughts.
[Special Event — Su Chen's Dao Path]
[The family's adopted son, Su Chen, has tempered himself in the outside world for many years.
Having spent years in Shadowfell Prefecture, he has broken through to the Half-Step Body Integration realm.
His previous life's cultivation of the Dao of Light and Shadow has already been occupied.
Subsequently, he comprehended the 'Great Dao of Demon Sealing' from an ancient secret realm.]
"The Great Dao of Demon Sealing?"
Looking at the special event, Li Wei remembered the technique Su Chen had used when they set the trap to severely injure the Nirvana Sage Elder.
His techniques and laws were actually capable of affecting the Dao Integration realm.
Li Wei had never heard of this kind of Great Dao, yet he could feel its formidable power.
If someone of the same realm fought Su Chen, they wouldn't even be able to utilize their techniques; they would be forced to fight Su Chen using only their physical bodies, ultimately losing their lives to Su Chen's Daoist arts.
Li Wei appeared in front of Li Xinnian.
Compared to Li Xinnian's image as an elegant young master, Su Chen, wearing a gray robe, looked somewhat weathered by the vicissitudes of life.
He was currently saying to Li Xinnian,
"My Great Dao of Light and Shadow was taken. Wherever the radiance of the Dao of Light and Shadow shines is where I am, and it represents the extreme speed of the world.
The only reason the Peerless Hall was able to evade the world's pursuit was because of my Great Dao of Light and Shadow."
"But if I cultivate the Great Dao of Demon Sealing, no matter what kind of Daoist arts Min Tiange cultivates, I will be able to suppress them."
"How do you comprehend the Great Dao of Demon Sealing?" Li Xinnian frowned.
Su Chen looked at the red moon in the cloudy sky.
"Mortal Transformation. To seal demons, I must first seal myself. The so-called 'demon sealing' is nothing more than neutralizing the Dao and techniques of others.
I will seal my own body, go see the mountains, rivers, and lakes of the world, use my own comprehension, and then neutralize them."
"When I break my self-seal and restore my power, that will be the day of my breakthrough. My opportunity lies within myself."
"On the path of Mortal Transformation... I might die."
"Eldest Brother!" Li Xinnian's expression changed in shock.
In this life, he also had blood brothers, namely the 'Xin' generation in the Northern Frontier—Xinri in the Northern Frontier City, and Xinjue in Silvermoon City.
But even when peers arrived at the family, he only treated them with the formalities of a Patriarch.
He and Su Chen had experienced a lot together.
Ever since that day when Su Chen gained abilities in the outside world, brought back treasures from a secret realm, and solved the family's urgent crisis, Li Xinnian had truly considered Su Chen his own blood brother.
"Don't try to persuade me, and don't try to help me. I truly have to walk this path."
Su Chen grinned and said,
"There are some people I absolutely must kill. I've learned a lot in the family over these years. At the very least, aside from Xinri, there isn't a single coward in our family."
As he spoke, Su Chen pulled off the ancient, unadorned ring from his hand.
Under Li Xinnian's stunned gaze, he grabbed Li Xinnian's hand and placed it in his palm.
Su Chen smiled.
"Min Tiange making such a grand display means he definitely has a scheme. If he breaks through to the Mahayana realm...
The red moon is still condensing the Spiritual power of all living beings. You hold onto this item.
Before Min Tiange achieves his goal, he will not show himself. At that time, I will return with my Great Dao of Demon Sealing."
Beneath the red moon.
Li Xinnian looked at the ancient ring in his palm, gazing at Su Chen's departing figure, lost in thought for a long time.
Then, he smiled faintly and slipped the ring onto his finger.
A trace of envy flashed through his eyes; it had always been like this.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter how hard he cultivated, he could never catch up to Su Chen's footsteps.
Even now, Su Chen had reached Half-Step Body Integration, while he had only reached the Void Refinement realm relying on the family's medicinal pills.
He also wasn't as free and untrammeled as Su Chen.
Su Chen wandered everywhere, an unrestrained and unfettered member of the world.
He had walked through many interesting places and seen much of the world, whereas Li Xinnian had spent most of his life in the seat of the Azure Cloud Prefecture's Patriarch, running about for the sake of the family.
"How many people like Eldest Brother are there in this world? It's just Mortal Transformation; I'll hold onto the ring for you for now."
Li Xinnian shrugged.
Looking out over the vast lands of Shadowfell Prefecture, he suddenly felt incredibly relaxed.
"When the time comes, you and I, brothers together, will deal with Min Tiange."