The Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven, a sacred ground for cultivation.
Having reached his current realm, Li Wei no longer frequently used the supreme-grade Dharma Treasure, the 'Myriad Dao Pagoda'.
This item, along with the 'Secret Stele' that recorded cultivation methods and transmitted the Dao, had simply been placed in the Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Aside from this, the massive amount of treasures the family had harvested in the Western Frontier had also been sent to the Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven.
Beneath the ground here lay two Tier-4 spiritual veins.
For the descendants cultivating here, progress could truly be described as advancing a thousand miles in a single day.
The Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven had also been built into the Li Clan's premier cultivator training base, inferior to not a single sect in the Azure Cloud Prefecture.
Presiding over this place were the two cultivators of the Azure Cloud Li Clan who had the fewest desires and worldly demands: the father and son duo, Li Yuanwu and Li Zhiheng.
Inside the Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven, members of the Li Clan, as well as geniuses from various sects and clans of the Azure Cloud Prefecture who had come to leech off the spiritual energy, were sitting cross-legged.
In the cloudy sky formed by Spiritual power, a man wearing a Daoist robe was floating with his eyes closed.
It was none other than Li Zhiheng.
The Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven appeared tranquil.
Yet everyone's divine soul had already been drawn into a space—Li Zhiheng's Void Refinement space.
Within the four walls of the Void Refinement space, there were wonders formed by various Daoist techniques.
Numerous clones of Li Zhiheng were among these wonders, deducing Daoist techniques.
However, in such an excellent place of cultivation, for some unknown reason, one could always hear a "thump, thump" heartbeat sound.
"Truly worthy of a Tier-2 spiritual item."
Li Wei had already appeared beside Li Zhiheng.
The children in the Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven couldn't see it, but Li Wei could faintly discern that as Li Zhiheng cultivated, the entire Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven had already been enveloped by the phantom of a massive, ferocious heart.
It couldn't help but remind one of the terrifying and bizarre scene when the Eternal Zhao Clan Ancestor appeared back then.
The Tier-2 spiritual item, the 'Heavenly Dao Divine Heart', had been inherited by Li Zhiheng.
This thing had followed the Zhao Clan Ancestor all the way to Half-Step Mahayana and had essentially recorded all of the Zhao Clan Ancestor's Daoist techniques.
Li Zhiheng was merely walking a path that the Zhao Clan Ancestor had already walked once before.
[Your descendant Li Zhiheng, over the years, has used the trait 'Pure Heart' to fight against the greed within the Tier-2 spiritual item 'Heavenly Dao Divine Heart'.
Remembering the instructions of the family elders, he has never dared to forget them, only absorbing luck from the few Wu tribe cultivators who invaded the Azure Cloud Prefecture, forcing the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart to summon spiritual energy.]
[Constantly observing and comprehending the rules of heaven and earth, relying on his own comprehension, he has cultivated over sixty cultivation methods from the 'Secret Stele'.]
[Swallowing various spiritual medicines refined by Li Yaoqing that elevate cultivation, he naturally broke through to the peak of the Divinity Transformation realm.
Using the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart to draw upon Spiritual power and the power of laws, he forged his Void Refinement space and broke through to the initial stage of the Void Refinement realm!]
[Acquired Void Refinement Space: Sacred Heart Domain.
A supreme-grade Void Refinement space containing multiple laws, available for cultivators to observe and comprehend, while simultaneously capable of using laws to slay enemies.
Within the Void Refinement space, one is undisturbed by divine soul or illusion attacks, and through the Sacred Heart Domain, can induce greedy desires in cultivators.]
[Acquired Void Refinement Technique: Heart Punishment.
Under this technique, cultivators whose greedy desires reach their absolute limit will be controlled by the technique, resulting in a shattered heart and annihilated soul.]
"A true genius."
Li Wei nodded gratifyingly.
Li Zhiheng's cultivation speed was fast to the absolute extreme, and across the entire world, there were probably few who were as fast as him.
To break through to Void Refinement, people of the world invariably had to make numerous preparations.
In the Western Frontier, Li Wei had even seen people slaughter tens of thousands of cultivators just for the sake of a breakthrough.
Yet Li Zhiheng had broken through so easily, without the slightest bottleneck.
In addition to that, his Void Refinement space was also out of the ordinary.
"Heart Punishment?"
Li Wei murmured.
He had seen Li Zhiheng use this technique once against a Divinity Transformation cultivator of the Grand Tower in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
That person, unwilling to stay in the Thunder Fire Demon Cave, had incited Void Refinement cultivators to act as retainers for the Li Clan, intending to seize control from within.
In order not to provoke disgust from the other Grand Tower cultivators, Li Zhiheng, with Holy Monk Yidian's permission, only made a single trip to the Thunder Fire Demon Cave.
The technique linked with the other party's luck, and from far away within the Martial Immortal Grotto-Heaven, he manipulated the other party's desires, causing the other party's Dao heart to shatter and ultimately die from cultivation deviation.
However, looking toward Li Yuanwu...
Li Wei frowned slightly.
He saw a skin-and-bones old man with one foot in the grave, exhaustingly practicing martial arts. After a single set of fist techniques, he was already panting heavily.
[Your descendant Li Yuanwu, Foundation Establishment realm.
Lifespan nearing its end.
Refuses to eat the family's life-extending medicinal pills.]
[Martial artists bear the exuberance of life, and must also endure the bitterness of decline.
Studying living beings, battling against heaven and earth, breaking the limits of the human body, and seeing through life and death is the true foundation.]
Stubborn as a mule.
Li Wei shrugged.
The Ancestor's Spirit Tablet at the waist of Li Zhiheng, who was cultivating cross-legged, lit up.
Li Zhiheng opened his eyes, a flash of astonishment passing through them.
"Ancestor, you are saying that if Yuanwu remains stubborn, we should tie him up and force the medicinal pills down his throat?"
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
Hearing this, Li Wei glared.
At a time like this, what does "inappropriate" even mean anymore?
Only to hear Li Zhiheng say, "His current body is old. Why not just let him possess someone else's body?"
"..."
Li Wei stared closely at Li Zhiheng and rummaged through the historical logs for a long time before finally confirming that Li Zhiheng simply felt that possession was the easiest method, and wasn't being controlled by the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.
"My good child, please don't turn out like Yunbing!"
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