Chapter 6: Strive for Vengeance, My Descendants
Early in the morning.
Li Xiang drove straight at 160 miles per hour, racing along the open street, and soon stopped in front of a tall building.
He stayed up there for a full two hours before coming down.
“Ah, looks like I’ll have to go to court after all.”
Li Xiang shrugged. He never expected that the Li family in the real world would face such a huge issue. A new generation had replaced the old, and the newly appointed head of the family was abusing power for personal gain, directly giving his allowance to his own children...
“Better to head back and deal with it later.”
Li Xiang glanced at his phone, feeling that quite some time had passed and the Li family had undergone tremendous changes.
Frowning, he slipped his phone into his pocket.
Suddenly, a sound sliced through the air. He looked up.
Above the tall building, over thirty lawyers dressed in suits were flying on swords, breaking through the sky, each brandishing their legal instruments.
Faintly, Li Xiang heard voices coming from the clouds.
“Relay this to everyone in our company: Boss Han commands, surround the Li family!”
“Go find the governor and tell him the head of the Li family is suspected of murder... no, suspected of colluding with foreign insect tribes.”
“Check if any of our clients are in prison, get them ready. The boss has some business to discuss with them. Don’t ask why—just know that there might be deaths in the prison in the next few days. We have a deal to make.”
“You think this is a raid? Nonsense! We’re definitely going to court—we’re a respectable law firm!”
Hmm.
Judging by the situation, they were probably heading to help with the lawsuit.
With these righteous lawyers on his side, getting back the allowance seemed almost guaranteed.
Li Xiang’s anxious heart finally eased, and he headed home with a relaxed expression.
“Finally, I can play games in peace!”
...
“Welcome home, Master.”
Back at home, the sun shone brightly, but Yue Xian’s smile was even more radiant than the sunlight. “Actually, Master, you only needed to contact them; no need to come in person. By the way, Mr. Liu from Cave No. 7, Miss Wu from No. 39, and Mr. Wang from No. 92 all came by, saying they wanted to see you.”
“I still have to go. Otherwise, they might think I’m dead.”
Li Xiang grinned. “I’m heading to my room to play games. Give all the braised pork at noon to Old Chen. I’ll just manage with some egg fried rice. If anyone asks for me, tell them I’m not home. I owe too many favors already; I can’t owe any more. Someone like me could never repay them all. Once things outside settle down, they won’t come anymore.”
“Understood, Master.” Yue Xian withdrew.
Li Xiang hurried to his room and sat cross-legged on the sofa.
After five hours on the road, staring at the computer screen, five years had passed.
At this moment, inside the Immortal Cultivation Family Simulator.
The Li family had changed dramatically. The small wooden hut from the beginning had become a large manor with six rooms and many other buildings.
The action list displayed plenty of information.
[Xu Cuihua has successfully given birth to a daughter named ‘Li Yaowen’!]
Li Yaowen was now three years old and running around the courtyard.
The other three children had grown as well. Li Yaozu was already ten. To Li Xiang’s delight, thanks to the elixir improving his aptitude, his wood spirit root had reached 62, and his cultivation had advanced to Qi Refining Stage Three.
[Qi Refining Cultivation Manual: Progress 12%.]
The other two children were no slouches either. Eight-year-old Li Yaoqing’s aptitude was a bit lacking. Even with the Heavenly Secret Spirit Pill, none of her spirit roots exceeded 50, but she still reached Qi Refining Stage One and gained a special trait.
[Trait: Plant Affinity]
[Innately sensitive to plant cultivation, greatly increasing success rates when planting and nurturing plants.]
Although it was still a year of drought, perhaps because Li Yaoqing was around, the vegetable garden remained unaffected, and the plants thrived.
The other was Li Yaotie, previously the strongest in aptitude.
His mixed spirit roots had three attributes above 50. Although only six years old, he had already become a Qi Refining Stage One cultivator.
Compared to when Li Dalong was alone at the start, the Li family had become much livelier.
However, perhaps due to age, Xu Cuihua had not conceived again.
That was no big deal—she had already borne four children and was practically a hero. Li Xiang couldn’t ask for more.
Moving the mouse over the member list to Li Dalong’s entry, the screen shifted.
Li Xiang frowned.
In the room, after five years of cultivation, Li Dalong had reached Qi Refining Stage Six but was now lying in bed with one leg bound to a bamboo board, secured tightly with white cloth strips.
[Li Dalong]
[Status: Seriously Injured]
Although Li Xiang had been busy since early morning, he kept a close eye on the game screen.
In these five years, Li Dalong was undoubtedly the most dedicated member of the Li family. He frequently traveled to the Silver Iron Forest, bringing back meat while never neglecting the task of educating the children.
But no one’s life was without hardship.
[Year 15: Li Dalong traveled to Changlin Town to sell beast materials. On the way, he encountered a reckless youth riding fast and saved a child about to be hit. The young master of the Hu family in Changlin, impressed by Li Dalong’s skill, tried to recruit him.]
[Li Dalong politely declined under the pretext of raising children, but was held grudges against by Hu Wei, who sent a Qi Refining Stage Eight expert to severely injure Li Dalong.]
“Damn it.”
Li Xiang gritted his teeth. He had been following the incident and had used the ‘Love from the Ancestor’ skill to save Li Dalong’s life!
“Just barely... the precious treasure I’ve cultivated for fifteen years almost died!”
Li Xiang wished he could storm to Changlin Town and unleash some ‘Ancestor’s Wrath’.
Meanwhile, in the game, before Li Dalong’s sickbed.
All the Li family members were watching his injuries, with dialogue appearing above their heads.
Li Yaozu: “Revenge! Five years ago, a group of bandits came to our home. We wiped them out completely, including the Hu family!”
Xu Cuihua: “Calm down, children. I’ve inquired—the Hu family has a Foundation Establishment Elder who’s lived over a hundred years. We’re no match for them.”
Li Yaoqing: “Mother is right. Now is not the time for rash actions. Boohoo, Father, please get better soon.”
Li Yaozu: “Are we just going to let this go then?”
Li Dalong: “Children, don’t worry about me. The ancestor has already killed the expert who injured me. Half of my revenge is done. A gentleman’s revenge is never too late. As long as we Li descendants keep growing strong, one day the Hu family will pay the price!”
Watching the family’s exchanges, Li Xiang restrained his anger.
Indeed, the skill ‘Ancestor’s Wrath’ was powerful.
But from what Li Xiang had seen when saving Li Dalong, it could barely kill a Qi Refining Stage Eight expert. Whether it could kill a Foundation Establishment expert was uncertain.
Rash action would only bring disaster the Li family could not handle.
Better to conceal their strength, develop slowly, then astonish everyone—that was the optimal choice.
With this in mind,
Li Xiang activated [Ancestor’s Blessing], using a new skill on the injured Li Dalong—
Ancestor’s Embrace!
At the Li family ancestral hall, a phantom appeared on the ancestral tablet. To the astonishment of the Li family members, it flowed into Li Dalong’s body. Instantly, his leg healed visibly. Soon, Li Dalong was able to get out of bed and walk.
[Used ‘Ancestor’s Embrace’, consumed 100 incense points]
Compared to the mild healing of ‘Love from the Ancestor,’ this skill was far more potent, even capable of curing internal injuries!
“The ancestor has manifested! I’m as good as new!”
“Thank you, ancestor, for saving my life!”
“Rest assured, ancestor. One day, Dalong will lead the entire Li family to avenge today’s shame!”
Seeing his descendants so spirited, Li Xiang gave Li Dalong another ‘Love from the Ancestor’ healing.
Instantly, everyone was jubilant.
[Though a crisis arose, the Li family members will work even harder, feeling your encouragement.]
[Incense +30]
Li Xiang felt comforted.
At this moment, a small red dot on the member list caught his attention.
Clicking it open—
[Family Buff: Revenge’s Fury]
[Training speed increased by 20%. Ends once strength is sufficient for revenge.]
This buff seemed to appear only after some special event.
“Train hard and fight for revenge, my descendants!”
Li Xiang cheered on his family in front of the screen.
Then, he clicked through the Li family members’ statuses to see if the incident had triggered any new traits. Unfortunately, none appeared.
But when he clicked on Li Yaozu,
he paused. The screen shifted to the Li family training ground. Li Yaozu was training fiercely, practicing the basic sword techniques from the Qi Refining Cultivation Manual.
This boy was extremely hardworking and ruthless. Each sword strike was full of killing intent, cutting into a stone slab and carving a deep character—‘Kill’.
“That’s the attitude I want.”
Li Xiang nodded slightly, already imagining how wild this boy would be once he grew up and charged into the Hu family.
...
Meanwhile,
Above the vast, boundless sea, a spirit boat flew through the sky. Many cultivators, dressed in distinctive white garments bearing the ‘Yanhuang’ emblem, were flying on swords.
They were the New Era Chinese Historical Exploration Team, tasked with investigating the cause of the spiritual energy resurgence a thousand years ago.
And also...
To uncover histories buried for tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of years on this planet.
“We found it! I discovered a stone buried deep beneath the ocean, recording history from the ancient wild era. Below might lie a vast land once inhabited by cultivators—maybe even the ruins of an unimaginably large clan!”
An excited explorer broke through the ocean surface, clutching a large stone, and flew to the spirit state.
Instantly, the team gathered around, using professional techniques to clear off the dust covering the ancient carvings.
After a full day and night,
they finally revealed the stone’s true face. Everyone exchanged uneasy glances.
“Such intense killing intent.”
Faintly visible on the stone were ancient characters—
“Kill Hu Wei!”