Chapter 156: Swamp Walker

[Year 84th]

As the Li family's descendants began to scatter and develop their abilities, Li Wei found his mouse practically smoking from overuse. He, the ancestor, had become the busiest member of the entire Li family!

The Primordial Blood Tree guided the Li family descendants to scatter and seek opportunities in various locations, each facing their own dangers.

[Your descendants, the Seven Ironclad, rang the bronze bell located above the dry well at Emerald Pines Temple. However, they discovered that nothing happened. Enraged, Li Yundou believed the Primordial Blood Tree had tricked him and split the bell open with his halberd, breaking the seal within the well!]

[The Seven Ironclad are entering—the Blood Frenzy Demonic Realm!]

[Upon entering, they encountered the Blood Frenzy Demon Lord, sealed by Emerald Pines Temple twenty thousand years ago. Drowned in a blood altar as a child, it had become an external demon, an immortal and indestructible being. Your descendants, the Seven Ironclad, battled the Demon Lord, whose spirit power was lost and had little physical strength left for seven days and seven nights, killing it ten thousand times.]

"Long live Ancestor!"

"May our ancestor live forever!"

Li Wei used "Ancestor's Raging Fury," which finally gave the Seven Ironclad a chance to catch their breath and seal the Blood Frenzy Demon Lord into a spirit tool.

"What was that thing?"

Li Wei ignored the grateful and admiring looks the Seven Ironclad gave towards the ancestral tablet. He was still somewhat shaken.

That Blood Frenzy Demon Lord was truly an anomaly. If they shattered it into pieces, it would regenerate its body with new flesh. If they burned it to ashes with Core Flame, it would still reappear. If this thing was at its peak state...

[Your descendants, relying on your assistance, have sealed the Blood Frenzy Demon Lord!]

[After seven days and seven nights of battle, their bodies were stained with the Demon Lord's blood. Within the Blood Frenzy Demonic Realm, they found a pool of blood where the Demon Lord's demonic energy had gradually dissipated over twenty thousand years, leaving behind spiritual energy. They also found the Demon Lord's broken low-grade magical treasure, the 'Blood-Drinking Mad Saber (fragments).']

[Your descendants ask you if they can jump into the blood pool and soak in it. They sense a sweet fragrance emanating from it.]

"..."

Li Wei hesitated. They were truly bold. That blood pool was formed from the Demon Lord's demonic energy from twenty thousand years ago. Who knows if it was still "safe to use"? What might happen if they soaked in it?

While Li Wei was pondering, the Seven Ironclad knelt before his spirit tablet. It was the first time Li Wei had seen these seven with such a serious expression. In the past, they might have even struck a pose like they were transforming into Ultraman while holding his tablet.

"Ancestor, Yundou thinks we should give it a try."

"I agree."

"We feel an irresistible temptation. If we soak in it, our power will greatly increase. But we also know there's a risk of succumbing to demonic influence."

"..."

Each of them spoke in turn.

But what truly moved Li Wei were the words spoken by Li Yunzhen.

"I'm not afraid of succumbing to demonic influence. We know about Second Aunt's situation. There are many demon lords there, and aren't they much more interesting than those so-called righteous sects? At least the demon lords didn't kill Grandpa Pig."

"Big Brother joined the Skyveil Sect, and for decades, they kept telling him to sever his worldly ties, but he treated their words like dog shit. We seven brothers can do the same. So what if we succumb to demonic influence? Besides..."

"Mr. Huang Xiujin of the Cloudsea Pavilion did a reading for us seven brothers. He said that our mischievous nature is hard to change, and our aptitude is mediocre. We are not as talented as our grandparents, nor as our four elders, nor as our two elder brothers. In this life, without a stroke of luck, even if we fight to the death, we'll only reach the False Core Formation stage."

"I don't want to stay at the False Core Formation stage! I want to attack the Azure Cloud Pavilion! Whoever dares to say no to us, we, the Seven Ironclad, will slap them silly!"

The seven stared intently at the ancestral tablet.

Li Yundou's eyes were bloodshot. "Ancestor, this is the only chance for us seven brothers to personally avenge Grandpa Pig!"

These were their true feelings.

To avenge their loved one, what did it matter if they succumbed to demonic influence?

Looking at the determined expressions of the Seven Ironclad, Li Wei suddenly realized that these men, despite their age, who had been childish their entire lives, were finally growing up.

"Huu."

Li Wei let out a long breath and finally used the ancestral tablet to write the character " (approve)" in front of the seven sons.

He watched as the seven sons walked towards the blood pool and resolutely submerged themselves in it.

Li Wei narrowed his eyes.

"Soak as long as you need. What's there to be afraid of? We're going to erase the entire memory of Azure Cloud region, so why fear a few demon lords in our family?"

"Soak thoroughly!"

As he spoke, Li Wei's voice became ethereal and distant. "If Old Pig were still here, he would definitely say the same thing: 'Soak well and grow big and strong', right?"

...

As the seven sons entered the blood pool, Li Wei waited for other events to unfold.

The Li family now had... many members.

Fourth generation: 32 people

Fifth generation: 6 people

Total members: 52 people

This didn't even include their wives or sons-in-law who married into the family.

Li Wei had to keep a close eye on their situation at all times.

[Your descendant, Li Tianshuang, entered the swampy jungle. Once a delicate girl under the protection of her parents and elder brother, she now witnessed bloodshed for the first time. She battled against demonic beasts, endured the unpredictable weather, and barely survived the poisonous miasma within the swampy jungle.]

[As you repeatedly used "Ancestor's Embrace" to heal her wounds, her physique grew stronger and stronger. She gradually grasped the "Beast Taming Technique" passed down from her great-grandmother, mastered the "Medical Canon" from her Second Grandaunt, and became proficient in the family's various techniques and martial skills. She grew increasingly adept at surviving in the swampy jungle.]

[Gained trait: Swamp Walker!]

[She can traverse the swamp as if walking on flat ground. She will become the most elegant spirit of the swamp.]

In the scene, a delicate-looking young woman wearing animal skins is seen in the swamp. Barefoot, she stepped on a protruding stone in the middle of the marsh, her eyes like those of a wild beast, scanning her surroundings for any movement, watching for crocodile-like demonic beasts.

She gripped her spear tightly, leaped into the air, and plunged it into the head of the demonic beast leader. She severed the crocodile's head, held it aloft, and let out a roar towards the sky, scanning the surrounding crocodiles. "Submit, or..."

"Die!!!"

[Your descendant, Li Tianshuang, has gained the submission of the swamp crocodiles.]

[Gained trait: Crocodile Queen]

[All crocodiles in the swampy jungle will sense her dominance and gradually submit to her.]

Li Tianshuang stood on the back of a crocodile, heading towards a place with abundant spiritual energy in the distance. Touching the ancestral tablet in her bosom, she felt a sense of peace. "With my ancestors' protection, I fear nothing. Next, it's time to find that Spirit Crocodile."

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