I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

Three months after Li Tong's marriage, on the bamboo mountain of the Li family.

At this moment, Li Yuan looked at the white snake, whose body had grown countless times larger, with a worried expression. The white snake's aura had now reached the peak of the mid-stage of Qi Refining. If it were to break through again this time, its cultivation would reach the late stage of Qi Refining.

However, after observing the aura emanating from the white snake, Li Yuan was unable to determine whether it could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Fortunately, after struggling for a while, the white snake successfully broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, and its body swelled to more than twice its original size.

Looking at the white snake that had broken through, Li Yuan smiled. Although the Li family no longer had a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, they had a late-stage Qi Refining white snake to hold their own, and besides, no one knew about this white snake.

Li Yuan planned to bring the White Snake along during the conscription in Daqing. As long as he could return alive, the Li family would not fall, but would instead rise to prominence.

Seeing that the white snake had successfully broken through, Li Yuan felt relieved and went down the mountain.

Upon arriving at his own courtyard, Li Shouqian was already sitting properly, waiting for his father to test whether he had the aptitude for cultivating immortality.

Liu Yue'er stood to the side, quietly watching the two of them, and upon closer inspection, one could see the worry on her face.

After Li Yuan arrived, he slowly channeled his magical power into Li Shouqian's body. As the magical power circulated within him, he was still unable to detect that spiritual essence.

Seeing that he had no spiritual root, Li Yuan showed no displeasure. He then withdrew his magic power and slowly said:

"He does have spiritual roots, but they haven't blossomed yet. In that case, Shouqian should practice martial arts for two years to open up his meridians, so that he can learn the techniques of my Li family."

Li Shouqian was overjoyed to learn that he possessed spiritual roots, and nodded repeatedly as he listened to Li Yuan's instructions.

Li Shouqian was intelligent from a young age, unlike Li Tong who was mischievous as a child. After learning that his clansmen were immortals in the picture book, he became even more diligent in learning.

Liu Yue'er, who was standing nearby, was also delighted to learn that Li Shouqian had spiritual roots. She then happily led Li Shouqian to inspect the spiritual fields.

This time, Liu Yue'er, unusually, did not punish the Li family's farm slaves.

Watching Liu Yue'er and Li Shouqian leave, Li Yuan slowly revealed his disappointment. Although he was able to plant spiritual roots for his son, it was not a natural fit. Perhaps the obstacles he would encounter when breaking through to the next realm would be several times or even more than those of other cultivators.

However, aside from planting spiritual roots for Li Shouqian, Li Yuan would not easily interfere with anything else related to Li Shouqian.

After testing his spiritual root, Li Yuan also began his complete seclusion.

That war city is like a meat grinder. Before going into battle, it's best to improve your strength as much as possible. Now that the matter of the spirit field has been temporarily resolved, as long as you don't die on the battlefield, the Li family's foundation will not fall.

Spring came and autumn went, and two more years passed slowly. In these two years, the Li family's reputation was thoroughly established thanks to their marriage alliance with Prince Qinghe.

During these two years, although Li Yuan failed to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, he completely mastered all his spells, and his combat power increased dramatically.

After realizing he had hit a bottleneck, Li Yuan stopped his seclusion and slowly left Zhushan Mountain, arriving at the courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

As soon as Li Yuan stepped into the courtyard, he heard Li Shouyi complaining to Liu Yue'er about himself. Li Yuan was both amused and exasperated by what he heard.

"Mother, what is Father doing? Why won't he come down to see me? He won't let me come up to see him either. Humph."

As he spoke, Li Shouyi crossed his arms, looking like a little adult.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quietly walked up to Li Shouyi.

"Let's see what this brat is going to say next."

However, Li Shouyi seemed to sense Li Yuan's arrival.

He immediately changed his tune.

"Mother, will Father Li beat me if he hears this? You have to help me then." As he spoke, he threw himself into Liu Yue'er's arms.

Seeing this, Li Yuan picked up Li Shouyi and said, "Father will beat you now."

After saying that, he put his hand on Li Shouyi's buttocks.

Li Shouyi was not afraid at all.

"Go ahead and hit me, then you won't be my father anymore." Faced with this childish threat, Li Yuan was both amused and exasperated.

Liu Yue'er smiled broadly as she watched Li Yuan playing the erhu.

"My husband, today is the day my younger brother Li Tong's child is born. Father wanted me to ask you to come and name the child, but I didn't expect you to finish your seclusion."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's face lit up with joy.

"What? Tongdi has a son?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yue'er slowly shook her head.

"You've been in seclusion for two years, so naturally you wouldn't know about this."

As they spoke, the two arrived at Li Tong's courtyard.

When Ouyang Zhiyu saw Li Yuan arrive, he was both reserved and curious.

His uncle had told him that the Li family's current prosperity was all thanks to the elder brother in front of him.

When Li Yuan arrived at Li Tong's room, he saw a big, chubby boy crawling all over the floor.

"Brother," Li Tong greeted him respectfully.

Li Yuan looked at Li Tong and said with a smile:

"Tongdi, I didn't expect you to have a son. But have you thought of a name yet?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tong slowly said:

"Brother, I have thought of two names, but I still need you to consider them carefully." After saying that, Li Tong read out the names.

"Li Shouyan and Li Shouchuan."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan pondered for a moment.

"Let's keep our will as firm as a river, or how about Li Shouchuan?"

Upon hearing this, Li Tong nodded.

"Just as my elder brother said, let's call him Li Shouchuan."

Looking at the adorable chubby boy and Li Tong's sacrifice for the family, Li Yuan sat down next to Li Shouchuan.

Circulating the magical power within his dantian, Li Yuan gently transferred it into Li Shouchuan's body. However, the newborn baby was delicate, so Li Yuan had to proceed with extreme care.

Two hours later, Li Yuan slowly withdrew his magical power back into his dantian. With Li Yuan's help in clearing Li Shouchuan's meridians, Li Shouchuan should not fall ill again before the age of ten.

After withdrawing his magic, Li Yuan slowly left the east courtyard where Li Tong was.

Back on the bamboo mountain, Li Yuan looked at the newly sprouted bamboo shoots with a sense of novelty.

The newly grown bamboo is emerald green all over, and the tips of the shoots are crystal clear. It can be considered the only spiritual plant on the bamboo mountain.

"Aside from occasionally eating a little bit, Li Yuan kept most of the spirit bamboo. As for the ordinary bamboo, Li Daqiang has cut it all down."

Although it looks bare now, Li Yuan still felt a surge of joy watching the bamboo shoots gradually sprouting.

"Just as Li Yuan was admiring the bamboo shoots on the bamboo mountain, Li Daqiang, who had also been in seclusion for a long time, slowly walked out of the small house where Li Daqiang was. Observing his aura and the gradually decreasing white hair at his temples, Li Yuan smiled."

"Father, congratulations on reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

Li Daqiang waved his hand and then said:

"Yuan'er, I have now broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so I will go to the Immortal Summoning this time."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan looked at Li Daqiang, whose expression was serious.

"Father, if I go, I might survive the battlefield, but if you go, the chances are only one or two out of ten."