Plop!
Rapid raindrops fell from the dark clouds, slapping against Li Shiquan's face.
Behind him, the Li Family mbers stood in a line.
"Mother..."
The delicate black oil-paper umbrella had long since fallen to the ground beside them.
Li Shiquan was already kneeling in front of the tombstone.
The Hundred Tombs of the Li Family.
It's where Li Family mbers are buried after death.
However, only those of lower status are buried in such a place.
The true upper echelon, the core of the Li Family, are all buried within the confines of the family.
Li Shiquan earned his current position through strength.
But his birth was not honorable.
This matter was well-known within the Li Family.
Those who dared to gossip about it had almost vanished.
Yet, even soone as accomplished as Li Shiquan found it difficult to move his mother's grave to the Li Family's supre "Holy Tomb."
To move a grave, one must first exhu the body.
Such actions are taboo at any ti.
Not to ntion, at that ti, Li Shiquan had not yet reached the pinnacle of power in the Li Family.
The Shu Bird Demon rembered clearly that they took Li Shiquan's human skin on a similarly rainy day.
This filial son left the Li Family alone to pay respects to his mother, and as a result, lost his life.
And now, Li Shiquan's life would beco a significant milestone in the grand sche of their demon plans!
"Cang Lianyun?"
From behind, an old voice slowly erged, along with the sound of the rain, making it hard to discern.
But the present Li Family mbers instantly tensed up, and so even broke out in a cold sweat.
The stubborn elders opposing the transfer of Li Shiquan's mother's remains to the Li Family's "Holy Tomb" occupied a considerable number present.
Yet with the next words from the Li Family Ancestor, everyone's nerves suddenly eased.
"Who is she?"
The Ancestor... does he not rember this woman?
Doubt flashed in everyone's hearts, but no one dared to look up.
The Ancestor was very old.
His strength might still be among the best, but the erosion of ti had left its mark on him.
It was noted that last ti the Ancestor ca out, he couldn't even recognize several Elders.
This ti, he couldn't even rember the matter Li Shiquan had just ntioned about his mother.
How much could the Ancestor still recall? Perhaps except for the Li Family, the Ancestor had forgotten many matters...
In contrast, the old monster next door in the Lin Family was far more lucid.
Even so, the thods the Lin Family used were fundantally deviant and not worth ntioning compared to the Ancestor's Divine Skill! They only had more achievents in lifespan extension!
The elderly mbers of the Li Family, who kept their heads down, secretly thought, exchanging glances amid the hurried rainwater.
The Ancestor's condition deteriorated with each passing ti, which was one reason they urgently pursued the Li Family's trial.
Ti could no longer be delayed.
Even though there were so flaws with Li Shiquan as a vessel, and his bloodline wasn't pure enough, relatively, he was the best choice for the Li Family.
Once the Ancestor lost control, the first to suffer would be the Li Family themselves!
Boom!
Just then, a rumble of thunder echoed from the dark sky!
Plop!
The rain started pouring down harder and harder.
Bang.
A Li Family Elder tossed the oil-paper umbrella aside and knelt halfway down!
"The offering is complete, please proceed with the final Blood Ring Ceremony!"
The Li Family's trial, internally, had another na: the Blood Ring Ceremony.
Like a ring, the ceremony's participants moved from small to large, step by step, with the final focus being the Ancestor.
When the Ancestor devoured the ultimate victor of the subsequent ring, he would complete the true cycle and be rejuvenated!
The glory of the Li Family would continue to extend for a century! A thousand years! Even ten thousand years! As long as the Ancestor remained, the Li Family would remain!
"Please proceed with the final Blood Ring Ceremony!"
"Please proceed with the final Blood Ring Ceremony!"
"Please proceed with the final Blood Ring Ceremony!"
The other Li Family mbers now also knelt down.
The Li Family Ancestor said nothing, only slowly extended his hand towards Li Shiquan in front of him.
Without turning, the unparalleled oppressive terror still made Li Shiquan's hair stand on end.
Li Shiquan sensed the sll of blood, a dense bloody scent, flooding over him like a sea of blood!
"It's..."
Li Shiquan's head, which was hung low, suddenly lifted at this mont!
"...now!!!"
With a swift turn!
Li Shiquan grabbed the wrist of the Li Family Ancestor firmly!
"What?!"
"Li Shiquan?!!"
"How dare you!!"
The Li Family Elders roared in anger, but in the next mont, they felt sothing amiss.
Because.
The rain stopped.
Instinctively looking up, everyone was filled with disbelief.
The pouring raindrops were beating violently in the air.
As if an invisible barrier separated them from the rain.
"Barrier! It's a barrier!"
Soone imdiately reacted.
"When did this happen?!"
"How could it!?"
The hazy and blurry barrier fell quickly around them like a curtain, enveloping everyone below instantly!
With a thunderous clap, the surroundings lit up.
Outside the barrier, dense black shadows could vaguely be seen about to penetrate from the barrier's edge!
It was this thunderclap that finally allowed Li Shiquan to see the Li Family Ancestor's appearance.
Surprisingly, it was the face of a very handso young man, but besides the face, the skin, the wrinkles, and the age spots all told of this one's incredible age.
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