Chapter 1224

The ancestral tomb at the back mountain of the Heavenly Palace Academy, at the entrance!

This place has a history of countless years, with various huge stone pillars standing tall. Every pillar is engraved with dense names—all of them are the names of disciples of the Heavenly Palace Academy who died overnight back then. This is a method Li Xuanqi uses to pay tribute to them!

And behind the stone pillars is the ancestral tomb that has existed since the Heavenly Palace Academy was founded!

The entire tomb occupies more than half of the giant mountain. The stone wall at the entrance is carved with various ferocious demon beasts, possessing a majestic aura and an inherent, soul-stirring implication.

At this moment, led by Li Qinghe, the third-generation Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy, the four Building Masters, along with various Pavilion Masters and Elders—as long as they are high-level figures of the Heavenly Palace Academy—have all appeared here!

Today is the once-every-five-years ancestral worship day of the Heavenly Palace Academy. Every five years, they need to enter the tomb once to jointly refine the Spirit Immortal Stones within, replenishing the Immortal Yuan power for those two generations of Deans.

The outside world thinks the first two generations of Deans have already passed away. In reality, their lifespans had indeed been exhausted for many years, but Li Xuanqi found a method in the ancestral tomb to allow himself to revive. He spent countless efforts in his later years, setting up a Resurrection Spirit Array and utilizing countless heavenly materials and immortal artifacts, only then preserving his soul and maintaining his physical body's immortality on the day his lifespan was exhausted.

However, this method has major drawbacks; it constantly requires the consumption of huge amounts of heavenly materials. Every five years, disciples need to enter to refine a large number of Spirit Immortal Stones to keep the array running normally. Furthermore, the two generations of Deans cannot leave the ancestral tomb and must stay in the tomb forever, unable to step out even half a step.

But by maintaining this method for a long time, after many years, under the nourishment of massive Immortal Yuan, their physical bodies will also be able to slowly revive, becoming compatible with their souls once again, thereby achieving true resurrection and gaining more lifespan to continue living.

The current Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy, Li Qinghe, is a descendant of Li Xuanqi. He has always upheld the ancestral teachings, bringing the major Building Masters and Elders in once every five years. Besides maintaining the array, he can also exchange and discuss the Dao with Li Xuanqi and the second-generation Dean, gaining huge harvests!

Furthermore, some outstanding young descendants will also be selected to inherit the legacy of the two Deans.

This method allows the Heavenly Palace Academy to recruit geniuses from different places while keeping its internal talent constantly growing, preventing important positions in the Heavenly Palace Academy from being snatched by outsiders, and also possessing two Deans whom the outside world thinks are dead as a future foundation!

Today, those standing outside the ancestral tomb are either descendants of Li Xuanqi or descendants of the major Building Masters from back then. They are all people who can keep secrets, loyal to the Heavenly Palace Academy and loyal to the Li family!

However, as every descendant of the Li family branches out and the number of people grows, this cohesion is also gradually weakening.

Although their hearts are still with the Heavenly Palace Academy, everyone wants to obtain the legacy and wants to make themselves strong. The inheritance once every five years makes the competition among the younger generation particularly fierce.

Li Xuanqi is the first-generation Dean and also the ancestral founder of the Heavenly Palace Academy. The second-generation Dean is Li Xuanqi's youngest son. The third-generation Dean, Li Qinghe, is already Li Xuanqi's second grandson, while the Vice Dean is Li Xuanqi's eldest grandson. The other four Building Masters are descendants of the other sons of the second-generation Dean, also belonging to Li Xuanqi's grandchildren!

They all have their own descendants, among whom the most outstanding in aptitude and strength is the Vice Dean's son, Li Wenqu!

This is a huge family system. They built the Heavenly Palace Academy and absorbed countless geniuses from the Heavenly Continent, but they have also split into various factions, with fierce internal secret struggles.

Li Wenqu stands at the back of the crowd, but there is always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

This is his tenth time coming to the ancestral tomb to participate in ancestral worship. From a person of mediocre strength fifty years ago, he has leaped to become the most outstanding existence among the younger generation of the Li family, and is even one of the top geniuses in the Heavenly Continent!

Many people have compared him with that Dao Fetus Divine Body of the Saint Sect. The result is naturally that the Dao Fetus Divine Body is more powerful, but Li Wenqu knows very clearly in his heart that as the number of times he participates in ancestral worship increases and the more legacy he obtains, the gap between him and that Dao Fetus Divine Body will become smaller and smaller!

What's more, he and his father, the current Vice Dean of the Heavenly Palace Academy, Li Qingshan, as well as that second-generation Dean buried in the ancestral tomb, have a secret plan!

The so-called Dao Fetus Divine Body and Heavenly Luck Body will all eventually become his fortune!

"Wenqu, don't be in a hurry to leave after the ancestral worship is finished later. Remember to go and report some things to your grandfather!" At this moment, a voice transmission sounded in Li Wenqu's mind.

"I understand, Father!" Li Wenqu nodded slightly, his gaze also looking toward a middle-aged man at the very front; that was his father, Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan told him to report some things, and he naturally knew what it referred to.

The reason the Heavenly Palace Academy wants to facilitate the union of the Dao Fetus Divine Body and the Heavenly Luck Body, Jiang Hongyan, is by no means just purely wanting to witness the birth of a Heavenly Luck Divine Body.

To be precise, others might be like that, but for Li Wenqu, his father, and that second-generation Dean, the goal is not that simple!

"Also, is there any news about that old man you sent people to search for?" At this moment, Li Qingshan's voice transmission sounded again.

Li Wenqu shook his head: "No. Ever since they appeared in the Taiyin Immortal Domain, they have completely vanished. However, I believe there is no need to be overly concerned. An old swindler is no threat, let alone the descendant of an old swindler!"

"Regardless, this matter cannot be taken lightly! Jiang Hongyan previously stated clearly that she has a Dao companion, and it is that Xu Que. Now that Xu Que hasn't appeared, but his father has appeared instead, this matter is strange after all. You must remember to handle it well. The union of the Dao Fetus Divine Body and the Heavenly Luck Body must absolutely not be destroyed!"

"Father, I understand!" Li Wenqu nodded slightly, the smile on his face remaining: "Although Xu Que and his father might be a variable, Father, don't forget that the Saint Sect, including that Dao Fetus Divine Body, is probably even more willing than us to see the birth of a Heavenly Luck Divine Body, so there is no need to be overly worried about this matter!"

"I naturally understand, but for some variables, I would rather they disappear before they become variables. Do you understand?"

"Understand! So you can still rest assured. Once our people find Xu Que's father, we will definitely suppress and kill him, and track down Xu Que's whereabouts. As for the Saint Sect... I already have a plan to make them take action!"

"Oh? What plan do you have?"

"Father, I received news a while ago that the Holy Water River of the Saint Sect's Snow Mist Mountain has dried up. I spent a lot of effort to find out that the palace on Snow Mist Mountain was actually stolen by someone. However, they blocked the news and did not spread it. But I have already taken this opportunity to splash this dirty water onto Xu Que's father. Before long, there will be rumors in the outside world that the palace was stolen by Xu Que's father. At that time, the Saint Sect will definitely dispatch people to track down that old man's whereabouts, and it is even possible they will force that old man to come out and explain!"

Speaking of this, Li Wenqu sneered: "I don't believe that after splashing this bucket of dirty water, that old man can still sit still. In this world, a person who dares to offend both my Heavenly Palace Academy and the Saint Sect at the same time has yet to appear!"

Boom!

At the same time, a loud noise also came from the entrance of the ancestral tomb!

Li Wenqu and his father had already stopped the voice transmission, their gazes both looking toward the ancestral tomb, their expressions becoming solemn and respectful just like everyone else present!

"Li Qinghe of the Heavenly Palace Academy, along with Vice Dean Li Qingshan, the four Building Masters, and the thirty-six Pavilion Masters, pay respects to our ancestors!" Li Qinghe, who was in the lead, shouted loudly. His voice was extremely resonant and full of energy, echoing in all directions.

The next moment, a voice full of majesty also sounded in the ancestral tomb!

"Come in!"

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