High-Level Martial Era - Chapter 1677: 730: Kin at Life's End (Part 3)
Capítulo 1677: Chapter 730: Kin at Life’s End (Part 3)
Now, the end of the lifespan is approaching.
…Jiangbei City, cemetery.
In front of a rather large tomb.
“Teacher, it’s been a long time since I’ve come to see you, I hope you’ll forgive me.” Li Yuan personally pulled out some weeds growing from the crevices in the tombstone.
On the tombstone, the name ‘Xu Bo’ was inscribed.
“Over four thousand years have passed.” Li Yuan sighed softly, “Even Mr. Chen and Uncle Wan have passed away for more than three thousand years.”
Mr. Chen, back then, was Li Yuan’s literature and martial arts homeroom teacher alongside Xu Bo in high school.
And Uncle Wan, naturally, was Wan Qinghe… Back then, Li Yuan’s rapid rise and smooth admission into Kunlun Martial University were largely attributed to Xu Bo and Wan Qinghe.
Wan Qinghe, with Li Yuan’s help, eventually became a significant figure at the Starfire Martial Hall, but he passed away at the Semi Divine Realm, unable to step into the Void God Realm.
Not only Wan Qinghe.
“Fei Qian, Lǐ Tianyou, Tan Zhenlong, Qiu Jing, Song Yi…” Many figures from Li Yuan’s life emerged in his mind.
Classmates and friends from his youth.
Or elders with some connection; most never became Pseudo-Gods, struggling even to become Demigods, naturally have all passed away.
When they passed away, Li Yuan himself was only at the Heavenly God Realm or weaker, his Inner Universe had not yet evolved to perfection, so he couldn’t help them.
“But.”
“Teacher, Xu Ling is now a True God, I haven’t failed your wishes.” Li Yuan murmured to himself, “Teacher, when I become an Emperor, I will resurrect you.”
“Reviving all those lost friends and companions.”
In Li Yuan’s heart, at the top of the resurrection list, aside from his parents, is his teacher Xu Bo, who was Li Yuan’s truly first mentor.
…
Year after year.
Li Yuan dedicated most of his energy still to cultivation.
The chaos in the cosmos couldn’t affect the Heart Dream Universe internally; the Chaos Divine Court remained as steady as a mountain, most Heavenly Gods unaware that their great ‘Heart Origin God King’ had become a cosmic enemy… the entire Seven Star Civilization naturally remained as peaceful as ever.
And Li Yuan also divided his Heart Power to concentrate into incarnations, spending long periods with uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters who returned to Blue Star.
According to Li Changzhou’s words: “Falling leaves return to root, even in death, one should return to their hometown to die, how can one wander outside forever.”
In the last years of life.
Li Changzhou and the others always stayed within the Seven Star Civilization.
On this day, in a villa in Jiangbei City, this place is the Li family’s base on Blue Star.
In fact, because of a separate planet in the Seven Star Civilization, for thousands of years, the Li family only stationed a few people here… only in recent decades has it been reactivated.
Woosh!
Li Yuan already arrived in the depths of the villa, where many people had gathered. Many stood up as they saw Li Yuan enter.
“Uncle!”
“Great Uncle!”
“Uncle.”
“Ancestor.” Numerous Pseudo-Gods and a few True Gods all stood up respectfully to greet Li Yuan.
“Hmm, Xiao Zhen, Xiao Yu, Qingqing… you’re all here.” Li Yuan nodded slightly.
Most of these people are descendants of brothers and sisters, like Li Qianqian’s daughter Li Zhen, Li Muhua’s children Li Yu, Li Qingqing, all grew up under Li Yuan’s eyes, quite close to him.
And they, actually, were born only decades to a century later than Li Qianqian and Li Muhua.
In the long time span of thousands of years, the difference is negligible.
Of course, both Li Qianqian and Li Muhua had many more children over the thousands of years… but had relatively little contact with Li Yuan, hardly meeting him in person, so the bond naturally was faint.
Nonetheless, blood ties are always close, many received a great deal of resources, achieving Pseudo-God status.
Those few True Gods are essentially some geniuses risen within the Li family over these thousands of years.
“Big Brother.”
Li Qianqian and Li Muhua also slowly stood up, both appearing extremely aged: “Big Brother, you’ve come.”
For Pseudo-Gods, they no longer have the power to maintain their appearance through Divine Power, showing how aged their life force has become.
“All sit down.” Li Yuan waved his hand, and everyone in the room sat back down.
“Uncle, Aunt.” Li Yuan then seated himself beside the two elderlies, naturally being the Ancestor of the Li family, Li Changzhou, and Chen Hui.
“Little Yuan.”
“There’s no need to feel sad.” Li Changzhou’s voice had grown weak: “My life with your aunt has been extraordinarily wonderful… Back then, your older brother and sister-in-law tried desperately to keep us alive. I just wanted to raise you well.”
“At that time, I was just an Entry Rank Warrior, working on engineering projects, just trying to make your lives better.”
Li Yuan listened attentively.
In his youth, to earn more money, his uncle indeed worked very hard, often traveling throughout Blue Star, even venturing to the warfront in the Star Realm.
“I never imagined.”
“That you would achieve such feats, not only becoming a Civilization Leader but also reaching the peak in the Divine Realm.” Li Changzhou sighed with emotion: “My wife and I actually managed to Ascend to God… We traveled through the Cosmic Realm, lived for thousands of years in the heart of the Divine Realm, even the Heavenly Divine showed us respect… lived for thousands of years.”
“Everyone has to face death eventually.”
“Don’t feel sorrow for us.” Li Changzhou smiled and looked at Chen Hui beside him: “Moreover, you’ve manipulated time to ensure my wife and I, as well as Qian Qian and Muhua, will depart together… We are satisfied, there’s nothing to regret.”
Li Yuan silently nodded.
In fact, it wasn’t just Li Changzhou and Chen Hui… Following the request of Li Qianqian and Li Muhua, Li Yuan manipulated the flow of time, allowing their lived years to closely sync with those of his parents.
And their lifespan limits, as perceived by Li Yuan, were all set for this day.
“Yes, brother, our lives have been full, complete, with no regrets.” Li Muhua said with a smile.
For a long period, Li Muhua was in control of the Li Family, and now the family’s bloodline is mostly his descendants.
“If there’s any regret, it’s that Little Yuan has no offspring. When you meet your parents, I’m afraid they will blame me.” Chen Hui sighed: “Lanyue is actually quite a nice girl, but… Alas! It wasn’t meant to be.”
That has always been her regret.
“Mom.”
“Those are matters of the past.” Li Muhua shook his head: “Brother is different from us, he truly stands at the pinnacle of cultivation, and from what I understand, his prowess rivals that of the Ancestors of the Divine Court.”
“Divine Emperor! Such beings live billions of years.”
“After billions of years, brother will surely still be around… Such a carefree cultivator of the cosmos, what need is there for kin? It’s entirely meaningless.” Li Muhua shook his head: “He alone almost embodies eternity.”
“Moreover, the Heart Source Divine Race is a race he created, how powerful is its bloodline? Nowadays, even Heavenly Gods are born from it, and that Heart Feather Heavenly God calls him ‘Father.’” Li Muhua marveled: “Having such a vast experience, would he confine himself to bloodlines on Blue Star?”
“Live a billion years?”
“The exalted Divine Emperor?” Everyone in the room listened mystically, as to them, even a Heavenly Divine is already quite distant.
Divine Emperor?
That’s purely mythical, without Li Yuan, they could never associate with such entities in their lifetimes.
“Yes, I understand all that, but…” Chen Hui shook her head.
“Let us not speak of such matters.” Li Changzhou chuckled: “I hear that ultimately, cultivators must align with the Great Dao and become friends of the Dao… Perhaps, long into the future, Little Yuan might encounter a Dao companion resonating with him.”
“Today, we will only speak of joyous matters.” Li Changzhou said.
“Yes, only joyous matters.” Li Qianqian smiled.
Time passed.
Mostly it was Li Changzhou, Chen Hui, Li Qianqian speaking… Occasionally, the likes of Li Yu, Li Qingqing, and Li Zhen would chime in.
As for the more peripheral Li family members? They were fortunate to bid farewell to the old ancestors, not daring to speak.
Much later.
“Haha, the time has come, I can feel it.” Li Changzhou suddenly laughed: “Wife, Muhua, Qianqian, I’ll go ahead, Little Yuan… live well.”
In the next moment.
Buzz~ his Life Breath suddenly weakened, followed by his Divine Body decaying, collapsing, and quickly dissipating.
“Changzhou.” Chen Hui felt the hand she held gradually losing its vitality and fell silent.
Shortly after.
Chen Hui, Li Muhua, and Li Qianqian departed one after another… Li Yuan silently watched, witnessing their bodies completely losing life.
Within the room.
The atmosphere became incredibly heavy.
After a long time.
Li Yuan slowly stood up and softly said: “Li Yangyu.”
“Ancestor.” In the corner of the room, a modest True God stood respectfully, unsure why Li Yuan addressed him.
“From today forward, you shall be the new Clan Leader of the Li Family.” Li Yuan said calmly.
