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

Upon learning that she had been chosen, Liu Yue'er looked at Li Yuan, and recalling what had just happened, her face flushed.

Originally, she was dragged along by her father to try her luck, but she never expected to actually be noticed by the Li family.

After testing Liu Yue'er, Li Yuan had no intention of testing anyone else; he needed to figure out the two wisps of mysterious gas inside the three-colored bead first.

After Li Yuan gestured to Li Daqiang, soon only the two members of the Liu family remained in the Li family. Li Yuan looked at the thin Liu Yue'er and smiled.

Since Li Yuan began cultivating immortal arts, he has naturally possessed the demeanor of a refined gentleman. Coupled with the prestige of the Li family, his smile completely captivated Liu Yue'er, causing her face to flush even more and her head to droop even lower.

Seeing this, Li Daqiang and Zhang smiled at each other and then invited the two of them from the yard into the house.

Mr. Liu was quite informal and sat down inside with Liu Yue'er.

As soon as they sat down, Li Daqiang began asking Liu's father about Liu Yue'er's age. After Liu's father told him everything, he pretended to ask Liu Yue'er a question.

"Moon, would you be willing to marry the young master of the Li family?"

Upon hearing Liu's father's words, Liu Yue'er's body trembled, and she then nodded slightly.

Li Daqiang glanced at Li Yuan, then said:

"Yuan'er, if you agree, then the marriage is settled?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan nodded. "It's entirely up to Father to decide."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Liu's father stood up and said to Li Yuan:

"Haha, Young Master Li certainly has good taste. In that case, you can set the wedding date. My Liu family doesn't have many rules, so it's all up to Brother Li to decide."

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang nodded and then said:

"Haha, since Brother Liu has said so, let's set the date for the end of next month. My Li family will come to pick up the bride then."

After discussing it for a while, Liu's father took Liu Yue'er and left the Li family. When they left, Li Daqiang took out ten taels of silver and gave it all to Liu's father so that he could buy some good things for Liu Yue'er to nourish her.

This made Liu's father grin from ear to ear, nodding repeatedly to Li Daqiang and praising Li Yuan's good taste.

After Liu's father left with Liu Yue'er, Li Daqiang looked at Li Yuan's serious expression and then said:

"Yuan'er, are you not satisfied?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan shook his head.

"Father has already made the marriage arrangements. I have more important matters to discuss with him now."

Seeing Li Yuan's unprecedentedly solemn expression, Li Daqiang realized something.

Then Li Daqiang closed the courtyard gate and the inner room, and said with a serious expression:

"Yuan'er, what has made you so panicked?"

Li Yuan didn't say it explicitly, but he gave a general explanation to Li Yuan.

Upon hearing this, Li Daqiang's hands trembled slightly. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind and spoke to Li Yuan:

"Yuan'er, this matter cannot be entrusted to outsiders. For the sake of the Li family, I will try it myself."

Looking at his father's resolute eyes, Li Yuan knew that once his father had made up his mind, there was no way to dissuade him. So he spoke up:

"Alright, if Father feels unwell at all, be sure to tell me immediately." Seeing Li Daqiang nod, Li Yuan manipulated the milky white gas inside the three-colored bead and guided it into Li Daqiang's dantian.

After the wisp of milky white gas rushed into Li Daqiang's dantian, it bounced up and down for a while before settling down inside.

At this moment, Li Daqiang seemed to have established a connection with the world. It took him quite a while to recover. Just as Li Yuan was happy for Li Daqiang, dark clouds suddenly began to appear above the Li family's house, shrouding the entire fishing village in them.

Li Yuan was the first to react. Looking at the lightning tribulation in the sky, he instantly realized that the lightning tribulation was aimed at Li Daqiang.

At the same time, Li Daqiang felt a strong sense of crisis and his eyes involuntarily turned to the sky.

Soon, the thunderclouds that shrouded the small fishing village began to rumble. Li Yuan wanted to retrieve the wisp of spiritual energy within Li Daqiang's body, but no matter how Li Yuan tried to summon it, it remained unmoved.

As the thunderclouds in the sky gathered closer and closer, Li Yuan gradually began to panic. At this moment, the villagers in the small fishing village looked at the thunderclouds in the sky and all closed their courtyard gates tightly, as if this could resist the oppressive feeling brought by the thunderclouds.

As thunder rumbled, the first bolts of lightning struck the sky. When the lightning hit the Li family's head, the three-colored pearl within Li Yuan's body began to stir.

It broke free from Li Yuan's control and flew to the top of Li Yuan's head. At the same time, the wisps of Geng metal energy inside the three-colored pearl also overflowed, turning into a huge light shield that enveloped Li Yuan himself.

Seeing this, Li Yuan steeled himself and stood next to Li Daqiang, allowing Li Daqiang to also be enveloped in the halo formed by the three-colored beads.

In the blink of an eye, the first bolt of lightning struck directly down, and the sparks generated by the collision of the lightning and the three-colored beads instantly enveloped the two of them.

Even after the firelight subsided, although the two appeared to be unharmed, the shockwaves caused their legs to tremble. Before they could catch their breath, bolts of lightning struck one after another.

As the lightning struck, the metallic energy within the three-colored bead diminished. Fortunately, after the last bolt of lightning struck, a small amount of metallic energy remained within the bead.

As the last bolt of lightning struck, the sky above the small fishing village gradually returned to its original color.

At this moment, Li Yuan stood up steadily, while Li Daqiang had already fallen to the ground. Seeing this, Li Yuan endured the pain and went forward to help Li Daqiang up.

After examining him and finding that he had only fainted, Li Yuan gradually felt relieved. At this moment, Li Yuan's face was full of solemnity, but from the corner of his mouth, there was still a hint of excitement.

Planting spiritual roots and altering destiny—what an extraordinary act! Now, I, a mere Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, have achieved this with the help of the mysterious bead in my hand. How could the Li family not prosper?

Li Tong and Zhang Shi, who were still inside the house, were now in tears. As soon as the lightning dissipated, the two rushed out of the house and helped Li Daqiang, who was in Li Yuan's arms.

After sending Li Daqiang back to his house and confirming that he was alright, Li Yuan sat down to the side. Having witnessed the extraordinary power of the Three-Colored Bead, Li Yuan had no choice but to re-examine the Three-Colored Bead within his body.

Li Yuan recalled everything within the three-colored pearl. After he entered the temple, the three-colored pearl absorbed the mysterious aura within the temple. Since Li Yuan began cultivating the Dao, he had been constantly researching knowledge about the cultivation world. Based on the introduction to the cultivation world, Li Yuan realized that what existed in the temple was the incense offerings of all living beings.

"There are countless methods of cultivation in this world, and the path of offering incense to all living beings is one of them."

As for the other milky white side of the three-colored bead, it should absorb the spirituality of people with spiritual roots. Planting spirituality to grow spiritual roots is against the way of heaven, but the three-colored bead can resist the lightning tribulation by absorbing the Geng metal energy generated by the incense power of all living beings. How heaven-defying is this?

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but think to himself:

"If I can gather enough incense offerings, wouldn't every member of the Li family possess spiritual roots and be able to rival a powerful force?"

Just as Li Yuan was pondering, Li Daqiang opened his eyes. The first thing he did upon waking was to look at Li Yuan beside him. When Li Yuan nodded, a look of surprise immediately appeared on Li Daqiang's face.