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"The first time I picked up a hammer, it was as if I was born to use it."
Xiao Li, with a long sword hanging from his waist, was wielding a forging hammer with incredible skill.
The Li family started out as a forging shop, and Li Mo was born with Divine Power when he was young. He learned from the masters in the shop, and in less than a year, the most skilled blacksmith in the family had nothing left to teach him.
After warming up with his Hammer Technique, he drew his sword again.
He also practiced the family's sword technique quite well, but it was far inferior to his Hammer Technique.
However, when it came to preference, Li Mo was happiest when practicing his sword.
He practiced until the sun set.
As night fell, the vast Li Mansion was brightly lit, with the brightest place being the forging courtyard, where the firelight illuminated the darkness.
The bright, clear moon quietly hung in the mid-heaven, dreamlike and ethereal.
Li Mo sheathed his sword and was wiping sweat when he heard a servant call him for dinner.
Entering the central courtyard, he saw the whole family gathered around a round table. The Li Clan Chief sat at the head of the table, making one feel as if they had returned to Ziyang Prefecture.
The people in Tianhuang Domain were not born out of thin air; they were all projections from various eras of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
This Li Clan Chief could basically be said to be Old Li.
"You have had excellent martial Dao talent since childhood, but you are disobedient. Now that you are almost an adult, you should start understanding things."
"Can I postpone the Coming-of-Age Ceremony for a while?"
Li Mo buried his head in his food, feeling a headache coming on.
He felt that he was not cut out to be a Clan Chief; he had to serve the offerings of the Upper Clans of Heaven City and play mind games with other noble families.
"How can this thing be postponed!"
"I ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) know you always want to go out and explore, but even if you go to Human City to slay demons and monsters, you still need to be strong yourself, don't you?"
Clang—
A hammer slipped from his sleeve and fell to the ground with a clang.
Li Mo coughed lightly: "I just finished practicing, I forgot to put it away."
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Old Li looked at him helplessly and said: "I know you wield a hammer well, that you are naturally full of Yang Qi and have great strength, but even so, you are no different in essence from ordinary martial artists; you haven't truly mastered power."
"Then what is true power?"
"Naturally, it comes from the Heaven Clan."
Whoosh—
As his voice fell, a strong wind surged. The fallen leaves in the central courtyard were swept up by an invisible wind, then gathered in Old Li's hand and condensed into a single point.
He plucked a leaf from it and flicked it with his finger. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Ding—
Suddenly, sparks flew from a nearby bronze statue, which was pierced through by the leaf.
"Did you see? This is the power bestowed by that Heaven Clan who commands all the winds between Heaven and Earth."
"The Upper Clans of Heaven City stand behind us, not just as nominal support. Without this power, no matter how well you practice martial arts, you are like rootless duckweed."
"And no matter what martial art it is, as long as it has the blessing of this power, it will immediately become extraordinary and transcendent."
Outside the jiangshan sheji map.
"This Li Clan Chief looks like he's in the Inner Breath Realm, how can he unleash an Inner Scenery level attack?"
Huang Donglai was very curious about that move.
If he looked like he was in the Inner Breath Realm but attacked like he was in the Inner Scenery Realm, how would an opponent react when caught off guard?
"This is a method from the Great Shang era."
Shang Qinqing spat out a melon seed and casually said: "At that time, the Guan Shen Realm was literally about imitating a deity, and then, with the deity's permission, taking a wisp of their power. The Inner Scenery was not constructed by oneself, but rather the materialized form of that portion of power."
"Then Clan Leader Shang, what if one obtains the power you bestow?"
"If you're unlucky, you can travel through the Void Realm."
"And if you're lucky?"
Huang Donglai's eyes widened. If being unlucky was like that, wouldn't being lucky mean taking off?
"Do you know the Eyebrow-to-Eyebrow Sword... Never mind, it's useless to talk about that."
"Because you are no longer a deity?"
"That's secondary. The main thing is I feel you are similar to Zhong Zhenyue; knowing too much is useless."
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...In the jiangshan sheji map.
Time flew by, and it was already a beautiful, sunny morning. After much earnest persuasion from his father, Li Mo finally agreed to go to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
The young talents from all the noble families of Earth City gathered at the entrance leading from Earth City to Heaven City on this day.
This was naturally not because everyone came of age on the same day.
The time was set by the Heaven Clan. All those who came of age this year had to come here.
Now, the time until the next natural disaster was not long, so not only did all the families come, but many of the Heaven Clan also came, and all of them were among the strongest.
"This is Lei Ze, who controls the power of thunder; that is Chun Mang, who manages the growth of all things; and there is Yan Rong, the master of all fires."
"Oh, and you must especially remember that one, she is Feng Zhi. The fact that our Li family is where it is today is entirely thanks to her."
Listening to Old Li's introduction, Li Mo looked up.
Among the extraordinary and magnificent Upper Clans of Heaven City, he saw a slender woman with a sense of power, wheat-colored skin, and hair like surging wind, who looked like a wild queen.
Her aura was incredibly powerful.
If she held a small whip, it would probably suit her very well... "Adult Feng Zhi is probably one of the strongest Heaven Clan members, second only to Jiang Di. Later, you must restrain your temper and absolutely not act recklessly. I am still counting on you to take over my position as proxy in the future."
Old Li was not joking around today; his face was serious.
"No problem, pretending to be an adult, I'm good at that."
Li Mo put on an expressionless face, and he became aloof with such practiced ease, for reasons unknown.
He then asked:
"By the way, Dad, does Jiang Di not have a proxy? I heard the Heaven Clan has a God Sword. Does all the power related to swords belong to him?"
"That's right, but Jiang Di seems to have no such plans. What a pity, he is the strongest Heaven Clan..."
"No, the strongest Heaven Clan is..."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, alright, I know."
As soon as Old Li saw him open his mouth, he knew what he was going to say.
"Young people of Earth City, come forward."
In fact, the Heaven Clan originally had a tradition of bestowing power upon the younger generation of Earth City.
However, under Jiang Yu's rule, Heaven City strengthened its control over Earth City.
For stability, power was no longer bestowed upon the most talented individuals, but rather on the most suitable individuals within noble families, and it no longer circulated among the common people.
Of course, if someone was truly exceptionally gifted, they might be favored by multiple Heaven Clan members.
This meant being able to master multiple powers, and it also meant having more than one Heaven Clan member backing them.
As expected, Li Mo still had to accept Feng Zhi's bestowal.
"Why is there a Heaven Clan member who controls fire, but no Heaven Clan member who controls forging? This Dao clearly exists."
"If my forging skills are good enough, can I master the Dao of forging myself?"
Li Mo waited, his thoughts swirling.
Before long, it was finally his turn. He felt many transcendent gazes fixed on him, especially from the wild queen-like woman, whose eyes were particularly focused, making him uncomfortable.
Her gaze seemed full of shock and astonishment.
"Sis... Brother-in-law?"
