The morning light shines through the clouds, and it is a little dazzling.

Li Xuanyuan, who was climbing on the top of Taiqiu Mountain, noticed this ray of light, so he stopped and looked sideways into the sky.

The pale golden morning light reflected on his black robe from above, forming countless tiny flickering points of light in between.

The mountain breeze blows from afar, through the mountains and countless dense forests, and finally stays here.

Li Xuanyuan's long black hair, which was casually draped, was slightly raised by the breeze, revealing all his handsome face.

At this moment, his whole body was under the faint light of the morning.

After looking at it for a while, he withdrew his gaze with a grim face and continued to walk towards the top of Taiqiu Mountain.

What's on the top of Mount Taiqiu?

There is a sea of clouds, two spirit trees above the third order, and a large flat land paved with bluestone slabs.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is also the patriarch of their Li family: Li Changqing.

Li Changqing was about to leave today, but when he walked out of the cave and was about to go straight to Hengduanfang City in the west through the cloud curtain, he sensed Li Xuanyuan's breath.

This surprised him slightly, so he didn't choose to leave immediately, but stayed where he was.

It wasn't until Li Xuanyuan's figure passed through the light curtain on the top of the mountain and completely appeared in front of his eyes that he turned his head to look over.

With a tall figure and slender arms, Li Xuanyuan stopped under the spirit peach tree and bowed slightly:

"Xuan Yuan has seen the fifth uncle!"

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In front of the sea of clouds, Li Changqing stood on the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back.

And Li Xuanyuan stood one step behind, he changed his casual appearance in the past, and showed a rare trace of seriousness on his face.

Both of them looked at the sea of clouds in the immediate vicinity, watching the waves of clouds swept by the breeze towards the cliffs.

Neither of them spoke, so the top of Taiqiu Mountain fell silent for a moment.

In the vast space, there was only the slight sound of those half-sized spirit peaches swaying between the branches.

Li Changqing and Li Xuanyuan stood together, and when they looked at them from the outside, they were very similar.

Moreover, this resemblance is somewhat different from the similarity between ordinary Li clan people due to blood ties.

In addition to the similarity in body shape and appearance, the two of them are more similar in temperament.

However, this kind of temperament Li Changqing hid it many years ago and rarely revealed it.

It was only now, under the backdrop of Li Xuanyuan, that it was unconsciously noticed.

Although Li Xuanyuan was scattered, his mind was also delicate enough, and he naturally discovered that the fifth uncle at this moment was different from the past.

However, he didn't ask anything, just withdrew his gaze from the sea of clouds, and fixed his gaze on the cliff at his feet.

From the gap between those sea of clouds, he could still see the entire Taiqiu Mountain below, and the clansmen who walked through it.

I don't know how long it took, but the sea of clouds gradually subsided and began to dissipate.

Li Changqing finally spoke:

"Xuan Yuan. ”

Li Xuanyuan's forehead should be lowered.

"Fifth uncle. ”

Li Changqing didn't turn around, but just glanced at the latter and didn't say anything more.

He was waiting for Li Xuanyuan to reveal his intention this time.

So Li Xuanyuan opened his mouth to talk after a pause.

His tone was gentle, without too many emotional ups and downs, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him and had little impact on the family.

Listening to Li Xuanyuan's words, Li Changqing was silent, his expression did not change, and it seemed that he had expected the scene at this moment.

After waiting for a while, Li Xuanyuan had already said almost enough, and the sea of clouds at the feet of the two of them had disappeared in the breeze.

The pale golden light in the sky completely penetrated the clouds, illuminating the entire top of Taiqiu Mountain transparently and brightly, and draped a layer of golden veil on the bodies of Li Changqing and Li Xuanyuan.

At this time, Li Changqing finally turned around and looked at Li Xuanyuan, and the latter's tone was still gentle, as thorough and natural as a clear spring in the valley and birdsong in the mountains.

"The twelfth brother and the fifteenth brother have all laid the foundation. ”

"Brother Jiu has also entered the late stage of foundation building. ”

"Eighth Uncle Gong has been cultivating for many years, and even though he has not yet stepped into the last threshold of the foundation building realm, he is not far away. ”

"The family is fine, everything is prosperous. ”

"Fifth Uncle ......"

"Ho..."

Speaking of this, Li Xuanyuan's tone finally fluctuated slightly, so he looked at Li Changqing in front of him and continued:

"Fifth Uncle...... I want to try this avenue alone!"

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The breeze is shining and the sun is shining, and the peach plum is green.

Everything on the top of Taiqiu Mountain seemed to have stopped after Li Xuanyuan said this.

Li Changqing's face changed slightly, but he didn't show too much surprise.

The avenue is facing the sky, and one person walks alone.

Since Li Xuanyuan didn't say this until now, he has been thinking about it for a long time.

Li Changqing was silent for a while, his eyes fixed on Li Xuanyuan's face, and after he spoke, he only said one word lightly.

"Good. ”

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Li Changqing and Li Xuanyuan left from the top of the mountain, and when they reappeared in shape, they were already inside the Li family's ancestral hall.

The inside of the ancestral hall was dark, and there was no sound except for the footsteps of the two of them.

In the center of the lobby of the Li family ancestral hall, there is a wooden altar on which a thick book of ancient books is placed.

That's the genealogy of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain!

Li Changqing stood beside a few futons under the wooden altar, looking up slightly.

And Li Xuanyuan followed behind him, also staring ahead.

The two paused for a moment, then Li Changqing retracted his gaze and reached out to take the genealogy from the wooden altar, causing it to hang in the air.

Turning his hand slightly, the genealogy was opened, and he turned to the page where there were Xuanzi generations.

Li Xuanyuan moved forward a little distance, and looked down to see the names of his contemporaries on the family tree.

Many of them have dimmed, and many of them are still bright.

Li Changqing took out a cinnabar pen and handed it to Li Xuanyuan, who took it with both hands, and then turned his head to continue looking for his name on the family tree.

Li Xuantian, Li Xuangang, Li Xuanyu, Li Xuanyuan......

The nib of the cinnabar pen gradually approached the family tree, and once the pen was written, the three words "Li Xuanyuan" and his characters would also be completely erased by this bright red.

Li Xuanyuan naturally knew what his pen meant, although he had been thinking about this matter for many years, but at this moment, he was still in a predicament.

The right hand holding the cinnabar pen trembled slightly, and it couldn't fall for a long time.

Li Xuanyuan never doubted his loyalty to his family, nor did he question his understanding of the Dao of Cultivation.

But at this moment, he was a little at a loss, as if he was caught in a dilemma in his life.

On the one hand, it is a family belief that has been linked by blood and has not changed since childhood, and on the other hand, it is the will to get rid of shackles and wholeheartedly pursue the path of cultivation.

Give up the identity of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, or give up self-cultivation and pursue a higher realm of cultivation?

For Li Xuanyuan, this is a problem that has plagued him for decades.

His eyes alternated, and his hand holding the cinnabar pen moved up and down, after a moment of silence.

Li Xuanyuan finally gave up!

He removed the cinnabar pen in his hand, and his face showed a rare hint of dejection.

Li Changqing kept looking at him, and when he saw that he had made a choice, he stretched out his hand to take over the genealogy suspended in mid-air, and then turned his gaze, and before closing the genealogy, he glanced at the names of Li Xuantian and Li Xuangang.

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Is the family an aid or a shackle to the practice?

Different clansmen may have different answers, and for Li Xuanyuan, he thinks it is the latter, just as Li Changqing thought many years ago.

At the beginning, after Li Changqing broke through the Qi refining period and successfully entered the foundation building realm, he also faced the same choice as Li Xuanyuan now, and was even more decisive than him.

But in the end, both of them decided the same, and they didn't have the heart to cross themselves off the family tree.

About the bloodline, about the family, has become a belief of all the Li clan, and the belief is difficult to change.

Li Changqing whispered to Li Xuanyuan in the ancestral hall about some of the past family experiences, and also mentioned the choice he faced many years ago.

He said that it was a matter of course that the same choice was made because of the same beliefs. But after making a choice, the outcome is not necessarily the same.

Li Changqing put the genealogy in his hand back on the altar, then turned around and continued to look at Li Xuanyuan, his eyes suddenly revealing a special meaning that was difficult to detect.

He opened his mouth and said:

"I told your eighth uncle before that I didn't have a choice, but you are different. ”

Walking over from there, passing by Li Xuanyuan, he finally said:

"In that case, how about a different approach and a different result?"

Li Xuanyuan turned his head to look over with a calm face, and the figure of the fifth uncle Li Changqing was about to leave the ancestral hall, so he paused for a moment, and then moved to catch up.

The two figures were in front of each other in the black and solemn ancestral hall, and when they were about to walk out, they were already side by side.

Walking out of the gate, Li Changqing stood still, then turned sideways, his eyes swept over Li Xuanyuan, and looked at the interior of the ancestral hall, with a complicated look in his eyes.

Everything seems like the same as before, but there seems to be something different!

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The bluestone slabs outside the Li family ancestral hall are covered with sunlight cast from the sky, leaving only a shadow under the eaves.

And Li Changqing and Li Xuanyuan stood in this shadow, quietly watching everything around them.

Same choice, different results!

Li Changqing raised his hand to release a communication paper crane, and then began to speak, his tone was calm, and there were not too many emotional fluctuations. The latter stood at his side, listening in silence.

The wind blows the ancient trees outside the ancestral hall, making a special sound in the sunlight.

When Li Xuangang received the summons and rushed to the ancestral hall, Li Changqing just said the end.

So under the witness of Li Xuangang, Li Changqing made the final decision to Li Xuanyuan.

After that, Li Xuanyuan will not be worshiped by the family, nor will he be helped by the family, and in contrast, the family will not arrange any more tasks for him. ”

"He will leave Taiqiu Mountain and go on an indefinite journey!"

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Li Xuangang looked at the two figures in the shadows opposite in the sunlight, his face changed slightly, his gaze moved back and forth between them, and he wanted to speak several times.

But until Li Changqing finished speaking, he couldn't open his mouth, just like Li Xuanyuan, he stood in place.

The scene was still for a moment, and then Li Xuanyuan broke the calm.

He took a step back and bowed towards Li Changqing:

"Thank you, Fifth Uncle!"

Then he got up, turned around and walked down the steps, kneeling down on one knee in front of Li Changqing and the ancestral hall behind him.

He spoke:

"Li Xuanyuan, a member of the Xuanzi clan of the Taiqiu Li family, is hereby resigning to the patriarch and the ancestors of the family today!"

"Thereafter...... With this cultivation avenue, I'm afraid that the juniors will have to walk alone!"

Li Changqing watched him in the shadows under the eaves of the ancestral hall, while Li Xuangang looked at him in the sunlight outside the ancestral hall.

After Li Xuanyuan fell on the ground three times, he stood up, nodded at his fifth uncle Li Changqing, and then turned around and left with a hint of determination.

When passing by Li Xuangang, the eyes of the two collided, and he said inaudibly:

"Brother Jiu, family affairs...... Sorry!"

Li Xuangang moved his gaze with his figure, until Li Xuanyuan took a few steps, turned into a ray of light and flew outside the mountain of Taiqiu Mountain.

Seeing that the light had passed through the mountain protection light curtain to the south, Li Xuangang turned his head to look at Li Changqing, who had stayed in place.

He opened his mouth and called:

"Fifth uncle. ”

But Li Changqing didn't respond to him, but only said: "Family affairs, everything is as usual!"

After speaking, without waiting for Li Xuangang to respond, he also turned into a golden light and flew away from Taiqiu Mountain and went west.

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The sky is clear and the sun is shining.

Outside the Li family ancestral hall on the mountainside of Taiqiu Mountain, only Li Xuangang was left here, and he looked out of the mountain in a daze, with a complicated expression.

Finally, after taking a few glances at the interior of the ancestral hall, he also left here.

From now on, two years after that, he will officially take over all the affairs of the family!

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The Li family in Taiqiu Mountain was calm, and many clansmen were still busy with their own family tasks, and they didn't know that the patriarch Li Changqing and the elder Li Xuanyuan, who was in the late stage of foundation building, chose to leave on the same day.

At the peak of the Qi Peak, Li Changzhi, whose beard was already gray, looked at the two rays of light in the distance, sighed heavily, and then turned around and walked into a newly built refining pavilion.

In a trance, Li Changzhi, who has been in the wind and fire for more than 200 years, actually looks a little rickety, and at this moment, the years seem to have fallen on his head all of a sudden.

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On such a sunny noon, Li Xuanyuan left his family, left Taiqiu Mountain, and began a "travel" without an expiration date!

After completely leaving the Tianhe region to the south, he landed on a mountain.

Turning around to look in the direction of Taiqiu Mountain in the north, his heart suddenly relaxed.

He took off the black robe on his body, and took out his family token from the storage bag.

The token was placed in his hand, and he stared at the "Xuan" style on it and the number "thirteen" on the other side for a moment.

Then, he put the token in the deepest part of his storage bag along with the Xuanfu.

A third-order spirit sword was thrown into the air, and Li Xuanyuan, who was dressed in a green shirt, jumped up, and continued southward in the breeze in the mountains.

A gentleman is like an orchid, and listen to the wind!

Getting rid of the "shackles" that have trapped him for decades, Li Xuanyuan wanders in this vast world.

At this moment, his cultivation actually took another step, and in a trance, he was not far from the peak of foundation building.

With his long black hair messy in the wind and his cyan clothes dancing with him, Li Xuanyuan looked up at the sky at the end of his vision, where there was an unknown and much wider world.

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What is after the Yuanying realm?

Li Xuanyuan didn't know that after leaving the family, he would face the dangers of the entire cultivation realm alone, and his cultivation might be more difficult, but it might also be smoother.

But what is certain is that if one day he can return to Taiqiu Mountain again, it should be many, many years later!

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ps: (The plot of Li Xuanyuan leaving the family was thought of in the outline a long time ago, but when I actually wrote it, I found that I couldn't write the effect I wanted.) Sure enough, there is still a problem with the pen power! If there is anything that you can't understand, it is simply understood as:

Li Xuanyuan wanted to get rid of the shackles of the family and seek a higher cultivation realm, but his belief in the family hindered him. Therefore, Li Changqing, who had a similar experience with him, provided him with a different result.

And this result is because the entire Li family has become strong enough in Li Changqing's hands and does not need Li Xuanyuan to support it anymore. Well...... That's probably it!

A long time ago, Li Yuheng said: Uncle Thirteen wants to live forever!)