Focusing his thoughts on the Bloodline Inheritance, the panel slowly opened.
[Option One: Glowshroom (Compatibility: 78%)]
[Option Two: Spore Growth (Compatibility: 85%)]
[Option Three: Hallucinogenic Mushroom (Compatibility: 99%)]
Li Pingcan looked at these three options, the corners of his mouth twitching involuntarily, a mixture of amusent and disbelief rising in his heart.
Good grief, all of them were spore-type skills, and not just any spores—the most “sinister” ones among them.
It made his blood boil. After all this effort, it turned out his precious son’s talents were all focused on mushroom farming?
“Fine, he’s a cultivator now, but how co his natural talent is all about planting mushrooms like Teemo?”
He muttered in his heart, already imagining his son growing up to plant colorful mushrooms all along the enemy’s path and hiding in the bushes, chuckling mischievously.
But despite his complaints, he still had to make a choice.
Glowshroom and Spore Growth were ultimately auxiliary “agriculture” skills with limited potential. However, the Hallucinogenic Mushroom with a staggering 99% compatibility stirred sothing in his heart.
This skill’s potential was far beyond rely causing hallucinations.
“I’ll choose the Hallucinogenic Mushroom!”
As he confird his choice with his mind, the icon representing the Hallucinogenic Mushroom suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, transforming into a faint streak of light that instantly rged into Li ngze’s brow.
Li Pingcan anxiously observed his son’s reaction, fearing this inheritance process might burden the infant.
He saw Li ngze simply open and close his mouth, blinking his big, dark eyes mischievously, then flashing an innocent yet wicked smile toward Magistrate Liang.
At the sa ti, the information below the panel refreshed once again.
[Bloodline Inheritance Successful!]
[His descendant? Li Pingcan? has acquired the bloodline ability: Insight into Good and Evil.]
[This ability is derived from the 'Hallucinogenic Mushroom.' His descendant possesses a talent for perceiving human hearts, able to vaguely sense the goodwill and kindness directed at him. This ability will continuously upgrade as the descendant grows and his spirit weakens.]
The effect of the Hallucinogenic Mushroom was not to cause his son to produce mushrooms but to transform into a talent for discerning good and evil. Even if descendants gained the sa skill, it might degrade differently depending on each predecessor’s personality.
“That’s practically a divine skill!”
Ding Yanzhe was overjoyed, instantly grasping the imnse value of this ability.
What I want to build is a cultivation family, a large clan. What is most feared? Not external enemies, but betrayal and infiltration from within!
For a family to endure through generations, recognizing and employing the right people is always paramount.
Without the ability of ‘Insight into Good and Evil,’ Ding Yanzhe was naturally not the type to be a clan leader. Who was loyal, who was treacherous, who smiled with hidden knives, who was genuinely sincere—all would be revealed before him.
Whether making allies, recruiting retainers and disciples, or handling internal disputes, this ability would be decisive. It could help the Li family avoid nurous risks and troubles.
“Bad! Bad son! This is your kind of talent!”
Magistrate Liang could not resist planting a kiss on his son’s rosy cheek.
Suppressing his excitent, he recalled another matter and extended his palm to cast the Divine Blessing of Nature on his son.
Warm life energy slowly flowed into Li ngze’s body, making him coo comfortably.
“Hmm?” Li Pingcan noticed the difference, his expression changing.
Applying Divine Blessing of Nature on his own biological son was many tis more effective than when used on his nephews and nieces before.
The life energy seed to have found the perfect vessel with no waste, fully absorbed by the little one’s body, rapidly nourishing and strengthening his limbs, bones, and internal organs.
What was even more surprising was a faint yet pure ntal fluctuation radiating from his son’s sea of consciousness, producing a subtle resonance with the Erald Dream.
“Indeed! Little ngze can also enter the testing site to cultivate his spirit during sleep!”
Li Pingcan’s heart burned with excitent. Now he was truly a Druid of the Immortal Clan!
............
A gentle mountain breeze blew, making the sunshine in Peach Blossom Village feel warr than usual.
Not far from the Li Family Mansion, hidden in the shadows, a figure almost rged with the darkness, slowly revealing a wrinkled face.
It was Old Wu, a natural expert and the bodyguard of Magistrate Liang.
In the shadows, he was like a coiled venomous snake, quietly staring at the Li family residence. The faint sounds of lively laughter made him slightly furrow his blind eyes.
“Has the third son of the Li family’s child been born...”
Old Wu murmured silently, his tone calm and even.
Li Pingfu was young but had already entered the natural expert stage, his blood qi robust—a genuine martial arts prodigy. Li Ping’an appeared weak but was scheming and well-connected within the county office, not an easy opponent.
Only the Li family’s third son, Li Pingcan, seed weak and ordinary to him. He stayed secluded, fiddling with plants or tinkering with things no one understood.
He married into the Xie clan and took in an orphaned girl from the Zhao family, enjoying the pleasures of life. To Old Wu, this was just typical behavior of a younger son, hardly a “threat.”
If it weren’t for two outstanding elder brothers supporting him, this kind of person wouldn’t even know how he’d die in a place like Yunshui County.
If Magistrate Liang weren’t so paranoid, Old Wu wouldn’t waste precious ti observing such an insignificant figure.
Old Wu slowly closed his eyes. The strong perception of a natural expert was like an invisible net silently covering the entire Li family mansion.
After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, the caution in them turning into so certainty.
“Looks like there’s truly nothing unusual.”
“Check the Zhao family next.”
Compared to the Li family, Old Wu trusted the Zhao family was behind this. A skinny cal is still bigger than a horse. Who knew if Clan Leader Zhao possessed so strange magical artifact?
With this thought, he no longer lingered. His figure flickered like a ghost, rging into the deeper night and quietly leaving.
Less than ten breaths after his departure, a blue figure slowly erged from the original shadow.
Looking in the direction Old Wu left, Ding Yanzhe’s agitated smile had already vanished, his brows slightly furrowed.
“Li Yuanxi is way too suspicious. That Old Wu is truly a bad dog.”
Old Wu’s investigation—how could I not be aware?
But his thods seed far too crude in Ding Yanzhe’s eyes.
Even cultivators with external divine sense might not sense his Seven Spirit Array, let alone a warrior like Old Wu. Unless a Foundation Establishnt cultivator proficient in array techniques personally ca, there was no way to detect the slightest clue.
Old Wu’s supposedly secret tactics were utterly useless before Li Pingcan—laughable.
But being watched was still unpleasant.
“Magistrate Liang...”
Li Pingcan’s gaze grew colder.
This fruitless investigation would not make Magistrate Liang give up easily.
The family must speed up and take the initiative before the opponent completely tears off the mask!
............
Li ngze’s birth was like a tender sprout, full of newborn joy.
Lady Qin and Xie Yuan treated the newborn baby as their precious treasure.
“My good grandson, co let Grandma hold you.” Lady Qin held the strong baby, her face radiant with smiles.
Beside her, Xie Yuan radiated maternal glow, her eyes soft enough to drip with tenderness as she gazed at the delicately carved little face in her arms.
The anxiety and guilt from being childless before had long vanished, replaced by pure happiness and peace.
What amazed them most was how incredibly easy this child was to take care of.
From birth until now, except for whining softly when hungry, he hardly ever cried. Normally, babies would fuss multiple tis at night, disturbing their parents’ rest.
But Li ngze seed to know how to cherish his mother’s feelings, sleeping soundly until dawn, waking without crying, opening his clear, dark eyes to observe the world, occasionally babbling adorably, lting everyone’s hearts.
“This child truly ca to repay kindness.” Lady Qin grew more fond the more she looked, unable to resist kissing her grandson’s cheek. “Just like his father when he was little!”
Hearing this, Xie Yuan covered her mouth to laugh softly, but her gaze involuntarily drifted to Zhao Sisi not far away.
Counting the days, this child was born after Sisi married in, sowhat a “lucky star.”
“Sisi sister, co sit.” Xie Yuan took Zhao Sisi’s hand and invited her to sit beside her. “You’ve been busy running around these days, thank you.”
“Sister, you flatter . This is only my duty.” Zhao Sisi sat down awkwardly, her smile gentle.
Being part of the Li family was her fortune. Now that her illness was improving day by day under the family’s care, her cheeks finally had color again.
She had escaped that nightmare brother and found a safe haven.
She was filled with gratitude toward the Li family, carefully fulfilling her duties and cautiously maintaining this hard-won peace, never daring to overstep.
However, whenever she t Lady Qin’s gaze, a faint tension always surfaced.
Lady Qin was not harsh toward her—she never lacked food or clothing—but her attitude carried a slight distance, unlike the warmth she showed Xie Yuan.
She understood the difference between legitimate and concubine status and considered her current situation a huge blessing, not daring to expect more. She repaid the Li family’s kindness with utmost respect.
Ding Yanzhe, being thoughtful, naturally noticed Li ngze’s easygoing nature and Lady Qin’s subtle attitude.
He sighed silently, holding Li ngze’s hand and softly said, “Sister, you should thank him less. You always feel it’s his arrival that brought ngze to our family.”
As soon as he spoke, Zhao Sisi blushed deeply and waved her hands repeatedly, “Sister, please don’t say that. I’m just incredibly lucky to give birth to such a talented child.”
The two smiled at each other, their relationship seeming even closer.
While they chatted, no one noticed Li ngze, held in Lady Qin’s arms, staring unblinking at Zhao Sisi.
In his vision, a soft and warm pale green aura radiated from Zhao Sisi— the color of goodwill. On the other hand, besides the warm close hues on Grandma Qin, there was a faint gray tint representing distance and vigilance.
Insight into Good and Evil.
This talent derived from bloodline inheritance quietly took effect. Little ngze might not yet understand the aning of these colors but instinctively made the most primitive judgnts of intimacy and estrangent toward different people in the world.
He parted his small mouth and made a sound of closeness, “Ya ya,” toward Zhao Sisi.
This sound made Zhao Sisi feel cherished and made Lady Qin and Xie Yuan exclaim in wonder.
“Look at this child, he really likes Sisi.” Xie Yuan smiled.
Lady Qin was surprised too. She didn’t dislike Zhao Sisi—not because of the girl herself but because she felt protective of Yuan Yuan, who had been raised since childhood.
She looked down at the obedient grandson in her arms, then at the shy Zhao Sisi, sighing softly. The faint distance in her eyes seed to lt away a little with this relief.
....
As Li ngze grew, his talent beca more apparent.
Li Pingcan began to worry.
Though the talent was powerful, his son was still an innocent baby. If he carelessly spoke out the “colors” he saw in others in the future, wouldn’t it cause chaos?
For example, he might baby-talk to his mother, “Mom, this person is black. I don’t like him.” Just imagining that scene gave him goosebumps.
No, he had to guide him!
That night, Li Pingcan’s mind sank into the Erald Dream.
At the heart of the dream lake, a white jade lotus platform quietly blood. On the lotus platform, the tiny erald green light representing Li ngze’s spirit happily danced, more solid and bright than in previous days.
Li Pingcan’s consciousness transford into a soft white light, slowly approaching, sending a warm and affectionate thought.
The green light seed to sense this familiar aura and imdiately floated over affectionately, brushing against the white light, conveying joy and dependence.
“Today, did you see many beautiful colors?” Li Pingcan gently “asked.”
The green light flickered happily, as if nodding.
Images flowed through Li Pingcan’s consciousness: the warm pink aura on mother Xie Yuan, the warm yellow close aura on grandmother Qin mixed with a faint gray toward Zhao Sisi, and the soft pale green on Aunt Sisi...
“These colors are our little secret, okay?”
Magistrate Liang patiently coaxed, “So colors are beautiful, and you mustn’t secretly tell your parents. But so colors are ugly, so you should hide them in your heart and never tell anyone, just like hiding your toys.”
The green light shook in confusion, showing a trace of puzzlent.
Magistrate Liang patiently explained, “Because so people hate others revealing the colors beneath our skin. They get angry, just like you hate your brother stealing your toys. So, to avoid making us angry and to protect yourselves, you must treat this as a ga only between you two, okay?”
As he spoke, he wrapped the green light heavily with his divine sense, sending endless coolness and danger.
The green light finally cald, rubbing against the white light and sending a “mm” thought.
Li Pingcan relaxed. The “dream education” for the second generation of the Li family had officially begun its first lesson.
Just as he prepared to leave, he suddenly thought of Li Yuanxi. That kid had beco increasingly naughty lately, jumping around during the day and had made Li Nianhe cry several tis.
Li Pingcan’s mind shifted and found Li Yuanxi’s slightly dimr spirit light in the dream, his expression stern as he sent a strict thought: “Li Yuanxi! If you dare bully your sister again, see how I deal with you!”
That light suddenly trembled, clearly frightened, and instantly settled down considerably.
Li Pingcan nodded in satisfaction. Although the children wouldn’t rember these “dreams” upon waking, the lingering emotions would beco subconscious reminders.
It seed the Erald Dream was not only a holy place for cultivation but also a divine tool for disciplining his little troublemakers.
After educating his children and cultivating, Li Pingcan diligently fulfilled his “duty” as a Druid.
He tirelessly planted trees, his figure appearing across Yunshui County’s mountains and fields.
His panel level steadily rose during this seemingly boring tree planting.
From level six to eight, he had managed to grow fifty thousand trees without chanization! This number would make anyone sweat.
The joy of leveling up was real, but seeing the terrifying requirent of planting one hundred thousand trees to reach level nine, Li Pingcan felt the pressure.
“Impossible to finish, absolutely impossible!”
“Druid leveling is even more troubleso than cultivation! ngze, hurry up and grow to inherit my tree-planting legacy!”
Fortunately, the rewards from leveling soothed his weary heart as he gained two brand-new tier one spells.
[Divine Berry Technique (Tier 1): A bright red berry suddenly appears in your hand. During the spell’s duration, these fruits are filled with natural magic, able to heal minor injuries and restore mana. The effect expires after twenty-four hours.]
[Thunderclap Wave (Tier 1): A deafening thunder shockwave sweeps outward from your body. Within a specified area centered on you, every creature takes thunder damage and is forcibly pushed back two ters.]
One was a sustained divine skill, the other a powerful crowd control ultimate—Li Pingcan’s sense of security grew.
Muttering the spells in his heart, accompanied by a faint natural energy ripple, ten ruby-like berries suddenly appeared in his palm.
These berries were about the size of a fingernail, vividly red, emitting a fresh scent mixing grass and honey that invigorated the spirit just by slling.
Li Pingcan pinched one divine berry and popped it into his mouth.
The berry’s skin was extrely thin, breaking with a gentle bite. In that instant, a rich, sweet juice exploded on his tongue, sliding down his throat, leaving a cool and moist sensation that transford into pure life energy, rapidly spreading through his limbs and torso.
Muscle soreness and blocked ridians visibly eased under this energy’s wash.
His previously depleted mana began to recover steadily.
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