From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 239 - 234: Eighth Grade Divine

Buzzing!

Within the Scripture Pavilion, the altar stood, vibrant in multicolor, and Li Zongzhuo’s body sat silently atop, as if a monk in deep meditation.

But upon closer inspection, one could notice his pale complexion, devoid of any color, his chest no longer rising and falling, evidently, he had passed away, leaving behind only a corpse shell.

It was at this moment, the ten thousand ancestral tablets scattered around began to emit light, a faint golden sheen slowly blooming, resembling transparent flames quietly burning on the wooden tablets.

Whoosh!!

These flames converged, forming streaks of pale golden airflow, resembling dazzling rainbows intertwined above the altar.

It seemed that Li Zongzhuo’s intangible soul was present there, now undergoing a purification, reshaping the True Spirit, and imbued with a touch of eternal divinity.

Canonization through human faith.

"Is this the Power of Incense?"

Seeing this, Li Quanqing felt a great sense of relief and became interested in studying this exceedingly special force.

In his previous world, there had been notions of toxic incense, though its veracity was unknown.

But the longevity of divine beings nurtured by incense was almost akin to immortality, which was a recognized consensus.

Li Quanqing extended his hand, his mana blooming, attempting to touch this Power of Incense, yet he touched nothing but emptiness.

It seemed that this divine power naturally repelled the mana of Cultivators, making it unreachable and uncontainable.

"Once the Pavilion Chief successfully converts his practice, perhaps he could bestow a strand of incense upon me for study and contemplation, potentially leading to unexpected findings."

Li Quanqing withdrew his hand.

Clearly, Cultivators were unable to touch it, indicating that the Power of Incense surpassed the level of his current Foundation Establishment Power, and held great reference significance.

Buzzing!

The pale golden light radiated, illuminating the interior of the Scripture Pavilion, burning amidst the light, an aged body was being slowly reshaped and reborn.

The body was not large, merely the size of a child, semi-transparent with clearly visible muscles, bones, and veins shrouded in endless light.

At the altar’s very center, the Green Jade Plate also slowly rose, surfaces shining with Divine Runes, resonating and progressively drilling into the deepest parts of this Divine Dao body.

The Li Family had conducted sacrifices for a thousand years, the accumulated Power of Incense in these ancestral tablets was rich, almost astonishingly so.

The shaping of Li Zongzhuo’s body was slow, yet his aura kept growing, eventually surpassing the Qi Refining Realm’s expected level, reaching a brand new boundary.

"Master... has this achieved Foundation Establishment?"

Li Quanyi, witnessing this scene, was also somewhat puzzled, her fair face displaying slight astonishment, making her appear even more charming and alluring.

"It should be so, according to the inheritance, there are grades within Incense Fire Gods, with the ninth grade being the lowest and the first grade the highest."

"Based on my conjecture, the ninth grade Incense Fire God corresponds to the Qi Refining Realm, eighth grade corresponds to Foundation Establishment, and so forth."

Li Quanqing’s face also wore a look of amazement.

Perhaps it was Li Zongzhuo’s sufficient accumulation, or perhaps his fate was favorable, with the support of a thousand years of the Li Family’s incense.

Ultimately, once again a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was added to the Green Jade Li Family.

"If an eighth-grade Divine is comparable to Foundation Establishment, how powerful must a first-grade divine be, might they even surpass Immortals?"

Li Quanyi was somewhat bewildered and mystified, facing the arduousness of the Great Dao compared to cultivators defying the heavens.

Divine Dao cultivators can truly be said to be ascending to the heavens in one step.

As the sun just rose, the morning glow dazzling, strands of early light shone into the Scripture Pavilion, casting a golden veil over the body suspended in midair, making it shine resplendently like an immortal golden body.

All things originate, Yin and Yang create!

Dust danced in the air, Li Zongzhuo lay quietly above the altar, surrounded by the swirling incense, with a majestic and sacred aura, his eyelids suddenly shifted.

"Soul returns!"

Accompanied by a long and aged voice, he revived again, returning with a completely new appearance, becoming the first Incense Fire God in the family.

Blazing!

All the incense burned at this moment, turning into raging flames that burrowed into Li Zongzhuo’s body, immediately making his physique more solid, having a realness to its texture, except even his hair emitted a golden light.

A Divine Dao Robe automatically gathered around him, shrouded in incense, appearing even more majestic and imbuing an inexplicable sense of mystery.

Li Zongyao’s eyes opened, his pupils sparkling brightly, his aura surge wildly, eventually stabilizing at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, profound and inscrutable.

Li Quanyi was somewhat baffled by the sight, wondering if Divine Dao cultivators had no bottlenecks, surpassing her in the blink of an eye!

"Congratulations to the senior for a successful conversion, for living another life!"

Li Quanqing showed a smile filled with genuine sincerity, the old man’s success indicated that this path of cultivation was indeed viable.

"Ha ha... Ha ha!"

Li Zongzhuo, feeling the powerful force surging inside him, couldn’t help but burst into a hearty laugh, only calming his emotions after a long while.

His physique restructured, although only three to four feet tall, he appeared much younger than his original appearance, resembling a venerable old man.

After Li Zongzhuo’s laughter, he looked at his remaining corpse with a slightly complex expression, "This worn body is no longer needed, I suppose, it looks rather unsightly."

However, Li Quanqing disagreed, insisting the physical body was fundamental to cultivation in the Tao, suggesting to preserve it in ice as there might be a chance for resurrection in the future.

Divine Dao cultivation seemed like a smooth path, but after all, it was an incomplete legacy, possibly having significant flaws.

"Now that I need to stabilize my Divine Dao cultivation, it’s not suitable to appear publicly, so please arrange a funeral for this old man to properly handle the aftermath."

Li Zongzhuo spoke, feeling a great exhaustion as the consumption of the True Spirit was immense.

His body dissipated into specks of dawn light, ultimately a Jade Dishware enveloped in incense fell, which Li Quanyi held in her hand.

As a Scripture Pavilion Elder who had served the family for nearly a hundred years, Li Zongzhuo’s prestige was extremely high, and naturally, the news of his demise caused quite a stir.

Li Quanqing purposely made the funeral very grand, allowing the clansmen to worship zealously to gather the Power of Incense.

According to Li Zongzhuo, although he could refine the incense within those tablets, only the true worship of him could transform into Primordial Divine Power.

It was during this funeral that an unexpected person also returned—it was Li Quangeng, who came all the way back from the Shuihua Sword Sect.

"Elder Zongzhuo once gave me much help, now that he has passed away, I naturally want to sincerely pay my respects."

Li Quangeng spoke earnestly in front of the memorial tablet, Zhou Caimei next to him smiling gently, appearing very harmonious.

Yet, Li Quanqing had a feeling that this person had an ulterior motive, and indeed, as soon as the funeral ended, he sought out the Old Clan Chief again.

This time it was not an order from the Sword Sect, but a personal matter; he had discovered a Cave Mansion suspected of having a Golden Core Inheritance, inviting the Li Family members to explore.

Upon hearing the news, Li Quanqing’s first feeling was skepticism, as if seeing a large pit slowly unfolding before his eyes.