Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage

Just one glance was all it took for Han Li’s eyes to shine with undisguised mirth—it was truly exhilarating. His cultivation base alone had increased by 800 years, not to mention an additional 300 years’ worth of experience in both alchemy and artifact refining.

The reward for reaching a progeny count of two thousand was similar to that of one thousand, differing only in the martial art grade rising by one level, earning him the Heaven Rank mid-grade martial technique “Sky Concealing Palm.”

Upon reaching a progeny count of three thousand, the rewards significantly increased overall. There were twenty more Ocean-Parting Pills, ten more Gathered Vitality Pills, five more Immortal Conservation Pills, and another increase in martial technique grade, now obtaining the Heaven Rank high-grade “Four Phases World Suppressing Punch.”

With just these two rewards, Han Li was overjoyed. What he valued most were the 800 years of cultivation base and the two martial arts techniques Sky Concealing Palm and Four Phases World Suppressing Punch. In his hands, they were on par with top-notch Divine Rank lower and middle-grade techniques at their maximum level.

Han Li chose not to receive the rewards yet. His gaze traveled further down to the rewards for attracting 500 to 1000 talented disciples, noting that his current count had reached 1422.

“You have attained 500 disciples with cultivation talent. You receive one hundred years of cultivation base, seven Fifth Grade Longevity Pills, one hundred years of Formation experience, and the Heaven Rank mid-grade martial art technique ‘Calming Chaos Sword Manual.’

“You have attained 700 disciples with cultivation talent. You receive one hundred years of cultivation base, nine Fifth Grade Longevity Pills, one hundred years of Talisman Making experience, and the Heaven Rank high-grade martial art technique ‘Sky Balancing Blade Manual.’

“You have attained 900 disciples with cultivation talent. You receive one hundred years of cultivation base, eleven Fifth Grade Longevity Pills, one hundred years of Alchemy experience, and the Heaven Rank supreme-grade martial art technique ‘Demon Slaying Great Hand Imprint.’

Han Li checked five system prompts in a row, which corresponded to the rewards for reaching 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 talented disciples, respectively.

He discovered that whenever the count of talented disciples reached a mere hundred, the rewards would escalate one level. At 600 and 800 talented disciples, he had obtained one hundred years of experience in artifact refining, one hundred years of Alchemy experience, and the Heaven Rank mid-grade martial technique “Void Walking,” as well as the Heaven Rank high-grade technique “Xuanhuang Tyrant Body.”

These five system prompts granted Han Li five hundred years of cultivation base, forty-three Fifth Grade Longevity Pills, one hundred years’ experience each in Formation, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Making, two hundred years of Alchemy experience, two Heaven Rank mid-grade martial techniques, two Heaven Rank high-grade martial techniques, and one Heaven Rank supreme-grade martial technique.

Compared to the other rewards, Han Li yearned most for the five Heaven Rank martial techniques, which could drastically bolster his strength. In his possession, they were all Divine Rank techniques of boundless might.

After calming his excitement, Han Li turned to the last system prompt, which showed the rewards for reaching one thousand talented disciples.

With such generous rewards already for reaching a total of one thousand descendants, the prizes for talented descendants at the same stage were several times more substantial.

Expectant, Han Li opened this final system prompt.

“You have attained 1000 disciples with cultivation talent. You receive eight hundred years of cultivation base, three Third Grade Longevity Pills, thirty Fifth Grade Longevity Pills, five hundred years of Formation experience, and the Divine Rank lower-grade martial technique ‘Three Mysteries Body.’

“Hiss~”

At this point, Han Li couldn’t help but inwardly gasp, taking in the Spiritual Energy from the summit of Chengdao Peak.

The improvements were much more dramatic than the previous rewards for a total of one thousand progeny, nothing short of incredibly lavish.

In terms of cultivation base, the rewards jumped from one hundred to eight hundred years. As for elixirs, the Third Grade Longevity Pill appeared, numbering three, while the amount of Fifth Grade Longevity Pills surged to thirty.

A single Third Grade Longevity Pill could extend the lifespan of an Emperor Wu in the True Martial Realm by a hundred years, with a maximum of three pills taken, adding up to three hundred years of extended life.

Even when consumed by a warrior emperor of the Divine Yuan Realm, one Third Grade Longevity Pill could extend life by thirty years.

The Third Grade Longevity Pill was truly a treasure beyond price, far more valuable than the former Seventh Grade and Fifth Grade Longevity Pills.

The experience in the Four Arts of Cultivation also went from one hundred to five hundred years, but most importantly, the level of martial technique moved from Heaven Rank supreme-grade to Divine Rank, and he finally possessed a Divine Rank technique.

Although just a lower-grade Divine Rank, in Han Li’s hands, its power could dramatically surge by several grades.

“Phew~”

With a long exhale, Han Li began to sort through his immense harvest. This was an unprecedented bounty.

In terms of cultivation base alone, he had gained 2100 years, along with 2122 years from newly added progeny, plus the remaining years before that, and the amplification of his progeny’s cultivation base increase, his accumulated cultivation base had reached 4659 years.

4659 years!

When Han Li saw this number, he checked it several times, finally confirming he hadn’t misread—that was indeed an astronomical figure.

Considering he only needed 1000 years of cultivation to break through to the pinnacle of the True Martial Realm consecutively, with the remaining 3659 years of cultivation, Han Li was confident it would be entirely sufficient to break through to the Divine Yuan Realm and become a true Emperor Wu.

He reflected on six years ago, lamenting that breaking through from the Sixth Heaven of the True Martial Realm to its pinnacle required a thousand years, a considerable sum. Now, it seemed he had grossly underestimated his own potential.

On the front of elixirs, he had received several hundred Ocean-Parting Pills, Gathered Vitality Pills, Immortal Conservation Pills, and dozens of Longevity Pills, including three Third Grade Longevity Pills.

In the four Cultivation Arts, Han Li had amassed five hundred years of Alchemy experience, four hundred years of Artifact Refining experience, six hundred years of Formation experience, and one hundred years of Talisman Making experience, enough to cause his proficiency in these areas to skyrocket.