Chapter 337
by fanqienovelChapter 337: Heart-Seeking Tower
“Dad, an ancestor who claims to be from the Mo family wants to visit you.”
Li Xiaojun was in the middle of his cultivation when Liu Hongxia sent him a message.
“The Mo family, the one with the mid-Golden Immortal ancestor?” Li Xiaojun asked in surprise.
“Yes,” Liu Hongxia nodded.
“Alright, I’ll be there shortly. Please bring them to the reception room.”
After Li Xiaojun instructed Liu Hongxia, he quickly vanished from his cave dwelling.
A moment later, he appeared outside the reception room.
Shortly after, Liu Hongxia entered with a handsome young man.
The young man’s looks were quite striking, rivaling Li Xiaojun’s own.
However, appearances in the cultivation world could easily be altered, so everyone looked like a handsome man or a beautiful woman, and it didn’t mean much.
What caught Li Xiaojun’s attention was that he could sense the aura of a fellow Golden Immortal coming from the newcomer.
When the young man saw Li Xiaojun, he also sized him up with bright eyes.
The next moment, he released his divine sense to touch Li Xiaojun’s, testing him in the way common in the cultivation world.
Seeing this, Li Xiaojun also sent out his divine sense for a brief moment.
When the young man sensed Li Xiaojun’s mid-Golden Immortal divine sense, he slightly bowed, saying, “I am Mo Wannian, pleased to meet you, Daoist Li.”
“Ah, Mo Daoist, you are too kind. I am Li Xiaojun,” Li Xiaojun responded with a bow.
“Hongxia, you can go about your business. I’ll handle the guest myself,” Li Xiaojun instructed Liu Hongxia.
“Alright, Dad,” Liu Hongxia nodded and left.
After Liu Hongxia departed, Li Xiaojun gestured for Mo Wannian to take a seat: “Mo Daoist, please.”
“Daoist Li, you first,” Mo Wannian replied.
Li Xiaojun welcomed Mo Wannian into the sitting room.
Since the guest came with such courtesy, he naturally needed to receive him with the same respect.
“I wonder, Mo Daoist, what brings you here today?” Li Xiaojun asked directly.
Hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Mo Wannian smiled and replied, “Daoist Li, I came to visit because I learned that a Golden Immortal family has settled in the city, but also to seek a marriage alliance with you…”
“Oh?”
“Daoist Li, I have a junior with great talent, who is likely to reach the Profound Immortal realm in their lifetime. She has taken a liking to your son, Li Bai…”
“Li Bai?”
Li Xiaojun was very surprised.
If it were any other son, Li Xiaojun would not have found it strange, but with Li Bai, this was quite unusual.
Li Xiaojun’s other children went to great lengths to expand their family tree to earn his rewards.
However, Li Bai did not because he was Li Xiaojun’s favorite eldest son and didn’t need to compete for resources with his younger siblings; Li Xiaojun had long provided him with countless resources.
What has happened in these years? Why have the women of the Mo family all taken a liking to my eldest son?
“Daoist Li, are you not aware of your son’s situation?” Seeing Li Xiaojun’s puzzled expression, Mo Wannian asked with a smile.
“What do you mean?” Li Xiaojun asked in confusion.
“Your son participated in the Heart-Seeking Tower trial and reached the 82nd echelon. Didn’t you know this yourself?”
“Ah? I truly didn’t know.”
Li Xiaojun wanted to ask what the Heart-Seeking Tower was, but before he could voice his question, Liu Hongxia sent him a message again.
“Dad, the ancestor of the Mu Xingran family has arrived and also wants to pay a visit.”
“The ancestor of the Mu Xingran family wants to visit me?”
Li Xiaojun was very surprised. “Show them in.”
After Li Xiaojun instructed Liu Hongxia, he turned to Mo Wannian and said, “Our friend Mu Xingran has come, let’s wait for him.”
Soon, Liu Hongxia entered with a middle-aged man.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Li Xiaojun and Mo Wannian both stood up to greet him.
“Brother Mu Xingran, you also came?” Mo Wannian said with a grin.
“Pleased to meet you, Daoist Mu Xingran,” Li Xiaojun greeted with a bow.
“You’re too kind,” Mu Xingran smiled as he returned the greeting, then turned to Mo Wannian and asked, “If you can come, why can’t I?”
“Ha ha, anywhere Brother Mu Xingran wants to go is fine,” Mo Wannian chuckled.
Mu Xingran gave him a look and asked, “Are you here about Li Bai as well?”
“We are quite similar,” Mo Wannian nodded.
However, Li Xiaojun found their conversation hard to understand.
Similar? Could it be that Mu Xingran also wanted to marry off a family girl to his eldest son?
“Please, have a seat,” Li Xiaojun invited the two.
The three of them sat down together.
Soon, Mu Xingran also stated his purpose for visiting: just like Mo Wannian, he was looking to arrange a marriage alliance with Li Xiaojun’s family.
Mu Xingran also had a family junior with Profound Immortal potential.
Why did both prominent families only have juniors with Profound Immortal potential? It was obvious; throughout the 140 billion years of the Kunlun Realm’s history, the number of Golden Immortals was indeed very few.
Having Profound Immortal potential was already a rare achievement.
“Although Li Bai is my son, I won’t interfere in his matters. If he is willing, that’s fine, but if he is not, I won’t force him," Li Xiaojun declared to both.
If Li Bai agreed to a marriage alliance, he certainly wouldn’t oppose it, but if Li Bai did not want it, no one should try to force him.
“Mo Daoist, your family’s current leader is that young lady, right?” Mu Xingran asked Li Xiaojun.
“Yes, she is my daughter and also Li Bai’s sister,” Li Xiaojun confirmed.
“I see. In that case, let my younger generation, Mu Xinglan, and your young lady interact more. My Lanlan is also in the Earth Immortal realm, and perhaps they could become good friends,” Mu Xingran said with a smile.
Hearing this, Li Xiaojun nodded. “The younger ones should indeed exchange more.”
Li Xiaojun did not oppose the young ones’ interactions.
“My Mo Ru and Lanlan are good friends too; they can also spend time with Hongxia,” Mo Wannian added.
After a while of conversation, Mo Wannian and Mu Xingran took their leave.
Once the two had departed, Li Xiaojun immediately called for Liu Hongxia.
“Hongxia, find out what the Heart-Seeking Tower is,” Li Xiaojun instructed Liu Hongxia.
Although Li Xiaojun had been in the Kunlun Realm longer than all his children, he hadn’t inquired much about it.
Now that the Heart-Seeking Tower had come up and prompted a joint visit from the ancestors of the Mu Xingran and Mo families, and it also involved his eldest son, he felt compelled to investigate.
Hearing Li Xiaojun’s words, Liu Hongxia replied, “Dad, the Heart-Seeking Tower is one of the seven trial towers in the Kunlun Realm. It mainly tests one’s character and insight. It is said that the higher one’s character and insight, the more tower levels they can reach.”
After speaking, Liu Hongxia curiously asked, “Why are you suddenly asking about the Heart-Seeking Tower?”
Li Xiaojun was candid and told Liu Hongxia, “The ancestors of the Mo family and Mu Xingran just mentioned that Li Bai passed the 82nd level of the Heart-Seeking Tower, so they want to arrange a marriage with our family.”
“What? The 82nd level?”
Liu Hongxia was very surprised.
“What’s wrong? Is 82 levels impressive?”
“Dad, it’s more than impressive.” Liu Hongxia quickly explained to Li Xiaojun, “The Heart-Seeking Tower is one of the three major trial towers in the Kunlun Realm, mainly focused on testing one’s character and insight. The stronger one’s character and insight, the higher the levels one can reach…”
“Do you know what reaching the 82nd level of the Heart-Seeking Tower means?”