Li Xun was relieved. He hurriedly stepped forward on the sky floor to hug his father. The two parted ways when Li Shen was still doing closed cultivation around the Azure Pillar Sect, then no more news was heard after Li Shen ascended to the Immortal Palace.
However, it was different today because Li Shen had descended from the Immortal Palace. So, the two would no longer be separated.
Li Shen and Li Xun hugged each other tightly, venting their long-separated longing.
The man was so proud and happy to see Li Xun's achievements, she managed to return the Li family from a period of ruin to its glory days again.
Although not yet the most respected family in Qing Yan Kingdom, but the Li Family already had a good foothold by becoming the most respected family in Gong City.
People saw the moment they hugged each other. They were really curious about their relationship, including the three elders who had challenged and threatened Li Shen earlier.
"They'll definitely be happy to see you home," Li Xun replied, removing her hug from her father.
"I have my doubts about that. They don't even know me that well, do they?" asked Li Shen.
"Indeed. None of them know you," Li Xun replied.
Li Xun raised her right hand, then infused a ball of qi energy into Li Shen's body, allowing her father to enter the Li family protection. Li Shen smiled, stepping in from the roof of the protective dome.
Everyone in the place seemed to bow their heads, saluting Li Xun who had just arrived with the mysterious man. Not a few of them asked about the true identity of the man who came with Li Xun.
"He is Li Shen. He is my father," Li Xun replied, surprising many people.
"Lady Li Xun's father? But why is his cultivation still at the Nascent Soul Intermediate stage?" asked one of the Li family members.
"Trust me. If he were to show his cultivation, I'm afraid this kingdom wouldn't be able to withstand his strength," Li Xun retorted.
Although Li Xun explained it, they still refused to believe it. What they saw was far more believable than what they had heard.
"Even if you say so, we don't—"
"What stage do you expect me to have reached?" asked Li Shen, interrupting.
"I don't know, maybe the Peak of Soul Ascension or Early Void Tribulation," they replied, nodding in agreement.
Li Shen sighed as he shook his head. He turned to Li Xun, the woman was silent with both eyes focused on her father.
Although she believed that her father had reached a high cultivation realm, she still wanted to see how high the realm of her father was.
The man had no other choice. He raised two fingers of his right hand to bring forth qi energy at his fingertips. Li Shen flew while directing that qi energy to every corner of the Li family compound.
There were a total of six qi energy stakes embedded. Immediately, Li Shen activated his ability to bring forth a strong qi protective wall. The wall was able to withstand anything from inside or outside.
Not only was it a protective wall of qi, but Li Shen also directed many specks of his qi energy to the people in the Li family residence, even to a cat.
Li Xun received that speck of qi energy, feeling her body glow in the blue light of Li Shen's energy. She also felt like her body was protected by the energy.
"Wh-What is this?" asked some Li family members.
Li Xun smiled. She knew what was happening better than they did. Since Li Shen was about to reveal himself in the true realm, he had to protect the city and the Li family from destruction.
The woman nodded when Li Shen looked at her. Both of Li Shen's eyes closed, a huge blue light with strong intensity radiated blazing from Li Shen's body, shocking many people.
Li Shen's cultivation realm again crawled up from Nascent Soul to a higher level.
Nascent Soul became early Soul Formation, then peak Soul Formation, then early Soul Ascension, then peak Soul Ascension, then Early Void Tribulation, then peak Void Tribulation, to early Immortal Ascension and Perfect Immortal Ascension.
Each realm ascension was accompanied by an increasingly powerful surge of qi energy. Ordinary people would be affected by these cultivation realm ascensions, everyone in Gong City would be hit with a strong qi pressure when Li Shen reached the Perfect Immortal Ascension stage.
Li Shen's figure changed drastically, wearing an elegant blue long robe, accented with a shawl and an iron circle ornament behind his back that emitted circular and rotating magic runes on Li Shen's body.
His right hand extended forward, bringing up his flag as a manifestation of the power of Immortal Ascension arranged in a single flag, the Immortal Authority Flag.
"Perfect Immortal Ascension?" asked Li Xun, shocked.
"My realm is higher than Immortal Ascension, but if I forcefully bring it forth, no force in Qing Yan Kingdom can withstand the pressure of my qi," replied Li Shen.
"In another sense, if you ascend to the True Immortal stage, then—"
"All people without cultivation will die. All practitioners below Soul Formation will also die," Li Shen explained, making Li Xuan gasp in shock and swallow her saliva deeply.
Li Xun shook her head, the difference in strength between her and her father was as far apart as heaven and earth. However, Li Xun immediately realized that Li Shen was indeed a genius practitioner of his time.
After proving enough to them, Li Shen again lowered his cultivation realm. People in the city, whether mortals or practitioners, began to be freed from the qi pressure. They were still shocked and curious about what happened.
"Close your eyes, Xun'er," Li Shen pleaded.
Li Xun nodded. Li Shen narrowed his eyes at the Li family members. With a snap of his fingers, Li Shen hypnotized them, making their minds and realms of consciousness directed toward one single point, Li Shen.
"You will forget what happened here. All you know is that I am Li Xun's father and I have a higher realm than Xun'er," Li Shen explained.
"Do you all understand?" asked Li Shen, emphatically echoing towards them.
They all nodded in understanding. Li Shen smiled, dispelling the hypnotic effect when he was already at the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul realm. He told Li Xun to open his eyes.
"Now, only you know what my realm is like. I'm sure, you won't tell anyone about my realm," Li Shen explained to Li Xun.
The woman nodded. She promised that she wouldn't tell anyone, not even the closest people. Li Shen smiled proudly at Li Xun's commitment.
"Then, how is your mother?" asked Li Shen, gently.
Li Xun looked downcast in contemplation, she had tried her best to recover Ruo Fei's condition, but had not made any progress. However, the Li family was trying to obtain the 1000 Year Golden Mountain Root to help recover Ruo Fei's condition.
"Mother has been lying limp for 2000 years. Her life span is decreasing, now there are only 100 years left," Li Xun explained.
Li Shen gasped, not expecting Ruo Fei to suffer like this when Li Shen left them for the Immortal Palace. What an unfaithful father to his family.
"Take me to her."