474: Chapter 474 A loving father and a filial son

He used an earnest tone, looking at Lu Li, who was wearing an expectant expression waiting for praise, and said slowly, "Lier, Father admits that your experience in the Lower Realm this time was indeed very brave, and these gains… well, they can barely be considered decent, but…"

Lu Yuan deliberately drew out his tone, his gaze becoming sharp, "After all, you are still too young; you only know the surface, not the substance."

"Ah? Father, what's wrong? Aren't these all peerless treasures?" Lu Li was stunned, the pride on his face instantly frozen, and he looked at his father, somewhat at a loss.

"Treasures? Hmph!" Lu Yuan snorted coldly, placed the Soul-Nourishing Lotus back on the table, pointed at the white jade bottle containing the primordial true dragon saliva, and said with a stern expression:

"Do you know how violent the medicinal properties of these items are? Not to mention that this Nine-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Lotus belongs to the category of extreme Yin items; consuming it directly would very easily freeze your Sea of Consciousness."

"Let alone this primordial true dragon saliva, how domineering and unruly is the True Dragon Bloodline? With your mere, insignificant Realm right now, your Physical Body simply cannot bear this violent Dragon Qi! If you were truly ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth and used it to bathe for Body Tempering, Father guarantees that within three breaths, you would be blown to pieces by that violent Dragon Qi, and your Divine Soul would be completely destroyed!"

Lu Li listened, dumbfounded, unable to stop himself from shrinking his neck in fear, and the look in his eyes when he glanced at the white jade bottle immediately held a bit more wariness.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan chuckled inwardly, but on the surface, he became even more serious, pointing again at the broken sword, "As for this ancient remnant weapon, it is even more dangerous! This sword once slew countless great experts; the Extreme Dao Killing Intent contained within it has long since seeped into the marrow and is as heavy as a mountain."

"Do you think it is a toy for cracking walnuts? You are dead wrong! With your current low Divine Sense cultivation, if you keep it by your side for a long time, not only will you be unable to control it, but it will also very easily erode your mind with the killing aura it emits, ultimately leading to Qi Deviation, backfiring on its master, and turning you into a sword slave that only knows how to kill!"

"Ah? It's that serious…" Lu Li swallowed his saliva, subconsciously taking half a step back, moving a little further away from the broken sword.

Seeing that the timing was about right, Lu Yuan sighed, and the sternness on his face turned into deep helplessness and affection.

He reached out and gently patted Lu Li's thin shoulder, his tone becoming gentle and full of emotion:

"Lier, the path of immortal cultivation emphasizes gradual progress; the greatest taboo is seeking success through haste."

"Your path is still long, and you must not let greed for immediate gains blind your eyes; what's more…"

Lu Yuan paused, looking into the distance with deep eyes, as if anticipating something wonderful, "The little sister in your mother's womb is about to be born."

Upon the mention of his little sister, Lu Li's eyes immediately lit up.

"Father has been worried lately." Lu Yuan frowned slightly, putting on a worried expression, "Your little sister has not yet been born, and her Innate endowment is slightly lacking."

"Father has been searching everywhere for top-quality resources for her, wanting to lay an unparalleled, supreme Foundation for her when she is born."

"This is a major matter concerning your little sister's lifelong destiny!"

Speaking of this, Lu Yuan turned his head, staring deeply into Lu Li's eyes, his tone carrying a hint of persuasion:

"As the Young Sect Master of the Qingyun Dao Sect, and as the older brother who will protect his little sister in the future, in the face of such a critical turning point in your little sister's life, shouldn't you… show something?"

When Lu Li heard this, his little face instantly stiffened; the heart that had just felt warm from his father's concern turned instantly cold.

Here we go again?

He had truly heard this rhetoric from childhood to adulthood; his ears were almost calloused from listening to it! Every time he got something good from outside, Father could always find ten thousand reasons to eventually circle the topic back to the "unborn little sister"!

Lu Li lunged forward as a conditioned reflex, his hands tightly covering the white jade bottle containing the "primordial true dragon saliva", like a little tiger guarding its food, his face full of reluctance and grievance.

"Father… but… but this is a treasure I risked half my life to trade for, almost being pressed into a meat patty by the Profound Origin Heavy Water in that Formation!" Lu Li pouted, tears swirling in his eye sockets, his heart bleeding with pain.

"Hmm?"

Lu Yuan looked at Lu Li, who was clutching the bottle tightly and refusing to let go, his brows raised slightly, and a touch of majesty instantly appeared on his handsome face.

His voice lowered a few notches, his tone carrying a hint of unquestionable condemnation:

"Lier, what kind of attitude is this? In your heart, are these worldly possessions more important than your little sister, who shares your Bloodline? Could it be… that you even want to snatch the rations of your unborn little sister? How are you being an older brother?"

This sentence was like a heavy hat as big as Mount Tai, slammed hard onto Lu Li's head.

"No… no! I didn't mean that!"

Lu Li was startled, his little hand trembling violently.

He hurriedly shook his head desperately, like a rattle-drum.

Although his heart was bleeding, and although he was screaming frantically in his heart, "This is my treasure!", as soon as he thought of the little sister in his mother's womb that he had been looking forward to for a long time—soft, cute, and who would sweetly follow behind him calling "Brother"—the line of defense in Lu Li's heart finally collapsed.

He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

As if using up all his strength, he bit by bit loosened the hands covering the white jade bottle.

"Father… Father is right!" Lu Li opened his eyes wide, and although a tear of grievance still hung at the corner of his eye, he shouted loudly, "Little sister is the most important! Little sister's Foundation is as important as the heavens! These things… are too dangerous, I am not worthy of using them! Give them… give them all to little sister! Anyway… anyway, I can just go out and snatch more later! Whoever dares to snatch from me, I will beat them up!"

Seeing his son's righteous yet aggrieved appearance, Lu Yuan forcibly held back his laughter, and a smile as warm as the spring breeze, full of appreciation and affection, appeared on his face.

"Good! Good child! Worthy of being my, Lu Yuan's, son; you truly have the responsibility and spirit of an older brother acting as a father!"

Lu Yuan did not spare his praise, and even reached out to rub Lu Li's head, "Rest assured, Father will definitely keep this heavy-hearted sentiment of yours firmly in mind for your little sister."

"As for these things…"

"The medicinal properties of these things are too violent, so Father will reluctantly keep them for you for now. Father will use supreme magical power day and night to purify and refine these treasures for your little sister, removing the dross and keeping the essence, ensuring that your hard work is not wasted."

Before the words had even finished, Lu Li only felt a blur before his eyes, not even feeling a breeze.

Lu Yuan's long, fair hand had already swept smoothly across the tabletop.

"Swish—!"

In that lightning-fast instant, the white jade bottle containing the primordial true dragon saliva on the table, the cold jade box sealing the Nine-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Lotus, and even the rusty ancient remnant weapon used for "cracking walnuts" all vanished without a trace in an instant, all taken by Lu Yuan into his storage ring with lightning speed.