That was always how it went in the stories, and Li Baotuo had heard enough tales to believe it. Immortals soared far above the mundane. He figured he wouldn’t see much of Shuwan in his remaining years. While he was pleased, he also couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sorrow.5

But he soon pushed those thoughts aside and began planning with his sons. They were planning on how to set the banquet table, as well as how to notify friends and kin. Now that Li Shuwan possessed a spiritual orifice, even those who once looked down on them would be all smiles. Cultivator-related branches close to the family would surely send people, and those were the ones worth forging ties with for Li Shuwan’s sake.0

His anxiety only deepened while he waited, until a shout came from outside the courtyard,...0