Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 217 - 223: Difficulty

”My Heavenly Gifted Divine Power is called the Water-Wood Divine Light. Itʼs an attack-oriented Divine Power. Water and wood boost each other, the might may not compare with other Divine Powers, but itʼs extremely enduring and troublesome.”

Li Zhirui explained, ”Moreover, the Divine Light is formless, it can change as desired, which actually suits me well.”

Upon hearing this, Li Shiqing and the other didnʼt press further; after all, it wasnʼt appropriate to ask Li Zhirui to demonstrate on the spot.

”Zhirui, after your breakthrough to Golden Core, youʼll be able to contract another Spirit Beast. Do you have any particular requirements?” Li Shiqing suddenly brought up another matter.

Li Zhirui hadnʼt had time to consider this question, but now that it was raised, he thought carefully for a moment before shaking his head, ”Let nature take its course. I already have Da Qing and Xiaoqing; that is enough for me.”

It wasnʼt that Li Zhirui lacked sufficient resources; with a spatial abode at hand, he did not lack cultivation resources!

It is known that because of his Golden Core breakthrough, the spatial extent and Spiritual Energy of his space had once again improved significantly. The area doubled in size, and the concentration of Spiritual Energy was even higher than that of an average third-order Spirit Vein.

Moreover, once Da Qing assimilated Mana, it would undoubtedly break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage smoothly. Then, Li Zhirui would need to prepare for Da Qingʼs Core Formation, not having much time or energy to care for a newly born Spirit Beast.

”Of course, if I encounter a suitable Spirit Beast, I would also try to contract it.” For instance, a fourth-grade Spirit Beast with both water and wood affinities.

It is to say he wouldnʼt insist on this matter, and the value of a fourth-grade Spirit Beast can be inferred from the fact that the Yuanming Sect once offered a fourth-order Spirit Beast Egg in exchange for a Gold Core Formation Pill.

”Since you have a plan in mind, I will not say more.” Li Shiqing had wanted to use the familyʼs resources to find out if they could meet Li Zhiruiʼs requirements, but it wasnʼt necessary now.

And he could also see that Li Zhiruiʼs vision had improved greatly; perhaps even with the family pulling out all the stops, they might not be able to meet his requirements.

”Zhirui, what do you plan to do next?” Li Shilian asked from the side.

He had considered this already and immediately said, ”I plan to first refine my Life-bound Magic Treasure, and at the same time, try to concoct third-order Spirit Pills.”

”Life-bound Magic Treasure? Have you prepared all the materials?”

Li Zhirui nodded. His recent excursions had garnered him many precious Spiritual Objects.

The Life-bound Magic Treasure he intended to refine would be based on the fourth-order Spiritual Object, the Thousand-Year Purple-Patterned Emerald Bamboo — after the initial acquisition from the Secret Realm, he had invested a large amount of Spirit Stones to cultivate it, spending hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones before finally obtaining a piece of fourth-order Spirit Bamboo —

and the Thousand-Year Wood Core (obtained from a Golden Core Cultivator who had attempted Soul Possession on Li Zhirui) as primary elements, supplemented by third-order Spiritual Objects Cloud Mud, Thousand-Knotted Wooden Whiskers, Hundred Catties Heavy Water, and so on.

According to Li Zhiruiʼs vision for the Magical Treasure, once refined, it would take the form of a massive cluster of bamboo on a base of Spiritual Cloud. It would attack and defend through its leaves and root system, while the cloud below could carry people and fly.

Furthermore, because it was based on two fourth-order Spiritual Objects, the Treasureʼs rank would naturally not be low. In the future, as Li Zhirui breaks through to Nascent Soul, the Treasureʼs rank would naturally increase without him needing to search for more Spiritual Objects to integrate into it.

Of course, although this Treasure would be comprehensive, it also meant it had no standout feature.

After hearing Li Zhiruiʼs description, Li Shiqing and the other couldnʼt help but frown and say, ”Your idea is good, but setting aside the difficulty of refining, the resulting Magical Treasure after refining, isnʼt it somewhat mediocre?”

Like Li Shiqingʼs own Life-bound Magic Treasure was a Spirit Sword, and Li Shilianʼs was an Odd Stone Treasure Bead. The former was an attack-oriented Magic Artifact, the latter defensive, leaning towards support.

”Donʼt I still have Da Qing and Xiaoqing?” Li Zhirui smiled. ”Cultivators of the Li family have never fought alone.”

His choice to refine such a comprehensive life-bound magic treasure was mainly to assist him and his two spirit pets.

”Since youʼve thought it all through, then letʼs do as you say,” Li Shiqing didnʼt say much, only adding, ”If you lack any spiritual objects, you can entrust the family to find them.”

”Okay,” Li Zhirui nodded in agreement. ”If thereʼs nothing else, Iʼll head back now.”

After leaving the rear hall, he didnʼt immediately return to his new cave dwelling—because having broken through to the Golden Core, his original small courtyard was no longer quite suitable. Although it was also on a Third-order Spirit Vein, the spiritual energy was not as dense as that in Spirit Cave.

Li Zhirui had no objections to this; after all, it was beneficial to his cultivation. So after a brief tidy-up, he moved to the Spirit Cave allocated to him by the family that very day, and with a few modifications, it became his new dwelling.

Instead, he went to the familyʼs Task Hall; he had a few matters for which he needed the familyʼs assistance.

The first was naturally the spiritual objects and restrictions he lacked for refining his life-bound magic treasure, and the second was to purchase a Third-order Pill Recipe and Spiritual Medicine.

This was the advantage of having a powerful backing; trivial matters didnʼt require oneʼs personal involvement.

About half a month later, Li Zhirui gathered all the spiritual objects and restrictions he needed, began his retreat to study, and would occasionally practice with some low-order spiritual objects to grasp the skills more quickly.

As for the purchase of the Third-order Pill Recipe and Spiritual Medicine, progress was slow, mainly because the Yuanming Sect was not so generous, and they also didnʼt have much accumulation in this area.

It was possible to purchase from businesses like Xuanfa Pavilion, but their prices were too high, and there were many restrictions, such as personal use only, with no sharing allowed.

Third-order Spiritual Medicines, however, could be obtained, albeit in limited quantities. Also, the family had spent a significant amount of Spirit Stones to buy numerous Third-order Spirit Seeds, planning to create a Third-order herb garden for future clan development.

But right now, all of Li Zhiruiʼs attention was focused on refining his life-bound magic treasure. After he had gathered everything, he didnʼt take another step out of his dwelling, displaying a firm resolve to not give up.

”Where exactly is the problem?” Li Zhirui looked at the first-order magic artifact before him, his eyebrows tightly knitted, his face looking somewhat unpleasant.

In a yellow Spiritual Cloud, there were several Spirit Bamboos growing, which looked no different than what he had envisioned. Yet, when activated with mana, they utterly failed to meet his expectations.

The bamboo leaves couldnʼt attack, the root system tangled unclearly, and the speed of the Spiritual Cloud was sluggish; in short, all were deficiencies!

”Itʼs a pity the family doesnʼt have expertise in artifact refining…” Halfway through his lament, Li Zhirui suddenly remembered the family did have a prodigy in artifact refining—perhaps he could help solve these problems.

With that thought, Li Zhirui hurriedly set into action, and soon after, he found Li Chenghuo.

”Uncle Jiushu, did you need me for something?” Li Chenghuo asked, tingling with nervousness.

His nervousness was not from fear or trepidation, but rather from seeing the idol of his heart standing before him, causing him to be overexcited and anxious.

”Relax a bit, I have a few questions about artifact refining that Iʼd like to consult with you.” Using a little trick, Li Zhirui made Li Chenghuo involuntarily relax.

”Speak,” Li Chenghuo gradually calmed down.