Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 220 - 226: Pressure

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”Uncle Shiling, good day. My name is Li Chenglin, of the Lin family, nineteen years old this year. I like to sleep and dislike all activities that require physical movement. The person I admire the most is you,” said the young man.

Li Zhiruiʼs expression was a bit strange. He had never seen such an uninhibited junior who could speak to him so nonchalantly. But the youngster was clever, knowing when to stop and subtly flattering him at the end.

”You little rascal, I specifically went to notify you yesterday, telling you to come early today. It looks like you didnʼt take it to heart!” Li Zhizhun spoke up first, rushing over and fiercely pinching his ear.

”It seems you like him quite a bit, big brother,” Li Zhirui said meaningfully.

Otherwise, he wouldnʼt have acted like that. After all, he had already disciplined Li Chenglin. It would be inappropriate for Li Zhirui to do it again.

”Hahaha, this kid is quite amusing, just a bit too lazy, always thinking about how to shirk work,” Li Zhizhun said, laughing.

Li Zhirui neither agreed nor disagreed, then changed the subject, ”Now that everyoneʼs here, letʼs set out.”

”Wait! Here are the Spirit Stones that the family has accumulated over the years. If you see any Spiritual Objects that the family needs, feel free to buy them.”

Li Zhirui took the storage ring, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and even with his composure, he couldnʼt help but be shocked.

Inside the vast space, countless Spirit Stones, sparkling with Spirit Light, were piled into small mountains—at least a million!

”I didnʼt expect the family to become so wealthy,” Li Zhirui remarked from the bottom of his heart.

”You know, although the number of our clansmen has increased quite a bit, the Spirit Fields on Da Rong Island havenʼt been fully developed yet, so those three Spirit Islands are still rented to the Loose Cultivators,” Li Zhizhun explained with a smile.

In addition, the family was selling various Spiritual Objects at the Red Pine Market and collecting rent from the marketplace shops. All together, it was quite a substantial amount of Spirit Stones.

Most importantly, the Li family had now built a self-sufficient system. Apart from some precious Spiritual Objects, most things no longer needed to be bought from elsewhere.

”Then we should be on our way,” said Li Zhirui. Using his Mana, he lifted everyone up, boarded the familyʼs Spirit Boat, and steered it southwest.

Perhaps because the elder Li Zhirui was present, the juniors were a bit restrained, each looking exceedingly reserved.

Seeing this, Li Zhirui left them with instructions to take good care of the Spirit Boatʼs course, then turned and entered the cabin.

”Phew! The pressure from Uncle Shiling is really too much!”

”Yeah, I donʼt even dare to speak in front of him.”

”Me neither. Uncle Shiling seems so gentle, but I just canʼt bring myself to speak.”

This comment immediately resonated with everyone, and they began to agree with each other.

Li Chenglinʼs eyes gleamed. He said with a mischievous smile, ”Worrying about Uncle Shiling hearing you bad-mouth him with his Divine Sense, arenʼt you?”

As soon as these words came out, the scene instantly fell silent. Especially those who had just been complaining—their faces turned pale with fear.

”Donʼt you know Chenglin loves to tease people? And Uncle Shiling is really nice,” Li Chengmo hurriedly said, seeing their pale faces.

”Cheng Mo, have you interacted with Uncle Shiling in private?” Li Chenglin suddenly asked.

”Hmm, a few days ago the clan asked me to fetch Uncle Shiling,” he replied.

Upon hearing this, everyoneʼs curiosity was piqued, and they began to ask all sorts of questions.

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And all of this, fell into the eyes of Li Zhirui, who was within the cabin, observing his surroundings with his Divine Sense.

The Spirit Boat was very fast, and within just half a day, they had arrived at the Immortal City where the auction was being held.

”A Golden Core cultivator?!” As soon as Li Zhirui made his entrance, he attracted the gaze of all the cultivators around. The originally crowded crowd quickly parted to form a pathway for him to enter the Immortal City.

The members of the Li family following behind Li Zhirui, one by one, walked into the Immortal City with their heads held high, swelling with pride.

Although they knew the esteemed status of a Golden Core cultivator, nothing could compare to the shock of witnessing it firsthand!

And this was also one of the reasons why Li Zhizhun wanted Li Zhirui to bring them along. Besides, he also wanted them to broaden their horizons, not to be limited by having stayed on Da Rong Island for too long.

”Work hard in your cultivation, and one day, you too can become a respected presence,” said Li Zhiruiʼs voice, resonating within their minds.

To these juniors, this statement was incredibly inspiring, planting a seed symbolizing the future in their hearts. Whether it could grow into a towering tree depended on whether they could persistently nurture it with effort and sweat.

”Senior Li, welcome to our auction!” said a Foundation Establishment cultivator respectfully in front of the auction house.

Li Zhirui nodded slightly and said, ”Take me directly to the room, and by the way, there shouldnʼt be a problem with providing me a detailed catalog of the auction items, right?”

”Senior, please follow me. The catalog has already been placed in the room.”

Guided by this person, they walked up to the third floor and entered a spacious and exquisitely decorated private room.

”Should you need anything, senior, please feel free to command,” said the cultivator. Seeing that Li Zhirui didnʼt speak, he tactfully withdrew.

”Have a seat wherever you like.” After saying this, Li Zhirui focused on flipping through the catalog, which listed over a thousand Spiritual Objects.

Not to mention several third-rank Pill Recipes, there were also various rarely seen third-rank Spiritual Objects and transmissions of various Cultivation Skills...

First-rank Spiritual Objects accounted for forty-five percent, second-rank for thirty percent, and the remaining twenty-five percent were third-rank Spiritual Objects. The final five percent of the auction items were not listed, presumably some even more precious treasures.

Li Zhirui paid particular attention to the Pill Recipes and the various skill transmissions because this time he was not attending the auction for himself but representing the Li family, and their needs were different, naturally wanting different things.

By the time the auction began, he had already selected several items that the family needed.

As for himself, there was nothing he particularly wanted, not because he was exceptionally discerning, but because he didnʼt need them now and besides, the Spirit Stones he had might not be enough to secure a third-rank auction item.

”The upcoming auction items are all first-rank Spiritual Objects. If you see something you want, you can participate,” Li Zhirui added, ”However, the Spirit Stones given to me by the family are not for loan!”

”If you encounter a Spiritual Object you desire and lack the Spirit Stones, find a way on your own.”

Meanwhile, on the auction stage in the main hall, another figure appeared, a white-bearded Foundation Establishment cultivator.

”My name is Hua Baifeng. I have the honor of being the auctioneer for this auction. I have seen many seniors and fellow daoists here, and I hope for your generous support!”

After a short introductory speech, Hua Baifeng began to explain the first auction item, a first-rank superior Magic Artifact!

The Qi Cultivation cultivators in the auction house were ecstatic, eagerly joining the bidding. Some of the Li family members couldnʼt help but go down to participate in the auction as well.

Such a lively scene meant that the auction was already halfway to success!