Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 270 - 276: Misunderstanding

Early the next morning, Li Zhirui, Li Shiqing, and a host of high-ranking family members gathered in the main hall.

Besides explaining the detailed situations of the war and handing over the relics of fallen family members to their relatives, the most important task was to distribute rewards to the participating family warriors.

After all, the twenty-eight thousand Merit Points exchanged for the Pill Recipe and the Skyflower Spirit Tree were the result of the collective efforts of all the cultivators of the family. Even though the items ultimately purchased were used within the family, it would be unjustifiable not to give out any rewards.

However, these trivial matters were handled by Li Cheng Mo and the Elders. Li Zhirui simply made an appearance that day and then returned to his cave dwelling. Although the family had not yet collected enough Spiritual Medicine, it did not hinder him from studying the Pill Recipe in advance.

Perhaps it was because he had refined a large number of Essence-Enhancing Pills and Revitalizing Pills that Li Zhirui now found the Pill Recipe for the Vitality Pill somewhat simple!

It felt a bit like ʼunderstanding one law leads to enlightenment in all laws,ʼ just not that high-end.

In addition to studying the newly acquired Pill Recipe, Li Zhirui also hurried to cultivate the Essence-Enhancing Pill. After all, a big battle had nearly depleted his stock of Essence-Enhancing Pills.

Without making more now, there would not be enough Spirit Pills to deliver to the Southern Edge Commerce Association next month.

Of course, he did not neglect his most important cultivation either. However, after breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, improving his cultivation had become a slow and steady process, and even with the aid of Essence-Enhancing Pills, he couldnʼt significantly speed it up.

During the time Li Zhirui was in seclusion, a large-scale breakthrough wave appeared among the Li family, particularly among those family members like Li Zhixuan and Li Cheng Huo who had survived the battlefield.

Actually, it was not just the Li family experiencing this phenomenon. All the cultivators who had fought under Shen Leishan, especially those who participated from beginning to end, broke through soon afterward.

Of course, most of these breakthroughs occurred among Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment cultivators, since it was not an easy task for Golden Core cultivators to make a breakthrough.

For a time, the entire territory fell into a quiet atmosphere, with only Shen Leishanʼs cultivators still busy. They needed to quickly occupy the lands of Wind Corruption Prefecture and set up Formations.

Afterwards, even if remnants of Demon Cultivators wanted to make a comeback, they would not be able to easily shake Shen Leishanʼs rule.

As for joining forces with Profound Ice Sect to expel the Devil Race from Great Void Province, Shen Leishan might be pretending to be unaware, preferring to continue consolidating their rule over Wind Corruption Prefecture.

Yet, for some unknown reason, even the Profound Ice Sect did not remind them.

As for other powers that were aware of this matter, such as the Li family, although they found it strange, they assumed that Shen Leishan might want to recuperate and recover, and thus did not give it much thought.

As for reminding Shen Leishan? They simply had no way to contact them, and they would prefer that more time passed, ideally forgetting the matter entirely.

”Based on my current cultivation speed, it should take about seven or eight years to break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage,” Li Zhirui estimated quietly to himself.

His aptitude was not poor, and he had a large number of third-grade Spirit Pills to aid him. Even so, it would still take several years to break through, which showed how difficult it was to make progress in the Golden Core Realm.

Time hurried by, and several years flashed past in an instant.

One day, a pitch-black Tribulation Cloud suddenly gathered over Wanxian Island, causing all the family members to look up. Many of them had seen Tribulation Clouds before, and seeing them again, they exclaimed in surprise, ”Is our family about to witness the birth of another Golden Core cultivator?!”

But to everyoneʼs disappointment, the reality was quite different from what they had speculated!

This was not a Core Formation Thunder Tribulation, but Da Qingʼs Transformation Tribulation.

Any member of the Devil Race undergoing transformation must endure the tempering of Tribulation Thunder. Only those who successfully withstood it could truly become a Taoist Body, indistinguishable from ordinary cultivators.

Boom boom boom—

A streak of red Tribulation Thunder crashed down with a massive force that caused all the onlookers in the distance to lose their balance.

”I thought Zhiyue was breaking through!” The moment he sensed the Thunder Tribulation, Li Shiqing believed that Li Zhiyue, who had been in seclusion for so many years, was finally about to break through and face the Core Formation Tribulation.

But when he came out, he found that the tribulation clouds were above Li Zhiruiʼs cave, and moreover, they were much smaller compared to genuine tribulation clouds.

It was not until Li Zhirui explained, did he realize it was all a misunderstanding; no one was facing tribulation, it was Da Qing undergoing a transformation.

The Tribulation Thunder was incredibly fast and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Da Qing, but it stopped there!

A protective shield radiating with cyan light enveloped Da Qing, safeguarding him from the ferocious Tribulation Thunder, which could not penetrate the barrier at all.

In the end, Da Qing transformed smoothly into a human form, resembling a young cultivator who looked somewhat similar to Li Zhirui but with eyes emitting a cyan glow.

”Da Qing!”

Da Qing, who had previously fused with Henggu, spoke in a notably stable voice, ”I am here!”

Da Qingʼs successful Passage through the Transformation Tribulation caused quite the mix-up at the Li family and even tricked the Yuanming Sect.

The incident began on Wanxian Island when an undercover agent arranged by the Yuanming Sect contacted his sect, in a hurry, to report the situation as soon as the tribulation clouds appeared.

He never imagined that the tribulation clouds would disperse in just a moment, but unfortunately, he had only one Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman and couldnʼt clarify to the sect!

Further, his act of sending the message was hastily done and accidentally witnessed by someone, yet he himself remained completely unaware.

The witness suspected him of being an undercover agent but did not startle the snake in the grass; instead, they went to Li Chengmo and shared everything they had seen and suspected.

”Good, I understand. Iʼll need you to keep this a secret,” Li Chengmo said with a smile, nodding as he sent the person away before immediately arranging for cultivators to keep watch over the informant.

After a period of observation and confirming the person was indeed an undercover agent, Li Chengmo didnʼt order an assault but had someone keep surveillance instead.

He planned to follow the trail to root out all the undercovers on Wanxian Island.

However, all these matters came afterward and are not the immediate concern.

Back to the Yuanming Sect, upon receiving the news, they immediately informed Jiang Tianming and Master Mingling.

”Why does the Heavenly Dao favor the Li family so much? From a mere Foundation Establishment family, they have grown to their current stature in just a hundred years!” Jiang Tianming exclaimed with envy.

”Brother, should we go over and disrupt this personʼs breakthrough?” Minglingʼs eyes glittered dangerously.

The Li family already had three Golden Cores and one third-tier Spirit Beast; if ʼthis personʼ now successfully transcended the Tribulation and formed a Golden Core, then the Li family would have five individuals in the Golden Core Realm!

If they were willing to pay a certain price, they could completely annihilate the Yuanming Sect!

”Letʼs go take a look first,” Jiang Tianming pondered for a moment before eventually nodding.

Although interrupting a tribulation would make the two families irreconcilable enemies, the Li family had wild ambitions. If they possessed enough strength, they would undoubtedly destroy the Yuanming Sect and swallow up this vast territory!

And vice versa.