Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 298 - 304: The Smell of Blood

To the south of Green Mountain State lies a vast state domain, covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, but it is not suited for the survival of mortals.

For it was once the bridgehead for the Water Devilsʼ invasion of the continent; in that battle, countless Water Devils and Cultivators fell, and the fierce war even sunk the land into the sea, leaving only a few scattered islands visible now.

For a long time afterward, this area was the domain of the Water Devils, and the Cultivators paid a heavy price to reclaim it. They then transformed it into an inner sea by means of reclaiming land from the sea, hence it was called Cang Hai Province.

But it was a blessing in disguise, thanks to the luxurious style of the Dragon Tribe, there is a Fifth-Order Spirit Vein at the bottom of the sea as well as several Fourth-Order Spirit Veins, making the Spiritual Energy rich. Coupled with a large number of remaining Water Devils, the cultivation civilization is very prosperous.

And this is the training ground that Li Zhixuan chose!

Compared to the Devil Race in the Green Mountain Range, the Water Devils in the sea of Cang Hai not only have greater numbers but also possess greater strength; only in such an environment could she grow more quickly.

It has been several years since she left Wanxian Island to come to Cang Hai Province, and although she hasnʼt broken through her bottleneck yet, she has already faintly touched its threshold.

If she is lucky, perhaps in a few years, she will return to her family to enter seclusion and begin to attempt her breakthrough!

Limited by her own aptitude, and since Li Zhixuan is not cultivating the Wanling Sutra and does not have the support of a Contracted Spirit Beast, even though she has had several opportunities after her Foundation Establishment and fought with all her might, she still falls short compared to Li Zhiyue.

Of course, even if she were aware of this fact, Li Zhixuan wouldnʼt mind; instead, it would become a motivation for her to push forward.

”Taoist Huang, I heard that a second-order Dragon Carp appeared near Xiaoliu Island. Shall we join forces and take a look?” A man, more handsome than Pan An, suddenly appeared in front of Li Zhixuan.

Excluding mixed-blood and hybrid dragons, carps are the easiest to transform into dragons among all dragon breeds, so even though this Dragon Carp has only taken the first step, its price could be compared to a Third-Order Spirit Beast!

”I have just returned from hunting, Taoist Yun Hai should find someone else.” Li Zhixuan, disguised as Huang Ruolin, still had that cold and distant expression. After speaking, she bypassed him and returned to her rented dwelling.

Watching the back of Li Zhixuan, a flash of disappointment and desolation passed through Yun Haiʼs eyes. Since the first time he saw her, he had taken an interest in her, but that was all.

Yet unexpectedly, by a stroke of chance, they both joined the same team, and Li Zhixuan even saved his life from the mouth of a Water Devil.

That initial interest gradually grew, ultimately turning into affection.

Regrettably, while the fallen flowers may have intentions, the flowing water is heartless; Li Zhixuan had never considered matters of love from the start to the end.

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Meanwhile, on Wanxian Island, within the grounds of the Li family.

Li Zhirui, engrossed in deducing the pill recipe for the Third-Order Hundred Herbs Pill, had been in the Alchemy Room for over ten days without coming out.

By chance or perhaps due to excellent luck, within just a few months, he had deduced more than half of the First-Order Spiritual Medicines needed for the Third-Order Hundred Herbs Pill!

If one were to add in the forty-nine First-Order Spiritual Medicines from the Second-Order pill recipe, even now, only about twenty First-Order Spiritual Medicines and the crucial Third-Order Spiritual Medicine were left.

However, as time went on, the difficulty of the deduction only increased, and Li Zhirui had not set foot outside for many days, as he had grasped a hint of inspiration and discovered a new Spiritual Medicine.

”Phew—”

Li Zhirui took a long breath, and it could be said that he had exhausted his mind this time and needed to relax his mood to recover.

”I wonder how Fengwu has been doing with her studies over these past few months,” Li Zhirui murmured to himself, tidying up a bit before heading straight to Li Shirenʼs dwelling.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fengwu, like a sponge, absorbed Li Shirenʼs experiences and insights about Formations voraciously.

Although Jiang Fengwu is still in the stage of laying the foundation, her growth rate is no longer just astonishing, but downright frightening!

As Li Shiren conjectured, if Jiang Fengwu were to set up a second-order Formation now, which was not too difficult, there would also be a great chance of success.

Li Shiren was very pleased with this, for the faster Jiang Fengwu grew, the sooner he could witness the fruits of his labor.

When Li Zhirui arrived, the two were still immersed in teaching and learning, and he didnʼt disturb them, instead quietly watching from the sidelines.

Before long, their lesson for the day concluded, and then Jiang Fengwu followed Li Zhirui back to their home.

”How is it? Are you adapting well?”

Jiang Fengwu nodded proudly and said, ”Who do you think I am? How could these basic things be difficult for me?”

”By the way, havenʼt you been busy these past few days? Did you resolve it now?”

Li Zhirui shook his head, thought for a moment, and decided to tell Jiang Fengwu some of the truth, ”Have you ever heard of the Hundred Herbs Pill that is unique to Medicine King Valley?”

Jiang Fengwu shook her head in confusion; she was previously a Loose Cultivator who lived far from Medicine King Valley, so naturally, she wouldnʼt have heard of it.

Seeing this, Li Zhirui had no choice but to introduce her to the effects of the Hundred Herbs Pill and its biggest advantage.

”Did you succeed?!” There was full of expectation in Jiang Fengwuʼs eyes. If the Hundred Herbs Pill could be cultivated, then she could improve her realm even faster.

”Itʼs still early,” Li Zhirui shook his head. ”I only know about seventy kinds of Spiritual Medicine. There are still over twenty kinds that I donʼt know, and I have no idea how much time it will take to succeed.”

As they talked, a simple yet delicious Spirit Food meal was ready.

This had become a new habit of Li Zhiruiʼs since his marriage, and the benefit was that it allowed him to spend a bit more time with Jiang Fengwu. After all, both were very busy now, and mealtime offered a chance for more exchange.

In this process, both of them learned some culinary skills and could barely be considered first-order Spirit Chefs now.

”Ugh—” Just as Jiang Fengwu picked up a piece of fish meat to put into her mouth, she was hit with an overwhelmingly strong fishy smell that made her involuntarily retch.

”Whatʼs wrong? Did I not prepare this Spirit Fish well and itʼs too fishy?” Li Zhirui quickly stood up, looking at her worriedly, and at the same time, took out some Spirit Pills from his storage ring, ready to use at any moment.

”Iʼm fine,” Jiang Fengwu shook her head, and somewhat embarrassedly said, ”I just thought the fish meat was too fishy...”

After all, Li Zhirui was the one cooking, so she felt reluctant to say too much.

”No worries, letʼs not eat this plate of Spirit Fish,” Li Zhirui took the plate of Spirit Fish away without a second thought.

”Right, letʼs continue eating.”

But who could have expected that when Jiang Fengwu picked up a piece of chicken this time, she also found it to be exceedingly fishy.