Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 310 - 316: Begin

”Have you returned?” Li Zhirui looked at the black-clothed young woman standing before him, chuckled, and introduced, ”This is my Dao companion Jiang Fengwu, and in her arms is Sheng, while in my arms is Shuo. Our twins.”

Li Zhixuan had guessed their identities upon seeing them, and even her usually stern face revealed a hint of a smile as she said, ”Zhixuan has seen Aunt Fengwu.”

She then searched through her storage bag and found two extravagantly valuable spiritual objects, ”This is a small token from me as their aunt, Jiu, please accept them for the children.”

Li Zhiruiʼs brow rose slightly, noting that her gains from years of training outside seemed substantial, casually gifting two third-order spiritual objects.

Nevertheless, he didnʼt ask further and responded, ”Then I shall thank you on their behalf.”

”Have you come back this time to prepare for secluding yourself to break through to the Golden Core?”

A shadow passed over Li Zhixuanʼs face; she had already visited Li Shiqing and Li Shilian before coming here and learned from them that Li Zhiyue had achieved Core Formation.

Though she seemed indifferent on the surface, devoid of any competitive intent, deep down, she still desired to measure herself against Li Zhiyue.

Yet, in the covert struggle between the two so far, Li Zhixuan had found herself losing more often than winning.

”I havenʼt broken through the bottleneck yet. This return is mainly for purging the malevolent qi and polishing my Dao heart,” Li Zhixuan said calmly, her tone hiding a trace of frustration and helplessness.

Her natural talent for the Sword Dao was superb, having learned Sword Qi during the Qi Cultivation Stage. Now at the Foundation Establishment Stage, she had also grasped the Sword Heart, showcasing her formidable talent.

But what is gained must come at a cost, and Li Zhixuanʼs cultivation aptitude was rather poor; the slow speed of practice with her Four Spiritual Roots was indeed hampering her progress.

Li Zhirui, upon hearing this, said nothing more and merely mentioned that she could come to him with any problems, as he would be staying within the Li family for the next few years and would not venture out.

He had originally planned to travel after the great war with the Taixu Devil Race was over, to search for the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation technique in the Wanling Sutra, as well as subsequent techniques.

However, who could have imagined that the great war would be riddled with unforeseen mishaps? Merely recuperating from his injuries took Li Zhirui a prolonged time, followed by various other matters. With the birth of his siblings, he found no time to leave.

But this matter had to be advanced. After all, finding the disciples of the Wanling Gate from that era was no easy task, and it could possibly take decades without results.

Before that, at the very least, Li Zhirui wanted to see his siblingsʼ aptitudes and reinforce their memory of him to avoid them not recognizing him upon his return.

After Li Zhixuan asked a few questions regarding cultivation and resolved her doubts, she stood up, ready to leave, but just at that moment, a Communication Talisman flew in. It was a message from Li Shiqing, summoning him to the family hall, saying there was an important matter to discuss.

”Will you accompany me there?”

Li Zhixuan shook her head, showing no interest in such trivial matters, while, apart from this reason, Jiang Fengwu had to look after the children.

Li Zhirui could only proceed to the great hall alone, where all the senior members of the family were already present.

”The team guarding the Secret Realm has just sent a message; the realm is starting to penetrate the barrier membrane and will soon emerge,” Li Zhirui had barely settled down when Li Shiqing dropped the bombshell.

”Is it the Secret Realm discovered by the Green Sword Sect back in the day?”

Li Shilian said with a smile, ”Thatʼs right, and to think, it was you who discovered it initially.”

If Li Zhirui had not led the Qi Cultivators in hunting the Water Devil that year, they would not have witnessed the mysterious disappearance of the Secret Realm, and even if the Secret Realm opened this time, they could send people in, but how could that compare to having it all to themselves?

”First, lock down the information; donʼt let other Cultivators find out. After the Secret Realm opens, it will be too late for them to know,” he said.

It wasnʼt that the Li family feared these lesser forces and Loose Cultivators, but rather they were worried that it would attract the attention of Shen Leishan, the big player behind it all, turning the Li family from sole benefactors into a marginal force.

Afterwards, everyone discussed many things, such as what to take into the Secret Realm, how to gather, and then move together.

Pooling their wisdom, everyone recorded all that they could think of. After some sifting, they finally arrived at a definitive answer.

”I just hope this Secret Realm is at least third-rank,” Li Zhirui murmured softly.

But it was known that was impossible; otherwise, even if the Green Sword Sect had devoted their entire Sect, they would not have acquired many things, and they had even helped Yu Qing to break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage.

Soon, everyone on Wanxian Island knew that a Secret Realm under the control of their family was about to open, and they all sprang into action. Everyone was full of energy, showing off their best, hoping to enter the Secret Realm when the time came.

Although most Secret Realms are dangerous, they also hold many opportunities; if they could seize one of them, perhaps their cultivation could advance even further.

Time flew by quickly, and before long, the day the Secret Realm was to open arrived.

In these past few days, the Spirit Light emanating from the Secret Realm grew increasingly dazzling; if the Li family had not set up a Formation nearby to conceal it, it might have already been discovered by other Cultivators.

Li Zhirui, Li Shiqing, and Li Zhiyue, three Golden Core Cultivators, gathered here using a special Magic Artifact that seemed to be a puppet similar to Cultivators to test the grade of the Secret Realm.

Soon, the Magic Artifact concluded its test.

”Just as expected, itʼs a second-rank Secret Realm,” Li Zhirui sighed somewhat helplessly.

This meant he could not enter the Secret Realm and could only allow those at the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Qi Cultivators to go in, but no one knew how dangerous the Secret Realm was. If there were too many casualties, it would mean a heavy loss for the Li family.

”This Secret Realm, Iʼll leave it to Uncle Ren and Zhixuan to handle,” Li Zhirui said to the two beside him. ”You also need to be careful.”

The two were the strongest among the familyʼs Foundation Establishment Cultivators and naturally would lead the team to ensure the safety of their people.

Actually, the Li family knew nothing about this Secret Realm, other than its location!

After all, the Green Sword Sect had only explored it once. Maybe they left behind a map or something similar, but in the end, it was either destroyed or fell into the hands of the Yuanming Sect.

And the Yuanming Sect had long since split in two, so the possible intelligence about the Secret Realm was likely taken away by them.

So they could only warn their people to be careful, it was best to travel in groups, and then meet up with Li Shiren and Li Zhixuan as soon as possible.

At noon that day, a Secret Realm that looked like a dreamy bubble appeared in the world, and then quickly faded away, leaving only a wide portal open for the Cultivators to pass through.

”Safety first, do not be greedy!” Li Zhirui could not help advising the crowd again.

There were a total of one hundred Qi Cultivators and ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators entering the Secret Realm this time, a number that compared to other forces might not be much, but excluding the Golden Core Cultivators like Li Zhirui from the Li family, it was already quite a considerable group.