Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 323 - 329: Puppet

It wasnʼt that Li Zhikui and Li Zhirui had any conflict; after all, there was a significant age difference between them. When Li Zhirui made his breakthrough in Foundation Establishment, Li Zhikui had just started cultivating and was hardly familiar with it.

He spoke this way because that was his nature, and it was for this reason that he was chosen by the Spirit Wisdom Court during the latter stages of Qi Cultivation and even took on the role of morning class instructor for the new children entering the court.

”If you feel that you really canʼt hold on during this training, you are free to give up.”

Having given the group a precautionary warning, Li Zhikui didnʼt waste any more words and immediately led them to start their first training session.

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After half an hour, most of the children were so exhausted that they lay collapsed on the ground, with very few still standing.

Among those still on their feet was Li Chengsheng.

It might seem somewhat excessive, but over the years, the Li family had accumulated ample experience in this area and wouldnʼt harm the childrenʼs foundations.

Moreover, after each training session, there would be a medicinal bath to nourish them, further eliminating any possibility of foundational damage.

The main purpose of todayʼs training was to assess the childrenʼs physical condition to facilitate the planning of suitable future training intensities.

”Brother, Iʼm so tired, I want to go home,” Li Chengshuo said with tears in her eyes and a soft voice.

Generally speaking, females tend to be more delicate than males, and Li Chengshuo was no exception. Additionally, as she had been doted on by Li Zhirui and Jiang Fengwu over the years, her willpower wasnʼt very strong.

Therefore, during the training session, she soon felt that she couldnʼt hold on any longer. She stubbornly persisted for a while but eventually collapsed on the ground.

”Shuo, be good, you just need to hang in there,” Li Chengsheng had always been sensible. Having learned in advance about the reasons and benefits of the training, he would not suggest giving up, considering his sisterʼs future.

Although the siblings were both very talented, that merely determined their lower limit. To achieve greater heights, they still needed to put in a great deal of effort.

Fortunately, Li Chengshuo was sensible. After being comforted by Li Chengsheng for a while, she accepted their current way of life.

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On the other hand, Li Zhirui had inquired about his childrenʼs situation. Although it pained him to see his pampered children struggling, he refrained from interfering on their behalf for the sake of their future.

To distract themselves, both he and his spouse started to devote a great amount of time to alchemy and formations, avoiding excessive concern for the siblings, lest they be tempted to break the rules one day.

At the same time, Li Zhirui also disclosed his plans to leave in a few years in search of the Beast Taming Sectʼs whereabouts to Jiang Fengwu, Li Shiqing, and Li Shilian.

”The Wanling Sutra cultivated by our family has only the Golden Core chapterʼs cultivation technique, and the subsequent chapters are incomplete. The only clue lies with the Beast Taming Sect. For the sake of the family and the path of myself and the two children, I must do this!” Li Zhirui said solemnly.

Jiang Fengwu was somewhat apprehensive. The Profound Origin Continent was vast and boundless; even just the Eastern Domain was not easy to search for a few refugees of a fallen sect, not to mention that disciples who escaped from the Beast Taming Sect might have left the region.

With such a vast world, where do you even begin the search?

Yet, Li Zhirui had a point. If they didnʼt find the continuation of the cultivation technique, unless they switched techniques, they could only remain at the Golden Core stage.

The cultivation techniques that could be converted were not easy to come by, especially the Nascent Soul Realm techniques they needed. Setting aside whether there were any for sale on the market, even if there were, either they were exorbitantly priced, or they permitted personal cultivation only and could not possibly become a family legacy.

Jiang Fengwu had little confidence in his own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, but he was full of confidence in Li Zhirui, as well as Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, his son and daughter, so even though he was not very willing, he did not speak out.

It was Li Shiqing, who had long known of this matter, who frowned and said, ”You are still quite far from the Nascent Soul; there is no need to be in such a hurry. Wouldnʼt it be better to wait until youʼve made a breakthrough in the Golden Core Late Stage before searching?”

In this way, Li Zhirui would have stronger capabilities to travel abroad, and moreover, the search for the whereabouts of the Beast Taming Sect could be a form of training for him, which could perhaps help to overcome the breakthrough bottleneck.

If Lady Luck were smiling, perhaps by the time Li Zhirui obtained the technique, he could directly attempt the breakthrough, Breaking the Pill into a Baby, becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord.

”This matter is better addressed sooner rather than later,” Li Zhirui shook his head, explaining, ”So many years have already passed, Iʼm afraid that if we wait any longer, it will become completely impossible to find any trace.”

In fact, he had wanted to take action years earlier, but what he hadnʼt expected was to marry Jiang Fengwu and then wait out her pregnancy, so several years had already gone by.

Now that Li Chengsheng and her brother had entered the Spirit Wisdom Court, and once they came out, they would begin cultivation under the guidance of the family, slowly getting on the right track without his needing to worry anymore.

Li Shiqing was silent for a while, not saying anything further, only responding, ”If you want to do it, then go ahead, we will take good care of the family.”

”Why not inquire with the Hundred Intelligence Pavilion first? See if they know the whereabouts of the remaining disciples of the Beast Taming Sect?” Li Shilian, who was beside him, suddenly suggested.

The Hundred Intelligence Pavilion, as the name implied, was an organization dealing in information trading, reputed to be very powerful with branches in many places in the eastern domain, such as Green Mountain State and Myriad Thunder State.

But then again, if one didnʼt possess some strength, who would dare engage in a business that offends people?

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned; none of them had thought about this before, mainly because they didnʼt consider this option since matters like these were handled by the external affairs elder, and they seldom dealt with the Hundred Intelligence Pavilion.

”We could give it a try.” At least they could have a clear lead, instead of wandering around aimlessly like headless flies.

None of them were indecisive, so after discussing it, Li Zhirui set off for the Green Mountain Market.

”Tsk, really impressive!” As Li Zhirui looked at the establishment brazenly conducting such business, he couldnʼt help but click his tongue.

The moment he crossed the threshold, a cultivatoress of pleasant appearance approached him and respectfully asked, ”Having seen the senior, may I know if you have come to sell information or to purchase it?”

”Oh? Itʼs my first time at the Hundred Intelligence Pavilion, why donʼt you introduce me to how it works?”

In reality, there was not much to it, simply a matter of pricing or selling based on the preciousness of the news or information.

”I came here to purchase some information this time, spirit stones are not an issue!” Li Zhirui said generously.

”Senior, please!” The female cultivatorʼs eyes lit up instantly; they received a commission, and she could not help but speculate how much she might make this time.

Under her guidance, Li Zhirui entered a spacious room, where items were placed just appropriately.

But what appeared before him was neither a cultivator nor even a living creature, but a wooden puppet.

Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow; he knew that among the cultivation skills there was the art of puppetry, but this was still his first encounter with one.