Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 367 - 373: Closed-Door Training

Li Zhirui actually didnʼt see any problem with it. Jiang Fengwu simply felt Li Chengsheng was not close to them and felt a little sorrowful in his heart, and advised, ”Sheng has been mature and steady since childhood, unlike ordinary children. Moreover, he is diligently cultivating. Thatʼs certainly better than being a wastrel, isnʼt it?”

”Besides, this child is cold on the outside but warm on the heart, and he surely misses you. Heʼs just not good at expressing himself and does not know how to show it.”

Jiang Fengwu remained silent, seemingly reflecting on Li Chengshengʼs behavior these past days. After a long while, she finally spoke, ”What you said is true, I have wronged Sheng.”

Li Zhirui watched Li Chengshengʼs figure disappear behind the quiet chamberʼs door and chuckled inwardly, yet he did not expose the matter to avoid embarrassing the boy.

”Thereʼs no right or wrong blame, itʼs just a matter of communication not being in place. Just speak up about anything.”

While the couple was chatting idly, Li Chengsheng finally came out of the quiet chamber and respectfully greeted, ”Father, mother, your child greets you!”

”If you have anything on your mind in the future, donʼt keep it to yourself. You can talk to me, your mother, and your sister. Understand?”

”Yes, I understand, thank you for your instruction, father.” Li Chengsheng nodded earnestly, and one could tell he really took the words to heart.

Jiang Fengwu chatted with him for a while and, seeing that it was about time, let him go.

”After you come back this time, will you go out for more experience?” If she remembered correctly, the opening of the secret realm with the inheritance of the Wanling Sutra was only a decade or so away. Now was the final push.

As soon as Li Zhirui heard this, he understood what she meant, ”No, with the remaining time, I plan to seclude myself in the family and enhance my strength as much as possible. Only then will I have the confidence to seize the inheritance in the secret realm.”

”Alright, I will use all my strength to enhance the Starlight River Array left by Ren in these years. By the time, it will also add to your assurance,” she said.

Among the Tomes of Third-order Array that Li Zhirui had exchanged before, there were indeed better formations, but Jiang Fengwu was most familiar with this one and naturally more confident in enhancing it.

If they switched to another formation, itʼs uncertain how long it would take to learn, understand, and master it before starting to improve the array. The time needed would be too long, and Li Zhirui might not be able to wait for that.

”Thank you for your hard work, my lady!” Li Zhirui bowed formally and said, ”If my lady has any wishes, I will fulfill them with all my might.”

”Then you must come back safe and sound!”

A warm current surged in Li Zhiruiʼs heart, ”I will not disappoint my lady!”

After returning to the family, Li Zhirui did not waste time and informed two elders the same day, preparing to enter the quiet chamber the following day.

The next day, he entered the quiet chamber under the escort of Jiang Fengwu and others, starting this lengthy cultivation.

Li Zhirui planned to use the next decade or so to raise his cultivation level to Golden Core perfection. Although it seemed somewhat difficult, one must not forget that Li Zhirui had a Hundred Vermilion Pill, which could greatly increase mana!

As long as he refined the Hundred Vermilion Pill, he would gain a tremendous amount of mana and achieve Golden Core perfection in the shortest time!

And this, was the highest cultivation level that the secret realm could accommodate!

Li Zhirui didnʼt immediately consume the Hundred Vermilion Pill upon entering seclusion, but after two years, adjusted his state before refining this extremely precious Spirit Pill.

As soon as the Spirit Pill entered his mouth, it dissolved instantly, and moments later, Li Zhirui felt as if he had swallowed a mouthful of magma, searing and boiling hot. He resisted the urge to spit it out and immediately ran his cultivation technique to speed up the refining of the mana.

As time ticked away, the Golden Core within Li Zhirui, polished by the mana, grew increasingly bright and perfectly round, looking extraordinary.

Li Zhirui put in tremendous effort to completely refine the Hundred Vermilion Pill. During this process, a lot of energy dispersed, but even so, it still elevated his cultivation level to just one step away from Golden Core perfection!

Thankfully, in this process, there was no bottleneck to overcome; as long as he had enough mana, that would suffice.

And all this, had taken only three years!

In just three short years, this had propelled Li Zhirui from merely entering the Golden Core Late Stage to achieving Golden Core Perfection!

If word of this got out, who knows how many jaws would drop in shock. However, Li Zhirui had always been low-key, and since he was still in closed-door cultivation, no one yet knew.

Within the quiet chamber!

After pushing his cultivation to the limit, Li Zhirui did not hurry to come out of seclusion but continued to refine his mana, making it thicker and more substantial.

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While Li Zhirui was in closed-door cultivation within the quiet chamber, Jiang Fengwu too was working hard outside, dedicating a lot of time to studying the ”Tome of Third-order Arrays” in the hopes of finding some inspiration to enhance the Starlight River Array.

Persistence pays off!

Thanks to Jiang Fengwuʼs hard work, she successfully found several methods to strengthen the array, but after some experiments, realized that only two were actually usable.

Even so, she was very happy. After all, in just a few years, she had managed to enhance the array, and there was undoubtedly more significant and better progress to be made with the remaining time.

Li Shiqing and Li Shilian were likewise striving for entering the Secret Realm. The former began creating a large quantity of third-order talismans, while the latter shifted his focus from cultivating Spirit Beasts to cultivating Spiritual Medicine.

The entire family was rapidly mobilizing for this very goal.

However, all of this had little to do with fledgling cultivators like Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, who had just set foot on the path.

Even if they were exceptionally talented, they had not yet grown strong enough. The gap was so vast that they couldnʼt really help.

”Brother, have our parents not emerged from seclusion yet?” Li Chengshuo routinely asked, while reaching out to stroke the Moon Serpent that was slung over his body.

The Moon Serpent that Li Zhirui had brought back those years ago, with the care of Li Shilian and Li Chengshuo, had hatched successfully and had become Li Chengshuoʼs Contracted Spirit Beast, now possessing the cultivation of the third level of Qi Cultivation.

Li Chengshuo himself had broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Cultivation and was now advancing towards the sixth level.

As for Li Chengsheng, while his talent was comparable to Li Chengshuoʼs, thanks to his daily diligence and effort, he was already at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, preparing to cross the threshold of the latter stages of Qi Cultivation once his mana was sufficiently refined.

What others saw as an insurmountable bottleneck seemed like a mere puddle in his path, easily stepped over with a casual lift of his foot.

”Squeak—”

Before he could answer Li Chengshuoʼs question, the sound of a door opening echoed, and the siblings hurriedly looked over to see Jiang Fengwu with a weary face, yet unable to conceal her joy as she stepped out.

”Mother!” they exclaimed in surprise.

Li Chengshuo ran up to her and said, ”Mother, youʼve worked hard. Please go back to your room and rest!”

”These past few years, I havenʼt been able to accompany you properly, but now that Iʼve dealt with my affairs, I will make more time to spend with you both.”