Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 374 - 380: Bai Lian

”There is still a year or two before The Secret Realm of Wanxian opens, enough time for me to get to know the central realm well,” Li Zhirui murmured to himself.

His trip to the central realm this time was not solely for the purpose of entering the Secret Realm; he also had a mission to procure various Spiritual Objects for his family.

You see, Li Zhirui was currently carrying a tremendous amount of Spirit Stones; in addition to leaving enough for this year and the first half of next yearʼs expenses, the family had entrusted him with all the Spirit Stones they had saved up, nearly ten million in total.

And this enormous sum of Spirit Stones was to be used entirely for purchasing Spiritual Objects!

After all, the central realm could be called the heart of the cultivatorsʼ world, where Spiritual Objects from all corners gathered, and many that were not available in the eastern region could be easily acquired here.

The Li family had become a Golden Core family for only a hundred years, which might seem longer than an ordinary personʼs lifetime but was hardly anything for cultivators; thus, the familyʼs foundation was still lacking.

This journey to the central realm was an excellent opportunity to build up that foundation, which is why the family took the risk of letting Li Zhirui carry such a large sum of Spirit Stones.

Success would mean prosperity for the family, but failure could result in a depletion of their savings and a significant blow to their vitality.

Luckily, Li Zhirui had a space artifact with him, allowing him to conceal the Spirit Stones from the eyes of others.

”Senior, youʼre from the Outer Region, arenʼt you?”

Just as Li Zhirui was wandering aimlessly on the street, a slightly immature voice sounded beside him.

A late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator with a young appearance saw that Li Zhirui had stopped and hurriedly said, ”Juniorʼs name is Li Chuan, a local from the central realm. I dare not claim to know the entire central realm, but I am quite familiar with the area within a hundred miles.”

When introducing himself as a local, pride was evident in his tone, but that was understandable—being born in the heart of the cultivatorsʼ realm made one naturally proud.

Li Zhirui even suspected that if he were not a Golden Core cultivator from the Outer Region, this Li Chuan would probably not spare him a glance.

But either way, having a local guide was always better than searching around aimlessly.

”Then tell me about the Marketplace and various specialized Spiritual Objects within a hundred miles around here,” he said without even asking how much the Spirit Stones would cost.

”Sure!” Li Chuan took a small step forward and said, ”Within a hundred miles, apart from this place, there is one Great Immortal City and one small Marketplace. It may seem like a lot, but in reality, including the Marketplace we are in now, all belong to the Nascent Soul family—the Xu Family!”

”A Nascent Soul family?” Even knowing how prosperous the central realm was, Li Zhirui was still surprised. In their region, a Nascent Soul power could dominate tens of thousands of miles, but in the central realm, they could only occupy the most remote hundred miles.

Why not leave? Li Zhirui almost blurted out the question, but after only a momentʼs thought, he completely understood.

Every corner of the central realm was filled with Spiritual Energy, and unlike the common first-order Spirit Veins, the rich Spiritual Energy that others craved was nothing special in the central realm.

Just this one condition alone was enough for cultivators to refuse to leave, not to mention the abundance of Spiritual Objects. As long as they were not extinct and one could afford the Spirit Stones, anything could be obtained.

Li Chuan shook his head and said, ”Senior, donʼt be surprised. The central realm has long been controlled from top to bottom by several Divine Transformation powers. For the Xu Family to have a hundred miles of land is already quite impressive.”

”Among the spiritual objects held by the Xu Family, the most precious is the Tranquil Heart White Lotus. Although it is only a third-grade item, it can weaken the obsessions of Heart Demons and calm the mind,”

However, precisely because it is only a third-grade item, those major forces didnʼt condescend to snatch it; otherwise, the existence of the Xu Family wouldnʼt be assured.

After that, Li Chuan spoke of some of the other forces nearby. In terms of strength, they were slightly inferior to the Xu Family, which possessed an elder at the Nascent Soul perfection stage, rumored to be capable of breaking through to Divine Transformation, something the other families lacked.

”Mm, not bad.” Through Li Chuanʼs introduction, Li Zhirui had gained a deeper understanding of the Central Region, so he was quite satisfied. He immediately rewarded Li Chuan with several second-grade Spirit Pills.

”Next, you donʼt need to follow me.”

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Li Chuan was overjoyed, bowing toward Li Zhiruiʼs retreating figure and saying, ”Thank you, Senior!”

Although he was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he had lived in the Central Region and his horizons were not narrow; he naturally recognized the quality of the Spirit Pills in his hands. To say they were extremely high-grade Spirit Pills without any pill toxins was a bit of an exaggeration, but they were unquestionably of the finest quality!

Li Zhirui went alone to the largest shop in the Marketplace, intending to buy a few Tranquil Heart White Lotuses. He also wanted to check the prices of other Spiritual Objects—after all, itʼs wise to shop around and he was in no rush to buy.

”I wonder, Senior, what Spiritual Objects you desire? I dare not boast too much, but our Xu familyʼs shop definitely has the most comprehensive collection of Spiritual Objects in the Marketplace!” A Foundation Establishment attendant greeted him with enthusiastic hospitality.

From this, one could see the strength of Central Regionʼs cultivation world; even Foundation Establishment cultivators were treated as the lowest level of errand runners.

One should know, in the Eastern Region, usually, a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be the shopkeeper of a business. Only the large-scale shops would engage Golden Core cultivators.

But during his many years in the Eastern Region, Li Zhirui had only seen Golden Core shopkeepers at the headquarters of the Southern Edge Commerce Association and Xuanfa Pavilion—two major commerce associations.

All these thoughts were just a flash in the mind, and Li Zhirui quickly regained his composure, saying, ”Bring me the Spiritual Item Catalogue to look through.”

”Please follow me, Senior!” Hearing this, the attendant thought it might be a significant sale and quickly led Li Zhirui into a private room, then immediately handed him a Jade Slip.

Just by scanning it with Divine Sense, Li Zhirui was taken aback because the variety of Spiritual Objects listed was too extensive—more than what he had seen at Southern Edge Commerce Association!

But itʼs worth noting that, in terms of scale and strength, Southern Edge Commerce Association was far more powerful than the Xu Family. Of course, it could be that the Eastern Region was not an area that the Southern Edge Commerce Association had operated in for long, and thus, they temporarily could not offer as many Spiritual Objects.

Even so, this had already shocked Li Zhirui!

And although he prided himself on being well-informed, there were many Spiritual Objects in the catalog he didnʼt recognize!

ʼPerhaps, I should buy a Jade Slip like the Complete Compendium of Spiritual Items to better understand the Spiritual Objects of the Central Region.ʼ Li Zhirui decided that after purchasing Tranquil Heart White Lotus, he would do just that.

Despite feeling greatly astonished inwardly, he kept a composed expression and said lightly, ”Bring me three White Lotuses.”

”Certainly, Senior, please wait a moment!” The attendant was very pleased since the White Lotus, as a distinctive Spiritual Object of the Xu Family, and one that could counteract Heart Demons, was not cheap. Selling three at once would earn him hundreds of Spirit Stones in commission!

Li Zhirui indeed wanted to buy more, but the price was steep, and he didnʼt know how many more Spiritual Objects he would need. One thing was certain: it would be a lot. Therefore, even though he had nearly ten million Spirit Stones in hand, he dared not splurge recklessly.