Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 406 - 412: The Bet

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Nonetheless, even so, it did nothing to lessen the surprise of the three people.

Li Chengshuo, as if suddenly recalling something, exclaimed with excitement, ”Dad, once Cang reaches maturity, can we have him mate with Yue?”

Yue was her Contracted Spirit Beast, the Moon Serpent, being a spirit beast possessing Taiyin Divine Dragon bloodline naturally made it possible to mate with Dragon-blooded Spiritual Beasts, and furthermore, the offspring born might have an easier time evolving.

”You do think ahead!” Li Zhirui couldnʼt help but laugh wryly, he didnʼt refuse, but there was a problem, ”It will take at least a hundred years for Cang to reach maturity. Are you certain you wonʼt contract a second spirit beast during this time?”

Having an advantage comes with a cost, divine beasts stand out from the moment of their birth but what comes with it is a prolonged period of growth!

This is even when Cangʼs bloodline is not pure; were it a true True Dragon, it would take several hundred years to reach maturity.

Li Chengshuo pouted, saying, ”Dad, youʼre underestimating me. By then, Iʼll definitely have broken through to the Golden Core stage, just in time to contract a third spirit beast.”

”Ambitious!” Li Zhirui praised, then continued, ”Well then, Iʼll be waiting. If you havenʼt broken through to the Golden Core stage by then, letʼs not bring this matter up again.”

Li Chengshuoʼs temperament was too lively and casual; she needed a bit of pressure to be applied, just as Li Chengshengʼs breakthrough was, so too was this statement from Li Zhirui.

”Okay!” Li Chengsheng slapped his chest, agreeing with full confidence.

Li Zhirui didnʼt say anything more and turned to look at Li Chengsheng, asking, ”Sheng, have you given any thought to contracting a second spirit beast or learning a skill?”

Thanks to Li Zhiruiʼs actions taken during his time as the Acting Clan Leader, once clan members broke through late-stage Qi Cultivation, they could apply to the family to learn a certain cultivation skill for free.

If, after studying and testing, it turns out they lack talent for their first choice of skill, they could apply again but not for free - after all, things obtained without cost are often unappreciated by some, but the price would still be relatively low.

Of course, even though the Li family spends a large amount of Spirit Stones on this every year, not many talents are fostered, as most cultivators have limited talent.

However, this measure significantly increased the clan membersʼ sense of identification and cohesion with the family; they all knew that other forces wouldnʼt have such benefits. Many Qi Cultivation practitioners are barely different from high-level servants, but the Li family provided them with the potential to walk the path to a brighter future.

Li Chengsheng shook his head; he had been concentrating solely on cultivation and had never considered learning any skills.

”Learning a skill, to a degree, can be beneficial to cultivation, not only by acquiring more resources but also by comprehending the laws, just like your mother did when she had an insight while studying formations, which then allowed her to break through to the Middle Golden Core stage.”

Especially for the cultivators of the Li family, most of them have contracted spirit beasts, and having abundant resources means having a better future.

Perhaps for most clan members, their future prospects are limited, so they need not spend too much on their spirit beasts.

They can focus their resources first to enhance their own strength, and after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, they can turn back to nurture their spirit beasts, and then thereʼs no ʼafter that.ʼ

But for people like Li Zhirui and Li Chengsheng, who have the potential to break through to higher realms, contracting spirit beasts is both a boost and a constraint.

The growth of a spirit beastʼs cultivation enhances their mana and shortens their cultivation time, but to break through to higher realms, the spirit beast must not lag too far behind.

”Hmm, your father is right.”

If it were just for resources, Jiang Fengwu certainly wouldnʼt want them to waste time on skills because they could rely on their parents, with a little leaking of resources being enough to satiate the two of them.

But since itʼs beneficial to cultivation, Jiang Fengwu naturally wouldnʼt oppose it.

”Now you can go back and think about it carefully, see which skill interests you the most, and tell me once youʼve decided,” said Li Zhirui to the siblings.

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”Good!”

”Donʼt worry, Father. I will give it serious thought,”

Li Zhirui smiled faintly without speaking and waved his hand to shoo the two away.

”The two siblings have grown up. Are you planning to let them set up their own households, or are you going to carve out two independent courtyards within the cave dwelling?”

Jiang Fengwu was startled by the question, as she had never considered this matter. In her eyes, they were still children, but having heard Li Zhiruiʼs suggestion, she too felt the current arrangement was somewhat inappropriate. After thinking for a moment, she said, ”Letʼs ask the children what they think.”

According to her preference, she would definitely keep the siblings by her side, but as Li Zhirui had said, they were grown up now and might well have their own ideas, so it was best to leave the decision up to them.

”Thatʼs also good,” Li Zhirui nodded. ”I have some matters to discuss with Uncle and the others. You go ahead with your tasks.”

After becoming the Li familyʼs Elder of Array, Jiang Fengwu was much busier than Li Zhirui, not only teaching formations but also refining them, and when inspiration struck her, she had to experiment to confirm her ideas.

Without giving it much thought, Jiang Fengwu nodded and departed first.

Watching her receding figure, Li Zhirui then made his way towards Li Shiqingʼs cave dwelling.

”Is there something you need?” Li Shiqing was surprised by Li Zhiruiʼs sudden visit, knowing without a doubt that he must have something to discuss.

Li Zhirui nodded, ”There are a few minor issues, I wonder if Elder Lian is available?”

The two elders had long been living together in one courtyard, to free up a Spirit Cave for the family, whether to cultivate Spiritual Medicine or to use as a quiet room for meditation. It was deemed better than using it for their own dwelling.

However, unlike Li Shiqing, Li Shilian spent most of his time in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, cultivating and caring for the Spirit Beasts.

”I am here,” Li Shiqing said, raising his eyebrows. It did not seem to him that these were just the ʼsmall mattersʼ Li Zhirui mentioned.

Soon after, Li Shilian arrived in the main hall.

After performing his greetings, Li Zhirui began to speak, ”The Spirit Beast Egg has already hatched, and the True Dragon bloodline is exceptionally pure, but for this reason, it is not quite appropriate to make it public.”

With that, he summoned Cang for the two elders to see.

Whir—

At first glance at Cang, both elders stood up abruptly, their eyes filled with shock.

This Spirit Beast was almost no different from a True Dragon!

Only after Li Zhirui pointed out the differences did the two calm down significantly, but even so, Li Shilianʼs gaze towards Cang was still filled with eagerness.

”Cang is a male, and it will be more convenient to mate him once he reaches adulthood.”

Dragons are naturally lustful, and Cang would likely not reject such a ʼfortunateʼ lifestyle.

”Great! If you ever lack Spiritual Objects while raising Cang, just say the word, and the family will satisfy your needs immediately!” Li Shiqing said with a beaming smile.

To this, Li Zhirui naturally would not refuse out of false modesty. Although he had a space of his own, individual power could never compare to collective strength.