Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 455 - 461: Action

Paths to obtain a fourth-tier Spirit Seed are extremely scarce!

Aside from some incredibly lucky cultivators, favored by the heavens, who encounter a fourth-tier Spirit Seed in the wild and auction it off, sparking a bloody battle among the major powers.

The only other scenario is when another major force faces imminent collapse and needs to sell their foundation in a life-or-death crisis; otherwise, they would never put a fourth-tier Spirit Seed up for sale.

Moreover, in the first scenario, newly risen Nascent Soul powers like the Li family wouldnʼt dare to get involved lightly, as doing so could lead to severe injuries or even death.

”Youʼre right,” Li Zhirui didnʼt argue, and said with a smile, ”It looks like we didnʼt choose the wrong person for this task. Whatever you need, just let me know, the Li family will fulfill your demands to the fullest.”

”Donʼt worry, elder. My relationship with that fellow Sun Chuanhu is not bad.” More precisely, he had leverage over Fu Qinghuan.

Li Zhirui didnʼt comment on that; a good relationship alone couldnʼt be trusted with such a risky matter.

However, Fu Qinghuan was not one to let emotions dictate his actions, and since he said so, he probably was quite confident.

After all, if the news leaked, the Li family, although ready to flee and would suffer great losses, could at least survive. But for Fu Qinghuan, it would be a dead end.

In all things, plan for defeat before hoping for victory!

This was the Li familyʼs current way of doing things, and from this point of view, Li Dayuan, the Clan Leader, was indeed a very competent and excellent leader.

”Then I shall await the good news!” Saying this, Li Zhirui took out a Soul Jade Slip, walking towards the door, he said, ”This is the first half of the promised Methods.”

It omitted the most crucial steps.

For cultivators like Fu Qinghuan, who were desperate to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, once they assimilated it, they would be desperate to know the rest, driving them to complete the mission.

”Great! At the earliest in two months, at the latest in half a year, you will surely hear good news from me,” Fu Qinghuan said, his eyes full of fervor and confidence.

Li Zhirui turned around to look at him with a deeper smile on his face; he liked ambitious cultivators who felt ʼunderappreciatedʼ and deemed themselves extraordinary.

Because such people are the easiest to use! And they have certain capabilities.

——

”Zhirui, do you really trust that person so much? To give him full responsibility for this affair, what if he betrays us?” Li Shiqing asked anxiously.

”Uncle, donʼt worry, when have I ever misjudged someone?” Li Zhirui reassured him with a smile.

While he said this, Li Zhirui had already prepared countermeasures. For instance, the Spirit Pills he provided appeared flawless no matter how one inspected them.

But if consumed in excess, a poison would accumulate in the body. This poison, when mixed with another common third-tier Spirit Pill used for cultivation, would turn deadly!

Even a Golden Core cultivator like Fu Qinghuan would die within a few breaths.

The beauty of it was that as long as one didnʼt cease using the Spirit Pills refined by Li Zhirui for a long time, the poison would be suppressed and contained, not reacting with the other Spirit Pill.

After the task was completed, Li Zhirui would provide a different batch of detoxifying Spirit Pills. If the task failed, there would naturally be no need to deliver them.

But if Fu Qinghuan chose to betray the Li family to save his own life, then once that batch of Spirit Pills was used up, his death would not be far off.

By doing this, they would also ensure that anyone else involved in the matter would completely shut their mouths afterwards, reducing the risk of exposure.

”Your thoughts are meticulous and comprehensive, well done.” After hearing Li Zhiruiʼs explanation, Li Shiqing smiled and nodded in approval.

What Li Zhirui and his group had to do next was simple: patiently wait and also prepare for the possibility of having to cut losses to survive.

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”Fellow Sun, itʼs been a while. Your cultivation seems to have improved again!” Fu Qinghuan greeted with a beaming smile.

However, Sun Chuanhu trembled all over. An abnormal situation surely hides a demon!

You should know, previously the two were not acquainted well; mainly, he kept Fu Qinghuan at a respectful distance, out of sight, out of mind. Otherwise, he would spend all day on tenterhooks, fearing that he might displease him and spill the beans about that affair.

”I have a matter for which I would like to ask for your assistance,” Fu Qinghuan didnʼt give him a chance to refuse, threatening, ”If you donʼt agree, Iʼll tell the Elders about your secret collaboration with the Devil Race tomorrow.”

”At that time, your end...” Fu Qinghuan intentionally didnʼt finish his sentence, leaving a lot of room for dreadful speculation.

”Enough!” Sun Chuanhu growled lowly, his face ashen, ”Just say it, what do you want me to do?”

”A small task, help transport a Green Heaven Fruit Spirit Seed to Myriad Thunder State,” Fu Qinghuan transmitted his voice.

”What?! Are you insane? This sort of thing... does not seem any less foolish than the nonsense I committed back then...”

”Just say whether you agree or not,” Fu Qinghuan interrupted his exclaims, looking at him indifferently, ”If you donʼt agree, then in a few days you can go to your death. If you agree, you will receive a generous reward, and perhaps it could even take you a step further!”

”Do I have a choice?”

”Iʼm sorry, you donʼt.”

Sun Chuanhu bitterly smiled. He really had no choice. Helping to conceal the Spirit Seed, as long as it wasnʼt exposed, meant he could live. But the latter, once leaked, would be cutting himself off from the world.

”But this canʼt be done just by the two of us, what about the others?”

”I stay in Myriad Thunder State and rarely leave, so this task, I can only entrust to you.”

”What?!” Sun Chuanhu looked at Fu Qinghuan in disbelief. Such an important task, entrusted to him?

”You heard me right, I believe you can do it!” After saying this, he handed over the already divided Spirit Pills and Spirit Stones to Sun Chuanhu.

”This... is really generous!” The greed in Sun Chuanhuʼs heart began to stir again, as his initial collaboration with the Devil Race was driven by his own avarice.

As it turned out, Fu Qinghuanʼs judgement was not wrong. For a naturely greedy Cultivator like Sun Chuanhu, as long as there were enough Spirit Stones in hand, he could surely be driven to accomplish tasks.

However, such a person can be used, but not for long.

After returning to the Xuanfa Pavilion headquarters, Sun Chuanhu began to observe and assess which Cultivators and spell-casting Cultivators were the most likely to be bought.

After a period of careful observation, he finally chose a mid-Foundation Establishment stage and a mid-Golden Core stage Cultivator, both not too old and ambitious, aspiring to advance further.

He found a way to contact them for some time and discovered that their actual circumstances were very similar to what Sun Chuanhu had expected. Then, he began to take action.