Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 500 - 506: Return

As for why they didnʼt just use the Spirit Measuring Disc from the start, the reason is quite simple: itʼs too expensive! Each activation requires a hundred Spirit Stones.

You must know, the Li family has developed to a point where each year tens of thousands of children need to be tested for their Spiritual Roots!

If they used the Spirit Measuring Disc, just for testing Spiritual Roots, it would cost millions of Spirit Stones each year.

Moreover, the efficiency is very low, as only one child can be tested at a time.

So, normally they first use the Great Spirit Testing Array and then the Spirit Measuring Ruler; only the children with better aptitude would finally be tested with the Spirit Measuring Disc.

Li Zhirui, looking at the Spiritual Body displayed on the Spirit Measuring Disc, silently thought to himself, as expected.

Xun Wind Spiritual Body!

One could say that this child in front of him was the perfect candidate for cultivating the Taiyi Scudding Wind Path Scripture!

”What is your generationʼs name? Is it Ming, Xian, or Hong? Whatʼs your name?”

Secular Clansmen are not allowed to include the generational name in their names, but itʼs always recorded in the family register.

”Dad said Iʼm from the Xian generation, my name is Li Xun,” he replied, although not familiar with Li Zhirui, it wasnʼt hard to see that he was a person of noble status.

ʼCould this child really be the fated one?ʼ Otherwise, it would all be too coincidental!

First the Xun Wind Spiritual Body, and then a name that includes the generational character.

”Then from now on, you shall be known as Li Xianxun,” Li Zhirui quickly came to his senses and said, ”Do not speak of todayʼs matter to anyone else, I will come to find you again in three years.”

The child was puzzled, but obediently nodded his head.

Within this group of children, apart from Li Xianxun, the others had average aptitude and did not offer Li Zhirui a second surprise.

After the conclusion of the Spirit Testing Assembly, all the children moved into the heavily expanded Spirit Wisdom Court the next day to begin their three-year closed-door training.

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”Spring has arrived!”

Time always slips by unnoticed, and when Li Zhirui emerged from seclusion, spring had already replaced the cold, with green sprouts and all things bursting into life.

Li Zhirui caught a glimpse of a swallow returning home from the corner of his eye and turned back to his empty, solitary cave abode.

Not to mention Jiang Fengwu, after all, she was trying to cross over a major realm, and it was unlikely she would return in the next few years, or even in a decade.

Li Zhirui was already mentally prepared for this.

But Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, the siblings, had almost been out traveling for a year now and had yet to appear!

If it werenʼt for the peace of their Life Tokens and knowing they went to Green Mountain State, with the cards they held in their hands, there wouldnʼt be any danger to their lives, Li Zhirui was on the verge of personally going to look for them.

Clearing his distracting thoughts, Li Zhirui sat cross-legged on his mat, continuing to perfect his Water-Wood Evasion Skill.

The common Wood Escape Skill, while called an escape technique, is actually more like a spell that hides within the bodies of flowers, plants, and trees, requiring a connection between them to transfer to another plant body.

Compared to the more common Water or Earth Escape Skills, Wood Escape has significant limitations, after all, not every place has vegetation.

And Li Zhiruiʼs envisioned Water-Wood Evasion Skill, allowing transformation between water and wood, although it mitigates the issues of Wood Escape, still has limitations, albeit somewhat improved from before.

In fact, according to Li Zhiruiʼs original plan, the evasion skill he deduced would allow him to merge into the omnipresent Water and Wood Spiritual Energies between heaven and earth.

If he truly completes it, then where in the vast world could Li Zhirui not go?

Of course, the premise is not to wander into the secret or dangerous areas of others and court death.

But the problem is, the difficulty is indeed too great!

With Li Zhiruiʼs current realm, he simply couldnʼt see where the endpoint was; he only had a vague sense that, without several hundred years of dedicated contemplation, it would absolutely be impossible to achieve.

Although Li Zhirui still had six to seven hundred years of lifespan, if he really wanted to comprehend it, it was not impossible, but it was also unrealistic to think about it!

Not to mention external influences, by the time Li Zhirui truly comprehended it, he would probably only have one to two hundred years of lifespan left. Unless a miracle occurred, it was basically impossible to break through to Divine Transformation.

Cultivators seek the path for eternal life. To give up the possibility of immortality for one spell is completely to forgo the essentials and chase after the trivial, an extremely foolish act.

Therefore, that seemingly formidable Escape Skill would only exist in Li Zhiruiʼs mind, to be considered after breaking through to a higher realm in the future.

When Li Zhirui left seclusion again, it was already several months later.

Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, the siblings, had still not returned.

But someone came back unexpectedly.

”How did she come back?” Li Zhirui stretched out his hand to capture several Communication Talismans at the doorway; the first one belonged to Li Zhiyue, who had not returned home for dozens of years.

Looking at the content of the communication, Li Zhiruiʼs face took on a strange expression. Li Zhiyue had unexpectedly encountered Jiang Fengwu while gaining experience in Green Lotus State and had even entrusted her to bring back a letter.

After thinking it over, Li Zhirui decided not to immediately seek out Li Zhiyue but instead sought out Li Shiqing.

”Uncle, Zhiyue has returned. Should we give her a copy of the Nascent Soul insights?”

Although he was very disappointed in Li Zhiyue, if it could enhance the familyʼs strength, he would not refuse it.

However, considering Li Shiqingʼs great dissatisfaction with her, thatʼs why Li Zhirui made a special trip to inquire.

What he didnʼt know was that Li Shiqingʼs dissatisfaction with Li Zhiyue had already washed away completely under the erosion of time.

”Call her over, you evaluate her yourself, and decide based on Zhiyueʼs situation.”

Li Zhirui thought it made sense. If Li Zhiyue was still trapped in her obsessions, then even if he gave her the Nascent Soul insights and the methods he had created, it wouldnʼt be of much use.

However, when Li Zhiyue arrived, Li Zhirui knew from the first glance that she had already moved on!

Although he didnʼt know what Li Zhiyue had experienced over the years, seeing her overcome her obsessions still made Li Zhirui quite happy.

Not to mention whether she could break through to Nascent Soul, even the cultivation of the Golden Core Late Stage could relieve him of no small amount of pressure. At least many matters no longer required Li Zhirui to personally resolve.

”Jiu, long time no see!” Li Zhiyue smiled warmly and gave Li Zhirui a formal bow, saying, ”If not for the Talismans Jiu left behind, I would have perished by now.”

”Zhiyue owes Jiu her life. From now on, even if Jiuʼs commands send me through blades or fire, I will not hesitate!”

Li Zhirui was both amused and touched by her actions, waving his hand he said, ”Thatʼs unnecessary, itʼs good enough that I could be of help.”

It seemed that this life-and-death crisis had suddenly awakened Li Zhiyue, allowing her to break free from her obsessions.

Seeing she was about to speak, Li Zhirui quickly interjected, ”From now on, you focus on your cultivation. Breaking through to Nascent Soul will be the greatest way you can repay me!”

Li Shiqing, standing aside, didnʼt dwell on the matter and said, ”Zhirui created a Nascent Soul Skill and some insights when he broke through to Nascent Soul. Take these back and study them well.”

”Donʼt disappoint us!”

At this moment, Li Zhiyue is the closest to reaching Nascent Soul in the family!