Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 548 - 554: Deduction

”Rise!”

Above the boundless expanse of the sea, a Golden Core cultivator dressed in red, moved his fingers swiftly, casting a continuous stream of spirit light.

At his command, the island in front of him, no more than twenty or thirty miles in size, rose slightly above the water.

Then, under his urging, the island moved slowly across the seaʼs surface like a giant Black Turtle.

Mana poured out like a torrential flood, and even with the support of Spirit Pills, he could only sustain it for three days.

But before he could finish the spell, another Golden Core cultivator who had been waiting, took over the control of the island and continued guiding it towards Wanxian Island.

Dozens of days later.

With a thunderous collision, the earth trembled slightly, as if heralding the Earth Dragon Turning Over, but the mortals on the island showed no signs of panic or distress.

Because, during this time, they had become accustomed to it and knew that it was the familyʼs cultivators displaying the Island Moving Divine Ability.

Meanwhile, on the south side of Wanxian Island, Li Zhirui too was guiding an island of a few dozen miles in size, towards his clanʼs territory.

To him, this island was not particularly difficult to handle, but there was no choice, it was already the largest nearby.

It was indeed odd that, in the offshore areas, islands spanning several hundred miles were seldom seen; most were just small islands of a few dozen miles.

Like the vast Da Rong Island that once stretched three hundred miles from north to south and over a hundred and fifty miles from east to west, and others like Red Pine, Nine Springs to the east, were extremely rare.

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”Father, the islands within a three-hundred-mile radius have all been cleared by the family,” said Li Cheng Sheng, his voice weary yet his demeanor much improved.

And with his aura so well-contained, no one could tell that he had only broken through to Golden Core a few years ago.

It was a result of the training he had received from moving islands.

”So quickly?” Li Zhirui was a bit surprised, but after some thought, it made sense.

After all, the Li family had begun moving islands long ago, and this time there was a specific organization involved; smaller islands were handled by Golden Core cultivators like Li Cheng Sheng, while larger islands were personally managed by Li Zhirui.

In half a yearʼs time, within a few hundred miles radius, no island other than Wanxian Island remained.

The islands that had been moved were all merged into the southern and northern sides of Wanxian Island, as the eastern and western sides were not suitable for expansion.

To the west, close to the mainland, the Li family had always intended to stay isolated, which could effectively prevent certain diseases from spreading to Wanxian Island.

To the east was the proximity to the Boundless Sea, where billions of Sea Clan members and Water Devils held territory, and it was not possible for the Li family in its current state, even if its power were increased tenfold, to establish a foothold in the Boundless Sea.

After all, the treaty signed between the human race and the Sea Clan only stipulated that Great Devils of the fourth order and below could not enter the nearshore areas but had no authority over the Boundless Sea.

”How much has Wanxian Island expanded?” Li Zhirui turned his gaze towards Li Xue Feng.

”A total of less than five hundred miles,” And most of that territory was sparse in Spiritual Energy, unsuitable for cultivators.

Li Zhirui was unconcerned because those areas were to be inhabited by the Secular Clansmen.

But to relocate people from their homeland, it takes more than just forceful mandates; benefits must also be provided.

These minor issues naturally couldnʼt require Li Zhiruiʼs personal attention; all he had to do was to express his ideas, and people like Li Xue Feng would execute them.

”Letʼs bring the island-moving project to an end for now.”

An additional five hundred miles of land, that would provide support for several more decades.

By that time, if it still wasnʼt enough, they would have to move even more distant islands.

After the island relocation was done, Li Zhirui entered the Alchemy Room. This time, he was not only refining Green Heaven Pills and Red Sun Treasure Pills but also aiming to create a brand-new fourth-order Pill Recipe.

Despite the constant improvement in the quality of the two Precious Pills, over the years, Li Zhirui inevitably developed a certain resistance to them.

Although it wasnʼt too severe yet, it would be too late to take action if he waited until it got serious.

The Inheritance Jade Slip of the Mingdao Sect recorded several fourth-order Pill Recipes, even fifth-order ones!

However, the problem was that the Mingdao Sect was a sect from thousands of years ago. Times had changed, and the Spiritual Medicine they had back then might not exist anymore.

More importantly, the value of fourth-order Spirit Seeds was even more precious than a Pill Recipe!

Back in the day, it was also due to human greed or the threat of leverage, combined with a huge bribe of resources, that Li Zhirui was able to obtain two kinds of Spirit Seeds from the Southern Edge Commerce Association and Xuanfa Pavilion, respectively.

He did want to replicate this success, but the problem was that the few contacts from back then had either perished or were no longer involved in the transportation of Spiritual Objects.

To re-establish these connections would require a cost no less than before.

However, what mattered most was that the current Store Managers of both establishments were both individuals of impeccable integrity. The Li family hadnʼt been able to grasp any leverage or objects of their desire from them.

In fact, the Pill Recipes recorded in the Inheritance Jade Slip included some Spiritual Objects that even Li Zhirui, the Alchemy Master, had never heard of.

Given his current knowledge, the likelihood was that they were either extremely rare and precious or had long since gone extinct.

Therefore, Li Zhirui could only create a new Pill Recipe based on the fourth-order Spiritual Objects owned by his family.

And he was fortunate to have plundered the treasury of Shen Leishan; otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Li family, with just their few fourth-order Spiritual Objects, to create a new Pill Recipe.

You should know that Li Zhirui had started extrapolating fourth-order Pill Recipes a long time ago, but because of the issue with Spiritual Objects, there seemed to be no chance of success, leading him to eventually give up.

Even so, extrapolating a Pill Recipe was an extremely difficult task.

Especially a fourth-order Pill Recipe!

Li Zhirui estimated that it would probably take at least ten years to succeed.

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”Shuo, what do you need so many Contribution Values for?” asked Li Chengsheng, frowning at Li Chengshuo who was borrowing Contribution Values from him.

It was well known that Li Chengshuo, as an Array Master, although not as talented as their mother, wasnʼt too shabby either. She was able to earn a considerable amount of Contribution Values every year. Over the years, she definitely had more than him.

But now, she was actually asking to borrow from him!

”I plan to travel out. These Contribution Values are for exchanging Talismans and Spirit Pills,” Li Chengshuo replied truthfully.

”Are you trying to emulate what mother did?” Li Chengshengʼs eyebrows tightened with disapproval.

”Yes!”

Li Chengshuo didnʼt deny it. There was nothing to deny. She stated openly, ”My cultivation has been at a standstill for too long! If it continues like this, I wouldnʼt know when I would be able to break through, so I decided to give it a try!”

Upon hearing this, Li Chengsheng fell silent. He didnʼt know what to say to persuade her. What was he supposed to say? That she was still young, there was no need to rush, and to just cultivate in peace, and that one day she would be able to break through?

Such words would only sound like empty pity from one who doesnʼt feel the pain.