Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 549 - 555: 10 Years

Moreover, if that were really the case, then there wouldnʼt be so many cultivators stuck at the Foundation Establishment level until they perished without being able to break through to the Golden Core.

”This is the Contribution Value Iʼve accumulated over the years. Take it all,” Li Chengsheng passed his Identity Jade to him.

”Thank you, big brother.”

Having said that, Li Chengshuo took the Jade Token and transferred the Contribution Value to himself before planning to leave.

”Are you going to tell father about this?”

Li Chengshuo paused and said, ”Letʼs not mention it, so as not to worry him.”

More importantly, she was afraid that Li Zhirui would not want her to take the risk if he knew.

Seeing Li Chengshuoʼs hesitation, Li Chengsheng originally wanted to speak up and persuade her, but after thinking about the life-saving measures her father had provided her with, he chose to remain silent and watched her leave.

Several days later.

Li Chengsheng quietly left Wanxian Island.

However, what she thought was a covert departure had already been noticed by Li Zhirui, who silently watched Li Chengshuoʼs departing figure from behind.

The reason he did not expose her was out of respect for her decision.

But what Li Zhirui did not expect was that half a month later, Li Zhiyue would also leave Wanxian Island to go out and gain experience.

”Have you been influenced by Fengwu?” Li Zhirui furrowed his brows slightly and said, ”This method is too dangerous, itʼs not the right way!”

Moreover, it isnʼt as if everyone will have an epiphany between life and death, itʼs very possible to take the risk of perishing without gaining anything, or even truly dying!

”After all, youʼve been in seclusion for so many years, and you must have gained something from it. Thereʼs no need to take such a risk,” Li Zhirui earnestly advised.

But seeing that Li Zhiyue was silent, he understood that her mind was made up and she couldnʼt be persuaded by him.

”Then go ahead and give it a try.”

Li Zhirui gave her several bottles of Spirit Pills for healing and recovering mana and nothing more.

The tier-four Talismans he had on hand had already been given away in large part when he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, and he had subsequently provided more to people like Li Zhixuan, leaving none to spare.

”Thank you, Jiu,” Li Zhiyue gratefully accepted the Spirit Pills, and after a short while, she took her leave.

”Sigh,” Li Zhirui shook his head slightly and turned back to the Alchemy Room.

Since matters of the outside world were so troubling, he decided not to pay attention to them and instead focus on deducing his Pill Recipe.

After several experimental deductions, Li Zhirui finally confirmed a fourth-tier Precious Pill recipe that used the seven-color Cloud Rainbow Fruit as the main ingredient and Spiritual Objects such as the Red Fruit and Cyan Lotus as auxiliary ingredients, capable of increasing mana and sun-transforming the Spiritual Soul.

Of course, this Pill Recipe only had the correct medicinal properties combination, and the effects were also deduced by Li Zhirui based on his years of alchemy experience.

The specifics of the Spiritual Medicine proportions and other practical considerations still needed to be verified through experimentation.

And this step would consume a massive amount of Spiritual Medicine!

Even with the boost from his spatial abilities, Li Zhirui found it somewhat daunting and needed to rely on the power of his family.

In the cave, the passage of time was unnoticed.

Eight or nine years later, Li Zhirui successfully refined the first new fourth-tier Precious Pill. The resources consumed during this period were countless; they might even have been enough to cultivate several cultivators in the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

And those cultivators would be the ones with rather ordinary talent!

Fortunately, effort rewarded the diligent. In the end, Li Zhirui was successful, not betraying all his hard work and dedication over the years.

Because it was based on the seven-color Cloud Rainbow Fruit, it was named the Cloud Rainbow Pill. Consuming it could increase mana and enhance the Spiritual Soul.

As for the effect, it couldnʼt compare with the advantages of the two types of Precious Pills, but its drawbacks were better than theirs, making it a mediocre, comprehensive Spirit Pill without any strengths or weaknesses.

During these ten years, the development speed of the Li family was astonishingly fast.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Li family would produce between ten and twenty people each year, and although there were far fewer Golden Core cultivators, one or two would still emerge every few years.

Over the course of ten years, the Li family had gained six more Golden Core experts!

It was precisely because of these individuals that the Li family was able to truly take control of more territory instead of letting things run their course.

In particular, a large number of Spirit Veins that originally belonged to Shen Leishan were underutilized, because they lacked the strength. Simply scattering some Spiritual Medicine seeds and sealing off the mountains meant they could not be effectively developed.

In fact, the number of people who attempted Tribulation Transcendence didnʼt stop at six, but even with the aid of Sky Cleansing Pills and Golden Ganoderma Pills, there were still several failures.

Among them, Li Chengshuo had succeeded in his breakthrough three years ago.

He was one of the few Golden Core cultivators who, after succeeding outside the clan domain, returned to the Li family.

And over a long period of time, many clan members had forgotten about Jiang Fengwu who was in secluded breakthrough.

Li Zhirui, however, always kept him in mind and would check on the situation every month.

Unfortunately, on this day, as usual, there was no sign of activity in the cave dwelling.

”Indeed, even if one sees the threshold, itʼs not a simple task to cross it,” Li Zhirui shook his head and turned to leave.

But soon after he left, Jiang Fengwu, who was inside the quiet chamber, suddenly opened his eyes.

”Iʼve finally taken the first step!”

What needed to be done next was to adjust his condition and prepare for the upcoming Thunder Tribulation!

Meanwhile, Li Zhirui had entered a space.

”Are you saying that the Five Elements Jade Peach tree is about to bear fruit?”

This was a fourth-grade Spirit Plant that Li Zhirui obtained after destroying a sect while searching for the subsequent cultivation techniques in the Wanling Sutra.

It blossomed every thirty years, bore fruit after another thirty, and required thirty more years to mature—a total of ninety years. However, it would only produce thirty-six Jade Peaches each time.

Of these, thirty-five Jade Peaches were affiliated with the Five Elements, with seven belonging to each element. The remaining Jade Peach contained all five elements, holding several times the pure Spiritual Energy compared to the others and even offering some benefits to those attempting Divine Transformation.

The records stated that a Nascent Soul True Lord eating a single Jade Peach could equate to ten years of arduous cultivation!

In fact, Li Zhirui had been in possession of the Five Elements Jade Peach for more than ninety years.

But the Spirit Vein grade of that sect was insufficient, causing the Jade Peach Spirit Tree to lack a strong foundation. Forcing the tree to bear fruit would have further depleted its foundation.

Therefore, during the first few decades of acquiring the Jade Peach Spirit Tree, Li Zhirui intentionally controlled it, preventing it from blooming and bearing fruit.

Only after the tree had fully recovered did Li Zhirui remove the restrictions, and he left it in the care of the three demons led by Hugan.

Now, at last, the fruit was about to mature.

”When the Jade Peaches are ripe, pick them and seal them in Jade Boxes. They will be perfect to offer to some esteemed guests once Fengwu breaks through,” he instructed.

”Understood.”

They were already very familiar with this kind of task.

”Hugan, you are now at the third-grade pinnacle, are you planning to go into seclusion to breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage?”

With access to a large amount of resources, Huganʼs cultivation progressed naturally fast.

Hu Xuan and Hu Mu were slightly behind, only at the late third-grade stage.

However, the Devil Race had a long lifespan, and they still had plenty of time to cultivate.

”Thanks to our lordʼs generosity!” Huganʼs features twisted with emotion.

Breaking through to the fourth-grade was Huganʼs fervent desire, something he had dreamt of day and night, and now he finally had the chance to accomplish it!