Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 569 - 575: Difficulties

”Uh...”

Li Chenghuo was at a loss for words, and after organizing his thoughts for quite some time, he awkwardly said, ”My knowledge is limited; I really canʼt think of any good solution.”

These demanding and diverse ideas were indeed difficult to realize.

”Why donʼt you ask Uncle Shiling? He might have some good ideas.” He wanted to tell Li Chengshuo directly to not have too many requirements, but considering they were not familiar with each other, he eventually swallowed his words.

”Father has no solution either.” Li Chengshuoʼs face was clouded with worry, and he sighed weakly, wondering if she really had to abandon one aspect.

”Thank you, Cheng Huo, for helping me with this dilemma. I wonʼt bother you anymore.”

After returning to her cave dwelling, Li Chengshuo locked herself in her room and reflected seriously on the matter.

In the end, she decided to keep persevering, even if it meant delaying her adventures in the outside world.

After all, she would be able to go out sooner or later, but her Life-bound Magic Treasure was defined from the start. No matter how many Spiritual Objects she infused into it later, it would only upgrade its rank, not its form.

”I hope this experience can slightly change her impetuous temperament,” Li Zhirui noted after a few days, speaking with a sense of relief.

After that, he no longer paid attention to her, focusing all his energy on cultivating the fourth-grade Phoenix Qi Grass!

Li Zhirui had saved up millions of Spirit Stones for this task; it could truly be considered a gamble!

Firstly, he selected the best batch from the third-grade Phoenix Qi Grass Spirit Seeds and planted them in an open Spirit Field. Then, he placed Spirit Stones near the Spirit Seeds.

Under some powerful influence within the space, the rich Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Stones was extracted, stimulating the Spirit Seeds to germinate and grow.

In just a short quarter of an hour, what was once a tiny Spirit Seed had become a vibrant red third-grade Phoenix Qi Grass. The entire growth process was as if the fast-forward button had been pressed a hundred times.

Unfortunately, this batch of Spirit Seeds did not grow into fourth-grade Phoenix Qi Grass.

Li Zhirui had anticipated this outcome, so he was not overly disappointed. With a calm demeanor, he harvested the seeds and continued with the initial steps.

Failure...

Failure...

Still failure...

In the end, Li Zhirui did not know how many times he had failed; he only knew that the Spirit Stones he had accumulated over the years were almost exhausted.

The closer he got to the end, the more indifferent he became. He had overestimated his own luck and underestimated the difficulty of breaking through the limits of Spiritual Objects!

Li Zhirui could already foresee the final outcome, unless a miracle happened.

Regrettably, no miracle occurred, and when the last batch of Spirit Stones was used up, there was still no sign of the fourth-grade Phoenix Qi Grass.

”It seems that next time, I will need to prepare even more Spirit Stones!” Li Zhirui sighed lightly, looking at the withered Phoenix Qi Grass in front of him. In an almost cathartic gesture, he scattered all of the Spirit Seeds onto the land, then flashed out of the space.

With no progress on the fourth-grade Phoenix Qi Grass, Li Zhirui went to check the cultivation progress of Da Qing, Xiaoqing, Hugan, and Cang. Apart from Cangʼs realm showing signs of loosening, with the hope of breaking through to the Golden Core stage, the others remained the same with no change.

”Jiu, do you think accumulating Mana to nourish the higher bloodline and thereby driving the bloodline evolution is really feasible?” Xiaoqing had begun to doubt this method.

Not just him, even the usually calm Da Qing was becoming impatient after a prolonged lack of progress.

Li Zhirui gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, ”I originally read about it in an ancient tome, so I canʼt guarantee its feasibility.”

”No rush. You have long lives ahead of you, and I wonʼt be able to break through to Divine Transformation anytime soon. Moreover, accumulating mana is not a bad thing. After your bloodline breakthroughs, you can quickly charge toward the fourth order.”

Li Zhirui assured, ”If it really doesnʼt work, weʼll go to the central region to seek our fortunes. Weʼre bound to find ways for you to continue improving.”

The central region was rich in spiritual energy, and it was easier to find heaven and earth treasures there than in other regions. Now that Li Zhirui considered himself quite strong, even in the central region, it was unlikely that he would encounter a situation where death was certain. So, what was there to fear?

”Letʼs set a deadline,” Xiaoqing said, getting a bit impatient. ”How about thirty years? If thereʼs no progress in fifty years, weʼll go to the central region to seek our fortunes!”

Considering it, Li Zhirui felt that the timeframe was just right. Thirty years was neither too long nor too short. Plus, taking into account the time already spent in seclusion, if there was still no sign of progress, it likely meant there was no hope left.

”Alright, then itʼs settled!”

In the following time, aside from practicing alchemy to earn spirit stones, Li Zhirui helped Jiang Fengwu deduce and develop the formation for opening the spirit realm.

Due to his lack of understanding of formations, during this process, he was purely an instrument, only responsible for inputting mana to try and activate the formation successfully.

During this time, Jiang Fengwu dedicatedly deduced the initial version of the formation!

However, with each activation attempt, various problems arose. Through continuous trial and error, Jiang Fengwu slowly made modifications, and finally, after several years, a flawless formation was produced.

But then!

A new problem emerged.

After replacing the array eyes with several black stones, the formation completely failed to activate!

Deducing formations was an exhausting process for oneʼs essence and spirit. Li Zhirui himself thought that deducing pill recipes was already difficult enough, but the complexity of formations was several times greater!

After a few years, Li Zhirui felt that Jiang Fengwu had grown considerably haggard, which was heart-wrenchingly saddening.

”You should rest for a while.”

Jiang Fengwu tried to continue making excuses, but Li Zhirui forcibly carried her out of the quiet room, saying, ”Donʼt worry. The difficulty of such a formation is indeed significant. If you burn yourself out like this, youʼll only delay the progress.”

He was beginning to regret suggesting the idea of using black stones to open the spirit realm. If not for his suggestion, Jiang Fengwu would not have fallen into this bottomless abyss.

”But...”

Li Zhirui didnʼt want to hear her reasons anymore and directly cast a sleep spell on Jiang Fengwu, also using the already burning mesmerizing incense. The spiritually exhausted Jiang Fengwu soon fell into a deep sleep.

”Have a good long sleep.”

And during these years, quite a few things had happened in the family as well.

Not long ago, Li Chengshuo refined his life-bound magic treasure, twenty-four Bright Moon Pearls. After receiving several life-saving spiritual objects from Li Zhirui and Jiang Fengwu, he couldnʼt wait to go out for adventure.

Li Xianxun successfully made his breakthrough a year ago. Without relying on Sky Cleansing Pills and Golden Ganoderma Pills, he smoothly passed the Thunder Tribulation and formed his Golden Core!

Being a man of high pride, he asked Li Zhirui for a large loan of contribution value after consolidating his realm and left the family. He then exchanged for a fourth-order spiritual object, Xun Wind Beast Golden Pill, intending to use the Golden Core as a foundation to craft a Xun Wind Gourd.

Now, he is refining the spiritual object in his cave dwelling, striving to craft his life-bound magic treasure.