Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 685 - 691: Recovery

”What!”

Xiaoqing shouted in alarm, cursing, ”Da Qing, have you lost your mind!”

”This is a spiritual object capable of evolving your bloodline by five grades! Itʼs not something you can come by easily! If you miss this opportunity, who knows if youʼll ever get another! When you broke through to the fourth order, you knew how hard it was to accumulate enough mana, do you really plan to remain stuck at the fourth order forever!”

”I know...”

Xiaoqing snapped back, ”If you know, then why are you still doing this! If not for yourself, you should consider it for Jiu!”

He couldnʼt comprehend Da Qingʼs actions at all; to them, were offspring and progeny really more important than their own paths?

Even if higher cultivation made it harder to have offspring, who said that they would definitely not have any in the future?

”I will find my own way to resolve this. I definitely wonʼt hold Jiu back,” Da Qing said with determination.

Xiaoqing, on hearing this, became so irate he could hardly stand it, cursing, ”What can you possibly resolve! If you had the ability...”

”Alright, alright.”

Li Zhirui quickly interjected to cut off Xiaoqingʼs words, fearing they were growing too harsh, saying, ”Since Da Qing has made up his mind, let him be. The Luminous Green Fruit was meant for his use to begin with.”

”Hmph! A time will come when you regret this!” Xiaoqing huffed coldly, realizing he could not persuade these two ʼfoolsʼ, and flew off in a huff.

Li Zhirui shook his head; Xiaoqing did not know that the special spirit plant growing in his space was a Luminous Green Fruit Spirit Tree, but even if he had known, he would probably have reacted the same way.

After all, while the spirit tree seemed to be growing well, who could guarantee that it would definitely bear fruit?

”Here is the Luminous Green Fruit,” Li Zhirui said, producing the well-sealed jade box, ”Rest up for a few days, and then come help refine this spirit fruit.”

”But the children...”

”Donʼt worry, Iʼll take good care of them,” Li Zhirui assured him seriously, ”Your current situation is delicate; an accident could lead to unending regret.”

Da Qing was taken aback for a moment but then thanked Jiu sincerely, ”Thank you, Brother Jiu.”

”No need for thanks between you and me. Go rest.”

As Da Qing left, Li Zhirui sighed again. After this ordeal, he wondered if Da Qing would become dispirited or reflect deeply and become more devoted to cultivation.

But one thing was certain: Mu Lingʼerʼs actions had a profoundly negative impact on him.

Time flew by, and after five days of rest, Da Qing, having regained much of his vitality, could hardly wait to appear before Li Zhirui.

”Take it,” Li Zhirui said with a sigh in his heart, reflecting on a parentʼs deepest love; for his children, Da Qing had abandoned his own future prospects.

Without further thought, he released the seal on the jade box and took out the Luminous Green Fruit. Immediately, an exuberant energy permeated the air, slightly invigorating the weak young turtles.

Seeing this, Da Qingʼs eyes moistened, and he began to refine the Luminous Green Fruit with his mana, carefully integrating the overwhelming vitality into the bodies of the young turtles.

This was an incredibly delicate task because the young turtles were too weak to endure too much vitality all at once. A momentʼs carelessness could lead to their conditions worsening even further.

The whole process took a full nine days!

If it hadnʼt been for Li Zhiruiʼs assistance, Da Qing alone could never have endured till the end.

Thankfully, the result was positive. With the help of the Luminous Green Fruit, the severely depleted young turtles had fully recovered.

However, whereas both parents were of the fourth-order Qinggui, and their offspring should have maintained an unchanged bloodline, their bloodline had started to degenerate!

Da Qing didnʼt care much for this; all he hoped for was that they would grow up safe and healthy.

”Now you can rest assured, hurry up and take them back to rest. Iʼm leaving too,”

Even the energetic Li Zhirui was beginning to feel the strain. Before coming to help, he had just returned from the Central Region and hadnʼt rested for even a moment in between.

”Jiu has worked hard during this time!”

Da Qing, face drained of color, sincerely promised, ”Once the children grow a little, I will go out to search for Spiritual Objects to resolve the bloodline issue.”

”No rush,” Li Zhirui shook his head without directly responding.

The situation of Da Qing was not suitable for going out alone, because within the territory of the Devil Race, his human aura would be expelled by other members of the Devil Race. In severe cases, they might even launch a manhunt against him.

Similarly, in the lands of the human race, cultivators would not treat him equally just because he was a cultivatorʼs Contracted Spirit Beast. What awaited him were countless ambushes and battles.

”Rest well.”

Having said that, Li Zhirui drifted away.

”Has Da Qingʼs problem been resolved?”

After returning to the cave dwelling, Jiang Fengwu immediately poured a bowl of spirit tea to relieve fatigue for him.

She had visited several times over these days too.

When she saw Da Qing treating the young turtles with a Fifth-order Spiritual Object, Jiang Fengwu almost couldnʼt help but go up and snatch the Spiritual Object away—what a waste!

But now that the Spiritual Objects had already been used, it was meaningless to talk about it; it only made her feel the pinch.

”Hmm, on the surface, it seems resolved, but as for the issues deep in Da Qingʼs heart, Iʼm afraid they wonʼt be so easily overcome,” Li Zhirui said, somewhat helpless.

With such an incident, there was nothing he could do to help. Da Qing had to get through this on his own.

If he managed to overcome this, his spiritual heart might greatly improve, which could be of great benefit to his own path.

If he remained trapped in this situation, he would probably stay like this for life, which would also affect Li Zhiruiʼs cultivation.

”Everything has settled, now go and rest,”

Li Zhirui, too tired to even speak, nodded and returned to the quiet chamber to start his cultivation.

After several days of deep rest, he finally fully recovered.

Then he found time to have a good talk with Da Qing.

Mainly about how he had dug up the Spirit Tree of Luminous Green Fruit in the Secret Realm, and it was growing well in the space. There might even be a chance of a second fruit, so there was no rush to go out.

After all, Da Qing was only at the early stage of Fifth-order and far from a breakthrough, and could afford to wait for the lengthy growth of the Spirit Fruit.

In the following days, Wanxian Island became much quieter. Many clan members were cultivating, and Li Zhirui was doing the same, striving to advance beyond the late Nascent Soul stage as quickly as possible.

Until more than a year later, a sudden Thunder Tribulation shattered the quiet atmosphere of the island.

”Who is undergoing the Tribulation Transcendence?”

”I donʼt know. I havenʼt heard about anyone exchanging for the Golden Spirit Pill.”

The clan members chattered until they reached the courtyard of the one undergoing the tribulation, then someone remembered this was Li Wenliʼs cave dwelling.

”Li Wenli? The next Clan Leader candidate carefully nurtured by the Clan Leader?”

”If he is successful, we may have to hold the Clan Leader transition ceremony earlier than planned.”

While they discussed amongst themselves, they remained conscious enough to withdraw from the range of Tribulation Thunder.