Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 778 - 784: Somethingʼs Changed

This is still the commonly used Chaos Primordial Pill, and if it were to be customized according to individual laws, one could refine fifteen strands of primal qi from heaven and earth in three days, which would certainly greatly accelerate everyoneʼs cultivation speed.

”Now letʼs discuss what reward should be given to that young man.”

The extent of the reward needs to be well balanced, giving too much, they are unwilling, yet, giving too little, Li Zhirui would also be unwilling.

”Since he took the initiative to hand over the Pill Recipe, he must be expecting something in return, so why not listen to his wishes? If they are not excessive, letʼs just agree to them directly and save ourselves some time here.”

As soon as these words came out, they were endorsed by all Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Consequently, the next day, Li Zhirui received a Sound Transmission Talisman instructing him to go to the great hall.

ʼHave they finally decided what reward to give me?ʼ

Li Zhirui was now somewhat anxious, worried that they would use their power to push him around and send him off with some random Spiritual Objects.

But as he entered the great hall and learned of their intentions, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It appeared that the Spiritual Objects Li Zhirui was asking for were quite numerous, including a Fifth-order Spirit Seed and the Methods for the Ascension Void Array, but in reality, there were only three items, which was not many.

”Hmm, you are still being modest, friend. This Fusion Qi Pill is a Precious Pill that will be celebrated for ages. If we were to only give these few items, others might think you have been taken advantage of,” said the Nascent Soul Cultivator, pausing momentarily, then continued, ”How about this? In addition to the three Spiritual Objects you requested, weʼll also give you two hundred thousand Contribution Value. What do you think?”

Li Zhirui was overjoyed. He hadnʼt expected such an unexpected outcome!

Two hundred thousand Contribution Value!

Perhaps to those high-level figures, itʼs not worth mentioning, but it is worth noting that over the past decade or so, Li Zhirui had earned just over three hundred thousand, painstakingly creating Precious Pills!

”Thank you, seniors!” Li Zhirui excitedly bowed in gratitude. How could he not accept such good fortune?

As for any ulterior motives behind this generosity, with the status of these major powers, they really didnʼt need to bother with such schemes; they could simply crush Li Zhirui to death, and no one would say a word.

”The reward will be delivered to your door by tomorrow at the latest.”

Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui wisely took his leave.

After returning to his cave dwelling, Li Zhiruiʼs heart was still throbbing with excitement. Although he did not participate in the great world war directly, he was still able to earn some merit due to his support role.

But most importantly, he had perfected the Fusion Qi Pill Recipe as well as acquired the two main ingredients and the Ascension Void Array required for the Purified Primordial Pill.

Even though the Ascension Void Array is currently beyond the Li familyʼs ability to arrange, it was good to have it in hand nonetheless.

As for the two hundred thousand Contribution Value, it was a complete windfall, and with these funds, he could now consider what Spiritual Objects to exchange for.

However, Li Zhirui immediately dismissed that thought and stood up to make his way to Yu Xueʼs cave dwelling.

He couldnʼt and neednʼt share Spirit Seeds and Array Diagrams, but Yu Xue should have a share of the Contribution Value.

But when Li Zhirui arrived at her cave dwelling, he was surprised to find a Jade Token hanging on the door!

This meant that Yu Xue was no longer living there.

ʼHas she been taken under protection by the Sect?ʼ

Considering the value of the Fusion Qi Pill, it was only natural for Luofu Sect to do this, and Yu Xueʼs own value was worth the Sect treating her with such care.

A fifth-order Alchemist, no less!

This was not a title that any Nascent Soul Cultivator who knew a bit about Alchemy could claim!

Without this war, without the Essence Pill as a catalyst to attract Yu Xue, and without their decade of discussing the Alchemy Dao, which led to Li Zhiruiʼs rapid advancement in Alchemy Dao, he could not have claimed the title of a fifth-order Alchemist.

”I can only wait for Yu Xue to come find me.”

Li Zhirui let out a sigh and then turned around to go back.

The next day, he received the Spirit Seed, the Array Diagram, and the Contribution Value.

Unexpectedly, besides the Array Diagram for the Ascension Void Array, there was also a complete set of Array Plates and Array Flags!

This delighted Li Zhirui beyond measure; with the ready-made Array Plates and Flags, he could simply follow the model to set up the Great Array.

Even if worried about potential problems, he could always ask Jiang Fengwu for advice; with her talents in Array Tao, there certainly wouldnʼt be an issue.

In the following days, Li Zhirui didnʼt step out of his courtyard at all, except to go to the Pill Palace to pick up and deliver tasks.

Firstly, he wanted to earn more Contribution Value before the great battle ended, since opportunities like this to directly obtain high-order Spiritual Objects and Methods were extremely rare, practically nonexistent!

Secondly, there were many Demon Cultivators and Great Devils within the Cloud Palace, who made the place filthy and pestilential, and from time to time liked to provoke the Cultivators; Li Zhirui naturally preferred to stay away from them.

Time passed day by day.

Knock knock—

The sudden sound of knocking woke Li Zhirui, who was meditating, in an instant, but he refrained from rashly opening the door, instead asking, ”Who is it?”

The reason for his caution was still the presence of Demon Cultivators and Great Devils.

They didnʼt dare to really take action, but they were ill-natured and liked to play tricks on Cultivators, then watch the Cultivatorsʼ flustered appearances and burst into laughter.

The reason these Demon Cultivators and Great Devils were so rampant was that the Yuanhao Realm seemed to have truly reached a dead end; the fighting had become a desperate struggle for survival, do or die.

Cultivators naturally did not want to fight desperately with these desperados, so they thought of letting Demon Cultivators and the Devil Race take action; now was the time when they were needed most, thus there was some degree of indulgence.

Li Zhirui was lucky; while delivering tasks at the Pill Palace, he heard a fellow cultivator mention this, so he had been extremely careful since returning and hadnʼt been pranked yet.

”Yu Xue.”

Hearing the identity of the visitor, Li Zhirui carefully opened the courtyard door.

”Fellow Daoist, please come in quickly.”

Seeing this, Yu Xue said, ”Fellow Daoist, you are perhaps being too cautious.”

”With Demon Cultivators and Great Devils rampant and arrogant, it is better to be cautious.”

Li Zhirui didnʼt linger on this topic and instead said, ”By the way, I submitted the Pill Recipe and received two hundred thousand Contribution Value, of which half should belong to you, fellow Daoist.”

”The Pill Recipe was originally created by you, fellow Daoist; there is no need to share it with me.” Yu Xue refused without hesitation.

”What are you saying, fellow Daoist? If it werenʼt for your assistance, how could the Pill Recipe be completed so quickly?”

”Moreover, over these years, you have contributed much to the Pill Recipe; it is already quite embarrassing for me to have taken up such a large portion of the rewards. How could I keep all two hundred thousand Contribution Value for myself?”

Saying so, Li Zhirui insistent, took out a Jade Token and transferred half to him.

Yu Xue, seeing this, didnʼt feel it appropriate to say more.

”I almost forgot the true purpose of my visit.”

Yu Xue said with a serious face, ”Thereʼs been a change in the situation on the battlefield! You must be very careful, fellow Daoist!”

Li Zhiruiʼs heart skipped a beat, a bad feeling washing over him, and he quickly asked, ”Could fellow Daoist please elaborate?”

”I donʼt know much either, only that the elders in our Sect have repeatedly warned me to be cautious about my safety.”

Li Zhirui immediately bowed deeply, sincerely saying, ”Thank you for the warning, fellow Daoist. I shall definitely be more cautious.”

Yu Xue sharing such crucial information with him meant she truly considered him a friend!