Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 790 - 796: Alternation

As the voice fell, everyone was sealed by the Spirit Qi Palm, their meridians locked, unable to move any further. They were bound by Li Zhirui using vines and taken away on the Spirit Boat.

On the way, they passed another one of their bases. Li Zhirui looked down and saw that the island was only inhabited by low-level Cultivators, but with the intention of eradicating the roots, he took all of them away as well.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Zhirui returned to Wanxian Island.

And those who already knew of his return, such as Jiang Fengwu and others, had arranged for people to wait at the entrance every moment, so as soon as Li Zhirui landed, a large number of clan members came to greet him.

”Welcome Ancestor Rui home!”

”There is no need for such formality,” Li Zhirui shook his head, his gaze searching through the crowd to find Li Wenli and said, ”All these Cultivators bear grudges against the Li family; I leave them in your care.”

”Ancestor Rui, I have resigned from the position of Clan Leader. Currently, Li Mingzi has assumed the role,” Li Wenli explained while pulling the new Clan Leader out to introduce her.

”Li Mingzi pays respects to Ancestor Rui!”

Li Zhirui thought carefully, indeed, Li Wenli had been the Clan Leader for over fifty years, and his chosen successor was a female Cultivator with an indifferent appearance.

Although he was not yet clear about Li Mingziʼs abilities, to emerge from the crowd to secure the position of Clan Leader, her abilities were certainly not to be underestimated.

Speaking of which, Li Zhirui himself had broken through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, yet the Li family still used those at the Golden Core stage as Clan Leaders, which seemed somewhat mismatched with the Li familyʼs current status.

But it couldnʼt be helped!

The Li family currently had only three Nascent Soul Cultivators; they couldnʼt possibly assign Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, or Li Chengshuo as Clan Leaders, could they?

They were not without prospects or chances of breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm; how could they possibly waste precious time dealing with trivial matters!

”No need for excessive ceremony; I leave these Cultivators to you,” said Li Zhirui as he handed the people over to Li Mingzi and gently addressed the clan members, ”Everyone should head back now, I have matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first.”

With that, he vanished in the blink of an eye.

”Dad, youʼve finally returned!”

Li Chengshuo, who had been eagerly waiting in his cave residence, shouted excitedly upon seeing his father, ”Iʼve now broken through to the Nascent Soul stage; whereʼs the reward you promised back then?”

”Iʼve been keeping it safe for you all this time,” Li Zhirui said with a smile as he took out the Jade Box that had been stored for many years.

Only then did he shift his gaze to Jiang Fengwu, Da Qing, and the others behind him.

”So many years have passed, and everyoneʼs cultivation has improved quite rapidly!”

Jiang Fengwu was yet to break through the late Nascent Soul stage but was on the verge of doing so, while Da Qing and Xiaoqing had long since broken through to the later stages of Fourth-order, and Cang had broken through the middle stages of Fourth-order.

”Oh, by the way, Iʼve contracted another Spirit Beast over these years; his name is Shen.”

He took this opportunity to introduce Shen to everyone publicly.

Compared by the speed of cultivation, he was the fastest, about to break through the Third-order.

Da Qing and the others already knew of Shenʼs existence, but it was the first time Jiang Fengwu and the rest had heard of him, eyeing this small, plump, three-foot-tall child.

”Jiu, what have you been up to in The Void all these years?” Not just Xiaoqing, but upon hearing the question, everyone looked on with curious eyes.

”I just stayed behind to practice Alchemy, never went to the battlefield, it was quite boring, decades passed by monotonously crafting Precious Pills,” Li Zhirui laughed and said, ”But the rewards have been substantial!”

Not only had he significantly improved his Alchemy Dao cultivation, but he had also created the Fusion Qi Pill. Even in the Divinity Transformation Realm, one didnʼt have to worry about lacking cultivation resources.

”We won the war between the two worlds this time, didnʼt we?” Li Chengsheng said with a puzzled expression, ”Then why donʼt we feel anything?”

Even though they were only Nascent Soul cultivators, not as sensitive as those in the Divine Transformation, changes in the world would not go completely unnoticed by them.

”How could it happen so quickly! The war has just ended not long ago. It takes several days to assimilate a Precious Pill, let alone an entire world,” Li Chengshuo said, looking at Li Chengsheng with a disdainful glance.

Li Zhirui sighed lightly and said helplessly, ”Shuo is not wrong, but this time the situation is rather special. The beings of the Yuanhao Realm met their end in an extremely tragic and solemn manner, causing the whole world to wither and nearly be destroyed. Even if the Profound Origin Realm assimilated the Yuanhao Realm, it wonʼt change much.”

”As for what was previously mentioned, that the Profound Origin Realm could advance ahead of time, it has become as elusive as flowers in the mirror or the moonʼs reflection on water,” he added.

Just a few lines made everyone gape in astonishment.

Destroying Spirit Veins, slaughtering each other, suicide bombings... Just hearing about it made one shudder in fear.

”The world war is so cruel,” Da Qing couldnʼt help but remark.

Xiaoqing, however, said, ”So Brother Jiu, youʼve spent more than twenty years on this in vain?”

”How can you say it was in vain? This trip has brought me a lot. Not only have I paved a smooth path for my future journey, but I have also laid the foundation for our familyʼs rise!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised.

They knew Li Zhirui very well; given his character, he never boasted! What kind of gain could make him say such things?

”Brother Jiu, you were refining pills at the rear, did you get some treasure?” Xiaoqing asked, full of curiosity.

”Iʼve told everyone before that I wanted to create an essence pill that would accelerate the cultivation speed for those in the Divine Transformation Realm. During the war between the two worlds, I met a fifth-order alchemist. Together we perfected the pill recipe!”

Li Zhirui smiled and said, ”Iʼve submitted the pill recipe and received a very generous reward!”

”This is the Ascension Void Array, including its methods. Fengwu, you can study it and set up the formation. Then later, I will be able to go to The Void to search for Spiritual Objects,” he continued.

Jiang Fengwuʼs eyes lit up immediately, and she eagerly took the Jade Slip and Array Plate and Array Flags.

”Is this a fifth-order array?”

Li Zhirui nodded and, seeing Jiang Fengwuʼs trance, couldnʼt help but advise, ”With your current cultivation level, you are not yet capable of comprehending the Ascension Void Array. Just set up the formation, donʼt indulge in it! It will delay your cultivation!”

”I know, I know,” Jiang Fengwu responded perfunctorily.

Li Zhirui shook his head helplessly and continued, ”I have also exchanged for the fourth-order Earth Escape Talisman drawing methods. When Li Mingyao breaks through to Nascent Soul, I will give it to him to study.”

”Ming Yao? Heʼs currently in closed-door cultivation in the Spirit Cave. In a few years, he should be able to break through!”

As he mentioned this, a hint of envy uncontrollably appeared on Li Chengshengʼs face.

Although Li Zhirui concealed Li Mingyaoʼs aptitude, and not many in the family knew, his cultivation speed far exceeding that of ordinary people, especially the characteristic that he faced no bottlenecks in his breakthroughs, made it not hard to guess he possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

After all, what makes the Heavenly Spiritual Root coveted by all cultivators is the absence of any bottleneck before advancing to Nascent Soul!

For people like Li Chengsheng, despite their high Spiritual Root Purity, they still had dual spiritual roots. To break through to Nascent Soul, they had to painstakingly find opportunities themselves, but Li Mingyao did not have this trouble.

As long as he completes the accumulation, he can naturally break through to the Nascent Soul stage.