Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1382: Chapter 1160: Two Gods

As for whether he will face retaliation after stepping down, Li Xinde thinks no one would dare have such audacity to retaliate against a former Clan Leader.

Moreover, since he has no offspring and hails from secular clansmen, benefiting from the clan’s system, his blood relations are kept confidential, so he’s not afraid of being blackmailed.

However, it’s been hundreds of years, and even if there are still relatives alive, the blood ties are very distant, almost like other clan members.

Moreover, in this matter, Li Zhirui, Jiang Fengwu, and other individual immortal ancestors all support Li Xinde, and any obstacles encountered during implementation from top to bottom are easily resolved.

In the last ten years of Li Xinde’s tenure, many issues within the Li family were properly handled, ensuring these difficulties weren’t left for the future.

Many clan members whose interests were harmed secretly cursed him with various malicious words, wishing Li Xinde would suddenly die one day.

However, to truly cast a curse through spells, they don’t have the courage, as being discovered would have consequences even more severe than betraying the family, so they only vent with words.

”You’ve worked hard over these years, enduring so much pressure.” After stepping down, Li Zhirui specifically came out of seclusion to meet with Li Xinde, speaking both with sentiment and relief.

”It’s all for the better development of the family. However, what I’ve done are merely superficial measures, not addressing the root causes.”

Li Xinde shook his head and sighed, ”In less than a hundred years, there might be a lot of corrupt elements emerging again, and because of this lesson, they might become more clandestine, making them even harder to find in the future. How will the family handle that then?”

His tone was filled with concern for the family’s future.

”Everyone has emotions and desires; even saints can’t avoid it, let alone clan members? So, there’s no need to think too much about it or too far into the future.” Li Zhirui appeared very relaxed.

Even the best system depends on people to maintain, implement, and use it, and during this process, various problems will inevitably arise, which are fundamentally unavoidable unless we can do without people.

”Ancestor Rui is right.”

Despite this, Li Xinde’s expression didn’t seem to accept this viewpoint.

Li Zhirui chuckled lightly upon seeing this and decided not to discuss it further, instead asking, ”How has the family’s development of the sea area been over the years in terms of benefit?”

”Because the six hundred miles developed by the family hasn’t been destroyed by the Sea Clan, various spiritual objects have been gradually produced over the years. Although the quantity is not substantial, in this environment where spiritual energy is relatively scarce, the family’s profit is still quite high.”

Li Xinde was very pleased with this, thinking that the more profit, the faster the family develops, as no task can be accomplished without Spirit Stones, he excitedly said, ”Therefore, the family has decided to plant more of these spiritual objects over the years.”

”Hmm, but we must also keep an eye on the movements of the Cave Abyss Sect. If they are gradually recovering, the family should not invest too much to avoid losses in the future.”

”I will remind the next Clan Leader.” Li Xinde agreed, although he knew it without being reminded.

After chatting a bit more about the family’s development over the years, he bade farewell and left.

But as he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and asked, ”Ancestor Rui, how are Qingpeng and Qingcang, the two Spirit Ancestors, doing now? Haven’t they woken up yet?”

”Alas!”

Li Zhirui sighed deeply, waved his hand, and said, ”You should go now.”

He felt very troubled by this as well.

Xiaoqing and Cang have not woken up for so many years, although they are still alive, their physical bodies have gradually begun to lose vitality.

Had Li Zhirui not placed them in the Purification Spirit Realm, using the dense Purification Principle to protect them, they would have lost even more vitality!

However, although their injuries are healed, they remain in a state of slumber, unable to awaken; if this continues, in less than a century, their physical bodies will lose more vitality. At that time, it will cause all sorts of problems, and in severe cases, it might damage their foundation.

So over the years, apart from daily cultivation, Li Zhirui has spent all his remaining time contemplating how to resolve Xiaoqing and Cang’s predicament.

Sadly, he has yet to see any results.

”Could it be that only that method can be used?” Li Zhirui suddenly remembered something and murmured to himself.

A few years ago, Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo returned to Mount Wanxian, and upon learning of Xiaoqing and Cang’s situation, they proposed having the two become divines, using the power of the Heavenly Court to awaken them.

Though it means they would be bound by the Heavenly Court in the future, there are ways to break free, such as contributing to the elevation of the world and gaining the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, allowing them to become Heavenly Decree Divines.

As for where the divine positions would come from, given the siblings’ status, it would not be difficult to trade for two divine positions.

However, Li Zhirui considered that the Divine Path is not as free and unfettered as the Immortal Tao. Given Xiaoqing and Cang’s temperaments, they might not accept it, and since they were not at a dead end yet, he wanted to try more options, hence he didn’t agree initially.

But now, he feels helpless, and with the terrible situation the two are in, if their condition continues to worsen, it would really damage their foundation. Even if they become divines, their future would be very bleak.

”This is the only way.”

Li Zhirui sighed, took out a Fusang Leaf handed to him by Li Chengsheng, and activated it with Mana.

Simultaneously, on the Sun Star, Li Chengsheng immediately sensed it, speaking softly, ”It seems father still hasn’t found another solution.”

Shaking his head, he informed Li Chengshuo, and then had the Spirit Division from the Heavenly Court exchange for two god positions, namely the Wind God of Shanhai State and the Sea God of the Ten Thousand Spirit Sea Area.