Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1770: Chapter 1354: Solution

Before Li Zhirui could speak words of comfort, Cang managed to adjust himself. After all, it wasn’t his first day as a Divine; he already had a thorough understanding of the Divine Path.

If he were still longing for the carefree freedom of the Immortal Tao, he wouldn’t have made such great progress on the Divine Path; he would have trapped himself in his original place.

“Jiu, you’ve encountered hardships right after returning. You must be exhausted in mind and spirit. Rest well; I’ll take my leave first.”

“Alright.”

Li Zhirui nodded and got up to see him off.

Returning to the Cave Mansion, he looked at the empty room and murmured quietly to himself, “In The Void, I didn’t have much sense of the passage of time, but back here, I once again feel the immense power contained within time!”

In the vast river of over two thousand years, who knows what has happened? What Cang mentioned is merely a drop in the ocean, perhaps just a few ripples.

But soon, he calmed his emotions, entered the meditation chamber, and sat cross-legged on a cushion, focusing on regulating his breath.

As Li Zhirui circulated his cultivation technique, the rich Spiritual Energy in the vicinity was drawn in by this strong attraction, swiftly forming a considerable Spirit Qi Vortex.

The Life Star Absorption Secret Technique he had cultivated was effective not only on Chaotic Spiritual Energy but also on ordinary Spiritual Energy, even more efficiently!

After all, compared to Chaotic Spiritual Energy, ordinary Spiritual Energy is lower in grade and naturally easier to absorb.

Thus, in just a few hours, Li Zhirui’s spirit, energy, and essence were fully restored.

Yet he did not exit seclusion, instead continuing to absorb Spiritual Energy and refine his Mana.

As for why he didn’t take the opportunity to charge straight into the Heavenly Immortal Realm? It’s simply because he’s not capable of it yet! He hasn’t even touched the threshold of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, much less progressing further!

However, Li Zhirui was not in a rush; he wasn’t nearing the end of his lifespan, and his family was developing well without danger — why press himself too hard?

It is known that the more one hurries, the more likely mistakes occur! Better to take it slow.

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The news of Li Zhirui’s return to the family wasn’t made public; only a small portion of family members knew, so naturally, it didn’t stir much commotion.

Mount Wanxian was as bustling and prosperous as ever.

If one were to use the Qi Observation Technique to view the whole of Shanhai State, they’d find that this place had a grand human presence, interweaving into layered clouds of smoke, looking very majestic.

“Clan Leader, here is last year’s annual family income, and the income up to last month.”

Li Xianlang raised his head from the piles of documents, captured the Jade Slip, and carefully examined the recorded content.

After a while, he slowly spoke, “Compared to last year, why has this year’s income decreased by a full twenty percent? What is causing this?!”

“Clan Leader, you may be unaware.”

The Elder hurriedly spoke, fearing blame would fall on him, “At the start of the year, the Cave Abyss Sect, Yumen He Family, and Xiaxian Sect, three Heavenly Immortal Powers, successively issued expansion orders, summoning all cultivators to enter Great Zhou to seize territory. Thus, over the past few months, many loose cultivators and loose cultivator powers have left Shanhai State intermittently.”

Li Xianlang furrowed his brows, thinking for a moment before recalling that such a thing had indeed happened, but he had been busy handling other important affairs at the time and hadn’t paid it much mind.

Yet unexpectedly, this oversight caused such a significant loss to the family!

Given the family’s current trade share, even just a half-year reduction of twenty percent is a substantial figure.

Not to mention, this might just be the beginning!

As word spreads, surely more and more loose cultivators will leave Shanhai State, heading south to secure a foundation for themselves and their disciple and family members, rather than being aimless and at the mercy of the current.

By now, it’s too late to stop it, so they can only think of ways to minimize the family’s losses and prevent too many loose cultivators from leaving.

So Li Xianlang immediately summoned all the Elders to quickly discuss a solution.

“Loose cultivators are mostly opportunists; there’s only one way to keep them: offering them tangible benefits from the family!”

“Indeed, that’s the case!”

The assembled Elders nodded in agreement.

Loose cultivators, with no ties, would simply leave if faced with coercion and enticement, making it impossible to threaten them.

As for things like propriety and integrity, forget about it — having grown in such harsh conditions, there’s no space for noble gentlemen among loose cultivators, as they would’ve been ‘consumed’ by others long ago!

Only benefits hold any weight!

“In that case, do any of you Elders have a good idea?”

Li Xianlang had a faint plan in mind but didn’t rush to reveal it; instead, he wanted to hear everyone’s opinions first.

“Don’t they want Spirit Veins as their foundation? The Ten Thousand Mountains Ridge to the west and the Changli Mountain Range to the north both have many low-level Spirit Veins, which we can let them use.”

The Elder further added, “Of course, we can’t just give them away; we should establish a threshold, ideally to better control them and earn some Spirit Stones for the family.”

“By merely spending some Spiritual Objects or Spirit Stones, they can obtain permanent usage rights to a Spirit Vein. Isn’t that easier than risking their lives in battles?”

Li Xianlang had the same idea, though his plan was more comprehensive. Seeing no one else speak, he said, “First, we must set a threshold so that only by completing certain tasks assigned by the family can they qualify to purchase a Spirit Vein.”