Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 126 - 128: Tremor

During this process, Li Shiqing also discovered that the number of mortals on the island was very small. If nothing unexpected had happened, they must have been relocated by the Zheng family.

Furthermore, he learned from a mortal that the Zheng family had started the relocation about a year ago. They took away a large number of strong men and women, teenagers, as well as infants and toddlers every time, so now the mortals left on the island were all over forty years old.

Li Shiqing shook his head; it was for the best. Once the Li family occupied Red Pine Island, there would be no need to deal with those Zheng family mortals. They just had to wait for this batch of mortals to die off, and the Li family could relocate their secular clansmen here.

This was just a matter of ten or twenty years. The Li family could afford to wait.

Moreover, Da Rong Island was currently very spacious. Ten or twenty years would not come close to reaching its carrying capacity.

Li Shiqing did not linger on Red Pine Island and quickly made his way to Nine Springs Island, which was only one or two hundred li away.

In front of a Golden Core cultivator, the second-tier formation was like crumbling earth and shattering tiles, easily shattered by a single sword strike.

”Enemy attack! Enemy attack!”

Alarm bells rang out across the island, summoning all clan members to resist the invaders, but when Patriarch Jiang saw Li Shiqing standing in the sky, he was so frightened that he looked lost and his expression became vacant.

”A Golden Core master?”

Others noticed this as well, and those who were initially ready to fight fell into deep despair in an instant!

”Elder Li, the incident back then was the fault of our Jiang family. My Jiang family is willing to acknowledge the Li family as our lord. Please have mercy and spare the Jiang family,” Patriarch Jiang hastily shouted, fearing that if he was even a moment slower, Li Shiqing would take action.

The Li family?! Some elders who knew the inside story turned ashen, and some even trembled uncontrollably, gripped by extreme fear.

”If it were only that, I would not mind sparing the Jiang family,” Patriarch Jiang heard this and not only did his mood not improve, but it grew even more anxious and fearful.

”But during the beast tide of the past, your Jiang family colluded with the Zheng family to lure the water devils towards Da Rong Island, causing the death of five of my kinsmen. Tell me, how can this blood feud be settled?” Li Shiqingʼs face was frosty as he declared a death sentence for everyone present.

Patriarch Jiang shouted fiercely, with panic concealed within, ”Wouldnʼt the Li family fear the Yuanming Sectʼs retribution?!”

”Do you think the Yuanming Sect would fall out with the Li family over a Foundation Establishment clan? Moreover, in this matter, my Li family holds the moral high ground!”

With the conversation ending there, Patriarch Jiang knew he had to carve out a bloody path, or else the Jiang familyʼs heritage of several hundred years would be destroyed today!

He covertly transmitted a message to a certain elder, instructing him to take some of the younger clansmen and escape through a secret passage into the sea as soon as the great battle began.

As for the future, Patriarch Jiang could no longer afford to worry about it.

”Up!”

But to his dismay, Li Shiqingʼs first move foiled his plan. Thick vines sprouted with sharp thorns, forming a prison that turned upside down on the ground, trapping everyone inside.

After doing this, he did not attack them but flew away to deal with the cultivators who had not yet arrived.

”No!”

Patriarch Jiang watched this scene with eyes full of rage, pulling out three second-tier Thunder Pills and throwing them at the vine prison.

The second-tier Thunder Pills, not even Li Shiqing, who had recently entered the Golden Core stage, dared to take on directly, especially since three were thrown at once.

Boom boom boom!

A vigorous roar reverberated through the heavens as Li Shiqingʼs spellcraft turned to ashes amidst the terrifying blasts.

”Every man for himself! Go, quickly!” Patriarch Jiang roared, recklessly flying towards Li Shiqing.

In reality, he was frantically pumping mana through his body, prepared to use his own life to stall Li Shiqing for a moment.

Unfortunately, he had underestimated the power of a Golden Core cultivator. Before he could reach Li Shiqing, his heart was pierced by a wooden sword, and he fell from his flying sword, plummeting into the dirt.

The others, upon seeing the cage shatter, hesitated not a moment to use their life-saving means in hopes that they could escape.

Alas, their speed was too slow; unless they used an Escape Talisman, there was no chance of escape.

And the originally scenic landscape of green mountains and waters became a field of severed limbs and mangled bodies, a horrific sight to behold due to Li Shiqingʼs slaughter.

”How many managed to escape in the end?” Li Shiqing did a quick count of the corpses on the island and found the number didnʼt match what he had detected with his Divine Sense at the start. Frowning, he looked off into the distance.

Although the few who escaped seemed no threat to the Li family, there was always the chance of the unexpected. If any of them made a fortune, it would pose a potential threat to the Li family.

But now, Li Shiqing could no longer find them and could only collect their bones to burn.

In Yunqing Marketplace, there were still a dozen or so Jiang family members, but Li Shiqing would not dare to act within the marketplace, lest he embarrass the Yuanming Sect.

He also did a sweep of Nine Springs Island. The island was quite large, and the terrain was flat, with immature green rice grains as far as the eye could see.

There were a total of four Spirit Veins on the island, only one of which was second-tier, located on the Jiang familyʼs territory. The other three were within nine water springs.

”This Jiang family indeed has a stroke of luck,” Li Shiqing said, checking each one and spontaneously remarking.

It was because of these nine springs and the three Spirit Veins intersecting that the spring water produced was all first-tier Spirit Water!

This was different from the Spirit Lake on Da Rong Island, which was merely water with Spiritual Energy fused into it from being situated above a Spirit Vein, and not truly Spirit Water.

And Spirit Water had many uses. For example, Li Zhirui needed Spirit Water for alchemy, and also, Spirit Water had specific effects!

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Just like three of the Spiritual Springs on Nine Springs Island, the Spirit Water they produce is called Mild Yang Spirit Water, which, when consumed, can enhance oneʼs Yang Qi and soak artifacts to endow them with the effects of restraint and banishment of evil spirits.

As for the other six Spiritual Springs, they produce Spirit-Nurturing Water that nourishes Spirit Plants and Spirit Water containing more Spiritual Energy.

Although these three types of Spirit Water are not high-grade, Li family can utilize them both for their effects and purposes.

”Itʼs time to call the clan members to take over these two islands,” Li Shiqing glanced at Nine Springs Island and then soared into the sky, flying westward.

Before leaving, like on Red Pine Island, he left behind a huge stone engraved with several large characters: Li Clan of Da Rong Island.

Li Shiqingʼs trip took only a few hours, most of which he spent exploring the islands.

”I have taken Red Pine Island and Nine Springs Island. Zhizhun, Iʼll leave the rest to you,” Li Shiqing said with a light smile.

Li Zhizhun rose excitedly and said, ”Yes! I will arrange for our people to head to the two islands right away.”

Two Spirit Islands!

With the support of these two islands, the speed of the familyʼs development would accelerate significantly!

The two islands were taken over by Li Shilian and Li Zhirui, who led twenty clan members to quickly discover the resources on the islands.

Meanwhile, Li Zhizhun was busy preparing for Li Shiqingʼs Core Formation Ceremony. Since this was a very important event, he had to understand every aspect to ensure that nothing went wrong!

For this reason, Li Zhizhun recalled some clan members from their two shops in the Marketplace.

At the same time, he had another extremely important task: to arrange for someone to report to Shen Leishan in Myriad Thunder State about Li Shiqingʼs achievement of Golden Core.

Because the journey was long and to ensure safety as well as to show respect to Shen Leishan, Li Shiqing personally set out, accompanied by Li Shiren and Li Shiting, two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Indeed, after many years of arduous cultivation, Li Shiren finally broke through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment not long ago!

Actually, with his accumulation, he could have broken through earlier, but he was entangled with various trivial matters and didnʼt have enough time for a retreat.

On their way to Myriad Thunder State, they would pass by Yuanming Sect and Green Sword Sect, inviting them to Da Rong Island half a month later to attend the Core Formation Ceremony.

Besides, they informed Yuanming Sect about how Li family came to occupy Red Pine Island and Nine Springs Island.

”Who would have thought that the Li family would really produce a Golden Core master!” After personally seeing off the three from Yuanming Mountain, Sect Master Liu Yunde was filled with mixed emotions.

As for the annihilation of the Zheng Family and the Jiang Family, Liu Yunde was somewhat dissatisfied in his heart since, after all, they were vassal families of Yuanming Sect.

However, with the evidence held by Li family and their perfect timing, Yuanming Sect could not afford to fall out with Li family over two already ruined families.

”Sect Master, with the Li family rising to Golden Core power, it is highly likely to disrupt the local situation,” the Great Elder said gravely.

Liu Yunde narrowed his eyes, ”Indeed, letʼs see if we can pull Li family to our side when the time comes. If he doesnʼt know whatʼs good for him, weʼll have to trouble the two senior uncles.”

Jiang Tianming and Master Mingling nodded before leaving as they had no more business there, directly departing and leaving the remaining elders to discuss what congratulatory gifts to send.

And with Li familyʼs various actions, many cultivators in Yunping State also learned about Li Shiqing, the newly advanced Golden Core master.

”The Li family has actually produced a Golden Core cultivator?”

As the news spread, Yunping State was shaken.

”Not only that, they also wiped out the Jiang and Zheng families, taking over Red Pine Island and Nine Springs Island.”

Some Loose Cultivators, curious, asked, ”How come the He Family is safe and sound?”

”Did you not hear that Yuanming Sect declared their protection over the He Family for fifty years? Moreover, the Li family showed evidence that the reason they wiped out the Zheng and Jiang families was because during the beast tide, those families used Devil-Attracting Liquid causing heavy losses to Li family, and this was their act of revenge.”

”But no matter what, the Li family has become a Golden Core power now. I am really envious of the Li clan members!”

”Ah, donʼt mention it!” A handsome male cultivator sighed, ”A few years back, a female cultivator from the Li family wanted to become my Dao companion, but she wanted me to marry into the Li family. I rejected her on the spot!”

”I feel like slapping myself now!”

The surrounding Loose Cultivators didnʼt look down on him but instead viewed him with a feeling of missed opportunity.

Even marrying into the family would have been better than a solitary Loose Cultivator, and this would have been the son-in-law of a Golden Core family!

”Fellow Daoist, why not go and plead with that lady? Perhaps she might have a change of heart?” One of the Loose Cultivators suggested.

The male cultivator gave an embarrassed smile, ”She already has a Dao companion now.”

”What a pity!”

After some lighthearted conversation, everyone dispersed again, each going their separate ways to continue their personal quests for the Dao.

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As for Li Shiqing and his two companions, after a day of travel, they finally arrived at the entrance of Shen Leishan.

”May I know what brings the senior to this place?” The guardians of Shen Leishan were quite impressive, even the disciples guarding the gates were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Li Shiqing explained briefly, ”We three are originally from a Foundation Establishment family in Yunping State. Having recently broken through to Golden Core, we have come to pay respect to the Supreme Ancestor.”

”I see!” the gatekeeper said respectfully, ”Please wait a moment, senior. I will relay this matter to the Mountain Protector, and he shall make the decision.”

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