Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 185 - 191: Repayment

”Has the Spiritual Medicine planted by our family not matured yet?” Li Zhirui asked in surprise.

Li Shiqing explained the origin of the Spiritual Medicine, and Li Zhirui instantly understood Shen Leishanʼs intentions, scoffing as he said, ”Playing a good game of checks and balances.”

”Those Yuanming Sect people arenʼt fools either; they wonʼt make a move on the family in the short term.” Unless the other party gave birth to another Golden Core cultivator, who felt capable of completely suppressing the Li family.

But how easy is it for a Golden Core cultivator to emerge? The Li family had two Golden Cores appear in a short period of time because of diversely favorable circumstances.

Li Zhirui nodded slightly, realizing that as long as the family wasnʼt facing external pressure, he didnʼt need to rush anymore and could travel at his leisure.

”I wonʼt ask any more, then. Take care of yourself.”

Li Zhirui, looking somewhat embarrassed, smiled and said, ”Uncle, do you still have any third-tier Talismans on hand? Iʼd like to exchange some Contribution Value for a few.”

”A few?” Li Shiqing glared at him and said, ”Do you think third-tier Talismans grow on trees? You ask for several as easily as asking for cabbages.”

Even though Li Shiqingʼs success rate in creating third-tier Talismans had increased quite a bit, the materials were rare and expensive, so werenʼt they something that could be made so easily?

The third-tier Talismans he kept on hand were intended to save lives for people like Li Zhirui when they went out to travel.

”Iʼll give you at most two Defensive Talismans,” Li Shiqing regretfully said. ”The difficulty of making an Escape Talisman is too high, otherwise one would be enough.”

The challenge of crafting a third-tier Escape Talisman far exceeded any other third-tier Talisman, and the materials used were extremely precious. Even with the wealth of the Li family, only a few materials could be purchased each year.

Moreover, third-tier Escape Talismans were almost nonexistent on the market; the rare ones that appeared from major powers were quickly bought by others.

”Thatʼs enough, thank you, Uncle!” Li Zhirui was overjoyed, not expecting to get two third-tier Defensive Talismans, which would greatly enhance the safety of his upcoming training experience!

”Alright, go and start refining the Foundation Establishment Pills,” he said before waving Li Zhirui off.

The Spiritual Medicines required for Foundation Establishment were not in Li Shiqingʼs hands but stored in the warehouse behind the main hall. Fortunately, he had the Token and didnʼt need to find Li Zhizhun; he could go in and take the Spiritual Medicines himself.

However, as he was taking the Spiritual Medicines and preparing to return to his courtyard, he ran into Li Zhizhun and exchanged a few pleasantries.

”Zhirui, have you broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment?” Li Zhizhun asked in surprise.

Li Zhirui nodded. Since he had come out of seclusion this time, he hadnʼt concealed his cultivation level, which is why it was immediately noticed.

”Great, great, great!” Li Zhizhun exclaimed joyfully, ”Cultivate well and break through to Golden Core as soon as possible, then we can obliterate Yuanming Sect!”

Hearing this, Li Zhirui couldnʼt help but feel a mix of amusement and helplessness; his elder brother was always thinking about obliterating Yuanming Sect.

But judging by Shen Leishanʼs tactics, even if they were to obliterate Yuanming Sect, Shen Leishan might support the rise of another Golden Core power.

Shaking his head, Li Zhirui stopped thinking about that distant matter and said, ”Big brother, Iʼm about to start preparing to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, so Iʼll head back first.”

”Alright, hard work pays off,” Li Zhizhun said with a slight nod. He still had many things on his hands that needed to be taken care of.

With the growth of the familyʼs strength and the increase in the number of members, there were more and more issues for him to address. Had Li Zhizhun not established various specialized branches to alleviate some of the pressure, he probably wouldnʼt have a few moments to rest all day.

With the Cleansing Dust Formation in place, even if the courtyard hadnʼt been inhabited for years, it remained neat and clean, sparing Li Zhirui the need to tidy it up.

”Itʼs a pity.” Looking at the Spiritual Medicine that had sprouted anew in the courtyard, Li Zhirui lamented regretfully.

These Spiritual Medicines had matured while he was in seclusion, but with no one to harvest them and without breaking through to a higher grade, they naturally withered, leaving behind seeds to take root and sprout again.

However, there were too many Spirit Seeds, causing the new Spiritual Medicines in the few parts of the Spirit Field to grow very crowded. If Li Zhirui didnʼt intervene, they would likely have to go through a fierce struggle to decide a winner.

Since the grade of these Spiritual Medicines wasnʼt high, Li Zhirui casually pulled some out and then left the matter alone.

After he had rested in the small courtyard for several days, he went out and began refining Foundation Establishment Pills with the Spiritual Medicine.

Although Li Zhirui had spent these years in seclusion, his Alchemy skills had not regressed.

However, the difficulty of refining Foundation Establishment Pills was not low. Even though he had previously succeeded in refining them, he still failed a few times before he successfully produced the first batch of Foundation Establishment Pills.

”Two pills? Not bad.” Despite the small number, Li Zhirui was very satisfied. Moreover, he still had six portions of ingredients left and, barring any accidents, should be able to produce around a dozen more Foundation Establishment Pills.

To ensure he was in optimal condition, Li Zhirui didnʼt rush to refine them all but instead kept five portions of Spiritual Medicines and planned to refine them the next day.

Two days passed in a flash, and Li Zhirui successfully refined the last batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, which gave him a pleasant surprise; he had actually produced four pills!

”Seven portions of ingredients yielded nineteen Foundation Establishment Pills!” Li Zhirui smiled broadly, content with an unexpected bounty, saying, ”With this, the family wonʼt be short of Foundation Establishment Pills for a while.”

As for the two Foundation Establishment Pills he had kept aside earlier, Li Zhirui had originally planned to bring them out. But now that he had refined so many, he decided against it and instead to find an opportunity to sell them for some Spirit Stones.

After resting for another night, Li Zhirui, with his full harvest, went to find Li Shiqing, preparing to hand over the Foundation Establishment Pills to him, then stay in the family for a few more days before going out to travel and seek an opportunity to break through to the Golden Core.

”Uncle, long time no see.” But unexpectedly, he ran into Li Zhixuan on his way.

Li Zhirui nodded, sizing her up and said with a smile, ”It seems youʼve made quite the gains these years.”

Although Li Zhixuan was still hovering in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, her Mana was substantial and thick, perhaps a few more years would see a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Li Zhirui was very gratified. After all, this proved that he hadnʼt made a mistake in his judgement, and his foresight was good.

As for how Li Zhixuanʼs cultivation had improved so rapidly, it naturally had a lot to do with her desperation and dedication.

”Do you need something from me?” Seeing that she didnʼt speak, Li Zhirui took the initiative to ask.

Li Zhixuan said, ”When I was establishing my foundation, Uncle, you lent me forty thousand Contribution Value. Now, Iʼm ready to repay part of it.”

”Oh!” Li Zhirui suddenly remembered. He had forgotten many things during his seclusion and needed others to remind him.

”No hurry, you can take your time to pay it back.” After all, Contribution Value wasnʼt of much use to him.

”Iʼll repay ten thousand Contribution Value this time and pay back the rest later. Please, Uncle, make a note of this debt.”

Li Zhirui had no objections and took out a Jade Slip to record the matter.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan couldnʼt help but sigh with relief.