Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 306 - 312: Sorrow

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After all, the higher the level of cultivation, the greater the requirement for oneʼs temperament becomes. Li Zhiyue is facing such difficulty with the Heart Demon Tribulation during Golden Core stage, the guile and temptation she will encounter in the future will only become more challenging.

”Letʼs go back and consolidate your cultivation first.” When Li Zhirui came back to his senses, Li Zhiyue had already absorbed a vast amount of Spiritual Energy and had completely solidified her Golden Core, officially becoming a true Golden Core cultivator!

In fact, Li Zhiyue had some doubts in her heart, such as why Li Shiqing, Li Shiting, and others had not come to watch over and protect her during such an important breakthrough in her Tribulation Transcendence.

She was just about to ask when Li Zhirui interrupted her, thinking that since Uncle was so calm, nothing unexpected must have happened to the family, so she nodded and turned to return to the Spirit Cave.

And this Spirit Cave, without any surprises, would become her future abode.

ʼSigh!ʼ Li Zhirui sighed in his heart. The reason he spoke first was to prevent Li Zhiyue from asking about Mrs. Tingʼs situation, lest she hear the news of Mrs. Tingʼs demise and be unable to withstand it with her current fragile state of mind.

However, this matter could not be kept secret for long; once Li Zhiyue consolidated her realm and emerged from seclusion, she would find out, but by that time, her state of mind would have passed the weakened phase.

”The great war has ended, you do not need to refine Spiritual Objects day and night anymore,” Li Zhirui turned his head toward the many clansmen and said.

”Oh!”

A chorus of joyful shouts erupted from the crowd. Although they did not directly participate in the war, their experience was no less demanding than those clansmen who did, and in some ways, it was even more strenuous.

During the wartime, there was a huge consumption of various Spiritual Objects, and these items could not just come into being out of thin air — the clan had to laboriously refine them without interruption.

In the time before the outbreak of the war, in order to improve efficiency and yield, the Li family had even arranged for shift work around the clock.

After returning to the clan, Li Zhirui did not rush to the Red Pine Marketplace, because he trusted Li Zhizhun and others to take good care of those matters.

The most troublesome issue was tallying up the number of Water Devils slain by the various forces, then assigning points based on the cultivation level of the Water Devils and determining the order for resource allocation.

”Let those forces send a few representatives over, we will start allocating Spirit Veins,” said Li Shiqing and Li Shilian, who did not want to deal with these matters, so the hard work fell on Li Zhizhun.

Soon after, a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators entered the room; they were the representatives of the forces that had slain the most Water Devils, belonging to twelve different forces, with eight being cultivator families and three being cultivator sects.

The most powerful was a family known as the Du Family, which had two Foundation Establishment cultivators and dozens of Qi Cultivators.

This family seemed small in scale, but considering their previous nomadic existence, having so many cultivators was already very impressive.

Li Zhizhun wasted no words with the crowd and immediately listed the locations of the twelve Spirit Veins, along with their respective advantages and disadvantages.

Giving them roughly fifteen minutes to consider, he then said, ”Du Family, since you have the most points, you may come forward to choose a Spirit Vein first.”

Du Qinghao, who had always harbored the hope that his family could own a Spirit Vein, had never imagined that one day he would be able to ʼpick and chooseʼ a Spirit Vein.

After deliberation and consulting with the elder beside him, they chose a rank one Spirit Vein with the richest Spiritual Energy.

They had hesitated between this and another, but remembering a rumor that said the more concentrated the Spiritual Energy in a Spirit Vein, the easier it was to advance it to a higher-level Spirit Vein.

Then, the other forces came forward one by one to choose their Spirit Veins. Li Zhizhun made no comment, only saying at the end, ”You already know the locations of these Spirit Veins, on which a Defensive Array has been set up. Consider these setups our congratulatory gifts to you.”

”Many thanks to Li!” The crowd showed surprise and joy. After all, for these fledgling forces, every single Spirit Stone was extremely precious, and a complete Defensive Array required at least several hundred Spirit Stones!

Now that they could save this expense, they could use it to purchase other items or strengthen their own forces.

”You may bring your clansmen and disciples to the Spirit Veins now,” said Li Zhizhun, standing up to leave.

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”Uncle, Iʼve taken care of everything and can return to the clan now.”

”Good.”

Li Shilian took the lead, bringing many clan members who had come to support them, boarding the Great Spirit Ship that soared across the sky.

”Grandfather, when can our Du Family have a Great Spirit Ship?”

The old patriarch who had founded the Du Family was silent for a moment before he smiled and said, ”Fuʼer, strive hard in your cultivation. Whether the Du Family can have a Great Spirit Ship depends on you.”

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Time flew by, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Li Zhiyue, having solidified her realm, emerged from seclusion!

The first thing she did was to find Li Shiting to share the good news, but when she arrived at Li Shitingʼs cave dwelling, she discovered she was not at home.

Feeling somewhat dejected, Li Zhiyue turned to leave, heading to report her good news to Li Shiqing and Li Shilian, the two Elders.

”Uncle, where did Mrs. Ting go?” Eventually, Li Zhiyue couldnʼt help but ask.

After all, Li Shiting, who was already advanced in years, hardly ever traveled far from home anymore.

”Zhiyue, Shiting passed away half a year ago during a beast tide.” Even though it was hard to bear, it was something she had to eventually accept, so Li Shiqing didnʼt hide the truth from her, nor did he lie to deceive her.

”What! How can that be!?” Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyue was completely stunned, denying it subconsciously and unwilling to believe it, but tears uncontrollably flowed from her eyes.

”Sigh!” Li Shiqing and the others let out a sigh. They knew that to Li Zhiyue, Li Shiting was not only her aunt and teacher but also the closest person she had to a mother!

It was hard for her to accept Li Shitingʼs death.

”Zhiyue, you must stay strong, Shiting wouldnʼt want to see you immersed in sorrow,” Li Shilian said with compassion, trying to comfort her.

”Mm.” Li Zhiyue responded dimly, as if failing to see the two Elders before her, she left in a daze.

”Second brother, this...”

Li Shiqing let out another sigh and said helplessly, ”Let Zhiyue be alone for a while, perhaps she can come out of it on her own.”

If that didnʼt work, they would have to figure something out; they couldnʼt let Li Zhiyue remain in such a state, could they?

When Li Zhirui learned the news, it was already half an hour later.

”Zhizhun, wonʼt you go and speak to Zhiyue? I see she holds great admiration and esteem for you.” Perhaps being with child had made Jiang Fengwu much gentler.

Li Zhirui shook his head and said, ”Letʼs let Zhiyue be alone for now, we can talk about any issues after a few days.”

To everyoneʼs surprise, Li Zhiyue only wallowed in her grief for a few days before she recovered.

ʼCould it be that I was mistaken, and her temperament isnʼt so frail? Or is it that having gone through this ordeal, her character has grown?ʼ Li Zhirui thought to himself as he watched Li Zhiyue across from him.