Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 329 - 335: Disappointment

However, there was a benefit to this, which was that the Jade Peach didnʼt have many roots, making it comparatively convenient to transplant. After Li Zhirui used his Divine Sense to ascertain all the roots, he directly dug out the nearby soil and transplanted it into the space.

Because Li Zhirui had broken through to the Golden Core Realm, and subsequently transplanted several Spirit Veins, the Spiritual Energy within the space could just manage to compare with a fourth-grade Spirit Vein, which was considered sufficient to sustain the Five Elements Jade Peach. However, to accelerate the growth of the Jade Peach, the use of Spirit Stones was still necessary.

Li Zhirui calculated in his mind that to grow the Jade Peach to maturity, start flowering, and bear fruit, at least several million Spirit Stones would need to be invested.

A large part of that amount was for compensating for the Jade Peachʼs previous deficit.

But Li Zhirui simply couldnʼt produce so many Spirit Stones at the moment, as he had recently squandered all his Spirit Stones for refining the Mystical Ginseng Pill.

Da Qing and Xiaoqing, who were playing in the space, came over when they saw Li Zhirui transplanting the Spirit Plant.

Xiaoqing asked with curiosity, ”Jiu, what is this poorly growing Spirit Plant?”

He could sense it was a fourth-grade Spirit Plant, but he couldnʼt distinguish exactly what kind it was.

”Five Elements Jade Peach, it can enhance the Mana of Nascent Soul cultivators, shorten cultivation time, and even plays a certain role in breaking through to Divine Transformation,” explained Li Zhirui as he was digging a hole.

Although he was currently only at the Middle Golden Core Stage and probably lacked the ability to refine the Jade Peach, Li Zhirui believed that he would one day be able to use it, so he was not in a rush to accelerate the growth of the Jade Peach.

”The Featherfall Sect actually had such a treasure?” Both showed surprise and examined the withered Spirit Plant with curiosity.

”The Featherfall Sect used to be a great Golden Core Sect at its pinnacle, though it has declined since then,” Li Zhirui explained, before leaving the space with a flicker of his body, as it was not appropriate to stay too long in the space while outside, to avoid detection by others.

After coming out, Li Zhirui backfilled the hole and thought for a while; he then took some ordinary third-grade Spiritual Medicines from the space to plant back before turning around to leave the place.

Having checked all the Spirit Fields, Li Zhiruiʼs next destination was the Featherfall Sectʼs Scripture Pavilion. He wasnʼt greedy, intending to copy some Golden Core Realm Skills, or perhaps Pill Recipes and Artifact Refining insights.

As for the treasury of the Featherfall Sect, the valuable items must have already been taken away by Gu An and the others; even if Li Zhirui rushed over, he would not obtain any precious objects, so he directly gave up on that thought.

When he arrived in front of a lofty pavilion towering more than ten meters, there were already many Beast Taming Sect disciples inside, appearing to be organizing and categorizing various methods.

”Li has arrived? With such a look of joy on your face, I suppose youʼve found quite a few good items in the mountains, havenʼt you?” Gu An couldnʼt help but probe.

Li Zhirui readily acknowledged with a nod and laughed, ”The Featherfall Sect indeed has some deep foundations; Iʼve indeed found some fine Spiritual Objects.”

Gu Anʼs expression stalled, not expecting Li Zhirui to so openly admit it, which left him feeling somewhat awkward.

”Friend Li, I have a decent Wood-attribute Divine Power here, would you care to have a look?” It was Huang Xiao, who had heard the commotion and came over to break the awkwardness.

It was evident from Da Qing and Xiaoqing that Li Zhirui possessed a Wood Spirit Root. As for whether he had any other Spirit Roots, they did not know.

”Sure!” Li Zhirui smiled as he accepted the Jade Slip, scanning it with his Divine Sense, and the content emerged in his mind.

Wood Concealing Art, a divine power with no offensive capabilities, but it allowed one to use plants as camouflage or even shield oneʼs own aura. The effect was even better than the Cicada Breathing Skill that Li Zhirui had been using consistently; however, it could only be cast in the presence of plants.

This slight disadvantage was hardly considered an issue for a cultivator like Li Zhirui, who was proficient in wood-attribute skills, since he could spur the growth of a forest himself. When that time came, he could hide with ease.

”Thank you, my friend. I was indeed in need of such a divine power,” Li Zhirui said with a smile, as he handed the Jade Slip back.

”As long as my friend is satisfied,” Huang Xiao replied with a slight smile, before asking, ”May I know what methods you are looking for? The Scripture Pavilion is currently quite disorganized. How about I help you find them?”

Li Zhirui noticed his ulterior motive but didnʼt mind. In fact, from the moment Huang Xiao took out the Jade Slip, he knew that some of the higher-value slips had already been secured by them.

As for why Huang Xiao wanted to follow him, it was probably to see what Jade Slips he could find and to prevent him from secretly keeping any.

”Alright, then Iʼll have to trouble Taoist Huang,” Li Zhirui said with a nod. He then inquired, ”Do you know where the third-grade pill recipes are? A member of my family, who is an alchemist, is in need of third-grade pill recipes.”

When he previously collected spiritual medicines on the mountain, he had noticed that the Featherfall Sect had gathered quite a few pill recipes. Since he had already collected the raw materials, it would be a mistake to pass up on the pill recipes.

”Your family really is brimming with talented individuals!” Huang Xiao laughed and complimented, understanding the situation, which is why they could afford to nurture two third-grade spirit beasts—because they had a third-grade alchemist.

Thinking of this, envy couldnʼt help but spring up within him. If the Beast Taming Sect also had a third-grade alchemist, would they not be stuck at the middle Golden Core Stage and have more than one third-grade spirit beast?

Unfortunately, whether it was Gu An or himself, Huang Xiao, they had no talent in alchemy and were almost certainly incapable of becoming third-grade alchemists.

The Beast Taming Sect had indeed nurtured many talented alchemists, but all were stuck at the Golden Core bottleneck, unable to break through the realm, let alone refine third-grade spirit pills.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the Jade Cabinet where the pill recipes were stored. Seeing that several Jade Slips were clearly missing, Li Zhirui had a bad feeling. Had the disciples of the Featherfall Sect taken them, or had the Beast Taming Sect preemptively secured them?

”Itʼs a pity, like in other places, a few Jade Slips were taken away,” Huang Xiao heaved a sigh.

Li Zhirui did not speak. He could not tell if the other party was pretending or speaking the truth. He simply reached out and drew a few Jade Slips to check the recorded pill recipes.

Before long, he had browsed through all of the Jade Slips. Among them, there were four third-grade spirit pill recipes: Essence-Enhancing Pill, Qi Replenishing Pill, Marrow Blood Pill, and Primordial Restoring Pill.

Apart from the Marrow Blood Pill, which increased vitality and was highly coveted by body cultivators, the Li family had recipes for the other three kinds of spirit pills, and Li Zhirui was capable of refining them.

Seeing the disappointment hard to conceal on Li Zhiruiʼs face, Huang Xiao knew he hadnʼt found a suitable pill recipe, and a surge of joy unexpectedly welled up inside him.

”Letʼs go, these pill recipes are not that precious.”

Afterward, Li Zhirui went to the Jade Cabinet where the cultivation techniques were kept. Although nearly all members of the Li family practiced the Wanling Sutra, there would still occasionally be one or two rebellious individuals, like Li Zhixuan.

Therefore, it was better to have an array of techniques prepared in advance to avoid any family members who might ”stray from the path” having no suitable cultivation techniques to follow.