Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 354: 360

Jiang Fengwu felt even more excited upon hearing this, she truly desired to accelerate her cultivation, not necessarily to catch up to Li Zhiruiʼs pace, but at least not to fall too far behind.

”From now on, I will cultivate even harder!”

Li Zhirui neither agreed nor disagreed, he knew how much pressure Jiang Fengwu faced, but besides providing her with Spirit Pills for cultivation, there wasnʼt much else he could do to help, so he encouraged her, ”I believe you can do it.”

”Let me help you.” Having said that, he took her by the hand and led her into the room.

For a time, the room blossomed with the colors of spring…

After frolicking for a while, both of them started working hard on their own tasks.

Initially, Li Zhirui had planned to concoct several batches of Spirit Pills during his free time, spending the rest with Jiang Fengwu, but Jiang Fengwu herself was so busy that she was turning day into night, leaving her no time to be with Li Zhirui.

Left with no choice, Li Zhirui immersed himself in Alchemy.

Throughout this process, his Mana kept refining, becoming purer and purer, and his foundation steadily grew stronger.

However, Li Zhirui was not in a hurry to consume the Hundred Vermilion Pill, for he had just made a breakthrough not long ago and had not yet reached the most ideal state of cultivation.

About a month later, Li Zhirui turned all the materials into round and plump Spirit Pills, and handed them over for storage in the treasury.

”Uncle Shiling, the family has just purchased a batch of Spiritual Medicine, do you want to take them for concoction?” asked the Internal Affairs Elder after calculating the Contribution Value.

Li Zhiruiʼs brow furrowed slightly, it wasnʼt that he couldnʼt, but having just concocted so many Spirit Pills, there was enough for the family and the Southern Edge Commerce Association to trade for half a year; beyond that, the efficacy of the Spirit Pills would start to diminish.

”Has something happened?”

The Internal Affairs Elder hadnʼt expected Li Zhirui to be so astute and saw no point in hiding anything, so he revealed, ”It seems there has been a major beast tide outbreak in Green Mountain State, and there is an urgent need for Qi Replenishing Pills, Revitalizing Pills, and other restorative Spirit Pills. The Southern Edge Commerce Association is offering a price twenty percent higher than usual.”

A major beast tide meant that even third-tier Devil Beasts would personally enter the fray, commanding the tide at close quarters to unleash even more terrifying power.

As a result, even established Golden Core forces like the Wood Spirit Sect dared not take it lightly.

”Have you investigated the market prices?” Li Zhirui shook his head and said, ”Instead of selling to the Southern Edge Commerce Association, it would be better to find a way to sell in Green Mountain State ourselves.”

If there was a chance to earn more Spirit Stones, why allow any to slip through their fingers?

”You are absolutely right!” The Internal Affairs Elder said excitedly, ”I will contact our people in Green Mountain State right away to get the specifics of their situation.”

With the development of the Li family, they had established outposts in nearby Great Immortal Cities and Marketplaces, collecting intel on one hand and selling Spiritual Objects to expand their markets on the other, with ready-made places to sell.

Li Zhirui said no more; after receiving the Spiritual Medicine, he turned and left the treasury.

On his way, he suddenly encountered a visibly anxious Da Qing, who seemed as though he was on his way to find Li Zhirui at his residence.

”Da Qing, what happened?” Li Zhirui asked proactively.

”Jiu, Mu Lingʼer is pregnant,” Da Qing roared excitedly, ”I came to ask you what we should pay attention to.”

”You mean the Qing Turtle Mu Lingʼer is pregnant?” Li Zhiruiʼs eyebrows raised, their offspring would be Qingxuan Turtles with fourth-tier Black Turtle bloodlines! They would also be the Li familyʼs first batch of Spirit Beasts with a four-star bloodline.

The only regret was that they were born into the Turtle Clan, which was infamous for its slow cultivation progress. Unless they could provide an abundance of resources like Li Zhirui to quicken Da Qingʼs cultivation pace, they had no choice but to cultivate slowly.

”Just be careful,” Li Zhirui added, ”and have her eat more Spiritual Objects every day to provide ample and rich nutrition...”

The advice he gave was what he had learned specifically when Jiang Fengwu was pregnant; although the species were different, he figured it should be fine.

As he spoke, Li Zhirui took out a considerable number of Spirit Fruits from his space, saying, ”If itʼs not enough, you can come to me for more.”

”Thank you, Uncle Shiling!”

Li Zhirui glared at him, saying irritably, ”Whatʼs our relationship! And youʼre actually saying ʼthank youʼ to me!”

Da Qing was the least articulate, not knowing what to say, and could only grin foolishly.

”Alright, go take care of Mu Lingʼer,” Zhirui said.

The two parted ways, but what Li Zhirui didnʼt expect was that as soon as he returned to his cave residence, Jiang Fengwu announced excitedly that she was about to enter seclusion for a breakthrough.

”What?” Li Zhirui was stunned, then smiled and congratulated her, realizing that it was actually quite normal. She had married into the Li family for many years and had never lacked cultivation resources.

Jiang Fengwu had been waiting for him to ask, but when he didnʼt, she had to bring it up herself, ”Donʼt you want to know how I managed to break through the bottleneck?”

”How did you manage to break through?” Li Zhirui asked, following her wishes. He had already seen through her intentions but pretended not to know, wanting to tease her a little.

”Didnʼt you say that practicing formations is also a form of cultivation? Iʼve been practicing continuously. Fortunately, hard work pays off, and I succeeded!” Jiang Fengwu happily exclaimed.

Li Zhirui fell silent, then after a long time, said just one short phrase, ”Youʼve worked hard.”

”You really didnʼt need to push yourself so hard.” After thinking it over, he couldnʼt help but express his thoughts.

”I just wanted to be closer to you.”

Li Zhirui sighed inwardly, unsure of how to persuade her further, but reluctantly said, ”Just donʼt overexert yourself, and make sure to rest. If you hurt your foundation or your Spiritual Soul, that would be troublesome.”

”I understand, donʼt worry,” Jiang Fengwu replied and, after finishing her conversation with Li Zhirui, went straight into the quiet chamber.

Jiang Fengwuʼs seclusion did not take very long; two months after entering the chamber, Spiritual Energy began to converge from all directions.

Honestly, Li Zhirui was somewhat worried that her breakthrough might fail because Jiang Fengwuʼs obsession was too deep, being solely focused on the breakthrough itself.

Fortunately, the situation he worried about did not arise—Jiang Fengwu broke through quite smoothly, becoming Li familyʼs second cultivator to reach the Middle Golden Core Stage! And currently, the only one.

Her breakthrough also attracted the familyʼs attention, with people like Li Shiqing and Li Shilian gathering around.

However, when they saw that it was Li Zhirui emerging instead of Jiang Fengwu, their eyes could not hide their disappointment.

They had all thought it was Li Zhirui breaking through to the Golden Core Late Stage, but it turned out to be Jiang Fengwu breaking through to the Middle Golden Core Stage.

”How did Fengwu suddenly make a breakthrough?”

After speaking, Li Shilian felt something was off. Just as he was about to explain, Li Zhirui opened his mouth, saying, ”She said that while arranging formations, she had an epiphany. After telling me, she went into seclusion in the quiet chamber.”