Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 391 - 397: Concealment

Li Chengshuo blinked his eyes curiously and asked, ”Mother, what were you about to say just now? Why did you stop?”

”Itʼs nothing.” Jiang Fengwu shook her head and rather abruptly changed the subject, saying, ”You two siblings, are you preparing for your Foundation Establishment breakthrough?”

Thatʼs right!

Two or three years had passed, and not only Li Chengsheng, but even Li Chengshuo had cultivated to Qi Cultivation Completion, just one step away from Foundation Establishment!

”Mother, you know, my brother and I plan to establish our foundation on our own, and we donʼt intend to take any Foundation Establishment pills.” Li Chengshuo explained with a smile, ”As the saying goes, ʼThe way of the Dao is natural,ʼ we want to travel outside to comprehend the Great Tao amidst heaven and earth, thereby breaking through the Foundation Establishment barrier.”

”Sheng venturing outside to gain experience is for the purpose of comprehension in cultivation, that I believe! But you...” Jiang Fengwu shook her head, clearly not believing her words.

It wasnʼt that Jiang Fengwu favored one child over the other, but Li Chengshuo, this girl, had lied so many times that how could she possibly believe her?

”Really!” Li Chengshuo hurriedly said, ”Mother, I truly do plan to go out into the world for training this time!”

”Oh? So you mean to say, all those previous training sessions were fake?”

Li Chengshuoʼs face stiffened; she had inadvertently let something slip in her haste and quickly went forward to act spoiled and please her mother, hoping that Jiang Fengwu would not get angry or resort to punishment.

”Not again!” Jiang Fengwu shook her head, certain that Li Chengshuo, this girl, would continue to do the same in the future.

Rumble——

The sudden thunderous booming startled Li Chengshuo, who quickly burrowed into Jiang Fengwuʼs embrace.

”Is that, Cheng Huo undergoing Tribulation Transcendence?!” Jiang Fengwu, sensing the aura of Thunder Tribulation in the air, said somewhat uncertainly.

She had just learned of this news; was Li Chenghuo about to face his tribulation?

”Letʼs go, you should experience the power of the Thunder Tribulation firsthand, to be better prepared mentally,” she said, although their current cultivation level was too low to gain any true insight by witnessing a Thunder Tribulation, but at least they could see the might of it with their own eyes.

With that, Jiang Fengwu took the lead and started walking ahead, with the brother and sister hurrying to follow.

”Fengwu, I was about to send someone to invite you over to be Cheng Huoʼs protector,” said Li Shiqing with a smile upon her arrival.

”Why should you be troubled?” Jiang Fengwu shook her head and smiled, ”Cheng Huo has been cultivating for many years, there shouldnʼt be any issues with his breakthrough this time.”

Li Chenghuo, the first among the Cheng generation of the family with dual spiritual roots, possibly due to his Golden-Fire Dual Spiritual Root, was once obsessed with Artifact Refining, which delayed his cultivation. Fortunately, Li Zhirui later enlightened him, helping him realize his own path and rush forth with great effort. Now, he was about to break through to Golden Core!

Perhaps assured of Li Chenghuoʼs success, Li Shiqing and Li Shilian appeared very composed. Of course, they still maintained the necessary precautions.

The Tribulation Thunder roared with imposing heavenly might, but Li Chenghuo fended it off with ease, swiftly reaching the last wave, the Heart Demon Tribulation.

But the Heart Demon Tribulation, for someone like Li Chenghuo who had the heart of an innocent child, was as easy to handle as a mouse encountering a cat, easily resolved.

Once the Heavenly Tribulation had passed, the tribulation clouds turned into billowing Spiritual Energy, pouring into Li Chenghuoʼs body to aid in the formation of an even better Golden Core.

”After so many years! Our family finally has another Golden Core cultivator!” exclaimed Li Shilian, unable to hide his excitement.

In fact, the ”many years” he spoke of were only a dozen or so, which for a Golden Core power, wasnʼt considered excessively long. Take the Yuanming Sect of old, for instance, it hadnʼt seen a second Golden Core after Jiang Tianming for several decades.

”Go back and stabilize your realm first, weʼll discuss any matters later,” Li Shiqing was also very pleased, but he managed to maintain his composure. Seeing that Li Chenghuo had something to say, he immediately interjected and told him to go back first.

Jiang Fengwu witnessed all this and understood in her heart that Li Chenghuo, like Li Zhirui, must have also received a Heavenly Gifted Divine Power!

”Cultivate well, I hope to see you reach this day too.” What she meant was that she hoped the two siblings could achieve Golden Core by the age of one hundred, as well as receive Heavenly Gifted Divine Powers.

However, in their ears, she seemed to be hoping that they would form their cores soon.

——

”I wonder how challenging the trial on the fifth level will be?” After Li Zhirui recovered, he directly pushed open the door and continued with the trials.

If he could succeed in this trial, he would receive the Wanling Sutraʼs chapter on Divine Transformation. With that, he wouldnʼt have to worry about lacking a cultivation technique before Ascension!

Boom!

As Li Zhirui stepped out of the door, a sound akin to the explosion of the world rang in his ears, and then images of various worlds appeared before him. Next, a boundless display of Spirit Light burst forth, blinding him completely to his surroundings.

When he could see the outside world again, he found himself in an unfamiliar environment, filled with towering trees reaching into the clouds, connected in a piece, forming a dim forest.

”What is this trial asking me to do?” Li Zhirui released his Divine Sense completely, and within several miles, not a single devil beast or malevolent being was present, nothing like the previous trials.

Unable to find any clues nearby, Li Zhirui had no choice but to enter the forest, carefully exploring. However, after much effort and traversing a good portion of the forest, he still had no idea what he was supposed to do.

”Perhaps, I need to walk out of the forest?” Suddenly, this thought emerged in Li Zhiruiʼs mind. With no other options, he decided to follow this inner voice.

Time trickled by, and after an unknown duration, seeing the sparse trees not far ahead, Li Zhirui finally sighed in relief. He was about to leave behind this vast forest!

But just as he was preparing to move forward, some faint voices of conversation reached his ears.

”Uncle Sihe, are we really going to enter the forest? The elders often say there are many fierce beasts in the forest, and one could be captured and eaten if not careful. Shouldnʼt we go back instead?” A relatively young-sounding voice, trembling, spoke.

”But itʼs precisely for this reason we must enter this forest to catch prey! Otherwise...” A much steadier voice carried determination and a tinge of sadness.

”May I ask what the two of you are discussing?” After listening for a while and seeing the two no longer speaking, Li Zhirui walked out from the forest.

Mainly because he had sensed earlier that the two were merely Qi Cultivation cultivators with weak strength, which gave Li Zhirui the confidence to come out directly.

However, unlike him, the two had vigorous vitality and robust energy, seemingly rare Body Cultivators.

”Liu Sihe and Liu Xiaoming greet the senior!” The sudden appearance of Li Zhirui startled them, and once they realized it, they quickly bowed respectfully.

Li Zhirui used mana to lift the two up, then asked again, ”What were you just talking about? Is the situation outside very bad?”

”Does the senior not know about what happened in the outside world?”

”Hmm, Iʼve been in seclusion for many years and have only recently made a breakthrough.”