Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 454 - 460: Agree

”Senior, what are you doing!?” Fu Qinghuan was so startled by the contents of the storage bag that he couldnʼt even finish his sentence and looked at Li Zhirui with a face full of horror.

Li Zhirui gave a slight smile and transmitted his voice, ”I hope Your Excellency could help with a small favor. Once the deed is done, the Li family will have thick rewards as thanks!”

Fu Qinghuanʼs heart felt even more uneasy, and he hurriedly pushed the storage bag back, shaking his head repeatedly in refusal. Although these items were indeed tempting, he knew without thinking that the matter Li Zhirui was hinting at was definitely not simple! It might even cost him his life!

”Your Excellency only needs to turn a blind eye at the critical moment, and do nothing else,” Li Zhirui maintained his friendly demeanor, not getting angry at his refusal.

Fu Qinghuan was not foolish. Upon hearing this, how could he not understand what Li Zhirui intended to do? He was seeking the Green Heaven Fruit Spirit Seed!

He immediately took a step back and said firmly, ”Senior, please say no more! I absolutely cannot agree! Letʼs pretend we have never met today.”

”What if I told you that among the Li familyʼs rewards, there is a Nascent Soul Skill and insights for my breakthrough?” Li Zhirui smiled slightly, like a devil whispering in the ear, his voice full of seduction, ”You must be aware that the Li family started out as a mere Foundation Establishment family.”

”But why was I able to successfully achieve Nascent Soul? A large reason for that was that particular Nascent Soul Skill!”

Of course, what he said was a lie. The current Nascent Soul Skill of the Li family had been created by Zhirui by combining various schools, and even he wasnʼt sure about the actual effect.

Just because he had succeeded in reaching Nascent Soul, it didnʼt mean the skill had no issues. After all, this skill was crafted by Zhirui for his own conditions and how it would work on other cultivators was still unknown.

However, Fu Qinghuan believed it!

Or rather, when these words spread, apart from a very few who knew the truth, other cultivators, and even all the clanspeople would not harbor the slightest doubt.

Seeing the determination in Fu Qinghuanʼs eyes begin to melt and waver, a hint of successful deceit crept onto Li Zhiruiʼs lips as he continued to tempt, ”If we add to that my insights from achieving Nascent Soul, as well as these Spirit Pills, surely within ten years, Your Excellency would be able to enter seclusion and attempt to break through to Nascent Soul.”

”Perhaps the next time we meet, you and I can address each other as fellow daoists!”

”Huff, huff——”

Fu Qinghuan was completely captivated by the splendid future Li Zhirui described, his breathing growing rapid, his eyes gleaming. The firmness in his heart was sliding towards another path.

Naturally, Li Zhirui couldnʼt persuade a Golden Core cultivator with just a few words. Throughout this process, he also used a bit of the Demon Sectʼs Divine Power—Demonic Sound Infiltration—to slowly shake his steadfast heart.

Whatʼs most important was that Li Zhirui had grasped his weakness!

For a chief manager of a top commerce association, overseeing an entire province or even several, who handled countless Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects every day, the fact that he hadnʼt been stripped of his position under such temptations proved that he wasnʼt overly greedy for wealth.

Beyond the identity of Store Manager, Fu Qinghuan had no children and no family, leaving only the identity of a cultivator!

What is most important for a cultivator? That would of course be cultivation level and lifespan!

These may seem like two things, but in reality, theyʼre one and the same—cultivation! With a high enough cultivation level, one has a prolonged lifespan.

Fu Qinghuan had been stuck at the Golden Core Realm for over a hundred years, and according to the information Zhirui had gathered earlier, he knew that Fu had always been collecting various things that could help with a breakthrough to Nascent Soul.

From this, it was clear that he deeply wished to break through to Nascent Soul!

And this was precisely the bait Li Zhirui offered.

Having hooked Fu Qinghuan, Li Zhirui didnʼt say anything more, quietly waiting for him to calm down on the sidelines.

After a long while, Fu Qinghuan spoke up in a hoarse voice, ”Senior, this is not something I can accomplish alone.”

”I know, but Iʼm not too familiar with the internal workings of Xuanfa Pavilion, so I still need your help with this matter.”

Another silence ensued.

”Is the promise you made earlier true?”

A gleam flashed in Li Zhiruiʼs eyes, knowing that Fu Qinghuan had been thoroughly tempted and was even beginning to consider from Li Zhiruiʼs perspective how to accomplish this task!

”Of course, if you donʼt trust me, I can make a Dao oath that once the task is completed, I will definitely present the Nascent Soul Skill and the insights!”

In fact, Li Zhirui didnʼt plan to deceive anyone.

Because if Fu Qinghuan succeeded in breaking through to the Nascent Soul, it would bring even greater benefits to the Li family!

A Nascent Soul True Lord within Xuanfa Pavilion, even if not among the top nine ruling Elders, would at least have the title of an Elder, whose power was far greater than that of the current Store Manager!

And with such leverage in hand, Fu Qinghuan could only obediently follow orders.

Of course, it couldnʼt be too excessive, and some benefits still needed to be given appropriately, for if he chose to take a stance where both perished together, the Li family would inevitably face severe crackdowns from Xuanfa Pavilion, even purification!

And all this, Fu Qinghuan actually might know, itʼs just that now he had a long-coveted treasure right before his eyes, and he didnʼt want to give it up.

”Huff—”

Fu Qinghuan let out a heavy breath and stared fixedly at Li Zhirui, saying, ”Then, please make the Dao oath, Senior!”

”Alright!” Li Zhirui didnʼt hesitate at all and immediately took the oath, saying, ”Heavenly Dao above, today I, Li Zhirui, hereby swear... if Fu Qinghuan helps the Li family acquire the Green Heaven Fruit Spirit Seed, once the task is completed, I shall present the Nascent Soul Skill and insights; if I betray this, may Heart Demons entangle my spirit, and may my Nascent Soul shatter!”

”This is a matter of great importance. I must act cautiously, and I hope for Seniorʼs understanding!” Once the Dao oath was made, Fu Qinghuan immediately bowed in apology.

”No matter, itʼs to be expected.” Li Zhirui waved his hand nonchalantly.

”I wonder what you plan to do next?”

”First, we need to bribe the Golden Core Cultivator responsible for transportation. Next is the Golden Core in headquarters that inspects outgoing Spiritual Medicines. Lastly, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator responsible for casting the Fusion Spirit Skill.”

Because Xuanfa Pavilion is well-known in the Eastern Domain, unless a cultivator is crazed and heartless, under normal circumstances, no one would dare to strike at their transport fleet, so only a Golden Core Cultivator was in charge of the escort.

The Fusion Spirit Skill is a very simple spell; it would be an overkill to have Golden Core Cultivators do it. To save on labor costs, they used Foundation Establishment Cultivators instead.

After listening, Li Zhirui frowned. It seemed there were few people handling it, only three steps, but each step involved many people. It would take time to find the right people and also depend on their duty schedules, so the risk of leaks was not necessarily low.

”Senior, such matters inherently carry great risks; otherwise, why would high-grade Spirit Seeds be so rare?” After making up his mind, Fu Qinghuan now became even calmer and was very meticulously planning the affair.