Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 926: Chapter 932: Development (4k)

And within the Li family, indeed, due to Li Zhirui’s breakthrough into Void Refinement, a trend for outward expansion and territory enlargement was stirred up.

And they were not expanding into the east or south regions, where no human race forces existed, but aimed to bring the forces near the mountains under their command.

Although they were merely Transforming Spirit forces, after all, they were natives to the Primal Spirit Realm and an influence with many years of heritage; if tributes could be exacted from them, it would rapidly compensate for the Li family’s deficiencies in all aspects!

One must understand, even after decades of sealing off their territory for exclusive development, the Li family had only managed to replicate the Spiritual Objects of the Profound Origin Realm once, with no new innovations.

Under such circumstances, Li Zhirui’s breakthrough to Void Refinement made the Li family one of the most powerful forces in the southeast mountains overnight, so it’s no wonder why many clan members and Elders wanted to take a shortcut.

Fortunately, Li Xiansong was a sufficiently steady and calm Clan Leader who wasn’t swept away by the will of the clanspeople but tried every means to cool down the family’s fervor.

Having just arrived, if the Li family acted in such an arrogant and reckless manner, they would likely provoke a unified assault! They could be ostracized and isolated by all forces in the Thousandfold Mountains.

And who knew whether these families had trump cards in hand that could counter a Lianxu Cultivator?

Besides, the Li family’s overall strength actually couldn’t match that of the surrounding powers, who had at least twenty to thirty Transforming Spirits, while the Li family only had a little over ten. Low-Rank Cultivators such as Nascent Soul and Golden Core were even more out of the question.

Initiating an expansion would mean attacking proactively, invading their home ground, which was highly disadvantageous for the Li family.

Relying solely on Li Zhirui, a single Lianxu Cultivator, simply couldn’t turn the tide.

With neither the right time, location, nor support, rashly starting a war would inflict significant damage on the Li family! Not only would it disrupt the current positive development trend, but it would also result in massive casualties!

Luckily, Li Xiansong’s credibility was strong enough, and with the support of people like Jiang Fengwu and Da Qing, he soon quelled the increasingly intense clamor.

Li Xiansong also understood that unblocking is better than blocking, so while he agreed to a partial unsealing of the mountains, allowing clan members to venture out to the east and south for experience—venting their emotions and preparing for future development in those regions—he also sought ways to earn profits for the family.

After much contemplation and collective brainstorming, Li Xiansong decided to build a Marketplace in a valley a hundred miles northwest of Mount Wanxian to sell various Spiritual Objects produced by the family.

What was the Li family’s biggest advantage? It was that they came from the lower realm!

Many Spiritual Objects of the Profound Origin Realm, possibly unavailable in the Primal Spirit Realm, were definitely missing in the remote area of the Thousandfold Mountains!

Exclusive control meant a monopoly!

And a monopoly often means huge profits!

Li Zhirui’s breakthrough gave the Li family a certain level of strength to protect their own interests.

As long as they would release only a small amount of unique Spiritual Objects and control the profits well, Li Xiansong felt that the Li family could still safeguard these interests.

After discussing his ideas with the gathering of Elders, Li Xiansong ultimately decided to feature the Third Order Golden Sprout Pill and Fourth Order Red Origin Pill as the main attractions, along with some commonly seen Spiritual Objects. By inviting several nearby powers to establish, they could barely set up a Marketplace.

And it perfectly filled the gap of not having a medium to large Marketplace in the southeast mountains.

It’s not that those powers didn’t want to open a medium to large Marketplace; firstly, they lacked sufficient strength to protect it, and secondly, they didn’t have many Spiritual Objects to offer.

If they invited other powers to build together, conflicts of interest arose, and without a decisive force to settle the disputes among them, it always amounted to nothing in the end.

”It’s a perfect opportunity to use the occasion of Ancestor Rui’s Void Refinement Ceremony to invite surrounding forces to come and discuss the Marketplace,” Li Xiansong stated.

”But will Ancestor Rui agree to the ceremony?” one Elder worried that Li Zhirui would not consent, after all, he hadn’t agreed to the previous Divine Transformation Ceremony.

”I will persuade Ancestor Rui.”

Li Xiansong was not just planning for the Marketplace; he also intended to use the ceremony to better integrate the Li family into the Thousandfold Mountains’ Cultivation World, instead of standing out as they did now.

”So, Elders, please start making preparations now.”

After decades of integration, the various Spiritual Objects brought over from Wanxian Island had fully adapted to the Primal Spirit Realm; some even exhibited unexpected promotions in grade.

Therefore, the Li family could still hold a rather lavish event in the great hall.

Once the news of the Void Refinement Ceremony spread, it captured the attention of all clan members, who were all very enthusiastic about participating.

Months later, Li Zhirui, who had summed up his Cultivation experiences and breakthrough insights, opened his eyes.

”Who would have thought that after breaking through to Void Refinement, space would undergo such a huge change!” Li Zhirui’s tone was filled with awe and delight.

The spatial area had doubled in size, now spanning over five thousand miles with uneven terrain featuring rivers and lakes. Aside from lacking life and being much smaller, with no Laws, it was not much different from a real world!

But the real surprise was the Spiritual Energy in the space, which had become as high in grade as that of the Primal Spirit Realm!

Moreover, the Spiritual Energy was incredibly dense, even denser than Xiao Yuan Immortal City, which had, in Li Zhirui’s understanding, the richest Spiritual Energy!

Keep in mind, Xiao Yuan Immortal City has a massive Sixth-Order Spirit Vein underground, along with several Fifth-Order and Fourth-Order Spirit Veins, but this space topped them all!