Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

The next morning.

Jiang Fengwu, the one responsible for setting up the Island Defense Array, left Wanxian Island quietly.

Traveling at full speed, it took her only an hour to reach the largest marketplace in Green Mountain State. After altering her appearance with mana, she entered the Southern Edge Commerce Association.

"Senior, please follow me!" A shop assistant immediately came forward to lead the way, respectfully asking, "May I know what the senior wishes to purchase?"

"Bring me the high-grade Spirit Beast Eggs and the divination inheritance for inspection." Jiang Fengwu's deep voice emanated.

The assistant ushered her into a private room, bowed, and said, "Please wait a moment, senior!"

It wasn't long before the assistant brought over two Jade Slips, which contained the information Jiang Fengwu needed.

A vast Divine Sense flooded into them, quickly scanning the content. In a short while, Jiang Fengwu spoke again, "Besides 'Introduction to Divination' and 'The Basics of Divination', I will take all the other Methods."

As for Spirit Beasts, the Southern Edge Commerce Association didn't have any that suited her fancy, so she planned to check other shops.

"Yes!" The assistant, upon hearing her words, trembled with elation; the commission from this sale would be worth several months of his salary!

Shortly after paying with Spirit Stones, Jiang Fengwu left with a dozen Jade Slips. While she acquired many Jade Slips, all the included Methods were basic; understanding divination using these materials wasn't difficult, but unless one was an extraordinary genius, it was hard to achieve higher accomplishments.

However, this was the norm in the marketplace; no one would sell their profound inheritances.

Store Manager Liu Yongqing was informed of the news by his subordinate and chuckled, "I wonder which force is naively trying to nurture a divination master."

He had several guesses as to which force it might be, and the Li family was one of them!

However, Liu Yongqing didn't particularly care, as the cultivation of a divination master was extremely difficult to begin with, especially now, without profound Methods, making it even harder.

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After a day spent visiting various shops in the marketplace, Jiang Fengwu finally settled on a third-grade Wind Roc Bird and returned to Wanxian Island.

"Are you only planning to nurture one Spirit Beast for now?" Li Zhirui asked curiously after hearing about her day.

"I haven't come across any that meet my expectations; for now, I'll focus on the Wind Roc Bird."

Upon hearing her response, Li Zhirui didn't press further. He handed over many first-grade Spiritual Objects and said, "You can use these Spiritual Objects for now. If they're not enough, just come find me directly."

"Alright!" Jiang Fengwu did not act overly modest. Since they were Dao companions who shared both glory and loss, they should support each other. She needed Li Zhirui's help now, and she would find an opportunity to reciprocate in the future.

In less than half a month, the Wind Roc Bird hatched!

From that day on, besides checking in at the Array Hall, Jiang Fengwu devoted her remaining time to nurturing the Spirit Beast and fostering a bond.

Knock knock——

Unexpected knocking suddenly echoed through her usually quiet abode that day.

"Who is it?!" Li Chengshuo was resting in the courtyard when he opened the door and saw the visitor, exclaiming in surprise, "Cheng Huo?"

Since his breakthrough to Golden Core, Li Chenghuo had only shown himself at the Core Formation ceremony and spent the rest of his time refining his Life-bound Magic Treasure in his cave. It was unexpected for him to make a sudden visit.

"Are you here to see father?" Li Chengshuo quickly realized, given their significant age difference and previous lack of familiarity—they had barely spoken before—that Li Chenghuo's goal must be to see Li Zhirui.

"I have a matter I'd like to discuss with Uncle Shiling. Would you be so kind as to pass on the message, Sister Shuo?" Li Chenghuo asked with a gentle nod.

"Father is refining spirit pills right now, so come in and wait for a while."

Having said that, Li Chengshuo went to knock on the wooden door of the alchemy room.

Li Zhirui, who was in the process of crafting the Golden Yuan Pill, frowned, but the spell he was casting remained unaffected, and he successfully refined this batch of spirit pills.

After placing the Golden Yuan Pills into a jade bottle, Li Zhirui finally opened the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Father, Cheng Huo has come to see you."

Li Zhirui was taken aback upon hearing this and looked up, only then noticing another person in the courtyard.

"Uncle Shiling!" Li Chenghuo greeted respectfully with a bow.

"Cheng Huo, what brings you to me?"

"Uncle, I wish to travel and gain experience for some time."

Li Zhirui was slightly puzzled, as such a small matter didn't seem to warrant seeking him out specifically.

"But the two great-uncles don't agree," Li Chenghuo said with a look of dejection.

He truly wanted to experience the vast Great Thousand World, and his life-bound magic treasure wasn't fully refined yet. He was missing several spiritual objects. Li Chenghuo had thought that this journey would be the perfect opportunity to complete his life-bound magic treasure, but who would have thought he wouldn't even be able to leave Wanxian Island!

Li Zhirui's eyebrows twitched slightly as he vaguely guessed why the elders might not agree, worrying that the family might have another Li Zhiyue incident, right?

And in some respects, Li Chenghuo's importance to the family was even greater than that of Li Zhiyue!

After all, to this day, the Li family had only Li Chenghuo as a third-order Artifact Refiner, whereas in addition to Li Zhiyue, there was an even more formidable third-order Alchemist, Li Zhirui himself.

The elders have a case of 'once bitten, twice shy'!

After pondering a moment, Li Zhirui said, "I'll go talk to Uncle for you."

In his view, if they really confined Li Chenghuo to Wanxian Island, it would ruin the young man's entire life, and he would likely never have the hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

A saying from his past life sums it up well, 'Without going through hardships, how can one see a rainbow?'

Flowers growing in a greenhouse may be stunning, but they can't withstand the slightest of accidents!

Isn't that just the story of Li Zhiyue? Initially, the family had protected her too well, and even though things changed later on, she still didn't have the resilience of Li Zhixuan at her core.

Wasn't her relentless blame on the Monohorn Behemoth clan following Li Shiting's unexpected demise because she couldn't bear it and needed an outlet for her emotions?

"Thank you so much, Uncle!" Li Chenghuo was overjoyed, knowing that Uncle would certainly agree to his going out for experiential training!

Indeed, anyone who had interacted with Li Zhirui knew that he was the most resolute proponent of experiential training within the family, advocating for the survival of the fittest, unlike the conservative stance of Li Shiqing and Li Shilian.

However, Li Zhirui hadn't shown himself within the family for a long time, and apart from the Cheng generation and some older Da generation relatives, most had only seen his name and deeds in the family's compiled history.

Li Zhirui smiled, shook his head, and said, "You go back first. I will inform you when there is good news."

"Okay!"

Li Chengshuo, who had been sitting obediently on the side, promptly stood up to see the guest out.

"Father, why do the great-great-uncles disagree with Cheng Huo's wish to go out and train? In this eastern territory, Golden Core cultivators are already very safe!"