Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Li Chengshuo stood bewildered on the spot, not quite understanding why her father, who had always doted on her, was so stern today—she even thought he might be making a mountain out of a molehill.

"What's the matter with you?" Coming out of the quiet room and preparing to visit the Chaoyang Crows at Spirit Beast Mountain, Li Chengsheng, seeing Li Chengshuo standing motionless, asked with some concern.

"Brother, can you help me understand?" Without waiting for Li Chengsheng to agree, she began talking on her own.

After listening quietly, Li Chengsheng's brow instantly furrowed. Seeing her still puzzled and maintaining a stern face, he demanded, "Don't you realize what you've done wrong?"

"Why would father be angry? You still haven't figured it out?" Li Chengsheng probably guessed what his father, Li Zhirui, was thinking and didn't continue further, letting her reflect on it herself.

After all, a realization that comes from oneself is always more profound than one prompted by others.

Having said that, Li Chengsheng strode away, anxious to visit the pregnant Chaoyang Crows at Spirit Beast Mountain.

As long as they successfully lay their eggs, the Chaoyang Crows would truly become a small flock, and with careful nurturing, their numbers would increase over time.

"Where did I go wrong?" Li Chengshuo still stood there, lost, with Li Chengsheng's words echoing in her mind.

Li Zhirui, who had been keeping an eye on the situation outside, saw this and let out a wry smile, saying, "My education has been such a failure, to raise such a self-centered daughter."

"Shuo has also encountered this kind of situation for the first time. She will understand once she thinks it through," Jiang Fengwu consoled in a gentle tone.

The sun set and the moon rose, until late at night.

Li Chengshuo, who had been standing there all along, suddenly raised her head and knelt before the room of Li Zhirui and Jiang Fengwu, her voice hoarse, "Father, mother, I know I was wrong. I should not have schemed against mother! And I should not have tried to excuse myself."

Squeak—

The door was opened by Jiang Fengwu, who quickly stepped forward and picked up Li Chengshuo, repeatedly saying, "It's good that you know your mistake, quickly get up."

"Not beyond redemption! Remember this lesson and don't repeat the mistake in the future!" Li Zhirui said sternly, looking at Li Chengshuo, "Otherwise, it won't be just a mild warning next time!"

"Please rest assured, father and mother, it will never happen again."

Looking at Li Chengshuo, who appeared miserable, Li Zhirui was also heartbroken. This was his cherished daughter, who had never been in such a sorry state before; how could he not feel heartache?

But lessons that needed to be taught must be taught, otherwise, if they intensified, it would be too late to change.

"Go back and rest well. In a few days, if you want to go practice in Great Void Province, go ahead, but don't go to dangerous places. There are many third-stage Devil Beasts in the Great Void Province."

"Thank you, mother."

After sending Li Chengshuo away, Jiang Fengwu also sent Li Zhirui out, "You can stay in the Alchemy Room for tonight."

"You…" Before Li Zhirui could say anything, Jiang Fengwu had already closed the door.

With no other option, he had to make do with the Alchemy Room for the night.

Several days later, when Li Chengshuo decided to set out for her journey, she still chose Great Void Province. As for the promises she made, Jiang Fengwu wasn't very convinced.

Fortunately, Li Chengshuo had several Spiritual Objects that could save her life; as long as she wasn't too unlucky, she would return in the end.

After seeing her off, Li Zhirui threw himself into his alchemy wholeheartedly, aiming to succeed in crafting the Green Heaven Pill as soon as he acquired the Three Treasures Yunling Furnace in half a month!

Soon, the time had arrived.

Li Zhirui, brimming with enthusiasm, went to the Xuanfa Pavilion and brought back the flawless white jade Pill Furnace to his clan, then headed straight for the Alchemy Room.

"Success or failure lies in this single endeavor!" If this failed, Li Zhirui didn't know what he would do.

One by one, the Spiritual Medicines were extracted and refined, then under Li Zhirui's control, were placed into the Pill Furnace. With a clear and crisp clang, the lid of the Pill Furnace was sealed, and he finally stopped.

But swiftly, a series of spells were cast from his fingertips, merging into the liquid of the Spiritual Medicines within the Pill Furnace. Under Li Zhirui's manipulation, the liquid was slowly and steadfastly undergoing a transformation.

"Buzz!"

The most critical step, forming the Pill!

Li Zhirui tensely awaited the answer.

When he saw two blue-green Pills within the Pill Furnace, his whole being plunged into ecstatic joy—he had succeeded! He had successfully refined the fourth-grade Green Heaven Pill!

From this day forward, Li Zhirui had officially entered the ranks of fourth-grade Alchemists. Although he had just joined and could only be considered a novice, he had at least become a member.

Having stored the Precious Pills in special jade bottles, Li Zhirui planned to press his advantage and begin the second round of refining.

This time was also a success, but unfortunately, there was only one Precious Pill.

Li Zhirui, as if possessed, continuously refined Pills until his mana was insufficient and he had to give up. He then left the Alchemy Room, ready to share the joyous news with Jiang Fengwu, Li Shiqing, and the others.

He also needed to arrange for someone to inform the Xuanfa Pavilion of his success, so they would prepare more materials for next time.

Why not keep it secret for a while to acquire more free, practice materials from the Xuanfa Pavilion? Because this so-called "free" wasn't truly free—it was to be repaid by Li Zhirui later with Precious Pills!

By such calculation, he hadn't gained anything; in fact, he had lost quite a bit.

"Uncle, I've succeeded!" Upon seeing Li Shiqing, Li Zhirui couldn't wait to convey the good news to him.

Li Shiqing was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted, asking with surprise, "You've refined the Green Heaven Pill?"

"Yes! My initial guess wasn't wrong. After switching to a fourth-grade Alchemy Furnace, I succeeded on the first try!"

"Very good, very good!" Li Shiqing excitedly said, "Such good news should be made known to all our clanspeople!"

Li Shiqing was a man of action, immediately using a Communication Talisman to inform Li Dayuan, instructing him to share this great news with all the clanspeople on the island.

However, the news spread through the Red Pine Marketplace, and the Loose Cultivators, as well as members of various firms on the island, got wind of it too. They then relayed the information to the higher-ups as fast as they could.

"Truly impressive, to have successfully refined a fourth-grade Precious Pill with just over two hundred batches of materials!" Fu Qinghuan couldn't help but marvel sincerely upon learning of it.

He had come out this time because the person dispatched from headquarters to take over for him had arrived.

Fu Qinghuan wanted to make a Nascent Soul breakthrough, which in the environment of Myriad Thunder State undoubtedly added difficulty. Therefore, he had requested a transfer back to headquarters and was granted five years to achieve this.

And as a member of a top firm's upper management, he understood more than other Cultivators just how astonishing this achievement was.

According to the internal records of the firm, when they trained fourth-grade Alchemy Masters, most of them used up over three hundred batches of materials to refine their first fourth-grade Precious Pill. Only a few managed with just over two hundred batches, but even so, their consumption was greater than that of Li Zhirui.