Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Li Zhirui deduced that it was a Golden Armor Corpse rather than a Flying Asura for a simple reason: if it were a fourth-tier zombie, the Golden Core Cultivator they had encountered would have long become its blood meal. How could he have possibly escaped, let alone be designed and killed by them in the end?

"I think that Golden Armor Corpse won't come into the world in a short time. It should stay in the ruins to digest the large amount of flesh and blood it has consumed…"

Despite his reassuring words, Li Zhirui still prepared for the worst, "Let Elder Shize pay close attention to this news from outside. If the situation takes a sudden turn for the worse, then be prepared to abandon our base on Da Rong Island."

Li Shilian could only nod his head in response.

"Oh, I forgot to mention to Uncle Shilian the treasures we found in the ruins!" Li Shiren suddenly spoke up, breaking the heavy atmosphere.

At that, Li Zhirui instantly perked up, smiling, "We got quite a bit of good stuff in the ruins!"

Li Zhirui waved his hand, and a large number of jade vials and boxes appeared before everyone. He said, "Although these are all first-tier Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Pills, many of them are not available in the family. Most importantly, we found Red Essence Fungus and Phoenix Qi Grass, both Foundation Establishment medicines."

"Really?" Li Shilian asked repeatedly, "Do these two kinds of Spiritual Medicine have Spirit Seeds that can be cultivated by the family?"

"There are Spirit Seeds." Li Zhirui was initially worried that the medicines they acquired had undergone Fusion Spirit Skill and had especially checked several of them.

The seeds of most Spiritual Medicines carry a part of the medicine's effectiveness, so under normal circumstances, the Spiritual Medicines sold would not have their Spirit Seeds stripped away.

However, this practice has a downside—that is, one could buy Spiritual Medicines, extract the Spirit Seeds, and cultivate the medicines themselves, preventing certain powers from monopolizing the medicines they cultivate.

This was unacceptable to those powers. After relentless efforts, they deduced a spell that can infuse the medicinal effects and vitality of Spirit Seeds into the Spiritual Medicines, hence why it was named the Fusion Spirit Skill.

And this ensured not only that the Spiritual Medicines would not leak out but also increased their medicinal effectiveness.

This spell was originally a secret technique of a few powers, but as times changed, it is now widely spread and has become commonplace. The Li family's Scripture Pavilion also has this technique, but no one had learned it.

Because this technique is considered second-tier and quite challenging to master, it has no other use apart from merging Spirit Seeds.

Li Zhirui actually wanted to learn it, after all, it could improve the quality of Spiritual Medicines, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of Spirit Pills.

But his breakthrough in Foundation Establishment was too recent, and he was busy with the family reform, comprehending Cultivation Techniques, refining Consolidating Yuan Pills, and learning second-tier spells. Even his time for practicing the Visualization Skill was constantly reduced, how could he have time to learn the Fusion Spirit Skill?

"As for whether it can be cultivated, that remains to be tested." These two types of Spiritual Medicines were rare in the outside world, naturally, there would be no known method of cultivation, and the family would have to explore slowly on their own.

Upon learning about the Red Essence Fungus and Phoenix Qi Grass, Li Shilian became less concerned with the other precious Spiritual Medicines, and his reaction to the subsequent Spirit Pills was rather indifferent.

"This is a storage ring we obtained unintentionally in the ruins; it contains only a few Jade Slips. As for what's recorded inside, we're not sure." Li Zhirui pretended to take the ring out from his bosom, in reality from his space, and then took out five Jade Slips.

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Before long, Li Zhirui withdrew his Divine Sense and saw that the three Elders had not yet finished, so he mulled over the information he had gathered from the Jade Slip.

After a while, the three of them finally finished reviewing the content of the Jade Slips.

"What did the Jade Slips in your hands record? You've been looking at them for so long," Li Zhirui asked curiously.

Li Shilian was the first to speak, "The one I reviewed contains a Golden Core Realm Cultivation Technique called 'Clear Qi Mysterious Method Scripture'."

"Golden Core Realm Cultivation Technique?" The three looked at each other in surprise; the Li family currently had only the Wanling Sutra as a Golden Core Cultivation Technique.

Li Shilian nodded, but there was not a trace of joy on his face. He smiled wryly and said, "This technique is extremely mysterious. It can be cultivated with any Spiritual Root, just like the Wanling Sutra, focusing on refining a single breath of clear Qi. It is endlessly variable and can overcome evil spirits with its profound mysteries."

"But the cultivation process is too harsh; one must absorb the Qi of clarity to cultivate, and if the body's clear Qi isn't enough, even with sufficient mana, one can't break through."

In other words, among cultivators with the same aptitude, the one who cultivates the Clear Qi Mysterious Method Scripture must spend twice the time to catch up to the cultivation level of the other!

"This technique is not for those with mediocre talent. It must not be cultivated!" Li Shiren couldn't help but lament.

But if one has such excellent talent, then why not cultivate the Wanling Sutra? The Wanling Sutra is certainly not inferior to the Clear Qi Mysterious Method Scripture.

"So Ren, what is recorded on that Jade Slip you're holding?"

Li Shiren smiled sheepishly and said, "It's the cultivation insights of the original owner, I accidentally got engrossed in it."

"Me too," added Li Shiting.

"What was the original owner's level of cultivation?"

"This person was named Liu Qingshan. In his lifetime, he was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Li Zhirui nodded and said, "This Jade Slip I hold records Liu Qingshan's experiences exploring the Secret Realm. This storage ring and the cultivation techniques all came from that Secret Realm."

"A Secret Realm?" Li Shilian quickly inquired, "Does it say where the Secret Realm is located?"

Li Shiren and Li Shiting also looked eagerly at Li Zhirui.

Li Zhirui shook his head, "No, it only contains the map of the Secret Realm he recorded, along with his encounters and exploration process."

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The three of them felt a bit disappointed. Li Shiren casually picked up another Jade Slip, quickly retracted his Divine Sense, and said, "This contains some second-level spells and his cultivation insights. However, they're all Fire Element Spells."

Unfortunately for the Li family, all five Foundation Establishment cultivators either lacked the Fire Spirit Root or had low Spiritual Root Purity and were primarily cultivating another type of Spiritual Root.

"Zhirui, quickly take out the other storage ring and that Jade Pendant," urged Li Shiren repeatedly.

Li Shilian looked puzzled at the three excited people, "What's gotten into you all?"

"Uncle Shilian, we three joined forces to kill a Golden Core cultivator!" Li Shiren grinned and explained, "Of course, not a real Golden Core, but one infected with corpse poison, transformed into a zombie Golden Core."

"And these two Space Artifacts are the relics of that Golden Core," Li Zhirui continued with a smile, holding a Jade Pendant in the left hand and a ring in the right.

"This Jade Pendant is a tiny Mustard Seed Space, only two acres in size. It houses a swarm of Giant Spirit Poison Bees. However, the Golden Core's death led to the abrupt demise of the contracted queen bee, causing the swarm inside to go berserk."

A Mustard Seed Space is a high-grade Space Artifact that can accommodate living creatures but requires continual activation of a Formation with Spirit Stones.

The Golden Core cultivator planted a large number of Spirit Flowers in this Mustard Seed Space to supply the Giant Spirit Poison Bees for honey production and breeding.

Giant Spirit Poison Bees, a second-level Devil Beast, have queens that can grow up to three feet in size, with the rest of the Spirit Bees ranging from eight inches to a foot, making them some of the largest Spirit Bees.

Moreover, they carry a potent venom and are immune to certain water and fire attacks, making them a formidable type of attack Spirit Insect.