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Chapter 1040: Chapter 989
Li Zhirui frowned secretly. Refining the True Sun Fire indeed held many benefits, but it was also fraught with extreme dangers; a single mistake could result in total annihilation for Li Chengsheng!
However, seeing that he had made up his mind, and unless something unexpected happened, Li Chengsheng was likely already creating his own Cultivation Technique. Some words of persuasion, therefore, were swallowed back.
"Be careful in everything. If you encounter any problems, you can come to me." In the end, all Li Zhirui could say was this.
Speaking of which, members of the Li family, those from the Void Refinement Clan, each wanted to create or perfect their own Cultivation Techniques. This was not only due to the flaws each inherited skill from their family possessed, but also because of a phrase left by Jiang Fengwu before he went into seclusion:
"Those who transform me will survive, those who break me will advance, and those who imitate me will perish!"
The so-called ’transformers’ refers to those who have completely comprehended and grasped the essence of their predecessors’ legacies, absorbed it, and ultimately formed something unique, yet still within the original framework. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
And ’breakers’ are not only using their forebears’ legacies for themselves but have also broken free from the old molds, outdoing the blue by emerging from the blue, reaching a new, higher level.
The last group, the ’imitators,’ are those who rigidly learn and mimic the knowledge left by their predecessors, yet ultimately fail to reach their level.
Members of the Li family like Li Chengsheng and Li Xianxun, considered prodigies of their family, have their pride and naturally seek to forge new paths.
To a certain extent, Li Zhirui was also paving a new way.
Due to his unique reasons, the practice of "Earth Spirit Tao Record" had undergone significant changes and it could be anticipated that as his cultivation level increased, the changes would become even bigger, to the point of a complete transformation.
"The Taoist temple with my mother’s legacy has many incomplete Integration and Great Vehicle Realm methods, but for those later stages like Tribulation Transcendence and even Immortal Realm, our family only has one ’Earth Spirit Tao Record.’ There may be no methods to reference in the future."
Li Zhirui, listening to the issues raised by Li Chengsheng, said with a mix of amusement and helplessness: "Do you think Immortal Realm methods are as common as wild grass on the roadside, easily obtained?"
With the Li family’s power, possessing one Immortal Realm method already surpasses 99% of the forces in the Immortal Tao!
Many Great Vehicle and Tribulation Transcendence forces don’t have the fortune of the Li family.
Strictly speaking, the "Earth Spirit Tao Record" is not yet an Immortal Realm method, since the original Earth Spirit Sect did not cultivate an Immortal Realm cultivator!
So, this is only theoretically an Immortal Realm method.
"Forget about having high hopes for this; better focus on elevating your realm first," Li Zhirui shook his head and swiftly left.
Entering the Purification Spirit Realm that he had not visited for a long time, over the past hundred years, what was once a spacious Spirit Realm had now become densely occupied by numerous Spiritual Objects, and the Purification Principle had become increasingly intense.
However, as Li Zhirui’s cultivation level increased, the effect of the Spirit Realm on him diminished.
After all, in his haste to breakthrough, he used a sixth-level Spiritual Object, and if Jiang Fengwu couldn’t find a way to replace the Spiritual Object, then the Spirit Realm would ultimately be handed over to the family for cultivating Purifying Spiritual Objects or for treating severely injured clan members.
Of course, it was still somewhat effective, just not as prominent as before.
He pondered for a while and decided to hand over the Spirit Realm in advance. Currently, Mount Wanxian hosted two sixth-level Spirit Veins, with a richness of Spiritual Energy surpassing that of the Spirit Realm.
Generally, the Spiritual Energy within a Spirit Realm surpasses that of the outside world, but due to the Li family’s insufficient strength, fearing they couldn’t protect a seventh-level Spirit Vein, they opted to revert to promoting a sixth-level Spirit Vein instead.
This led to the situation where the Spiritual Energy in the Purification Spirit Realm was, in fact, inferior to that of Mount Wanxian.
Moreover, staying in the Spirit Realm was inconvenient for Li Zhirui to absorb the essence of the sun and moon.
However, he had not given up the idea of cultivating in the Spirit Realm, as it offered many benefits, such as better comprehension of the Laws, and providing a safer, quieter cultivation environment, among others.
Thus, Li Zhirui planned to establish a new Spirit Realm once he found high-phase Purifying Spirit Plants.
After tidying up the Spirit Realm, especially harvesting a portion of high-phase Purifying Spiritual Objects for future use in the new Spirit Realm, he rested for the night.
The next day, Li Zhirui found Li Hongshi and discussed handing over the Purification Spirit Realm.
"Ancestor Rui, why are you doing this..." Li Hongshi didn’t understand his actions.
"The Spirit Realm no longer benefits my cultivation significantly; handing it to the family can bring greater value."
Li Zhirui said, "I’ve already dismantled the Formation in the Spirit Realm, Clan Leader, remember to arrange for someone to re-set it up early."
"Yes!"
Seeing Li Hongshi agree, Li Zhirui stood up and left, not intending to disturb him managing family affairs.
Then, after exchanging some Spiritual Objects needed for constructing the Cave Mansion, and a substantial amount of Spirit Stones, Li Zhirui headed to the area assigned to the Lianxu cultivators for establishing Cave Mansions.
Unlike before, this time it was not at the peak of Mount Wanxian, but rather on a flat ground less than a hundred meters up the mountainside.
He chose this site because it was already a place where Spirit Veins intertwined, and the Spiritual Energy was the richest, having thickened into a dense fog after a new six-level Spirit Vein was promoted.
Li Zhirui chose to build his Cave Mansion at the edge of a valley, at a Purifying Spirit Spring location, slightly leveled the ground, laid down the Formation, and placed a Cave Mansion Magical Treasure; all within an hour. Since it was just a temporary Cave Mansion and he would later establish a Cave Heaven, there was no need to build it too extravagantly, occupying the Spirit Land.
Back on Mount Wanxian, life was still uneventful, much like his time on Wanling Island, with his days filled with either cultivation, modifying Cultivation Techniques, or contemplating Pill Recipes.
