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Chapter 1093: Chapter 1015: Female Voice_2
Although Spirit Plants can advance, the difficulty of advancement for Spirit Plants compared to that of Spirit Beasts enhancing their bloodline is unknown times harder, after all, one has no Spiritual Intelligence and can only passively accumulate; while the other possesses Spiritual Intelligence and strong initiative.
Among them, it is worth mentioning Shen.
After obtaining the improved "Earth Spirit Tao Record," he once again modified it to better suit his condition.
First, Shen collected a large number of Spatial Spiritual Objects for his body to absorb. Once it contained a certain amount of Space Power, he deployed a Secret Technique to regress his body to a Seventh Rank ginseng seed and then began the alterations.
It was precisely because of the thorough preparatory work done by Shen that, up until recently, he was able to restore his cultivation to the Lianxu level.
The first thing Shen did after emerging from seclusion was to find Mu and fight him.
The complex love-hate entanglement between the two can be traced back to the era of the Profound Origin Realm when Shen, by virtue of his age advantage, had always suppressed Mu.
However, Mu is an Eighth Rank Kylin with excellent aptitude, slowly catching up in cultivation, and ever since, Shen has been losing more than winning. The way he bullied Mu back then has now been thoroughly reciprocated.
But after Shen revised his Cultivation Technique, during their next confrontation, Mu was completely no match, falling into a disadvantage from the start, being suppressed by Shen throughout the fight.
It is foreseeable that Mu’s days will probably not be easy before he finds a way to enhance his strength.
But back to the point!
Another significant reason for the rapid advancement of the Li family’s strength is the accumulation of past years.
Although Li Zhirui always felt that his family’s heritage was paltry, that was because he compared the Li family with forces like the Zhang Family that had developed for tens of thousands of years, naturally making his own seem lacking.
However, the explosion of a thousand years’ accumulation has been extremely dramatic for enhancing the Li family!
"It’s a pity, I am about to step down from my position soon, and I don’t know if I’ll be able to see Ancestor Rui break through to the Integration Realm before I do so," said Li Xunda with a tone of regret yet filled with a hint of hope.
If he could achieve this, he would become the first Clan Leader of the Li family to ascend to an Integration powerhouse!
Even though Li Xunda has been in office for so many years, which was enough to secure his name in the family’s history records, he still felt it wasn’t enough; Li Xunda greedily wished for more recognition.
And Li Zhirui, who has been cultivating in seclusion, is bound to disappoint him.
Because Li Zhirui had previously estimated to spend one or two hundred years to complete the Late Stage Void Refinement phase before attempting to break through to Integration, there was a slight deviation.
He had overlooked that as the Five Viscera Gods grew and strengthened, the demand for Spiritual Energy would become increasingly greater!
Of course, it wasn’t a big issue, merely requiring a few more decades.
If Li Zhirui were to use Precious Pills to assist in his cultivation, the time could be further shortened.
Because of an unexplained sense of urgency, once Li Zhirui discovered that his estimate was wrong, he started to take top-tier Precious Pills to accelerate his cultivation speed.
According to Li Zhirui’s calculations, in fifty years, he would be able to reach Nascent Soul Completion, and then, seizing the opportunity, he would break through the Realm and attract the Thunder Tribulation!
When one flower blooms, it shows different aspects.
"More than three hundred years, and finally, I have resolved this peculiar Spiritual Soul!" exclaimed Li Chengshuo exuberantly, unable to restrain himself from letting out a long howl towards the sky.
"Alas!"
As the Spiritual Soul completely dissipated, a sigh echoed suddenly over the desolate moon-white land.
The sudden change shocked Li Chengshuo, Yue, and Howling Moon; they had been in this land for several hundred years, having explored every corner, and had not discovered any creatures aside from themselves and that peculiar Spiritual Soul.
"The era of major contention is about to begin; whether your seizing of the initiative is fortune or misfortune remains to be seen," said a cold female voice, continuing: "Hurry and improve your strength! Otherwise, the advantage you hold will not only be of no benefit, but it will also harm you and all the living beings associated with you!"
"I hope to see you again in the future!"
As the final word fell, the desolate land unleashed a strong repelling force, sending the three flying out.
During this process, Li Chengshuo vaguely realized the location they had been in for hundreds of years—the Taiyin Star!
Immediately plunged into the darkness.
In this process, their physical bodies located in the Moonlight Lake, thick and vast amounts of Taiyin Moonlight surged towards the three, continuously entering their bodies.
And they were like bottomless pits, unabashedly welcoming the actively approaching Moonlight!
The endless Moonlight transformed their physical bodies. Originally, Li Chengshuo possessed a Yin Spirit Body, but now he metamorphosed into a Taoist Body! Yue evolved from a Sixth Rank Moon Python to a Taiyin Divine Dragon! Howling Moon ascended from a Sixth Rank Silver Moon Wolf into a Moon Swallowing Celestial Wolf!
The potential of the three was elevated beyond measure.
Yet these enhancements utilized less than fifty percent of the Taiyin Moonlight!
The remaining fifty percent all precipitated within their bodies.
After an unknown duration, when they opened their eyes again, the three found themselves in the center of a crater.
"This is..."
Hundreds of years had passed, Li Chengshuo’s memories of the past had become somewhat blurry, after contemplating for a moment, he recalled this was the colossal lake, formed entirely of Moonlight, they had initially observed.
It was also then that they noticed the significant changes in themselves.
Li Chengshuo’s hair and beard had all turned moon-white, and with every move he made, a trace of moonlight could be seen. Although his cultivation had not increased, his Mana had all transformed into Taiyin Mana, and his strength had received an immense boost.
Most crucially, he felt that the once enigmatic Taiyin Laws were now effortlessly comprehensible!
The transformations of Yue and Howling Moon were also tremendous, the former exuded Dragon Power, and the latter’s aura was as deep as the abyss.
"We’ve actually absorbed all the Taiyin Moonlight from this lake, and we didn’t encounter any mishaps?" Li Chengshuo expressed in a tone filled with incredulity.
"It should be related to our experiences over these years." Yue paused, then said: "Do you think we really went to Taiyin Star in those years?"
"It should be the case."
"If so, what about the Spiritual Souls in Taiyin Star? And what was that female voice in the end?"
These two questions plunged Li Chengshuo and Howling Moon into silence, as they could not concoct any reasonable explanation.
"If we can’t figure it out, then let’s not dwell on it. That female voice likely held no malice towards us. Since she reminded us to quickly enhance our strength, we should not waste any more time!"
After a while, Li Chengshuo decided to follow Li Zhirui’s example and resolutely cast these questions aside for now, to be solved when he gained the ability in the future.
"Correct! That person mentioned a ’Great Era of Conflict’ is about to begin. Although I don’t fully understand what it means, as long as we possess sufficient strength, we can handle it!" Howling Moon voiced his agreement.
"Indeed, let’s hurry back to Mount Wanxian and intensify our cultivation!" Yue did not continue to dwell on the matter either.
The three applied Illusion Techniques on themselves to conceal the anomalies, to avoid attracting the attention of other beings, before setting off to the south, flying towards Mount Wanxian.
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"The heavy responsibility of the family is now yours to bear!"
As he spoke, Li Xunda handed over the Precious Seal and Jade Tome, which symbolized the position of Clan Leader, to the new Clan Leader.
Li Xunda relinquished his position as Clan Leader, as he ultimately did not live to see Li Zhirui achieve Integration.
The newly appointed Clan Leader was the second female Clan Leader of the Li family after Li Mingzi! Her name was Li Taiyao.
Her ability to defeat other candidates was not just due to her formidable capabilities, but another very important factor was her cultivation.
Li Taiyao was one of the few Lianxu Cultivators within the Li family’s ’Tai’ generation!
As the strength of the Li family grew, the representative position of Clan Leader was no longer fitting for a Divine Transformation cultivator.
Previously, one could argue that there were not enough Refinement Void cultivators in the family, but now with nearly fifty Lianxu Cultivators including Spirit Beasts, this excuse no longer held.
Furthermore, many members of the family hoped for a Refinement Void cultivator to assume the position of Clan Leader, so the other Clan Leader candidates were destined to only be also-rans this time.
