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Chapter 707: Chapter 713: Construction
"Having achieved nothing in my seclusion, I simply came out,"
Li Zhirui offered no further explanation, saying, "Bring out the Pot Sky Skill for me to have a look."
"Uncle Shiling, I’ve also tried to comprehend it over the past year, but I don’t know if my understanding is insufficient or if it’s for some other reason—I haven’t gained a thing!" he complained while taking out the Jade Slip.
"What does Feng Peng say?" Li Zhirui asked offhandedly.
Xiaoqing curled his lip and said, "He’s just like me, but refuses to admit it."
Li Zhirui did not respond further and immersed his mind in the profound divine power.
After a while, he raised his head, looking tired, and rubbed his brow, saying, "This skill is not something we can comprehend at our current level."
It involved an understanding of the laws of space and other areas, which were not something every Nascent Soul could access, making it extremely difficult to study.
Of course, if you insisted on comprehending it, it wasn’t impossible, but you would need to dedicate at least a hundred years to learn just the basics.
And was it worth spending over a hundred years to learn a divine power? At least in the eyes of Li Zhirui, it was not.
The greater his anticipation for the Pot Sky Skill had been, the greater his disappointment now was.
"That’s what I thought! No wonder I couldn’t understand it—it’s only after breaking through to Divine Transformation that one is qualified to study it," Xiaoqing suddenly said.
Li Zhirui shook his head silently on the side, storing the Jade Slip carefully for future use as it was of no use to him now.
"Uncle Shiling, do you have any plans for what to do next?"
"Haven’t you been carefree enough wandering outside these years?"
As Li Zhirui knew, Xiaoqing and Feng Peng had made the distant seas to the east of Wanxian Island within a thousand miles to the north and south scarcely see fourth-order Water Devils anymore!
It was evident how ferocious the two had been.
"Da Qing still lacks a Spiritual Object for advancing his bloodline evolution, doesn’t he? How about traveling abroad for a while? You might just find it," Xiaoqing gave his reason.
Li Zhirui looked at him with skepticism. When had this kid become so understanding? "You definitely have something else hidden from me!"
"Alright, I can’t hide anything from Uncle Shiling after all."
Xiaoqing began with a straightforward expression, but under his gaze, he soon crumbled and revealed the real reason he wanted to leave Wanxian Island.
It wasn’t really a big deal; it was just that he had a disagreement with Feng Peng, and being the one at fault, he grew somewhat impatient with Feng Peng repeatedly bringing it up. However, he could not get angry at her, so he could only think of ways to avoid the issue.
"Uncle Shiling, why don’t you and Aunt Fengwu ever quarrel? If I had known it would be like this, I might as well have..." continued being a carefree wanderer.
He thought about that last sentence but did not say it out loud because he had never regretted it.
"Reflect on yourself and see where you went wrong."
Li Zhirui wasn’t a master of relationships, how could he help clear Xiaoqing’s doubts? But he knew without thinking that it must be Xiaoqing’s fault.
"Go on, just explain things clearly to Feng Peng."
After sending him away, Li Zhirui left his cave dwelling to visit the Scripture Pavilion to flip through the methods replicated from the Qing Xuan Sect.
What he mainly looked at were his cultivation insights, as well as various Pill Recipes.
After all, regardless of the number of people, Qing Xuan Sect had been the home of a Divine Transformation ancestor, and with a thousand-year heritage, both the quantity and the quality of their Pill Recipes were certainly superior to those of the Li family.
And both these aspects could aid him currently—the former would assist Li Zhirui in his cultivation, while the latter could expand his knowledge and accumulation.
"The Scripture Pavilion seems a bit small," Li Zhirui mused, having not visited in a long time. Today, upon arrival, he found what he remembered as a spacious area had become very crowded and narrow.
Furthermore, as the number of clan members increased, this phenomenon would only worsen; it had to be addressed soon.
He took note of the issue before borrowing a few Jade Slips.
Due to Li Zhirui’s cultivation level, no one competed with him for the Jade Slips he wanted, so he quickly got hold of them.
Afterward, seeing it was still early, he decided to go straight to the family’s main hall and discuss the matter with the Clan Leader.
"Ancestor, many clan members have already reported the issue you brought up, so after some discussion, everyone has decided to construct another Scripture Pavilion to alleviate the borrowing pressure," Li Wenli responded promptly after hearing the issue.
In reality, it wasn’t just the Scripture Pavilion. As time passed, the explosive growth of the Li family made many of their old facilities unsuitable.
The issue with the Scripture Pavilion was just the beginning.
In the following period, construction sites could be seen everywhere within the clan territory as various new buildings rapidly rose from the ground.
These trifling matters naturally didn’t require Li Zhirui’s attention; he was currently in his cave dwelling, comprehending several Jade Slips from the Qing Xuan Sect.
The breakthrough insights for Divine Transformation mostly contained useless drivel; this only further confirmed his belief that those two individuals from the Qing Xuan Sect had achieved their breakthroughs through sheer luck.
However, among the several Pill Recipe Jade Slips, there were quite a few that Li Zhirui hadn’t known about or learned before, which pleased him greatly.
There was a particular type of third-ranked Spirit Pill called Purification Pill that piqued his interest as soon as he saw its effects, and he planned to learn how to make this Spirit Pill first.
The Purification Pill could cleanse cultivators’ bodies of accumulated impurities and toxins; naturally, its effectiveness was limited by its rank.
But its value as a precious Spirit Pill was undeniable.
Li Zhirui began to comprehend the Pill Recipe while instructing clan members to purchase the main alchemy ingredient, Glaze Clean Leaf; the Li family possessed all the other required Spiritual Medicines.
With his current realm, learning a third-ranked Pill Recipe was a breeze, and in less than half a month he commenced alchemy. Initially, due to uncertainties about the proportions of the Spiritual Objects, he failed several times, but he soon adjusted and successfully concocted the Purification Pills.
"I wonder how effective it is."
Li Zhirui examined the pure white, glass-like Spirit Pill, then swallowed it, carefully feeling its effects.
After a while, he shook his head, somewhat disappointed, "After all, it’s only a third-ranked Spirit Pill, better than nothing, I suppose."
It wasn’t that the pill had no effect, but to him, it wasn’t as good as he had expected, likely due to his level of cultivation.
Thus, Li Zhirui called over Li Darong, Li Chenghuo, and a few Golden Core members to experiment and assess the effects on them.
"Uncle Shiling/Ancestor."
"There’s no need for formalities. I’ve called you here to test the effects of the Purification Pill. Remember to share your honest experiences!" Li Zhirui instructed.
"Yes!"
All of them took the Purification Pill at the same time. Since everyone’s level of cultivation was different, the time it took for each to awaken naturally varied too.
"How do you feel about its effects?" he asked only after everyone awoke.
"Quite good."
"I feel much lighter in body."
Each person emitted a foul stench.
"Really? It seems the Purification Pill isn’t bad," Li Zhirui instantly shut off his sense of smell, unaffected, but the others could barely stand it and wanted to escape right away.
