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Chapter 745: Chapter 751: In a Difficult Position
"It’s me! Mother! I’m back!" Li Chengshuo, with teary eyes, rushed in and tightly wrapped her arms around Jiang Fengwu.
"You naughty girl! Not coming back for so many years! Do you have any idea how worried we were about you?" Jiang Fengwu, with tears glinting in her eyes, gave Li Chengshuo a hard smack.
"Mother! You’re hitting too hard, it hurts," Li Chengshuo cooed.
The resentment in Jiang Fengwu’s heart vanished in an instant, and she hurriedly asked, "Are you okay? Does it still hurt?"
"I’m fine, I’m fine, as long as Mother isn’t angry with me."
"You little rascal!" Jiang Fengwu instantly knew she had been ’outsmarted.’
Li Zhirui was a bit more composed, saying warmly, "You wanted to come back, so it seems you must have accomplished what you wished."
"Yeah, Yue and Howling Moon both successfully advanced to fourth-rank Spirit Beasts, and I’ve smoothly broken through to the Golden Core Late Stage. It’s just that I still can’t find the threshold to Nascent Soul."
"How old are you? There’s no need to be in such a hurry, let nature take its course, and you will achieve it one day."
Li Chengshuo nodded earnestly, "I understand."
"Enough now, Shuo has just come back, and you start lecturing her."
Jiang Fengwu forcefully cut off the father-daughter conversation, but in the next instant, her voice softened again, "Shuo, go back and rest first. Whatever matters you have, we can talk about them tomorrow."
Li Chengshuo obediently agreed, after all, she really had nothing to discuss; her experiences over the years did not differ much from other cultivators— a monotonous cycle of training, injury, and opportunities.
Besides, she didn’t want to share her past pain. Although it was all behind her now, her parents would still be saddened and grieved, which she didn’t want to see.
Due to Li Chengshuo’s return, Li Zhirui postponed his seclusion. He used these days to help her resolve as many doubts and problems with cultivation as possible.
Apart from that, he had gifts for her, three third-rank Taiyin spiritual objects.
Whether used to strengthen her Life-bound Magic Treasure or fed to her Spirit Beasts, they would significantly enhance her personal strength.
"Father, is Nascent Soul breakthrough really that difficult?"
"Yes, if Foundation Establishment is achievable by one in tens of Qi Cultivation cultivators, then a Golden Core is one in hundreds of Foundation Establishment, and Nascent Soul is hundreds of Golden Cores, or even more!"
Li Zhirui spoke gravely, "Temperament, comprehension, opportunity, and talent are all indispensable, so you must prepare for the feeling of not being able to progress for a long time."
Even though Li Chengshuo had been prepared, a sense of helplessness rose within her upon hearing these words. As if suddenly remembering something important, she quickly asked, "Father, has big brother not returned yet?"
"Why? You want to compare yourself with Cheng Sheng?"
But sometimes, being a step ahead means being ahead at every step!
Li Chengsheng had broken through to the Golden Core Late Stage many years before Li Chengshuo and was certainly farther along the path of seeking the Tao.
"Your point of comparison should always be yourself."
With that said, Li Zhirui stood up and left. He had taught everything he could and resolved her doubts. The rest was up to her own hard work and insight.
"Are you prepared for seclusion?" Jiang Fengwu asked, looking at the Storage Magical Treasure in front of her, and after a glance with her Divine Sense, noticed it was filled with Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects—it was clearly prepared for them.
"I should give it a try. I can’t just waste my time away."
"Go ahead with your seclusion without worries, I will protect the family," Jiang Fengwu said assuredly.
Without saying any words of thanks or trouble, Li Zhirui simply walked into his seclusion chamber, activated the Formation, and began his seclusion.
The breakthrough from Nascent Soul to Divine Transformation is fundamentally a process of soul metamorphosis, so that speculation also started from that point.
But how important was a Spiritual Soul? He wouldn’t dare act rashly; every action he took was extremely cautious and careful, which resulted in a relatively slow pace.
Time whizzed by in a blink of an eye, and several years had passed.
Boom—
After years of seclusion, Li Zhirui had been perfecting the conjecture left by the zombie. There was some progress, albeit limited.
As for the pace, it was already quite fast! Anyway, he was in no hurry.
However, on this day, he had to leave his seclusion. It was the important day for Cang to transcend the fourth-stage Thunder Tribulation!
Ao!
A dragon’s roar, carrying a majesty that now revealed itself, resounded through the sky. Facing the Tribulation Thunder descending from the heavens, Cang actually soared into the midair, intending to meet the Tribulation Thunder head-on.
"Is this the third Spirit Beast of Ancestor Rui, the Cyan Dragon? So formidable!"
"Haven’t you noticed? The appearance of the Cyan Dragon resembles that of a True Dragon. This indicates that its bloodline is of a very high grade. To contract such a Spirit Beast greatly benefits one’s own cultivation. I’m so envious!"
"Spirit Beasts and us have a symbiotic relationship. Even if you obtained a dragon egg, could you really raise such an outstanding Spirit Beast?"
"Hmph!" Knowing his argument was flawed, the man snorted with feigned indifference and scurried away sheepishly.
Tribulation Thunder struck Cang, failing to penetrate his physical defenses, but instead allowed him to further temper his body with the lightning.
Several bolts of Tribulation Thunder struck down one after another, causing the onlooking clan members to quake in fear, anxious that the next bolt might seriously injure him.
But was Cang foolish? From the fifth bolt of Tribulation Thunder onwards, he stopped trying to withstand it directly. After weakening the lightning with Divine Ability Spells, he continued to enjoy the pleasure of the lightning bath.
After all, controlling lightning to temper the body was not easy, and such opportunities were rare, so Cang naturally seized the chance.
Bolt after bolt of Tribulation Thunder struck mercilessly; Cang, initially at ease, became increasingly bedraggled. Fortunately, the Thunder Tribulation was over, leaving only the final Heart Demon Tribulation.
Facing the pure-hearted Cang, the Heart Demon Illusion Realm couldn’t beguile him.
After just a moment, a stream of Spirit Light descended from the sky, enveloping Cang within it.
"Another Nascent Soul is born in the Li family!"
"Such envy! When will we finally have a True Lord of Nascent Soul in our midst?"
Since it was only Cang who made the breakthrough, the Li family did not go to great lengths to seal the news, which spread throughout Wanxian Province the next day, stirring up envy.
"Ancestor! There’s something I’d like to discuss with you." After Cang’s tribulation was over, Li Zhirui planned to continue his seclusion, but Li Wenli stopped him.
"What is it?" His expression immediately became solemn, as he wouldn’t have been approached if it weren’t for a matter of importance.
But he was indeed overly anxious; it was actually good news. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
After many years of nurturing and breeding, the Li family was finally ready to promote third-grade Spirit Beasts on a large scale!
And all clan members were full of anticipation, hoping to receive a Spirit Beast with a richer bloodline.
"Ancestor, there’s a problem now. Should the third-grade Spirit Beasts be distributed to each clan member, or should we start with this batch of children currently at the Spirit Wisdom Court?" Li Wenli asked with a look of difficulty.
If it was the former, there would never be enough third-grade Spirit Beast eggs for the Li family, which now had thousands of members!
But if it was the latter, other clan members would certainly be dissatisfied, wondering why they couldn’t receive a third-grade Spirit Beast.
