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Chapter 841: Chapter 847: Craftsmanship
Thinking of this, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but shake his head, saying, "There’s still a long way to go before the Ascension, let’s talk about it then."
What was the use of considering these now? It would only add unnecessary trouble for himself.
And who knows, perhaps some unexpected situations might arise when it’s time for his Ascension?
"Jiu, when do you plan to explore The Void?"
Li Zhirui, recalling his previous experience in The Void, said, "No rush. Once Fengwu and Xiaoqing have both had their breakthroughs and someone can hold down the fort at Wanxian Island, I’ll feel more at ease to explore."
Da Qing also thought this made sense and, having no further questions, said, "Then I’ll head back to the Wood-Attribute Spiritual Realm first."
"Wait!"
Li Zhirui stopped Da Qing, saying, "You need to go to The Void now to collect some Chaotic Spiritual Energy and bring it back, otherwise I won’t be able to craft the Fusion Qi Pill for you."
He didn’t have many fifth-order Spiritual Objects, nor did he possess any that matched Da Qing’s cultivation, so the only pill he could concoct was the typically effective Chaos Primordial Pill.
The reason Li Zhirui hadn’t collected Chaotic Spiritual Energy in advance was that it would degrade into the normal Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth in a very short period of time.
Previously, Li Zhirui couldn’t accurately predict when Da Qing and the others would have their breakthroughs; had he prematurely crafted Chaos Primordial Pills and their potency dissipated over time, wouldn’t that have been a waste?
"There’s no need to go to such lengths; it’s too much of a delay to your cultivation," Da Qing refused, shaking its head, as the difficulty of concocting a fifth-order precious pill was not low.
Li Zhirui smiled and said, "Don’t worry, my current spiritual soul strength won’t allow me to refine the Primal Qi every day. The time I use for rest is perfect for pill crafting as a pastime."
"And by alchemizing, I can practice refining laws too."
In truth, it meant using the Purification Principle to eliminate impurities from the Precious Pills. Not only would this increase the quality of the pills, but it also served the purpose of refining the laws.
At first, when Li Zhirui was using first-order Spirit Pills for practice—and wasn’t quite proficient, nor could he control the laws well enough—he managed to purify the impurities, but also damaged the medicinal effects, turning the Precious Pills into Waste Pills.
Later, it was a gradual improvement, consuming a substantial number of Spirit Pills before achieving his current skill level.
The effort was significant, but the rewards were even greater. The Precious Pills that Li Zhirui could now offer were at least superior grade, and with fourth-order pills, he could easily refine them to the highest grade.
And he believed that as long as he continued to practice, one day he would easily obtain highest-grade fifth-order Precious Pills.
Still hesitant, Da Qing at last nodded in agreement after Li Zhirui’s repeated persuasion and assurances.
Soon after, Da Qing ventured to the peak of Mount Wanxian and reached the grey, hazy void via the Ascension Void Array.
It only stood beside the Formation, surveying the surroundings before retracting its gaze, beginning to collect the Chaotic Spiritual Energy.
Because Chaotic Spiritual Energy was difficult to store for long periods, and Li Zhirui couldn’t afford to spend too much time on this, Da Qing didn’t collect too much before returning to the Profound Origin Realm.
"Come collect it in a few days." Having received the Chaotic Spiritual Energy, Li Zhirui then sent Da Qing out of the Spirit Realm.
A few days later, Da Qing and Li Chengshuo arrived at the Spirit Realm, one after the other.
The former came on its own, while the latter was specially called over by Li Zhirui.
"This is the purified Chaos Primordial Qi. I’ve already told you how to use it, so I won’t go into detail again."
After speaking, Li Zhirui turned his gaze to Li Chengshuo, saying, "While I practice in the Spirit Realm, I can’t immediately be aware of the outside world, so I’ll leave these Rejuvenating Treasure Pills with you. When either Fengwu or Xiaoqing has a breakthrough, before the Thunder Tribulation takes shape, you hand the pills to them."
Because both his and Da Qing’s breakthroughs had unexpected mishaps with the Thunder Tribulation, Li Zhirui was quite worried that Jiang Fengwu and Xiaoqing would face similar issues during their breakthroughs. He had to make thorough preparations for them beforehand.
Therefore, in addition to the Rejuvenating Treasure Pills, Li Zhirui also gave Li Chengshuo tens of thousands of Thunder Vine Spirit Seeds, all of the stock he held.
Furthermore, to prevent the medicinal efficacy and life force from dissipating over a long period, Li Zhirui specially used a Spirit Sealing Box obtained from the ancient relic.
He had calculated that it could preserve the integrity of the Spiritual Objects for up to fifty years.
"Father, rest assured!"
Li Chengshuo promised, "I will deliver it to Mother and Uncle Xiaoqing’s hands as soon as possible."
"You’ve worked hard."
Li Zhirui chose Li Chengshuo for two reasons: her status and the fact that she had just made a breakthrough not long ago, making it unlikely for her to enter seclusion and enabling her to respond promptly.
With all the instructions given, the Spirit Realm once again returned to tranquility.
"Thirty-six thousand five hundred strands of Primal Qi ah!" 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Li Zhirui, gazing at the willows swaying without wind, sighed, "I haven’t even reached one-third of that yet."
In truth, he knew that his cultivation speed was already very fast, especially as a first-ranked individual who had undergone Divine Transformation, his strength increasing like a swift Spirit Sword.
But greed is inherent in people, Li Zhirui couldn’t escape it either; he wanted to be even faster!
"Heh!"
Li Zhirui suddenly let out a self-mocking cold laugh, saying, "Instead of getting sentimental here, I’d better seize the time and cultivate properly."
But in the empty Spirit Realm, no one could respond to him, only the willows and the white lotuses silently witnessed everything.
——
Having received the mission arranged by Li Zhirui, Li Chengshuo did not dare to be the slightest bit negligent, even arranging for the Moon Flood Dragon or Howling Moon to help keep watch during her daily cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, more than a decade passed.
Li Chengsheng, who was cultivating and absorbing Spiritual Energy in his Cave Mansion, suddenly sensed an abnormal fluctuation in Spiritual Energy and immediately got up to call Li Chengshuo.
At this time, Li Chengsheng had already broken through the Late Nascent Soul Stage several years ago. Apart from Li Zhirui and Jiang Fengwu, he was the strongest family member of the Li family, with the highest realm.
Therefore, his perceptions were stronger than Li Chengshuo’s.
And very close!
The source of the abnormal Spiritual Energy fluctuation was right beside Li Chengsheng.
But if we’re talking about perceptive abilities alone, there was actually one other person in the Li family who was on par with Li Chengsheng—Li Xianxun!
The main reason was Li Xianxun’s awakened Innate Divine Ability, called Shunfeng, which allowed him to hear various sounds and messages through the wind, including abnormalities in Spiritual Energy.
However, Li Xianxun’s current strength was not enough to unleash the full potential of his Divine Ability Shunfeng. It was said that some powerful beings could hear sounds from tens of thousands of miles away by using their Divine Power, while he could only hear within a five hundred-mile radius and no further, as it would become too indistinct.
"Shuo!"
Rushing to the entrance, Li Chengsheng called out urgently, "Mother is about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence! Come out quickly!"
Li Chengshuo, who was refining her Magical Power, immediately stopped cultivating upon hearing the call and flew out as fast as she could. She placed the Rejuvenating Treasure Pill and Thunder Vine Spirit Seed at the entrance of Jiang Fengwu’s Cave Mansion and took out a wooden board that was prepared in advance. It had a few large characters written on it: "Just in case."
This was because using Talismans and other Spiritual Objects would contaminate them with her own aura, but using a mundane object like a wooden board wouldn’t have such concerns.
Meanwhile, Li Chengsheng did not idle; he immediately informed Li Mingzi to alert other family members to leave as soon as possible.
