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Chapter 900: Chapter 906: Excitement
Over these past twenty years, the Li family’s strength had greatly increased with a total of eleven new Nascent Soul Cultivators, and the number of Golden Core Cultivators had surpassed fifty, not to mention the Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivators.
Thanks to this, the Li family was now fully capable of ruling Wanxian Province in depth and fully developing the Spirit Veins throughout the region.
Before this, due to a lack of sufficient Golden Core Cultivators, the Li family could only seal off the more remote Third Order Spirit Veins with Formations, sending a few clansmen to tend to them a few days each year.
But now it was different. The Li family dispatched its members in droves, led by Golden Core Cultivators, accompanied by numerous Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivators, to develop these Spirit Veins for greater family benefits.
Moreover, every thousand miles, the Li family dispatched a Nascent Soul Cultivator to preside over the areas with the richest Spiritual Energy, protecting the clan’s territory within a thousand-mile radius.
At the same time, the Li family commenced a new round of expansion on Wanxian Island!
Initially, to defend against the war with the Sea Clan and prevent the battle from reaching Wanxian Island, a chain of islands had been established two thousand miles away.
But now that the war was over, there was no need for these island chains. Rather than letting them remain separate, it was better to integrate them into Wanxian Island, expanding the family territory and providing more living space for the Secular Clansmen.
After so many years of living in harmony and contentment, the number of Secular Clansmen had reached a staggering figure.
After all, the Li family had always encouraged them to reproduce, and their welfare, far from diminishing over time, had even increased.
Plus, with little damage from natural disasters and calamities—in fact, sometimes as soon as a natural disaster would occur, the Li family would already have dispatched Cultivators to provide relief.
As for calamities caused by humans? On Wanxian Island, such things were non-existent.
This led to an originally sparsely populated Wanxian Island becoming overcrowded, and some mortals even began to cultivate land on the island’s periphery, establishing small villages in the mountainous areas.
The Li family didn’t choose to let the Secular Clansmen spread out to the mainland but instead allowed them to multiply on Wanxian Island.
First, it was easier to manage. Second, the island was rich in Spiritual Energy. Although mortals could not actively absorb Spiritual Energy, living in such an environment still had great benefits for them.
Like being stronger and having a longer lifespan.
And they never lacked food—another benefit of the rich Spiritual Energy.
Inbreeding was not an issue, either, because the Li family would go to the mainland for marriages and betrothals, with plenty of mortals eagerly signing up each time.
So, one of the first acts of the new Clan Leader, Li Xiansong, was to organize the family’s Divine Transformation and Nascent Soul experts to move the island chain a thousand miles away, to integrate it with Wanxian Island.
Even with people like Zhirui lending a hand, this was still an incredibly massive project that would take a long time to complete.
It wasn’t until five years later that the expansion of Wanxian Island was finally finished.
Now the Wanxian Island was one thousand eight hundred miles long from north to south, with the widest part in the east-west direction being one thousand three hundred miles, and the narrowest parts just a few dozen miles across.
Excluding the central area with a radius of three hundred miles and the scattered Spirit Veins, the rest was for the proliferation of the Secular Clansmen.
One day, in the skies above Wanxian Island, the weather changed abruptly as dark, oppressively thick clouds of Tribulation rolled in, enveloping the summit of Mount Wanxian.
The sudden event drew the attention of many clansmen, who gathered around.
Such occurrences were not uncommon in the Li family; everyone knew it signaled a clansman undergoing Tribulation, although this time it appeared far more formidable.
"The ones who can establish Cave Mansions at the summit are only the Nascent Soul Elders. With the appearance of the Thunder Tribulation, could it be that an Elder is breaking through to Divine Transformation?"
"After so many years, is the family about to witness the birth of a Divine Transformation ancestor again?"
In fact, in these past twenty years, Feng Peng, one of Jiang Fengwu’s three Contracted Spirit Beasts, had successfully broken through to the Fifth-order, while the other two Spirit Beasts were still in seclusion, aiming for their breakthroughs.
"The most likely would be Elder Cheng Sheng. His cultivation has always been the strongest among the Nascent Soul Elders. It must be him!"
Because the summit was so high and surrounded by clouds and mist that blocked the view, and with the occurrence of the Thunder Tribulation, they could not approach. Thus, they were not sure which Nascent Soul it was.
But those with a good understanding of the family already had their hunches.
Before long, Li Chengsheng emerged from the Cave Mansion to face the Thunder Tribulation, confirming everyone’s guesses.
His process of Tribulation Transcendence was rather uneventful. Li Chengsheng easily succeeded in transcending the Thunder Tribulation.
As for the Heart Demon? In front of the supremely radiant and unyielding Li Chengsheng, it didn’t stand a chance.
By the time Zhirui finished his cultivation, he discovered that he had received two Communication Talismans in succession, reporting the situation of Li Chengsheng’s tribulation.
"It only took him twenty or thirty years to take this step and become a Divine Transformation cultivator, even more impressive than me and Fengwu as parents," Zhirui said with a laugh.
Taking advantage of the end of his cultivation, he flew toward the Cave Mansion on the summit.
Li Chengsheng was naturally in seclusion to solidify his Realm, and Zhirui merely looked on, happening upon Jiang Fengwu.
"Who would have thought that Sheng would break through so quickly," Jiang Fengwu remarked with wonder.
Of course, she believed that Li Chengsheng could achieve Divine Transformation, but to do so in just thirty short years was quite unexpected.
"Sheng has a Sunstone containing a trace of the True Sun Fire. He likely used this to gain insights and break through so quickly," Zhirui speculated, his guess quite close to the actual situation.
"Our children are so ambitious; in not too many years, they might surpass us," Jiang Fengwu said with a smile.
Zhirui didn’t need to worry about that; his cultivation was progressing steadily, and he had long reached the Middle Stage of Divine Transformation, but it wasn’t impossible for the not long broken-through Jiang Fengwu to catch up.
"It’s not that easy. Your cultivation is progressing quickly, plus Sheng has not even reached the Spirit Realm yet. Keep cultivating diligently and you will leave them far behind," Zhirui said to comfort her.
Jiang Fengwu wasn’t one to complain; she knew that time spent complaining was better spent cultivating quietly, but she couldn’t help thinking of Li Chengshuo, who was out traveling.
"I wonder how Shuo is doing now."
At the same moment when Li Chengsheng successfully broke through to Divine Transformation, Li Chengshuo, tens of thousands of miles away, unexpectedly felt a sense of connection.
"Has big brother broken through to Divine Transformation?"
Li Chengshuo’s entire demeanor slumped. A few years ago, she happened upon a chance to make her own breakthrough and had been working steadily toward it.
Furthermore, over this period, Li Chengshuo had made significant advancements in her Realm, moving ever closer to achieving Divine Transformation.
Just as she saw a chance to surpass her elder brother Li Chengsheng, upon whom she had always been outmatched, he had already made the breakthrough!
Li Chengshuo felt that her years of hard work had gone to waste.
"No, it’s not wasted! Without this, would I have come this far in thirty years?"
