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Chapter 927: Chapter 932: Development (4k)_2
And that nearly dead Spirit Seed which Li Zhirui had come across by chance had, within such rich Spiritual Energy, successfully taken root and sprouted.
It just grew incredibly slowly. Over the past few months, he had not seen the slightest increase in size!
However, Li Zhirui was not in a hurry because the slower it grew, the higher its grade was likely to be, which was beneficial for him.
After all, Lianxu Cultivators had a lifespan of five thousand years, and Li Zhirui was barely over a thousand years old, having walked through merely a fifth of his long life; he had plenty of time to wait for this Spiritual Object to grow.
After tidying up a bit, he got up and left the Spirit Realm.
What Li Zhirui didn’t expect was that as soon as he had come out, before Da Qing and others had even arrived, Li Xiansong had already come to pay a visit.
"Is the Clan Leader searching for me for something?"
Li Xiansong bowed and said, "Ancestor Rui’s breakthrough into Void Refinement is a joyous occasion for the family. After consulting with the Elders, we decided to hold a grand celebration for you."
"Why would you want to do such a thing?" Li Zhirui watched him thoughtfully.
Since Li Xiansong had decisively acted and directly killed those dozens of clan members using the technique of shifting flowers and connecting trees, he had left a deep impression on Li Zhirui’s heart.
And Li Xiansong hastening here so quickly was clearly not just for hosting a grand celebration.
"Ancestor Rui’s insight is as sharp as ever."
Li Xiansong slightly bowed his head, respectfully explaining, "Due to Ancestor Rui’s breakthrough, the family has become quite restless, wanting to expand outward and quickly strengthen the family by seizing control of surrounding forces. I have managed to suppress these voices for now, with the help of Qingxuan Spirit Ancestor and others."
"But it’s better to guide than to block; if we keep suppressing this matter, it may soon become uncontrollable, so we must find a way to allow our clanspeople to vent their emotions and also to find another path for peaceful development."
"Then, the Elders and I thought of establishing a Marketplace, where we could put out some of the family’s Spiritual Objects and earn profits through trade to strengthen the family."
Speaking thus, Li Xiansong once again bowed deeply and said, "We wish to use Ancestor Rui’s Void Refinement celebration to invite surrounding forces to join our Marketplace while also integrating into the local Xiuxian Realm."
"Since it benefits the family, then you all go ahead and do it," Li Zhirui agreed without hesitation.
"Many thanks to the Great Ancestor!"
After bowing to the newly arrived Da Qing and others, Li Xiansong turned and left.
"Jiu, is the family planning to completely open up?" Da Qing asked.
Although Li Zhirui had just emerged from seclusion and was not well informed about the family’s situation, he could tell from Li Xiansong’s words that the clanspeople could no longer be restrained.
You must know, the Li family had closed off their mountain for nearly a hundred years!
Originally on Wanxian Island to take away more clanspeople, they had closed the island for decades, and upon arriving in the Primal Spirit Realm, due to concerns about exposing their identity, they had closed their mountain once more for several decades.
For Li Zhirui, a hundred years was not a long time; it might just be one or two seclusions passing by, but not everyone had his patience.
Especially those clan members with lower Cultivation, due to their lack of experience and problems with their Dao Heart, their Cultivation was unable to advance, seeing their lifespan drawing near, how could they possibly remain seated?
"Yes, it’s about time to lift this state of isolating the family from the rest of the world."
Li Zhirui shook his head; there was nothing much to discuss about this matter and then asked, "How has your Cultivation speed been since you arrived in the Primal Spirit Realm? Have you encountered any other issues?"
Because their Cultivation was not sufficient and their strength was inadequate, and Li Zhirui was in seclusion breakthrough into Void Refinement, they did not yet have their own Spirit Realm and could only open Cave Mansions in Mount Wanxian.
"It’s reasonable, not much slower than when we were in Wanxian Island."
Even the Mana aspect had increased in speed compared to before.
"If that’s the case, then perhaps wait a while longer until we collect suitable Spiritual Roots, or higher-grade Spiritual Objects, before opening a new Spirit Realm," Li Zhirui suggested.
The greatest strength of the Spirit-Nurturing Cave Heaven Array created by Jiang Fengwu was that Spiritual Objects could replace Spirit Plants, but Spirit Plants also had their advantages.
That’s because opening a Spirit Realm with Spirit Plants, after the chaos of creation, the Spirit Plants could very likely ascend into Spiritual Roots!
Moreover, Spirit Plants are living things; their grades could be improved, and once the grade of a Spirit Plant was raised, it would further enhance the Spirit Realm as well.
However, the Spirit Realm formed by an Array was fixed from the moment of its successful creation.
Unless Jiang Fengwu could improve it in the future to allow for the replacement of Spiritual Objects after the opening of the Spirit Realm.
"Just now, Li Xiansong’s words, you all heard, the family plans to build a marketplace, which will make it even easier to obtain suitable Spirit Plants."
If they did not want to wait that long, Li Zhirui would also lend a hand to help them carve out a Spirit Realm.
With their cultivation speed not slowing down by much, everyone was willing to wait a bit longer.
Then came the time for Li Zhirui to instruct the clan in cultivation practices and share his insights and experiences within the Divinity Transformation Realm.
On the other side, having received Li Zhirui’s consent, Li Xiansong wasted no time in dispatching Nascent Soul clan members to deliver invitations to the nearby powers.
At the same time, the preparations for the grand ceremony accelerated even further, ensuring that in a month’s time, the power and heritage of the Li family could be fully displayed.
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The power closest to Mount Wanxian was a small Divinity Transformation Sect called Sanxing Sect.
After receiving the invitation and sending off the Li family’s messenger, they convened a meeting.
"Is the Li family trying to use this opportunity to display their strength and make us submit?" asked an Elder with a displeased expression. "They think too highly of themselves! Do they really believe that Sanxing Sect has no power to resist?"
"Perhaps they just simply want to hold a grand ceremony?" suggested another less extreme Elder.
That Elder snorted coldly, "Pfft! Do you really believe that? Which clan or sect would hold such an ostentatious ceremony just because they have a Lianxu Cultivator?"
Indeed, within the Xiuxian Realm of the Thousandfold Mountains, Lianxu Cultivators were not uncommon, but the southeastern Territories were desolate, currently with no Lianxu Cultivators.
"Alright, just as you say. But they have already sent us an invitation. Do you plan not to attend? Wouldn’t that just give them the chance to gain the upper hand?"
"Alas!"
The Sect Leader, who had been silent, sighed, "Think about what Spiritual Objects to bring to the ceremony."
Similar conversations took place among all the invited powers.
The reason for such a reaction was that the Li family did not fully understand the Primal Spirit Realm and were unaware that holding grand ceremonies was not a popular practice there.
More precisely, the threshold for holding a grand ceremony was quite high, with at least Mahayana or Tribulation-Transcending Cultivators doing so ostentatiously; most celebrations were private affairs among their own people.
Therefore, it was no wonder that they thought the Li family intended to force their submission.
A month’s time quickly passed by.
On this day, Mount Wanxian, shrouded in thick fog for decades, finally revealed its true face.
The mountain was no longer as steep as before but had become quite gentle. Pavilions and buildings with carved beams and painted rafters were neatly scattered across the mountain.
A staircase of white jade rose from the base of the mountain to its summit, like a belt of white jade wrapped around Green Mountain.
Dragon roars and beast howls echoed continuously in the mountains, and the occasional mist added a touch of otherworldly charm to Wanxian Island.
On the day of the grand ceremony, one after another, the Nascent Soul Cultivators arrived at the Li family, some driving Spirit Boats, some riding Spirit Beasts, and others flying on swords.
When they saw the rejuvenated Mount Wanxian, their eyes flickered with surprise, especially as they entered the mountain and grew progressively more amazed.
Why hadn’t any of the powers claimed this Spirit Mountain before?
Because they looked down on it!
The Thousandfold Mountains had countless better Spirit Mountains. Why should they pay a considerable price to develop a Spirit Mountain that was inferior in every aspect?
But unexpectedly, in just a few decades, the Li family had transformed it so impressively.
Although it was still not as good as the mountain gates and family territories that they had been operating for hundreds or thousands of years, it was already quite commendable.
Moreover, the Divinity Transformation Cultivators in charge of reception were friendly and approachable, not appearing to be oppressive in their stance. Could it be that they were mistaken? Was the Li family genuinely just inviting them to participate in a pure Lianxu grand ceremony?
Thinking this, the visiting Cultivators exchanged glances, wondering.
