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Chapter 929: Chapter 933: Cultivation_2
Not at all like the Profound Origin Realm, Immortal Tao directly suppresses the Four Seas and the vast wilderness.
For instance, the Primal Spirit Realm experienced a century-long war milennia ago—Immortal realm powerhouses from all factions fought fiercely, and Immortal Tao couldn’t withstand the Sea Clan.
This caused a tremendous upheaval within Immortal Tao!
Originally, cultivators living atop islands in the East Sea, either died at the hands of the Sea Clan or had no choice but to retreat back to the East Continent!
The once flourishing Ying State Myriad Island Cultivation World ceased to exist!
Of course, no one benefitted from that century-long war—the Sea Clan lacked the power to invade the continent; the strength of Demonic Tao greatly waned, with the nine demonic sects reduced to only seven Great Sects.
The Devil Race lost their Demon Emperor, never again to have such an unparalleled hero able to unite the myriad Devil Beasts into one, splitting again into individual camps. It’s worth noting that the current Sea Clan split from the Devil Race during that time.
But back to the topic!
After those fifth-order Devil Beast Tribes were gone, the valley’s cultivation and construction went extremely smoothly; in less than a month, a marketplace sprouted from the ground.
The Li family constructed it entirely to the scale of an Immortal City, with streets broad enough to never feel crowded even with tens of thousands of cultivators, lined with buildings designed as four-story shops where possible, and they also left enough space for future expansion of the marketplace.
From this detail alone, one could see the Li family’s boundless ambition; they were not satisfied with this small marketplace covering less than ten miles.
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But let’s talk about the various factions that took the two kinds of Spirit Pills back with them. They arranged various tests as soon as possible.
Eventually, they all confirmed that the effects of the two Spirit Pills were slightly better than the comparable ones passed down within their own sects.
"Did the Li family mention the price of the two Spirit Pills?" a Sect Leader asked, not with enthusiasm but with a grave expression.
"They didn’t say, but since they intend to use these two Spirit Pills as their signature products, the price will definitely not be more expensive than the Spirit Pills we sell."
Forget about being slightly cheaper; even if the prices were the same, those money-loving Loose Cultivators would definitely abandon their Spirit Pills immediately.
"Alas! Who exactly are the Li family?"
The Sect Leader sighed helplessly, "Go negotiate with the Li family. If they’re willing to raise the prices of the two Spirit Pills a bit, we’ll move into the Wanling Marketplace."
Clearly, the Li family was warning them!
If they didn’t agree, the Li family could easily snatch their market share with just those two Spirit Pills.
By then, who knew how much their profits would diminish.
In fact, the Li family had no such intentions at all; the others were just overthinking it.
Because the Li family didn’t have much understanding of them!
How long had the Li family been in the Thousandfold Mountains? They had been in seclusion before and then busy dealing with internal family strife, with no time to research or collect much information about the others.
It was just a beautiful misunderstanding.
It wasn’t until various factions sent envoys to Mount Wanxian, inquiring about moving into the marketplace, that Li Xiansong began to grasp the situation. Faced with their roundabout inquiries, he simply smiled without a word.
Let them misunderstand; it would be more beneficial for the perfection of the marketplace.
However, regarding their concerns and the conditions they demanded, Li Xiansong thought it over and then agreed.
As long as the Li family set the price just right, those Loose Cultivators would still buy their products. Besides, weren’t the cultivators of the various sects there as well?
After half a month of effort, most of the influential powers were finally pulled into the marketplace. The Li family had also prepared a large number of Spiritual Objects, so after giving five days to promote, they planned to officially open for business.
The first step was, naturally, to spread the word far and wide, letting more cultivators know about the Wanling Marketplace’s location and the various Spiritual Objects for sale.
The second step was naturally to find a way to attract people to come, so Li Xiansong directly came up with a set that looked very favorable but actually didn’t cause the Li family to lose money.
Five days quickly passed, and when the marketplace officially opened, an astonishing number of over ten thousand cultivators came!
According to the information collected by the Li family, there were about one million cultivators in the entire southeastern mountains. Although only one percent came, it was already very good for a newly opened marketplace.
Furthermore, because the discounts were significant, the Li family sold a lot of spiritual objects on the first day, and the situation looked great.
After the first three days of activities, the number of cultivators dwindled, and things began to return to calm, but they also stabilized. The marketplace continued to bring considerable profits to the Li family every day.
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"Are you all planning to go out and experience the world for a while?" Li Zhirui was somewhat surprised as he looked at Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, and the others in front of him.
If he nodded in agreement, then the number of Divine Transformation individuals in the Li family would suddenly decrease by a large margin.
Of course, with Li Zhirui holding the fort at Mount Wanxian, no nearby power could threaten the Li family.
This was also the reason they planned to group together; otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to venture out all at once.
"Yes, being trapped in one place for years, some issues have arisen with my Dao Heart, and my realm has been delayed in advancing. Experience is the best solution," Jiang Fengwu said.
"If that is the case, then go ahead," Li Zhirui couldn’t possibly stop them on their path of seeking the Way.
After spending some time preparing, one clear morning, without alarming other clan members, only a few individuals from the Huashen Clan, including Li Zhirui and Li Chenghuo, knew about their departure.
"Aren’t you planning to go out and gain some experience too? It’d be safer to join them," Li Zhirui asked Li Chenghuo and a few others, curious as to why they chose to stay with the clan.
After arriving in the Primal Spirit Realm, the difficulty of cultivating as Huashen was much lower than in the Xuan Ling Realm. They no longer had to constantly hide in the Spirit Realm, refining the Primal Qi of heaven and earth, enabling them to take out more time to gain experience and travel.
"Uncle Shiling, I am thinking of summarizing my years of artifact refining experience and insights to leave behind a legacy for the clan, so that even if I fall outside, it would be easier for the family to cultivate Artifact Refiners in the future."
Perhaps it was the closeness to his life’s end before, which made Li Chenghuo, compared to others, view death with a bit more openness, smiling as he said, "Moreover, I’ve just broken through to Divine Transformation not long ago and am planning to challenge the Fifth-order Artifact Refiner."
The others had their own reasons: some had just made a breakthrough and needed to consolidate their realm, enhance their life-bound magic treasures; some had Contracted Spirit Beasts that were breaking through and required protections; others were simply afraid and did not dare to venture out.
Li Zhirui didn’t have much to say about everyone’s choices. It was their own path to decide, how to walk it was up to them.
"Then why does Uncle Shiling choose to stay with the clan?" Li Chenghuo curiously asked.
Nowadays, within the Li family, besides Jiang Fengwu, Li Chengsheng, and Li Chengshuo, probably only Li Chenghuo, Li Xianxun, and Li Mingyao had the courage to ask Li Zhirui about matters other than cultivation.
Because the promising new members that were born later didn’t have much contact with Li Zhirui as he was busy with cultivation and breakthroughs.
Without contact, there naturally couldn’t be understanding, so in their hearts, Li Zhirui was an elder of the highest seniority and the strongest, someone whom they simply didn’t dare to disturb with personal matters.
"Me?"
Li Zhirui let out a reflective sigh and said, "I need to find the path of Cultivation for Void Refinement. I don’t have the time for now."
"Uncle Shiling, you’ve worked hard," Li Chenghuo bowed deeply.
The matter of leaving a legacy of Artifact Refining for the family was nothing in the presence of Li Zhirui.
"Isn’t this a kind of cultivation as well? Just like your way of Artifact Refining."
After saying this, Li Zhirui disappeared from sight.
Li Chenghuo and the others who stood before him could not see at all how Li Zhirui had left.
"Void Refinement..."
Seated on a pillow in the Spirit Realm, Li Zhirui inhaled the fragrance of lotus permeating the air and murmured, "Void Refinement requires further mastery of the Laws, so it demands a complete transformation of the Spiritual Soul into a Sun God and continued nurturing to reach a certain strength..."
