Especially within the nearby State Domains, it's almost impossible to encounter a Nascent Soul True Lord, because they are either comprehending and cultivating on Spirit Mountain or traveling to more prosperous Cultivator realms.
One could say that the Golden Core Cultivators are already the most powerful among them!
Therefore, faced with Li Chengshuo's question, Li Zhirui did not know how to explain at once. He couldn't possibly say it was because of Li Zhiyue that the two Elders were left with lingering fears, could he?
"Life is unpredictable. They must be worried that Cheng Huo would encounter accidents," he said.
Li Zhirui paused for a mont then asked, "Shuo, has the family had any hunting teams over these years?"
"Hunting teams? I've never heard of them."
The response from Li Chengshuo left Li Zhirui stunned, a flash of shock crossing his face. How could this be! Even if the number of Water Devils in the sea area near Wanxian Island had reduced, or even been wiped out due to the family's developnt,
the vast and boundless sea surely couldn't lack Water Devils to hunt!
Moreover, Li Chengshuo's answer also revealed that the act of hunting Water Devils had already stopped for a very long ti!
Li Zhirui's expression beca sowhat ugly. In his view, having Foundation Establishnt Cultivators hunt Water Devils alongside the Qi Cultivators was very important for the family!
It could not only alleviate the beast tide that occurred every ten years, but more importantly, it could serve to train the family mbers, letting them see warfare, bloodshed, and life and death.
"I'll go talk to Uncle about this matter," he said and then stood up to leave.
Li Chengshuo always felt that sothing was not right, but he couldn't pinpoint what the problem was. After pondering deeply without success, he simply pushed it to the back of his mind.
On his way to visit Li Shiqing, Li Zhirui first sought out Li Chengmo, the forr Clan Leader, to inquire about so matters.
When he ca out, his face had turned exceptionally solemn. Li Zhirui had now learned that not only had the hunting teams been disbanded, but the family mbers could now only circle around within Yunping State and Guangqing State for their experiences outside, and they were not even allowed in Green Mountain State!
Yunping State and Guangqing State are both under Li family's control, and there are no gathering places for Devil Beasts within their borders. How can they cultivate through experience in such conditions?
In fact, it wasn't this extre before. It was after he returned that things changed to this state.
And the reason... was that disheartening Li Zhiyue.
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After paying respects to the two Elders, Li Zhirui very directly stated his purpose for the visit and persuaded them, "I understand what Uncle and the others are worried about, but isn't this unfair to Cheng Huo? Moreover, this is also stifling his talent and future!"
"Besides, you know what Cheng Huo's temperant is like. He has the family in his heart. Why create a rift over this matter?"
He paused, then added, "The sa goes for the other family mbers."
Possibly due to their increasing age, Li Shiqing and Li Shilian have beco increasingly conservative in their actions in recent years. Yet, many tis, not moving forward is the sa as regressing!
Only, the Li family has no force around them that is equal or stands in opposition. Just like Wanxian Island, it's like an island suspended over the sea, with delayed or even disconnected information from the outside world. That's why no problems have arisen.
And Li Zhirui, having just returned to the family, in addition to these years, unless it was a major event, would rarely take the initiative to pay attention to family affairs, so he hadn't noticed this problem before.
However, it was through the matter of Li Chenghuo that he glimpsed a hint, and after inquiring with Li Chengsheng, that was when he discovered the current problems within the family.
But these two were his elders; Li Zhirui couldn't just directly point out their problems, could he? He could only indirectly ntion them through the matter of Li Chenghuo. He also believed that with the wisdom of the two old n, they would understand the aning behind his words.
Li Shiqing and another person remained silent for a long while, sighed, and said, "You're right, we can't harm others just because of Li Zhiyue."
"I'm already old, and seeing the family develop to this point, I feel content, even sowhat fearful. Afraid that this great situation will decline due to our decisions, I wanted to maintain the current state, thinking that the family could continue developing this way, never considering that it might actually hurt the family!"
After saying these words, Li Shiqing's originally aged face seed to wrinkle even more in an instant, and much of his vigor seed to be drained.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui imdiately felt regret. Had he known it would co to this, he wouldn't have ntioned more and simply asked for Li Chenghuo to be allowed to gain experience outside.
Just as he was about to say sothing, Li Shiqing waved him off and said, "Go back. From now on, I will no longer interfere with family matters."
Li Shilian, who was beside him, also told Li Zhirui to leave first, as he would console Li Shiqing.
"At the beginning, we should have listened to you, instead of being stubborn, which caused our people to waste several years."
"Brother, it's not too late to change things!"
From that day on, the family no longer restricted where the Qi Cultivators could go for experience and also reorganized a hunting team.
However, very few noticed that Li Shiqing no longer appeared in public and gradually faded from everyone's sight.
At the sa ti, the newly appointed Clan Leader, Li Dayuan, took an unexpectedly bold step!
That was to artificially create a low-level Devil Beast gathering area in the mountains at the border between Yunping State and Guangqing State, to later be used as the family's training grounds!
In theory, this move should have t with significant opposition from the Elders, but it was actually passed unanimously, because it was actually Li Zhirui's idea.
Although Green Mountain State was close by, it was after all soone else's territory, and if sothing happened, they would be beyond help. Moreover, a dragon does not suppress local snakes, and even more so, the Li family was far from being the dragon.
And one shouldn't forget that Shen Leishan now had two Nascent Soul True Lords, but why hadn't they made a move against Green Mountain State? The cultivation resources within Green Mountain State's borders were much richer than those in Myriad Thunder State!
Obviously, Green Mountain State had ans to defend against Nascent Soul Cultivators; how much more so for the Li family, a small Golden Core familial clan?
"Finally used up all the Spiritual dicine!" Li Zhirui couldn't help stretching himself; to refine the Spirit Pill as quickly as possible, he had been working overti every day. It had been a long ti since he had experienced what fatigue felt like, but these past days, he had thoroughly felt it several tis.
"Are you preparing to go into seclusion?" Jiang Fengwu approached as he ca out of the Alchemy Room, training the Wind Roc Bird.
"Yes, with all the trivial matters settled, it's ti to go into seclusion," Li Zhirui said, passing over a storage bag, "While I'm in seclusion, it will be hard on you to deliver a certain amount of Spirit Pills to the family every month."
"Don't worry about it."
Li Zhirui smiled and took out another storage bag, saying, "This is the cultivation resource I've prepared for you."
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