Chapter 498: Chapter 504: Hidden Danger Chapter 498: Chapter 504: Hidden Danger “I appreciate your help.”
Li Zhiyue shook her head repeatedly with a smile and said, “Jiu has helped so much, it was but a trifle, no need for Aunt Fengwu to thank so formally.”
After a pause, she asked with so trepidation, “I’m not sure, how has the family developed over these years?”
“It’s been quite good. Zhirui made a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, but apart from Cheng Huo, there are no other Golden Core cultivators.”
“Jiu made a breakthrough to Nascent Soul?” Li Zhiyue initially felt surprised, but quickly regained her composure and murmured to herself, “With Jiu’s talent, it is only natural for him to achieve the honor of the Nascent Soul.”
Because they were not very familiar with each other, their conversation was rather awkward and stiff, entirely a matter of question and answer, showing no sign that they were from the sa clan.
“You’re here to temper yourself in the hopes of making a breakthrough to Nascent Soul, right?”
Jiang Fengwu answered unrelatedly, “It has been a long ti since I have been out for tempering. My strength has declined too much, and I wish to take this opportunity to improve myself.”
Suddenly, a mber of Jiang Fengwu’s team ran over to call her, as it was ti to distribute the spoils from their latest expedition.
“I’m sorry!” Li Zhiyue said apologetically, “You go ahead with your business, Aunt Fengwu. I won’t disturb you any longer.”
“Alright, then I will take my leave first. Be extra careful on your way back.”
After speaking, Jiang Fengwu turned around and left.
Li Zhiyue was left standing alone in the wilderness, her expression indescribably complex.
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On the usually tranquil Wanxian Island, spiritual energy suddenly began converging towards a particular place, imdiately alarming a great number of clan mbers.
“Isn’t that the direction of Mrs. Zhixuan’s cave residence?”
“That’s right! It looks like the Lady is about to make a breakthrough!”
“I’ve heard she is a Four Spiritual Roots cultivator with not-so-high spiritual root purity, yet she can actually breakthrough to the Middle Golden Core Stage, that’s really amazing!”
Previously, because Li Zhixuan had spent most of her ti tempering herself outside, many clan mbers were unaware of her existence.
However, following several major battles, Li Zhixuan’s outstanding performance, along with her unique choice of not contracting a Spirit Beast, left a morable impression on many clan mbers.
And after more details about Li Zhixuan were revealed, she instantly beca an idol for the younger generation.
Especially for those clan mbers with lesser talents, in their eyes, Li Zhixuan was even more formidable than Li Zhirui, and more worthy of their admiration.
But for senior mbers like Li Zhirui and Li Shiqing, Li Zhixuan’s breakthrough was not surprising.
Although her spiritual roots were poor, her talent in the Sword Dao could be described as outstanding. If it were not for solidifying her foundation and having the Spirit Pills provided by Li Zhirui, Li Zhixuan could have made a breakthrough much earlier.
The fluctuation of spiritual energy didn’t last too long—about a quarter of an hour. Accompanied by a sharp and murderous Sword Intent soaring into the sky, the spiritual energy gradually returned to calm.
Yet this breakthrough left an exceptionally profound impression on many clan mbers!
That soaring Sword Intent not only stirred fear among many clan mbers, but it also invoked longing in others, who aspired to beco Sword Cultivators.
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“Mom, I want to be a formidable and powerful Sword Cultivator, I don’t want to contract a Spirit Beast!” a young child no older than five or six years old pleaded with a woman by the roadside.
Their voices were so loud that they attracted the gazes of many passing clan mbers.
However, they only glanced once before continuing on with their own affairs, as if this were already normal.
Indeed, that is the case!
Ever since Li Zhixuan had her breakthrough, many children living in the clan had been pestering their parents, eager to beco sword cultivators.
Although family rules dictated that Spiritual Root testing would only take place on the last day of each year, if both parents were cultivators, they would secretly test their children the day after they turned five, to prepare accordingly.
If the child had a Spiritual Root, they would begin refining their physical body and ridians, but if not, they would ntally prepare for separation from the child.
However, Li Zhirui, who had just erged from seclusion today, felt lonely in his cave abode, since his Dao companion and children were all out gaining experience, and ca out for a stroll, was utterly unaware of all these developnts.
He found it very strange, When did the family beco so obsessed with sword cultivation?
What had happened during the ti he had been in seclusion?
Speaking of the past half-year Li Zhirui had spent in seclusion, he still hadn’t achieved the two goals he had set. His Escape Skill had only just begun, and the rest required a lot of ti to ticulously carve and perfect.
As for comprehending the Laws, there was no clue, no progress whatsoever.
Li Zhirui took his doubts and investigated the cause of this situation.
Before long, he understood what was going on.
It was simply that the children thought sword cultivators were impressive and powerful, thus they yearned to beco one.
It might seem like a simplistic notion to the children, but Li Zhirui saw a problem in it, the composition of the cultivators in the Li family was too homogenous!
From Li Shiqing to the newest generation of cultivators, nearly all the clan mbers practiced the “Wanling Sutra.”
There were many benefits to doing so, like a wealth of experience; descendants who followed the prescribed cultivation path would encounter no issues.
But there was also a significant hidden danger!
If other powers discovered any weak points in the “Wanling Sutra” and targeted them, the strength of the Li family could be greatly diminished in an instant.
Of course, the chances of this were slim; after all, a cultivation technique that had been created, especially one capable of at least the Void Refinent Realm, was unlikely to have any obvious flaws.
Besides, apart from the “Wanling Sutra,” the Li family had high-level thods only until the Golden Core stage for most of their cultivation techniques. Only the “Taiyi Scudding Wind Path Scripture” could take one to the Nascent Soul stage.
But even that was incomplete, with only the thods up to the early stages of Nascent Soul. The rest of the content was unknown.
What’s most important!
The Li family had rely collected these Cultivation Techniques, without any experiences or insights left by predecessors. Everything had to be figured out by the new generation themselves.
And this would undoubtedly slow down their cultivation progress.
However, not resolving the problem seed improper to Li Zhirui.
After much thought, Li Zhirui finally decided to ask for Li Shiqing’s opinion.
“Uncle…” After paying his respects, he voiced his concerns.
“There’s no need to worry so much, right?” Li Shiqing seed to not fully understand, feeling that Li Zhirui was overly concerned.
After all, it was very common for a power to practice a single Cultivation Technique, as this was more conducive to nurturing the younger generation.
“As long as we ensure that the ‘Wanling Sutra’ doesn’t leak, other powers won’t be able to decipher it.”
Li Zhirui shook his head, smiling wryly, “Uncle, have you forgotten that there is another power practicing the ‘Wanling Sutra’?”
And it wasn’t as if the Li family understood “Wanling Sutra” better than the Beast Taming Sect. After all, they had been practicing this technique for several thousand years, while the Li family hadn’t even reached five hundred years.
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