Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1922: 1430: Exploration
Previously on Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan...
When Li Zhirui came out of his seclusion, the World Traveling Technique had advanced to an impressive degree, with the Li family joining in on multiple expeditions already.
Right now, he sat listening as Li Xiuyuan described the clan's adventures in venturing into the Outer World.
“Ancestor Rui, our family's role in these expeditions has brought solid gains. We've gathered certain Spiritual Objects from the Otherworld, yet sadly, because we don't grasp their ways well and the abrupt shifts in surroundings, plenty of them shriveled up and perished while being moved.”
Li Xiuyuan looked toward Li Zhirui and went on, “Fortunately, we'd saved some ahead of time, holding them until your return so these Spiritual Objects could be passed to you for growing.”
Everyone among the family's leaders knew he had a technique guaranteeing full survival for Spiritual Objects—it was no hidden matter.
Plus, they guessed that Li Zhirui's approach sped up the maturing of Spiritual Objects, or else he wouldn't yield such vast amounts of Spiritual Objects and Pills every round.
Despite the guesses swirling in their minds, nobody had the nerve to dig or question; instead, they all quietly acted like they knew nothing.
“Give those Spiritual Objects to me.” Li Zhirui knew they were onto it too, yet he played along by ignoring their awareness.
“Wonderful!” Li Xiuyuan beamed with delight and promptly pulled out numerous Jade Boxes from his Storage Magical Treasure. A quick tally revealed no fewer than three or four hundred, a hefty haul indeed.
“After I grow them successfully, I'll supply the family with ten Spirit Seeds, along with three saplings apiece at the seedling and mature levels for the clan's own future planting.”
“We appreciate your hard work, Ancestor Rui!”
Wrapping up that discussion, Li Xiuyuan swiftly shifted gears, “Ancestor Rui, the family has lately sought permission from the Cave Abyss Sect to open our own space rift without oversight. We hope you'll join us then to offer your wisdom.”
This privilege came from rising to elite status amid the Secret Technique's rollout gatherings.
He feared that their rift might link to a formidable Outer World, endangering the exploring clan members and potentially letting foes spill into the Primal Spirit Realm via the gap.
Events like that weren't uncommon at all; since the World Traveling Technique spread wide, Outer World assaults had struck more than twenty times, sparking a few major disasters along the way.
Once, an Earth Immortal Power unwittingly tore a rift to the Great Thousand World, but the path ended up right at a Heavenly Immortal Power's threshold opposite!
It didn't just wipe out every explorer they dispatched—the foes countered by sending hundreds of cultivators, two Heavenly Immortals among them.
Even with the Primal Spirit Realm's Heavenly Dao Laws curbing their might and slashing their power sharply, those invaders still crushed the whole Earth Immortal Power and scouted nearby territories.
If Immortal Tao Heavenly Immortal Great Abilities hadn't united to weave tight, flawless barriers into the World Traveling Secret Technique's release, the invaders might have seized the method outright.
Sure, they couldn't fully claim the secret technique without limits, since Heavenly Immortal Cultivators such as Li Zhirui escaped the bindings.
Still, in the Primal Spirit Realm as their stronghold, such Outer Realm beings stood no chance against them, nor could they pluck the secret technique from their thoughts.
Though the space rift wouldn't form inside Mount Wanxian, it lay within one of the family's sites, so a true backlash from Outer Realm foes would deal a heavy strike to the Li family!
That's precisely why Li Xiuyuan called on Li Zhirui to stand watch and avert any such threats.
“When?”
“Likely sometime in the next ten days.” Li Xiuyuan lacked a precise moment to share.
Li Zhirui gave a nod, “Got it. Just have someone fetch me when it's time.”
With those words, he faded from the family hall.
Yet he skipped heading straight back to his Cave Mansion; instead, he headed to Li Zhixuan’s Cave Mansion. Finding the entrance sealed firm and her deep in seclusion, a touch of letdown washed over him, but he held back from interrupting, merely placing a Jade Slip there before departing.
Li Zhirui had stopped by specifically to chat about the Chaos God Demon Dao Body with her. After all, his past notions were mostly hunches, lacking solid backing. Now, with Li Zhixuan embodying an emerging Chaos God Demon, he eagerly sought deeper insights.
Back in his Cave Mansion, Li Zhirui's initial move was stepping into the space to sow every Spiritual Object handed over by Li Xiuyuan, then letting them thrive on their own.
Only elite Spiritual Objects like the Five Elements Immortal Root, Ten Thousand Moisture Bright Light Xuan Lotus, Ten Thousand Water Treasure Spirit Root, and Starlight Vine truly drew Li Zhirui's focus, warranting his direct oversight.
Even so, this hands-on tending amounted to just occasional glances during his free moments.
In truth, the space held its own wonders, letting all manner of Spiritual Objects bloom splendidly with minimal input from him.
Li Zhirui shared a brief exchange with the Five Elements, then plunged his Divine Sense into the Five Elements Small Realm, spotting Yuhong perched amid the Sea of Heavenly Dao Laws.
“Huh? What brings you here to see me today?” Yuhong queried, caught off guard.
“It's been ages since I checked on the Five Elements Small Realm's progress. As its world host, I should give it proper notice.”
Li Zhirui spoke true; his visit stemmed from a real urge to gauge the Five Elements Small Realm's evolution.
From its founding, Li Zhirui had paid scant heed, peeking in now and then at first, but once Yuhong arrived, he couldn't recall how long it'd been since his prior stopover.