Chapter 772 - 772 778 Temptation

Chapter 772: Chapter 778: Temptation Chapter 772: Chapter 778: Temptation “Why doesn’t Fellow Daoist consider increasing the dosage of Fifth-order Spiritual Medicine? This might make it more likely for you to achieve your goal,” Yu Xue asked in return.

“Fifth-order Spiritual Medicines are expensive and rare, far less cost-effective than Rongxi Cao.” After all, the Li family didn’t have a Fifth-order Spirit Seed, so if Li Zhirui wanted to experiment, he would have to spend a significant amount of money on purchases, leaving him no choice but to try and enhance the medicinal effects from other aspects.

Yu Xue nodded in understanding. The Li family’s situation was just like that, they couldn’t present much in terms of valuable items. Moreover, if they could reduce the cost of Alchemy, it would be beneficial for him as well.

“We can give it a try, starting by deducing the Pill Recipe, and then purchasing Spiritual Medicine from the Pill Palace for experimentation…”

He paused and added, “A Pill Recipe won’t succeed after just one or two experiments, so we’ll have to complete more missions. It’s going to be quite arduous and busy, Fellow Daoist should be mentally prepared.”

“I know, rest assured, Fellow Daoist,” Li Zhirui replied loudly.

Compared to the path that lies ahead, the current hardships were nothing!

Then, both of them began a long and ‘dark’ period without respite.

In the beginning, they were merely theorizing on paper, deducing Pill Recipes. When both felt that the Pill Recipe was impeccable and ready for practical experimentation, the difficult days descended!

Every ingredient cost a considerable amount of Contribution Value. To obtain Contribution Value, one had to engage in Alchemy, and it took several furnaces of Precious Pills to exchange for a single ingredient.

You must know, to ensure the success rate of pills, they had to be fully focused while performing Alchemy, concentrating all their energy. As a result, they couldn’t produce many batches in a single day.

However, their rate of consumption was fast. After all, without a perfected Pill Recipe that had been tried and tested, there would be all sorts of strange and bizarre reasons for failure.

It wasn’t surprising to consume more than a dozen sets of ingredients in a day.

What the two could do now was to summarize experiences from the constant failures to perfect the Pill Recipe as soon as possible.

Years later, on Wanxian Island at the Extreme Eastern Corner.

The Tribulation Clouds in the sky turned into dense Spiritual Energy, descending below, signifying that another clan member had successfully undergone Tribulation Transcendence.

This time, the person who had transcended was Li Chengshuo! She smoothly became a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Mom, where’s dad? Don’t tell me he’s entered seclusion again?” Li Chengshuo’s tone carried a hint of gloom.

After her successful Tribulation, she didn’t immediately go back to consolidate her realm but asked why Li Zhirui didn’t come to protect her during it.

“It’s not that Zhirui didn’t want to come, but he had urgent matters to attend to. He left the family several years ago already,” Jiang Fengwu helped explain.

“What exactly it is, I’ll tell you after you’ve stabilized your realm,” Li Chengsheng urged Li Chengshuo to return to seclusion promptly.

“Alright then.” Although she understood the reason, Li Chengshuo still felt somewhat discontent.

Meanwhile, news of Li Zhirui not being on Wanxian Island had also spread and reached the ears of some cultivators with ulterior motives.

In the grand hall of the Profound Ice Sect, all Elders were gathered.

“With Li Zhirui away from his family, why not just eliminate the Li family!” someone said venomously yet foolishly.

“Do you think he won’t come back? Do you believe that after annihilating the Li family, we could still survive? Besides, who knows if this is a ploy by the Li family? Intentionally releasing this false news to catch us in the act, and have a justified reason to eradicate the neighboring powers.”

Once these words were spoken, the room fell silent.

If this was truly a strategy by the Li family, there was no need for them to discuss any further, and the crowd gradually dispersed in low spirits.

Only the Sect Leader and an Elder remained behind.

“Elder He, is there something you wish to say to me?”

“If anyone detests the Li family the most, it has to be the Devil Race from the Great Snow Mountain. Why not let them make a move to probe the Li family’s situation?”

Elder He said calmly, “If it comes to scheming, it will be the Devil Race who is unlucky and it has nothing to do with us. But if Li Zhirui really has left, we can be like the praying mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind, and if we strike against the Devil Race directly, we could also gain a lot.”

“What if Li Zhirui comes back and attacks the Sect indiscriminately, what should we do then?” the Sect Leader asked calmly.

“Migrate!”

Elder He said with a determined face, “Profound Ice State is a bitterly cold land, where our Sect is trapped. There’s dim prospect for significant development.”

“It is said that there are two fourth-order Spirit Veins on Wanxian Island, and together with the two original ones from our Sect, even if we use the Moving Spirit Secret Skill, we would still have three intact fourth-order Spirit Veins!”

“With that, where in this vast world could our Profound Ice Sect not establish a foothold?!”

With three fourth-order Spirit Veins, even a place lacking in spirits could turn into a blessed land rich with Spiritual Energy.

Elder He’s series of ideas left the Sect Leader stunned; he hadn’t expected this Elder’s ambition to be so great! Not only wanting to annihilate the Li family, but also planning to relocate the Sect!

But after some thought, he had to admit that his methods were indeed very good, eliminating the threat of the Li family and giving the Sect a whole new, better opportunity for development.

“Elder He, this matter is of great importance; allow me to consider it for a few days,” the Sect Leader said, clearly tempted, but not immediately agreeing.

Elder He called out excitedly, “Sect Leader, this is a golden opportunity given by heaven, one that must absolutely not be missed. Otherwise, the Sect may really never have the hope of rising again!”

“I know, you may go now,” the Sect Leader said, waving his hand tiredly for him to leave.

But Elder He still wouldn’t give up, trying to force the Sect Leader to agree on the spot, “Sect Leader…”

“I said! You go first!” The aura of Nascent Soul completion erupted, as fierce as a tiger descending down the mountain, staring down Elder He with a murderous gaze.

“Yes!” Elder He trembled all over, quickly bowed his head in agreement, but his eyes were filled with resentment.

The Sect Leader didn’t even open his eyes to look at him. He sat silently for a while before calling in his most trusted Elders to discuss the matter.

The reactions varied among them. Some nodded in agreement, while others felt it wasn’t reliable.

“Not to mention other issues, but how do we get the Devil Race to make a move against the Li family?”

“Given the Devil Race’s hatred for the Li family, as long as they know that Li Zhirui is not on Wanxian Island, they will definitely take action!”

Moving the entire clan and forsaking their ancestral land to compete for territory with other Devil Races in the wilderness—such deep-seated enmity is surely always remembered by the Devil Race.

Now, having a chance for revenge, how could they miss it?

“And how will you find that group of Devil Beasts?”

“Aren’t there third-order Devil Beasts left behind in the Great Snow Mountain? Just let them know.”

After a heated debate, the faction advocating for action finally prevailed, for they had an irresistible argument.

“After Li Zhirui’s breakthrough into Divine Transformation, won’t he reflect on his insights and experiences from the breakthrough? If we conquer Wanxian Island, wouldn’t these treasures naturally fall into our hands?”

Who among them doesn’t wish to break through Divine Transformation and extend their lifespan?

In the past, they saw no hope, but now there’s a shortcut right before them, utterly irresistible!