Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

After Wan Sheng was gone, Li Zhirui had to take on the responsibility of guiding the disciples of the Scattered Immortal Realm.

This will undoubtedly reduce his cultivation time and make it impossible for him to engage in long periods of seclusion.

He couldn't find a suitable solution for this at the moment. After all, he couldn't just leave it to these disciples to figure out the insights and experiences in the Sutra Repository on their own; that would be too irresponsible.

But for the disciples, Li Zhirui's sermons benefited them even more, and they were naturally very happy about this change.

Compared to him, Wan Sheng still had a considerable gap in cultivation level, so many disciples hoped that their sect leader could continue to teach them.

Decades later, things changed.

One day, a cultivator covered in wounds escaped to the outside of Mount Dengxian. His appearance immediately caught Li Zhirui's attention.

Because the aura emanating from him clearly indicated that he was a Celestial Immortal cultivator!
The next instant, Li Zhirui appeared directly in front of him, looking at him with a frown.

Without even thinking twice, I knew that this person was definitely in big trouble!

Within Mingzhou, Celestial Immortal cultivators are already top-tier beings, yet he has fallen into such a miserable state; the person he offended must be extraordinary.

"Please, senior, save my life! I will serve you like a slave to repay your kindness!" The man seemed to realize who was standing in front of him and said, forcing himself to stay awake.

Li Zhirui did not respond, or rather, he subconsciously wanted to refuse the person's request.

Judging from his consistent reluctance to get involved in too many causes and effects, he should have refused without hesitation and was unwilling to interfere.

However, over the past few decades, he has had to occasionally leave seclusion to preach to his disciples and answer their questions, which has interrupted his own cultivation, leading him to change his mind now.

After this experience, Li Zhirui really wanted to find someone to take the blame for him!
The person in front of him can take over his responsibilities very well.

Although his cultivation level was slightly lower than that of the Celestial Immortals, it was more than enough for him to teach these disciples who were only at the Loose Immortal level.

But before that, he needs to clarify one thing.

"Among those who are hunting you down, or among the forces you have offended, are there any Golden Immortals?"

If he offended the Golden Immortal, Li Zhirui would never save the person under any circumstances, and might even throw him out to avoid implicating the Tongtian Sect.

"The ones chasing me are a family of celestial beings..."

If that's the case, Li Zhirui can rest assured.

Whether it's true or false, we only need to wait a moment for the cultivators who are chasing this person to arrive to find out.

About fifteen minutes later, several beams of light flew in from a distance.

At first, they were extremely fast, but the closer they got to Mount Dengxian, the slower they became, until finally they could only be described as running.

"Junior family members Jia Yujiang, Jia Yuwei, and Jia Yukang from Chaoyang Mountain greet seniors."

The Jia family is also a powerful force in Mingzhou, and they have naturally heard of the Tongtian Sect, which has gained great fame in recent years. Moreover, the person in front of them has not concealed his cultivation and strength.

This situation made the three members of the Jia family secretly worry that their mission was about to encounter some difficulties.

As expected! Li Zhirui's words confirmed their suspicions.

"This person has offended the Jia family somehow, and I apologize on his behalf. If any spiritual items have been damaged, I will compensate double. Could you three young friends please spare this person for my sake?"

Jia Yujiang's face stiffened slightly. He gave a dry laugh and said, "Senior, you may not know this, but this person is incredibly audacious. He actually ruined the Crimson Blood Dragon Fungus that my Jia family has carefully cultivated for over a thousand years. If this person is not eliminated, how can my Jia family have any face to stand in Mingzhou!"

Crimson Blood Dragon Fungus is an extremely rare Celestial-level spiritual object with very demanding growth conditions. It requires the blood essence of a true dragon to nourish it before it can sprout.

Every hundred years thereafter, it needs to be nourished with the essence of the true dragon. After growing for a thousand years, the dragon fungus matures.

However, the effects of the Crimson Dragon Mushroom are also amazing. After refining it, one will not only possess the bloodline of a true dragon, but also improve their aptitude, strengthen their physical strength, and increase their lifespan, among other things.

It can be said that it strengthens itself in all aspects!

Li Zhirui didn't even need to ask the man if what he said was true or false; he could tell from the man's lowered head and silence that everything the other person said was true.

At the same time, he felt relieved.

Fortunately, it only destroyed a spiritual plant, rather than killing a member of the Jia family, so the situation is not so serious as to be irreparable.

"Are you willing to give up all the spiritual items you possess in exchange for your life?" Of course, he couldn't possibly take out spiritual items from his own storage treasure to make up for the mistake this person had made.

Although he could easily produce a spiritual item of similar value, there was no need for it, since he didn't make it.

Besides, Li Zhirui only wanted to find a Taoist teacher for his disciples to guide their cultivation, and Mingzhou wasn't just home to this one celestial being who met the requirements.

If he were willing to offer some spiritual items, he could easily recruit several human immortals and earth immortals from the outside world.

Moreover, if Li Zhirui hadn't intervened, this person wouldn't have even had the chance to use his own spiritual artifact to save his life!
"This junior is willing, and thanks senior for saving my life!" This person understood this principle. Although he was somewhat reluctant, he could still distinguish between what was more important and reluctantly withdrew his divine sense left in the storage magic treasure.

Li Zhirui didn't care about his pained expression. He took out the storage magic treasure, scanned it with his divine sense, and quickly calculated its approximate value.

“The value of the spiritual items in the storage magic treasure has already surpassed that of the Crimson Blood Dragon Fungus. Accept this apology, and let bygones be bygones. What do you think? Do you have any other ideas?” He said to the three Celestial Immortals of the Jia family.

Of course, they were unwilling and reluctant to accept it, and wished they could refuse it immediately.

However, in reality, they dared not refuse, for a simple reason: Li Zhirui was more powerful than them!
If we offend him because of this, a powerful Xuanxian cultivator, then the entire family would probably be in danger.

This is the tragedy of the weak; they don't even have the power or courage to refuse.

"Thank you, senior." Jia Yujiang and the other two said stiffly.

Li Zhirui knew, of course, that his approach was inappropriate. Even if a single treasure and a pile of treasures were the same price, or even more so, the treasure was still more valuable.

"I have a bottle of top-grade Celestial Immortal-level pills in my hand, which I would like to express my gratitude to the magnanimous Jia family."

He didn't want his sect to fall out with an old-established Celestial Immortal power over this matter, offending them, since they must have their own extraordinary abilities to have survived for so many years.

So he took out a bottle of top-grade pills that weren't particularly precious to him, but were extremely valuable to outsiders, which could be seen as a way to appease the resentment and dissatisfaction in the Jia family's hearts.

"Senior, you're too kind." Jia Yujiang wanted to refuse, but a bottle of top-grade Celestial Immortal pills was something money couldn't buy.

So although he seemed a little embarrassed, he was very honest in his actions and took it.

Let bygones be bygones.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui smiled and nodded, clearly indicating that the other party had agreed not to dwell on the matter of the celestial being destroying a spiritual plant. "We will not trouble you any further, senior."

After saying this, they bowed to him and then the three celestial beings set off to leave.

"Brother, isn't this letting Guo Wenxian off too easily!" Even after flying far away, Jia Yukang was still somewhat unconvinced and didn't want to let him go so easily.

"Then what do you plan to do? Kill him in front of that immortal?"

Jia Yujiang shook his head and said, "I don't know how that kid managed to get on the good side of this senior, but with this Xuanxian's protection, there are some things we should stop thinking about."

Besides, they might not have lost out on this trip.

……

the other side.

Li Zhirui took the initiative to stabilize Guo Wenxian's injuries, not only preventing them from worsening but also restoring a significant amount of his strength.

"Introduce yourself."

"My name is Guo Wenxian. I am a rogue cultivator and have some knowledge of weapon crafting and talisman making."

Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow slightly. To be able to reach the level of a Celestial Immortal despite being a rogue cultivator, and to have mastered two skills, shows that his talent in all aspects is quite remarkable.

If one had a better family background, their cultivation level might not be this high.

Do you know why I saved you?

"This junior is unaware; please enlighten me, senior."

"I need you to recover from your injuries as soon as possible. From now on, you will be teaching your disciples and answering their questions in the lecture hall at the foot of Mount Dengxian."

In fact, there is no preaching hall at the foot of the mountain; its actual location is halfway up the mountain.

However, Guo Wenxian was not a member of the Tongtian Sect, so it was impossible to allow him into the mountain gate. Therefore, a new one had to be quickly built temporarily.

Li Zhirui added, "It's not just about cultivation, but also about the skills you've mastered and your past experiences."

The first two are to improve the disciples' fundamentals, while the latter is to broaden their horizons.

The training journey of a celestial cultivator involves countless hardships and torments. This experience can certainly be helpful to disciples with little experience, as long as they put their hearts into it.

"Yes." Guo Wenxian breathed a sigh of relief after learning about her task.

He had previously thought he would encounter some very dangerous situations or need to test things out himself, but it turned out he simply preached to his disciples.

Moreover, he doesn't have to stay in the Tongtian Sect for the rest of his life. As long as he pays off the price of that bottle of top-grade Heavenly Immortal Pill, he can regain his freedom.

This period of time may be very long, not just hundreds or thousands of years, but at least it gives him something to look forward to.

The construction of the preaching hall was completed quickly, and Guo Wenxian lived there from then on.

When the disciples first heard that a preaching hall was to be built at the foot of the mountain, they found it strange, since there was already one halfway up the mountain.

Even if the original lecture hall couldn't accommodate all the disciples and needed to be rebuilt because there were too many, it should have been on the mountain. Why did it have to be at the foot of the mountain?
Later they learned that the sect leader had found them a celestial being as a lecturer, and that the newly built lecture hall was actually prepared for them.

"Why would the sect leader invite a celestial being to preach to us for no reason?" Some disciples found this very strange, as the celestial being himself preached very well, explaining things in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"I think it's because the sect leader plans to go into seclusion for cultivation, that's why he did this."

"Another seclusion? If I remember correctly, the last time the sect leader went into seclusion, it lasted for hundreds of years. I wonder how long this time will take."

The disciples discussed it amongst themselves; some felt it was unnecessary, while others were looking forward to the effect of the sermon.

Once Guo Wenxian's injuries had mostly healed, he began to preach to his disciples.

Although not as good as Li Zhirui, it's already quite good, considering the difference in their abilities.

"My name is Guo Wenxian. You can call me Master Guo from now on. Besides cultivation, I also know a little about weapon crafting and talisman making."

Upon hearing this, some disciples became excited. They were also slowly figuring out how to refine weapons and make talismans on their own, and now that they had a master to guide them, they thought they would improve much faster.

The reason he asked others to call him Master Guo was because the word "teacher" was too heavy for him, a foreign cultivator seeking refuge, to bear.

"Master Guo, when I'm practicing, I sometimes feel an obstacle without realizing it. What could be the reason?"

"You've probably hit a bottleneck. There are many solutions. You can try refining your mana and then break through the bottleneck in one go."

……

Over the next few hours, Guo Wenxian answered various questions, and he earned the recognition and respect of his disciples through his genuine abilities.

Moreover, his sermons are quite humorous, not cold and rigid, which gives him a slight edge and makes them easier for people to accept.

Since Guo Wenxian came along, Li Zhirui no longer needed to preach to his disciples and be forced to leave seclusion, interrupting his own cultivation. Now he can cultivate in seclusion to his heart's content, no matter how long it takes.

Moreover, because he had nothing to do and in order to avoid being too bored, and also because he wanted to pay off his debts as soon as possible, he preached very frequently, giving sermons to his disciples or teaching them skills almost every one or two days.

This made his disciples like him more and more, and more and more people came to visit him.

……

Unaware of the passage of time within the cave, a hundred years have passed in the world.

During this time, Li Zhirui has been studying the Shangqing inheritance in his cave, and his cultivation level has been steadily improving. He has already taken a few steps towards the late stage of Xuanxian.

However, he doesn't spend all his time cultivating. Occasionally, he will take some time to purify a batch of pills and have the sect sell them to earn spirit stones and obtain cultivation resources.

At the same time, it can also slightly repay some of the karmic debt owed to the Tongtian Sect.

"I wonder how Guo Wenxian performed over these two hundred years."

Feeling restless, Li Zhirui decided to leave the pass and check on the situation at the mountain gate.

The result, however, took him by surprise!
The sect that originally had no immortal cultivators now has several, and the strength of the other disciples has also improved significantly.

In addition, Li Zhirui also saw many disciples refining magical artifacts and drawing talismans. (End of Chapter)