29: Chapter 29 Dual Cultivation Partners, Qi Refining Level Nine

The leading man hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Island Master, there are five towns and twenty-five villages on the entire island, with a total population of about forty thousand people."

Li Luochen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Forty thousand people wasn't too many; it was much better than Hidden Dragon Island.

"Hmm, not bad. Do you know if there is any place on this island where a town can be established?"

The man hurriedly replied, "Island Master, we are naturally aware of this. Are you planning to build a city?"

Li Luochen smiled and said, "I do have that intention, but it's better to wait until my Qianlong Li Family clansmen migrate here."

"Those towns will still be managed by you, but don't let me hear of any ill repute. If anyone commits evil, step forward yourself. Do not let me find out, otherwise, I will exterminate your entire Family."

The men nodded hurriedly. Those who had not committed any evil deeds showed joy on their faces, while those who had were filled with anxiety.

Li Luochen ignored them. There was still a lot to do, and he had no time to chat with them.

With these men leading the way, Li Luochen and his group soon saw a flat plain area of about ten thousand mu.

After seeing this, Li Luochen nodded with satisfaction. This was indeed suitable for building a small city.

However, now was not the time. The Qianlong Li Family still had too few ordinary people, and since he hadn't reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, building a city would be too high-profile.

Li Luochen didn't mind; he noted the location first. Once his cultivation reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, he would definitely build a city.

As the ordinary people of the Qianlong Li Family continued to have children, the population had increased significantly. For the short term, these children were still young, which didn't matter much, but by the time they grew up, he might already be a powerhouse at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

After handling these matters, Li Luochen began to set up a Formation. He set up the Tianhua Bishui Formation on Youlong Island.

This Formation was an island-protecting Formation with a large coverage area, which Li Luochen controlled within the range of the island.

This place was close to the Cultivator world of the mainland, so there weren't many Yao Beasts, and island-protecting Formations were very rare.

With an island-protecting Formation set up on Youlong Island, it was quite safe.

After setting up the Formation and giving a few instructions to Li Yanhu and the others, Li Luochen returned to Hidden Dragon Island. He wasn't in a hurry to leave and consummated his marriage with Zhou Xin that very night.

He was not an ascetic Cultivator. Since he had chosen a Dao Companion, he certainly had to contribute to the prosperity of the Qianlong Li Family.

When consummating the marriage, Li Luochen didn't expect that the Five Elements True Spirit Art actually had a Dual Cultivation effect.

Although the effect wasn't very strong, during the first instance of Dual Cultivation, with the help of each other's primordial yin and yang, Li Luochen broke through to Qi Refining Level 9, while Zhou Xin broke through directly to Qi Refining Level 3.

Li Luochen's cultivation had already reached the Peak of Qi Refining Level 8 and was not far from Qi Refining Level 9, so this Breakthrough with the help of Zhou Xin's primordial yin was normal.

Zhou Xin's cultivation was simply too low. The Five Elements True Spirit Art's Dual Cultivation ability was weak, but it couldn't overcome the fact that Li Luochen's cultivation level was high.

The next morning, Li Luochen felt his cultivation at Qi Refining Level 9, and the smile on his face widened.

"This won't do. I must obtain a Dual Cultivation Technique; the Five Elements True Spirit Art's Dual Cultivation effect is too poor."

Zhou Xin was also overjoyed. She had not only become the wife of a Cultivator Family head but had also improved to Qi Refining Level 3 through Dual Cultivation—something she wouldn't have dared to dream of before.

"Husband!"

After the meal, Zhou Xin sat shyly in front of Li Luochen, not knowing what to say.

Li Luochen smiled and said, "Wife, this is earth pulse stalactite milk. Your age is sufficient, and your cultivation has reached the level, so you can consume the earth pulse stalactite milk to quickly improve your cultivation."

"After refining five drops of earth pulse stalactite milk, your cultivation should be able to reach Qi Refining Stage 5. Coupled with your Three Spirit Roots talent, you might not necessarily fail to achieve Foundation Establishment in the future."

Upon seeing the earth pulse stalactite milk, a look of joy flashed in Zhou Xin's eyes. She said earnestly, "Husband, please rest assured. This concubine will not let down your expectations and will break through to Qi Refining Stage 5 as soon as possible."

After a year of guidance from Li Yanfeng, she was no longer a novice to cultivation. She didn't dare to speak rashly about Foundation Establishment, but for her, with the earth pulse stalactite milk, Qi Refining Stage 5 was nothing.

In the entire Qianlong Li Family, there were only two people with Three Spirit Roots: Li Yanzhong and Zhou Xin. Their cultivation speed would not be too slow.

Take Li Yanzhong for example; he was already thirteen and had been cultivating for almost six years, and his cultivation had broken through to Qi Refining Level 3.

Breaking through to Qi Refining Level 4 before eighteen was not a problem, and if he used the earth pulse stalactite milk, reaching Qi Refining Stage 6 would not be a problem.

It was just that he didn't know how many children with Spiritual Roots there would be this year. After all, this was already the sixth year since the Qianlong Li Family was established, and the ordinary clansmen of the Qianlong Li Family had started working hard to have children from the first year.

Even if there were none this year, there should be some next year.

A few days later, Li Yanlong returned to Li Family Town and brought back two children with Spiritual Roots.

Both children had Four Spirit Roots; they were Li Changyuan and Li Changying from the Qianlong Li Family, both exactly six years old this year.

The addition of two more fresh blood made the Qianlong Li Family even more prosperous.

Li Luochen stayed in the Family for five days. After setting up the Water Curtain Sword Formation, he left with Zhou Xin.

This was just a shallow sea area, and there were no overly powerful Yao Beasts. Li Luochen's current cultivation was fully capable of keeping Zhou Xin safe.

Since she was his Dao Companion, he naturally had to keep her by his side.

Moreover, the cultivation environment of the Underwater Cave was good, and there was a Spirit Eye, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

Zhou Xin was arranged to Cultivate next to the Spirit Eye. Li Luochen didn't need that thing; the Spiritual Qi emitted from the Spirit Eye was too weak and insufficient to improve his cultivation.

Now that his cultivation had reached Qi Refining Level 9, the hundred-year spirit milk in his body had been refined almost completely. For his subsequent cultivation, he would need premium Yuan Spirit Pills.

When it was almost time to plant spirit rice, Li Luochen first planted the crystal flower and sea soul grass.

These Spirit Medicines were also good things for the Qianlong Li Family. Unfortunately, only six mu of spirit fields could be opened up in this Underwater Cave. It would be better if more could be opened.

Li Luochen planned to move the Spiritual Vein here directly after his cultivation improved.

Now that his cultivation had reached Qi Refining Level 9, he was fully qualified to possess a First-Order High Grade Spiritual Vein.

However, wanting to move a Spiritual Vein was not so easy; it required a Spirit Absorption Talisman. The quality of this type of talisman was not low; the lowest was First-Order Peak Grade, which could absorb any First-Order Spiritual Vein.

The extracted First-Order Spiritual Vein would be stored in the Spirit Absorption Talisman, and when needed, it could be placed underground together with the Spirit Absorption Talisman.

After the Spirit Absorption Talisman was buried, as long as hundreds of Spirit Stones were invested, the Spiritual Vein could be guided to break through the Spirit Absorption Talisman and be stored underground.

It was just that Spirit Absorption Talismans were rare and hard to find. Although the market price was five hundred Spirit Stones, they were basically impossible to buy outside of auctions.

And when they appeared at auctions, they would be fiercely bid on, with the price definitely not lower than three thousand Spirit Stones.

After planting the Spirit Medicines, Li Luochen returned to Hidden Dragon Island with Zhou Xin.

Just after returning, he saw Li Yanlong and the others planting spirit rice, so he joined in as well.

After the spirit rice on Hidden Dragon Island was planted, they headed to Youlong Island. Seeing that the spirit rice had already been planted in the spirit fields there, he arranged for them to look after the spirit rice well before returning to the Underwater Cave.

In the Underwater Cave, Li Luochen looked after the Spirit Medicines while cultivating, and occasionally engaged in Dual Cultivation with Zhou Xin.

In reality, most of the time, Zhou Xin looked after the Spirit Medicines. Besides checking on them occasionally, Li Luochen spent the rest of his time either cultivating or going out to practice the Water Evasion Technique.

Unfortunately, the Second-Order Medium Grade Magical Artifact he obtained was too Advanced and could not be used at all.

If his cultivation could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, that set of Five Elements Flying Swords could be used, and there was even the Five Elements Sword Technique that came with the newly obtained Five Elements True Spirit Art.