51: Chapter 51 Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, Reconsidering the Purchase of the Island

When Li Luochen walked out of the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, his heart was bleeding. This time, he had spent nearly 200,000 Spirit Stones.

If he hadn't revealed his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, he probably would have been targeted.

Perhaps he might even be targeted now, after all, 200,000 Spirit Stones is not something a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator usually possesses.

As soon as he exited the Heavenly Treasures Pavilion, he saw Li Yanhu, who had already purchased his Magical Artifact, waiting for him.

Li Luochen quickly walked over and asked with a smile, "Yanhu, have you bought everything?"

Li Yanhu quickly turned his head, and upon seeing Li Luochen, he nodded slightly and said, "Patriarch, I've bought them."

Li Luochen said, "Alright, let's head back then."

He actually wanted to buy many more things, but now that he had no Spirit Stones, he couldn't buy anything even if he wanted to.

He originally thought that the amount of Spirit Stones he could obtain annually would be enough for the Family's development, but now it seemed a bit too little.

The two went to the teleportation array. The Heavenly Treasures Pavilion had a good reputation, and Li Luochen's information was not leaked.

After they returned to Qingxia Market, they quickly left.

Upon returning to Hidden Dragon Island, Li Luochen immediately went into seclusion to Cultivate. His cultivation was still too weak.

If his cultivation reached the Golden Core Stage, what would it matter to spend some Spirit Stones? He wouldn't have to worry about anyone coveting them.

His current cultivation was insufficient, so he still needed to continue Cultivating.

Li Luochen entered seclusion, while Li Yanhu distributed the Magical Artifacts to the clansmen, making them overjoyed.

As their cultivation continuously increased, their combat power also improved. Now with their desired Magical Artifacts, their combat power could increase significantly more.

Except for when he came out for planting spirit rice, Li Luochen was in seclusion Cultivating at all other times.

The energy within the True Dharma Spirit Pill was immense and could not be refined in a short period.

It would take quite a long time to completely refine this Medicinal Pill.

"Boom!"

Just two months after the spirit rice was planted, a powerful aura emanated from Li Luochen, but he quickly suppressed it.

Now was not the time to let the clansmen know of his cultivation. He had to make sure they also raised their cultivation as quickly as possible.

He had reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and finally cultivated eighty drops of liquid magic power. About half of the True Dharma Spirit Pill's medicinal effect had been used.

Li Luochen quickly circulated the Heaven-Covering Technique, immediately concealing his cultivation, only revealing his Qi Refining 10th Layer cultivation.

His first layer of the Heaven-Covering Technique had already reached Major Achievement. With his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation, even an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator wouldn't be able to see through it.

Without further delay, Li Luochen diligently Cultivated, and the liquid magic power in his Dantian continuously increased.

Another three months passed in the blink of an eye. When Li Luochen completely refined the True Dharma Spirit Pill, the liquid magic power in his Dantian had increased significantly again.

Li Luochen was quite fond of this Medicinal Pill, but unfortunately, there was only one.

If he had a few more, it might even be enough for him to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Li Luochen opened his eyes and began to examine the liquid magic power in his Dantian.

"Hmm? One hundred ninety drops of liquid magic power, truly good. One True Dharma Spirit Pill increased it by about one hundred fifty drops of magic power."

"No, the danxiang spirit liquid also played a role, but the main increase came from the True Dharma Spirit Pill."

"Good stuff, I wonder when I can get more."

Afterward, Li Luochen sensed his Divine Sense again, and the smile on his face grew even wider.

Before breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Li Luochen's Divine Sense had already reached 550 meters. Now it had increased by another 100 meters, reaching 650 meters.

Li Luochen was very satisfied with this. He did not continue his seclusion and quickly exited the cultivation chamber.

Seeing his daughter, who had grown a bit more in the courtyard, Li Luochen couldn't help but smile brightly.

Li Luochen was now sixty years old. If he were in his previous life, he would definitely have a house full of children and grandchildren.

But this was the Cultivation World, and he only had this one daughter.

"No, while my cultivation is still weak, I need to have a couple more."

Looking at his well-behaved daughter, Li Luochen made up his mind to have a few more children.

After all, his daughter would grow up too. Who knew if she would reveal secrets? Children were more obedient and sensible.

At this moment, Li Yanlong arrived, having rushed over after learning that Li Luochen had returned.

Li Luochen saw his urgency and asked with some confusion, "Yanlong, what's wrong?"

Li Yanlong quickly said, "Patriarch, Hidden Dragon Island is too small, the ordinary clansmen can't live there anymore."

Hearing this, he was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected the Li Family's ordinary clansmen to develop so quickly that Hidden Dragon Island was already too small.

"What about Youlong Island?"

Li Yanlong said, "The city on Youlong Island is almost completed, and the clansmen can be moved there at any time."

Li Luochen nodded slightly and said, "Hmm, how many people are in the Mortal Li Family now exactly?"

Li Yanlong replied, "Reporting to the Patriarch, the current number of Li Family members exceeds 100,000, reaching 120,000, but most of them are adolescents."

"They will grow up in a few more years, and then they can add fresh blood to our Li Family."

Li Luochen asked, "Then how do they live? What do they eat and drink?"

Li Yanlong said, "Before, relying on fishing and farming was barely enough to sustain them, but it's not anymore."

Li Luochen nodded and said, "Alright, I understand. Leave 20,000 clansmen on Hidden Dragon Island, and send all the others to Youlong Island."

"If there's no food, let them figure out a way to organize trade caravans and go to surrounding islands for business."

"Our Li Family has Cultivators, and there are three at Qi Refining Stage 7. There's no need to just stay on the island farming."

Li Yanlong nodded and said, "Yes, Patriarch, this Disciple understands."

Although sea trade caravans would be very dangerous, if Cultivators accompanied them, there would be no great danger.

After all, this was a near-shore sea area, and the Yao Beasts in the sea were regularly dealt with, so there weren't many.

It would also be good if those Mortals could support themselves through commerce.

With 120,000 people in the Li Family, how could there be no one who knew how to do business?

Thinking this, Li Yanlong retreated to arrange the ordinary clansmen.

Li Luochen sighed slightly. Hidden Dragon Island was only a little over 20 square kilometers, and Youlong Island was only a little over 50 square kilometers.

Even with the five small islands surrounding Youlong Island, the total area would not exceed 100 square kilometers.

What could such a small place be used for, and how many people could it support?

"Alas, it seems I have to spend money to buy islands again. I wonder if Bai Qingkong has broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Hidden Dragon Island belonged to the outermost islands of the Beimen Archipelago, and besides the five small islands, there were other islands around Youlong Island.

Li Luochen didn't need Spirit Islands, only Mortal islands, as they were just to settle the ordinary Li Family clansmen.

If they were just ordinary islands, the Qingsha Sect would offer them much cheaper, and Li Luochen had a few targets in mind.

Currently, there weren't many Cultivators in the Li Family, so Hidden Dragon Island and Youlong Island were sufficient.

If the number of Cultivators increased later, new islands would have to be purchased to Cultivate Spiritual Veins.

It would be better to buy a few more Mortal islands now, just in case.

Thinking this, Li Luochen murmured, "Yinlong Island is good. Although it's just an ordinary island, its area is large enough, over 300 square kilometers, and it's close to Youlong Island."

"And Panlong Island is also good. It's also an ordinary island, with an area of over 200 square kilometers."

"If we acquire these two islands, the Li Family can develop steadily for some time."

"Unfortunately, I don't have enough Spirit Stones now. It seems I'll have to wait a few more years."

Li Luochen felt helpless in his heart; he truly lacked Spirit Stones.

In fact, according to his estimation, even a million Spirit Stones wouldn't be enough. The nascent Secret Realm was a huge consumer of Spirit Stones, and now he still had to buy ordinary islands. It was a long and arduous journey.

"System, oh System, give me two first-grade top-tier Spiritual Veins."

Thinking this, Li Luochen once again entered seclusion. No matter what, improving his cultivation was the key.