56: Chapter 56: Loyalty Leads to Foundation Building, Spirit Vegetable Reward

After Li Luochen left, Bai Qingkong looked at the old man and said coldly, "Senior Brother, don't you go getting any ideas about him. He's the one I've set my sights on."

The old man at the Early Stage Foundation Establishment Stage smiled and said, "Rest assured, I won't make a move against him. But is Junior Brother really not tempted?"

Bai Qingkong laughed and said, "The current Li Family is too poor. It's better to wait until they've been fattened up before we talk."

"In any case, the Spirit Stones they earn from selling spirit rice to the Spirit Rice Workshop aren't ours. Once they're fattened up, won't those Spirit Stones be mine eventually?"

The old man couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking at Bai Qingkong with some disbelief.

"Could it be that all those families selling spirit rice are targets you've set your sights on?"

Bai Qingkong smiled slightly and said, "Not all of them. I wouldn't dare touch those families that have Foundation Establishment Late Stage experts."

The old man just glanced at him and didn't say much more.

It wasn't that he didn't dare; it was definitely because his cultivation wasn't high enough and he was afraid of death.

If Bai Qingkong's cultivation were strong enough, even those Foundation Establishment families would be in trouble.

However, this had nothing to do with him. It was just a pity for that fat sheep named Li.

Li Luochen didn't know he was being treated as a fat sheep. By this time, he had already left Qingsha Island and was returning to Hidden Dragon Island.

His speed was not slow, taking only two hours to return to Hidden Dragon Island, and that was without flying at full strength.

Upon returning to Hidden Dragon Island, Li Luochen was just about to go check on Yinlong Island and Panlong Island when he felt a powerful aura rising from the direction of the Family estate.

Without staying for a second, he appeared at the source of the aura with extreme speed.

"This is Yanzhong's courtyard. Yanzhong is breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Li Luochen's heart stirred. He quickly took out a set of second-grade peak-tier Formations and arranged them outside Li Yanzhong's courtyard.

At the same time, the Five Elements Formation, the island-protecting Formation of Hidden Dragon Island, was instantly activated.

After completing these tasks, Li Luochen smiled with satisfaction.

He was all too familiar with that powerful aura just now; it was indeed Li Yanzhong breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Fortunately, he had returned in time, otherwise the aura of the Breakthrough would have been discovered by outsiders.

The Li Family's second Foundation Establishment Stage expert was about to appear; this was truly a joyous occasion.

At that moment, Li Yanlong and Li Yanhu appeared beside Li Luochen.

"Patriarch, is Yanzhong...?"

Li Luochen smiled and said, "Rest easy. Our Family is about to have its second Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator."

Hearing his words, Li Yanlong and the other man couldn't help but widen their eyes, looking at Li Luochen in disbelief.

"Patriarch, you mean a second Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator? Does that mean you broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage long ago?"

Li Luochen nodded slightly and said, "We currently live under the jurisdiction of the Qingsha Sect. Before the Family becomes strong, we must develop low-key. No matter who breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, they must use the Heaven-Covering Technique to hide their cultivation. Do you understand?"

Li Yanlong and the other man nodded quickly. If they used the Heaven-Covering Technique to hide their cultivation, others wouldn't be able to see their specific cultivation level at all. This was definitely a good way to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger.

"Patriarch, please rest assured on this point. Our Li Family is not considered strong yet; we know what to do."

In truth, they were also very happy in their hearts. Because the Family had a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, it meant that the Qianlong Li Family had already begun to exert its strength on the path to rising.

Li Yanlong suddenly said, "Patriarch, no children in the Family have a Spiritual Root this year, but two were found among the residents of Youlong Island. Their character is quite good, and Changling and Changming have taken a liking to them."

Li Luochen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Fine, that's also not bad. Our Li Family can have two more Cultivators."

It was enough. Whether they were of the Li Family Bloodline or the Li Family's daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, they were all Li Family members and were recognized by the System.

In any case, when they had children in the future, those would be of the Li Family Bloodline. As long as they could strengthen the Li Family, it was fine.

Boom!

While they were talking, a powerful aura soared into the sky. Li Luochen quickly acted to suppress this aura.

Although there were Formations around, he didn't dare bet on whether there were scouts from other major forces around Hidden Dragon Island. It was better to be careful.

Li Luochen smiled with satisfaction. When Li Yanlong and the other man saw his smile, they also couldn't help but laugh. They knew that Li Yanzhong had broken through.

Even though it was Li Yanzhong who broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, they were still very excited. This meant that they could also break through to this Realm.

They were already at the Qi Refining 9th Layer. Before long, they could break through to the Qi Refining 10th Layer. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage was likely just a matter of time.

Since the Patriarch could help Li Yanzhong find a foundation establishment pill, then he could definitely find more.

They didn't know that the Family currently still had three foundation establishment pills and two drops of essence spirit true liquid, which was at least enough for two people to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Only after the aura here calmed down did Li Luochen breathe a sigh of relief, the smile on his face impossible to suppress.

"It's done. Yanzhong has broken through."

"Alright, let's also go back to Cultivate. He needs to stabilize his cultivation."

"By the way, Yinlong Island, Panlong Island, and Linglong Island have been bought by me. The five small surrounding islands are also ours. Remember to take possession of them."

"That Linglong Island has a Medium Grade Spiritual Vein. This year, you can plant it with Spirit Vegetables and let the Family members learning to be Spirit Chefs practice their skills."

Li Yanlong and the other man nodded quickly. They knew of these three islands. Linglong Island was not large, but it contained a Medium Grade Spiritual Vein.

The other two islands were massive, but they were just ordinary islands. For the time being, they couldn't be utilized, but they could become a place for ordinary Family members to settle down and make a living.

"Yes, Patriarch!"

After Li Luochen finished his instructions, he handed the island lord tokens to the two of them and quickly returned to his own courtyard to Cultivate.

Li Yanlong and the other man looked at each other and acted quickly, soon taking over the three islands.

They bought some Spirit Vegetable seeds nearby and planted them in the spirit fields opened up on the Spiritual Vein.

The maturation period for Spirit Vegetables was relatively short, maturing once every three months or so. When it was time to harvest, Li Luochen would be able to get more System rewards.

However, Spirit Vegetables were few after all. Even if Li Luochen received three System rewards, it wouldn't be as good as one for spirit rice.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed. The Spirit Vegetable harvest reward sounded in Li Luochen's mind.

Thirty thousand Medium Grade first-grade Spirit Vegetables; critical hit reward: one drop of essence spirit true liquid.

Ninety thousand Low Grade first-grade Spirit Vegetables; three-fold increase.

One hundred and fifty thousand ordinary Spirit Vegetables; critical hit reward: one first-grade peak-tier Yuntian Flying Boat.

All of these could be considered good things, and with so many Spirit Vegetables, it was enough for the Li Family Cultivators to eat for a long time.

Another three months passed, and the Spirit Vegetables were harvested again.

Medium Grade first-grade Spirit Vegetables increased four-fold; Low Grade first-grade Spirit Vegetables critical hit reward: one first-grade peak-tier Yuntian Flying Boat; ordinary spirit rice critical hit reward: one spirit god pill.

Upon hearing this reward while Cultivating, Li Luochen suddenly opened his eyes and quickly took out the spirit god pill.

This was a treasure that could simultaneously increase one's magic power and Divine Soul. He hadn't expected it to come from a Spirit Vegetable critical hit, and it was just from ordinary Spirit Vegetables at that. It was simply a pleasant surprise.

Without hesitation, he swallowed the spirit god pill and quickly began to refine it.

As the Medicinal Pill was refined by him, the liquid magic power in his Dantian quickly increased, and the Divine Soul in his Sea of Consciousness also became more condensed.

This spirit god pill was indeed useful. Unfortunately, there was only one. He didn't know if it could allow him to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Thinking this, Li Luochen entered a state of deep secluded meditation.