71: Chapter 71 Discussing the Enhancement of Spiritual Veins, Yunmeng Rents a Cave Dwelling

Li Yanlong said, "Alright, if we can take down more Spiritual Veins, that's better. If not, we will cultivate the Spiritual Veins ourselves."

"The rank 1 medium grade Spiritual Vein on Linglong Island should also be utilized; it's best if we can cultivate it into a 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Vein."

"Our Family isn't short on Spirit Stones now. Although the Family Head isn't here, we can discuss it among ourselves and make use of those Spirit Stones."

"If we can cultivate all the Rank 1 Spiritual Veins into 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Veins, we'll be able to open up even more spiritual fields."

"Our Li Family has quite a few members now—fifty-nine in total. Except for those who are too young, everyone wants to contract more spiritual fields, so let's cultivate them during this period."

"Let's give the Family Head a surprise after he finishes his secluded cultivation."

Li Yanhu nodded and said, "Big brother is right. Fourth brother, what do you think?"

Li Yanzhong smiled and said, "Naturally, there's no problem. Our Li Family currently has two Rank 1 Low Grade Spiritual Veins, two rank 1 medium grade Spiritual Veins, and two 1st-tier high grade Spiritual Veins."

"Let's calculate how many Spirit Stones are needed to cultivate all of them into 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Veins."

Li Yanshu said, "Fourth brother, to upgrade a Rank 1 Low Grade Spiritual Vein to a 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Vein, it requires at least six hundred thousand Spirit Stones. To advance a rank 1 medium grade Spiritual Vein to a 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Vein, it requires at least five hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"If a 1st-tier high grade Spiritual Vein wants to advance to a 1st-tier top grade Spiritual Vein, it would need three hundred and fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"If we want to upgrade all these Spiritual Veins to 1st-tier top grade, it will cost at least 2.9 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

Li Yanzhong said, "In that case, let's upgrade the two Low Grade Spiritual Veins first. A total of 1.2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones is something our Li Family can afford."

"As for the Medium Grade Spiritual Veins, in at most two and a half years, the 2nd-tier low grade spirit medicine, the peiyuan flower, will be mature. At that time, whether it's Medium Grade or High Grade Spiritual Veins, we can upgrade them all to 1st-tier top grade."

"As for the 2nd-tier Spiritual Veins, there's no rush for now. We'll wait until we have enough Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."

Li Changsheng said, "We can start with the 2nd-tier Spiritual Veins at the edge of the Yunmeng Mountain Range. As long as we have a 2nd-tier top grade formation plate or a 3rd-tier formation plate, we can hold our ground."

Li Yanlong nodded and said, "That works. When the time comes, you all can come with me to check the resources the Family Head left behind. I hope there's something in there we can use."

"Go to Yunmeng Immortal City to look for resources to advance the Spiritual Veins. If that doesn't work, we'll check Beihai Immortal City."

"They are both major Immortal Cities; there should be treasures to advance Spiritual Veins there."

Li Yanzhong said, "Don't go to Qingsha Market for a while. That Bai Qingkong looks at our Li Family members as if he's looking at a piece of fat meat."

Li Yanhu couldn't help but curl his lip and say, "He's just a fellow who recently broke through to the early Foundation Establishment Stage. Anyone from our Li Family could take him down."

"If it weren't for the fact that he's from the Qingsha Sect, I would have made a move long ago."

"It doesn't matter who we sell our spirit rice to, yet we still have to sell a portion to them every year. Sigh."

Li Yanzhong said, "Let's not talk about that for now. In the future, the spirit rice produced by our Li Family should not be sold in bulk. We will establish our own Spirit Rice Workshop and specialize in selling spirit rice ourselves."

"We'll sell off the stock from these few years first. We can talk about opening a shop once our Family has more Foundation Establishment Stage experts."

"The Family Head has gone out for secluded cultivation to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage. We must keep a low profile for now and not cause trouble. Understood?"

The others nodded one after another. This was a critical moment for the Li Family; they absolutely could not cause trouble.

It would be bad if they disturbed Li Luochen's Breakthrough.

While they were discussing here, Li Luochen had already quickly arrived outside Yunmeng Immortal City.

After entering Yunmeng Immortal City, Li Luochen exchanged the spirit rice he had for Spirit Stones.

These were all from the System's amplification, which significantly increased the number of Spirit Stones Li Luochen had on him.

However, Li Luochen immediately used these Spirit Stones to purchase 3rd-tier Five Elements materials. After all, once he broke through to the Golden Core Stage, he would be able to use 3rd-tier Magic Treasures.

At that time, he could fully nurture the five elements heaven-shaking bell and the five elements spirit armor into 3rd-tier Magic Treasures, ideally upgrading them to the 3rd-tier top grade level in one go.

Besides those two Magic Treasures, Li Luochen also had a 1st-tier top grade Five Elements Flying Sword that he hadn't used yet.

He also bought quite a few 2nd-tier Five Elements spiritual materials. By then, he would have three 3rd-tier Magic Treasures.

However, he also needed quite a few 3rd-tier Heaven And Earth Treasures. After buying these resources, he didn't have many Spirit Stones left.

These Spirit Stones still had to be used to rent an Immortal Cave, and he wasn't sure if it would be enough.

Arriving at the Immortal Cave rental office in Yunmeng Immortal City, Li Luochen stepped inside.

Just as he entered, he saw a middle-aged man checking an account book.

Upon seeing Li Luochen, the man quickly put down the book and walked over.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking to rent an Immortal Cave?"

Li Luochen nodded and said, "That's right, I want to rent an Immortal Cave. Tell me about the grades and prices of the Immortal Caves in Yunmeng Immortal City."

The middle-aged man was delighted and quickly began his introduction.

"Our Yunmeng Immortal City has a 3rd-tier top grade Spiritual Vein. The Immortal Caves are divided into four grades: A, B, C, and D."

"Grade D caves have the weakest Spiritual Qi, equivalent to a 2nd-tier Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, and cost one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year."

"Grade C caves have the next level of Spiritual Qi, equivalent to a 2nd-tier top grade Spiritual Vein, and cost three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year."

"Grade B caves have decent Spiritual Qi, equivalent to a 3rd-tier Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, and cost ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year."

"Grade A caves have the densest Spiritual Qi, built upon the 3rd-tier top grade Spiritual Vein, and cost thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year."

The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "There are also nine 'Heaven' Rank caves, built at the center of the 3rd-tier Spiritual Vein, which also contain Spiritual Vein Springs."

"The prices for Heaven Rank caves are very high, and the price also varies depending on the size of the Spiritual Vein Spring."

"The first three caves cost one hundred and fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year, the middle three cost one hundred thousand per year, and the last three only cost sixty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per year."

"These are the prices for all the Immortal Caves in Yunmeng Immortal City. Which type would Fellow Daoist like to rent?"

Li Luochen calculated that he still had seven to eight hundred thousand stones on him. Renting one of the first three Heaven Rank caves was possible, but that would be too wasteful.

Furthermore, he wanted to rent for ten years. The first six Heaven Rank caves wouldn't work, so he could only rent one of the last three.

"Fellow Daoist, is Heaven Rank Cave Number 8 still available?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Only Cave Number 7 is left. If you want to rent it, you'd better be quick, or it will be taken by someone else soon."

Li Luochen said, "That's fine then. I want to rent it for ten years."

As he spoke, he directly took out a Storage Pouch and handed it to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man quickly checked the Storage Pouch and then, satisfied, took out a jade plaque and handed it to Li Luochen.

"Fellow Daoist, this is the jade plaque for Heaven-grade Cave Abode No. 7. You can only open the cave's Formation with this plaque; do not try to force it open."

Li Luochen nodded and said, "Alright, but I don't know the location of Heaven-grade Cave Abode No. 7. Could you send someone to lead the way?"