97: Chapter 97: Setting up the Sword Testing Platform and Planting Yunmeng Tea

Li Luochen hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Find as many Spirit Stone veins within the archipelago as possible, but do not mine them for now; treat them as the Family's reserve resources."

"In case we are ever besieged within the Qianlong Archipelago in the future, we will need Spirit Stones to maintain the Formation."

"Especially now that the Demon Race is causing chaos outside; if those of the Demon Race discover us here, we will have no choice but to use the Formation to protect the Qianlong Archipelago."

Li Yanshu said earnestly, "Understood, Father. I will have the clansmen stop mining the Spirit Stones."

"The Spirit Stones already mined will be placed in the Family treasury. I only hope that day never comes."

Li Luochen smiled, "Rest assured, it shouldn't reach us here in the short term."

"However, you all must also improve your Cultivation as soon as possible. Go through the Trial Tower diligently; once you obtain the resources inside, you will be able to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage sooner."

"Yanshu, Yanzhong, Changsheng, have the three of you reached the level required to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage?"

Li Yanshu smiled, "Father, I am already able to Breakthrough, but I do not intend to use a golden core formation pill or other resources. I want to assault the Golden Core Realm relying solely on my own Cultivation."

Li Luochen looked at her and said with a smile, "That is not a problem. As it happens, I have a good item here that can allow you to quickly Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage."

This was a Sword Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage; he had never seen one before, and he hoped their strength would be sufficiently powerful.

Li Yanzhong said, "I feel that I am almost there. When the time comes, I will go challenge the Trial Tower."

He knew the difficulties of Cultivating; as someone with only Three Spirit Roots, reaching his current level was not easy.

Li Luochen said, "Very well, do it as soon as possible. It would be best if our Family had a few more Golden Core powerhouses, otherwise, it might not be long before we face a gap in our succession."

Li Yanzhong looked at Li Luochen with some surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Family Head, are you saying that your Cultivation has reached the Golden Core Peak, and it won't be long before you can Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage?"

He could understand the implication in Li Luochen's words; if the Li Family did not produce another Golden Core Old Ancestor, then he, the only Golden Core Old Ancestor, would be breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

By that time, the Family's Cultivation strength would suffer a gap.

That would not do; he had to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible, otherwise, even if Li Luochen broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, the Li Family would still be very weak.

"Please rest assured, I will Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible."

Li Yanshu also nodded firmly and said, "Father, rest assured, I will too."

Li Changsheng shook his head and said, "Reporting to the Family Head, this grand-nephew will also be able to Breakthrough before long."

He was the strongest in terms of Cultivation among the Chang generation, and also one of the only three clansmen at the Foundation Establishment Peak in the Family.

Although there were many Foundation Establishment Stage powerhouses in the Family now, there were only three who could reach the Foundation Establishment Peak.

If he could quickly Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, his status in the Family would definitely be second only to Li Luochen and the others.

Li Luochen nodded and said, "Very well, I look forward to your Breakthroughs."

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he asked, "Yanzhong, count the number of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators in the Family."

Li Yanzhong said, "Family Head, whenever someone breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, we can sense it, and it has all been recorded."

"Currently, both members of the Luo generation have reached above the Foundation Establishment Stage. The Yan generation is not bad either; except for Li Yanxuan, everyone else has also broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"As for the Chang generation, a total of sixteen clansmen have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Therefore, within our Family, there are a total of twenty-seven people at the Foundation Establishment Stage. As for their specific Cultivation levels, we are not clear."

"It is truly because the Heaven-Defying Heaven-Covering Technique passed down by the Family Head is too Heaven-Defying; we simply cannot see through the clansmen's Cultivation levels."

Li Luochen nodded slightly and swept his gaze over the clansmen, but unfortunately, he could only see through Realms below the Foundation Establishment Peak.

After all, he had released the first layer of the Heaven-Covering Technique, and many clansmen had not Cultivated it to the Perfection level.

Although he had already obtained the second layer, he had not brought it out.

It was precisely because of this that, currently, except for not being able to see through the Cultivation of Li Yanshu and the other two, he could still see the Cultivation of the other clansmen.

However, he would have to gather the clansmen together when the time came, but now was not the time.

"Very well, I understand. Yanshu, where is your mother? And where is your younger brother?"

Li Luochen was a bit curious; he had returned and waited here for so long, why had he not seen Zhou Xin and Li Li Yanxuan arrive yet?

Li Yanshu shook her head and said, "Mother has gone to Cultivate, and younger brother has been grounded."

"When Mother comes out of seclusion, she should be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

"As for Li Yanxuan, that kid is too playful and doesn't like to Cultivate much; that is why Mother locked him up to Cultivate."

Li Luochen could not help but frown; his son did not like to Cultivate, this would not do.

He had to correct this mindset of his, otherwise, his son would be considered wasted.

Born in the world of Cultivation where the strong are respected, if one does not like to Cultivate and does not have some Cultivation, one simply cannot survive.

Moreover, his son's talent for Cultivation was not bad; if it really came down to it, he would take him by his side to teach him.

Thinking this, Li Luochen said, "He truly needs to be taught well. From now on, you must keep an eye on him for me. If he dares not to Cultivate properly, you beat him for me."

"If there is an opportunity, I will also take him by my side to teach him. The current world of Cultivation is very chaotic; without sufficiently powerful Cultivation, if you are killed, you won't even know who the enemy is."

Li Yanshu nodded quickly and said, "Father, you are right. That is why I must Breakthrough to the next Realm as soon as possible."

Li Yanlong asked, "Family Head, we can do it too. Although our current Cultivation has only reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, we will go to the Trial Tower to train next, striving to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible."

Li Luochen nodded and said, "Mm, very well, I understand. You should make use of the Trial Tower as soon as possible."

"Yanshu, come with me."

As he spoke, he quickly brought Li Yanshu to another relatively quiet valley.

After arriving at this valley, he waved his hand, and the Sword Testing Platform instantly landed in the valley.

Immediately after, powerful Sword Qi could be seen spreading throughout the valley, and a portion was even directly absorbed by the Golden Flood Dragon Sword Formation.

"This is the Sword Testing Platform. From now on, you will Cultivate on this, which will allow you to improve your Dao of the Sword Cultivation as soon as possible."

"Perhaps if you Cultivate on this for long enough, you might suddenly have an Epiphany and then Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage."

"Alright, I will leave this place to you. Go and Cultivate."

After finishing, he arrived at his own Immortal Cave with extreme speed.

His Immortal Cave was larger than he had imagined, and it was located in the very center of a Third-Order Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, covering an area of two mu.

Seeing his Cultivation Immortal Cave, which was actually a Cultivation palace built by the clansmen, Li Luochen was very satisfied.

It was just a bit of a waste of space; that was not ideal.

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he changed the Cultivation secret room with extreme speed.

He saw the original Cultivation Immortal Cave shrink significantly, and then he placed the triple-flow-rate Cultivation secret room here.

Immediately after, he quickly took out the spirit gathering tree, and then took out the six stalks of yunmeng tea, planting them around the spirit gathering tree.

The Spiritual Qi around the Fourth-Order Low Grade spirit gathering tree was rich, which was just right for the growth of these six stalks of yunmeng tea.

Moreover, around the triple-flow-rate Cultivation secret room, the flow of time might be slightly faster than in other places, which could allow the yunmeng tea to mature sooner.