15: System save me

The next morning, Li Xingyan, who felt time was of the essence, was about to leave to seek an audience with Ancestor Xiangyun.

Just then, the Clan Chief walked in.

"Yan'er, quickly follow Grandpa."

Li Xingyan, who was just about to leave, didn't have time to speak before Li Zhongwen pulled him out.

It wasn't until they were on the road that Li Xingyan found an opportunity to ask, "Grandpa, where are we going?"

Li Zhongwen said excitedly, "Grandpa asked Ancestor Xiangyun about your situation yesterday, and Ancestor Xiangyun agreed to take a look at you."

"With the insight of a Golden Core True Person, he might be able to figure out your problem."

Li Xingyan was stunned; wasn't this exactly what he had intended?

He had been troubled about how to seek an audience with Ancestor Xiangyun.

Now, it was killing two birds with one stone.

It not only helped him meet Ancestor Xiangyun but also provided an explanation for his rapid increase in strength later on.

Seeing his Grandpa's excited yet slightly anxious expression, a warmth welled up in Li Xingyan's heart.

He then no longer resisted and followed Li Zhongwen to the small courtyard where Li Xiangyun resided... Li Xiangyun had chosen not to live in the grand mansion prepared by the Clan Chief, but rather in the small courtyard where he had lived as a child.

It was also Li Muwan's residence now.

With Li Muwan's care, he also had companionship.

"Old Ancestor, dinner is ready~"

In the kitchen, Li Muwan called out to the room after finishing breakfast.

"Coming." Li Xiangyun responded and walked out of the room.

Walking into the courtyard, Li Xiangyun smelled the flowers, felt the breeze, stretched lazily, and felt a long-lost comfort.

For decades, he had been worried about his injuries every day and hadn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

Now, back in this familiar place, after a good night's sleep, Li Xiangyun felt an unprecedented peace in his heart.

It was as if all worries had been forgotten.

Unconsciously, his Heart-Nature seemed to have improved quite a bit.

This made Li Xiangyun smile wryly.

After all, improving one's Heart-Nature was extremely difficult, and the advancement of a Cultivator in the Late Stage relied on Heart-Nature and comprehension of the Dao.

Just then, Li Muwan came out carrying breakfast.

Watching Li Muwan place the breakfast items one by one on the stone table, Li Xiangyun smiled and said, "Muwan, you've worked hard."

Li Muwan shook her head and said, "It's not hard at all, after all, Muwan was going to eat anyway."

"And Muwan also benefited; today's ingredients are exceptionally good."

In fact, although Cultivators could abstain from grain, they rarely consumed grain-abstinence pills.

After all, cultivation itself was monotonous; if even the desire for food had to be endured, what was the meaning of cultivation?

Therefore, many Cultivators would also enhance their cultivation through medicinal meals or the meat of Yao Beasts.

As a Genius of the Li Family, Li Muwan would receive one jin of first-grade low-tier Yao Beast meat every three days, and one jin of first-grade mid-tier Yao Beast meat every ten days.

As for first-grade high-tier Yao Beast meat, which corresponded to the Late Stage of Qi Condensation, it was only available on festive occasions.

Now, merely because Li Xiangyun had settled here, Li Muwan received one hundred jin of first-grade high-tier Yao Beast meat allocated by the Family last night.

As for the quality of various Spirit Grains and Spirit Materials, it had risen by two levels.

And this was the treatment of a Golden Core True Person.

But no one had any objections.

Because Li Xiangyun didn't even need to do anything; just staying in the Family could bring countless benefits to the Li Family.

Li Xiangyun accepted this calmly, not being foolish enough to insist on the same treatment as ordinary Family members.

In fact, if Li Xiangyun hadn't insisted on living here and refused the Clan Chief's arrangement for someone to take care of him, it was no exaggeration to say that the Clan Chief could have made Li Xiangyun's residence like a palace and arranged a group of people to serve his daily life.

He would have lived a life like an emperor.

However, Li Xiangyun thought about it and still refused; it was mainly too exaggerated.

It was quite good now... Just then, Li Zhongwen arrived with Li Xingyan.

Li Xiangyun then invited them to eat together.

A moment later, Li Zhongwen, having finished his meal, tactfully took Li Muwan away.

Only Li Xiangyun and Li Xingyan remained in the entire small courtyard.

"Senior, please show yourself~"

Li Xiangyun put down his teacup and said calmly.

"Haha, you Junior have indeed discovered my existence; it's quite interesting."

An aged voice sounded, and Fire Old's figure slowly emerged.

"What a powerful Divine Soul!" Li Xiangyun exclaimed.

An outsider watches the excitement, while an expert sees the essence.

Compared to Li Xingyan, Li Xiangyun was shocked by Fire Old's pure and powerful Divine Soul at first glance.

Compared to Fire Old, his Divine Sense was as tiny as a firefly.

His attitude couldn't help but show a hint of respect.

"May I ask Senior's name?"

Fire Old waved his hand and said, "Never mind the name; you can just call me Fire Old, like Xiao Yanzi~"

"Yes, this Junior greets Fire Old."

Li Xiangyun stood up and bowed; this was respect for a powerful individual.

Moreover, looking at Fire Old, Li Xiangyun felt a faint sense of anticipation in his heart.

Perhaps... Li Xingyan watched silently from the side, blinking, seeing even the powerful Ancestor Xiangyun show such respect to his Revered Master, he suddenly felt as if he had made a huge profit.

Thinking this way, the three years of humiliation didn't feel as infuriating anymore.

Fire Old smiled contentedly, then said, "No need for formalities, but you, young man, to be able to detect my existence with just your Golden Core cultivation, is quite interesting."

"A Golden Core at only two hundred years old, your talent is barely acceptable, and you originally had a chance to reach Nascent Soul.

Unfortunately..."

Saying this, Fire Old shook his head regretfully.

"Does Senior have a solution?"

Li Xiangyun's expression was agitated, his body trembling slightly.

Half false, half true.

Fire Old shook his head and said, "There might be a solution, but the Materials required are probably long extinct, and even if they still exist, the Li Family alone would not be able to collect them."

"Then..." Li Xiangyun's face turned ashen.

"Don't worry, although this old man cannot directly heal your Golden Core, I can slow down the speed at which your Golden Core dissipates."

"Old Ancestor, don't worry, Revered Master is an Alchemist!" Li Xingyan said opportunely from the side.

This was something Li Xingyan and Fire Old had discussed long ago: in addition to Ancestor Xiangyun's reward, they could also extort a sum in Spirit Medicine.

Li Xiangyun glanced at Li Xingyan, saw through their intentions, but did not expose them, instead cooperating and saying, "May I ask what Materials Senior needs? If this Junior has them, there will be no second thoughts!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fire Old immediately listed the "ingredients": "Ten-Thousand Year Stone Milk, Withered Glory Wood, Transformation Void Grass, ziyang mysterious ginseng, azure water pearl, Dragon Flame Grass, three-grade Fire Qilin Beast Inner Core..."

"Hiss~"

Hearing these names, Li Xiangyun immediately gasped.

Just hearing the names of these Spirit Medicine made one's scalp tingle.

For example, the first one, Ten-Thousand Year Stone Milk, Stone Milk itself is the essence of the earth, extremely difficult to nurture.

Thousand-year Stone Milk is the main ingredient of Foundation Establishment Pill.

Not to mention Ten-Thousand Year Stone Milk.

This was not as simple as just multiplying by ten.

After all, every additional year brought countless unforeseen circumstances, but fortunately, there were methods to accelerate the growth of Stone Milk, so it was still circulated in the market.

But Withered Glory Wood, Transformation Void Grass, and ziyang mysterious ginseng were all high-grade three-grade Spirit Medicine!

Even the most common azure water pearl was the essence of an entire azure water mineral vein; an entire mineral vein might only yield one or two.

Not to mention the inner core of a three-grade Fire Qilin Beast... A three-grade Yao Beast corresponds to a Golden Core Cultivator, and the inner core of a Yao Beast is like the inner core of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Not to mention his current half-dead state, even in his prime, he might not be able to defeat a Fire Qilin Beast with Qilin Bloodline.

Thinking this way, Li Xiangyun felt immense pressure.

A thought flashed in his mind, "System, save me!"