Cloud Mist Island, situated in the center of Five Colors Lake, spans an area of 100,000 mu, surrounded by more than ten smaller islands. No one knows that this is the Cloud Mist Li Family's base.
Cloud Mist Island is perpetually shrouded in mist, and the island boasts numerous first-Rank purple bamboo. It also Cultivates a significant amount of first-Rank High Grade resources, and at its very center are nearly a hundred second-Rank Low Grade green bamboo.
The island has a second-Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Vein that allows for Cultivation.
The Li Family does not have many Cultivators; from the Xuan Generation to the Qing Generation, there are a total of twelve individuals.
The Xuan Generation includes Li Xuantian, Li Xuanling, and Li Xuanzhen. The Yuan Generation includes Li Yuanlong, Li Yuanhua, Li Yuanfei, Li Yuanchen, Li Yuanbao, Li Yuanyue, and Li Yuanqiang. The Qing Generation includes Li Qingyue and Li Qingchen.
Such a large island with only twelve inhabitants makes it feel quite spacious.
On the southern side of the island, within the purple bamboo forest, Li Xuanzhen's fingers moved in a series of incantations, silently reciting a Spell.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and soon after, a Spiritual Rain began to fall.
Half an hour later, Li Xuanzhen wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, "My Cultivation is too weak; even a small Spiritual Rain Spell is this exhausting."
Li Xuanzhen, the third oldest among the Li Family's Xuan Generation Cultivators, is the clan brother of the Li Family's founder.
The Li Family was originally a small mundane Family. Li Xuantian, by a stroke of Opportunity, entered the Cultivation World.
He began Cultivating at eighteen and, after forty years of Cultivation, stumbled his way to a Breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment Stage. This made him feel that Cultivating alone was too difficult, so he established a Cultivation Family on Cloud Mist Island.
Possessing the Foundation Establishment Stage and having many mundane clan members, these were the natural conditions for establishing a Cultivation Family; he didn't even need to exert himself to procreate.
After fifty years of development, the Li Family finally became what it is today.
Although Li Xuanzhen's Cultivation is not high and he is not old, he belongs to the Xuan Generation, the same generation as Li Xuantian, making his seniority very high.
After casting the Spell, he sat on the ground and adjusted his breathing for a moment before Li Xuanzhen finally showed a comfortable expression.
Li Xuanzhen is a Transmigrator. He Transmigrated into this world as a fetus thirty-one years ago. With three Spiritual Bone Aptitude, he began Cultivating at six years old and reached Qi Training Stage Sixth Level in twenty-five years, absolutely considered by ordinary people as someone with hope for Foundation Establishment.
Cultivation requires Spiritual Bones. Everyone is born with Spiritual Bones, but if the Spiritual Bones are incomplete, one cannot Cultivate.
Only those with one or more Spiritual Bones have the possibility of Cultivation, but a single Spiritual Bone is too poor to Cultivate to a higher Realm.
Relatively speaking, three Spiritual Bones are much better, as three Spiritual Bones are already considered Medium Grade Aptitude.
Among the Li Family Cultivators, not many have three Spiritual Bones; most have only one or two.
Li Xuantian might be an exception; he possesses five Spiritual Bones, absorbing and refining Spiritual Qi at five times the rate of a single Spiritual Bone, and his Spiritual Qi refining rate is also fifty percent. Under such circumstances, it is no wonder he was able to Cultivate from a mere Loose Cultivator to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
After his Cultivation recovered, Li Xuanzhen sat up and walked towards the center of the island.
"Greetings, Third Uncle!"
"Greetings, Third Uncle!"
"Greetings, Third Grandpa!"
Along the way, the Li Family members who saw him greeted him one after another, and Li Xuanzhen responded with a smile.
Although he is only thirty-one years old, his seniority is very high, starting as an uncle and a grandpa.
At the Salary Hall, Li Xuanzhen collected his monthly stipend and happily returned to Xuanzhen Courtyard.
He is currently at Qi Training Stage Sixth Level, receiving a monthly stipend of twelve Spirit Stones. Compared to other Cultivation Families, this is incredibly generous.
Because the Li Family occupies Cloud Mist Island, apart from the purple bamboo and green bamboo on the island, all the remaining land has been converted into Spiritual Fields and Spiritual Medicine Gardens.
Given the presence of a second-Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Vein, it is possible to plant second-Rank and lower Spirit Medicine on the Spiritual Vein. The Spiritual Qi around the Spiritual Vein is dense, allowing for the cultivation of Spiritual Grains and Spiritual Wheat.
Especially since the entire island is enveloped by a Spirit Gathering Array, aside from the outer areas where some Low Rank spiritual grains can be planted, other areas can be used to Cultivate Spirit Sprout Grain, the main ingredient for Spirit Sprout Pills.
Cloud Mist Island alone can bring the Li Family over a thousand Spirit Stones annually, and with other income, it definitely exceeds three thousand Spirit Stones, which is considered good among the surrounding Foundation Establishment Families.
Returning to Xuanzhen Courtyard, Li Xuanzhen quickly took out all the Spirit Stones from his Storage Pouch.
"It's been three years since I Broke through to Qi Training Stage Sixth Level, and I've accumulated four hundred thirty-two Spirit Stones. That's quite a lot, but it's still a bit short."
"But there's no rush. In at most two more years, I'll be able to Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Seventh Level."
He put the Spirit Stones away again and took out a small booklet to read.
The booklet had the words "Artifact Refining Insights" written on it, indicating that these were Artifact Refining insights he had obtained from somewhere.
Li Xuanzhen rarely leaves Cloud Mist Island; his Cultivation is too weak, so he can only hide and develop.
Artifact Refining is the Cultivation skill he chose, and currently, he can only refine first-Rank Low Grade Magical Artifacts.
The price of a first-Rank Low Grade Magical Artifact is around fifty Spirit Stones, ranging from no more than a hundred to no less than thirty, while the cost is only a little over ten Spirit Stones, making it an extremely lucrative industry.
As for Alchemy, that is also quite profitable. Li Xuanzhen tried it, but it simply didn't work. During his tests, out of thirty furnaces of Spirit Sprout Pills, he failed to refine a single one.
Even with Artifact Refining, he doesn't have a very high success rate.
For first-Rank Low Grade Magical Artifacts, his success rate is twenty percent, meaning he can only refine one Magical Artifact from five sets of Materials, which is extremely poor.
A helpless look appeared on Li Xuanzhen's face; it seemed he wasn't good at anything, only able to help the Family look after the spiritual bamboo, as he couldn't do anything else well.
Suddenly, Li Xuanzhen put down his Artifact Refining Insights, his expression becoming serious.
"No, I must acquire a large amount of Spirit Stones. Otherwise, my desire to Cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Stage is a pipe dream."
"So what can I do? This is really racking my brain."
Li Xuanzhen was momentarily lost. Artifact Refining? No, he couldn't even recover his capital.
Although he could refine first-Rank Low Grade Magical Artifacts, he couldn't make money; instead, he would lose money.
"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, the Family Head wants to see you."
Just then, a voice came from outside the courtyard.
Li Xuanzhen collected his thoughts and walked outside, seeing his eldest nephew, Li Yuanlong. He smiled and asked, "Yuanlong, may I ask why the Family Head is looking for me?"
The Li Family has two Cultivators above Qi Training Stage Seventh Level, Li Xuanling and Li Yuanlong; the others are all below Qi Training Stage Seventh Level.
Li Yuanlong is one of only two Qi Training Stage Seventh Level Cultivators in the Family. He is currently forty-eight years old, at the Peak of Qi Training Stage Seventh Level. He probably has no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment in this lifetime.
Within the Family, everyone, except for those with truly terrible Aptitude, learns one of the hundred Cultivation arts.
The Family Head learned Alchemy, which is the most popular, and is now a second-Rank Medium Grade Alchemist.
Li Xuanling is forty-five years old, has four Spiritual Bones, is at Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level, and is a spiritual plant Cultivator. The spiritual plants she Cultivates are excellent, and the Family's green bamboo is under her care.
Other clan members either practice Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Crafting, or are even spiritual plant Cultivators, spiritual brewmasters, and so on.
Out of the twelve people, except for Li Xuanzhen and a few others, almost all of them are very capable.
Of course, Li Xuanzhen's Cultivation is more impressive than others; at thirty-one years old, being at Qi Training Stage Sixth Level makes others envious.
After all, being at Qi Training Stage Sixth Level at thirty-one years old means there is hope for Foundation Establishment, becoming the Family's second Foundation Establishment cultivator.