A gentleman does not stand under a crumbling wall, and Li Xuanzhen was naturally the same. Without knowing the opponent's strength, he would absolutely hide rather than rush out.
From the beginning of the battle, Li Xuanzhen had no intention of going out to fight. He obediently stayed within the Formation, using talismans to attack and delay the opponent, preventing them from having time to break the Formation, then notifying the Family Head to come.
Under such a perfect plan, by the time the Bearded Man reacted, it was already too late; Li Xuantian had already appeared on Nanping Island.
"Senior, please spare..."
Before the Bearded Man could beg for mercy, a sword light flashed, instantly slaying him.
Li Xuantian said with a smile, "You brat, come out."
Li Xuanzhen quickly walked out, swiftly collecting the Storage Pouch and compass from the Bearded Man's body, then bowed to Li Xuantian.
"Greetings, Family Head Brother."
Seeing Li Xuanzhen's actions, the corners of Li Xuantian's mouth twitched involuntarily.
"You called me here just to deal with this guy? This fellow was just so-so. I killed him with one sword. You couldn't possibly have been unable to defeat him, could you?"
Li Xuanzhen quickly shook his head and said, "Family Head Brother, that's not it. I just felt he was extraordinary. Look, which ordinary Loose Cultivator would have this item?"
Saying that, he quickly took out the compass and handed it to Li Xuantian.
Li Xuantian looked at the compass, his eyes lighting up. This compass was a good item.
This item was called a Destruction Array Disk. Although it was only Low Grade Second Tier, it could break even Low Grade Third Tier Formations.
If there was enough time to prepare, and combined with some knowledge of Formations, it might even be possible to break even a Top Grade Third Tier Formation.
Fortunately, the Bearded Man's Cultivation was insufficient, preventing him from refining the Low Grade Second Tier Destruction Array Disk. Coupled with Li Xuanzhen's obstruction, otherwise, this Formation truly would have been broken by him.
Li Xuantian unhesitatingly put away the compass and said with a smile, "This is a Second Tier Destruction Array Disk. It won't be of much use to you, so I'll take it. The resources in that Storage Pouch are yours."
Seeing Li Xuantian like this, Li Xuanzhen didn't know what to say. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Family Head Brother, I don't have many demands. I know you're skilled in Artifact Refining. Can you help me refine a larger cage?"
Li Xuantian asked with some confusion, "What do you need a cage for?"
Li Xuanzhen quickly said, "Family Head Brother, I'm not good at Formations, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Creation, or Spiritual Plants. So I'm preparing to try raising things to earn some Spirit Stones."
"So, I bought some Lingyun Chicken at the South Gate Market, hoping they can lay eggs to sell for Spirit Stones."
Li Xuantian knew the price of lingyun eggs: two for three Spirit Stones, which wasn't cheap. If Li Xuanzhen really managed to raise them, he could earn quite a few Spirit Stones. As Family Head, Li Xuantian supported this.
"Yes, do you have any Materials for Artifact Refining?"
Li Xuanzhen quickly took out the Artifact Refining Materials from the Storage Pouches of those two or three Cultivators, then put his consciousness into the Bearded Man's Storage Pouch, quickly taking out the Artifact Refining Materials inside.
"These are all I have, Family Head Brother. Do you think it's enough?"
Li Xuantian laughed, "Enough, enough. With so many Materials, refining a larger cage is certainly sufficient."
"How about this: you probably won't be raising many at first, so let's refine it to accommodate two hundred as a standard. How does that sound?"
Li Xuanzhen quickly nodded, naturally agreeing. Lingyun Chicken could only hatch chicks once a year, and two hundred would take at least five or six years.
Suddenly, Li Xuanzhen seemed to remember something and said, "Family Head, please help me refine a larger square box as well. I want to raise Spiritual Earthworms."
Li Xuantian frowned and said, "You must think carefully. Don't let these matters affect your Cultivation."
Li Xuanzhen nodded and said, "Family Head Brother, don't worry, it won't."
He only needed to improve his Cultivation by converting spirit liquid with the Spirit Transformation Bowl and refining the spirit liquid, which didn't take much time at all.
If it weren't for his other poor talents, he definitely wouldn't have to spend time on various Spells.
The reason Li Xuanzhen was so proficient in the Spiritual Rain Spell was because he spent most of his time Cultivating Spells.
Of course, Li Xuanzhen didn't Cultivate many Spells, only six.
Light Body Spell, Fireball Technique, Golden Needle Spell, Spiritual Rain Spell, Water Shield Spell, and Wood Spirit Spell.
Within the entire Li Family, besides the Family Head, no one could compare to him in these five Spells.
Li Xuantian didn't say much more and began to help Li Xuanzhen refine the cage and box.
Although Li Xuantian was not a professional Artifact Refiner, refining Medium Grade and Low Grade Magical Artifacts was effortless for him.
Before long, the cage and box were refined.
The cage could hold two hundred Lingyun Chicken, and the box could hold hundreds of thousands of Spiritual Earthworms, which was enough for Li Xuanzhen.
Li Xuantian placed the refined Medium Grade Magical Artifact chicken coop and box on the ground, and said seriously, "Your Cultivation talent is very good. Don't let these matters delay your Cultivation."
Li Xuanzhen quickly said, "Family Head Brother, you can rest assured. I guarantee to Breakthrough to Qi Training Ninth Level before I'm forty, will that suffice?"
Breaking through to Qi Training Ninth Level before forty, as long as he wasn't too unlucky, he could Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level before fifty. He would still have ten years before sixty, which was enough time to prepare for Foundation Establishment.
Li Xuantian also felt relieved and said with a smile, "Hey, you brat, if you can Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level before forty-five, I'll find a way to get you a Foundation Establishment Pill. That's not impossible."
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanzhen's eyes lit up. Although he had the Spirit Transformation Bowl, no one knew whether he could successfully Foundation Establishment with a massive amount of spirit liquid energy.
If he couldn't Foundation Establishment with spirit liquid, then he could only use a Foundation Establishment Pill?
"Thank you, Family Head Brother. You must keep your word. I will definitely Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level before forty-five."
Breaking through to Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level requires eight hundred Spirit Stones, Breakthrough to Qi Training Ninth Level requires nine hundred Spirit Stones, and Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level requires one thousand Spirit Stones.
That means he would need two thousand seven hundred Spirit Stones to Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level.
In the Cloud Mist Li Family, a Qi Training Stage Seventh Level Cultivator's monthly stipend was fourteen Spirit Stones, which was one hundred sixty-eight per year.
He was only thirty-one now, with fourteen years until forty-five, which was roughly two thousand three hundred fifty-two Spirit Stones. This didn't even count the increased Spirit Stones after Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage - Eighth Level and Qi Training Ninth Level.
In addition, there were the Medicinal Pills allocated to Li Xuanzhen each year, which would definitely be enough for Li Xuanzhen to Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level.
However, accumulating enough Spirit Stones to attempt Foundation Establishment Stage in the remaining fifteen years was basically impossible, unless there were other avenues.
If it was just Breakthrough to Qi Training Stage Tenth Level before forty-five, then Li Xuanzhen could completely slack off until forty-five.
Li Xuantian nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, "Alright, I'm going into seclusion for a while. You handle things on Nanping Island. If you encounter a powerful enemy, flee to Cloud Mist Island. Your life is important."
The Li Family had few Cultivators. Before the Family's population grew, each one was extremely precious.
Li Xuanzhen quickly nodded and said, "Family Head Brother, I'm afraid you're going to study the Destruction Array Disk, aren't you? Go quickly, I'm going to study raising chickens."
Li Xuantian frowned, but still turned and flew away.
Watching the Family Head fly away, Li Xuanzhen was filled with envy, wondering when he would be able to do the same.