Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 585 The Ownership of the Foundation Establishment Pill

No wonder!
Li Xiangming recalled his foundation-building ceremony.

After that day, the Li family quickly dismissed him and Li Xiangyu, Li Xiangru, Li Xianghua and others from their positions.

The reason given was to allow the clan's elite to focus on cultivation.

However, since he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he was sent to Monkey Valley to win over demon-hunting cultivators.

More than half a year later, a beast tide emerged in Dai Mountain. He and Li Xiangyu formed a demon-suppressing camp. His family sent Li Qianshi and Li Xianghua to provide support. At that time, Li Xianghua had already failed to establish his foundation.

Otherwise, his family would never bother him!

I've just been ignoring this all along.

Thinking of this, Li Xiangming's expression changed again.

Li Xiangru also went with his patriarch to fight against the Qin family.

Does this mean that Li Xiangru has also failed to establish his foundation?
Both of them were promising talents of the Xiang generation, whom the clan was focusing on cultivating. It was impossible that they failed to achieve their goal without being given the Foundation Establishment Pill. This shows how difficult the Foundation Establishment stage is for countless people.

One in ten thousand people can break through the Foundation Establishment stage without using Foundation Establishment Pills, just like Li Xiangren.

But such a prodigy is already gone.
Li Xiangming sighed deeply, recalling his elder brother's triumphant return after achieving Foundation Establishment.

Upon seeing this, a hint of guilt flashed across Li Xianghua's face.

Even a powerful Foundation Establishment clan like the Li family couldn't just buy Foundation Establishment Pills casually. These pills weren't available on the market at all. The Li family only managed to obtain them by shamelessly seeking out alchemy sects or families that produced them.

Generally speaking, these alchemy sects or families specializing in alchemy are willing to sell their surplus Foundation Establishment Pills in exchange for spirit stones.

For example, the Liu family of Jimu Rock auctions off Foundation Building Pills every five years.

However, while the Liu family only auctioned one or two Foundation Establishment Pills, many sects and aristocratic families came to purchase them.

This has led to the high price of Foundation Establishment Pills, which cost at least five or six thousand spirit stones. In times of intense competition, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills can easily soar to over ten thousand.

Given the size of the Li family, earning 10,000 spirit stones in five years is not difficult.

However, the Li family also supports more than 500 cultivators!

These cultivators are starving and need food; even 100,000 spirit stones wouldn't be enough to go around.

Of course, the Li family could also cut back on spending.

But don't forget, the Li family couldn't possibly be without additional expenses.

The Li family alone approved 50,000 spirit stones for the construction of Changning City and the setup of the Mother-Child Connection Array and the Mysterious Yin-Yang Array. The budget for rebuilding the Demon Suppression Camp was another 50,000 spirit stones. These two sudden large expenditures completely emptied the Li family's income from reselling Maojing over the years and shook the foundation of their treasury.

What happened before that?
The Li family invested tens of thousands of spirit stones in building Changyang Valley and constructing the Beast Breeding Peak.

Since moving to Puxian County, the Li family's finances have been far from ideal.

The Li family members in Dangui Mountain have never received a single spirit stone; all they have are cultivation pills purchased by the clan and merit points that can be exchanged for cultivation techniques.

Despite their dire financial straits, the Li family never neglected the future prospects of outstanding cultivators.

Take the Foundation Establishment Pill as an example. The Li family couldn't bear to spend tens of thousands of spirit stones at the auction held by the Liu family, so they went to Hao County to beg and plead, or even begged Xuanli Zhenren, to purchase the Foundation Establishment Pill from the Hengyue Sect's channels.

For more than ten years, the Li family's Foundation Building Pills have never been interrupted, which is enough to demonstrate the Li family's determination.

but
The more Li Xianghua thought about it, the more somber his face became.

Neither the eldest brother nor Xiangming took the family's Foundation Building Pill, but Xiangyu took one.

The clan gave him the extra Foundation Establishment Pills.

He squandered such a precious opportunity.

Noticing Li Xianghua's expression, Li Xiangming immediately comforted him, "Thirteen, the Foundation Establishment stage is notoriously difficult. If I weren't..."

Li Xiangming stopped midway through his sentence.

It was also a coincidence that he was building his foundation.

Given his condition at the time, it would have been impossible for him to break through the Foundation Establishment barrier.

But when Fairy Green Cloud gave him the Human Pill, it shattered this conventional understanding.

However, he remained deeply troubled by the idea of ​​the human pill. He always felt as if he had swallowed a person.

In his heart, this was a secret second only to the evil Green Robe.

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiangming changed his words: "After your failure to establish your foundation, you returned to the Great Perfection realm in just over half a year, which shows your talent! It's just a Foundation Establishment Pill, which is nothing given how much the family values ​​you."

As long as Li Xianghua can reach the Great Perfection realm, he will be the one closest to Foundation Establishment.

The family would never abandon him.

If one Foundation Establishment Pill isn't enough, then two or three will do.

Compared to those clansmen with average aptitude, Li Xianghua still has a great chance of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

It might be a little later.

After all, Li Xianghua was not the only one at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

There are still a few people in the "Qian" generation.

In just two or three years, the Li family invested three Foundation Establishment Pills into the Xiang generation.

Even if there are any left, they will definitely be allocated to cultivators of the "Qian" generation first, otherwise it would be a path to chaos.

Li Xianghua naturally knew this, and his expression became solemn: "Even without the Foundation Establishment Pill, as long as I am confident, I will try my best to establish my foundation, just as I am learning from my elder brother."

He paused, then his expression suddenly softened with a hint of relief: "Let's not talk about me. Even though I failed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, I can still study formations and continue to serve the family. If we're talking about pressure, your burden is much heavier than mine right now."

The position of deputy general manager carries not only power, but also heavy responsibility.

With the patriarch absent, Li Xiangming faces a challenge in leading the Li family out of internal and external troubles, a task no less difficult than establishing a foundation. This is evident from the fact that Li Xiangming has been running around non-stop since returning home.

Li Xiangming pondered for a moment before looking at Li Xianghua.

Li Xianghua also looked back.

After a moment, the two looked at each other and smiled, knowing that the other was not one to give up easily.

"I've finished inspecting the formation, shall I head back now?" Li Xianghua stopped first.

Li Xiangming hummed in agreement, watching his retreating figure as his fingertips lightly rubbed against the evil green robe.

For a fleeting moment, he almost considered giving the last Thousand-Pound Pill he had to Li Xianghua.

But in the end, he held back.

This Foundation Establishment Pill was prepared for Li Qianshi.

In terms of personal relationships, Li Xianghua, who is the same age as him, gets along better with him; in terms of talent, this genius of formations from the Xiang generation, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, is more in line with the interests of the Li family.

If Li Xianghua were born into the fourth branch of the family, he would not hesitate to support him in establishing his foundation.

But the other party is not.

Once Li Xianghua reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, the second branch will have three Foundation Establishment cultivators, instantly becoming a pillar of the direct lineage! The rapidly rising fourth branch will undoubtedly face fierce suppression from the second branch due to its competition for the position of family head.

This can already be seen from the daily bickering between the two clan elders.

As a leader among the younger generation of the fourth wife's family, he cannot act on emotion.

Of course, this would be ideal if Li Qianshi could obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill from his family and successfully establish his foundation.

Then he could consider giving the Thousand-Jin Pill in his possession to Li Xianghua.

Or perhaps, he could obtain even more Thousand-Pound Pills.

Li Xiangming couldn't help but think of the Green Sheep Taoist.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Taoist priest should still have three Thousand-Pound Pills on him.

However, the Li family did not have that kind of spare money.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Xiangming approached Qiu Changzhang and asked him to stay in Changning City temporarily, awaiting the visits of the Xu and Luo families and allies such as Lingwu Sect.

He then took Xu Qingchi and set off for Jiming Mountain.

(End of this chapter)