Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 6 Heavenly Tranquility Dew

"My cultivation is progressing smoothly, and I should have a chance to break through to a higher realm within two or three years."

Li Xiangming explained his situation. He had been at the sixth level of Qi Refining for two years, and his magical power had become increasingly strong.

But then he seemed to remember something and frowned: "There's something I don't know whether I should say or not."

"What's the matter?"

"I've been practicing meditation and breathing exercises lately, but I feel a bit weak and my efficiency isn't as good as before."

"Tell me the details."

Li Qianhe's expression was solemn. After Li Xiangming finished speaking, he sighed and said, "You've hit a bottleneck."

"bottleneck?"

Li Xiangming lowered his head; he had heard many stories about bottlenecks.

This is the first time he has experienced it firsthand. How should he respond?
"Don't be impatient. Everyone's bottleneck is different. If you encounter a stubborn one, you may not be able to break through in two or three years. You must maintain a good mindset."

Li Qianhe spoke cautiously, and then shared many of his own experiences and those of other people in his tribe.

Li Xiangming looked enlightened and nodded, saying, "I understand."

Li Qianhe was still uneasy, so he got up and paced back and forth in the tea room.

After a while, as if she had made up her mind, she went out and asked Li Xiangqing to watch the outside. Then she searched in a small room further inside the teahouse and found an exquisite jade box.

"This item is precious, and I don't feel comfortable carrying it with me."

After speaking, Li Qianhe opened the box, revealing the jade bottle inside. When he saw the unique Bailu Gate symbol on the bottle, Li Xiangming's pupils shrank.

"Tianyi Jingshen Lu".

Li Xiangming spoke slowly, still unable to contain his shock.

"There are advantages to you being away from home; you've broadened your horizons quite a bit."

Li Qianhe chuckled.

Li Xiangming scratched his head, not because he was particularly experienced, but because this thing was too famous.

The bottle contains the most precious treasure of the White Dew Sect—the dew that forms on the Bodhi Heavenly Master Tree. Dew is produced every day, and it can be described as the divine dew of the still heavens, one in ten thousand.

It is said that only about ten drops are produced each year, making them extremely precious. Even the Bailu Clan itself doesn't have enough for them, and they are never allowed to leak out.

Of course, despite saying that, Bailumen would send a portion of its tribute to Hengyuemen every three years.

Over time, it's inevitable that some stray drops of Tianyi Jing Shenlu will end up in the market.

Once it hits the market, it will immediately cause a frenzy among cultivators, because this thing can concentrate the mind and strengthen the soul. If consumed in seclusion, it may even lead to a state of enlightenment.

In addition, Tianyi Jingshen Dew is also remarkably effective in breaking through bottlenecks and advancing to higher realms.

Such a powerful spiritual object is extremely rare and hard to come by. Even the Li family doesn't have any in stock. How could Li Qianhe possibly have one?

Li Xiangming was puzzled.

Seeing this, Li Qianhe explained, "Two years ago, when Master Duyin was celebrating his 200th birthday, he opened the Flying Fox Cave in Daishan. The Bailu Sect sent three drops of Tianyi Jing Shenlu as a congratulatory gift."

"Of these three drops of Heavenly Tranquility Dew, one was given by Master Duyin to his great-grandson. However, for some reason, this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew was not consumed. Instead, it was taken to the market and sold by Yu Liu of Flying Fox Cave. I am on good terms with Yu Liu, so I exchanged my treasured Blood Aperture Stone for this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew."

"Bloodhole stones are quite valuable."

Li Xiangming hesitated, but said that the Blood Aperture Stone naturally contains a large amount of blood energy, which has a miraculous effect on healing injuries and can save lives.

Not to mention Pu County, even in Hao County, the most prosperous county in Zhangning Prefecture, you can't find it for sale.

While the Heavenly Tranquil Dew is also a rare treasure, it is still available for sale. In terms of both rarity and function, the Blood Aperture Stone is superior to the Heavenly Tranquil Dew.

"Although the Blood Aperture Stone is precious, it hasn't been of much use to me. I'd rather exchange it for this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew."

Li Qianhe shook his head, saying that the value of a spiritual object varies depending on the circumstances faced by the cultivator and cannot be simply compared.

"Do you know that Xiang Ren has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining?" "I've heard a little about it."

Li Xiangming replied that the Li Xiangren they were referring to was the eldest brother of the Xiang generation in the Li family, and also an unparalleled genius in the Li family.

"Xiang Yu has also reached the eighth level of Qi Refining."

Li Qianhe said slowly, "Li Xiangyu and Li Xiangren are known as the two prides of the Li family."

"The family has already started preparing Foundation Establishment Pills for them. If it were just Xiang Ren, you might be able to get this opportunity in the future, but there's also Xiang Yu."

"Furthermore, Xiang Ru and Xiang Hua are no less talented than you. It's impossible for everyone in the family to have a Foundation Establishment Pill. To put it bluntly, being able to buy two or three is already the limit."

"If your family can't take care of you in the future, this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew is the spiritual item I prepared for you to help you build your foundation."

Simply replacing the Blood Aperture Stone with Heavenly Tranquility Dew would definitely be a loss, but if this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew could create a Foundation Establishment cultivator, then it would be a huge profit.

Li Xiangming understood Li Qianhe's thoughts and was deeply moved. This feeling of being cared for was something he had rarely experienced in his previous life.

"However, plans can't keep up with changes. You've encountered a bottleneck, which can be big or small. A big bottleneck wastes time and has serious consequences, and I don't have a good solution for that. I'd rather give you this drop of Heavenly Tranquility Dew in advance, and you can decide for yourself whether to take it now or save it for when you reach Foundation Establishment."

"This item is precious; it would be a waste to use it now."

Li Xiangming hesitated. Although he had encountered a bottleneck, he had not yet reached the critical point. The bottleneck only made his cultivation slower, not that he could not cultivate at all.

"Don't worry, spiritual items are meant to be used. Out with the old, in with the new. Maybe your father will get his hands on a Foundation Establishment Pill someday?"

Li Qianhe joked.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiangming smiled broadly. Of course, he should just take it with a grain of salt; the Foundation Establishment Pill was far more precious than the Heavenly Tranquil Dew.

Only the Li family could afford two or three coins; where would Li Qianhe get the financial resources?
Ultimately, Li Qianhe was just a low-level cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining. It was already extremely difficult for him to provide such a cultivation environment for Li Xiangming. As his child, he couldn't ask for more.

Li Xiangming was quite excited as he left Pushui Market.

The main reason is that he has money in his pocket. He currently has dozens of bottles of pills and more than a hundred spirit stones. He has never been so rich in his life.

Moreover, the presence of spiritual veins in Dangui Mountain further fueled his yearning for immortality and cultivation, pushing it to new heights once again.

There was still a considerable distance between Pushui Market and Danggui Mountain, so Li Xiangming chose to travel by water again, but this time it wasn't Pushui, but Daijiang.

Upstream from Daijiang is Daishan, a place where many cultivation forces are entrenched, a mixed bag of people.

Li Xiangming did not make a hasty visit, but instead rested for the night in a small town at the foot of the mountain before continuing his journey.

The journey was peaceful and uneventful; apart from encountering a few foolish monsters, nothing else happened.

In less than two days, Li Xiangming had already set foot on Danggui Mountain.

The Danggui Mountains stretch for over two hundred miles, with high mountains and dense forests to the north and south, shrouded in miasma, making them difficult to traverse.

The terrain to the west is gentler, with many slopes and a much wider view. The Li family built many farmlands and houses here, and most of the Li family's ordinary clansmen also gathered here, which was known as Changtai Township.

Of course, in order to guard against foreign enemies, many fortresses were built outside Changtai Township, with one cultivator stationed in every ten fortresses.

Li Xiangming entered from the west, and not long after, he encountered a middle-aged man with dark skin and a mustache.

"Ahead lies the territory of the Li family in Danggui Mountain. If anyone is visiting, please state your name."

The middle-aged man spoke loudly.

Li Xiangming sized up the other person, only to find him completely unfamiliar. He had been away from home for so long that he couldn't recognize him at all, so he could only apologize and say, "I don't know which uncle or elder is here. I am Li Xiangming from the fourth branch of the family. I have been summoned by the head of the family to return home today."

"Four rooms?"

Li Qianbai frowned, trying hard to recall, and after a while, he suddenly realized, "You're the child who went to Green Cloud Cave?"

"Exactly."

Li Xiangming handed over the approval slip written by Fairy Green Cloud and the passage document for Hengyue Sect. He then took out a jade pendant with the character "Li" engraved on it.

Upon seeing these three items, Li Qianbai's doubts vanished, and he smiled, saying, "Come with me."

(End of this chapter)