Cultivation in a Family: Starting as a Reincarnation of a Core Formation Master

"Yes, a large number of people died at last year's Green Ant Wine Party. If this continues, I wonder if that restaurant will dare to hold wine tasting events again."

"And that market enforcement team, I don't know what they're good for. Every time a fellow cultivator dies at the hands of a calamity cultivator, they always blame it on personal reasons and never think of going to wipe out these calamity cultivators."

"Suppress them? If we wipe out all the bandits, the law enforcement team will be weakened. It's nothing more than a trick of raising bandits to enhance our own power."

"Sigh, we've crossed the line, we're not going to talk about this anymore."

Inside the teahouse, several independent cultivators grumbled indignantly.

"A wine tasting?" Lee Seung-hyun frowned slightly.

Huang Zicheng is quite bold. Almost instinctively, Li Chengxuan guessed that Huang Zicheng was involved in this matter and that he must have played a key role.

A year ago, this person tried to trick him into leaving. If he had actually left then, perhaps his name would be on this death list.

Of course, so far, apart from him and Lee Seung-gu, no one has been able to suspect the other.

After all, the other party is a direct descendant of the Huang family with an extraordinary background, so there's no reason for him to "guest star" as a treacherous cultivator.

Even if the enforcement team did investigate, they might not be able to find the other party; it's simply a case of being blind to what's right under their noses.

"Young friend Li, there's no need to worry. Most of the cultivators who have been robbed are bullies who prey on the weak. These dead were all rogue cultivators. Do you see any of them with powerful backgrounds? They wouldn't dare to touch them."

"That's what Manager Xue from the Five Blessings Chamber of Commerce said from the side."

"Perhaps."

Li Chengxuan smiled and nodded. Logically speaking, that's how it should be; cultivators usually pick on the weak.

But only he knew that Huang Zicheng, or rather the tribulation cultivator behind the other party, was preparing to make a move against him.

However, he escaped unharmed because of his caution.

Although I don't know why, the murderous intent from the other side is real.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind sending the other party down to see the deceased Huang family merchant caravan cultivators.

"Young friend Li, if you ever need to purchase large quantities of spiritual items in the future, feel free to contact me. I guarantee it will be three times cheaper than Yunxia Sect."

After chatting for a while, Manager Xue went straight to the point.

"Alright, I will definitely inform the family and put Manager Xue in the first tier."

Lee Seung-hyun chuckled.

Even if the other party's price is cheaper, the Li family will not buy in large quantities. After all, under the rule of the Yunxia Sect, the Yunxia Sect should prioritize making money from spirit stones.

The Five Blessings Chamber of Commerce is a large chamber of commerce, with overall strength several levels greater than that of the Cloud Mist Sect. It is located in Chengzhou, the easternmost part of Jing Kingdom, and echoes Yongzhou, the westernmost part.

Jingguo has eight prefectures, more than half of which border the barbarian lands, but Chengzhou is the only one that does not.

Therefore, the Wufu Chamber of Commerce, located in Chengzhou, has branches in all the towns and cities bordering the barbarian lands, and Qinghe Town is no exception.

In addition, this Manager Xue was actually just a deputy. The real manager was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he disliked the long distance and never came to take up his post, so his deputy had to take over.

Anyway, if it's done well, it's the credit of that Foundation Establishment cultivator; if it's done wrong, it can all be blamed on Manager Xue. It's killing two birds with one stone, so why not do it?

The two met at an auction and became acquainted thereafter, meeting up for tea and a chat whenever they had free time.

Manager Xue wanted to connect with the Li family to do business, and Li Chengxuan also valued their extensive network of connections, so it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

The two chatted for a while, and under Li Chengxuan's deliberate probing, the other party revealed a lot of information, some true and some false, which he listened to with great interest.

After all, the Li family's influence was limited to Longnan, and to some extent, they were relatively isolated from information.

"I've heard that the Supreme Elder of the Corpse Demon Sect is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If he does succeed, the Cloud Mist Sect will be in serious trouble."

"And the Crimson Dragon Sect of Chu is growing stronger and stronger. Several Core Formation sects in Jing have already declared their allegiance to it."

"And in that vast barbarian domain, there have also been tremendous changes. It is rumored that a barbarian expert at the Nascent Soul level has perished."

"There are also cultivators from the three kingdoms of Qi, Wu, and Yue who are preparing to form a joint caravan to sail the endless seas to the Star Jade Sea."

At this point, Li Chengxuan's heart stirred slightly, but he remained expressionless and said indifferently, "The three kingdoms are going to the Star Jade Sea? What kind of place is that?"

"I don't know. It seems to be a cultivation area as well. I've heard that this sea area is just as prosperous as the Eastern Extreme Region. I guess it's for business?"

Manager Xue's expression changed.

The fact that cultivators from several countries have joined forces and crossed the ocean to another region is quite a grand occasion, but unfortunately, the Five Blessings Merchant Caravan doesn't even have the right to be seated at the table.

"Hmm, Xingyuhai sounds like a very prosperous place."

Li Chengxuan remained expressionless, silently keeping the matter in his heart. This was a long-term plan; his immediate goal was to first establish his foundation, or rather, to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

......

More than half a year later.

The small courtyard is a meditation room.

Li Chengxuan, having finished his cultivation, slightly opened his eyes.

"I didn't expect that having such solid evidence would also have its drawbacks."

Sensing the "stubborn defense" of the seventh orthodox meridian within his body, Li Chengxuan pondered.

The transition from the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining is a small hurdle, and this hurdle does indeed block many people, with many independent cultivators spending their entire lives without ever being able to enter it.

But generally speaking, given his aptitude and temperament, this threshold would have little effect. However, the key point is that he had previously used the internal cultivation method of the Nine Tribulations Thunder Scripture to solidify his foundation many times.

This resulted in him having a deep foundation, which was originally a good thing, as a deep foundation means strong magical power and great potential. However, his problem was that his foundation was too "deep".

The advantage is that his magical power is much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators. With the magical power of a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator, he can fight against a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator without necessarily being at a disadvantage.

The downside is that he needs more accumulation to break through. If we simply express the amount required to break through a realm in numerical terms...

From the mid-stage to the late-stage of Qi Refining, the average independent cultivator has a score of five, while more powerful family disciples, such as Li Chengfu, have a score of ten, and inner disciples of the Yunxia Sect have a score of twenty.

He needs at least thirty, several times more than an ordinary cultivator, and this number will continue to rise as he continues to refine his foundation with the Nine Tribulation Thunder Scripture.

"More accumulation and more resources lead to greater strength; this is also a kind of balance."

Li Chengxuan pondered for a moment and said.

On the worst, it's even more difficult for him to break through to a higher realm, perhaps several times more difficult than for ordinary cultivators.

On the bright side, his strength would be several times, or even more, than that of an ordinary cultivator, since the accumulation of strength has a clear "Matthew effect".

Upon realizing this, Li Chengxuan understood.

If one only pursues foundation building, or even the condensation of a false core, then naturally there are more bad aspects than good.

However, if the goal is to condense a true core, or even further into the nascent soul realm, or even beyond, then the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

"So what if we accumulate more resources? What's the one thing the cultivation world has in abundance?"

A glint flashed in Li Chengxuan's eyes as he made his decision.

In the future, he will not only continue to cultivate his inner foundation, but also increase the frequency of his efforts to solidify it to the point where it cannot be solidified any further.

From the very beginning of Qi cultivation, the foundation for breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is laid.