Qi Refining Fifth Layer

"Li Long, make the arrangements. Qianqing refined quite a few Fasting Pills this time, so give him an additional 1,500 Contribution Points this year." After hearing Li Ditu's report, Patriarch Li Cunliu immediately gave the order.

The fact that he said this was enough to show how much importance he placed on Li Qianqing.

Li Qianqing was extremely worthy of cultivation!

Naturally, the Lineage's investment in him would also increase.

As for Li Qianqing's spiritual root talent, Li Lilong had already reported it to him last September.

Among cultivators with Three Spiritual Roots, his talent was at the very pinnacle. Among the Qian Generation, his chances of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future were second only to Li Qianyin's.

If Li Qianqing successfully achieved Foundation Establishment, then coupled with his Alchemy Talent, it would be tremendously beneficial to the Lineage's future development.

Perhaps once Li Qianqing grew up, their Li Family would have the means to refine Foundation Establishment Pills! Foundation Establishment Pills were exceptionally difficult to refine because they required far too many materials. There were no fewer than three spiritual herbs playing leading roles alone, while for most pills, no matter how high their grade, there was only one spiritual herb serving as the main ingredient.

"Yes, Grandfather." Li Lilong felt that the Patriarch's arrangement was very appropriate. With Li Qianqing's alchemy talent, it was suitable to invest more resources in him during the early stages.

The more Contribution Points he had each year, the more things he could exchange for. With Li Ditu's guidance, no one else needed to worry about what he should exchange for.

Only four cultivators in the entire Li Family knew how many Contribution Points each clan cultivator received from the Lineage every year. Li Ditu was not among them.

Communication between clansmen could certainly not be stopped, so most clansmen roughly knew how many Contribution Points the nearby Lineage cultivators obtained.

As for Li Qianqing's personal situation, as long as he did not mention it himself, even among Li Clan Cultivators, only the core upper echelon knew.

Li Lilong understood Li Qianqing's character. This was not something he needed to worry about at all.

They would conceal Li Qianqing's talent well.

"Ditu, has the Jiang Family made any moves at Changle Mountain?"

"No." Li Ditu shook his head. Changle Mountain was very peaceful at present.

The Jiang Family was also one of Xiangshui Prefecture's Foundation Establishment Clans and had no small amount of conflict with the Li Family. Two hundred years ago, a great battle had even broken out over the struggle for resources.

After that battle, the Li Family, which had possessed two Foundation Establishment cultivators, was left with only one.

Xiangshui Prefecture lay within Clear Wind Valley's sphere of influence, so both their Li Family and the Jiang Family were subsidiary clan forces of Clear Wind Valley.

Clear Wind Valley had always ignored battles between subsidiary forces unless they affected its interests.

"That is good." The Patriarch nodded gently.

If Li Qianqing's Alchemy Talent were exposed, Clear Wind Valley would certainly hope that he could become one of its members. In that case, even if Li Qianqing achieved something in Clear Wind Valley in the future, the help he could provide the Li Family would be limited—unless he became the Clear Wind Valley Master, but that was nearly impossible.

If such a day truly came, after Clear Wind Valley gave Li Qianqing a thorough brainwashing, his sense of belonging to the Li Family would certainly decline greatly.

If Jiang Clan Cultivators learned of Li Qianqing's astonishing Alchemy Talent, eighty percent of them would directly move to kill him. The remaining twenty percent would plot to kill him.

Given the Jiang Family's current circumstances, the possibility of them acting openly was far greater than that of them operating in secret. Of course, their Li Family was not made of clay either. If the Jiang Family dared to make a move, it would certainly pay the price.

After reporting the situation, the two left.

The Stone Gate of the cave dwelling closed, yet Li Cunliu had no intention of cultivating at all.

He was still digesting the information.

If Li Qianqing's talent could be put to good use, then a hundred years from now, their Li Family would cover the sky with one hand in Xiangshui Prefecture, occupying most of its resources.

Li Cunliu had ambitions.

It would be more accurate to say that every Patriarch throughout the Li Family's history had ambitions. Otherwise, the Li Family would not have had its era of prosperity before.

If one did not possess strength worthy of one's ambitions, those ambitions had to be reined in. Otherwise, they might lead the Lineage toward destruction.

Li Qianqing had not yet grown up, and the Lineage had not produced a second Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. It was better to develop quietly for now.

After digesting the news, they would simply treat the situation as the Li Family having produced a junior with decent alchemy talent.

After leaving the Patriarch's cave dwelling,

Li Ditu casually handed a small batch of Fasting Pills to Li Lilong to replenish the Clan Treasury.

Normally, after Li Ditu refined pills, the delivery task would be handed to a designated clansman, who would deliver the pills to Li Dixing, the current manager of the Li Family's shops, and to Changqing Mountain.

Li Dixing's cultivation talent was ordinary, but she excelled at business.

Because of her, the Li Family's annual income was also more considerable.

For a cultivation lineage to continually develop, cultivators with particular strengths had to be placed in positions suited to them, maximizing the Lineage's benefits.

"Second Uncle, let me see you off."

"No need. You should properly digest this news and think about the specific arrangements afterward. That is very important." Li Ditu refused.

Li Lilong could only watch Li Ditu head down the mountain.

On the road back to Changle Mountain, he considered what kind of guidance he should give Li Qianqing once he could refine Rank 1 Low-Grade Qi Gathering Pills.

Refining Fasting Pills alone still could not fully demonstrate Li Qianqing's talent. Other pills were needed for further testing.

He had already imagined Li Qianqing's prospects very well, but as his Second Grandfather, he naturally hoped that Li Qianqing could do even better.

Zhao Li Year 5015.

Late November, heavy snow.

Li Qianqing had come to Changle Mountain more than two years ago.

Last September, aside from the three Low-Grade Spirit Stones and 540 jin of White Corn that Mid-Stage Qi Refining cultivators could receive each year, he had obtained a total of 2,000 Contribution Points. This was more than he had expected.

This September, the number of Contribution Points he received directly reached 3,100. Apart from the Contribution Points earned from tending White Corn, all the rest came from refining pills.

With ample Contribution Points on hand, he exchanged for a Mid-Grade Magic Tool from the Clan Treasury and also exchanged for three Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Gathering Pills.

After exchanging for these items, he had only one hundred Contribution Points left, while he still had nine Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The Mid-Grade Qi Gathering Pills sped up his cultivation. Otherwise, he would not have reached Qi Refining Fifth Layer until next year.

Last night, when he cultivated to the peak of Qi Refining Fourth Layer, Li Qianqing directly began his breakthrough.

Compared to breaking through from Qi Refining Third Layer to Qi Refining Fourth Layer, breaking through from Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Qi Refining Fifth Layer was less difficult and took less time.

The former was the transition from Early-Stage Qi Refining into Mid-Stage Qi Refining, while the latter could only be considered a minor breakthrough. After all, both lay within the realm of Mid-Stage Qi Refining.

At this moment, the vortex in Li Qianqing's sea of qi had changed from one large vortex and one small vortex into one large vortex and two small vortices. The additional small vortex also made his spiritual power more condensed and less likely to disperse.

"My divine sense range has broken through to Three Zhang."

Li Qianqing considered this his greatest breakthrough. Compared with Qi Refining Fourth Layer, the maximum reach of his divine sense had expanded a full threefold.