The Long Spear Unsealed by a Million Incense Offerings

12 Qi-Nurturing Pills, usable by Qi Refinement stage cultivators, gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the dantian; one pill can reduce the time a Qi Refinement cultivator spends absorbing spiritual energy by at least one year.

12 Heavenly Origin Pills, usable by Qi Refinement stage cultivators, cleanse the body of impurities; taking these pills makes half a year of cultivation feel as if one has divine assistance.

Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill!

As for these final 12 pills, Li Xiang did not know if they existed in the cultivation world within the game.

But he was clear that even on Earth today, the Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill was hard to come by on the market. This item even had a certain probability of improving a person's spiritual roots over a period of three years, depending entirely on individual fortune.

Only the Li Family possessed the formula for such a pill. In the Li Family's pharmaceutical manufacturing company's years of testing, the highest record was a guy with spiritual roots of only 24 points who, within three years, increased his spiritual roots to a value of 50, with other spiritual root improvements left unrecorded.

It could be called a godsend for cultivators!

Of course, with things like pills, the stronger the medicinal properties, the higher the drug tolerance after consumption. The Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill could only be used once in a person's lifetime.

"36 pills, that's almost one-tenth of my current stock."

Looking at the pills being transported, Li Xiang felt no heartache at all.

Because these items were all sent by the family over the years, and to him right now, they were all useless!

"The Ancestor has manifested again!"

"It's pills, so many pills. Just smelling them, one can tell these pills are extraordinary."

"Thank you, Ancestor, for your grace. This child will surely spare no cost to lead the children in strengthening our clan!"

Li Dalong's family was filled with gratitude.

[Obtained Incense +16]

Li Xiang then shifted his gaze away from the computer screen.

He placed his hand on the Mysterious Spear and stroked it gently; a wave of energy rippled across the surface of the spear, blowing up the items in the room.

Soon, a box appeared on the screen.

[Do you wish to spend Incense to break the seal on the 'Mysterious Spear'?]

"???"

I've only managed to scrape together 80 points of Incense, and you want a million? Why don't you just go rob someone?

However, at the same time, Li Xiang became increasingly convinced of the spear's power.

He took a deep breath and glanced at the time on the computer: 4:00 AM.

"I've been playing all night, huh?"

Li Xiang slowly stood up and stretched. Under normal circumstances, he would be sleeping, but he had no intention of doing so today, and his spirit remained full. "Looks like I need to go out."

Although the game was important, he wasn't without other matters in reality. Besides, while eating his late-night snack, Yuexian had told him some rather unpleasant news.

Especially that.

Li Xiang put the spear into the Storage Ring on his hand. He had tried it, but the seal inside was very strong, and he couldn't open it at all.

Immediately, Li Xiang placed a detection stone in front of the computer, and at the same time, took a wooden mannequin out of his storage ring and placed it on the gaming chair. Only after confirming he could remotely control the computer did he walk out of the room.

"Master, do you need breakfast prepared?"

Just as he closed the door and walked into the living room, Yuexian, who had been standing in the center of the hall with her eyes closed, opened them and offered Li Xiang the first smile before dawn.

"No need."

Li Xiang returned the smile and then asked, "By the way, is Grandma Ling from Cave Abode No. 12 at home?"

"She has always been there. She returned from the outside world two months ago and hasn't left the cave abode." Yuexian watched Li Xiang put on his shoes and blinked. "Is Master going out? Do you need me to accompany you?"

"Just a short trip, I'll be back soon. Go prepare the car for me."

Li Xiang gave the order.

He then took out his phone and watched the computer screen through the monitoring spirit stone.

In just a short time, all the Li Family members in the game had begun closed-door cultivation after receiving the pills, showing a momentum of not leaving their homes until their supplies were exhausted.

Li Dalong clearly knew what these pills were from the Qi Refiner Cultivation Manual.

Almost every member of the Li Family had taken a Heavenly Secret Spirit-Replenishing Pill, and even the Iron Forest Horses had received their share.

Their aptitudes had all improved, though for the time being, there were no major changes.

At the same time.

In the member list, besides Li Dalong at the fourth level of Qi Refinement, the Li Family had gained two more cultivators.

Li Dalong's wife, who likely lacked the fortune to ever become a cultivator, had reached the first level of Qi Refinement after taking the pill and following the prenatal-level cultivation guidance in the Qi Refiner Cultivation Manual.

Li Yaozu had also reached the Qi Refinement stage—a 5-year-old at the first level of Qi Refinement, with a bright future ahead!

"Ancestor bless us!"

"My children must cultivate diligently and not let down the Ancestor's painstaking efforts."

"We failed to provide a gift that would please the Ancestor during this ancestral sacrifice, but we must surely repay the Ancestor well in the next ten years!"

The Li Family members in the game were filled with high spirits.

Li Xiang nodded in satisfaction before sliding the antique phone back into his pocket.

"Master seems to be in a very good mood today." Yuexian's laughter interrupted Li Xiang's immersion in his game.

"If you braise some pork belly for lunch, I might be even happier."

Li Xiang grinned, took a box from Yuexian's hands, and peeked inside to see a cake.

Afterward, Li Xiang drove his car and left the villa.

He had only driven a short distance when he arrived at Cave Abode No. 12 in Jixian Manor. The sky was just beginning to brighten, and while the weather should have been chilly, Cave Abode No. 12—despite looking normal—was radiating a wave of heat.

He pulled out his phone to check the game again; no special events had been triggered, and his family was developing in an orderly fashion. Only then did he knock on the door of No. 12.

"Ding-a-ling!"

"Grandma Ling, it's me, Li Xiang. I've come to visit you!"

As Li Xiang called out, the door to Cave Abode No. 12 swung open. Unlike his own home, the moment this cave opened, a sea of red light flooded out. A scorching blast of air was released, ruffling Li Xiang's jacket and hair.

An old woman leaning on a cane, her back hunched and her movements seemingly difficult, appeared before Li Xiang like a phantom.

Seemingly accustomed to this, Li Xiang showed no alarm, instead offering the old woman a gentle smile. "Grandma Ling, I hope I'm not interrupting your artifact refining?"

Grandma Ling had snow-white hair and a face covered in wrinkles, yet her smile was incredibly kind. "How could you be? I'm just an old hag; I'm only too happy to have a young man come visit me."

"Come, Little Xiang, come inside and have some tea with Grandma."

Grandma Ling grabbed Li Xiang's hand and led him into the cave.

As the old woman and the young man entered, the flames inside the cave quickly extinguished. Everything returned to normal, revealing wooden tables and chairs. The two sat down, and a pot of hot tea appeared on the table.

Li Xiang and Grandma Ling chatted about trivial daily matters for nearly an hour, mostly with Grandma Ling asking questions, filled with the care and nagging typical of the elderly.

However, Li Xiang knew that Grandma Ling was at least three hundred years old and a remarkable artifact refiner. Whenever any resident in Jixian Manor had a need, they would beg Grandma Ling to refine artifacts for them.

"Grandma Ling, I've run into a difficult problem this time."

Li Xiang looked like a deflated balloon.

"Oh?"

Grandma Ling immediately frowned. "Did some blind little brat at school bully you? Or is it something at home?"

"That's not it; you know I don't like to cause trouble."

Li Xiang didn't beat around the bush. A flash of light from his spatial ring revealed a long spear in his hand. The moment Grandma Ling saw the patterns on the spear, her eyes lit up. Li Xiang laughed, "It's just this thing. A friend gave it to me, but I can't make heads or tails of it, so I thought of your expertise, Grandma Ling."

"This is at least a magical treasure!"

The moment Grandma Ling took it, a wave of energy surged. The previously rustic environment erupted with soaring flames before vanishing again. After holding the spear for ten seconds, Grandma Ling nodded. "It's at least a high-grade spirit artifact, though the sealing method is mediocre at best. If you trust this old hag, you can come pick it up the day after tomorrow at dawn."

"If I can't trust Grandma Ling in this world, who else could I trust?"

After another ten minutes of flattery, Li Xiang left the Mysterious Spear behind and walked out of Cave Abode No. 12.

He checked his phone; nothing catastrophic had happened to his family, so he breathed a sigh of relief and drove toward the gate.

"Uncle Chen, wake up! I have to head out for a bit!"

Upon reaching the gate, Li Xiang called out to Uncle Chen, who was fast asleep in the guard booth.

A moment later, Uncle Chen poked his head out, eyes bleary with sleep. "Young Master Li? Heading out this early in the morning?"

"Yeah."

Li Xiang sighed, slowly opened the car door, picked up the cake from the passenger seat, and handed it to Uncle Chen. "I got up quite early today, at 4:00 AM."

"Oh, cake? Young Master Li certainly knows how to enjoy life."

Uncle Chen looked at the cake, beaming. "What happened? Getting up so early."

"Nothing much."

Li Xiang grinned. "I just found a sealed weapon and sent it to Grandma Ling at Cave Abode No. 12 to have her take a look. By the way, I forgot to ask her when it would be ready when I left. Could you ask her for me when you're on patrol?"

"That's no problem at all. I'll ask her when it'll be ready. Don't you worry; she's a good person. Whatever you gave her, she'll send it back to you when it's done."

Uncle Chen tapped his fingers on the desk. "You didn't need to head out this early just for that."

"Oh, it's also about family matters. The head of our Li Family died on the battlefield in the Otherworld. Several elders took a large group of people to the Otherworld to seek revenge, and now, the new family head has taken over. He's really a piece of work—he cut off my allowance. I'm worried I won't even be able to afford food soon."

Li Xiang let out a long sigh; this was the news Yuexian had brought him last night.

If he weren't struggling to put food on the table, he wouldn't have been able to leave his desk for even a moment!

"Ah?"

Uncle Chen's eyes widened. "That's a serious matter. You need to handle that quickly. Mr. Han at Cave Abode No. 82 knows about these things. You should go ask at his law firm; maybe he can help."

Fine, if a world like this still had lawyers, Li Xiang was already prepared to take his family to court.

He nodded slightly. "Thanks, Uncle Chen. I'll go ask him right now. My Yuexian is braising pork belly for lunch; I'll have her bring you a portion when I get back."

"Eh, that sounds great, sounds great."

Li Xiang's car sped away. Uncle Chen waved at him, then yawned and headed toward Cave Abode No. 12, knocking hard on the door.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sound echoed throughout the villa complex, and lights flickered on in many houses.

"Resident of Cave Abode No. 12, hello! I am the security guard for the villa complex, here to serve you with the utmost sincerity!"