Chapter 125: Fifteen Years of Cultivation, Mid Divine Power Realm!
Chapter 125: Fifteen Years of Cultivation, Mid Divine Power Realm!
"The eldest young master is truly virtuous!"
"The eldest young master of the Li Family is truly a rarity in this world. Among all the Divine Power Realm cultivators, how many would personally aid the injured?"
"Indeed! The second young master originally intended to let the servants distribute the pills, but the eldest young master stopped him. This shows the depth of his righteousness!"
"The eldest young master's benevolence spreads across the lands, admired by all. We are utterly convinced. From now on, anyone who dares speak ill of him will have to deal with me!"
"That's right! Count me in. Anyone who slanders the eldest young master is as good as killing my parents!"
The entire Tianyuan City was abuzz.
Li Xun's actions during just this short hour had completely ignited the hearts of the people. Countless individuals praised his noble conduct.
It could be said that whenever Li Xun's name was mentioned, not a single person refrained from giving a thumbs-up in admiration.
Even Li Xun himself felt a surge of emotion.
'This must be a testament of how bad a cultivator of a xianxia world is,' he thought. 'A simple act of kindness that would be taken as a normal act in the modern world can actually make me be praised non-stop.'
"Xun'er, what are you doing…?"
A voice came from behind him—it was Li Wuyou.
He glanced at the excited crowd in the city and then at his son, puzzled. He couldn't understand what Li Xun was up to.
No matter how wealthy the Li Family was, spending money like this seemed excessive.
"Greetings, Father, Elder Chen, and City Lord Zhou."
Hearing the voice, Li Xun turned around, clasped his hands in respect, and bowed before explaining, "I couldn't bear to see these injured individuals perish, so I stepped in to treat them."
Li Wuyou was momentarily speechless.
'Ever since this child went to the Profound Sun Sect, he seems to have grown so much kinder and more compassionate,' Li Wuyou mused.
'He gave away a Heaven Creation Pill without hesitation, and now, he's spending thousands of high-grade spirit stones to treat the injured citizens of Tianyuan City without the slightest pause.'
In his heart, Li Wuyou couldn't help but admire the Profound Sun Sect. As a righteous sect, it had clearly cultivated disciples of exceptional moral character, all of whom were noble and selfless, as shown by his son's behavior.
"No need for such formalities."
Zhou Congyun smiled warmly as he spoke. His body bore some injuries, evidence that he had suffered during the earlier battle. Even so, his return, along with the others, indicated that the four Life and Death Realm enemies had all been vanquished.
"Truly, the younger generation of today is really remarkable."
Zhou Congyun gave Li Xun a long, deep look.
He refrained from commenting on Li Xun's actions of aiding the citizens. After all, with so many spirit stones at his disposal, Li Xun could do as he pleased—even throwing them into a river would warrant no objections.
What truly shocked Zhou Congyun, however, was that Li Xun's fight had concluded before theirs.
This was utterly baffling.
Li Xun's opponent had been a peak Divine Power Realm cultivator—a gap that should have been insurmountable. Yet, not only had Li Xun slain his foe, but he also had spare time to aid the ordinary people afterward.
No matter how he thought about it, Zhou Congyun couldn't fathom how Li Xun had managed such a feat.
"You flatter me, City Lord Zhou," Li Xun replied with a smile.
"This is no exaggeration. In the current world, there are hardly any individuals who can achieve such accomplishments at your age."
Zhou Congyun spoke in a deep voice. Then, he glanced at Li Wuyou standing nearby and said cautiously, "However, those individuals who fell today had unusual backgrounds. I'm worried that in the near future, even more powerful beings will come here."
"City Lord Zhou need not worry."
Li Wuyou shook his head and replied, "The forces behind them are far away from this region. It's unlikely they'll arrive here again any time soon."
While others might not be privy to the full picture, Li Wuyou knew more about the situation.
After all, if he hadn't understood the backstory, he wouldn't have casually agreed to take care of that child. Besides, the couple had promised that they would return soon to take the child away. In Li Wuyou's view, once they returned, they would handle those pursuers themselves.
"That's reassuring."
Zhou Congyun nodded, his heart lightening. He let out a deep breath and said, "With Family Head Li's reassurance, I can rest easy."
Not long after, Zhou Congyun took his leave. Li Xun and his group returned to the Li Family's estate.
Once back in his room, Li Xun sorted through the rewards granted by the system.
He had accumulated 83 years worth of closed door cultivation, he had also amassed over 300,000 spirit stones, along with a mountain of miscellaneous items that he didn't even bother inspecting.
Most of the weapons were mortal weapons with magical weapons here and there, and the pills were low-grade, none of which interested him enough to sort through.
For this particular endeavor, what Li Xun valued most was the cultivation years. Everything else was secondary—useful only for investing in others but of no personal significance.
'System, claim 15 years of cultivation!' Li Xun commanded in his mind.
The moment he spoke, an overwhelming energy surged within him. His cultivation, which was at the early stage of the Divine Power Realm, swiftly rose to the mid-stage and was only a hair's breadth away from the late stage.
As soon as this energy appeared, Li Xun quickly restrained it.
He didn't want to cause too much of a stir within the Li Family. While it would be impossible to hide his advancement from his father and Elder Chen, there was no need for unrelated individuals to know.
"So it's as I expected…" Li Xun murmured to himself.
Previously, when he was at the Profound Elixir Realm, claiming 20 years of cultivation only advanced him by a single minor realm. Now, at the Divine Power Realm, 20 years of cultivation shouldn't have been enough to elevate him further.
Yet, his experiment confirmed that just 15 years of cultivation not only pushed him to the mid-stage but also brought him close to the late stage.
Li Xun deduced that this must be due to the effects of his Scarlet Flame Divine Body. Ever since he obtained it, he had felt his cultivation talent improve significantly. His casual experiments only validated his hypothesis.
"Still, I have 68 years of cultivation left."
Li Xun glanced at his system panel. He decided not to claim the remaining cultivation yet.
Nearly 70 years of cultivation would likely catapult him straight into the Life and Death Realm. However, the Life and Death Realm was no ordinary realm.
This realm, for both humans and demons, represented a life-altering transformation. Achieving it required enduring a heavenly tribulation.
The tribulation could range from one to nine lightning calamities—the more tribulations one overcame, the stronger they would become afterward.
To put it bluntly, a Life and Death Realm cultivator who survived nine lightning calamities could instantly crush one who endured only a single calamity.
"I don't know how many calamities I can attract, but if I were to undergo my tribulation in Tianyuan City, I fear the entire city wouldn't survive…"
Li Xun muttered to himself as his gaze shifted toward his father's residence.
If he remembered correctly, his dad, Li Wuyou, was a Life and Death Realm expert who had endured four lightning calamities. On the surface, this placed him in the mid-to-lower range. However, within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, a four-calamity Life and Death Realm expert was unquestionably among the top elites.
"I'll find a desolate place to undergo my tribulation later," Li Xun resolved in his heart.
Just as he prepared to begin cultivating, his expression shifted. He looked toward the sect's jade token hanging from his waist.
This jade token, issued by the sect, served as proof of identity, allowing disciples to accept missions and pass through the mountain-protection formations. Usually, it remained quietly at his side.
However, today, for some reason, the token suddenly began glowing with a crimson light.
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