Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror-Chapter 99 - 97: Wish (Two in One)_2

Lu Sisi was stupefied for a moment and let out a wry laugh, speaking with a hint of envy,

"Little friend is truly cautious; if the juniors in my Lu Family had even six-tenths of your ability, I wouldn't have to worry about affairs after my time..."

Watching Li Tongya give a low, amused chuckle without speaking, Lu Sisi replied,

"However, the treasures from Huaqian Mountain will be split evenly, and all Spiritual Springs and Spiritual Fields that belong to my Lu Family will be exchanged for Spirit Stones or treasures at a rate of thirty percent to compensate your family."

Li Tongya sipped his tea and said in a low voice,

"I want you to make the Xuanjing Spirit Oath!"

Lu Sisi, once again without hesitation, nodded and said solemnly,

"That's only proper."

The two of them took the oath using a secret technique, feeling a mark lightly seared onto the Xuanjing Wheel, and Li Tongya inquired,

"When?"

"In three days, I will come here and head to Huaqian Mountain with Taoist fellow!"

Li Tongya nodded as he saw Lu Sisi off and returned to the courtyard to see Li Xuanxuan, who sat at a lower place deep in thought, and said softly,

"I still have a Jade Sprout Pill in my Storage Bag that Xiangping obtained from killing others. If I go into seclusion now and attempt to break through to the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation, I will have a better chance."

Li Xuanxuan then stood up to bow with his hands clasped together and said respectfully,

"Elder Uncle, rest assured during your seclusion; I will take care of home."

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Li Chijin gazed at the surge of beasts climbing the mountain, his Cultivation Level aura mighty, as his white garments fluttered in the evening breeze, while the people beside him cast looks of awe his way.

"Is this man the Qing Sui Sword, Li Chijin?"

"Isn't it? Just look at his aura; he's probably just one step away from Foundation Establishment."

Yet, Li Chijin knew his own affairs; he's more than just one step away from Foundation Establishment. He constantly had to suppress the True Yuan within him from spontaneously liquefying.

With a mere thought, the six wheels forged from his Fetal Breathing Realm Cultivation would immediately liquefy, his entire Cultivation Level would converge in the Sea of Qi Acupoint, and form the foundation of The Great Dao, allowing him to instantly break through to Foundation Establishment.

"The delay can't continue... The people from the sect have already urged me three times."

Li Chijin muttered inwardly, and the handsome white-clothed man beside him patted his shoulder, whispering,

"Junior Brother is now at the peak of Qi Cultivation, isn't he?"

With a inward sigh, Li Chijin turned his head to look at the white-clothed man beside him with a calm expression and replied,

"Correct. Is Senior Brother Chi here to persuade me to undertake Foundation Establishment?"

The man referred to as Senior Brother Chi appeared slightly startled, nodding as he said,

"The sect has this intention, and the elixirs for transcending the realm have been prepared for you. Junior Brother can enter seclusion and break through at any time."

Li Chijin nodded, his smile brimming as he responded,

"The sect is really thoughtful; Chijin is deeply grateful!"

Senior Brother Chi's face changed slightly, a touch of embarrassment appearing as he replied,

"Of course, but I wonder, how confident are you?"

Li Chijin looked troubled and spoke softly,

"I'm afraid it's less than eighty percent."

"Eighty percent?!"

Senior Brother Chi furrowed his brow. That probability was terrifyingly high compared to others, but he knew how much heavenly treasure Li Chijin had been fed. To say only eighty percent now made him puzzled, and he thought to himself,

"It seems the Sui Origin Pill can't be spared..."

Senior Brother Chi sighed softly, taking out a Jade Bottle from a silk bag and smiling,

"Here, I have a Sui Origin Pill. You might as well use it first."

Li Chijin nodded appreciatively, taking the Jade Bottle and exclaimed,

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Senior Brother Chi, holding back the pain of parting with the pill, maintained his smile and gently said,

"Prepare well and then break through in seclusion!"

Only then did Li Chijin nod vigorously, slowly departing down the mountain. As he passed by Senior Brother Chi, a cold voice drifted into his ear.

"Li Chijin, you must succeed in Foundation Establishment and not fail. You wouldn't want to know the consequences."

Li Chijin's pace faltered slightly; he looked up to see Senior Brother Chi's gentle smile, shook his head with a laugh, and continued down the mountain.

Senior Brother Chi, watching Li Chijin's departing figure, murmured to himself coldly,

"What's a few elixirs? He's a dead man walking. Let him have them, but the Ying Origin Pill from the old ancestor absolutely cannot be lost."

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Li Chijin descended from the mountain, pondered briefly, and entered a small pavilion at the foot of the mountain, slowly ascending the slightly yellow pearwood staircase, where a young man lay drunk, sprawled across a brownish-red square table.

"Deng Qiuzhi!"

Li Chijin grabbed him, and moonlight-like autumn spiritual energy swiftly gathered in his hand, condensing into a handful of clear lake water that he poured directly onto the man's face.

The splash bewildered Deng Qiuzhi, trickling down his hair and evaporating into spiritual energy upon hitting the ground. This effortless display of spellcasting revealed the caster's high level of cultivation.

Deng Qiuzhi suddenly woke up, looked up at Li Chijin with bleary eyes, shook his head, and said with a foolish smile,

"Jing'er! You've come early today, haven't you?"

Li Chijin gently sat down, rummaged through a wine jug on the table, finally scraping together enough to fill a cup. He took a sip and said in a deep voice,

"I will break through to the Foundation Establishment tomorrow."

Deng Qiuzhi froze, his eyes filling with tears as he choked out,

"Jing'er! Have you thought this through?"

Li Chijin nodded and said with a smile,

"Isn't it just about being consumed?"

Deng Qiuzhi was taken aback, silently raised his cup, only to find it empty, and so he muttered,

"You're always so open-minded."

With a soft laugh, Li Chijin replied,

"We've figured it all out over these years, I am the main ingredient, you're the auxiliary, who knows what kind of divine elixir we might become."

Having drained his cup, Li Chijin turned and left the pavilion, leaving behind a dazed Deng Qiuzhi and a comment drifting in the air.

"This wine isn't strong enough."

After leaving the small pavilion, Li Chijin went straight to a cave dwelling in the mountains, gently knocking on the stone door, which was soon opened.

"Jing'er..."

The person who came was his senior brother, Xiao Yuansi, holding a few herbs in his hand. Seeing Li Chijin, he had an expression of guilt and called out softly.

"Senior brother, why don't you invite me in?"

Li Chijin spoke cheerfully, and Xiao Yuansi hurriedly stepped aside to welcome him, serving tea on the stone table and staring blankly at Li Chijin.

"Senior brother has also reached the Qi Cultivating Peak; how confident are you in establishing your foundation?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuansi shook his head and replied,

"I cannot compare with you; currently, I have but a thirty to forty percent chance, and still need to accumulate for a few more years."

Li Chijin nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then turned to the main topic.

"This time, I have a few matters to entrust to senior brother."

"Speak, Jing'er..."

Li Chijin took out a jade bottle and explained,

"This is the Sui Origin Pill given to me by Chi Jiuyun; please take it back to my family for me."

Xiao Yuansi nodded and hesitantly said,

"And you..."

"I have no use for this thing."

Li Chijin shook his head, confidently smiled, and took several items from his storage bag, explaining them one by one,

"Over the years, I've accumulated some merits, which I've used to obtain an alchemy legacy. Hearing that Xuanfeng'er is good with the bow and arrow, and my brother also uses archery, I exchanged for this secret technique. The rest were exchanged for spirit stones, just over a hundred, and I've also drawn some talismans over the years. Please take them all back for me, senior brother."

Knowing Li Chijin's intentions, Xiao Yuansi's eyes glistened with tears as he said with a heavy heart,

"Jing'er, Qing Sui Peak has wronged you!"

Li Chijin was momentarily taken aback, then shook his head and smiled,

"Why should senior brother say such things? My entire cultivation is thanks to Qing Sui, and now returning it to the sect is only proper. Don't fall prey to others' words."

"No matter what the sect does, both Xiao Family and Qing Sui Peak have done many things for me and the Li Family. Both Li Chijin and Lijing will always remember that in our hearts!"

With that, Li Chijin stood up, bowed thrice and kowtowed nine times with the utmost respect to the north, toward Si Yuanbai who was imprisoned in the prison tower, then bowed deeply to Xiao Yuansi, his eyes finally welling up with tears, and said earnestly,

"Senior brother, please take care of my family from now on!"

Xiao Yuansi stood up solemnly and replied with utmost seriousness,

"Jing'er, as long as Xiao Yuansi is alive, the Li Family's legacy will never be cut off!"

Li Chijin wiped the corner of his eyes, embraced Xiao Yuansi with a smile, only to hear his senior brother whisper softly,

"Do you have any other wishes?"

Li Chijin laughed loudly, then said coldly,

"My wishes in this life are fulfilled. If I truly have any other desires, it would be for that Zifu old ancestor who wants to use us for alchemy to fail at breaking through to the Golden Core, to exhaust his longevity, and to die and vanish from the path!"