Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror-Chapter 54 Yujing

"This array looks stalwart and indestructible, I’m afraid it’s already surpassed the Fetal Breathing Realm," said Li Xiangping as he shot two more arrows only to see the array remain unmoved, sighing softly.

"Young Clan Leader, our Li Family has no heritage in Formation Path, and breaking through the formation is indeed not easy. Perhaps we should share with the Wan Family..."

Li Qiuyang looked around for a while, walked back and forth several times on the hillside, but could not discern any clues, and immediately asked.

"That won’t do."

Li Xiangping shook his head, then whispered,

"My second brother is about to make a breakthrough to Yujing, there might still be a turnaround. Why share with the Wan Family needlessly? Regardless of whether we break the formation or not, we will have to share a piece of the pie with them."

"If some precious Spiritual Objects emerge, it could even turn the two families against each other. Why take the risk?"

"The Family Head speaks wisely!"

Li Qiuyang apologized and retreated calmly to the back.

"I had you all come over because I have made several arrangements,"

said Li Xiangping, gesturing with his hand and speaking in a deep voice,

"Yesheng, go prepare some manpower from Jingyang Village and discuss thoroughly with Uncle Ren Ping’an. In the next few years, we will start building mountain roads and courtyards on this hill. We must ensure that these plots of land are staked out and guarded."

"I have surveyed the Earth Veins around here. The land around the hillside is teeming with Spiritual Energy, a vast expanse of Spiritual Fields. Planting Spirit Rice twice every five years will yield at least a hundred pounds of Spirit Rice. From now on, Qiuyang, you will manage it."

"Yes!"

Li Qiuyang responded softly and, following Li Xiangping’s indication, descended the mountain with Li Yesheng to negotiate with Ren Ping’an at the foot of the mountain.

"Add to that the current production of three hundred pounds of our Li Family, we could have two or three Spirit Stones to spare every five years. In a few more years, we should be more financially comfortable."

Watching the two descend the mountain, disappearing from sight, Li Xiangping turned his head to look at the sullen Li Xuanxuan, and laughed,

"Why are you keeping your head down and not speaking?"

"Uncle, you really trust Qiuyang brother." Li Xuanxuan frowned, lifting his head to look at Li Xiangping.

Li Xiangping laughed heartily, whispering,

"The Li Qiuyang family is low-profile and sensible, particularly his father, Li Chengfu, who knows when to advance or retreat. We can certainly entrust them with responsibilities. Nowadays, our Li Family has vast lands but scarce manpower; there is no need to be stingy with the power in our hands. Let these people do the work boldly."

"Even if Li Qiuyang reaches Fetal Breathing, it does not mean he can achieve Qi Cultivation, and even if he does achieve Qi Cultivation, it does not guarantee his children will possess a Spirit Aperture. They are by no means comparable to our main vein. Right now, there’s no need to guard against him getting too powerful. As for Jingyang’s Liu Family, they’ve already become our in-laws, and their only Cultivator has become one of us, so there’s even less to say."

Watching Li Xuanxuan pondering, Li Xiangping leaned closer to his ear and chuckled softly,

"Besides, where did I ever trust him? His father and brother are under the shadow of our Lijing Mountain. With Li Qiuyang’s low cultivation level and tender age, plus Jingyang Village is managed by Ren Ping’an and Li Yesheng, what kind of waves could he possibly stir up?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanxuan’s frown relaxed, running the words through his mind several times and laughing,

"I’ve learned my lesson, Uncle!"

Li Xiangping then raised his head, a frown on his brow, and a hint of coldness in his eyes as he said in a deep voice,

"Learn diligently by your uncle’s side; the Li Family will be in your hands sooner or later. Your uncle and I started cultivating the path of immortality at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and we cannot catch up to you. Moreover, life and death are unpredictable, the number of demons in the mountains is increasing day by day, nobody knows what might happen next. Our Li Family must seize the time, and you, Li Xuanxuan, must also seize the time."

"Life and death are unpredictable."

Li Xuanxuan softly repeated those words, and suddenly, the image of his father, whom he had never met, surfaced in his mind, bringing an instant sour feeling.

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"The key to Fetal Breathing lies in Yujing, with the Yujing Wheel located in Shengyang Mansion, which is the fifth wheel of Fetal Breathing realm. After that, the sixth wheel, Lingchu Wheel, can be condensed in Shengyang Mansion, allowing one to swallow a breath of nature’s spiritual energy and advance to Qi Refinement."

Li Tongya slowly awoke from meditation, feeling an immense joy in his heart, as he felt the Spiritual Sense he had just given birth to wandering around his body. The world in his eyes was completely different now, as he could see strands of Spiritual Energy weaving around him.

With his Spiritual Sense covering the Formation Flag in front of him, the Misty Maze Array on Lijing Mountain shook instantly, giving Li Tongya a feeling as if he was moving his own limbs, with all of the mountain’s details under his complete control. He could even instantly erase the blood imprints left in the Formation Flags by the family’s cultivators.

"After condensing the Yujing Wheel, mere mortals will no longer be able to harm me."

Having carefully rearranged the layout of the Misty Maze Array so that it completely covered the several new trails that had appeared over the years, Li Tongya picked up a small piece of green stone from the ground and effortlessly crushed it into powder, with everything within a radius of one zhang from him appearing clearly in his mind.

He could easily dodge swiftly flying hidden arrows, wield mana to catch glaringly bright blades barehanded, and a cultivator at the Yujing Wheel realm could easily defeat dozens of mortals. By employing hit-and-run tactics, it was even possible to rout hundreds or thousands of soldiers.

Upon pushing open the gate to the backyard, Li Tongya saw Li Xiangping sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, cultivating. Under the detection of Spiritual Sense, the four Spiritual Wheels on his body shone like bright points of light.

"So this is how one observes cultivation levels with Spiritual Sense. Four Spiritual Wheels are the four layers of the Fetal Breathing’s Qingyuan Wheel."

Watching Li Xiangping slowly open his eyes, Li Tongya smiled and said,

"Congratulations, little brother, on your breakthrough to Qingyuan."

Li Xiangping, however, let out a wry smile and replied,

"So this is the Spiritual Sense of the Yujing Wheel, you saw through it with just one glance."

Li Tongya laughed heartily and exchanged a knowing look with Li Xiangping, both seeing a look of anticipation in the other’s eyes.

The two walked through the backyard and entered the small house at the far end, where Li Mutian was already sitting, watching as both of them strode in.

"Father, I have given birth to Spiritual Sense now and can finally observe this Magic Artifact."

Li Tongya bowed and only after seeing the elder nod slowly did he carefully move forward to touch the Mirror with his Spiritual Sense.

Lu Jiangxian had woken up when Li Tongya broke through to the Yujing Wheel, feeling the strength fed back by the Mysterious Pearl Talisman Seed, estimating the power of his own Taiyin Profound Light.

"Equivalent to the full-bodied Essence Qi of a Fetal Breathing Realm’s Lingchu Wheel at its peak, one attack would likely kill a Qi Refinement early-stage cultivator if caught off guard."

"Currently, my mana should be enough to sustain its use three times consecutively. After that, I will need to recuperate for several days by absorbing moonlight or Spiritual Energy."

Feeling Li Tongya’s Spiritual Sense slowly enter the Mirror, Lu Jiangxian felt as if he had been poked by a little tentacle, reminiscent of the sensation when the girl seated next to him in school would secretly poke him with her pen during class.

With a twinge of melancholy in his heart, Lu Jiangxian refocused his thoughts on the young man before him and cooperatively emitted a dazzling white light, rising slowly from the Stone Platform.

Pure white moonlight surged out continuously, lifting the Mirror and enshrouding it, while the pale white moonlight, like mist, spilled down from the Stone Platform, filling half the room. It overflowed from the windows and thresholds before finally dissipating outside the house like smoke.

Li Xiangping and the others were momentarily stunned by the flashing Bai Mang and the flowing moonlight, feeling the cool light passing over their ankles or wrists, their minds became clear, and their eyes expectantly fixed on the Stone Platform.