Clan Cultivation: Starting with Building an Island Immortal City

”Qingzhu! Heaven bless our Li Family! You... you indeed possess a Spiritual Root! Although your Spiritual Root is not yet manifest and its quality is hard to determine, you certainly have the Aptitude for Cultivation!”

Li Qingzhu, hearing this, was struck as if by lightning, frozen on the spot.

Her parents being Cultivators had already shocked her immensely, but she herself might also embark on the immortal path?

These successive impacts made it difficult for her small mind to process everything at once.

Before she could fully react, Li Yinglong struck while the iron was hot, laying out the plan he had already conceived:

”Since you possess a Spiritual Root, you can no longer be regarded as a Mortal. Our Li Clan’s ancestral ’Evergreen Art,’ though an introductory Cultivation Technique, is perfect for guiding Qi into the body. From today onwards, you will Cultivate this technique with your uncle! These dozen or so Low-Grade Spirit Stones, we will each take half, to sense Spiritual Qi and break through bottlenecks.”

His gaze was fervent as he continued to paint a picture of the future, as if also firming his own beliefs:

”You are still young, full of vigor and vitality. Perhaps your Cultivation will be smoother than for an old man like me. If our ancestors bless us, and our Li Family can survive this calamity and produce two Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, that would not only resolve the crisis but also be a sign of the Family’s resurgence!”

”By then, with Cultivation in your possession, you will no longer be a weak woman at the mercy of others. In the future, when you seek your parents’ whereabouts and face potential enemies, you will have the power to protect yourself and maneuver, rather than only relying on others’ protection.”

Li Yinglong’s words not only highlighted the practical benefits of Dual Cultivation for the Family but also subtly linked Cultivation directly to Li Qingzhu’s deep-seated desire to find her parents.

Indeed, when Li Qingzhu heard phrases like ”power to protect yourself” and ”seek parents’ whereabouts,” her eyes instantly shone with unprecedented brilliance.

The hardships and displacement along the way, the painful memories of her parents sacrificing themselves to protect her, and her own powerlessness to do anything but flee – all seemed to find an outlet at this moment.

She didn’t want to be a protected person forever; she wanted power, she wanted the ability to uncover the truth, and she wanted to contribute to her Family.

”Uncle!”

Li Qingzhu knelt again, this time with immense determination:

”Qingzhu is willing to Cultivate! Qingzhu is not afraid of hardship! Please teach me, Uncle! Qingzhu will diligently study and practice, never slacking, only to... only to no longer burden others, and in the future, with my own strength, find clues to my parents and repay Uncle’s kindness for giving me a new life!”

Her words were choked with emotion but exceptionally firm.

Li Yinglong watched the fighting spirit ignite in her eyes and nodded secretly.

The heavy pressure of the impending crisis seemed to lessen somewhat due to these faint lights discovered consecutively in the darkness.

Two Cultivators from one Family, resisting a powerful enemy together --- this path, which originally seemed impossible, now finally showed a glimmer of tangible possibility.

He seemed to already see two seeds of Cultivation quietly sprouting in desperation in this Linhai City, where Spiritual Qi was sparse.