Chapter 126 Golden Core

Words : 1466 Updated : Sep 19th, 2025

And in the wilderness where no one should have been, four figures in black now stood, emanating the aura of the middle-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment. Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire "Such a pity for the Li family," a cold voice remarked, as if lamenting something. However, it was just a casual expression of regret; when it truly came to action, he would definitely not show any mercy, sparing no cultivators of the Li family. "Let's go," an aged voice urged, "Don't waste any more time." If it weren't for that sudden storm earlier, they would have already made their move against the Li family and obtained what they wanted. Without further words, the four utilized their Wind Control Skill and sped towards the Li family's clan grounds. "A second-tier Minor Earth Element Formation? Mere child's play!" Boom! The moment the four took action, they used their most powerful moves, and someone seemed very familiar with them. The second-tier formation that had protected the Li family for decades shattered into pieces in an instant. "Not good!" Li Zhirui and others, who were cultivating, heard the loud disturbance and instantly flew out, spotting the four figures in black hanging in the sky on first glance. Li Zhirui's pupils contracted sharply, four middle-to-late stage Foundation Establishment cultivators?! If Li Shiqing hadn't broken through to the Golden Core Realm a few days ago, just these four alone could have caused heavy losses to the Li family. If not for other measures, the Li family might have faced extinction! "Who are you people, daring to invade the Li family!" Li Shilian bellowed furiously. "The Li family? What are they worth!" The cold voice was full of disdain, "After tonight, the Li family will cease to exist!" One of them threw out several Array Flags from his hand. As Spirit Light circulated, the formation quickly took shape. "Is that the second-tier Thick Earth Indestructible Great Array?" Li Shiren exclaimed in shock – that was one of the most formidable confinement formations among the second-tier formations, and with his current knowledge in formations, he was completely unable to set it up. "You do have some insight," said the black-clothed man arranging the formation indifferently. The aged voice spoke up, "If you're willing to surrender without a fight, we can spare the mortals on the island." Li Zhirui and the others were terrified. Not harming mortals was an unwritten rule among the righteous factions! Once discovered, they would be condemned by all! Yet the mana of these people was devoid of Demonic Qi, clearly originating from a righteous sect! "Let's see then, what confidence you have to make such bold claims against my Li family." Li Shiqing, who was still consolidating his realm, appeared! The pressure of a Golden Core cultivator, along with a voice filled with rage, caused the four to instantly lose their composure, trembling all over, nowhere near the imposing figures they were moments before. "Golden Core?!" "How is this possible!" "Wasn't it said that the Li family only had Foundation Establishment cultivators?" Three voices filled with shock and fear rose up. "Run!" It was the aged voice that reacted instantly, using his life-saving technique to flee into the distance. And as if his escape wasn't enough, he also activated several Talismans to block the other three. Crack! "What a brazen Wang Family of the Rare Beast Pavilion!" The more Li Zhirui thought about the Li family's plans to purchase Tier 3 Spirit Beasts from the Rare Beast Pavilion, which he had recommended, the uglier his expression became. Yet, even with Li Shiqing's breakthrough to the Golden Core, the Li family was no match for the Wang Family, for the Wang Family had two Golden Cores and dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, a family whose strength far surpassed that of the Li's! Li Shiren and Li Zhizhun also realized this, feeling as if a lump of frustration was stuck in their chests, so uncomfortable they could hardly bear it. "Lian, how should we deal with these few?" As soon as Li Shilian came out, Li Shiren swiftly asked. After thinking for a moment, Li Shilian said, "Keep them for now, and strip the Wang Family of their Beast Taming methods and anything valuable before we decide." He did want to retaliate, but unfortunately, the Wang Family was too far away and too powerful for them to confront. The Rare Beast Pavilion in the marketplace? If the Li family were to take action against it, that would be slapping the face of the Yuanming Sect! The Li family wouldn't do something that would offend others like that. And as for whether the Wang Family would send a Golden Core to annihilate the Li family? Shen Leishan wouldn't just stand by and watch that happen! Under Shen Leishan's rule, any force that developed a Golden Core would automatically sever its prior vassal relationship and become a direct subordinate to Shen Leishan. Shen Leishan allowed infighting among subordinate forces, even to the point of annihilation, as being inferior in skill was inevitable; however, they would absolutely not allow an outside force to extinguish their vassals, as that would be an affront to their own dignity. For some major powers, face is a very important thing! However, the current members of the Li family were unaware of this, due to Li Shiqing's recent breakthrough, and even more ignorant that they could take a moral high ground and swallow up the Rare Beast Pavilion in the marketplace. Under the inhumane torture by the members of the Li family, those three Foundation Establishment cultivators spilled everything they could, and once they were of no more value, their lives naturally came to an end. What they emphasized was the strength of the Wang Family and its various secrets, like how one of the Wang Family's Golden Cores would most likely die within fifty years, but they could not find another family member who might reach Core Formation in that timeframe. And their storage bags, before they died, had had their divine sense marks erased by Li Shiting, Li Shiren, and a few others. Unfortunately, as family cultivators, when they went out, they didn't carry their cultivation techniques and insights with them, apart from Spirit Stones, Spirit Pills, Magic Artifacts, and other Spiritual Objects. This was not unique to the Wang Family; all sects and families with inheritances would not carry such things. After all, the world of cultivation is not safe, and one could lose their life and Dao in an unfortunate event, leaking their family's cultivation techniques. Only Loose Cultivators, with no fixed abode, would carry everything with them. "The Wang Family is quite inventive, having combined Beast Taming with Talismans, controlling Devil Beasts with talismans and conducting battles through them," Li Zhirui commented lightly. The approach of the Wang Family was to treat the Devil Beasts entirely as tools like Magic Artifacts and Talismans, so that even if the beasts were killed, it would not affect the person themselves, just representing the loss of a beast. This method conflicted fundamentally with the foundational Cultivation Technique of the Li family, the "Wanling Sutra." Even receiving it, they wouldn't cultivate it, especially since they only understood a little about it, a vague notion at best. Besides, the drawbacks of this technique were not small; if the talismans fell into others' hands, all the beasts that you've cultivated for many years would abandon you. But now, the Li family had gained three Tier 2 Devil Beasts of Foundation Establishment Realm: a metal and wind-attribute Rift Steel Eagle, a fire-attribute Flame Toad, and an earth-attribute Black Rock Giant Bear. "It's a pity the family doesn't have the same kind of Spirit Beast, otherwise we could start enhancing the bloodline," Li Zhirui said regretfully. "Isn't the family still in the process of purchasing Tier 3 Spirit Beasts?" Li Shiren suggested, "Perhaps we could buy the same kind of Spirit Beast to accelerate the cultivation of the Tier 3 Spirit Beast group." Li Zhizhun personally agreed with the suggestion, but the family currently had too many places where Spirit Stones were needed and did not have enough to buy Tier 2 Devil Beasts. "If the Wang Family can capture these three types of Devil Beasts from the Green Mountain Range, we surely can too," laughed Li Shilian. It was simply that they wouldn't use the talisman Beast Taming methods, but they could intimidate or bribe, after all! The Spiritual Intelligence of a Tier 2 Devil Beast was not much different from a ten-year-old child, and certainly, they could communicate.

Chapter 126 Golden Core

Comments (0)