Chapter 31 The News

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"Fifth Brother, are you sure this news is true?" Li Shiqing asked seriously, looking at Li Shize who had just returned. Li Shize nodded confidently, he wouldn't have rushed back if it wasn't true. "It's true! The Yuanming Sect will soon hold an auction, and three Foundation Establishment Pills will be auctioned off." Li Shiqing didn't question any further, but now there was a problem—the family didn't have many Spirit Stones! A single Foundation Establishment Pill, priced at thirty thousand on the market, but thirty thousand Spirit Stones definitely wouldn't be enough to buy one, especially at an auction! Its price would undoubtedly soar. In previous years under the rule of the Beast Taming Sect, one needed at least fifty thousand Spirit Stones to secure a Foundation Establishment Pill, but that was because the various vassal forces couldn't offer more Spirit Stones. In Yunping State, however, due to the large number of Cultivators coming and going, and the booming economy, many families were able to earn Spirit Stones. With more money in hand, the price of Foundation Establishment Pills would surely be higher. "Is the family facing any difficulties?" Li Shize saw Li Shiqing's furrowed brows and couldn't help but ask. Usually, Li Shize wouldn't stay on the island, as it wasn't convenient to receive intelligence and news, so he wasn't very familiar with the family's situation. "The family's two shops in the Marketplace are doing well, but there hasn't been enough time to earn many Spirit Stones," Li Shiqing sighed helplessly and said, "If only the auction were to take place a year from now." By then, he wouldn't have to worry about the shortage of Spirit Stones. "Shize, go and find out if the Yuanming Sect has auctioned off Foundation Establishment Pills in the past years." If Yuanming Sect regularly offered Foundation Establishment Pills, then missing this opportunity wouldn't matter, as there was no suitable candidate in the family at the moment. It wasn't that the Li family lacked cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation; on the contrary, there were quite a few. However, these family members had reached this level solely through time, which meant they were somewhat old. And the best age for a Cultivator to break through to Foundation Establishment was before fifty, because after that, one's essence and blood begin to decline, and past sixty, the chances of Foundation Establishment were virtually non-existent.@@@@ "Alright, I will send the news back to the family as quickly as possible," said Li Shize as he saw there was nothing more for him. He immediately rose and left. After pondering for a moment, Li Shiqing sent a message through the family's Jade Token to Li Shilian, Li Shiren, and Li Zhirui, asking them to come to the main hall as soon as they could if they were available. "I've called you here because there's something you need to know," Li Shiqing spoke seriously. "Soon, the Yuanming Sect will hold an auction, where Foundation Establishment Pills will be auctioned." "Does the family want to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill?" Li Shilian asked the question only to immediately dismiss it, adding, "The family simply can't afford that many spirit stones." "Exactly, so we summoned you here just to have you take a look at the prices at the auction, so the family can have a clear idea of what they are." Although Li Shilian has spent many years in Yunping State, he's mostly been stationed on Da Rong Island, so he's not very knowledgeable about many external affairs. There's also another matter. "Considering Zhiyue's talents, she needs to contract at least a third-order Spirit Beast to avoid wasting her potential. So, you must bring enough spirit stones to the auction, in case there's a chance to acquire a third-order Spirit Beast Egg or cub, and you find yourself without the stones to buy it." "Alright, I understand," Li Shilian, being the senior most, naturally took the lead in this matter. Li Shiren would go along to guard against anyone who might attempt an ambush on the road. As for Li Zhirui, he was at first unclear why he had been included in the matter, but after considering the situation of those family members at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, he understood. Li Shiqing was informing him that, barring unforeseen circumstances, the family's next Foundation Establishment Pill would be his, Li Zhirui's. The Cultivators of Shiren's generation are already of age, with slim hopes for Foundation Establishment, so they need not be considered. The cultivators of Zhizhun's generation are younger, but currently only Li Zhirui and his older brother, Li Zhizhun, are in the later stages of Qi Cultivation, and judging by the current pace of cultivation, it's clear that Li Zhirui will break through to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation first. So, the forthcoming Foundation Establishment Pill is undoubtedly destined for Li Zhirui! Moreover, with the Li family's current rate of earning spirit stones, it will take just one or two years to save enough to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill. Even if this Foundation Establishment Pill is given to Li Zhirui, it doesn't mean that Li Zhizhun won't have the chance to acquire one later. Actually, several family members have been held back because the family didn't have enough spirit stones to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for them. But that was the Li family of the past. The Li family today has the Cloudtop Pavilion and a general goods shop; they earn several thousand spirit stones every month, ensuring that no family member will be delayed due to lack of spirit stones.

Chapter 31 The News

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