A Biography of the Liu Family in Peach Blossom Mountain

Chapter 10: Adjusting the Direction of Cultivation

After the Elder Council meeting, the resolutions quickly spread throughout Peach Blossom Mountain.

At this moment, Liu Zhangxu was in his own courtyard, planting the spirit tea tree he had obtained.

Liu Zhangxu first dug a hole with a radius of one zhang and a depth of one zhang. Then, he filled it with spirit soil, which was a mixture of the soil next to the original spirit tea tree and Demonic Beast feces.

In addition, Liu Zhangxu also placed 100 pieces of Low Grade spirit stones with attributes such as wood, earth, and water in the hole.

Liu Zhangxu was very fond of this Yunwu tea tree, so he chose to plant it in his own courtyard instead of handing it over to the family.

His younger sister, Liu Zhangxue, and little sister, Liu Ling, were playing happily with Xiao Qing on the side. These two sisters really liked Xiao Qing! They even gave Xiao Qing the Spirit Rice cakes that they usually couldn't bear to eat themselves.

Seeing this scene, Liu Zhangxu felt extremely happy. This was the family he wanted to protect, and these were the people he wanted to protect. This was his motivation for cultivating immortality.

For a moment, Liu Zhangxu's thoughts became clear, and he felt that the bottleneck of the 6th level of Qi Refining had loosened.

Liu Zhangxu hurried back to his room, sat cross-legged, and activated the Qi Refining decision to break through to the 6th level of Qi Refining.

The next morning, Liu Zhangxu walked out of his room in a cheerful mood. He thought he still had some time before he could make a breakthrough, but unexpectedly, he broke through after returning from hunting demons. It seemed that blindly cultivating at home was not advisable!

He went to the dining hall and greeted his parents, aunt, and siblings. The whole family had a pleasant breakfast together.

Today's breakfast was relatively simple, with crystal Spirit Rice, stewed snake meat, shredded spirit mushroom soup, and spirit egg custard.

After breakfast, Liu Zhangxu spent some time talking with his parents before returning to his own courtyard.

He needed to carefully consider the path of cultivation in the future.

Liu Zhangxu had already reached the 6th level of Qi Refining. The next step was to break through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

Liu Zhangxu was able to reach the 6th level of Qi Refining at the age of sixteen not only because of his good aptitude, but also because of the strong support from his father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother. Without their support, Liu Zhangxu would not have achieved his current cultivation level.

However, things would be different in the future. In order for his father to quickly reach the Foundation Building stage, the whole family would have to tighten their belts and live frugally. They couldn't support Liu Zhangxu's cultivation as they did in the past.

And according to the family tradition, when a cultivator in the family reaches the age of 16, they are considered adults. This also means that they will have to rely on themselves for the spiritual stones and spiritual objects needed for cultivation in the future.

Furthermore, after becoming an adult, one needs to start a family, get married, and have children. At that time, one will also need to bear the cost of spiritual objects required for the cultivation of their wife and children.

Taking stock of his own assets, he currently has 550 pieces of Low Grade spiritual stones, 750 points of family contribution, 1 Rank One Middle Grade Law Weapon - Longquan Sword, 20 talismans, two Yellow Rank Middle Grade cultivation techniques - "Azure Water Decision" and "Thick Earth Technique," 1 Rank One Middle Grade talisman pen, 1 talisman-making manual, 1 spiritual plant catalog, 1 Rank One Low Grade Law Weapon - Profound Iron Sword, 1 Qi Refining Stage spell compendium, 2 Rank One Middle Grade Jade Spirit Peach Trees, 1 Rank One Middle Grade Cloud Mist Tea Tree, and 1 Rank One Low Grade Spirit Beast.

Among the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, Liu Zhangxu can be considered quite wealthy. However, most of these income sources come from this demon hunting activity, and he does not have any cultivation skills that can bring him a stable income yet.

Therefore, Liu Zhangxu is now preparing to learn a cultivation skill.

Currently, the one he is most interested in is alchemy. However, the initial investment in learning alchemy is too great. Although his father is a Rank One High Grade alchemist who can teach him alchemy skills, his father is now focusing on cultivation in order to break through to the Qi Refining Completion Stage as soon as possible and gain an advantage over Elder Liu Shisheng in the competition for the Foundation Building Pill. Therefore, it is not suitable to learn alchemy at the moment.

As for the path of artifact refining, the family's heritage is relatively weak in this area. Artifact refining requires a strong fire, which happens to be lacking in the Liu family. Therefore, learning artifact refining is not a good choice.

As for the path of formations, it requires extraordinary talent and consumes a lot of energy for long-term research. Therefore, at present, it is not a good choice.

After much consideration, Liu Zhangxu feels that the most suitable choice for him at the moment is to learn talisman-making. His mother is also a talisman-maker, so he can seek her advice if there is anything he doesn't understand.

Finally, in this demon hunting activity, it revealed his shortcomings in combat ability.

He had a difficult time fighting against the Rank One Middle Grade Withered Leaf Snake and Green Fox, who were at the same cultivation level as him, let alone Demonic Beasts at a higher cultivation level.

The main reason is that he knows too few spells at the moment. He only knows one attack spell, Fireball, and he is not proficient in it either.

Spells can be divided into four levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and completion, based on proficiency. Spells at the intermediate level are much stronger in terms of casting speed and power compared to beginner-level spells.

In addition, relying on a single spell makes it vulnerable to being countered by opponents. Learning multiple spells means having more means to deal with enemies and more chances of winning.

Lastly, he is preparing to learn a Body Refining cultivation technique. A strong physique is the foundation for any cultivation, and many Body Refining cultivators can fight beyond their cultivation level in close combat.

After clarifying his cultivation path, Liu Zhangxu is once again filled with fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)