Chapter 944: Chapter 912: The Li Family’s Foundation

Indeed, Yu Yang City’s finest cave mansion is far superior to my own lower-grade C-class cave mansion.

Someday, when I have the funds, I must rent a cave mansion like this to experience it for a month.

No, no, a month is too short; let’s say three months, stay for three months first.

Taking out the jade key, she activated the cave mansion restriction, revealing bridges over flowing water, pavilions, towers, and cultivated spirit fields, suitable for long-term residence and the cultivation of spiritual herbs and medicines.

As Wen Xianhe examined everything, the envy on her face became more pronounced, as if she had encountered numerous treasures, inspecting here and looking over there.

Compared to her own cave mansion, there was simply no comparison.

This is the superior resources that strength brings; one can only dream of living and cultivating in such an environment.

It’s no wonder Wen Xianhe was so astonished, for the most powerful cultivator she had interacted with had only reached the Crystallization stage, unlike Lu Ping, whom she encountered for the first time.

This A-Class cave mansion area was also her first visit.

Seeing Wen Xianhe’s reactions of awe and envy, Lu Ping merely shook his head with a smile, not minding her.

He simply organized the cave mansion, setting up arrays around it to enhance its defenses, before calling out to Wen Xianhe.

"If senior has any tasks for me to do, just give the orders, and I will do my utmost to complete them."

Inhaling the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Wen Xianhe saw Lu Ping glance over her way, and immediately her attitude turned serious.

Lu Ping took out a small bag of Spirit Stones and handed it to Wen Xianhe, speaking casually: "I do have one matter. The next few days, help me find out about the current situation with the Li Family at Cyan Simurgh Lake."

"This bag of Spirit Stones is your pay for the next ten days; you carry out this task for me first."

Lu Ping articulated his basic thoughts; even finding Li Chaoge is in the Li Family can’t be done without caution. One must first understand the situation at the Li Family.

"Understood, leave this matter to me."

Wen Xianhe nodded repeatedly; gathering information about Li Family’s current situation is no big deal for her, and she was thrilled to continue serving Lu Ping for ten more days.

"Go ahead."

Lu Ping waved his hand, giving a subtle dismissal order, and Wen Xianhe withdrew with a smile.

As she managed the Cyan Moon Ship to leave the cave mansion, she opened her storage bag to count the Spirit Stones inside, revealing a pleased expression.

"So many!"

Lu Ping’s arrangement for another ten days of service, priced at 55 Spirit Stones, but within the storage bag, it contained a hundred stones!

"The senior sure is generous."

Her heart was delighted, resolved to accomplish the tasks Lu Ping entrusted her with properly.

Back at the cave mansion, Shanshan and the Void Celestial Sword Spirit revealed their forms, moving around the cave mansion.

After tidying up, Lu Ping settled in.

"This place is not as interesting as Cyan Lotus Mountain, and much smaller."

That day, Shanshan wandered around the cave mansion’s vicinity.

During this time, she alerted the Golden Core Cultivator in the adjacent top-grade A-class cave mansion. The elder initially wondered who was visiting, but upon sensing Shanshan’s spirit beast aura, curiosity arose, wondering if a new fellow cultivator had moved nearby.

Observing closely, he realized that Lu Ping’s cave mansion was currently occupied, pondering whether to visit soon.

"Do not run outside recklessly; this place is different from Cyan Lotus Mountain."

"While traveling outside, amenities are limited, make do with what’s available."

Lu Ping directed Shanshan.

He was rather satisfied with the cave mansion since it was free and had no grounds for complaints.

He didn’t detail which situations about the Li Family needed checking; it was up to Wen Xianhe’s discretion and thinking.

Quickly, three days passed; during which, Wen Xianhe reported to Lu Ping twice daily, affirming she hadn’t taken the Spirit Stones and disappeared, while also bringing news about Cyan Simurgh Lake’s Li Family.

Li Family, holding half of Yu Yang City’s influence, had remarkable foundations.

The Li Family genealogy was expressed through the phrase: ’When Heaven and Earth begin, Qian Kun reveals stars and moons, uphold courtesy and a clear will, be knowledgeable and joyous, pursue everlasting cultivation, ascend to immortality.’

Currently, they reached the generation marked by ’Le’, with 982 cultivators and 560,000 non-cultivator bloodlines.

The current head of the Li Family, Li Qianye, has cultivated to mid-stage Nascent Soul, a remaining member of the Qian generation witnessing the family’s growth over a millennium.

Li Qianye ranks second among Yu Yang City’s Nascent Soul Cultivators, slightly weaker than the Long Family’s patriarch, Long Xianglin.

Apart from Li Qianye, the Li Family has another Nascent Soul Cultivator, Li Mingxu from the Ming generation at the second-layer Nascent Soul, truly formidable, also serving as the family’s Stabilizing Needle.

Another family member’s strength, six Golden Core Cultivators from the Ming and Zhi generations.

There after, Crystallization Stage Cultivators numbering 166, followed by over 500 Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Regarding Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivators, there were over 900, comprising 80% of the family’s stages.

This was the Li Family’s underlying power Wen Xianhe unearthed, considered some elder monster concealed amid them wouldn’t be surprising.

Overall, Li and Long Families’ power was on par.

Once conflict commences, neither can guarantee annihilating the other without external entities taking advantage.

Thus, a harmonious joint administration over Yu Yang City was established between the two families.

"Two Nascent Soul Cultivators, the Li Family indeed must be approached with caution."

Lu Ping muttered to himself.

"This is the power relative to the Li Family; the information I’ve gleaned seems accurate."

Wen Xianhe earnestly spoke, initially thinking Lu Ping’s interest in Li’s information might hint vengeance intentions.

Careful reconsideration revealed the Li Family’s status as a Nascent Soul Clan, clearly anyone in Yu Yang City knows Lu Ping’s advanced cultivation wouldn’t actively provoke Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

Hence, in Wen Xianhe’s view, Lu Ping had other motivations with Li Family, not necessarily related to fighting.

Lu Ping pondered a moment before inquiring about female cultivators in Li Family.

Judging by Li Chaoge’s aptitude, regardless of current circumstance if she has been cultivating since then, she should have attained Golden Core Stage.

Hence, Lu Ping inquired particularly about female Crystallization Stage cultivators in Li Family.

This line of questioning truly yielded results, and he learned there were six female Crystallization Stage cultivators in Li Family.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’s expression brightened, alongside Wen Xianhe, who now looked at Lu Ping contemplatively, wondering whether he has taken a fancy to a Li Family lady.

Moreover at Crystallization Stage, impressive indeed.