Chapter 53 One Year

After understanding what Li Shiqing meant, Li Zhirui calmed down and asked, "Why did you choose me?"

"Because I have no other choice except you." Li Shiqing did not tell the real reason, but only told Li Zhirui that it was not him who chose him, but that he had no choice but him.

Li Shilian is not too young, Li Shiting has a cold temperament, Li Shiren is not smart enough, and the other tribesmen either have no hope of breaking through the foundation building, or they still have a long way to go before breaking through the foundation building. Only Li Zhirui is just right. .

Of course, Li Shiqing wouldn't have chosen him just because he was suitable, but he didn't want to say those words of praise to avoid Li Zhirui becoming proud.

"I have been handing over my power to the elders during this period. When you take over the position of clan leader, you won't have to be as busy and tired as me." At the same time, this is also a restriction and a test.

It restricted Li Zhirui, and the subsequent patriarchs, from making decisions based on their own likes and dislikes; it tested how Li Zhirui could maintain his responsibilities as a patriarch and not be ignored by the elders who held real power.

"Can I refuse?" Li Zhirui asked.

He is not very interested in taking charge of the entire family. He would rather refine more and better elixirs, improve his cultivation, go out to experience, and see the vast world. He can contribute to the development of the family, but I don’t want to be bound by this responsibility to my family.

Li Shiqing couldn't help but be stunned. He had chosen Li Zhirui as his successor very early, but it seemed that he had never asked Li Zhirui what he thought. He thought that Li Zhirui would take over the responsibility. After all, judging from Li Zhirui's performance, he had no regard for the family. There are deep feelings.

Li Zhirui sighed quietly in his heart and said: "I am willing to take over this responsibility after establishing the foundation, but I will not become the clan leader. I will only perform the duties of the clan leader until you leave or another more suitable candidate is born. "

His previous refusal was just to express his attitude, and Li Zhirui also knew that he could not refuse!

As Li Shiqing said, the family has no other choice in the short term unless he gives up retreat and gives up the opportunity to break through the golden elixir.

But Li Shiqing is no longer young!

Although he is of the same generation as the elders such as Li Shile and Li Shize, based on the ages of the elders, Li Shiqing, the second elder brother of this generation, is only over a hundred years old at most.

But this is not actually the case. Between the second oldest Li Shiqing and the fifth oldest Li Shize, there are actually many people, but they died due to some accidents.

Even because of that accident, the Li family did not dare to sacrifice them. Even their names on the genealogy were crossed out, as if they had never been in the Li family.

It was also because of this accident that the Li family encountered a crisis and was almost wiped out. Only after Li Shiqing came to power did he think of opening a branch to preserve the Li family bloodline.

So in fact, Li Shiqing is dozens of years older than his peers. He is now almost 1,780 years old.

It seems that Li Shiqing is still four decades away from the end of his lifespan for foundation building. There is no need to be so anxious, but how can it be so easy to break through the golden elixir?

In order to seize this last opportunity, Li Shiqing could only hand over the family to Li Zhirui. In order for Li Shiqing to form a pill and for the Li family to go further, Li Zhirui had to assume the responsibility of the clan leader.

"I didn't think carefully enough and forgot how you felt." Li Shiqing sighed.

How could he forget it? The family has trapped him for more than a hundred years, and now he actually wants to trap another person for decades, a clan member who is more likely to break through the golden elixir than him.

Li Zhirui smiled and said, "The clan leader, Grandpa, must successfully form the elixir."

Li Shiqing said nothing, only nodded with a heavy face.

"If nothing is wrong, I will go back first." Seeing Li Shiqing's agreement, Li Zhirui turned around and left the main hall.

After returning to his yard, Li Zhirui sighed heavily and said, "Being in a family, you cannot escape some responsibilities!"

Daqing looked over without knowing why. He didn't know what happened, but he noticed that Li Zhirui was in a bad mood.

grumble!

Daqing comforted Li Zhirui in his own way, and this method was an oncoming water column. It was not a spell, but the water that Daqing held in his mouth and then sprayed out, or rather his saliva.

Li Zhirui couldn't help but raised his hand to block it with the water curtain, but the negative emotions in his heart were also dispelled by Daqing's actions.

grumble!

Daqing's ignorant IQ was still unable to understand the complex expressions. He only saw a smile on Li Zhirui's face. He felt that his method worked, and sprayed several mouthfuls of saliva at Li Zhirui.

Li Zhirui played with Daqing for a while, then took him into the space and said, "Since you like to play with water, you can help me water the elixir in the future."

Li Zhirui didn't dare to let Daqing do it before because he couldn't control the power of the spell well, but after such a long period of training, Daqing can do it very well.

grumble!

Daqing shouted happily, and then followed Li Zhirui's fingers to summon a large spiritual cloud to a spiritual field planted with water-moistening grass. The soft rain of spiritual rain fell, nourishing the elixir.

"Well done!" Li Zhirui praised without hesitation. After Daqing finished watering, he led him to another spiritual field.

With Da Qing's help, Li Zhirui, who was supposed to be busy working for an hour or two, completed it half an hour ahead of schedule today.

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Zhirui touched Daqing's head, took out two jade elixirs and fed them to him, then left him in the space to refine the elixirs and left alone.

For a long period of time, Li Zhirui spent his time refining alchemy, practicing, handling elixirs, and playing with Daqing.

Although he is very busy every day, Li Zhirui feels very fulfilled, and he has not delayed his own cultivation. The growth rate of his mana is not slow, but it will take a period of accumulation to break through the ninth level of Qi training.

Moreover, he has made greater progress in alchemy. He has now learned a lot of water alchemy, and after many practices, the success rate of Jade Spirit Pill has reached 90%.

In addition to Li Zhirui, the Li family has also made great progress in all aspects this year.

There is one more clan member who can refine the Jade Spirit Pill. Although there are already a large number of forces selling water-refined pills in Yunqingfang City, this is still the Li family's biggest monthly income.

Yun Shanglou's business is still maintained at a good level and is the family's second largest source of income.

After escaping Bailang County, they encountered cloud fish on the road, and the scale also expanded. They could exchange some for the tribesmen, or use them as rewards, but because of the preciousness of the cloud fish, the Li family did not dare to sell them.

Although Li Zhirui has two pairs of cloud fish in his hands, he has never had the opportunity to taste the delicious cloud fish because the scale is still small.

So when the family put the cloud fish on the shelves, he immediately ordered two to taste, and the cloud fish lived up to its reputation. The meat was tender and smooth and melted in your mouth. The aura it contained was very pure and easy to refine.

If the cloud fish were not limited and the family did not allow one person to buy them all, Li Zhirui would really be willing to spend his own contribution and get two cloud fish every day.

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