7 Chapter 7: Discussing business in the ancestral hall
Revenge against Qing Hua was only a matter of convenience to Li Wu You.
From the beginning he did not place this woman in his heart.
These days, inside his heart, there was only the extreme dao for eternal life.
Time passed.
Ten or so days had quickly passed.
Along with finishing up the refining of his body by soaking in the black blood soup for the 10th time, he finally broke through to the acquired talent peak stage.
*Bang!*
At this moment, a single arm produced 500 jin of force, he did not need to use the crescent moon blade anymore, he could simply use his clenched fist to shatter wooden stakes.
Using his berserk power, even the splinters shattering off of the wooden target would fragment into dust.
At the same time, he was really looking forward to being impervious to swords and spears, as this had also come about.
The surface of his skin had become quite rough.
It was like its surface had a layer of gray scales.
With an ordinary person's strength, wielding a blade and cutting into his body would only leave a vestigial white scratch.
It wouldn't harm him in the slightest, such that he wouldn't even feel pain.
"This is equivalent to the Vajra cover, iron jacket level, not even considering my attack or defense, my healing aspect is nearly perfect, unlike those third rate techniques that can only cultivate defense, their other aspects are all trash."
After Li Wu You was done examining his own strength, the pleased look on his face deepened.
Moreover, it let him move at incredible speeds, all of these experiences served as proof that the extreme dao method was feasible.
Twenty days, acquired realm peak stage!
The extreme dao method took someone's hopes that they didn't dare to dream and turned them into reality.
Therefore, inextinguishable eternal life was certainly not fabricated.
"I want to quickly advance to the next realm!"
Li Wu You had high hopes for the future.
He started to research the extreme dao method's iron bone's next stage.
"After iron bone."
"The cultivation method stays the same."
"But, the black blood soup escalates into a gold essence soup, the number of baths rises to 20 times, each bath requires 3 days in between."
"Golden essence soup recipe: Main ingredient, 300 year golden claw crow, supplementary ingredients: 30 year raging flame grass, 30 year …."
"Additionally, before soaking for the first time, you need to first use the body breaking pill to open the body's two Ren and Du veins."
"Body breaking pill recipe: Main Ingredient, 300 year twin lotus, supplementary ingredients: 60 year 9 feeler caterpillar fungus, 20 year…."
The realm after iron bone.
It cultivated the stages between acquired talent peak stage to innate talent peak stage, the fundamental style remained unchanged.
The only change was the pill.
Li Wu You roughly scanned the medicinal ingredients and could not help but to let out a bitter laugh.
He had been ill for so many years, and those who have been sick for long enough eventually become doctors.
He knew the prices of many different medicinal ingredients.
The cost to make the gold essence soup was twice that of making the black blood soup, 20,000 silver.
Taking 20 baths.
The total cost would be 200,000 silver.
There was also the body breaking pill, it would be approximately 22,000 silver.
The expenses were truly rising!
Even if the Li family was the number one richest family in Qing He County, in a short while, spending this much silver would still entail strenuous effort.
"The Li Family thriving or dying, what does that have to do with me?"
Li Wu You took a sip of tea, coldly talking to himself.
"For the sake of inextinguishable eternal life, I'll establish 1,100 Li families, it really isn't a difficult matter."
"I can't allow these commonplace emotions, it will get in the way of my path to the heavenly dao."
After making a firm resolution Li Wu You fiercely stood up.
"Someone, come."
From outside the door Xiao Si hastily entered.
After meeting the newly appointed family patriarch and tending to the issue with Xu Di, towards the new lord he had already begun to fear certain consequences in his heart.
"Go, on this list are some medicinal ingredients, buy 1 set."
"On this list of medicinal ingredients, buy 20 sets."
Li Wu You gave the ingredients for the body breaking pill and golden essence soup to xiao si.
"Yes!"
Xiao Si did not dare to have the slightest degree of hesitation, he took the list and quickly set off.
"A one time expense of this much silver, there are a few old codgers who might protest?"
Seeing that Xiao Si had his back turned and had gone a great distance, Li Wu You's face revealed a cold smile.
Within the Li family, although he had the majority of the power in the palm of his hand, but, with this big of a family, factions would still exist.
There are some people who, even in ordinary times, conceal the facts.
(TL: Lit. Do not show the mountains, do not reveal the water)
If he were to touch their benefits, he'd just stand up, and bark furiously!
"Nobody will obstruct my path!"
Li Wu You's sweeping eyes let out a cold aura as he spoke to himself.
"The Li family's life or death, I already don't care, how would I care about you old folks?"
*Ka!*
His voice fell, inside of Li Wu You's hand was a shattered teacup.
Two days later.
The Li family's ancestral hall.
Three Li family elders, two stewards, and also seven or eight people in key positions.
They all assembled here.
The newly instated family patriarch purchased a large amount of rare and precious medicinal herbs, he'd spent nearly 82,000 silver.
After 10 days, he still needed to spend an additional 14,200 silver.
This issue really is too large.
Even though the Li family were millionaires, they still couldn't bear to toss this much around.
The entire Li family up and down was steamed.
The three elders had gathered the rest of the key players to let them obstruct the new family lord.
"Xing Yun this time has really crossed the line."
In the center of the ancestral hall, among the several hundred spirit tablets, there was an old man in an ashen robe.
His hair and beard were all white.
His forehead was covered with wrinkles.
Although he was practically senile, his two eyes had an unexpected light that took in all the people.
He was the Li family's most prestigious master.
Li Shou Zheng
(TL: His name means protector of righteousness / justice)
He was the previous family patriarch before Li Wu You.
In his youthful days, his cultivation talent was also fairly impressive.
After stepping down, he became fascinated with the martial path again, it seemed like he had already reached the acquired realm peak stage's border.
He was the stabilizing force of the Li family.
The two old timers to his left were the same, white hair from head to toe.
But actually their true age was less than Li Shou Zheng's by a bit.
Back in those days they had stayed with him, serving the Li family from birth to the grave, they were the kinds of people to reach accomplishments and sow seeds for the future.
These days, along with Li Shou Zheng, they had gone back to their home towns to live in seclusion.
However, in the Li family, those three people had status, like before, they were stable and firm, like a mountain.
That was because their descendants had taken up important positions in the family, and were naturally under their control due to filial piety.
It could be said, Li Wu You, Li Xing Yun, they could smoothly become the family patriarch only because they had obtained their silent permission.
"These one time expenditures have squandered so much silver, our Li family cannot endure it-ah."
Li Shou Zheng faintly shook his head sweeping past the duo and trio of family members, he let out a sigh and said:
"Wait for him to come over, us three family elders will persuade him well, for the Li family to have this kind of foundation, it isn't easy, one can't undermine it."
The three men's temperament exploded, and coldly said:
"He won't necessarily listen to us elders' advice."
Li Shou Zheng heard these words, and his brows did not furrow one bit.
After being silent for a bit, he gently took his dragon head cane and poked the qing colored slab a bit, making a thumping sound, and laughingly said:
"Young people not listening is completely normal."
"After their wings have fully grown, they will want to fly solo!"
"But after a little bit of advice here and there, they will eventually come to their own understanding."
"Us three elders with our canes in hand, not everything is fully grown, we can still hit in order to move him.."
The two men's heads moved while they pondered, their expressions turned to approval.
The three men holding metal kung fu balls in their hands, rolling them between their fingers, let out a snort and said:
"Hitting, hitting will certainly move him."
"An acquired talent middle stage junior, what waves can he possibly make?"
"I'm also just letting off my steam, that's all."
While the three men were discussing, from outside came a deferential, respectful voice.
"The family patriarch has arrived."
*Shuang*
Li Shou Zheng, the duo, the trio, and the other people in the ancestral hall all at the same time raised their heads.
Facing the ancestral hall from the outside, he looked in.
A huge, tall and sturdy figure resembling a mountain, bringing along its expansive shadow, entered the ancestral hall.
It was like the entire surrounding light was consumed by all the accompanying darkness.
"You three gentlemen have asked for me to come to the ancestral hall, is there any issue?"
Li Wu You scanned the three men with a cold and indifferent expression.
