Seeing the excitement on his father's and uncles' faces, Liu Bai couldn't help scratching his head in distress. Even now, his father's vision was still confined to the tiny Northern Spiritual Realm.
Even if someone gave him all of the Hundred Spirit Heaven, it still wouldn't compare to even a tenth of Northern Heaven City. Especially now that the Northern Sea Dragon had broken through to the Earthly Sovereign Realm.
However, to the members of the Liu Family, this was not something everyone could readily accept.
"If our Liu Family leaves, what will happen to the Liu Territory?" Third Uncle Liu Ming asked with a frown.
Liu Bai could only remain speechless. This desolate land of the Northern Spiritual Realm—what was there to be attached to?
"Third Brother, your vision is too narrow. Bai'er already said that the Dean of Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy has granted one tenth of Northern Heaven City to our Liu Family. What are you still reluctant about? As the saying goes, people climb upward while water flows downward. Now that our Liu Family has the opportunity to leave this low-lying land of the Northern Spiritual Realm, we naturally cannot miss it," Second Uncle Liu Zong scolded sharply.
Liu Qingtian's expression turned heavy, showing hesitation. After a long silence, he finally said, "This matter still needs to be discussed with the Father."
"Alright, I still have other matters to attend to, so you all can take your time to decide," Liu Bai said, waving his hand, clearly not wanting to argue further.
"By the way, I brought quite a few things this time."
As he spoke, Liu Bai took out the Spiritual Pills and Spiritual Artifacts he had brought with him.
Seeing the small mountain of treasures before them, the three Liu brothers widened their eyes in shock.
"T-these…" Even Liu Qingtian, as the head of the Liu Family, had never seen such a sight before. For a moment, he could barely form words. "Are these Spiritual Pills and Spiritual Artifacts?"
Though both were valuable within the Northern Spiritual Realm, even including all of Liu Territory's stockpiles—both used and unused—the total wouldn't amount to even a tenth of what lay before them now.
Just how many Spirit Coins would it take to buy all of this?
"These were all refined by me. Father, distribute them as you see fit. Aside from our Liu Family members, anyone you deem talented, worthy of nurturing, or loyal to our family can be rewarded accordingly," Liu Bai said calmly.
Although with him in Northern Heaven City, the Academy would naturally favor the Liu Family, they still needed a group of loyal subordinates to maintain stability.
These low-grade Spiritual Pills and inferior-grade Spiritual Artifacts were precisely meant for his father to win people's hearts.
"All these were refined by you, Bai'er?!" Liu Qingtian, Liu Zong, and Liu Ming all stared in disbelief.
Looking from Liu Bai to the pile of treasures, Liu Qingtian finally gritted his teeth and said, "Pack up! I'll begin preparations immediately. Once we're ready, our Liu Family will move to Northern Heaven City at once!"
Both Liu Zong and Liu Ming nodded repeatedly, their earlier reluctance completely gone.
Seeing this, Liu Bai couldn't help but let a faint smile curve his lips.
As expected, these three old foxes could still be handled easily.
Once they truly recognized the difference between a puddle and a reservoir, Liu Bai believed that no fish would ever choose to remain in shallow waters.
As for the broader rivers and oceans, those were still beyond the Liu Family's reach for now.
They would first grow within the great reservoir of the Northern Heaven Continent. When he, Liu Bai, became a true dragon capable of stirring seas and overturning mountains, he would then bring his family into the vast ocean beyond.
As the saying went, when one attains the Dao, even his kin rise to the heavens with him.
Such was the way of the world.
"Still, my dear nephew, are you truly planning to give all these away? Isn't that a bit…" Third Uncle Liu Ming asked with some distress, staring longingly at the Spiritual Pills and Artifacts before swallowing hard.
Liu Bai chuckled softly. "Don't worry, Third Uncle. How could I ever forget my closest kin?"
With a turn of his palm, a faint cyan longsaber appeared in Liu Bai's hand. He extended it toward Liu Ming.
"This… this is for me?" Liu Ming asked, somewhat flustered.
"Of course," Liu Bai smiled. "This saber is called the Crying Phoenix. It's a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact I specially forged for you, Third Uncle."
After taking Elder Chi Huo as his master, Liu Bai had obtained numerous forging blueprints for Spiritual Artifacts from him. Among them were more than ten designs for mid-grade Artifacts, and even three for high-grade ones. If his current forging level were higher, he would have refined a high-grade Spiritual Artifact this time.
Moreover, Elder Chi Huo had even passed down his primary divine refining method to Liu Bai, practically treating him as his sole successor. This gesture deeply moved Liu Bai, and he felt immense gratitude toward the fiery-tempered old man.
Liu Ming accepted the Crying Phoenix Saber with trembling hands, stroking the blade affectionately as though caressing a beloved woman. The sight made Liu Bai's skin crawl.
Then, Liu Bai drew out another weapon—a broad and heavy greatsword and handed it to Second Uncle Liu Zong. "This is the Mountainbreaker Sword, which I forged myself. When drawn, it can split mountains apart. It's also a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact."
Liu Zong immediately accepted the weapon. Though he didn't act as exaggerated as Liu Ming, he still couldn't resist admiring it for a long while, clearly overjoyed.
Finally, seeing his father's expectant look, Liu Bai smiled faintly and retrieved a long spear.
It was a silver spear that flickered with lightning. As Liu Bai took it from his Spatial Ring, faint dragon roars seemed to echo through the hall.
"This is the Thunder Dragon Spear, a high-grade Spiritual Artifact. I spent a million Spiritual Values to exchange for it from the Spiritual Value Hall. Its value outside would easily exceed ten million Spirit Coins. Father, your fused Spiritual Beast essence is the Thunder Scale Beast, so this spear suits you perfectly."
At this moment, the three Liu brothers could no longer hear Liu Bai's words. From the instant the Thunder Dragon Spear appeared, all of their attention was utterly captured by it.
Liu Qingtian could even feel his Thunder Scale Beast essence stirring within him, as if drawn to a mysterious power contained within the spear.
Taking a deep breath, Liu Qingtian forced down the excitement in his heart. Looking at the gleaming high-grade spear before him, he shook his head and said resolutely, "Bai'er, keep this spear for yourself."
Liu Bai was stunned. From his father's expression earlier, he knew that Liu Qingtian truly desired the weapon. He hadn't expected him to refuse.
"Father, you—" Liu Bai began, but Liu Qingtian raised his hand to stop him.
"Listen to me," Liu Qingtian said solemnly. "I am merely at the Late-phase of the Divine Soul Realm. A mid-grade Spiritual Artifact is already more than enough for me. But you are different. You've already reached the Heaven Completion Realm, and the opponents you'll face in the future will be far stronger. Only in your hands can this high-grade Spiritual Artifact unleash its full power."
"Besides, you are now the pillar of our Liu Family. Once we truly move into Northern Heaven City, we'll need you to support our entire clan. No matter what happens, you are the most important one among us."
After hearing this, both Liu Zong and Liu Ming fell silent, but deep down they fully agreed with their elder brother's words.
"Big Brother is right. Bai'er, you should do as he says and keep the Thunder Dragon Spear." Liu Zong spoke up to persuade him.
Liu Ming naturally followed suit.
Liu Bai looked at his father and uncles, feeling both amused and touched.
For many small families like theirs, if they wanted to survive more steadily in this world, the only option was to pour all their resources into one person and hope that this person could lead the family to glory.
But the great flaw of such an approach was that if the person who carried all the clan's hopes ever met with an accident, then the entire family would suffer a devastating blow, or even perish completely.
That was the sorrow of the weak.
"Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, don't overthink it. Since I took out the Thunder Dragon Spear, it naturally means I already have a weapon that suits me." Liu Bai said with a smile to the three elders.
He then brought out his own sword, the Purple Heaven Sword.
Clang!
A clear, ringing sword cry echoed in the room. Amid a flash of azure light, the Purple Heaven Sword floated in midair, letting out joyful humming sounds toward Liu Bai, as if it were affectionately acting spoiled to its master.
This scene left Liu Qingtian and his two brothers staring in astonishment.
They had never seen a weapon possess such spiritual awareness. It was as if it already had a mind of its own.
Gulp.
The one with the weakest composure, Third Uncle Liu Ming, swallowed hard and asked, "Nephew, what grade is this sword of yours?"
"The Purple Heaven Sword, a supreme-grade spiritual artifact."
Boom!
Liu Ming felt his mind explode. Although he had already guessed as much, hearing Liu Bai confirm it still shocked him beyond words.
Even Liu Qingtian could not help but exclaim, "In the past, I have only heard tales of such powerful artifacts but never seen one myself. Not only in our Northern Spiritual Realm, even in the Hundred Spirit Heaven, there has never been any news of a spiritual artifact of this grade. I never thought I would see one with my own eyes today."
"This sword must be worth at least hundreds of millions of spirit coins, right?" Liu Ming asked again.
"Hundreds of millions?" Liu Zong cast a glance at his younger brother and snorted. "A treasure of this level is beyond any monetary value."
Liu Bai smiled and said to Liu Ming, "I don't know what price it would fetch, because this sword was custom made for me by my teacher as a reward for completing an academy mission."
"A mission reward that comes in the form of a supreme-grade spiritual artifact… that must have been an extremely dangerous mission." Liu Qingtian said, and his gaze toward Liu Bai carried a trace of concern.
"Don't worry, Father. It was just about killing a demonic cultivator. That fellow was no match for me at all. I took him down within a few moves, there wasn't any danger."
Unfortunately, from their expressions, it was clear they did not believe a single word of it.
In their minds, this mission must have been a life-or-death ordeal, where Liu Bai barely managed to survive after countless dangers. The reality, in their imagination, was likely even more perilous than he described.
Thinking of this, Liu Qingtian's expression grew even more worried.
But now Liu Bai's strength had long surpassed his understanding. He didn't even know what kind of advice he could give.
After all, he had never even witnessed a battle between Heaven Fusion Realm experts, let alone stronger beings. So all he could do was bury his concern deep in his heart.
As the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly heavy, Liu Bai sighed inwardly.
He really was telling the truth, but why wouldn't they believe him?
"Right, Father," Liu Bai quickly said, changing the subject, "besides the spiritual artifacts, I also prepared some pills for you."
"These are Spirit Soul Pills, which can help cultivators at the Divine Soul Realm increase their strength and even raise the chance of breaking through to the Heaven Fusion Realm. You and Second Uncle can take them over the next few days to improve your power. Oh, and for Grandfather as well, this pill can help him break through too."
"As for Third Uncle, I have a bottle of Spirit Essence Pills for you. They'll help you reach the peak of the Spiritual Wheel Realm. After that, you can use this Spirit Consolidating Pill to break through to the Divine Soul Realm."
Sure enough, upon seeing the pills and hearing his explanation, Liu Qingtian could no longer remain calm. His eyes widened in disbelief. "These… are all real?"
Liu Bai nodded with a smile. It seemed today his father had been shocked more times than in the past ten years combined.
"These pills were all refined by me. From now on, our family will never lack such resources, so there's no need to hold back. Even if you all reach the Heaven Fusion Realm, I still have pills that can enhance your strength. I'll make sure to raise the overall power of our Liu Family as quickly as possible."
Upon hearing that, Liu Qingtian and the others could not help but sigh in admiration.
So this was the confidence of an Alchemy Master — the ability to boldly declare he would elevate the strength of an entire family.
"Good, very good." Liu Qingtian said with deep satisfaction, looking at his son. "I never imagined that after just over a year of being away, you would have grown to such heights. As your father, I couldn't be more proud."
"Alright, Bai'er, go see your grandfather now. Bring him these pills and share the good news. I'm sure that once he learns of your accomplishments, he'll be just as happy as I am."
After celebrating for so long, Liu Qingtian finally remembered the old patriarch who was still in seclusion. He quickly urged his outstanding son to bring joy to the elder.
After so many years of hard work and longing for the Liu Family to rise in strength, it finally seemed that they could now see the light of success ahead.
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