Chapter 278

    Finding a suitable candidate was a challenging task, and their agreement depended on Liu Xiaowan’s approval. With the arrival of Li Su, who had gained more power after reaching the Refinement stage, he became a suitable candidate for these roles. Thus, her parents were very enthusiastic when Li Su arrived. After meeting him, her parents were exceptionally satisfied. Therefore, this conversation occurred. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even consider selling a Nascent Soul stage spirit beast to Li Su, let alone actually selling it. Li Su, of course, was still unaware of all this. After leaving the Southern Region, he continued his journey northward.

    Upon entering the Central Region, Li Su didn’t stay for long and crossed the entire Central Region to return to the Northern Region. This time, due to unexpected gains in the Southern Region, Li Su’s trip turned out to be considerably longer than originally expected. Originally, it was supposed to be completed within a year, but the trip ended up taking over two years. However, the harvest was still significant, particularly the rare spirit herbs and elixirs from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.

    After returning home, Li Su began planting some of these spirit herbs and elixirs. The changes at home were not very significant. Two years was a short period for cultivators. Many servants were still in seclusion.

    “Father~” Li Tian has grown up, and at just ten years old, she has already become a little beauty. As soon as she saw Li Su return, Li Tian ran to hug him. Li Su was delighted to see that at the age of ten, she had already reached the Qi Refinement stage.

    Wow, she’s so adorable, Li Su thought.

    Then, Li Tian received the gift Li Su brought back, the colorful phoenix bird. “My husband~” Tiantian also joined them. After spending most of the day with Li Tian, in the evening, Li Su also talked with Tiantian about how much he missed her.

    “Saintess, I will go meet Li Su first. He may indeed have legitimate reasons for his delay. When you meet him later...” Xu Kejin was concerned that the Saintess might express dissatisfaction upon seeing Li Su and wanted to offer some persuasion. While he shared the common arrogance of Sacred Land disciples, he couldn’t quite summon that arrogance when facing Li Su. Moreover, this was his mission, and if he succeeded in bringing Li Su into the Xuantian Academy, he would gain significant credit, so he was particularly dedicated to it. However, as he was only halfway through his explanation, he felt tremendous pressure from the Saintess’s icy gaze, which made him unable to continue.

    Li Su hadn’t anticipated that the Xuantian Academy would send a Saintess, and this Saintess was undeniably impressive.

    A One-Grade Ice Spirit Root!

    This was another remarkable spiritual root. When practicing ice-based cultivation techniques, her progress was likely comparable with those with Fairy Spirit Roots. The only drawback compared to Fairy Spirit Roots was the lack of the characteristic of not having any bottlenecks. Additionally, Fairy Spirit Roots had less stringent requirements for the attributes of the cultivation technique, making them suitable for a wider range of techniques. On the other hand, a First Grade Ice Spirit Root was best suited for ice-based techniques, and practicing other methods might impede progress. It was similar to someone like Mystic Moon, a natural demon cultivator. Of course, I was referring to high-level demon cultivators, not those who employ cultivators to refine elixirs. High-end demon cultivators tend to avoid this as they are already marked targets. Doing so would make the heavenly tribulation much more severe, with survival chances nearly non-existent.

    “Please bring her in,” Li Su said casually.

    “Of course, Senior,” the Xu cultivator responded, appearing somewhat concerned. The Saintess had been heavily influenced by her cultivation technique, which had made her excessively aloof and challenging to deal with. Li Su certainly had his work cut out for him and needed to handle the situation with care so as not to create any friction. Furthermore, he had reservations about the young girl accompanying the Saintess, adding another layer of complexity to the situation. However, he dared not voice his concerns, being a mere Nascent Soul stage cultivator and with the young girl serving under the Saintess at the Nascent Soul stage. He didn’t even dare to exhale heavily in their presence. He promptly descended and, not long after, brought the Saintess and the young girl to Li Su’s reception hall. In the reception hall, Li Su was sipping tea. Seeing them enter, Li Su rose and made a welcoming gesture. “Saintess, please.”

    The cultivator Xu was concerned because Li Su didn’t go out to greet them, and the young girl in green robes seemed somewhat displeased. However, Saintess Zixue remained silent and walked over to a chair, taking a seat. RA?ΝO???Εs