Immortal Father - Chapter 43.1 - Father's Ambition

It was said that people were in high spirits when they encountered joyous events. Li Dazhi’s face was glowing. He had clearly encountered something good.

He didn’t hide anymore today and landed directly in front of the entrance of Li Ping’an’s cave abode. Just as he was about to knock on the door, the two vermillion doors opened on their own.

Immortal Qingsu, who was wearing a light white dress, appeared behind the door, cupped her hands, and bowed to Li Dazhi. “Greetings, Ancestral Master.”

“Sigh, this is so messy!” Li Dazhi hurriedly cupped his hands and returned the greeting. He looked for Li Ping’an and said, “You are Ping’an’s master. If we want to talk about seniority, then we should call each other equals… Where is Ping’an?”

Qingsu moved aside. “Cooking.”

“Cooking…” Li Dazhi smiled with narrowed eyes.

He knew his son’s culinary skills. In the entire Li family, they were quite explosive.

Li Dazhi was about to say that he would wait at the entrance of the cave when he saw Li Ping’an carrying a large iron pot from the inner cave to the front hall.

A rich aroma spread, making Li Dazhi gulp.

This was actually his hometown’s famous dish—Braised goose in iron pot!

This ‘big goose’ was even a spirit bird. Who knew how it tasted.

Li Dazhi was watering at the mouth.

Li Ping’an placed the iron pot on the stone table and waved his right hand gently. A few plates of condiments flew over and landed near the iron pot.

He smiled. “Master, eat first. I’ll go to my room to talk with my father.”

“Mm-hmm.” A faint smile appeared at the corner of Qingsu’s mouth. She floated to the stone table and sat down while listening to Li Ping’an’s simple explanation of how to eat this meal.

Li Dazhi was speechless. Actually, it’s not a problem to eat first and talk later.

Li Ping’an took off his homemade apron and looked at his father in puzzlement. “Dad, why aren’t you coming?”

“Coming.” Li Dazhi sighed in his heart. He thought that with Ping’an’s master’s appetite, she shouldn’t be able to finish this pot of goose, so he went to Ping’an’s room in relief.

After closing the door and activating the array, there was a barrier set up by the Heavenly Immortal outside. The father and son were still talking in their hometown dialect.

“Dad, how’s it going?”

“It’s done.” Li Dazhi smiled. “It was earlier than we planned, but the timing was good, and the results exceeded expectations.”

Li Ping’an took a pot of mountain spring water and began to make tea for his father. “What about Elder Xiao Yue?”

“Didn’t you give me the jade talisman? The one full of Eagle Language.” Li Dazhi rolled up his sleeves, sat in front of Li Ping’an, and smiled. “According to what you said, I publicly recommended Elder Xiao Yue to the sect master and got her to be in charge of the sales of magic artifacts. I also tried to appear as enthusiastic as possible.”

Enthusiastic? Li Ping’an wanted to know how enthusiastic his father was at the time.

Li Dazhi continued, “Xiao Yue left the sect yesterday and returned to her headquarters in East Sea Town.

“I asked Wei Yanzi to go with her. Wei Yanzi will report Xiao Yue’s every move later.

“Xiao Yue is indeed a capable person. She’s intelligent, competent, and has strong organizational skills.

“Although there are many immortals in the sect, most of them only like to cultivate behind closed doors. It’s really difficult to find a second outer sect elder as capable as her.

“It just so happens that she can guarantee the sales channels of the first few batches of magic artifacts.”

Li Dazhi’s words were rather simple, but Li Ping’an couldn’t help thinking more.

Li Ping’an asked, “Did Xiao Yue see Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi before she left?”

“She saw him at the banquet… Right, Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi announced that he is entering seclusion.” Li Dazhi raised his eyebrows at Li Ping’an. “Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi said that he wanted to enter seclusion to break through his bottleneck and reach the sixth level of the Heavenly Immortal realm as soon as possible. He shouldn’t come out of seclusion in the next few years.”

Li Ping’an was a little puzzled. Is this because Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi saw that Dad’s side is unstoppable, so he took the initiative to enter seclusion?

Li Dazhi continued, “That Elder Bi is also in seclusion… The sect master told me.”

Li Ping’an brought the teacup to his father and smiled. “They’re quite powerful. Seeing that the situation isn’t right, they hide first to avoid being embarrassed.”

“Hmph~!” Li Dazhi said with a dark face, “They probably want to see the follow-up of the Casting Cloud Hall. If we screw up… just watch! These two old fellows will immediately jump out!”

Li Ping’an smiled. “Has the matter with the Casting Cloud Hall been settled?”

“The sect master has approved it, and the sect will fully support it.”

With a smile, Li Dazhi narrowed his eyes and took a sip of tea, looking very comfortable. “I will be the leader of the Casting Cloud Hall, and I will have the final say in everything.

“This is my first serious job in the sect. I must achieve something.

“You don’t have to worry about this at all. This is my old profession. My core tasks are to organize production, personnel management, technological upgrades, and sales channels. I will mainly focus on product quality and production efficiency. I won’t blindly expand production and exploit the disciples of the sect.

“Also, I’ve told the sect master what you reminded me. Don’t take things to an extreme and leave a way out for rogue cultivators.”

True・I Opened a Factory in the Immortal World.

Li Ping’an smiled. “Although I’ve said it many times, and you must be tired of hearing it, no matter what, your own cultivation is the foundation of everything.”

“My cultivation is actually not bad.” Li Dazhi blinked. “I’ve been so tired these past few days, and I’ve been dragged around by elders asking questions. Even so, I broke through a small realm and am now an eighth-level Origin Immortal.”

Li Ping’an’s smile froze on his face. I shouldn’t have asked!

Old Li’s heaven-defying aptitude and great fortune could make people feel like dying when it came to cultivation!

Li Dazhi lowered his voice and said, “Ping’an, should I impart some strength to you?”

“A year isn’t up yet.” Li Ping’an shook his head dejectedly. “Wait until I complete my foundation establishment. Foundation establishment is more important, especially since my five elements lack earth, and my Dao Body has many imperfections.”

“I have asked Brother Yun Chenzi to refine the herb you gave me last time. It should be able to improve your aptitude slightly.”

Li Dazhi pondered for a moment. “Ping’an, there’s one more thing. I didn’t discuss it with you and directly gave the sect master an idea.”

“What?”

“Well, the sect masters of a few friend sects have seen our production line.” Li Dazhi smiled.

“These sect masters are very shrewd. They directly stayed in our Myriad Cloud Sect and refused to leave. The sect master made many empty promises, but they were indifferent.

“I advised the sect master that we could set up a few branches of the Casting Cloud Hall in these sects in the future.

“The most important aspect of the Casting Cloud Hall is actually the integration of resources of large sects.

“The cultivation world of the East Continent is vast, and the number of rogue cultivators is more than ten times the number of sect cultivators. The mortal-grade magic artifacts produced by our Myriad Cloud Sect are far from being able to occupy ten percent of the market of the East Continent.

“Rather than monopolizing, why don’t we get the friend sects with deep friendships to join us and earn spirit stones together?

“Our Myriad Cloud Sect will try building the Casting Cloud Hall first. If this path works out, then in three to five years, we’ll provide the technology, set up branches of the Casting Cloud Hall in their sects, and take twenty to thirty percent of the profits. When everyone earns spirit stones, we will form an artificing alliance and begin setting standards.

“This artificing method can’t be hidden for long. Other sects will definitely imitate it. We just have a head start. It’s not a bad way to seize the market and form an alliance.”

Li Ping’an gave him a thumbs up and said seriously, “Dad, I’ll cultivate in peace from now on and not care too much about the matters of the Casting Cloud Hall.”

“Okay, cultivate steadily.” Li Dazhi nodded slowly with a rare solemn expression. “Now that you’ve acknowledged a master, becoming an immortal is your top priority. Immortals can live for tens of thousands of years, and True Immortals can live for a cycle. If you live long, you can grind up your cultivation level.

“Ping’an, you’re always the one who sets three rules for me. Today, I’ll set three rules for you.”

Li Ping’an lowered his head. “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Li Dazhi said seriously, “First, if you can’t reach the Void Refinement realm in three years, then let’s increase the frequency of imparting strength.

“My current cultivation realm is much higher than yours, and I have to be careful every time I impart strength to you, but the negative impact on my cultivation is minimal.

“Ping’an, there’s actually no need for you to be so self-restrained.

“I understand that you have strong self-esteem, but in this cultivation world without any laws and regulations, it is always good to have more ability to protect yourself.”

Li Ping’an nodded. “I understand. I will work hard to cultivate.”

“Okay. Second…” Li Dazhi straightened his back and placed his hands on his knees. “It’s about Ningning. I know you know, but son, we’re men, and men must be responsible.

“If you’re interested in Ningning, then tell her in advance and give her a deadline. Tell her when you two can start talking about marriage, and then talk about marriage when the time comes.

“It’s not good to keep people in suspense. If you really think that Ningning and you can’t become Dao companions, then suggest becoming sworn siblings with her. She’ll naturally understand.”

Li Ping’an smiled. “Dad, I’ve told Junior Sister Mu. This matter still depends on the subsequent development. It’s not a business, so why set a deadline?”

“You’ve really said it?”

“Yeah.”

“Confessed?”

“Not yet.”

“Look!” Li Dazhi spread his hands and said earnestly, “In your situation, during the era of my youth, people would have used chalk to write playboy on the wall!”