Li Zhirui entrusted the Li family to help gather the spiritual objects he needed. Besides two Immortal-grade Spiritual Objects, there were several Individual Immortal Realm spiritual objects.
In fact, he didn't need to pay any Spirit Stones at all; with his Contribution Value in the family, even a full exchange would be more than sufficient.
However, Li Zhirui still provided a considerable amount of Immortal Pills to the family since the family had so many places to spend Spirit Stones that it's not possible to allocate too many liquid Spirit Stones.
This is the benefit of having influence; unlike those Loose Cultivators who must handle everything themselves and struggle to accumulate such a large amount of Spirit Stones.
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In the early morning, the rising sunlight pierced the sky, dispelling the darkness.