Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 170: 176: Give Up

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However, Li Zhirui noticed that the speed at which the formation was broken could not be divorced from the inaction of that Golden Core cultivator.

It was clear that he did not want to stay and wait for death either, he was just worried that if the Great Void Tao still existed afterward, he would be unable to justify his inaction to the sect.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just as everyone was rejoicing, a sudden loud noise erupted, and the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.

”This is bad, the Devil Beast Army is coming!” Jiang Qiʼs face paled dramatically, as he immediately scooped up his pale-faced offspring and fled at the speed of a rainbow light.

That Golden Core cultivator from the Great Void was even faster, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

”Damn it!” Li Zhirui called out Xiaoqing with a grim face and urged him to leave the area as quickly as possible.

The other cultivators used various methods, some with magic artifacts, others with spirit beasts, all trying to leave by any means necessary.

If it werenʼt for that bastard who had obstinately blocked them for a moment, everyone would have long left the marketplace and would not have fallen into such danger!

”Faster, even faster!” Feeling the imminent danger drawing closer, Li Zhirui urged repeatedly.

He also wanted to hide directly in the space, but he had to avoid most onlookers and find a hidden spot; otherwise, upon emergence, he might encounter some troubles.

Hearing Li Zhiruiʼs urging, Xiaoqing flapped his wings desperately to increase his speed.

Gradually, they left the crowd behind, while the Devil Beasts, due to the large number of cultivators, slowed down considerably.

But before Li Zhirui could breathe a sigh of relief, a whistling sound suddenly rang out from behind, causing his hair to stand on end. He quickly instructed Xiaoqing to ascend higher to evade the sudden strike.

A black bear!

Turning around, Li Zhirui saw that the Devil Beast chasing him was the same third-order black bear that had once pursued him during the beast tide!

The black bear was some distance away from him, otherwise, Li Zhirui would not have avoided the attack so easily. This was also the reason he had not noticed the black bear earlier.

Li Zhirui had never expected the black bear to hold such a grudge; so much time had passed, yet it still remembered him and chased him out from within the beast tide.

If he had known this would happen, he would not have chosen that long-haired pig as a tool to temper himself in the first place.

”Die!” The black bear roared furiously, condensing stone pillars edged with icy sharpness in his paws, which he smashed towards Li Zhirui with terrifying force.

He really did not want to entangle with the opponent; of course, he was no match for the black bear either, so he could only have Xiaoqing fly higher while dodging the attacks and heading far away.

”Do not push me too far!”

A quarter of an hour later, the black bear was still relentlessly pursuing him and was getting closer and closer.

”What can you do to me?” the black bear scoffed. Had it not been for his lineage as a frost black bear, which wasnʼt adept at flying, how could such a mere second-order little Devil take so long to catch?

Along the way, Li Zhirui had also thought about casting spells to entangle the black bear, hoping to trap it for a moment.

But the gap between them was too great, whether it was his strongest Water Dragon Skill or various vines he had carefully cultivated, all were easily torn apart by the black bear.

Li Zhirui secretly vowed in his heart that once he broke through to Golden Core, he would return to the Great Void Tao and slay it to vent the anger in his heart!

”These three second-order Thunder Pills are the grand gift Iʼve prepared for you! Die!” With that, Li Zhirui shot the Thunder Pills from his fingers.

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But in reality, there was only one second-level Thunder Orb, and the other two were first-level. A second-level Thunder Orbʼs power is immense, capable of injuring Golden Core Cultivators with weaker defenses.

However, such an item was not cheap, and with his wealth, he couldnʼt afford three. Initially, Li Zhirui had no choice but to opt for less, yet he hadnʼt anticipated that today they would come in handy.

The black bearʼs expression changed slightly, and he immediately stopped in his tracks, summoning a wave of frost soil to protect himself.

But as the frost soil closed in, the black bear saw Li Zhirui release an obscuring fog as thick as could be and immediately sensed trouble.

Li Zhirui activated the only Smoke Talisman he had left, creating such a scene. At the same time, he let Xiaoqing descend into the less spiritually energized mountains below and immediately slipped into space.

This was the hiding place he had chosen. Due to the sparse spiritual energy, even if Devil Beasts occupied Great Void Province, it was unlikely they would come here to expand. When he emerged from space later, it would be relatively safe.

Indeed!

By the time the Thunder Pill landed in front of the black bear, its power wasnʼt as terrifying as Li Zhirui had claimed about having three second-level ones. In an instant, he knew heʼd been fooled.

By the time he withdrew his defenses, Li Zhirui had already vanished without a trace.

”Damn it, heʼs gotten away again!” The black bear vented his anger, turning the vicinity into a ruin, but in the end, he could only depart in resentment.

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”Xiaoqing, are you all right?” Li Zhirui asked with a face full of apology and concern, looking at Xiaoqing, who couldnʼt even lift its wings.

Extended flying beyond its limits had damaged Xiaoqingʼs wings, and they were likely not going to heal anytime soon.

Fortunately, Li Zhirui planned to stay put for a while before venturing out again, to avoid running into the rampaging Devil Beasts still in Great Void Province.

Not wishing Xiaoqingʼs injuries to become severe, Li Zhirui focused on concocting healing Pills, no longer concerning himself with the outside world.

Meanwhile, in Great Void Province, under the leadership of several fourth-level Great Devils and dozens of third-level Devil Beasts, the Devil Beast Army advanced triumphantly, reaching the gates of Great Void Tao.

Along the way, Cultivators and mortals alike became food for the Devil Beasts, satisfying their gluttonous desires.

The population of Great Void Province, which had nearly ten million mortals, dropped precipitously within just a few days, now numbering less than two million and continuing to decline.

The Cultivators who managed to escape were few and far between, and even many from Great Void Tao werenʼt optimistic about their Sectʼs survival, each trying to find ways to flee.

Especially those disciples stationed outside, only a handful were willing to return to the Sect upon learning of the calamity, with the vast majority choosing to flee without a momentʼs hesitation.

”Kill!”

A fourth-level Great Devil, looking at the thousands of Cultivators behind the Defensive Array, wore a cruel smile on his face and excitedly shouted a word that crushed the Cultivatorsʼ last hopes and roused the Devil Beasts.

In such a Sect-destroying battle, how could the Devil Race possibly show mercy or spare the Cultivators of Great Void Tao?

Although the Cultivators knew this, they couldnʼt help but long for a miracle. Now, with their hopes shattered, their morale plummeted once more.

In contrast, the Devil Beastsʼ morale was soaring. At one command, countless Devil Beasts charged at the Formation, and a multicolored torrent of Spells converged into a single strike, causing the Formation to tremble incessantly.

”All disciples, return to your positions and reinforce the Formation!” the Sect Leader of Great Void Tao shouted, ”Our Sect has already sought help from the Supreme Ancestor, reinforcements will arrive soon! Hold on!”

But in truth, the Profound Ice Sect had given up on them!

The Devil Beasts of the Great Snow Mountain had emerged en masse from the southern slopes. With the strength of the Profound Ice Sect, they could naturally resolve this threat, but it would come at a certain cost, such as the death of many disciples, severe injuries to Nascent Soul Cultivators, and even the possibility of losing them forever.

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