Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 261 - 267: Anger

Two days later, the Spirit Boat that the Li family sent to transport Spiritual Objects reached the edge of Myriad Thunder State. After inquiring about the whereabouts of Li Zhirui and other clan members, they hastened their way over without delay.

”Patriarch,” the person leading the group asked respectfully, ”this is the Spiritual Objects Patriarch Shilian asked me to bring. Also, Iʼd like to inquire about the current battle situation.”

As for why they did not ask about the casualties among their kin? They already knew, having seen through the Life Tokens in the family ancestral hall.

This manʼs name was Li Zhiguang. He only had Three Spiritual Roots, but through diligent effort and a stroke of luck, he managed to achieve Foundation Establishment at around the age of forty.

After many years of cultivation under the familyʼs nurturing, he was now close to reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment and was considered among the top ten in terms of strength within the family.

However, with Li Zhirui and others responding to the call to battle, and Li Zhiyue in seclusion seeking a Core Formation opportunity, Li Zhiguangʼs strength could be said to be second only to Li Shilian on Wanxian Island.

”For now, Shen Leishan still holds the advantage, but with the way things stand, itʼs impossible for the war to end in the short term.”

Li Shiqing did not elaborate further but simply instructed, ”When you return to the family, tell Shilian to arrange for our people to refine more Talismans and Spirit Pills for healing and mana recovery.”

”Rest assured, Uncle, Iʼve noted it down,” answered Li Zhiguang, who was a very steady person and quite perceptive. Knowing that they were weary from the battle, he took his leave at once without further disturbing Li Shiqing and the othersʼ rest.

Actually, Li Zhirui and the others indeed did not have much time to rest; they were once again engulfed in warfare after just three or four days!

But this time, the cultivators became the ones on the defensive, while the Demon Cultivators started their attack.

”Somethingʼs wrong!” Just as Li Zhirui engaged in combat with a Counterfeit Pill Demon Cultivator, he sharply sensed that something was amiss. How had these Demon Cultivators suddenly become so much stronger?!

”Is this some Secret Technique,” Li Zhirui wondered to himself, as the Counterfeit Pill Demon Cultivators he could previously easily defeat now required him to exert eighty percent of his power just to repel them.

While he still seemed to have the upper hand, the toll was too great. Li Zhirui simply could not continue to fight for an extended period of time.

As for the lower-tier cultivators, their situation was even more tragic. After the Demonic Cultivatorsʼ strength mysteriously surged, apart from a few elite cultivators, most of them were no match for the Demonic Cultivators, and they tragically turned into puddles of blood, serving as nourishment for the Demonic Cultivators.

The second round of major warfare had just begun, and the Li family members had already suffered numerous casualties. This number might have doubled had some Loose Cultivators not been there to protect them for the sake of their interests.

In fact, most cultivators had guessed that the reason behind the Demon Cultivatorsʼ rapid increase in strength within a few days originated from that Blood Pool!

”So far, has Cloud Thunder True Lord not planned to take action yet?” Li Zhirui turned and glanced at the battling Golden Cores of Shen Leishan, silently pondering.

With the Blood Poolʼs threat to cultivators growing ever greater, if they allowed it to continue absorbing blood water, the Demon Cultivators might take advantage, effectively halting their advance!

It had to be said, the Yin Wind Cave deserved its reputation as the past Nascent Soul Demon Sect. Even with Shen Leishan sending countless cultivators, they had the means to hold them back and establish a solid line of defense.

As time passed, the battlefield was littered with corpses, and blood ran like rivers. The numbers of both sides, once in the hundreds of thousands, had now been nearly halved!

The Blood Pool, which originally spanned only a few miles, had expanded to over ten miles across, with countless streams of blood churning within, and the rich stench of blood was nauseating.

But to the Demonic Cultivatorsʼ advantage, their spirits were boosted, and their strength advanced once again; these Counterfeit Pill Demonic Cultivators were now capable of exhibiting the power of a Golden Core!

This forced Li Zhirui into a frazzle, as a single oversight could result in him being injured by the opponent.

The few remaining cultivators of the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment ranks within the Li family were no more than a dozen, and each one was wounded, with Li Shiren among them, severely injured!

In the midst of a fierce battle with a Golden Core Demon Cultivator, Li Shiqing suddenly seized an opening from his opponent and swiftly advanced, hoping to secure the victory, but he failed to notice the silent approach of another Demon Cultivator from behind, who thrust a Spirit Sword toward him.

”Uncle, be careful!” Li Zhirui, catching a glimpse of this in the corner of his eye, felt his heart skip a beat and urgently shouted a warning.

But his alert came a tad too late; the Spirit Sword struck down, and fortunately, as a master of Talismans, Li Shiqing was not short of Defensive Talismans. A faint green light emerged, hastily blocking the attack, but it still wounded his arm.

”Get lost!” Li Zhirui, seeing Li Shiqing nearly caught in peril, was instantly enraged and no longer concealed his true strength.

He summoned his Life-bound Magic Treasure, Thousand Spirits, and thousands of bamboo leaves fell with the wind, their sharp Sword Qi soaring into the sky, infused with the Water-Wood Divine Light, bearing the erosive power of water and wood, and aimed toward the Demon Cultivator before him.

The Demon Cultivatorʼs complexion drastically changed, sensing mortal danger. He didnʼt hesitate to cast layers of defensive spells and activated the Defensive Magical Artifact in his hand, placing it before him.

”Hmph!” Seeing this, Li Zhirui scoffed and, with a flick of his hand towards his enemy, golden bamboo whips drilled out from the clouds, growing against the wind into incredibly thick bludgeons.

Striking before they were expected, the seemingly clumsy bamboo whips, faster than the leaves, crashed first against the Defensive Spiritual Light.

Crackling—

The bamboo whips, powered with the strength of nine bulls and two tigers, became afterimages. In an instant, they struck dozens of times, shattering the layered defenses, leaving only the last Defensive Magical Artifact standing.

The next moment, the bamboo whip was raised again, followed by the sky-full of pursuing bamboo leaves.

At this scene, the Demon Cultivator felt as if he was in an ice cellar, trembling with the fear of death, knowing deep down that he could not withstand it!

Even though he had formed a Counterfeit Pill with external help and strengthened his power by absorbing the blood essence from a blood pool through a Secret Technique, appearing nearly indistinguishable from a Golden Core Cultivator.

But once the fight truly began, the immense disparity became obvious, particularly under Li Zhiruiʼs overwhelming fury.

”Die!”

The bamboo leaves, meeting no resistance, pierced through his body, claiming his life.

”Uncle, are you alright?” After dealing with the Counterfeit Pill Demon Cultivator, Li Zhirui did not hesitate to go to Li Shiqingʼs aid.

Because, during his outburst, Li Shiqing was targeted by two Demon Cultivators and suffered significant injuries, his condition worsening still.

”Cough cough…” As Li Shiqing opened his mouth, a cough rang out, and then he replied, ”Iʼm fine, itʼs just a minor matter, no big deal.”

Li Zhirui frowned and suggested, ”Why donʼt you go back and rest first? Leave these two Demon Cultivators to me.”

Li Shiqing shook his head; under previous circumstances, letting Li Zhirui face them alone was not out of the question.

But in the current situation, he could no longer allow Li Zhirui to confront two Golden Core Demon Cultivators alone.