Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 346 - 352: The Truth

”Ahhh!”

A series of unbearably shrill screams emitted from the ice tower. Unfortunately, apart from Li Zhirui, there were only some ice sculptures and cultivators who had fallen into a coma in the outside world.

”Let me go, please spare me...”

Li Zhirui could feel that this plea came from the depths of Fengsuiʼs heart. Sadly, his status prevented him from doing anything and moreover, how could he forgive Fengsui on behalf of the cultivators who had died by his hand?

”I curse you to never know peace...”

Seeing that his pleading was in vain, Fengsui seemed to have lost all hope and started to curse furiously, even going as far as to curse the Li family and Li Zhirui.

”Hmph!” Before Fengsui could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a cold snort, and then, whatever sealed his mouth amplified his sensitivity to pain.

Fengsui instantly became rigid, then fell to the ground, writhing uncontrollably, in such agony that his face twisted and his eyes turned blood-red.

Fortunately, Li Zhirui was not a sadist; after tormenting Fengsui slightly, he took action to end the manʼs life.

”Itʼs time to head back.” After tidying up the aftermath, Li Zhirui set off flying towards Guangqing State. He had been away for more than ten days, and the task he had intended to accomplish was now completed.

However, it seemed that his stratagem would likely not cause much damage to Shen Leishan, and he might even have been acting in vain.

”Sigh!” He took a deep breath and then transformed into a streak of spirit light, disappearing without a trace.

——

A few days earlier at Shen Leishan.

”How is True Lord Qing Lei doing?” Sect Leader Lei Tian asked with a mix of excitement and anxiety.

Cloud Thunder True Lord stepped forward with a smile and said, ”Junior Brother is doing well. After adjusting his condition, he will be able to attract the Thunder Tribulation.”

”Thatʼs truly wonderful!” As the Sect Leader, it was the first time Lei Tian displayed such unsteadiness.

But it wasnʼt his fault, as after several decades, Shen Leishan was about to witness the birth of another Nascent Soul True Lord!

That person was the very Qing Lei they spoke of.

A junior of the same generation as Cloud Thunder True Lord, but the youngest among them, he was taken in by an elder due to his talent of the Heavenly Spiritual Root.

And his subsequent performance did not disappoint. His cultivation speed was astonishing, and before Cloud Thunder True Lordʼs meteoric rise, the higher-ups of Shen Leishan believed that Qing Lei would lead them to even greater heights.

Now, this situation wasnʼt bad either. From then on, Shen Leishan would have two Nascent Soul True Lords!

They waited for three days.

On that day, the sky that had been clear turned overcast with a blanket of dark clouds, and the atmosphere grew heavy with tension.

All the elders of Shen Leishan who knew the insider details sprang into action, guarding various locations on the mountain, ensuring strict defense to prevent any creature from entering and disturbing Qing Leiʼs Tribulation Transcendence.

”This is...”

”Good heavens! Is an elder undergoing Tribulation Transcendence?”

Witnessing this scene, some disciples were completely astounded and rushed towards the Spirit Mountain where the transcendence was taking place.

Boom—

A bolt of Tribulation Thunder descended, but before it could reach halfway, it was shattered by a unique green Spirit Light. It couldnʼt harm Qing Lei at all.

However, his actions seemed to have angered the Heavenly Tribulation, which resulted in several bolts of Tribulation Thunder falling at once.

”Still so stubborn,” Cloud Thunder True Lord said, shaking his head helplessly. But since he couldnʼt do much about his junior brother, he just let him be, as long as he could safely transcend the Thunder Tribulation.

Each bolt of Tribulation Thunder that fell tugged at the hearts of all Shen Leishan disciples, who understood one principle: the stronger the sect was, the more benefits they would receive. Of course, they wished for Qing Lei to break through successfully.

Fortunately, although Qing Lei was stubborn, his cultivation was anything but negligent. He proceeded with stable and secure steps. Despite some minor setbacks, he finally managed to transcend the Thunder Tribulation smoothly and became the second Nascent Soul True Lord of Shen Leishan.

With this, Shen Leishan could finally take action to deal with those ignorant evil cultivators within their territory!

The reason Shen Leishan had suffered several consecutive losses was that most disciples, especially the talented ones, had stayed within the sect to protect Qing Lei during his sudden breakthrough.

Speaking of which, Qing Leiʼs breakthrough was indeed very sudden. One ordinary morning, he notified his fellow brothers and the former Sect Leader, saying he had found the threshold for the breakthrough and asked everyone to protect him. Then he turned around and returned to his cave dwelling to continue cultivating.

And so the day of the official Tribulation Transcendence arrived. Because a large number of Golden Core disciples had remained in the sect, Myriad Thunder State had become chaotic, turned upside-down by evil cultivators and some ill-intentioned people.

”Many disciples have been bullied and killed by evil cultivators these days. Itʼs finally our turn to strike back!” Sect Leader Lei Tian didnʼt even allow the elders and disciples any time to rest and immediately began arranging tasks for everyone. It seemed he had been planning this for a while.

At the moment Qing Lei successfully transcended the tribulation and Shen Leishan resolved to rid the territory of evil cultivators, Li Zhirui had already returned to Guangqing State. ”Youʼve worked hard, Da Qing,” he said.

”Itʼs not hard. Have you taken care of everything you needed to?” Da Qing shook its head and asked.

”Donʼt mention it—I feel like Iʼve been running around in vain these past few days,” Li Zhirui said helplessly. He immediately took out a Messaging Artifact, wanting to share his experiences and suspicions of the past few days with it and Li Shiqing.

”Sigh!” But he didnʼt expect Li Shiqing to speak first, sighing heavily before saying, ”You donʼt know, but half an hour before you contacted me, a piece of good news came from Shen Leishan.”

The moment Li Zhirui heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Being far away in the Li family, Li Shiqing naturally couldnʼt see the change in his expression and continued, ”Shen Leishan has given birth to a second Nascent Soul True Lord named True Lord Qing Lei. After we deal with the evil cultivators, we will host the Nascent Soul ceremony.”

”I see!”

In that instant, the things he had not understood before suddenly became crystal clear.

Why Shen Leishan had been retreating step by step, why they had ignored the departure of loose cultivators—it all seemed to have been for the sake of protecting this newly advanced True Lord.

Now that Shen Leishan had a second True Lord, these issues were no longer problems at all.

”Stop all previous plans, clean up the loose ends, and make sure no one notices,” Li Shiqing instructed once again.

”I understand, Uncle,” Li Zhirui quickly let go of the frustration in his heart and said with a light laugh, ”Although currying favor now is a bit late, itʼs still better than not doing it at all.”

Li Shiqingʼs eyes lit up immediately, ”Youʼre right!”

”Iʼll test things out with a few small forces here, to see if our previous speculation was correct. If thereʼs no problem, then Iʼll trouble Uncle to contact Shen Leishan and inform them about this matter.”

”Alright, I understand,” Li Shiqing agreed without hesitation.

After cutting the connection, Li Shiqing and Da Qing headed straight for a small Qi Cultivation family. They were lucky—their previous guess was confirmed: this small family was one of the hiding places for the evil cultivators.

As for the cultivators within the small family, they had of course all turned into evil cultivators; otherwise, how would they dare to hide here with peace of mind?