Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 479 - 485: Convergence

Li Chenghuo removed the magical treasures and storage magical devices from the two bodies, and then a fire incinerated the remains. Just as he retrieved the Spirit Beast and was about to leave the area, he noticed an anomaly with his positioning device and exclaimed with a surprise, ”Aunt Fengwu and the others are nearby!”

He immediately changed direction and flew towards them.

Both parties were fast, and it didnʼt take long for them to meet halfway.

”Aunt Fengwu, Uncle Da Qing, Uncle Xiaoqing!” Li Chenghuo shouted excitedly.

Xiaoqing was very pleased and laughed, ”It seems you have been doing quite well these days.”

”I just teamed up with several Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts to kill two cultivators from Shen Leishan. Iʼm lucky they were there, or I would have been in danger,” Li Chenghuo said with a hint of frustration on his face.

”Itʼs good that youʼre fine.” Da Qing then asked, ”You must have also noticed something amiss in the Secret Realm these past days, right?”

”Yes, I think the Devil Race might be plotting something.”

As for what it was, Li Chenghuo did not know.

But it likely had to do with control over the Secret Realm or the valuable Spiritual Objects; as for the lives of the cultivators, they werenʼt actually that precious.

Of course, if they could easily kill them, the Devil Race certainly wouldnʼt miss such a good opportunity.

”We currently have no clues, and itʼs useless to rely solely on conjecture. For now, letʼs find Li Zhixuan first and gather everyoneʼs strength.”

Da Qing stated seriously, ”That way, no matter what happens, weʼll have the ability to resist.”

Especially since Zhixuanʼs combat power is extraordinary, she could better protect them.

”Youʼre right!”

But the problem now was that they had no idea where Zhixuan was. Finding Li Chenghuo had been entirely due to luck.

However, there was one piece of good news. According to Li Chenghuo, he came from the far east, where Zhixuanʼs trail had not been seen, at least eliminating one option.

”We donʼt need to go east anymore. The question now is, should we head north or south?”

Jiang Fengwu suddenly remembered what Zhirui had said before leaving, ”Letʼs head north. Zhirui said that the north has richer Spiritual Objects, and maybe we can find some too.”

”In that case, letʼs go north first,” said Da Qing, announcing the decision since Xiaoqing and Li Chenghuo had no objections.

The Spirit Boat changed course, Jiang Fengwu and the others each attended to their duties, and Li Chenghuo was responsible for taking turns with Jiang Fengwu, ensuring the Spirit Boatʼs flight speed.

While he was not needed at the moment, Li Chenghuo planned to sort out and inventory the belongings of the two Golden Core cultivators from Shen Leishan and see what he could gain this time.

To Li Chenghuoʼs disappointment, however, the possessions of the two did not contain any treasures that thrilled him; they could even be described as poor!

This made Li Chenghuo quite dejected.

Flowers bloom in twos, each on a separate branch.

Unaware of Jiang Fengwu and the othersʼ efforts to find her, Zhixuan continued with her tasks, indifferent even if she did know.

At first, Zhixuan had wanted to join Jiang Fengwu and Li Chenghuo, but after some thought, she decided that investigating the Devil Raceʼs intentions was more important, so she had stayed nearby and did not leave.

Lately, Zhixuan has been busy monitoring the Devil Race, tracking their movements, and occasionally capturing a few for interrogation.

After combining various piecemeal pieces of information derived from numerous attempts, Zhixuan had learned a bit of the secret.

The movements of the Devil Race were indeed the measures left by the Taixu Devil Race in the Secret Realm years ago. As for the specific purpose, Zhixuan was still in the dark, but she knew that they were searching for an incredibly important and precious item.

And the gathering of the multitude of Spiritual Objects in the Secret Realm was merely a secondary task for them.

In addition, there was that valley, which Li Zhixuan had also learned the purpose of.

One was for the Devil Race to rest, gather, and issue commands; the other was that it was a place rich in Spiritual Energy, ideal for cultivating Spiritual Medicine.

As time passed by day by day, the entire Secret Realm fell into a strange and anxious atmosphere.

”We still havenʼt found Zhixuanʼs location?” Jiang Fengwu and his search party had nearly combed through half of the Secret Realm, but still hadnʼt found Li Zhixuan, which was incredibly unlucky.

”No,” Jiang Fengwu and the others were quite frustrated.

”What should we do now?” Li Chenghuo asked, ”Do we continue searching or find a place to—”

It wasnʼt that he didnʼt want to keep searching, but now in the Secret Realm, it seemed that the Devil Race had received new orders, attacking Cultivators recklessly as if they had gone mad, completely disregarding the disparity between them.

Although Jiang Fengwu and his party were flying through the air, they were often harassed by bird Devil Beasts, and although they were not injured, it was extremely annoying.

”Letʼs search for a few more days. If we still canʼt find her, weʼll have to abandon the search and ensure everyoneʼs safety first,” Da Qing said thoughtfully after pondering for a long time.

”Alright, letʼs do as you said,” Jiang Fengwu and the others agreed unanimously.

The group turned and headed south, passing through places they hadnʼt been before, but alas, there was no trace of Li Zhixuan.

”If we canʼt find her after this, then weʼll just have to call it quits,” Da Qing said helplessly.

Before entering the Secret Realm, Li Zhirui had given him a secret mission, hoping he could bring everyone back safely.

But now, he couldnʼt even find Li Zhixuan.

And the present Secret Realm was no longer as benign as before, but filled with danger and murderous intent. Even if Li Zhixuan was very strong, one couldnʼt beat an onslaught from numerous foes, not to mention more than just a few.

”Eh?!”

Li Chenghuo, holding the positioning device, suddenly made a surprised sound—it was the marker that represented Li Zhixuan, it lit up!

”Found it!” Li Chenghuo yelled excitedly, ”Aunt Zhixuan is more than a thousand miles from us, in the southwest!”

”Good!” Upon hearing this, Da Qing breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding out her whereabouts!

”Letʼs head southwest at full speed now!”

The Spirit Boat sped through, leaving a trail of clouds in the sky. Ordinary Devil Beasts couldnʼt make out what it was, only perceiving a blur before losing sight of anything.

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”The Secret Realm portal is open!”

On this day, Li Zhirui suddenly heard a tumult of noises coming from outside the Spirit Boat—noises that signaled the opening of the Secret Realm once more, and an imminent sign of closure.

This meant that the Cultivators and members of the Devil Race who had explored the Secret Realm could now come out ahead of time.

”Ah!” Li Zhirui let out a sigh. If possible, he would like to enter the Secret Realm and lead Jiang Fengwu and the others out.

But that was clearly impossible! Li Zhiruiʼs cultivation level limited his actions.

Moreover, even if he entered, finding them would not be an easy task, given the Secret Realmʼs vastness.

”We can only leave it to fate,” what Li Zhirui could do was to wait.

Fortunately, he had the Life Tokens of Jiang Fengwu and his party, which up to this point, were still intact and had shown no problems.