Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 564 - 570: Completion

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The issue with the fourth-order Phoenix Qi Grass actually has several solutions: one can continue to wait as we are doing now. The advantage is that it saves Spirit Stones, but the downside is uncertainty, with no guarantee of when a fourth-order Phoenix Qi Grass will sprout.

Another method, which Li Zhirui had been diligently working towards,

was to accumulate Spirit Stones!

With enough Spirit Stones in Li Zhiruiʼs hands, he could hasten the maturation of a large number of third-order Phoenix Qi Grass in a short amount of time, and then repeat the process until he cultivated the desired fourth-order Phoenix Qi Grass.

However, this method would consume a massive amount of Spirit Stones and, to a certain extent, also relied on luck.

Naturally, Li Zhirui had prepared for the worst, thus he had always been saving up Spirit Stones over the years, just waiting for the final burst to successfully cultivate the fourth-order Phoenix Qi Grass!

But for Da Qing and Xiaoqingʼs breakthroughs, Li Zhirui had no good ideas; it all depended on their own efforts.

It so happened that both of them were stuck in their cultivation due to bloodline issues: one because the bloodline grade was not high, making the bottleneck sturdy; the other because the bloodline grade was too high, requiring significant accumulation.

All Li Zhirui could do was to provide them with enough Spiritual Objects.

And once Da Qing and Xiaoqing successfully broke through, his strength would skyrocket in an instant!

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”Sect Leader, the number of disciples who have fallen during their training journeys outside the mountain has exceeded forty percent! This has caused panic within the sect, and many disciples dare not leave the gate of the mountain.”

An Elder of the Spiritual Cloud Sect said with a worried face: ”If this continues, many Spiritual Objects wonʼt be replenished in time, and places like the Alchemy Room may have to shut down.”

”Has the situation really become so serious?” The Sect Leaderʼs expression became grave as he said in a deep voice, ”This is a grave matter. Please have Elder Xu and Elder Jiang discuss this together.”

Elder Xu was the former Xu Changle, who had barely managed to keep the Spiritual Cloud Sect together and appease its members during his decades as Sect Leader. Although its strength was much diminished, at least some recovery had occurred.

And Elder Jiang was a Golden Core Cultivator who had broken through in recent years.

”Has the number of disciples perishing outside actually surpassed forty percent?” Xu Changle, who had dedicated himself to closed-door cultivation since stepping down, looked sharply at the Sect Leader and the other Elders upon hearing this.

Such a serious matter, and they waited until it could no longer be concealed to inform him!

The others all hung their heads, not daring to meet Xu Changleʼs gaze.

”Do you know whoʼs behind this, stirring trouble?” Xu Changle, suppressing the raging anger in his heart, asked coldly.

”According to the disciples who escaped back, it should be the work of Demon Cultivators.”

”Demon Cultivators?!” Xu Changleʼs face changed. In the northwest and northeast of Green Mountain State, there were two Demon Cultivation Sects, namely the Bewitching Heart Demon Sect and the Fire Demon Sect.

”Could it be that the Bewitching Heart Demon Sect is still coveting more?”

The Fan Family and the Wood Spirit Sect had been controlled by the Bewitching Heart Demon Sect, leading to the eventual change of rulers in Green Mountain State, which was now controlled by three great Nascent Soul forces.

If it really was the Bewitching Heart Demon Sect secretly scheming, then the matter was beyond what the Spiritual Cloud Sect could meddle with!

”Inform the Li family about this situation and ask for their help in dealing with this Demon problem,” Xu Changle ordered decisively: ”Issue an order for the disciples to not leave the mountain gate unless necessary!”

”Yes! I will arrange for an Elder to go to Wanxian Island to request help right away,” the Sect Leader, realizing the gravity of the situation was worse than he imagined, hurriedly nodded and agreed.

”By the way, whatʼs the situation with the other two families?”

The Bewitching Heart Demon Sect wouldnʼt just be targeting them.

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”Because we are far enough away, we are considered the one with the least losses among the three forces,” the Sect Leader said, finding a silver lining in a dire situation.

At least they only lost forty percent of their disciples, whereas the younger generation of the other two clans had a staggering sixty percent fatalities!

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”Demon cultivators have appeared in Green Mountain State again?” Li Xuefeng welcomed an Elder from the Spiritual Cloud Sect, and after hearing his intent, his expression became much graver.

That Elder somewhat exaggeratedly said, ”Yes, and there are not just a few demon cultivators. If this continues, Iʼm afraid it wonʼt be long before the entire Green Mountain State falls under their control.”

”I understand. Iʼll report this to the Ancestor in a timely manner!”

No matter what, the Bewitching Heart Demon Sect was a Nascent Soul power, and the matter was of great importance; it was not something he could decide on his own.

After seeing off the Elder, Li Xuefeng immediately informed the other Elders and hurried to see Li Zhirui.

”Has something major happened?” Li Zhirui knew that Li Xuefeng wouldnʼt come to him for trivial matters.

Li Xuefeng explained the crisis in Green Mountain State in concise and clear terms, then asked, ”Ancestor, should we intervene to help the Spiritual Cloud Sect through this crisis?”

”Of course.” If they didnʼt help, how would the other vassal forces view the Li family? If they gained a reputation for only taking money without handling affairs, that would be problematic.

”Gather the clan members. I will lead the team personally, but if we donʼt encounter demon cultivators who are overwhelmingly powerful, I wonʼt take action.”

It was also a good opportunity to use this chaos caused by the demon cultivators to hone the family members who had grown up over the years.

”Understood!” Hearing this, Li Xuefeng immediately felt relieved. How could Li Zhirui just watch family members fall before his own eyes, no matter the circumstance?

”Should we issue a call to arms?”

”Thereʼs no need. Since the demon cultivators of Green Mountain State donʼt dare to show themselves, their strength presumably isnʼt that great,” Li Zhirui shook his head.

Moreover, a call to arms would not only take a considerable amount of time, but it would also require the family to provide supplies. Not to mention the time factor, just the latter alone, the Li family could not produce that many spiritual objects in a short period.

”I understand!” Having all his questions answered, Li Xuefeng took his leave immediately and gathered the Elders to assemble a well-supplied team as quickly as possible.

In just a few hours, Li Xuefeng sent someone to ask Li Zhirui to lead the team out.

”Letʼs go.”

Moments later, Li Zhirui arrived at the rendezvous point and the first person he saw amidst the crowd was Li Chengshuo. His brows furrowed slightly, but considering the trip was not too dangerous and she had grown a lot these years, he let her go.

In addition, there were Li Chenglin, Li Chengwu, Li Dayuan, and several other Golden Core cultivators.

It could be said that, aside from Li Chengsheng, who was passionate about cultivating spirit beasts, and the timid Li Darong, all the Golden Core cultivators in the family had arrived!

Apart from the Golden Core family members, the person Li Zhirui was most concerned about was Li Xianxun, who practiced the Taiyi Scudding Wind Path Scripture. After decades of cultivation, he was now at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, just a step away from Core Formation!

This pace of cultivation was not inferior to that of Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, who had access to more resources, and his personal charisma was strong; he was recognized as a leading figure among his generation.

If nothing unexpected happened, in a hundred years or so when The Secret Realm of Wanxian opened again, there would also be a place for Li Xianxun!

There were also a few juniors with commendable performance; though not as dazzling as Li Xianxun, they were all Golden Core Seed candidates, likely to break through during Tribulation Transcendence in their hundreds.

In another decade or two, the shortcomings of the Li family would be fully addressed!