Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 565 - 571: Exorcising Demons

A group of people, led by Li Zhirui, arrived at the Spiritual Cloud Sect in just one hour.

”Have you found any traces of the Demon Cultivators?”

If there were no clues, they would have to spend time searching everywhere or use special spells to investigate one by one, but either method was too troublesome.

”Reporting to True Lord, the Demon Cultivators are numerous and hidden among the Loose Cultivators, we cannot distinguish each one,” Xu Changle said in a low voice.

”Very well, weʼll just have to check them one by one,” Li Zhirui asked again, ”Have you informed all the marketplaces and Immortal Cities under our jurisdiction to shut down the Formations and forbid Cultivators from leaving?”

This was the only way to kill more Demon Cultivators.

As for resolving this disaster caused by Demon Cultivators? It wasnʼt something that could be done in a short time, after all, there were certainly many Demon Cultivators hiding in the wilderness, and the Li family couldnʼt possibly search every inch of it, could they?

But this approach would put the Cultivators within the Formation in danger, especially the Spiritual Cloud Sect Disciples controlling the Formations, who would become the primary targets of the Demon Cultivators.

”Understood.” Xu Changle thought of this outcome as well but could not refuse and could only send someone to deliver the message.

Similar to the Li familyʼs Hundred-Miles Resonance Bell, streaks of Spirit Light flew out from the mountain gate, spreading the message to all marketplaces and Immortal Cities at the fastest speed.

[Activate the Formation, forbid the Cultivators from leaving, be wary of Loose Cultivators approaching oneself.]

”Why would the Sect suddenly issue such an order?” Although many Cultivators stationed outside were puzzled and confused, no one disobeyed the order, promptly activating the Formations to prevent the Loose Cultivators from leaving.

Their information was not very well-informed; they only knew that many Demon Cultivators were causing trouble but were unclear about the severity, as they were confined to their own corners, and the events were not happening in their vicinity, so naturally, they did not know much.

”Why suddenly activate the Great Array?”

A group of Loose Cultivators looked up, and someone speculated, ”Could it be that the Demon Cultivators have suddenly attacked?”

However, they waited a while and didnʼt see any sign of the Demon Cultivators, which made them even more curious about this abruptly activated Formation.

But a portion of the Cultivators suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if a great disaster was imminent.

”We must have been discovered, thatʼs why the Spiritual Cloud Sect activated the Formation, trying to catch us all in one swoop!” A few Cultivators who had switched to the Demonic Taoʼs Cultivation Techniques, gathered together, discussing what to do next.

”While the Spiritual Cloud Sectʼs Cultivators have not yet arrived, kill those controlling the Formation, destroy it, and if thereʼs a chance, we can even plunder the marketplace!”

The situation was urgent, and the few could not discuss much before they began to act.

Unfortunately, the Spiritual Cloud Sect Disciples were well-prepared and did not give the Demon Cultivators a chance, instead exposing their own identities! And many Cultivators joined hands to eliminate them.

However, there were accidents, and in two Immortal Cities, Spiritual Cloud Sect Disciples were carelessly killed by Demon Cultivators, leading to the total loss of the cities, with the Demon Cultivators therein disappearing without a trace.

Now back to the matter at hand!

After obtaining a detailed map of the Spiritual Cloud Sect, Li Zhirui divided the clan members into different teams, each going to deal with the Demon Cultivators assigned to their sector.

He himself stayed where he was, waiting for his clan members to return.

After all, from the current situation, there was no Nascent Soul among the Demon Cultivator side, so there was no need for Li Zhirui to make a move.

Li Chengshuo arrived at the Immortal City assigned to her with the fastest speed, stood in mid-air, and said, ”Among you are Demon Cultivators lurking, to prove your identity, everyone must cast a spell before you can leave the Formation.”

This is the simplest and least costly method!

They might be able to conceal their aura and other signs to prevent detection of their demon cultivator identity, but once they cast a spell, there would be no hiding.

Because the mana within cultivators and demon cultivators is completely different!

”Damn it! How did the Li familyʼs cultivators get here?” the demon cultivator hiding among the crowd muttered, his expression turning exceedingly ugly upon hearing those words.

With merely Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was no match for Li Chengshuo, unable to break through the encirclement, and staying in Immortal City would mean being recognized as a demon cultivator, or even being directly identified!

Li Chengshuoʼs statement caused great turmoil among the cultivators. Many cultivators who cherished their lives began casting spells in the hope of being the first to leave, to avoid sharing a space with dangerous individuals.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Chengshuoʼs powerful divine sense swept across the entire marketplace, discovering many people hiding in dark and concealed corners.

”Are there really so many demon cultivators?”

It should be noted that this was just a small Immortal City, where normally the number of cultivators totaled only a thousand or two, but now, just considering those Li Chengshuo had just found, there were as many as seventy or eighty demon cultivators!

Including those well-hidden demon cultivators, the number could well exceed a hundred, amounting to one-tenth of the local cultivators!

”It seems that the Spiritual Cloud Sectʼs territory indeed has an overflow of demon cultivators.”

Before his voice had faded, Li Chengshuo reached out his hand to condense brilliance, forming arrows of light before him which he fired at the cultivators he had discovered.

The arrows of light traveled rapidly, merging with the heavens and earth, and even if the demon cultivators saw Li Chengshuo making her move, they were unable to defend against it. Even if they summoned their Defensive Spiritual Light, they could not escape death under the barrage of successive light arrows.

But the demon cultivators Li Chengshuo struck down were the ones with higher cultivations. The rest were naturally left to the clansmen behind her to deal with.

Where there are two flowers, each will blossom on its own branch.

Li Xianxun, who was in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, even took up a small team leader position, but they encountered a significant problem.

Among the marketplaces assigned to them, there was actually a Golden Core demon cultivator!

And before they arrived, the cultivators in the marketplace had already been slaughtered clean by him.

It should be noted that when Zhirui was distributing tasks, he purposely gave marketplaces with fewer cultivators to teams like Li Xianxunʼs, which only had Foundation Establishment clan members.

The purpose was to reduce the possibility of them encountering high-level demon cultivators, yet they still ended up facing one anyway!

And although he could have directly broken the formation and left, he chose to remain hidden with the intention of waiting for Li Xianxun and the others to arrive, to kill all the cultivators!

”Iʼve already sent out a distress signal, and the elder closest to us will be able to arrive in less than a quarter hour. Hold on everyone!” Li Xianxun shouted loudly, hoping to boost the morale of his clan members.

He knew they stood no chance against a Golden Core demon cultivator, but running away would probably result in even more deaths. Contrarily, staying and fighting desperately might increase their chances of survival.

”Ha ha ha, are you underestimating me, or do you think you are very powerful?” the demon cultivator laughed out loud as if he had heard a joke.

Li Xianxun did not respond but focused intently on his opponent, his right hand tightly clutching the Gathering Wind Fan, ready to follow up immediately if the foe made a move.

”Ignorant fools!” The demon cultivator, provoked by something, erupted in rage instantly. A black light soared into the sky, tearing the formation apart. Its residual power continued unabated, heading straight for Li Xianxun.