Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 575 - 581: Playing Games

”Everyone, please take some time to estimate the prices of these Spirit Beast Eggs. If the clanʼs Spirit Stones are not enough, we can forgo one or two. If there are spare Spirit Stones, we can see what other Spiritual Objects we might be able to buy,” said Li Zhirui with a smile. ”After all, an auction of such magnitude is quite rare. We must make good use of it.”

In at least the few hundred years since his birth, he had not heard of an auction like this before.

”Well then, everyone please get to work. I will be leaving now.” Before his words finished echoing, Li Zhirui had disappeared from the grand hall.

”With so many matters to manage, I wonʼt waste more words. Beast Rearing Elder, since you have the deepest research on Spirit Beasts, the task of estimating prices falls to you, aided by the Internal Affairs Elder. If there are spare Spirit Stones, you can decide which other Spiritual Objects we can purchase,” Li Xue Feng arranged calmly.

”For the clan, for our descendants, I thank everyone for their hard work during this time.”

”This is our duty!”

Li Xue Feng nodded with a smile and said, ”Then letʼs get busy. Remember to rest, and donʼt overdo it.”

After the Elders had left the grand hall, someone whispered, ”That sure allowed an originally obscure Elder to make quite a splash.”

But everyone present was a Cultivator with keen senses. How could they not hear his words?

The original Beast Rearing Elder might have had real power, but his role was just to cultivate Spirit Beasts, essentially a nanny. Now, however, he was in charge of such an important task.

Furthermore, if things were to continue in this way, the mere figurehead of a Beast Rearing Elder would gradually gain more control!

But since there are only so many powers, his increase would mean the decrease of others, effectively encroaching on the other Eldersʼ rights, which they naturally would not appreciate.

Clearly, the Beast Rearing Elder was aware of his situation and did not become arrogant with success. He pretended not to hear and kept walking.

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Within the Secret Realm of Fragmented Star State.

Ever since reaching a verbal agreement with Bai Li and Xuan Mo, Li Zhixuan had stopped wandering around the Secret Realm in search of Spiritual Objects. She needed to remain in top condition to guard against those two foxes!

”Different species, different hearts,” she mused.

Even with the vow and Demon Oath as a constraint, Li Zhixuan did not trust those two Fox Devils. Should anything unexpected occur, she wanted to be confident in her response.

Had she not been certain that she could not defeat the two third-stage perfected Celestial Foxes, she would never have made the trade with them.

Time trickled by, during which Li Zhixuan noticed Bai Li leaving the mountain, seemingly in search of another fourth-stage Spiritual Object.

And within the mountain, there remained only the injured Fox Devil, Xuan Mo.

She had thought to seize the opportunity to snatch away the Treasure Infant Fruit so that she could acquire the treasure without cooperating with the two Devil Beasts.

But a premonition from the depths of her Spirit Sense warned Li Zhixuan that it was not so simple; if she really charged in, she would likely fall right into the trap meticulously laid out for her.

Therefore, she had to suppress her impatience and continue to wait.

And indeed, she was correct!

The Bai Li who had apparently left in front of Li Zhixuan was merely a clone. The real Bai Li had been concealed in the mountain the whole time, waiting to ambush Li Zhixuan.

But contrary to their expectations, she had not fallen for it.

”That Cultivator is too cautious. It seems weʼll have to cooperate with her,” Bai Li said helplessly.

Xuan Mo shook his head and replied, ”Right now, there must be many Cultivators within the Secret Realm. We donʼt have to hang all our hopes on one tree. We can completely try to control a weaker Cultivator and have them take us out.”

”Just be careful to avoid her and ensure she doesnʼt discover us,” Xuan Mo added.

Bai Li nodded excitedly, saying, ”Donʼt worry, she has my scent on her, and I can pinpoint her location in advance. Weʼll definitely not be detected.”

After making some preparations, Bai Li began to act, searching for a suitable low-ranked cultivator.

As time went on, numerous cultivators entered the Secret Realm and engaged in countless conflicts with Devil Beasts. Some fell then and there, their bones devoured by the Devil Beasts, while others gained treasures, thinking they would make a fortune once they exited.

But the true cruelty of the Secret Realm had just begun!

Because the slaughter amongst cultivators erupted on a large scale.

The level of brutality far exceeded those who died at the mouths of Devil Beasts.

Li Zhixuan personally witnessed several battles between cultivators of various realms and even acted as a ʼfishermanʼ reaping the benefits a few times.

After all, after an intense battle, the loser would fall, and the winner wouldnʼt be in good shape either, which gave Li Zhixuan her opportunities.

Without spending much time searching for Spiritual Objects in the Secret Realm, Li Zhixuan now had a bulging purse, having made quite a haul.

However, she did not let greed blind her, exercising great restraint.

But on the day when the portal of the Secret Realm opened, Li Zhixuan went up the mountain to negotiate with two Fox Devils, only to be shocked to find out she had been tricked by them!

They had deliberately left behind an illusion to confound Li Zhixuan, but had long since left.

Bang!

In a surge of anger, terrifying Sword Qi shredded everything around her into pieces.

”Donʼt let me see you again! Otherwise, I will surely strip off your skin and fur! Making you beg for life, but not for death!” Li Zhixuan roared with fury, looking up to the sky.

This was the first time she had ever lost her composure like this since starting her cultivation.

Yet just thinking about being toyed with by two Fox Devils and having lost the treasure that could have helped her reach Nascent Soul, Li Zhixuan could not suppress the rage in her heart.

It took a long time for Li Zhixuan to calm down.

”While the Secret Realm is still open, I should make good use of my time and explore it. It would be a pity to have come here and not gain any treasures, wouldnʼt it?”

The White Jade Fruit Tree was quite valuable, but it was the only one, and the Spiritual Objects she had snatched from other cultivators were relatively common.

Then among the cultivators, rumors suddenly spread about a ruthless Sword Cultivator, notorious for her merciless killing methods.

This person was none other than Li Zhixuan, who had been played by the Fox Devils.

If she knew that those she had spared were describing her in such a way, she would have definitely shown them what true slaughter was!

In reality, to avoid accruing too much killing karma, Li Zhixuan had not killed any cultivator she encountered, except for a few who were courting death. She merely snatched their storage bags.

Of course, this process inevitably involved resistance and reluctance.

However, up to this point, Li Zhixuan had not met a cultivator who could defeat her.

Mainly because she wasnʼt foolish, she would assess her opponentʼs strength before taking action. If she deemed them unfathomable or evenly matched, she would avoid them; otherwise, she would strike.

This approach not only vented her anger but also netted her quite a few treasures, killing two birds with one stone.

As for the concern of being resented and targeted for revenge in the future?

Li Zhixuan said there was no need to worry because, when she acted, she didnʼt show her true face, even falsifying her gender, and since she did not use her life-bound Magic Sword, the chance of being exposed was very low.