Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2058 1498: Ancient Lotus

After the auction ended, all the cultivators went their separate ways.

Without the lure of those precious spiritual objects, they recalled Lin Changqingʼs earth-shaking declaration, and their sense of urgency grew stronger.

One after another, they used the Teleportation Array to leave Yunxia State with the fastest speed.

Only the Li family, just as when they arrived, boarded the Spirit Boat and began a slow journey back to Shanhai State, seemingly unconcerned about this important news.

And just as before, Li Zhirui, with time to spare, would answer his clansmenʼs questions and offer guidance in cultivation.

It is not an exaggeration to say that these hundred or so members, thanks to his teachings over the past few months on the road, will find their future path smoother than most.

They felt greatly honored, and perhaps, this may well be the greatest fortuitous opportunity they ever gain in their lifetimes.

In the stillness of the night, Li Zhirui considered what had gone wrong—why the opportunity his Spiritual Sense warned him about had yet to appear?

”Could it be itʼs not on the Spirit Boat, but within the Teleportation Array?”

But on reflection, he found it unlikely.

The principle of the Teleportation Array is to open a stable spatial tunnel, so one step carries you across thousands of miles.

If he had used the Teleportation Array to reach Yunxia State, the journey would have taken less than an hour, even with a transfer in between wasting some time.

Short time, never leaving the arrayʼs scope—in such circumstances, how could opportunity exist?

”Forget it. If missed, then so be it.”

Immediately, Li Zhirui ceased to dwell on this, tossing it from his thoughts.

After all, at his current cultivation and realm, opportunities no longer held the same importance as before.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Li Zhirui continued his teachings, offering guidance to his clansmen in their cultivation.

But not long into this, the Spirit Boat suddenly came to a halt.

This unexpected change caused Li Zhirui to interrupt his teachings, releasing his Divine Sense to investigate the matter.

He quickly found the reason.

A cultivator, pursued by robbing cultivators, had specifically fled here to seek help.

”Fellow Daoists, please save my life! I will reward you most generously!” that cultivator cried out anxiously.

Although Li Zhirui was present on the Spirit Boat—even if the pursuer was a Heavenly Immortal Cultivator—there was no need to worry for anyoneʼs safety.

But because of that personʼs interruption, disturbing the teachings, the clansman guiding at the front naturally showed no goodwill; his expression darkened, and he barked, ”Step aside! This is your own calamity, it has nothing to do with us.”

The cultivatorʼs face turned sour as well; he hadnʼt expected this powerful-looking group to so coldly refuse to help!

But with his Mana nearly depleted, and the pursuing cultivators still pressing fiercely, if he did not seek aid from these cultivators in front of him, death was almost certain!

Such an outcome is not something anyone could accept calmly, especially as he had just gained a tremendous fortuitous opportunity.

It was precisely this opportunity that made him believe—if given enough time to cultivate, one day he would certainly ascend to Heavenly Immortal!

But because of this opportunity, coupled with his careless actions and reckless behavior after obtaining it, the news leaked out, bringing disaster upon him.

So no matter what, he absolutely refused to die here!

Therefore, regardless of the clansmanʼs expression, he grit his teeth and remained near the Spirit Boat, hoping this would help him survive his mortal peril.

Seeing this, the Li family clansman frowned immediately, even considering whether to forcefully drive him away, when Li Zhirui made a move!

Without regard to the loose cultivatorʼs opinion or thoughts, he acted directly, seizing the man and bringing him before himself.

Li Zhirui fixed an intense gaze upon the man and said, ”Bring out the reward you mentioned. Iʼll help you survive this calamity.”

The loose cultivator felt as if, in the blink of an eye, the world spun and he appeared before a young, unfathomable cultivator. Yet, for some reason, intense fear arose within him, crushing any courage to resist. Meekly, he took out the treasure he had promised from his Storage Magical Treasure.

The reason Li Zhirui acted thus was because, upon hearing the manʼs voice, he felt an intense surge in his heart—making him instantly realize that his fortuitous opportunity was connected to this person!

Looking closely, he recognized it as an Earth Immortal Rank spiritual object—a precious treasure for any cultivator still lingering in the Individual Immortal Realm.

But this was not what Li Zhirui sought.

”Youʼre not being honest. Fine, Iʼll do it myself.”

Before the words finished, the manʼs expression turned blank, his body collapsed, then turned to ashes and was thrown off the Spirit Boat.

Throughout, Li Zhiruiʼs actions went unseen, yet the loose immortal perished, his path ended, reduced to dust, only a Storage Magical Treasure left behind.

The clansmen nearby had no reaction, as if this was perfectly ordinary.

He casually drew the treasure over, sending his Divine Sense inside.

In a flash, he found the item that had triggered his Spiritual Sense: a fist-sized, nondescript Black Stone.

But this Black Stone was in fact transformed from the earth-attribute supreme treasure, Breath Soil!

Even so, this was not the treasure Li Zhirui sought. With a mere gesture, the Black Stone split in two, revealing the treasure hidden within.