Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2098 1518: Stalemate

Over the years, the Li family certainly hasnʼt been without Alchemy Masters. On the contrary, the family has always been committed to nurturing Alchemists, except thereʼs never been someone as exceptionally talented as Li Zhirui, who could simultaneously excel in both cultivation and the Alchemy Dao.

Not to mention, besides him, there probably isnʼt anyone else who can mass-produce top-grade elixirs.

Therefore, the pills in the family storeroom are truly limited in number, but Jiang Fengwu, who plans to train in The Void next, naturally needs to use these best pills.

Moreover, she intends to exchange a batch of lower-grade pills from the family. If the consumption isnʼt large and the injuries are minor, she can also save some pills.

Once everything was ready, Jiang Fengwu left Mount Wanxian one morning, ascended into the sky, and soon entered The Void.

Facing the strange yet familiar Chaos, a look of anticipation naturally appeared on her face.

During her last training in The Void, she comprehended a large number of Chaos Array Patterns, which greatly promoted and enhanced her Formation skills. Therefore, this time, Jiang Fengwu inevitably harbors some beautiful expectations in her heart.

As for the family, Qingpeng, Qingcang, and others felt a tinge of envy upon learning she was going to train in The Void.

Because, as Divine beings, they simply donʼt have that opportunity.

Itʼs not that they have to stay in the Divine Domain all the time, but they certainly canʼt leave for long; perhaps two to three hundred years is the limit.

With such little time, going to The Void for training is simply unfeasible.

If something unexpected were to happen along the way, delaying them, who knows, the Heavenly Dao might punish them for neglecting their duties when they return to the Primal Spirit Realm.

The gains wouldnʼt be significant, yet the costs arenʼt small, so itʼs really not worth it for them to undertake such a venture.

Thus, they could only express envy towards cultivators like Jiang Fengwu, who arenʼt so constrained.

”Speaking of which, Qingxuan, you cultivate the Immortal Tao Methods too, so why not go for a round of training in The Void? If you encounter some incredible opportunity, you might unexpectedly surpass us and transcend soon!” Qingcang turned and asked Qingxuan beside him, with a face full of curiosity.

”No rush.”

Qingxuan shook his head slowly and said, ”My cultivation is still a bit low at the moment. The most important thing is my lack of aggressive means; I havenʼt mastered any powerful Attack Divine Power. Once I address these two shortcomings, I will enter The Void for training.”

Clearly, he already has a complete plan and goals for his future development.

”Thatʼs great! Perhaps youʼll truly have a chance to come from behind in cultivation and surpass us,” Qingpeng said enviously.

But in his heart, he did not regret his choice of the Divine Path, for if he hadnʼt become a Divine being, he wouldnʼt have broken through to Heavenly Immortal so quickly.

He might even be stuck before a bottleneck now, wandering around the Earth Immortal Realm.

It goes to show, the choices made back then have their pros and cons.

Bam!

Suddenly, a figure rushed in, it was the new clan leader Li Qingwen, who exclaimed anxiously, ”Three Spirit Ancestors, something terrible has happened! The Cave Abyss Sect failed once more to ascend to Profound Immortal, and the Sea Clan has already assembled a large army, preparing to launch an offensive against them!”

His urgency, of course, stems from the fact that the family is right next to the Cave Abyss Sect, and he fears that the family might be caught in the conflict, or even be drawn into it directly.

”Failed again?”

But Qingcangʼs focus was on another matter, and he remarked to Qingxuan and Qingcang beside him, ”If I remember correctly, this is the Cave Abyss Sectʼs third failure to reach Profound Immortal, isnʼt it?”

”Yes, officially this is the third time, but if we count the information gathered by the family, there might be two additional times.”

”So, at least five failures! Five existences at the Peak of Heavenly Immortal!”

Qingcang couldnʼt help but sigh and lament, ”Even though the Cave Abyss Sect is an old Heavenly Immortal Sect, over the years, theyʼve been living off past glory. Now, with such huge losses, itʼs no wonder the Sea Clan is making a move.”

Understand that each attempt to reach Profound Immortal requires a substantial expenditure of resources. It isnʼt just about finding a safe, spiritually abundant place to guide a Heavenly Tribulation.

Itʼs not that simple!

During the Tribulation Transcendence, the pills used to restore mana, the Spiritual Objects to guard against Heart Demons, each one demands a huge price to obtain.

And the Cave Abyss Sect, in just a few thousand years, has paid such a huge price at least five times. No matter how ample their reserves, they canʼt withstand such extravagance!

Of course, Qingcang and the others can understand why the Cave Abyss Sect is desperately attempting, like gamblers, to promote a Profound Immortal.

The reason is simple: ever since the Xiaxian Sect produced a Profound Immortal, the leadership of the cultivation world in the southeast East Continent and nearshore areas is no longer held by the Cave Abyss Sect but has shifted to the Xiaxian Sect.

Itʼs important to recognize that this leadership might seem insignificant and doesnʼt grant the authority to command or manage other Immortal Dao Powers, but one of its functions is maintaining relationships with Mount Kunlun, a Holy Land of the Heavenly Dao!

It might appear to be a mundane liaison, but if it were that simple, the Cave Abyss Sect wouldnʼt be so frantically, relentlessly trying to promote a Profound Immortal without regard to cost.

Whatever secrets lie within, Qingcang and the others donʼt know.

Apart from this, there is also control over certain Secret Realms, Spirit Veins, and other spiritual resources belonging to the entire Immortal Tao.

This is a tangible, visible benefit.

Besides!

”The war between the Cave Abyss Sect and the Sea Clan could indeed affect the family. To prevent emergencies, the family should send a group of clansmen to guard the Pearl Island Chain and announce the matter, allowing those Loose Cultivators to go themselves,” Qingcang suggested.

There might not be many Loose Cultivators willing to go, but the advantage of doing so is that thereʼs no need to pay the price of summoning them.

After all, the war between both sides has yet to break out. If the Sea Clan is using a strategy of distraction, pretending to attack the Cave Abyss Sect but actually targeting other forces?

In that case, wouldnʼt the Li family be wasting Spiritual Objects for nothing?

So first mobilize some clansmen to the front lines. If a war truly breaks out, they can win enough buffer time for the family.

Li Qingwen, hearing this, thought it sounded quite reliable, so he took his leave to arrange the matter.

Various powers thought the Sea Clan would take more time to prepare, but unexpectedly, just a few days after the news broke, they launched an army of a million Beast Tide, launching a fierce attack on the Cave Abyss Sect!

Clearly, the Sea Clan wasnʼt acting on a whim; they were likely prepared long in advance, meaning they possibly started organizing troops as soon as the Cave Abyss Sectʼs Heavenly Immortal attempted to reach Profound Immortal.

Faced with the overwhelming approach of the Sea Clan, the pressure on the Cave Abyss Sect surged, and the defensive lines in the nearshore regions collapsed one after another in a single day!