Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Don't think it's impossible; in this vast world, all sorts of oddities exist, and there might indeed be such self-important and peculiar Cultivators.

Moreover, within this Immortal City, not only the Li family resides but also another Golden Core faction that's there both to monitor the Devil Race's activities and to oversee each other.

Fortunately, Da Qing, a third-order Devil Beast comparable to those in the Golden Core Realm, was present; otherwise, the Li family's situation would have been even worse.

When the Golden Core force noticed two heavily injured Golden Core Cultivators, they considered devising a plan to eliminate Li Zhirui and his companion and seize their Spiritual Objects.

But just as they were about to make their move, Da Qing stepped forward! This gave them quite a shock, immediately dissuading them from their prior intentions, and they adopted an attitude of non-interference with each other.

With Da Qing standing guard, the Li family members were in a relatively safe position, allowing Li Zhirui and Li Shiqing to begin healing with peace of mind.

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Back in the grand hall of Shen Leishan, the disciples who had been sent out to gather information had finally sent back their reports.

Upon opening the message, Sect Master Wen was taken aback by its contents and exclaimed in disbelief, "Profound Ice Sect didn't make a move!? We've been plotted against!"

But why would the Profound Ice Sect do this? The two sects were not adjacent and held no deep grudges against each other, so why risk the world's censure by joining forces with the Devil Race?

"Since the Profound Ice Sect shows no kindness, they can't blame us for discarding courtesy!" Sect Master Wen's eyes flashed with a fierce light; the Cultivators they lost in this battle weren't much less than those fallen during the Envy Great War!

"Sect Leader, should we seek revenge? But there is Great Void Province between us," one Elder asked, puzzled.

"Who said we have to take action ourselves? The best plan is to give them a taste of their own medicine!"

Sect Master Wen sneered and said, "Gather all the Devil-Attracting Liquid in the sect and use it to lure them to the domain of the Profound Ice Sect, following the planned route."

"Should we call back those Cultivators still guarding the border towns?"

Sect Master Wen curled his lips and said, "Call them back, and who will lay out the Devil-Attracting Liquid?"

Such dangerous tasks, naturally, should not be done by our own Cultivators but rather left to those ant-like vassals.

While Shen Leishan was discussing plans for retaliation, the Profound Ice Sect was also conversing about related matters.

That was the retrieval of Great Void Province!

More precisely, they were after a precious Spiritual Object within the Secret Realm of Great Void Province!

Li Zhirui had once gained the Golden Ganoderma for Core Formation, the fourth-order Purple Patterned Emerald Bamboo for crafting Thousand Spirits, and various Spiritual Medicines in this Secret Realm, indicating its rich resources.

What Profound Ice Sect desired was a fourth-order Six Yang Flower!

A very peculiar Spirit Flower, it must grow in an environment abundant with Yang Qi, then undergo five cycles of withering and flourishing—nearly a thousand years of this cycle—until it bloomed for the sixth time to be considered mature.

And once it matured, if the Spirit Flower was not promptly harvested, it would begin to wither, using its own Spiritual Energy to condense a Spirit Seed, thus propagating the next generation.

The function of the Six Yang Flower was simple: it could assist Cultivators in the Sun Transformation of their Spiritual Soul!

This Sun Transformation of the Soul is crucial for breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm, but any slight misstep could lead to the Soul being burnt to ashes, resulting in the Cultivator's demise.

But if one were to consume the Six Yang Flower, they could sun-transform their Spiritual Soul in a gentle and subtle way. Although this process is slower, the risk is greatly reduced.

It goes without saying how precious the Six Yang Flower is! If word got out, countless Nascent Soul True Lords would vie for it, as it is an item that could help cultivators make a breakthrough in Divine Transformation!

"A significant number of Devil Beasts are preoccupied with Shen Leishan, so currently, there aren't many Devil Beasts in Great Void Province. If we launch a surprise attack now, we could easily drive away those beasts and take control of the place where the Secret Realm is located," an Elder from the Profound Ice Sect said excitedly, as if he saw the Six Yang Flower waving at him!

Another Elder frowned and asked, "But doing so will offend Shen Leishan. How are we supposed to deal with them?"

Although Shen Leishan's strength was not as great as theirs, and they were far apart, how could they not be angry about being schemed against like this? Maybe they were already preparing how to retaliate.

"Once we get the Six Yang Flower and allow our ancestor to break through into the Divinity Transformation Realm, why would Shen Leishan dare to blame us?"

A few usually calm Elders opened their mouths. The Six Yang Flower only had a chance of helping someone to break through into Divine Transformation, how had it become a certainty in their mouths that their ancestor would break through?!

However, at a time like this, they didn't want to speak up and dampen the spirit, so they kept silent and sat to the side.

"If that's the case, then let's take action!" commanded a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Profound Ice Sect.

The Profound Ice Sect, with its thousand years of heritage, had a total of six Nascent Soul cultivators, including only one in the late stage of Nascent Soul, who was the ancestor referred to by these Elders.

He was currently in the process of Soul Sunification but had been unable to find the right method or pathway and dared not rashly attempt it, resulting in his cultivation being completely stagnant.

That's why he wanted to make use of external objects, and the Six Yang Flower, once spotted in the Taixu Secret Realm, was the best choice.

Out of the six Nascent Soul cultivators, four were mobilized directly, showing their resolve to secure the Secret Realm. As for the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators, there were even more of them, nearly a hundred, swarming like bees.

These cultivators were not there to fight the Devil Beasts but to enter the Secret Realm as quickly as possible and pluck the soon-to-mature Six Yang Flower.

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Revitalizing Pills, Vein Nourishing Pills, Primordial Restoring Pills, and various other healing Spirit Pills were consumed in turn and refined. Under the treatment of a large amount of Spirit Pills, Li Zhirui had mended the damaged meridians within his body in just over a month.

But to fully recover, he still needed to rest quietly for a while.

As for Li Shiqing, whose injuries were more severe, he was still lying in bed, completely unable to get up on his own.

"It looks like the Devil Race is ready to retreat! This great war looks to end anticlimactically," Li Zhirui muttered to himself as he looked toward the location of the Devil Race.

The number of members of the Devil Race they now saw was far less than before, which meant they were likely pulling back.

"No, you were in closed-door healing, and Shen Leishan made a move!" Li Shiren shook his head and said, "Shen Leishan dispatched several Golden Core cultivators to pilot Spirit Boats and spread Devil-Attracting Liquid above the Devil Beasts."

"Shen Leishan wants to retaliate against the Profound Ice Sect?" Li Zhirui immediately realized, speaking in surprise.

He had initially thought that Shen Leishan would swallow their pride since the strength difference between them was significant, yet he hadn't expected Shen Leishan to be so bold as to lure the Devil Beasts towards the Profound Ice Sect.

"We from the Li family weren't picked? That's one piece of good news at last."

Li Shiren's face stiffened slightly, and he said awkwardly, "We were chosen."

"But why..." Before Li Zhirui could finish his sentence, he realized something. He hadn't seen Da Qing since he had recovered from his injuries and come out.