Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

"Are you two Daoist allies here to help?" Zhang Li, who had just managed to defend Baishan County with the help of a formation, asked eagerly as he saw Li Zhirui and others' Spirit Boat hovering in the sky.

"Li family of Da Rong Island has been ordered to eradicate the zombies," Li Zhirui clarified his identity, then said, "Please inform us about the situation in Baishan County."

Zhang Li didn't answer right away, instead, he looked around as if he was expecting something else.

"Daoist friend, there's no need to wait any longer. Yuanming Sect has only sent our Li family to come here," Li Zhirui said indifferently.

Zhang Li's complexion changed drastically, and he became dazed, muttering to himself in despair, "This is impossible! I've already reported the situation of Baishan County to the Sect, why would they only send so few people…"

"Zhang!" Another Foundation Establishment cultivator, Liu Bo, couldn't help but shout, "Haven't you figured it out yet? Our group has been abandoned by the Sect!"

Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow, watching with a hint of amusement at the group of cultivators below who seemed as if the sky were falling.

He was not unaware that many forces had various factions, vying for power and profit against each other and accustomed to mutual sabotage, but he had not expected the Yuanming Sect to display their internal strife in front of outsiders; it truly was a farce to him.

However, it also served as a reminder to Li Zhirui to be vigilant about factions within his own family; they could compete, but must not engage in malicious schemes, nor should they dismiss others' proposals simply because they belonged to a different faction!

Though the Li family did not have clear factions yet, cliques had begun to form, and if these small teams continued to grow, they would eventually become full-fledged factions.

It had to be said that the Li family was lucky in this regard, having a figure like Li Shiqing who saved the family in times of crisis, with his prestige and strength uniting the whole family behind him, otherwise, the Li family would have long split into several factions like other forces.

If that were the case, Li Zhirui, the Acting Clan Leader, would not have been able to reform the family so easily.

"Fellow Daoists, it's almost dark, and night is the time when zombies are active. Let's first discuss the number and strength of the zombies," he said, though he would have liked to see more of Yuanming Sect's farce, the timing was not right.

Zhang Li, who was at a loss for words after Liu Bo's comment, said bitterly, "There were over two thousand zombies attacking the city last night, but the total number of zombies in Baishan County may well exceed ten thousand."

"As for the strength of the zombies, apart from a dozen Wandering Corpses, the rest are mere Walking Corpses."

In fact, Walking Corpses and Wandering Corpses had not yet ranked up, meaning they were still "mortals" among the zombies. However, due to the corpse poison and their strong physical bodies, even Qi Cultivators found it difficult to deal with the zombies.

Li Zhirui furrowed his brow, the zombies' strength was negligible, but their numbers were overwhelming!

"Are all the commoners in Baishan County gathered inside the city?" Li Shilian suddenly asked.

Zhang Li shook his head, "Baishan County has a total of over three hundred thousand people, but only about one hundred and twenty to thirty thousand are in the city. The others were too far from the county and couldn't reach the city during the day; they had to hide in their cellars at home or other concealed places."

"That's good," Li Zhirui said. The sensing abilities of both Walking Corpses and Wandering Corpses were not strong. As long as people hid well, there was no need to worry about being discovered by them, and it also prevented more commoners from becoming zombies.

But not every commoner could find a good hiding spot, so the number of zombies in Baishan County was still increasing.

"Fellow Daoists, why not enter the city to rest for a while? As night falls, zombies will attack the city."

The Defensive Array set up by Bailang County was just an ordinary one and could not conceal the vibrant life force of the tens of thousands of people inside, thereby attracting a large number of zombies.

And the reason they invited Li Zhirui and others was simply to borrow their power to defend Bailang County.

"No need, we'll stay on the Spirit Boat." If the formation gets breached, they could leave at any time.

Although they were ordered to come, Yuanming Sect had no right to demand they die defending Baishan County, so Li Zhirui flatly refused the proposal.

"But rest assured, fellow Daoist, when the zombies attack the city, we will lend a hand."

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Li Zhirui and his group sat on the Spirit Boat to rest, and it wasn't long before the sky darkened, covered by a black veil.

"Roar!"

One by one, the stiff-bodied, green-faced zombies with fierce teeth, crawled out from the ground and slowly made their way towards the county city.

"Isn't this number a bit too many?" There were just over two thousand zombies attacking the city yesterday, but today there were at least twice as many!@@novelbin@@

Li Zhirui tried to condense the moisture in the air into a large saber and chopped at the neck of a zombie, and he managed to take it down effortlessly.

Then Li Zhirui tried to condense the moisture into fine needles, and thousands of these needles pierced down, leaving dozens of zombies riddled with holes, but aside from slowing them down a bit, there was no other problem.

"These zombies are not difficult to deal with; it's just that there are too many of them." Li Shilian performed a hand seal, and a group of boulders fell from the sky, instantly killing a number of zombies.

Li Zhirui nodded and then turned to the eight Qi Cultivators beside him, "Just focus on killing those Wandering Corpses, and be mindful of your mana consumption."

Standing on the Spirit Boat, they did not have to defend against the zombies' attacks, just go all out in killing zombies.

Li Zhirui and Li Shilian, on the other hand, were looking for Wandering Corpses in the sea of zombies, for they posed a greater threat to the formation with their strength, but ultimately, they could not escape death under the duo's assault.

On the walls of Baishan County, in addition to Zhang Li and about a dozen other Cultivators, there were also many physically strong mortal soldiers.

The weapons they could use were only bows and arrows, rolling logs, and boulders, but upon closer examination, one would notice that these so-called weapons were already worn out and had clearly been used many times before.

Besides, their attacks hardly dealt fatal damage to the zombies; they could only repel or slow down their onslaught.

"At this rate, the formation is likely to be broken by the zombies," said Li Zhirui, looking at the teetering formation with a grave expression.

If the formation broke, Zhang Li and the other Cultivators could still use their Magic Artifacts to fly out; even if they would be punished by Yuanming Sect afterward, at least they would save their own lives.

But what about the tens of thousands of mortals in the city? They had no power to resist the zombies. By the end of the night, thousands of mortals would likely be infected by the zombie poison, turning into zombies themselves!

Li Zhirui sighed helplessly, released Da Qing from the space, and told him to entangle the zombies as best as he could. He himself no longer held back, using most of the mana within his body to transform moisture into a giant wave that swept towards the sea of zombies.

For a moment, hundreds of Wandering Corpses were engulfed by the massive wave, their flesh ground to pieces, and the wave's tremendous impact also pushed back many Wandering Corpses, giving this faltering Defensive Array a slight chance to recover.

"Strike with all your might, delay the time it takes for the formation to be broken as much as possible," bellowed Li Zhirui.