Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 46: Tiger Head

Li Zhixuan was very tempted. Although she had not started cultivating yet, she knew the role of Jade Spirit Pills and was aware of her poor aptitude, understanding she needed a vast amount of resources to speed up her cultivation.

”But you have mana!” Li Zhixuan suddenly said.

Li Zhirui chuckled, ”I can seal my mana and compete with you, and I will only use the basic sword techniques taught by the Spirit Wisdom Court, but you can use any sword techniques youʼve learned.”

Li Zhirui never harbored the thought of wandering the world as a swordsman, so he hadnʼt practiced swordsmanship since leaving the Spirit Wisdom Court.

Essentially, this was still an unfair contest because, as an adult male, Li Zhirui had greater physical strength and power than Li Zhixuan.

Moreover, even though Li Zhirui hadnʼt forged his body as Body Cultivators do, during cultivation, his body would naturally be nourished by spiritual energy.

Though intelligent, Li Zhixuan was still young and did not fully understand things concerning cultivators. She thought Li Zhiruiʼs proposal seemed reasonable and nodded in agreement.

Li Zhirui only had a Green Wood Sword in hand, but using it would be too bullying, so he used mana to temporarily create a wooden sword.

”Come.” Li Zhiruiʼs starting stance was quite impressive, after all, he had practiced basic swordsmanship hard for three years.

Li Zhixuan, like a jungle cheetah, agilely ran up to Li Zhirui, pushed off the ground, soared into the air, and swung the heavy sword in her hands towards Li Zhiruiʼs head.

Li Zhirui, calm and collected, raised his hand. With a slight flick of his wrist, the wooden sword immediately changed direction, knocking Li Zhixuanʼs assault off course, forcing her to roll onto the ground in an awkward heap.

”Youʼre too eager to win and forgot your own advantages,” Li Zhirui said, somewhat disappointed.

Feeling that disappointment, Li Zhixuan suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave, the persistent cold freezing her entire body stiff.

She didnʼt want to disappoint Jiu! She didnʼt want to let down the person who brought a glimmer of light to her dark world!

Li Zhixuan forced herself to calm down, gripping her iron sword as she looked for Li Zhiruiʼs openings.

But Li Zhirui just stood in place, calmly wielding the wooden sword, waiting for Li Zhixuanʼs attack.

”Hyah!” Li Zhixuan knew she couldnʼt wait any longer. With a loud shout, summoning all her strength, she charged at Li Zhirui.

Li Zhirui frowned slightly. Seeing Li Zhixuan so impulsive, he began to doubt whether he had misjudged her during the Spirit Testing Array.

Sighing inwardly, yet not slowing his movements, the seemingly fragile wooden sword blocked all avenues of Li Zhixuanʼs advance.

Seeing this while running, Li Zhixuan felt not dismay but delight. She charged toward the wooden sword as if blind to it, then twisted her body, bearing the sharp pain in her ankle, rolling into the defensive circle, and thrust her iron sword at Li Zhiruiʼs thigh.

”Buzz—”

At the critical moment, Li Zhirui used his mana to fend off Li Zhixuanʼs attack.

”You girl...” Li Zhirui didnʼt say much, only stating, ”You won this match. When you break through the first layer of Qi Cultivation, Iʼll give you the promised items.”

Hearing Li Zhiruiʼs words, Li Zhixuanʼs usually impassive face bloomed with a bright smile.

”That happy, huh?” Li Zhirui walked over to her and used mana to heal her swelling ankle.

Li Zhixuan nodded firmly, ”Yes! I didnʼt disappoint Jiu.”

Li Zhirui paused for a moment. It was not that no one had ever called him Jiu, but the way Li Zhixuan said it was filled with admiration and respect.

”You did well,” Li Zhirui said with a smile, ”Letʼs go, Iʼll take you back to the Spirit Wisdom Court.”

Li Zhirui carried Li Zhixuan on a Spirit Crane, while he himself glided at a low altitude using the Wind Control Skill.

”Zhixuan, the most taboo things in cultivation are acting impulsively and overdoing or underdoing.” In front of the Spirit Wisdom Court, Li Zhirui left another piece of advice for Li Zhixuan, and this time, she could understand the general meaning.

But by the time Li Zhixuan snapped back to reality, Li Zhirui had already left the Spirit Wisdom Court on a paper crane.

In the following days, Li Zhirui practiced daily at the foot of the barren mountain, but did not encounter anyone else.

One day, coincidentally on the day Li Shiting and Li Shiren were switching duties, Li Zhirui arrived at the barren mountain as usual, but before long, he noticed several small black dots on the distant sea.

At first, Li Zhirui did not pay much attention, thinking they were merchants passing by, but as they drew closer to Da Rong Island, and he could see plainly that the boats were filled with cultivators, a sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart.

Li Zhirui hurriedly stowed Da Qing into his space, and ran swiftly toward the Li familyʼs residence. With the boats drawing ever nearer to Da Rong Island, he worried about being discovered, not daring to fly through the air, and thus exerted his full strength to deploy the Wind Control Skill.

Fortunately, the distance was not too far, and in less than half an hour, Li Zhirui arrived in front of Li Shiqing, gasping for breath, and said, ”Clan Leader, somethingʼs wrong! There are several boats full of cultivators heading towards Da Rong Island.”

”What did you say!” Li Shiqing rose abruptly, but knowing that Li Zhirui was not one to speak without cause, he rang the bronze bell in front of the door without another word, urgently summoning all clan members to gather.

”Damn it! Today just happens to be the day Shiren and Shiting are switching duties! These people have timed their attack perfectly!” Li Shiqing was extremely furious, but beneath the rage was a trace of worry.

Li Zhirui was stunned; he had been practicing spells with Da Qing these past few days and had forgotten all about this.

”Big brother, why suddenly call all the clan members?” Li Shilian asked in confusion, with the other clansmen looking toward Li Shiqing with puzzlement.

Taking a deep breath, Li Shiqing said, ”Zhirui spotted a large number of cultivators heading toward Da Rong Island from the north. Everyone, prepare for battle.”

The clan members, who had never faced such a situation, fell into panic, each one more frightened than the last.

”Silence!” Li Shiqing shouted, ”Thereʼs nothing to fear! We have the Island Defense Array to rely on, with Spirit Beasts to help repel the enemy. They are certainly not our match.”

The words and authority of Li Shiqing brought the clan membersʼ rationality back, and they no longer felt overcome with fear for the unknown war. However, a closer look would still reveal their unease and concern.

As the Li family members made their preparations, the bandit cultivators detouring from the north drew increasingly closer to Da Rong Island.

”Kou Dao, do you think the three of us can take down the Li family?” another Foundation Establishment cultivator asked with some insecurity.

Although Kou Bai had previously put on a display of contempt for the Li family in front of everyone, when it came time to divide the Foundation Establishment cultivators for the attack on the four families, he still invested considerable effort into the battle against the Li family, including himself, a total of three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Besides him in the late stage, the other two were in the mid-stage!

In addition, the Qi Cultivation cultivators assigned were also the most numerous and the strongest.

”Of course we can! Donʼt you all know that there are only two Foundation Establishment cultivators on Da Rong Island right now?” No matter what Kou Bai truly felt, his face always showed full confidence.

Perhaps Kou Baiʼs acting was too convincing, for until this very moment, no one had detected the faint trace of worry at the bottom of his eyes.

It is said that cultivators sometimes act on whims, and as he prepared to strike, a flicker of unease emerged in his heart.

Nevertheless, the wealth of the Li family was more enticing, and ultimately, greed overpowered his unease, leading him to personally lead the team to the Li family.

”Weʼre almost there! Everyone get ready. Once we take down Da Rong Island, all the vast wealth of the Li family will be ours!” Kou Bai loudly encouraged everyone.