Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 54: Damaged

Just when Li Zhirui and the others had lost all hope, a furious roar, like a thunderclap on a clear day, erupted beside everyoneʼs ears, ”You have some nerve, attacking members of the Li Clan!”

”Ren is back!” Li Zhirui excitedly looked up, but his line of sight was blocked by the loose cultivators; he couldnʼt see Li Shirenʼs situation at all.

”A Foundation Establishment cultivator?!”

”Run for it!”

It was unknown who led the way, but the loose cultivators, who had been attacking ferociously, stopped in an instant and fled into the distance without looking back.

”Ren, catch that cultivator with a Treasure Bead on his head, thereʼs something strange about him!” Li Zhirui used mana to amplify his voice, hoping Li Shiren would hear him.

”Damn it!” The loose cultivator, hidden in the crowd and unable to get far because of the chaos, was very noticeable with the Treasure Bead on his head. By the time he wanted to retract it, Li Shirenʼs Divine Sense had already locked onto him.

After speaking, Li Zhiruiʼs forced determination dissipated completely, and he collapsed to the ground, his face terribly pale.

”Zhirui, are you alright?”

Li Zhirui barely managed to say, ”Iʼm fine, just need to rest for a bit.”

Li Shijiang did not leave upon hearing this but stayed by Li Zhiruiʼs side, and took the Array Plate from his hand. Only then did he realize how dire the situation with the Giant Stone Array was.

If it werenʼt for Li Shiren arriving back in time, within half an hour, all of these people would probably have become corpses. This crucial matter was not mentioned by Li Zhirui to affect the others; instead, he endured it alone.

”Sigh!” Li Shijiang heaved a silent sigh and continued to stay by Li Zhiruiʼs side to prevent any disturbance.

Soon after, Li Shiren walked in radiating murderous aura, his hand holding a Mingzhu Cultivator whose Dantian had been sealed, and the few clan members behind him all disheveled and in a terrible state, though, fortunately, no one was injured.

It was also thanks to Li Shirenʼs prompt reaction that upon the outbreak of the commotion, he rushed over to protect the clan members at Cloudtop Pavilion.

”What happened to Zhirui?” As soon as Li Shiren entered, seeing the weak Li Zhirui, he quickly inquired.

”Nothing serious, heʼs just overexerted his mana and needs to rest a little,” said Li Shijiang. ”The Giant Stone Array was about to break, youʼd better set up another formation quickly in case more cultivators come; the Giant Stone Array wonʼt be able to stop them.”

In fact, the large number of cultivator corpses outside was enough to make many loose cultivators think twice, but it was still better to be safe than sorry.

Li Shiren nodded, and as an Array Master, he was never short of materials for setting up arrays. He quickly set up a brand-new Defensive Array.

”Whatʼs the situation outside?” Li Shijiang asked anxiously, ”Why havenʼt we seen the Yuanming Sect cultivators take action?”

Besides activating the Market Grand Array at the beginning, that stationed cultivator hadnʼt made any other moves, which was truly unsettling.

”The situation outside...” Li Shiren frowned, his face showing a pained smile as he spoke, ”Itʼs tens of times worse than here!”

Because the Li family often had Foundation Establishment cultivators in residence, and Li Zhirui had happened to be in the courtyard that night, they became aware of the chaos immediately. Thus, although the premises were destroyed, fortunately, no one was harmed.

But apart from a few shops guarded by Foundation Establishment cultivators, none of the other shops were left intact. Those loose cultivators didnʼt care how powerful your background was; they just rushed forward, using their numbers to break the formations, and violently snatched Spiritual Objects, even going so far as to kill people.

Just take the street where the grocery store was located, not counting the few people from the Li family, the number of surviving cultivators was probably less than the fingers on oneʼs hands!

”As for why the stationed cultivators didnʼt take action, Iʼm not sure.” Li Shiren, leading several clan members, did not dare take a detour to check the Yuanming Sectʼs situation at such a time.

”How shall we deal with this person?”

Li Shiren glanced at the captured cultivator and said, ”Letʼs wait until Zhirui wakes up before deciding.”

”You all should rest now, Iʼll keep watch with Shihua and the others.” Seeing the pale faces of the other family members, Li Shiren quickly urged them to rest.

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In the center of Yunqing Marketplace, the place held by cultivators from the Yuanming Sect.

”Who are you? How dare you attack Yunqing Marketplace! Arenʼt you afraid that the Yuanming Sect will issue a death warrant against you?” Sun Dahai roared with a fearful bravado.

Standing in front of Sun Dahai were four Foundation Establishment cultivators, among them two were in the late stage and two in the middle stage.

Although Sun Dahai was also in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, he was alone. Even with an array at his disposal, he probably had no chance of survival.

”You donʼt need to know who we are, you just need to remember that we are the ones who will kill you!” An old voice sounded, followed immediately by four beams of intense killing intent.

Sun Dahaiʼs heart pounded with alarm, and he hastily controlled the array to drop dozens of giant flaming rocks in order to offset the attack from the other side.

”Chaotic Stone Fire Burning Grand Array?” The man scoffed disdainfully and said, ”Do you think we canʼt do anything to you just because you have an array to protect you?”

”Let me think, where is the Array Eye...” A coy voice spoke, ”If I remember correctly, it should be under the house behind you, right?”

Sun Dahai turned abruptly to look at the female cultivator, speaking in shock, ”How could you possibly know the location of the Array Eye?”

Although there had never been an attack on the Marketplace in Yunping State, for safetyʼs sake, the Yuanming Sect would change the location of the Array Eye every few years, and inside the sect, no more than five people knew of it!

”Did someone from the sect leak you the information?” Sun Dahai immediately dismissed this guess; those in the know were all high-ranking officials, and having the Marketplace destroyed would be of no benefit to them.

”Are you an Array Master, and to find the Array Eye, have you hidden in the Marketplace for a long time?” Sun Dahai asked incredulously, ”How did you get in?”

On the gates of the Marketplace were hung a Treasure Mirror, which had no other purpose than to penetrate the true cultivation level of cultivators and record their aura. Even Golden Core cultivators had difficulty slipping past it, so how did she, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, get in?!

”You ask too many questions.” The elder said impatiently, interrupting Sun Dahai, and speaking to the three people beside him, ”Stop wasting time and finish him off quickly!”

The four mysterious cultivators got serious at once, with three of them engaging Sun Dahai, while the remaining female cultivator went to destroy the Array Eye.

Moments later, the Marketplaceʼs array was completely broken, and Sun Dahai, without the protection of the array, didnʼt last long before dying with resentment.

”Donʼt get too greedy, just take the Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects from the Yuanming Sectʼs treasury and leave!” said the elder in a serious voice, ”Otherwise, once Jiang Tianming arrives, none of us will be able to leave!”

The Yuanming Sectʼs mountain gate was not far from the Marketplace; if a Golden Core cultivator rushed at full speed, it would take less than a quarter of an hour to get there.

And the moment Sun Dahai died, the Yuanming Sect would certainly know something was wrong in Yunqing Marketplace.

It wasnʼt that they didnʼt want to spare Sun Dahai, to delay the Yuanming Sect from learning of the incident. However, seeing through their intentions, Sun Dahai launched a desperate attack, forcing them to defend themselves or risk injury. Even severely wounded, Sun Dahai considered self-destructing to bring down a few of them with him, forcing the four to kill him.