Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 60: Unexpected Encounter (Please follow, vote for me~)

A few days later.

Li Shiren looked at the group in front of him, their faces determined, a hint of blood vitality on them, and satisfaction showed in his eyes.

Although there were still some issues during battle, things had improved significantly from the beginning, at least there were no more rookie mistakes.

”We should return in a few more days,” Li Shiren silently thought.

Since this training was an attempt by the family, he didnʼt bring much food when they set out. The sea didnʼt lack meat, and since it was everyoneʼs first training, it shouldnʼt be prolonged.

”Uncle Ren, what is that over there?” Li Zhihao pointed towards the far northwest direction, where the Profound Origin Continent could be vaguely seen, the place he referred to likely not within Yunping State, but it wasnʼt too far either.

Upon hearing this, Li Shiren looked in that direction, only to see a huge bubble encompassing a small heaven and earth, with spiritual energy forming mist and lush vegetation within— a pity the scene was very blurry, and the distance was too far, so that if it were not at night, he wouldnʼt have been able to see the bubble at all.

”Uncle Ren, is this a mirage?” Li Zhihao asked, not understanding.

Li Shiren shook his head, a complex expression on his face, and whispered in a voice only he could hear, ”That is a secret realm, but it seems this realm is about to return to the membrane.”

Although Li Shiren had never entered a secret realm, he had seen the opening and closing of a secret realm of the Beast Taming Sect. The scene he was witnessing was the same as when one closed.

When a secret realm opened, actually, there wasnʼt much disturbance.

This was because the appearance of a secret realm was actually the occurrence of a small crack in the membrane, and if a secret realm was nearby, it would simply ”slide” into the Profound Origin Continent, so the disturbance was naturally not great.

But when the membrane repaired itself, the Heavenly Dao didnʼt allow the secret realm to remain on the Profound Origin Continent, so it had to be forcibly pulled out. During this process, the phenomenon that Li Shiren and the others saw would appear.

”Such a pity!” Li Shiren lamented softly.

Yet Li Shiren also understood that even if they happened upon the opening of a secret realm, they lacked the strength to explore it.

”That location should be on the border of the Green Sword Sect, right?” A flash of spirit light suddenly crossed Li Shirenʼs mind, but before he could grasp it, it vanished without a trace.

”Extinguish all lights on the boat immediately, turn around, and head back to Da Rong Island!” Upon encountering the closing of a secret realm, Li Shiren decided to return to Da Rong Island ahead of schedule.

This news was quite important, and the phenomenon was surely not seen by them alone. Some unsophisticated loose cultivators might think a rare treasure had emerged here and then rush towards the secret realm.

Most importantly, Li Shiren couldnʼt be sure whether the Green Sword Sect had discovered this secret realm.

If the Green Sword Sect had discovered it, there would surely be cultivators dispatched by the sect nearby. Although they were a certain distance from the mainland and it was a dark night, so that even cultivators couldnʼt see clearly, Li Shiren didnʼt want to take the risk.

Because the Green Sword Sect had Golden Core cultivators, and for something as important as a secret realm, there was surely one nearby, overseeing the situation.

In order not to attract the attention of any possibly nearby Golden Core cultivators of the Green Sword Sect, Li Shiren controlled the boatʼs speed within a very slow range, to avoid making any significant noise.

However, what Li Shiren was unaware of was that the cultivators of the Green Sword Sect hadnʼt noticed them at all because a group of Yuanming Sect cultivators and loose cultivators had appeared before them, drawing all their attention.

This area was the border between the Green Sword Sect and the Yuanming Sect, and both sides had stationed people to guard against each other. How could the nearby Yuanming Sect cultivators not notice such an obvious anomaly?

Nevertheless, these individuals were merely Qi Cultivation disciples who didnʼt understand what the anomaly signified. Like the loose cultivators, they assumed a rare treasure had emerged. After arranging for a few to return to their Sect to report the news, the remaining cultivators hurried over.

Their fate naturally need not be elaborated upon. Having easily dealt with these trivial opponents, Yu Qing led the disciples who had emerged from the secret realm and flew back to Green Sword Mountain at the fastest speed.

Although the Green Sword Sect had suffered some losses among their Qi Cultivation disciples during this exploration of the secret realm, their gains were even more gratifying, to such an extent that even Yu Qing dared not linger outside.

On the other hand, Li Shiren, feeling that he had gotten sufficiently far away from the mainland, immediately accelerated the speed of the seafaring ship, leaving waves upon waves behind him on the surface of the sea.

By noon of the following day, the seafaring ship docked on the north side of Da Rong Island. Li Shiren said, ”After you return, reflect well on the gains from this training experience. You might have other insights.” Having said this, he flew towards the central ancestral land of the island.

”Why have you returned so soon? Has something happened?” Li Shiqing, seeing the anxious expression on Li Shirenʼs face, asked with concern.

Standing by, Li Zhirui also rose to his feet. The majority of the clansmen who had gone on this training venture were the young members of the family. If anything had happened to them, the Li familyʼs power would suffer a severe blow, potentially leading to generational gaps.

Li Zhirui was present in the main hall to seek advice from Li Shiqing on practicing the Visualization Skill due to his meridian issues that hindered him from absorbing spiritual energy and enhancing his mana. He couldnʼt possibly just idle away his days, so he focused on practicing the Visualization Skill.

Moreover, after several days of devoted practice, Li Zhirui had made considerable progress in the second realm and was on the cusp of breaking through to the third realm. This prompted him to seek Li Shiqingʼs help, only to encounter a hurried Li Shiren.

”Itʼs nothing, itʼs nothing, everyone has returned safely,” Li Shiren quickly clarified, noticing that his demeanor had caused a misunderstanding and hastily explained, ”The reason we came back early is because I discovered a secret realm within the territory of the Green Sword Sect!”

Li Shiren then went on to recount the details, and Li Shiqing, who was previously very shocked, gradually calmed down.

A secret realm that had already closed, and moreover, one located on Green Sword Sectʼs territory, was destined not to be related to the Li family.

”Secret realm?” Li Zhirui suddenly spoke, ”Could this be the reason the Green Sword Sect made moves against the Marketplace?”

Before this revelation, Li Zhirui had never suspected Green Sword Sect, because destroying the Marketplace didnʼt benefit them. If they destroyed it just for the sake of destruction, then given the many years of standoff between the two major Sects, Yunqing Marketplace would have been demolished countless times.

But now, hearing the news that Li Shiren had brought back, Li Zhirui connected the two events and the suspicion towards the Green Sword Sect suddenly surged.

”Are you suggesting that Green Sword Sect intentionally arranged for cultivators to attack the Marketplace, diverting Yuanming Sectʼs attention to this matter, while they took the opportunity to explore the secret realm?” Li Shiqing quickly grasped the implication of Li Zhiruiʼs words and, after thinking it through, realized it was indeed possible.

Li Zhirui nodded, ”Although Iʼm not aware of the rank of that secret realm, itʼs certainly a place infused with an abundance of resources, something Green Sword Sect would naturally wish to keep secret by all means.”

Upon hearing the conversation between the two, Li Shiren was reminded of the flash of Spirit Light that had crossed his mind when he learned of this affair; he had felt something amiss at the time and it turned out to be the case indeed.

”Do you think we should inform the Yuanming Sect about this message?” Li Shiqing furrowed his brow, uncertain.

Telling Yuanming Sect might bring certain rewards, but once the message leaked, it could provoke the hostility of the Green Sword Sect, or even targeted aggression.