Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 160 - 152: Pillage

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Boom!

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The Spirit Boat that had followed Li Zhirui for some time was detonated by him, in a decisive attempt to avoid the terrifying and dangerous ice spike.

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”Eh? He actually dodged it? Heʼs really willing to be decisive,” said the third-order Devil Beast in some surprise.

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Another third-order Devil Beast laughed mockingly, ”Hahaha, Black Bear, are you capable or not? You canʼt even deal with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.”

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”Hmph!” Black Bear snorted dissatisfiedly, murderous intent brewing in his heart.

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First, his subordinates came crying to him, and now he had suffered such an embarrassment. Only Li Zhiruiʼs blood could settle this!

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However, when Black Bear flew in the direction Li Zhirui had escaped, he discovered Li Zhirui was nowhere to be found.

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”Damn it! If I see you again, I will skin you alive and light a soul lamp with your essence!” Black Bear roared angrily, venting his fury on the nearby Cultivators.

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Cultivators who thought they had escaped far enough to be safe died due to being inadvertently involved.

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Li Zhirui had vanished because he knew that Xiaoqing couldnʼt possibly outrun a third-order Devil Beast in speed. Therefore, after bursting forth for a while, he had Xiaoqing sneak into a deserted forest and then concealed both of them in space.

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Eek!

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Da Qing, who was resting with closed eyes in the space, hurriedly inquired upon seeing the man and eagle arrive breathlessly.

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”Itʼs okay, I just didnʼt expect there to be three third-order Devil Beasts in a beast tide. Fortunately, both Xiaoqing and I are unharmed,” Li Zhirui soothed.

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Great Snow Mountain stretched along the entire western border of Great Void Province. While the Marketplace was important, Great Void Tao also had to guard other areas and could only send one Golden Core Cultivator to bolster the defenses.

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But who could have anticipated that the Devil Beasts would deploy three third-order Devil Beasts, who severely wounded the Golden Core, forcing him to flee in panic, leaving the Marketplace in the hands of the Devil Beasts.

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Of the thousands of Cultivators who were defending the Marketplace against the Devil Beasts, probably less than one in ten managed to escape from the beast tide!

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The reality was just as Li Zhirui had thought. The Devil Beasts, once prey for the Cultivators, had now switched roles, with the Cultivators becoming the hunted food for the Devil Beasts.

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In the beast tide that was several times greater, without the protection of Formations, the Cultivators had no power to resist. They fought with all their might only to prolong the inevitable for a moment, unable to avoid death in the end.

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The once prosperous Marketplace was leveled to the ground by the Devil Beasts, turning into ruins, and naturally, the Spiritual Objects inside were thoroughly plundered.

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”My children, letʼs descend the mountain once more and feast to your heartʼs content!” shouted a third-order Great Devil.

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Roar!

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Tens of thousands of Devil Beasts roared in unison, their voices thundering through the heavens. Led by third-order Devil Beasts, they advanced into the interior of Great Void Province, leaving every place they passed completely plundered.

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Countless mortal villages were overwhelmed, and after the beast tide passed, the silence of bones and flesh left behind told of their harrowing fates.

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Li Zhirui stayed within the space for three days before cautiously emerging.

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He glanced at the Marketplace from afar, seeing nothing but ruins, bones, and dried blood among broken stones and timbers. It was as if he could see the countless Cultivatorsʼ wailing and struggles in his mind.

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Li Zhirui remained silent for a moment at the spot, then turned and left, uncertain of the safety in Great Void Province but sure that Taixu Marketplace was now among the least dangerous places.

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Of course, he could also choose to hide in the space, but that would be too passive, and he would be completely ignorant of the outside world.

Once he had made up his mind, Li Zhirui did not summon Xiaoqing, as that would be too conspicuous; instead, he used the Light Body Skill and the Wind Control Skill to move swiftly across the ground.

Heading east, he saw countless skeletal remains by the roadside, as well as flesh that had not yet completely discolored. This made Li Zhirui extremely uneasy because it meant that the Devil Beasts were penetrating deeper into Great Void Province, and they were right in front of him!

This discovery made Li Zhirui immediately slow his pace, fearing that if he continued like this, he would run into the beast tide.

”But this year, what madness has afflicted the Devil Beasts of the Great Snow Mountain?! Theyʼve almost reached the gates of the Great Void Tao!” Li Zhirui surmised the location of the beast tide and was immediately surprised.

This was a situation that had never occurred in the history of the beast tides!

Li Zhirui hesitated. He had previously thought that the Taixu Market was not that dangerous and wanted to take refuge there, waiting calmly for this to end, but now it seemed different from what he had thought.

As he wavered, undecided whether to continue forward or not, the beast tides from all over the Great Snow Mountain had already reached the front of the marketplace.

”You dare to slaughter our human race recklessly and invade our Great Void Territory! Withdraw immediately! Otherwise, we will call upon the True Lords of the Supreme Ancestor, and you will have no place to bury your bodies!” Master Xu Ling, the Sect Leader of the Great Void Tao, shouted fiercely with a show of bravado.

However, facing the dozen or so third-order Devil Beasts in front of him, he still felt apprehensive, for the number of Golden Core cultivators in the Great Void Tao was only about the same, if not one or two less.

As for asking for help from the Profound Ice Sect of the Supreme Ancestor? As far as he knew, the Profound Ice Sect seemed to be experiencing a beast tide as well, and it was personally overseen by a Demon King!

A Two-winged White Tiger flew out and said coldly, ”If your Great Void Tao is sensible, quickly hand over the son of the Demon King. Doing so might still avoid a massacre. Otherwise, we will slaughter every disciple within your Great Void Tao!”

Demon King, a special designation for fourth-order Devil Beasts whose realm was equivalent to that of Nascent Soul True Lords among cultivators, but they were much more powerful than the ordinary Nascent Soul.

It is said that within the vast expanse of the Great Snow Mountain, there are several Demon Kings, and even the presence of Great Devils of the fifth order!

Master Xu Ling wore a bitter expression as he once again tried to explain, ”Flying Tiger, my friend, the Great Void Tao really hasnʼt seen that son of the Demon King!”

”Impossible! The Demon King has used a secret treasure of our race, and that treasure indicated the disconnection of the Demon Kingʼs Son directly relates to your Great Void Tao!” The Two-winged White Tiger shouted coldly.

That was a fourth-grade magical treasure designed specifically for divination, and it was impossible to be mistaken!

”I give you a quarter of an hour to think it over. Once time is up, if the son of the Demon King is not released, then prepare to face the wrath of our Devil Race!”

As time ticked away, Master Xu Ling knew that the Devil Race was serious. He quickly turned and ordered, ”Open all your Spirit Beast Bags to prove the innocence of our Great Void Tao!”

They had no choice but to bow their heads to the more powerful party.

However, to save face, Master Xu Ling spoke sternly, ”I hope, after you have looked, you will withdraw. Otherwise, the Great Void Tao will not let this matter rest!”

”Tsch!” The Two-winged White Tiger sneered, trusting more in the results shown by the secret treasure of their race than the actions of the cultivators.

Still, he did not stop the seemingly pointless act.

As each Spirit Beast Bag was opened, various Devil Beasts were released, giving Master Xu Ling a slight sense of relief.

”Your Highness!”

The sudden cry of ”Flying Tiger” startled everyone, even Master Xu Ling found it unbelievable. When had the disciples of his Great Void Tao become so bold to lay hands on the son of the Demon King?