Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 187 - 193: Bo Li

Li Zhirui frowned as he watched them escape; it wasnʼt that he didnʼt want to pursue and kill, but they fled too scatteredly, and there were quite a few cultivators nearby. Excessive consumption of mana could very likely put himself in danger.

However, Li Zhiruiʼs ruthless tactics had also deterred them, and for some time, no one dared to show their face.

In this way, Li Zhirui encountered several attacks from Devil Beasts and ambushes by cultivators. With sporadic stops and starts along the way, by the time he arrived at the frontline where Shen Leishan clashed with Yin Wind Cave, several months had passed.

On the border of Shen Leishan, there were five Great Immortal Cities and more than a dozen smaller Immortal Cities, forming a long defensive line to resist the invasion of Demon Cultivators from Yin Wind Cave.

Of course, this could only withstand the invasion of Demon Cultivators on a large scale. Occasionally, a few Demon Cultivators would stealthily cross the defensive line, make their way onto Shen Leishan territory to pillage, collect various materials, or spread Evil Cultivation Skills.

Those evil cultivators that Li Zhixuan had previously captured were corrupted by the Demon Cultivatorsʼ deception.

Li Zhirui chose one of the five Great Immortal Cities, South Mountain Immortal City, because the battle situation outside this city was the most intense, suitable for him to break through his bottleneck.

As the frontline against Yin Wind Cave, entering South Mountain Immortal City was free of charge, but on the city wall hung a third-order Treasure Mirror for identifying Demon Cultivators and evil cultivators.

The moment Li Zhirui entered South Mountain Immortal City, an aura of solemn killing intent met him, making the hairs on his body stand on end and putting him in a tense state.

There was also that pervasive, faint yet lingering, omnipresent smell of blood.

This was because the city, which had stood in the wilderness for over a thousand years, had witnessed the deaths of countless cultivators and Demon Cultivators, and their blood had long seeped into every corner of the city.

Even the Spiritual Energy within the city was tinged with a hint of blood qi, and if it werenʼt for the specially set up Spirit Cleansing Array, cultivators would not dare to absorb Spiritual Energy for cultivation within the city.

”Taoist friend, is this your first time in South Mountain Immortal City?” A voice suddenly sounded beside Li Zhiruiʼs ear.

Li Zhirui looked in the direction of the voice and saw a handsome man in white clothing, who was also at the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

”How did taoist friend come to that conclusion?” Li Zhirui did not deny it but asked curiously instead.

”Because only cultivators who come here for the first time would be shocked by the Immortal City; the regulars are already used to it,” explained the man in white with a smile. ”I am Bo Li, and I have had the pleasure of meeting you, taoist friend.”

”Huang Zhaoming has had the pleasure of meeting you,” Li Zhirui replied with a salute, using a false name to avoid bringing trouble to his clan.

Not only that, he had also changed his appearance, and unless he called out Da Qing or Xiaoqing, his true identity would be almost impossible to discover.

”If Taoist Huang would like to know more about South Mountain Immortal City, I could provide a comprehensive introduction,” offered Bo Li.

Seeing Li Zhirui looking at him with scrutiny, Bo Li chuckled and said, ”The reason I am so enthusiastic is because I would like to invite taoist friend to join our Demon Hunting Squad.”

”Demon Cultivators are full of deceit and unpredictable methods. For safetyʼs sake, many taoists will join hands to go out and kill Demon Cultivators, and over time, the Demon Hunting Squad has become a tradition in various Immortal Cities.”

Full of anticipation, Bo Li said, ”Cultivators like taoist friend, who are in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, are most sought after by each Demon Hunting Squad. I am taking the initiative to step ahead of others and naturally want to make every effort to invite taoist friend to join my team.”

Li Zhirui understood but didnʼt immediately agree. Instead, he said, ”I am new here and not very familiar with the surrounding situation, so I do not plan to join a team for the time being.”

He had intended to understand the situation first and was not in a hurry to find Demon Cultivators upon arrival.

”All right then,” Bo Li didnʼt seem too surprised, but disappointment was hard to mask on his face. He took out a communication talisman from his storage bag and said, ”If you are interested, you can contact me using this communication talisman. The Bo Li Team looks forward to your joining.”

”Okay.” Seeing that Li Zhirui nodded and agreed, Bo Li did not persist further and turned to walk toward the city.

Taking advantage of the early hour, Li Zhirui planned to walk around the Immortal City to see if it was as he knew it to be.

The Immortal City was vast, housing a large number of cultivators. Unlike other immortal cities or marketplaces, the South Mountain Immortal City and other four great immortal cities were mostly populated by those at the Foundation Establishment stage.

As for Qi Cultivation cultivators, they were employed as assistants or servants within the city, since this place was dangerous, and few Qi Cultivation cultivators dared to come to the front line, thus their numbers were not considerable.

Besides that, there wasnʼt much else to talk about; it wasnʼt particularly different from other immortal cities.

After a quick look around the Immortal City, Li Zhirui casually entered an inn and learned quite a few pieces of news from the assistant.

For example, defeating demon cultivators could earn points, which could be exchanged for spiritual objects, including rare items such as Foundation Establishment Pills and even a few third-tier spiritual objects.

However, it was quite rare for cultivators to exchange for third-tier spiritual objects because not only were they expensive, but Foundation Establishment cultivators also couldnʼt make use of them.

As for Golden Core cultivators? They had no need to come to such places to acquire spiritual objects.

But Li Zhirui was quite interested in one of the third-tier spiritual objects. If he had the chance, he would take it into his possession.

After all, his purpose for this trip was to break through his bottleneck and strive for the Golden Core; points and spiritual objects were secondary.

”By the way, senior may not know, but every once in a while, demon cultivators will attack the Immortal City, or the city will organize cultivators to launch offensive strikes,” the assistant suddenly said.

Li Zhiruiʼs eyebrows raised as he asked, ”Why is that?”

”It is said that they want to seize each otherʼs territory.”

But somehow, Li Zhirui felt this reason was not very reliable. If it was about expanding territory, then the defensive line would have to be pushed forward, otherwise it couldnʼt be defended at all.

However, establishing a suitable and strong defense was not so easy to accomplish. It would require an unknown amount of labor and resources, and constant vigilance against sabotage and disruptions from the other side.

”Have you heard of the Bo Li Team?” This matter was unrelated to Li Zhirui; he didnʼt bother to probe deeper and instead asked about something else.

The assistantʼs face was full of admiration as he said, ”Senior, this squad is very famous within the Immortal City. Its members are either in the late stages of Foundation Establishment or possess a unique skill. Due to their strong abilities, they always return safely from outings to kill demon cultivators, with substantial gains.”

Besides that, the assistant introduced several members of the Bo Li Team, among whom Bo Li, naturally, could not be left out.

In his words, Bo Li was a master of swordsmanship with considerable strength, and it seemed he was not far from entering the Golden Core Realm.

Li Zhiruiʼs eyebrows raised; he truly hadnʼt expected the Bo Li Team to be so formidable, their reputation so extensive that even a random assistant knew everything about them.

But this also aroused a trace of confusion. If the Bo Li Team was already so powerful, why did they invite him? In the South Mountain Immortal City, there were plenty of cultivators in the later stages of Foundation Establishment; was there really no need to invite him to join at first sight?

After pondering for a while without understanding, he decided to set the matter aside for now, gave some spirit stones to send the assistant away, and prepared to rest well for the night.