Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 331 - 337: The News

”I am an Elder of Fierce Ghost Mountain, if you release me now, I can pretend this never happened; otherwise, Fierce Ghost Mountain will never let you off!” the Demon Cultivator bellowed with feigned calmness within.

Blackwater State did have a Demonic Tao Sect called Fierce Ghost Mountain, which was also somewhat powerful, but...

Li Zhiruiʼs face revealed a hint of amusement as he said, ”As far as I know, forces of the Demonic Tao usually do not seek revenge for their fellow Sect members who are killed outside.”

Not only would they not, but just like with this Golden Core Demon Cultivator, the moment he had perished, his possessions within the Sect were already being divvied up by the higher-ups. It was good enough that they didnʼt personally express their thanks, let alone go trouble someone else.

The Demon Cultivatorʼs face darkened, he knew that his only chance to live was to fight with all he had!

A large banner unfurled with the wind, quickly growing to the size of several meters, and on the black banner, hundreds upon hundreds of green-faced, fang-toothed, fierce-looking Fierce Ghosts ʼgrewʼ.

Amidst them were three Ghost Kings with crowns on their heads, seated mightily upon dark green thrones, a mere glance at whom was enough to send shivers down oneʼs spine.

At the urging of the Demon Cultivator, the ghosts swarmed out, immediately increasing the presence of Yin Qi, screaming and raging as they pounced towards Li Zhirui. The three Ghost Kings remained high above, seated on their thrones.

Li Zhiruiʼs expression turned ugly, not because of the opponentʼs strength, but because of the bloodshed that very banner of Fierce Ghosts, especially the three Ghost Kings, must have been responsible for.

”It seems that today I must act righteously on behalf of Heaven,” Li Zhiruiʼs voice was as cold as thousand-year Profound Ice.

He did not consider himself a paragon of virtue but faced with a situation he could resolve, Li Zhirui was still willing to uphold justice, so as to prevent further atrocities.

Thousand Spirits appeared as his heart willed, and with the infusion of Mana, it expanded vastly, casting a thin layer of Divine Light that protected both Da Qing and Xiaoqing. Then, with Sword Qi dancing, carrying the Divine Power Jiamu Yang Thunder, the weaker Fierce Ghosts were instantly vaporized.

Xiaoqing, seeing so many adversaries, was even more excited. Mana surged within, and wisp after wisp of Qingfeng was summoned, accompanying the Yang Thunder, slicing through the myriad Fierce Ghosts.

The Demon Cultivator hadnʼt expected Li Zhirui to possess Divine Power capable of suppressing Yin Spirits, and in less than a quarter of an hour, his painstakingly cultivated Fierce Ghosts were decimated by a significant percentage, filling his heart with even greater panic and dread.

The original thought of summoning the three Ghost Kings to fight also changed; he planned to use their sacrifice to carve out a path of survival for himself, willing to see all three Ghost Kings annihilated if necessary!

If he could live on, these Fierce Ghosts could be cultivated again, but if he died here today, then all would truly be over.

Li Zhirui didnʼt plan to entangle with him any further either. Although the twining vines concealed some of the commotion, the outside world could still sense it, and it was possible that Cultivators were already on their way here.

”Xiaoqing, letʼs join forces and finish him off quickly,” Li Zhirui said.

Xiaoqing hadnʼt yet experienced the Transformation Tribulation but had already refined Henggu and was able to speak human language. ”Okay!” he replied.

The struggle before hadnʼt satisfied him, and now that Li Zhirui had spoken, he was naturally ready to go all out for a good fight.

The fierce Qinggang Break Wind was especially obedient before Xiaoqing, still under his control, eventually merging into a giant eagleʼs claw, heading straight for the Demon Cultivator.

Li Zhirui wasnʼt idle either, he invoked Mana to unleash Water-Wood Divine Light. Two intertwining dragons, with a majestic aura, surged towards the Demon Cultivator.

The Demon Cultivatorʼs face changed drastically as he poured his Mana crazily into the black banner. The three Ghost Kings flashed into existence outside, exuding a repugnant stench of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The two Ghost Kings sneered fiercely, blocking the attacks of Li Zhirui and Xiaoqing, while another Ghost King and the Demon Cultivator tried to break through the vine cage, seeking to carve out a path of escape.

Da Qing, who had barely made a move thus far, suddenly acted, conjuring huge trees that appeared out of nowhere, stacking upon each other to form a mountain, and ferociously smashed it down towards the Demon Cultivator.

”Damn it!” The Demon Cultivator did not choose to dodge; instead, he had the third Ghost King take on the wooden mountain.

Because he was about to break through the vines, and evading would have meant starting over, which he simply didnʼt have time for!

The strength of these three Ghost Kings was comparable to a Golden Core, but the problem was they consumed the Demon Cultivatorʼs mana. Although he had stored some mana earlier, it was quickly depleting.

With the amount of mana he had left, he couldnʼt support the consumption of three Ghost Kings. In less than the time it takes to make a cup of tea, his mana would be completely drained, and then he would be left with only one path to death!

Watching the light from the outside world growing larger, the Demon Cultivatorʼs expression eased slightly. As he moved to fly outside, he viciously said to Li Zhirui, ”I will remember this debt, and one day, I will refine you into a Ghost King in my Soul Banner!”

Ah!

Just as he was about to make his escape, a scream suddenly erupted. He was caught tightly by the rapidly healing vine cage, and the tiny vines were insistently burrowing into his body.

Li Zhiruiʼs hidden move delivered a fatal blow!

Following the Demon Cultivatorʼs death, the Ghost Kings, lacking mana support, all turned into wisp of black smoke and returned to the Soul Banner.

As for those Fierce Ghosts, they had turned to ashes in the midst of thunder and lightning, leaving only a scattered few dozen, which could easily be obliterated.

Quickly cleaning up the battlefield, Li Zhirui took the Demon Cultivatorʼs corpse and the Soul Banner, and flew toward the southeast.

Not long after they left, an Escape Light stopped at the site, stayed briefly, let out a disappointed sigh, and then hurriedly departed.

The subsequent waves of Cultivators did the same.

At this time, Li Zhirui and his two companions had already arrived at an Immortal City hundreds of miles away. He planned to take a good dayʼs rest before returning to Wanxian Island.

He casually picked an inn and was heading towards the counter when he suddenly heard the words ”Boundary Fixing Stone,” and he discreetly chose a nearby seat.

”Brother Xia, are you serious? Did the Zhang Family really get hold of a Boundary Fixing Stone?”

”When have I ever deceived you in all the time youʼve known me?” the man replied eagerly, and Brother Xiaʼs face looked a little more pleased, as he continued, ”Youʼve just returned and donʼt know that everyone in the city is talking about the Zhang Familyʼs stroke of luck in obtaining a Boundary Fixing Stone!”

”The Zhang Family is so bold to spread this news everywhere? Arenʼt they afraid that someday their whole family might suddenly die a crooked death?” the Cultivator asked curiously.

To flaunt wealth when oneʼs own power is insufficient was akin to courting death, especially since the highest strength in the Zhang Family was a Cultivator who had formed a Counterfeit Pill by relying on a third-stage Demon Core.

Not to mention outside forces, just within the Immortal City itself, there were no less than ten major powers and scores of Golden Core Cultivators capable of wiping out the Zhang Family with ease.

”Theyʼre not fools. They have already handed the Boundary Fixing Stone over to the Mountain and Sea Tower. The high profile theyʼre keeping now is just to hype the upcoming auction, to attract more Cultivators to come and bid,” explained Brother Xia.