Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 334 - 340: Fated Connection

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Even though Li Zhirui had the cheat-like artifact of space, he had never even dreamt of concocting the Hundred Vermilion Pill—it would cost tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to learn just once, and he didnʼt have that kind of hefty capital to squander.

But unexpectedly, that Nascent Soul senior was so generous as to casually ”bestow” a Hundred Vermilion Pill!

”Hit the jackpot,” Li Zhirui smiled very happily, because the Hundred Vermilion Pill could greatly increase oneʼs Mana. Depending on the purity of an individualʼs Mana, it could roughly increase by twenty to fifty yearsʼ worth!

If he were at the Golden Core Late Stage right now, after taking this Hundred Vermilion Pill, his Mana could significantly increase within just a few months, saving him decades of time.

However, despite saying so, Li Zhirui had no desire to encounter such a situation again, so he left the inn quietly during the day, changed his appearance, concealed his cultivation level, and headed straight for the outskirts of the city.

To avoid prolonged trouble, he decided to leave the chaotic Immortal City earlier.

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles to the east of where Li Zhirui was, an incredibly intense battle was unfolding.

”Yun Qingrou, hand over the Boundary Fixing Stone honestly, and we can still spare your life; otherwise, your soul will surely perish here!” a Nascent Soul cultivator cloaked in black robes, coldly said.

”Hiding your head and showing your tail, you must be someone I know, right?” Yun Qingrou guessed leisurely as if she hadnʼt sensed any danger at all, ”Zhuan? Bai Ji? Or is it my dear brother Yun Qingkong?”

Unfortunately, such probing was utterly ineffective against the black-robed cultivator. Before she could finish speaking, he fiercely made his move.

”Yun Qingkong, even if you deliberately cover your favored spells, I can see through your habitual moves!”

Yun Qingrou easily dodged the attack and angrily said, ”The affair of the clan sending me to purchase the Boundary Fixing Stone was a private agreement among several Elders, and only a handful of people knew about it.”

”How did you come to know about it? You and the Elder behind you, why are you in such a hurry to obtain the Boundary Fixing Stone?”

Yun Qingrou truly couldnʼt believe that Yun Qingkong, who had always been praised by the clan, would attack her to snatch the Boundary Fixing Stone.

”Are you planning to betray the Yun Clan?!” Seeing that Yun Qingkong kept silent, just focusing on his attacks, a flash of insight crossed Yun Qingrouʼs mind and she asked loudly, her usually serene voice filled with disbelief at this moment.

Seeing the other party stiffen up, she knew she had guessed right!

”Why?! Why would you betray the clan!” Dodging and questioning simultaneously was taxing for Yun Qingrou, who, despite being proficient in movement techniques and escape techniques, was struggling; on several occasions, she was nearly hit.

”You never uttered a word before, but why so much nonsense today!” Recognizing that his identity had been exposed, Yun Qingkong simply stopped hiding, and said with a cold laugh, ”The decaying Yun Clan, whatʼs there to stay for?!”

The Yun Clan, an old Nascent Soul family of many years, to say they were decaying might be an exaggeration, but indeed they were slowly declining.

The reason why Yun Qingkong chose to betray was simple. When the Elders chose the next Clan Leader, they decided on Yun Qingrou, who only knew Alchemy and cultivation instead of him, who had been conscientious and diligent, exhaustively working for the clanʼs development.

He couldnʼt accept this, and among the Elders, the Third Elder also couldnʼt stand always being under someoneʼs thumb.

Once the two made contact, they felt a strong affinity with each other and started plotting together, ready to overturn the current Yun Clan and take the reins themselves.

And now, what he had to do was to kill Yun Qingrou.

Yun Qingrouʼs heart was filled with urgent dread. Because of her focus on Alchemy and talent, her combat power was not very strong. If things continued like this, she would inevitably get hurt and then die.

Run away directly? Yun Qingkong had already made preparations for that; once the Formation was activated, it isolated the inside from the outside.

”Yun Qingkong, you forced my hand!”

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As the person sent by the clan to purchase Boundary Fixing Stones, she naturally had life-saving measures on her, and immediately took out several dark and unremarkable small balls, shooting them straight towards Yun Qingkong.

”Are you insane? Using third-tier Heavenly Thunder Pellets!” Yun Qingkong was greatly shocked, his figure shifted, and he instantly left the Formation.

With a face as calm as still water, he stared at the Formation, needing to see Yun Qingrouʼs fall with his own eyes to be at ease.

Boom-boom-boom—

A world-shaking explosion suddenly erupted, and the violent and rampant heavenly thunder, once unleashed without seals or restraints, spread rapidly. The Formation, which seemed indestructible, was pierced through in moments in the face of the heavenly thunder.

But Yun Qingrou inside the Formation was not faring well either. Once a Heavenly Thunder Pellet was activated, it did not differentiate between friend or foe. Even though she deployed numerous defensive spells and Talismans in the confined space, she was still heavily injured by the thunder.

Thankfully, before she lost consciousness, the Formation trapping her was destroyed.

The primed Hundred-Mile Transmission Talisman was immediately activated, and a beam of Spirit Light engulfed Yun Qingrou before slipping into the spatial rift and disappearing without a trace.

”Damn it!” Yun Qingkong, seeing this scene, waved his Spirit Sword in anger, as if Yun Qingrou were right in front of him and he was slashing her to pieces.

After venting for a while, he calmed down and then flew towards Heaven Cloud Mountain. He wanted to take control of the Yun Clan in his own hands before Yun Qingrouʼs return!

Otherwise, he could only flee in disgrace, and this was something he could not accept.

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Meanwhile, Li Zhirui, who was piloting a Spirit Boat towards his clan, suddenly noticed a black dot falling from the sky. With his keen eyesight, he recognized it as a Cultivator right away.

Li Zhirui, who generally disliked meddling in othersʼ affairs, inexplicably sped up this time and, before the person hit the ground, caught them securely.

”A Nascent Soul True Lord!?” Li Zhirui was instantly startled, the person he had saved turned out to be a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and a female one at that!

What was more important was that she was now heavily injured and unconscious!

A flicker of greed passed through Li Zhiruiʼs eyes; if nothing went wrong, this Nascent Soul True Lord must have attended yesterdayʼs auction, and she surely carried valuable items, which was why she was so gravely injured.

And the Spiritual Objects worth a Nascent Soul True Lordʼs fight would definitely not be of little value!

The more he thought about it, the more Li Zhirui wanted to act, but in the end, he did not make his move.

It was not because of a sudden surge of kindness, but rather the uncertainty about whether this Nascent Soul had left any contingencies.

What if he ended up with no treasure but instead compromised his own safety? What then?

So Li Zhirui chose to act cautiously. He did not approach to tend to her but simply controlled the Spirit Boat to change directions, waiting silently for her to wake up on her own.

”Uh!”

With a soft moan, Yun Qingrou slowly opened her eyes, and upon seeing her surroundings, she let out a sigh of relief, knowing she had been rescued by a kind stranger.

When she saw Li Zhirui, she was taken aback; she had not expected their paths would cross so fortuitously!