Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 338 - 343: Calm

”Practice hard and strive to break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage before the Secret Realm opens,” Li Zhirui said to Jiang Fengwu, full of confidence.

Actually, Jiang Fengwuʼs talents werenʼt bad; otherwise, she wouldnʼt have been able to fight her way to her current realm as a Loose Cultivator.

Unfortunately, due to her background, she had delayed quite a bit of time, so when she broke through to the Golden Core, she was already over a hundred years old and couldnʼt enter the Secret Realm.

The reason Li Zhirui hoped she could break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage was to speed up her cultivation, giving her more time to attempt breaking through to the Nascent Soul. He didnʼt wish that, centuries later, Jiang Fengwu would die before him.

Li Zhirui also believed this goal was achievable, after all, Jiang Fengwuʼs slow cultivation speed in the past was mainly due to a lack of resources. Now that he was helping her make up for it, her cultivation speed would surge dramatically.

”I will try my best!” Jiang Fengwu didnʼt give a perfunctory response, because she was a very ambitious person, and moreover, it included the affection from Li Zhirui.

”Itʼs getting late, letʼs go rest,” he said.

After speaking, he didnʼt give Jiang Fengwu time to react and pulled her into the room.

Before long, heavy breathing could be heard coming from inside.

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”Damn it, what kind of method are they using to track me for so long!”

Above a desolate wilderness, Li Zhixuan was flying sword in a panicked flight, noticing the few Cultivators closing in behind her with a terrible look on her face.

Li Zhixuan had come out of the Secret Realm a few days earlier, before it closed, and she was lucky that no major powers had arrived yet, so no one could take the Spiritual Objects from her.

Of course, that didnʼt mean no Cultivators coveted her gains from the Secret Realm, but those from a Loose Cultivator background simply werenʼt a match for her. After a severe deterrence, those annoying flies vanished without a trace.

But there were still those who kept an eye on Li Zhixuan, like the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators who had been chasing her for several days.

Their cultivation and strength werenʼt much different from Li Zhixuanʼs, and since she was outnumbered, she naturally couldnʼt get the better of them and could only flee while preserving her strength.

In fact, Li Zhixuan knew what they wanted. It was one of her biggest gains in the Secret Realm, a mature Golden Ganoderma!

As she carefully picked the Golden Ganoderma and was about to seal it in a Jade Box, they appeared suddenly, noticing the Golden Ganoderma in her hand with eagle eyes.

This was a treasure that could improve the chances of Core Formation, even if only by ten percent, but still worth a mad pursuit by everyone.

During that period, Li Zhixuan had shaken them off several times, but somehow they kept tracking her down.

She couldnʼt beat them in a fight, nor escape from them.

A trace of crimson murderous intent flashed in Li Zhixuanʼs eyes. If she couldnʼt shake them off, she was prepared to risk everything to deal with them!

”Give it up, hand over the Golden Ganoderma obediently, and perhaps we will spare your life,” the leading Cultivator arrogantly said, as if he had Li Zhixuan completely under his control, after all, they had four at Foundation Establishment Perfection, whereas Li Zhixuan was alone.

”Want it? Then letʼs see if you have the strength,” Li Zhixuan sneered, her Spirit Sword changing as she whirled blossoms of sword flowers, attacking directly at one of them.

The four hadnʼt expected Li Zhixuan to actually take the initiative to attack. Fortunately, they were experienced and reacted immediately, activating a Defensive Talisman right away, while the others joined in to weaken the sword light.

But they didnʼt know that all of this was just a feint by Li Zhixuan; her real target was another Cultivator!

Sword Qi appeared silently behind a cultivator, striking down fiercely.

Ah!

A sudden scream startled the other three, and what met their eyes was a companion who had suddenly sustained a huge wound, from which blood was gushing nonstop.

Fortunately, he became aware of the danger at the last moment; otherwise, he would not have been just seriously injured and bleeding, but dead. Although his current situation was not much better.

Seizing such a perfect opportunity, Li Zhixuan naturally did not let it pass, pouring mana into her spirit sword. In a flash, like a crescent moon, sword light seemed to split space itself, appearing directly in front of two of the cultivators.

The group was startled; they had never expected Li Zhixuan, whom they had chased for days without making a move, to strike so bizarrely and viciously. Their eyes were filled with vigilance.

But in fact, she was already at the end of her strength. After all, during the constant chase and escape, she had no time to stop and rest.

The others were hesitant, but what happened next sent a chill through the three surviving cultivators. Without hesitation, they turned to flee, as if chased by a monstrous creature, desperately escaping.

They saw the injured cultivatorʼs wound widen once again, and the blood that had stopped was now surging wildly. In a few short breaths, he had turned into a mummified corpse.

The remaining three were clueless as to what had happened. Their comrade, whom they had known for years, was dead. They did not lack the desire for vengeance, but faced with the unknown and Li Zhixuanʼs eerie display, how could they not be afraid and terrified?

Having successfully driven off the others, Li Zhixuan breathed a sigh of relief and took the body of the dead cultivator before vanishing quickly.

Her mana was completely exhausted; if those cultivators had dared to make a move against her, she simply would not have been able to escape.

Fortunately, they did not do so.

Of the four cultivators, Li Zhixuan had chosen her victim for a reason. If she was not mistaken, this person often had a compass in hand.

And that might very well be how they were able to track her continuously.

Then, among the possessions of the deceased cultivator, Li Zhixuan found confirmation. Indeed, thanks to him, she had been relentlessly pursued.

And this unfortunate cultivator turned out to be one of the exceedingly rare and highly scarce Seers.

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Days passed by one after another, life was as tranquil as still water. It was waveless, yet it imparted a sense of great happiness.

Especially for Li Zhirui, who had been overjoyed and content every night since returning to Wanxian Island.

Thankfully, both spouses understood restraint. They had only indulged more because of their long separation.

At the same time, not wanting a second child, they took certain protective measures.

This decision was reached after discussion between the two: one reason was the fear of a lengthy pregnancy disrupting Jiang Fengwuʼs cultivation, and the second was the fear of giving birth to a child without a spiritual root.

Especially the latter concern, it was hard to raise a child with dedication only to have to send them away when they reached a certain age due to lack of a spiritual root, leading to the tragic ordeal of parents burying their child years later.

Now, having composed their emotions, they began to devote themselves to cultivation wholeheartedly once again, although they were also cultivating on those nights together.