Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 389 - 395: Verification

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To put it simply, an Illusionary Realm is the projection of some fantasy in your heart, and what makes this realm tangible is a certain obsession in your heart, as well as your past experiences.

Even though Li Zhirui had obtained the original Wanling Sutra and revised his cultivation technique, he had been in contact with the incomplete sutra for a longer time and had a deeper impression of it. Therefore, the Illusionary Realm manifested a cultivation technique extrapolated from the incomplete sutra.

But it was precisely because of this that Li Zhirui gained enlightenment, broke free from the Illusionary Realm, and successfully passed the third layer of the trial!

”I wonder how Wang Daozhi and Zhiyue are doing?” Li Zhirui shook his head. He was barely able to take care of himself now, yet he still found himself concerned about others?

Li Zhirui collected his thoughts and exchanged for a third-order Red Date Spirit Tree from the space. It was rumored that all Red Jujube Spirit Trees were transformed from the remnants of the Heavenly Red Date Spirit Roots, hence two Red Date Spirit Roots could devour each other, with the victor absorbing the essence of the other to grow stronger.

If one could gather all the remnants of the Red Date, it would be possible to revive the Heavenly Spirit Root!

Previously, the Li family had obtained a Red Date Spirit Plant, and now with the one Li Zhirui had, even if it was not possible to upgrade to the fourth order in one step, the quality of the Red Date would be improved.

You must know, Red Dates are Spirit Fruits that can improve the bloodline of the Devil Race. One can imagine how important this is for the Li family, a Beast-Taming Family!

After planting the Spiritual Root in the space, Li Zhirui rested for a while, then walked to the door, took a deep breath, and briskly opened the door, striding out.

The scene changed, and the sunlight was dazzling, making Li Zhirui squint his eyes closed involuntarily; but when he opened them again, he found himself in the midst of a myriad of tombs!

Graves were densely packed across the land, so many that it was impossible to estimate just how many there were at a glance. In the center was a gigantic black grave mound that was three zhang tall and covered about half a li.

Despite the blazing sun overhead, Li Zhirui still felt an encroaching chill, his expression turning very unsightly in an instant.

The fact that the graveyard was still so chilling when Yang Qi was at its strongest showed just how terrifying the Yin Qi of this place was!

Especially the central black grave mound, which made Li Zhirui feel cold all over with just a few more glances, indicating the malevolent entity residing inside was probably on the cusp of the fourth order!

”This third layer of the trial, isnʼt asking me to deal with a horde of sinister ghosts, is it?” Li Zhiruiʼs complexion changed slightly as he suspected more and more that it was as he had guessed.

He could handle anything else, even if it was tricky, but for the entity under that large grave mound, he really didnʼt have much confidence.

Even with all his might, his chances of success were just fifty percent.

Unless Li Zhirui used the Heavenly Thunder Pearl. With this supreme and exceedingly Yang artifact, all malevolent beings would be as fragile as earthenware, not worth mentioning!

But he only had one Heavenly Thunder Pearl left. If he used it now, what would he do next time he faced an even more dangerous evil entity?

Therefore, Li Zhirui decided to try on his own first, to test the strength of the adversary before deciding on his course of action.

Boom!

The sun was high in the sky. Li Zhirui timed it perfectly and launched a forceful attack with the intention of breaking open the black grave mound to release the malevolent being inside, hoping to take advantage of the current abundance of Yang Qi to find a way to eliminate it.

But Li Zhiruiʼs full-force strike failed to move the grave mound, which continued to stand sturdily on the ground.

”No good! I must lure the evil entity out during the day!” If it were night, Li Zhirui had no confidence in confronting these apparitions.

Once he made up his mind, Li Zhiruiʼs attacks became sharper and sharper, and the black Spirit Light emanating from the grave mound became fainter and fainter.

Crack—

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The mirror shattered! The stubborn and solid darkness dissipated as if it had never existed!

”Roar!”

The moment the grave mound was cleaved open by Li Zhirui, an angry roar emanated from beneath the ground, and a shadow flashed by—it was the sinister specter charging up.

Soon, the sounds of metal clashing against stone echoed as intense fighting broke out, with the specterʼs roars sounding particularly chilling.

Li Zhirui fought as he retreated, entangled with the specter while he manipulated the Array Plate, rapidly activating the Starlight River Array!

Hum——

Once the Great Array was activated, Li Zhirui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. This specter was almost breaking through; looking at sheer strength alone, he was no match for it, barely managing a hundred exchanges before defeat would be inevitable!

As the Dao Companion of the Array Tao prodigy Jiang Fengwu, Li Zhirui had a deep understanding of the Starlight River Array. Although not as skilled as an Array Master, he was far more powerful than ordinary cultivators.

A vast amount of mana poured into the Array Plate, and within the Formation, a towering mountain materialized and smashed down towards the bewildered specter.

Roar!

Unexpectedly, the specter braced itself and caught the mountain with its bare hands!

Seeing this, Li Zhirui thought to himself how fortunate it was; this strength of specter appeared to be only third-order but was in actuality not much different from a fourth-order!

”If the fourth trial is this difficult to pass, then how terrifying will the subsequent fifth, sixth, and the legendary ninth trials be!?” Li Zhiruiʼs expression turned somewhat ugly. Of course, he had thought about mastering the Cultivation Technique in one go, but now it seemed nearly impossible.

The commotion raised by the specter jolted Li Zhirui back to his senses, and he continued to control the Formation to attack it!

A large number of Spirit Stones were thrown into the Array Plate, providing the Formation with an immense supply of Spiritual Energy, both sustaining the Formation and continuously attacking the specter.

”Now, it should end!” Li Zhirui looked at the specter within the Formation, its aura weak, its body already covered with countless scars, and he couldnʼt help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The pressure this specter had given him was indeed too great!

Roar!

As the final blow descended, the specter seemed to realize its fate, roaring in defiance, trying to resist, but it was already at the end of its strength and was mercilessly crushed to death by a colossal star!

After the strongest specter was slain, although there were many specters left, their strength was not considerable. Most were dissipated into black gases by the sunlight, vanishing between heaven and earth.

However, due to their vast numbers, some specters crawled out actively at night. Smelling the sweet and tempting aroma on Li Zhiruiʼs body, they rushed over senselessly.

One could imagine what their fate would be.

After the last specter died, Li Zhirui staggered and returned to the resting space.

This time, Li Zhirui did not rush to choose Spiritual Objects. Instead, he intended to verify the guess in his heart and asked, ”Can I keep my reward without exchanging it first?”

As an Immortal Artifact, Li Zhirui believed the stone tower possessed Spiritual Intelligence. After all, even a fifth-order Magic Artifact had a hint of Spirit Plant intelligence, let alone an Immortal Artifact?

Time passed bit by bit, and just as Li Zhirui thought there would be no response, a voice, indistinguishable as male or female, young or old, suddenly rang out in his mind, ”You can!”