Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 446 - 452: Hope

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After storing Hugan and the two other devils into the space, Li Zhirui immediately retracted the Spirit Boat and turned into a rainbow light, speeding off toward the southwest.

During his flight, Li Zhirui also meticulously checked every inch of his body and clothing with his Divine Sense but found no signs of any marks.

”It seems the problem lies with Hugan and the others,” he thought. And that made sense; after all, Li Zhirui was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and tampering with him would have been enormously difficult.

So that could only mean they had targeted Hugan and his cohort, right? Besides, the Longevity Grass had originally been in their possession.

Meanwhile.

”Huh? How did those three devil beasts suddenly disappear?” A Nascent Soul cultivator, who had been following Li Zhirui and his party from a distance, was caught off guard, and then hurried toward the last place he sensed them.

He flew as fast as lightning, but alas, by the time he arrived, the vast heavens and earth were empty of any trace of cultivators, or of the Devil Race.

”Damn it!” The person cursed fiercely, but in the end, could do nothing but leave, dejected.

Only after Li Zhirui had covered thousands of miles did he shake that feeling of being spied upon. ”It looks like Iʼve shaken off that person.”

As for how and when he had been tampered with, Li Zhirui couldnʼt quite figure it out, nor was he particularly keen to understand. Keeping his distance like this was good enough.

He randomly picked an uninhabited place and blinked into the space, immediately seeing three big faces still immersed in stupefaction.

”Master, you... this...” Hu Xuan was so excited he could hardly speak.

At first, he had acknowledged his master simply by following Huganʼs orders and to avoid danger, but he never imagined that his new master would have such a mysterious and vast space!

The sprawling hills filled with Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Plants maturing quickly, the intoxicating fragrance invading his nostrils, and the rich, pure Spiritual Energy—each aspect enthralled him beyond measure.

If he completed his tasks well and was obedient, could he possibly have the chance to break through to the fourth stage?!

At the thought, Hu Xuanʼs breathing grew rapid, and he couldnʼt contain his excitement.

Hugan and Hu Mu were just as thrilled, but they also thought further ahead, understanding that unless something unexpected happened, they probably wouldnʼt have the chance to leave for the rest of their lives. The remainder of their time would be spent working and cultivating within this space.

Of course, Li Zhirui was not a ruthless taskmaster; he wouldnʼt oppress them constantly. The work was quite relaxed—it was just the freedom they had lost.

Besides, occasionally, under his or Da Qingʼs watchful eyes, it wasnʼt out of the question to let them out for some fun.

”Your tasks ahead, Iʼm assuming Da Qing has already informed you, so I wonʼt repeat them,” Li Zhirui paused to think before adding, ”However, you need to plan the garden properly, donʼt just plant the same Spiritual Objects everywhere.”

He did this also to facilitate quicker access to the Spiritual Medicine when it came time for alchemy.

”As for your treatment, you may freely pick the ripened Spirit Fruit as long as you donʼt waste them, but not the Spiritual Medicine—I need a lot of it for alchemy.”

”Understood, Master!” The three devils quickly responded, showing no surprise at Li Zhirui being an alchemist; with such a naturally outstanding space, not practicing alchemy would truly be a waste.

”Mm!” Li Zhirui gave an affirming grunt, and his immense Divine Sense enveloped the three devils, frightening them until they were shaking, full of fear and confusion, not understanding why he was suddenly posing as if he were about to attack.

”I found it!” Li Zhiruiʼs right hand moved in a blur, reaching out toward the three devils and plucking a small Gu Insect that had been hidden within their robes.

After considering for a moment, he didnʼt kill them but left them aside as if they had another use.

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”Is this... used to track us?” Hu Mu quickly realized, and his face turned pale with fright.

”Itʼs all right now,” Li Zhirui waved his hand for them to leave, saying, ”Find a place to rest for yourselves, whether itʼs by building a house or carving out a stone cave.”

”Da Qing, during this time, please keep a closer watch on them and see how theyʼre doing.” After all, having just subdued them, there was no trust to speak of.

”Donʼt worry.”

Li Zhirui was very confident in Da Qing, nodded, and said nothing more, rising to go to his quiet chamber for cultivation.

No sooner had he started his Cultivation Technique than the surrounding Spiritual Energy swarmed towards him, eagerly wanting to enter Li Zhiruiʼs Dantian, making the quiet chamber appear quite enchanting with its rich Spiritual Energy.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Mana was no longer the most important indicator of breakthrough; it was replaced by the even more crucial Spiritual Soul.

Of course, this is not to say that Mana was no longer important; if one were to describe the difference between the two, the Spiritual Soul was the direction of the pursuit of the Dao, while Mana was the means to protect it.

Li Zhirui certainly did not want to become like the transcendent immortals mentioned in teachings, whose cultivation in the Dao was deeper than one another, but whose Mana might not exceed that of a cultivator from a significantly lower realm.

If that were the case, wandering the world, he would probably become a corpse before long.

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”Big brother, what do you think is our masterʼs background? So young and already a Nascent Soul True Lord, and he also has such a vast Mysterious Space.” Hu Xuan couldnʼt contain his excitement even now.

When they heard from Da Qing that Li Zhirui was just over two hundred years old, they were as shocked as if struck by lightning, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.

Da Qing and Xiaoqing were of similar ages, and although their cultivation levels were not as dazzling as Li Zhiruiʼs, they were still very impressive.

You must understand, they had been cultivating for three to four hundred years, yet the highest cultivation among them was only the Golden Core Late Stage Hugan, which demonstrated just how vast the gap was!

”Didnʼt Brother Da Qing say it? Our master comes from a newly established Nascent Soul family, and as for the origins of this Mysterious Space, they donʼt know either.”

”Letʼs not inquire about this matter,” Hugan thought to himself: This must be the masterʼs greatest secret. Itʼs better not to delve into it.

Hu Xuan and Hu Mu nodded together.

After a moment of silence, Hu Xuan spoke again, full of expectation, ”Following the master, perhaps one day we too can break through to the fourth rank!”

”I think thereʼs a good chance, with so many Spiritual Objects, our cultivation speed will definitely advance by leaps and bounds!”

Looking at the two excited underlings in front of him, Hugan immediately spoke to shatter their beautiful illusions, ”Breaking through to the fourth rank is not an easy feat.”

”Moreover, our bloodlines are only third-grade; it will require a long time to accumulate, or the help of some heaven and earth treasures to advance our bloodlines.”

”Big brother, we know all that!” Hu Mu said with a smile: ”But now we have more hope, donʼt we?”

”Yes!” Hugan paused and murmured, ”We donʼt have to, as before, fight to the death over some Spirit Objects or live in constant fear, fleeing and scurrying about to preserve our lives.”

Perhaps losing freedom is not such a bad thing after all.