Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 536 - 542: Bitter

Thunder roared incessantly, striking down like a sea of thunder, engulfing Li Zhirui.

It seemed that Li Zhirui was barely holding off the attacks, his complexion pale, giving off the impression that he was on the verge of collapsing.

”As expected! Qing Leiʼs injury must have been caused by some special, self-harming secret technique.”

Yun Lei had always been suspicious of this. Even if Li Zhirui had broken through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he wouldnʼt have been able to injure Qing Lei to such an extent, not to mention that he hadnʼt even broken through.

Furthermore, with Qing Lei retreating to heal and the situation greatly favoring the Li family, there was no other movement from Li Zhirui.

There was only one possibility, Li Zhirui was incapable of making a move!

After clashing today, Yun Lei was more certain of his speculation.

”Hand over the methods to resolve the Ghostly Cold Energy, and offer up a strand of your Spiritual Soul, and I will let bygones be bygones!” Yun Lei looked down at Li Zhirui, who was struggling in the thunder sea, and spoke from a position of superiority.

”My fellow Daoistʼs eyesight is truly poor! You canʼt even differentiate a mana clone.”

Li Zhiruiʼs voice eerily emanated from behind Yun Lei, followed closely by two Flood Dragons with entwined bodies, radiating a terrifying sharpness as they flew toward Yun Lei at a thunderous speed.

Crack!

The Flood Dragons converged, carrying the power to cut through everything, aiming right at Yun Lei.

Yun Leiʼs expression slightly changed, his spell casting rapidly altering. Thunder fell near him, forming a violently pulsating thunderball that protected him.

He then quickly employed an Escape Skill to leave the dangerous area.

”What a pity.”

Though he said as much, Li Zhirui did not show a trace of regret.

After all, if a Nascent Soul Cultivator could be so easily killed, how could they possibly hold such a lofty status?

”I want to see how long you can last with your injuries!” Yun Lei said, somewhat irritated and embarrassed.

Li Zhirui smiled without a word, his injuries were not as serious as the other party imagined, and it was not an issue for him to hold on for a few days.

If he fought recklessly regardless of the consequences, he could last until the three Nascent Soul True Lords dispatched by the Southern Edge Commerce Association arrived.

Of course, if he really did so, the consequences would be severe, and just the healing would take several years.

”Kill!”

A cold voice filled with murderous intent suddenly rang out.

It was Li Zhixuan charging out of the Great Array with her sword, swinging at the Cultivators in front of her. Towering Sword Qi soared into the sky, and Sword Intent erupted, as if envisioning a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Cultivators with weaker wills dared not look directly, for they might be infected by the overwhelming murderous aura and lose their sanity.

After releasing this sword strike, Li Zhixuan suddenly felt much lighter.

”Truly formidable! Even I felt terrified by that Sword Intent, not to mention the breakthrough she achieved amidst the battle.” Yun Lei withdrew his gaze that held envy and admiration, and sighed sincerely.

But the more impressive she was, the more resolute Yun Lei became in his determination to eradicate the Li family!

If the Li family continued to develop at this rate, it wouldnʼt take many decades before Shen Leishan would face an even more terrifying enemy force.

By then, the price to eradicate the Li family would certainly be many times more than it was today!

Li Zhirui had not expected Li Zhixuan to be so bold as to leave the Island Defense Array and engage in battle with several Golden Core Cultivators.

However, it was precisely because of this that she was able to break through under the immense pressure.

”Go back and consolidate your cultivation base first,” Li Zhixuan had not even reacted before she was sent back to the Great Array by Li Zhirui.

Perhaps stimulated by Li Zhixuanʼs breakthrough, Yun Lei had become much more aggressive, unleashing one powerful bolt of lightning after another.

Li Zhirui was busy entangling with the Flood Dragon while using his Escape Skill to dodge the attacks, looking quite distressed, but in reality, he was not injured.

And this was exactly what Li Zhirui had hoped for because it allowed him to delay time to the greatest extent.

The battle between the two lasted for several days, both sides were extremely weary, whether in spirit or body, the consumption was very great.

But neither wanted to back down at this point.

However, if one must speak of it, Li Zhirui was in a worse state, mainly because his previous injuries had not fully healed.

Both parties were crystal clear about this.

Li Zhirui was struggling hard, waiting for the Nascent Soul True Lord from the Southern Edge Commerce Association to arrive, or for Water Clear and Yaihai to make a move against Shen Leishan.

Meanwhile, Yun Lei was waiting for the right moment when Li Zhirui showed a flaw for a fatal blow!

”If this goes on, Jiu wonʼt be able to hold on for much longer,” said Li Zhixuan, barely having consolidated her realm and full of worry.

Most of the cultivators on both sides were resting now, as their realms were lower and they didnʼt have as vast mana as the Nascent Soul cultivators; even taking Spirit Pills couldnʼt sustain them for too long.

”We canʼt be of any help right now, doing our duty well and not distracting Zhirui is the greatest help and support we can offer him,” Li Shiqing said weakly from the side.

”If only our family had a few more decades, how wonderful that would be!”

Unfortunately, the cultivators of Shen Leishan were no fools. Knowing the threat of the Li family, they naturally wanted to eradicate it as soon as possible.

Just then, a huge variable occurred on the battlefield in the sky.

Qing Lei had arrived!

”How is this possible...” Li Zhirui, as the caster, knew full well the power of the Call of the Ghostly Cold.

Although the solution was not difficult, as long as there was a great amount of Yang Qi, but logically, with the Ghostly Cold Energy placed inside Qing Leiʼs body, even if there was sufficient Yang Qi, it should have delayed Qing Lei for at least a dozen days!

But now, only seven or eight days had passed, roughly only half the time.

Once Li Zhirui calmed down and observed Qing Lei carefully, he immediately understood what was going on.

”Alas!” Li Zhirui sighed helplessly, his face full of bitterness, and said, ”Fellow Daoist, are you really willing to forsake your own path just to annihilate my Li family?”

The Ghostly Cold Energy inside Qing Leiʼs body had not been completely cleared out; in fact, a great deal remained. He was now enduring the erosion of the cold, willing to take action to help Yun Lei.

And once he started using spells, the cold energy in his body would flow with the mana, accelerating the erosion of his meridians and flesh. If the cold penetrated deep into his bone marrow and caused irreparable damage, Qing Leiʼs path would no longer make any progress.

”Junior brother! What are you doing! Go back! Iʼm here, and it wonʼt take long to defeat him!” Yun Lei said anxiously.

Even facing an injured Li Zhirui, Yun Lei was not confident of killing him.

”But senior brother…

If we canʼt execute Li Zhirui, then what meaning does our action this time have?” Qing Lei said somberly.

The Li family relied on Li Zhirui to grow to their current state; as long as he lived, the Li family would always exist!