Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 566 - 572: Breakthrough

Li Xianxun, facing this devouring pressure, could only forcefully suppress the fear in his heart, urging the Gathering Wind Fan. Spirit Wind came from all directions, transforming into sharp swords and blades with a cold glint that filled the sky, looking extremely terrifying.

But in front of that ordinary-looking black light, these were nothing, merely turning into Spirit Light and shattering as they got even slightly close, unable to inflict the slightest damage.

As the black light was about to engulf Li Xianxun, he had no choice but to activate a third-rank Defensive Talisman. A yellow spirit light instantly shielded everyone.

Ever since Li Shiqing fell, Li Chenglin and Li Darong, after a great deal of practice, finally succeeded in replacing him as the familyʼs third-rank talisman makers.

Because they had two healthy Talisman Makers, the third-rank talismans within the Li family were no longer as rare as before.

”In my life, what I hate the most are you so-called chosen ones! I will tear you to pieces!” But the Demon Cultivator didnʼt know this and thought that Li Xianxun was highly valued, staring at him with eyes that seemed to be imbued with poison.

No one knew what humiliations the Demon Cultivator had suffered to harbor such deep hatred towards every cultivator valued by their mentors.

”Hold on a bit longer, the Elder will be here soon!” Under tremendous pressure, Li Xianxun still maintained his composure, preventing the clan members behind him from panicking.

What he didnʼt know was that the calmer he appeared, the more the Demon Cultivatorʼs fury burned, ultimately losing his reason.

For Demon Cultivators, especially those like him who had switched to Demonic Tao cultivation techniques and made rapid progress in their cultivation in a short time, there was no longer any moral principle.

The entire person was like a wild beast, only knowing to attack frantically, eager to kill Li Xianxun and the others, to vent the rage in his heart.

The Defensive Talisman was quickly shattered, and the yellow spirit light, like the hope of the people, faded away, leaving everyone exposed to the enemyʼs attacks.

”He has lost his mind, you all run!”

Li Xianxun said to the clan members behind him, ”I still have two third-rank talismans in my hand, which should last until the Elder arrives!”

A few clan members wanted to stay and help, but were all driven away by Li Xianxun. Since the main target of the Demon Cultivator was him, leaving him as bait was enough. There was no need to put others in danger.

Watching everyone gradually retreat, Li Xianxun activated the only talisman in his hand, momentarily entangling the Demon Cultivator to buy time for his clan members to escape. At the same time, he took the opportunity to launch an attack, trying to weaken the opponentʼs strength.

Regrettably, although the Demon Cultivatorʼs cultivation was achieved through external forces and shortcuts, a Golden Core is still a Golden Core! With a chasm-like huge disparity between them, Li Xianxunʼs attacks couldnʼt harm his opponent at all, instead, they made him even more furious.

A deadly aura burst forth from the Demon Cultivatorʼs body, turning into a demon god with a green face and fangs. Its enormous hand came crashing down, seemingly locking onto Li Xianxun, leaving him unable to move.

ʼCould it be that Iʼm going to die here?ʼ A multitude of unwilling thoughts surged in Li Xianxunʼs heart as he struggled to let out a roar, his mana boiling within, trying to break free.

Regrettably, he couldnʼt escape the palm of the Demon God. With just a bit more exertion of power, he was firmly trapped in place.

The Demon Godʼs hand closed in, and Li Xianxun could clearly see death approaching relentlessly as he struggled, his body seeping blood without stopping!

”Die! All cultivators should die! Hahahaha!” The Demon Cultivator laughed maniacally, as if he had completely lost all reason.

”That was close! Fortunately, I made it in time!”

A point of emerald Spirit Light emerged, blocking the enormous arm and dragging Li Xianxun out of danger.

The person who came to the rescue was not the Golden Core Elder that Li Xianxun had expected, but Li Zhirui himself!

The closest Golden Core cultivator to him was Li Chenglin, but he too was entangled by a Golden Core Demon Cultivator and couldnʼt free himself to save others, so he could only continue to pass the message on to others.

It was this message that Li Zhirui saw, prompting him to come flying immediately and finally, in the nick of time, rescue Li Xianxun.

”Looking at the karmic force of black aura swirling around you, you must have blood sacrificed quite a few cultivators and mortals in your breakthrough to Golden Core, havenʼt you?” Li Zhiruiʼs eyes filled with disgust, said, ”No wonder youʼve lost your rationality, becoming a mere beast that knows only slaughter.”

It is only because the Demonic Tao has special techniques to avoid tribulations that any cultivator with such terrifying karmic force would have already been struck dead by Tribulation Thunder.

As he spoke, Li Zhirui simply pointed a finger, and the Water Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth quickly converged into a whip. With a fierce lash at the Demon God, it dissipated into nothingness like evil smoke scattering.

He chose the Purification Principle during his Nascent Soul formation. Although he was currently not powerful enough to utilise the Power of Laws, his Spells naturally carried a hint of purifying power, making them the nemesis of the malignant aura.

The water whip did not scatter immediately, but effortlessly bound the Demon Cultivator and strangled him to death.

After dealing with all of this, Li Zhirui then turned to look at the unconscious Li Xianxun, who was shrouded in Spirit Light, and said, ”With your strong will and spirit of sacrifice, it seems you have grown much over the years.”

”Misfortune and fortune are two sides of the same coin. Having gone through this ordeal and successfully broken through the Golden Core bottleneck, youʼve saved yourself years of effort, not bad at all.”

His appearance was quite pitiable, the blood seeping from his body had dyed his clothes red, but the injuries were not too serious. With proper rest, it wouldnʼt be long before he recovered.

As he took Li Xianxun back, Li Zhirui happened to pass by the Immortal City overseen by Li Chenglin. He did not rush to leave but hid on the side.

If Li Chenglin accidentally let that Demon Cultivator escape, he could also intervene in time to eliminate future troubles.

However, after years of hard training, Li Chenglinʼs strength couldnʼt be underestimated. Even if he wasnʼt that powerful, he was at least not comparable to a scheming Demon Cultivator looking for shortcuts.

Seeing Li Chenglin successfully kill the Demon Cultivator, Li Zhirui did not reveal himself. He left quietly with Li Xianxun, only sending a message to inform him that he had saved Li Xianxun. Li Chenglin could now go and assist other clan members or address unsolved issues elsewhere.

A day later, Li Xianxun woke up from his coma, his mind groggy. It took him a good while to fully regain his senses.

”Feeling better?” Li Zhirui asked.

Li Xianxun looked towards the voice and hurriedly got up to pay his respects, but Li Zhirui stopped him, ”Donʼt bother with formalities when your injuries havenʼt healed yet.”

”Replying to the Elder, Xianxun is much better, thank you for your rescue that day,” he said.

If it hadnʼt been for Li Zhiruiʼs timely arrival, he would have been nothing but bones by now.

”Donʼt worry about it,”

Li Zhirui shook his head and said, ”Although you have suffered this calamity, youʼve also broken through a bottleneck. Now, just focus on healing. Once recovered, return to the clan to go into seclusion and make a breakthrough.”