Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1012: Chapter 975:

Since they decided to pretend to manage and develop this place, many aspects certainly needed to be camouflaged!

Taking advantage of the aftermath of the great war, Li Zhirui led Da Qing and a few others to secretly enter the sea bottom in search of nearby Spirit Veins, planning to relocate them to the main island.

Such a significant move was naturally impossible to conceal from other powers, so within half an hour after they moved the first Spirit Vein, many powers had already found out.

”The Li family actually plans to establish a Spirit Island in this region?”

The first reaction of all powers upon hearing this news was disbelief and suspicion.

Once they received definite news, what remained was suspicion, because from any angle, this was not the best location!

In terms of safety, it should be at the edge of the continent, near Immortal Tao territory; in terms of Spiritual Energy, the Wanxia Sea Domain was generally average; in terms of resources, it could be seen from the Giant Pincer Crab clan that originally occupied this area that the output was not very abundant.

Such an ordinary, mediocre territory, and the Li family actually planned to open a branch here? It was hard not to arouse the suspicion of other powers.

”Could it be that the Li family discovered some kind of precious resource?”

Although this was just everyone’s guess, they actually guessed it right!

However, the number of people who knew about the large Spirit Stone Vein in the Li Family Archipelago was too few, and they were not allowed to go out, minimizing the possibility of leaks.

So even if various powers tried numerous ways to probe, they couldn’t find out any useful information; the most they obtained was that the Li family’s strength was insufficient. Competing with other powers, they had no advantage, better to take a different path and occupy more Spirit Veins here.

This explanation seemed plausible, but very few people believed it because the strength displayed by the Li family definitely did not seem as weak as they said.

Among the Nascent Soul Powers, it wasn’t ranked at the top tier, but at least it wasn’t a lesser known existence.

But whether they believed it or not, the only explanation given by the Li family was this, and they indeed did not find any other evidence, so they had to let it go and arrange for a few cultivators to secretly watch over.

”Jiu, there are quite a few cultivators hidden on both sides of the archipelago. Should we drive them away?” Xiaoqing said impatiently.

He often went to the deep sea to check the movements of the Sea Clan and even flew a bit farther to collect intelligence from the surrounding sea areas, moving in and out very frequently.

And Xiaoqing, with his sharp senses, would always notice the cultivators hidden in the dark, always itching to drive them away.

”Let them be. If you drive them away now, it won’t be long before they come back,” Li Zhirui said indifferently.

Unless they themselves believe that the Li family hasn’t found any treasures, they will not leave.

Xiaoqing frowned in irritation but, recalling the rumors outside, couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, ”Jiu, is it true that we discovered some treasure? Is that why the clan has decided not to leave?”

”Yes, but I can’t tell you the specifics just yet, remember to keep it confidential!” Li Zhirui didn’t explain much.

”I wonder when this great war will finally end.” Da Qing suddenly remarked, being of a nature that preferred quietness over action. Although the war had helped his cultivation and realm, he still felt a sense of weariness.

”It’s still far from over.”

Xiaoqing, who knew the situation around them the best, casually said, ”Of the several sea domains I’ve visited, none is like ours, where we can declare the war over, still in a state where conflict might erupt at any time.”

In fact, some cultivators from other sea domains were not gaining an upper hand in their battles with the Sea Clan and were in a very bad defensive situation.

”Moreover, what decides when this large-scale war will end are the various Immortal Realms of the two camps. If they haven’t determined a winner, how could the war easily end?”

These were truths that Da Qing understood, but he still hoped the great war could end soon, allowing him to return to a peaceful life.

”It’s alright, the battles in the Wanxia Sea Domain will significantly decrease soon and won’t linger in bloodshed for long,” Li Zhirui said.

After some idle chat, everyone dispersed.

Li Zhirui then pondered how to mine Spirit Stones; even if calling his clan members to mine, not to mention whether they were willing or not, the people who knew about this numbered at least a thousand, and it was impossible to keep this secret.

Eventually, the powers from the entire Shanyuan State, and even Wanzhu State to the west, would be excited, trying all sorts of ways to scope out the location of the veins.

If various methods didn’t work, they might directly target the Li family! After all, with so many powers, was there really a need to fear one Lianxu clan?

If mortals were let to mine, there wouldn’t be a need to worry about information leakage, because the islands could be sealed off, and coupled with the vast sea outside, they simply couldn’t escape.

But the efficiency of mortals mining was too low! To increase efficiency, a large workforce was necessary.

However, the mortals on the territories currently controlled by the Li family numbered just a few million, and deploying tens of thousands of young and strong laborers, the growth rate of mortals might even fall into the negatives! This could then affect the growth rate of the clan’s cultivators.

Moreover, the mortality rate in mining was extremely high, and the Li family didn’t have so many mortals to squander.

After much thought, puppets might be the best option!

First, there was no question of casualties among puppets; if they were damaged, they could be replaced with Spiritual Objects, or simply swapped for a new puppet.

Secondly, using puppets could also greatly reduce the risk of information leakage, as a single Nascent Soul Cultivator could control hundreds of low-rank puppets, and this continuous repetitive control could significantly reduce the pressure on Divine Sense.