Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1047: Chapter 992: Questioning_2

”This is all I should do.” Da Qing said with a smile, shaking his head, as he never took credit for himself.

”You should rest well and accumulate energy. I will prepare some Precious Pills for you during this period and then revise the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’ later,” Li Zhirui instructed.

”Then I must trouble Jiu.”

As Da Qing said this, he prepared to take his leave.

However, when he reached the doorway, he suddenly stopped and frowned, ”Jiu, there is another issue!”

”According to your idea, ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’ allows all family members, including Contracted Spirit Beasts, to cultivate. But the modified Cultivation Technique does not have the flaw of fixed blessed lands and cave heavens. What should we do if a Spirit Beast wants to leave the family?”

Li Zhirui was silent for a moment. This was indeed a very serious issue, but he already had a solution in mind.

”You might not know, Fengwu obtained a legacy in that Taoist Temple. The moment I saw it, I hid it away. Probably even Fengwu doesn’t know about this legacy.”

”It is a Curse Killing Secret Technique, or more accurately, a witchcraft from Ancient Times called Seven Arrows Nail Head!”

After a pause, Li Zhirui added, ”As long as one has someone’s Qi, or objects left behind by them, this witchcraft can be executed. It kills invisibly, and within twenty-one days, regardless of the Cultivation Realm, even in the Immortal Realm, as long as sufficient sacrifices are provided, the target can be cursed to death. It is extremely mysterious and unpredictable.”

Upon hearing this, Da Qing’s face slightly changed.

Of course, he knew about witchcraft, as the Li family had once saved their tribe from being overtaken using a witchcraft.

The price was also huge; Li Shiqing, Li Shiren, and other elders sacrificed their own lives.

Thus, Da Qing had a very negative impression of witchcraft, considering it a harmful forbidden technique!

”Jiu, this forbidden technique should not be used! We should think of another way to prevent such incidents. Besides, everyone has deep feelings for the family, and they definitely will not desert,” Da Qing immediately tried to persuade.

Li Zhirui smiled and said, ”Witchcraft isn’t as scary as you think. If the price were too high, I wouldn’t consider it as a means.”

In fact, he wasn’t telling the whole truth!

The witchcraft Seven Arrows Nail Head requires different amounts of sacrifices depending on the Cultivation level of the target. If the offerings are insufficient, it will draw Qi-Blood from the caster.

Minor cases result in Qi-Blood deficiency; severe cases can cause loss of life!

The reason Li Zhirui immediately hid this witchcraft upon seeing it was that no matter the Cultivation level of the target, if the price was high enough, the curse could successfully kill.

That is, if someone wanted to harm Li Zhirui, they could use this witchcraft to strike him down!

The most terrifying aspect is that he wouldn’t detect anything amiss during the process. When the time came, he would fall without reason, with no chance to resist.

”I remember there are a few curse-type Secret Techniques in the family, which are also powerful, but definitely not as costly as witchcraft. Jiu, you might want to try those effects first,” Although Da Qing heard Li Zhirui’s assurance, he was still uneasy.

”Alright, I’ll keep that in mind.”

Li Zhirui still believed that the family’s Contracted Spirit Beasts would not leave the Li family after cultivating the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’. First, because of the deep emotional bonds accumulated over many years; second, as the Cultivation Technique exchanges were for advancing minor realms, if they didn’t want to revise again, they only had the option to perfect subsequent Cultivation Techniques themselves.

Besides, there were also oath restrictions like the Demon Oath; their situation would not be good after leaving the Li family.

In the eyes of human cultivators, Spirit Beasts are also considered aliens, no different from the Devil Race. If there are no cultivators around, they will definitely eliminate Spirit Beasts.

Even from the Devil Race’s perspective, it’s hard for Spirit Beasts to be accepted, and they even consider them no longer a part of the Devil Race. After all, having lived with cultivators for a long time, their habits and lifestyles are very different from those of the Devil Race.

The Devil Race moreover fears that Spirit Beasts might be spies sent by cultivators which could cause significant harm.

Various factors will lead those Spirit Beasts to make the correct choice. If there really are any rebel Spirit Beasts, the witchcraft Seven Arrows Nail Head will come in handy.

Meanwhile, Li Zhirui also has no need for this witchcraft; he will never use it!

Li Zhirui spent some time clearing these distracting thoughts, and then began to concoct Healing Pills, ensuring Da Qing’s cultivation modification goes smoothly.

But speaking of Da Qing, after returning to his Cave Mansion, he focused on recuperating and restoring his state. After about two months, he emerged spirited.

”Da Qing, where have you been all these years? And Jiu, what have you two been up to behind our backs?” Xiaoqing, upon receiving the news, flew over immediately and questioned incessantly.

Although Xiaoqing’s reaction was slightly slow, Da Qing had been outside all these years, and since a few years ago, Li Zhirui was also not at the family home, and the two had once gone to the East Sea together to capture members of the Sea Clan, he naturally deduced that the two stayed together.

”These years, Jiu and I have been modifying the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record,’ so we’ve vanished without a trace, but now it’s modified, and I’m planning to find Jiu and then ask him to protect us,” Da Qing briefly explained.

Obviously, Xiaoqing was very dissatisfied with this perfunctory answer, but there were many details Da Qing indeed couldn’t elaborate on.

”Let’s go, let’s find Jiu together.”

Saying so, Da Qing swiftly left.

Xiaoqing had no choice but to follow and also called Cang, Shen, and Mu to come along.

Shen and Mu had been diligently cultivating in Mount Wanxian all these years. Although Li Zhirui had modified their Cultivation Techniques, the breakthroughs in their realms initiated by cultivating the ’Wanling Sutra’ years ago remained unchanged, so they only needed to continue their hard work to aim for an early breakthrough into the Void Refinement Realm.

After so many years of arduous cultivation, Shen and Mu, living up to expectations, successfully transcended their tribulations, adding two more Void Refinements to the Li family.

Although their current cultivation and realm were still behind Da Qing and others, this pace of catching up brought considerable pressure to Da Qing and the others.

Because neither Shen nor Mu were bound by Bloodline Shackles! At least not until they transcend the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Especially Shen, as a rare member of the Demon Spirit Clan, he just needed to accumulate Mana to evolve his true body and thus elevate his grade.

It was only because both had been with Li Zhirui for a shorter period and were younger, otherwise, the cultivation of Da Qing and others might have been inferior to Shen and Mu.

Meanwhile, Li Zhirui, who was concocting pills in the Cave Mansion, persisted in finishing this batch of Precious Pills after receiving Da Qing’s Communication Talisman before getting up to answer the door.

But unexpectedly, Xiaoqing, Cang, and the four of them had all arrived, and they came with an air of interrogation.

”I haven’t yet congratulated Shen and Mu for their breakthrough to the Void Refinement Realm. These two Spiritual Objects are both congratulations and my apology.”

Saying so, Li Zhirui took out two Jade Boxes and presented them before them.

”Jiu, what exactly have you and Da Qing been doing all these years? Even keeping it from us!” But Xiaoqing did not give Li Zhirui a chance to diverge from the topic, directly asking.

”Modifying the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’, to address the problems of not being able to carry blessings of blessed lands and Cave Heavens with us, preventing us from enhancing our combat strength at any time,” Li Zhirui replied, skirting around the weightier issues.

”If it’s such a minor issue then why keep it from us? After all, we are all at the Void Refinement Realm, capable of helping.”

”This was an oversight on my and Da Qing’s part, mainly worried about delaying you.”

After all, during that period, Xiaoqing was busy incubating his and Feng Peng’s only offspring, Shen and Mu were in rigorous cultivation, and Cang was stationed on Wanling Island, meanwhile trying to enhance his Dragon Tribe bloodline.

These were all facts, but in Xiaoqing and the others’ view, they shouldn’t have been kept in the dark.

”This is the modified ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’, help us review it, see if there is anything me and Da Qing have overlooked,” Li Zhirui hurriedly took out several Jade Slips, shifting their attention.