Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1128: Impact_2

The cultivators have two of the three favorable conditions: timing, geography, and unity!

Not to mention anything else, just this point alone gives the Li family, or rather, the cultivator side, a tremendous advantage, even significantly influencing the outcome of the beast tide!

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Since the Li family started preparing for the beast tide, more than a year has passed, yet the Sea Clan has shown no signs of movement, as if the news of the beast tide was false, with no rumors circulating at all.

And the information discreetly passed on by the Li family was discarded by various factions, with some even mocking the Li family for being cowardly, believing the news they had heard from somewhere.

In response, the Li family was indifferent, as it was just a casual move. If others believed them, they would owe the Li family a favor; if not, it wouldn’t affect the Li family.

However, as time passed day by day and the Sea Clan remained inactive, even within the Li family, there were whispers feeling that the year-long tension and preparations were in vain.

But Li Yunchang and the other Elders still chose to trust Li Zhixuan, thinking it was only a matter of waiting a little longer.

During this period, Li Zhirui, who had been in seclusion for years to deduce cultivation techniques, finally emerged from seclusion!

Deducing cultivation techniques doesn’t mean it works once deduced; it also requires testing the feasibility, so he extended his seclusion for some time.

By cultivating the ”Earth Spirit Tao Record” deduced by himself, Li Zhirui’s power increased slightly, and his Minor Thousand World also expanded a bit.

It indicates the success of his deductions; otherwise, such positive progress wouldn’t occur.

”What happened in the family during my years of seclusion?”

As he spoke, he activated numerous Communication Talismans outside the door, listening to each one.

In the past century, nothing major happened in the family, with only a few things worth noting.

The first was the twenty generational names the family initially used, which were long exhausted. Subsequently, eight more generational names were set: Xing Da Ming Guang, Xiu Chong De Xian.

But the subsequent eight generational names have continued to the next generation after the Xian characters, as the secular clansmen of the Li family reproduce quickly, with a generation every twenty years.

Although they wouldn’t be given a generational name, if their descendants had Spiritual Roots, they should have a generational name.

To extend the use of generational names a bit longer, twenty more generational names were set: Liang Qing Mou Yuan, Ben Chuan Xiang Zheng, Shan Qi Ying Jin, Fang Yong Shao Hui, Hong Zhao Guang Ting.

The second thing was that several clansmen with Heavenly Spiritual Roots appeared in the family over the past century. Their identities were kept secret, but Li Zhirui, as the family’s ancestor, had to know.

The third was the discovery of a medium-sized Spirit Stone mine in the northeastern part of Shanhai State, accompanied by a seventh-rank Thunder Vein Iron Mine, which opened a new source of wealth for the family.

The fourth was the defeat of the Devil Race in Qian Valley, occupying a long stretch of the Boundary Mountain Range. They were defeated by various western forces, losing much territory and would no longer send high-level Devil Beasts to harass the Changli Mountain Range.

The fifth was the significant enhancement of the family’s overall strength, with the addition of several clan members in the Void Refinement, Integration, and Mahayana realms, except for the birth of a fourth Individual Immortal.

Those close to Li Zhirui, such as Da Qing, Shen, and Mu, all successfully broke through to Mahayana.

As for Xiaoqing and Cang’s cultivation, they were a bit slower but had late-stage Integration cultivation.

”I didn’t expect Shen to unexpectedly surpass others; it seems that the ’Earth Spirit Tao Record’ is highly compatible with him!” Seeing this, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but remark.

His five Spirit Beasts each had their advantages and flaws.

Shen’s originally lazy disposition was significantly improved by Mu’s stimulation. However, being a Spirit Ginseng, Shen didn’t have to worry about bloodlines but still needed abundant mana accumulation to advance his grade.

So, Shen’s cultivation speed had always been relatively slow; unexpectedly, he had caught up now.

The last thing, also something that happened recently, was the news from the Giant Crane: the Sea Clan was stirring again, planning to launch a beast tide, prompting the family to prepare actively for battle.

They also inquired about when Li Zhirui would emerge from seclusion, as the family needed him to oversee the two newly rebuilt grand canyon fortresses.

”The Sea Clan is truly insatiable, having regained control over the nearshore regions and captured the Southern Domain waters in less than a century. They probably haven’t fully assimilated, yet they plan to go to war again.”

Li Zhirui sighed, considering how the Sea Clan, relying on its massive numbers, could sustain multiple battlefronts and paid no heed to the water devils that died, while they could not act the same way.

Another critical point was the initiative in warfare.

The initiative was not in the cultivators’ hands but with the Sea Clan, who could choose when to wage war, leaving them to react passively.

This led to numerous issues arising in haste.

After emerging from seclusion, Li Zhirui spoke with Clan Leader Li Yunchang and then flew directly toward the grand canyon fortress, feeling an inkling that the beast tide would erupt soon.

Coming to the family’s first line of defense against the water devils, he naturally had to meet with Jiang Fengwu and Li Zhixuan to discuss strategies.

”No matter what, we must keep the water devils outside Shanhai State and prevent them from entering, or the mortals will suffer greatly.”

It wasn’t just the mortals, but also the Spirit Fields the Li family had developed near the rivers.

If the water devils entered, the damage they would cause to the Li family was incalculable.

Simultaneously, in the pitch-dark depths of the sea, a vast number of water devils were advancing rapidly.

Underwater, no matter how many there were, they needn’t worry about causing waves that might alert the cultivators prematurely.

This time, the Sea Clan planned a surprise attack! Ideally, they would swiftly capture several river mouths and use them as bases to continue expanding into inland waters!

Yet these water devils were unaware that the Li family had the Fengxi clan, who could detect them promptly, even in the depths, unless they moved silently without any noise.

Clang, clang, clang—

Upon receiving the news, the Li family immediately entered a state of emergency preparedness.

Mount Wanxian was shrouded in a thin layer of starlit silk. Though it seemed easily pierced, its defense was incredibly strong, almost impregnable.

Meanwhile, the two grand canyon fortresses began making preparations for defense.

Since the Li family didn’t summon loose cultivators or affiliated cultivators, the vast majority currently within the city walls were members of the Li family. Since it took time to arrive, allied forces from nearby sent clansmen swiftly to aid.

Ultimately, by the time the Sea Clan arrived, tens of thousands of cultivators were within the two fortresses.

Although their numbers were far less compared to the water devils, the unique topography of the canyon meant the Sea Clan couldn’t fully deploy their formations, only able to launch wave after wave of attacks.

This approach was essentially a death trap.

Or perhaps the Sea Clan knew they were sending their troops to die but unhesitatingly drove them forward. After all, they were low-level water devils, of little value.

The sole goal of these water devils was to continuously attack, exhaust the mana of the cultivators within the city, paving the way for the subsequent waves.

”It’s just...”

Despite having witnessed similar scenes many times, Li Zhirui still felt a visceral shock each time!

Tens of thousands of water devils fearlessly launched charges, yet before reaching the gates, many were struck down by a torrent of spells. The lucky ones could keep their lives but couldn’t move temporarily; the unlucky ones fell immediately.

”Conserve your mana; the Sea Clan intends to drain your mana. Everyone should take turns, giving themselves time to recover mana.” Li Zhirui’s voice echoed throughout the city, not transmitting beyond.

As for himself? It was not yet time for him to act.

The water devils surged in wave after wave, and the once wide water surface was now piled with corpses, severely obstructing the flow.

Yet it yielded no effect.

The two grand charters still stood unwaveringly, with not even a trace of any attack scars visible on the walls.