Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1384: Chapter 1161: Methods

The news that the Li family had given birth to two Individual Immortals in just two days spread in all directions with the wind, and nearby forces all knew about it.

The subordinate forces within Shanhai State were both envious and a bit jealous, along with a sense of unattainable disappointment.

The first two emotions need not be explained too much, while the sense of disappointment stemmed from their hidden desire to one day break away from the Li family and become independent.

But now, as the Li family’s strength grew stronger, the likelihood of their ambitions becoming a reality was diminishing.

”Alas! Is it truly a matter of destiny in this world? Otherwise, how could the rise of the Li family defy logic and happen so quickly?”

Certain ambitious Sect Leaders and Clan Leaders couldn’t help but have this thought.

For they had studied the path of the Li family’s development for many years, looking to emulate it, but they could never find the real reason and could only attribute it to the illusory idea of destiny.

Despite knowing in their hearts there was no such thing as destiny, at most, it was merely due to contributing to the development and growth of the world, gaining the favor of the Heavenly Dao.

If these subordinate forces became increasingly respectful because of the Li family’s growing strength, then the other forces occupying the nearby sea areas of the Ten Thousand Spirit Sea Area felt a huge threat.

If the Li family wanted to expand, then the sea area they occupied would be the best direction for expansion!

Moreover, their strength was not much stronger than that of the Li family, and some were even weaker than the Li family. Given the distance from Mount Wanxian, they didn’t have to worry about retaliation.

If the Li family attacked them, they wouldn’t have time to ask for help, nor would they receive reinforcements.

Reluctantly, they could only form alliances, hoping to unite their strength so the Li family would have some reservations, while also finding ways to befriend the Li family, offering some benefits in hopes of mutual non-aggression.

And indeed, the Li family had no intention of turning against so many forces at once, so they straightforwardly accepted these benefits and agreed to the condition of mutual non-aggression.

However, contracts on paper could be torn up at any time, let alone such verbal agreements?

It was just that the Li family currently did not have such powerful strength, so they were unwilling to take action. Once their strength increased further, they certainly wouldn’t let go of such prime sea areas.

The forces also understood this point clearly and only hoped to stay on for a while longer to gain more benefits for themselves.

The Cave Abyss Sect, which paid close attention to the Li family, reacted rather intensely upon hearing this news.

A long time ago, the Cave Abyss Sect felt that the Li family was developing too fast. Although they didn’t think it could threaten them, they were vigilant about a force not under their control yet having considerable strength.

They previously orchestrated a plot to hire assassins, but underestimated Li Zhirui’s strength, which didn’t affect the Li family’s strength.

Later, due to various issues breaking out one after another, even the Cave Abyss Sect couldn’t spare the effort to suppress the Li family.

But unexpectedly, while they were being overlooked, the Li family had grown even stronger!

”How should we suppress the Li family?” the Sect Leader asked gravely.

Benefiting from the fact that the Immortal Tao belonged to the lawful and righteous side, at least on the surface, the Cave Abyss Sect couldn’t directly dispatch a large army to destroy the Li family.

Besides, the rule against bullying the weak was certainly in place. Of course, if they were confident enough to leave no trace, they might sneakily send an Earth Immortal to eliminate the Li family.

But if the covert actions showed any flaws, the Cave Abyss Sect would surely have to pay a significant price to quell the matter.

”How about bribing some Loose Cultivators from the Individual Immortal Realm to attack the Li family?” After a while, an Elder finally spoke.

But in the next instant, another Elder rejected the idea, saying, ”Do you know Li Zhirui’s strength? In the Individual Immortal Realm, he’s virtually unbeatable, and with Mount Wanxian’s Mountain Protection Array, unless a large number of True Disciples are sent, using those Loose Cultivators is just sending them to their deaths.”

”Those Loose Cultivators may not know this. This method can at least weaken the Li family’s strength.”

As for the lives and deaths of the Loose Cultivators, they didn’t care much, as they weren’t their own disciples.

”If we follow Hao’s line of thought, we could secretly buy off and support those subordinate to the Li family, inciting them against the Li family, denying the Li family a peaceful and stable environment for development.”

Another Elder seemed inspired and added, ”There’s also the nearby forces in the Li family’s maritime area, who always worry about the Li family potentially taking their territory. Secretly partnering with them could also weaken the Li family’s strength.”

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After hearing the various strategies that the Elders came up with through brainstorming, the Sect Leader nodded with satisfaction. Although the Sect couldn’t directly intervene, plotting behind the scenes was not an issue.

Even if it was uncertain whether these would harm the Li family, it seemed likely to cause the Li family several enemies, possibly diverting their attention and slightly slowing their development speed.

As for everything else, the Cave Abyss Sect didn’t expect that much.

After all, what they were doing was just being prepared for contingencies. The Li family hadn’t yet grown to a level that would cause the Cave Abyss Sect to fear them, wanting them resolved at once.

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Meanwhile, on Mount Wanxian.

The Li family was unaware of the extensive plans the Cave Abyss Sect had devised to weaken their strength, as they were currently in the process of electing a new Clan Leader, a day the family members were quite excited about.

Due to Li Xinde’s influence, they had swept away the various shadows within the family, seeing vibrant internal development. So, the new Clan Leader becoming especially important at this time.