Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1386: Chapter 1162: Breaking the Deadlock

”Surrender, and reveal who sent you, and you may be spared!”

Jiang Fengwu pronounced with a cold expression: ”Don’t even think about taking your own life, unless you intend to obliterate your Spiritual Soul, leaving only a trace of Innate Spirit Light to be reincarnated. Otherwise, you will be trapped in the Soul Lantern for a thousand years, suffering the burning of soul fire!”

The loose cultivator turned pale upon hearing this, his eyes filled with terror as he looked up at her.

He indeed had thoughts of committing suicide to keep secrets, but after hearing this, he dared not do so and became utterly dejected, saying: ”I’m willing to go back with you, but the Li family probably can’t keep me alive.”

”That’s not something you need to worry about.”

A dark light flashed in Jiang Fengwu’s eyes as she sealed the loose cultivator’s dantian and Spiritual Soul from afar. Then, Da Qing stepped forward and imprisoned him in his own Minor Thousand World.

The Minor Thousand World can accommodate living beings, but its Laws are fragmentary; containing too many living beings would exert too much pressure on it, so they usually refrain from doing so.

But since this person had warned them so obviously, Da Qing couldn’t care too much and just focused on preserving his life.

In fact, regarding who was targeting the family, Jiang Fengwu, Da Qing, and others already had an answer in their hearts.

After all, aside from the Hundred Rainbow Sect and the Cave Abyss Sect, there were no other Immortal Realm forces near Shanhai State, and those with conflict were just these two.

Combined with what this person just said, it could only be the Cave Abyss Sect.

In fact, after Xiaoqing and Cang advanced to Individual Immortals, the Li family was already mentally prepared to be suppressed by the Cave Abyss Sect, as the Cave Abyss Sect had been secretly making such small moves for a long time. They just didn’t expect them to use this method.

Da Qing returned alone to Mount Wanxian with the loose cultivator, while the others continued to secretly lurk, waiting for other loose cultivators to fall into their trap.

However, once the other loose cultivators learned that a companion was captured, they immediately realized the danger and disappeared without a trace, not daring to show themselves again.

”Everyone, what should we do now? Continue striking against the Li family to wear them down, or withdraw as soon as possible?”

In a hidden cave, seven or eight Individual Immortals gathered there to discuss the next course of action.

”I think it’s best to retreat quickly. The Li family is powerful, and we are no match for them. Are we going to throw our lives away for nothing?”

”Yes, indeed, when two tigers fight, why should we get involved? Better to quit while we’re ahead.”

Immediately, two or three voices echoed in agreement, clearly unwilling to take risks.

”But we’ve already gotten involved, and it’s not something we can back out of as we please. Do you really think the faction in the south is so virtuous?”

Another person sighed helplessly: ”Moreover, we’ve taken quite a few benefits in advance.”

They had only themselves to blame for being greedy back then, agreeing to a deal with the Cave Abyss Sect. Now that the task was unfinished, they wished to retreat, but the Cave Abyss Sect wouldn’t allow it.

”We can’t advance or retreat; are we just to waste away here?”

Silence followed in the cave as everyone pondered deeply, hoping to find a way to survive.

”Why not just escape? The world is vast, surely there are places to hide? Even if that faction is powerful, they can’t cross thousands of miles to hunt us down, can they?”

The suggestion was tempting to everyone, but the only worry was whether the Cave Abyss Sect would send people to intercept them halfway.

”If we scatter and flee, they might not go through the trouble of divining the secrets to track us down.”

”Excellent!” several voices agreed in unison.

These individuals were a temporary group and weren’t deeply acquainted with each other, each having hidden motives and mutual distrust, fearing betrayal while escaping. Splitting up seemed the best option.

Whether they survived depended on their own luck and skills.

The meeting ended shortly, and they flew off in different directions.

”Hmph! As expected, these loose cultivators are untrustworthy traitors! Do they really think the Sect has no guard against them?” a Cave Abyss Sect Individual Immortal, who had masqueraded among the loose cultivators, muttered coldly to himself.

Regardless of their reasons, survival or otherwise, by accepting the Cave Abyss Sect’s commission, they sealed their fate—death!

The Cave Abyss Sect wouldn’t allow outsiders with knowledge of their scheming against the Li family to live, as it would greatly harm their reputation.

Hence, the loose cultivators fleeing in fear then and there soon dropped from the sky without resistance, dying abruptly and unceremoniously!

Even though they had been extremely cautious during their deal with the Cave Abyss Sect, guarding against any curse-killing methods within their bodies.

But as loose cultivators, they couldn’t possibly conceive the innumerable, unpredictable, and undetectable Secret Techniques and Divine Powers recorded by a thousand-year-old power like the Cave Abyss Sect.

But even the Cave Abyss Sect did not foresee that their seemingly foolproof methods failed on one person!

That person was Cang Song, the loose cultivator captured alive by the Li family.

His earlier words weren’t because he detected any machinations from the Cave Abyss Sect within him, but rather an attempt to subtly threaten for a chance at survival.

Unfortunately, Jiang Fengwu didn’t give him this opportunity and had Da Qing imprison him in the Minor Thousand World.

However, Cang Song met no better end, having the lives of several Li family members in his hands. How could they let him live?

The force that bought them out, unsurprisingly, was the Cave Abyss Sect.

”The Cave Abyss Sect relied on their great strength, forcing us to swallow these machinations, but I refuse to continue like this.”