Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1446: Chapter 1192: Pitiful

As for who will laugh last, it all depends on each person’s capabilities.

However, in Li Zhirui’s view, the achievements of those Cultivators and Demon Cultivators are likely to be in vain, benefiting others instead.

After all, on the territory of the Daqian Dynasty, how could they rise against it?

These matters have little to do with Li Zhirui; he is merely driven by curiosity and has taken a detour to have a look, without any desire to get involved in the conflicts of various factions.

Of course, even if he wanted to, neither he nor his family had the qualifications.

So after lingering for a while, Li Zhirui set off for Kunlun State.

The last time he came here was several hundred years ago, and over these hundreds of years, Kunlun State had grown more prosperous and flourishing. The East Mountain City where he was located was even more so, with Cultivators coming and going, and the bustling crowd appeared very crowded.

This situation made Li Zhirui somewhat surprised. Although Kunlun State had always been lively, it was never this exaggerated; something significant must have happened to attract such a large number of Cultivators.

Thinking about it, he entered a somewhat deserted tavern on the side; with everyone flocking elsewhere, it naturally seemed deserted.

”Waiter, what’s going on?”

Li Zhirui ordered a few dishes of Spirit Food casually before inquiring about the reason.

”Predecessor, did you just arrive in Kunlun State?”

Seeing him nod, the waiter continued: ”No wonder the predecessor didn’t know; such a grand occasion is due to this year’s major sects opening their mountain gates.”

”All Immortal Dao Influences with a presence in Kunlun State have, today, announced their disciple recruitment criteria, and everyone naturally wants to find out as soon as possible, so they can prepare for the conditions of one or several sects.”

Hearing this, Li Zhirui was somewhat surprised and curiously asked: ”I see that the vast majority of people in the crowd are Cultivators with some cultivation and not young. Do the major sects still accept them into the mountain gate?”

”Of course! With a mind as vast as the sea, accommodating all, the ambitions of the major sects are high!” The tone carried a bit of pride.

Then, changing the subject, he said: ”However, there are distinctions in grades, such as servant disciples, Outer Sect Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples, and True Disciples, with most people being in the former two categories.”

Li Zhirui understood, though even so, he was still amazed by the grand gesture.

Logically, the stronger a sect’s power, the more stringent its requirements for disciples, yet they did the opposite, and not just one sect but all of them did so.

He felt there must be some secret behind it, something that would allow them to gain numerous benefits from it; otherwise, the major sects wouldn’t make such seemingly unwise decisions.

However, looking through the fog, it was still obscured, and Li Zhirui couldn’t guess their true intentions.

”Tell me about some of the conditions of the sects in previous years.”

Saying this, he tossed a few Spirit Stones, which fell into the waiter’s hand.

”I will certainly tell you everything I know!”

The waiter’s eyes lit up, quickly pocketed the Spirit Stones, and then said: ”Take the Purple Cloud Sect, for example; they only recruit Cultivators with a talent for Thunder Method, like those with Thunder Spirit Root, Thunder Spirit Body, or those who can gain a bit of inspiration from the Thunder Enlightenment Pond.”

”A few years ago, there was a Nascent Soul Cultivator over two hundred years old. He realized a Divine Power from the Thunder Enlightenment Pond and was immediately accepted as a prospective Inner Sect Disciple. As long as he returned to the mountain gate and passed some tests and trials, he could officially join the Purple Cloud Sect and soar to great heights!”

”And the Baihua Palace, they recruited a disciple with the Ten Thousand Flower Spirit Body last year. It’s said she has now become a True Inheritor Seed.”

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”Oh? It seems the major sects indeed do not limit themselves in choosing talents!” Li Zhirui’s eyes gleamed with understanding, realizing the reasons and benefits for the actions of these major sects.

’Heroes of the world shall all enter my fold!’

This phrase encapsulates their vision.

Of course, since the Immortal Tao only occupies one area of the East Continent and part of the Southern Domain, they cannot achieve such grand ambitions.

Their purpose, therefore, should be to gather Qi fortune!

One must know that all things and all Spiritual Beings under heaven and earth have Qi fortune, and for those talented Cultivators, their Qi fortune is usually more abundant.

By bringing them under their sects, even if just as servant disciples, they can gain a bit of Qi fortune, let alone with Inner or even True Disciples with closer ties.

Of course, by joining a sect, they too can share in the Qi fortune.

But Li Zhirui felt that this matter was not as simple as he thought; these sects were not benevolent, and there must be some contingencies.

After all, if a disciple commits something that outrages heaven and earth, invoking Karmic Force, the sect to which he belongs would also be affected.

Especially since many of the disciples they are now accepting into the mountain gate are Loose Cultivators, and as is well known, Loose Cultivators only care about interests.

As for wanting to teach them to ’mend their ways’? Their characters have long been fixed, and many habits are deeply ingrained; who knows what enormous effort it would take to accomplish that.

So surely, they have some special means to avoid being implicated.

”Predecessor, the Spirit Food you ordered has been served, please enjoy.”

The waiter’s voice pulled Li Zhirui out of his deep thoughts; he waved his hand to dismiss him. Getting interrupted in his train of thought, he didn’t dwell further on it, focusing instead on enjoying the meal.

Though the grade of the Spirit Food was not high, the taste was still good. As for the bit of Spiritual Energy contained within, it was nearly negligible for a Cultivator like Li Zhirui.

To speak of it, Spirit Food is considered a minor path because, firstly, high-level ingredients are challenging to obtain; secondly, it is mediocre in all aspects, such as the growth of Mana, healing, and Cultivation, unlike Pills; thirdly, the inheritance is incomplete.