Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1195: Human Immortal (2)

The tribulation thunder roared as it tried to blast Li Zhirui into ashes.

Clang!

Ever since the last bolt of tribulation thunder appeared, Li Zhirui hadn’t moved at all, but suddenly he reached out and released a dazzling pure white light that collided with the thunder.

The scene where the tribulation thunder shattered as expected did not occur; instead, the white light gained the upper hand, gradually melting the thunder.

This was Li Zhirui’s newly developed deadly move. Because it wasn’t perfected and required a vast amount of mana and the accumulation of massive purification principle power, the preparation time was extremely long, making it nearly impossible to use in battle. After all, opponents wouldn’t foolishly stand still while you cast spells.

But using it here was absolutely fitting, as those two divine powers earned Li Zhirui enough time to apply it.

”What kind of divine power is this? How can it melt such powerful tribulation thunder?”

The cultivators observing erupted with exclamations; they had seen the thunder’s power firsthand, yet Li Zhirui’s method was even more terrifying.

”No, that’s not melting; it’s complete purification!”

A certain individual immortal remarked seriously: ”Who would’ve thought the power of purification could not only disperse evil filth but also possess such formidable strength.”

No one knew how Li Zhirui achieved it, but the tribulation thunder was indeed retreating, its power continuously diminishing.

”This senior is about to successfully breakthrough!”

No one doubted that a cultivator mastering purification principles would fail in the Heart Demon Tribulation, especially given his previous performances and reactions that clearly indicated a person of resolute heart and solid Dao Heart.

It wasn’t long before the terrifying ninth tribulation thunder completely vanished, causing everyone to unconsciously breathe a sigh of relief, as if a giant stone laying on their hearts had been lifted.

Everyone looked at Li Zhirui with envy because soon, he would become a great Human Immortal!

”Huh? Why hasn’t the Heart Demon Tribulation descended yet?”

After quite a while, the delay in seeing the heart demon intrigued the cultivators.

”To think the rumors are true; it’s said that if the Outer Heaven Demon finds the tribulation transcendent too powerful and can easily resolve the Heart Demon Illusion Realm, it might refuse to respond.”

”So does this mean the Heart Demon Tribulation has passed just like that?”

”How is that possible! The Heavenly Dao will forcibly summon or another Outer Heaven Demon might be urged to come.”

Admittedly, if that happens, the difficulty of such a Heart Demon Tribulation will be lower.

After a brief pause, a black light finally descended from the sky, attempting to enter Li Zhirui’s Sea of Consciousness, but merely approaching his body made it dim slightly.

One must know that his body was still enveloped by a rich purification principle, making it intolerable for the heart demon to pass through.

”How long do you think this senior will take to resolve the heart demon?”

”An hour?”

”Two quarters of an hour?”

The crowd eagerly speculated.

But in the end, surprisingly, it took less than a quarter of an hour for the heart demon to let out a wail and turn into black smoke, dissipating completely.

Rumble—

The heavy tribulation cloud covering several miles in the sky transformed into pure spiritual energy, rushing into Li Zhirui’s body like a dam releasing floodwaters, assisting his cultivation in reaching the Realm of Human Immortality, while the surplus mana remained in the Dantian, saving him some cultivation time.

Buzz!

At the moment of breakthrough success, a powerful Human Immortal pressure erupted from Li Zhirui’s body. Had he not promptly restrained it, countless low-level cultivators would’ve been forced to kneel or faint.

”Congratulations, senior, on breaking through to Human Immortal; the Great Tao awaits!”

Someone started congratulating, and soon everyone joined in enthusiastically.

”Thanks, everyone.” Li Zhirui replied, waving his hand at the sky; a cloud began to descend gentle rain, merging into all cultivators, healing the wounded, cleansing impurities or treating chronic ailments for the uninjured.

Although the effect was modest, it counted as a gift for his breakthrough success. He could have gone a step further, but it wasn’t necessary.

”Thank you, senior!”

Li Zhirui nodded, waved to activate the Cave Mansion Array, cutting off outside surveillance, then turned and returned to the quiet chamber to consolidate his realm and familiarize himself with his cultivation.

While he was diligently cultivating, the outside world revealed the entire process of his tribulation transcendence, and as it spread more, the contents became more exaggerated, sparking curiosity within some hearts.

Several forces emerged wishing to recruit Li Zhirui, but unfortunately, he was too elusive within a short time, leaving only contact details before departing regretfully.

Time flew by quickly, and soon more than a decade passed.

On the day before the Cave Mansion rental expired, Li Zhirui began to inventory the gains from this period.

First and foremost, the most crucial realm and cultivation had been fully consolidated, with a slight progress made.

Next was the Life-bound Magic Treasure Thousand Spirits’ advancement, and seeking suitable spiritual objects to integrate, enhancing the magical treasure’s power.

Then came alchemy, he had understood quite a bit of the pill recipe for Three Spirits and Three Harmonies Chong Yuan Immortal Pill, fully comprehending it wouldn’t take too long.

There were also dimensional space and Minor Thousand World, both undergoing significant changes as his realm advanced.

The space area expanded further, the spiritual energy became richer, with an improvement in the ability to accelerate the growth of spiritual objects.

The Minor Thousand World likewise saw similar changes, and as the laws perfected, it provided increasingly more mana.

Regarding strength, that was not Li Zhirui’s focal point. Despite his immense strength, even just after breaking through to Human Immortal, he did not fall short compared to some seasoned early or mid Human Immortals.

Overall, after breaking through to Human Immortal, there were substantial advancements in every aspect.

Early the next morning, Li Zhirui left the Cave Mansion, returned the Control Array Plate, reclaimed the deposit, and then planned to leave.

The Jade Slips, Communication Talismans, etc. left at the door were casually stowed away, then thrown away when opportunity arose.

Not merely leaving Shanyang City but departing Kunlun State, as he intended to head back to Mount Wanxian.

”Please wait a moment, senior!”

The shopkeeper hurriedly ran out, taking a breath before saying: ”To celebrate senior’s breakthrough, we prepared a small spiritual object as a gift, hoping senior won’t mind.”

Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow slightly, guessing the underlying motive to obtain some leverage.

But it was bound to disappoint him, as Li Zhirui unhesitatingly refused, saying: ”I will soon leave Kunlun State.”

The shopkeeper, being wise, immediately understood the implicit meaning within those words, albeit disappointed, yet could not reclaim the gifted item.

Unfortunately, Li Zhirui remained unwilling to accept it, directly turning away.

Upon leaving the Immortal City, he transformed into escape light, disappearing into the horizon.

Though the time spent away from the family was just over a decade—an exceedingly brief period for an Immortal Realm cultivator—he longed to return swiftly, eager to appear atop Mount Wanxian.

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Flowers bloom in two places, each representing a branch.

Li Zhirui was thinking about Mount Wanxian and his clan, while Da Qing and others on the mountain were yearning for him as well.

”I wonder what stage Jiu currently is at; is he still accumulating mana or already retreating to officially challenge the Realm of Human Immortality?”

As for Li Zhirui embarking on the journey back to Mount Wanxian, no one could fathom, given it had only been a little over a decade; let alone a breakthrough for an individual immortal; even a mortal realm breakthrough necessitated more time than that.

Fifteen years for a significantly strong cultivation family would mean little change, save for a few Integration and Great Mahayana clan members added.

But among the younger generation, none had broken through to individual immortal yet.

Currently, Li Xianxun and Li Yunran were the most likely, but they were still learning from Xiaoqing and Li Chengsheng, hoping to gain insight from the divine path.

The effects are present, at least easing the bottleneck slightly for both.

This alone was enough to excite them.

There’s no other way, for they had been stuck at this step for ages, even the smallest progress was worth celebrating.

Yet predicting the family’s next individual immortal will undoubtedly emerge from the two was still susceptible to surprises.