Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1856: Chapter 1397: Identity

As soon as he stepped into the territory of the Southern Domain, Li Zhirui keenly sensed the difference in this place.

If the Northern Domain is cold and vast, and the Eastern Continent is prosperous and full of vitality, then the Southern Domain is wild and filled with evil qi!

It seems that in this land, slaughter and war are indispensable, having already been integrated into it.

Originally, the Southern Domain was already home to the Ten Thousand Spirit Race, often erupting into battles for resource snatching, and once the Human Tao Dynasty migrated here, wars became even more frequent!

Wars break out almost every month, whether over resources, land, or even nothing else but conflict, which then escalates into a great battle.

And it’s not only battles between the human race and the Ten Thousand Spirits but also between dynasties!

The Human Tao Dynasty is known for its aggression. To become stronger, it needs more population and more land. The former can at least cultivate inner strength and slowly develop, but apart from external expansion, there’s no other option for the latter!

After years of war, the Human Tao Dynasty has occupied over half of the Southern Domain, forcing the Ten Thousand Spirit Race near the Undying Volcano of the Extremely Southern Land.

However, this is the limit. After all, the smaller the territory, the easier it is to defend.

Moreover, being very far from the core territories of major dynasties, the cost of transporting materials is too high. Starting with ten stones of grain, only four stones remain when reaching the destination!

The loss is too great; they cannot bear it, so they no longer proactively attack the Ten Thousand Spirit Race but instead build cities along the mountains for defense.

Apart from the wildness, slaughter, and war, the Southern Domain gives Li Zhirui another feeling of oppression, strictness, and discomfort!

Due to the Human Tao Dynasty, the place is filled with the Human Dao magic network, making him as an Immortal Dao Cultivator quite uncomfortable.

However, he has a way to combat the Human Dao magic network, which is a jade seal containing the dynasty’s dragon energy!

This jade seal has been kept in Li Zhirui’s possession for many years, obtained shortly after the Primal Spirit Realm’s first Human Dao Dynasty Daqian was established.

Since all Human Dao dynasties in the Primal Spirit Realm were spawned from Daqian, Daqian’s dragon energy at that time was known as the Primal Spirit Realm’s Ancestor Dragon Qi of the human race.

A jade seal containing a trace of Ancestor Dragon Qi is extremely precious; now it’s just the thing to help him resist the suppression of the Human Dao magic network.

Indeed!

As soon as Li Zhirui wore the jade seal on his waist, the feeling of oppression immediately dissipated, allowing him to walk freely in the Southern Domain.

And within the Human Tao Dynasty, there are cultivators present, so he doesn’t appear too conspicuous.

However, those cultivators are vastly different from orthodox Immortal Dao Cultivators!

Although both absorb spiritual energy and comprehend the Heavenly Dao to enhance their cultivation and realm, Human Dao cultivators have an additional constraint.

That is, their cultivation requires talismans!

From the moment they start cultivating, they need to accept talismans, planted into their Dantian, and every time they want to break through to a new realm, they need higher-grade talismans.

It’s not something they can improve on their own, but requires the permission of the Human Tao Dynasty, such as an official department named the Taoist Register Office, which is specifically in charge of the cultivators’ talismans.

Of course, these Human Dao cultivators aren’t entirely without benefits.

First of all, they do not place as much importance on talent as the Immortal Dao does; it’s the grade of the talisman that is the key limitation to their cultivation. Secondly, if they have a Taoist official position, they can also leverage the dynasty’s luck to possess more powerful combat strength.

It’s said that the cultivation methods of Human Dao cultivators were inspired by the Divine Path, and indeed there is a close relationship with the Divine Path in the matter of using talismans.

Speaking of!

Li Zhirui, like a local, easily blended into a small dynasty named Dayan within the Human Tao Dynasty.

This dynasty is located between the Daqian Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty. Weak in strength, but due to being an important trade node between the two countries, the living conditions of the Dayan people are fairly good.

And the reason he chose a small dynasty is mainly because it’s weaker, easier to infiltrate, and obtain a real identification, making it easier to move around in the Southern Domain.

Moreover, since the Dayan Dynasty is situated at the junction of the two nations, some people who have caused trouble escape here to seek refuge, thus providing Li Zhirui with an identity origin.

He arrived at a small border town, where a few guards stood at the entrance, but they were disheveled and indifferent, paying no mind to the identities of people coming in and out, appearing more like a hollow setup.

Li Zhirui was naturally pleased with this, as it allowed him to easily enter the city and then find a way to obtain identification.

He suppressed his cultivation to the Individual Immortal Realm, yet even so, he attracted some attention, as even in Dayan, this small dynasty, Individual Immortals are quite rare.

At the same time, it wasn’t difficult for those people to guess that this Individual Immortal wasn’t local and very likely came to escape trouble from another dynasty.

However, they didn’t obstruct him and allowed Li Zhirui to enter the city.

For people like him who flee trouble, the higher the cultivation, the greater the price paid, and their gains will be richer!

Indeed, shortly after he walked into the city, someone approached him, whispering, ”Are you here seeking refuge?”

Li Zhirui was taken aback hearing this, but he immediately understood the meaning in the person’s words, nodded, and replied, ”Do you have a way?”