Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 1957: Chapter 1447: Rest (Part 2)

At the same time, they hurriedly opened the city gates and the formations, letting this group of disheveled, heavily wounded kin and allies in.

Gathered those who weren’t hurt, just looked a bit ragged, and ordered someone to take care of the wounded. After closing the gates, they couldn’t wait any longer and pressed, “What exactly happened? Tell us in detail!”

The few glanced at each other, each seeing fear and panic written on the other’s face. Even though the ordeal was over and they had returned to safety, remembering it still made them shudder with terror!

It was only after quite some time that someone finally spoke, recounting their horrifying and harrowing experience.

After everyone finished listening, all fell silent, the hall sunk into a dead stillness.

At first, they found the outcome unbelievable, but after hearing the full process, they found themselves unable to utter a single word.

It was as if the adversary had expected everything in advance, moving carefully step by step, keeping a perfectly steady mental state, seizing the right moments, and the entire battle was almost flawless!

This made them unable to suppress a sense of admiration—even if this person were one of their own, they would have been thrilled and excited, but, sadly, this was a deadly enemy!

Faced with such an opponent, their hearts were left only with dread and unease.

In the midst of misfortune, the only luck was that this person seemed unwilling to leave the rear stronghold. As long as they didn’t launch an attack, they wouldn’t have to face such a terrifying foe!

“It’s not your fault; truly, the other side is just beyond all reason.”

“Divine power is powerless against fate; as mortals, can we only cry in vain!?”

“Could it be the Floating Light Realm will really fall into their hands, and we’ll all become slaves to be slaughtered at their whim?”

Until now, they still believed that after the Li family conquered the Floating Light Realm, their intention was merely to control this world, use it to cultivate spiritual objects, and create more value.

Yet they didn’t know that once the Li family seized the Floating Light Realm, the very first thing they’d do was to offer them, together with the whole world, as a sacrifice to the Primal Spirit Realm Heavenly Dao!

But they were utterly unaware, simply thinking they might become the Li family’s slaves.

Faced with such a powerful foe, some because of this, were tempted to abandon resistance and choose surrender; after all, being enslaved, no matter how bad and even if their lives were controlled by another, was better than dying in battle!

Better to live shamelessly than die well; to survive by any means isn’t so bad.

Moreover, the other side came from a higher-grade Great Thousand World; perhaps one day, through some secret technique, they could travel to that world and cultivate to an even higher realm.

But under current conditions, those planning to surrender were still rare. Despite two consecutive disastrous battles, things weren’t yet beyond redemption, and they still had a chance to win this war!

…

The Floating Light Realm creatures had suffered heavy losses and needed time to recuperate and regain strength; while the Primal Spirit Realm invaders, after successive battles, were also exhausted and temporarily unable to expand their gains.

Thus, the Floating Light Realm, ravaged by war for years, entered a precious period of peace.

But both sides clearly knew this peace would be brief, so they both seized the time to restore power, hoping to claim victory in the next great battle!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months passed!

Li family stronghold.

“Jiu, now the clan members and loose cultivators have fully recovered their strength. I think it’s time to strike again and decisively take the Floating Light Realm.” After months of consideration, Li Zhixuan had made her decision.

Li Zhirui, already fully recovered, couldn’t help but look up at her and asked, “Even if this means a massive loss of world origin, does it matter?”

“If one Floating Light Realm isn’t enough, there’s a second, or other means to repay karma. We can’t keep fighting then stopping—it’s simply unsightly.”

“Since you’ve decided, go ahead as you wish.”

Li Zhirui waved his hand, saying nothing more on the matter. In fact, if not for his interference, perhaps the Floating Light Realm would already be conquered by now.

Of course, such action would have meant heavy losses among the clan and loose cultivators!

But now, after multiple battles and consecutive defeats, the creatures of this realm had already been greatly weakened.

And he didn’t want to stay in the Floating Light Realm any longer; it no longer benefited his cultivation, for he could no longer comprehend the laws from the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

Previously, Li Zhirui had used the Purification Principle to gain acceptance from the Floating Light Heavenly Dao as an Outer Realm creature,

Li Zhixuan nodded solemnly, then asked again, “Jiu, what’s your opinion on this matter?”

The reason she asked was that she recalled Li Zhirui’s many brilliant campaigns and hoped he could offer advice to ease the coming war, reduce casualties, and bring a quicker end.

“I’ve never been to the front lines—all I know comes from papers and from your words, which inevitably have gaps. So about this, you shouldn’t ask me, you should think for yourself.”

Li Zhirui shook his head, offering no strategy, for at that point, perhaps it wouldn’t help but rather harm them!

Li Zhixuan froze for a moment at those words, then recovered, frowning. Her dissatisfaction wasn’t at his unwillingness to help, but at herself for realizing she’d developed dependency.

“Jiu, you’re right; I didn’t consider the issue thoughtfully enough.” She promptly acknowledged her mistake.

“All I can offer you is this support. From here, everything depends on you.”

With that, Li Zhirui left behind a storage magical treasure filled with pills, then vanished.

She took the storage magical treasure and left the cave mansion, turning to summon the clan and loose cultivators, preparing to face off with the native creatures of this realm!

Dong dong dong—

A clear bell rang, instantly drawing everyone’s attention; many people looked toward the sound’s origin, some even rushing outside to see what had happened.

“Everyone, is there anyone willing to join me in completely wiping out the creatures of this realm!”

Li Zhixuan’s voice was cold, but crackling with battle intent, instantly spreading through the entire stronghold.

Boom—

The stronghold erupted into commotion, instantly lively as countless clan members and loose cultivators left their abodes, heading for the gathering point.

“Ancestor Xuan, is this true? Are we really launching a decisive battle against the Floating Light Realm’s creatures?” One clan member asked excitedly.

“That’s right! The native creatures have suffered repeated defeats and massive losses; now is the best time to wipe them out in one stroke!” Li Zhixuan gave her undeniable answer.

The anticipation on everyone’s faces instantly turned into fervor and excitement.

They didn’t dare imagine, if they defeated the Devil Race and Demonic Tao, conquered the entire Floating Light Realm, how many resources and spiritual objects they could claim.

And the Li family would have ample time to absorb the world’s essence—including its civilization, spiritual objects, and more—to nourish the clan and strengthen its foundation.

Clearly, the news that Li Zhixuan intended to offer the entire Floating Light Realm as a sacrifice was kept tightly hidden—not just from outsiders, but even within the clan, only the top ranks knew.

Of course, after conquering the Floating Light Realm, the sacrifice wouldn’t happen immediately; there would be time for the clan and loose cultivators to gather resources.

Moreover, for things that wouldn’t affect the world’s origin, like various cultivation techniques and secret techniques—the content of civilization—the Li family would collect as much as possible.

“Senior, when do we set out?” asked a loose cultivator loudly.

At those words, all eyes burned with fervor and expectation as they looked to Li Zhixuan.

Compared to Li Zhixuan, they were even more impatient, wishing they could depart at once, slaughter the native creatures, then trample their corpses and blood to draw strength and grow.

“Everyone, make your preparations. In nine days, at dawn, we head to the front lines!”

With that, she turned and walked away.