Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2262 - 1600: The Battle Begins

”Isn’t it just Xuling Palace among the eight great forces?” Li Zhirui asked calmly.

Li Qiankun said in a heavy tone, ”Yes, they also invited a Profound Immortal to join the battle.”

Hundreds of Heavenly Immortals from these eight great forces alone exerted immense pressure, and no one expected a Profound Immortal would join the fight.

For a moment, it felt as if the sky was falling, and expressions of despair appeared on everyone’s faces.

”Just one Profound Immortal?”

Li Zhirui was indifferent, barely concerned about it, even considering it too few; he would have to find more Profound Immortals to resolve his own karma.

Seeing everyone’s reaction, he shook his head. Their mental resilience was still quite lacking; merely hearing about the opponent’s strength, before the battle even began, they showed such a reaction.

”Rest assured, if this is the extent of their power, it’s not enough to breach the Mountain Protection Array.”

With these words, he casually comforted them.

One must know that the Profound Immortal who founded Tongtian Sect came from an extraordinary background, once a great Profound Immortal sect, with unbelievably strong power; how could the Mountain Protection Array’s grade be lacking?

Not to mention hundreds of Heavenly Immortals, even several dozen Profound Immortals joining forces would require significant time and expenditure of energy to possibly break the formation.

”Sect Leader, are your words true?”

It wasn’t that Li Qiankun didn’t believe it; he simply didn’t dare to believe it, as such words seemed overly extravagant.

Since becoming interim Sect Leader, he had spent effort learning about Tongtian Sect’s past and naturally realized that the records he came across were not complete, concealing much information.

But Li Qiankun always believed it was due to some foolish and extremely stupid actions by ancestors, hidden to maintain their dignity.

Yet now, hearing Li Zhirui’s words, he feared Tongtian Sect’s past was more complex than he had understood!

Hundreds of Heavenly Immortals unable to break the Mountain Protection Array?

”Sect Leader, is the Mountain Protection Array possibly a Profound Immortal rank formation?” some Elders couldn’t contain their inner excitement and quickly asked.

”Hmm.”

Li Zhirui merely responded lightly, then said, ”Since the great battle is imminent, prepare for it.”

”If you have any thoughts, speak freely.”

Though he hadn’t engaged in combat or battles for many years, such incidents were numerous during his growth, and he already had ways to handle them.

The reason for asking was to see if there was one or two talents among these disciples.

After all, he was not a creature of This Realm and would eventually leave Tao Spirit Realm.

Despite having no feelings for Tongtian Sect, he had invested some effort; naturally, he didn’t want it to quickly decline after he left.

”Summon all disciples back to the Mountain Gate, focusing the entire sect’s strength on this great battle!”

”We may not match the opponent’s strength, and perhaps can’t inflict significant damage, but with the Mountain Protection Array’s shelter, we shouldn’t worry about the gate being breached; perhaps we can use external objects?”

An Elder said, ”I remember the treasure house contains several Heaven-shocking Thunders; utilizing the terrifying power of such treasures should blast away a batch of cultivators.”

”Right! Besides, the treasure house’s Heavenly Immortal rank talismans, magical treasures, and spiritual objects, selecting the most potent ones certainly relieves the pressure.”

Are these spiritual objects precious? Naturally, they’re extraordinarily precious, even many have been lost over history, impossible to refine now.

Among those present, though some showed reluctance, understood the priorities and didn’t contest.

After all, treasures are lifeless things; how could they compare to disciples’ lives and the continuation of the sect’s legacy?

”Moreover, if planned well, perhaps one battle could eliminate numerous cultivators and settle much of the sect members’ karma, allowing us to be among the first to emerge from the great calamity,” an Elder began to envision a promising future.

Li Zhirui was quite satisfied with the many ideas proposed and found no issues.

Even the final dream, if well-planned, could likely be realized.

Thus, he added a detail.

”First, ascertain from where the enemies come, then set up strategic traps on their route, possibly killing some cultivators and slightly relieving pressure.”

Li Qiankun frowned, saying, ”Sect Leader, if we act this way, we might utterly enrage them.”

”You’re already life-and-death enemies; what difference does anger make? No anger or anger, ultimately, a life-and-death outcome must be decided.”

”Moreover, in the midst of the great calamity, our enemies will certainly aim to eliminate all disciples to settle their own karma.”

Li Zhirui calmly said, ”Besides, an enraged opponent acting impulsively is slightly beneficial for our subsequent spiritual object assault.”

In a fit of rage, thinking is hard, easily overlooking details.

After hearing this, Li Qiankun was stunned, realizing it was indeed as the Sect Leader said.

”I’ll handle investigating where the enemies come from, while you gather all disciples urgently and prepare for the battle,” Li Zhirui instructed.

Actually, there’s nothing much to prepare, just retrieving treasures from the treasure house.

The disparity between the two sides’ strengths was too great; the disciples’ power couldn’t really harm the opponent.

Indeed, if they didn’t use external objects, even if Heavenly Immortal cultivators stood before them, they couldn’t break their defenses.

The reason he personally executed this task was naturally due to the low realm of disciples, fearing they’d be discovered before getting close.

”Please be cautious in your actions, Sect Leader.”

”Don’t worry.”

Li Zhirui’s calm tone was filled with confidence!

Then he transformed into spirit light, disappearing.

Left in the Mountain Gate, Li Qiankun and others became busy.

They had to summon all stationed disciples back and prepare for the battle.

”Retrieve all refined magic artifacts, formations, and talismans from the treasury, regardless of grade!”

The spiritual objects might not inflict much damage on Heavenly Immortal cultivators, but the massive army led by Xuling Palace and other forces definitely didn’t consist solely of Heavenly Immortals.

Thus, these were prepared for other cultivators, expected to have considerable effect.

If you could retain all these cultivators, one battle could devastate Mingzhou’s eight great forces, and perhaps after the battle ends, actively strike and eliminate all remaining disciples!’

Li Qiankun watched various complex emotions such as busyness, anxiety, and unrest rapidly spread across Ascension Mountain, and a starkly contrasting thought suddenly emerged in his mind.