Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 2280 - 1609: Grass Cocoon

”So arrogant? Who do you think you are!”

The cultivator heard this and immediately retorted, his disdain written all over his face.

”It has been many years since I’ve seen a cultivator as conceited as you.” Li Zhirui looked at him as if he were a clueless insect.

His companions, realizing something was amiss, hurriedly pulled him and said, ”Let’s just leave it, don’t stir up trouble.”

”No way, I must kill this clueless fool today to quell my anger.” But to their surprise, he was still unwilling to give it up.

”Stubborn fool.”

Li Zhirui shook his head slightly; he didn’t have time to waste playing with them.

A point of Spirit Light flashed in mid-air, entering the person’s body at a speed beyond everyone’s reaction.

”Ha! Playing tricks!”

But the next moment, a breeze blew by, and he was like decayed wood, turning into scattered ashes and completely vanishing.

”Ah!”

Witnessing this terrifying scene, the other cultivators couldn’t help but scream, looking at Li Zhirui with faces full of fear, instinctively stepping back repeatedly.

”W-What technique is that!”

They wanted to flee but were afraid it would anger his opponent, not knowing what to do for a moment.

But Li Zhirui didn’t even glance at them and left straight away.

Only after he had been gone for a while did the cultivators finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Even so, they dared not discuss this elder whose strength was impossible to discern.

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On the other side, Li Zhirui had successfully found the second spot dense with evil energy.

Using the previous method, he exerted the Power of Purification on the area, and as one Purifying White Lotus bloomed, it quickly restored to its state before the catastrophe.

Almost instantly, he sensed his karmic influences reduced by about ten to twenty percent.

”Karma has now halved.” Thinking about it, a smile appeared on Li Zhirui’s face.

As a cultivator who preferred secluded, arduous cultivation, he naturally disliked wandering around.

Especially now, with the eruption of the catastrophe, traveling outside easily leads to troublesome encounters!

Like the clueless low-level cultivator he met earlier.

And now, the situation Li Zhirui encounters.

Two forces suddenly erupted into a battle as he passed by, dragging him, an uninvolved passerby, into the war!

With his speed, passing through an unimportant place might not even take a breath, making it impossible to see clearly, but coincidentally, a war broke out as he passed through.

Facing the mighty flow of spells from both sides, even Li Zhirui, a renowned Profound Immortal, must avoid the sharp edges and dare not charge through recklessly.

”Damn it!” Unable to resist cursing softly, he planned to leave the battlefield as quickly as possible.

But unbeknownst to him, some lunatic specifically launched attacks targeting him!

The Divine Power was quite strong, likely a strategy from another Profound Immortal, forcing him to defend with his Life-bound Magic Treasure, which considerably slowed him down.

The subsequent attacks forced Li Zhirui to halt.

His position was quite poor, situated in the middle of the two opposing forces, causing the cultivators on both sides to mistakenly think he was powerful support sent by the other.

As such, more and more attacks came his way.

Though he wasn’t made to look pathetic, he couldn’t continue moving forward!

Of course, Li Zhirui had means to escape—a flash-space retreat no one could prevent unless their power was overwhelming enough to restrain him entirely.

Only under such circumstances could his actions be restricted.

Yet he didn’t want to expose himself easily to avoid others discovering the truth.

Aside from that, he could also risk charging out, but doing so might lead to injury.

And this was something Li Zhirui was unwilling to accept.

Therefore, he could only deal with their attacks while retreating, planning to leave the battlefield range swiftly.

Once out, he would be free from the predicament, no longer fearing unwarranted injury.

His strategy seemed somewhat timid, overly accommodating, but there was no choice as Li Zhirui couldn’t kill many low-level cultivators en masse, which would not benefit him and would bring more karmic influences.

Moreover, the cultivators attacking him were at the rear of the battle formation. To defeat them, he’d have to pass through the formation, encountering a barrage of attacks during that period, so simply withdrawing seemed a better choice.

”Senior brother, it seems that person isn’t reinforcement from the opposite side.” A certain Heavenly Immortal noticed something amiss and whispered a reminder.

”Not just us; I’m sure Master Yuan Run and other senior brothers have also realized it.”

Another nodded and responded, ”But it doesn’t matter; if we can eliminate one additional Mystic Immortal, we could resolve most of our karma. After this battle, our karma might not just be fully dissolved, but we could also gain a large amount of Merit.”

The person who spoke earlier suddenly brightened, agreeing that yes, even with many people joining forces, sharing the Merit after killing him wouldn’t be sparse.

After the battle, this Merit could allow one’s cultivation to advance further.

Meanwhile, the other cultivators also realized their mistake but made the same choice, continuing their attack even more fiercely.

For a moment, both sides tacitly agreed to kill off this Mystic Immortal who had unwittingly entered the battlefield!

Both to eliminate this unexpected factor and to obtain the Merit from killing him.

Thus, Li Zhirui discovered the attacking cultivators’ suddenly increased power.

’Are they perhaps trying to kill me?’

This thought surfaced in his mind, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, did they really think he refrained from action out of fear?!

If that’s the case, then don’t blame him for being ruthless, as they were the ones who forced him.

”Sometimes, solely retreating isn’t a good thing; it only makes people think you’re weak and easy to bully!”

Li Zhirui stopped retreating and hovered in the air, his expression cold as he looked down at the struggling low-level cultivators below.

He wouldn’t harm them, not to cause trouble for himself, but he had countless means to disrupt this battle!

He unleashed his Life-bound Magic Treasure ensuring he wouldn’t be harmed for a short period, allowing him to focus on dealing with the cultivators below.

”You want to resolve your karma through the battle, right?”

As he spoke, his hands rapidly formed seals, numerous points of Spirit Light gathered around Li Zhirui, appearing like a giant green sun!

The dazzling light made many cultivators’ eyes uncomfortable, instinctively shutting them, while only a few were unaffected.