Family Management Game In Immortal Continent

Chapter 1262: Chapter 1256: Half-Immortal

Within the Red Dust Realm, the massive heart was beating.

The ground was mottled with scattered blood, and under the rhythmic pulsation of the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart, this blood surprisingly crawled toward the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart like worms.

Before Li Zhiheng, who stood atop the heart, were the three Masters of the Martial Academy, securely bound by the tentacles of the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.

These three formidable Masters possessed absolutely no resistance before the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.

Furthermore, the combination of the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart and the ‘Inner Soul World’ technique Li Zhiheng cultivated gradually filled the three Masters with terror.

Dragged into the Inner Soul World and controlled by Li Zhiheng’s heart-shattering, soul-destroying technique, ‘Heart Execution’, they no longer had any chance of winning.

“Phew.”

After three days of fierce battle, Li Zhiheng exhaled a long breath.

With deeply furrowed brows, he gazed at the battlefield he had created using the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.

During the battle in the Immortal Domain back then, he had cultivated diligently for years just to deal with the Zhao Clan and avenge his great-grandson, Qiukong.

Because of this, the entire Immortal Martial lineage had embarked on a path of burying themselves in cultivation.

It was also in the Immortal Domain that he had witnessed the terrifying scene of the Zhao Clan Old Ancestor transforming into a heart.

He had once viewed it as an evil abomination; for a brief period, that terrifying scene had even become his inner demon.

Yet today, he had turned into the very thing he had feared the most.

“Eat them all… eat them all!!!”

A bewitching voice echoed from the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.

Li Zhiheng shook his head. The Blood Moon was drawing closer and closer.

Although he had gradually regained his humanity over the past century, he had also done many things he was unwilling to do—such as devouring the karmic luck and flesh of numerous powerful experts to make transactions with the Divine Heart.

The family said he possessed a pure heart and could control its divinity, but he truly didn’t know if he could resist the temptation and thrill of acquiring power so rapidly.

The moment he used the Divine Heart, he even faintly felt that he was on the verge of losing himself to this overwhelming strength.

Remaining vigilant and steadying his mind, he muttered inwardly, “I truly am dull-witted. If it were the family elders, they certainly wouldn’t end up like this.”

“Half-Immortal… you are a Half-Immortal…”

Suddenly, a murmured whisper interrupted Li Zhiheng’s thoughts.

He saw the Second Master, Zhang Jing, entwined by the tentacles extending from the Divine Heart, struggling to raise her head and staring weakly at Li Zhiheng.

This was merely a fleeting sliver of clear consciousness; all three Masters were fiercely resisting Li Zhiheng’s illusions.

“Half-Immortal?” This was the first time Li Zhiheng had heard this term.

Ever since mastering the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart, and as its divinity began to accept him, he felt his Spiritual power increasing madly.

Now that he had truly taken action, he was so powerful that even he was frightened by it.

Perhaps only the word ‘immortal’ could explain this transformation.

Soon after, he utilized the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart, employing the illusions of the Inner Soul World to extract the intelligence the three Masters possessed piece by piece, reporting it back to the Old Ancestor.

These three Masters were indeed just as Banshu Qingping had said—they represented the entirety of Grandhaven Prefecture.

Having captured the three of them, the family’s previously limited understanding of Grandhaven Prefecture was suddenly and completely enlightened.

And… their understanding of immortals.

…….

At this time, Li Wei was listening to Li Zhiheng recount the intelligence extracted from the Inner Soul World.

It turned out that tens of thousands of years ago, the Red Dust Immortal had awakened within a book in Grandhaven Prefecture.

At that time, Grandhaven Prefecture was teeming with sects and clans, and demons and ghosts roamed everywhere.

Later, the book in which he awakened became a wondrous item, passed down through generations of cultivators to educate them, and also served as the prototype of the Sage Master Martial Academy.

Human ethics and rules, social etiquette and laws, cultivation methods… all were taught bit by bit by the Red Dust Immortal, which led to the prosperous Grandhaven Prefecture.

The rules of Grandhaven Prefecture even spread to many prefectures across the world; it could be said that he made an undeniable contribution to the Imperial Dynasty’s civilization.

“Which means, the Imperial Dynasty very likely knows of the Red Dust Immortal’s existence?”

Li Wei rubbed his head.

He had only heard of entities like immortals from Min Youguo.

Since they knew about them, how could the Imperial Dynasty possibly be unaware of the Red Dust Immortal so extensively educating an entire prefecture?

And then there was the Zhao Clan; the Human Emperor knew of their existence and conveniently went over to wipe them out.

Thinking of this, Li Wei’s old face darkened.

“Sure enough, the gap between status and position creates a massive information disparity. Just how many things are these old geezers hiding that we don’t know about?”

Soon after, he continued to listen to the intelligence.

The Red Dust Immortal educated generation after generation, resulting in the current landscape.

Under his teachings, the Six Masters emerged.

Even Immortal Linghu cultivated in the place where the Red Dust Immortal resided.

Coupled with the foundation of Jade Mist Valley, Grandhaven Prefecture gained a Body Integration expert and a hidden faction.

The Banshu Clan were also disciples of the Red Dust Immortal; Banshu Ao’s ‘World’ rules were learned from the Red Dust Immortal.

Until one day, the Red Dust Immortal suddenly had a premonition, explicitly stating that the Human Emperor did not have long to live.

It was also from that moment that the world began to fall into chaos, and the cultivators of Grandhaven Prefecture became greedy.

Immortal Linghu challenged the Red Dust Immortal more than once.

This ancestral master of Jade Mist Valley suffered from his mortal flesh and bones and no longer wanted to be human, but the Red Dust Immortal couldn’t even be bothered to pay him any attention.

Of course, this was also partly due to the fear of being held accountable by the Imperial Dynasty.

Thus, in order to become an immortal, Immortal Linghu got mixed up with the Peerless Hall…

“A Half-Immortal?”

Thinking of Immortal Linghu becoming a Half-Immortal, Li Wei’s expression couldn’t help but change.

He had seen with his own eyes Li Zhiheng’s strength after becoming a Half-Immortal, and Immortal Linghu was at the Body Integration realm!

Additionally, the Banshu Clan was raising a divine infant; this matter was also known to the Red Dust Immortal and the Six Masters.

The Red Dust Immortal observed the mortal world.

As long as that divine infant didn’t obstruct the Red Dust Immortal, why would he waste his free time meddling with it?

Moreover, according to the Red Dust Immortal, the divine infant was truly nothing more than a watchdog…

Void Refinement becoming immortal is also known as an Earth Immortal.

Body Integration is a Heavenly Immortal.

That watchdog was a Heavenly Immortal.

Since it was a dog, it grew accustomed to being raised by people.

Consequently, the watchdog nurtured the Banshu Clan, and then had the Banshu Clan feed it…

It originally intended to help Banshu Ao break through to Body Integration during the chaotic times, but now only Banshu Weide was left.

However, the watchdog bullied the weak and feared the strong, so it hadn’t found an opportunity.

Then there was the Martial Academy.

When the Blood Moon arrived, the Six Masters of the Martial Academy also changed.

They were unwilling to become a part of what lay beneath the Blood Moon and wanted to push the Red Dust Immortal to deal with the Blood Moon.

But for some unknown reason, no matter who asked, the Red Dust Immortal would only reply, “merely mediocre.”

When it actually came time to take action, he was all talk and no action.

Seeing no hope in relying on the Red Dust Immortal, the Six Masters could only rely on themselves—breaking through to Body Integration, becoming Half-Immortals; their karmic opportunities all lay within Grandhaven Prefecture.

Relying on the immortal method ‘Red Dust Realm’ bestowed upon them by the Red Dust Immortal, they even dared to try to capture the divine infant, making the divine infant jumpy and paranoid.

The Six Masters wanted to capture Banshu Weide, intending to devour Banshu Weide and the people of the Peerless Hall while Immortal Linghu had no one to protect him, and then prepare to devour the divine infant…

Banshu Ao became a Half-Immortal and wanted to become a true immortal. He even wanted to borrow the power of the Peerless Hall to devour the Red Dust Immortal.

Who knew that halfway through, an unexpected interloper would burst onto the scene.

The three factions didn’t end up biting each other; instead, a fourth party intervened.

“…”

Li Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, cursing inwardly that the circle in Grandhaven City was truly chaotic to the extreme.

Li Zhiheng’s frown deepened.

“You educate the world, yet you command the cultivators of the Martial Academy to ruthlessly slaughter the common people. Is this your method to strengthen yourselves?”

“We didn’t.”

The controlled Sixth Master spoke faintly, “I have never committed the act of slaughtering the common people.”

Anger gradually appeared on his face.

“That would cause panic. My initial plan was to devour the divine infant and devour the Peerless Hall and Jade Mist Valley.

Having them would be enough; our Red Dust Realm would become even stronger.

Following that, we could lead Grandhaven Prefecture to evade the Blood Moon, marching toward Redmere, Westfall, and Azure Cloud, incorporating all the major factions into the Red Dust Realm.”

“Devouring three major prefectures with lightning speed, the Red Dust Immortal would definitely be shaken.”

“I suspect it is the other five Masters secretly issuing decrees to murder the commoners.

These five idiots! If it weren’t for them, the commoners wouldn’t leave, Grandhaven Prefecture wouldn’t panic, and as we educate Grandhaven Prefecture, everyone would be used by us!”

Li Zhiheng looked at the other two Masters.

He fed on hidden merit and still owed a lot of hidden merit.

As long as he killed the chief culprits, he could devour the karmic luck of the deceased in Grandhaven Prefecture without any side effects. This was also his Dao path.

“It wasn’t me, I thought it was you guys.”

“It wasn’t me either. It seems I wronged you.”

“…”

Seeing the other two Masters speak up, the corners of Li Wei’s mouth twitched.

It turned out these three were highly suspicious of each other.

The fact that they hadn’t started fighting among themselves already meant they had deep bonds.

Even with a calm disposition like Li Zhiheng’s, he couldn’t help but feel speechless.

He asked toward the spirit tablet, “Old Ancestor, how should these three be dealt with?”

Seeing Li Zhiheng’s inquiry, Li Wei shook his head and smiled.

Didn’t they say younger generations are kind-hearted? If it were in the hands of the older generation, they would be treated to the Heavenly Coffin.

[Since they are the people you captured, you may decide for yourself.]

…

[Congratulations, your descendant Li Zhiheng has subdued three Masters of the Martial Academy.]

[Acquired Family Will: 12,000]

[Your descendant has trapped the three within the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart.

He expressed to you that with living people trapped within the Heavenly Dao Divine Heart, he can control the three through the ‘Inner Soul World’ and the supreme-grade Dharma Treasure, the Soul-Holding Lamp, acquiring a massive amount of intelligence and information.

He can make the three fight for him, command the three to teach techniques to his descendants, refine them at will, and seize their ‘Red Dust Realm’… The three have a hundred uses.]

[Your descendant Li Zhiheng guesses that he can obtain immense benefits from these three Masters who educate Grandhaven Prefecture.

Once he fully comprehends and integrates their teachings, if there are members in the clan suitable for these three’s Red Dust Immortal methods, they might be able to inherit everything from the three.]

“Holy crap?!!” Li Wei cursed inwardly.

He suddenly realized that he had still underestimated the methods of gods and immortals.

The Heavenly Dao Divine Heart had infinite wondrous uses, far exceeding his expectations!

“There are also the other three Masters.”

Li Wei’s breathing suddenly quickened.

These three’s Red Dust Realm was countered by Li Zhiheng, but Li Zhiheng had already exhausted all his methods.

If the other three Masters were also present and just as powerful as these three, the outcome of the battle would have been unpredictable.

If all Six Masters were trapped within the Divine Heart, and their legacy inherited by a single person… Li Wei didn’t even dare to imagine.

“It seems this trip to Grandhaven Prefecture was the right choice for the family.”

Soon after, he was about to check the spoils of war on the three Masters to see if there was anything the clansmen could use, and then go find the other three Masters.

Suddenly, Li Wei blanked for a moment.

“Thud!”

Li Zhiheng, who had just exited the Void Refinement space not long ago, plummeted to the ground. Without a single injury, his breathing instantly became long and steady.

This battle had not been that easy for Zhiheng; manipulating the Divine Heart and the Inner Soul World for three days had almost entirely depleted all his Spiritual power and soul strength.

Now he could only rely on a deep slumber to maintain his final bit of Spiritual power to keep the three Masters trapped.

“Sleep in peace.”

Through the spirit tablet, Li Wei summoned the nearest clansmen and smiled at Li Zhiheng.

“Leave the rest to your elders.”

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