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Chapter 1028: Chapter 983: Annihilation
"Yes!"
"It’s not that we don’t want to deal with those Robbing Cultivators and the Devil Race, it’s just really beyond our capability."
Many cultivators voiced their agreements one after another.
"All fellow daoists have legitimate concerns, but does that mean we just sit idly by and allow those Robbing Cultivators and the Devil Race to ambush us along the way?" Li Zhirui frowned slightly and said.
He had originally thought that when he brought up this matter, the Lianxu Cultivators from other powers would be more eager to respond—not because Li Zhirui thought his own call to action was particularly influential but because the issue threatened the development of everyone’s Spirit Islands.
But to his surprise, the vast majority of cultivators actually took a stance of opposition!
"Li daoist friend does have a point. If we truly ignore the issue, it will seriously disrupt the development pace of our groups. Once the Sea Clan recovers and our strength remains as is, we will likely have difficulty resisting the invasion of the Sea Clan."
Another Nascent Soul Cultivator thought for a moment and then said, "Why don’t we compromise a bit? Powers that are not far from each other could try to take the same route to the East Sea, and as long as we clear the Robbing Cultivators and the Devil Race from this path, the threat will be greatly reduced."
"Perhaps we should discuss traveling together and form a large fleet. In this way, with enough strong forces, even if we encounter ambushes and robberies, we’ll have the strength to fight back."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui’s eyes lit up. These two ideas were indeed good!
Those cultivators who previously opposed the idea began to waver.
"However, our sects and clans are scattered. According to your method, some powers are destined to detour, which increases the risk," the cultivator who had previously firmly opposed spoke out again in retort.
"No matter what, it is impossible to achieve perfection in anything; we can only choose a route that benefits as many powers as possible."
Li Zhirui shook his head and continued, "However, most of you here are from the Thousandfold Mountains and Wanzhu State, so planning the route should still be relatively easy."
The Wanxia Sea Domain was conquered by the Zhang Family from Shanyuan State, but the Zhang Family did not establish their Spirit Island there. Instead, they chose the Golden Sand Sea Domain to the south, which offered better conditions.
And the great powers of Wanzhu State are located in the north in the Cold Water Sea Domain, quite close to each other. Hence, Li Zhirui also invited the Nascent Soul Powers of Wanzhu State.
Apart from those, the remaining ones were some Loose Cultivator forces.
They didn’t have too many troubles in this respect because they brought all their belongings over when they occupied their Spirit Islands.
Moreover, their strengths are not great, with the strongest being only Divine Transformation powers, not qualified to participate in this kind of anti-ambush operation.
Li Zhirui conjured a map of the routes from the Thousandfold Mountains and Wanzhu State to the Wanxia Sea Domain in mid-air and said, "Let us discuss together which route to take, one that benefits the majority of powers and avoids the danger of ambushes by Robbing Cultivators or the Devil Race."
"I think we should head north!" Clearly, this was a Lianxu Cultivator near the north.
"No! The route should be established in the south. Not only is there a large plain where there are fewer places to ambush, but the Immortal Tao powers are stronger in the south, and there are fewer members of the Devil Race."
Although the cultivator who spoke now was from a family closer to the south, he at least provided ample reasoning and didn’t just shout out a dry slogan like the previous one.
Li Zhirui, however, was sitting back and fishing—completely uninvolved and unrushed in the debate between the two sides.
Since Li family’s Mount Wanxian is located on the southeast side of the mountains and is the closest power to the Wanxia Sea Domain, whether they go north or south does not have much impact on the Li family.
After a bit of debate, the cultivators supporting the move south were in the majority.
First, the advantages were indeed greater in the south, and secondly, the Immortal Tao powers in the south were stronger and had more clout!
"Now that a decision has been reached, what if each family sends two Nascent Soul and ten Divine Transformation practitioners to join forces in clearing the path and its surrounding areas of Robbing Cultivators and the Devil Race?" After everyone debated and reached a conclusion, Li Zhirui slowly spoke up.
"No problem!"
Everyone agreed with this proposal.
"Then let’s all go back to prepare. In ten days, let’s meet up at Bull Head Mountain."
Ten days was enough time for everyone to get ready.
After discussion on all aspects was finalized, Li Zhirui personally saw off the Nascent Soul Cultivators departing from Wanling Island.
As soon as many powers left, they couldn’t wait to ask their juniors, "During your visit around Wanling Island, did you notice anything unusual?"
The Li family’s sudden decision to establish a foothold in the Wanxia Sea Domain had made all families suspicious about whether Li family had discovered something, despite there never being the slightest clue before.
And with the squabbles over Spirit Veins after the battles revealing the Li family’s far-sightedness, people still held a sliver of doubt in their hearts.
Therefore, they had this motive of probing the situation when they were invited to Wanling Island this time.
"Nothing. Many cultivators from the Li family are developing Spirit Veins, planting various Spiritual Objects, or establishing places for Alchemy and Artifact Refining."
The dispatched disciple paused to think, then added, "Of course, it’s also possible that the Li family restricted our range of activity, and the resources they discovered are elsewhere."
"Enough, let’s leave it at that."
Since they could not dig out any news, and the defense on Wanling Island was very strict, forcing the issue might invite trouble, so there was no need to create enmity with the strong Nascent Soul family of the Li.
"Jiu, do you really think doing this can alleviate their suspicions?" Da Qing wasn’t completely approving of Li Zhirui’s idea.
