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Chapter 1032: Chapter 985: Ideas
Because the "Earth Spirit Tao Record" itself has several flaws that cannot be ignored!
First, the Spirit Seed required for the integration of the cultivation technique is fixed in place once a land of fortune opens, or even when ascending to a Cave Heaven. That is to say, to benefit from the enhancement of the technique, you can only stay within Mount Wanxian.
But that’s highly impractical!
Not everyone has the unwavering mental state and Dao Heart like Da Qing; most of the clan members need to go through trials to improve themselves, a problem that even Li Zhirui cannot avoid. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
As a result, their desire to increase their strength is often not achievable, and it’s even less effective compared to the "Wanling Sutra" since Contracted Spirit Beasts can follow one around and also enhance one’s own strength.
Second, the "Earth Spirit Tao Record" requires a higher aptitude!
It’s not to say that those with average aptitude can’t cultivate it, but in terms of cultivation speed, it’s completely outmatched by the "Wanling Sutra."
Because of the unique nature of the "Wanling Sutra," when a Spirit Beast increases its cultivation, it provides a substantial amount of Mana to the cultivator, greatly reducing their cultivation time and even slightly improving their aptitude.
The final point is that switching cultivation techniques is not without risk; in fact, it’s a very dangerous matter!
Don’t think that it was easy for Li Zhirui to switch techniques. That was because his realm was high enough to grasp the essence of the "Earth Spirit Tao Record" from a broader perspective and he had plenty of Precious Pills to ensure his success.
But how many clan members meet these two conditions?
If clan members are encouraged to blindly switch cultivation techniques, it could lead to serious casualties. By then, the clan’s strength would certainly regress!
The Li family has already weakened significantly due to the continuous wars against the Sea Clan and the invasions of the Devil Race. If more casualties were to occur, it would make the clan’s recovery even more difficult.
Therefore, Li Hongshi and the Elders decided after consultation to hold a clan-wide meeting and inform all members about these issues, advising them not to blindly and impulsively switch cultivation techniques.
Owing to the establishment of the large fleet, the exchange between Mount Wanxian and Wanling Island has been quite frequent. Hence, before long, the members of the main family also learned about what happened on Wanling Island.
Even the Memory Stones depicting Li Zhirui’s battles were widely circulated, hence the significant impact, forcing Li Hongshi to step in.
Fortunately, the clan members had enough sense not to get carried away. After weighing the pros and cons, many decided to abandon the idea of switching techniques.
However, due to this incident, the "Earth Spirit Tao Record" became truly famous within the Li family.
Before this, the clan only knew about the addition of a cultivation technique that could reach the Great Vehicle Realm—since cultivating to the Immortal Realm was too eye-catching, only a select few were aware—yet they didn’t care much, as the "Wanling Sutra" could also be cultivated to the Great Vehicle Realm.
After all, for the vast majority of clan members, the Great Vehicle Realm was too distant, a mere aspiration, so why bother about it.
Afterwards, when Li Zhirui heard about these events, he was quite astonished, for he did not expect such a great upheaval within his family. His show of strength was to deter other powers!
Under those circumstances, if he really stepped back and compromised, then other injured powers would surely swarm in, demanding compensation from the Li family.
Not to mention that the Li family didn’t have the resources to compensate, even if they did, it was out of the question!
To do so would not only cause disunity among the family but also lead to heavy losses for the clan. Most importantly, it would make others think that the Li family was easy to bully.
Thus, Li Zhirui decided to cut the Gordian knot with his own powerful strength, deterring those powers with other motives.
Fortunately, the timely management by Li Hongshi and the others was effective, preventing a widespread trend of switching cultivation techniques.
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Li Zhirui’s display of strength not only sparked a significant upheaval within the clan but also shocked the various powers in the Wanxia Sea Domain.
"Are you saying, with Li Zhirui alone, he easily dealt with several Mid Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and if he wanted, he could even have killed them?"
A Lianxu Cultivator who heard the news asked back with skepticism: "I admit, Li Zhirui is not weak, and with the Secret Techniques in his hand, he even killed a late-stage Tier 6 Water Devil."
"But Secret Techniques cannot last long, it’s well-known, why would you think he could kill several Lianxu Cultivators with higher cultivation than him?"
"When we rushed over, the great battle was nearing its end, but we saw with our own eyes how he defeated the techniques of those Lianxu Cultivators with just one move!"
He said with a grave tone: "Although from a distance, those disciples who witnessed it did not see any sign of weakness in Li Zhirui. Instead, he appeared unfathomable, with an aura deep like an abyss, still capable of combat!"
"Could this be a bluff from Li Zhirui? Maybe in reality, he’s actually exhausted and running low on Mana." Most people were still doubtful about this news.
Because if it was as he described, then Li Zhirui’s strength would be terrifying.
If Li Zhirui came from a powerful Immortal Realm sect with profound resources, maybe they would believe it, but his background is known to all, coming from a newly established Nascent Soul Power after fleeing.
Even if including the time before his escape, the Li family couldn’t possibly be from an Immortal Realm power because if an Immortal Realm power had truly fallen, it would be an earth-shattering event, not just in the East Continent, but it would have been widespread across the entire Primal Spirit Realm.
"But even so, the strength that Li Zhirui has shown warrants our attention!"
