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Chapter 1060: Chapter 999: Scramble
Inside the Formation, countless Cultivators, exhausted, collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and their breaths weak.
If the Devil Race were to take this opportunity to attack, the Cultivators would be utterly unable to stop them and, after a futile struggle, would likely have to escape for their lives.
Because less than twenty percent of the Cultivators could still wield Divine Powers, the majority of the Cultivators’ Mana had dried up, and the defensive Great Array was on the brink of collapse due to the Devil Race’s sabotage.
Fortunately, the Zhang Family’s two rounds of counterattacks had routed the beast tide and forced the Devil Race to withdraw from the battlefield in disarray. Not knowing the condition of the Cultivators’ side, this gave them a slight chance to catch their breath.
"Are you all right?" Li Zhirui asked Xiaoqing and the others with a look of concern.
To prevent the Devil Beasts from breaking through the Great Array, all the clan members had fought desperately, casting Divine Powers. Even those responsible for logistics had joined in, and he was worried that the rough refining of Transforming Treasures might damage their meridians.
This issue was quite serious; delaying treatment could easily become permanent injuries! Extremely unfavorable for future Cultivation.
But Li Zhirui was different; he hadn’t gone all out, still retaining fifty percent of his Mana, and he hadn’t even used the Cave Heaven augmentation.
Though he didn’t look great, he was one of the few Cultivators who could still stand.
"It’s just drying up the Mana inside the body, no other issues." The condition of Xiaoqing and other Void Refinement, Divine Transformation Cultivators, was generally quite good.
Because their Cultivation was higher, their meridians had been tempered more, and their capacity to endure was much greater than the other clan members.
Li Zhirui nodded and ignored them, immediately starting to heal a few clan members who seemed to have serious injuries to prevent further deterioration.
Then he checked on the Elders. If their conditions were not too serious, he advised them to rest briefly before going to assess the injuries of the other clan members. 𝒏𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
To expedite the recovery of all clan members, Li Zhirui repeatedly cast the Lotus Seed Skill, and pure Spiritual Energy entered their bodies with their breathing, purifying the filth from their injuries.
He also didn’t have to worry about being discovered as the founder of the Lotus Seed Skill, as this Secret Technique had long been spread throughout the entire East Continent, and even reached the territories of forces such as the Demonic Tao, the Devil Race, and the Sea Clan.
Except for the Demonic Tao which inherently conflicted with the Purification Principle and couldn’t execute it, other factions had learned the Lotus Seed Skill.
After all, this Secret Technique was easy to learn; it could not only heal wounds but also dispelled Evilness and malevolent forces, especially the latter. Using it on the battlefield could resolve the Evil Qi that affected the mind.
And in the current situation, no one paid attention to Li Zhirui.
All Cultivators were thinking of quickly recovering Mana and treating their injuries because no one knew when the Devil Race would launch another attack.
The Integration Cultivators who were hiding felt anxious about the current situation.
"We didn’t expect the Devil Race to be so strong. We still need to continue to summon Cultivators from all families and Loose Cultivators to join the battle, and our family must also continue to send clan members here!" A certain Void Refinement Cultivator spoke gravely.
The former was to ensure there was enough strength to withstand the Devil Race’s onslaught and to prevent the defense line from being breached by the Devil Beasts, while the latter was to continue polishing the clan members!
That’s right; even in such dire straits, they had not given up on this idea, and if anything, were even more determined.
The Zhang Family had made a grave mistake with one generation, and the same must not happen to the next. Thus, even in such a perilous situation, they planned to throw both generations into the grinder.
Whether they lived or died depended entirely on their strength and luck.
"Indeed, that should be the case." The others agreed. The Zhang Family had enough depth to undertake this!
However, if left unattended, the Zhang Family’s reputation would likely be tarnished forever, causing even greater negative impact.
Before, the Zhang Family didn’t summon many Cultivators from other forces because they believed their clan members’ strength could be honed over time, and the pressure applied was just right.
But the first wave of battle made it clear how weak that generation was.
Continuing the previous strategy meant not only failing to stop the Devil Race but it was also unpredictable how the Thousandfold Mountains would be ravaged by the Devil Race.
After such a catastrophe, there’s no telling how many of these big and small forces would continue their legacy.
If it really came to that point, the Zhang Family would be ridiculed by all forces, and the various forces of the Mountains would harbor great resentment towards them.
After all, it was the Zhang Family that exposed a significant weakness that incited the frenzied attacks of the Devil Race, and they had overestimated their strength, limiting other forces’ number of participants in the battle.
The limitation on numbers was not entirely unreasonable.
The Zhang Family set the quota for each family’s conscription, and you absolutely could not be below it, otherwise, it was considered disobedience, but you also could not exceed it by too much.
However, these Integration Cultivators didn’t even need to initiate a second round of conscription—as soon as the Cultivators from each house had already made up their minds to call for reinforcements from their families.
Right now, they were all preoccupied with healing and considering what method would be more suitable, for after all, the Zhang Family was the command. Acting overtly against it could easily draw resentment.
Fortunately, the Zhang Family announced that they would continue to summon Cultivators from each house to participate in the battle, so they did not need to come up with a foolproof strategy, and the Zhang Family no longer set a limit on numbers.
All the houses utilized their methods, contacted the sect, and requested their territory to arrange for a large number of Cultivators to come and support as soon as possible!
"Let’s hope that the support from the Cultivators will arrive before the next attack from the Devil Race," a Cultivator prayed silently.
And this was not only his hope but also the collective wish of all Cultivators.
