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Chapter 1076: Chapter 1007: Rules
"Jiu, our family clan’s casualties are on the lesser side. Many of our clan members sensed that something was amiss and came together for mutual support. It’s just that we have too few Lianxu Cultivators in our clan, which inevitably led to dangers that couldn’t be resolved," explained Dragon Carp.
Li Zhirui nodded, suppressing the sorrow in his heart, and asked through a voice transmission, "Have you investigated whether any of our clan members attacked the Zhang Family cultivators and killed them?"
"After the Zhang Family made their move, I sensed something was wrong and I quickly instructed the Elders to secretly gather information..."
Dragon Carp fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Some of our clan members did clash with the Zhang Family cultivators and their hands are stained with the lives of a few Zhang Family cultivators, but they have fallen for various reasons."
Li Zhirui’s expression darkened, his eyes not betraying his emotions, "What happened exactly? Was it due to betrayal from our own people?"
"Most of the clan members indeed died from accidents, but there are a few who, after witnessing the Zhang Family eradicate several forces, feared their actions would bring disaster upon the clan. They left a letter and voluntarily broke off from the clan."
After hearing this, Li Zhirui breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the situation he was most worried about had not happened!
From the beginning, he felt that Dragon Carp’s reaction was somewhat off, fearing that certain people in the clan, concerned that those who had killed Zhang Family cultivators would implicate themselves, might force to death or even directly kill those clan members.
Thankfully, reality wasn’t as bad as Li Zhirui had feared!
If what he feared had happened, it could have shaken the very foundation of the Li family.
Such matters might be concealed temporarily but not forever, and how could the surviving clan members feel secure in a clan that forces death upon its own for so-called safety and interests?
Today, for the so-called safety of the clan and the interests of the family, a clan member is sacrificed, then who knows whether the same might happen to themselves in the future?
Therefore, the decision of the few clan members to take the initiative to leave the clan might be the best option for the Li family at the moment!
As to whether this was their own initiative or if they were advised by others, Li Zhirui did not wish to delve too deeply into the matter.
Moreover, no one knows to what extent the Zhang Family will carry out their retribution; they are currently only targeting a few forces with numerous killings of the Zhang Family cultivators, but will they expand their scope in the future?
All of that depended on the Zhang Family’s single thought!
As long as they decide to take action, having such a justifiable reason, no one could fault them, and even the rationale of the strong bullying the weak would be unnecessary.
After all, you started by killing our younger generation. Now that there is concrete evidence, isn’t vengeance completely normal?
Even without the strong bullying the weak, without Integration Realm cultivators stepping in, among the various forces in Shanyuan State, none can contest the Zhang Family.
Despite understanding the pros and cons, Li Zhirui’s expression remained grim.
Do the Zhang Family cultivators not have the blood of his clan on their hands? One must know, out of the more than three thousand casualties in the Li family, over a thousand had perished!
But these murderers can live on as if nothing happened, while the Li family cultivators must sever ties with the clan and live concealed, fleeing east and west, living in constant fear every day.
Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of personal strength. If the Li family had even one Integration Realm cultivator, they would have the confidence to resolve this matter directly.
Li Zhirui even had a sudden impulse to throw caution to the wind and do everything he could to break through to the Integration Realm!
He was very confident that within two hundred years, he could achieve the Integration Realm Cultivation.
However, by doing so, Li Zhirui’s future path would become extremely difficult, severely affecting his subsequent cultivation progress.
In the end, he calmed down.
"The clan has wronged them," Li Zhirui said in silence after a long while.
Dragon Carp and the other privy clan members lowered their heads in silence, unsure how to respond.
"Did the family provide them with any compensation?"
There are Formations protecting the Li family’s territories, and without the agreement of Dragon Carp and others, those clan members could not have possibly left.
An Elder quickly said, "Yes, we did provide compensation. If they have children or descendants, the clan will take good care of them as well."
"The clan maintains secret contact with them; there may still be opportunities for them to return in the future," said Li Zhirui before he promptly left.
Before departing, he left behind a final remark.
"Since the mountains previously occupied by the Devil Race have fallen into the hands of the Zhang Family, let’s set off for Mount Wanxian as soon as possible."
This matter had already been in preparation, so in just a few days, the Li family boarded several huge Cloud Boats and left Nine Bend Gorge.
Speaking of which, the Li family was among the later ones to leave. Most forces opted to leave within three days after the Zhang Family initiated their retribution.
"Cultivate well and digest the gains from this trial," said Li Zhirui to the clan members, "I hope your cultivation will make substantial progress."
He genuinely hoped their cultivation would advance, as it would make the clan stronger.
Especially since the clan had suffered no small number of casualties this time, if they could make breakthroughs in their cultivation, it would compensate for the clan’s losses.
"How’s the situation with the great battle? Seeing your heavy expression, did the Devil Race emerge victorious?" Jiang Fengwu didn’t come out to greet Li Zhirui but waited for him to return to the Cave Mansion before inquiring.
"The Devil Race was driven out of the mountains, which are now the Zhang Family’s territory. It’s just that a certain matter is weighing heavily on me," Li Zhirui quickly recounted the reasons behind several clan members severing ties with the clan.
After listening, Jiang Fengwu also fell silent for a long time before slowly saying, "I know you feel frustrated and unsatisfied, but the disparity in strength between us and the Zhang Family is evident; the Zhang Family is not something we can afford to provoke right now."
