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Chapter 762: Chapter 768: Emerge
"Oh? Is that so? Then I would like to witness the Divine Power of Daoist friend," the Divine Transformation cultivator raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly.
Li Zhirui didn’t say anything further, turned to look at the cultivators swarming towards him, and felt that quite a number had arrived. He then took a few steps forward, moving above the crowd.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the spiritual energy around him converged before him, forming pure white lotuses. In the blink of an eye, the white lotuses spread out for miles, leaving the onlookers in stunned silence.
A large number of the cultivators among them had never seen the feats of a Nascent Soul Cultivator before. Li Zhirui’s simple gestures were enough to condense such numerous white lotuses, which was truly surprising.
Even that Divine Transformation cultivator’s eyes showed a hint of astonishment. He initially thought that Li Zhirui was just consolidating his realm and hadn’t adapted well, but now it seemed that he didn’t have such concerns at all.
What’s more, his control over mana was far beyond that of ordinary cultivators who had just entered Divine Transformation.
This situation could only mean that Li Zhirui was either a supreme talent who had learned without a teacher or he came from a top force and had been taught by a mentor from an early age.
But regardless of which, it was worth the Southern Edge Commerce Association’s effort to build a good relationship with him.
Speaking of which!
The white lotuses suspended in mid-air bloomed one after another, a refreshing fragrance spread with the wind, making people subconsciously enjoy it and comfortably close their eyes.
Afterward, the white lotuses withered, and petal by petal fell from the sky like rain, turning into streams of Spirit Light that entered the bodies of the cultivators.
The cultivators naturally felt something, some became vigilant and quickly expelled it from their bodies, while others didn’t care and let the Spirit Light wander within.
Before long, those who indulged the Spirit Light had streaks of black, foul-smelling grime oozing from their bodies. With thousands congregated together, one can imagine how dreadful that smell was.
Fortunately, Li Zhirui had been prepared all along and immediately summoned a cleansing breeze to carry away their filth, dispersing the foul odor.
"Many thanks to senior!"
The cultivators bowed joyfully in thanks; they could clearly feel the lightness of their bodies, as if they had shed several pounds of heavy burdens.
"I also want to thank all the protectors,"
He then turned his gaze toward Mr. Zhou and the Nascent Soul cultivators, speaking warmly, "You have all worked especially hard. I still have a few bottles of Precious Pills left over from my past cultivation, and some Spirit Seeds of the Tribulation Thunder Vine, and hope you won’t disdain them."
"Many thanks to senior for the generous gift!"
What they didn’t know was that these Spirit Vines had already lost their reproductive abilities and were incapable of producing new Spirit Seeds.
Regardless of the flaws of the Thunder Vine, it indeed proved to be extremely useful during Tribulation Transcendence; if used correctly, it might even alter the outcome of transcending tribulation.
How could Li Zhirui let such treasures spread at will? Wasn’t it better to keep them in his own hands and profit from them?
If he hadn’t broken through Divine Transformation, and without sufficient strength or confidence, he wouldn’t dare bring out such treasures, but now that he was revered as Divine Transformation, there wasn’t much risk in revealing the Thunder Vine.
After all, the flaws of the Thunder Vine were quite conspicuous; it couldn’t withstand particularly explosive thunder, requiring tens of thousands of Spirit Seeds for just the first six Divine Transformation Tribulation Thunders, and perhaps tens of thousands of Spirit Seeds for a single Void Refinement Tribulation Thunder.
And the amount of mana needed to cultivate them was enormous; with that much mana, it would be better to use other methods to withstand the Tribulation Thunder.
So it wouldn’t arouse the coveting of other Nascent Soul cultivators, and the rest could be easily handled with Li Zhirui’s strength.
"Daoist friend truly has impressive skills! When I initially broke through to Divine Transformation, I couldn’t control the Power of Laws as skillfully as you," the Divine Transformation cultivator praised sincerely.
At the same time, he wondered which of the Laws Li Zhirui controlled, which looked like those related to healing or cleansing, leaning towards a supportive type.
"Fellow Daoist is too modest."
Li Zhirui didn’t continue on this topic but instead said, "Now that things here are settled, I should return to the Sect."
"Whenever Fellow Daoist has time in the future, you can visit the headquarters of the Southern Edge Commerce Association. We could exchange insights, and I’m sure it won’t disappoint you!" While saying this, he even took out a jade token.
"Sure." Li Zhirui readily agreed, as for whether he would actually go in the future, that was another matter. After that, he turned and left promptly.
After breaking through to Divine Transformation, his escape technique naturally became much faster, and returning to the primordial, it was as if he had merged into the world, hardly making any noise.
The journey was uneventful, and without any twists or turns—after all, those who could discover Li Zhirui would not, without reason, attack a Divine Transformation cultivator, and those who could not find him had no target at all.
Hence, after a little over a year, he returned to Wanxian Island very smoothly.
Li Zhirui didn’t make a grand entrance for everyone to see; he still took the secret undersea passage and arrived at his cave dwelling without a sound.
"Zhirui!"
As he pushed open the courtyard door, Jiang Fengwu immediately stood up, shouting with a face full of surprise, "You’ve finally come back!"
"Yes, I’ve been away from home for more than twenty years, and now I’m finally back!" Li Zhirui revealed a brilliant smile and said, "Fortunately, I didn’t disappoint everyone."
After a short while, Li Chengsheng, Li Chengshuo, Da Qing, Xiaoqing, and Cang also appeared in the cave dwelling.
"Father!"
"Jiu!"
Everyone’s faces were filled with joy.
"Dad, is it very difficult to break through to Divine Transformation? How strong are you now?"
Li Zhirui nodded and replied, "It is very difficult, even though I had simulated it countless times in my dreams, but in reality it took over twenty years to merge with the heavens and earth and imprint the Laws. Moreover, when breaking through the Tribulation, it was a close call."
"As for my strength?" After pondering for a moment, he said, "The entire family coming at me together wouldn’t be my match."
After breaking through to Divine Transformation, confronting an enemy was no longer simply about Divine Powers and Spells, but a deeper application of the Power of Laws.
Furthermore, since the Li family had a relatively small number of Nascent Soul cultivators, he could say this. If it had been the Profound Ice Sect, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to take on the entire Sect alone.
"That powerful?!"
"The gap is that big?"
Li Zhirui explained to everyone, then mentioned that he had organized his own experiences well, so when it was time for them to break through, it would be simpler than the path he had blazed on his own.
After a round of pleasant conversations, they finally got down to serious matters.
"Jiu, now that you are back, we can finally deal with those treacherous bastards who have been undermining the family from within!" Xiaoqing said with a stern face, exuding a murderous aura.
Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow and asked, "What happened?"
"Since you went into seclusion, some people have risen up, betraying the family’s interests. If it weren’t for us holding the fort, along with Li Wenli being quite competent, I fear the family would have been thrown into utter chaos long ago," Da Qing stated succinctly, describing some of the situation.
"Heh! I thought that the family wouldn’t have so many hidden troublemakers, but it turns out they were just too well concealed before. Once I left, they all started to show their true colors," Li Zhirui said with a cold laugh.
