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Chapter 765: Chapter 771: The Gift
Under the suppression of Divine Transformation, all the Devil Race and Cultivators seemed to have lost all their vitality and spirit, like puppets with bodies but no souls.
They were not even able to muster the courage to resist, let alone control their physical bodies.
This was the power of the Laws!
The Laws are the foundation of the world, a part of the Heavenly Dao. To breakthrough to Divine Transformation and master the Laws is to wield the power of the Heavenly Dao, the supreme and unrivaled Heavenly Dao.
"Since you dared to offend the might of Divine Transformation, stay on this island and spend the rest of your lives atoning for your sins,"
Li Zhirui glanced at the group of Devil Beasts, choosing to keep those from the Devil Race with a rich Dragon Blood heritage, while for the others, whether they would become breeding beasts or, with a bit more dignity, Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts, would depend on how enlightened they became.
"As for the other Devil Beasts, I do not wish to commit a massacre, so be gone!"
With a flick of his hand, a violent gust of wind howled away, blowing thousands of Devil Beasts for miles. Once they were out of the sphere of suppression, they did not dare to linger and fled towards the Great Void Province at the fastest speed they had ever managed in their lives.
"Rest assured, I won’t treat you in the same way because we are from the same clan, but since the dignity of Divine Transformation must not be violated, if you want to save your lives, then offer up Spiritual Objects as ransom,"
As Li Zhirui finished speaking, the Cultivators finally regained control of their bodies. Faced with absolute power, they had no choice but to obey, despite their reluctance, unless they wished to die here.
Of course, Li Zhirui wasn’t going to barter with them personally, so he had Li Wenli and others step forward to handle it. 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
The Spiritual Objects demanded as ransom were not simply what they offered, but all the Spiritual Objects from their Storage Magical Treasures, which Li Wenli and others would sift through and select.
During this process, there were Cultivators who thought about resisting, but before they even moved, Li Zhirui disabled their Dantians. Being unable to cultivate in the future was the least of their worries, for they had no future at all!
With their Dantians shattered and their realms fallen, of greatest importance was that their lifespans, which had already surpassed those of ordinary humans, came to an abrupt end within a mere half a moment!
Under the threat of death, no Cultivator dared to resist and obediently poured out their Spiritual Objects for Li Wenli and the others to pick through.
After a busy half-hour, everything was finally sorted.
Li Zhirui immediately withdrew his suppression, allowing everyone to depart.
"Oh, right!"
It appeared as though Li Zhirui suddenly remembered something, "I won’t be conducting the Divine Transformation ceremony, but remember to send your tributes."
Not holding a ceremony was partly because he disliked it and found it bothersome, and partly because hosting it would require inviting major powers from nearby areas, which entailed a significant expense. Most importantly, he did not wish to preach to outsiders.
"Please rest assured, senior!"
None dared to utter a word of refusal and hastily affirmed with a single voice before continuing on their way back to their sects.
"Sort these Spiritual Objects by category and store them properly, especially those Spirit Seeds. Make sure they are well preserved. I’ll take my leave first."
After entering the Formation, Li Zhirui immediately blinked away.
As for the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation that had attracted many living beings and sent false news to those powers, it had already begun.
Standing not far off, Li Zhirui saw the relaxed expression on the Dragon Carp and knew he would certainly break through.
After a while longer, the thunder tribulation for the Dragon Carp dissipated quickly, as if it had never appeared at all, and it smoothly made its breakthrough to the fourth order.
Seeing Jiang Fengwu close his eyes to sense the mana emanating from the Dragon Carp after its breakthrough, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but think of Da Qing and the other two, as well as Shen in the space.
The first three were alright, after all, they were already fourth-order Spirit Beasts. Despite the vast mana they received after breaking through to Divine Transformation, they could slowly assimilate it.
But Shen was different. At the time of Li Zhirui’s breakthrough, it was just a second-order little Devil Spirit, who was completely overwhelmed by the mana, like a towering wave, with no power to fight back and was swallowed whole.
Luckily, it did not perish, but fell into a deep sleep. Otherwise, Li Zhirui would have had to change his cultivation technique. Aside from the incompleteness of other techniques, their tiers were far below that of the Wanling Sutra.
But not changing it was also not an option; the passing of a Contracted Spirit Beast would mean one’s own being is incomplete. First, one would have to endure the agony of the backlash, and later on, it would be impossible to advance even one step further.
Fortunately, Shen’s condition was relatively stable; it was just in a coma.
That said.
Li Zhirui did not disturb Jiang Fengwu as he refined the mana, instead, he silently returned to the quiet room and continued deducing the Fifth-order Precious Pills.
In just one short day, the outside world learned of Li Zhirui’s breakthrough to Divine Transformation. Alone, he had defeated a large number of Cultivators and members of the Devil Race, and even left behind many Devil Beasts.
As for the embarrassing act of handing over Spiritual Objects to spare their lives, they naturally would not spread that around.
Most Loose Cultivators, upon hearing this news, would at most express their amazement or sigh momentarily, not taking it to heart as they were not likely to provoke the Li family.
In fact, the Profound Ice Sect released this news not for these Loose Cultivators.
"The Li family has a Nascent Soul Ancestor now?!"
The Shopkeeper of the Xuanfa Pavilion, upon hearing the news, immediately conveyed it back to headquarters, but he knew that from now on, their relationship with the Li family had to be carefully fostered!
Because Li Zhirui was an Alchemy Master! A genuine and capable one, who could deduce Pill Recipes on his own!
If he could refine a Fifth-order Precious Pill, he would be immensely sought after, because Spiritual Objects that aid Nascent Soul Cultivators in their cultivation are exceedingly rare and horrendously expensive, relying only on their own gradual cultivation.
This is also why, despite Nascent Soul Cultivators having two thousand years of lifespan, they still find Ascension difficult. This is one of the reasons since not all Cultivators are like Li Zhirui who, within just five to six hundred years, has achieved the honor of Divine Transformation.
Indeed, the Cultivators who break through to Nascent Soul are the favored children of heaven, but it doesn’t mean that they are young at the time of their breakthrough.
And even if Li Zhirui couldn’t refine a Fifth-order Precious Pill, the Fourth-order Precious Pills he would refine as a Nascent Soul would be of extraordinary quality, and their value high regardless.
Compared to the Xuanfa Pavilion, the Shopkeeper of the Southern Edge Commerce Association was even more decisive. Upon hearing the news, he immediately made a personal visit.
"I apologize, but Ancestor Rui is currently cultivating. If you have any matters, you can tell me," Li Wenli came out to meet the Shopkeeper.
The Shopkeeper was not disappointed, as even if Li Zhirui weren’t in seclusion, it wouldn’t be possible for him to personally meet him. He knew he wasn’t of high enough status, yet his face was still full of smiles as he said, "I heard the esteemed family had an elder break through, so I specially came to extend my congratulations. I’ve brought a small gift, and I hope you won’t disdain it."
Li Wenli didn’t refuse, thanked him, and then stopped speaking, waiting for the other party to voluntarily state his purpose.
"I believe your family could work even more closely with our association. I wonder what you think?’
In his heart, Li Wenli immediately refused. The Li family could not tie themselves to a single entity, as it would only harm themselves. However, out of respect for the commerce association’s reputation, he didn’t express his refusal outright.
