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Chapter 813: Chapter 819: Intentional
"Not among those cultivators, are there three powerful Devil Beasts?" Can we collaborate with them? At least to get out of this damned Secret Realm!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it immediately sparked fierce objections from the Devil Beasts.
"What are you talking about! Are you planning to become the cultivators’ slaves, their dogs?" a Great Devil roared angrily.
"Ha! Everyone knows this is a Secret Realm and there’s absolutely no chance of ’Ascension’. The only way to leave is through the realm’s portal, but do any of you know where it is?"
Perhaps, initially, these Devil Beasts might have thought this was a minor world, but over so many years, spanning countless generations, how could they not know the real situation?
"What if we miss this chance? When will the next one be? Three hundred years? Five hundred years? Or a thousand years?"
The Great Devil who proposed cooperation remained unaffected, and said indifferently, "Are you truly content to die here in the Secret Realm?"
"There’s absolutely no need to collaborate with the cultivators. We just need to capture some of them alive and force the information about the portal from them."
Wanting to leave, there wasn’t just the single path of cooperation that it had mentioned.
Before, they had no choice but to wait for death, but now that they saw hope, naturally, nobody wanted to be trapped in the Secret Realm.
Moreover, their primary reason for wanting to deal with the cultivators wasn’t for revenge, but rather fear that they too might end up dead and obliterated, wanting only to protect themselves.
However, remarking in such a way, the anger in the hearts of the Great Devils greatly diminished. Compared to avenging what they considered their kin, the hope of survival was far more significant.
"And besides, you want to cooperate, but that doesn’t mean the cultivators will agree. It’s clear they just want to eliminate us all and monopolize the Secret Realm."
Instantly, the topic of discussion among the Great Devils changed from how to deal with the cultivators to how to leave the Secret Realm.
After some discussion, they eventually decided to gather all the Devil Beasts together, break through the cultivators’ stronghold, but their main objective shifted from killing the cultivators to capturing as many alive as possible then extracting the information about the Secret Realm’s exit. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
"Now that we have a plan, let’s put it into action!"
The Great Devils no longer lingered, each returning to their territories to gather their tribes and rushed to the meeting point.
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"How come after several days of searching, we’ve found no sign of the Devil Beast Tribes, only some insignificant Devil Beasts?" Li Chenghuo noted something odd and suddenly felt uneasy.
"Could it be that the Devil Beasts are scared? So they’ve migrated far away?" Xiaoqing didn’t think much and casually replied.
Li Chenghuo frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Uncle Qingpeng, let’s head back to our base earlier. I have a feeling something big is going to happen."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing looked up at him in surprise, saw that Li Chenghuo wasn’t joking, his face turned serious, and he nodded without hesitation, "Alright! Let’s head back now!"
Before long, Li Chenghuo and his group returned to their base.
"Why did you all come back already? Did you encounter a Devil Beast ambush?" Cang asked with concern.
Xiaoqing shook his head, "Cheng Huo had a sudden premonition that something big is going to happen, and since we haven’t found many Devil Beasts these past few days, we just decided to come back."
Cang didn’t dare overlook the instincts of a Nascent Soul Cultivator and immediately called Howling Moon, Li Xianxun, and Li Mingyao and the six of them discussed seriously.
"The most likely scenario is the Devil Beasts gathering an army, preparing to take us out!"
This statement was acknowledged by the others, so they discussed their countermeasures with that possibility in mind.
First of all, they needed to secure a large amount of resources from Wanxian Island to ensure they had enough to sustain a prolonged battle.
Next, the family needed to send more members to help, even if they were only Foundation Establishment Cultivators; standing in the Formation would still help alleviate some of the pressure.
After all, the previous encounter with the Devil Beast Army involved nearly ten thousand beasts, and this time there would only be more!
Lastly, if they failed to defend, they needed a plan to quickly leave the Secret Realm.
Anyway, now that they controlled the Secret Realm, as long as they preserved their lives, if they failed this time, there would be a next time. But if they lost their lives, that was truly the end.
Back on Wanxian Island, the news from the Secret Realm suddenly broke the Elders’ debate; the family members in the realm had already decided to fight on, so what more was there to say?
All they could do was provide full support to ensure they didn’t fail due to a lack of resources.
Quickly, the whole family mobilized at an even faster pace, resources were rapidly produced and sent to the Secret Realm.
"What is the Li family doing lately? Why has the sale of Spiritual Objects dropped so much?"
Some astute Loose Cultivators noticed something was amiss, and then everyone started discussing.
"I was at the Red Pine Market before, and I saw the Cloud Whale Spirit Ship leaving Wanxian Island multiple times, heading towards the Distant Sea."
"Could it be that the Li family is competing with the Sea Clan over some Spiritual Objects?"
"How could that be! The Sea Clan’s power is unfathomable; there’s no way the Li family would dare to contend with the Sea Clan in the Distant Sea, that would be outright suicide!"
The discussions among the Loose Cultivators spread this news at an unprecedented speed, and then it reached ears of some Cultivators who had long been considering rebelling against the Li family, and they tacitly gathered together.
"Is this rumor true or false?"
"True! I received intelligence a few days ago about the frequent departures of the Cloud Whale Spirit Ship."
The others’ eyes lit up instantly. If that was the case, wouldn’t Wanxian Island’s forces be drastically depleted? After all, with the Sea Clan’s formidable power, the Li family, even if deploying their entire force, would hardly be a match.
But they never considered whether the Cloud Whale Spirit Ship’s departures were real, could the conflict with the Sea Clan be fake?
"Now is the best time to topple the Li family!"
"Exactly! If we miss this chance, who knows when we’ll have another."
These dissatisfied forces quickly united, each returning to prepare their disciples and family members to march towards Wanxian Island to overthrow the Li family!
"Which forces are restless and eager to make a move?"
Wanxian Island, family grand hall.
Li Mingzi was handling family affairs while questioning the black-clad Cultivator in front of him.
"Jade Lamp Mountain’s Liu Family, Wang Family of Green Mountain State, Water Spirit Sect, Sanding Sect..." the black-clad Cultivator reeled off the names of over a dozen vassal forces.
"Ha! I didn’t expect there were still so many forces unwilling to submit!"
Li Mingzi’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint, and he said coldly, "Good, let’s use this opportunity to deal with them. It will save Wanxian Province a lot of trouble in the future."
The rampant rumors among the Loose Cultivators were actually spread deliberately by Li Mingzi, aiming to draw out those malevolent forces.
He hadn’t anticipated the effect to be so significant, nor had he expected so many.
As for how to manage their territories after dealing with them, that wasn’t an issue the current Li family needed to consider.
The Li family was no longer the small clan of yesteryear, which had only a couple of thousand members and only a few Golden Cores; they had long been able to dispatch many Cultivators to guard and develop areas.
