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Chapter 877: Chapter 883: Gu Insect
Facing such a severe situation, the Divine Transformation Masters stationed in the Central Domain, after some deliberation, decided to withdraw the cultivators supporting the Northern Domain!
Although the vast snowy plains of the Northern Domain served as a barrier that the main army of the Sea Clan could not possibly cross to move southward, the Sea Clan still sent a large army.
Moreover, only the southern part of the Northern Domain was inhabited by mortals, and the depths of the snowy plains were forbidden lands for mortals! This was also true for Low-Rank Cultivators.
Regardless, withdrawing the cultivators supporting the Northern Domain was tantamount to giving up the coastal areas of the Northern Domain.
The masters, of course, knew that despite the numerous insufficiencies of the Northern Domain, it should not be easily abandoned. However, the current situation in the Central Domain left hardly any manpower available to withstand the nearly all-out assault of the Demon Cultivators!
The great wars in the Eastern and Southern Domains against the Sea Clan had drawn away more than fifty percent of the strength of the Central Domain, leaving about ten percent in the lesser-populated Northern Domain. Less than forty percent of the cultivators remained to defend the Central Domain, making it very difficult to resist the frenzied Demon Cultivators.
There was no choice but to withdraw the cultivators supporting the Northern Domain.
As for the cultivators of the Northern Domain, how should they respond to the invasion of the Sea Clan?
The solution was simple, withdraw to the southern part, and this great war could be declared over.
The situation in the Central Domain had undergone a drastic change. It seemed unrelated to the battlefield tens of thousands of miles away, but in reality, there was a significant connection!
Opening a battlefield against the Demon Cultivators meant that the number of cultivators from the Central Domain coming to support in the future would greatly decrease, or even cease to exist.
But the Sea Clan was different, they could still recruit a large number of Low-Level Water Demons to join the battle!
However, Li Zhirui and others were still unaware of these things, focusing on besieging the Water Devils.
"Are you alright?" Li Zhirui looked at the blood-drenched Xiaoqing with a deeply concerned face and asked.
Just last night, the Sea Clan launched a surprise attack, bypassing the scout cultivators. Even if everyone was prepared, they were still a bit too slow.
The injuries on Xiaoqing were caused by this sneak attack.
Fortunately, deep night was not suitable for mobilizing a large army, for those Low-Level Water Demons could not see clearly!
So, after paying some price, they eventually drove away those attacking Devil Beasts.
But what war doesn’t result in casualties? Even the Li family had several members fall, others even more so.
"It’s just a minor injury," Xiaoqing shook her head, not taking it to heart.
Li Zhirui did not say much, but his face turned incredibly grim when he started to help heal the wounds.
"What’s wrong?" The change in Li Zhirui’s expression caught the attention of Jiang Fengwu and others. He was just helping with the healing, had he discovered something?
Li Zhirui did not answer but asked, "Xiaoqing, do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
"Not at all, it’s just a minor injury, and it’s about to heal."
"You have been Gu-ed!" Li Zhirui said solemnly.
Saying this, he focused on helping Xiaoqing cleanse the Gu Insect from her body.
He was not very familiar with the Worm Art and did not know what type of Gu Insect was inside Xiaoqing, but it was definitely not something beneficial!
It should be known that Li Zhirui’s Purification Principle suppressed all foul and sinister entities in the world. If the Gu Insect had been beneficial, it wouldn’t have drawn the attention of the Laws.
As for whether it was the handiwork of the Water Devils or a scheme by other cultivators, comparing a recently wounded clan member to an uninjured one would reveal the answer. 𝚗𝚘v𝚙𝚞b.𝚌𝚘m
Soon, Li Zhirui obtained his answer.
The answer also let him breathe a sigh of relief, as it wasn’t what he had feared the most.
"No wonder the Sea Clan suddenly launched a surprise attack, it turns out they were infesting everyone with Gu Insects!" Jiang Fengwu had always felt that the attack came out of nowhere and was now relieved to understand the reason.
"First, gather all our clan members here, especially those who are injured. We must address the Gu Insects immediately."
With so many people involved, Li Zhirui naturally couldn’t inspect each individual personally; he didn’t have that much time or energy and had to resolve the issue in several batches.
"Jiu, you must promptly inform the other cultivators of this," Li Zhirui suggested after getting some rest.
Xiaoqing immediately jumped out and said, "I disagree! Those cultivators are heartless and ruthless, abandoning us in a dire situation. Are we just supposed to let bygones be bygones?"
"But we need their help. We cannot hold the line on our own. Although I don’t know the type of Gu Insects involved, they’re certainly nothing benign. If they become injured later, what will we do?" Da Qing coolly analyzed the situation with solid reasoning.
"I’ll go to the main island and inform them myself," Li Zhirui decided, not following Xiaoqing’s suggestion. Just like Da Qing said, they were indispensable on the battlefront!
"Hmph!" Xiaoqing was still dissatisfied, but not as agitated as before.
Li Zhirui sighed internally; if possible, he wouldn’t want this either, but there was no alternative.
"Ah, isn’t this the famous Fellow Daoist Li? What brings you to our humble abode?" As soon as Li Zhirui met a Divine Transformation Master, he couldn’t help but sneer sarcastically.
Li Zhirui ignored the man and just spoke for himself, "I’ve come to visit because there is something very important I need to discuss with my fellow daoists."
Tsk!
Hmph!
Several Divine Transformation Masters didn’t take his words seriously.
"The Sea Clan’s surprise attack last night was not without ulterior motives. They used the chaos of the attack to secretly infest the injured beings with Gu Insects!" He also brought out the Gu Insects that had been forced out of Xiaoqing and the others.
Having said his piece, Li Zhirui didn’t care whether they believed him or not and simply got up and left.
He wasn’t made of mud! There was no anger in him; if it hadn’t been for the greater good, Li Zhirui would have left long ago and not have endured until now.
"Is what he said true?"
Several Divine Transformation Masters looked at each other, eyeing the pile of dead Gu Insects Li Zhirui had left. It took a while before someone finally spoke up to break the silence.
"I’m not sure, but perhaps testing an injured cultivator could confirm it."
But things were not as simple as they thought. If the Gu Insects were so easily detectable, why hadn’t Xiaoqing discovered them? Even if he was careless, he wasn’t the only injured Divine Transformation Master; among the cultivators, there were one or two others who were injured.
However, so much time had passed and they had shown no signs of disturbance, which clearly demonstrated that even Divine Transformation Cultivators couldn’t detect the Gu Insects inside themselves!
And indeed, that was the case. They checked several injured cultivators and even disturbed a Divine Transformation Master who was healing, but they found no trace of the Gu Insects.
"Could it be that Li Zhirui is exaggerating the danger? Maybe there aren’t any Gu Insects at all." Someone couldn’t help but express their doubt.
After investigating so many cultivators without finding any traces of the Gu Insects, it was hard not to be skeptical.
"Didn’t you see that pile of Gu Insects with your own eyes?"
"It looks like we’ll have to ask Li Zhirui to intervene after all."
"But will he agree?"
Given the strained relationship, Li Zhirui had kindly come to warn them about the danger, only to be mocked and ridiculed.
