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Chapter 891: Chapter 897: Sealing
Li Zhixuan had already raised her treasured sword and said, "Jiu has urged us several times already, hurry and bring out the spiritual objects!"
In the half quarter hour that Zhen Yunzi was not in the Spirit Realm, Li Zhirui had already asked three times!
The reason for such urgency was because Li Zhirui had previously underestimated the demonic qi!
At first, the demonic qi was indeed easy to counteract, but as the surface layer of demonic qi was dispelled and the deeper accumulated demonic qi was revealed, the amount of Purification Principle needed greatly increased!
If this was in the outside world, Li Zhirui could still gather laws from the heaven and earth, but this was in the healing laws’ Spirit Realm, where the Purification Principle was much too scarce!
Li Zhirui had expended a great deal of energy and might not even be able to gather ten strands of the principle.
In view of this, he dared not confront the demonic qi head-on with the Purification Principle and instead found a way to draw them out from the Dantian. Once they were no longer congregating with large amounts of demonic qi, he immediately activated the Purification Principle to erode them.
If he didn’t do so, the consumption rate of the Purification Principle would be even faster!
However, this made Dao Tong’s suffering much worse.
But Li Zhirui had no better solution and could only proceed in this manner.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yunzi did not dare to delay and hurriedly dumped all the spiritual objects on the ground, with six late Nascent Soul stage cultivators simultaneously destroying the objects.
Li Zhirui felt the rapid increase of Purification Principle around him and immediately divided a part of his divine sense to gather it, integrating it into the light orb in mid-air.
With the addition of this batch of spiritual objects, Li Zhirui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As time ticked away, the demonic qi in Dao Tong’s body gradually dissipated, and what initially occupied most of the Dantian was now only an inch or two in size.
But before Li Zhirui could breathe a sigh of relief, he saw clearly the residue of this bit of demonic qi and his expression suddenly changed. This must be the original Demon Seed!
After weighing the options in his mind, Li Zhirui mobilized the remaining Purification Principle, transforming it into a White Lotus Demonic Banishment Seal to temporarily suppress the Demon Seed within, preventing it from continuing to emit demonic qi and eroding Dao Tong’s Dantian.
After this operation, when Li Zhirui retracted his divine sense, his head throbbed, and his body was weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.
"Jiu!"
Li Zhixuan, quick to react, immediately cast mana to support him, and asked with a worried face, "Are you alright?"
Li Zhirui slightly shook his head and said, "I’ve overexerted myself, I’m a bit weak now, but I’ll recover after resting for a while."
"Sir, is Master Dao Tong..." Zhen Yunzi asked anxiously with a hint of hope in his tone.
"He hasn’t been fully healed. I underestimated the severity of the Demon Seed. I could only clear the demonic qi in the Dantian, and I’ve temporarily sealed the Demon Seed with a prohibition."
Even if Li Zhirui wanted to persevere, with his current condition, he might end up sacrificing himself.
"Can you... deal with that Demon Seed?"
"I need more purifying spiritual objects, and I also need to properly rest."
Suddenly, Li Zhirui said, "By the way, Senior Dao Tong is also of advanced age and needs time to recuperate. Otherwise, I’m worried he won’t hold up."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Zhen Yunzi turned to another late Nascent Soul stage cultivator and said, "Zhen Ji, please lead Sir and the uncle out first."
Li Zhirui and Li Zhixuan followed Zhen Ji out of the Spirit Realm, while Zhen Yunzi quickly went up to carefully check on Dao Tong’s condition.
It was indeed found that Master Dao Tong had internal injuries, but the Mana flowing through his meridians had become purified, confirming that Li Zhirui’s healing was effective.
A further check on the Dantian revealed a very conspicuous White Lotus sealing a mass of inky Demonic Qi. The Demonic Qi was spreading outward, attempting to break free from the confinement of the White Lotus.
"Please, brothers, take good care of Master Dao Tong; I will report this matter to our ancestors and the Sect Leader." With that statement, Zhen Yunzi transformed into a beam of Spirit Light and disappeared from sight.
"You’re saying that Dao Tong’s condition has indeed greatly improved?"
Seeing Zhen Yunzi nod, Grand Peak asked, "Did the young friend say when he would take action?"
"No, he looked in a bad state."
Grand Peak decisively ordered, "Then let’s gather more Purifying Spiritual Objects as a precaution and let Dao Tong recover from his injuries!"
"There are none in Zhenyi Mountain; we’ll have to exchange them with other Sword Veins. For this, we’ll need the Sect Leader’s involvement."
The Sect Leader said kindly, "You are too serious, ancestor. If Master Dao Tong recovers, it will also benefit our Sect."
Moreover, since the Zhenyi Sword Vein had offered Spiritual Objects for exchange, it was not asking for handouts.
With the Sect Leader’s help, nearly all of the Sect’s Purifying Spiritual Objects were gathered at Zhenyi Mountain at a great cost, nearly depleting the Zhenyi Sword Vein’s storage.
To save Dao Tong, they had spent so many Spiritual Objects, adding to the expenditures of past years, which was causing discontent within the Zhenyi Sword Vein.
And it was not just the low-level disciples who were discontented; even those in the Late Nascent Soul Stage voiced their complaints.
The wise and experienced Grand Peak saw all of this and knew well that if successful, Dao Tong’s strength would allow him to ascend successfully, dissipating any dissatisfaction and complaints.
At the same time, it could resolve his inner conflict! Perhaps then, he could advance to the next Realm and even trigger the Ascension Tribulation.
Yes! Dao Tong’s current plight was all caused by Grand Peak.
Years ago, during a venture into the Void, Grand Peak had competed for a piece of Taibai Metal Essence, but it turned out to be a trap set by Demon Cultivators. Despite all efforts, he couldn’t escape and was about to fall when Dao Tong appeared!
At that time, Dao Tong had just advanced to the Late Nascent Soul Stage. How could he match several seasoned Demon Cultivators?
It was only because the Demon Cultivators were greatly weakened by Grand Peak and a Chaotic Storm hit, that they managed to escape. 𝚗o𝚟pub.𝚌𝚘𝚖
But Dao Tong had already been implanted with a Demon Seed, though they didn’t know it then.
As Dao Tong’s strength grew, the Demon Seed absorbed a massive amount of Mana and began to show itself.
By then, however, it was too late to remove the Demon Seed!
This was why Grand Peak was fully committed to saving Dao Tong at all costs.
If they failed, the Zhenyi Sword Vein likely faced major upheaval!
All intelligent beings possess emotions and desires; these Divine Generals stirring trouble were merely looking to gain more power and acquire more Spiritual Objects for themselves.
"I’m not dead yet! After centuries without action, has everyone forgotten how sharp my sword can be?!"
Remember, Grand Peak was ambushed by Demon Cultivators because of his hatred for evil and wielding the sword Qingfeng, he had killed numerous Demon Cultivators, prompting the highest bounty from several forces of the Demonic Tao.
Regrettably, the ambush did not kill Grand Peak but only enraged him further, leading him to wreak havoc in the Western Domain.
Time moved on, and a month had passed.
In fact, Li Zhirui had fully recovered in just five days, but he had not taken action yet because Dao Tong’s condition was still suboptimal and required more time to recover.
