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Chapter 892: Chapter 898: The Treasury
For this, Li Zhirui had waited over a month.
Yesterday, after confirming that Master Dao Tong’s health was out of danger, he was finally able to make a move.
"Your efforts are much appreciated," said Zhen Yunzi, who, along with several senior brothers, followed Li Zhirui into the Spirit Realm.
Of course, Li Zhixuan was among them.
Li Zhirui originally wanted to suggest that it would be more convenient and less expensive to treat the condition in the outside world, but seeing their determination, he knew they would never agree and naturally did not waste more words.
"There’s no need for such courtesy, Fellow Daoist. As for money, that’s simply the cost of service," he replied.
Li Zhirui approached Master Dao Tong and said, "Senior, I do not have full confidence in removing the Demon Seed, but I will do my utmost."
"Success or failure, your best effort will be enough," replied Dao Tong, calm and composed.
It had to be said that Dao Tong’s mental state was extremely strong; facing the great terror of life and death, he remained undisturbed.
Li Zhirui bowed slightly and stepped back, addressing Zhen Yunzi and the others, "I appreciate your hard work. Let’s begin now."
One by one, the Purifying Spiritual Objects were roughly placed on the ground, immediately emitting a brilliant radiance, forcing Li Zhirui and the others to retract their Dharma Eyes. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
Crack—
The sound of a Spiritual Object shattering echoed, quickly amplifying several times, reverberating throughout the entire Spirit Realm.
The Purification Principle within the Spirit Realm grew increasingly dense. Under Li Zhirui’s control, it was like a thick, clear white stream directly flowing into Dao Tong’s Dantian.
Sizzling sounds ensued!
The stream rushed toward the Demon Seed, and when the Principle touched it, it dissipated like fine rain meeting a blazing fire.
But the fine, continuous rain persisted, endlessly washing over the Demon Seed.
The now weakened Demon Seed was gradually being ’quenched’ somewhat, and its Demonic Qi’s hold over the Dantian further reduced in size.
Li Zhirui was not fully satisfied with this small accomplishment and remained calm, steadily driving out the Demon Seed as one would boil a frog in warm water.
Everything was going very smoothly until, all of a sudden, an unexpected turn of events occurred!
The Demon Seed became extremely aggressive, filled with hostility, and began to attack the Purification Principle proactively. It also released a thick Demonic Qi, tainting the Dantian nearby.
A sense of elation rose in Li Zhirui’s heart—a cornered beast still fights!
Thinking carefully, it seemed only natural. No matter how formidable the Demon Seed, it was nothing but a rootless duckweed within Dao Tong’s Dantian, especially since the outer layer of Demonic Qi had been dispersed.
Not to mention, the Zhenyi Sword Vein had expended a significant amount of Purifying Spiritual Objects for this. The resources spent in two rounds could have been used to forcefully create many Nascent Soul Cultivators.
However, this caused Dao Tong to suffer. As the Demon Seed rampaged within his Dantian, he bore the excruciating pain, biting down hard to endure it. Apart from a thin layer of sweat covering his body, one could not perceive the immense pain he was enduring.
Time trickled by, and with the counteraction of a great amount of the Purification Principle, the Demon Seed gradually diminished, eventually disappearing completely!
"It’s done!" Seeing Zhen Yunzi and the others still destroying Spiritual Objects, Li Zhirui quickly spoke up to stop them.
"Fellow Daoist," said one, "our Master..."
"He has been honorably saved!"
"Thank you! If not for your intervention... Thank you!" Zhen Yunzi spoke excitedly, somewhat incoherently.
Li Zhirui modestly deflected the praise, and seeing that there was still a considerable amount of the Purification Principle left, he infused it into Dao Tong’s body, helping to resolve some other issues inside him.
After the procedure, Dao Tong’s physical body had become somewhat stronger, and the aura of decay was not so intense.
However, his lifespan remained unchanged. Curing the injuries did not mean that one’s lifespan could be restored.
Therefore, Dao Tong still had less than ten years of life left, and he must succeed in his Ascension to the Upper Realm within that period; otherwise, death was inevitable.
"Let Master Dao Tong rest well," Li Zhirui said, although he had expended a great deal of energy, he wasn’t as drained as the first time.
After leaving the Spirit Realm, Zhen Yunzi had a junior brother escort Li Zhirui back to his temporary dwelling in the Cave Mansion, while he himself brought the good news to Grand Peak Ancestor Master.
"Good, good, good!" Hearing the news, Grand Peak first paused in astonishment, then burst into joy, laughing heartily and approvingly. As he laughed, the mental knots that had troubled him for countless years also began to shatter bit by bit.
Suddenly, his whole aura changed dramatically, as if an unparalleled Treasured Sword had been unsheathed, its terrifying Sword Intent soared into the sky, tearing through the clouds above the Nine Heavens.
In the next instant, all the aura and Sword Intent vanished without a trace, as if the scene that had just unfolded was merely an illusion of Zhen Yunzi.
"Could it be..."
But how could such an aura and Sword Intent be concealed from others?
Every accomplished Cultivator within the vast Ten Thousand Swords Sect had witnessed it.
"Has Grand Peak Ancestor Master overcome his mental barrier?"
Atop the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, the Sect Leader put down the Jade Slip he was holding and muttered thoughtfully, "It seems that Master Dao Tong’s problem has been resolved!"
It was foreseeable that, not long from now, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was about to face two Ascension Tribulations!
If both were to succeed, it would greatly enhance the reputation and prestige of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, which would be advantageous for recruiting disciples.
Even Li Zhirui, who was on the distant Welcoming Guests Peak, could feel the terror of the Sword Intent.
"As expected of a top Great Sect in the Central Region! Yet another figure at the Divine Transformation Completion Stage!" Li Zhirui mused.
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"This is my Token. Tomorrow, you are to take young friend Li to the inner vault to select three Spiritual Objects. Also, ask if he has any other requests," said Grand Peak in a warm voice.
"Yes!" Zhen Yunzi was momentarily startled before bowing and responding, then slowly retreated from the hall.
Only then did Zhen Yunzi realize that he was drenched in cold sweat. Just now, the aura of his Ancestor Master had almost engulfed him!
Had it not been for the fact that Zhen Yunzi was also a Divine Transformation cultivator and a Sword Cultivator with a resolute Dao Heart, his Dao Heart might have shattered under the direct confrontation of Grand Peak’s burst of Sword Intent.
The next morning.
Zhen Yunzi knocked on the gate of the courtyard where Li Zhirui resided.
"My Lord, if you are unoccupied today, perhaps you would like to accompany me to the inner vault to choose some Spiritual Objects?"
Li Zhirui’s eyes lit up upon hearing this; he hadn’t expected the reward to come so quickly!
Although he wasn’t worried about the Ten Thousand Swords Sect reneging, they could have easily delayed the process if they had wanted to.
Following Zhen Yunzi as they hastened through the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Li Zhirui finally had the chance to admire the scenery along the way.
"Here we are!"
Li Zhirui focused his gaze and saw a heavily fortified stone door covered in prohibitions standing before him.
While he didn’t sense any Cultivators guarding nearby, Li Zhirui was certain that if he harbored any aggressive thoughts, a great number of Divine Transformation cultivators would act in an instant!
And the stone door itself exerted a tremendous pressure on Li Zhirui.
Zhen Yunzi then presented a Token, and the stone door slowly opened to reveal a vast space filled with jade shelves.
At a casual glance, each jade shelf was lined with at least a thousand Jade Boxes.
Li Zhirui quickly did the math and was stunned—there must be tens of millions of Spiritual Objects!
Despite the barrier of the Jade Boxes and the inconvenience of forcibly probing with his Divine Sense, he could tell that they were at least Third Order Spiritual Objects.
"My Lord, this is just the outer vault. Please follow me," Zhen Yunzi softly reminded.
