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Chapter 923: Chapter 929: Thousand Mountains
After sending Wang Huoyi off, Li Zhirui closed the door of his room, set up the Formation, and took out the dictionary Jade Slip, earnestly studying the script of the Profound Origin Realm.
With Li Zhirui’s learning ability, he had mastered the commonly used script of the Primal Spirit Realm after just most of the night.
Later in the night, Li Zhirui contacted Da Qing and the others, telling them he had temporarily settled down and was now looking at the surrounding map, determining the family’s foothold.
"I will send the comparison dictionary into the space now; you guys should learn it as quickly as possible."
To help his clansmen learn, Li Zhirui had spent several times the Spirit Stones to buy higher permissions, after all, relying solely on teaching would not only take too much time but also be more difficult.
"Da Qing, keep an eye on the secular clansmen, as well as the children who haven’t started cultivating," Li Zhirui reminded them at the end.
After all, three days, or even longer periods of slumber, might not impact cultivators like Jiang Fengwu much, but it was different for the mortals; it could cause internal injuries.
"Don’t worry, Jiu, we have been keeping an eye on everyone’s health."
Fortunately, those puppets weren’t left at Wanxian Island; otherwise, relying on just the five of them, there would be no way to take care of so many mortals.
The remaining time, Li Zhirui spent examining the map and the "Primal Spirit Realm Detailed Explanation" he had purchased before leaving.
Xiao Yuan Immortal City covered ten thousand miles, mostly flat territories without any undulations—there wasn’t even a small mound. The Spiritual Energy in any place was thicker than that of Wanxian Island, indeed a good land for establishing a family.
Unfortunately, this was the territory of the Integration Family, the Plain Zhang Family!
If the Li family did not want to become a vassal to the Zhang family, they had to leave the Xiao Yuan territories.
And Li Zhirui truly did not want to be a vassal of another power.
First, he couldn’t explain how so many people came to be, especially as it could easily expose that they were not born in the Primal Spirit Realm.
Once exposed, it would definitely attract the Zhang Family’s attention, and the Li family had no power to resist in front of an Integration Family.
Secondly, even if these problems didn’t occur, a newly affiliated small family would probably just serve as cannon fodder, and the Li family would likely decline!
So that map was of little use to Li Zhirui now, leaving him only to consult the "Primal Spirit Realm Detailed Explanation."
Compared to the thin map, this detailed explanation was a massive volume, containing a wealth of knowledge as if specifically prepared for cultivators like them who had ascended from the lower realm.
Unfortunately, Li Zhirui didn’t have the time to read these now; his primary task was to find a place for the family to establish themselves.
He didn’t know how long it had been, but finally, amidst the vast sea of books, he found a territory that seemed suitable for the Li family.
An uneventful night passed.
The next morning, Li Zhirui left the tavern and headed straight toward the location he had determined the night before, after confirming the direction.
Heading east, he sped directly until the afternoon of the third day, when he finally arrived at a mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist.
This place in the Primal Spirit Realm was called the Thousandfold Mountains, a name that itself revealed the numerous peaks here.
Li Zhirui chose this place for two reasons: first, no significant power occupied it, so the Li family didn’t need to become vassals to another force.
Second, the mounain’s Spiritual Energy was thin, roughly equivalent to a Third Order Spirit Vein, populated by many small powers. The Li family’s strength might not be the strongest, but they could at least pass the initial stages securely.
The last point was that the geographical location of the mountains was excellent. To the east was the East Sea, to the north lay the Cold Wind Wasteland, to the south was the Plain Zhang Family, and to the west was the Ten Thousand Miles Bamboo Sea.
The complex and diverse environment fostered various Spiritual Objects, and positioned in the middle, the Thousandfold Mountains were conveniently accessible in all directions.
However, it wasn’t without its drawbacks—the thin Spiritual Energy and the multitude of Devil Beasts in the mountains meant he would likely need to fight a major battle to claim a large mountain.
Taking advantage of the still-early daylight, Li Zhirui flew back and forth above the mountains, looking for the most suitable location. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
It wasn’t until Taiyin rose that he stopped, then entered the space and discussed with Da Qing and the others which location would be more appropriate.
Li Zhirui had his eye on three Spirit Mountains. Two were located deeper in, with large, flat terrains and richer Spiritual Energy. If they integrated the Fifth-Order Spirit Vein they had brought from Wanxian Island, the Spiritual Energy would be even better, but those mountains were home to several Fifth-Order Devil Beasts, and the Li family might have to pay a considerable price to take them.
The third Spirit Mountain, located on the periphery, had large but steep terrain with slightly weaker Spiritual Energy. The advantage was that the mountain only housed a few groups of Fourth Order Devil Beasts, which Li Zhirui could handle alone without any casualties.
Moreover, positioned on the very periphery, the land to the south and east was flattish, facilitating the construction of towns and the proliferation of secular clansmen as their numbers increased.
Originally, Li Zhirui thought Xiaoqing and Xiao Cang would choose from those two Spirit Mountains, but unexpectedly, all five of them picked the peripheral mountain.
"The terrain is steep, which we can level with mana; the thin Spiritual Energy can be integrated with the Spirit Vein and Spirit Stones to raise its grade, but if we suffer too many casualties among our people, the family won’t be able to replenish them quickly. Moreover, being located in the middle of the mountains, we’ll constantly face the invasion of Devil Beasts, which is too dangerous!" That was their reasoning.
"You all make sense." Originally planning to take a risk, Li Zhirui, upon hearing their reasons, also thought it was sensible. Now, with only a few thousand secular clansmen, a large number of casualties could endanger the family.
Now is the time for steady progress, not reckless impulsiveness.
"Then I’ll take care of those Devil Beasts tomorrow."
Da Qing shook his head and suggested, "Jiu, they will awaken tomorrow afternoon. Let’s first move them to those few Cloud Whale Spirit Ships, have everyone swear a Demon Oath and Heart Demon Oath, then lead them to begin establishing our family’s land."
"This is also a good opportunity for them to personally realize that they have left the Profound Origin Realm and come to the Great Thousand World."
The next morning, Li Zhirui’s half-step Lian Xu strength fully erupted. Those Devil Beasts, in his hands, were like ants, easily crushed into corpses.
However, Li Zhirui did not harm the young Fourth Grade beasts and beast eggs, which could potentially provide new Contracted Spirit Beasts for his clansmen.
The originally lush mountains were now tinged with a layer of blood.
Li Zhirui raised a cleansing wind with a wave of his hand, which swept away all the filth.
Then he released several Cloud Whale Spirit Ships, placing all the cultivators inside, and for the secular clansmen—who didn’t have to worry about running away—he simply placed them at the foot of the mountain. When they woke, they would build their homes right there.
Time flew by, and soon it was noon.
When The Sun reached its zenith, from cultivators with high levels of cultivation, like Jiang Fengwu, to those secular clansmen, tens of thousands of people woke up from their slumber within a quarter of an hour.
