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Chapter 957: Chapter 947: The Great Battle_2
As the demon cultivators were fantasizing about weakening the power of the Immortal Tao and expelling them from the East Continent, suddenly, bad news arrived.
A demon cultivator hidden within a Combined Forces realm in the East Continent had sent back an urgent message: the cultivators had found a solution! And it had completely spread, even the loose cultivators knew!
This urgent message struck several Immortal Realm demon cultivators like a bolt of lightning.
"How is this possible! The Black Filth was a magical treasure that took us thousands of years to develop! How could the cultivators have found a way to counteract it in just one year?" Even the Immortal Realm demon cultivators, after hearing the news, were in a very bad state of mind.
The demon cultivators never underestimated the depth and strength of cultivators, which is why they had initially thought of this harmful method to reduce the cultivators’ strength and increase their own chances of victory.
But it was absolutely impossible that a solution had been found in just one year.
Cultivators could take a thousand years, five hundred years, or even a hundred years to develop a solution, but not just one year!
"Could this be false news deliberately spread by the cultivators?" another Immortal Realm demon cultivator said gravely, "To make us doubt and therefore not attack immediately."
"Yes! That must be it!"
Another Immortal Realm demon cultivator excitedly agreed, "We must not be deceived by the cultivators’ cunning plots! We should immediately mobilize the army and attack the East Continent!"
The reason he was so agitated was that he had invested a lot of effort into researching the Black Filth. From the Mahayana Realm to now, it was his proudest achievement!
If it were so easily countered by the cultivators, would he not become a joke?
Therefore, no matter what, he could not accept it, and it could even possibly turn into a mental barrier for him.
The other Immortal Realm demon cultivators, although also somewhat disbelieving of the message’s authenticity, did not express their opinions, because the arrow was already notched, and they had to shoot!
They had already gathered all the demon cultivators here, and earlier, in order to boost morale, they had used every possible means and method, now the morale was at its peak.
If they announced that there was a change, letting everyone disperse, it would either greatly demoralize them, severely impacting many demon cultivators’ mental states, or internal strife would erupt!
Either situation, no matter which, would weaken the strength of the Demonic Path, and they did not want to see such a scenario unfold.
Therefore, regardless of the truth of the message, they had to strike!
"Now, the Immortal Tao is in a crisis, it is the best opportunity for us to seize the East Continent, then, when we control both the East and West Continents, no one in the Primal Spirit Realm will dare to oppose us, and all living beings will become our cultivation resources!"
Various seductive words continuously came from his mouth, stirring the morale of the demon cultivators higher and higher, he shouted hoarsely, "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Depart!"
Following the command of the Immortal Realm demon cultivator, countless demon cultivators swarmed out, and the entire sky was stained black.
And before the arrival of the demon cultivators, countless resources had been transported to the border between the West and East Continents, all in preparation for the upcoming great war.
As two flowers bloom, each showing different branches.
Having returned to Mount Wanxian, Li Zhirui took out various methods and Spiritual Objects he had traded, keeping those that would be useful for himself and Da Qing, and the rest were given to the family.
With these items, the Li family resembled a true Lianxu clan.
Of course, these could not take effect immediately; the Spirit Seeds needed planting, the Methods needed learning, all requiring time.
"Jiu, you’re finally back!"
Li Zhirui had only just entered the Spirit Realm when Da Qing, Xiaoqing, and Xiao Cang came hand in hand.
"When did you guys come back?"
"It’s been a while."
Xiaoqing casually replied, then said, "Jiu, we previously went out for training and obtained a very precious Spiritual Root! We want to plant it in the space." 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"Oh?" Li Zhirui’s brows slightly raised; a Spiritual Root that received such an evaluation seemed truly remarkable.
When he saw the Red Date temporarily planted in the Spirit Plant Jade Token, he instantly understood why the three of them had rushed over.
Opening his Dharma Eye, he carefully observed and said somewhat surprised, "This is actually a Seventh Rank Spiritual Root?"
"You must have paid quite a heavy price for this Red Date, didn’t you?"
He scanned the bodies of the three with his Divine Sense and immediately found numerous internal injuries. No wonder their energy seemed off when they first arrived.
Zhirui was initially delighted, thinking they had hurried here, but now he understood they must have been severely injured and had yet to fully recover.
"You really took too much of a risk! If the Spiritual Root is gone, other methods can be considered, but what if you lose your lives?"
While lecturing the three, Zhirui planted the Red Date on an isolated mountaintop.
"For the following period, you should properly heal your wounds at the Spirit Realm Sect."
Zhirui wouldn’t let them leave until their injuries had healed and their internal wounds were dealt with.
In the following period, Zhirui became extremely busy. In addition to his daily absorption of the Sun and Moon Essence to accelerate the metamorphosis of his Spiritual Soul and the breathing of Spiritual Energy, he had two additional tasks.
The first was to activate the Purification Principle to cleanse the internal injuries in Da Qing and the others; the second was to understand the sixth-order Pill Recipe of the Sun and Moon Nurturing Yang Precious Pill obtained from the Wood Spirit Sect.
In pondering the Pill Recipe, Zhirui invested more time and energy, as it related to his own cultivation.
Until one day, half a year later, Li Xiansong hurriedly came, breaking the calm.
"Ancestor Rui, it’s bad news. The Demonic Tao and the Immortal Tao have erupted into full-scale warfare! Shanyuan State has already fallen into chaos!" Li Xiansong said in a panic.
The chaos in Shanyuan State was not only caused by the lurking Demon Cultivators making their move, but also some Loose Cultivators muddying the waters, especially in the mountainous territories!
The complicated terrain created numerous hidden spots for concealment. Some Loose Cultivators hid and ambushed, and many Cultivators, caught off guard, were indeed likely to fall into their hands.
"Activate the Mountain Protection Array, instruct the clansmen not to go out, and send more people to guard those few mortal towns of our family to prevent Demon Cultivators from slaughtering the villagers," Zhirui issued orders calmly.
"Has the Zhang family initiated a call to arms?"
"Not yet," Li Xiansong shook his head.
"Then don’t bother with this Immortal and Demon Great War, focus on developing our own strength first."
With the current power of the Li family, it was uncertain how many clansmen could survive the war.
The great war between the paths of Immortals and Demons—a huge battleground where even the Immortal Realm might erupt—was not a conflict the Li family could afford to join.
The previous mobilization by the Zhang family to fight against the Demon Cultivators in Wanzhu State, although risky, was still somewhat controllable. But a battle of this scale was too dangerous!
Some might think it was a perfect proving ground.
But one must remember, training is for growth, not for courting death!
In a highly chaotic battlefield, you’re not facing a single Demon Cultivator. Perhaps you defeat a Demon Cultivator one moment and the next you are killed by another.
Thus, without a summons from the Zhang family, Zhirui would not bring his clansmen to participate in the Great Way warfare of the Immortal and Demon paths!
If some clansmen wanted to join, he wouldn’t stop them.
As for how they would reach the battlefield, they would have to rely on their own strength.
But what Zhirui couldn’t anticipate was that Jiang Fengwu was currently on the battlefield!
After leaving Mount Wanxian, Jiang Fengwu first trained in the East Sea and acquired a precious and fitting sixth-order Fengshui Spirit Object.
Unfortunately, the East Sea, although highly suitable for her cultivation, did not lead to any breakthrough in her realm.
Having no other choice, Jiang Fengwu left the East Sea and roamed the land like a floating cloud, encountering many experiences and improving her Mental State.
But she still couldn’t take the final step!
This led to Jiang Fengwu standing outside the Refinement Virtual Gate for so many years without opening it.
Her participation in the Immortal and Demon Great War was also a twist of fate.
Jiang Fengwu was training in a state domain on the western side of the East Continent when she heard about the outbreak of the Great War nearby, and so she directly joined.
