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Chapter 974: Chapter 956: Blessing
"What on earth is going on?"
Not only the Immortals of the Sea Clan but also those Immortal Realm Cultivators from the Cave Abyss Sect were extremely curious about this unusual situation.
For many years, there had never been a case where the native creatures had just entered the Taixu Illusionary Realm for no more than a year, and it started moving.
Thus, they all abandoned their observation of their younger generations and turned to use Secret Techniques to probe their surroundings, eager to know the reasons.
To their surprise, after spending several months and almost searching every place where Spiritual Energy still existed, they failed to find the cause.
This outcome greatly troubled the Immortals of the Sea Clan because, unable to find the cause, they were unable to send their younger generations to deal with it; and at this rate, it wouldn’t take many years for the Taixu Illusionary Realm to integrate with Cave Abyss State.
By then, even if they took action themselves, it would be impossible to separate the two, and they could only watch helplessly as a Middle Thousand Worlds was taken over by the Cave Abyss Sect.
The stronger the Cave Abyss Sect became, the greater the pressure on the defenses of the Sea Clan’s northwestern East Sea, which was a situation they didn’t want to see.
Therefore, several Sea Clan Immortals exchanged glances and immediately changed their minds, no longer aiming to draw the Taixu Illusionary Realm into the East Sea, instead, they wanted to accelerate the destruction of the world!
They immediately ordered their younger generations, who were still continuously entering the different world, to abide by the new commands and also inform the Sea Clan who had arrived earlier.
With this, even if the Cave Abyss Sect finally merged with it, the benefits they would gain would be a lot less!
When the few Immortals from the Cave Abyss Sect noticed their slight movements, they could only change accordingly, altering the tasks of the Cultivators to focus on killing the Sea Clan and protecting the different world from destruction.
At the same time, they instructed their Cultivators to find out who was drawing in the Taixu Illusionary Realm and make sure to protect him from falling into the hands of the Sea Clan.
After the orders were issued, the Immortals amongst the clouds did not become idle but busier instead.
Because previously they only needed to watch their younger generations fight and struggle, but now they also had to participate and find out the secret behind the rapid movement of the Taixu Illusionary Realm.
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Meanwhile, in the Earth Spirit Realm, Li Zhirui, who was purifying the Destructive World-ending Aura, once again felt the Heavenly Dao’s favor towards him, granting him the feeling of a strength on par with the Integration Realm within the purification area.
Especially as the Purifying Waters flowed through an increasingly wider area, and the Purifying White Lotus spread with the expansion of the waters, a vast amount of dead lands and hopeless places began to revive.
The originally weakened Heavenly Dao seemed to have regained quite a bit, favoring Li Zhirui while also constantly urging him not to rest and to accelerate the purification pace.
However, sometimes, it was not that Li Zhirui didn’t want to focus solely on the task at hand; external disruptions were also a very important factor!
As the purified area grew larger, the land revived from death attracted many creatures, naturally bringing the local Cultivators along with them.
Hidden amongst the mountains, Li Zhirui, under the blessings of the Heavenly Dao, seemed to have become the Deity and ruler of these Territories, where any movement would be under his watchful eye.
Hence, as soon as the local creatures entered, he became aware.
After some thought, he decided not to drive them away as long as they didn’t create chaos, destroy, or hinder his world purification, he would ignore their existence.
Because in this process, Li Zhirui’s gains were immense! He didn’t want to be distracted, nor did he wish to waste valuable time.
With the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, the Sea of Laws was virtually open to him, allowing him to comprehend and learn at will, so within a few months, Li Zhirui’s mastery of the Purification Principle had reached an extremely high level, his realm rapidly ascending. Given more time, he could even touch the threshold of the Late Stage of Void Refinement.
In addition, it allowed Li Zhirui to gain an early understanding of Integration, and even the Great Vehicle Realm.
His current strength was equivalent to the Late-Integrated Stage, and since it was a blessing and infusion from the Heavenly Dao, it did not negatively impact his foundations, instead, it allowed him to become familiar with it early on, which was a great help to his natural cultivation.
This was also why Li Zhirui, knowing that the larger the purified area, the more blessings he would receive from the Heavenly Dao and the stronger his strength would be, did not act rashly; instead, he became more relaxed in his actions.
Because the current blessings were temporary, and the Heavenly Dao of his own realm could take them back at any time, yet if he could learn from them, the knowledge would stay with him all his life.
Initially, at the Void Refinement Realm, Li Zhirui was able to progress quickly in his comprehension, so the speed of purification was not slow, but the Integration Realm was more profound and complex. Being a Lianxu Cultivator without a legacy, his understanding naturally slowed.
Moreover, now, he was not in a hurry to draw his own realm into the Primal Spirit Realm!
Even if Li Zhirui became the greatest contributor, the Cave Abyss Sect was unlikely to offer him such tremendous benefits that would allow him to gain an early understanding of the Integration Realm and have the Sea of Heavenly Dao Laws completely open to him.
Not even the Cave Abyss Sect had that ability!
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"Southwest! A glimmer of life!"
An old Taoist with a withered body suddenly opened his eyes, looking toward the southwest direction, stretching out his shriveled hand to caress the ancient tree beside him with sinuous and robust branches that appeared lush and green, and said, "Old friend, I’m sorry!"
A hint of moisture appeared in his turbid old eyes, but he still clenched his teeth to perform the Secret Technique, draining all the little life force left in the ancient tree, while his own complexion became much rosier.
"I hope you can understand, old friend, that everything I do is for the legacy of the Earth Spirit Sect! Once I ensure our legacy continues, I’ll come to join you!"
Before the sounds of his words could fade, the old Taoist had already vanished.
