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Chapter 978: Chapter 958: Laugh Out Loud
After pondering for a while, Li Zhirui came up with an idea, which was to set the Cave Abyss Sect and the Sea Clan against each other while he stayed out of it!
He could even abandon this place, find a new hidden location to implement his tactics since he had the Life Water Bag and the Lotus Seed Skill, there would be no problem wherever he went.
In this way, no matter how tragic the casualties on both sides, it would be of no concern to Li Zhirui.
Li Zhirui thought for a moment, remedied some of the drawbacks and then used the mist to conceal himself before appearing before the cultivators. "Would you all like to know why I have received the Heavenly Dao’s favor here?"
"Do you really intend to disclose your Secret Technique?" The leading Great Vehicle Cultivator from the Cave Abyss Sect, his eyes flickering with surprise, could hardly believe that he would willingly hand over his methods.
"Of course! Moreover, this method has long been widely known. I’m merely gathering discarded wisdom, with a bit of luck added."
Li Zhirui said, then explained in detail how using the Lotus Seed Skill to purify the area of ruin and destruction had garnered the attention of the Heavenly Dao, leading to an enhancement that hastened the Taixu Illusionary Realm’s movement toward Cave Abyss State.
"Is it really that simple?"
Li Zhirui nodded, smiled, and said, "It’s that simple! If you don’t believe me, you can try it right now and see if I’m lying."
"You are quite the strategist. Now that you’ve purified such a large territory and garnered most attention from the Heavenly Dao, offended the local Demon Cultivators while also being targeted by the Sea Clan, you’ve taken all the benefits yet you don’t want to touch the disaster whatsoever."
Another Great Vehicle Cultivator spoke, "If I’m not mistaken, you plan to abandon this Land of Purification, find a new hidden place and start all over, right?"
Li Zhirui merely smiled, noncommittally, without responding to the query, and simply said, "I’ve informed you of the method, I shall take my leave now. Farewell!"
Knowing his own limits was essential since he was in the Taixu Illusionary Realm, with the Heavenly Dao’s enhancement, his combat power was comparable to a Great Vehicle, he could even face multiple opponents and secure a stable victory!
But once he left this Taixu Illusionary Realm, which was merging with his own Primal Spirit Territory, being continually refined by the Primal Spirit Heavenly Tao, all those enhancements would vanish instantly, and Li Zhirui would be just a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator.
Even if his enhancements could be sustained, it would only make him on par with a Great Vehicle, which compared to the Sea Clan that had dozens, or even hundreds of beings in the Immortal Realm, he was still a mere ant that could be easily crushed.
Fortunately, from this dream-like experience, Li Zhirui gained a lot, not only did his realm advance to late-stage Void Refinement, but he gained significant insights into the Integration Realm and knew how to approach his breakthrough.
Most importantly, he had obtained a unique cultivation technique, which opened up a new pathway and was a perfect fit for his training!
With this technique, setting aside other considerations, he was at least invincible among cultivators of the same rank, for he carried his own Cave Heaven with him, and though not as powerful as the local Heavenly Dao, his strength could at least rise by one small realm.
This was enough.
"How do you see this?" After Li Zhirui left, ten Great Vehicle Cultivators from the Cave Abyss Sect discussed how to handle the likely outbreak of a major war.
"Since that man has told us the technique and has withdrawn himself, why should we remain and fight the Sea Clan? Like him, we should seize the time to purify the world and gain the Heavenly Dao’s support, pulling the Taixu Illusionary Realm toward Cave Abyss State."
This proposal was supported by most.
Thus, what seemed like an imminent major conflict ended anticlimactically due to the cultivators’ yielding.
Not only that, the Cave Abyss Sect cultivators completely withdrew from the battlefield, letting the Loose Cultivators and the Sea Clan fight, while they disappeared to an unknown location.
And they knew that the outer mentors had shielded the Taixu Illusionary Realm, making it impossible for the Sea Clan immortals to track them; as long as they found a concealed corner and set up a Formation, they had nothing to fear from being discovered by the Sea Clan.
The unusual actions of the cultivators naturally raised the Sea Clan’s suspicions; they felt that the cultivators were plotting something in secret.
Especially since they had scoured the whole Land of Purification and yet failed to find that mysterious cultivator, which deepened their doubts.
"Since the Cave Abyss Sect is not responding to the battle, let us divide some of our forces to continue fighting the Loose Cultivators, while the rest of our people will do their utmost to destroy the environment; we can’t allow the Cave Abyss Sect to keep a perfect Middle Thousand Worlds!"
As they did not understand the cultivators’ motive, the Sea Clan decided to proceed according to their own plans to avoid falling into the cultivators’ trap.
Consequently, the Cave Abyss Sect and Sea Clan avoided a large-scale battle, focusing all their main energy on contending for the Taixu Illusionary Realm.
One seized the time to gain the Heavenly Dao’s support and hasten the attraction, merging into their own sect gate; the other, knowing that they likely couldn’t claim the Taixu Illusionary Realm, held the thought of not letting Immortal Tao gain too many benefits and went on a frenzied spree of destruction.
Now, it was a question of whether the Sea Clan’s pace of destruction was faster or the Cave Abyss Sect’s attraction speed.
But regardless, the world did not return to tranquility due to the ceasefire between the sides.
Local Demon Cultivators were still causing trouble, Primal Spirit Realm Loose Cultivators, in pursuit of more Contribution Value, were desperately fighting the Sea Clan, and local beings, seeing no hope of survival, fell into depravity.
The Earth Dragon Turning Over, volcanic eruptions, sudden storms, and other extreme adverse weather conditions took turns unfolding in every corner of the world.
