#1342 - Set off

With this formation, whose defensive capabilities rival those of a Dixian-level grand array, Li Zhirui had no worries about acting alone after entering the Extraterritorial World, and he could independently establish a base camp.

“Having left the Yuanling Realm this time, I don’t know when I’ll be able to return. I’ll have to entrust the family to you all to look after.”

Li Zhirui's gaze swept over Jiang Fengwu, Daqing, Xiaoqing, and the others. Without saying anything more, he transformed into a ray of spiritual light and soared into the sky.

“I hope he can return safely.”

Xiaoqing retracted her gaze and said, “Don't worry, with Ninth Brother's methods, his life won't be in danger.”

At most, he'll be separated from the main force in the void, unable to find the Extraterritorial World, and have to return home, or he'll have trouble establishing a base.

“We don't know how many years it will take for the great war to break out, so there's no need to worry too much now. We should seize the time to cultivate instead!” After Xiao Cang finished speaking, he transformed into a spiritual light and left.

As a god, he now enjoys the favor of the Heavenly Dao and the blessing of luck. His cultivation speed is rapid, but once he leaves the Yuanling Realm, all of the above will be erased!

Therefore, he must have even stronger strength in order to defeat the extraterritorial beings in the upcoming war, accumulate merit, and obtain more benefits.

“Xiao Cang is right. Seizing the time to cultivate is the most important thing.”

Xiaoqing echoed, transforming into a wisp of breeze and disappearing.

After the others exchanged greetings, they each departed.

Although the great war between the two realms had been widely rumored before, many clansmen didn't have a real sense of it. However, Li Zhirui's departure today added a lot of pressure and urgency to them.

If the clansmen's cultivation before had been somewhat unwilling and lax, then from now on, these thoughts that were unfavorable to cultivation would no longer appear!

Each and every one of them became very diligent and hardworking, throwing themselves wholeheartedly into cultivation, either breathing in and absorbing spiritual energy to increase their magic power, or cultivating supernatural powers and spells to enhance their combat power, or purchasing magical artifacts, talismans, and other spiritual objects.

In short, in order to survive in the cruel war between the two realms, everyone was doing their utmost!

……

If one were to look at the entire Yuanling Realm at this moment, they would discover that in addition to a ray of spiritual light flying out from above Mount Wanxian, there were also dazzling spiritual lights flashing in many other places!

The spiritual lights varied in number, with the most in the territory of the Eastern Continent's Immortal Dao, followed by the Sea Clan, the Demon Clan, and the ancient remnant clans of the Northern Region.

Only above the Demonic Dao territory of the Western Continent was there a dimness, with not a single ray of spiritual light flying out.

When they arrived at the Nantian Gate, a certain Celestial Immortal powerhouse of the Sea Clan immediately erupted, coldly snorting in disdain, saying, “As expected of the Demonic Dao, such a major event concerning the life and death of the Yuanling Realm, yet not a single person is participating!”

“Those cowardly cowards who are afraid of death, if they were to join in, they might even ruin things. It's good as it is now.” Another Celestial Immortal of the Demon Clan, seemingly speaking words of comfort, was still scolding the Demonic Dao inwardly.

Li Zhirui, a mere Dixian cultivator, naturally didn't dare to express any opinions. He obediently stayed on the outermost periphery, his gaze wandering around, inquiring about the situation nearby.

As it stood, there were a total of thirty-seven Celestial Immortal powerhouses and two hundred and fifty-eight Dixians present, their strength could not be said to be weak.

Moreover, this was excluding the numbers of the Divine Dao. Once those gods arrived, the numbers would definitely change.

However, what surprised Li Zhirui the most were the Yu Men He family and the Xiaxian Sect, these two major forces.

They had also dispatched many powerful cultivators, but among these people, the three Loose Immortals appeared particularly abrupt!

After a slightly more serious investigation, Li Zhirui understood why they had brought these three Loose Immortals.

The reason was very simple: the laws comprehended by these three people were the same as his, all of them were purification laws!

It seemed that these two families were planning to use the power of purification laws to establish a base camp more quickly.

“I didn't expect that after a thousand years, Fellow Daoist Li has already broken through to Dixian, his strength greatly increased, congratulations.” One of them said with a smile.

In fact, they had long known that Li Zhirui had already broken through to Dixian. Saying this now was just to start a conversation.

“The strength of you two Fellow Daoists is much stronger than mine…”

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two revealed their true purpose for coming over.

“Although with Fellow Daoist's strength, you will definitely be able to safely cross the void and attack the Extraterritorial World, but after all, you are alone. Sometimes you can't spare the time. Why not join the alliance formed by our two families, so that we can help each other.”

At this moment, Li Zhirui was tempted!

Following the two major Celestial Immortal forces, coupled with his own strength, he would definitely be able to safely arrive at the Extraterritorial World.

However, after much deliberation, he finally declined, saying, “Thank you for the kindness of your sect and family, but I am used to being alone and am not suitable for joining the alliance of the two families.”

This was of course a polite refusal.

The real reason was actually because Li Zhirui was alone, his cultivation was only Dixian, and his strength was weak. If he really joined their alliance, what status would he have?

Wouldn't he become a tool for them to purify the Extraterritorial World and receive the Heavenly Dao! He would have no freedom to speak of.

Although in this way, he could wholeheartedly be responsible for purification, without worrying about the attacks of extraterritorial beings, in the end, he would still have to worry about them killing the donkey after it had done its work.

After all, in this process, Li Zhirui, as the most important link, would naturally receive more favor and blessing from the Heavenly Dao, which would dilute the gains of the two families.

But as long as he died, there would be one less person who would dilute a large amount of gains, and the two families could share more.

Moreover, in this way, the family would lose him, this crucial Dixian. Who knows how much casualties and losses would occur!

Therefore, whether for his own sake or for the sake of the family, Li Zhirui should not join the alliance of the Yu Men He family and the Xiaxian Sect.

“Since Fellow Daoist does not have this idea for the time being, then we will not bother you any further. We wish Fellow Daoist a smooth journey and peace.” One person wanted to persuade him further, but was preempted by the other, who said with a regretful tone.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist, and I also wish the two families to get what they want and have their wishes fulfilled.”

The cultivator smiled and nodded, pulling the other person to turn around and leave, but suddenly stopped, turned around, and said, “If Fellow Daoist's ideas change in the future, what was said before still counts. Our two families welcome Fellow Daoist to join at any time!”

“Okay.” Li Zhirui casually agreed, clearly not taking these words to heart.

The two returned to their own camp. Seeing that Li Zhirui had not followed, the others knew his answer.

"Hmph! Just a small Earth Immortal, yet so unappreciative!" A certain Heavenly Immortal powerhouse coldly snorted, expressing some dissatisfaction.

The other powerhouses, though silent, revealed in their expressions a hint of disapproval towards Li Zhirui.

He had anticipated this situation, so he quietly shifted his position, moving out of their sight.

However, the entire process of Li Zhirui's interaction with them was observed by several Earth Immortals from the Dongyuan Sect.

"They would actually invite an Earth Immortal?"

"There must be some secret hidden within that we don't know."

The group secretly discussed, trying to guess what was happening, and then they noticed the three abrupt Loose Immortal cultivators.

"Why did they bring these three burdens?!"

"No! They can't be burdens; they're more like a secret weapon, holding the answer we seek."

"Could it be the Purification Law?"

A lightning bolt flashed through the sea of consciousness of one Earth Immortal, and he blurted it out subconsciously.

"Hmm?"

The commotion caused the Heavenly Immortals to open their eyes and ask, "What are you discussing?"

"Ancestor, we may have discovered a huge secret…"

A flash of inspiration struck, and the powerhouse isolated them in a small space.

Then, the Earth Immortal cultivator earnestly voiced his conjecture, saying, "Combining the facts that the Xiaxian Sect and the He family of Yumen actively invited Li Zhirui and specifically brought along three Loose Immortals who comprehend the Purification Law to participate in this dangerous vanguard battle…"

"It's enough to show that they should have discovered, or even confirmed, the Purification Law, and it has wonderful uses we don't know about!"

"Now that you mention it, I suddenly thought of something!"

Another Earth Immortal suddenly spoke, saying, "I wonder if you still remember that more than a thousand years ago, a Taixu Illusion Realm fell at the border of Dongyuan Prefecture, the East Sea, and Shanhai Prefecture?"

"But clearly, the Li family, with the weakest strength, ended up guiding away most of the Illusion Realm, and the entire Shanhai Prefecture benefited greatly. At the time, I was very puzzled as to how the Li family did it. Now it seems, it should be because of the Purification Law!"

"These are just your guesses, not conclusive. Bringing him here for questioning would reveal the answer," a powerhouse said.

"Yes!"

The isolated space barrier disappeared, and several Earth Immortals set out to find Li Zhirui's whereabouts.

But they didn't know where he was hiding. They searched everywhere but couldn't find any trace of him.

Just as they were preparing to continue their search, the Nantian Gate suddenly opened, and Doumu Yuanjun, Gou Chen, and other deities appeared. Helplessly, they had to give up their search.

Ziwei was not among them because he had to guard the Heavenly Court.

Li Chengsheng and Li Chengsong also didn't know the reason and didn't join the vanguard team.

But this was also good, after all, as deities, their strength would drop a lot after leaving the Yuanling Realm. It would be better to wait until the Immortal Dao had opened a base in the extraterritorial world and guided the Heavenly Dao over before participating in the war.

This way, at least they could have some connection with the Heavenly Dao, and their strength wouldn't drop too much.

"Since everyone has arrived, let's set off!" Doumu Yuanjun spoke, unwilling to wait even a moment.

Hearing this, everyone had no objections and followed behind the deities, flying towards the void.

And Li Zhirui, who had 'disappeared,' now reappeared in the crowd.

The reason he disappeared was because he intentionally avoided the cultivators who knew him, especially after discovering that the Dongyuan Sect cultivators were looking for him, he intentionally evaded them.

With so many high-level cultivators present, those few naturally didn't dare to use their divine sense to search everywhere, lest they offend some powerhouse, so they couldn't find Li Zhirui.

Now that they had begun their journey, it seemed that the Dongyuan Sect couldn't bother to look for him.

Before long, everyone crossed the starry sky and arrived at the edge of the world membrane.

"It's still not too late to regret it now, otherwise, once you go to the void, it won't be so easy to come back," Doumu Yuanjun solemnly warned before taking the last step.

However, which of the creatures appearing here wasn't steadfast in their will, or harboring other purposes? How could they be dissuaded by her few words?

"Good! Since no one regrets and wants to withdraw, then let's go!"

Doumu Yuanjun took the lead, transforming into a dazzling stream of light, and rushed through the world membrane first.

The other creatures naturally followed closely behind, not daring to be too far away.

After all, Doumu Yuanjun was the only one who knew the location of the extraterritorial world. If they were separated from her, they would have to give up and return home.

Li Zhirui was not actually stepping into the void for the first time. When he was still in the Lesser Thousand World, he had gone to the void to seek opportunities, and Amu was one of them.

However, the void outside the Yuanling Realm was clearly more manic and dangerous than the void he had been to before!

The group had only left the Yuanling Realm for a moment when they encountered several Chaos Storms. Fortunately, they were only at the edge of the storms, which prevented major casualties.

But this was just the beginning!

Immediately afterward, strange creatures appeared in the void, looking like they were made of piled-up stones, like giants, but even larger.

"Chaos Stone Monsters! Their physical defense is amazing, and they have infinite strength, but they are slow. Their weakness is the natal spiritual stone hidden in their bodies…"

This was the information Li Zhixuan brought back after hundreds of years of experience in the void!

"Pay attention to safety! Resolve these stone monsters as soon as possible, and don't delay too much time on the road!"

After saying that, Doumu Yuanjun took action herself.

With a wave of her hand, countless starlight fell, as if they were in the Milky Way, gathering all the stone monsters together.

Rumble—

Accompanied by a deafening roar, countless starlight turned into meteors, so many that people were dumbfounded.

And those physically strong Chaos Stone Monsters couldn't withstand even ten breaths in this round of attacks and were blasted into pieces.

"Let's go," Doumu Yuanjun said in a calm tone, and continued on her way.

'Is this the strength of a top-tier Heavenly Immortal powerhouse?'

Li Zhirui could sense that among the Heavenly Immortal powerhouses, Doumu Yuanjun's strength was definitely in the top three! It was not an exaggeration to call her a top-tier Heavenly Immortal powerhouse.

Moreover, if it weren't for this, why would Doumu Yuanjun be in such a hurry to launch the war between the two worlds? Wouldn't it be better to promote the war between the two worlds after her strength became stronger?

But she didn't do this, which shows that she is very likely to have reached the limit of the Yuanling Realm and can no longer continue to improve, so she wants to take this opportunity to repay her karma and transcend away. (End of chapter)