#1351 - Arrogance

Although Yuan Mo Mountain held no goodwill towards the Corpse Refinement Sect, which had once attempted to betray them, they were, after all, their vassals, and this was tantamount to slapping them in the face.

Moreover, if they turned a blind eye, how would the other vassal forces view Yuan Mo Mountain?

Even though the demonic path was characterized by coldness and indifference, some things still had to be done!

Therefore, whether for the sake of their own reputation or to appease their vassals, Yuan Mo Mountain reacted very strongly, not only dispatching a large number of demonic cultivators to search for clues everywhere, but also issuing a reward notice with extremely generous rewards.

It was a pity that after spending several months, they did not find any clues, as if they had disappeared into thin air.

The methods of celestial deduction were ineffective, and the Corpse Refinement Sect's territory was desolate and uninhabited. No one saw the group of Li family cultivators. In this situation, how could they possibly find them?

… …

On the other side.

Her injuries had healed in just over a month, and she did not possess a spiritual vein, so she was targeted by the Heavenly Dao of this realm. Moreover, she did not cultivate meditative stillness, so cultivating in seclusion in the mountains was a waste of time for her.

Therefore, she left this unnamed mountain peak and went to the demon territory to find suitable opponents to hone herself.

Li Zhirui had no particular thoughts after learning about this. With Li Zhixuan's strength, as long as she did not encounter a Celestial Immortal powerhouse, or several Earth Immortals ambushing and besieging her in advance, there would be no danger to her life.

At this time, he was joining hands with Yu Hong to accelerate the speed of refining the Human Immortal-grade spiritual vein in his portable world!

When the spiritual vein entered the Little Thousand World, it caused the Heavenly Dao to shake, and then bursts of joy were transmitted, which showed how great the promotion effect of the spiritual vein on the Little Thousand World was.

After knowing that refining the spiritual vein had such great benefits, Li Zhirui naturally did not want to miss this opportunity.

However, because the grade of his portable world was too low, and it was not even a complete Little Thousand World, he could not refine multiple spiritual veins at the same time, so he and Yu Hong helped to accelerate the process.

In addition to this, Li Zhirui spent his time learning the classics and methods he obtained from the Corpse Refinement Sect.

He did not start by reading those high-level methods, but started from the basics!

Because the more basic things were, the closer they were to the underlying foundation of this world. Moreover, if he did not lay a good foundation, he might not even understand some of the content in the high-level methods. He could not just guess at random, could he?

It should be known that methods are very rigorous things. As the saying goes, a hair's breadth of difference can lead to a thousand miles of error. There must be absolutely no mistakes, otherwise it is very likely to lead to big trouble!

Moreover, in this process, Li Zhirui could also deepen his understanding and knowledge of the Golden Light Realm.

"If we compare the two Great Thousand Worlds, then the Yuanling Realm is better…"

Because the Yuanling Realm has already moved towards a higher-level existence, although the pace is slow, it has already surpassed many ordinary Great Thousand Worlds like the Golden Light Realm.

The difference in the foundation of the world is most directly reflected in the gap in the strength of the creatures!

That is, the creatures of the Yuanling Realm are the invading party, and they are suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of the alien world. Otherwise, the situation of the Golden Light Realm would be even more miserable than it is now.

It is precisely because of this suppression that no one can see the outcome of this war between the two worlds at present!

While Li Zhirui was in seclusion to accelerate the refining of the spiritual vein and understand the Golden Light Realm, the other clansmen did not waste time either.

After their injuries healed, they actively devoted themselves to various methods of improving their strength, such as wholeheartedly investing in refining the spiritual vein, or refining new magic weapons.

There were also some clansmen who traveled between the unnamed mountain peak and Three Rivers City, collecting all kinds of intelligence and news to prepare for the family's next move.

However, this series of unusual actions by the Li family attracted the attention of many creatures.

"Big brother, do you think this group of cultivators are the invaders that are rumored outside? And it is very likely that they are the ones who destroyed the Corpse Refinement Sect not long ago and are wanted by Yuan Mo Mountain."

A short and thin cultivator with shifty eyes said, "If we can catch them, we can get a lot of spiritual objects from Yuan Mo Mountain. At that time, big brother, you will be able to take it to the next level!"

Generally speaking, creatures who have achieved success in cultivation, even if they do not deliberately modify their appearance, will appear handsome under the nourishment of spiritual energy.

Like this cultivator, either he was born with defects, or he practiced special techniques, or he took the wrong path.

And the big brother in his mouth, who was burly and had a fierce face with several scars, did not look like a cultivator, but like a bandit from the mortal world.

But this person must not be underestimated. His name is Xiong Batian, and he is in the middle stage of Earth Immortal. He is one of the three masters of the Three Rivers Mountain territory, and his strength is extremely terrifying.

However, the most legendary thing about him is his origin. He is not a disciple of a noble family, but a loose cultivator who has climbed up!

After Xiong Batian came to Three Rivers Mountain, he established a cultivation sect, but although he said so, it was more like a bandit village in the mortal world.

"Yes, big brother, when you break through to the late stage of Earth Immortal, this Three Rivers Mountain will completely be our territory! The remaining group of bastards, and that timid Bai family, are not our opponents at all!."

Another slightly smaller burly man roared like muffled thunder as soon as he opened his mouth.

It has to be said that these words were very tempting! The cultivators around him showed expressions of desire one by one.

The territory of Three Rivers Mountain is not small, with thousands of miles, and the spiritual energy is quite rich. Moreover, due to special reasons, it can isolate detection. It is indeed a good treasure land for establishing a force.

"Yes, big brother, with your ability, you can definitely take down all those invaders. At that time, the rewards from Yuan Mo Mountain will be enough for you to go one step further!"

The others spoke out to persuade him.

Even if they could not get the spiritual objects, it would be a great joy to occupy Three Rivers Mountain alone.

"Um…"

Xiong Batian pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement, saying: "But we can't act impulsively. We have to inquire about them and understand their strength before we act."

After all, no matter what, this group of cultivators destroyed the Corpse Refinement Sect, so their strength will definitely not be too weak.

"Big brother is right! I will go to collect intelligence."

The shifty-eyed cultivator hurriedly echoed and left in a hurry.

Xiong Batian moved his gaze to the remaining brothers and reminded them: "You must be prepared to act at any time. Don't delay this battle because of some trivial matters."

He knew what kind of temperament these brothers had, so it was best to warn them in advance, otherwise he would not know where they would be mingling all night.

"Don't worry, big brother, we won't leave the garrison during this period until we solve that group of cultivators."

"Yes, yes!"

Everyone responded.

For a better life in the future, what does it matter to endure for a while?

At this time, the Li family did not know that someone was eyeing them.

However, the clansmen who had been out gathering information had already returned to the mountain and were no longer venturing out, since the targets suitable for the Li family were those and wouldn't change much.

“Ninth Brother, what is the family going to do next?”

One day, Xiao Qing ran to Li Zhirui's cave to inquire about the follow-up arrangements.

“After all the clansmen have recovered, we will set off north to deal with the Long-Armed Black Ape clan.”

“Long-Armed Black Apes? Aren't they a Human Immortal power?” Xiao Qing frowned slightly, seeming somewhat dissatisfied.

“What? Still thinking about attacking a Earth Immortal power?”

Li Zhirui shook his head and said, “The family was able to destroy the Corpse Refining Sect because they were unlucky, not because the family's strength is so great. Moreover, after the spiritual vein collection, the family's overall strength has declined quite a bit.”

With their current strength, attacking the Corpse Refining Sect again wouldn't be as easy as before, and they would inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

And there are Earth Immortal forces like the Corpse Refining Sect, but they are not near Three Rivers Mountain, and it would take a journey of tens of thousands of miles, which is not suitable for the current Li family.

“How many clansmen are there who want to continue attacking Earth Immortal forces like you?” Li Zhirui suddenly asked.

“Quite a few…” Xiao Qing was a little embarrassed, because to some extent, he had started this trend.

“Figure out a way to resolve this yourself.”

Li Zhirui waved his hand and directly sent Xiao Qing out. The trouble he caused, of course, had to be solved by himself.

Not long after, Jiang Fengwu arrived again.

“During this time, through everyone's efforts, by comparing the spiritual objects of the two realms, we have been able to find hundreds of corresponding spiritual objects. After we start experimenting and confirm that there are no problems, we can use the spiritual objects of the Golden Light Realm to refine elixirs, talismans, and other spiritual objects.”

Unlike Xiao Qing, Jiang Fengwu brought great news!

“Good! Thank you for your hard work!” Li Zhirui was overjoyed upon hearing this.

This method was originally proposed by him, but because he didn't have time, Jiang Fengwu eventually took over. She led hundreds of clansmen to study the properties, components, and effects of countless spiritual objects one by one, and then compared them with the spiritual objects of the Yuanling Realm.

This was an extremely time-consuming and difficult task, but it was also a very important one.

Because even if they brought a massive amount of spiritual objects before invading the Golden Light Realm, who knew when the war between the two realms would end?

If they only consumed and didn't replenish, sooner or later those spiritual objects would be completely exhausted.

At that time, the Li family's situation would become very dangerous, so they had to prepare in advance.

Just as Li Zhirui was about to say something, he suddenly heard a loud bang, and the mountain peaks beneath them trembled slightly.

“Could it be that someone is attacking the mountain? But this commotion doesn't seem like it!”

Saying that, the two flew towards the source of the commotion.

It wasn't until they reached their destination that they knew what was going on.

It turned out that Li Zhixuan had carried back a monster whose size exceeded a hundred zhang. It was a large snake with a black body, dense scales, and a tight structure, which looked like its defense was very amazing!

That's right, even after cultivating to the Earth Immortal realm, it was still a snake demon and had not transformed into a dragon.

Even though the monster had already fallen, its corpse still emitted a strong pressure, making it impossible for many clansmen to approach it.

A hint of surprise flashed in Li Zhirui's eyes. Although the monster was also in the early stage of the Earth Immortal realm, and there wasn't much difference in cultivation, with such a huge size, its strength was probably no less than the late stage of the Earth Immortal realm. Li Zhixuan had actually killed it.

It seemed that her Sword Dao had improved quite a bit!

“Ninth Brother, I'll go recover my mana first.”

“Okay.”

Li Zhirui personally decomposed the monster's corpse, because many clansmen couldn't even cut through its scales, let alone decompose it.

The essence blood was carefully collected. After returning to Ten Thousand Immortals Mountain, it might be possible to cultivate an extraordinary spirit snake. The flesh was distributed to the clansmen for consumption.

Earth Immortal-level demon snake meat was truly extremely extravagant. The spiritual energy contained in it was also of great help to cultivation.

As for the precious spiritual objects such as scales, poisonous fangs, snake gall, and demon core, he temporarily collected them and would give them to Li Zhixuan after she left seclusion.

“Zhixuan is back too. After waiting for another month, we will set off to the Long-Armed Black Ape's territory,” Li Zhirui murmured to himself.

…

At the same time, within Three Rivers City.

Xiong Batian gathered a group of cultivators together, and the target of their discussion was Li Zhirui and others.

“They have leaked very little information, but from the fact that they hid in Three Rivers Mountain, it is not difficult to see that they suffered considerable losses when attacking the Corpse Refining Sect, and they should still be licking their wounds.”

That thief-eyed cultivator shouted excitedly, “And since attacking the Corpse Refining Sect resulted in considerable casualties, it means that their strength is only slightly stronger than the Corpse Refining Sect, and definitely not a match for our Batian Sect!”

That's right, the sect of this group of cultivators was called the Batian Sect, which was extremely domineering and arrogant, but inside it was like a bandit stronghold.

This Batian Sect had a total of four Earth Immortals, dozens of Human Immortals, and countless other disciples.

Logically speaking, with such great strength, they could easily open a sect in the human territory, and there was no need to nest in this chaotic area of ​​three no-governance.

I don't know what the inside story is.

“Brothers, are you ready?” Xiong Batian shouted.

“Ready!”

Thousands of cultivators shouted in unison, boarded the cloud ship, and headed straight for the nameless mountain where the Li family was located.

“Why is this group of scourges from the Batian Sect acting collectively? What are they going to do?”

In the city, many cultivators saw their actions, and only after they left did anyone dare to discuss it.

“I don’t know, I just know that someone is going to be unlucky!”

The other two forces, a sword cultivator in the late stage of the Earth Immortal realm, and a monster clan tribe led by several Earth Immortal-level monsters, were also quite curious about their actions.

But no one followed.

Because Xiong Batian was very arrogant and would probably kill anyone who followed them.

At this time, at the nameless mountain peak, the Li family members did not know that danger was about to come!

It wasn't until several hours later, when several cloud ships with undisguised and extremely strong auras came from afar, that the Li family reacted.

With a buzz, a Earth Immortal-level great formation was completely activated.

At the same time, Jiang Fengwu also set up the innate great formation that she had obtained by chance to resist this group of menacing cultivators.

“The visitors are not friendly!”

Li Zhirui also appeared for the first time, looking at the group of cultivators who were quickly resolving the situation, his expression became very solemn.