#1356 - Intend
Both sides were Celestial Immortal forces, and they started fighting at the slightest disagreement!
The Ming family's Celestial Immortals wanted to ascend into the sky to minimize damage to the Glimmering Light Realm, and the Dongyuan Sect had the same idea, except they wanted to avoid the realm's Heavenly Dao from suppressing their strength again.
However, cultivators of other realms didn't have so many concerns. Each and every one of them immediately unleashed their killing moves, wanting to eliminate their opponents.
The two sides confronted each other, and the aura and pressure emitted by tens of thousands of cultivators caused the world to change color.
For a time, the flowing clouds did not move, and the breeze did not blow, as if this space had fallen into a standstill.
Boom!
A great battle was on the verge of breaking out. The two sides tacitly took out their magical treasures and talismans, and unleashed their divine abilities and killing moves. The sky was filled with spiritual light colliding in the air, instantly causing a terrifying explosion.
However, the Dongyuan Sect had the protection of formations, occupied the favorable terrain, and most of their disciples had their strength restored. In the process of fighting, they had a slight advantage.
Above the high sky!
Dozens of Celestial Immortal mighty figures were engaged in fierce fighting here.
"Invaders, today is your death date!"
"Heh!" A certain Dongyuan Sect Celestial Immortal sneered, waving the wooden staff in his hand, and a dazzling green light turned into giant pythons, pouncing and killing towards him.
"Such petty tricks, you dare to show off your incompetence here." That Celestial Immortal let out a disdainful snort, clapping his hands, and countless meteorite sparks appeared, pouring down madly on the group of pythons.
Rumble——
The two divine abilities collided in the air, and explosions rang out one after another. The terrifying shock wave swept in all directions.
This Dongyuan Sect Celestial Immortal's luck seemed not so good, unexpectedly encountering an opponent who cultivated fire-attribute divine abilities, which restrained him.
However, at their level, a little restraint might not necessarily help.
The great battle became more and more intense. Every collision of the two sides' divine abilities caused the shock wave to become stronger and stronger. In the end, it could even affect the nearby space.
And it wasn't just this one battlefield, the other Celestial Immortal battlefields were similar!
In order to defeat the other side, neither side had any intention of hiding their strength, and they were all trying their best to eliminate their opponents as soon as possible.
However, wanting to end the battle in a short time was probably impossible. After all, with the massive amount of mana accumulated in their bodies, even a full-blown fight could last for three days and three nights, without worrying about insufficient mana at all.
If they also took spirit items such as Spirit Returning Immortal Pills, this time would be further extended!
……
The Ming family's casualties were the most terrifying!
The defensive power of the cloud ships they were riding was ultimately not as good as the mountain-protecting formation. Not long after the outbreak of the war, they were successively broken. Afterwards, they could only stand on the ground and confront the Dongyuan Sect disciples.
Although they also set up defensive formations, how strong could the defensive power of formations set up in a hurry be?
Under such circumstances, it was conceivable that the number of Ming family members who had fallen or been injured would definitely not be small!
The Dongyuan Sect had a slight advantage from the beginning, and later they also used this to maintain their suppression of the Ming family. Although they were constantly narrowing the gap, at least for now, they were still better.
……
This great battle lasted for nine days and nine nights!
The space had been shattered countless times, the sky changed color, the earth cracked, the mountains shattered, the rivers were cut off, and all living beings were destroyed.
There were small black hills on the ground. A closer look would reveal that they were all piled up with corpses. The soil was stained dark red by the blood flowing out, and puddles formed by the blood gathered in the depressions.
Such a mighty battle naturally attracted the attention of all forces.
No one dared to get close, but no one left either.
Because they wanted to know as soon as possible who was the final victor in this earth-shattering battle!
"The Ming family's cloud ships have left!" A certain local Earth Immortal who was proficient in water mirror divine abilities couldn't help but exclaim.
"What?!"
The faces of the cultivators present instantly turned incomparably pale, and they all crowded forward, unwilling to believe what he said.
They were all creatures of the Glimmering Light Realm, and of course they hoped that the Ming family could win, but the result was contrary to their wishes.
When they saw that the picture in the water mirror was the same as what he said, they only felt darkness in front of their eyes, and their whole person fell into chaos.
The Ming family's departure meant that the victor of this great battle was the invaders, the Dongyuan Sect from the Yuanling Realm!
In fact, the Dongyuan Sect, which had won this great battle, was also in a very bad situation at this time.
This battle was just a pyrrhic victory for them!
Both sides had lost a large number of low-level cultivators, but those high-ranking Celestial Immortals didn't care about this. Death was just death, unless the victory or defeat had been determined, otherwise it wouldn't shake their minds.
But as the Dongyuan Sect sneakily killed a Celestial Immortal mighty figure, the situation instantly changed.
The Ming family chose to retreat at the first moment!
In this way, they lost to the Dongyuan Sect.
And the reason why it was said to be a pyrrhic victory was because in this great battle, the casualty rate of the Dongyuan Sect disciples reached 70%!
Such a high casualty rate would be a crippling blow even to the Dongyuan Sect. The most important thing was that they had lost their powerful combat power!
The Ming family was driven back this time, but what about next time? Could the Dongyuan Sect still resist?
Moreover, without strength, there would be no strong deterrence. How could they occupy this territory, use it as a camp, expand their territory, kill the creatures of this realm, and obtain merit from the Yuanling Realm?
Therefore, even if they had won the war, and even had the achievement of killing a Celestial Immortal, the high-level members of the Dongyuan Sect were still frowning.
It should be known that every living being who cultivates to the Celestial Immortal realm has experienced countless trials and tribulations, and doesn't know how many trump cards, killing moves, and life-saving methods they have hidden in their hands.
And wanting to kill them, the difficulty would be unknown how great.
"How should the sect respond next?" A certain elder opened his mouth to break the silence in the room.
"I'm afraid we can't stay here. The Ming family is after all a force in this realm, and there should be one or two forces that are on good terms with them. If they send out an invitation and those forces accept it, can the family's current situation cope?" Another elder immediately said.
"That's not appropriate! How can we give up the camp we have built so easily?"
"If we don't give up, are we waiting to die?"
"Humph! Don't forget the purpose of our coming to the Glimmering Light Realm."
"I think you've forgotten the fundamental purpose."
……
The two sides quarreled in the hall, but no one opened their mouths to dissuade them.
"Enough! What do you look like!"
The Sect Leader at the head of the table coldly shouted, and the two instantly shut their mouths.
"Sect Leader, which path do you think the sect should choose next?"
They were faced with two choices: stay or leave.
The advantages and disadvantages of both were obvious, so there was no need to elaborate.
"Leave!"
The Sect Leader said in a deep voice, "With the sect's current strength, it can no longer withstand the next Celestial battle! But the war between the two realms is far from over."
It was easy to guess that the Ming family, or rather, the entire Golden Light Realm forces, would not welcome them. Perhaps the Ming family would rally support, and the Dongyuan Sect's fate would be even more miserable.
To be honest, their current situation was caused by their own arrogance. If they hadn't eliminated five Earth Immortal forces at once, they might not have attracted the Ming family's attention.
"If that's the case, then let's pack up quickly and leave this place as soon as possible!" another elder supported.
"Alright."
Everyone began to take action.
Meanwhile, the Ming family cultivators, who had returned to their clan in a disheveled state after their defeat, harbored intense hatred for the Dongyuan Sect. Some even wanted to immediately gather their clansmen and attack the Dongyuan Sect again.
He believed that the Dongyuan Sect was also in a very bad situation at this time. The mountain protection formation was broken, the disciples suffered heavy casualties, and their strength was greatly reduced. It was a great opportunity for them to attack and take them down in one fell swoop.
However, few people supported his idea.
Because the low-level cultivators who were taken to participate in the battle were now less than one in ten!
The portion of cultivators who remained in the family were very weak. Either they were the new generation who had not yet grown up, or they were the older generation who were old and frail.
The Ming family's current situation was no better than the Dongyuan Sect's.
"However, just because we can't do it ourselves doesn't mean we'll let those damned invaders go!"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Ming family's patriarch, and he said, "Spread the news and let more cultivators know about the existence of these invaders."
"Yes!"
But what they didn't know was that on the night after the battle, all the Dongyuan Sect cultivators disappeared without a trace. No one knew where they had gone.
Like two flowers blooming, each representing a branch.
Li Zhirui, who was preparing to lead his clansmen to attack the Long-Armed Black Ape clan, suddenly felt a twitch in his brow.
Just now, the suppression on his body had lessened slightly, and he could use more powerful strength.
What had just happened that would cause such a big change?
Li Zhirui guessed that it should be the creatures of the Yuanling Realm who had caused no small damage to this realm, causing the change.
The lessening of the suppression on his body was not only due to the damage to the Heavenly Dao of this realm, but also because the Heavenly Dao of the Yuanling Realm had invested more power!
"It seems that everyone is working very hard for this war between the two realms!"
However, Li Zhirui quickly collected his thoughts and led his clansmen straight to the Long-Armed Black Ape's territory, starting a bloody battle!
As his carefully selected target, this demon clan was not weak, and could even be said to be relatively strong, which could have a good tempering effect on the clansmen.
"Kill!"
After constructing a defensive line, the clansmen began to take the initiative to attack, and powerful spiritual lights smashed onto the black apes.
Aow—
Some of the weaker black apes didn't even have time to let out a wail before they lost their breath, while some of the stronger black apes seized the time to remind the other clansmen that powerful enemies had invaded.
Before long, long-armed black apes appeared in Li Zhirui and the others' line of sight.
A rough sweep showed that there were at least five or six thousand of them.
Leading them were two huge black apes, about twenty zhang in size, and the pressure they exuded was that of Perfected Human Immortals!
Perhaps, if it weren't for the appearance of the Li family, they would have broken through to Earth Immortals in the near future.
But now, there was no longer this opportunity!
"Die!"
The gap between Human Immortals and Earth Immortals was an insurmountable chasm. Although they seemed to be only one step away, they had no power to fight back under the attacks of Li Zhirui and Li Zhixuan!
In just a moment, two huge corpses were added to the ground.
Squeak squeak—
The remaining black apes, after seeing their leaders fall, some were frightened and fled into the depths of the dense forest, while others were very angry and wanted to avenge them.
Their actions were quite loyal, but unfortunately, as enemies, they could only die!
This battle only lasted for half a day, and the Long-Armed Black Ape clan, which dominated the nearby mountains and forests, declined from then on.
After spending some time cleaning up the battlefield and collecting spiritual objects, they rode the cloud ship back to their station.
In this mountain forest, the spiritual objects that the Li family harvested the most were all kinds of spiritual fruits and spiritual medicines.
Judging from the distribution patterns of those spiritual objects, the black apes had already mastered planting techniques.
At the same time, they also discovered the reason why the Long-Armed Black Ape clan, which clearly had relatively strong strength, established their territory in this dangerous area on the outermost periphery of the demon clan.
An Earth Immortal-grade spiritual root that had not yet matured!
As for what kind of spiritual root it was, they were not creatures of this realm and naturally could not recognize it.
Li Zhirui naturally put it into the space, which could not only preserve its vitality, but also accelerate the growth of the spiritual root.
After returning to the station, Li Zhixuan, Daqing, and others were called together by him without rest.
"I have gathered everyone here because I have something I want to discuss with you."
After glancing at everyone, Li Zhirui continued, "I plan to make public the secret that the Purification Law can restore strength, so that more Yuanling Realm creatures will know about it."
"This is a good idea, it can increase our chances of winning in the war," Xiaoqing nodded, and the others had no objection.
As for why he didn't say it at the beginning? Of course, it was because he wanted to gain some advantages first before talking about it.
After all, the Li family's strength was definitely not comparable to those Celestial forces, and if they wanted to obtain more merit and favor from the Heavenly Dao, they could only think of other ways.
"It's just…"
Jiang Fengwu frowned and asked, "The Golden Light Realm is vast, and the various forces are scattered everywhere. How are you going to tell the other forces?"
"This is related to our next action!"
Li Zhirui said solemnly, "I plan to travel around and spread the news."
At the same time, he also had a large number of purification lotus seeds in his hand, and even with the cultivation in the space, he could take out hundreds of thousands, or even more, lotus seeds to help them restore their strength.
Of course, this was not free! He wasn't that kind, generous.
"What?"
Everyone exclaimed, not expecting that Li Zhirui would have such an idea, actually planning to act alone.
(End of this chapter)
