Chapter 1652: Chapter 1295: The Route
A few days later, Li Zhirui walked out of the cave mansion.
Seeing several elders bustling around and just passing in front of him, he called them to a halt and asked, "How have the clan members recovered? Especially those who nearly damaged their foundations, are they doing better?"
"Most clan members have already recovered. As for those who overstrained themselves and nearly harmed their foundation, they are still under treatment but should not have major issues."
"That’s good."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Have the contributions of the clan members in this battle been tallied? And have the spiritual objects obtained from those Domineering Sect disciples been inventoried?"
"Everything has been completed, just waiting for your instructions to distribute. However, the number of spiritual objects is insufficient, and after this battle, most of the pills and talismans have been consumed; I’m afraid we won’t be able to sustain another fight." An elder hesitated for a moment before speaking.
It’s worth noting that the war between the two realms has just begun, and if no changes are made to replenish the spiritual objects, it won’t be long before they find themselves in a situation with no spiritual objects to use.
As mundane as it sounds, the saying, "Before the troops march, provisions must be prepared," holds true for cultivators as well!
"I remember you brought quite a few spiritual objects from the family. You can arrange for the clan members to refine them, or you can try using the spiritual objects of this realm for refining."
Then, Li Zhirui took out two storage magical treasures and handed them over, saying, "One contains various pills I refined, about fifty thousand; the other contains some spiritual objects, to be distributed as rewards to the clan members."
In fact, these pills meant nothing to him, as he could refine them with just a little effort.
With his breakthrough to Earth Immortal, his personal space had further expanded to millions of miles in diameter, and due to its mystical properties, it required no upkeep. Li Zhirui had long left it unattended, allowing all spiritual objects to grow freely.
Even so, there remained vast areas of unoccupied land within the space.
He could harvest various spiritual objects at any time, and in considerable quantities.
Apart from the expanded area, the space’s spiritual energy became extremely dense, far surpassing Mount Wanxian, which had a Loose Immortal Grade Spirit Vein.
The mystical force that accelerated the growth of spiritual objects also saw significant enhancement, allowing low-level spiritual objects to mature quickly.
The elder who received the storage magical treasures instinctively probed them with divine sense, and upon ’seeing’ the mountain of jade bottles, he was utterly stunned.
"Quickly distribute them, and inform the clan members to leave this place in three days!"
Saying this, Li Zhirui turned and returned to his cave mansion.
After the battle, they had remained in the same spot for several days, and the other two Earth Immortal forces in Sanhe City should be making a move soon.
What he didn’t know was that those two forces were too preoccupied to bother with the Li family. They were focused on carving more benefits from the wreckage left by Xiong Batian and others’ demise.
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The three days passed in a flash. On that morning, all the clan members boarded the cloud boats one after another, and then focused their gaze on Li Zhirui, waiting for his command.
"Advance towards the territory of the Long-Armed Black Ape tribe, but do not leave the Three Rivers Mountain Range!"
Had it not been for the unexpected events with the Domineering Sect, they would have already been battling those devil beasts. However, given the current state of the family, even though they are only at the Human Immortal level, Li Zhirui didn’t want to take risks.
Even though death is unavoidable, he hoped to minimize casualties among the clan members so that more could return to the Primal Spirit Realm alive!
"Set off!"
A cloud boat immediately activated, flying northward.
Along the way, they passed by Sanhe City from afar, and still, the movement was detected by several Earth Immortals within the city.
It was at this moment that they remembered the existence of this force!
Regret stirred within them.
If they had thought to eliminate this Earth Immortal force when they learned of the Domineering Sect’s significant losses, wouldn’t that have resulted in more and richer spiritual objects?
They knew well the strength of the Domineering Sect, and eliminating them would have required a greater, likely costly, force.
Unfortunately, at the time, they were blinded by the Domineering Sect’s vast inheritance, leaving no room in their minds for other matters.
Now, it was too late to act!
By the time they gathered their forces, the Li family could be leagues away.
But they were mistaken!
The Li family’s cultivators hadn’t left the Three Rivers Mountain Range, but rather set up camp in a northern corner, rebuilding.
As expected, they planned to stay there for quite some time.
Many clan members needed time to completely heal their internal injuries and needed time to refine various spiritual objects, bolstering their attack methods.
And then there was the earlier chosen target, the Long-Armed Black Ape clan!
Moreover, with the abundant presence of devil races nearby, whose powers were varied, it suited the Li family well.
Thanks to the fact that everyone was a cultivator, and with storage cave mansions and similar magical treasures at hand, it took just a few hours for a well-planned camp to rise from the ground.
However, for Array Masters like Jiang Fengwu, it was much more arduous, as they had to busy themselves setting up various formations, such as defensive, illusion, and concealment arrays.
Meanwhile, let’s talk about a place in the Golden Light Realm.
Through trial and recovery, the Cave Abyss Sect, which had restored the strength of many high-level cultivators, bared its fangs.
With a fierce and domineering stance, they split their forces into several groups and in just a few days, successively annihilated five Earth Immortal forces!