Capítulo 1633: Chapter 1285: Departure (Part 2)
Although, in this way, he could fully commit to purification without worrying about the attacks from otherworldly beings, ultimately, he feared that they would eliminate him once he outlived his usefulness.
After all, during this process, Li Zhirui, being the most crucial link, would naturally receive more favor and blessings from the Heavenly Dao, which would dilute the gains of the two families.
But if he were to die, there would be one less person to share the wealth, allowing the two families to obtain more.
Furthermore, with the family losing such a vital Earth Immortal, who knows what kind of casualties and losses might occur at that time!
Therefore, whether for himself or for the family, Li Zhirui should not join the alliance between the Yumen He Family and Xiaxian Sect.
“Since Fellow Daoist doesn’t have this intention for now, we won’t impose further. We wish you a safe and smooth journey,” one person still wanted to persuade further, but another spoke first, regretfully.
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist, and may you two families achieve your wishes and desires.”
The cultivator smiled and nodded, pulling the other person to turn and leave, but then suddenly stopped and turned back, saying, “If in the future your thoughts change, what was said before still counts, and both families will welcome Fellow Daoist’s joining at any time!”
“Alright.” Li Zhirui casually responded, clearly not taking these words to heart.
The two returned to their base, seeing that Li Zhirui hadn’t followed, others knew his answer.
“Hmph! How dare such a lowly Earth Immortal be so tactless!” A certain Heavenly Immortal expressed dissatisfaction coldly.
The other great abilities didn’t speak, but their expressions showed slight discontent with Li Zhirui.
Having anticipated this reaction, he quietly moved, leaving their line of sight.
However, the entire interaction between Li Zhirui and them was witnessed by several Earth Immortals of the Cave Abyss Sect.
“Those two families actually took the initiative to invite an Earth Immortal?”
“There must be some secret here that we don’t know.”
They discussed secretly, trying to guess what was going on, then noticed the three conspicuous Individual Immortal cultivators.
“Why would they bring these three burdens?!”
“No! They can’t be burdens; more likely, they’re some kind of secret weapon, hiding answers we want to know.”
“Could it be the Purification Principle?”
A flash of realization crossed a certain Earth Immortal’s Sea of Consciousness, accidentally voicing it out loud.
“Hmm?”
This commotion made those Heavenly Immortals open their eyes, asking, “What are you discussing?”
“Ancestor, we may have discovered a great secret…”
A flash of Spirit Light appeared as that great ability isolated them in a small space.
Then that Earth Immortal spoke earnestly about their guess, “Combining the fact that Xiaxian Sect and Yumen He Family actively invited Li Zhirui and specifically brought along three Individual Immortals who have comprehended the Purification Principle to attend this dangerous vanguard battle.”
“It’s enough to indicate that they should have discovered or even confirmed the unknown applications of the Purification Principle!”
“With what you’ve said, suddenly I recall something!”
Another Earth Immortal suddenly spoke, “Do you still remember, over a thousand years ago, when a Taixu Illusionary Realm fell at the border of Cave Abyss State, the East Sea, and Shanhai State?”
“But obviously, the weakest Li family ultimately managed to connect and guide away most of that illusionary realm, benefiting the whole Shanhai State. At the time, I was puzzled how the Li family did it, and now it seems it must have been because of the Purification Principle!”
“These are just your speculations, which cannot be conclusive. Bringing them here for questioning would give you the answer,” a certain great ability suggested.
“Yes!”
With the space barrier gone, several Earth Immortals set out to find Li Zhirui’s whereabouts.
But they couldn’t find him, no matter how they searched, as he had hidden somewhere unknown.
Just as they were about to continue searching, the South Heavenly Gate suddenly opened, revealing Doumu Lord, Gouchen, and several Divines, leaving them with no choice but to abandon the search.
Ziwei was absent, needing to guard the Heavenly Court.
Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo also, for unknown reasons, did not join the Vanguard Team.
But it’s better this way since, as Divines, their power would diminish significantly after leaving the Primal Spirit Realm. It would be better to wait until the Immortal Tao established a base in the Outer World, connected the Heavenly Dao, and then joined the battle.
This way, at least they would maintain some connection with the Heavenly Dao, preventing a drastic decrease in power.
“Now that everyone is here, let’s set off!” Doumu Lord commanded, unwilling to wait any longer.
Upon hearing this, everyone had no objections, following the Divines toward the Void.
Meanwhile, the ‘disappeared’ Li Zhirui reappeared in the crowd.
He deliberately avoided those who knew him, especially after discovering that Cave Abyss Sect cultivators were looking for him and intentionally hid.
In the presence of so many high-level cultivators, those individuals dared not use Divine Sense liberally to avoid offending any great ability, which is why Li Zhirui remained unfound.
Now that the journey had started, it seemed Cave Abyss Sect had no time to look for him.
Before long, everyone crossed the starry sky and reached the edge of the Boundary Membrane.
“Regretting it now is still possible, or else when we reach the Void, returning won’t be as easy,” Doumu Lord sternly warned before taking the final step.
However, which of these beings present did not have strong will, or other purposes? How could they be deterred by a few words from her?
“Good! Since no one regrets withdrawing, let’s proceed!”
Doumu Lord took the lead, transforming into a radiant Spirit Light and was the first to rush through the Boundary Membrane.
The other beings naturally followed closely; they dared not fall far behind.
After all, Doumu Lord was the only one aware of the location of the Outer World, and to lose sight of her would mean abandoning the journey entirely.
It wasn’t Li Zhirui’s first time entering the Void; he had ventured into the Void seeking opportunities during his time in the Minor Thousand World, one of which was Mu.
However, the Void outside the Primal Spirit Realm was evidently more tumultuous and dangerous than any he had experienced before!
The group hadn’t been away from the Primal Spirit Realm for long before encountering several Chaotic Storms. Fortunately, they were at the storm’s periphery, which minimized casualties.
But this was only the beginning!
Soon after, peculiar creatures appeared in the Void, seemingly made entirely of stacked stones, resembling giants but even larger.
“Chaos Stone Monsters! Their physical defenses are formidable, strength immense, but their speed is relatively slow, with a weakness in their bodies where their Lifebound Spirit Stone is hidden…”
This was information Li Zhixuan brought back after hundreds of years of training in the Void!
“Stay safe! Quickly deal with these stone monsters; we can’t afford to delay too long on the way!”
Saying that, Doumu Lord personally intervened.
With a wave, countless starlights fell, as if placed in a star sea, gathering all the stone monsters together.
Rumbling—
Amidst a deafening boom, countless starlights turned into meteors, so numerous it left people dumbfounded.
And those Chaos Stone Monsters with tough bodies couldn’t withstand even ten breaths under this assault, exploding into pieces.
“Let’s go.” Doumu Lord spoke in a tone as calm as water, continuing on the journey.
‘Is this the power of a top Heavenly Immortal?’
Li Zhirui could sense that among all the Heavenly Immortals, Doumu Lord’s strength was absolutely in the top three! The title of top Heavenly Immortal is well-deserved.
Moreover, if it weren’t so, why would Doumu Lord hastily start a two-realm war, instead of waiting until their strength advanced further to initiate it?
But she didn’t, implying she might already have reached the limits of the Primal Spirit Realm, unable to advance further, intending to use this opportunity to clear cause and effect and transcend away.