Chapter 1211: Chapter 1074: Stationed_2
âAlthough weâve killed quite a number of devil beasts, strictly speaking, weâve not even cleared a quarter of the territory.â
Jiang Fengwuâs words changed the expressions of everyone present.
They originally thought that with so many spiritual objects obtained, the development of the secret realm would go well, but the reality was quite different.
They forgot that a large portion of the spiritual objects brought back were the âentrance ticketsâ of other cultivators.
âThe next operation is in half a year, so Iâll need to trouble the elders to prepare more spiritual objects.â Jiang Fengwu made her request.
Li Taichang paused and said, âAncestor, why not rest for a longer period?â
Half a year seemed tight to prepare more spiritual objects.
Especially since the familyâs accumulation over the past few years had nearly been exhausted in this operation.
Because the preservation requirements for spiritual objects are high, most forces only store them for a few years to reduce costs, then start a replacement cycle.
The Li family was no exception.
âThe devil beasts in the secret realm are about to start a great war. We should seize the opportunity when the beasts are weak, using the power of other cultivators to kill as many beasts as possible since the family canât always let other cultivators enter the secret realm.â
Jiang Fengwu briefly explained the situation in the secret realm. Li Taichang and others, not lacking insight, realized the opportunity couldnât be missed. They promised to gather more spiritual objects.
âRest assured, Ancestor, we will do our utmost to prepare the spiritual objects.â Li Taichang assured.
âThen for the time being, it will be hard on all of you.â
After speaking, Jiang Fengwu rose to leave. Despite possessing Integration cultivation, she felt a bit fatigued.
She hadnât rested properly for three or four days, since the great battle with the tiger devil, staying busy continuously, naturally feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Li Zhirui, who had been in seclusion cultivating within the family, learned of Jiang Fengwu and othersâ return.
Considering they must have been exhausted during this period, he believed they were resting, so he didnât seek them out.
Besides cultivation and comprehending the Laws over several months, Li Zhirui also took time to study an Eighth Rank pill recipeâZhenhua Buque Dan.
However, the Zhenhua Pill was quite difficult to refine, and the family lacked the spiritual objects for it, so his research aimed to learn the method, attempting to deduce an Eighth Rank recipe himself.
Li Zhirui indeed had many Eighth Rank spiritual objects and might use them as primary ingredients to deduce a feasible recipe.
What he desired, however, was not a cultivation elixir, but a precious pill for mana recovery.
Li Zhirui intended to bypass the Tribulation Transcending Realm and directly lead into Ascension Thunder Tribulation, which made mana recovery a crucial issue, requiring early preparation.
As for treasures like Ten Thousand Years Jade Marrow, such heavenly materials, and earthly treasures were not easily obtained.
The few small bottles he had before were treasured for many years, and buying them externally? Simply impossible.
But Li Zhirui wasnât in a rush, as he had just broken through the Mahayana stage, with time to ponder, deduce, and perfect the desired recipe.
Speaking of which!
Knowing Jiang Fengwu and teamâs next plans from Li Taichang, Li Zhirui spared some time specifically to refine precious pills for them.
As a part of the family, itâs natural to contribute to such matters benefiting family development!
Moreover, sometimes when divine sense and mana are exhausted, the speed of cultivation during meditation and recovery is even faster than usual, so it doesnât delay his cultivation.
As flowers bloom in pairs, let each be expressed in their own way.
Meanwhile, in the secret realm, with cultivators retreating and their bases hidden, the internal war among devil beasts erupted swiftly without external threats!
The devil beasts didnât realize the Li family had mastered the secret realmâs teleportation magical treasure, believing as their inherited memories told them, the secret realm would open again after a long time.
With no worries, among beasts following the law of the jungle, how could they spare those heavily wounded clans?
Especially the Eagle Clan and Python Flood Dragon Clan, knowing about the Tiger Clanâs enormous losses and fall in strength, immediately rallied their kin, rushing to the Tiger Clanâs territory.
Originally skeptical, along the way, seeing few devil beasts and no resistance convinced them of the rumor spreading suddenly.
Now certain of the Tiger Clanâs weakness, this golden opportunity to expand territory and eliminate a long-time rival couldnât be missed.
Roar!
The Tiger King Yazi glared at the Eagle King and Python Flood Dragon King in front of him, roaring furiously, âDo you truly intend to tear the mask off with me?â
âHahaha, Tiger King, in your current state, if we donât kick you when youâre down, should we wait for you to recover?â
The other two devil beasts no longer regarded the Tiger King, as, in their eyes, he was already as good as dead!
The two Seventh Rank pinnacle devil beasts joining forces, wasnât it easy to handle the Tiger King?
The fierce battle ensued, the Tiger King fought desperately, using his trump card against the Eagle King and Python Flood Dragon.
Facing a desperate Tiger King, the Eagle King and Python Flood Dragon King dared not approach, fearing if injured, theyâd be targeted by the other.
What was expected to be a quick victory over the Tiger King dragged on, causing the Eagle Kingâs two devil beasts much embarrassment.
But the Tiger King couldnât hold out forever, not able to maintain such high-intensity output continuously.
Yet the evading two devil beasts still retained much of their strength.
After much effort, they were finally able to kill the Tiger King.
âWeâll split this body in half.â said the Eagle King.
The Python Flood Dragon didnât dispute, as they had more matters to attend to, such as occupying the territory and receiving new vassals.
Moreover, with their strengths evenly matched, fighting benefitted neither.
After eliminating the Tiger Clan, disputes occasionally erupted between the two major groups in the scramble for more territory, further souring their already strained relations.
The cultivators disrupted the devil raceâs three-legged balance, while the devil beasts themselves utterly destroyed the tripartite balance, turning the secret realm into a two-sided confrontation.
Initially, the battles were on a small scale, but as more devil beasts from both sides joined, and conflicts intensified, the two clans showed signs of becoming deadly enemies.
Li Chengshuo and others hiding at the base, though not participating in the fight, used secret techniques and magical treasures to keep track of the progress between the two clans.
âAt this rate, the two clans will surely become mortal enemies. We might not even need to intervene; they might resolve it themselves,â Da Qing remarked softly.
âUncle Da Qing, youâre right in a way, but the family isnât willing to wait that long,â Li Chengshuo laughed, shaking his head.
They initially agreed to allow other forcesâ cultivators to enter the secret realm again to resolve the devil beasts quickly and develop the secret realm sooner, unable to wait for such a lengthy period.
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Spring passed and autumn came, and half a year quickly elapsed.
On the day of entering the secret realm, numerous cultivators flocked in, even more than the first time!
It seemed that some forces and loose cultivators believed the secret realm was no longer as perilous, wanting to acquire more spiritual objects, knowing well this would be the Li familyâs last major opening of the secret realm. Missing this chance meant possibly never having another.
They werenât wrong in these assumptions.
Now the devil beast numbers inside the secret realm had considerably decreased, and the unresolved conflict between the Eagle Clan and Python Flood Dragon Clan had only worsened.
During this half-year, several not-so-small-scale battles had erupted between the two clans, with both sides having victories and losses.
With fixed teleportation points, there was no worry of being unluckily attacked by devil beasts upon entry.
After resolving most devil beasts this time, even if unable to eliminate them all at once, the remaining ones wouldnât need outside help anymoreâthe Li family had ample strength to handle them.