Chapter 1271: 1104: Interest_2

Chapter 1271: Chapter 1104: Interest_2

“No need to worry too much about the family. You and Sheng only need to be mindful of your own safety during this great catastrophe.” Li Zhirui did not appear very surprised because the timing was more or less what he had anticipated.

Perhaps many celestial beings could already predict it broadly and even know the reasons for the catastrophe’s early arrival.

Perhaps many demon cultivators would believe it’s solely their credit, but in truth, the Sea Clan, the Devil Race, and even the Immortal Tao and the Divine Path put in considerable effort on this matter!

The Demonic Tao believes that the pervasive evil qi is beneficial to them, as it facilitates cultivation and makes it easier to refine certain magical treasures that were previously very difficult to craft.

Meanwhile, the Sea Clan and the Devil Race mostly wish to take this opportunity to reclaim and expand their territories.

As for the Immortal Tao and the Divine Path, the former is confident in their own strength, and they believe allowing the evil qi to grow will affect many cultivators’ resolve, which would be detrimental to future battles.

The latter is more concerned with the prolonged presence of evil qi damaging all things under heaven, which conflicts with their responsibilities.

They wish to end the catastrophe quickly, for that would be the ideal time for these divines to exert their power, administer judgment, and gain merit.

“My brother and I are not worried about our safety. We’ve already discussed that during this period, we will not easily leave the Taiyin Star and the Sun Star, so if the family encounters danger, we can come and assist.” Li Chengshuo explained.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui nodded.

This method might seem a little cowardly, but the safety concerns are absolutely guaranteed. After all, no one would fight in the domains of the divine, as that would not only suppress one’s strength, but the divine would also have significant reinforcements.

This is especially evident for divines like Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, who are of the Great Main Star.

“The family will be fine; you can rest assured to stay in the Divine Domain and focus on cultivating during the catastrophe to enhance your realm.” Li Zhirui shared the news of the Fengxi Clan’s affiliation.

So now, the Li family appears to have only two individual immortals, Li Zhirui and Li Zhixuan, but in reality, there are four more!

Though having six individual immortals wouldn’t cause waves in the catastrophe, it’s enough to protect the family’s legacy in a northeast corner.

“Alright.”

Li Chengshuo agreed, but if the family truly faced peril, they would undoubtedly risk everything to help.

Seeing this, Li Zhirui could only shake his head. These siblings had always been determined, and now that they were not around, there was no controlling them, as their cultivation was not inferior.

“It’s been a while since you came back. Go see Fengwu; she’s been worried sick that you haven’t returned all these years.”

“Got it. It seems Father’s not interested in us at all, not even asking what we’ve been up to these years.” Li Chengshuo pouted, complained, and ran off.

Li Zhirui didn’t ask because he had already seen the reason; Li Chengshuo had likely been in closed-door cultivation.

Though she hadn’t progressed further to breakthrough the mid-stage individual immortal, her realm had improved significantly. Unconcealed, Li Zhirui could tell at first glance that Li Chengshuo had been cultivating during her absence.

One must concede, the Divine Path’s cultivation speed is much faster than the Immortal Tao. For ordinary individual immortal cultivators, advancing even a small realm is extremely difficult, often taking many years of grinding.

But for divines blessed with great luck and Heaven’s attention, the path is considerably more convenient.

Still, Li Zhirui did not envy the divines, as they enjoyed Heaven’s benefits but also had to bear Heaven’s duties and constraints.

This is a fate no divine can escape!

With a change of heart, Li Zhirui crushed these thoughts.

Because these matters, whether concerning Li Chengshuo, Li Chengsheng, or the family, were too premature! They were not yet ready to deal with them.

“Mother!”

When Li Chengshuo arrived, Jiang Fengwu was not cultivating, allowing the mother and daughter not to miss each other.

“Why haven’t you returned all these years? I’ve been worried for so long.”

“The Star God’s lineage has some issues, and I couldn’t spare the time. It’s my fault for not telling you earlier, Mother.” Li Chengshuo said cajolingly.

She did not tell the truth because the gap between them was already considerable, and there was no need to mention advancements in cultivation.

“You and Sheng are esteemed Great Star Gods; are people causing trouble for you?”

“No, it’s just that the Star God Lineage is also preparing to participate in the upcoming catastrophe and to resolve the influence of the evil qi on the starry sky.”

This statement wasn’t entirely a lie; the two of them had indeed done so.

“Are you and Sheng also getting involved?”

“No, Mother, don’t worry, we will directly seal off the two stars and will not participate in the war.”

“That’s good.”

Li Chengshuo did not stay long with the family, as the situation in the starry sky was also very tense, and she feared something might happen, so she returned early.

However, she left the family with a little surprise when she departed.

Jiang Fengwu looked somewhat sadly at the moon high in the sky, unsure if she could survive the catastrophe. If she couldn’t, there wouldn’t be many more chances to see them.

…

Li Chengshuo brought the news back, and Li Zhirui shared it with Li Yunchang, urging him to make the final preparations.

“Three years… Is it arriving so quickly?” Li Yunchang murmured to himself.

However, he was not too anxious internally, because the family had made arrangements many years ago, stockpiling a substantial amount of spiritual objects.

The key now is to check thoroughly to ensure nothing is lacking, no shortage of spiritual objects.

To this, Li Zhirui didn’t say much, as family affairs were handed over to the Clan Leaders, so long as there were no problems, it was fine.

——

In the swing between the cold and warm seasons, more than two years passed in an instant.

Buzz!

Bang!

A low hum followed by a roar resounded, and then all celestial beings witnessed the evil qi covering the last space of the Primal Spirit Realm.

And even those not in the celestial realms felt a surge of fear and unease in their hearts, as if a great calamity was about to descend.

Thus, the true great catastrophe came!

Li Zhirui, who had been cultivating in the cave mansion, came out shortly after.

For a considerable time afterwards, he would personally remain in the family to guard against other loose cultivators from various factions, ready to act at a moment’s notice.

As for Li Zhixuan, she naturally found herself on Wanling Island, where battles were more frequent. Her path lay in combat and slaughter, so she would not willingly stay in the remote corner of Mount Wanxian.

Initially, Li Zhirui thought it would take more time for war to reach Shanhai State, not expecting a massacre to erupt on that very night!

A massacre by demon cultivators against loose cultivators!

Although these loose cultivators were not members of the Li Clan, they lived in the Li Clan’s marketplace, meaning the Li Clan had failed to protect them.

For this, the Li Clan not only had to take responsibility but also provide compensation!

Compensation was not a concern, as it was merely some spirit stones and spiritual objects.

However, the demon cultivators’ actions were a blatant slap to the Li Clan’s face!

The Li Clan had long begun to contract their scope of influence, focusing on protecting significant spiritual mountains and immortal cities, and indeed, many marketplaces had already been closed.

Yet, the marketplace attacked by the demon cultivators was less than fifty miles from a Great Immortal City, so even in danger, the Immortal City could offer timely rescue.

Unexpectedly, the Li Clan still miscalculated!

This group of demon cultivators hiding in Shanhai State acted ruthlessly and decisively, and as soon as the marketplace members called for help, they were killed in the next moment.

Most importantly, they used the corpses of Li Clan members to arrange the word ‘Interest’ in the ruins of the marketplace.

“Good, good, good! Such a bold group of demon cultivators!”

The incident infuriated all the members of the Li Clan.

This blatant provocation hadn’t been encountered by the Li Clan for many years.