Chapter 1599: 1268: Arrival (Part 2)

Chapter 1599: Chapter 1268: Arrival (Part 2)

The crowd brainstormed and came up with quite a few solutions, but whether these would be effective could only be known after taking action.

The Cave Abyss Sect began contacting various immortal factions, hoping they could also devise solutions, while on the other side, the Divine Path received the news they sent out.

“Regarding the matter of the Cave Abyss Sect, what do you all think?” the Heavenly Emperor Ziwei asked.

“This is a struggle between the Immortal Tao and the Demonic Tao, we have no need to get involved.” Immediately, a deity opposed it.

They truly had no reason to aid an immortal faction.

“But this matter concerns the world; if left unchecked, the demonic energy will continue to expand and affect the entire Primal Spirit Realm. By the time we wish to handle it, it might already be too late.”

On the topic of whether to help, the deities split into two factions and began quarreling.

Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo merely sat on the side, with no intention to speak.

But in the end, the Heavenly Court did send some deities to assist.

In the face of great worldly matters, past grievances became irrelevant. Moreover, the Divine Path and the Cave Abyss Sect had no deep-seated hatred between them.

Apart from the Divine Path, other immortal factions also dispatched many cultivators to assist, all hoping to successfully resolve the demonic veins and prevent the spread of demonic energy from contaminating the entire East Continent.

This included the Li family, though since Li Zhirui was absent, they did not dispatch many family members, yet they were still quite highly regarded.

Because they brought high-grade White Lotus Seeds, which could more effectively suppress the demonic veins.

Even though other factions had been diligently cultivating White Lotus Seeds over the years, especially after the Demonic Tao concocted numerous peculiar secret techniques and methods, they emphasized the White Lotus Seeds even more.

But how could the hastily cultivated White Lotus Seeds compare to those of the Li family?

It’s known that the Li family was not only the first force to possess the Purifying White Lotus, but Li Zhirui also had the space to accelerate the growth of spiritual objects, and he himself mastered the Purification Principle.

Therefore, at the scene, many factions tried to curry favor, wanting to trade a few high-grade lotus seeds with the Li family.

It’s just that the Li family didn’t bring many and gave them all to the Cave Abyss Sect, leaving others to negotiate about this at Mount Wanxian.

With the help of various factions, the demonic veins were temporarily suppressed, but that was all; they couldn’t truly purify the demonic veins.

As long as the root of the demonic veins wasn’t eradicated, the threat to the Cave Abyss State continued to loom large!

“In the vast expanse of the East Continent, can we not find another cultivator who masters the Purification Principle?” A certain elder of the Cave Abyss Sect spoke angrily, with a twinge of regret.

Who would have thought that such a principle, which gave no boost to combat power, would become so vital!

He wasn’t the only one feeling this way; other factions also developed similar thoughts and made up their minds to discuss with others upon returning, to cultivate a disciple or junior who mastered the Purification Principle.

Otherwise, if faced with a situation like the Cave Abyss Sect’s in the future, they wouldn’t be at a complete loss for a solution.

“Don’t the Divine Path have any deities associated with purification?” Unable to find someone among the cultivators, he turned his gaze toward the Divine Path.

“The Deity of the Moon does have some involvement, but she already sent a bottle of Taiyin Jade Dew, and you’ve seen its effect.” A deity responded.

The effect of the Taiyin Jade Dew was not much different from that of the Purifying White Lotus.

“Then we can only issue bounty orders across the East Continent, hoping Li Zhirui can see it soon and arrive in time,” sighed the Sect Leader of the Cave Abyss Sect helplessly.

The thought of the Cave Abyss Sect having to bleed profusely for this made his heart ache.

Issuing bounties across the East Continent certainly required negotiating with local forces, having them put up the notices, otherwise just traveling would consume an unknown amount of time.

And to encourage local forces to take more care, the Cave Abyss Sect surely needed to offer some benefits, or else why would others spend extra effort on this matter?

However, what he feared most now was that Li Zhirui might have entered a secret realm or was in seclusion somewhere having an epiphany.

Because if delays were prolonged, the problem might become even more troublesome.

As the saying goes, “Only two flowers bloom, one for each branch.”

At this time, Li Zhirui, training in Yumen State, had no knowledge of the frantic search for him by the Cave Abyss Sect.

He didn’t intend to break through his bottleneck through combat but planned to use enlightenment to propel the elevation of his realm.

But such a method had no precise, clear formula, so everything depended on Li Zhirui’s slow exploration.

As for what the outcome would be, no one knew yet.

On this day,

Li Zhirui entered the Immortal City from the wilderness and overheard numerous cultivators whispering and discussing.

“Those damned demonic cultivators, who would have thought they left such a vicious scheme in the East Continent before departing!”

“Indeed, but fortunately, it’s at the Cave Abyss Sect, still quite distant from us, so it won’t affect us anytime soon.”

“But now the news is spreading that even the Great Abilities are helpless against this, and over time, this place might not escape being contaminated by demonic energy.”

“Didn’t the Cave Abyss Sect invest heavily in issuing bounty orders across the East Continent, hoping skilled people would go to the Cave Abyss State to help resolve the demonic veins? The Immortal Tao is full of hidden talents; perhaps there are concealed masters.”

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Listening to their exchanges, Li Zhirui felt somewhat confused, yet inexplicably had a vague feeling of resonance in his heart!

‘Could this possibly be my opportunity?’ he thought.

He went to find the bounty notice, curious to see what it specifically stated.

“Demonic veins? They need to be purified, and anyone who succeeds will be heavily rewarded!”

Scanning the bounty notice swiftly, Li Zhirui couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. It wasn’t that he was self-centered, but he simply felt this matter was related to him!

The Cave Abyss Sect was very likely looking for him, though they hadn’t said so outright.

And as those two cultivators mentioned earlier, the Immortal Tao harbored hidden talents; who knew if there were any other masters? If there were, they wouldn’t need to pin all their hopes on Li Zhirui; if there weren’t, at least there was Li Zhirui as a backup.

He also suspected if the Cave Abyss Sect might have discovered something, using this method to lure him in for an ambush.

But he quickly dismissed this notion. He had been very cautious in all his actions, erasing every trace, so it was impossible for the Cave Abyss Sect to have discovered anything.

Moreover, his spirit sense was increasingly stirred, indicating that this might truly be his opportunity!

Thus, Li Zhirui left the Immortal City immediately, turning to fly towards the Cave Abyss State behind him.

Originally, the journey required passing through the Great Zhou Dynasty, but to avoid trouble and to reach his destination faster, he took a detour over the East Sea into the Cave Abyss State.

The reason for avoiding the Great Zhou was due to the restrictive influence of the Human Dao Law Net, which would slow down flight speed significantly and could lead to being stopped and questioned about various matters.

Traveling at full speed, after several days he finally arrived at the location of the demonic veins in the Cave Abyss State.

“Ancestor Rui, why are you here?”

Perhaps it was fate, but as soon as Li Zhirui landed, he was spotted by Li Xianxun, who was stunned for a moment before hurrying over to greet him.

“The grand gesture of the Cave Abyss Sect, issuing bounty notices everywhere, how could I possibly miss out on this opportunity?”

Upon hearing this, Li Xianxun nodded seriously, “Indeed, this might be an unresolved matter for us, but surely for Ancestor Rui, you can easily purify the demonic veins.”

“It’s not possible to speak so definitively,”

Li Zhirui shook his head, saying, “Let’s go check the situation at the demonic veins first.”

Before long, the two arrived at the site of the demonic veins.

And along this brief journey, numerous eyes were fixed on the pair, seemingly guessing Li Zhirui’s identity.

After all, in recent times, they had thoroughly investigated the Li family’s situation, knowing that the Li family had few Human Immortal cultivators.

And across those who met the description they observed, there was only Li Zhirui!

As a result, many cultivators were eager to see what Li Zhirui could do, gathering near the demonic veins, curious about what he might propose.