Li Xiuyuan truly didnât let Li Zhirui down. After he received news that some loose cultivators had returned from the Floating Light Realm, an idea immediately occurred to himâto use them as propaganda, drawing in more loose cultivators to join.
For better promotional effect, he specifically sought out these loose cultivators and had them personally come forward to explain things. On the surface, however, it didnât appear to have anything to do with the Li familyâit looked like something theyâd done on their own.
This way, it could further lower the loose cultivatorsâ guard.
"Taoist Huang, youâre looking radiant. I suppose you gained plenty of resources in the Outer World?" At a private gathering, a loose cultivator suddenly spoke up.
The scene instantly quieted. Everyone fell silent, looking toward Huang Hongming. In their eyes, there was envy, jealousy, and greed.
If it had been before, he definitely wouldnât have mentioned his experience or gains in the Floating Light Realm, but since heâd accepted several spiritual objects gifted by the Li family, he had no choice but to talk about it.
Still, to avoid sounding too abrupt, Huang Hongming hesitated, somewhat uncertainly nodded, and said, "Had some good luck this time. Came across a rare family with a conscience, managed to follow behind them and picked up a few low-level spiritual objects."
As soon as the crowd heard him say this, they immediately magnified the gains in his words several times over in their minds.
"Low-level spiritual objects? Come on, everyone knows that spiritual objects from the Outer World will fetch several times their value back in the Primal Spirit Realm."
"Taoist Huang, now that youâre living the good life, donât forget us poor souls!"
"Exactly..."
People spoke up one after anotherâthey just wanted Huang Hongming to give a more detailed account of the Floating Light Realm, as well as the Li familyâs attitude toward them as loose cultivators.
"The Floating Light Realm caps out at the Realm of Human Immortality. It doesnât seem to have any particular advantage, but our abilities are greatly suppressed there, so weâre no match for cultivators of the same level unless we team up, or target lower realms."
"As for the Li family, they really are a straightforward force; they wonât bully us. And..." He briefly recounted his experiences in the Floating Light Realm.
The crowd shot him envious glances, unable to believe it. Was there really a family that didnât treat loose cultivators as cannon fodder or expendable resources?
"Everyone, Iâll take my leave now. I need to go into seclusion and break through to the next minor realm."
With those words, the envy in their eyes intensified.
After just one trip to the Outer World, he not only obtained loads of spiritual objects but was about to break through in realm!
If only theyâd known it would be like thisâthey wouldnât have hesitated or been so afraid before. If theyâd entered the Floating Light Realm with Huang Hongming, would they be just like him, and not have to struggle so desperately here?
This conversation in private naturally spread, and with the Li family fanning the flames, it quickly became widely known.
Soon, more and more loose cultivators began questioning those who had come out of the Floating Light Realm, wanting to verify if what was said was true.
After all, what was being said sounded way too incredibleâwhat family in this world could be so generous?!
But unexpectedly, everyoneâs words were slightly different, yet their meaning was all the same!
This caused an immediate, explosive reaction among the loose cultivators.
Originally, only a handful of loose cultivators registered daily at Qingquan Peak. They had to wait several days until they gathered a hundred people before opening the spatial fissure.
But now, more loose cultivators than ever were coming to registerâthere was no need to wait, and sometimes the spatial fissure would be opened several times in a single day.
Eventually, the Li family had to alter the rules: they set that the spatial fissure would only open from 17:00 to 19:00 every day. Any loose cultivator who had registered could enter the Floating Light Realm during this period.
Still, amid all this frenzy, plenty of loose cultivators remained calm.
"Taoist Huang, tell me privately and honestlyâis whatâs spreading outside really coming from your heart?"
One loose cultivator who had previously been on fairly good terms with Huang Hongming quietly approached him, hoping that Huang wouldnât be influenced by the Li family and would give him the truth.
"Guan, I didnât lie. Everything I said is true. Itâs just that if you go to the Floating Light Realm now, you might not get as lucky as we didâthe Li familyâs Heavenly Immortal personally led us."
Similar situations were happening with other loose cultivators returning from the Floating Light Realm. After all, among loose cultivators, there are always careful, cautious typesâthey wonât trust until theyâve verified things multiple times.
Even so, they still didnât fully believe.
Being cautious is good, but excessive caution only makes people miss opportunities!
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The fervent scene in Shanhai State soon spread to other state domains, and other forces heard about it.
"The Li family really does think up some unexpected tactics, and they always get good results," said the Cave Abyss Sect Leader after seeing the situation, smiling.
A nearby elder sneered dismissively, "Such underhanded tricks are only because they lack real strength, yet greedily want to take an Outer World."
"But you canât deny that harnessing the power of loose cultivators does reduce casualties and speeds up conquering an Outer World," another elder acknowledged.
The Sect Leader agreed more with the second elder: "We can try it, too. If it works, all the Outer Worlds we intend to conquer can be opened up to the loose cultivatorsâitâs no big deal."
"Ten Thousand Lights Realm wonât do!"
An elder blurted out, "Loose cultivators are too weak. Letting them enter a Great Thousand World is basically sending them to their deaths!"
If thatâs all, he wouldnât object, since the deaths of loose cultivators are none of his concern.
But if a large number of loose cultivators fell into the hands of creatures in the Ten Thousand Lights Realm, they might use them to deduce and pinpoint the location of the Primal Spirit Realm, possibly triggering a war between realms!
Besides, the Ten Thousand Lights Realm is extremely powerfulâeven stronger than the Primal Spirit Realmâso even if the Cave Abyss Sect discovered a Great Thousand World, they wouldnât dare to explore recklessly.
If they really caused Ten Thousand Lights Realm to lock onto them, the Cave Abyss Sect would become the culprit.
"The Third Elder is absolutely rightâwe definitely canât let them go to Ten Thousand Lights Realm!"
The Sect Leaderâs expression grew instantly serious: "Ignore the other worlds for now; loose cultivators weâve gathered will only be sent into the Minor Thousand World we currently control."
Not only Cave Abyss Sectâeven other forces, hearing what the Li family was doing, began to imitate them. Especially the weaker ones, harnessing loose cultivatorsâ power to acquire resources from the Outer World and strengthen themselves.