If we donât make a move now, weâll really let Li Zhixuan escape! What situation is this,
As for this place, under such circumstances, even if the location and tactics changed, if Li Zhixuan still escaped, heâd be ashamed of his own strength.
So when he saw Li Zhixuan retreating, he didnât hesitate any longer; he was terrified sheâd slip away in the blink of an eye, so he rushed out to attack.
But he never imagined anyone would be so ruthless towards him, actually letting herself fall into heavy injury to lure him into a trap.
Just as the Water Devil let down his guard, several streaks of Sword Qi slashed out from Li Zhixuanâs hands; and because heâd already abandoned his defense, it was too late to dodge or defend.
"Hmph!"
Seeing there was no way to avoid it, he was forced to use his methods to ward off the Sword Qi.
But Li Zhixuan, fighting desperately through her wounds, unleashed attacks that could not possibly be blocked so easily!
The Water Devil, previously completely unscathed, now quickly suffered several grave injuries.
He was shocked to discover that the wounds would not healâinstead, they absorbed the Evil Qi of heaven and earth, growing larger!
"Damn it! Whatâs happening? What kind of strange technique is this!" the Water Devil cried out in shock.
It looked odd, but really, she simply fused Evil Qi into her Sword Qi.
Of course, this isnât something just anyone can pull offâif you lose control for even an instant, the Evil Qi will enter your body and cause devastating harm instead.
Normally, Evil Qi entering the body isnât a huge issueâjust troublesome. As long as itâs suppressed, you can deal with it later.
But now, with the Great Calamity raging, Tribulation Evil Energy thick in the air, the Evil Qi at his wounds drew even more from the surroundings.
Now, never mind healingâthe wounds just kept growing.
Terrified, the Water Devil dared not fight Li Zhixuan any longer, wanting to retreat while shielding himself, desperately trying to survive.
But Li Zhixuan had paid too high a price, how could she let him go so easily?!
She forced her battered body forward, launching furious attacks, sealing off the Water Devilâs escape and forcing him to face her head-on.
The Water Devil wasnât docile eitherâthough he favored defense, he was still a Heavenly Immortal, formidable and fierce.
At their current states, a life-and-death struggle could go either way.
This reasoning wasnât wrong, but he underestimated one thingâthe side effects of Evil Qi entering his body!
First, huge amounts of Evil Qi clogged his meridians, severely hindering Spiritual Energy circulation; then, Evil Qi began clouding his mind, making it impossible to focus on the battle.
In fights between Heavenly Immortals, everyoneâs going all out, only then can you hope to defeat the opponent. That makes grasping the moment critical!
The Water Devilâs mind, muddled by Evil Qi, lost the ability to seize opportunities!
Li Zhixuan was not in good shape either, but she had only flesh wounds. After swallowing a Pill, she suppressed her injuries.
With her iron will, pain couldnât affect her combat power at all.
So, in the final battle, Li Zhixuan, though gravely wounded, succeeded in slaying the Water Devil!
This time, she gained vast Merit.
But the price was terribleâthese injuries would take centuries to heal!
Luckily, each Heavenly Immortal battlefield was far apart; others wouldnât know what happened here for some time, giving Li Zhixuan a chance to hide.
If not, with her wounds, even a few Individual Immortals could kill her, let alone a Heavenly Immortal!
Of course, thatâs only if they could withstand the last life-saving strike Li Zhixuan left for herself.
...
As for Li Zhixuanâs situation, Li Zhirui still knew nothing, but he was understandably concerned for her safety.
Based on his understanding, even if she resolved her own karma, she wouldnât leave the battlefield so swiftlyâsheâd go searching for more enemies to fight!
But with so many fierce battles in a short span, her state looked like it had recovered, but there had to be lingering issues.
Those wouldnât matter immediately, disappearing altogether, but if too many build up, theyâll erupt all at once and impact Li Zhixuanâs condition.
If it happened at a normal time, fineâbut if that breakdown comes in battle, sheâd better find a way to escape!
Li Zhirui himself, after all these months of grinding effort, at the cost of considerable Merit, finally resolved all his karma!
At the moment the karma faded, he felt immeasurably lighterâas if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
"I wonder how the clansmen have fared these past months?"
Heâd been in seclusion for months and hadnât checked any outside messages.
Now he finally had time, took all the Jade Slips from outside his door, and began reading the latest.
It spoke of the Immortal Dao Powers from the East Sea Shore rushing into the Southern Domain. So many cultivators joining in, the Devil Race simply couldnât withstand the pressure and had to retreat.
Most of the Devil Beasts, after suffering defeat time and again, had already had their troublesome karma dealt withâso a retreat didnât matter now.
Leaving behind a group of human race cultivators gritting their teeth with rage.
Even the latecomers, let alone the Human Dao cultivators, had yet to resolve their karma; so after seeing the Devil Race leave, they needed new ways to fix the problem!
Li Zhirui went through the Jade Slips one by one, swiftly catching up on the state of the Great Calamity, gaining a comprehensive understanding.
"If things continue at this pace, it wonât be long before itâs all over!" That was his first thought after reading.
The second was that the clansmen had resolved their own karma, but the Li family still owed much; for example, minors had their karma transferred to the clan as a whole.
After some thought, Li Zhirui sent a Communication Talisman to Clan Leader Li Xiuyuan.
Li Xiuyuan was handling clan affairs at the time. He saw the Communication Talisman fly in and, without checking, activated itâthen heard a familiar voice inside.
"Ancestor Rui has exited seclusion?"
But after hearing the message, he couldnât afford distractions.
If things were really as Li Zhirui speculated, and the Great Calamity was ending, but the family still carried heavy karma,
If this wasnât cleared in time, the familyâs future would be uncertainâwho knows how many problems might arise, so he lost composure for a moment.
He summoned all the elders at once and began discussing how to resolve the clanâs karma.
"If Ancestor Ruiâs speculation is correct, there isnât much time. Trying to resolve karma by slaying Water Devils in the East Sea wonât be fast enough."
There werenât many Water Devils left in the East Sea to begin with; after Cave Abyss Sect and other powers scoured the areaâand the Li family hunted Water Devils since the start of the Great Calamityâ
So much time had passed, Water Devils became fewer and hid deeper.
The elder continued, "The only approach now is slaying Devil Beasts in the mountain ranges under our control!"
No one objected; all agreed this was a good idea, without dissent.
Only one elder said: "During the mountain Devil Beast purge, donât harm the pregnant and ungrown beasts; after the Calamity, we still need these territories for our clansmenâs training."
"Mm."
Li Xiuyuan immediately accepted and then asked, "Who do you all think should lead the army?"
"Li Xiuting!"
An elder described Li Xiutingâs outstanding deeds throughout the Great Calamity and praised him highly.