Chapter 1646: Chapter 1292: Arrogance
Although Primordial Demon Mountain had no affection for the Corpse Refining Sect, who had attempted to betray them, they were still their vassals, which was tantamount to a slap in the face.
Moreover, if they ignored it, how would the other vassal forces perceive Primordial Demon Mountain?
Even in the Demonic Tao, where minds are cold and indifferent, some things must still be done!
Therefore, to preserve their reputation and to appease vassals, Primordial Demon Mountain reacted violently, dispatching a large number of demon cultivators to search for clues, and even issued a bounty with extravagant rewards.
Unfortunately, after several months, there were still no clues, as if they had vanished into thin air.
The techniques of Heavenly Calculation Deduction failed to yield results, and the domain of the Corpse Refining Sect was deserted, with no one seeing the group of Li family cultivators. How could they possibly be found under such circumstances?
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On the other side.
The group of Li family cultivators had settled inside Three Rivers Mountain, residing within a particular peak.
They needed to digest the spiritual objects obtained from the Corpse Refining Sect and required time for healing, so there would not be any major actions in the short term.
Of course, Li Zhixuan was an exception.
Her injuries healed in just over a month, and she did not integrate the Spirit Vein, making her targeted by the Heavenly Dao of this Realm. She did not practice the calming technique of sitting and pondering, so secluded cultivation on the mountain was a waste of time for her.
Thus, she left the nameless mountain peak and ventured to the Devil Race’s territory to find suitable opponents for self-tempering.
After Li Zhirui learned of this, he was unconcerned. With Li Zhixuan’s strength, unless she encountered a Heavenly Immortal or was ambushed by multiple late-stage Earth Immortals, there was no life-threatening danger.
At this moment, he was cooperating with Yuhong, accelerating the speed of refining the Human Immortal Rank Spirit Vein within their portable world!
The arrival of the Spirit Vein in the Minor Thousand World triggered a vibration in the Heavenly Dao, followed by waves of joy, demonstrating the significant boost the Spirit Vein provided to the Minor Thousand World.
Realizing the tremendous benefits of refining the Spirit Vein, Li Zhirui did not want to miss this opportunity.
However, due to the low grade of the portable world, which was not even a complete Minor Thousand World, it could not refine multiple Spirit Veins at once, hence he and Yuhong were helping to speed up the process.
Apart from that, Li Zhirui spent his time studying the books and methods obtained from the Corpse Refining Sect.
He did not begin with advanced methods but started with the basics instead!
Because the more fundamental something is, the closer it is to the world’s core foundation, and without a solid foundation, he might not understand certain aspects of advanced methods. He couldn’t just make wild guesses, could he?
It is known that methods are precise, as the saying goes, "An error as small as a hair’s breadth can lead to a thousand miles of mistake." Mistakes cannot be made, or they might result in significant trouble!
Moreover, this process also deepened Li Zhirui’s understanding and knowledge of the Golden Light Realm.
"When comparing which of the two Great Thousand Worlds is superior, the Primal Spirit Realm surely surpasses..."
Because the Primal Spirit Realm was already advancing toward higher existence, albeit slowly, it had already surpassed typical Great Thousand Worlds like the Golden Light Realm to a considerable extent.
The disparity in the world’s foundation is most directly reflected in the power gap of living beings!
In other words, if the beings of the Primal Spirit Realm were not the invading party, subjected to the oppression of the Otherworldly Heavenly Dao, the predicament of the Golden Light Realm would be much more dire.
Yet, precisely because of this oppression, the outcome of the battle between the two worlds remains unseen!
While Li Zhirui was secluded, accelerating the refinement of the Spirit Vein and understanding the Golden Light Realm, the other family members did not waste time.
After recovering from injuries, they eagerly threw themselves into various methods of increasing their strength, such as wholeheartedly engaging in the refinement of Spirit Veins, or refining new Magic Artifacts.
Some family members traveled between the nameless mountain ridge and Sanhe City, gathering intelligence and information in preparation for the family’s next move.
However, this series of unusual movements by the Li family caught the attention of many creatures.
"Big brother, do you think these cultivators might actually be the invaders rumored outside? And it’s very likely they were the ones who recently destroyed the Corpse Refining Sect, warranting a reward from Primordial Demon Mountain."
A short and skinny cultivator with a cunning expression and shifty eyes said, "If we can catch them, we can gain a lot of spiritual objects from Primordial Demon Mountain, and then you, big brother, will be able to advance further!"
Generally speaking, a successful cultivator, even without deliberately altering their appearance, would appear refined due to the nourishment of Spiritual Energy.
A cultivator like this one must either have innate deficiencies or practice a unique cultivation technique, or perhaps have strayed down the wrong path.
His "big brother," intimidating like a bear, with a face full of Evil Qi and several scars, looked more like a bandit than a cultivator.
But this person should not be underestimated; his name is Xiong Batian, a mid-stage Earth Immortal and one of the three dominators of Three Rivers Mountain, with terrifying strength.
His most legendary trait is his background; he is not a disciple of a great family but climbed his way up from a Loose Cultivator!
Upon arriving at Three Rivers Mountain, Xiong Batian established a cultivation sect, but in reality, it was more like a bandit hideout in the mortal world.
"Yes, big brother, once you break through to the late-stage Earth Immortal, this Three Rivers Mountain will be entirely ours! The rest of those vile beasts, and that cowardly Bai Family, can’t compete with us at all!" Another slightly smaller, burly man said, his voice booming like thunder.
It has to be admitted, this statement is very tempting! The surrounding cultivators all showed expressions of consideration.