Chapter 1663
Hidden
Seeing that the purification law could bring merit and resolve the hostility of the Heavenly Dao towards him, Li Zhirui naturally wouldn't delay any longer, lest things get complicated.
So he immediately went all out, and a large amount of purifying power gathered in front of him, which then turned into a continuous drizzle covering hundreds of miles, enveloping the wasteland.
The drizzle seeped into the earth, purifying away the evil and filth accumulated over the years, making the entire area exceptionally clean and even exuding an unusual aura.
Li Zhirui immediately received merit from the Heavenly Dao of this realm, which he then used to resolve the hostility and rejection he faced from this region.
After his efforts, the obvious markings on his body were finally removed, and from his appearance alone, it was impossible to tell that he was an extraterrestrial being.
However, he was still suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of this world, and he couldn't even unleash 30% of his strength, let alone exert his full power!
In other words, Li Zhirui's current strength may not even be as great as that of a late-stage Celestial Immortal in this world.
Therefore, if he gets into a fight with someone, it's very easy for his problems to be exposed.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this, so he did not panic. In any case, he had no intention of fighting with the creatures of this world. Even if he encountered danger, he would simply flee immediately.
Even if all else fails, there's always a personal space to avoid danger, right?
Having received merit and resolved the most pressing problem, Li Zhirui left the place immediately.
Because he knew in his heart that when he first entered this world, his movements and traces were too obvious, and now there might already be many living beings heading in this direction.
The longer you stay, the higher the risk of exposure; it's best to leave as soon as possible.
"what?"
Not far away, a cultivator flew past the rain curtain and sensed that something was amiss with this sudden drizzle. He muttered to himself, "Strange, why do I feel that this rain seems to contain some kind of special power?!"
He then carefully caught some rainwater from the rain curtain and began to examine it cautiously.
He soon discovered that these rainwaters contained a purifying power, unlike a natural phenomenon born of heaven and earth, but more like a result of human intervention.
But this only made him more curious. Who would come to this desolate place to use their supernatural powers for no reason?
It can't be that they just want to purify this area, right?
Driven by curiosity, he circled the area, trying to find out the reason, or rather, the creature that cast the spell.
Unfortunately, Li Zhirui had already left the place and cleaned it up very thoroughly, leaving no trace.
So no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any clues.
After the light rain stopped, apart from some minor changes in the area, it was impossible to tell what had happened not long ago.
Just as he was feeling disappointed and about to leave, a group of menacing cultivators arrived at the place!
"Thank you, Master Uncle!"
The cultivator looked at the elder in the crowd with some surprise and asked, "How did you end up here?"
It should be noted that this area was once the site of a horrific war, which destroyed all the spiritual veins and left the land lacking in energy, making it a barren wasteland to this day.
During his descent, Li Zhirui clearly sensed that there was a lot of evil and filth accumulating in this place, unlike a prosperous place, which is why he chose to land here.
This is all to buy myself more time!
"You are Junior Brother Lu's disciple... Jiang Qing?"
The senior disciple, Master Zhu, was also surprised to see his junior here. He then asked with a serious expression, "You arrived here first. Have you noticed anything strange?"
"what?"
Jiang Qing wasn't stupid. Seeing so many high-level cultivators come to this wasteland together, he knew something extraordinary must have happened. He quickly told them what he had just seen, not daring to hide anything.
"You mean, when you arrived, a light rain containing purifying power fell here?"
Master Zhu frowned and pressed further, "Besides that, were there no other discoveries?"
"Nothing."
Jiang Qing answered honestly, while also being very curious about what had happened to attract so many high-level cultivators, but dared not ask.
One of the cultivators in the crowd suddenly opened his eyes and said softly, "He wasn't lying."
"Humph!"
A cultivator with an angry expression snorted and said, "It seems that the extraterrestrial prodigy is even smarter than we thought! He actually tricked the Heavenly Dao by using the power of purification to gain merit, thereby resolving his troubles and making it easier to infiltrate the Myriad Profound Realms."
The beings of this world have long known that the purification law can bring merit.
Even so, very few people actively choose to comprehend the laws of purification.
The reason is simple: the Myriad Realms are not peaceful. It is a world with a large number of races and various cultivation paths, where battles and killings are very frequent and quite dangerous.
Therefore, laws like the Purification Law, which don't offer much help in combat, are rarely comprehended by living beings.
Even if there were, it would be a requirement of the power they belonged to, not a choice they made voluntarily, and it would only apply to beings with relatively average aptitude.
As a result, a situation arises where beings who comprehend this type of auxiliary law rarely attain profound realms.
On another note!
Another cultivator, who exuded a strong scholarly aura, spoke up: "Several thousand years ago, wasn't there an invasion by extraterrestrial beings?"
"On that occasion, that monster landed on the territory of the demonic path and was quickly captured by the demonic cultivators. They thought they had killed it, but now it seems that the monster is still alive! It has even attracted this monster now!"
Otherwise, it would be impossible for two extraterrestrial beings to arrive in such a short period of time.
It should be noted that in the past, it might have taken tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years for a single extraterrestrial being to enter the Myriad Profound Realm.
What worries them most about this incident is that these two extraterrestrial beings are just the vanguard that has been dispatched, and there are many more extraterrestrial beings to follow!
If this were to actually happen, it would likely lead to a massive war between the two worlds, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.
As a result, the cultivators spoke up one after another, condemning and cursing the demonic cultivators, believing that they had brought disaster to the Myriad Profound Realms, and demanding that they execute the extraterrestrial being from before.
"Alright, what's done is done. Now let's think about how to resolve it."
As soon as the white-haired old man spoke, everyone quieted down and listened attentively to what he had to say: "The extraterrestrial creature that just invaded, even though it used the purification law, still had a fairly obvious aura on its body!"
"Therefore, we must spread this news as soon as possible, so that all cultivators know that there is an invasion by extraterrestrial demons, and tell them their characteristics. Once there is accurate information, there will be a generous reward!"
"If we can capture him directly, the Immortal Alliance will bestow upon him a Celestial Immortal Breakthrough Pill!" As the name suggests, this is a breakthrough pill that can help cultivators break through to the Profound Immortal realm.
Therefore, upon hearing this, many cultivators present began to breathe rapidly.
Although they have already achieved the status of Xuanxian and Jinxian and no longer need this elixir, who doesn't have juniors?
Even if all else fails, we can sell this Breakthrough Pill!
With such a generous reward, all the cultivators became even more dedicated and hardworking in searching for and capturing that extraterrestrial being, and some even mobilized their own forces.
……
Meanwhile, Li Zhirui, now completely transformed, appeared outside a small market.
He had no idea that because of his actions, a group of high-level cultivators were having wild thoughts and had a conflict with the demonic path of this realm.
They were even more unaware that, in order to capture him, they directly offered a precious Breakthrough Pill as a reward.
If he knew, he would definitely become more careful and cautious, and might even choose to retreat and wait for a while until things calmed down before exploring this world.
Even though Li Zhirui didn't know, he still remained cautious and dared not be careless.
That's why he chose this small market town; it was to make it easier for him to understand the world.
Because the small market town is not very powerful, he can change his appearance many times and buy jade slips and spiritual items without worrying about being discovered and his identity being exposed.
After a few days of learning, Li Zhirui had gained a preliminary understanding of this world.
First, he learned that this world was called the Myriad Profound Realm, which had been promoted to the Taiyi level of a Great Thousand World many years ago, and had an extremely profound foundation.
He knew of dozens of Taiyi Golden Immortals from the jade slip alone.
And this data is from a long time ago; the numbers are only going to increase now.
Secondly, Li Zhirui also learned that the Myriad Profound Realms contained many different races and paths of cultivation, which often led to battles due to various reasons.
The most powerful race is the human race, but due to different paths of cultivation, they are divided into various paths such as the Immortal Path and the Demonic Path. There are even considerable conflicts between them, so great wars often break out among the human race, and they fight each other.
Finally, and most importantly, he learned about the various forces and territories within the Myriad Realms.
For example, he is currently within the territory of the Immortal Alliance, in Hongguang County, Changyun Prefecture.
This so-called Immortal Alliance is an alliance of all families and sects in the Immortal Path, used to fight against other races and factions.
Of course, what Li Zhirui can see now is only the very surface of the Myriad Profound Realms.
Even so, it gave him a preliminary understanding of the Myriad Profound Realms, making it easier for him to make subsequent plans.
He spent a few days in the market, and after getting a basic understanding of the area, he prepared to leave.
Because in such a small market, knowing this is already the limit; if you want to go further, you know to go to other places.
Just as Li Zhirui was walking towards the outside, he suddenly saw a reward notice on a roadside notice board!
The person for whom the bounty was placed was himself.
'The reward is so generous!'
The name of that pill was straightforward; what was there for him not to understand?
If he were to simply issue a bounty, Li Zhirui wouldn't be too worried about being discovered, because in the short term, he would definitely be wandering around these small and medium-sized markets and immortal cities, avoiding those large immortal cities, and even avoiding the territories of major powers to avoid being discovered.
The cultivators in small and medium-sized markets and immortal cities generally have lower strength, which greatly reduces the risk of him being exposed.
If he stays in the Myriad Profound Realms for a while longer, apart from being suppressed by the Heavenly Dao in terms of strength, he will be no different from the creatures of this realm!
In this respect, the Purification Law's ability to enable the Heavenly Dao of this realm to accept extraterrestrial beings is more outstanding than he imagined.
So Li Zhirui only glanced at his bounty with curiosity before leaving the small market town.
His next destination was a medium-sized market town nearby.
This would both facilitate his further understanding of the Myriad Realms and allow him to hide there to avoid being investigated during this period.
If they wait a while and still gain nothing, they probably won't care about him as much anymore.
Before long, Li Zhirui arrived at this market town located on an island in the middle of a lake.
Unlike the small market he had just visited, this place had some immortal cultivators, but the most powerful of them was only a late-stage Earth Immortal.
Even though his strength was suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of this realm, he was not worried about encountering any danger.
So Li Zhirui settled down in this market for the time being, waiting for the storm to pass before taking any further action.
He did not go into seclusion to cultivate. As a being from another realm, comprehending the laws of this world is a very difficult task, requiring more time and effort.
This is not suitable to be done in the marketplace, nor is it suitable for him to do it now.
So in the end, he chose to study the supernatural powers he bought from the Chaos Merchant Guild to pass the time.
……
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
In the Myriad Realms, at the border between the Immortal Alliance and the Demonic Path, a group of high-level cultivators suddenly appeared.
The demonic cultivators reacted very quickly, organizing a force of roughly equal strength in a very short time.
The two sides stared at each other with tense expressions, as if they were about to fight at any moment.
"What do you want to do?!" a demonic cultivator at the Golden Immortal realm asked, somewhat puzzled.
The situation in the Myriad Realms is stable now, and it's not the time for a major calamity to break out. It's really puzzling that this group of high-level cultivators have gathered together and appeared in the border area.
Surely they're not planning a major war against the demonic path, are they?
“You should know that not long ago, another extraterrestrial being entered the Myriad Profound Realm. We suspect that it was the extraterrestrial being you captured earlier that brought it here.”
As he spoke, the cultivator's expression turned serious, and he said, "To prevent any unforeseen circumstances from attracting more extraterrestrial beings and ultimately triggering a war between the two realms, you must kill them!"
"Ah!"
This superior-to-subordinate tone and manner, which sounded exactly like giving orders, greatly displeased the demonic cultivators. One of them immediately sneered, "Don't you all think too highly of yourselves?! Why should we listen to you!"
"Besides, what evidence do you have for your conjecture? You didn't even capture the extraterrestrial creature that appeared on your territory, so how do you know what the relationship is between these two extraterrestrial creatures that are separated by thousands of years?"
"If you have the time, you should think about how to capture that extraterrestrial being!" (End of Chapter)