Chapter 1667
Planning
Li Zhirui didn't have many other thoughts about this, after all, he had obtained quite a few spiritual items without much effort, and he was already very satisfied.
After carefully storing the spiritual item, he continued his journey through the secret realm.
Not long after leaving the desolate mountain, Li Zhirui noticed a fluctuation of spiritual energy and a faint fragrance wafting from not far ahead. He knew at a glance that this was the imminent maturation of some spiritual object.
Since it wasn't far away, he thought he should go and check it out. If it was some kind of precious spiritual object, or some other creature that wasn't around, wouldn't it belong to him?
Of course, he remained vigilant throughout the entire process.
Perhaps he was really lucky, because when he arrived near the spirit object, there were no other living beings present, and the spirit object was of a high grade.
Not long after, the moment the spirit creature matured, Li Zhirui harvested it and sealed it in a jade box.
But just as he was about to leave, a dark light suddenly flew out from a corner and attacked his vital points.
With a bang, a burst of azure spiritual light erupted from his body, blocking the attack.
Since Li Zhirui mastered the Sacrificial Spirit Clear Light, he has always maintained his supernatural powers, as they can protect his safety at all times.
It must be said that this is indeed an extremely outstanding supernatural ability, especially in terms of protecting one's own safety.
Being ambushed like this greatly reduces the probability of injury.
"Who's there! Show yourself!"
Li Zhirui immediately summoned his natal magic weapon to protect himself from further attacks, before channeling his magic power to prepare for battle.
After a while, no creature appeared, and there was no follow-up attack, as if the other party had simply fled after failing to launch a sneak attack.
But instead of relaxing his guard, he became even more vigilant!
Because of that faint sense of danger, he knew that the other party had not left at all, so Li Zhirui was not in a hurry to leave, so as to avoid revealing any flaws.
He stood there quietly, waiting for the other party to lose patience and make another move, or to choose to give up and leave.
'Damn it!'
The demonic beast hiding in the shadows, seeing his composure and thorough preparation, couldn't help but curse inwardly: 'How can this person be so cautious!'
If I had known it would turn out this way, I shouldn't have attacked in the first place; I should have just let it leave.
Now he's in a real dilemma.
The reason this monster stopped attacking was because it was in very poor condition.
Not long ago, it escaped from the siege of two Xuanxian cultivators, but its injuries were quite severe.
It hid here because it knew there was a spiritual plant that was about to mature, which could speed up the healing of injuries. It planned to devour the plant as soon as it matured.
After all, the secret realm has been flooded with a large number of cultivators, making it extremely dangerous. It must recover its strength as soon as possible, otherwise, even if it escapes this calamity, it may encounter misfortune if it encounters a Xuanxian cultivator again.
Unexpectedly, just as the spiritual object was about to mature, a cultivator suddenly appeared and picked the healing spiritual object that it needed.
Because of its injuries, it could only hide to the side and witness the whole thing.
Out of anger and seeing that the other party was unprepared, he launched an attack, but to his surprise, the other party blocked it.
The result was that not only did they expose themselves, but they also failed to injure the other party, and their very existence was revealed.
The fact that the other party hasn't left yet means they're just waiting for it to show its tracks, right?
But what this monster didn't know was that Li Zhirui had already discovered its location!
After realizing that a creature was hiding nearby, he used the Subtle Vision Technique and easily discovered its presence.
'Something seems off about its aura. Could it be injured?'
Li Zhirui weighed the pros and cons in his mind: should he take action against this severely injured Xuanxian Realm demon beast, and if he did, could he kill it?
It was probably at this moment that a murderous intent arose in his heart, which the demon beast noticed. It raised its head slightly and their eyes met!
'He found me? He could actually see through my concealment technique?'
The monster was terrified. In its current state, if a major battle were to break out, it would not be able to hold out for long before it was defeated.
What will become of it then?
Thinking of the tragic fate of its kin who fell into the hands of human cultivators during the bloodline inheritance, it couldn't help but shudder.
The next instant, the demon beast used a stealth technique that required a considerable price to execute, and fled into the distance at top speed.
It would rather aggravate its injuries than fall into the hands of humans.
"This……"
Seeing this, it was no use for Li Zhirui to have any thoughts.
He really didn't expect that this monster would be so decisive and have such keen senses. As soon as he had the thought of killing it, it immediately fled.
Moreover, it's incredibly fast; even if he wanted to catch up, he couldn't.
He shook his head, put the matter out of his mind, stopped thinking about it, and continued his journey of training.
Whether it's true that fortune and misfortune are intertwined or not, after easily obtaining spiritual items twice in a row, Li Zhirui soon encountered trouble, and not just once or twice.
Before long, he encountered several Xuanxian Realm demonic beasts that were chasing after cultivators. When they discovered him, they even set aside one of them to deal with him.
"Hahahaha, I have never encountered a Xuanxian as weak as you. You're unlucky to have met me. Prepare to die!"
As soon as the two sides clashed, the ferocious beast roughly understood Li Zhirui's strength and then couldn't help but loudly mock him.
Its strength is indeed formidable. Even without the suppression, let alone its current power, Li Zhirui would still find it difficult to deal with.
The battle had only been going on for a short while when he found himself struggling to keep up.
'This ferocious beast is far too powerful; I'm no match for it at all!'
While he was fighting with all his might, he was also trying to find a way to escape the battlefield, otherwise he would get injured if the fighting continued.
With the added suppression of the Heavenly Dao of this realm, he would likely face dire consequences in the secret realm.
"Trying to escape? Did you even ask me?"
The monster quickly realized Li Zhirui's plan, sneered, and attacked even more ruthlessly, its attacks relentless, determined to capture him.
'Damn it!'
He never expected that his thoughts would be seen through by the other party, who would try to force him to stay.
Left with no other choice, he could only manage to cope while looking for another opportunity.
Fortunately, Li Zhirui did manage to seize a sliver of a chance to escape the battlefield!
Just when the demon beast was feeling smug and thought it had him cornered, it relaxed its guard slightly.
Then, risking injury, he rushed out at top speed and then vanished into space to avoid being tracked.
Where did they go?!
The beast's expression changed. It had only relaxed its guard slightly, and the other party had seized the opportunity to escape. It was quite impressed by this.
Even if it were them, they couldn't do it.
Despite its admiration, losing its target was a humiliating defeat. No matter how hard it searched, it couldn't find a trace of Li Zhirui; it was as if he had truly vanished hundreds of miles away in that instant.
Rumbling--
The pent-up anger could only be vented on the surroundings, causing rocks to fly and giant trees to collapse, creating quite a commotion.
After venting his anger, and considering that it might attract the attention of the surrounding cultivators, he reluctantly left.
"call!"
Li Zhirui, who had hidden himself in the space, exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his face ashen and unsightly.
If his own strength hadn't been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of this realm, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state, forced to this point by a mid-stage Xuanxian demon beast, forced to take risks in order to escape.
"Ugh!"
But when he thought about these situations, he realized he had no way to resist or resolve them, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time."
If you encounter any danger, you can take refuge in your personal space. At worst, you can choose to leave the Myriad Realms and return to the void and chaos.
However, now is not the time to think about these things. The urgent task at hand is to restore my own magical power and find more spiritual items in the secret realm so that the trip won't be in vain.
After quickly refining the Rejuvenation Pill, Li Zhirui took a short break to adjust his breathing and, once he was certain that the outside world was safe, returned to the secret realm.
But what followed made him very upset.
Just when Li Zhirui had finally escaped, he encountered another group of more than a dozen cultivators.
Among them were four Xuanxian (mysterious immortals), and the remaining dozen or so were Tianxian (celestial immortals).
At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with them; he simply kept a safe distance and brushed past them.
But in that instant, a dozen supernatural powers suddenly rushed towards him.
At this moment, Li Zhirui had no time to defend himself and could only choose to burn his magic power to increase his speed and avoid this wave of attacks.
"I didn't expect you to dodge it." One of the immortals said with some surprise.
"So what if he dodges? Does he think he can escape from us?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The dozen or so people laughed wildly, but the celestial cultivators were not afraid at all.
In the blink of an eye, the dozen or so cultivators surrounded him and launched their attacks almost simultaneously.
More than a dozen attacking divine powers came from all directions. Li Zhirui had nowhere to hide and could only choose to rush towards the weakest divine power.
At the same time, he also harbored the idea of breaking through and escaping from the weakest cultivator.
"You think I'm a pushover, easy to bully?"
The cultivator gave a strange smile and said, "Then you're mistaken!"
Suddenly, the man's aura changed drastically, surging at an extremely fast speed, and he instantly transformed into a Xuanxian cultivator. However, black energy surged around him, and from time to time, the howling of fierce ghosts could be heard.
"You are not cultivators!"
Li Zhirui's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with undisguised shock.
"Smart! Congratulations on guessing correctly!"
Now that their identities had been exposed, the others no longer concealed themselves and revealed their true identities and cultivation levels—all of them were Xuanxian!
No wonder I thought those celestial beings looked strange before, completely lacking reverence and respect for the Xuanxian cultivators. It turns out they themselves were Xuanxian.
But how did so many demonic cultivators manage to evade the Qingjing Sect's detection and enter the Firestone Secret Realm?
Could they have some ulterior motive? Is it to massacre cultivators, create chaos, or something else?
A bitter smile appeared on Li Zhirui's face. What's the use of thinking about this now? He should think about how to escape from the siege of these demonic cultivators.
He then made several more attempts to find the weakest point of the group of cultivators and break through.
Although this group of demonic cultivators was toying with Li Zhirui like cats to mice and had not yet made a move, they were definitely not going to let him leave.
So his plan fell through.
At first, the group of demonic cultivators could tolerate Li Zhirui's attempt to break through and treated it as a funny thing to amuse themselves and to tease him.
But as time went on, they completely lost patience.
Therefore, he stopped teasing Li Zhirui and planned to end the matter as soon as possible and go to other places in the secret realm to train.
When a dozen or so Xuanxian and demonic cultivators took their attacks seriously and attacked together, their power was terrifying. Not to mention his suppressed strength, even in his prime, he couldn't withstand it.
He was left with only two choices.
One option is to wait for death, and the other is to escape into a spatial dimension in front of all the demonic cultivators.
Faced with a life-or-death crisis, Li Zhirui no longer cared about whether or not to expose his location.
Rumble!
An incredibly terrifying energy shockwave spread outwards, leaving nothing but barren land and leveling the surrounding area for dozens of miles.
After the dust settled, the demonic cultivators stared at the empty ground, where nothing existed, and their expressions suddenly froze.
"What about people?!"
Their attacks were indeed powerful, but not to the point of crushing everything, leaving not even ashes.
Therefore, there is only one possibility: the other party is not dead!
"He's still alive?! How is that possible?!"
"Could it be that he has mastered some kind of spatial teleportation technique, which is why he disappeared into thin air?"
"He must be hiding nearby and hasn't gone far!"
"If that's the case, then how did he survive the attack?"
……
The dozen or so Xuanxian and demon cultivators discussed among themselves, but no matter how they guessed, they couldn't figure out the correct answer.
The group searched the area thoroughly, even digging three feet into the ground, but found no clues and had to give up in the end.
They're finally gone.
Li Zhirui, who was hiding in the space, breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the demonic cultivators leave. He did not rush out, lest they suddenly launch a counterattack.
But as he sat cross-legged in the space waiting, he couldn't help but wonder how this group of demonic cultivators had come here, and whether they had other purposes in coming in such large groups.
And besides these dozen or so demonic cultivators, could there be other demonic cultivators hiding among the crowd?
However, he quickly cleared his mind of these thoughts and began to plan what he would do next.
First, in the secret realm, while ensuring your own safety, try to obtain as many spiritual items as possible, since many spiritual items are actually not easy to obtain in the Myriad Mysteries Realm.
Secondly, he must further integrate into the Myriad Profound Realms! (End of Chapter)