Chapter 1693
Purification
Li Zhirui was somewhat surprised to hear this. He didn't need to tell him this kind of thing, because he couldn't control whether they would spread it in private.
To his surprise, the other party not only said it but also offered to return a portion of the spirit stones, which was quite unexpected.
"no problem."
However, since he could reduce his expenses, Li Zhirui naturally wouldn't refuse. He immediately accepted the two thousand spirit crystals and turned to leave.
He plans to personally investigate the situation before deciding on his next course of action.
The reason for not setting off immediately was because of concerns about the danger and the inability to find the destination.
But after their investigation, Li Zhirui's worries were greatly reduced. After all, if a group of celestial cultivators could remain unharmed, why couldn't he?
Soon, Li Zhirui arrived at the North Gate. The moment he stepped out, he transformed into a streak of light and flew towards his destination.
Speechless all the way.
Several hours later, he finally arrived at the place filled with evil and filth.
"Ok?"
Although he had never been here before, based on the detailed intelligence, he immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"Strange, this area looks much larger than described in the jade slip!"
After repeated calculations by Li Zhirui, the area contaminated by evil spirits and filth was indeed larger, expanding outward by about a mile.
And this is only one side of the story he has seen; how much it has expanded in other directions is completely unknown.
After arriving at this answer, his previously nonchalant expression immediately became much more serious.
This matter is probably more serious than he thought.
The speed of expansion is simply astonishing!
In just one night, in one direction, the pollution spread for a mile across a width, and its length was at least several hundred miles.
If this continues at this rate, it will probably take less than a few hundred years for this sinister land to corrupt the entire Myriad Realms, or even less!
Faced with this situation, Li Zhirui, a being of the Myriad Profound Realms, could not simply leave after repaying the karmic debts of his enlightenment; there was no need for him to stay and help.
But he saw a tremendous opportunity in it!
If he can resolve this crisis, how much merit will the Heavenly Dao of this realm reward him with? The amount will definitely be substantial!
With such a large amount of merit, it will be easier and more convenient for him to comprehend the laws. At that time, he may be able to continue to move forward after breaking through the late stage of Xuanxian and shorten the distance to breaking through to Jinxian!
As for directly breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm, Li Zhirui did not have such extravagant hopes.
After all, breaking through to a higher realm is much more difficult than breaking through to a lower realm, and he is not someone who is overly ambitious.
He then focused his chaotic mind on being alert to his surroundings, so that he could respond immediately should any unusual situation arise.
Next, he began to use his supernatural powers. A pure purifying spiritual light appeared in Li Zhirui's palm. He took out the purifying lotus seeds he had accumulated over the years, wrapped them in the spiritual light, and then casually scattered them into the yin and evil land in front of him.
At the same time, his ten fingers flew, and the lotus planting technique, which he had not used for many years, bloomed again at his fingertips.
Stimulated by the secret technique and nourished by the purifying spiritual light, those spiritual seeds quickly sprouted and took root in the earth below, absorbing the evil and filth that filled the earth as resources to strengthen themselves.
In just a few breaths, you can see the purified white lotus begin to grow vigorously, giving birth to one bud after another.
The laws of purification began to converge, suppressing the evil and filth, which were slowly dissipating.
But at that moment, an unexpected event occurred!
Click-click——
Beneath the previously contaminated land, black beetles rapidly emerged. They looked very ordinary, but their numbers were enormous, so dense that they stretched as far as the eye could see.
Their target is the white lotus that radiates a purifying light!
They rushed forward recklessly, and even though they were attacked by the purifying light, injured, or even died on the way as they approached and climbed, it still couldn't stop them!
Under the relentless attack of the black beetles, the white lotuses, which had not yet matured, fell and withered one by one.
Li Zhirui naturally couldn't stand idly by. When the first white lotus was destroyed by them, he decisively took action and gathered even more purification laws.
Soon, a pure white sun appeared in the sky, its purifying light spreading across the earth. This not only accelerated the growth of the white lotus but also dealt a fatal blow to the black beetles.
Zizizi!
When the 'purifying sunlight' falls on them, it's like a torch being thrown into a pile of dry wood, instantly igniting the pollution on them.
And so, a strangely colored white fire broke out on this polluted land and quickly spread outward, turning into a sea of fire in an instant!
The siblings Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo learned the purification law from Li Zhirui and mastered some supernatural abilities that combined two different laws.
He naturally also grasped the basics of the laws of the sun and moon, and deduced this supernatural power.
While it might not be very powerful against normal living beings, it's perfect for the current situation.
The pollution and flesh inside those black beetles will become fuel for purifying the spiritual fire, helping it burn even more vigorously.
Meanwhile, the purifying white lotus that Li Zhirui had planted earlier began to grow vigorously and mature at an extremely fast speed as the purification law became more concentrated.
A mature Purifying White Lotus, besides contributing some purification power, more importantly produces spiritual seeds that can further expand the Purifying White Lotus.
In less than half an hour, the area burned by the purifying spirit fire reached nearly a thousand miles, and it was still expanding into the distance!
However, upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the fire is no longer as intense as it was at the beginning, and the flames are gradually weakening.
Although the purifying spirit fire can use those evil and filthy things as fuel, there is too much 'fuel,' exceeding the limit of the spirit fire and suppressing it in turn.
In addition, the lotus sea that purified the white lotus has expanded to hundreds of miles.
Moreover, unlike the purifying spirit fire, the white lotus did not weaken in power as it expanded. On the contrary, under the influence of abundant purifying power, its growth rate became faster and faster.
The result was the spiritual fire; more accurately, the purifying power it generated after burning became the best nourishment for the white lotus to grow!
But things are not that simple, nor will they go so smoothly. It is impossible for Li Zhirui to resolve this crisis on his own.
Therefore, he never let his guard down. His divine sense extended for hundreds of miles in all directions, and he could detect and react immediately to any slight movement.
Suddenly, a loud bang!
A monster that looked like a dog but had six legs and four eyes emerged from the ground ahead. But that was just the beginning; in the next instant, one monster after another emerged from the ground.
The sinister aura emanating from them was many times stronger than that of the black beetles, and their power had also increased significantly.
If those black beetles were merely ants in the mortal realm, then the dog monster was in the realm of scattered immortals, but only a slightly larger ant.
They weren't particularly strong, but their numbers were considerable, with thousands appearing in an instant. And this was just the beginning; the dog monsters continued to appear in droves.
As soon as they rushed into the sea of fire, they chose to self-destruct immediately. In an instant, extremely dense evil and filth erupted from their bodies, and a black whirlwind appeared, almost extinguishing the surrounding purifying spiritual fire!
Even if it didn't go out directly, it became much dimmer.
These dog monsters actually chose to sacrifice their own lives to extinguish the sea of fire and prevent it from expanding further.
Seeing this scene from afar, Li Zhirui frowned and muttered to himself, "Someone is manipulating these monsters in the dark!"
He wasn't entirely sure about the behavior of the black beetles before, but the suicidal actions of this group of dog monsters undoubtedly proved it.
The two monsters he saw were both devoid of intelligence, and such precise actions to resolve threats to their own safety would be impossible without human control!
In other words, behind these monsters exist some special beings, and they may even be extraterrestrial beings like Li Zhirui.
Thinking about this, he felt a little strange. If they were really extraterrestrial beings, wouldn't there be too many of them? Moreover, he felt that they were not being rejected or suppressed by the Heavenly Dao of this world.
Furthermore, no unusual phenomena occurred upon entering the Myriad Mysteries Realm, serving as a warning to the beings of this realm.
'Am I overthinking it? Are these monsters, and the people behind them, actually beings from this world?'
Otherwise, the fact that there were no signs of invasion from extraterrestrial beings is impossible to explain.
"But so far, haven't any other living beings come here to check on the situation?"
Li Zhirui was somewhat helpless. Thanks to the information dissemination by the intelligence organization, many cultivators must have already learned about it, but he did not expect them to be so indifferent, with no cultivators coming to visit.
On the contrary, it was this extraterrestrial being who was so concerned.
In fact, if it weren't for him, the creatures of this world might not even know about this matter!
My thoughts raced, but in reality, only a few breaths had passed.
In this short period of time, the sea of fire formed by the purifying spirit fire began to extinguish and its area began to shrink.
Furthermore, as more and more dog monsters self-destructed, the area of the sea of fire became smaller and smaller. Coupled with the backlash from polluting the earth, this process was further intensified.
Seeing this, Li Zhirui had no choice but to gather purifying power to maintain the area of the sea of fire as much as possible and purify more of the polluted land.
But faced with the endless stream of dog monsters, he seemed utterly powerless and couldn't stop the sea of fire from going out.
Meanwhile, the purification lotuses that had already reached a certain scale were also withering away in large swaths under the relentless destruction by the dog monster and the black beetle.
Li Zhirui was powerless to change the situation and had no way to salvage it.
Just as he was feeling somewhat lost and disoriented, a beam of black light suddenly shot out from the ground, heading straight for his vital points, clearly intending to take his life in one strike.
If it weren't for the unique defensive divine power he possessed, the Azure Light of the Sacrificial Spirit, he probably wouldn't have survived this sneak attack.
Damn it!
Li Zhirui couldn't help but shout angrily. He wanted to fight back, but he couldn't find a target to attack, and he felt increasingly frustrated and angry.
"In that case, I'll also give you a big gift!"
He hadn't originally intended to use this secret technique, but now he was completely enraged and couldn't care less about anything else; all he wanted to do was vent his anger.
He swiftly formed hand seals, his ten fingers moving like butterflies flitting among flowers, so fast that afterimages appeared. The remaining purifying power in the field began to gather and merge into the pure white sun in mid-air.
boom!
A deafening roar, powerful enough to shatter the heavens and the earth, exploded without warning in this territory, which was tainted by evil spirits and teeming with monsters.
The terrifying energy and impact bent the surrounding vegetation, but the ones that suffered the most were the dog monsters and black beetles that he had prepared to target!
Monsters that got close were instantly reduced to ashes without leaving any trace; only monsters that were far away survived the explosion.
Even so, most of the monsters were still seriously injured in the explosion.
The intense purifying power carried by the explosion directly cleansed the polluted land within a radius of hundreds of miles.
Only then could Li Zhirui vent his anger.
At the same time, he also learned that the situation here was more complicated and dangerous than he had imagined.
It is absolutely impossible for him to solve this problem by himself alone, and it is not even something that a single faction can solve. This is a disaster facing the entire Myriad Profound Realms!
Moreover, the longer it drags on, the harder these monsters become to deal with.
Because Li Zhirui witnessed firsthand how some black beetles became even stronger after devouring the corpses of their companions!
"Forget it, let's leave first and think of a solution later."
His decision to retreat was mainly due to his fear of another assassination attempt. He no longer had the spiritual light to protect himself at all times and in all aspects.
Therefore, for his own safety, Li Zhirui chose to leave first.
At the same time, he also needs to find a way to gather some cultivators here, otherwise he alone will not be able to deal with so many monsters and the creatures hiding in the dark that control them.
The latter is the biggest threat!
Having made up his mind, Li Zhirui did not hesitate for a moment, instantly transforming into a rainbow of light and disappearing.
In a corner unseen by him, a monster with human-like features but skin covered in strange symbols watched him leave.
Damn it!
The monster gritted its teeth and said, "How did this being who has mastered the purification law know about this place so quickly? And why did it directly take action to purify this evil land?"
Although Li Zhirui had only been here for a little over an hour, the impact he had had was enormous!
He purified all the pollution from yesterday.
And judging from his expression as he left, it was clear he would never give up so easily. (End of Chapter)