Chapter 1695
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"I wonder if you would be willing to help us resolve our symptoms?" Bai Yi asked respectfully after bowing to the other two.
"Tell me everything that happened to you."
Unexpectedly, the immortal did not agree directly, but instead made his own demands.
This attitude infuriated the three of them, and they became increasingly dissatisfied. They wanted to turn around and leave immediately, but apart from the Golden Immortal in front of them, it would be much more difficult to come into contact with other Golden Immortals.
So they could only swallow their anger and recount their experiences.
"...Just when we were about to escape danger, a powerful attack suddenly came from the shadows, not only shattering our defenses but also capturing our three other companions."
With a gloomy and unpleasant expression, Bai Yi said in a muffled voice, "We also suspect that our current condition is due to being hit by this attack."
"Is that so?" The Golden Immortal beckoned to them, calling them to his side. He then used his magic to protect himself, isolating himself from the outside world to prevent infection.
At the same time, they probed their bodies with their divine sense to study this special disease.
He quickly withdrew his divine sense and said, "The problem isn't too serious, but I can't help you completely cure it; I can only temporarily suppress it."
"This……"
Bai Yi and the other two were surprised by this answer, but in the end they still asked him to help.
After all, their situation is already very serious, and if this continues, their lives may be in danger.
"It might be a little painful, please bear with it."
After saying that, he took action without waiting for their consent.
A moment later, with a loud "whoosh," the three of them simultaneously vomited a large mouthful of black, muddy blood. The moment it was exposed to the air, it emitted an extremely strong and nauseating stench.
The Golden Immortal hadn't expected this situation. He frowned and immediately used his magic to seal them away, while also dispelling the smell in the room.
The condition of Bai Yi and the other two had improved significantly, but the dark marks on the inside of their wrists had not disappeared; they had simply become much dimmer.
"You can find a cultivator who practices the laws of purification, or you can resolve the pollution in your body by consuming purifying spiritual items."
After saying that, he drove them out of the house.
"Thank you, senior!"
The three bowed gratefully before turning to leave.
"Where do we go next?"
"Of course, we need to find a way to completely resolve the symptoms in the body!"
The Golden Immortal gave them two methods, and compared to finding a cultivator, purifying spiritual objects was clearly easier to obtain.
So they went to the Treasure Pavilion together, and to ensure everything went smoothly, they each spent a large sum of spirit crystals to buy several purifying spirit items.
With the help of these spiritual beings, they successfully resolved the problems within their bodies!
……
On the other side...
After Li Zhirui fully recovered, he also thought of the cultivators who had gone on the expedition.
"I wonder how they are doing now."
He then went out to inquire about their whereabouts.
I originally thought it would take a lot of effort, but it turns out they seem to be quite famous in the Immortal City; anyone could easily find out about them.
After learning more, Li Zhirui discovered that a "kind-hearted person" had helped them spread the word.
"I never expected that three cultivators would actually return alive..."
He originally estimated that one or two people might make it back, and that would be good enough.
"Judging from the appearance, the hidden monster is not very strong, probably around the level of a Celestial Immortal."
If they were stronger, they wouldn't have been unable to capture all six Earth Immortal cultivators.
"Pity……"
Li Zhirui let out a sudden sigh and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should have taken the risk back then. Maybe we could have completely eliminated that evil place."
He was mainly frightened by the sneak attack and felt that the monster hiding in the dark was quite powerful.
Furthermore, being entangled by a large number of monsters and suffering excessive exhaustion, they decided to retreat as a precaution.
In retrospect, his choice was problematic.
However, it was all in the past, and even if he regretted it, it wouldn't change anything. So Li Zhirui just sighed and put it out of his mind, starting to think about what to do next.
"Go alone to completely purify that evil place?"
But he quickly dismissed the idea, because with his current abilities, he was not capable of doing that.
The contaminated area was so vast that it stretched as far as the eye could see. Even with the purification laws he cultivated, which had a strong restraining effect, he could not possibly resolve the situation on his own.
But Li Zhirui is not a being of this world, and he has no relatives, friends, teachers, or fellow disciples. If he wants to ask someone for help, he doesn't even have anyone to choose from.
After much deliberation, he finally came up with a potentially unreliable solution, muttering, "It seems the only option is to rely on the power of the beings in this world."
Even though he might not be the one who put in the most effort or made the greatest contribution, as long as he can successfully resolve that evil place, the Heavenly Dao of this world will certainly reward him handsomely, and he will also gain a lot of merit.
This is much better than being unable to solve the problem yourself and not gaining any merit whatsoever.
As for whether the beings of this world would value that sinister place, Li Zhirui had no worries about it.
Because they are already aware of the danger it poses, but if they discover that the rate of contamination by evil spirits is extremely alarming, the entire Immortal Alliance will immediately mobilize and do everything in its power to completely eliminate it as soon as possible!
So if they don't take it seriously now, they'll have to take it seriously when things get worse.
Thinking of this, Li Zhirui immediately lost the mood to continue strolling around and turned back to the inn. He needed to prepare more Spirit Recovery Pills and Spirit Purification Items.
Strive to make more contributions in the subsequent actions to resolve the evil land, thereby gaining more merit.
……
at the same time.
In the city lord's palace.
After receiving Bai Yi and his two companions, the Golden Immortal Tu Gang summoned several other Golden Immortal cultivators from the Immortal City, as well as some heads of major merchant guilds.
"I wonder if Brother Tu has suddenly summoned us for something important?" one of the Golden Immortals asked first.
"Indeed, there is a major matter that I need to discuss with you all."
Tu Gang nodded and said, "I'm sure you've all heard that thousands of miles to the northwest, there is a region that has been severely polluted and is home to some strange creatures."
At this point, everyone present understood what he meant: he wanted them to contribute money and effort so that everyone could work together to resolve the threat.
"The two places are too far apart to possibly affect the Immortal City. Fellow Daoist, you are being far too cautious." Clearly, the person who spoke was not very willing to do something that would not bring much benefit.
Even though the Yuntian Sect was behind Tu Gang, he had the confidence to refuse.
The remaining cultivators, however, gave him some face. Although they didn't directly agree, they either nodded in agreement or showed expressions of approval.
In other words, not a single monk was willing to support him!
Tu Gang was slightly taken aback, as if he had not expected this situation to occur at all, and for a moment he did not know how to speak.
He had considered that he might be rejected by a few forces, but at least he would have supporters. However, he found that he received none!
"This matter is not so simple; it's best to resolve it as soon as possible."
A fleeting look of surprise crossed his face, but he still patiently persuaded, "You should know that Qianji Pavilion has always been neutral and has never taken the initiative to release information to the public, but in this matter, they have made an exception."
"Indeed, but for now, that sinister place won't have any effect on us, right?"
The cultivator remained unconvinced, saying nonchalantly, "If that's the case, why bother with all this trouble?"
Tu Gang frowned slightly, a hint of speechlessness appearing in his eyes. Since the other party's attitude was so firm, what else could he say?
"Alright, I will take my own disciples with me to handle this matter. If you are willing, meet at the North Gate at dawn tomorrow."
After saying that, he got up and left first.
"laugh!"
As they left the city lord's mansion, one of the cultivators suddenly let out a cold laugh and said with a sneer, "They actually want to order us around to help the Yuntian Sect solve problems that should be solved by themselves. How ridiculous."
The location of that sinister place is also within the territory of the Yuntian Sect, but it is relatively remote and has little spiritual energy, so it has always been in a semi-abandoned state.
The forces behind them were not vassals or subordinates of the Yuntian Sect, so naturally they were unwilling to help in this matter.
"They simply want to use this method to reduce the casualties among their own disciples..."
"Hmph! That sounds nice, but all they want is for our disciples to die in their place, don't they?"
……
After some discussion, everyone reached an agreement: they absolutely would not help the Yuntian Sect in this matter; whatever the Yuntian Sect wanted to do, they would let them do it themselves.
But it won't be long before they regret their decision!
……
Early the next morning.
Li Zhirui then arrived near the North Gate.
He was unaware that none of the various factions in the Immortal City intended to respond to the sign from Tu Gang representing the Yuntian Sect; only his faction planned to go and test the waters.
The reason he came here was naturally because the North Gate was closer to the evil place, making it easier to move around.
Before long, Li Zhirui saw a group of cultivators arrive.
However, the number was much smaller than he had expected, and they were all dressed in uniform, clearly belonging to the Yuntian Sect.
'Only cultivators from the Cloud Heaven Sect?'
He was somewhat surprised. How could this be? Why were the other forces remaining indifferent?
As for the rogue cultivators, after learning about Bai Yi and the others' experiences and discovering that there were no spiritual objects involved, they completely lost interest in them and had no chance of coming.
"set off!"
At the stroke of dawn, the leader of the group, Tu Gang, gave an order, and the cloud ship quickly took off, heading towards that sinister place.
Behind the cloud ship, there was only Li Zhirui, a solitary cultivator.
Their actions did attract the attention of many cultivators, who generally did not think they were successful in resolving the problem.
Although they didn't know much about the Yin and Evil Land, they only knew that it was very large and contained endless monsters that were extremely difficult to deal with.
But the existence of these problems shows that things are not so simple.
……
With the Cloud Sky Sect's cloud ships leading the way, the journey to the Yin and Evil Land was naturally smooth and unobstructed. No foolish cultivators suddenly jumped out and blocked the road.
After a long journey, the group arrived at the very edge of the sinister land.
"This……"
"The contaminated area is far too large; it seems to stretch as far as the eye can see."
All the cultivators present, except for Li Zhirui, were seeing this sinister place for the first time, so they couldn't help but sigh.
Even the Golden Immortal cultivator showed a solemn expression in his eyes.
Although he had never been here before, after learning about the situation of this place from Bai Yi and the others, he made a special effort to understand the information released by Qianji Pavilion, so he had a general idea of the area of the Yin and Evil Land.
And it is obvious that what he is seeing now is larger than the area announced by Qianji Pavilion!
"Has the area actually increased again?"
Li Zhirui murmured to himself. He knew best about the changes in the area's size. The place he had painstakingly purified yesterday had not only been re-polluted, but had also advanced considerably further.
It was even more expansive than he had initially seen.
"Is it because it devoured those three cultivators?"
Otherwise, given the rate at which it pollutes, it shouldn't have reached this level.
"Have you been here before?"
Tu Gang, who was far away, actually heard Li Zhirui's mutterings. In a flash, he appeared directly in front of him and asked with a serious expression.
He was slightly startled. At first, he was worried that the secret technique given by Tianlan would fail, but he did not expect that even a Golden Immortal could not see through his true origins!
That put his mind at ease.
In any case, Taiyi Golden Immortals are relatively rare in the Myriad Profound Realms. As long as he doesn't run into a Taiyi, he doesn't need to worry about his identity being exposed.
"Yes, I came here yesterday and I clearly remember that the area wasn't this big."
What Li Zhirui didn't know was that this Golden Immortal had cultivated a supernatural power similar to having super hearing, so it was perfectly normal for him to be heard.
Tu Gang narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down with curiosity, saying, "You're quite bold, daring to come alone."
Suddenly, the tone shifted, and he asked, "This place is polluted by all sorts of evil and filth; there are no spiritual beings here. Why did you come here today?"
"I didn't come here for any spiritual objects!"
Li Zhirui shook his head slightly and said, "There is something more precious and important here than spiritual objects, and that is merit!"
"This place is like a huge wound to the world, bleeding continuously, which is very detrimental to the world. But if we can stop the bleeding of the 'wound' or even completely heal it, we will definitely gain a lot of merit."
He made no attempt to conceal his purpose. As a 'being of this world' in the eyes of the other party, it was perfectly normal for him to want to gain merit and improve his cultivation level.
"If you had been at the City Lord's Mansion yesterday, you might have been able to persuade a few cultivators to send their disciples to participate as well," Tu Gang said with some regret. (End of Chapter)