Chapter 1698
Killing Intent
Although the results of this alchemy were not very good, Li Zhirui was quite happy about Changfeng's arrival.
His appearance means that the Yuntian Sect has likely already agreed to the conditions he offered, and did so in a short period of time.
"It's alright," Changfeng said nonchalantly.
Although he didn't know the whole story, he knew that the Xuanxian in front of him was someone recognized and valued by the Tu Gang Ancestor, so he adopted a very humble attitude.
A short while later, he led Li Zhirui into the main hall of the city lord's mansion, but he himself did not go in.
"The sect has agreed to your conditions, allowing you to purify the corrupted lands on your own, and will protect you from attacks by other forces." Tu Gang didn't bother with pleasantries; he went straight to the point as soon as he entered.
"Ok."
Li Zhirui was not surprised by this answer. He took out the jade slip and lotus seeds that he had prepared beforehand and said, "These are the secret method and the spiritual seed."
After completing the transaction, he said goodbye, "Then I won't bother you any longer, senior."
Tu Gang was also eager to examine, deduce, and master the secret technique, and he also needed to quickly replicate a large number of secret techniques. He didn't have much time to spare for him and just nodded casually.
Li Zhirui said nothing. He believed that once the other party understood the secret method, they would definitely send someone to him again to buy lotus seeds.
As for whether the Myriad Realms have purified lotus seeds, he couldn't say for sure.
However, if you want to buy a large quantity of purified lotus seeds in a short period of time, he is the only way to obtain them; you can't avoid coming to him.
Tu Gang spent only fifteen minutes inspecting and deduce the secret method of planting lotus, confirming that there were no problems and no hidden dangers.
Incidentally, he also mastered this secret technique, which, as Li Zhirui had said before, was a very easy technique to master.
"It does have some unique ideas."
In his view, the secret method of planting lotus was very simple, even rudimentary.
But the more this is the case, the harder it is to modify, because every part is very important and crucial.
If you modify it haphazardly, you might change the core effect of the secret technique.
"only……"
However, Tu Gang couldn't help but feel a headache when he thought that ordinary cultivators needed to purify spiritual objects in conjunction with purifying lotus seeds in order to perform this method.
He also understood why Li Zhirui had told him to prepare the purifying spirit items and the so-called semi-consumable spirit items beforehand.
The other party gave away 500 purified lotus seeds of the Loose Immortal level and 100 lotus seeds of the Human Immortal level for free, which seemed like a lot, and the total price was also quite expensive.
Furthermore, through the cultivation of lotus using secret techniques and the nourishment of purified spiritual objects, these spiritual lotuses can produce a batch of lotus seeds after they mature.
It seems that they can use this second batch of lotus seeds to repeat their previous actions, both purifying the pollution and harvesting a large number of lotus seeds.
But in reality, it's not that simple!
After the six hundred lotus seeds produced lotus seeds for the third time, that is, starting from the fifth generation of purified white lotus, they could no longer produce lotus seeds!
The reason is simple: the secret method of planting lotus makes it grow rapidly, which consumes external energy and also rapidly reduces its internal vitality.
By the time the lotus seeds reach the fourth generation, their internal vitality is almost gone, and they can only grow into lotus pedestals, but can no longer produce lotus seeds.
As for whether Li Zhirui was involved in this, deliberately controlling the purification of the lotus seeds to prevent them from leaking out, only he himself knows.
Clearly, six hundred lotus seeds are far from enough to cover that vast, sinister land.
In other words, if the Yuntian Sect wants to completely resolve the problem, it will need to spend spirit crystals to purchase lotus seeds from Li Zhirui.
"As expected, what's free is often the most expensive!"
Tu Gang sighed helplessly. He knew without even thinking that these lotus seeds wouldn't be cheap.
In addition, purification items are needed to quickly promote its growth.
Unfortunately, among the tens of thousands of disciples of the Yuntian Sect, a Golden Immortal faction, very few cultivate the Purification Law, and their cultivation levels are not high.
Even if we can save a little bit of spiritual items, it probably won't be much.
Let's take it one step at a time and see.
Tu Gang couldn't think of any other way, since he didn't know how big that evil place was, and couldn't calculate how many purification lotus seeds would be needed to completely solve it.
……
knock --
Li Zhirui, who had just returned to his room, heard a knock on the door and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had only left the city lord's mansion for a quarter of an hour, and the other party had already decided to buy lotus seeds from him so quickly.
Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, and he thought to himself, 'I wonder how many spirit crystals I can earn this time.'
But when he opened the door and saw several cultivators standing outside, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
Because these cultivators were not the Yuntian Sect disciples he had seen before; they looked like cultivators from other forces, and their expressions revealed a hint of disdain and annoyance.
Clearly, they didn't actually want to come to see Li Zhirui; they were forced to by their elders.
In their eyes, a mere rogue cultivator of the Xuanxian realm was nothing special, yet they had been sent by their master to formally invite this person.
"Your Excellency, our commander has important matters to inquire about and has sent us to invite you. Do you have the time?"
Although they were extremely impatient inside, they still behaved quite obediently on the surface and extended an invitation to him.
The reason is simple: if they don't do this, they will definitely be scolded and punished by their teachers when they go back. They are not stupid, and naturally they are unwilling to suffer such a result because of a momentary resentment.
Li Zhirui originally wanted to refuse, because the Yuntian Sect had already agreed to his conditions, and there was no need to go through the trouble of contacting other forces.
But on second thought, this is a great opportunity to acquire a large amount of valuable resources!
He can use the secret method of planting lotus and purifying lotus seeds to obtain rare spiritual items from these forces.
In this way, once this matter is over, he will not need to go out to train and collect various spiritual objects and resources from the Myriad Mysteries Realm. He can concentrate on seclusion to comprehend the purification laws and improve his realm.
As for whether it would arouse the envy and jealousy of certain beings, leading them to secretly take action against him, Li Zhirui was not very concerned.
Because his safety can be guaranteed until the evil place is completely eliminated!
The area was surrounded by desolate mountains and wilderness. As long as he found the right opportunity, he could easily hide and then escape into his spatial dimension to protect himself. He wouldn't have to worry about being hunted down by them afterward.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you all to lead the way."
After considering it several times, Li Zhirui said with a smile.
"please!"
After saying that, the group walked ahead and led the way.
In a short while, they arrived at their destination, a seemingly ordinary two-courtyard house.
From the outside, one would never guess that there were several Golden Immortals inside. But once Li Zhirui went inside, he discovered that it was a completely different world; due to the application of spatial expansion, the interior space appeared extremely large.
But most importantly, the internal spiritual energy is at least five times richer than that outside!
"I heard that you are the only disciple of the Cloud Heaven Sect among the group of cultivators who explored the Yin and Evil Lands?" As soon as he entered the door, he heard a fat Golden Immortal with a kind smile ask.
"Yes, I also think that following the Yuntian Sect might bring even greater rewards."
Li Zhirui was already fully aware of their purpose in summoning him; they simply wanted to learn more about the Yin-Yang Land from him, which would be beneficial for their next move.
The words Tu Gang had said earlier were like a sword hanging over their heads, ready to strike at any moment and threaten their lives.
To prevent this from happening, they must have sufficient understanding.
However, there was very little information about the Yin-Yang Land from the outside world. Ultimately, they turned their attention to Li Zhirui, the only one who was not a disciple of the Yuntian Sect, hoping to obtain some clues.
"Then could you tell us? Don't worry, we definitely won't let you work for nothing," the Golden Immortal continued.
He then revealed what he knew.
But unlike the Yuntian Sect, this time, Li Zhirui didn't say too much or in too much detail!
He didn't mention a word about his previous visit to the sinister place or his understanding of the speed at which the pollution was spreading.
The reason was simple: he sensed a hint of ill intent from these cultivators!
Most importantly, this malice did not emanate from one person, but from several, and some of them even harbored murderous intent.
Because of their malice, Li Zhirui canceled his plan to trade with them and was even less willing to have any further involvement with them.
He just wanted to answer their questions as quickly as possible and leave immediately, lest he offend them somewhere and they attack him directly.
Although a deal was reached with the Yuntian Sect, and they needed the purified lotus seeds, they wouldn't just stand by and watch him die.
The problem is, the Yuntian Sect might not even know that he was summoned by these people!
Moreover, once these Golden Immortals make a move, they probably won't have time to save him.
"With Tu Gang's strength, leading hundreds of Xuanxian and Tianxian, he still couldn't solve the Yin Evil Land? In fact, if he hadn't made a decisive retreat, there would have been considerable casualties?"
After hearing his story, the expressions of the cultivators present became much more solemn.
No wonder Tu Gang responded to his provocation in that way when he returned to the Immortal City; it turned out he realized the seriousness of the situation and didn't want to waste any more words with him.
"Besides that, have you discovered anything else?"
Li Zhirui shook his head in fear and said, "When I saw the Yin and evil place, I felt very scared and dared not go deep into it. I have been attacking the weakest monsters on the outside, so I don't know much."
"Thank you for making this trip."
After the Golden Immortal cultivator finished speaking, he gave him a bottle of pills and waved for him to leave.
"If any of you seniors have any further instructions, please just call me. I will not disturb you any longer."
After saying that, he respectfully turned and left.
"We have too little information. It seems we still have to start with the disciples of the Yuntian Sect."
They learned from Li Zhirui that there were three types of monsters and the cultivation levels corresponding to their strength.
In addition, the number of monsters is so great that they seem endless and can never be killed.
But what they really wanted to know, such as the size of the evil land and the extent of its pollution, remained completely unanswered.
"Will they leak this information?"
"I don't know, but we have to give it a try. Maybe we'll succeed?"
"Alright then, it's just a try. Even if it fails, the losses will be too great."
In just a few words, they had already decided on their next course of action.
……
After leaving the courtyard, Li Zhirui immediately headed towards the city lord's mansion.
He doesn't plan to stay at the inn anymore!
In his view, the inn was no longer safe.
Because once those Golden Immortals find out that he possesses a method to resolve the Yin and Evil Lands, they won't be as easy to talk to as Tu Gang; they'll most likely just take action and snatch it away.
As for the restrictions and rules in the Immortal City? They have no effect on these Golden Immortals.
Without leaving the Immortal City, the only safe place in Li Zhirui's eyes was the City Lord's Mansion!
Because Tu Gang, a Golden Immortal, was there to oversee things, even if those Golden Immortals wanted to take action, they would first consider whether it was worth it.
"Fellow Daoist, is there something urgent?" Just then, Changfeng came out of the City Lord's Mansion and saw Li Zhirui with a serious expression.
Seeing his expression, Changfeng felt a chill run down his spine. Could something really serious have happened?
"I have something I wish to ask to see Senior Tu Gang."
"Okay, come with me."
Changfeng, who had originally planned to go back to rest, instantly lost all his fatigue and led him to the depths of the city lord's mansion with a serious expression.
Soon, Li Zhirui met the Golden Immortal Diagram Gang.
"Huh? Why are you here again?" He was somewhat surprised by his appearance.
"This junior has come specifically to seek your protection, senior..."
He then recounted what had just happened.
"You're quite quick-witted; you wanted to retreat as soon as you sensed the situation was turning bad."
Tu Gang didn't ask why he had followed those cultivators before, he just said, "Alright, you can stay in the city lord's mansion for the next few days."
"Thank you, senior!"
Li Zhirui bowed his head in gratitude, knowing that this meant he no longer needed to worry about his safety.
"Changfeng, go to the backyard and give him a safe cave dwelling."
"Thank you for your trouble, fellow Daoist."
Changfeng simply smiled and shook his head, saying, "Please follow me."
Soon, the two arrived at the backyard of the city lord's mansion. Unexpectedly, there was a tall building there, which could be used by the cultivators who worked there, but there weren't many cultivators there.
"Why do no cultivators want to live here, but instead spend spirit crystals to rent a cave dwelling?" Li Zhirui asked curiously.
At first, he thought it was a problem with the spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy in the room he was going to stay in was much denser than that outside.
"This one……"
Changfeng, usually straightforward, hesitated for a long time on this issue, but ultimately said nothing, only shaking his head. (End of Chapter)