Chapter 1706
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The reason these cultivators think they are cannon fodder sent to their deaths is mainly because, up to now, the cultivators are completely at a disadvantage in their fight against the Yin and Evil Lands!
In less than a month, a large number of cultivators have already been sacrificed, but the Yin and Evil Land has not weakened. On the contrary, it has become even stronger because it has devoured a large number of cultivators.
From the initial five types of monsters, whose strength did not exceed that of the Celestial Immortal Realm, the number of monsters has rapidly increased to more than ten types, with the most powerful one being comparable in strength to a Profound Immortal cultivator!
Moreover, even if these monsters are defeated, they cannot be completely eradicated; at most, only some of their evil power will be lost.
Because they will transform into evil forces, and they can be reborn in just a few days!
In contrast, for cultivators, once they die, they are truly dead; there is no resurrection mechanism whatsoever.
As time went on, the morale of the cultivators deteriorated, and the thoughts of the vast majority of cultivators shifted from killing monsters to saving their own lives.
The three Taiyi Golden Immortals stationed in Changming Immortal City had all seen the various situations of the cultivators.
But until then, they had no other options.
At the beginning of the great battle, the three of them took action themselves, wanting to take advantage of the fact that the Yin and Evil Land was still relatively weak and eliminate it directly!
But who would have thought that even with all their methods, they couldn't completely eliminate the Yin and Evil Land; at most, they could only reduce its size.
Even during this process, if they hadn't reacted quickly, they might have been corrupted by the evil power!
Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal couldn't solve it, let alone other cultivators? The only option is to rely on the power of the laws.
Therefore, the Immortal Alliance summoned all of its dozen or so cultivators who practiced the Purification Law.
However, the result was a huge disappointment to everyone.
Although they could restrain the evil power, their own low cultivation level and limited mastery of the purification laws prevented them from completely eliminating the vast evil land.
Even when they combined all their strength, they could barely contain the expansion of the Yin and Evil Land.
It is precisely for these reasons that the Immortal Alliance issued a notice throughout the entire realm, expressing its eagerness to find Li Zhirui and invite him to resolve the Yin-Yang Land, even at a great cost.
They were very worried that the evil lands would expand further and become even more difficult to deal with.
Since the power of cultivators cannot truly resolve the evil forces, the Immortal Alliance's strategy has shifted from initial confrontation to defense, aiming to prevent its expansion.
But this can't go on forever, because they can't completely block the expansion of the Yin and Evil Lands.
Fortunately, hard work pays off!
Although they were unable to invite Li Zhirui, they at least completed a transaction with him and obtained a large number of purified lotus seeds.
Inside the city lord's mansion, three Taiyi Golden Immortals held a small storage magic treasure, their hearts filled with excitement. After so long, they finally saw hope in resolving the Yin-evil Land.
Also transmitted was a record of Li Zhirui's experiences, thoughts, and a small suggestion.
"This person advised us not to rush into action. It would be best to wait ten days until we have all the purified lotus seeds. Then we can gather the strength of a large number of cultivators, with those who practice the purification law and those who are proficient in the secret method of planting lotuses as the core, to first create a purification domain. This will make it easier to use the secret method later and reduce consumption."
"At the same time, let other cultivators enter the purification field to ensure their own safety, and then attack the monster to weaken the evil power, thereby resolving the evil land."
The Taiyi Golden Immortal in the middle spoke up, asking, "What are your thoughts on this?"
"I think this person's suggestion is very comprehensive and has already been successful before, so it can be adopted directly."
"I also think there's no problem."
Another Taiyi nodded in agreement, then said, "But the situations in the two places are different, so we still need to be prepared to adapt to any situation."
"Yes, what you both said makes a lot of sense."
The Taiyi in the middle nodded and said, "In that case, let's gather the cultivators from all the forces, tell them about this, and let them prepare in advance."
The three Taiyi masters summoned him, saying they had important matters to discuss. Naturally, the cultivators had no choice but to put down what they were doing and rush to the city lord's mansion.
Once everyone had arrived, they explained the reason, and everyone understood what had happened. Although they didn't show it on their faces, they were quite happy inside.
Because if they successfully eliminate the evil place, they won't have to stay there anymore, and they won't have to face any more danger.
"In the next few days, just focus on stopping the expansion of the Yin and Evil Land. Other cultivators should practice the Lotus Planting Secret Technique more. In the future, we will need disciples who are proficient in this technique to contribute more."
Finally, one of the Taiyi masters gave everyone a piece of advice.
"Yes! This disciple will remember!"
The monks reacted with great excitement, as if they could already see victory in sight.
Over the next few days, cultivators could be seen practicing the Lotus Planting Secret Technique everywhere in Changming Immortal City. Although they did not have purified lotus seeds as objects for casting spells, they mainly practiced casting speed, so it did not matter much if they did not have the materials.
……
at the same time.
After spending several days in the space, Li Zhirui saw that the quantity of purified lotus seeds was almost ready, so he prepared to leave the space and return to the Immortal City to complete the transaction with the Qianji Pavilion.
"You've all worked hard these past few days," he said to the group of demons.
It's important to understand that even if you can use spirit crystals to accelerate the maturation of the purified white lotus and produce lotus seeds, obtaining tens of thousands of lotus seeds in just a few days would require working tirelessly without sleep.
"Consider these pills your reward."
Every low-grade pill he refines now is of the highest quality.
"Thank you, sir."
The group of demons were very grateful.
Li Zhirui didn't say much. With a thought, he returned to the desolate mountain cave he had entered before entering the space.
It erased its own aura, then transformed into a ray of light and flew towards the immortal city.
Not long after, he appeared in front of the Qianji Pavilion.
"You've arrived? Senior Hai Zang is waiting for you in the top-tier room."
Unlike last time, as soon as Li Zhirui entered, the female cultivator behind the counter stood up and became even more enthusiastic.
"it is good."
Watching his departing figure, a hint of curiosity flashed in the female cultivator's eyes. She couldn't quite understand why a mere Xuanxian cultivator would be valued by Hai Cang.
It should be noted that this person is not only an elder of the Qianji Pavilion, but also possesses the realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal!
The two are worlds apart in terms of identity, status, realm, and cultivation.
However, although she was curious, she had no intention of finding out more, because she understood a principle: it's not always better to know more about many things.
On another note!
At this moment, Li Zhirui had already entered the top-tier room.
"You've arrived? Please have a seat." Hai Zang's attitude was quite friendly, as if he were treating a junior.
Although Li Zhirui is indeed a junior in terms of cultivation level, the two have only met once and should not be that close.
A strange feeling arose in his heart, but he pretended nothing had happened and said with a smile, "Senior, I have prepared the remaining 35,000 purification lotus seeds."
"Yes, the Immortal Alliance sent the spirit crystals a few days ago."
After saying that, Hai Cang tossed over a storage magic item.
"Besides spirit crystals, they also used a lot of spirit items to offset the price, but the total price was the same."
"Thank you for your help, senior."
Immediately, Li Zhirui presented the storage magic item containing the lotus seeds to the other party. Just as he was about to take his leave, Hai Cang suddenly spoke up, asking with some curiosity, "You really don't want to go to Changming Immortal City and personally deal with that evil place?"
"Do you know that the Immortal Alliance offered you a Taiyi-grade spiritual artifact and promised you the opportunity to freely choose any cultivation method from the Immortal Alliance's Scripture Pavilion in order to invite you?!"
Li Zhirui bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I know my strength is ordinary, so I'd better not embarrass myself."
He said all this simply because he was afraid of trouble.
"Humph!"
Hearing this, Haicang snorted impatiently, too lazy to say anything more, and waved his hand to tell him to leave quickly.
"Thank you, senior!"
Leaving behind a storage magic treasure containing ten thousand spirit crystals, Li Zhirui left the room and immediately departed from Qianji Pavilion.
"This kid is quite generous."
Despite this, his expression remained unchanged. Clearly, in his eyes, this sum of spirit crystals was nothing special and not worth mentioning at all.
Then the space fluctuated, and he disappeared completely.
……
After receiving this astronomical sum of spirit crystals, Li Zhirui could not suppress his excitement and joy, which inevitably showed in his expression.
Fortunately, the area in front of the Qianji Pavilion was deserted, with few cultivators coming and going, so it did not attract the attention of anyone with ulterior motives.
On his way back to his cave, he had already composed himself, so that no one would find anything strange about him, and he would not attract anyone's attention.
When Li Zhirui returned to the rented cave dwelling and activated the built-in array, he no longer needed to hide anything and laughed excitedly.
"This deal was incredibly profitable! We've made at least a million spirit crystals!"
This is pure profit after deducting all expenses! The main reason is that the purified lotus seeds are a spiritual item that he has an exclusive monopoly on, so the price is naturally up to him.
As a Xuanxian cultivator, if others were to find out that he possessed such a large sum of spirit crystals, he would likely be in constant turmoil for a long time to come.
In fact, Li Zhirui had considered leaving this place and finding a new immortal city to cultivate in seclusion.
But then he thought again that it wasn't necessary.
Because only Hai Zang knew his 'true identity' and approximate wealth.
This person is very likely a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and probably wouldn't be interested in the spirit crystals in his hands.
So in the end, Li Zhirui gave up the idea of 'moving', which also saved some time.
"All the trivial matters have been resolved; it's time to continue comprehending the laws!"
He then adjusted his state, calmed his mind, and immersed himself in the sea of laws, comprehending the purification law he had pursued all his life.
……
Meanwhile, in the distant Changming Immortal City, the three Taiyi Golden Immortals also obtained the remaining 35,000 Purified Lotus Seeds.
"Finally got it!" One of the Taiyi breathed a slight sigh of relief.
The other two had the same reaction.
The reason for this is that in just ten days, the evil place has become much stronger!
Even those who had seen their share of storms couldn't help but be shocked by such an astonishing rate of growth.
They were all somewhat worried that if things continued like this, it might develop to the point where even they were no match for them.
Fortunately, I got the purified lotus seeds!
Ding ding ding—
A bell suddenly rang out in Changming Immortal City. The cultivators stopped what they were doing, puzzled. They all knew that the sound of the bell meant that something was not simple, but no one was unaware of what it meant.
Because those three Taiyi Golden Immortals did not have corresponding meanings assigned to them.
But soon, they found out what was going on.
A deep voice followed, saying, "Tomorrow at Chenshi (7-9 AM), all cultivators shall assemble outside the West Gate!"
"The five thousand cultivators selected yesterday who are proficient in the secret techniques of lotus cultivation will be placed in separate groups and await orders!"
boom--
These two short sentences immediately caused a sensation among the crowd.
"This means they're going to launch a full-scale attack, ready to solve the problem!"
"Could it be that those three seniors have already found a way to deal with this place of evil spirits?"
"Isn't that very likely?"
"I think that's the case. Otherwise, why would those three seniors go to such lengths?"
"If this can really solve the problem, that would be wonderful!"
Except for a very few cultivators, no one wants to be in a dangerous battlefield forever.
……
The crowd discussed and speculated about the reasons behind it, but only a few cultivators knew what was going on.
"It seems that the Immortal Alliance has traded a sufficient number of Purification Lotus Seeds."
Tu Gang murmured, "It's a pity that the Xuanxian cultivator didn't come."
As the first cultivator in the Myriad Realms to come into contact with the Lotus Planting Secret Technique, how could the Immortal Alliance possibly let him go?
Not only him, but also some of the disciples of the Yuntian Sect who were skilled in the secret techniques were summoned by the Immortal Alliance.
Knowing that the final battle was about to break out, the cultivators were excited, but they all rested early to conserve their energy for tomorrow's great battle.
Nothing more was said that night!
At dawn on the second day, most of the cultivators in the immortal city arrived outside the west gate.
The three Taiyi Golden Immortals also appeared above the crowd at the same time.
After confirming that all five thousand cultivators skilled in lotus cultivation techniques were present, they withdrew their attention and did not proceed to count the other cultivators.
Clearly, in their eyes, the key to solving the evil land lies in these five thousand cultivators!
As for the other cultivators? They're not that important.
Of course, these cultivators do have some uses; for example, their attacks can weaken the power of evil.
Not many cultivators noticed this, since staring at a Taiyi Golden Immortal was considered very offensive.
"set off!"
At the command of the Taiyi Golden Immortal, several enormous cloud ships swiftly ascended into the air, speeding towards the distant, sinister land. (End of Chapter)