Chapter 1715
The Search
It was thanks to Tianlan and the efforts of the Immortal Alliance that the remaining evil places within the Myriad Profound Realms were cleared out. In a sense, this was an operation that saved the world!
Because if the evil land is allowed to continue to spread, it will eventually pollute the entire world and lead to its destruction!
On the day Lan successfully transcended and entered the void, she immediately received a considerable amount of Great Dao merit.
This was a completely unexpected surprise for her.
As for the fact that she obtained the Great Dao Merit, which meant that if she hadn't taken action to resolve those two evil places, the Myriad Profound Realms might have been destroyed as a result, she didn't care at all.
Li Zhirui, who also made a contribution, even a significant one, in this matter, naturally received merit from the Great Dao, and in a larger share.
Although he didn't purify the evil places alone, he was definitely the main force, and he even solved one less place than Tianlan.
But don't forget, the lotus seeds they used to cleanse the evil land and purify the lotus seeds, as well as the secret method for planting lotus seeds, were all obtained from Li Zhirui!
For this alone, his contribution is enormous.
On another note!
Li Zhirui, who is currently grappling with inner demons, is completely unaware of this situation.
With the protection of the Merit Spirit Sword and the restraint of the Purification Law, he will not be immersed in the illusion of inner demons.
No matter how hard the inner demons tried, they couldn't bewitch his mind.
Damn it!
The inner demon had realized that this attempt to bewitch and invade had completely failed, and he became extremely angry. Because every time an invasion failed, they would lose a portion of their power, which would then become resources for those undergoing tribulation.
If they lack strength, their situation in the outer demon realm will become difficult, even to the point of being unable to move an inch.
Unfortunately, no matter what methods the inner demon used, it could not make Li Zhirui sink into the illusion. Instead, it was gradually suppressed by him and eventually became pure divine soul power, which he absorbed and used to strengthen his divine soul.
When the inner demon's unwilling howl resentfully rang out, it meant that he had finally passed through the Golden Immortal Tribulation!
With a hum, the thick, dark tribulation clouds above the void transformed into rich, pure spiritual energy, surging in and rapidly pouring into Li Zhirui's body, propelling his cultivation to break through.
At the same time, along with absorbing the divine soul power transformed from the inner demons, his divine soul strength was also greatly enhanced.
After an unknown amount of time, when the last cloud of tribulation dissipated, a powerful force and pressure erupted from his body.
hum-
The chaotic spiritual energy within a radius of thousands of miles seemed to be suppressed by some immense force, and could no longer flow freely as before.
"So this is the power of a Golden Immortal..."
Li Zhirui closed his eyes, feeling his strength increase immeasurably, his face filled with satisfaction and emotion.
At the same time, he knew he couldn't stay there.
The next instant, an irresistible force swept towards him, directly taking him away from this layer of void and into the Golden Immortal level void!
In fact, if it weren't for that obvious spatial force, when Li Zhirui reopened his eyes and saw the exact same void, he wouldn't have felt that he had entered a new space at all.
He didn't rush to take out the special compass given to him by his teacher to find the way to the prehistoric world. Instead, he set up an array to consolidate his own realm and cultivation. This was the most important thing!
Besides that, there is one more thing that Li Zhirui needs to figure out!
What was that sudden power when he was breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm? And where did it come from?
Although there seem to be no hidden dangers at present, what about in the future? Will it cause him harm? Will it hinder his cultivation?
He needs to know all of this perfectly well!
However, for now, let's consolidate our realm first before thinking about anything else.
……
Time flies by.
When Li Zhirui awoke from his cultivation, he had completely stabilized his realm and cultivation level, and his strength had increased several points compared to when he first broke through.
He did not act immediately, but closed his eyes, trying to find the power within his body that had previously propelled him to break through his realm, and then judge whether it would bring him any hidden dangers.
After a careful search, he successfully found the last remnant of that power, like a spark that could easily be overlooked if not carefully observed.
"This is?"
Li Zhirui frowned slightly, because he didn't know what it was, but it felt somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it there before.
After pondering for a while, he unconsciously glanced at the Merit Spirit Sword hovering above his soul and blurted out, "Isn't this merit?!"
It's just that it's of a higher rank than the merits he's familiar with.
"I haven't done anything special lately, so why am I suddenly receiving good karma?"
Li Zhirui muttered to himself with some doubt, "Moreover, the Heavenly Dao of the ordinary Great Thousand Worlds could not possibly lock onto my location in the void and thus bestow merit. In other words, this is a gift from the Great Dao? No wonder its rank is so high."
He himself had no idea that the things he did in the Myriad Realms had saved this prosperous and thriving world, which is why he received the merits of the Great Dao.
"Forget it, if you can't figure it out, don't waste your time."
Since the merits wouldn't harm him or pose any hidden dangers, Li Zhirui could rest assured, so he decisively gave up his plan to investigate further.
"It's time to take action and head to the primordial world!"
This time, Li Zhirui didn't hesitate at all and directly poured his magic power into the compass, looking quite excited.
Because he himself had a great longing and yearning for the prehistoric world.
It wasn't just because he could formally join the lineage of sages like Shangqing Dao. From then on, he would not only have a sage teacher, but also many senior brothers and sisters of the Daluo and Taiyi levels who could guide his cultivation.
Not to mention that after joining the lineage of the sages, obtaining resources, methods, and so on becomes extremely easy.
All of these will be of great help to Li Zhirui's cultivation.
hum!
However, this compass was not so easy to activate. It took him a full 60% of his magic power to successfully activate it. The two pointers began to slowly rotate, as if searching for something.
During this process, he also needs to continuously inject magic power to ensure that the compass can find the direction.
Therefore, Li Zhirui had no choice but to take out the top-grade Rejuvenation Pill that he had left over from his previous tribulation and start taking it.
The compass needle only stopped when he had refined the fifth Rejuvenation Pill.
The shorter one points to Li Zhirui himself, while the other points to the primordial world.
"I didn't expect that activating just a compass would require so much mana..." Fortunately, once the location was determined, no more mana would be needed. Otherwise, even if he had broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, he wouldn't have been able to withstand such a massive mana consumption.
Li Zhirui spent some time recovering his magical power before following the compass's guidance and embarking on the journey to the prehistoric world.
He himself was very curious about this path, because according to his speculation, the primordial world should be located in the void of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level.
However, he is currently only at the Golden Immortal realm. If he wants to enter the Primordial World, he needs to go to a higher level of the void before he can determine the location of the Primordial World.
And clearly, this road is not so easy to travel!
Especially since Li Zhirui had only recently broken through to the Golden Immortal realm, his strength was among the weakest of all Golden Immortal beings. If he encountered any danger, he could only hide or run away.
Wishing you a safe and smooth journey!
He silently prayed in his heart, and then immediately took action.
Because of his weaker strength, Li Zhirui became more cautious and prudent, a stark contrast to his previous self when he was in the Xuanxian-level void. He used to be very bold and unafraid of any unexpected situations.
But things are different now. He doesn't want to encounter any Golden Immortals, much less engage in battle with them.
Perhaps his prayers worked, or perhaps he was just lucky; for a long stretch of the journey, he was safe and sound and encountered no danger.
Even so, Li Zhirui did not dare to let his guard down and maintained his previous cautious attitude.
But there are many things that he can't simply avoid just because he wants to.
As he was traveling, suddenly there was a loud bang, and a huge figure, as large as a mountain, crashed down not far in front of him.
From his perspective, he couldn't make out the other person's full appearance at all; he could only see a part of it, which was covered with huge, blackish-red pustules, giving him an extremely uncomfortable and nauseating feeling.
For these beings who cultivate, appearance is nothing special and not that important; they can change it at any time if they want.
Most importantly, it was the terrifying aura emanating from this monster and the immense pressure it exerted on Li Zhirui.
Although he hadn't encountered many Golden Immortals before, it wasn't hard to tell that the monster not far away had at least the cultivation level of a late-stage Golden Immortal.
If you add to that its mountain-like size, it would be hard to find a match among creatures of the same realm.
"Ugh!"
Li Zhirui hadn't expected that the first opponent he would face after breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm would be so powerful. If they really fought, he would probably be defeated very quickly.
However, since this was his first battle after becoming a Golden Immortal, it would be a minor setback to retreat and run away before even making a move. Therefore, he decided to fight his opponent.
Of course, the main reason was that he wanted to test his own abilities.
Having made up his mind, Li Zhirui decisively took action, intending to strike first. Instantly, towering ancient trees rose from the ground, raining down on the monster like a storm of pear blossoms, and finally exploded together, demonstrating considerable destructive power.
But the monster didn't react at all!
What he perceived as a powerful attack was, to it, unable to even break through its defenses; it was like a tickle, merely a slight itch.
Damn it!
Upon seeing this scene, Li Zhirui's expression changed drastically. He felt quite aggrieved and angry. He never expected that one day he would be completely ignored by his opponent!
Despite his frustration and anger, this experience taught him that his opponent's strength was far beyond what he could currently match.
So instead of attacking again, he chose to change direction and see if he could get out of the monster's range.
Roar--
Unexpectedly, Li Zhirui's actions angered the monster, which let out a roar that stirred up a great deal of chaotic spiritual energy.
At first, he couldn't understand why his attack on the monster hadn't angered it, but instead it got angry when he tried to leave.
But soon he realized that it was because the other party had regarded him as food, and now that the food was leaving, it was naturally unhappy and issued a warning.
A surge of rage erupted in Li Zhirui's heart, and he wanted nothing more than to rush up and fight the monster to the death, but in an instant, he calmed down.
If he acts impulsively at this moment, he could very well lose his life, which is something he absolutely does not want.
So no matter how the monster tries to stop him, he must leave this place!
Therefore, Li Zhirui ignored the monster and simply increased his speed to get out of its attack range.
This time, however, the monster didn't issue a warning; instead, it attacked directly, intending to turn him into real food.
He originally thought that the monster, with its enormous size, would be very slow, but reality told him he was completely wrong!
Despite its mountain-like size, it could leap an unknown distance, and no matter how fast Li Zhirui accelerated, he couldn't shake it off.
On the contrary, he had to dodge its attacks from time to time, and before long he realized he was in a very bad situation.
Moreover, he could clearly sense that during this chase, the monster was completely playing around and had no intention of taking it seriously!
Several times, he was clearly going to be hit by the monster's attack, but at the crucial moment, the attack would deflect to the side and miss.
"call--"
Li Zhirui knew that if things continued like this, the magical power within his body would be completely exhausted, and he would truly become a fish to be slaughtered.
So instead of trying to shake off the monster using ordinary methods, he directly vanished into the space right in front of it!
The next instant, he vanished into thin air.
Roar!
The monster, which had been playing with and planning to devour him when it got tired of him, suddenly roared in fury upon seeing the empty void.
This time, it wasn't just a matter of scattering chaotic spiritual energy; the chaotic spiritual energy that approached its body was directly shattered by this roar!
It's easy to imagine how furious it was.
Even though Li Zhirui had disappeared, the monster did not give up. It raised its upper body and then slammed it down into the void.
Rumbling--
An incredibly terrifying force erupted, and even the solid void cracked open with a spatial rift.
It seemed they wanted to pinpoint his location by observing the lingering aura he left in the void, then use a spatial rift to instantly appear beside him and devour him! (End of Chapter)