Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1812: 1375: Pending Restoration

Consequently, Li Zhixuan refrained from closing the distance. Instead, she maintained her command over the Blood Sea, condensing sharp threads of Sword Qi to strike the battered Black Flood Dragon.

Roar—

A pained wail erupted from the Black Flood Dragon as its massive frame began to writhe in agony, its life force rapidly fading into a flicker.

Even with this display, Li Zhixuan refused to approach. She was well aware that creatures of the dragon and serpent lineages possessed a treacherous instinct; even on the brink of death or with their heads severed, they could launch a lethal final counterattack!

Every year, countless cultivators perish within their jaws due to such negligence.

Having survived innumerable life-and-death struggles, she was not about to overlook this danger.

Thus, despite sensing that the Black Flood Dragon’s breath had vanished, Li Zhixuan did not rush forward to claim her prize.

She continued to direct her Sword Qi to methodically dismantle the carcass and used the Sword Qi to completely seal its head. Only after these precautions did she feel truly secure.

Had the Black Flood Dragon possessed a Spiritual Soul to witness this, it might have died of sheer indignation at her excessive caution.

Li Zhixuan, while only at the Earth Immortal Realm, had managed to turn the tide against a chaotic being of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Although the Black Flood Dragon's strength had been significantly depleted by recent mating, her victory in slaying it remained a monumental feat!

If this news were to spread, it would stun the world, and many would likely dismiss such a joyous report as a complete fabrication.

However, no smile touched Li Zhixuan’s lips at this moment.

Her primary goal in this perilous hunt was not the kill itself, but to use the pressure of the fight to shatter her bottleneck and ascend to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Yet, despite the arduous effort of killing the beast, the breakthrough she sought had not occurred.

Furthermore, it was now too late to seek out another weakened Heavenly Immortal Realm chaotic being; the time required for a new search would allow any potential targets to recover their strength.

“It appears this shortcut is ineffective; I must seek out other paths.” Li Zhixuan let out a soft sigh, but she quickly steadied her Mental State and returned to her path of Cultivation.

Two flowers bloom, each on its own branch.

Meanwhile, within the Primal Spirit Realm on the Western Continent, a gathering of Heavenly Immortal Realm demon cultivators took place at Rahu Demon Mountain.

This marked the first time such a large number of Heavenly Immortals had convened since their disastrous failed assault on the Devil Race.

They had little choice; the Demonic Tao had suffered devastating losses, and now the Immortal Tao and the Sea Clan were circling from the east and west, eager to exploit their weakness. They were forced to personally oversee the front lines to prevent their remaining interests from being further eroded.

Because the Demonic Tao utilized many Rapid Formation Methods, and under the pressure of extreme external threats, these old demons had released some of their hoarded Spiritual Objects. This allowed the Demonic Tao to restore nearly seventy to eighty percent of its former power in just a thousand years.

Only with this recovery could they leave the battlefields and gather at Rahu Demon Mountain to deliberate on their future strategy.

“A way to strike back must be found, or else the other powers will be left with the notion that our Demonic Tao is fragile and easily oppressed!” a formidable great demon roared in fury.

The other demon cultivators felt the same; they desperately needed a display of power to intimidate their rivals.

Failure to do so would mean watching their territories be slowly swallowed by other factions, leading to an inevitable decline.

“The real question is, what actions should we take?” another demon cultivator asked with a calm demeanor.

While the Demonic Tao had partially rebuilt its strength, they were currently pinned between the Immortal Tao and the Sea Clan. Attacking one would surely invite an assault from the other.

The current strength of the Demonic Tao was insufficient to handle a war on two fronts; a prolonged conflict could result in their total collapse.

“What if we were to contaminate the Spirit Veins with demonic Qi?”

A Heavenly Immortal demon cultivator suddenly proposed, “Intelligence suggests that the Immortal Tao’s Heavenly Immortal Li Zhirui, who is a master of the Purification Principle, has departed the Primal Spirit Realm to travel through The Void. He won't be returning anytime soon!”

“If we strike now, we don't have to worry about him interfering with our plans.”

The Lotus Seed Skill had become so widespread and was so effective against the Demonic Tao that they had spent immense effort researching a way to nullify it.

However, because the Lotus Planting Secret Technique relies on the power of the Purification Principle, they had yet to find a direct counter; they could only use opposing Laws to grind down its power.

Yet, through this research, the Demonic Tao had accidentally created the Hidden Dregs Secret Technique!

The logic behind this technique mirrored the Lotus Planting Secret Technique, but its results were the polar opposite. The Hidden Dregs Secret Technique could rapidly rot and corrupt an entire region, polluting the earth, water, living souls, and even the Spirit Veins.

By using the ancient Demon Soil from the deepest parts of the Western Continent as a catalyst, the resulting demonic pollution would be nearly unstoppable.

Experiments on captured cultivators revealed that the standard Lotus Seed Skill could not cleanse a region affected by this technique; instead, the skill itself was quickly corrupted.

Purifying such a mess would require an enormous amount of Purifying Spiritual Objects or the intervention of a high-level cultivator who specialized in Purification Principles.

Even though the Immortal Tao acknowledged the utility of the Purification Principle, it remained a niche path. This was simply because the Purification Principle offered no direct advantages in combat, Cultivation speed, or profound insight!