Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1940 - 1439: Confrontation

Li Xiuyuan certainly lived up to Li Zhirui's expectations. Upon hearing that certain loose cultivators had made their way back from the Floating Light Realm, a clever notion struck him right away—to leverage them for promotion, attracting even more loose cultivators to sign on.

To maximize the impact of this outreach, he deliberately tracked down these loose cultivators and urged them to share their stories firsthand. Yet, on the outside, it seemed entirely independent of the Li family, as if it stemmed from their own initiative.

In this manner, the wariness among loose cultivators could be eased even more.

"Taoist Huang, you appear so vibrant. Must've harvested a bounty of resources in the Outer World?" During a discreet assembly, one loose cultivator abruptly chimed in.

The atmosphere hushed at once. Silence enveloped the group as all eyes turned to Huang Hongming, filled with longing, resentment, and covetous desire.

Under normal circumstances, he would've kept silent about his adventures or rewards from the Floating Light Realm, but having received various spiritual treasures from the Li family, he was compelled to open up.

However, to prevent it from feeling too forced, Huang Hongming paused briefly, nodded with some reluctance, and remarked, "Fortune smiled on me this round. Encountered a decent clan with integrity, trailed after them, and snagged a handful of basic spiritual objects."

The moment the audience caught his words, they puffed up the profits he described manyfold in their imaginations.

"Basic spiritual objects? Please, we all know items from the Outer World sell for multiples of their worth in the Primal Spirit Realm."

"Taoist Huang, with your newfound prosperity, spare a thought for us strugglers!"

"Yeah..."

Voices rose successively—they simply yearned for Huang Hongming to elaborate on the Floating Light Realm and how the Li family regarded loose cultivators like them.

"The Floating Light Realm tops at the Realm of Human Immortality. It might not offer clear edges, yet our powers face heavy restrictions inside, leaving us outmatched against peers unless we band together or aim at weaker foes."

"Regarding the Li family, they're genuinely upright; no oppression from them. Plus..." He gave a quick summary of his time in the Floating Light Realm.

Envious stares pierced him from the group, struggling to accept it. Could a clan truly exist that didn't view loose cultivators as mere fodder or disposable tools?

"Folks, I'm heading out now. Time for seclusion to push into the next minor realm."

Those words only fueled the jealousy gleaming in their gazes.

From a single venture into the Outer World, he'd not only claimed heaps of spiritual objects but stood on the brink of a realm breakthrough!

Had they realized this earlier, they wouldn't have wavered or cowered so much. Joining Huang Hongming in the Floating Light Realm—wouldn't they mirror his success, free from scraping by here?

The hushed exchange naturally circulated, and with the Li family stoking it, word blazed across the region fast.

Before long, droves of loose cultivators started grilling returnees from the Floating Light Realm, seeking confirmation on the tales' authenticity.

In the end, the rumors rang too astonishing—what clan could possibly be that lavish?!

Yet, to their surprise, accounts varied a touch in wording, but the core message aligned perfectly!

This sparked a thunderous uproar among the loose cultivators.

Previously, just a few loose cultivators signed up each day at Qingquan Peak, forcing waits of days to amass a hundred before activating the spatial fissure.

These days, though, registrations surged beyond precedent—no delays needed, and the spatial fissure might activate multiple times daily.

In response, the Li family adjusted their guidelines: the spatial fissure would activate solely between 17:00 and 19:00 daily. Registered loose cultivators could access the Floating Light Realm within that window.

Nevertheless, in the midst of this whirlwind, many loose cultivators stayed level-headed.

"Taoist Huang, confide in me off the record—is the buzz out there truly your genuine view?"

A loose cultivator with prior amicable ties to Huang Hongming sidled up discreetly, wishing Huang remained unswayed by the Li family and would reveal the facts.

"Guan, I spoke no falsehoods. All of it holds true. Only, venturing into the Floating Light Realm today might not yield our level of fortune—the Li family's Heavenly Immortal guided us directly."

Like scenarios unfolded with other loose cultivators fresh from the Floating Light Realm. After all, loose cultivators include the prudent, skeptical sort—they demand repeated checks before believing.

Despite that, full conviction eluded them still.

Cautiousness serves well, yet overdoing it just forfeits chances!

...

The heated buzz in Shanhai State rapidly reached other state domains, alerting various powers.

"The Li family sure devises novel strategies, and they invariably yield strong outcomes," the Cave Abyss Sect Leader commented with a grin upon reviewing the developments.

An adjacent elder scoffed in disdain, "Resorting to such sly maneuvers stems from their shortfall in true power, while they covetously eye an Outer World."

"Still, one must admit that tapping loose cultivators' might cuts down on losses and hastens Outer World conquests," a different elder conceded.

The Sect Leader sided more with the latter elder: "We ought to experiment with it ourselves. Success means we can extend invitations to loose cultivators for all targeted Outer Worlds—no harm in that."

"Ten Thousand Lights Realm is off-limits!"

An elder burst forth, "Loose cultivators lack the strength. Admitting them to a Great Thousand World equates to dooming them!"

That alone wouldn't prompt his resistance, as loose cultivator fatalities meant little to him.

However, should masses of loose cultivators get captured by beings in the Ten Thousand Lights Realm, those entities could unravel clues to the Primal Spirit Realm's position, potentially igniting an inter-realm conflict!

Moreover, the Ten Thousand Lights Realm boasts immense might—surpassing even the Primal Spirit Realm—so the Cave Abyss Sect, despite finding a Great Thousand World, would tread carefully in probing it.

Should they truly provoke the Ten Thousand Lights Realm's focus, the Cave Abyss Sect would bear the blame.

"The Third Elder speaks true—we must bar them from the Ten Thousand Lights Realm by all means!"

The Sect Leader's face turned grave in an instant: "Set aside other realms for the moment; deploy gathered loose cultivators solely to the Minor Thousand World under our sway."

Not just the Cave Abyss Sect—numerous other factions, upon learning of the Li family's approach, started copying it. The feebler ones especially harnessed loose cultivators to reap Outer World resources and bolster their own ranks.