Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1970: 1454: Inventory

Chapter 1454: Inventory

Li Zhirui began to speak gradually after considering those words. “This marks our clan's initial foray into claiming a Middle Thousand World, leaving us short on know-how in various areas. Consequently, the participant count ended up somewhat inflated, which thinned out the merit allocation for you.”

Meanwhile, a different issue sprang to his mind.

During that period, Da Qing and his group had abruptly rushed to aid the Floating Light Realm—without any call for support from the clan—dragging a bunch of family members with them.

Even though their aid proved quite substantial, they had still snatched no less than ten percent of the merit this time around!

In that instant, Li Zhirui couldn't shake the suspicion that the Heavenly Dao was maneuvering behind the scenes, reluctant to let Li Zhixuan ascend and depart too quickly.

Yet, lacking any proof for this hunch, he kept it to himself without sharing. Instead, he resolved to watch developments in the Primal Spirit Realm going forward—that way, the reality would reveal itself.

“Still, without the support from our clansmen and those loose cultivators, who knows if we'd have seized the Floating Light Realm without a hitch?” Li Zhixuan didn't dwell on it much; she actually considered clearing seventy percent of her built-up karma as quite the achievement already.

Keep in mind, the whole operation had spanned just two or three centuries.

Dissolving seventy percent of karma piled up over endless ages in so brief a span—what complaint could anyone possibly have?

Observing her stance, Li Zhirui held his tongue.

“Clan Leader, after you've compiled the techniques from the Floating Light Realm, share a set with me.”

“Lessons from distant lands sharpen one's own gems!”

At their elevated stage, steady cultivation—forgetting any quick breakthroughs—might yield only minor gains even after millennia.

In moments like these, alternative approaches become essential.

Such as braving the Void for trials or grasping pertinent laws—but now, with the interworld traversal secret art developed, a fresh avenue had opened.

Namely, following Li Zhirui's example: absorbing the core spirits of foreign realms!

“Ancestor Xuan, care for some?” Li Xiuyuan inquired casually.

“Not necessary.” Li Zhixuan turned it down instantly.

She lacked the temperament for it and had already plotted her course ahead—after a brief respite among the family, she'd plunge into the Void for honing.

“Carry on with your duties; we'll leave you be.” Saying so, the pair departed sequentially, heading back to their respective abodes to sort through fresh gains and realizations.

…

Cave Abyss Sect.

“Could this shift in heaven and earth tie back to the Li clan?” Once all the elders finished scanning the intel slips, the present Sect Leader queried gravely.

The Jade Slip held just a single detail: atop Mount Wanxian, a vast Merit Golden Cloud had briefly materialized before fading away.

Furthermore, the moment aligned perfectly—virtually identical to the heaven and earth alterations!

“The Li clan is merely an upstart Heavenly Immortal lineage—what power do they hold to pull off something so beneficial to the cosmos?” One Elder quickly raised objections.

“Precisely, they're just a lineage that stumbled into fortune a handful of times.”

Though the Li clan boasted multiple Heavenly Immortals now and had supplied valuable intel often enough to earn debts from numerous factions, plenty still dismissed them, deeming no true rivalry existed.

The Sect Leader brushed aside such remarks, which betrayed ignorance of deeper contexts.

Even with a marginally shakier base, the Li clan excelled in other fields—surpassing the Cave Abyss Sect in certain respects.

For example, the Cave Abyss Sect hadn't birthed a fresh Heavenly Immortal in ages. The current ones had all ascended far in the past.

While long years might render these Immortals somewhat mightier than the Li clan's handful, it signaled real peril.

As it implied the Cave Abyss Sect faced a dearth of heirs!

Were it not for Heavenly Immortals' boundless lifespans—and absent realm-shaking disasters or inter-realm conflicts rendering death unlikely—the Cave Abyss Sect would have waned long ago.

“Earlier, the Li clan was aggressively enlisting loose cultivators for an expedition to an Outer World—likely to subjugate it. That Merit Golden Cloud could link to it.” Another Elder, struck by an idea, chimed in.

“Conquering a single world alone shouldn't summon merit descent or trigger cosmic shifts; hidden factors must be at play.”

…

The assembly launched into fervent debate. Theories surfaced endlessly, yet none held firm.

“I've caught word of a faction that once surrendered a Minor Thousand World and gained scant merit from it—might that explain it?” Yet another Elder piped up abruptly.

“Surrendering an Outer World?!”

Shock rippled through the group at the notion.

Truth be told, it hadn't crossed their minds, since the Cave Abyss Sect never explored such sacrificial rites.

“Subduing an Outer World from afar, under strength seals, demands heavy losses—even with hordes of loose cultivators aiding the Li clan!”

An Elder creased his forehead and noted, “But if they pressed on with the offering anyway, their aim must be profoundly vital!”

“Perhaps they're leveraging this to harvest massive merit, fueling more Heavenly Immortal breakthroughs?”

This off-the-cuff suggestion sparked a wave of outcries.

“It could truly be the case!”

All recognized merit's myriad roles—not only purging karma but enhancing insight, easing Thunder Tribulations, and more. Bolstering cultivation ranked among its boons.

Even the typically reticent Sect Leader's face shifted then.