Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Seeing that the two sides were evenly matched, the disciples of Yinghua Sect had not suffered any major casualties in the face of water demons that were several times stronger and more numerous.

"I didn't expect this group of rogue cultivators to be so strong."

"Yes, no wonder he was able to make a name for himself in Shanhai Prefecture."

As a result, the Li family members had the leisure to comment instead of immediately offering assistance.

"Focus your mind and prepare for battle!" Li Xiuting did not participate in the fighting, but instead concentrated on the battlefield and reminded everyone not to be distracted.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and the gap in strength between the two sides had become too large. Jiang Ying and her group were already struggling to hold on.

"Circle around to the back of the water demons and follow my movements to launch a killing attack!" Li Xiuting saw that the time was almost right. The group of water demons had ignored their rear, making it a perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The group spent a short while quietly approaching the water demon's rear, and taking advantage of their unpreparedness, they unleashed their most powerful attacks.

With a deafening explosion, the water monsters, who had thought victory was assured, were suddenly thrown off balance by this unexpected turn of events, and the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, plunging them into a perilous and dangerous predicament.

Seeing Li Xiuting and the others make their move, Jiang Ying and the other rogue cultivators could finally breathe a sigh of relief and immediately roared, "Kill!"

The group, who were already exhausted, seemed to regain their strength and unleash even more powerful supernatural spells.

Although it was the first time the two sides had cooperated, they were surprisingly in sync, defeating the water monsters so that they couldn't defend themselves and soon fell into chaos.

When the sea creatures realized they were no match for the enemy and tried to break through the encirclement, they found that they had suffered heavy casualties. The remaining forces would have to pay a heavy price to break out, and only two or three out of ten people would be able to escape.

"You despicable and shameless cunning cultivators, even if you die, I will not let you get away with it!" The leading human-immortal water demon roared, once again mobilizing his magic power, and two icy shards emanating cold air appeared in his hands, which he then attacked towards Jiang Ying in front of him.

Seeing its desperate stance, Jiang Ying's heart tightened. Not daring to be careless in the slightest, she immediately summoned her defensive magic weapon to try and block the attack.

But unexpectedly, just as the water demon was about to get close to him, it suddenly changed direction to one side and fled into the distance at an even faster speed. The ice shards were not used for attack, but instead became a booster for its escape!

In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace, completely disregarding the lives of the other water demons.

Seeing this, the other water demons became even more confused, which gave Li Xiuting and the other cultivators an opportunity to intensify their attack and eliminate many water demons in a short time.

Of course, some water demons, after realizing what was happening, tried to break through the encirclement. Although it was said that they had a slim chance of survival, staying behind meant certain death and no way out!
So even if the hope is very small, they have no choice but to fight desperately when they have no other options.

Unfortunately, very few water demons managed to escape the encirclement; ninety percent of them were ambushed and killed by Li Xiuting and his men!

They did suffer some casualties and losses, but compared to the brilliant results, they were insignificant.

But after this battle, the clansmen led by Li Xiuting have completely settled their own karma!
So he said to Jiang Ying, "We need to return to our clan's residence to replace a group of clansmen. Why don't you all come together and take this opportunity to rest and recuperate for a while?"

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for your understanding."

Jiang Ying had no choice but to agree.

So, after quickly cleaning up the battlefield, the group, led by Li Xiuting, flew towards a family's base in the Myriad Spirits Sea.

In fact, because the sea race had made a vow in the past never to invade the Myriad Spirits Sea, the Li family did not pay much attention to the defense forces in the sea area, leaving only a few immortals to guard it.

But now the situation is different. At the beginning of the great calamity, the Li family urgently mobilized several Earth Immortals to go to Wanling Island and Pearl Island Chain to take charge.

The former is the largest and most prosperous island in the sea for the family. Many years ago, it was one of only two family territories. Although the title of "family territory" has been removed as the family's strength has increased, Wanling Island's status is still different from other family territories because of this special reason.

The latter is the outermost part of the Myriad Spirits Sea, bordering the East Sea. This place was very lively before, as many clansmen and rogue cultivators would pass through here to enter the East Sea for training and to search for spiritual objects, but the garrison was not very strong.

Several Earth Immortals are now stationed here, and a large number of clansmen have been dispatched to guard against the invasion of the Sea Clan.

If the sea creatures do not attack the Myriad Spirits Sea, that would be ideal. But if they choose to attack, the Li family has enough strength to resist and defend.

Li Xiuting and his group are now heading to a base on the island chain.

The journey was smooth, and they arrived at their post a few days later.

They left behind those clansmen who had settled their karmic debts, and took another group of clansmen with them. They also purchased some spiritual items to restore spiritual energy and heal injuries. After a few days, they set off again and entered the East Sea!

There are many clansmen like Li Xiuting, and it is thanks to their efforts that the clan's karma has decreased at a relatively fast pace.

However, casualties were inevitable, and a considerable number of clansmen were injured or killed in action.

But this kind of thing, let alone them, even Li Zhirui, Li Zhixuan and others couldn't solve it.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

After leaving Wanxian Mountain, Li Zhixuan headed straight for the Immortal-Demon Battlefield. Along the way, she did encounter some people with ill intentions, but her speed was simply too fast for them to catch up with. They could only watch her leave helplessly.

After a long journey, we finally arrived at our destination!

At this time, several major battles had already broken out on the battlefield between immortals and demons, and the number of casualties on both sides was unknown.

Moreover, unlike the previous great battles, this one was not about seizing more territory, but rather about fighting purely for the sake of killing!
However, so far, there has been some restraint between the two sides, namely, no celestial being has personally intervened.

But judging from the current situation, it's probably only a matter of time.

Li Zhixuan's arrival immediately attracted the attention of all the celestial beings in the immortal realm.

There was no way around it; the murderous aura emanating from her was simply too intense. Even on the battlefield covered by this murderous aura, it was difficult to look away.

"I wonder where this comes from?" a celestial being asked curiously.

Because the Li family lives in a remote corner of the Northeast, far from the heart of the Eastern Continent, and Li Zhixuan is a newly ascended celestial being, it is quite normal that she has no reputation outside and no one knows her.

Before the world's advancement, because Celestial Immortals were relatively rare, even newly promoted Celestial Immortals could roughly guess the identity of others. However, now, due to the world's advancement, ranks are higher and there are more opportunities, so there are many more newly promoted Celestial Immortals, making it impossible to guess who someone is as easily as before.

Li Zhixuan wouldn't get angry over such a small matter. She simply introduced herself calmly: "I am Li Zhixuan from the Li family of Shanhaizhou. I greet you all, fellow Daoists."

Upon hearing the name "Li Family of Shanhai Prefecture," everyone immediately recognized them and laughed, "So it's Fellow Daoist Li! We've heard of him before, but never seen him in person, which was a great pity. Now that we've met him, he is indeed extraordinary."

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me."

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhixuan changed the subject and asked, "When do you fellow Daoists plan to go into battle?"

This question stumped everyone, and the scene immediately became awkward.

If they could, they would never want to personally engage in battle. After all, even if they were celestial beings, they would risk injury or death in a battle of this magnitude!

After a long while, someone finally spoke up: "Fellow Daoist is eager to settle his karma, but if we were to go into battle so soon, the great calamity would likely become even more dangerous, causing more casualties."

Li Zhixuan raised her eyebrows slightly. To be honest, she didn't quite understand the cause-and-effect relationship in those words.

After all, the battlefields of these celestial beings are always far from human habitation. Unless a great calamity breaks out, the battlefields are mostly in the void and chaos.

However, due to the great calamity, if they fought in the void and killed their opponent, a large portion of the spiritual energy returned to heaven and earth would be wasted. Therefore, they would choose to fight on the edge of the desolate starry sky.

Since the battlefield is far from ordinary living beings, it shouldn't affect them at all, so how could it increase the danger of a major calamity?
On the contrary, in Li Zhixuan's mind, the more celestial beings die, and the earlier they die, the faster the great calamity will end, and the less damage it will cause to ordinary beings and the world.

However, after glancing at their expressions, she understood. It wasn't that they didn't understand this principle; on the contrary, it was precisely because they understood it that they were unwilling to get involved early. They deliberately came up with some seemingly compassionate and high-sounding reasons and excuses.

After all, their lives are so precious! How can these lower-level beings compare?
It would be better to let these low-level creatures fight each other to dissipate the calamity energy in the world, and then let them make their move when the calamity is no longer so dangerous.

As for their own karma? They can offset it with good deeds, or simply transfer it to others!
Methods to change one's luck are not uncommon, and this "luck" includes not only good luck, but also bad luck, as well as cause and effect.

After understanding the celestial beings' ulterior motives, Li Zhixuan did not expose them directly. Instead, she said, "The Li family is weak and located near the Myriad Spirits Alliance and alien races such as the Sea Clan. I am worried that the family may encounter danger, so I plan to settle my karmic debts as soon as possible and return to the family to guard it, so as to avoid any unspeakable events."

"Forehead……"

The crowd fell silent again. They hadn't expected this new fellow Daoist to be in such a hurry, but the reasons she gave left them speechless and unable to refute her.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan simply nodded slightly to everyone and then turned to leave.

Instead of immediately throwing himself into the battlefield, he found a quiet place to adjust his condition and recover his magic power. After all, the upcoming battle would not be easy, as he would be facing another celestial being. If he wanted to defeat his opponent, he would have to fight in full force.

Seeing her leave so readily, some of the crowd said with dissatisfaction, "Hmph! She's just a newly promoted Celestial Immortal. She has some strength, but she doesn't know her place and is so arrogant. She really doesn't know what she's doing!"

"When the demonic cultivators teach you a lesson, you'll know you've got a lesson!"

Although several celestial beings did not speak, their somewhat unpleasant expressions revealed their dissatisfaction with Li Zhixuan's attitude.

Moreover, no one tried to smooth things over for her, which shows how unlikable her attitude was.

Of course, she herself didn't take it to heart.

In Li Zhixuan's view, if she could kill more Celestial Immortals during the Great Calamity and return enough spiritual energy to the world, then she might be able to settle the last 30% of karma she owed to the Yuanling Realm.

At that time, she will transcend and leave the Yuanling Realm. She will likely never have the chance to meet these cultivators again, so there is no need for her to compromise or wrong herself for their sake.

Sunrise and sunset, and in the blink of an eye, ten days have passed.

Li Zhixuan adjusted her own state, and her energy and spirit reached a perfect level. Without consulting the celestial beings, she rushed directly into the temporarily calm battlefield.

"Is there anyone who dares to fight me!"

The cold, desolate voice, however, resonated like a great bell, echoing continuously throughout the heavens and earth.

Not only the demonic cultivators in front, but also the cultivators behind them heard it clearly. They all looked into the distance, wondering which cultivator was so arrogant as to provoke the entire demonic path all by himself.

"It's actually a Celestial Immortal?"

This result once again surprised everyone. Everyone knows that celestial beings only make their moves at the very end or at the crucial moment. How could someone make a move now?

"Damn it! She actually went!"

"Won't such an impulsive act implicate us?"

Some celestial beings were angry, and some were worried, but whatever their thoughts were, since Li Zhixuan had already gone out, she couldn't possibly return empty-handed.

The group of demonic cultivators and celestial immortals only felt that this person was extremely arrogant, but judging from his cultivation level, he was just a newly promoted celestial immortal.

The reason they are so arrogant is probably because they think they have become arrogant after breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm, and that they have no rivals.

"Hmph! How dare you come here to provoke me! Then let me see your strength!"

Because they thought Li Zhixuan was a newly promoted Celestial Immortal and her strength should be average, the group of demonic cultivators and Celestial Immortals fought over her, wanting to participate in the battle.

After all, as long as he kills him, he can not only clear his own karma, but also escape the great calamity as soon as possible. No matter what happens next, he can stay out of it.

In the end, an old demon seized the opportunity, shouting a response while a wisp of black mist attacked Li Zhixuan's face.

In order to lower the opponent's guard and to continue to lure the demonic cultivators into battle when she returns, her performance this time was quite ordinary, and it seemed as if she had used some tricks to get rid of the demonic cultivators' probing.

"Hahahahaha..."

Seeing this, the old demon Han Tong couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "If you have the guts, follow me!" (End of this chapter)