Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

In fact, long before the great calamity ended, the cultivators and various schools of thought in the Western Continent had tacitly joined forces to evacuate. They were genuinely worried that the demonic path would ambush or block their way, so they planned to retreat early.

In any case, their karma has been settled, and they even accumulated some merit in the process of fighting with the sea creatures.

The reason they didn't retreat immediately was because they believed that as humans, they shouldn't stand idly by and watch the sea race grow stronger.

However, the great calamity is about to end. Most importantly, after the calamity, the world will be clear and bright, the Heavenly Dao will emerge, and the laws will become easier to comprehend.

Given such a great opportunity to improve their own realm and cultivation, they were naturally unwilling to give it up, so they chose to leave before the great calamity was completely over.

Since the Western Continent was a joint withdrawal of the two major factions, even if the demonic cultivators had any ulterior motives, they dared not reveal them at this time and could only watch them leave.

To be honest, the demonic cultivators didn't intend to ambush them. Firstly, the Western Continent had become a battlefield, and now it was devastated, and they didn't know how long it would take to recover.

Secondly, if the Immortal Path and the Human Path join forces, their combined strength will be formidable. In the end, they might not gain any benefits, but instead cause further damage to the already heavily damaged Demonic Path.

Thirdly, on the Western Continent, there are now threats from the Sea Clan and the Ghost Clan. The latter's strength can be ignored, but the Sea Clan requires the full strength of the Demonic Path. Who knows, at some point, we might have to ask both of them for help.

So under these circumstances, how could they possibly offend the immortals and the human world at this time?
……

at the same time.

In the Ten Thousand Immortals Mountain, because of his cultivation of the purification law, Li Zhirui was quite sensitive to the calamity energy, so he was among the first batch of beings to perceive the changes in the world.

When the great calamity came to an end, the whole world felt much lighter.

Then comes the rewarding of merits, which means that Heaven bestows merits upon individuals based on their different contributions.

In an instant, the primordial spirit realm was as if a gentle golden rain had fallen, covering the entire world.

It may seem like a grand spectacle, but in reality, compared to all living beings, the number of beings who resolve their karmic debts and gain merit is relatively small, only about 30% to 40%.

However, people like Li Zhirui who did not gain merit but still resolved their karma are extremely rare, because there are very few people in the entire Yuanling Realm who directly consume merit to resolve karma like him.

After all, not everyone can afford or is willing to 'waste' such a large sum of merit.

Although he did not gain merit, at least the cause and effect were resolved, and the changes in the world after the great calamity were open to Li Zhirui.

Therefore, he notified his family in advance, instructing them to prepare for seclusion and cultivation, seizing the opportunity to improve their cultivation. By the time the great calamity ended, he had already adjusted his state and immediately focused his mind and energy on comprehending the purification laws.

The entire Yuanling Realm was plunged into peace and tranquility, with almost no battles breaking out.

This is not only because most living beings are seizing the opportunity and are unwilling to waste precious time, but also because the great calamity has just ended and living beings yearn for peace!

Although no one has tallied the number of casualties among the various factions and forces involved in this catastrophe, it is certainly not small.

If someone were to do the math, they would find that nearly 30% of all living beings in the entire Yuanling Realm died directly or indirectly in the great calamity!
This is an extremely exaggerated number, demonstrating just how terrifying the destructive power of the catastrophe was.

The survivors naturally did not want to start another war so soon, even between the sea creatures and the demonic path, which were currently fraught with conflict.

……

As spring turns to autumn, decades have quietly passed.

After years of development, although the number of Yuanling Realms has not recovered as quickly, their overall strength has improved considerably.

Moreover, during this period of time, lightning strikes have been almost constant in various places!
It was as if, all of a sudden, the difficulty of cultivation in the entire world had been reduced.

But in reality, this is just an illusion. The reason is that many beings broke through their cultivation levels after the great calamity, which is why they frequently triggered the lightning tribulation.

However, if you calculate carefully, you will find that the number of beings who die under the lightning tribulation is far greater than the number who successfully break through.

However, people only pay attention to the victors and do not focus their attention on the losers who die and perish.

Over the past few decades, tribulation lightning has occasionally struck the sky above Wanshan Mountain, and some of the clansmen have failed while others have succeeded.

Thanks to the Li family's cultivation of their clansmen, the aid of elixirs, and the fact that most of these clansmen had survived the brutal calamity, the clansmen were able to thrive.

Therefore, about 60% of the clan members successfully survived the tribulation.

This is a very high success rate; under normal circumstances, only about 40% of the tribe members can succeed.

Li Zhirui also made some gains during this cultivation, with a slight improvement in his own realm. Although it was not much, he was quite satisfied.

However, he is now facing a very serious problem: after so many years of cultivation, he can clearly feel that his understanding of the purification law has reached its limit!

It's not a bottleneck, it's the limit!

Simply put, Li Zhirui's mastery of the purification law has reached its limit.

It's not that he has completely mastered the purification laws, because this is not something a mere Celestial Immortal cultivator can do. Rather, it's the purification laws of the Yuanling Realm, from which he can no longer glean any further insight.

If it were a different world, the laws would develop and have different outcomes, and he could continue to study them. But the problem is, where is such a place?
Moreover, the outer world relentlessly suppresses and oppresses these invaders; why would it allow you to comprehend the laws for no reason?

Faced with this outcome, Li Zhirui's best solution is to go to the void to train and continue to improve his strength.

Another option is to choose to transcend directly and leave the Yuanling Realm!
In this way, Li Zhirui no longer needs to worry about his own cultivation level. What's the point of worrying about these things now that he's already left the Yuanling Realm?

Logically speaking, for the sake of his own path, he should have chosen to find a way to end all his karma and thus transcend directly. At that time, he could have sought opportunities in the void or gone to a higher-level world, which would have been better than what he is doing now.

Having completely mastered the laws of a realm, there was no way to gain any new experience from it to improve one's cultivation.

However, this matter was of great importance, and Li Zhirui couldn't make up his mind for the time being.

Especially in the current situation of the family, Li Zhixuan has not returned yet, and Jiang Fengwu has been in seclusion for many years without any movement. If he transcends and leaves, leaving Li Mingyao to support the family alone, the family will really be in danger!

Therefore, after much thought, he decided to wait a while longer.

Moreover, the great calamity has just ended, and most of the evil and filth accumulated in the Yuanling Realm has been eliminated. Even if some remain, they will not cause any harm to the development of the world.

Therefore, even if Li Zhirui purified all the remaining evil and filth under these circumstances, it wouldn't be considered a great achievement, and the merit bestowed by Heaven would naturally not be much.

"Sigh!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh. Some things were just wishful thinking on his part; things couldn't possibly develop according to his expectations.

Fortunately, Li Zhirui was not in a hurry. If his cultivation level could not be improved any further, he could take pills to increase his magical power.

As for why he doesn't absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it's also to reduce the karmic debts he incurs.

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

After a few decades of peaceful development following the end of the great calamity, another great war broke out on the Western Continent!

This time, however, the demonic path did not target the sea race. After all, the sea race was far too troublesome and extremely powerful. All they could do now was set up numerous checkpoints and defenses to prevent the sea race from occupying more waters.

The demonic path set its sights on the Ghost Clan, who were taking advantage of the chaos and were disregarded by all factions!

If it weren't for their special origins, the Ghost Clan wouldn't even be worthy of being listed separately and placed alongside factions like Immortals and Demons, in terms of both strength and numbers.

Yet this force, which was not favored by the world and was even completely disregarded, actually took advantage of the fact that the demonic path could no longer mobilize its surplus forces and occupied a large territory in the Western Continent.

Now that the Demonic Path has recovered some strength, their first priority is to drive away the Ghost Clan, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

But no one expected that the demonic path would have something even more shameful!
"Listen up, you demons inside! Surrender now to save your lives, or you'll be dead!" A demonic cultivator took a step forward and roared, trying to put pressure on the demons.

As a result, the ghosts remained unmoved, simply waiting in full battle array for the demonic cultivators to attack.

"Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After saying that, he signaled his demonic cultivators to launch an attack and to take down the defensive camp as soon as possible.

Rumbling--

In an instant, various flashes of light appeared, and seemingly powerful divine abilities slammed into the demon race's defensive structures. A cloud of dust was stirred up, but it did not cause much damage to the series of buildings.

It's unclear where the demons learned this technique, but their defensive structures were incredibly sturdy. Combined with their desperate efforts, they managed to withstand multiple attacks from the demonic forces!

Moreover, judging from this situation, the demonic path probably won't be able to reclaim this territory without paying a huge price!

When this news spread, besides many forces that were unaware of the situation mocking the demonic cultivators, some forces also began to take the strength of the ghost race seriously.

Even Li Zhirui, after learning about this incident and carefully reviewing the entire intelligence report, couldn't help but exclaim, "It seems that the Ghost Clan has grown up in a corner unknown to everyone!"

Perhaps their current strength cannot compare with powerful factions like the Immortal Path, Demon Path, and Divine Path, but it is impossible for them to quickly take them down now.

Inside the cave where Jiang Fengwu was cultivating in seclusion on Mount Wanxian.

At this moment, Jiang Fengwu's cultivation had reached the peak of the Earth Immortal realm, and he was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Heaven Immortal realm!
However, this seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieving the status of a Celestial Immortal has troubled her for nearly a thousand years.

It was really bad luck of her; just when she finally showed signs of a breakthrough, a great calamity suddenly erupted!
The calamity-inducing energy quickly spread throughout the world, making it completely unsuitable for cultivation, and Jiang Fengwu's opportunity for breakthrough naturally disappeared.

Logically speaking, she should have chosen to emerge from seclusion at this time, settle her own karma, and wait for the great calamity to end. Then, taking advantage of the clear sky and the emerging laws, she might have been able to break through the shackles and receive the heavenly calamity.

However, she did not do that. Instead, she chose to use the same method as Li Zhirui, using her merits to resolve the karmic consequences. In this way, she would not have to leave the seclusion.

During the decades following the outbreak of the Great Calamity, Jiang Fengwu was unable to continue cultivating and comprehending the laws, so he began to prepare for the upcoming tribulation, such as personally refining array flags and array plates from scratch.

Although it is possible to set up an array in the void, its strength is still not as good as traditional arrays, and preparing in advance is also to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

In this way, Jiang Fengwu, in his cave, not only refined the great array, but also summarized his own understanding of array formations.

In case something unforeseen happens, this will at least preserve one's legacy.

Once the great calamity passed, she seized the opportunity to concentrate on comprehending the laws and strive for her own breakthrough.

at last!

After countless centuries of effort, Jiang Fengwu successfully took the final step.

Rumbling--

On this day, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky above Mount Wanxian, dark clouds rolled in, and a large number of tribulation clouds rapidly gathered and were expanding at an alarming rate.

After a long while, the expansion of the tribulation clouds finally stopped.

"This is……"

Looking at the enormous tribulation clouds, one of the clansmen exclaimed with a mixture of excitement and fear, "A Heavenly Immortal Realm lightning tribulation!"

Without him saying anything, once everyone calmed down, they all realized what had happened.

One of the family's patriarchs is about to launch an attack on the Celestial Immortal Realm!

This is the first Celestial Tribulation our family has faced in so many years since the great calamity.

At this moment, Jiang Fengwu slowly walked out of the cave and came to an open space, as if he was waiting for something.

With a deafening roar, as if waking the entire world, a massive bolt of lightning followed.

"Is the power of the tribulation lightning already this terrifying at the very beginning? Or has the Heavenly Dao subtly increased the power of the tribulation lightning, causing this to happen?"

All the clansmen were shocked by this first tribulation lightning. Some even felt despair, thinking that if the first tribulation lightning was so powerful, the subsequent tribulation lightning would definitely be even more terrifying, and that something unspeakable would happen in the end...

Fortunately, Jiang Fengwu was no pushover either!

Even though the tribulation lightning was incredibly powerful, she managed to block it with relative ease. She didn't use the array she had personally crafted; instead, she applied layer upon layer of void arrays to barely manage to stop it.

The tribulation lightning gave her no chance to catch her breath; just a few breaths later, the second bolt of lightning shot towards her at an extremely fast speed.

clang!
A bright golden defensive array appeared before Jiang Fengwu at an even faster speed, directly absorbing the tribulation lightning. (End of Chapter)