Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

This is the largest, most magnificent, and most defensively strong city that Li Zhirui has ever seen!

Its land area alone is probably tens of thousands of miles.

The number of humans living there is absolutely astronomical! It may even exceed the total number of some smaller races.

Li Zhirui had no doubt that this great city was guarded by a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and there might even be more than one!
He stood not far from the city gate, pondered for a long time, and finally decided to give up his plan to enter the place to preach.

Before the alliance between Shangqing Dao and the human race is reached, who knows if the human cultivators in the city will have any bad thoughts about him?

After all, the human race is a huge power with many factions within it. Some will accept cooperation with the Shangqing Dao, but there will also be those who oppose it.

Most importantly, the restrictions within human cities, just like those imposed on human dynasties he encountered in the Yuanling Realm, would greatly suppress his own strength.

In fact, these two forces are very similar, both being the utilization of the human race's fortune.

However, the Humanitarian Dynasty would be more readily utilized, but its drawback was that it was too closely tied to the emperor.

Back in Tianxing City, Li Zhirui's strength was already significantly weakened. If he were to enter this great city, it's uncertain whether he would retain even 30% of his former strength!

If they encounter any dangerous situation, they won't be able to resist and will easily be controlled by others.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, let's wait until the time is right, or when we are strong enough, before coming to this great city to preach.

Thinking of this, Li Zhirui turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out, "Please wait, fellow Daoist."

The next instant, a beam of light appeared beside him and said with a smile, "I have long admired your great name, fellow Daoist. You have been preaching and spreading the Dao in my human territory for many years. I never expected to have the opportunity to meet you today. Fellow Daoist, you truly live up to your reputation!"

Upon hearing this flattery, Li Zhirui merely smiled faintly and said, "You flatter me."

But he instantly became wary, unsure of what the other person was planning to say next.

You should know that over the years, when he preached in various parts of the human world, not everyone he encountered welcomed him. Many of them wanted to attack him and kill him!

It's just that he's stronger, which is why he's survived until now.

If the Golden Immortal in front of him harbors hostility towards him, then the situation will be very bad and extremely disadvantageous for him.

Because this person does not simply represent himself, but also the Great Golden Immortal in the giant city behind him!
"Fellow Daoist Li, there is a senior Grand Luo Immortal in the city who wishes to see you, saying he has important matters to discuss." The Golden Immortal smiled and stepped aside to make way, but his eyes were fixed on him, like a wild beast that had spotted its prey and might pounce at any moment.

'Damn it!'

Li Zhirui couldn't help but curse inwardly. The other party's actions clearly meant he wasn't going to have a chance to leave. If he refused to enter the city, the man might just attack him.

However, he was very reluctant to enter such a human city that covered an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles, mainly because his strength would be greatly suppressed, which would greatly reduce his sense of security!

If it were just this Golden Immortal cultivator, he would have simply refused without a second thought, because even if the other party was stronger than him, it wouldn't have stopped him from leaving this place.

But just as Li Zhirui was about to flee, a chill suddenly ran through him as he sensed a Great Luo Golden Immortal in the city casting his gaze in their direction!
If he makes any rash move, that Great Luo might take action against him.

This feeling of being controlled by others was extremely unpleasant, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of rage. However, for his own safety, he had to suppress it and not let it show at all.

A thousand thoughts swirled in my mind, yet their realization was but a fleeting moment.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? How could I possibly have the honor of making a senior like a Great Luo Immortal wait for me?!"

Li Zhirui looked greatly surprised and quickly said, "Please trouble you to lead the way."

Even though he was quite unwilling, he could only suppress it. The most important thing now was to find a way to deal with the current situation and not put himself in danger!

Hopefully, the reputation of Shangqingdao will save his life.

"Fellow Daoist Li, please follow me." The cultivator smiled and then turned to fly towards the city.

Li Zhirui followed closely behind. When he arrived at the city gate, he finally saw the three large Taoist characters on the plaque above the gate: Suihuo City!
An overview of this place flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but tremble. He never expected that he would come to the site where the first human ancestor, Suiren, taught the human race the method of making fire by drilling wood.

No wonder the human race built a giant city here; it turns out this is one of their sacred sites!

It could even be said that it was here that the newly born human race gained a foothold in the primordial land, which was of extraordinary significance.

At the same time, Li Zhirui's thoughts raced wildly. Was this the idea of ​​those five Great Luo Golden Immortals in the city, or the idea of ​​the Human Ancestor Suiren, who was far away in the ancestral court of the human race?
Logically speaking, Senior Brother Zhao Gongming should have arrived at the Human Race Ancestral Court long ago, but he was traveling abroad, so he couldn't receive the news immediately and didn't know how the negotiations between the two sides went.

However, it seems unlikely that the Human Ancestral Court would take action against him, regardless of whether it has already agreed, directly refused, or is still hesitant.

Otherwise, the human race will become enemies with the Shangqing Dao!

It wasn't that Li Zhirui felt his position in the Shangqing Dao was high and important enough to cause him to turn against the human race; rather, the two sides had just recently been discussing making peace and forming an alliance.

Not long after, the human race attacked the disciples of the Shangqing Dao. Such a blatant slap in the face—if the Shangqing Dao didn't do something, how could it maintain its foothold in the prehistoric world? If word got out, other forces would probably think that they were afraid of the human race!

At that time, the Shangqing Dao will probably never have a peaceful day again.

Given the current situation, many forces are already eyeing the Sage's lineage. If the Shangqing Dao shows even the slightest weakness, they will rush in and tear off chunks of flesh from it!
Thinking of this, Li Zhirui breathed a sigh of relief. Since that was the case, there was nothing to be afraid of. At most, he would suffer some hardship, but his life would not be in danger.

While he was mentally deducing the details, the two of them had already entered the city and arrived in front of a tree with a trunk that was over several dozen feet long and an even more ridiculously large canopy, but was only a few dozen feet tall. Moreover, all the leaves were fiery red, and from a distance, it looked like a ball of fire.

Besides its merits, this tree also contains a great deal of good fortune!

With such distinctive features, what else could Li Zhirui not understand? Right in front of him was the sacred tree of the human race, the legendary flint that inspired Suirenshi to drill wood and make fire!
In front of this flint tree stand several ancient stone houses, which are presumably the residences of the Great Immortals who guarded the city of flint.

Guided by the golden immortal, Li Zhirui entered the largest stone house in the middle.

Upon entering, he sensed something was amiss. The interior had likely been expanded using spatial laws, its actual size far exceeding its apparent dimensions, though it lacked elaborate decorations. At the head of the main hall sat three Great Luo Golden Immortals!

"Li Zhirui, a disciple of Shangqing Dao, greets the three seniors!" After standing still, he bowed respectfully, showing no sign of nervousness or fear in front of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

"No need for formalities, please sit down," said the middle Luo Daoist.

"Thank you, senior!"

He then sat down in the first seat on the left. After sitting down, he lowered his head and kept silent, making no attempt to ask for the reason.

Isn't it just a contest of who can keep their composure? Why would someone from a proper immortal cultivation background be afraid of this?

The three Great Luo exchanged glances and frowned. They had never expected Li Zhirui to respond in this way.

But they couldn't lay a hand on him or teach him a lesson.

He could only take the initiative to speak and ask, "I heard that the idea of ​​the Shangqing Dao and our human race becoming friends and forming an alliance was first proposed by you?"

"Yes."

What are your thoughts on this?

Li Zhirui raised his head slightly and said, "This matter is mutually beneficial. The Shangqing Dao is weakened by the great calamity, but its foundation is still there. The human race is developing rapidly, but its foundation is insufficient. Cooperation between the two can make up for each other's shortcomings."

"is it?"

The Great Luo cultivator on the right sneered and said, "In my opinion, that's not the case! On the contrary, your Shangqing Dao has benefited more from this cooperation."

"Although our human race does not have its own sage to preside over it, there are no sages left in the current prehistoric world. However, our human race has several Great Luo Perfection cultivators, while the Shangqing Dao has none!"

"And what you call the foundation is nothing more than the inheritance of sages. But would the Shangqing Dao be willing to hand over something so important to our human race? It's just some rudimentary methods."

"So from the very beginning, you planned this all along, intending to use the strength of my human race to intimidate certain forces that wanted to take action against the Shangqing Dao, right?!"

After hearing what he said, Li Zhirui looked up and stared directly at the Great Luo, saying, "If that is what you think, then I have nothing to say."

This cooperation will indeed bring many benefits to Shangqing Dao, but is it really true that the human race will not gain any benefits at all, as he said?
The mere fact that the disciples of the Shangqing Dao preach to human cultivators is a tremendous benefit!

Although the core inheritance of Shangqing Dao is indeed as that Da Luo said, it is impossible to pass it on to humankind. After all, even among Shangqing Dao disciples, not everyone is qualified to cultivate and inherit it, let alone outsiders.
The Shangqing Dao has been passed down in the prehistoric world for countless tens of thousands of years. If we include the Shangqing Dao Venerable, the time will be extended several times.

The accumulated knowledge and experience over such a long period of time is a tremendous asset!

When the two sides form an alliance, would Shangqing Dao be stingy with these things?

However, Li Zhirui no longer cared whether the human race was willing to befriend or ally with the Shangqing Dao; he didn't care what they thought.

It would be better if you agreed, but it doesn't matter if you don't.

Because he met his senior brother Duobao and knew that his condition was improving, he was certain that he could take another step forward and become a Great Luo Perfection cultivator, barring any unforeseen circumstances!
With Duobao and five or six Grand Luo Golden Immortals in charge, plus the remaining two thousand disciples, as long as the major forces don't unite, Shangqing Dao will not fear any challenge!

Therefore, he was no longer as concerned about whether or not he could form an alliance with the human race.

Li Zhirui wasn't the only one who thought this way; even Gui Ling and the others, who were far away on Biyou Island, felt the same way!

Since he sent a message back to Biyou Island some time ago about his encounter with his senior brother and his gradually improving condition, these senior sisters felt that the alliance with the human race was not so important anymore.

It was precisely because Gui Ling and the others suddenly became less enthusiastic that the humans, who had originally planned to agree, were puzzled and felt that things might change.

Therefore, after discovering that Li Zhirui was flying towards Suihuo City, the human race wanted to find out from him the reason for the change in Shangqingdao's attitude.

So, the very person who proposed the alliance is now so indifferent to this matter?

What exactly happened to the Shangqing Sect recently that could cause such a drastic change in them?!

The three human Grand Luo cultivators exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Whether the other party was pretending or genuinely sincere, they were at a disadvantage in this test.

The middle Luo Immortal had no choice but to speak up: "As you said, young friend, an alliance between the two sides is a mutually beneficial matter. But why has your sect delayed sending anyone to discuss the specifics?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui immediately realized that the human race was preparing to agree to an alliance with the sect. However, after learning about Senior Brother Duobao's situation, Senior Sister Guiling and the others became less concerned about the matter, so they wanted to find out the reason from him.

'I never expected that it would be the human race that couldn't hold back first...' he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

What he didn't know was that the human race was indeed somewhat anxious.

Because of the news sent back by the Goddess Nuwa, many powerful beings of the human race, even the Great Luo Golden Immortals, left the primordial world to fight against the evil demons beyond the boundaries of the universe, resulting in a somewhat empty human race.

This news has been kept secret all these years. If other forces were to investigate, they would only find that only the two great beings, Fuxi and Shennong, went to the world.

However, the longer this kind of information remains unseen, the higher the risk of it being leaked.

After all, there are so many Great Luo Golden Immortals; they can't possibly remain hidden forever!

Therefore, the human race needs to cultivate a group of cultivators at a relatively fast pace.

Looking at all the major forces in the prehistoric world, the Shangqing Dao is the most skilled at this!
Therefore, when Zhao Gongming visited the ancestral temple of the human race and proposed an alliance between the two, the few Great Luo cultivators of the human race guarding the ancestral temple would have readily agreed if they weren't afraid of the news leaking.

Originally, I thought I could delay for a while and not seem so anxious, but I didn't expect that Shangqingdao's attitude would change so drastically.

If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have let Zhao Gongming go back. (End of Chapter)