Chapter 263 - 269: Taking Action

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With the death scream of the Golden Core Demon Cultivator, many remembered the face of Li Zhirui, for it's no easy task to kill a Golden Core expert! However, when they turned to look, they did not witness the poison vine penetrating the Demon Cultivator's body, assuming instead that Li Zhirui had used some secret technique to achieve such a result. "Uncle, let's go back and rest," Li Zhirui said, ignoring the many gazes and directly leading Li Shiqing and the other family members back to the Spirit Boat. They had just annihilated a Golden Core Demon Cultivator and a Counterfeit Pill Demon Cultivator, with little mana remaining. According to the rules, they were indeed allowed to retreat from the battlefield and rejoin the fight once they had recovered. The reason Shen Leishan was so 'kind-hearted', distinctly different from blocking the Demon Cultivators from disrupting the Tribulation Transcendence previously, was simply because they still needed everyone's strength to help eliminate the Yin Wind Cave. Golden Core cultivators were no longer expendable. Upon reaching the Spirit Boat, everyone went to meditate and rest individually, except for Li Shiqing and Li Zhirui, who went to a secret chamber secluded by a Formation. "I feel that the True Lord is about to make a move!" Li Zhirui said, frowning with a somewhat solemn expression. Because if the battle continued this way, the Demon Cultivators really could rely on the Blood Lake and secure an invincible position! By then, Shen Leishan would be completely ridiculed. Even with a Nascent Soul True Monarch present, its deterrent power would not be as great as before. For instance, Sects like Wood Spirit Sect that were obedient now would certainly not be as compliant then. After all, summoning hundreds of thousands of Cultivators, with Nascent Soul Sects leading several major forces, yet failing to eradicate Yin Wind Cave and suffering heavy losses instead, only to retreat in the end, would be a total loss of face! Having heard Li Zhirui's explanation, Li Shiqing found it very reasonable. Suddenly thinking of something, he hurriedly asked, "Are you saying it will be too dangerous then, and so you took the opportunity to slip into the Spirit Boat?" "Yes," Li Zhirui admitted plainly. "Moreover, Yin Wind Cave has not attempted to escape up until now, which indicates they have measures to cope with Nascent Soul True Monarchs." If they didn't have that kind of confidence, how could the Demon Cultivators, notorious for their selfish nature, still remain on the battlefield? Lower-ranked Demon Cultivators might not be able to escape, but what about those Golden Core Demon Cultivators? Couldn't they flee? But no matter whether it's Cloud Thunder True Lord, the Nascent Soul cultivator, or the countermeasures the Yin Wind Cave comes up with, the lethality of either would certainly be extremely terrifying and beyond their ability to withstand. If they were unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire, the situation would be perilous! Perhaps he and Li Shiqing could survive, but for those other family members, there was practically no chance of survival unless Li Zhirui was willing to expose his space abilities in front of everyone. To put it crassly, the deaths of other family members were just that, deaths, as there weren't close ties or much affection, and if they couldn't be saved, there was nothing to be done about it. But if Li Shiting and Li Shiren, the elders who had taken good care of him previously, along with Li Zhixuan and Li Chenghuo, the two Golden Core Seeds, were to die, the blow to Li Zhirui and the Li family would be immense. Therefore, it was better to take advantage of the lull before the storm to hide away with their family members and avoid danger. If the day did come, perhaps they would be able to peacefully survive this tribulation. Even if Li Zhirui's guesses were wrong, they wouldn't suffer a loss, as it was the perfect time to recharge their mana. "You're right," Li Shiqing nodded repeatedly. Unlike Li Zhirui, who wasn't particularly concerned about the safety of most family members, he cared deeply. With fewer than twenty family members remaining, he naturally did not want to encounter any danger, especially not something that could potentially lead to their extinction. —— High above the clouds, Cloud Thunder True Lord was sitting upright, looking down upon the battlefield below and murmuring to himself, "What exactly are the plans of Yin Wind Cave?" Ever since the outbreak of the great battle, he had been observing, with the aim to discover what hidden moves Yin Wind Cave still had. In fact, Cloud Thunder True Lord didn't take those Counterfeit Pill Demon Cultivators whose strength had suddenly soared seriously, for he knew what was going on. It was nothing more than integrating the blood water into their bodies, sacrificing their own life spans as the price to enhance their strength. It might seem fine now, but as time passed, their bodies would age more rapidly, ultimately leading to their deaths. However, the current situation didn't allow Cloud Thunder True Lord to remain a bystander any longer, because due to Blood Lake, the cultivators' side suffered tremendous losses! This wasn't actually a big issue, as most of those who died were merely cannon fodder, and only three or four Golden Core cultivators had fallen. But the blood qi inside the bodies of these dead cultivators was absorbed by Blood Lake, becoming nourishment for its growth. This led to the difficulty for cultivators to advance forward, they were even being counterattacked by the Demon Cultivators, which meant they couldn't force out the real killer moves of Yin Wind Cave. "Fellow Daoist, when do you plan to make a move?" Beside Cloud Thunder True Lord, there was actually another Nascent Soul True Lord! Had he not spoken up, it would have been impossible to notice his presence! Cloud Thunder True Lord, with a hint of apology, said, "Please wait a few more days, Cold Soul Taoist, and let me test the other side's moves." This person was Cold Soul True Lord from Profound Ice Sect, who had come to assist Shen Leishan. Apart from him, there were twenty Golden Core cultivators, but they were all in hiding at the moment. "No worries, I'm quite curious about Yin Wind Cave myself," Cold Soul True Lord said with a light smile. Cloud Thunder True Lord didn't speak again; instead, he began to manipulate the nearby spiritual energy. Divine Powers freely manifested, and a dozen-acre-sized thundercloud, which had absorbed a massive amount of spiritual energy, slowly formed above Blood Lake. "This is..." The Demon Cultivators below deeply sensed what was known as the breath of death. They glanced up at the thundercloud and, without any hesitation, fled towards the distance. Boom! Boom! Boom! Thunder roared, and flashes of lightning split the heavens and earth, striking Blood Lake and immediately stirring up countless blood waters. The light created by the spiritual thunder left no chance for the blood water to overflow. Then, a massive seal descended from the sky, surrounded by clouds and thunder, various mythical beasts emerged from it and wreaked havoc in Blood Lake, only to be gradually worn down by the thunder. "Cloud Thunder True Lord has made his move!" Li Zhirui was awakened by the deafening explosion from outside, and as he focused his gaze, he caught sight of the True Lord's display of divine might. "Is this the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator?" Li Zhirui couldn't help but express his sincere amazement. What so many cultivators could not deal with, Blood Lake, in his hands, was reduced by half in just a short moment, and the blood qi had also thinned out significantly. Yin Wind Cave certainly wouldn't just watch as Cloud Thunder True Lord destroyed Blood Lake, and without any hesitation, they made a move against him! A crimson figure, as if draped in clothes formed from blood water, tens of meters tall and emanating an aura of bloody evil, with an indistinct visage, a Fierce Ghost crawled out from the depths of Blood Lake.

Chapter 263 - 269: Taking Action

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