Chapter 265 - 271: Opportunity

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Now that Yin Wind Cave has been defeated and fled, Shen Leishan has no hostile forces to contend with. After taking over Wind Corruption Prefecture, a few hundred years of good development will be enough for them to dominate the area and widen the gap with the three major forces of Green Mountain State significantly. As for the Profound Ice Sect to the north, although it has several Nascent Soul True Lords and is much stronger than Shen Leishan, with the Devil Race of Great Snow Mountain covetously watching from the west, the Profound Ice Sect simply can't spare the energy to deal with Shen Leishan. As for which powers exist to the west, the Li family is still not very clear about that, so Li Zhirui also doesn't know the situation there and can't make an accurate judgment. But as for the current situation of Shen Leishan, there are indeed no opponents left in this nearby territory. If not taking the time to curry favor now, then when? Li Zhirui was not the only one with this kind of thought. Many clever Golden Core cultivators, even if they had little mana left in their bodies or their injuries were not yet healed, led their clansmen to pursue and kill those demon cultivators. However, the final results were not as satisfactory, after all, those Golden Core demon cultivators were well-prepared to run away. How could they be easily caught? But Li Zhirui was different, he and Li Shiqing directly aimed for the lower rank demon cultivators. By the time the other cultivators reacted, their storage bags were already filled with the corpses of demon cultivators. The reason Li Zhirui did this was firstly because those fleeing for their lives are the most vicious and could potentially encounter danger and get injured, and secondly, if Golden Core demon cultivators are determined to escape, it's very difficult to catch up without special means, so there's no need to waste energy in vain. For two Golden Core cultivators, killing lower-rank demon cultivators was as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs. A casual display of divine power could reap a large number of demon cultivators' lives. Watching the demon cultivator kneeling before him, crying snot and tears, desperately pleading for his life, Li Zhirui felt not the slightest bit of pity. His hand rose and the blade fell, and another head dropped to the ground. It's not to say there are no good people among demon cultivators, but ninety-nine percent of them have hands stained with the blood of mortals. A few days later, Li Zhirui and others returned to their base and handed over the heads of the demon cultivators they had killed to Shen Leishan, as well as a good number of demon cultivators that had been captured alive. "Not bad!" Sect Master Wen said with a nod of satisfaction upon seeing the Li family's storage bags full of heads. Although the harm from these lower rank demon cultivators wasn't as great, they did have some negative impacts, such as hindering Shen Leishan's control over Wind Corruption Prefecture and causing security problems. Naturally, the more that died, the better. "The merit points for the demon cultivators you've killed and captured will soon be calculated by someone according to their cultivation level, after which you can go to the Hall of Merit to exchange them for spiritual objects and methods," Sect Master Wen said with a smile on his face. "Of course, this matter can wait until later. Right now, what's most important is to pursue our victory and completely eradicate Yin Wind Cave, destroying all the Golden Core forces within Wind Corruption Prefecture." How could Sect Master Wen not be pleased with the current situation? During his time as Sect Leader, he had defeated Yin Wind Cave and expanded a large territory for Shen Leishan. Even if he was not the main driver behind it, no matter what, in the future history books of Shen Leishan, there will surely be a page belonging to him. Of course, the decision to have everyone eradicate the demon cultivators was not his to make; the true decision-maker was Cloud Thunder True Lord. "Yes!" everyone responded in unison. With Yin Wind Cave gone, the strength of those subordinate forces under them had also been greatly weakened during this great battle. That is to say, Wind Corruption Prefecture is not very dangerous now. As long as one is a little careful and avoids traps, things should go without incident. Even more importantly! The demon cultivators fled in such a hurry that they may have left behind many valuable things in their clan territories and sects. Not to mention anything else, at least the Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Plants would have been impossible to take away in their entirety. Therefore, everyone was very eager about this matter and, without taking any rests, they set off once again. "Uncle, let's head to the Huo Family first!" Li Zhirui transmitted his voice. Having spent a considerable amount of time at the frontlines between the two factions, he had a fair understanding of the forces subordinate to the Yin Wind Cave, and the Huo Family he mentioned was a demon cultivator family in Wind Corruption Prefecture that specialized in alchemy, and it wasn't too far from their location either. "Okay!" Li Shiqing didn't ask questions, knowing that Li Zhirui must have his reasons for choosing this family. Li Zhirui then explained via voice transmission, "The Huo Family is an alchemy family, and each generation sees the birth of Golden Core cultivators. If we can obtain some things from their clan territory, it would be of great benefit to our family!" The only thing limiting his further development in the path of alchemy was the lack of precious Pill Recipes and third-tier Spiritual Medicine! Don't think it was easy for the Li family to have obtained those two third-tier Pill Recipes; that was due to Xuanfa Pavilion and Southern Edge Commerce Association at odds, which led to the Li family catching a lucky break. Since then, haven't you seen that the Li family hasn't acquired any new Pill Recipes? Even though they have close ties with Southern Edge Commerce Association, the latter is reluctant to sell Pill Recipes to them. As for the third-tier Spiritual Medicine, although the Li family can openly purchase them from Xuanfa Pavilion, and have Southern Edge Commerce Association as a secret supplier, they seemed to have no shortage of Spiritual Medicine. However, all the Spiritual Medicine they sold had been treated with the Fusion Spirit Skill! Any Spiritual Medicine treated with the Fusion Spirit Skill, while enhanced in efficacy, would lose the ability to propagate. By doing so, they aim to control the circulation of Spirit Seeds and continue to exploit the various emerging powers, making a hefty amount of Spirit Stones in the process. Faced with this situation, the Li family didn't have many good solutions, whether it was spending a lot of money to buy various third-tier Spiritual Medicine from Loose Cultivators or through bribing the commerce associations, the effects were not very significant. And now, the various demon cultivator forces in Wind Corruption Prefecture represented a rare opportunity for the Li family! After hearing this, Li Shiqing didn't say much and simply sped up the Spirit Boat once again, racing like lightning towards the Huo Family's clan territory. Several hours later, the two arrived at a range of extending mountains. "That is the Huo Family's clan territory!" Li Zhirui pointed to a mountain peak not far away. Possibly because they had prior knowledge of Yin Wind Cave's defeat, the demon cultivators of the Huo Family had already vacated the place, leaving only a busted Great Array behind. "Let's get to work quickly, other cultivators might arrive any moment now." The Huo Family was fairly well-known among the Yin Wind Cave's subordinate forces; if he could think of coming here, so could others. "You all come out and gather the Spiritual Objects, but remember to be careful in case the demon cultivators have set traps before they left." Li Shiqing released the few remaining clan members from the Spirit Boat and advised them with grave attention to detail. "Uncle, I'll take a look around to see if I can find the Scripture Pavilion." Saying this, Li Zhirui flew off. Spiritual Medicine is important to the Li family, as are Pill Recipes and other Methods.

Chapter 265 - 271: Opportunity

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