Chapter 1605: Chapter 1271: Secrets (Part 2)
"I must apologize to you, esteemed seniors. Ancestor Rui had some insights upon returning, so he returned to his Cave Mansion to meditate in seclusion. He hasn’t made any movements since; he didn’t intentionally neglect you." Li Guangjie apologized on his behalf.
"Is that so? Was there any instruction from him before he secluded himself?" Another Earth Immortal also spoke up and asked.
The two Heavenly Immortal forces, having come from afar with great difficulty, certainly didn’t want to return with only two Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds and hundreds of Individual Immortal Realm White Lotus Seeds.
Especially upon confirming that their two families were the first to arrive among the forces, their desire became even stronger, which was to exchange more Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds from the Li family!
They simply did not believe what Li Zhirui had said earlier—that there were only a dozen Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds.
They knew he said that to further raise the value of the lotus seeds for a higher selling price.
Unexpectedly, after Li Zhirui returned, he secluded himself! They could only hope he left some instructions with the Li family before seclusion, or that the Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds were in the Li family’s possession.
"If the esteemed seniors have any thoughts, feel free to speak." Of course, they wouldn’t necessarily agree.
"Could you kindly inform us how many Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds your family still has? We want as many as you have! As for the price, you can be assured it will definitely not be lower than the previous transaction price!"
Clearly, the two families were prepared to make sacrifices to obtain more Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds.
"Esteemed seniors, presently the East Continent is calm, and traces of the Demonic Tao have completely vanished. As long as you carefully cultivate those two lotus seeds, you will have yields within a hundred years." Li Guangjie kindly suggested, "If you’re in a hurry, you can also use the Lotus Seed Skill to expedite growth, and soon you’ll have dozens, even hundreds of lotus seeds, without needing to purchase at a high price."
Expedited Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds, unless they have special opportunities such as absorbing large amounts of merit and evil filth, cannot exceed the parent generation!
The Li family even conducted multiple experiments; after continuously expediting nine generations, the tenth generation of lotus seeds began to degrade!
"Clan Leader Li doesn’t need to test us; we are aware of the disadvantages of the Lotus Seed Skill." The Earth Immortal from the He Family directly pierced through this suggestion, and then said, "You also mentioned earlier that it takes at least a hundred years to obtain new lotus seeds!"
"This time period is actually not long; indeed, it could be said to be very short, but..."
As if referring to some secretive matter, he hesitated, not expressing it aloud.
"Don’t forget, the Li family has two Star Lords, even if you don’t mention it now, they will learn of it later." The other Earth Immortal reminded.
"That’s true."
The Earth Immortal from the He Family nodded and said, "Perhaps Clan Leader Li is unaware that the lady from the Beidou Star System discovered an Outer World, and it might very well be the Great Thousand World."
"An Outer World with an equal grade as the Primal Spirit Realm, regardless of its strength, won’t be too inferior. We are now purchasing a large number of Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds to facilitate future exploration of this Outer World!"
"Hmm?"
Xiaoqing, Li Guangjie, and others were stunned, not expecting to discover such a hidden, significant matter.
But quickly, they realized whether there was a connection between exploring the Outer World and Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds?
"Li Zhirui might have informed you that after applying the Purification Principle, one can reduce the suppression from the Outer Heavenly Dao, and there’s even a chance to gain its favor."
This aspect was actually recalled by a certain Earth Immortal from Xiaxian Sect from an old event several hundred years ago.
Back then, a Taixu Illusionary Realm abruptly fell into the Primal Spirit Realm, landing among the three forces of Li family, Cave Abyss Sect, and Sea Domain, resulting in the weakest force, the Li family, gaining the greatest benefits, even surpassing the other two combined.
After that, they approached the Yumen He Family to share their guesses from their own Earth Immortal.
The reason for informing Yumen He Family, rather than keeping it to themselves, was needing verification for accuracy.
Yet finding an experimental field in Void Chaos, namely an Outer World, is extremely difficult. The Yumen He Family happened to discover a world on the verge of ruin, falling into Ruinous Void, and found a way to attract it to their territory.
Xiaxian Sect could only opt to cooperate with them.
Ultimately, both parties dispatched a Heavenly Immortal, bringing all their White Lotus Seeds to that Outer World for an attempt, confirming the Purification Principle’s hidden secrets.
Upon hearing, Xiaoqing nodded; indeed, during the previous Taixu Illusionary Realm struggle, the Li family benefited the most chiefly because of Li Zhirui’s Purification Principle.
Just unexpected, these two families not only thought of it but likely even confirmed it; otherwise, they wouldn’t be in such urgent haste to come over.
"I see." Li Guangjie and others realized.
"So, are you able to sell us the additional Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds now?"
Xiaoqing thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "Truth be told, our family’s current stock of mature Evil Cleansing Lotus Seeds isn’t much, less than a hundred. The next batch will need at least another fifty, sixty years before maturing."
"Our two families aren’t greedy, thirty seeds for each family, with each seed priced ten percent higher than before, what do you think?"
"You two are really generous!"
Xiaoqing didn’t refuse further, someone retreated to this extent, one must give face to the two Heavenly Immortal forces.
"Agreed!"
The two Earth Immortals exchanged a glance, their tense bodies finally relaxed a bit.
"We have one more message to gift: at most within a thousand years, a world expedition will be launched by the Divine Path, leading the Primal Spirit Realm’s various camps and major forces against the Outer World!"
The Earth Immortal from the He Family’s face became extremely solemn, saying, "This is a highly dangerous, but equally full of countless opportunities, world war!"
"Once initiated, it will only end when one world is devoured by the other!"
If the Primal Spirit Realm loses, then all creatures in this world, along with the Heavenly Dao, will be treated as nourishment or slaves!
And vice versa.
"Given its dangers, why start this war?" Li Guangjie asked, puzzled.
"That lady seeks transcendence, but for Divine beings to transcend, the difficulty is immense, needing to repay a vast cause-and-effect, far more challenging than for us cultivators, exponentially so. But discovering an Outer Great Thousand World and leading to conquer it, that would be enough for her to repay the cause-and-effect."
Li Guangjie and a group of Elders fell into silence, the lives of billions of beings in the Primal Spirit Realm, in that lady’s eyes, are far less significant than her own transcendence!
"I think it’s not just that. You all made so many preparations, also intending to reap substantial benefits during the war." Xiaoqing remained calm, exposing their true intentions.
"Indeed."
The Earth Immortal from Xiaxian Sect nodded in acknowledgment, straightforwardly said, "The current established major forces, having grown to this point, which one hasn’t taken significant risks?"
"Crisis crisis, it’s both peril and opportunity! If the Li family can gain something in this crisis, perhaps one day it could ascend to the ranks of the Heavenly Immortal Family."
Upon hearing, Xiaoqing said no more, just signaled Li Guangjie and other Elders to proceed with the subsequent transaction.
The two families had already prepared all Spiritual Objects, with the Li family merely needing verification, and so the transaction was completed quickly.
"One final reminder, within the thousand years before the world war erupts, you should seize the time to improve cultivation and strength by all means, otherwise, even under the protection of those two Star Lords, you may not truly be safe."
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The Earth Immortal from Xiaxian Sect nodded in acknowledgment, straightforwardly said, "The current established major forces, having grown to this point, which one hasn’t taken significant risks?"
"Crisis crisis, it’s both peril and opportunity! If the Li family can gain something in this crisis, perhaps one day it could ascend to the ranks of the Heavenly Immortal Family."
Upon hearing, Xiaoqing said no more, just signaled Li Guangjie and other Elders to proceed with the subsequent transaction.
The two families had already prepared all Spiritual Objects, with the Li family merely needing verification, and so the transaction was completed quickly.
"One final reminder, within the thousand years before the world war erupts, you should seize the time to improve cultivation and strength by all means, otherwise, even under the protection of those two Star Lords, you may not truly be safe."