Chapter 538: Chapter 544: Sacrifice Chapter 538: Chapter 544: Sacrifice Crackling—
Even the Starlight River Array shattered under the terrifying impact.
But fortunately, it absorbed most of Yun Lei’s self-destruction’s might.
And thanks to Li Zhirui’s warning, the clansn used their most powerful defenses; most of them remained unhard, but there were injuries and even deaths among the clan.
Compared to the cultivators outside the Formation from Shen Leishan, the cultivators of the Li family didn’t et with too tragic a fate.
When Yun Lei self-destructed, Li Zhirui’s Water-Wood Barrier obscured the view, and the disciples of Shen Leishan had no clue and thus could not defend in ti.
The horrific blast of energy passed directly through their bodies, turning them to ash in an instant, so fast that they themselves didn’t even feel the pain of death.
Bear in mind, Shen Leishan brought forth seventy percent of their power this ti to annihilate the Li family.
But now, due to Yun Lei’s self-explosion, not one in ten of these cultivators survived!
Even those cultivators who were far enough away had no better fate.
So of them suffered even more than their deceased fellow disciples, collapsing to the ground with continuous wails.
“Is everyone okay?”
Li Zhirui didn’t bother with the dying cultivators, at the first mont when the energy subsided, he started to arrange for people to treat the injured clansn and collect the bodies of the unfortunate dead.
“Jiu, Uncle, Elder Lian, and my big brother, they all…” Li Zhixuan couldn’t bring herself to finish the last few words.
When Qing Lei appeared and Li Zhirui faced danger.
Li Shiqing turned and left with a determined look, and at that ti, Li Zhixuan didn’t understand his intentions, only thinking he was preparing for the clan’s last seed to escape in case of Li Zhirui’s failure, so she didn’t pay much attention.
But what Li Zhixuan could never have imagined was that after leaving the front lines, Li Shiqing gathered all the clansn whose lifespan was less than ten years.
“Our family is in a crisis, and I have a thod that might resolve this,” Li Shiqing said.
After pausing, he continued, “But, it requires the sacrifice of our lives!”
“If anyone is unwilling, you may turn around and leave. The family will not hold this against you in the future.”
Li Shiqing waited for a mont, and seeing fear on everyone’s faces, but with none turning away, he couldn’t help smiling and said, “How fortunate the Li family is, to have all of you!”
With ti pressing, Li Shiqing didn’t waste words and imdiately led them to the altar where Li Zhirui had perford the Call of the Ghostly Cold.
But as he was about to perform the witchcraft, Li Shilian suddenly appeared on the altar.
“Get down! You still have a hundred or two hundred years of life ahead; you shouldn’t waste it here!” Li Shiqing said harshly.
However, Li Shilian just smiled and said, “Second brother, if the Ghostly Cold Energy that you sacrificed can’t harm Yun Lei, wouldn’t everyone’s sacrifice be in vain?!”
Li Shiqing was at a loss for words, seeing his determined face, he no longer stopped him.
As Li Shiqing perford the witchcraft, the altar drew Qi, blood, Mana, cultivation, and everything else from everyone, leaving only their Divine Soul Origin that could reincarnate—everything was sacrificed!
It was precisely because of the lives of two Golden Cores and more than a dozen Foundation Establishnt cultivators that such powerful Ghostly Cold Energy could be perford, putting Yun Lei in a dire situation within a short ti.
Ultimately, they had to resort to self-destruction as a final gamble, hoping to take Li Zhirui and most of the cultivators from the Li family with them.
Unfortunately, Li Zhirui was resolute, using the Spirit Stones that the family had accumulated over many years and, regardless of the damage to the Spirit Vein, he blocked most of the deadly force of Yun Lei’s self-explosion.
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But coming back to it!
When Li Zhirui heard this, he was like being struck hard by a hamr, standing there stunned, a sudden surge of intense sadness welled up in his heart.
The mories he had deliberately forgotten instantly surfaced in his mind.
The mont the Ghostly Cold Energy appeared, Li Zhirui realized what was going on.
But now, he understood that the situation was much more serious than he had thought!
To summon the Ghostly Cold Energy that could threaten Yun Lei, Li Shiqing, Li Shilian, Li Zhizhun, and all the elders of the family, more than a dozen in total, sacrificed their lives as an offering.
Even their bones were not left!
“Jiu, what happened to the family? Was there a great battle? Why didn’t you knock on the door to summon ?” Li Zhiyue hurried over, her face full of concern.
Behind her, followed many clansn.
On Wanxian Island, the main third-tier Spirit Vein was drained of a large amount of Spiritual Energy by the Formation, and although its foundation wasn’t damaged, it alard Li Zhiyue and others who were in seclusion.
As soon as they ca out, they were greeted with corpses scattered everywhere, pieces of flesh and blood, the suffocating stench of blood, and the demoralized and somber atmosphere among the clansn.
Knocking on the door is sothing no force would do unless absolutely necessary, because any accidents that arise are akin to ruining soone’s path of cultivation.
“The matter has already been resolved, don’t worry,” Li Zhirui said with a forced smile. “Just in ti, now that you’re out of seclusion, there is sothing I need you to do.”
Li Zhiyue frowned slightly; she could tell Li Zhirui was hiding sothing, but since he didn’t tell her, she figured he had his reasons, so she didn’t ask any further and just nodded in agreent.
“The Shen Leishan invaded our family but has now nearly lost 70% of its strength to us. I hope you can take the remaining combat-capable mbers of our family and head to Shen Leishan to retrieve the items like the ship cabins and Spiritual Objects back to our family.”
By combat-capable mbers, he ant those who could still take Spirit Pills and restore their Mana during the journey.
Li Zhirui said, “I will catch up with you all later.”
His internal injuries were too severe at the mont; if he didn’t deal with them, they might beco untreatable.
Therefore, Li Zhirui needed so ti to temporarily suppress his injuries, then, after dealing with the Shen Leishan issue, he would go into seclusion to properly heal.
Now that Shen Leishan, without Yun Lei, Qing Lei, and most of their Golden Core cultivators, was a massive treasure trove, the Li family had paid a heavy price, and looting Shen Leishan was the only way for them to recover without knowing how many years it might otherwise take.
“Okay,” Li Zhiyue, seeing the exhaustion on Li Zhirui’s face, agreed with a nod and turned to select clansn.
Soon after, Li Zhiyue led a group of clansn, boarded several Spirit Boats, and flew towards Shen Leishan.
“Xue Feng, organize the elders to tally the casualties, set up so third-tier Formations within the clan’s territory, and clean up the holand…”
Having said that, Li Zhirui turned and returned to his cave dwelling to suppress his injuries, but seemingly recalling sothing important, he added, “Also, send soone out to comfort those Secular Clansn and help them recover as quickly as possible.”
Fortunately, with the expansion of the Li family over the years, Wanxian Island and the holand had increased in size, quite far from where the Secular Clansn lived, so they hopefully hadn’t been too affected.
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