Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Ghoul Old Demon was no exception. At the moment, he found himself in a dilemma due to insufficient mana, not because he lacked the Spirit Pills capable of restoring his mana, but because he had previously ingested too many Spirit Pills, causing his meridians to bear an unbearable burden. If he forced himself to consume more, his meridians might very well shatter! While Ghoul Old Demon hesitated, unable to make up his mind, a series of rapid, whooshing sounds suddenly came from behind him. Seeing the extremely troubled expressions on the faces of Li Zhirui and the others, an idea immediately flashed through his mind, and he turned to look. He saw over a thousand Demon Cultivators flying swiftly from a dozen miles away. In just a few breaths, they appeared behind them, with many among these fast-moving Golden Core Demon Cultivators numbering around fifty. In order to prevent the appearance of a Nascent Soul True Lord from Shen Leishan, it could be said that Yin Wind Cave truly exhausted its own foundation! Whether they succeeded or failed, the strength of Yin Wind Cave would be tremendously weakened. Of course, this includes affiliated forces. If speaking only of the Demonic Tao Sect of Yin Wind Cave, their losses might not be so great. Because up to now, the Golden Core Demon Cultivators sent out by Yin Wind Cave only numbered around ten. "You're finally here!" A Golden Core Demon Cultivator who could hardly hold on any longer let out a sigh of relief. But there were some Demon Cultivators with very ugly expressions on their faces, who demanded, "Why have you not arrived until now?" The leading Demon Cultivator from Yin Wind Cave did not pay any attention to the others but said with a smile brimming with meaning, "To protect a fellow cultivator, you've actually abandoned all Spirit Vein residences and disciples outside. I wonder what thoughts will come to you when you look back on this in the future." The senior members of Shen Leishan's face changed slightly. By this time, if they still did not understand why reinforcements had not come, they were truly as foolish as pigs! "How dare you, to have the audacity to damage our Sect's Spirit Vein!" The Sect Leader erupted in rage, his eyes fiery as he glared at the many Demon Cultivators. A Spirit Vein is, in fact, a variant of a Spirit Stone Vein, meaning it can be mined! And from the Demon Cultivators' prior words, it was not hard to deduce that they were attacking other Spirit Lands and had arranged a large number of hands to quickly mine the Spirit Vein! Even though they ultimately couldn't strip the Spirit Vein completely bare, the damage to the Spirit Vein was enormous. It might very possibly degrade or even lose the ability to ascend further! In other words, after this event, Shen Leishan's external Spirit Veins would be wasted! "Which round of Tribulation Thunder is this?" Bai Gu, the leading Golden Core of Yin Wind Cave, asked. "The next one will be the sixth round of Tribulation Thunder." Bai Gu, having anticipated this, ordered calmly, "There's only the last quarter of an hour left. No matter what method you use, you must disrupt this Thunder Tribulation for me!" In fact, after many Demon Cultivators were ambushed and Yin Wind Cave was unable to contact those undercover, they confirmed that this was a ploy deliberately released by Shen Leishan, intended to weaken the strength of the Demon Cultivators. However, at this moment, Yin Wind Cave did not ponder much further. They had already anticipated this and were preparing to send in another batch of Golden Cores into Shen Leishan after this event to exhaust the strength of Shen Leishan. When it came time for Tribulation Transcendence, disrupting the Thunder Tribulation would become a bit easier for them. But what they had never anticipated was the decisiveness of Yun Lei, who had actually chosen to undergo Tribulation Transcendence at the very moment when a large number of Demon Cultivators invaded. By the time Yin Wind Cave received the news, Yun Lei had already overcome the third round of Tribulation Thunder, and upon realizing they might not be able to arrive in time, Yin Wind Cave immediately changed their plans. The sect dispatched a large number of disciples into Myriad Thunder State to destroy the Spirit Veins and massacre mortals, while also spreading evil practices among the Loose Cultivators, even forcing them to cultivate. The main purpose of Yin Wind Cave's actions was to weaken Shen Leishan's strength and foundation, and the spread of demonic practices was meant to throw Myriad Thunder State into chaos. By that time, even if Shen Leishan really did give birth to a Nascent Soul True Lord, they wouldn't likely be able to make a move against Yin Wind Cave in the short term. Meanwhile, they arranged for a group of Demon Cultivators to see if they could find an opportunity to disrupt the Thunder Tribulation. The birth of a Nascent Soul True Lord was fundamental, after all. If the Tribulation Transcendence failed and Shen Leishan didn't produce a Nascent Soul True Lord, that would be truly good news for Yin Wind Cave. "The final battle," Li Zhirui muttered to himself upon seeing this. As long as they could withstand this wave of attacks from the Demon Cultivators, it was very possible that they could survive! The reason he said "very possible" was that Li Zhirui didn't know whether that person could survive this tribulation and achieve Nascent Soul. If it failed, who knows if Shen Leishan, for the sake of their own rule, would kill off these Golden Core cultivators. "Sigh!" Thinking of this, Li Zhirui let out a deep sigh, barely collected his emotions, and continued the intense battle with the Demon Cultivators. As the fierce battle erupted again, the final bolt of Tribulation Thunder for the Nascent Soul also descended! Like the third bolt of the Core Formation Tribulation, this bolt of Tribulation Thunder couldn't be resisted; one had to absorb it into the body, using it to "shatter" the Golden Core and transform it into the life-bound Nascent Soul. After the outbreak of the battle, the Cultivators had the advantage of both people and location, holding the absolute upper hand. However, with the involvement of a few Demon Cultivators from Yin Wind Cave, the situation instantly reversed! In their hands, those Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators had no power to resist, like puppets standing dully, mobilizing Mana, and even igniting their essence blood and Spiritual Soul, charging towards the defense line constructed by Li Zhirui and the other cultivators. The sounds of booming explosions were endless; every moment, Demon Cultivators self-destructed, and the Cultivators' Formations were blasted open one after another. In just a moment, the previously impregnable defensive line that had blocked the Demon Cultivators for a long time now lay in ruins, utterly useless! Li Zhirui and Li Shiqing could only watch as the Formation in front of them was breached, but thinking of the previous words of Shen Leishan's Golden Core, they looked so grim they dared not retreat and could only grit their teeth to resist the Demon Cultivators' attacks. "Fellow Daoists, quickly retreat into the Formation!" Fortunately, just as Li Zhirui was about to consume a large number of Spirit Pills and cast the Water-Wood Divine Light, the Sect Leader of Shen Leishan spoke up. Hearing this, Li Zhirui and the others didn't hesitate and immediately turned into a breeze, slipping through a tiny crack in the opened Formation and entering the second defensive line constructed by the Shen Leishan cultivators. It wasn't until after his entry that Li Zhirui suddenly realized with a start why Shen Leishan would kindly allow them to come in! "Hum!" A loud noise of whistling winds came from not far away. Those who had narrowly escaped death, including Li Zhirui, looked towards the sound and saw that the previously terrifying Tribulation Clouds had now turned into dense Spiritual Energy, pouring into the body of the elder seated above the earth, his face pale as if made of golden paper, surrounded by scorched land. As the Spiritual Energy poured in, the elder's complexion began to look rosy, his white hair turned back to black, and his shriveled flesh regained vitality. "This is... successfully transcended the Tribulation!" "Shen Leishan has given birth to another Nascent Soul True Lord!" Li Zhirui was slightly shocked in his heart; he hadn't expected Shen Leishan to succeed. No wonder they let them in, but he quickly subdued the surprise on his face, replaced it with joy and envy.