Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan-Chapter 2016 - 1477: State of Mind

During this time, the Demon Cultivators have been under immense pressure, to such an extent that many low-level Demon Cultivators have lost confidence in driving the Sea Clan out of the West Continent and reclaiming the waters.

This situation, without a doubt, is extremely dire, and highly detrimental to the Demonic Tao.

Yet those high-grade Demon Cultivators have no better solution either; after all, when it comes to raw strength, they are simply no match for the Sea Clan, so they can only watch helplessly, anxious and frustrated.

Thus, with no alternative, the Demonic Tao was forced to seek aid from the Immortal Tao, paying a tremendous price to persuade them to help.

"Should we take advantage of the Sea Clan's retreat? They may be careless, giving us a chance to launch an assault," a Demon Cultivator Immortal suddenly spoke, hoping to seize the opportunity to strike at the Water Devils, and vent the anger burning in his heart.

Another Demon Cultivator sighed, gesturing toward the group of low-level disciples on the ground. "Look at their condition—even if we did pursue, how much strength could they muster?"

The low-level Demon Cultivators, already on the brink of collapse, upon seeing the Sea Clan withdraw and the battle coming to an end, let their bodies instantly go limp, with not a shred of fighting spirit left in them.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

This scene infuriated the Demon Cultivator Immortal, but apart from cursing aloud, he took no other action.

Because he knew full well that there was no way to blame these low-level Demon Cultivators for this; it was the shortcomings of the high-grade Demon Cultivators themselves that allowed the Sea Clan and Ghost Clan to rampage unchecked across the West Continent.

So his rage was not directed at the low-level Demon Cultivators, but at his own lack of strength.

However, they did not realize that, thanks to this decision, they managed to avoid the Sea Clan's deliberately set trap.

"Those Demon Cultivators still haven't made a move; looks like they've given up on pursuit and assault," the hiding Sea Clan Immortal said, disappointment clearly audible in his voice.

If the Demon Cultivators had chosen to come after them, they could have used the specially arranged Great Array and traps to give them a lesson they'd never forget, and once again deal a heavy blow to the Demon Cultivators.

Then, after eliminating the threat from the Immortal Tao, they could mobilize their army to invade the West Continent, facing far less pressure and danger.

Alas, the Demon Cultivators are too cowardly, not daring to chase after them, wasting the "surprise gift" they had prepared.

"Forget it. Since the Demon Cultivators won't pursue us, let's hurry and return to the East Sea."

Another Water Devil spoke: "This time's harvest from invading the Western Sea has been considerable; there's still plenty of time ahead, and many opportunities yet to come."

Together, they had seized over a hundred water regions from the Demon Cultivators, and it was the perfect chance to digest them all, consolidate their gains, and lay groundwork for the next operation.

...

The flowers bloom in two branches, each telling its own story.

Ten Thousand Spirit Sea Area, Wanling Island.

"Now is the time to close the net!" Li Debo abruptly opened his eyes, a flash of anger and an ice-cold chill dwelling in their depths.

As time flowed on, he gathered more and more evidence, while the Elders' greed grew by the day, swallowing up Spiritual Objects to a truly shocking degree!

Moreover, the war has nearly ground to a halt; cultivators cannot advance deeper into the sea, and the Sea Clan lacks the strength to reclaim vast swathes of the middle sea regions.

Furthermore, the cultivators ruthlessly scoured the sea for Spiritual Objects, leaving almost nothing behind.

As a result, quite a few cultivators now had their eyes on the Spirit Veins at the bottom of the sea!

You must know, these were carefully cultivated Spiritual Objects of the Sea Clan, saturated with Spiritual Energy, of excellent quality, and of high grade—so even cultivators from good backgrounds were tempted, let alone the Loose Cultivators!

However, few cultivators had trained in the Moving Spirit Secret Skill, and being far from the continent, it was only an occasional occurrence, not common, to find one or two Spirit Veins relocated.

Yet at this time, the major powers of Immortal Tao made their move, openly sharing the Moving Spirit Secret Skill, even sending people to teach and guide, ensuring the cultivators could master the secret skill quickly.

It was precisely this move that forced the distant Sea Clan in the West Continent to abandon their assault and withdraw to the East Sea.

After all, if the Immortal Tao and Sea Clan continued their standoff, the Water Devils would have no reason to return; they could simply remain in the West Continent.

Now, to return to the point!

Li Debo chose this moment to return to his clan and prepare to close the net just because the Sea Clan was about to return, meaning there was no need for them to remain in the East Sea anymore.

In reality, both the Immortal Tao and Sea Clan knew full well that they would not rise in open conflict!

The Sea Clan's strength is indeed formidable, but they would not dare provoke both Immortal Tao and Demonic Tao at the same time—they are not that reckless.

Their current target is the West Continent, the Demonic Tao; and the Immortal Tao would never shoulder this pressure for the Demonic Tao.

Li Debo did not return to Mount Wanxian with his clansmen, only instructing a few trusted ones to organize the clan members, then head back to the clan lands.

Thus, when he returned alone, silently, to Mount Wanxian, not a single clan member was aware.

The first thing Li Debo did was to use the clan leader's jade seal to activate the Mountain Protection Array, severing the hopes of the Elders for recklessness or escape!

"What's going on? Why has the Mountain Protection Array suddenly activated?"

"But there hasn't been any attack from outside the clan lands!"

Many clan members noticed the anomaly immediately, all raising their heads to the sky, which, once clear and bright, now shimmered with countless stars.

The All Heaven Stars Great Array has actually always been on standby; only to save energy, it's not fully activated in ordinary times. Once attacked, or a spell is cast, it can be activated in an instant!