Chapter 2140: Chapter 1540: Watching the Battle

Initially, Li Zhirui did not want to kill Liu Rongyuan; defeating him and obtaining the Storage Magical Treasure would suffice, without needing to involve himself in karmic consequences.

However, with his own strength suppressed and the opponent in a frenzied state, capturing him alive was not an easy task.

Slight carelessness could lead to injury, so in comparison, he naturally chose the method that posed less risk to himself.

At worst, before leaving the Ten Thousand Rivers Realm, he would perform the Purification Principle to cleanse any karma related to this realm.

...

Soon enough, the two found a secluded corner, and then Li Zhirui opened the two Storage Magical Treasures, pouring out all the Spiritual Objects within.

Crash—

A large number of Spiritual Objects tumbled out, quickly piling into two small mountains, with the bright Spirit Light dazzlingly illuminating the area, not only in great quantity, but also with high-grade Spiritual Objects comprising most of it.

Unfortunately, the majority of these high-grade Spiritual Objects were still immature.

"How does he have so many Spiritual Objects for an Earth Immortal?" Even Fu Chengguang was shocked by the sheer volume.

Li Zhirui seemed to have a realization, guessing, "This person is likely the Loose Cultivator who stole from the core Spirit Field in massive quantities!"

"But weren’t there said to be several people? Even after division, there shouldn’t be so many."

There were thousands of Spiritual Objects before them, even considering what this person had before, the numbers didn’t quite add up.

He shook his head, unsure, perhaps because this person had other opportunities later.

Nonetheless, what mattered now was the division of these Spiritual Objects.

Li Zhirui’s stance was for fair distribution, but Fu Chengguang was unwilling to accept, his reasoning simple: since he didn’t exert much effort, he deserved fewer Spiritual Objects, claiming he only wanted thirty percent.

"Too little! At least forty percent is needed. If it weren’t for Fellow Daoist trapping him initially, it wouldn’t have been so easy to defeat him and obtain so many Spiritual Objects."

Fu Chengguang remained adamant, saying, "Fellow Daoist bears the karma of killing that person, even thirty percent feels excessive to me."

Reluctantly, Li Zhirui had to accept the allocation plan.

He suddenly realized that every time he encountered such situations, he always ended up agreeing to the other’s proposal.

Shaking his head, he set aside those thoughts and focused on dividing the Spiritual Objects.

In such matters, both ensured fairness while prioritizing choosing the Spiritual Objects they needed before proceeding with distribution.

...

While Li Zhirui and Fu Chengguang were distributing the Spiritual Objects, another significant battle erupted in the Secret Realm!

The battle involved over a thousand participants, among them several Earth Immortals.

The reason for this battle was a small pool at the center of their confrontation, where a Spirit Grass, still glistening with water droplets and constantly changing colors, thrived!

This was a Heavenly Immortal Rank Spiritual Object known as Pure Spirit Grass, possessing two remarkable effects, one being the fusion of Spiritual Roots, merging all Spiritual Roots into one.

Meaning, if a cultivator possesses dual spiritual roots and consumes the Pure Spirit Grass, they would transform into a Heavenly Spiritual Root!

Moreover, they would develop an accompanying Spiritual Body, further enhancing their aptitude.

While the importance of aptitude decreases as one’s realm advances, under equal conditions, better aptitude naturally facilitates breakthroughs.

Thus, when both groups of cultivators discovered this Pure Spirit Grass, their first reaction was to claim it for themselves!

Unfortunately, after a series of battles, they found themselves unable to overcome each other and resorted to calling in allies to bolster their strength.

The situation escalated to its current state; had it not been for mutual concerns, a large-scale battle would have erupted quickly.

"Continuing like this is untenable; a large-scale battle would require distancing from the Pure Spirit Grass to avoid damaging it. However, once distanced, if last time’s incident recurs, wouldn’t that just cheaply benefit the other side?!"

A Loose Cultivator Earth Immortal stared at the opposing Earth Immortals, saying, "As I see it, why not conduct three duels, with the side winning the most gaining ownership of the Pure Spirit Grass; what do you Fellow Daoists think?"

He proposed this suggestion with substantial confidence in victory, having three top-tier cultivators of the same realm among their ranks.

"What do you all think?"

"He’s confident enough to propose it; do we have someone capable of surpassing the same realm’s cultivators on our side?" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

"Yet as he mentioned, continuing to confront is unfeasible. With the Secret Realm nearly closing, a full-scale war could incur even greater losses."

They had sent thousands of disciples into the Secret Realm for more Spiritual Objects, many of whom possessed exceptional aptitude and were seen as the next generation’s core elite.

Thus, excessive casualties could disrupt succession and disorder some factions’ heritage.

After deliberation among the Earth Immortals of the Three Mysterious Sect and other factions, they agreed to the other party’s duel proposal.

Following negotiations, both parties reached accord on rules and conditions.

In three duels, humans immortal fought in the first two rounds, and Earth Immortals participated in the last, both dispatching cultivators, determining victory by incapacitation or voluntary surrender.