Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Hearing Li Zhirui's words, Kong Qing'er almost couldn't maintain the admiration and shyness on her face, and her complexion twisted for an instant.

Although it was just a fleeting moment, Li Zhirui, with his sharp eyes, captured it and became even more certain that she was feigning her demeanor, and that her approach must have an ulterior motive.

"What the Fellow Taoist has said is most true," Kong Qing'er said with a soft smile, trying to make a good impression on Li Zhirui, "I have been sent here on a mission to represent the Sect in issuing a summon to the Li family."

Li Zhirui's heart shuddered with alarm. Yunping State has been calm recently, so why would the Yuanming Sect suddenly issue a summon?

This unexpected summon made Li Zhirui even more hopeful that Li Shiqing would break through to the Golden Core!

As long as he succeeded in the breakthrough, then the Li family would no longer need to comply with Yuanming Sect's directives.

For instance, with this summon, if Li Shiqing were a Golden Core cultivator, then the Li family would have the qualification to refuse, instead of like now, having to agree without even knowing what the matter is.

"What has happened that a summon has been issued?" Li Zhirui suppressed the myriad thoughts in his heart and asked anxiously.

Kong Qing'er took out a token engraved with the three big characters of Yuanming Sect and bearing the Sect's insignia, and said, "Da Rong Island's Li family, heed the order!"

"Patriarch of the Li Clan on Da Rong Island, Li Zhirui, with all clan members, heed the order!" Li Zhirui bowed slightly.

"Currently, zombies are running rampant among mortals in Yunping State, spreading far and wide. Thus, a summon is issued, commanding the Li family to dispatch ten clan members to assist the disciples of the Yuanming Sect in exterminating the zombies," Kong Qing'er announced, then hurried forward to present the token to Li Zhirui, planning to use this opportunity to have physical contact with him.

Unfortunately for her, Li Zhirui had long seen through her ulterior motive, and all his mind was focused on the issue of exterminating zombies. He immediately reached out to take the token and said, "Thank you for your hard work, messenger!"

"I have matters to attend to now, so please forgive me for leaving, Messenger," Li Zhirui said politely before turning and walking away.

If Kong Qing'er still wished to stay, there would naturally be someone to accompany her; if she wanted to leave now, someone would guide her out of the clan territory.

Kong Qing'er's pupils shook with shock, unable to believe that he had dared to leave her behind like this!

No matter what, she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and came from the Yuanming Sect. Both in terms of status and cultivation level, she surpassed Li Zhirui, so how could he dare to leave her hanging!

"Hmph!" But remembering her own situation within the Sect, Kong Qing'er could only coldly snort to express her dissatisfaction and then leave Da Rong Island with a cold face.

Li Zhirui did not care that he had offended Kong Qing'er. A Foundation Establishment runner sent by the Sect, and also representing the Yuanming Sect, who did not even have a single accompanying disciple, posed no threat.

The group returned to the main hall to discuss who should be dispatched in response to the Yuanming Sect's summon.
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"These zombies should not be strong, which is why they did not attract the attention of cultivators at first, leading to the situation where zombies are rampant," said Li Zhirui with a furrowed brow.

What Li Zhirui did not know was that the zombie infestation in Yunping State had spread from Green Mountain State.

Originally, three Golden Core cultivators had escaped from the jaws of a Golden Armor Corpse; one was ground to death by Li Zhirui and his two companions, but the whereabouts of the other two who fled back to Green Mountain State were never found.

The reason they were not found was that after escaping, they did not fly far and instead tried to suppress the corpse poison in the mountains at the border of the two states. Unfortunately, in the end, they could not withstand the infection and turned into walking corpses.

Walking corpses fear sunlight and only move at night, and since not many people lived near the forest, news was isolated.

By the time the issue was discovered by a certain cultivator, it had already caused a catastrophe. A large number of mortals were eaten by zombies and infected with the corpse poison, turning into walking corpses.

Due to the widespread distribution of zombies, Yuanming Sect really didn't have that many disciples that it could send out, so it had to recruit from its vassal forces.

"But the infectiousness of the zombie poison is too severe, even Foundation Establishment cultivators, if infected, are highly likely to be unable to resist the poison and end up turning into zombies,"

Li Zhirui said somewhat helplessly, "Therefore, the ten clan members recruited this time should preferably be those with stronger abilities and better combat awareness."

As he spoke, Li Zhirui turned his gaze to Li Shilian and Li Shiting, asking, "Apart from me, we still need another Foundation Establishment."

Li Shiren was still stationed in the marketplace and could not return to the clan.

"Let me go this time," Li Shilian said. "Shiting is not good at combat spells, and the Green Scale Snake is also not good at dealing with zombies."

If the Green Scale Snake bit a zombie, it might even get infected with the zombie poison itself, and besides, its poison doesn't work on zombies, who cultivate their physical bodies and malevolent Qi; the Green-Scale Snake Poison can only dissolve mana.

"Then you will have a tough time."

At the same time, the other eight clan members who had been recruited were chosen—all were in the later stages of Qi Cultivation, and had all performed very well during their trials.

"Please take care of the family affairs, big brother," although even if he were at home, most of the clan's affairs were handled by Li Zhizhun.

While Li Zhirui and Li Shilian were waiting outside the clan grounds for the eight clan members to arrive, they began chatting idly.

"Are you planning to contract with a second Spirit Beast?"

Li Zhirui nodded; indeed, he had this idea, but he was not in a hurry. He had just broken through to Foundation Establishment and had plenty of time to search for a Spirit Beast that suited his desires.

Contracting with an additional Spirit Beast could speed up his cultivation slightly, and he also wanted to train a combat-oriented Spirit Beast to enhance his fighting capabilities.

"As an Alchemist, you're not short of resources to nurture Spirit Beasts, so I suppose it won't interfere with your own cultivation,"

Li Shilian casually remarked, then frowned and asked, "Considering you're aware of the drawbacks of contracting multiple Spirit Beasts, how do you plan to solve this issue?"

"The Spiritual Medicine needed for concocting Spirit Clearing Pills, the Li family has never given up on it over these years, but until now, it still lacks one main ingredient."

Of course, given the Li family's past situation, even if they had gathered all the Spiritual Medicine, they wouldn't have been able to concoct Spirit Clearing Pills, as they still lacked a second-tier Alchemist.

"Is the Spiritual Medicine you're talking about Ghost Grass?" Li Zhirui also showed keen interest, as he had not found any record of this herb in the "Compendium of Spiritual Medicine."

Li Shilian nodded and said, "Ghost Grass can only grow in areas with very heavy Yin Qi, so even though the Li family has Ghost Grass Spirit Seeds, we still cannot cultivate them."

"The family has Spirit Seeds?" Joy flashed in Li Zhirui's eyes; with his spatial capabilities at hand, he didn't need to worry about the growing environment of Spiritual Medicine at all.

"Yes, the family once obtained several Ghost Grass Spirit Seeds from an Elder of the Beast Taming Sect at a sky-high price, which were preserved with the best Spirit Sealing Talismans, and they still retain their vitality to this day."

Several plants of a second-tier Spiritual Medicine that were worth a mere one or two thousand Spirit Stones collectively, that Elder from the Beast Taming Sect actually demanded six thousand Spirit Stones from the Li family!

Moreover, it was only after the purchase that they discovered the stringent growth conditions of the Ghost Grass; finding a place with heavy Yin Qi, yet also abundant in Spiritual Energy, is not easy.

In other words, the Li family spent a lot of Spirit Stones but ended up buying something that seemed good but was not useful at all.