Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1832 - 1385: Reward

Naturally, such bizarre and unprecedented events sparked the interest of various organizations, leading to intense investigations to uncover the underlying cause.

The primary concern stemmed from the lingering effects of the Demonic Tao’s previous covert corruption of the Spirit Vein. Every Sect was deeply troubled, fearing that a new conspiracy or hidden scheme was being orchestrated.

However, despite their exhaustive efforts—whether dispatching the Earth God into the deepest subterranean reaches or tasking a Heavenly Immortal with deducing the secrets of heaven—no evidence could be unearthed. It appeared as though the phenomenon was nothing more than a random occurrence.

The Divine Path was also alerted by these developments. Even Ziwei personally attempted to calculate the secrets of heaven to grasp the situation, yet the effort yielded no results.

The only vague realization they reached was that this event posed no threat to the Primal Spirit Realm; instead, it seemed to offer a constructive influence on the world’s evolution.

In truth, within the entire Primal Spirit Realm, perhaps only a select few members of the Li family understood the reality of the situation.

"It appears Jiu has commenced the purification of the pollution," Xiaoqing remarked, her expression showing signs of relief.

Li Mingyao exhaled a long breath of tension. "Ancestor Rui is truly remarkable. He is likely the only one capable of achieving such a feat, and his return should not be far off."

As Divines, they are tasked with the protection and advancement of the world. Now that a massive peril was being neutralized, they were understandably gratified.

Nevertheless, they chose not to make this information public, opting instead to guard the secret with even greater vigilance. While revealing the truth could vastly enhance the Li family's prestige, it might also trigger dangerous repercussions.

For instance, if the Demonic Tao became aware, they might connect the events to the previous Spirit Vein contamination, sparking a chain reaction. Should those fanatics decide to pollute the Spirit Vein once more, the results could be even more catastrophic.

Furthermore, the Li family currently lacks sufficient Foundation. Their existing fame and reputation are adequate; there is no benefit in further expansion at this time. Ultimately, true Cultivation strength is the only real bedrock. Possessing a grand reputation without the power to defend it could result in them being manipulated as pawns by others.

This was not the path they envisioned for the Li family’s future.

To avoid drawing suspicion, they maintained a facade of investigating the phenomenon, even though they were fully aware of its origin.

Meanwhile, in the most vital and deepest core of the world.

Li Zhirui persisted in his slow purification of the Earth Core’s corruption, while the Earth Element Lady stood silently by his side as a guardian.

This was merely the visible arrangement; in secret, she was actively blocking other factions from peering into this place.

The Earth Element Lady did not need to use any grand techniques, as the natural restrictions of the Heavenly Dao already existed here, obstructing all divine sense.

At most, she simply erased the few physical traces the two of them had left behind.

As time passed, Li Zhirui’s purification task did not become simpler; rather, it grew increasingly arduous and complex.

This was primarily because he had started by clearing the lighter areas, leaving the most concentrated corruption within the Earth Core for the final stage.

Initially, at his peak, Li Zhirui could cleanse two streaks of black pollution, but now he struggled to finish even one. He was forced to temporarily augment his power by ingesting a large number of Immortal Pills just to fully purge a single line.

A side effect of this method was that it required him to spend more time recovering his mana and Spiritual Soul.

When only the final three streaks of black pollution remained, Li Zhirui realized that even a massive intake of Immortal Pills would not allow him to clear them in one go.

"Lady, I am afraid I will require your assistance for the next step."

He was determined not to fail. These three areas of corruption were exceptionally potent. If they weren't dealt with quickly, the rot might soon penetrate the Earth Core itself, creating a disaster he would be powerless to stop.

Consequently, he formulated a new strategy: since he couldn't finish it all at once, he would proceed in phases.

However, during the intervals between these phases, someone needed to sustain the Purification Spiritual Light to keep the corruption away from the Earth Core and prevent the black lines from draining the Earth Core’s energy.

The only person capable of this was the Earth Element Lady, a formidable Great God whose authority encompassed both the Earth God and Yin God realms.

Furthermore, her divine domain touched upon the Purification Principle. Although she hadn't focused her Cultivation on it deeply before, meaning her understanding was somewhat basic.

Still, Li Zhirui estimated that her vast power would allow her to forcibly maintain the Purification Spiritual Light even without profound insight.

"What is required of me?" The Earth Element Lady asked immediately, offering no refusal.

"Lady, you only need to uphold the Purification Spiritual Light, ensuring the corruption does not break through and re-infect the Earth Core," Li Zhirui explained.

"I will restore my strength as fast as possible to relieve you."

"I understand," the Earth Element Lady replied without hesitation.

She had actually prepared herself for this, having observed every instance of the black pollution. By watching Li Zhirui’s earlier efforts, she had deduced that solving this crisis would be a difficult struggle for him.

Because of this, she had spent the recent period using a portion of her spirit to urgently study the Purification Principle, which had improved her proficiency.

"Please begin, Lady."

Li Zhirui voiced his thanks before concentrating on the black pollution once more.

With a massive expenditure of mana and Divine Sense, a brilliant and piercing Purification Spiritual Light radiated from his palm, slowly surrounding the corruption and prying it away from the Earth Core before beginning the process of eradication.