Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1970: 1454: Inventory

“This marks the family's initial foray into conquering a Middle Thousand World, leaving us short on expertise in various areas. Consequently, the participant count might have swelled excessively, thereby reducing your portion of the merit.” Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui responded deliberately.

Meanwhile, a different issue sprang to his mind.

Previously, when Da Qing and his group unexpectedly rushed to aid in the Floating Light Realm—without any formal call for support from the family—they had accompanied numerous clansmen.

Though their contribution was indeed substantial, they had claimed no less than ten percent of the merit this round!

At that time, Li Zhirui had wondered if the Heavenly Dao was covertly stirring events, reluctant to let Li Zhixuan ascend and depart prematurely.

Nevertheless, lacking proof for this theory, he kept it to himself and refrained from sharing it. Instead, he chose to watch developments in the Primal Spirit Realm—only then could he discern the reality.

“Yet without the support from clansmen and loose cultivators, who knows if we could have seized the Floating Light Realm with such ease?” Li Zhixuan paid little heed to the details; she even regarded clearing seventy percent of her long-built karma as quite satisfactory.

It's worth noting that the whole operation spanned just two to three hundred years.

Achieving the dissolution of seventy percent of karma amassed over endless years in so brief a period—what grounds were there for complaint?

Witnessing her outlook, Li Zhirui held his tongue.

“Clan Leader, after organizing the Floating Light Realm's techniques, please forward me a set.”

“Lessons from distant lands sharpen one's own gems!”

In their present cultivation level, progressing methodically—let alone rapid breakthroughs—might yield only marginal gains even after millennia.

During such phases, alternative approaches become essential.

For example, undertaking Void ordeals for honing skills or grasping pertinent laws—yet the invention of the interworld traversal secret art opened fresh avenues.

Namely, like Li Zhirui's current pursuit: absorbing the core spirits of foreign civilizations!

“Ancestor Xuan, care for some?” Li Xiuyuan inquired casually.

“Not necessary.” Li Zhixuan turned it down instantly.

Lacking the required temperament, she had already plotted her forthcoming journey—post a brief respite with the kin, she would plunge directly into the Void for trials.

“Carry on with your duties; we'll leave you be.” Saying so, the pair departed successively, heading back to their respective abodes to sort through the latest gains and realizations.

…

Cave Abyss Sect.

“Could this shift in the heavens and earth connect to the Li family?” Once all elders finished perusing the intel scrolls, the acting Sect Leader queried gravely.

The Jade Slip held just a single detail: over Mount Wanxian, a vast Merit Golden Cloud had briefly materialized before dissipating.

Furthermore, the moment aligned perfectly—virtually identical to the atmospheric upheavals!

“The Li family remains a fresh Heavenly Immortal lineage—what prowess do they hold to enact something so beneficial to the realm?” An Elder promptly raised objections.

“Indeed, they're simply a clan that stumbled upon fortune occasionally.”

Despite the Li family boasting multiple Heavenly Immortals now, and supplying valuable data repeatedly—leading many factions to incur debts of gratitude—plenty still dismissed them, seeing no real equivalence.

Regarding such remarks that betrayed ignorance of the context, the Sect Leader dismissed them outright.

Though their base might be marginally shallower, in other fields, they weren't deficient—in certain respects, they surpassed the Cave Abyss Sect.

For one, the Cave Abyss Sect hadn't yielded a new Heavenly Immortal in ages. The existing ones had all advanced far in the past.

True, the longevity of their tenure lent these Immortals somewhat greater might than the Li family's handful, but this signified a perilous trend.

As it implied the Cave Abyss Sect lacked fresh blood!

Were it not for Heavenly Immortals' boundless lifespans, and absent grand realm disasters or inter-realm conflicts—which seldom lead to their demise—the Cave Abyss Sect would likely have waned already.

“Earlier, the Li family was aggressively enlisting loose cultivators for an expedition to an Outer World—probably aiming to subdue it. That Merit Golden Cloud could tie into that.” Another Elder, struck by an idea, chimed in.

“Conquering a mere world alone shouldn't summon merit descent, nor trigger global shifts; hidden factors must be at play that we don't know.”

…

The assembly launched into fervent debates. Theories surfaced continually, yet all proved shaky.

“Word is, some faction once surrendered a Minor Thousand World and gained minor merit thereby—might this explain it?” yet another Elder piped up abruptly.

“Surrendering an Outer World?!”

Hearing this left everyone dumbfounded.

Frankly, it hadn't crossed their minds, since the Cave Abyss Sect hadn't explored such dedication rites.

“Subduing an Outer World from afar, with powers curtailed, would demand heavy losses—even assembling hordes of loose cultivators as allies!”

An Elder creased his forehead and added, “Still, should the Li family opt to dedicate it regardless, it suggests their goal is profoundly weighty!”

“Perhaps they aim to leverage this for vast merit, fostering the emergence of additional Heavenly Immortals?”

This off-the-cuff suggestion sparked widespread gasps.

“It's entirely plausible!”

All recognized merit's myriad applications—not merely karma clearance, but enhancing insight, easing Thunder Tribulation, among others. Bolstering cultivation ranked among its perks.

Even the typically reserved Sect Leader's face shifted then.