Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 2263 - 1600: The Battle Begins

"Ha!"

He immediately laughed mockingly at himself, shaking his head and murmuring, "Why entertain such unrealistic fantasies?"

Then he suppressed his thoughts and began to concentrate on handling the many matters at hand.

...

Meanwhile.

After leaving Ascension Mountain, Li Zhirui identified the direction and then flew towards the southeast.

Xuling Palace is located southeast of Tongtian Sect!

As the leader of the allied army, he should have departed from Xuling Palace.

"Hmm?"

Yet Li Zhirui concealed his form and sped along, not seeing any sign of the cultivator army, causing him to feel hesitant.

Where he paused now was only three thousand miles from the Mountain Gate of Xuling Palace, and in a moment he could arrive. Even if the army had mobilized, he should have seen them by now, so why were there no traces at all?

In this situation, there were only two reasons: either they chose a different direction, or they hadn’t set out yet.

"Could it be my guess was wrong? They didn’t initiate the attack from the direction of Xuling Palace?"

Frowning slightly, he scanned the surroundings. If his guess was incorrect, where would they have set out from?!

After pondering for a few moments, Li Zhirui decided to continue exploring ahead; with his speed, it would take but a moment and not much time.

Soon enough, he suddenly stopped, quickly ascended, and let his aura completely blend into the world around him.

This level of concealment technique couldn’t be detected even by a Profound Immortal in person unless they had mastered secret techniques like Illusion Breaking or Insight.

This was actually Li Zhirui’s way of utilizing the Purification Principle.

The reason for his abrupt actions was naturally that he had discovered the cultivator army!

’One Profound Immortal, several dozen Heavenly Immortals, and nearly ten thousand other cultivators.’

This kind of force was enough to dominate Mingzhou!

Though...

Li Zhirui’s lips curled into a mocking smile.

This was because the cultivator army before him perhaps believed that their strength, from a numerical perspective, had already completely crushed Tongtian Sect.

They were confident about defeating it and breaking through the Mountain Gate, so their movements were very sloppy, and the cultivators were teasing and playing around, exhibiting no tension at facing an imminent battle, as if they were here for leisure and sightseeing.

’Ha!’

He chuckled coldly in his heart and then swiftly took his leave.

As Li Zhirui departed, the Profound Immortal in the army suddenly looked skyward but found nothing.

"Just now, in the sky, there seemed to be a probing gaze?"

"Senior Lu, what happened?"

Lu Wannian, wanting to verify his guess, directly halted the army, which also piqued the curiosity of a Heavenly Immortal.

But he paid no attention to him, directly ordering to ascend and inspect thoroughly, only to discover nothing.

After receiving the answer, he did not believe it, so he personally sought for a moment, but still found nothing.

"Could it truly have been my illusion?"

Floating in the sky, Lu Wannian frowned slightly but could only continue to move forward.

Because compared to this uncertain matter, defeating Tongtian Sect and concluding the karma was more important, as it related to the great calamity and the subsequent Heavenly Dao’s retribution.

The army resumed moving, but their pace remained leisurely, completely unconcerned about a fierce battle.

...

Elsewhere.

Having confirmed the direction of the cultivator army’s attack on Tongtian Sect, Li Zhirui, ensuring his distance from them, immediately activated the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Talisman so the disciples could preemptively set up some traps in this direction.

At the same time, he accelerated towards the Mountain Gate.

Not long after, Li Zhirui returned to Ascension Mountain.

"How are the preparations?"

Li Qiankun bowed in respect and said, "The disciples stationed outside are all on their way back; various high-level Spiritual Objects are ready; various traps are still being hastily arranged."

"Very well," Li Zhirui nodded with satisfaction, having accomplished so much in just two to three hours.

"Next, is to await the arrival of that cultivator coalition."

But to his disappointment, several hours passed, and there was still no sign of the army of ten thousand cultivators.

Even though the army moved slowly, it couldn’t be this long without sight of them.

"Sect Leader, could they have sensed danger and changed direction?" Li Qiankun asked, frowning.

Li Zhirui couldn’t immediately confirm if the other party truly changed the direction of their attack; if they did, their laboriously arranged traps instantly became useless scrap!

Fortunately, the situation was not as they feared.

Another half hour passed before the cultivator army finally arrived.

Their slow pace was not merely due to their indifferent approach to the battle, but also because they had been delayed on the road.

Along the way, Tongtian Sect had constructed several Immortal Cities and Marketplaces, as well as several Spirit Lands.

Passing by, they took a detour, wanting to eliminate the cultivators in these places, counting it as an ’appetizer’ before the battle.

But wherever they went, it was all deserted!

Not only Tongtian Sect disciples, but even the loose cultivators were nowhere to be seen.

Yet, in this situation, they were not angry but rather laughed heartily.

Because they believed the locals heard of their fame and fled in panic.

This delay in time was why they only now appeared before Tongtian Sect’s Mountain Gate.

"Ha?"

A Heavenly Immortal saw from afar that at Ascension Mountain, a group of cultivators stood solemnly, ready for a bloody battle to the end, and sneered, "So ignorant of life and death!"

"Indeed! How could these ant-like disciples be our match?"

"Daoist brother gives them too much credit; can they even be called opponents?"

...

Several Heavenly Immortals coldly mocked, expressing disdain for the Tongtian Sect disciples.

This included Li Zhirui!

As they drew near Ascension Mountain, an arrogant voice rang out, "I have a peculiar fragrance that can make people feel no pain for several hours, turns out it was prepared for you."

"Damn!"

"Such audacity!"

A warrior may die, but cannot be humiliated!

The comment instantly angered the disciples of Tongtian Sect, who cursed fiercely.

"Noisy!" Li Zhirui’s heart remained unfazed, but his hand moved swiftly, a flash of Spirit Light shot forth, directly piercing the person’s Dantian.

His death was so quick that his face only had time to register shock, with no sign of pain, echoing exactly his earlier words.