Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

"What?!"

"The Li family gave birth to a Nascent Soul True Lord yesterday!"

"How can that be possible!"

Within the grand hall of Shen Leishan Sect, upon hearing the hastily returned news, Lei Tian's face was filled with astonishment and fear, and he didn't even realize when the Jade Slip slipped from his hand.

Truth be told, the reason why the news of Zhirui's Tribulation Transcendence reached Shen Leishan so late was precisely due to their series of actions against the Li family in the past.

If they had not drawn in the beast tide, causing the Red Pine Market to remain in the activation of the Defensive Formation, maintaining a state of no entry and no exit, the cultivators they dispatched would not have been unable to leave.

If it weren't for Yunping State and Guangqing State being occupied by the Devil Race, effectively building a wall between them, blocking the transmission of news, that cultivator wouldn't have had to detour through Green Mountain State, unnecessarily adding a day to his travel time.

And logically, as the Sect Leader of Shen Leishan, Lei Tian should not have feared the Li family, a newly emerged Nascent Soul clan, but Shen Leishan had deeply offended the Li family with its actions!

It wasn't to the extent of needing to apologize to the Li family, but someone did need to take the blame, and Lei Tian, as the decision-maker, was the best candidate!

"Quick! Hurry and inform all the Elders, and also invite Master Yun Lei and Master Qing Lei to come to the grand hall!" Lei Tian, like a drowning person, desperately tried to cling to a lifeline, which was to have the sect intercede and negotiate with the Li family, keeping the matter private and offering compensation to put this matter behind them.

Before long, one by one, the Elders trickled into the grand hall. Some who were well-informed already knew the purpose of Lei Tian's summoning, and others, unaware of the reason, wanted to ask, but seeing Lei Tian's grim face and the strange atmosphere, they silently took their seats.

"What did you call us here for?" True Lord Qing Lei, who always spoke directly, had not yet appeared, but his voice had already reached the ears of the Elders.

The very next instant, two figures suddenly appeared behind Lei Tian, standing a head taller.

"Greetings to Master Yun Lei, Master Qing Lei!" The crowd rose to their feet and bowed in respect.

Lei Tian dropped to the ground with a thud, heavily hitting the floor with his forehead, sobbing and wailing, "Masters, I implore you to save my life! Your nephew truly did not know that the Li family would suddenly gain a Nascent Soul True Lord!"

"The Li family?" True Lord Qing Lei, who usually paid little heed to worldly affairs, furrowed his brows and asked in confusion, "Which Li family?"

True Lord Yun Lei, however, retrieved the memory of this clan from his mind and directly asked, "What did you do to offend them? Moreover, if I remember correctly, the Li family was just a Golden Core clan, weren't they? Since when did they have a Nascent Soul compeer?"

"That person just made a breakthrough a few days ago. Before that, because the Li family was developing too rapidly, and there were no hostile powers nearby, the sect was worried that they would slip beyond control, so the sect schemed to suppress the Li family... and even coerced the Fan Family, Mingguang Sect, and Hongluo Sect to kill dozens of Li family members..."

Lei Tian didn't dare to conceal anything, because he knew all too well that if he hid anything now, he would really have no hope of survival, so he laid out the whole process in full detail.

However, while he spoke, he still used some cunning, pushing the blame onto the sect and diminishing his own role in the events.

"That's it?" Qing Lei sneered, dismissively saying, "It's just a newly ascended Nascent Soul, even if he knows all this was the sect's doing, what of it? Does he dare to come knocking at our door?!"

Qing Lei, the proud and arrogant Child of Heaven, with his lofty gaze, held no regard for Zhirui, a cultivator of lowly birth, even though he had become a Nascent Soul True Lord on equal footing with him.

Yun Lei, who stood beside him, shared this sentiment, feeling that Lei Tian was making a mountain out of a molehill. Still, fortunately, he had some sense to recognize that the face of a Nascent Soul True Lord could not be easily belittled, so he planned to settle this matter privately, which would also serve as compensation to the Li family.

Lei Tian felt a sense of relief when he saw the reaction of his two master uncles, thinking his life was finally saved!

However, among the elders below, some were dissatisfied; they had hoped to use this opportunity to pull Cloud Thunder from his position as Sect Leader, but it now seemed that this was not going to be an easy task.

"You can discuss the following matters amongst yourselves," said the two Nascent Soul True Lords before they vanished from sight.

Lei Tian stood up from the ground and straightened his clothes, speaking with a solemn expression, "May I know what your opinions are on this matter?"

"Some spiritual objects and ordinary methods as compensation should suffice," someone replied.

"But... will the Li family be satisfied with that?" an elder expressed his concern.

Elder Si didn't take it seriously; the Li family was no match for Shen Leishan. Being given a way out was already generous—what more could they want?

"It was the Fan family who offended the Li family, what does that have to do with us?"

The words of the Great Elder indeed brightened the eyes of the others and opened a floodgate of ideas; indeed, it was the Fan family who were at fault. Did it have anything to do with Shen Leishan? Not at all!

As for whether the Fan family would name Shen Leishan, as long as they were promised the safety of their bloodline and legacy, they would have to take the blame if they didn't want to make enemies of two great Nascent Soul forces simultaneously.

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"A Nascent Soul from the Li family?!" Several Rank 3 devil beasts, which were leading their beasts on a rampage through Yunping and Guangqing provinces, suddenly gathered on a Spirit Mountain to discuss their next move.

Logically, their best option would be to retreat, leaving the two states and returning to the Great Void Province. Doing so would mean that even Li Zhirui would not be able to harm them.

But within their ranks was a bold and reckless beast who didn't plan to leave but instead intended to swallow the two states whole!

It said excitedly, "That person is merely a newly advanced Nascent Soul; their strength isn't necessarily all that formidable. If we devil races join forces, we might well slay him. Maybe by devouring his flesh and blood, we can advance further!"

It should be said that the brains of the devil race are indeed not that great, especially the young ones. Their blood boiled when swayed by such words, and they were eager to head straight for Wanxian Island, dismember Li Zhirui, and feast upon the parts.

"Idiots!" Two older Rank 3 devil beasts said coldly, before standing up with their subordinates and hurriedly leaving.

It was as if staying any longer would infect them with the same foolishness!

Nascent Soul True Lords had grasped the Laws; even if someone had just broken through, there was still a vast gap between them and the younger ranks!

These fools actually thought about killing such a being; they truly didn't know whether to live or die!

"Cowards!" snorted a Rank 3 black bear contemptuously at the two 'escaping' beasts.

"Just hope you, this dog bear, can stay alive to make it back to the Great Void Province!" retorted the old devil beast unabashedly.