Chapter 1609: Chapter 1273: Reunion (Part 2)
With just one glance, she got the address she wanted and strode towards her destination.
Soon, Li Zhixuan appeared outside the cave mansion.
Knock knock knock——
“Is anyone there? Xu Chihong coming to visit.”
Planning to begin today’s routine cultivation and slowly wear down the bottleneck, Meng Zihong heard a name she had been longing for years, and her eyes abruptly opened as she rushed out like a whirlwind.
“Mr. Xu! I finally waited for you! You look even better than before after all these years!”
The tone was such that it felt as though it wasn’t just their second meeting but rather long-time friends reuniting.
“Mr. Meng, you paid a great price to find me; is there something urgent?” Li Zhixuan regained composure, keeping some distance.
“It’s better to come in and have a detailed discussion first.”
The two sat facing each other. Meng Zihong poured a pot of high-level spiritual tea as she began to explain her purpose.
As expected! It really was as she thought!
“To be honest, I am also facing a bottleneck and am trying to find an opportunity to break through.” Li Zhixuan did not hide anything, directly stating her current situation.
Meng Zihong seemed to misunderstand something and exclaimed, “Oh! Almost forgot, given Mr. Xu’s extraordinary background, you must know that secret message, and that’s why you’re eager just like me, right?”
“Hm? I haven’t returned for many years and don’t know what’s happened, just trying not to delay too long at the late-stage Human Immortal.”
“With your background, you surely would know, so let me say it now.”
Then Meng Zihong revealed to her the news that Doumu Lord discovered the Outer World and a world war is about to start.
If not for this, he wouldn’t be so anxious about attempting such a risky method to break through the bottleneck.
“World war?!” Upon hearing this, Li Zhixuan was not worried or concerned but rather became excited and quite thrilled.
For her, who practices the Sword Tao of Slaughter, this war, where she doesn’t have to bear karma and only needs to control her Dao Heart to slay freely, is what she loves the most!
Unfortunately, in the Primal Spirit Realm, such opportunities are rare even once in ten thousand years.
“Yes, if one can make a significant contribution in the world war, the Heavenly Dao will surely reward you richly, perhaps saving you a lot of time and potentially allowing you to advance your realm!”
This is also the reason Meng Zihong wanted to quickly break through to the Earth Immortal realm. If successful, he might ascend from early stage to late-stage Earth Immortal within a millennium!
Who knows how much time could be saved and how many steps ahead it would place him.
Every being’s lifespan would greatly extend after breaking into the Immortal Realm, even reaching longevity, but this doesn’t mean every Immortal Realm being can live as long as heaven and earth.
Because through this period, various tribulations can occur, such as wars between opposing factions and forces, or great calamities once every ten thousand years.
After all, if Immortal Realm beings were allowed to increase indefinitely, even the Great Thousand World might not withstand such a terrible burden.
So, to live longer, one must continually enhance their realm.
That being said!
“The world war is still too distant, let’s first discuss how to break through the bottleneck and achieve Earth Immortal.” Li Zhixuan spoke, bringing the topic back.
Meng Zihong shared his initial thought, “My plan is to counter-slay an Earth Immortal Demon Practitioner. However, this time, we both need to give it our all; only then might we kill an injured Earth Immortal Demon Practitioner.”
“But where can we find a wounded Earth Immortal Practitioner?”
This is the first problem they need to solve because, on the Immortal Demon Battlefield, Earth Immortals are rare unless a full-scale battle erupts between both sides.
“Just need to wait; in fifty years, a battle will erupt, and only then might we have a chance.”
There is another way, which is to kill enough Immortal Realm demon practitioners to draw the attention of the Demonic Tao.
But this approach is too dangerous because such Earth Immortal Demon Practitioners would not be wounded but would be well-prepared demon cultivators, against whom they would stand no chance.
“Then, over the next fifty years, Mr. Xu, please guide me more.”
Meng Zihong stood up, solemnly extending his hand.
“Please guide me, let’s advance together!” Li Zhixuan stood up and shook his hand.
To be able to counter-slay and kill an Earth Immortal Demon Practitioner fifty years later on the battlefield, they now need to understand and familiarize themselves with each other as much as possible, so their combined strength can be greater than the sum of its parts!
——
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was fifty years later.
In these fifty years, countless demon cultivators died at the hands of Li Zhixuan and Meng Zihong after they teamed up!
A rough estimate would be at least more than a thousand.
Because they killed so many demon practitioners, it even attracted the attention of Earth Immortal demon practitioners; had they not been careful enough, who knows what might have happened.
They also encountered other dangers during this time, like being surrounded by a large number of demon practitioners and falling into traps, but fortunately, both were strong enough to fight their way through.
Meanwhile, their reputation had spread to various State Domains nearby, and countless cultivators revered them as figures to learn from.
“The battle is about to begin; the Demonic Tao has started to mobilize a large number of demon practitioners. In the next half-month, let’s rest well, recuperate and store up our energy, aiming for a success in one strike!”
“Okay.”
Meng Zihong’s words were reasonable, and Li Zhixuan wasn’t going to deny them.
“Then I’ll head back first.”
“Wait!”
Meng Zihong suddenly called out, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, “Some of my elders from the sect are also here; why don’t you come along and meet them?”
“No, recently there’s been too much slaughter; I need to seize the time to stabilize my Dao Heart.” Unexpectedly, Li Zhixuan promptly declined, turning to leave.
Watching from inside the cave mansion, several elders frowned upon seeing this.
“Seems like this lad has been touched in the heart? Better not break through the bottleneck only to be met by an Emotional Tribulation! That would be even more troublesome.”
The Emotional Tribulation is the most elusive, with no set rules, and the hardest to overcome. Although not everyone encounters it, successfully overcoming it is extremely rare.
“But that female cultivator has a steadfast Dao Heart, unmoved by anything!”
“No need to worry too much; that female cultivator must have noticed. She’ll keep her distance from him, and once the matter is settled, they won’t see each other much, and any feelings will gradually fade away.”
“Hmm.”
They were not in a position to intervene, given Meng Zihong’s breakthrough opportunity was closely linked to Li Zhixuan; it was their shared chance.
The most important thing is that Meng Zihong is still in a foggy stage. If they stepped in now, it might only exacerbate his Emotional Tribulation!
…
Dong dong dong——
The huge bronze bell, silent for years in the center of the Immortal City, began to toll automatically at this moment, emitting deep, resonant sounds.
“The battle has begun!”
Li Zhixuan slowly finished her cultivation, looked up towards the battlefield’s direction, murmuring, “Hope everything goes smoothly, and I can successfully break through the Earth Immortal Realm!”
Taking a few deep breaths to calm her excited mental state, she headed to the rendezvous point previously agreed upon by the two.
When they reached the battlefield, the massacre had already started!
The battlefield was filled with the earth-shattering cries of slaughter, with countless cultivators and demon practitioners attacking each other furiously, trying to kill their opponents
Li Zhixuan and Meng Zihong did not rush into the fray immediately but began searching for a target.
They certainly couldn’t just snatch an enemy from an Earth Immortal Practitioner without reason, so they needed a familiar Earth Immortal to first help them injure a demon practitioner and then give up the position for them to take over.
“You two! At such a time, you’re here enjoying the scenery? Quickly join the battle!” a nearby cultivator shouted angrily, misunderstanding the two of them.
“I see Master Zhang and Master Chen, quickly follow me.”
“Sure.”
In exchange, the two swiftly left the temporary camp, speeding towards an Earth Immortal battlefield.
“You come back right away! That is not a place you should be going to!” The cultivator shouted loudly when he saw the direction they were heading.