Chapter 679

Chapter 679: Returning to Wutu

The Nine-Mystic Continent was not only home to the ten Great Families; the strongest power was the Kunlun Hall, followed by the Chengxuan Sect and the Tiangui Sect. Next came the Bailu Academy, State Study Palace, and Guigu Academy, referred to as one Hall, two Sects, and three Academies. The Nine Chapters Sect, Nine Phoenix Sect, Nine Ruins Sect, and Nine Heavens Sect formed what was known as the Four Sects. Additionally, there were five rankings, six hidden seats, seven caverns, eight secret realms, and nine Sword Cottages, with the ten Great Families coming last. However, aside from the Hall, Sects, and Academies, it was hard to say which of the latter forces was strong or weak.

Li Hui procured various treasures with genuine gold and silver; even if he could not use them, he gathered them to bring back to Mufeng City, preparing for the prolonged end-of-world conflict ahead.

The cultivators of this era could not fathom how brutal the future might become. While the Nine-Mystic Continent might fare better, various signs indicated that many things had changed from before, necessitating comprehensive precautions. Moreover, to enter Wan Nest Island and seize his true form, he needed to prepare as many contingencies as possible. The defenses set by the Ancient Dynasty’s practitioners were not to be taken lightly. Additionally, the Dark Immortal was not far from this world, trapped in the time river of hundreds of years ago, watching from afar. If he missed the opportunity to strengthen the barriers, he would quickly fall.

Li Hui was in wait. Each day, he could gather a vast amount of fortune through Mufeng City and prepare Fortune Ascending Talismans to store that fortune, gradually enhancing their potency.

Thus, six months passed in a blend of leisure and tension.

This six-month period was unlike any before; it was the half-year of the Demonic Essence World invasion. Every day, meteor showers streaked across the sky, crashing into the sea or falling directly to the earth. To minimize the initial catastrophic losses, countless high-level demon cultivators tirelessly chased after the meteor trails to perform rituals with spirit treasures. Particularly, the sword cultivators were fierce in their efforts.

Li Hui often observed the heavenly phenomena. Although the Heavenly Secrets were in chaos, the Bai Ze Dao Talisman allowed him to glean some insights.

During the invasion of the Demonic Essence World, they methodically implemented a strategy of ravenous consumption. Neither the previous Yin Moon Dynasty nor the present monsters made of giant stones crafted into meteors had produced any genuine demonic beings. The practitioners of this world did not even know how these demons referred to themselves.

The enemies drove numerous "wolf packs" to charge into battle, indicating either that they valued their forces greatly or that their numbers were far fewer than expected. Li Hui had received insights from Old Li, learning that the demons of the Demonic Essence World called themselves Blue Demons. Indeed, their numbers were scarce, but every Blue Demon was horrifying, accompanied by a substantial number of demonic servants resembling them. Therefore, to deal with the Blue Demons, one had to first eliminate the multitude of demonic servants. However, true Blue Demons were cunning; often, when driven to desperation in battle, their fate was merely to watch themselves being devoured.

Blue Demons consumed humans—not humans in general, but rather spirits and souls, especially craving the spiritual essence of high-level cultivators.

"Sigh! For cultivators to become prey, slaughtered with impunity is a great tragedy! Even more tragic is their inability to retain a trace of their remnant souls, resulting in complete annihilation and subsequently serving as nourishment for the Blue Demons to gain greater power."

Whenever Li Hui reflected on the scenes following the emergence of the Blue Demons, his gaze deepened. He had already released talismans meant for mutual destruction and issued the Soul-Sealing Seven-Kill Talismans, as well as the Spirit Disruption Talismans to interfere with demonic energy. However, they had not attracted much attention. It seemed that there were not many insightful individuals in the Nine-Mystic Continent, and their understanding greatly paled in comparison to the Extreme Radiance cultivators.

The commerce in Mufeng City flourished, turning it into a marvel amid the disaster. While other places gradually fell into desolation, the Hao Family of the ten Great Families surged against the trend, hinting at surpassing the Huang Family, who previously held the fourth position.

Li Hui remained patient, despite his intense desire to return to the Wutu Continent and help Dalong and Daxia overcome adversity. However, his current cultivation and resources were insufficient to make a decisive impact, so he needed to remain reserved.

"Come on! I have a feeling that the power of creation absorbed by the Tian Tun Mirror for the silver snake bracelet is still inadequate. It will not be easy to replicate two Dai Character Stele."

Under these circumstances, he began to increase the acquisition prices so that various spirit treasures and fragments would gather toward Mufeng City. Fortunately, in recent months, numerous practitioners had ventured out to confront the demonic creatures, frequently breaking spirit treasures and even spirit treasures, significantly accelerating the collection process.

Currently, the sea route was treacherous, so Li Hui sent a team to welcome Yang Jiuzhen. Traveling from the Nine-Mystic Continent to Ren Water Continent was easy, utilizing the existing cross-continental teleportation array. However, getting from Ren Water to Wutu was complicated; the Yin Moon Dynasty had sealed many areas, forcing them to teleport close to Wutu into Jitu first before crossing the sea back.

Li Hui did not intend to use the teleportation array. Instead, he constructed a chair for himself, allowing him to catch up with the fleeting time, building up talisman power and time force. Once successful, the entire world would seem to stand still for the chair; it would only take a breath to return from Mufeng City to the sea where Wan Nest Island lay.

Of course, achieving this feat was costly. There was no time for other tasks during his journey; he needed to maintain a straight path and focus entirely.

Mufeng City became a place of incredible warmth, everyone supporting one another in the midst of calamity. It felt less dreadful than expected, especially when ignoring news about meteor showers falling on various terrains; life continued with vigor.

Human desires grew complex, and as Li Hui faced such vast fortune, he became increasingly cautious, sending the conflicting and impure parts into the Doomsday Decree while retaining the beneficial parts to store in the Fortune Ascending Talismans. Finally, after a year and three months of returning to Mufeng City, which coincided with the year and three months of the Demonic Essence World invasion, he completed his accumulation.

This day felt no different from any other. The invasion of the Demonic Essence World was measured by the century, and each continent sought to resist the threat. Wutu Continent was a heavy disaster area, yet the Jin Tian Sect held the line, enduring the year and three months.

"Today is the day! I am prepared to take back my true form and secure Wutu. That place is my stronghold, and its recognition of me is unparalleled. I want every inch of land to become tribulation soil, cleansing all demonic creatures that dare to invade, and then I will check in on what Xun Zuoyuan and the Yin Moon Dynasty are up to."

Li Hui stepped onto the chair covered in talismans, transmitting a message to Shrimp Ball: "I am going back to Wutu; this place is in your hands. If any unexpected events arise, you are the last line of defense. Tell Tie Yixin to keep stockpiling treasures—do not stop! Those inherited items left behind by past practitioners are diminishing. In the future, Miao Jade will be precious, while the relics of predecessors will be invaluable to us.”

Without waiting for a response from Shrimp Ball, Li Hui quickly formed hand seals and shouted, "Go!"

Without a sound, it was as though he had never existed, erasing all traces on the Nine-Mystic Continent and vanishing. At that same time, he entered the sea where Wan Nest Island lay.

The Legal form had left Wan Nest Island for a year and three months. However, in this time and space, Li Hui left for six hundred years, and today, no one could stop him from reclaiming his body.