Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Moreover, he also observed that the Demon Suppression Department treated them with disdain, looking down on them from a superior position.

To put it bluntly, it was like a superior looking at a subordinate.

"I didn't expect your situation to be so dire, no wonder you want to break free from the Great Zhou." When they returned to the Spirit Boat, Li Zhirui couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, due to the long years of war between the Great Zhou and the Cave Abyss Sect, every family has friends or relatives who died at the hands of cultivators, causing the people to transfer that hatred onto us."

Zhao Honglin's expression was very complicated, containing bitterness, unwillingness, and anger, he said, "Everyone knows that it's the Great Zhou court behind this manipulation, and the people are misled by them."

In fact, these Human Dao Practitioners have made great contributions to the prosperity and strength of the Great Zhou, but have always been feared and suppressed by the court.

Finally, they couldn't tolerate it anymore and decided to rebel against the Great Zhou.

Li Zhirui just listened silently, not voicing any opinion. The reason he joined them was firstly for the Earth Immortal Level Spiritual Items, and secondly to gain experience, to help himself break through the late-stage Human Immortal, and he wouldn't carelessly comment on other matters.

Before long, everyone returned to Great Zhou Mountain.

It was at this point that Li Zhirui was surprised to find that they had actually brought back two Demon Cultivators!

"How did you manage that?" Li Zhirui asked curiously.

Although his power was suppressed, his eyesight was still intact, yet he hadn't detected any of their small moves.

"Just an Illusion Technique."

Zhao Honglin did not elaborate but explained the current move, "Within the Great Zhou territory, the Human Dao Law Net is pervasive and very sensitive to the aura of foreign powers like Demon Cultivators, so as soon as they entered, they were detected by the Demon Suppression Department. But within Great Zhou Mountain, it's possible to deceive the perception of the Human Dao Law Net."

This is also the reason why they only released these two Demon Cultivators now.

The interrogation that followed was handed over to specialists, with Li Zhirui and others watching from the side.

"How are the conditions throughout the East Continent now?" The interrogator's words carried a special power, seemingly compelling people to unconsciously reveal the truth.

"All the Demon Cultivators are being exterminated, and the cultivators have achieved great victory, but our experiment succeeded! Hahaha..."

The Demon Cultivator laughed maniacally, staring at Li Zhirui with a gaze that made one very uncomfortable, saying chillingly, "The four types of demon beasts we cultivated can indeed pollute the Spirit Vein, causing it to generate Demonic Qi, thus transforming the entire East Continent's environment. The end for all you Immortal Dao Practitioners is approaching!"

With these words, everyone present shuddered.

Polluting the Spirit Vein, generating Demonic Qi...

If he wasn't lying, then the Demonic Tao might very well cultivate these demon beasts on a large scale, thereby transforming the lands of the East Continent, altering the entire Primal Spirit Realm!

But Li Zhirui, though, appeared quite calm, as if it was nothing to be concerned about.

After all, he had resolved the Demonic Tao's pollution of the Sea Eye before, and in terms of grade, the Spirit Vein was far less significant than the Sea Eye, so what was there to worry about?

The troublesome part might be that the Spirit Veins are numerous and scattered, unlike the Sea Eye, which can be resolved all at once.

So instead, he began pondering whether he could leverage this incident to help the Human Dao Practitioners of Great Zhou Mountain break free from the Great Zhou's control and seize the maximum benefit from it.

"Do you have any thoughts, sir?"

After the interrogation ended, Li Zhirui remained in a contemplative state, naturally drawing attention, prompting a Human Immortal to ask.

"Hmm, hearing what that Demon Cultivator said, it's not hard to guess that those demon beasts are highly polluting and infectious."

"Indeed."

"So, could it be possible to use these demon beasts to pollute the Dragon energy, while you seize the opportunity to overthrow the Great Zhou?"

This idea was inspired by Li Zhirui from Yuhong's use of demon beasts to establish the Ruinous Void.

"This..."

Li Zhirui's outlandish idea left everyone dumbfounded, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Wouldn't doing this harm the entire dynasty? Especially the common people," Zhao Honglin hesitated.

Although the people didn't like them, it wasn't to the point of being overly harsh, and if many ordinary folks suffered because of this, they might have a guilty conscience in the future, unsettling their Dao Heart.

Though their cultivation methods differ from Immortal Dao Practitioners, they still paid great attention to issues like Mental State.

"Mortals won't be affected by the Demonic Qi, but if chaos erupts in the dynasty, then the common people will surely suffer alongside."

Seeing their knitted brows, Li Zhirui understood that they likely wouldn't agree with his idea.

Ultimately, coming from the Human Dao, they were quite kindhearted, unlike those Immortal Dao Practitioners, whose disposition became increasingly indifferent with their cultivation level rising. As long as it didn't involve karmic entanglements, the deaths of unrelated beings didn't matter as long as it benefitted themselves, they'd go through with it!

"If you want to overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty to free yourselves from their control, then you must stir the Dragon energy of the Great Zhou. Once the Dragon energy is disturbed, disaster follows, but if you can control it, perhaps you can mitigate the impact of the disaster, lessen its scope, and save more mortal lives."

Li Zhirui spoke these words rather coldly. He did have compassion, but only when it didn't involve his interests and safety.

For instance, at the founding of the Great Zhou, he risked himself to rescue all the mortals from the Red Water State occupied by the Devil Race, driven by sympathy.

But now, these mortals were hindering his acquisition of Spiritual Items, so naturally, he wouldn't be soft-hearted again.

"Think carefully yourselves."

Having said that, Li Zhirui rose and left, leaving them space to think and discuss.

After quite a while, someone finally spoke, "As he said, if we want to overthrow the Great Zhou, a war is inevitable among us, and by then, quite a number of mortals will inevitably suffer because of it. This is unavoidable."

"So it's better to make the cut now, lest we miss this great opportunity and never encounter another."

"Yes."

A portion of the cultivators echoed, perhaps they, too, didn't place mortal lives in high regard.

Another portion of cultivators, though, didn't voice their stance, it wasn't hard to see that they had a rather opposing view.

This was, after all, one of the two major factions within the Great Zhou Mountain Sect.

One side leaned more towards the Immortal Dao, indifferent in temperament; the other side leaned more toward the Human Dao, valuing mortals.

However, being part of the Human Dao Dynasty of Great Zhou, the Human Dao faction held more influence.

"But have you considered that if we do this, will the people trust us in the future?"

Frowning, Zhao Honglin said, "Don't forget, we are Human Dao Practitioners, and our cultivation techniques and realm advancements are all inseparable from the Human Dao Fortune!"

And what is Human Dao Fortune derived from? It's the combination of fortune, faith, and beliefs of countless mortals.

They are now seeking power for themselves, disregarding mortal lives, but soon the mortals would show them what the wrath of a common man means, especially when it comes from millions!

"We can always switch to being Immortal Dao Practitioners. We share the same origin anyway, and it would free us from needing the Human Dao Fortune." So there's really no need to care about the mortals' views and opinions.

"No way! Our aim is to establish a Human Dao Kingdom, not an Immortal Dao sect."

That's right! The true goal of the Great Zhou Mountain Sect is to overthrow the current royal family, to control the Great Zhou themselves, and lead its development.

Moreover, changing cultivation is not so simple, as the first step is to abolish the Talismans within, thus severing ties with the Human Dao.

This step, if mishandled, will cause damage to the Dantian, rendering the cultivation path completely ruined.

Of course, the reason they aim to establish a Human Dao Kingdom rather than an Immortal Dao sect isn't purely altruistic; it's simply to leverage the power of the Human Dao and achieve greatness in a single stride.

After all, Immortal Dao Practitioners need to slowly cultivate and refine themselves to have a chance at breakthrough.

But in the Human Dao, with sufficient Dragon energy and Fortune, one can propel a Heavenly Immortal in a very short time!

Even though this newly born Heavenly Immortal is confined within the Human Dao force's realm, through continued mastery, it can grow stronger.