166: Is Chapter 166 worth it?

Li Yingzhen did not answer immediately, instead looking toward the abyss before her. She had been to the Yuan Sect many times, and as for Spirit Mountain, she did not know how many times she had ascended it.

Time had truly changed everything; Li Yingzhen had not expected that the Yuan Sect, once the greatest threat to the Immortal Dynasty, would become a thing of the past just like the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty.

"Oh no!"

"The time for Undergoing Tribulation has been advanced by three months."

The recent emotional fluctuation had actually moved up her Immortal Ascension tribulation by three months, frightening Li Yingzhen into immediately adjusting her state of mind. Now that the entire Qingling Realm was occupied by the Spirit Clan and enemies were everywhere, rashly Undergoing Tribulation would likely lead to certain death.

After stabilizing her emotions, Li Yingzhen turned to look at Wu Chuan.

"Your Master?"

"Rest assured, he is doing quite well."

"Don't you see the Fuyu Palace still hovering there?"

"If your Master were in trouble, I would have already become its new owner."

Then she cursed at the Fuyu Palace, "That bastard thing, even though I was the one who refined it, it has turned out such that I can only enter, but can't even take out a single Low-Grade Spirit Stone." Li Yingzhen clearly had great grievances against the Fuyu Palace.

"As for where to go?"

"We cannot stay here any longer."

"Come, I will take you to another place."

"It is a pity that I cannot take the Fuyu Palace with me, otherwise, where in this Qingling Realm could I not go?"

"Now, we can only sneak about."

As she spoke, Li Yingzhen casually tore open space, shielded Wu Chuan, and they disappeared into the spatial rift together.

Just after the two left, Shi Zhong, dragging a snake head, appeared, flicking his tongue from time to time.

"Why is there the scent of a human?"

"Spirit Breath Tracking."

A faint, ethereal aura was perceived by him.

"Hmph!"

"Finally appeared."

"You cannot escape."

...

Anning Prefecture.

Li Yingzhen brought Wu Chuan through the torn space, appearing directly at the former site of Baiyu Mountain. After the immortal fate was dug out of the original Baiyu Mountain, it had been overturned by numerous Mahayana Spirit Clan members, leaving only a long mine tunnel exposed, telling the tale of Zhao Yi's past efforts.

"Senior Martial Uncle, this..."

Wu Chuan had absolutely no idea what Li Yingzhen intended to do.

"Follow me."

After entering Anning Prefecture, Li Yingzhen became much more cautious; she did not ride clouds, but kept flickering across the ground. Confused, Wu Chuan could only quicken his pace to keep up.

"This is a Spirit Stone mine?"

Wu Chuan would never have guessed that Li Yingzhen would bring him to a Spirit Stone mine.

"The Great White Spirit Stone Mine, the former Spirit Stone mine of the Cultivation Academy."

"Many Cultivators are hiding here."

Stepping into the Spirit Stone mine, a little girl with curly hair hurried over to Li Yingzhen.

"Master, you have finally appeared."

"I thought you..."

Li Yingzhen helped the little girl up and examined her carefully; she looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, her eyes revealing a sense of spiritual elegance.

"Good, very good!"

"I did not expect that the Xuanpin Spirit Fox would one day cultivate into human form."

It turned out that this little girl was actually the Xuanpin Spirit Fox that had cultivated into human form.

"Since you have already cultivated into human form, continuing to call you Xuanpin Spirit Fox is no longer appropriate."

Remembering the spiritual elegance in the Xuanpin Spirit Fox's eyes, Li Yingzhen blurted out, "From now on, you shall be called Ling Xiu."

"You no longer need to consider yourself a mount; just be a cultivation attendant and cultivate with me."

"Yes, Master!"

The Xuanpin Spirit Fox—no, now she should be called Ling Xiu—bowed and saluted.

Li Yingzhen nodded; this was reasonable. Conversely, when Ling Xiu had not yet cultivated into human form, she had felt it was strange. Although she was a mount at that time, Li Yingzhen had never ridden her even once; calling her a mount was not quite right. Now, calling her a cultivation attendant was appropriate.

After the matters between the two were settled, Li Yingzhen looked at the Cultivators behind Ling Xiu.

"Greetings, Fourth Prince."

Those Cultivators bowed respectfully.

Among them were Yuan Sect Cultivators, former Nine Sect Cultivators, Cultivators from the Cultivation Academy, and some Loose Cultivators.

When the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty existed, many of these Cultivators were dissatisfied with the Immortal Dynasty. It was not until Li Xuanye died in battle along with the Great Yin Immortal Dynasty that everything became a fleeting cloud, and they became like stray dogs, hiding in the mine tunnel to save their lives.

"Everyone, rise."

There were many Cultivators here, nearly one hundred thousand, thanks to the fact that the Great White Spirit Stone Mine had been developed for a long time and its internal mine tunnels were large enough; otherwise, it truly could not have accommodated so many Cultivators.

"Master, ever since you and Second Master Zhao dug out the immortal fate, the Spirit Clan launched a surprise attack on Anning Prefecture."

"The Immortal Army of Anning Prefecture was destroyed in an instant at the hands of the Spirit Clan Saintess."

"Afterward, numerous Mahayana Spirit Clan members launched a frenzied hunt against our Human Race Cultivators."

"Many Cultivators were devoured."

"Now, in the Great White Spirit Stone Mine, other than me, the highest cultivation levels are only held by thirty-some Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

"Hiss~"

One hundred thousand Cultivators, and only thirty-some Nascent Soul True Monarchs; no wonder the Spirit Clan did not choose to come to the Great White Spirit Stone Mine to wipe them out. It turned out that only the dregs were left here.

"Fourth Prince, does the Immortal Dynasty still have an Immortal Army?"

"Do you still have the immortal martial divine cannon left by the Supreme Ancestor?"

"When can we go out?"

"Yes, yes, this mine tunnel is truly not a place for humans to stay."

Not to mention tens of thousands of people, just the dozen or so Cultivators in front of her made Li Yingzhen's head ache from the noise.

"Enough!"

Li Yingzhen shouted angrily. She glared at Ling Xiu again.

"You, come out with me!"

After exiting the mine tunnel, Li Yingzhen finally could not hold back.

"This is the Human Race army you told me about?"

Ling Xiu lowered her head.

"Yes, there are one hundred thousand."

Li Yingzhen...

"These Cultivators have such low cultivation levels, what use are they?"

"To serve as food for those Spirit Clan members?"

Li Yingzhen only felt mentally exhausted.

Ling Xiu...

Although she had Mahayana cultivation, her mind was not yet mature; otherwise, she would not have been unable to refine her throat bone and cultivate into human form for thousands of years.

"Then what should we do now?"

"We can only take it one step at a time."

Li Yingzhen had thought this place would be a help, which was why she risked exposure to bring Wu Chuan to Anning Prefecture. She had not expected it to be a burden.

"No, I must leave here immediately."

"Otherwise, if I attract the Mahayana Spirit Clan, you will all be dead."

"You go back in, too."

"Tell Wu Chuan to cultivate with peace of mind in the Great White Spirit Stone Mine; when his Master comes out of seclusion, he will naturally come to pick him up."

Li Yingzhen did not dare to tear open space again and directly rode a cloud up.

In mid-air, white clouds drifted, and the scenery was breathtaking. On the ground, however, there was wailing everywhere, with Human Race members being dragged away and eaten by the Spirit Clan incessantly. The former Masters of the Qingling Realm had now actually been reduced to food for the Spirit Clan. This... was there still any hope?

"Lightning, come!"

Boom!

After Li Yingzhen summoned a bolt of lightning and struck dead a Spirit Clan member who was frying humans in an oil cauldron, she realized!

"Forget whether there is hope or not; I will just focus on doing what is in front of me."

"Damn it, if you can kill Human Race Cultivators, I can also kill you back."

Li Yingzhen pinched a seal with both hands.

"Myriad Clones."

Countless Li Yingzhens descended from the sky; upon landing, they killed any Spirit Clan member they encountered. In a short time, the Spirit Clan in Anning Prefecture city was actually wiped out by her, with not a single one left.

"Heaven has eyes; the Immortal Dynasty has fought back."

The ordinary people in Anning Prefecture city cheered and jumped for joy, thinking that good days had come.

"Is it worth it?"

Shi Zhong, who had tracked them, looked at the exhausted Li Yingzhen and asked. In the eyes of Mahayana Spirit Clan members like them, ordinary Spirit Clan members were not even as good as livestock; if they died, they died. In Shi Zhong's view, ordinary people were the same as ordinary Spirit Clan members, having no value whatsoever, which was why he asked Li Yingzhen if it was worth it to exhaust her Origin to save these ordinary people.