Episode 22 recap: The Spirit Clan has suffered heavy casualties.
You Lan saw Shen Li and Xing Zhi arguing and immediately reported it, instructing them to go to the Lingxiao Palace. After Shen Li arrived, she heard from the Divine Sovereign about the attack on the Spirit Clan five days ago. In that battle, the common people of the Spirit Clan suffered heavy casualties, with ten high-ranking generals instantly killed and countless lower-ranking soldiers perishing. The Spirit Sovereign was also seriously injured and remains unconscious.
Upon hearing that this incident happened five days ago and she was only being informed now, Shen Li couldn't help but feel resentful. However, after thinking it through, she found the whole situation suspicious. It seemed that the attack on the immortal realm was a feint, and the real target was the Spirit Clan. Shen Li calmed herself and immediately bid farewell to the immortal realm, returning to her clan.
Xing Zhi watched Shen Li's departing figure with a sense of loss. Despite knowing that she shouldn't develop feelings for Xing Zhi, it was inevitable. Shen Li returned to the Spirit Clan, witnessing the devastation around her. The remaining injured soldiers were covered in bloodstains, and it was a horrifying sight. The Spirit Sovereign lay unconscious on a sickbed, and the reports from her subordinates stated that the doctor's diagnosis revealed he had been poisoned. Shen Li noticed a purplish wound on the Spirit Sovereign's neck that had yet to scab over.
The reports from her subordinates indicated that the attackers who assaulted the Spirit Clan numbered only a little over three hundred. However, these individuals possessed immense strength. Although they appeared physically similar to ordinary people in terms of height and appearance, their skin couldn't be pierced by any blade or sword. Only a few individuals who understood certain Taoist methods and infused their swords with spells could cause them harm. Shen Li recalled the encounter with the black-clothed individuals not long ago, who had approached with great hostility and moved like puppets.
Five days had passed, and the fallen generals had yet to be buried because the Spirit Clan had issued an order to bury the soldiers before burying the generals. Shen Li individually mourned the fallen generals, recalling their past interactions and feeling truly sorrowful. Suddenly, she heard that Mo Fang had also been devoured by the enemy in the war, further fueling her anger. She instructed her soldiers to search diligently, demanding to see the living or the dead. In addition, she held a grand memorial ceremony, vowing to avenge this grudge.
The Dark Forest. Fu Sheng received a report from his subordinate, stating that they had searched the Spirit Realm thoroughly but still couldn't find the whereabouts of the Azure Sea Warehouse Pearl. Now that Shen Li had returned to the Spirit Clan and the Spirit Sovereign had obtained the antidote, gradually suppressing the poison, it would be difficult to launch another attack on the Spirit Clan. Fu Sheng criticized his subordinate for their incompetence, stating that in the last battle, only a few puppets were destroyed, which was not worthy of concern. He planned to continue creating more puppets for a larger-scale attack. In order to increase his power, Fu Sheng ordered his subordinate to find a few capable young men for him to absorb.
Fu Sheng's goal was the Azure Sea Warehouse Pearl, and he speculated that the Spirit Sovereign had already given the pearl to Shen Li. A large-scale attack would undoubtedly incur the wrath of the pearl's owner. Fu Sheng instructed his subordinate to conceal the information and make preparations in secret.
Shortly after, the patrol in the Spirit Realm reported that the black-clothed individuals who had previously attacked were heading straight towards the Xutiangu Abyss, causing havoc and committing all sorts of atrocities along the way.
Several Spirit Clan generals, thinking of their recently fallen comrades, began to get ready for a counteroffensive. Shen Li reminded them not to act rashly, as the barrier of the Xutiangu Abyss would not be broken. This time, she would personally lead the troops to confront those thieves. The residents living on the edge of the Xutiangu Abyss held a grand prayer ceremony for the departing Spirit Clan generals. Little did they know that as soon as Shen Li set off, the Xutiangu Abyss was attacked. Some villagers scattered in fear upon seeing the terrifying visages of the attackers. The once clear sky was instantly covered by dark clouds as the attackers closed in. With the villagers' lives hanging by a thread, Shen Li, accompanied by the Spirit Clan generals, arrived swiftly. Wherever Shen Li's spear struck, the attackers turned into mere cannon fodder. A young boy who had been despairing and crying moments ago saw Shen Li stepping on a red cloud, invincible and unstoppable. He was so mesmerized by the sight that he even forgot the danger around him.
Finally, Fu Sheng came face to face with Shen Li, but this time he was wounded by her attack and didn't gain the upper hand. Shen Li reminded him not to act recklessly in the Spirit Realm and first asked him if he was willing to face her weapon.
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