A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 174

Chapter 171 This Lord remains true to his name and identity, embarking on a shopping spree (Additional 3k words)

“Fellow Daoist Lei?”

Long Jing, the fat dragon whale, asked for more details.

The next moment, the thunder whale opened its mouth and spat out a purple demon core wrapped in wisps of lightning.

A miniature version of the thunder whale’s demon soul, filled with terror, swirled around it:

“Fellow Daoist Long, save me! A human cultivator is attacking me with a magic weapon.”

The spirit and the demon core rushed towards the dragon whale.

Upon hearing this, the sea monster’s countless compound eyes were filled with suspicion.

“A human cultivator?”

There’s a ghostly human cultivator here?

How come he didn’t see him?

Upon hearing this, the dragon whale’s eyelids twitched wildly, and its divine sense quickly swept across the surrounding sea area, but it found nothing:

“I didn’t find anything, Fellow Daoist Lei…”

However, although he was puzzled, he didn’t slow down at all. While probing and being vigilant about the surroundings, he also swam towards the thunder whale, quickly approaching.

After the thousand-foot-tall figure started moving, it was not slow at all, but incredibly fast.

However.

The dragon whale wanted to rendezvous with the thunder whale, but the thunder whale suddenly stopped.

It slowed down and stopped in place.

“Fellow Daoist Thunder?”

The dragon whale was puzzled.

Wasn’t it said that human cultivators were attacking you? Why did you stop? Why don’t you rendezvous quickly?

When the thunder whale’s primordial spirit met the dragon whale’s gaze, it suddenly shuddered, then hesitated, unsure whether to continue approaching.

Why this hesitation?

It was nothing

more than a matter of the divine sense domain.

Just a second ago, a kind reminder entered the thunder whale’s ears:

“Fellow Daoist is currently only in spirit form, which is a great tonic for the dragon whale…”

These words made the thunder whale’s spirit hesitate, worried that it was really as this person said.

“Fellow Daoist Thunder, don’t panic, I’m here.”

The dragon whale, thinking that its friend was in trouble, sped up again.

Seeing this, the thunder whale became even more conflicted.

“An opportunity.”

Just then, ripples appeared in the void, and a massive hand of magical power materialized out of thin air, grabbing towards the Thunder Whale’s spirit and demon core.

Upon seeing this, the Thunder Whale’s eyes filled with terror, deeply regretting its earlier hesitation.

That delay was a matter of life and death.

How could it doubt its friend?

It immediately transformed into a streak of light and swiftly moved, soon reuniting with the Dragon Whale for protection.

But on the other side of the magical hand, a yellow light appeared, shooting towards the Thunder Whale’s spirit three times faster.

The source of this yellow light was none other than a small, emerald-green monkey with large nostrils.

It was Ti Hun.

Ahead, the Thunder Whale’s spirit, which was fleeing rapidly with its purple inner core, felt the yellow light approaching in the blink of an eye, and its expression changed drastically.

The Dragon Whale, seeing the suddenly materialized magical hand and the suddenly appearing Ti Hun, was enraged.

“How dare you!”

The siren’s eyes flickered with different colors upon seeing this:

“So, there really are human cultivators hiding nearby.”

However, he had no intention of helping the Thunder Whale and the Dragon Whale.

Human cultivators were certainly annoying, but the Thunder Whale and the Dragon Whale clan weren’t exactly saints either. The two,

Fatty Dragon and Big Thunder Whale, hadn’t given him a friendly look before, choosing to cause trouble on his territory instead of undergoing their transformation tribulation elsewhere. Now that they were in trouble, he was already showing great restraint by not kicking them while they were down.

Meanwhile, Han Li quickly collected the Thunder Whale’s massive body using his large storage bag and turned to look at the other side.

At this moment, the Thunder Whale’s spirit had already been struck by the yellow light that arrived first.

The Soul-Absorbing Yellow Light was a natural skill of the Crying Soul,

possessing a natural restraining effect on souls.

After binding the Thunder Whale’s spirit, it was about to be pulled back into the Crying Soul’s two large nostrils.

“What is this?”

The Thunder Whale’s spirit was shocked

and struggled desperately.

The two sides immediately fell into a stalemate.

Han Li narrowed his eyes upon seeing this:

“The little monkey is indeed still lacking in experience.”

The initial stage of the Soul Crying Technique is not of a high rank. Although it has an innate advantage over souls, it does not possess the overwhelming advantage to take down an eighth-level Thunder Whale’s essence in one fell swoop.

“However, I never expected the little monkey to be able to easily take down the essence of a transformed demon beast.”

The magical hand grabbed the little monkey before the dragon whale arrived, and then withdrew it.

Just as the dragon whale’s anger was about to overflow its eyes, it took the little monkey, the demon core, and the essence and flew into the air, soaring hundreds of miles high.

“How dare you!”

The dragon whale chased after it.

But it was only fit to eat dust behind Han Li.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li’s figure disappeared without a trace.

Leaving the dragon whale venting its anger in the high sky.

“Human, who exactly are you?”

The fat dragon didn’t even expect to get a response at first.

But Han Li responded:

“I am Qing Yi from Haihe Island in the Inner Star Sea…” A Nascent

Soul cultivator from the Inner Star Sea?

“Qing Yi, is it? I’ll remember you. The Dragon Whale Clan and the Thunder Whale Clan will remember you.”

The Dragon Whale roared to the sky,

furious.

But the next moment, a compressed wind arrow shot towards him responded.

The Dragon Whale was caught off guard and took the hit squarely.

The exploding wind blade dispersed most of the protective demonic cloud, and then, with its power not diminished much, tore through the Dragon Whale’s huge body.

Most of it was blocked by the dense scales.

A small part scratched the exposed parts of the Dragon Whale,

and blood seeped from the wounds, causing it great pain.

And this made the Dragon Whale even angrier:

“Damn it!”

A surge of violent, abundant demonic power erupted, quickly neutralizing the impact of the exploding wind arrows and revealing the slightly wounded behemoth within.

“Roar…”

The dragon whale rapidly shrank, soon transforming into its first-stage humanoid form.

All its external wounds vanished, and its towering physique accentuated its incredibly defined muscles.

Its arms were thicker than Han Li’s thighs.

“Human, if you have the guts, come out and fight me!”

The demon race was known for its single-handed, straightforward attacks.

Humans, however, were often cunning and

prone to sneak attacks.

They also preferred to band together in numbers for mutual support.

“Ahem, I have no children, I’m all alone…”

Han Li replied.

So be it if he’s spineless, he certainly hasn’t fathered any offspring yet.

In short, he won’t show himself.

At the same time, he was secretly shocked by the thick hide of an eighth-level demonic beast.

If it were a Nascent Soul cultivator of the same level taking an arrow like that, they would definitely suffer greatly.

But the Dragon Whale took an arrow head-on, and only suffered minor scratches, nothing else.

Even though he shortened the charging time, the attack from the Wind Pattern Ring was definitely not to be underestimated.

An eighth-level demonic beast is indeed not to be underestimated.

Not to mention a special demonic cultivator with such powerful bloodline.

“Qing Yi, you just wait!”

The Dragon Whale could only rage helplessly. He

simply couldn’t catch up, nor could he sense it.

If the other party didn’t make a move, didn’t leave a trace, he could only search blindly.

This was truly unfair.

…

After probing a few times, Han Li realized he couldn’t deal with the eighth-level Dragon Whale, and immediately fled.

This behemoth has incredibly thick skin.

And since he’d already made a fortune, there was no need for him to linger.

“The Thunder Whale’s bloodline is quite remarkable. It seems there’s a formula in the Five Dragon Sea for refining some kind of body-tempering elixir using the Thunder Whale’s demon core.”

“I remember, a finished pill made from a level seven Thunder Whale’s demon core is enough to tempt even a Nascent Soul cultivator. If my level eight inner core can be used to refine a finished pill… it will definitely be even better.”

Although the Chaotic Star Sea also has formulas for refining high-quality pills using Thunder Whale demon cores,

it’s ultimately too isolated.

It lacks communication with the Great Jin.

The formulas are passable, but only passable.

They don’t reach the level of rare or even top-grade pills of the same level.

“If I have the chance, I can re-establish contact with Xiang Zhili.”

He could choose not to go to the Five Dragon Sea.

But he needed to obtain some of the pill formulas there.

Of course,

if he could use the ancient teleportation array from the Great Jin to the Five Dragon Sea, that would be ideal.

A level eight Thunder Whale, besides its precious demon core, has an even more valuable essence.

Not only can it be used for alchemy to promote cultivation advancement, but it can also be used to refine “Spirit-Subduing Talismans” as a trump card.

“The inheritance of the Spirit-Subduing Talisman may still be in the Heavenly Talisman Sect.”

If he could obtain it, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.

“After the Void Heaven Palace dungeon ends, I will return to Tiannan as quickly as possible, and then take the route through the grasslands to the Great Jin…”

From here, he can travel through the Nine Heavens Gale Layer to the Great Jin, saving most of the trouble along the way.

There are also some materials on the Thunder Whale’s body that can be refined into several rare treasures.

For example, the newly grown purple horn on its forehead.

Or the Thunder Whale’s complete skeleton, which has been forged through countless trials.

Its stomach pouch can also be refined into a storage item that can hold Sumeru within a mustard seed.

The leather is also a good material for making magic boots and robes.

Leather that has withstood the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation has considerable lightning resistance.

Moreover,

he really needs to change to a pair of magic weapon boots.

The Cloud-Stepping Boots are far from keeping up with his current pace.

After that, there is the “Lightning-Absorbing Pearl” that the Thunder Whale was born with, which can absorb and store a certain amount of lightning. This thing is also a major source of confidence for the Thunder Whale to resist the Transformation Lightning Tribulation. If it can be refined into a rare treasure, it will naturally have a significant advantage when facing lightning-type cultivators known for their offensive capabilities.

“Furthermore, if I can obtain Golden Thunder Bamboo and refine it into a natal magic weapon, the generated Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder can be stored in large quantities using the Thunder Absorbing Pearl.”

When facing an enemy, it can be unleashed at several times its full power.

Demonic cultivators and ancient demons of the demon race will find it extremely troublesome to face him.

In addition,

when the Sixth Ink Dragon reaches level eight and has to undergo the Transformation Lightning Tribulation, the Thunder Absorbing Pearl will also become a great help.

In short, the more the better.

…

More than half a month later, he arrived at Silver Shark Island.

After purchasing all kinds of high-level resources on the island, he returned directly to the Inner Star Sea Heavenly Star City.

Inside the Starry Sky Palace,

he repeated his previous operation.

He went to dozens of outer sea islands.

Using his almost inexhaustible spirit stones, he bought up large quantities of high-level items from those demon beast islands. Whether it was high-level demon beast cores or mid-to-high-level demon beast materials, he didn’t let anything that caught his eye go.

Relying on his late-stage Core Formation cultivation, no one dared to question him.

Even when he attracted some attention, it was only passed around on a single demon beast island.

Furthermore, using his powerful divine sense to nip problems in the bud, he secretly knocked out some cultivators from various factions who were thinking of returning to the Inner Star Sea to report him, dealing with these minor issues before making his escape.

In this way, he spent over two million spirit stones exploring each demon beast island.

In a short time, he obtained hundreds of demon cores and various materials produced by hundreds of high-level demon beasts. The amount of mid-level demon beast materials, ranging from level 2 to 4, filled several large storage bags.

Finally, he disguised himself multiple times and plundered the markets and shops throughout Tianxing City, which surrounded the Holy Mountain for thousands of miles.

With the aid of his invisible and intangible escape techniques, those with ulterior motives couldn’t track him.

His actions were far faster than the news reached the Star Palace’s higher-ups.   It

wasn’t until more than two hours after he left that the Star Palace, through analyzing price fluctuations during that period, discovered someone was frantically hoarding supplies.   The Star Palace also arranged for an investigation,   even dispatching three Nascent Soul elders to conduct both overt and covert investigations on various outer sea monster islands and to monitor markets.   Unfortunately, it was too late.   Han Li   had already begun a massive buying spree.   One day, he might have bought up most of the high-grade materials in a market hundreds of thousands of miles away.   Two days later, he appeared millions of miles away.   Shops and markets everywhere looked like they’d been robbed.   This event was still talked about with relish by some cultivators many years later.

With the Invisible Escape Technique combined with the Nine Heavens Gale Escape, a mere few Nascent Soul cultivators think they can catch him?

They’d need a hundred more to cast a wide net.

“The Void Heaven Palace is about to open.”

“War is coming.”

Stockpile resources a few years in advance to avoid wasting spirit stones when prices skyrocket.

(End of Chapter)