A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 183

Chapter 179 Ghost Mist Buffet (Bonus Chapter 2k)

“Senior is joking. If even your aptitude is considered lacking, then what about ours?”

The girl blinked.

She clearly remembered that this person’s cultivation was at least at the peak of the late Core Formation stage.

Perhaps he had already condensed his Nascent Soul.

Otherwise, how could he hide his abilities in front of a group of Nascent Soul elders without being noticed?

“As for my situation? I thank you for your help and reminder back then…”

Back then, thanks to this person’s assistance, her mother was able to break through the encirclement and shake off the cultivators from Extreme Yin Island.

Because they had realized the existence of the Reverse Star Alliance in advance and sensed the undercurrents in the Chaotic Star Sea, they began to restrict the female cultivators under their sect from easily leaving the sea area where Tianxing City was located.

Afterwards, after much deliberation with her mother, they finally decided to inform the Star Palace of the Myriad Sounds Sect’s experiences and discoveries, thus joining the Star Palace.

The Star Palace’s higher-ups were generous with their rewards and gave the mother and daughter many conveniences.

This is why she was able to convert the spirit stones she possessed into cultivation materials that aided in the formation of her Golden Core, and she was fortunate enough to condense her Golden Core around the age of seventy.

Furthermore, her ability to come to the Void Heaven Palace this time was also thanks to the Star Palace’s assistance.

First, she was transported from the Starry Sky Palace’s dedicated teleportation array in Heavenly Star City to one of the twelve inner star islands, two to three million miles to the southeast, saving her over two million miles of travel. Then, she traveled at full speed.

Otherwise, with her and her mother’s escape techniques, it would have been difficult to arrive here within two months.

Thinking of the past, a sense of gratitude quietly rose in Zi Ling’s heart.

A blush rose to her cheeks.

“Senior, this junior and the Myriad Sounds Sect are all well.”

The girl smiled, her beautiful face instantly radiant, dazzling, charming, and full of allure.

Even Han Li, who had seen many beauties, couldn’t help but be captivated.

“What a stunning beauty.”

“Truly worthy of being the number one beauty of the Chaotic Star Sea.”

And indeed, worthy of the potential to be the number one beauty of this realm.

Han Li thought to himself.

It should be noted that this was only after the woman concealed her true appearance; if she revealed her true face, which he had already seen, she would be even more devastating.

Bu Xu, standing nearby, was stunned, utterly awestruck by Zi Ling’s beauty for a fleeting moment. He then felt

a surge of jealousy

, his gaze towards Han Li now carrying a different hue.

Han Li, however, remained unconcerned.

Why should he bother with such a short-lived person?

“Alright, you two, I have other matters to attend to, I’ll take my leave first.”

Zi Ling dared to explore the Void Heaven Palace; she must have been prepared, otherwise she would have been courting death. With her intelligence and meticulousness, she wouldn’t have been as reckless as in the original timeline.

Besides, didn’t she have a loyal protector beside her?

After uttering these words, Han Li stepped through a faint white light barrier, leaving the safe zone untouched by the surrounding demons and ghosts, and descended the small earthen mound. In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the hazy, ghostly mist.

The Void Heaven Palace has three gates.

The first trial is this ghostly mist.

The second trial is the Path of Ice and Fire.

The third trial is the Exquisite Illusion.

Years ago, the ghostly mist, the first trial, wasn’t difficult to pass.

Core Formation cultivators could easily pass it.

Some lucky late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could even get through.

However, it became dangerous because more and more cultivators were trapped in the ghostly mist.

Firstly, the yin energy here is extremely heavy, easily nurturing yin ghosts and evil spirits.

In other words, the environment is conducive to raising ghosts.

Secondly, the resentment of the dead cultivators is even stronger; they are extremely unwilling to accept their fate after death, transforming into powerful and vengeful spirits.

These ghosts harbor extreme hatred for those who attempt to challenge the temple in later generations, and once they encounter them, they will fight to the death.

The more the ghosts hate cultivators, the more they haunt them, and the more cultivators who attempt to challenge the temple die. In recent trials of the ghostly mist, even many Core Formation cultivators have perished here.

It’s commonly known as a vicious cycle.

Initially, the test consisted of only a few ghosts of varying sizes. Now, it has escalated to include not only high-level soul-snatching spirits but also zombies comparable to high-level beings, and even powerful ghosts at the late-stage Core Formation level.

Furthermore, ghost cultivators lurk here.

Without considerable skill, it’s extremely difficult to pass this test.

Therefore,

his earlier act of knocking out those Foundation Establishment cultivators and some weak early-stage Core Formation cultivators outside the Void Heaven Palace was truly out of kindness.

Isn’t living better?

Why come here to die?

After Han Li left, Bu Xu looked at Wang Ning.   “

Miss Zi Ling, this place is dangerous. Many Core Formation cultivators have perished here in the past, even some mid-stage Core Formation cultivators have ended up with nothing but bones. Acting alone is truly unwise; accidents are inevitable. Since we’ve been teleported together, it’s fate. Why not work together to get through this trial?”

His words were sincere.

Wang Ning, upon hearing this, fell into a brief moment of thought.

Staying with Han Li would certainly be safe, far safer than acting with the person before her.

But that senior was clearly deliberately distancing himself from her.

She admitted that she was wrong in saving her mother back then, and her mother’s attempt to drag the senior down with her was even more wrong, but she couldn’t just stand by and watch her mother perish.

She wanted to ease their tension.

Alas.

This senior had a strange temperament and was difficult to fathom.

And her unfailing beauty and charm were utterly useless in his presence.

Oh well.

After pursing her lips, Wang Ning nodded:

“It’s only right that we work together. However, Fellow Daoist Bu’s cultivation is profound and his strength is formidable. If we encounter any trouble, I would appreciate it if you could lend a little extra effort. Zi Ling will be extremely grateful and will definitely express her gratitude later.”

“Alright, Miss Zi Ling, don’t worry, I will do my best.”

He was at the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation. He

also possessed quite a few treasures.

Even when facing some late-stage Core Formation cultivators, he could hold his own.

The mere ghost mist was nothing to him.

“By the way, Miss Zi Ling, which direction should we choose next?”

“What do you think, Fellow Daoist Bu?”

Wang Ning didn’t answer but instead asked in return.

“How about we follow behind that fellow Daoist from before?”

Bu Xu pointed to the spot where Han Li had just passed.

There,

someone had just walked by, and the mist hadn’t completely regrouped yet; traces of passage could still be seen.

This would essentially allow Han Li to lie in wait while they reaped the benefits.

Zi Ling thought for a moment, then frowned slightly:

“Isn’t this a bit inappropriate?”

“There aren’t any clear roads here, and even if there were, they wouldn’t belong to that fellow Daoist. Could he possibly restrict which direction we choose? Besides, we don’t have any bad intentions. If that fellow Daoist encounters trouble ahead, we can help him in time, right?”

Bu Xu appeared magnanimous.

“Alright then.”

The two then stepped out of the white light barrier area,

following closely behind Han Li.

However,

the situation might be different from what Bu Xu and Wang Ning had predicted.

Ghostly mist inherently obscures vision and suppresses divine sense.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator’s divine sense can only perceive a range of about ten miles. A

Core Formation cultivator can only perceive a range of one or two miles.

But Han Li, because of his extremely powerful divine sense, could perceive over thirty miles. The many limitations of the ghostly mist were greatly reduced for him.

Under these circumstances, it was easy to detect the area where the vengeful ghosts gathered in advance.

“Ti Hun has been hungry for a long time; it’s time to give the little guy a treat.”

So…

He plunged headlong into the area identified as being active with vengeful spirits,

moving with incredible speed.

The two who wanted to follow him were completely unaware of this

and also rushed into the area teeming with spirits.

Han Li, with Ti Hun, was going to enjoy the buffet.

It’s unclear what these two were planning to do by following him.

(End of Chapter)