A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 195

Chapter 191 Win-Win Cooperation, Making a Fortune

Han Li naturally had no idea what the two from Xinggong were talking about.

After handing the Bodhi Bead to Yanli, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Bodhi Bead possessed the effects of calming the mind and soul, and resisting inner demons. This bracelet of four beads from Jiyin could greatly reduce the influence of illusions on the divine sense.

As long as she carried such a bracelet, even if the intensity of the third level of the Void Heaven Palace, “Extreme Illusion,” was several times higher than before, it would not be a fatal problem for Yanli now.

The test left by the Ice Soul Fairy could be regarded as a sightseeing experience to broaden her horizons.

Moreover, if a cultivator could carry the Bodhi Bead when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, it could effectively suppress inner demons and prevent them from interfering. Combined with the Spirit Stabilizing Pill of the Falling Cloud Sect, it could form a double protection system for the divine soul.

“Since I have bestowed the Bodhi Bead upon Yanli, I will naturally not mistreat you. Take this Profound Yin Ring.”

Jiyin looked like a kind and benevolent master.

This scene left both Barbarian Beard and Han Li stunned.

“The Profound Yin Ring?”

Han Li accepted the treasure, then forced a smile:

“Thank you for the treasure, Master.”

Barbarian Beard: “…?!”

You can tolerate this?

“You dare take this?”

Han Li: “Why not?”

He added, “I won’t miss any opportunity to weaken this traitorous disciple. Without this Profound Yin Ring, dealing with him later will be a bit easier, won’t it?”

Barbarian Beard stroked his chin, then nodded almost imperceptibly:

“That makes sense.”

“…”

Han Li knew about the Profound Yin Ring.

Previously, it had been personally bestowed upon Ji Yin by Xuan Gu, and not just one, but a pair.

One Yin, one Yang.

Its true name was “Yin-Yang Double Rings.”

It was a fine set of ancient treasures.

The double rings were even more powerful.

Another characteristic was that the Yang ring countered the Yin ring.

If this Profound Yin Ring were used against Ji Yin who possessed the Yang ring, the opponent would use it against them.

This was the inheritance that Ji Yin Island originated from.

Back then, Master Xuan Gu, Xiao Cha, gave Ji Yin a complete set of Yin-Yang Double Rings, but by the time it reached Ji Yin, the effect had completely changed.

This shows how wary Ji Yin, who had once been a “good disciple,” was of his disciples.

“You two choose a stone gate passage to enter,”

Ji Yin reminded him with a smile.

He himself didn’t move an inch.

Clearly, he was worried that the two would get the treasure and run away instead of going to the inner hall.

Han Li, after estimating the time, confirmed that Yuan Yao had entered the depths of the chosen passage. However, one of the spirit beasts in his spirit beast pouch hadn’t died despite the damage to the primordial spirit on the Forbidden God Token, and the other purple light sensing bead in his hand, which could respond synchronously, hadn’t shattered either. This meant that the passage his sword servant had entered didn’t lead to the Treasure Light Pavilion.

No rush.

“Yan Li, you choose a passage.”

“Okay.”

Yan Li thought for a moment, then, carrying another Forbidden God Token and another purple light sensing bead, she chose one of the remaining three passages to enter.

The passage she chose wasn’t the one the two from Xing Gong had pointed out.

The three barbarian bearded men, seeing this, seemed to understand something.

Seeing this, Ji Yin narrowed his eyes, seemingly having found a way to break through this barrier.

Three hundred years ago, the number of cultivators who came here far exceeded the dozen or so of today; there were about thirty. Those thirty or so were undoubtedly elites of the Chaotic Star Sea who had passed numerous trials to reach this point.

Even among elites, about a quarter would miss the opportunities of the three major pavilions, including the Treasure Light Pavilion, and go directly to the Extremely Wonderful Illusionary Realm.

And each person only had a one in four chance of entering their desired pavilion to retrieve the treasure.

For a long time, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of various forces had suffered from the high cost of trial and error.

But if everyone joined forces, wouldn’t it mean that just three people could figure out the specific layout of which treasure pavilion each of the four passages led to?

“Could it be that the ancient great cultivator who established the Void Heaven Palace left this barrier not to compare who had better luck, but to test the cohesion and unity of the major forces of the Chaotic Star Sea?”

Ji Yin had thought of this, and Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi naturally thought of it as well.

Everyone secretly sighed at the ancient cultivators’ painstaking efforts.

It was a pity.

Later generations could not possibly unite and love as that ancient great master had hoped.

Just as Han Li waited quietly, a high-level sea beast he had captured and from which most of its demonic soul had been extracted suddenly died in his spirit beast pouch.

“The Purple Light Sensing Bead didn’t react, but the demonic beast suddenly died. It seems the Forbidden God Token was crushed…”

“So, the special sensing of the Purple Light Sensing Bead can’t bypass the powerful restrictions of the Void Heaven Palace? The death sensing of the Forbidden God Token certainly can.”

Han Li thought to himself, his eyes brightening.

It seemed that death sensing could only delay things for a while, and couldn’t completely isolate it. The ten ancient restrictions of the Cold Li Platform could only temporarily isolate Wu Chou’s death.

Then, a shadow of gloom flashed deep in his eyes.

If Yan Li hadn’t lied to him, then Elder Ximen of the Star Palace definitely had lied to him, even tricked him.

And the reason for lying and tricking him wasn’t hard to guess, was it?

“I hope the path you pointed out to me earlier wasn’t the worst one!”

Han Li didn’t hesitate any longer and chose the path Yan Li had chosen.

Before leaving, he witnessed Wu Chou stepping into the stone gate passage indicated by Xi Men.

Seeing this, he silently transmitted his voice to Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi:

“The path that bastard Ji Yin took most likely leads directly to the Extremely Wonderful Illusionary Realm. The path Yan Li and I chose will definitely lead to the Treasure Light Pavilion. Of course, I’m just providing a reference for which path to choose; you two can do as you see fit.”

If he chose correctly, everyone would be happy, and the two would owe him a favor.

If he chose incorrectly, they shouldn’t blame him.

“Brother Xiao, excellent skill,” Man Hu Zi praised.

Why hadn’t he thought to bring two disciples in the mid-to-late stage of Core Formation to try it out?

“Thank you, fellow Daoist.”

Qingyi Jushi nodded in acknowledgment.

“Jiyin, what do you choose? I’m telling you first, you’re not allowed to follow my path,” the bearded man

said domineeringly. “

Then which path does Brother Man intend to choose?”

Jiyin asked without changing his expression.

The bearded man didn’t hide anything and directly pointed to the path that Han Li and Yanli had entered.

Since it was confirmed that this path led directly to Baoguang Pavilion, why should he risk trying the other three paths?

“Brother Qing, what about you?”

“I’ll wait until you two go in, then I’ll just choose one randomly,”

the old man in the scholar’s robe stroked his beard.

“Alright, I’ll choose this one.”

The path that Jiyin pointed to was the one that Yuan Yao, Han Li, and Wu Chou had not chosen.

He then walked into the stone gate on his own.

Seeing Jiyin leave, the bearded man and Qingyi exchanged a glance and immediately followed Han Li into the passage leading to Baoguang Pavilion.

Leaving behind the two from Xinggong with rather unpleasant expressions.

“Brother Ximen, something’s not right. Why did that brat from the White Water Sword Sect go to the Treasure Pavilion? And Manhuzi and Qingyi went in with him too. Doesn’t that mean none of the righteous and demonic cultivators fell for the trap?”

They originally thought they could at least trick one or two Nascent Soul cultivators from the righteous and demonic paths into choosing the wrong path and taking less of the treasures here.

Unexpectedly,

Wan Tianming and his two companions had their own methods, choosing the right pavilion where the pills were stored.

Ji Yin went to the Transmission Pavilion.

Manhuzi and Qingyi went to the Treasure Pavilion where ancient treasures were stored.

None of the Nascent Soul cultivators fell for it.

The key is that the brat from the White Water Sword Sect didn’t fall for it either, and didn’t willingly become the bait. Not only that, but he even got very close to the demonic cultivators and actually got the Bodhi Pearl from Ji Yin…

“That brat, has he forgotten his identity?”

Elder Ximen’s eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he truly had the intention to kill.

Another elder sighed softly.

…

The Baoguang Pavilion, over thirty zhang tall, was entirely constructed of exquisite jade, shimmering in the void like a celestial palace.

A white jade bridge, carved with dragons and phoenixes, connected the end of the passage to the pavilion itself.

This pavilion was the ancient treasure exhibition hall prepared by the Ice Soul Fairy for future generations.

It housed a vast collection of ancient treasures,

divided into two levels.

The first level, spanning several hundred zhang in diameter, contained over a hundred exhibition stands. Each stand was protected by a light barrier, within which stood a single, individual ancient treasure—varied and diverse.

At this moment, only two stands had their barriers broken, and treasures taken.

These were likely the lucky ones who entered before him.

This also suggests that every three hundred years, when the Void Heaven Palace refreshes, these stands are temporarily filled with ancient treasures for people to choose from. Over tens of thousands of years, countless ancient treasures have been taken.

Yet, what has been the result?

The Void Heaven Palace can still display such a vast number of ancient treasures!

Even if these ancient treasures were merely ordinary treasures, only slightly stronger than regular magic weapons, and far inferior to the Flower Basket Ancient Treasure, they still spoke volumes about the immense wealth of the ancient cultivators.

“Perhaps, the Ice Soul Fairy is the richest super-rich woman in this world?”

Even a small amount of leftover soup would be enough for future generations to reap the rewards.

“Let’s go to the second floor. I haven’t retrieved any treasures here yet,”

the bearded man laughed, following behind.

Qing Yi also followed.

“Why don’t you two try your luck elsewhere?”

Han Li smiled, looking towards the teleportation array leading to the second floor in the corner.

“Since we know that following you will lead us to this Treasure Light Pavilion, why should I risk trying the other three paths? If I’m wrong, I’ll lose out. If I’m right, it’ll just mean entering the Transmission Pavilion where cultivation techniques are stored, or the Spirit Medicine Pavilion where pills are stored. But the cultivation techniques in the Transmission Pavilion are meaningless to us Nascent Soul cultivators. The pills in the Spirit Medicine Pavilion are only useful to Core Formation cultivators, and have no effect on us Nascent Soul cultivators…”

Qing Yi shook his head as he spoke:

“But the ancient treasures in this Treasure Light Pavilion, if we can pick the finest of the fine on the second floor, will not only enrich our fortune, but also allow us to pass them down.”

“That’s right, I think so too.”

Man Hu Zi nodded, quite agreeing with this statement.

“Alright, let’s go up together.”

Han Li arrived at the teleportation array in the corner and took the lead.

The second floor of the Treasure Light Pavilion was not large. Apart from a huge spherical light shield of thirty feet not far in front of them, the surrounding area was empty, with nothing else.

Inside the spherical light shield, fifty ancient treasures of different shapes floated quietly.

“My husband.”

Yanli greeted Han Li upon his arrival and immediately stepped forward to pay her respects.

She then greeted Manhuzi and Qingyi, saying,

“Greetings, seniors.”

“Hmm,”

the two nodded in response.

“Brother Xiao, how should these things be distributed?”

Manhuzi pointed to the spherical light shield.

Han Li pondered for a moment before speaking,

“Brother Man, are you confident you can take them all?”

This question stunned Yanli and made Qingyi narrow his eyes.

Manhuzi grinned,

“If these ancient treasures were closer, I could take them all at once!”

Other cultivators would be teleported away the moment they touched the ancient treasures within the protective sphere.

He was no exception.

However, he had one unique advantage:

he cultivated the number one body-refining technique in the Chaotic Star Sea—the Heaven-Supporting Demon Art!

He himself was the most powerful body-refining cultivator among the human cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Without a doubt.

And his body, after countless refinements, could expand to a hundred zhang in size, transforming into a giant comparable to a transformed demon cultivator.

Therefore,

if he wanted to…

He could easily snatch away most, if not all, of the ancient treasures here with his two big hands and two big feet.

Even if the restriction forcibly teleported him, it would be impossible to take the treasures back from him.

He was, after all, Barbarian Beard.

“So, we’ll assist you, Brother Barbarian, in obtaining the treasures. Later, you’ll get 50%, I’ll take 30%, and Fellow Daoist Qing will take the last 20%. However, I’ve provided information, so I’ll prioritize choosing three items. What do you two think?”

Barbarian Beard thought for a moment and found it reasonable:

“Okay.”

After all, without the accurate information provided by Han Li, he would most likely choose the wrong one out of four.

Besides, these two would need to cooperate with him later.

Upon hearing this, Qing Yi’s face flushed, and his breathing became a little rapid:

“Isn’t 20% too much for me?”

There are a full fifty ancient treasures here!

Even if Barbarian Beard takes the lion’s share, wouldn’t he still get nearly ten more later?

“Twenty percent isn’t much. That Azure Needle Talisman was a huge help on the Lava Road,”

Han Li said calmly.

“Then, I won’t stand on ceremony,”

the old man in the scholar’s robe said, his eyes slightly reddening.

He’d struck gold!

Although they were all exquisite ancient treasures, none of them being high-grade or even top-grade like those in the inner palace, did

he, a Nascent Soul cultivator with only a humble background, have the right to be picky? In the past, he could only give away talismans as gifts. When had he ever had such hope before?

“Is this what the ancients meant by ‘after hardship comes happiness’?”

…

“Yanli, take one first. Remember, hold on tight and don’t let go.”

The three broke through the light sphere’s restriction and sent Yanli inside.

The sensible Yanli only took the golden mirror that Han Li had hinted at.

The moment she grabbed the golden mirror, she was forcibly teleported to the next level by the Great Teleportation Restriction.

“What a powerful Great Teleportation Restriction. Even we can’t resist it,”

the barbarian said in a deep voice.

“The restriction is inanimate, but people are alive. As long as we cooperate, it won’t be difficult to break this restriction with skillful force,”

Han Li said with a smile.

“Exactly, exactly,”

Qing Yi stroked his beard.

“Next, you two will have to help me continuously tear apart this restriction sphere.”

Upon hearing this, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi worked together, attacking the restriction sphere and tearing open gaps in it.

Han Li, on the other hand, used his divine sense to control puppets to collide with the ancient treasures inside the sphere, bringing the treasures closer together.

“Impressive technique.”

“Such powerful divine sense.”

Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi both saw through the trick and were secretly shocked.

Their Nascent Soul stage divine sense was insufficient to resist the restriction here and prevent their divine sense from leaving their bodies too far; at most, they could only manage to leave their bodies by a few feet. Ordinary Nascent Soul stage divine sense couldn’t even leave their bodies.

However, Han Li’s divine sense, as a great cultivator, could withstand the complete suppression of the Void Heaven Palace’s restrictions, managing to stay at least ten feet away from his body within the area covered by the light sphere. He

could control the puppet from that distance.

This method was crucial.

“Just a small trick of divine sense, nothing to mention,”

Han Li said modestly.

Here, because it was the puppet acting, the spiritual power within the puppet wasn’t his or anyone else’s magic power, but rather the spiritual power of the spirit stones and his own spiritual materials. Furthermore, when he controlled the low-level puppet to make its final move, he would deliberately sever the connection between his divine sense and the puppet, further preventing the restrictions from affecting him and teleporting him away.

Moreover, the three of them always acted outside the light sphere’s restrictions, not inside them!

This

further weakened the Void Heaven Palace’s sensing and judgment mechanisms.

Finally, because Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi’s attacks never ceased, gaps remained in the light sphere barrier. This allowed Han Li to consistently seize the optimal moment to have his low-level puppets complete their tasks almost perfectly, bringing the ancient treasures within the light sphere ever closer.

“Brother Barbarian, that’s about enough,”

Han Li reminded him.

“Understood.”

Barbarian Beard’s figure suddenly expanded, rapidly transforming into a golden giant tens of feet tall. Then, with the help of Han Li and Qing Yi, he effortlessly reached his two large hands into the light sphere, and then, with lightning speed, grabbed almost all the ancient treasures between his clasped hands:

Got them!

It was a complete sweep!

“Mine, all mine!”

“Hahaha…”

In that instant, Barbarian Beard and dozens of ancient treasures were teleported away.

The mechanism determined that Barbarian Beard’s actions were valid.

As long as the barbarian bearded man held onto the ancient treasures during the teleportation and didn’t let them fall from his hands, he would be considered successful.

“Eh? Brother Man was just boasting, actually leaving behind four items.”

The old man in the scholar’s robe stroked his beard with one hand and pointed to the newly healed sphere of light with the other.

There.

The four ancient treasures did not teleport away with the barbarian bearded man.

“Which two have you taken a fancy to, fellow Daoist?”

“Anything is fine.”

Why be modest?

Han Li shook his head and chuckled.

He casually pointed to two of them, one of which was a wooden sword.

“Alright.”

Qing Yi nodded.

After breaking through the light barrier, he grabbed one item in each hand.

Teleportation.

The effect of the three of them working together was undoubtedly 1+1+1 far greater than 3.

Compared to the rigid single-player game where each person could only take one treasure, the teamwork of the three was much more dazzling and worth looking forward to.

…

After Qing Yi left, Han Li released a swarm of gold-devouring insects.

“Go, devour the light barrier.”

This place was a rare opportunity to fleece people.

The sphere of light possessed some powerful ancient restriction, its energy recovery speed incredibly fast. Any

breaches it created healed in the blink of an eye.

For the Gold-Eating Insects, this was practically a “powerful energy boost.”

The Gold-Eating Insects absorbed a little energy, and the Void Heaven Palace replenished the sphere with a little energy in return?

That was perfect!

His swarm of Gold-Eating Insects was a massive, bottomless pit. He dared not devour too recklessly on Azure Spirit Island, but here… “Heh.”

The Void Heaven Palace could obtain a continuous supply of energy from beyond the heavens and convert the power of the sun, moon, and stars from outside the realm using a grand array. Even the strongest and largest Spirit Garden in this realm… Furthermore, he hadn’t damaged any of the Void Heaven Palace’s core. The spiritual energy stored here was merely a drop in the ocean for the vast Void Heaven Palace.

Therefore, this place was perfect for cultivating more high-level, semi-mature Gold-Eating Insects.

“Go.”

Buzzing…

The Gold-Eating Insects were delighted, able to feast to their hearts’ content.

With one bite, the energy that had vanished from the spiritual energy sphere immediately returned—wasn’t this a form of indirect spiritual energy infusion?

“Unfortunately, I only have half a day, otherwise…”

Half a day later,

seeing a group of Gold-Eating Insects feasting to their hearts’ content, Han Li chose to take the treasure and leave.

Although the restrictive sphere was still there, it looked significantly weaker. In the future, if any treasures were stored inside, the difficulty for future generations to break the restriction and retrieve them would be greatly reduced, which could be considered a good deed for the next Void Heaven Palace trial participants.

Just after he left,

the shadows of dozens of ancient treasures faintly appeared within the sphere.

The next level:

The Exquisite Illusionary Realm.

Han Li, at the Nascent Soul stage, easily passed it with a cursory glance.

The Exquisite Illusionary Realm wasn’t a test for Nascent Soul cultivators, but rather a challenge set by the Ice Soul Fairy to help future Core Formation cultivators solidify their Dao hearts.

If it weren’t for the Star Palace secretly strengthening them many years ago, many Core Formation cultivators who had already failed at this stage would have had a chance to pass through and leave, heading to the inner palace to retrieve treasures, and eventually overcome the inner demons of Nascent Soul formation to condense their own Nascent Soul.

Unfortunately, their fate was unkind.

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