A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 208
Listen to this Chapter
Chapter 204 Dragging Others Down, Walking Alone
“Brother Xiao, now that you’ve avenged your great grudge, are you satisfied?”
At this moment, the barbarian had already dispelled his golden body and returned to his normal human form.
Han Li nodded upon hearing this:
“I do feel much better, but there are still some things I can’t understand.”
“What’s there to not understand?”
“Fellow Daoists, tell me, how can people be so complex and unpredictable? I treated my two traitorous disciples, Ji Yin and Ji Xuan, with my whole heart back then, so why did they still betray me and plot against me?”
Han Li said, revealing a touch of sadness for the beautiful past.
“Brother Xiao, it’s just that your two disciples didn’t know what was good for them.”
The barbarian shook his head.
Then he sighed.
If Ji Yin and Ji Xuan hadn’t betrayed Xiao Cha back then, the Ji Yin Island lineage would most likely have three Nascent Soul cultivators!
After all, to be chosen as a personal disciple by the discerning Xuan Gu Shangren Xiao Cha, Ji Yin and Ji Xuan’s aptitude must have been top-notch. The
fact that Extreme Yin could condense a Nascent Soul is enough to prove this point.
If Extreme Yin can do it, Extreme Xuan might not be unable to.
If Xiao Cha were added to the mix, the power of this lineage would be formidable. They would undoubtedly become
another major force in the Chaotic Star Sea Demonic Path.
They could completely rival the Azure Yang Sect of the Three Yang Old Demon.
It’s just a pity that such a promising situation was ruined by those two traitors.
“Yes, those two traitors really don’t know what’s good for them.”
“But it’s all good now.”
“Not entering reincarnation, starting anew, let’s see… how far I can go in the end.”
Han Li sighed softly, as if he had let go of the past. Then he stretched out his hand, pinched and grasped in mid-air, and then clenched it tightly, as if he had grasped some desired future.
In short, he put on a show of mystery.
Finally, he changed the subject and talked about other important matters:
“Gentlemen, thank you for your trouble this time.”
Barbarian Beard acted as a gatekeeper, blocking the way.
Although Qing Yi didn’t help him, he didn’t interfere in helping Extreme Yin either.
Without the cooperation and tacit approval of these two, he might not have been able to keep the extremely Yin Nascent Soul.
“It’s nothing.”
The bearded man waved his hand casually.
Qing Yi stroked his beard and smiled.
Han Li smiled as well, and the three of them smiled at each other.
“Alright, let’s continue dividing the treasures.”
“What other treasures can we divide?”
The two looked over at the same time.
Han Li pointed to Wan Tianming’s storage bag:
“I’ll take the Xuanhuang Mirror. Even if Aunt Wan wants to cause trouble, she’ll come after me, not you two. This pendant is a high-grade ancient treasure that Wan Tianming always carries with him, so it must be extraordinary. This token is also a high-grade ancient treasure. You two can take it and study it properly when you have time.”
Looking at the ancient treasure pendant and token in front of them, the two frowned and fell into hesitation and struggle.
“This…”
Anything that can be worn by Wan Tianming must be a good thing.
Among the three, the poorest, Qing Yi, was the most tempted.
Before entering the Void Heaven Palace, he only possessed a few exquisite ancient treasures. While exquisite ancient treasures had some effect in the Nascent Soul stage battlefield, they were rarely decisive. High-grade or even top-grade ancient treasures were needed.
Each additional high-grade ancient treasure meant one more means of fighting against a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.
However
, despite the quality of the items, he couldn’t ignore the possibility of Wan Tianming coming after him. While
Qing Yi was still hesitating, the bearded man didn’t care:
“This token is made of good material; I’ll take it.”
“Brother Man, you…”
Qing Yi tugged at his beard, quite surprised.
“You’re worried about Wan Tianming’s revenge? Ha, you’re afraid of him, but I’m not.” Who was
Wan Tianming? Just a defeated opponent.
It should be Wan Tianming who was afraid of him.
Besides, the Xuanhuang Mirror wasn’t with him, but with Xiao Cha. No matter how crazy that madwoman Wan Sangu was, she couldn’t possibly vent her anger on him. Let her go find Jiyin Island and vent her anger on Xiao Cha.
Besides, the Heavenly Gang Shield isolates the inside from the outside; how could Wan Tianming know that he had divided up the good stuff in the storage bag?
Qing Yi pondered for a long time, but finally declined:
“Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Xiao! However, I am already fortunate to have obtained a copper coin ancient treasure in the inner hall, making this trip worthwhile. Moreover, I also benefited greatly when I was in the Treasure Light Pavilion, so I will not covet this pendant.”
Although he was a lone wolf and not afraid of any forces, he did not want to provoke the Myriad Laws Sect.
This hot potato was better left untouched.
“Then, what about these spiritual herbs and other treasures?”
Wan Tianming’s gains in the Void Heaven Palace were considerable, plus the personal belongings of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator…
Qing Yi was conflicted again.
Should he take them or not?
Especially when he saw more than a dozen spiritual herbs that were thousands of years old, Qing Yi’s hand, which was tugging at his beard, trembled.
Several of them could help his cultivation.
They could be used to refine a certain kind of pill that he knew.
Seeing the subtle change in Qing Yi’s expression, Han Li simply gave away one-third of his materials.
This time, the old man in the scholar’s robe didn’t refuse!
And the more he went, the more relaxed Qing Yi became. He
finally understood what it meant to “have nothing to lose.”
What did he, all alone, have to be afraid of?
So, he proactively asked for a portion of materials from an 8th-level demonic beast.
Seeing this, Han Li finally smiled.
He clearly remembered that Wan Tianming’s spirit beast, the “Fossil Beast,” was hidden in a corner of the Cold Li Platform. Wan Tianming hadn’t taken it with him when he left.
The Fossil Beast was a strange spirit beast.
Once it touched the ground, it was indistinguishable from stone. If it hid underground, it would be even more impossible for a cultivator’s divine sense to detect it. Even Han Li’s great cultivator divine sense was no exception.
This beast carries a wisp of Wan Tianming’s divine sense, allowing it to monitor this area.
With this beast present, Wan Tianming can remotely monitor everything that happens here.
In other words, whether it’s the elimination of Ji Yin, the revelation of Xuan Gu Shangren Xiao Cha’s true identity, or the three dividing the spoils again, Wan Tianming, observing remotely, will know something about it.
Han Li saw through Wan Tianming’s backup plan but didn’t reveal it.
Knowing this information, he naturally wanted to use it in return. For example, he could use it to his advantage, dragging Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi into the mess.
As long as Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi took the good stuff from Wan Tianming’s storage bag, they would be in cahoots with him.
If Wan Tianming wanted revenge later, he wouldn’t be able to avoid these two no matter what.
“Perhaps we can team up with these two in the future Chaotic Star Sea?”
…
After dividing Wan Tianming’s storage bag, the three left the Hanli Terrace on the fifth floor of the inner hall. They then accepted Han Li’s invitation and returned to the first four floors of the Void Heaven Palace to clear out the puppet guards left behind by the ancient cultivators.
As the saying goes… “He who eats another’s food is bound to do his bidding.
” Having received so many benefits from Han Li, the two couldn’t feel at ease without doing something in return.
They only felt at ease when Han Li made a request .
If he didn’t, they would be restless.
Time flew by, and several more days passed.
The numerous puppet guards on the first four floors of the inner hall suffered a devastating blow.
Those once fearsome inner hall puppets were reduced to almost nothing after the three’s thorough cleanup.
Never before had the puppet guards of the Void Heaven Palace’s inner hall suffered such heavy losses.
Barbarian Beard exclaimed with satisfaction.
Qing Yi also collected some materials this time, such as several pairs of long spears that even the strength of the barbarian bears couldn’t damage.
Han Li, on the other hand, had an even greater harvest.
Including the puppets from the earlier round, he collected eight from the fourth level. By replacing the damaged parts with intact ones, he could assemble five more.
He collected over twenty puppets from the third level. By replacing the damaged parts with intact ones, he could assemble eighteen more.
The second level had over seventy puppets.
The first level had over a hundred.
This aroused suspicion from both Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi.
“Brother Barbarian, does Fellow Daoist Xiao perhaps possess an ancient puppetry inheritance?”
Qing Yi asked telepathically.
“So what if I do? So what if I don’t? What, Qing Yi, are you envious?”
Barbarian Beard curled his lip.
Hearing this, Qing Yi shook his head and chuckled:
“To say I have no interest at all would be self-deception. However, my energy is limited. After taking the Longevity Pill, I only have two or three hundred years left to live. I can’t afford to be distracted by studying the art of puppetry. Besides, the inheritance I have is not bad either, there’s no need to abandon the essential for the trivial.”
More importantly, Han Li is a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Strength is the foundation.
“Qing Yi, these puppets are indeed good, but how easy are they to repair? In the tens of thousands of years of our Chaotic Star Sea, have you ever seen anyone repair even a single strange puppet created by an ancient cultivator? Even the Star Palace and those two guys who specialize in puppetry have abandoned the puppets of the Void Heaven Palace. Don’t you think you’re special?”
Barbarian Beard’s words were undeniably hurtful.
That was indeed the truth.
If the Star Palace’s puppeteers and weapon refiners could decipher the puppets of the Void Heaven Palace, then the Star Palace’s prestige would rise to another level. The commotion caused by the righteous and demonic paths was a joke.
After all, the Star Palace had been researching the Void Heaven Palace for tens of thousands of years; if they wanted to, they could collect countless puppets from the inner palace.
For one thing, if they could have twenty or thirty more puppets from the third or fourth level of the inner palace on the battlefield, they would be comparable to a dozen or twenty Nascent Soul cultivators of considerable strength.
The Star Palace, with its tens of thousands of years of history, hadn’t been able to accomplish this; could you, Qing Yi, really?
“As for whether Brother Xiao can do it? I personally think that even with his talent in the art of puppetry, it would be difficult. Even if he succeeds, it will only benefit us, without any harm, right?”
They were the heroes of this campaign.
Even if they didn’t achieve great merit, they had still put in a lot of effort.
Given Xiao Cha’s personality, if he succeeded, he would definitely not mistreat his old friend.
The barbarian’s words left Qing Yi speechless.
“Brother Man, you and Brother Xiao were quite close before?”
“A life-saving grace.”
“I understand.”
This was indeed an immense favor.
Even though Man Huzi had already repaid the favor, sometimes, debts of gratitude seem to be settled, but in reality, they are still “connected by blood.”
As for why Man Huzi himself wasn’t tempted?
It was simply because of the Heavenly Demon Art.
In Man Huzi’s view, with this supreme technique combined with his current cultivation level, he was enough to stand above all others.
Puppetry was merely a minor skill.
Han Li, standing to the side, remained unmoved.
How could he not know that his frantic collection of puppet parts from the inner palace would arouse some ulterior motives from the two of them?
But sometimes, face isn’t given by others, it’s earned.
He was a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, possessing the Xuanhuang Mirror of the Grandmaster Wan Sangu in his left hand and the Wolf-Head Jade Ruyi, another top-tier ancient treasure, in his right.
He could attack or defend.
Under these circumstances, once he demonstrates his puppetry skills, he will likely face not just their greed, but more likely their apprehension and anticipation!
It’s better to cultivate a good relationship early on than to offend someone destined for greatness.
Who knows, it might come in handy in the future?
…
On the other side.
Wan Tianming and his companions had been secretly observing Hanlitai for several days, and had also followed Manhuzi and Han Li’s group for a few days, discovering that the three demonic cultivators were merely collecting puppets for the inner hall.
Noticing this, with only a few days left in the Void Heaven Palace instance, they retrieved their fossilized beasts and each chose a stone hall to enter.
It’s worth mentioning that the righteous cultivators all chose the third-level stone hall.
Qingyi Jushi also chose the third-level stone hall.
Only Manhuzi went to the fourth level.
Before the three parted ways on the third level of the inner hall, Han Li made one last deal with the two:
to ask for Gengjin.
Or rather, to ask Manhuzi and Qingyi to keep an eye out for information on Gengjin.
The Great Geng Sword Formation uses a significant amount of Gengjin.
It would be good to get a piece from Barbarian Hu first, just in case.
After that, Han Li returned to the second floor alone and waited for most of the day. Feeling that most of those who needed to leave had already done so, he returned to the fifth floor alone.
Along the way, he suddenly felt a profound sense of emptiness and loneliness.
This feeling was exceptionally complex.
The further he went, the stronger it became.
However, his steps became exceptionally steady and firm as he stepped onto the Cold Li Terrace.
“Could this be the feeling of being at the top, feeling the loneliness?”
Han Li looked back, but there was no one behind him.
Hundreds or thousands of years later, Barbarian Hu and Qing Yi would both pass away, turning into a handful of dust.
Countless people he knew would also pass away, turning into dust under the wheels of history.
All his relatives, and even his few concubines now, would probably have already died and disappeared.
At that time, the loneliness he felt as the survivor would be the most intense.
“The path of immortality, the path of immortality…”
“The further you go, the lonelier you become!”
Cultivating immortality, perhaps it’s also about cultivating the ability to bear loneliness.
He took a step forward, passing through the Heavenly Gang Barrier and entering the Cold Li Platform.
To prevent the fossil beast from still being there, he used Azure Fire Thunder to scorch every inch of the hundred-zhang-high platform. He
thoroughly plowed the place.
Only after confirming that there were no fossil beasts or other spirit beasts lurking did he take further action.
His spirit beast pouch began to continuously emit orbs of light.
The next moment, two Blood Jade Spiders at the peak of level 7 appeared around him.
Behind him, a large swarm of Gold-Eating Insects emerged, quickly condensing into a set of Gold-Eating Armor to prevent any unforeseen events.
“Little White, Little Jade…”
The two Blood Jade Spiders received the order and came to the cave entrance in the center of the platform, then sprayed downwards with more resilient and cold-resistant spider silk.
These spider silks wrapped around the Void Heaven Cauldron and dragged it upwards.
The Azure Ice Flame was also pulled along with it.
The process couldn’t be described as “easy.”
It was as light as a feather.
With the two working together, the Void Heaven Cauldron was pulled up in just a few breaths!
Where was the several quarters of an hour or even an hour or two spent retrieving treasures before?!
“Xuan Gu, it’s your turn.”
Han Li took out the Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow and summoned its first soul servant, the only arrow spirit: Xuan Gu Shangren… Xiao Cha.
The Xuan Gu’s soul body floated out.
The summoned Xuan Gu slowly raised its head, looking at Han Li with eyes full of respect:
“Your subordinate Xuan Gu greets Master.”
This main soul’s memories had been adjusted,
removing many unnecessary ones.
Therefore, its acceptance of Han Li was very high.
Now, it had become the spirit of the Demon-Slaying Arrow made of Golden Thunder Bamboo, its life and death entirely in the hands of the young man before it.
As for how the soul body was forced to bind to the magic weapon and become its spirit?
Naturally, it was the binding method passed down from Yin Yue!
This step was crucial!
Otherwise, someone couldn’t guarantee that Xiao Cha’s main soul wouldn’t suddenly awaken its sealed memories and then betray him at a crucial moment!
Coupled with this method of binding with a spirit artifact, it would be perfect for manipulation!
Because even if Xiao Cha regained his memories, he would still be manipulated.
What could he do then,
even if he felt resentful? As a ghost cultivator, there is no afterlife. Ghost cultivators don’t enter the cycle of reincarnation. Therefore, once they die, they truly vanish completely. Surely, even a powerful figure like Xiao Cha wouldn’t want such an end, right?
Furthermore, once Xiao Cha sees more, knows more, and develops a greater expectation for his ascension to the Spirit Realm, he won’t be thinking about breaking away to gain so-called freedom, but rather clinging tightly to his coattails.
After all, that’s ascension to the Spirit Realm!
It’s going to a higher level!
It’s a giant leap on the path to immortality!
This is an irresistible temptation for most cultivators in the lower realms.
“Xuan Gu, didn’t you want to master the Asura Sacred Flame? Today, I will grant your wish!”
Han Li pointed to the blue ice flames swirling around the Void Heaven Cauldron, then to the Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow:
“Go, don’t disappoint me.”
(End of Chapter)
***Commenting is only available on the Novel Description Page.