A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 214
Listen to this Chapter
Chapter 210 Knocking out the packing bag
They flew with the wind, covering hundreds of thousands of miles a day.
In just over ten days, the group of four entered the Inner Star Sea.
Although he didn’t reveal his aura along the way, his flying speed surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.
This caused other cultivators to give them a three-hundred-foot margin, no one daring to obstruct them even for a moment.
Furthermore, no cultivator dared to harbor any ill intentions towards the Nascent Soul stage elder.
Several days later, Han Li and his group reached the last transit island on the outskirts of Tianxing Island: Nanming Island.
In the past, this important transit port would be bustling with ships of all sizes, and mortal cultivators would come and go in an endless stream.
But now,
there were only a dozen or twenty ships scattered around.
Cultivators only occasionally flew in and out,
and they seemed to be in a great hurry.
Clearly, the mortals doing business and low-level cultivators understood that a great battle was about to break out here, so they all obediently avoided this period.
“Husband, what are we doing here?”
Yuan Yao asked curiously.
With a great battle imminent, shouldn’t they be returning to Tianxing City as soon as possible, and then using the Starry Sky Palace’s teleportation array to leave this dangerous place?
They had already sought out information about the establishment of the Reverse Star Alliance and the tense standoff between the Reverse Star Alliance and the Star Palace along the way.
“Watching the show,”
Han Li laughed.
Watching the show?
The women were puzzled.
“We’ll wait here for a few days and see what the Reverse Star Alliance does next. I’m very curious about how far the Six Paths Supreme Saint and Wan Sangu can go,”
Han Li said.
Originally, he should have gone to Jiyin Island to reap some rewards first.
However, after searching Jiyin’s nascent soul, he was certain that Jiyin Island didn’t have precious materials like Gengjin.
More importantly, if he went to Jiyin Island to plunder first and then came here, he wouldn’t have enough time.
Because Nanming Island was still under the control of the Star Palace.
In other words, there was an important second-generation figure hiding his identity here.
If he could play the hero and help this “second-generation star,” it would likely be enough for him to obtain most of the precious items he needed from the Star Palace and the Twin Saints of the Heavenly Stars.
“The Star Palace’s treasury holds quite a few treasures!”
Elder Ximen’s memories mentioned that the Star Palace’s treasury contained two pieces of Gengjin (庚金)
and two pieces of the ten-thousand-year-old heartwood of the Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood.
This was without even considering that the Twin Saints of the Heavenly Stars had other treasures.
As his divine sense silently swept across the area, he had already discovered five or six Core Formation stage cultivators stationed on the island.
Among them, a cultivator whose gender was indistinguishable caught his attention.
This person wore Star Palace attire, had shoulder-length black hair, and wore a jade-inlaid emerald headband around his forehead. Moreover, this person had a face like jade, with dark eyebrows reaching his temples, red and delicate lips, phoenix eyes, and a refined nose—a truly beautiful person.
If he were a man, he would be an unparalleled beauty, so handsome that he could only be described as “so beautiful that even men would be moved.”
If she were a woman, her beauty would rival even Yuan Yao’s; every woman would envy her.
Upon scanning the woman with his divine sense, Han Li’s eyes lit up:
“She’s still here.”
Truly, a Ling sister had fallen from the sky.
This woman was none other than the daughter of the Twin Saints of Heavenly Stars.
The only offspring of the Twin Saints
…
Gan Rushuang and the other two were unaware of Han Li’s scheme.
They simply waited quietly.
Three days passed in a flash.
On this day, dusk had fallen, the night hazy and indistinct.
But it was at this moment that, outside the port, the sky was ablaze with rosy light, and array light curtains and magical firelight engulfed the dock. Such a display of power suggested at least a thousand cultivators were attacking simultaneously.
“They’ve finally arrived.”
“The Reverse Star Alliance is quite swift.”
The four stood before a pavilion window,
leisurely enjoying the standoff.
“Twenty-odd Core Formation cultivators, over a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators, and several thousand Qi Refining level 12 or 13 elites…”
“What an elite force!”
Gan Rushuang praised.
As a survivor of the Jin Gu Yuan battlefield, she knew very well the power of a military formation composed of thousands of cultivators.
“What are your thoughts?”
Han Li suddenly turned and asked.
“The formation is neat and well-trained. It seems that the Reverse Star Alliance began preparations many years ago. Just like the Six Demonic Sects back then…”
Gan Rushuang sighed.
She could see the coming of autumn from a single leaf.
And this scene was all too familiar to her.
It was exactly the same as the situation in Tiannan back then.
The Tiannan Demonic Sect, after years of preparation, launched an attack and instantly destroyed the cultivation worlds of Jiang and Cheqi, plunging Yue into a bitter battle.
Looking at the Star Palace now, what was the difference between it and the scattered troops of Jiang, Cheqi, and the major sects of Yue?
Scattered troops, hardly of any use.
At most, they could only rely on the island’s protective formation on Nanming Island to buy time.
This situation was practically a copy-paste.
However, what made Gan Rushuang raise an eyebrow was the subsequent actions of the Star Palace’s garrisoned cultivators.
Originally, she thought that the two sides would fight a battle, and only after a winner was decided would one side retreat.
Before the battle could reach a stalemate, several high-level cultivators from the Star Palace stationed on Nanming Island transformed into streaks of light and vanished.
Their decisive, headless escape left the three women stunned for a moment.
“Did they receive news of a retreat?”
Gan Rushuang asked doubtfully.
“No,”
Han Li replied with certainty.
His divine sense had been monitoring this area for three days; how could he not know if there was any news from Tianxing City?
For a Core Formation cultivator, the journey from Nanming Island to Tianxing Island would take at most a day.
If they truly wanted to retreat, they should have done so two days ago.
“Then why?”
“Because we simply couldn’t win and had no reinforcements, we had to retreat as quickly as possible,”
Han Li said calmly.
“This…”
Is this all the organizational strength the Star Palace possesses?
It’s even inferior to the six sects of Yue Kingdom.
At least they fought back then.
Han Li naturally understood Gan Rushuang’s thoughts.
However, the situation on Nanming Island was different from that of Yue Kingdom back then.
On the island, there was a second-generation Star.
As the only offspring of the Twin Saints of Heavenly Stars, how could Ling Yuling possibly stay and perish with a dispensable island?
With her running away, morale plummeted.
Sure enough, several Core Formation stage cultivators fled in all directions. Upon seeing this, the low- and mid-level disciples stationed there immediately erupted into chaos, scattering in panic like ants on a hot pan.
This scene once again stung Gan Rushuang’s memories.
She thought of the decisive battle at Jingu Plain, the utter defeat of the six sects of Yue Kingdom and the reinforcements from Yuanwu Kingdom and Zijin Kingdom, and the rout and heavy losses suffered by the cultivators of the three kingdoms as they were relentlessly pursued by the demonic army.
Finally, he thought of his senior brother Qiong, whose lifespan was nearing its end, who resolutely stayed behind to cover the retreat, and who had vowed to challenge the old monster Yunlu, only to be overwhelmed by countless demonic cultivators.
These scenes were all too familiar, as if they had just happened not long ago.
…
Seeing the Star Palace’s garrison cultivators flee in disarray, the Reverse Star Alliance army naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity to kick a man
when he’s down. Immediately, more than a dozen streaks of light chased after the fleeing Core Formation stage cultivators.
At the same time,
thousands of cultivators surrounded and attacked the scattered Star Palace disciples.
What followed would be a feast for the members of the Reverse Star Alliance.
All the markets on the island that belonged to the Star Palace would now fall under the control of this Reverse Star Alliance force.
“Let’s go, follow them.”
Han Li, with the three women, trailed behind the three Core Formation stage cultivators chasing Ling Yuling.
Ling Yuling had only recently reached Core Formation.
There were three people chasing her, all of them in the early stages of Core Formation.
One of them moved with incredible speed, arriving first to block Ling Yuling’s path.
A three-on-one battle between Core Formation stage cultivators ensued.
After observing for a while, Han Li frowned deeply:
“Strange…”
“What’s wrong, husband?”
The three women looked at him simultaneously.
“The person being surrounded can use a high-level defensive ancient treasure capable of fighting three opponents alone, but he doesn’t have a single offensive treasure. Don’t you find that strange?”
What’s even stranger is that this woman is the apple of the eye of the Twin Saints of the Heavenly Stars, cherished and pampered.
Yet
, she appeared on Nanming Island.
And she didn’t even have high-attack equipment.
Do the Twin Saints of the Heavenly Stars lack that kind of equipment?
Could it be that someone within the Star Palace is plotting against this woman?
The battle quickly came to an end.
Ling Yuling feigned an opening, sacrificing herself for injury, and then detonated a treasure to kill one of the three pursuers. She then fled. The one who was tricked to death was the fastest escape artist among the three Core Formation cultivators of the Reverse Star Alliance.
The remaining two pursued relentlessly.
Seeing that she couldn’t shake off her pursuers, Ling Yuling had no choice but to use a secret technique to quickly fly a thousand miles away and then disappear into the sea to hide.
Although the two pursuers were certain that the woman was hiding in the nearby sea area through some means, they didn’t have any more precise methods to locate her.
If they continued like this, the Star Palace would eventually send people to rescue her.
It was only a matter of time before the woman was rescued.
Because of this, the two Core Formation cultivators from the Reverse Star Alliance were somewhat anxious.
But at this moment, they both heard a voice transmission in their ears: “…”
Upon hearing this voice transmission, the two exchanged a glance:
“A Nascent Soul cultivator?”
A strong sense of fear quickly appeared in their eyes.
Immediately, they had to suppress their fear and obey the other party’s guidance and orders.
Escape was impossible.
There was no way to escape.
Since that was the case, they could only cooperate.
And so…
The next moment, it was Ling Yuling’s turn to be utterly astonished and frustrated.
She was forced out of the sea by two fierce attacks.
Hundreds of feet of seawater and tens of feet of seabed could not stop the fierce attacks of two Core Formation cultivators.
“How could this be?”
These two alone could accurately pinpoint her?
The two from the Reverse Star Alliance were overjoyed upon seeing this.
Was the advice given by that senior in secret really true?
Good, good, it seems they are one of their own.
However, just as the two continued to attack Ling Yuling relentlessly, just as the two were pressing down on Ling Yuling and relentlessly pursuing her, just as they gained a mysterious power boost, making Ling Yuling secretly suffer,
Han Li appeared at this moment, quickly approaching from afar:
“Who are you, daring to act so violently near the Holy City? Die!”
His escape light was extremely fast, and to the astonishment of the three, he unleashed five rings.
The Five Elements Rings flashed and instantly wrapped around one of them in an extremely strange way, imprisoning the person’s magic power and true essence.
Following closely behind was the longbow conjured by the Wind Pattern Ring, and the wind arrows formed from condensed magical power.
The arrow shot forth, the void humming.
The person whose magical power and true essence were imprisoned by the Five Elements Ring hadn’t even seen the arrow’s trajectory before feeling a sudden chill in their chest. Immediately, excruciating pain swept through their entire body. After a moment of darkness, their eyes closed, their primordial spirit dissipated, and they fell silent.
Another cultivator from the Reverse Star Alliance, witnessing this, felt their hair stand on end and their soul tremble.
But before this person could make any further moves,
an ancient treasure bracelet appeared out of thin air, hovering above their head, then slammed down, striking the defensive light barrier and the Reverse Star Alliance cultivator’s forehead.
With a single blow, the Core Formation level shield shattered, and their forehead and body were torn to pieces.
The defensive light barrier had no effect whatsoever.
After the two ancient treasures were retrieved and disappeared, Han Li’s figure flashed back.
“Fellow Daoist, are you alright?”
He only revealed his mid-stage Core Formation cultivation.
His smile was incredibly friendly, making one feel as if bathed in a spring breeze. His
method of taking out two ancient treasures to annihilate two Core Formation cultivators in one fell swoop appeared effortless.
His actions of taking two storage bags were equally practiced.
His flick of his finger to send out two fireballs to destroy the evidence further demonstrated his seasoned skill.
Killing, taking treasures, destroying the body, and eliminating evidence—the process was fluid and seamless.
It seemed he had done his fair share of such good deeds of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous while traveling. “May I ask your esteemed name, fellow Daoist? I am
Ling Yuling, an enforcement officer of the Star Palace’s external affairs. Thank you for your earlier rescue,”
Ling Yuling said respectfully.
“It was nothing, not worth mentioning. I am Han Li, an elder of the White Water Sword Sect. Seeing a fellow Daoist from the Star Palace in trouble, I naturally could not stand idly by.” “Fellow
Daoist Han is an elder of the White Water Sword Sect?”
“Yes.”
So he’s one of us.
No wonder he saved me.
…
Afterwards, Han Li chatted with Ling Yuling for a while, leaving her with a simple yet good impression before taking his leave.
Just over an hour after Ling Yuling continued flying towards Tianxing City, when she was only a few thousand miles from the outer edge of Tianxing Island, the girl was suddenly struck on the back of the head without warning, and… immediately fell unconscious.
He quickly applied a divine-suppressing talisman, put her in a golden treasure chest, and then into a spirit beast bag—a process commonly known as knocking her unconscious and then stuffing her into a sack.
After completing this procedure, Han Li turned and flew back, soon reuniting with the three women.
“Let’s go to Tianxing City; it’s time to set sail.”
To be a good person, one must leave a name.
His name, Han Li’s name,
must be remembered in history.
As for being a bad person…
(End of Chapter)
***Commenting is only available on the Novel Description Page.