A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 233

Chapter 229 The Holy Palace, May it endure for eternity!

“Do you know who I, Jin, am?”

“The Grand Elder of the Star Palace.”

“Since you know, how dare you participate in this matter? Aren’t you afraid of being hunted down by my Star Palace? If you retreat now, I will pretend you were never here, how about that?”

“But what if I, Xiao, insist on getting involved?”

Han Li said calmly.

His eyes became even sharper.

“Hmph, then, I, Jin, can only let you experience my methods. I, Jin Kui, am the number one person below the Two Saints in the Star Palace…”

The mask was removed, revealing a middle-aged face with sharp features but a touch of vicissitude.

Han Li grinned slightly upon seeing this:

“Heh, don’t say you’re only the third person in the Star Palace, so what if you’re the number one person below the Four Great Cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea? In the end, you’re just a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.”

After speaking, he further activated the sword formation.

The spreading black wind tornado collided with the golden sword threads and sword curtain, unleashing a powerful spiritual energy impact.

Most of the Soul-Refining Wind blew through the gaps in the sword silk net, its power plummeting.

The sword silk, amidst the massive destruction, rapidly regenerated.

“How could this be? Why are the sword silk endless? Why can’t this sword formation be broken?”

Jin Kui’s expression darkened.

Facing three opponents alone, he was under immense pressure and had initially planned to retreat; however, after estimating the time, he felt his sixth junior brother should be arriving soon. His sixth junior brother was also a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, weaker than him but stronger than Qing Yi. Facing three opponents, the chances of victory were still high.

Initially, the plan was “two against two.”

It was just that he was too impatient and arrived first.

Now it seemed he still needed to borrow his sixth junior brother’s strength.

“With my abilities, holding off these three shouldn’t be a problem. Otherwise, by the time my sixth junior brother arrives, these three will probably have already run away,”

Jin Kui thought to himself.

Seeing the uncertain expression on Jin Kui’s face, Han Li knew that the other party probably had a backup plan, so he became even more focused. Not a moment’s carelessness.

He relentlessly expended his internal energy, enduring the black wind while maintaining the sword formation’s operation.

“Dare to underestimate the Great Geng Sword Formation? You deserve to die!”

If Jin Kui had chosen to flee, he might not have been able to do anything to his opponent. After all, his physical wind escape technique was inferior to the Wind Soul’s.

But this person chose to fight him head-on.

Ultimate moves clashed, and Jin Kui was utterly defeated.

“Kill!”

As most of the Soul Refining Wind dissipated, the initial stalemate was broken, turning into over a hundred sword threads easily slicing through the remaining black wind like cutting vegetables.

They then directly attacked the terrified Jin Kui.

“You dare kill me? I am an elder of the Star Palace! Kill me, and the Twin Saints will not let you go, the Star Palace will not let you go!”

Upon hearing this, the three not only did not hesitate, but their killing intent intensified.

Barbarian Beard glared: “Don’t let him escape, or the consequences will be dire.”

Qing Yi then dispersed hundreds of Azure Needles and concealed himself around: “Don’t let this bastard get away, otherwise, he’ll definitely go mad and seek revenge on us. And he’ll spend his entire life seeking revenge against us.”

Han Li wasn’t stupid either:

“Hmph, there’s no such thing as being able to guard against a thief for a thousand days. I won’t have peace of mind if I don’t kill you.” Only

after killing this guy could he sleep soundly.

Only then could he have peace of mind.

A living Jin Kui might still have some value to the Twin Saints of the Heavenly Stars, and might even be able to persuade them to use their once-in-a-century opportunity to deal with them.

But a dead Jin Kui was of no value whatsoever, and it was certainly not worth the Twin Saints using their once-in-a-century opportunity to attack them.

The more threatening Jin Kui was, the more he deserved to die.

“Don’t even think about it.”

The four magical shields flashed with spiritual light, and the four layers of light screens and the protective light screen complemented each other, instantly forming a very thick defensive barrier.

But suddenly, the hundred or so sword threads converged, slicing through the layers of defensive light barriers and the four magical treasures into fragments.

The light barriers crumbled simultaneously.

The small magical shields were reduced to scrap metal.

“No…”

But the sword threads that cut through him paid no heed to Jin Kui’s cries and pleas.

His body was instantly torn into countless pieces.

Even the two newly summoned ancient treasures and the other magical treasure that hadn’t yet been activated were shredded into countless fragments by the sword threads of the Great Geng Sword Formation.

This scene pained Qing Yi deeply.

The treasures that appeared in Jin Kui’s hands were definitely of excellent quality, but unfortunately, they were all destroyed.

Turning to look at Han Li, he couldn’t help but be secretly shocked:

“So strong!”

He hadn’t expected Xiao Cha to be a swordsman, and with such sharp moves.

It was too unexpected.

Just as Qing Yi stroked his beard, and the net-like sword threads tore apart Jin Kui’s body, a tiny nascent soul emerged from the top of his head. It then hurriedly burrowed into the Soul Refining Gourd, barely managing to merge with the ancient treasure. In the blink of an eye, a miniature black tornado condensed.

“Not good, he’s trying to escape!”

Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi warned the others, preparing to intercept him.

The next moment, the tornado indeed appeared, carrying the treasure gourd and the nascent soul within, attempting to flee.

Jin Kui knew very well that at this moment, only the power of the Soul Refining Gourd, a top-grade ancient treasure, could forcefully break through the sword formation’s barrier. Even

a top-tier ancient treasure might not be effective. Nascent

soul teleportation would be suicidal.

If the nascent soul collided with the intermittently appearing sword threads, wouldn’t it die a humiliating and tragic death?

And the Soul Refining Gourd’s swirling wind was indeed powerful, dispersing more than a dozen sword threads. And just as the remaining sword threads were closing in, five treasures spewed out from the gourd’s mouth, which then self-destructed without hesitation.

They actually used the power of their self-destruction to break through the formation.

“Even the high-grade ancient treasure, the Azure Flower Umbrella, self-destructed?”

What a waste! What a waste!

Qing Yi watched with envy.

The self-destruction of a high-grade ancient treasure, two fine ancient treasures, and two decent magic weapons, coupled with the all-out impact of the top-grade ancient treasure, the Soul Refining Gourd, regardless of damage, violently created a small gap in the sword formation.

“It’s broken?”

Han Li frowned,

but wasn’t surprised.

This set of flying swords had appeared too late.

Jin Kui was right about some things; he had too many flying swords and not enough time to nurture them, so their power didn’t match the strength of their top-grade raw materials. Or rather, the reason they were sharper than ordinary Nascent Soul stage natal flying swords was entirely due to the ten-thousand-year-old Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood, refined crystals, and Geng Metal strengthening them.

In short, the nurturing time was too short.

Their power hadn’t reached its limit.

There was still a lot of room for improvement:

“In the future, I need to find a way to nurture these flying swords more without interfering with my cultivation.”

However, he wasn’t worried about Jin Kui escaping.

The sword formation repaired quickly; the gap could be repaired in the blink of an eye.

Meanwhile…

Seeing the sword formation open, Jin Kui was overjoyed:

“An opportunity!”

Without hesitation, the Nascent Soul cultivator abandoned the treasure gourd he couldn’t retrieve in time and decisively used teleportation to escape.

Nascent Soul teleportation is almost unbeatable in ordinary Nascent Soul battles.

As long as one teleports continuously, greatly depleting their vital energy, even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn’t be able to catch up.

“Success!”

The teleportation was successful, covering more than ten zhang in an instant…

“Huh? Something’s wrong! Why did I only teleport more than ten zhang?”

Noticing this, Jin Kui was terrified.

You must know that normal teleportation, as long as it’s not limited by space, can directly jump over a hundred zhang. With the reaction speed of a Nascent Soul cultivator, teleporting ten or even twenty times in half a breath is easy.

But here, both Jin Kui’s reaction and the distance of his teleportation were greatly reduced:

“Why is this happening?”

Looking back, in the void, thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords were emitting a faint halo.

The aura of light extended beyond the Great Geng Sword Formation, covering a thousand-foot area outside it.

This area, touched by the faint aura, formed a unique gravitational field, significantly increasing gravity within the region.

The ability to teleport at least a hundred feet was suddenly reduced to only ten feet.

“A gravitational field?”

“Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood!”

“It’s you! That person from over thirty years ago?!”

Jin Kui was horrified.

“Your reaction wasn’t slow,”

Han Li remarked casually.

The sword formation closed again, the sword threads almost touching Jin Kui’s nascent soul face.

Immediately afterward, a golden net of lightning descended, attempting to completely envelop and capture the Nascent Soul.

This scene filled him with despair.

“Sixth Junior Brother, Sixth Junior Brother…”

Why hadn’t he arrived yet?

Was he trying to trap him? Little

did he know, his sixth junior brother, out of “repayment of a debt,” and to allow him, the senior brother, to gain more achievements and fame, had deliberately slowed his journey. He was still tens of thousands of miles away.

“No, this shouldn’t be, no…”

He was unwilling to accept it!

“Sixth Brother…”

You old bastard!

But as the net of lightning formed by the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning was about to complete its capture, a flash of sorrow crossed Jin Kui’s eyes: Xiao Cha was a man who changed identities frequently, with grand ambitions. Now that he knew Xiao Cha’s true identity, the other party would not let him go.

Only the dead can keep secrets.

He was doomed.

Immediately, his eyes hardened:

“Don’t even think about it!”

“Even if I die, I will never allow you to capture me alive and search my soul…”

“Holy Palace, may you live forever!”

Explode!

His nascent soul self-destructed without hesitation.

Even the storage bag it carried exploded.

However, the items inside couldn’t all be activated to self-destruct in time; many that could withstand damage and were not easily destroyed were preserved.

For example, an ancient treasure flying boat and an ancient treasure bewitching bell, as well as magical artifacts, metals, and spiritual wood and materials.

“He actually self-destructed?”

“This ambitious person actually chose to self-destruct because he was worried about some secrets of the Star Palace being leaked?”

Han Li raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He had underestimated this person.

This wasn’t the first nascent soul he wanted to capture.

But it was the first one that was willing to give up everything, to give up a sliver of hope, to self-destruct. Just to protect the secrets of the Star Palace?

“It seems I’ll have to learn that secret technique from Silver Moon that can seal a Nascent Soul’s self-destruction.”

Nearby, Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi, whose Nascent Souls had already separated and were ready to use Nascent Soul teleportation to pursue Jin Kui, were also stunned.

“This…”

…

In the distance, a streak of light heading this way suddenly stopped.

Another white-clad figure wearing a mask appeared within the light.

His face was filled with disbelief and horror.

“This, this…”

“That was… Senior Brother Jin Kui…self-destructed?”

How could this be?

How could such a thing happen?

…

Meanwhile.

Tianxing City, the eightieth floor of the Holy Mountain.

Inside the Soul Nourishing Hall, where the life lamps or soul tablets of the Nascent Soul elders of the Star Palace were stored, one of the high-ranking soul tablets suddenly shattered with a crack.

The Core Formation stage cultivator who had been left behind, hearing the commotion, entered, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in horror:

“Elder Jin Kui has perished? How is this possible?”

He then staggered out quickly, intending to report this to his superiors.

…

Fengyu Island.

Barbarian Beard’s cave.

“这几样东西我拿走，没问题吧？”

韩立指了指桌上几件最珍贵的事物。

三人面前的桌子上，琳琅满目，摆放了各种宝物。

其中，古宝几件，法宝跟异宝好几件，各种上乘的炼器灵材二三十份。次一等的，如寻常的法宝五金，就更多了。

蛮胡子跟青易闻言，没有任何意见。

蛮胡子更是将东西以法力递到韩立面前：

“此番要是没你及时出手，青易肯定老惨了，我也会受伤不轻。何况，金奎是你击败的，这些东西都是你的战利品才是。”

于是，东西尽数到了韩立手里。

极品古宝炼魂葫，元婴中期催动施威，可发挥出元后顶峰修士的攻杀手段。元婴后期持之，威力更大数分，完全可以打出化神之下一等一的杀伤力。

特攻效果不比灵宝仿品差多少。

Ling Xiaofeng had relied on this treasure to roam the Star Sea for many years.

The top-tier ancient treasure, the Meteor Shuttle, though only a top-tier ancient treasure, was extremely rare, its value no less than that of a top-grade ancient treasure. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator who wasn’t proficient in top-tier escape techniques like lightning and wind escape couldn’t catch it. If Jin Kui had relied on this treasure to retreat before Ling Xiaofeng set up his sword formation, he wouldn’t have been able to do anything to him. He couldn’t catch it.

The high-tier ancient treasure, the Bewitching Bell, had special attack effects and considerable power, even affecting those in the mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage. The specific effects varied from person to person.

In addition, he also took a large portion of the superior refining materials.

This unexpected gain greatly increased his foundation.

He also noticed the three women beside him were very excited.

“Brother Xiao, you can take this Forget-Me-Not Needle here too. It’s all thanks to you this time,”

Qing Yi, dressed in a slightly disheveled blue robe, said with a smile.

Although he was somewhat reluctant to part with the treasure, as it suited him perfectly, it wouldn’t be appropriate to incur such a large debt of gratitude.

然而韩立却大方的摆了摆手，并没有取过忘忧针：

“这东西是你从金奎手里夺得的，自是归你所有。何况，此宝更加适合青老弟你使用，在你手里，能发挥出更大的作用。接下来，咱们可能要面临被星宫通缉与追杀的可能了。”

外部压力的促成下，三人如今已然建立了同盟，并且以实力最强的他为主。因此，他又何必太小家子气？

且韩立发现了自己的一点不足之处。

那便是他不够狠！

对别人不够狠，对自己更加的不够狠！

就说蛮胡子跟青易，在预判了金奎即将元婴瞬移遁走的情况下，可以毫不顾忌的元婴出窍，提前做好了以元婴阻击与追击的准备。

换成他，定然是做不到那种程度的。

既然自己狠不下来，可能很长一段时间都做不到心狠手辣，那就安排好能够狠下心的队友好了。

He, the Barbarian Beard, and Qing Yi had been through thick and thin together, and their friendship was deep.

The Forget-Me-Not Needle was his way of showing goodwill to this small team.

“Oh, right, these two Longevity Pills and this piece of Geng Gold…”

The Barbarian Beard slapped his forehead, remembering something, and then handed over a pill bottle and a fist-sized golden stone.

The two high-level ancient treasures he had temporarily borrowed were also returned.

“Hmm, I also have a Longevity Pill here!”

Qing Yi stroked his beard and said.

“Since you have extra Longevity Pills, why don’t you trade them to Jin Kui?”

Han Li asked in surprise.

Even if he traded one to Jin Kui, that guy might not be so aggressive. He might just leave directly.

“Look at his arrogant appearance, he’s simply asking for a beating. If he hadn’t self-destructed his Nascent Soul, I would have asked Brother Xiao for his Nascent Soul and then extracted his soul to refine it.”

Qing Yi said bitterly.

Most of his Green Thorn Birds were dead, a small portion were crippled, and only a few were still in good condition.

How could he not hate them for this?

“Then I won’t stand on ceremony.”

Han Li nodded and accepted the items.

In the end, what Jin Kui had fought tooth and nail for, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi had casually tossed to Han Li.

It was quite ironic.

“What are your plans next?”

The two looked at Han Li in unison.

“Go to Qiyuan Island. There’s an opportunity waiting for us there.”

“What kind of opportunity?”

“The essence and demon core of a transformed demon cultivator!” Upon hearing this

, Man Hu Zi and Qing Yi’s spirits lifted: “Where did you get this information?”

“Just come with me. I guarantee you won’t suffer any losses.”

The two exchanged a glance and slowly nodded:

“When do we set off?”

“We need to do it as soon as possible.”

Some might say I’m holding back my strength. But the protagonist really doesn’t have enough time right now, not enough time to mature, and the flying sword hasn’t been nurtured for long enough, which has greatly reduced the power of the Great Geng Sword Formation. Moreover, this set of flying swords isn’t the Golden Thunder Bamboo Flying Sword; it’s only made of Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood, so its quality is somewhat inferior.

Otherwise, even a top-grade ancient treasure that a top-tier cultivator would use at full power would be ruined.

(End of this chapter)