A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 236

Chapter 232 The Riftwind Beast’s Nest

Han Li put down his teacup, smacked his lips, stood up, flicked his clothes, and then strode forward.

Each step was clearly light and slow, yet in the hearts of Zhuo Ruting and the Core Formation stage guest elder from the Miaoyin Sect, it sounded as heavy as a drumbeat. The

approaching figure was like a mountain gradually pressing down.

The two were so terrified that they were speechless, their bodies trembling like leaves.

“I’ve taken your storage bag as a small punishment. You have no objections, do you?”

Han Li said with a smile.

“No, no, this is a token of my respect as a junior.”

The middle-aged Core Formation cultivator nodded repeatedly, secretly heartbroken but also greatly relieved.

He had thought he was going to die.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, thank goodness…

Seeing this, Han Li gave the man a meaningful look. He felt no remorse for his forceful seizure, because as long as the man wasn’t stupid, he wouldn’t suffer heavy losses; on the contrary, he could make a small profit from the Miaoyin Sect. It all depended on whether the man knew how to handle it.

“As for you…”

Han Li was about to say something more, fiddling with a bulging storage bag in his hand.

But then Zhuo Ruting’s breath hitched, and she fainted from excessive fear.

She was half-dead from fright, completely losing consciousness.

Han Li: ?

That’s it?

In terms of temperament, she did resemble Gan Rushuang by six or seven points. But in terms of character, they were on completely different levels.

Could Wang Ning and her daughter entrust such an important task with such a lack of spirit?

The Core Formation guest elder was stunned for a moment, then muttered curses under his breath.

Wen Siyue, though expressionless, was inwardly filled with complex emotions.

“Now, do you still want to stay in the Miaoyin Sect?”

Han Li turned and asked.

This time, Wen Siyue didn’t hesitate at all. She immediately bowed and earnestly said,

“Please, senior, take me away from this place. I am willing to be your servant.”

“Then come with me. You can handle your father’s matter yourself later.”

…

After Han Li and his group left,

the Core Formation Elder immediately vented his anger on the slowly waking Zhuo Ruting:

“Right Envoy Zhuo, look at what you’ve done! My storage bag, my cultivation resources, my spirit stones…”

The middle-aged man was furious.

He wished he could tear this woman apart alive.

Her originally exquisite and beautiful face now seemed so repulsive to him.

“Elder Peng, please calm down. I will bear all the losses.”

Zhuo Ruting had no choice but to grit her teeth and offer compensation.

“You said it yourself.”

“Of course…”

“Good! In my storage bag are two ancient treasures, two magic weapons, a number of pills, fifty to sixty thousand spirit stones, and countless talismans and spiritual materials, with a total value of no less than four hundred thousand spirit stones. I’ll waive the tens of thousands of yuan change for you; just give me four hundred thousand, and this matter will be over. Otherwise… hmph!”

Big shots might not bother with such trivial matters, but a nobody like him naturally wouldn’t mind being petty.

Upon hearing Elder Peng’s exaggerated amount of loss, Zhuo Ruting almost fainted again.

Supplies worth more than four hundred thousand spirit stones?

Even if she sold herself, she couldn’t afford to pay for it.

…

Leaving Qiyuan Island, they arrived at a nearby mortal island.

Along the way, the stunningly beautiful young woman, Wen Siyue, was carried away by his magic power.

When Han Li descended and revealed their figures, they maintained a “gentleman’s distance.”

Then, Yuan Yao and Yan Li greeted her joyfully:

“Husband.”

“Young Master.”

Gan Rushuang also stepped forward and bowed.

Upon seeing Gan Rushuang, Wen Siyue’s body tensed involuntarily, almost mistaking her for Zhuo Ruting.

It wasn’t until she remembered that the Miaoyin Sect once had a guest elder in the late Core Formation stage who looked exactly like the one in front of her, but who had disappeared during the Void Heaven Palace incident decades ago.

Unexpectedly, she had become this Senior Han’s person.

“Sect Master, is this the person you are looking for? What important information can this little girl provide?”

Qing Yi stroked his beard and asked.

“Young friend Wen, take out the item.”

Along the way, Han Li had already asked this woman some questions.

Upon hearing this, Wen Siyue immediately took out a sea chart from her storage bag and respectfully presented it to the old man in the green robe.

She had already sensed that the cultivation levels of each of these people in front of her were far above hers. At least they were all Core Formation stage cultivators. This made her even more cautious in her behavior, afraid of offending any of them present.

“What is this?”

Qingyi and the others took the sea chart and looked at it, but couldn’t figure it out.

Han Li smiled and gestured to Wen Siyue:

“You tell them.”

Encouraged, the “young woman” immediately began to recount her story:

“Seniors, when I first arrived in the Outer Star Sea, I accidentally obtained a sea chart with a location marked on it. I thought it was some kind of treasure map, so I secretly went to take a look. There, I discovered a ‘Wind Rift Beast’ cub. Fortunately, the cub was only around level two or three, so it didn’t notice me, otherwise…” “

Oh? A Wind Rift Beast? In that case, you’re quite lucky.”

Qing Yi’s eyes lit up:

“As far as I know, Wind Rift Beasts only start giving birth when they reach level eight, and they will care for their cubs until they reach around level five before leaving. So, there must be a level eight Wind Rift Beast living on that island. You’re really lucky to have left alive.”

Barbarian Beard was also intrigued.

“So, we’re going to hunt an eighth-level Gale Beast?”

Normally, searching for deep-sea monsters in the outer star sea is very difficult. This

is because the deep sea, which is thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of feet deep, is itself a barrier that is “favorable for monsters to move around but unfavorable for human cultivators to explore.”

Due to the isolation of the deep sea, even the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator is greatly weakened, resulting in extremely low exploration efficiency.

Depths below a thousand feet are completely in the dark for ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

In contrast, high-level demonic beasts possess far superior underwater perception compared to humans.

Therefore,

generally speaking,

high-level demonic beasts can clearly grasp the movements of human cultivators, while human cultivators find it difficult to accurately track the movements of high-level demonic beasts.

Of course,

there are also very few exceptional cases.

For example, Wen Siyue discovered clues to the lair of the Riftwind Beast.

The person who left behind this sea chart is quite interesting and capable.

“The Riftwind Beast can use an eighth-level demon core to brew a pot of Azure Flame Wine over a hundred years. This is an innate ability of the Riftwind Beast clan after reaching the eighth level and undergoing initial transformation. Azure Flame Wine can greatly increase the probability of a cultivator at the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation realm breaking through to the late-stage Core Formation realm. It may also have some beneficial effect on cultivators forming their Nascent Soul realm.”

As for how effective it is?

He couldn’t guarantee.

“Furthermore, the Riftwind Beast is born with the ability to use wind escape. If we can adopt that cub as a spirit pet and raise it to level seven or eight, it will be a great help in the future. At that time, even if we can’t defeat our opponents, we can use its wind escape to escape danger as quickly as possible, right?”

Wind escape and lightning escape are escape techniques that even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators can’t catch up with.

Even if a level seven Riftwind Beast uses them, its speed probably won’t be much slower than a great cultivator.

It’s only slower than a few species like the Six-Winged Frost Centipede that fly faster.

“Moreover, the reason why young friend Wen Siyue was able to leave that island alive was definitely not because she wasn’t discovered by the Riftwind Beast. More likely, that Riftwind Beast, which was originally only level eight, was breaking through its cultivation and entering level nine.”

At this point, Han Li looked at Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi:

“So, you two? Are you interested in this Riftwind Beast that might be advancing?”

“Level nine?”

And possibly in the delicate state of advancement?

Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi exchanged a glance, their eyes burning even brighter instead of retreating.

“If we can capture this demon’s essence, we might be able to find the lairs of the other transformed demon beasts!”

Then their gains would skyrocket.

“Five Nascent Soul cultivators attacking together—even if he’s only level eight, or even level nine, so what?”

Let’s do it!

Eh? “Five…five Nascent Soul elders?”

Wen Siyue was already dumbfounded.

From childhood to adulthood, she had only had close contact with the Nascent Soul senior who had taken her away from the Myriad Sounds Sect.

Who would have thought he’d have the chance to meet five Nascent Soul cultivators simultaneously?

This was something he could brag about for a lifetime.

“Since you’re interested, shouldn’t you two offer something?”

Han Li said, tossing the storage bag of the Myriad Sounds Sect’s Core Formation guest elder to Wen Siyue. Inside, he’d only taken most of the mid-grade spirit stones and two unfamiliar pill formulas; the rest—the junk, such as several rare magic artifacts, some pills suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and various miscellaneous spiritual materials—he hadn’t touched a thing.

Seeing this, Qing Yi shook his head and chuckled:

“These two materials, which can be used to refine magic treasures later, are just a small gift.”

This woman has good spiritual roots and is likely to reach Core Formation.

She’s good-looking, with a natural allure; she might have a good family in the future.

This small gift is just to establish a good relationship.

The bearded man was equally generous:

“These three bottles of pills will help improve your Foundation Establishment stage cultivation. Take them. These other pills and spiritual items will help you condense your Golden Core in the future. Take them too. Here are some Golden Core condensation tips, take a look…”

This woman was brought by our sect leader instead of just a sea chart. Could she be having an affair with him?

But wait, although she’s dressed as a young woman, she’s clearly still a virgin…

I don’t understand.

I won’t think about it anymore.

A token gift will suffice.

Gan Rushuang, Yuan Yao, and Yan Li each presented a Golden Core level talisman and some mid-level talismans.

“Senior, this, this…”

Wen Siyue stood there, unsure what to do.

“Take them. Your sea chart is still somewhat valuable to us. Of course, we must thank these ladies properly…”

Han Li pushed all the items in front of the young woman.

“Thank you so much, seniors. Thank you so much, seniors.”

For some reason, Wen Siyue felt a slight sting in her nose. She

had never felt this kind of respect within the Miaoyin Sect.

“What are your plans afterward?”

“This junior doesn’t know.” She

was at a loss for what to do.

“Then take this token to the Kuixing Island waters in the Inner Sea and find the Seven Seas Merchant Alliance. Have them temporarily recruit you as their manager. You know that place well.”

Kuixing Island?

Wasn’t that her hometown?

“Thank you, seniors.”

…

When Wen Siyue returned to Black Stone City to take the teleportation array,

the three men’s gazes immediately changed.

Weren’t they enough? Why was she going out to flirt with other women?

“I have a little connection with her,”

Han Li said casually.

He hadn’t even had a chance to touch the Grape Fairy’s little grapes yet, which was a bit of a regret for this frivolous man.

Then, they put the matter aside and got down to business:

“There’s definitely a level eight Wind Rift Beast in the lair. We have to be wary of its wind escape technique. Therefore, someone needs to stay hidden and wait for an opportunity. If our surprise attack fails, this person in the shadows will have to fill in the gaps.”

Han Li said solemnly.

After a moment of thought, Qing Yi stepped forward:

“I’ll find an opportunity to test the power of the Forget-Worry Needle.”

The top-tier ancient treasure, the Forget-Worry Needle, was a trophy from Jin Kui. Because it was countered by his own “Falling Treasure Coin,” it had been knocked away before it could even show its power. This time, he had found a worthy opponent to test its effectiveness.

“We’ll decide on the distribution of the trophy later, how about that?”

“Of course.”

No one objected.

“Let’s not delay, let’s go now.”

Without lingering, the group immediately used their stealth techniques and headed straight for the lair of the Wind Rift Beast, Feng Xi.

More than ten days later, the group finally approached the Qiyuan Sea.

Another day passed, and they arrived at their destination, following the route.

In the distance, they could vaguely see a small island, only about ten miles across.

After landing on the rocks and observing for a while, they confirmed it was indeed the island.

The island was completely empty, resembling an abandoned nest.

On the island stood a two-hundred-foot-tall stone mountain, at the foot of which lay a dark cave hidden by several giant rocks.

The cave entrance was about seven or eight zhang in size and extremely deep.

“Proceed according to plan.”

(End of Chapter)