A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 253

Chapter 249 Completely powerless to resist

“Wait, actually, we can lure them out before we attack,”

Gan Rushuang suddenly said.

Han Li turned his head, his gaze filled with inquiry.

“Husband, Senior Sister is now a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, and Senior Brother is at the early Nascent Soul stage. Although those two are far from being our match, if they activate the protective array of Linglong Mountain, they might be able to use its power to trap us for a while and then find a chance to escape.”

“Luring them outside the mountain gate and then defeating them one by one might be better,”

Gan Rushuang suggested. It

sounded reasonable.

Han Li smiled slightly upon hearing this:

“Are you worried that we will cause a great disturbance in Linglong Mountain, resulting in unnecessary damage and heavy losses for the entire Yanyue Sect? If so, will you feel ashamed before your deceased mentor?”

The beauty remained silent, her brows slightly lowered.

“Speed is of the essence in war, and a sneak attack is far more effective than resorting to tactics like alerting the enemy, luring them away, or setting a trap.”

“If we use your appearance as bait to lure your senior sister away from the mountain gate to capture you, there’s a good chance we can get her out as you wish. However, it could also backfire,”

Han Li said calmly.

“How could that be?”

Gan Rushuang raised an eyebrow.

“You’ve alerted her.”

“She’s a genuine mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, and there are only thirty or forty mid-Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Tiannan region. Therefore, logically speaking, after defecting from the Hidden Moon Sect, you should have been hiding from her. And with your cultivation and methods back then, you absolutely shouldn’t have revealed your whereabouts in front of a cultivator below the Nascent Moon Sect.”

“But even so, you still showed yourself.”

“The possibility of you being careless and deliberately coming to the Hidden Moon Sect’s territory to be careless and exposed is theoretically very small.”

“Once she becomes suspicious, then the remaining possibilities are nothing more than a few.”

“Either you’ve reached Nascent Soul stage and have the power to protect yourself, no longer afraid of the Hidden Moon Sect’s pursuit. Or, you have a backer and are no longer afraid of the Hidden Moon Sect’s targeting. Or, this is a trap you set for the Hidden Moon Sect, and you yourself are the bait…”

“No matter which one it is, your senior sister and the others will be on high alert!”

Han Li paused here.

What was supposed to be a blitzkrieg and ambush must not be allowed to turn into a trap by alerting the enemy.

Rather than being cunning and creating unnecessary surprises, it’s better to just go for it.

“Does my husband mean that too many tricks will only expose our weaknesses?”

Gan Rushuang realized.

“Yes.”

Han Li nodded.

A hint of uncertainty appeared on the beautiful woman’s delicate face.

“Although your senior sister sold you to Wei Lichen at a low price, which seems like she’s undermining her own foundation, she might not be truly stupid. She might just be eliminating dissidents in advance. I know that you and she have different political views, and once you reach Nascent Soul stage, you’ll inevitably clash with her, affecting her reputation in the Hidden Moon Sect.”

“Your senior sister probably anticipated that situation, so it’s better to make sure you’re taken care of early and also gain some benefits from the Wei family.”

This explanation made Gan Rushuang bite her lip.

Seeing this, Han Li reached out and took Gan Rushuang’s warm, jade-like hand, squeezed it gently, and then comforted her gently:

“Don’t worry, we’ll act quickly and control ourselves.”

The bearded man, noticing Han Li’s gaze, shrugged and then loosened his muscles: “I’m eager to see the methods of the Nascent Soul cultivators from Tiannan, so I’ll definitely go all out from the start. It won’t cause much damage.”

Qingyi Jushi also stroked his beard and nodded:

“I will also act swiftly and decisively.”

Han Li: “…”

Is this how you comfort people?

…

The disciples of the Hidden Moon Sect weren’t hard to find.

Soon, they had gathered five Foundation Establishment cultivators who were out on business.

“Let’s go.”

At the foot of Linglong Mountain was the area where Qi Refining disciples were concentrated.

The sect had a total of five or six thousand Qi Refining disciples. Compared to the more than twenty thousand True Spirit Root disciples during the Yue Kingdom era, the current Hidden Moon Sect was incomparable. Halfway up the mountain

was the cave dwelling area for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Two hundred years ago, during the Yue Kingdom era, the Yan Yue Sect had at least a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators. Now, however, there are only four hundred.

This isn’t because they lacked time to recover, but rather because the Northern Liang Kingdom was a small country, its territory and resources not significantly better than the former Jiang and Cheqi Kingdoms. After the arrival of the six former Yue Kingdom sects, the small Northern Liang Kingdom not only had to settle the six major sects but also support its own sects and families. Even with two of the four native families migrating away, the spiritual stone and herb production of this small kingdom still had to support the daily needs of eight Nascent Soul level sects.

The eight major powers, not wanting to break ties, could only tighten their belts and live within their own small territory.

Furthermore,

they had to periodically send manpower to participate in the war between the Nine Kingdoms Alliance and the Mulan people on the border.

As outsiders, the Yan Yue Sect and the other six sects were naturally cannon fodder, and their losses were considerable.

The Yan Yue Sect fared relatively well, losing only three Core Formation stage cultivators over the years.

Therefore, the group maintained a lineup of about ten mid-to-high-level Core Formation cultivators.

“Follow me.”

With the Disguise of the Transformation Technique and Gan Rushuang as their guide, the five of them smoothly traversed the Foundation Establishment cave cluster on the mountainside.

“Are we going directly to the summit?”

After passing through the cave cluster, Gan Rushuang asked Han Li telepathically.

Han Li shook his head:

“According to the pre-arranged plan, we’ll eliminate the Core Formation cultivators one by one.”

Soon, the five arrived at the first Core Formation cultivator’s cave.

During the process, they were not detected by powerful divine senses. Upon

arrival, Gan Rushuang, disguised as a disciple of the Hidden Moon Sect, used the sect’s unique transmission talisman and technique to knock on the cave’s door.

This was an emergency notification method, normally unusable; once used, even if the Core Formation cultivator inside was refining pills or breaking through to a higher level, they would have to interrupt their seclusion and emerge.

“What happened? Why are you forcing me, Lan, to leave seclusion?”

A middle-aged man with cold eyes strode out of the cave.

Seeing this man, Han Li was taken aback.

What a coincidence!

We’ve met again.

This person is none other than a family cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect who inherited the mantle of Old Monster Qiong.

This man surnamed Lan is not Old Monster Qiong’s direct disciple, but rather the successor specially chosen by the sect after the deaths of Old Monster Qiong and his direct disciples. Indeed, the Invisible Needle magic weapon and the Invisible Needle escape technique are too useful. They are invincible on the battlefield.

However, when the Core Formation cultivator surnamed Lan saw five Foundation Establishment stage managers with no special positions come to his cave to report a message, he immediately realized something was wrong and was about to activate the cave’s magic array and issue a warning to the outside world.

But Han Li acted even faster.

Five copper rings of different colors and two Immortal-Falling Ropes flew out silently the moment the cave gate opened. These were

the ancient treasure, the Five Elements Rings, specifically designed to counter the five elements of spiritual power.

The five rings vanished in the blink of an eye, appearing immediately on the limbs and neck of the cold-faced middle-aged man at such close range, causing him to stiffen abruptly, his face showing horror.

The middle-aged man tried to mobilize his internal magic power to do something.

Han Li had already stepped forward, flicking his finger with a Soul-Suppressing Technique and a Hypnotic Technique:

“Don’t bother, I know your spiritual power situation very well.”

Being within the five elements, there was no escape.

Immediately afterward, he restricted the man with a restriction and affixed talismans for added protection before storing him in his seed bag:

“Next.”

Gan Rushuang glanced at Han Li strangely upon hearing this.

Lead the way.

Continue.

An hour later.

The five Core Formation stage cultivators left behind at Linglong Mountain were all captured.

Gan Rushuang knew this place and its cultivators all too well. Even newly promoted Core Formation cultivators had their cultivation techniques and spiritual energy attributes known to her. Therefore, the Five Elements Ring made no mistakes or errors. Finally,

Han Li, Manhuzi, and Qing Yi, the three of them, changed their identities again,

using the Shapeshifting Technique to disguise themselves as three Core Formation cultivators from the Hidden Moon Sect.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were not qualified to easily ascend the mountaintop, much less report to the Grand Elder’s “Sunset Hall.” Core Formation cultivators

were different.

They were among the most powerful figures in the sect besides the two Supreme Elders, so naturally no one stopped them. Even though the three were accompanied by two Foundation Establishment cultivators, the cultivators secretly monitoring the mountain passes turned a blind eye.

Thus,

the three easily reached the summit

and arrived outside the Sunset Hall.

“Reporting to the Grand Elder, our disciples have found a special clue, and the three of us have come to report.”

Han Li, disguised as a middle-aged man surnamed Lan, tossed down a jade slip and went to wait in the council hall.

Inside the hall, the five appeared calm on the surface, but were actually preparing for action.

Two days later, the Grand Elder emerged from seclusion, accompanied by her maidservant, and arrived at the council hall:

“What’s going on? What did you find? Huh? Where’s Junior Brother? Why am I the only one…”

Grand Elder Ni Cai had just begun to have some doubts when several powerful auras, accompanied by several loud shouts, erupted in the council hall.

The shouts contained a powerful soul-shaking force—a Soul-Suppressing Technique.

The stronger the cultivator’s spiritual sense, the more effective it would be against cultivators of the same level.

Han Li’s spiritual sense was at the level of a Great Cultivator,

even stronger than that of an ordinary Great Cultivator.

The Barbarian Beard was born with a strong spiritual sense, which had been further amplified after cultivating the Great Evolution Technique. He was not much different from a Great Cultivator.

Although Qing Yi was far inferior to the two, his spiritual sense was stronger than Ni Cai’s.

Yuan Yao and Gan Rushuang’s Soul-Suppressing Techniques were merely supplementary, better than nothing.

The unsuspecting Grand Elder, suddenly attacked by the spiritual techniques of five Nascent Soul cultivators on his own territory, inevitably experienced a moment of disorientation.

The next moment, Han Li’s Five Elements Rings encircled the Grand Elder’s limbs and neck, while the Falling Immortal Rope encircled his legs. The exquisite ancient treasure, the Golden Mirror, on his left released its magnetic light, capable of temporarily turning the illuminated target into gold and imbuing them with metallic magnetism.

At that moment:

“Buzz…”

The wielder, attacked, spontaneously protected its master.

A radiant light suddenly rose from the Grand Elder’s body, shielding him.

However, while the light barrier formed by this ancient treasure isolated the Five Elements Rings and the Falling Immortal Rope, it couldn’t counteract the gravitational field created by the Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Sword. The instant the protective light barrier formed, the thirty-six Golden Magnetic Bee Cloud Swords buried underground burst forth, releasing a golden magnetic gravity field. The sudden surge in gravity acted on a small area, immediately causing the Grand Elder to stagger and then kneel heavily on the hall floor.

At that moment, it wasn’t just Han Li who used his abilities.

Gan Rushuang summoned the Vermilion Bird Ring, encircling her senior sister’s waist. The Vermilion Bird Ring, encircling the light barrier, significantly compressed the protective radiance.

Yuan Yao then took light steps, and the high-grade ancient treasure, the Bewitching Bell, on her ankle immediately emitted a mesmerizing tinkling sound. Her hands also began playing the Melodious Pipa, another sound entering the Grand Elder’s ears, creating a double hallucination. This type of attack was beyond the power of the light barrier to defend against. Barbarian Beard’s golden Dharma

form appeared, his arms adorned with a high-grade ancient treasure, the Purple Ice Bracelet, and a fine ancient treasure, the Thunder Wristguard.

With a punch and a slap, the protective aura around the Grand Elder’s body instantly dimmed completely.

His left side froze, and his right side became paralyzed.

Qing Yi was even more ruthless, unleashing a top-tier ancient treasure: the Forget-Me-Not Needle.

If this needle pierced through, Grand Elder Ni Cai would be certain death.

“Wait, Brother Qing,”

Gan Rushuang stopped him.

Han Li also waved his hand:

“No need, no need, we’ve already caught her alive.”

Seeing this, Qing Yi awkwardly withdrew his attack.

Gan Rushuang breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Li had already removed all the storage bags and spirit beast pouches from the Grand Elder’s waist, then placed a mind-controlling restriction on her.

Only then was the attack considered over.

The maid beside him was still unconscious.

The commotion here must have alerted the other cultivators nearby.

In response, Han Li calmly transformed into the appearance of the Grand Elder and donned his robes. He then strode out of the main hall:

“Hmph, even the sect’s council hall can be infiltrated by petty thieves! What have you been doing? How have you been guarding the various mountain passes?”

In an instant, his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation aura was released.

This blatant accusation silenced the Hidden Moon Sect’s hidden guards.

Who dared to question him further?

“Disperse, go back to what you were doing,”

Han Li waved his hand.

The Hidden Moon Sect disciples breathed a sigh of relief:

“Thank you, Grand Elder.”

Hearing this expression of gratitude, one of them felt rather embarrassed.

(End of Chapter)