A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 46

Chapter 46 Nobody wants to run into Han Li

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His ability to get a bye in the fourth round, gaining ample time for recuperation, wasn’t just good luck.

It was because an invisible hand was helping him from the shadows.

“This kid’s luck is pretty good…”

“Yeah, not only does he get the care of Fairy Hong Fu, but he also gets the protection of Senior Brother Lin (Junior Brother Lin).”

“That Senior Brother Lin isn’t easy to talk to…”

They had approached Young Master Lin before to ask for puppets, intending to buy a few for their clan’s direct descendants for self-defense. After all, carrying one or two puppets was equivalent to having one or two fearless bodyguards at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Such a boost in combat power was considerable even for those at the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refining.

But Young Master Lin rarely treated ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators from ordinary families with kindness; he always had a gloomy expression, as if someone owed him hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.

Want puppets?

“Get lost.

” No.

Only those Core Formation families and a few outstanding Foundation Establishment families would treat him with such politeness.

“This young friend is quite something.”

…

The number of participants in Huangfeng Valley was 212.

After the first round, 106 remained, and the first day was over.

After the second round, 53 remained, and the second day was also mostly over.

The third round began in the late afternoon of the second day.

After the third round, 27 remained, and then, an interesting scene unfolded: Han Li received a lucky bye! Therefore, he gained precious time for recovery and recuperation.

He knew very well that he hadn’t used any connections, hadn’t tried to curry favor with anyone. Besides, he didn’t have that kind of background or influence.

Yet he still received a bye.

This made countless rogue cultivators and family disciples extremely envious.

At this point, including him, only fourteen participants remained!

And very interestingly, of the four rounds of the Huangfeng Valley arena competition, only Han Li’s group suffered no casualties, because his opponents lost decisively and conceded defeat readily. In the other matches, there were more or less casualties.

Among them, two Qi Refining Level 10 cultivators were unfortunately involved in the collision, resulting in one being dead and the other crippled.

Many Qi Refining Level 8 and 9 cultivators also died tragically on the arena.

The cleaning techniques of the Qi Refining elites from Huangfeng Valley who came to carry out the mission… were used again and again.

The arena was washed and

dried quickly to avoid delaying the schedule of the other matches.

If you think about it carefully, cleaning up after a hundred or so matches was not an easy task for those Qi Refining elites from the sect?! Money is hard to earn, and life is tough?

“There are only fourteen people left. Do we want a result today?”

The Foundation Establishment manager surnamed Nie from Huangfeng Valley asked the other two for their opinions.

Upon hearing this, the other two Foundation Establishment cultivators waved their hands, the one with the higher cultivation level:

“No rush, Junior Brother Nie, it’s better to give the remaining youngsters a night to recover. That would be fairer. Besides, the selections at the Hidden Moon Sect and Spirit Beast Mountain are only halfway through. It wouldn’t look good if we ended early.”

“Senior Brother Wang is right, ending early would be worse. Senior Brother Nie, have you noticed the Pure Void Sect and the Blade Transformation Valley? Those two sects finished their fourth round earlier than us, but they haven’t started the fifth round yet…”

Clearly, they were waiting for the other five sects.

The Hidden Moon Sect had at least three hundred participants this time,

and their average cultivation level was higher.

This meant that each round of selections would take longer.

Even at the end of the second day, they had only just begun the third round of selection. The

situation was similar at Spirit Beast Mountain.

As for why the rogue cultivators were so eager to join these two sects

, one reason was their greater reputation and the promising future prospects after joining.

On the other hand, insider information leaked out that the two sects offered significantly better treatment upon entry: the Hidden Moon Sect provided its disciples with dual cultivation partners upon entry, a truly enticing offer. “Wouldn’t you like a wife? Wouldn’t you like a husband?” the sect claimed, “and they’re all beautiful (and handsome) with considerable talent!”

The Spirit Beast Mountain Sect offered the same, providing a spirit beast cub as a companion upon entry.

This allure was comparable to the Hidden Moon Sect’s.

And this didn’t even consider other subtle differences.

If we factored in those details, it would be like the difference between the treatment of a regular major at a 211 university and a top-tier major at Tsinghua or Peking University.

This insider information was originally kept secret by the seven sects under tacit agreement.

However, someone’s prior disclosure subconsciously influenced many cultivators when registering for the competition. Even knowing that the competition for the Hidden Moon Sect and Spirit Beast Mountain might be more intense, they were unwilling to give up easily.

In short, numerous factors contributed to the fact that smaller, independent cultivators favored these two sects.

“How should we arrange the remaining fourteen people?”

“I think we should first hold the fifth round to select the top seven. Then, from the seven who were defeated, we should select three to fill the three gaps. What do you two junior brothers think?”

“That’s excellent.”

…

And so, a peaceful night passed.

At dawn,

Han Li, having spent the night meditating and recuperating, suddenly opened his eyes:

“I wonder who my opponent will be in the fifth round?”

Only fourteen people remained in the fifth round of Huangfeng Valley.

Some were still injured.

One was even dragging a severely wounded body.

This severely injured man was the unlucky fellow who had used every means to kill another Qi Refining level ten cultivator.

He was unlucky because he had gone to great lengths to kill his competitor in the fourth round, and more importantly, he had suffered a severe injury in the process, unable to recover in a short time. At this moment, he had become a tempting target and an easy target in the eyes of all the remaining contestants. Everyone wanted to meet him, hoping to easily defeat him and secure a top-ten ticket to the Huangfeng Valley Ascension Tournament.

Of course,

one could also say he was lucky.

After all, it wasn’t him who had died before.

“First group, Zhang Jun, Sun Leihong…”

Both were at the Qi Refining level ten.

Once on the stage, a fierce battle ensued.

In the end, one person won with serious injuries, while another died tragically.

“The second group…”

This time, it was a contest between a Qi Refining eleventh level cultivator and a Qi Refining tenth level cultivator.

However, the victor was not the former, but the latter!

It was the Qi Refining tenth level cultivator!

“Hahaha, hahaha… I won, I won…”

The tenth level cultivator clenched his fists in ecstasy, overjoyed.

Faced with the enormous victory and the Foundation Establishment Pill that was within reach, he could hardly suppress his excitement.

The Qi Refining eleventh level cultivator, who had been defeated, was undoubtedly filled with grief and indignation:

“How hateful, how despicable…”

His cultivation was clearly several times higher than the person on the stage; normally, he shouldn’t have lost.

But he had been too unlucky in the previous rounds, failing to even defeat a weak Qi Refining eighth level cultivator. Twice he had encountered tough opponents among the Qi Refining tenth level cultivators.

One of them possessed four low-level high-grade talismans, three of which were offensive, and one was an even rare defensive type. When the three low-level high-grade offensive talismans came crashing down, it was as if three cultivators at the twelfth or thirteenth level of Qi Refining, proficient in magic, were simultaneously unleashing low-level high-grade spells upon him.

The scene was incredibly terrifying.

If he hadn’t been a member of a powerful family with a strong foundation, able to withstand that wave of attacks, he would almost certainly have been defeated.

What was even more troubling was that his opponent also possessed a low-level high-grade defensive talisman. Thanks to that talisman, his superior-grade magic weapon couldn’t break through its defenses for a short time. As a result, he was dragged down by his opponent, expending a considerable amount of his magic power. Even if

he ultimately won, he was severely weakened.

It was a frustrating victory.

The other opponent possessed a complete set of superior-grade magic weapons and fought without hesitation, clearly having crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Compared to his opponent, although he, as a member of a family, had sparred with many clansmen, he lacked that fearless, bloodthirsty courage. In that battle, his opponent risked losing an arm to injure him as well.

That match was a painful one for him.

After a night of treatment and recuperation, his injuries were only moderately serious,

but he couldn’t perform at even half his usual level.

This gave the guy on the stage the opportunity to laugh heartily.

It wasn’t that he was incapable, but rather that his opponents in the previous two matches were too ruthless, giving the person on stage a huge advantage.

This is also the main reason why no one liked facing Han Li.

Simply put, those two high-level puppets were too unfair in front of the small families and rogue cultivators of the Yue Kingdom’s cultivation world.

Furthermore, in the second match, Han Li deliberately flaunted his wealth, pulling out five high-level beginner talismans and ten mid-level beginner talismans to intimidate his opponent! He easily scared away the terrified Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator.

With just one glance, the Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator felt as if he saw his great-grandmother, who had passed away many years ago, beckoning to him.

Being able to leave the stage alive was truly a blessing from his great-grandmother’s frantic efforts below.

Who among them would want to face Han Li, with his dual puppets and a plethora of talismans?

Even if they could win a direct confrontation, what price would they have to pay?

Of the dozen or so people who made it to the finals, at least most were thankful they hadn’t encountered Han Li earlier.

Otherwise, they might not have even made it to the finals.

Of course, Han Li might not have been there either.

For both sides, avoiding each other was a win-win situation.

(End of Chapter)