A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 65

I’ll excuse myself from Chapter 65.

Chapter 65 I’ll Exit for a Moment

The person lurking in the shadows was none other than Hong Fu.

After more than two years of seclusion, she had successfully entered the late stage of Core Formation, and just recently.

Originally, she should have continued her secluded cultivation to consolidate her power, but the tracking jade token she had left on Dong Xuan’er had drifted far away from Huangfeng Valley, heading tens of thousands of miles away. This caused her, who had only recently broken through her bottleneck, a few worries.

This jade token was originally another backup plan she had left on her disciple, in case the little girl disobeyed her advice and wandered aimlessly in the outside world. At the time, a warning had been issued, indicating that Dong Xuan’er was at least a thousand miles away from the sect. To prevent any villains from plotting against her disciple, she had emerged from seclusion early to follow her.

Then she witnessed a scene that filled her with both anger and relief.

This so-called Lu family wind spirit root, truly no good. The Chen family girl trusted him so much, yet she was betrayed. Men with good talent and handsome looks are indeed potential womanizers, and are indeed prone to becoming heartless.

If that brat surnamed Lu fell into her hands, she’d definitely have to extract his soul and refine his spirit.

Turning to Han Li, she smiled with admiration:

He was an ordinary, unremarkable man of average talent, even more honest and upright.

Han Li was truly a good boy.

Not only did he not try to keep the two Foundation Establishment Pills, but he generously handed them over to Xuan’er to dispose of. Crucially, between the Chen family girl and the Foundation Establishment Pills, he chose to save the Chen family girl without hesitation. This conscience, this respect for his fellow disciples, showed that he wasn’t a greedy, opportunistic person blinded by ambition.

And Xuan’er had actually achieved Foundation Establishment under his guidance?!

This gave her a huge surprise.

She had prepared many auxiliary spiritual medicines for her disciple’s Foundation Establishment, as well as some specifically to alleviate the pain of the Yi Jing and Marrow Cleansing. But now it seemed her daughter wouldn’t need them.

“Hmm… since Xuan’er doesn’t need them, I’ll give them to Han Li later.”

She didn’t reveal herself.

She came quietly, and left quietly.

She arrived with worry and anger, and left with relief and joy.

She was very pleased that Xuan’er hadn’t gone astray.

…

Dong Xuan’er and Han Li were unaware of the hidden Hong Fu Fairy.

They were busy dealing with the effects of the Hehuan Pill in Chen Qiaoqian’s body.

Chen Qiaoqian died young in the original timeline from a strange illness; in fact, the shadow lay in the effects of this Hehuan Pill.

If the effects of the Hehuan Pill couldn’t be fully released, it would plant a seed in one’s heart, subtly intensifying longing and dependence on a certain person, forming a strengthened version of “lovesickness.” Over time, problems would arise.

Therefore, it needed to be eradicated as soon as possible to avoid leaving any aftereffects.

“Uncle-Master, I’ll excuse myself for a moment…”

Han Li dashed off to a distant mountaintop to keep watch for the two women.

What could Dong Xuan’er do? She couldn’t possibly force Han Li to lay a hand on the young Chen Qiaoqian, could she?

“Damn it.”

The Chen family girl owed her a huge favor.

…

Half an hour later, Chen Qiaoqian slowly woke up.

At first, she didn’t think much of it.

It wasn’t until her memories flooded back that she looked at her half-crippled senior brother Lu under a nearby tree with shock and anger:

“Lu Chengfeng…!”

The girl gritted her teeth, her eyes almost wanting to tear Lu to pieces.

Recalling the torment Lu had inflicted on her, recalling how he had almost violated her, she was filled with rage.

Then, she froze.

How did Lu Chengfeng end up so badly injured?

Who did it?

Who saved her?

She had been poisoned by the Hehuan Pill and imprisoned by the Wind Binding Technique…

Thinking of her ordeal, she was furious, followed by endless grievances and uncontrollable resentment.

“My storage bag is still there, but that Foundation Establishment Pill… is gone.”

Lu Chengfeng’s storage bag had also vanished.

It was most likely taken by the person who saved her.

“They didn’t take my storage pouch, but they took Lu Chengfeng’s…”

“Sigh…”

With that said, she didn’t even have the right to be angry about losing a Foundation Establishment Pill.

After all, the other party hadn’t directly touched her storage pouch. Even

if one of the two Foundation Establishment Pills in Lu Chengfeng’s storage pouch was hers, she had no face to ask for it back, only gratitude for saving her life. Besides, she didn’t know the other party’s identity.

“Then, what should I do next?”

She was currently at the peak of the eleventh level of Qi Refining, only one step away from the twelfth level. The reason she hadn’t taken the Foundation Establishment Pill before was that the higher her basic cultivation technique, the greater her chances of successfully establishing her foundation. The higher her cultivation level, the more the medicinal power would be used for meridian cleansing rather than increasing her mana.

Her original intention was to cultivate with the man surnamed Lu after achieving Foundation Establishment.

Who would have thought she would almost walk into the lion’s den?

“However, what does it mean that they saved me but left Lu Chengfeng behind?”

“Could it be that they want me to…”

Looking at the low-grade magic sword deliberately stuck in the ground beside her, then at the healing pill in a small bottle on the ground, and finally at Lu Chengfeng, the girl pursed her trembling lips…

“

What do we do now? She only crippled Lu’s cultivation; this guy is still a threat.”

Han Li, hiding in the shadows, frowned at Dong Xuan’er.

“It’s alright. Even a Core Formation cultivator would find it quite taxing to heal this level of injury. Ordinary medicines are unlikely to help.” Dong Xuan’er also frowned slightly. Chen Qiaoqian

‘s soft heart had put them in a difficult position.

The person in question hadn’t even chased after them to kill them; forcing a follow-up attack would be…

well, you know. But not finishing them off would be digging their own grave.

“In that case, if we just leave him alone, this guy, who’ll be unconscious for at least two more days, will probably be eaten by wild beasts in the mountains.” Clearly, Dong Xuan’er wasn’t a ruthless person. Or perhaps she just didn’t want to get her hands dirty? “Let this guy fend for himself?” Han Li’s eyes widened.   Wasn’t this just like releasing a tiger back into the mountains, leading to endless trouble?   “Yes.” Dong Xuan’er

nodded .   Hearing this, Han Li raised an eyebrow, certain that doing this was setting a trap for himself.   He would never let Lu Chengfeng steal the opportunity.   After thinking for a moment, he made a decision: “How about this, Senior Sister, let me deal with that Lu guy. He’ll never appear again. What do you think?”   “Whatever you say.”   …   From then on, Han Li disappeared for more than ten days, returning peacefully.   Lu Chengfeng’s disappearance also didn’t cause any ripples in the sect.   Even though he was a genius with a wind spirit root, attracting the attention of the upper and middle levels of the sect among those in the late Foundation Establishment stage, he ultimately hadn’t reached Foundation Establishment. Furthermore, the Chen family was still keeping the news under wraps to prevent Chen Qiaoqian’s scandal from affecting the Chen family’s reputation and the future of the Chen family’s daughters. In addition, Chen Qiaoqian didn’t mention a word about what happened that night, so after the storm, everything returned to normal.   Besides, the person surnamed Lu wasn’t the first missing person in the sect; Lu Chengfeng himself had fabricated a case and gotten away unscathed.   It seemed this kind of missing person wouldn’t be the last.   Once the storm had completely passed, in the years that followed, no one in the sect ever mentioned “Senior Brother Lu” again, including the Lu family, as if such a person had never existed.   And this was the cultivation world.   As for where Senior Brother Lu was sent?   Lanzhou, Jiayuan City, the Siping Gang, Sun Ergou…   and a “Wind Slave” whose soul had been extracted and slightly refined.   A large net was waiting for a certain Core Formation stage cultivator to take the bait!   …   Back in his cave,   Han Li looked at the two Foundation Establishment Pills he had obtained and fell into thought.   ”Should I take one now to boost my cultivation, or save it for later in the Crimson Forbidden Land?”   He made his decision after only half a second of thought.   Taking the pill would boost his cultivation and increase his survival rate in the Crimson Forbidden Land.   Right now, he needed to find every possible way to improve his strength.   Survival first, then Foundation Establishment.   There was still over a month before the Crimson Forbidden Land opened. Although it wasn’t enough time to refine all the medicinal power of a Foundation Establishment Pill, it was enough for him to advance to the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.   This was also an advantage of having the Hong Fu lineage behind him.   In the original timeline, even with a Foundation Establishment Pill, the original owner wouldn’t dare take one two months before the trial to boost his cultivation. Otherwise, the residual medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill in his body would become the most obvious clue, potentially causing trouble.   Having the Hong Fu Fairy behind him was different.   Apart from Ancestor Linghu, no one else could or dared to investigate him thoroughly.   ”If it weren’t for the golden treasure chest and the golden token, I could have honed my magical power, mastered more powerful spells and combat skills, and waited until the final forbidden area trial five years later before making my move. My chances would have been much higher then.”   But by then, it would be too late.   The golden treasure chest and the golden token would be taken by Nangong Wan.   His plan to secretly hoard spiritual herbs using the golden treasure chest would be rendered useless.   More importantly, after Nangong Wan’s group from the Hidden Moon Sect ransacked the central area of the Crimson Forbidden Area, it was hard to say how many precious spiritual herbs would remain.   Therefore,   he had to go in this time. He   absolutely had to get the golden treasure chest first.   As for this opportunity that originally belonged to Nangong Wan? He could only apologize to Wan’er.   Anyway, the inheritance at the core of the forbidden area could only be obtained at the late Nascent Soul stage; it was still early, and who could predict the future?   (End of Chapter)