A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1173 - Chapter 1173: Volume 7: Across the Human World, Chapter 1169: The Fallen Demon's Mutation

Chapter 1173: Volume 7: Across the Human World, Chapter 1169: The Fallen Demon’s Mutation

Upon hearing Lu Luo’s words, Han Li finally relaxed.

It seemed that, as he had surmised, Nangong Wan would be fine even without the method to lift the seal that he personally sought. However, since the method for lifting the curse had already been obtained, it would naturally not go to waste. It was still best to apply it to Nangong Wan once more, to prevent any potential unknown troubles from lingering.

Han Li quickly made up his mind.

While conversing, the three of them arrived at the large restrictive formation of the Drifting Cloud Sect.

Because along the way, Lu Luo had released a Sound Transmission Talisman, as soon as the two of them flew over, the fog of the restriction that filled the large formation started to churn and then gradually dispersed and vanished.

The entire Mountain Suppression Array began to be completely removed.

Han Li was startled at this sight. But before he could say anything, several hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, led by over a dozen Core Formation cultivators, flew out from the sect entrance, and then paired off and lined up on both sides of the sky, shouting in unison:

“Disciples of the Drifting Cloud Sect, we welcome the return of Senior Han upon his great success with the Nascent Soul, to the sect.”

After shouting these words, all the cultivators looked at Han Li with excited faces and gave him a deep bow. It was evident that Lu Luo had informed the sect’s disciples of Han Li’s advancement to become a late Foundation Establishment Sect cultivator through the Sound Transmission Talisman just moments before.

Hence, the disciples arranged such a grand reception to welcome this “Senior Han.”

After all, the implications of having a great cultivator emerge within the sect were something these Drifting Cloud Sect disciples understood all too clearly. Not only would the sect immediately become one of the supreme sects of Tian Luo with abundant cultivation resources beyond comparison to before, but naturally, they were all ecstatic as disciples of the Drifting Cloud Sect.

However, Han Li gave Lu Luo a wry smile.

“Senior Martial Brother Lu, I am not a stranger. Surely such fanfare is not needed, is it?”

“Haha, what are you talking about, Senior Disciple Han? It’s only natural for our sect’s disciples to come and greet you with such importance when you’ve advanced into a great cultivator. In a while, the sect will hold a grand ceremony to celebrate this event, and we will invite the elders of other sects to witness it. Otherwise, how could we match the status you have reached today?” Lu Luo replied with a hearty laugh.

“Suit yourself, Senior Brother. However, as for these matters, I shall not involve myself in the slightest, at most making an appearance when the time comes,” Han Li said helplessly.

According to the customs of Tian Luo, when a cultivator advances to the late Nascent Soul Stage, a grand and exceptional ceremony indeed needs to be held to notify the entirety of Tian Luo. This lets other sects confirm the news and solidifies the superior status of the great cultivator’s sect.

Han Li did not wish to oppose this publicly.

Thus, surrounded by many junior disciples, Han Li entered the Drifting Cloud Sect and directly into a grand hall within the sect.

Han Li sat at the central seat of the grand hall, and although Lu Luo sat beside him, his seat was slightly to the side, indicating that Han Li would be the principal figure from now on.

Han Li did not object to this.

If a sect had a late Nascent Soul Stage great cultivator and still did not regard him as the principal figure, it would likely lead to serious problems. Not to mention the restlessness among the sect’s disciples, but also the suspicion from other sects. Chaos would surely ensue sooner or later.

Therefore, Han Li did not decline and tacitly accepted the arrangement. However, he remained silent, seated at the center of the grand hall.

After all, he hadn’t been back to the sect for many years, and he had never been involved in the internal affairs of the sect, so naturally, it was best to leave everything to Senior Martial Brother Lu.

Indeed, although Lu Luo’s cultivation might not be outstanding among Nascent Soul cultivators, he was extremely orderly in managing the sect’s affairs. He first had the newly-made Core Formation unofficial disciples meet Han Li one by one. Then, he officially announced the news of Han Li’s advancement to the late Nascent Soul Stage. Following this, under the excited gaze of the disciples, he assigned some tasks and began preparations for the grand ceremony.

Han Li sat calmly in his chair, his gaze casually sweeping over these junior disciples.

Most of those who qualified to stand here were Core Formation Stage disciples, intermingled among them were several Foundation Establishment cultivators who were important stewards in charge of mundane affairs within the sect.

Whichever disciple his gaze fell upon, all of them would not dare to make eye contact and would lower their heads in respect to Han Li.

But after looking a few times, Han Li suddenly noticed that among these people, there were neither his unofficial disciple Liu Yu’er nor that Bai Feng Bee lady with the surname Song.

A trace of surprise flashed through his heart.

After Lu Luo had finished instructing everyone, all the disciples respectfully took their leave from the grand hall to start preparing for the grand ceremony that would take place in several months.

“Senior Martial Brother Lu, it seems I did not see Martial Nephew Song. Has she gone on some important errand?” Han Li asked casually.

Hearing this, Lu Luo chuckled lightly.

“Hehe, Senior Disciple Han might not be aware, but Martial Nephew Song has gone to Devilfall Valley. It seems she wishes to refine a kind of Spirit Pill, but lacks a certain rare Spirit Grass, which has become extinct in the outside world. Yet, someone had previously brought this Spiritual Medicine out from Devilfall Valley.”

“Venturing into Devilfall Valley?” Han Li’s expression changed upon hearing this.

“Junior Brother, rest assured. That kind of Spiritual Medicine can be found on the outskirts of Devilfall Valley, and for some reason, ever since you guys breached it once, the inner valley remains perilous, but the barriers in the outer valley are weakening year by year, and the tears in space there have mostly disappeared as well. Aside from being cautious around certain areas and wary of any hidden demon beasts, there’s not much danger in the periphery. Quite a few cultivators have benefited a lot from the outer valley in these decades. Oh, and Liu Yu’er and your concubine have gone with them too. All three are at the Core Formation Stage and they brought several top-quality treasures with them, so they should be fine,” Lu Luo hurriedly explained.

“Devilfall Valley has changed like this, and Liu Yu’er and Mu Peiling went too?” Han Li was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, and who knows what kind of panacea you left for your concubine, for her to have advanced to the mid Core Formation stage within a century. Such a rapid cultivation really surprised me. It’s possible she might even reach the Nascent Soul stage,” Lu Luo said with amazement.

“The medicinal pills I left are secondary; it’s because Peiling’s original talents were already quite good,” Han Li said, but he stroked his chin, thinking to himself that originally he had thought he would return from the Great Jin within more than ten years, so he had not left many medicinal pills to enhance cultivation. Otherwise, with continuous consumption of the Spirit Pills, it would have been very likely for her to advance to the late Core Formation stage within a century.

However, now he had already broken through to the late Nascent Soul Stage on his own, and the Phoenix Subversion Cultivation Art was only effective for cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage, so his original plan was no longer necessary. How to deal with this woman now needed to be carefully considered.

After all, everyone knew this woman was his concubine. Even if he let this woman go now, there wouldn’t be a male cultivator with the audacity and guts to offend a great cultivator and have an ambiguous relationship with her.

As Han Li thought about this, he chatted with Lu Luo for a while longer, then suddenly stood up to take his leave, deciding to go see Nangong Wan first.

Naturally, Lu Luo wouldn’t stop him in the slightest.

So Han Li left Tian Qin’er temporarily in the great hall and headed straight for the Sect’s Forbidden Grounds he visited years ago.

Shortly after, Han Li appeared before the stone chamber within the forbidden grounds, feeling somewhat stirred as he lifted the barriers on the door and gently pushed open the stone door.

The stone chamber was exceptionally clean, everything was exactly as he had left it when he departed. The glittering ice walls still stood opposite the stone door.

The only difference was that Nangong Wan, who in the ice had the appearance of a young girl, had reverted to her original stunning beauty. However, her bright eyes were closed, as if she were still in a deep slumber.

With a slight flicker of his figure, Han Li instantly appeared in front of the ice wall.

He stared at the woman within the wall, his expression complex and indescribable for a moment.

Just then, the beautiful woman in the ice blinked her long lashes and slowly opened her eyes, her gaze meeting Han Li’s.

The two gazed at each other silently!

“You’re back. This time, you really had a hard time!” After a while, the woman suddenly smiled gently and said softly.

…

In the depths of the inner valley of Devilfall Valley, on the mountainside of an unnamed mountain, suddenly came a thunderous explosion.

A thick black mist rolled out from an unknown cave, and in a flash, the mist surged wildly, quickly spreading over hundreds of feet, almost shrouding half the sky completely, as if a giant demon god had descended on the world, with a momentum extremely formidable.

“Hehe, with the aid of the remnant Demonic Qi left by the ancient devil, in just over a hundred years I’ve advanced to the mid Nascent Soul Stage and even cultivated the Profound Yin Devil Qi to the final two layers. Taking this great risk to come to Devilfall Valley was indeed the right decision. Now, I will search the valley for a few suitable treasures. In the future, even if that person comes looking for me, I don’t need to fear him too much. Then, I’ll find a way to sneak into the bottomless Demon Abyss, and with the infusion of that boundless Demonic Qi into this Devil Corpse body, breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage is not impossible. Haha, other devilish cultivators fear that Demonic Qi will explode their bodies, but I’m already a Devil Corpse, what is there to fear? Once I’ve reached the late stage and killed that man, devouring his Primordial Spirit will be easy. By then, I will be him, he will be me, originally in this world there should only be one Han Li…”

Hoarse whispers echoed tumultuously from within the black mist, followed by a frenzied laugh from the person. Suddenly, the black mist surged violently, rolling towards a certain direction.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

…

On the outskirts of Devilfall Valley, somewhere within a bamboo forest, a ball of red light shot out, spiraling upward before hurriedly fleeing like lightning.

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But after a sharp scolding, three different colored short sword’s flashing lights shot out from the bamboo forest with even more astonishing speed, catching up to the red light after a few flashes.

The three blades of light circled around, and from within the red light came a strange “quack” cry as a strange giant bird with a body over ten feet long plummeted down from the flames.

A rainbow light shot out from the bamboo forest, vanishing in a flash before reaching the falling strange bird, revealing a beautiful woman in a white dress.

She reached out and grabbed in the air, instantly causing a Purple Spirit Grass to fly out from the remains of the strange bird, which she snatched up.

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