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Shameless! Seeing that the possessed Cultivator Wei dared to attempt to kill someone in his presence, the scarlet light python in front of the boy trembled and split into countless translucent strands as it shot towards Truelord Heavenfiend.

At that same moment, Old Man Jiangs expression greatly changed. He hastily spat out a yellow flying sword to protect himself and he flusteredly ran backwards. He didnt dare to meet the sect masters strike.

Truelord Heavenfiend strangely smiled and his direction suddenly changed, appearing at the side of the white-clothed woman. His purple claw suddenly moved to grab onto her arm.

The white-clothed woman had been at a loss ever since realizing the scholarly man was a spy. But in a face of Truelord Heavenfiends sudden attack, her complexion paled and she tossed the long-faced old man onto the ground without a single thought. Her hands then formed an incantation gesture and an azure streak flew out from her sleeve, attempting to block the incoming attack to the best of her abilities.

Truelord Heavenfiend wildly laughed in response and blurred once more, grabbing onto the long-faced old man that was tossed away. He then formed a fist with his free hand and covered it in turbulent purple light, striking against the incoming fiery red sword threads.

With a muffled groan, the old devil couldnt help but recoil from the strike. However, he used its momentum to carry the long-faced old man back to his original location.

Though some unknown method, the long-faced old man was somehow roused. He leapt up and said, Many thanks for Truelords rescue!

Humph! Dont be mistaken! If we werent currently short on manpower, I wouldnt have saved a Righteous Dao junior like you. Youll have to preserve your life with your own skill. Truelord Heavenfiend coldly snorted and shot towards the boy surnamed Lan in a blur.

This time, he was truly going to tie down the Child Fire Dragon and allow Du Dong the opportunity to escape.

Go! The outside restrictions have already been sabotaged by me. Its power should only be a tenth of its original. We will be able to easily break through. The long-faced old man appeared to also be a decisive character. After shouting to Du Dong and Cultivation Bai, he took the initiative to charge towards the Core Formation cultivators guarding the exit.

Du Dong and the scholarly man were delighted by what they heard. With one taking out two white swords and the other enveloping his body in black radiance, the three changed towards the cave exit.

The three sects Core Formation cultivators werent about to easily allow the three to escape. They all summoned their magic treasures to give them a painful welcome. The cave suddenly erupted into battle between the two sides. With furious shouts and sounds of explosions, various colored lights filled the cave.

When Han Li saw this, he felt that his opportunity was drawing near and decided to take action. With the jade scepter in hand, his body flashed in yellow light. He burrowed into the ground and hastily used an earth movement technique to silently draw close to the Spirit Well Trees roots.

Busy with their own battles, the cultivators in the cave hadnt taken notice of Han Lis opportunistic actions. As a result, Han Li arrived before a faint golden barrier blocking his way.

A spirited glint appeared in Han Lis eyes. He raised his hands, releasing a torch of azure light from each of his fingers, and silently pressed them against the barrier. The golden light intertwined with the azure light for a moment and the light barrier began to tremble.

If it were peacetime, the golden barriers trembling wouldve long been perceived by the cultivators guarding the Spirit Well Tree. But in the middle of fierce combat, this small movement hadnt aroused the slightest notice.

A short moment later, his hands had forcibly pierced through the golden light and a trace of joy appeared on his face. The light from his hands surged and he fiercely pulled his hands apart, creating a slender gap in the barrier for an instant.

Woosh. Han Lis body blurred, reappearing inside before the light barrier mended itself.

Seeing that the Spirit Well Trees roots were before him, Han Li wore a rarely seen grin.

Although the trunk of the Spirit Well Tree greatly differed from ordinary trees, it roots were ordinary apart from its exceptionally jade-green color.

A huge explosion erupted from above the ground, followed by the sound of shards of falling earth along with a series of trembles. It seems a fearsome attack had just been used.

In the following moment, Old Man Fu flusteredly said, Quickly, chase after them. We cannot allow them to escape. The sound of rustling wind was followed by Truelord Heavenfiends hearty laughter.

Fellow Daoist Lan, how is the power of my Purple Deepscreen Arts? Although I had to use up this bodys blood essence, I was able to easily tie you down for the time being.

Old Devil Heavenfield, do you not care for your disciple? Even if your disciple survives, his cultivation will be mostly destroyed. Although the boys voice was detached and emotionless, Han Li could hear a trace of anger in his words.

My disciple? This traitor? From what Ive heard, he already considers himself a Drifting Cloud Sect disciple, so I have far less misgivings in using him. Huh? Old Ghost Lan? Where do you think youre going?! Truelord Heavenfiends voice was extremely calm as he said this, but his voice suddenly shouted out in alarm.

Humph! I have no interest in tangling down with your incarnation. Those Devil Children cannot be allowed to take a Wine Nectar out from our Dreamcloud Mountains. The boys voice grew more distant as if he had already left the cave.

As if Id so easily allow you to leave! Truelord Heavenfiend shouted as if chasing after him.

In an instant, there was no one else left behind in the cave apart from Han Li. He grew completely at ease, no longer hesitating to take action. He extended one of his fingers shot out a sparkling beam of light. With a spark, a small portion of the root was easily cut through, causing a white liquid to overflow from the opening, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.

Han Li paid no notice to the white liquid spilling out. With his body shining with yellow light, he directly grasped onto the root segment and climbed to the surface.

He swept his gaze past the barrier and spotted a ten meter large hole in the cave with sparkling rocks that were scattered all around.

It seems this Truelord Heavenfiend had completely broken through the restrictions of the resilient cave walls through a single strike. This impressive display of skill shouldve given Du Dong and the others the opportunity to escape!

Han Li hurried after seeing this. He took out a finely carved jade box from his storage pouch and carefully placed the root segment into the box.

After putting it away with a heavy expression, Han Li revealed satisfaction but something soon came to mind. He may have acquired the Spirit Well Trees root, but he had still yet to acquire the refinement formula for the Brightsight Water and the Spirit Tempering Pill. Although that Truelord Heavenfiend managed to possess the body of the dishevel-haired old man, the body couldnt endure his techniques for long. He would certainly be defeated by the boy before long.

With flashes of light flickering from Han Lis hands as he stood next to the barrier of light, his expression suddenly stirred. With a trace of astonishment on his face, he frowned and walked around to the back of the Spirit Well Tree.

There was a yellow prayer mat and a foot-wide stone platform. The stone platform had a jade slip on top of it that was glistening with a faint green light.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense past the several items and discovered that there were no hidden restrictions on the items. He raised his hand and shot an azure mist from his palm, sweeping the jade slip into his grasp.

Han Li gazed at the jade slip and remained still as he began to read through the contents of the jade slip with his spiritual sense.

A short moment later, Han Li withdrew his spiritual sense from the jade slip with a bewildered expression. It contained the records of the dishevel-haired cultivators techniques and a few pill refinement insights. The refinement formula for the Spirit Tempering Pill and the Brightsight Water were astonishingly among them.

With the jade slip in hand, Han Lis mind grew vacant.

Could it be that dishevel-haired cultivator had felt his lifespan coming to an end and had prepared this jade slip? From how the jade slip had been hidden behind the Spirit Well Tree, it seemed he had left it behind for a Drifting Cloud Sect cultivator. Could this action hold some sort of meaning?

Han Li pondered a moment more while glancing at the jade slip. He then fetched a white jade slip from his storage pouch and quickly copied over the contents.

At Han Lis current cultivation, replicating a jade slip took only a moments worth of effort.

Han Li placed the green jade slip back in its original place and put the white replica inside his storage pouch before walking back towards the golden light barrier. Since the three sects cultivators could come back at any moment, hed best leave as soon as possible. In any case, he already fulfilled his objective.

Without worry of anybody spotting him, Han Lis body flowed with spiritual power, cleaving a large hole in the barrier with a spark of azure light.

In the instant the hole was formed, he directly transformed into an azure streak of light and rushed out.

The scholarly man sneered and said, What? Has Brother Wei grown fond of this place in the hundred years he had stayed here?

The disheveled-haired old man emotionlessly said, Of course not, but I have developed a bit of attachment towards this place, having spent so many years here. After all, to be human, is to feel. In these long years, Elder Yun of the Drifting Cloud Sect treated me as if I were kin. Not only did he impart divine techniques onto me, but he even saved my life during critical moments and faced immense opposition to grant me authority over the Drifting Cloud Sect. I am incapable of ignoring such kindness. I cannot allow you two to take the Spirit Well Tree away.

Du Dong smiled instead of growing angry. He sinisterly threatened, Good, good! Brother Wei must mean to act as a genuine Drifting Cloud Sect Elder. However, you forget what will happen if we were to speak the truth and reveal your true identity as a spy for the Heavenly Fiend Sect. Do you think youll be able to freely remain?

The dishevel-haired old man calmly replied, I dont need your reminder. I am perfectly aware. Why do you think I am restrained here? Ive long gathered suspicion from the two Martial Uncles. There is merely a lack of concrete evidence. That is why I was forcefully removed from power in the sect and was trapped in this confined place. Of course, Ive also received much kindness from the Heavenly Fiend Sect. Since Fellow Daoist Du has shown me the Sect Master Xies token, I can give you a bit of the Wine Nectar even though I cant allow you to take away the tree. This should be enough to repay the past kindness of the Heavenly Fiend Sect.

What? You will only give us the Wine Nectar? I…

Du Dong expression relaxed and he interrupted the scholarly man, Fine, just give us the Wine Nectar. With that in hand, we wont need the Spirit Well Tree. After all, our Righteous and Devil Dao sects possess countless treasures. Although we may not have something like the Spirit Well Tree, we have plenty other types of spirit wells.

When Cultivator Bai heard this, he glanced at Du Dong in surprise, but after a moment more of thought, he remained silent. After all, his orders were all given to him by the Thousand Illusion Sects young master. Although he didnt know when the Righteous Dao Alliance and the Six Devil Dao Sects grew so close, he may as well defer to his judgement of the matter.

Cultivator Wei coldly said, Since you Fellow Daoists both approve, I will take out the Wine Nectar from the restrictions. But first, I will get the ugly matters out of the way. If you plan to take advantage of when I release the restrictions, dont blame me for being ruthless.

Du Dong chuckled and pledged with a calm expression, Be at ease, we wont do something so foolish. After all, this Spirit Well Tree is a trivial affair compared to the Profound Goddess Palm.

The old man then nodded and took out a small white bottle from his storage pouch.

Prepare to…

Prepare what? To give our three sects most precious asset to our enemies? Before the dishevel-haired old man could finish, ten sword threads shot out from below the ground in a flash of red light, tightly tying him down.

At that same moment, yellow light flashed from the direction of the caves entrance revealing the previously hidden cultivators. They unwaveringly approached Du Dong and Cultivator Bai.

When Cultivator Bai and Du Dong saw this, their expressions greatly changed.

At that moment, the boy surnamed Lan appeared behind the restrained Cultivator Wei.

The boy stared at the two with an icy expression and said, Good, very good. Us old men long knew that the Righteous and Devilish Dao had embedded many spies within our ranks. And since we didnt have any concrete evidence towards you, we couldnt cleanly dispose of you. After all, it would be extremely costly if we were to wrongfully kill a Core Formation cultivator. But since youve now taken the initiative to reveal yourselves, I no longer need to restrain myself.

Cultivator Bais expression was filled with disbelief and he was at a loss for words.

As for Du Dong, he managed to force a smile despite his pale complexion and ask, Lan, why are you here? Outside…

The boy had no intention of concealing his plans and indifferently said, Do you truly believe that Old Devil Blaze and Scholar Golden Mirror would be enough to fully take up our attention? At this moment, they shouldve been surrounded by my Fellow Daoists from the Drifting Cloud Sect. The sounds of attack from the outside was something deliberately fabricated so that you would obediently take action. Since we wished to deal a blow against the Righteous and Devilish Dao so that they may learn their place, we may as well wipe our ranks of their spies.

What? Those Martial Uncles arent outside? Cultivator Bais rigid face instantly became panicked.

The white-clothed woman couldnt help ask her Dao Companion with a trembling voice, Senior Martial Brother Bai, you… you truly were a Righteous Dao spy? Her face was deathly pale.

When he heard the young woman, the scholarly mans panic disappeared and he could only bitterly smile. He opened his mouth to speak, but he couldnt utter any words.

The boy then pursed his lips and imposingly declared, I am unwilling to bully the weak, so how about you obediently surrender yourselves? Or would you rather this old man use force?

When the two heard this, their expressions changed.

But at that moment, a streak of white light flew in from outside the cave, revealing the old man surnamed Jiang drenched in sweat. He urgently shouted, Martial Uncle Lan, bad news! The Drifting Cloud Sects Senior Cheng sent a sound transmission talisman for immediate reinforcements. His forces were ambushed by the Heavenly Fiend Sect and the Thousand Illusions Sect, and they are currently locked in battle. When that was said, the cultivators in the room were shocked. Were it not the three sects that were supposed to ambush them?

The boy was startled by these words and pondered for a moment before loudly cursing.

You devil child! You actually planned around us. It seems this old man cant keep you alive. The boy then shot a streak of fiery light from his mouth, intending on executing the two before him.

But in that instant, the originally restrained Cultivator Wei loudly shouted. His arm grew several times in size and his body glowed with purple-red light as he broke through his restraints and fiercely moved to grab the boy.

From the imposing aura of the flicker purple light covering his fingers, the boys skull would most certainly fracture if it were to make contact.

The boy wore an expression of alarm. Having just spat out his magic treasure, he could only suck in his chest and puff out his cheeks in the face of the sudden ambush.

Another ball of fiery red light left his mouth and collided against Cultivator Weis purple claw.

Hiss. Like scalding iron against flesh, Cultivator Weis hand slowed down as it struck through the red light. The boy took advantage of this opportunity to instantly fly out from the sacred trees light barrier in a mist of red light.

Truelord Heavenfiend!

The boy gloomily shouted out the title of the Heavenly Fiend Sect Master and wordlessly stared at Cultivator Wei. He then pointed to some direction and had his magic treasure revolve around him. It soon transformed into a scarlet python, baring its fangs as if it were alive.

The head of the dishevel-haired cultivator drooped down as if he were unconscious, but a lazy, unfamiliar voice was still uttered from his mouth, Hehe! I didnt expect for Fellow Daoist Lan to so quickly recognize me. This Sect Master has long heard of the Child Fire Dragon. However, it is quite unfortunate that I currently cannot truly fight with you.

When Han Li saw this, he immediately recalled the Greater Possession Technique that Zenith Yin had used on Wu Chou. Although there were a few differing aspects, it was certain to be a similar Devilish Dao technique.

According to what Han Li knew, this technique had to be applied to the target beforehand in a complicated procedure before it could be used. It seemed the Heavenly Fiend Sect master had done this as a precaution before he placed Cultivator Wei inside the Drifting Cloud Sect.

From these sudden turn of events, Han Lis mind suddenly stirred and he recalled something. He spoke to the small fox in his sleeve with a serious tone, Silvermoon, immediately return to the safe room and transform my form with grave injuries. We cannot allow others to discover my absence. As for why I am still alive, play it by ear. I will quickly return, just dont reveal my true cultivation or identity.

Upon hearing Han Lis solemn tone, she wordlessly flew into the ground and dug straight back to the safe room.

At that moment, the Truelord Heavenfiend raised his hand and glanced at the small bottle of Wine Nectar before tossing it to Du Dong. Afterwards he regretfully glanced at the Spirit Well Tree before indifferently saying, Bring that item back. I will hold the Child Fire Dragon down while you escape. But you had best be quick, I cant give you much time. Once that was said, he suddenly shot out and prepared by Old Man Jiangs side. He sinisterly smiled and fiercely struck with his hand glowing in purple light.

In the instant the disciple was slain, the other cultivators faces grew deathly pale. They began to release each of their defensive magic tools as they stared at Cultivator Bai. For a moment, no one dared to move.

Mu Peilings expression greatly changed and she stepped away from Du Dong, releasing her own ribbon magic tool around her. As for Sun Huo, he had recoiled at the sight of this incisive strike and grimaced as his gaze flickered between Cultivator Bai and Du Dong.

Han Li silently slipped to a corner of the room and his gaze continuously swept around. It was unknown what as going through his mind.

At that moment, an imposing aura suddenly swelled from Du Dong. With lines of black talisman characters appearing on his neck, black light suddenly surged from his body as he underwent a sudden transformation. He grew to two meters in height, his appearance became malevolent, and his cultivation surged to mid Core Formation stage.

When Cultivator Bai saw Du Dongs astonishing transformation, he couldnt help but laugh, Very nice! If the Thousand Illusions Sect were to say they were ranked second in concealment techniques in the Heavenly South, none would dare to proclaim themselves as first. The Greater Sifting Mirage Technique is truly worthy of being your sects signature technique.

Humph! The transformed Du Dong merely snorted. He then gloomily swept past the crowd and his eyes stopped on Han Li. A malicious expression flickered from his face.

Woosh. The cultivators in the room only caught sight of the Du Dong disappearing a blur before reappearing beside Han Li. With a wave his hand, Han Lis light barrier was shattered in an instant and his hand pierced into Han Lis chest like a bolt of lightning. He then withdrew his hand with a bloody heart in his grasp.

Han Lis corpse fell onto the floor.

Ah! When the other disciples saw this bloody scene, they shouted out in alarm, believing that they would be next to fall. Their hearts were all struck with terror.

Huh? The transformed Du Dong revealed a strange expression as if in disbelief that Han Li had died so easily. He frowned for a moment and glanced at his hand. From the warm and bloody heart on his hand, it appeared he had truly killed him.

The scholarly man grew alarmed at Du Dongs sudden attack, and he furiously shouted, What are you doing!? You cant kill these disciples, a few of them have influence. One of them is even a close descendant of Eccentric Heavenvenge. Dont attack them as you please!

Du Dong indifferently snorted,If you can kill one, then so can I. Besides, given how odd that youngster was, it was better to take the initiative to deal with him. Also, this person definitely wasnt Eccentric Heavenvenges descendant. He entered the sect the same time I did. Soon after, he tossed the heart onto the ground.

The scholars expression relaxed and he gravely said, So long as you realize this, thats fine! Although I dont know whether or not Eccentric Heavenvenges descendant is male or female, nor do I know what sect they entered, the sects shouldve given consideration to Eccentric Heavenvenges might and shouldve allowed them to enter the top ten disciples so that they may use the Brightsight Water. It would be a great inconvenience if they actually died. As for the person I killed, I was well aware of his background, and he definitely wasnt the eccentrics descendant.

Fine, Ill refrain from killing the others as I wish. However, you cant have them casually stir up trouble. Ill have to properly knock them out for the time being! With that said, Du Dong began to twirl in place and black radiance suddenly swept enveloped the entire room.

The other cultivators felt somewhat relieved by their words, but a black radiance instantly rendered them unconscious as soon as it reached them.

The scholarly man nodded his head with satisfaction, Lets go. We cant delay here for too long.

Alright.

With those curt words, they immediately walked out the room in large stride.

But when Du Dong walked out, he felt somewhat uneasy and unconsciously glanced down at the heartless corpse. Han Li was lying in a pool of his own blood, dead as could be.

Du Dong couldnt help but scoff, feeling that he was overly suspicious, and he followed after the scholarly man with peace of mind. Once the two departed, the room grew deathly quiet.

A short moment later, a young womans voice filled the room.

Brother Han, my Fox Enrapturing Arts must surely be above that of the Greater Sifting Mirage Technique! That mans cultivation wasnt weak, but he couldnt tell whether or not he truly killed someone. Truly laughable! freewenovl.co

Soon after that was said, Han Lis bloody corpse began to shine with faint white light. Eventually, that light turned silver and concentrated into a foot-long, snow-white fox.

Han Lis voice began to slowly speak from a meter behind the white fox, It truly is impressive. I find it odd how a wolf like you can be so proficient in fox techniques. However, this might also have to do with their weaker cultivation. Were they late Core Formation cultivators, it mightve been difficult to fool them. As for the Greater Sifting Mirage Technique, I must admit it is outstanding. I was incapable of telling his true cultivation while he concealed himself. With a flash of yellow light, he walked out from the stone wall with a wolf-headed jade scepter in his hand.

At an unknown time, Han Li stealthily entered the wall and had Silvermoon stand in for Han Li through an illusion technique. Although she couldnt maintain the transformed body for long, it was more than enough to fool the two Core Formation cultivators for the time being.

Silvermoon was unconvinced and she curled her lips, Is this technique truly that amazing? Was Brother Han simply not mistaken?

Han Li casually replied, With the Great Development Technique, my spiritual sense is on par with that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Yet, I was still unable to discover anything amiss from him. It could very well be the top concealment technique in the entire world, let alone the Heavenly South.

Silvermoon tilted her small head, but she didnt rebut him.

Han Li walked towards the center of the room and gazed at those lying on the ground, noticing that they were all unconscious. His eyes then fell onto the black-robed youth, Meng Di.

Silvermoon seemed to guessed what Han Li thought and she jumped onto the youth and snatched the storage pouch from his waist. She then obediently jumped back to Han Lis side and delivered it to him.

Han Li accepted it with a faint smile and swept his spiritual sense into it. After taking the jade box containing the Spirit Tempering Pill, he carelessly tossed the pouch onto the youths body.

Since this item held little use towards youth at this cultivation, Han Li happily accepted it.

After putting away the jade box, he rubbed his chin and said, Lets go. Those two shouldve already arrived at the Spirit Well Trees cave. Lets go and take a look. After Silvermoon jumped into his sleeve, he flew out the room in a streak of azure light.

At that moment, there were continuous explosions occurring from the outside. When Han Li heard them, a trace of doubt momentarily appeared on his face, but he soon ignored the sounds.

When Han Li arrived at the cave, the stone gate was wide open and was void of restrictions. There were also shouts of furious alarm faintly coming from the inside.

Du Dong furiously shouted, Brother Wei, what do you mean? How can you suddenly betray us when matters have reached this far? Could it be that youve forgotten the great kindness the sect master bestowed upon you? Or have you forgotten how you were a disciple of the Heavenly Fiend Sect after staying at the Drifting Cloud Sect for so many years?

Han Lis heart stirred upon hearing this. But before he could further listen on their conversation, his expression suddenly changed and he disappeared from his original location.

A group of eight high grade cultivators suddenly entered the cave. Shockingly, there was even a Nascent Soul cultivator amongst them. These cultivators all concealed themselves into the earth with a barrier of yellow light as if in preparation of an ambush. As a result, the three that were already in the hall remained ignorant of them.

Han Li then snuck in after them and stood at a far corner, observing everything in silence.

These underground cultivators were all familiar to Han Li. They were the group of cultivators that shouldve been defending the formation from the outside. Even the boy Nascent Soul Cultivator surnamed Lan was among them.

Han Lis spiritual sense easily penetrated the light barriers of these cultivators, discovering the Core Formation cultivators that he had seen along the way, along with Cultivator Bais Dao companion who was now deathly pale. The woman was also carrying an unconscious man in her arms, the long-faced old man surnamed Hu.

Han Li felt his breath turn cold upon see them. At the same time, doubt began to well in his heart. The explosions outside had yet to stop as if there were still a battle occuring outside. However, there wasnt actually a battle to destroy the formation. It was all a trap.

At that moment, the dishevel-haired old man slowly spoke from within the golden light barrier, I know that the Righteous and Devil Dao had discovered an ancient Profound Goddesss Palm near the Moulan Plains. Although this tree has long shriveled, so long as it is fed with the Wine Nectar of the Spirit Well Tree, it will flourish once more and regain life. As a result, weve infiltrated the three sects many years ago as disciples in a reckless attempt to acquire it. At the time, we had even abandoned our plans to topple the three sects. And now even the young master of the Thousand Illusions Sect braved danger to infiltrate here as Fellow Daoist Du to give orders for the Righteous and Devil Dao to cooperate.

The others didnt perceive of Du Dongs small movements, but Han Li had already detected his every movement. He had earlier spread out his spiritual sense to observe his surroundings in case of contingencies.

Although Du Dong appeared to be meditating, his lips trembled. He was clearly speaking through voice transmission to his conspirator in the room.

Fearing that he would alarm Dong Du, Han Li didnt forcefully eavesdrop. Instead, he swept his spiritual sense for any hidden cultivators and ended up finding nothing out of the ordinary.

Han Lis mind quickly stirred and his gaze swept past several people. For a while, he was unable to determine who was the suspect. But Han Li then heard Silvermoons voice in his mind.

Brother Han, the Spirit Well Trees light barrier reaches underground as well. Although I have a way for forcing through it, I cannot guarantee that it wont disturb the Core Formation cultivator within the barrier. Should I break through? Silvermoon softly said.

Han Li replied without a moment of thought, Dont rashly take action! Force will only be used as a last resort. I reckon that in the chaos soon to come, there will be an opportunity to take action. Come back for now.

Silvermoon obeyed and silently returned into Han Lis body. He then closed his eyes and did nothing else apart from taking note of Du Dongs actions.

After an unknown time has passed, Du Dong ceased speaking and he raised his hand, glancing around with a strange expression.

Han Lis heart trembled. Just as he wondered whether or not he was about to take action, Du Dong unexpectedly lowered his head once more. Nothing had occurred, leaving Han Li baffled.

At that moment, a huge quake violently reverberated throughout the cave. All the meditating cultivators suddenly opened their eyes in alarm and they glanced at each other in astonishment.

The grey-clothed old man and the other two Core Formation cultivators revealed a trace of astonishment, but the yellow-clothed cultivator frowned and hastily walked towards the stone gate. However, before he even arrived, the door opened to reveal a long-faced cultivator Hu walking in with a sullen expression.

Senior Hu, what happened? The yellow-clothed cultivator hastily asked.

The long-faced old man replied with a blood-thirsty tone, This place was attacked! A group of concealed cultivators attacked the spell formation outside the valley. Not only are they Core Formation cultivators, but there also seems to be a Nascent Soul eccentric among them. It seems they arent from the Righteous Dao Alliance, but from the Six Devil Dao Sects. The other powers wouldnt take such bold, heavy actions. Senior Lan has already left to take charge of the spell formation, you must follow me and support the defense. Leave behind Senior Martial Brother Wei. As for these disciples, postpone the matter of the Brightsight water for now. Fellow Daoist Yue, bring these disciples to a safe room. Senior Martial Brother Wei, if anyone dares to enter the cave during this time, kill them without hesitation.

Old Man Wei calmly replied.I understand. Brother Hu, go ahead and take them. Ill stand guard here.

When the long-faced old man heard this, he nodded his head with a relaxed expression and immediately brought the grey-clothed old man and the middle-aged man out.

The yellow-clothed cultivator ran to Han Li and the disciples, ordering, You heard him. The eye cleansing is postponed. I will lead you to a safe room. He then turned around and left the cave in large strides.

The young cultivators didnt dare to delay and hastily followed after him.

Han Li calmly followed after them and inwardly sneered upon seeing Du Dong sincerely follow them out of the cave without taking any action.

Du Dong had acted calmly until now and didnt reveal the slightest worry. Han Li found this particularly suspicion. This occurred at far too perfect a time for Du Dong to be uninvolved.

A short moment later, the ten disciples followed the yellow-robed cultivator west and entered a large stone room. After giving them several orders, he departed, clearly heading towards the battle above.

At that moment, a large eruption occurred in the distance, causing the ground to violently tremble. It seemed to be a result of the bitter fighting outside.

Seeing that the yellow-clothed cultivators departed, they disciples began to gather together into their own sects and whisper.

Han Li, Du Dong, Mu Peiling, and Sun Huo stood together.

Sun Huo sighed and vented, I truly didnt expect that the Ancient Sword Sects Martial Uncle Bai was a Righteous Dao spy. I previously felt quite a bit of respect from him, thinking that he was a vagrant cultivator that managed to reach Core Formation!

Mu Peiling coldly glanced at the youth and emotionlessly said, Junior Martial Brother Sun, did you truly believe that a vagrant cultivator would be able to form a core so easily? Without the support from a large supporter, how could someone possibly acquire the ability to enter Core Formation? However, Junior Martial Brother Sun is a genuine vagrant cultivator that has already been scouted by many clans. Would it not be better for Junior Martial Brother Sun to join one of them for greater assistance in the future?

The determined youth wryly laughed and boldly said, I am still unconvinced that I must join a cultivation clan to form a core. I still feel it beneath my dignity to join one.

His gaze then unconsciously wandered onto the womans beautiful face and revealed a trace of passion. However, Mu Peiling seemed unaware of this and didnt continue speaking.

Du Dong then suddenly said, However, Martial Uncle Bai does seem to be a pitiful individual.

Mu Peiling bright eyes glanced at the large man in surprise.Sun Huo was also surprised by his words and wore an expression of doubt, asking, Pitiful? Martial Nephew Du, what do you mean?

Du Dong smiled in his ordinary, simple manner and paid them no heed. His gaze then turned to Han Li and he mysteriously said, Junior Martial Brother Han, do you think my words make sense?

Han Li didnt reveal the slightest surprise that Du Dong turned the conversation towards him and indifferently replied, No, I dont know much of Martial Uncle Bai. Im afraid I cant say!

Is that so? However, I feel that…

Just as Du Dong thought to say something further, Sun Huo angrily rebuked him for ignoring him, Martial Nephew Du, you are far too imprudent. Did you not hear my words?

A cold glint flickered from Du Dongs eyes as he glanced at the youth. With a sinister expression he said, Why are you speaking so loudly? I heard you, but I have no interest in replying to such rubbish.

What! You…

Mu Peiling discovered something was amiss and her face grew sullen. With her hand on her storage pouch she icily asked, Just who are you?

The other disciples noticed that something was odd and couldnt help but look at them with astonishment.

A mans voice suddenly echoed from outside the room. Hehe! Hes a direct bloodline disciple of the Devil Daos Thousand Illusions Sect. I hope that answer is to your satisfaction!

Bang! The doors were shattered open.

The sect disciples were each greatly shocked and they hastily took out this magic tools with vigilance. However, a familiar man had emerged beyond the shattered door.

Martial Uncle Bai! An Ancient Sword Sect disciple couldnt help but shout out upon seeing him. His expression soon changed and his face was filled with disbelief.

When the others disciples saw this azure-robed cultivator appear before them, they were at a loss. They had clearly seen him restrained not long ago, but yet he still appeared here. And from his lively spirits, it appeared as if his magic power wasnt restricted in the slightest.

Du Dong didnt appear surprised by Cultivator Bais appearance in the least and coldly asked him, Why did you arrive so late? Any longer and we wouldve taken action first.

Cultivator Bai bluntly replied, Humph! You dont know how fearsome that old eccentrics sword thread is. Although I had prepared for it, it had restrained me at the time. If it werent for your continuous guarantees that he wouldnt have dared to take my life, did you think I wouldve cooperated with your side?

Hehe! We didnt expect that the old eccentric would personally come. However, it had gone mostly as expected. Martial Uncle Feng and Senior Qin shouldve bought us enough time.

After hearing their conversation, the other disciples knew that things were far from good. One of the Ancient Sword Sect disciples was particularly quick to react and immediately flew off on his magic tool towards the door in an attempt to escape.

But as soon as this disciple flew by Cultivator Bais side, a sinister expression appeared from his face and a dazzling white light flashed.

With a miserable scream, the disciple and the sword were split into two. With a clang, the corpse fell onto the ground.

Alright, the matter has already been settled. Do as you will. You dont need to mind this old man, I still need to properly analyze my moves from the last game. The boy waved his hand toward the other cultivators and lowered his head as he closely examined the chessboard.

When the Core Formation cultivators heard this, they hurriedly brought the party over to one side of the hall.

Shortly after leaving the stone hall, the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion cultivator couldnt help but sigh, I truly didnt think that Fellow Daoist Bai was actually… Junior Martial Brother Yue, did you know about this beforehand?

I didnt. Senior Lan merely said that he was coming here for a bit of business. How could I pry any further? The yellow-clothed cultivators expression grew somewhat unsightly when he spoke.

With that said, the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion cultivator shut his mouth and didnt mention the matter any further to the group of disciples behind him.

Under this gloomy atmosphere, Han Li and the rest of the party continued walking through a long corridor. After making a turn, they arrived before a set of faintly yellow stone doors that had a man with disheveled hair sitting in front of it.

Although this persons face was covered by his messy hair, one could tell his age from his white hair.

The yellow-clothed cultivator wore a respectful expression when he spotted him.

Brother Wei, Ive brought the disciples of the Sword Trial Assembly. Is it alright for them to come in?

The disheveled-haired man responded with a profoundly deep voice, Since theyve already arrived, they may come in. But since the Wine Nectar is shedding slower than we anticipated, they must wait a while.

Han Li quickly swept his gaze towards the man and a cold glint flickered from his eyes. This man was a Core Formation cultivator at the peak of the false Nascent stage. Han Li couldnt help but take notice of him.

When the grey-clothed old man heard him, his expression revealed a trace of excitement. He stepped forward and said with a trembling voice, Senior Martial Brother Wei, are… are you doing well?

This person was a Drifting Cloud cultivator!

The disheveled-haired cultivator sighed and slowly said, It seems that during the many years I havent seen Junior Martial Brother Yu, youve grown quite elderly.

Senior Martial Brother, why…

This Senior Martial Brother Wei calmly said, Enough. Since weve reunited, our destiny together hasnt run out. Dont speak anymore of what happened that year. When I entered this place, I made a death oath to condense a Nascent Soul or never leave. Besides, Ive also found out from our two Martial Uncles that the sect is being cleanly handled by Junior Martial Brother Feng. Im not worried in the slightest.

When the grey-clothed old man heard this, his expression grew dim and he stifled the questions that he wished to ask.

Junior Martial Brothers, wait for a moment. I will open the restrictions and allow you into the sacred area. Old Man Wei stood up and shot a magic seal towards the yellow stone door which silently opened in response.

Having yet to clearly see what was behind it, Han Li first felt a wave of pure spiritual Qi envelop him.

As expected, this was where the Spirit Well Tree was located.

He felt that this pure spiritual Qi wasnt inferior to the jade spirit well in the slightest. In fact, it felt as if it were slightly superior. It was truly worthy of its reputation as the best spirit well.

Under Old Man Weis guidance, Han Li and company were brought through the door into a huge cave.

This cave was about a kilometer wide and a hundred meters tall. It appeared as if they were underground.

What was particularly shocking about the scene were the many various-sized stalactites and stalagmites that formed a natural stone forest. A majority of the cave was densely filled with them, forming a small maze.

Under closer examination, Han Li discovered faint white lights twinkling from between the stone pillars. It seemed as if someone had placed some sort of restriction there.

As Han Li continued to ponder, Old Man Wei led the party to the edge of the stone forest and took out an ancient, palm-sized white mirror with a flip of his hand. Then with a quick mutter, he raised his hand and shot a white beam of light from the mirror into the stone forest.

With a woosh, the beam of light disappeared into the stone forest. He soon put the mirror away and wordlessly stood in place with his hands behind his back.

While the young cultivators were left confused, the ground suddenly trembled and a shocking scene occurred.

The forest of stone began to glow with a milky-white sparkling light. Soon after, the light turned yellow and the various stone pillars began to move away. By the time the young disciples recovered from their shock, a straight path through the stone forest had emerged.

Han Lis heart stirred upon seeing this, but his expression remained calm.

The many cultivators walked down the small path and headed towards the center of the stone forest at a leisurely pace, eventually reaching the legendary Spirit Well Tree at the center.

Han Li glanced at the ten meter tall object in front of him and thought, Is that truly the Spirit Well Tree?

The object in front of him was as thick as an arm and a faint green. It appeared entirely unlike a tree and more like a pillar of stone.

However, the entirety of the caves astonishing spiritual Qi was truly coming from this bumpy stone pillar, and there was a faint golden barrier of light around it that covered even the roots that emerged above the ground. From how carefully it was protected, it appeared to truly be the Spirit Well Tree.

As Han Li silently cursed, the other cultivators wore fiery expressions as they gazed at the tree. If they were to directly cultivate underneath the three, they would be able to make rapid progress so long as they avoided any bottlenecks.

Han Li didnt pay attention to the Spirit Well Tree for long. His attention soon dropped onto the jade bottle at the foot of the spirit well tree. The bottle was about half way full and slowly emitted a strong medicinal aroma.

Han Li mused, Could that be the half-refined Brightsight Water?

When the others arrived ten meters away from the Spirit Well Tree, they stopped. Only Old Man Wei continued to walk forward. It seemed the barrier had no effect on him as he managed to pass through without obstruction.

When the old man arrived in front of the spirit well tree, he circled around it and raised his hand, pressing it against the center of the tree. His fingers then began to sparkle with green light as he released spiritual power.

When the others outside the barrier saw this, they couldnt help but hold their breath, fearing that they would disturb the old man.

A short moment later, Old Man Wei shook his head and withdrew his hand. The green light promptly faded away.

The old man turned around and calmly said, The Spirit Well Tree hasnt reached the optimal point to extract the Wine Nectar. There are still eight hours to go. Before this, you may rest nearby the tree. I have already prepared the Brightsight Water. It only needs the Wine Nectar to finish.

Then well do as Brother Wei says. The two Core Formation cultivators nodded their heads. The old man surnamed Yu appeared particularly obedient.

As for Han Li and company, they each sat around the stone tree under the instructions of the Core Formation cultivators, and began to cultivate.

Old Man Wei then lowered his body and grabbed onto the jade bottle by the Spirit Well Tree, casually tossing it into his sleeve.The faint light barrier then suddenly released a blinding light and prevented anyone from clearly seeing what was happening within.

Han Li frowned, seeing that the others were indifferent to the scene, and began to speak with Silvermoon.

Silvermoon slowly said, Brother Han, why have you called for me?

Han Li insipidly responded, Your earth movement techniques are superb. Would you be able to secretly enter the light barrier? I only need to you acquire the root of the Spirit Well Tree and take it back to me.

Brother Han, please wait a moment. I will make an attempt in my tool spirit form. Once that was said, Silvermoon materialized as a fist-sized wolf and secretly bore into the earth underneath Han Li.

Han Li closed his eyes with an unchanged expression and sunk into a meditative state.

Han Li then suddenly raised his brows and narrowly opened his eyes as his gaze dropped onto Du Dong.

Sitting at the corner to the group, he motionlessly drooped his head down with his hands forming a incantation gesture, appearing as if he was in cultivation.

When Han Li saw this, he smirked and inwardly scoffed at him.

As soon as the party reacted the stone gate, the yellow-clothed cultivators command medallion dimmed and the passageway completely disappeared.

Facing the group, he indifferently said, Follow, before turning around and forming various hand incantations with his fingers. He then raised his arms and shot out a scarlet and yellow light from his hands towards the huge stone gate.

Suddenly, talisman characters on the tightly-shut stone gate began to stir and it began to release a series of low-hums. The gate slowly opened to reveal a long passageway.

The yellow-clothed cultivator wordlessly stepped through the passage and the others glanced at each other before closely following after him.

Han Li stood at the center of the disciples and seemed to be staring forward with great intensity. But in actuality, he was sweeping his spiritual sense across everything nearby.

This rectangular passageway was a man-made tunnel that lead into the heart of the mountain. Not only were the walls smooth, but there were a few profound talisman characters every couple of steps. Although Han Li couldnt study them for the time being, he was certain they werent only there for decoration.

After walking for only about three hundred meters, their surroundings brightened and they arrived at a tidy stone hall that was about two hundred meters wide and eighty meters tall.

The center of the stone hall had a meter high limestone platform with ten lines perpendicularly intersecting from each side. From the sets of black and white pieces arranged on the platform, it appeared to be a chess game during a crucial moment.

There was an old man and a young boy sitting cross legged across from each other on the platform. The old man appeared to be in his late fifties while the young boy appeared to be less than ten years old. From his flawless appearance, it appeared as if this were a perfect child that had reincarnated.

Martial Uncle Lan! What is Senior doing here? When Cultivator Bai saw the child, he suddenly shouted in surprise and hastily saluted him.

Martial Uncle Lan?

The grey-robed old man and the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion cultivator were initially surprised to see the child there. But after hearing Cultivator Bai address him by name, their expressions greatly changed. Once they saw the boys ponytail, bare feet, and the golden band on his arm, they suddenly recalled the name of a legendary Senior.

Juniors Du Bei and Yu Shanan pay their respects to Senior Lan! In their alarm, the two rushed to salute him.

Stand. Didnt you notice that I am at a crucial point in my game with Martial Nephew Hu? Lets talk after Ive finished. The boys voice was as young as his appearance, but each of his words carried an aged tone filled with poise.

As you command! Cultivator Bai and the other two Core Formation cultivators instantly acknowledged him and silently loitered nearby, not daring to appear sullen in the slightest.

As for the old man playing chess with the boy, he wryly smiled at the three but remained silent. As for the yellow-robed cultivator, he respectfully stood behind the boy as if he were differentially waiting upon him.

When the young cultivators heard their three martial ancestors suddenly call out to the boy as Martial Uncle, they became restless. They instantly realized what this meant and stared at the boy with anxious hearts.

In the instant Han Li saw the boy, he felt his heart drop. This was a genuine early Nascent Soul cultivator. Why had he appeared here?

However, he soon recovered his calm. While he wasnt currently an opponent for an early Nascent Soul cultivator, it wouldnt be any problem for him to escape. Additionally, he was confident that the Nascent Soul cultivator wasnt here for him.

With that in mind, Han Li began to plan for any contingencies that may occur.

In the end, the boy and the Old Man played for another quarter hour before the old man stepped back from the chessboard and respectfully said, Senior Lans chess skills are excellent. This disciple concedes!

A trace of happiness appeared on the boys face, but his gaze soon turned and he doubtfully said, Martial Nephew Hu, you didnt deliberately lose to me, right? We agreed that you wouldnt hold back against me.

When the old man heard this, his face appeared to have grown longer and he hurriedly said, Junior wouldnt dare to deceive Senior. It is just that Seniors chess skills have made massive improvements.

The boy smiled and said, Hehe, I also feel that my chess skills have made quite the improvement from before. It seems that it was quite worth it to practice against those mortal chess masters.

The boys smile then faded away as he changed topics, Alright, lets put the chess pieces away. There is business to attend to.

He turned turned around to face the cultivators that were waiting on him. After sweeping his gaze over the Core Formation cultivators, it finally settled onto the scholarly mans face.

The boy leisurely asked, Martial Nephew Bai, how many years has it been since you entered the Ancient Sword Sect?

Cultivator Bais face revealed slight puzzlement, but he sincerely answered, This Junior entered the sect over a hundred years ago.

A strange expression flickered within the boys eyes and he sighed, A hundred years! It mustve been quite tough for you.

The scholarly mans expression changed and he forced a smile, Martial Uncle, what do you mean?

The boy stared at the scholarly man and said with an icy tone, What do I mean? As the successor of the Righteous Daos Overwhelming Pavilion Sect Master, your esteemed self has maintained you cover in the Ancient Sword Sect for quite the while. Havent you had any thoughts of visiting your master?

When Cultivator Bai heard the boy, his complexion instantly paled.

The other two Core Formation cultivators revealed shock in their eyes and unconsciously took several steps back from Cultivator Bai.

Fellow Daoist Bai, is Senior Lan speaking the truth? The middle-aged cultivator asked in disbelief.

Cultivator Bais face fluctuated between red and white, unable to give an excuse. After wearing an unsightly expression, the scholarly man said, Since Martial Uncle has already fully investigated me, there is no use in denying this. However, I will not idly stand by and allow myself to be captured!

As soon as he said that, his body flashed with white light and he shot towards the disciples behind him. His glowing white hand was reaching out towards the black-clothed Meng Di who possessed the Ninesword Spirit Constitution!

What are you doing?! The two Core Formation cultivators furiously shouted. Their bodies flickered with light and they moved to rescue Meng Di, but they were clearly too late.

However, Meng Di managed to react in his alarm, and he raised his hand to fiercely release a dense strike of sword Qi.

Unfortunately, there was too great a difference in their cultivations. The sword Qi wasnt even able to injure Cultivator Bai in the slightest and was dissipated in an instant. But before Meng Di was captured by him, Cultivator Bais body suddenly trembled and he fell flat on the ground. The light shining from his hand had disappeared without a trace.

Meng Di couldnt help but blankly stand in place at a completely loss.

The young boy expressionlessly rubbed his small hands and snorted, Your sects Grand Qi Hand has been well refined. But you forget that I didnt come here only to play chess.

Apart from Han Li, no one else in the room noticed how the boy had restrained the scholarly man.

Han Li narrowed his eyes as he watched the scholarly man fall to the floor and then looked at the boy with an odd expression in his eyes.

In the same moment Cultivator Bai took action, Han Li was astonished to discover that a red string had suddenly shot out from the boy. The string suddenly shot into the scholarly mans body and he promptly collapsed.

Han Li had initially believed the string to be a flying needle magic treasure, but under his spiritual sense, he was astonished to discover that the red string was made of a dense, icy Qi. Much to Han Lis amazement, this string was actually refined from an icy sword Qi!

He recalled having heard that once talented sword cultivators reached a certain stage of cultivation, they were able to transform their sword Qi into a string as they desired, turning it into a battle-deciding attack! This was the first time he had witnessed this, and it was unfathomable to him just how sword Qi was able to reach this stage.

The boy turned to the old man he was playing chess with and said, Martial Nephew Hu, lock him up in the dragon cave. Keep him alive. Your Seniors still have a use for him!

The long-faced old man felt his heart tremble before he acknowledged his instructions. He stepped over to the fallen cultivator Bai and carried him to the side of the room before disappearing without a trace.

Han Lis gaze then turned to look at Du Dong. He noticed that his expression appeared calm, but under closer scrutiny, Han Li noticed that he was clenching his hands into fists.

When Han Li saw this, he faintly smiled and paid him no more attention.

Hes going into seclusion to reach late Core Formation stage? The man was clearly surprised, but he soon sighed and spoke no further.

The Ancient Sword Sects Cultivator Bai then wordlessly raised his hand and struck the pile of rocks nearby with a streak of white light. The pile of rocks suddenly flashed with light and he disappeared. The pile of rocks was clearly a well hidden transportation spell formation.

After seeing the grey-clothed old man depart, he sat down on the ground nearby.

At the other end of the transportation formation was a small stone room in the Hundred Possibilities Sect. The scholarly man appeared within the formation with a flash of white light. Several high grade cultivators from the three sects were surrounding him.

Cultivator Jian asked, How is it Junior Martial Brother? Are the preparations finished?

The scholarly man replied, Senior Martial Brother, relax. Everything is ready at the sacred site. We may take them in now.

The old man surnamed Fu nodded his head with satisfaction, Good! Then we must trouble Brother Duan to bring the ten juniors over here. As soon as he finished the red-robed old man wordlessly pushed open the door and left. Old Man Fu continued, As arranged, our three sects will each send a Core Formation cultivator to accompany them. The Drifting Cloud Sects Fellow Daoist Yu is already on the other side. Brother Jiang, who will you be sending over?

Jiang Yun casually replied, Ive already seen it once before and there is little to see, how about Junior Martial Brother Bai goes?

Old Man Fu smiled and said, Thats fine. Although Fellow Daoist Bai hasnt had his turn guarding the sacred site, he was once one of the ten finalists in the Sword Trial Assembly. It could be considered revisiting a memory.

Cultivator Bai nodded his head with a calm expression but said nothing. The white-clothed young woman charmingly smiled at him and rubbed shoulders with him in a rather romantic manner.

At that moment, footsteps came from outside of the stone room and the red-robed old man walked in with a calm expression, leading the ten finalists.

Although the Drifting Cloud Sect hadnt acquired first place, there were four disciples that managed to make it into the final ten. Occupying the most places amongst the three sects. This had caused Old Man Duan to feel quite pleased in contrast to his calm exterior.

With that thought, he unconsciously swept his gaze over the four disciples. There was the Firecloud Mountains Sun Huo, a staunch-faced youth, Mu Peiling of Dayspring Mountain, Han Li and Du Dong.

When he caught sight of Du Dong, Old Man Duan couldnt help but inwardly snort, and a trace of derision momentarily appeared within his heart.

As for the disciple that had acquired first place, he was a black-clothed youth with an expression as clear as a drawn sword. He was the Ancient Sword Sects Meng Di, who possessed the Ninesword Spirit Constitution.

The Ninesword Spirit Constitution was among the three great sword bodies in the cultivation world. It wasnt something to take lightly. With a top-grade sword magic tool in hand, there were no opponents in the competition that were capable of withstanding his strikes. In only a few short moments, he was able to crush any opposition that stood in his way en route to first place.

Having thought that, the red-robed old man felt somewhat envious of the Ancient Sword Sects good luck.

Han Li indifferently glanced at the Core Formation Masters in the room. He felt neither joy nor alarm.

After his victory in the third round, he had deliberately lost to a skilled Hundred Possibilities Pavilion Foundation Establishment disciple. He then participated in a battle against the six who lost for the final four positions in the top ten. In the end, he had nearly spent all of his talismans to forcefully enter ninth place.

As for Du Dong, perhaps having held the same plan in mind as Han Li, he had also suffered a defeat at the fourth round and then deliberately suffered a loss against him, landing him in tenth place. Those actions had left Han Li dumbstruck.

As for the top ranked disciple amongst the Drifting Cloud Sect disciples, that would be the youth named Sun Huo. His cultivation was quite strong and he managed to land in third place.

But from how Han Li saw it, apart from the black-clothed youth whose techniques greatly matched his magic tool, he would be able to defeat all the others using his previous methods.

Once the assembly concluded, the top ten disciples each received a top grade magic tool. As for Meng Di, he also received a jade box that contained a Spirit Tempering Pill.

When Han Li saw the jade box, he instantly grew determined, If this goes smoothly, and Im able to acquire the root of the Spirit Well Tree as well as the pill formula, itll be over. If that isnt possible, Ill take the pill from the hands of that Ancient Sword Sect disciple. After all, that pill will greatly aid in condensing a Nascent Soul.

As Han Li thought this, Old Man Fu began to teleport the gathered disciples.

The three sects youths already knew where they were going and wore cheerful smiles.

As white light flashed, Cultivator Bai and a middle-aged cultivator from the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion teleported alongside them.

Han Li and company were left dazed from the teleportation and found themselves amidst a dense fog and a pile of rocks.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and unconsciously swept his spiritual sense past the area. However, once it extended out a hundred meters, he immediately felt a restriction block his path. His heart trembled at the discovery. Knowing that there were powerful spell formations in place, he decided that stealthily completing his objective would be best.

Seeing that they had all arrived, the grey-clothed old man calmly stood up and raised his hand, shooting out a yellow spell seal into the dense mist.

The surrounding mist began to roil and suddenly dispersed. Not far ahead of them was a wall overgrown with dense moss as if no one had ever passed it by.

Cultivator Bai warned the ten finalists with an icy tone, Listen well. You must cleanse your eyes as soon as the spirit water is refined. You are allowed to enter the restricted area for that reason alone. Normally, even we are not allowed near this place. After you enter, you are only allowed to stay here for the day, and must immediately depart on the next. This place is also heavily clad in restrictions. Absolutely do not roam this place as you please, else you will be subjected to the entirety of the consequences.

The disciples naturally acknowledged his words.

At that moment, a mans voice was heard from the direction of the stone wall, Alright, if you have anything else to say, leave it until after you enter. I am going to open a way through the great formation.

When the man surnamed Yue said this, the stone wall rippled throughout the air and disappeared in flash of green light.

A moment later, the disciples were left astonished as the stone wall disappeared before them and was replaced with huge, tightly-shut stone gates.

The stone gate was densely covered in talisman characters and pulsing with rainbow light. It was unknown just how powerful this restriction was. There were also several barriers of yellow light surrounding the gate.

At that moment, a yellow-clothed cultivator with his arms behind his back was standing outside the thirty-meter-tall gate. He appeared to be in his forties, and he had thick, slanted eyebrows that gave him a fierce appearance. If an ordinary person were to see him, they would grow fearful and wouldnt dare to meet his gaze.

When the middle-aged cultivator from the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion saw his fearsome appearance, he revealed trace of admiration. Hehe! Senior Martial Brother Yue seems to have made much progress in his Ghost Fiend Arts. It seems cultivating near the sacred tree has made cultivation far easier.

Although his words werent loud, they had clearly reached Cultivator Yues ears. The yellow-clothed cultivator immediately rolled his eyes and snorted, If youre willing to be confined to this place for sixty years, you can diligently cultivate as well. Though I wonder if Junior Martial Brother Pai would be able to endure it, given his temperament.

The middle-aged Hundred Possibilities Pavilion cultivator wore an embarrassed expression and said, I was merely speaking without consideration. It must be be extremely difficult for Senior Martial Brothers Yue, Wu, and Tian to stand guard here. My words…

Enough! No need to speak any further. These restrictions are something that our Nascent Soul Martial Uncles placed down. I will only be able to open the restrictions for a short amount of time. Hurry up!

The yellow-clothed cultivator then slapped his hands together and summoned a yellow command medallion. He then began to chant with a solemn expression.

The command medallion suddenly glowed with a grand yellow light and began to radiate nearby, melting away the light barriers in an instant, revealing a ten meter wide passage.

Everyone go! Be quick! The scholarly man urged them as soon as he saw this and took the lead, flying forward in a streak of white light.

The other two Core Formation cultivators gave similar commands and shot forward as well.

When Han Li and company saw this, they hastily followed after them on their magic tools.

The crowd outside the light barrier roared in amazement.

Even the bald judge gazed at the youth with an odd expression. After a short moment, he loudly announced, The Drifting Cloud Sects Han Li is victorious!

Han Li bowed to the judge with a calm expression and walked out of the light barrier.

Soon after, two Ancient Sword Sect disciples rushed onto the stage and and carried off their unconscious sect member.

The short old man surnamed Jiang stared at the stage in disbelief and then grimaced.

Although he knew there would be a few unorthodox tactics in a competition between low grade disciples, he absolutely didnt expect talismans to be used in such a manner. He had teased the red-robed old man earlier because he held high hopes for this disciple, but he didnt expect for it to backfire. A moment later, an embarrassed expression appeared on the mans face and he gloomily keep silent.

Old Man Fu couldnt help but chuckle at the sight of Han Lis battle, Brother Duan, that disciple of yours is truly quite interesting. He used up many spirit stones worth of talismans. Although it was quite the trick, it mustve taken quite a bit of practice in order to simultaneously use so many fireball talismans at once. Ordinary disciples would find it quite difficult to do.

The red-robed old man was immensely pleased with the Ancient Sword Sects Jiang Yuns deflated appearance, but he played down the victory with half-truths, Its nothing! This disciple of ours is a talisman refinement expert. Attacking with talismans should come naturally to him. However, even I am somewhat surprised for him to use so many talisman at once.

Jiang Yun resentfully muttered, Humph! Hes only capable of using many talismans at once. Now, the others will know of his tricks. In the later rounds, this disciple of yours will definitely be defeated.

The red-robed old man chuckled and said, Is that so?

The azure-robed scholarly man glanced at Han Li down below and casually nodded his head, However, I think that this disciples movement techniques is a body lightening technique from the mortal world. How else would he have so quickly caught Martial Nephew Yao off guard?

Fellow Daoist Bai has seen through it as well! This disciple of ours was once a vagrant cultivator and has learned many mixed techniques. It is very much our sects embarrassment!

The scholarly man smiled and said, Not at all. Long ago, I also held somewhat of an interest in mortal martial arts and studied them a bit. Although these martial arts have no use to high grade cultivators, in the hands of a skillful Qi Condensation cultivator they will greatly add to their might. Furthermore, this disciple of yours seem extremely practiced in his techniques as if he has experienced many battles. It isnt unfair for our own disciple to have lost against him.

As the three sects experts calmly continued their discussion, the bald referee from the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion was replaced by an old man from the Drifting Cloud Sect. He expressionlessly said, The second fight will be the Hundred Possibilities Pavilions Tian Ci versus the Ancient Sword Sects Zhou Xu.

Soon after, a youth from each sect walked onto the stage and bowed to each other. Once the old man announced the start of the battle, they each formed incantation gestures and began to use their magic tools.

The three sects Core Formation cultivators soon placed the previous fight in the back of their minds and began to watch this new battle unfold.

Perhaps due to the incisiveness of Han Lis previous fight, the current careful and deliberate battle caused boredom in the spectators.

Eventually, the Ancient Sword Sect disciple was able to use his sword magic tool to break the opponents defenses and claim victory.

Each fight then successively continued until the first round of the competition was concluded two days later.

The Ancient Sword Sect cultivators strength was as great as their reputation described.

Apart from Han Li and a few others, the majority of the rounds had been dominated by Ancient Sword Sect disciples.

This scene was cause for great joy for Jiang Yun and he wore a wide grin, releasing him from his previous gloom.

Of course, the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion and the Drifting Cloud Sect cultivators had already anticipated this outcome. Although they found this somewhat embarrassing, they didnt show it on their faces and pretended not to care. From their bearing, it appeared as if they were on the winning side.

During the second round of the competition, Han Lis opponent was a Hundred Possibilities Pavilion female Qi Condensation cultivator with a valiant appearance.

After seeing that she was facing Han Li, she immediately took to the air on her magic tool as soon as the match started.

According to her understanding, she would be able to dodge any of Han Lis talisman attacks in the air and would also be safe from his swift movement techniques.

Han Li sighed upon seeing this and tossed out a stack of fireball talismans without a word.

Just as the woman thought to dodge the incoming fireballs, Han Li formed an incantation gesture with both his hands and caused the approaching fireballs to flash with a red light. The barrage of fireballs turned into small flock of fire birds that spiralled around without approaching her.

When she saw this, she was greatly frightened and thought to use her magic tool to protect herself. However, Han Li wasnt about to give her the opportunity. He muttered an incarnation in a superficial display and commanded the flame birds with his spiritual sense. The flock of fire birds then flew towards the woman and struck her from all sides.

Although the woman managed to envelope herself in a water attribute barrier through a talisman, it was incapable of enduring such a fierce attack. In a mere moment, the barrier shattered.

Helpless, the young woman could only take the initiative to concede defeat.

After that battle, the disciples of the other two sects were greatly moved, having previously believed that Han Li merely abused his abundance of talismans without any skill.

However, a few Foundation Establishment cultivators that possessed powerful magic tools merely viewed Han Lis flashy actions with disdain. But in the end…

…

There was an obscure, desolate valley at the center of the Dreamcloud Mountains. This valley had long been enveloped with waves of Yin mist over countless years. It was dark to the point where one couldnt even see their own hands if they entered it. Additionally, all sorts of venomous serpents and insects entrenched themselves within the mist in countless numbers. And due to the valleys small size, they were easily overlooked by any cultivators that passed it by.

But one day, the valleys mist became denser than usual, but the mist at the deepest depths of the valley was particularly chaotic.

In a flash of white light, two figures suddenly emerged beside a mysterious pile of rocks.

One of these figures was a man who wore grey robes and had fierce expression. The other was a scholarly man with azure robes and a jade belt.

Although there was clearly no one besides the rock pile, a mans hoarse voice lazily said, Well if it isnt the Ancient Sword Sects Brother Bai and the Drifting Cloud Sects Fellow Daoist Yu? Could it be that the Sword Trial Assembly has already ended?

So Brother Yu is on duty today! Yes, the assembly has already ended. Weve come to see whether or not the Brightsight Water has been prepared. If it is ready, then well directly transport the ten disciples here to prevent anything unexpected from occuring.

As for the grey-clothed old man at his side, he remained silent with an indifferent expression.

The previous mans voice spoke with objection, Something unexpected? This place is guarded by three Core Formation cultivators at all times. Why not bring the low grade cultivators along with you? Are you afraid that theyll bring some trouble?

Cultivator Bai shook his head and said, The Spirit Well Tree is an immensely important matter. It is better to be careful! Besides, dropping the Wine Nectar into the Brightsight water is the most crucial step. Once this is done, the spirit water must immediately be used to cleanse their eyes, otherwise its efficacy would greatly decrease. Why else would we be required to bring the ten disciples over here!

The man chuckled and confidently said, Alright, the Brightsight Water has already been prepared. When theyve cleansed their eyes, have them immediately depart. Since this area is heavily covered with restrictions, if you teleport them here they wont know where this place is.

Cultivator Bai nodded his head and said, That would be for the best. Brother Yu, stay behind for the time being. I will notify our Fellow Daoists and have them teleport the disciples over. freewbnove.com

The mans voice suddenly thought of something and asked, Ah yes, I suppose the winner of the Sword Trial Assembly from your Ancient Sword Sect?

The azure robed scholar smiled and said, Im afraid I must indeed disappoint you. The winner of this Sword Trial Assembly is our Ancient Sword Sects Martial Nephew Meng Di.

The mans lazy voice revealed a trace of satisfaction, Humph! It isnt surprising that the Foundation Establishment cultivators of your Ancient Sword Sect are stronger than ours. However, when one reaches Core Formation stage, its hard to say who is weaker or stronger. If there is an opportunity, bring over that Senior Martial Brother San of yours. I wish to compare notes with him sometime.

The scholarly man grew silent for a moment and casually smiled, It seems Brother Yue still broods over his defeat by Senior Martial Brother San long ago. However, I fear I must disappoint Brother Yue. Senior Martial Brother San has already entered seclusion in an attempt to breakthrough to late Core Formation stage.

At the very front of the several thousands of disciples in the plaza, there stood several tens of rather noteworthy individuals. Eight of them were Core Formation cultivators who stood with calm poise, with several tens of Foundation Establishment cultivators standing behind them. They were the Hundred Possibilities Sects institute masters and elders, but a majority of them were merely stewards.

Theyre coming! A sharp-eyed disciple saw something off the horizon and shouted in excitement. Suddenly, many low grade cultivators began to look expectantly up at the sky, catching glimpses of light in the distance. Soon, a large group of variously colored dots of light began to fly towards them.

Its the Ancient Sword Sect. Theyre all using sword magic tools.

As soon as that was said, the crowd began to roil. Many of them began to point to the incoming lights with varied expressions. frewebnoel.o

Silence! Do you wish to make a joke of us to the other two sects? A tall old man coldly uttered with a sullen expression. His voice resonated to everyone present and caused a few of the overeager disciples to shut their mouths, bringing silence to the plaza in an instant.

When the tall old man saw this, his expression relaxed and the other Core Formation cultivators glanced at one another with a smile. They didnt seem surprised at all by this.

At that moment, the Ancient Sword Sect cultivators arrived at the plaza. A vast majority of them had flown on swords with hardly any exceptions.

A short and small old man flew out from Ancient Sword Sect cultivators and descended with a chuckle. I didnt expect that Brother Fu would personally come to greet us. I am truly overwhelmed by your grace!

A blue-robed scholarly man and a white-clothed young woman both descended at his side with a faint smile. From their appearance, they appeared to be married.

At that moment, the Ancient Sword Sects young, low-grade cultivators each began to descend onto the plaza.

The tall old man calmly saluted the three and said, So it is Brother Jiang Yun who is bringing the disciples this time. We extend a respectful greeting to you. And there is also the famous Bai Bi Swordmates, we welcome you as well.

Enough, lets not flatter each other or well make a laughingstock of ourselves in front of our juniors. However, it seems that the Drifting Cloud Sect has yet to arrive. Theyve become increasingly disinterested in the Sword Trial Assembly. Dont tell me theyve grown cowardly because theyve placed last a few times? The cultivator surnamed Jiang seemed to dislike the Drifting Cloud Sect and spoke with a trace of schadenfreude.

The old man surnamed Fu wore a wry smile, not daring to rashly reply. The Hundred Possibilities Pavilion differed from the Ancient Sword Sect. If such words left his mouth and they managed to reach the upper echelon of the Drifting Cloud Sect, they would certainly cause trouble.

But before Old Man Fu thought of how he should reply, a middle-aged man with long dark-green robes grinned and interrupted him from behind, There is no need for Fellow Daoist Jiang to be so impatient. Ive heard that White Phoenix Mountains Fairy Song is escorting the Drifting Cloud Sect disciples this time around. She is a fine beauty that is rarely seen in our three sects. It is a pity that Fairy Song has always kept herself hidden away. Now, we finally have a chance to look upon her!

Jiang Yun wore a face of excitement and nodded his head, Brother Shi mentioned the Fairy of White Phoenix? Ive long heard rumors that this womans beauty is incomparable. If this woman is truly escorting their disciples, then there is no harm in waiting.

When the Ancient Sword Sect pair cultivators heard this, they wore a surprised expression. The azure-robed scholarly man astonishedly said, Ive heard the Fairy of White Phoenix possesses Heavenly Spiritual Roots, and that she was able to easily enter Core Formation in less than a hundred years. She could be said to be a cultivation genius that is only spotted once in a thousand years. It is quite surprising that wed be able to see such a figure at the Sword Trial Assembly!

Although the white-robed womans expression was calm, she spoke with an enchanting voice, Thats true! Even as a woman, I hold quite some curiosity towards the greatly renowned Fairy Song. I have yet to catch sight of her. Surely she must be wondrously beautiful!

Old Man Fu smiled and thought to say something when he suddenly shouted towards the sky, Huh!? It seems the Drifting Cloud Sect members have arrived!

When the others heard this, they gazed upward and saw that a huge black dot was gradually growing closer to them from the east.

Thats… Jiang Yuns expression stirred. It seemed he knew what it was.

Once it grew closer, the others were able to clearly see what is was a huge, monstrous bird that was flying towards them with astonishing speed. There seemed to be many cultivators standing on the birds back.

Upon spotting the huge bird, Jiang Yun sourly said, Humph! The Drifting Cloud Sect is merely showing off its mutated Azure Hawk. The only thing impressive about it that has mutated is its size. It is still only a grade five demon beast!

Old Man Fu and the other Hundred Possibilities Pavilion cultivators pretended to have not heard this. However, the youths nearby gasped at the sight of such a large spirit beast. They all stared at the huge birds astonishing figure with awe.

Each flap of its glowing azure wings brought it forward with astonishing momentum, and in the blink of an eye, it had arrived in front of the plaza. Its huge wings cast a shadow upon the entire stage and blew fierce winds downward, causing a few of the low grade disciples to lose their balance and turn pale from fright.

Stop! A mans voice suddenly sounded out from atop the bird. The huge bird folded its wings and floated motionlessly in the air as many cultivators began to drop down from its back.

Yi! Isnt that Firecloud Mountains Brother Duan? What a pleasant surprise! When Old Man Fu saw the red-robed old man in the front, his eyes brightened and he hastily went forward to meet him.

The old man chuckled and smiled, Hardly. Ive held quite the impression of you ever since I last saw you in the Yun Province! At the same time he was speaking, he swept his gaze past the many people behind him.

Old Man Fu casually said, Brother Duan wishes to look for Chang Zhen? Thats too bad. Junior Martial Brother Chang is currently handling affairs outside of the sect. However, he should return by the end of the assembly!

The red-robed old man appeared slightly disappointed, but his expression soon recovered. So its like that. It cant be helped. Being able to talk about old times is quite a problem of chance. Back to the matter at hand then! This is Junior Martial Brother Yu. There should be no need for introductions, as everyone should recognize him. As for Junior Martial Sister Song, I believe this should be everyones first time seeing her. Let me introduce you! He pointed to the stunning blue-clothed woman behind him.

Old Man Fu looked at Cultivator Song with narrowed eyes and gasped. Ive known of your grand reputation for many years as the Fairy of White Phoenix! Now that Ive witnessed your elegance, I must say that your reputation is well deserved!

The blue-clothed woman gently smiled and replied, Senior Martial Brother Fu wrongfully flatters me. I hardly deserve the title of Fairy! The woman had an aura of peaceful charm to her, causing the nearby low grade male cultivators to look on with thumping hearts. Although a few of the high grade cultivators were better off then their bewitched juniors, passion flared within their eyes as well.

Next, the Drifting Cloud Sects Core Formation cultivators greeted the Ancient Sword Sect.

Although Jiang Yun appeared indifferent, he reluctantly uttered a few words. As for the white-robed young woman, she stuck close to Cultivator Song and began to enthusiastically speak with her as if they were sisters.

Despite this, Cultivator Song maintained an elegant demeanor throughout, revealing not the slightest flaw in her actions.

The following matters were simple enough. Once the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion finished their formailies, they brought the two sects to their respective huge courtyards and had them rest for the day. The official competition would begin on the next morning.

The night peacefully passed by. With the coming of the second day, the three sects fiercely began the competition.

The competition was conducted in three groups of thirty with each sect sending ten of their own disciples into each group. Each group would then battle among themselves in a single elimination format until only four were left. The final twelve disciples would then draw ballots and fight for the top ten rankings.

Because there werent many disciples competing, there was no need to have multiple fights occuring at the same time. The fights were to be held sequentially on the same stage. As for how the order was decided, there were lots that were drawn by each of the groups leaders. As for the judges, they would come from the sect that didnt belong to either of the competitors, making it quite fair.

With countless Hundred Possibilities Pavilion disciples densely surrounding the stage, a bald man stood at the center of the stage and slowly announced, The first fight is between the Drifting Cloud Sects Han Li vs the Ancient Sword Sects Yao Feng!

Following the bald mans announcement, a disciple walked out from each group of disciples. A torrent of whispers began to pour from the surrounding Hundred Possibilities Pavilion disciples once they clearly saw the contestants.

Am I not mistaken? One is a Qi Condensation cultivator at the eleventh layer and the other is a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

The difference in their cultivation is far too great!

The Ancient Sword Sect cultivator looked at his opponent with a strange expression. Soon after, disdain momentarily appeared on his face. He felt it would be extremely easy to deal with an opponent with such shallow cultivation.

As for his opponent, he was a youth with a common appearance that was tightly frowning as if he felt perplexed and anxious.

Of course, the Core Formation cultivators of the three sects were separated from the rest of the disciples. They were floating in empty space above the light barrier and leisurely chatting.

Brother Duan, does the Drifting Cloud Sect truly plan on abandoning this Sword Trial Assembly? How was an eleventh layer disciple able to prevail through the selections? Was he someone you brought to make up for a lack of numbers? Jiang Yun couldnt help but laugh upon seeing the Drifting Cloud Sect disciple.

The red-robed cultivator calmly replied, Huh, eleventh layer? Not bad! I recall that he was only at the tenth layer when he acquired victory in the selections. It is quite impressive for him to have cultivated so quickly!

Jiang Yun wore a doubtful expression. What? He made it through the selection at tenth layer? Are you joking?

This time, the red-robed cultivator merely replied with a silent smile.

When Jiang Yun saw this, he felt slightly apprehensive and said nothing else. He began to pay attention to the stage below.

Match start! The bald man from before suddenly shouted.

As soon as the Ancient Sword Sect youth heard this, he had a red and a blue sword fly out from the sheathes on his back. They floated above him as green light flickered from his hands, forming a green light barrier around him. Afterwards, the youth quickly formed a hand incantation, intending to have his flying swords attack.

But before he could carry out this well-practiced series of actions, he suddenly spotted sixty fireballs heading towards him in an overbearing wave of blistering heat.

Ah! The youth loudly shouted in alarm and his face became deathly pale.

However, he was someone who had experienced many battles and quickly regained his composure. He gave up on using his flying swords to attack and immediately fell to the ground, dropping the light barrier around him. In that same moment, he felt his body covered in cold sweat, but he soon felt a furious rage overwhelm him as the wave of fireballs brush past his head. Wishing to make a show of Han Li in revenge, he was about to jump up when a black leg blurred in front of him, relentlessly stomping down on his head. Suddenly, the world around him turned black.

Three months passed by in the blink of an eye while Han Li remained in bitter cultivation in his cave residence.

During this time, Kui Huans group had paid a visit to Han Li to apologetically tell him that they had informed the sect elders of Han Lis skills in talisman refinement, hoping that he wouldnt take offence.

Because Han Li had already planned on using his talisman refinement techniques as a cover, he didnt mind in the slightest. After giving a few words of forgiveness, he sent the group of Qi Condensation cultivators on their way.

As for Dayspring Mountain, because Han Li had unexpectedly made it into the twenty-four finalists, Mu Peiling had made a trip to the medicine garden and gave Han Li a long explanation on the intricacies of the Profound Ice Arts. This surprising action had left Han Li at a loss for words.

Apart from those two times, no one else disturbed Han Li during his cultivation.

One day as Han Li was strenuously cultivating the Azure Essence Sword Arts, he abruptly frowned and stood up. By the time he left his cave residence and entered the medicinal garden, a voice transmission talisman knocked against the medicine gardens restrictions.

When Han Li saw this, he opened the gardens restrictions and waved his arm. A moment later, the sound transmission talisman flew into his hand in a streak of fire and soon disappeared.

Han Li expressionlessly muttered, White Phoenix Mountains Martial Ancestor Song. Isnt that the number one beauty in the Drifting Cloud Sect? Will that woman be instructing me? If thats the case, these coming days shouldnt be too boring! He then released a flying sword magic tool and directly flew in the direction of White Phoenix Mountain.

White Phoenix Mountain was at the eastmost side of Drifting Cloud Sect and was particularly distant from the other five mountains as if it were standing proudly in solitude. Although this mountain was the shortest of the Six Marvelous Mountains, it was by far the most verdant and beautiful.

Not long after leaving the garden, Han Li appeared near White Phoenix Mountain.

Because this mountain was made up of mostly female cultivators, White Phoenix Mountain had a few strange rules. Ordinarily, any male cultivators arriving at the mountain were required to land at the base of the mountain and receive permission to enter. Otherwise, they would only have themselves to blame for falling into White Phoenix Mountains restrictions.

Naturally, Han Li had no intention of forcing his way through and obediently landed at the base of the mountain.

There were currently three Qi Condensation female cultivators at the mountain gate happily chatting. When they saw Han Li drop down, they couldnt help but curiously examine the unfamiliar male cultivator.

Han Li saluted the three female disciples and said, I am Dayspring Mountains Han Li. Ive come to accept cultivation guidance from Martial Ancestor Song. I hope Senior Martial Sisters can make a report.

A young, freckled female cultivator smiled and promptly said, So youre Han Li. The Martial Ancestor has already notified us of you. Junior Martial Brother Han may directly head to the Phoenix Court Pavilion at the top of the mountain. Martial Ancestor is waiting for you there. reeebnovel.om

Han Li uttered a word of thanks before immediately flying up the mountain.

However, not long after he departed, the three female disciples began to gossip without restraint once they believed Han Li was out of earshot.

Is Junior Martial Brother Han truly a disciple that will be participating in the Sword Trial Assembly? His cultivation doesnt seem very high.

He doesnt appear to be anything special.

Hehe! So you two dont know. Ive seen all of Junior Martial Brother Hans fights. Let me tell you…

Having heard all of that, Han Li recalled his spiritual sense with a wry smile. After shaking his head, he fly towards the mountain peak.

White Phoenix Mountain wasnt very tall. After only a moment, Han Li managed to reach the top of the mountain, a flat plateau that spanned three hundred meters. It was surrounded with white clouds with abundant spiritual Qi as if it were an otherworldly realm.

Within this fantastic scene stood a sole pavilion that was only sixty meters tall and was divided into three stories. The building was constructed from a unknown white wood. Its natural untouched form produced an air of simple elegance.

Han Li landed in front of the pavilion and loudly shouted, Disciple Han Li pays his respects to Martial Ancestor Song! Once that was said, Han Li felt a trace of spiritual sense sweep over him. He stood in place with a calm expression, feigning ignorance of the matter.

A long while later, a womans gentle voice said, Since youve arrived, come up to the second story of the pavilion. Ill be waiting for you there.

As you bid! Han Li then walked forward and gently pushed open the wooden doors which swung freely.

The first floor of the pavilion was completely empty apart from a spell formation to aid in cultivation.

Han Li swept his gaze past the first floor and directly headed towards the second floor.

The second floor was also quite bare. Apart from a few racks of jade slips and magic tools, there were only a few chairs and a short stone table.

Han Li also saw a blue-clothed woman sitting in one of the chairs. She was looking at a worn jade slip on the table as if she were attentively reading through it.

After a moment of hesitation, Han Li thought to say something when the woman raised her head, revealing a heart stirring beauty. She appeared to be in her mid twenties and was an early Core Formation cultivator.

Youre Han Li? The woman calmly asked.

Yes, Martial Ancestor! Han Li respectfully replied.

She stared at Han Li with her bright, clear eyes and said, Since you were able to come here, then it can be considered fate. I will instruct you as best I can. However, you will only remain at the Phoenix Court Pavilion for three days before you depart. What you will learn during this time will depend on yourself.

For some reason, although her cultivation wasnt very high, Han Li felt as if both his body and mind were clearly revealed underneath her gaze, and he couldnt help but feel alarm. Given Han Lis immense spiritual sense, it was extremely strange for him to experience this sensation. Clearly, she had used some sort of mind reading divine ability.

Without any further thought, Han Li gave her a polite reply as he stealthily circulated the entirety of his Great Development Technique throughout his body, shielding his true thoughts.

As Han Li became inwardly alarmed and vigilant, a strange expression appeared in the blue-clothed womans eyes before closing them with a tired expression.

The woman gently said, First, recite the chant for your cultivation art and then head down to the second layer. Do not come back up without my command. After Ive obtained some enlightenment of your cultivation art, I will give you a detailed explanation on any of its intricacies. Now, start!

Yes. Disciple cultivates the technique that Martial Aunt Mu had given him, the Profound Ice Arts. This cultivation art… Han Li began to slowly recite it with a calm expression.

After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Han Li had finished. The woman nodded her head and waved an arm, indicating for him to go down. Han Li saluted her and wordlessly climbed down the stairs.

The blue-clothed woman looked at Han Lis departing figure and motionlessly sat down in her chair with a frown.

She then took out a sound transmission talisman and calmly said a few words into it. It turned into a streak of fire and flew out the window without a trace.

…

At the center of the main mountain of the Drifting Cloud Sect where the Core Formation cultivators had last met, a white-haired old man was leisurely standing at the window when his eyes suddenly began to shine as a streak of fiery light flew towards him from across the sky.

The old man wordlessly raised his hand and emitted a mist of white light, catching the fiery light. It fiercely burned, releasing the curt voice of the blue-clothed woman, Han Li passes, but Du Dong harbors malice.

With an icy expression, old man coldly muttered, Humph! Habors malice? I knew something was amiss. The Du Clan had a deep relationship with the Hundred Possibilities Pavilions Fu Clan. If he truly was a descendant of the Du Clan, he shouldve entered the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion rather than our Drifting Cloud Sect.

The white-haired old man thought a moment more before muttering to himself with an expression of admiration, However, Junior Martial Sister Songs Harmonic Mind is becoming truly fearsome. I myself am uncertain as to whether or not I can block it. I know only my two Martial Uncles to be capable.

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Two months later, at the western portion of the Dreamcloud Mountains in a deep valley surrounded by mountains, there were several thousands of Hundred Possibilities Pavilion disciples converging at the heart of the valley. They were excitedly talking with each other as their clamor filled the air.

There were many disciples that repeatedly gazed to the skies with impatient expressions as if they were feeling anxious.