A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 98 The Legacy of a Transformed Demon, A Second Blossom of Wealth

Xiao Cuier and her grandfather are quite recognizable.

My home is in Dongcheng District, and I also have an old house in Xicheng District.

And there were only the grandfather and grandson in the house.

An old man in his seventies or eighties.

Another one is thirteen or fourteen years old.

Furthermore, the girl's name is clear.

With so much accurate information as a reference, as long as Xiao Cuier and her grandson are in Yuejing right now, he doesn't believe he can't find them.

In the capital city of Yuejing, with its millions of inhabitants, the Ministry of Revenue, and its subordinate government offices, Han Li used his invisibility technique to enter.

After meeting the local officials, he fed them poison and demonstrated the methods of a cultivator to terrify them; then he asked someone to do him a favor, promising a longevity pill as a reward upon success. A stick and a sweet date—he immediately won them over.

After an afternoon of running around, the errand boy from the yamen found the residence of Xiao Zhen and his granddaughter Xiao Cuier.

Then, the officials were invited to have tea in a small maze about a hundred miles outside of Yuejing.

Han Li seized the opportunity and sought out the Xiao family grandfather and grandson.

"found it."

With just one glance, he knew he had found the right person.

This was because he sensed extremely subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from the two of them.

This is something only cultivators possess.

Without time for pleasantries, he showed himself directly and stated his purpose upfront:
"Fellow Daoists, your concealment techniques are quite impressive. Would you be willing to make a deal with me?"

...

Half an hour later, Han Li walked out of the Xiao family's courtyard with satisfaction.

At this moment, he had a slightly blackened yellow book in his hand, an unnamed Taoist book.

One look at this book and you know it's an ancient artifact.

Yellowing skin turning black is a sign of time.

This book is made from special demon beast hide; it remains smooth and delicate to the touch, and is remarkably durable. It is precisely because of its unique manufacturing process and the unusual materials used that this Daoist book has survived to this day.

"This material... must be the leather of a level five or higher demon beast!"

Han Li offered his speculation.

With his current experience and knowledge, he can still make some distinctions.

The Taoist book was full of strange symbols that he couldn't understand.

That is actually the script used exclusively by high-ranking demon races.

but.

On the last two pages of the nameless Taoist book, he discovered a set of nameless incantations that had been added by someone.

He was familiar with the characters used in this set of incantations; they were a type of ancient script commonly used in the cultivation world. That was why Xiao Cuier and her granddaughter could understand them, and he could study and learn them as well.

a few days later.

An old man, a young man, and a young man... the three of them arrived at an unnamed, desolate mountain in Yunzhou, in the southwest of Yue Kingdom.

Led by the grandfather and grandson, Han Li spotted a mountain wall hidden by vegetation.

On the mountain wall, there appears to be a large stone embedded.

This place is at the foot of a mountain hundreds of feet high, overgrown with weeds and rarely visited by people. It was by sheer chance that the grandfather and grandson were able to find this place back then.

"Senior, this is the place."

Old man Xiao Zhen pointed to the moss-covered rock face, which was actually a large rock blocking the road:

“Three years ago, this old man and this girl went into the mountains to collect herbs and passed through this place. It was nighttime, and my granddaughter and I had been traversing mountains and valleys, so we entered the cave behind this big rock to stay for the night and recover our magical power and body. It was around that time that we coincidentally found that nameless Taoist book in the corner of the cave.”

The old man recounted in detail how he obtained the Nameless Concealing Breath Secret Technique back then.

With his life in someone else's hands, how could he dare to play any clever tricks at this moment?

Even the clever and mischievous Xiao Cuier remained quiet and well-behaved, afraid of offending the unfathomable and enigmatic senior in front of her.

Han Li originally intended to take out the Silver Radiance Sword to break the boulder, but after thinking about it, he simply reached out his hand, used his magic power to hold the boulder in place, and then pulled it out with all his might.

next moment.

He easily pried a large rock, about ten feet in diameter, off the mountainside.

A cave was revealed behind a large rock.

This scene stunned the grandfather and grandson.

Back then, the grandfather and grandson had put in a lot of effort and used a lot of magical means to move such a large rock to block the cave entrance. They never expected that the senior in front of them could do it with just physical strength.

Do ordinary cultivators possess such physical strength and power? They are practically comparable to top-tier demonic beasts.

The grandfather and grandson watched in horror, their awe of Han Li growing even stronger.

"Did you bring this large rock here?"

Han Li squinted and asked.

"Yes, senior, this cave is actually that deep."

The grandfather and grandson nodded quickly.

The large rock was covered with moss and vegetation, so even cultivators passing by wouldn't give it a second glance. This is how the secret of this place was preserved.

After entering the cave and re-embedding the large stone on the mountain wall.

Han Li then looked ahead:

"lead the way."

These words sank the hearts of the grandfather and grandson.

However, the next moment, more than a dozen puppets appeared and protected the three of them in the center.

This scene warmed the hearts of the grandfather and grandson once again.

Following the cave passage deeper, after walking twenty or thirty feet, the three soon arrived at what was once a wild animal's den.

This nest was five or six zhang in size, and it was clearly not dug out by wild animals.

There are still faint traces of bone fragments here.

"Back then, a large black bear lived in this cave, and I had no choice but to kill it..."

The old man smiled apologetically.

Han Li nodded in response.

Then, he walked around a bit, but found nothing. The cave was only so big, just a few feet wide, and he had already reached the end.

Did you make any other discoveries back then?

Han Li turned his head and asked.

Xiao Cuier wanted to speak, but the old man interrupted her subtly:

“Senior, my grandfather and I found the nameless Taoist book in that corner a few years ago, and we haven’t found anything else…”

Xiao Zhen came to one side of the cave and pointed to the back of a piece of rubble the size of a washbasin.

"is it?"

Han Li didn't say much, but instead shot out several ten-foot-long Azure Yuan Sword Beams towards various corners of the cave, piercing the mountain walls and creating holes several feet deep. However, among the many Azure Yuan Sword Beams, two adjacent stone walls not only escaped being pierced by the sword beams, but instead reflected the two sword beams back.

Upon seeing this, Han Li was not flustered but rather pleased.

Upon seeing this, the old man from the Xiao family trembled slightly, his whole body tensing up.

Because that area was exactly in the opposite direction of the location he was pointing to.

The young girl, Xiao Cuier, also lightly bit her lip.

At this moment, Han Li suddenly turned to look at the old man Xiao Zhen and spoke calmly:
“I know you’ve eaten more salt than your granddaughter has eaten rice, but sometimes, trying to be clever is just being presumptuous, and that kind of self-righteousness is the most annoying thing. Once you offend others, you can’t imagine the consequences.”

He knew that the old man of the Xiao family was very resentful, hating him for stealing the opportunity from the grandfather and grandson.

They also knew that the old man of the Xiao family wanted to leave the secrets of this place to his granddaughter, Xiao Cuier, hoping that she would return after achieving some success in her cultivation and find the true opportunity here. Perhaps, with that opportunity, she could even form her core?

In the future, Xiao Cuier, who had no power, influence, or background, was able to form her core because, on the one hand, she relied on the wealth accumulated by Old Ma over a hundred years, and on the other hand, she had a solid foundation. However, the most important factor was indeed the great opportunity she gained here.

"Senior, this old man..."

The elderly man surnamed Xiao was so nervous that he stammered and dared not speak.

"It's human nature, I can understand. But some people may not be able to understand or accept it."

Han Li finished speaking and immediately placed a immobilization talisman and a mind-controlling talisman on each of their foreheads, restricting their physical strength and spiritual sense. He then tossed them back to the cave entrance and summoned the Jade Mantis and Ice-Fire Wolf from his spirit beast pouch to guard them.
"If they dare to pull any more tricks... kill them."

Upon hearing this, one of the spirit beasts tapped its pair of sharp blade-like feet, while the other gave the two of them a cold glance.

This scene terrified the Xiao family grandfather and grandson, sending chills down their spines.

...

Inside the cave, on Han Li's side.

He has already summoned a level four giant tiger puppet.

A scorching beam of light, combined with two crescent-shaped blades, was unleashed in a barrage of attacks on the mountainside that the Azure Origin Sword's light had failed to penetrate.

In no time, an invisible barrier was blasted open, creating folds in the void.

Han Li's eyes lit up upon seeing this.

They scattered a large number of soundproof talismans to isolate the sounds inside the cave.

Then he summoned several more level 3 giant wolf puppets to assist in the attack.

In addition, he also used the Greatsword Technique, condensing dozens of azure sword beams together and shooting them out. Because he had charged up enough power, the power of this attack was comparable to that of an ordinary mid-level offensive spell.

"Boom boom boom..."

Finally, under his continuous barrage of firepower, an invisible barrier was breached, and he continued his efforts, rapidly tearing and enlarging the opening.

"This restriction... is incredibly strong."

"Even those late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't be able to tear open such a gap without fully utilizing their offensive talisman treasures, would they?"

As the gap widened, the solid mountain wall that had originally appeared in that area quietly transformed into a hole about ten feet wide, revealing a deep passage behind it.

A powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted from it, causing Han Li to feel momentarily dizzy.

Some people have the illusion of being baptized and nourished by overly pure spiritual energy.

"How can this place have such pure spiritual energy?"

Although he didn't understand the reason, he still hurriedly arranged for several much smaller level 2 puppet beasts to explore the depths of the passage, while he himself waved his hand and summoned level 3 and 4 puppets into the passage, and then used the Earth Wall spell to temporarily block the entrance of the passage.

Immediately afterward, he probed with his divine sense, rapidly extending deeper into the passage. He immediately noticed that the passage spiraled downwards, and strange demonic runes were inscribed on the surrounding walls.

The passageway stretched for miles.

Only then did they discover that at the end was an even larger cave.

This cave is hundreds of feet in size.

The surrounding area was also covered with restrictive runes.

Those runes are very similar to the demonic script on the nameless Taoist book.

In the center of the cave, a gigantic demonic bird sat cross-legged:

"A transformed demon?"

He could tell from the aura alone what level of demon cultivator this long-dead bird had been in the past.

The demonic bird is now nothing but a skeleton.

One wing was broken, indicating that he must have suffered severe injuries.

Furthermore, some bone areas are still blackened, an unusual blackness, most likely due to some kind of deadly poison that is difficult to eradicate. It's like a bone-deep infection caused by a highly virulent toxin.

Perhaps what took the life of this transformed demon was not the severe injury from its broken wings, but the deadly poison.

Then, Han Li noticed an open storage bag beneath the great demon.

Around the storage bag, various items were scattered, and the spirit stones were piled up into a small mountain, numbering at least tens of thousands, including many mid-grade ones.

There were also many magical artifacts, jade boxes and bottles containing unknown things, scattered haphazardly on the ground. Although those bottles and jars clearly contained rare treasures, from the outside they looked like a pile of junk.

He even saw the inner cores of more than a dozen high-level demonic beasts.

Unfortunately, because it fell to the ground and was not properly preserved, its essence has been lost over the years, and it has long since become dull and lifeless.

However, near the demon cores, more than twenty spiritual herbs grew. Each one was brimming with spiritual energy and vitality, leaving Han Li, who had entered the cave without incident, in awe.
"A thousand-year-old spiritual herb!"

"This place actually has so many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs?"

But after some investigation, he understood the reason.

It turned out that before its death, the demon cultivator had opened a series of treasures, hoping to find a way to cure the poison. During this process, many spiritual herbs that did not belong to Tiannan fell to the ground and were thrown away like trash. At the same time, high-level demon cores from the outer sea also fell to the ground, along with a huge pile of spirit stones that could be described as a small mountain.

Normally.

These fallen herbs that failed to be properly preserved will soon wither and die.

But most of the demon cultivators couldn't hold on and died first.

After its blood flowed out, it gathered into a lake. Although this blood carried some toxicity, it did not completely poison all the medicinal herbs here. Some of them not only survived the poison but were also greatly nourished.

Some others, who were not contaminated by the poisonous blood, also survived.

Moreover, the essence emanating from the dozen or so high-level demon cores, as well as the vast essence emanating from the demon cultivator's own level 8 demon core, are also highly nourishing, providing the spiritual energy needed for the growth of the spiritual herbs.

The key point is that this sealing barrier effectively sealed off the area, preventing the loss of spiritual energy.

The surge of spiritual energy we experienced at the cave entrance earlier originated from this source.

then.

Although many of the precious spiritual herbs that had been scattered from the demon cultivator's storage bag had died, which was a real pity, some had survived.

That is, the twenty or so plants in front of us.

Moreover, nourished by the sealed spiritual energy of this place for many years, they have all grown into thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.

This is Han Li's deduction based on the traces at the scene.

After careful consideration, he decisively put on his magical gloves and cloak and hid to the side to avoid getting contaminated with the black spots and deadly poison on the remains of the demon cultivator.

The poison capable of killing a demon cultivator in human form is definitely not something he can touch.

Instead, he used a humanoid puppet to collect the soil and spiritual herbs together.

He then used a large-capacity storage bag to collect the mountain of spirit stones.

"A giant bird belonging to the azure sky, yet its bones are buried in the dark underground. This demon cultivator senior from the Chaotic Star Sea, you are really unlucky. Of all places to fly, you had to fly to Tiannan, where the competition is extremely fierce..." He'd better not touch this demon bird's skeleton, which is tainted with a special toxin.

"More than a dozen high-level demon cores, all of which are the inner cores of level six or even level seven demon beasts, and one of which is at least the inner core of a level eight transformed demon cultivator!" Unfortunately, the essence within them has almost been completely drained, and they are no longer of any use.

His miscalculation was that there wasn't just one level-eight demon core here, but... two.

"Two magical treasures belonging to human cultivators..."

A bottle covered with ancient patterns, and a bronze round tripod with three legs and two handles.

Furthermore, due to improper preservation methods and the lack of mana and nourishment from the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stages, as well as the essence of the inner fire and nascent soul fire, they have suffered a significant loss of spiritual essence. Now, they are probably not much more powerful than ordinary magic treasures that have just been crafted and haven't been nurtured for many years.

"There are twenty-three medicinal herbs, half of which are poisonous, and the other half are unfamiliar and their medicinal properties are unknown..." Use with caution.

Anyway, he left the eight or nine poisonous plants there and didn't touch them at all.

"120,000 low-grade spirit stones and 30,000 mid-grade spirit stones." This demonic bird must be a transformed great demon comparable to a human Nascent Soul cultivator.

As for whether it's level eight or level nine?
It’s unknown.

"The remaining miscellaneous items..." are also of considerable value.

The more Han Li plundered, the more rapid his breathing became.

Only those who have experienced poverty truly understand the meaning of such wealth.

"The reason why Xiao Cuier was able to form her core in the original story was because of this opportunity. In my previous life, I left this foreshadowing, and in this life, I'm the one who's using it first."

This matter left him feeling quite regretful.

...

After collecting all the non-toxic ones and leaving all the toxic ones, Han Li prepared to reseal the cave entrance.

Interestingly, the transparent barrier that was previously broken is now gradually recovering.

It is believed that the restrictions will automatically return to normal after some time.

Seeing this, he stopped in his tracks. After pondering for a while, he made a decision and simply began his secluded cultivation in the passage far from the demon bird's remains. The spiritual energy here was incredibly abundant due to the essence leaked from the dozen or so demon cores. Cultivating here, even if it couldn't match the power infusion of a high-level cultivator, wouldn't be too far off.

Xiao Cuier and her grandson made do with their cultivation in a small cave outside the passage.

Anyway, he wasn't in a hurry. The mission deadline was two months, and given his status, going back a few days later wouldn't be a big deal.

If it weren't for considering the feelings of Master Hongfu and Dong Xuan'er, he wouldn't even want to go back to Huangfeng Valley.

"No, we can't act impulsively."

"There are still opportunities waiting for me at the Spirit Eye Spring and the Crimson Forbidden Land."

"Take your things first, then you can leave."

Time flies and two months have passed.

Han Li opened his eyes inside the cave.

With the help of several rare pills and the spiritual energy of this place, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and he was not far from the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

"Cultivating in such an environment of exceptionally pure spiritual energy, supplemented with rare elixirs, is actually twice as effective as taking medicine in a spiritual spring cave?"

In other words, the pure spiritual energy here is three times more effective for those in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage than a rare spiritual medicine.

Furthermore, this place where the transformed demon cultivator passed away has a unique restriction that can seal off the spiritual energy inside, preventing the pure spiritual energy that escapes from the high-level demon core from being diluted into the outside world.

This makes this place a rare treasure, perhaps no less valuable than the inheritance treasures of major sects that nurture direct descendants at the Core Formation stage.

According to Dong Xuan'er, there is a similar place of heritage in Huangfeng Valley.

It was opened up by three Nascent Soul cultivators from Yellow Maple Valley.

It is the place where those three people passed away.

It is also the final resting place for many Core Formation stage cultivators.

However, that treasure land of inheritance is basically only open to outstanding immortal seedlings from the three major families of Linghu, Chen and Lei, and is used to help those immortal seedlings condense their golden cores.

This is also a major reason why the three major families of the sect have always been prosperous.

The glory of these three families has lasted for thousands of years, with Core Formation cultivators appearing in every generation. At times, there were even five or six Core Formation cultivators at the same time.

Of course, even within the three major families, not just anyone can enter the Inheritance Treasure Land. There are two minimum standards for entry: one is reaching the Pseudo-Core stage before the age of one hundred and twenty; the other is having at least dual spiritual roots or a special physique.

Those with three spiritual roots are not qualified to enter.

Such stringent conditions mean that only about a dozen people in a family may qualify every hundred years.

However, even if ten or twenty people go to try, not one of them may be lucky enough to form a core.

The difficulty of forming the Golden Core is therefore self-evident.

"If I can stay here longer, I think I can reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment in less than a year..."

But he couldn't possibly stay abroad for that long.

The situation alone does not allow it.

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivators of the Hongying Mountain lineage have not yet gone to the battlefield, but that does not mean they will be able to remain stable in the rear in the future.

After pondering for a while, Han Li left that space and came to the outside world, handing Xiao Cuier and her grandson an identity token.

"Senior, what are you doing?"

Xiao Zhen asked in surprise.

Han Li then handed over four high-grade magic artifacts, two top-grade magic artifacts, and several mid-grade spirit stones, smiling as he said:
"I have benefited greatly from this experience, so I will also give your granddaughter an opportunity."

"To give Cui'er a chance?"

The old man blinked, somewhat suspicious, yet secretly expectant.

Han Li continued:

"Let me first introduce myself. I am the fourth disciple of Fairy Hongfu, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator from Huangfeng Valley of Taiyue Mountain. This token I am giving you is my identity token. You and your grandfather can use this token to go to Huangfeng Valley. Just say that I introduced you, and you will be accepted. After you have entered Huangfeng Valley, go to the sect leader's council hall to pay your respects to the sect leader of Zhongling Dao and request to see my senior sister Dong Xuan'er from the Hongying Mountain lineage. Tell her about my general situation without holding anything back."

"If she presses for details, I will say that I need some more time before I can return to my clan, that this place is a stroke of good fortune for me, and ask her to buy me some more time."

"As for the others who inquire about me, just use the excuse that I don't want to reveal my whereabouts to brush them off."

As he spoke, he handed over two jade slips for communication.

"After you meet my Senior Sister Dong Xuan'er, then ask her to take you to Senior Brother Ma's place in the Spirit Herb Garden to become his disciples..."

Han Li revealed his other intention.

A few years ago, in order to improve his alchemy skills, he visited his kind-hearted senior brother Ma quite often.

He purchased a considerable amount of elixirs for alchemy from that person's private herb garden.

The mere exchange of a few thousand spirit stones should be enough for Xiao Cuier to obtain a ticket to become a disciple. Coupled with this girl's genius attribute of having two spiritual roots, Senior Brother Ma, who has been lonely for most of his life, probably wouldn't mind taking on a quirky and clever disciple.

In this way, Xiao Cuier's original storyline is restored, and she even becomes a disciple of Senior Brother Ma more than a year earlier.

The benefits of getting started early are only greater.

Moreover, his purpose in arranging for Xiao Cuier to join Huangfeng Valley was not simple.

"Senior Brother Ma, when you discover that the sect you've served for over a hundred years is willing to abandon you to save itself, will you still stay in Yellow Maple Valley?"

After letting the grandfather and grandson go, Han Li continued his seclusion.

Every bit of improvement in cultivation now increases the resilience of subsequent plans.

then.

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, no one disturbed him.

With the help of consuming rare pills and absorbing the pure spiritual energy of the place, his cultivation naturally broke through the bottleneck of the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and smoothly entered the late-Foundation Establishment stage!
We passed through customs.

Heading straight for the capital of the Yue Kingdom, Yuejing.

...

A few days later, he returned to Viet Khmer.

However, instead of immediately storming the palace, he followed a pre-planned strategy and spent a day setting up an inverted five-element formation in a desolate valley outside the capital. (30% version)

Then he arrived at Prince Xin's residence and showed off his skills to the prince using his supernatural abilities.

This was a move to alert the enemy.

So, that very night, the young prince of the Xinwang Mansion and the manor's steward secretly left the manor.

While it was described as sneaky, it actually had a deliberate intention to seduce him.

"The fish is hooked."

Inside a side room, Han Li opened his eyes and murmured.

His divine sense followed the two as they fled into the distance. Only when they were almost out of his range did he get up from the bed, go to the window, and open it.
"I wonder if the fish that took the bait this time is Tie Luo, or another blood servant like Qingwen?"

Han Li leaped out of the window, soared into the air, and followed.

After leaving the imperial city, we arrived at an abandoned Taoist temple on a desolate mountain outside the city.

At a glance, one could see the unusual fluctuations of spiritual energy surrounding the Taoist temple.

After all, he had studied array formations under Xin Ruyin for a period of time and had researched and explored many arrays. Besides, the small array at the desolate mountain Taoist temple was just a very rudimentary rockfall array. Anyone who had spent three to five years in a sect would not be fooled by such an array.

This is the simplest earth-attribute formation.

It's not even as good as the small-scale maze array that a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator would obtain.

of course.

This formation is ineffective against him, and it's also difficult to deal with even slightly knowledgeable sect cultivators, but it can be quite troublesome for rogue cultivators and those in the Qi Refining stage.

"Let me see what kind of big fish you've caught..."

Han Li maintained the nameless concealment incantation throughout, making his true cultivation level invisible and giving the impression that he was an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even now, after summoning over thirty level 2 puppets to fight, the fluctuations in his aura are still concealed.

Dozens of spiritual energy orbs spewed from the mouths of the puppet beasts, while several thick beams of light shot straight toward the Taoist temple in the desolate mountain.

Just as the numerous beams of light and spiritual energy orbs were about to engulf the dilapidated Taoist temple, a thin, enormous light curtain suddenly appeared above it. The light curtain was hemispherical, emitting a faint yellow light, and perfectly protected the ruined temple within it.

The next moment, a series of booming explosions erupted, and the yellowish-brown light screen trembled violently, like a calm lake being ravaged by a sudden storm. It only held on for a moment before collapsing with a crisp cracking sound.

This low-level rockfall formation vanished instantly.

The formation dissipated, but no one was seen inside.

Han Li didn't glance at the Taoist temple again, but instead turned to look at the top of a cliff about a hundred feet away.

Dozens of figures flew up from there.

Everyone was dressed in blood-red clothes.

Among them were the young prince and the chief steward of the prince's mansion, as well as a burly, bald man with no eyebrows.

"They only sent the toughest and most resilient Iron Luo, and none of the other blood servants?"

Han Li felt a slight sense of regret.

As for the thirty or forty henchmen of the Black Fiend Cult, he didn't even bother to glance at them.

The next moment, he put away the puppet and ran away.

That's right.

He ran away.

This attracted more than ten members of the Black Fiend Cult to give chase.

Tie Luo, one of the four Blood Servants, pursued the enemy with the most fervor.

"You think you can just walk away after discovering the secrets of my Black Fiend Cult?"

The burly man snorted coldly.

Suddenly, he used some kind of secret technique, which increased his speed by three points, allowing him to almost keep up with Han Li, who had deliberately slowed down.

Soon, the chase and escape were far from this area, and they arrived at another valley dozens of miles away.

Han Li plunged headfirst into the ground.

Tielu followed closely behind.

Upon being trapped in the Inverted Five Elements Formation, the burly man knew he was in trouble. He tried to force his way out of the formation, but to no avail.

When Han Li made his move, Tie Luo was covered in wounds after only a dozen breaths of brief exchange.

"You're not just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator; you're actually a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert? And these puppets of yours..."

The burly man was panting heavily, a very ominous feeling rising in his heart:
"Who, who exactly are you?"

"Stop stalling and reveal your hand, or you'll have no chance."

Han Li said calmly.

There were more than thirty puppets around him.

The most eye-catching of them all was undoubtedly the level 4 giant tiger puppet, which was several meters long.

The rest were all level 3 giant wolf golems.

Upon hearing this, the burly man roared, and the crimson light around his body suddenly intensified, instantly enveloping him in a thick crimson glow. After the crimson glow began to contract, it quickly formed a huge crimson ball of light, two or three zhang tall, floating in mid-air, like a giant crimson cocoon.

Seeing Tie Luo unleash his trump card, the Demonic Transformation, Han Li took out his Silver Radiance Sword, Crescent Moon Blade, and other top-grade magic weapons, muttering to himself:

"Let's test the sharpness of the Silversword first..."

With a single strike, a corner of the crimson light was lost.

effective.

Inside the ball of light, the burly man undergoing the transformation into a demonic being noticed this scene, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"impossible!"

Absolutely impossible!
Once he begins to transform into a demon, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's attack power would struggle to forcibly destroy the Blood Cocoon. How could a top-tier magic weapon possibly do that?

Unless it is a top-grade magical artifact with significantly enhanced sharpness.

Could this silver sword be a top-grade magic weapon?
Han Li strikes again with his sword.

They discovered that the sword's edge could penetrate seven or eight feet into the crimson light, but then its power waned. This depth was insufficient to harm the burly man deep within the blood cocoon. Furthermore, if the Silver Radiance Sword were retrieved and then unleashed again, the opening in the blood cocoon would close again as the flying sword departed from the crimson light.

Seeing this, the big man secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness..."

His current state is quite delicate.

It has high defense and zero attack.

Before completing the demonic transformation, the body was completely unable to move.

Fortunately, the blood cocoon is tough enough to hold out until he completes his demonic transformation. At the very least, it should last until he completes half of the demonic transformation and regains some mobility.

"It seems that although the Silver Glow Sword can break through the defense, it cannot easily cleave the Blood Cocoon in two. Tsk, this giant cocoon formed during the demon transformation process has pretty good defensive capabilities."

He immediately sheathed his Silver Glow Sword and switched to using the Crescent Twin Blades.

The pair of blades, forged from the bladed legs of the level 4 top-tier demon beast Golden-backed Demon Mantis and refined with top-grade magic treasures, flew out in a whirlwind, circled the blood cocoon once, and then a head and half a body fell to the ground.

The crimson cocoon of light also dimmed and disappeared rapidly.

Just a second ago, Tie Luo was relieved, but the next second he suddenly stopped breathing in disbelief.

The power of the Crescent Moon Twin Blades is self-evident.

“So sharp?”

Even Han Li, the one who activated the magical artifact, was somewhat surprised.

"But I haven't even tested the general power of the giant tiger puppet or the power that a golden core can unleash when activating a magical artifact..."

Iron Luo, the tankiest of the four Blood Servants, isn't as tough as you might imagine.

...

After killing Tie Luo, he took the storage bag from the other man's waist.

"Several hundred spirit stones? Supplies worth over a thousand spirit stones?"

We're so poor.

He had never seen such a poor Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Then, another bead was removed from Tieluo's body.

This is not the Golden Core of a Core Formation cultivator, but rather the "Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill".

It is something resembling the inner core of a demon beast, condensed within the body of a cultivator who has practiced the "Demon-Slaying Technique".

With this Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill, which is similar to a demon core, the four Blood Servants of the Black Fiend Sect can enter the Foundation Establishment stage even without taking Foundation Establishment Pills.

The advantages are: incredibly fast cultivation speed; regardless of whether one has three spiritual roots or a pseudo-spiritual root, even a weakling can achieve a cultivation speed comparable to a celestial spiritual root, making it an excellent method for accelerating growth. Furthermore, one can achieve foundation building without the aid of Foundation Establishment Pills and gain the same lifespan as Foundation Establishment cultivators. It even possesses explosive power techniques such as Demonic Transformation.

For example: Tie Luo's super strength, Wu Jiuzhi's super speed, Bing Yao's ice-type techniques, and the wooden shield with blue patterns that is comparable to a top-grade magic weapon.

At last.

If the five types of Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pills can be combined, there is a one-third chance that a Demon Pill will be formed, commonly known as a "pseudo-Golden Pill".

When the elixir is first formed, its power is slightly inferior to that of a true golden elixir.

But the difference wasn't too great.

They are completely comparable to ordinary early-stage Core Formation cultivators.

It also has the effect of prolonging life.

The only two drawbacks are that it is easily corrupted by demonic energy, gradually losing its mind and becoming sluggish and dull, its intelligence regressing from that of a human to that of a demon beast of the same level. Secondly, it cannot further improve its cultivation. However, these two drawbacks are perfectly compensated for by the accompanying avatar technique.

"Tiezi, in this life, will you still try to condense that evil core?"

...

After leaving the formation, they dealt with the dozen or so Black Fiend Cult henchmen who had caught up with them, lest any foolish ones run back and report the incident.

During this time, he learned about the general situation of the palace through several temporary survivors, especially the young prince.

Then, he took off his outer clothes and put on a well-fitting underling's uniform.

And you know what? Wearing the blood-red robes of the Black Fiend Cult makes even non-villains look like villains.

Even someone with an honest-looking face like him is no exception.

Next step: Infiltrate.

Once the snake is lured out of its hole, the previously solid defense system will have a flaw, allowing him to disguise himself and infiltrate to strike at the heart of the enemy.

According to the long-standing rules of the seven sects of Yue Kingdom, cultivators of the seven sects are not allowed to enter the imperial palace without permission, nor are they allowed to interfere with the operation of the mortal world; otherwise, they will be severely punished. As a result, the Yue Kingdom's imperial palace has unknowingly become the best and most hidden stronghold of the Black Fiend Sect.

The Black Fiend Sect has been developing peacefully for several years, and even Wu Jiuzhi, who was once a minor cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Initially, the infiltration went very smoothly.

The ice demon guarding the first checkpoint didn't suspect his identity at all.

The other henchmen didn't suspect his identity either.

None of the Black Fiend Cult members he encountered along the way suspected him.

As he approached the emperor's bedroom, he was stopped by a figure.

"Halt! Do you think a level three member like you can approach that forbidden area?"

You could say he was unlucky.

In other words, the person who blocked his way was unlucky.

"Wu Jiuzhi, why bother?"

"who are you?"

(End of this chapter)