Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 643 Trouble (Part 3)

Leaving aside other factors.

Han Yi's current true strength crushes all martial artists. He is stronger than ordinary grandmasters, but weaker than a grandmaster of Condensed True Qi.

After becoming a Grandmaster, the training mainly involves collecting malevolent energy and increasing one's true strength.

Once true energy is condensed into malevolent energy, sheer force cannot break through her protective barrier.

For example, the time when Fang Jiulian encountered it.

His victory over Fang Jiulian was also achieved by taking them by surprise.

Relying on the powerful burst of power in his Asura form, he inflicted serious injuries on Fang Jiulian in the first instance, thus forcing him to retreat.

Fang Jiulian's evil aura has a devouring and corrosive effect. His body is protected like a hedgehog, disgustingly reflecting and absorbing damage. He is simply terrifying.

If he gets serious and faces Han Yi head-on, he can delay the time it takes to reach the Asura form.

Han Yi has absolutely no chance.

After all, any attack is meaningless if it cannot break through the defense.

"My Qi and bloodline... at my current level, there's no way they'll change much in the short term... only my internal strength seems to be able to undergo a qualitative change if I successfully break through to the Grandmaster level... so... let's leave it at that..."

Strength, Qi and Blood, Blood Vessels. These three paths are clearly distinct, yet they ultimately lead to the same goal.

Regardless of the path taken, the origin of all paths lies in the differentiation of innate primordial blood.

However, Han Yi's qi and blood have now reached a bottleneck. It's not that he can't break through, but rather that breaking through requires a lot of time.

The only option that is currently the most promising and has the highest probability of breaking through in a short period of time is the method of physical strength.

Click click...

Han Yi stretched his body and walked out of the cave.

This period of seclusion has lasted quite a while; it's time to go back and check on things. I wonder if anything's happening back at the base.

chi...

Bang! !

A black firework suddenly exploded in the sky. With a loud bang, Han Yi rushed out upon hearing the sound.

"An emergency distress signal?! How could this be?!" His expression changed.

This was an emergency distress call he had instructed to be issued only in the most urgent situations. It would never be used for anything minor or involving core issues.

However, the opening period for Black Miasma Mountain has now passed.

Kou Hu, seeking revenge for the Green-Clad Alliance, is also missing, his fate unknown. The government army is in disarray, with no one to attend to anything else.

How could anything go wrong at this time?

Taking all these factors into consideration, Han Yi finally felt comfortable leaving his post to begin his secluded cultivation.

Without a second thought, he moved as if by teleportation, rushing rapidly towards the base.

Although the Willow Dance True Skill did not bring him a substantial increase in combat power, the three newly added characteristics greatly increased his speed of using leverage to sprint.

It only took a dozen or so breaths.

Han Yi has already returned to the Nine-Bend Gate's base.

As soon as he arrived at the square, he saw Zhong Han, Tao Yaohui, and their group gathered there, waiting anxiously. "Master!!" Tao Yaohui quickly went over to them.

"What did you say?!" Han Yi's eyes widened. "Something happened...they're all dead?!"

boom! ! !

With his mind shaken, a trace of the aura that had been sealed off from his body suddenly leaked out, and the people around him were forced to retreat by the high temperature brought about by the burning blood and qi.

"What exactly happened! Explain yourself!!" he said, his face grim.

The Shadow Hall was newly established, and most of its members were not as strong as the veterans of the Nine Turns Sect. Therefore, Han Yi had long assigned relatively easy and simple tasks to the members of the Shadow Hall.

I'm just guarding a meat field, how could something suddenly happen?

He had personally established and managed the Shadow Hall, and their loyalty was beyond question. Even if just one person were to die, let alone a dozen or so, he would still feel deeply saddened. Besides, that manor contained his only source of top-grade demon beast meat.

Since his physical body and blood energy broke through the shackles, the flesh of ordinary demon beasts has a negligible effect on increasing his blood energy.

Losing this superior meat field would undoubtedly greatly slow down his cultivation speed.

No matter what, Han Yi cannot allow this to happen.

"I...I..." Tao Yaohui was eager to explain, but was stunned by Han Yi's imposing aura and couldn't speak for a long time.

“My lord… let me speak…” Xu Chui pushed open the door and walked slowly toward Han Yi with a pale face.

"What happened to your arm?" Han Yi's eyes sharpened.

At this moment, Xu Chui's right hand, which he usually used to hold the knife, was completely empty from his shoulder down. It looked as if it had been torn off by a ferocious beast.

Xu Chui was his confidant, and when he was out in public, he represented his reputation. To be beaten like this without any reason was a slap in the face to him.

If this isn't handled properly, who will be willing to serve his cronies and work sincerely for him in the future?

"My lord... it's like this..." Xu Chui weakly recounted the whole story.

"Hmm..." Han Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Are you sure... you didn't see wrong...?"

"Absolutely true! Not a single lie!" Xu Chui raised his only remaining left hand and swore, "Even if it's not a ghost... it definitely can't be human!"

"Fine!" Han Yi turned around with a dark face. "Yaohui, gather the best members of the Shadow Hall and come with me to meet them! I want to see what kind of demons and monsters dare to run wild on my turf!"

“Junior brother…” Zhong Han couldn’t help but speak softly.

"Senior sister, you and Master shouldn't go there. The camp needs someone to guard it. If everyone rushes over, it'll be troublesome if someone raids our base." Han Yi's tone left no room for argument.

“Well… okay.” Zhong Han thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

At times like these, it is indeed the best choice for her and her mother to stay at the post.

"Oh, right, Xiaoyue... I'll have him stay here and keep watch around... If anything happens, just call him." Han Yi then remembered something else and solemnly instructed him.

Speaking of which, Xiaoyue was also taken care of by Zhong Han when she was a child.

In addition, her aura was icy cold, which Xiaoyue liked very much.

Among the group, besides Han Yi, only Zhong Han could barely command Xiao Yue.

Han Yi had previously given the jade whistle to Zhong Han, who had experience in operating and commanding it. Therefore, she was the best candidate to guard the garrison when Han Yi was not around.

"Master, everything is ready, shall we go?" Tao Yaohui had gathered more than a dozen skilled members of the Shadow Hall and asked softly.

"Let's not delay, let's set off." Han Yi nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted and fell upon one person in the crowd.

"Xu Chui, you should come along this time too."

"Huh? Me?" Xu Chui pointed at himself, looking incredulous.

Everyone looked over and was immediately stunned.

“Master, Xu Chui is seriously injured… He just came back, isn’t he a little…” Tao Yaohui cautiously reminded him.

“Yes, Junior Brother, he’s injured and has little fighting ability. His presence or absence makes no difference,” Zhong Han echoed. “Besides, he’s not married yet… he’s an only child. If something were to happen to him…”

"Yes, I know." Han Yi waved his hand.

He said firmly, "There are just some things I don't understand, and time is of the essence, so I want to ask on the way. Don't worry, I will absolutely not let you get involved in the fight."

Judging from his explanation and the expression on his face, the decision seemed irreversible.

Xu Chui had no choice but to follow the group.

To assist him in his activities, Han Yi thoughtfully arranged for two disciples to take special care of him and prevent any accidents.

Once everything was ready, the group set off without lingering.

After swaggering away from Black Miasma Mountain, they headed straight for the scene of the incident, led by Han Yi.

On the main roads surrounding the area, many soldiers of the government army were stationed here to keep an eye on any suspicious activities at Jiuqu Gate.

When they realized that Han Yi and his group's destination was not Huayang City, they all pretended not to see it and continued drinking tea and chatting.

Ever since the story of Han Yi openly killing Wen Xi in Huayang City and rescuing Tao Qingtang and the others unharmed spread, his fame not only spread throughout the city but also became renowned within the government army.

Faced with such a formidable figure who could slap Kou Hu in the face, everyone wisely let him pass.

Their strength is no match for Fang Jiulian.

They were not even as strong as the elite cavalry under You Shang's command.

The rewards for capturing Han Yi were indeed quite generous.

But no matter how much you have, you still need to be alive to take it.

After all, even if you capture someone, it's not certain whether the credit will be yours, but their life is yours.

Especially now, with the government army in disarray, many mid- to high-ranking generals have no time to deal with such a trivial matter as the Nine-Bend Gate.

If they were intercepted and killed, perhaps no one would come to avenge them.

That would be just throwing their lives away. So, these watchmen were happy to take it easy, and as long as the people from Jiuqu Gate weren't heading into the city, they would ignore them.

The journey was smooth and unimpeded, and soon Han Yi and his group arrived at the suburban manor.

At noon, the sun hung in the sky, but no heat was transmitted through the hazy clouds.

It's still early spring, and the wind is still a bit chilly.

Looking out over the entire estate, one can see that the layout is quite elegant, with towering artificial hills covering the front yard and tall trees blocking out everything in the back.

Faintly, the sounds of servants complaining as they cleaned could be heard in the cold wind.

On the surface, it looks much like the manors that wealthy gentry and merchants specially built in the suburbs, and there seems to be nothing unusual about it.

"Xu Chui, how did you get out when you came back?" Han Yi frowned as he looked at the tightly closed gate. "Sir, I was in a panic and climbed over the wall. Here..." Xu Chui led his group to a spot.

Sure enough, on the nearly five-meter-high wall, there was a clear shoe print, and there were still traces of blood on the ground below.

"Tell me again... After that thing possessed Yang Lei, he suddenly went berserk and attacked you wildly. Then, caught off guard, you lost an arm and managed to escape?" Han Yi asked.

"Yes... sir, that thing... had no physical form, it was like a ghost, with a blue face and fangs, three zhang tall... and then it suddenly pounced on Lei Zi... As a result, Lei Zi's strength increased greatly, as if he were being manipulated, every move aimed at vital points... I was no match for him at all..."

Xu Chui's face was filled with fear, as if he were recalling that terrifying scene again.

"If I'm not mistaken, that thing... should be something like a vengeful spirit or a malevolent being." Han Yi said calmly, "It can possess people, has no physical form, and drives the possessed person mad, which fits the characteristics of such a malevolent entity."

"Master, what is this evil thing...?" Tao Yaohui couldn't help but ask.

He had lived in the city since childhood, sheltered by his sister and a group of elders, where he was waited on hand and foot and had no worries about food or clothing. He had never experienced what Han Yi had gone through.

Especially within Yunzhou, where the Yuanmiao Sect suppresses evil spirits and monsters, they simply cannot exist.

"Yin entities... are actually special beings formed by the invasion of Yin energy," Han Yi explained simply. "But with the Yuanmiao Sect's grand formation... how could such a thing appear here...?"

He was actually puzzled as well.

If what Xu Chui said is true, then without a doubt, that thing should be a kind of vengeful spirit. A vengeful spirit is a yin entity formed by the distorted and corrupted yin energy of the dead who cannot find release.

However, this kind of thing doesn't form in a day or two. It takes at least several years for it to be affected by yin energy over the years before it becomes a ghost or supernatural being.

Yunzhou is home to the Yuanmiao Sect, which possesses a powerful, ever-flowing earth vein array that covers the entire prefecture.

A powerful array capable of wiping out the Yin energy of an entire prefecture.

Let alone vengeful spirits, there's practically none of it, not even any yin energy.

Could it be...?

Han Yi thought of a possibility.

Is it because of the fire in Huayang City a few days ago, which killed so many people and destroyed so much... that it's causing a lingering impact?

He instantly connected the two. However, even if something unexpected happened, the location of his meat field... wasn't far from Huayang City.

Why is it that everything is fine elsewhere, but something happened here?

There must be something fishy going on.

"Let's go in and see who this is, daring to stir up trouble here..." Han Yi couldn't figure out the reason, so he stopped thinking about it and led the group towards the gate.

After all, in his eyes, the appearance of all supernatural phenomena is not necessarily a bad thing.

This is the main source of his ability to rapidly increase his Yin energy reserves in a short period of time.

The more terrifying, the more bizarre, the more supernatural.

For him, it was actually a good thing. It was no less than a feast.

Bang bang bang!! "Is anyone home? Open the door." Han Yi knocked on the door very politely.

The gate shook violently, making dull, thumping sounds that echoed far and wide.

A long while passed.

Nothing changed. No one came to open the door.

The soft, fragmented conversations inside the door suddenly ceased, leaving only the howling of the cold wind.

"It seems our hosts don't welcome us..." Han Yi turned to look at the group. "Do you have any ideas? Should we go back?"