Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

"Hmm, Fellow Daoist Han's suggestion is good. It can effectively ascertain the strength of the enemy and provide rapid support to the battlefield. Among the fellow Daoists present, Fellow Daoist Gu and I have the highest cultivation levels, so two of the three spots will be taken."

"As for the last remaining spot, we will choose from Fellow Daoist Han, Fairy Rushuang, and Fellow Daoist Yang."

Li Qinglin nodded, his gaze falling on Han Li, Yang Xiao, and Gan Rushuang.

"Although I am not skilled in combat, I am confident that I can survive without any problem, and my escape speed is also quite fast. I am willing to be one of the members of this two-person team."

Han Li volunteered and bowed to the group.

"I......"

Seeing this, Gan Rushuang was about to speak when Yang Xiao interrupted her.

Yang Xiao first looked at Han Li, then his gaze fell on Li Qinglin and Gu Luo. He slowly floated down to Han Li's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Junior Brother Han, now that you have made your choice, all I can do is wish you a safe return."

"Senior brother's magic power is weak and he is not good at speed. This task can only be done by you and Fairy Ru Shuang."

After much hesitation, Yang Xiao ultimately chose the highly skilled Li Qinglin and Gu Luo, casting an apologetic glance at Han Li.

Then, with a swift movement, he stood opposite Han Li.

"Junior Brother Han, Junior Sister Ru Shuang, are you two alright?"

Li Qinglin seemed somewhat worried, but this arrangement seemed acceptable, and given the various rumors surrounding Han Li and Gan Rushuang, it wasn't a good time to say anything more.

"No problem. Although my supernatural powers are not as good as yours, I am confident that my speed is not slow. Besides, I have Senior Brother Han to look after me, so there will be no problem. Right, Senior Brother Han?"

As she spoke, Gan Rushuang naturally floated down to Han Li's side, emitting a faint fragrance that belonged to a woman.

Looking at the woman's face so close to his, Han Li seemed to think of something, and his originally calm heart couldn't help but be stirred by a ripple.

"Junior Brother Han, Junior Sister Ru Shuang, you two must be extra careful!"

Before parting, Li Qinglin gave a few special instructions.

After the two solemnly responded, they transformed into two streaks of light, one green and one blue, and shot off along the ravines and rivers towards another area the others had headed for. Soon after, they disappeared silently into the dense forest.

"Senior Brother Han, what's wrong with you? Why haven't you said anything? Did I do something wrong?"

The journey was silent, and there were no other cultivators around. Finally, Gan Rushuang raised her question.

During this time, while she was cultivating, Han Li's figure and appearance would inexplicably appear in her mind.

No one knows what Master and Senior Cang Kun said to Senior Brother Han, but after that, Han Li seemed to have become a different person. He ignored me and no longer had the same feelings as before.

This left her feeling empty inside, as if she had lost something.

Upon hearing this, Han Li snapped out of his reverie and looked at the female cultivator beside him with a somewhat complicated expression.

Gan Rushuang stared intently at Han Li, hoping to get a reasonable explanation from him.

Han Li simply sighed and then looked away.

"Junior sister is too kind. I am used to being alone. If there is anything that has caused you to misunderstand, please forgive me!"

Han Li feigned nonchalance, suppressing the pounding of his breath, and said calmly.

Han Li's cold attitude caught Gan Rushuang off guard. Considering everything that had happened before, she was almost certain that her master and Senior Cang Kun must have said something unpleasant to him.

I had heard my master say before that Han Li was of average talent and had an ordinary appearance. Now that I think about it, that must be true.

Seeing that Ru Shuang didn't speak, Han Li felt very uncomfortable, but this was the only way to temporarily block out this cause and effect.

He didn't want to see the woman he loved repeat the same mistakes because of him!

When he has achieved great mastery of his cultivation and is fearless against all enemies, past, present, and future, he will reveal everything to her.

Soon, Han Li and his companion arrived at a hollow in the mountains.

At this moment, Han Li and Gan Rushuang were perfectly integrated with their surroundings under the Taiqing Cave Profound True Light.

Seeing the flickering magic array in front of them, the two did not act rashly, but instead observed it carefully.

"This formation is far too crude. You can feel the fluctuations of spiritual energy on it from a great distance. It's far too hasty, as if they're afraid others won't notice it."

Given Han Li's expertise in formations, it's not hard to see that this formation, apart from being able to devour and absorb spiritual energy, seems to have no other suspicious features. This might be the reason why the spiritual energy around the spiritual vein is so thin.

But if it were merely to plunder spiritual energy, it wouldn't be worth such a high price.

"Hey, old man Wei, can you sense anything unusual around here?"

"You brat, there don't seem to be any other cultivators or demonic beasts within a radius of dozens of miles, besides the two of you."

Behind Han Li, the mysterious rusty sword trembled slightly.

An invisible wave spread out, enveloping the entire area within a radius of several dozen miles.

"Senior Brother Han, there don't seem to be any other demonic beasts or cultivators here. It's probably just a magic array deliberately set up to confuse us."

At this moment, Gan Rushuang transmitted her voice.

"maybe!"

Han Li nodded, and was about to turn and leave when his gaze swept over the ground, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Senior Brother Han, what's wrong? Did you discover something?"

"Heh, I didn't expect these demonic cultivators to be so cautious."

Following the direction Han Li pointed, a huge black boulder, several meters in size, lay sprawled among the pile of rocks.

One side of the boulder was covered in moss, making it look no different from an ordinary stone, while the other side had a corner chipped off for some unknown reason, the break looking as if some enormous creature had bitten it off.

Looking at the cracks on the other side of the black stone, Han Li thought of the restrictive stone tablet he had seen when he entered the Azure Stone Spirit Vein.

The fracture on the stone is exactly the same as the mark on the black stone in front of us, except that the fracture on the black stone in front of us is obviously much larger than that of the restriction stone tablet!

The rock layers near the black stone show obvious signs of being pried open, and these marks are quite recent, unlike those formed naturally.

"This is... obsidian, and it's such a big piece!"

Gan Rushuang stopped in her tracks, her beautiful eyes scanning the boulder before her, a hint of astonishment flashing in them.

Obsidian is a common auxiliary material in the cultivation world for refining natal magic weapons, and she was no stranger to it. The primordial energy contained within the stone can comprehensively enhance the various abilities of the natal magic weapon.

However, this enhancement effect is negligible, and it is generally used as an auxiliary material in fusion and refining.

The obsidian widely traded in the cultivation world today is only about the size of a fist, and even the slightly larger ones are no bigger than a flowerpot.

The obsidian in front of her was almost as tall as a person, which was simply unbelievable. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that there could be such a large obsidian in the world!

"Senior Brother Han didn't call me here just for this piece of obsidian, did he? Such a large piece of obsidian is indeed rare, but it's not very useful to you or me, otherwise it wouldn't have been abandoned here."

"That's true, but if I'm not mistaken, this obsidian might be the key to this formation. I wonder if Fairy Ru Shuang has noticed the other side."

"The other side?" Gan Rushuang asked, somewhat puzzled.

"If I'm not mistaken, this formation is indeed a demonic energy formation. With this obsidian as its core, it's impossible for ordinary people to detect it. Once this obsidian is destroyed, the formation's energy-gathering effect will immediately reverse, and the absorbed spiritual energy will be instantly transformed into pure demonic energy."

Han Li paused for a moment, then said something that greatly surprised Gan Rushuang.

"But there are no demonic cultivators nearby, and there are no other special self-destruct formations on this obsidian. Otherwise, how could I not have noticed it? Under these circumstances, how could they destroy the sealing array's core?"

Gan Rushuang seemed to understand but not quite, and raised the question that had been bothering her.

Han Li smiled without saying a word, and set up a small illusion array and a crimson flame spirit array near the obsidian. He then took Gan Rushuang and hid in a small mountain not far away, waiting quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, a sharp explosion suddenly came from the distant sky.

"coming!"

Sensing the commotion more than ten miles away, Han Li, whose eyes had been closed, slowly opened them. A flash of blue light appeared in his pupils, and he slowly stood up.

About the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, a huge figure sped out from the mountains, arriving at the area where the formation was located in just a few breaths.

It was a six-winged, golden-armored, one-horned longhorn beetle, incredibly huge in size. Its intricately carved golden armor was covered with dense, eerie patterns, and its body radiated a surging spiritual light, exuding an unparalleled and terrifying aura.

Especially the golden horn on its forehead, which was flashing like a small golden sun, illuminating the entire mountain hollow with unparalleled brightness, as if it were draped in a golden coat.

"This is... a level four demonic beast, the Golden Horned Sky Bull!"

Gan Rushuang was utterly astonished upon seeing this.

But what left him even more speechless was yet to come.

After the Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle arrived, it first surveyed the vicinity of the formation, then opened its mouthful of sharp, golden fangs and began to devour the various ores around the formation, including the obsidian.

"I understand now. This is indeed the core of the formation, but it wasn't directly guarded by any demonic beasts. This was to make us lower our guard. And the key to activating the formation is this golden-horned longhorn beetle."

"No wonder the demonic cultivators set up the formation so obviously. Hmm, the mix of truth and falsehood, the deception and the real, it's indeed hard to guard against. But I'm very curious, how did Senior Brother Han see through it at a glance?"

At this point, Gan Rushuang understood everything.

This method of combining formations with demonic beasts is so sophisticated that even a Core Formation cultivator, let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator, would find it difficult to detect. Even she was almost fooled. So how did Han Li figure it out?

In fact, if Han Li hadn't been so experienced and hadn't had some insights into formations, and hadn't combined all the previous clues with careful analysis and judgment to arrive at such a conclusion, even he wouldn't have been able to see it so easily.

This person is definitely extraordinary, able to cleverly combine formations with the nature of demonic beasts. It seems we need to be even more careful in our next move.

"Ahem, you jest, fairy. I was just lucky, it's nothing to brag about. The most urgent thing now is to determine if there are any other demonic beasts in the vicinity."

“If there is only this one Golden Horned Longhorn Beetle, we might be able to take it down if we join forces. But if there are other Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts nearby, according to our previous agreement, we only need to mark this location.”

Han Li proposed the "three" and "two" combination for two reasons. Firstly, it would make his next move more convenient, since many of his techniques and magical treasures were not meant to be seen in the light of day. Secondly, it would be to avoid using them as much as possible, thus conserving his magical energy.

After all, no one knows if there are any skilled demonic Foundation Establishment cultivators lying in wait nearby. If they make a rash move, they could easily be defeated one by one.

There was actually a third reason: he didn't know whether there were any spies from the demonic path among their group.

If that were true, then their every move would be completely exposed, and they would inevitably have to make a move while clearing out the monsters, thus revealing some of their supernatural abilities and trump cards.

Once your hand is revealed and the opponent is on guard, it becomes almost impossible to succeed when they are caught off guard.

"But how can we determine if there are any other monsters nearby? If we continue to wait, it will probably waste a lot of time."

Gan Rushuang's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at the golden-horned longhorn beetle gnawing on metal rocks not far away, and she transmitted her voice.

"Hehe, there's actually no need to worry about that. After all, the area where the next array eye is located isn't too far from where we are now. We can get there in two or three days. Even if it takes some time, the remaining time is enough to explore all the outer array eyes of the spiritual veins."

"Moreover, based on my guess, this array core is most likely guarded by only one Foundation Establishment demon beast. Based on my understanding of demon beasts, if there were more than two Golden Horned Longhorn Bulls, their activity range would not be so small."

"Let's stake out here for two days, figure out this guy's activity patterns, and make our move only after we're sure. If we receive a request for help from Fellow Daoist Gu and the others during this time, it will be easy to send reinforcements. Why not?"

Han Li chuckled and patiently explained.

If it were anyone else, he wouldn't bother explaining in such detail. This was Han Li's accumulated experience from years of cultivation, and it might even save his life in a critical moment.

"I see!"

After listening to Han Li's analysis, Gan Rushuang showed a look of sudden realization.

She simply couldn't imagine what this Senior Brother Han had gone through to be so witty and perceptive. In terms of intelligence alone, he was probably no less than those old monsters in the Core Formation and Nascent Soul stages!

Han Li nodded in response, and with a wave of his hand, a seven-colored radiance was unleashed, completely concealing the aura emanating from the two individuals.

The Qing Shi Spiritual Vein, as the main vein originating from the spiritual veins of Ningzhou, runs from northwest to southeast, traversing the entire Ningzhou.

The five most famous sects in Ningzhou each occupy a branch of Jiaotong University.

The other sects, large and small, also occupy various other branches and sub-branches.

As for the main vein of the Azure Stone Spirit Vein, it has never been occupied.