Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

At this moment, the dimly lit underground cave was filled with a lingering, smoky haze. Interspersed within were wisps of pure demonic energy, like menacing demons wandering through the empty cave.

All around the rock face, various kinds of spirit stones grow wildly, their colorful halos creating a series of magnificent scenes.

Yet, in such a harsh environment, a group of people were traveling through it.

As soon as they left the area shrouded in miasma and demonic energy, the leader immediately stopped. With a flick of his left hand, a bronze compass appeared, which he gripped tightly. In his right hand, he clutched several crumpled talismans, looking extremely vigilant.

This person was none other than Han Li, who had just experienced a great battle.

At this moment, Han Li was half-squatting in a barely noticeable passage, brushing aside the dust and rocks covering the stone wall to reveal a series of mysterious carved patterns.

These patterns are ancient and profound, and even Han Li doesn't recognize the characters on them.

It seems that besides spirit stone deposits, this bluestone vein also hides other unknown secrets.

"Junior Brother Han, what are you doing?"

Just then, a male voice rang out from not far away.

"Nothing, did you find the exit?"

Han Li shook his head, slowly stood up, and said to Yang Xiao who was walking towards him.

"The passageways here are intricate and complex, making it difficult to find the right path in a short time."

Han Li had originally planned to use the traces left by those people who had escaped to try and find an exit. If that didn't work, he could at least follow the trail.

It now seems that the other party was well-prepared and left no clues whatsoever.

"Senior Brother Han, come and see!"

Just then, Gan Rushuang's voice came out.

Passing through the dark and deep passage, a larger stone cave comes into view.

The cave is filled with a massive spiritual vein that stretches out like a sleeping dragon, its spiritual energy so dense it seems to solidify into a tangible form.

"This...it's actually a legendary top-grade spiritual vein!"

Yang Xiao was completely shocked by what he saw.

Top-grade spiritual veins are not ordinary spiritual veins. Both their intrinsic value and spiritual energy concentration far exceed those of ordinary spiritual veins.

Such a large, top-grade spiritual vein, if refined by a powerful cultivator, could yield at least four or five top-grade spirit stones.

"I wonder if Senior Brother Han has noticed?"

Gan Rushuang smiled and floated down beside Han Li.

"What should I pay attention to?"

Yang Xiao was confused and looked at the two of them with a blank expression.

“The concentration of spiritual energy is wrong. Logically speaking, such a large top-grade spiritual vein should be easily detectable even from a thousand miles away. But right now, separated only by a passage, the concentration of spiritual energy inside and outside is completely different.”

Han Li pondered for a moment, then spoke.

Hearing Han Li say this, Yang Xiao belatedly nodded in agreement.

"The ability to confine the spiritual energy of a top-grade spiritual vein to a specific area without leaking out even a trace is not something that ordinary cultivators can do."

"This spiritual vein was probably coveted by some important figure a long time ago, so some kind of restriction was specially placed on it to confine spiritual energy and shield perception. Otherwise, with the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, it would be impossible for him not to have noticed it at all."

As he spoke, Han Li flicked his finger lightly, and a beam of azure light shot out from his fingertip, flying towards the location of the top-grade spiritual vein.

The next moment, a ripple appeared in the void, and an invisible spatial ripple swept out, instantly enveloping the azure light.

The azure light struggled within the spatial ripples, but it could not break free from the restraints. Eventually, its light dimmed and dimmed until it disappeared completely.

"Sure enough!"

Han Li's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice.

"Judging from the size of the spiritual vein, this restriction was set up by a powerful cultivator at least in the Nascent Soul stage. With our current cultivation level, forcibly breaking the restriction will only lead to our death."

Yang Xiao was unwilling to give up. Such a large, top-grade spiritual vein was right in front of him, but he could only stare helplessly. "Am I just going to give up like this?"

Gan Rushuang frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said, "Why don't we cultivate here for a while and recover our strength before making any further plans? Although the spiritual energy here is not as strong as that inside the spiritual vein, it is still several times more concentrated than outside."

"good."

Han Li nodded.

"This spiritual vein is covered with restrictions, making it extremely difficult for low-level cultivators to detect. In addition, the passages outside are intricate and complex, making it indeed a good place for secluded cultivation and healing."

Thinking of this, Han Li flicked his sleeve, sending out several small illusion array flags that landed near the cave entrance.

The next moment, plumes of white smoke billowed out, instantly enveloping the entire underground passage.

Seeing this, Gan Rushuang chuckled and gently touched the cave entrance with her jade finger. Fine strands of light blue ice silk instantly covered the entrance.

In this way, even if someone accidentally wanders into this place, she can detect it immediately.

After doing all this, Gan Rushuang's body shimmered with light, and she appeared beside Han Li in a flash.

Seeing the two people standing side by side in mid-air, Yang Xiao tactfully cupped his hands in greeting and did not follow them. Instead, he transformed into a streak of red light and shot off towards the other end of the spiritual vein.

"Yang..."

Han Li opened his lips as if to say something, but ultimately did not utter a word.

Meanwhile, somewhere within the spiritual vein of the mine.

A strange, eerie laugh rang out.

Not far away, a handsome and alluring black-robed cultivator sat on a stone chair, quietly listening to his subordinates' reports.

The black-robed cultivator played with a top-tier magical artifact in one hand, while his other hand unceremoniously wrapped around the slender waist of the red-clad female cultivator.

The red-clad female cultivator had an extremely alluring face, her almond-shaped eyes gazing at the black-robed cultivator before her, and half of her body leaned into his arms.

If Han Li were here, he would be utterly astonished.

He had seen this beautiful female cultivator in red before; she was the same one who had caused a great disturbance at the Imperial Sword Sect ruins, a rising star among the younger generation of the demonic path, Xue Yan.

Back when Han Li was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, he was unintentionally drawn into that turmoil.

At that time, Xueyan was already at the peak of Qi Refining. Now, so many years later, she has successfully entered the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Her supernatural powers and magic are unfathomable, far surpassing ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

“I’ve heard two different versions of the same story. The first is that at least five Foundation Establishment cultivators teamed up to ambush you.”

"The other reason is that you underestimated your enemy and were careless, and you were defeated by a mere kid with only the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation."

Looking at the ice demon and the others prostrate on the ground before him, the black-robed cultivator paused for a moment and then said casually.

Seeing this, the group wanted to say something more, but the black-robed cultivator waved his hand impatiently.

"Alright, I don't want to hear your explanations. If it weren't for the impending battle, I would have given you all a good beating."

"So... what should we do now?"

The tall man paused for a moment before asking a question.

"This guy is more trouble than he's worth. It seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands. Tianji, are you sure you can handle this alone?"

"Don't worry, young master, everything has been arranged."

Just then, a sleazy-looking Taoist priest dressed in a Bagua robe, holding a bronze compass, and with bulging pockets at his waist, appeared below the stands, now respectfully watching the handsome cultivator on the platform.

"Very well, let them come. I want to see if these righteous cultivators from Ningzhou have made any progress after all these years."

The black-robed cultivator let out a few strange laughs and spoke in a chilling tone.