Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

The Heshan Sect, a renowned immortal cultivation sect in the Zangyue Mountains, has always been ostracized by the righteous path. The vast majority of their cultivation methods are driven by the "soul," using methods such as nurturing a soul body or extracting the living souls of mortals to refine soul banners.

Like magical artifacts in the mortal world, the Soul Refining Banner is classified into different levels: talisman, magic weapon, magical treasure, pure yang magical treasure, and heaven-reaching spiritual treasure. The higher the level of the Soul Refining Banner, the more "souls" it can contain, and the stronger its supernatural power.

In the cultivation world, there was once a legend about a ghost cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage who, with the help of a Soul Refining Banner—a magic treasure—defeated a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. Such a terrifying amplification, if true, would be enough to prove the ghost cultivator's extraordinary abilities.

Besides these, the most powerful technique of the Heshan Sect is undoubtedly the Hundred Ghosts Soul-Binding Array. Compared to the Ghost-Feeding Technique, the Hundred Ghosts Soul-Binding Array does not require the use of one's own essence and blood to lure and capture ghosts. It can directly command the power of a hundred ghosts to capture all the lonely and wild ghosts within a hundred miles and use them for its own purposes. It is a true killing array. Once activated, it is like a hundred ghosts walking at night, a ghostly realm of demons and monsters.

It is the supreme array technique of the Ghost Path.

Unfortunately, such secret techniques only exist in legends in Heshan. Otherwise, with the power of this formation, how could the Heshan Sect have fallen to such a state?

In addition, the Heshan Sect is also proficient in the art of raising corpses and creating puppets.

These supernatural abilities and techniques all come from the current leader of the Heshan Sect, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation who calls himself Old Monster Yan.

This Old Monster Yan has only recently advanced to the Core Formation stage, and his supernatural abilities are unfathomable. It is said that he once fought against a peak Core Formation cultivator from the Qishan Sect with only early Core Formation cultivation and was not at a disadvantage. As a result, his reputation has soared throughout the Zangyue Mountain Range, and in recent years he has been showing signs of rivaling the Qishan Sect.

According to Han Li's understanding, the patriarch of the Qishan Sect is named Qi Yue, and he is already over four hundred years old. It should be noted that the lifespan of a typical Core Formation cultivator is around five hundred years, meaning Qi Yue is nearing the end of his life.

Apart from Qi Yue, the entire Qi Shan Sect only has two or three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. Once Qi Yue passes away, the entire Qi Shan Sect will definitely be annexed by the He Shan Sect.

At that time, the entire Zangyue Mountain will become the domain of the Heshan Sect.

As for why such a violent conflict occurred between the two factions, Han Li was not entirely sure. He had gathered the information from the nearby rogue cultivators, and the truth of the matter still needed to be verified, so it could not be taken at face value.

At this moment, Han Li stood before a majestic and wondrous mountain, curiously surveying his surroundings. Protected by the Taiqing Cave Profound True Light, he had easily infiltrated the territory of the Qishan Sect without being detected by any cultivators.

Because the cultivators of the Heshan Sect were too cold-blooded and liked to extract living souls, Han Li dared not take risks easily. So he could only search around the Qishan Sect to see if he could find the two kinds of spiritual medicine he needed, and also to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the two sects.

Thinking of this, Han Li swayed and mysteriously disappeared from the spot.

Thus, near the mountain range where the Qishan Sect was located, an ordinary man dressed in a green robe could often be seen looking around, occasionally lowering his head to pick some spiritual herbs, and then hurriedly leaving.

Occasionally, he would be encountered by one or two Qi Refining stage cultivators. Because of the Taiqing Cave Profound True Light, none of them could discover Han Li's identity as a cultivator. They only regarded him as a herb-gathering boy, questioned him a few times, and then let him leave.

During this period, Han Li learned a lot about the Qishan Sect.

The Qishan Sect is built upon a miniature spiritual vein. Although the spiritual energy there is not abundant, it is still unmatched by other places. The cultivation techniques they practice are mostly based on qi. Their main supernatural power is called the "Three-Inch True Qi Palm." The stronger the true qi and mana they can control within their bodies, the more powerful this Three-Inch True Qi Palm becomes.

Combined with the sect's unique internal cultivation technique, the Spirit-Seizing Technique, the power it unleashes is absolutely not to be underestimated.

The Spirit Stealing Technique is a sinister move that steals the spiritual energy from an opponent's body. Of course, it can also absorb a small amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, having a similar effect to the "Gathering Qi" supernatural power. However, compared to the Gathering Qi supernatural power, the Spirit Stealing Technique is far more domineering.

However, the spiritual energy that a cultivator's body can hold is limited. Just like a glass, if the glass is already full of water, then no matter how much water you pour into it, it will not continue to increase, but will overflow.

The same principle applies to spiritual energy. In fact, inhaling too much spiritual energy at once can cause blockages in its flow.

The ghost cultivators of the Heshan Sect that he killed back then were like that.

However, if one practices the Spirit Stealing Technique, in addition to limiting the opponent's supernatural abilities, it can also reduce the blockage caused by excessive absorption of spiritual energy.

Undeniably, the Qishan Sect's supernatural powers are not weak either.

All the three thousand paths lead to the same destination.

Whether one cultivates ghosts, qi, or swords, one's own cultivation level is the fundamental factor.

Supernatural powers are merely a means of defeating enemies.

Without one's own cultivation as support, even the most powerful supernatural abilities cannot display their true power.

After gathering the medicinal herbs, Han Li leisurely walked down Zangyue Mountain.

At the summit of the mountains, everything is renewed, and the scenery is ever-changing. Looking down from the top of the mountain, the clouds are vast and boundless, the sun rises and brings new life, and the rosy clouds illuminate the world. This is what Han Li feels at this moment.

Just then, a commotion reached their ears from afar, mixed with the sounds of clashing swords.

Han Li used the Luo Yan Step to enter the dense forest. He released a faint divine sense, taking in the entire situation below.

In a valley, two groups of people are engaged in a fierce battle.

One of the groups was shrouded in ghostly energy. The leader was a peak late-stage Qi Refining cultivator who held a soul banner shrouded in black energy. He was currently fighting a disheveled cultivator.

Both of these individuals were late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, while the rest were mostly early or mid-stage cultivators. These two groups were clearly cultivators from the Heshan Sect and the Qishan Sect.

As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Both factions of cultivators fought with deadly intent, each determined to eliminate the other as quickly as possible. In particular, the cultivators of the Heshan Sect forcibly extracted the souls of the Qishan Sect cultivators they had slain and used them against their enemies.

This enraged the Qishan Sect cultivators, and the scene quickly became increasingly chaotic, with all sorts of supernatural powers and spells being unleashed.

After a fierce battle, both sides suffered losses. However, the characteristics of ghostly cultivation techniques made them more suitable for large-scale, protracted warfare. As the number of fallen members from both factions increased, the number of souls derived from ghostly energy also surged. With the addition of a large number of cultivators' living souls, the Qishan Sect cultivators quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, and their annihilation was only a matter of time.

"Who goes there, hiding like a coward!"

At this moment, the leader of the Heshan Sect shouted loudly, and his two ghostly hands suddenly reached out and grabbed at a certain place in the forest.

A large tree, requiring two people to encircle it, fell to the ground with a single blow.

Amidst the flying tree debris, a staggering figure emerged from the crowd—it was Han Li, who had been watching the battle from the sidelines.

Han Li was quite surprised by this, after all, with the Taiqing Cave Profound True Light protecting him, it was extremely difficult for cultivators of the same level to detect him. The fact that this sinister, cunning man could discover him was a great surprise to him.

Han Li frowned as he looked at the wisp of black energy swirling around his feet.

"Which sect of cultivators are you from?"

Upon realizing they couldn't discern the young man's cultivation level, both the disheveled man and the man with the hooked hook changed their expressions.

Faced with this situation, Han Li had no choice but to join one side. Otherwise, he would surely be besieged by both factions, and with his mid-stage Qi Refining strength, he would only die with regret under the siege of so many Qi Refining cultivators.

In desperation, Han Li shouted, "I...I am a cultivator from the Heshan Sect!"

Upon hearing this, the disheveled man's expression changed, and he immediately flew into a rage.

"Ma Laojiu, I didn't expect your people to arrive so quickly, but don't forget, this is the territory of my Qishan Sect!"

"And you, you greenhorn, how dare you wade into these muddy waters? I think you're tired of living. In that case, go die!"

As he spoke, the disheveled man's eyes widened in anger, and his late-stage Qi Refining power surged forth without any concealment as he lunged at Han Li.