Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

Upon hearing this, Han Li frowned. First it was demonic energy, and now it's a zombie—could it be a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Heshan Sect who made the move?

If it was truly the work of the Heshan Sect, why didn't they return directly to Heshan, but instead came to the depths of Jiuhua Mountain?

It should be noted that, in terms of the abundance of spiritual energy, Jiuhua Mountain is not bad, but it is far inferior to Zangyue Mountain Range. Zangyue Mountain Range is a place where Core Formation stage cultivators settle down, and its spiritual energy is far more abundant than that of Jiuhua Mountain.

Such unusual behavior can only indicate two things.

Either this person is not a cultivator from the Heshan Sect, but an evil cultivator who has mastered the art of corpse refining! Or perhaps there is some unknown secret hidden deep within Mount Jiuhua.

Regardless of the situation, Han Li had no intention of delaying any longer and immediately asked Fellow Daoist Ge to take him there.

Fellow Daoist Ge did not refuse, but made it clear beforehand that his only responsibility was to bring Han Li there, and nothing else was his concern. After all, there had been too many rumors about that place in recent years, and he didn't want to risk his life.

Han Li nodded, expressing his understanding of Fellow Daoist Ge's concerns.

In fact, if he hadn't broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage and possessed several powerful magical treasures, Han Li wouldn't have been willing to venture into dangerous places like this easily.

Led by Ge Daoyou, the two crossed numerous mountains and carefully traversed the dense forest ravaged by demonic beasts, finally arriving at their destination.

This is a small valley, with thick white fog swirling at its entrance. This fog is mixed with strange and mysterious power, making it impossible to use one's divine sense to explore the situation inside.

Even with Han Li's initial Foundation Establishment level divine sense, he could only probe a distance of about a hundred meters, which shows how strange this place is.

"Fellow Daoist Han, this is the only way I can take you."

After confirming that everything was correct, Fellow Daoist Ge clasped his hands in a fist salute and addressed Han Li.

Han Li returned the greeting, and then resolutely stepped into the white mist.

The further they went, the thicker the white fog became, and their vision gradually became blurred. No wonder Fellow Daoist Ge was so afraid of this place. With his Qi Refining stage divine sense, he was completely useless here. His eyes were much more reliable.

Moreover, many second-tier demonic beasts lurk around this thick fog.

Upon seeing this, Han Li unceremoniously unleashed his spiritual light, spreading his Foundation Establishment stage aura in all directions.

To his surprise, after a moment's hesitation, these demonic beasts still chose to attack him, their sharp claws tearing through the void as they slashed down at Han Li.

Han Li snorted coldly, and the mysterious rusty sword behind him was brandished, transforming into dozens of sword shadows that slashed at the demonic beasts that were rushing towards him from all sides.

With a few soft thuds, the second-tier demonic beasts scattered like clay chickens and earthen dogs under Han Li's attack, and were killed on the spot by his sword.

Han Li stepped forward, his gaze falling on the monster corpse at his feet, a strange expression on his face.

"It really is demonic energy!"

Han Li frowned as he looked at the demonic beast's corpse shrouded in black mist.

As Han Li ventured deeper, the surrounding clouds and mist gradually thinned, replaced by wisps of Yin energy.

"So that's how it is. They wanted to use this cloud and mist as a natural barrier to refine and conceal the evil spirits and demonic energy!"

Han Li concentrated and cautiously explored forward.

Suddenly, the wisp of pure demonic energy sealed in the storage bag trembled violently, breaking free of the seal and flying off in an unknown direction.

This sudden turn of events caught Han Li completely off guard. It was already too late to retrieve that wisp of demonic energy.

If this wisp of demonic energy alerts the enemy and prevents us from finding the mastermind, then all our previous efforts will have been in vain.

Thinking of this, Han Li no longer concealed his aura, unleashing his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, which transformed into a streak of azure light. He then wielded the lightning-struck wooden sword and rapidly pursued the direction in which the demonic energy had disappeared.

Meanwhile, inside a cave deep in the Jiuhua Mountains.

Surrounded by dragon energy, the dragon veins of Jiuhua Mountain intertwine here, forming a blessed land perfectly suited for cultivation.

At this moment, the once sacred and glorious dragon vein energy has dimmed and lost its luster, replaced by an extremely dense yin energy.

Inside the dark cave's stone gate, two blood-red wooden coffins stood tall, like two incense sticks, upside down at the core of the dragon vein, drawing upon the essence of heaven and earth from Mount Jiuhua.

Just then, a strange red cloud of energy drifted in from outside the cave, and then, along the dilapidated cracks, it entered one of the coffins, which was six or seven zhang tall.

The instant that wisp of true demonic energy merged into his body, a pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.

At this moment, a streak of azure light streaked across the sky. When the seven-colored light surrounding him dissipated, it revealed an ordinary-looking face. This person was none other than Han Li, who had caught up with him.

With Han Li's speed, enhanced by the magic weapon-level lightning-struck wooden sword, he could fly at a speed comparable to a peak early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Despite this, he still lost track of that wisp of true demonic energy.

Without dwelling on it any longer, Han Li flipped his palm, and a bronze compass appeared in his hand. Using the compass and the surrounding Jiuhua Mountains, he began to calculate the general trend of heaven and earth.

After some testing and deduction, Han Li discovered that he was currently located at the convergence point of the dragon veins of Mount Jiuhua. If he was not mistaken, the demonic cultivator should be at the "dragon's eye" not far away.

Although it is unknown what this demonic cultivator is planning, anyone who can use the energy of the dragon vein to aid their cultivation must be extraordinary.

Just to be on the safe side, Han Li set up a small illusionary formation not far away. If he was outmatched, he could use this formation to trap the enemy for a moment and buy himself a chance to escape.

After doing all this, Han Li did not hesitate at all, and urged the lightning-struck wooden sword to fly towards the small hill not far away.

Around Han Li, more than sixty spirit stones floated. As Han Li chanted and formed hand seals, many complex array runes appeared on the surface of these spirit stones. They were interconnected and formed a spirit-gathering array several feet in size around him.

The "Three Talents Gathering Spirit Array" that Han Li used was arranged using three kinds of spirit stones with mutually generating attributes.

Because the Foundation Establishment stage mainly cultivates fire-attribute supernatural powers, it uses three kinds of spirit stones—wood, fire, and earth—to arrange them. Although the effect of gathering fire-attribute spiritual energy is not as good as the Crimson Flame Spirit Array, it is still better than doing nothing.

Having done all this, Han Li breathed a slight sigh of relief and coldly stared at the extremely dense Yin energy below.

"There's something wrong here!"

After a slight hesitation, Han Li used the Taiqing Dongxuan True Light to envelop his entire body and slowly descended.

The scene that Han Li saw when he landed was a gray-black, corroded ground, with all sorts of strangely shaped and twisted trees, and a thick, rotten smell in the air.

There was not a sound of insects here, and it had been far too quiet along the way!

After passing through several small earthen mounds, a small, dark cave appeared in Han Li's divine sense.

"found it!"

Han Li was overjoyed upon seeing this.

In that instant, a dark shadow suddenly emerged from the once calm swamp, its sharp claws slicing through the water and nearly disemboweling Han Li.

As they staggered backward, they saw a zombie shrouded in the aura of death, dressed in a red robe, with a blue face and fangs, standing above the swamp. Its scarlet eyes and razor-sharp black fingernails sent chills down their spines!

"Black Zombie!"

Looking at the black smoke surrounding the zombie, Han Li's heart sank.

As the second level of corpse refining, the black zombie's strength is comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage. Most importantly, the black zombie in front of us is clearly different from ordinary black zombies. The black aura surrounding it is blackish-red, and in addition to the Yin Sha Qi, there are also wisps of pure True Demon Qi.

This indicates that the zombie was not an ordinary mortal in life, but a demonic cultivator who practiced demonic techniques.

This also means that the black zombie in front of us is far stronger than other zombies of the same level.

Before he could react, the zombie, which had missed its target, sprang up again at a speed far exceeding Han Li's expectations!

Almost reflexively, Han Li held the bronze compass in front of him. With the infusion of Foundation Establishment stage mana into his body, the bronze compass rapidly enlarged, becoming like a full moon, blocking the way.

To Han Li's surprise, the black zombie smashed the bronze compass to pieces the moment it touched it.

It should be noted that although this bronze compass was not of a high grade, it was still a top-tier talisman. The fact that it was broken in an instant demonstrates the strength of the person's physical body.

Taking advantage of the moment when the bronze compass concealed its form, a figure shrouded in black energy brushed past Han Li.

Without the slightest hesitation, Han Li unleashed a torrent of fiery flames from his fiery cloud, engulfing the black zombie.

The moment the fiery cloud touched the black mist, a series of crackling explosions rang out.

When the fiery clouds dissipated, there was not a trace of the black zombie left.

"not good!"

Looking at the empty ground, Han Li, who was floating on the swamp, let out a silent cry.

The next second, the swamp exploded, and a black shadow flashed out. Sharp claws made a series of whooshing sounds as it swooped down, the enormous force forcing Han Li to retreat repeatedly.

Han Li formed a hand seal, creating a thick cyan light barrier in front of him. However, even the cyan wooden shield didn't last long before being broken through by the zombie, whose sharp fingernails were only half an inch away from Han Li.