A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 104 Reflections, Dispersing Power

What's not enough?
Han Li was momentarily confused.

"You only asked for one spot in the forbidden area, that's not enough. Han Li, what else do you need? Just tell me, and I will do my best to satisfy you."

Hong Fu was in a great mood and spoke magnanimously.

Han Li was taken aback for a moment, then, after understanding what Master Hong Fu meant, he fell into thought:

"What else do I need? Or rather, what am I lacking?"

He should have enough spirit stones.

As for elixirs, there's plenty to go around, more than enough for three cycles.

He has enough magical artifacts and treasures, and they can all serve as his current trump cards.

We also have a considerable stockpile of talismans, so we are not short of them for the time being.

He even possessed several powerful talismans:

The Qiankun Tower talisman, a heavy-duty artifact, and the Invisible Needle magic treasure from the old underworld, are both rare treasures that could potentially kill a cultivator in the early stages of Core Formation, even if activated by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

A Golden Moon Wheel Talisman, once activated, can contend with a cultivator in the early stages of Core Formation for a short period of time; it is a very powerful talisman.

The skull-shaped talisman can bind ordinary talismans at the early to mid-stage of Core Formation, or even trap top-grade magic weapons. At its maximum potential, it can temporarily trap the magic weapons of Core Formation cultivators.

The other few are ordinary talismans with less powerful functions.

What am I still missing?

After thinking for a while, something suddenly came to mind:
correct.

Have it.

"Master, if possible, please grant me a few copies of the Core Formation and Nascent Soul Formation insights."

Han Li bowed and asked for permission to travel.

He should be able to obtain the Core Formation experience.

However, the insights gained from the Nascent Soul stage are not necessarily the same.

In Huangfeng Valley, the Nascent Soul Formation Manual is only available to the three major sects and families, and it's uncertain whether Master Hongfu can obtain it herself.

Of course, as long as Elder Linghu and the Core Formation stage cultivators of the three major families aren't fools, they will most likely succeed.

Without prior experience in Nascent Soul formation, the precautions summarized by predecessors for shattering the elixir and condensing the Nascent Soul are easily overlooked, leading to pitfalls and affecting the success rate. With this experience, many pitfalls can be avoided, reducing trouble and hassle. Ultimately, the success rate of Nascent Soul formation will greatly increase.

Of course, what our predecessors left behind can only serve as a reference, a way to avoid pitfalls, but completely replicating it will lead to problems. Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die.

"What do you want the Nascent Soul experience for?"

Hong Fu was stunned.

Dong Xuan'er was also extremely surprised.

"If Master can obtain it from Grandmaster Linghu or the three great families, please let your disciple have a look at it."

Han Li bowed again, his tone gradually lowering:

"Master, Senior Sister, I not only want to form my Core, but also my Nascent Soul in the future. Everyone says that these four pseudo-spiritual roots can't form a Core, but haven't I already reached this point? Besides, I'm only in my thirties, still very, very young. If I'm lucky enough to form my Core within thirty to fifty years, I'll have a lifespan of four to five hundred years during the Core Formation stage..."

"A lifespan of several hundred years means several hundred years of preparation time. Other Core Formation cultivators don't have as much preparation time as I do. If even those people can give it a try, why shouldn't I?"

If others can do it, why can't I, Han Li?
"Throughout my life, I, Han Li, have never denied myself. I firmly believe that my life will be no less than anyone else's."

"I want all the cultivators in Tiannan to see that pseudo-spiritual roots can not only help one establish a foundation, but also form a core, and even a nascent soul."

"Why is it that only cultivators with exceptionally superior spiritual roots can roam the heavens and earth, enjoying a lifespan of thousands of years, while we cultivators with inferior aptitude are relegated to being frogs in a well? I, Han Li, do not believe in this theory of talent..."

Even cultivators with poor spiritual roots have a glimmer of hope for immortality.

His words were initially somber and gloomy. But then, the clouds parted, and the sun slowly rose, and he became passionate and fervent.

Hong Fu's beautiful eyes welled up with tears as she listened, while Dong Xuan'er stared in disbelief.

The former had never imagined that his pseudo-spiritual root disciple would have such grand dreams and aspirations. Truly worthy of being his most admired disciple. Seemingly unremarkable, calm and reserved, yet possessing a far-sighted and far-reaching vision.

The latter never imagined that his junior brother with the pseudo-spiritual root had such great ambitions! He truly deserves to be called his junior brother.

"If even my junior brother has such ambitions, what about me?"

Previously, I had doubted myself, believing that achieving the Golden Core stage was extremely difficult.

But looking at it now, forming a core doesn't seem so difficult.

In terms of talent, qualifications, and background, she was undoubtedly superior to her junior brother. If her junior brother had the confidence and drive to do it, how could she, as his senior sister, back down?
"I dare not say I can reach the Nascent Soul stage, but I am certain I can reach the Core stage."

Dong Xuan'er clenched her fist secretly.

...

Within the inverted Five Elements Formation, Master Hongfu began casting a spell, re-excavating the spiritual spring underground.

The earth-shaking noises spread again.

Before long, a yellow bead, compressed to the size of a fingernail, was in hand.

It is the Spirit Eye Spring that has been compressed to a great extent using the secret technique of teleportation.

This method is beyond the control of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, who possess only a limited amount of magical power and divine sense.

Forcing it will only destroy the Spirit Eye Spring.

"Han Li, these things are all for you. These are the auxiliary items left over from when I formed my core. They can help cultivators condense their golden core. There's not much I can do to help you. Take them and make good use of them."

Han Li did not refuse:
"Thank you, Master."

"Junior brother, you have brought your senior sister this great opportunity. Is there anything you wish to ask for?" Dong Xuan'er blinked her beautiful eyes, exuding a captivating charm.

"Senior sister, please help me convert these thousand-year-old spiritual materials into level four puppets. I urgently need them."

Han Li took out six sets of materials and refining methods for creating the giant tiger puppet from his storage bag.

In particular, the souls of six level-three tiger-type demon beasts.

This is the key to creating the giant tiger puppet.

Creating a level four puppet isn't just about having enough spiritual materials.

You also need to possess a matching demon beast essence.

A level four puppet requires a monster essence from at least a level two monster.

Although there are no level-two tiger-type demonic beasts in Huangfeng Valley, no one would be willing to kill a level-two demonic beast to refine a mere giant tiger puppet. It's better to keep them alive than to kill them. But in the Jingu Plain battlefield, not only can you find level-two tiger-type demonic beasts, but you can even find level-three and level-four ones. The Yuling Sect and the Spirit Beast Mountain are the biggest producers in this regard.

These six tiger-like demonic beast souls were what he had obtained on the battlefield.

The two were level three tiger-type demon souls that he had personally killed and obtained.

The other four were obtained through transactions.

He hurriedly returned from the front lines because the demon beast's soul was degenerating. If it wasn't used to refine the giant tiger puppet, it would dissipate in less than half a year.

Now, he will hand everything over to Dong Xuan'er and have the Dong family's weapon refiners create several giant tiger puppets before the Blood Forbidden Land opens. At that time, his chances of getting benefits and making a second trip in will be much greater.

Although the girl didn't understand the deeper meaning, she still readily agreed to the matter:

"no problem."

Meanwhile, she kept all the kindness and goodwill her junior brother had shown her to herself.

The Inverted Five Elements Formation opened quickly.

The three of them walked out.

Master Hongfu, who was walking at the very front, let out a soft exclamation the moment she left the great formation.

Because of the outside world, a dozen or so figures had gathered there at some unknown time.

"Junior Brother Huiming, Junior Brother Huang, what's going on...?"

Hong Fu glanced at the dozen or so people not far away, blinking thoughtfully.

“Senior Sister, the commotion here a few days ago was quite significant. It even alarmed the main hall of Yellow Maple Valley, which is thousands of miles away. With such a commotion, Senior Brother Huiming and I naturally had to come and investigate.”

Uncle-Master Huang Nie said with a smile.

It turned out to be the case.

It turned out that the sect had discovered the great commotion caused by that astonishing spiritual energy.

Right.

Such a display of power could not escape the perception of a Core Formation stage cultivator.

"By the way, Senior Sister, just now for some reason, there was a feeling of the earth shaking here again? Could it be that Senior Sister is performing some kind of magic here?" Huang Nie was just curious.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered that his senior sister's aura had become even more restrained and concentrated.

Meanwhile, the two Foundation Establishment stage disciples under my senior sister's name have also become much more powerful.

These are all signs of significant progress in cultivation.

Therefore, he couldn't help but be curious.

Upon hearing this, Master Hongfu gave a displeased snort:
"Do I need to explain my actions to you? Humph!"

These words left Uncle Huang Nie speechless for a moment.

Although I felt very uncomfortable, I had a general idea of ​​what was going on and understood how this senior sister felt.

It seems my senior sister has found a fortuitous opportunity here.

Moreover, this opportunity was quite significant, not only benefiting Senior Sister Hong Fu, but also greatly assisting her two Foundation Establishment stage junior disciples, whose cultivation levels appeared to have improved significantly.

"Could it be that spiritual energy fluctuation that even alarmed Uncle Linghu who was in seclusion?"

"And if I remember correctly, these two junior disciples have only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a little over ten years, right? How come one is already at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the other is almost at the Pseudo-Core stage?"

What opportunity did the Hongying Mountain lineage obtain here?
Huang Nie is playing a little trick on the cricket.

Linghu Huiming was even more shocked.

"How is this possible? Why does Hong Fu feel like I'm facing Qiong Laoguai head-on? No, no, although the fluctuations of this senior sister's magic power are restrained, the sense of oppression seems to be three points stronger than that of Qiong Laoguai, almost on par with a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator."

What's going on?

What kind of opportunity happened in this place?

"And that brat with the pseudo-spiritual root, he barely managed to reach the Foundation Establishment stage nine years ago, right? Only nine years have passed, how come this kid is almost at the Pseudo-Core Stage?"

Could this child be the youngest pseudo-core cultivator in a thousand years?

Even... Core Formation?
impossible.

How could a pseudo-spiritual root possibly form a core?

The quality of the magic power simply cannot meet the standards.

Even if one reaches the stage of pseudo-core formation, it is difficult to advance further. Forcing the formation of a core will only result in failure and severe damage to one's vital energy.

"This little guy has really benefited from following Hong Fu."

...

Master and senior sister summoned their flying carpet magic weapon, preparing to leave this place.

Uncle-Master Huang Nie then pointed to the inverted Five Elements Formation below:

"Senior sister, aren't you going to take back this seemingly extraordinary formation? Could it be that you..."

"Hmm, I'll leave it to my sensible and obedient disciple. What, Junior Brother Huang, have you taken a fancy to this formation?"

Hong Fu smiled and asked in return.

That gaze, seemingly kind, gave Huang Nie an inexplicable sense of oppression.

"Senior sister, why would I have designs on this formation?" The middle-aged man chuckled, then shook his head and exhaled a breath of stale air: "I'm just marveling at how lucky your disciple is."

Being able to become a disciple of Hong Fu was truly a stroke of incredible luck.

"Indeed, he has been extremely lucky."

Hong Fu nodded, completely agreeing with this point.

After all, she, as the master, had benefited from it more than once, getting free opportunities and good fortune along the way.

Blood Trial...

The Yan family incident…

The Fountain of the Spirit Eye…

Which of these encounters wouldn't be a miraculous event that could change a cultivator's fate?

She gained something from each of the three encounters.

And it wasn't just her; almost everyone who gained the approval and friendship of her disciples, regardless of whether they were at the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stage, benefited from each incident. Junior Brother Lei, Junior Brother Li, the Lei lineage, the Chen family lineage... without exception.

...

After watching the group from Huangfeng Valley leave, Han Li returned to his cave.

They burrowed back into the inverted Five Elements Formation.

He gave what he could and was willing to give, and incidentally secured what he needed.

Then came the part where he ate alone.

Take out the golden treasure chest.

Its spiritual light had faded, and it looked quite ordinary.

However, this box is an extremely special magical artifact with very practical abilities: First, it isolates divine sense, making it invisible to the divine and requiring the naked eye to see it. Second, it seals spiritual energy, ensuring that any spiritual object stored inside the box is well preserved and its spiritual power is not lost.

Previously, relying on the two properties of this treasure, he attempted to intercept the pure spiritual energy within the Spirit Eye Spring.

Although he couldn't completely intercept them, he managed to stop some thanks to his lightning-fast reflexes and the unique nature of the treasure chest.

"Shall we activate the refining process now?"

Han Li hesitated.

He was certain that if he opened the box and refined the considerable amount of pure spiritual energy within, the purity of his magical power would definitely increase even further. Incidentally, he would also perfect the sixth level of the Azure Origin Sword Technique, truly entering the realm of the False Core.

But the problem is.

He is about to lose his power.

Every time the box is opened, it results in waste.

Even with the best efforts to control the loss of spiritual energy using methods such as sealing talismans and sealing techniques, it is impossible to limit that level of spiritual energy leakage.

In other words, it's better to unpack later to ensure that resources are not wasted and that every resource is used to its maximum potential.

But the next moment, he shook his head and denied it:
"No, we can't delay."

"The Crimson Trial will begin in less than three months, and I will definitely have to disperse my cultivation to enter. Once I form my core, I will need to reach at least the late Nascent Soul stage and carry a golden token to enter, otherwise I will be targeted by the sensing array and unable to move an inch."

"Within the forbidden area, there are places where the Lord of the Forbidden Area left behind to produce spiritual herbs, as well as spiritual herbs that have been nurtured after the seeds left by ancient explorers ten thousand years ago took root and sprouted."

"There may be one such treasure land, but there may be another."

"Ten years ago, I was only unable to explore further because of time constraints. Now, my cultivation level is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and my divine sense is also among the best of its kind because I have mastered the first level of the Great Evolution Technique. Although it is not as good as a Core Formation stage cultivator, it is enough to ignore the layer of mist in the central area of ​​the forbidden zone."

"Besides, I also have that old sixth brother, Mo Jiao Xiao Liu, to guide me."

There are Spirit-Sniffing Rats that reached Level 2 more than a year ago, and Double-Eyed Rats that reached the top level 1 a few months ago, as well as a large number of Foundation Establishment stage puppets and Qi Refining stage puppets.

In short, he can definitely solo the Crimson Forbidden Lands dungeon.

The benefits are obvious.

"Furthermore, if I want to achieve a more perfect Third Transformation to the Core Formation stage, it would be best to reach the False Core stage before dispersing my cultivation. The effects of dispersing cultivation and starting over will be even better."

Imagine.

Is it better to start from a higher point, disperse your energy, and start over, so that you can get more 30% of the blessing in the end; or is it better to disperse your energy and start over in the current imperfect state, so that you can get more 30% of the benefit later?
Having made his decision, Han Li no longer hesitated or wavered.

He took out several spirit-sealing talismans while casting a spirit-sealing spell, and at the same time cast multiple spiritual energy shields to cover the golden treasure chest.

Then, he summoned the Jade Mantis and the Ice-Fire Wolf from his spirit beast pouch.

As the lid of the box opened, an extremely pure spiritual energy was about to escape from it. Han Li flashed and disappeared into the box, followed by the sound of the lid closing again.

"Some of it dissipated, but I was quick enough that not much escaped."

It doesn't matter.

The Jade Mantis and the Icefire Wolf wouldn't let go of that pure spiritual energy. Just as Han Li expected, outside the box, the two spirit beasts, who were originally on very good terms, almost tore each other apart because of the leaking spiritual energy. Afterwards, one on the left and one on the right, back to back, they began to absorb the overflowing spiritual energy to neutralize and purify their own spiritual power.

The effect is excellent.

Inside the box.

Han Li, surrounded by pure spiritual energy, sat cross-legged.

He felt as if he were sealed inside a super-large spirit stone.

And it's not a low-grade spirit stone, but a spirit stone of at least high grade.

These spiritual energies transformed into tiny snakes, spontaneously flowing from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration, much like the phenomenon of "osmosis."

The area with a high concentration of spiritual energy is naturally inside the treasure chest and outside the human body.

The area with low concentration of spiritual energy undoubtedly belongs to Han Li himself.

It is his body.

As a result, visible little snakes of spiritual energy slithered into his body, causing his cultivation technique to circulate rapidly on its own.
"Huh? The spiritual energy inside the box is much purer than the part I absorbed in the great formation before?"

Han Li was overjoyed.

In just two days, he achieved the pseudo-core realm, a feat that would normally take at least two or three years of drug use in the outside world. This brought the purity, quality, and quantity of his internal magical energy to the required standard.

"Is the purity of my magical power and true essence very close to the effect of the second stage?"

Of course, due to his absorption and consumption, the pure spiritual energy in the box was diluted by nearly half.

enough.

enough.

It's time to start over and rebuild my skills.

Han Li took out the other two boxes containing the magic treasures, metals, and other ancient objects. He guided the pure spiritual energy from the golden treasure box into one of the smaller boxes, while he himself shrank into a larger box, second only to the golden treasure box.

While this box doesn't possess the ability to evade divine sense like the golden treasure chest, it does have the same property of sealing spiritual energy. Once the door is closed, the spiritual energy inside will not leak out.

"San Gong!"

More than a month later, his cultivation level regressed to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Another half month passed, and his cultivation level reached the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Another half month passed, and his cultivation level dropped to the critical point between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage.

If he continues to lose his power, his cultivation level will drop below the Foundation Establishment stage and he will be stuck at the peak of the thirteenth level of Qi Refining.

"Disperse."

Qi Refining Stage, long time no see, I'm back.

...

While others were pursuing higher realms, he went against the grain.

...

a few days later.

A communication talisman arrives.

Han Li emerged from seclusion, left his cave dwelling, and boarded the Flowing Cloud Boat, heading straight for the main hall of the mountain gate.

When he arrived at the council hall, countless surprised and astonished gazes converged upon him.

"How is this possible? Junior Brother Han's cultivation level..."

"Qi Refining stage? How could it be the Qi Refining stage?"

"It is said that Junior Brother Han has entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment and has killed many enemies on the front line, making great contributions, right?"

Is the rumor wrong, or has something happened to this junior brother?
Countless questions and inquiries whispered into Han Li's ears.

He paid no attention to this, and instead went to Hong Fu and Dong Xuan'er, who were both full of doubt:

"Master, Senior Sister..."

"Junior brother, your, your cultivation level...!"

Dong Xuan'er bit her lip lightly, her voice trembling slightly.

Han Li responded with a calm smile:

"Senior sister, I've just lost some of my internal energy. It's not a bad thing, but a good thing."

"what?"

Dong Xuan'er was stunned.

Dissipate your skills and start over?

Even a Heavenly Spiritual Root wouldn't dare to do this, so what makes you, a pseudo-spiritual root with four elements, think you can?
Upon seeing this, Han Li chuckled and bowed again to Hong Fu:
"Master, please examine my body and see if there are any hidden dangers."

"it is good."

Hong Fu did not refuse.

She was also very curious as to why her disciple had to dissipate his cultivation and start over.

This is completely contrary to the natural order, and it doesn't play by the rules.

However, during her tests, she noticed something unusual about her disciple's body.

One point is that this disciple's gaseous magical power, in terms of purity, is actually comparable to the true essence of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. This is truly unexpected. Normally, even if one were to disperse their cultivation and start over, it would be impossible to increase the purity of their magical power by such a large margin.

Secondly, this young disciple's dantian and meridians seemed to have been opened a second time. Compared to other cultivators of the same level... no, compared to almost all pseudo-core cultivators, his dantian and meridians were much deeper.

The third point is that the essence of one's own disciple remains completely intact, and their lifespan will not be shortened due to the drop in cultivation level.

On the contrary, it may increase a little due to the subsequent second Foundation Establishment Pill.

Human essence is divided into innate essence and acquired essence.

One's innate vital essence is inherited from one's parents and is determined at birth. Those with more innate vital essence usually live longer.

Acquired essence comes from external sources, especially from the benefits gained during cultivation breakthroughs.

The increase in acquired essence is what creates the difference in lifespan between the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Could it be that we cultivators can slightly extend our lifespan through such a method?"

Hong Fu frowned and fell into deep thought.

In her opinion, throughout history, there shouldn't be many cultivators who would give up their great cultivation level and try to dissipate their power and start over.
Even if someone makes this discovery, they wouldn't easily tell outsiders, would they?

"No, even if the essence increases a little, that increase won't significantly extend lifespan. With such a small increase in lifespan, how can one possibly cultivate back to a high level of magical power within their lifetime?"

Therefore, this method can only provide a temporary relief. For cultivators, it's like drinking poison to quench thirst.

However, his own disciples are different.

She knew all too well how many elixirs and miraculous medicines suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators to enhance their cultivation were hoarded by this disciple.

"It turns out that the child wasn't just boasting; he was genuinely trying his best to increase the success rate of condensing the elixir."

Dissipate your practice, start over.

If you gradually improve back up, the purity of your internal mana will increase by at least 10%.

With special methods, one can even increase the purity of magical power by 20% to 30%.

This young disciple, due to the transformation brought about by the pure spiritual energy within the Spirit Eye Spring, already possessed a level of purity in his magical power and true essence that was no less than that of a pseudo-core stage cultivator with dual spiritual roots. Furthermore, if he were to successfully rebuild his cultivation while still young and in the prime of his life, even a mere 10-20% increase in purity could significantly boost his chances of success in core condensation by at least 20-30%.

Master Hongfu was not the only one with such vision.

Uncle Huiming and Uncle Huangnie also saw it all.

"This kid has a big heart!"

"That's right. This little guy has had a great harvest on the front lines, exchanging his battlefield merits for a large number of spiritual herbs suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators to refine. And almost all of them are high-quality or even rare pills. With the help of a large number of pills, it's no problem for this little thing to return to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Once he reaches the Pseudo-Core stage again, his chances of condensing a Golden Core will probably be no lower than the success rate of cultivators with special physiques or unique spiritual roots."

"Great idea, great courage."

The two secretly praised it.

"His power dissipated; could it be that he's planning to sneak into the Crimson Forbidden Zone to make another quick buck?"

The two exchanged a glance, and the more they thought about it, the more they realized that this junior from Senior Sister Hongfu's family was extraordinary.

"So, while he was on the front lines, he was prepared to make a quick profit and then retreat to the rear?"

"Moreover, his suggestion to secretly open the Crimson Forbidden Zone while he was on the front lines clearly indicated he was prepared to lose his power..."

"Using the banner of serving the sect, but actually just wanting to go in and make a quick buck?"

"Ha, good lad, good lad!"

The two Core Formation experts were amused by this move.

It's quite rare for someone to think so highly of a young person.

"We've always used Foundation Establishment cultivators as pawns, but this time, a junior has turned the tables and used us as pawns! The key is, we've willingly cooperated with him, and even knowing his schemes, we don't feel the slightest bit uncomfortable. Tsk tsk..."

"It's mutually beneficial. With Senior Sister Hong Fu backing him up, this kid has figured out how to play the game of human relationships and interests."

...

"You want to go in?"

Hong Fu looked at her youngest disciple.

Upon hearing this, Han Li chuckled and nodded:
"Of course we'll go in. I went through a lot of trouble to make this happen, so I naturally have my own selfish motives. If we go in and make a good harvest, we might be able to get the high-quality or even rare spiritual herbs that I need. Besides, this time only disciples from my Yellow Maple Valley are participating, so there's no competition from the other six sects, which greatly improves our safety."

Han Li's generous admission not only did not offend the Core Formation experts present, such as Hong Fu, but also earned him some respect.

Especially Master Hongfu, who dislikes people who say one thing and do another. Besides, her disciple's original intentions are good, not only beneficial to the development of the sect, but also to her Hongying Mountain lineage. So what if she cleverly borrowed her influence in the process?

It's this child's skill to be able to leverage her influence and get her to willingly manipulate things.

Therefore, instead of scolding or reprimanding her, she nodded in appreciation:

"Alright, go in and loot as much as you want. One-third of the spiritual herbs you find are yours; I won't take a single penny."

It is not something a teacher should do to hinder the path of their own disciples.

She trusted her judgment.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master."

Han Li bowed respectfully.

"Take this jade slip."

"This is?"

"Do not ask."

Understood.

As I focused my attention and took a closer look, my eyes lit up.

The jade slip contained Master Hongfu's insights on forming her Golden Core.

“Junior Brother Lei and Junior Brother Chen are not inside the sect, so I can’t go to either of them to ask for it. Uncle Linghu has already agreed to my request, and we just need to wait for him to come out of seclusion so he can tidy things up a bit. Don’t rush.”

"Yes, Master. Thank you, Master."

"Junior brother, there's also this." Dong Xuan'er stepped forward and handed over a storage bag.

Han Li took it, scanned it with his divine sense, and felt even more confident.

Inside the storage bag were three giant tiger puppets.

"Thank you, senior sister, and thank you to all the senior brothers of the Dong family."

He said that, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

Didn't he give us six sets of materials?

Why are there only three giant tiger puppets?
Are the weapon refiners in the Dong family all so incompetent and inefficient? They ruined three other weapons for him.

If that's the case, he might as well hand it over to Qi Yunxiao to refine, or refine it himself later.

It's important to understand that both thousand-year-old ironwood and other spiritual materials, as well as the souls of tiger-type demon beasts of level two or above, are extremely precious. He had to pay a considerable price to obtain them from the Golden Drum Plains battlefield.

"Never mind, I'll ask you later."

Less than a day.

Outside the wind-attribute restrictive array of the Crimson Forbidden Land.

Three Core Formation stage cultivators from Huangfeng Valley appeared, accompanied by more than a dozen Foundation Establishment stage managers and over 170 Qi Refining stage disciples.

This is a welfare bureau matter, and of great importance, so apart from Han Li, all the Qi Refining stage personnel selected are from the three major families. As for the Foundation Establishment stage, apart from Dong Xuan'er, they are all core members of the three major families.
The foundation-building stage of non-family members was kept completely hidden from the public.

Even the heads of the Huang family (Master Huang Nie's family) and the Dong family (Master Hong Fu's family) were unaware of this operation.

They left the mountain gate via a secret passage, appearing directly hundreds of miles away from Taiyue Mountain.

(This secret passage, hidden hundreds of feet underground, is a backup plan that Huangfeng Valley has kept for many years, and it's the escape route for the core disciples of the original trajectory family. Those who try to escape through the open are all cannon fodder.)
The departure time was chosen to be at night.

Under the cover of night, the group moved away from the sect.

And it was precisely because of this caution that they were able to perfectly avoid being watched from within a range of three to five hundred miles outside the mountain gate.

"Senior sister, senior brother, there are only two days left. What should we do next?"

Huang Nie casually knocked out the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the six sects stationed there, then turned to Hong Fu and Hui Ming to ask them a question.

"Let the array masters break those arrays left behind by the seven sects first. Anyway, they're not powerful arrays, so it won't take long to break them."

Hong Fu knocked out a Foundation Establishment cultivator from Spirit Beast Mountain and said calmly.

Five years ago, the seven factions were determined to seal off this place for sixty years, and arranged for people to guard it, and even left behind an array.

However, the person left behind could not possibly be a master at the Core Formation stage.

The formation left behind would not be a forbidden formation like the mountain-protecting formation.

They are just some Core Formation level formations.

Therefore, if someone in the late Core Formation stage or even the Nascent Soul stage were to make a move, the guards and formations here would be useless.

With this in mind, the seven factions agreed that during the weakening period of the wind attribute array in the forbidden area, each faction would send a Core Formation stage cultivator to check on the situation and stay there for the full five days of the array's weakening period to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.

But the invasion of the Six Demonic Sects has arrived.

Furthermore, they issued a challenge half a month ago, agreeing to a final showdown three months later.

Victory or defeat depends on this.

The seven major factions of Yue Kingdom have now sent envoys to Yuanwu Kingdom and Zijin Kingdom one after another to request assistance.

The two nations' cultivation communities are now in dire need of mutual support; their fates are intertwined.

Furthermore, the seven factions themselves are mobilizing a large number of people to the front lines, preparing for a desperate fight.

Under such circumstances, why would anyone specifically arrange for several Core Formation stage cultivators to travel to the remote and secluded Crimson Forbidden Land?
In other words, the Six Sects of the Demonic Path played a crucial supporting role this time.

...

Two days later.

An elderly man dressed in brocade robes arrived at the scene.

"Is everyone here?"

The old man approached the three Core Formation stage cultivators and asked them a question.

Upon seeing this person, all three bowed deeply in respect.
"Uncle-Master, everything is ready."

"Alright, let's make our move. The formation is already weakening; the sooner we send people in, the more we can gain."

The old man in brocade robes looked at Hong Fu and the other two and smiled.

"Yes, uncle."

The three of them bowed again in unison.

The old man was none other than Linghu Laozu.

　Brothers, during the double bonus period, the more votes the better.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)