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

Chapter 145 Xiaomei, the Situation in Tiannan, Entering the Luoyun Sect
"Does the senior know who the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Hehuan Sect, who is in charge of the Yue Kingdom, is?"

"Clouds and Dew".

He had already learned about these things from the small market run by the local cultivation families.

"That's right, senior. The Hehuan Sect has arranged for Ancestor Yunlu to be stationed in Yue Kingdom, and Miss Dong is Ancestor Yunlu's successor, so naturally she will also come to Yue Kingdom. That ancestor has taken good care of Miss Dong, and in just over a hundred years, he has helped Miss Dong reach the mid-stage of Core Formation."

Xiao Mei found the cave dwelling she had created years ago and settled down.

There are no protective formations like those found in former residences here, which shows respect to everyone.

"Senior Sister Xuan'er has already reached the mid-stage of Core Formation? And her cave dwelling is still in Mount Taiyue?"

"Yes. I heard from Miss that Miss Dong also has a special physique, a special physique passed down through generations of the Hehuan Sect. After being activated by Ancestor Yunlu, her cultivation speed increased significantly, comparable to that of a cultivator with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Moreover, she has almost no bottlenecks in Core Formation. Therefore, Miss Dong formed her Core seventy years ago, and twelve years ago she even entered the mid-stage of Core Formation. Now she has returned to Taiyue Mountain to oversee that spiritual vein."

Han Li narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

Yunlu is quite generous; he must have given Dong Xuan'er a lot of elixirs to save her decades of arduous cultivation.

"Senior, who are these two people beside you?"

“A descendant of my younger sister and a descendant of my close friend from back then.”

Han Li said generously.

Unlike the original owner who had enemies all over the world, he actually didn't have many enemies.

The firepower intended for the Demonic Ghost Spirit Sect and the Joyful Union Sect was drawn away by Master Hongfu and Uncle Lei.

In addition, Ma Yunlong of Tianque Fort will also share a portion of the cost.

Of all those who hated him, only Wang Chan did.

But the family that Wang Chan should hate the most is the Yan family.

It was the Yan family's defection and their pledge of loyalty that caused that scoundrel to lose his third leg.

"Xiao Mei, I have some matters to attend to and will not return for more than ten years. Could you please take care of my two juniors for a while and teach them some basics of immortal cultivation?"

Originally, he could have left the two of them at the Seven Mysteries Sect and Qingniu Town.

But if we do that, they'll be ruined in a decade or so.

With both a pseudo-spiritual root and an advanced age for cultivation, even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage will be a distant dream.

The Foundation Establishment stage is quite important. After all, having children after Foundation Establishment is vastly different from having children before Foundation Establishment. If the two children don't establish their foundations early, they can forget about starting a cultivation family; they'd be better off just being ordinary mortals.

If the Han and Li families miss out on these two, who knows how many decades or even centuries will pass before the next person with a spiritual root appears?!

He obviously couldn't wait that long.

As for keeping him by my side and personally training him?

That is impossible.

He himself was busy acquiring the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill and forming his Nascent Soul, so he had no time to teach the two children. Therefore, he thought of first setting up a mind-controlling restriction on the two children to prevent them from being captured by a Nascent Soul cultivator and having their souls searched, thus preventing Nascent Soul cultivators from tracing their origins. He then arranged to try his luck at Xin Ruyin's former residence.

Even if Xin Ruyin is gone, there are still Xiaomei's descendants, aren't there?
result.

Instead of encountering Xiaomei's descendants, they met Xiaomei herself after she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Through Xiaomei, they learned that Xin Ruyin was still alive and about Dong Xuan'er.

"Senior, it is my honor to be able to help you in a small way."

Xiao Mei said enthusiastically.

She could never repay the kindness of the person in front of her in her lifetime.

This is a trivial matter, of course.

"Then it'll be hard work."

Han Li nodded, a weight lifted from his heart.

If he returns without seeing the two spiritual root possessors from the Han and Li families, it would be best if he came and left quietly. But if he sees them and doesn't lend a hand, it will leave a lingering resentment in his heart.

In short, when it comes to overcoming inner demons, we absolutely cannot leave such a weakness.

Subsequently.

Through Xiaomei, Han Li learned more about the current situation in Tiannan.

...

In the southern part of the country, spanning nearly ten million miles, there are only two such countries.

One is the Kingdom of Fengdu, where the righteous path reigns supreme.

The other is the [Tianluo Kingdom], where the demonic forces reside.

Of course.

It is not to say that such a large area of ​​land is suitable for population growth.

More than 98% of the land consists of deserts, Gobi, plateaus, towering mountains, and naturally formed dangerous areas.

For example, in the region west of Fengdu Kingdom leading to the "Far West," there exists a vast "Hurricane Desert" spanning millions of miles. Even for high-level cultivators seeking spirit beasts for transportation, it would take at least a year to cross that immense desert, which even Nascent Soul stage monsters cannot forcibly traverse at high altitudes.

It's no exaggeration to say that the entire Tiannan region suffered from the depletion of its spiritual veins in ancient times, as the vast majority of them were drained to suppress the boundless sea demon abyss. This led to a significant decline in both the quantity and quality of spiritual energy. Consequently, most areas became desertified, with each country resembling an oasis in the desert.

For example, the Yue Kingdom and the Yuanwu Kingdom are separated by the vast Gobi Desert in the northeast, which even high-level cultivators need to fly across for a whole day to cross.

That is, the desolate wasteland hidden in the Blood Forbidden Land.

therefore.

Despite the vast size of both Fengdu Kingdom and Tianluo Kingdom, there are not many places suitable for mortals to live and reproduce.

This also results in the two countries having relatively small populations.

After the great powers, there are medium-sized countries with a size between 100,000 and 5 million li.

There are more than ten companies in total.

The Kingdom of Yu, which has been managed by the Huayi Sect for many years, is the largest of the medium-sized kingdoms in the southern region, covering an area of ​​over four million li.

Secondly, there is the Kingdom of Dongyu, located in the Demon Valley of Wanling Mountain. The Demon Valley alone has an outer poisonous miasma zone that stretches for a million miles. The inner circle, sealed by ancient cultivators, is also a vast area of ​​100,000 miles. The total area is over four million miles.

Then came the countries of Xi, Huayu, Fengyuan, Tianlu, Yuanwu, Zijin, Wangshui, and Yue.

The Xi Kingdom spans over three million li from north to south. (It took Han Li, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, seven days to fly from the Luoyun Sect to the edge of the Boundless Sea.)
Between Xi Kingdom and Huayu Kingdom lies a small desert spanning two to three hundred thousand miles.

The far west, where the Great Evolution God Lord originated, was actually considered a medium-sized country.

There are thirty or forty small countries in the south.

Examples include the Jiang Kingdom, Cheqi Kingdom, Beiliang Kingdom, Xu Kingdom, and Shayun Kingdom.

These are all countries spanning within 100,000 li (approximately 50,000 kilometers).

Don't underestimate these countries just because they are small. A huge portion of their land is suitable for human habitation and reproduction, and their populations often reach hundreds of millions or even billions. This is precisely why they can stand alone as a nation.

He also learned a lot of information through Xiaomei.

The bad news is that the Mulan people of the grasslands are constantly increasing their military strength on the border and launching a major offensive against the Nine Kingdoms Alliance led by Huayimen.

A medium-sized border country called Fengyuan has lost half of its territory.

The good news is that, due to the aggressive actions of the Mulan people and the fact that more than a dozen small and medium-sized countries banded together to form the Heavenly Alliance, the righteous and demonic paths have ceased their war against the southern hinterland.

The righteous and the demonic paths can no longer afford to act recklessly.

On one hand, the Heavenly Dao Alliance's overall strength surpasses that of either the righteous or demonic paths alone. On the other hand, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance is exerting pressure, explicitly stating that if the righteous and demonic paths continue their internal strife with the Heavenly Dao Alliance without sending reinforcements to strengthen the Nine Kingdoms Alliance's borders and fortify the defenses of the southern border of Tiannan, then all the cultivation sects of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance will relocate inland and cease resisting the grassland barbarians. Instead, they will allow those grassland tribes to advance unimpeded, reaching all the way to the heart of Tiannan.

Even the loyal and courageous Grand Master Wei Wuyai was driven to desperation.

Neither the righteous nor the demonic paths wanted to draw their battle lines closer to the heart of Tiannan with the Mulan people.

They were even less willing to be neighbors with the Muran people.

Therefore, they had no choice but to compromise and stop the civil war.

In other words.

The situation in Tiannan is gradually improving.

The civil war, which lasted for more than a century, has finally come to an end.

In Tiannan, a regional division has formed, dominated by four forces: the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, the Righteous Path Alliance, the Demonic Path Alliance, and the Heavenly Path Alliance, creating a situation of division between the southeast, northwest, and other regions.

Among them, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance, which has accepted the remnants of the cultivation sects from the six factions of Yue Kingdom, the three factions of Yuanwu Kingdom, the several factions of Zijin Kingdom, and the vast majority of other large and small countries such as Shayun Kingdom, is the strongest.

With Wei Wuyai, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, in charge.

The number of Nascent Soul cultivators exceeds one hundred.

Secondly, there is the Heavenly Alliance.

It comprises six medium-sized countries and more than ten small countries.

There were also over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators. As the leaders of the elders, Long Han and Feng Bing were at the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage. When they joined forces to use a secret technique, they could rival a late-Nascent Soul cultivator for a short period of time.

Furthermore, there is the distinction between the righteous path and the demonic path.

The two major forces are roughly equal in overall strength.

There are powerful cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage in charge of each one.

Each side has seventy or eighty Nascent Soul cultivators.

In addition to these major pieces of information, there were also smaller intelligence gains.

"So, back then, Old Monster Linghu led a group of disciples from Huangfeng Valley to the Nine Kingdoms Alliance in the south? And together with the Hidden Moon Sect, Qingxu Sect, Huadaowu, Tianque Fortress, and Giant Sword Sect, they occupied the small country of Beiliang as their new base?"

"Yes, senpai."

Tsk tsk, it's back to the original trajectory, exactly the same.

The overall trend has not changed much.

The difference is that the one currently occupying the Yue Kingdom is not the Ghost Spirit Sect, one of the six major sects of the demonic path, but the Joyful Union Sect, the leader of the demonic path...

The sect that occupied Yuanwu Kingdom was not the Demon Flame Sect, but the Spirit Control Sect.

Furthermore, because Master Hongfu avoided the decisive battle at Jingu Plain, she was not plotted against and did not perish in that defeat.

Not only did he not perish, but he also fell out with Linghu Laoguai and left Huangfeng Valley.

"Master Hongfu went to Luoyun Sect and reached the Nascent Soul stage many years ago?"

Although he offered advice back then, he was only doing his best and never expected Master Hongfu and the Dong family to sever ties with Huangfeng Valley.

Master Hongfu's decisive and swift action in cutting through the mess truly surprised him.

"Yes, Ancestor Hongfu is really amazing."

When Xiaomei mentioned Hongfu, her eyes were filled with admiration:
"I've heard that after consolidating his cultivation, he often helps some of the Heavenly Dao Alliance's countries resist the invasion of demonic forces. He always appears when the various sects of the Heavenly Dao Alliance clash with the demonic forces, and takes the initiative to fight against the demonic forces on the battlefield."

Upon hearing this, Han Li's eyelids twitched violently.

I must say, this is very much like Master Hongfu.

Once you have the ability, you will definitely seek revenge.

Unlike Elder Linghu, who, despite being at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, kept his grudges bottled up and dared not seek revenge even as his lifespan neared its end.

In Master Hongfu's eyes, dying meant being less skilled than others.

In Linghu Laozu's eyes, dying was considered disregarding the overall situation.

Well, they're both right, there's just a difference.

"Didn't those people from the Falling Cloud Sect stop it?"

"Elder Mu Li of the Luo Yun Sect not only did not stop it, but also supported it. During his lifetime, he helped Ancestor Hong Fu resolve crises many times, and even risked serious injury to defeat Ancestor Yun Lu. Half of the prestige of the Luo Yun Sect in Xi Kingdom today comes from Elder Mu Li, who passed away a few years ago, and the other half comes from Ancestor Hong Fu. It's just a pity that Elder Mu Li was too old and passed away a few years early. Otherwise, you would definitely have been able to witness his splendor."

Xiao Mei said regretfully.

Han Li also felt deeply regretful.

They were also amazed by the betting move by the person from the Luoyun Sect.

If they switched sects, they would never tolerate Master Hongfu repeatedly provoking the demonic path.

But the Luoyun Sect dared to do it.

The old man was not afraid of death at all.

"Has the Demonic Path never considered taking revenge on the Falling Cloud Sect?"

"There were two instances. However, both times the Nascent Soul elders of the Heavenly Dao Alliance stopped them. While Elder Hong Fu and the others did offend the demonic path, they also helped many countries and sects. The senior experts of those sects didn't just stand by and watch the Falling Cloud Sect suffer..."

understood.

Everything has its good and bad aspects.

Master Hongfu wasn't recklessly offending the demonic path; she was simply using this as an excuse to build her network of connections among those in the Nascent Soul stage.

Those who receive help will always have a good impression of it.

When the Luoyun Sect is in trouble, how can any side stand idly by?

"Now that the Heavenly Alliance and the righteous and demonic paths have been quiet for the past few years, has Master Hongfu still made a move?"

"I haven't heard that from Miss Dong..."

"really."

Master Hongfu is indeed not one-track-minded.

"By the way, senior, I also heard from Miss and Miss Dong that many young cultivators from Xi Kingdom and several neighboring countries with good spiritual roots and cultivation physiques, especially young and righteous female cultivators, have joined Luoyun Sect because of Master Hongfu's good reputation."

"Is there such a good thing?"

Han Li was taken aback.

"Yes, although the reputation of Luoyun Sect is not as great as that of Gujian Sect, one of the three sects of Yunmeng, it surpasses that of Baiqiaoyuan. Miss said that if Ancestor Hongfu can stay in Luoyun Sect for five hundred years, Luoyun Sect will usher in a period of prosperity."

"Your young lady has excellent taste."

Han Li praised him generously, then left behind a storage bag and gave him a task:

"Xiaomei, give this jade slip to your young lady. I'll have to trouble her for a small favor again. Consider the contents of the storage bag as my deposit."

"Okay senior."

"... "

...

After saying goodbye to Xiaomei, Han Li embarked on his journey once again.

"I should go to the Three Sects of Yunmeng in the north and get a Spirit Stabilizing Pill."

His destination was Xi Kingdom, a medium-sized country located in the northernmost part of Tiannan, bordering the Boundless Sea. It was in the southern part of Xi Kingdom. There, the Yunmeng Mountain Spiritual Vein, known as one of the ten major spiritual veins in Tiannan, was situated.

This spiritual vein not only nurtures a Spirit Eye Tree that is tens of thousands of years old, but also supports the three major sects: the Ancient Sword Sect, the Hundred Crafts Academy, and the Falling Cloud Sect. Incidentally, it also supports at least 100,000 cultivators.

half year later.

Having concealed his aura and whereabouts as much as possible, Han Li took a long detour and finally entered the territory of the Heavenly Dao Alliance from the territory of the Righteous Path Alliance.

On the righteous path, he indeed seemed quite pleasing to the eye.

After another month or so, he arrived in the Kingdom of Xi.

Recently, they have even ventured outside Yunmeng Mountain.

Initially, he planned to visit Master Hong Fu, hoping to obtain a Spirit-Stabilizing Pill from her. After all, the materials for refining the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill were extremely scarce.

As far as he knew, in addition to the sap of the Spirit Eye Tree as the main ingredient, various thousand-year-old medicinal herbs were also needed as auxiliary ingredients.

Although he had no shortage of pure liquid, he lacked the necessary thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as auxiliary ingredients. In addition, the formula for the Spirit Stabilizing Pill was only known to a few people in the Falling Cloud Sect, making it even more difficult for him to obtain the Spirit Stabilizing Pill.

Using back channels is undoubtedly an easy shortcut.

but.

After careful consideration, he decided to play it safe.

There's no rush to pay them a visit.

Indeed, his current cultivation level is a bit too conspicuous.

Once someone with ulterior motives discovers his true identity, he'll face a lot of trouble.

"We need to see what Master Hongfu's attitude is first."

Coincidentally.

In the recent sword-testing tournaments held by the three sects of Yunmeng Mountain, the disciples of Luoyun Sect have never won first place. Their only first place in the last hundred years was thirty years ago.

It was obtained by a female disciple named Song Yu.

"Song Yu is only in his fifties now, he shouldn't have formed his core yet, right?"

"So…"

"Wait until the sect's grand opening two years later, then you can join and get close to them."

With his current ability to conceal his presence and disguise himself, at least a Nascent Soul cultivator would need to be in close contact with him to see through his disguise.

"Moreover, after dealing with the Han and Li families, my mind became much more at peace. Knowing that my master and senior sister were doing well made me feel even better. I even made some progress in my cultivation of the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique."

This is how the mortal world refines the heart.

(End of this chapter)