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

Chapter 232 The Riftwind Beast's Nest

Han Li put down his teacup, smacked his lips, stood up, flicked his clothes, and then strode over.

Each step, though clearly gentle, resonated with the heavy, drum-like sound in the hearts of Zhuo Ruting and the Core Formation stage guest elder of Miaoyin Sect.

The approaching figure was like a mountain gradually pressing down.

The two were so terrified that they were speechless and trembling like leaves.

"I've taken your storage pouch as a small punishment. You have no objections, do you?"

Han Li said with a smile.

"No, no, this is a token of apology from a junior."

The middle-aged man who had reached the Core Formation stage nodded repeatedly, feeling both heartache and great relief.

They all thought they were going to die.

Thank goodness, thank goodness...

Seeing this, Han Li gave the man a meaningful look. He felt no remorse for his forceful seizure, because as long as the man wasn't stupid, he wouldn't suffer heavy losses; on the contrary, he could make a small profit from the Myriad Sounds Sect. It all depended on whether this guy knew how to handle it.

"As for you..."

Han Li was about to say something more as he fiddled with a bulging storage bag in his hand.

But Zhuo Ruting's breathing stopped, and she fainted from excessive fear.

He was so frightened that he lost consciousness.

Han Li: ?
That's it?

In terms of temperament, she does bear a six or seven-tenths resemblance to Gan Rushuang. However, in terms of character, they are not even in the same league.

Is it possible that Wang Ning and her daughter could entrust such an important task with such a mindset?
Upon seeing this, the Core Formation Guest Elder was first stunned, and then muttered curses under his breath.

Although Wen Siyue's face remained expressionless, her inner thoughts were incredibly complex.

"Now, do you still want to stay in the Wonderful Sound Sect?"

Han Li turned to ask.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wen Siyue immediately bowed and earnestly said:
"Please, senior, lead me away from this place. I am willing to serve you as a servant."

"Then come with me. You can handle your father's matter yourself from now on."

...

After Han Li and his group left.

The Core Formation guest elder immediately vented his anger on the slowly waking Zhuo Ruting:
"Right Envoy Zhuo, look what you've done! My storage bag, my cultivation resources, my spirit stones..."

The middle-aged man was furious.

He wished he could devour this woman alive.

The woman's originally exquisite and beautiful face now seemed utterly repulsive to him.

"Elder Peng, please calm down. I will bear all the losses."

Left with no other choice, Zhuo Ruting gritted her teeth and offered compensation.

"That's what you said."

"nature…"

"Alright! In my storage bag are two ancient treasures, two magic weapons, a number of pills, fifty to sixty thousand spirit stones, and countless talismans and spiritual materials, with a total value of no less than four hundred thousand spirit stones. I'll waive the tens of thousands of spirit stones; just give me four hundred thousand, and this matter will be over. Otherwise… hmph!"

Big shots might not bother with your petty squabbles, but someone as insignificant as him certainly wouldn't mind being petty.

Upon hearing Elder Peng's exaggerated figure of loss, Zhuo Ruting almost fainted again.

Supplies with a total value exceeding 400,000 spirit stones?
Even if we sold her, we couldn't afford to pay for it back.

...

After leaving Qiyuan Island, they arrived at a nearby island inhabited by ordinary people.

Throughout the journey, Wen Siyue, this stunning young woman, was carried away by his magic.

When Han Li descended his escape light, revealing the two of them, they maintained a "gentleman's distance" throughout.

Then, Yuan Yao and Yan Li greeted them with joy:
"Husband."

"Son."

Gan Rushuang also stepped forward and bowed.

Upon seeing Gan Rushuang, Wen Siyue involuntarily tensed up, almost mistaking her for Zhuo Ruting.

It wasn't until he remembered that the Miaoyin Sect once had a guest elder who was in the late stage of Core Formation and looked exactly like the one in front of him, but he disappeared during the Void Heaven Palace incident decades ago.

Unexpectedly, I ended up becoming one of this senior Han's people.

"Sect Master, is this the person you're looking for? What important information can this little girl provide?"

Qingyi stroked his beard and said.

"Young friend Wen, please take out the items."

Along the way, Han Li had already asked the woman some questions.

Upon hearing this, Wen Siyue immediately took out a nautical chart from her storage bag and respectfully presented it to the old man in the blue robe.

She could sense that the cultivation levels of each of the people before her far surpassed hers. They were all at least Core Formation stage cultivators. This made her even more cautious in her actions, afraid of offending any of them.

"This is?"

Qingyi and the others took the sea charts and looked at them, but couldn't figure out what they were talking about.

Han Li smiled and gestured to Wen Siyue:

"You tell them."

Encouraged, the young woman immediately began to recount some of her experiences:
"Seniors, when I first arrived in the Outer Star Sea, I accidentally obtained a sea chart with a location marked on it. Thinking it was some kind of treasure map, I secretly went to take a look. There, I discovered a cub of a 'Wind Rift Beast.' Luckily, the cub was only around level two or three, so it didn't notice me, otherwise…"

"Oh? A Gale Beast? In that case, you're quite lucky to be alive."

Qingyi's eyes lit up and he said:

"As far as I know, the Wind Rift Beast only begins to reproduce after reaching the eighth level, and it will take care of its cubs until they reach around the fifth level before leaving. Therefore, there must be another eighth-level Wind Rift Beast living on that island. You are really lucky to have left alive."

Barbarian Beard also became interested.

"So, we're going to hunt an eighth-level Gale Beast?"

Normally, searching for deep-sea monsters in outer space is very difficult.

Because the deep sea, which is thousands or even tens of thousands of feet deep, is itself a barrier that is "favorable to the activities of demonic beasts but unfavorable to the exploration of human cultivators".

Due to the isolation of the deep sea, even the divine sense of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would be greatly weakened, resulting in extremely low exploration efficiency.

For ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, a depth of a thousand feet is completely in the dark.

In contrast, high-level monsters have a far superior ability to perceive things in water compared to humans.

therefore.

This is the general situation.

High-level demonic beasts can clearly grasp the movements of human cultivators, but it is difficult for human cultivators to accurately grasp the movements of high-level demonic beasts.

of course.

There are also very few exceptional cases.

Sure enough, Wen Siyue discovered a clue to the lair of the Riftwind Beast.

The guy who left this sea chart is quite interesting and capable. "The Riftwind Beast can use an eighth-level demon core to brew a pot of Azure Flame Wine over a hundred years. This is an innate ability of the Riftwind Beast clan after reaching the eighth level and undergoing initial transformation. Azure Flame Wine can greatly increase the probability of a cultivator at the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation period breaking through to the late-stage Core Formation period. It may also have some beneficial effects on cultivators forming their Nascent Soul."

As for how effective it will be?
He wouldn't guarantee that.

"Furthermore, the Gale Beast is born with the ability to use wind escape. If we can adopt that cub as a spirit pet and raise it to level seven or eight, it will be a great help in the future. At that time, even if we can't defeat our opponents, we can use its wind escape to escape danger as quickly as possible, right?"

Wind Release and Lightning Release are both escape techniques that even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators cannot match.

Even if a level seven Riftwind Beast were to unleash its power, its speed would probably not be much slower than that of a Grandmaster.

It can't even compare to a few species like the six-winged frost centipede that can fly faster.

"Moreover, the reason why Wen Siyue was able to leave that island alive was definitely not because she was not discovered by the Riftwind Beast. It is more likely that the Riftwind Beast, which was originally only level eight, was breaking through its cultivation and entering level nine."

Having said that, Han Li looked at Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi:
"So, you two? Are you interested in this Gale Beast that's likely to advance to a higher level?"

"Level nine?"

And it could even be a subtle state that is progressing?
Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi exchanged a glance. Instead of backing down, their gazes became even more intense.

"If we can capture the essence of this demon, we might be able to find out the locations of the lairs of the other transformed demon beasts!"

Then their profits will skyrocket.

"With five Nascent Soul cultivators attacking together, even if he's at level eight or nine, so what?"

It's done!

Huh? "Five...five Nascent Soul stage patriarchs?"

Wen Siyue, standing to the side, was already stunned.

From childhood to adulthood, the only person she had ever had close contact with was the Nascent Soul senior who had taken her away from the Myriad Sounds Sect.

Who would have thought that I would have the opportunity to come into contact with five Nascent Soul stage experts at the same time?

If this gets out, he could probably brag about it for the rest of his life.

"Since you're interested, shouldn't you two do something special?"

As Han Li spoke, he tossed the storage bag of the Core Formation guest elder of the Miaoyin Sect to Wen Siyue. Inside, he had only taken most of the mid-grade spirit stones and two unfamiliar pill formulas beforehand. He left the rest of the junk, such as several rare magic artifacts, some pills suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and various miscellaneous spiritual materials, untouched.

Seeing this, Qingyi shook his head and chuckled:

"Consider these two materials, which can be used to refine magical artifacts in the future, as a small gift."

This woman has good spiritual roots; she should be able to form a core.

She's good-looking and naturally charming; she might just have a good family in the future.

This small gift is just to establish a good relationship.

The bearded man was equally generous:

"These three bottles of pills will help improve your cultivation during the Foundation Establishment stage; take them. These other pills and spiritual items will help you condense your Golden Core in the future; take them. Here are also some insights on Golden Core Condensation; take a look at them as well..."

The fact that she was brought here by our sect leader instead of bringing the sea chart directly suggests that she might be having an affair with our sect leader.

That's not right. Although she's dressed as a young married woman, she's clearly still a virgin...

I don't understand.

Then I won't think about it anymore.

That's enough.

Gan Rushuang, Yuan Yao, and Yan Li each presented a Core Formation level talisman and some intermediate-level talismans.

"Senior, this, this..."

Wen Siyue stood there, not knowing what to do.

"Take it; your nautical chart is somewhat valuable to us. Of course, we should thank these gentlemen properly..."

Han Li pushed all the items in front of the young woman.

"Thank you very much, seniors. Thank you very much, seniors."

For some reason, Wen Siyue felt a slight soreness in her nose.

This feeling of being respected was something I had never experienced within the Miaoyin Sect.

"What are your plans after this?"

"This junior does not know."

I don’t know what to do.

"Then take this token to the waters off Kuixing Island in the Inner Sea and find the Seven Seas Merchant Alliance. Have them temporarily hire you as their manager. You know that place well."

Kui Xing Island?
Isn't that my hometown?

"Thank you, senior."

...

Wen Siyue will return to Blackrock City to use the teleportation array.

The three people's gazes immediately changed.

Having them isn't enough, why are you going out and flirting with other women?

"I have a little connection with her."

Han Li said calmly.

He hadn't even pinched the grapes from the Grape Fairy yet, which was a bit of a regret for this frivolous man.

Then, the matter was dropped, and the conversation turned to more important business:
"There must be at least a level eight Wind Rift Beast in the lair. We must be wary of its wind escape technique. Therefore, one of us must remain hidden in the shadows to wait for the right moment. If our surprise attack fails, this person in the shadows will be needed to fill in any gaps."

Han Li's expression was solemn.

After hearing this, everyone pondered for a while, and finally, Qingyi stepped forward:

"I'll find an opportunity to test the power of this Forget-Me-Not Needle."

The top-tier ancient treasure, the "Forget-Worry Needle," was a trophy obtained from Jin Kui. Because it was countered by his own "Treasure-Dropping Copper Coin," it was knocked away before it could even demonstrate its power. This time, he'd found a worthy opponent to test its effectiveness.

"As for the distribution of spoils, we'll decide later based on the situation, how about that?"

"As it should be."

No one had any objection.

"Let's go now without delay."

Without lingering any longer, the group immediately used stealth techniques and headed straight for the lair of the Wind-Splitter Beast, Feng Xi.

More than ten days later, the group finally approached the Qiyuan Sea.

Another day, the group followed the route and arrived at their destination.

In the distance, a small island, only a dozen miles away, could be vaguely seen.

After landing on the reef and taking a look around, we confirmed that this was indeed the place.

The island was now completely empty, looking like an abandoned nest.

On the island stands a two-hundred-foot-tall stone mountain, at the foot of which lies a dark cave hidden by several giant rocks.

The cave entrance is about seven or eight zhang in size and is very deep.

"Act according to plan."

(End of this chapter)