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

Chapter 270 Yunzhi, this is all your brother can do for you.
Tianluo Kingdom, located in the eastern part of the Qiling Mountains, is occupied by the Yuling Sect, one of the six major sects of the demonic path.

Many ancient species are still preserved in the mountains.

There were countless poisonous insects, snakes, and ants, as well as various wild monsters.

However, there are few high-level beings among them.

Because the demonic beasts here are mostly harvested regularly by the Yu Ling Sect, those that are close to condensing their demon cores are targeted by the high-level cultivators of the Yu Ling Sect.

They can either tame them and keep them as spirit pets.

Either capture them and wait for their demon core to condense before killing them.

The pelts, cores, claws, and fangs of high-level demonic beasts are all valuable items. The essence of some demonic beasts with special bloodlines can even serve as excellent materials and catalysts for refining certain special pills, making them even more precious and rare than demonic cores.

The Yuling Sect has been able to stand firm and prosper for tens of thousands of years precisely because it relied on Qiling Mountain.

With the three level-eight savage beasts left to future generations by the sect's predecessors as guardian deities, they survived the awkward period a thousand years ago when the righteous and demonic factions were fighting each other and the demonic path was declining.

This is also the day.

Two streaks of light descended from a mountain cave belonging to a Core Formation stage cultivator.

The light dissipated, revealing a man and a woman.

The man was big and burly, and looked rather simple-minded.

The woman had a beautiful, pure, and charming face. When she smiled, her eyes resembled two crescent moons, which were quite lovely. A small beauty mark was faintly visible at the corner of her left eye, adding a unique touch to her distinctive features.

This woman is none other than Han Yunzhi, a noblewoman from the Han family.

The man was her elder brother, Han Yunyi.

"Big brother, actually, you have many ways to get Junior Sister Liu Yu to choose you, so why did you choose the most difficult and thankless one?"

This is Han Yunzhi's voice transmission.

Upon hearing this, the man walking ahead shook his head:
"Little sister, you don't understand. I'm doing this because I'm true to myself, so that Junior Sister Liu will truly fall in love with me. When you meet a man you admire someday, you'll understand what I mean."

They will understand what he has done over the years.

"Alright, let's go tell Junior Sister Liu the good news."

The so-called good news was, of course, the internal list from the Fangshi Auction House.

Most people would only know this a month in advance.

Only a select few with status and connections can learn about the detailed items to be auctioned three months in advance and receive a real-time updated auction list.

As one of the dozen or so Nascent Soul families of the Yuling Sect, with a history spanning thousands of years, the Han family naturally has the qualifications and channels to obtain auction listings from auction houses.

Han Yunyi and Han Yunzhi, siblings, are direct descendants of the Nascent Soul cultivator who was newly added to the Yuling Sect more than a hundred years ago. In particular, Han Yunzhi, the younger sister, is quite favored by the Han family patriarch and a certain elder.

Back in the Yue Kingdom, the brother and sister relied on each other for survival and finally managed to become disciples of the Spirit Beast Mountain. When the Spirit Beast Mountain betrayed the six major sects of the Yue Kingdom during the invasion of the demonic path, they joined the Imperial Spirit Sect along with the rest of the sect.

There were many twists and turns during this period.

He suffered a lot.

The reason these two were able to form their cores was because the elders and patriarchs of the Han family felt indebted to them, so they used a secret technique to transfer their power.

Before his lifespan was about to end, the clan elder secretly transferred his cultivation to Han Yunyi, transforming his body through bone and marrow cleansing and greatly improving his physique, which enabled him to condense his golden core. He also bestowed upon him many valuable gifts.

Han Yunzhi was helped to condense her core by the Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Han family, who sacrificed decades of his cultivation using a secret technique. As a bonus, he also bestowed upon her a level-five blue monster bird as a spirit beast.

Their social status is evident.

"Brother, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't like a man who has no ambition, does nothing all day, and only revolves around women."

The younger sister was still advising her brother to prioritize his self-cultivation and not to disappoint the elders' good intentions.

Ke Hanyunyi's expression was strange.

“Sister, don’t worry about it. The elders have told me to maintain this ‘pure’ heart. Do whatever you want without going against your conscience. I truly love Junior Sister Liu and would never use any underhanded means to force her to submit.”

These words left Han Yunzhi feeling quite helpless.

"Brother, please listen to my advice. Either use force and pressure your family to marry Junior Sister Liu Yu, and then Junior Sister Liu Yu and I will help you compete for the position of family head and realize your potential value, or find someone more suitable for you. You can't control Junior Sister Liu Yu, and you can't give her what she wants."

His brother doesn't understand women at all.

He understood Liu Yu even less.

In her view, her brother's use of force and domineering tactics to possess Junior Sister Liu Yu actually managed to win over that ambitious and restless girl. Because most female cultivators, before firmly choosing a partner, are drawn to strength, especially someone like Junior Sister Liu Yu.

Of course, that includes her too.

She also admires strength.

After all, who wants their partner to be inferior to themselves?

But the elder brother insisted on appealing to his emotions.

It's not wrong to move someone with affection. However, this requires exceptional spiritual roots or superior strength and independent personality compared to other cultivators of the same level. Imagine, if a mortal woman with no chance of immortality expressed her love to a Nascent Soul cultivator, would a Nascent Soul ancestor accept it?

Without natural talent, there is no potential.

Without real ability, one is looked down upon.

A lack of independent personality is also a sign of a lack of charisma.

What else could her brother have besides the support of the family and her help?
wake up.

"Little sister, if you say that again, I'll get angry. Junior Sister Liu isn't the superficial female cultivator you think she is. The fact that she's cultivated to the Core Formation stage shows how outstanding she is in every aspect..."

Han Yunzhi does not deny this point.

Liu Yu is indeed outstanding.

Without any family support, she condensed her Golden Core solely through her own abilities and cultivated several six-winged Frost Centipedes at the peak of the third level. Her strength is not much weaker than hers, who possesses a fifth-level Blue Spirit Bird.

However, precisely because of this, that junior sister was incredibly proud.

Male cultivators like the elder brother have very little appeal to her.

"By the way, brother, did you misuse the tens of thousands of spirit stones that the Grand Elder bestowed upon you?"

"Of course not, that's the money I'm using to refine my natal magic weapon. Over 100,000 spirit stones, plus the savings I've accumulated over the years after deducting cultivation expenses, is enough to bid for the essential auxiliary materials I need at the once-a-decades grand auction. Last time, because I didn't have enough money, those three precious auxiliary materials were snatched away. Now that those important auxiliary materials have appeared again, I absolutely can't miss this opportunity."

Han Yunyi made a solemn vow.

Han Yunzhi saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief:

"Alright, there's still hope for our brother."

"Moreover, from another perspective, it may not be a bad thing that my brother is infatuated with Liu Yu."

Anyway, that junior sister doesn't fancy my elder brother, so there's no future for them. Continuing this entanglement will only lead nowhere. Let's just consider it a trial in love for my brother, and let Junior Sister Liu Yu teach him a lesson. Otherwise, if it were some odd female cultivator from another family who got entangled with my simple-minded brother, trying to take something from him, or even harming my Han family, that would be disastrous.

Junior Sister Liu Yu poses no threat whatsoever to her brother or the Han family.

Having figured all this out, Han Yunzhi stopped sending telepathic messages.

The brother and sister left behind a communication talisman.

Seeing that the communication talisman disappeared into the cave's protective barrier, the two began to wait in a pavilion outside the cave.

Before long, Liu Yu emerged from the cave with a joyful expression.

This woman has willow-leaf eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and is dressed in white, her brows always revealing a hint of languor. Her beauty is no less than that of Han Yunzhi.

Upon seeing the Han siblings, they immediately addressed them as Senior Brother and Senior Sister Han, making Han Yunyi feel utterly numb.

Han Yunzhi responded politely, then turned her face away slightly, clearly disgusted by her elder brother's shameful, infatuated expression.

"Senior Brother Han, is it true that the auction house in the market outside the mountain has Deep Sea Mystic Crystals?"

“Yes, I received the news at the auction in just over a month and came immediately. I know that you, Junior Sister Liu, have been raising several Six-Winged Frost Centipedes. Those cold-attribute spirit insects love ice-attribute spirit creatures the most. If a few Six-Winged Frost Centipedes can devour that piece of Deep Sea Mystic Crystal, it might help them evolve?”

Han Yunyi was eager to make a name for herself.

Han Yunzhi covered her forehead.

My older brother is so stupid. He revealed everything. What value does he have now?

However, to Han Yunzhi's surprise, Liu Yu did not distance himself from his elder brother after learning the news. After a moment of contemplation, he looked quite troubled.

Seeing this, the elder brother hurriedly asked with concern:
"What's wrong, junior sister?"

"Senior Brother Han, thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid I have no chance of getting that Deep Sea Mystic Crystal."

Liu Yu sighed.

"Why?"

Han Yunyi was puzzled.

"Senior brother, my cultivation is shallow and my resources are meager. I don't even have enough resources for my own cultivation. How can I possibly have the means to support a few six-winged frost centipedes?"

Liu Yu shook her head.

A look of regret.

But deep down, he also desperately wanted that deep-sea crystal.

If a few six-winged frost centipedes could truly obtain deep-sea mystic crystals, they could at least save decades of sedimentation time, quickly advance to level four or even level five, and then lay new eggs.

Her strength and status within the sect will also rise accordingly.

"Junior sister, it's alright. I have some spirit stones here. Can I lend you 100,000?"

Upon hearing this, Han Yunzhi remained silent.

I gasped.

She never expected that, even after being warned beforehand, her brother would still do something so foolish.

"Senior brother, are you sure you're okay? You've probably been preparing for this big auction for a long time, haven't you? If you lend all your spirit stones to my little sister, what will you do?"

Liu Yuyi was moved.

One hundred thousand spirit stones is no small sum for those in the early stages of Core Formation.

Without connections or skills, it might take ten or twenty years to accumulate enough.

She had been at the Core Formation stage for over twenty years, nearly twenty years later than Han Yunyi and several decades later than Han Yunzhi. Her foundation was far inferior to those two who had family backgrounds. After deducting the expenses of daily cultivation, she had only accumulated a little over half of the spirit stones needed to refine her natal magic weapon over the past twenty years.

If she could borrow these 100,000 spirit stones, she would not only be able to obtain the Deep Sea Mystic Crystal, but also directly refine her own natal magic weapon.

Therefore, she couldn't help but be tempted.

But it can't be too blatant.

"Junior Sister Liu, don't worry. I still have over 100,000 spirit stones, which is enough to bid on this item."

Han Yunyi is putting on a brave face despite being overestimating his abilities.

Han Yunzhi was truly anxious at this moment:

"Brother, this is your natal magic weapon."

"Don't worry, little sister, it's enough."

If you can't forge a powerful, superior magic weapon, then just find a more ordinary one and forge it to make do.

Han Yunzhi: "..."

She really didn't know how to advise her brother.

That's it.

My elder brother has no hope of achieving Nascent Soul in this lifetime; he just needs to be happy.

I, on the other hand, must never be as foolish as my elder brother.

Love and romance are terrifying. My brother wasn't this stupid before, was he?

The three of them flew together towards the market town outside the mountain.

On the way, Han Yunyi pondered to herself:

"Even my younger sister thinks I'm being stupid, so Liu Yu probably thinks I'm easy to control, right?"

“She has always liked to have everything under control. Before, she always turned down my advances. She was worried that my family might have ill intentions towards her and covet her Six-Winged Frost Centipede. In other words, her distancing herself from me was actually a form of self-protection, a way of keeping her on guard against me.”

After all, once she marries into the Han family, certain rules of the sect will no longer be able to protect Liu Yu.

Even if we can save the few six-winged frost centipedes we have now, we absolutely cannot save the new eggs they lay.

"She was indeed quite cautious, keeping her distance from me and the Han family for two or three decades. But this time, for the sake of those six-winged frost centipedes advancing faster, and also because of my long-standing infatuation with her, she accepted me for the first time..."

This is the breakthrough point.

"I have the powerful Han family behind me, and I am valued by the Grand Elder and the Ancestor. The key is that I am so infatuated with her that I obey her every word. Yunzhi will not only not compete with me for the position of family head, but will also help me. Once she becomes my Daoist partner, she will have the opportunity to help me manage things and help me ascend to the position of family head. At that time, Liu Yu will become one of the core figures of the Han family."

This is a shortcut to spiritual practice.

"Junior Sister Liu, I've reserved your spirit insect eggs."

"If I can help my family obtain this kind of spirit insect, I will surely gain more prestige and status within the clan. My sister's future cultivation will also be smoother."

"Furthermore, your management skills should be put to my use. You should take advantage of my Han family's stage to shine."

Once you're on his pirate ship, there's no getting off.

Finally: the Five Elements Spiritual Infant Project!

There have been insider rumors that this woman and her sister may become competitors!
Since we can't change the plan set by the big shots, let's just make Liu Yu a member of the Han family. That way, it's like keeping the meat rotten in the pot.

"Yunzhi, this is all I can do for you, brother."

Han Yunyi sighed inwardly.

My own aptitude is lacking, but my younger sister's dual spiritual roots are quite good.

However, within the family, it is not enough for only the patriarch's lineage to favor the younger sister.

Far from enough.

He wanted to become the head of the family and make the other branches obey him. He wanted to use the resources of the entire Han family to support his younger sister, Jieying.

After Liu Yu married into the Han family and became his Daoist partner, he helped Liu Yu merge with the Five Elements Spiritual Infant, making her the second cultivator in the Han family comparable to the Nascent Soul stage.

In this way, the younger sister will have a greater chance of achieving fertility in the future.

This was his own wish, and also the Grand Elder's dying wish.

...

The auction was held as scheduled.

The item ended up in Liu Yu's hands as she had hoped.

However, a pair of eyes lurking in the shadows were quite surprised that this woman would get involved with the Han siblings:
"How did these three end up together?"

but.

It doesn't stop him from taking people.

On their way back, a sudden crackling sound of lightning rang in their ears. Before Han Yunzhi and her brother and Liu Yu could react, they were instantly knocked unconscious and subdued.

He glanced at the siblings' storage bags; they contained quite a few things: a piece of iron essence, three kinds of high-grade spiritual materials, and over a thousand mid-grade spirit stones. After thinking for a moment, he took the valuable spiritual materials and spirit stones, as a way of repaying the life-saving grace from years ago.

Clearly, he wasn't lacking in spirit stones and supplies. But to confuse the issue and avoid being suspected of having a relationship with Han Yunzhi and her brother from the outset, this was the simplest approach.

Afterwards, they staked out the area and ambushed seven Core Formation stage cultivators and over two hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Yuling Sect, taking the spirit stones from their storage bags to mislead the public.

Interestingly, there were other acquaintances inside.

Four of them were Core Formation stage cultivators whom I had met on the battlefield of Jingu Plain. They were Foundation Establishment stage cultivators back then, and now they've all reached Core Formation.

"In my attempt to cover my tracks, I accidentally injured quite a few children..."

"That's enough, let's stop here."

Those in the Qi Refining stage will not resort to underhanded tactics or ambushes.

Have some shame and behave like a human being.

After some manipulation, he earned five or six thousand mid-grade spirit stones and more than one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This is the amount of spirit stones this group had after participating in the auction. Before participating in the auction, they would have had even more spirit stones with them.

It is not difficult to see from this that the major sects and large families are basically all powerful and wealthy families.

Earning spirit stones by ambushing someone is incredibly fast.

As for why he didn't encounter the Nascent Soul stage?

Because the Nascent Soul stage monsters flew the fastest, they had already returned to the depths of the Qiling Mountains.

but.

Don't stay here for long.

He didn't want to be surrounded and intercepted by the Yuling Sect and surrounding forces.

"As a return gift, I'll give you this harmless news in advance; it's up to the higher-ups of the Spirit Control Sect to decide..."

The message given was: "Gu Shuangpu is a Mulan person! He is a spy!"

Spies cannot withstand scrutiny.

The message was sent to the storage bags of all the cultivators who had been knocked unconscious, via jade slips. Now it was up to these youngsters to decide how to handle the situation.

If used properly, you can earn back any extra money.

Immediately, he spread his wings and soared thousands of miles into the gale-force winds.

He activated his escape techniques to the fullest extent, carrying Liu Yu as he fled into the distance.

...

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Han Yunzhi slowly woke up.

"What's wrong with me?"

Recalling what had happened, her expression changed drastically, and she instinctively covered her rather full breasts with both hands, covering her slightly exposed chest.

I was extremely nervous.

Upon discovering that no one had touched it, she breathed a sigh of relief and slowly relaxed.

Then, glancing at the unconscious Level 5 Blue Spirit Bird beside her and her older brother, who was also unconscious a little further away, she quickly got up to check on them:

"elder brother…"

...

The cultivators of the Yuling Sect returned to their sect and recounted their experiences of the day in detail.

When Dongmen Tu learned of Gu Shuangpu's suspicions through the Han family patriarch and several other Nascent Soul stage monsters, he fell silent.

Gu Shuangpu was a close friend of this elder, and their friendship had lasted for four or five hundred years.

Therefore, he really couldn't bring himself to kill Gu Shuangpu.

"The disciples have rendered meritorious service; let's make up for all their losses. Also, place restrictions on them to prevent them from revealing the matter."

Dongmen Tu looked at the several Nascent Soul stage cultivators present and said this.

No one had any objection.

They left behind a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to continue the meeting and discuss how to handle the matter.

Several late-stage Core Formation cultivators, carrying the orders of the Grand Elder and several Nascent Soul elders, opened the sect's warehouse to distribute resources to the disciples who had suffered significant losses but had brought back news.

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators claimed to have lost over two hundred mid-grade spirit stones. The Core Formation cultivator in charge of the matter knew there was something fishy going on, but still admitted it.

Similar cases have occurred more than once.

For example, the Han siblings.

Han Yunzhi then claimed that she had lost five thousand mid-grade spirit stones, a gift from the ancestor, which were intended to fund the purchase of various rare and precious items. In addition, she had lost several spirit materials, also given to her by the ancestor. Furthermore, the items she had bid on at the auction were also missing.

Clearly, Han Yunzhi lied about the spirit stones and materials.

As for why they dared to ask for such an exorbitant amount?
It was naturally at the behest of the Han family patriarch.

Han Yunyi went even further, claiming that he had lost eight thousand mid-grade spirit stones! He also lost various spiritual materials and items, as well as three bottles of high-quality pills for the Core Formation stage bestowed by the ancestor, which were supposed to help improve cultivation.

Han Yunzhi broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.

Because the patriarch only allowed the siblings to each pay out four or five thousand mid-grade spirit stones as compensation, this should be a bottom line for the sect.

There was absolutely no opportunity for the older brother to express himself freely.

As a result, the elder brother not only nearly doubled the spirit stone limit set by the ancestor, but also went further, mentioning losses in terms of spirit herbs and pills. Didn't the elder brother know that such greed would greatly displease the ancestor?
To Han Yunzhi's surprise, the Core Formation stage cultivators in charge of the matter did not make things difficult for her elder brother. Instead, they made up for the losses one by one with the same or equivalent items.

After receiving the items, her brother handed over all the spirit stones and pills to her.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Han Yunzhi was stunned.

"Take this and cultivate diligently. You have a better chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage than I do."

Han Yunyi's words are concise and to the point.

So what if the ancestor dislikes me?
To make his sister's cultivation journey smoother, so be it if he can't gain the ancestor's favor. In any case, Han Yunyi's future is destined to be nothing more than a hopeless Core Formation stage cultivator.

Only then did Han Yunzhi understand her elder brother's good intentions.

Many disciples, who had originally suffered heavy losses, not only did not suffer any losses after this incident, but actually made a considerable profit.

Smart people can double their wealth.

This time, it seems that the authorities have tacitly approved of this kind of cheating and trickery, and have not investigated it thoroughly.

Misfortune and fortune are interdependent; this is the only way.

Han Yunyi not only did not lose the favor of the Han family patriarch, but was instead highly regarded.

"It's not easy to maintain such a warm atmosphere in the world of cultivation..."

"It's not a bad thing that Yunzhi has such a brother to take care of things behind the scenes."

"That old monster who deliberately left behind the information that Gu Shuangpu was a spy for Mulan, that's quite interesting..."

...

Two months later.

The temporary cave dwelling of the Luoyun Sect's mountain gate.

Liu Yu slowly woke up.

The first thing I did when I woke up was to stretch comfortably.

The next moment, my body stiffened, and then I broke out in a cold sweat.

"It seems you haven't been sleeping very soundly in the past. Were you really that nervous while staying in the Spirit Control Sect?"

(End of this chapter)