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

Chapter 271 A Show of Force, You're Quite Clever
It was Han Li who spoke up in a teasing tone.

Standing in front of Han Li was a stunningly beautiful young woman, Yuan Yao, who had returned to Luoyun Sect from Baiqiaoyuan a few days ago.

The aura of Nascent Soul cultivators emanating from both of them remained completely undisguised.

At this moment, Han Li was repairing two unfinished puppets, each over ten feet in size, completing the final two important steps for them.

"This junior pays his respects to the two seniors."

Upon seeing this, Liu Yu bowed respectfully.

A wise person knows when to yield, and this woman is a very perceptive one.

They didn't ask a single question like, "Why did you bring her here?"

"Get up, no need for formalities. Please find a seat here and wait a while. We'll talk later."

Ahead, Han Li gave a calm instruction without turning his head.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao, dressed in blue, turned around and glanced at Liu Yu, who was dressed in white.

Liu Yu looked up and surveyed the place and the two people in front of her.

The cave dwelling wasn't large, only a few dozen feet in size, but its spiritual energy was exceptionally abundant. The twelve pillars surrounding it, brimming with spiritual energy, were of unknown origin and could coordinate with the surrounding restrictions to continuously absorb external spiritual energy and lock it all within this area. Not a single trace seemed to leak out.

The cave dwelling looked very simple, unlike the residences of other high-level cultivators, which were decorated with exquisite items everywhere.

In the center of the stone house, two double-headed dragon puppets, each over ten feet tall and more than a hundred feet long, hang suspended in the air.

The puppets were hideous and extremely difficult to create, taking several months to complete. The Hundred Crafts Academy had only just managed to produce two semi-finished puppets. The spiritual energy emanating from these two puppets was incredibly strong, terrifying to behold, and causing Liu Yu to tremble with fear, her pupils contracting sharply.

"This fluctuation of spiritual energy..."

"This...this is an ancient puppet at the Nascent Soul level?"

"This person actually possesses two terrifying puppets comparable to those of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The more she observed Han Li's every move, the more shocked and terrified she became.

There's a saying that goes: the more you know, the faster you die.

These two people made no attempt to make her back off, revealing such a secret to her without any attempt at concealment, clearly because she was about to become a dead person.

At that moment, the man in front took out six or seven magical artifact bottles.

The man opened one of the small bottles, and several spirits of the same race shot out, carrying overwhelming killing intent and malevolent energy as they rushed towards him.

"Hmph, you couldn't beat me when you were alive, how can you win when you're dead?"

"While you were alive, you were all unable to reach the eighth level, nor did you dare to face the tribulation of transformation. It's actually better that you're dead, as you can serve as spirits and work for me for thousands or tens of thousands of years."

So, may you all rest in peace.

The remaining souls of several high-level demonic beasts seemed to have suffered a great humiliation, becoming increasingly agitated, their eyes growing even more ferocious. When they looked at Han Li, their eyes were filled with killing intent, their expressions suggesting a desire to tear Han Li apart and suck his marrow.

Unfortunately, the monsters' protests were ineffective.

The Soul Condensation Technique was used to fuse the essences of several level-six dragons with those of two level-seven dragons.

The sudden release of his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation power spread outwards, causing Liu Yu to lose her balance and involuntarily retreat. She then looked up out of the corner of her eye, her face filled with shock.

"High-level demonic beasts' spirits? And they're all level six or even seven? This, this..."

How can this be?

"Are those bottles filled with the souls of high-level demonic beasts?"

For such a large sect like the Spirit Control Sect to produce so much at once would surely cause them significant damage, wouldn't it?
Those are all level six or even level seven demon beast spirits.

After successfully refining the elixir, her cultivation level can advance by leaps and bounds, saving her the effort of a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

How did these two seniors find so many high-level demonic beasts? And where did they find them?

Furthermore, once a demonic beast reaches level six or seven, its intelligence rapidly develops. When faced with the oppression of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it becomes unruly and fights desperately. But why were these spirits so easily subdued by the man's imposing aura? Why did they wilted and succumb after only a brief struggle?

What about the arrogance of high-level demonic beasts?

"Congeal!"

As the word was uttered by the male cultivator, several spirits rapidly merged amidst roars and howls, ultimately forming a bizarre dragon with two heads. This dragon's aura was terrifyingly strong, having already reached the Nascent Soul level.

With his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, Han Li guided the spirits of these demonic beasts to begin their fusion.

The Soul-Trapping Technique, the Soul-Gathering Technique, and the Soul-Refining Technique are the three secret techniques of the Puppet True Scripture. The Soul-Trapping Technique is used when killing demonic beasts to extract their essence. Many years ago, when Han Li and his group went out to hunt demonic beasts, they used the intelligence provided by the Noble Bird Feng Xi to accurately lock onto their targets.

Sometimes, they target individual beings who are also level eight transformed demon cultivators. Other times, they prey on the neglected mixed-blood descendants of major demon beast groups such as the Flood Dragon Clan in the Qiyuan Sea.

Hybrid dragons like the Crested Flood Dragon are countless in the Chaotic Star Ocean. They are not valued within the Flood Dragon race itself, but their strength is not much weaker than other Flood Dragons of the same rank. The group killed twenty or thirty of these individuals in total.

There was no reaction from the Jiaolong clan.

The Soul Condensation Technique is the spell being used at this moment.

It is a technique for gathering souls.

Because powerful souls are hard to find, it's common practice to bind and fuse dozens or hundreds of weak souls to create a powerful spirit. If the souls are strong enough, this spell can also be used to fuse spirits of the same kind to create an even more powerful demon soul.

The purpose of using the Soul Condensation Technique now is to create a soul at the Nascent Soul or even higher level.

The final Soul Refining Technique is to perfectly fuse the powerful artificial soul with the puppet, thereby forming a new individual.

The puppets inside the Void Heaven Palace were given an unchanging, strict order by the Ice Soul Fairy: he couldn't use them. Therefore, after reassembling the puppet parts, he had to choose other similar spirits to restart the spirit attachment.

At the moment, it seems to be working well.

With several level six or seven puppets gathered together, combined with the Nascent Soul level puppets themselves and the Soul Stones that serve as an important energy source, he could completely enable the two newly crafted ancient puppets to stably exert Nascent Soul level combat power.

A full-force attack could even reach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

At this moment, Liu Yu was already stunned and speechless.

A chill ran through me.

Now that he knows the secret of this old monster in front of him, he will definitely kill him to silence him afterwards, right?
Why are you so unlucky?

But why did they specifically target me?

"These beast souls are somewhat useless. Although there are many strange and unusual souls, few are suitable for crafting ancient puppets. However, the essence of high-level cultivators is very suitable for creating humanoid ancient puppets..."

Han Li turned around and said calmly.

With a wave of his hand, he collected at least a hundred bottles from the desk beside him. "Just who is this person?"

"Are those bottles filled with the essence of high-level demonic beasts?"

As expected, each bottle contained the spirit of a high-level demonic beast.

And just as Liu Yu made this guess, roars of high-level demonic beasts indeed came from within the small magical bottles. This caused another look of horror to flash across the woman's face.

"This this…"

"Where exactly did he kill so many high-level demonic beasts?"

The girl's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously lowered her head again, wishing she could bury her head in her chest.

Upon seeing Han Li's unremarkable appearance, they were immediately struck by his mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation and youthful looks.

However, Han Li's smile did not bring Liu Yu any warmth; instead, it conveyed a chilling intent.

"Senior, have mercy on me."

Liu Yu knelt down and resolutely begged for mercy.

She doesn't want to die.

She still has so many ideas and dreams that she hasn't been able to realize.

"What's your name?"

"Junior Liu Yu."

"Do you possess any of the Six-Winged Frost Centipede, a rare insect listed on the list of extraordinary insects?"

Han Li asked again.

"Yes, senior. Senior, you also know about our sect's list of extraordinary insects?"

Is that thing rare?

Han Li stood up and flicked his sleeve.

Countless high-level gold-devouring insects flew out from the spirit beast pouch at his waist, forming a vast golden cloud above his head. This astonished Liu Yuhua, leaving her speechless and unable to believe her eyes for a long time.
"The Gold-Eating Insect, ranked twelfth on the list of strange insects?"

How can so many be trained?
OMG!

Liu Yu's legs went weak, her thighs tightened, and she almost fell to the ground.

"Alright, let me see those six-winged frost centipedes you have."

Having already instilled sufficient power in him, his next step was to win the woman's heart.

"Yes Yes."

Liu Yu dared not delay for a moment, and quickly released several white centipedes, each about ten feet long, from the spirit beast pouch, afraid of displeasing the old monster in front of her.

These centipedes were entirely white, like beautiful jade, and exuded an extremely cold aura. They were undoubtedly six-winged frost centipedes.

However, none of the current ones have yet grown their first pair of wings; they are only at the peak of level three and do not even have the ability to reproduce.

"With your meager cultivation level, how could you possibly possess an ancient spirit insect like the Six-Winged Frost Centipede?"

Han Li approached Liu Yu, and as he drew closer, Liu Yu unconsciously moved backward.

"Reporting to you, senior, I was fortunate enough to find these insect eggs in an abandoned cave of an ancient cultivator years ago. I initially thought they were just dead eggs, but unexpectedly, by chance, they hatched into these few. I heard from the elders of the sect that although these insects possess boundless supernatural powers once they mature, they are extremely difficult to raise. It will take at least a thousand years for them to grow to adulthood..."

Furthermore, the "growing up" in this sentence refers to a level 7 six-winged frost centipede that has grown two pairs of small wings, not a mature form with three pairs of wings.

"By the way, I am already connected to these spirit insects by blood..."

Liu Yu avoided eye contact, afraid that Han Li would snatch the spirit insect. At the same time, in order to demonstrate her own value and save her life, she hurriedly added this sentence.

Han Li understood the woman's thoughts after hearing only the beginning.

After all, he was all too familiar with those words; they were clearly a scene from the original storyline where the original body and the Extreme Yin Demon compromised and yielded. In other words, it was something he had already done before.

Therefore, he immediately waved his hand to interrupt:
"Alright, so you're saying that this spirit insect has been fed with your life essence since it was a cub, and even if it were offered to me now, I wouldn't be able to control it, right?"

Liu Yu: "..."

"Hmph, I, Han, will not forcibly seize your spirit insects. I only need your Six-Winged Frost Centipede to advance one or two levels as soon as possible, and then help refine and strengthen a kind of cold flame. In addition, the insect eggs they lay must be handed over to me. Once I have the insect eggs, I will let you leave."

Upon hearing that she could leave, Liu Yu initially breathed a sigh of relief, but after realizing something, she immediately became terrified.

leave?

No no no…

If I leave here, where can I go?

If I were to truly lose this person's protection, I fear my fate would be tragic.

"Senior, given my condition, is it still possible for me to return to the Spirit Control Sect?"

The woman gave a bitter smile.

Han Li was quite direct:

"Disaster."

Once he returns, he'll either be subjected to soul-searching or soul-extraction and refinement. Many people are very interested in information about him.

"Then, does this junior have any other choice?"

"You can stay as well."

"Leave?"

"Hmm, I can still afford to raise a Core Formation stage cultivator."

"Would the senior be willing to accept this junior as a disciple?"

Liu Yu's eyes lit up, filled with hope.

Young, with a mid-Nascent Soul cultivation level, a mysterious and unheard-of background, and unfathomable strength. He wields an ancient puppet at the Nascent Soul level in one hand and a swarm of high-level Gold-Eating Insects in the other. His Daoist partner is also at the Nascent Soul stage, making his foundation undeniably formidable.

With these two by her side, she would have no fear even if the Yu Ling Sect wanted to cause her trouble.

"You're quite a smart person."

(End of this chapter)