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

Chapter 273 Paying Homage to the Cult Leader
"Using teleportation arrays to transport manpower is indeed the fastest method."

Han Li revoked the Great Teleportation Order.

Its brilliant blue light gradually faded.

Such treasures are unnecessary for short-distance teleportation arrays, but medium- and long-distance teleportation arrays often span tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of miles, requiring the use of extremely powerful spatial forces. Even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot withstand them.

"Speaking of which, Xin Ruyin and the other two have been building teleportation arrays with teleportation talismans for so many years now. I wonder if they've run out of teleportation talismans yet?"

The teleportation talisman works similarly to the Great Teleportation Token, both used to reduce the spatial pulling force required during medium- to long-distance teleportation.

Back then, he collected hundreds of images in the Star Palace of the Chaotic Star Sea.

Previously, over a hundred scrolls were given to Xin Ruyin and her servant, as well as Yan Xuanhao, to test the teleportation effect of the newly built teleportation array.

More than ten years have passed, I wonder how many teleportation talismans are left?

"Follow."

Leaving the underground cavern concealed and protected by the array, Han Li used his escape light to fly straight to the Thousand Bamboo Sect headquarters, hundreds of miles away.

As soon as he approached the main altar, Han Li sensed the familiar aura of the Jade Mantis.

The Jade Mantis seemed to sense Han Li's presence and darted out from a cave dwelling area.

Wang Changsheng, the Wind Spirit Root who had always stayed with the Jade Mantis, was initially shocked, but then overjoyed.

"It's the leader."

At the same time, within the cultivator city where the main altar was located, more than a dozen streaks of light rose up.

Then it sped towards this direction.

"You've gained weight in all these years."

Upon seeing the Jade Mantis at the peak of level six, Han Li revealed a long-lost relaxed smile.

The little guy flew to its master's side, shrunk in protest, and then took over a spot on Han Li's shoulder.

Sensing the familiar presence outside, the Wind Howling Eagle transformed into a ball of spiritual light and flew out of the spirit beast pouch:

"Hey...!"

A long howl startled all directions.

The sniffing rat and the double-eyed rat poked their little heads out from Han Li's sleeve and then climbed onto his other shoulder.

"Squeak, squeak..."

The two little ones also greeted the Jade Mantis.

The jade mantis immediately flew to the other shoulder and joined the two little ones in their playful antics.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

More than a dozen Iron-Armed Beasts flew out and surrounded Han Li, as well as the Jade Mantis.

Feeling that sense of familiarity, Mo Jiao Xiao Mo also wanted to come out, but Han Li pressed her back down.
"You're my trump card, so don't cause any trouble."

"Owner…"

"obedient."

Helpless, Xiao Mo could only retreat into the spirit beast pouch to observe the scenes outside.

Soon, more than a dozen streaks of light that had rushed from the headquarters of the Thousand Bamboo Sect stopped in front of him and revealed their forms.

Upon seeing Han Li's appearance, the group was somewhat bewildered, as his looks were vastly different from their sect leader's. However, seeing the Jade Mantis's affection for Han Li and the other spirit beasts, they immediately understood that their former sect leader had likely changed his appearance.

"Your subordinates Fang Zheng (Qi Yuan) and others pay their respects to the leader."

"Eight Core Formation stage cultivators, and seven pseudo-Core Formation stage cultivators with one and a half feet of the Core Formation stage, not bad, not bad..."

Han Li nodded in satisfaction.

He then scanned the headquarters of the Thousand Bamboo Sect with his divine sense and found that there were more than two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators meditating there.

This made him even more satisfied.

The eight Core Formation stage cultivators were Fang Zheng and Qi Yuan, who had crowdfunded their Core Formation years ago, and Wang Changsheng, a cultivator with the Wind Spirit Root whom he had high hopes for.

This old man, who was already in his fifties and almost buried in the ground, only recently came into contact with the path of immortality. Everything he experienced in the mortal world can be described as a tempering of his heart in the mortal realm.

After many years, he actually entered the Core Formation stage thanks to the pills he left behind.

"Chang Sheng, you've also reached the Core Formation stage."

His tone carried a hint of regret.

"Thank you for your concern, Master. Thank you for your generous gift back then. I was fortunate enough to condense the Golden Core more than ten years ago."

The old man bowed deeply in gratitude.

"It's good that you've formed your core. It's good that you're all alive and well. I'm relieved to see you all still here."

As soon as Han Li finished speaking, all the other cultivators of the Thousand Bamboo Sect were excited and invigorated.

"Take me to see the sect as it is now."

"Yes."

"Tell me about some things that have happened over the years."

"Yes."

In the past, both the righteous and demonic paths repeatedly sent people to investigate the Nascent Soul stage expert, hoping to eliminate this newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator from their Thousand Bamboo Sect.

Unfortunately, it never came to fruition.

Since they couldn't find the person, they naturally couldn't get rid of this newly appointed arrogant cult leader.

Without eliminating the cult leader, they wouldn't dare to easily take action against their far western regions.

"Which organization sent this Nascent Soul stage expert?"

Han Li asked.

"It should be Lu Weiying from the Tianji Sect."

"Oh? It's him."

Lu Weiying, a close friend of Nanlong Hou at Tianji Sect, possesses a cultivation level of mid-Nascent Soul. The fact that Tianji Sect sent a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator to investigate him demonstrates the importance they place on him.

However, he had already left the far west by then.

After investigating, Lu Weiying found no useful information.

"Besides the righteous path, what about the other parties? What were their reactions?"

"Master, the far west is geographically located just west of both the righteous sects' stronghold of Fengdu Kingdom and the Heavenly Dao Alliance's Huayu Kingdom. Cultivators from the southern hinterland who wish to reach this place must first cross the territory of either of these two countries. However, the situation in the southern region is currently tense, making it extremely dangerous for high-level cultivators to traverse inhabited territory..."

When there is no war in Tiannan and it is peaceful, high-level cultivators from all sides will come here to go out for training and make a little money along the way.

However, the situation in Tiannan is tense now, and one has to be very careful when going out, otherwise it is easy to leave but difficult to return.

Under these circumstances, who would be willing to risk their life to cross the perilous hurricane-ridden desert? Who would willingly trek for one or two years to reach this godforsaken place in the far west? The key point is that their Thousand Bamboo Cult has become powerful.

Even if a team of three to five Core Formation stage cultivators came, they could still keep them there by taking advantage of manpower and terrain.

The main altar has several hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and several Core Formation stage cultivators, which exist for this purpose.

Going it alone has never been the style of the Thousand Bamboo Cult.

The hundreds of level-four giant tiger puppets and numerous Foundation Establishment stage puppets they crafted were no pushovers.

then.

The far west became increasingly isolated from the world.

Apart from the Yan family, who led a group of family members to migrate here and temporarily settle down, there have been almost no other high-level cultivators from outside.

The Yan family only settled in a small area in the far north of their westernmost region, and had no intention of taking over large tracts of land.

Furthermore, they have always maintained a clean stalemate with the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

"Master, what about the Yan family..."

"One of our own."

Han Li said calmly.

In fact, we have to thank the Yan family for their appearance, which greatly eased the delicate relationship between the major righteous sects and the far west.

The righteous sects were just worried about not having any pawns to test the strength of the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the far west when the Yan family arrived.

It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy.

As long as the Yan family clashes with the Thousand Bamboo Sect, it's only a matter of time before they force out the person behind the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

In short, the righteous sects made this misjudgment.

Then, decades passed in the blink of an eye. Minor frictions continued between the Yan family and the Thousand Bamboo Sect, but there was never any major clash. The three members of the Yan family's decision-making body were aware of Han Li's existence, so they naturally didn't mind playing along with the major righteous sects.

The righteous sects were unaware that the Yan family already knew about the situation in the far west, and they were still planning to sit back and watch the two tigers fight. Little did they know that the two tigers had already secretly smoothed things over and joined forces.

This also created more time for the development of the Far West and the Yan family.

When Han Li returned, the righteous sects were still in shock.

When the righteous sects learned that Han Li was the new leader of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, they were dumbfounded.

"Master, are the Yan family truly among our own?"

"Correct."

It was just a casual move made decades ago.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment before bursting into ecstatic joy.

So it turns out that their Thousand Bamboo Sect has more than one Nascent Soul Ancestor?

"By the way, Master, these spirit insects and spirit materials are what we have collected over the years."

Qi Yuan, Fang Zheng, Wang Changsheng, and others took out more than a hundred spirit beast bags.

Han Li picked up one of the simpler ones and examined it; his eyes immediately lit up. After examining the remaining hundred or so, his eyes shone even brighter.

The spirit beast pouch contains all sorts of spirit insects.

Many of them can be found on the list of rare insects in the Yuling Sect.

The most powerful one is the Phantom Bee, which ranks thirty-sixth on the list of extraordinary insects. It is a very powerful type of bee-like spirit insect.

"Raul and the others are here."

Han Li was very satisfied with this.

As long as I haven't forgotten what he told me, that's good.

"Serving the leader..."

"Of course..."

"Well, you can take these pills and the spiritual materials from these high-level demonic beasts and distribute them among yourselves. As for the materials from these mid- and low-level demonic beasts, arrange for more weapon refiners to forge them into magical artifacts, and then reward them according to their merits."

"Thank you, Master." "..."

Over the next month, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators at the Thousand Bamboo Sect headquarters were mobilized, along with more than ten Core Formation cultivators.

Go and summon those in the Foundation Establishment stage who are away.

A month later, Han Li and Liu Mei walked out of the main hall. The next moment, the scene that came into view made even Liu Mei, who had seen many grand occasions, narrow her eyes and feel greatly shocked.

Below, there were countless figures.

The main altar was located in a palace over a hundred feet high.

The bottom section is stepped.

At this moment, every platform is filled with people.

Those with the highest cultivation levels were the eleven Core Formation stage cultivators in the front row.

Those with slightly lower cultivation levels were dozens of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Then came more than three thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators!
Without the exploitation of the major righteous sects, the millions of spirit stones of resources available each year were entirely used for the Thousand Bamboo Sect, resulting in rapid and dramatic changes.

Moreover, there were also a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills and a considerable amount of low- to mid-level cultivation resources left behind by Han Li before he left.

"Eleven Core Formation stage cultivators, over three thousand Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and over one hundred thousand Qi Refining stage cultivators at or above the tenth level!"

Among them, cultivators with dual spiritual roots, special physiques, and unique spiritual roots were successively discovered.

While being given special training, they also focused on cultivating their character, especially establishing their loyalty to the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

"Excellent! It seems that the resources I left behind have been put to good use."

Han Li flicked his sleeve and rose into the air.

A hundred-foot-tall Nascent Soul Dharma Image appeared behind him.

"Fellow disciples, this is the current leader of our Thousand Bamboo Sect, who is on par with our founder!"

"This old man is Qi Yuan..."

"This old man is upright..."

"This old man is Wang Changsheng..."

"We pay our respects to the leader!"

In just a few decades, the Thousand Bamboo Sect has undergone earth-shattering changes.

Everyone knows that this is inseparable from the deterrent power of their own leader.

Because of the existence of this person, the major sects of the righteous path have been observing and have not been in a hurry to reclaim this place.

Otherwise, how could the Thousand Bamboo Sect have produced eleven Core Formation stage cultivators?

Not to mention raising several thousand more Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

"Greetings, Master..."

"Greetings, Master..."

"Meet the leader!"

"... "

The sound echoed across the fields, deeply moving Liu Mei and filling her with complex emotions.

"Since you all address me as the Sect Master, then I will accept these magical artifacts and elixirs as a small gift for our first meeting."

The next moment, dozens of large-capacity storage bags appeared around him.

The storage bag was opened, and one after another, magical artifacts of at least the upper tier appeared.

The number is as high as tens or hundreds of thousands.

"go."

During the Qi cultivation period, everyone present received one.

"I am unaware of each of your strengths and needs, so I have randomly bestowed this item as a token of my appreciation. If you find it unsuitable, you may exchange it with someone else, or sell the artifact to the person in charge of the sect in exchange for merit points, which will then be collected by the relevant personnel."

"Thank you, Master..."

"Long live the Cult Leader..."

Han Li's smile froze.

Why do I feel like I've been cursed?
"Ahem, for us cultivators, living to ten thousand years is not the end..."

Han Li reminded him.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, but Wang Changsheng was the first to react:
"Long live the leader! May the leader attain immortality and live as long as the heavens!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples all realized their mistake:
"Long live the leader! Long live the cult leader!"

"The sect leader attains immortality through the Dao, and his lifespan is as long as the heavens."

"... "

"That's pretty much it."

Han Li nodded with satisfaction.

I'm just as happy as all the disciples of the Thousand Bamboo Sect:
"During the Foundation Establishment stage, everyone is equipped with a top-tier magic weapon..."

Han Li once again spent lavishly.

They lavishly dumped the resources they had plundered from the chaotic Star Sea.

In the Chaotic Star Sea, these high-grade and top-grade magic artifacts crafted from demon beast materials are worth very few spirit stones. Even if there are two hundred thousand high-grade ones plus several thousand top-grade ones, they would only amount to a few hundred to a few million spirit stones. It's just a drop in the ocean.

The price difference between the two places gave him a lot of confidence.

However, upon hearing this, the more than three thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their hearts skip a beat, followed by overwhelming joy and ecstasy:
"Thank you, Master..."

"Long live the leader! Long live the cult leader!"

“Patriarch, I love you…” a female nun screamed, her eyes red.

As for the dozen or so elders at the Core Formation stage?
Of the magical treasures he had collected back then, he randomly selected a dozen or so and bestowed them upon them:

"Thank you all for your hard work over the years."

Qi Yuan and the others immediately burst into tears:
"It's not hard work, it's not hard work..."

"Master, those are things we should do..."

"Long live the leader! Long live the leader! Long live the leader!"

"May the sect leader attain immortality and the Thousand Bamboo Sect endure forever."

This is the true ruler of the far west.

More than ten people bowed down together, taking the lead in performing the grand ceremony.

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Tens of thousands of cultivators shouted in unison, their throats hoarse from yelling.

From the bottom of my heart, from the depths of my soul.

Liu Mei: "..."

The shock I felt was beyond words!

...

The far west and north are the territories of the Yan family.

Han Li arrived with Liu Mei.

"Miss Yan, we meet again."

"Greetings, Sect Master."

Yan Ruyan and the Yan family patriarch bowed together.

That's right, the Yan family joined the Xuantian Sect a few years ago and became one of its lineages.

"Have you still not been able to contact Fellow Daoist Yan Xuanhao?"

"Reporting to the sect master, we made contact a few days ago, but Xuanhao and the others encountered some trouble, so they will be able to return a little later."

"What trouble?"

Han Li raised an eyebrow.

"Sect Master, Xuan Hao took Fellow Daoist Xin to Dongyu Kingdom to set up a 10,000-mile teleportation array there. At first, everything went smoothly, but the previous schemes by the righteous and demonic paths against the Yunmeng Three Sects of the Heavenly Dao Alliance caused quite a bit of trouble. One of the fleeing Nascent Soul stage demonic cultivators happened to pass by the desolate place where they set up the array and sensed the spatial fluctuations."

"A few months later, this person, accompanied by another old monster from the same sect, went to investigate and ran into Fellow Daoist Xiaomei, who was returning from purchasing supplies. To protect Fellow Daoist Xiaomei from being subjected to soul-searching by the two, Xuanhao had no choice but to fight..."

"However, Xuan Hao had only recently formed his Nascent Soul and his foundation was still shallow. He was no match for the two opponents, and that teleportation array was thus exposed."

The patriarch of the Yan family explained.

"Ok?"

Han Li's eyes narrowed and turned dangerous.

Upon seeing this, the Yan family patriarch's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly added:

"Sect Master, rest assured, that teleportation array is only a half-finished product. Although it has been exposed, it is completely unusable."

Han Li was not satisfied with this explanation.

Why weren't you told about this sooner?

Xuanhao believes that there is no major problem, and they can handle their injuries themselves.

"It's alright now? I think it's more like a bigger problem. Hmph, alright, tell me the approximate location."

The teleportation array plan must not have any flaws.

Even a half-finished product must not fall into the hands of old monsters from the righteous or demonic paths, otherwise it will lose its miraculous effect.

"Sect Master, it's here, inside the mountain..."

The patriarch of the Yan family handed over a jade slip.

After Han Li took the jade slip, he narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the two members of the Yan family:
"If they return during this period, have them immediately go to Luoyun Sect."

"Yes."

"Does the Yan family have a teleportation array that connects to the outside world?"

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Xin has set up one that can connect to places tens of thousands of miles away."

"Alright, I'll dismantle it temporarily after I use it. During this time, your Yan family should avoid any involvement with the teleportation array. The entire Yan family, please enter a state of combat readiness."

"Yes Yes…"

(End of this chapter)