A Record of a Mortal s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1128

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Chapter 1128: Volume 7: Across the Human World Chapter 1124: Heavenly Signs
 

To be honest, Han Li had no intention of lingering here any longer; he wanted to return to Tian Luo immediately to release Nangong Wan from the Soul Seal Curse.

But lending the Heavenvoid Cauldron to the silver-shirted woman was tantamount to seeking death. That Ice Phoenix was equivalent to a late-stage great cultivator, capable of cultivating the Treasure Commanding Decree to the second layer. By then, with the cauldron to assist her, he might not stand a chance even if he joined forces with his puppet and the Five Devils.

Such a foolish act of yielding power to others was naturally not something he would consider.

Fortunately, Nangong Wan had already consumed the inner core of the Ancient Flame Toad. Even if the curse could not be completely lifted, delaying the onset of the Soul Seal Curse was absolutely no problem, and her life would be unquestionably safe for the next two or three hundred years.

Under these circumstances, he could only change his initial intent and quietly focus on cultivation here.

Now, Han Li sat with his eyes tightly closed, and aside from a faint rise and fall of his chest, he seemed as inanimate as a dead object.

However, the milky-white mist emanating from the Spirit Well Spring in front of him seemed to have a life of its own as it gently drifted towards him, enshrouding Han Li in a cloudlike veil, eventually forming into a white misty sphere that completely engulfed his figure.

Days, months, years went by incrementally. The milky white spiritual fog kept gathering slowly towards the poolside, and the white sphere stayed quietly in place without any change, as if it had existed there since the creation of heaven and earth.

Cultivation knows no years; in a blink of an eye, a full eighty years had passed!

One day, at a port on an island in the Scattered Stars Sea, ships of various sizes were moving in and out. A number of successful cultivators were also flying in and out of the sky. Besides this sole exit, the rest of the sizeable island was obscured by restrictive formations.

This led to the bustling scene at the port.

On the shore, towards the inside, stood a few hills of varying sizes, amongst which the tallest one was topped by a pale-white pavilion. Its simplicity and rugged grandeur came from the giant stone cliffs it was built upon.

At the topmost level of this three-tiered pavilion, a Taoist in a dark blue robe and a scholar in a white robe with a Confucian cap were watching the activity at the port while discussing something.

“Elder Ming, I heard that the Starfall Coalition and Star Palace had another big battle near Starfall Island. This time a Starfall Coalition Core Formation cultivator fell in battle; it seems like the Coalition suffered a minor loss,” said the scholar leisurely.

“Cough, in these past years the conflicts between Star Palace and the Starfall Coalition have become more frequent. It looks like the next big battle isn’t far off. Strangely, in terms of power, the Starfall Coalition clearly has the upper hand. Of the thirty-six islands in the Outer Star Seas, the Coalition occupies more than twenty. However, when it comes to the number of victories, it is in fact Star Palace that holds the majority,” the dark blue-robed Taoist said with a sigh.

“Hehe, what’s so strange about that? The Heavenly Star Sages, because they’ve cultivated the Divine Essencefused Light, are almost invincible as long as they stay near Heavenly Star Island. Haven’t you heard that in the last great battle, the Archsaint of the Six Paths and Wan Sangu joined forces, yet were resoundingly defeated by the Heavenly Star Sages near Heavenly Star Island? However, the Heavenly Star Sages dare not stray far from Heavenly Star Island for too long, or else their cultivation will drop significantly. With this, both sides have their apprehensions, causing quite the trouble for us smaller sects,” the scholar said with a cold laugh.

“That’s true; being constantly drafted by these two isn’t much of an issue, just send a few low-level disciples to handle it. But whereas in the past we only had to pay tribute to one, now we must pay both sides, which has made life rather difficult,” the dark blue-robed Taoist said with a wry expression.

“Haha, Elder Ming, you really do worry too much. Such matters are not for the two of us, still at the Foundation Establishment Stage, to handle; surely our martial uncles and ancestors are taking care of it. As long as our Sect Master is around, both parties won’t press our sect too hard. We just need to get through these two years of service and then return to our caves to devote ourselves to cultivation. Speaking of which, when I last came out of seclusion, I already faintly felt the breakthrough approaching the middle stage of Foundation Establishment,” the scholar suddenly said with a hint of pride.

“What? Disciple brother, if you could advance to the mid-stage within a hundred years, then you truly have extraordinary talent. I’ve been stuck at the mid-stage for tens of decades with not the slightest hint of a breakthrough,” the dark blue-robed Taoist reacted with astonishment and then a look of envy.

“Elder Ming, you flatter me. Who doesn’t know the huge difference between the initial bottleneck and the mid-stage bottleneck? After I enter the mid-stage, I will most likely still fall short of your strength!” The scholar hastened to deflect.

With a bitter smile, the dark blue-robed Taoist was about to say more when a thunderous noise, like divine thunder from the ninth heaven, rolled in. The pavilion shook, followed by a violent sway.

The two men were startled, exchanged a glance, and quickly looked towards the direction of the port.

In the sky more than ten miles from the port, there was a patch of rolling clouds, as resplendent as the dusk sky. Then, a series of rumbling noises like a herd of stampeding horses followed, and with them, the sea nearby suddenly rose with waves over a hundred meters high, a silver-white line speeding towards the direction of the port.

At this, the ships at the port flew into disarray, desperately pressing towards the docks. Countless ordinary mortals fled the ships, surging toward the shore in panic.

In the face of such a terrifying wave, anyone could see that staying on the ships was pure suicide.

As for the ships and the various cargoes on them, it was all left to fate.

Both the dark blue-robed Taoist and the scholar were indifferent to the once-in-a-century waves, instead staring intently and with great tension at the rolling clouds in the distant sky.

After just a moment, both were drenched in sweat.

Not just the two of them—every cultivator entering and leaving the port had their faces change dramatically at this moment, with some of the lower-level cultivators failing to summon their Magic Artifacts and streaks of light, wobbling as they hastily descended from the sky.

The spiritual pressure emanating from those gorgeous clouds was simply too tremendous!

Even at such a distance, everyone was still terrified by the fluctuations of the Spiritual Energy, as if some ancient beast was about to arrive in the human world.

At this moment, not only were the buildings near the port swaying, but the entire huge island seemed to start trembling slightly as well.

The dark blue-robed Taoist and the scholar were already parched and at a loss for words, unable to say anything.

Just at that moment, suddenly three astonishing rainbows shot out from within the island, arriving above the pavilion in the blink of an eye. After circling around, they each plunged into the top layer.

As the light converged, three figures appeared: a robust yellow-robed large man, a green-clothed old man with a frown of worry on his face, and a seductive woman.

“We pay our respects to the three martial uncles!” As soon as the Taoist and scholar saw these three people, they finally regained some composure and hurriedly came forward to pay their respects.

“What exactly is going on?” The yellow-robed large man waved his hand, his face full of gravity.

“Your nephew is also uncertain what has occurred. The skies over there suddenly exhibited such a phenomenon; we were just considering sending Sound Transmission Talismans to the martial uncles!” replied the dark blue-robed Taoist reverently and promptly.

In fact, without the Taoist saying so, the three newly arrived Core Formation cultivators had already been staring at the distant skies in silence.

“What is that thing? Could it be that some high-grade demon beast is there in the sky, swallowing clouds and spewing fog?” asked the seductive woman, her brows knitted in a frown.

“No, there’s no demon Qi emerging from the clouds and fog; it’s not a demon beast. Besides, a demon beast with such a presence would at least be at the demon-transformed stage and would not possibly appear in the Outer Star Seas,” the green-clothed elder said, narrowing his eyes and shaking his head.

“Could it be that some Nascent Soul stage elder is casting spells over there?” the large man also asked in surprise and doubt.

“That also seems unlikely! To my knowledge, apart from a few old Nascent Soul stage devils adept in magic tools, I haven’t heard of anyone capable of swallowing clouds and spewing fog with such sidestream techniques! It looks more like the heavenly sign of a treasure emerging!” Taking a deep breath, the old man said solemnly.

“If that’s truly the case, with such a formidable heavenly sign, the treasure must not be insignificant. Our Sect must not let it slip away easily,” the seductive woman said, her eyes lighting up upon hearing this.

Upon hearing these words, anticipation also emerged on the large man’s face.

“Treasurer emerging? I think you folks just aren’t too fond of your own little lives. Even if it truly is the emergence of a treasure, such an important treasure isn’t something you can get involved with. If you luckily obtain it, it will only bring about your doom! To my knowledge, Old Devil Zenith Yin happens to be nearby; he would certainly not miss such a phenomenon,” an old and cold voice suddenly echoed ceaselessly in the entire room.

Upon hearing this, the three elders were shocked and immediately stood at attention with their hands clasped.

Suddenly a blue light appeared abruptly in this level of the pavilion, followed by a blindingly bright light, and then a gaunt middle-aged man appeared in the room.

“We pay our respects, martial uncle!” the three of them called out in unison.

Startled, the dark blue-robed Taoist and the scholar even more fervently paid their respects, repeatedly addressing him as “Martial Great Uncle!”

Only then was it possible to see clearly that this middle-aged man had a waxen yellow complexion and ash-grey eyes, appearing akin to a blind man.

“Hmph, your courage is indeed great. Even if it truly is the emergence of a treasure, such a significant treasure isn’t something you can meddle with. If you luckily get ahold of it, it will only invite a catastrophe upon yourself! To my knowledge, Old Devil Zenith Yin is also nearby, he would definitely come to have a look given such a phenomenon,” the waxen-faced middle-aged man said indifferently, his grey eyes then gazing towards the rolling colorful glow in the distance, his face showing a solemn expression.

Upon hearing the words “Old Devil Zenith Yin,” the faces of the large man and the others drastically changed, turning extremely unsightly in an instant.

“Even if us nephews and nieces are unable to attain this treasure, isn’t martial uncle capable of seizing it?” asked the seductive woman, still unwilling to give in.

“If it indeed is a treasure, I will naturally give it a try. Others may fear Old Devil Zenith Yin, but Gan here actually does want to have a confrontation. Unfortunately, it is very likely that this is not a heavenly sign of a treasure emerging,” the middle-aged man said impassively.

The others in the pavilion were shocked!

Just at this moment, a dazzling white light from the distant sky instantly dispelled all the colorful clouds and fog. Everyone in the pavilion, except for the middle-aged man, couldn’t help but close their eyes.

In that instant, a spatial distortion that covered almost half of the sky appeared, followed by an even more intense and enormous spiritual pressure suddenly emerging. A white building, seemingly like a corner of a palace, eerily appeared within the white light, immaculate and pristine, slightly visible as if cloaked in fog, while also emitting a faint glowing light.

This sight left the large man and the others with wide eyes and agape mouths as they reopened their eyes in the pavilion!

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