A Record of a Mortal s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1129

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Chapter 1129: Volume 7: The Manipulator, Chapter 1125: Early Stages of the Later Phase
 

The middle-aged man who seemed to be blind saw this scene and his facial muscles twitched as he cried out in shock:

“Star Palace! Impossible, it hasn’t even been three hundred years since it last opened!” He recognized the origin of the palace in the sky at a glance.

Upon hearing the name Star Palace, the Taoist in the dark blue robe and the scholar were not particularly affected, but the three elderly men in green robes were suddenly startled, with the large man’s voice trembling:

“The Star Palace! The secret place that contains ancient treasures!”

“What else could it be but that palace? Its appearance before time is certainly bizarre, but even if it truly is the Star Palace, without the Heavenvoid Map, it would be impossible to access its interior. Huh, what’s that? Someone has gone over.”

While the middle-aged man was still in a state of shock and confusion, suddenly a fire cloud came rolling in from another direction in the sky with an astonishing velocity, as if it too had noticed the anomaly in the sky and wanted to reach the revealed palace first to investigate.

Seeing the momentum of the fire cloud, the middle-aged man with grey eyes slightly changed his expression. The thought of speeding over there himself faded as a glint of coldness flickered deep within his pupils.

Just as the fire cloud with its imposing presence was about to reach the palace, a corner of the grand hall, half-hidden in the white light, suddenly flashed with five-colored brilliance. A thick beam of misty green light burst forth, piercing directly above the great sea.

An unfathomably large, dark hole appeared on the surface of the sea, and the waters parted to make way for the light beam, forming a sizable whirlpool.

But an even more incredible scene unfolded!

In the middle of the green beam, a white array with a diameter of several dozen feet appeared out of thin air. Following a flash of light from the array, a man and a woman, along with a giant Azure Giant Cauldron, materialized out of nowhere, both individuals standing motionless as if momentarily trapped within the beam and unable to move.

By this time, the fire cloud had arrived, pausing momentarily as if uncertain how to proceed.

But just then, an earth-shattering boom emanated from the white sphere of light, causing the grand palace to tremble. A burst of spatial fluctuations erupted immediately, and under the blinding white light, the palace bizarrely vanished into the void.

The green beam also flickered wildly a few times before dissipating, leaving only a man, a woman, and the Giant Cauldron hanging in mid-air.

The individuals within the fire cloud seemed to sense something amiss. As a roaring sound ensued, they abruptly shot back towards the way they came.

But at this moment, the woman with the arched eyebrows flicked her long sleeves.

Hundreds of gleaming sword lights burst from her sleeves, and in the blink of an eye, most of the sky was filled with a ghastly chill, hurtling towards the fire cloud.

The sword lights were incredibly fast, catching up to the fire cloud in a few flashes, and then mercilessly thrusting towards it without warning.

From within the fire cloud came a howl of shock and rage. The cloud tumbled dramatically, with a glimmer of a cold light, suggesting that the cultivator inside might have summoned some magical treasure.

But the moment the two met, the fire cloud disintegrated as if encountering its nemesis within the misty shining light, and the magical treasures were halved by the sword lights before they could show their might, falling from the sky one after another.

The cultivator within the fire cloud, in great fear, attempted to use magic to escape but found no chance.

A hundred swords descended simultaneously, and with a scream, the person was dismembered by the chaotic swords, not even managing to escape with their Primordial Soul.

A gush of blood then poured down from thin air. This cultivator, of no lower rank, was thus thoroughly annihilated with a single face-off.

This scene not only made the elder in green and other Core Formation cultivators turn pale with terror, but even the usually calm middle-aged man showed a hint of fear on his face.

“Martial uncle, could that have been one of Old Devil Zenith Yin’s disciples inside the fire cloud? Otherwise, how could…” the large man’s lips quivered slightly, and he forced a smile trying to say something.

“What disciple? It was Old Devil Zenith Yin himself! Otherwise, how could his Fireburn Technique be so formidable?” The middle-aged man took a deep breath and dryly replied without looking back.

Though suspicions were already present, when the middle-aged man uttered these words, all three Core Formation cultivators sucked in a breath of cold air.

“Old Devil Zenith Yin is a Nascent Soul expert just like martial uncle. How could he possibly be killed off like that? It seems he didn’t even have the chance to escape with his Nascent Soul!” exclaimed the bewitching woman in shock.

The elder in green and the large man shared the same unbelieving expression.

However, the middle-aged man remained silent, intently watching the situation unfold in the distance.

Meanwhile, the male and female pair in the sky seemed to exchange a few words; then, as if with a sneer, the woman suddenly gathered the flying swords in the air and transformed into a rainbow about ten zhang long that vanished from the horizon with a flash.

The man shook his head, glanced in the direction of the harbor, and then turned into an inconspicuous streak of green light speeding towards him, though not particularly fast, exuding an air of composure.

But this action by the man in the distance caused the middle-aged man named Gan in the pavilion to change his expression and utter a hasty command:

“The three of you stay here and don’t do anything rash. I’ll be right back!”

As these words fell, the middle-aged man turned into a streak of blue light and flew out of the pavilion. After circling low in the sky for a moment, he went straight to meet the streak of green light heading towards the island.

Now, the people inside the pavilion were left looking at each other in confusion!

They had just witnessed a cultivator of the same rank as their martial uncle being casually annihilated by that woman like an ant. Given that the arriving man was her companion, surely his cultivation would not be far behind, right?

They naturally became extremely anxious.

Not only them, but Gan Lin, the middle-aged man heading towards the rainbow light, felt just as uneasy in his heart.

However, upon seeing the woman’s move from afar, almost without thinking, he affirmed that the woman was very likely a terrifying being at the same level as the Heavenly Star Sages and the Archsaint of the Six Paths at the Deity Transformation stage. If the other party had the intention to strike at them, there would be no chance for him to escape their pursuit even if he tried.

After all, he was merely an early Nascent Soul cultivator, and his Divine Skills paled in comparison to the other party’s.

In such a situation, it was better for him to be cautious and approach proactively rather than act rashly and possibly provoke the other party’s killing intent.

Under these circumstances, the early Nascent Soul cultivator braced himself and went forward to meet her.

The two streaks of light moved towards each other and met within almost a moment.

The man’s form reappeared as the light of the rainbow receded.

Gan Lin stopped his streak of light more than ten yards away and looked on with rapt attention.

It was then he saw that the person opposite him was a young man in a dark blue robe with an ordinary appearance, slightly dark skin, looking at him with a seemingly smiling expression.

With a sweep of his spiritual sense, the middle-aged man’s pupils contracted slightly, and his expression became serious as he clasped his hands and said:

“I am Gan Lin, an elder of the Yellow Sand Sect! May I ask for your esteemed name, and is there anything I can assist you with?”

Although he addressed the other party as his peer, his tone was extremely respectful.

Hearing this, the young man also took a good look at the middle-aged man, smiled, and said:

“My surname is Han. I seem to have heard of the Yellow Sand Sect before, but it was quite some time ago, and I don’t remember it very clearly. Is that your sect’s territory ahead?”

“Our sect is just a small faction in the Scattered Stars Sea, it is not strange that you have not heard of us. If Brother Han doesn’t mind, would you like to rest at our humble sect?” The middle-aged man immediately felt relieved when he heard the friendly tone, but he still dared not show any slack in his voice.

Because his brief investigation just now had revealed that this young man was a genuine late Nascent Soul great cultivator, which made him exceedingly cautious in his treatment.

This young man was naturally Han Li, who after eighty years of arduous cultivation in the Heavenvoid Hall, had finally managed to break free.

It happened that with the help of the Spirit Well Spring, he had spent six decades to cultivate his cultivation to the peak of the mid Nascent Soul Stage. Then, taking another twenty years to solidify this realm, he had barely met the conditions for a breakthrough. With some luck, he had casually attempted to break through the bottleneck to the late stage.

Unexpectedly, an astonishing thing happened!

He had almost effortlessly broken through the bottleneck and ascended to the late Nascent Soul realm, as naturally as if water flows into a channel.

This left him feeling incredibly incredulous, even after becoming a late Nascent Soul great cultivator.

To know that for his initial breakthrough to mid-stage, he had made great efforts, prepared various panaceas for assistance, and only then successfully advanced.

But this time, in his attempt at reaching the late stage, he had only made preparations with some ordinary medicinal pills, without much hope, yet he succeeded as easily as breathing.

He felt as if he was in a dream, finding the situation incredibly strange.

He pondered over and over again, but still could not figure out the reason.

It could have been the influence of the Great Development Technique he previously cultivated, or the effect of the Infant Transformation Pill he consumed, or maybe the improvement of his Spiritual Root qualities by the five-coloured beads from the Heavenmend Pill. It could also be that the Azure Essence Sword Arts inherently made it easier to advance in the later stages, or maybe his cultivation was simply far deeper than that of his peers…

Any of these factors might have been possible, or perhaps it was the combined effect of several or all of them together. In the end, Han Li gave up on finding the exact reason.

After all, every great cultivator that advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage had their own unique, non-replicable conditions. Otherwise, the number of great cultivators in the human world would not be so scarce.

Once his cultivation had achieved success, Han Li didn’t hesitate to re-cultivate both the Eight Spirit Ruler and the Heavenvoid Cauldron. He easily completed the second level of the Treasure Commanding Decree and then set out to find the silver-robed woman who had also been in closed-off cultivation.

As a result, this Grade Ten Jade Phoenix, upon seeing that Han Li had also become a late stage cultivator, was naturally so astonished that she couldn’t close her mouth for quite some time.

But now, this demoness completely extinguished the thought of confronting Han Li. With the secret technique she offered, the two, along with the Five Devils and the Humanoid Puppet, actually managed to activate the control array, and forcibly moved the Heavenvoid Hall from the void, temporarily bringing it down to the Scattered Stars Sea.

Then, using the control array, they transmitted themselves along with the Heavenvoid Cauldron out of there.

As for the Devil Dao practitioner in the fiery clouds, he was just unlucky. The Ice Phoenix, having been inexplicably trapped in the Heavenvoid Hall for nearly a hundred years, coupled with the irritation of Han Li so easily advancing to the late stage, naturally vented all her pent-up frustration on him before she directly left Han Li to find her own way back to Great Jin.

Although Han Li’s cultivation had greatly advanced, he still had no confidence in dealing with the woman, so he let the demoness leave.

Of course, he naturally wouldn’t share a word about the ancient transportation formation that could take them back to Tian Luo with the Ice Phoenix.

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