A Record of a Mortal s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1131

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Chapter 1131: Volume 7: Across the Human World, Chapter 1127: Rumors (Vote for Monthly Ticket)
 

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man surnamed Gan glared at the woman and his lips moved slightly. A solemn voice simultaneously reached the ears of the three Core Formation cultivators present:

“Do not spout nonsense! This individual is a late-stage cultivator, and their spiritual sense can cover a range far beyond your imagination. The words you speak could still possibly be sensed by this person.”

The charming woman was startled by these words and immediately became extremely subdued.

The large man and the old man in the green robe glanced at each other and also chose to remain silent.

The cultivator surnamed Gan sat in his chair with his head slightly lowered, his grayish-white pupils flickering with a hint of cold light.

After a good while longer than it takes to drink a cup of tea, the bright light in the middle-aged man’s eyes receded.

“He should have fled thousands of miles away by now, he couldn’t possibly sense anything here anymore. But to be safe, it’s better to remain cautious.” Having said this, he flicked his finger, and with a “puchi” sound, a speck of green light flashed and disappeared into a nearby thick pillar.

The pillar rumbled and became enshrouded in a pale green light. The nearby pillars also started to hum loudly, and soon a layer of greenish light formed into a screen, covering a small area around them.

“Now we can speak freely!” After doing all this, the middle-aged man surnamed Gan relaxed his expression.

“Martial Uncle is indeed being very cautious.” This time, the charming woman said with a wry smile.

“When dealing with such a terrifying existence, it’s appropriate to be extra careful,” the middle-aged man surnamed Gan snorted coldly.

“Martial Uncle is right. Moreover, cultivators who have reached this level are often of peculiar temperament, and if we say something that offends their taboos, it could bring disaster to our Sect. However, among the well-known Nascent Soul seniors in the Scattered Stars Sea, there doesn’t seem to be a man and a woman like these two. But listening to what that man said earlier, he seems to know a lot about the Scattered Stars Sea, he doesn’t appear to be an outsider. It seems that he must be a hermit who has been cultivating in seclusion.” The yellow-robed large man hesitated and then spoke uncertainly.

The old man in the green robe frowned deeply and remained silent.

“Shi Xuan, what are you thinking about?” The middle-aged man noticed the old man’s unusual behavior and naturally asked a question.

“I just thought carefully, this person seems somewhat familiar, as if I’ve seen him somewhere before,” said the old man in the green robe after raising his head, speaking slowly.

“You’ve seen him?” Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, and their gazes all fell on the old man.

“This person may look ordinary, but I’m sure I’ve seen him before, although it seems to be from a long ago… That’s right, his surname is Han! I remember now, this person was the one pursued by the Starfall Coalition’s extermination order back then!” The old man’s expression changed, and he suddenly called out in a low voice.

“Extermination order? Chasing down a Nascent Soul expert! How was I unaware of this matter?” The cultivator surnamed Gan was initially shocked, then his face darkened.

“Martial Uncle misunderstood! It was clearly stated on the extermination order that this person is a Core Formation cultivator and has not even formed his Nascent Soul. At that time, Martial Uncle was in seclusion, and Martial Brothers Quan and Mirror had not yet formed their cores, so it was Senior Martial Brother Ma and I who took charge of the Sect’s affairs. We just sent some people to hastily deal with it, so we did not report it to Martial Uncle. Right, this happened nearly two hundred years ago, and I still have the jade slip that held the order from back then,” the old man in the green robe explained nervously, sweat on his brow, and immediately rummaged through his storage pouch to take out a jade slip with a ghostly face on it, handing it to the middle-aged cultivator.

“Nonsense! Could it be that in such a short time he advanced from the Core Formation Stage to the late Nascent Soul?” Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man surnamed Gan’s face grew even grimmer, but he still received the jade slip and scanned its contents with his spiritual sense.

The middle-aged man only glanced at it and his face suddenly went through several changes, displaying an incredulous look.

The mirage floating on the jade slip was of a man in green robes, with a faint smile, none other than Han Li who had just left. Their expressions were identical, ruling out the possibility of someone with a similar appearance.

Emotions surged like tumultuous waves in the heart of the middle-aged man surnamed Gan. After carefully reading through the entire content attached to the jade slip, he withdrew his spiritual sense and appeared reflective for a long moment without speaking.

Seeing the middle-aged cultivator’s grave demeanor, not only the old man in the green robe and the yellow-robed large man, but even the charming woman fell silent, adopting a demeanor that left all decisions in the hands of this Senior Sect Uncle.

“It seems I really wronged my Martial Nephew. The person the Starfall Coalition was pursuing was indeed the one who just left. However, listen well, none of you shall let a word of this matter slip. Though the Starfall Coalition is immensely powerful, this person is no longer the Core Formation cultivator he was back then. I do not wish our Sect to get involved in their vendetta. Otherwise, if either party directs their anger at our Sect, our Kumen Island will not be able to withstand their wrath,” the middle-aged man surnamed Gan said sternly, showing a resolute expression.

“Yes!” With a shiver, the three people hurriedly agreed.

“You three are not to leave the Sect for ten years; stay and cultivate properly in your abodes. I have a bad feeling that with the emergence of two great cultivators, one of whom has some connection with the Starfall Coalition, the Scattered Stars Sea will likely become even more chaotic. Restrain the other disciples too, they should not leave the island unless necessary. Our Sect will quietly close its doors for some time!”

After careful consideration, the middle-aged man issued a series of orders, shocking the other three, but they could only continuously agree.

Then, the three of them took their leave and exited the hall to arrange the seal order the middle-aged cultivator had issued.

Only the middle-aged man surnamed Gan was left sitting in the main seat of the hall, his face shifting between shades under the faint glow of the hall, as if there was something he couldn’t quite decide upon.

“Forget it, even if this person is really the cultivator who obtained the Heavenvoid Cauldron back then, and that giant cauldron is the Heavenvoid Cauldron, what does it have to do with me! There may be people in the world who can snatch treasures from great cultivators, but certainly not me. Once the news leaks, it might instead bring about my own demise!” After an unknown amount of time, the cultivator surnamed Gan finally sighed, stood up with a self-mocking expression on his face.

With a flick of his sleeve robe, he transformed into a blue rainbow and shot out, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye, his destination unknown.

The hall once again became empty and desolate.

However, Han Li, who had already left the island, naturally had no idea that the Yellow Sand Sect had almost completely figured out his past identity, or that the middle-aged man surnamed Gan had even guessed the matter of the Heavenvoid Cauldron being with him.

It was no wonder that while the incident of the Heavenvoid Cauldron leaving the Star Palace years ago was little known to ordinary cultivators, it had long been a hot topic among Nascent Soul cultivators.

If it weren’t for Han Li’s accidental transmission into the ghostly mist and his coincidental return to Tian Luo, had he remained in the Scattered Stars Sea, sooner or later he would probably have been found by the united efforts of those Nascent Soul eccentrics.

As for the assassination order from the Starfall Coalition, it was an act out of frustration by Martial Ancestor Zenith Yin and several other eccentrics after their continued unsuccessful searches, intended to force Han Li out into the open and reveal his whereabouts.

Of course, with so many years passing by, the incident with the Heavenvoid Cauldron had become a legend, and although the order to eliminate him was never rescinded, the cultivators of both righteous and demonic paths had largely forgotten about it.

Yet the news of the Heavenvoid Cauldron reappearing in the world quickly spread far and wide and gradually reached the surrounding areas.

It turned out that although most of the cultivators who witnessed the scene at Kumen Island were unremarkable low-level cultivators, there were also two Core Formation cultivators passing by who had read about the Star Palace in texts and naturally spread the event as an extraordinary occurrence.

As the rumors spread on that day, the accounts of the incident naturally became exaggerated and convoluted, with the matter of Ice Phoenix ruthlessly eliminating a Nascent Soul cultivator eventually turning into a tale of Old Devil Zenith Yin struggling and being killed jointly by two Nascent Soul cultivators.

With this development, the news was still somewhat sensational, but naturally not as shocking as the appearance of two late-stage cultivators.

Instead, the fact that Han Li had teleported out of the Heavenvoid Hall on that day and wielded the Giant Cauldron made quite a few people erroneously associate him with his former identity on their own accord.

Suddenly, several Nascent Soul cultivators began to stir restlessly.

Han Li was unaware of the assassination order, and even less did he know that many late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and sects held his true portrait. Otherwise, he would have certainly disguised his appearance and been more cautious already.

Even though with his current divine skills he was not afraid of a group attack from ordinary cultivators, he likewise did not want to attract unnecessary trouble and waste his time.

Now, he was streaking along as a green rainbow, following the nearby sea charts straight towards Heavenly Star City.

Along the way, Han Li indeed passed several islands, each time emptying the high-grade Spirit Stones from the city markets of the islands either with treasures or rare materials, amassing more than twenty more in one go.

This delighted Han Li and intensified his interest in the spirit vein even more.

On the journey, Han Li naturally encountered many cultivators, mostly those of low cultivation levels. With Han Li’s near-divine skills, he had no intention of entangling himself with these people, thus he didn’t face anyone and directly zoomed past them from high above.

Among these cultivators, except for two or three higher-level cultivators who looked up curiously at the high skies where Han Li had passed by, the rest were completely unaware, not knowing that they had just brushed past a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

After flying for more than a month, a dot appeared on the sea surface, and after several more hours of flight, Han Li finally saw the towering Sage Mountain of Stalwart Star City from afar, a smile appearing on his face.

At this moment, suddenly, from the horizon opposite him, more than a dozen streaks of light appeared, heading straight towards Han Li in formation.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense far away, and a look of surprise crossed his mind.

This group of cultivators actually included four or five Core Formation cultivators, and one of them was an early Nascent Soul high-level cultivator. Furthermore, the aura of the Nascent Soul cultivator felt strangely familiar to him,

Han Li, with a hint of suspicion on his face, flickered his gaze a few times, but he stood still, making no move to use an Escape Technique to hide himself.

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