Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 234: Forbidden Seal and Spirit Medicine
When Han Li heard this, he thought to himself, “So they have indeed asked about this matter!”
But on the surface, he looked surprised and said, “Primordial spirit? I didn’t see any primordial spirit. Could it be that Senior Brother Lin’s primordial spirit left his body before he died?”
Han Li had already made up his mind: as soon as they asked about the primordial spirit, he would flatly deny knowing anything. Otherwise, he might actually tell them that this person tried to seize his body using his primordial spirit, but ended up having his primordial spirit destroyed instead.
“Didn’t see it?”
The fat man gave Han Li a half-smiling, half-serious look for a moment, staring in a way that made Han Li feel uneasy and his heart pound wildly.
“Hmm, since you didn’t see it, then this Senior Nephew Lin’s primordial spirit probably got lost in the grand formation and dissipated on its own,” the fat man said after a pause, twisting his face with a faint smile.
Han Li sighed in relief after hearing this.
However, he knew very well that this explanation wouldn’t convince them at all. But judging by Senior Uncle Lei’s indifferent attitude towards Senior Brother Lin’s fate, it seemed he wouldn’t probe any further.
After all, everyone knew that once an immortal cultivator’s primordial spirit leaves the body, the first thing they do is immediately try to seize another body to be reborn. But besides Han Li, there was no other cultivator inside the formation. So the only possible target for the possession was Han Li himself.
Since Han Li was fine now, it meant Senior Brother Lin must have failed in the possession attempt, and his primordial spirit was destroyed.
As for whether Han Li’s body was currently being controlled by Senior Brother Lin’s primordial spirit?
That was something anyone could tell immediately!
Possession is an extremely damaging act to the primordial spirit. Even if successful, without secluding oneself for at least a month to rest, one cannot fully control another person’s body. Senior Uncle Lei would have noticed this flaw immediately.
So both Han Li and Lei Wanhe clearly understood what had happened to Senior Brother Lin’s primordial spirit!
But this fat guy, because he had a good first impression of Han Li and didn’t feel like meddling in such a minor matter, let him pass without much scrutiny. Han Li, on the other hand, pretended ignorance because, no matter the reason, if this matter spread out, he would be accused of harming a fellow disciple, which would be very unfavorable for him.
However, this made Han Li feel that Senior Uncle Lei was much easier to get along with than his own master.
“This secluded mansion of yours, Nephew, is really too simple! How can you entertain outsiders like this? Although we immortal cultivators don’t care much about such things, it should at least be barely acceptable,” Senior Uncle Lei said slowly as he stood at the door of Han Li’s mansion, not leaving immediately after the matter was settled.
Han Li smiled bitterly. This mansion had only taken him a few days to hastily build — how could it be refined? But hearing this, he suddenly remembered something.
He smiled and respectfully said to Lei Wanhe, “I have some matters I wish to consult with Senior Uncle. May I invite Senior Uncle into my mansion to rest a while so I can explain properly? Also, I have some high-quality aged herbs that I hope you could help me identify to ensure their authenticity before I use them for pill refining.”
“Herbs!”
When Han Li mentioned consulting him and invited him inside, the fat man’s expression didn’t change at first. But when Han Li mentioned having aged spiritual herbs, a faint smile appeared, and he nodded in agreement.
Han Li then led Lei Wanhe into the spacious hall and said he would fetch the herbs, asking him to wait a moment.
He hurried to his storage room, took out two sets of six- or seven-hundred-year-old reserve herbs, and returned to the hall.