Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 259: The Wind Moves
However, while Han Li marveled at the situation, he was also somewhat puzzled.
Although Han Li was not an expert in the soul bewildering technique, he had some basic understanding of it.
The "heaven's eye technique" that every immortal cultivator mastered was actually considered the most fundamental soul bewildering spell. If there was a significant difference in magical power between two cultivators, gazing into each other's eyes with the heaven's eye technique could cause the opponent to lose focus and fall into a passive state during a magical duel.
Other types of soul bewildering spells also mainly relied on a huge gap in magical power to forcibly control the opponent's heart and mind.
Dong Xuan'er was at the early foundation establishment stage, while the handsome man was in the mid foundation establishment stage. By normal logic, such a small difference should never result in the absurd situation where just a single eye contact would immediately subdue the other. Unless the opponent was a core formation stage cultivator specializing in soul bewildering spells — that was somewhat possible.
But judging from the handsome man's expression, and the resentful look on his face when he left, it definitely did not seem like that! It was impossible that some core formation stage cultivator was pretending to be a foundation establishment stage cultivator just to toy with them.
Thinking this, Han Li finally felt somewhat relieved. After all, he was very attentive to the resentful expression the handsome man had worn when leaving.
When he lifted his head from his thoughts, he just happened to see Dong Xuan'er and the two men she had been teasing, their previous pitiful demeanor long vanished without a trace.
Seeing this scene, Han Li sighed quietly, then stood up, preparing to return to his room.
But just as Han Li placed his palm on the wooden door, before he could open it, he suddenly heard a man's loud voice outside the inn.
"Guests inside the inn, listen carefully. Tomorrow's treasure seizing tournament will be divided into two groups. Cultivators from our country will compete on the mountain peak west of Yanling Fortress, while cultivators from other countries will compete on the eastern mountain peak. Everyone must attend punctually early tomorrow morning; those who are late or absent will be considered as voluntarily forfeiting the competition."
After repeating this announcement three times outside the inn, the man seemed to leave.
Han Li was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, but then, unconcerned, he opened the door and went back inside to his room.
Separating cultivators from the two countries for the competition surprised Han Li a little, but he did not sense anything amiss.
After all, if the Seven Sects cultivators and foreign cultivators competed together, it would undoubtedly cause plenty of trouble. This kind of exclusionary mentality was the same everywhere. The confrontation at the teahouse back then was clear proof.
As Han Li pondered this, he sat cross-legged on his bed, ready to meditate and refine his qi through the night to prepare for tomorrow's treasure seizing tournament.
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Inside a civilian residence in Yanling Fortress, the dazzlingly handsome and eerie man sat on a wooden chair. Before him, several men and women respectfully reported something, while he listened expressionlessly. Occasionally, a glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes as he smiled coldly for reasons unknown.
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At the same time, on a mountain peak west of Yanling Fortress, a dozen or so Green-Robed members of the Ghost Spirit Sect were busy on the mountaintop, occasionally burying something in the ground. The Young Lord of the Ghost Spirit Sect and two core formation stage cultivators hovered in midair, coldly observing everything below.
"How is it? Even though this temporary Yin Fire Great Formation has weakened so much, will it still be effective?" the Young Lord suddenly asked.
"Young sect master, rest assured! There's absolutely no problem. Although it's just a temporary magic formation, with us brothers overseeing it, its effect of trapping enemies can still be somewhat effective. Of course, if there are late foundation establishment stage cultivators inside the formation or anyone wielding magical artifacts of extraordinary power, then it's uncertain. But the vast majority of cultivators definitely won't be able to escape," the elder among the Li Brothers coughed a few times and spoke somewhat shakily.