Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 313: The Decision
At this moment, Han Li turned his head and politely greeted the handsome young man, “Sixth Senior Brother has arrived as well! Thank you for troubling yourself over my matter.”
Wu Xuan responded with a faint “hmm” but said nothing more.
Han Li smiled lightly, showing no unusual expression. However, he was well aware that ever since the incident with Dong Xuan’er, this Sixth Senior Brother hadn’t looked upon him very favorably.
But Han Li didn’t care much about this person—dealing with a petty villain was far easier than dealing with a hypocrite.
Still, Han Li caught a trace of shock in Wu Xuan’s eyes!
After all, the last time Han Li met him, he was only at the early foundation establishment stage. Now, after just a short time apart, Han Li had advanced to the mid foundation establishment stage. How could Wu Xuan, still lingering at the early foundation establishment stage, not be both shocked and jealous?
“Please come in, Senior Brothers. I’ll go prepare some tea first!” Han Li smiled as he let the four men into the room and then turned to leave.
“What’s the rush to drink tea? Let’s first talk about what kind of experts the Black Death Cult truly has. I’ve long wanted to fight some foundation establishment stage cultivators for real, but unfortunately, when I was staying with Master, he never allowed me to freely kill cultivators of the demonic path like Eighth Junior Brother. Otherwise, I might have progressed through battle just like Brother Han.” Song Meng, as soon as he entered and sat down with the others, couldn’t suppress his curiosity and excitement, speaking eagerly.
This Fourth Senior Brother was usually extremely cold towards others, but when it came to fighting fiercely, he immediately transformed into a completely different person—excited and spirited.
“That’s nonsense! Have you heard that cultivation can be improved just by fighting others? The most important thing is still one's own cultivation base. The reason Brother Han’s cultivation has risen so much is because of his diligent practice. It naturally followed as a result.” Third Senior Brother Liu Jing’s face tightened as he spoke with a slightly reprimanding tone.
Hearing this, Han Li was quite surprised.
He hadn’t expected this Third Senior Brother to speak so bluntly. Given Song Meng’s personality, he thought Song Meng would immediately jump up to retort.
But to Han Li’s astonishment, Song Meng simply chuckled dumbly a few times and then fell silent.
Just as Han Li marveled at this, the Third Senior Brother suddenly turned and kindly addressed him:
“This time, we have learned some things from Master, but after these days, the information must have changed somewhat. I hope Brother Han can tell us more in detail.”
“Yes, I’m also very curious! Who exactly are these people in the evil cult? To dare kidnap so many cultivators, their gall is truly enormous!” Seventh Senior Sister Zhongwei, who didn’t seem much older than Han Li, had a fair, round face with two shallow dimples when she smiled, making her very endearing.
But Han Li knew well that this Sister Zhongwei was a genuine cultivation prodigy. It was said she had successfully completed foundation establishment at only sixteen, and now she was only one step away from mid foundation establishment, deeply favored by the couple Li Huayuan.
While Han Li was thinking this, he sighed softly and said:
“Sister Zhongwei, you might not be aware, but most of those kidnapped by the Black Death Cult are actually used for blood sacrifices to cultivate. A few are coerced into colluding with them. They are originally a shadowy group of heretical cultivators, so naturally their daring is incredible. Moreover, after so many years of development, they have quite a few foundation establishment stage experts, making them extremely dangerous.”
“Blood sacrifices! You mean that kind of evil technique that absorbs the essence and cultivation base of other cultivators to improve oneself?” Wu Xuan no longer wore a stern expression and said with emotion.