A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 342: Suspicion and Doubt

Under Han Li’s breathless gaze, the giant mantis flew back and forth several times within a radius of several miles before suddenly darting straight towards Han Li’s hiding place.

Han Li’s face turned ashen!

With a cold expression, he tightly gripped the Blood Spirit Drill and began to infuse it with spiritual power. The drill immediately started to warm slightly.

Watching the approaching demonic beast expressionlessly, Han Li decided to wait until it was closer before unleashing his magical artifact. Only by doing so would he have a better chance of injuring or killing it.

Of course, this approach would double the danger, but Han Li had no choice now.

Fifty zhang, forty zhang, thirty zhang...

His heart was pounding fiercely. He took a deep breath, ready to shake his hand and summon the Blood Spirit Drill.

But then, an astonishing scene unfolded.

At about twenty zhang above Han Li’s head, the mantis suddenly circled and changed direction, veering sharply toward another spot not far from Han Li. After a couple of miserable beast roars, the giant mantis re-emerged from the forest, holding a huge wild boar in its forelegs, and without hesitation, flew back along its original path.

Only after the demonic beast’s figure faded from view did Han Li let out a long sigh and collapsed to the ground, no longer caring about the demeanor expected of an immortal cultivator.

That situation just now had been a close call!

If he hadn’t planned to attack only at close range, he might have ended up as the wild boar’s meal.

This narrow escape was incredibly lucky!

Han Li secretly congratulated himself, feeling for the first time that his luck wasn’t so bad.

After calming his mind a bit, Han Li remembered the real culprit behind everything—the Imperial Spirit Sect cultivator who had possessed Quhun’s body—and felt a surge of anger!

It was obvious that the letter left in the cave was a trap set by that person.

No matter how cautious he was, he still lost to the other’s cunning schemes and was nearly killed.

“Good, very good! Since I’m still alive, you’re in for it!” Han Li muttered angrily to himself as he rested.

In his mind, since that “Quhun” had stuck three calming talismans on him in a row, there was no way he could have broken free with such low cultivation base. Once he got back, it would be easy to take that person’s life.

Once his physical strength and magical power had recovered, Han Li immediately flew up on his magical artifact and headed back in the same direction.

Only this time, he dared not openly fly in the sky. Instead, he cautiously flew low, just a dozen or so zhang above the ground, fearing the demonic beast’s attention again.

On the way back, the cold night wind blew over him, dampening much of his anger. His mind became clearer, and he began to carefully review the entire process of his interaction with “Quhun.”

After pondering the Imperial Spirit Sect cultivator’s words and actions, as well as the terrifying giant mantis, Han Li began to doubt the cultivator’s original identity as merely a foundation establishment stage cultivator.

Such a powerful insect-type demonic beast appearing just over a hundred miles from Jiayuan City could not be wild.

Considering the cultivator’s Imperial Spirit Sect affiliation, this giant mantis was almost certainly their tamed spiritual beast.

Han Li could hardly imagine a foundation establishment stage cultivator taming such a formidable spiritual beast. In his opinion, this mantis alone could easily handle three or four late foundation establishment stage cultivators — truly ridiculously powerful.

“Could it be that this ‘Quhun’s’ original identity wasn’t just a foundation establishment stage cultivator, but actually a core formation stage cultivator...?” he wondered.

Han Li was startled by his own guess!

Approaching the original small hill, he stopped in midair and began to ponder deeply.

How could a core formation stage cultivator suffer such a tragic fate—body destroyed and primordial spirit out of the body? Even if they encountered another core formation cultivator and couldn’t win, they should have been able to escape, right? Unless they came across a nascent soul stage old monster from Yue Country?