Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 347: Evacuation
Upon arriving at the rear hall, the elder was standing there, hands clasped behind his back.
Seeing Han Li and the dozens of cultivators enter, he spoke calmly, “I have just examined you all. Either your talents are quite good, or the cultivation techniques you practice are special. Therefore, you will be the sparks for our sect’s revival. You now have half a day to return and pack your belongings. Junior Uncle Huang will lead you to depart immediately.”
Hearing this, everyone was momentarily stunned, and some even asked suspiciously, “Ancestor, didn’t you say that it would take another two days for the demonic path cultivators to break through the defense line? Why is it so urgent now?”
“Hmph! It will indeed take two more days to break the front defense line, but do you think the enemy will just watch our remaining people slip away? They have already sent others to bypass the defense and launch long-range attacks on various sects. Their mission is probably not to exterminate all sects but to prevent us from retreating smoothly. So, we have to abandon those outside to buy you time to escape. However, if any of you dare to leak this during packing and cause chaos in the retreat, I will personally deal with the traitors.” The elder in brocade robes spoke coldly, sending a chill through the cultivators present.
“Yes.”
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Naturally, Han Li and the others dared not object and all respectfully responded before going out to pack their things.
On the way back, Han Li and the old fellow parted ways halfway, both deep in thought.
Han Li’s secluded mansion was far away, so after parting, the Divine Wind Boat immediately sped off at full speed, hoping to arrive earlier.
At this moment, Han Li’s mind was a mess.
If they followed Ancestor Linghu’s plan to flee to another country, their lives would be safe, and due to the shortage of personnel, they would likely be highly valued by the upper ranks.
But at the same time, since they would have to rebuild Yellow Maple Valley and establish a foothold in the new country, Han Li, being one of the few remaining foundation establishment stage cultivators, would definitely be overwhelmed by mundane affairs and countless trivial tasks. There would be little time left to continue cultivating!
By the time everything settled and the six sects took root again, he would have long missed the chance to advance to the core formation stage. This was something Han Li absolutely did not want to see.
But if he ran away now, Han Li wasn’t even sure if he was still under the spiritual awareness surveillance of that old monster. A single misstep could be detected, and then he, as a deserter, would surely die without a burial place!
Regret surged in Han Li’s heart. Had he known things would deteriorate to this extent, he might as well have fled to another country immediately instead of coming back!
Helpless, Han Li returned to his mansion.
Once inside, he first took out all the storage bags containing talismans hidden under his bedroom bed and stuffed them into his arms. Then he went to the storage room and packed up the remaining rare medicinal herbs as well.
Finally, he went to the secret chamber of the spirit eye spring and destroyed the entire chamber to conceal the spring.
Since it was impossible to move this spiritual entity now, Han Li didn’t want the demonic path cultivators to find and use the spirit eye.
After finishing everything, Han Li inspected the mansion again and, finding no omissions, summoned the quhun out of the mansion. He then took out the formation flags and formation arrays of the first set of the “Inverted Five-Element Grand Formation” in front of the mansion and carefully packed them into storage bags.
Seeing the mansion’s gate reappear due to the disappearance of the formation, Han Li raised his eyebrows and suddenly emitted two streaks of black light. He spent the time of a meal demolishing the entire small mountain peak, burying the mansion deeply under the collapsed stones.