Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 532: Aid to Exterminate Demonic Beasts
After entering the mid core formation stage, Han Li secluded himself in the secret chamber for more than twenty years before emerging again.
During this period, he did not consume all the pills; a small portion remained stored in his spatial pouch.
This was not because he couldn’t bear the solitude or was impatient to come out before fully refining the pills.
Rather, as he neared the late core formation stage, he finally encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation. Without breaking through this confinement, no matter how many spirit pills he consumed, his cultivation base would hardly advance.
The method to break through this bottleneck depended on one’s own fortune and the characteristics of their cultivation techniques; there was no fixed rule.
In the past, cultivators at this stage either broke through by themselves during meditation, or were inspired to break through during travels through mountains and rivers, or unexpectedly broke through amid life-and-death struggles.
Therefore, Han Li naturally did not want to waste time idly inside the secluded chamber. He planned to go out and find the rumored companion demonic herb, and see if he could, by chance, break through the bottleneck during his outing.
Since he did not know how long this would take, Han Li naturally did not dare keep the Nine-Twisted Spiritual Ginseng in the mansion for too long.
So, he also intended to abandon this secret mansion on the Sea of Mist islet.
Having Gongsun Xing take over was not a bad thing; at least it would be very safe there in the short term.
As for the Nine-Twisted Spiritual Ginseng, it needed the energy of earth and stone to be nourished intermittently, which was indeed troublesome before Han Li entered the mid core formation stage.
But now that he had reached mid core formation stage, that worry was gone!
Han Li already had the ability to extract the essence of earth and stone from the island and infuse it into the ginseng itself, ensuring it remained safe.
Now, Han Li’s flying escape direction was exactly toward the market district the girl had mentioned. It was only in bustling places like this, frequented by many cultivators, that Han Li had the chance to get news about eighth-level demonic beasts.
Then he would think of ways to obtain the companion demonic herb.
As for directly purchasing this spiritual herb in the market district, Han Li never expected such good fortune would await him.
Han Li’s speed of flying escape was extremely fast.
Although the girl said it would take half a month to reach the market islet, it would only take him a few days at full speed.
Two days later, while Han Li was rushing across the sea surface, a red streak suddenly appeared flying diagonally from afar, followed closely by several clouds of gray-white mist relentlessly chasing after it.
Seeing this, Han Li raised his eyebrows slightly.
Then, with a thought, a barely audible chant escaped his mouth. At once, a faint cracking sound rang out from his body, rapid and concentrated, while an azure light appeared over his face.
After a moment, Han Li’s figure suddenly rose several inches, the azure light scattering to reveal a slightly yellow, unfamiliar face.
This was one of the secret techniques of the Profound Yin Scripture that Han Li had deliberately cultivated during his seclusion—“Shape-Shifting Technique.”
This secret art not only allowed him to lengthen or shorten various parts of his body at will but also controlled muscle relaxation and instantly changed skin color. It was absolutely a top-tier skill for completely changing one’s appearance.
Han Li estimated that this technique was no less than the rumored other disguise secret arts. Even faced with cultivators whose spiritual awareness surpassed his own, it would not be easily detected. That was why it was included in the Profound Yin Scripture.
The only drawback of this technique was that after use, at most only seventy percent of one’s magical power could be mobilized.