A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 646: Hidden Motives

“You didn’t see when he traveled with us, but that flying sword he wielded was clearly a top-tier magical artifact. And if you noticed the many storage pouches at his waist, all bulging—some even spiritual beast pouches. How could a mere rogue cultivator possibly possess such items? He’s obviously a cultivator from some minor sect out on a trial. If he were from a major sect, each would be arrogant and wouldn’t agree to travel with us. Besides, when we were at Purple Dao Mountain, he didn’t even show a formal invitation. Heh heh! After all, the demonic path is powerful now, and some minor sect cultivators naturally won’t act high-profile; they all claim to be rogue cultivators and behave stealthily. They're afraid the demonic path will take offense and wipe out their inheritance. So although this person’s cultivation base and magical artifact are not weak, none of us have ever heard of him.” The short and stout cultivator analyzed with a proud look.

“From what Brother Luo said, this Han fellow is just the same. That being the case, we can boldly make our move. Although this guy is somewhat wary of us, he surely wouldn’t think the two of us are hiding our cultivation. With our two mid foundation establishment stage cultivations, defeating him, an early-stage cultivator, is a piece of cake. This brat is courting death, bumping into us—the ‘Twin Fiends of Peng Yi.’ Naturally, we can’t let him go.” The bald burly man’s eyes gleamed with greed as he rubbed his hands together.

“Of course. However, to make things easier, we should try to lower this man’s guard. A surprise attack would be far more efficient than a head-on clash. So we should wait to strike until two days before the patriarch of the Fu Family’s birthday celebration. During these days, we can pretend to be friendly, then suddenly use our ultimate move to finish him off,” the short and stout man licked his thick upper lip and said sinisterly.

“Alright, everything as Brother Luo says. Looks like even if we can’t join a sect this time, our gains won’t be small!” The bald burly man smiled broadly, clearly trusting the short and stout cultivator’s plan.

“Heh heh, naturally. With such a fat sheep coming to us, how could the Twin Fiends of Peng Yi return empty-handed?” The short and stout man chuckled, clearly treating the disheveled cultivator as prey.

While these two were loudly plotting to seize treasures and kill, in the next room separated by only a wall, the disheveled cultivator sat cross-legged on the bed, expressionless. Yet the Twin Fiends’ every word and intention reached his ears without a hitch—the soundproof barrier was like nothing to him.

“Since he’s seeking death, he can’t blame me.” The disheveled cultivator’s eyes opened slightly, a cold gleam flashing. He murmured softly before closing his eyes again to focus on refining his energy.

This disheveled cultivator was none other than Han Li, who had changed his appearance.

In fact, Han Li had arrived in Yuanwu Country two months ago. Though he passed through several countries controlled by both the righteous and demonic paths, as a nascent soul stage cultivator, he naturally wouldn’t be exposed if he didn’t provoke trouble. So his journey was uneventful.

Upon arriving in Yuanwu Country, he didn’t rashly act with his profound magical power. Instead, he first sought information about the Fu Family’s territory from local rogue cultivators and the market district.

The Fu Family’s strength gave Han Li quite a headache.

It wasn’t that the Fu Family had three core formation stage cultivators—that was troublesome enough—but many of their disciples had joined the Demonic Flame Sect. Even with his vast magical abilities, Han Li couldn’t just attack the Demonic Flame Sect directly.

And if those people weren’t eliminated, even if he reduced the Fu Family’s main fortress to ashes, they could always revive. That wouldn’t fulfill his original promise to Xin Ruyin!