Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 665: Five Elements Spiritual Infant
Just as several foundation formation cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect were completely wiped out, the door to the seclusion chamber in the former territory of the Moon Veil Sect opened once again. A robed cultivator with a face as cold as still water stepped out.
Several of his capable disciples had fallen simultaneously. This made the nascent soul elder no longer able to pretend ignorance and continue his seclusion. Without a word, he immediately released several transmission talismans, sending messages to all Ghost Spirit Sect branches throughout Yue Country, demanding an immediate investigation into the deaths of his disciples. He intended to personally take action to see exactly who dared to deal a deadly blow to the Soul Shattering Sect.
However, his actions were clearly a bit delayed.
Before the Ghost Spirit Sect’s demonic cultivators could launch a massive search, Han Li had already flown out of Yue Country and was crossing Yuanwu.
In the end, the Soul Shattering True Immortal gained nothing. He only roughly knew that his several disciples were killed by an unknown nascent soul stage cultivator. That cultivator had long since left Yue Country. So although he was furious, there was nothing he could do.
Over ten days later, Han Yunzhi anxiously returned to Qi Ling Mountain in Tianluo Country and knelt before the dark stone chamber, recounting the event roughly and personally offering her apologies to the elder inside.
“You were hundreds of miles away and still got discovered by them? All the others along with Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators were wiped out, and only you escaped unharmed?” The elder asked with a strange tone in his voice.
“That’s right, Senior Uncle. Yunzhi and Junior Sister Liu fled separately. In the end, only I escaped. The others’ whereabouts are unknown. It’s possible they haven’t been harmed yet, but we don’t know.” For some reason, Han Yunzhi concealed the fact that the unknown nascent soul cultivator seemed to recognize her and let her go. She only vaguely said that she managed to escape.
“If that person could imprison a supreme wood nascent soul spiritual infant, then nine times out of ten they must be a nascent soul stage cultivator. But discovering your movements from a hundred miles away—that’s terrifying. As far as I know, there are only a few late nascent soul stage cultivators in all of Tian Nan. Could it really be one of those old immortals?” The elder’s voice lowered, filled with deep fear.
“This disciple does not know. The other’s spiritual awareness was just too strong. I dared not pursue closely. I could only sense from afar that this person left Yue Country, crossed Yuanwu, and headed north. Beyond that is the territory of the righteous path and the Heavenly Dao Alliance. I dared not follow further. In the end, I couldn’t learn the identity of that person and had to return to our sect. Please forgive me, Senior Uncle.”
“You bear no fault, what crime is there? Even if that person really is a late nascent soul stage cultivator, even I personally going there would be useless. The fact that you returned alive is already difficult enough. This is also my oversight. I thought with you and Liu Yu’s sensing secret techniques, you could have discovered more about them. I didn’t expect the possibility of a late nascent soul cultivator. Now that person has run so far, your secret arts, no matter how amazing, cannot sense the location of their spiritual infant. Let this matter rest for now. You may go rest. Also, I heard Junior Brother Han Peiling has emerged from seclusion. Go see him.” The elder sighed slowly inside the chamber.
“Thank you very much, Senior Uncle. I will take my leave.” Han Yunzhi bowed respectfully, relieved in her heart, and retreated.
After seeing Han Yunzhi’s figure fade from sight, the elder inside the stone chamber was silent for a moment. Then, out of nowhere, he spoke to the empty space.
“Do you think what your junior sister said is true? That it was really a late nascent soul old immortal who took the spiritual infant? Keep in mind, cultivators of that level would never let Yunzhi girl escape by luck.”