Published: September 5, 2025
Chapter 710: Nangong
“But this time when your junior nephew came out of seclusion to purchase some items, he accidentally encountered a senior cultivator whose cultivation base is unfathomable. He insisted that I deliver an item to Grandmaster Nangong, and even placed a restriction on me that only Grandmaster Nangong can lift,” Han Li said immediately, wearing a worried expression.
“A senior cultivator? A foundation formation cultivator?” The fair-skinned cultivator was taken aback, asking with some suspicion.
“That, your junior nephew doesn’t know. However, he claimed to be an old acquaintance of Grandmaster Nangong. He heard that the Grandmaster’s great joyous day is approaching, so he sent a congratulatory gift. He also had a few words that I must personally convey to the Grandmaster,” Han Li said with a depressed look, as if forced into a corner.
“An old acquaintance of the Grandmaster? Could he be a nascent soul stage senior?” This time, another rough-looking cultivator was also somewhat surprised.
“That’s possible. But if this senior cultivator has already come here, why not personally ascend the mountain to deliver the gift?” The fair-skinned cultivator, after his initial shock, expressed some confusion.
“Who knows! Maybe he has some other urgent matters or inconvenient reasons,” the rough cultivator speculated, then bluntly said to Han Li, “Yuan junior nephew, extend your hand. Let me check the restriction inside your body first!”
Han Li had expected this and calmly stretched out one arm. At the same time, his spiritual power surged inside him, simulating a strange magical power restriction.
The cultivator grasped Han Li’s wrist and after a moment of sensing, his face revealed a look of horror.
The fair-skinned cultivator, curious, placed two fingers on Han Li’s arm, and after a short while, his expression also changed drastically.
“Not bad, you have indeed been placed under a powerful restriction. Judging by the complexity, it’s most likely cast by a nascent soul stage cultivator. But just by this, the two of us can’t easily let you ascend the mountain. First, take out that senior cultivator’s congratulatory gift. One of us will help deliver it to see if he is truly an old acquaintance of Grandmaster Nangong. If the Grandmaster recognizes him and is willing to meet, only then can you ascend. Yuan junior nephew, do you understand?” The fair-skinned cultivator’s expression stiffened, but his tone softened.
Han Li looked bitter upon hearing this, but after some thought, he nodded in agreement.
“That’s fine. But you must make sure to explain clearly to the Grandmaster about the restriction placed on your junior nephew,” Han Li said, taking a long wooden box from his waist pouch, handing it over with some concern.
On the lid of the wooden box was affixed a pale silver restriction talisman. Judging from the spiritual energy fluctuations, it was formidable.
Obviously, it was done to prevent whoever was delivering the gift from peeking inside en route.
“Understood. You just wait here quietly. Junior Brother Ma, I’ll be right back!” The fair-skinned cultivator first impatiently said to Han Li, then reminded another cultivator before carrying the wooden box with both hands and riding his magical artifact away.
Han Li could only stand there and wait.
Although confident that Nangong Wan would definitely see him once she saw the contents of the box, he still felt a bit uneasy.
He kept responding idly to the other foundation establishment cultivators guarding the place. When asked about the appearance of the “senior” who delivered the gift, Han Li answered briefly, “He wore a cloak, so I couldn’t tell if male or female.”
After waiting through a whole meal, the fair-skinned cultivator finally returned empty-handed.
“Grandmaster Nangong said that person truly is his old friend. You can come with me to see the Grandmaster now, and we will also lift the restriction on your body,” the fair-skinned cultivator said efficiently. After a few words, he beckoned Han Li to follow him up the mountain on his magical artifact.