Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 799: Foundation Formation-Level Puppets
“Little sister never married back then. The family that was supposed to intermarry with our Chen family suddenly turned to the demonic path. Naturally, our Chen family could no longer marry Qiaoqian off to them. After that, the Seventh Junior Sister became silent and indifferent toward men, remaining single until the very end.” Chen Qiaotian hesitated for a moment before recounting Chen Qiaoqian’s situation to the expert before him.
Now, looking at Han Li’s youthful face, he finally recalled a rumor from the sect, and his expression grew strange.
“She never married?” Han Li’s eyes flickered with a trace of emotion, then he looked up at the sky in silence.
After a long moment, he lowered his head and said faintly to Chen Qiaotian:
“I am who I am. Judging from your expression, you seem to have guessed something. I won’t say more. Right now, the righteous and the demonic gather together here. Since you have come for the treasure of Fallen Demon Valley, be careful.” After saying this, Han Li no longer paid attention to the three of them. A spiritual light surrounded him, transforming into an azure rainbow that tore through the sky.
The three scholars didn’t even have time to utter a word of farewell before Han Li vanished without a trace.
The three men and women were left standing there, stunned.
“Big brother, what exactly is the background of this senior? Could he have some connection to your Chen family?” The female cultivator asked immediately after recovering.
“Connection? What qualification does our Chen family have to be connected with him? If I’m not mistaken, you should know this senior’s name very well. He was born in our Yellow Maple Valley, once escaped unharmed from Master Mulan, dealt a great defeat to Mulan’s sacred bird in the border war, and was the one who slew the Jin Kingdom’s demon cultivator elder—you’re familiar with Blade Refining Wharf, right? But from what he said just now, it seems there’s some link to my Seventh Junior Sister, who passed away many years ago. That’s a bit strange.” Chen Qiaotian looked toward the direction Han Li disappeared, somewhat confused.
“What? This person is the one from the rumors? He really looks young. I heard that in terms of seniority, he was once a fellow disciple of the six sects like us. Now he possesses such magical abilities—it’s truly incredible.” The female cultivator, who seemed knowledgeable about Han Li, exclaimed in surprise.
“Indeed. When he first entered our Yellow Maple Valley, I had just successfully established foundation. Later, he joined the Blood Trial along with Big Brother and Seventh Junior Sister, and from then on, he was unstoppable. But now, he’s become a powerhouse second only to the three great cultivators of Tian Nan. It’s hard to imagine.” Chen Qiaotian sighed.
“I heard that Elder Linghu of our valley once tried to persuade him to return to Yellow Maple Valley, but he seemed unwilling. Is that true?” Another blue-robed male cultivator asked curiously.
“I’m not sure. Maybe that’s true.” Chen Qiaotian hesitated before vaguely replying.
It seemed that even when facing sworn siblings, he was reluctant to speak further on the matter.
Fortunately, the two cultivators did not press further.
The blue-robed cultivator then shifted the topic:
“This time, we’re quite lucky. First, Big Brother just refined a Golden Tome Silver Pen magical treasure, which blocked most of the poisonous powder from the toxic moth. Second, with Senior Han stirring things up, we barely escaped this disaster safely. Once Big Brother fully refines the Golden Tome, we won’t have to fear the Yun brothers anymore.”
“Exactly. I knew the Chen family had an ancestral magical artifact called the Golden Tome Silver Pen, but I never thought they actually knew how to refine the same magical treasure. Big Brother used to just wield a flying sword.” The female cultivator spoke with interest.