Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 859: Feeding the Pill
Upon hearing Lv Luo’s words, Senior Brother Cheng was also taken aback and hurriedly scanned with his spiritual awareness.
The result revealed that Han Li’s qi was retracted inward, enveloped in a faint glow, clearly at the mid nascent soul stage. He was stunned there.
“I knew that both Senior Brothers have eyes like a hawk and would quickly see through it. Junior Brother truly had some fortune in the Fallen Demon Valley, and after much bitter cultivation, he advanced. To reach mid nascent soul so quickly— even I did not expect that. However, if it weren’t for knowing Wan’er had two brothers watching over her, she might have suffered greatly. I was trapped for so many years and was already anxious beyond measure. How could I have the mood to settle down and cultivate? We owe it all to you two Senior Brothers,” Han Li said with emotion, clasping his fists to the two as he expressed his gratitude.
“Junior Brother speaks modestly! Since Sister Nangong regards me as her big brother, isn’t it natural for me to watch over her? Besides, this so-called protection is nothing— I, as a Senior Brother, haven’t helped much at all and have only kept Sister-in-law confined in ice. I feel quite ashamed!” Senior Brother Cheng finally came back to his senses from the shock of Han Li’s advancement and quickly replied humbly.
“Junior Brother reaching mid nascent soul in less than three hundred years of lifespan— spreading that news would surely shock all of Tian Nan. It seems that in the future, reaching late nascent soul is not even worth mentioning. Junior Brother advancing to the transformation spirit realm is quite possible as well!” Lv Luo couldn’t help but say, his tone filled with envy.
With Han Li’s terrifying speed of advancement, only a handful of people in the history of the immortal cultivation world in Tian Nan could compare. Such cultivation speed had little to do with personal aptitude; it mostly depended on one’s fortune and destiny—something that could not be forced.
Han Li naturally humbly deflected the praise, then deliberately changed the topic to ask about what had happened in Fallen Demon Valley after he went missing. The information from those who personally witnessed the battle was naturally much more reliable than hearsay.
The elder smiled bitterly upon hearing Han Li’s question.
It turned out that when Han Li was swallowed by a spatial rift, the other ancient demon was furious beyond measure. Just as the elder thought his life was lost, other cultivators happened to arrive.
Even with the cultivators who arrived earlier joining forces with Wei Wuya and others, they still could not defeat the other ancient demon that had transformed into a two-headed four-armed form, and soon found themselves in grave danger. At the crucial moment, the Mulan people finally arrived.
As a result, with the two sides working together, they managed to trap the demon. After a fierce battle, aided by a Mulan sacred bird summoned by a woman surnamed Le, the demon was seriously wounded. The Mulan Divine Master Zhong even severed one of its heads. However, the ancient demon managed to escape.
Many nascent soul cultivators perished in the battle. Even Nangong Wan’s Senior Sister was struck directly by a cluster of demonic flames in the final frenzy of the demon’s rampage, turning her nascent soul to ashes. Ancestor Linghu’s condition was slightly better, but his body was destroyed and only his nascent soul barely escaped.
The worst off were the cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect. Elder Zhong was directly gutted by the demon, his nascent soul swallowed.
Apart from several foundation formation cultivators, the advanced-stage cultivators who entered the valley from the Ghost Spirit Sect were completely wiped out, which was astonishing.
What happened afterward was mostly as Huang Yuanming had reported. It was originally thought that this demon could not exist for long in the Human Realm as recorded. No one dared pursue it after leaving the valley. Unexpectedly, the demon must have used some method to avoid returning to the otherworld, showing no intention to leave.