A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 864: Witnessing the Ceremony

The moment Han Li’s gaze fell upon the elder with gleaming eyes, he immediately recognized him as none other than that eccentric Elder Jin. After all, among the three, only he was a mid nascent soul stage cultivator, and he seemed to be nearing the peak of this realm.

The silver-haired elder entered the hall without ceremony and swept his eyes over Brother Cheng and the others. His gaze then fell on Han Li, and his expression subtly changed.

“So this is Fellow cultivator Han! I’ve long heard of your great name. But aren’t you supposed to be an early nascent soul stage cultivator? Has Fellow cultivator Han made such great progress to advance so quickly?” The silver-haired elder spoke slowly, a hint of strangeness on his face.

“It’s Brother Jin, right? You’re flattering me. I only recently advanced to mid nascent soul stage,” Han Li stood up and cupped his hands, his expression unchanged as he replied.

Upon hearing this, the elder’s heart sank.

“I just emerged from seclusion and have heard countless incredible tales of your magical abilities. It seems the rumors, though exaggerated, are not too far from the truth,” the silver-haired elder said with a bitter smile after a brief pause.

Han Li’s lips twitched in a slight smile, but before he could say anything, Brother Cheng beside him laughed heartily and also stood up.

“Fellow cultivator Jin, why do you fixate on Brother Han as soon as you arrive? Let’s all sit together and chat a bit, us old timers,” Elder Cheng said warmly.

“Brother Cheng, please don’t take offense. I don’t mean to ignore Fellow cultivator Han. It’s just that before coming here, all I heard were grand rumors about Brother Han. Naturally, my curiosity got the better of me,” Elder Jin chuckled, his smile somewhat forced.

“Is that so? Now that you’ve met Brother Han, aren’t you disappointed?” Elder Cheng asked with a smile.

“Heh heh! Not at all. In fact, it’s beyond my expectations. With Fellow cultivator Han, the Luoyun Sect will surely soar to great heights. However, I heard that Brother Han was not originally a direct disciple of your sect, but came from Yellow Maple Valley!” Elder Jin’s eyes flicked coldly toward Elder Cheng as he sneered.

“Brother Han’s past ties to Yellow Maple Valley don’t matter. Now he is our elder of the Luoyun Sect, and that’s all that counts,” Elder Cheng said calmly, unfazed.

Elder Jin rolled his eyes at this, about to retort when Elder Feng suddenly interrupted.

“Fellow cultivators, let’s not rush to speak. Our Hundred Skills Courtyard has recently introduced a spiritual fruit with a delightful flavor. Why not sample some first?”

With that, he lightly clapped his hands.

A group of young female disciples who had been waiting outside promptly brought in several plates filled with bright red, oval-shaped spiritual fruits.

Seeing this, Elder Jin and Elder Cheng naturally didn’t want to offend the host, so they all took their seats.

“These are ‘Fire Pomegranate Fruits,’ discovered by one of our disciples in a Nameless Barren Mountain. The flesh is sweet and juicy. Even mortal commoners who eat them find their vision improved,” Elder Feng explained as the young disciples arranged the fruits.

Han Li and the others had never seen spiritual fruits of this kind before and tasted them with curiosity.

Sure enough, they were exceptionally sweet and contained a rich infusion of heaven and earth spiritual energy. Han Li found them quite good and ate three in one go before stopping.

“By the way, why isn’t Fellow cultivator Fire Dragon here at this gathering? And this must be your sect’s Fellow cultivator Mingxin, right? I heard her magical treasure is very rare, forged from ten-thousand-year-old yellow wood, and she cultivates one of the highest-grade wood-element cultivation techniques, the Hundred Flowers Spring Yang Technique,” Elder Ding glanced at the woman from the Ancient Sword Sect and smiled as he asked.