Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 865: Uninvited Guest
“The time has come. Set the formation, open the cauldron!” The old man surnamed Feng saw the situation and shouted without hesitation.
With his words, more than a dozen core formation stage cultivators shot out from behind Han Li and the others. Among them, two swayed a few times and quickly arrived on either side of the Crimson Giant Cauldron. The others flew to the air above the cauldron, then each took out a blue-glowing formation array from their waist and raised it high.
With a muffled “puff,” a layer of blue misty light shield appeared above the platform.
This light shield was extraordinarily huge, covering nearly half the platform in the center.
The two middle-aged cultivators who had arrived beside the cauldron immediately formed hand seals without a word, then raised their hands to strike several spell formations onto the cauldron.
The cauldron lid trembled lightly, then after a flash of colorful light, it emitted a buzzing hum and slowly floated up, as if weighing a thousand pounds.
The young man surnamed Yu, who was originally kneeling before the cauldron, suddenly stood up. His eyes fixed firmly on the cauldron, not blinking once.
Suddenly, a white light shot out from the cauldron, transforming into a dazzling beam of light that soared straight into the sky.
Without hesitation, the young man turned into a streak of yellow light, closely pursuing it.
After a moment, the white light flew to the shield’s edge and crashed headfirst against it, but the blue light shield only wavered slightly, as if unfazed. At this moment, the yellow streak quickly caught up. The young man gathered his light and reached out to seize the white beam.
However, the white light was highly agile. It suddenly turned and darted downward. The young man’s face darkened and he transformed into a blazing rainbow to chase after it.
Instantly, within the enormous light shield, the two light orbs—one white, one yellow—pursued each other relentlessly, like meteors racing the moon.
Below, the hundreds of foundation establishment disciples all stared wide-eyed at the scene. The nascent soul old monsters stood calmly, some whispering quietly.
Han Li narrowed his eyes lazily, watching it all.
Apparently, this Hundred Skills Courtyard disciple had yet to refine any magical treasure as his life core treasure. Relying purely on a top-tier flying magical artifact to chase the treasure naturally left him lagging in speed.
But that didn’t matter. Although the Heaven and Earth Tower currently seemed faster, the spiritual power contained within it was rapidly diminishing. At most, in half an hour, its speed would drastically decrease. Then the young man could easily catch the treasure. This was probably all planned by the old monsters like Liehuo.
Otherwise, if the treasure was caught immediately upon appearance, the master recognition ceremony would seem too trivial.
Thinking this, Han Li squinted slightly.
Despite the dazzling white light, he raised his Mingqing spiritual eye slightly and clearly discerned the treasure within.
The treasure looked like a pure white, flawless little tower, about three inches tall, exquisitely delicate. Apart from that, he saw no other special features.
“Fellow cultivator Han, what do you think of this Hundred Skills Courtyard disciple? Is there a chance he could advance to the nascent soul stage?” A pleasant female voice came from behind Han Li.
Han Li was startled and slowly turned around. The female cultivator named Mingxin had somehow appeared behind him, smiling demurely.
“My view is similar to Fellow cultivator Liehuo’s,” Han Li said, his gaze briefly sweeping over her fair face without changing expression. “However, if the Hundred Skills Courtyard can find some spirit medicine, this disciple should have a good chance to form a nascent soul.”
“But even so, no matter how outstanding his talent is, compared to Brother Han, he is a mere beginner. He could never cultivate the astonishing magical abilities that Brother Han possesses. I heard that in Fallen Demon Valley, there appeared two ancient demons, and Fellow cultivator Han alone took down one. Based on that alone, your magical abilities are probably not inferior to the three great cultivators,” the woman said with a gentle smile, a trace of unusual light flashing in her eyes.