A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 866: Zhiyang's Invitation

Facing one of the few great cultivators in Tian Nan, even Elder Jin, who was usually highly self-regarding, showed no sign of dissatisfaction. Naturally, the blazing fire cultivator would not do anything to offend Master Zhiyang. He immediately called the other cultivators and flew down.

Senior Brother Cheng and Lv Luo exchanged glances, their faces showing a hint of doubt. However, Senior Brother Cheng had seen Han Li’s magical abilities before. Although surprised and suspicious, he was not worried. So they also flew down.

Han Li glanced at the cultivators gathered on the ground below before raising his head and saying, “Master, can you speak now? Brother Zhiyang's solemn demeanor has piqued my interest.”

“Hehe! Before discussing this matter, I must first thank you for holding back the ancient demon’s main soul in Fallen Demon Valley. If that ancient demon’s two souls had fused, the entire Tian Nan would have been in great trouble.” Master Zhiyang casually released a soundproof barrier, appraising Han Li up and down with a smile.

“You want to ask about the whereabouts of that ancient demon’s main soul, don't you?” Han Li's lips curled in a slight smile.

“You are truly exceptionally clever, fellow cultivator. That is indeed one of the things I wished to inquire about.” Master Zhiyang paused for a moment but then said casually,

“Brother Zhiyang, rest assured. My escape from the spatial rift was purely lucky. The ancient demon’s main soul was completely destroyed in the rift, not a trace left. There is no need to worry about this.”

“That puts my mind at ease. Otherwise, the fleeing ancient demon would surely return to Tian Nan to merge with the main soul and devour it. But with the main soul destroyed, the split soul would definitely feel it immediately. I guess after suffering such a heavy loss here, it will not come back again.” Master Zhiyang breathed a long sigh of relief, his expression relaxing.

“Brother Zhiyang, was that ancient demon’s split soul really that powerful? Even three late nascent soul stage cultivators couldn’t kill it?” Han Li asked with genuine interest, a trace of doubt on his face.

“You are judging its strength based on the magical abilities it used in Fallen Demon Valley, aren't you?” Master Zhiyang didn’t answer directly but countered with a question.

“Oh, I heard that after leaving the valley, the demon devoured many cultivators’ nascent souls. Could it be that it regained its power and became that strong?” Han Li was somewhat amazed.

“Fellow cultivator Han, you might not know, but during the last battle when we confronted this demon, it manifested three heads and six arms, and its cultivation base instantly rose by more than double. It was already comparable to an early transformation spirit stage cultivator. If we hadn’t set up a Restraining Great Formation in advance, and with a dozen mid nascent soul stage cultivators holding it back, that demon would have been unstoppable. Even so, the three of us spent a tremendous amount of vital energy and used secret arts to finally cut off two of its heads and several arms in the last moments of the battle, forcing it to flee.” Master Zhiyang spoke slowly with a grave expression.

“This demon is truly ferocious. No wonder you fear it merging with the main soul again. If it grew three times stronger, there would be no one in Tian Nan who could stand against it!” Han Li grinned and took a sharp breath.

“Isn’t that so! Fortunately, it seems the demon has gone to Great Jin. That matter is now for the cultivators of Great Jin to handle!” Master Zhiyang suddenly smiled faintly.

Han Li looked at the Taoist and felt there was a hint of schadenfreude in his words. It seemed this old Taoist didn’t hold a very good impression of Great Jin.

“Master, since you say the demon soul matter is just one of the things you want to ask, there must be something even more important?” Han Li suddenly shifted the topic unexpectedly.