Chapter 1175: Volume 7 Across the Human World Chapter 1171 Subduing Two Sects

Han Li had secluded himself in the secret chamber for four days and nights.

When he came out from the chamber with a satisfied expression, he found Lu Luo sitting cross-legged outside the restrictive formations of his residence, having waited for an unknown length of time.

After pondering briefly, Han Li understood what was happening and slightly smiled before opening the restrictive formations of his dwelling and personally went out to meet him.

“Fellow Daoist Han, I heard from Disciple Tian that you were refining artifacts in seclusion. I thought I would need to wait for a couple more days. I didn’t expect you to leave seclusion so soon,” Lu Luo said with great joy on his face as he hurriedly got up and cupped his fists as Han Li appeared.

“I just re-refined some small items I obtained in Great Jin. I originally thought I could come out in two or three days. I didn’t expect it to take a bit longer than anticipated. Thank you for waiting so long, fellow Daoist! Did you come here because of the people from The Ancient Sword Sect and Hundred Possibilities Pavilion?” Han Li asked calmly.

“Indeed, several elders from those two sects have practically all come here. It seems that some of them still don’t believe that you have really advanced to the late Nascent Soul Stage,” Lu Luo replied with a smile.

“Since that’s the case, let me go and meet them now,” Han Li said non-committally.

“That would be best,” Lu Luo was naturally very pleased.

The two of them immediately transformed into streaks of light and headed straight for the Drifting Cloud Sect.

A short while later, the duo appeared outside the main hall at the base of the sect’s main peak.

There were over ten Foundation Establishment stage disciples guarding the entrance of the hall who, upon seeing Han Li and his companion, respectfully came forward to greet them, with several of them unable to restrain themselves from stealing glances at Han Li.

Han Li frowned slightly and huffed lightly through his nose.

This hum, while seemingly normal to others, struck like a bolt from the blue to the disciples who were sneaking peeks, terrorizing them so much that they quickly lowered their heads and dared not to look again.

“Are those fellow Daoists all inside the hall?” Lu Luo, however, acted as if he didn’t notice Han Li’s behavior and casually asked.

“Reporting to both senior masters, the seniors from The Ancient Sword Sect and Hundred Possibilities Pavilion have all been meditating inside the hall without any incidents,” a witty disciple hurriedly replied.

Lu Luo nodded.

However, Han Li had already swept his spiritual sense into the hall, taking in the cultivation levels of the visitors.

“Two mid Nascent Soul Stage, three early Nascent Soul Stage, it seems that the Great Elders of both the sects have personally arrived,” Han Li thought languidly.

With the divine skills he once used to kill a late Nascent Soul cultivator, he naturally wouldn’t take these cultivators in the hall seriously anymore.

Han Li then strode into the hall without saying a word, leading the way.

Lu Luo was a bit startled and hastened to follow, yet he deliberately stayed a step behind Han Li to show that Han Li was the leader.

But after only a few steps, Lu Luo was shocked to discover that Han Li had suddenly “disappeared.”

This so-called disappearance meant that although one could still physically see Han Li, when scanning with spiritual sense, there was nothing there as if he was just a cluster of air.

Lu Luo immediately sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling slightly anxious at the same time.

This technique of completely isolating one’s aura could only be performed by high-level cultivators with powerful spiritual sense, against much weaker low-level cultivators using special techniques.

Considering that his own early Nascent Soul spiritual sense knew where Han Li was but could not detect his presence at all, wouldn’t that mean if Han Li wanted to launch a sneak attack on such early stage cultivators like him, he could approach them without them even realizing?

Of course, he also worried that since Han Li was a newly advanced late stage cultivator, suddenly showing off this divine skill might not truly intimidate the Great Elders of The Ancient Sword Sect and Hundred Possibilities Pavilion. After all, they were mid-stage cultivators, and if they failed to overwhelm their spiritual sense, it could backfire.

Nevertheless, Lu Luo also understood that since Han Li dared to use this method, he must be somewhat confident of its effectiveness.

Still, the heart of this Drifting Cloud Sect Elder was filled with mixed feelings of gains and losses.

The corridor was just a short stretch, and moments later, Han Li and his companion had entered the main hall.

With a “shua,” ten gazes swept over together, all initially landing on Lu Luo, then shifting with surprise onto Han Li.

Seeing this, Lu Luo relaxed internally.

This indicated that none of the five Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall could sense Han Li’s presence.

At that moment, the five people inside drastically changed their expressions and then stood up one after another.

“Fellow Daoist Han has indeed become a late Nascent Soul great cultivator, even we, in the mid Nascent Soul stage, cannot sense your aura.” A vibrant qi-haired elder, the shock on his face gradually subsided, but he spoke with a solemn chuckle.

This man is none other than Jin the monster from The Ancient Sword Sect!

“Indeed, it has only been a little over a hundred years. Brother Han has already advanced to the late stage, the speed of your cultivation is so fast that it’s almost unparalleled in history, if not entirely without precedent,” another man who quickly reacted said, donning a purple robe, none other than Eccentric Scarletflame from the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion.

These two figures were both individuals Han Li had met back in his days at the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion during a ceremony, even having crossed hands with Jin the monster once.

Thus, Han Li responded with a faint smile:

“It’s merely some fortuitous encounters during my recent travels. However, I was unaware that both esteemed fellows would personally visit Drifting Cloud Sect, making you wait like this was quite rude of me.”

“Haha, for us cultivators, such a span of time is but the blink of an eye. It’s nothing really,” Jin the monster laughed heartily.

Hearing this, Han Li smiled lightly and then surveyed the other three people. Among them, two were newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivators from both sects, but the last person was a seemingly gentle and beautiful young woman who had also attended the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion ceremony, known as Ming Xin from The Ancient Sword Sect.

Back then, this woman had naively tried to challenge him using a fairly profound secret technique, but failed altogether to assess his depth. Nonetheless, it left quite an impression on Han Li.

After Han Li swept his Divine Sense over this woman, surprise flickered in his eyes, then he slowly said to her:

“Celestial Ming Xin, haven’t seen you in sound health for so long. It appears your cultivation is about to reach the early stage bottleneck. Just a bit more hard cultivation over a decade or so, and advancing to the mid-stage might very well be within reach.”

The young woman, catching Han Li’s glance, looked slightly uneasy, and upon hearing him casually reveal the details of her cultivation progress, which were spot-on, finally lost her composure.

It should be noted that before meeting Han Li, among both sect’s members from The Ancient Sword Sect who least believed that Han Li could really advance to a late-stage great cultivator, none were the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like Jin the monster, nor other elders from both sects, but this young woman.

You see, back during the Pavilion ceremony, although this young woman had also just advanced to the Nascent Soul Phase and relied on a rare and valuable treasure to boost her cultivation speed, which was several times faster than an ordinary cultivator and successfully broke through several bottlenecks, at such a young age she solidified her Nascent Soul, regarded by everyone in The Ancient Sword Sect as a cultivation genius.

However, at that ceremony, she encountered Han Li, whom rumor had it, had been cultivating for even less time than her but possessed higher cultivation. Unable to resist, she attempted to test him but utterly failed to gauge his depth, which left her rather shocked. Despite not being readily convinced and believing that with the help of that treasure, overtaking Han Li was only a matter of time,

Now, only a little over a century later, upon hearing of Han Li’s return from his travels and his advance to the later stage,

The Celestial Ming Xin was shocked and utterly refused to believe it.

However, Han Li displayed his formidable Divine Sense just now. After a glance towards her, it almost suffocated the young woman, and with just a casual remark, he pinpointed her current cultivation realm accurately, as if seeing through her.

The young woman was horrified, and only after a long while managed to squeeze out a faint smile.

“Brother Han truly possesses broad and profound Divine Skills. You described Ming Xin’s cultivation level to the tee. It truly seems you have reached the realm of a late-stage great cultivator. With Brother Han in Dreamcloud Mountains, those petty thieves will surely not dare to meddle with our three sects anymore.”

“Haha, Celestial Ming Xin speaks wisely. And given the current age of Han Junior Brother, it won’t be a problem for our Dreamcloud lineage to remain safe and sound without worries for seven to eight hundred years. Hehe, dare to target our three sects? I think they might rather need to worry about us expanding our influence beyond Dreamcloud Mountains,” Lu Luo suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Jin the monster and the others’ expressions all shifted.

Han Li laughed without comment, but the aura that had disappeared from his body reemerged and grew stronger and stronger; the powerful spiritual pressure of the late Nascent Soul stage undeniably displayed!

A moment later, the five in the hall were nearly unstable under this astonishing spiritual pressure, their faces looking grim and free of any doubts.

Next, Lu Luo and the two sect cultivators merrily discussed expanding their realms of influence, aiming to bring the entire realm of immortal cultivators of the State of Xi under their control.

In the conversation, they implicitly treated The Ancient Sword Sect and the Hundred Possibilities Pavilion as subordinate sects.

Jin the monster and the large man in purple robes exchanged looks, each seeing a hint of helplessness on the other’s face, while Lu Luo acted as if he didn’t notice.

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Outside Devilfall Valley, in a secluded area of the outer valley, Mu Peiling and two other women emerged from a hidden cave, all wearing rather unpleasant expressions tinged with anxiety.

“This was the last place where Illusory Spirit Grass might be found. Yet we’re still empty-handed, could it be that the Illusory Spirit Grass in the outer areas has long been harvested to extinction?” After the three women completely exited the cave, Liu Yu’er paused and spoke hesitantly.

“It’s not impossible. However, inside the inner valley, I’m sure we can find the Spirit Grass,” the woman surnamed Song also lost her earlier serenity, her brows furrowed as she spoke.

“The inner valley, absolutely not. With our cultivation level, venturing in would be akin to nine deaths and one survival,” Mu Peiling said, her face paling upon hearing this.

“Not necessarily. I once knew an old friend of Uncle Han. From her, I got a map of a safe route to enter the inner valley. As long as we stick to that path, the danger of encountering tears in space can be minimized to the lowest,” Song Yu suddenly pondered with a twinkle in her eyes.

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