Chapter 1852: Wanling Platform

Although I can't be entirely certain, I can make a good guess. Besides those few individuals, who else could possess such immense power and extraordinary abilities? Moreover, the inner pages of the Golden Palace Jade Book are not something ordinary people can possess.

The white-robed youth also let out a cold laugh.

Upon hearing this, the burly bearded man's expression flickered uncertainly. After a long pause, he snorted and said, "It's enough that you know, fellow Daoist; why concern yourself with my specific identity? Just know that I am the only one who can help you achieve the Reverse Spirit. All I ask is that once you achieve great success, you assist me in surviving the upcoming heavenly tribulation."

"This is a mutually beneficial arrangement for both of us," the white-robed youth replied in a deep voice. "As long as I can achieve the True Spirit body, I will naturally ensure your safety. However, I have now reached the late-stage peak of the Void Refinement period. After absorbing the Yin energy from this Profound Yin Crystal Wall, I will need to find a place to begin breaking through the bottleneck of the Body Integration stage. If this Reverse Spirit is truly so miraculous, advancing to Body Integration should be no problem. At that time, I will enter the Savage World alone, specifically to hunt and kill ancient beasts with cold attributes, devour their demon cores, and search for extremely cold places to absorb ultimate Yin energy. In this way, within a thousand years, my cultivation will advance rapidly, allowing me to reach the late-stage Body Integration realm in one go. Then, I can prepare to achieve the True Spirit body."

"It's good that you understand, fellow Daoist!" The burly bearded man's expression also softened. "If not for the impending Demonic Tribulation, which compels me to stay within my clan and make preparations, I would actually prefer to accompany you personally into the Savage World. However, once Six-Winged Fellow Daoist advances to Body Integration, combined with the Reverse Spirit's astonishing divine abilities, as long as you don't provoke other powerful cultivators of different races, you will be able to move freely throughout the Savage World."

"The Fengyuan Continent is so vast; ancient beasts with Yin and cold attributes are abundant," the white-robed youth said indifferently. "I have already transformed and gained sentience, so I wouldn't foolishly provoke those powerful beings of other races." After that, no more words were exchanged.

Upon hearing this, the burly bearded man nodded in satisfaction. He showed no intention of speaking further, but his eyes flickered, deep in thought.

A gust of yellow wind rolled in from the distance, and a moment later, it engulfed everything...

Two months later.

Han Li sat on a dark green wooden chair, calmly toying with an exceptionally exquisite golden wine cup. Next to him sat Fairy Xiaofeng, the head of the Gu family.

Elder Xiao sat closely beside her on the other side, appearing to defer to her.

A group of Gu family disciples at the Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul stages stood in rows behind the three of them, all with slightly excited expressions.

Directly in front of the Gu family members was a huge stone platform, about a li in circumference. It was circular, and its surface was paved with large green stones, which were faintly darkened, suggesting considerable age.

Along the edges of the stone platform stood tall formation flags of various colors, emitting layers of radiant light that enveloped the entire area in a huge light shield over a hundred zhang high.

Around them were clusters of people, similar to the Gu family. Some groups numbered two or three hundred, while others had only a dozen or so.

There were as many as thirty or forty such groups of people.

The Gu family cultivators, while only a medium-sized group among these crowds, were positioned in a large circle at the very front of the plaza along with four other groups. All other groups were arranged further back, behind these five prominent groups.

Looking further into the distance beyond these crowds, one could vaguely discern towering cliff-like rock walls and the shadows of tall buildings constructed against them.

This place was, in fact, a vast valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.

Han Li was present here, at the enormous stone platform in the valley. This was naturally the Myriad Spirit Platform, where all True Spirit families from the Three Realms gathered every three thousand years.

As the Gu family, ranked fifth in the previous generation and one of the five major True Spirit families, they naturally had the right to be positioned closest to the Myriad Spirit Platform, attracting envious and jealous glances from many smaller and medium-sized True Spirit families behind them.

After all, being ranked among the top five True Spirit families represented not just status and prestige, but also significant and substantial benefits.

Furthermore, it was clear that some cultivators from medium-sized families looked at the Gu family with gloomy and unusual gazes.

So many people were gathered around the stone platform, yet it was completely silent. They all seemed to be waiting for something.

Although Han Li sat in his chair without raising his head to look around, he could clearly sense at least a dozen gazes constantly scrutinizing him. Several of these gazes even contained a trace of spiritual sense, appearing utterly brazen.

This was understandable!

The Supreme Elder of the Gu family, Fairy Tianli, who was originally expected to attend such an important True Spirit Grand Ceremony, was absent. Instead, Han Li, an apparent temporary guest elder invited to provide assistance, appeared here.

This naturally drew the attention of other families.

At first, Han Li was indifferent to these scrutinizing gazes. But after such a long time, these individuals showed no signs of restraint, clearly indicating a provocative intent.

Fairy Xiaofeng, who was nearby, also noticed this, and her expression gradually turned grim.

Han Li sighed inwardly. His expression suddenly darkened, and the golden wine cup in his hand trembled, then, without any warning, turned into golden dust that instantly flowed away through his fingers, disappearing.

At the same time, a layer of silver flame flickered into existence around his body. The moment those ill-intentioned spiritual gazes touched this silver flame, they recoiled and vanished as if encountering a venomous snake.

At this point, Han Li instead raised his head and coldly swept his gaze in the direction of those gazes.

These individuals were clearly all cultivators at the Body Integration stage.

Two of them belonged to the five major families, like the Gu family, who were positioned closest to the Myriad Spirit Platform. The other three were from the medium-sized families in the outer circle.

As for the three Body Integration cultivators from the medium-sized families, they were only at the early Body Integration stage, like Han Li. They probably harbored ill intentions because they saw that Fairy Tianli, a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator, was not present at the grand ceremony.

Of the two from the five major True Spirit families, one was the Grand Elder of the Feng family, whom Fairy Xiaofeng had specifically warned him about earlier – a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator, an old man with a long face.

He wore a green robe and held a dark walking stick in his hands, gazing at Han Li with gloomy, flickering eyes.

The Feng family was ranked fourth among the True Spirit families in the previous generation and had a considerable generational feud with the Gu family.

It was not particularly strange for this Grand Elder to scrutinize Han Li, the Gu family's temporary guest elder, in such a manner.

The other individual was a cultivator from the Long family, hailed as the foremost True Spirit family. However, the one who had just looked at Han Li with ill intent was not the Long family patriarch, but a black-robed man sitting right next to him. He was also a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator, with a slightly flushed face, a deep purple scar on his forehead, and a very fierce appearance.

This was naturally the other Supreme Guest Elder recently recruited by the Long family – a cultivator named Hui, who was said to practice a top-tier demonic cultivation technique called the "Azure Radiance Art," and who also appeared to be at the mid-stage Body Integration cultivation.

As for the Long family patriarch, ever since he took his seat in the front row with the other Long family cultivators, he had kept his eyes slightly closed, seemingly in meditation, his thoughts unknown.

However, when Han Li's gaze swept across the Long family cultivators, besides the black-robed man who glared at him fiercely, there was surprisingly another person staring at him with an extremely venomous gaze.

Han Li's expression shifted. He fixed his gaze on this person for a moment, then a peculiar, unreadable smile appeared on his face.

This young man standing behind the Long family patriarch had a bright red mole at the corner of his mouth. It was none other than Long Dong, whose plans had been thwarted by Han Li during the trip to the Wood Race back then.

This young master of the Long family had meticulously planned for hundreds of years. After Han Li interfered, he not only failed to obtain the Celestial Phoenix True Blood from the Ye family but also lost most of his own True Dragon Blood.

Now that he saw Han Li again, he naturally harbored a deep-seated hatred. Especially upon hearing that Han Li had also advanced to the Body Integration stage, his resentment was naturally mixed with deep jealousy.

If his scheme had succeeded back then, the cultivator who could advance to Body Integration within a few hundred years might have been him, the young master of the Long family.

Therefore, when Han Li looked at him, this young master of the Long family showed no avoidance whatsoever, continuing to glare at Han Li with an extremely venomous expression.

The hint of a smile on Han Li's face disappeared the next moment. At the same time, a dazzling blue light flashed deep within his pupils.

Long Dong, who was fiercely glaring at Han Li, suddenly felt a burning sensation in his eyes. Then a buzzing sound filled his mind, followed by an intense, piercing pain as if a sharp awl had violently stabbed his head. He couldn't help but cover his head with both hands and scream aloud.

But immediately, the Long family patriarch, who had been meditating with closed eyes, suddenly opened them. Then, with a backhand, he mysteriously struck Long Dong's arm, and a golden light flashed, instantly vanishing.

The pain on Long Dong's face also disappeared, but after he lowered his hands, his face was filled with an expression of mingled fear and uncertainty.

Yet, he was remarkably intelligent; he quickly reacted and hastily offered a deep bow to the Long family patriarch, repeatedly saying, "Thank you, Ancestor, for saving me; otherwise, this grandson truly would have suffered a cruel fate!"

As Long Dong spoke, he still cast a hateful glance toward Han Li, but this time, besides resentment, his gaze also carried a deep sense of fear.

Clearly, only at this moment did he truly realize that Han Li, who had already advanced to the Body Integration stage, possessed strength vastly different from before.

"Fellow Daoist Han, what is the meaning of this? Why did you attack a mere junior?" The Long family patriarch ignored Long Dong's thanks and instead asked Han Li with a straight face.

"It's nothing," Han Li replied, the blue light in his eyes receding and a hint of coldness appearing at the corner of his mouth. "His gaze towards me was too disrespectful, so I merely gave him a small lesson. Does Brother Long find that inappropriate?"

"Indeed, this grandson of mine is quite arrogant; a small lesson might do him good!" To the surprise of many, the Long family patriarch showed no intention of pursuing the matter further. After nodding and saying this, he closed his eyes again, ignoring everyone.