Chapter 1863: Century Passes

Mortal Cultivation Story

The difficulty of advancing to the Grand Ascension stage was evident, given that among the vast human population, there was only one Grand Ascension cultivator, Mo Jianli.

Even though Han Li had already encountered immense opportunities, he would never be so arrogant as to believe he had a high chance of breaking through this bottleneck.

In this situation, the temptation of the Spirit Cleansing Pond and the Pure Spirit Lotus was undoubtedly immense for him. Logically, he should have accepted Patriarch Long's invitation without hesitation, but he had a hidden difficulty that forced him to employ a delaying tactic.

This difficulty was, naturally, Han Li being targeted by Saint Ancestor Yuan Sha.

He had formed a deep enmity with this Demon Ancestor and had always sought to avoid the Demon Realm. How could he dare to easily venture deep into it and walk into a trap? Once he truly accepted the invitation and went deep into the Demon Realm, if his whereabouts were revealed, other ancient demon ancestors might not care and might not personally move against them. However, if Saint Ancestor Yuan Sha learned of his presence, she would certainly not hesitate to personally eliminate him to avenge the destruction of her clone years ago.

Of course, asking Han Li to outright reject Patriarch Long and completely give up the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Pure Spirit Lotus was also something he was extremely reluctant to do. After all, opportunities that greatly increased the chance of advancing to the Grand Ascension stage were naturally rare and hard to come by. If he gave up this time, he might truly lose the chance to advance to the Grand Ascension stage.

This was truly a dilemma.

After pondering for a long while, Han Li's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

Of course, this predicament was not without a solution.

That was, as long as he could advance two levels before the Demon Tribulation erupted, becoming a cultivator at the Grand Completion of the late-stage Body Integration.

With his late-stage Body Integration cultivation and numerous powerful divine abilities, he believed that even if he wasn't a match for Saint Ancestor Yuan Sha, he should have a good chance of preserving his life under her. With this strength as his backing, he would naturally no longer fear venturing deep into the Demon Realm.

For others, advancing from early-stage Body Integration to late-stage within a few hundred years would naturally be a pipe dream. But for him, who possessed the Spirit Refinement Art and numerous spiritual medicines, it was not an impossible feat.

Especially since he still had the agreement with Qing Yuanzi.

Having collected all the materials, once he could obtain the Netherworld Divine Milk, which even the Four Great Demon Kings of the Abyss had coveted, he would naturally have a greater certainty of advancing to the late-stage Body Integration.

As long as he could truly advance to the late-stage Body Integration before Patriarch Long and others made their move, he would naturally risk entering the Demon Realm. If he couldn't cultivate to this stage in time, he would have to assess the situation then and make another decision.

In any case, it was indeed quite unlikely that he would easily give up opportunities like the Spirit Cleansing Pond and the Pure Spirit Lotus, which could lead to Grand Ascension.

With an idea in mind, Han Li stopped overthinking. He immediately flicked his sleeve, and a dozen formation flags flew out, transforming into an invisible restriction that enveloped the entire room.

Then he closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Early the next morning, when Fairy Xiaofeng and Elder Xiao specifically came to greet Han Li, they were surprised to find the entire pavilion empty.

Han Li and Bai Guo'er had left at some unknown time.

The two could only exchange wry smiles.

Meanwhile, Han Li and the little girl were already millions of miles away in a certain void, sitting on a green flying carriage and speeding rapidly in a specific direction.

Han Li sat cross-legged in a corner of the flying carriage, his head bowed, holding an unknown, tattered scroll, as if comprehending something.

Bai Guo'er, on the other hand, stood at the front of the flying carriage, holding a magical disk in one hand, its surface faintly shimmering with green light, as she controlled the rapid flight of the carriage.

Although only a few years had passed, the little girl, with the forced cultivation from spirit medicines, had successfully established her foundation. Therefore, while her magical power was still negligible in Han Li's eyes, she could barely control the flying carriage as usual with the assistance of the magical artifact in her hand.

However, after quietly flying like this for over half an hour,

"Master, where are we going next?" Bai Guo'er secretly looked back at Han Li. "This direction doesn't seem to be towards Tianyuan City. Aren't we supposed to meet up with the senior brothers?" Seeing him shaking his head, appearing utterly engrossed, she couldn't help but ask with a pout.

After following Han Li for these past few years, the little girl had gained some understanding of her master's temperament. Additionally, Han Li had intervened several times over these years to alleviate the pain from the cold poison within her, so her words naturally carried a hint of intimacy.

"What, little girl, are you missing your two senior brothers?" Han Li replied without raising his head after hearing this. "But I wonder if my Guo'er is thinking of Senior Brother Daoist, or Senior Brother Hai?"

"Master, what nonsense are you talking about?" As soon as Bai Guo'er heard Han Li's teasing words, her little face immediately turned red. "Guo'er just thinks both senior brothers are interesting, there's no 'missing' involved," she stammered, trying to explain.

Although the little girl was still young, people in the Spirit Realm were generally more precocious, so she naturally had a vague understanding of matters between men and women.

"Haha, I'm just joking with you," Han Li finally chuckled softly before replying seriously. "However, last time we returned to Tianyuan City, I left some cultivation techniques and pills for your two senior brothers. Therefore, even if we don't go back for several decades, it won't delay their cultivation. Besides, I left your Martial Aunt Ice Phoenix in the immortal cave, and she can also guide them a bit in their cultivation. As for you, because you have the cold poison, you must stay by my side. Fortunately, your cultivation is still shallow, and currently, you can increase your cultivation just by relying on the power of pills. During this time, I will also focus primarily on comprehending divine abilities, without needing to immediately go into secluded cultivation. Therefore, we should use this time to travel throughout the entire Three Emperors and Seven Demons Land."

"With Martial Aunt Ice Phoenix's cultivation, she can certainly guide the two senior brothers," Bai Guo'er said, hesitating for a moment before finally asking, "But why does Master keep traveling everywhere? A few years ago, you also took Guo'er and traveled throughout the entire Profound Heaven Realm. Are you looking for something?"

"I'm not looking for something, but inquiring about someone," Han Li sighed lightly upon hearing this and murmured, a trace of loneliness appearing on his face. "If she also ascended to the Spirit Realm, I should be able to get news of her."

"Ah, could this person be Master's relative?" Bai Guo'er's dark eyes darted around, and she suddenly spoke.

"Oh, how did you know, little girl?" Han Li was slightly surprised to hear this.

"Your disciple guessed it," Bai Guo'er said with an embarrassed chuckle, then asked with great interest, "When Grandmother talks about grandfather who passed away earlier, her expression and tone are exactly like Master's now. Could this relative of Master's be your wife? Guo'er has never heard Master mention her."

"Alright, you don't need to be so curious about your master's affairs," Han Li said calmly, his eyes flashing. "Although my current journey is primarily to find someone, it also serves as an opportunity for me to travel and gain experience. After all, I have only recently advanced to the Body Integration stage, and both my cultivation and mental state still need further tempering to lay a solid foundation for the path of cultivation ahead. The next place we are going is the Heavenly Spirit Realm. I heard that since the Spirit Emperor's demise, this place has become somewhat chaotic. I hope we can gain something from our time there."

"The Heavenly Spirit Realm!" Bai Guo'er said with a smile. "I heard that in a few years, there will be a Grand Spirit Emperor Competition to select a new Spirit Emperor. Why don't you, Master, also participate in the competition and seize the position of Spirit Emperor? With Master's great divine abilities, it shouldn't be impossible."

"Hehe, what nonsense are you talking about, little girl?" Han Li gave a casual laugh. "With my meager cultivation, how could I have any chance of obtaining the Spirit Emperor's position? Besides, I have no intention of doing so. Alright, focus on controlling the magical artifact. Your master still needs to study some things recorded in this ancient text." He then ignored the little girl and resumed his study of the ancient scroll in his hand.

Seeing Han Li's demeanor, Bai Guo'er, although she still had a lot of questions in her mind, could only pout and dare not ask anything further.

She suddenly increased the speed at which she injected spiritual power into the magical disk. Immediately, the green flying carriage trembled slightly, and its speed instantly increased by several folds.

Han Li paid no attention to this, as if he had truly put all his focus on the object in his hand.

Thus, the green flying carriage, without a sound, transformed into a ball of green light and vanished into the distance.

In a flash, the green light vanished from the nearby sky.

Over the next one to two decades, Han Li's footprints spread across various parts of the human race's Three Emperors territories, and news of him would occasionally emerge.

However, after twenty years had passed, there was no further news of Han Li among the human race. Instead, in the Land of Seven Demons, high-level demon races spread rumors that Han Li had been seen in the demon markets.

However, due to inconvenient communication between the two races, some beings who cared about Han Li couldn't help but be half-skeptical of this news.

After several more decades, there truly was no more news of Han Li.

Time flowed by, and two hundred years, counted from the Grand Treasure Convention, slowly passed.

During this period, many major events occurred among both the human and demon races.

The position of Spirit Emperor among the human race was finally taken about a hundred years ago by a mysterious female cultivator who had suddenly appeared from an unknown origin.

Although this new Spirit Emperor only had cultivation at the mid-stage Body Integration, she astonishingly defeated eleven cultivators who had aimed for this position in the Grand Competition. Among them, three were late-stage old monsters, who also seemed unable to defeat this female cultivator.

This matter immediately caused a sensation throughout both the human and demon races and was eagerly discussed by many high-level beings from both races for a long time.

However, precisely because of this, although this new Spirit Emperor had only recently ascended to the position, she very smoothly took over all the forces of the former Spirit Emperor and quickly brought the Heavenly Spirit Realm out of chaos, making it orderly once again.

The name of the Three Emperors also became worthy of its title once again.

Another major event was that the "Sacred Island," the holy land of both the human and demon races, suddenly announced that the two races and several other formerly hostile foreign races nearby would temporarily cease hostilities and form a "Thousand-Year Alliance." Within a thousand years, the various races would not only refrain from fighting each other but would also adhere to the terms of a mutual defense pact.

This matter naturally caused an uproar among the common members of both races.