Chapter 2470: True Immortal Descends First Great Perfection

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Han Li's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. He simply nodded, said nothing more, and then, with a flick of his sleeve, put away the incomplete jade tablet.

The golden storage bracelet naturally contained more than just these items. Besides seven or eight artifact-like treasures of unknown purpose, there was also a stack of gold and silver talismans and a large pile of pale gold crystals.

However, as he was not currently in his own cave dwelling, it was inconvenient to take out these items and examine them closely one by one.

And so, Han Li waited quietly where he was.

Approximately the time it takes to eat a meal later, the nearby void suddenly rippled. The Gold Devouring Beetle King transformed into a golden streak, shot out, and after a single flash, vanished into one of Han Li's sleeves.

After Han Li's eyes flickered a few times, he carefully listened to the few low words transmitted by the Gold Devouring Beetle King, and a look of relief spread across his face.

Just then, with a whooshing sound from the distant horizon, a black line and a ball of crimson light streaked through the air. After a few flashes, they arrived near Han Li.

The lights receded, revealing the figures of Mo Guang and Hu Xuzi.

"You two fellow Daoists returned so quickly," Han Li said with a faint smile, glancing at them, "It seems you haven't come back empty-handed."

"Heh heh, naturally," Hu Xuzi chuckled. "Even if that kid had some tricks, how could he truly escape our grasp?" He then raised his hand and tossed two items towards Han Li.

Han Li's eyes flashed. He flicked his sleeve, and an invisible force surged out, causing the two items to immediately stop steadily in the void before him.

They were an exceptionally shriveled Nascent Soul body and a light black storage ring.

"This person's Nascent Soul and essence qi have both been completely absorbed by me," Mo Guang said calmly. "I'm afraid he won't even qualify for reincarnation. As for the things he left behind, we have no use for them, so we'll leave them to you, fellow Daoist."

"Then I, Han, won't stand on ceremony," Han Li said, nodding immediately. After his gaze swept over the shriveled Nascent Soul body, he noticed that although the face was severely twisted and deformed, its features were indeed identical to Mingzun's. "You two fellow Daoists have worked hard this time. This is not a place to linger, let's leave now."

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a grabbing motion in the air with one hand, pulling the black storage bracelet towards him and vaguely putting it away. With his other hand, he flicked a finger, and a ball of crimson flame shot out, striking Mingzun's Nascent Soul body and instantly turning it into ashes.

Mo Guang and Hu Xuzi naturally had no objections to this.

Han Li then raised his hand again, releasing a seemingly ordinary green flying chariot. The three of them moved and all boarded it.

Daoist Crab then made a single hand gesture. With a roar, he transformed into an arc of electricity and vanished directly into Han Li's sleeve.

The green flying chariot, over ten zhang long, trembled slightly, then transformed into a ball of green light and shot away through the air.

A full three days later, some high-level members of the merchant alliance and disciples of other powerful individuals stationed outside the Land of Screeching Sands only then hesitantly entered the area, all appearing extremely cautious and apprehensive.

Of course, apart from the earth-shattering changes across the entire land, they naturally found no living cultivators.

At that time, in order to deal with Ma Liang, a True Immortal, Mingzun had not arranged for any extra personnel to remain, aside from those necessary for array formation and the Grand Ascension cultivators.

Not knowing if the target of the encirclement was still alive, these later arrivals dared not linger in the Land of Screeching Sands. After merely a quick inspection, they scattered to report back to their respective major forces.

Several months later, news spread among all races that the life-bound artifacts of their powerful cultivators had shattered, indicating that all of them had perished in the battle in the Land of Screeching Sands.

This news rapidly and widely spread throughout the entire Fengyuan Continent. Soon after, even races on other continents heard about it.

As for whether the descended True Immortal had also perished within, there was little conclusive evidence to prove it.

As a result, all races in the Spirit Realm became even more alarmed, fearing that this immortal might suddenly reappear and unleash a massacre upon any race.

It wasn't until a full year later that news regarding the descended immortal having perished in the self-destruction of the Two-Way Dust Annihilation Array finally spread from the inconspicuous human race.

This news explicitly stated that Mingzun, the former chief supervisor of the merchant alliance, had deliberately sacrificed some powerful cultivators to the grand array in order to amplify the power of the array's self-detonation and perish together with the True Immortal.

Once this half-true, half-false news spread, it naturally caused an uproar throughout the entire Spirit Realm.

After major forces hastily conducted investigations, they discovered that there was indeed a human cultivator who participated in the battle in the Land of Screeching Sands, and this cultivator seemed to be alive and well, still within his race.

Once this news was confirmed, it naturally caused another sensation among many races. Many Grand Ascension cultivators from major clans even immediately put aside their cultivation and other matters, rushing towards the human race.

While some certainly wanted to truly ascertain what had happened in the great battle in the Land of Screeching Sands, more people were actually after the items left behind by the True Immortal.

All other powerful cultivators had perished in the great battle; only Han Li had safely returned to his race. It was naturally beyond doubt that the immortal's treasures had fallen into his hands.

The races on the Fengyuan Continent were relatively fine because most of their true powerful cultivators had already perished. Although they were extremely eager for the immortal's items, they questioned whether it was possible to contend with Han Li, a peak existence, and could only temporarily watch from the sidelines.

However, Grand Ascension cultivators from the other two continents swarmed into the Fengyuan Continent.

As a result, in just over half a year, many unfamiliar Grand Ascension cultivators successively found their way to the human race and easily located Wuyahai, where Han Li resided.

But what was surprising was that regardless of what intentions these Grand Ascension cultivators secretly harbored, as soon as they entered the vicinity of Wuyahai, they were startled back by the Gold Devouring Beetle King and Daoist Crab, who appeared and briefly displayed their power.

This greatly surprised many non-human races who were closely monitoring the situation.

In a short period of time, more than twenty foreign Grand Ascension cultivators returned in defeat from Wuyahai one after another.

This immediately made the other Grand Ascension cultivators hesitant to act rashly. Among those who still dared to directly seek out the human race afterward, every single one was a truly powerful individual.

But even though these individuals were not comparable to ordinary Grand Ascension cultivators, under the combined efforts of Daoist Crab and the Gold Devouring Beetle King, they were still easily dealt with one by one.

From beginning to end, Han Li himself never truly made an appearance.

As a result, while this greatly alarmed many Grand Ascension cultivators, it also angered the true top powerhouses from other continents.

One day, a total of eight highly renowned top powerhouses from the Blood Sky Continent and Thunderclap Continent joined forces and arrived at Wuyahai.

This time, Daoist Crab and the Gold Devouring Beetle King did not obstruct them in the slightest, allowing the eight top powerhouses to directly enter Yuanhe Island.

Inside the Azure Origin Palace at the center, seventy-two chimes of a bell suddenly rang out consecutively, and a terrifying aura that swept across heaven and earth surged upwards.

Figures moved at the palace gate as Han Li, accompanied by Mo Guang, Hu Xuzi, Daoist Crab, and the Gold Devouring Beetle King, came out to greet them.

After the eight top powerhouses from other continents sensed the aura emanating from Han Li and his companions, they were greatly alarmed, and their aggressive demeanor unconsciously receded by more than half.

Although they couldn't be said to feel fear at this moment, they knew that Han Li's side possessed extraordinary strength and certainly couldn't be easily subdued as they had initially imagined.

Under Han Li's smiling invitation, the eight top powerhouses were directly invited into the Azure Origin Palace.

Subsequently, the palace gates closed tightly, and a layer of green light barrier descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Azure Origin Palace.

Han Li and his companions, along with the eight powerhouses, remained inside for three days and three nights.

During this period, roaring sounds intermittently emanated from the Azure Origin Palace, accompanied by chilling fluctuations that spread outwards, causing the green light barrier to flicker and tremble intensely.

But as soon as the three days were up, and the green light barrier suddenly flashed and disappeared, the eight top powerhouses emerged with rather grim expressions, their auras all weakened to varying degrees.

Han Li, who eventually saw them off with his retinue, had a faint smile on his face, showing no difference from before.

"Fellow Daoists, I have sold one True Soul Pill to each of you; how you distribute it is your business," Han Li stated. "However, I hope this matter ends here. From now on, if anyone dares to disturb me or other members of my race, do not blame me for being ruthless."

"Fellow Daoist Han, rest assured," said one of the foreign elders with a pigeon-like face, with a bitter smile. "The eight of us, at least, have some standing on our respective continents. Once we agree to something, there's naturally no reason to go back on our word. We will certainly do our best to dissuade others from coming to you again."

Following this, the eight individuals ascended on their light-beams and streaked away through the air just as they had arrived, instantly flying out of Yuanhe Island's range.

Only after Han Li watched the eight light-beams finally disappear into the sky did his expression slightly relax. He then turned to the Gold Devouring Beetle King and Daoist Crab, who had transformed into golden midgets beside him, and said:

"In the future, if anyone else dares to intrude upon Wuyahai, there's no need for courtesy. Capture them if possible. If not, kill them on the spot. Just in case, Brother Mo Guang, fellow Daoist Hu Xuzi, for a while, please also help patrol."

Han Li spoke the last two sentences politely to the dark-skinned youth and Hu Xuzi.

"Haha, rest assured, this matter is in our hands," Mo Guang said with a laugh. "Absolutely no one will be allowed to intrude upon Wuyahai again."

Hu Xuzi and the others also wore indifferent expressions.

So, with a wave of Han Li's hand, the four of them used their magic and disappeared from the spot one after another.

In the time that followed, indeed, no other powerful cultivators intruded upon the human race again. Even some other Grand Ascension cultivators who had originally been lingering nearby also disappeared one after another after the eight top powerhouses retreated.

Not long after, rumors about Han Li single-handedly defeating the eight top powerhouses finally spread from the mouths of some cultivators from other continents, shaking countless races in the Spirit Realm.

Furthermore, upon hearing that Han Li had sold a True Soul Pill at a high price to the eight top powerhouses, the high-level members of these races completely abandoned their previous intentions.

For a long time after that, a saying began to circulate among some foreign cultivators that Han Li was the strongest cultivator on the Fengyuan Continent.

Some foreign individuals who held Han Li in high regard even believed that calling him the strongest Grand Ascension cultivator in the Spirit Realm was no exaggeration.