A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Nangong’s Shocking Change

Han Li glanced at the storage pouch at his waist.

After returning the ancient lantern, although he did not mention anything, when the Moulan spell warriors delivered the materials, they returned the Purple Cloudlace and the Ancient Flower Basket.

It seemed these Moulan people were quite clear that if they wanted to stay in the Heavenly South for a long period of time, they naturally couldn’t afford to offend any more high-grade cultivators.

The intention of returning the ancient treasure was probably to prevent him from having any complaints.

After all, even the Moulan Divine Sages were somewhat wary of a cultivator as young as him who possessed such divine abilities.

As soon as he took back the ancient treasures, Han Li gave the Purple Cloudlace to Silvermoon.

Although this woman could only use this treasure when she appeared as a demon fox, she had made many contributions recently. Han Li was not a mean person, so he naturally had to express her gratitude.

This Purple Cloudlace was very handy for this woman, so it couldn’t be any better as a reward.

Perhaps it was because the news of their alliance with the Moulan had spread, but the Soaring Tribes hesitated for a moment.

Although they had sent a large number of cultivators to the edge of the plains, they didn’t immediately attack. They only silently observed the actions of the Heavenly South and the Moulan. It seemed that they wouldn’t cause any trouble in the near future.

However, the more the Soaring Tribes acted this way, the heavier the hearts of Master Sunreach, Long Han, and the others became.

The other party’s seriousness indicated that they truly intended to take the Heavenly South Region.

Seeing that this confrontation might last for a long time, the disciples of the various sects of the Heavenly South Region couldn’t afford to stay here for too long. After some discussion, they immediately implemented the same rotation method as the Nine Nations Union.

All of the sects had sent out some elite disciples to take turns to station themselves close to the Moulan Plains. If the Soaring Tribes were to launch an attack, these people would naturally be able to provide support.

As for the other cultivators, they could return to their respective sects.

As an elder of the Drifting Cloud Sect, Han Li naturally had many matters to attend to with Senior Brother Lu. It was only when most of the disciples had left that he was able to escape and return to the Drifting Cloud Sect.

Lu Luo still had some matters to deal with and would be delayed for a few days. Naturally, Han Li set off on his return journey first.

Along the way, Han Li did not delay in the slightest and directly used the Wind Riding Chariot to travel, which shortened his journey by half. However, once he entered the State of Xi, Han Li put away the chariot to avoid attracting too much attention.

Currently, Han Li had covered a distance of over 50 kilometers in the blink of an eye.

When Han Li saw the shadow of the Dreamcloud Mountain from afar, he could not help but think of Nangong Wan’s beautiful face and revealed a happy expression.

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“What’s going on?” In a secret room in the Drifting Cloud Sect that few people knew about, Han Li looked at the silver-haired old man and said word by word. His face was filled with anger.

As soon as he returned to the Drifting Cloud Sect, before he could return to his cave abode, he was stopped by the silver-haired old man and brought to a secret chamber filled with cold air.

Han Li was shocked to see Nangong Wan.

However, at this moment, Nangong Wan had transformed into a seven or eight-year-old girl. She was sealed in an ice wall that was emitting wisps of cold air. Her eyes were closed and she was unconscious.

How could Han Li not be furious?

The silver-haired old man bitterly smiled and slowly explained, “It would’ve been great if Junior Brother had returned half a month earlier. Sister Nangong’s accident only occurred half a month ago. If you were here, you might’ve been able to prevent it from happening. However, Sister-in-law’s life isn’t in danger for the time being. It’s just that her body has been struck by the Devil Dao’s Soul Seal Curse. We can only use this method to delay the outbreak of the curse.”

“Soul Seal Curse? How did Wan’er fall for this Yin Curse? Hasn’t this secret technique been lost in the Heavenly South Region for a long time? Could it be…” When Han Li heard the old man’s words, he was stunned for a moment, but he immediately thought of something and revealed a bewildered expression.

Seeing that Han Li seemed to have guessed something, the silver-haired old man did not ask further. Instead, he told Han Li about Nangong Wan’s encounter in detail.

One morning half a month ago, Nangong Wan went to a small mountain near her cave abode to cultivate the Sunu Reincarnation Technique.

However, she didn’t expect that a black-robed man would suddenly appear as soon as she arrived.

When the man saw Nangong Wan approaching, he immediately unleashed an extremely powerful Devil Dao attack and destroyed several of Nangong Wan’s protective treasures. When Nangong Wan saw this, she let out a long cry for help and tried her best to escape in the direction of her cave abode.

In the end, when the silver-haired old man and the Drifting Cloud Sect disciples heard the news and rushed over, Nangong Wan was already unable to dodge in time. The other party gently pointed at her forehead before she flipped over and fell.

In his alarm, the silver-haired old man immediately led his disciples to attack the black-robed man.

When that person saw so many Drifting Cloud Sect disciples appear, he had no intention of fighting them head-on. With a cold laugh, he tossed a jade slip onto the ground and flew away like lightning. No one was able to catch up to him.

The silver-haired old man could not care less and hurriedly brought Nangong Wan back to the sect to treat her.

Only then did he realize that Nangong Wan had been struck by the legendary Soul Seal Curse, a forbidden secret technique that had been lost by the Devil Dao for many years.

Once this restriction was forcefully planted, the person’s soul would slowly be sealed. Then, depending on the cultivation of the person, their soul would gradually dissipate under the effects of the seal. The person would become a walking corpse.

This was originally a special method used by the Devil Dao to deal with their enemies. It was extremely vicious!

When the old man recognized this restriction, he was naturally shocked. However, he was at a loss for what to do and was unable to break it.

However, at this moment, Nangong Wan woke up on her own. After knowing that she was under the Soul Seal Curse, although Nangong Wan’s face was extremely pale, she immediately thought of a temporary solution.

She decided to use a certain ability of the Sunu Reincarnation Technique to temporarily seal herself with cold Qi. Not only did this seal completely restrict Nangong Wan’s body, but it also greatly delayed the activation of the Soul Seal Curse.

Hence, Nangong Wan, who appeared in front of Han Li, became like this.

After the old man finished speaking, he took out two jade slips and handed them to Han Li.

Senior Brother Cheng sighed and said, “One was left behind by the black-robed man who attacked my sister-in-law. The other was left behind by my sister-in-law before she used the sealing technique on herself. Junior Brother should take a look first!”

Han Li received the two jade slips with a dark expression. After sizing them up, he first looked at the jade slip that Nangong Wan had left for him.

A moment later, Han Li, who was immersed in the jade slip, revealed a strange expression.

He appeared both worried and gratified.

This stunned the silver-haired old man who was looking at Han Li.

When Nangong Wan mentioned that she wanted to give this jade slip to Han Li, the old man did not take a look at it first. After all, it was very easy to set the jade slip and let others discover that it had been read by someone else.

The old man wouldn’t do such an unwise thing over such a trivial matter.

With the emergence of Han Li’s mystical abilities and his rising reputation, Han Li’s status in his heart naturally could not be mentioned in the same breath.

After reading Nangong Wan’s jade slip, Han Li took a deep breath and lowered his head to look at the other blood-red jade slip.

However, after a short while, Han Li’s expression became extremely gloomy. In the end, he even rubbed his hands in extreme anger, and a ball of purple flames suddenly erupted from Han Li’s hand. This jade slip instantly turned into a wisp of green smoke in the fire and disappeared.

When the silver-haired old man saw this, he was overwhelmed with shock.

Although these jade slips weren’t refined with great care, it was impossible for him to casually turn them into nothingness. It seemed that the rumors about this Junior Brother Han were most likely true. His abilities were actually greater than that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator. The silver-haired old man had really recruited an impressive figure for the Drifting Cloud Sect.

Just as the old man was secretly shocked, Han Li pondered for a moment and asked, “Senior Brother Cheng, you’ve already met the person who ambushed her. Why don’t you tell me his appearance and cultivation? Let’s see if he’s the same person as I know.”

“I did see him. He’s quite good-looking. He’s a young man with good facial features! As for his cultivation base, he seems to have used some kind of magic technique to conceal it. My abilities are too low, so I can’t see through him. However, he’s at least at the mid-Nascent Soul Stage. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to defeat Fellow Daoist Nangong so easily,” the old man said without any hesitation.

“Young man?” Han Li’s eyes flashed, somewhat surprised.

The old man couldn’t help but ask, “That’s right! However, with his cultivation base, he must’ve consumed some kind of spirit pill or cultivation technique that has the miraculous effect of retaining his youthful appearance like Junior Brother. However, there’s a high chance that he’s older than Junior Brother. After all, there are very few people in the world who can condense a Nascent Soul at such a young age. However, Junior Brother! I’ve also seen the jade slip he left behind. He actually wants Junior Brother to bring the Golden Lightning Bamboo to the Mysterious Heaven Peak to meet him. Could it be that this person is really a demonic cultivator from the State of Jin? Does Junior Brother really have a treasure refined from the Golden Lightning Bamboo?”

“I’m not entirely sure if it’s that person, but even if it’s not him, it should be related to him. This person should be a devilish cultivator from the Yin Sifting Sect of the State of Jin. I originally thought that they wanted to avenge their sect members that I killed during the battle at the border, but I didn’t expect them to take a fancy to my Golden Lightning Bamboo. It seems that even if I didn’t kill their accomplices, they would still come looking for me. This time, I’ve implicated Wan’er. As for the Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure, Junior Brother does have one.” After Han Li calmly said this, the anger on his face faded, and the coldness in his eyes became even sharper.

“It’s no wonder. With a treasure like the Golden Lightning Bamboo that specializes in restraining devilish techniques, it’s no wonder that they’re tempted. In addition, they’re not cultivators from our Heavenly South Region, so they’re even more unrestrained. How about this? Why don’t I invite other cultivators on good terms to join forces and search for this person? I don’t believe that within the territory of our Drifting Cloud Sect, these devil cultivators from the State of Jin can really act lawlessly.”

The silver-haired old man was also greatly annoyed by the fact that the black-robed man had actually attacked someone at the Drifting Cloud Sect’s mountain base. This was a sincere suggestion.