A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Everyone Goes Their Own Ways

“Go!” The large man let out a low roar, and the stone seal began to revolve before striking toward the rainbow light in the distance.

The two flying swords also transformed into two streaks of red and white light that followed the stone seal.

As expected, the stone seal was extraordinary. Before it struck the light, a faint sound of wind and thunder could be heard. Soon after, an earth-shattering boom erupted, and spiritual light of various colors instantly intertwined, causing the nearby ground to tremble slightly.

Seeing that the stone seal was so powerful, the other two revealed a gratified smile, but the smile immediately froze on their faces.

In the intertwining spiritual light, the seven-colored light suddenly shone brightly, and the three magic treasures’ spiritual light was suppressed by the light. Soon after, a clear ring sounded from the light, and the three magic treasures were sent flying.

In their alarm, the three of them hurriedly regained control of their magic treasures and looked at each other in dismay.

This restriction was far more powerful than they had anticipated.

The large man harrumphed and was just about to say something when spiritual light flashed around him, turning into a fiery red color.

Before the three of them realized what was going on, countless fire clouds began to condense and roil in the air above the restriction.

A scorching heat instantly filled every corner of the rainbow light.

“What is going on? Didn’t you say that restrictions aren’t offensive?” The large scarred man shouted in alarm.

However, the other two didn’t have the time to answer the large man’s question as the fire clouds in the sky were already pressing down on them.

At that moment, the three cultivators including the large man trembled in fear as they hurriedly activated their magic treasures to protect themselves. They then hurriedly slapped several spirit talismans onto their bodies, causing barriers of various attributes to flicker on their bodies.

The three of them were engulfed in the red mist.

A short moment later, three miserable shrieks rang out from within the cloud of fire, following which silence ensued.

A short moment later, the cloud of fire dissipated on its own and the rainbow light faded away. There was no one left in the pile of rubble.

There were only three magic treasures lying on the ground. Their brilliance was extremely dim, as if they had lost their spiritual nature.

…

There weren’t many cultivators that encountered misfortune upon entering Devilfall Valley, only seven or eight. However, more than half of them perished in the end.

Almost as soon as they encountered accidents in the valley, their lives were in danger. Even a mid-grade sect Nascent Soul cultivator was killed by a spatial tear due to a moment of carelessness.

Han Li did not know what happened to the others, but in the most dangerous place in the Heavenly South Region, he was naturally careful with every step.

However, at this moment, he was pleasantly surprised.

In the air above a desolate land, he had his hands behind his back and his eyes were wide open as he looked ahead. Blue light flowed incessantly from his pupils, making him appear somewhat dazzling.

In the eyes of outsiders, Han Li, whose eyes were emitting blue light, appeared somewhat demonic. However, Han Li was not in the mood to think about these things.

There was nothing in front of him, and even after sweeping his spiritual sense past it, it was quite normal.

However, under the full power of the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, Han Li saw a blurry arc of light that was a few feet long. It was flickering with a weak light more than 100 feet ahead.

Han Li took a deep breath and the blue light in his eyes gradually weakened. His face changed into an uncertain expression.

He was now completely certain that his spirit eyes were capable of detecting invisible spatial tears that couldn’t be detected with his spiritual sense.

Fortunately, he hadn’t wasted so much spirit liquid to concoct Brightsight Spirit Water to cleanse his eyes.

As such, his safety in Devilfall Valley was naturally guaranteed. The only problem was that although his Brightsight Spirit Eyes could detect such a crack, he had to use his full strength. Otherwise, he would still not notice it.

Using the Brightsight Spirit Eyes didn’t consume much spiritual power, but if Marquis Nanlong and the others were to notice the change in his eyes, it would be troublesome.

He didn’t want anyone to know that he possessed this ability.

Han Li lowered his head and muttered to himself, but soon he had an idea.

He slapped his storage pouch, and a shimmering azure cloak appeared in his hand.

This cloak was not an ordinary accessory. It was one of the spoils of war that Han Li had plundered in the past. It could be considered a top-grade spirit weapon.

This item didn’t have any other functions, but it could cover one’s face and prevent others from seeing it.

Of course, this effect also required continuous spiritual power to be injected into the cloak. Furthermore, the cultivation of the person spying on the target and the person wearing the cloak could not be too different.

Han Li reckoned that other than Scholar Zhong and Wei Wuya, he might be able to see through it. The other cultivators in the valley would not be able to see the strange look in their eyes.

After putting on his cloak, Han Li glanced indifferently at the faintly visible spatial rifts before turning into a streak of azure light and flying past it.

…

In a dense forest filled with towering trees, a tall woman with an ordinary appearance was flying at a low altitude.

The woman’s appearance wasn’t particularly outstanding, but her eyes were exceptionally clear and moving. She would occasionally glance to her left and right as if she were searching for something.

A short moment later, the woman finally passed through the dense forest and came to a stop at the edge of the forest. She became somewhat stunned.

The woman raised her head and looked at the yellow sky as she muttered, “It seems this isn’t the place. Without the mark left behind by the Ghost Spirit Sect Elder, he should be somewhere else. However, he actually told me to find the mark first and then wait for him for a period of time. What does that mean? Could it be that he has other goals in Devilfall Valley?”

All of a sudden, her brow stirred and her body blurred as she retreated back into the forest. At the same time, she withdrew her Qi and began to cast several concealment spells on her body. She then hid under a huge tree and remained motionless.

She saw three streaks of light of different colors flying toward her from afar. They weren’t traveling very fast, and she could faintly make out three old men flying together.

In the blink of an eye, three streaks of light arrived in the air above the dense forest. One of the silver-haired old men seemed to have sensed something and glanced down at the woman’s hiding spot.

“What? Did Brother Cheng discover something?” A purple-robed old man with a wrinkled face suddenly asked.

“No. It’s just that there’s a Core Formation female cultivator hidden in the forest below. She doesn’t seem to want to be seen,” the silver-haired old man said indifferently.

The old man’s heart stirred and he said, “Oh, that woman is so careful. Could it be that there are treasures in the forest?”

“Brother Lin, stop dreaming. There are no signs of any restrictions in this forest. The person down there is only a Core Formation cultivator, and she’s a female cultivator at that. It’s only natural for her to hide from us three old fogeys in such a dangerous place. Let’s not be meddlesome and quickly search for treasures. It’s best if we can find something in the outer valley. Otherwise, we’ll have no choice but to enter the inner valley,” an old man with an azure face said in a slow voice.

After being refuted, the purple-robed old man agreed with a smile, “Brother Ou’s words are reasonable. Let’s ignore this female cultivator. No matter how fast I am, I won’t dare to go all-out in this damned place. It won’t be a short time before we finish searching through such a large outer valley. It’s better not to waste time.”

The silver-haired old man calmly nodded and the three of them flew through the dense forest.

When the woman in the dense forest saw that the streak of light had disappeared into the distance, she carefully emerged from the forest.

She looked in their direction and muttered to herself, “That silver-haired old man seems to be his Senior Brother from the Drifting Cloud Sect. I didn’t expect him to be here as well. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.”

This woman was naturally Violet Spirit, who had disguised herself and entered Devilfall Valley.

Han Li made a deal with her and asked her to find clues about the Spirit Kindle Fruit in the outer valley. Then, after a few days, he would meet up with her to find the Spirit Kindle Fruit.

Violet Spirit had agreed without hesitation, but she was naturally puzzled by Han Li’s condition.

However, she also knew that this matter definitely had nothing to do with her, so she did not ask Han Li for the reason.

At this moment, she hadn’t found her target in the forest. After a moment of hesitation, she flew in the direction that the three old men had come from.

…

In another dense forest in Devilfall Valley, six black-clothed Ghost Spirit Sect disciples were searching through the forest. Wang Chan and Yan Ruyan were among them.

In the air above the dense forest, the pale-faced old man floated motionlessly in the air with an expressionless face.

The Ghost Spirit Sect’s Master, Wang Tiangu, and the other Ghost Spirit Sect disciples were nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, an exclamation came from somewhere in the forest.

Soon after, the old man heard a delighted voice transmission from a disciple.

“Found it. It’s here.”

The old man’s expression stirred, and black light flashed from his body before he flew down as a streak of black light.

When the others heard this, they also did the same.

In the next instant, the old man stood above the disciple and coldly asked, “Where is it?”

“Elder Zhong, over here.” The disciple pointed to a large tree at the side and respectfully said.

When the old man heard this, his gaze followed the direction of his finger and his brow stirred.

The tree was quite peculiar in shape. Not only were its roots split, but there were also thick branches protruding from its trunk. The entire tree appeared to be a giant.

The old man nodded and said with a straight face, “You’ve done well. It is very likely to be the tree. If it is, the sect will reward you greatly after we leave the valley.”

When the disciple heard this, he hurriedly expressed his thanks in delight.

The old man slowly descended and circled the huge tree twice before stopping beside it.

After staring at it for a moment, he raised his hand and made a grabbing motion toward the tree.

A thread of black energy slowly flew out from the tree trunk and condensed into a ball before shooting into the old man’s hand.

“It really is here. Call the others over.”

A trace of a smile finally appeared on Old Man Zhong’s face as he commanded.

As time passed, the other cultivators gradually dispersed.

Apart from a few people who were searching for something purposefully, the majority of the people were looking around aimlessly, hoping to discover something.

However, to the disappointment of most people, it was unknown whether it was because they were in the outer valley, but apart from a few lucky ones who had picked up some of the remains of the cultivators who had entered the valley previously, most of the explorers hadn’t found anything during the initial period of time. It wasn’t as the rumors said, that the valley was filled with treasures.

Some of the impatient cultivators and those with abundant magic power began to slowly approach the inner valley.

To Han Li, the first day of Devilfall Valley was rather uneventful.

On the way, he didn’t waste any time looking for treasures. He would go where it was safe, and he would hide far away from places that might contain restrictions.

As a result, he was able to arrive at the agreed location with Marquis Nanlong despite his slow speed. He also figured out where he was in the valley.