Chapter 378 - 215: Spirit Sea Transformation, Golden Core Condensation, and Strange Sky Demon
Two months later.
As Han Yi saw the approaching Xuandan Mountain Range, he felt a sigh of
relief in his heart.
This time out.
His original intention was to find Yan Ru, but he ended up tracking her to Yuan Lao Mountain, where he fought and killed two Fragrance Sect hall masters.
Well, it should be one and a half since one of them, a bald-headed man, had his divine soul escape when Han Yi slashed him down, making his body disappear.
Then.
In order to temporarily avoid any possible pursuit, Han Yi went to Chi Xiao Sword Sect, but he unexpectedly obtained a heaven-defying sword skill while leaving his Sword Mark.
Sword Realm.
After that, he returned to Yuan Lao Mountain, where he witnessed the fragments of a sacred land falling from the sky. Thanks to his proximity, he managed to obtain a large number of resources, discover a female cultivator’s ancient corpse that seemed to be a work of Heavenly Creation, and witnessed the merging of two Green Reed Swords.
This trip definitely yielded great gains.
Of course, during his fight with the three Fragrance Sect hall masters, Han Yi used spiritual talismans and even lost a mid-quality Artifact level Immortal
Boat.
From his perspective, this trip was more beneficial than harmful.
When he got over Azure Dragon Palace, Han Yi put away the Immortal Boat and prepared to descend by sword control. At this time, a voice rang in his mind. It was Yuan Shun’s divine sense transmission.
“Han Yi, come to Xuandan Peak.”
Han Yi’s descending figure changed course and headed to one side of Xuandan
Peak.
Xuandan Peak, seen from the outside, was still shrouded in a mist. Han Yi s eyes lit up with golden light, and with his Qi Observation Skill, he could see the entire Immortal Peak was shrouded in a thick layer of spirit light. It was too blurred for him to see anything clearly within this light.
He put away the Qi Observation Skill, descended, and walked towards Xuandan Hall. This time, there was no other Supreme Elder guarding the Great Hall.
Only Yuan Shun was sitting there.
“Greetings, Sect Master.” Han Yi bowed first.
Yuan Shun looked at Han Yi with a smile, but his face suddenly turned pale and he coughed a few times. There was even blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
“Sect Master, are you injured?” Han Yi’s eyebrows twitched.
It was evident that Yuan Shun was injured, and it was definitely not a minor injury. Only a Nascent Soul cultivator or higher could hurt Yuan Shun.
However, Han Yi had heard from Zhuge Wu You that Nascent Soul cultivators would not dare to appear in Xuandan Sect’s territory. In this case, Yuan Shun must have been injured after leaving the sect and fighting another Monarch cultivator.
After coughing a few times, Yuan Shun finally recovered and waved his hand.
“It’s nothing serious, just some minor injuries. 1’11 recover soon.”
“It’s my concern, and you don’t have to worry about it.
“But, according to Zhuge, the remaining poison in your Spirit Sea has been completely removed. 1 didn’t believe it at first, but now that you’re here, 1 can finally confirm it.”
“Cultivating both spirit and body is indeed the best method to remove the remaining poison. But, most cultivators who have been poisoned can’t refine their bodies in time.”
“However, your Body-Cultivation path, although it’s not at a high realm, is surprisingly… orthodox. Never mind, this is your secret, and I shouldn’t ask any more about it.”
“Next is the critical moment of forming your Golden Core. I think you should already know the Golden Core formation process and what you should pay attention to, right?”
“So, focus on forming your Golden Core.”
Yuan Shun spoke slowly, as if he was trying his best to control his internal injuries.
Han Yi cupped his fist and bowed: “Thank you for your concern, Sect Master.” This gratitude was sincere. Han Yi had to admit that Yuan Shun had indeed shown favoritism towards him.
Yuan Shun waved his hand: “However, you must not relax.
“The difficulty of forming a Golden Core is much higher than that of Foundation Establishment. Especially the Three Calamities, be prepared mentally. Once you’ve made sufficient preparations, you can choose to enter seclusion or ask one of the sect’s Supreme Elders to protect you. It’s up to you.”
Han Yi nodded his head. Seeing Yuan Shun’s face growing pale, he did not disturb him any further and left Xuandan Hall. He controlled his sword to fly back to Azure Dragon Palace.
Inside Azure Dragon Palace.
His eyes flickered, and he decided not to seek out Lu Li. He decided to investigate the trap set by the Fragrance Sect involving Yan Ru in Lingchuan City after he had made a breakthrough.
Returning to his quiet room, Han Yi took out a set of Array.
Spirit-killing Illusion Array.
This third-stage mid-quality Array combined attack, defense, and illusion. Although the Array disk was slightly damaged, it could still withstand a full force attack from an early Golden Core Stage cultivator. Even a middle Golden Core Stage cultivator would be hindered by it.
It was a perfect Array to protect his cultivation path.
Following Yuan Shun’s reminder earlier, Han Yi realized that the best approach during the Golden Core Formation’s Three Calamities was to break through in seclusion.
After setting up the third-stage Array, Han Yi didn’t start cultivating immediately. Instead, he placed the Green Reed Sword in front of him.
During the journey back to the Xuandan Sect, he hadn’t been idle. He had already examined the Green Reed Sword once and found that after it had merged with the second Green Reed Sword, the sword tool’s grade had improved, but its external form hadn’t changed at all.
However, its weight had increased, and it no longer followed the law of conservation of energy. The current Green Reed Sword weighed five times as much as before.
On the journey, Han Yi tried to contact the spirituality within the sword tool but gained nothing. It had returned to the category of ordinary sword tools, just like before.
After trying several times to no avail, Han Yi didn’t force it any further.
He put away the Green Reed Sword, took out the Seven-star Kunwu Sword, and examined it. This sword tool obtained from the Emperor’s tomb had only deviated slightly when it collided with a corpse inside the fragments of the Yuan Lao sacred land. Of course, this slight deviation did not affect the sword tool at all, but it also showed how hard the corpse was, completely refreshing Han Yi’s understanding..