A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1056

Chapter 1056: 1056



When she heard Master Sable’s question, Lin Yinping glanced between the Keen Spirit Peacock and Han Li with a hesitant expression .

Just then, white light flashed above the head of the peacock and Grand Immortal Xu’s face appeared in the air . As Daoist Sevenwonders and Master Sable looked on with amazement, he wryly smiled, “There is no need to look for me . Since my body has been destroyed, my Nascent Soul is currently residing in my bird . ”

Alarmed, Master Sable’s complexion paled . “How can that be?! You were a late-stage cultivator! Could it be the Ancient Devil Ancestor has already escaped!?”

Grand Immortal Xu’s expression sank . “ . . . It seems you already knew about that devil . ”

Master Sable chuckled and reassured him, “Fellow Daoist Xu, don’t misunderstand . I only recently learned of this when my master sent information about what laid here . This matter was so important that I was hoping that you could give us some more insight . ”

Grand Immortal Xu felt doubtful of his words, but since he was reduced to a Nascent Soul, he couldn’t question him . Instead, he sighed and said, “The devil ancestor escaped its prison, but my body was not destroyed not by the devil . We were ambushed by the Myriad Demon Valley’s Ancient Corpse Xiong . ”

Master Sable blinked and said, “Myriad Demon Valley? That’s impossible . I’ve been guarding the entrance to the mountain this whole time . How could Old Corpse Xiong slip past? He had to have entered before us . ”

“That’s right . Not only did he enter before us, but he also used some sort of technique to mask the corpse Qi from his body and disguised himself as a cultivator . ” He felt great heartache, having suffered so much to the power of the blood blade .

Daoist Sevenwonders frowned, “Then the result isn’t surprising considering that Corpse Xiong ambushed you . It sounds like he used the strange treasure that the Myriad Demon Valley has called the Form Enchantment Pearl . It is said once the pearl is consumed, one can not only change their appearance at will, but also conceal demonic, corpse, or any other odd aura . Common cultivators wouldn’t be able to see through it . I doubt that even my Clear Sound Mirror wouldn’t be able to break their concealment . ”

Something sparked in Master Sable’s mind and he said, “Now that you mention it, I heard that after one swallows the pearl, their magic power is greatly reduced for the pearl’s effects to work . When Corpse Xiong ambushed you, his true appearance must’ve been revealed . ”

“Fellow Daoists, you are correct . Corpse Xiong did appear in his true form when he ambushed me . ” Immortal Xu wore a resentful expression .



Sevenwonders, the middle-aged scholar, examined the Keen Spirit Peacock and smiled, saying, “It’s still fortunate that your Nascent Soul was able to escape Corpse Xiong’s attacks . Furthermore, you haven’t fully possessed another body yet . So long as you find a suitable replacement, you’ll be able to restore your cultivation with only a hundred years of seclusion . ”


Immortal Xu sighed, “Brother Sevenwonders is quite wise . Although I’ve temporarily attached myself to the Keen Spirit Peacock, it will be better for me to find a suitable body as soon as I can . ”

Sevenwonders said nothing more and turned his gaze to Gui Ling with an odd expression .

“This . . . Fellow Daoist is quite unfamiliar to me . Could you tell me your name?” Sevenwonders asked . At his side, Master Sable also began to closely examine the horned woman .

After all, Gui Ling wasn’t capable of concealing her identity as a grade ten demon beast in the face of these two similarly ranked grand cultivators .

Gui Ling remained expressionless, but Han Li smiled and said, “This Fellow Daoist is Gui Ling, and I am Han Li . We were delivered to this mountain after we had mistakenly activated a teleportation formation . ”

Master Sable appeared quite surprised that Han Li was speaking on the horned woman’s behalf and began to look at him with greater importance . He smiled and replied, “That is quite unusual . Could you tell me what sect you came from, Fellow Daoist Han? I don’t believe we’ve met . ”

Although this was Han Li’s first meeting with Master Sable, he could faintly guess that he was an elder of one of the ten great sects . As such, he politely replied, “I am only a vagrant cultivator . It is only natural that you wouldn’t know of me . But since you are here together with the Heavenly Devil Sect’s Daoist Sevenwonders, this matter must be of grave importance . If I may boldly ask, how did you enter the pagoda’s eighth floor? The teleportation formation wasn’t activating for some reason . ”

Master Sable casually answered, “I’ve been quite careless and have forgotten to introduce myself! I am the High Zenith Sect’s Master Sable . As for how we entered, we didn’t need to use any teleportation formation . Rather, we used the High Zenith Sect’s Worldbreaker Talisman, and forcefully entered by breaking through the walls of the eighth floor . ”

Han Li doubtfully said, “The Worldbreaker Talisman? Would it be possible for that to break through?”



“It wouldn’t be with the talisman itself, but it was paired together with a specific secret technique and the Heavenbound Sword . But I didn’t think that we’d be trapped in a sealed space right after we entered . ” With that said, Master Sable glanced around him and clicked his tongue .

Lin Yinping sighed in admiration, “I’ve long heard of the grand reputation of both the High Zenith Sect’s Worldbreaker Talisman and the Heavenbound Sword . What we managed with great difficulty was easily accomplished by the two of you . It is no wonder why your sects are among the greatest of the Righteous and Devilish Dao in the Great Jin . ”

Master Sable twirled his beard and politely answered, “Fairy Lin praises us too highly . The powers of your temple’s treasures are by no means small . It just so happens that we had more suitable methods to tear through space . ”

She couldn't help but wryly smile in the face of his modest remarks .

The Endless Sky Temple had about the same number of high-grade cultivators as the two of them, but they couldn't possibly compare in terms of treasures . The two sects had legacies that stretched back to ancient times .

Sevenwonders then glanced around him and puzzlingly asked, “Where is that Old Devil Qian? Master Sable mentioned that he entered this mountain earlier . ”

When Immortal Xu and Lin Yinping heard this, they couldn't help but glance at Han Li .

Lady Mu had previously mentioned that Old Devil Qian and Han Li had fought once before . They originally hadn’t believed that Han Li would be capable of slaying the old devil, but after witnessing his current abilities, they couldn't help but be suspicious .

When Master Sable and Daoist Sevenwonders saw the two’s strange actions, they exchanged a glance of surprise and focused their attention on Han Li .

Han Li inwardly sighed, but maintained a calm exterior and said, “Fellow Daoist Qian and I parted after we left Kunwu Hall . He is probably searching for treasure elsewhere . I also don’t know where the other Ying Sifting Sect Elders are . ”

Immortal Xu sternly said, “Fellow Daoist Han doesn’t need to ponder much about Fellow Daoist Ge and the others . On the way, they were ambushed by the Ye Clan Grand Elder and have already perished . Their Nascent Souls are no more . ”

“So it was like that!” Han Li said with realization .

Having realized something, Master Sable gave Han Li a strange glance and said, “Kunwu Mountain is truly perilous for so many to have perished here . ”

Sevenwonders glanced at the ruins of the palace in the distance the solemnly said, “It is good that the Yin Sifting Sect Elders are gone . It has saved us some trouble . Fellow Daoists, please tell us about the Ancient Devil Ancestor . ”

“Yes, let us hear it! I won’t hide this from you . We came here for the matter of the ancient devil ancestor . Since this matter concerns the stability of the entire cultivation world, I hope you will join us . ” Master Sable gave Han Li and company a beaming smile .

Immortal Xu and Lin Yinping didn’t immediately reply, and wore odd expressions as they remained silent . Now that they were placed underneath restrictions, they didn’t dare to speak carelessly without knowing what Han Li planned .

From the very start, Gui Ling hadn’t spoken .

Han Li continued to appear calm and collected, and he glanced at the two grand cultivators with a towering gaze .

Master Sable and Daoist Sevenwonders glanced at one another with a trace of astonishment . It was clear that Immortal Xu and Lin Yinping held Han Li in fear .

“Since you wish to know about the devil ancestor, I will explain,” Han Li indifferently stated .

“Good, in that case-” As Master Sable started with a smile, a world-shaking explosion erupted from the direction of the palace, followed by the eruption of a dozen pillars of white light .

The entire space around them wildly shook and a loud and shrill cry sounded out . The ground slowly split, emitting white light into the air and distorting space itself .

“Not good! The devil ancestor has begun dissolving the seal on the ninth floor! To think that she could have recovered enough in such a short time!” Daoist Sevenwonders shouted out in terror .

‘The seal on the ninth floor?’ When Han Li heard this, he saw the space surrounding them begin to collapse . Without another thought, his body flashed with light and released the Tailstar Shield, covering him in a silver barrier .

Before he could perform anything else, the pillars of light suddenly faded and turned pitch black . Afterwards, they surged in size and curved off in every direction, rending apart space wherever it brushed past, producing clashing white and black light .

“Spatial tears!”

Han Li could no longer maintain a calm appearance .

Without another thought, he summoned a fire-red talisman into his hand and slapped it onto his body, summoning forth a crimson flood dragon which soon disappeared .

In the blink of an eye, Han Li turned into half-flood dragon, half-human form .

Lin Yinping shouted out as a black crevice suddenly appeared in the air before them .

When Han Li looked at this black streak, he sensed an insatiable abyss; an inexhaustible darkness that released none who entered .