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Chapter 871: 871
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“Grand elder?” When Han Li heard him, he was dumbstruck .

“That’s right,” Senior Martial Brother Cheng said with a beaming smile . “I won’t hide this from Junior Martial Brother Han . When you were only at early Nascent Soul stage, I had thought to appoint Junior Martial Brother Lu as grand elder and have you support him . But now that you’ve entered mid-Nascent Soul stage and displayed such grand abilities, winning over much prestige for the sect, the title of grand elder rightfully belongs to you . Junior Martial Brother Lu has no complaints with this as the title should be bestowed to the strongest cultivator in the sect . ”

After a moment of silence, Han Li replied, “Many thanks for Senior Martial Brother’s kind intentions, but I cannot accept the role of grand elder . ”

“Junior Martial Brother Han doesn’t need to be so modest . ” Lu Luo wryly chuckled and said, “You’ve already assumed the role in everything but name . You can’t think of having me, an early Nascent Soul cultivator, be the grand elder of the number one sect in the State of Xi . ”

“It’s not that I’m refusing out of modesty . I am simply unwilling to hold that title . Senior martial brothers should know that I am a cultivator who is wholeheartedly dedicated to the path of cultivation . For me, the less things to distract me from cultivation, the better . With that in mind, how could I serve as the head of the sect? In the future I will be in secluded cultivation for long periods of time and will be too preoccupied to lead the sect . And the most important point is that I only joined the sect recently . Let alone the low-grade disciples, but I find the Core Formation martial nephews to be completely unfamiliar . I am completely lacking in this regard . I will be fine as an common elder, but the position of grand elder should belong to Senior Martial Brother Lu!”

“But Junior Martial Brother Han . . . ” Senior Martial Brother Cheng frowned and thought to continue when Han Li suddenly interrupted him .

With a stern expression, he gravely declared, “If you pursue this matter any further, you will force me to leave the Drifting Cloud Sect . ”

Senior Martial Brother Cheng exchanged a glance of dismay with Lu Luo at Han Li’s unwavering rejection and loss of courtesy . He then said, “Very well, since Brother Han have said this, we’ll save this topic for another time . ”

Han Li’s expression calmed and he slowly said, “Although I will not accept the title of grand elder, I will still look after the sect under the position as a sect elder . If nothing unexpected happens, I will be sure to strive my hardest to have the sect continue to thrive for the next thousand years . ”

Senior Martial Brother Cheng could only wryly chuckle and change the topic to what Master Sunreach wished to talk about with Han Li .

Han Li didn’t conceal this from him and gave a brief summary on what he said . At the end, he said, “From Master Sunreach’s words, there seems to be a relationship with the Seven Spirit Islands and the huge whirlpool . Since they’re neighboring the State of Xi, have you heard anything exceptionally strange?”

“Exceptionally strange? Not at all . The current rumors floating around are mostly be true . When the huge whirlpool and the Seven Spirit Islands emerged, we dispatched a group of disciples to personally investigate as they were close to Dreamcloud Mountains and we found that it didn’t differ much from the rumors . ”

Han Li sighed and said, “Since that’s the case, it seems I won’t find out until I go meet them . I hope it is as Master Sunreach had said . With the support of the Divine Devilbane Lightning, there shouldn’t be any danger . ”

Lu Luo worriedly added on, “No matter how it is said, Junior Martial Brother Han had best be careful . Given that all three of the Great Heavenly South cultivators are meeting together, that matter can’t be ordinary . ”

“I will take note of course,” Han Li said with a smile, “However, I don’t believe they’ll put me through anything too strenuous . ”

“Actually, since Junior Martial Brother Han entered mid-Nascent Soul stage at such a young age and possesses abilities on par with their own, even the three great cultivators wouldn’t dare to rashly offend you . ” Lu Luo chuckled .

Han Li kept his faint smile and said nothing further .

The three didn’t talk about anything more on the way and they soon returned to the Drifting Cloud Sect .



His two senior martial brothers parted from Han Li and immediately went to the sect’s official hall . They gathered together their important disciples to inform them of the Drifting Cloud Sect’s new position as the number one sect of the Dreamcloud Mountains . At that same time, they discussed a few changes and future plans .

As for Han Li, he paid a visit to the restricted area where Nangong Wan was sealed . After spending several hours there, he left with a tired expression and flew back to his cave residence .

On his visit to the restricted area, he had spent much strength using a secret technique to examine Nangong Wan’s condition under the Soul Seal Curse, resulting in both good and bad news . The good news was that the Ancient Fire Toad’s core was truly effective and was weakening the curse’s hold on Nangong Wan’s soul . The bad news was that the effects were far weaker than he had anticipated . It would be difficult to say whether or not the core would be able to dissolve the curse . He would have to observe her for a while more before he could come to a conclusion .

Fortunately, even if the demon core couldn’t dissolve the curse, it would weaken its effects and give Han Li more time to find a solution .

. . .

Half a day later, Han Li was sealed inside a secluded room . He was sitting cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut . He had forcefully pushed the matter of Nangong Wan to the back of his mind to focus entirely on cultivation . Any distraction weighing on his heart could lead to a cultivation backlash .

Ever since Han Li entered the hidden room, he remained in a meditative state . Now that he had put his heart to peace, he slowly opened his eyes and spit out a small longan-sized ball of golden threads . It spun in place as it floated in front of his chest .

As he stared at the ball, Han Li flicked his finger and struck the ball with an azure spell seal .

Rolls of thunder sounded out and the gold ball suddenly began to release threads of fine golden lightning . Afterwards, the ball of golden light violently flashed several times and all the lightning disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only a small orb of blue flames .



As soon as the ball of blue flames appeared, Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a small orb of his own blue flames, wrapping around it . In the blink of an eye, the flames fused together before shooting back into Han Li’s mouth .

Without another word, Han Li immediately formed an odd incantation gesture and closed his eyes once more .

He began to refine the last strand of the Celestial Ice Flames he needed to control the Heavenvoid Cauldron . If he could control it, he would be able to roam the realm mostly unobstructed .

. . .

About half a month later, Han Li emerged from his meditative state and opened his eyes . He then extended his finger with a flick, summoning a small ball of blue flames in a crackle .

He stared at the blue flames with tightly closed lips . Then, he flicked his finger and the flames flickered before taking the form of a slim snake . The flame snake tightly wrapped around his finger .

“Go,” Han Li muttered . The flame snake then grew a pair of fiery wings and quickly shot towards the ceiling of the room . It began to spiral in the air close beneath the ceiling before nimbly fluttering throughout the room .

Han Li silently observed the movements of the fire snake, and after the time it took to finish a cup of tea, he pointed at it .

Bang . The fire snake ruptured and scattered blue embers shot towards Han Li in a gust of wind before disappearing into his body .

At that moment, Han Li smiled and muttered, “It appeared the Celestial Ice Flames became far quicker after being refined . At the start it took me half a year to refine a single strand, but the same amount of flame only took me half a month .

Han Li then tilted his head in thought and slapped the storage pouch . He summoned a small cauldron in his hand in a flash of azure light . It was only several inches wide by it was intricately and exquisitely designed .

Han Li stared at the Heavenvoid Cauldron with a pensive expression before tossing it into the air . The cauldron then roiled for a moment before floating in the air .

Han Li rubbed his hands together, igniting a fist-sized ball of blue flame above his palm . Then, he placed his other hand over the ball of flame and suddenly shot a stream of blue flames from both of his palms, striking the ball of blue flames and causing it to quickly expand .

A short moment later, the fireball grew to the size of a head and began to pulse in size . Despite the violent roiling of the flames, it didn’t release even a trace of heat .

Han Li raised his head and looked up at the small cauldron, and with a mental command, the ball of flames suddenly struck it .

A strange scene resulted . The small cauldron didn’t rupture from the strike, but rather, fused together with the ice flames . Enveloped inside the raging ice flames, the Heavenvoid Cauldron began to slowly turn .

Han Li coldly stared at the small cauldron and squinted his eyes . Soon after, he released his spiritual sense and immersed it within the Heavenvoid Cauldron, closely examining to see if anything about the cauldron changed inside the ice flames .

As time slowly passed by, Han Li’s frown became more tense .

Even when enveloped with the refined Celestial Ice Flames, the cauldon didn’t reveal the slightest change .

Han Li lowered his head in thought before suddenly raising it to stare at the Heavenvoid once more . His eyes shined with blue light as he channeled the entirety of his spiritual sense into his eyes .





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