Chapter 1133: A Sense of Familiarity

"I'm afraid this person really does possess some supernatural abilities; otherwise, how could a cultivator who has just advanced to the late stage remain so composed in my presence?" Wen Qing said slowly.

"In that case, it's truly troublesome. Since we cannot easily eliminate him, our only option is to win him over. But once he joins the Star Palace with his cultivation level, how could Yuling possibly suppress him? I fear that once we two pass away, the situation will reverse, and the entire Star Palace will fall into his hands." The man's voice turned cold, and his words suddenly revealed a chilling killing intent.

"You mean we should still eliminate this person! But what if he turns out to be extraordinarily formidable? If our single strike fails, we will have utterly saddled Yuling with a deadly enemy of life and death. The consequences are still unimaginable." Wen Qing hesitated slightly.

"Hmph, this person has already emerged in the chaotic Star Sea. If we don't find a way to resolve him, he will similarly disrupt the order of the chaotic Star Sea. Since our Dao offers no hope, we must not allow the Star Palace's Dao lineage to be buried in our hands. This person cannot be used by us, so he must be eliminated. Even if we take some risks, we must try." The man let out a cold snort and spoke without hesitation.

"What you say may be reasonable, but this matter is no small affair; I still believe it's best to plan for the long term!" Wen Qing shook her head, clearly disagreeing with her companion's words.

"How so? You won't really be this wary, will you? I don't believe that, even if we join forces and use the Yuan Ci Mountain, he could truly escape from our grasp!" The man said arrogantly.

"If we two join forces and then employ the Yuan Ci Mountain, we would indeed have a seventy to eighty percent chance of slaying the opponent. However, this person is extraordinarily cautious and likely will not come voluntarily to our Shengshan's upper levels. While the Yuan Ci Mountain, as a defensive tool, is unparalleled under heaven, actively using it to pursue enemies is rather clumsy. To truly leave the opponent defenseless, we would only have one chance: at the instant he returns via transmission from the outer sea, we would use the Yuan Ci Mountain to envelop the entire Star Hall, leaving him no escape. Otherwise, as soon as he deploys his movement technique and avoids direct confrontation, eliminating him would become exceedingly difficult." The woman spoke in a quiet, lingering tone.

"I naturally know this. I've heard that you gave this person one of our palace's guest elder tokens. That's well done; if he uses this token, we can trace his whereabouts and estimate his approximate return time. Thus, setting an ambush in the Star Hall specifically would not be impossible." The man said sternly.

Wen Qing's eyebrows furrowed slightly; she did not respond to this, but suddenly shifted the topic, uttering a few sentences that left the man astonished.

"Throughout history, the masters of the Star Palace have basically been a male-female couple. Yuling is already a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator, yet she has not yet settled on a dual-cultivation partner. Only by cultivating our palace's exclusive dual-cultivation secret art can one greatly increase the chances of advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage. And as long as one of the couple reaches the late stage, it is enough to deter petty troublemakers. We ourselves originally secured our position as masters of the Star Palace in this way. But now, there are only a few Nascent Soul cultivators in the palace whose age is close to Yuling's—only two or three—and these few seem not to have caught her eye. This is somewhat troublesome! What do you think of that Han boy? If he agrees to become Yuling's dual-cultivation partner, we might as well hand over the Star Palace for him to manage. In that case, whether Yuling actually controls the Star Palace or not would make little difference. Moreover, given his astonishing cultivation speed, he is not without a chance to advance to the Spirit Transformation stage. Under his protection, Yuling might even have a chance to attain the Great Dao." Wen Qing shifted her thoughts, speaking aloud the strategy she had long pondered.

"Having him become Yuling's partner? That is indeed a strategy that kills two birds with one stone. However, this person achieved late-stage cultivation at such a young age; he likely already has a dual-cultivation partner, possibly even multiple concubines." The man hesitated slightly, and a hint of relaxation appeared in his expression.

"Even if he truly does, so what? How could he compare to Yuling? We will offer the Star Palace's vast estate as her dowry; he should know how to weigh the importance. At worst, we will divorce the original partner and take her as a concubine instead. Such things are not unheard of in our cultivation world." Wen Qing smiled faintly.

"Very well, let's do it this way. You can first try this method; if he refuses to agree, we will then join forces to eliminate him." The man nodded slightly and spoke solemnly.

"Even if he disagrees, we need not resort to open conflict; I have another strategy that can make him willingly bind himself, leaving him no opportunity to interfere with the Star Palace's rule, letting him gradually destroy himself." Wen Qing's clear eyes revealed a hint of a strange expression as she spoke coldly.

"Such a method? Don't let your cleverness backfire. The fact that he can reach the late stage means he's not easy to deceive." The man expressed some surprise.

Upon hearing this, Wen Qing let out a low laugh, then ceased speaking aloud, instead transmitting her words by moving her lips slightly.

"Do it this way! No, I will never agree……" After hearing only a few sentences, the man suddenly startled, his expression sinking.

Wen Qing paid no heed, merely continuing to transmit her words to herself. After listening to a few more sentences, the man's expression shifted; his angry look gradually faded, and he fell silent.

When Wen Qing had spoken for a while longer and the transmission finally ended, the man narrowed his eyes slightly, sinking into contemplation.

And Wen Qing smiled, saying nothing!

After an unknown amount of time had passed, the man raised his eyebrows, a resolute expression flashing across his face:

"Then do as you say. If it fails, we will use other means. In short, before we enter meditation until death, we must definitely resolve this person, as well as Liu Dao and Wan San Gu, etc., and absolutely not leave this future trouble for Yuling to manage the chaotic Star Sea!"

"That's natural. We two still have over a hundred years of lifespan, enough to cleanly handle these matters. There's no need to rush. Hehe, as long as he is determined to break through to the Spirit Transformation realm, he will certainly not avoid falling into this trap." When the woman finished speaking, she suddenly began to mutter to herself with extraordinary confidence.

Just as the Holy Dual Saints of Tianxing finished their discussion in the cave of the Shengshan, Han Li was in a quiet wooden house on Yin Sha Island, holding the wrist of a frail girl with one hand, using a thread of spiritual power to wander through her body, probing something uncertain.

This girl was precisely the daughter of Wen Siyue, a girl named "Tian Qiner."

She sat cross-legged on a wooden bed in the room, her face slightly flushed as she raised her half-bare arm, while Han Li sat on the edge of the bed, his face expressionless.

Meanwhile, at a somewhat distance, Wen Siyue and that scholarly-looking man stood with hands clasped, not daring to even take a breath, but their gazes toward the girl were filled with deep concern.

As for those four Foundation Establishment disciples, they had always been guarding outside the room to prevent outsiders from disturbing those inside.

"Indeed, somewhat troublesome. This poison seems alive, constantly devouring her spiritual power and even rushing about everywhere in her meridians! No wonder you two could do nothing with this poison; you must have given her many elixirs. Otherwise, she would have long been unable to endure. But this is merely drinking poison to quench thirst! The more spiritual energy this poison devours, the stronger it becomes. If this continues, if the poison is not removed within three months, her vitality will surely be severed." Han Li finally released the girl's wrist and said thus.

Upon hearing this, Wen Siyue and her husband's faces changed drastically; the scholarly man's voice even trembled slightly as he asked:

"Han Han Qianbei, even with your supernatural powers, can you not dispel this poison?"

"I only said it was somewhat troublesome; when did I say I cannot dispel it!" Han Li glanced at the man, speaking coldly.

"It was my impertinence; I hope the senior will forgive me!" The man with the surname Tian only then realized that the person before him was a great cultivator, someone he could not casually speak to, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat behind his back.

Han Li said nothing more, turned his head, and glanced twice at the girl on the bed; a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This girl had remained silent since he entered the room, except for when her wrist was first grasped, her face showed some flush, yet she displayed extraordinary composure.

This is greatly different from ordinary people! Even ordinary cultivators cannot achieve such indifference to life and death.

Moreover, what surprised Han Li somewhat was that he actually felt from this girl a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had encountered her before. This feeling was somewhat familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar, fleeting and indistinct. If it were not for his recent advancement to the late Nascent Soul stage, which greatly enhanced his spiritual sensitivity, he likely would not have sensed this faint feeling from the girl. As for the strange poison the girl had contracted, to him it was merely a trivial matter!

Han Li felt strange in his heart, gazing at the girl's unremarkable face, unable to help but fall into deep thought.

This time, although Wen Siyue and the man with the surname Tian felt strange in their hearts, after exchanging a glance, they dared not speak again to disturb Han Li.

Suddenly, Han Li's body trembled, as if recalling something, and he once again examined this "Tian Qiner" with an extremely strange gaze.

"Do you understand the way of formations?" To everyone's surprise, Han Li opened his mouth and asked a question completely unrelated to detoxification.

Upon hearing this, the girl looked at Han Li, her large eyes flashing with surprise, while Wen Siyue and her husband likewise revealed expressions of shock.

"Han Han Qianbei, how do you know that this young lady understands the way of formations?" Wen Siyue could not help but ask carefully.

"Nothing much. Years ago, an old friend also mastered the way of formations; the young lady resembles her somewhat, so I asked casually." Han Li quickly returned to his usual tone, but in his mind, no image of a lovely figure appeared. It was precisely the fierce woman named Xin Ruyin whom he had befriended when his Dao was not yet accomplished.

In fact, their appearances are completely different, but the unique aura emanating from them and the feeling they gave him are eerily remarkably similar.

Could it merely be coincidence? But the subconscious feeling deep within made Han Li faintly feel that it was not only so.

His eyes flashed, and he suddenly seized the girl's other palm, turned it slightly, and revealed her palm.

There, a red mole the size of a bean existed exactly at the center of her palm, as vivid as fresh blood.

"Impossible!"

Han Li cried out in shock, his face changing dramatically at the same time!

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