Chapter 1152

Five thin streams of spiritual energy slowly emerged from the spirit stone. They were cool and exceptionally thick, like five small snakes drilling straight into Han Li's palm!

Caught off guard, Han Li was startled. He immediately shook his five fingers, subconsciously cutting off the spirit stone's absorption.

But even so, the five small snakes darted into the meridians of his arm and dissipated on their own.

Suddenly, a stream of spiritual power filled with exuberant vitality radiated out, spreading throughout his entire body in the blink of an eye!

In an instant, Han Li felt himself shrouded in a warm, cool sensation, which then turned warm and cozy. His entire body felt extremely comfortable, giving him an incredible feeling of floating away.

Is this a top-grade spirit stone? It can indeed provide spiritual energy far beyond what high-tier spirit stones can compare to.

Han Li hurriedly refined this spiritual power, feeling great joy in his heart.

Just this momentary absorption was enough to save him half a month of bitter meditation. If this were the case, if he absorbed the entire spirit stone, wouldn't he be able to save ten years of bitter cultivation?

Han Li could not help but think greedily.

Of course, he could only think about such a wasteful idea. A spirit stone that could provide such a vast amount of pure spiritual energy at once could naturally only be used at the critical moment of breaking through a bottleneck.

Han Li flipped his palm, and a pale green wooden box appeared in his hand.

He carefully placed the top-grade spirit stone into the box and took out several talismans of different colors, sticking them onto the wooden box's surface. Only then did he put the wooden box into his storage pouch.

Han Li let out a long whistle of great satisfaction, transforming into a blinding green light that vanished into the distance in a flash...

Several months later, Han Li returned to the vicinity of Silver Shark Island without incident.

But as soon as he entered the nearby sea area, he discovered something strange. Along the way until he approached Silver Shark Island, he had not encountered a single cultivator, which was somewhat unusual.

When Han Li finally saw Silver Shark Island from afar with some surprise, he could not help but be stunned.

He saw that at this time, Silver Shark Island had raised a layer of thick blue light barrier, and the island's barriers were fluctuating intensely, as if all the defensive grand arrays were activated. Scanning with his spiritual sense, the nearby sea surface was empty, as if all the cultivators had retreated into the island's barriers.

Han Li was startled. He searched the nearby seabed with his spiritual sense, and after confirming there were indeed no abnormalities, he flew toward the island's entrance with some suspicion.

The barrier fluctuations there were relatively gentle; it should be the entrance specially set up for the barrier array.

Transforming into a green rainbow, he flickered a few times and arrived in front of the light barrier. As the light faded, Han Li revealed his figure.

After glancing behind the blue, misty light barrier, he raised one hand, and a sound-transmission talisman flashed into the barrier and vanished.

Then Han Li hovered in the air, expressionless!

"I don't know which fellow Daoist has returned to the island at this time. Could you please tell me your name?" A cautious male voice came from behind the barrier, and at the same time, a divine sense scanned Han Li's body.

Han Li's face sank. Green light erupted from his body, and he unceremoniously bounced the divine sense away, while also striking back with a flick of his hand.

Suddenly, a muffled groan came from behind the barrier, making the owner of the divine sense suffer a small loss.

"Hmph! Is my name something you juniors can ask about so casually? Quickly open the barrier; I have important matters to attend to on the island," Han Li snorted coldly and said in a cold voice.

"So it is a Nascent Soul senior who has arrived. Please forgive the junior for being rude. If it were normal times, the junior would naturally do as told immediately. But recently, a large group of demon beasts suddenly arrived in the nearby sea area, and they attacked this island a few days ago. The junior has been ordered that all cultivators returning to the island in the past few days must have their identities verified before they can be allowed onto the island," the cultivator explained in a hurry, enduring the pain of the divine sense backlash.

"There is such a thing? How do you want to verify my identity?" Han Li's mind immediately flashed back to the scene of the demon beast ambush on Bi Ling Island. After a moment of contemplation, his voice softened.

"Could the senior please report your name and background, or do you have any token that can prove your identity?" The cultivator inside smiled apologetically and asked cautiously.

"A token? Then take a look at this!" Han Li frowned, then raised his hand, and a golden light shot into the barrier and vanished.

It was precisely the guest token given by the Heavenly Star Sages.

"So it is Senior Han. Please forgive the senior; the disciple will let the senior in right away," a surprised voice came from behind the light barrier.

Hearing this, Han Li felt a stir in his heart, a trace of suspicion flashing in his eyes, but his expression remained as usual as he waited quietly there.

After only a moment, the blue light barrier in front of him trembled, and after a flash of light, a crack split open.

Han Li flickered, transforming into a startling rainbow and flying inside.

The crack then closed up as before after a buzzing sound.

As soon as he flew out of the barrier, Han Li's eyes brightened. In front of him appeared more than ten Star Palace cultivators in white shirts, standing in two rows.

The green rainbow circled once, and Han Li appeared in front of these cultivators in a flash.

"Greetings, Senior Han?" A middle-aged cultivator hurriedly stood out and bowed respectfully to Han Li.

It was the same person who had spoken to him, at the mid-stage Core Formation, but his face was slightly pale. It seemed he had not yet fully recovered from the divine sense backlash just now.

"Just you people guarding here?" Han Li raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. The other Star Palace cultivators only had Foundation Establishment cultivation; the guard was not too thin.

"Because the demon beast attack on the island a few days ago was very intense, the other fellow Daoists have already returned to the town on the island to rest. Now, only the disciple and others are on duty. However, Senior Han, please rest assured; the nearest town is only a hundred miles away, with over a hundred of our Palace's disciples stationed there, ready to support this place at any time," the man explained.

"You call me Senior Han; how do you know who I am?" Han Li's face sank, and a shocking spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from his body, forcing the man to change his expression and retreat several steps.

"Senior Han, the Palace had already informed all of us disciples stationed on the island of the senior's appearance and identity several months ago, and we were ordered to listen to the senior's orders at any time," the man said hurriedly in terror after steadying his figure.

"So that's how it is! I didn't expect the two Palace Masters to be so concerned about me!" Han Li's gaze flashed a few times, and he suddenly smiled with a softened expression, while the heaven-shaking spiritual pressure on his body vanished without a trace in an instant.

Only then did the man feel a sense of relief, a fawning expression appearing on his face.

Just at this moment, Han Li raised his head and glanced toward the island. His gaze flashed a few times, and he suddenly asked indifferently.

"Have you notified anyone else?"

"Yes, as soon as the disciple had news of the senior, I was to notify the elders on the island to come and welcome the senior immediately," the man said honestly.

"I see!" Han Li's face was wooden, and one could not tell whether he was happy or sad. The man, however, felt a shiver, feeling somewhat uneasy.

Just at this moment, white light flashed in the distant sky, and the sound of breaking air followed. A white escape light shot toward this side.

Looking at the sky, Han Li could not help but narrow his eyes slightly.

"It is Elder Zhao who has come personally to welcome Senior Han," the man said hurriedly in a fawning manner.

Han Li only gave a hum, his expression wooden, standing there with his arms crossed, motionless.

Seeing Han Li acting so carelessly, the man was secretly stunned.

He did not know that Han Li was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. After his divine sense was bounced back just now, he did not dare to scan Han Li again, thinking that Han Li was most likely a newly recruited early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator by the Star Palace.

The escape light flashed, and a white rainbow shot down diagonally. As the light faded, an elderly man with graying hair appeared. The elderly man was dressed in a brocade robe, with a jade belt around his waist and long, thin eyebrows, giving people a feeling of awe.

This elderly man was precisely a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

The opponent saw Han Li standing in front of the crowd at a glance, and after taking a few steps forward, he clasped his fists and said:

"Is it Brother Han? Zhao failed to welcome you from afar, I hope Fellow Daoist Han will forgive me!"

The elderly man was full of smiles, as if he were a long-time friend of Han Li.

Han Li raised an eyebrow, but replied calmly:

"Fellow Daoist is too polite. I heard that Silver Shark Island hasn't been very peaceful in the past few days. How is the situation now? Is Fellow Daoist Zhao the one in charge of the island?"

"Haha, although a group of demon beasts came to harass this island, there wasn't even a single transformation-stage demon beast, so it was just a scare. And the person in charge of the island isn't Zhao, but Elder Ning. However, he has already gone out to investigate the reason for the demon beasts attacking this island. I came this time actually to wait here specifically for Brother Han," the elderly man surnamed Zhao said with a smile.

"Waiting for me?" Han Li's expression shifted, and he finally revealed a trace of surprise.

"That's right, this was personally ordered by the two Sages of our Palace. They would like to see you when you return to the Inner Sea. To be honest with Brother Han, I have been waiting for you on the island for several months," the elderly man said with a smile.

"Oh, what exactly is the matter? It actually required Fellow Daoist to be so hardworking?" Han Li frowned, feeling a faint sense of trouble.

"Haha, this matter is a long story, and this is not the place to talk. How about Brother Han follows me to a quiet place nearby to discuss it?" The elderly man suggested with a mysterious smile.

"Hmm, that's fine. Let's go to that small mountain over there to discuss it in detail!" After a moment of contemplation, Han Li scanned the surroundings and suddenly pointed at a nameless small mountain ten miles away.

"Good, let's follow Brother Han's wishes!" The elderly man surnamed Zhao only glanced at the small mountain and agreed immediately.

Han Li nodded, then the elderly man surnamed Zhao gave a few instructions to the Star Palace disciples, and they transformed into two streaks of escape light, shooting straight toward that small mountain.

At such a close distance, the two arrived in the blink of an eye, landing on the mountain top.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, if you have anything to say on behalf of your Palace Masters, just say it directly," Han Li asked calmly as soon as his feet touched the ground.

"Haha, Brother Han doesn't need to be so cautious. This time, there is a great piece of good news delivered to your door," the elderly man surnamed Zhao twisted the few whiskers under his chin and laughed before speaking.

"A great piece of good news! How does this come about?" Hearing this, Han Li was stunned.

"Fellow Daoist Han's lifespan is less than a hundred, right?" The elderly man asked with a smile.

"So what if it is?" Han Li felt a trace of inexplicable strangeness, but he stared at the opponent without changing his expression, not denying it.

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