Chapter 1333

"That person's divine abilities are unfathomably deep; my disciple failed in the task entrusted to him, and indeed was defeated. If it weren't for the heavenly guards watching from the sidelines intervening, my disciple would have nearly been slain by the opponent's sword." Upon seeing the emerald flood dragon, the Han-surnamed man hastily lowered his head, hands clasped, standing respectfully to one side.

"The opponent is merely an early Soul Transformation cultivator; your divine abilities were already considerable, and you even specially lent him the Thousand Soul Bell for use—how could you still fail? When did you become so useless?" The emerald flood dragon's gaze turned gloomy.

"My disciple has already exerted his utmost effort. That person not only possesses several unknown divine abilities, but also possesses a cauldron-shaped spiritual treasure; moreover, this person is a body refiner who has achieved great accomplishment in the Jin Gang Sutra." The sharp-browed man's face broke out in a cold sweat "whoosh" as he hastily spoke to explain himself.

"A spiritual treasure? Great accomplishment in the Jin Gang Sutra?" Hearing the Han-surnamed man's words, the flood dragon's voice also showed a hint of surprise.

"Indeed, my disciple speaks only the truth, without a single false word." Upon hearing the flood dragon show some interest, the sharp-browed man felt slightly relieved in his heart.

The emerald flood dragon's eyes flashed with strange light as it pondered slightly, then suddenly, one of its claws beneath it made a grasping motion toward the Han-surnamed man in empty air.

With a soft "puff" sound, a cluster of black light enveloping the Thousand Soul Bell flew out from the man's body, spun once in the air, and then landed in the flood dragon's hand.

It lowered its head to examine it carefully for a moment, then its gaze suddenly turned gloomy.

Seeing this, the Han-surnamed man's heart leapt up again.

"So this person cultivates both dharma and body, following the path of dual cultivation. Hehe, such cultivators were once prevalent in ancient times, but nowadays there are hardly any left. Moreover, one cannot even imagine how many years it would take to achieve anything in either magic power or body refinement alone; cultivating both, although one may far surpass peers of the same level in the early stages, upon reaching the depths of cultivation, one's attainment will surely fall far short of that of ordinary cultivators. Furthermore, body refinement cultivation requires a certain innate talent. As far as I know, those who achieve great accomplishment in dual cultivation and advance to the Union Body stage are, from ancient times to the present, only a few like the Heavenly Element Holy Emperor. These people either were originally body refiners who later became cultivators, or they consumed some heavenly treasures that made their bodies extremely strong. Otherwise, following this path is simply cutting off one's own path of cultivation." The emerald flood dragon said with a cold smile.

"This person has already cultivated the Jin Gang Sutra to great accomplishment; could there still be some body refinement method to continue tempering the physical body?" The sharp-browed man asked, startled.

"Great accomplishment in the Jin Gang Sutra is already the highest realm of mortal body refinement; if one wishes to continue tempering the physical body, the best method is naturally to cultivate some ancient demon realm demonic arts and monster clan techniques. However, both are alien techniques, and their dangers are certainly not small. The opponent being able to cultivate both magic power and physical body to the current level, you, a mid-Soul Transformation cultivator, are not a match, which is not too surprising. But even so, how did he break my Thousand Soul Bell, and not only was the main soul in the bell destroyed, but even the tens of thousands of attached ferocious souls were reduced by six or seven tenths?" The flood dragon's voice suddenly turned icy cold.

"My disciple does not know how he did it. I drew him into the bell's space, but this person soon broke out from within. As for the specific details of the confrontation, my disciple did not witness them firsthand." The Han-surnamed man again hastily explained.

"Hmph, although the Thousand Soul Bell cannot yet rank among the Chaos Myriad Spirits List, it is sufficient to trap a late Soul Transformation cultivator. It seems this person either carries some treasure specifically effective against yin souls, or has cultivated some great divine ability of utmost yang and utmost rigidity. Well, this treasure at most needs to recapture some ferocious beasts' essences to restore its power through refinement, but that person's遗宝 must not be lost." The flood dragon stared at the man for a while before coldly snorting and withdrawing its gaze.

"Thank you, Master, for your mercy, but now the spiritual land has already been taken by that brat; once he sets up restrictions all around, where shall we go to search for treasures? It would surely become very inconvenient." The man first felt joy, but then hesitated and asked.

"This is somewhat troublesome. However, such a vast spiritual land cannot be deeply restricted by him in a short time, and there is indeed a solution. You first go to my true body's secluded retreat, take my token, and seek my good friend Gongyang Du. His one piece of hidden treasure, the 'Mystifying Heaven Five-Color Banner,' possesses the inconceivable divine ability to invert the five elements and transform objects into nothingness. You may borrow it temporarily, and then we will find a suitable opportunity to sneak in secretly and search for treasures. Doing so would mean owing Gongyang Lao Mo a great favor, which would probably be difficult to repay in the future." The emerald flood dragon said displeasedly.

The Han-surnamed man dared not show any displeasure, only able to stand with a respectful expression, nodding repeatedly.

At the same time, Han Li had just escaped from a towering city wall tens of zhang high in Tian Yuan City, flying toward the plains outside the city.

After the duel ended, he did not return to fly to the Spirit Hall, but straight to the spiritual land he had chosen.

With Han Li's current divine abilities, naturally he could traverse thousands of miles in an instant; merely three or four days' time, he had smoothly arrived before a vast, lush green mountain range.

This is the so-called Qiong Lai Mountain

The light retracted, and Han Li emerged into form on a mountain peak beside the range, having roughly scanned this mountain range spanning hundreds of thousands of li in width, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Although this mountain range is the least of the three mountain ranges displayed in the Jade Pavilion Pavilion, being able to be allotted to Soul Transformation cultivators for cultivation, its spiritual energy is dense and by no means trivial. Compared to the so-called cultivation holy lands of the human realm, it is absolutely a world apart.

After looking for a while, Han Li nodded in satisfaction, his escape light rising as he transformed into a blue streak that plunged into this mountain range.

Not long after, he had escaped over ten million li away.

Although advancing rapidly at high altitude, Han Li extended his divine sense outward, and everything within a radius of ten thousand li was enveloped within it.

Along the way, he had already discovered four or five places with restrictions set up, clearly the locations of other cultivators' abodes.

Han Li paid little heed to these neighbors, instead urging his escape light to sweep past them in a flash.

When Han Li had nearly crossed half of the mountain range, he finally arrived at the spiritual land indicated on the map as his own.

The spiritual land spanning over twenty thousand li of mountain range could not be seen to its end at a glance. Furthermore, besides him, there was no other cultivator present in this place.

Han Li felt delighted in his heart, but did not rush to immediately establish an abode; instead, he drove his escape light, circling leisurely around the approximate range marked on the map, making a large loop. Moreover, at regular intervals, he would toss down a white, misty spiritual flag from the air, which would sink into the ground and vanish without a trace.

These spiritual flags are merely the lowest-grade magical tools; aside from having a slight 'illusion' effect, their main purpose is to inform nearby cultivators that this spiritual land already has an owner, so they should not easily enter this area.

Subsequently, Han Li wandered leisurely in this area.

After half a day, he discovered several small spiritual mines and a few places of natural spiritual 'herbs' within the spiritual land. But only about half of each remained.

Naturally, these spiritual mines and spiritual 'herbs' are of low grade and rather ordinary; it is estimated that the previous cultivator who occupied this place was too lazy to spend much effort mining or harvesting them.

Han Li likewise did not regard these things as noteworthy, but having some extra harmonious things could also be considered a small delight.

After inspecting each place thoroughly, Han Li finally halted in the high air above the center of the spiritual land, his face sinking into contemplation.

Somewhat strangely, he had not discovered anything special in this place; that sharp-browed man had fought him desperately, so could it really have been merely for the convenience of practicing some secret manual?

Han Li's eyes flickered a few times, then he immediately shook his head lightly.

Judging from the opponent's furious and embarrassed appearance after losing the duel, it certainly was not such a simple matter; moreover, to say the spiritual land is vast in area, it is not merely this one place, and there is no need to fight him to the death, even having harbored murderous intent.

It seems that if there is an opportunity in the future, one should still search carefully once more; otherwise, if he has some unresolved doubt in his heart, he cannot truly cultivate in peace.

Having made up his mind, Han Li immediately began to consider the matter of establishing an abode.

Although the spiritual land in this area is mostly similar, there are naturally a few places where the spiritual energy is somewhat denser.

Han Li carefully considered and weighed the options, and finally made a decision. Immediately, his escape light rose again as he headed straight for the place he had selected.

Not long after, Han Li appeared in a patch of five-colored mist swirling between two giant mountains.

This place seems to be a vast marsh, from the underground mire continuously bubbling out this unusually vivid miasma, reaching a height of over a hundred zhang, and possessing extreme toxicity; even if a cultivator unintentionally inhales a wisp of it, it would be quite troublesome.

Most importantly, the miasma contains some unknown strange components that actually restrict divine sense, preventing it from penetrating deeply.

Not long ago, when Han Li came here to inspect, relying on the clairvoyant function of his Mingqing Lingmu, he only after penetrating several li into the miasma vaguely discovered a medium-sized natural stone valley, which could connect to both giant mountains.

Such a naturally hidden place is naturally the ideal location for Han Li to conceal the entrance to his abode.

Han Li flew into the depths of the miasma-filled stone valley, and easily at an inconspicuous stone wall of the valley, opened a cave mouth, then released numerous flying swords, easily excavating two extraordinarily long passages leading directly into the interiors of the two giant mountains.

He actually planned to simultaneously excavate two abodes within the two giant mountains.

One is intended to 'confuse' other cultivators, while the other is where he truly intends to sit in meditation, cultivate, store spiritual insects and beasts, and nurture spiritual 'herbs'.

As for that Heavenly Mechanism Abode, due to its small size, it is naturally not needed for use at present.

After the abode was completed, Han Li immediately transplanted all the spiritual grasses and trees he had brought from the human realm into the 'herb' garden; those gold-devouring insects he had been cultivating all along were also all placed into the insect chamber; after so many years of cultivation, these gold-devouring insects have astonishingly large individual sizes, ferocious and abnormal, clearly not far from being able to catalyze into mature forms.

As for that qilin beast, Han Li also specially prepared a comfortable nest for it, threw it in, and let it cultivate on its own.

However, when Han Li walked into a arranged, gloomy and empty 'animal' chamber, his face suddenly showed a solemn expression.

Aligning the spiritual beast ring in his hand toward the animal chamber and giving it a light shake, instantly a sheet of black霞 swept over, and a black, zhang-high thing suddenly appeared in the middle of the stone chamber.

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