Chapter 1367

After hearing what Zhao Wugui and his companion said, most of the cultivators in the hall gasped, and their expressions became varied. Net

A fifty percent chance of falling—this mission was too dangerous. And staying in Sky Abyss City only had a sixty percent chance of facing an alien invasion, and if it were just a single alien race attacking, many still had the confidence to survive this tribulation.

Thinking this way, accepting this mission seemed to carry even greater risks.

Of course, matters concerning one's own life could not be calculated so simply; everyone naturally had their own plans and considerations.

For a time, the hall became silent.

"Fellow Daoists do not need to make a decision immediately; these missions will be released one after another within a year. And they will be specially marked: as long as one accepts this mission, those with official duties can abandon and transfer their original posts. So even those fellow Daoists with fixed duties need not worry," the cultivator surnamed Wen added a few sentences at the end.

"Senior Wen, even if we can complete the mission, how will the matter of the Dust-Extinguishing Pill be resolved? Without the Dust-Extinguishing Pill, even if we complete the mission, we will fall under the subsequent two-colored heavenly tribulation," Han Li spoke for the first time.

"So it is Nephew Han. There is no need to worry about this. Letting you execute such dangerous missions is inherently a desperate gamble. Naturally, the Dust-Extinguishing Pills you need will be provided in full before you set off. But in contrast, these spirit pills will also have restrictions placed on them. Unless you can truly complete the mission, these Dust-Extinguishing Pills will destroy themselves. You all had better not harbor any thoughts of abandoning the mission halfway and slipping away alone. Otherwise, you know very well what the consequences will be," Zhao Wugui replied indifferently.

"So that's how it is. Many thanks to Senior for clearing my doubts." Han Li nodded and sat back down calmly.

Several people in the hall heard Zhao Wugui's words; their faces showed no strange expressions, but they all smiled bitterly in their hearts.

The last trace of luck that these few people originally held in their hearts was naturally completely shattered.

"Everything that needed to be said, we have both told you all. The first wave of missions will begin in half a month. If you truly want to accept these missions, it is best to prepare early. Although the missions were specially arranged by Elder Leiluo for you, if other cultivators truly accept them, there is naturally nothing that can be done. Alright, the gathering ends here. Everyone go back and think carefully about the pros and cons," the cultivator surnamed Wen said with a smile, giving a final instruction, and announced the end of the gathering.

Immediately, he and Zhao Wugui stood up first and walked out of the hall.

After the people in the hall were silent for a while, they also walked out one after another. Most of them were frowning, looking full of thoughts.

Han Li did not rush out, but sat quietly in his seat, thinking to himself with a thoughtful look.

As a result, after a moment, only a few people remained in the hall.

"How is it? Brother Han, are you tempted by these missions?" Suddenly, someone walked over and said to Han Li with a smile.

Han Li's expression stirred. After seeing clearly who it was, he replied with a smile:

"So it is Fairy Xuan. I am indeed somewhat tempted. This strategy arranged by the seniors can indeed be considered a good way to preserve oneself. It's just that the danger is a bit too great."

This person was actually the female cultivator in the cyan palace dress, whose cultivation seemed to be at the mid-stage of Spirit Transformation.

Han Li had seen this woman in several previous gatherings and had spoken to her a few times, so they could be considered acquaintances.

"I heard that in a recent patrol mission, Brother Han captured a Green Shadow alone. It seems Brother Han's divine abilities are likely above those of ordinary late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators. If you are willing to accept these missions, I imagine the chance of completion is definitely greater than that of ordinary fellow Daoists. How about we join forces to accept one of them?" the woman surnamed Xuan said with a charming smile.

Although she was covered by a cyan veil, judging from her exposed skin and the beautiful eyes revealed outside, she was naturally a peerless beauty of exceptional appearance.

Han Li was somewhat surprised to hear this, but after gazing at the woman's face for a while, he shook his head slowly.

"You flatter me too much. I have only just advanced to the mid-stage realm not long ago; how can I compare with you and the others? As for whether I will accept this mission, I have not truly considered it yet, and it is a bit too early to make a decision now."

Han Li's words were extremely polite, but his refusal was faintly revealed.

Hearing Han Li's reply, a trace of disappointment flashed in the woman surnamed Xuan's eyes, but she did not continue to pester him. After chatting aimlessly for a few more sentences, she took her leave and departed first.

Watching the woman's back disappear at the hall door, Han Li withdrew his gaze and thought to himself indifferently:

Although this woman's cultivation was not weak and she practiced a divine ability called "Three Thousand Emeralds," which was said to be extremely powerful, he had always been accustomed to acting alone. Plus, he carried heavy treasures and did not want outsiders to know easily; even if he truly went to accept these missions, he would not consider joining forces at all. Moreover, he was currently entangled in an important matter; even if an alien race attack broke out tomorrow, he could not leave immediately.

The tens of thousands of Gold-Devouring Beetles he had been feeding with Neon Clothes Grass had finally met all the conditions to mature a year ago. He had already used the secret technique for rapid maturation obtained from the Heavenly Orchid Saintess to refine and mature them.

Seeing that in a few months, or at most a year, these spirit insects would finish transforming and become truly mature, how could he bear to interrupt their evolution during this period and leave easily, causing these spirit insects to fail their advancement?

Han Li felt somewhat troubled in his heart, sighed softly, and finally stood up to leave the place.

A cyan rainbow rose from the small valley and headed toward the city area.

He did not want to miss the lecture at the Sky Vast Hall in ten days.

After returning to the stone tower residence, Han Li immediately entered the quiet room, opened the restrictions, and sat cross-legged on a prayer mat in the room.

Flipping his palm, a yellow jade bottle appeared. He poured out a thumb-sized cyan pill and, without hesitation, tilted his head and swallowed it.

Immediately, a layer of faint cyan light appeared on his body.

A flash of light shone in Han Li's eyes. He stretched out his arms, spread his ten fingers slightly, and slowly closed his eyes.

With a soft "pu" sound, a flash of spiritual light shone from Han Li's crown, and a two-inch-tall Nascent Soul emerged.

The Nascent Soul stood on a small tripod, with dozens of tiny, needle-like flying swords circling and dancing around its body, looking quite imposing.

The Nascent Soul looked down at the two palms extended from the body below, blinked its clear black and white eyes, and a trace of an innocent smile appeared at the corners of its mouth.

Opening its mouth, a ball of silver fire was spat out. After a flash, it struck one of the palms. Immediately, with a "peng" sound, the silver-bright flames engulfed one of the palms.

A bizarre scene appeared!

The surface of the seemingly ordinary palm suddenly flashed with black light, and five white bone rings simultaneously appeared on the five fingers, each engraved with a lifelike skull.

These skulls twisted in the silver flames as if they had come to life, revealing various expressions—some seemed extremely comfortable, others seemed to be in unbearable pain, and some had a dull, numb look.

But no matter the expression, these bone rings changed size constantly in the silver flames. Even more mind-boggling was that the palm responded to the changes in the rings, expanding and contracting, and the skin gradually became crystal-clear and milky white, as if it were not flesh and blood, but white jade.

The Nascent Soul tilted its head, opened its mouth again, and spat out another fireball, which struck the other palm.

After the silver light shone brightly, the eerie flames engulfed this hand as well.

But unbelievably, this palm did not become crystal-clear and white in the silver flames like the other one; instead, it turned pitch-black like ink. After being calcined for a moment, a small mountain pattern appeared on both the palm and the back of the hand, flashing with mysterious gray light on the surface.

Just as the two palms revealed these magical scenes, the Nascent Soul that had spat the silver flames flickered and re-entered Han Li's crown, disappearing from sight.

Almost at the same time, the cyan light on Han Li's physical body changed, suddenly turning into faint golden light, and a faint golden human shadow appeared behind him.

Although this shadow was extremely blurry, it appeared to have three heads and six arms.

And on Han Li's exposed wrists and cheeks, square, crimson-gold runes appeared, slowly rotating on his skin. Seen from afar, they looked like golden scales.

This made Han Li, who was in the golden light, look as mysterious as a god or Buddha.

More than ten days later, Han Li walked out of the seclusion room with a calm expression. After attending the three-day-and-three-night lecture at the Sky Vast Hall, he left the Sky Abyss City area with satisfaction and returned to his own cave dwelling.

And just a month after Han Li returned to his cave dwelling, the Sky Abyss City Elder Council indeed suddenly released a batch of missions that looked extremely dangerous but carried heavy merit. Most of these missions were related to various alien races, but the personnel needed to execute them were mostly around the Spirit Transformation level.

This immediately caused a sensation in the city.

However, because the danger of falling in these missions was too great, those who truly went to accept them were naturally very few.

And just at this time, several uninvited guests suddenly appeared on Han Li's spiritual land and visited him, the master of the house.

In the cave dwelling, these people secretly talked with him for a full half-day before quietly leaving. Only Han Li, with an uncertain expression, was left behind. After struggling and thinking in the secret room for several days, he finally had a decision in his heart.

Four months later, most of the Gold-Devouring Beetles were successfully matured, and more than six or seven thousand spirit insects finally became mature bodies in the true sense.

Han Li immediately collected the spirit insects and the items in the cave dwelling, accepted a mysterious mission at a secret location in Sky Abyss City, and disappeared from the city.

Not long after, Han Li's original team also received orders from above, replacing him with another Spirit Transformation cultivator as the new captain.

Cultivators like Han Li who suddenly disappear mysteriously are not uncommon in Sky Abyss City; they include ascended cultivators, ordinary loose cultivators, and even mysterious disciples of hidden clans.

And the only characteristic these people had was that they were all Spirit Transformation cultivators, and they were the most outstanding existences among Spirit Transformation cultivators.

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