Chapter 1372

Han Li nodded as usual, saying nothing.

The white-robed maiden smiled faintly, then suddenly asked the black-dressed young woman:

"Junior Sister Xiao, the technique you just displayed is the Black Phoenix Clan's innate divine ability, the renowned Black Flame Blaze! This fire truly possesses astonishing power, living up to its reputation!"

Upon hearing the maiden's question, Xiao Hong was startled, her dark brows slightly furrowed, before her eyes suddenly 'revealed' a hint of strange 'color' as she replied:

"Not bad. This flame is indeed the Black Flame Blaze I have cultivated, nothing worth mentioning. But Fellow Daoist Ye's pipa in your hand reminds me of a legendary treasure I once heard of. It is said that tens of thousands of years ago, in the Tianling Realm, a senior cultivator of the Body Integration stage forged a 'Spirit-Astonishing Pipa' heavenly spiritual treasure, listed on the Chaos Myriad Spirits Ranking, capable of simultaneously driving the three great divine abilities of petrification, metal-melting, and ice-sealing. Fellow Daoist Ye, I wonder if the treasure you used earlier has any connection to this spiritual treasure?"

"Hehe, I never expected Junior Sister Xiao to be so knowledgeable about our human race's treasures. Although the item in my hand is not the original Spirit-Astonishing Pipa from back then, it is merely an imitation ancient treasure, capable of only displaying the petrification divine ability, and its power is far inferior to the genuine article." The maiden replied with a chuckle.

"Ah, I see! Even so, this treasure is still comparable to an ordinary spiritual treasure. After all, the petrification divine ability is truly rare and hard to guard against." The young woman said leisurely.

Hearing the two women's conversation laden with hidden implications, Long Dong's face 'showed' a smile-not-smile expression, but as if recalling something, he suddenly turned to Han Li and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Han, your flying swords are quite peculiar—possessing seventy-two in total, appearing as a complete set, and their power seems different from the ordinary. This also reminds me of a former ascendant cultivator from years past. Though he was merely a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator, by setting up a sword formation with seventy-two flying swords, he could actually match a Body Integration cultivator without yielding. At the time, it caused quite a sensation, though this senior's sword light was all green 'color,' unlike your flying swords, Fellow Daoist Han. I wonder if your flying swords also possess some kind of sword formation divine ability."

Long Dong seemed quite interested in Han Li's earlier display of the Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword.

"Oh, such a thing exists. I don't know this senior's surname and name, nor what kind of sword formation he displayed. My flying swords are numerous merely to overwhelm the enemy by quantity—I know nothing of sword formations." Han Li felt a stir inside upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged as he replied.

"Oh, the person Fellow Daoist Long mentioned—I have also heard of him one or two times. It is said he was a senior named 'Qing Yuanzi,' indeed a remarkable figure in his time. Although I don't know what kind of sword formation he refined, I heard his cultivation method actually originated from his own creation. However, it's a pity that, according to rumor, this senior entered the barbarian wilderness years ago and has had no news since. Otherwise, with his heavenly-endowed talent, advancing to the Body Integration stage would likely be possible." The white-robed maiden laughed and interjected.

Long Dong remained unfazed, merely smiling.

Upon hearing this, Han Li fell silent for a long while. Whether from the manner of address or the treasure, or the claim of self-created cultivation method, this Qing Yuanzi appeared to be the lower-realm senior who founded the Qing Yuan Sword Art back then. Actually learning of this remarkable person's whereabouts from the two before him truly surprised him. Unfortunately, he had already chosen the path of dual cultivation of body and law; otherwise, following his cultivation of the Qing Yuan Sword Art, seeking to obtain this Qing Yuanzi's inheritance would have been the proper course.

Thinking thus, Han Li's expression remained unchanged as he slightly bowed to the others, then transformed into a streak of escape light, flying straight to the highest point of the jade vessel, where he sat cross-legged by himself.

Seeing Han Li's unwillingness to continue conversing, Xiao Hong and the mole-marked youth exchanged glances, then immediately laughed and dispersed in all directions—some returned to their quiet chambers to continue seated cultivation, while others went elsewhere on the jade vessel to attend to their own affairs.

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