Chapter 1696: Cloud Race

But now that he was in the beast carriage, it was naturally inconvenient to take it out and study it.

Han Li could only suppress the curiosity in his heart, put the jade box away, and sit in meditation in the carriage with peace of mind.

Several hours later, the beast carriage arrived at the foot of the Spirit Mountain.

Han Li got off the carriage, threw a spirit stone to the driver, and flew toward the mountain from the carriage.

His cave dwelling was on the mountainside of the Spirit Mountain, and other exotic race cultivators on the Spirit Mountain were either out all year round or cultivating in their cave dwellings without coming out. Therefore, although this mountain was not small, figures were rarely seen outside.

But this time, when Han Li's escape light converged and he appeared on the mountainside, he unexpectedly discovered that two uninvited guests had come to his cave dwelling.

One of them, wearing a red robe and sixty or seventy years old, was precisely "Old Monster Xu," who had used a vermilion gourd to suck away all the heaven and earth energy that had lost control from his True Spirit Origin not long ago.

At this moment, the gourd from that day was hanging at his waist.

When Han Li appeared, he was sitting in meditation quietly in front of the cave dwelling's stone door with a fourteen or fifteen-year-old handsome youth.

Seeing this, Han Li naturally revealed a look of surprise.

Seeming to sense the return of the master, Old Monster Xu opened his eyes, and brilliance flashed, meeting Han Li's gaze.

"You must be fellow Daoist Han who just moved in," Old Monster Xu asked with a grin.

"Correct, it is indeed Han Mou. Fellow Daoist Xu appearing here, could it be that you are specifically looking for me?" Han Li retracted the strange expression on his face and replied politely.

The other party could make all the exotic race cultivators of the same stage on the entire Spirit Mountain feel so fearful, so their divine abilities must not be small. He naturally didn't want to offend such a person for no reason.

"Hehe, not bad, Xu is indeed here to visit fellow Daoist. This is a direct descendant of mine. Hurry up and pay respects to fellow Daoist Han." Somewhat beyond Han Li's expectation, this Old Monster Xu laughed and directly introduced the handsome youth beside him, and ordered him.

"Junior Xu Lunxiang pays respects to Senior Han," the handsome youth heard this, immediately stepped forward, and said with a face full of respect.

"Junior, no need for formalities," Han Li's divine sense had already scanned the youth, discovering he had the cultivation base of a peak Foundation Establishment stage human, just one step away from advancing to the Core Formation stage.

For a youth of such a young age, this was considered extraordinary talent.

"Old man coming to visit this time, fellow Daoist Han won't think it's too presumptuous, right?" Old Monster Xu asked with a light smile again.

"How could Han think so? Old Monster Xu being able to grace my humble dwelling is Han's honor. If it weren't for the fact that I had something to go out for these past few days, I should have welcomed you long ago. Come, Old Monster Xu, please enter and talk," Han Li felt somewhat strange in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged, and he shook his sleeve toward the cave dwelling door.

A streak of cyan light rolled out, and the stone door opened silently in the light, revealing a pale white passage inside, with the ground paved with exquisite cyan jade.

Old Monster Xu did not stand on ceremony, thanked him, and walked in with Han Li, followed by the youth.

As soon as he entered the cave dwelling, Han Li released his divine sense and immediately contacted his Second Primordial Spirit.

After learning that nothing else had happened in the cave dwelling except for Old Monster Xu and the youth visiting in these three days, he felt relieved and led Old Monster Xu and the youth to the main hall.

After some polite exchanges, Old Monster Xu and Han Li sat down as host and guest. The youth stood behind Old Monster Xu, standing quietly with his hands folded.

"To tell you the truth, fellow Daoist Han, Xu had already been in closed-door cultivation for a period of time. It was only recently that I came out. As soon as I came out, I heard that there was a new fellow Daoist who had settled in the Spirit Mountain. I heard that fellow Daoist's cave dwelling was arranged by Elder Qianjizi of the Wan Gu race himself. Does fellow Daoist have any connection with Senior Qianjizi?" As soon as Old Monster Xu sat down, he asked a question that Han Li found somewhat unexpected with a smile.

"Hehe, I am an outsider, what connection could I have with Senior Qianjizi? I just happened to do a small favor for another fellow Daoist of the Wan Gu race a few years ago, and this fellow Daoist just happens to have some other connection with Senior Qianjizi," Han Li's gaze flickered, and he replied calmly.

"So that's how it is. But that's enough. The Wan Gu race is ranked quite high even among the thirteen races of Tian Yun. Elder Qianjizi is an elder of the Wan Gu race. As long as he says a word, it's enough to keep fellow Daoist Han worry-free in Cloud City," Old Monster Xu laughed and said.

Han Li just smiled slightly upon hearing this, not saying anything.

He knew clearly that this person coming to visit must not be for no reason, and the main point should be below.

Sure enough, Old Monster Xu's laughter stopped, his expression becoming somewhat serious:

"Actually, Xu coming uninvited this time is because there is a matter I want to ask fellow Daoist. If there is any rudeness, I hope fellow Daoist will forgive me."

Hearing this, Han Li felt three parts more cautious, but replied with a faint smile:

"Old Monster Xu, why be so polite? We cultivators act according to our own nature. Fellow Daoist, if you have anything, just say it. Han will definitely tell you everything I know."

"Since fellow Daoist Han has said so, then Xu won't beat around the bush," Old Monster Xu's face revealed a smile, and he bowed again.

After a moment of thought, he opened his mouth solemnly again:

"A few days ago, an astonishing celestial phenomenon appeared on our mountain, gathering another astonishing celestial phenomenon. I wonder if this matter has anything to do with fellow Daoist Han?"

As Old Monster Xu asked this, a wisp of brilliance erupted from his eyes, staring fixedly at Han Li without blinking.

Hearing this, Han Li felt a chill in his heart, but his expression revealed no strangeness, and he even laughed lightly and asked back:

"Why does fellow Daoist think that the celestial phenomenon that day has anything to do with Han?"

"This is very simple. Although the celestial phenomenon that day brought astonishing heaven and earth energy, I can still analyze the center of the outbreak. And that day was also a coincidence; I was feeling somewhat troubled by something and came out of the cave dwelling for a walk. I happened to see a golden light flying out from near fellow Daoist's cave dwelling," Old Monster Xu didn't hide anything at all, speaking frankly.

Hearing this, Han Li couldn't help but frown, but immediately relaxed and smiled:

"Since Fellow Daoist Xu has already seen it, Han Mou has nothing to hide. The celestial phenomenon that day was indeed something I accidentally created. Speaking of which, I must thank you for collecting all the scattered Heaven and Earth spiritual energy. Otherwise, with my cultivation, resolving that phenomenon would have taken quite a bit of effort."

"It really was fellow Daoist Han who caused those celestial phenomena, that's truly great. I wonder if fellow Daoist has the certainty to gather the same heaven and earth energy again," Old Monster Xu was overjoyed upon hearing Han Li not deny it, and asked hurriedly.

"Gather the same heaven and earth energy again? Why does fellow Daoist ask this? Can you solve Han's confusion first?" Han Li felt truly strange in his heart and couldn't help but ask.

"This is naturally as it should be. Does Fellow Daoist Han know which of the thirteen Tianyun clans I belong to?" Old Monster Xu was startled for a moment, then laughed dumbly.

"This... my cultivation base is shallow, I really can't tell for a moment," Han Li narrowed his eyes and looked for a while, finally giving a bitter smile.

The Old Monster Xu in front of him, both in body and appearance, was almost exactly the same as an ordinary human, and he really couldn't see any exotic race characteristics.

"Han Daoist not being able to tell is not strange. Because we of the Cloud race are originally the most skilled in the way of transformation and concealment. Even existences several stages higher than us, as long as we deliberately restrain our aura, they also cannot distinguish us. It's just that I am an exception in the race, cultivating the supreme Yang fire-attribute cultivation technique. Compared to other clansmen of the same stage, I am actually somewhat lacking in the way of transformation. Fellow Daoists who have lived on this mountain for a while know my background," Old Monster Xu laughed.

"Cloud race? Is it that Cloud race which has few people but can rank in the top three among the thirteen races?" Han Li's face changed, and he was truly surprised.

He had indeed heard of this very mysterious race among the thirteen races of Tian Yun long ago.

"Hehe, it seems fellow Daoist Han also knows quite a bit about our Cloud race. Our Cloud race and the Crystal race are the races with the fewest people among the thirteen races. But unlike the Crystal race, the individual strength of our Cloud race is not weak, and the strength of the entire race has never fallen out of the top three of the thirteen races," Old Monster Xu said proudly.

"Truly disrespectful. Han is really seeing a person of your race for the first time," Han Li was stunned for a long while before sighing lightly.

"It's nothing. Although our race has few people, there are still quite a few people in Cloud City. It's just that most of them rarely reveal their true identities in front of others. Even someone you think belongs to another race might be a person of our Cloud race disguised," Old Monster Xu said with deep meaning.

Han Li was speechless upon hearing this.

"However, although our Cloud Clan is famous for the Dao of Transformation, in reality, what truly deters other races is another innate divine ability. Fellow Daoist Han should have heard of it, right?" The look of pride on Old Monster Xu's face vanished, and his expression suddenly became solemn.

"Natal Cloud Beast!" Han Li let out a long breath, not waiting for the other party to say it, and spoke out.

"Not bad, it is the Natal Cloud Beast that is between a spirit beast and an incarnation. Only when our clansmen cultivate their own Cloud Beasts can they be considered true Cloud race people," Old Monster Xu said slowly.

"Mm, I have also heard rumors of your clan's natal Cloud Beast. It is said that once your clan members cultivate the Cloud Beast, not only do they gain an external incarnation with the same divine abilities as themselves, but in times of crisis, they can also merge with the Cloud Beast to transform into the legendary Cloud Beast Giant Spirit. Looking at it this way, not only does their cultivation skyrocket, but they can also unleash great divine abilities they otherwise could not. You mention this to me, could it be related to your natal Cloud Beast?" Han Li touched his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Fellow Daoist Han's eyes are like torches. This matter does indeed

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