Chapter 1796: Hidden Worries of True Blood

After hearing the words, the young woman blinked her eyes and was completely stunned. (Web)

The other party did not agree to join the Gu clan, but instead wanted to obtain the Gu clan's True Spirit blood refining technique, which really left her speechless.

After her expression changed several times, she finally managed a reluctant smile and replied:

"Regarding Senior Han's proposal, this junior is afraid I cannot agree. Our Gu clan's bloodline techniques are not easily passed on to others. Even if Senior brings out more moving techniques and treasures, this junior cannot agree. Unless Senior is willing to agree to the previous matter."

"In that case, there is no need to talk about joining the Gu clan. Not just the Gu clan, I will not join any other forces either. It seems that this time, I have let the two fellow daoists make a wasted trip." Han Li did not care about the young woman's refusal and instead said calmly.

The young woman could only sigh lightly, her eyes flickering slightly as she said nothing more.

Qi Xubing on the side also frowned, likewise not mentioning the matter of inviting Han Li.

For the time that followed, the three of them simply exchanged some insights on techniques and cultivation. The originally somewhat awkward atmosphere gradually eased.

After another few hours, the two stood up and said their goodbyes.

Han Li naturally offered a few words of retention, but the old man and the young woman had already decided to leave, so he could only personally see them out of the manor.

Not long after, two streaks of light shot out from the sea of mist, and after the light converged, the figures of the green-robed old man and the young woman reappeared at the edge of the sea of mist.

"Senior Qi, it seems this time, we will return empty-handed. This junior will return directly to the Gu clan. Is Senior also returning to Sky Abyss City?" The young woman said with a smile to the old man.

"Fellow Daoist Xiaofeng, please feel free. I am not returning to Sky Abyss City first. I heard that there is also a cultivator in the Xuanwu Realm who has recently advanced to Body Integration. Although I heard that this person has already agreed to the Tyrant Emperor's invitation, I still plan to make a trip to take a look." The green-robed old man pondered for a moment before replying like this.

"Since that is the case, this junior will take my leave first." The young woman nodded, bowed to the old man, and then a flash of spiritual light appeared on her body, turning into a silver rainbow that flew across the sky.

In the blink of an eye, spiritual light flickered at the edge of the sky, and the silver rainbow disappeared without a trace.

After the green-robed old man gazed at the direction where the young woman disappeared for a while, he sighed lightly, raised his hand to release a green flying boat, and with a movement of his body, stood on it.

With a single hand gesture, the flying boat turned into a green light and poured away for thousands of miles.

In an instant, this place became empty, and everything was silent.

However, after only half an hour, spiritual light flickered at the edge of the sky, and that silver rainbow actually reappeared strangely, circled once, and landed again at the edge of the sea of mist.

As the light converged, the young woman's figure flashed out.

The woman's expression was calm, and she opened her sandalwood mouth to whisper something to the sea of mist.

As a result, the next moment, the sea of mist in front of her rolled, opening a passage once again.

This Fairy Xiaofeng did not hesitate at all, her light rose, and she flashed into the sea of mist.

Then the sea of mist closed again as before.

Time passed bit by bit, and after a full two hours, the passage in the sea of mist flashed again, and the silver rainbow flew out from it, disappearing after a few flashes.

At the same time, Han Li was sitting in the main hall of the cave dwelling, holding a silver-white jade plaque in one hand, his fingers stroking the surface of the jade plaque, his face full of deep thought.

The jade plaque was shining with silver light, with a "Gu" character engraved on one side and a red three-headed monster pattern on the other.

This monster's body was like a horse, covered in crimson scales, and one of its three heads was indeed a single-horned horse head, while the other two heads were a black tiger head and a blue lion head respectively.

It was exactly the appearance of the legendary True Spirit "Li Hou".

It is rumored that although this beast is only of medium rank among True Spirits, its three heads can simultaneously control three different types of elemental powers, and each one possesses incredible great divine abilities.

These divine abilities are not only extraordinary in fighting and confronting enemies, but also have magical effects in auxiliary and other aspects.

This jade plaque was delivered to him after Fairy Xiaofeng visited again.

The Gu clan also inherited the bloodline of the True Spirit Li Hou.

Han Li was also somewhat surprised by the young woman's return, recalling the words she said after visiting again.

As soon as she saw him, she not only immediately threw the jade plaque in her hand to him but also proposed a deal that he found hard to refuse.

She actually said that Han Li did not need to formally join the Gu clan for ten thousand years; he only needed to temporarily join at the True Spirit Grand Ceremony where many True Spirit clans would gather in more than ten years and help out once.

As long as he could win enough benefits for the Gu clan, she could make the decision to pass on part of the Gu clan's bloodline secret techniques to him.

Of course, the young woman also stated clearly. This part of the secret techniques, although not the core secret techniques of the Gu clan, could not be easily taken out by other clans outside the Gu clan. Therefore, they would use them to exchange for Han Li's one-time temporary help.

Hearing that he did not need to join the Gu clan for a long time, but only to help once, Han Li was truly moved.

Although he had mastered the bloodline refining techniques in the *Startling Sting Art*, this technique was created for the Flying Spirit race after all, and there were still some imperfections for the human race.

Before advancing to Body Integration, he had not noticed anything. But during the consolidation cultivation in this year, he finally inadvertently discovered that there were still many mysterious remnants of the True Spirit blood that he thought had been completely refined, hiding extremely secretly in his flesh.

Upon this, he was naturally not a little shocked and immediately conducted a detailed study.

As a result, he found that according to the current situation, it was fine for him to use his own magic power to suppress these True Blood remnants. But if he continued to absorb other True Spirit blood in the future, it was highly likely that unpredictable major problems would occur.

Either these True Blood remnants would backlash against his flesh, or he would no longer be able to perform the transformation techniques of the *Startling Sting Art*.

Therefore, these days, while consolidating his Body Integration stage cultivation, he was also pondering a solution.

Thus, when the young woman mentioned the Gu clan's True Spirit blood refining technique earlier, it made him greatly interested.

Although the refining techniques of these clans could not directly help him completely refine the remaining True Blood, they would definitely be of great reference value.

If he hadn't mastered the *Startling Sting Art*, just wanting some superficial refining techniques would definitely be useless. But with the *Startling Sting Art* for comparison, he only needed to find the difference between the human refining techniques and the *Startling Sting Art* refining, and he could solve this heart-troubling problem.

However, having said that, it was just as he said earlier. He would also not tie himself to the Gu clan and be restricted for ten thousand years because of this matter.

And even if he couldn't get the Gu clan's refining techniques, he would use some side-door evil ways to get similar refining techniques from other True Spirit clans.

Of course, doing so would definitely cause some trouble and might offend some True Spirit clans.

So when he heard the young woman's explanation of the True Spirit Grand Ceremony, that he only needed to compete with cultivators from other True Spirit clans at the ceremony to win some benefits for the Gu clan, he nodded and agreed. This made Fairy Xiaofeng leave with great joy.

As for the jade plaque in his hand, it was naturally the proof of his temporary status as a Gu clan elder.

After pondering it repeatedly in his heart, he felt that there was indeed nothing wrong with it, so he put the matter behind him for the time being and returned to the secret room to continue consolidating his Body Integration realm.

In the period that followed, several other major forces came to visit, and among them were even envoys from the Heavenly Origin Sage Emperor.

Han Li had made up his mind, so he naturally declined them one by one politely.

Just like that, time passed in the blink of an eye for several years.

One day three years later, Han Li walked out of the secret room and left the cave dwelling as a streak of green light.

After this short period of closed-door cultivation, he asked himself that he had completely mastered his physical body and magic power, so he naturally came out to handle the matters he was concerned about.

Sky Abyss City, which was closest to him, was naturally the first place he went.

Nothing happened on the way, and two months later, Han Li's figure appeared above the city wall of Sky Abyss City. After pondering for a moment, he flew straight toward a certain direction.

A large area of pavilion buildings between two towering stone towers deep in the city was a famous place in Sky Abyss City specifically for foreign cultivators to stay temporarily.

For Spirit Severing and Core Formation cultivators with lower cultivation bases and tighter purses, several or even a dozen of them naturally share a single pavilion. High-tier Void Refinement cultivators, however, can occupy a pavilion all to themselves.

One of the pavilions was rented by four Void Refinement cultivators who came together.

These four Void Refinement cultivators were said to have not weak divine abilities, and they had lived here for over a hundred years, plus they had returned unscathed after entering the wilderness several times, so they naturally had some small fame in Sky Abyss City.

However, in the past few years, these four people rarely left the pavilion, and most of the time they were in closed-door cultivation in their residence.

Other cultivators living nearby who were well-informed vaguely heard that a few years ago, these four people went deep into the wilderness and suffered a not-so-small loss, with their vitality greatly damaged. That was why they became like this.

But such things were too common in Sky Abyss City, and at most, after others lamented the danger and terror of the wilderness again, no one mentioned this matter anymore.

However, on this day, the two men and two women who were in closed-door cultivation in the pavilion suddenly heard a faint voice in their ears at the same time:

"Four fellow daoists, may I, Han, pay a visit?"

This voice actually ignored the layers of restrictions the four had set up outside the pavilion, and the four heard it clearly.

The four were naturally startled, but immediately thought of someone, and their expressions changed greatly as they stood up one after another and flew down to the first floor of the pavilion.

The person dressed as a scholar, whose broken arm had already recovered as before, appeared on the first floor and immediately opened the pavilion door in a flash.

I saw a green-robed youth with a faint expression standing outside, who was exactly Han Li.

"This junior pays respects to Senior Han! I didn't know Senior was coming, and I hope Senior will forgive me!" The scholar's face was full of surprise, and he hurriedly bowed deeply and invited Han Li inside.

Han Li did not stand on ceremony, nodded to the scholar, and walked in.

At this time, the red-armored man and the other two women also appeared on the first floor, and seeing that it was indeed Han Li, they also respectfully paid their respects.

"Forget it. I am considered an old acquaintance with you fellow daoists, so there is no need for so much courtesy!" Han Li waved his hand and sat down calmly in the main seat.

The four scholars did not dare to say anything, and stood on the side with full respect.

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