Chapter 1831

And Young Master Hai listened with eyes shining, finally understanding the true uniqueness of the spiritual roots within his own body, and couldn't help but ask:

"I finally understand a little of what Master said about the origins of Hidden Spiritual Roots and the difficulty of cultivating them. But why are only Hidden Lightning Spiritual Roots and a few other types of spiritual roots valued? Is there some other trick to it?"

"You are quite clever to have immediately heard the most critical point. Not to mention Hidden Dark Spiritual Roots—the rarity of such spiritual roots is even more uncommon than your Hidden Lightning Spiritual Roots; there seems to be only one person on record with them. As for your Hidden Lightning Spiritual Roots, although cultivating magic power is several times more difficult than for ordinary cultivators, those with this type of spiritual root, after cultivating the Dao of Thunder, are one of the few types of people in the world who can assist others in resisting the Lightning Tribulation," Han Li said slowly.

"Assist others in resisting the Lightning Tribulation?" Young Master Hai hadn't reacted yet, but Qi Lingzi was shocked upon hearing this.

As a cultivator himself, he naturally understood the weight of Han Li's words just now better than Young Master Hai, who was a body refiner.

"Correct! So even though those with Hidden Lightning Spiritual Roots are difficult to nurture, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility of cultivating to a high stage, ordinary immortal cultivation sects will do their best to nurture them. However, if there is absolutely no potential to cultivate to a high-stage Great Completion, then even those with the even rarer Hidden Dark Spiritual Roots would not have anyone willing to perform such futile work. As for why I would take you as a disciple: firstly, because your constitution and spiritual roots are relatively suitable for inheriting my dual-cultivation technique of magic and body. Even during the period when your spiritual roots disappear, you can still cultivate some body-refining techniques, so you won't waste your cultivation time in vain. Secondly, I myself also understand some of the Dao of Thunder and can pass it on to you together. In the event that you truly have a time of Great Completion, you can offer assistance when I undergo the tribulation. Even if you can only reduce the burden by one percent at that time, it might just relate to the success or failure of my tribulation!" Han Li did not hide part of his original intention for taking disciples and spoke frankly.

"As long as I truly have a day of Great Completion in cultivation, I will absolutely assist Master in undergoing that heavenly tribulation with all my strength," Young Master Hai said without hesitation, bowing respectfully to Han Li with extreme solemnity.

"Hehe, you don't need to take this matter too much to heart. I did this also harboring that 'just in case' mentality; who knows how many years later it will be before you can truly assist me in undergoing the tribulation. Such unpredictable matters cannot be forced. I took the two of you as disciples mainly because I felt your character and nature were compatible with mine, and it was destined that we would have this master-disciple fate. However, being called 'Brother Han' by you two little fellows the whole way back then, I truly suffered quite a loss," Han Li first nodded, then suddenly chuckled with a relaxed expression.

Hearing Han Li say this, Young Master Hai and Qi Lingzi naturally giggled in embarrassment for a while.

"Alright, it's time to set off. I am quite interested in those other fellow Daoists of the same stage whom I haven't met yet. Moreover, I heard that there might be members of alien races appearing at this auction; if so, I must witness it. I want to see which alien race would run all the way here from so far away," Han Li's smile faded, and he ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, Master!" Young Master Hai and the other hurriedly agreed.

Thus, after Han Li nodded, he took the two of them and walked out of the great hall.

Once they passed through the teleportation array and walked out of the Welcoming Immortal Palace, they could faintly see spiritual light flickering in the distant sky, with squads of armored soldiers patrolling everywhere at low altitudes. At the same time, they saw figures moving in the distance, but as soon as they approached within ten miles of the Welcoming Immortal Palace, they were intercepted by nearby guards.

Clearly, Nine Immortals Mountain, which was originally open for outsiders to enter and exit, had already been opened to the outside world.

Han Li didn't speak; he flicked his sleeves, and a sheet of green light flew out from them, wrapping around Young Master Hai and the other, and immediately soared into the sky.

Even though Nine Immortals Mountain had set a no-fly order, for a Body Integration stage cultivator like Han Li, it was naturally as if it didn't exist.

Some of the patrolling armored soldiers in the nearby sky, seeing that Han Li was someone who had flown out from in front of the Welcoming Immortal Palace, naturally didn't ask questions, as if they hadn't seen anything.

Han Li's group turned into a green rainbow and shot toward the direction where Flying Immortal Peak was located.

Looking down from the escape light, one could clearly see that the mountain range, which was originally exceptionally quiet, was now completely submerged by a sea of people from both the human and demon races.

Although one couldn't say it was shoulder-to-shoulder, looking at the mountain ranges, one could only see figures moving everywhere.

Especially in front of various buildings specifically for the assembly, they were surrounded by people from both races.

As for the places near the nine mountain peaks, the tide of people was naturally even more surging.

Young Master Hai and the other watched with great interest in the escape light, while Han Li had long since lost count of how many times he had participated in such assemblies, so naturally, he no longer had any excitement.

After taking a brief look at the situation below, he simply ignored it and swept past from the sky.

After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, a mountain peak about tens of thousands of feet high appeared before their eyes.

It was precisely the highest peak in Nine Immortals Mountain, Flying Immortal Peak!

The patrolling guards nearby were not only much more numerous than in other places, but some Thunder Guards riding blue flying wolves also began to appear in the sky.

When Han Li's escape light had just left the mountain peak by no more than seven or eight miles, several Thunder Guards finally urged their mounts to intercept them.

"This Senior, we juniors are under orders and need to check your invitation," the leading tall old man said respectfully, cupping his hands without getting off the giant wolf.

Han Li swept his gaze over these people and, without saying anything, flicked his sleeve, and a golden light shot out toward the opposite side.

The old man on the giant wolf raised his hand to catch the golden light; it was precisely the golden invitation proving Han Li's identity.

Even though he was only a body refiner, it was unknown how the old man could identify the information hidden in the golden invitation, but after just touching it, he immediately knew the information within:

"So it is Senior Han, this junior has offended you just now. Is Senior here to participate in the auction assembly? If so, this junior will personally lead Senior to the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall!"

"That's fine, you lead the way," Han Li nodded and said indifferently.

The old man immediately agreed, waved his hand at the few people beside him to let them continue patrolling elsewhere, and he himself urged the giant wolf to fly toward the top of the mountain peak.

As the name suggests, Flying Immortal Peak was exceptionally straight, with no path to walk from the bottom to the top, making it extremely dangerous.

If mortals were to climb it, it would be extremely difficult to even find a place to stand, let alone build any structures on the mountain.

But for immortal cultivators, these were just trivial matters not worth mentioning.

It was unknown what great power had used what means, but they had actually condensed a vast sea of clouds at the mountainside and the summit, connected directly by several five-colored arch bridges over a hundred feet long and steep cliffs, making the two seem like one.

And that Ten Thousand Treasures Hall was in that vast sea of clouds at the summit of the mountain.

Han Li looked from afar and saw that in the white mist, halls and pavilions rose one after another, with emerald green colors appearing and disappearing, and bursts of flowing water and bird calls drifting leisurely, as if it were a fairyland on earth.

Although he had long heard people talk about the wonders of this Flying Immortal Peak, now that he witnessed it with his own eyes, Han Li still felt some admiration in his heart.

Young Master Hai and Qi Lingzi were even more relaxed and happy, unable to control themselves.

At this time, besides Han Li's group, there were clearly other cultivators gathering from all directions.

However, these people could not drive their escape light to fly over directly like Han Li, but mostly came to the foot of the mountain by themselves, then were sent to the summit by unified flying boats, and then entered the sea of clouds through those huge arch bridges.

Body Integration stage cultivators who came by themselves like Han Li could only be seen occasionally, but they would disappear into the sea of clouds in a flash.

Han Li was also led directly to the sky above a certain palace by that cultivator and landed at a secluded entrance.

In front of the entrance, there were more than a dozen guards and several attendants guarding there, and in front of them was a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe, who was smiling and accompanying a woman in a black dress, saying something.

Although this woman in the black dress could only be seen from the back, she had a tall figure and exuded an indescribable aura of majesty, as if she were someone who held great power all year round.

And behind this woman stood another woman in a purple shirt, seventeen or eighteen years old, with an oval face, looking very quiet and delicate.

Perhaps this woman's appearance could not be called extremely beautiful, but the indescribable aura of clarity on her body was truly rare in the world, moving people's souls.

Those nearby guards and attendants, even though they knew the other party's status was noble, still couldn't help but steal glances at the woman in the purple shirt from time to time.

And the woman in the purple shirt, facing so many burning gazes, listened to the conversation between the man in the brocade robe and the woman in the black dress with a sweet smile, without any strange expression.

When Han Li swept his gaze over, his gaze paused slightly on the woman in the purple shirt, but immediately skipped over it and fell onto the man in the brocade robe and the woman in the black dress, a flash of surprise appearing on his face.

But the next moment, a flash of green light, and he landed not far from the entrance with Young Master Hai and the other.

At such a close distance, those attendants, guards, and the two people who were talking naturally noticed and looked over.

Only then did Han Li see the face of the woman in the black dress clearly.

With dark eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a delicate nose and apricot mouth, she had the appearance of a noble lady of peerless beauty.

It was just that after she also saw Han Li's appearance clearly, she was first stunned, then couldn't help but look toward the woman in the purple shirt, an extremely strange expression appearing on her face.

And the woman in the purple shirt, the moment she saw Han Li, a flash of surprise appeared on her face, and at the same time, a layer of strange light appeared in her beautiful eyes, but it was immediately hidden away in a flash.

"Eh, this fellow Daoist's face is very unfamiliar! May I ask if you are fellow Daoist Han Li who advanced recently?" After the middle-aged man in the brocade robe swept his spiritual sense over, he immediately gave a light "eh," but immediately remembered something and asked with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist is..." The other party was also a Body Integration early-stage cultivator; Han Li didn't dare to be negligent and cupped his hands, but asked with a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Hehe, I am Peng Jue, the Vice City Lord of Xuanwu City, and also the manager in charge of the human race's side for this assembly. It is truly a joyous and congratulatory matter for the human race to have another Body Integration stage cultivator like fellow Daoist Han!" The middle-aged man in the brocade robe said with extreme politeness.

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