Chapter 1902

"This junior naturally understands the senior's meaning. Senior, please convey my farewells to the two young ladies, Yuan Yao. I will not return to your cave dwelling and will depart from this realm directly." Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression changed slightly. After a long silence, he sighed softly and bowed to Qing Tian Yuanzi.

"Hehe, Little Friend Han, do not blame me for being heartless. It is truly not beneficial for Yao'er to have too much contact with you at this juncture. If you spend too long together, it will likely be very difficult for her to pass the inner demon trial when she advances. I have no choice but to take precautions." Seeing Han Li agree immediately, Qing Tian Yuanzi's expression softened, and he offered a brief explanation.

"Senior has misunderstood. This junior has no other thoughts regarding Miss Yuan Yao; I merely regard her as a close confidante." Han Li gave a bitter smile, not knowing how to explain the matter clearly.

"Little friend may regard Yao'er as a confidante, but this adopted daughter of mine may not necessarily share that sentiment." Qing Tian Yuanzi narrowed his eyes and said with a half-smile.

"This junior does not know how to explain it, and I imagine Senior does not wish to hear my explanations either. Regardless, that I could successfully obtain the Underworld River Spirit Milk this time is thanks to Senior's great support. I will keep this kindness in my heart. This junior will not linger here any longer; I hope that when we meet again, Senior will have successfully crossed the tribulation." Han Li clearly did not wish to dwell on this matter, and after bowing, he immediately spoke his farewells.

"Mm, then I, Jiang, also wish Little Friend the opportunity to advance to the Mahayana stage!" Qing Tian Yuanzi also looked somewhat solemn as he cupped his hands toward Han Li.

Seeing this, Han Li nodded, and a flash of spiritual light appeared on his body, transforming him back into a green rainbow as he flew away, his target being the location of the space rift where he had departed last time.

Previously, his cultivation was insufficient, and he needed Qing Tian Yuanzi's help to leave through the rift, but now that he had advanced to the mid-stage of Body Integration, he could naturally break through the rift and leave easily with his own strength.

Qing Tian Yuanzi stood motionless in the high sky with his robes fluttering. Only after the green light had completely disappeared at the edge of the horizon did he let out a sigh so soft it was almost inaudible: "This kid advances so quickly, and this time he obtained so much Underworld River Spirit Milk; I imagine advancing to the late stage of Body Integration will be no problem. But if he wants to advance to the Mahayana stage, it is unlikely without some fortuitous encounters. However, he is also a freak; the treasures and secrets he carries are truly significant, and whether he advances to the Mahayana stage is also a matter of uncertainty. This time, I can be considered to have done my best to assist him. If he truly becomes a Mahayana cultivator in the future, perhaps there will be a time to rely on him again."

After muttering these words to himself, Qing Tian Yuanzi withdrew his gaze and also rose in an escape light, shooting toward his cave dwelling.

Half a day later, high above an unnamed mountain peak in the Underworld River region, a violent spatial fluctuation suddenly occurred, and after the gray mist parted, a massive, pitch-black rift appeared out of thin air.

Then, following a thunderous crack, a five-colored beam of light shot out from the top of the mountain peak, vanishing into the rift in a flash and disappearing without a trace.

Following this, the spatial fluctuations began to weaken, and the massive rift slowly closed as before, as if nothing had ever happened.

Time flew by, and over three hundred years passed in a flash. To the vast Spirit Realm, this time might just be the blink of an eye in its long history, but to ordinary mortals, it was a lifespan they could never hope for. As for those great beings with the power to fly and burrow, such a long period was also a span of time that could not be ignored. Those sects and clans could even use this time to initially cultivate several generations of clansmen and disciples.

However, for the entire human race, these three hundred years were enough to bring about earth-shattering changes.

Today, hundreds of years later, groups of armored warriors and giant, fortress-like cities could be seen everywhere across the three realms of the human race.

With these giant cities as centers, various formations and barriers of different styles were spread everywhere like spiderwebs, surrounding the cities layer upon layer, enough to make any enemy attempting an attack despair.

Those Core Formation and Nascent Soul stage cultivators, who were rarely seen by ordinary cities hundreds of years ago, began to appear frequently before mortals, and those with good fortune could even occasionally see Spirit Severing stage cultivators.

As for the number of mortal body refiners, after years of frantic expansion by major forces, it had increased more than tenfold, and all were equipped with superior weapons far beyond those of the past. As for other mortal commoners who could not even cultivate body refining techniques, they were organized into large groups of young and strong men to practice some mortal martial arts, so they could strengthen their bodies and possess some ability for self-protection.

And all of this was done almost entirely by the voluntary efforts of the mortal commoners. Because by this time, the news that the next Demon Tribulation was coming was known clearly even to three-year-old children.

Over a hundred years ago, envoys from the Holy Island appeared in each of the major giant cities, directly announcing the accurate prediction that the Demon Tribulation would arrive within two hundred years, and solemnly stating directly that this Demon Tribulation was coming with great momentum, and its danger was far beyond any previous ones; one moment of carelessness could truly lead to the extinction of the entire human race.

As a result, the entire human race, both immortal and mortal, was greatly alarmed and began preparing all means of response at several times the previous speed. Various materials and spirit herbs in major markets were quickly swept clean. Only in the private herb gardens of major sects and clans were there still some spirit herbs being planted. And these spirit herbs were different from the rare ones planted in the past; most were changed to those with short maturity periods that were also the most commonly used spirit grasses and flowers.

As for some things that major forces had previously tried to hide and conceal, they now erupted into the world like a fountain.

There were even some forces that began to frequently exchange secret techniques and cultivation methods they each needed, hoping to elevate their own strength to a higher level in a short time.

Of course, the largest of these human forces were naturally Heavenly Abyss City and the three great imperial cities.

The former gathered the elites of both the human and demon races and had ten Body Integration stage cultivators sitting in town, basically considered as stable as Mount Tai. The latter gathered high-tier cultivators from the three realms and had the three emperors personally guarding them, which in the hearts of ordinary people was equally unbreakable.

The slightly lesser forces were naturally the ten major sects and three great True Spirit families of the human race, which also attracted numerous mortals and rogue cultivators to gather quickly, increasing their populations more than tenfold in just a few hundred years, almost reaching the limit of what they could accept.

Not only did the human race have the intention of burning their bridges in the face of this Demon Tribulation, but the demon race and several other nearby alien races were also mobilizing their entire clans. Over these three hundred years, each race frequently sent envoys to pass on important information related to the Demon Tribulation to each other, all appearing to face this Demon Tribulation with 120 percent of their spirit.

Under such circumstances where everyone was a soldier, in a mountain range not far from Heavenly Abyss City, about three or four hundred cultivators gathered on the top of a mountain peak, listening intently to a woman in white sitting on a giant rock, explaining an exceptionally profound cultivation technique.

This woman appeared young, only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her body was actually enveloped by layers of milky-white lotus shadows, and a deep blue lotus-shaped mark was embedded between her brows, making her appear even more refined and otherworldly, like a celestial fairy who did not eat mortal food.

And these cultivators listening to the lecture, although of all ages and genders, were mostly dressed in Daoist robes, while the other small half were all wearing blue robes and carrying swords, appearing to belong to the same sect.

However, the cultivation of these people was clearly not too high; only a few had Core Formation cultivation, and most were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Alright, the lecture for today ends here. The next lecture will be in three months, and your Senior Martial Uncle will personally explain the Dao of the Five Elements to you. You may leave now." After a full hour, the beautiful woman finally finished explaining the magic formula and then calmly issued the order to leave.

"We respectfully follow the decree of the Junior Martial Aunt!" Hundreds of cultivators heard this, and with solemn expressions, they all bowed deeply to the woman before respectfully departing, some driving magic tools and others directly piloting magic treasures.

The woman in white watched their departing escape lights, suddenly frowned, and said indifferently to a large tree on the side:

"Senior Martial Brother Hai, these disciples were clearly accepted by you and Senior Martial Brother Qilingzi, yet you insist on grabbing your Junior Martial Sister to teach for you. Don't you think that's going too far?"

"This young master never thought of accepting any disciples in the beginning; it wasn't until I fell for the Great Senior Martial Brother's trick that I accepted such a big pile of trouble. Besides, if Junior Martial Sister lectures using the Divine Guidance formula, it is a hundred times better than me and the Great Senior Martial Brother. Otherwise, these sect members wouldn't have made such astonishing progress in just a few hundred years. Even several Core Formation cultivators have appeared." A flash of white light appeared under the large tree, and a handsome man in a blue robe appeared there, saying with a playful smile.

"These disciples having such progress is not my credit; most of it is due to the remaining pills previously bestowed by Master. We no longer have use for those pills, so it was cheap for the disciples of you two. However, Senior Martial Brother Qilingzi accepting some disciples is to allow the inherited Mist Sea Temple to flourish, so why must you also join in the fun?" The woman in white still said with annoyance.

"This cannot be blamed on me at all; it was all because Qilingzi deliberately provoked me at the beginning that it became like this." The blue-robed man said with a bitter face, full of grievances.

"Hehe, Second Junior Martial Brother, these words are somewhat insincere. I don't know who it was that couldn't keep their mouth shut when hearing so many disciples calling them Master." A light laugh came from behind another tree nearby, and then with a flash of spiritual light, a Daoist priest in a yellow robe also appeared eerily.

These three were exactly Han Li's three named disciples: Bai Guo'er, Qilingzi, and Hai Dashao.

Three hundred years later, although their faces had not changed at all, their demeanor and aura were completely different from before.

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