Chapter 2009: Aftermath

"Master, rest assured, Green Dragon Master's Nascent Soul was swallowed by me, and there is no such person in the world anymore. It's just that before he died, he actually performed a desperate divine ability without suppressing the poison, which also damaged some of my vitality, so I had to meditate outside for two days before mixing back into the city with a batch of Tianyuan City scouts. No one could have discovered me." Leopard-Lin Beast grinned and said with a smile.

"Mm, you did well this time. In this way, I have no worries and can fully focus on breaking through the late-stage bottleneck." Han Li said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Hehe, with Master's cultivation talent, plus preparing so many back-ups, there will definitely be no problem breaking through the bottleneck this time. I congratulate Master on your great cultivation advancement in advance." Leopard-Lin Beast blinked and said with a light laugh.

"I hope so. Since you have already transformed, you don't need to stay in the Spirit Beast Ring anymore. Just cultivate in the secret room next to mine. If you have any needs, just mention them to Qi Lingzi and the others. I will instruct them to satisfy all your needs." Han Li said solemnly.

"Many thanks to Master, I have long not wanted to stay in the Spirit Beast Ring. Then I will go to the next room to cultivate first. When Master starts closed-door cultivation, I will come to protect the law!" Leopard-Lin Beast was overjoyed and immediately said goodbye.

Han Li naturally had no reason to disagree, instructed a few words, and let it leave.

After the Leopard-Lin Beast disappeared, Han Li exhaled a long breath, grabbed the void with one hand, a sound-transmission talisman appeared, which he released, and then closed his eyes to continue sitting.

After a short while, a woman's voice suddenly rang outside the secret room:

"Brother Han, you called me over now, could it be that you are going to start breaking through the late-stage bottleneck in these few days?"

This voice was extremely pleasant, but carried a trace of coldness, precisely Ice Phoenix's voice.

"Fellow Daoist Phoenix guessed right, Han does have this intention." Han Li opened his eyes and replied calmly.

A few days later, in a secret room in Tianyuan City, seven or eight members of the Elder Council of Tianyuan City were gathered together to discuss something.

Among them were Great Master Jinyue, Silver Light Fairy, and others.

"So, Green Dragon Master has really perished! It's truly a pity, this is a major loss for our two races at this time." The silver-haired white-robed old man in the head seat sighed and said.

"If it weren't for the fact that Green Dragon left a natal soul card in the secret hall after joining the Elder Council, I wouldn't want to believe this either. According to the guards guarding the hall, his soul card should have shattered on its own within half a day of him leaving the city." Great Master Jinyue replied with a bitter smile.

"Hmph, this Green Dragon Master is also looking for his own death. Knowing that there are demon race members everywhere nearby, he still dared to transmit away by force, I think no one can be blamed, he brought it upon himself." Silver Light Fairy snorted coldly.

"Hehe, Qinglong might not necessarily have died at the hands of the demons. Perhaps someone else made the move! Didn't you hear the guards at the teleportation hall say that someone else left with Qinglong using the teleportation array? Perhaps Qinglong Shangren died at his hands." Another burly man wearing a black leather robe suddenly laughed and said.

"Silver Fairy, don't talk nonsense! I never said that." The big man's expression changed, and he denied it flatly.

Clearly, he was extremely afraid of Han Li and didn't want to offend him easily.

Silver Light Fairy smiled slightly, but didn't say anything in the end.

"Forget it. Since Green Dragon Master left Tianyuan City by force, it means he no longer recognizes himself as a member of our Elder Council. In that case, we don't need to investigate to the end. Now the most important thing is the demon army surrounding the city!" The silver-haired old man frowned and said slowly.

"But Green Dragon Master was a Body Integration cultivator of the human race, and a mid-stage cultivator at that. If he perished so unclearly, it wouldn't be easy for us to explain to the cultivators in the city. Moreover, will this affect Fairy Lin Luan's attitude toward this city?" The gray-robed cultivator from Douyuan Pavilion asked thoughtfully.

"What is there to explain? If we don't say it, how would others know about Green Dragon Master's death? Even if we really intend to investigate this matter clearly, we have to wait until the demonic tribulation is over. In the current situation where our two races are facing a genocide disaster, everything else must be ranked behind. As for Fellow Daoist Lin, she is intelligent, I believe she should know the right and wrong." The silver-haired old man's voice turned cold and said sternly.

The others who hadn't spoken looked at each other and finally nodded.

"Very good, since everyone has no other opinions, let's talk about the matter of Fellow Daoist Han Li. Great Master Jinyue, I heard that you sent someone to invite this Fellow Daoist Han to gather a few days ago, but he started closed-door cultivation, is this true?" The silver-haired old man asked Great Master Jinyue solemnly.

"Mm, this is indeed true. Originally, I wanted to make one last effort to see if I could persuade Fellow Daoist Han to give up the idea of letting Fellow Daoist Green Dragon leave the city. But Fellow Daoist Han's disciples said he was in closed-door cultivation and wouldn't see guests anymore!" Great Master Jinyue said slowly.

"In this way, he anticipated that the Great Master would go to be a lobbyist, so he deliberately avoided seeing you." The silver-haired old man stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.

"Maybe so. The few days before I invited Fellow Daoist Han, he had just met those little guys who had been bought by Green Dragon once. I heard that when these little guys came out, everyone's face was pale, as if they had been heavily knocked for a large amount of spirit stones and materials by Fellow Daoist Han. I don't know if they can really gather such a large amount of things." Great Master Jinyue's expression was somewhat strange.

"Hehe, these guys don't know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth, and they actually got involved in such things, so it's only right for them to suffer some bitterness! I think if it weren't for Fellow Daoist Han having some scruples about the families and sects behind them, how could he have let them off so easily." The silver-haired old man sneered.

"That's true. However, Fellow Daoist Han doing this also made the poor monk breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if he really didn't want to let it go easily, I'm afraid another not-so-small trouble would have arisen." Great Master Jinyue said helplessly.

"Fortunately, it didn't happen! If it really reached that step, even I would have a headache." The silver-haired old man laughed dumbly.

"Great Master, I heard that Green Dragon was defeated by Fellow Daoist Han in three strikes. This matter isn't exaggerated, right?" The black-robed cultivator couldn't help but ask.

"This is indeed true! Fellow Daoist Han's divine abilities are truly the greatest the poor monk has ever seen in his life, I'm afraid even ordinary late-stage Body Integration cultivators are not necessarily his match. It wasn't just the poor monk who witnessed him and Green Dragon fighting, Silver Light Fairy and Fellow Daoist Gu were also present. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask them." Great Master Jinyue said solemnly.

The black-robed cultivator looked at Silver Light Fairy and the gray-robed old man.

Silver Light Fairy didn't show any expression coldly, while the gray-robed old man nodded solemnly.

The black-robed cultivator felt a chill in his heart.

In fact, not only him, but several other cultivators who hadn't had much contact with Han Li were also shocked.

"Greater divine abilities than late-stage cultivators, Great Master's words are a bit too much. That Green Dragon Master, although famous, couldn't even take three strikes from a cultivator of the same rank, so he is mostly famous but not real. Being able to defeat him doesn't necessarily mean his divine abilities are that heaven-defying." The black-robed cultivator laughed, still finding a reason that didn't sound like a reason.

"If Fellow Daoist thinks so, you are wrong. That Green Dragon Master is of half-demon origin, and can even transform into a half-dragon form, combined with a set of mysterious Confucian cultivation techniques, his strength is definitely not small. It's just that the opponent he provoked was wrong. Fellow Daoist Han is also a dual cultivator of magic and body, and the giant beast transformation he manifests has divine abilities far superior to his half-dragon body, which is why he broke his profound skills in three strikes and hit him into serious injury. After returning, the poor monk thought about it, if it were me facing such an opponent, I'm afraid besides fleeing in panic, there would be no other way." Great Master Jinyue chanted a Buddhist name in a low voice and said solemnly.

"In this way, the rumor that Fellow Daoist Han was pursued by the Demon Ancestor incarnation is true. With this kind of strength, it's not strange to be able to escape from the Demon Ancestor incarnation with his life." The silver-haired old man said gloomily.

"Demon Ancestor!"

Hearing this word, which was almost a taboo for the human and demon races, most of the cultivators present changed their expressions.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Han Li is truly extraordinary. With his help in the city, our chances of winning against the demon race can be increased by half. Great Master Jinyue, try one more time to see if Fellow Daoist Han is willing to join the Elder Council. As long as he is willing to join, all conditions can be discussed." The silver-haired old man pondered for a moment and said decisively.

"Okay, the poor monk will try it if there is a chance. However, according to the poor monk, this hope is really not big." Great Master Jinyue nodded and agreed, but replied without much hope.

"I also know that, otherwise, when I invited him at the beginning, he would have joined the city directly. But trying it out won't do any harm. Alright, let's stop discussing these matters, below let's talk about some movements of the demon army that scouts just obtained. If their intelligence is correct, the demon army may launch a general attack on Tianyuan City in a few months, or at most a year." The silver-haired old man's eyes flashed with divine light, and his momentum changed, saying.

Others felt a chill in their hearts and listened attentively!

"This old man knows that too, otherwise he would have joined this city directly when invited. But there is no harm in trying. Very well, let's stop discussing these matters here. Next, let's talk about the recent movements of the demon army obtained by our scouts. If their intelligence is correct, the demon army will likely launch an all-out attack on our Tianyuan City in a few months, or at most a year." The silver-haired old man's eyes flashed with brilliance, and his aura changed drastically as he spoke.

The others felt a chill in their hearts and listened attentively!

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