Chapter 2015: Invitation

This number one Demon Venerable of the Demon Race did not show enough respect for him, and his words and actions were not very submissive. (Web)

Of course, this was also because he was not the true body of the Blood Light Sacred Ancestor, but only an incarnation. Otherwise, even if the burly man's divine abilities were astonishing, he would not dare to be so unruly.

Blood Light lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and shouted:

"Come, invite the ten great commanders to see me."

"Yes, my lord!" Someone outside the door answered respectfully, and a guard flew off to pass the order.

Only then did Blood Light sit back in the main seat and begin to ponder some things carefully.

At the same time, the giant phantom in Tianyuan City finally collected its dharma image after absorbing enough spiritual energy, transforming into a cluster of green light that flashed and fell into the stone tower.

With a flash of dazzling light, the light ball strangely vanished without a trace.

At this moment, Han Li, who was deep in the tower, let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes, his face full of extreme joy.

"This is the late-stage of Body Integration; it is indeed completely different from the early and mid-stages. If I can cultivate this realm to the great completion, it will be equivalent to having one foot on the threshold of a Mahayana cultivator. The path to eternal life is finally vaguely visible." Han Li sensed the surge in his magic power and spiritual sense and muttered to himself.

This successful advancement to the late-stage had increased his magic power and spiritual sense by more than half, and this was not the limit; both could continue to increase with further cultivation.

The only regret was that his physical body had not been greatly improved.

It seemed the rumor that cultivators could only recast their physical bodies when advancing to the Mahayana stage was true. As for the effect of the recasting, it naturally depended on the cultivation technique and each person's potential and talent.

Han Li pondered this, quickly put away the trace of regret, closed his eyes again, and began to stabilize his current realm, while also recovering the large amount of vitality lost during the tribulation crossing.

During the tribulation crossing just now, he had consumed a lot of magic power and spiritual sense while resisting the inner demon, so he had to rely on the power of many treasures to resist the heavenly tribulation in the late-stage.

Even so, the violence of the late-stage tribulation far exceeded his imagination.

It forced him to detonate over a dozen top-tier treasures he had obtained in the past, and even the seventy-two Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords were damaged under the frantic urging.

If it weren't for the Five Extreme Mountains having a certain effect of resisting heavenly thunder, and unexpectedly displaying great power at the critical moment to block the last few waves of heavenly thunder, he would definitely have been severely injured even if he could survive the tribulation, and would not be as safe and sound as he was now.

However, it was precisely because he had experienced this late-stage tribulation that Han Li's confidence in the Five Extreme Mountains greatly increased. He made up his mind to spare no cost to refine the remaining three Extreme Mountains.

Otherwise, judging by the almost irresistible power of this late-stage Body Integration tribulation, the Mahayana and ascension tribulations would only be even more unimaginably terrifying. Without the Five Extreme Mountains, he would have no confidence at all.

Moreover, to resist the great heavenly tribulations that would descend every period of time, this heavy treasure was even more necessary.

Han Li's last thought swirled in his mind for a moment. After the warm magic power in his dantian circulated through his body, he relaxed, and his mind completely sank into cultivation.

Han Li entered deep meditation for a full ten days.

Half a month later, after a long whistle like wind and clouds surged from the secret chamber, the secret chamber door opened with a "bang".

With a flash of green light, Han Li appeared at the door with a calm expression, scanning left and right.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Congratulations to Brother Han for your cultivation success!"

Qi Lingzi, Hai Dashao, and Ice Phoenix had been guarding nearby. Upon hearing the whistle, they flew to the door. Seeing this, they were overjoyed and stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Hehe, if it weren't for the Fairy's help, whether Han could have successfully advanced this time would have been a question. Fellow Daoists, let's talk in the hall. You two have also worked hard during this time; come along." Han Li smiled and said to the three of them.

Ice Phoenix and the others naturally had no objections and followed Han Li to the top floor of the stone tower.

A short while later, Han Li and Ice Phoenix were sitting in chairs in the top-floor hall.

Qi Lingzi and Hai Dashao, as juniors, stood respectfully on both sides, listening to the conversation between Han Li and Ice Phoenix.

This time, Han Li's successful advancement to the late-stage of Body Integration made them almost more excited than Han Li.

With such a master, who in the human and demon races would dare to bully them from now on? In the future, even cultivators with higher realms than them would have to be polite to them.

"Brother Han, this little sister considers herself to possess the Heavenly Phoenix Spirit Blood, and neither her aptitude nor talent is weaker than anyone else's. In the mortal world, I cultivated to an extremely high realm in a short time. But now, compared to Brother Han's current realm, I truly don't know what to say. I'm afraid that when you and I joined forces to pass through the node and ascend to the Spirit Realm, you yourself never imagined you would have such achievements today. Once Brother Han advanced to the late-stage of Body Integration, combined with your original astonishing divine abilities, apart from the two Mahayana existences in the human and demon races, there is no existence that can make you wary, and you could even roam most of the Spirit Realm at will. It is truly enviable!" Ice Phoenix said slowly, not hiding the trace of envy on her face.

"Han's cultivation to the current realm is actually mostly due to a bit of luck. Fairy Phoenix inherited astonishing True Spirit Blood, and your cultivation aptitude is not weak either. As long as you spend more time in the future, advancing to my current realm is just a matter of time. What is there to envy?" Han Li shook his head, his expression appearing very calm.

"I hope so. I have recently felt that the magic power in my body is vaguely showing signs of great perfection. It seems I am not far from breaking through to the next realm," Ice Phoenix said suddenly.

"Hehe, then I must congratulate the Fairy," Han Li said with a smile upon hearing this.

Ice Phoenix returned a smile but did not interject further.

"Qi Lingzi, has anything happened while I was in seclusion?" Han Li turned his head and asked.

"Reporting to Master, the mobilization of cultivators in the city has been quite intense recently, and there are rumors everywhere that the Demon Race army seems to be officially attacking the city in the near future. Also, after Master crossed the heavenly tribulation last time, many sect forces in the city sent congratulatory notes and valuable gifts. The gifts have been carefully recorded by this disciple and put into the warehouse, waiting for Master to come and inspect them. By the way, the Elders of the Elder Council also sent congratulatory gifts. Senior Jin also sent an invitation, saying that after Master comes out of seclusion, please go to the Elder Council immediately, as there is an extremely important matter to discuss," Qi Lingzi stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Put the things there first; I will take a look when I have time. As for the Elder Council... hehe, it's mostly related to the Demon Race army. It seems I have to go there. This matter should not be delayed; I will go there immediately," Han Li pondered for a moment and stood up unhurriedly.

"Then this disciple respectfully sends Master off!"

"Brother Han, go and return early!"

Qi Lingzi, Ice Phoenix, and the others were surprised that Han Li was leaving so hurriedly, but naturally did not dare to stop him in the slightest.

Han Li nodded slightly. Green light flashed on his body, and he transformed into a green rainbow, circling in place before shooting toward the outside of the hall.

When Han Li appeared before the hall of the Elder Council, Zen Master Jin Yue and the silver-haired elder seemed to have been waiting there all along. They immediately came out to welcome him and ushered him into the hall.

As soon as the three sat down, the silver-haired elder congratulated him repeatedly and couldn't help but scan Han Li's current cultivation with his spiritual sense.

As a result, his heart was shocked.

Han Li's current cultivation was as unfathomable as the sea. The elder's spiritual sense was unable to see his specific cultivation realm.

How could this be! He was also a mid-stage Body Integration cultivator. Although he could not compare to the magic power of a late-stage cultivator, he should not be unable to see the cultivation realm.

There were only two possibilities for this situation.

First, the other party possessed some kind of magical secret technique or strange treasure that could conceal their magic power and cultivation, making it impossible for him to investigate. Second, the other party's magic power and cultivation far exceeded that of an ordinary late-stage Body Integration cultivator. With such a large difference in magic power, it was natural that he could not sense it clearly.

The silver-haired elder did not show any different expression on his face, but after various thoughts raced through his mind, he immediately judged that the first possibility was unlikely.

After all, if the other party truly had the ability to conceal their cultivation, they would naturally have used it during the mid-stage of Body Integration. Now that their advancement to the late-stage of Body Integration was known to everyone, there was no need to do something superfluous. And if it were the latter...

The silver-haired elder couldn't help but gasp in cold air.

His tone when speaking to Han Li became a bit more tactful without him realizing it.

Zen Master Jin Yue, although appearing as usual, was no less shocked than the silver-haired elder. Although he had tried his best to overestimate Han Li's strength, he had still underestimated it a bit.

"Han has received the congratulatory gifts from the two fellow Daoists, and I thank you. However, since the two fellow Daoists invited Han here so hurriedly, there must be an important matter. Can you reveal a bit?" After chatting for a while, Han Li asked straight to the point.

"Hmm, since Brother Han has said so, Gu will speak directly. This time, Daoist Han unexpectedly advanced to the late-stage of Body Integration. I think your strength must have increased greatly, and you can be considered the number one cultivator in this city. May I ask Daoist, if you were to face the Demon Race Sacred Ancestor incarnation outside the city, what degree of certainty of victory do you have?" The silver-haired elder and Zen Master Jin Yue exchanged glances, then asked solemnly with a serious expression.

"Demon Race Sacred Ancestor incarnation? That's hard to say. After all, the cultivation techniques of the Demon Race Sacred Ancestors vary greatly, and the divine abilities of their incarnations are also very different. I don't know the situation of this Sacred Ancestor incarnation outside the city, so I naturally cannot judge. However, if it is just the kind of incarnation I have seen before, Han can handle it," Han Li narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, and after a long while, replied expressionlessly.

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