Chapter 2339: Volume 11: The True Immortal Descends to the World, Chapter 2321: Red Melt Mountain Range

"Brother Han, you are being too polite. Yao'er is my adopted daughter, and Li'er is my disciple. If the two of them want to leave this place, they can naturally do so at any time. However, my suggestion is that they had better stay here for another two or three hundred years before returning to your Human Tribe." Qing Yuanzi thought for a moment and said. "Oh, what do you mean by that?" Han Li was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, his gaze sweeping over Yuan Yao and Yan Li's faces.

The two women looked at each other, both showing a hint of a bitter smile.

"It is better for Yao'er to explain this to you herself, so that I don't overstep my bounds and cause any misunderstandings, which would be bad. If they are willing to leave now, I will have no objections." Qing Yuanzi said solemnly.

"Brother Han, I am afraid we truly cannot return to the tribe immediately. We must stay here with my foster father for at least another two or three hundred years. As for the reason, you can understand it by carefully examining our bodies now." Yuan Yao saw Han Li's gaze and said with a long sigh.

"Bodies?"

Han Li was somewhat strange and immediately released an invisible divine sense, covering Yuan Yao's petite body.

As a result, after a while, his face changed slightly.

"So your bodies are somewhat unstable. Could it be that there are some aftereffects from the reversal back then?"

"Brother Han truly has eyes like torches! Although Master refined several special medicinal pills to reverse our bodies back then, after all, my sister and I maintained our half-human half-ghost bodies for too long. We must rely on two unique spiritual objects of the Styx area to constantly nourish our bodies now to finally solidify them without any issues. If we leave now, I fear there will be a risk of all our previous efforts being wasted." Yan Li explained carefully.

"So that's it. If that is the case, it is indeed not suitable to take you two away now." Han Li nodded, appearing somewhat enlightened.

"Brother Han, rest assured, Yao'er and Li'er have both contributed greatly to me in this heavenly tribulation. I originally intended to pass on a few true great abilities to them after the tribulation passed. If they stay here for another hundred years, they will definitely have great benefits. Even if they advance to a realm like yours and mine in the future, it is not impossible. Brother Han, don't you agree!" Qing Yuanzi said with a hint of cunning.

"Foster father, is it really possible for me and Sister to cultivate to the Mahayana realm?" Yuan Yao was overjoyed upon hearing this.

Yan Li on the side was also moved.

"Haha, it's hard to say for others, but you two girls definitely have a chance. Not to mention my dedicated guidance, just based on your connection with fellow Daoist Han, if he reaches out to help, this opportunity is naturally not comparable to ordinary cultivators. Fellow Daoist Han, don't you agree!" Qing Yuanzi said with a hint of cunning.

"So Brother Qing has set his sights on me. However, in the future, if the two fairies Yuan Yao truly have a day to impact the Mahayana realm, I will naturally do my best to help them." Han Li laughed.

Qing Yuanzi twisted his beard with one hand and laughed loudly.

Yuan Yao looked at Han Li, her bright eyes flowing with autumn waves, containing a

Yan Li was also full of joy.

"That's right, when I was undergoing my tribulation earlier, I was distracted and saw a purple-gold small figure outside the valley unleashing several exceptionally sharp sword qi, actually killing that Indestructible Heavenly Venerable in a lighthearted manner. I find the aura of this small figure quite familiar, but I do not know its origin. Could fellow Daoist enlighten me?" Qing Yuanzi suddenly remembered something and asked with a solemn expression.

"Hehe, so fellow Daoist is asking about Jin'er. I see that brother Qing must have already guessed a few things, right?" Han Li replied noncommittally.

"Could it really be that Gold-Devouring Beetle King? You actually managed to cultivate it... Not bad, only this beetle king could kill an ordinary Great Ascension stage cultivator as if killing a dog. The reputation of being comparable to a True Immortal is indeed not half-false, but how did fellow Daoist manage to do this?" Even though Qing Yuanzi had already had two or three parts of a premonition in his heart, he could not help but exclaim, his expression changing several times.

"It was also extreme luck that I was able to cultivate the beetle king; if I were to use the same steps and methods to cultivate a second one, it would likely be impossible. Among this, I must also thank fellow Daoist Qing for your previous guidance; otherwise, there would truly have been no chance at all." Han Li smiled slightly, cupped his hands toward Qing Yuanzi, and expressed his thanks.

"I was merely speaking casually back then; I didn't expect fellow Daoist to actually cultivate such a heaven-defying spirit insect. You are truly worthy of being someone with great opportunity. With this beetle king to assist you, fellow Daoist will be enough to roam the entire Spirit World without worry. That's right, fellow Daoist Han, could you summon it out and let me have a look?" Qing Yuanzi gave a bitter smile, not masking his envy in the slightest.

"Fellow Daoist Qing is joking! The Spirit World is so vast, and there are so many clans; who knows how many powerful figures are hidden within. Even if a beetle king is powerful, how could it truly be relied upon? As for this beetle king, I sent it out earlier; I will call it over for fellow Daoist to see when it returns." Han Li shook his head and said disapprovingly.

"Fellow Daoist Han is truly too humble." Hearing this, Qing Yuanzi was overjoyed.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured about this. That's right, fellow Daoist Qing, do you know about the Helian Merchant Alliance?" Han Li asked another question casually.

"The Helian Merchant Alliance? This is a super power that spans several continents. I do know a little about it, but not too much. Why? Does fellow Daoist Han also have entanglements with them?" Qing Yuanzi was slightly shocked.

"There are no entanglements, but perhaps I will need to deal with them in the future, so I hope to learn some relevant information from you in advance," Han Li said with a light laugh.

"That is simple; I will make all the relevant information into a jade slip and send it specifically to fellow Daoist Han later." Qing Yuanzi agreed fully.

"In that case, Han Mou thanks you." Han Li was naturally very happy.

In the time that followed, after he and Qing Yuanzi exchanged some insights on undergoing tribulations, the group finally stayed temporarily at his cave dwelling.

Early the next morning, when Han Li had just walked out of the door of the stone house he was staying in, a white-clad woman who looked like a celestial being was standing quietly outside. The moment she saw him walk out, she immediately smiled sweetly and said, "Brother Han, how about Yao'er accompanies you alone for a day today?"

Seven days later, above a piece of wasteland in the Styx Land, a rumbling sound rang out!

Suddenly, after a green, heaven-supporting sword light swept past, the gray void was actually hacked open by force, revealing a strange, long, pitch-black crack.

The black giant boat that had originally been hovering in the low sky below immediately hummed, slowly flying toward the pitch-black crack. After flickering a few times, it submerged within and vanished without a trace.

After a short while, the sky trembled, and the black crack slowly closed as before.

Above a pile of rubble not far from here, the two women, Yuan Yao and Yan Li, had been quietly witnessing this scene.

"Let's go, your lover has already left this space. Little sister, you don't need to be reluctant to part; as long as you and I wait another two hundred years or so to truly solidify our physical bodies, we can return to the human race and see him again. Giggles, you wouldn't be unable to wait even this little bit of time, would you?" Yan Li suddenly let out a 'giggle' and said.

"Pah, what lover! The relationship between brother Han and me has always been very pure. On the contrary, these past few days, I've seen you stealing glances at brother Han; you wouldn't also be having spring thoughts and other ideas, would you?" Yuan Yao's face turned crimson, and she spat lightly in retaliation.

"I have indeed stolen glances at brother Han many times, but my purpose is very different from yours, little sister. Big sister is just curious: fellow Daoist Han seems completely unremarkable, yet how is his cultivation so heaven-defying, and how did he become an existence like Master so quickly?" Yan Li said without caring in the slightest.

"Hmph, who knows if you are being insincere!"

"Giggles, then should big sister take out her heart and let little sister have a look first? But after looking, little sister will have to be responsible for me from now on."

The two women began to play and tease each other.

The Chirong Mountain Range is a rather famous spiritual land on the Fengyuan Continent.

This mountain range stretches for millions of miles, but unlike other places, nearly half of the ten mountain peaks here are active volcanoes, some of which spew red-hot lava or pale black volcanic ash all year round, making most of the mountain range not only devoid of vegetation but also extremely hot.

But correspondingly, the Chirong Mountain Range is rich in various qualities of fire-attribute spirit stones and mineral materials, as well as some Yang-attribute spiritual medicines rarely seen in the outside world. Therefore, although this area is very dangerous due to the unpredictable volcanic eruptions, it still attracts a large number of outside guests every year.

On this day, at the edge of the mountain range, near a small volcano that had just erupted, a large group of alien people with different clothing and appearances were taking advantage of the moment the volcano had stopped to swarm into the nearby depressions, searching in groups of three or five for various fire-attribute spirit stones and materials.

Whenever the volcano erupted, naturally some low-tier materials would be sprayed out along with the volcanic ash, scattering in the nearby area.

These alien people all had low cultivation bases, most of them having only the strength of the Qi Condensation stage, and occasionally, the ones with the highest realms were only just barely at the Foundation Establishment stage.

With such low strength, it was no wonder they only dared to search for low-tier spiritual items at the edge of the Chirong Mountain Range and did not dare to enter deeper into the mountain range.

Suddenly, an alien with four ears and scorched yellow skin felt his expression change, feeling that the surrounding sunlight seemed to have dimmed significantly. He immediately raised his head to look at the sky, and as a result, his face turned pale and bloodless in a 'swish', while he let out an inexplicable scream.

The other alien people nearby, upon hearing this sound, also subconsciously stopped their hand movements and looked toward the high sky as well.

As a result, all the alien people became dumbfounded.

They saw that in the high sky over ten thousand zhang away from them, a black giant boat over a thousand zhang long had appeared at some unknown time, silent and soundless, floating there quietly like a giant island.

And on the giant boat, there were vaguely many tall puppet armored soldiers walking back and forth, looking dense and numerous, impossible to count for a time; the momentum was truly astonishing.

These alien people below, even among their own clans, were the lowest-tier cultivators; when had they ever had the opportunity to see such a massive flying magic tool and so many, naturally they all became tongue-tied, their hearts filled with shock and fear.