Chapter 2462: Volume 11: The Descent of the True Immortal, Chapter 2444: Arctic Origin Crystal (Wishing all readers a Happy Mid-Autumn

Half a year later, near some little-known ruins in Jing Prefecture of the Yue Kingdom in Tiannan, a man in green robes stood at the end of a small path, staring at a section of a ruined stone wall, lost in deep thought and motionless.

It was unclear how long these ruins had existed here; not only were they overgrown with waist-high weeds and shrubs, but some of the broken stone bricks and walls were covered in layers of black-green moss.

On the gray-white parts of the stone wall occasionally revealed before the man in green robes, a relief carving of the character "Han" with a missing corner was faintly visible.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of footsteps came from the path behind the man in green robes. A moment later, a couple walked out from around a bend, chatting and laughing with a small boy.

The couple was not very old, looking to be in their thirties. The man had dark skin and thick hands and feet, while the woman was quite pretty, though her face was slightly flushed.

Both of them looked weather-beaten, and the bamboo basket in their hands contained items like incense and candles. They appeared to be a typical village couple, but they were stunned the moment they saw someone ahead.

As for the boy, who looked to be seven or eight years old, he was exceptionally cute. In his pitch-black eyes, a hint of liveliness was faintly visible, and he was observing the stranger before him with curious eyes.

"Th-this young master, may I ask who you are..." After the man hesitated slightly, he walked over with his wife and the boy, asking with a slight stutter.

Although the person before them only showed his back, it was obvious that he was a learned man from those great lands, which naturally filled this village man, who rarely left home, with a sense of awe.

"It is nothing. My surname is Han. I have only come here to pay my respects to the Han family ancestral hall of the past." The man in green robes replied indifferently. He finally turned around; his features were ordinary and plain, yet between his brows, there was a faint three-tenths resemblance to the man in the couple behind him.

"The young master also has the surname Han? It seems you are a descendant of one of the Han family branches that drifted away long ago. I heard from my great-grandfather that the Han family was once prosperous over a thousand years ago, with many descendants scattered outside. Many years ago, there were still people coming here to pay their respects. It is just that in recent years, we have rarely seen anyone from other branches of the Han family come here." The man in his thirties did not seem too surprised upon hearing this, instead revealing a hint of joy.

"Indeed. After all these years, generation after generation, I fear these branches have almost forgotten that this place is the origin of the Han family, so why would they come here to pay respects? It is your branch that has done well, actually willing to guard this place and never having moved far away." The man in green robes said to the couple with a hint of praise.

"Hehe, I heard from my great-grandfather that their generation also thought about leaving, but they truly could not bear to leave the place where the Han family once flourished. Furthermore, it is said that our Han family ancestors once produced immortals. If our branch also left, and the immortal ancestors returned, they might truly not be able to find us descendants. That is why they gave up that thought." The man surnamed Han replied honestly upon hearing this.

"Immortal ancestors, hehe. I have also heard this rumor, but that was thousands of years ago; I fear it cannot be taken seriously." The man in green robes said noncommittally.

"I am not clear about that, but the elders all say so. Besides, during the great sacrifices, my great-grandfather once took out what was said to be the scabbard of the divine sword left behind by the immortal ancestors. I think it should be somewhat credible." The man surnamed Han said with a grin.

"The scabbard of a divine sword?" The man in green robes raised his brows slightly, looking somewhat surprised.

"Yes. I heard from the elders that this divine sword was always hung in the ancestral hall. Many years ago, it saved our Han family from the disaster of extermination several times. Unfortunately, after being used once, the sword turned into countless golden lights and vanished, leaving only that scabbard in the world, but it no longer had any divine effects. It has been kept by our branch ever since. However, it was precisely because the divine sword was gone that the Han family finally declined rapidly during another disaster that followed, and the remaining clansmen had to scatter in all directions." The man surnamed Han did not know why he felt this person before him was very amiable, and he actually blurted out everything he knew.

"So that is how it is. I was not very clear about all this. However, the rise and fall of a clan is a normal matter; no one can avoid it. Is this your child? He looks quite clever. What is his name?" The man in green robes sighed lightly upon hearing this, but his gaze shifted, and after sweeping across the face of the boy beside the couple, he asked casually.

"Hehe, this is my third son, Han Ming. Come here, hurry and kowtow to your clan uncle!" The man surnamed Han was very happy to hear the other party's praise and immediately pulled the boy out from behind him.

Although the boy was young, he was not shy. He actually knelt down before the man in green robes and kowtowed twice with a "thud, thud," called out "Clan Uncle," and then stood back up.

"Good, truly a fine child. Since this child can meet me, it can be considered a fated encounter. How about this, I have an item to give him. If he truly is a person of good fortune, perhaps a great opportunity awaits him. If not, it can still ensure he lives a long and healthy life." The man in green robes saw at a glance that the boy also possessed spiritual roots. Although it was only a common spiritual root, it still moved him to say these words.

Afterward, he flipped his hand, and a crystalline jade pendant suddenly appeared in his palm. After injecting a spell into it, he strung it with a red cord and bowed to hang it directly around the boy's neck.

A bizarre scene occurred!

The jade pendant first emitted a burst of white light, and after a blur, it actually vanished along with the red cord from the boy's neck.

The man surnamed Han and his wife were naturally shocked. When they looked up again, the space before them was completely empty; there was no one there at all.

"Oh my, could it be that we saw a ghost in broad daylight!"

Not only was the man surnamed Han dumbfounded, but the woman beside him also screamed in fright.

A few days later, the story of Han "Blackie" of the Han family encountering a ghost in broad daylight spread through several small mountain villages nearby, providing a great topic for the gossiping village women, and it was only after several months that no one talked about it anymore.

It was just that no one knew that this boy named Han Ming would accidentally unlock the secret within the jade pendant several months later, suddenly run away from home, and several years later, with the help of this jade pendant, directly enter the sect of a Nascent Soul Elder of the Falling Cloud Sect, eventually becoming a renowned great cultivator, allowing the Han family to flourish once again.

Thousands of years passed. The outskirts of the Fallen Devil Valley, which were once quite lively, had become exceptionally empty as various spiritual herbs and items were picked clean, and no one was willing to risk entering anymore.

But on this day, a green shadow ignored the various remaining restrictions and strange dangers in the valley and charged straight in.

Half a day later, a heaven-shaking loud noise suddenly erupted from the Fallen Devil Valley, causing the ground near the valley to shake. Then, a dazzling green rainbow pierced through the sky and broke out, flickering a few times before disappearing into the clouds without a trace.

Such a great commotion naturally startled the several small and medium-sized sects entrenched nearby, who immediately dispatched their disciples to investigate.

As a result, when these people arrived at the scene in the valley, they were all shocked.

They saw that a mountain peak that originally blocked the inner and outer valley of the Fallen Devil Valley had vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a huge, bottomless pit, inside which some silver-white light threads were faintly spraying outward.

"Arctic Origin Light."

Some knowledgeable sect cultivators immediately blurted out the origin of these silver-white light threads. Many people, in their surprise and joy, hurriedly risked entering the giant pit, wanting to collect some Arctic Origin Crystals.

But unfortunately, even though these people searched hundreds of times, they only found a meager dozen or so Arctic Origin Crystals. For this reason, these sect cultivators even had a significant conflict.

The green shadow that did this was naturally Han Li, who had just rushed over from Jing Prefecture of the Yue Kingdom.

He had used his immense divine abilities to extract all the Arctic Origin Crystals hidden deep beneath the Fallen Devil Valley. With nothing left to keep him in the human world, he immediately found a secluded cave nearby and began to set up an exceptionally complex magic array.

This time, because he had to carry the obtained Arctic Origin Crystals across realms, the difficulty was even greater than when he descended, so he had to rely on the power of a magic array.

Several hours later, the magic array was finally set up.

Han Li immediately sat cross-legged in the center of the array, his hands forming seals, and a huge five-colored disc flew out from his body, turning into a full moon.

The entire magic array also buzzed and activated, and sheets of spiritual light rolled out from the array, completely submerging Han Li's figure.

A moment later, after a loud boom in the cave, a thick, milky-white pillar of light shot into the sky, piercing directly to a height of over ten thousand zhang before flashing and disappearing.

At the same time, Han Li, who had been sitting in the magic array, had his body surrounded by green light before returning to the appearance of a blue-robed scholar. At the same time, his body went limp, and he collapsed in the magic array without any further sound.

In the Spirit World's Boundless Sea, inside a secret chamber of the Azure Origin Palace, Han Li, who had been in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes. On the meditation cushion before him, a pale yellow storage bracelet had appeared out of nowhere.

Han Li looked at this item, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.

With these Arctic Origin Crystals, the Five-Pole Mountain of Origin that he had dreamed of could finally be refined. Coupled with that True Soul Pill, he believed that even if he were to undergo the Ascension Tribulation now, he would have a certain chance of success.

Of course, to be safe, he still needed to first cultivate the third layer of the God-Refining Technique, and with the help of the Broad Spirit Dao Body, cultivate several immortal world techniques like the Five-Viscera Tempering Origin Art.

In that case, he would have a much greater chance of ascending to the Immortal World.

Han Li pondered silently in his heart, unable to hide a hint of excitement. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it; your support is my greatest motivation.)