Chapter 262: Strength

Han Li looked at the mobilization order signed by the Sect Masters of the various sects in his hand, feeling extremely depressed!

The mobilization order should be true, because the spiritual emblem representing a sect master could not be faked in the slightest. But he really didn't want to obey orders like this!

Because from the other party's mouth, Han Li had already learned of the invasion of the six demonic sects, knowing that a great catastrophe in the Yue Kingdom cultivation world was inevitable.

Whether the Seven Sects of the Yue Kingdom could survive this hurdle was one thing, but the number of cultivators who would fall would certainly be in the thousands, and even Core Formation stage cultivators would likely have many whose cores would shatter and people would die.

So, upon learning this astonishing news, what Han Li wanted to do most now was to return to his cave dwelling immediately and close-door cultivate for several decades before coming out.

However, he also knew that this was just a wishful thought. As a disciple of the Seven Sects, how could it be so easy to escape from this great fire fight?

Just as Han Li was thinking, the male cultivator from the Yanyue Sect who announced that he had been mobilized said with a full face of smiles:

"Does this Junior Martial Brother see clearly? Now, can you report your name and cultivation base? We will have to cooperate a lot in the future!"

Han Li steadied his mind, looked at this person, and then glanced at the more than thirty cultivators behind him. Among them, only three were at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the rest were all Qi Condensation disciples, which made Han Li feel slightly relieved. It didn't look like they were executing any high-difficulty mission.

Thinking of this, Han Li cupped his fists and said:

"Huang Feng Valley, Han Li, early-stage Foundation Establishment!"

Although they were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, each other's cultivation base could be seen at a glance. But out of politeness, Han Li still honestly spoke out. After all, the other party was late-stage Foundation Establishment, and his cultivation base was not just a little bit higher than his; he didn't want to offend the other party easily.

But subsequently, Han Li asked somewhat suspiciously:

"How can Brother be sure that my identity is not problematic, and directly stop me and show the mobilization order? It wouldn't be just based on this Huang Feng Valley clothing, right?"

Han Li had originally intended to bypass this team of Blade-Forging Dock and Yanyue Sect cultivators and flee away, but this sharp-eyed guy had flashed a few times, blocked him on one side, and announced his mobilization.

"Hehe! During the last Blood Trial, I saw Junior Martial Brother once! I didn't expect that after a few years, Junior Martial Brother Han would have successfully established his foundation. This is truly a joyous and congratulatory matter!" The man from the Yanyue Sect, who was in his thirties, smiled slightly and said something that made Han Li feel greatly surprised.

"Your Excellency?"

Han Li was told this by the other party, and only then did he feel that the other party looked somewhat familiar; it was indeed as if he had seen him during the Blood Trial!

"I am Xuan Le, one of the external affairs managers of the Yanyue Sect. When I accompanied Senior Martial Sister Ni Chang to lead the team, I witnessed Junior Martial Brother Han's shocking grand feat with my own eyes!" The man chuckled and said with deep meaning.

Only then did Han Li suddenly realize that this person was one of the four Foundation Establishment team leaders of the Yanyue Sect at that time, but he hadn't paid much attention to him, so his impression was somewhat blurred. But Han Li thought about it and felt somewhat horrified; they had only met in passing years ago, yet this person could recognize him at a glance from such a distance. It was truly hard to believe.

"I know that Junior Martial Brother Han must have urgent matters to attend to by traveling so hurriedly. But the mission I have to execute is truly lacking in manpower, so I have to ask Junior Martial Brother to assist for a while." Xuan Le said very politely.

But when Han Li heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"You, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, have even taken out the mobilization order; how could I possibly not listen? I fear that as soon as these words are spoken, the hat of disobeying orders will be put on me!"

Han Li thought this way, then looked at the other three Foundation Establishment cultivators standing behind Xuan Le, and had to bite the bullet and answer:

"Since Senior Martial Brother Xuan has said so, Han naturally obeys! However, I still have an urgent matter to report to my sect's Sect Master, so I hope Senior Martial Brother Xuan can send someone to deliver the message!"

Subsequently, Han Li told everything that had happened in Yan Ling Fortress in detail, although Han Li vaguely skipped over how he had escaped.

But even so, it made Xuan Le and the others listen in shock. They hurriedly sent two Qi Condensation disciples to send messages to the various sects, and then continued on their way with somewhat ugly expressions, taking Han Li with them.

With their strength, even if they knew that the Yan Family and the demonic sects had colluded, they wouldn't dare to go and hold them accountable or save people. They had no choice but to hand this hot potato to the people sent by the Seven Sects later. Of course, the authenticity of Han Li's news still had to be verified by those behind.

During the journey, Han Li finally learned from other cultivators about the mission of this trip, which was to strengthen the security of a spirit stone mine with a large reserve. The original security was simply insufficient to resist the sneak attacks of demonic sect squads.

Knowing that the mission was not to be cannon fodder and fight head-on with the people of the six demonic sects, Han Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, even if he could return to Huang Feng Valley, he would likely be dispatched immediately, and the mission he received might not be better than this.

Although this mission still had some danger, as long as he was careful, the possibility of retreating unscathed was still very high. After all, this spirit stone mine was only one of more than a dozen larger ones. If the other party wanted to sneak attack the Seven Sects' mineral sources, I fear they would have to target the largest ones first.

Han Li thought this way, and the resistance in his heart naturally disappeared, and he became quite familiar with Xuan Le and other cultivators over the next few days.

A few days later, this team of cultivators finally arrived at a huge wilderness within the Yue Kingdom. The spirit stone mine was in a large canyon more than a hundred feet deep within the wilderness.

Under Xuan Le's leadership, the group flew directly into the canyon, which was concealed by a magic array. At the same time, several Seven Sects' cultivators flew out from this place to welcome them.

The original head of the guards of the spirit mine was an old man of early-stage Foundation Establishment who was not young and belonged to the Heavenly Vault Fortress. The other five or six people were only at the Qi Condensation level.

Such weak defensive strength, no wonder the upper echelons of the Seven Sects were so anxious to send support.

This old man, who called himself Yu Xing, let them into a huge kiln cave in the canyon, where Han Li and the others listened to his detailed account of the spirit stone mine. Then, Xuan Le arranged the defense matters in a vigorous and resolute manner.

He took out more than a dozen array flags and array disks, and under the illusion array, deployed a Four Evils Array that could both attack and defend. He divided Han Li and other cultivators into several groups, taking turns patrolling and guarding near the spirit mine to prevent sneak attacks by external enemies. Cultivators who were not on duty could sit and cultivate their magic power.

Han Li was very satisfied with Xuan Le's arrangement.

In this way, he had time to properly make up for the loopholes in his strength!

After experiencing the fierce fight with the Ghost Spirit Sect Young Sect Master, Han Li clearly felt that the previous method of relying on agile movement and strategy to defeat the enemy was simply insufficient to deal with the huge gap in strength. When encountering a powerful character like the Ghost Spirit Sect Young Sect Master, everything he had previously relied on seemed pale and powerless, and even the Talisman Treasure he had high hopes for almost failed to be retrieved by the other party and did not reproduce the miraculous effect of settling the matter in one blow.

If it weren't for the fact that the poisonous mist of the "Cyan Fire Miasma" had unexpectedly taken effect, I fear he would have already been buried in the yellow soil, and even his soul might have been collected by the other party and tortured in every possible way. Thinking of such a terrifying consequence worse than death, Han Li felt cold and chilly!

Han Li had developed a great fear of such top-tier demonic secret techniques as the Blood Spirit Art!

He was very clear that if he were to meet that Ghost Spirit Sect Young Sect Master again, he would likely only be left waiting to die under the other party's secret technique. And if the Green Origin Sword Art were not cultivated to the Core Formation stage, its divine abilities would simply be insufficient to contend with the other party.

And in this chaotic period when the six demonic sects invaded the Yue Kingdom and the Seven Sects rose up to counterattack, I fear that the fighting and killing of cultivators would become a common occurrence. In such a period, the matter of longevity seemed to have become secondary, and instead, rapidly increasing his strength so that he could preserve his life in the turmoil had become the primary goal.

In this way, the cultivation steps he had originally planned had to be changed.

The Green Origin Sword Art had to be temporarily shelved, and he intended to first cultivate the "Great Expansion Art," which could significantly enhance his strength.

After witnessing the overbearing nature of the mechanism puppets, Han Li believed that even if he only cultivated the first layer of the Great Expansion Art, it would be enough to give him a certain degree of self-preservation. After all, he had dozens of ready-made mechanism puppets on him.

Of course, he also had to study the Puppet True Scripture, hoping to manufacture some simple mechanism puppets in a short time, so that the "Great Expansion Art" could become a continuous combat force for him during the Foundation Establishment stage.

After thinking about it several times, Han Li felt that his decision was not wrong, so he began to cultivate the "Great Expansion Art" during his time off duty. At the same time, he also used some simple materials on hand to try to make low-tier mechanism beasts, a kind of puppet that would only pounce and bite, similar to a doll.

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