Chapter 635: Core Formation (Part 3)

With a soft "bang," the round bead flashed and flickered, turning into a five-colored mist a foot in diameter, which flew rapidly downward, drilling into the stone mountain in the blink of an eye and disappearing without a trace. At the same time, the heavenly omens such as wind, rain, thunder, and lightning nearby disappeared instantly, and everything returned to normal.

At this, the nearby crowd of cultivators looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Just then, a sound like a dragon's roar came from the stone mountain, rising straight to the nine heavens, and the Heaven and Earth changed color because of it, and a human-shaped light shadow about a hundred feet tall appeared above the stone mountain.

This light shadow shimmered with four-colored spiritual light, its hands and feet were shockingly thick, and because the spiritual light on its face was too strong, no one could see the giant's features clearly at all, only feeling that this figure seemed extremely majestic, making people dare not look up. What made these cultivators even more horrified was that this light shadow nodded slightly, and two cold pillars of light swept across the crowd, making everyone hold their breath instantly.

"Thump" sounds rang out one after another, and some cultivators felt their bodies sink, kneeling on the ground as if under the weight of Mount Tai, unable to stand up at all.

Several cultivators with deeper cultivation, although barely standing firm, had their knees trembling slightly, the blue veins on their foreheads jumping, looking extremely strained.

Just as these cultivators were trembling with fear and secretly complaining, the giant figure seemed to smile, and its body suddenly turned into starlight in the sky, dissipating without a trace.

This scene left everyone dumbfounded.

In the quiet room of Little Stone Mountain, Han Li sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes tightly shut. But at the top of his head, a miniature infant about an inch tall was climbing and playing on his hair bun.

This infant was fair and tender, covered in cyan light, its appearance and features exactly the same as Han Li's, but its face was full of excitement and joy, a far cry from Han Li's usual silence.

Han Li's main body below the infant had a rosy complexion and a peaceful expression, as if he were in a deep sleep.

After a while, the infant seemed to have played enough and, after yawning, flashed with cyan light and dived into Han Li's body from the top of his head.

Han Li's expression moved, his eyelids trembled, and he finally opened his eyes, revealing a pair of warm, restrained, and clear bright eyes.

The awakened Han Li did not get up immediately, but had a complex look on his face, mixed with a bit of strangeness and wild joy.

He suddenly raised a palm, looked at it back and forth under his eyelids several times, then suddenly raised one hand, touched the top of his head, his face full of disbelief.

After a full cup of tea's time, the excited expression on Han Li's face gradually faded, and he finally returned to normal.

He scanned the situation in the quiet room, stretched, and finally stood up, then flicked his finger, and a beam of cyan light shot onto the stone door.

Immediately, the quiet room door flashed with radiance and rose silently.

"Congratulations, Master, on forming your Nascent Soul!"

Lady Yin Yue had actually transformed into the appearance of a beautiful young woman and was guarding outside the quiet room. Seeing Han Li come out, she immediately bowed respectfully, her address and respectful tone somewhat exceeding Han Li's expectations.

"Master? It seems Fellow Daoist Lady Yin Yue only truly recognizes me now! But this is also normal; your cultivation was originally not below mine. If I hadn't been able to condense a Nascent Soul, how could you have truly submitted to me?" Han Li touched his chin and said indifferently, not caring.

"Master's words are very true. Now that Master has formed his Nascent Soul, he has naturally stepped into the ranks of the top cultivators in this world. His lifespan is even as long as a thousand years. With Master's age of only two hundred years, as long as there is a bit more opportunity and creation, I believe that Master reaching the Spirit Transformation stage is definitely not something that cannot be expected." Lady Yin Yue said with a solemn expression on her beautiful face.

"Talking about the Spirit Transformation stage now is really too far away for me. I don't know how many Nascent Soul cultivators are stuck in the early stage and cannot advance an inch. You shouldn't have such high expectations." Han Li shook his head lightly and said calmly.

"I have quite a bit of confidence in Master." Lady Yin Yue pursed her cherry lips and smiled sweetly, appearing exceptionally enchanting and alluring.

Hearing this, Han Li showed a look of disapproval.

Outside the stone mountain, the previous cultivators and those who arrived later had gathered to over a thousand people.

They surrounded the mountain, floating in mid-air on their magic tools, whispering endlessly.

With their knowledge and experience, they naturally didn't know what the heavenly omen just now represented. They could only guess randomly. But even so, what had just happened had already made them feel a hint of unbearable excitement.

The medicine garden Han Li was responsible for in front of the stone mountain naturally also attracted the attention of many people. Someone had already directly broken through the restrictions to go in and check.

However, apart from ordinary medicinal herbs, it was empty, without a single shadow of a person.

The woman surnamed Mu, mixed in the crowd, also arrived here.

She witnessed everything that happened nearby, and a look of uncertainty appeared on her face. The woman vaguely felt that this heavenly omen seemed to have something to do with Han Li.

Just then, several beams of light of different colors flew here in a hurry, and after the radiance converged, it revealed five or six Core Formation cultivators with solemn expressions.

Leading them was the old man in the late stage of Core Formation surnamed Feng, his face as gloomy as water. Beside him were the old man in red, the stunning woman surnamed Song, and several other cultivators with somewhat unfamiliar faces.

"All disciples, listen well: within ten miles of this mountain, it is temporarily designated as a forbidden area. Anyone who lingers nearby will be treated as violating sect rules and punished severely." The old man surnamed Hu, seeing so many low-tier disciples here, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and say in a cold tone.

These low-tier Falling Cloud Sect disciples, upon hearing the sect ancestor give such an order, although they were full of doubts, could only obey and flew away on their magic tools one after another. This place suddenly became empty.

"Junior Nephew Mu, you stay for now." A Core Formation cultivator with an ordinary appearance suddenly moved his lips and transmitted a few words to the old man surnamed Hu, then pointed to the medicine garden below. The old man's expression moved, and he called out to the woman who was also preparing to leave.

"This disciple will obey the ancestor's instructions!" The woman surnamed Mu was startled, then hurriedly turned back and flew before the several Core Formation cultivators, a look of respect appearing on her face.

"Junior Nephew Mu, I heard that this medicine garden is your responsibility." The old man surnamed Feng asked with a relaxed expression.

"Yes! This medicine garden is managed by a Qi Condensation disciple named 'Han Li' from this peak." The cold and beautiful woman answered honestly.

"Qi Condensation? Where is this person now?"

"This, this disciple does not know? Several senior brothers already broke into the medicine garden just now to take a look. That disciple was not inside." The woman surnamed Mu hesitated for a moment before replying.

"Han Li? Could it be the outer sect disciple who entered the top ten at the Sword Trial Assembly more than twenty years ago?" The old man in red moved his expression and asked somewhat differently.

"Senior Brother Duan's words are correct; it is indeed this disciple." The woman knew that the other party led the team to participate in the Sword Trial Assembly, so she didn't find it strange to reply.

"An outer sect disciple can enter the top ten; it is indeed a bit strange. Could the Core Formation heavenly omen just now really have been caused by this person?" The old man surnamed Feng looked at the stone mountain, muttering to himself with a complex expression. The several Core Formation cultivators beside him also had solemn expressions.

The stunning woman surnamed Song even had her eyes flickering, remaining silent.

Core Formation heavenly omen! Could it be that someone formed a Core Formation just now?

Others were fine, but when the woman surnamed Mu heard this, she almost couldn't believe her ears, her face full of shock and astonishment.

"Senior Brother Feng, looking at the strange scene just now. That person has already successfully formed a Core Formation and is now a Core Formation cultivator. How should we deal with this person?" The old man in red asked slowly.

"Although the other party is a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator, it is no longer something we can face. It is estimated that the two ancestors will personally deal with this matter soon. What we need to do now is not to offend the other party. Eh! The two ancestors have already arrived." The old man surnamed Feng pondered for a moment, and just as he made a decision, his expression suddenly relaxed, and he called out softly.

The crowd heard this, and their hearts settled, hurriedly looking up.

They saw light flash beyond the sky, and two long rainbows arrived in an instant, one white and one yellow.

The old man surnamed Feng and others saw this scene and immediately stood on both sides, showing respect.

"Leave the matter here to the two of us to handle. You should go do whatever you need to do, no need to stay here." The silver-haired old man and the Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Lu appeared before these Core Formation cultivators and said indifferently.

The old man surnamed Feng and others called out yes and flew away from the vicinity of the stone mountain one after another.

The woman surnamed Mu naturally didn't dare to linger here, bowed deeply to the two ancestors, and hurriedly flew away on her magic tool. However, before leaving, she couldn't help but look back at the direction of the medicine garden.

"Could the person who formed the Core Formation really be that 'Han Li'?" Thinking of Han Li, the woman's heart was in chaos, her jade face full of confusion.

Inside the cave dwelling, Han Li was talking to the young woman transformed by Lady Yin Yue in the main hall, looking relaxed, when a long, old voice suddenly came from outside.

"I am Cheng Tiankun of the Falling Cloud Sect. Congratulations to Fellow Daoist on forming your Nascent Soul. I wonder if my Junior Brother and I may enter the dwelling for a chat."

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