Chapter 638: Elder of a Sect

"This... since Master asked personally, Lady Yin Yue will be presumptuous. May I ask what Master's plans are for the future? If there are no other plans, staying in the Falling Cloud Sect is not a bad choice. Those two are both early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators; Master will not be restrained by anyone if you stay in this sect. And the Falling Cloud Sect can be considered a fairly large sect, sufficient to provide Master with a certain amount of strength. Of course, if Master has other arrangements, that is also fine. A Nascent Soul cultivator, even if a rogue cultivator, will not be easily provoked by any sect." Lady Yin Yue said calmly.

"I don't have any concrete plans for the time being. I need to spend a few years to solidify my Nascent Soul first. In addition, I must go to the Far West in the future. The cultivation techniques for the last three layers of the Great Expansion Art must be obtained. I must also go to the Yuanwu Kingdom once; I promised someone back then that I would destroy the Fu family of this country. I just don't know if this family has any connection with the Fu family of the Hundred Crafts Academy?" Han Li said indifferently.

"If that's the case, Master should stay in the Falling Cloud Sect for now. Being a rogue cultivator is, after all, somewhat isolated and helpless, and having a Nascent Soul cultivator to give guidance is also of great benefit to Master's cultivation." Lady Yin Yue thought for a moment and suggested.

"Hmm! That makes sense! I'm a bit tired now, you go down first." Han Li didn't say whether he had adopted this suggestion, but instead changed the subject and ordered, then got up and walked toward the bedroom.

The white fox tilted her head and looked at Han Li's retreating back, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes, and she also walked out of the hall.

Lying on the stone bed in the bedroom, Han Li stared blankly at the stone ceiling, his mood fluctuating, finding it difficult to fall asleep.

The day he condensed his Nascent Soul, although it seemed simple, the risks involved made Han Li feel lingering fear when he recalled it.

The twitching and reversal of all meridians during the breaking of the core was painful enough to make him wish he were dead, but relying on his cultivation base being far deeper than cultivators of the same rank, he managed to endure it. The magical medicinal power of the Nine-Curved Spiritual Ginseng pill naturally contributed the most. Otherwise, Han Li doubted whether he would have fainted on the spot.

The process of breaking the core was extremely dangerous. But compared to the heart demon backlash that followed, it was like a drop in the bucket.

Originally, he thought that with several rare treasures like Soul-Nourishing Wood and Bodhi Beads to protect his spirit, plus a Spirit-Fixing Pill prepared specifically for this, passing the heart demon hurdle, although not without effort, should have been much easier than other cultivators forming a Core Formation.

But he didn't expect the heart demon to be so powerful and cunning, far exceeding rumors by several times.

It first made Han Li experience a series of things he feared most in his heart, many things buried deep in his heart that even he himself hadn't realized, all happening in the illusions.

Whether it was the sudden robbery of his hometown village and the tragic death of his parents and sister, or the loss of all his cultivation and falling back into a mortal, or the exposure of the small bottle's secret and being hunted by cultivators of the entire cultivation world. All these scenes that touched Han Li's weaknesses appeared before him, as if they were real, making him unable to extricate himself once he fell into them.

Even though Han Li was usually firm and composed, he almost sank into it because of anger and fear.

Fortunately, the Spirit-Fixing Pill and other treasures were not just for show, and they managed to keep a sliver of clarity in his mind at the critical moment, allowing him to break through the illusions and return to reality.

Even so, it made Han Li break out in a cold sweat.

Before his heart could settle, the next wave of the heart demon's attack followed.

In a trance, he fell into many wonderful and happy illusions.

There were scenes of reuniting with his parents and sister, returning to the happy life of his childhood, as well as suddenly marrying Nangong Wan and dual cultivating together, and finally, scenes of several women including the Mo sisters and Chen Chen Qiaoqian serving one husband together.

Regarding these, Han Li only indulged for a moment before shaking off the infatuation in his heart.

Below that, scenes of his great cultivation success, dominating the Tiannan cultivation world, finally ascending to the Spirit World, and becoming an immortal from then on, living as long as Heaven and Earth, all appeared one after another.

He indulged in these illusions for who knows how many years, experiencing the great joys and sorrows of several lives, before he suddenly woke up by some chance, finally breaking free from the heart demon's confusion and successfully forming his Nascent Soul.

Han Li lay on the bed, recalling silently, and couldn't help but think of the situation when his Nascent Soul first left his body.

When his Nascent Soul was just formed and flew out of his body, he clearly felt that the Nascent Soul was himself, and he was the Nascent Soul. But he couldn't control any of the Nascent Soul's actions, only able to watch it play and frolic on his head, as if he had returned to his carefree childhood.

At that moment, he felt extremely peaceful, casting aside all worries and troubles, as if entering the so-called realm of returning to simplicity.

After thinking about it, Han Li understood why this happened; it was because his Nascent Soul had just formed and he couldn't unite his heart and spirit yet. Once the Nascent Soul was completely condensed and his cultivation advanced, this would naturally not happen again.

Tossing and turning, exhausted from forming the Nascent Soul, he fell into a hazy sleep. During this time, he had a sweet dream, appearing to return to the mountain village, running wildly with his brother and sister, and then returning home to eat and laugh in front of his parents.

What a sweet dream!

Three days later, when the silver-haired old man and the other came together, Han Li didn't hesitate anymore and agreed to join the Falling Cloud Sect.

The two Falling Cloud Sect elders were naturally overjoyed.

They immediately proposed to hold a grand sect assembly and invite high-tier cultivators from other sects to hold Han Li's sect-entry ceremony.

Hearing this,

Han Li shook his head like a rattle-drum and flatly denied it. Instead, he proposed to keep everything simple and just notify the other two sects in Mount Mount Yunmeng. Anyway, he would have to deal with the Nascent Soul elders of those two sects sooner or later. Everything else should be low-key; Han Li didn't want to make himself too conspicuous.

The silver-haired old man and the other felt it was a bit inappropriate, but fortunately, they could understand Han Li's desire not to be lively, so they agreed.

Subsequently, Han Li followed the silver-haired old man and the other to the main hall of the Six-Peak Master, and then met the Core Formation disciples one by one.

About half of the Core Formation cultivators naturally recognized Han Li, this "Qi Condensation" disciple.

They had heard some rumors these past few days and knew that the Nascent Soul cultivator who had just advanced three days ago was going to join their Falling Cloud Sect, and after analyzing Han Li's identity from several aspects, they had guessed seven or eight times out of ten.

When they truly saw Han Li, although they didn't know what these people were thinking, they all acted respectfully, without showing any strange expressions.

Han Li saw his several former "ancestors," the old man in red and the two Peak Masters of Heavenly Spring Peak, etc., all calling him "Senior Uncle Han" without stopping, and although his expression was natural, he also felt a bit funny in his heart. With a wave of his hand, he let them rise, without any intention of making things difficult.

But Han Li scanned with his spiritual sense and found that the woman surnamed Song had a complex look on her face when calling him "Senior Uncle," and her voice was slightly hesitant. I don't know if this woman remembered the time she had used the Heart-Probing Art on him and returned empty-handed.

With Han Li's current cultivation, he naturally wouldn't take this woman's thoughts to heart.

After meeting these Core Formation cultivators, the silver-haired old man immediately indicated that he could choose any spiritual mountain with abundant spiritual energy in the eastern range of Mount Mount Yunmeng to open his cave dwelling, not necessarily having to live on the sect's peaks.

Hearing this, Han Li didn't stand on ceremony.

Over the next day, after searching for a while, he took a fancy to a medium-sized mountain peak to the east of the Falling Cloud Sect.

Although this mountain peak couldn't be called tall or dangerous, nor was it the best place for spiritual energy, fortunately, this mountain peak was a rare letter-peak. Besides a main peak, there were three other lower small peaks surrounding it. It was very suitable for setting up formations and restrictions. Han Li was very satisfied with this.

Opening a cave dwelling was extremely easy for Han Li. Even though this cave dwelling was the largest one Han Li had ever built, it only took him half a day.

When the cave dwelling was finished, Han Li immediately set up a powerful temporary formation on each of the three small peaks using formation tools. Immediately, a patch of mist covered the entire area of dozens of miles.

Han Li was naturally not too satisfied with these restrictions. He had already planned in his heart that once he comprehended a more powerful formation method, he would reset the restrictions.

After doing all this, Han Li returned to the original medicine garden of the Falling Cloud Sect.

He prepared to move some things from the old cave dwelling.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he returned to this place, a graceful and alluring figure was waiting for him early in the medicine garden under the stone mountain.

As soon as this person saw Han Li, she immediately bowed deeply and pleaded with her cherry lips open:

"Mu Mu Peiling had eyes but didn't recognize Mount Tai and offended Senior Han many times before. I hope Senior will not blame me. But this junior has a request, hoping Senior can fulfill it. I wonder if Senior Han can take Mu Peiling under your sect; this junior will definitely serve Senior by your side for the rest of my life and will never betray you." After saying these words, the woman, who was usually beautiful and proud, stood aside with her hands down, looking a bit nervous, and her bright eyes were full of expectation.

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