Chapter 780: Sudden Change in Nangong

Han Li glanced at the storage pouch at his waist. (Website)

After returning the ancient lamp, although he didn't mention anything, when those Mulan Dharma practitioners sent the materials, they also returned the two seized Purple Cheng Helmets and the Flower Basket ancient treasures together.

It seemed these Mulan people were also very clear that if they wanted to stay in Heavenly South for a long time, they naturally couldn't offend these high-stage cultivators too much.

Returning these ancient treasures was also to avoid him having any grievances.

After all, a cultivator who had such magical powers at such a young age, even those Mulan Divine Masters had some fear.

And once he got the ancient treasures back, Han Li gave the Purple Cheng Helmet to Yin Yue.

Although this woman could only use this treasure when appearing in her demon fox form, she had made quite a few contributions recently. Han Li was not a stingy person, so he naturally had to show something.

This Purple Cheng Helmet was very easy for her to use, so it couldn't be better as a reward.

I don't know if it was because the news of them joining forces with the Mulan people spread, but those Tulu people hesitated for a time.

Although they sent a large number of cultivators to the edge of the grasslands, they didn't launch an attack immediately. They just silently observed the actions of Heavenly South and the Mulan people. It seemed they wouldn't cause trouble in the near future.

But the more the Tulu people acted like this, the heavier the hearts of Master Brother Zhiyang, Long Han, and others became.

The other side was so solemn, it seemed they really had big plans. They mostly really wanted to target Heavenly South.

Seeing that this kind of confrontation might be long-term, the disciples of the various Heavenly South sects couldn't stay here for a long time. After some discussion, they implemented a rotation method similar to the Nine Nations Alliance.

All sects sent some elite disciples to take turns stationed in the places adjacent to the two Mulan countries. In case the Tulu people launched an attack and the Mulan people were in trouble, these people could naturally go to support them.

The remaining cultivators could return to their respective sects.

Han Li, as an elder of the Falling Cloud Sect, and that Senior Brother Lu naturally had many things to do. It was only when most of the disciples had left that he was able to get away and return to the Falling Cloud Sect.

And Lu Luo still had some things to deal with and would be delayed for a few more days. Han Li naturally set off on the return journey first.

Along the way, Han Li didn't delay at all, directly using the Wind-Driving Carriage to hurry, which allowed him to shorten the journey by a small half. But once he entered Xi Kingdom, Han Li put this carriage away to avoid being too eye-catching.

Now, a distance of a hundred miles was almost reached in an instant for Han Li.

When Han Li saw the shadow of Mount Mount Yunmeng from afar, the beautiful face of Nangong Wan couldn't help but appear in his mind, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"What is going on?" In a secret room in the Falling Cloud Sect that few people knew about, Han Li looked at the silver-haired old man and spat out word by word, his face full of murderous aura before rage.

Having just returned to the Falling Cloud Sect, before he had time to return to his cave dwelling, he was intercepted halfway by the silver-haired old man and brought to this secret room filled with cold Qi.

Here, Han Li saw Nangong Wan, greatly shocked.

It was just that at this time, Nangong Wan had transformed into a seven or eight-year-old girl, sealed inside an ice wall emitting wisps of cold air, her eyes closed, unconscious.

How could Han Li not be shocked and angry.

"Cough! If Junior Brother had returned half a month earlier, it would have been fine. Nangong sister had the incident only half a month ago. If you were here, perhaps you could have prevented this from happening. However, the sister-in-law's life is not in danger in the short term. It's just that she has been hit by the demonic path's Soul-Sealing Curse. Only by using this method can we delay the onset of this curse." The silver-haired old man smiled bitterly and explained slowly.

"Soul-Sealing Curse? How could Wan'er be hit by this kind of evil curse? Hasn't this secret technique been lost in Heavenly South for a long time? Could it be..." Upon hearing the old man's words, Han Li was stunned at first, but immediately thought of something, a look of shock and suspicion appearing on his face.

Seeing that Han Li seemed to have guessed something, the silver-haired old man didn't pursue the question, but told Han Li about Nangong Wan's encounter in detail.

It turned out that one morning half a month ago, Nangong Wan, like before, went to a small mountain near the cave dwelling to collect heaven and earth Yin dew, used to cultivate the **Reincarnation Technique.

But unexpectedly, just as she arrived there, a black-robed man suddenly appeared.

This man didn't say a word, and as soon as he saw Nangong Wan coming, he immediately unleashed a powerful demonic cultivation technique to attack, breaking several of Nangong Wan's protective treasures in a row. Nangong Wan was greatly alarmed and screamed for help, trying her best to flee toward the cave dwelling.

As a result, when the silver-haired old man and the Falling Cloud Sect disciples heard the news and rushed over, Nangong Wan had already been unable to dodge and was lightly tapped on the brow by the other side, and then she fell over.

The silver-haired old man was shocked and immediately led all the disciples to attack the black-robed man together.

Seeing so many Falling Cloud Sect disciples appear, the man didn't have any intention of fighting hard. After a sneer, he threw down a jade slip on the ground, and the person flew away like lightning, with no one able to catch up.

The silver-haired old man couldn't care about anything else and hurriedly rescued Nangong Wan back to the sect for immediate treatment.

But only then did he discover that Nangong Wan had been hit by the legendary Soul-Sealing Curse. This forbidden secret technique had been lost in the Heavenly South demonic path for many years.

Once this restriction is forcibly planted by someone, the person's three souls and seven spirits are slowly sealed. Then, depending on the cultivation level of the sealed person, the soul will gradually dissipate under the action of the seal after a period of time. The person then becomes a walking corpse.

This was originally a unique means for the demonic path to deal with enemies. It could be called vicious to the extreme!

The old man recognized this restriction and was naturally shocked, but he was also at a loss for a moment, with no way to solve it.

But just at this moment, Nangong Wan automatically woke up. After knowing that she had been hit by the Soul-Sealing Curse, although Nangong Wan's face was pale, she immediately thought of a temporary emergency method.

She decided to use a certain magical power of the **Reincarnation Technique to temporarily seal herself with cold air. This kind of seal not only put Nangong Wan's body in a completely restricted state but also greatly delayed the onset of the Soul-Sealing Curse.

Thus, the Nangong Wan who appeared before Han Li became like this.

After the old man finished these words, he took out two jade slips from his body and handed them to Han Li separately.

"One was left by the black-robed man who attacked the sister-in-law. The other was specially left for Junior Brother by the sister-in-law before she cast the sealing technique on herself. Junior Brother, take a look first!" After the old man, Senior Brother Cheng, sighed, he said.

Han Li took the two jade slips with a gloomy face, and after a slight look, he first looked at the jade slip Nangong Wan left for him.

A moment later, Han Li, who had immersed his mind into the jade slip, revealed a strange expression on his face.

It seemed both worried and relieved.

This made the silver-haired old man watching Han Li from the side stunned.

This jade slip was designated by Nangong Wan to be handed to Han Li, and the old man hadn't peeked at it privately. After all, it was very easy to make some small tricks on the jade slip to let people know it had been peeked at by others.

The old man wouldn't do such an unwise thing in such a small matter.

With Han Li's magical powers revealed and his reputation rising, Han Li's status in his mind was naturally no longer what it used to be.

After reading Nangong Wan's jade slip, Han Li took a deep breath and looked down at the other blood-red jade slip.

But after only a short while, Han Li's face turned incomparably gloomy. Finally, he even rubbed his hands together in extreme anger. A ball of purple fire suddenly erupted in Han Li's hand. This jade slip actually turned into a wisp of green smoke in this fire, disappearing without a trace.

Seeing this scene, the silver-haired old man felt somewhat horrified.

Although these jade slips were not carefully refined, he could do this so casually, he asked himself that he could never do it to such a degree of ease. It seemed that the rumors about this Junior Brother Han were mostly true. He actually had magical powers greater than a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator; he had really recruited an extraordinary figure for the Falling Cloud Sect.

Just as the old man was secretly shocked, Han Li pondered for a moment and asked:

"Senior Brother Cheng, you also met the attacker. Do you know what he looks like and what his cultivation is! Let's see if it's the same person I know."

"I did see his appearance, he looked quite good. A young-looking man with regular features! As for his cultivation, the other side seemed to have used some magic to cover it up. Senior Brother's magical powers are too low, so I couldn't see through it. But at the very least, he is above the mid-stage Nascent Soul, otherwise, he wouldn't have defeated Fellow Daoist Nangong so easily." The old man said without thinking.

"A young man?" Han Li's gaze flickered, somewhat surprised.

"Correct! But with such cultivation, he must be like Junior Brother, having taken some spirit pills or his cultivation technique has a miraculous effect of retaining youth. But he is most likely older than Junior Brother; after all, someone as young as Junior Brother who can condense a Nascent Soul is very rare in the whole world. However, Junior Brother! I also read the jade slip he left. He actually wants Junior Brother to take the Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure to meet him at Xuantian Peak. Could it be that this person is really a Jin Kingdom demonic cultivator? Does Junior Brother really have a supreme treasure refined from Golden Lightning Bamboo?" The old man couldn't help but ask.

"Whether it is that person, I cannot be entirely sure. But even if it isn't this person, it should be related to this person. This person should be a demonic cultivator from the Yin Luo Sect of the Jin Kingdom. I originally thought they wanted to avenge the hatred of their companions I killed in the border battle. But I didn't expect they were actually eyeing my Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure. It seems that even if I hadn't killed their companions, they would still have come looking for me. This time, it was I who implicated Wan'er. As for the Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure, Junior Brother does indeed have one." Han Li finished these words calmly, the anger on his face faded, but the coldness in his eyes became even sharper.

"That's no wonder. With a treasure like Golden Lightning Bamboo that specifically restrains demonic arts, no wonder they would be tempted. Plus, they are not cultivators of our Heavenly South, so they act even more unscrupulously. How about this, why don't I invite other friendly cultivators to attack together and search for this person. I don't believe it. Within our Falling Cloud Sect's sphere of influence, these Jin Kingdom demonic cultivators can really be so lawless."

The silver-haired old man was also very annoyed that the black-robed man had actually injured someone at the Falling Cloud Sect's mountain gate. This sentence was a sincere suggestion.

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