Chapter 140
The Fusion of Spirits Technique, People's Hearts Change, and There is Love and Righ
Chapter 140 The Fusion of Spirits Technique, People's Hearts Change, and There is Love and Righteousness
These two were the same Core Formation stage cultivators who had followed Han Li to the Starry Sky Palace after an auction years ago.
Back then, the two brothers were interested in the medicinal value of demon cores.
They planned to each contribute eight or nine thousand spirit stones to jointly bid for the demon core, then work together to refine a batch of superior pills to share and improve their cultivation.
However, at the auction, neither of them expected that the bidding price for the sixth-level black dragon's inner core would soar to 23,000 spirit stones.
This price far exceeded the two brothers' expectations.
They immediately gave up the fight.
After all, 23,000 units of cash flow is not a small amount for any mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.
This needs to be treated with caution.
The two initially thought the dragon's inner core would fall into the hands of other experts in the mid-stage or even late-stage Core Formation realm. Unexpectedly, it was acquired by an unknown early-stage Core Formation cultivator who possessed considerable wealth. Crucially, this early-stage Core Formation cultivator looked completely unfamiliar, his disguise and casual attire suggesting a cautious demeanor, clearly indicating he wasn't someone of great importance.
Those they've met who have status and background wouldn't be so cautious.
They are all very open and generous.
After much deliberation, the two brothers began to have wicked thoughts.
After all, they were originally cultivators who had undergone tribulation.
Little did they expect that they would be tricked by Han Li back then.
Although I was furious, life had to go on.
For the next two or three decades, instead of going ashore and going clean, they continued their old ways: hunting demons in the open sea while also targeting lone cultivators or those who returned injured from their travels.
The target audience is not those in the Core Formation stage, but rather small teams in the mid-to-late Foundation Establishment stage.
No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.
Besides, the portions are large and you can eat your fill.
Most importantly, if two Core Formation stage cultivators bully several or even a dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, as long as they don't do it openly, but instead hide, lie in wait, and launch a sneak attack, and as long as they are ruthless enough and act quickly enough, they won't escape their targets and ruin their reputations.
Hasn't this been the way things have been for the past hundred years?
In fact, the two of them had been cultivating in the outer sea for over a hundred years. Only three Core Formation stage cultivators had fallen into their hands, but at least seven or eight hundred Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had suffered misfortune, if not a thousand.
They both possessed dual spiritual roots and were able to cultivate to the mid-stage of Core Formation, largely thanks to "robbing others of their wealth to help their own poverty."
He achieved his current level of cultivation only through the large amount of resources he obtained by killing and robbing.
As for why he had to become a cultivator instead of choosing a sect to join?
It is true:
The two brothers were used to being wild.
Having grown accustomed to being a free spirit, why would one want to fawn over those Nascent Soul stage monsters? Isn't it better to be in charge of one's own life? Why insist on having an ancestor who wants to boss his brothers around at any time?
They don't have a penchant for self-harm or self-restraint.
Moreover, they, being from humble backgrounds as independent cultivators, were terrified of poverty.
Without money and resources, there is no sense of security.
Even if they were to become guest elders in some sects, they would only receive a fixed salary of three hundred spirit stones per year, and it would take them a hundred years to save up thirty thousand.
This is far less efficient and quick than finding one or two unaffiliated, wealthy cultivators to prey on.
There's no way to achieve "small profits but quick turnover" like a group that preys on weaker opponents and lacks a strong backing during the Foundation Establishment stage.
For over a hundred years, ambushing and slaughtering Foundation Establishment cultivators who were alone or encountered in the wilderness has yielded considerable rewards. As the saying goes, those who were able to reach the mid-stage of Core Formation largely relied on those Foundation Establishment cultivators who diligently accumulated spirit stones.
Also.
The brothers have always been very discreet.
They absolutely avoid those with status and connections. Even if the other party is of average strength, even if they look like easy prey, they stick to their principles and will never provoke them.
For those without status or background, the approach is to strike as hard as possible.
Be as ruthless as you can be.
As gloomy as possible.
In short, any means are acceptable to achieve one's goals.
More importantly, they will not exploit resources to the point of exhaustion.
After spending two years on a single island in the outer sea known as the Monster Island, the brothers would change islands to commit their crimes. They wouldn't stay in one place for too long, lest they cause trouble.
To run into Han Li on Ningcui Island right now is truly... a pleasant surprise that exceeded my expectations!
"Big brother, big brother, big brother, it's him, it's him! He's only at the early stage of Core Formation."
The younger brother, despite his bright eyes, restrained himself from glancing at Han Li again.
All the excitement in my heart was conveyed through telepathy.
"I saw it. You'd better watch my expression and act accordingly."
The elder brother also recognized one of Han Li's identities.
can only say.
What a coincidence!
After all, a person can have as many as twenty or thirty identities. It's easy to imagine how "lucky" the two brothers were to happen to encounter the one they were most familiar with within that pool of possibilities.
Han Li, with his keen senses, felt someone staring at him with malicious intent.
Although it was brief, his perception should be correct, given his spiritual sense.
Subsequently.
With his divine sense comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, he followed the direction of the gaze to intercept the nearby sound transmission.
They immediately intercepted the ambiguous whispers between the two brothers.
At first, he thought he had misheard.
In truth, he didn't know these two men at all, and had never had any grudges against them. So why would these two brothers conspire to harm him?
Regardless of the reason, he turned his attention to these two as well.
therefore.
Instead of making a large-scale purchase, he routinely took out one hundred spirit stones and bought a sea chart of Ningcui Island from a store under the Fengle Chamber of Commerce, one of the four major merchant alliances.
Then, together, they vanished into thin air and headed straight away from Ningcui Island.
The speed remained at the level of a typical early-stage Core Formation cultivator flying at full speed.
At the same time, unsurprisingly, two very concealed streaks of light followed him from dozens of miles behind.
It's unclear what techniques or secret arts these two used to conceal their movements, or what rare treasures or magical artifacts they employed. Even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator might not be able to detect their concealment methods with their divine sense.
Upon seeing this, Han Li's eyes flashed with murderous intent, but he was then amused by the other party's audacity:
"Fine, fine, I haven't even thought about killing and robbing you yet, and you two have already set your sights on me? Hmph, since you've come to me willingly, then don't blame me for being impolite."
His escape speed remained constant, neither increasing nor decreasing, as he continued to fly at a steady pace towards a remote and desolate place far from Ningcui Island.
Five days later, in the sea hundreds of thousands of miles away from Ningcui Island.
Han Li found a small island to settle down on.
Before long, a middle-aged man who looked seriously injured and extremely disheveled flew in from the other side of the island.
He was the elder of the two brothers who had taken a long detour to get here.
Upon appearing, this person glanced at Han Li on the island and quickly spoke:
"Fellow Daoist, I was slightly injured while hunting demons recently. Could you sell me some healing elixirs?"
Despite being alone and injured, he still risked trading elixirs with unfamiliar strangers. To a normal person, this would seem like someone who was severely injured but had no suitable medicine and had no choice but to take the risk of trading with others.
At this point, half of the cultivators of the same level would have such thoughts.
Han Li naturally had his own ideas as well.
Just as the other party cautiously approached, he flicked his hand and released several golden beetles.
There was absolutely no nonsense involved.
Not only that, but a dozen or so other golden beetles also burst out of the ground and rushed straight at the man, cutting off his escape route.
"What kind of spirit insects are these? I've never seen them before. And why are they all so powerful?"
Sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the twenty or so Gold-Eating Insects, the man's heart immediately began to pound, and alarm bells rang in his mind.
He then glared angrily at Han Li:
"What does this mean, fellow Taoist?"
"Thank you for following me all this way. It must have been tough."
Han Li gave a curt reply.
Sending someone's head from afar is a small gift but carries great meaning.
and so.
Let them die knowing why.
"Second brother, make a move. Help me."
The man quickly asked for help.
He was surrounded by more than twenty Core Formation level Gold-Eating Insects.
The attack is already close.
He felt it would be difficult to break through on his own.
But what answered him was a corpse falling from mid-air more than twenty miles away.
His brother died silently.
Died inexplicably.
This scene, which left him utterly bewildered and his eyes widened in shock, sent a chill down his spine.
How could this be?
How exactly did this person plot against the second brother?
But then a talisman flew back into the hands of the person opposite.
The next moment, the dimly lit talisman transformed into faint specks of light from top to bottom, like a swarm of fireflies scattering, and vanished in the blink of an eye at the other's fingertips.
It looks like its spiritual energy has been exhausted.
The invisible needle talisman treasure eventually met its natural end.
"Talisman?"
What kind of magical artifact could ambush and kill one's own brother?
impossible.
I've never even heard of such a wonderful thing in the Chaotic Star Sea.
Han Li has no obligation to respond to this.
A dozen gold-devouring insects pounced on him, breaking through his multiple defenses in a matter of moments. They even devoured his natal magic weapon and golden core completely.
He took the two storage bags and, without forgetting, disposed of the body to cover his tracks.
Immediately afterwards, he used his escape light again and returned the way he came.
The speed is almost twice as fast as before.
Her appearance has also changed.
The Qi mechanism then changed from the early stage of the Dan formation to the middle stage.
While flying, I checked my storage bag and discovered a considerable fortune:
The spirit stones alone amount to no less than 60,000.
Five high-grade demon cores.
There is also a large quantity of mid-to-high-level monster materials worth around 100,000 spirit stones.
This doesn't even include the value of the other items the two possessed. For example, three magical artifacts, two ordinary ancient treasures, and a rare bracelet that could make concealed objects invisible.
The magical bracelet itself can only make one person invisible, but the two brothers cultivate the same, and very unique, cultivation technique. One of the secret arts mentioned in this technique has the same effect as the Spirit Fusion Talisman, making their magical energy aura identical. If two people cultivating the same technique simultaneously use this secret art, their true magical energy can become virtually identical, indistinguishable from each other. At this point, the magical bracelet can conceal both of them at the same time.
Also.
Another great advantage of this technique is that it helps people break through their cultivation level.
For example, when the eldest brother tries to break through a bottleneck, the second brother can use a secret technique to transfer most of his power to the eldest brother, helping him to improve his cultivation and overcome the bottleneck first.
Once the eldest brother's cultivation level is stable, he can not only return the power he has gained, but also help the second brother break through his bottleneck.
The cultivation method is very similar to the dual cultivation of the Heavenly Star Twin Saints.
Once one of them achieves a breakthrough, the other will inevitably follow suit very quickly in the days to come.
Wen Qing benefited from this and entered the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Otherwise, this great cultivator might not have been able to reach the Yuanhou realm through his own potential and luck. If he truly had that potential, the Six Paths Supreme Saint might not have acted so ruthlessly beforehand.
"What an exquisite technique."
Han Li glanced at it and didn't hold back his praise.
In his understanding, the mainstream practice has always been for men and women to engage in dual cultivation, each getting what they need and thus gaining benefits.
But this method is different; it involves men and women working together, trusting each other, and supporting each other to reach the pinnacle of life.
Considering the issues of tacit understanding and trust, twins and triplets with the same spiritual roots are definitely the best cultivation partners.
One person is equivalent to having several storage tanks of magical energy.
The key is that as long as brothers are of one mind, they can truly overcome any obstacle.
"The senior master who created this technique was also a remarkable person."
After a cursory inspection of the spoils, Han Li prepared to withdraw his attention and instead consider his next acquisition plans.
But the next moment, a thought flashed through his mind, and he froze on the spot.
"Wait, this cultivation technique..."
It feels like this technique was tailor-made for the third stage of the Azure Origin Sword Art.
If the cultivators of the Azure Origin Sword Technique are twins or multiples…
They also all possess wood-attribute spiritual roots.
It's not necessary for all twins to be geniuses with the wood elemental root; it's enough if they have three elemental roots.
At that time, even without any cultivation resources, each of the twins will be able to attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage. This is under the highly advantageous condition of multiple people transferring their cultivation techniques to each other.
Once any one of them succeeds!
The feedback that followed was enough to allow the others who had previously failed to attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage two or three more times!
And the success rate will increase significantly!
The logic is very simple, isn't it?
"The Azure Origin Sword Technique, the Three Revolutions of Rejuvenation, plus this Spirit Fusion Secret Technique..."
"If the Xuanjian Sect had possessed this Chaotic Star Sea technique and secret art back then, it would never have declined."
It wouldn't be so bad that the Yellow Maple Valley at its peak and the equally powerful Giant Sword Sect joined forces to destroy the sect.
"This is truly a pleasant surprise!"
...
For the next two weeks, Han Li frequently changed his appearance and used different cultivation levels to travel to different monster islands to purchase supplies.
He visited most of the dozens of monster islands.
For each monster island, he would purchase only 30,000 to 60,000 spirit stones worth of supplies, depending on the total market demand.
The total cost was over a million spirit stones, and the purchased materials filled several large storage bags.
He purchased over a thousand Foundation Establishment Pills, each costing over two hundred spirit stones.
There are hundreds of level-five demon cores, each worth one or two thousand spirit stones.
There are also thirty or forty level-five demon cores with special bloodlines.
Cheap monster materials are piled up like mountains.
"almost."
"If we make another acquisition, it will most likely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives."
The items he acquired accounted for less than one-thirtieth of the total market volume.
However, it also causes fluctuations in prices in Tianxing City.
Once someone with ulterior motives follows the clues and investigates, he will find it difficult to escape.
Therefore, he stopped in time.
...
Concealing his cultivation level, he only revealed the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and then used his Fiend Soul to bring his true body back to the cave on the forty-eighth floor.
The cave's formation activated, and a beautiful figure stood awkwardly in place.
When they saw Han Li, whose cultivation level seemed to have dropped to the Foundation Establishment stage and whose face was pale as if he were injured, they were greatly surprised:
"My husband, your cultivation level..."
"No problem."
Han Li waved his hand.
"By the way, where's your older sister, Yanli?"
"Following her husband's instructions before he left, my senior sister not only purchased some pills needed for cultivation, but also stockpiled a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills and materials from demonic beasts. Over the years, she has accumulated more than five hundred Foundation Establishment Pills..."
Yuan Yao responded.
When she looked at Han Li, her eyes were full of worry.
She was terrified of a certain possibility.
However, he didn't hesitate at all and handed over the storage bag at his waist.
Han Li took the storage bag and smiled with satisfaction.
It does indeed contain a large amount of Foundation Building Pills and various other materials.
"You are interested."
Han Li nodded slightly, glanced at Yuan Yao's cultivation level, and became even more satisfied:
"Not bad, not bad. You've reached the Core Formation stage, and you're not far from the peak of the early Core Formation stage. It seems you haven't slacked off in your cultivation these past few years..."
"It's all thanks to the abundant resources left by my husband, and all thanks to my husband's generosity."
Yuan Yao bowed gracefully.
His eyes were filled with reminiscence and gratitude.
"Come here, sit down."
Han Li pointed to his thigh.
He didn't seem to care about the pretense he was putting on.
This was part of his strategy to protect himself from the two women.
Thirty years have passed, and people's hearts are yearning for change.
He was unsure of Yuan Yaoyanli's current state of mind.
They are also unsure of their attitude when facing difficulties together.
If these two see his path to immortality suddenly become uncertain and start thinking about getting rid of him as a burden, or even developing other intentions towards him, such as repaying kindness with enmity, then don't blame him... Hmph.
Of course, if the two women remain true to their original intentions and never abandon him, he will certainly not treat them unfairly.
Furthermore, sharing hardships can strengthen a person's bond.
Later…
Several thousand words are omitted here.
When Yanli returned after purchasing the supplies, she was also greatly surprised to see that Han Li's cultivation had dropped back to the Foundation Establishment stage.
For the next month or so, the three of them were inseparable.
During this period, Han Li received a lot of medication, but his complexion did not improve much.
This made the two women even more worried.
One day, Han Li left to purchase supplies in Tianxing City, leaving the two women alone in the cave. It was then that the two women finally opened up to each other.
"Senior sister, my husband..."
Yuan Yao looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"You want to ask whether your husband can recover and whether he can regain his Core Formation stage cultivation, is that right?"
"Ah."
"It's nothing serious. My husband was just injured and his golden core was damaged. Don't worry about it."
Yanli forced a smile.
"Senior sister, is that kind of thing really okay?"
In terms of age, the Han Li they knew was already over 130 years old, almost 140.
There isn't much time left.
"Regardless of all that, even if we have to give up all the possessions our husbands gave us, we must find some elixirs to help him recover from his injuries and restore his vitality. He has done us sisters a great favor, and we can't abandon him no matter what."
Yanli made her point clear, and her gaze towards Yuan Yao was very serious.
“I know, Senior Sister, that’s not what I meant. Even if my husband fails to rebuild his cultivation, I will not leave him. I will accompany him through the rest of his life and be his support, just as he took care of us back then.”
Yuan Yao bit her lip, her eyes equally determined:
"My husband protected us and bestowed upon us blessings, granting us the destiny to immortality, allowing us sisters to condense our golden cores despite our meager three spiritual roots. Now, it's our turn. I will be his support, protect him, care for him, bear him his offspring, and nurture them with utmost care..."
"Besides, the cultivation method my husband practices is from the same source as ours. With our help, my husband might be able to recover his cultivation and reunite his golden core..."
They all primarily cultivate the Azure Origin Sword Technique, and they are also capable of sacrificing some of their cultivation.
"good."
"... "
Unbeknownst to the two women, a gold-devouring insect with a wisp of its own consciousness attached to it was buried deep underground, listening to their conversation and telepathic communication.
...
a few days later.
"Take these pills and spirit stones. I'm going on a long journey to find a place where I can restore my cultivation."
"My husband, let's go together..."
The two women said urgently.
"I'm doing alright. As long as I find that item, restoring my cultivation won't be difficult. But you two are still lacking in cultivation. Do you know that the Void Heaven Palace, the greatest treasure trove of opportunities in the Chaotic Star Sea, will be opening soon?"
"The Void Heaven Palace, which is rumored to open only once every three hundred years?" Yanli blinked, her eyes sparkling with wonder.
"Correct!"
Han Li nodded:
"There are several items inside the Void Heaven Palace that will greatly benefit my future cultivation, but I am unable to retrieve them all at once. At that time, I will need the strength of you sisters."
"so…"
"You two sisters must now devote yourselves to cultivation, strive to improve your strength, and also collect some rare treasures to ward off cold and fire..."
(End of this chapter)