223: Chapter 223 Danger

"You must have gone to the Human Realm and been infected by that strange energy. In your current condition, you should be able to hold on for a while longer, but if another year or two passes, I fear you will lose your sanity and become a monster like a Puppet." Han Li did not hide anything and explained Xu Lingzi's condition to him.

"Strange energy? Little guy, what is your background, and why do you know these things?" Xu Lingzi narrowed his eyes and asked Han Li first.

"My background doesn't matter. The point is that I am speaking the truth. As for whether you believe it or not, I believe you know the answer in your heart." Seeing Xu Lingzi's expression, Han Li understood that he likely believed most of it and was just trying to learn more.

Thus, Han Li continued, "You should also understand the reason for the great changes in the Human Realm. That Heavenly Emperor suddenly descended upon the Human Realm to suppress the occurrence of such things. However, the Human Realm and the Spirit Realm still have contact, and you have also experienced the strangeness of this energy. I estimate that in the Spirit Realm, there are already many places where those who have been alienated have broken out. If you truly care about your Fuyou Tribe, you should have your tribesmen leave the Spirit Realm as soon as possible."

Han Li was naturally clear about the changes in the Human Realm, but whether these infected individuals could affect the Spirit Realm, Han Li was indeed not sure, but that did not affect him saying so.

"Leave the Spirit Realm? Heh, what you say is not without reason, but to think that just a few words would make my Fuyou Tribe leave the Spirit Realm is thinking too simply. If you have any other news, just say it all at once; I will judge the rest myself." Upon hearing these words from Han Li, feelings of worry surfaced in Xu Lingzi's heart, so he pressed Han Li for more information.

Through the memories of many Mortals in the Human Realm, he had seen that great being who descended upon the Human Realm. That majestic figure, even when just probed through memories, still made him feel a thick sense of power, and his heart of reverence had not dissipated even now.

"There is naturally more news, but what can you offer in return?" Watching Xu Lingzi's narrowed eyes, Han Li did not tell him everything directly, but instead demanded payment first.

Upon hearing Han Li's words, Ancestor Linghu and the group behind Han Li felt their hearts jump into their throats. They were all shocked by Han Li's boldness. Regardless of Han Li's background, at this moment, he was only a Core Formation Cultivator! How could he dare to directly ask for payment!?

However, facing this Mahayana Cultivator, Han Li could still chat and laugh freely, which to a certain extent confirmed their belief in Han Li's identity as an Immortal Reincarnation.

Xu Lingzi did not mind, instead saying, "Your bone structure is peerlessly rare, but seeing you as you are now, I presume you are no different from a Loose Cultivator. If you are willing to join my Fuyou Tribe, I can promise you endless benefits..."

"If this were offered to someone else, it would be tempting enough, but to me, it has no appeal at all." Hearing Xu Lingzi's promise, Han Li was not the least bit moved.

For Han Li, staying in the Spirit Realm only required finding a stable Immortal Cave to Cultivate in, which would be enough to directly achieve Ascension. The only thing that could be considered necessary to do was to go to the Demon Realm and retrieve the spirit of the small green bottle.

"If you have any requirements, just say them directly." Xu Lingzi understood what Han Li meant and said with a smile.

Although he was a great Cultivator in the Spirit Realm, this was the first time he had encountered a Cultivator like Han Li, let alone the strange energy from the Human Realm. Therefore, he was exceptionally cautious and did not directly move to capture Han Li.

"Since your Fuyou Tribe is a major power in the Spirit Realm, protecting the Human Race in my vicinity surely shouldn't be a difficult task. I need you to relocate the Human Race to a safe place and accept them under the protection of the Fuyou Tribe." Han Li looked back at the surprised Nangong Wan and the others as he spoke.

Although Han Li said this, Xu Lingzi was somewhat hesitant, seemingly pondering something.

"What's wrong? Isn't this a very simple matter?" Seeing Xu Lingzi's expression, Han Li immediately became puzzled.

"Your Human Race Mahayana Cultivator Mo Jianli, a few years ago, took away a batch, but those remaining, including you all, were left behind by the hundred races of the Spirit Realm... However, for this old man, this is just a matter of spending some effort in speech, so I agree to this." Xu Lingzi, after thinking it over, still promised Han Li.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled. Previously, his relatives in Lan Prefecture of Jiayuan City had been taken away by the Human Race Mahayana Mo Jianli, but he was not clear about the reason why he and the others had been left behind here.

"This jade slip contains the method to suppress the outbreak of the strange energy. Take it." Han Li took out a pure white jade slip from his Storage Pouch and then handed it to the Xu Lingzi in front of him.

Xu Lingzi reached out and took the jade slip. After a slight probe with his Divine Sense, he immediately revealed an expression of immense astonishment and shock.

"This method gathers the creation of heaven and earth and truly has unfathomable power! Do you know who created this technique?" Xu Lingzi had not been this shocked in thousands of years, but at this moment, he was severely shaken by the jade slip produced by the little Core Formation Cultivator before him.

"This technique is called 'Clear Void Myriad Incarnation', but it is only a semi-finished product. It can only suppress this strange energy but cannot eradicate it. As for who created it, it is naturally that Xiao Yan Heavenly Emperor from the Human Realm!" Seeing Xu Lingzi's shocked expression, Han Li felt a bit smug. He and Xiao Yan were originally one, so they could be considered to share in each other's glory.

"Using oneself as soil, using Divine Sense as a seed, creating new life through breaking and then establishing—it can be described as endless. Although it is a Reincarnation, the magic power does not decrease! Even if a Core Formation Cultivator obtains this technique, they can use it to possess infinite lifespan. I can even perceive that Cultivating this technique can wash away the Heavenly Tribulation!" After carefully probing it, Xu Lingzi exclaimed in his heart, shocked to an extreme degree.

He knew what this meant. It meant that as long as any Cultivator obtained this technique, as long as they continued to practice it, Immortal Ascension was merely the entry-level!

But this technique was still only a semi-finished product?

An emotion of disbelief surged in Xu Lingzi's heart, but upon hearing Han Li say that the creator was the Heavenly Emperor named Xiao Yan, it suddenly felt reasonable.

At this moment, Xu Lingzi finally understood why Han Li did not covet the Fuyou Tribe. I fear this little Human Race Cultivator has a significant connection with that Heavenly Emperor!

Thinking of this, Xu Lingzi's expression instantly became cordial.

"Han Li, I am extremely clear about the importance of this technique, so the previous promise makes me feel bad. How about this: you temporarily serve as a Guest Elder in my Fuyou Tribe, and your future Cultivation needs will be entirely covered by my Fuyou Tribe! Whatever you need, my Fuyou Tribe will do our utmost to satisfy!"

As Xu Lingzi spoke, his expression gradually became fanatical, and the conditions he offered were higher one after another, resounding over Wuyue City, causing everyone's jaws to drop.

"It's the technique Han Li gave! To think it could cause such a huge change in the attitude of Senior Xu Lingzi. What kind of terrifying technique is that 'Clear Void Myriad Incarnation' to actually make such a top-tier expert go crazy for it?"

The group behind Han Li looked at each other, all guessing in their hearts.

"Heh, Xu Lingzi, this technique has made you lose your composure so much that we are also very curious now. Could you let us observe it a little?" A voice rang out, and immediately, seventy or eighty figures slowly appeared in the sky above Wuyue City.

These figures were male and female, and some had strange appearances, either with wings on their backs or wolf faces and human bodies. But every figure emitted an astonishing aura. They were just standing in the Void Realm without deliberately releasing their presence, yet it was already too much for the people below to bear, causing them to kneel on the ground one after another, revealing expressions of reverence.

Not only that, but a few of them were even more powerful than Xu Lingzi's aura, faintly causing the Void Realm itself to crack with thin white fissures.

"Ming Zun?"

Xu Lingzi looked at the figure who spoke, then cast his gaze upon these seventy or eighty Mahayana Cultivators.

Sensing their faintly combined aura, Xu Lingzi was greatly alarmed. He knew there were many Mahayana experts in the vicinity, but for seventy or eighty of them to gather all at once still shocked him greatly.

"What is the meaning of this?"

Ming Zun was the person in charge of the Helian Trading Alliance on the Fengyuan Continent, and his strength was unfathomable. Even he had to weigh things carefully when facing Ming Zun, let alone the crowd of Mahayana Cultivators behind Ming Zun.

"Hmph! Xu Ling, don't play dumb. Quickly hand over that technique that suppresses the strange energy!" A Mahayana Cultivator named Xuan Jiuling looked at Xu Lingzi and snorted coldly. A terrifying Spiritual Pressure pressed directly onto Xu Lingzi, attempting to force him to hand over the technique Han Li had given.

Feeling this Spiritual Pressure, Xu Lingzi did not speak immediately, but instead cast his gaze onto Han Li beside him.

The many Mahayana Cultivators followed his gaze to Han Li and revealed a trace of surprise. They saw that Han Li's expression was relaxed, looking calm and indifferent, seemingly feeling no pressure at all from the terrifying Spiritual Pressure of these Mahayana Cultivators.

Han Li looked at the crowd of Mahayana Cultivators above his head looking at him, his face becoming rarely serious as he said, "This technique was given by me. If you want it, you must naturally ask me first."

"Little brat, don't think that just because you have some Opportunity, you can put on airs here. You don't know how ridiculous you look." Hearing these words from Han Li, some of the many Mahayana Cultivators immediately laughed mockingly.

Xu Lingzi looked at these people but laughed at them instead. They did not know the terrifying nature of that technique, and Han Li, who possessed such a technique, was not someone to be bullied at will?

"What, listening to your tone, are you planning to take action and seize it?" Sure enough, Han Li took a step forward and immediately sneered, his expression and tone completely disregarding these Mahayana Cultivators.

Once Han Li said this, the surroundings instantly became silent. Even the gentle breeze that had been blowing continuously was completely frozen by this solidified atmosphere. All the living beings in Wuyue City did not dare to breathe loudly, and only Han Li's words seemed to still linger in their ears.

"It seems that if I don't give you a lesson, you really won't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!" A Mahayana Cultivator who looked like a humanoid but had stiff hair all over his body and a head like a jackal was instantly enraged upon hearing Han Li's disrespectful words. He flashed in place, crossed space, and was about to arrive in front of Han Li.

At the same time, a green light flashed on the jackal Mahayana in mid-air, and a giant claw several dozen zhang in size appeared, grabbing toward Han Li. If this grab were to connect, given Han Li's current strength, he would inevitably be turned into ash on the spot, dead beyond death.

"Prodigy! You dare to strike first? I think you are the one who does not know how high the sky is and is seeking your own death!" Seeing the giant claw grabbing toward him, Han Li not only showed no fear but instead sneered.

Xu Lingzi, not far from Han Li, saw the giant claw grabbing toward Han Li and was just about to take action when he was directly locked by several powerful auras, freezing him in place.

"So be it. Let this old man see what Han Li has to rely on." Xu Lingzi understood that if he took action, he would be intercepted, so he made no move but thought to himself, quietly watching the giant claw grab toward Han Li.

Han Li watched the giant claw with unconcerned confidence, but the next moment, something jaw-dropping happened: Han Li was grabbed solidly in one go.

"..."

That jackal-like Mahayana Cultivator was in mid-air, with Han Li, whose face was flushed red, held tightly in front of him.

"Damn it, what are you holding back for! Why don't you dare to kill me?" Han Li cursed loudly. If his arms weren't tightly bound, he would have likely pointed at his nose and cursed.

"How embarrassing! Elder Xiao, oh Elder Xiao, hurry up and come out to save the day!" Han Li cursed with his mouth, but he was wailing in his heart.

A moment later, Han Li stopped his cursing.

The jackal Mahayana and Han Li stared at each other, and for a moment, the air solidified again.

"Is that it?"

The jackal Mahayana saw that Han Li had not moved for a long time, and a doubt arose in his heart. Could it really be that he just had some Opportunity and accidentally obtained a technique capable of suppressing the strange energy?

"That's it." Seeing that Elder Xiao did not appear, Han Li rolled his eyes and simply stopped resisting, waiting to see what these things would do next.

"If you are capable, just search my soul directly; don't waste time with unnecessary talk." The force of the giant claw was well-controlled. Han Li was grabbed and felt very uncomfortable all over, yet he hadn't received a single bit of harm.

The jackal Mahayana looked at the many Mahayana Fellow Daoists in the sky watching him, and upon hearing Han Li's words, he had no more worries and directly intruded into Han Li's Sea of Consciousness.

However, it was this very action that immediately caused the jackal Mahayana to stiffen up.

His eyes widened enormously, as if he had seen something incredible, and immediately after came a thick sense of fear; he actually knelt down toward Han Li on the spot!

"Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!" The giant claw holding Han Li quickly loosened, and the jackal Mahayana shouted loudly, kowtowing repeatedly to beg for mercy.

"Damn it, know how tough I am now? If you knew it would be like this, why keep putting on an act for me? What are you acting for!" Han Li kicked the jackal in the face, though his own body was shaken back several dozen meters.

In the sky and on the ground, everyone watched this scene in silence, but now... it was the turn of those Mahayana Cultivators in the sky, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Ya, what did you see?" Ming Zun, who was in the sky watching the jackal Mahayana continuously kowtowing while vomiting blood, asked hurriedly after the initial shock in his heart.

But this jackal Mahayana just kept kowtowing and vomiting blood, seemingly unable to hear Ming Zun's words at all.

In front of the many Mahayana, in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the jackal Mahayana slowly vomited blood and died. His body had already melted, and in the end, it turned into a pool of blood, dripping onto the ruins of Wuyue City on the ground.

A deathly silence.

Everyone looked at this scene, a strange atmosphere enveloping their hearts. They looked at Han Li, whose eyes were fixed on them and becoming gradually dangerous, and their hearts skipped a beat.