228: Chapter 228 The Situation on the Dou Qi Continent

"The True God Sect? Why would they target an outside Cultivator like me?" Han Li was startled upon hearing this. The Fighting Qi Continent's attitude toward those from the outside did not seem very good, and he had heard the term "True God" many times from the mouths of those deviants.

"Originally, they were just ordinary people like us. But later, they were infected by strange energy and underwent mutations. Although they did not fully mutate under the suppression of the Heavenly Emperor Spiritual Vein, their thoughts became extremely extreme, and their methods were incredibly bloody. Moreover, this sect is spread throughout the Fighting Qi Continent and is extremely xenophobic. They often hold sacrificial ceremonies, and you outsiders are their first choice." Jia Lan said this with a helpless tone, clearly unable to do anything about it.

"Follow me. This is not a place to stay for long." Jia Lan tilted her head slightly, as if sensing something, and said to Han Li.

Han Li did not doubt her and followed Jia Lan as they flew toward the plains.

In the boundless plains, Han Li could see many strange-looking monsters. They were incredibly ugly, moving in groups, wandering across this withered yellow plain.

"Some of these monsters are Demonic Beasts infected by strange energy, and others are products of the True God Sect's experiments. They have a strong desire to attack, so do not get close to them casually." Jia Lan explained to Han Li.

While Jia Lan was speaking, two nine-headed wyverns appeared in front of them. The wyverns had long, flat necks and exuded a stench of rot. Seeing Han Li and the other from afar, they let out a strange cry and rushed over.

"These monsters have no reason and will attack any living creature. Therefore, there is no need to hold back when dealing with them."

As soon as Jia Lan finished speaking, the wings on her back flapped violently. Before Han Li could react, she had already reached the front of the two wyverns and punched them.

"Crack!"

Space shattered, and those two wyverns shattered instantly like a broken mirror. Subsequently, a pitch-black Void Realm turbulence appeared, sucking in the rotting flesh and gray bones. The two wyverns were left with no remains.

"To shatter the Void Realm with a single punch of her physical body alone, this woman is actually this terrifying!" Han Li widened his eyes and let out a breath, feeling shocked by Jia Lan's combat power.

After Jia Lan killed the two wyverns, Han Li followed behind her, continuing to travel across the vast plains.

Along the way, Han Li saw many ruined tribes, and he gained a certain understanding of the extent of the infection in this Fighting Qi Continent.

Although there were no corpses or remains in these ruins, judging from the shattered houses and roads, it was clear that unimaginably fierce battles had taken place there.

"Senior Jia Lan, is the entire Fighting Qi Continent in this state?" After flying for about several hundred kilometers, Han Li couldn't help but ask.

"Except for the Central Plains and a few Small Worlds, most other places are like this... Many strong experts have joined forces to clear them out, but the results were not good. Once these things are killed, it doesn't take long before these monsters, which were clearly already dead, revive again."

"They are endless and impossible to exterminate. These are the Undying Strange Beasts." Jia Lan's tone was low. She turned her head to look at Han Li, her blue eyes somewhat dim.

After Heavenly Emperor Shangyan unified the Fighting Qi Continent, all the Barbarian Race of the Northern Continent came under the rule of the Northwest United Council, and she became one of the Council Chairmen of the Northwest United Council.

Although her power was immense, she was also extremely leisurely. Most of the treaties and arrangements were issued by the Central Plains Council and executed by the Northwest United Council.

Aside from reporting and participating in some decision-making, she seemed to have no other duties as a Council Chairman. Of course, as a strong expert at the Dou Saint level, she still had to fulfill her statutory obligation once every ten years.

Therefore, for the next three hundred years, she traveled many times in this unprecedented, peaceful era completely free of war, disease, and hunger, seeing many sceneries and people she had never seen before.

Not only her, but anyone with the intention to travel could become a free worker in the name of "building the continent," playing and participating in construction all over the world.

The only requirement to become a free worker was the Realm of a Great Dou Master. In this continent where the energy of heaven and earth was unprecedentedly rich, it would be a joke if anyone possessing a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique had not reached the Great Dou Master Realm by adulthood.

Of course, not only the ordinary Human Race, but also the Barbarian Race, intelligent Demonic Beasts, the Yao Race, etc., were all treated equally under the law and lived in peace.

Countless people praised and worshipped Heavenly Emperor Shangyan because this peaceful age was a gift from the Heavenly Emperor.

However, these beautiful things came to a complete end three years ago. Strange energy erupted in various parts of the continent. Anyone who was contaminated underwent huge changes in body and Divine Soul, and over time, their personalities were twisted.

Fortunately, the four highest Council Chairmen on the continent activated the Zhou Tian Array left behind by Heavenly Emperor Shangyan in time, making this trend of alienation barely controllable.

But even so, like the corrupted wyverns earlier, because they lacked intelligence from the beginning, after being infected, even the Zhou Tian Array could not suppress the alienation, and they completely became these bloodthirsty monsters.

Thus, the council urgently built sanctuaries and reduced the scope of jurisdiction to maintain order. However, occasionally, the sanctuary would have strange energy eruptions, so even the sanctuaries were divided into multiple isolated areas.

And the place Jia Lan was taking Han Li to was the Shati Sanctuary, one of the three largest sanctuaries in the Northern Continent.

Jia Lan and Han Li talked along the way. When a city with a wall a hundred zhang high appeared in their line of sight, Han Li realized the extraordinary nature of this sanctuary.

The huge city wall had a tall city gate entrance every so often. Near each gate, there were hundreds of expressionless armored warriors.

"Those are all Puppets, used to clear out the Strange Beasts near the sanctuary. Each one has the strength of a Dou Zun, and on the city wall, there is a Half-Saint level Puppet every certain distance." Jia Lan explained.

"Half-Saint level Puppets. With the protection of these Puppets, the sanctuary must be very safe." Han Li looked up at the Puppet Jia Lan mentioned and exclaimed.

In the Reincarnation memories given by his main body, he had lived on the Fighting Qi Continent for several lifetimes, so he naturally understood the Realm divisions of the Fighting Qi Continent. It was just that after his main body unified the continent, many things had changed too much.

"Safe... Compared to the outside world, one could say so." Jia Lan seemed to want to say something, but did not say it in the end.

Seeing Jia Lan's expression, Han Li's heart stirred, but he did not ask any more questions.

"Let's go." Jia Lan said, and the two flew toward the city gate, arriving near it.

When the black-armored Puppets near the city gate saw Jia Lan and the other, white light flashed in their eyes. Two Puppets walked out, holding a special type of white crystal block, and clicked them into the grooves on both sides of the gate. Only then did the gate slowly open.

After entering the sanctuary, what appeared in Han Li's eyes were rows of military camps. Many strange-looking Barbarian warriors sat on the ground, chatting with each other, occasionally letting out loud laughter.

Upon seeing Jia Lan arrive, these Barbarian warriors were shocked and stood up one after another to salute respectfully.

A Barbarian general with sandy yellow skin, a huge figure, and fangs in his mouth came to Han Li's front under Jia Lan's signal.

"This person's name is Han Li, a Cultivator from the Spirit Realm. I will leave him to you for the next two years." Jia Lan looked at Han Li and nodded slightly.

Before coming, Jia Lan had asked for Han Li's opinion. Outside Cultivators could enter the sanctuary, but they needed to serve for two years before they could regain their freedom.

After regaining their freedom, they could either live freely in the sanctuary or officially join the Shati Sanctuary army; the sanctuary would not force them.

"My name is General Muer. Welcome to the southern area of the Shati Sanctuary!" The Barbarian general looked at Han Li's petite figure and grinned.

Anyone who could pass through the Void Realm turbulence and arrive at the Fighting Qi Continent was a strong expert. Therefore, in General Muer's eyes, even this petite human had once been a strong expert.

However, according to common sense, it was normal for these Cultivators to have their strength greatly damaged after arriving at the Fighting Qi Continent. Therefore, in General Muer's view, Han Li was definitely not as strong as him.

After Han Li thanked Jia Lan and said goodbye, he followed the Barbarian named General Muer toward the military camp.

As Jia Lan watched Han Li leave, her eyes revealed deep confusion that she no longer hid. Then, her figure flashed, crossing space, and she went somewhere unknown.

"Han Li, right? The energy of heaven and earth is very chaotic right now, making it difficult to absorb. Take this Cultivation Technique." General Muer looked at Han Li beside him. The ring on his finger flashed, and a scroll appeared in General Muer's hand.

"This is?" Hearing General Muer's words, Han Li looked at the scroll in General Muer's hand in confusion.

"Just take it. Why ask so much?" General Muer's voice buzzed. Without explaining, he threw the scroll directly to Han Li.

Although Han Li was surprised, he did not open the scroll immediately, but put it into his Storage Pouch.

"The Shati Sanctuary is the largest sanctuary in the Northern Continent, and our Shati Army is the elite of the elite. In two days, you go to the Third Military Camp to report first. After testing your strength, I will arrange things for you." General Muer looked down at Han Li and said.

The military camp of the Shati Sanctuary was unexpectedly huge. The two chatted as they walked. It took a full half an hour of following General Muer to reach a simple three-story building.

"You find an empty room here to rest. When you have recovered, go to the Third Military Camp for testing. I am usually there in the morning." General Muer smiled and put the precious medicinal herbs he had just obtained into his storage ring, saying to Han Li.

"Many thanks, General Muer. Once I have recuperated, I will go to the Third Military Camp to find you." Han Li bowed slightly to General Muer and walked into the building in front of him.

Finding an empty room with a key hanging on the second floor, Han Li took the key, opened the wooden door, and walked into the room.

The room was spacious and simple, and it was well-maintained. This was a room for temporary residence.

Han Li glanced at the fragile wooden door, then pinched a seal with his fingers to set up several Formations before sitting on the bed, thinking about the current situation.

Coming to this Fighting Qi Continent, the most important thing was to take the Legacy left by his main body. Although Elder Xiao did not specify a time limit, it was clear that such things were better done sooner rather than later.

Serving here for two years didn't seem like a good thing, but considering that Elder Xiao hadn't mentioned any information about the Legacy and everything had to be explored by himself, he first needed a rich and reliable source of information.

Therefore, the first thing to do after arriving at the Shati Sanctuary was to raise his status and obtain various news.

And if he wanted to raise his status, showing his strength was undoubtedly the fastest way. Therefore, he must give his all in the strength test to get enough attention.

Taking out the scroll given by General Muer, Han Li opened it and covered it with his Divine Sense.

"Spirit Transformation Technique, what a miraculous Cultivation Technique..."

This Cultivation Technique was issued by the Central Plains United Council and provided to everyone for free to assist in cultivation.

The Fighting Qi Continent was located in the Spirit Realm region. Even with the obstruction of the Array, Spiritual Qi could still penetrate from the Void Realm turbulence generated by the strange energy outbreaks. Moreover, this Spiritual Qi had been infected and assimilated, possessing a certain polluting nature. Absorbing it for a long time would also affect the mind.

Not only Spiritual Qi, but even Dou Qi was the same, constantly being infected. When the two energies were confused, absorbing them was even more headache-inducing. This was one of the reasons why people were somewhat at a loss when the strange energy first broke out.

The birth of this "Spirit Transformation Technique" was to resolve the strange energy within it and neutralize Dou Qi and Spiritual Qi as much as possible.

However, even so, the overall strength on the Fighting Qi Continent had decreased significantly because just this extra process of resolution reduced the speed of Cultivation a lot.

And Cultivators from the outside world suffered even greater losses in strength. Without this Spirit Transformation Technique, their strength would definitely not be one percent of what it was, and their future would be even more bleak.

Because at this time, the Dou Qi and Spiritual Qi had been confused, and the ratio reached one in ten thousand. For Cultivators who used Spiritual Qi, it was simply a disaster.

And as time went on, when Spiritual Qi completely flooded into the Fighting Qi Continent and the two energies clashed violently, even the Spirit Transformation Technique might not be able to neutralize them. At that time, it would be a disaster for everyone.

However, these were none of Han Li's business. The "Five Elements Yin and Yang Dao Technique" he cultivated could refine even Dou Qi, and strange energy could also be separated easily.

Putting the now blank scroll back into his Storage Pouch, Han Li sat cross-legged on the bed and began to regulate his breath and Cultivate.

Because he wanted to show his strength, he planned to make a Breakthrough tomorrow. If he succeeded in breaking through to the Soul Transformation Stage, his strength would be able to go up another level, and the attention he received would obviously be even higher.

The next morning, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, a huge energy vortex gathered above the house where Han Li lived. The vortex was hundreds of zhang in size, spinning rapidly, tearing through the air and making a huge "woo-woo" sound, which immediately attracted the attention of nearby warriors and residents.

"Is someone having a Breakthrough?"

"This aura is very strange. It looks like a strong expert cultivating Dou Qi, and it also looks like those outside Cultivators. It's really weird!"

At the Third Military Camp, General Muer looked at the huge, colorful energy vortex in the distant sky. After sensing it slightly, his figure disappeared in place instantly. The next moment, he appeared in the air above the house where Han Li lived, looking at the scene in front of him with shock.

"This is Han Li's aura. How is it possible? Didn't he just get the Spirit Transformation Technique!"