A Mortal's Story of Cultivation into Immortality

"Brother Han, what do you want to ask?" The face on Lingxi Peacock glanced at the humanoid puppet and Lin Yinping, who was in Gui Ling's hands. After hesitating for a moment, he could only say with a wry smile.

"Hearing what fellow Taoist said, the gold-eating insect did not evolve into a mature form on its own. This is a bit weird. As far as I know, this kind of strange insect was famous for its ferocious reputation in ancient times. There is no master who has matured into the world of immortality. Because of the characteristics of being invulnerable to everything and almost indestructible, it took a long time to talk about it. The gold-eating bugs in the Sky Blue Temple are probably the ones left over from ancient times. Only with insect eggs can we have a chance to control this spirit insect!" Han Li shook his head for a few moments before returning to Gui Ling's side, looking at the phantom face, and said calmly. However, the humanoid puppet's body flashed with silver light, its figure was blurred, and it disappeared directly from the spot.

"If we follow the ordinary method and wait for tens of thousands of years, the gold-eating insect will naturally have a way to slowly evolve to a mature form. But how long do we monks have? Even if it is passed down from generation to generation, not many families or sects can Persisting for such a long time. Especially when the gold-eating bug has almost reached the final step of evolution, the long evolution time makes people lose the courage to cultivate. And Taoist friends are also driving this bug, so they should be very clear about mature and immature forms. The gap between the bodies is huge. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a world of difference." The young man surnamed Xu said in a deep voice.

"What you say, fellow Taoist, is quite true. My gold-eating insect has evolved to its current level, and has barely grown at all in the past few years. Your Tianlan Grassland can cultivate mature gold-eating insects, and it should indeed be possible." What is the key? I wonder how long your method can shorten the evolution time of the mature body!" Han Li took a breath and asked lightly.

"It can be shortened to one-third of the original time. And if Taoist fellow Daoist spares no effort to use some rare materials and only focuses on cultivating a few of them, the time can be further shortened." Young man Xu Xing replied without hesitation.

"One third, it's indeed worth my while. But how do you plan to tell me the secret, and are you not afraid that I will get the secret, and you won't be able to deal with it?" Han Li suddenly laughed.

"Fellow Taoist is joking. It's not like Xu has never heard of Brother Han's gold-eating insect swarm. Although the swarm has evolved to the last step, it has obviously not started the evolution of the mature body. Even if we get our cultivation secret, there is no Thousands of years of painstaking training can't cultivate a successful one. And what happens after thousands of years is nothing that you and I can worry about." The young man surnamed Xu did not hide what he was thinking and said directly.

"What you said is quite frank. It is true that thousands of years later, whether these gold-eating insects will still be in the hands of Han's descendants is a matter of two opinions. Even your palace who knows about this may have found it early. It's time to take a countermeasure." Han Li raised the corner of his mouth, showing an expression that was half-smiling.

"If fellow Taoist thinks so, it's not wrong. Why, fellow Taoist doesn't want this secret technique anymore. If there are other conditions, I will also..."

"Yes, why not? Even if you can't cultivate a mature body in your next lifetime, there is always something to learn from. Han has always been interested in cultivating spiritual insects." Han Li added his lips and crossed his shoulders with his hands.

"Okay, fellow Taoist, wait a moment. I will copy this secret into the jade slip. Fellow Taoist should also have cultivated this insect for many years, and he should be able to tell the authenticity at a glance." The transformed face of the young man named Xu appeared. He said with a trace of surprise, but he had no intention of going back on his words.

Then there was a flash of white light, and the face disappeared into the body of the peacock.

Han Li smiled slightly, but took this opportunity to turn his eyes and landed on the palace in the distance.

After the three monsters entered it, it was still silent, as if there was still no one there.

Seeing this strange situation, Han Li frowned and suddenly sent a message to Gui Ling to ask a few questions.

The ugly woman was startled when she heard this, but then she immediately replied with something in the same voice.

After Han Li nodded, his expression darkened.

"Okay, Brother Han, continue." The spiritual bird on the opposite side suddenly opened its mouth, and a white light flew out.

Han Li's eyes lit up, and with a flick of his sleeves and robe, a piece of green cloud shot out, and he rolled the object into his hand.

The white light converged, and it turned out to be a palm-sized white jade slip.

Han Li was not polite. He immediately picked up the object with one hand and put it on his forehead, and his consciousness was immersed in it.

His face started to look extremely calm, but gradually he showed an unexpected expression, and then he showed a bit of surprise.

He actually seemed to be able to understand the magic spell in the jade slip immediately.

After a full cup of tea, Han Li finally pulled out his consciousness from the jade slip. He took a breath, looked up at the opposite side, and said suddenly:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I wonder if this method of cultivating gold-eating insects was created by an expert from your Tuwu tribe? I really admire you. You can actually think of using the method of infusion and the power of heaven and earth to forcibly infuse the five elements into the body of the spirit insect. Use spiritual energy to ripen this spiritual insect. This method is not something that ordinary people can come up with. Even if they can come up with it, I am afraid it will take a lot of effort to try again and again, and I don’t know how many times they have failed!"

"Since the temple obtained the gold-eating insect eggs, the elders in the temple who are proficient in deworming have been studying the method of ripening the spiritual insects. It took thousands of years of work to finally figure out this feasible method. It is a pity. Yes, it still cannot solve the problem of scarcity of insect eggs, and the auxiliary materials required are also extremely rare, and it is impossible to ripen the insect on a large scale." The young man replied helplessly.

Han Li nodded after hearing this and was not surprised. If he hadn't had the mysterious vial and discovered the magical effect of Neon Grass, he probably wouldn't have been able to spawn and evolve so many gold-eating insects again and again.

"Okay, I rescued you two, and you also surrendered the spell. Even if the previous deal is over, Brother Xu plans to deal with it by himself, and release your soul to reincarnate again. Let me do it myself, I will turn your spirit bird into ashes and even your Nascent Soul." Han Li suddenly lost his expression and stared at the peacock across from him, an evil look appearing on his face.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a thunder behind him and his silver wings flashed. Both hands clenched fists at the same time, and suddenly there was a loud rumbling sound, and a layer of golden thunder clothes appeared all over the place. The golden arc flashed wildly, and the sound was extremely shocking.

And almost at the same time, behind the Lingxi Peacock, silver light flashed slightly, and the humanoid puppet emerged silently. The red light flashed in his hand, and the green light on a small bow was pointed at the spiritual bird.

The Lingxi Peacock was frightened, spread its wings, and instantly a layer of five-color spiritual light protected it. Then it opened its mouth, and a ball of yellow light spurted out. It was the Nascent Soul of the young man surnamed Xu that flew out. In the blink of an eye, it landed on the head of the spiritual bird, then looked at Han Li and let out a few wry smiles.

"Fellow Taoist, stop it. You and we, Tianlan, are not at such an insoluble level. We can definitely make peace. Even if you, Taoist, are really not afraid of being chased by the other three great immortal masters, don't you care about your own sect?" And future generations?"

"Do you want to force me to kill all of your great immortal masters in my lifetime?" Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression changed, but he immediately said solemnly.

"Brother Han, why are you doing this? The saint and I hunted down fellow Taoist earlier because our world of immortal cultivation originally valued the strong. Fellow Taoist, as a middle-stage Nascent Soul monk, actually killed and injured us like this on our grassland. Such a high-level immortal master, our temple naturally had to capture the Taoist fellow. Later, the Taoist fellow took away the clone of the holy beast, which violated the taboo of our temple. We had to chase Da Jin. Now it is different. . Fellow Taoist can command two late-stage monks, and their abilities are no less than those of great monks. They are already qualified to be on an equal footing with our Tianlan Temple. We don’t want to lose both sides with our fellow Taoists, so it’s best to make peace with them. Moreover, in Kunwu Mountain The danger is extremely dangerous, so it would be easier for you and me to work together to protect ourselves." Seeing that Han Li did not immediately interrupt his speech, Xu Xing, a young man, felt a little relieved. He hurriedly said all the words he had thought about long ago in one breath.

"Are you done?" Han Li asked without any expression after listening to the words of the young man named Xu quietly.

"Why do fellow Taoists think what Xu said is untrue?" Seeing Han Li's expression, the young man named Xu felt his heart skip a beat and asked cautiously.

"It's not impossible to stop. But what method do you use to make me believe that you are sincerely reconciling with me? Just with a few words or some verbal oaths?" Han Li sneered, with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"Of course it's impossible! We, the Holy Maidens of the Temple, are here. We can use secret techniques to summon the true spirit of the Tianlan Holy Beast and plant the mark of the Holy Beast for fellow Taoists. Invite fellow Taoists to be the guest elders of our Tianlan Temple. In this way. First, as long as our fellow Taoists return the holy beast clones to us so that we can have an explanation to others after we go back, the temple will not be able to attack its own people again." The young man surnamed Xu said hurriedly.

"The mark of the holy beast, I heard something about it when I passed by the grassland. I heard that the people who planted this mark are the core people of the temple. They cannot kill each other, otherwise the mark will occur afterwards. , people are infected with an extremely weird curse, and their spiritual consciousness is extremely painful for many years, and it is simply worse than death." Han Li was a little surprised when he heard this, and said after thinking for a while.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Han knows about this. Brother Han and I are not really in a life-or-death feud. It's mainly because of the capture of the holy beast clones. As for the immortal masters who were killed or injured, compared to Brother Han's current strength , It’s a trivial matter not worth mentioning.” Yuan Ying, a young man named Xu, saw that Han Li was a little tempted and continued to persuade him.

Han Li frowned, his expression uncertain.

At this time, Yuanying, a young man named Xu, wisely stopped talking and just waited quietly for Han Li's decision. However, there was an uneasy look between his eyebrows.

He knew very well that if Han Li really wanted to kill them, with the cooperation of several people in front of him, a mere Nascent Soul would have no chance of escaping, and his life and death would all depend on the other person's thoughts.

Therefore, even though he is a late-stage Nascent Soul monk, he is still in a state of confusion at this moment, as if he is walking on thin ice.

(The second update yesterday! I’m coding today’s chapter below, and I can finally catch up. Our slow pace is making me very depressed!)