"There's another expert?"
Liu Wumie frowned and said:
"What kind of expert could stop even your true body from making it back?"
Everyone in the Formless Hall cultivated a special Secret Method, leaving a wisp of their divided soul at the Heavenly Devil Cult. If anything happened to their true body, that wisp of divided soul would give them a chance to rise again.
Even if they reconstructed their bodies and cultivated back to their former level, however, they would have almost no chance of breaking through to the Void Return Realm, and their lifespans would also be greatly affected.
After reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, lifespan often referred to the life of the Primordial Spirit rather than that of the physical body.
"There's an extremely despicable sword expert on Spirit Elegance Peak."
Ye Jiutian spoke through gritted teeth. Whenever he thought of how Han Xuanji had deliberately pretended to be at the Foundation Establishment Realm and turned the tables on him, his soul body couldn't help trembling.
"That man's cultivation is no lower than mine, and his mastery of the sword is extremely high. He also has an exceptionally powerful divine weapon... You know what I'm capable of, yet I couldn't withstand even one strike from him. Someone that powerful actually disguised himself as a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator!"
Hearing this, Liu Wumie pondered for a moment and said:
"This man keeps such a low profile. Could he be the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable?"
Ye Jiutian hesitated for a while before saying:
"At first, I thought it was impossible, but when I think about the way he operates, I think it's very likely him. It's just that his cultivation clearly doesn't seem like that of someone who has only just entered the Spirit Transformation Realm. Maybe the original intelligence was wrong."
At the thought, Ye Jiutian grew extremely dissatisfied with the intelligence department. They called that newly entering the Spirit Transformation Realm?
"You should have learned your lesson too. The Divine Profound Sect's foundation is still intact; it isn't as simple as you think."
Liu Wumie's tone was indifferent.
Ye Jiutian fell silent.
Before going to the Divine Profound Sect, he had thought the same.
But he had lain low in the Divine Profound Sect for many days without incident, so he had let his guard down somewhat. He hadn't expected to stumble on Spirit Elegance Peak in the end.
He felt he was terribly unlucky. Out of so many people, how had he managed to pick the jackpot?
Little did he know, Han Xuanji had planned it all long ago.
Even if he hadn't sought Han Xuanji out, Han Xuanji would have found him.
"Forget it. Prepare to reconstruct your body and restore your cultivation as soon as possible."
Liu Wumie sighed.
After killing the Spirit Transformation Realm Devil Cultivator who had infiltrated Spirit Elegance Peak, Han Xuanji resumed his uneventful daily routine of signing in.
Finally, a year later, he broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
One day.
Han Xuanji cultivated the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye Divine Ability to its second level, the Truth-Tracing Realm. At this level, the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye's existing abilities grew stronger, and it unlocked a new one.
Truth-tracing meant he could trace a presence back to its source and lock onto the true body. For example, if someone used their divine sense to probe him, he could trace it back to its source.
If someone cursed him, Han Xuanji could also quickly trace the curse back to the location of the person's true body.
In battle, if an opponent tried to flee after he had locked onto their presence, they wouldn't escape his eyes even if they fled to the ends of the earth.
Although it didn't directly increase his combat strength, this support ability was still quite formidable.
Han Xuanji was very satisfied.
"I might as well test it."
With a thought, Han Xuanji went outside his cave abode.
His field of vision had grown wider. Before, he had only been able to observe the area around Spirit Elegance Peak, but now he could clearly see half of the Divine Profound Sect.
Heaven-Reaching Peak and Dao Mystery Peak really are the Divine Profound Sect's two strongest peaks. Even a cursory sweep reveals several extremely powerful presences on each.
Han Xuanji thought to himself.
In terms of foundation, Spirit Elegance Peak ranked near the top.
Unfortunately, its present strength really was the weakest. Many of Spirit Elegance Peak's experts had died in the battle between the righteous and devilish factions a thousand years ago, and now there was something of a gap between generations.
Suddenly, Han Xuanji spotted a rather familiar figure.
It was Lu Fan, whom Han Xuanji had identified as a child of fortune.
This time, he could clearly sense something unusual deep within Lu Fan's soul.
"A portable old grandpa?"
Han Xuanji fell into thought.
In the cultivation world, there had always been plenty of rumors about remnant souls possessing bodies. Taking over another's body was often a last resort, and unless a body had been prepared for that purpose well in advance, many experts used various means to reconstruct bodies tailored to themselves.
Only then could they cultivate more effectively.
Han Xuanji could see that Lu Fan was communicating with the mysterious person deep within his soul, though he didn't know what they were saying.
Perhaps he would only be able to find out once the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye reached a higher level.
But Lu Fan was clearly excited, as though something good had happened.
"Senior, with my current cultivation, I'm strong enough to go to that inheritance site, right?"
"You are. And taking some of the things inside will be enough for you to condense a perfect Golden Core."
The mysterious person's voice sounded in Lu Fan's mind.
"But the journey is long. Be careful."
Hearing this, Lu Fan nodded and immediately prepared to set out.
Seeing that Lu Fan seemed to be planning to leave the Divine Profound Sect, Han Xuanji's thoughts stirred.
"Where is he going?"
Should he follow and take a look?
A child of fortune like Lu Fan was most likely going in search of his own fortuitous opportunity, and places like that were often rich in Dao resonance.
Perhaps by following him, Han Xuanji could freeload off his fortune.
Besides, if a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator like Lu Fan dared to go there, why couldn't a Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator like him?
Han Xuanji didn't follow him, however. Instead, he secretly placed a Truth-Tracing Mark on Lu Fan with the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye.
The mark would allow him to lock onto Lu Fan's location no matter how far away he was.
He could even observe Lu Fan's every move.
Of course, Han Xuanji wasn't that much of a pervert, and he wouldn't normally spy on Lu Fan.
Several dozen days passed.
By then, Lu Fan was already far from the Divine Profound Sect. He had even left the Great Xia Dynasty.
He was in an uninhabited forest.
"Finally, I'm here."
Lu Fan had been on tenterhooks throughout the journey. Fortunately, nothing had happened.
After getting far from the Divine Profound Sect, he hadn't swaggered around flaunting his status as a True Disciple of the sect. Instead, he had kept a low profile as he traveled. Though slower, it was safer.
"This is one of the Heavenly Devil Cult's hidden inheritance sites. Although many of the things inside have already been taken, some treasures were left behind."
"I'll teach you a set of Law Seals. You can use them to open the seal."
Lu Fan nodded and quickly mastered the method for opening the inheritance.
Under Han Xuanji's observation, Lu Fan came to a cliff face and fiddled with it for a while.
A light shone from the cliff face, and then Lu Fan vanished.
Even Han Xuanji could no longer lock onto his location. Clearly, he had entered the inheritance site.
And because of a special restriction, Han Xuanji's observation seemed to be blocked.
Seeing this, Han Xuanji wasn't disappointed. Instead, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
What did this mean?
This place was no ordinary one, which was good news for him.
If it had been an ordinary place, he couldn't have been bothered to make the trip.
A long time passed before Han Xuanji sensed Lu Fan's presence again.
When Lu Fan came out of the inheritance site, his presence had grown considerably stronger. He had already reached the Golden Core Realm, and he didn't seem like someone who had just entered it at all. Clearly, he had condensed a Golden Core of quite good quality.
Seeing this.
Han Xuanji thought for a moment and decided to go take a look himself.
Lu Fan, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, needed a long time to make the journey, but for Han Xuanji, at the Spirit Transformation Realm, the distance wasn't all that great.
After using today's sign-in at the Soaring Cloud Palace, Han Xuanji got up and left his cave abode.
One day later.
Han Xuanji arrived at the inheritance site Lu Fan had visited earlier.
Han Xuanji looked at the cliff face. He had to admit that the place was very well hidden. Without the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye, if he hadn't known about it beforehand, not even his Spirit Transformation Realm divine sense could have detected anything unusual about it.
A powerful restriction had been placed over it, and a specific method was needed to enter.
Forcing one's way in would most likely trigger the restriction. Even a Spirit Transformation cultivator wouldn't be able to force an entry.
Han Xuanji didn't need to go in, though.
"System, can I sign in here?"
Han Xuanji asked silently.
[Yes.]
"Then sign in."
Han Xuanji spoke silently in his heart.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in at the inheritance site and obtaining the Divine Ability "Myriad Tribulations Seal."]