A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Chapter 761

Profound Heaven Immortal Vine

Just as Han Li was pondering, Wei Wuya let out a long sigh.

“That’s right, it is indeed the scales of a metamorphosed flood dragon. This is just right for me. It seems that my magic treasure has a chance of becoming even more powerful.”

With that said, Wei Wuya happily placed the blood-red scale back into the box. With a flash of light, the jade box disappeared.

Then, he raised his head and sized up Han Li again before saying with a serious expression, “To tell the truth, I am truly surprised that Fellow Daoist Han was able to take out such a precious item. The scales of the Venomous Flood Dragon are extremely important to me. Although this exchange is mutually beneficial, Fellow Daoist Han is going to represent our Heavenly South Region in the battle. I cannot allow Fellow Daoist Han to suffer a loss. How about this? I still have a final piece of Auric Essence that I originally planned to keep for future descendants. Since Fellow Daoist truly needs it, I will give it to you. In that case, I won’t be taking advantage of you.”

Wei Wuya flipped his palm, and another egg-sized Auric Essence appeared in his hand. He then tossed it to Han Li.

“As expected, there is Auric Essence!” Han Li’s lips curled up slightly as he happily accepted the item.

With the addition of this piece of Auric Essence, he would be able to refine thirty-six flying swords at the same time. This had largely fulfilled his previous intention of taking out such a rare material.

Otherwise, grade eight demon beast materials would be even more valuable than these Auric Essences. It would be unreasonable for him to participate in the battle without getting a few more items.

If Wei Wuya and the other still had Auric Essence, they would most likely be forced to offer it again.josei

Of course, this intention did not need to be explicitly stated. They naturally understood the meaning of Han Li’s generosity.

After all, they were all Nascent Soul cultivators, and no one would think that the other party was easy to fool. Otherwise, Han Li would have accepted the Auric Essence from before and immediately left, treating it as an ordinary transaction and not mentioning the gambling battle at all. The two old monsters could only stare at him and have nothing to complain about.

At that moment, Master Sunreach had also finished appraising the item in his hand, and a faint smile appeared on his face. It appeared that he was quite satisfied with the tortoise shell in his hand.

However, when he saw Wei Wuya take out another piece of Auric Essence, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face. After a moment of contemplation, he reached into his sleeve and took out a yellow object that was around five to six inches in length and as thick as a thumb. It seemed to be part of a plant’s root.

Master Sunreach solemnly said, “I see that Fellow Daoist’s body is brimming with wood-attribute spiritual Qi. You must be cultivating a wood-attribute cultivation art. I don’t have anything suitable for Fellow Daoist. I only have a small section of the Ancient Immortal Vine’s roots. Regardless of whether you refine it into a wood-attribute magic treasure or bring it with you to nourish your wood-attribute spiritual Qi, it will be very useful. It will be enough to make up for your grade eight tortoise shell.”

“Huh, this is…” Wei Wuya was quite surprised to see the item in Master Sunreach’s hand.

Han Li was a little disappointed at first, but when he saw Wei Wuya’s expression change, he suddenly thought of something.

Ancient Immortal Vine? Could it be the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine that the Righteous and Devil Dao cultivators had stolen the Wine Liquid to save?

Han Li looked at the item in the other party’s hand with a shocked expression.

Master Sunreach wasn’t surprised to see that Wei Wuya had recognized this item.

“With Brother Han’s status, you should know of the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine’s appearance not long ago. Unfortunately, we were unable to revive it despite using various methods. In the end, we could only divide it with the Devil Dao and use it as a refinement material. This item is a quarter of the root of the Immortal Vine. I cultivate a fire attribute art. This material is quite rare, but there is no use in keeping it. I’ll give it to you.” With that said, Master Sunreach handed it over.

“Profound Heaven Immortal Vine!” Han Li took the pale yellow item and muttered to himself, feeling very surprised.

Han Li had read many ancient records and naturally knew what the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine was. He also understood why the Righteous and Devilish Dao cultivators had schemed to resurrect this Immortal Vine.

The so-called Immortal Vine was only a general term. Any vine-type spiritual roots that were of great use could be called Immortal Vines in this world.

However, the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine was different.

Only a few ancient vine-type spiritual roots had the qualifications to add prefix “Profound Heaven” in front of the Immortal Vine. These Immortal Vines were all ancient spiritual roots that had appeared during the creation of the world and the birth of chaos. Regardless of whether it was a spiritual flower or a spiritual fruit, they possessed an inconceivable ability that ignored the laws of this world. They were truly heaven-defying existences.

However, the Profound Heaven Immortal Vines had been lost for many years, and no one was able to identify them or tell their powers.

As for the Righteous and Devil Dao cultivators, they only knew that the seemingly ordinary withered vine was the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine from the words left behind by the ancient cultivator.

In the beginning, both sides viewed it as a precious treasure, and even the Righteous and Devilish Dao cultivators fought over it several times.

After the higher-ups of the Righteous and Devil Dao appeared, they decided to first see if they could revive the Immortal Vine. After all, even if the Immortal Vine were to be revived, who knew how long it would take for it to bloom and bear fruit? It wouldn’t be strange for the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine to bloom once every 100,000 years.

As a result, they thought of all sorts of methods. First, they tried to activate it through miraculous and secret techniques. Then, they watered it with spirit water and spirit liquid. They even targeted the three sects, including the Drifting Cloud Sect, for their Sacred Tree Wine Liquid. However, all of their efforts were in vain. The Immortal Vine showed no signs of reviving.

The Righteous and Devil Dao cultivators had no choice but to give up. After a brief discussion, they split the Profound Heaven Immortal Vine, along with its roots and branches, into a dozen or so sections. The two sides then split the items evenly, so their efforts had not been in vain.

As the Grand Elder of the Righteous Dao Alliance, Master Sunreach naturally had cultivators that were trying to curry favor with him.

Wei Wuya recognized this item because he also possessed a portion of the Immortal Vine, but it was only a small portion of the Immortal Vine’s branch. It was unknown how that cultivator from the Nine Nations Union had managed to obtain it from the Righteous and Devilish Dao cultivators, but it had also fallen into Wei Wuya’s hands.

The Profound Heaven Immortal Vine could not be revived and was broken into a dozen pieces. At most, it could only be used as a top-grade material. Naturally, its value had greatly decreased in Master Sunreach’s heart. Although this item was frighteningly famous, he did not take it to heart. Furthermore, this wood-attribute material was of little value to him because of his cultivation technique, so he did not think too much about exchanging it with Han Li.

At this moment, Wei Wuya also understood what Master Sunreach was thinking, and his surprised expression quickly disappeared.

Although he knew the origin of the material in his hand, Han Li was not pleasantly surprised. Instead, he was slightly disappointed.

He didn’t lack any top grade materials; he only wished to obtain more Auric Essence. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken out the scales and shell of a grade eight demon beast.

His intrinsic magic treasure, the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, hadn’t been nurtured and refined yet. How could he have the extra spiritual power to refine a new magic treasure? It would be better to get two more ancient treasures.

It appeared that Master Sunreach truly didn’t have any Auric Essence in his possession. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken out such a precious root.

Hence, Han Li did not say anything else. He took out a jade box and placed the root of the Immortal Vine into it.

He had decided that when he returned, he would use the small bottle of green liquid to catalyze this item. Han Li had always felt that the green liquid produced by the mysterious small bottle was unfathomable. It could even mature the three great divine trees. Perhaps a miracle would happen and save this root.

Although his chances of success weren’t high, if that was the case, then he would naturally benefit greatly.

With this thought, the disappointment in Han Li’s heart disappeared.

Without waiting for the other two to say anything else, Han Li coughed lightly and took the initiative to say,

“Since I’ve obtained the Auric Essence, I’ll naturally participate in the battle in seven days. It’s getting late, so I’ll go back first. After all, I still have to make some preparations before the battle.” Han Li had no intention of chatting further and immediately bade farewell.

Master Sunreach smiled and politely said, “I didn’t think that Fellow Daoist Han would be so impatient. The battle is no small matter, so you naturally have to make preparations. We won’t keep you any longer.”

Han Li immediately nodded, cupped his fists, and walked out of the hall.

However, just as he was about to reach the entrance, Wei Wuya, who was standing on the spot and watching Han Li leave, suddenly moved his lips with a strange expression.

An inaudible sound transmission entered Han Li’s ears.

“Fellow Daoist Han, for the sake of the flood dragon scales, I won’t pursue the matter of you taking Fellow Daoist Nangong away. Furthermore, love cannot be forced. Let’s forget about the matter between Celestial Nangong and my nephew!”

Hearing this, Han Li was shocked and his body could not help but pause. But after hearing this, he was overjoyed.

However, he didn’t turn his head and only walked out of the hall with light footsteps.

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Seeing Han Li’s back disappear from the hall, Wei Wuya and Master Sunreach fell silent.

A short moment later, Master Sunreach slowly said,

“What do you think? This Fellow Daoist Han actually possesses grade eight demon beast materials. This is truly inconceivable. Could it be as we’ve investigated, during the time he was gone through the ancient transportation formation, he acquired the complete legacy of an ancient cultivator? Otherwise, how could he have advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage in such a short amount of time and acquired so many treasures?”

“That’s probably the case! However, this has nothing to do with us. He’s not the only one who obtained ancient cultivation arts and treasures. It’s hard to say what opportunities there are. What’s there to be envious of? Could it be that you want to kill him and seize his treasures?” Wei Wuya sneered.

Master Sunreach chuckled, shook his head, and said, “Killing him for treasures? Brother Wei sure knows how to joke! Let alone the fact that a great battle is imminent, it’s impossible for me to do such a thing. Even during normal times, with his ability to escape from a Moulan Divine Sage, this humble Daoist wouldn’t do such a thing. Furthermore, no matter how rare this person’s treasures are, could they allow me to break through to the Deity Transformation Stage? Why would I want to provoke such a troublesome person? Furthermore, he’s from the Heavenly Dao Alliance, and the Long Han couple aren’t people to be trifled with.”