I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy

Chapter 655: Chapter 300: Azure Mysterious Immortal Guards, Fierce Sword Illusion_3

“But if we run into one, for Nascent Soul Cultivators like us, there’s no other choice but to flee.”

As he spoke, the tone in Baiyu Cliff’s transmission changed for the first time, becoming melancholic. In the Yu Heng World, he was the legendary master of the White Jade Tower, a great True Immortal cultivator, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, a Sect Master. But in this Fragmented Immortal World, he could only flee in a pathetic manner. His sigh was a sign of his steadfast mentality.

But his tone shifted and he transmitted to Han Yi, saying, “However, there are still four months left before the one-year deadline. As long as we survive these four months, the Immortal Palace will restart the Transmission Array, and we can leave this place.”

Han Yi fell silent. In his mind, he thought back to when he had locked eyes with the cultivator in the green robe, and noticed the indifference in the other’s eyes. He had wondered how those cultivators in green robes could survive for 100,000 years. Now that Baiyu Cliff had provided an explanation, everything seemed to make sense.

Spirit Puppets, creations of the Immortal Path, could indeed be reactivated after sleeping for 100,000 years.

This reminded Han Yi of the Immortal Puppet he had found in Yuan Lao Mountain back then.

At first, he thought that this Puppet was the ancient corpse of a female cultivator with silver eyes. After devouring the Nascent Soul of the Star River Monarch, he felt a chill in his spine and thought it was some kind of terrifying artifact similar to an Evil Immortal. But in the Eternal Rest Immortal City, this Puppet stepped out of his Qiankun Ring, destroyed the elusive palace, and swallowed a twisted black shadow that seemed to be a fallen Immortal. It then disappeared, never to be seen again.

These Qingxuan guards, were there any powerful individuals among them with the strength of a True Immortal, they could be called Immortal Puppets.

By this line of thinking…

Could it be, that the ancient corpse of the female cultivator, with silver eyes, was a guard of some Immortal Venerate’s Daoist Site?

But when the silver-eyed Immortal Puppet mentioned ‘Reactivation Complete, Fallen Immortal Detected, Executing Ancient Extermination Plan,’ Han Yi had a hunch that the truth was not that simple.

Of course, at the end of the day, it was due to his lack of experience. He could only make reasonable deductions based on what he knew.

The two exchanged some information, with Baiyu Monarch doing most of the transmitting. Han Yi remembered the information in his heart, including a rough map of the Fragmented Immortal World, or rather, this Qingxuan Daoist Site, and where the Beidou Immortal Palace would gather in four months.

A moment later, Baiyu Monarch invited Han Yi to join him in heading to the Immortal Palace’s assembly point. But after some thought, Han Yi politely declined. He still needed to follow the Green Reed Sword’s perception to search for the divided sword. However, if he found the divided sword, he could temporarily join the Beidou Immortal Palace and move together. After all, there would surely be more ways to survive with more people, and their safety would also be enhanced.

Baiyu Cliff thanked Han Yi once again for stepping in to help before, then decisively left. Han Yi waited on the spot for a while before heading in another direction. This time, he was even more careful. Baiyu Cliff had warned him that there were not only Qingxuan Immortal Guards in the Fragmented Immortal World, but also Demon Cultivators who had entered through projections. Meeting either an Immortal Guard or a Demon Cultivator would cause great trouble.

His cautiousness, coupled with the ingenious use of the Shape-changing Divine Ability, helped Han Yi avoid two crises.

The first one was when three Evil Gods surrounded and destroyed an Immortal Guard, but then suddenly three more Immortal Guards appeared. The Evil Gods scattered, the Immortal Guards pursued, and Han Yi, with his heart pounding, fled in terror. At the last moment, he used his Shape-changing Divine Ability to evade the Immortal Guards’ pursuit.

The other incident was a fight between a Demon Cultivator and a middle-aged cultivator. Both of them had crossed the Half-immortal Level, surpassing the Spirit Transformation stage. After completing the Immortal Road, they had condensed what they gained from the Immortal Road into the Power of Laws and were waiting to ascend to a True Immortal after undergoing the Immortal Tribulation. They would then imprint the Power of Laws into the Internal Cave World in their bodies, allowing them to ascend to True Immortal Status and enjoy a lifespan lasting one Yuan Gathering.

This was the first time Han Yi had seen a Half-immortal. Every gesture they made changed the colors of the sky and earth and caused a continuous surge of spiritual energy. Han Yi was blown far away by their aftermath just by glancing at them, causing him to spurt blood and run away breathlessly.

Seven days later.

He finally arrived at the location sensed by the Green Reed Sword. Before him was an unremarkable group of Immortal Mountains. From its geographical location and the size of the buildings encountered, Han Yi deduced that this should be the outermost area of the Qingxuan Daoist Site. The people who originally lived here were likely lower-ranked cultivators. Of course, even if they were of lower rank, it was only relative to the Daoist Site. It could refer to the Nascent Soul or Spirit Transformation stage.

Han Yi did not dare to take it lightly. He flashed into the group of Immortal Mountains and headed toward an inconspicuous Immortal Peak in the group sensed by the Green Reed Sword.

A moment later.

He entered a Cave Mansion halfway up the Immortal Peak. The Cave Mansion had no Formation, or perhaps its Formation had already lost its energy supply and had broken down over the long years.

In this cave mansion, he didn’t find the body of any cultivator. After carefully breaking into a meditation room, a dust-covered longsword in the corner of the room suddenly trembled and began to slowly hover in the air.

This was unmistakably a Green Reed Sword, identical to the four split swords he previously encountered. Although it had been covered in dust for 100,000 years, once the dust was shaken off, it remained as new as ever.

Upon seeing this, Han Yi’s face lit up with joy, and he let go of the Green Reed Sword in his hand, which had been violently shaking, showing an exceptionally agitated spirit.

Just like before, the main body and split sword quickly moved closer and fused together. However, this time the fusion was slower than before with the four split swords. Han Yi simply arranged a Fourth-stage Array Method, the Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Formation, in this cave mansion and sat cross-legged inside the meditation room, quietly waiting for the fusion to complete.

Three days later.

Han Yi suddenly opened his eyes. In front of him, a lively, mysterious, and immense aura rose up from the fully fused Green Reed Sword.

Then, the Green Reed Sword slightly shook, and its spiritual treasure space directly opened up in the midst of this transformation.

In an instant, Han Yi felt as though he was standing on the edge of a dark world. He subconsciously peered into the darkness, and with just a glance, he felt a chill throughout his body, his hair standing on end.

Lying deep within that dark world was the specter of a massive sword tool. Although it was just a specter, the aura it exuded was highly malevolent.

This was a sword tool that embodied extreme malice, as if it wanted to drag this world into eternal slaughter, and sink it completely.

But within just a fraction of a moment, the specter in this dark world disappeared, as though the glimpse he got was just an illusion.

Han Yi wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. This feeling of helplessness, similar to that of an ordinary human, made the frightening scene he had just witnessed even more terrifying.

“An illusion? No, it definitely wasn’t.”

“There’s actually a specter of a sword tool in the spiritual treasure space of this Green Reed Sword. I could barely withstand it even for that mere fraction of a moment. Moreover, it was just a specter; if it was the real thing, I would have been dead after just one look.”

“Such malevolence, carrying an overwhelming aura of slaughter, it’s definitely an Immortal Sword. And among Immortal Swords, it’s highly renowned.”

Han Yi was filled with various speculations, but he didn’t voice any of them.

The dark world retreated, and in front of him, the Green Reed Sword regained its calm. This calmness was more like a mischievous seven-year-old child who had suddenly aged decades and become an adult. Instead of describing it as calm, it was more apt to say that it was composed.

This sword had transformed into a spiritual treasure, and its spirit had also undergone an internal change.

Han Yi gently beckoned, and the Green Reed Sword fell into his hand. The sword did not seem ostentatious, but the aura it contained caused Han Yi to be taken aback.

A spiritual treasure has inherent dignity because of its space, which greatly enhanced its power, making it several times stronger than before when used against enemies.

Just at this moment.

Three auras abruptly arrived and stopped outside the cave mansion. These three auras were kept very low, but Han Yi could sense them clearly.

It was the aura of the Evil Clan.