A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Chapter 1001-Chapter 1200)

Thus, he immediately decided to tactfully turn down her invitation to visit their cultivation spot. A hint of disappointment appeared on the masked woman's face upon hearing this.

As for whether she actually harbored ulterior motives in the invitation that she had extended to Han Li, even she couldn't be sure of that herself.

However, seeing as Han Li had turned her down, she was naturally not going to force the issue. Instead, she merely moved on to other conversation topics and continued to chat amicably with him.

Han Li gave a few polite responses before taking his leave.

The masked woman didn't try to stop him. Instead, she stepped away to the side, allowing him access to the teleportation formation. At the same time, she drifted away even further into the distance as a gesture of reassurance to Han Li, indicating that she wasn't going to disrupt his teleportation.

A faint smile appeared on Han Li's face and he paid this no heed as he strode on ahead.

The two Star Palace cultivators hurriedly stepped aside in a respectful manner, granting Han Li free passage to the teleportation formation.

However, as they did so, the Core Formation Stage couple and their disciples were revealed to him.

The graceful man didn't dare to say anything, either, and he immediately tried to drag his daughter away to get out of Han Li's path. However, to his surprise, the Core Formation Stage woman with whom he had been happily married to for over 100 years suddenly made her way over to Han Li, before extending a respectful bow.

"Wen Siyue pays her respects to Senior Han! Congratulations on progressing to the late-Nascent Soul Stage, Senior! If it weren't for your help all those years ago, I wouldn't be standing here today." This Core Formation Stage cultivator was none other than the woman who had almost become Han Li's servant in the Outer Star Seas, Wen Siyue.

"Siyue... You... You Recognize this senior?" The graceful man was rather flabbergasted.

Han Li turned toward the woman and said calmly, "Long time no see. I see you've also reached the Core Formation Stage; looks like you haven't been slacking off with your cultivation. Otherwise, with your aptitude, it would've been slightly difficult for you to reach this stage."

"It's all thanks to the pills you left for me, Senior. Otherwise, I would've never reached the Core Formation Stage!" Wen Siyue replied in a respectful manner.

"Your father and I are old acquaintances, so it was only right for me to help you out; you don't need to thank me. You look like you're in a hurry to get to the outer seas as well. Let's go together. This woman is an acquaintance of mine; you wouldn't mind if I took these people with me to the outer seas, would you?" Han Li turned and asked the masked woman.

"Of course not! Feel free to take them with you." the masked woman replied without any hesitation.

"You have my thanks."

Han Li nodded and didn't say anything further to Wen Siyue. Instead, he merely raised a leg and somehow appeared in the teleportation formation after taking just a single step. He had clearly just employed the "Distance Minimization Technique" that only late-Nascent Soul cultivators were capable of unleashing.

Wen Siyue and the others were all startled to see this before turning to Han Li with awe and veneration in their eyes. Only the thin and frail young woman's eyes lit up with curiosity as she looked at Han Li.

Han Li cast an incantation seal toward the edge of the formation before pulling out his Greater Teleportation Medallion. Just as white light began to glow within the formation, he turned to the masked woman with a smile, and asked, "By the way, I don't seem to have learned your name yet. Would you be so kind as to disclose it to me?"

"My name is Wen Qing." The masked woman was slightly taken aback by this question initially, but she still replied with a smile.

Right in this instant, Han Li disappeared amid the white light, and it was unknown whether he had heard her response or not.

The smile on the masked woman's face immediately disappeared.

She said in a frosty voice, "For granting them access to the teleportation formations, both of you will receive 20 lightning whiplashes each as a punishment. If you dare to do this again, I won't be so kind."

"Thank you for sparing our lives, Palace Master! We definitely won't ever do it again!"

The two petrified Star Palace cultivators were both horrified and elated upon hearing the punishment dictated by the woman. They were elated as the punishment was a lot less severe than they had thought it would be, but also horrified in that 20 lightning whiplashes would most likely make them bedridden for an entire month.

After delivering this verdict, a flash of light erupted from the masked woman's body and she disappeared on the spot.





Chapter 1136: A Helping Hand


After the masked woman left the Starry Sky Palace, the two Star Palace cultivators heaved a collective sigh of relief. The younger of the two glanced at Wen Siyue and the others, and a hint of anger flashed through his eyes.

If it weren't for these people, they wouldn't have been caught red-handed and have to suffer the torment of the lightning whips.

The Star Palace cultivator put on a stern expression and was just about to hurl some insults at the group to vent his frustration, when the elderly man suddenly turned to Wen Siyue with a respectful look, and said, "You sure are fortunate to have been able to make Senior Han's acquaintance. This is an extremely rare opportunity. With Senior Han's guidance, you'll be able to easily progress to the Nascent Soul Stage in the future."

The elderly man's cold demeanor toward Wen Siyue and the others had completely disappeared.

The other Star Palace cultivator was initially stunned by this turn of events, but he was then enlightened by the elderly man's words. He immediately swallowed the insults that he was about to hurl before plastering a smile across his face.

In his fit of rage and frustration, he had forgotten that these people had a connection to a late-Nascent Soul cultivator. They were not people that measly Core Formation cultivators like them could mess with.

"Indeed, Brother Huang is right. Perhaps we'll be counting on you two for assistance in certain areas in the future, fellow Daoists. Here are your spirit stones. We'll cover your teleportation costs this time!"

The Star Palace cultivator plucked the storage pouch that was full of spirit stones off his waist and offered it up to the Core Formation Stage couple. Even though his heart was throbbing with pain, he still forced an enthusiastic and hospitable look onto his face.

The graceful man took a glance at the storage pouch and hesitated momentarily. However, Wen Siyue decided to turn them down with a warm smile. "My Dao Companion and I are extremely grateful to you two that you're willing to teleport us to the outer seas; how could we take back our spirit stones? Please accept them as repayment for your kindness. I'm in a bit of hurry to catch up to Senior Han, so I hope you can teleport us over as quickly as possible."

"Of course. I'll change the spirit stones and you'll be able to teleport immediately." The Star Palace cultivator could tell that Wen Siyue really didn't want to take back the spirit stones, so he could only put them away again in a sheepish manner.

His body then flashed over to the teleportation formation, where he leaned down and began to change the spirit stones that had just been used for the previous bout of teleportation.

Meanwhile, the elderly man was still conversing with Wen Siyue and her Dao Companion, trying to indirectly dig up more information about Han Li.

The graceful man knew absolutely nothing, so he couldn't provide any answers. As for Wen Siyue, she merely smiled and provided ambiguous replies, clearly reluctant to disclose any information.

A short while later, the spirit stones on the teleportation formation had been swapped over.