A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Chapter 2001-Chapter 2248)

Thus, he was led to the second floor of the pavilion by Xi'er.

The setup on this level was slightly different; aside from the set of simple tables and chairs, there were pots of different colors strewn all around the room, within which were planted many unknown spirit plants and spirit flowers.

In front of these pots stood a devilish woman with a head of grey hair, but a set of remarkably youthful features.

The woman was currently carrying an azure jade vial, from within which a stream of clear spring water was pouring out onto a crimson plant.

"Aunt Zhu, this is a senior that Young Mistress would like to see today. He's already identified the restriction on the second level, so I'll be taking him to see the young mistress now," Xi'er said in a respectful manner.

"Oh? It's quite remarkable that he was able to identify the restriction on the second level. Hmm? You've concealed your true cultivation base, haven't you?" The woman initially wore a calm expression, but after casting her gaze toward Han Li, her expression instantly changed slightly.

In the instant that Han Li caught sight of the woman, he had identified her to be a devilish lord at the pinnacle of the late-Body Integration Stage, and his eyes narrowed slightly as he replied, "I didn't think that I would encounter a fellow daoist of your cultivation base here. Rest assured, I've only concealed my own cultivation base for convenience."

The devilish woman quickly reverted back to a calm expression, and said, "I have no doubt about that; it is indeed quite inconvenient for beings of our cultivation base to go around without a disguise. In that case, I'll take you to see our young mistress in person. You can go now, Xi'er."





Chapter 2125: Mysterious Young Woman


A hint of surprise flashed through Xi'er's eyes upon discovering that Han Li had been concealing his own cultivation base, but she quickly lowered her head in a respectful manner as she gave an affirmative response before departing from the second floor of the pavilion.

"Please come with me, Fellow Daoist. Seeing as you're a devilish lord, you'll be meeting our young mistress in person as opposed to a substitute," the woman said before sweeping a sleeve toward the staircase leading to the third floor.

Yellow light flashed, and a burst of energy fluctuations surged forth, indicating that some type of restriction seemed to have just been removed.

In the instant that the restriction was removed, a grey rune flew out of the woman's sleeve before vanishing into space in a flash.

Han Li merely nodded in response before following the woman up the staircase.

The third floor of the pavilion was a massive lavish hall.

At the center of the hall was a pristine white jade offering table, upon which were placed items such as eight trigrams and divination tags. Beside the table was a petite and intricate cauldron, from within which a wisp of white smoke was billowing out, filling the entire room with the aroma of sandalwood.

Behind the table was an extremely beautiful yellow-robed young woman seated on a large chair, playing with a palm-sized jade fan in an expressionless manner.

There were eight young servants positioned on either side of the hall, four of which were male while the other four were female. The men were all tall and handsome, while the women were all beautiful and petite, and they stood with respectful looks on their faces.

All eight of them possessed Deity Transformation Stage cultivation bases.

However, the woman didn't stop here, and led Han Li toward the staircase to the fourth floor instead.

The yellow-robed young woman rose to her feet and extended a curtsey toward Han Li and the woman from afar along with the servants in the room, and the woman merely waved a dismissive hand toward them.

Han Li's footsteps faltered slightly, and a peculiar look appeared on his face as he swept his gaze over the devilish beings in the room.

In terms of appearance and disposition alone, he would've been convinced that the yellow-robed young woman was the young mistress of the Vast Origin House; who would've thought that she was a mere substitute?

With that in mind, and considering the research he had conducted into the Vast Origin House in advance, he couldn't help but become even more curious about what type of person this young mistress was.

Shortly thereafter, Han Li arrived on the fourth floor of the pavilion with the woman.

As soon as they arrived on this level, Han Li swept his gaze through the surrounding area, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

It wasn't that the decor on this level was particularly strange; it was just that everything was set up to be identical to a small rural shack.

There was a small thatched hut situated not far up ahead, within which was a set of simple tables and chairs, and an old wooden bed, upon which was placed a coarse cloth quilt.

In front of the hut were several piles of hay and a spinning wheel, all of which were situated on a spacious patch of ground.

Behind the spinning wheel was a frail-looking woman in a set of coarse cloth robes. She was seated on a short wooden stump, and her attention was entirely focused on the spinning wheel before her.

One length of coarse thread after another was slowly being rolled out of the wheel, then pooled down into a neat pile beside her.

Han Li swept her spiritual sense toward the young woman, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

The young woman seemed to have only just reached the Deity Transformation stage, but when he tried to conduct a more thorough examination, his spiritual sense was pushed away by a burst of invisible power that emanated from her body, indicating that she possessed a treasure that could automatically repel spiritual sense.

The woman had already made her way over to the young woman, but she merely stood off to the side in silence and didn't disrupt her.

Han Li had also stopped in his tracks, and was appraising the young woman with an indifferent gaze.

He had already gleaned her appearance, and discovered that it was extremely mundane.

The only thing remarkable about her was that her forehead seemed to be wider than that of the average person, and the concentration on her face was somehow very comforting to behold.

The young woman was very clearly very proficient at what she was doing, and within the span of 15 minutes, all of the coarse yarn on the spinning wheel had been spun.

As the length of thread dropped down from the spinning wheel, the young woman exhaled and looked down at the large thread on the ground with a pleased smile. Only then did she turn toward the woman with a slightly apologetic expression. "Sorry to keep you waiting again, Aunt Zhu."

The young woman's voice wasn't all that pleasant, but it had an indescribable alluring cadence to it.

The young woman's cultivation base was far inferior to the woman's, but the latter was putting on a very respectful display, as if she were a servant. "It's alright, Young Mistress; I didn't have to wait for too long. If anything, I must apologize to you for bringing a guest here without your permission."

Han Li was quite surprised to see this, and he immediately began to appraise the young woman again, wondering if she were another Sacred Ancestor clone.

"I'm sure the guest that you've brought to me is quite an esteemed one, Aunt Zhu. My name is Lan Ying; may I know your name, Fellow Daoist?" the young woman said as she turned to Han Li with a calm smile.

"My surname is Han. It's rather surprising to me that you're the owner of the Vast Origin House."

"Do you think I'm unfit to take on this role, Brother Han?" the young woman asked with a faint smile.