A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Chapter 401-Chapter 600)

Qing Yi looked behind them and said, “I’ll have my Azure Thorn Bird hide at the entrance. If the Righteous Dao fellows come back, we will know.”


Zenith Yin shifted his gaze and sinisterly smiled, “Then I will also dispatch two Heavenwide Corpses to lie in ambush at the entrance. If they attempt to mount a sneak attack, they will be deterred.”

After Qing Yi heard this, his gaze grew blank, and he soon became silent. A moment later, his sleeve trembled and a fist-sized streak of light shot towards the sky.

As for Zenith Yin, he tossed something on the floor. Two puffs of black smoke spread out along with a fishy scent where two tall demon corpses emerged.

“Go!” Zenith Yin solemnly pointed towards the entrance. In an instant, the demon corpses blurred and disappeared from sight.

The scene caused Han Li’s heart to tremble as he recalled the demon corpse’s strange appearance when it had first appeared before him. He couldn’t help but feel fearful towards the demon corpses.

Afterwards, Han Li’s attention shifted towards the Gold Threaded Silkworms that were lying down the altar. He couldn’t help but curiously walk over to them. But after taking only a few steps, he stopped. Someone had already quickly arrived in front of them. Han Li was astonished to discover this person to be the Bone Sage!

Man Huzi walked over and asked, “What’s this about? The Gold Threaded Silkworm could be considered a rare exotic insect. From their previous golden light, their abilities should be quite formidable. It is quite strange of Wan Tianming to abandon them without care!”

After examining the Gold Threaded Silkworm for a moment, the Bone Sage calmly answered, “They had consumed the Sky Blue Flower to forcefully raise their capabilities so that they might have a better chance at acquiring the Heavenvoid Cauldron. But after consuming it, the Gold Threaded Silkworm could be considered to be completely crippled.”

“I had originally thought the Gold Threaded Silkworms couldn’t acquire the Heavenvoid Cauldron! But to use the Sky Blue flower, hehe! He ended up losing everything from trying to gain an advantage.” Man Huzi couldn’t help but laugh in response to the Bone Sage’s words.

Zenith Yin walked over with his hands behind his back. “Sky Blue Flower? I didn’t think that Wan Tianming could actually find it. I had thought of using such a method before, but I was unable to find the flower after so many years of searching. For Brother Man’s Junior to know of such a flower, he must be a renowned character! Perhaps I’ve heard this Junior’s name before?” After he changed the subject, he stared at the Bone Sage’s face.

The Bone Sage softly spoke with a smile, “My name is not renowned. I am merely someone who spent too much time reading books. Senior Wu jests.”

“Is that so?” Zenith Yin said with an indifferent expression. It was unknown whether his suspicions had been exhausted or if he was fearful of repercussion from Man Huzi, but Zenith Yin gave up his questioning and turned towards the large hole and peered within. The blue light from the hole reflected off his face, making for a weird sight.

Han Li indifferently watched from the side, but in his mind, he felt slight admiration at the Bone Sage’s patience. Old Devil Bone Sage’s temperament must be quite fearsome indeed for him to so calmly address his enemy as ‘Senior’.

Nevertheless, there was no one here that was fooled, except for perhaps Wu Chou. Each of them were sly foxes that had lived for over several hundred years. They were devious to an extreme.

Just as Han Li gloomily thought this, he heard Qing Yi say, “Since these Gold Threaded Silkworms are useless, let’s exterminate them and remove their irksome presence from our eyes. Qing Yi then flipped his wrinkled palm and a ball of blinding azure light appeared in his hands.

After Han Li’s gaze swept past the three huge silkworms, his heart stirred. He spoke to the old man, “Wait! This Junior is interested in these Gold Threaded Silkworms. Please give them to him!”

The old man’s face revealed both surprise and doubt. Han Li then smiled and cupped his hands, saying, “This one has always been interested in exotic insects. Since they’re still alive, this one wishes to research them for some time. This one hopes Senior will allow this.”

Having heard Han Li, Qing Yi didn’t immediately reply. Instead, he examined Han Li with a pensive expression. Han Li felt his heart on edge. He didn’t know what intentions Qing Yi held.

Qing Yi shook his head and spoke lamentably, “Sigh! This old man was also rogue cultivator. I naturally know that Core Formation rogue cultivators aren’t comparable to their peers from great sects. How they are truly pressed for resources. Fine, since Young Friend Han wants this rubbish, take it!” It was clear that he had misunderstood.

Han Li inwardly rolled his eyes, but he took advantage of the situation and wore an embarrassed expression as he repeatedly expressed his thanks. Afterwards, he reached for an empty spirit beast pouch and stored the three Gold Threaded Silkworms within it.

It appeared as though that at the same time Wan Tianming had discarded them, he had also erased his marks of ownership from them. As such, they entered Han Li’s pouch without a trace of resistance.

After staring into the hole for a moment more with fervent eyes, Zenith Yin shouted at Han Li without turning his head, “Han Li, stop wasting your time on these useless matters. Quickly take out your Bloodjade Spiders. I want to see what grade the spirit beasts are. When the time comes, I will provide some assistance with my flame python. We must succeed in one attempt!”

Han Li inwardly frowned and walked forward.

Layman Qing Yi and Man Huzi happened to glance at Han Li after hearing Zenith Yin.

“Be at ease, so long as you acquire the Heavenvoid Cauldron, your master won’t treat you unfairly.” Zenith Yin turned around and spoke to Han Li with a kindly face, fearing that Han Li wouldn’t attempt his best.

But when Han Li heard those words, he felt a fierce chill run down his spine.





Chapter 480: Seizing the Treasure


No trace of Han Li’s feelings were betrayed on his face. Instead, he approached the hole and took a deep glance. Han Li was astonished by the sight.

The hole wasn’t as amazingly deep as he had imagined. It only dropped to about a hundred meters. With his abilities as a Core Formation cultivator, he could clearly see a flourishing ball of blinding blue flame. A black object could faintly be seen through the flickers of the blue flame. It seemed that this was the famous Heavenvoid Cauldron.

But when he leaned over the hole, he felt a bone-piercing cold spread throughout him. Even the White Rhino Emblem was unable to block most of the cold. He feared if he looked any longer, he would freeze over.

The brilliant blue flame at the bottom of the hole was actually releasing such a fantastical cold!

But after glancing at the blue flames for only a few moments more, his head started to spin. Aghast, he quickly turned his gaze away and collected himself.

As Zenith Yin stood by Han Li’s side, he stared at the hole and slowly said, “How was it? That was the Celestial Ice Flame, a flame that roars with a cold beyond freezing. Let alone Core Formation cultivators, even us Nascent Soul cultivators don’t dare to touch it. Even the slightest burn by the fire would cause a Nascent Soul cultivator to easily perish by refinement. It is said that this flame isn’t something that came from this world, and it is unknown how the ancient cultivators found such a thing.”

‘Even Nascent Soul cultivators would be refined?’ Han Li’s breath grew cold when he heard this. But soon after, his expression returned to normal.

If it weren’t for this flame, then the Heavenvoid Cauldron would’ve been seized long ago!