?Chapter 859: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures, Chapter 856: Tian Luo Demon Shadow Chapter 859: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures, Chapter 856: Tian Luo Demon Shadow Huang Yuanming and the other cultivators carefully watched Han Li, their gazes inevitably stealing glances towards the direction of the pool.


    Turned out that a good half of the Spiritual Spring’s water had been disturbed by Han Li’s actions, immediately reducing the original amount by much more than half.


    Only a pitiful thin layer of spring water remained in the pool.


    Upon witnessing this scene, the hearts of these three old fellows naturally ached, but faced with Han Li, whose cultivation seemed unfathomably deep, they could only feign ignorance and force a smile so as not to offend the senior expert and bring disaster upon their families.


    The instant Han Li evaporated the water droplets from his body, he too noticed the peculiar fragrance emanating from the Spiritual Spring.


    His contemplative expression faded, and he subconsciously looked back at the pool behind him.


    What seemed like a casual glance from Han Li made the three old men across from him feel uneasy for a long time.


    The Spiritual Spring they had guarded for so many years could easily become coveted by such a person.


    If that were the case, they’d have no choice but to offer it up willingly, not daring to refuse.


    Han Li’s gaze merely swept over the pool without a hint of greed.


    Instead, he turned back to the three men and said indifferently,


    “I haven’t been involved in worldly affairs for quite some time, and I find myself somewhat unfamiliar with recent events in Tian Luo.


    Could the three fellow daoists introduce me to some of the major events of the past few years?”


    “Of course, we can.


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    If senior doesn’t mind, please follow us younger ones to the Huang family’s great hall.


    Allow us to serve you with some tea and answer any questions you may have,” seeing Han Li had no particular interest in their Spiritual Spring, Huang Yuanming felt greatly relieved and hastily spoke with due respect.


    The other two elders also sighed in relief.


    “Very well.


    I do have quite a few things I wish to inquire about.


    Then, I’ll trouble the three fellow daoists,” Han Li glanced at the younger disciples of the three families in the distance, briefly pondered, and then nodded in agreement.


    “Not at all!


    Being able to host a high and mighty personage like you is an honor for our Huang family!” Huang Yuanming, overjoyed, said with a beaming smile.


    Then, he quickly gave a few orders to the disciples, urging them to hurry back and make preparations, lest any negligence lead to disrespect towards Han Li.


    After that, he personally led the way for Han Li, departing from this place and heading towards a complex of buildings in the middle of the mountain.


    The other two elders also gave some instructions to their clansmen and hastened to follow up, staying respectfully close.


    “It’s quite rare to see three families living together like this, isn’t it?” Along the way, Han Li made some inquiries, learning about the specific location and the situation of the three old men, and commented with some surprise.


    “You jest, senior.


    We simply have nowhere else to settle, thus we find ourselves reluctantly dwelling here,” replied Huang Yuanming with a bitter smile.


    “I notice that some of the younger disciples in your clans seem to have decent aptitudes.


    Why haven’t you sent them to those big cultivation sects?


    With their aptitudes, even if they can’t become direct disciples, becoming external affairs disciples is not impossible,” Han Li said, showing a trace of curiosity.


    “Senior may not know this, but although there are many cultivation sects in the State of Dongyu, most of them have fixed Immortal cultivation clans supplying disciples, or they are outright controlled by some clans.


    Our small sects of such low standing have no chance to catch the eye of these prestigious sects.


    Even if an outstanding disciple occasionally emerges from within our doors, we dare not easily let them join any sects.


    Our clan needs them to stay and support it,” explained one of the old men with a round and somewhat pudgy face, his expression laced with helplessness.


    These family elders, had they been willing to become disciples of large sects when they were young, might have advanced further in their cultivation by now.


    But for the survival of their clans, they were obliged to stay behind, which was the helplessness of small families.


    Han Li’s gaze flickered for a moment, then he faintly nodded without continuing to press the matter.


    That was because an array of pavilions and lofty buildings loomed not far ahead.


    The elder led Han Li straight to the tallest of the buildings.


    After a short while, several people arrived at the entrance of the attic.


    There, two rows of young female disciples stood in respectful attendance.


    “Senior, please come in!


    Our Spiritual Kylin Mountain doesn’t produce many Spiritual Medicines or Spirit Fruits, but we do have a type of Spiritual Tea that is quite good.


    The senior may wish to enjoy several cups of it.” Huang Yuanming spoke as he ushered Han Li into the great hall of the attic.


    Han Li did not stand on ceremony and strode into the building.


    The hall was not particularly large, with an area of only about twenty to thirty square meters, but it was more than enough for a small family clan.


    Under the respectful gazes of the three, Han Li calmly took a seat at the head of the hall.


    The three elders stood honestly in front of him, not daring to sit alongside Han Li.


    The gap in cultivation and status between them was too great, and Han Li did not feign any false modesty.


    At this moment, a beautiful-eyed female disciple, carrying a tea tray, approached and brewed a cup of fragrant tea for Han Li on the spot before carefully retreating.


    Han Li picked up the tea cup and casually tasted it.


    At first, it was somewhat bitter, but after a moment, his taste buds were stimulated, filling his mouth with saliva and the taste turned wonderfully aromatic.


    “Not bad, indeed it is a rare type of Spiritual Tea.” Han Li’s lips twitched slightly into a smile as he offered his praise.


    “The depth of the senior’s cultivation is unfathomable, but your face seems somewhat unfamiliar.


    Could it be that the senior is not from the State of Dongyu?” The round-faced, plump elder could not help but inquire about this matter.


    “Indeed, Han is not a cultivator from the State of Dongyu.


    You need not worry; after I have clarified a few matters, I will immediately leave and return to where I came from.


    I won’t be imposing on you here any longer,” Han Li answered without revealing his name, simply glancing at the round-faced elder with a half-smiling expression.


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    “Senior, you worry too much.


    The mere fact that we could meet a senior like yourself is already an immense honor.


    We would never harbor any disrespectful thoughts of driving you away.” Huang Yuanming was startled and hastily changed his expression as he spoke.


    “All right!


    I, too, once started as a low-level cultivator.


    I am naturally aware of some of the fears and expectations in your hearts.


    As long as your answers satisfy me, I won’t mind offering you some benefits.


    After all, your meeting with me could be considered fate,” Han Li said, seeing the round-faced elder’s fearful expression and about to explain, he simply waved his hand and spoke indifferently.


    “Senior has but to ask whatever he wishes to know.


    Although our families are not large, we are quite well-informed.


    We will surely satisfy Senior!” Huang Yuanming, upon hearing this, was overjoyed and showed even greater respect.


    Han Li smiled faintly.


    Even without offering any rewards, he guessed these people wouldn’t dare deceive him with lies.


    However, with the promise of benefits, they would naturally respond more earnestly.


    Han Li presumed they would willingly disclose even those matters they might otherwise have kept secret.


    “The last time Devilfall Valley opened, numerous cultivators entered the valley in search of treasures.


    Being so close to Chang Province, you must know something about it.


    Start by giving me an overview of the event,” Han Li looked at the three of them and spoke in an unnoticeable tone.


    “Devilfall Valley?


    Younger generation is certainly aware of it,” Huang Yuanming, though somewhat surprised that Han Li asked about this matter, immediately responded without hesitation.


    He quickly organized his thoughts on the related matters and then continued, “Many cultivators entering Devilfall Valley in search for treasure was an event from over twenty years ago.


    Because the Ghost Spirit Sect found a reliable method to enter the valley, hundreds of Core Formation and beyond cultivators stormed in to seek the ancient expert’s lost treasures.


    However, Devilfall Valley was indeed extremely perilous; with so many high-level cultivators entering, most of them merely wandered in the outer valley and yet a vast number suffered tragic deaths due to the outer valley’s restrictive formations and tears in space.


    Less than half managed to leave the valley alive.


    What’s worse, people from the Ghost Spirit Sect went into the inner valley and inadvertently released two ancient demons capable of devouring Nascent Souls.


    The Ghost Spirit Sect Master and others perished on the spot.


    These two demons were incredibly powerful.


    It was said that Nascent Soul cultivators who ventured into the inner valley joined forces and battled fiercely with them.


    Even Deity Transformation stage cultivators like Wei and Moulan Divine Sage took action in succession to eradicate the demons.


    They barely managed to kill one and allowed the other to escape from Devilfall Valley.


    The cultivators who participated in the siege suffered heavy casualties and many well-known seniors perished in that battle.


    Nevertheless, Devilfall Valley lived up to its reputation as the burial place of ancient experts.


    It was reported that the cultivators who survived and left the valley had varying gains; a few seniors even found Spirit Pills and Cultivation Techniques that could extend their lifespan and breakthrough their realm.


    It caused a huge sensation throughout the Heavenly South Region at that time.


    As a result, many cultivators turned green with envy and despite the renewed instability of the valley’s spatial tears, they boldly used the Ghost Spirit Sect’s transportation formation to re-enter Devilfall Valley.


    However, of the nearly hundred cultivators who entered, not one emerged.


    Only then were other cultivators deterred from entering the Devilfall Valley, which once again became a forbidden area.”


    “There was another demon that escaped from Devilfall Valley.


    What became of it afterward?” Han Li asked upon hearing this, his expression suddenly turning grim.


    “The matter of this demon is something I would have reported to senior even if you had not asked because it is this very demon that nearly brought a great calamity upon the entire Heavenly South Region,” Huang Yuanming said, his own expression changing slightly as he spoke.


    Han Li’s brows furrowed slightly, but he remained silent, waiting for the other party to continue.


    “At first, when the demon escaped, some seniors stated that such demons could not linger in our human world for long and would eventually retreat to the Otherworld.


    For this reason, at first, nobody took it too seriously.


    But unexpectedly, the demon brazenly attacked high-level cultivators everywhere, voraciously devouring Nascent Soul cultivators’ Nascent Souls to replenish its Qi.


    In just over a year, it had killed six or seven Nascent Soul cultivators and showed no signs of leaving.


    It was then that the cultivators realized this demon had somehow found a way to remain in this realm for a long time.


    As such, three great cultivators stepped forward, gathering a group of mid Nascent Soul Stage seniors to form a demon-hunting squad to exterminate this threat.


    However, the demon was extremely cunning and never directly confronted the squad, instead specifically targeting solitary cultivators.


    It even attacked The Moulan, provoking them to send a group of Grand Sages to join the demon-hunting squad.


    Since then, the demon was unable to shake off the joint pursuit of cultivators and Spell Soldiers and was forced into a desperate flight.


    But this only made it more frenzied.


    In the end, not only did it strike against high-level cultivators, but it also began to attack low-level cultivators in a mad frenzy.


    It was said that in the last few months, it went on a bloodthirsty spree, wiping out over a dozen immortal cultivation clans and several small cultivation sects, which were utterly helpless against this demon.


    But as a result, it was eventually afflicted by a secret technique from a dying elder of a devilish sect, allowing the demon-hunting squad to follow its trail and corner it at Lost Soul Mountain in the State of Feng Du.


    It was said that the demon, having fully recovered its Qi and nearly reaching the Deity Transformation stage in cultivation, faced two great cultivators and a Moulan Divine Sage together.


    The battle was earth-shattering, and the other cultivators could not intervene.


    The entire main peak of Lost Soul Mountain was leveled to the ground,” Huang Yuanming paused here, his face involuntarily showing a trace of shock.


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