?Chapter 903: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 900 Unwelcome Guest Chapter 903: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 900 Unwelcome Guest In the city of Xin’an, located to the west of Wuyuan Prefecture in Liaozhou, two slender women dressed in blue Daoist robes walked side by side up a secluded mountain.


    With flashes of white light at their feet and the lightest touch on the ground, they gracefully floated forward without any apparent force, traveling a dozen feet at a time.


    Since the Daoist robes were quite long and their movements minimal, from a distance, the two women looked as if they were flying low to the ground in an enchanting manner.


    “Sister Lu, is Master really not going to help us this time?


    Just the two of us, even with Sister Cao, I’m afraid we won’t be able to handle that person from the Rhinoceros Spirit Sect.


    That person is a seventh-layer Qi Refinement cultivator, said to be highly valued by the Sect Leader of the Rhinoceros Spirit Sect.


    We, one at the sixth layer and the other at the seventh, can join forces to put up a fight, but if the opponent brings reinforcements, we’ll be no match.


    And if we lose, Sister Cao won’t be able to interfere with that man’s rescue mission.


    Furthermore, the person he’s trying to save is a wanted criminal by the authorities.


    I’m afraid Sister Cao’s father might get dragged into this,” lamented a pretty girl, who appeared to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, to the slightly older woman beside her.


    “There’s nothing we can do about it.


    Our Sect of Immortal Cultivators shouldn’t get involved in the affairs of the officialdom lightly.


    Sister Cao is just an Unofficial Disciple of our Profound Jade Sect, and Master only taught her a bit of basic spells, so there’s not much to be said in this matter.


    After all, the officialdom itself venerates a number of low-level Loose Cultivators, who deal with incidents concerning Cultivators.


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    But this time, the Rhinoceros Spirit Sect’s person has a significant connection with the one he’s trying to save and, knowing Sister Cao’s relation to our Sect, personally came to confront us.


    It wouldn’t be right for us in the Profound Jade Dao to keep turning a blind eye.


    But using the excuse of an Unofficial Disciple, Master declined to punish Sister Cao, leaving it to that person to deal with.


    After he left, Master immediately called for us to come here, indicating that in all likelihood, he would use a challenge to force Sister Cao out.


    Knowing that Sister Cao and us have a close relationship, by sending us with this message, isn’t Master intentionally letting us lend a hand to Sister Cao?


    Besides, Master had already sent word to Sister Cao with spirit birds, so why bother having us make the trip?


    Even though Sisters Yu and the others have higher cultivations, they are not disciples of the same Master and have a general relationship with Sister Cao; they wouldn’t stand up and offend others for her.


    Master has done what she could; after all, our Profound Jade Sect also has some connection with the Rhinoceros Spirit Sect, and as an elder, it wouldn’t be proper for her to directly favor one side,” the gentle-looking woman replied with a sigh.


    “I remember Commander Cao of the county; he seemed like a decent man when he was stationed near our Daoist temple.


    And he was very respectful to our Masters.


    It would be such an unwarranted calamity for him to be implicated in this mess!” exclaimed the younger woman with a hint of distress.


    “If it really comes to that, there’s nothing we can do.


    At least if he’s accused of losing a criminal, as a county commander, he wouldn’t be the direct official in charge.


    At most, he would lose his position; it’s not a capital crime.


    But Sister Cao has such a flair for the dramatic; knowing this news, she still arranged to meet us here.


    Perhaps she already has a strategy,” mused the older woman, hesitatingly.


    “Sister, why worry?


    When we get to the peak, we just have to ask, and all will be clear,” chuckled the younger woman.


    “You’re right,” nodded the older woman.


    With that, the two women quickened their pace and after the time it takes to eat a meal, they finally reached the mountain summit, where they both let out a surprised ‘eh.’


    The area at the top was not large, spanning just over a hundred zhang, but there was an additional thatched cottage that hadn’t been there before.


    In front of the cottage, there was an unadorned stone kiosk, where a man and a woman were seated around a stone table, engrossed in conversation.


    The man had a plain face and was somewhat pale, while the woman, who was quite beautiful, was listening intently with rapt attention.


    As soon as the two women appeared at the peak, the man immediately sensed something, stopped talking, and turned to look over his shoulder.


    “Fellow Daoist Cao, it seems the people you’ve arranged to meet have arrived,” the man said with a smile, standing up.


    “Great, my two Senior Sisters are here!” The young woman caught sight of them, her face lighting up with joy as she stood up to greet them.


    “Sister, you’re looking good!


    Oh, it seems your cultivation has progressed by a whole layer.


    That’s excellent news!” The older woman exclaimed with delight, but after a closer look at the younger woman, she couldn’t help but be slightly surprised.


    “I’ve just recently made the breakthrough myself.


    Compared to the two of you, Senior Sisters, I still have a long way to go!” Sister Cao smiled with lips pursed, equally elated.


    “Sister Cao, who is this Fellow Daoist from another Sect?


    He seems to have quite high cultivation, almost like the tenth layer,” asked the other, younger woman curiously after taking a quick look at the man in the scholar’s jacket.


    She was suddenly taken aback by this realization.


    Hearing this, the older woman was shocked and after casting her Divine Sense, her face also showed a hint of astonishment.


    “I am Han Li, a mere Loose Cultivator, just a guest at Miss Cao’s home,” Han Li said composedly.


    “So that’s it.


    No wonder you’re so calm, Sister.


    With a high-level Cultivator like Brother Han here, when that Wu Xiaoyu comes, he’s bound to find himself in an embarrassing situation,” said the older woman, clearly relieved.


    “Please have a seat, Senior Sisters.


    Let’s talk more leisurely.


    Brother Han may be a Loose Cultivator, but he has a wealth of experience on the path of cultivation.


    The reason I was able to break through my bottleneck in such a short time is greatly due to Brother Han’s guidance,” Cao Mengrong invited the two women to sit in the pavilion and spoke with a beaming smile.


    “Oh, then we too must seek some advice from Fellow Daoist Han…” Just as the older sister began to speak, laying on the courtesy, a long howl erupted from the base of the mountain, deep and resounding.


    “He’s here!”


    “How did he know where we are?


    And he arrived so quickly!” Both Daoist-robed women stood up again in surprise, turning their heads to look.


    “There’s no need for alarm, Senior Sisters.


    It was I who arranged for this person to come here.


    This Fellow Daoist Wu found me several days ago.


    After I got Brother Han’s agreement, I specifically arranged to meet him here today,” said Cao Yulin, her demeanor composed and assured.


    “I see.


    My Sister and I rushed here only to find we are a step late,” said the older woman, somewhat surprised, but inwardly relieved.


    After all, a cultivator at the tenth layer of Qi Refinement was well-equipped to face a challenge from someone at the eighth layer.


    At that moment, a ball of white light charged up from the base of the mountain, with two figures visible side by side inside it.


    “Flying Artifact!


    He has such an artifact, but who’s the other person?” The younger woman, upon seeing this, cried out in shock.


    Cao Mengrong and another woman exchanged glances, and both read worry in each other’s eyes.


    Compared to other types of magic artifacts, Flying Artifacts were indeed much rarer.


    Even low-grade Flying Artifacts were far more expensive than common mid-grade magic tools.


    For low-level cultivators like them, where would they have the spirit stones to purchase mid-grade magic tools?


    To have one low-grade magic tool was mostly a reward bestowed by their sect.


    If they couldn’t advance further, they guessed they would only have this one artifact for the rest of their lives.


    Thus, for those low-level cultivators who were given Flying Artifacts, they must certainly be people of significant background.


    This fact was even more so for small sects like theirs.


    When the two people appeared aggressively at the mountaintop, Han Li merely glanced at them indifferently, showing no change in his expression.


    Now, eight or nine months had passed since Cao Mengrong rescued him.


    Whether it was because his injuries were not as severe as thought, or because the medicinal pills he took were more effective than anticipated, it took only most of a year for Han Li to regain some of his Qi and quietly return to the Foundation Establishment Stage.


    Although his Qi was still seriously depleted and his blood essence was mostly unreplenished, he finally had the capability to protect himself in the realm of immortal cultivators.


    Of course, with Cao Mengrong’s cultivation level, she naturally couldn’t perceive the astonishing changes he was hiding.


    During this time when he temporarily resided nearby, she often came to ask him about her doubts and difficulties with cultivation.


    With Han Li’s mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivation experience, it was overkill to share his insights on Qi Refinement with someone at her level.


    Often with just a few words, he cleared her confusion and led her to have sudden realizations.


    This made Cao Mengrong very happy, and her respect for Han Li grew.


    Especially after she advanced from the third layer of the Qi Refinement Realm to the fourth under Han Li’s guidance, she began to show him the courtesy due to a teacher.


    Seeing this, Han Li showed no difference on the surface, but in his heart, he was prepared to leave in just over a month.


    After all, in the past few months, he had gained a general understanding of the Great Jin realm of immortal cultivators from her.


    At last, he was not blind to his surroundings.


    As for the medicinal pills for the Qi Refinement Realm, although he had some, he wouldn’t carelessly bestow them in such a weakened state.


    After all, murder for treasure was not uncommon in the Great Jin realm of immortal cultivators, even more chaotic than Tian Luo by a bit.


    But a few days ago, Cao Mengrong received an emergency message from her sect.


    This naturally alarmed her, and she immediately turned to Han Li for help.


    Upon learning that the opponent was only at the eighth or ninth layer of the Qi Refinement Realm and that it wasn’t a life-and-death feud, Han Li nonchalantly agreed to lend her a hand.


    After finishing this matter, it would be the perfect opportunity to leave.


    The two men who had charged to the top of the peak, although their magic tools shone brilliantly, Han Li could clearly see that they were merely a seventh layer Artifact Refining cultivator and an eleventh layer immortal cultivator.


    Naturally, he didn’t take them seriously.


    So while the other three women showed a look of shock and doubt, he slowly walked out of the kiosk, looked up at the sky, and said composedly,


    “I am here to assist Fellow Daoist Cao, which of you two would like to have a friendly spar first?


    Surely, you’re not intending to gang up in a brawl?”


    “Hmph!


    Lucky that I came.


    Otherwise, Junior Brother Wu would suffer unfairly.


    I don’t recognize your face, stranger, and you seem to have decent cultivation.


    But I, Huang, am more than enough to handle you on my own.


    Let’s fight together.


    It saves having to look for excuses after losing.” A light orb descended to the ground, and with a flash, two people appeared.


    One of them, a middle-aged man with small eyes, holding a wooden board-shaped magic artifact, said rudely.


    The other, a large man in his thirties, was staring coldly at Han Li and the others.


    He seemed to be the Wu Xiaoyu they were talking about!


    “Ma Yulin!


    Why is it you?


    How can you, as a law enforcement Disciple of the Xiling Sect, casually involve yourself in a private duel?” the elder woman asked with a change in expression.


    “It seems Celestial Ni Chang still is unaware.


    I am no outsider.


    Junior Brother Wu and I are somewhat related by marriage.


    There’s no issue for me to act on his behalf,” the middle-aged man said expressionlessly and bluntly.


    Upon hearing this, Luo Sister’s words came to an abrupt halt.


    The younger woman’s face, however, showed a look of anxiety.


    Cao Mengrong’s expression fluctuated, likewise at a loss for words.


    “Then let’s begin immediately.


    After the friendly spar, I am in a bit of a rush.


    There are other matters I need to attend to!” Han Li looked up at the time, then back at the middle-aged man, showing a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, and then stepped forward once more.


    Seeing this, the middle-aged man scoffed, retracted the wooden board-shaped magic artifact with a lift of his hand, and pulled out a light yellow small fork from his storage pouch.


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