?Chapter 1054: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1050 Seal of the Sacred Beast Chapter 1054: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1050 Seal of the Sacred Beast “What does Brother Han want to ask?” The face on the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock glanced at the Humanoid Puppet and Lin Yinping, who was in the hands of Gui Ling, hesitated for a moment, then could only say with a bitter smile.
“From what you said, Fellow Daoist, it seems the Gold Devouring Beetles can’t evolve into their mature form simply on their own might.
That’s somewhat peculiar.
As far as I know, these unique insects were notoriously ferocious in ancient times, and they didn’t require a master to appear in the realm of immortal cultivators in their mature form, because of their traits of consuming everything and their near indestructibility, they were feared for quite a long time back then.
The Gold Devouring Beetles of your Heaventide Sanctuary must have originated from ancient eggs, which is why you have the chance to command these spiritual insects, right?” Han Li swayed a few times, returning to Gui Ling’s side, and calmly said while looking at the shadowy face.
The Humanoid Puppet, however, flashed with silver light and disappeared on the spot.
“If one were to follow the ordinary method, it would take tens of thousands of years for the Gold Devouring Beetles to naturally evolve into their mature form.
But how long do cultivators live?
Even if passed down from generation to generation, there are very few families or Sects that could endure such a lengthy time.
Especially when the Gold Devouring Beetles are close to their final step of evolution, the sheer length of time needed to evolve would make anyone lose the courage to cultivate them.
And as someone who has controlled these insects, you must also be well aware of the enormous gap between the mature and immature forms.
To say they are worlds apart is no exaggeration at all,” said the young man surnamed Xu in a deep voice.
“What you said is partially true, Fellow Daoist.
My Gold Devouring Beetles have evolved to this extent, but they have hardly grown at all in recent years.
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If Heaventide Prairies can cultivate mature Gold Devouring Beetles, there must indeed be some essential tricks.
I just wonder how much your method can shorten the evolution time for the mature form!” Han Li sighed and asked lightly.
“It can indeed shorten the time to a third of the original duration.
Moreover, if Fellow Daoist does not mind using some rare materials, and focuses on cultivating just a few of them, the time can be further reduced,” the young man surnamed Xu replied without hesitation.
“A third of the original time; indeed, this makes my efforts worthwhile.
But how do you plan to tell me the secret technique, and aren’t you afraid that once I obtain it, you will have even less ability to deal with me?” Han Li suddenly chuckled, hehe.
“Fellow Daoist jests.
I’ve heard about Brother Han’s swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles, although they have also evolved to the last step, they obviously have not started the evolution into the mature form.
Even if you get our cultivation technique, without thousands of years of meticulous cultivation, it won’t be successful.
And matters of thousands of years later are beyond what you and I need to worry about,” the young man surnamed Xu revealed his thoughts straightforwardly.
“You speak quite openly.
Indeed, matters of thousands of years later, whether these Gold Devouring Beetles will remain in the hands of my descendants is another matter entirely.
Even your esteemed palace, knowing this matter, might well have found a strategy to deal with it long before,” Han Li said with a quirked lip and a smirk.
“If Fellow Daoist thinks so, you are not wrong.
Then, are you no longer interested in this secret technique?
If it’s other conditions, I can also…”
“Why wouldn’t I want it?
Even if I cannot cultivate the mature form within my lifetime, there’s always something to learn from it.
I have always been quite interested in nurturing spiritual insects,” said Han Li, licking his lips and folding his arms.
“Alright, Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment, I will copy this secret technique onto the jade slip.
You should be able to discern its authenticity at a glance, as you have cultivated these beetles for many years,” the young man surnamed Xu’s illusory face showed a hint of surprise, but did not show any sign of regret.
Immediately, a flash of white light appeared, and the face sank back into the body of the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock.
Han Li slightly smiled, but took the opportunity to shift his gaze towards the distant palace.
Since those three demons had entered it, the palace remained eerily silent, as if still unoccupied.
Seeing this strange situation, Han Li frowned, then suddenly sent a message to Gui Ling asking a few things.
The ugly woman first looked surprised upon hearing this, but quickly replied with something as well.
After Han Li nodded, his expression turned grim.
“Alright, Brother Han, catch this.” The spiritual bird across suddenly opened its mouth, and a streak of white light shot out.
Han Li’s eyes brightened, he waved his sleeve, and a cyan light shot out, wrapping around the object and pulling it into his hands.
The white light receded, revealing a white jade slip the size of a palm.
Without any courtesy, Han Li immediately took the slip, pressed it gently against his forehead, and his Divine Sense immersed into it.
His expression was initially calm, but gradually, it showed surprise, and then a look of realization.
He seemed to be able to grasp the incantations in the jade slip almost immediately.
After a lengthy tea time, Han Li finally withdrew his Divine Sense from the jade slip, took a light breath, raised his head to look across, and suddenly said:
“Daoist Xu, this method of cultivating Gold Devouring Beetles, may I know which great person of your Tutt Tribe has created it?
I truly have a certain level of admiration.
To think of using the Infusion Method and the power of heaven and earth, forcibly infusing Five Element Spiritual Energy into the body of the spirit insects to expedite their maturation.
This is not a method just anyone could conceive.
Even if one could think of it, I’m afraid it would take a tremendous amount of effort and countless trials.
Who knows how many failures there were!”
“Ever since the Holy Temple acquired the Gold Devouring Beetle eggs, there have been elders skilled in insect control techniques from within the temple specially researching the method to expedite the maturation of this spirit insect.
It took a full thousand years to finally find a viable method.
Regrettably, we are still unable to resolve the issue of the scarcity of the eggs, and the auxiliary materials required are extremely rare as well, preventing mass maturation of these insects.” The young man replied with a sigh of helplessness.
Han Li nodded, not surprised by the response.
If he didn’t have the small mysterious bottle and the miraculous effects of the Rainbow Skirt Grass, he too probably wouldn’t have been able to breed and evolve so many Gold Devouring Beetles time and again.
“Alright, I’ve rescued the two of you, and you’ve given me the incantations.
Our previous deal is now complete.
What do you plan to do next, Brother Xu?
Will you dissolve your own body and have me release your soul to reincarnate, or shall I personally take action and turn both your spirit bird and Nascent Soul into ashes?” Han Li’s expression suddenly turned stern as he stared at the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock, a murderous intent surfacing on his face.
No sooner had he finished speaking, rumblings of thunder sounded from behind him, as silver-white wings flickered into view.
Both hands clenched into fists, and the sound of roaring thunder resounded.
A golden Thunder Robe materialized around him, with golden lightning furiously flickering, an imposing might to the extreme.
Almost simultaneously, behind the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock, silver needles appeared with a faint glimmer, as a Humanoid Puppet emerged soundlessly, its hand holding a brightly glowing red bow aimed directly at the spiritual bird.
Startled and fearful, the Spirit Rhinoceros Peacock unfolded its wings, and in an instant, a five-coloured rainbow light enveloped it protectively.
Then a burst of yellow light sprayed forth from its beak a€“ the mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul was shooting out, landing on the head of the spiritual bird, then looking towards Han Li with a few bitter smiles.
“Hold your hand, Fellow Daoist.
Our Heaventide and you are not at a point of irreconcilable animosity.
We can completely settle this amicably.
Even if you really aren’t afraid of the pursuit and killing from the other three High-order Immortal Masters, how could you be indifferent toward the well-being of your own Sect and descendants?”
“Do you intend to force me, during my remaining life span, to annihilate all you Great Immortal Masters?” Upon hearing this, Han Li’s expression shifted, but he immediately said with an icy tone.
“Why must Brother Han be so drastic?
In the beginning, when the Endless Sky Saintess and I pursued you, it was because our realm of immortal cultivators inherently respects the powerful.
As a mere mid Nascent Soul stage cultivator, you dared to attack and injure so many high-grade Immortal Masters on our Heaventide Prairies.
Our Holy Temple naturally had to apprehend you.
Later on, you took our sacred sect protecting beast’s disciple, which violated the sanctuary’s biggest taboo.
Hence, we had no choice but to chase you to Great Jin.
Now, the situation is different.
You’re capable of commanding two late Nascent Soul cultivators, and your abilities and Divine Skills are no lesser than great cultivator Lei, earning the right to be on equal footing with our Heaventide Sanctuary.
We have no desire to suffer mutually assured destruction with you, so it would naturally be wise to reconcile.
Besides, within Kunwu Mountain lies extraordinary danger; it would be better for both parties to join forces to safeguard ourselves.” Seeing that Han Li did not interrupt his speech, Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul slightly relaxed and hurriedly spoke out the arguments he had thought of well in advance.
“Finished speaking?” Han Li listened quietly to Elder Xu’s words, his face showing no expression as he asked.
“What, does Fellow Daoist find my words insincere?” Seeing Han Li’s demeanor, Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul’s heart skipped, and he carefully asked.
“Ceasing hostilities isn’t out of the question.
But what method will you use to convince me that you truly intend to reconcile with me?
Are mere words or some verbal oath enough?” Han Li snorted coldly with a trace of scorn.
“Of course, that wouldn’t suffice!
The Endless Sky Saintess is here, and she can use a secret technique to summon the True Spirit of the Heaventide Holy Beast to place the imprint of the sacred sect protecting beast onto you.
We invite you to become a Guest Elder of our Heaventide Sanctuary.
In this way, once you return our sacred sect protecting beast’s disciple, it allows us to give an explanation to others upon our return.
The sanctuary would no longer harm one of its own,” Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul hurriedly said.
“The imprint of the sacred sect protecting beast, I’ve heard some about it when I passed through the Prairies.
It’s said that those who are imprinted are core members of the temple, and they are not to harbor any intention of killing each other.
Otherwise, the imprint acts up afterward, afflicting a person with a very strange curse-enduring intense year-long pain in their Divine Sense, making life worse than death,” Han Li responded, somewhat surprised, and then pondered for a moment.
“As long as Fellow Daoist Han knows about this.
We and Brother Han haven’t reached the point of a deadly vendetta where one must die for the other to live; it’s mainly because of the capture of the sacred sect protecting beast’s disciple.
As for the Immortal Masters who were killed or injured, given Brother Han’s current strength, they are trivial matters unworthy of mention,” said Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul, continuing to urge persuasively seeing that Han Li seemed somewhat moved.
Han Li, however, furrowed his brows with an indecisive expression on his face.
At this moment, Elder Xu’s Nascent Soul knew better than to speak further, merely waiting quietly for Han Li’s decision.
Nevertheless, his expression hinted at unease.
He was acutely aware that if Han Li genuinely intended to annihilate them, with the combined forces present, a mere Nascent Soul stood no chance of escape.
Their life and death hung on the merest thought of the other party.
Therefore, even as a late Nascent Soul cultivator, his heart was in turmoil, treading on thin ice.
(Part two from yesterday!
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