Chapter 22: Twin Devils of Wind and Clouds
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Just as Han Li was in deep thought and trying to figure out a way to solve his issues, Gu Yunyue, who had been standing by the bow of the boat, felt the magic fluctuations from Han Li's magic as well as the backlash and was extremely surprised.
"You're indeed a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!" she muttered softly, hesitating for a moment before she walked over.
Seeing this, Han Li immediately stood up.
"Daoist Han, it seems like the Rhyhope pill is useful to you. Your injuries seem to have more or less healed," Gu Yunyue said warmly, her indifferent expression mostly gone.
"I have to thank Daoist Gu for your pill," Han Li replied politely as well.
"Daoist Han is being too polite. Once you officially join our sect, you will naturally receive other pills," Gu Yunyue said as she politely waved her hands.
In the next few days, the woman kept trying to cozy up to Han Li and continued to find ways to speak to him as she wanted to reduce the distance between them.
From this, Han Li actually found out some information about the Spirit Imperial World from her.
After all, his knowledge of this world was only limited to the knowledge Perfected White Stone had as a cultivator at the Core Formation level. It would naturally be different from the information obtained from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
As for the questions the woman casually asked about himself, he managed to give vague answers before changing the topic.
Seeing that Han Li was not really willing to reveal too much, the woman understood and did not continue asking.
"Oh right, Daoist Gu, can I know a little about the Cold Fire Sect's situation? After all, my knowledge of your sect is only limited to the rumors the outside world has," Han Li asked suddenly.
Hearing this, Gu Yunyue was a little surprised, but she replied almost immediately, "Haha, even if you didn't ask, I would have told you in great detail too."
"Our Cold Fire Sect is a famous sect in the Spirit Imperial World. It has been millions of years since the founding of our sect and we have hundreds of thousands of inner sect disciples. Core formation and Nascent Souls are nothing. We have dozens of Elders at Deity Transformation levels, as well as three Integration level almighties and a Great Ascension level Patriarch holding down the fort." Gu Yunyue looked extremely proud.
Hearing this, Han Li's heart wavered. With a Great Ascension Patriarch holding down the fort, the Cold Fire Sect was indeed very powerful. It was even comparable to a large clan in the Spirit Imperial World.
"And our sect's founder, Patriarch Cold Fire ascended to the Immortal World a million years ago. Even today, our sect is able to communicate with this immortal grandmaster through a special method. He would give us some Immortal World' pills and skills from time to time. This is not something other smaller sects can do. Daoist Han, you definitely won't be disappointed if you join our Cold Fire Sect." Gu Yunyue continued with a faint smile, as she glanced at Han Li.
Hearing that there was an immortal, Han Li's expression finally changed.
The Cold Fire Sect even had a supporter in the Immortal World!
More importantly, even after Patriarch Cold Fire ascended, he continued to communicate with the Lower World!
He had never heard of such a situation in the Spirit Imperial World before. Looking back at it, it seemed like the Spirit Imperial World here was different from the one he had left.
Seeing the change in Han Li's expression, Gu Yunyue also wore a satisfied smile as she fell silent.
"I never thought that the Cold Fire Sect would be so strong. It is no wonder you can be at the top of the Spirit Imperial World. What about that Sky Ghost Sect?" Han Li nodded and said.
"Sky Ghost Sect is rather similar to our Cold Fire Sect. They too, have patriarchs that have ascended to the Immortal World. Apart from the two Sects, Primordial Realm Temple is also another sect that has a senior in the Immortal World to depend on. Primordial Realm Temple, Sky Ghost Sect, and Cold Fire Sect are the top three Sects in the Spirit Imperial World and we hold equal power." The smile on Gu Yunyue's lips disappeared as she appeared to be more serious.
"Although it is said that you have equal power, there is definitely a difference in actual strength. Can I ask how the top three sects are ranked in terms of strength?" Han Li stroked his chin and contemplated for a moment before he asked again.
"This… The strength of the top three sects are about the same. But because the Sky Ghost Sect has been around longer than our Cold Fire Sect and Primordial Realm Temple, they have three people who have risen to the Immortal World, so they are slightly stronger. As for Primordial Realm Temple, they are about the same as our Cold Fire Sect," Gu Yunyue said as her eyes flickered a little. it was clear that she was avoiding the crucial information.
It seemed like the Sky Ghost Sect was way stronger than the Cold Fire Sect, but it was not something the proud woman could easily admit.
Han Li narrowed his eyes and he suddenly felt interested in the Cold Fire Sect.
Since the Cold Fire Sect could communicate with people from the Immortal World, their foundation had to be rather strong. Maybe, it was possible for him to find a way to solve his Nascent Soul issue through the sect.
He asked a few more questions about the Cold Fire Sect before he ended the conversation and walked to a corner and sat down cross-legged.
A while later, a green glow started to appear from him. However, he restrained his aura very quickly. In the end, everything disappeared and not a hint of magic could be felt from him.
Gu Yunyue returned to the bow of the boat to continue steering it. However, after noticing the change of magic in Han Li, she could not help but feel amazed once more.
The sky around them slowly brightened.
The spiritual boat broke through the clouds and dense mountains appeared in front of them. The mountains stood tall and straight and from the sky, it looked like a large red forest.
When Gu Yunyue saw the red mountains ahead, she immediately sighed in relief.
The mountains were called Red Coral Mountains and were at the border of Feng Nation.
She specifically made a detour and avoided the areas where the Sky Ghost Sect could easily discover them. Besides, since they were here, they should be a lot safer now.
However, just to be safe, Gu Yunyue steered the boat higher once more and they weaved into the layer of clouds. Flying amongst the clouds would be able to help them cover their tracks a little better.
Yu Menghan and Liu Le'er had also slowly become used to the flying boat. They were no longer frightened by the heights and could now stand up and admire the beautiful scenery around them. They pointed here and there, pleasant laughter leaving them from time to time.
The mountains under them slowly moved behind them. After a while, a large plain appeared ahead and Gu Yunyue's final worry slowly eased away as well.
"Look out!"
Han Li, who was resting with his eyes closed by the side, suddenly opened his eyes and warned.
Hearing Han Li's words, Le'er and Yu Menghan both froze.
However, Gu Yunyue's expression changed immediately. Without a word, she made a hand gesture and a thick stream of white light appeared from her palms, entering the flying boat.
The flying boat glowed even more before it stopped and started to reverse extremely quickly.
Right at this moment, a cloud ahead suddenly turned dark and became a giant and ferocious black ghostly face. It widened its mouth and bit down. However, because the flying boat had suddenly reversed, the ghostly face bit down on nothing but air.
"Eh!" A soft hum trailed from within the ghostly face.
The ghostly face shook and transfigured into a black cloud. On top of it, two figures appeared.
The person on the left was an elderly figure who was slouching. His face was grooved, wrinkles covered his face while he had a few strands of sparse yellow hair on his head. He looked extremely haggard and time worn.
The person on the right was a young man. He had a long face that resembled that of a horse and a huge mouth. He was extremely ugly and his pair of triangular-shaped eyes sparkled with ruthlessness.
Both of them were wearing black robes with an ugly skull emblem embroidered on it. A black aura vaguely exuded from them, but it was obvious from their spiritual pressures that they were both of the Nascent Soul level.
The horse-faced young man was the same as Gu Yunyue, at the mid-stage Nascent Soul level while the hunched man's cultivation base was a stage higher, at the late-stage of the Nascent Soul level.
"The twin devils of Wind and Clouds!" Gu Yunyue's pupils constricted and her expression darkened.
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