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Stepping out of the Age Candle Hall, Han Yi returned to Tiankui Mountain to continue his cultivation.

However, merely two months later, a secret message found its way into Tiankui Mountain, delivered by Zhuge Wu You, the current Elder of the Xuandan Sect.

After thousands of years, Zhuge Wu You had ascended to half-immortal status, experiencing a second spring in his cultivation journey. Even his appearance was younger than when he left the Yu Heng World for the Daluo Immortal Realm all those years ago, truly radiant with vitality.

In Tiankui Mountain, Han Yi received from Zhuge Wu You an eighth-rank Immortal Artifact, the Soul Settling Pen, with which he was well acquainted – it was exactly the prize he had claimed upon slaying the Void Prison Immortal Sovereign.

He injected his Tao Thought into the Soul Settling Pen, and immediately a phantom emerged upon it, revealing itself to be Yuan Shun. Yuan Shun glanced at Han Yi, confirmed his identity without error, and then instantly dispersed; at the same moment, a strand of Tao Thought fell into Han Yi’s Tao Realm.

Han Yi’s eyebrows rose slightly as he instantly understood why Yuan Shun had sought him out.

Standing to the side, Zhuge Wu You’s heart lifted instantly, knowing that anything requiring such cautious communication between the now ascended Ancestors Yuan Shun and Han Yi must be a matter of earth-shattering importance.

These two Tao Ancestors were the pillars of the Xuandan Sect; should anything adverse befall them, the grand Xuandan Sect would undoubtedly be profoundly affected.

Perceiving his concern, Han Yi reassured him, “Don’t worry, it’s not a major issue.”

After calming Zhuge Wu You, and watching him leave, Han Yi then prepared himself. He left an incarnate of his Tao Thought on Tiankui Mountain, informed Xuan Zang and Myriad Calamities through a transferred Tao Thought about urgent matters that required him to leave. Subsequently, his True Body used the Skill of Near Formlessness to stealthily depart from the Immortal Court, heading towards the Penglai Earth Realm in the northeast direction.

By his chosen path, he was headed for the home base of the Void Demon Palace, but this time, his aim was not the Void Demon Palace, but rather the corresponding Ninefold Netherworld in the Penglai Immortal Realm.

His visit this time was for the Reincarnation Tao Ancestors of the Penglai Immortal Realm.

Shortly after entering the Penglai Earth Realm, he came upon a small but exceedingly unusual lake.

The water of this lake was not ordinary but rather a seven-colored Immortal Water. The lake nurtured a special kind of Immortal Planting known as the ‘Seven-Colored Water Lily,’ which imbued the lake with its influence, turning it into a source imbued with abundant and colorful luminescence from the Power of Immortal Spirit.

The lake was owned by an Immortal Sect called Ancient Lotus, and its most powerful member was a Taiyi Immortal Monarch known as Ancient Lotus. To Han Yi, even if he were to stand at the edge of the lake, no one from the sect would be able to detect his presence.

Two hours later, another figure emerged beside Han Yi; it was Yuan Shun.

The reason it had taken two hours was because he had been making some disguises and preparations.

With a wave of his hand, Han Yi took out the Soul Settling Pen and passed it back to Yuan Shun. This eighth-rank Immortal Artifact, once daunting for him when he first ventured into the Ninefold Netherworld, now could be destroyed in the snap of a finger if he so wished.

“Junior brother, we’ll have to rely on you this time,” Yuan Shun said as he accepted the Soul Settling Pen, storing it within himself, his face beaming sincerely.

He had not imagined that in just a few thousand years, Han Yi would have the dual achievements of slaying and pursuing two Dao Fruit Level beings.

To him, such thoughts would have been inconceivable thousands of years ago.

After coming to terms with it, he also realized the difference between himself and Han Yi: he had stepped onto the path of reincarnation because he obtained the corporeal remains of the former Void Prison Immortal Sovereign of Daluo Immortal Realm that were ten thousand years old, creating an opportunity that would at best lead to the rank of Immortal Venerate. But with a special encounter, he managed to break through to the Tao Realm in a short period.

Once in the Tao Realm, however, progress came to a halt; every step within the Tao Realm was incredibly difficult, and he had been stuck in the initial stage of the first step for thousands of years.

He had anticipated this, which is why he had begun his retreat thousands of years ago, partly to improve his realm through diligent cultivation and partly out of fear of being attacked by the Reincarnation Tao Ancestors from the other parts of the Ancient Great World.

This was supposed to be a difficult and enduring process.

Yet, to his surprise, only a few thousand years had passed, and he learned of Han Yi’s feats of slaying the fourth Elder of the Void Demon Palace and expelling a Dao Fruit Level power from the Heavenly Reverence Level of the Chaos, during his retreat.

That news excited him greatly.

He had only just come to understand that the opportunities Han Yi had seized could support him walking even further, not just the simple first step of the Dao Realm. His rate of advancement had not slowed down since stepping into the Dao Realm, but was as fast as when he was at the Immortal Rank, with his combat power stupefyingly strong, able to cut down a Dao Fruit Level with the first step of the Dao Realm.

This was why he sent a message, requesting Han Yi to go out and assist.

The Reincarnation Fragment of the Ancient Great World had supported three cultivators in stepping into the Tao Realm, which led to the birth of three Reincarnation Tao Ancestors.

The strongest among them was the Reincarnation Tao Ancestor from Kunlun Immortal Realm, who had ascended to the Outer Path thousands of years ago, while the next, the Reincarnation Tao Ancestor from Penglai Immortal Realm, had been at the first step of the Dao Realm thousands of years ago and had recently ascended to Dao Fruit.

Speaking of which.

It was precisely because these two Reincarnation Tao Ancestors had consecutively ascended to major boundaries and were stabilizing their cultivation that they had not made a move against each other, or gone to kill the newly ascended Reincarnation Tao Ancestor, Yuan Shun.

This was his only window of opportunity. Once those two Reincarnation Tao Ancestors stabilized their cultivation, they would definitely seek an opportunity to make a move against Han Yi, and by then, it would be a desperate battle for survival for him. Even if he could withstand it, he would either be severely wounded or exhaust all his resources.

“The Reincarnation Tao Ancestor from Penglai was originally known by the Tao Title Qing Shang. His relationship with the Sect Master of Ten Thousand Spirits Sect is extremely close. Rumor has it that they share a mentor-apprentice relationship.”

“Our goal for this strike is precisely this Reincarnation Tao Ancestor. He has just ascended to Dao Fruit Level, but if I appear nearby, I can certainly draw him out of the Void Prison. My junior brother can then strike with thunderous force to cut him down and seize the scattering Reincarnation Fragments from his downfall.”

“Because he might be the disciple of the Myriad Spirits Dao Ancestor, who is an existence at the peak of the Dao Fruit Level, we must be extremely cautious on this trip.”

“I have also prepared some things that can be used to confuse the Myriad Spirits Dao Ancestor after killing this Reincarnation Tao Ancestor, to redirect the trouble eastward, towards the Reincarnation Tao Ancestor from Kunlun Immortal Realm.”

“Killing two birds with one stone.”

“What does my junior brother think?”

Han Yi nodded, “Senior brother has considered thoroughly, let’s proceed as planned.”

“Don’t worry, my senior brother’s concerns are my own. I will definitely give it my all.”

Long before the Soul Settling Pen was handed to him, Yuan Shun had detailed the plan extensively. After careful consideration, Han Yi had found no issues with it.

Seeing Han Yi agree, Yuan Shun breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he took a deep breath and, with one step, disappeared on the spot.

He traveled toward Mount Bu Zhou for the duration of an incense stick, then, with a thought, he split off a Reincarnation Incarnation. The incarnation tore open space, descending into a hazy space below, which was the transitional layer of the Ninefold Netherworld.

Continuing his descent, he broke through one layer of space after another, quickly arriving at the eighth layer of the Ninefold Netherworld. This layer, only a thin line away from the deepest ninth layer where the Penglai Earth Realm’s Reincarnation Tao Ancestor cultivated, was just within reach.

In the eighth layer of the Void Prison, Yuan Shun’s incarnation executed a stealth technique, rendering him almost imperceptible to other Dao Realm beings, as if he were searching for something.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, he stood at the ninth layer of the Void Prison, hesitating whether to go on. In the end, he did not continue to the ninth layer, but instead left the eighth and traveled towards the regular space of the Immortal Realm.

After he left the eighth layer, a burly figure left the ninth layer of the Void Prison and, lifting his head, looked at the faint trace of a phantom that had already reached the fourth layer, with a look of contemplation flickering in his eyes.

“The Reincarnation Tao Ancestor from Daluo Immortal Realm, Yuan Shun, dares to sneak into my dojo, truly courting death.”

“I want to see what kind of trick you’re pulling.”

With one step, the burly figure had traversed the Ninefold Netherworld and arrived in the normal space of the Immortal Realm. Looking down, he saw Yuan Shun’s incarnation just separating from the Void Prison and returning to the Immortal Realm.

He was just about to take action and crush Yuan Shun’s incarnation when he suddenly sensed something, his expression changing as his eyebrows rose slightly.

“Yuan Shun’s true body is actually in Penglai?”

“How dare he?”