Chapter 162: The Disciple Surnamed Han!
“Master, according to what you said, this Heavenly Puppet Art and the Immortal Puppet Ruler are both demonic path cultivation methods and tools. Then isn’t it a bit bad for me to cultivate them?”
Inside a ruin, a mortal youth spoke uneasily to the ring in his hand.
“Heh heh, silly disciple, so what if it’s the demonic path?”
“Nowadays the Human Race is practically empty, ten houses with nine vacant. Even if you became a demon, no one would care.”
“Besides, whether it’s righteous or evil all lies in a single thought. It still depends on your own heart.”
Lu Qingyang’s voice drifted out from the ring.
Ever since he learned that this youth was surnamed Han and named Li, he immediately understood that the other party was the disciple he had taken in the Simulation.
He just hadn’t expected to run into him so early.
Mm, although this silly boy’s starting point is a bit low, judging by his performance in the Simulation, he will definitely become someone significant in the future.
I only need to train him properly. This great tribulation can then be resolved, and helping me ascend is merely a matter of time.
Thinking this, Lu Qingyang’s voice continued. “Alright, disciple, that Immortal Puppet Ruler is a secret treasure the Heaven Corpse Sect used to refine high-grade puppets.”
“This item is precious, but you can’t use it right now.”
“As for that Heavenly Puppet Art, you can hurry up and cultivate it.”
Han Li nodded vigorously upon hearing this.
“Master! Then if I learn the Heavenly Puppet Art, will I be able to control those Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets outside!”
He shouted excitedly.
“Naturally. Those Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets are ownerless objects now. Once you cultivate their sect’s technique, you can imprint them one by one.”
“At that time, you will be able to control them in battle.”
Hearing this, Han Li was incomparably thrilled.
After all, to him, a mortal, this kind of method was simply the power of gods and ghosts!
Thus he no longer hesitated, and following Lu Qingyang’s guidance, began cultivating the Heaven Corpse Sect’s technique.
As for Lu Qingyang, he curiously fumbled with the Immortal Puppet Ruler inside the ring.
I never imagined I’d actually dig a treasure out of this Heaven Corpse Sect.
With this treasure, once the Return to True ends, I can begin refining that Pseudo-Immortal Corpse Puppet!
Thinking of this, Lu Qingyang couldn’t help but feel delighted.
And so, several days passed in succession.
Lu Qingyang continuously directed Han Li into the ruins to seek opportunities.
With his Primordial Spirit’s spiritual power protecting him, the dangers within the Heaven Corpse Sect weren’t enough to harm Han Li.
Before anyone realized it, several years had passed.
One day, Han Li sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes shining.
A faint golden light flickered on the surface of his body.
Clearly, he had broken through the Foundation Establishment bottleneck and reached the Golden Core!
“Haha, Master, I’ve also attained the Golden Core!”
Han Li laughed heartily.
“Mm, not bad. Though the speed wasn’t fast, the steady and solid approach was better.”
“As long as you can consolidate the Golden Core, you can try to subdue those few Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets.”
Lu Qingyang’s voice came from the ring.
“Master, then after I subdue the Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets, will we leave this place?”
“Correct. There are still many matters in this world.”
Lu Qingyang’s last sentence, Han Li didn’t understand.
He only assumed his Master was concerned about the world.
Little did he know that after leaving the Heaven Corpse Sect’s ruins,
His life would never again be peaceful.
Han Li first consolidated his cultivation under Lu Qingyang’s guidance, and subdued the Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets.
Then, following Lu Qingyang’s directions, he went to seek the various opportunities and Secret Realms he had left behind in this world.
One person and one ring traveled through all kinds of Secret Realms.
Whether it was Han Li or Lu Qingyang inside the ring, both reaped abundantly within the various Secret Realm ruins.
It was as if the two’s fortune and blessed karma were being bestowed upon each other.
And after this world’s Human Race lost their last Great Vehicle, Lu Qingyang, their days were actually not too difficult compared to before.
It was as if that one battle had drawn out the Human Race’s confidence, and drawn out the Human Race’s backbone.
Because of this, the remaining Great Vehicle cultivators of the Sea Clan rarely participated in the war between the two races anymore.
Because they were afraid, afraid that the Human Race would produce another Mahayana Venerable who feared neither death nor danger.
Precisely because of this, without the pressure of high-end combat power, the Human Race obtained a brief period of peace…
A hundred years later, when Lu Qingyang was a thousand years old, Han Li stepped into Soul Transformation.
And he had also brought his Great Vehicle Primordial Spirit to complete perfection without flaw.
On this day, within a certain Secret Realm.
Three Sea Clan Void Return cultivators who suddenly appeared gave Han Li a fright.
And Lu Qingyang, looking at the three Sea Clan cultivators opposite, each one realm higher than Han Li, his first thought was also to act and erase the other party.
But after carefully studying his disciple’s vigorous and unmatched spiritual power aura, Lu Qingyang suddenly abandoned this idea.
This scene can also be considered one of the processes in the Simulation.
In the Simulation, this disciple of mine used Soul Transformation to kill a Void Return in reverse. After the battle ended, I chose to ascend.
Now, though there are three Void Return cultivators, it’s a good chance to test this disciple of mine’s strength.
Even if he’s no match, I can still act in time.
Thinking this, Lu Qingyang didn’t make a sound.
And on the other side, after the initial shock, Han Li quickly calmed down.
In the next instant, he stirred all the spiritual power in his body. His techniques sang out in unison, and his eyes shot forth brilliant light.
“Sea dogs, come and die!”
He roared, his hatred for the Sea Clan incomparably deep.
After all, his own parents had died at the hands of the Sea Clan.
So deep in Han Li’s heart, any Sea Clan member deserved death…
“Hmph! A mere Human Race Soul Transformation dares to be arrogant!”
“In that case, this old man will let you see what the terror of a Void Return cultivator truly is!”
The Void Return cultivator who had been cursed as a sea dog sneered.
Then he summoned a fork-shaped Dharma Artifact.
A pillar of water spewed from within it.
This was Malignant Water!
Once it touched flesh and blood, it would instantly corrode, eroding the soul and turning the victim into a pool of blood!
Han Li hadn’t expected the Sea Clan Void Return cultivator to summon his Dharma Artifact without holding anything back.
But he showed no fear at all.
Because in the center of his palm, a wisp of black flame quietly surfaced.
This was Corpse Fire!
The moment this flame appeared, not only was it not hot, it instead caused the surrounding temperature to drop to freezing point instantly.
Moreover, this cold air was extremely strange. It instantly froze those water pillars solid, even turning them into chunks of ice that fell from mid-air.
“Hm? Human Race demonic path technique?”
The Sea Clan cultivator’s eyebrow twitched, and he cried out in surprise.
Then his expression turned gloomy.
Clearly, even the Sea Clan did not like sinister demonic path cultivators.
“Brothers, act quickly. This brat is a bit strange.”
The Sea Clan cultivator instructed the two beside him.
Then the two nodded.
One of them offered up a giant axe and chopped toward Han Li.
Han Li snorted coldly, releasing several dozen Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets to block.
Though the Nascent Soul-level Gold-Armored Corpse Puppets were no match for that Void Return cultivator, they still delayed him for a moment.
And it was precisely that moment that let Han Li unleash his ultimate move.
“Great Derivation Sword Formation!”