The several Qi Condensation cultivators in the room were either vagrants or from small clans . When a cultivator of profound stature appeared before them, they felt their breaths turn shallow .
They weren’t able to see through his cultivation, meaning he was at Core Formation stage at the very least . Under normal circumstances they didn’t have the qualifications to speak in the direction of such a high-grade cultivator and could only look at them from a distance .
Han Li’s expression relaxed after hearing that he was still in Nanjiang and he swept his sleeve, releasing several azure streaks that entered each of the cultivator’s bodies .
They silently fell to the ground, powerless to resist .
Han Li then silently waved his hand, summoning one of them into his grasp . With his fingers wrapped around his skull, azure light began to shine from it .
A short moment later, the light faded and the cultivator dropped from his hand . He then did the same to the rest of them .
After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Han Li was finished with his work .
When the last one fell to the ground, he glanced at them and muttered, “It would be so much simpler to just kill them, but I’m not that ruthless . They are fortunate to trade memories for their lives . ” With that said, Han Li made certain of his bearings before shooting off in an azure streak .
Two hours later, the cultivators all woke up . Realizing they had fallen unconscious, they all screamed . Although they had no memory of what happened, their lingering fear remained and they departed from the mountain as quickly as they could .
At that moment, Han Li was already tens of thousands of kilometers away, flying at a leisurely pace and casually probing the white jade slip that Ling Long had gifted him earlier .
Not long after, he sighed and put away the slip, silently sinking into thought .
He now had two different types of information . One was an introduction to reverse spirit streams and a profound grand spell formation that cultivators from the spirit realm used to open them .
The spell formation was complicated beyond belief, and would require top-grade spirit stones to activate . The quantity that it mentioned left him at a loss for words .
Even if the formation was unsuitable for use in the mortal realm, if he strenuously researched it, it could be possible for him to create a simplified version of it . He would be able to put this knowledge to use in that way .
The other portion of information was the spatial nodes in the mortal realm .
Not only did it mention the areas where they could be easily found, but there were over a dozen spatial nodes mentioned that existed in the past with each of their locations noted in exact detail . Xiang Zhili and Corpse Xiong were only given information on a few of them .
As he continued to ponder, a faint smile appeared on his pensive face .
Regardless of how important the contents of the slip would be in the future, his most pressing concern would be to raise his cultivation to late-Nascent Soul stage .
After all, the spatial nodes can only be used if he was at early Deity Transformation stage . It was then that a Nascent Soul would be condensed to the point where one wouldn’t have anything to fear from the nodes’ spatial disturbance . Otherwise, one would face certain death .
Now that he acquired the Nascent Cultivating Pill and the method to dissolve the Soul Curse Seal, all he needed now was a supplementary medicine pill to dissolve the curse . The Profound Ice Pill was an ice-attributed medicine much like the Snow Soul Pill, but its primary ingredient was the Profound Ice Flower . This difference is important as the flower was incredibly rare .
It solely grew on myriad year profound ice and would melt soon after being picked, completely eradicating its medicinal strength .
In addition to how rare they are, they are also in vast demand . Many of the sects that grow them use the flowers as soon as they appear . It is virtually never seen in any auction .
While the medicine to dissolve the curse wasn’t present on Old Devil Qian’s body, it was sure to be found somewhere in the Yin Sifting Sect . However, Han Li wasn’t confident that he’d be able to charge into the base of one of the greatest sects in the Great Jin .
Not to mention the number of cultivators inside, the sect’s grand restriction alone would stop him from going alone .
After all, there were immense differences between some unmanned formation and a cultivator-controlled one .
According to the Profound Ice Pill’s formula, the flower could be substituted with other ice-attributed medicines, but it would cause a massive decrease in effectiveness . Since Han Li decided not to leave matters to chance, he decided to take a trip to a glacial area .
As such, he planned on heading to Bai Yaoyi’s North Night Palace . The palace was located on North Night Island, a place renowned for its unending cold . Surely he would be able to find Profound Ice Flowers there .
In addition, he was curious about the Glacial Quintessence and wanted to see if the palace somehow managed to acquire some Puresun Flame Essence . After all, the sect has held Glacial Quintessence for countless years . If they didn’t have any, they should at least know of its whereabouts .
Of course, Han Li wasn’t about to head straight to North Night Island . He wanted to find a place to lay low until the murmurs of Kunwu Mountain came to pass .
Furthermore, he had pressing matters to attend to, which could take several years .
With that thought, Han Li came to a decision and turned north .
Along the way, he passed through a dozen provinces, eventually arriving at the immense Shuang Region .
Although the region wasn’t the northmost in the Jin Empire, it might as well be as the land was filled with snow as far as the eye could see .
As a result, it was a region that was sparse with people and had even fewer spirit mountains or spirit veins, with quality that was inferior to other places .
As a result, the Great Jin sects rarely established themselves in the region, leaving it to a few clans and many vagrant cultivators .
Although the region was of poor quality, it was extremely large in scope and ranked in the top five for size out of the twenty-six county regions in the Great Jin .
As a few famous ice-attributed materials and medicines grew there, it was also where those with ice-attributed cultivation techniques gathered as well . By drawing support of the constant glacial Qi, they could increase their cultivation . And if they fought cultivators who used techniques of other elements, they would find themselves at an advantage .
In previous places Han Li have been too, whether it was the Heavenly South or the Scattered Star Seas, they had four seasons spread throughout the year . He rarely went to areas that only had one type of climate .
But having reached his current stage in cultivation, his body now reached a level where he had nothing to fear from the cold . In fact, he was even excited to see the vast expanses of snow at the very start, but that wonder soon grew dim .
Along the way, he came across a few others, but he kept at a distance to avoid being detected by them, a trivial task .
Within five days of entering the Shuang Region, Han Li stopped at a desolate and unremarkable mountain range .
Although it was small, it had a spirit vein of acceptable quality .
As he floated in the air, he sensed the mountain’s dense spiritual Qi and nodded with satisfaction .
Then with a cold snort, he flew down with great momentum and entered the top of the mountain .
Han Li’s action led to huge impacting trembles that faintly rode down the mountain . A few small beasts were even thrown into the air and fell unconscious .
Even the few cultivators that were cultivating on the mountain were thrown into disarray and screamed in panic . They sensed a huge pressure weighing on their bodies with a few finding it difficult to even lift themselves from the ground . Those that were stronger even found it difficult to breathe as if they were under a restriction . Soon after, three streaks of light flew up from different areas of the mountain and directly flew in Han Li’s direction .
When Han Li saw them come, his body flashed with azure light and his appearance blurred, soon turning him into a fiendish old man with a goat’s beard .
Because his body was glowing with light, he had no fear that the approaching cultivators had seen anything .
The incoming streaks faded to reveal two black-robed old men and a large grey-robed man . The younger and larger man stood in front with the two old men close behind him .
Han Li raised his brow, but he didn’t find anything out of the ordinary . The large man was at mid Core Formation while the old men were late Foundation Establishment . The three also practiced the same cultivation technique .
Before Han Li spoke, the grey-robed man furiously examined Han Li with his spiritual sense, but his expression changed and his fury vanished, immediately changed with a submissive smile .
“This Junior is the Li Clan Master, Li Zhongtian . Do you have any commands? I will do my best to assist you!” The large man spoke with great respect . Trepidation lingered in his heart after he saw Han Li’s fearsome appearance .
“I care not for your clan . I have my sights on this mountain . Get off of it . I’ll give you half a day to prepare . ” Han Li spoke with a hoarse voice and an icy tone . His words were almost colder than the biting icy winds .
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