A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 51 Brother Xuan'er, you're too special.
Looking at Senior Brother Liu's side, he has a top-tier magic weapon, the Fire Cloud Sword. Every time this flying sword strikes, it is accompanied by a beginner to intermediate level Fire Cloud Technique.

Layers of fiery clouds gathered, and as the cloud dragons surged, their power was equally extraordinary.

There is also a small shield, a high-level defensive artifact.

It was this small shield that repeatedly blocked the attacks of the cone-shaped magical artifact.

This gave the Fire Cloud Sword a chance to attack.

Unfortunately, although the Fire Cloud Sword's attack was fierce, scorching the ground within three to five zhang around Senior Brother Feng until crimson lava flowed, the light barrier remained steadfast. Even when the Fire Cloud Sword slashed down with its blade magnified three times, it could not shake Senior Brother Feng's top-tier bracelet.

Although the light shield rippled, it was still far from being broken.

However, the small shield that spontaneously surrounded Senior Brother Liu was already beginning to falter under the onslaught of the golden cones.

On the shield, many small holes were poked out, and its spirituality was rapidly being lost.

If we can hold on for a little while longer, we can sell this high-level magic shield for scrap.

"Junior Brother Liu, you can't beat me. Just admit defeat," Senior Brother Feng said smugly, a slight smirk on his lips.

Seeing this, Senior Brother Liu gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, don't even think about it."

Then, he became ruthless.

They decided that even if it damaged the small shield, a high-grade magic artifact, they would have to expend a significant amount of Feng's magic power. This would create the most favorable conditions for Junior Brother Ma Song.

Senior Brother Feng naturally realized this as well, and slowly suppressed his smile: "Liu Mian, why should you do the work for someone else?"

"So what if I'm doing all the work for someone else? As long as it makes you unhappy, I'm happy. Mr. Feng, I've been wanting to get rid of you for a long time."

"... "

off the field.

Dong Xuan'er was having a lively conversation with a young man, while many fellow disciples who had come to admire her gathered around her.

Not far away, a group of female cultivators saw this and many of them frowned slightly.

Just then, a figure pushed through the crowd.

Initially, the male cultivators were on high alert, feeling that a new competitor had arrived. But upon seeing the newcomer's appearance and cultivation level, their wariness vanished instantly.

The newcomer was simply plain-looking and certainly not a good match for their junior sister, Xuan'er. His cultivation was also only at the ninth level of Qi Refining; such a nobody was more suited to be their lackey.

No threat.

However, Dong Xuan'er's reaction upon seeing the newcomer was completely different from what everyone had imagined.

"Huh? Junior Brother Han, you've emerged from seclusion?"

Dong Xuan'er stood up, smiled, her bright eyes and white teeth, her clear gaze and sweet, pure smile were captivating.

How is this going?

Each and every one of them found it unbelievable.

"This person looks familiar..."

"It's him?! That junior brother who received benefits from both the Ascension Token and the Ascension Conference?"

"So it's Junior Brother Han Li..."

that…

Everything's fine now!

...

Four types of pseudo-spiritual roots.

There is no information about the family behind it.

Her wealth was basically bestowed upon her by her master, Hong Fu.

They are incomparable to cultivators who possess true spiritual roots and have family backgrounds in cultivation.

Given her pathetic talent with that pseudo-spiritual root alone, it would be impossible for Grandmaster Hongfu to allow Junior Sister Dong to become her Daoist partner.

Then, in the next moment, many male cultivators moved:

"Junior Brother Han, we've finally met..."

"Junior Brother Han, I've long admired your name..."

"Junior Brother Han, it's really not easy to see you..."

The warm and friendly gazes from the male cultivators were baffling not only to Han Li, but also to Dong Xuan'er.

"Why am I (Han Li) so popular?"

Of course, Han Li was only puzzled for a moment. After putting himself in their shoes, he immediately understood why everyone was so enthusiastic towards him.

The logic is simple: the hope is to befriend him to gain more opportunities to interact with Dong Xuan'er. Perhaps some even think that by befriending him, they can then have him speak well of Dong Xuan'er. As the saying goes, to win over a girl, you must first win over her best friend, right? Befriending her best friend first, then approaching her, often yields twice the results with half the effort.

As for why these people aren't worried that he'll steal Dong Xuan'er away?
Because in their eyes, he, a pseudo-spiritual root, had no chance at all.

The reason is quite simple: the families are not well-matched.

Fairy Hongfu and Junior Sister Xuan'er would only choose him if they were blind, given that he had no future.

Having figured these things out, Han Li felt relieved and a sense of enlightenment washed over him.

He had prepared himself to be ostracized by everyone. But it turned out that despite his incompetence, his advantageous position made him quite desirable, at least to the male cultivators who were pursuing Dong Xuan'er.

It's definitely better to befriend him than to offend him.

Han Li responded politely to the enthusiasm of those around him.

After glancing at the situation, he came to Dong Xuan'er's side and said openly, "Senior Sister, Grandmaster Hong Fu has asked me to summon you back to the mountain."

Grandmaster Hong Fu?

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively stepped back.

Upon hearing this, Dong Xuan'er's mind flashed with the image of her master's imposing presence, and her body trembled.

But soon, she realized: Wasn't her master in seclusion trying to break through a bottleneck? It would take at least two or three years, how could he possibly come out of seclusion so early?

So, Junior Brother Han was lying just now.

This junior brother actually used his master's name to intimidate me?
She gritted her teeth, about to explode in anger, when she saw the boy opposite her wink at her three times in a row.

This is…?
"I understand, I'll go back now."

Dong Xuan'er didn't contradict him. After apologetically greeting her fellow disciples, she flew away from the martial arts arena with Han Li on their magical artifacts.

Senior Brother Ma stretched out his hand and opened his mouth as if to say something, but when he thought that it was Grandmaster Hong Fu who was summoning Junior Sister Dong, he immediately suppressed his desire to persuade her to stay.

...

On the way back to Hongying Mountain, Han Li did not rush to speak.

Dong Xuan'er, however, couldn't hold back and immediately questioned:
"Han Li, my master hasn't come out of seclusion yet, right? You're using her name to deceive me. Aren't you afraid of making me angry, or angering my fellow disciples?"

Han Li smiled gently at this, and quickly clasped his hands in a fist salute:

"Senior sister, it's my fault. Those senior brothers were just too enthusiastic. Without the name of our grandmaster, I'm afraid you and I wouldn't be able to get away."

Without mentioning a word, he also subtly intimidated Dong Xuan'er.

"It's not directed at me?"

Dong Xuan'er frowned slightly, her face full of suspicion.

"Huh? What did I do to target Senior Sister? Why would I target Senior Sister?" Han Li decisively pretended to be stupid, looking confused and astonished.

"Humph."

Dong Xuan'er gave a soft snort, but then didn't dwell on the matter any further.

"Tell me, why did you call me back? It's not to celebrate your breakthrough, is it?"

"Yes, it's to celebrate my breakthrough."

Han Li nodded.

Dong Xuan'er rolled her eyes dramatically.

Do you really think she's stupid?
"Senior sister, how far do you think you can go in the future?"

Han Li's smile faded, and his expression gradually became serious and solemn.

"With my aptitude, forming the Core Formation will be difficult, but with my master here, Foundation Establishment shouldn't be a problem." Dong Xuan'er was very confident in this, and also had a good understanding of her own limitations.

"You're only thinking about reaching the Foundation Establishment stage? Then you're really underestimating your potential, Senior Sister."

"Did you really think I could form a Core?" Dong Xuan'er was taken aback for a moment, then looked at her like she was an idiot: "Do you know how difficult it is to form a Core?"

"And let alone Core Formation, even Foundation Establishment is extremely difficult, okay?"

"Yellow Maple Valley distributes Foundation Establishment Pills once every five years. Each time, a hundred or so pills are distributed, allowing at most ten or so lucky individuals to succeed on their first attempt. Many others need to take Foundation Establishment Pills two or even three times to have any chance of success..."

With four pseudo-spiritual roots, there is only a one percent chance of achieving success with just one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Even with three spiritual roots, the chances are only one in ten or two out of ten.

"I know Foundation Establishment is difficult, and I understand even more how difficult Core Formation is; otherwise, the sect wouldn't only have eight Core Formation elders. But Senior Sister, you're different from everyone else; you're too special..."

"Am I special?"

Dong Xuan'er blinked.

Besides having a master who is also her great-aunt at the Core Formation stage, what else does she have?
(End of this chapter)