Mortal: From a Chaotic Star Sea to a True Immortal

The possessed Hu Yue immediately transformed into a large, blood-red cocoon.

In the time it takes to breathe a dozen or so, a figure appeared in his location.

"You've angered me!" Xuan Gu, now disguised as a handsome young man, roared, "You're asking for death!"

In an instant, it stirred up the surrounding ghostly mist again, and a series of eerie, grotesque laughs echoed around.

Wei Fang summoned two more needles to completely surround himself.

"This time, the patriarch is on guard. Let's see what tricks you can pull now!"

"Brother Han, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?" Wei Fang asked Han Li with a puzzled expression.

Han Li's expression shifted, and he said with a strange look in his eyes, "I am somewhat prepared, but I wonder if it will be effective against this person."

Upon hearing this, Wei Fang nodded and said, "Next, I'm going to bring out something that's not convenient to show to others, but afterwards, Brother Han must swear to keep everything I've seen here confidential."

Han Li's heart skipped a beat, and he solemnly said, "Brother Wei, rest assured, no matter what happened here, Han Li is not one to talk too much. No one else will know what happened here today."

Without turning his head, Wei Fang said, "I believe you. This old monster seems to have gone mad. Brother Han, don't hold back any of your other tricks. Join me in defeating this villain."

With a wave of his hand, he opened the spirit beast pouch.

After a series of chirping sounds, two red swallows flew out and circled around Wei Fang's head.

The temperature here suddenly rose significantly as soon as the Fat Sun Bird left the Spirit Beast Bag.

The black mist before them dimmed slightly in an instant, shaken by the bird's voice, which sounded like it pierced through a golden cave.

With a wave of their hands and a hand seal, the two fat sun birds instantly transformed into hundreds of clones and pounced on the ghost mist.

The ghostly mist dissipated instantly upon encountering the illusion transformed from the true form of the Fat Sun Bird, much of it crumbling away as easily as a knife cutting through tofu.

Wei Fang felt relieved after seeing this.

"Let me see what you have to be so arrogant about."

"The Fat-faced Bird!"

Two exclamations came from two different directions.

Han Li was greatly shocked after recognizing the bird. His mind raced, and with a wry smile, he finally used his magic weapon, the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder.

In the blink of an eye, the divine thunder transformed into a large net that enveloped the black mist.

"Evil-repelling divine thunder!" This time, the voice from the black mist was clearly furious.

"Stop! Don't fight!"

After the black mist contracted and withstood the two men's attacks, it transformed back into a young boy and disappeared into a corner, waving his hand to stop them.

"Oh? Senior, you were just looking for a way to get rid of us."

After saying something to Xuan Gu, Wei Fang then said to Han Li, "I didn't expect that the magic weapon Brother Han uses is actually made of Heavenly Thunder Bamboo. No wonder it felt vaguely familiar; it turns out it's this kind of divine wood."

"I beg Brother Wei to keep this a secret for me..." Han Li said with a wry smile.

"I understand, I understand!"

Wei Fang immediately swore that he would not tell anyone outside of this place that Han Li possessed the Golden Thunder Bamboo magic treasure.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. In this way, the two of them would keep each other's secrets, which would be considered even.

"This old monster was all fierce and ready to fight to the death a moment ago, but now he's back to his old ways. Let's hear what he has to say."

Wei Fang raised his hand to call the Fat Sun Bird back to his shoulder, ignoring Han Li's envious gaze. His eyes then turned towards the corner where the Mysterious Bone was.

"Alright, alright, I thought I had overestimated you all, but we still almost capsized."

"Flying needle magic weapon, top-tier defensive ancient treasure, and this Fat Sun Bird! I should have killed you immediately back then!"

Xuan Gu's face was grim, regretting that he hadn't been the first to ambush this seemingly ordinary array master.

He took a few steps to the side, stared at Han Li, and said, "And you! All these magical treasures of yours are actually made of Heavenly Thunder Bamboo. Where did all these Golden Thunder Bamboo come from in this Chaotic Star Sea, huh?"

"Your incarnation, are you truly not sent by those two traitors?"

"That's enough, senior!"

Wei Fang interrupted Xuan Gu's continued questioning, saying, "Brother Han indeed has no connection with Ji Yin Island. We are both rogue cultivators from Tianxing City."

"As for you, senior, if you can't give us an explanation today, you should think about how to leave this place alive."

"A rogue cultivator?"

Xuan Gu muttered a few times and then laughed inexplicably.

"Hahahaha, what a joke! Someone who possesses such a treasure dares to call themselves a rogue cultivator? Humph!"

"But you two shouldn't be so smug. Although I am countered by your treasures, if I insist on leaving, you can't stop me!"

"Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling."

A crisp sound came from Xuan Gu.

Xuan Gu was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. He took out a piece of rib from his chest, and soon after, he took out a yellowed brocade handkerchief from it.

"Hahaha, you've come at just the right time!"

Xuan Gu, excited, casually tucked it into his robes and, without saying a word, transformed into a streak of blood-red light and headed towards the entrance.

They didn't even glance at Wei and Fang.

"Since you have no connection with that traitor, I don't have time to waste with you any longer. I'll let you go for now."

"And here's another piece of advice: if you don't want to be caught by my traitorous disciple, you'd better not linger here." Before he finished speaking, he had already disappeared.

Wei Fang and Han Li exchanged a glance for a moment and then added the two storage bags left behind to five.

After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, it transformed into two streaks of light, one blue and one red, and then disappeared into the distance.

Nearly two hours later, a cloud of black mist flew down from the sky and arrived at this place. Seeing the broken formation and the escaped Xuan Gu, it couldn't help but roar loudly.

However, this was not Wei Fang's concern.

At this moment, Wei Fang and Han Li were both speeding in the same direction across the sea.

Both of them had identical handkerchiefs in front of them, emitting a hazy white light.

Han Li's spoils of war were naturally obtained from the Yue Emperor.

The one in Wei Fang's hand, however, came from a different source. Over the years, the Star Palace has secretly released quite a few fragments of the Void Heaven Palace map.

As long as you're quick-witted and determined, there's always a way to get your hands on it.

"Brother Wei, what is this handkerchief?" Han Li couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Oh? Brother Han doesn't even know what this is?" Wei Fang asked knowingly.

"To be honest, I haven't been in Tianxing City for very long. Before that, I was always wandering around the Chaotic Star Sea. I obtained this map by chance, but I just thought it was interesting and didn't bother to inquire about it, so I didn't know about it."

After confirming the location again, Wei Fang said, "This is a fragment of the Void Heaven Map. Brother Han must have heard of the Void Heaven Palace, the number one secret place in the Chaotic Star Sea. This is the key to enter the Void Heaven Palace."

"The Void Heaven Palace?"

"Exactly."

Wei Fang turned around and asked, "Brother Han, would you be willing to go with me to explore this place? You should know that the Void Heaven Palace opens only once every 300 years. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we'll be able to go again."

Although Han Li was wary of Wei Fang's elusive flying needles and his seemingly unstoppable backup plan, he then thought to himself that he was no different.

"Brother Wei has truly been looking out for me along the way, just as he said. He didn't leave when we faced that old demon. This time, we can join forces."

"Furthermore, I have absolutely no clue about this Void Heaven Palace, while it seems to know something about it. I might as well ask it for some information along the way."

……

The two chatted as they walked, but the journey was indeed long. Even traveling at their fastest, it took almost a month.

"The Void Heaven Palace should be just ahead. If you've made up your mind, Brother Han, let's go in together."

Han Li's expression turned solemn, and he cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "I am truly grateful to Brother Wei for clearing up my doubts this time, and I thank you for your guidance along the way. I agree to the cooperation. If we encounter any difficulties during this time, we will help each other out."

……

(Change 1: The Void Sky Remnant Map is based on the anime background, and the original work describes it as very difficult to obtain.)

Change 2: The Old Demon's understanding of the Void Heaven Remnant Map follows the original work; it's unclear what he used it for.