I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

In the days that followed, Li Hanshan devoted all his energy to cultivation.

During the day, he sat cross-legged deep within his cave, focusing all his energy on refining the spiritual power within his golden core. The Yang Scripture cultivation technique circulated ceaselessly within his body, and the pure Yang energy surged and roared like a golden dragon through his pure Yang meridians. Under the constant cleansing of the spiritual power, the immortal-grade golden core in his dantian grew brighter and brighter, its purplish-gold light shining through the dantian, casting a pale golden halo over the entire cave.

At night, he cultivated with the Blood Slave, drawing upon her nascent soul essence. After the flower bloomed three petals, the Blood Slave's attitude underwent a subtle change. She was no longer as cold and apathetic as before; although she still didn't like to talk, she would occasionally take the initiative to cooperate with his rhythm. Li Hanshan knew this wasn't submission, but a transaction—she used her submissiveness to exchange for better treatment, and he used resources to exchange for her cooperation.

Each gets what they need, and no one owes anyone anything.

Every few days, he would also engage in dual cultivation with Hua Nongying, Yun Shuyue, and Liu Ruoxue, using pure Yang energy to help them refine their spiritual power and solidify their foundations. The three women's cultivation levels steadily improved; Hua Nongying had reached the peak of the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, Liu Ruoxue the sixth level, and Yun Shuyue the peak of the fourth level. In the Hehuan Sect, such a cultivation speed was already astonishing, but compared to Li Hanshan, it was still far behind.

He didn't neglect Qin Muyue, Leng Yue, and Chu Mengyao either. He arranged visits twice a month, rotating among them and treating them all equally. The three women's cultivation levels were also steadily improving.

The days passed quietly in this way, amidst the practice.

That night, Li Hanshan entered his dream again.

After Luo Li entered, she tilted her head and looked him over for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "Grandpa, your spiritual sense has improved again! You're at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, only one step away from the late-stage Nascent Soul realm."

"Yes." Li Hanshan nodded. "I've been focusing on refining my spiritual power during this time, and I haven't neglected my spiritual sense either."

Luo Li reached out and gently grasped his hand. Warm soul power surged from her palm and entered his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Grandpa, let me help you break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

Li Hanshan's heart skipped a beat: "Girl, are you going to deplete your divine soul essence again?"

Luo Li shook her head, her tone light: "No need this time. After I broke through to the Void Refinement stage, the quality of my soul power improved significantly. Helping you advance from the mid-stage to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm is just a piece of cake and won't damage your foundation."

Li Hanshan looked into her eyes and, after confirming that she was not lying, felt relieved. He closed his eyes and let the gentle yet powerful force guide his consciousness, operating according to the route of the Divine Refinement Technique.

This time, the spiritual refinement was completely different from the past.

Luo Li's soul power was terrifyingly pure, each strand containing the unique power of laws possessed by a Void Refinement cultivator. These laws acted like invisible carving knives, meticulously sculpting within his sea of ​​consciousness, gradually removing the minute impurities and smoothing the texture of his divine sense. Nourished by these laws, his sea of ​​consciousness trembled violently, and his divine sense rapidly ascended.

Peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm. Perfection of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Late Nascent Soul stage!

The barrier that separated the mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage was as fragile as paper under the impact of Luo Li's soul power, and was instantly shattered. Her divine sense, like a wild horse, expanded wildly in all directions, its coverage area increasing from three hundred miles to five hundred miles, much larger than that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Li Hanshan opened his eyes, a flash of light passing through them. He looked down at his hands, feeling the vast, ocean-like power of divine consciousness within his sea of ​​consciousness, his heart filled with awe.

Late Nascent Soul stage. His divine sense has reached the late Nascent Soul stage.

"Thank you, little girl," he said sincerely.

Luo Li withdrew her hand, her face paler than before, but her spirits remained high. She smiled and said in a light tone, "No need to thank me, sir. Once your spiritual sense reaches the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, I'll help you break through to the Deity Transformation stage."

God Transformation Level.

Reaching the Nascent Soul stage from the late Nascent Soul stage is already difficult. Reaching the Divine Transformation stage from the Nascent Soul stage is even more difficult, almost impossible.

But he didn't say anything discouraging; he just nodded and said earnestly, "I will try my best."

Luo Li gave a few more instructions about the Divine Infant before leaving the dream.

Li Hanshan opened his eyes and sat up from the stone bed. Outside the window, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Hua Nongying lay beside him, her breathing deep and even, fast asleep. Yun Shuyue slept behind her, her long hair spread out on the pillow, her sleeping face serene. Li Hanshan did not wake them, and quietly got up and walked to the entrance of the cave.

A mountain breeze brushed my face, bringing a touch of coolness. In the distance, a sea of ​​clouds surged, the rising sun painting the clouds a golden-red hue.

Just then, a red streak of light flew down from the sky and landed on the stone platform in front of the cave. The light dissipated, revealing a familiar figure.

Qin Muyue.

Today she wore a long purple dress, her long hair styled in a bun, appearing less alluring and more dignified. But at this moment, her face lacked its usual languidness and composure, replaced by an unusual solemnity.

"Hanlang, something's happened." She got straight to the point, her voice very low.

Li Hanshan frowned: "What is it?"

Qin Muyue took a deep breath and said, word by word, "There was a city with a million people in the east that was massacred."

A city of millions.

Li Hanshan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face instantly turned ashen.

"A million people?" His voice trembled. "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Qin Muyue nodded, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes. "I went to the east on business a couple of days ago, and when I passed by that city, I found that the entire city had become a dead city. The streets, houses, and city walls were full of corpses. Men, women, young and old, none of them survived. The corpses died in extremely gruesome ways, as if they had been drained of their life essence by some kind of evil magic, leaving only shriveled skin."

She paused, her voice growing even lower: "I've roughly counted, at least a million people."

Millions of people.

Li Hanshan fell silent. He thought of the tens of thousands of corpses in Heyang County, the millions of wandering souls in the Netherworld, and the millions of skeletons in the valley behind the Hehuan Sect. But none of those things shocked him as much as this news. A city, a million people, all killed. This wasn't war; this was massacre. Pure, utterly shameless slaughter.

"Have you found out who did it?" he asked.

Qin Muyue shook her head: "No. I dare not get close. That aura is too terrifying. Just looking at it from afar makes my heart tremble. It's very likely a remnant of the Yin Netherworld."

Remnants of the underworld!

No, this is no ordinary remnant of the underworld!

It's highly likely that it's that Nascent Soul demon.

Qin Muyue was unaware of the matter concerning the Nascent Soul Demon Lord, but Li Hanshan did.

This guy.

How long has it been? They've actually escaped to the Northern Wilderness?