Longevity Clan Starts with the Patriarch's Marriage - Chapter 54

Chapter 54 Breakthrough into the God Refining Realm_1

Translator: 549690339

After taking a sip of Spiritual Tea in the great hall, Han Li returned to his closed-door cultivation chamber.

Having waited for so long, it was time to break through to the God Refining Realm and become a true person of the path.

By his calculations, his cultivation had accumulated enough.

Previously, he had 60 years of cultivation that had not been claimed, and over the past year, many descendants were born, adding to the ninety years of cultivation he just received, Han Li had amassed approximately 170 years of cultivation.

The difficulty for someone with a seventh-grade aptitude to break through to the God Refining Realm is immense, requiring 300 years of cultivation, but for those with a sixth-grade aptitude, it decreases sharply, requiring only about 150 years.

After settling himself into the lotus position, Han Li directly claimed 150 years of cultivation.

In an instant, this vast cultivation transformed into a mysterious force that entered his Divine Spirit, breaking the restraints that temporarily held it at its limits and beginning its ascension.

Han Li’s Divine Spirit grew four to five times in an instant, and then continued to grow, until, after the mysterious force was spent, his Divine Spirit was nearly seven times stronger than at the peak of Gangyuan Realm.

As his Divine Spirit grew, the Power of the Divine Spirit also surged, and the might of his Spiritual Sense increased dramatically, with its ultimate range reaching a radius of two hundred miles, far surpassing that of many newly advanced cultivators of the God Refining Realm.

Upon becoming a true person of the God Refining Realm, Han Li’s five senses were greatly enhanced; even without using his Spiritual Sense, he could perceive all movement within a radius of three thousand kilometers, with even the crawling of insects unable to escape his perception.

“Huff~”

Han Li exhaled a breath, a refreshed expression surfacing on his face.

The sensation of the God Refining Realm was truly exhilarating.

The main enhancement during a breakthrough to the God Refining Realm is to the Divine Spirit, but the internal Gang Yuan also increases, though not as much as the Divine Spirit, by about threefold.

A cultivator at the first layer of the God Refining Realm could easily defeat dozens of Grand Masters at the peak of Gangyuan Realm, and it’s not out of the question for the formidable ones to defeat a hundred, such as Han Li.

Although he currently only had the cultivation of the first layer of the God Refining Realm, his actual combat ability far exceeded his cultivation level, thanks to higher-level cultivation techniques, powerful martial skills, and advanced level martial techniques, which all contributed to a massive increase in Han Li’s comprehensive strength, potentially on par with the mid-stage of the God Refining Realm.

The mid-stage of the God Refining Realm mentioned here refers to ordinary cultivators of the realm, which are those who broke through by cultivating Profound Rank Supreme Grade techniques and who command multiple Profound Rank Top Grade and Supreme Grade martial skills, and may even grasp one or two Earth-Level Lower Rank martial skills.

Having not fought, Han Li did not know his own limits.

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Atop Tianxuan Peak, at its summit.

Again, two figures stood there, one of whom was Sect Leader Gongsun Yun, and the other was the lavishly dressed Han Li.

Gongsun Yun looked at Han Li with a complicated expression. Although Han Li tried his best to conceal his aura, he was still detected by him.

Han Li had returned to Tianxuan Mountain for less than a year, and had already broken through from the peak of the Gangyuan Realm to the God Refining Realm. Even with the aid of his Immortal Conservation Pill, the speed was startlingly fast.

Gongsun Yun had originally estimated it would take Han Li ten years to ascend to the God Refining Realm, and with the Immortal Conservation Pill he had given, that time could be significantly shortened.

What Gongsun Yun did not know was that Han Li did not use the Immortal Conservation Pill at all; it was still collecting dust inside his Space Ring. Speaking of Space Rings, he had also switched to a new one, which was Cui Pingyu’s; its space was dozens of times larger than Han Li’s former one.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Gongsun Yun asked, “Should we announce the news?”

Han Li was his personal disciple, the one he sought to inherit the legacy of Tianxuan Mountain, and thus the higher his talent and cultivation, the better.

It was for this reason that he was quite indulgent towards Han Li, granting him great autonomy, as long as he did not privately teach the divine techniques and secrets of Tianxuan Mountain.

Han Li shook his head.

It had been almost a year since he was taken as a personal disciple by the Sect Leader. Initially, the disciples of Tianxuan Mountain were shocked, envious, and jealous, but now they had nearly forgotten him, all because Han Li was too low-profile, remaining on Tianxuan Peak without leaving.

The outside world’s impression of him was still that of a little cultivator, who, luckily enough to become the Sect Leader’s disciple and gain a fortuitous encounter, was at the fifth layer of the Pihai Realm, indulging in his lust for women.

The last label was probably going to follow Han Li for life.

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If the news of his breakthrough to the God Refining Realm were to spread, the whole of Tianxuan Mountain would be in an uproar, and all of Leizhou would cast their watchful eyes upon him.

A newly emerged powerhouse of the God Refining Realm could already stand among the upper echelons of Leizhou, with only the four major faction leaders, the Protector General of Leizhou, and the like being higher in status.

Gongsun Yun nodded; he too felt it was better not to announce it; otherwise, it would bring Han Li a lot of trouble.

After a moment of thought, Gongsun Yun asked again, “Is it not too soon to descend the mountain today?”

He was somewhat puzzled by Han Li’s intentions. Wasn’t it good to stay on Tianxuan Mountain? The conditions here were more than a hundred times better than those of Lingjun City.

Han Li was in a hurry to return to Lingjun City, and it couldn’t just be because he missed his group of concubines, could it?

Seeing Han Li nod, Gongsun Yun couldn’t help but say, “My disciple, it is better for a cultivator to keep away from the allure of women.”

“Those wives and concubines of yours, though no doubt beauties of exceptional charm, how long can they accompany you? When the prosperity fades, it all ends in sorrow; not even a beauty can resist the blade of time. In the end, the bloom withers, leaving you only with a desolate remainder of life.”

He had deep understanding of this, for he too once had his own beloved under the moon, but she lacked the aptitude. Despite his utmost efforts to prolong her life, she inevitably left him, beyond his ability to retain.

“Master, there’s no need for you to persuade me further.”

Han Li shook his head slightly, looked toward the vast landscape, and spoke softly, “I fear not only the fading of a beauty’s charm but even more the fragility of her life.”

“Even if a beauty cannot resist the blade of time, at least I have had her once, haven’t I?”

Women like Liu Yuexin and Li Mingmeng, and even the concubines like Lin Yiwu and Lin Yiyin—who, though only married to him as concubines, could enjoy a life of safety and luxury.

Under his tutelage, their aptitudes had greatly improved, and in the future, they might also step into higher realms, possibly keeping him company into old age.

Gongsun Yun was taken aback and said no more. Such words he would only speak once, but he couldn’t help recalling some beautiful memories that had long been buried.

“Disciple is descending the mountain this time with an indefinite return date, is there anything else you wish to say, Master?” Han Li sighed.

If he didn’t have that golden finger, he would have been willing to lie low on Tianxuan Mountain. But without that golden finger, how could he have caught the eye of the sect leader and been taken as a disciple?

He had almost learned everything he could on Tianxuan Mountain and would not return easily without an extremely important reason.

“Da Qian has already pinpointed the exact whereabouts of the Mother of No Birth; they will take action soon. If she is fortunate enough to escape, you must be extremely cautious,” said Gongsun Yun with a solemn expression.

The Mother of No Birth was a Grandmaster Wanxiang, far more powerful than he, able to suppress him with just a few moves, even if he fought desperately.

Han Li nodded. If the Mother of No Birth were to flee to Leizhou, even gravely injured, she would not be someone he, a real person of the God Refining Realm, could contend with.

“Here I have a Breath Concealing Method that can better help you hide your cultivation level. Remember to cultivate it well after descending the mountain.”

“Certainly.”

“Although you act prudently and wisely, knowing when to hide your strengths, you still have room for improvement. Today, as your teacher, I will give you a sixteen-character maxim, which I hope you will heed well.”

Gongsun Yun turned around, looking at Han Li with a serious expression, and said.

“Please speak, Master.”

“Conceal your edge, hide your wisdom, abstain from desire, reflect on oneself, seek substance, speak cautiously, regulate emotions, and incline towards goodness,” Gongsun Yun articulated slowly and clearly.

Seeing Han Li’s perplexity, Gongsun Yun explained further, “Conceal your edge to be invincible, hide your wisdom for self-preservation, abstain from desire to be unfettered, reflect on oneself for awareness, seek substance over form, speak cautiously to avoid disaster, regulate emotions to lessen sorrow, and incline towards goodness to correct oneself.”

Han Li nodded heavily, sensing Gongsun Yun’s earnest concern. Indeed, these sixteen characters merited being called “maxims.”