Chapter 467: No Extremes, Only Peace Comes

Angry Squid:

“What are you mumbling about, kid? You’ve been standing there for ages. Are you coming in or not?” Li Chenfeng leaned against the wall, glancing at Han Yi impatiently as he spoke.

“Coming, coming.” Han Yi, who had been muttering to himself, was startled. He reluctantly handed over a storage ring.

“Two thousand low-grade spirit stones, they’re all in there,” Han Yi said with a pained expression.

“Alright, follow me.” Having seen millions of contribution points, Li Chenfeng’s horizons had broadened, and he had already come to look down on these one or two thousand contribution points. Still, every little bit counts. Li Chenfeng pursed his lips and put away the storage ring.

He led Han Yi all the way to the Foundation Establishment Master.

Upon seeing the Foundation Establishment Master, who possessed an immortal aura and was currently giving a lecture, Han Yi’s face was filled with excitement. Not daring to disturb, he cautiously found a place to sit down and carefully listened to the Master’s teachings. Although he found it somewhat confusing, he was still extremely serious, not daring to miss a single word or sentence.

After a lengthy discourse, Han Yi, like the other students, closed his eyes and began to attempt Foundation Establishment.

Naturally, none of the people on the island knew that the moment Han Yi stepped onto the island, a gaze had pierced through most of the Cloud Sea, settling upon him.

“Fellow Daoist Han, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Using the universal perspective locked onto Li Chenfeng, Li Fan observed Han Yi, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, with great interest.

“Hoarding for so long?”

“After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, my fate is in my hands, not heaven’s?”

Li Fan carefully pondered the meaning of Han Yi’s two statements. Recalling his strange performance in the previous life, where his luck was sometimes heaven-defying and sometimes mediocre, a bold conjecture couldn’t help but surface in Li Fan’s mind.

“Could it be that this Han Yi can control his own destiny? And after he reaches Foundation Establishment, his control over his luck will undergo a qualitative change?”

In an instant, Li Fan thought of his avatar in the Immortal’s End Realm, the divine ability of the Destined Black Bird.

“Could they be so similar? Interesting!”

Staring intently at Han Yi. Under the universal perspective, Li Fan saw that in his dantian, a dark, black feather was slowly forming.

“This is…”

No matter how Li Fan looked at it, this feather was remarkably similar to the one that had once grown on his own body.

“Even the Foundation Establishment artifact is like this. It seems there’s no mistake; it truly is connected to the Destined Black Bird.”

Li Fan’s heart stirred slightly.

If his previous conjecture was correct, the founder of the Empire was Xu Ke. And that Saint Master was the Azure Luan bird from back then.

However, what always puzzled Li Fan was that according to Li Chenfeng’s memories, there had never been any trace of a Black Bird in the Empire. Theoretically speaking, the Destined Black Bird should have a closer relationship with Xu Ke. It made no sense that the Azure Luan bird, which he picked up along the way, remained by his side, while the Black Bird, his spirit beast companion, had disappeared.

If the origin of Han Yi’s peculiar ability could be clarified, perhaps the whereabouts of the Black Bird from back then could be known.

Time slowly passed. Just as the Black Bird feather in Han Yi’s dantian was about to fully form,

“Hahaha! I succeeded!”

Beside Han Yi, a cultivator suddenly stood up and loudly exclaimed.

Han Yi, who had been focusing with his eyes closed, was inevitably affected, and the image of the black feather dissipated again. He slightly frowned.

When he finally managed to calm his mind and once again tried to condense his own Foundation, another person in the small courtyard successfully established their Foundation, their aura surging as they let out a long cry.

“Only today do I know who I truly am! Thank you, Master!”

That person laughed heartily, bowed respectfully to the Master, and then soared away full of high spirits.

Han Yi’s brows furrowed tightly, and his Foundation dissipated a bit more.

“Ten years I toiled in hardship, success begins today. From this day forth, though heaven and earth be vast, I, Nangong Qian, shall stride through them.” A scholar-like cultivator swayed his head, recited a poem, and then drifted away gracefully.

In Han Yi’s dantian, the image of the black Black Bird feather completely shattered.

“Will this ever end?!”

Suddenly spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, Han Yi became furious, suddenly stood up, and looked around. However, he was bewildered to find that he was the only one left in the small courtyard.

The Foundation Establishment Master looked at him with sympathetic eyes and comforted him, saying, “Don’t be disheartened, young man. Although you failed this time, I see that you’re not far from success. I’m sure you’ll succeed in Foundation Establishment next time.”

Upon hearing this, Han Yi, agitated, spat out another mouthful of blood.

The Foundation Establishment Master kindly offered him a pill, saying, “The path of cultivation cannot be rushed. I think you should go back and heal your injuries and recuperate for now. Next time you come, I’ll only charge you a thousand contribution points!”

Han Yi opened his mouth but hesitated to speak. Although his heart was filled with unwillingness, he was helpless against the Foundation Establishment Master, whose power far surpassed his own.

He fiercely swallowed the pill, and Han Yi staggered away from Foundation Establishment Island.

“This Han Yi is truly at rock bottom when it comes to luck.”

“It seems it’s not yet his time to defy fate and turn his luck around.”

Li Fan’s eyes flickered slightly as he quietly left Myriad Immortal Island, heading straight for Han Yi, who was locked by the Formless Killing Intent. Li Fan decided to directly use a soul-searching spell to see what secrets were truly hidden within Han Yi.

After leaving the Foundation Establishment Island, Han Yi seemed to have suffered a great blow. Without a goal or direction, confused and helpless, he flew aimlessly. By the time he came to his senses, he had already reached an unfamiliar sea region.

“Damn it, just a tiny bit short again! This damned heaven!”

There was no one around, so Han Yi freely pointed angrily at the sky, venting his frustration.

Just then, the previously calm sea surface suddenly surged with giant waves. It was as if something was emerging from the depths of the seabed. Han Yi stared at the water surface, his expression unreadable. After looking around, he then dove into the water. He continued downwards, deeper into the seabed.

He eventually discovered the source of the anomaly on the sea surface. It turned out that within the ruins on the seabed, a large hole had appeared for some unknown reason. Countless seawater was being sucked into the hole, forming a giant whirlpool.

Han Yi stared at the whirlpool, his expression constantly changing. Finally, he gritted his teeth and was about to plunge into the whirlpool.

Just then…

“Bind Bug!”

He seemed to hear a faint, indistinct sound in his ear. Then, to his horror, Han Yi discovered that he had completely lost control of his body, unable to move a single limb!

A shadowy figure, whose appearance was indistinct, slowly appeared behind him. An extremely dangerous aura emanated from it, making Han Yi’s heart sink halfway. Just as he saw the figure’s hand about to cover Han Yi’s head, several golden rays shot down rapidly from the sea surface above. Their target was not Han Yi, but the shadowy figure in front of him! The golden rays were quite powerful, forcing the shadowy figure to dodge.

“Master Li, we’ve had such a hard time finding you!”

Four black-clad cultivators, who had also concealed their presence, suddenly appeared, surrounding the two.