“Is it him?” The proud face of the cultivator in front of Li Fan overlapped with the image of the youth who seemed crazy in his memory.
Li Fan was somewhat stunned.
“He’s actually alive? Not only did he evade the calamity of Ink Death Annihilation, but it seems he also had another encounter in Yuan Dao Province?”
“This kind of fortune…”
Li Fan suddenly became interested in this Han Yi.
Upon closer inspection, he was completely different from the image of ragged clothes and messy hair from before.
The present Han Yi wore a purple-golden robe, with a faint radiance circulating on it, obviously not ordinary.
On his left hand, he wore a green jade finger ring, besides its storage function, it also showed traces of formation fluctuations.
At first glance, he exuded an extraordinary aura, either rich or noble.
Thirteen years ago, he hadn’t broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage yet.
Now, however, like Li Fan, he had achieved the level of Golden Core cultivation.
“Interesting.” Li Fan’s eyes flickered, a hint of a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Amidst the attention of the crowd, a silver light shone on the Tianxuan Mirror in the center of the hall, reflecting on the purple wooden box in Han Yi’s hand.
After a moment, the purple wooden box disappeared.
And the writing on the Tianxuan Mirror’s list changed slightly.
At the top, it turned out to be “Han Yi, Heaven-Divine Feather Pill. Can extend life by eight hundred and six years.”
The cultivators in the hall immediately erupted into a commotion.
“Is it actually true? Did this kid not talk big?”
“Just a mere Golden Core cultivator, his luck is too good, right? To actually find a treasure that can extend life by eight hundred years? I’m so jealous!”
“Heaven-Divine Feather… Doesn’t this name sound familiar?”
“Isn’t it the cultivation technique of the late Blue Feather Immortal Ancestor from before Yuan Dao Province? It’s said that now within Yuan Dao Province, there’s a fierce competition for this supreme technique, resulting in the demise of many cultivators. I wonder what connection this Heaven-Divine Feather Pill has with the Blue Feather Immortal Ancestor.”
The crowd discussed eagerly, their gazes towards Han Yi filled with various meanings.
Facing the gazes of many cultivators whose cultivation far surpassed his, Han Yi remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged.
He even elegantly bowed to the various cultivators, smiling and saying, “Thank you for your generosity! As expected, the first place in this reward will belong to me.”
With these words, the expressions of the cultivators in the hall turned unpleasant.
However, Han Yi didn’t care at all. He casually took out a folding fan from somewhere and opened it with a swish.
Leisurely fanning himself, he found a place to sit down, waiting for the final result.
Han Yi’s sudden appearance made the atmosphere in the Tianji Court hall considerably heavier.
The fervor of discussion was not as intense as before.
The first two positions were almost determined.
Although the ownership of the third position might change, the attention was evidently not as high as before.
Although the derived techniques from the Pearl of Derivation were extraordinary, the third position could only be derived to the Nascent Soul realm.
Compared to Soul Transformation or even Dao Integration techniques, it was completely incomparable.
After half a day passed, two or three cultivators arrived at the hall one after another.
After glancing at the list on the Tianxuan Mirror, they knew that competing for the top three was hopeless.
However, these cultivators still offered treasures one after another for the double reward promised by the Immortal Sage Jicheng.
When Li Fan felt it was about time, he took out a Longevity Fruit from his storage ring and placed it in front of the Tianxuan Mirror.
A radiance flashed, and the list on the Tianxuan Mirror was updated once again.
“Xiao Fan, Longevity Fruit. Can delay aging by three hundred years.”
Li Fan’s sudden rise to prominence stirred up a bit of commotion in the somewhat suppressed hall.
One cultivator even stood up abruptly, his eyes bloodshot, staring fiercely at Li Fan.
As if Li Fan had an irreconcilable enmity with him.
“Brother Wan! Calm down, calm down!”
It turned out that this person was originally in second place, Wan Yu.
The appearance of Han Yi and Li Fan suddenly pushed him out of the top three, depriving him of the opportunity to use the Pearl of Derivation.
Li Fan’s gaze just lingered on him slightly before completely ignoring him.
Under the gaze of the cultivators, Li Fan slowly walked to a place near Han Yi’s seat and sat down.
Han Yi assessed Li Fan, a hint of brilliance flashing in his eyes.
However, he didn’t say anything at this moment, just bowed to Li Fan with a smile.
Li Fan nodded slightly, then closed his eyes to rest.
After another half a cup of tea’s time, numbers began to countdown on the surface of the Tianxuan Mirror.
The deadline for the reward was approaching.
Just at this last moment, a scholarly figure rushed in.
Stopping under the Tianxuan Mirror, he looked up.
His subsequent reaction was quite interesting; first, he let out a sigh of relief.
Then he shook his head with a very regretful expression.
Scanning the surroundings, his gaze directly locked onto Han Yi.
Following Li Fan’s example, he found a place to sit near Han Yi.
Han Yi couldn’t help but sneer, “Interesting!”
The movement of fanning the fan became somewhat hurried.
The countdown on the Tianxuan Mirror slowly reached zero.
And only the top three positions remained on the mirror’s ranking list.
A blue-robed cultivator suddenly appeared in the hall.
He loudly proclaimed, “Han Yi, Ximen Yue, Xiao Fan, please follow me.”
“The rest of the cultivators stay here; someone will be responsible for verifying and distributing the rewards later.”
Han Yi, upon hearing this, took the lead without hesitation.
When Li Fan stood up, he made a gesture of invitation towards the second-placed Ximen Yue.
After hesitating for a moment, Ximen Yue softly thanked him and followed Han Yi out.
Li Fan, on the other hand, walked behind the three.
Under the envious gazes of the other cultivators, the three of them followed the blue-robed cultivator out of the hall, turning right and heading deeper inside.
Passing through more than a dozen gates, they finally arrived at a courtyard with a large tree.
This big tree seemed to have once been lush, with branches spreading out, almost covering the entire courtyard.
But now, it seemed to have undergone some kind of calamity, with all its leaves fallen off.
Even the trunk of the tree bore yellowish marks.
Beneath the tree stood an old man with white hair.
His body was slightly hunched as he caressed the tree in front of him, which was also on the verge of death.
There was a sense of desolation about him.
“Greetings, Immortal Ancestor!”
Li Fan and the others immediately understood the identity of this old man upon seeing him, and they quickly saluted.
Even Han Yi put away his arrogance and became respectful.
The Immortal Sage Jicheng slowly turned around, looking at the three young individuals with a hint of nostalgia and sadness in his eyes.
“You’ve done well,”
the Immortal Sage Jicheng said slowly, each word deliberate.
“To be honest, the effectiveness of the longevity treasures you’ve handed over far exceeds my original expectations.”
“Thanks to your blessings, I can still stand up and move around for a while.”
“For matters after I’m gone, I need to make some arrangements.”
The Immortal Sage Jicheng spoke slowly, with a hint of deathly aura on his face.
“Does it mean, Immortal Ancestor, that you’ve already consumed all these longevity treasures?”
“But why?”
At this moment, Ximen Yue couldn’t help but ask.