A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm-Chapter 1316: Spree of Kindness

Xiang Zong was too busy defending himself against the polearm weapons wielded by the bandits around him, yet right as it appeared as if he were about to meet his demise from the volley of crossbow arrows, a sweeping arc of lightning descended from the heavens to instantly vaporize the arrows.

Immediately thereafter, the arc of lightning split up into countless tiny arcs that struck every single one of the bandits with unerring accuracy.

A resounding thunderclap rang out as the bandits were sent flying back through the air, then tumbled to the ground while screaming and twitching spasmodically, but not a single one of them was killed.

Xiang Zong had been spared by the golden lightning, and he looked on with a dazed expression, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The golden lightning quickly dissipated, and the bandits clambered to their feet before looking around with fearful expressions.

Right at this moment, an authoritative voice rang out from the heavens above.

"Get out of here! I won't be so gracious if I see you robbing others again!"

The bandits immediately fled in a blind panic, while Xiang Zong stared after them with a look of intense resentment in his eyes, but he didn't pursue them.

He was already very advanced in age, and he had suffered severe injuries, so he didn't have the strength to pursue them.

Right at this moment, Han Li and Violet Spirit appeared in mid-air before him.

"Immortals!" Xiang Zong exclaimed with an awestruck expression.

"I could see that you were not destined to meet your demise here. The fact that we crossed paths means that we were brought together by fate, and that's why I saved you," Han Li said, then flicked a finger through the air to release a burst of azure light into Xiang Zong's body.

Xiang Zong felt a surge of warmth flow through his entire body, and all of his fatigue was drained away, while his injuries were rapidly healing, much to his shock and elation.

"Thank you for saving me, esteemed immortals! Words cannot even begin to express my gratitude!" Xiang Zong said as he extended a deep bow, and by the time he looked back up again, Han Li and Violet Spirit were already nowhere to be seen.

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A large ship was traveling over a giant lake in the Soaring Wings Immortal Region, but at this moment, the ship was caught in the grasp of a series of black tentacles that had risen up from within the lake.

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There were currently what appeared to have been several dozen tourists gathered in the cabin of the ship, and they were huddled together while trembling in fear.

A giant, black squid emerged from the turbulent lake, and all of the ship's passengers began to scream and sob in horror.

Right at this moment, a bolt of golden lightning descended from the heavens to strike the giant squid.

A huge gash was instantly torn into the squid's body, and it let loose a terrified screech as it immediately released the ship before hurriedly retreating into the depths of the lake.

The passengers of the ship were so moved by this act of divine intervention that they burst into tears.

All of a sudden, Han Li and Violet Spirit appeared in mid-air, and there were still arcs of golden lightning flashing over Han Li's hands.

Someone from inside the ship's cabin caught sight of Han Li and Violet Spirit, and they exclaimed, "We've been saved by immortals!"

Everyone else in the cabin immediately came rushing out to kowtow to them in gratitude, and the two of them lingered for a moment before vanishing into thin air yet again.

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After a consecutive month of heavy rainfall, a mountain collapsed violently, resulting in an avalanche that threatened to inundate an entire village.

All of a sudden, a burst of blue light descended from the heavens, and the entire mountain and the avalanche were both instantly frozen solid, saving the village from certain destruction.

The villagers were ecstatic to see this, but at the same time, they were looking at one another with bewildered expressions, wondering what had just happened.

Right at this moment, Han Li and Violet Spirit appeared in the sky, seemingly out of thin air.

"Those two are immortals! They're the ones who saved us!"

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In the blink of an eye, Han Li had already been doing good deeds across the Soaring Wings Immortal Region for close to thirty years.

He had saved countless people during this time, and he had become so renowned across the immortal region that temples had been built in many places to worship him.

Furthermore, as more and more people witnessed Han Li, descriptions of his appearance became more and more concrete, and statues of him were erected in the temples in accordance with these descriptions.

Some of the immortal sects of the Soaring Wings Immortal Region gradually caught wind of this and sent out people to investigate this matter.

Han Li had no intention of becoming entangled with the immortal powers of the Soaring Wings Immortal Region, so he and Violet Spirit departed and set off for a nearby immortal region.

On this day, Han Li was seated on a flying boat as it raced over the primordial land outside the Soaring Wings Immortal Region.

His eyes were closed as if he were sensing something, and only after a long while were they reopened.

"Is everything going smoothly, Brother Han?" Violet Spirit asked.

"I've been making some progress. At the very least, I now have a vague sense of my kind corpse soul," Han Li replied, but there wasn't much elation in his voice.

Violet Spirit could sense that he wasn't in particularly high spirits, and she asked in a gentle voice, "Is there something wrong?"

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as he replied, "Over the years, I've been deriving less and less benefit from my acts of kindness. In particular, over the past year, there have been virtually no returns made."

"Why is that?" Violet Spirit asked in a concerned manner.

"I'm not sure. At the moment, I'm still very far from being able to sever my kind corpse soul, so I have to find a solution to this problem. Otherwise, my progress will stagnate again," Han Li replied in a grim voice.

After a brief silence, Han Li continued, "I'm wondering whether it's because I haven't saved enough people recently, so my acts of kindness are lacking in magnitude, and that's why my progress has stagnated."

"That is a possibility, but I feel like grasping at straws here. By the way, do you still recall which act of kindness you received the most reciprocation from?" Violet Spirit asked.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, then replied, "That had to have been the first act of kindness, when I saved that storyteller and his granddaughter. Ever since then, the reciprocation has paled in comparison."

"On that occasion, you only saved two people, but there were many occasions after that where you saved far more than two people, so I don't think it's a matter of how many people you save," Violet Spirit analyzed.

"That's true. In that case, what sets that act of kindness apart from all of the others?" Han Li mused as he fell into deep thought, and Violet Spirit also fell into a contemplative silence.

"Just forget about it. I can't think of an answer anyway, so thinking excessively will only result in unnecessary stress. I've already made some good progress, so I'll just continue down the same path and try my luck," Han Li said after a lengthy period of deep thought, and Violet Spirit nodded in response.

From there, Han Li cast an incantation seal into the flying boat and the spirit patterns on its surface instantly became ten times brighter, and it also accelerated drastically, threatening to tear through the nearby space.

After flying for around half a month, the two of them finally arrived in a new immortal region.

This immortal region was very lacking in spiritual qi. In this regard, it was far inferior even to the Northern Glacial Immortal Region, and it was almost on par with the Spirit Realm.

"What a barren immortal region..." Han Li remarked with slightly furrowed brows.

This was also a very small immortal region, less than half the size of the Soaring Wings Immortal Region, so he was able to fully encompass it with his spiritual sense.

The immortal region was riddled with what appeared to have been defunct ore mines, leaving it scarred and ravaged like a well overused rag. All of the spirit veins underground had also been destroyed, so it was no wonder that the spiritual qi here was so severely lacking.

The immortal region had a very small population, most of which were gathered in a few set areas in which the spirit veins weren't too severely destroyed, so there was still some world's origin qi left for cultivators to harness.

"What is the name of this immortal region?" Han Li asked.

"This place is called the Crane Ridge Immortal Region. A very long time ago, it had been abundant with the world's origin qi and ore mines, but it's been reduced to its current state due to overexploitation from the Heavenly Court," Violet Spirit replied after consulting a jade slip.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this.

"Are you going to keep helping people here, Brother Han? This immortal region has a very sparse population, so you might not be able to make much progress here," Violet Spirit said.

"I'll take a look and see first. Such a barren immortal region is quite rare in the True Immortal Realm," Han Li replied, then conjured up a golden lightning array, and the two of them instantly vanished from the spot.

In the northwestern area of the Crane Ridge Immortal Region was a giant basin that was thousands of kilometers in size.

There was a huge city inside that filled almost the entire basin, and it was inhabited by both cultivators and mortals alike.

The city wasn't small, but it wasn't thriving at all. Many places had already fallen into disuse, and there was a faint smell or rust in the air. There weren't many people on the streets, even in the center of the city, and the shops also barely had any patrons, while most of the city's residents seemed to have been staying at home.

The entire city resembled an elderly man on his deathbed, awaiting the embrace of death.

Han Li appeared outside the city amid a flash of lightning, but no one noticed the lightning due to the gray mist in the sky.

A faint smile appeared on Han Li's face as he looked down at the city below.

"Let's go and take a look," he said, and the two of them descended onto a street in the city.

It was close to nighttime, and most of the city had already fallen into darkness, with only some sparse specks of light indicating that the city was inhabited.

Some of the shops that lined the streets were also lit, illuminating a small area around them.

Han Li strolled along the street in an aimless manner with his eyes closed, seemingly sensing something.

Violet Spirit was rather perplexed to see this, but she didn't ask any questions as she walked along beside him in silence.