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The young woman interrupted her companions daydream and frowned, saying, Body Integration-grade cultivators? Thats to see if we can even kill one. We wouldnt be able to even if we teamed up. Alright, enough talk. We have important business. I didnt think that wed come across human cultivators so quickly. We should still be half a year away from Deep Heaven City.

The horned giant flapped its wings and sinisterly laughed, It is strange. They are most likely humans that have come looking for treasure. As weve killed them, weve done our duty. Even if others have escaped, lets leave them to the others behind us. Were only responsible for dealing with clear objectives.

Thats right. Lets go. In a moment, the main army will arrive.

The beautiful woman nodded with a smile. She then blurred and promptly vanished. The giant then loudly bellowed and absorbed the headless body into his mouth. With several noisy chews, he swallowed it and flapped his wings as he disappeared into the air.

Not long after the two foreign beings left, a strange drone sounded from the horizon. It was soft at first, but the sound gradually became louder as a black dot appeared, followed by two, and three… In the blink of an eye, countless black dots filled the sky like an overwhelming swarm.

There were thousands upon thousands of black dots. They traveled quickly and arrived at the huge mountain in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, the true appearances of the black dots were clear to see. They were winged people similar to the giant and the woman. Their arms and legs were bare. They only wore enough to cover their hidden parts. There were a huge number of giants as well as winged women.

These winged foreign beings continuously moved through the sky, wave after unbroken wave. Even after two hours, black dots continued to appear from the horizon as if their numbers were unending.

Suddenly, the sound humming through the air suddenly sounded with thunderous booms. Mountain-like colossuses soon appeared.

They were two to three kilometers tall and their bodies were faintly yellow. They were conic beehives that slowly revolved in the air around them.

In front of the colossuses were winged serpents covered in lightning and had over a dozen heads. They were slowly pulling them forward. To the side of the beehives, there were troops of winged foreign beings that were fully armored and armed. They seemed to be escorting the colossuses.

The creatures appeared rather clumsy, but they were actually extremely fast. They brought a storm with them as they traveled, scattering even the fog below them.

As for the huge beehives, they provoked the white birds lurking in the mist, causing them to pelt them with black ice arrows.

When the silver-armored foreign beings saw this, they waved their huge blades, slaughtering them like a tiger in a flock of sheep, slaughtering most of them in a brief moment.

When the other birds saw this, they fled back into the mist with cries.

The foreign beings didnt pursue them. Instead, they simply withdrew and continued to escort the towering giants.

These huge beehives began to appear alone from the horizon, but they became rather large in size. It seemed each one housed a large number of winged foreign beings.

As the huge beehives continued to arrive from the horizon, some of them were enormous. Then after a hundred of these huge hives appeared, they ceased, only to be followed by groups of strange ancient beasts.

There were those with three heads and two wings, or a dragons head and a birds tail, with bodies exceeding three hundred meters in size, some that were only a meter-long, or even those with several winged beings controlling them. Some of them appeared quite majestic and there were untold different species of them.

As these ancient beasts flew over, shuttles of black light appeared from the horizon. They were a hundred meters long and were quite pointed.

There were many of these long shuttles, only about a thousand, but their speed was quite. In a blur, they arrived from one end of the horizon to another.

As such, a moment later, there were no more shuttles.

The sky then turned clear.

But not long after, light flashed and another group of black dots appeared. If any humans saw the appearance of these beings, they would feel their blood run cold. freewebnvel.cm

These strange winged beings appeared mostly human-like those preceding them with ugly males and beautiful females. However, in each of the groups, there were several huge foreign beings that were far larger than the others, being hundred meters tall.

They were clad in gold or silver armor with ancient talisman inscriptions on their bodies. There were even various sharp bone horns producing their faces in a fiendish manner as if they were demons.

A group of these foreign beings flew far slower than the others. Furthermore, whenever these beings drew near, a few of them would immediately dive down and scatter around. Many of them dived into space as well.

As for the two giants beings in the group, they simply floated motionlessly with stiff expressions.

Floating between the two giants, there was a winged being with a fiendish appearance with folded arms.

Not only was this persons wings several times larger than others of his kind, but his eyes were also faintly gold and his flesh was crimson red. He was coldly looking at the others as they searched, but soon, his golden eyes stirred and they fell on a huge catching mountain below him.

Not long after, over a hundred different foreign beings flew back and they stood at attention. They all appeared quite docile.

The forward group encountered to Deity Transformation-grade cultivators! It was nearby, here right?

A young woman respectfully answered, Sir Meng Xiang, the information shouldve been correct. But apart from that mountain, weve found no other traces of humans. The mountain seems to contain a vein of spirit magnet stone. We cannot directly see it.

A vein of spirit magnet stone! That is quite remarkable. Lets open it up. The golden-eyed foreign being sneered and he soon raised his hand. A crimson light flashed. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a pulsing blood-red light sphere.

He closed his hand and the light sphere twirled and blurred forward.

A streak of light shot out from his hand, but it immediately surged to an unbelievable size. It covered half the sky.

The foreign being then flipped his palm and casually waved it forward.

A red light suddenly flashed from the top of the mountain. Then it appeared completely ordinary.

At that moment, two huge foreign beings waved their arms and fiercely released attacks at the mountain.

A huge force seemed to appear where the huge line appeared and a chain of attacks struck in a combined wave.

Then, a huge explosion sounded and the huge mountain released a series of groans. Half of the mountain slid off liked sliced tofu.

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Inside a huge cave, Han Li had flickering grey mist covering his body. It was an impenetrable defense, but he wore an unsightly expression as he looked twenty meters in front of him.

There was a large grey-robed man that was split into two. He was lying in a pool of blood. At his side was a small flag that flickered with lightning.

Han Li felt his heart shiver.

A brief moment ago, a red light flashed there, where the large man happened to be. He then fell in two halves.

As such, the spell formation created from the flags fell apart and the fist-sized black shadows immediately escaped from the lightning.

The other cultivators were stunned and then revealed a furious alarm. Lady Xiao was also shocked. A mist of light flashed from the other side of the cave a hundred meters away, followed by a chain of explosions. Senior Zhu and another dozen cultivators were attacking the True Toad Nest.

Han Lis heart stirred. Just as he thought to sweep the hundred shadow insects in his Divine Essensefused Light and prevent their escape, he suddenly felt huge vibrations as half of the mountain began to fall. At that same moment, there was an underground river began to roil and surge with waves that were thirty-meters tall.

The entire cave began to collapse, inch by inch.

Just as Han Li realized what was going on, he was aghast and immediately formed an incantation gesture, increasing his protective mist several fold as a wave of water engulfed him.

In the time it took to make a cup of tea, a dozen streaks of light flew out from the remaining half of the huge mountain.

Light flashed away and a dozen silhouettes appeared in the air. Senior Zhu and the others looked around and their faces turned bloodless.

Surrounding them were over a hundred winged foreign beings. They were staring at the cultivators like prey.

From their aura, they were all at least Deity Transformation-stage. There were at least seven of them at Spatial Tempering-stage.

The golden-eyed being looked at their cultivation and indifferently said, So there are many humans, but with only two at Spatial Tempering-stage. I am disinclined to deal with you. You kill them. If you can leave them alive, do it. Well interrogate them.

Then with a flap of his wings, the foreign being vanished over three hundred meters away. He flickered twice and vanished from sight.

Apart from splitting apart the enormous mountain, the gold-eyed foreign being did nothing else.

The two fat insects were six meters long and their flesh was a glossy white as if they were huge larvae. A small head grew from one of the ends. Not only did it have six small red eyes, but it revealed a mouthful of strangely large pointed teeth as it chewed on the moss.

Han Li was concealed to the point where even a Spatial Tempering cultivator couldnt detect him. Naturally, he did not worry that two trifling Deity Transformation-stage insects would discover him. He boldly floated above one of the insect beasts and swept his gaze around him.

With his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he saw the other Profound Whirlpool Beast as well as a faint red silhouette standing there.

It was the beautiful woman using an evasion technique.

Ten meters behind here, there was a vague azure light drifting in the air. It was Old Man You that was concealing himself with the power of the wind.

The two were looking around bewildered, unable to sense Han Lis presence.

Han Li didnt mind and sent them a few silent voice transmissions to notify them of his position.

The two wore a trace of astonishment. The old man then flickered to Han Lis side, not daring to approach thirty meters of the insect beast.

From the distance he kept, it was clear he wasnt confident he could keep himself hidden.

However, the beautiful woman was a Spatial Tempering cultivator. She withdrew her astonishment and arrived less than twenty meters away from the beast she targeted.

For a time, the three cultivators stood completely still. The only sound they could hear was the sound of the insects munching on the moss.

A cold glint flashed from Han Lis eyes and his palm lit up with faint black light. He reached out from the insect beast below him.

Grey mist shot out from his fingers, summoning a small black mountain from within it. It dropped down as soon as it appeared.

The insect underneath it was an alarm and its body stirred. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a huge ball of flesh and its body glowed with blue and white light.

But it was already too late!

At such a close distance, the insect was swept into the grey light in a flash. The Profound Whirlpool Beast continued to flicker with azure and white light, but the grey light restrained it completely.

Seeing that things were far from good, the beast began to violently tremble as formless waves began to surface from its flesh. They were about to scatter in every direction.

Han Li smirked and closed his stretched black fingers.

Suddenly, the grey light expanded and rustled several times. Eight waves of grey light swept past the beast, absorbing all of the waves of pressures from the beasts body until they were all dissolved by the Divine Essensefused Light.

The Profound Whirlpool Beast twisted and was about to use more of its abilities when a black shadow appeared above its head.

A huge explosion followed. The small mountain surged to thirty meters in height as it smashed the immobile creature.

However, the creature deserved its reputation of hardy flesh. Even under the huge pressure of the mountain, the insect beast hadnt turned to mush. The insect only continued its squirming as it attempted to break free.

But at that moment, Han Lis sleeve trembled and a ball of silver flames shot out.

A muffled thud sounded and the insect immediately turned to ash.

The Heavenly Spirit Devouring Flames werent something that a simple insect beast could withstand.

Han Li exterminated the beast only in the span of a single breath.

With that all done, he turned to look behind him. Old Man You was standing ten meters away with a trace of astonishment on his face.

The manner in which Han Li easily slew the Profound Whirlpool Beast left him, a late Deity Transformation cultivator, in shock.

Han Li gave him a faint smile and turned to look at the beautiful woman.

The other insect beast had been cleanly sliced in two.

The beautiful woman was floating above the insect beasts corpse. There was a half-foot-long fire-red sword suspended in front of her. She looked at Han Li with a trace of surprise.

Han Li bowed to the beautiful woman and then turned to the old man, Brother You, these two insect beasts have been dealt with. Lets report this to Senior Zhu. frewebnoel.com

Of course! Brother Han, Senior Qing, please wait a moment, Old Man You replied with a clear smile. He then shook his sleeve and released a sound transmission talisman from the way they came.

A short moment later, the others rushed over.

When the youthful Senior Zhu saw this and heard what happened from Old Man You, he wore a satisfied expression. He then uttered a few words of praise to them and continued on their way, not daring to continue on the way.

While they traveled, Han Li returned to the very back of the group.

This time, the other cultivators looked at him differently. Not many of the late Deity Transformation cultivators were confident they could kill a Profound Whirlpool Beast in a single strike.

The veiled Fairy Ying and the Dainty Lady Xiao couldnt help but take many examining glances in his direction.

Han Li turned a blind eye to this and followed them without a word.

Not long after they made it through the passage, the passage began to curve and they heard dripping water. The breeze in front of them was also moist and exceptionally cold.

A hundred-meter-wide underground river soon appeared before them. From the sound of the rushing water, it appeared to be traveling rather fast.

Everyone, listen well. After we cross this river, we will arrive at the True Toad Nest. Ive already mentioned the circumstances of the nest to everyone. The frogs will be easily dealt with, but the Shadow Insect Beasts will be very troublesome. We will be relying on you. Senior Zhu turned from the river and looked in the direction of Han Li and the others. He wore a stern expression.

A yellow-robed middle-aged cultivator slapped his chest and pledged, Dont worry Senior Zhu, With the Profound Heavenly Lightning Formation and the addition of Brother Han and Fairy Xiao, the Shadow Insects definitely wont escape them, no matter their reputation.

The other cultivators tasked with carrying the lightning flags spoke in agreement.

As for Han Li and Lady Xiao, they exchanged a glance and said nothing else.

Senior Zhu nodded in satisfaction. He then waved his hand and he was the first to cross the river, followed by the beautiful woman.

The others closely followed after him.

Meanwhile, outside the huge mountain in the white fog, the old and middle-aged man tasked with guarding the outside were having a casual chat.

Old Zhao, wouldnt you say that Senior Zhu and the others have made it to the True Toad Nest by now? Tch tch, with two fully mature Blue-eyed True Toads, everyone will have a large share even with the size of our group. The young frogs blood isnt as useful, but it also has a partial effect. This is well worth the long and arduous trip. It is only a pity that we were assigned on guard duty. We may have the last share of the spirit blood. The blue-robed middle-aged man grumbled to the white-robed old man standing aside him.

The old man chuckled and carelessly replied, It seems Fellow Daoist Xun feels unresigned. Dont think itll be easy to receive benefits from entering the nest. Perhaps one of them will die.

The middle-aged cultivator frowned and doubtfully said, Die? That cant be. Senior Zhu and the others have completely prepared themselves. It should go smoothly. What danger is there?

The old man sighed and lazily said, It appears this is the first time that youve head deep into the wilderness. Itll be best if you remember that nothing goes perfectly in the wilderness. Even as we stand guard, a large number of Deity Transformation or Spatial Tempering grade ancient beasts or foreign beings could attack us.

The middle-aged cultivator bellowed with laughter, Old Zhao, arent you exaggerating? This place is so hidden. How can something like that happen?

The old man shook his head and refrained from speaking any further when his face abruptly changed.

Bright light suddenly shined from the neck of the middle-aged cultivator. His head fell off in a blur, leaving behind a meter-tall fountain of blood from his neck.

Not good!

The old man managed to react in time and noticed something was wrong. He suddenly shot away and shook his sleeve, summoning a small azure shield in front of him, covering him in a barrier of light. He then spat out a red streak that revolved around him.

However, this was no use at all.

The space above the old mans head fluctuated and a three-meter-large azure-black claw appeared from space. It sliced through the old mans sword and defenses at lightning speed and closed its grip.

With a miserable scream, the claw crushed the old man into a ball of gore. Even his Nascent Soul couldnt escape.

The middle-aged cultivators headless body then trembled and a ball of green light shot out from it. It was a two-inch-large Nascent Soul. It held a badge and was flusteredly escaping.

But just as the Nascent Soul was about to blink a hundred meters away, a black mist flew over and covered it. It blurred and promptly disappeared.

The two Deity Transformation-grade cultivators were both destroyed in a single strike.

A moment later, black and azure light flickered nearby. A huge and a smaller figure suddenly appeared nearby.

One of them was thirty meters tall and had a dark face with fierce fangs and two horns. He strongly resembled a giant devil. The other was three meters tall and was slender. She appeared to be a beautiful woman. She held a pole and a blue axe in her hands that was as tall as she was.

The two had a pair of scarlet flesh wings that flickered with various ancient talisman characters. The flight that flashed appeared mesmerizing.

Not bad. The Nascent Soul of a Deity Transformation-grade cultivator is quite filling. The axe-wielding woman glanced at the headless corpse and used her snake-like tongue to lick her lips. She begrudgingly said, Its a bit of a waste for you to destroy the other one.

The devil-like giant uttered with a rumbling voice, I only recently advanced through my bottleneck, so I cant control my strength very well. Besides, its merely the Nascent Soul of a Deity Transformation cultivator. Were looking for the Nascent Soul of Spatial Tempering cultivators. Now that is truly filling. If we can consume a pair of Body Integration cultivator Nascent Souls, itll be possible for us to advance to Yaksha Kings.

The youthful Senior Zhu and the beautiful woman appeared satisfied by this result, not to mention the surrounding cultivators.

Dealing with a trifling swarm of Black Blood Ants with their cultivation like slaying a chicken with a butchers knife. However, the smooth success of the first step of their plan was a good omen.

Senior Zhu waved his hand at the incense burner, extinguishing the incense stick and having it return to him in yellow light. Then, it vanished with a flip of his hand. And in another flash of light, he summoned a set of flickering silver flags.

Each of the flags was only several inches large. Purple talisman characters and a few lightning patterns appeared on the flags surface, giving them an air of mystery.

Without any threat from the Black Blood Ants, we will head into the True Toad Nest. Here is the set of Profound Heavenly Lightning Flags. Those assigned to the formation will come up and take a flag. Senior Zhu glanced at the designated cultivators.

The cultivators promptly exchanged a glance and immediately flew forward. The first to take a flag was Old Man Liu.

Alright, apart from Fellow Daoist Zhao and Fellow Daoist Xun who will stand on guard outside, the others will follow us inside. The youth pointed out an old man and a middle-aged man, and he then flew into the mountain in streaks of light.

The others didnt hesitate and began to follow them in streaks of light.

As for the old man and the middle-aged man that was told to stand guard outside, they exchanged a wry laugh. They then concealed themselves.

The rest of the cultivators were following Senior Zhu and the beautiful woman into a natural cave inside the huge mountain.

After the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Han Li and the others appeared in a moist underground passage.

The passage was filled with stalactites dripping with water, leaving the ground exceptionally slippery. There was also an inch-tall moss that grew off the ground. It spread throughout the uneven rock in the passage.

Fortunately, the passage was quite wide, allowing cultivators to slowly fly through it. It wasnt so short that they would have to walk.

Han Li occasionally looked around and saw a few unusual venomous insects flying through cracks in the cave. With a flick of his finger, he released a red thread into the cracks and turned them into ash.

Beside him was Fairy Xiao.

She appeared cautious. A layer of faint white light appeared all over her. Regardless of whatever venomous insect pounced on her, they dropped to the ground covered in crystal.

It wasnt only Han Li and Fairy Xiao that used small measures to deal with the insects, all the other cultivators were keeping the insects at bay as well.

These insects were unremarkable, but none of them dared to get bitten.

After all, countless strange things appeared in the wilderness. Even ordinary insects could possibly kill a high-grade cultivator with its poison.

Such things had happened before.

The cultivators still focused on moving quickly and rarely spoke. Eventually, they remained completely silent. Apart from occasionally exterminating a few insects, there were no other sounds.

The passage wasnt too dark. There would be an occasional light that lit off the wall. They resembled the moonlight stones that humans often used.

With that, the party continued forward smoothly.

A moment later, Han Lis expression stirred and he took a deep glance at his squad ahead of him.

Meanwhile, the Senior Zhu frowned at the very front of the group and the two Spatial Tempering cultivators came to a sudden stop.

Senior Zhu informed the rest of the cultivators to halt.

Everyone, be careful. I sense two beasts in front of us. They have an aura close to Deity Transformation-stage and are blocking our way. It is possible there will be other insects nearby. It is inconvenient for me to use more of my spiritual sense to look for them. We will have to send people over to identify the insects with their own eyes. Be careful and dont attack first.

Everyone was startled, but one person immediately stepped forward and said, Have me take a look. I may not have other techniques, but I am quite confident in my evasion techniques. Will Senior Zhu entrust me with this?

Senior Zhu recognized the man and grinned. Hehe, so it was Brother You. Your wind movement techniques are quite wondrous. Youre exactly who I was looking for.

The person who stepped forward was the old man wearing a bamboo hat.

The old man chuckled and vanished from sight in a gust of wind.

Indeed, his wind movement techniques were impressive.

Silence filled the air. Many people thought of the insects blocking their path and couldnt help but feel excited.

In the time it took to finish a meal, the old man reappeared with a gust where he originally stood. If no one was paying attention, they wouldnt have noticed that the old man was there.

The old man bowed to Senior Zhu, saying, I am done. There are two Profound Whirlpool Beasts ahead of us. I fear it will be troublesome.

Profound Whirlpool Beasts! The cultivators became restless.

Many of the cultivators revealed surprise. Even Senior Zhu couldnt help but frown.

Han Li immediately recalled information related to the Profound Whirlpool Beasts.

Profound Whirlpool Beasts werent particularly fearsome, the exception being in a place like this!

The beasts abilities only had water and lightning movement techniques. Furthermore, they were cowardly and often made their escape with the wind. What was more helpless was that the beasts were also called Drumcry Beasts. If they discovered any enemy, they would loudly sound out like a huge drum, alerting anything within a hundred kilometers.

Among humans and demons, there were a few large sects and masters that tamed the beast and used them as alarms in vital areas.

If they didnt kill the beasts in a single strike, it would disturb the other insects on the huge mountain. When that time came, who knew what would happen? rewebnol.cm

Senior Zhu sank into thought for a moment and said, This is rather troublesome! Although I am a Spatial Tempering cultivator, I am not proficient in concealment techniques. Profound Whirlpool Beasts have a powerful spiritual sense and sense of smell. However, my wife is quite skilled in movement techniques, but shell only be able to catch one of them. Well need another Fellow Daoist to dispatch the other one. His sights turned to Old Man You.

I wont be any good. My wind techniques will allow me to approach them unnoticed, but against their rough flesh, I wouldnt be able to kill them in a single strike. The old man shook his head.

Senior Zhu wryly smiled and turned to look at the other late-Deity Transformation cultivators.

The others also frowned as they werent entirely confident. As it was related to the success of their mission, they didnt dare to accept the task unless they were entirely confident. It was quite difficult to have the speed and strength necessary.

Senior Zhus expression turned sullen.

Having planned this for several years, would their success be hindered by two mere insects?

Could we not use earth movement techniques through the mountain to go around them? One cultivator said doubtfully.

If we could do that, why would we go through all this trouble. The mountain is made of a huge vein of spirit magnets. It would forcefully restrain your spiritual power and absorb it if you were to fly through it. It wont be a problem if you dont attempt to phase through the mountain.

A vein of spirit magnets! Everyone felt a chill when they heard this.

The person that asked this wore a particularly unsightly expression.

For a time, no one dared to speak.

A voice then lazily sounded from the ground, Senior Zhu, if I can deal with the other beast, would I receive an additional share of the True Toad Blood?

The one who spoke was Han Li at the rear of the group. The dainty woman at his side was astonished.

Senior Zhu looked at Han Li with surprise and hesitantly said, Oh, could it be that Fellow Daoist Han is confident? If that is the case, the share of True Toad Blood is yours. But if it fails…

It was clear he only viewed Han Li as a mid Deity Transformation cultivator.

Hehe, Senior, dont worry. If I fail, I will take responsibility. Han Li smiled.

Senior Zhu resolved himself and nodded, You truly are confident. Good, I will let you deal with the other insect beast.

Whispers began to sound from the other cultivators and they examined Han Li with various expressions. A few of them wore faces of doubt.

Senior Zhu then turned to the old man with a bamboo hat and said, But for the sake of carefulness, Fellow Daoist You will follow Fellow Daoist Han and assist him!

Yes, leave it to me. The old man readily agreed.

Following that, Senior Zhu curled his lip and sent a few voice transmissions to his wife. The woman then formed an incantation gesture and glowed with red light before disappearing from sight.

Han Li took out a purple talisman and slapped it on his body. Suddenly, silver talisman characters roiled over him and he vanished.

Old Man You also turned into wind.

With the old man leading the way, Han Li and the beautiful woman flew forward for a time before arriving at their objective.

They arrived at an expansive and wide area. There were two white fat insects lying on the ground. They were eating moss.

The silver-haired Spatial Tempering youth, Senior Zhu, loudly announced from the front, Fellow Daoists, be careful. There is an unknown demon bird in the mist, but fortunately, they arent very strong. So long as you are careful of the acid they spit, it shouldnt be fine. As for the mist itself, let me and my wife deal with it.

Afterwards, the others waited as the silver-haired youth opened his mouth and spat out a long white jade bottle. It spun in the air and had its mouth pointed at the white mist.

The youth formed a hand gesture with both his hands and muttered an incantation, causing the jade bottle to brightly light up.

A muffled crackle sounded, followed by the bottle releasing an azure wind.

When the wind flew out, it only carried a faint azure light, but after it traveled ten meters, it blew into a raging gale. Then in the blink of an eye, it turned into a violent tornado.

The mist on the surface of the lake violently roiled as it split apart.

A clear path opened in the mist.

We go!

With Senior Zhus command, he and his wife took the initiative to first fly through the path. The jade bottle he earlier released began to circle above his head and continued to release violent gales.

When the others saw this, they felt a sense of relief and followed after them.

As Senior Zhu had mentioned, after they entered five kilometers in, meter-long white birds with flat beaks and dark-green claws began to appear from the surrounding mist.

The birds were clearly targeting the cultivators. As soon as they emerged from the mist, they opened their mouths and released black ice arrows.

With several shouts, the cultivators released their magic treasures, summoning formations of swords or several ancient shields.

When the black ice arrows struck, they immediately turned into black smoke. It left dense and numerous holes in the treasures where they struck.

The masters of the magic treasure revealed shock when they saw this. One of them immediately shouted, Quickly kill them. Their acid can corrode our treasures!

The others felt their hearts tremble when they heard this and immediately displayed their various techniques. Streaks of swift light and waves of mist moved in the direction of the demon birds.

Under the wave of attacks, the demon birds turned into balls of gore and blood, instantly dying in their entirety.

When the others saw this, they felt relief.

The birds had been truly weak.

A quarter-hour later, several strange cries sounded from the mist. Suddenly, another flock of white birds flew out from the mist and pelted the cultivators with black ice arrows.

Startled, the cultivators flusteredly released their treasures and blocked the attacks before exterminating the birds once more.

When the last of the birds turned into a bloody pulp, many bird silhouettes began to appear from the mist.

The cultivators became restless when they saw this and many of them wore expressions of unease.

Han Li frowned and he swept his spiritual sense through the mist. Bird cries began to sound out from the mist surrounding them from every direction, including from above and below them. There were too many to keep track of.

Although Han Li had encountered many dangers, even this caused him to feel a chill on his back.

Senior Zhus calm voice sounded from the front, Everyone, dont be scared! These birds are only launching probing attacks on us. When they see that a dozen waves of their attacks are ineffective, they will scatter.

When the others heard this, they began to activate their treasures and slaughtered any of the white birds that came to attack them.

Thirteen waves of the birds attacked them in succession. Eventually, long sharp cries sounded from the flocking birds and they scattered, withdrawing from the mist around them.

When the cultivators saw this, they felt relief and seized the opportunity to head forward.

Half a day later, the mist cleared around them. Their surroundings lit up and they saw a huge mountain at the center of the lake. It was overwhelmingly large and seemed to reach out from the bottom of the lake.

The portion of the mountain they could see was filled with green stone. Apart from the moss that grew on top of them, there were no other pants.

After the group came to a stop, Senior Zhu clicked his tongue and said, It is here! Hehe, we have to thank Fairy Ying and her comrades in finding this place. reeebnvel.com

The veiled woman chuckled and said, We found this mountain unintentionally as we were pursuing a beast. This was only a fortunate encounter.

Senior Zhu laughed and spoke with excited eyes, In truth, if one isnt lucky, it would be difficult to find this secret land. Nevertheless, we came across a group of True Toads. If it were on the outside, It wouldve been likely found by others. Let us start.

The other cultivators nodded with a smile.

The True Toad Nest is located in a natural underground cave at the bottom of the mountain. Well act as we originally planned. Well first attract the Black Blood Ants and kill them. Everyone, be careful. Although the ants are a grade-eight demon beast, they are innately capable of breaking our defensive shields and light. Furthermore, they are incredibly venomous. If they bite us, immediately swallow an antidote or your life will be forfeit. Alright, everyone prepare yourselves. I will light the Sandalwood Crane Incense. Following his quick warning, Senior Zhu flipped his hand and suddenly produced a palm-sized incense burner. He struck a half-foot-long stick of green incense.

He flung the incense burner up where it slowly revolved in midair.

Senior Zhu raised his hand and flicked his finger, igniting the incense with a flash of red light. The green incense stick then released a trail of azure stroke.

When Han Li looked at the incense burner, an odd expression appeared on his face.

The Sandalwood Crane Incense looked unremarkable and it didnt have much of a scent either? Was it truly effective against the Black Blood Ants? Han Li worriedly mused.

At that moment, the cultivators began to separate and conceal themselves.

Han Li was among them, flying three hundred meters up. Just as he was about to cast a technique, a white streak flickered and a slender silhouette appeared by his side.

Han Li was stunned and looked at the silhouette. She was the dainty woman, Fairy Xiao.

The woman was also surprised Han Li chose the same location. She soon smiled and politely said, Brother Han, I have a Hundred Bewildering Lights Flag. It is rather marvelous at concealing a location. How about I use it to hide us both?

Hehe, in that case, Ill have to trouble you, Han Li courteously replied.

It is only a slight effort. Brother Han is being too formal! She faintly smiled and raised her hand, producing a small snow-white flag. It then spun a circle above them.

The woman struck the flag with a spell seal and it blurred, suddenly producing a white mist. It brilliantly shined, covering them in a mist in the blink of an eye.

A moment later, the mist vanished alongside Han Li and Lady Xiao.

Han Li stood in his original location and raised his hand. Even with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he still wasnt able to see it.

With a tone of surprise, Han Li praised, Your treasure is truly marvelous. It is much more powerful than ordinary concealment treasures.

Fellow Daoist Han must be joking. This Hundred Bewildering Lights Flag may be truly powerful in invisibility, but it isnt capable of concealment from spiritual sense. It is only useful against creatures with weak spiritual sense like these insect beasts.

To his surprise, Han Li swept his spiritual sense past the woman and immediately verified her words to be true. He lamented, feeling it was a pity.

As his Brightsight Spirit Eyes couldnt see through the invisibility, it would be a formidable treasure if it could also hide from spiritual sense.

At that moment, the others also hid and withdrew their aura.

A moment later, apart from the small incense burner floating in the air, there was nothing else in sight.

The Sandalwood Crane Incense was truly effective. In only the time it took to finish a meal, buzzing sounds came from the direction of the mountain. At an unknown cave at the center of the mountain, a group of large winged ants flew in their direction.

The ants were each about half a foot long and were fanged. There was also a pair of green wings on their back. It appeared as if they were flying birds. They were truly startling.

It was obvious the ants were heading for the incense burner. Eventually, they made their way from the mountain to the incense and were completely surrounded by the cultivators.

Suddenly, the nearby space around the burner fluctuated. Senior Zhu and the beautiful woman appeared at nearly the same time and he shouted, Attack!

Lights lit up in every direction and soon, several tens of treasures appeared, turning into mists of light as they swept at the ant swarm. Large scale attacks such as fireballs and lightning struck as well.

From the fierce barrage, it appeared the cultivators wanted to end the ant swarm in a single strike.

With multiple huge explosions, the ants were submerged in rainbow light. Soon, waves of heat and cold swept out from the center of the barrage, forming an immense storm at the center of the explosions. The pressure of the winds even blew the cultivators a few steps back.

When the light and winds faded, all the ants disappeared, leaving not even a trace of ash behind.

About two weeks later, a clear and long shriek sounded from the outside. Although it wasnt loud, it roused Han Li and the others that were resting.

Han Lis brow moved and he opened his eyes.

He blinked and tilted his head in thought. Then he stood up and walked out of the ice building.

There was a spacious area in front of the ice building, but at an unknown time, it turned into an icy hall that was three hundred meters long. It was supported by many huge pillars of ice. Although they were exceptionally crude, it sparkled under the sunlight and gave it an imposing presence.

Inside the hall, there was a ten-meter-tall platform where a man and a woman stood.

The man had a head of silver hair and a handsome young face. As for the woman, she wore her hair in a coil and had a well-rounded body, adding to her exceptional beauty. Despite her bare, frail and flawless limbs, she didnt seem to mind the cold.

The two were at the Spatial Tempering stage. The man in particular was at mid-stage.

The long whistle came from the silver-haired man.

Five people were standing below the platform. Fairy Ying and Old Man Liu stood among them. When the whistle sounded, Han Li and the others came out from their buildings.

In the blink of an eye, over twenty cultivators appeared on the mountain.

The cultivators were all at the Deity Transformation stage at the very least. They walked to the hall with various expressions.

Han Li wore a calm expression as he followed them inside.

When the group entered, many people immediately said, We pay our respects to Senior Zhu and Senior Qing!

These two Seniors have also come! It is good to see you again!

Han Li soon found an empty spot and stood there unmoving.

The two that originally visited and invited him were the pair of famous golden guards, the woman and man on stage.

Although he only spoke to them once, he had heard much about them. If they werent also ascended cultivators, Han Li didnt know if he wouldve agreed to this meeting, no matter what rewards were promised.

Senior Zhus long whistle had come to a stop and he smiled in response to everyones greeting. Then he loudly said, It appears everyone has come. Please have a seat. Lets have a proper discussion on how well clean up the nest of Blue-eyed True Toads.

When he finished speaking, the woman at his side immediately released a spell seal on the floor.

Suddenly, the ice hall lit up with white light and rows of exquisite jade chairs appeared as a result of simple spell formations.

When the cultivators saw this, they took a seat. The two Spatial Tempering cultivators on stage also sat down.

The silver-haired man swept his gaze to both sides and smiled, It appears that the number of cultivators that arrived was what we expected. When we invited you, we assumed forty percent would be able to make it. As for the others, they couldnt make it for a myriad of reasons.

But even so, we will have to concentrate our efforts in exterminating the Blue-eyed True Toad next. When the time comes, we will all take what we need. You will divide the True Toad Spirit Blood among yourselves while we will take the Thousand Heart Flowers that the beasts are guarding.

It is as we had mentioned before. Are there any objections? Of course, the division of True Toad Spirit Blood will be in accordance to what you contribute. It wont be evenly split. I hope that you will stifle your thoughts about having a free ride.

With that said, a huge pressure faintly emitted from his body and his face turned stern.

The other cultivators in the room remained standing and added nothing else.

Good, since you understand, lets discuss the operations concrete steps. The group of True Toads were discovered by Fairy Ying. Lets have her explain, the youth smiled and turned to the veiled woman.

Senior Zhu, your wish is my command.

Fairy Ying smiled and she gracefully stood up. She swept her gaze past the other cultivators and said, I wont speak of how I discovered the True Toad nest, but I can tell you that there are nearly ten toads. The two fully mature toads are around the level of mid Spatial Tempering. The other toads will be at Nascent Soul strength. The toads have always hidden in the depths of their nest and rarely head out. If we wish to attack their nest, it will become very difficult. After all, it will be difficult for us to fight them in that environment.

With that said, the woman briefly paused and continued, If it was just that, there would be no need to invite you all here. The crucial point is that there are two types of ferocious beasts living nearby. One of them is the Black Blood Ants with the other being a Shadow Insect Beast.

The two insects might not be anything alone, but they live together in a group over a hundred. If we want to deal with the toads, well need to deal with these insects first.

Black Blood Ants?

Shadow Insect Beasts.

…

When they heard the masked woman, most of the cultivators began to whisper. There were even a few that didnt dare to discuss the topic with their neighbors.

The two insects were actually quite infamous. If the insects were three, they would pose a large threat even against Spatial Tempering cultivators.

After she finished speaking, the veiled woman nodded to the silver-haired youth and sat back down.

Senior Zhu calmly said, There is no need to be nervous. Since weve invited you here, we already have a method to deal with them. We only need you to assist us with vigor!

An old man with a bamboo hat stood up and bowed, saying, Senior Zhu! Its not that we dont trust you, but the matter appears quite dangerous. Could Senior explain his plan?

The old man was one of the few late Deity Transformation cultivators.

So it was Fellow Daoist You. Please sit back down. Even if you didnt mention it, I still wouldve explained. Senior Zhu smiled nonchalantly.

The old man didnt speak any further and sat down with a salute.

Its quite simple, the two insects may be troublesome, but weve purchased Sandalwood Crane Incense. It has an immensely powerful attractive allure to the Black Blood Ants. So long as we light it from a distance, we can easily attract them to the surface and exterminate them. On the contrary, the Shadow Insects are troublesome to deal with. However, weve borrowed a set of Profound Heavenly Lightning Flags. With eight of you using this treasure, we can form a ring of lightning and restrain the insects. Apart from that, we also invited Fellow Daoist Han and Fairy Xiao, who both have techniques that will be effective against the insects. With you two assisting the lightning formation, it should be safe. As for the remaining few, they will join with me and my wife in exterminating the True Toads. How do you feel about this? Senior Zhus voice wasnt loud, but it was easily heard.

When Han Li heard Senior Zhu mention his own name, his expression stirred and he swept his gaze past the hall, finding that many were looking in his direction.

There was also a woman wearing silver-white robes that appeared in her twenties. She possessed a dainty appearance and looked at Han Li with a warm smile.

Han Li unconsciously returned the smile and curiously thought, Could it be she is Fairy Xiao? She also cultivates an ability that can restrain the Shadow Insects?

Follow that, other cultivators would occasionally ask a question.

Fairy Zhu answered all of the questions with a friendly tone, satisfying all the cultivators present.

However, Han Li took notice that the beautiful woman at his side rarely said a word from the very start. She merely stood there with a smile.

Han Li found this odd.

He recalled that when they invited him to this meeting, only the handsome youth seemed to speak. She hadnt spoken at all.

Could it be that the woman is a high-ranking Buddhist and practices that strange technique that requires a vow of silence? Otherwise, if she were deaf or mute, how would she be able to cultivate to this stage?

Han Li inwardly pondered.

After two hours passed, there were no other questions and Senior Zhu began to divide them.

It stood to mention that apart from Han Li and Fairy Xiao, there were actually many cultivators among them that practiced a rare lightning technique, allowing them to use the Profound Heavenly Lightning Flags and form a ring lightning formation.

All of those present were ascended cultivators or the descendants of ascended cultivators. None of them had been born naturalized with this world.

Therefore, although their numbers were many, they didnt care much about how they were divided.

When they were all given an assignment, Senior Zhu didnt have an intention of delay and promptly gave a command, ordering the twenty-some people to depart. They all flew west.

After three entire days of flight, the party eventually arrived in front of a huge lake.

With a single glance, they saw a dense and salty mist from the lake, giving it a mysterious presence.

Many of the cultivators couldnt help but frown at the sight.

Normally, most cultivators were unwilling to enter strange areas in the wilderness like this one as it was unknown what lurked in the mist and the lake. If they were ambushed, it would be a brush with death.

Without need for a warning, everyone slowed their speed and stopped in front of the mist.

Han Li flung the translucent wings into the air and he spat out a cloud of azure mist before absorbing both into his stomach.

Following that, Han Li took out the damaged Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords and began to temper them and slowly restore their spirituality.

A year later, above a nameless mountain range in the wilderness, a faint azure light streaked across the sky.

The light contained an insipid youth with his arms held behind his back. He was Han Li who already departed from the hidden room several months before.

When he mended his flying sword entirely, he departed from the heart of the mountain and immediately took the sky.

Because he was alone, Han Li was extremely careful and thus spent half a year of flight in peace.

As for the nameless mountain range he was flying above, it appeared unordinary.

Regardless of their altitude, the trees appeared short as shrubbery. If he were to fly closer to the ground, he would also encounter a dense wave of moisture.

The mountain range also had depressions that were filled with various-sized lakes. Among them, the largest spanned to thousands of kilometers in width while the smallest was only half a kilometer wide.

Nevertheless, Han Li didnt dare to be careless as he flew past them.

Foreign beings or all sorts of formidable ancient beasts could be lying in wait inside the water.

Ever since he entered the mountains, he had already killed a dozen strange beasts that took the initiative to attack him. Among them included a huge eel from one of the lakes. It was nearly at Deity Transformation-stage and had ferocious water-attributed abilities. It was rather exhausting to deal with.

Half a month later, the mountain features began to change and he came across two perfectly straight mountains that were three kilometers tall.

When Han Li caught sight of the mountains, Han Lis eyes lit up with joy.

With regard to their size, they werent particularly odd, but one of them was silver-white. Most of the mountain was covered in exceptionally cold crystalline snow.

The other mountain was sparkling purple and had maple-like trees growing all over it. The leaves on these trees shined with an odd purple light.

The mountains were separated by over five kilometers, but apart from the silver snow and the purple trees, the mountains appeared almost entirely the same.

Since the two mountains are here, it seems they were telling the truth. Han Li muttered. Soon, his light flashed and he made his way to the mountain of snow.

When he drew close, he encountered raging winds that carried an incisive bone-chilling cold.

His expression stirred, but a layer of azure light appeared from his body and he continued forward unhindered.

But before he entered the mountain, two streaks of light shot out from the area covered most densely in snow. With several flashes, they arrived a hundred meters away from Han Li.

Han Li then dismissed his flight light and revealed his body.

Hehe, so it was Fellow Daoist Han! I knew that with your abilities, youd make it out of a trifling mission just fine! The lights in front of Han Li vanished to reveal two men. One of them recognized Han Li and spoke with a smile.

The persons complexion was pale and he appeared to be sixty years of age. When Han Li first entered Deep Heaven City, he met Old Man Liu from Spirit Flight Hall.

As for the person to his side, he appeared to be a sickly scholar, but he also wore a kind expression.

So it was Brother Liu and Brother Ouyang! Didnt you two come here earlier than me? It seems your missions were finished smoothly. Han Li chuckled, refraining from mentioning his brush with death with the wood tribe.

Old Man Liu shook his head and he said, How could our mission compare with yours? I simply followed a few golden guards as they wiped out a few small strongholds held by foreign races. So long as I was a bit careful, I wasnt in any danger.

Han Li smiled and asked, Apart from your two, have any others come?

Old Man Liu flashed a beaming smile and said, Of course. Our journey requires many people. Although we predicted that about half of our numbers wouldnt be able to arrive, just about everyone we needed has arrived. Let me guide you.

Then Ill have to trouble you. Han Li saluted him.

Han Li followed the two and streaked towards the icy mountain.

After a short journey, the old man in the lead took out a jade badge and held it out in the air in front of him.

A wave of white light flew out from the badge and revealed a field of white lotuses that flashed with light.

Old Man Liu commanded the light and entered one of the white lotuses, which soon flashed before disappearing.

Han Li blinked. He and the scholar soon followed.

There was a layer of illusion formations that were placed there. It was quite mysterious since he hadnt been able to see it.

In that case, if an ordinary ancient beast arrived nearby, it wouldnt discover anything odd about the mountain.

The three flickered several times with light as they flew above the mountain top and dropped down in front of an ice pavilion.

There was a group of various-styled ice buildings nearby. There was also a man and two women that were keeping watch of the pavilion. When they saw the three arrive, their sights focused on Han Li.

The man possessed a large stature and wore grey robes. His full beard gave him a bold appearance.

One of the women appeared over forty years old, wore azure robes, and had an ordinary appearance. The other woman appeared young, wore green robes, and wore a veil.

When Han Li saw the veiled woman, he yelped.

Fairy Ying, I didnt think that you would take the invitation too. What a coincidence! Han Li called out to her in surprise.

The veiled woman replied with a sweet smile, I knew youd be here. I can be considered a founding member.

She was Fairy Ying who had invited Han Li to team up when he last attended a meeting for ascended cultivators.

A founding member? That is truly outside my expectations. Han Li chuckled.

When Han Li was invited to join the group, Fairy Yin wasnt among those who met him, but he still found them to be trustworthy.

As for the people who initiated this gathering, Han Li didnt care much about that.

Han Li flickered his gaze and swept his eyes past the other two.

The two appeared familiar as if he had seen them before at the meeting for ascended cultivators. However, he didnt seem to have talked to them before.

The lowest cultivation the three possessed was at mid Deity Transformation stage. The older woman in particular was a late Deity Transformation cultivator.

Thus, Han Li saluted them.

The large man and the older woman promptly returned his salute, not daring to neglect him.

The veiled woman soon invited Han Li to take a seat in the pavilion. After some thought, Han Li shook his head and said, Ive received a few wounds on my mission, and Ive spent some magic power flying without rest. Ill need to recover. If I remember correctly, there is still a month before the determination meeting time.

Old Man Liu twirled his beard and spoke with a friendly face, Hehe, weve overlooked that. Please take a rest. Well talk to you later. The rooms on the very left dont have anyone in them. Go ahead and choose one. Of course, if you are dissatisfied, you can construct your own.

Then Ill go ahead. Han Li faintly smiled and bid them a few words of farewell. He then walked to one of the ice rooms and disappeared inside with a few flickers.

As the few cultivators looked at Han Lis back, silence filled the air.

The woman slightly frowned and slowly asked, Is Brother Han hurried to rest because his injuries are severe?

It shouldnt be! His complexion is fine. Its probably just that hes low on magic power. The large grey-robed man shook his head.

Fairy Yin indifferently said, That might not be the case. If Han Li possesses exceptional concealment techniques, we wouldnt be able to see anything odd. Nevertheless, since hes here on schedule, hes already demonstrated that his abilities are unordinary. Even if he is somewhat ill, I believe that it wont affect our plans. Didnt Fellow Daoist Yuan and Master Jing Yuan also head straight to their rooms upon arriving? She clearly had quite a bit of confidence in Han Li.

The sickly scholar smiled and said, Your words make sense. Although Fellow Daoist Han is only a mid Deity Transformation cultivator, according to my information, his abilities are among our top three.

The older woman was stunned and doubtfully said, Your words arent an exaggeration, are they? Fellow Daoist Han is only a mid Deity Transformation cultivator. Are you sure?

The veiled woman leisurely explained, Older Sister Zhao has remained in diligent cultivation over these past few years in Deep Heaven City and hasnt taken part in our meetings. It is no surprise you dont know of Brother Han. Fellow Daoist Han had killed many similar grade foreign beings and he also captured many of them alive. He is quite famous among the newly ascended cultivators in the city. One of his abilities in particular is incredibly effective against shadow tribe beings. This was primarily one of the reasons we went through such great lengths to invite him.

Fellow Daoist Ying means that he will be effective in dealing with those shadow bug beasts? The older woman realized.

Old Man Liu added, Thats right. Otherwise, they will be troublesome to deal with. If we consume that much magic power before we encounter our true prey, that would be awful.

The older woman nodded and said nothing else.

As for the others, they took a seat and briefly chatted. When Han Li entered the ice room, he sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Han Li didnt immediately stand up. Rather, he started to mutter to himself inside the hidden room.

Not long after, he shook his sleeve and summoned an azure ring in his palm.

It was the storage bracelet of the Black Phoenix Clans Xiao Hong.

Although he suppressed her with the Divine Essensefused Mountain and spared her life, her storage bracelet was another story.

It could be considered the price for sparing her life.

As a demon cultivator and direct descendant of her clan, Han Li was very interested in what lay inside the storage bracelet.

With a brief look at the bracelet with his spiritual sense, his face lit up in joy.

It possessed many rare treasures.

First off, demon beast materials occupied nearly half of the storage bracelet with most of them rarely seen on the market. As a member of one of the seven great demon clans, she should have a far easier time gathering materials compared to humans. He was also overjoyed to find eight various-colored top-grade spirit stones shining in the corner.

Although this was the spirit realm, top-grade spirit stones werent nearly as precious as one might imagine in the mortal realm. However, they werent easily acquired either. Top-grade spirit stones were held in small number by high-grade cultivators, but never in large numbers.

In particular, one of the white spirit stones was a rarely seen wind-attribute spirit stone, much to Han Lis delight.

Ever since he entered Deep Heaven City, he always wanted to acquire one.

In addition to this, there were also magic tools and various ancient treasures that didnt catch Han Lis eyes. These items couldnt compare to his Divine Essensefused Mountain and his Heavenvoid Cauldron.

Perhaps Xiao Hong didnt care much for these treasures also, otherwise, she wouldve taken them out in battle.

Additionally, there was a small collection of medicine bottles in the bracelet that piqued his interest.

When he took them out in his hand, he began to identify them. Most of them were healing medicines with a few of them being cultivation advancement medicine and rare pill refinement materials.

One of the wooden boxes even contained a Zoysia Dragon Fruit.

Han Li bluntly took that out and put it safely away.

Then, he came across an odd silver bottle that was engraved with a black fire phoenix.

A sparkling golden restriction talisman was sealing it.

When Han Li saw this, his mind trembled.

He tore the talisman off and opened its lid.

Several pops later, three thumb-sized black medicine pills flew out from it and circled once in the air. They promptly turned into three nimble black flame phoenixes and flew off in different directions.

Yi!

Han Li yelped in surprise. Nevertheless, he reacted immediately. A grey mist of light flew out and swept up the three phoenixes.

In the grey light, the phoenixes slowly revolved in the air. Light flashed and turned into three jet-black medicine pills.

The grey mist folded and withdrew, dropping the three phoenixes into Han Lis palm back in the form of medicine pills.

Han Li picked up one of the pills with two fingers and brought it close to his eye.

As medicine pills that can transform and fly, they were definitely valuable.

As Han Lis expression turned grave, his mind was filled with various legends regarding medicine pills. fгeewebnovl.com

Black Flame Pills!

From the pills provoking appearance, Han Lis eyes flickered and he immediately recognized them. His face lit up in ecstasy.

In the entire world, only the Black Phoenix Clan can refine these pills by using their personal flames. Even pill refinement masters arent able to duplicate them.

Refining these pills requires them to absorb the life flames of a Black Phoenix in addition to other mysterious materials. That is to say, even the Black Phoenix Clan cant produce many of them. A clan member must be at Deity Transformation-stage or above, and even then, they can only refine a single pill every thousand years.

With high-grade Black Phoenix cultivators rarely seen, the Black Flame Pills are as previous as one might imagine. The pills are prized among humans and demons. The most important reason is that they are an optimal supplementary medicine pill for breaking the bottleneck to the Spatial Tempering stage.

Now that he had three of these pills, his odds of breaking through to Spatial Tempering increased by twenty percent. This left Han Li overjoyed.

After some more careful examination and verifying the identity of the Black Flame Pills, Han Li suppressed his excitement, returned the medicine pills to the bottle, and sealed it with talisman before carefully putting it away.

The most important point of breaking through to Spatial Tempering was unifying the five elements in his body into one. After cultivating the Divine Essensefused Light, he didnt need to put much more consideration into that.

And with the three Black Flame Pills, he could search for more medicine and secret techniques to increase his odds of breaking through. His hopes of breaking through now greatly increased.

But now, his main goal would be to quickly cultivate to late-Deity Transformation stage. By using a large number of medicine pills, itd only be a matter of time before he broke through the bottleneck of the mid-Deity Transformation stage.

What was most troublesome would be that his original medicine pills would lose efficacy after he entered late-Deity Transformation stage. He would need higher-grade pills in order to further progress.

While there were medicine pills effective for late-stage cultivators, they werent large in number. The most famous of them was the True Toad Liquid. In fact, the reason why he risked taking this mission was largely related to the spirit toad it required.

After some thought, Han Li suddenly recalled the mysterious guest that knocked on his door before he left Deep Heaven City and narrowed his eyes.

If it truly went as smoothly as that person proposed, he could obtain much True Toad Liquid. Although he couldnt use the green liquid to produce the medicine limitlessly, it would be enough for him to cultivate for some time.

Having carefully remembered the promises of his visitors, Han Li felt there were no other problems and let out a long sigh before tossing the matter to the back of his mind. With a single hand, he swept his hand past the storage bracelet and took another extremely important gain.

It was a sparkling rainbow feather. It was the Rainbow Phoenix Feather acquired by the two women of the Ye Clan.

Han Li lightly stroked the feather and the air shined with rainbow light, nearly submerging the entire room with it.

Han Lis heart stirred.

It was worthy of its reputation as the life feather of a True Spirit grade heavenly phoenix. With only the feather, it released an aura above any mystical bird found in the mortal realm.

Han Li stared at the feather and his vision flickered. He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out azure-white lightning.

A soft roll of thunder sounded. Sparks of light shifted several times, condensing into a pair of azure-white wings that were several inches large.

Han Li waved his hand at them and the miniature Thunderstorm Wings landed in his hand.

He swept his gaze past it and frowned.

There were a pair of slender holes in each of the wings.

They were from when the giant wood spirit used its fingernails to pierce through the wings.

Han Lis frown then faded away.

He further examined the Thunderstorm Wings once through and concluded the damage would be easily fixed.

According to what the Soaring Sky Beasts incarnation said, the so-called Thunderstorm Wings were originally formed from Kun Peng feathers and couldnt truly become a spirit treasure, because he couldnt activate the wind-attribute worldly laws contained in the Kun Peng feather. It also required a wind-attribute top-grade spirit stone.

That was the reason why he was originally looking for a top-grade wind-attributed spirit stone.

Now that he obtained a Heavenly Phoenix Feather, a true spirit material, his original plans had changed. He could add the feather into the Thunderstorm Wings.

The Heavenly Phoenix Feather was different from the Kun Peng feather. The heavenly laws it contained were awe-inspiring spatial abilities. If the feathers laws could be refined in the Thunderstorm Wings, its power would be as one imagined.

The next time he came across a fearsome existence like the Silver Tier Wood Spirit, he would have no need to receive its attacks and could easily escape.

Han Li fiddled with the wings and feather as he pondered.

Fortunately, he already had the experience of refining the Kun Peng feather into the Thunderstorm Wings. Otherwise, he truly wouldnt have known what to do.

Having come to that conclusion, Han Li took out six top-grade spirit stones from his storage bracelet.

Five of them represented each of the five elements and he added a sixth, the wind-attributed spirit stone.

With his current abilities, he no longer needed earthfire or the like.

He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of silver flame. It roiled and gathered into a huge furnace roiling with silver flames.

He tossed the Thunderstorm wings into the furnace and pointed at the wind-attributed spirit stone.

Winds rustled as the spirit stone and winds disappeared into the furnace.

Han Li swept his sleeve at the ground, released an azure mist, producing a large pile of materials and bottles.

They were the supplementary materials needed to refine the wings.

Luckily, the matter of refining the wings had always been on his mind so he gathered the needed ingredients over time.

Han Li tossed a bottle of quicksilver-like liquid into the furnace and began to mutter as he struck the furnace with a chain of different spell seals.

After ten entire days passed, the room was filled with Han Lis hearty laughter.

He stood at the heart of the room and held a pair of see-through crystalline wings.

The wings shimmered with azure light and a rainbow mist covered it, but it was also clear as water. They could hardly be seen in Han Lis grasp as if they were an illusion.

Han Li already tested its might and it had truly advanced to the level of a spirit treasure. It was marvelous far beyond what he imagined.

This came as no surprise. Whether it be the Kun Peng feather or the Heavenly Phoenix Feather, so long as he could activate its abilities after refinement, refining it into a Divine Spirit Treasure was no problem.

Having transformed a treasure twice, Han Li created something with power that greatly satisfied him.

It was clear that the figures were a result of Han Lis abilities.

Following that, black light flashed from the top of the giants head. Another azure figure flickered into space and silently swept down.

However, the giant already anticipated this and he raised his head, releasing an emerald green beam of light from his head.

The beam of light was as thick as a barrel and incredibly fast. As a result, the azure figure was unable to dodge and took the blow directly.

A miserable scream sounded, followed by the fall of the azure figure.

The giant sneered.

But then, purple light shined from behind the figure, radiating brightly. Another silhouette inconceivable appeared. It waved its sleeve and released hundreds of golden specks of light.

The newly-appeared silhouette was Han Li.

At such a close distance, even the giant immediately sensed the azure figure, but he was too late to stop it.

He only heard the sharp patter of rain as the golden specks all struck the back of the giant.

Enraged, the giant roared and a large green hand warped, arriving above Han Lis head. It overbearingly swept down.

Han Li didnt panic. He unfolded his wings, wanting to flicker into a void. freeebnovel.com

But then, the giant flicked two of his fingers with a cold snort. Their fingernails shot off in a tremble and disappeared in a blur.

A moment later, two green streaks pierced through Han Lis wings at inconceivable speed. The sounds of thunder suddenly stopped.

In great alarm, Han Li thought of another way to dodge, but it was too late.

The giants hand radiated with green light and Han Li felt his surroundings grow tense as if it had turned to steel. Even with the immense power of his body, Han Lis movements slowed and he found it difficult to escape.

In that delay, the giant green hand firmly grabbed him.

The green giants strength was absolutely no weaker than Han Lis.

The giant sinisterly smiled at seeing his strike land true and revealed a violent expression.

Green light surged through his hand as he exerted strength in his hand, intending on crushing Han Li alive.

Han Lis face largely changed and he suddenly muttered an incantation. Azure light continued to surge through his body, glaring from the giants hand. Then, his body seemed to become crushed as it turned into specks of light.

The spirit light condensed in a nearby space, creating an azure talisman. Suddenly, it swept off into the distance.

The giant looked at the display with surprise.

A hundred meters away, space fluctuated, followed by the flicker of Han Lis appearance. Although he was somewhat pale, he quickly collected himself and summoned the azure talisman into his hand.

As he found himself in a moment of peril, he used the Spiritform Talismans ability to substitute himself, thus allowing him to escape calamity and displace himself a distance away.

After tempering the talisman for so many years, the Spiritform Talismans abilities were far greater than before.

At that moment, the giant spat out a beam of light at the silhouette, suddenly blurring as he approached the haggard Han Li.

However, despite Han Lis ruined clothing and pale complexion, he turned to look at the giant with a sinister smile.

Astonishingly, this was a different Han Li.

The giant blinked and couldnt help but show his bewilderment.

The Han Li before him immediately lit up with black light and suddenly shrunk into a black-haired monkey that was only a half-foot tall.

It was the Weeping Soul Beast!

When Han Li launched his previous attack, he secretly released the Weeping Soul Beast and had it take his form.

The Silver Tier Wood Spirit had been too distracted to notice. With the protection of his illusions and the Weeping Soul Beast, he activated the High Zenith Invisibility Talisman and was able to quietly escape.

Otherwise, with the Wood Spirits immense spiritual sense, Han Li truly wouldnt have been able to fool the giant at such a close distance.

The green giant faintly sensed that something was amiss and recalled the golden specks that Han Li released from his sleeve. Then, his expression sank as he swiped at his back.

As one that was both person and tree, the wood spirits body was extremely hardy, but his bodys senses was dull. Originally, he didnt believe that Han Li had a true method of harming him.

But after he swiped his hand behind him, his eyes lit up as he discovered several inch-large golden beetles laying in his palm.

What is this?

The huge giant was startled and soon he clenched his hand, but he unfolded it to discover the beetles were safe.

His face drastically changed.

When Han Li saw this from a distance, a fierce expression appeared on his face and he gave the beetles a command with his spiritual sense.

Suddenly, the giants back flared with golden light as half-foot-long golden beetles began to strangely appear. They crawled over half of the giants body and began wildly devouring it.

Han Li watched with an emotionless expression, but his heart stirred.

Although the Gold Devouring Beetles were said to have nothing they couldnt eat, that was only a record in the mortal realm. It was also recorded that wood and jade treasures could restrain them. The wood spirit tribes half-human half-tree fusion was truly bizarre. Although their bodies resembled huge trees, he wasnt able to determine if they could be considered wood-type treasures.

As the experiment went on, the giant soon let out a scream of agony. He slapped at his back with all his might, but the beetles continued to fiercely consume him. He near-indestructible crystalline body was now being easily torn apart by the beetles.

With several hundred of these beetles gnawing away at the giant, the giant sensed the agony of being torn apart despite his dulled senses.

Han Li was overjoyed. After he waved his sleeve to collect the Weeping Soul Beast, his body lit up with azure light and he tore through the sky as an azure streak.

Although the Gold Devouring Beetles were enough to deal with the giant, he couldnt deal with any of the giants full-powered attacks. Itd be best if he put distance between them.

Gold Devouring Beetles! Fully matured Gold Devouring Beetles! You actually possessed such demonic insects! The giants screams sounded as if it was having a most fearsome nightmare.

Soon after, the sounds of repeated explosions sounded and green lights instantly filled most of the sky.

Han Li didnt turn around and continued his escape with all his speed. In the blink of an eye, he was over the horizon. After several more flickers, he was long gone.

A short moment later, a huge ball of light raised to the sky where the giant originally stood. It flew off past the sky in defeat. The faint silhouette of the badly damage giant could be seen within.

There was a cloud of golden insects closely pursuing it.

With one trailing after another, they flew off a different direction from Han Li.

Not long after, the golden beetle cloud buzzed as they circled and flew back. Not only did they return to their inch-large size, but beetles flew in unorganized disarray.

Fortunately, the Gold Devouring Beetles werent slow. They streaked past the air like bolts of lightning.

Five hundred kilometers away in an area with scattered rocks, Han Li sat cross-legged with a pale complexion. He was doing his utmost to command the beetles back to him.

He already consumed a truly significant portion of his spiritual sense.

When the beetles finally returned to him, he eventually lost control of his body as it trembled and fell. At that same time, he put his hands behind his head and let out a painful groan.

A quarter hour later, he was able to collect himself and sit back up.

Using the beetles had been extremely dangerous, resulting in nearly all his spiritual sense being wasted. But even so, his spiritual sense only suffered minor damage.

It seemed he wouldnt be able to use the beetles for pursuit to prevent excessive drain.

Nevertheless, if he hadnt pursued the wood spirit with the Gold Devouring Beetles, the wood spirit would have discovered something amiss and wouldnt have given up so easily.

Now, the Silver Tier Wood Spirit suffered much damage from the Gold Devouring Beetles. Even if he was braver, he wouldnt dare to continue tangling with Han Li.

Han Li stroked the Spirit Beast Ring underneath his sleeves and let out a long breath.

In a secret forest myriad kilometers away, the Silver Tier Wood Spirit Mu Rui was sitting underneath a huge tree in his giant form. One of his arms and nearly half of his body had disappeared, but countless green specks of light flew out from the forest and wildly rushed into his body.

The giants missing body parts regrew at a visible speed.

In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the specks of light ceased and the giants body was completely restored. But when he opened his eyes, they now appeared exceptionally dim.

He held his hands in an incantation gesture and the giants body spat out a hollow phantom. It then blurred and condensed into a pale green-skinned wood spirit.

The giant then flashed with light and scattered away, turning into a huge tree.

After the wood spirit returned to its original form, he glanced in the direction where he fought with Han Li.

How very troublesome. This person possesses hundreds of Gold Devouring Beetles. If I were in peak condition, I could take the risk of killing him and have the beetles lose control.

But after receiving two heavy injuries in succession, I suffered too much damage to my spirit tree. If I encounter those beetles again, I might truly die. It appears that I have no choice but to give up pursuit. After his expression wavered while in thought, he eventually shook his head and came to a decision.

He turned into a ball of silver light and soared back in the direction of Black Leaves Forest.

Not long after, Han Li restored a portion of his spiritual sense in another area. Not daring to stay in the area any longer, he suppressed his migraine and tore through the sky in an azure streak.

He was heading in the direction of the Southern Skyline.

Two months later, Han Li arrived above a barren plateau. Soon after, he sought out a small earthy mountain in a remote place and burrowed into it with a yellow flash.

In the heart of the mountain, he easily dug out a hidden room thirty-meters-wide and put it into order. Then, he drank several medicine pills and sat down cross-legged.

A month later, Han Li opened his eyes, revealing their recovered spirit. His spirit, mind, and body made a full recovery.

The ancient tree projection was entirely green in color, and it remained completely unscathed in the face of the attacks from the sword threads.

The Aureate Sword Formation was already in tatters from the relentless assault of silver spikes, and after being swept aside with reckless abandon by the rapidly expanding tree projection, the golden threads were finally no longer able to come together.

The sword formation had been broken.

Han Lis heart sank, but before he had a chance to unleash any further attacks, the Silver Tier Wood Spirit harrumphed coldly, Your sword formation is indeed rather peculiar, but Ive now released my soul-link spirit tree. In my current state with spirit and tree combined as one, your fate of death is sealed.

The Wood Spirit made a hand seal, and brilliant green light erupted from its body as it transformed into a projection, disappearing into the ancient tree projection behind it in a flash, seemingly having fused itself with the tree.

An incredible scene then ensued.

The ancient tree projection suddenly began to emanate a burst of astonishing spiritual pressure, following which it transformed into a green giant that was around 100 feet tall.

Not only did the giant have a tree canopy above its head, its four limbs were also quite lush and green making it appear as if it were a humanoid tree. On the trunk of the tree was a giant face that was identical to that of the Wood Spirit. This was the true form of beings from the Wood Tribe, the Wood Spirit Body!

At this moment, the torrent of silver spikes had ceased, and the green giant was the only thing remaining in the sword formation.

Han Li was a little flabbergasted as he looked on, but he still immediately activated the sword formation again to summon the golden threads that had disappeared. As soon as those golden threads emerged, they swept toward the giant once again.

However, the green giant merely stood on the spot and appraised Han Li with a hint of mockery in its eyes.

The sharp screech of metal grating on metal rang out amid flashes of golden and green light. All of the golden threads were repelled while the green giant remained completely unscathed.

Hehe, a mere Deity Transformation cultivator like you is trying to harm my soul-link spirit tree? What a joke! Ill have to hibernate for 100 years after using my Wood Spirit Body, but even the so-called Divine Spirit Treasures of your human race wont be able to harm me in my current state. You should just give up and resign yourself to death, the giant chuckled coldly before striding forward, completely shrugging off the golden threads around it as it covered a distance of 70 to 80 feet. One more step would almost take it right to where Han Li was standing.

Han Lis lips twitched as he withdrew the five-colored halo around his body. In the next instant, the halo appeared around the giants waist amid a resounding boom.

The oncoming giants speed suddenly faltered significantly as it was reduced to less than a tenth of its original speed.

Han Li was elated to see this, and he hurriedly pointed a finger toward the green giant.

A silver Fire Raven abruptly emerged from the ground, opening its mouth to blast forth several balls of silver flames as it rose up into the air. It then spread its wings, and scorching silver flames erupted all over its body as it also pounced toward the giant.

A few rumbling thunderclaps rang out as several silver balls of lightning surfaced beneath the giants feet. Immediately thereafter, balls of silver flames exploded, completely inundating the giant, creating a thunderous commotion in the process.

In the distance, a set of golden and silver robes appeared over Han Lis body as he flew over into the air directly above the giant.

The robe spread open at Han Lis behest before swelling to several times its original size.

Following an earth-shattering thunderclap, golden and silver fist-sized balls of lightning came raining down in a torrential downpour, crashing down toward the spot where the green giant was situated.

The ground below was transformed into a sea of a golden and silver lightning that was interspersed with scorching silver flames.

However, Han Li had no intention of ending things there. He let loose a loud cry, and the entire Aureate Sword Formation completely vanished. Several hundred streaks of golden sword Qi immediately surfaced in the surrounding area before converging toward the center at Han Lis behest.

All of them disappeared into the lightning and silver flames, creating an even louder string of explosions. Only then did Han Li retreat back to over 100 feet away, where he surveyed the situation from afar.

He was sure that even if a cultivator at the pinnacle of the Spatial Tempering Stage were to be struck by his lightning robe, lightning beads, Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames, and flying swords at once, they definitely wouldnt be able to emerge unscathed.

As for Body Integration cultivators, only the heavens knew if the combination of those attacks would have any effect.

Following the span of a few breaths, the lightning finally began to dissipate. The giants body was revealed once again, and it appeared that it hadnt moved so much as a single inch from its original spot.

Han Lis heart immediately sank as he assessed the giants condition.

The giants body was shimmering and glittering as if it had been carved from a block of translucent green jade. What was even more incredible was that it was entirely smooth and unscathed. Such a fearsome barrage of attacks hadnt even hurt it in the slightest.

Meanwhile, the giants massive hands were locked around the five-colored halo around its waist, and it clenched its 10 fingers tightly to crush the halo with its immense power.

After doing so, the giant threw its head back and chortled heartily before abruptly stomping a foot into the ground in a violent motion. A green halo of spiritual light immediately proliferated through the air, sweeping through the scorching silver flames. Amid the flash of green light, the silver Fire Raven was forced to reveal itself, and was ensnared by this mysterious spiritual light.

The Spirit Engulfing Heavenly Flames was capable of devouring all types of spiritual powers, but it was completely powerless in the face of this green light.

As for the 72 Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords in the air, the green giant paid them no heed at all, allowing them to strike its body, upon which they would be immediately repelled by flashes of green light.

There were even a dozen or so flying swords among them that began to dim significantly after striking the giants body a few times, and they began to emit cries of anguish.

These were none other than the flying swords that had been most heavily affected by the detonation of the Blood Crystal Mohe Sword.

These flying swords were damaged by the explosion to begin with, and only barely managed to contribute to setting up the Aureate Sword Formation. After being repelled by the green giants body several times, they were completely spent.

Han Lis expression changed drastically as he waved a hand to summon all of the flying swords back to him. The sword flew back rapidly, quickly shrinking in the process before disappearing up his sleeve.

I now possess and indestructible body. Even beings with a slightly superior cultivation base wont be able to harm me. If you can hurt me in my current state, I could consider letting you go, the giant chortled in a deafening voice as it crossed its arms with an expression of extreme arrogance on its face.

After transforming into this giant form, this Silver Tier Wood Spirit was far more powerful than before, and its body had also become vastly more robust.

None of Han Lis attacks had any effect on it, and that was quite concerning for him. Only then did he realize that he had underestimated the massive gulf between a Silver Tier Wood Spirit and a Spatial Tempering cultivator.

Having cultivated the Provenance True Devil Arts and the Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra, he was naturally aware that his powers went far beyond the realm of his cultivation base. However, he had never established a clear gauge on his exact power level.

Deity Transformation cultivators were definitely no match for him, and he hadnt encountered any opportunities to test his powers against Spatial Tempering cultivators.

After witnessing the Spatial Tempering Stage Ye Chu and the two Long Family cultivators in battle, he was under the impression that he was comparable to them in power if he were to unleash all of his abilities. In the case of the Long Family cultivators, whose devils and ghosts were vulnerable to his Divine Devilbane Lightning, there was even a good chance that he would be able to defeat them.

If he had known this earlier, he wouldve fought the crimson shadow he had encountered in the Shadow Tribe without resorting to using his Gold Devouring Beetles.

On this occasion, he knew that he would be unable to escape the detection of the Silver Tier Wood Spirits powerful spiritual sense, so he could only take the initiative by setting up the Aureate Sword Formation in advance to fight for his life. Otherwise, facing such a powerful being in direct combat would be nothing short of suicidal.

However, never would he have thought that even a severely wounded Silver Tier Wood Spirit could be this powerful. None of his secret techniques or treasures could harm it, and its speed and power had also undergone drastic improvements. This ability of the Wood Spirit was insane!

In this situation, there was only one more strategy that he could try. If that didnt work, then he would have to resort to fleeing using his Bloodshadow Evasion Technique in the hope that he could encounter something that would save him during his escape.

In any case, he definitely wasnt going to give up and offer his head on a silver platter.

With these thoughts racing through Han Lis mind, the indecision in his eyes disappeared, and was replaced by renewed determination.

Without uttering a single word, he suddenly flapped his Thunderstorm Wings and after several flashes, arcs of azure and white lightning began to revolve around his wings, forming a series of fist-sized azure and white balls of lightning.

These balls of lightning were crackling loudly as Han Li made a hand seal with a grim expression on his face. Azure light flashed on either side of his body, and four identical azure figures appeared, all of which had wings on their backs.

Interesting! the green giant chuckled nonchalantly upon seeing this.

The five azure figures wore grave expressions as they shot forth through the air, transforming into white threads in the process before disappearing in a flash.

The green giant chortled as it abruptly swung a massive hand toward a certain spot that was several tens of feet away.

A loud boom erupted as the space there was shattered and warped. A dozen or so white threads immediately emerged from the spatial cracks before stumbling out as a series of azure figures.

The giant made a grabbing motion with its massive hand and a burst of immense invisible power swept past, crushing all of these azure figures into nothingness.

All of a sudden, an incredulous look on his face.

Its that guy! His pursuers spiritual sense was extremely powerful, so it was definitely too late for him to run. The High Zenith Invisibility Talisman most likely wouldnt help him in this situation, either. However, his pursuers aura was significantly more feeble than it was before, suggesting that it had suffered severe injuries.

Qing Yuanzi was able to combat a Body Integration cultivator at just the Spatial Tempering Stage using his Aureate Sword Formation. Even though my cultivation base is inferior to Qing Yuanzis, I should still be able to hold my own against a half-dead opponent like this one. On top of that, I have some other trump cards up my sleeve that I can use should the situation demand it. Han Lis mind was racing rapidly, and he was beginning to regret parting with Ye Chu and Ye Ying. If he was still with them, then he wouldnt have had to face this crisis.

However, there was no use in crying over spilled milk, and Han Li quickly refocused his attention on the situation at hand. After making a decision, he immediately flew downward as a streak of azure light.

Following a few flashes, he appeared on the summit of a small mountain.

He then rustled his sleeve to produce his 72 golden flying swords, all of which multiplied into several hundred streaks of sword Qi at his behest, then disappeared into the surrounding area.

He had set up his Aureate Sword Formation again.

After that, Han Li laid a hand on the back of his head, and a swath of grey light rose up into the air, then dispersed to form a grey light barrier than enshrouded his body within. At the same time, he rustled his other sleeve to produce five white skulls. All five skulls opened their mouths in unison to blast forth the five glacial flames, which combined with the grey light.

As he stood within the grey light, Han Li made a hand seal and the flames gradually expanded, forming a thick five-colored halo that rotated around his body.

Almost at the exact same moment, a thunderclap erupted behind Han Li as a pair of azure and white wings surfaced on his back.

After doing all that, Han Li clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky in the distance with a grim expression on his face. Moments later, spiritual light flashed in the distance and a ball of silver light came hurtling toward him. Following a few flashes, it appeared in the sky above the mountain that Han Li was situated on.

The silver light receded to reveal a green humanoid figure wearing a faint silver belt.

It was none other than the low-Silver Tier high-grade Wood Spirit that had appeared in the Blackleaf Forest.

Han Lis pupils contracted as he instantly began appraising his assailant.

From its external appearance, this Silver Tier Wood Spirit appeared to have remained completely unchanged compared to when it was in the Blackleaf Forest. However, the spiritual pressure emanating from its body had been more than halved, which suggested that it really was carrying severe injuries.

Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief upon making these observations.

If he had been mistaken and his assailant was completely unscathed, then he wouldve immediately fled the scene.

However, when he thought about it, it wasnt a surprise that this Silver Tier Wood Spirit had been wounded. frewbnovel.com

The heavenly phoenix body that Ye Ying was able to summon through stimulation of her true spirit blood was truly fearsome, far more powerful than this high-grade Wood Spirit.

It was tracking the two women earlier, so they mustve battled one another, thereby resulting in its current condition.

However, what came as quite a surprise to Han Li was that this Wood Spirit was so persistent despite the injuries it had suffered.

It had given up on pursuing Ye Ying and Ye Chu, choosing to go after Han Li instead, most likely because it was too scared to go after them again following their previous battle. However, it couldnt return to the Wood Tribe emptyhanded, so it had to at least capture Han Li.

Having analyzed the situation, Han Li was feeling rather gloomy.

The Silver Tier Wood Spirit cast its gaze toward Han Li before abruptly throwing a fist at him from afar without so much as a single word.

The sharp screeching sound of a space being torn apart immediately erupted. Almost at the exact same moment, Han Li felt a burst of tremendous force strike the protective barrier hed set up around him.

The five-colored halo tremored as the grey light barrier twisted and warped while Han Li was forced to stumble back several steps. Azure light flashed over his face several times in quick succession before he finally managed to barely arrest his momentum.

Han Lis expression changed slightly following that attack. That strike was packing at lease several tens of tons of force. Thankfully, he possessed a body far more powerful than that of normal cultivators of the same cultivation. Otherwise, even a Spatial Tempering cultivator wouldve found that attack quite difficult to withstand.

It appeared that Silver Tier Wood Spirits were even more fearsome than the legends suggested.

Hmm?

The Wood Spirit was quite surprised to see Han Li handling that attack so easily. Seemingly having realized that Han Li wasnt as weak and frail as it had imagined, it harrumphed coldly before striding forward expressionlessly.

Brilliant silver light erupted from its body as it appeared just over 100 feet away from Han Li in a flash. At the same time, a suit of green wooden armor abruptly appeared over its body. The surface of the armor was shimmering with silver light and riddled with countless sharp spikes that differed in length. The ordinary-looking Wood Spirit suddenly appeared a lot more sinister and menacing.

Han Lis pupils contracted as he flapped his wings, upon which he disappeared on the spot as an arc of azure and white lightning.

In the next instant, he appeared over 300 feet away, having already made a hand seal and begun chanting something.

The Wood Spirit immediately strode forward again without any hesitation, rushing directly toward Han Li.

However, the Wood Spirit had only traveled just over 100 feet when seven or eight shimmering golden threads appeared before it without any premonition.

The Wood Spirits heart jolted with surprise as azure light shimmering from its fingers, and it immediately grabbed toward the golden threads.

The azure light and golden threads came into contact with one another amid a series of dull thumps, and spiritual light intertwined as the two opposing forces came to an impasse.

A hint of surprise flashed through the Wood Spirits eyes as it spread open the fingers on its hand, summoning the same azure light to try and join in on the attack.

However, right at this moment, golden light flashed in rapid succession in the nearby area as a series of golden threads emerged out of thin air. All of them had appeared very close to the Wood Spirit, and they converged toward it, as if they were trying to slice his body into pieces.

These golden threads were traveling extremely quickly and the Wood Spirit was yet to ascertain their power, so it naturally wasnt willing to take any reckless risks. As such, it twisted around and an identical green silhouette appeared around 70 to 80 feet behind it.

The golden threads flashed through the air, slicing the Wood Spirit into countless segments, but they had merely struck an afterimage.

At this moment, more and more of these golden threads began to appear around the Wood Spirit. All of them were shimmering with frosty light as they slowly converged toward it.

This is a sword formation! the Wood Spirit exclaimed!

It immediately brought its hands together, and a ball of piercing silver light appeared between its palms. After separating its hands, a loud explosion erupted as countless streaks of silver light shot forth in all directions, striking the oncoming golden threads.

The golden threads and silver light clashed amid a string of resounding booms, creating a vibrant display of golden and silver radiance.

These streaks of silver light appeared to be even more powerful than the sword formation as they were able to shatter the oncoming golden threads.

The Wood Spirits body swayed and it shot forth as a green shadow, attempting to take this opportunity to escape from the sword formation.

In the next instant, it appeared around 500 to 600 feet away. It was on the brink of escaping from the sword formation.

However, right at this moment, a loud thunderclap erupted up ahead as Han Li appeared out of thin air with azure and white arcs of lightning revolving around his body. He then immediately lashed out with a pair of fists, one of which was white while the other was black, creating a devastating dual attack.

The Wood Spirit didnt have time to think as it continued to race ahead. In response to Han Lis attack, it swiped its arms through the air to send countless claw projections hurtling toward his fists.

Following two loud rumbling booms, the fists and claw projections collided amid a deafening commotion. Han Li was immediately sent flying while the Wood Spirit was also forced to stumble backward.

When the Wood Spirit finally arrested its momentum and attempted to charge out of the sword formation again, the vanquished golden threads had appeared again and were converging toward it.

As such, it could only return to its original spot as a dark expression appeared on its face.

This Silver Tier Wood Spirit was already being struck with the feeling that it was perhaps a mistake to try and hunt down this human cultivator.

During the upcoming period of time, the Wood Spirit unleashed a few more powerful abilities, but every time it was about to escape from the sword formation, it would be forced back by Han Lis fists or his treasures.

Furthermore, the golden threads that were destroyed only took a short time to recover before sweeping toward it again.

With Han Lis current immense power in conjunction with his extremely robust body, even the Wood Spirit was unable to forcibly steamroll over him and escape from the sword formation.

Of course, this was only because the Wood Spirit was severely wounded and could only muster up around half of its full power. Otherwise, Han Li wouldnt be able to stand in its path at all.

However, as things currently were, Han Li really was able to trap a Silver Tier Wood Spirit through the use of his Aureate Sword Formation.

At this moment, the countless sword threads within the sword formation were converging once again. The Wood Spirits eyes flashed, and it could sense that it was in some peril. All of a sudden, it stopped what it was doing and stood motionlessly within the sword formation. However, silver light was surging erratically over its suit of wooden armor, and all of the spikes on the armor began to tremor gently while emitting a dull ringing sound.

Han Lis heart jolted with shock upon seeing this, and brilliant azure light erupted from his body as he poured forth even more power into the sword formation.

Right at this moment, the Wood Spirit suddenly threw its head back and let loose a long cry. The suit of armor it was wearing shuddered before the silver spikes shot forth in all directions like countless arrows.

Silver light flashed, and there seemed to be no end to these sharp silver spikes.

Loud booms rang out incessantly as golden and silver light clashed over and over again.

Han Li drew a sharp breath upon seeing this.

However, that wasnt the end. As the Wood Spirit unleashed a relentless barrage of silver spikes, its body also swelled drastically. The projection of an ancient tree that was around 100 feet tall appeared behind the Wood Spirit, and its branches and leaves were still rapidly elongating, spreading toward all directions in a frenzy.