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Confronted against the two impatient cultivators, Master Sable dryly coughed. As he considered what to say to pacify them, a cold voice chimed from the distance, What? Do you plan on charging through even with both the Heavenly Devil Sect and High Zenith Sect blocking you?

Suddenly, Old Man Luos expression vastly changed. A black light shot before them from the distant horizon.

It faded to reveal a hook-nosed middle-aged man in black scholar robes.

As soon as he appeared, the old mans bearing turned completely gloomy.

Daoist Sevenwonders! He coldly gasped.

It wasnt to say that Sevenwonders was superior to Master Sable, but that he was notorious for his extremely cruel acts as the Heavenly Devil Sects enforcement elder. As Old Man Luo was only a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, he was entirely unwilling to upset him.

Fellow Daoist Sevenwonders must be joking. Since your esteemed sects view this matter with such severity, it seems the passage must truly be dangerous. Waiting a few more days is perfectly acceptable. The old eccentric chuckled and drew back into the crowd.

The cultivator in green mist silently withdrew as well. freewebnvel.cm

With the appearance of the top sects of both the Righteous and Devilish Dao joining hands, disodence stirred in the crowd.

As of current, even an idiot would know that whatever being sealed was of grave importance. Why else would the two greatest sects be willing to spare such a strong force?

But under the pressure of two vastly powerful factions, the vagrants and those from smaller sects didnt dare complain. Even those from the larger sects were unwilling to stir up trouble.

Eight Heavenly Devil Sect cultivators flew in their direction, all at Nascent Soul stage.

As soon as they arrived, they silently took out formation plates and spell flags, quickly erecting a huge restriction in the blink of an eye and creating a dense white mist over the seals opening. The High Zenith and the Heavenly Devil Sect cultivators then disappeared into the formation without a trace.

Right after, many of the cultivators that wished to observe them looked at each other in dismay.

Inside the restriction, Master Sable sighed and smiled to Daoist Sevenwonders, Fortunately, you made haste. I fear I wouldnt have been able to ward them off much longer. Your reputation should strike them with fear.

The middle-aged scholar put on an insincere smile and said, Do you wish to yell my name to those outside?

Master Sable dryly laughed, Perish the thought.

Alright, lets get back to the matter at hand, Sevenwonders frowned and said, These orders are not something we can simply disobey. On the way, I heard that the Yin Sifting Sect already managed to enter. Did you let them in because Old Devil Qian be among them?

Before I came, Old Devil Qian and a few vagrant cultivators had already entered. Later on, some Yin Sifting Sect and a few Endless Sky Temple cultivators entered as well with one of their grand immortals in tow. At the time, I hadnt known the grave importance of the seal and wasnt resolved to block them.

Sevenwonders snorted and gloomily said, I didnt expect the Ye Clan to use their Divine Spirit Treasure replica as a diversion, and use the opportunity to come here and seize genuine Divine Spirit Treasures. If it werent for the spies we placed in their ranks long ago, we wouldve been entirely in the dark.

Master Sable sighed, It is a pity. The Ye Clan had kept a close watch over their plans. Although our informants had known of this some time ago, they didnt have an opportunity to report it. They were only able to destroy a few of their spell formations before escaping. Had we discovered this information earlier, we wouldve never given them the opportunity in the first place. Whats the worth of a Divine Spirit Treasure if the incarnation of the ancient devil ancestor is released? There will be nothing that can be done if we allow it. Given how long its been since Old Devil Qian had entered, he shouldve already found the site where the devil was sealed.

He isnt a fool. He wont do something that wont benefit himself. However, those Endless Sky Cultivators are another story. They arent from the Great Jin.

Oh? I heard that your sect had a relationship with the Endless Sky Temple. I didnt expect youd be wary of them.

What relationship? We merely conduct deals in our own interest, Sevenwonders indifferently replied. How can a seal placed by the ancients be so easily broken? So long as they hadnt yet dissolved the Elder Devils restrictions, we should be able to stop their rampant actions. And even if the Elder Devil incarnation escapes, it will have been greatly weakened after spending so many years imprisoned. With the five Devil Restriction Bands Ive brought along, we should be able to subdue it.

The Devil Restricting Bands? Those ancient artifact passed down from the Spirit Realm? Master Sables eyes lit up at the mention of it.

Sevenwonders coldly smiled, Thats right. When the Elder Devils invaded our world, the cultivators from the spirit realm brought along a treasure specifically meant to deal with the high-grade Elder Devils. With the five Devil Suppression Bands, even the incarnation of the Elder Devil Sacred Ancestor will be helpless.

Master Sables expression calmed and he said, That will be good. I was originally worried that the trip would prove dangerous. I didnt expect you would be able to find these treasures.

Who said that I found them? These bands were given to me from the same person who gave me my orders. The one from the High Zenith Sect didnt send you a treasure to deal with them? The scholar shot a doubtful glance at the old man.

When I left, I was particularly busy and hadnt the time to prepare anything. However, I did bring the Heavenbound Blade. I should be able to offer some assistance, Master Sable said with a wry smile.

Sevenwonders nodded, That treasure will be suitable enough.

However, there is something I still dont understand. Why are we prevented from taking the devils life unless its absolutely necessary? Why would they want us to seal it again, so it can break out again in the future?

Sevenwonders pondered for a moment and seriously replied, Who knows, the ancient cultivators hadnt killed the devil either. There should be some extraordinary circumstances behind this. Lets just follow our orders.

Master Sable pensively nodded and then glanced in the direction of the seals opening, It is as you say! Lets save ourselves the trouble and not be so meddlesome. Did Brother Sevenwonders come here on the Flying Tortoise Chariot? Lets hurry inside.

Sevenwonders chuckled and shook his sleeve, summoning a ball of light. It circled around them before massively expanding in size, turning into a ten-meter-long chariot. It appeared similar to a huge tortoise shell.

Soon after, Master Sable and Sevenwonders gave orders to the cultivators accompanying them, and the two entered the carriage in the blur before shooting into the seals opening in a streak of black.

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The Great Pillar Mountain Range was one of the four grand spirit veins in the Great Jin. It belonged to the Righteous Daos number one sect: the High Zenith Sect.

Apart from the Heavenly Devil Sect and the Myriad Demon Valley, no other faction on the continent could compete in terms of power. This resulted in over a hundred various spirit mountains falling under the control of the High Zenith Sect.

Ice Soul Valley was a unremarkably small place among these mountains.

It was entirely lacking in spiritual Qi and bone-chilling Yin winds haunted the location, coating the valley walls in an icy sheet year long.

This place of seemingly little value was actually one of the forbidden areas of the High Zenith Sect that few knew of.

What was particularly mysterious was the illusion formation concealing the valley entrance. Outside from these few restrictions, there were no cultivators standing guard.

In truth, no one had dared to step foot near the place for several hundred years. Even the high ranking elders of the sect didnt dare to step inside. They merely stood outside and spoke towards the valley with a respectful tone.

Right around when, Daoist Sevenwonders and Master Sable both entered Kunwu Mountain, a grey-robed old man with a sickly appearance appeared outside the valley.

He glanced at the illusion formation at the entrance with ridicule and let out a cough, then flying inside in a streak of green light.

A short moment later, he appeared at the end of the valley and coldly looked at the huge ice wall in front of him with his face sank. He spoke with a soft cold voice, Old Ghost Bai, I know youre here. There is no need to hide from visitors in your coffin!

Soon, his words were repeated with deafening echoes throughout the valley.

The ice walls quaked without end as if they were on the verge of collapse.

The grey-robed old man didnt seem perturbed by this and narrowed his eyes as he stood in front of the ice wall.

As the others continued to attack the formation surrounding the palace, the two Immortal Form Sect Elders were having a secret discussion.

The junior woman sent a voice transmission to Lady Mu with a worried tone, Senior Martial Sister, must we truly aid them in breaking the formation. Elder Xiang mentioned that the palace was connected with the Elder Devil Ancestors seal! And how was the Eight Spirit Ruler discovered here?!

Dont worry, Junior Martial Sister, Lady Mu quickly calmed, This isnt the place where the devil is sealed or the Dragon Call Crest wouldve reacted by now. As for the reason why we must break this formation, it isnt solely for the ruler. We must reach the ninth floor of the Devil Suppressing Pagoda to restrengthen the seal as it has the core of the formation. However, there is no opening to the next floor, leaving the palace as the only place it could be. I shouldve explained sooner.

So it was like that. I was wondering why Senior Martial Sister had dragged me here. But the ruler…

Lady Mu interrupted, The Eight Spirit Ruler is a treasure that the ancestors of our sect had left behind. It is only proper for us to acquire it.

That is true, but I fear it would be difficult for us to fight for it. The beautiful woman glanced at the cultivators and the demons around them and wore a hesitant expression.

Perhaps, but dont forget that you have the Four Skies Ruler, a replica of that very Divine Spirit Treasure. When the fight for the ruler occurs, activate it and see if it has any impact. Even if it isnt effective, Elder Xiang could come at any moment, and they will be forced to hand it over to him. He has a deep relationship with our sect. If we plead with him, he will be certain to give us some benefits even if he doesnt directly hand the Eight Spirit Ruler over to us. A cunning glint shone from Lady Mus eyes.

Thats also true, The beautiful woman then paused in thought and worriedly asked, But what about that black formation from the room that we came from? Could it be that is where the Elder Devil is sealed? It is unfortunate that it had lost its effect, or we couldve taken a look at it first.

Its possible. Our sect records dont mention any specific information on the Elder Devils seal.

As the two were continuing their secret conversation, the Elder Devil Sacred Ancestor was attempting to break free of its constraints in a hidden space nearby.

The black mirror, the jade lotus, the ring, the authority token and the small black bottle was floating above the huge two-headed wolf, each releasing a black beam of light down below into its body. This produced a layer of eerie devilish light, pushing the talismans and chains a foot off the wolfs hide.

The restraints twinkled with light, activating their restrictions in response to this.

But the most notable of these was the yellow mirrors that surrounded it. They all simultaneously let out a drone, and the bright beams of light had been strengthened, turning them several times thicker.

The two-headed and four-armed Elder Devil was currently floating in the air and striking the five devilish artifacts with spell seals. His two faces wore grave expressions as they stared at the silver wolf in the air.

The black teleportation formation below them was covered in a shroud of grey light, causing temporary disruption and prevent any others from barging in.

At the moment, the black wolf head assumed a completely devilish appearance. Not only was its horn several times larger but black lightning also flashed from its surface, occasionally releasing pangs of thunder. The wolfs eyes were lit with a purple devil flame and began to incinerate the nearby talismans through merely glancinging at them.

After the infusion of devilish Qi from the five artifacts, the Sacred Ancestors soul fragment had accumulated enough Qi and finally began to break free of its constraints.

As time slowly ticked by, the wolf head eventually destroyed all of the nearby talismans and let out a series of howls. Black light began to sway across its body and it grew even larger as if turning into a world-rending god.

The net of yellow light beams managed to barely suppress for a short while, but the wolfs tyrannical expansion had soon broken through, causing all of the mirrors to simultaneously burst into specks of starlight.

The originally unremarkable Heavenly Star Chains, however, brightly glowed and expanded, remaining tightly wrapped around the huge wolf without even a seconds pause. Furthermore, the chains had white flame ignite across its length.

The smell of scorched flesh instantly filled the air as the holy inferno burned through the wolfs pelt, disregarding the devilish light that surrounded it.

The wolf head grimaced in agony as it felt the white flames burn it and a trace of fear even appeared on its face. She quickly muttered, Pure Yang Bonefire! I didnt think that those cultivators were actually capable of fusing this demonic flame with the chains. This will be troublesome.

Then, the black wolf head suddenly raised its head and deafeningly howled. Black lightning surged from its horn, releasing a ball of lightning to the sky, only for it to burst into countless arcs of black to rain down on the chains.

In the blink of an eye, white flames and black lightning raged against one another as if they were two pythons coiled on chains like and let out strange muffled sounds.

The head hadnt stopped there. With purple flame surging from its eyes, it let out a soft incantation and opened its mouth again, this time spitting out a mist of inky light all around it, engulfing the world in a wave of black. Deafening crashes could be heard as it wiped away the dense number of restrictions in the distance.

When the felt joy Elder Devil when he saw this.

Although the devil ancestors soul fragment was trapped for countless years, its abilities hadnt suffered in the least. freewebnove.com

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Outside Kunwu Mountains as the opening to the seal, there were a few hundred cultivators gathered around, less than half the number that had gathered there earlier.

However, Master Sable still remained sitting at the opening and wore a solemn expression.

This was due to the dozen Nascent Soul cultivators that were heads of the crowd.

If it werent for the fame of the High Zenith Sect and his high cultivation, he suspected they wouldve impatiently head inside already.

But even so, he couldnt afford to block them for much longer. Many of the Nascent Soul cultivators present actually belonged to a few great sects. Even the High Zenith Sect wasnt willing to provoke them.

Eventually, a mid-Nascent Soul old man with a face glowing red emerged from the crowd, Master Sable, what are you planning? I didnt come here to waste my time.

Master Sable sighed and opened his eyes from meditation. With an even tone, he replied, Fellow Daoist Luo, didnt I already tell you? The opening is in no shape for people to pass through. I am only blocking you because I dont wish for your lives to be spent in vain.

The old man Luo annoyedly retorted, Then why did I hear that the Yin Sifting Sect and Immortal Form Sect cultivators have already entered?

Master Sable calmly replied, That was because Lady Mu had the Sun Moon Shuttle and Brother Xu had the Keen Spirit Peacock to brave the danger. If Brother Luo also has one of the three great spirit shuttles, I wont block you any further. But you can wait a few more days the passage will stabilize.

A few more days!? Then all the treasures will be long taken! Another unhappy voice sounded out, coming from a silhouette shrouded in green light. He floated from the crowd and walked forward.

So it was the Jadewisp Horizons Fellow Daoist Yu. Youve also come, when Master Sable saw this person, he unconsciously frowned. Although he wasnt someone from the great sects, his poison techniques were well-known in the Great Jin. Even he didnt want to provoke such a difficult enemy.

In truth, he didnt actually care about them. He wouldnt bat an eye if they all lost their lives to the unstable opening.

But he had previously acquired a secret report that the breach in the seal was the doing of the Ye Clan. Just as he was pondering about the nature of the Ye Clans plans, he immediately received an order from his sect, requiring him to only enter with the assistance of the Heavenly Devil Sects Daoist Sevenwonders and to prevent anyone else from entering.

The one who had given him the order was a peculiar existence in their sect, one who even he didnt dare to disobey. Why else would he exert himself for such a troublesome affair.

But since the order called for two late-Nascent Soul cultivators, the matter cant be simple.

As he had expected, he soon acquired a jade slip not long after he was guarding the opening, detailing the information of what lay inside. When the old man read through it, he felt greatly startled and couldnt help but regret ever allowing Old Devil Qian and the others to enter first.

But now that matters have reached this stage, he didnt dare to have any more enter the seal as well.

If this number of people all entered, who knew what problems they could stir. If the sealed entity was released, nobody in the mortal world could hope to stand against it. Furthermore, there were Divine Spirit Treasures that couldnt be allowed to fall into the hands of others.

Grand Immortal Xu coldly laughed and released a silver streak with a wave of his hand, shattering one of the statues. I didnt expect that Fellow Daoist Han would dare to follow us. I am truly impressed.

Soon after the statues destruction, the altar flashed with white light, restoring it to its original form. Then it continued to wave its golden blade, releasing cuts of light into the air.

Han Li calmly replied, Why wouldnt I dare? A Divine Spirit Treasure has appeared in front of us, and you still intend on starting trouble? freewebnovel.c

When Lin Yinping heard this, hostility flared on her face, but just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by the Silver-winged Nightfiend, Dont forget that we have things to settle as well. Although there is a treasure in front of us, I wouldnt mind settling our debts first. The Lion Hawk next to him snarled in a clearly threatening gesture.

Oh, is that so? Han Li replied with a smile.

Gui Ling sighed, stepping forward to stand at his side.

The Nightfiends expression shifted upon seeing her.

Fellow Daoist Gui, what are you doing? Why are you together with that human?

An ominous glint flashed from her eye, and she yelled, Do you truly not know, or are you playing the fool? After you made use of me, you only cared for your own life-soul tiles and tossed me aside, leaving mine in his hands! If I want to preserve my life, I can only obey him.

The cultivators were amazed to hear this.

The Nightfiend wore slight embarrassment, and the roaring Lion Hawk immediately closed its mouth.

The three had a friendship that spanned back many years. If it were possible, the two wouldve liked to help retrieve her life-soul tile. However, the circumstances at the time were peculiar. They only managed to grab their own tiles due to luck. They truly had no method to grab Gui Lings. Furthermore, Han Li had been particularly cunning and immediately departed as soon as he grabbed the tile along with a few other treasures, making a clean escape while the rest had been trapped by the might of the Four Skies Ruler.

The Nightfiends expression returned to normal and he sullenly stared at Han Li, Fellow Daoist Gui, dont worry. Ill help you take it back.

Gui Ling glared, Now that we reached this far, there is no point. I have no choice but to obey. If you get in our way, dont blame me for being ruthless.

The demon wryly chuckled and said nothing else, but he continued to leer at Han Li.

Han Li indifferently ignored him as he began to form a plan of action. If the Nightfiend truly intended on finding trouble, he would have Gui Ling contest him.

Lady Mu then sweetly smiled, Fellow Daoist Han, how did you battle against Old Devil Qian fare? Since hes yet to appear, could it be that hes met his end at your hands?

The words came as a shock to everyone present.

Han Li raised his brow at her provocation, and turned to look at her and the beautiful young woman at her side. So you were the one who spied on our battle. Ive yet to have the pleasure of knowing your name.

Since you dont know who we are, you must be Fellow Daoist Han. We are from the Nanjiangs Immortal Form Sect we can be considered half of the masters of this place. Brother Hans face is quite unfamiliar. Could it be you arent from the Great Jin? Lady Mu had a well-bestowed body and a face of ordinary beauty. As she spoke flirtatiously, an icy coldness seeped out from deep in her eyes.

My origins have nothing to do with our current affairs. As for my battle with Old Devil Qian, we merely sparred for a bit before eventually parting ways. Has that old devil still not appeared? It seems I have arrived first. Han Li spoke without a change in expression. At his side, Gui Ling rolled her eyes but remained silent.

Lady Mu was doubtful of his words, but she also couldnt believe that he was capable of killing such a famed figure. As such, she silently smiled when she heard his unfriendly reply.

The Ye Clan cultivators now looked at Han Li with newfound importance considering this new information and exchanged a glance with one another. They then withdrew and stopped attacking the stone puppets in the spell formation for the time being.

The white-robed late-Nascent Soul stage scholar blinked and sent Han Li a voice transmission, Fellow Daoist, it seems there are grudges between you and them. I am the Ye Clan Grand Elder, the commanding power of the Great Jins Imperial Family. Would you be interested in joining hands? We only need the Eight Spirit Ruler. All the other treasures in the hall will be yours. What do you say?

Han Li was stunned to hear this, but maintained a face of indifference and didnt reply.

Seeing that Han Li possessed great power and controlled the high-grade spirit beast Gui Ling, he continued, Fellow Daoist, dont think that were being greedy. If you manage to somehow acquire that treasure, you wont be able to last long by yourself.

Han Li frowned and eventually replied through voice transmission, Your Ye Clan is the greatest noble house in the Great Jin. Why do you need the help of an outsider like me? Didnt you have two great cultivators when entering this place? Where is the other one? His expression stirred and began to look around at the faces of these unfamiliar cultivators. He felt a bit of relief now seeing that the Elder Devil wasnt counted among their numbers, but trepidation still lingered in his heart.

The scholars heart trembled and chuckled a bit, I didnt expect that Brother Han would know of that person. To tell you the truth, he should be within this pagoda. Although I have no contact with him, Im sure hell come to aid us during our time of need. Perhaps, hes already entered the palace!

Han Li paused for a moment and replied, Is that so? But if there is nothing else in the palace, I would only be fanning resentment with these people for nothing.

Seeing that Han Li was somewhat tempted, the Ye Clan Grand Elder hurriedly pushed, Thats a simple matter to resolve. Weve already searched through other areas of the mountain and acquired many powerful treasures in passing. If you gain nothing from the palace, I am willing to hand them all over to you. If you fear that they would take revenge in the future, we can have you become a guest elder of the clan, or even pay you a sum of one million spirit stones.

Because the large-headed eccentric and some others had disappeared, the scholar felt great apprehension moving forward now that their current situation had fallen out of control. As such, he spared no effort to rope in Han Li swiftly.

After a moments thought, Han Li chuckled and agreed.I will take the offer of a million spirit stones. If worst to worst, I will just depart from the Great Jin.

Most excellent. Then the matter is settled. Fellow Daoist can act according to his discretion, the scholar said with an exceedingly happy tone.

As the artifact spirit linked to his soul-joined magic treasure, Silvermoon was able to clearly listen in on the deal. She couldnt help but ask, What? You truly wish to hand over the Eight Spirit Ruler to them?

Of course not, Han Li leisurely replied, The Ye Clan is conscious of their own weakness, and I also need their help. With only an oral agreement, neither side is obliged to hold to their terms.

Silvermoon sighed, I also think this is the case. When the great formation is broken through, you will have to prepare to acquire the ruler and make use of all your abilities to escape. Han Li smiled and said little else.

At that moment, the scholar channeled magic power into his voice and loudly yelled, Everyone, since Fellow Daoist Han has arrived, we have a greater chance at destroying this ancient formation. How about we include the Fellow Daoist in our previous arrangement?

Grand Immortal Xu coldly snorted, Were already enough to destroy the formation. We dont need another. We will be capturing him.

The scholars expression sank and he sullenly said, Brother Xu must be joking. I have no objection should you choose to do so, but do you think youll have the time to play around?

That is true, Lady Mu swept her hair to the side and said, The High Zenith Sects Master Sable and the Heavenly Devil Sects Daoist Sevenwonders are soon to arrive from the outside. We maybe have a day at most to acquire the treasure. When the greatest sects of the Devil and Righteous Dao come here, do you believe that the treasure will belong to any of us?

Apart from the three demons present, all of the cultivators felt great shock upon hearing the names of these two sects. The Ye Clan Grand Elder in particular instantly paled.

Grand Immortal Xu and Lin Yinping glanced at each other and their previous emotions were nowhere to be seen.

Although the Endless Skies Temple and the Heavenly Devil Sect had friendly relations, they definitely wouldnt remotely give them an even share of Kunwu Mountains treasures.

Fine, Grand Immortal Xu begrudgingly spoke, Lets have him join in breaking the restriction. Once its destroyed, the Divine Spirit Treasure will belong to whoever can take it!

The others raised no objections, harboring their own intentions.

Han Lis lip curled up when he saw this. He then released a dozen golden swords with a shake of his sleeve and began to attack the statues below. The others were also unwilling to delay any further.

As for the statues down below, they immediately began to move again and wave their sabers towards the air, filling the sky with slices of light and thunderous booms.

With a face still lingering with fear, Bai Yaoyi slowly said, I was heavily injured. In order to repel my enemies, I was forced to release the profound glacial Qi I diligently cultivated within my flying sword for many years. At the time, the others were only thinking of entering the lower floors as soon as they could and I managed to escape death through only luck.

Oh? From your words, you dont seem very familiar with the attackers!

It was someone from the group of cultivators that arrived before us. At the time, I was in a deadlock with someone when I was ambushed, forcing me to seal myself. The ice wouldve taken a long time to break unless a late-Nascent Soul cultivator was personally bent on destroying it. But since I am heavily injured, I had no way to break free and had to trouble Fellow Daoist Han to save me. Had I remained sealed for a long… I dont even want to think of the consequences. Speaking of it, Brother Han is truly powerful to be able to wipe away the glacial Qi in only a short time.

It didnt take much effort. Could Fellow Daoist Bai tell me what happened here?

After Fellow Daoist Fu and I departed, we searched a secret pavilion and acquired quite a few gains. We planned to withdraw, but then, an abrupt change occurred in the sky above the Devil Suppressing Pagoda, signifying the appearance of a grand treasure. We were overcome with greed and had joined the fray. Along the way, we encountered many cultivators that were heading in that direction as well. We saw the Yin Sifting Sect Elders, the cultivators that had opened the seal, the vagrant cultivators, and even the Silver-winged Nightfiend from before. To tell the truth, when we saw so many powerful figures, we immediately felt regret and thought to withdraw. However, they had attacked as soon as they spotted us and we were forced to fight. I had been pursued from the very beginning and fled here. Fellow Daoist Fu had disappeared along the way. It seemed he had an opportunity to escape.

As Bai Yaoyi explained what happened, she examined the horned woman at his side with an uneasy expression. She clearly sensed the fearsome demonic Qi emitting from her body.

Seeing that she was startled, Han Li smiled and said, There is no need to fear, Fellow Daoist Bai. Fellow Daoist Gui Ling has agreed to join hands with me. I wouldnt have dared to come otherwise.

Gui Ling then squeezed out a faint smile.

Although Bai Yaoyi didnt believe the twos circumstances were as simple as he stated, she felt relieved, So it was like that. I did say Brother Hans abilities and wisdom is far beyond the likes of us.

Then with a stern expression, he continued, But I have to mention I saw the remains of Fellow Daoist Fu. He had passed near the entrance. frewebovel.cm

Truly? Bai Yaoyi wore a trace of astonishment.

I personally dealt with his corpse and there are no signs that his Nascent Soul manifested. Han Li was then reminded of the crimson saber and a cold glint flashed from his eyes. Speaking of which, did you sense anyone pass by you when you were trapped in the ice?

No, Bai Yaoyi paused in surprise, Could it that others have entered?

Nothing of the sort, Han Li pondered to himself and looked down at the entrance to the bottom floor. Since your vitality is weakened, what do you plan on doing now?

What is there to do? No matter how valuable the treasure is within, it would only be a vain attempt on my part. I plan on immediately departing as soon as the seals opening stabilizes.

That will be good. Lets part here then, Fellow Daoist Bai. I still hold quite a bit of interest in the treasure. Han Li said, revealing no surprise at her intent to retreat.

When she heard him, she chuckled, Since Brother Han is confident, I will not try to change your mind. Be careful!

Take care of yourself too, Fellow Daoist Bai! Han Li saluted her and then blurred in the direction of the entrance to the next floor.

Gui Ling silently followed after him.

When Bai Yaoyi saw the two depart, she sighed and swallowed a fire-red pill she summoned from her storage pouch.

Just after he was sixty meters away, Han Li suddenly thought of something and turned around, Fellow Daoist Bai, Ive long heard of the fame of North Night Palace. Would it be possible for me to visit it in the future?

Bai Yaoyi paused in surprise and replied with a sweet smile, Fellow Daoist must be joking. Our palace would be happy to receive you.

Your words put me at ease. Han Li smiled and departed without any further delay.

Bai Yaoyi waited for Han Li to disappear before her smile changed to a pensive expression.

Although she happily agreed, she felt rather bewildered as to why he would suddenly mention the North Night Palace.

On the seventh floor where the Elder Devil and company had previously fought against the ghost fiends, it was completely empty without a soul in sight.

The two easily made their way down to a small room that contained a white and a black teleportation formation.

When Han Li glanced at the formations, he stroked his chin and carefully mused.

Within his mind, he asked, Silvermoon, do you sense anything? These two are both short-ranged and should lead to the next floor. Is there anything about them that beckons you?

How strange, Silvermoon slowly answered, I sense something awfully familiar from them both, but the feeling from the white one is far stronger.

After a moment of silent thought, Han Li calmly said, Then lets go through that one. I faintly sense a devil Qi from the black teleportation formation. It makes me feel uncomfortable.

Soon after, he wordlessly stepped into the white formation and Gui Ling followed suit.

Then with a spell seal striking the edge of the formation, white light flashed from around them and they disappeared.

Just as they appeared on the eighth floor, Han Li summoned the Tailstar Essence Shield in front of him and Gui Lings crimson armor shimmered on her body.

After all, they didnt know where the formation would take them, nor if there was anyone guarding it. Given how experienced they were, they didnt dare to be careless.

But contrary to their expectations, there werent immediate attacks. Instead, they heard raging explosions in the distance. When the teleportation sickness faded away, Han Li glanced around, only for his heart to stir.

The terrain in front of him was in complete disarray.

Up above them, flying swords and other treasures were dancing in the air.

Han Li hastily swept his eyes up above and spotted a dozen silhouettes. The Silver-winged Nightfiend, the Lion Hawk, the Grand Immortal Xu, the Endless Sky Saintess Lin Yinping, and the two Immortal Form Sect Elders were among them. There were also several unfamiliar cultivators that Han Li guessed to be the ones from the Ye Clan.

However, Ge Tianhao and the remaining Yin Sifting Sect Elder was nowhere to be seen.

All of the figures in the sky werent actually attacking each other at the moment. Rather, they were scattered across the palace at the center of the area. There was a huge spell formation surrounding the palace and tens of altars surrounding it, each enshrined with a white jade statue that was ten meters tall.

The statues were clad in glittering armor and held huge golden blades in their hands. They had come to life and were working in conjunction with the restrictions of the giant spell formation. They faced off against the many high-grade opponents, releasing ten-meter-long sword lights in response to the cultivators attacks.

However, the cultivators werent entirely focused on the statues. Quite a few would occasionally steal a glance at the palace in between their attacks.

Over thirty meters in the air above the palace floated an emerald-green wooden ruler emitting a faint verdant glow. It was half a foot long and styled unoriginally.

It only appeared to be a common treasure however, because every time it flipped in the air, countless lotus flowers blossomed around it and slowly danced in the air. The images of eight various spirit beasts would appear amongst them and roar at the ruler as if in a show of respect.

A horned Lion-Dragon, Golden-scaled Flood Dragon, Eightcorn Deer… Han Li lost his breath as he named them all off.

These spirit beasts were resoundingly famous during ancient times.

In her shock, Gui Ling muttered, The Eight Spirit Ruler! I didnt think that the Three Kunwu Elders would leave this treasure behind!

The Eight Spirit Ruler? Han Lis expression stirred.

Silvermoon slowly said, The ruler is a Divine Spirit Treasure. However, it was only used a handful during ancient times, and was lesser known as a result. Nevertheless, its power should be as expected.

Han Lis frowned, having heard Silvermoons voice turn strange. Are you alright?

Im… not sure. I originally didnt recognize the treasure, but some detailed information on it had just appeared in my mind. It seems like this was what had summoned me. No, no, its not the ruler. Someone close to me was beckoning. Wait, thats not right either. My… other half is here.

Han Li frowned, but just as he thought to inquire any further, the group of cultivators discovered Han Li and stared at him with bemused and hostile gazes.

In his shock, Han Li dropped the matter with Silvermoon. He then walked out from the teleportation formation with a glint in his eye and floated to the sky.

Han Li took a deep look down the cliff and said, Its no matter. Regardless of how powerful that being may be, it shouldve been immensely weakened after being suppressed for so many years. Furthermore, there shouldve been many late-Nascent Soul cultivators to deal with it.

Soon after, he beckoned to Gui Ling and the two slowly floated down.

The darkness was unfathomably deep. After floating down for a quarter hour, they still hadnt reached the bottom.

Han Li felt both sullen and bewildered.

At this depth, his surroundings had already become shadowed and dark, and his vision was limited.

He raised his head and could only faintly see a white dot shining far away.

Under the present restrictions limiting ones spiritual sense, a common cultivator would only be able to sense movement within a hundred meters.

But Han Li had the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, allowing him to clearly see a kilometer around him.

As they continued to drop, Gui Ling suddenly shouted, Fellow Daoist Han, below us!

Stirred by her words, he looked down.

Specks of light glowed not far below them and they could see the faint outline of a huge building.

His expression stirred and he moved to get a closer look when saw something flash from the corner of his eye. A crimson light was silently sweeping towards him from the darkness.

He was suddenly barraged by a bloody scent assailing his nose which filled him with absolute disgust.

Master Scatterwind! Han Lis heart trembled.

The crimson light was as fast as lightning, arriving before him in the blink of an eye. If it werent for his continued vigilance, he feared that he wouldve been too slow to act.

He quickly raised his hand and summoned a sparkling small silver disk: the Tailstar Essence Shield.

It violently surged in size and a sheen of white light emerged from it to cover Han Li.

Before an eye could even blink, crimson light cascaded around him, leaving him completely surrounded.

Hiss. A three-meter-long saber suddenly emerged from the light and struck the silver barrier.

The saber appeared peculiar as it was as narrow as two fingers and as thin as paper, not to mention the demonic crimson glow on its surface.

The barrier swayed from the strike before shattering into tiny fragments. The saber moved on to directly strike at the Tailstar Essence Shield.

The shield brilliantly flashed and its surface turned sleek as a mirror. Crimson and silver intertwined, finding them at a deadlock for the time being.

Just as the tension in his heart eased, the blood saber suddenly warped and twisted around the shield with an unbelievable flexibility.

Seeing that the saber had snaked around to strike him, he shot backward and flicked his fingers, releasing azure swordstreaks to repel it.

Clangs of metal sounded out as the saber incisively slid through all of them in a single blow and continued towards Han Li without the slightest obstruction.

Han Lis face paled and he opened his mouth to spit out an object wrapped in azure light.

A crisp clang rang as the crimson saber was blocked by not the object, but the light that surrounded it. It was the Heavenvoid Cauldron.

Yi! A surprised yelp came from the distance.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Li summoned his Thunderstorm Wings and blinked over thirty meters away. He then raised his hand and had the Tailstar Essence Shield and the Heavenvoid Cauldron shoot back towards him.

Then, the crimson light surrounding him surged and rushed at him in every direction, filling the air with a disgusting bloody scent.

Han Li coldly snorted and held his hands in an incantation gesture. Thunder sounded out and a barrier of golden lightning emerged from his body, dispersing the crimson that attempted to approach him and held them at bay.

Divine Devilbane Lightning! When the hidden figure saw this, he was surprised and knew that they had encountered a fearsome opponent.

Han Li looked at the figure in the distance and coldly said, Master Scatterwind? Is that you?

The person didnt reply. Instead, the saber let out a hum and absorbed all of the crimson light nearby. Then in a blur, the figure disappeared into the darkness along with the weapon.

Fellow Daoist, are you alright?

The ambush had taken place in only a moment, and Gui Ling was caught off guard. She anxiously asked about his well being, fearing that he would rebuke her afterwards.

Yes. As I expected, it does resemble a Devil Dragon Blade. A common treasure wouldve been split in two by the initial attack, but my shield managed to block it well enough, Han Li calmly stated. Then with a wave of his arm, the Tailstar Shield returned to his hand.

When he glanced it over, he saw a deep slender cut on the surface. Han Lis eyes widened in surprise and he frowned.

As he poured great amounts of spiritual power into it, silver light began to wander across its surface and the cut was slowly mended. With a now restored shield, he put it away and absorbed the cauldron back into his body.

Did Brother Han clearly see the persons appearance?

No, spiritual light masked his body, I wasnt able to see if he was truly Master Scatterwind. However, his cultivation didnt seem very high. With that said, he turned to look at the silhouette of the large building and narrowed his eyes in contemplation.

Although Gui Ling wished to proceed, she didnt know what he was thinking and simply remained at his side.

Without raising his head, he indifferently said, Fellow Daoist Gui, I will treat your hesitation to act as a single mistake and ignore it. I hope you will not have any further thoughts of this in the future. Then, he flew down in an azure streak before she could reply.

Gui Ling felt her heart thump, but was relieved after hearing that he didnt plan on harming her. But for a time, her expression was conflicted. She did have a few erring thoughts a moment ago, and it seemed that the Han Li had sensed this from the portion of her soul possessing her lifesoul tile.

A long while later, Gui Ling let out a wry laugh and helplessly followed suit.

Han Li arrived above a huge square platform and began to calmly examine his surroundings.

Apart from veiled steps heading downward, there was no other course.

So this is the Devil Suppressing Pagoda, he muttered.

Gui Ling landed behind him. Having heard his words, she quickly explained, You may not know this, but the pagoda is structured quite oddly. They constructed it so that its peak is on the lowest floor. The deeper one heads in, the more fearsome the monsters it imprisons.

So it was like that! Han Li nodded and looked around him once more. He acted as if nothing from moments ago had happened at all, causing her to hold him in even more fear.

He tossed a moonlight stone into the air and had it float above him. After calling out to Gui Ling, they began the descent into the pagoda.

The first few floors were exceptionally wide and peaceful as there were no ghosts inside. It seemed the cultivators who arrived first had cleanly wiped them out.

However, there were many signs of battle. There was fighting to prevent others from heading further inside.

When he arrived on the third floor, a scorched corpse lay sprawling at the side of a stone pillar. Han Li examined it for a while before concluding that it didnt belong to someone he could recognize, likely a Ye Clan cultivator.

However, this one had released his Nascent Soul before his body perished, but it was unknown if it managed to successfully escape.

Oddly, there was nothing of note on the fourth floor, but once he entered the fifth, he found two more corpses. One was a shade of dark green, having perished from some kind of fierce poison. As for the other, it belonged to the large man from the band of vagrant cultivators. His head was lobbed to the side and his body was shredded to pieces. His severed head donned a face of disbelief.

Although Han Li felt his heart tremble at the sight of this, he didnt slow his stride. After turning the corpses to ash, he solemnly entered the sixth floor.

To his unexpected surprise, he found a living person, a palace-robed woman sealed in a huge chunk of ice Bai Yaoyi.

Her eyes were shut and she had her hands clasped in a gesture around a crystalline flying sword.

If it werent for the faint spiritual fluctuations he sensed from her, he wouldve believed her to be dead from her deathly white complexion.

However, he didnt immediately free her and instead swept his entire spiritual sense past the floor. When he made sure the area was clear, he softly placed his hand against the block of ice.

Then with a crackle, a layer of purple flames ignited from his palm and quickly ate away at the cold Qi.

In the blink of an eye, the huge chunk shrunk and soon, Bai Yaoyi was released.

As the last of the ice evaporated from her body, her eyelashes fluttered before she opened her eyes.

When she saw that Han Li had appeared in front of her, her tense expression instantly relaxed.

So it was Brother Han! I had begun to worry. Bai Yaoyi weakly smiled. It was clear her vitality was greatly weakened.

Han Li frowned and examined the womans expression before slowly asking, If I remember correctly, Fellow Daoist Bai cultivated an ice-attribute technique. Could it be that you sealed yourself in the ice?

Devil blades forged from Devil Essence Diamonds possessed a fearsome reputation.

It was said that such blades possessed the vicious ability to kill by absorbing flesh and soul, and in turn, refine them into power. The devil blades might would then increase with the body count. Many believed that after a certain amount of time and honed with a continuous stream of kills, it would eventually rival a Divine Spirit Treasure and be possible for the wielder to kill a Deity Transformation-stage cultivator.

Of course, Divine Spirit Treasures and said blades in particular have long been extinct in the mortal world, so there was no such thing as a true comparison. But when the Yin Sifting Sect Elder suddenly mentioned this treasure, Han Lis expression turned unsightly.

Gui Ling blinked and mused, The blade cant have been a Devil Dragon Blade, since his Nascent soul was given the opportunity to escape. It should be a rare Devil Dao treasure of another kind since the saber only bore a strong resemblance to the weapon.

That should be the case, Han Li nodded.

Soon after, he looked in the direction of the Devil Suppressing Pagoda and saw that one of the peaks in the distance was gone.

When he thought of the Heavenvoid Cauldron in his hand, his heart stirred and he muttered, Kunwu Mountain was known to be the center of human cultivation, it shouldnt be rare for a Divine Spirit Treasure to be there.

With Gui Lings help and the human-like puppet, he now had a chance at acquiring the treasure. And with the eight high-grade spirit stones he acquired from Old Devil Qians storage pouch, he could use his puppet quite freely.

Silvermoons voice suddenly spoke in his mind with hesitation, Master, how about we take a look? For some reason, ever since I left the hall, something has been beckoning me towards there. It seems quite familiar perhaps there is something that is related to my lost memories.

There is something calling for you? Han Li asked, startled.

Thats right, I can faintly sense it. If we miss this opportunity, my memories may never be whole, Silvermoon spoke with an earnest tone.

Han Li silently mused for a long while. Then, he chuckled, In that case, lets take a look. I am also quite interested in this Divine Spirit Treasure.

When Silvermoon heard him, she happily replied, Many thanks, Master!

Han Li then turned to the side and slowly said, Fellow Daoist Gui, since a Divine Spirit Treasure has emerged, it seems hiding away isnt an option anymore.

Gui Ling gave a slight bow and answered, You are my master. I will do what you bid.

With the appearance of such a rare treasure, no cultivator could turn a blind eye. Gui Ling had already anticipated this and wasnt surprised by his change of mind.

Then, the Nascent Soul trapped by the large azure hand shouted, Could you agree to not harm me? I swear that everything I told you is true.

I never mentioned sparing you, and you clearly understood that not speaking would only mean having your soul refined. You can only blame yourself for falling into my hands. With that said, Han Li opened his mouth and released a bolt of golden lightning.

With a miserable scream, the large hand and the Nascent Soul disappeared in a flare of gold, only for a faint green banner to fall to the ground.

Han Lis eyes lit up and he swept it up with a wave of his sleeve. He quickly glanced over it and found it to be another Ghost Sifting Banner.

After using a soul scouring technique on Old Devil Qian, he came to understand that the banners were no trivial items. If all eighteen were combined, they would have unimaginable power.

Since he was already the nemesis of the Yin Sifting Sect, he planned on taking all of them into his possession.

Even if they were of little value to him, he couldnt allow them to restore their number.

In the past when one had been destroyed or lost, if the sect wasnt able to recover it, they refined a new one.

However, this was only done a few times in the entire history of their sect. No matter how wealthy they may be, these banners werent easily created. After refinement, it would take quite some time before they were powerful enough to be used.

Han Li looked in the direction of the pagoda and muttered, Lets hurry! We dont know if there are cultivators already fighting over the treasure.

He then flew down the steps with Gui Ling closely behind.

There were restrictions to either side of the stairway, preventing them from cutting through.

Along the way, he spotted no further signs of combat and soon, they returned to the main white jade plaza, then making their way up to the Devil Suppressing Pagoda.

Farther down the path, there was an area reduced to a mess littered with rubble and holes.

Han Li turned a blind eye to this and continued on his way. Gui Ling let out a gasp and looked at one of the piles of rubble.

Surprised, he followed her gaze and found something strange.

Below an unremarkable pile of debris, there was a small white object. It was clearly the bones belonging to an arm.

He swept his sleeve and blew away the rubble in an azure wind, revealing a skeleton underneath.

Shock appeared on Han Lis face. The hair and clothes draped on the skeleton belonged to Old Man Fu. The Dark Violet Pearl was tightly held in his other hand, but it was mostly shattered.

Han Li remained silent and began to look around.

After a long while, he sighed, To think you put all that effort into refining the Nascent Cultivating Pill only for you to die here! The path of cultivation is truly perilous!

Although he didnt consider them to be friends, his sudden death left a rather peculiar feeling in his heart.

Does Fellow Daoist Han recognize this person? Gui Ling asked, His death is quite odd. The flesh had been stripped clean and there are no signs that his Nascent Soul had manifested. And there is only the mark of a single cut from his back. It appears like…

Han Li let out a long sigh, This person died from the blade that the Yin Sifting Sect Elder described, right?

Gui Ling solemnly said, Indeed, although there are other devilish techniques capable of stripping away flesh, they dont leave a mark like this. Additionally, the Yin Sifting Sect Elders Nascent Soul was able to flee but this persons simply perished. Could it truly be a Devil Dragon Blade? How could we explain this difference in strength?

After some thought, Han Li shook his head and said, I very much doubt that. The Devil Dragon Blade might have the power to increase its strength from consuming the souls and flesh of cultivators, but the process should take quite a bit of time. How could its power grow so rapidly?

Yes, that does make sense, Gui Ling chimed with a sense of understanding.

More importantly, this Master Scatterwind has no fear of consequences. He dared to attack elders of both the Yin Sifting Sect and the Nine Serenities Sect. Furthermore, he hadnt destroyed their bodies after killing them. Doesnt he have any fear of the two sects joining together to take revenge? Han Li took another glance at the skeleton and puzzlement appeared on his face. Given that his storage pouch had disappeared, the Nascent Cultivating Pill shouldve fallen into the hands of that character.

As Gui Ling had just emerged from imprisonment, she had little understanding of the current cultivation world and thus little to add.

Han Li pondered for a moment more and couldnt come up with an answer. Then, he raised his hand and released a fireball, burning the skeleton to ash.

Lets be careful. That blade will be stronger after consuming a Nascent Soul cultivator. Wed best not suffer in the same way. With those indifferent words, he led the way ahead but wore a much gloomier expression.

Gui Lings heart trembled upon hearing this, and she grimaced with her unsightly face before following after him with a wry smile.

As they headed up, the two hadnt encountered anything else of note and eventually arrived at the end of the stairway, or what remained of it.

They found themselves at a cliff that had been cut half in size and the mountain behind it had vanished without a trace. fгeewbnoel.cm

Han Li peered into the distance and then looked down at the unfathomable depth. He then stroked his chin with a pensive expression.

Although Gui Ling had already been expecting this from what the Yin Sifting Sect Elder had said, she was astonished to see this with her own eyes, It appears that others have already descended and that the Devil Suppressing Pagoda had truly sunk into the mountain. Who knows whats going on below.

Fellow Daoist Gui, do you know what monsters are being detained in the pagoda?

After some hesitation, Gui Ling earnestly replied, Im not too sure. In the past, I was one of the demon beasts used to guard the mountain. Those cultivators hadnt mentioned the matter to me. But before I was moved outside the mountain, I sensed a huge devilish Qi that appeared here. Soon after, it disappeared. It shouldve been sealed in the pagoda. It is a pity that my cultivation at the time had been rather shallow. From how powerful the aura was, I couldve determined the true cultivation of the master of the Qi.

When Han Li heard about a hidden location that only Gui Ling was aware of, he nodded and said, Good, lets go. If we encounter our enemies along the way, there is no need to fight them. Well just shake them off.

After he put away the human-like puppet, he hurriedly flew out from the palace hall.

The two flew through the Greatnorth Essence Light in the blink of an eye, but when the flight restrictions took effect once more, they could only drop to the floor and use body lightening techniques to conserve their magic power.

He swept his spiritual sense into the distance and didnt see anyone on the exterior of the Greatnorth Essence Light, much to his delight and surprise.

He called out to Gui Ling and calmly emerged from the light with the Tailstar Essence Shield and Triflame Fan in hand.

After taking another careful look around, he slowly walked out from Kunwu Hall.

It was deathly quiet on the outside, and when he had a clear view of the area, he felt a hint of surprise.

In the large plaza past the felled Goldweight Spirit Trees, the ground was littered with holes and piles of rubble as if a grand battle occured.

When Gui Ling walked up behind him, she looked at the scene and paused.

How curious, could it be they fought amongst themselves? She puzzlingly mused.

Han Li regained his composure and sullenly said, Im unsure. It is possible they encountered that first group of cultivators. Although I dont know their origins, since they were able to rend open the seal to Kunwu Mountain, their abilities should be great.

Gui Ling sighed, That could be the case. When the seal was broken, I followed them from a distance and noticed that two of them had a similar cultivation to mine.

Oh, do you remember their appearance? From the first wave here, he only knew about the square-faced middle-aged man. He had seen him use a powerful treasure to defend himself against Old Devil Qian.

Gui Ling shook her head, Since their strength was sure to be powerful, I didnt dare to approach. I only viewed them at a distance with my spiritual sense.

Han Li was a little disappointed to hear this. He had wanted to know if the Elder Devil was among those here and if he should plan for an opportunity to seize back his two flying swords.

But now with Gui Ling and the human-like puppet, he was confident that he would have more than a fighting chance against the Elder Devil and wouldnt need to flee.

His gaze flickered as he pondered for a moment, then concluding, In any case, they shouldnt have been able to easily exterminate those here. They most likely chased them elsewhere.

Although he had spoken as such, Han Li knew that something else was afoot. Otherwise, they wouldnt have so easily departed from their original goals, much like how Grand Immortal Xu and the Endless Sky Saintess had come to pursue him.

Could it be that the first one here were so powerful that they could force the lot of them to rout?

But even that was highly unlikely. If they had such an advantage, why would they wouldnt they remain and wait for an opportunity to fight for the treasures?

With all things considered, he contemplated a moment more and rubbed his chin before dropping the matter.

No matter what happened, his objective had been achieved. He only needed to stay safely hidden until he could depart from the brewing storm.

He would have to think of a method to reclaim the two flying swords the Elder Devil stole after he left Kunwu Mountain.

Having pondered over the matter, Han Li promptly came to a decision.

Fellow Daoist Gui, lets first go to the secret place you spoke of! There is no need to follow them. In a few days, there will be even more cultivators who will enter! Han Li then led the way down the stairs to the main plaza.

Gui Ling wryly laughed and followed suit.

Along the way, they saw sword scars, scorch marks, and other signs of battle.

These cultivators had been pursued when they made their escape.

This is… When a huge gorge suddenly appeared before them, Han Li approached and took a look before tensely frowning.

The huge split was certain to have been created from the strike of a blade-type treasure. It had rend the stairs in two and created a gap over three hundred meters wide and a hundred meters deep.

He even mused that if he made use of the full might of his giant sword technique, he wouldnt be capable of such a feat.

Silvermoons voice echoed from his mind, It seems those cultivators definitely encountered trouble, given the power of the abilities that had been displayed. The battle was much more intense than we imagined.

Hmm, perhaps but what does that have to do with us? Han Li casually replied. Soon after, he launched himself from the ground and floated across the ravine.

Gui Ling moved closely behind.

After he landed, his expression stirred and he glanced at one of the huge rocks in front of him with a cold gaze.

Then, Han Lis expression sank and he harshly yelled, You, come out from there!

A cloud of black Qi then shot out from the nearby. A Nascent Soul could be faintly seen within it.

Yi!

Since the cultivators on the mountain were more likely to be enemies than not, there was no need to be polite and let him slip away.

Thunder rang out from his back and he suddenly disappeared from sight. A short moment later, he appeared in front of the black mass in a flash of silver light.

He raised his hand, and with a crackle, a massive blue hand appeared and closed its grip.

With great alarm, black Qi surged around the Nascent Soul in an attempt to flee.

But since it had been greatly wounded in the fight before, it wasnt able to use instantaneous movement from the very start.

And with Han Lis rich experience in dispersing Nascent Souls, he was also quite proficient in trapping them.

He simply sneered in contempt when he saw the souls attempt to escape.

Golden lightning began to spark from the large azure hand and five bolts of thunder erupted from it, creating a large golden net to trap it.

Then, the Nascent Souls body blurred, only to run headfirst in the net of lightning.

A large explosion sounded out. The golden lightning had dispersed a majority of the black Qi protecting the Nascent Souls body.

As for the soul itself, its body began to tremble as if it were on the verge of collapse.

The large azure hand then swiftly grabbed a hold of the soul and brought it back to Han Li.

He glanced at the terrified being and smiled.

Its him? When Gui Ling saw the Nascent Soul, a trace of surprise appeared on her face.

Although it had no body, its face clearly belonged to one of the two old Yin Sifting Sect Elders. He had lost his body at some point and his Nascent Soul had remained hidden behind the huge boulder ever since.

With a terror-struck face, the soul pleaded, We have no grudge between us, Fellow Daoist Han. I had no hand in pursuing you!

Han Li chuckled with a calm expression, Why are you so scared? When did I say I was going to attack you? I only want to ask you what happened outside the hall. And you shouldve also seen two women leaving the hall along with two other demons.

The Nascent Soul felt relief at his calm attitude and he quickly answered, Not long after you entered the hall, the Ye Clan cultivators had suddenly arrived with the Ye Clan Grand Elder amongst them. When they saw us, they immediately attacked, and we had no choice but to fight under Fellow Daoist Xus command. We were able to defend ourselves well enough, but then, the Devil Suppressing Pagoda suddenly began to quake and a majority of the mountain on that side sank as if it was entering the heart of the mountain. Furthermore… The Nascent Soul paused for a moment, but when Han Lis cold gaze pierced it, its heart trembled and it hastily continued, F-furthermore… a light suddenly flew out from the pagoda, followed by loud Buddhist chants that we could all clearly hear. Someone had yelled that it was a sign that a Divine Spirit Treasure had arrived and soon after, they all gave up on the battle and flew in its direction. The Immortal Form Sect Elders and the two demons had emerged just as this occurred and traveled in the same direction. As for me, I had remained behind to inform the Grand Elder of this matter.

A Divine Spirit Treasure truly appeared? Han Li exclaimed.

I dont know if it truly is a Divine Spirit Treasure, but changes in the sky to the likes of this couldnt be produced from an ordinary treasure. But since Fellow Daoist Xu and the Ye Clan Grand Elder chased after it without another thought, it should be true.

And how did you die?

The Nascent Soul gritted its teeth, That wretch Scatterwind had snuck up on me and used a crimson saber to strike down my body. The saber had completely absorbed my blood essence with the attack. If I hadnt resolved myself to abandon my body early, I fear my Nascent Soul wouldnt have been able to escape.

Han Li raised his brow and doubtfully asked, What blade could be so powerful?

The Nascent Soul paused for a moment before replying, Im not sure. It was the first time I had seen such a treasure. However, its appearance strongly resembled that of the Devil Dragon Blade of legend, although its color was quite amiss. But if it was a true Devil Dragon Blade, how could I have the opportunity to flee?

The Devil Dragon Blade! Han Lis expression changed at the mention of it.

The light appeared ordinary at first, but in a brief flash it had appeared behind Old Devil Qians cloud of black Qi.

Under the radiance of a thousand rays of light, Old Devil Qian roared in anguish. The devilish Qi dissolved to reveal the crimson Nascent Soul and the Ghost Sifting Banner beneath.

A short moment later, countless threads of azure mist tightly bound his soul. No matter how much resistance he raised with violent flashes of green light and roaring crimson flames, he wasnt able to escape them.

Rapidly, Han Li arrived next to Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul in a flash of silver. He smiled and raised his hand.

Spatial fluctuations appeared above the both of them, followed by the appearance of the Heavenvoid Cauldron.

After it dropped into his grasp, he looked at the captured Nascent Soul.

Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul writhed with terror and his heart dropped when he saw Han Li look at him with hostile intentions, but soon, a vicious resolve was born in his heart and he bit to the tip of his tongue with a grimace.

Han Lis gaze turned cold.

With two pops, talismans were stuck onto the souls body, one gold and one silver, freezing his magic power and dissolving the suicidal attack he was about to launch. feewebnove.co

Right after, the yellow-robed middle-aged cultivator appeared behind Old Devil Qian in a flash of light, it was the late-Nascent Soul puppet. It had silently arrived there at an unknown time. Han Li wore a mysterious smile following its appearance.

At the start of the ambush, Han Li had the puppet conceal itself in the direction of the palace gates If the old devil was truly as cunning as he believed, he would flee without a thought. And since the puppet wasnt alive, its aura was concealed with extreme ease. Apart from seeing it with ones own eyes, one would be incapable of detecting it.

As a result, Old Devil Qian ended up ambushed by the arrow of Golden Lightning Bamboo while he made his escape, and was forcibly pushed back deeper in the hall.

But because Han Li needed to capture his Nascent Soul alive, he used Divine Devilbane Lightning to scare him away after he destroyed the Blood Devil Pearl using the dagger refined from the Devil Essence Diamond. Then as he fled in a panic, his puppet sneaked behind him and used its witch eyes refined from the Brilliant Glow Gem to entrap him in a bewitchment technique.

Having experienced the fearsome might of its witch eyes for himself, Han Li was confident it would be able to disable the old devil momentarily, no matter how powerful his spiritual sense may be.

And when the eccentric lost consciousness as he expected, he used the opportunity to deploy the Heavenvoid Cauldron to easily restrain him.

Following those thoughts, Han Li turned his attention to the small cauldron in his hand. Because he had only refined the first layer of its Artifact Imprint Technique, he was only capable of commanding it to release a bit of its light. If he truly wished to open the cauldron, it seemed he would have to first reach late-Nascent Soul stage.

Fellow Daoist Han, what should I do with these devils?

As Han Li was basking with joy, heavy footsteps sounded out from behind him. Gui Ling released a cloud of black-white Qi from her hand, containing five pure white skeletons that were reduced to a foot-tall.

Having lost the connection to Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul, the cinque devil incarnations had dropped dead onto the ground, allowing Gui Ling to restrain them.

Those five…

Han Li was about to continue when the five black skulls biting onto the old devils Nascent Soul suddenly released their bite and screamed, turning around and returning to the five skeletons nearby.

Not only were their screams incredibly loud, but it also inspired a blood-chilling fear that pierced the mind.

Then, the trapped skeletons suddenly sensed something and their eyes violently flickered with crimson light , filling the air with the stench of blood.

The skeletons all opened their mouths and simultaneously struck a single point in the black-white mist using a deep-green devil flame.

An explosion sounded out. Caught off guard, Gui Lings restriction had been destroyed.

The five shot out in streaks of white Qi towards their jet-black skulls, but when Han Li saw this, he coldly snorted and waved his hand at the small cauldron.

The azure mist poured out from it and instantly formed a wall to block the five streaks.

He then commanded a portion of the azure mist to wrap around them, preventing the foot-tall skeletons from reaching the skulls.

The skeletons were then thrown into a crazed frenzy.

Although the threads held them firm, their limbs struggled with all their might. They relentlessly spat emerald flame wisps at the azure strings that bound them.

When Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul saw this, a trace of fear plagued his face and he suddenly yelled, No! You… quickly release them!

When Han Li swept his gaze over across them, he felt somewhat baffled, but he wasnt about to listen to him. The result that followed astonished him.

The skulls suddenly let out a sharp hiss and returned back towards Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul.

Right after, the skulls didnt simply gnaw on the Nascent Soul, but their mouths began to bear down with strength, clearly intending on devouring him.

Devil backlash! Han Lis heart jumped when he realized what was happening.

Because Old Devil Qians magic power had greatly decreased, he had momentarily lost control and the obedient cinque devils suddenly turned savage towards their master.

However, Han Li had no intention of allowing him to perish. He waved his hand at the small cauldron without another thought.

A series of clear rings rang out from within and countless azure threads shot out from the light covering its surface, firmly binding the skulls and forcibly dragged them away from the Nascent Soul. Even so, the skulls still bit at the air with wild strength born from insanity.

He didnt pay the skulls any further head and instead focused on the old devils Nascent Soul.

Although it had only taken a moment, the souls body was reduced to less than half its original size and was on the verge of death. But in his gaze, it made no difference so long as it was still present.

Then with a deep breath, Han Li grabbed the Ghost Sifting Banner at the old devils side and quickly examined it before placing it in his storage pouch. Soon after, he swept his gaze to a place in the distance.

The human puppet stirred and flickered from sight before returning to Han Li with a black storage pouch in hand.

It had dropped to the ground when Old Devil Qians Blood Devil Pearl was destroyed.

He paid no further attention to the items in the storage pouch and turned his head to Gui Ling, Fellow Daoist Gui, deal with the cinque devils for the time being. I will be handling this Nascent Soul.

He didnt wish for any others to watch while he was in the process of soul extraction.

Please go ahead. Ill deal with the cinque devils, Gui Ling calmly replied. Then she opened her mouth and enveloped the skeletons and skulls in black-and-white mist, taking over Han Lis restrictions of them.

He nodded and reached out to the azure mist, creating a large azure hand that grabbed the Nascent Soul.

A streak of azure light then flew away and disappeared into the Greatnorth Essence Light nearby.

As for the human puppet, it remained motionless.

When Gui Ling saw him disappear, she began to examine the puppet for a long time. Then, a trace of shock appeared on her face. If she hadnt personally seen Han Li summon it out from a storage pouch, she wouldve hardly believed that the cultivator before her was actually a puppet.

Time slowly moved by and a quarter hour passed. The Greatnorth Essence Light stirred and parted way for Han Li to emerge. He revealed no emotion and Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul was nowhere to be seen.

When he approached Gui Ling, she pointed to the five cinque devils and asked, How should we deal with them? To the best of my knowledge, there is no other way to vanish them from this world apart from slow refinement from great Yang flames.

Refine? Han Li paused for a moment, There is no need for that. I have another use for them. Ill just seal them away for the time being.

Then so be it. Despite her surprise, she readily agreed.

Han Li waved his sleeve, summoning a dense swarm of talismans from within and instantly covered the skeletons and skulls with various colored balls of light.

He then clapped his hands together and flicked a finger, arcing lightning from his hand and weaving it together with golden strings layer upon layer around them.

As light flashed, over ten balls of golden light appeared before them.

With an incantation gesture, Han Li released spell seals at the balls, quickly shrinking them to the size of a fist.

When Han Li looked at them, he frowned when something came to mind. He opened his mouth and spat out a bubble that glowed with Buddhist light.

It was the vajra barrier that he had been nurturing his body with.

He pointed to the item in his hand and a seven-colored radiance swept them all up, absorbing them into the golden orb.

With Divine Devilbane Lightning and the Buddhist treasure suppressing it, no matter how vicious what lay ahead, they shouldnt have any way of escaping.

He finally felt at ease and placed the vajra barrier into a jade box before carefully putting it away.

Lets go! Fellow Daoist Gui should have some hidden locations on this mountain. Well hide there for a few days and wait for the opening in the seal to recover once more.

A hidden location? With roused spirits, Gui Ling instantly answered, I did unintentionally discover a place like that, and there shouldnt be anyone else that knows of it.

When Old Devil Qian saw Han Li arrive before him, his heart trembled and the Blood Devil Pearl came to an immediate stop.

Then, the silver silhouette behind the pearl began to take action. It raised a small bow in its hand and drew back a nonexistent bowstring to release a dense barrage of red arrows.

Right after, Han Li flashed a grin at the old devil and the Triflame Fan he held lit up. With the roar of a phoenix, the fan released a bird of flame towards the pearl.

Soon, Old Devil Qian found himself between the hammer and the anvil.

He was greatly troubled, having seen the might of the Triflame Fan once before. But despite knowing he couldnt afford to block the attack, the barrage from behind him was already incredibly powerful. After all, he was wounded by him at.

Helpless, his Blood Devil Pearl let out a piercing shriek and shot backwards. Crimson light surged from the pearl, followed by a manifestation of a grey face, and with it, a cloud of deep black Qi suddenly shot out.

In the violent gust of wind, a meter tall banner sparkling with green light stood tall amongst the inky-black Qi: The Ghost Sifting Banner.

Han Li instantly recognized the item. Apart from the density of devilish Qi, the banner was almost identical to the one he had obtained.

The banner then unfolded itself in front of the pearl.

Yin winds began to erupt nearby, filling the air with a black fog. Malformed ghosts heads emerged from them and spat wisps of flame at the approaching arrows.

As they pierced into the Yin Qi, an eruption sounded out from within.

With the given opportunity, Old Devil Qian concealed the Blood Devil Pearl with the banners power and the two treasures flew off.

But when he glanced back around, he saw that the phoenix was closely following after him.

The old devils heart trembled at the sight, but he soon steeled his resolve.

The banner released a bright green light and created a black hole on top of it.

Pitch-black Yin Qi began to rush out and an inch-large ghost shot out from inside. It surged in size as soon as it appeared, capping out at three meters tall and holding a fearsome bearing.

This ghost fiend was fully covered in glossy black armor and wielded a double sided trident, making for an impressive display.

The ghost seemed to have been under the restriction of the banner for some time. As soon as it manifested, it excitedly shrieked before it even registered its surroundings. But as soon as it did, it immediately became mute.

In its alarm, the ghost fiend quickly spat out a fog of pitch-black Yin Qi in front of it and flusteredly waved its trident in front of the phoenix to block it.

Although it couldnt compare to the likes of Old Devil Qian or Han Li, it was no less powerful than an ordinary early-Nascent Soul cultivator. But after being confined in the banner for several hundred years, it was met with an attack of such fearsome power during a moment of carelessness, only to be treated as fodder.

Then, a muffled explosion sounded out when the two attacks struck one another.

A halo of mysterious light appeared, pulsing before suddenly expanding over thirty meters wide.

In this display of might, talisman characters began to flow through the air, and the ghost fiend along with its surrounding Yin Qi had completely disappeared.

While the nova spread throughout the air, the Blood Devil Pearl was bought enough time to wrap itself in the Ghost Sifting Banner, protecting it against potential calamity.

Old Devil Qian felt lucky to have survived the successive attacks, but when he glanced at the Ghost Sifting Banner, he felt great sorrow.

The banner now barely shined with a faint light as its spiritual nature was greatly damaged.

This was due to the main apparition within the banner perishing and a majority of its ghost mist being wiped away by the tri-colored attack.

The Ghost Sifting Banner mightve been known as the Yin Sifting Sects signature treasure, but this wasnt because of its individual power.

Its true strength lay when all eighteen of the banners were gathered together.

Under those circumstances, he was confident he could defend himself against a Deity Transformation cultivator, let alone Han Li and the horned woman.

It was a pity that the Yin Sifting Sect Ancestor ruled that unless the sect was facing calamity, all eighteen banners were forbidden to be gathered under a single person. Ordinarily, the eighteen were distributed amongst the highest ranking cultivators of the sect. Even the grand elder himself wasnt able to break away from this provision.

Not to mention that one of these treasures had fallen into the hands of his enemy.

With that resentfully thought, a ghost face made another appearance from the surface of the Blood Devil Pearl with the intention of absorbing the damaged magic tool.

With the strike from the Triflame Fan finished, his fear of Han Li had greatly diminished.

Using such a powerful treasure was certain to consume much magic power. Han Li had already used it once before as well. Having launched a second strike so soon after, he shouldnt be able to use the treasure again anytime soon.

In any case, if Han Li was able to use the fan in rapid succession, he wouldve long perished from its might.

But at that moment, something strange happened.

Thunder exploded from a distance away, and an emerald streak launched out from the cloaked argent silhouette.

Not good!

Fear was inspired in the old devil upon seeing this familiar scene.

When he first escaped Han Li with the Blood Devil Pearl, he was caught off guard and ambushed by this emerald streak. Since it contained Divine Devilbane Lightning, it damaged much of the crimson blaze protecting him.

Having suffered once before, he wasnt about to let this happen again.

After the ghost face absorbed the banner, the pearl blurred and became vaguely shaped.

Three meters away, the green streak reappeared, its true form revealed to be an emerald arrow that was several inches long and arced with golden lightning.

With a clap of thunder, the arrow eviscerated the image of the Blood Devil Pearl that had been left behind.

To avoid another crisis, Old Devil Qian had used a secret technique to move the pearl a distance away, leaving only an illusion behind.

Forty meters away, a cloud of blood flame burst and the pearl made a reappearance.

But at that same moment, a flicker of black light appeared behind it: an inch-long saber shining like a jet-black crystal.

In a flash, it flicked past the pearl in a black line, passing through its defenses as if they had never existed.

A sharp crack and Old Devil Qians wretched scream pierced the air. The exterior of the pearl had shattered to pieces.

In a furious rage, he stuttered with disbelief, I-Impossible! The Blood Devil Pearl cant be so easily… Even the High Zenith Sects Divine Heavenbound Blade couldnt… That flying saber is…

And with another muffled crack, the pearl completely shattered, revealing a single Nascent Soul.

The soul, however, appeared truly odd. Not only was there a faint blood mist pervading it, but it was holding a small flag in its hand and had five skulls rigidly biting down on its body.

The skulls were entirely pitch black and gnawing at the Nascent Soul as if to feed on its blood essence, making for a soul-chilling sight.

Immediately after the pearl had disappeared, Old Devil Qians Nascent Soul let out a piercing screech and wrapped itself in the Ghost Sifting Banner before flying off in a streak of black mist. fгeewbnoel.cm

As for the huge skeleton that was occupying Gui Lings attention, it echoed the piercing shriek and its body dissolved after leaping into the air, forming five grey clouds that launched towards the old devil.

Although the pearl was destroyed and Old Devil Qian was no longer able to form the crimson silhouette, he was able to still fuse with the cinque devils and possess their body.

Of course, Gui Ling wasnt about to allow them to easily escape. Her body instantly shrunk back to her original size as she chased after them.

If his Nascent Soul was allowed to escape the Greatnorth Essence Lights, he would then be capable of instantaneous movement, allowing him to quickly arrive next to the cinque devils and fuse together with them.

But now that his movements were restricted to an ordinary speed, he had no way to outpace Han Lis Thunderstorm Wings.

As expected, Han Li waved his wings and appeared in front of Old Devil Qian with a raised hand, releasing a net of golden lightning.

The old devil instantly recognized this to be Divine Devilbane Lightning and spit out a blood mist in his panic to temporarily block the attack, then quickly changed his direction.

But then, another flash appeared in front of him, a silhouette in silver light. The light surrounding him soon faded away to reveal a middle-aged cultivator with a pale complexion. He wore yellow robes, had a blank expression, and held a small red bow in his hand Hhe was the human-like puppet that possessed the cultivation of a late-Nascent Soul cultivator.

But when the puppet appeared, it didnt attack. Rather, its eyes suddenly shined with a blinding purple light that released ripples into the air.

When Old Devil Qian saw this purple light, he instantly became captivated as if his soul was being drawn into it.

His body became warm and his mind grew blank.

No! A bewitchment technique! Although he was now reduced to his Nascent Soul, his well-nurtured spiritual sense was able to quickly awaken.

He rapidly turned his head, completely overwhelmed with shock, not daring to look into his eyes. Black Qi surged from his body and he quickly took off in a different direction.

However, he suddenly felt spiritual Qi fluctuations above him and he couldnt help but to look up.

It was a small cauldron that shined with a faint azure light revolving in the air.

Although this was the first time he had seen this treasure, in his thousand years of experience, he instantly sensed that it was beyond strange and hurriedly flew off in a black streak.

The cauldron then let out a clear ring and released a dense azure mist, quickly spreading out in the direction he left in.

After the giant skeleton was damaged from the condensed Greatnorth Essence Light, white radiance lightly circulated throughout its body and mended the holes almost as fast.

Han Li frowned. It appeared he would have to deal with Old Devil Qian first.

While the huge skeleton appeared to be moving slowly, each step travelled a huge distance forward and it quickly arrived in front of Gui Ling.

With crimson light brimming in its hollow eyes, it held its hands towards its body and summoned two of its rib bones into them, creating three-meter-long sabers.

Then with a flip of the hands, an inky devil flame lit on each of them.

When Gui Ling saw this, she coldly snorted and stepped forward to strike the devil down with her axe.

Silver light flashed and filled the air with thunderous booms. The bone sabers immediately surged several times in size as they moved to block the axe in a cross, stopping it from cleaving down on its skull.

Gui Ling wasnt very surprised by this, rather, a vicious intent soon lit up in her eyes, Tiger, devour!

Light flared from her weapon once more, and a giant beasts head suddenly emerged from it, appearing to be that of a single-horned white tiger.

The beast gaped its mouth open and quickly lunged forward, biting down on the skeletons skull. It clearly devoured the head and the tiger immediately withdrew.

The silver axe not only had a fearsome blade, but an artifact spirit as well.

Gui Ling pressed the attack and spun the ax like a wheel of death as she slowly ground down the skeleton with cold light.

Torn apart from the immense force, bone fragments rained freely around them.

Soon into her assault, she stilled her axe and breathed out yellow flames onto the ground, intending on dealing the finishing blow to the cinque devils.

Contrary to the situation, however, Old Devil Qians alarm had disappeared when he saw that the horned woman planned on using demon flame to destroy his devils, he simply muttered an incantation and activated a devilish technique.

An icy wind immediately brushed past the raging yellow flames and restrained them.

Then, five crystalline black strings emerged from the yellow demon flames and shot out from them, leaving an explosion over thirty meters wide in its wake.

Several clouds of grey Qi burst forth from the ashes, soon fading away to reveal five flawless skeletons standing in place.

Gui Ling shouted out in alarm, Intangible Devilform! Who wouldve thought that your incarnations have cultivated such an ability? Do you not have any fear of future backlash?

How could I worry over such a trivial thing? As if Id give them the opportunity, the old devil indifferently replied. Then with merely a thought, a devilish art was quickly activated.

The skeletons leapt forward and fused into their massive form once more. Following that, it immediately summoned the two bone sabers as it fiercely charged towards Gui Ling.

This time, she didnt command the axes artifact spirit to attack, instead choosing to meet the blades head on.

An axe glowing with icy light and two slender bone sabers wrapped in white mist began to fiercely clash without end, each strike creating a deafening boom around them. The trembles seemed to be affecting the hall itself as if it would soon collapse around them.

Han Li looked at the scene with narrowed eyes. Although Gui Ling managed to restore her magic power and turn into a giant, the remnant Greatnorth Essence Light nearby was unintentionally damaging her. No matter how durable her crimson armor may be, she wouldnt be able to hold out against the skeleton much longer within the light.

As such, he intended on finishing the battle as soon as he could.

With that in mind, he looked at the crimson silhouette in the distance. Wearing a stern expression, he stealthily commanded the Yang ring above his head.

Several silver ropes condensed from the surrounding light appeared behind the crimson figure, like vipers silently stalking their prey.

When the silver ropes grew near, Old Devil Qians body immediately blurred as soon as he sensed something.

However, the eight chains of silver rope had completely caught him off guard and penetrated his body.

He was momentarily startled, but when he looked down at the ropes piercing through his body, he wickedly smiled.

Such injuries were of little consequence to him. It would only cost him a thought to repair the damage.

Soon, however, he discovered that there was something amiss and his expression slowly shifted downwards. The silver ropes hadnt disappeared. Rather, silver light radiated from them as their presence continued.

Restrain! Han Li shouted.

Like pythons, the chains tightly coiled around him and exerted great power, splitting the crimson body into eight separate pieces.

In his furious alarm, the old devil had his body disperse into blood mist and flew a distance away before condensing back together.

Despite his desperation, the ropes relentlessly pursued him as soon as he dissolved, and a similar scene occurred, causing his body to resemble that of torn paper.

This happened six more times in succession, but each time he used the blood mist to escape, it was clearly becoming more sparse.

Youre courting death! The devil furiously shouted from the blood mist. It was clear that his current situation was far from good.

To make matters even worse, Han Li was able to quickly condense the silver ropes around the blood mist before it reformed as it sped through the Greatnorth Essence Light, preventing any chance of escape.

But soon enough, the blood mist stopped appearing altogether and condensed into a flare of light, producing a fist-sized pearl.

The orb was as scarlet as blood, shined with a strange demonic light, and filled the air with a gory scent.

The Blood Devil Pearl! Han Lis mouth twitched from the shock of seeing it.

Do you think Id be scared of you? Hand over your life! Old Devil Qians voice sounded out from the pearl and directly shot towards Han Li in a streak of crimson light as he roiled with furious rage.

He took a deep breath and quickly acted, casting several spell seals at the Yang ring above his head.

Several silver ropes flew out, striking at it in bright flashes. Despite its speed, many of the attacks had landed, but the pearl lit up a barrier with a hum, easily repelling these attacks with flashes of green.

Betraying not a trace of emotion from his face, Han Li flipped his hand and summoned a ball of golden lightning in his palm and tightened his grasp of the Triflame Fan in the other.

The old devil had stored his Nascent Soul into this Blood Devil Pearl long ago. To kill him, one would have to destroy the pearl itself.

The treasure was immensely famous amongst the Devil Dao. It was akin to a second body when attached with a Nascent Soul.

It was said that refining the treasure not only required the blood essence of over a hundred different spirit beasts, but also required the combined cultivation of several peculiar devilish arts. Furthermore, the refinement method was long lost. It appeared to have fallen in the Yin Sifting Sects hands some time ago and had finally been refined by this monstrous cultivator.

However, this was also an opportunity. Once the pearl approached him, he would blast it with Divine Devilbane Lightning and trap it within, then striking it with the Triflame Fan.

Regardless of the treasures abilities, it wasnt something that could withstand the fans fury.

With a plan in mind, he prepared to meet the old devil head on, but the pearl came to a sudden stop along the way. A foot-tall crimson flame suddenly burst forth, causing the pearl to disappear without a trace.

Han Li felt his heart tremble and he quickly released his spiritual sense, fearing that the old devil would attempt to ambush him.

But a moment later, he was stunned.

The flaming Blood Devil Pearl reappeared once more, but it wasnt by his side, it was at the edge of the area a distance away.

Then, Old Devil Qian let out a roaring laugh.

Youngster, do you believe me to be senile? Fighting here against two high-grade opponents is beyond foolish. Ill be sure to entertain you properly on the outside with some reinforcements!

With that said, the Blood Devil Pearl disappeared into the waves of silver light.

By the time Han Li realized what had happened, it was too late to pursue. But in spite of his surprise, he hadnt displayed any panic. Instead, he turned his attention on Gui Lings battle with the cinque devils.

His expression stirred and thunder rang out from his back as a pair of wings revealed themselves. Then in a flash, he appeared at the edge of the Greatnorth Essence Light.

Han Li coldly leered in the direction that the old devil has escaped from and raised the Triflame Fan, but a trace of hesitation appeared on his face.

He then spat out a fist-sized object wrapped in azure light, the Heavenvoid Cauldron.

Having done that, he suddenly heard a huge bang, followed by Old Devil Qians cursing.

Then the light around them began to stir as a crimson streak and a silver light came into appearance.

The crimson streak was the Blood Devil Pearl, but the flames surrounding it had decreased by nearly half. As for the ball of blinding silver light across from it, it vaguely appeared to belong to a slim silhouette.