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Although Han Lis plan seemed reasonable, it wasnt guaranteed that the poison would have any effect. As a matter of fact, Han Li wasnt completely certain of the poison itself. After all, everything he knew of the Ten Supreme Poisons was from records. He hadnt personally experienced them.

A moment later, any doubts the three cultivators possessed were completely banished. When the huge ape puppets had flown a hundred meters, the previously still mountain was filled with bewildered screams.

As soon as Han Li heard them, he suddenly felt the Qi and blood in his body roil while his minded cloud over, he nearly fell from the sky. In his alarm, he hastily circulated the entirety of the spiritual Qi in his body and stopped himself from falling. He then turned his head to look at his party members with his Brightsight Eyes. They werent in any better shape and their bodies also shook several times before they managed to recover.

Han Li frowned, overwhelmed with shock. That strange scream attack hadnt targeted his spiritual sense but the Qi that the body possessed. Despite how powerful his spiritual sense was, it had no method of blocking this scream attack. It came as a surprise to him that the Purple-lined Scorpions possessed this innate ability. It was clear to see that the records didnt describe everything.

As Han Li was mulling over what had happened, he saw ten or so purple-black streaks shoot out from the mountain and chase after the huge ape puppets in a blur. In that moment, Han Li hastily ordered the puppets to fly at their greatest speed and tear through the sky in streaks of white light.

Although it was only for an instant, Han Li was able to roughly see the purple-black streaks. In addition to their astonishing three-meter-long bodies, they had a pair of transparent wings and a purple-black carapace that shined with light. Aside from their size and wings, they appeared completely the same as an ordinary scorpion.

The scorpion at the very front of the swarm was twice as large as the others, appearing to be their leader. With the dreadful appearance of yellow mist trailing from its mouth, Han Li couldnt help but stare at it. frewebnovel.com

The huge apes were clearly slower than the purple insects, but they had a head start. They drew the Purple-lined Scorpions away for the time being and soon became black dots in the distance.

Soon, Han Li loudly shouted, Go! Some of the puppets have already been caught in restrictions. They will be overtaken soon. As soon as that was said, Han Li ceased concealing himself and shot forward, streaking through the air. His other two party members immediately set out after him, making their way to the mountaintop.

All three knew that if they didnt rush past the mountain in this instant, it would be extremely troublesome given the speed of the Purple-lined Scorpions. Fortunately, they all moved quickly. Even without using the Thunderstorm Wings, Han Li was able to fly towards the mountain in the blink of an eye with his deeper cultivation.

At that moment, he felt the connections to his ape puppets disappear one by one. Dread filling his heart, Han Li sped past the scorpions nest.

When the cultivators made it to the other side of the mountain, they felt a wave of relief.

Marquis Nanlong smiled and said, Fortunately, thanks to Brother Hans Jadedove Poison and his puppets, we were able to make it past that trial. It wouldve been quite a hassle otherwise.

Han Li looked at Marquis Nanlong and calmly said, It was nothing. It was only a matter of chance. Han Li skirted over the matter, knowing that the Jadedove Poison was originally something that Master Cang Kun had left behind.

Lu Weiying also complimented Han Li for easily resolving the matter. Han Li smiled and muttered a few words in response before heading on their way.

After continuing on for half a day without anything else happening, the temperature in the air began to rise.

The mountain ridge also became verdant as they continued forward, a stark contrast to the barren land that had surrounded them before.

Eventually, they arrived at a point where even the mountain rocks had become a fire-red color. A few of the nearby mountains even had cracks glowing with lava scattered across them that released burning air and grey ash like a prison of scorching earth.

Han Li and Lu Weiying revealed surprise upon seeing this, but Marquis Nanlong remained calm as he knew that they hadnt deviated from the path.

Not long after, the three arrived at a huge red mountain that was over ten kilometers tall. Most of the mountain was covered in glowing red clouds and was surrounded by much smaller mountains, making it appear far more prominent.

When Marquis Nanlong saw the mountain, he stopped flying and the light surrounding him vanished. Han Li and the old man glanced at each other with excitement, knowing that they had arrived.

Marquis Nanlong let out a long sigh and he turned around, saying, Fellow Daoists, there is a cave below the mountain, which is the nest of the Ancient Flame Toad and where the ancient cultivator remains reside. It is said that the creature is powerful. Lets talk about how we should deal with it.

Below the mountain? Han Li raised his brow when he heard this and he soon spread out his spiritual sense. As expected, there was a huge fire-red cave inside the mountain that occasionally released waves of burning winds. Fearing that any further prying would alert the flame toad within, Han Li withdrew his spiritual sense.

Lu Weiying quickly said, What is there to discuss? Fellow Daoist Han will take charge with his ice attribute techniques and we will provide support in slaying the flame toad.

Brother Lu, this matter isnt so simple. According to Cang Kuns records, the Ancient Flame Toads nest is half submerged in lava. The beast will be able to flee into the lava when it is injured and quickly recover. Additionally, we will not have the advantage in that environment. Our best plan of action would be to place down a spell formation and draw the toad out of its nest. I have prepared an ice-attribute spell formation precisely for this reason.

Lu Weiying raised no objections after hearing the Marquis and Han Li didnt find anything amiss about it either. With their plan of attack decided, they began to make preparations. In addition to Marquis Nanlongs formation, Han Li also placed down his own spell formations to deal with any unexpected occurrences.

With that done, the cultivators concealed themselves as they waited for Han Li to lure the flame toad out of its cave.

Han Li slapped his storage pouch and took out his remaining white wolf puppet. He then sat down near the edge of the spell formation and sent the puppet into the mountain cave.

Lu Weiying noticed nothing out of the ordinary about the two mountains and bafflingly asked, Is there something wrong with these two mountains?

From now on, were setting off to one of those two mountains. The point where they join together will be the Ancient Flame Toads nest. However, there is a group of Soaring Purple-lined Scorpions that dwell on the left side of the mountain range. Although they only number in the tens, each one of them is ferocious. I fear that we will most likely alarm them. It will be quite troublesome.

Lu Weiying shouted in alarm, Soaring Purple-lined Scorpions? Those fearsome insects that eliminated all the cultivators of the Ocean Mist Sect in the State of Wangsui?

When Han Li heard the name Soaring Purple-lined Scorpions, he felt a wave of shock.

Marquis Nanlong sighed and said, Thats right. Its those vicious insects. Additionally, this lot is much more fearsome than the swarm that emerged in the State of Wangsui. Theyve lived for tens of thousands of years and their bodies are entirely black-purple.

Lu Weiying lost his composure and glared at Marquis Nanlong. He bluntly said, Fellow Daoist Nanlong, dont tell me youre joking? How could we afford to provoke Purple-lined Scorpions? If there were only two of three of them, we could deal with them if we were careful, but there are over ten of them. Wouldnt we be sending ourselves to our deaths if we approach them?

The Marquis wore a helpless expression and explained, There is one other path, but it is even more dangerous. The other path is filled with a large number of invisible spatial tears. It isnt something that we can tread through. Since we cant identify the location of the invisible tears, the Purple-lined Scorpions is definitely the safer option.

Lu Weiying remained dumbfounded for a long while. Needless to say, Purple-lined Scorpions were preferable to spatial tears, particularly invisible ones.

When Han Li heard of the invisible spatial tears, he looked into the distance and his gaze began to wander.

Han Li finally broke his silence and spoke with a wry tone, It seemed the Master Cang Kun had taken the path with the spatial tears. He shouldve been able to avoid them with his abilities.

When Marquis Nanlong heard this, he bitterly smiled and said, Brother Han is right. Without Master Cang Kuns abilities, we have no way to safely avoid the spatial tears. In comparison, a battle with the Purple-lined Scorpions is far less dangerous.

Lu Weiying strongly shook his head and said, That wont do. We definitely cannot fight the Purple-lined Scorpions. You only heard of what had happened in the State of Wangsui, but I personally took part in the Purple-lined Scorpions extermination as a representative of the Heavenpeak Sect. They are fearsome beyond your imagination. Provoking all of them at once is a death sentence.

The old mans fear towards the scorpions was beyond what Marquis Nanlong had anticipated. He originally believed that they wouldve prevailed over the scorpions despite a bit of challenge. Now, he wore an expression of hesitation.

At that moment, Han Li frowned and began to recall the information of the Purple-lined Scorpions from the exotic insect rankings.

Soaring Purple-lined Scorpions were ranked fourteen on the rankings of exotic insects, close to the ranking of Gold Devouring Beetles. If it werent for the small number of eggs that the scorpions laid and their limited numbers, their ranking would likely be above the Gold Devouring Beetles.

Although they didnt have the same ability to devour everything like the Gold Devouring Beetles, their defenses were about the same and couldnt be harmed by ordinary magic treasures. Additionally, their speed was amazingly fast and they were incredibly venomous, earning them their high position on the exotic insect rankings. Not to mention that these Purple-lined Scorpions had resided in Devilfall Valley for countless years. They had already reached the peak form of maturation where their bodies turned black-purple.

However, it appeared Marquis Nanlong only knew a smidgen on how fearsome these insects were. Contrarily, the old man had witnessed their power before and paled at the mention of them.

As Marquis Nanlongs expression turned gloomy, Han Li coldly chuckled. Marquis Nanlong had only mentioned the Purple-lined Scorpions after theyve arrived this far. It seemed it wasnt done out of any good intentions but to keep them from fleeing. Since they had arrived so far, they would both feel reluctant at returning without having made any gains and feel obliged to face the danger.

Han Li continued weighing his options as he considered the danger of dealing with the Purple-lined Scorpions and what there was to gain. After all, he would have to reveal his abilities to see through spatial tears in order to take the other path. As it was his most crucial ability for guiding him through the valley, he wouldnt tell it to others unless it was absolutely necessary.

While Han Li pondered with a lowered head, Lu Weiying stood in place with a gloomy expression, fear betrayed from his eyes. Marquis Nanlong also glanced at the mountains with the Purple-lined Scorpions with a wavering expression.

For a time, the three stood in place without knowing whether to advance or retreat.

After a long spell of silence, Han Lis expression stirred and he lifted his head to reveal a slight smile. Although Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying appeared absentminded, they were closely paying attention to the actions of their companions and noticed Han Lis movements.

Marquis Nanlong immediately turned his head to look at Han Li and he asked, What? Could it be that Brother Han has a good idea? A trace of hope could be heard from his tone.

Lu Weiying also turned to look at Han Li with excitement. However, Han Li didnt immediately reply. Instead, he grasped hi storage pouch, taking out a small green bottle. He asked, Have you two Fellow Daoists heard of the Ten Supreme Poisons?

Lu Weiying said with a start, The Ten Supreme Poisons? Ive heard of it before. I heard that they possessed an inconceivably venomous. Even if cultivators like us were to make contact with the poison, we could come to an immediate end. I have heard that Wei Wuya mainly cultivated venomous techniques, allowing him to utilize one of the Ten Supreme Poisons, Corpse Venom. When other cultivators fight him, they dare not to grow too close to him or they would risk perishing without warning.

Marquis Nanlong looked at the small bottle in Han Lils hand and quickly said, However, I heard that a few of the Ten Supreme Poisons had other miraculous uses apart from their deadly applications. Could it be that Fellow Daoist Han has one of these poisons?

Han Li raised the small bottle and explained, It seems there is no need for me to say anything. Youve already guessed it. This bottle contains one of the Ten Supreme Poisons, Jadedove. It is said that this poison is refined from the saliva of a demon bird with a jade beak.

Brother Han means to say… A trace of happiness appeared on Lu Weiyings face.

Han Li promptly answered, The Purple-lined Scorpions may be durable, but so long as we use the poison to draw them away from the mountains, it will give us the opportunity to cross it.

How can we draw them away with the poison? Oh, hehe. I forgot that Fellow Daoist was skilled in puppet techniques. Smearing a few puppets with the poison will be enough to attract the scorpions. At that moment Marquis Nanlong wore a smile.

Once that was said, Han Lis expression remained unchanged as he mused, Marquis Nanlong speaks of the matter quite easily and has pushed the matter completely onto me with only a few words. Rather, his Eternal Flight Orioles would do just as well. Last time, several of my puppets had were destroyed in the fight against the huge python.

Although Han Li felt somewhat dissatisfied, he calmly nodded. Because this was but a small matter, he wasnt going to have a falling out over it. After all, they were still only halfway to their objective, and the poison was originally one of the treasures left behind by Master Cang Kun after all.

With Han Lis medicinal experience, Han Li was to recognize the poison with a single smell and he immediately put it away. Now that he thought about it, it was quite possible that Master Cang Kun had left behind the poison in preparation to deal with Purple-lined Scorpions.

However, it seemed excessively affectionate and out of character for Master Cang Kun to think of scheme every step for his descendants to acquire treasure. Having recalled Master Cang Kuns ruins, he recalled the portrait of the three-headed six-armed demon beast, feeling that there was something mysterious about it. Since Marquis Nanlong has previously said that he was a descendant of Master Cang Kun, he should know something of it.

But regardless of whatever there is that is amiss, Han Li was only cared with acquiring the core of the Ancient Flame Toad. He wouldnt involve himself in matters that didnt concern him and risk attracting problems to himself. fгeeebove.cm

As Han Li came to this conclusion, his hands continued to move. With a casual slap of his storage pouch, he summoned five streaks of light from his storage pouch, revealing themselves to be huge ape puppets.

Han Li promptly look out several small jade bottles and poured in a drop of the Jadedove poison into each of them before properly sealing the bottles. He then gave them to the ape puppets for them to tightly grasp.

Then under the guidance of Marquis Nanlong, Han Li ordered his huge ape puppets to silently make their way to the left mountaintop.

After they made it part of the way, Han Li turned to his party and said, Let us set out too. We cant be too far away from the puppets. When the puppets attract the scorpions, well have to move as quickly as possible across the mountain or we may miss our chance. The Marquis and the old man raised no objections and they closely followed after the ape puppets alongside him.

Soon, the ape puppets arrived at the mountain peak. Han Li and the others were a couple kilometers away in concealment. At that moment, the ape puppets used the entirety of their strength to crush the small bottles in their hands.

Suddenly, a putrid smell immediately spread through the mountain and the ape puppets flew off to one side of the mountain.

After glancing at everything in front of him, Han Li couldnt help but wear a peculiar expression and mutter, This is the Valley Depths? At the bottom of a steep three-kilometer tall cliff, there was a small cave that he just emerged from not long ago.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying stood side by side as they glanced at the scene before them, both of them wearing odd expressions. There a huge mountain range before them with countless mountains of varying sizes. It reached out as far as the eye could see. Additionally, the world that surrounded them had areas glowing with rainbow light, be it sky or earth.

The areas of rainbow light varied in size with some reaching several kilometers in size, covering the sky, while the small ones were only about a meter large and shined with weaker radiance, but all of them were extremely beautiful. What caused Han Li and the others to be astonished was not the clouds of light, but the chaotic nature of the spiritual sense around them. Regardless of the attribute of spiritual Qi, they all mingled together and gave people of a feeling of immense unease as if the very world would lash out at them with a single wrong move.

Marquis Nanlong sighed after recollecting his thoughts and said, This place is certainly where the ancient cultivators fought. The worldly spiritual Qi is thoroughly destroyed here. As a result, it will have an influence on any of our techniques.

Han Li wryly smiled and pointed to the sky. That is only a secondary concern. That is what is going to be most troublesome.

About a kilometer above them in the sky, there was a group of over ten foot-long arcs of white light floating there. It greatly startled Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying when they clearly saw what it was.

Lu Weiying shouted in astonishment, How can there be so many spatial tears? And how can they wander?

Marquis Nanlongs expression also grew unsightly.

After noticing Marquis Nanlongs change in expression, Han Li chuckled and said, This should be expected. Since this was the battlegrounds of ancient cultivators, there should be more spatial tears here than the outside. Why else would so many Nascent Soul cultivators enter only to never return? We can only rely on Master Cang Kuns map on the path forward or else…

Brother Han does make sense. We definitely cant take any risks and tread off the path. Else, there may be some invisible spatial tears there. However, there was still much to fear from the wandering spatial tears, but so long as they paid attention to them, they shouldnt post much danger. After saying this, the Marquis regained his calm.

Lu Weiying tensely frowned as he stared at another are filled with spatial tears. He pensively mentioned, However, the number of these spatial tears is over ten times greater than that on the outside. Those words only apply if the invisible spatial tears dont wander as well. If the invisible spatial tears roam and scatter like the visible ones, then Master Cang Kuns map might not also be very safe.

When Han Li heard this, he was stunned and he turned his head. Blue light brightly shined from his eyes as he glanced at an area over three hundred meters away, discovering a vague arc of light motionlessly floating there. He calmed down after looking at it for a while.

But then, just as he pondered about whether or not he should leak this information to the other two, Marquis Nanlong hesitantly spoke as if misunderstanding Han Lis pondering for worry, There is no need for you Fellow Daoists to be worried. The invisible spatial tears dont move. Master Cang Kun has mentioned this in his records.

Lu Weiyings spirit stirred and he suspiciously asked, Is Brother Nanlong certain? How did Master Cang Kun learn about it?

Marquis Nanlong looked at the two and calmly said, Brother Lu should realize that in the past, Master Cang Kun had suffered from grave injuries. It should come as a question as to how he was able to safely leave Devilfall Valley. By relying on a technique that he had cultivated, he was able to sense the locations of spatial tears before leaving the valley. How else could he have left the valley with such grave injuries?

Having heard this, the old man felt a wave of relief. There are such techniques in this world? In that case, it wasnt due to luck that Master Cang Kun was able to escape from Devilfall Valley.

Han Lis expression stirred as well and he sighed with relief. Marquis Nanlongs worries faded away upon seeing this. He feared that his two party members would be intent on retreating. He was particularly worried about Han Li who he found immensely difficult to read. Since Han Li would be the main force in the fight against the Ancient Flame Toad, he needed to convince him to move forward.

With a stern expression, the Marquis then said, Lets go. According to what the record said, we cannot fly too quickly and it will take about a day of travel until we arrive at the Ancient Flame Toads nest. Be careful on the way there.

Han Li faintly smiled and said, Fellow Daoist Nanlong should be worried about taking care of himself. Fellow Daoist Lu and I will look after ourselves with care. Old Man Lu nodded in agreement.

Satisfied, Marquis Nanlong said, Then let us set off. Weve wasted enough time as it is. He then recognized his bearings and wrapped himself in a ball of light before slowly flying off.

Han Li and the old man glanced at each other and also took to the air. They closely followed after Marquis Nanlong without taking even a step off track.

If they flew even a few meters off course, it was possible they could wander into a spatial tear of an ancient restriction. As such, the party was undoubtedly careful.

The path taken along the way was incredibly strange. There were times it would go straight and others where it would move in an entire circle. But regardless, they would stop every two hours and make sure of their location before continuing forward. Additionally, Marquis Nanlong didnt look at any jade slips on the way. It was clear he had already memorized the path.

Han Li maintained a neutral appearance, but on the way, he was memorizing every step of the path back. As such, if there were any unexpected development, he would have a path to flee for his life. He reckoned that Lu Weiying was most likely doing the same. After all, cultivators who mastered the basic elemental cultivation arts gained perfect memory. Remembering some directions was an effortless task.

Their flight continued for almost an entire day and they hadnt encountered any danger. Han Li felt at ease, believing that the Marquis had acquired the genuine route that Master Cang Kun had used when travelling through Yellow Maple Valley.

As Han Li continued memorizing the path while following Marquis Nanlong, he diligently scanned his surroundings with his spiritual sense. He reckoned that he encountered at least four areas that were guarded with formidable restrictions along the path. There were also a few areas that seemed amiss. He wasnt able to determine whether they were spell formations of abnormalities produced from spiritual Qi fluctuations.

Han Li was quite curious about these areas as he knew that they were likely to contain treasures left behind from ancient cultivators. Although Han Li felt eager excitement to explore these areas, he restrained himself.

Although Han Li possessed some understanding of certain ancient cultivator restrictions, he also knew full well ancient were incredibly formidable. Only spatial tears posed a greater danger than they did. Even with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes being able to see through, there was still a significant chance of him provoking a profound spell formation. Currently, common ancient treasures no longer tempted him. Having entered the valley, so long as he acquired the core of the Ancient Flame Toad, the remnant treasures of the ancient cultivator, the Spirit Kindle Fruit, and the Tailstar Silver, it can be considered that he had reaped massive gains.

With the benefits and drawbacks considered, Han Li abandoned any intention of doing anything dangerous. Then, his gaze was drawn over to Lu Weiying. The old man wore a sullen expression and he occasionally glanced into the distance.

Han Li inwardly sighed. It seemed that if the old man couldnt acquire the items he wanted from the ancient cultivator remains, he would most likely have to search the valley depths. It wasnt a matter of greed, but rather desperation. Han Li knew that if his lifespan also reached his end, he would also take the risk. After all, if he succeeded, his life would be prolonged and his cultivation art would advance.

As Han Li considered this, he couldnt help but a trace of sorrow.

At that moment, Marquis Nanlong ceased flying and looked to the area in front of him, his expression wavering. Han Li frowned at the sight of this and faintly felt a sense of dread. He glanced around him and he immediately stared at Marquis Nanlongs back in silence.

Below them was a small mountain that was over three hundred meters tall. It was entirely unremarkable. Ahead of them was an extremely tall mountain range.

It was clearly said that it would take a days travel to reach the nest of the Ancient Flame Toad, but they hadnt flown long enough so it was clear this wasnt their objective.

Lu Weiying was puzzled by this sudden stop. Appearing surprised, he puzzlingly asked, Brother Nanlong, what happened? Why arent we moving forward?

When Marquis Nanlong heard this, he slowly turned around to look at his other two party members. He bitterly smiled and said, It seems weve encountered a problem. We might need to brave a bit of danger.

The old mans expression blanked and he bewilderedly said, Brother Nanlong, what do you mean?

Han Li stroked his nose but he remained silent. However, he also wore a curious expression.

Fellow Daoists, do you see the two mountains in the distance? Marquis Nanlong pointed to two mountains that highly remembered one another.

Of course, does this problem have something to do with them? Lu Weiying astonishedly asked.

Precisely. Marquis Nanlong spoke with complete certainty.

When Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying saw Han Li taking out the Yin Yang Ring, they immediately blurred and appeared close behind him wearing solemn expressions. It appeared they wanted Han Li to take the lead.

Han Li held the ring in his hand and blew a mist of azure essence Qi onto it. In a flicker of black light, the azure Qi was cleanly absorbed by the ring. Afterwards, it flew above Han Lis head and remained still as it floated above him.

Han Li raised his hand and struck the ring with a spell seal. The Yin Yang Ring trembled and it began to fluctuate in size before growing to about twenty meters wide.

Go! Han Li pointed at the ring and uttered the command. Releasing a strange hum, the huge ring began to spring forward.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying gazed at the following scene with a solemn expression. As the huge ring came across the countless lines of light floating in the air, an inconceivable scene occurred.

The lines of light rippled like disturbed water. In the instant that the huge ring tread across the lights, it flickered with black light and caused the lines of light to distort around it, creating a passageway through them.

When the party saw this, they all smiled with relief.

However, Han Li was still curious about the might of the Greatnorth Essence Lights. After some thought, he slapped his storage pouch and took out a blue fist-sized pearl, a top grade defensive magic tool that he had acquired in the past.

Holding it in his hand, Han Li poured a bit of spiritual power into it causing a blue light barrier to surge around it. With a flip of his hand, the pearl shot forward. As soon as the pearl of blue light entered the Greatnorth Essence Lights, the silver lines flocked towards it as if they had seen prey.

These fine lines penetrated through the blue light pearl from every angle as if nothing were there. A short moment later, the silver lines sparked and the pearl combusted, leaving behind a beautiful sparkle that eventually faded away to reveal the silver lines that remained.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and his fellow party members turned sullen at the sight.

Han Lis expression remained normal and he waved his hand. The huge ring flew back above them and silently dropped down, covering them on all sides. Afterwards, a barrier of black light emerged from the ring and enveloped the three cultivators.

Lets go! With that said, Han Li walked forward and began to move the Yin Yang Ring.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying didnt dare to delay the slightest bit while inside the barrier and closely followed after Han Li. Although the ring did offer protection against the Greatnorth Essence Lights, they didnt dare to raise any additional defenses and risk provoking them. As for Han Li, he maintained a calm appearance, but he still felt somewhat worried.

Once the huge ring entered the Greatnorth Essence Lights, the lights parted away as expected and they made way for the black light barrier. Han Li felt relief at the sight of this and turned around to see that his party members had also relaxed.

Han Li smiled and slowly moved forward with the Yin Yang Ring.

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In an area of Devilfall Valley covered in snow and ice, there was a group of black-clothed Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators that were using their various magic treasures to fight against a giant lizard.

Floating closeby was the old man with a pale complexion surnamed Zhong. He was floating in the air as he watched the Core Formation cultivators fighting in a frenzy.

Seeing that the seven sect disciples werent able to dispatch the ancient beast after some time, he frowned and personally took action.

Elder Zhong formed an incantation gesture with his hands and countless strands of pitch-black Qi emerged from his body. They then condensed together to form a jet-black flood dragon that charged at the lizard with overbearing force.

Soon after, a huge net of dark green light glowed from behind it and enveloped both of the flood dragon and the lizard. Countless green fist-sized fireballs then condensed from the net and rained down upon the lizard beast with a thunderous explosion. Black light intertwined with green flames illuminated the area and then faded away a moment later to reveal a charred lizard corpse.

Elder Zhong swept his sleeve and blew the ancient beast over thirty meters away in a gale, revealing a crack in the ice beneath it. The crack led downward, revealing a passage underneath it that shined with a faint white light.

Go! Elder Zhong gloomily commanded. Then he shot into the passage in a black blur and the other Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators followed after him without hesitation.

Wang Chan and Yan Ruyan were amongst the group of disciples, but Wang Tiangu and the Ghost Spirit Sect Sect Master were nowhere to be seen.

Soon, the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators all entered the crack in the ice and the scene above ground became calm once more. However, snow continued to fall down and a sheet of ice froze over the ancient beasts body, turning it into an unremarkable snow mound.

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In the forest the Ghost Spirit Sect had first visited, Violet Spirit looked at what appeared to be a small familiar mound

After spending the time it took to finish a cup of tea lost in thought, she raised her head to look for any huge trees around her. Then, she lowered her head to look at the earth mound below her before shooting a streak of white light at the mound with a flick of her finger.

With a muffled peng, a three meter wide hole appeared in the earth in front of her. Grey ash scattered from the hole, revealing a damp hole with scorched tree roots.

With a smile on her face, Violet Spirit muttered, This should be it. The Ghost Spirit Sect was able to find it much quicker than I did. However, they didnt expect that someone would be looking for their tracks. They left in such a hurry that they left a trail behind.

With a wave of her sleeve, the earth pit was reburied and she took out an azure talisman. After that she walked once around the large trees nearby and stuck it onto one of them. Then in a flicker of azure light, the talisman sank into the tree and disappeared without a trace. Finished with the talisman, she flew off after confirming her direction.

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In a huge canyon, an old Daoist was looking down at the various-colored restriction in front of him and muttered to himself. There were two puppets with fiendish appearances standing motionlessly behind him.

At the other edge of the canyon, there was a mass of crimson light that continuously wavered. It was one of the passageways into the valley depths. The path was short but it was filled with several formidable ancient restrictions. Although the old Daoist was skilled with spell formations, it was likely he wouldnt be able to dissolve the restrictions in a short amount of time.

Perhaps lacking the time to find another entrance or due to an immediate need to enter the valley depths, he began to test the restrictions but remained hesitant.

What? Does Daoist Heavencrystal feel that he cant take on the restrictions alone? How about I help? Suddenly, the old Daoist heard a gloomy voice speak from behind him.

The old man was Daoist Heavencrystal who had exchanged the soul stones with Han Li at Soaring Heavens City. As for the two fiendish puppets standing behind him, they were two of the ancient puppets that he had repaired, each possessing the power of an early Nascent Soul cultivator. When he had tested their power, it took great effort for him to subdue one of them. With these servants under him, he had gathered the courage to enter Devilfall Valley in search of treasure.

At that moment, Daoist Heavencrystal quickly turned around, startled from hearing a voice speak from behind. About two hundred meters behind him, there were several green-robed cultivators silently floating in the air. The one who spoke was the leading green-robed man that had a gloomy expression and long facial hair.

When Daoist Heavencrystal examined them he felt his heart drop. These men were all Nascent Soul cultivators.

Difficulty suppressing the amazement in his heart, he wryly smiled and said, So it was the Controlling Spirit Sects Fellow Daoist Dongmen. I do not recognize these other Fellow Daoists. Are they also elders from your sect?

The Controlling Spirit Sect Master Dongmen Tu glanced at the two fiendish puppets and said, You should consider them as such for the time being. Moreover, those two puppets behind you seem exceptional. Their power cant be underestimated.

Daoist Heavencrystal cautiously said, Fellow Daoist Dongmen must be joking. How can these meager puppets draw your attention? Nevertheless, how do you plan on comparing with me?

Dongmen Tu stared at the old Daoist and said, Although Ive resided in the Controlling Spirit Sect for long, I didnt make much outside contact. Despite this, Ive heard of your reputation as a spell formation master. As lacking as I may be, Ive also studied something of spell formations. Alone, it would take us too long to break through the restrictions, but together, the odds will be far greater.

When Daoist Heavencrystal heard him, he frowned in thought and still appeared hesitant.

Dongmen Tus expression turned gloomy but he remained patient as he said, What? Does Fellow Daoist Heavencrystal believe that I will be a liability? How about this? Lets have our cooperation be limited to dissolving the restrictions. After that well go our separate ways and I wont make things difficult for you without reason. And dont forget that even if you can break the restrictions alone, it will take up too much of your time. The valley depths are where one is most likely to find treasures, but I fear they will be swept away by the others by the time you get inside. According to my knowledge, this path to enter the valley depths has been well studied by other spell formation masters.

When Daoist Heavencrystal heard this, his heart stirred and he raised his head to look at the other five green-robed cultivators standing behind him.

He eventually nodded and said, Since you made the offer, I will accept. We will work together to break the restrictions, but after we enter the valley depths, we will go about our own business.

Dongmen Tu immediately smiled and quickly said, Hehe! That will do. Fellow Daoist Heavencrystal please rest assured. Given the power of your two puppets, how could I force you to do anything? After we enter the depths, well rely on luck in our search for treasures!

Under Han Lis attentive gaze, the flying saber chopped at the stone wall in a display of blinding white radiance. Then with a slight change in expression, Lu Weiying waved his hand and recalled the flying saber.

Han Li clearly saw that the flying saber strike had left a shallow inch-long mark with faint grains of silver light floating around the area.

That is… Lu Weiying revealed a trace of surprise and hastily stepped forward to look at the saber mark. After carefully examining it, he muttered, Tailstar Silver. This cave is made out of Tailstar Silver ore?

When they heard the words Tailstar Silver, Han Lis expression vastly changed and he also stepped forward. He extended his finger and softly stroked the slash mark, examining the dust on his finger.

Han Li had naturally heard of Tailstar Silver as it was a material that could enhance the durability of a magic treasure. Its effects were only inferior to materials as precious as refined crystal. It was no wonder that Lu Weiyings strike barely damaged it.

Regardless of whether it be in the Scattered Star Seas or the Heavenly South Continent, it was something that was nearly extinguished.

Han Li stared at the saber mark and silently raised his hand. Over ten small azure swords shot out of his sleeve and directly struck the stone wall.

The other two were alarmed, but they immediately realized what Han Li was doing. With a series of clangs, over ten several-inch-deep holes appeared in the wall, each hole producing silver light specks.

Han Li momentarily revealed surprise and he said, It truly is Tailstar Silver, and it is mixed into the rock. Moreover, it isnt evenly distributed so it isnt man-made. There should be a vein of Tailstar Silver within.

Seeing that Han Lis swords had struck deeper than Lu Weiyings saber, the other both had a change of expression, but Lu Weiyings eyes betrayed a trace of greed as he stared at the rock wall in silence.

A fiery passion also appeared on Marquis Nanlongs face, but after some thought, he regained his calm.

Marquis Nanlong calmly said, Lets go. Well search for the treasures in the valley depths first.

Lu Weiying hesitated and wore an expression of reluctance. Go? Tailstar Silver is an incredibly valuable treasure. Wouldnt it be better to dig this out first?

Marquis Nanlong frowned and faced Lu Weiying, speaking with a deep tone, Brother Lu, how can you be so foolish at a time like this? Did you not personally witness how hard Tailstar Silver is? It may be possible that there is an entire vein of it, but a fist-sized chunk of ore can only be refined into a miniscule amount of it. How much time and magic power would you have to waste before it is worth it? And while this item may be precious, dont forget that what we lack isnt wealth, but materials to increase our cultivation and lifespan. When we reach our end, these possessions will mean nothing.

Lu Weiying paused for a moment before repeatedly nodding in realization. He saluted Marquis Nanlong with gratefulness and said, Brother Nanlong, you are completely right. I was overcome with greed and lost sight of our main objective. Many thanks for reminding me!

Afterwards, he paid the wall no more attention and walked into the cave as if afraid of being lured by the Tailstar Silver.

Marquis Nanlongs expression relaxed and he called out to Han Li before following after Lu Weiying.

Han Li was also reluctant to part with the Tailstar Silver ore and he unconsciously walked with slowed steps. Even though he had the Auric Essence infused flying swords and enough spirit milk to restore his magic power, cutting out enough Tailstar Silver ore still wouldnt be an easy task. And if he followed through, he would also provoke envy from the other party members.

Concluding that pursuing the Tailstar Silver would be unwise, Han Li could only sigh and follow his two party members into the cave.

At that moment, Han Li suddenly heard a voice from the back of his mind, Hehe! There is so much Tailstar Silver. Ive spent so many years looking for it, but I wasnt able to find any. Devilfall Valley deserves its reputation. The silver is able to be used in puppet refinement. With a bit of Tailstar Silver mixed into the puppets body, common magic treasures wouldnt be able to harm them. You must take all of it! The Monarch of Soul Divergence spoke with an excited tone.

Han Li bluntly rebuked him, Take all of it? Old eccentric, are you dreaming? This is Tailstar Silver ore, not a vein. How can I take it away? Chip at it and take it away piece by piece?

The old man snorted and said, Since Ive mentioned it, there is a method of course. Youngster Han, dont you have those Gold Devouring Beetles? I can teach you a method to control the Gold Devouring Beetles and have them drill through the rock and consume the Tailstar Silver. They will then spit it out as crystalized silver. This method was something that I had acquired from an insect cultivator I killed. This applies to all spirit insects, but it is particularly suitable for your Gold Devouring Beetles.

Alright, then how about you teach it to me? Ill immediately have the Gold Devouring Beetles search for the Tailstar Silver. Han Li immediately replied with delight, perhaps not only for Tailstar Silver, but also the mighty incantation.

First let me tell you that regardless of how much Tailstar Silver you acquire, you will have to set aside enough for the final puppet I will refine. Also, you cannot waste it for other uses, particularly for mixing it with your magic treasure. If there is still Tailstar Silver after I refine the puppet body, you can use the rest as you wish.

Han Li couldnt help but smile and said, Senior might not know this, but my magic treasures have already been tempered with Refined Crystal. It is quite a bit more effective than Tailstar Silver.

The Monarch of Soul Divergence paused before yelling in alarm, Refined Crystal? You had such a heaven-defying material? Do you still have any leftover? It will be greatly useful to me even if you only have a little bit left. There seemed to be a trace of delight in his voice.

Han Li bluntly replied, You should know that I use a set of flying swords. While I had acquired a large chunk of refined crystal, it was barely enough to temper my flying swords. There is nothing leftover.

There is nothing left? What a waste! The old mans tone was filled with sorrow and disappointment.

When Han Li heard this, he couldnt help but inwardly roll his eyes. Using the Refined Crystal on his own magic treasure couldnt be considered a waste, but since he was asking for a favor, he pretended not to hear this.

At that moment, Han Li had followed the two into the cave, but had managed to keep a distance away from them, intentionally or otherwise, to prevent them from discovering anything strange.

The cave was dark, but this was easily solved for cultivators by pouring spiritual power into their eyes. Due to this, they were able to see clearly without any problems. The caves width and height were exactly the same as the entrance, and the colors of the stone were a consistent yellow.

Along the way, Han Li casually used one of his swords to cut the stone wall. As a result, it revealed specks of silver light, much to Han Lis astonishment.

As Han Li walked forward, he learned the insect control technique from the Monarch of Soul Divergence. Although the incantation for the technique was cryptic due to being formed from ancient characters, Han Li was able to learn it with a bit of explanation from the old eccentric. With a sudden understanding, Han Li was able to smoothly employ the technique.

With the technique imparted, the old man grew silent once more. Han Li contemplated the incantation a moment more and verified that it was correct before casually brushing his sleeve across his waist and removing a spirit beast pouch. A short moment later, Gold Devouring Beetles began to silently fly from his sleeve and across the passageway.

With his other party members over thirty meters ahead of him, they were unable to sense Han Lis actions. In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the Gold Devouring Beetles had completely left him.

Han Li then withdrew the sleeve and formed an incantation gesture. Following that, he uttered an incantation in his mind and spread it with his spiritual sense to the cave entrance where a large swarm of Gold Devouring Beetles was gathered.

The Gold Devouring Beetles suddenly shined with golden light and the flying insects soon grew vague as they tunneled into the stone walls without the slightest resistance. They were no longer in sight and the rocks surface wasnt damage in the slightest.

Sensing this with his spiritual sense, Han Li recalled it with relief and began to quicken his steps.

After walking for a time more, they arrived at the start of a winding road. The other two had stopped walking, much to Han Lis shock. He hastily looked forward and saw that the passageway had doubled in width.

The spacious path was covered with stalagmites and stalactites that faintly released lines of silver light, illuminating the cave. The silver lines were exceptionally strange, although they were incorporeal, they each appeared to nearly contain their own form.

Marquis Nanlong stared at the lines of silver ahead of him and deeply sighed, These must be the Greatnorth Essence Lights. Although you two Fellow Daoists might know something of it, I must warn you to not rashly use any spiritual power or treasures apart from the Yin Yang Ring when inside. If the Greatnorth Essence Lights sense any spiritual power leak, we will certainly die.

Han Li grew silent and he didnt reply. He simply waved his sleeve and summoned a jet black ring that circled once in the air before dropping into his hand, revealing a flicker of light.

Upon seeing the white wolf puppets had been restrained, Han Li immediately formed an incantation gesture and ordered his puppets to self-detonate without any hesitation.

While the scales of the three huge pythons may be incredibly hardy, the insides of their mouths were a different story. Given that the white wolf puppets were crafted from countless precious materials, the power of their detonations were nothing to underestimate.

As expected, the two serpent heads screamed in unbearable pain, but the middle serpent head was completely unaffected by the explosions, apart from being further enraged. In a blur of black, the green snake puppet flying towards it was flung forty meters back by a wave of the pythons tail. At that same moment, it moved forward and chomped down on one of the red ox puppets, shattering it to pieces and denying Han Li the opportunity to detonate it.

As for Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying, they had finally awoken from their shock after seeing that Han Lis puppets continued to fight.

Lu Weiying was the first to act, sending his tens of brilliant white fireballs into the sky. As for Marquis Nanlong, he waved his hand and struck the dark green ring he had summoned with a spell seal. Soon, the ring began to blur and split into two, then four, then eight… In a single breath, the ring had created over a hundred phantoms of itself. With the true ring mixed among them, they shot forward in a wave of green light.

Han Li calmly waved his hand and summoned a pitch-black item that swelled in the air above him. In a flash of black light, it had transformed into a mountain that was over forty meters tall, and only continued to grow under Han Lis command. It was the Thousand Fold Mountain.

Given the massive size and extraordinary defenses of the ancient python, this treasure should be more appropriate in dealing with it. With its incredible speed, Han Li first had to restrain it before he would be able to land a strike.

Just as Han Li pondered over how to do this, the pythons left and right heads seemed to have recovered from the previous explosions and released two beams of grey light from their mouths. Lu Weiyings white fireballs ruptured upon being struck, but the beams of grey light found themselves at a deadlock with the resulting wave of flames from the ruptured fireballs.

As for the dark green rings, they swept past the battle between the wave of white flames and grey beams, while Han Lis Thousand Fold Mountain slowly followed after them.

The huge python felt threatened by the barrage of green light and its center head howled. Its body glowed with a layer of green light before widely opening its mouth and pouncing forward, sweeping away the dark green ring phantasms. But one of the rings hiding in the rear dodged out of the way, and in a blur, it appeared above the pythons head.

Light shined brightly from the ring as it transformed into a streak of green Qi, striking down with thunderous momentum. Suddenly, the dark green ring massively expanded and constricted the huge python with all its might, sinking deep into the pythons flesh. The python suddenly felt that seven inches of its flesh were constrained and felt an immense wave of pain radiating from the area. The main python head began to wildly thrash about as if desperate to break free from the green rings restriction.

The two other heads were also affected by the pain and were unable to sustain the beams of grey light that were restraining the white wave of flames.

When Lu Weiying saw this, his expression brightened and he took advantage of the opportunity to command the white flames forward. The wave of white flames surged to over forty meters tall and engulfed the huge python.

However, the green light covering the huge pythons body was formidable, and held firm against the white flames. While the dark green ring may be restricting its head, its body had yet to suffer any damage.

Suddenly, black light began to shine above the python as a black mountain about a hundred meters tall appeared above it. The mountain began to revolve in the air, releasing black clouds below it and trapping the huge python.

The huge python turned sluggish within the black clouds as if weighed down by an immense pressure. Using the opportunity given, the black mountain began to fall.

Sensing that matters were far from good, the python raised each of its heads with strained effort and released several balls of light towards the sky to block the black mountains descent, but before they could reach the mountain, they were dissolved by the black clouds surrounding them.

Unwilling to let matters stand and wait for death, the huge python used the entirety of its strength to slap its tail downward and launch itself out from within the black clouds. But at that moment, the white flames surrounding its body suddenly turned into several thick chains and wrapped around its body. The huge python was only able to fly about thirty meters before it came crashing to the ground.

Eventually, the mountain smashed down on it and the entire area around it brilliantly glowed with black light, preventing anyone from seeing what was happening within. The pythons heads screamed wretchedly before the mountain smashed to the ground with a deafening tremble.

Marquis Nanlong revealed a smile and Lu Weiying sighed. However, Han Li was frowning as he watched the scene before him.

Black light slightly faded away to reveal the black mountain. The huge python still wasnt entirely dead as there was still one head that wasnt crushed. It was screaming as it waved its head back and forth with all its might. The immense vitality it displayed as it flailed about in its craze was a sight to behold.

Lu Weiying snorted and waved his hand. A streak of white light fiercely shot through the air and arrived above the python. It revolved once in a flourish and then easily sliced through the pythons vulnerable neck. As a result, the pythons headless body sprayed a fountain of blood ten meters into the air before finally collapsing to the ground.

The old mans expression relaxed after finishing off the python and he muttered, Its finally done. However, it is somewhat surprising. This Three-headed Ebony Snake wasnt as fearsome as the legends described.

Marquis Nanlong shook his head and hesitantly said, Its possible that this wasnt a true specimen. Dont forget, a true Three-headed Ebony Serpent is winged and is said that each of the three heads also have different elemental abilities. This serpent cant have been genuine or we wouldnt have been able to deal with it so easily.

Perhaps this serpent is a variant of another breed. Either way, we shouldnt delve too deeply into its origins. Let us head into the passage. Han Li calmly said. He then pointed to his huge mountain and it quickly shrunk, returning to his sleeve in a streak of black light, revealing the smashed corpse of the huge python underneath it.

Marquis Nanlong waved his hand and a streak of gold and green light flew back to him, revealing his golden sword and the dark green ring. The flying sword returned into his body and the ring was worn back on his hand.

Lu Weiying glanced at the ruined corpse several times before arriving at its side. He casually reached out to one of the pythons head and summoned a thumb-sized green core into his hand.

With a trace of joy on his face, he looked at the other two heads and withdrew a core from each of them.

At that moment, Han Li who had finished collecting his puppet beast fragments and Marquis Nanlong had arrived. Lu Weiying handed each of them one of the cores without saying another word.

Han Li accepted the item and took a glance at it before indifferently putting it away. Marquis Nanlong did the same.

Soon after, Lu Weiying turned the huge pythons body to ashes with a single fireball and said, It wouldve been troublesome to slay this beast if we were alone, but with our powers combined, slaying ancient beasts of this level shouldnt be much of a challenge. If the Ancient Flame Toad is this easy to deal with, then this journey will be quite laid back!

Marquis Nanlong sighed and wryly smiled. I hope it will be that way, but it is likely that the Ancient Flame Toad will be somewhat more troublesome. After all, it caused even Master Cang Kun to flee. Although he was greatly weakened at the time, the beast is certain to be formidable.

After some thought, Lu Weiying replied with a silent nod.

By then, Han Li had already flown around and collected the concealment formation flags. When he returned, he said, Lets go. Well find out how formidable the Ancient Flame Toad is soon enough. With that said, he took the lead moving forward.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying glanced at each other and closely followed after him. After all, they had to rely on Han Lis Yin Yang Ring to pass through the Greatnorth Essence Lights. With the huge python slayed, the path was now open.

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There was a three hundred meter wide stone road surrounded by a barrier of red light that was incapable of being seen through.

The three cultivators flew fifteen meters above the ground with a careful speed. When they traveled over ten kilometers on the road, the scenery changed and they came across a faint yellow wall. There was a pitch-black cave in the stone wall over twenty meters wide.

Its here. After we pass through it, we should find ourselves in the valleys depths. The cave passage is over five kilometers long and is covered in Greatnorth Essence Lights. Marquis Nanlong sighed and turned to Han Li, saying, Fellow Daoist Han, well be needing to use your Yin Yang Ring. frewebovel.cm

Lu Weiying rubbed his chin and curiously said, Since we know there are Greatnorth Essence Lights in the cave, cant we find another way to pass through? Or is this the only way through?

Marquis Nanlong shook his head and said, There is no other way in besides this one. Brother Lu, strike the rock with your magic treasure and you will soon realize why.

Alright, Ill strike it. Unresigned, Lu Weiying flung his sleeve and released a white light from his hand, fiercely striking at the stone wall.

At that moment, Han Li clearly saw a rather strange short saber traveling within the streak of white light. It appeared to be a rarely seen flying saber magic treasure.

Chapter 812: The Ancient Python

Lu Weiying finished his incantation and pointed to the spell flag. Trembling, the flag suddenly unfolded, shining with a blinding light. Gusts of wind repeatedly blew around it like a storm, eventually gathering enough force to condense into ten or so white wind dragons, all rushing towards the mist with overbearing momentum.

As for Marquis Nanlongs huge golden sword, it shot out with a hum and began to revolve above the mist. It seemed Marquis Nanlong was planning to wait for the mist to disperse before striking at the ancient beast with a thunderous blow as soon as it appeared.

Han Li silently flung out his sleeve, summoning a small bell that flashed with silver light and flew off into the distance in a flash of light.

The wind dragons seemed to race each other as they struck headfirst into the mist. The grey mist roiled for a spell before being torn apart by a tornado from within.

However, the dispersion of the mist only lasted for a short moment as a strange hiss filled the air. Suddenly, a muffled boom sounded through the mist. A huge snake tail with the thickness of a water jar suddenly tossed one of the wind dragons from the mist and dispersed the tornado.

Then with two more thuds, the snake tale easily smashed two more wind dragons from within.

When Lu Weiying saw this, he was shocked and immediately grasped his hands in a strange incantation gesture, uttering, Explode! The remaining wind dragons suddenly flashed with white light and ruptured.

The explosive winds devastated the mist, scattering most of it with ferocious gales and revealing the monster that laid within.

It was coiled up and appeared to be the size of a mountain. With its body revealed, the golden sword took the opportunity to silently strike at it.

As this occurred, Han Li shot a spell seal at the silver bell. In a brilliant flash of light, it suddenly grew three meters tall. With a clear ring, a silver wave suddenly rushed out from the shining bell and moved to engulf the huge python in a joint attack with the huge golden sword.

The python was slow to react and simply further shrunk into its coil in response to the attacks, remaining still.

Marquis Nanlong was overjoyed by the sight of this, and poured even more spiritual power into his sword, enlarging it slightly further. But before the golden sword could strike, a layer of green light suddenly enveloped the pythons body without a warning.

A huge boom sounded out as golden and green light intertwined, but soon the green light overwhelmed the golden sword and repelled it. As that happened, the three cultivators were shocked.

Immediately after the golden sword was repealed, the silver soundwave struck the pythons barrier and was scattered without effort. The two attacks seemed to have awakened it and it slowly withdrew its head to look at Han Li and the others.

At that moment, the grey mist had already cleanly scattered and the huge python had revealed itself before them.

The python had a body as black as iron. It was over twenty hundred meters long and was exceptionally thick with black palm-sized scales covering its body. It had faint green serpent eyes that currently held an ominous glint.

Han Li felt his heart tremble. Just as he thought to recall his silver bell, the huge python suddenly extended itself in a blur, and the silver bell that was a hundred meters away from it disappeared without a trace.

Before Han Li realized what had happened, Marquis Nanlongs huge golden sword also disappeared from the sky with only a blur from the python.

At that moment, Han Li had already processed what had happened. The huge python had extended itself with fantastical speed, swallowing the treasures in the blink of an eye. It happened so fast that they were unable to react.

Han Li grimaced. The python was giant, but its movements were still amazingly fast.

When Marquis Nanlong saw that the sword was swallowed, his alarm was soon replaced with joy as he had spent over a hundred years tempering his linked magic treasure. The huge snakes exterior defenses may be formidable, but since it had taken the initiative to swallow the sword into its stomach, wasnt it seeking its own death?

With that thought, Marquis Nanlong hastily commanded the golden flying sword to display its full might within the pythons stomach and directly cleave through the beast. But in that short time, his expression froze.

Although his magic treasure was still connected to his spiritual sense, it was restrained within the huge pythons stomach and didnt budge in the slightest. In that moment, he couldnt help but grow nervous. After all, if his own magic treasure suffered any damage, his consciousness would be heavily damaged as well.

Fellow Daoists, my flying sword has been restrained. This python is no ordinary beast. Be careful. With that said, Marquis Nanlong solemnly sighed and he raised his hand. A dark green ring flew off from his finger and floated in front of him. The ring pulsed with light and was faintly inscribed with various talisman characters.

Lu Weiying was alarmed to discover that their magic treasures had failed and he hastily attempted to recall his spell flag. Then with a wave of his hand, he released several talismans into the air and they soon burst with white light, transforming in tens of blinding white fireballs that floated in front of him.

Han Li astonishedly glanced at the white fireballs and felt some familiarity towards them, but now was not the time to think of the matter. He then turned his head around and slapped his storage pouch, summoning four streaks of white light around him.

Three wolves, two flame oxen, and a green snake appeared in front of him. They were the six puppets that he had acquired from Daoist Heavencrystal form the grand trade meet. After he acquired them, he had yet to truly use them. Now that he faced this formidable ancient python, it was a good opportunity to test their strength.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying saw Han Lis puppets and momentarily revealed a trace of surprise.

The three were all vastly experienced cultivators. With a solemn exchange of glances, they all executed their various abilities in a joint attack against the python. However, an ominous glint began to condense from the pythons eyes as it stared at the three cultivators. It raised its head and spat out a mouthful of liquid towards them, filling the air with a fishy scent.

In their alarm, the three hastily raised light barriers around them and held their breaths. In the next moment, they discovered that while the fishy scent was putrid, it wasnt poisonous. Regardless, it had still caused them to hesitate.

In that moment of delay, the huge python widely opened its mouth and began to suddenly inhale, expanding its body.

In the blink of an eye, the entirety of the stone and earth in front of the python was sucked into its mouth. The three cultivators were caught off guard and they felt a huge force pulling on them. They were rendered completely immobile as they resisted being sucked into pythons mouth.

Han Lis six puppets were brought to the pythons mouth in the blink of an eye, offering no resistance to the attractive force.

A trace of surprise appeared on Han Lis face, but his heart remained calm. Azure light flashed from his body, causing it to grow incredibly heavy as it sunk into the ground. Then with a mental command, the six puppets brought to the pythons side began to attack. The red oxens horns began to flash with red light and shot four beams of light into the pythons gaping mouth.

Just as the python confidently believed that it could suck Han Li and the others into its stomach, it was struck at its exposed tongue.

Red light flashed and a series of thuds soon followed. The huge python groaned and closed its mouth. Although the damage to its tongue took was uncertain, it had stopped breathing in for the time being.

During that moment of pause, Han Li regained control of the three white wolf puppets. Their bodies brightly glowed with white light and they regained their bearing on the ground with claws glowing with several inches of light. The wolves then brandished its vicious fangs before blurring from sight, flying towards the beast in streaks of light.

Clangs sounded out as the wolves struck the pythons head. For some unknown reason, the green light hadnt appeared when the wolves struck, but the wolves shining claws and incisive fangs werent able to harm the black scales, they were only able to leave behind white marks.

Then, two of the wolves immediately blurred and split up, shooting towards the huge pythons eyes. They were bare and without the protection of scales.

With a quick purple blur, two muffled thuds sounded out. The two white wolves were scattered with a fast lightning flick of the pythons tongue and were sent flying.

The building-sized head of the python tilted to the side and began to close its mouth on the white wolf puppets. But just as it attempted to swallow them, the green snake puppet suddenly grew to forty meters in size and pounced at it. Additionally, the two red oxen had shot out another attack from their horns.

Provoked by the puppets strikes, the huge python roared and it quickly swayed its head, spouting a black mist from its nostrils. In the blink of an eye, its entire head disappeared from view.

As for two of the white wolf puppets, they had taken this opportunity to run away. But suddenly, two figures shot out from the black mist and held down the two white wolves. They were two snake heads that appeared completely identical to the first.

This had all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the cultivators realized what happened, the black Qi had already disappeared to reveal the pythons true form.

This is a….

Three-headed Ebony Snake!

How is this possible!

The three shouted with disbelief.

They faced a three-headed python that was furiously glaring at them. The center python head was hissing with its tongue as the other two heads were chomping down on two of the wolf puppets.

Then, the still air rippled as soon as the word explode was uttered. With two huge booms, the puppets in the snakes jaws suddenly shined with blinding white light.

The verdant and wild scenery completely faded away and was replaced with a strange scene. There were now white stones everywhere, each of which were shaped into ovals and sleek. The larger ones were the size of a skull and the smaller ones were the size of a fist.

In the distance, there was a large expanse of dense grey mist that couldnt be seen through. However, the grey mist was confined to an area of around three hundred meters with crimson light to either side of it. The light pushed into the mist as it were a tide, but the mist would push back as if it were an embankment.

Lu Weiying slowly asked, This is the passage that you were talking about?

Marquis Nanlong hesitated for a moment and said, Thats right. Its here. Does Brother Lu feel that something is wrong?

Lu Weiying glanced at the mist and said, The crimson light is certain to be the inner valleys restriction. However, the mist seems unordinary. Did Master Cang Kuns records mention anything about the mist?

Marquis Nanlong pondered and said, No, he hadnt mentioned the mist. It shouldnt be too important.

Lu Weiying shook his head and wore a solemn expression. I feel that the grey mist isnt ordinary. Its better to be careful.

Han Li then said, Then lets test if there is any problem with it.

Marquis Nanlong stroked his palm. It is exactly as Fellow Daoist Han says. I have trained many Eternal Flight Orioles and normally use them to search for medicinal herbs, but they will do in testing the mist as well.

Lu Weiying didnt oppose him so Marquis Nanlong took out an exquisite spirit beast pouch and flung it into the air. With a low cry, a small bird with golden feathers shot into the air from the pouch and it began to circle in the air.

Marquis Nanlong raised his hand and tossed out an azure talisman, striking the small bird with it. The bird then spread out its wings and a small azure barrier appeared on its body. With a cry, the small bird shot into the grey mist in a streak of golden light.

Before the bird reached the mist, Han Lis eyes had already begun to shine with blue light. Making full use of the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he glanced around and his expression made a sudden change. Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were completely focused on the small bird.

The Eternal Flight Oriole headed straight into the grey mist and disappeared.

Since Han Li wasnt able to clearly see into the mist, he didnt send his spiritual sense into it due to carefulness. He simply turned to watch Marquis Nanlongs expression, who had closed his eyes and focused on his connection to the bird. His expression was calm, clearly revealing that nothing had happened to the bird.

Just as Han Li thought this, Marquis Nanlongs body suddenly trembled and he opened his eyes with a pale complexion.

Lu Weiying stared at Marquis Nanlong and hurriedly asked, What, did something happen?

Marquis Nanlong replied, There is a monster in that mist that swallowed the bird whole. It seems to be…

Han Li and Lu Weiying glanced at each other with astonishment.

Marquis Nanlong pondered for a long while before finally answering, It seems to be a huge python. The grey mist should be a demonic fog that it spat out.

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A huge python? That seems strange. Why hadnt Master Cang Kuns records mentioned it? Could it be…

The huge python was something that arrived at the passageway after his time here. Han Li finished Lu Weiyings speculative words.

Yes, that was exactly what I meant!

Marquis Nanlong nodded. Your words are reasonable, but how can something like a huge python safely exist inside Devilfall Valley? It seems to be an extraordinary demon beast, likely some ancient variant. If we do not slay it, we wont be able to enter the valley depths. This will be quite troublesome!

With a cold glint flickering from his eyes, Lu Weiying said, Its no problem. Since the grey mist isnt a restriction, we dont need to be too fearful of it. With our combined powers, this ancient beast shouldnt be difficult to deal with. I reckon it wont be much more powerful than the Ancient Flame Toad.

We may not know how powerful the ancient beast is, but we will have to eliminate it in order to continue. Let us deal with it together. Marquis Nanlong then opened his mouth and spat out a small sword flickering with golden light.

The old man rolled his hands and summoned a brilliant white formation flag into his hand.

When Han Li saw this, he bitterly smiled, seeing that the two had already came to a decision to immediately attack.

Han Li suddenly faced an empty area and his expression sank, saying, I dont object to dealing with the beast, but before we start, how about we first ask for this Fellow Daoist to come out of hiding? How long does your esteemed self plan on hiding there? He flicked his finger, sending several streaks of azure sword Qi to strike where he was looking.

In a series of explosions, a silhouette covered in yellow light suddenly appeared, holding a large shield in his hand.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were dumbstruck at the sight of this.

The silhouette in the yellow light was a lanky man that appeared over forty years old. He hastily bowed to the three Nascent Soul cultivators, but his face was filled with terror. This is a misunderstanding! Seniors, please do not be angry. I only just arrived here and will immediately depart.

As soon as Lu Weiying saw this person, he shouted in alarm, Huang Tianming! Its you!

A trace of hostility appeared on Marquis Nanlongs face and he sternly asked, What? Brother Lu recognizes this person?

Lu Weiyings expression grew unsightly as he stared at the lanky man and coldly said, This cultivator belongs to a small sect of our Righteous Dao Alliance. His cultivation isnt anything special, but I heard he had acquired an ancient concealment talisman that is wondrously effective. I didnt think this matter to be true, but here he was, completely concealed from us.

Seniors, I only followed you because I was curious about your techniques. Hearing that they spoke with an unfriendly tone, the lanky man blanched.

Since you secretly followed behind us, you cant be up to anything good. Brother Lu, he is a member of your Righteous Dao Alliance. What do you want to do with him?

Lu Weiyings face turned expressionless and he squinted his eyes. I intend on… killing him. With that said, his body blurred and he disappeared without a trace.

When the lanky man heard this, he felt his heart drop. Out of complete fear of the three Nascent Soul cultivators, he covered himself in light and took to the skies.

At that moment, Lu Weiying had used some sort of movement technique and appeared where the lanky man had originally stood. He raised his head to coldly look at the streak of yellow light that was flying away. Then with a tremble of his hand, he launched the white flag into the air.

The flag turned into a white wind as it chased the yellow light with amazing speed, whistling through the air. Soon the lanky man was overtaken, in an attempt to block the white wind, he raised his shield. After a series of fierce trembles, the shield shattered into fragments as the wind pushed through, cutting the lanky man into a thousand pieces, filling the sky with a bloody mist as his last miserable scream spread through the air.

When Lu Weiying saw this, he nodded and waved his hand, summoning the white wind back into his hand as a white flag.

Marquis Nanlong clapped and smiled. Good. With that settled, we dont have to fear about this matter leaking.

Lu Weiying casually replied, It was nothing. That mere Core Formation cultivator was deserving of more than just death for daring to follow us. He then reached towards the blood mist and summoned a faint yellow talisman and a storage pouch into his grasp.

Lu Weiying took a quick look at the items before putting them away.

We were truly lucky to have Fellow Daoist Han here, or we wouldve encountered unexpected troubles. It is no wonder Brother Han has such a grand reputation, given that he was able to see through such a powerful concealment technique.

Han Li smiled and aloofly said, It was nothing but luck. You two werent able to see through it only because he snuck in while you two were distracted.

When Marquis Nanlong heard Han Lis modest words, he shook his head and said nothing more.

At that moment, Lu Weiying returned to them wearing a serious expression. Let us move quickly and avoid having any other unexpected troubles appear.

Han Li nodded and with a flip of his hand, a sparkling formation flag appeared in his grasp. Rubbing his chin, he proposed, When we kill the huge python, it will cause quite a commotion. I will first lay down an isolation formation so that the disturbances of the battle remain within the restriction. This way, we wont have to worry about any of the cultivators nearby.

Lu Weiying smiled and couldnt help but offer a word of praise, Brother Han is truly an attentive person. That will be for the best.

Han Li immediately flew off and began to arrange formation flags one after another. A short time later, he had finished placing down a large spell formation. The spell formations main purpose was to dampen sound and spiritual Qi fluctuations. With such a specific and simple function, it was able to be placed down in a short amount of time.

When Han Li returned to them, Lu Weiying waved the flag in his hand and calmly said, Since Fellow Daoist Han has finished laying down the formation, I will use the hurricane flag to disperse the fog. That way the python will have nowhere to hide. With that said, he tossed the flag into the air and began to mutter an incantation.

When Marquis Nanlong saw this, he pointed to the small golden sword in front of him. Suddenly, the sword flew through the air and revolved once before brilliantly glowing with golden light. In the blink of an eye, the sword expanded to a length of twenty meters as it floated above him.

On the west side of Devilfall Valley, there was a small brown mountain with two men on top of it. A white-robed old man who had a kind face was sitting cross-legged, while the other was standing. He wore embroidered robes and a tall crown, and his facial hair dropped down to his chest. They were Marquis Nanlong and the Heavenpeak Sect Elder Lu Weiying.

Marquis Nanlong held both of his hands behind his back as he stood twenty meters in front of Lu Weiying. He appeared to be aloofly looking into the distance, but a trace of worry appeared in his eyes.

Lu Weiying sensed Marquis Nanlongs worry and said, Brother Nanlong, there is no need to be so worried. He could have teleported to an area farther away and will take more time to arrive. Did we not personally see him teleport through the spell formation?

Marquis Nanlong sighed and turned his head to the old man. With a helpless tone, he said, Your words arent untrue. However, you should also know that the many dangers of Devilfall Valley arent easily dealt with, no matter how vast ones abilities are. We need this person or our journey to Devilfall Valley will be a waste.

Lu Weiying opened his eyes and grumbled, We do need the Yin Yang Ring in order to go through the Greatnorth Essence Lights, but is the Ancient Flame Toad truly that powerful? If it isnt, we shouldve just taken the ring instead of bringing him along.

Marquis Nanlong frowned and said, I hadnt personally witnessed how powerful it was, but from Master Cang Kuns records, it is said to be exceptionally fearsome. It is best that we find a cultivator with the ability to restrain the beast, or it will take too much effort and consume too much of our strength. I dont want to leave myself open in a place as dangerous as this.

After a moment of consideration, Lu Weiying said, Your words are reasonable. It seems youve grown more careful and wary after what happened in the Moulan Plains. But from the records Ive read about the Ancient Flame Toad, it wasnt well known in times of antiquity. It was even said that it shouldnt be very hard to deal with, but since Master Cang Kun had vouched for its formidability, I reckon this beast should be a mutant variant.

Possessing another thought in mind, Marquis Nanlong didnt entirely agree, A mutant variant? Its possible. However, I also feel that the beast didnt have any natural predators in the valley and cultivated for countless years, resulting in its vast power.

Lu Weiying closed his eyes once more and slowly said, Since matters have already reached this stage, there is no point in further speaking about it. We must eliminate the flame toad either way. As for the passage leading to the flame toad, it is covered in Greatnorth Essence Lights. One wouldnt be able to go through it without any preparations. We dont have to worry about someone else finding the ancient cultivator remains before us.

Marquis Nanlong smiled after hearing Lu Weiying speak so calmly. Just as he thought to say something in return, his expression suddenly changed and he hastily turned around to look at the sky. He saw an azure light slowly streaking towards them.

Hes finally arrived. Familiar with Han Lis flying light, Marquis Nanlong was able to recognize him at a glance and wore a smile on his face. When Lu Weiying heard him, he hastily opened his eyes and stood up. It appeared the old man was also somewhat worried despite his calm appearance.

The azure streak appeared to be flying carefully. After a while, it finally arrived before them. The azure light faded away to reveal a cloaked silhouette.

Astonished that his spiritual sense wasnt able to see through the cloak, Marquis Nanlong hesitantly asked, Is that you, Fellow Daoist Han?

What? Is there someone else that has agreed to meet you here? Han Li rubbed the hood of his mantle and smiled. At the same time, his gaze flickered to Lu Weiying.

Lu Weiying also discovered the peculiarity of Han Lis cloak, but appeared indifferent.

Fellow Daoist must be joking. Brother Lu and I have been waiting for you for a while. Marquis Nanlong was relieved to hear Han Lis voice, but he was somewhat baffled at the cloak that Han Li wore. Seeing that Han Li hadnt mentioned it, he didnt ask about it as it was only a minor matter. The three then began to discuss how to eliminate the Ancient Flame Toad.

Before arriving at the Ancient Flame Toads lair, they needed to first enter the valley depths. The Valley Depths was actually a large area at the heart of Devilfall Valley that was confined within a particularly formidable ancient restriction.

As such, there wasnt really a path to enter in there. As light revolved around the border of the valley depths, one could easily find over a dozen paths inside of varying sizes. However, these paths were all layered with multiple restrictions. If one wished to pass them, they had to dissolve the restrictions one by one or face the consequences of using brute force.

The might of these ancient restrictions was fantastical and they all were merciless. One was better off if they didnt strike at them. If a restriction was attacked, it would retaliate without restraint. In the past, Master Cang Kun had studied these restrictions for many days with his deep understanding of spell formations, but he had eventually given up. Although it was still possible to dissolve these restrictions, it was too time consuming to attempt it alone.

Later on, Master Cang Kun came up with an idea. With a chance coincidence, he found a secret path concealed by Greatnorth Essence Lights. The path was well hidden, and the Greatnorth Essence Lights would exterminate any cultivators who wandered in without any prior knowledge. But with the Yin Yang Ring in hand, it should be quite easy to enter the Valley Depths.

Han Li and the two decided to immediately take off into the sky and fly directly towards the valley depths.

Just as they ascended into the sky, Marquis Nanlong slapped his storage pouch and took out several bells, several inches large and all differing in color. He then hung them at his waist, much to Han Lis surprise.

Seeing that Han Li was curious, Marquis Nanlong explained, These are response bells. So long as an area around a spatial tear fluctuates, they will sound out. Although it cannot respond to all spatial tears, it will give a warning for most of them.

Han Li nodded and the three began to streak through the sky.

As they flew towards the valley depths, the bells proved quite useful. Whenever a spatial tear appeared, they would immediately ring, alerting the three and preventing them from running across the tears.

However, these spatial tears had to be detectable through some way or another. If they were truly incorporeal, the bells would give no warning.

Knowing this, Han Li used his Brightsight Spirit Eyes to look for any invisible spatial tears. As a result, he discovered one to their side. When they flew past it, the bells did not ring. Having seen this, Han Li grew far warier. However, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were able to fly faster and with more ease due to the convenience of the bell.

Since the three didnt encounter anymore invisible spatial tears on their way, Han Li didnt need to provide a warning and he happily kept silent.

Nearly a day later, they arrived outside the valley depths in front of an unfamiliar mountain ridge. The mountain ridge was a continuous link of over ten small mountains, appearing to be a miniature mountain range spanning tens of kilometers. Behind the mountain ridge, there was a crimson light that blocked the yellow sky. It appeared demonic.

That must be the valley depths. The crimson light should be an extremely formidable restriction. We cannot provoke it or we will surely suffer. Although this was the first time Marquis Nanlong had seen the crimson light, he immediately knew to be wary of it.

Han Li squinted and looked at the crimson light without emotion. Given how strange it was, he wouldnt have been in a rush to approach it regardless of what Marquis Nanlong said.

But for what purpose did the ancient devil cultivators arrange so many formidable restrictions around Devilfall Valley? Just what was this valleys original purpose and what secrets were they guarding? The valley may as well have been a prison.

On a whim, these thoughts appeared in Han Lis mind, but soon, he laughed at himself. What kind of monster would need such a huge valley as a prison? That was impossible. It was more likely that this was a stronghold for the devil cultivators.

At that moment, Marquis Nanlong led the way, flying directly towards two of the mountains on the mountain ridge. freewebnvel.cm

After a moment, Marquis Nanlong raised his hand and the three stopped, slowly floating down to the ground. There was green grass and mountain stone ahead of them with huge trees and overgrown vines. It all appeared completely ordinary.

Despite the excitement on his face, Marquis Nanlong cooly said, Were here. It didnt look like this originally. When Master Cang Kun arrived here, he deployed an illusion technique to conceal the passage entrance. Ill dissolve the illusion now.

He waved his sleeve and released a white jade pendant. It circled once above his head before stopping. Then after he muttered an incantation, he formed a hand gesture and struck the jade pendant with several spell seals of varying colors. All of the spell seals were cleanly absorbed by the jade pendant and soon after, white light brilliantly glowed from it and it trembled, releasing a clear ring.

With a loud shout, a large white mist emerged from the jade pendant and swept away at everything in front of it.

An astonishing change occurred as the mountain rocks and the rest of the scenery began to distort as if a painting was being torn apart. With a ring, the white light swept away the scenery and it returned back into the jade pendant before disappearing.

Han Li and the other two then stood in front of an unfamiliar scene.

Go! The loud man roared. The stone block revolved once in the air and struck the rainbow light barrier in a burst of light. The two swords transformed into streaks of light and followed after the stone block.

As expected, the stone block magic treasure was exceptional. Before it even struck, it carried the faint sounds of a storm. Soon, a booming explosion sounded out, accompanied by a pulse of various colored light while the nearby earth swayed.

When the other two saw the stone blocks might, they wore a hopeful smile, but their smiles soon froze on their faces. In the intertwining lights, the rainbow light suddenly grew brighter and suppressed the three magic treasures for a time before they were struck back with a clear ring sounding out from the rainbow light.

In the threes alarm, they hastily regained control of their magic treasures and glanced at each other with expressions of dismay. The ferocity of this restriction was far beyond what they had anticipated.

The large man snorted, but just as he thought to say something further, the rainbow light surrounding them suddenly flashed and turned red. Before the three even realized what was going on, the restriction began to condense clouds of flame, suddenly raising the temperature within the area.

Whats going on? Wasnt this restriction not supposed to be an offensive-type? The scarred-large man shouted in alarm, but the other two werent able to answer him. The fiery clouds above them had already begun to press down on them.

In that moment, the hooded member amongst the three began to summon magic treasures all around his body in an attempt to protect himself. He also slapped several talismans on his body, forming various colored barriers twinkling around him.

The fiery clouds then engulfed the three. Soon, three miserable screams were heard, only for silence to follow shortly afterwards.

A moment later, the fire cloud disappeared and the light barrier turned back to normal. There was no one amongst the rubble, only three magic treasures shining with greatly dimmed radiance.

While there werent many cultivators that had encountered such misfortune when they first entered Devilfall Valley, over half of them that did had died. Whenever one encountered misfortune in the valley, they immediately feared for their life. There was even a Nascent Soul Elder of a mid-grade sect that perished as a result of a spatial tear in a moment of carelessness.

Ignorant of what had happened to the various other cultivators, Han Li was treading with great care regardless. But at that moment, he encountered a pleasant surprise.

Standing in the air above a wasteland with his hands behind his back, Han Li was glancing below him with eyes that brilliantly flickered with blue light. If someone were to see the blue light shining from his eyes, they would think of him as demonic, not that Han Li would pay them any heed.

It appeared as if there was nothing in front of him. He found nothing with his spiritual sense either, but with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, Han Li was able to spot a meter-long arc of light. It was about forty meters ahead of him and shined with a faint light.

Han Li took a deep breath and the blue light in his eyes slightly weakened as his expression wavered. He was now completely certain that the Brightspirit Eyes were able to see spatial tears that his spiritual sense wasnt able to detect.

This pleasant surprise justified the large quantity of green liquid he had used to create the Brightsight Spirit Water over the years. Aa a result, he was now able to cleanly avoid the most common danger in Devilfall Valley. The sole problem was that he could only detect spatial tears when using the ability to its fullest extent. He would overlook a spatial tear if he were even slightly careless.

As for the magic power consumption of the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, it wasnt much to speak of. However, it would be troublesome if Marquis Nanlong noticed something strange about his eyes after he met up with him. Han Li didnt wish for others to know about this ability.

Han Li lowered his head in thought, and something soon came to mind. He slapped his storage pouch and he took out a cloak that sparkled with azure light. This cloak wasnt ordinary clothing, it was a top grade magic tool that Han Li had acquired in the war.

This item had no other function than to conceal ones face, preventing any others from looking at ones true appearance. Of course, this effect didnt need a continuous supply of magic power and it wouldnt work against those with a far higher cultivation than him. Apart from the Moulan Divine Sage and Wei Wuya, there shouldnt be anyone that was capable of seeing through it.

After properly wearing the cloak, Han Li took another glance at the indistinct spatial tear and flew past it in a streak of azure light.

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In a dense forest with trees reaching into the sky, there was a tall woman with a common appearance that was currently flying around the forest at a low altitude. While her face wasnt particularly special, her eyes were exceptionally bright and clear. She occasionally glanced around as if looking for something.

After a short time, the woman eventually passed through the forest and arrived at the other end. She came to a sudden stop with an expression of surprise.

It seems this isnt the place. The signs left behind by the Ghost Spirit Sect Elder arent here. It should be in another place. But to have me find the Spirit Kindle Fruit and wait for him, does he have other goals inside Devilfall Valley? The woman then raised her head and glanced towards the yellow sky. Her eyes seemed vacant as if she were absorbed in her thoughts.

Suddenly, her expression stirred and she shot back into the forest in a blur. She concealed her presence with several techniques, hid below a huge tree, and then remained completely still.

She saw three different colored streaks of light flying across the distance. Their speed wasnt fast, but it was clear that there were three old men travelling together.

In an instant, the three streaks of light arrived above the forest. The silver-haired old man amongst them sensed something and glanced down toward the womans hiding spot.

What? Has Brother Cheng discovered something? A purple-robed old man with a wrinkled face asked.

The silver-haired old man replied, Its nothing. Theres just a Core Formation woman hidden down below in the forest. It seems she doesnt wish to meet anybody.

The purple-robed old man couldnt help but excitedly ask, Since this woman is being so careful, could it be there are some treasures hidden inside?

The third old man whose face was covered with azure Qi calmly said, Brother Lin must be dreaming. This forest has no trace of a restriction, and there is only a Core Formation cultivator below us and its a woman at that! Given how dangerous Devilfall Valley is, it is only natural for her to avoid us. Lets not involve ourselves and continue our search for treasure. We had best look for the treasures in the outer valley quickly or we will have to head into the valleys depths.

The retort hadnt angered the purple-robed old man. Instead, he smiled and agreed, Brother Ous words hold reason. We dont need to pay any attention to the female cultivator. We can travel faster through this wretched place but we still cannot use our full speed. We wont be able to search through such a large area in a short amount of time. We cant waste our time. The silver-haired old man also nodded and they flew past the dense forest.

When the woman saw that they left, she carefully walked out of the forest and glanced in the direction that they flew off in. Violet Spirit muttered to herself, That silver-haired old man should be Brother Hans Senior Martial Brother. I didnt expect to find him here. Fortunately, it was only a false alarm.

She and Han Li had agreed that she would first seek out traces related of the Spirit Kindle Fruit in the outer valley. Afterwards, they would meet up and search for the Spirit Kindle Fruit together. Violet Spirit had originally agreed to this condition with delight, but had felt somewhat puzzled by Han Lis condition. However, she knew that his other affairs had nothing to do with her and as such, she didnt ask too much about the matter.

As of current, she hadnt found her target in the forest. She hesitated for a moment before rushing in the direction the three old men had taken.

In another forest of Devilfall Valley, there were six black-robed Ghost Sect Disciples that were searching through it. Wang Chan and Yan Ruyan were among them. In the forest above, there was a pale old man floating motionlessly in the air. As for the Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiangu and the other Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, they were nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, a cry of alarm echoed through a certain portion of the forest. Soon after, a disciples cheery voice arrived at the old mans ear, Ive found it. Its here! The old mans expression stirred and he flew over in a streak of black light.

When the others heard this, they all rushed towards him.

Where? The old man coldly asked as he stood in the air above the disciple, glancing around.

The disciple pointed to one of the trees and respectfully said, Elder Zhong, its here.

Elder Zhongs gaze followed the disciples finger and he raised his brow. The large tree appeared rather peculiar. Not only did its roots divide into two, but a thick branch extended to either side of it. The tree appeared almost like a huge person.

The old man nodded and said with a stiff face, Not bad. This tree could be the one, and if it actually is, we will heavily reward you when we leave the valley. When the disciple heard this, he hastily replied with delighted thanks.

Elder Zhong slowly descended and flew twice around the huge tree and then stopped at its side. He stared at it for a moment more and grasped his fingers towards the tree. A trace of black Yin Qi slowly flew out from the tree and shot into his hands.

Elder Zhong smiled and commanded, It is truly here. Call for the others to come.

As time passed by, the other cultivators in the valley became further scattered. Apart from a few that had a specific objective in mind, they all began to randomly search in hopes of finding treasure.

But to the disappointment of a majority of the cultivators, only a few were lucky in their search around the outer valley. A majority were left without any gains. As a result, a most of them concluded that the rumors were false and all the true treasures in the valley laid deep in its depths. The more impatient and confident cultivators began to slowly make their way towards the valleys center.

As for Han Li, his first day in Devilfall Valley was quite calm. As he traveled, he wasted no time searching for treasures. There was nowhere that was safe. It was quite possible that anywhere he went was protected with restrictions, so he found it best to stay away.

Although he flew at a slow speed, he gradually grew closer to the location he had agreed upon with Marquis Nanlong, and became aware of his location in the valley.