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A short moment later, this person softly whispered, It cant be, where is the command medallion? I clearly saw him place it in the storage pouch. He then resentfully turned the bag upside down and tossed its belongings onto the ground, forming a pile of various inferior magic tools and a few low grade spirit stones.

Once the man clearly saw what was on the ground, his complexion turned deathly pale and his body suddenly flashed with green light. Without another word, he shot towards the hall exit in a streak of light.

A long sigh echoed through the hall. Soon, silver light flickered from every wall, enveloping them in waves of silver light and forming a huge barrier of light all around him.

With a cold snort, the man continued without any intention of stopping. He slapped his waist and summoned a jet-black pangolin spirit beast, striking at the light that blocked his path. With a muffled bang, the spirit beast was repelled by the light barrier with the barrier completely unharmed.

In the mans alarm, he suddenly gritted his teeth and spat out a blue trident from his mouth. In an instant, the magic treasure duplicated into two and combined together as a streak of large blue light before striking the light barrier. Then with a muffled explosion, the blue light was reflected ten meters back before spinning to the ground. rewebnol.cm

There is no need for Brother Gu to go through so much trouble. The bald mans voice echoed throughout the hall. As this place is the core of the grand formation of the Yellow Dragon Mountains, it is only natural for it to be guarded by the most powerful restrictions. Dont think that youll be able to leave.

The blue light faded away to reveal the Controlling Spirit Sects Gu Shuangpu. However, his complexion was deathly white and his gaze was brooding, barely able to keep his calm. So you didnt die, you used a flesh puppet. I had heard that there was a mysterious cultivator amongst the Nine Nations Union that was adept at refining flesh puppets identical to oneself, where one cannot even differentiate the true person from the puppet. I didnt actually expect this to be true.

Then in a flash of white light, the bald man revealed himself from within the hall. He glanced at Gu Shuangpu from outside the barrier before turning his gaze to the ruined corpse on the floor. Brother Gu knows much about the affairs of our Nine Nations Union as expected as well as the matter of doppelganger puppets. Thats right, what you killed was a corpse puppet that I had controlled. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator such as yourself was unable to tell any difference from its exterior.

Humph! Rubbish! If I hadnt used my spiritual sense to closely examine your doppelganger out of fear of being detected, I definitely wouldnt have been deceived. Besides, even if I meticulously cultivated the Twintailed Jade Serpent for several hundreds of years, its incredibly vicious poison definitely shouldnt have been capable of killing a Nascent Soul cultivator alone.

I originally planned only to use the serpent to heavily injure you, but I had mistakenly overestimated the toxicity of the snake upon seeing you perish in a single blow. It seems Ive become arrogant. Gu Shuangpu spoke with an icy expression, but a trace of regret was betrayed from his eyes.

The bald man emotionlessly said, Hehe! I had requested a puppet to be refined for me out of a moments fancy. I didnt truly think that a dead corpse would actually be refined to my likeness. However, spending this corpse puppet to discover that Brother Gu was a traitor was well worth the spirit stones the puppet had cost.

Gu Shuangpus cheek twitched and grew silent for a spell. But a short moment later, he icily said, From your tone, you seemed to know that I would come find you and you had already prepared a substitute ahead of time. Could it be that youve discovered something amiss after I arrived at the Yellow Dragon Mountains?

The bald man shook his head. Of course not. How could I suspect an elder of the Controlling Spirit Sect without cause or reason. I was merely given a warning from someone else. I originally felt unsure of the matter, but now it has been made certain. He then turned his head to the sides of the hall and shouted, Fellow Daoist Han, Brother Ma, you may come out!

When Gu Shuangpu heard this, he was no longer able to maintain his gloomy expression. Alarm was betrayed from his face.

Then in a flash of yellow light from both sides of the hall, a calm Han Li and a grave Old Man Ma walked out.

With a pained expression, the old man sorrowfully said, I didnt expect that Fellow Daoist Gu would actually do this. What kind of benefits did the Moulan offer you to do such a deranged thing?

Gu Shuangpu stared at the old man and coldly snorted. Deranged? I was originally from the Moulan tribes. How could my decision possibly be deranged?

Youre a person from the Moulan? The party of cultivators couldnt help but reveal surprise.

Of course. A maddened expression appeared on Gu Shuangpus face. Did you believe that benefits were enough to rope in a Nascent Soul cultivator like me? You Heavenly South cultivators should realize how sparse cultivation resources are in the Moulan plains.

There are countless talented low grade spell warriors that never progress in their cultivation due to a lack of spirit stones and medicine pills, and they turned to a pile of bones after only a hundred years because they lacked the optimal circumstances for cultivation. Why is that you Heavenly South cultivators were able to take such a good area, and us spell warriors must make due with a sparse few spirit stones to use? So long as the Moulan acquire the cultivation resources of the Heavenly South, in less than a hundred years the number of spell warriors will double. With such vast strength, well be able to defeat the Soaring Tribes Immortals, and rule over the entirety of the Moulan plains.

When Gu Shuangpu said that, the others couldnt help but glance at each other in dismay.

Han Li expressionly asked, Defeat the Soaring Tribes Immortals? It seems the Moulan had suffered a decisive defeat by these Immortals, and now a majority of the Moulan plains are being held by these towards Immortal masters. Is that why youve staked it all in order to invade the Heavenly South?

How… How do you know of this? Gu Shuangpu was stunned for a moment before suddenly something came to his mind and he viciously glared at Han Li. You eavesdropped on my sound transmissions with Sage Le.

Han Li expressionlessly said, It seems Brother Gu had realized it quite quickly, but dont blame me. Who was it that told you to so brazenly sound transmissions in front of me. With my slightly superior spiritual sense, I was just able to listen to your voice transmissions, and informed Fellow Daoist Lu of the matter.

With a pale complexion, Gu Shuangpu rigidly stared at Han Li and resentfully said, Good, very good! All of my secrets are leaked! Ive been concealed in the Heavenly South for so long, yet it cant be anything but unjust to fall to such a careless mistake. But to say that your spiritual sense is only slightly superior? Humph! Your esteemed self is far too modest. How could our secret voice transmission technique compare to common sound transmissions?

Unless your spiritual sense is as strong as a late Nascent Soul cultivator, there was no other way you couldve eavesdropped on my conversation.

Old Man Ma shouted in alarm, Late Nascent Soul stage?

The bald man was also alarmed and glanced at Han Li with amazement.

Han Li frowned. He didnt think that this matter would unintentionally reveal the strength of his spiritual sense. But soon, he eased his brow and instead wore a relaxed expression, leaving the bald man and Old Man Ma feeling skeptical of Gu Shuangpus words. After all, it was a bit too outrageous for an early Nascent Soul cultivator to have a spiritual sense on the level of a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

The bald man reluctantly turned his gaze away from Han Li and icily gazed at Gu Shuangpu inside the light barrier. Since we now know you are a spy, dont blame us for being ruthless. Although I wish to spare your life and hand you over to the enforcers of the union, there is a great battle ahead of us, we do not have the option to keep you alive.

Soon after, he flipped his hand and summoned a command medallion that flickered with silver light. He raised the command medallion into the air, shooting a beam of light at the barrier. The barrier cleanly absorbed the beam and began to flicker, suddenly shining with countless silver flowers, each vastly beautiful.

Gu Shuangpu saw the silver flowers just like a poisonous insect and his expression grew unsightly. Without further thought, he quickly slapped several places around his body, placing several layers of various colored light around his body. At that same time, he pointed to the blue trident in front of it. It began to spin above his head and formed a barrier of blue light around him.

Once the silver flowers began to rupture and fill the light barrier, the bald man turned around with disinterest and solemnly spoke to Han Li and Old Man Ma. Lets go, theres nothing good to see. Although his cultivation is high, he wont be able to endure the restrictions for long, and will soon have his soul destroyed. We still have to deal with the aftermath. Although this person was a Moulan spy, he was still a Controlling Spirit Sect elder. We will have much explaining to do to the union.

A cold glint shined from Han Lis eyes, and he suddenly shook his hands, shooting a bolt of lightning towards the golden net. Countless arcs of lightning began to spark from the net upon impact, causing it to instantly constrict. Then, each of the black threads collided against the golden lightning.

With a huge flash, the golden lightning turned the black threads of Qi into ash, each burned thread accompanied by a wretched and tragic scream.

Soon, the remaining black threads returned towards the center of the golden net, condensing into a glossy black demon Nascent. Its face was filled to the brim with fear. It opened its mouth and spat out clouds and clouds pitch-black Yin Qi. They quickly wrapped around it in layers in an attempt to prevent the Divine Devilbane Lightning from approaching any closer to its body.

Han Lis face was expressionless apart from the sneer that momentarily appeared. From his hand, he shot a bolt of lightning so dazzling and bright it was difficult to see and enveloped the demon Nascent. Yet another miserable shriek soon followed and the rolls of thunder quieted down, leaving only silence for a short while.

When Han Li saw this, he inwardly sighed with relief before retracting his remaining lightning and taking a pitch-black storage pouch into his hand. He then raised his head and expressionlessly swept his gaze past the spell warriors up above. Then with azure light shining from his body, he flew back down towards the Heavenly South cultivators.

After an exchange of a few brief words, Han Li exterminated his opponent with Divine Devilbane Lightning with unbelievable speed.

Not only were the Heavenly South cultivators dumbfounded, the Moulan spell warriors completely shaken with disbelief.

While the Heavenly South cultivators didnt know about the finer details of the black-robed figure, they had a general idea. These mysterious cultivators shouldve arrived at the Moulan Plains from a great continent. Although they didnt know why these cultivators suddenly appeared at the Moulan Plains, they reached some sort of agreement with the three Divine Sages of the Moulan Tribes. And it was clear to see that these cultivator had abilities far beyond cultivators of a similar grade before the true war even started, two Heavenly South Nascent Soul cultivators had perished one after another, earning the confidence of these two Moulan Sages.

As for why the black-robed figure participated in the second battle, it was because he felt that there were too many Nascent Soul stage cultivators that were guarding the grand formation, and he felt it best to first exterminate one while he could. But who couldve known that this ordinary appearing youth would actually be able to kill the black-robed figure with ease. Not even his Nascent Soul was able to escape, much to the shock of the two spell warriors.

When the shriveled spell warrior and Ku Yao regained clarity of mind, he glanced at each other with terror and hesitated for a moment not knowing whether or not they should continue the battle, or deal with the uproar of the spell warriors behind them. But at that moment, they suddenly heard a faint, nearly inaudible voice speak in their ear.

Retreat for now. Our momentum has already died. Let us further consider our plans tomorrow. When that time comes, that formation may already be… hehe! While Heavenweeps death will be inconvenient, Ill personally explain the matter to the Divine Sages. The voice sounded neutral in tone, but the words carried an unmistakable air of command.

The shriveled man the Ku Yao were stunned for a moment upon hearing the voice, but they soon complied with their orders and began to give commands to the spell warriors under their command. With some disturbance, the army made an about face and slowly retreated.

The two sages naturally brought up the rear, gloomily watching the cultivators as they retreated. They glared at in particularly Han Li before flying off.

Gu Shuangpu watched the spell warrior army retreat and doubtfully asked,Should we pursue them?

Leave them be. The bald man shook his his head and said, Although theyre retreating, they still havent been defeated. If we were to pursue them, we could find ourselves surrounded. Also, we have to guard the grand formation. Itll be best if we nurtured our strength and bide our time. Our Yellow Dragon Mountains Thousand Soundform Formation isnt easily broken. If the Moulan wish to seize it, they will need to double their forces at the very lease.

After that was said, the bald man couldnt help but turn his eyes towards Han Li. Due to the surprise of Han Li managing to kill the black-robed cultivator, the cultivators found themselves in an awkward silence, all at a loss of what to say.

As of current, Han Li was wearing a faint smile as he fiddled with a black storage pouch in his hands.

Originally, Han Lis faint smiles hardly inspired any feelings in these cultivators. But after he managed to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, Han Lis smile now gave them a profound and odd feeling not to mention that their original contempt for him was now completely gone.

The bald man smiled and and said, Fellow Daoist Han, congratulations on slaying a high grade spell warrior. I will be certain to inform the Nine Nations Alliance of your achievement. They will most definitely reward you greatly.

Old Man Ma and Gu Shuangpu also congratulated him with a smile. However, Han Lis expression still remained as subtle as before, despite the faint admiration and respect their tones held. freewbnove.com

As if ignoring this, Han Li simply exchanged a few courteous pleasantries with them as his gaze unconsciously wandered to one of them in particular. When nobody noticed this, he couldnt help but wear an indistinct smirk.

Once the spell warrior army disappeared from sight, the bald man opened a passageway into the mist down below and the party hastily disappeared from sight, the mist closing its entrance soon afterwards. Now, the surroundings of the Yellow Dragon Mountains grew peaceful once more.

When Han Li and company returned to the hall, they had a quick discussion about the battles that occurred today before reach returning to their own residences to rest. Old Man Ma in particular not only had his treasure destroyed, but his vitality had greatly suffered as well. He was in dire need to rest and recover. Thus in the blink of an eye, only the bald man remained in the hall.

He sat in the main building and lowered his head, his mind lost in thought. A short moment later, he suddenly raised his eyebrow and a strange expression appeared on his face. He softly shouted, Who is there? Come out.

Then with a flash of light, another person appeared in the hall. Hehe! Brother Lus abilities are truly profound. Just as I entered, he was able to perceive me. It is not wonder why the Nine Nations Alliance had you guard the formation alone.

The bald man frowned and wore a strange expression. You? Why arent you resting? Why did you come back stealthily?

Its nothing. I merely discovered a secret. I felt that I should have a discussion with you.

The bald man glanced at him with an appraising look and puzzlingly asked, Secret? What secret?

The Drifting Cloud Sects Fellow Daoist Han is likely a spy for the Moulan! He spoke without the slightest hesitation and slowly walked inside.

The bald man involuntarily laughed and his face was filled with disbelief. Spy? Could it be that your mind if unclear? Fellow Daoist Han had just slain a Nascent Soul spell warrior today. The thought is ridiculous.

I know that Brother Lu might not believe it, but I have evidence. Youll know that Im speaking the truth. This person sighed and bitterly smiled before summoning a jade slip into his hand with a flash of light. He then stepped forward and neared the large man.

The bald man wore an expression of astonishment and stood up to face him. He then calmly took the jade slip into his hand.

At the same time the bald man took the jade slip into his hand, his expression vastly changed and a fierce expression appeared in his eyes. In a flash of green light, the jade slip suddenly turned into a small emerald-green snake. It bit the bald mans wrist with the speed of lightning.

With an expression of shock, he couldnt even scream before he motionlessly collapsed onto the floor, his complexion turned a black-violet.

Joy flickered from the mans face and he muttered, The Twintailed Jade Serpent is truly as poisonous as its reputation. It is it no less inferior than the Ten Supremes Poison. After the bite, it robs even a Nascent Soul the power to escape. If the snake was able to fly, itd be an incredibly powerful method of killing other cultivators. He then took a step forward the examine the corpse that was slowly melting.

The small dark-green snake released its fangs from the corpse and slid away, revealing the two slim tails on its back. Its two tails struck the earth and then flung itself into the palm of its master. It coiled around itself and hissed with its purple-black tongue, its eyes glowing with a eerie dark-green light.

At that moment, this person lightly waved his hand and took the corpses storage pouch into his hand. He then excitedly searched the storage pouch with his spiritual sense as if he were looking for something in particular.

When the old man saw that the scroll was in tatters, his face greatly paled. It was clearly ruined beyond use.

What a pity! The black-robed figure spoke with a trace of regret, If Fellow Daoist Ku Yao hadnt been in such a rush to break free and used his fire spirits vitality to stall of time, that cultivators magic power wouldve been exhausted and he wouldve taken the initiative to dispel the formation diagram regardless.

The shriveled cultivator pondered for a moment before he found himself agreeing.

With the spell warrior broken free, Old Man Mas complexion turned sickly pale as he grasped onto the scroll. He quickly placed it away in his storage pouch, and viciously gazed at Ku Yao. Ku Yao snorted in response and had the flood dragon beneath him surge once more with flames and red light.

The shriveled spell warrior suddenly shouted from above, Sage Ku Yao, cease! He then turned to the Heavenly South cultivators and said, How about ending this battle in a draw? Both of their magic power is nearly exhausted. Nothing will result from having this battle continue.

The bald man was somewhat surprised to hear this. After exchanging a look with Gu Shuangpu, he nodded his head, That is fine. Lets have this battle end.

Although Old Man Ma felt somewhat opposed this decision, he knew that it would be futile to continue the battle and flew back without any better option. Ku Yao also felt gloomy at this decision and begrudgingly recalled his flood dragon before flying back into the spell warrior ranks.

Old Man Ma returned down below and received a few consoling words from the bald man, easing the tension from the old mans face.

But at that moment, the black-robed spell warrior and the shriveled old man was muttering something to each other. As a result, the black-robed figure gently floated in the air and arrived at the location of the previous battle.

He gloomily swept his gaze past the other cultivators and a trace of contempt was revealed from his eyes. In his hoarse voice, he said, This time, you will be fighting me, but I will say this first. This battle will last until someone is dead. Dont have any delusions of stopping this battle while it is in progress.

The black-robed figures arrogant words infuriated Gu Shuangpu and the bald man. However, the two didnt dare to rise up to the challenge. They both knew that two Nascent Soul cultivators have already perished at the hands of this strange spell warrior. As they still greatly valued their lives, they were hesitant.

Let me try him on. Han Li indifferently said.

The bald man blinked in surprise upon seeing Han Li take the initiative to fight, but soon, he inwardly sighed with relief. Ah! Fellow Daoist Han wishes to go? You must take care. If there is something amiss, we will naturally go to rescue you.

Han Li smiled and said little else. Azure light glowed from from his body before he streaked across the skies. In the blink of an eye, he arrived before the black-robed figure, and expressionlessly stood in the air with his hands held behind his back.

The black-robed figure appraised Han Li for a moment before his eyes began to turn from black to green in what appeared to be a monstrous display.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and asked, Are you demon or ghost?

You dont think this old man is human? The black-figure coldly chuckled. At that same moment, inky threads of black Qi began to wrap around his body. Ghostly wails soon began to howl, followed by gusts of Yin wind. frewbnovel.com

Han Li took a short breath and calmly said, So you were originally a man, but it seems that youve cultivated the Dao of a demon or ghost.

Humph! Junior, you speak too much rubbish. There is no need to examine me any further as you will soon die by my hand. Dont waste your effort. With that said, black Qi suddenly surged around his body, nearly hiding him entirely from sight.

As I dont have the patience to play with you, Ill be taking your life now. The black-robed old man sinisterly laughed and formed an incantation gesture with his hands. Suddenly, he grew to giant about six meters in height.

Although the vortex of Yin Qi surrounding him mostly blocked him out of sight, one could faintly make out two horns poking out from the robes and two fangs as well. It was no wonder so many cultivators believed this unfamiliar spell warrior was a transformed oddity.

Han Lis eyes shined with blue light, revealing the huge mans ferocious appearance.

What? Han Li was shocked by the demonic appearance of the huge man. His current appearance was exactly the same as the one of the phantoms of the Six Apex Devils he encountered when he fought the disciple of Archsaint Six Paths.

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What relation does your esteemed self have with Archsaint Six Paths?

The huge man evilly grinned after a moment of surprise. Who is this Archsaint Six Paths? Dont think that your nonsense will allow you to stall for time. Accept your death! He then raised his hand and scattered some of the black Qi, suddenly shooting a black object towards Han Li. However, the object flashed with black light as soon as it left the cover of the black Qi and disappeared from sight.

Han Lis expression sank and suddenly shot back ten meters. At that same moment, a huge ghost claw appeared where he was originally standing. The attack was so sudden, it seemed to have materialized out of thin air.

Yi! The huge demonic figure yelped in surprise at seeing his attack miss.

Han Li stared at the ghost hand and indifferently said, Not bad at all. Although you arent a ghost Dao cultivator as you cultivate Devil Dao techniques your methods of attack are quite similar to ghost cultivators. If one were to truly regard you as a ghost cultivator, they would definitely suffer.

The large demonic man stayed still as it coldly glanced at Han Li.

At that same moment, Han Li frowned and he moved about ten meters to the side in a blur. As a result, yet another green ghost claw had silently struck where he once stood.

The huge man was no longer able to keep his calm after missing a second time and asked, Since youve already dodged two of my attacks, could it be that youd seen other ghost cultivators in the past?

Of course I have. How else could I have so easily dodged your attacks? Han Li replied smilingly with a half-truth.

Humph! Your esteemed self is actually a vastly experienced individual. Regardless, even if you know that I use Devil Dao techniques, what will come of it? With the might of the Heavenflash Devil Arts, you will be dead in only a moment. The huge man spoke sinisterly. He then abruptly released an intense, ear-piercing whistle that was capable of even splitting stone.

When Han Li saw this, his calm expression turned stern.

The black Qi enveloping the huge man began to rapidly revolve in place. Soon after, an astonishingly powerful wave of devilish Qi suddenly erupted out of thin air, and the huge man shot out from the black Qi, instantly arriving before Han Li as he left afterimages in his wake.

With a slight movement of his arms, an impenetrable flurry of black-green claws immediately surrounded him. It seemed that he intended to use his claws to cut Han Li into countless pieces.

Han Li took a deep breath and wore an odd expression as he remained in place. He slapped his hands together before spreading them out, summoning a net of golden lightning around him. With thunder ringing in the air, Han Li glanced at the claws around him with complete fearlessness.

Without any further thought, the huge black figure then ordered the claws to strike Han Li without mercy.

From the huge black figures point of view, common devilish arts might be subdued by lightning attribute techniques, but the Heavenflash Devil Arts is by no measure common. It wouldnt be stopped by some trifling lightning. However, the cultivator he faced seemed to know quite a bit, much to his unease, he felt it best to immediately dispose of him.

But before the black figure finished his thoughts, he suddenly felt his own claws grow hot, soon followed by an unimaginable pain. Golden light then brightly chined from before him. The golden lightning net had actually broken through the claw phantoms and was making its way to envelop him.

Unable to protect himself from behind and trapped by the net of golden lightning, a legend he once heard suddenly appeared in his mind. In the past when he was learning of this devilish art, his master had repeated warned him of the greatest nemeses of the Heavenflash Devil Arts. But because he had never encountered any equal opponents after cultivating this devilish art, he had forgotten about this matter!

Golden lightning? It cant be! Its so similar. Dont tell me The black figures expression grew completely tense and he felt his heart drop. Unwilling to remain idle in the oncoming danger, he immediately howled and had his tall stature suddenly shrink in size, becoming a dwarf that was only a meter tall, buying him more time before the golden net struck him.

In that time that he bought, his shrunken body suddenly fluctuated in size before hastily erupting into countless threads of black light scattering in every direction.

The bald man and the others wore an anxious expression when they saw the Old Man Ma enveloped the flames. However, they all secretly knew that Old Man Ma had taken out the scroll for a reason.

Sure enough, Old Man Ma was standing safely within the sea of flames. His hands were formed in an incantation gesture and the scroll was rolled out in front of him. Then in pulsing white light and roaring gales, a pillar of white wind emerged from the scroll, surging around an area over thirty meters around him. The sea of flames surrounding him had been mostly swept away with ease. Then with a furious howl from Old Man Ma, a streak of silver light shot out from the pillar of wind, directly striking at Ku Yao without any concern for the flood dragon floating above him.

It seemed that Old Man Ma clearly understood that so long as he could injure Ku Yao, the spirit-connected fire flood dragon would greatly decrease in might.

Curling the corner of his mouth, Ku Yao waved his arm, releasing a translucent flying saber that shined with brilliant, scarlet light from his palm. The saber instantly moved to block the silver streak and collided with it in midair, resulting in an an equal clash as red and silver light intertwined.

When Ku Yao saw this, a cold glint appeared in his eye. With a flip of his hands, he summoned two red inch-large flags into his grasp before tossing them into the air. In a burst of wind, they instantly grew to three meters tall.

Following a cryptic incantation from Ku Yao, red light suddenly glowed from the flags and two thick columns of flame erupted, converging onto the fire flood dragons horn giving rise to a large cloud of weak flames nearby.

Go! Ku Yao ceased his incantation and puffed a mist of red Qi onto the fire flood dragon above him. With roused spirits, the flood dragon roared with delight before charging into the fire cloud, turning it crimson and causing it to roil. But soon, it began to rapidly shrink.

Down below, Han Li narrowed his eyes at the sight of this with pupils glowing blue. Through the Brightsight Spirit Eyes, he was able to astonishedly discover that the fire dragon hiding inside the cloud was breathing in the fire cloud with reckless abandon.

In the blink of an eye, the fire cloud was cleanly devoured and the flood dragon rapidly increased in size, raising to over thirty meters in height. With its head the size of a small building and its bared fangs, it appeared truly malevolent.

At that moment, the surging white pillar of wind had entirely blown away the sea of flames, revealing only Old Man Ma who stood inside it.

As he held the eight trigram scroll in his hands, he coldly watched the tremendous flood dragon for only a moment before wordlessly flinging the scroll into the air. The scroll then shot into the sky in a streak of rainbow light and promptly disappeared into the skies above, as if attempting to reach its farthest reaches.

Ku Yao blinked in astonishment. In his hesitation, he suddenly sensed a series of odd spiritual Qi fluctuations from above him. Slivers of rainbow light then began to shine down from the sky, revealing a hundred-meter-wide eight trigram formation enveloped entirely in rainbow light. It directly shot down from the sky without any resistance.

Ku Yaos expression vastly changed and instantly pointed at the fire flood dragon without any further thought. The flood dragon immediately raised its head and spouted a scarlet stream of light from its mouth, directly striking at the bottom portion of the formation. The formation faintly trembled for a moment, but it continued falling as if unaffected.

With a paled complexion, Ku Yao rubbed his hands together before suddenly raising them, shooting a dense barrage of countless fist-sized fireballs into the sky.

Han Lis heart stirred at the sight of this. This wasnt something that was a result of many fireball talismans, but something that had been instantly produced by ones own cultivation. Spell warrior spirit techniques were vastly beyond what ordinary elemental Daoist techniques were capable, and were far more useful in battle as a result.

As Han Lis mind wandered, the many fireballs struck the underside of the huge formation like shower of meteors. However, this strike also proved to be of little effect. The diagram continued falling down with immense speed as it enveloped Ku Yao and his flood dragon.

At that moment, the cultivators and spell warriors watching the battle were no longer able to see Ku Yao, they only saw the huge eight trigram formation slowly revolve as they surrounded it.

Old Man Ma didnt reveal the slightest delight from having his attack succeed. Rather, he solemnly sat cross-legged with his hands forming an incantation gesture as soft white light twirled around his body. At that same moment, the huge diagram seemed to have merged with the rainbow light and suddenly released rolls of deafening thunder pulsing with light as it flickered.

The shriveled spell warrior wore a worried expression on his face. He turned to the black-robed figure and politely asked, Sir Heavenweep, will Sage Ku Yao be fine in there? If its dangerous, we dont need to respect the agreement for a one on one, we can just go in and rescue him. It is truly beyond belief that this Nascent Soul cultivator could possess such an odd ancient treasure!

The black-robed figure softly laughed. Dont worry about him, he said with a careless tone, While that Supreme Eight Trigram Diagram is a truly formidable ancient treasure, this cultivator still hasnt grasped the true method to use it. He is barely able to use it by forcing his spiritual power into the treasure. This wont be able to hold Fellow Daoist Ku for much longer. This brutish method of using the formation diagram will surely consume a great amount of magic power. How foolish! But still, it is no surprise that few know the true method to use such a rare ancient treasure in this remote area. His words seemed to carry a tone of disdain towards the cultivators of the Heavenly South.

The shriveled spell warrior relaxed when he heard this and decided to temporarily hold on his plan to organize a party of spell warriors to rescue Ku Yao.

As for the bald man and the others, their expressions possessed both worry and joy. They had been excited when they saw the spell warrior trapped by the eight trigrams formation. But when they saw Old Man Ma still maintaining the formation with a solemn expression with strange sounds occasionally sounded out from within the formation, they knew that the battle was far from over.

For a time, the old man had actually been cursing without end! This treasure was something that he had only recently acquired, and he had only previously used it against Core Formation cultivators. Those cultivators had been entirely powerless before this treasure and were each killed with ease.

However, this spell warrior was able to temporarily obstruct the diagram through use of his own attacks along with the unceasing, ferocious attacks of his flame dragon. Stabilizing the interruptions caused by these attacks had drained much spiritual power from the formation diagram.

The battle in the air grew calm for the moment. Apart from faint explosions sounding out from within the formation diagram, there was only silence.

Worry became more apparent on the faces of Heavenly South cultivators. Han Li was the only one who still maintained a calm expression as he watched the battle unfold.

Silvermoon clicked her tongue from the back of Han Lis mind in disappointment. That Fellow Daoist Ma is truly overexerting that treasure by using the Supreme Eight Trigram Diagram in this manner. That ancient treasure is no weaker than the Purple Cloudlace.

With a still expression, Han Li inwardly asked, Supreme Eight Trigram Diagram? You know of this ancient treasure?

Of course, Silvermoon quickly answered, It was a renown ancient treasure in the past. However, it seems this particular treasure is of poor quality. Otherwise, that spell warrior shouldve already perished, despite the old mans ignorance usage of the treasure. If it were a high quality Eight Trigram Diagram, the magic power consumption wouldnt be so great.

After some hesitation Han Li asked, If a poor quality diagram can display this much power, then what would a good quality diagram be capable of? When you say that the Purple Cloudlace is no weaker than this treasure, could it be that there is a secret method that must be used to draw out its full power?

Silvermoon smiled and replied, The Purple Cloudlace isnt that troublesome to use! You simply need to pour spiritual power into it and use it. Furthermore, the Jadesun True Fire only takes a few tries before it is properly grasped.

When Han Li heard this, he grew silent. He gaze then turned towards the sky once more and he frowned, thinking, Not good.

A huge explosion rippled through the air, and the Eight Trigram Diagram suddenly distorted. Countless beams of red light shot out from the diagram, tearing away at the formation.

As this shocking scene occurred, another series of explosions sounded out from the corner of the formation. A ball raging flames emerged and shot thirty meters straight up before fading away, revealing Ku Yao with a blood-red complexion as he stood on top of the fire flood dragon. The flood dragon had returned to the size of three meters from an unknown time, and appeared vastly weakened.

To the side, Old Man Ma didnt appear much better. His face was pale and his eyes listless. However, the old man gritted his teeth and waved his arm at the shredded formation diagram. In a flash of rainbow light, it flew back into the sky and dropped back down into the old mans hand as a scroll.

The two high grade spell warriors at the black figures side whispered something as if discussing how to destroy the grand formation ahead of them. Once the two finished their discussion, the oddly tall, shriveled cultivator blurred out of side and reappeared at the side of the black-robed figure while wrapped in azure light.

Sir Heavenweep, shall we start? The grand formation here should prove to be more powerful than the last. Ive also heard that there should be a few Nascent Soul cultivators there. I fear that it will take quite some time.

There is no need for us to attack first. tThe black-robed spell warrior shook his head. They have already decided to emerge. Lets first see how powerful these cultivators are before we decide what to do. He spoke hoarsely and unclear almost as if he didnt have a tongue, much to the unease of those who heard him.

When the lanky spell warrior heard this, he blinked in surprise and glanced down towards the green mist. As expected, a previously still area of the green mist suddenly began to roil and split into two with flickers of light that could be seen from within.

Soon after, seven streaks of light shot out from within. They circled once around in the sky before revealing themselves they were the party of five Nascent Soul stage and two Core Formation stage cultivators.

Under the bald mans command, there would be no low grade cultivators following them with the exception of the Core Formation cultivators from Sky Terrace Valley and Chong Xuzi.

Han Li stopped in the air and glanced across the army of spell warriors. Of course, the ten spell warriors leading them had attracted his attention, particularly the sinister black-robed figure. He wasnt able to stare for long as he unconsciously averted his gaze.

When he saw this black-robed figure, he was immediately reminded of the Bone Sage, Xiao Cha.

Could it be this person was also a ghost Dao cultivator? Han Lis heart trembled and he grew vastly more diligent.

Before the Bone Sage seized Crooked Souls body, his material form was dense with Yin and ghostly Qi. However, there was something slightly different with the black-robed figures aura that Han Li couldnt describe for the time being.

As Han Li and company arrived, the spell warriors above began to stir. The spell warrior with the python wrapped around him suddenly transformed into a huge ball of light as it shot down towards the cultivators. When Han Li and company saw this, they coldly watched in silence, revealing not a single trace of panic.

So long as that spell warrior wasnt seeking his own death, he wouldnt dare to take the initiative to attack alone. As a result, the group of cultivators simply watched with hostile gazes as the huge fireball arrived twenty meters away from them. The flames emitted a scorching heat even from a distance, to the alarm of the many cultivators before them.

A silhouette leaked through the flames, followed by a thunderous voice that shook the very air nearby, I am the Fire Rite Tribes Great Sage Ku Yao. Since youve arrived, you must be planning to first test our skills. How do you intend to have a competition? One on one? Or a melee?

The bald man glared at the fireball and icily replied, One on one. May the Heavens decide who survives.

Ku Yao wildly laughed from within the fireball, Good, thats just what I wanted. I will be the first of your opponents. Prepare someone to come forward.

The cultivators were furious by this, but Old Man Ma was particularly sullen. With an expression filled with killing intent, his body transformed into a streak of white light and he flew forward. The bald man hesitated for a moment, but he didnt stop the old man and silently allowed him to be the first to battle.

From his point of view, he had no idea who amongst them possessed the greatest strength. Of course, he hadnt considered Han Li, who had just recently entered Nascent Soul stage.

When Ku Yao saw the streak of white light fly forward, he silently flew back and Old Man Ma followed until they were at the center between the spell warrior army and the green mist. In this manner, both of them would be able to act without any need to hold back or fear of a sudden ambush from either side.

The bald man turned to look at the horse-faced cultivator and solemnly asked, What are the abilities of this Moulan Sage? Does he have any particular techniques?

A trace of resentment appeared on his face as he answered, His fire attribute techniques are incredibly powerful. The flame python on his body is particularly nimble as well it is difficult to defend against. A fellow Core Formation guard of Sky Terrace Valley had been turned to ashes by that python after being caught.

Oh, it was like that! The bald man then turned to the side and doubtfully said, Brother Gu, if I remember correctly, the Grand Pavilions Grand Righteousness Arts is impervious to heat and flame, not to mention ghosts and wickedness. He should have an advantage against this spell warrior.

With a hesitant expression in his eyes, Gu Shuangpu slowly said, Its hard to say. If theyre common fire attribute techniques, the Grand Righteousness Arts would be able to deal with them without a problem. But if its against a spell warriors techniques that display the three essences of worldly spirit flames, I fear it would be beyond the scope of the Grand Righteousness Arts.

Regardless, Fellow Daoist Ma is still the most suitable among us to fight this person. Even if his Grand Righteous Arts are unable to suppress the flames, they should be able to withstand the devilish influence of the flames. There wont be any worry of inner demon backlash.

When the bald man heard this, he felt his thoughts were certain and he relaxed for a moment before breathing out a long sigh.

Han Li glanced at the fire python that laid within the huge fireball and he felt his heart stir. With blue light flickering from his eyes, an odd expression was momentarily betrayed from his face.

At that moment, Old Man Ma held his hands together in an incantation gesture and a layer of soft white light began to glow from his body. At that same moment, he opened his mouth and spat out a silver speck of light the size of a walnut. In a large gust of wind, the silver light transformed into a ruler. It trembled for a moment before flickering with a thousand silver lights and releasing a cry similar to the holiest phoenix of the highest heavens.

Rather than act, Ku Yao remained still and indifferently glanced at the old man with folded arms with a sneer on his face. This display had inspired fury in Old Man Ma, and he coldly snorted before deciding to take the initiative to attack.

At that moment, he suddenly heard a faint voice transmission in his ear, so faint it was nearly inaudible but clear nonetheless. Old Man Ma was alarmed by what he heard, and he bewilderedly glanced around before his gaze fell onto Han Li.

Han Li gently smiled at the old man in response. With both amazement and doubt in mind, he turned his gaze back to Ku Yao and his expression sank. frewebnoel.o

Old Man Mas gaze flickered several times and he sullenly said, That fire python of yours isnt an ordinary spirit beast!

Ku Yao paused for a moment before sneering, Oh? So you have some judgement after all. My fire python is formed from a worldly fire spirit. It isnt comparable to a spirit beast in the slightest.

His body trembled for a moment and the fire python on his body brightly shined with red light before taking to the skies. A horn suddenly emerged from the pythons head and fierce claws grew from its body, revealing its form to be a fire flood dragon with sparkling red scales. It roiled in a fierce display as it flew above Ku Yaos head.

Transformed fire spirit! The bald man couldnt help but shout from his alarm. As for Gu Shuangpu, his expression grew unsightly.

Old Man Ma felt his heart drop. His opponents flame techniques had reached a stage where he could refine and transform fire spirits. This wasnt something an ordinary Nascent Soul stage spell warrior was capable of. There was going to be a fierce battle ahead of him.

With that thought, Old Man Ma erased his original plan of only using seventy percent of his strength to fight the enemy. He took a deep breath and widely swept his sleeve, summoning an item that was wrapped in a rainbow glow. It circled once around his head and stopped a meter above it.

At that moment, the cultivators below and the spell warriors in the distance both watched with curiosity. A treasure that was able to flicker with rainbow light was likely something of exceptional quality.

Han Li also glanced at this item. The item was round and slim, a meter-long faintly yellow scroll. The scroll faced Ku Yao and slowly unrolled itself as Old Man Ma began to gravely chant a incantation. As a result, the scroll revealed a drawing of an ordinary eight trigram diagram.

Old Man Ma then struck the scroll with a seemingly basic spell seal and had the scroll shine brightly, suddenly releasing astonishing fluctuations from the diagram.

When Ku Yao saw these fluctuations, he knew things were far from good and immediately pointed at the old man. The fire flood dragon floating above his head suddenly opened its mouth and spouted an unending stream of scarlet flames, instantly engulfing Old Man Ma and the eight trigram diagram in a sea of flames.

Han Li sat cross legged in the meditation room on the buildings second floor. His eyes were tightly shut and azure light flowed from his body. With hands forming a strange incantation gesture, an egg-sized ball of purple flame floated from his palm gently wavering without end.

This devil flame was something that Han Li created from the Celestial Ice Flames and the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes glacial Qi. This flames power was an entire stage higher than that of the Celestial Ice Flames, causing it to become Han Lis greatest killing move at the moment.

This purple devilflame was something that Han Li gradually created after he refined a sliver of the Celestial Ice Flames. And in order to differentiate it from the Sacred Asura Flames, he named it the Purple Apex Flames.

He was convinced that if this flame caught onto the body of even a late Nascent Soul cultivator, they definitely wouldnt be able to resist it. As for whether or not it could actually kill them, there was no way of guessing.

However, it was pity that although the flames true might was inconceivable, it was limited on the quantity of Celestial Ice Flames he could refine. If he somewhat managed to gather together several times his current amount, he may find himself capable of openly contending against late Nascent Soul cultivators.

Han Li heard Silvermoon click her tongue in astonishment from the back of his mind, Congratulations Master! I seemed to have underestimated the Purple Apex Flames. They appear quite a bit more powerful, and there will be even greater potential in the future.

He silently smiled in response and simply took a breathe, turning the Purple Apex Flames into a strand of flame and breathing it inside him. He then released the incantation gesture he was holding and ceased his casting.

Han Li opened his eyes and slowly said, Although the Purple Apex Flames were potent, the quantity is just far too little to be reliably used. What I am hoping for the most is that I will be able to open the Heavenvoid Cauldron. If what you said about it being a divine spirit treasure was true, Ill be able to sweep across the entire Heavenly South with it in hand, and reach a realm of power where I will have no worries.

Silvermoon sweetly chuckled and confidently said, Please dont worry, Master. The Heavenvoid Cauldron is as powerful or even greater than what Ive said.

Han Li nodded his head and thought to say something else when a streak of white light suddenly flew inside his room. Yingnings clear voice suddenly echoed through the air, Martial Senior Han, quickly hurry to the main hall! Senior Ma has returned and the Moulan are about to arrive! Once that was said, the streak of white light flew back outside.

With a sullen expression on his face, a cold glint shined through his eyes as he flew out.

When Han Li arrived inside the main hall, Gu Shuangpu, Old Man Ma, and the large bald man were already present, along with a hunchbacked embroidered-robed cultivator with a pale complexion. He was currently walking with the others. As for the Core Formation cultivators, there were two unfamiliar additions to the four from before. They were currently standing by at the side with solemn expressions.

But when Yingning saw Han Li enter, she sweetly smiled at him.

The large bald man forced a smile and spoke with feigned ease, Fellow Daoist Han has arrived. Let me give introductions. This is Fellow Daoist Bu Yunhe, the one who was in charge of Sky Terrace Valley. Fellow Daoist Bu, this is Fellow Daoist Han of the Drifting Cloud Sect.

When Han Li saw this, his mood sank. It seemed the situation was worse than he had imagined!

Wearing a kind expression, Han Li politely said, I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Bus grand reputation from Brother Lu. I admire you for being able to safely escape.

Already informed of Han Li by the others, the cultivator surnamed Bu didnt reveal any surprise by his appearance. Rather, Bu Yunhe bitterly smiled and said, Ive made a sorry display of myself and have earned Fellow Daoist Hans mockery. It was only thanks to Fellow Daoist Mas assistance that I was able to escape danger. He then turned towards Old Man Ma with a grateful expression.

The old man chuckled, It was nothing but a slight effort. However, those pursuers took the initiative to retreat before I even had the chance to test my ancient treasure. It was quite disappointing!

With trepidation on his face, Bu Yunhe said, Fellow Daoists ancient treasure possesses truly astonishing might. The pursuing spell warriors naturally didnt wish to encounter you as they felt uncertain of their victory. But it must be said that the current Moulan invasion is far different from the ones in the past. Not only do the spell warriors have far better training, they are supported by ancient, ferocious beasts. These beasts are incredibly huge, with dense rough flesh clad in battle armor. There are also many strange restrictions that are placed on their bodies. When these creatures charge into any grand formations, the grand formations destruction will only be a matter of time.

A strange expression appeared on Han Lis face, Dont tell me that several Nascent Soul cultivators wouldnt be able to slay this beast together? Although he already knew the spell warrior armies brought along huge beasts, he had no idea they would be as unfathomably formidable as this.

After a moment of thought, Bu Yunhes expression relaxed, With the full might of a strike from my magic treasure, I was able to wound a beast. However, I was jointly attacked by two high grade spell warriors, and was too occupied to slay the beast before it destroyed the grand formation. Fellow Daoist Lu should be able to easily hold this formation with reinforcements from Fellow Daoist Ma and the others. It shouldnt fall as easily as Sky Terrace Valley.

Gu Shuangpu gloomily said, Fellow Daoist Bu, how many sage level spell warriors are there in this army? If there are few, our force of five Nascent Soul warriors should be able to catch them unprepared. Even if we cant slay one or two of their Nascent Soul grade spell warriors, we should be able to gravely injure them.

Bu Yunhe sighed and said, Im afraid I must disappoint Brother Gu. I spotted one of the strange spell warriors that had been earlier described together with two of the sage level spell warriors. While that strange spell warrior didnt attack, his body carried an extremely strange aura, perhaps due to some transformation. Moreover, I suspect there were more high grade spell warriors hidden amongst their army.

The large bald man nodded, So its seems that we still have much to ponder if theyre hiding their strength. If they are too powerful, we will have to drag them into the grand formation. In any case, our main objective is only to stall for time.

Gu Shuangpu frowned, appearing dissatisfied with this decision, but he didnt press the issue. Neither Han Li or Old Man Ma raised any objections as well.

As a result, the large bald man had Chong Xuzi lead Bu Yunhe to a meditation room to recover, and had Yingning and the others make arrangements for the routed Sky Terrace Valley cultivators as well added them to the garrison.

The large mans thorough arrangements were much to Han Lis approval. The Nine Nations Union had sent this man to guard this location for a reason.

At that moment, the rumbling sounds of a drum could be heard from a distance. Additionally, the sounds began to echo like rolls of thunder. Those in the hall grimaced at its appearance.

Suddenly, a layer of frost seemed to exude from Old Man Mas face. With killing intent contained in his voice, he said, It seems the Moulan have arrived. They were only a step behind us.

The large bald man cupped his fist to Han Li and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators, Thats fine. Let us test them first and see if the army of spell warriors have any formidable characters to speak of. For now, Ill have to trouble you three Fellow Daoists. He then turned his head to the two Core Formation cultivators that had arrived with Bu Yunhe, You two, come and follow us out. As youve already fought them before, you should know of a few sinister tricks up their sleeve, and be able to give us a warning.

One of the Core Formation cultivators had thick eyebrows and tan skin, the other had a gloomy, horse-shaped face. When they heard the large bald man, they both glanced at each other before promptly saluting him and acknowledging his orders.

Han Li then turned his head in the direction of the beating drums and expressionlessly gazed into the distance.

To the south of the Yellow Dragon Mountains, a large number of Moulan spell warriors made their approach. They densely filled the horizon with dots in an orderly arrangement as they flew above the green mist down below them.

At the very front of the spell warrior army, there were over a dozen people standing side to side. With various spirit lights and treasure auras flickering from their bodies. They were the high grade spell warriors of the Moulan army. Among them, there were three that were particularly eye-catching: a man enveloped in red light with a thick, malevolent flame snake twisting all over his body, a shriveled man as tall as a bamboo pole, appearing as if the very wind could throw him to the ground, and a figure enveloped in black robes. This black-robed figure had covered their face, but a black demonic Qi exuded from their body along with the faint sounds of ghostly wails. This was enough to inspire fear from those around them. Despite this, there were two others that were escorting the black-robed figure. However, the black-robed spell warrior flew alone at the very front of the army as if he didnt belong to it.

The other spell warriors turned their eyes away from the black-robed figure as if possessing both fear and awe of him. However, if one were to closely examine them, they could also see a trace of hatred as well.

Skipping further pleasantries, the large bald man bluntly said, You three Fellow Daoists arrived just in time. I just received information that an army of spell warriors attacked Fellow Daoist Bus Sky Terrace Valley and are coming here in passing. In less than half a day, our defeated allies from Sky Terrace Valley will arrive. I hope when the time comes, you three Fellow Daoists will be able to rescue them.

Showing not the slightest dissatisfaction at the request, Old Man Ma said, This will be handled, it is but a trivial affair. Ill be able to do it myself, so theres no need for Fellow Daoist Han and Brother Gu to act!

This caused Han Li and Gu Shuangpu to glance at each other with slight surprise.

The old man twirled his beard and wore a mysterious expression. Fellow Daoists, dont be surprised. It isnt that I wish to show off, but there is a recently acquired treasure that I wish to test. Surely you wont fight me on this?

Gu Shuangpu chuckled and indifferently said, Hehe! Fellow Daoist Ma must feel confident. Ill definitely leave it to you.

Thats good. Lets have Fellow Daoist and Brother Gu take a rest first and leave it to Fellow Daoist Ma. However, Ill have the Murong Brothers accompany Fellow Daoist Ma on the trip. The two have cultivated the Lightning Bind spell technique. It should prove quite powerful.

The old man had no intention of opposing him. After all, having allied accompaniment in an unfamiliar area was proper conduct.

Afterwards, Old Man Ma and the Murong Brothers immediately set off to receive the defeated Nine Nation cultivators. As for Han Li and Gu Shuangpu. They were led inside the hall by the remaining two Core Formation cultivators and were given a place to rest for the time being.

Along the way, Han Li and the old man separated, and Han Li was led to a small serene building by the young woman.

The dainty woman pointed to the building and stood to the side as she spoke, Senior Han, this place is normally strictly prohibited from low-grade disciples. It should be an optimal place to meditate. Senior may rest here.

It is quite good. Han Li nodded with a trace of satisfaction on his face.

The woman didnt immediately depart. Instead, she hesitated and asked, Senior, is Fellow Daoist Nie Yin doing well? I havent seen Senior Martial Sister in a long time.

With some surprise, Han Li shot the young woman an appraising look and calmly asked, What, are you familiar with Young Lady Nie?

At that moment, Han Li discovered that although the woman felt somewhat familiar despite being the first time he had ever seen her, he unconsciously developed a good impression of her. As Han Li gazed at the woman, she began to feel slightly apprehensive and upset, and her complexion turned scarlet.

I was able to enter the Saber Transformation Dock in much thanks to Senior Martial Sister Nies recommendation, the dainty woman explained with a lowered her head. How could I be not be close with her?

Yingning? Li Yingning? When Han Li heard this, he couldnt help but reveal an astonished expression.

Li Yingning unconsciously raised her head and astonishedly asked, Has Senior heard my name before?

Han Li didnt answer the woman and simply took a deep breath before asking, What was your mothers name? What country did she come from?

The woman hesitated for a long while, debating inwardly whether or not the information should be hidden. Something then came to her mind and replied, My mothers name was Mo Yuzhu. She came from the State of Yue. Why does Senior ask this?

After a moment of silence, he said, Do you still have the Passing Spirit Jade pendant?

I do have it. Ive kept it close at hand ever since I was small. After she replied, she blushed underneath his stare and turned around.

She fumbled within her robes for a moment and turned around with a white jade pendant in her hand. Han Li beckoned to it as soon as he saw it and had the jade pendant fly into his hand. Once he rubbed the smooth surface of the jade pendant, Han Li let out a long sigh and wore a listless expression. freewenovel.cm

You should realize who I am now, he said after a long while. What did your mother say of me?

He examined the woman once more and eventually found a trace of Mo Yuzhus resemblance after knowing what to search for. Although her beauty was somewhat less than her mother in her prime, he could still find a similar trace of country-shaking beauty.

With a wavering expression, Li Yingzhu muttered, In the past, Mother didnt speak much of you. I only heard that she had a close friend who gave me a congratulations present at the time, a cultivator. After I entered the cultivation world, I attempted to find the gifter of this jade pendant several times, but I found no information. I didnt expect that Senior gave it to her. After all, Senior is a Drifting Cloud Sect cultivator.

Han Li stroked his nose and wryly smiled. I only recently entered the Drifting Cloud Sect several years ago. In the past, I was no longer able to remain in the State of Yue, so it is no surprise that youve heard nothing of me. How was it you were able to enter the Saber Transformation Dock? It is reasonable to say that it would come to no surprise if you joined the Controlling Spirit Sect.

Li Yinzhu blinked in astonishment and asked, Why would that come as no surprise if I were a disciple of the Controlling Spirit Sect?

With a tone of surprise, Han Li asked in turn, You didnt know about your fathers affairs?

The womans expression grew dim and she forced a smile. I know little of my father. From my earliest memory, my grandfather and my father died from unknown causes, and I lived alone with my mother. She brought me away from the State of Yue and we wandered for a long time before finally arriving within the territories of the Nine Nations Union.

Han Li nodded his head as if he had suddenly realized something. So it was like that! It seems that your father and mother were caught in the crossfire of the Devil Daos inner struggle. After all, the Ghost Spirit Sect were the ones who had ended up controlling the State of Yue, not the Controlling Spirit Sect.

An internal struggle amongst the Devil Dao? The woman seemed confused by what Han Li had said.

Han Li didnt further elaborate upon seeing this and instead returned the jade pendant to the woman and smiled. This Passing Spirit Jade has followed you throughout many years, so naturally I wont be taking it from you. Before I entered the world of Immortal cultivation, I was your mothers senior martial brother of sorts. You may call me Martial Senior Han in the future.

Still puzzled, the woman blinked several times with large eyes, but she still softly shouted, Martial Senior Han! Although she felt slightly embarrassed, she was more than willing to accept having another Nascent Soul Senior. She was even secretly delighted over it.

Han Li wore a friendly smile on his face and he summoned two jade bottles with a flip of his hand. Since youve called me Martial Senior, I cant ignore it. Here are two medicine bottles. They are quite useful for breaking through bottlenecks at Core Formation stage. In his point of view, if he could assist the descendant of an old friend, he wasnt going to be petty about it.

Many thanks, Martial Senior. The woman accepted the medicine pill and revealed an expression of pleasant surprise. Her voice sounded both crisp and sincere.

What sort of magic treasure do you use? Han Li asked after a moment of thought. Could it be the flying saber that you were flying on?

Li Yingning paused for a moment and replied with a puzzled tone, Thats right, its that magic treasure. The flying saber was refined from Intense Flame Iron and Profound Blossom Crystal. Its power is quite good.

Han Li shook his head and said, Were this ordinary times, the flying saber would be sufficient. But now that you must contend against spell warriors, I fear it would be quite dangerous to rely on that magic treasure alone.

Li Yingning helplessly said, However, if Martial Senior were to give me another magic treasure now, I wouldnt have the time to refine it.

When Han Li heard this, he muttered to himself with a pensive expression. A short moment later, he slapped the spirit beast pouch at his waist and a large swarm of black-tainted Gold Devouring Beetles flocked around him, forming a three-meter-wide insect cloud above him.

A bright glint flickered in Han Lis eyes and he pointed to the insect swarm. A small portion of the insect swarm separated off and were struck by an azure spell seal. The cloud of Gold Devouring Beetles then gathered together in a flash of azure light and instantly transformed in a sparkling, fist-sized ball of black, silver, and gold.

Once the ball slowly fell into Han Lis hand, Han Li tossed the ball to the woman and he solemnly said, Place this item well. I meticulously transformed these insects. When you encounter an enemy that is difficult to deal with, throw the ball. It will save your life.

Li Yingzhu was stunned by the sight and was awakened by Han Lis words. She immediately accepted the ball and repeated uttered her thanks, Many thanks for Martial Senior Hans deep kindness!

The last doubts regarding Han Li in this womans heart had finally disappeared. At this moment, she completely trusted Han Li. Why else would he give her such valuable gifts without having a previous relation?

Alright, you may leave now. I wish to rest. After that was said, Han Li took back the remaining insect cloud and waved his hand.

The hurried rush to this strategic location had drained much of his magic power and he needed to restore it.

Using a faintly intimate tone, Li Yingning said, Martial Senior Han, have a proper rest. If the spell warrior army arrives, I will come and inform you.

Nearly half a month later, in the Yellow Dragon Mountains of the State of Yus Li Prefecture, there was a large bald middle-aged man that stood inside a jade hall on top of the Yellow Dragon Mountains. He continuously walked in a circle with an apprehensive expression.

A short moment later, the large man sat down on a straw chair and took a sip of tea from the cup on the table, calming his roiling heart for a time. But then a red streak of light suddenly flew inside and began to circle around the hall. The large mans expression changed upon seeing this and he beckoned to the red light, having it fall into his hand.

The light burst into raging flames upon touching his hand and the large man sunk his spiritual sense within them. His expression immediately turned unsightly. Silence filled the hall for a time and his expression grew ashen. Then, he silently took out a small azure bell from his storage pouch and struck it with his finger.

A melodious ring filled the entire hall, with unceasing echos returning from a distance.

Soon, the ring spread to the entirety of the Yellow Dragon Mountains, and the jade buildings on top of the other peaks began to flourish with lights of every color. Then cultivators wearing various clothing hurriedly flew out from these buildings as if practiced. Not long after, a dense green mist began to spread throughout the entire Yellow Dragon Mountain, turning an area of tens of kilometers into a sea of strange dark-green mist.

Soon after, four cultivators appeared before the large bald man from within the hall, three men and one woman all possessing Core Formation cultivation. There were two men that appeared thirty years of age, appearing similar enough to be siblings. The other man was wearing Daoist robes, wielded a horsetail whisk, and despite his gallant appearance he was middle-aged. As for the sole female cultivator, her figure was dainty and her face was exceptionally beautiful.

The four were each standing next to one another in the hall with grave expressions.

With an expression of disbelief, the female cultivator hesitantly asked, Senior Lu1, is it true that a spell warrior army has arrived so quickly. From what we heard last time, wasnt it only supposed to be a squadron of spell warriors? And what happened to Senior Bu? Could it be that in a mere week the Heavenwind Storm Formation was destroyed even under the guard of Senior Bu? Is this not a misunderstanding?

1 This Lu is different from the past two Lus , that have been encountered. Theyre homophones.

The bald man coldly smiled and grimly said, Misunderstanding? I would think that also were it not for the fact that Hunchback Bu had personally sent me the message. He even mentioned that he sustained heavy injuries and was about to soon arrive at our Yellow Dragon Mountains along with a few of his defeated garrison. This is by no means a misunderstanding. We will have to face the enemy alone without any reinforcements. гeewbnovel.com

When the four Core Formation cultivators heard this, they could only glance at one another with a bitter smile and acknowledge him.

Following that, the large man gave each of the four their orders in preparation for the oncoming battle, but suddenly yet another streak of red light flew into the building. The cultivators in the room were stunned by the sudden appearance.

The large man grew still and reached for the sound transmission talisman without any hesitation. As a result, the talisman bursted into flame and clearly transmitted its message to him, causing him to wear an odd expression.

The female cultivator couldnt help but ask, Senior Lu, whats the matter? Spell warriors have already arrived? When the other three Core Formation cultivators heard this, their expressions all grew tense.

The large man grinned. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he slowly said, No, our reinforcements have arrived. Three Nascent Soul Fellow Daoists have arrived outside the grand formation. Quickly, head out to welcome them and invite them inside.

Immediately, the four Core Formation cultivators revealed delight and promptly accepted the large mans orders with a salute.

Three silhouettes were floating outside above the green mist and were examining the restrictions of the grand formation down below. The three, of course, were Han Li and the other two Nascent Soul cultivator that had hurried on their way.

Because the three would soon be relying on the grand formation to resist a siege from the Moulan armies, they each examined the sea of mist surrounding the mountains as they waited for the cultivators inside to respond, wishing to see the mysteries that it hid.

Let alone whatever the true power of the spell formation may be, the green sea it produced seemed nearly limitless at a glance and emitted an unordinary pressure. With his hands behind his back, a blue light suddenly appeared in Han Lis eyes as he glanced at the formation, resulting in a pensive expression on his face.

Not long after, a series of white flashes appeared from the green mist, and the mist rolled away to create a passage through.

Old Man Ma and Gu Shuangpu seemed to pay this change no notice. One of them was looking at the sky in silence while the other was staring at another portion of the green mist as if he found something odd about it. Han Li was the only one that calmly glanced at the passageway with a faint smile on his face.

A short moment later, four streaks of light shot out from the passageway, revealing themselves to be the four Core Formation cultivators from before.

The gallant middle-aged cultivator in Daoist robes respectfully saluted the three, Juniors pay their respects to these Seniors. May we know of your venerable names?

When Han Li saw that the two had no intention of speaking, Han Li smiled and took the initiative to introduce themselves, I am the Drifting Cloud Sect Elder Han Li. These two are Fellow Daoist Ma of the Grand Pavilion and Fellow Daoist Gu of the Controlling Spirit Sect. There are still another eight Core formation cultivators on their way. Us three left them behind in fear that we would be too late. And since the grand formation is currently activated, the Moulan must soon be arriving!

The gallant middle-aged cultivator then gave an introduction to the three cultivators standing behind them, So it turned out to be Senior Han. I am the Clear Void Sects Chong Xuzi. These two are Yellow Maple Valleys Murong Brothers and this is the Saber Transformation Docks Lady Li.

The Murong Brothers? Han Lis gaze flickered across the brothers and he wore a mysterious smile on his face, Is Fellow Daoist Nie still doing well?

The Murong Brothers revealed delight upon hearing this, Senior recognizes Senior Martial Sister Nie? We havent seen her for several years because weve been stationed at this grand formation.

Han Li glanced at the two brothers and pursed his lips into a beaming smile, Of course I do. I saw your Senior Martial Sister not too long ago. But it seems you two dont recognize me. This comes as no surprise as I was but a passing face to you two.

The two were greatly alarmed upon hearing Han Li and immediately stiffened. This Senior seemed to be an old acquaintance, but why was it they had no impression of him? They took another careful look of Han Li before eventually finding him to feel somewhat familiar. The two then bewilderedly glanced at each other.

Hehe! Since you Fellow Daoists dont recognize me, Ill leave the matter for later, Han Li then glanced at Old Man Ma and Gu Shuangpu from a side and indifferently said, Can we now go inside?

Chong Xuzi felt somewhat baffled by the previous scene, but he roused upon hearing Han Li and hastily agreed, Of course. Seniors, please follow me. Senior Lu is eagerly waiting for you in the main hall.

Afterwards, the four Core formation cultivators led the way as they flew through the green mist. Not long after, the passageway within the roiling green mist quickly closed once more.

A short moment later, Han Li and the others appeared within the hall before the large bald man.

When the bald man saw the three, his stern expression was replaced with a smile, I welcome you three for supporting our defenses. Arent you Brother Ma and Fellow Daoist Gu? As for this young Fellow Daoist, who might you name be? Upon seeing Han Li, the large man felt him to unfamiliar and he curiously examined him.

Old Man Ma chuckled and said, It is no surprise that Brother Lu doesnt recognize him. Fellow Daoist Han just condensed his Nascent Soul a few years ago. His future prospects are limitless.

A trace of disappointment momentarily appeared on the large mans face when he heard that Han Li was a newly ascended Nascent Soul cultivator, but he soon wore a grateful expression, Oh? So it turned out to be a newly ascended Fellow Daoist. It is no wonder why Ive never seen you before! But regardless of how it is said, I am most grateful for your support. I fear that we wouldve fallen in merely days had you not arrived.

The bald mans momentary lapse hadnt escaped Han Lis notice. However, he simply smiled in silence and didnt betray the slightest discontent.

The bald man then spoke of a few past matters before moving onto the difficult situation that was currently facing them.

Once Han Li returned to his residence, he found Senior Martial Brother Lu and the Child Fire Dragon waiting for him in the hall of the first floor. Mu Peiling was currently sitting to the side just like one would expect of a hostess.

When she saw Han Li enter, she immediately stood up and said, My Lord, Senior Lu and Senior Lan have been waiting for you for quite some time. Did something happen?

Han Li gave Mu Peiling a rare smile and gently said, Its nothing. You can go up first and rest. Ill be having a proper chat with my two Senior Martial Brothers.

Yes, My Lord. Mu Peiling gave an charming curtsy and climbed up the stairs without another word. When Han Li glanced at her from behind, he felt satisfied at the womans intelligent response, but when he recalled the matter with Nangong Wan, he couldnt help but sigh.

When Lu Luo saw that Han Li had returned in such an excited mood, he teased, What? Does Junior Martial Brother Han finally have desire for children?

Han Li smiled and sat down beside the two. He calmly said, Hehe, Senior Martial Brother Jests. Since you two are here, it must be about the treaties meeting earlier today.

Lu Luo slowly said, Junior Martial Brother guessed correctly. It is about the Moulan Invasion. Weve already delivered the news to the other sects in the alliance and the matter has spread to our fellow alliance members in the city. A majority of these Fellow Daoists are willing to send reinforcements in acknowledgement that the matter will not be solved by hiding. They are willing to assist the Nine Nations Union in resisting the Moulan Vanguard.

Of course, these Nascent Soul cultivators will require a sizable amount of spirit stones as compensation. Im sure the Nine Nations Alliance will be more than willing to pay. After all, the Moulan are a fearsome opponent, but it is true that the Nine Nations Union does bear the brunt of the invasion.

Han Li nodded his head and spoke with slight puzzlement, Since thats the case, what is there to discuss? Although Ive reached Nascent Soul stage for only a few years, I am still capable of fighting enemies.

The Child Fire Dragon then spoke with a solemn expression, Fellow Daoist might not know that a group of Righteous and Devil Dao cultivators paid us a visit and spoke of a few matters. I feel that it is reasonable to tell you what they said.

Han Li blinked several times before wearing a mysterious smile, What did they say? Dont tell me that they said the Nine Nations Union was using this as an opportunity to weaken the other three powers.

Lu Luo replied with a wry smile, Junior Martial Brother Han is truly intelligent indeed to have guessed correctly after only a moment. However, the Nine Nations Union would find it difficult to deal with all three superpowers at once. It is quite possible that they will ally with one or two parties and take down another. This isnt something that our Heavenly Dao Alliance is willing to see happen

The cultivation world will become unstable when the Moulan spell warriors retreat. Our alliance cannot allow this to happen and upset the balance of power.

Han Li smirked and calmly asked, Oh? You mean…

The Child Fire Dragon said, Its quite simple. Although the three superpowers will listen to the Nine Nations Union for the time being, we will not allow them to weaken any of us. We had discussed this together with the Devilish and Righteous Dao, and we came to a conclusion to have further discussions on some rules tomorrow in the official hall.

At the very least, the Nine Nations Union will be forced to send their own elders into battle alongside ours, instead of covertly weakening our Nascent Soul cultivators. We will require Junior Martial Brother Han along with the other cultivators to back this proposal.

Han Li replied without further thought.It is no problem. I also have no wish for cultivators to secretly plan behind my back while I fight spell warriors.

Lu Luo sighed and said, That is good. In addition to Junior Martial Brother Han, we will contact other Fellow Daoists and ensure that the Enlightened Leaf Sect and the Flowing Mind Sect will not be able to do this. I hope this war will end as soon as possible, else, the losses in the Heavenly South will be untold!

The Child Fire Dragon wore a cold smile and ominously said, Hehe! With our cultivation, so long as we are careful, we will be able to preserve our lives in the war. In the last Moulan invasion, I managed to slaughter a good number of spell warriors. This time, I will want to also slay a good number.

Han Li glanced at the Child Fire Dragon with astonishment. This cultivator had the appearance of a boy, but his cultivation was at early Nascent Soul stage. The baleful Qi his body emitted was also far more heavy than his peers. It appeared many lives had been slayed by his hand.

The three chatted a bit more about the concrete details for tomorrows discussion and had a few brief words on the sudden appearance of the huge beasts and the strange spell warriors before they departed.

When Han Li saw the two to the residences entrance, Lu Luo hesitated for a moment before asking Han Li, Junior Martial Brother, did anything happen from your meeting today with your old acquaintance? At that moment, Lu Luo was staring at Han Lis face as if wishing to see if he would betray anything from his expression.

Han Li blinked and calmly answered, Nothing happened. We merely discussed about the past.

That is good! I am relieved. Lu Luo felt most of his worries disappear with his response and happily said a few more words with Han Li before leaving with the Child Fire Dragon.

Han Li stood in front of his residence and watched the two enter another building nearby, presumably to meet with another cultivator. It appeared that the two had been assigned a duty within the Heavenly Dao Alliance. Otherwise, the Devilish and Righteous Dao representatives wouldnt have sought them out.

Han Li stoked his chin and pondered for a moment before going back inside.

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The second day of discussions had nearly double the number of Nascent Soul cultivators. In addition to the elders of the three superpowers, there were also a few vagrant cultivators.

This sudden change had caught the hosts of the conference the Flowing Mind Sects Lady Qi and the Enlightened Leaf Sects Kun Peng off guard. They had been forced to agree to the many cultivators conditions regardless of what they had in mind previously. The most important of these conditions being that high grade assignments must be participated by an equal share of cultivators among the four powers, avoiding any machinations the other powers may have in store for another.

Han Li had been particularly surprised to see that the a coalition of Nascent Soul cultivators from the Heavenly Dao Union after being informed by Lu Luo and the Child Fire Dragon had already came to decision to a send Nascent Soul elders and Core Formation cultivators to support Soaring Heavens City.

Of course, since they were still quite a distance away, Lu Luo and the other cultivators already present would have to delay the Moulan invasion in the meantime.

And for the purposes of being fair, those that acquired vast merits in battle would be allowed to return to their sects once reinforcements arrived, and will not be required to participate in any later battles as the incoming cultivators would take their place.

Additionally, whether it be the Child Fire Dragon, Lu Luo, or any others, all the cultivators in the hall have each been assigned various duties to support the frontline.

Han Li and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators were leading a party of eight Core Formation cultivators to provide support to a strategic location on the border of the State of Yu. It was one of the tensome vital points along the border that would be a target of the Moulan Invasion. If these points remained uncaptured, the Moulan wouldnt be able to truly hold any land going forward for fear of attack.

As for the Nine Nations Union, their current strength wasnt enough to launch a decisive battle against the Moulan. They could only rely on favorable conditions and meticulously placed grand formations to gradually delay the spell warriors main army. Else given the speed of the high grade spell warriors, they wouldve been able to reach Soaring Heavens City in only a month.

The army of the spell warriors have yet to reach the strategic location that Han Li was assigned to protect. However, there was only one Nine Nations Union Nascent Soul cultivator amongst the high grade cultivators that were guarding it. It appeared that in the past invasions, a single Nascent Soul cultivator was enough to contend against a number of spell warriors with the support of the restrictions and spell formations. However, this was nowhere near enough to top spell warriors current attacks.

As for the other Nascent Soul cultivators, there was Old Man Ma from the Righteous Daos Grand Pavilion a lean old man with a healthy appearance and there was also the green-robed old man that he saw the other day in the discussion hall named Gu Shuangpu. Although he only had a single spirit beast pouch at its waist, Han Li felt uncomfortable from the Qi that it faintly emitted. It appeared that it was quite unordinary.

The two of them possessed similar cultivation to Han Li, at early Nascent Soul stage.

Because it was likely that the main army of the spell warriors would soon attack this location, the three Nascent Soul cultivators quickly decided to leave behind their Core Formation cultivators and hurried to reach the spell formation first, and have their Core Formation Juniors lag behind.

On the way, Old Man Ma had proven quite entertaining and spoke of humorous matters as if they were on a scenic journey rather than on their way to fight spell warriors.

As for the Controlling Spirit Sects Gu Shuangpu, he kept silent for most of the journey and wore a sullen expression. It was unknown what he was thinking. As for Han Li, he wore a smile on his face and spoke with Old Man Ma, giving the two a refined impression. The two both knew that Han Li was a newly ascended Nascent Soul cultivator and they didnt hold Han Lis strength in much esteem.

Marquis Nanlong blinked and calmly said, Its very simple. Fellow Daoist Master Jadepearl, Fellow Daoist Han, and I will act as one and seize the treasure inside Devilfall Valley. Once we find the treasures, our strength will greatly increase, and there will be no need to fear from anyone.

Han Li didnt immediately respond. Rather, he narrowed his eyes at he stared the two. Having heard that the black ring were one of the Heaven-Earth Rings from legend, he immediately recalled the other ring that he had acquired from Nangong Wans Senior Martial Sister.

If his guess was correct, that should be the Yang ring of the Heaven-Earth Rings. He truly didnt think that the two rings would be related to each other in this way. Han Li felt that the world was truly mysterious for such a coincidence to occur and couldnt help but laugh in his mind.

He sighed and wore a hesitant expression, From what youve said, Fellow Daoist Nanlong seems to already have a means to enter Devilfall Valley. With the assistance of the Heaven-Earth Ring, what are the chances of leaving alive and with treasure. Devilfall Valley is known to be the most dangerous place in the Heavenly South. It is no laughing matter, and I have no wish to meeting my death there and becoming feed for any passing animal.

When they heard Han Lis words, the two glanced at one another. A short moment later, Marquis Nanlong spoke with a deep voice, Since Fellow Daoist Han asked, I dont conceal this from you. According to what Master Cang Kun left behind, Devilfall Valley is still an extremely dangerous place. If one is not careful, they will be absorbed into a shifting spatial tear or find themselves in a remnant of an ancient restriction. freewenovel.cm

To tell the truth, there will be no problem entering. We have a an almost certain chance of safely entering, but if its hard to say when were searching for treasure. The more dangerous the area, the higher likelihood of getting treasure. Even Master Cang Kun is unsure what we will find within these areas. Because Master Cang Kun suffered extensive damage to his cultivation at the time, he didnt treat deep into the center of Devilfall Valley. He simply found a few treasures around the outer area. However, this also illustrates there are truly treasures within the valley that had been left behind from times of desolate antiquity. By braving these dangers, we will be certain to return with vast rewards. At the end of his words, his voice seemed to carry a tone of temptation.

Master Jadepearl then said, Of course, if Fellow Daoist is truly unwilling to brave the danger, you can simply give the ring to us. However, well only be able to give you a few spirit stones. But I must say that the medicine pills of ancient cultivators are many and their effects are beyond imagination. If you acquire them, it will only be a matter of time before you breakthrough mid and late Nascent Soul stage. Perhaps you may even be able to find some lost secrets that have to do with Deity Transformation stage cultivators. After all, we have no idea what truly happens after they enter Deity Transformation stage as to whether they truly ascend to the spirit realm of whether they undergo some other transformation. Could it be that Fellow Daoist doesnt wish to find the truth?

Han Lis eyes glinted and he muttered to himself for a moment before saying, If I am not mistaken, you two wish for me to enter Devilfall Valley for some reason. After all, you have plenty of Nascent Soul allies, and have no need for me.

Once that was said, their faces immediately froze before revealing a trace of embarrassment.

Marquis Nangong pursed his lips in a wry smile and chuckled. With a helpless tone, he said, To tell the truth, I wouldve mentioned this even if Fellow Daoist Han hadnt raised the point. Not only are there spatial tears and remnant restrictions, there are also a few ancient beasts that had remained since ancient times. Among them is the Ancient Flame Toad that have gone long extinct. Although this flame toad still hasnt become intelligent, it has lived for countless years, and has grown incredibly powerful with scales of otherworldly demonfire. According to what was left behind by Master Cang Kun, its demon flames are several times more intense than our own Nascent Flames. With the blue ice flames that you used to instantly freeze a Nascent Soul cultivator, you should be able to restrain the flame toad.

Han Li blinted with surprise before revealing an odd expression, Are you saying that the flame toad is blocking your route into the valley?

Master Jadepearl calmly answered,Not at all. Rather, the beast has something to do with an ancient cultivators remain. While there are no restrictions or spatial tears nearby the body, the Ancient Flame Toad happened to place its nest nearby.

Master Cang Kun planned on acquiring the remains, but he quickly retreated after battling with the Flame Toad. However, he still suffered from its flame venom afterwards and nearly died as a result.

Han Li chuckled and said, I understand now. You two fellow Daoists wish for me to deal with the Ancient Flame Toad and allow you to seize the treasure.

Marquis Nanlong excitedly added, Dealing with the flame toad will be far more preferable than dealing with the ancient restrictions and the spatial teras. So long as we use an appropriate strategy, we should have no problems dealing with it given your ice flames. Not to mention that we dont even need Fellow Daoist to exterminate the beast, only to capture its attention while we acquire the treasure. Once we have the ancient cultivators storage pouch, we can simply disengage.

After a moment of thought, Han Li indifferently said, According to what youve said, itll be safer to deal with the Ancient Flame Toad once weve enter rather than risk other areas of Devilfall Valley.

Marquis Nanlong nodded his head, If luck would have it, the treasures in the ancient cultivators storage pouch will be worth the danger.

Han Li smirked and formed a mysterious smile, Even if thats the case, you should be able to draw from the power of the Heavenpeak Sect and act together. That should be much better than just us three acting alone. I dont believe the Heavenpeak Sect cant find other cultivators that have ice attribute techniques.

Marquis Nanlong sighed and said, It seems Fellow Daoist Han still doesnt know the fearsomeness of the Greatnorth Essence Light. Even with the Heaven-Earth Ring, well only be able to use its power to shelter three at most. It doesnt have the strength for a fourth. As for the Heavenpeak Sect, Im sure Fellow Daoist should know how difficult it will be for me to trust others after what had happened with the Ghost Spirit Sect. At that moment Marquis Nanlongs listless eyes suddenly revealed a cold glint.

When Han Li heard this, he simply smiled without revealing the slightest surprise, It seems Brother Nanlong trusts me quite deeply. I am truly honored!

Master Jadepearl took quick breath and stared at Han Li, asking, Fellow Daoist Han, weve already handled our other affairs. Will you tell us your answer?

Han Li skirted the question and asked, Could it be that you plan on going to Devilfall Valley soon?

Marquis Nanlong quickly answered, No. Although the majority of spatial tears constantly change, every fifty years there comes a year where the spatial teras are comparatively calm. I particularly looked into it before we entered the Moulan Plains. This calm period will become in about four years. During this time, we will have to make a few preparations.

Han Li stroked his chin before eventually coming to a decision, Since it is still a while away, I will have to deliberate carefully. How about I give you a reply a year before the period of calm for Devilfall Valley? Even if I cant enter Devilfall Valley , Ill still be able to give you the Heaven-Earth Ring to you.

The two werent very satisfied with his answer, but Han Li wasnt about to rashly agree to head into such a dangerous area.

After all, he was different from the two. He could tell from a glance that Marquis Nanlong and Master Jadepearl were far older than he was and were even nearing the end of their lifespans. They were willing to brave the danger as this was likely their last opportunity. On the other hand, Han Li was still young and was hesitant to face such dangers. After all, changes occur quickly in the world. He would still be able to come to a decision after seeing how things have changed.

Fortunately, Han Li had already agreed that he would give the Heaven-Earth Ring to them and the two hadnt further pressed the issue. After chatting a bit more on matters related to Devilfall Valley, Han Li tactfully took his leave.

Before he left, Master Jadepearl gave Han Li a medallion. He said that so long as Han Li show the medallion to any Heavenpeak disciple, he would be able to contact Master Jadepearl through his disciple. Han Li took the item without any reservations and left the stone room. Once he reached back to the store on the ground level, he made way to the street under the shopkeepers respectful farewell.

Han Li was certain that not long after he left, the two would change locations, particularly due to Marquis Nanlongs heavy wounds. He would surely be anxious to find a safe area to recover. However, it would be incredibly difficult for Marquis Nanlong to completely recover after a sparse few years. It was quite possible that his injuries could cause his cultivation to fall an entire level.

Han Li inwardly shook his head and tossed the matter to the back of his mind before calmly heading back to his residence.

The matter of Devilfall Valley was still quite a distance away, but the invasion of the Moulan spell warriors was happening now. It wasnt something that hed be able to avoid. Han Li began to consider this matter as he slowly disappeared from view.