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Meanwhile, Han Li was also becoming quite enraged by Eccentric Winds relentless pursuit.

Ever since he had progressed to the late-Nascent Soul Stage, he hadnt yet unleashed his two Divine Spirit Treasures. On top of that, he had infused Auric Essence into all 72 of his flying swords, and even he didnt know how powerful his Aureate Sword Formation would be. However, he was confident that even a Deity Transformation cultivator wouldnt be able to remain unscathed if they were to be trapped in it.

In any case, he also had those two Immortal Vanquishing Beads as his trump cards.

Thus, after taking all of that into account, Han Li decided that he had the resources to engage his pursuer in battle. As such, when the massive yellow hand came hurtling toward him again, he didnt use his Thunderstorm Wings to evade any longer. Instead, piercing golden light flashed as a sword projection sliced the massive hand in half, instantly vanquishing it on the spot.

Han Lis retaliation came as a surprise to Eccentric Wind, and his eyes narrowed in contemplation.

He was already rather confounded by the fact that Han Li was no longer fleeing the scene, so the attack that he had just unleashed was merely something to test the waters with. Now that Han Li was actively retaliating, he immediately realized that this late-Nascent Soul cultivator seemed to have decided to face him in a direct battle.

Eccentric Winds expression remained unchanged, but a sense of elation welled up in his heart.

If Han Li were to continue to flee, hed have to reconsider whether it was worth sacrificing more of his lifespan to continue in his pursuit. However, now that Han Li had decided to face him in battle, hed have an opportunity to kill him before taking his treasures.

As such, Eccentric Wind exhaled and wasted no further time with words as he laid a hand onto the top of his own head.

Blue light flashed, and a hexagonal jade plate appeared. It appeared to be an antiquated treasure with mysterious runes of different colors shimmering over its surface.

As soon as this treasure appeared, a sinister smile appeared on Eccentric Winds face.

In order to end this battle as quickly as possible, he was naturally going to crush his opponent in one fell swoop, thereby minimizing the amount of lifespan hed have to sacrifice. During his previous brief scuffles with Han Li, he knew that Han Li had some powerful abilities and treasures. As such, he didnt dare to underestimate Han Li, and immediately summoned his most powerful treasure.

The jade plate began to rotate in mid-air before rapidly expanding amid a loud ringing sound. In the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a massive plate that was several tens of feet in size before tipping over to face Han Li.

Piercing blue light flashed from the plate, and it appeared that something was about to reveal itself.

Han Lis heart stirred upon seeing this, and he immediately swept both sleeves through the air. Several tens of small golden swords shot forth from within, instantly transforming into 72 golden flying swords, all of which were around a foot in length.

He then made a hand seal, and the 72 flying swords swayed before manifesting hundreds of identical swords. These swords danced through the air before transforming into a vast expanse of golden light, creating a rather formidable sight to behold.

Eccentric Wind faltered slightly at the sight of the vast number of flying swords that Han Li had summoned, but a cold smile then appeared on his face as he said, No matter how many flying swords you have, itll be nowhere near the number of my flying sabers. Let me show you the might of my Myriad Blade Plate!

Han Lis eyes flashed as he turned his gaze toward the hexagonal jade plate.

The runes on the plate flashed a blue pillar of light shot forth, then dispersed into several streaks of blue light. Those streaks of blue light then flashed before instantly transforming into shimmering blue flying sabers, each of which was several inches in length. Blue pillars of light were still erupting incessantly from the jade plate, creating countless flying sabers that hovered above Eccentric Winds head like a mountain of blades.

It was quite an intimidating sight for anyone to behold!

Han Lis expression changed drastically upon seeing this.

There had to be more than 4,000 flying sabers lined up in the air before him.

Right at this moment, Eccentric Wind swept a sleeve toward Han Li, and all of the blue sabers began to emanate brilliant spiritual light.

They then shot forth toward Han Li as streaks of blue light, and due to the sheer number of blades, the entire sky was obscured by blue light, making it appear as if there were a vast lethal wall of blue blades rushing toward Han Li.

Han Lis golden flying swords created an impressive spectacle, but it was nothing compared to the oncoming mountain of blades.

Han Li took a deep breath as his expression returned to normal. At the same time, he let loose a loud cry, yet instead of unleashing his flying swords to clash with the oncoming sabers, he raised a hand instead, A ball of green light slipped out of his palm, within which a green wooden ruler could be seen.

It was none other than the Eight Spirit Ruler!

As soon as the ruler left his hand, it began to dance through the air of its own accord. The projection of a silver lotus flower appeared on the ruler, and following an injection of magic power from Han Li, it expanded further and further, and the silver light emanating from it also became more and more scintillating.

Moments later, the silver lotus flower had reached over 100 feet in size, completing shielding Han Li behind it.

Thats the Eight Spirit Ruler! Youre that Han brat that appeared on the Kunwu Mountains! Eccentric Wind immediately exclaimed as he identified the spirit treasure.

At the same time, the mountain of blue blades faltered in mid-air, and didnt immediately come crashing down toward the massive lotus flower.

You recognize me? Han Li asked with furrowed brows.

I dont, but Fellow Daoist Xiang once mentioned you to me. I heard that youre very familiar with Devilish Concubine Ling Long of the Spirit Realm? Eccentric Winds eyes flashed with a contemplative light as he spoke.

I wouldnt say that, but I am indeed acquainted with her. When you say Fellow Daoist Xiang, are you referring to Xiang Zhili? A peculiar look had also appeared on Han Lis face.

Hmph, who else could I be referring to? Setting that aside for now, let me ask you this, before Devilish Concubine Ling Long returned to the Spirit Realm, did she mention anything about the spatial node to you or leave you any shortcuts to the Spirit Realm? Eccentric Wind asked with his gaze focused intently on Han Li.

Why are you asking that? Didnt Fellow Daoist Ling Long already offer guidance in this area to Master Xiong of the Myriad Demon Valley? Seeing as youre familiar with Brother Xiang, theres no way you wouldnt be aware of this. Han Lis heart jolted with surprise, but his expression remained calm and collected.

Eccentric Wind didnt believe Han Li in the slightest as he said in a cold voice, Theres no need for you to try and play dumb. I did a lot of research on what happened at the time, and that Devilish Concubine Ling Long was clearly very close with you. Theres no way that she wouldnt have left you with a shortcut to the Spirit Realm. Hand over what she gave you, and I can let bygones be bygones.

Hmph! Setting aside whether I actually do have what youre looking for, do you really think a mere Myriad Blade Plate can bring me down? Han Li retorted in a bullish manner.

He wasnt a three-year-old kid, he wouldnt be that easy to fool. If he were to admit to this, then even he could survive this ordeal, the other Deity Transformation cultivators of the human world would definitely try to track him down, and hed be in a world of trouble then.

A vicious light appeared in Eccentric Winds eyes upon hearing this. He immediately made a hand seal, seemingly as if he were going to activate the mountain of blue blades again.

Han Lis heart tightened as he also injected more power into the massive lotus flower around him.

A fierce battle appeared to be imminent. However, right at this moment, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in the ears of Eccentric Wind and Han Li at the same time.

Brother Feng, Fellow Daoist Han, please wait.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this familiar voice, following which a peculiar look appeared on his face.

Eccentric Wind also stopped what he was doing as a hint of surprise surfaced in his eyes. He then suddenly turned toward a certain direction and harrumphed coldly. Hmph, you sure got here just in the nick of time, Old Bastard Xiang.

Hehe, I just so happen to be in a nearby state, and I found my way here after receiving your message, but I didnt think that the person youre hunting down is Fellow Daoist Han. I must say, Im not sure who I should side with in this situation. the owner of the voice chuckled.

A flash of yellow light then appeared in the distant sky, following which a streak of yellow shot forth toward them like lightning, reaching them in just a few flashes.

The light receded to reveal an elderly man with a set of wizened features. His eyes were quite small, and he wore a faint smile on his face. This man was none other than Xiang Zhili, whom Han Li had met on several occasions in the past.

Senior Martial Brother Xiang! Han Li immediately cupped his fist in salute.

I was the Yellow Maple Valley of the Heavenly South Region for several years, so its indeed not incorrect for you to be referring to me as Senior Martial Brother. However, you sure are full of surprises, Junior Martial Brother Han! I didnt think that mere Qi Condensation cultivator from back then wouldve cultivated to such staggering heights. It looks like even I can be susceptible to misjudging character from time to time. I wanted to have a good chat with you when we last met at the Kunwu Mountains, but the unexpected troubles that befell us at the time prevented me from being able to do so, Xiang Zhili said to Han Li with a benevolent expression.

I also didnt think that I would meet you again, Senior Martial Brother Xiang, Han Li replied with a wry smile.

Fellow Daoist Feng, can you do me a favor and spare Junior Martial Brother Han? After all, he merely killed a descendant of one of your juniors, its not worth engaging Junior Martial Brother Han in a battle to the death over such a trifling matter. Your Myriad Blade Plate is indeed a spirit treasure replica, but its still no match for a true Divine Spirit Treasure, Eccentric Wind mediated with a smile.

Hmph! Hes just a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even with a Divine Spirit Treasure in his possession, he wouldnt be capable of unleashing its full power, how is he going to be a match for me? Eccentric Wind chuckled coldly in a disdainful manner.

Indeed, with just a single spirit treasure, Junior Martial Brother Han would naturally be no match for Brother Feng, but what if he possesses two Divine Spirit Treasures and several spirit treasure replicas? Xiang Zhili asked.

Eccentric Winds expression finally changed upon hearing this.

What was that thing? Could it be that this really was a high-grade demon beast? Otherwise, how could a human have a third eye?

The same thoughts flashed through the minds of the pair of young cultivators.

Before the two of them had a chance to yell words of caution to their companions, a burst of black light suddenly shot forth from the winged mans third demonic eye, upon which he instantly disappeared.

A dull rumbling then erupted from nearby, following which white light flashed, and a humanoid figure appeared out of thin air, around several hundred feet away from the winged man.

This humanoid figure was an elderly man who appeared to be in his sixties. His hair had been organized into a triangular bun, and his remarkably long face was very attention-catching. As soon as this elderly man appeared, he grabbed the air before him in a vicious manner.

Spatial fluctuations erupted as a massive translucent yellow hand appeared above the winged mans head before swooping down like lightning.

However, the winged man seemed to have anticipated this well in advance. His wings merely flapped gently, and he disappeared on the spot as an arc of azure lightning. In the next instant, he appeared elsewhere nearby with a dark expression on his face.

Eccentric Wind! Youve been chasing me for over a month. You clearly know that you have no way to trap me, so why do you insist on prolonging this pointless chase? the winged man roared with furrowed brows. His voice was like a string of thunderclaps.

All of the low-grade cultivators down below were caught off guard by this thunderous roar, and their ears immediately began to ring incessantly as they stumbled to the ground. The ones with the lowest cultivation bases among them had even fallen unconscious on the spot.

Only the few cultivators with higher cultivation bases or treasures with which they could use to protect themselves managed to remain conscious. However, they had also been completely immobilized and could only just barely tilt their heads back to look up into the air. Thus, all of them looked on with deathly pale features at the two seniors up above.

The pair of young cultivators who had discovered Han Li in the first place were among the few cultivators who had managed to retain their consciousness. However, they were also completely rooted to the spot like their companions.

Under normal circumstances, encountering a high-grade cultivator was a brilliant opportunity that they could only pray for. However, encountering two high-grade cultivators who were battling one another was a complete disaster to them. All of the young cultivators who were still conscious were completely horrified.

They hadnt witnessed a battle between high-grade cultivators in person, but they had heard from the seniors in their sects on more than one occasion about just how terrifying such battles were. All of those seniors warned them to get as far away as possible if they were to stumble upon a battle between such powerful beings. Otherwise, just the residual shockwaves from their clashes could prove to be lethal.

In the eyes of high-grade cultivators, the lives of Qi Condensation cultivators were barely worth more than that of ants, so they definitely wouldnt worry about trying to keep low-grade cultivators safe during their battles.

Hmph, I dont care if you kill anyone else, but you killed one of my juniors right before my eyes! How could I let you off the hook for that? A mere Nascent Soul cultivator wont be able to last much longer anyway. Even if I have to sacrifice over 10 years of my lifespan, Im going to take you down! the elderly man said with a dark expression before pointing a finger toward Han Li, upon which the massive translucent yellow hand came crashing down again.

Han Lis wings flapped as he disappeared on the spot once again before reappearing over 100 feet away. Even though he had evaded that attack, he still wore a gloomy expression on his face.

This elderly man was an enemy that Han Li had unintentionally made when killing his last Yin Sifting Sect elder.

This man was a Deity Transformation cultivator that just so happened to be related somehow to that Yin Sifting Sect elder.

Han Li was quite remorseful for his decision to go after that elder. He was simply looking for Yin Sifting Sect elders to take their Ghost Sifting Banners, and he couldve easily gone after someone else and avoided all of this trouble.

At the time, when this Eccentric Wind was with that Yin Sifting Sect elder, he had concealed his cultivation base, which made it appear as if he were only an early-Nascent Soul cultivator. As such, Han Li didnt pay any heed to this man and devised a strategy to lured out that Yin Sifting Sect elder. However, Eccentric Wind also arrived on the scene just in time to witness Han Li kill that elder.

He immediately erupted into a thunderous rage and revealed his astonishing Deity Transformation Stage cultivation base before pouncing toward Han Li.

If it werent for Han Lis Thunderstorm Wings and Nine Gale Transformations, he most likely wouldve been captured.

Thus began his life on the run. If he had followed his initial plan, he wouldve continued to lurk in the Yin Sifting Sect for several months to see if he could pick off a few more elders. However, now that he was being pursued by a Deity Transformation cultivator, he naturally had to relinquish that plan and flee for his life. Thus, the Yin Sifting Sect was extended a lifeline. At his current power level, Deity Transformation cultivators were the only beings that he had to be wary of in this world, and by a stroke of terrible luck, he was now being hunted by one of the few Deity Transformation cultivators in the human world. In fact, this Eccentric Wind was so intent on catching him that he was even willing to sacrifice some of his lifespan to chase him down.

Even though his movement techniques were slightly inferior to Han Lis, his superior cultivation base bridged this gap, thereby allowing him to keep up with Han Li. Furthermore, he must have planted some kind of tracking device on Han Li as he was always able to track him down even Han Li had opened up some distance between them.

Han Li had checked his body on several occasions, but was unable to discover anything amiss.

This made Han Li even warier of Eccentric Wind, and he decided to try and wear his opponent down instead of continuing to flee. He knew the limitations of Deity Transformation cultivators, and he was planning to use his Myriad Year Spirit Milk to complete exhaust his opponents magic power, then leave him behind once and for all.

However, Han Li was left completely speechless after half a month.

Perhaps this Eccentric Wind also possessed some Myriad Year Spirit Milk, in any case, he was able to continue to pursue Han Li through several states, and his spiritual Qi didnt seem to have waned in the slightest. But then again, as a Deity Transformation cultivator, it wouldnt be a surprise if he had some Myriad Year Spirit Milk.

As a result, Han Li really was almost captured by his pursuer on several occasions, and only managed to escape through the use of some of his treasures.

During their several encounters, Han Li had tried to persuade Eccentric Wind to give up in this pointless pursuit, seeing as he wasnt a Yin Sifting Sect cultivator, so there was no need for them to engage in a battle to the death.

However, this Eccentric Wind seemed to have grown very frustrated and humiliated by the fact that he had been unable to capture Han Li even after so long. As such, he brushed aside all of Han Lis attempts at persuasion and instead tried to persuade Han Li to surrender, in which case he would be granted a quick and painless death.

Han Li naturally rolled his eyes and paid no heed to those threats.

Thus, the two of them continued this game of cat and mouse for several days before finally arriving at this place. At this moment, Han Li finally stopped and decided to engage in a clash with this Deity Transformation cultivator. It would also be a good opportunity for him to assess the gap between himself and a Deity Transformation cultivator. As long as he could make his opponent understand that he would have to pay an extremely severe price Han Li, then he would naturally have to give up.

After all, if things were to continue in this manner, hed have to use his Thunderstorm Wings quite frequently, and he would seriously be in trouble once the Divine Devilbane Lightning in his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords ran out.

Of course, what was unbeknownst Han Li was that even though this Eccentric Wind was acting tough, he was actually also finding Han Li to be very troublesome to deal with.

Han Lis possessed over twice the magic power of a normal late-Nascent Soul cultivator, that much had been apparent to him from the beginning. However, what the elderly man found most troublesome to deal with was Han Lis Thunderstorm Wings. Eccentric Wind also had quite a powerful movement technique, but he was still unable to capture Han Li despite his superior cultivation base.

At this point, it had become an issue of pride for him.

He wasnt actually all that closely related to that Yin Sifting Sect elder. He was simply one of the descendants of his juniors. However, as more and more Yin Sifting Sect elders were killed, they naturally arrived at the conclusion that another Deity Transformation cultivator had to have been behind all this, so they had immediately sought help from him.

Seeing as the Yin Sifting Sect elder was one of the few juniors who still knew of his existence, Eccentric Wind couldnt bear to turn him down and accompanied him to the Yin Sifting Sect.

There were only several Deity Transformation cultivators in the Great Jin, and no matter who it was that was targeting the Yin Sifting Sect, they would surely back down if Eccentric Wind were to stand up for the sect. As such, he had cast a secret technique onto this elder that would make him identifiable to all of the Deity Transformation cultivators that Eccentric Wind was familiar with. At the same time, he deployed some people to visit these Deity Transformation cultivators, and inquire about which one of them was behind all this.

After doing all that, he used a secret technique to conceal his cultivation base and decided to leave this matter after accompanying his junior back to the sect. As for whether the Yin Sifting Sect fell or not, that naturally didnt matter in the slightest to him.

However, in his complacency, he had allowed Han Li to kill that Yin Sifting Sect elder right under his nose.

If he really was another Deity Transformation cultivator, then Eccentric Wind naturally wouldnt challenge him, and hed simply be forced to swallow that bitter pill. After all, if beings of their caliber were to engage in a battle, the loss of lifespan would be too heavy a price to pay for both sides.

However, after identifying the fact that Han Li was only at the late-Nascent Soul Stage, he immediately decided to kill him.

Unfortunately for him, Han Lis movement techniques and other abilities were all very troublesome to deal with, making him unable to chase him down even after around a month. He had already expended several years of his lifespan, and almost half of the tiny vial of Myriad Year Spirit Milk he possessed had been used up as well.

If he were to give up now, he simply couldnt swallow his pride and allow Han Li to get away. Furthermore, the treasures that Han Li had used were all quite powerful, and he was very tempted to kill Han Li and take those treasures for himself.

What youre saying makes sense as well. Seeing as the Yin Sifting Sect is a prominent sect of the Devil Dao, theyll definitely have a lot of enemies. Otherwise, the Yin Sifting Sect Master wouldnt have appeared here, the small child agreed with a smile.

A faints smile also appeared on Han Lis face as he flipped over a hand to produce a black ball.

He then fell silent as he began to scrutinize the ball.

However, only a short while had passed before he abruptly patted his storage pouch to summon a wooden box.

He blew toward the box, and the lid flew off of its own accord.

The contents of the box comprised of a crimson ball, upon which was plastered several restriction talismans. This was none other than the treasure that Han Li had taken from the grey-robed monk by the name of Mo Jiu from the Profound Jade Cave of the North Night Palace.

Han Li placed the black ball into the wooden box as well before carefully inspecting it. At first glance, the black ball was completely dull and lusterless, giving off a nondescript and mundane air. However, upon closer inspection, one would be able to discover that there were profound greyish-white runes visible on its surface. At the same time, Han Li was able to use his spiritual sense to peer deeper into the ball, where he discovered that there were miniature clouds of inky-black mist situated within. All of these clouds were tumbling and surging erratically, and they seemed to be imbued with extremely fearsome and pure devilish Qi.

Only after a long while did Han Li withdraw his gaze from the black ball before turning his attention to the crimson ball again. After a brief assessment, he discovered that there was also extremely astonishing fire-attribute spiritual power lurking within.

He stroked his chin as a contemplative look appeared on his face.

I didnt think that someone wouldve been capable of refining Thunder Bombs in the human world, even in ancient times. I wonder if the ancient cultivators figured out the refinement method for themselves or if someone from the Spirit Realm bestowed the method upon them. If its the former, then so be it, but if the latter is true, then that person most likely harbored some sinister intentions, the small child sighed.

Han Li was a little surprised to hear this. Thunder Bombs? Theyre from the Spirit Realm? But after using my soul search technique, it seems like that man was under the impression that theyre known as Immortal Vanquishing Beads. They seem to be extremely powerful, and even a Deity Transformation cultivator wouldnt be able to survive unscathed if they were to be struck by this bead.

The shape is a little different from what Im familiar to, but these are definitely Thunder Bombs. Its just that the two that you have are very crude, which suggests that they were probably rejects from the Spirit Realm. However, theyre certainly worthy of the title of Immortal Vanquishing Bead here in the human world, the small child replied.

These are treasures used by cultivators in the Spirit Realm? Han Li asked with furrowed brows.

Of course cultivators can use these things, but they were initially refined for mortals to use. They only spread to cultivator circles after that. This is one of the few powerful treasures that can be used by mortals in the Spirit Realm, even without any magic power. However, due to their immense power and the complex process required to refine them, very rarely will cultivators refine such items. There are also very few people who are aware of the refinement method. At the very least, that knowledge is beyond me, the small child explained.

Even mortals can use it? Then why would Spirit Realm cultivators refine these things? Han Li was rather perplexed.

Its hard to elaborate on the underlying reasons, but youll be able to figure it out for yourself once you ascend to the Spirit Realm. The small child gave a rather ambiguous reply.

Han Li wanted to pose further questions, but this was a matter regarding the Spirit Realm, so it naturally didnt have anything to do with him at the moment. As such, he closed the wooden box to stow the two balls away and set aside this topic of conversation for now.

It was naturally a good thing that he had obtained a pair of such powerful treasures. Perhaps hed have the opportunity to use them in the future.

At this moment, the ghostly heads manifested from the Unbroken Cinque Devils had crushed the three corpses to the ground in the distance. Even with mid-Nascent Soul Stage power, the three corpses were powerless to resist given that their speed had been significantly hampered. As such, the five devils chomped down on their bodies, absorbing the pure corpse Qi in their bodies with reckless abandon.

Han Li knew that these three corpses would be completely devoured soon, so he began to consider how he was going to infiltrate the Yin Sifting Sect. With his current abilities, as long as he could gather knowledge on the restrictions spread all over the Yin Sifting Sect, hed be able to infiltrate it with ease.

Half a year later, the entire Great Jin was in an uproar! Within the short span of half a year, seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators from the Yin Sifting Sect, including the sect master, disappeared in quick succession. All of their soul lamps, which were located in a secret area within the sect, had also completely snuffed out, thereby indicating that they were clearly dead.

What was even more bizarre was that more of those cultivators had perished within the Yin Sifting Sect that outside of it. It was as if an invisible enemy had infiltrated the sect, and was specifically targeting their most powerful cultivators.

Ever since the first elder was killed, the higher-ups of the Yin Sifting Sect had conducted an exhaustive search within the sect and also activated all of the restrictions. However, all of their efforts yielded no fruits as more and more elders were killed one after another. All of the higher-ups of the Yin Sifting Sect were horrified, and in the end, the elders had to live together in groups and never separate from one another. Only then were they able to remain safe. However, all of the Yin Sifting Sect elders who were out running errands then began to die in quick succession. All of the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators in the Yin Sifting Sect were absolutely petrified, and at a complete loss for what to do.

In the short span of just half a year, the Yin Sifting Sect had lost almost half of their Nascent Soul Stage elders. It seemed that a Nascent Soul cultivator among their ranks died almost every and that, in conjunction with the disappearance of their sect master, severely dented the Yin Sifting Sects power. All of the elders were immediately summoned back to the side and forced to reside together at all times. Only then did this nightmare subside. All of the horrified higher-ups of the Yin Sifting Sect finally heaved a long collective sigh of relief.

However, despite the Yin Sifting Sects best efforts to hide this incident, news of it was still inevitably leaked in the end.

As such, all of the other major sects sprang into action, deploying large numbers of cultivators to take over the Yin Sifting Sects territory.

The remaining Yin Sifting Sect elders retaliated with all their might, but anyone could see that the Yin Sifting Sect wouldnt be able to last very long at all. After all, as one of the ten major sects of the Devil Dao, the Yin Sifting Sect did have its glory days, but it had also made countless enemies. Now that it had shown severe signs of weakness and decline, there were naturally many people who were willing to contribute further to this trend.

Thus, countless sects began to ravage the colossus that was the Yin Sifting Sect.

High up in the air above a patch of barren land, there were a dozen or so cultivators gathered. They were standing in two groups with a clear boundary between them. However, at the center between the groups were two young men who were engaged in a heated battle. One of them was manipulating an azure flying sword while the other was using a red flying saber, and the clashes between the two weapons put on a spectacular light show amid bursts of resounding booms. All of the spectating cultivators wore excited expressions, and chatting among themselves in low quiet voices.

These people were all young men and women who appeared to be in their teens, and they were all at the Qi Condensation Stage, there wasnt even a single Foundation Establishment cultivator among them. From their identical attire, it could be seen that they were most likely low-grade disciples from a major family or a sect nearby. However, they were gathered here to battle for some reason.

The azure flying sword and the red flying saber clashed over and over again. The azure sword seemed to have gained the upper hand, and the red saber was slowly being forced into retreat.

Tsk tsk, the Azure Spirit Sword sure is quite powerful. It looks like Senior Martial Brother Lin is going to win, a beautiful young woman said to the young man next to her with a smile on her face.

Hmph, so what? If he wasnt from the Lin Family, how could he possibly have a mid-grade spirit tool at just the Qi Condensation Stage? Hes got a major advantage from the silver spoon in his mouth! If I had a treasure like that, I definitely wouldnt lose to him. The young man was not very pleased, but he only spoke in an extremely quiet voice, as if he were afraid of being overheard.

The young woman giggled upon hearing this. Even though she was only in her youth, there was already a hint of seductive charm about her. Before she had a chance to say anything else, the young man cast his gaze toward the distance in an errant manner before suddenly letting loose a cry of surprise.

What is it? the young woman asked in a surprised voice before also turning her attention that direction, upon which an astonished look appeared on her face.

There in the distance, a peculiar humanoid figure could be seen.

The humanoid figure clearly had the appearance of a human male, but he had a massive pair of wings on his back. There were azure and white lightning flashing incessantly over the wings, but they were completely silent, thereby allowing him to avoid detection from all of the low-grade cultivators down below.

If it werent for the fact that the young man just so happened to have glanced toward that direction, the two of them wouldve been completely oblivious as well.

The man had his hands clasped behind his back and continued onward without even sparing a glance at the low-grade cultivators down below. He seemed to be looking at something in the distance, but there appeared to be nothing in the sky aside from a few white clouds.

What was that? Could that be a high-grade demon beast? The young woman was from a family of cultivators, so she had seen some relevant tomes, and was aware of the existence of metamorphosis stage demon beasts.

No way. Our State of Huo is a little secluded, but theres no way that a high-grade demonic cultivator would dare to show themselves in such a blatant manner in broad daylight. It must be a senior with some kind of flight ability. Even though the young man was completely flabbergasted, he was able to make the correct judgment call in a short time.

Strangely enough, even though the winged man in the sky was situated very far away from them, he seemed to have heard their conversation, and suddenly turned around to look at them.

Their eyes met, and the heart rates of the pair of young cultivators accelerated drastically.

It wasnt that the mans features were extremely terrifying or anything like that. In fact, his appearance was quite ordinary, to the extent that it was downright forgettable. However, what had struck fear into their hearts was that the man had a vertical inky-black third eye on his glabella. That eye was completely wooden and emotionless, and chills ran down their spines at the mere sight of it.

That streak of black light was naturally none other than the Devil Essence Dagger!

Even though this dagger was extremely powerful and had exceptional concealment properties, a great cultivator would always be able to sense it at such close quarters.

As such, Han Li used the Spirit Stun Thorn first, forcing the Yin Sifting Sect Master to reflexively withdraw his spiritual sense back into his body as a result of the excruciating pain. The Devil Essence Dagger was then able to take advantage of this opportunity, flying around to behind its target before easily slicing off his head.

It could be said that victory was decided in an instant. Otherwise, even though Han Li was confident in his ability to bring down his opponent, it would take quite a long time and require a lot of effort.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master was overly confident in the suit of armor that he was wearing, and never would he have thought that Han Li would possess a treasure like the Devil Essence Dagger, which could completely disregard devilish Qi. As a result, his armor proved to be completely ineffective, and he was insta-killed on the spot.

Immediately following the Yin Sifting Sect Masters decapitation, Han Li suddenly spread his Thunderstorm wings and disappeared as an arc of azure lightning.

In the next instant, Han Li appeared in the air above the headless body.

However, right at this moment, the headless body suddenly began to expand drastically before exploding violently, sending a burst of blood mist hurtling toward Han Li.

Han Li was given a massive fright and immediately raised both hands at once.

Two thick arcs of golden lightning immediately shot forth amid a resounding thunderclap, splitting up to form a large golden net before retaliating against the crimson mist.

This crimson mist had to be some kind of sinister secret technique that allowed a cultivator to use its body as a weapon, but the Divine Devilbane Lightning just so happened to be able to completely nullify it. As such, as soon as the two clashed, the oncoming cloud of crimson mist was immediately vanquished amid flashes of golden light.

However, a tiny black humanoid figure had taken advantage of this opportunity to flee into the distance.

This miniature humanoid figure was naturally none other than the Yin Sifting Sect Masters Nascent Soul.

It sped to over 300 feet away in the blink of an eye, then began to unleash a teleportation technique. After two flashes in quick succession, it appeared a further several hundred feet away, thereby taking it to over 1,000 feet away from Han Li, and it appeared that it was going to escape.

Han Lis expression darkened upon seeing this before a cold smile appeared on his face. A loud thunderclap suddenly rang out behind him as two thick bolts of azure and white lightning surfaced on both of his wings at the same time. Immediately thereafter, balls of lightning appeared behind him before revolving around his wings.

He flapped his Thunderstorm Wings, and all of the balls of lightning exploded at once, injecting arcs of azure and white lightning into his wings.

Han Li transformed into an arc of lightning and disappeared amid another resounding thunderclap.

In the next instant, he had appeared 300 feet away before abruptly vanishing once again amid another thunderclap. On the next occasion, the arc of lightning appeared several hundred feet away, and it was close to catching up to the fleeing Nascent Soul.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master turned around just in time to witness Han Li unleashing his extraordinary movement technique, and a surge of panic immediately ran through his heart.

He knew that he couldnt afford to conserve his power any longer as he made a hand seal, and his Nascent Soul disappeared as a streak of crimson light, attempting to flee by using his teleportation technique in quick succession.

At this moment, Han Li appeared around 400 feet behind the Nascent Soul, and he harrumphed coldly upon seeing this.

A thin gash appeared on his glabella, following which black light flashed and an inky-black eyeball surfaced.

This was none other than Han Lis Law Destruction Eye.

As soon as the eye appeared, a flash of black light shot forth from within, disappearing into a certain spot in the air.

Immediately thereafter, a loud explosion erupted as the Nascent Soul stumbled out of empty space amid a flash of black light, looking as if its teleportation technique had been forcibly cut off midway.

The Nascent Soul wore a panicked expression of incredulity, as if it were yet to come to terms with the fact that Han Li had a method to foil its teleportation technique.

It gritted its teeth and disappeared again after making a hand seal.

Han Lis brows furrowed as his expression completley darkened. Another burst of black light was blasted out of his Law Destruction Eye, and he flapped his wings as he disappeared as an arc of azure lightning.

As such, when the Nascent Soul was forced to reveal itself again, Han Li was able to appear just over 100 feet away from it.

The Nascent Soul was shocked to see this, and it immediately raised its hands to send several green threads hurtling toward Han Li.

Han Li also raised a hand to summon several fiery threads, which were sent flying through the air. As soon as the threads clashed, the green threads revealed their true forms to be hair-thin green flying needles.

Meanwhile, the Nascent Soul tried to take advantage of this opportunity to flee again.

However, Han Li was already prepared on this occasion. He swept his sleeve through the air in an expressionless manner as he blasted forth an arc of golden lightning, which then disappeared on the spot.

In the next instant, a loud thunderclap erupted up ahead, and the Yin Sifting Sect Masters Nascent Soul let loose a cry of anguish before clasping its hands over its chest. A tiny golden sword that was several inches in length was protruding from its chest, but it didnt seem to have completely punctured the Nascent Souls body.

However, the arcs of lightning emanating from the tiny sword were well and truly striking the Nascent Soul.

The cultivation art used by this Yin Sifting Sect Master was clearly also a type of ancient devilish art. After the Nascent Soul was struck by the arc of golden lightning, an expression of agony appeared on its face, and it appeared to be on the brink of falling apart.

Han Lis body swayed and he appeared in the air directly above the Nascent Soul. He then rubbed his hands together to produce another thick bolt of golden lightning amid an astonishing burst of rumbling.

Please wait, Fellow Daoist, I have something to say! the Nascent Soul cried out as its face turned deathly pale.

I have no interest in hearing what you have to say. Han Li harrumphed coldly as he raised a hand, following which the golden arc of lightning transformed into a massive golden python before crashing down from above.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master was absolutely horrified.

However, even though its Nascent Soul had suffered severe wounds, it naturally wasnt going to give up without a fight. As such, spiritual light flashed from its body as it prepared to unleash some kind of secret technique as a final roll of the dice.

However, right at this moment, a clump of azure threads suddenly appeared out of thin air several tens of feet beside it, catching it completely off guard and tightly binding its body.

On the other side of the azure threads, azure light flashed as a tiny cauldron appeared.

It was none other than the Heavenvoid Cauldron!

As soon as the Yin Sifting Sect Master was bound by these azure threads, the magic power within its body congealed, and its heart immediately sank.

The massive golden lightning python was unavoidable, and as the Nascent Soul looked on from down below, its horrified face paled even further.

Just as it closed its eyes to await its inevitable death, a loud explosion suddenly erupted behind it while the Nascent Soul itself remained unscathed.

It opened its eyes with a dumbstruck expression before its heart jolted with surprise.

Han Li had appeared right before it and was inspecting it at close quarters.

You…

The Yin Sifting Sect Masters heart stirred, and he was just about to say something when Han Li flicked several fingers through the air in an expressionless manner. Several streaks of silver light shot forth, all of which disappeared into the Nascent Souls body.

The Yin Sifting Sect Masters Nascent Soul was completely powerless to resist, and before it could say anything else, it had fallen unconscious.

Han Li flipped over his hand to produce several restriction talismans, which he plastered all over the Nascent Souls body before pointing a finger toward the tiny cauldron.

A crisp ringing sound immediately erupted from within the Heavenvoid Cauldron as those azure threads were withdrawn, pulling the Nascent Soul into the cauldron.

Han Lis expression finally eased after seeing this, and he turned his attention to the five devils and the three corpses.

At this point, the three devils were still completely trapped by the glacial flames being expelled by the five ghostly heads. The five ghostly heads rushed into the sea of five-colored flames at Han Lis behest before hurtling directly toward the three corpses, which were still moving as slowly as snails.

Han Li smiled as he stowed away all of the treasures in the air, regardless of whether they were his or if they belonged to his enemy. He then waved a hand toward the humanoid puppet before carrying the tiny cauldron as he descended toward a secluded mountain down below.

The humanoid puppet followed along behind him completely expressionlessly.

Just as the five devils were dominating their three opponents, Han Li returned, this time without his Heavenvoid Cauldron.

He looked at the three corpses, which had almost been completely devoured by the five devils, and he waited for the conclusion of their battle in silence with a contemplative look on his face.

Have you really decided to infiltrate the Yin Sifting Sect alone? The voice of a small child sounded.

It shouldnt be a very dangerous endeavor. After using my soul search technique on that Nascent Soul, I already know where the most powerful restrictions in the sect are situated. As long as I avoid those, nothing can touch me in the Yin Sifting Sect. There seem to only be five or six elders stationed in the sect while all of the others are out fighting enemies from other powers. This is a good opportunity for me to take care of all of the elders in the sect, then make a move against the elders outside of the sect. Even though I cant ascertain the exact location of the elders outside the sect from the information I derived using the soul search technique, I know roughly where they are, and Ill make sure that the remaining Yin Sifting Sect elders wont get a chance to join forces against me, Han Li replied in a calm manner.

If thats the case, then I have nothing to say. However, are you only trying to take their banners or do you intend to completely destroy the Yin Sifting Sect? the small child asked.

Han Li paused for a moment before replying with a cold smile, It doesnt matter what my intentions are! Theyll be losing six or seven Nascent Soul Stage elders on top of their late-Nascent Soul Stage sect master. Do you think theyll still be able to maintain their position as one of the 10 great Devil Dao sects? When that time comes, all of their enemies will destroy them in my stead, I wont need to dirty my hands at all.

Even though the black Qi was extremely dense, Han Li was still able to identify the devilish being within the black Qi.

They consisted of three tall and burly corpses in suits of black armor. One was wielding a shimmering yellow short halberd, the other was wielding a green spear, and the final one had a shimmering silver mace hoisted up on its shoulder.

The three corpses all had sharp fangs and green light dancing within their eyes. All of them seemed to possess Nascent Soul Stage power and particularly worthy of note was that corpse with the mace hoisted up on its shoulder, the devilish Qi emanating from its body was especially dense, suggesting that it was already at the mid-Nascent Soul Stage.

Han Li was slightly surprised by this development, but he wasnt fearful in the slightest as he summoned a small black vial before making a hand seal.

Five bursts of greyish-white light erupted from within the vial before transforming into five humanoid skeletons. As soon as they emerged, they began to let loose bursts of unsettling cackling. At the same time, an astonishing amount of greyish-white devilish Qi began to emanate from their bodies, giving them a very sinister appearance.

Unbroken Cinque Devils? The Yin Sifting Sect Masters heart sank upon seeing this. He and Old Devil Qian had been martial brothers for many years, so he was obviously able to immediately identify that these were his Unbroken Cinque Devils.

Just as bewilderment was surging through his heart, pairs of bone sabers appeared in the hands of the five devils at Han Lis behest, and those sabers came crashing down viciously without any hesitation.

As things currently were, the Yin Sifting Sect Master had no time for hesitation. He could only grit his teeth as the three armor-clad corpses within the black Qi rushed out toward the five devils.

Meanwhile, he rustled his sleeve to produce a black bead, then flipped over his other hand to summon a veil-like yellow object.

However, before the Yin Sifting Sect Master had a chance to use these two treasures, the three corpses had already clashed with the five devils.

Just as they were about to come into contact with one another, the three armor-clad corpses opened their mouths to expel three bursts of putrid green mist. This was the corpse poison that had been accumulating within their guts for countless years.

If a normal cultivator were to be struck by this poison, they would most likely lose most of their cultivation base if not be killed on the spot. However, the five devils werent humans, and they saw no need to evade these bursts of green corpse poison. Instead, they also opened their mouths to blast forth bursts of glacial flames of different colors.

This wasnt a casual sparring match, Han Li was intent on killing this Yin Sifting Sect Master. As such, he immediately unleashed his five glacial flames, which had been cultivated to the height of their powers.

The five different-colored glacial flames intertwined with one another, creating a five-colored sea of fire that surged toward the three corpses.

Not only did the sea of flames completely vanquish the corpse poison, they went on to engulf the three oncoming corpses as well.

The fearsome armored corpses immediately slowed down significantly amid the five-colored sea of flames.

However, these corpses werent completely pushovers. Even though they seemed to be moving at less than a tenth of their original speed, they were able to expel inky-black corpse Qi from their bodies to keep the glacial flames at bay, thereby preventing them from being inundated right away.

The five devils refrained from charging ahead upon seeing this. Instead, they retreated to several feet away while continuing to blast forth streams of glacial flames, thus ensuring that the three corpses remained trapped within the sea of flames.

The Yin Sifting Sect Masters expression darkened significantly upon seeing this.

These three armored corpse monarchs had been painstakingly nurtured by him for centuries and all of them possessed extremely powerful bodies and abilities. Never would he have thought that they would be nullified so easily by the Unbroken Cinque Devils, to the extent that they werent even able to unleash a single one of their abilities.

Just what kind of flames were being blasted out of the mouths of the five devils? These five devils were clearly the same ones that Old Devil Qian had refined, so how had they managed to gain such extraordinary abilities after being taken by Han Li?

A sense of foreboding welled up in the Yin Sifting Sect Masters heart as his mind scrambled for answers. At the same time, he immediately tossed his two treasures into the air without any hesitation.

The yellow veil-liked treasures rotated in the air before instantly transforming into a massive net that was several hundred feet in size. The net seemed to have obscured the entire sky, and Han Li, as well as the Unbroken Cinque Devils, were all under its scope.

Meanwhile, the black ball flew slowly through the air in a completely mundane manner, flying behind the net in hot pursuit.

Han Lis brows furrowed as he immediately blasted a small azure cauldron out of his mouth.

He laid a hand onto the cauldron and a plume of azure threads shot forth from within amid a flash of spiritual light, creating a vast expanse of azure light that kept the massive net at bay, preventing it from descending any further.

At the same time, the Triflame Fan and the Eight Spirit Ruler appeared in his hands, and he waved the latter gently through the air.

A silver lotus flower immediately appeared beneath the black ball, and before the latter even had a chance to reveal its powers, it was completely immobilized on the spot, unable to advance even an inch further.

Han Li didnt know what that ball was, but a shiver ran down his spine for some reason when he saw it flying toward him.

As such, he immediately unleashed his Eight Spirit Ruler to trap that ball, and only then did he heave an internal sigh of relief.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master hurriedly tried to use his spiritual sense to withdraw the black ball upon seeing this, but it seemed to have been frozen in mid-air and completely failed to react.

The old devil was struck by the urge to cuss out loud!

This ball was no ordinary treasure, and he had intended to catch Han Li by surprise with it in order to bring him down in one fell swoop. However, he didnt think that Han Lis instincts would be so sharp. Not only was he not allowing the ball to approach him, he had also completely immobilized it. As such, the old devils plan had completely fallen through.

Right at this moment, Han Li also sprang into action.

A loud thunderclap rang out as a pair of azure and white wings appeared on his back. He gently flapped those wings before disappearing soundlessly on the spot with his Triflame Fan held tightly in his grasp.

The Yin Sifting Sect Masters heart jolted upon seeing this! He hurriedly made a hand seal to summon the black Qi around him back to his body, creating a suit of inky-black armor in the blink of an eye.

He then let loose a low roar as resounding booms erupted all over his body. Countless arcs of blue lightning surfaced over his armor, making it appear as if countless shimmering blue snakes were roaming over his suit of armor, creating an extremely formidable sight to behold.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations appeared behind him, following which a humanoid figure appeared, seemingly out of thin air.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master didnt turn around, but he seemed to have anticipated this in advance as he abruptly made a hand seal. A burst of black light immediately shot forth from his back, appeared above the humanoid figures head in a flash before crashing down with ferocious might.

It was an inky-black flying sword that was around a foot in length.

A loud clang erupted as the humanoid figure raised both of its hands. Two silver longswords were held within his grasp, and he used them to swat the flying sword away.

Only then did the Yin Sifting Sect Master turn around with a cold smile on his face.

However, his smile immediately stiffened at the sight of the humanoid figure behind him.

Even though the humanoid figure was completely identical in appearance to Han Li, there wasnt even a single trace of vitality in its body, it was like an inanimate object.

Just he was about to assess this Han Li with his spiritual sense, an arc of azure light flashed in the air overhead and the true Han Li emerged. He then immediately swept his Triflame Fan downward without any hesitation, sending a pillar of three-colored flames hurtling down below.

Even though this was the first time the Yin Sifting Sect Master had seen this fan, the terrifying fire-attribute spiritual power imbued within it alerted him to the fact that it was not to be taken lightly.

He bent his knees and his legs were like coiled springs, launching him backward in retreat at an astonishing speed.

Not only that, but during his retreat, he pointed a finger toward Han Li from afar.

The countless blue lightning snakes roaming over its body shot forth in a flash, hurtling toward Han Li amid a burst of explosive thunderclaps.

He then opened his mouth to blast forth an extremely smooth jade panel, which swelled drastically as it flew through the air. At the same time, he flipped over his other hand to summon a sharp golden spike. He hurled the spike viciously through the air, and it only flashed twice before it was upon Han Li, attempting to pierce through his body at an incredible speed.

A normal Nascent Soul cultivator definitely wouldnt be able to evade such a rapid attack, but after cultivating the Nine Gale Transformations, Han Li was able to twist his body to the side in an impossible angle as if he had no bones, thereby allowing him to easily evade the golden spike as it flew past him several feet away.

At this point, the Yin Sifting Sect Master was over 200 feet away from Han Li, and he was looking on at Han Lis contortion skills with astonishment in his eyes.

After Han Lis body returned to normal, he appraised his opponent with a cold expression before suddenly clasping his hands behind his back and letting loose a cold harrumph.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master was initially a little perplexed by Han Lis actions, but as soon as his cold harrumph reached his ears, he felt as if a sharp spike had been driven into his brain. The excruciating pain caught him completley off guard, and he doubled over with his hands clawing at his own head as his expression was twisted to the extreme. frewebnoel.com

This was the Spirit Stun Thorn secret technique that had been developed by the Monarch of Soul Divergence. Han Li had already reached the final layer of the Great Development Technique and his cultivation base was at the pinnacle of late-Nascent Soul Stage, so this Spirit Stun Thorn attack was virtually as powerful as it possibly could be. This was most likely what the Monarch of Soul Divergence wouldve been capable of at the height of his powers.

However, despite how powerful this secret technique, it was only effective when used in conjunction with the element of surprise. If a cultivator were aware of this secret technique beforehand, they would only have to use their powerful spiritual sense to guard their heads, and the technique would prove to be nowhere near as effective. Furthermore, the effect that this technique had on a late-Nascent Soul cultivator was quite short. Under normal circumstances, a great cultivator would be able to forcibly repress this pain and return to their senses in about two or three seconds.

However, what was rather strange was that after unleashing his Spirit Stun Thorn, Han Li remained standing on the spot, looking at the Yin Sifting Sect Master as if he were appraising a dead man.

The Yin Sifting Sect Master recovered even more quickly from the Spirit Stun Thorn than Han Li had anticipated, returning to his senses virtually in the blink of an eye before an expression of fury appeared on his face

Right at this moment, he was suddenly struck by the sense that something was amiss, and he hurriedly turned around, but it was already too late!

A cold sensation glanced past his throat as a black streak of light circled around his neck, following which his head came tumbling down onto the ground.

Someplace high in the air, an azure light slowly moved forward. Past the faint cover of light was a smiling youth that fiddled with a faint red jade slip in his hand.

This person was Han Li, who just left the Hidden Fortunate Hall not long ago. He held a jade slip in hand that contained the secret technique to refine a compressed miniature space.

I didnt expect that something as famous as a miniature space would have such a simple refinement technique. Most of the materials needed for it are also quite simple. If that was the case, refining it should be quite easy, Han Li muttered to himself as he flew.

Hehe, you can call that a miniature space? I only see it as a method of creating a fixed teleportation formation to a spatial tear. True compressed spaces are treasures that can be carried on hand and can always be entered as will. A boys voice lazily sounded in Han Lis ear.

Han Li shook his head. Although Fellow Daoists words are reasonable, it isnt possible to create such a treasure with the abilities of the mortal worlds cultivators. Even your All-encompassing Pouch and the original Blackwind Flag only possess minor spatial abilities, nothing like the miniature spaces that you speak of.

The boy replied with a smile, That is reasonable. To the best of my knowledge, I only know several characters that own a true miniature space, each of them a top-grade existence in the spirit realm. Otherwise, others wouldve seized these treasures from them.

Since you acquired the refinement technique for the compressed space, will you now head to Yin Sifting Sect and acquire the Ghost Sifting Banners? Fellow Daoist, will you boldly face their entire sect?

Of course I wont, Han Li shook his head, Even if the Yin Sifting Sect only has one grand cultivator, they are still one of the ten great Devil Dao sects. Who could know what fearsome restrictions theyve placed inside their sect, or what other killing measures they have in place. The Yin Sifting Sect has an ancient legacy. I dont plan on risking my life over this.

Then you mean… The boys curiosity was piqued.

Its quite simple, to take out evil, I must first take out their king. After I deal with the Yin Sifting Sect Master, Ill finish off the rest of the Nascent Soul elders of the sect. Furthermore, were made inquiries about them before. Over these past few years, there are many Devil Dao Sects that have been eyeing their position in the ten great sects. This Yin Sifting Sect Master has also been leaving the sect often. Well only need to wait for an opportunity to kill him outside of the Fangmang Mountains. Without a grand cultivator standing guard, the restrictions at the Yin Sifting Sect will be particularly powerful, but that isnt anything that Ill have to worry about too much. However, before I take action, Id best start on other objectives. After all, Ill have to finish the matter quickly after I start. If a Deity Transformation cultivator finds out to discover me and decides to interfere, it will be greatly troublesome. Han Lis voice turned sullen.

The boy smiled, That is so. The grand cultivators of the mortal realm cant take actions as they wish. If you intended on destroying such a large sect, I fear one of those fellows wont be able to sit still.

This time, Han Li didnt reply. He simply wore a cold smile. After he withdrew the jade slip from his hand, his speed increased several times and he disappeared from the nearby skies in the blink of an eye.

…

Many years passed.

A massacre was occuring in a nameless mountain range bordering the Feng Province and Han County.

It consisted of six black-robed cultivators commanding over a thousand armored refined corpses to surround and kill several tens of differently dressed cultivators.

The armored corpses werent weak, and with the addition of the black-robed cultivators commanding them, their corpse Qi soared. In only the time it took to finish a meal, the corpses easily devoured the party of cultivators apart from the most powerful Core Formation cultivators of the group.

These survivors felt that they would soon face their deaths as well.

But at that moment, a shrieking whistle sounded from the distant sky, the sound seemingly capable of spreading through all of the nine heavens. When the cultivators in this battle heard this, they felt their ears ache until they only heard loud ringing.

When the black-robed cultivators heard this, their expressions massively changed. As for the cultivators that were surrounded, joy beamed from faces.

Spiritual light flashed from the distant, followed by the faint sounds of thunder. An emerald green acre-large cloud streaked over to them. At its incredible speed, it traveled over three hundred meters in the blink of an eye to where the cultivators were fighting.

At that moment, a cold voice sounded from the air. Following a black flash, a vague silhouette strangely warped into view. I was wondering who thought to personally bring a force to attack my sect. It turned out to be the Blood Bone Sects Fellow Daoist Bi!

Soon after, this person waved his sleeves in a dance, sweeping flashes of silver light to cut the oncoming green cloud.

Old Devil Fang!

A cry of surprise was shouted from the devilish cloud, and it immediately changed direction to flee.

Humph! Since youve arrived at the border of the sect, there is no need for you to leave. Following an icy snort, the grey light chased after the cloud, the grey light travelling several times faster as its color turned pitch-black.

In a short amount of time, they revealed over a hundred kilometers in their pursuit and they disappeared from the horizon.

When the black-robed cultivators saw this, they regained their calm and commanded the armored corpses to resume their attacks with increased intensity. As for the surrounded cultivators, their hopeful expressions were replaced with despair after they saw what happened. Despite this, they strived their hardest, managing to kill many armored corpses before they were eventually wiped out.

Afterwards, the black-robed cultivators released black pouches which absorbed the armored corpses into them. But they didnt immediately depart. Rather, they whispered among each other as they looked to the distant sky.

After some time passed, the light flashed from the sky and a black streak was flying back in their direction.

The black-robed cultivator immediately stopped talking, they split into two rows, standing at attention.

Black light flashed in front of them to reveal a silhouette wrapped in black Qi.

We pay our respects to the sect master! These black-robed cultivators grandly saluted with reverent expression

The silhouette in the black Qi asked, Have those from the Blood Bone Sect been wiped out?

A lanky old man took several steps forward and solemnly answered, Please be at ease, Sect Master. Of the seventy-three Blood Bone Sect members that entered, all are dead. Not one escaped.

The silhouette coldly said, The flesh body of that Blood Bone Sect Elder Bi Huo has also been destroyed. Only his Nascent Soul escaped me. After this, I presume that the Blood Bone Sect wont dare to launch another sect on me. Humph! Were it not for our lacking numbers, I wouldve sent our sect to eliminate them.

The other black-robed cultivators didnt dare to speak and simply stood there awaiting further orders.

After muttering to himself for a long while more, the silhouette eventually commanded, There is nothing else to do here for the time being. First, return to the sect. I have other matters I must deal here with myself. Ill return later.

As you command!

The black-robed cultivators didnt dare to raise any opposition and all acknowledged his orders. Afterwards, they took off in streaks of various-colored light, cleanly departing form the area.

Now, all that remained in the area was silhouette wrapped in black Qi. He looked in the distance and remained motionless in place.

After an unknown amount of time passed, he eventually said, Isnt it about time for you to appear after watching so much? Could it be that you wish for me to force you to appear?

Once he said that with a hostile tone, he looked around to a nearby area with seemingly no one there.

In a flash of azure light, a youth in azure robes appeared with his hands behind his back. Oh? It seems you are deserving of your position as the Yin Sifting Sect Master to have discovered me. But why would you reveal me after you sent off your disciples? Could it be you dont wish to involve them?

The youth was Han Li. His objective was the silhouette in the black Qi, the Yin Sifting Sect Master Fang.

To tell the truth, to intercept the sect master, he watched over the Fangmang Mountain Range for at least half a year. Now that an opportunity finally arose, he stealthily followed after him.

Its you! When the Sect Master Fang saw Han Lis face, his body trembled and he fiercely glared at him.

So it appears Sect Master Fang recognizes me. Han Lis face remained indifferent.

So youve managed to enter late-Nascent Soul stage. Did you come here intending on killing me? The black Qi surrounding the sect master vanished to reveal a man in his late twenties with an extremely pale complexion. A green light faintly glinted from his eyes.

Thats right. Since Im here, only one of us will be leaving this place. Han Li spoke leisurely as if he were only having a chat with a friend.

When the Yin Sifting Sect Master heard Han Lis words, his expression changed several times, but eventually, green light flashed from his eyes as he raised his head in wild laughter. Good, very good. Even if you didnt come seek me out, I eventually planned to hunt you down in the Heavenly South. They say Old Devil Qian and North Night Palaces Master Arctic Dragon have died by your hand. To tell the truth, I dont believe those rumors, so your trip here to seek your own death is something I could only wish for. I will be sure to avenge the deaths of my wife and our sect elders.

Soon after, his figure spun and black Qi appeared around him. In the blink of an eye, he was completely engulfed and ghostly wails yelled around him. Several tall figures strangely appeared within the Qi.

The monk couldnt have anticipated this would happen.

Although the ten fiery threads didnt penetrate the golden projection, red light flashed, turning themselves into bulky fire chains. Like a bolt of lightning, they instantly coiled around the projection and firmly trapped them.

When the monk saw this, he was stunned for a moment, then raising his hand and flicking in the air without any delay. гeewebnovl.com

A white swordlight shot out from its tip and directly struck at the fiery chains.

A beautiful ring sounded as red and white light clashed together. The swordlight only left a pea-sized crack on the dense chains.

The silver-robed monk grew sullen at the sight.

When he saw the tri-colored fire raven and the purple flame wave race forward, the monk stomped on the white lotus below him, letting out a thunderous dragons roar and solemnly parting his arms outward.

The huge golden projection seemed to sense the monks anxiousness and radiated blinding golden light from its body. Its already gigantic size swelled and it grew until it was over twenty-five meters tall, pulling on the fire chains until it was nearly brought to the point of destruction.

The monks heart sank by what he saw next.

The fire chains grew alongside projection and didnt suffer the slightest strain.

The monk formed an incantation gesture and the golden projection abruptly shrunk in size, yet the fire chains followed the transformation, remaining tightly wound around it.

In the following moment, the silver-robed monks expression massively changed as well.

When he saw the three-colored flame raven arrive near it as it remained defenseless, he tossed the jade bottle into the air.

The silver bottle spun once in the air before directly charging at the flame raven with its mouth pointed at it. Then, it brightly glowed silver and religious chants echoed from it, followed by a large wave of seven-colored Buddhist light directly wrapping around the oncoming flame raven.

The raven cried out and spread out its wings, evading it and arriving right above the silver-robed monk.

But soon, the light caught the raven and Buddhist light brightly shined, swiveling around the raven. With the raven wrapped tightly, it drew it back into the bottle. It seemed the light was the ravens natural enemy.

The monks expression relaxed for a moment, then pointing at the bottle in the air.

The bottle trembled and spouted out another mist of Buddhist light. This time, it was aiming at the wave of purple flame trailing after the flame raven.

It appeared he intended on using this treasure to deal with both attacks.

But at that moment, Han Li uttered, Burst. The small silver bottle floating in the air violently shook and instantly warped in shape, its surface bending unevenly as its silver light slowly flashed. Muffled booms sounded from it, only growing louder by the second.

Not good! The silver-robed monk swept his spiritual sense past the silver bottle and discovered something astonishing. Soon after, the white lotus underneath him blurred and he disappeared.

All that was left behind was the meter-large lotus slowly turning in the air and the restrained golden projection.

At the same time the monk vanished, the small silver bottle flickered and let out a thunderous explosion.

A three-colored halo burst out from the silver bottle, destroying it in its entirety.

Talisman characters wandered in the air as the halo spread several times its size, completely submerging the white lotus and the golden projection.

The golden projection remained bound by the chains, unable to move a single inch. Although the golden projection was able to somewhat withstand the flames for just a moment, it quickly collapsed like foam. As for the lotus, it was instantly vaporized.

In an area over a hundred meters away, white light flashed, followed by the appearance of the silver-robed monk. His expression abruptly turned deathly pale in the exact moment the golden projection collapsed, and he coughed up some blood essence. At the same time, the golden color of his flesh greatly dimmed, clearly display his loss of vitality.

It appeared the bond he shared with that projection was much like that of a bonded magic treasure, linked to his blood and soul.

Han Li expressionlessly cast a spell seal and the roiling wave of purple flames suddenly transformed. In just a second, it took the form of a python over thirty meters long with a white pearl in its jaw and pounced towards the monk.

Before it even arrived in front of the monk, it stirred up icy gales and plummeted the temperatures nearby as if one suddenly found themselves in a snowstorm.

White light flashed from below monk, producing another lotus as the one he stood in before. His legs remained still but the lotus twirled several times and he reappeared thirty meters away. He let out a forced laugh and said, Please stop! I wont compare my skills with you further. I concede defeat against Fellow Daoist Hans amazing abilities!

After the monk took the initiative to admit defeat in their battle, he looked in the direction of the broken silver bottle with a trace of pity.

The bottle was a top-grade Buddhist treasure that he acquired with much difficulty. He felt deeply depressed that it was destroyed in a spar and was unwilling to continue the fight.

Although both parties hadnt displayed their full powers, Han Lis abilities were superior, and the monk suffered a few injuries as well.

When Han Li heard this, his gaze flickered and he waved his hand in the distance.

The python of purple flame suddenly froze and burned up into purple smoke. As for the white pearl remain floating in the air, Han Li commanded it to return to him along with the fire chains.

The two treasures flickered and vanished after entering Han Lis body.

Han Li saluted the monk and calmly said, You went easy on me, before dropping to the ground.

Those at the gate looked upon Han Li with reverence.

Although the two were both grand cultivators, Han Li was able to easily defeat Buddhist Monk Yuan Zhi. It was likely Can Ku would share a similar result.

The young man, Monk Yan Zhu, met Han Lis eyes and couldnt help but wear an odd expression. His previous calm was gone.

Although the silver-robed monk was no match for Han Li, the Hidden Fortunate Pavilion Master smiled openly and took the initiative to be friendly, Your fight truly opened my horizons. I hope to one day reach your heights! Since youve won, I will be discreet about this. Ill send someone to retrieve the miniature space refinement technique.

Sorry for the trouble, Pavilion Lord. Han Li replied with a faint smile.

Can Ku repeatedly replied, Of course, and immediately took out a command token and handed it to a Core Formation behind him. He carefully gave his orders.

The cultivator immediately received the token with both hands and hastily departed below.

Apart from the Hidden Fortunate Hall, there were several other towering pavilions in the air. They were all built grandly. Previously, some people were leaving and entering them, but due to the recent battle between Han Li and the silver-robed monk, no one else appeared from them.

Carrying the command token, the Core Formation cultivator disappeared into one of the building below.

At that moment, the silver-robed monk took a calming breath and descended to the ground. He took out a white medicine bottle and tossed a fire-red medicine pill into his mouth.

Master Yuan Zhi, are you well? Han Li looked over and asked.

Yuan Zhi looked over at Han Li and casually smiled at him as if he didnt mind the injuries Han Li inflicted on him. He aloofly answered, Im fine. With medicine pills, Ill only need several months to recover. But I must say that fan of yours is no ordinary treasure. Even top-grade magic treasures couldnt damage my golden projection as much as your fan, and I wasnt able to resist it in the slightest. It should be a spirit treasure replica, but not a genuine article.

The master is quite observant. My fan is indeed a spirit treasure replica. Han Li answered with a chuckle.

When the silver-robed monk heard this, a faint smile appeared on his indifferent face. But just as he thought to say something Can Ku interjected. The fat old man rubbed his hands together and chuckled,

Fellow Daoists, we may as well continue our discussion inside the hall. I happened to acquire a bottle of the Crossing Dragons Roar. It is said that when ordinary cultivators take a drink of it, it can accomplish about a month of dedicated cultivation. More importantly, the flavor is said to be exquisite beyond description. How about we taste it together?

At that moment, he no longer appeared to be a pavilion lord, but rather a hospitable old man of humble origins.

The Crossing Dragons Roar? I have heard of that wines name. It is said to be created from several rare fruits that have long been extinct from the mortal world. The wine is fragrant beyond all others. Fellow Daoist, please dont be surprised. Although I hail from a Buddhist sect, I will find it hard to deny something of this value. Yuan Zhi smiled upon seeing Han Lis amazement and teasingly replied, In the past, Fellow Daoist Can Ku became a guest elder of our sect by enticing him with tens of ancient spirit wines. But dont think he is a base monk. He respects all the other commandments. His tone was friendly.

When Han Li heard this, his heart stirred and he silently smiled.

Then, the party entered the main hall.

The monk paid no heed to the oncoming streaks of golden light and continued to make his hand seals, seemingly very confident in the light barrier manifested by his string of Buddhist beads.

Han Li harrumphed coldly upon seeing this.

Scintillating golden light radiated from his flying swords, and they became even more fearsomely powerful.

A string of loud thumps erupted as the streaks of golden light crashed into the light barrier in unison, but it sounded as if they had struck a chunk of dead wood. The green light barrier tremored violently, but the golden swords were unable to puncture through it.

Han Li stirred upon seeing this as he made a hand seal.

All of a sudden, the streaks of golden light around the silver-robed monk rose into the air in unison.

Golden light abruptly began to radiate in all directions and it was as if a golden sun was rising into the sky.

After the incandescent golden light faded, a massive golden sword that was several tens of feet in length was revealed.

At this moment, Han Li pointed a finger without any hesitation.

The golden light shimmering on the surface of the huge sword dimmed, but a layer of white glacial light appeared in its place. Soon, thick layers of ice crystals had materialized transforming the sword into a gargantuan ice sword over 100 feet in length.

The entire sword was glittering and translucent, and all of the spectators drew a sharp breath in unison at the sight of its sheer enormity.

The silver monks expression finally changed drastically upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, Han Li swept a hand downward with a cold expression, and uttered the word slash.

The ice sword tremored before crashing downward with devastating force. Before it had even struck the green light barrier, fluctuations that were visible to the naked eye began to surface in the surrounding space. A loud screeching sound also erupted a the same time, and it was as if a glacial mountain were crashing down from the heavens.

The silver-robed monk was indeed quite confident in the durability of his green light barrier, but he definitely didnt dare to allow it to be struck by that fearsome attack.

As such, he uttered a Buddhist Chant, and the white lotus flower beneath his feet twirled, following which he disappeared along with the lotus amid a burst of seven-colored Buddhist light.

The giant swords devastating attack struck thin air as a result.

In the next instant, a burst of white light flashed several tens of feet away, and the lotus flower appeared once again. The monk then also emerged above the white lotus and at the same time, he made a final hand seal to complete the sequence. A wave of astonishing spiritual pressure immediately surged forth from his body, and a massive projection around 50 to 60 feet tall suddenly materialized above his head.

This projections entire body was shimmering with golden light, and its facial features were extremely sinister. It had a head of curly hair, and its upper body as entire nude. The projection was the spitting image of the legendary Buddhist Angry Eye Vajra.

As soon as the vajra projection appeared, the silver-robed monk immediately let loose a loud cry as he threw two punches toward the massive ice sword from afar.

A resounding boom rang out as the golden vajra projection emulated the monks movements, striking out at the sword with its fists.

Two balls of golden light exploded, and the massive ice sword was sent flying through the air amid a thunderous boom, only managing to barely arrest its momentum after cartwheeling through the air several times.

Han Li hurriedly turned his gaze toward the sword, upon which a hint of shock surged through his heart.

He discovered that after being struck by the golden vajra projection, the layer of ice covering the section of the sword struck by the vajras fists had been completely shattered, revealing the shimmering golden sword within.

Han Li was quite bewildered upon seeing this. The silver-robed monk appeared to be using a cultivation art that wasnt exactly the same as the Brightjade Arts, but somehow seemed to be related to it.

However, after refining all of his flying swords again during seclusion, there was an astonishing amount of Profound Jade infused into each and every sword, reaching the upper limit on the amount of Profound Jade each sword could contain. As such, there was definitely enough glacial Qi within the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords to support more than one attack.

As such, Han Li made a hand seal, and white glacial light surfaced on the section of the sword where the layer of ice had been shattered. The ice layer immediately repaired itself before the ice sword swept toward the monk again. The power imbued within the gargantuan ice sword was just as formidable as ever, making it appear as if the monks last attack hadnt actually dealt it any substantial damage.

Only now was the silver-robed monk realizing what a troublesome prospect this massive ice sword was to deal with.

His expression darkened, yet he unleashed no movement techniques to evade the oncoming attack. Instead, his body swelled and his arms suddenly thickened significantly, following which he clapped his hands together as fast as lightning.

A loud thump rang out as the vajra projection emulated his movements, bringing its two massive hands together to catch the ice sword in mid-air, thereby preventing it from being able to continue in its descent.

The vajra projection was objectively quite massive, but it was nowhere near the size of the gargantuan ice sword. As such, the vajra projection was made to look like a small child catching a sword. However, it really did manage to stop the ice sword cold in its tracks!

Han Lis pupils contracted upon seeing this, and he really was quite shocked by this turn of events.

Setting aside the enormous power imbued within the ice sword itself, just the glacial Qi emanating from the Myriad Year Profound Jade was capable of freezing all treasures that dared to stand in its way. However, the golden vajra projection had managed to keep the sword at bay with its bare hands, and it appeared to be completely unscathed.

This really was an extraordinary secret technique.

Han Li turned his attention toward the silver-robed monk to discover that he didnt seem to be in as good a condition as the vajra projection was. Even though his arms remained resolute, his body was hunched over involuntarily, and the golden light shimmering around him was wavering unsteadily, thereby indicating that he was under a lot of pressure and strain.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.

This monks secret technique appeared to be rather similar to the Six Apex Devils Art, but also completely different at the same time.

The Six Apex Devils Art allowed one to manifest six devilish projections, but all of the devilish shadows had to rely on an external source of power. However, the vajra projection summoned by this monk was completely being supported by the magic power from within the monks body, and the power of this secret technique was also directly related to his Brightjade Arts.

If that monk hadnt mastered the fourth layer of the Brightjade Arts, the attack from the ice sword wouldve crushed his physical body, even if the vajra projection couldve handled it.

Han Li was quite amazed by this monks resourcefulness, but this was certainly not the extent of the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords powers. He made a hand seal once again as he activated another ability of the flying swords.

An explosive thunderclap erupted as arcs of golden light each as thick as a human arm abruptly surfaced over the ice sword. The arcs of lightning manifested themselves into countless golden lightning pythons which swept directly toward the vajra projection.

Huh?! The silver-robed monks heart jolted with shock. He clearly hadnt anticipated that Han Lis flying swords would possess so many abilities, and he had no time to think as he abruptly opened his mouth.

Even though nothing was blasted out of the monks mouth, the bursts of golden light erupted from the vajra projections mouth as it imitated his movement. Spiritual light flashed, and the lightning pythons were all kept at bay by the vast expanse of golden light.

Almost at the exact same moment, the silver-robed monk let loose another loud cry as he brought his hands together with even greater force. A massive crack immediately appeared on the ice sword between the vajra projections hands.

Piercing golden light erupted from the projections hands, and the crack instantly expanded as shards of ice detached themselves from the sword.

The silver monk was planning to use the vajra projections immense power to completely snap the ice sword in half.

However, he had clearly chosen the wrong strategy to proceed with. Han Li chuckled coldly as he switched to another hand seal, and the ice sword suddenly shuddered violently amid a loud ringing sound. The sword then disintegrated into golden threads as it dispersed from between the vajra projections massive hands. The vajra projection attempted to grab the threads with its hands, but the golden threads were far too agile as they avoided its foundering hands with ease.

The monk faltered slightly upon seeing this before exclaiming, So youre a cultivator proficient in sword arts, Fellow Daoist Han!Han Li summoned his flying swords back to him with a calm smile as he replied, I wouldnt dare to proclaim myself to be a sword cultivator with my half-assed skills. Having said that, the secret techniques you unleashed have truly broadened my horizons, Master Yuan Zhi. May I inquire about the origins of this secret technique?

This wasnt a true battle of life and death, so there was no need for him to exert too much pressure on his opponent.

This is just a small trick to be used in conjunction with the Brightjade Arts, its not worthy of a mention, the silver-robed monk replied with an ambiguous chuckle, clearly unwilling to divulge his secrets.

Han Li merely smiled in response.

Your Buddhist arts are indeed quite powerful. If I continue using normal techniques, itll be a long time before we arrive at a decisive result in our sparring match. Im going to be using a few powerful treasures next. Do be careful, Master Yuan Zhi, Han Li cautioned in a calm voice.

After delivering that warning, Han Li flicked his 10 fingers toward the monk in quick succession, and 10 thin red threads shot forth before disappearing mid-flight.

His sleeve then rustled as a ball of three-colored flames tumbled out from within, transforming into a three-colored feather fan that Han Li caught in his hand. He injected his spiritual power into the fan in a wild frenzy before gently sweeping it through the air.

The cry of a phoenix rang out as a three-colored Fire Raven that was several feet in size rushed directly toward the monk.

He then opened his mouth to blast forth a white bead, which swelled drastically to reach around a foot in size in the blink of an eye.

Bursts of purple glacial flames were shimmering over the surface of the bead.

Han Li merely swept a sleeve through the bead, and a sea of purple flames appeared before him. Massive waves of fire several tens of feet tall were instantly swept up, creating an extremely formidable sight to behold!

The silver-robed monk adopted an extremely solemn expression at the sight of Han Lis fearsome assault. He immediately flipped his hand over to produce a shimmering silver vial.

However, before he had a chance to do anything with this vial, red light suddenly flashed in the air before the vajra projection. 10 thin fiery threads had emerged before striking the projection in unison. A string of loud metallic clangs rang out as the two clashed, but the fiery threads were completely unable to pierce into the vajra projections body in the slightest.

The monk completely ignored the fiery threads, turning his attention to the oncoming three-colored Fire Raven instead with a grave look on his face.

Even though this was the first time he had seen the Triflame Fan, the astonishing spiritual power emanating from the three-colored Fire Raven struck him with a sense of immense pressure.

Senior Martial Brother, have you forgotten about the devilish tribulation of the Kunwu Mountains and the demon beast rampage at the North Night Palace over 200 years ago? If Im not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Han had participated in both of those prominent events, and he certainly wasnt just an inconsequential bystander, either, Yan Zhu replied calmly.

The silver-robed monks heart jolted with shock upon hearing this as he turned to appraise Han Li again. Kunwu Mountains? North Night Palace? Could it be that this man is the fugitive wanted by the Yin Sifting Sect and the North Night Palace?

Its been so many years, Im surprised there are still people who remember me. So? Are you planning to capture me and hand me over to those two powers? Han Lis expression remained quite calm, as if he were completely unfazed by the prospect of having to battle these cultivators.

Can Kus heart jolted upon hearing Han Lis blunt admission, and his smile became rather forced. Haha, of course not, Brother Han. The Yin Sifting Sect and the North Night Palace are quite powerful, but they have nothing to do with our Hidden Fortune Pavilion, so theres no reason for us to do their bidding. However, I truly have heard a lot about you, Brother Han. I head that Old Devil Qian of the Yin Sifting Sect and Master Arctic Dragon of the North Night Palace had all fallen by your hands, is that true?

I dont think any of you will believe me if I were to tell you that I didnt kill Old Devil Qian and Master Arctic Dragon, Han Li replied with a cold smile.

The silver-robed monks expression turned rather grim as he said, I heard that you were only a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator at the time, Brother Han. If you really did slay two late-Nascent Soul great cultivators at your cultivation base at the time, then you must be extraordinarily powerful now that youve progressed to the late-Nascent Soul Stage yourself. I really am looking forward to sparring with you now, Fellow Daoist Han.

Upon hearing the monks bold challenge, Can Ku hurriedly interjected, Surely theres no need for that, Master Yuan Zhi! If Brother Han truly wants to purchase the refinement method for the spatial pocket, then Im sure we can work out a deal.

It appeared that after learning about Han Lis resounding feats, the lord of the Hidden Fortune Pavilion had changed his mind and no longer wanted to pit their guest grand elder against Han Li.

You wont sway my decision, Fellow Daoist Can Ku. Even without this matter concerning the spatial pocket, Im still determined to spar with Fellow Daoist Han. Ive been stuck at the late-Nascent Soul Stage for many years, and Ive been looking for fellow Daoists of the same cultivation base to test my skills against, as well as to see if I can learn some things through sparring that will assist in taking me to the next level. If Fellow Daoist Han really is as powerful as the rumors suggest, then theres no way that Im giving up on this opportunity. The silver-robed monk seemed to be very determined.

Can Kus expression immediately soured upon hearing this, and he turned Yan Zhu for assistance.

Theres no need for you to feel troubled, Benefactor Can. This is only a sparring match, and itll be mutually beneficial to both Senior Martial Brother Yuan Zhi and Fellow Daoist Han. In all honesty, I also want to witness the power of the most elite cultivator that the Heavenly South Region has to offer, Yan Zhu said with a smile.

Can Ku was completely speechless.

You know where I came from? Upon hearing mention of the Heavenly South Region, Han Lis heart stirred as his expression darkened.

Yan Zhu seemed to be able to glean Han Lis thoughts, and he replied in an unhurried manner, Theres no need to be alarmed, Brother Han. Youre naturally extremely mysterious to normal cultivators, but for major powers like our Lightning Sound Sect, its not difficult to track down your origins. Do you really think that the Yin Sifting Sect and the North Night Palace are unaware of this information? Its just that theyre wary of your powers and are pretending to be oblivious. After all, both sects have lost a great cultivator each, as well as several other Nascent Soul elders. Theyre currently far too busy dealing with other sects that are trying to take advantage of the situation to plot against them, so they dont have the spare capacity to come after you. Otherwise, you wouldnt have been able to live such a leisurely life in the Heavenly South Region these past years, Fellow Daoist Han.

Han Lis expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and he said, Thats true. I dont know about other sects, but the Yin Sifting Sect is most likely aware of my origins. However, I have no interest in sparring with a cultivator of the same cultivation base unless I stand to gain from it. Fellow Daoist Can Ku, Im only willing to accept this challenge if you promise me that youll hand over the refinement method should I defeat Master Yuan Zhi.

The silver-robed man faltered upon hearing this before turning to Can Ku.

Can Kus expression became rather indecisive, but he made up his mind after a short while. A smile appeared on his face as he said, Seeing as Fellow Daoist Han is this confident, it wouldnt be right for me to turn you down. If you can defeat Master Yuan Zhi in a sparring match, then I have no qualms offering up the refinement method for the spatial pocket.

Han Li chuckled as he rose to his feet, and immediately said, Thats all I needed to hear, Fellow Daoist Can Ku. Please enlighten me, Master Yuan Zhi. In all honesty, Im actually very curious about Buddhist secret techniques as well, I hope you wont disappoint me, Master Yuan Zhi. His words sent a stir running through all of the Core Formation cultivators present. They were also clearly very much looking forward to the upcoming sparring match.

Meanwhile, Yan Zhu stood off to the side in silence with a profound smile on his face.

A cold smile appeared on the silver-robed monks face, and a hint of ferocity had appeared on his refined features.

The Hidden Fortune Palace wont be big enough to house a sparring match between the two of you, how about we take this outside, Fellow Daoists? Im sure the flight restriction wont be an issue to either of you, Can Ku suggested.

I have no objections. The silver-robed monk nodded in response.

Well do as you say, Pavilion Lord Can. Han Li also accepted this arrangement in a nonchalant manner.

Thus, all of them immediately made their way out of the palace.

Everyone else remained standing on the spot, while Han Li and the silver-robed monk rose into the air. Han Li did so as a streak of azure light, while a white lotus flower appeared beneath the monks feet, slowly carrying him into the air.

Moments later, the two of them appeared in the sky high above the Hidden Fortune Palace, facing one another with a distance of several hundred feet between them.

The silver-robed monk stared at Han Li for a while before suddenly uttering a Buddhist prayer, upon which a layer of faint golden light appeared over his face.

Han Lis lackadaisical expression faded upon seeing this, and his brows furrowed as he suddenly asked, I had heard that Master Yuan Zhi was a Buddhist vajra protector, could it be that youve cultivated the legendary Brightjade Arts?

The silver-robed monk faltered slightly upon hearing Han Li identify his cultivation art, but a proud expression quickly appeared on his face as he replied, Oh? I didnt think that you would be so knowledgeable about our Buddhist cultivation arts, Fellow Daoist Han. Indeed, I am cultivating the Brightjade Arts. Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Han.

He joined his palms together and began to utter a series of Buddhist chants, following which silver runes surfaced over his silver robes. At the same time, all of the skin on his body began to take on a faint golden hue, making him appear as if he were a golden Buddha that had descended upon this world.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged, but his heart jolted slightly upon seeing this.

The signs displayed by the monk clearly indicated that he already mastered the fourth layer of the Brightjade Arts. This meant that his body was already as hard as the average treasure, so he would most likely be able to combat a normal flying sword with his bare hands alone.

However, if that was the extent of his powers, then he was naturally no match for Han Li.

Han Li wasted no further time with words as he swept his sleeve through the air. A crisp ringing sound immediately rang out as several tens of golden flying swords shot forth from his sleeve, transforming into streaks of light that were around a foot in length each as they circled around his body.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li made a hand seal and cast an incantation seal into the air.

All of the sword around him shuddered as they began to radiate brilliant golden light, multiplying by sevenfold in an instant to create several hundred identical streaks of light. All of a sudden, the entire sky had been illuminated by golden light, creating a dazzling and formidable golden wave.

Can Ku and all of the other spectating Core Formation cultivators expressions changed in unison upon seeing this.

They could sense that just the golden swords that Han Li had summoned alone would be enough to vanquish an average Nascent Soul cultivator.

In contrast, the silver-robed monks expression remained completely unchanged upon seeing this. He merely raised his hands, and red and green spiritual light shimmered in his hands at the same time, transforming into a crimson Buddhist staff that was several feet in length, as well as a string of shimmering green Buddhist beads.

Right at this moment, Han Li made another hand seal, and the several hundred streaks of golden light swept toward the silver-robed monk as a golden wave at Han Lis behest.

In response, the monk let loose a loud cry as he abruptly raised a hand. The crimson staff that he was holding immediately transformed into a crimson wyrm that pounced toward the wave of golden light. At the same time, he also raised the string of green Buddhist beast, which transformed into a green barrier of light that shielded his body within.

After doing all that, the monk cast his eyes downward and began to make a series of hand seals, appearing as if he were about to unleash some kind of extremely powerful ability.

Meanwhile, the crimson wyrm shot forth through the air and plunged headfirst into the golden light manifested from Han Lis Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

The wyrm was struck by over 100 swords at once, but it wasnt immediately torn into shreds as Han Li expected. Instead, it was baring its fangs and swinging its claws through the air, launching a ferocious counterattack against the golden swords around it.

Myriad Year Flame Coral! Han Li murmured to himself upon seeing this, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

After adding Auric Essence to all of his flying swords, they possessed immense destructive power. However, there were a few materials that in the human world that could still withstand his flying swords, and Myriad Year Flame Coral was one of those materials.

However, this material was even rarer than Auric Essence, yet this monk had somehow been able to source it and add it to his Buddhist staff. Furthermore, it appeared that the proportion of Myriad Year Flame Coral in the staff was quite high. Otherwise, it would definitely have been unable to remain unscathed in the face of so many flying swords.

Han Li was rather surprised by this development, and he immediately changed his plan of attack. A small proportion of his flying swords remained behind to combat the red wyrm while most of them skirted around and hurtled toward the silver-robed monk.

Indeed, I am Can Ku, and Im the lord of the Hidden Fortune Pavilion. I was actually informed of the reason for your arrival earlier through a voice transmission talisman from Shopkeeper Zhang. This is not a suitable place to talk, how about we have a chat in the palace? the old man suggested in a respectful manner as he extended a hand toward the palace gates.

He was wearing a different ring on each and every one of his 10 fingers, some of which were emanating piercing light, while others were completely dull and lackluster. It was a rather peculiar spectacle to behold.

Han Li glanced at the rings on the old mans hand with a nod before turning to the monk beside Can Ku, and he asked, I have no objections. May I ask your name?

This monk was wearing a set of yellow monk robes, and his features were quite youthful, making him appear as if he were a 16 or 17-year-old young man. However, the fearsome spiritual pressure radiating from his body suggested that he was a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.

I am Yan Zhu. The youthful monk smiled as he brought his palms together in a Buddhist salute.

Yan Zhu? Han Li murmured to himself, but he was drawing a complete blank.

However, that wasnt something to be alarmed about. After all, the high-grade cultivators of the four major Buddhist sects were all quite secretive to begin with, and Han Li wasnt from the Great Jin, so it was no surprise that he hadnt heard of this monk.

However, a hint of befuddlement flashed through the eyes of the old man upon seeing the lack of reaction from Han Li. Even though he had disguised it quite well, Han Li was far too cautious to let that detail escape his notice. His expression remained unchanged, but he was quickly thinking about his situation.

Could it be that this monk was supposed to be an extremely renowned cultivator? Otherwise, why would this lord of the Hidden Fortune Pavilion have displayed such a reaction?

In contrast, the youthful monk merely smiled and didnt say anything.

At this moment, the two Core Formation cultivators had also finally reached the palace gates, and they hurriedly extended bows toward the old man.

Can Ku issue a few instructions to the armor-clad Core Formation cultivator before sending him away, leaving only the yellow-robed man remaining behind.

He then led everyone into the Hidden Fortune Pavilion, where everyone took a seat in what clearly wasnt the main hall of the building. Of course, the yellow-robed man and all of the other Core Formation cultivators could only stand. гeewbnovel.com

I heard that Fellow Daoist Han has paid our palace a visit in order to purchase the secret technique for refining a spatial pocket, is that correct? Can Ku cut straight to the point.

Thats right, that is indeed the purpose of my visit. Han Li replied in a straightforward manner.

Seeing as youre asking for this secret technique, you mustve discovered a spatial rift and wish to refine it into a spatial pocket, but you dont want anyone else to know of its location, right? Can Ku asked with a nonchalant smile.

This pavilion lord was only at the mid-Nascent Soul Stage, but this was his territory. As such, even though he was treating Han Li in a respectful manner, he showed no intention of allowing Han Li to dominate proceedings.

Youve hit the nail right on the head, Han Li replied indifferently as his eyes narrowed slightly.

Hehe, ever since our pavilion first created spatial pockets, there have been other fellow Daoists like you who have tried to obtain the refinement method from us. Those fellow Daoists were all in a similar situation as youre currently in, Brother Han, they all discovered spatial rifts and wished to refine those spatial rifts into their person spatial pockets, but didnt want anyone else to be aware of the spatial pockets location. Furthermore, there has been no lack of great cultivators among those who have come to me seeking the refinement method, Can Ku chuckled.

Oh? Did you agree to their request, Fellow Daoist? Han Li was truly curious after hearing that.

No! Every single one of those fellow Daoists promised me that they wouldnt divulge the refinement method to anyone else, but if we were to give them the secret technique, it wouldnt be something thats unique to our Hidden Fortune Pavilion anymore, Can Ku replied in a frank manner.

Han Li was silent for a moment before speculating in a meaningful voice, I trust that you must have some alternative solution that you can offer, right? Otherwise, it would be quite unwise to turn down great cultivators like this, even for an organization as powerful as the Hidden Fortune Pavilion.

You are indeed correct, Brother Han. Our Hidden Fortune Pavilion would naturally prefer to avoid offending powerful cultivators if possible. As such, even though we cant hand over the refinement method, we have a substitute that can also satisfy those fellow Daoists requests, Can Ku replied with a carefree expression.

A substitute? Han Li was truly a little flabbergasted this time.

Our pavilion has actually devised a set of formation tools a long time ago, and those tools can create a formation that can transform an area into a makeshift spatial pocket. I cant guarantee you that the result would be exactly identical to a true spatial pocket, but its at least extremely similar, Can Ku announced confidently.

However, Han Lis brows furrowed upon hearing this, and he shook his head as he asked, Is that so? Seeing as its relying on the power of a restriction, a spatial pocket of this nature will surely have many flaws, right?

There will naturally be some flaws, but those flaws wont be an issue for someone like you, Brother Han, Can Ku replied nonchalantly.

You really have piqued my interest now, Brother Can. Would you be able to elaborate on that further? Han Lis expression had finally changed a little.

Theres not a whole lot of explaining to be done. Essentially, the former pavilion lord asked a few formation spell masters to create a spatial pocket formation based on the concept of a true spatial pocket. These formations were then virtually perfectly replicated in the form of formation tools that can be distributed. As long as the area isnt too large, the formation tools will suffice for creating a spatial pocket. As for flaws, there are only two, seeing as formation tools are being used, the spirit stone expenditure will naturally be quite high. It would take over 10,000 spirit stones to maintain a spatial pocket of this nature per year. Of course, if the spatial pocket itself contains a spirit vein, then those costs can be slightly lowered. Aside from that, the makeshift spatial pocket set up using these spatial tools will only be able to maintain itself for a maximum of 2,000 to 3,000 years. After that, the formation tools will lose their efficacy, and the entire spatial pocket would collapse. Im sure that with your current wealth, the first condition can be easily met. As for the second flaw, as long as youre not planning to pass down this spatial pocket for many generations, the time limit should more than suffice for your needs. Even if we were to reach the Deity Transformation Stage, our lifespans would only be extended to just over 2,000 years anyway, Can Ku elaborated with a slightly smug expression on his face.

Han Li began to stroke his chin with a contemplative look upon hearing this.

How about it? Are you interested in our pavilions formation tools? If so, well be sure to sell you a set at a discounted price. A confident smile appeared on Can Kus face, as if he were sure that Han Li would accept this arrangement.

However, in the next instant, Can Kus smile abruptly stiffened.

After contemplating for a long while, Han Li shook his head, and said, I still want the refinement method for the spatial pocket.

Not only did the yellow-robed Core Formation cultivators expression change upon hearing this, even the monk named Yan Zhu had turned to appraise Han Li with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Can Kus smile faded as he asked, Seeing as youre so insistent, you must have your own considerations, but you should at least provide me with a plausible reason for your insistence, right, Fellow Daoist Han? As he spoke, he was unconsciously tapping the jade armrest on his chair with his hand in a very rhythmic manner.

Han Li could see what Can Ku was doing, but he ignored it as he calmly replied, Its quite simple, the spatial rift that I discovered is already displaying signs of instability. I dont believe that a mere set of formation tools can prevent spatial collapse should it arise. As such, Im determined to obtain the refinement method, Han Li said in an implacable voice.

Can Kus brows furrowed upon hearing this. It was quite clear that Han Lis reply was completely unexpected to him, and a hesitant look appeared on his face for the first time.

You can have the refinement method for the spatial pocket if you want it, but youll have to spar with me first. Right at this moment, an elderly voice sounded from somewhere. Immediately thereafter, silver light flashed and a streak of light shot forth into the palace. The silver light then faded to reveal a monk in silver obes.

Can Ku and Yan Zhu immediately rose to their feet and hurried extended respectful salutes toward the monk. Can Kus expression lit up with elation as he greeted, Master Yuan Zhi, you came!

Yan Zhu pays his respects to Senior Martial Brother Yuan Zhi!

The two of them were treating the monk in an extremely respectful manner.

In contrast, Han Li remained seated in his chair as he appraised this monk with a somewhat intrigued expression.

This monk didnt appear to be as youthful as Yan Zhu, but he only looked to be around 30 years of age, and had a set of graceful and refined facial features. It was quite difficult to link this man to that elderly voice that had rung out earlier.

Unlike with Yan Zhu, Yuan Zhi was a name that Han Li had actually heard of. This monk seemed to be one of the three late-Nascent Soul Stage elders of the Lightning Sound Sect, which was one of the four major Buddhist sects.

In contrast with other Buddhist great cultivators, this man was extremely renowned throughout the Great Jin and at the same time, he was also one of the exceedingly rare Buddhist vajra protectors. That was the extent of Han Lis knowledge of this man.

Only after inspecting the silver-robed monk for a while did Han Li cup his fist in a salute. However, he remained seated his chair, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face as he said, Master Yuan Zhi of the Lightning Sound Sect, I didnt youd be the guest elder of the Hidden Fortune Pavilion. Forgive me for my rudeness.

A slightly cold light flashed through the silver-robed monks eyes at the sight of Han Lis lackadaisical display, and he asked coldly, Which sect are you from, Fellow Daoist Han? I dont recall ever hearing about you.

Its no surprise that you dont recognize me, Master Yuan Zhi, this is also the first time Ive seen you! Han Li chuckled lazily.

At this moment, Yan Zhu suddenly chuckled and said something quite unexpected. Senior Martial Brother Yuan Zhi, this may be your first time seeing Benefactor Han, but its definitely not the first time youve heard of him.

Han Lis expression changed slightly as he turned toward Yan Zhu.

Can Ku also faltered upon hearing this before a contemplative look appeared on his face.

Oh? What do you mean by that Junior Martial Brother Yan Zhu? The silver-robed monk was also a little taken aback.