Рубрика: Путешествие к бессмертию

Chapter 314: Meeting Together

When Han Li said this, Zhong Weiniang beamed with joy and couldnt help but praise Han Li. Liu Jing also revealed a grateful expression.

As for Song Meng, he stepped forward and firmly patted Han Li on the shoulder two times. With a large smile, he said, If I hadnt already met you and you were actually unwilling to go, I certainly would have had a falling out with you. However, I already know Junior Martial Brother is a valiant figure! frewebovel.cm

With that said, Song Meng glared coldly at Wu Xuan. It seemed that Wu Xuan truly did not have a good relationship with his fellow martial brothers!

When Wu Xuan saw this, he snorted and said, Since it is like this, I will find a peaceful place and wont disturb your grand event. I will tell Master everything that happened and hope that he doesnt blame you! Having said this, Wu Xuan expressionlessly walked out of the room and left the Qin Residence on his flying magic tool.

Sixth Senior Martial Brother is truly outrageous. He actually ran away as soon as a battle approached. Its unfortunate that he is my Senior Martial Brother! Zhong Weiniang grumbled with great dissatisfaction.

Enough. Everyone has their own ambitions, so dont force him! We must make our plans and arrangements as soon as possible. The faster we move, the safer we will be. After all, who knows if the Black Fiend School Master is able to leave seclusion earlier than we originally thought, Liu Jing solemnly added.

Senior Martial Brother has much experience in exterminating degenerate cultivators.You plan it! We will act as you say. In any case, when the time comes, I am fine so long as I take part in the fighting! Song Meng exclaimed with an excited appearance.

Junior Martial Brother Song, you!

Liu Jing was rendered speechless by Song Mengs complete lack of plans and was left not knowing whether to laugh or to cry.

Zhong Weiniangs eyes became crescent moons as she smiled sweetly.

Han Li also faintly smiled and did not speak.

Seventh Junior Martial Sister, you are quite familiar with Martial Senior Huimings disciple, Junior Martial Sister Chen. As such, it would be better if you were the one to go. Right now, she is at South Crow City. Please go and request their assistance! After Liu Jing regained his composure, he calmly asked this of Zhong Weiniang.

Junior Martial Sister Chen is also here? I havent seen her for some time. However, we have quite a good relationship. There should be no question about her assistance, Zhong Weiniang replied with complete confidence.

When Han Li heard the words Junior Martial Sister Chen, his heart shook. He thought to himself in confusion, What a coincidence! Is it really her?

While Han Li was in doubt, he heard Liu Jing say something to him.

Junior Martial Brother Han, I fear we will have to stay at the Qin Residence for a while longer. We will require you to contact the members of the Qin Residence and arrange a quiet residence for us, allowing for peaceful cultivation. The Third Senior Martial Brother spoke calmly.

Han Li naturally agreed.

Then what should I do? Song Meng couldnt help but impatiently ask.

You will remain here and properly take care of the Qin Residence in case the Black Fiend School suddenly launches an attack. I will go to the streets from time to time and look for any movements from the Black Fiend School. Since Junior Martial Brother Han has already revealed their faces, itll be harder for us to find them in public, Liu Ming answered indifferently.

I understand! When he heard this, Song Meng dispiritedly agreed.

The following days were extremely peaceful.

Apart from Zhong Weiniang departing for Nanwu City to request assistance, the others generally remained at the Qin Residence and cultivated. As for Third Martial Brother Liu Jing, he went out several times in accordance with his previous words. However, he didnt acquire any useful information, it seemed as if all the Black Fiend School disciples had completely withdrawn themselves and went into hiding.

Wu Xuan was staying at an inn in Yuejing. Nobody knew what he wrote in his letter to Li Huayuan, but once he sent the letter, he casually and leisurely strolled through the bustling, lively parts of Yuejing without any thought of returning to the Qin Residence.

Nanwu City wasnt very far from Yuejing, so in less than three days, Senior Martial Sister Zhong returned with three men and two women in tow.

Among these was an exceptionally cool and elegant woman whom Han Li recognized to be Junior Martial Sister Chen, Chen Qiaoqian. This caused Han Lis heart to be on edge.

When Chen Qiaoqian saw Han Li, she revealed slight shock, but she didnt say anything.

Even if they hadnt spoken to one another, she was unable to consider Han Li to be a stranger.

The other three men and one woman were Chen Qiaoqians fellow apprentices. Two were at mid Foundation Establishment and two were at early Foundation Establishment. When they saw Liu Jing, they appeared very cordial. It seemed they all recognized him.

Zhong Weiniang introduced Han Li to everyone present as her newly accepted Junior Apprentice Brother. But after hearing Han Lis name, the new arrivals apart from Chen Qiaoqian revealed expressions of amazement.

You are Junior Martial Brother Han? You truly are quite young! Weve all heard of Junior Martial Brother Hans great reputation. A single person at the frontlines was able to kill over ten Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Devil Dao. Truly amazing! Chen Qiaoqians Senior Apprentice Sister shouted with a sweet smile.

This beautiful twenty-seven year old woman appeared to greatly admire Han Li.

When these words left her lips, Liu Jing and Zhong Weiniang were greatly shocked.

These two had been earlier dispatched on assignments and didnt participate in the second campaign between the Seven Sects and the Devil Dao. Naturally, they hadnt heard of Han Lis great acts in the slightest.

Now that they heard their acquaintances say this, they felt greatly shocked.

It should be known that although Third Senior Martial Brother had killed countless degenerate cultivators, he only killed two or three Foundation Establishment cultivators, each time being a bitter and long struggle for victory.

However, Han Li had unexpectedly accomplished the great act of killing over ten such Foundation Establishment cultivators, causing these two to feel astonished. They couldnt help but size up this unremarkable Junior Martial Brother Han once more and feel far more respect toward him.

Fourth Senior Martial Brother, we didnt know about Junior Martial Brother Hans accomplishments. Could you clearly explain why you never told me this? After she recovered her shock, Zhong Weiniang suddenly thought of something and loudly scolded Song Meng, who was standing to the side, concealing his laughter with his sleeve. It was a rather harsh criticism!

Junior Martial Sister, you never asked me. You only asked about Junior Martial Brothers cultivation. I believed that Junior Martial Sister already knew about this, Song Meng proudly huffed.

He had long since anticipated seeing the flabbergasted faces of his two fellow apprentices upon discovering this. As he expected, it was quite the view.

How could Zhong Weiniang not hear the half-heartedness contained in those words? She gave him a fierce glance. Even though she was unwilling to let the matter drop, Liu Jing stepped in and said with a large smile, Good! I didnt think that Junior Martial Brother Han was so exceptional! Like this, we should be able to handle the Black Fiend School Master with greater certainty.

When he spoke these words, his face appeared overjoyed. However, Han Li felt a chill down his back. With great apprehension, he couldnt help but think to himself, Surely this Third Senior Martial Brother doesnt want to have me duel the Black Fiend School Master by myself?

Han Li immediately mocked himself for thinking such a ridiculous thought and threw it to the back of his mind.

Following that, Han Li and his Senior Martial Brothers feasted with Junior Martial Sister Chen and her fellow apprentices. Although they all had similar cultivation bases and could abstain from eating for long periods of time, they were now in the mortal world. Naturally, they would enjoy their present circumstances and satisfy their desire for good food.

After they finished eating, Han Li called for Qin Residence servants to clean up the feast. The group then started to discuss how to deal with the Black Fiend School and how to charge into the Imperial City.

Liu Jing immediately made it clear that he was willing to assume complete responsibility for violating the Seven Sects prohibition. Thus, Junior Martial Sister Chen and the others were relieved of their misgivings and agreed to go along with them.

Based on the intelligence Han Li acquired, apart from the four so-called Great Blood Servants, the odds of the other Altar Masters being present at the Imperial Palace were quite low since they were stationed in various parts of the State of Yue where they managed school affairs.

Thus, Liu Jing believed that with their current manpower, they were more than enough to handle the Black Fiend School, but they should nonetheless strike as soon as possible to prevent any future mishaps from emerging.

The others that heard this felt this was reasonable and proceeded to cultivate the entire following day as they were weary from travel. On the night of the second day, taking advantage of the mortals need to sleep, they would infiltrate the Imperial Palace in their plan to purge evil.

At this moment, Han Li looked at everyone talking excitedly with a smile on his face, but he couldnt help but sneer in his heart.

These people truly believed the Black Fiend School was feeble and weak! How could this possibly end well!

After this great battle was concluded, it was hard to say how many of these people would still be left alive!

Were it not for the secrets he obtained from the young prince and the usefulness it would have toward his chances of entering Core Formation in the future, he absolutely wouldnt make such a dangerous charge into the Imperial Palace. After all, he had no grudges against those who used the evil blood sacrifice technique to cultivate. All he had to do was leak information to the victims clans and friends, in turn, they would take revenge and completely settle this matter.

As for the principles of punishing the wicked, exterminating evil, and upholding justice, Han Li had always believed that acting in accordance to ones capabilities was enough.

If there was no danger and he wouldnt have to waste too much energy, he would be happy to act. But if his opponents were too strong and they had nothing to do with him, to risk his own life to handle someone elses affairs made absolutely no sense!

Although the actions of his Sixth Senior Martial Brother Wu Xuan invited loathing from others, they werent disagreeable. Leaving aside his methods, his decision was truly wise. Else, one may act with hot-blooded passion and recklessly brave terrible dangers.

This time, Han Li had forced himself to agree to their charge into the Black Fiend Schools nest, violating his own principle of self-preservation. However, Han Li felt that this danger was worth braving.

Because Han Lis spiritual roots were truly inferior, so long as there was something he could do to increase his chances of entering Core Formation, he was unwilling to let such a boon slip by his fingers. Furthermore, he was somewhat certain of his safe return.

This is because he had prepared a special trump card that could guarantee his own well-being. Otherwise, with Han Lis meticulous caution, how else could he possibly agree?!

Chapter 313: Decision

At this moment, Han Li turned his head toward the handsome youth and politely said, Sixth Senior Martial Brother has also come! The affairs of this little brother have truly troubled Senior Martial Brother.

Wu Xuan indifferently responded with En and said nothing more.

Han Li simply smiled, displaying nothing out of the ordinary. He clearly understood now that ever since that matter with Dong Xuaner, this Sixth Senior Martial Brother did not find Han Li pleasant to the eye.

However, Han Li himself didnt really mind much. After all, this person was much easier to deal with than hypocrites and other such vile characters.

Right now, however, Wu Xuan was looking at Han Li with a trace of amazement.

Last time they had seen each other, Han Li was only at early Foundation Establishment. But now, after just a short period of time, Han Li had already entered mid Foundation Establishment. How could Wu Xuan, who was still lingering at early Foundation Establishment, not feel greatly astonished and envious?

Senior Martial Brothers, please come in! Ill go ahead and steep a pot of good tea for you! Han Li invited the four into the room with a smile and then turned around and went inside ahead of the others.

There is no rush to drink tea. Lets first talk about the Black Fiend Schools experts. Ive always wanted to have a few truly great battles with Foundation Establishment cultivators. Unfortunately, when I was at Masters side, the old man didnt allow me or Eighth Junior Martial Brother to freely kill Devil Dao cultivators. Otherwise, I would possibly be in the same boat as Junior Brother Han and be dispatched to the border to engage in mutual combat. When Song Meng and the others entered the room and sat down, he hastily asked this with itching impatience and curiosity.

This Fourth Senior Martial Brother normally treated people extremely coldly. But now that fierce close combat was imminent, he immediately acted like any other person, becoming excited and unafraid.

Nonsense! Ive heard that success in frontline battles doesnt rely solely on how many enemies youve killed before. Whats most important is ones own cultivation. Because Junior Martial Brother Han had bitterly cultivated beyond everyone else with great success, he was able to naturally succeed in this area. When the Third Senior Martial Brother Liu Jing heard Song Mengs words, he couldnt help but tighten his face and say this with a somewhat rebuking tone.

Hearing this, Han Li felt greatly surprised.

He hadnt thought that these three Senior Martial Brothers would speak mercilessly. He believed that with Song Mengs temperament, he wouldnt be immediately rebuked.

This left Han Li dumbstruck. Song Meng only chuckled and then remained silent.

While Han Li was left in shock, the three Senior Martial Brothers had suddenly turned their heads to him and amiably said, Master already gave us a rough explanation, but in these passing days, Im sure that new information has surfaced. I hope Han Li could give us a detailed briefing.

Yes! I am also very curious. Whos part of this evil school that dares to abduct so many cultivators? They truly have great courage!

Seventh Martial Sister Zhong Weiniang didnt appear to be much older than Han Li. She had a round face with great clear white skin, and her smile had two shallow dimples, she was truly adorable.

However, Han Li clearly understood that this Senior Martial Sister Zhong was a genuine genius cultivator. He had heard that by the age of sixteen, she had already entered Foundation Establishment. She was now only one step away from mid Foundation Establishment and received much favor from Li Huayuan and his wife.

With that thought, Han Li sighed and slowly said, Senior Martial Sister Zhong probably already knows that the majority of the cultivators abducted by the Black Fiend School were used as blood sacrifices for cultivation. A small number of them were spared, threatened into becoming their wretched followers. As a group of evil cultivators unfit to be seen under sunlight, they would naturally have great courage. Furthermore, after so many years of development, they now have quite a few Foundation Establishment experts, each of them extremely vicious.

Blood sacrifice! That evil cultivation art that raises ones cultivation by absorbing the blood essence of other cultivators? When Wu Xuan heard this, his face hardened, asking this with a trembling voice.

Song Meng and the others also displayed similar shock.

Eighth Junior Martial Brother, are you not mistaken? Is it truly that bloody cultivation art? Liu Jings scholarly face had a menacing air and a faint, ominous glint could be seen from his eyes.

When Han Li saw this, his heart trembled.

He had heard long ago that although this Third Senior Martial Brother did not have the greatest cultivation among Li Huayuans disciples, he was famed among the junior generation of the Seven Sects for his bloody, obsessive hatred of evil and have slain countless degenerate cultivators by his hand. This was the main reason why martial idiots like Song Meng held such reverence toward Third Senior Martial Brother Liu Jing. 1

Thats correct. They have cultivated like this for many years. Han Li naturally didnt conceal anything about the Black Fiend School and nodded his head with certainty.

Junior Martial Brother Han, tell us everything that happened, Senior Martial Brother Liu solemnly said to Han Li.

The circumstances are as such: I had originally gone to attend a banquet at Prince Xins residence with the Qin Clan Lord…

Han Li slowly narrated through the events that occurred since that day at Prince Xins Residence. Naturally, secret details involving himself were excluded.

However, Han Li did not expect that these three Senior Martial Brothers were not easily deceived. They interrupted Han Li several times and carefully inquired about a few unclear details. Since the slightest mistake would cause Han Li to reveal everything, these questions truly caused sweat to flow down Han Lis back several times.

This was the first time Han Li felt that weaving lies was truly difficult.

After he answered all of Liu Jings questions, the other threes complexions greatly changed.

This small Black Fiend School actually had four Foundation Establishment Blood Servants, not to mention several Altar Masters with similar cultivation bases and that profound school master.

Furthermore, what was more troublesome was that their nest was actually Yuejings forbidden city!

Senior Martial Brother Liu, should we ask Master for instructions and ask the sect for more men? With just us, I fear it will be extremely difficult to capture the Black Fiend Sects school master, Wu Xuan said with hesitation.

It was obvious that he didnt want to violate the Seven Sects entry ban and that he wasnt entirely confident in his own strength.

What? It seems Sixth Junior Martial Brother is somewhat cowardly? When Liu Jing heard Wu Xuans words, he raised his sharp eyebrows and spat this out with annoyance.

Of course not. I only feel that acting as such is a bit unreliable. According to Junior Martial Brother Hans words, they wont be able to run for quite some time. As such, asking for Masters opinion seems more appropriate. Wu Xuan hastily disputed, naturally unwilling to admit this.

Oh! Thats good. This elder brother was just suspicious! However, Junior Martial Brother Wu doesnt need to ask such a worrisome question. When we arrived, Master repeatedly warned us that if we encountered any difficulties, we should ask for assistance from Martial Senior Hui Mings disciples, who were sent to the nearby South Crow City for sect affairs. With Masters and Martial Senior Hui Mings friendly relationship, they will be certain to help us.

Humph. Since we already know the Imperial Palace has already become a den of evil, how could I, Liu, turn a blind eye to them? Dont hesitate to follow me in. As for whether our charge into the Imperial Palace will violate the Seven Sects prohibition, I, Liu Jing, will bear all the responsibility! Liu Jing declared with an ice-cold expression.

Everyone at the scene looked at each other in dismay except for Seventh Senior Martial Sister Zhong Weiniang, who looked at him with enchanted eyes. It was obvious she had long fallen for this Third Senior Martial Brother!

Good. Since Third Martial Brother has said this, then Junior Martial Brother naturally wont miss such a good show as this and will fight alongside Senior Martial Brother. Song Meng became excited by Senior Martial Brother Lius words and heroically said this.

I also wont leave Senior Martial Brother! I will certainly charge together with him into the Imperial City! Zhong Weiniang repeatedly agreed, having come to her senses.

When Liu Jing heard these two speak, his face smiled, expressing his gratitude. Then he turned his head toward Han Li and Wu Xuan and asked, I dont know what you Junior Martial Brothers intend to do. If you feel that Senior Martial Brothers methods are inappropriate and do not wish to participate in this battle, this Senior Martial Brother will absolutely not force you!

When he said this, Han Li hesitated, pondering about the advantages and disadvantages. Wu Xuan, on the other hand, clenched his teeth. After his face changed between red and white several times, he said, Unless Master permits it with his very own mouth, I will not deliberately violate the prohibition. If Senior Martial Brother truly wishes to personally charge into the Imperial Palace, I will not take part in it. I must first ask Master for instructions!

His reasons were completely justifiable!

You what… Hearing these words, Zhong Weiniang stood up with fury filling her chest. She wanted to say something but was stopped by Liu Jing.

Sixth Junior Martial Brothers words are reasonable. To charge together with me into the Forbidden City is a strenuous and unrewarding task. We might also incur further blame after we withdraw! Third Senior Martial Brother calmly commented.

What does Junior Martial Brother Han think? Could it be you are also going to mimic this fellows example? You are a mid Foundation Establishment cultivator. Surely you arent so cowardly! In order to give her beloved a helping hand, Zhong Weiniang did not hesitate to use such shallow provocations. When Han Li heard this, he inwardly rolled his eyes!

Han Li didnt immediately respond and instead lowered his head in thought, muttering to himself for a moment.

This Senior Martial Brother Lu was very considerate and did not rush Han Li. Instead, he calmly sat down and waited for Han Lis decision.

Alright, I will go! I was the one who originally raised this matter, so it would be inexcusable if I didnt go. Furthermore, I truly wish to experience the might of this mysterious Black Fiend School Master! After a long while, Han Li lifted his head and suddenly smiled, saying this with a soft voice.

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Chapter 312 : Reinforcements and Peace

Ice Demon, it isnt because you find this guy displeasing to the eye but rather that you want me to pick a fight with Ye She! The large bald man coldly said, glaring at the ice demon.

Heehee! That could be true! Regardless, dont you want to go see the school master? It would be best to go now. The school master has yet to start refining Qi from his latest blood sacrifice! The white silhouette addressed the worry on the large mans mind, changing the subject without care.

The large bald man clearly understood that the other partys words were a slight towards him, but he simply snorted and walked into the darkness with large strides.

After turning several corners and walking through six or seven courtyards, the large man arrived at an extremely remote but expansive rock garden. At the sight of it, an expression of reverence had appeared on his face.

Subordinate Tie pays respects to School Master! The large man loudly greeted with a bow.

So its Tie Luo! How were you wounded?

A middle-aged mans magnetic distant voice came from the rock garden where the Black Fiend School Master had secluded himself. It was likely that this was completely unthinkable to Han Li and the others.

Many thanks for School Masters concern, but this subordinate simply used the demon transformation technique. There is only a bit of damage to my vitality. When the large bald man heard the school masters words, he gave a careful reply.

For a moment, the school master didnt immediately give a reply. After a long while, he faintly said, From what I can see, this mission was a failure! Otherwise, my in-name disciple should have followed you back for the mission debriefing.

Please forgive me, School Master. This subordinate didnt do his best to protect the young master and Protector Wang, both of whom fell into the enemys hands. This subordinate willingly receives the School Masters strict punishment! The large man gritted his teeth and said this with an appearance of shame.

Punishment? Why would I punish you? Since youve already used the demon transformation technique, it clearly shows that this enemy was truly too strong. It wasnt because you didnt try your best. Besides, they were only a disciple and a protector, so losing them isnt anything too terrible. If you, on the other hand, were to fall into the enemys hands, then I truly would have a headache!

Many thanks for School Masters forgiveness. This subordinate will certainly do his utmost for School Master in order to make up for this failure!

The Black Fiend School Master had skillfully won over his subordinates heart, stirring up emotions from the large bald man with his words. In response, the bald man immediately made a great display of loyalty.

En, very good! But before anything else, tell me about the fight that occurred. I want to know which sect this cultivator came from. He is unexpectedly so fierce! The Black Fiend School Master was clearly very satisfied with the large mans words, but he still asked about Han Li with great curiosity.

As you bid! The large man hastily agreed.

The techniques of the Foundation Establishment cultivator who we wanted to capture were extremely peculiar. He was unexpectedly able to control mechanical beast-like figurines. Furthermore, his strength was not lacking. At the time…. The large bald man thoroughly narrated the events of his fight with Han Li and how he used the demonic transformation technique when the situation turned sour.

After the large man finished, the rock garden was quiet for a moment. The Black Fiend School Master seemed to be thinking of something.

After a while, a clear and cold voice spoke.

Based on the description of this cultivators control of figurines, this should be the puppet technique of the Thousand Bamboo School, and thus, he is likely a cultivator from this school. I heard earlier that a few Thousand Bamboo School cultivators had appeared within the borders of Yuan Wu. He is probably one of them. However, your intuition to immediately flee after your demon transformation was a very wise decision. Otherwise, you wouldnt be speaking here with me now, the Black Fiend School Master said indifferently.

That cant be! Although I am not confident that my transformed demonic body would be able to truly withstand his treasure talisman, were it not for the fact that I was unable to control my own body after the demonic transformation, I would have actually wanted to fight him! Even if I wasnt his match, I wouldve completely been able to flee without harm, the large man replied with some refusal.

Tie Luo, I know that you were able to withstand a treasure talisman once before and came out unscathed. However, talisman treasures greatly differ in power from one another. Even if two treasure talismans were refined from the same magic treasure, their strength wouldnt necessarily be the same. Also, with this treasure talismans strange appearance, I can conclude that you wouldnt be able to endure his attacks even with your fiend demon transformation. If it were Qing Wens wood devil transformation, there may have been some chance of victory. The Black Fiend Sect Master smiled warmly and gave the large man an explanation.

Many thanks for School Masters advice! Still somewhat unconvinced, the large man still expressed his thanks with acknowledgment.

School Master, how should we respond to this cultivator? Since the opponent isnt a cultivator from the Seven Sects, should us four Blood Servants be dispatched to capture him alive and present him for School Masters cultivation? the large bald man eagerly asked. It was obvious he planned to find Han Li and settle the score.

Theres no need! It was only a guess that he was a Thousand Bamboo School cultivator. Im not completely certain, and he may have other helpers. Also, I am at a crucial point of my secluded cultivation and do not wish to provoke any great enemies. Confine all the disciples within the capital in the coming days and have them all remain at the Imperial Palace. These matters will be put off until I reach great success stage in my cultivation. Even if there are no Foundation Establishment cultivators to serve as blood sacrifices, it will only delay my progress by a few months. At that time, apart from Core Formation cultivators, no Foundation Establishment cultivator will be my match. As the Black Fiend School Master said this, his originally flat tone became filled with excitement.

The Black Fiend School Masters thoughts happened to be just as Han Li had anticipated.

This subordinate wishes good fortune for School Masters cultivation breakthrough to the great-success stage. This one will immediately arrange for the school disciples at the Imperial Palace to fortify the number of guards. We wont allow them to disturb the School Master in the slightest, the large man loudly declared with tact.

Good, carry out the arrangements!

After the Black Fiend School Master finished saying this, he seemed to be somewhat tired and didnt say anything further. Thus, the large bald man respectfully took several steps back, turned around, and departed.

This location once again became an unremarkable corner of the cold palace.

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Time passed by quickly. It was half a month since Han Li passed on the newly acquired intelligence.

At this moment, the Black Fiend School and Han Li had taken the same action and withdrew.

Since the Black Fiend School didnt dispatch their troops to search wide for the Han Lis hideout, Han Li didnt dare to break down the stalemate and rush into the Imperial City, showing his usual calm restraint. It appeared that nothing happened to both sides during this time.

It would be reasonable to say that the Devil Dao should have already shown themselves, but no information of them had appeared, causing Han Li to let out a great sigh of relief.

Han Lis most feared scenario where the Black Fiend School and the Devil Dao would collaborate together and simultaneously stir up vile trouble did not occur. Han Li couldnt help but secretly rejoice from this.

According to Han Lis calculations, even if Li Huayuan sent people over, they would arrive in about ten days at the earliest. Thus, he calmly cultivated every day and didnt rashly go out. At Han Lis suggestion, Qin Yan had also stayed in at the Residence for the past recent days and evaded invitations to go out, claiming that he wanted to deepen and enjoy familial ties.

But on the morning of this very day, as Han Li was meditating and refining Qi on his bed, He suddenly opened his eyes, exposing a trace of cold light.

Which fellow Daoists have come to visit? Theres no need to be so secretive. Come out!

After Han Li coldly said this, he patted his storage pouch and immediately took out the white scale shield, blocking his front. At the same time, his other hand grasped a fire cloud talisman. He appeared as if he were facing a great enemy.

What caused Han Li to act so seriously was the feeling of shock in response to the appearance of three to four Foundation Establishment cultivators lingering outside the door. Although they used Qi concealment magic techniques, Han Li, who cultivated the nameless chant, could faintly feel their presence.

Han Li thought to himself with astonishment, Could it be that the four great Blood Servants of the Black Fiend School have all come?

When this thought raced through his mind, Han Li endlessly complained to himself and immediately planned his escape. As for the Four Friends of Meng Mountain and those from the Qin Residence, Han Li couldnt do anything for them, he could only leave them to find their own luck.

While Han Lis mind was filled with these distracting thoughts, not a single magic tool or Daoist technique came from outside as Han Li had expected. Instead, he heard a bright and cheerful voice.

Hehe! How about it? I said you wouldnt be able to conceal yourselves from Junior Martial Brother! Young Junior Martial Brother has already entered mid Foundation Establishment. Dont show off your mere skill in front of Junior Martial Brother Han.

This was an extremely familiar voice to Han Li. His mind stirred as he loudly answered, Could it be that Senior Martial Brother Song has arrived? Let Junior Martial Brother give you his greetings!

Han Lis words were filled with pleasant surprise.

Junior Martial Brother, youve guessed correctly! After the voices owner said this, he opened the door and strut into Han Lis room, it was Han Lis Fourth Senior Martial Brother, Song Meng.

Two men and a woman stood behind him. Apart from the serious appearance of a young handsome man, the other two looked at Han Li with a smile.

Among them, a man with a scholarly appearance said with a smile, Eighth Junior Martial Brother, Ive heard your name from Master. Its unfortunate that Seventh Junior Martial Sister and I havent had a chance to meet you yet! Now that weve finally seen you in person, were astounded that youve cultivated so quickly and had already reached mid Foundation Establishment! I truly have no words to say. The man clicked his tongue.

When that elegant woman standing by his side heard this, she concealed a chuckle and brightly sized up Han Li with curiosity.

Han Li took another glance at the man and woman, but he still didnt recognize who they were. He immediately stood up from the bed and said with a respectful expression, So its Third Senior Martial Brother and Seventh Senior Martial Sister! Junior Martial Brother has long heard of Senior Martial Brother and Sisters great reputations. Unfortunately, I also havent had the chance to meet you. As for cultivation, Senior Martial Brother had entered mid Foundation Establishment far before me. How could this Junior Martial Brother compare?

Han Lis words were sincere and left a good impression on his Third Martial Brother.

Chapter 311: Secrets of Blood Sacrifice

Just as Han Li was considering this, the dark-faced old man continued without stopping, … We were unable to discover the true circumstances of the Black Fiend School Masters cultivation. By his side, there are four great Blood Servants closely protecting him, similar to the one we encountered today. It is certain that we are not capable of being their match as we are now. Thus, I recommend to Senior that we do not take the initiative to further provoke them and that it would be best to wait for reinforcements…

Be at ease. This Black Fiend School Master is at most a late Foundation Establishment cultivator. Im quite certain he has yet to reach Core Formation.

Han Li, who had originally been listening from the beginning, suddenly interrupted the old mans words and said this with much certainty.

Han Lis words stunned the dark-faced old man at first, but he suddenly became happy. The others also appeared greatly relieved.

Although they didnt know why Han Li was so certain, since it was Senior Han who had said this, it was extremely unlikely he was wrong! A moment ago, they had been discussing that if their enemy happened to be a Core Formation cultivator, they would only be able to flee in humiliation! Even if with the assistance of reinforcements from the Seven Sects, it was still uncertain if the Black Fiend School Master could be dealt with.

But now that Han Li had said this, the hearts of the Four Friends of Meng Mountain naturally grew much calmer.

Could Senior tell us a few things? When we interrogated Steward Wang, he didnt have the slightest idea about the Black Fiend School Masters cultivation!

Fourth Brother, what nonsense are you speaking? Since Senior Han has said this, it must be completely true. The dark-faced old man fiercely rebuked the youth with a serious expression.

When Han Li heard their words, he slightly smiled and calmly said, This isnt some kind of secret! This information came from the fact that the school master requires Foundation Establishment cultivators to conduct blood sacrifices.

Han Lis relaxed voice slowly explained this.

Although our Yellow Maple Valley isnt very involved with Devilish Dao cultivation techniques, we do have some understanding of blood sacrifices, this impatient and destructive evil magic. This devilish art works by taking in other cultivators blood essence and using it to boost their own cultivation. This was once a common occurrence in previous devilish sects as it is able to greatly increase a cultivators magic power in a short period and skip a great amount of time spent in meditation, bitterly cultivating. As a result, there was a time in the cultivation world when not only the Devilish Dao but even Righteous Sects had many people secretly cultivation this technique.

After Han Li said this, he coldly laughed, and a slight sneer occurred at the corner of his mouth. Then he continued, However, this insane cultivation technique not only required the vicious and merciless slaughter of many other cultivators, but it also had a fatal flaw. It is only effective at the level of Foundation Establishment and below. In addition, those who use blood sacrifices are doomed to stay at Foundation Establishment for the rest of their lives without any hope of reaching Core Formation. During that time when so many cultivators secretly cultivated this devilish art, not a single one of them was able to reach Core Formation.

Whats worse is that as they consumed the blood sacrifices magic power, they would often experience backlash. If one was not careful, he or she would encounter Qigong Deviation and die. Obviously, the main reason as to why this cultivation technique disappeared without a trace was because it became taboo amongst all cultivators to consume anothers blood essence. Thus, both the Righteous and the Devil Dao gradually eradicated those who practiced this devilish art.

However, it was later said that the Devilish Dao had hated to part with this method of hurriedly increasing their cultivation and instead created a cultivation technique that was known as blood sacrifice. However, this method didnt directly consume anothers blood essence. Instead, it would use a cultivators soul. Although Ive heard the rise in cultivation wasnt as sudden or quick as the original blood sacrifice, it shared the same restrictions, preventing Core Formation and containing the same danger of backlash. It was aptly named soul sacrifice. With regards to soul sacrifice, my sects ancient records didnt mention much of it. I only know that once it was established, it was only grasped by a few higher echelon experts of the Devil Dao and wasnt widely circulated, preventing a massacre in the cultivation world! Furthermore, there are also many other restrictions in other areas.

In a single breath, Han Li had spoken of many secrets with regards to blood sacrifice. As rogue cultivators, this greatly widened the perspective of the Four Friends of Meng Mountain. At the same time, they also knew why Han Li was certain that the Black Fiend School Master was only at Foundation Establishment. It was very obvious that that Black Fiend School used the first method of blood sacrifice.

We have already acquired a rough understanding of the internal circumstances of the Black Fiend School. However, that large bald man escaped, so by now, the Black Fiend School should know of our circumstances as well. They might immediately abandon their nest and flee. As such, if theyve hidden themselves again, we would be at a disadvantage. The second brother suddenly thought of something and voiced his concern with worry.

Impossible! It is currently unlikely for the Black Fiend School to immediately flee. From what I learned from the young prince, the Black Fiend School Master is currently in a crucial point in secluded cultivation at some cave within the Imperial Palace. Ive heard that the School Master had prepared this secluded cultivation for several years and absolutely wouldnt give it up halfway through. Its most likely that they are gathering their forces and guarding against us. Han Lis tone of words held ridicule toward the Black Fiend School.

Hearing these words, the four friends spirits were roused, and they revealed slight excitement.

Senior, then next we must… After the dark-faced old man calmed down, he probingly asked this.

We dont have to do anything next except calmly wait for reinforcements! Although the other party knows of our circumstances, they dont know where we are hiding. Furthermore, the people taking care of their business in Yuejing are none other than the two captives in our hands. If the Black Fiend School wanted to go find us, they wouldnt be able to send any capable men. However, everyone must be a bit careful. In the coming days, stay and properly cultivate within the residence. When reinforcements come, we will then make our decision. Han Li massaged his nose with his hand as he said this with the corner of his mouth slightly raised. His eyes had already become narrow slits.

With a mysterious smile on his face, Han Li caused the others to feel greatly perplexed.

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The Imperial City of the State of Yue occupied one-fifths of its land. However, a third of the Imperial City was occupied by the glorious and magnificent Imperial Palace.

Layers of perfectly cut jade bricks formed the palace floors along with countless elegant corridors in addition to many decorative gardens with rarely seen flowers and plants. Even eunuchs and palace maids who had lived in the palace for years would often lose their way, a testament to how extensive the Imperial Palace was!

It was currently almost midnight. The original bustling of court eunuchs and palace maids had long exchanged for a heavy guard with sentries posted every few meters.

But under these circumstances, there was still a person whose entire body was tightly covered in a wide cloak swaggering through the layers of sentries with a gold medallion in hand, walking toward the depths of the cold palace hall. frewbovel.cm

This person was extremely tall!

Looking at the sinister palace gate, the mysterious man suddenly shed off his cloak and exposed his massive bald head. This was precisely the large bald man who had escaped from Han Li.

At this moment, he no longer had his demonic appearance and seemed quite normal. However, his face was pale and seemed lacking in blood, it appeared his origin Qi had been greatly depleted.

Who is it?

Just as the large bald man walked two steps forward, an extremely cold voice came from within the palace hall.

Ice Demon, its me.

The large bald man replied without a trace of politeness. He walked through the gate without stopping.

So it was Tie Luo! You came back from your mission! But wait, why are your footsteps so weak and your Qi so lacking? Could it be that you, who claims to be seldom harmed by magic tools and impenetrable to ice and fire, suffered quite a bit? the ice-cold voice asked with some shock. But soon after, the speaker took joy in the bald mans misfortune.

Humph, what does an ice-cold fellow like you know? The person I encountered this time was a formidable fellow. Let alone me, even if us two worked together, I fear we wouldnt be good enough! Were it not for the quick-witted fiend demon transformation I planned in advance, I fear I would have lost my life there, The large bald man replied with a cold smile.

You used the fiend demon transformation? No wonder your origin Qi has been injured. It seems that without a month of bitter cultivation, you wont have any hope of recovering! However, being able to pressure you like this, your opponent must truly be exceptional. Tell me about him! This ice demon held great curiosity in his words.

After I first beg the School Master for forgiveness, I will return and tell you this in detail! The School Masters in-name disciple was captured by the enemy, so right now I dont have time to deal with you. I dont know what punishment Ill receive for this blunder! The large bald man impatiently answered.

Old Tie, you might not know, but unlike the others. Its as if we are all of one heart with the School Master. How could the School Master punish you? At most, he would rebuke you! The ice demon replied with objection.

But these words soon lagged behind as the originally shut palace hall doors opened by themselves with a creak. An incomparably dark gateway was revealed, similar to that of a demonic beast opening its mouth to devour its chosen prey.

When the large bald man saw this, he couldnt help but walk forward hesitantly.

Qing Wen and Ye She?

When the large bald man walked forward through the doors, he immediately asked the white silhouette to the side.

They went to the blood prison to cultivate! For the time being, only I remained to take care of things. The image of the white silhouette erratically swayed in the shadows. His body was emitting faint white Qi from all over, preventing the bald man from seeing his true appearance.

Humph! That Qing Wen is already at mid Foundation Establishment but yet he still cultivates so diligently. Could it be he isnt afraid of true essence backlash? And that brat Ye She, when has he ever been so hardworking? The large bald man revealed an expression of astonishment and asked this, puzzled.

When you hear this, dont be envious! That Ye She said he felt that he was about to enter mid Foundation Establishment. Who gave this guy such good aptitude? He can still keep up with us even without cultivating. What can be done! Although the ice demon advised the large man to not be jealous, his own words were filled with a sour tone.

Chapter 310: Royal Family

Relying on his mid Foundation Establishment cultivation, Han Li was able to activate the treasure talisman several times faster than when he was a Qi Condensation cultivator.

After a short moment, the azure talisman in his hand turned into a several inch long azure jade rod that sparkled exquisitely and flowed with glimmering light.

At this moment, the combined magic power of the Four Friends of Meng Mountain had reached its limit. The aggressive swipes of the man transformed into a demon were like repeated hammer strikes against the white scale shield, leaving the four friends exhausted with pale gray complexions.

Senior, hurry!

The dark-faced old man saw Han Lis talisman transform and couldnt help but anxiously urge him.

Han Li did not have the time to pay attention to the old man. Instead, after he saw the transformed demon repelled by the light beam attacks, he immediately poured all of the spiritual power in his body into the jade rod.

In an instant, the small jade rod floating above his hand released a dazzling blue radiance. It split in two, then two to four and four to eight… In the blink of an eye, it transformed into several hundreds of similar small rods. Each rod released a rumbling hum and continuously trembled as they revolved around Han Li.

This astonishing scene rendered the Four Friends of Meng Mountain speechless. They believed it to be an illusion, not daring to trust what they saw with their own eyes.

Without the slightest of delay, Han Li pointed at the transformed demon with a solemn expression. Then, like a bursting dam, the densely packed small rods immediately shot forth in a fierce, grand charge.

Although the mind of the former large bald man wasnt clear, as he faced the assault of Han Lis treasure talisman, he seemed to realize the situation was far from good. Dread appeared on his face. With a flash of red light, he madly galloped away like a shooting star at a speed no slower than the Divine Wind Boat.

This scene left Han Li stunned and hesitant. The other party had already run over three hundred meters away. Han Li could only see the distant fleeing figure from behind.

With a sigh, Han Li didnt give chase. Instead, he lightly waved his hand, causing the jade rod talisman treasure to withdraw and converge into an azure talisman, floating back to his hand.

It wasnt as if he didnt want to prevent future problems. However, the remaining uses of the jade rod talisman treasures were limited. If he were to pursue and tangle with him for a long period of time, Han Li didnt know if the treasure talisman would last. Also, with living mouths already in hand, this choice was comparatively more reliable.

Seeing such a formidable opponent flee from Han Li, the hearts of the four friends shook as they stood, propping each other up. гeewenvel.com

Seeing that their complexions truly werent good, after a moment of thought, Han Li took out a small medicine bottle from his storage pouch and handed it over to them.

Everyone take one pill. It will help with your injuries, Han Li said with a slight smile.

Regardless of how it was presented, these people had been quite helpful in todays battle. He naturally had to show this to some extent in order to have them know that he wasnt unkind.

As expected, the four friends revealed a grateful appearance. The old man then respectfully took the bottle and lightly poured four fire-red longan sized medicinal pills into his hand. Upon smelling its medicinal fragrance, his spirit felt roused.

As the old man was someone with much experience, he was immediately pleasantly surprised by the great value of the medicine. After he repeatedly expressed his thanks toward Han Li, he took the medicine pill along with the others.

Just as the medicine pills entered their stomachs, they immediately scattered, warmly flowing into every inch of their bodies. This caused their injuries to feel much lighter, and they felt great joy.

Lets leave! It will be troublesome if we stay here for long and the Black Fiend School brings reinforcements, Han Li said with a deep voice as he took a look at the captured young prince and Steward Wang.

The four friends naturally didnt have any objections. They obediently carried the two captives onto the Divine Wind Boat. Han Li then hastily flew with all of them on board.

The sky above the ruined temple regained peace once more. No one wouldve been able to tell that a fierce battle between cultivators had occurred here.

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Han Li and company returned to the Qin Residence without a problem and directly descended to their dwelling.

Fearing that any delay would bring trouble, Han Li made a change of plan and started to interrogate the young prince and the steward that very night.

Han Li planned to personally interrogate the young prince and hand Chief Steward Wang to the four friends. He was convinced that with the dark-faced old mans shrewd ruthlessness, he should receive a satisfactory result.

To make cultivators tell the truth was a comparatively more difficult matter for others. However, Han Li, who had a rough understanding of bewitchment techniques and was proficient in the Dao of medicine, simply had no problem in this regard. This was especially apparent with such a large difference in cultivation.

Although the young prince had started by absolutely refusing to open his mouth, completely unwilling to answer Han Lis mild questioning, Han Li force fed the young prince a medicinal liquid with no trace of politeness. As a result, the prince grew dizzy, and his mind sank into delusion.

Soon after, Han Li used a common bewitchment magic technique, Hypnotic Eye, and smoothly took control of his mind. Afterwards, the prince obediently answered Han Lis questions like a puppet.

Hearing the young princes account, Han Lis appearance changed without end. At the start, he was solemnly ice-cold. In the middle, he was stunned and amazed. By the end, he appeared conflicted and gloomy.

With the young prince divulging all his hidden secrets, Han Li muttered to himself for a moment. Then he took out a black medicinal pill he had prepared beforehand and expressionlessly stuffed it down the young princes throat before walking out of his room, not even giving the young prince another glance.

This Soul Breaking Pill was enough to silently kill the young prince.

Although Han Li didnt feel very good about using poison to kill a defenseless person, in light of the young prince using over ten cultivators as blood sacrifices to cultivate a demonic art, his death couldnt be regarded as unjust.

When he arrived at the Clear Sound Courtyard, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain were discussing the interrogation with solemn expressions. Once they saw Han Li enter, they all stood and welcomed Han Li to the head seat.

Han Li sat down without declining and asked, So how about it? Did Steward Wang confess to anything?

The four friends exchanged mutual glances. As the eldest member, the dark-faced old man stood and replied, Senior might already know this…Im afraid the situation is quite complicated, especially if Steward Wang didnt lie.

With that said, the old man stole a look at Han Li. However, Han Lis expression was normal and didnt express anything.

With no better option, the old man deliberated for a moment and forced himself to say, This one has learned much information with regards to the Black Fiend School from Steward Wang. However, most of it is insignificant. Only one extremely jeopardizing matter is important. That is, the Black Fiend School Master is hiding in the Imperial City. Furthermore, the current mortal emperor of the State of Yue has long since become his puppet, turning the Imperial Palace into the Black Fiend Schools nest. As it happens to be, the Black Fiend School Master is a man called Li Poyun, a eunuch among the stewards within Imperial Palace. It is said that he is in the middle of secluded cultivation.

When the dark-faced old man said this, he wrinkled his brow. He felt this matter wasnt easy to handle! After all, even if cultivators held mortals in contempt, they still had to be somewhat wary toward the highest ruler of the mortal world!

After Han Li heard this, his face didnt change. However, his heart sighed incessantly!

He didnt have hold any fear for the emperor but he knew that the current royal family of the State of Yue was actually in joint cooperation with the Seven Sects.

Each of the sects had an unwritten rule strictly prohibiting even a half step of entry into the forbidden city. This was to avoid any sect from seizing the royal family by force and leaving the other sects at a disadvantage.

Thus, for several hundred years, the slightest trace of Seven Sect Disciples had not appeared in the Imperial City of Yue. So long as the State of Yues emperor didnt make any great blunders by not making any offerings to the Seven Sects, the Seven Sects left them completely alone. Perhaps it was this that gave the Black Fiend School an advantageous opportunity.

Han Li had already contemplated the young princes answers many times over, but he was still unsure as to what to do!

This rule had been maintained for such a long time. Even if he uncovered the true identity of the Black Fiend School Master, who knew if that would atone for his crime of trespassing into the Imperial City? Not only was it possible that he could receive no merits, but he could also be severely punished!

Being unable to distinguish between what was the right or wrong course of action, he grew extremely annoyed. In the long history of the Seven Great Sects, such occurrences had happened before.

There were times when the authority of some rules was far more important than the rightness or wrongness of the matter and simply couldnt be broken in the slightest, causing Han Li to feel greatly afraid of the consequences.

He wasnt someone who wished to expend effort only to receive an undesired outcome.

But returning to the main topic at hand, being able to discover the true identity of the Black Fiend School Master so easily was truly unexpected!

However, this was a just a chance coincidence. According to the young princes knowledge, even Foundation Establishment Altar Lords hadnt seen the appearance of the school master before and didnt know of his origins.

These two were of the few individuals who knew the Black Fiend School Masters identity. This was completely because Steward Wang and the young prince had a rather familiar relationship to the Black Fiend School Master.

One of them was the Black Fiend School Masters older cousin and had saved his life before. The other was his only official disciple and received no small amount of favor. With such intimate relationships, they were able to know the true identities of many important figures.

Otherwise, in such a large city such as Yuejing, how could two among many of the schools Qi Condensation disciples hold such influential positions in the school?

Chapter 309: Demonic Transformation

You cant withstand it! Quickly, dodge!

Resisting sharp pain, Steward Wang loudly shouted while in Han Lis grasp in an attempt to warn the young prince.

Obviously, his warning came too late.

Hearing this, the young prince subconsciously leaned to the side, wanting to dodge the point of the huge azure sword. However, the sword suddenly changed its cleave to a slice, softly sweeping past his legs. The black Qi protecting his body scattered from the attack and didnt have the slightest of effect.

As a result, the sword sliced through his two calves with great ease. The young prince loudly shouted, fainting on the scene.

This person who had lived a life of luxury since birth, though he may be exceptionally shrewd, had never experienced such sufferings before. Naturally, he wasnt able to bear the pain of lacerated legs.

However, this scene scared Han Li, because he hadnt used the azure essence sword streak in so long, he believed that he had accidentally killed him!

After figuring out what just happened, Han Li happily laughed as he picked this person up and flew back to the Four Friends of Meng Mountain.

Han Li grew very cheerful from his decisive victory, but at the same time, he felt somewhat puzzled.

From the feeling of danger the young prince and Steward Wang gave him, these two shouldve been far more dangerous. However, he was able to capture them alive very easily. Could it be that his mysterious intuition had started to fail him?

Han Li shook his head and felt something was strange.

At this moment, the black-clothed men lingering around had witnessed this scene and knew that remaining there any longer would be unfavorable. After exchanging mutual glances, they started to scatter and escape in the blink of an eye, leaving behind no traces of them ever being there.

Han Li had no intention of chasing after them. There were only foreign elements, much like the Four Friends of Meng Mountain. They were fundamentally unworthy of a strenuous pursuit.

As he thought this, he flew back to the Four Friends of Meng Mountain and casually threw down his two captives, saying indifferently, Treat their injuries. We still need to interrogate them!

The youth and the second brother immediately acted, catching the two. They didnt dare to show the slightest negligence.

At this moment, not only did the Four Friends of Meng Mountain appear respectful, but their hearts were also filled with reverence toward him. Han Lis recent display of great and profound power left them with an unforgettable impression.

Seniors cultivation is truly profound. It has greatly broadened these juniors perspective, the dark-faced old man said with complete respect.

It was nothing but minor skill!

When Han Li saw the four friends expressions of reverence, he couldnt help but feel somewhat proud. However, he put on an appearance that such a thing wasnt worth mentioning, causing the four to feel that Senior Han was profoundly mysterious!

Dang! Dang! At this moment, these loud bangs caused Han Lis complexion to slightly change.

The four friends hastily looked over. After the middle-aged woman took a clear look, she pointed with a panicked appearance and shouted to Han Li, Senior, quickly look! Your magic tool!

Han Li had already turned his head over to look at the Heaven Shrouding Cup trapping the large bald man. Startlingly loud noises rang from within, accompanied by unimaginable deformations appearing on its exterior.

With each following sound, the wall of the Heaven Shrouding Cup protruded even more. After over ten more large sounds, the cup was no longer recognizable, and slightest resemblance to its original shape could not be seen.

But what was even worse was that the cups yellow light had grown far duller. It seemed that the large bald man could break through the cup at any moment.

Han Li was overwhelmed with shock!

Although he didnt know why this inconceivable scene occurred, it was obvious that this Heaven Shrouding Cup couldnt contain him. His only choice at the moment was to take other actions.

With this thought, Han Li retrieved the many magic tools that were orbiting above him and took out seven to eight puppet beasts. He had the four puppets he had originally taken out form a line in front of Han Li and the four friends, creating a barrier.

Just as this was accomplished, the sound of a huge explosion could be heard as the Heaven Shrouding Cup magic tool shattered into multiple pieces. Then, an inhuman monster flew out from its remains.

What is that?

When the middle-aged woman saw this, she involuntarily cried out. The complexions of the three at her side also turned green with disbelief.

Even Han Li was astonished at what he saw.

The large bald man who had leap out completely resembled a demon in both appearance and physique.

His height was now over six meters. His teeth were sharp and wild. Two black horns protruded from his head. A long, scaled iron tail dragged behind him. But what was most astonishing were the black and red demonic patterns covering his entire body. A majority of his bare body had been concealed by an unspeakably fiendish Qi.

The large bald mans original appearance could faintly be made out from his face, but his eyes were glowing with a green ominous light, completely filled with the desire for blood and slaughter. The slightest of humanity no longer remained. He looked toward Han Li and the others with an ice-cold glance and crouched down, like a drawn arrow ready to be shot.

When the Four Friends of Meng Mountain saw this, they dreaded disaster. But just as they were at a loss as to what to do, they suddenly heard Han Lis voice.

Release your magic tools!

Following Han Lis command, over ten puppets in front of them simultaneously opened their mouths and shot out over ten beams of light, striking the transformed demon like lightning. The unguarded opponent was sent tumbling to the ground.

Seeing this, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain couldnt help but be greatly joyous and impulsively released their magic tools, attacking the large man from every direction. They wished to quickly dispatch of this frightening monster.

Unfortunately, their beautiful dream only lasted for a fleeting moment before a stream of fiendish Qi shot toward the sky from the large man as he furiously jumped up. Regardless of what magic tool was attacking him, there wasnt the slightest of injury. This caused the four friends eyes to open wide from shock.

The transformed demon madly roared to the sky and suddenly started to wildly flourish his arms like windmills, striking at the magic tools that surrounded him. In an instant, his incredibly sharp fingers thoroughly sliced them to bits and turned them into scrap metal fragments.

Without waiting for the four friends to recover from their shock, the transformed demons eyes glowed with jade light and his body shook several times, appearing in front the barrier protecting Han Li and the others. It extended its claws and fiercely swung.

Crash.

The dark-faced old man quickly acted and activated the shield blocking the attack just in time. However, five deep claw marks remained on the shield. Furthermore, the old mans complexion turned extremely pale in an instant, it was obvious his magic power was not enough to maintain the shield against the onslaught.

Seeing this, the large man laughed evilly and used his other claw to strike the shield at the speed of lightning. freewebnvel.cm

However, his expression immediately changed. He abruptly withdrew his claw and pulled back his arms, forming a cross in front of his body.

At this moment, the second wave of light beams came from his front, harshly striking him once more.

However, this time the transformed demon wasnt knocked down by the attack. He was only forcibly pushed back by the wave of attacks by about a hundred meters. This caused the dark-faced old man, who received the first claw attack, to finally let out a long breath. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nervously said to the other three, His attacks are too ferocious. A single persons magic power wont last against his strikes. Everyone, gather your strength to power the shield!

Hearing the words of their eldest brother, the remaining three friends reached out without hesitation and placed their hands on the old mans shoulders, frenziedly pouring spiritual power into his body.

In an instant, color returned to dark-faced old mans complexion.

The second attack had no effect on the man transformed into a demon, which appeared to become even more violent. As soon as the puppet beasts light beams faded away, it immediately charged forward again, brandishing its fangs and claws. But as it was about to strike the white scale shield, another wave of light beams struck it back to its original location.

Seeing this, Han Li tensely wrinkled his brow.

Since this monster was able to break through the Heaven Shrouding Cup and its body could resist the puppet beasts light beam attacks, it was clear that common top-grade magic tools wouldnt have any effects. Only treasure talismans would do any damage.

With this thought, Han Li didnt hesitate any further and commanded the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, Keep it busy with the puppet beasts. I need some time to cast my magic!

With that said, Han Li did not wait for their response. He took out the azure mist talisman from his storage pouch and solemnly sat down with his eyes closed, the talisman in his hands.

Han Li didnt tell them about the matter of the treasure talisman because he understood that as loose cultivators, they most likely would not have known of such a thing, More importantly, now was not the time to explain.

His neat and incisive methods illustrated that Han Li simply did not tolerate opposition from the Four Friends of Meng Mountain. These four friends also clearly understood this. After they mutually glanced at each other, the dark-faced old man could only gather his courage and agree.

After that, the transformed demon threw itself forward seven to eight more times in successive attacks, but each attack was met with dejected failure.

Although that white scale shield was riddled with traces of damage from the opponents claws, under the control of the four friends, it was able to obstruct his incisive jade-shattering claws. They were even able to repel it a certain distance away with the additional aid of the puppet beasts light beam attacks. Without an immediate succession of attacks from the transformed demon, the four friends were able to somewhat catch their breath.

Chapter 308: A Display of Skill

Han Li glanced at the few magic tools next to him, then, he suddenly reached into his storage pouch and pulled out three identical small tridents.

He gently tossed them out, and they instantly turned into three streaks of red light, shooting towards a black-clothed cultivator.

The set of Flying Flame Chain Tridents was spoils he had plundered from some pitiful unknown soul after the fight with the white spider. Its power was quite good. Furthermore, because it was a set and was easy to control, Han Li had kept it.

Han Li then pointed at his magic tools. After the two black and six gold streaks of light let out a long cry, they all flew off in different directions.

At this moment, the frightening power of Han Lis Great Development Technique was truly displayed. He was unexpectedly able to control so many magic tools without the slightest of disorder. Seeing so many top-grade magic tools rushing towards them, the flag-holding cultivators revealed shock. How could they possibly withstand these attacks?

After Han Li hastily threw three streaks of red light toward a black flag, the cultivator holding it thought to dodge by flying on a magic tool. However, after the black flag tangled with the three red streaks of light, it immediately erupted into a ball of black light and broke apart into minuscule pieces.

Then the three streaks of red light arrived in front of another cultivator without stopping and fiercely struck at his protective barrier.

Unfortunately for him, it was only the low-grade barrier of a Qi Condensation cultivator. How could it possibly block the strikes of three top-grade magic tools? It was only able to withstand the strike for a short moment before it ruptured and disappeared without a trace.

With despair in the cultivators eyes, he saw the three streaks of red light lightly wind around him, turning him into a huge fireball and then thoroughly reducing him to ash.

At this moment, the two black and six golden streaks of light flew above two other cultivators and broke through their defenses with similar ease, chopping them in half.

All of a sudden, the other cultivators grew frantic. Naturally, they found the preservation of their own lives far more important than laying down this great formation.

The majority of them immediately turned around and flew off. A few cultivators of great courage and of lacking mind proudly released their magic tools to stop Han Lis attack with all their might.

It was a pity that Han Li had no intention of tangling with them and completely suppressed them without restraint.

Oven ten red, black, and gold streaks of light ran around like a swarm of bees. Any attempt to block these streaks with magic tools was like striking an egg against a stone, they would immediately shatter into pieces and disappear from this world. As for the magic tool wielders, Han Li naturally did not let them go and easily disposed of them.

At this moment, apart from the few black-clothed cultivators who had ran off about a thousand meters away, only the young prince and the masked man who was likely Steward Wang remained, looking on with incredulity. Not the slightest of power was displayed from the Black Wind Formation as Han Li had the foresight to destroy it beforehand.

Han Li turned his gaze towards the two, causing them to inwardly shout Not Good!. At the same time, they put up their guard and emitted faint black light from their bodies. Their figures instantly became concealed within dense dark Qi.

Humph! What deception! Han Li said with a cold laugh.

Although he didnt know what technique these two used, it seemed very similar to the large bald mans devilish technique. However, he didnt know why the black light on their body differed from the large mans blood-red light. Could it be the difference in their cultivation level? Han Li pondered with puzzlement.

Han Li didnt know that at this time, the two were complaining without end!

Han Lis cultivation and incisive magic tools far exceeded what the two had anticipated.

It wasnt that they hadnt seen Foundation Establishment cultivators before, but rather that the might of this Foundation Establishment cultivator, Han Li, was incomparable to the Foundation Establishment Altar Masters of their own school. Let alone one on one, perhaps even two or three simultaneous Altar Masters may not prove to be his match.

His extremely quick movement technique that was almost indiscernible from the eye. His ability to control over ten strange magic tools by himself at the same time. These were all feats that they had never heard of before.

Now it seemed that even Sir Blood Servant may not prove to be his opponent even though he had used a secret technique!

Although these two were conceited about their strength as Qi Condensation cultivators, they didnt dare to be so presumptuous as to believe that if the two joined together, they would be able to fight against Han Li. Thus, although they released a secret technique from their body, not only did they not advance, but they also started to carefully retreat slowly.

Unlike the two, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain were absolutely dumbstruck by Han Lis godly display of strength.

Although these individuals had known that Han Lis strength was great, they didnt know how powerful his great strength was because they had nothing to refer or compare it to.

But now theyve seen Han Li take on over ten cultivators with cultivation similar to their own and kill five or six of them in an instant, the survivors fled with fear, not daring to turn their head. Such profound cultivation! Such technique! The four friends had been completely won over.

Han Li took a deep breath. When he thought to capture the young prince and Steward Wang at the same time, he suddenly heard a brutal mad roar filled with limitless insane rage coming from the blood-red sphere of light.

When the young prince and his companion heard this, they couldnt help but look at each other with pleasant surprise.

Han Lis expression grew solemn. No longer able to deal with the two in front of him, he hastily slapped his storage pouch, causing a small exquisite magic tool to appear in his hand.

Without the slightest of hesitation, Han Li threw it toward the sphere of blood-red light.

Han Li had thrown down a small yellow cup, and in an instant, it became a huge cup more than fifteen meters wide. This was the Heaven Shrouding Cup Han Li acquired from the spoils of the Masked Moon Sect cultivator Xuan Le. During that time, this magic tool was able to trap that incomparably fierce blood spider, it was clearly difficult to deal with.

Dng! This cup accurately landed on the blood-red light sphere and covered it in a short amount of time. The roar could no longer be heard.

Seeing Han Lis action, the pairs joy-filled faces turned blank.

Could it be that Sir Blood Servant had been so easily detained?

Han Li then turned his head over and suddenly gave the two a strange smile before raising his hands.

In the blink of an eye, countless fireballs sprang forth from his hands and shot forth like a violent storm. The nearby sky had been dyed fire-red.

This scene frightened the pair, and they hastily released defensive disk magic tools in front of them.

A continuous stream of deafening explosions sounded out, leaving the young prince stunned.

Because there simply were too many fireballs, a few had directly slipped through the barrier and directly hit the young prince, scattering much of the black Qi that protected his body.

With a battered body, the young prince was frightened and angry. He clearly understood this great power had definitely been brought forth with great amounts of talismans.

While waiting for this wave of fireballs to force their way through, he suddenly heard a miserable shriek from his side, causing him to tremble and hastily take a look.

He let out a breath of cold air. What he saw left him in complete terror.

The thin, shriveled masked man originally by his side was in Han Lis hands, powerless. The black Qi protecting his body had completely scattered, and blood poured from his body. Unexpectedly, he only had one arm left. freewenovl.co

This scene caused the young prince to become apprehensive, a truly unsuppressible fear of Han Li had stemmed in his heart. He couldnt help but curse that blood servant for being so useless.

Han Li gave an ice-cold look at the young prince and then ripped off the mask from his captive with no trace of politeness, revealing the face of the Prince Xins Steward Wang. Steward Wangs originally shriveled appearance was now twisted from the pain of losing his arm.

Impossible. How did you capture him? Our fiendish Qi body protection isnt so easily broken through! The young prince exclaimed this in one breath. He suddenly raised both his hands and fiercely shot over ten streaks of black light toward Han Li.

Han Lis blank expression suddenly had a trace of a sneer.

He raised a single hand, summoning a black shield-like object in front of him.

In the end, those powerful streaks of black light shooting towards him only resulted in a few muffled sounds.

The young prince stared with surprise, discovering that this shield was actually a huge tortoise shell. However, this tortoise shell was black and void of light. It should have been specially refined.

Seeing this, the young prince averted his eyes and shrouded his body with black light. He flew like lightning, wanting to escape just like the other cultivators.

However, as a target for live capture, how could Han Li let him go that easily? After his figure flashed, Han Li easily caught up to the young prince, appearing right in front of him. He then raised his hand, and a huge azure sword over nine meters long appeared of out of thin air. Without restraint, it chopped directly at the young prince.

The young prince saw this and smiled in his heart.

The fiendish Qi protecting his body corroded all sorts of magic tools. Simply not fearing any injury from the huge sword, he used this opportunity to flee with all his power.

With this thought, the young princes figure shot up in order to sweep past Han Li up above.

Chapter 307: Blood Servant

When Han Li heard the young princes voice, his complexion slightly changed, turning a bit pale.

But when he slowly turned around, his expression returned to normal, the slightest panic couldnt be seen. Instead, a trace of a cold smile could be seen from the corner of his mouth. He coldly looked at those from the Black Fiend School and that bald Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Han Lis calm expression influenced the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, whose hearts grew slightly calmer. After giving each other a mutual glance, they all acted in concert and flew behind Han Li, standing in opposition against those from the Black Fiend School.

Its you! Arent you that person from the Qin Residence? You are a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

When the young prince saw Han Lis appearance, he had an extremely astonished expression. Although that thin, shriveled man who stood beside him had remained silent, great surprise could be seen from his eyes.

Only the large bald man who was rigidly staring at Han Li looked upon him with a solemn appearance. He suddenly said, Be a bit careful. That person is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and is also a layer higher than me. It is likely Ill need to lay out a Black Wind Formation and draw assistance from the formation to capture him.

Hearing the large bald man say this, the young prince didnt show any worry on his face. Instead, he asked with pleasant surprise, Sir Blood Servant, if thats the case, the rewards for offering this person as a blood sacrifice for the School Masters cultivation should be quite good, no?

When the large man heard this, he answered with a chuckle, Of course. All of the Foundation Establishment cultivators we captured so far were only at initial Foundation Establishment. This persons blood essence is certain to be far greater than the previous few!

With confirmation from the large bald man, the young prince greedily turned his head to look at Han Li and suddenly laughed heartily.

Good, very good! Regardless of the reason why your esteemed self has come here, dont think that you will leave this place alive.

Lay down the Black Wind Formation! Go!

After the young prince stopped smiling, he shouted this with a cold expression and a stern voice.

Those black-clothed individuals immediately took out large, jet-black flags and quickly flew around Han Li, surrounding him. Furthermore, they started to wave the flags in their hands.

You all just defend. Let me handle them. After Han Li indifferently said this to the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, his image became indistinct and disappeared from his original location without a trace.

Be careful!

When the bald large man saw Han Li disappear, he loudly shouted from bewilderment, but it was already too late.

Han Li appeared behind a black-clothed person in an instant. The cultivator who was just waving the flag had immediately stopped and blankly stood in place. Then without any warning, his head soon rolled onto the floor and blood fountained out of the headless body before falling to the floor.

It was at the moment that the large bald man had just finished the last word of his shout.

This scene caused the hearts of the other flag-holding cultivators to tremble. They were left stunned, not knowing what they should do! Han Li soon appeared behind another cultivator from thin air, and he promptly died with his head also rolling on the floor.

Having seen this, the other black-clothed cultivators didnt dare to hesitate. They all stopped waving their black flags, and they slapped on their colorful defensive talismans and took out all sorts of defensive magic tools.

But in the blink of an eye, two more black-clothed disciples in the process of preparing their defenses suffered Han Lis cruel attacks and unexpectedly turned to corpses.

Brat, youre courting death!

When the large bald man saw this, he gave a deep roar and released strange black-red lights from his eyes. His entire body released a bloody radiance as he charged toward Han Li at an astonishing speed.

Han Li took a cold look at the large mans stance along with the bloody sphere of light covering his body before taking a look at the black-clothed men looking at him with alarm from within their defensive light barriers. At that moment, their figures decisively shot over a hundred meters away from the Four Friends of Meng Mountain.

The large man charging through the air released a bestial roar. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately changed direction and continued to pounce toward Han Li and the others, but for some unknown reason, he didnt take out any magic tools.

Seeing this, the second brothers mind moved. He saw an opportunity and immediately raised his hand, silently shooting out a green triangular thorn toward the large mans front. frewebnoel.o

When the large bald man saw this magic tool fly toward him, his face turned into an evil grin. Not only did he not stop, but he also rushed toward to welcome it.

The tall and thin second brother grew very happy and excitedly said, This guy is out of luck. My magic tool is a fine high-quality magic tool. It will certainly make him… Ah! How is this possible? My green pointed thorn!

Just as he started rambling, he was stunned by the scene before his eyes and involuntarily cried out.

When this triangular thorn touched the blood-red light covering the large bald man, the blood-red light radiance seemed alive. It suddenly swept in the magic tool force, and no matter how much the magic tool struggled, it was unable to break free in the slightest.

Hehe, you dare to make a show of such a minuscule thorn! The large man wildly laughed and extended a large blood red hand, forcibly grabbing the triangular thorn. The green light of the magic tool in his grasp immediately scattered, it had thoroughly turned to scrap, completely devoid of Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, not only did the Four Friends of Meng Mountain appear greatly fearful, but Han Lis heart also heavily thumped. This large bald man definitely didnt cultivate any common cultivation arts. It was most likely a top-grade devilish art like the Ghost Spirit Sects young master.

The large bald man didnt allow Han Li and the others to think further and arrived in front of them in an instant. A huge blood-red first was raised and fiercely smashed against the light barrier that the Four Friends of Meng Mountain had jointly erected.

Peng! The light barrier that four Qi Condensation cultivators had jointly released was left with a deep depression after just one strike and immediately grew very dark.

The complexions of the four friends suddenly changed. Such a ferocious punch would likely turn common defensive magic tools into scrap metal.

Senior, could you…

The dark-faced old man turned his head in a hurry and wanted to see whether Han Li had some method to block the opponent.

After all, against the opponents attack, their combined defensive barrier was unable to take another hit.

Without speaking, Han Li raised his hand and released a dazzling small white light shield. In the blink of an eye, it grew several times larger and steadily placed itself in front of their barrier, just in time to receive the large bald mans huge bloody fist.

Bang!

The ear-piercing sound of the mans great strike resonated through both Heaven and Earth. The nearby cultivators who didnt guard against the vibration lost their balance and nearly fell to the floor.

The Four Friends of Meng Mountain were also off balance for a long while. The only ones whose expressions had remained the same were Han Li and the large bald man.

Han Li expressionlessly looked at the white scale shield. He saw that although the shield had successfully endured the punch, there was slight depression on its originally flat and even surface. He couldnt help but be secretly fearful.

Han Li clearly knew that how sturdy this white scale shield was and couldnt help but grow even more dreadfully wary of the large man.

With this thought, Han Li patted his storage pouch without further hesitation.

Suddenly, two streaks of black light and six streaks of gold light shot out simultaneously toward the large man without restraint. The grandeur of the raging torrent of howling released from the many top-grade magic tools greatly startled the large bald man. He couldnt help but reveal slight fear from his face.

He wildly roared, and his body suddenly flourished with a great blood-red brilliance. A moment later, his entire body had been completely enveloped in blood-red radiance, turning into a huge blood-red sphere of light about ten meters large that floated motionlessly in the air.

Seeing this good opportunity, Han Lis Gold Beetle Swarm Blades and Black Dragons Grasps naturally did not show mercy and fiercely stabbed toward. What resulted, however, left Han Li feeling that something strange had occurred.

Despite his magic tools chopping down on the sphere of light, the slightest movement hadnt occurred from within. Furthermore, his magic tools werent able to penetrate more than half a foot into the sphere. This protective barrier-like defense had completely withstood his attack.

Feeling slightly impatient, Han Li suddenly thought of something and hastily looked around him. The scene before him caused him to feel great danger.

Under the command of the young prince and whom he suspected to be Steward Wang, the black-clothed men had become organized once more. They had faintly surrounded Han Li and the four friends and were waving the black flags in their hand with all their might. The black flags had already begun to hum a ghostly wail. A strange black fog began to continuously revolve around the black flags.

This scene caused Han Li to recall the scene at the spirit stone mine with the Azure Sun Devil Fire that could destroy anything. As this summoning ceremony was quite similar to that of the Azure Sun Devil Fire, how could Han Li allow them to complete it!

With this thought, Han Li immediately pointed his hand and recalled the white scale shield. Then, without an explanation, he forced it into the dark-faced old mans hand and coldly said, Ill let you temporarily use it! Im going to dispose of the others first.

Han Lis figure flashed and appeared outside of the protective barrier. Furthermore, the magic tools that were indiscriminately attacking the blood-red light sphere whistled through the air as they flew toward Han Li. As they continuously revolved around him, they continued to emit a hum.

Chapter 306: Crisis

Could it be that they fled in advance because Fifth Sister fed them our information? Or could this be some sort of trap? the middle-aged woman asked with a face full of worry.

Impossible. If the enemy truly set up a trap, it would have triggered as soon as we entered. At that moment, we wouldnt have been able to guard against it. Han Li shook his head and rejected this.

When the others heard Han Lis words, they couldnt help but let out a breath of relief, but they still looked around in every direction. As expected, they didnt find anything unusual.

Senior, what should we do next? Should we first retreat and act on a different day? the second brother asked, hesitant.

Lets first go and find that Steward Wang! If he is not here, then we will end todays operation and retreat immediately, Han Li coldly replied.

After hearing Han Lis words, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain looked at each other and then silently nodded their heads.

Han Li released some Daoist magics to retrieve his boundary cores and took the lead, stealthily heading to the side of the Princes estate. The others then closely followed behind him.

Although Steward Wangs residence wasnt multistoried like the young princes, it was still a small three-room courtyard.

When Han Li and the others arrived nearby, one of the rooms was unexpectedly faintly lit, as if someone had yet to go to sleep.

Han Li raised his brow. It seemed this trip wouldnt be fruitless.

With this thought, Han Li made a few precautionary incantation gestures to conceal himself and immediately used the nameless Qi restraining technique he had just learned. The spiritual Qi of his entire body immediately dissipated without a trace, as if he had become a common mortal.

Han Lis figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared crouched by the wall outside of the room, pressing his ear against it.

Because this Steward Wang gave Han Li a great feeling of danger, Han Li didnt have the confidence to release his spiritual sense and have it probe the room for information.

However, after Han Li listened for only a short moment, he flew back with a drastically changed countenance. He immediately concealed himself behind a huge flowering tree.

This scene greatly surprised the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, who all witnessed from nearby. However, they then heard Han Lis voice, Be careful. The young prince is in the room. Act with your own discretion!

These words immediately caused their hearts to tremble. They all coincidentally held their breaths and carefully looked at the room, not daring to make the slightest noise.

Creak. The door opened. A youth wearing a light green embroidered gown walked out. This was none other than the young prince of Prince Xins residence.

After he turned his head and softly said a few words toward the room, he walked a few steps into the courtyard. The door shut itself behind him.

Soon after, the light behind the rooms paper shutter flashed several times before being completely extinguished. It seemed whoever was inside had retired for the night.

Han Li expressionlessly stared at the princes every movement. What caused him to feel puzzled was that he didnt feel the slightest magic power from him. However, a faint feeling of danger was enough for Han Li to determine he should be a disciple of the Black Fiend School.

Perhaps because he was still in his own home, this young prince didnt return in any hurry. Instead, he walked around like a common mortal, stretching himself and looking at the bright moon in the sky. He suddenly sighed.

Soon after, he actually paced around the small courtyard with a worried expression as if he was occupied with some difficult problem.

It seemed he wouldnt leave for a short while, causing the Four Friends of Meng Mountain to feel greatly helpless!

Acting now naturally wouldnt do. Because Steward Wang was in the side room, a fight would naturally rouse him and cause no small problem.

The best method would be to wait for the young prince to return to his dwelling and strike the targets separately.

Fortunately, these people were all cultivators and had much patience. Because they were all well-concealed, they hadnt exposed themselves in the slightest during this entire time.

After the time it takes to eat a meal, this young prince eventually stopped strolling around and walked out of the courtyard.

This caused the ambushers to feel joy!

However, the following scene greatly surprised these people, immediately causing their rage to soar.

Just when the young prince was about to walk out of the courtyard, he suddenly used an illusion technique. At an unknown time, he had taken out a set of clothes and quickly changed into them. He was masked and wearing blood red in the blink of an eye, dressed just like the person who told them to rob and kill Han Li.

Although the four friends were filled with rage, they knew what was important and resisted their impulses with great difficulty. Now, they had great trust in Han Lis words. They knew they were pursuing the correct target.

Having changed his clothes, the young prince faintly released a demonic Qi from his body and strong magic power fluctuations of the eleventh layer of Qi Condensation. He did not return to his dwelling. Instead, he threw a long, blood-red magic tool into the sky, and with a flash, he flew out on it.

Seeing this, Han Lis eyes flashed with yellow light, and he immediately transmitted a message to the other four, Follow him. Regardless of where he goes, make sure to capture him as he is on his way.

Heeding Han Lis orders, the Four friends of Meng Mountain impatiently followed after him on their flying magic tools.

Han Li, who was left alone to monitor Steward Wang, had deliberately waited in place a while longer.

Seeing that nothing strange occurred in the room, he hesitated for a moment. Still not at ease, he threw out his Divine Wind Boat and followed after them.

The speed of Han Lis Divine Wind Boat couldnt be compared to the Four Friends of Meng Mountains magic tools. After a short moment of following their spiritual Qi marks, he arrived at a desolate temple outside of Yuejing.

The Four Friends of Meng Mountain were floating in midair. They were bustling around with an ashen complexion and an appearance of continuous indecision. After seeing Han Li, they immediately welcomed him with pleasant surprise.

Whats the matter? Seeing this, Han Li wrinkled his brow and slowly asked.

We followed him here, but just as we thought to act, he suddenly made his way into the abandoned temple. We dont know whether that young ghost discovered us. Also, there are restrictions laid down at this temple, what appear to be formation spells. We rushed in for a moment but luckily, we immediately withdrew. We didnt dare to try again, fearing that there may be others lying in ambush within. Seeing Han Li displeased, the dark-faced old man hastily stepped forward to explain.

Formation spell? When Han Li heard this, he felt as if he had a great headache.

Han Li wasnt proficient in the Dao of Formation Spells. However, as he was facing these people, he indifferently said, Let me take a look at it! Then, he took a careful look with the Heavens Eye Technique.

As expected, the area surrounding the ruined temple had abnormal spiritual Qi fluctuations. But after Han Li took a clear look, he let out a large sigh.

This was only an exceptionally simple Falling Stone Formation, one of the simplest earth attribute formation spells. Although rogue and Qi Condensation cultivators may find this formidable, a small formation spell of this grade was something Han Li could easily break through with brute force even if he didnt know the specific method to break this formation.

With this thought, Han Li wordlessly touched his storage pouch and then scattered something from his hands. Immediately after, four tall beast puppets appeared in front of him. Having previously suffered from Han Lis puppet technique, the four friends subconsciously took a few steps back.

Han Li didnt pay attention to their alarm and controlled the puppet beasts. They all opened their mouths at the same time and shot huge beams of light with the thickness of a bowl toward the ruined temple.

Just as the beams of light were about to strike at the ruined temple, a huge semi-circle barrier of faint light suddenly appeared, completely covering the small temple. It was faintly emitting yellow light.

The beams of light struck the light barrier.

The yellow light barrier immediately rippled and started to tremble, rigidly withstanding the assault of light beams.

But at this moment, Han Li acted without the slightest hesitation. He took out his pair of Black Dragons Grasps and immediately enlarged them to the size of about three meters. Then he fiercely threw them out toward the light barrier.

The sound of a sharp rupture rang out. The light barrier was no longer able to endure the succession of strong attacks and had thoroughly collapsed. The Falling Stone Formation disappeared into thin air.

Having seen this, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain let out a cold breath.

They did not fully understand what it meant to break a formation spell with brute force.

This proved that Han Lis offensive strength was at the very least several times more powerful than the formation spell barriers power. Otherwise, the formation would easily dissipate an attack with equivalent power since it drew assistance from the ingenuity of formation principles. The others had just recently suffered a bit from this formation spell and judged this Falling Stone Formation to be quite formidable.

Descend! We absolutely cant let him get away! Han Li said with an icy expression.

As of now, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain had completely accepted Han Li and immediately agreed, charging downward.

But at this moment, Han Li and the others heard a sneer from behind them.

Are you looking for me? This temple was only a temporary stronghold for my school. Right now, there is no one inside!

This voice immediately caused the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, who were halfway through their charge, to nearly fall off their magic tools from fright. They hastily turned their heads to look, but their faces immediately became pale from lack of blood.

About a hundred meters above Han Li and the four friends was the young prince who they had just pursued and a similarly dressed thin, shriveled man next to him. Beside them were over ten black-clothed masked men. From the looks of it, they were just like the Four Friends of Meng Mountain, nearby cultivators whom the Black Fiend School had placed restrictions on.

However, what was most eye-catching was the large, bald, eyebrowless man with a strong spirit.

He also wore blood-red clothing, but he didnt bother to conceal his face.

This person was a Foundation Establishment cultivator just like Han Li!

Seeing this, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain all felt an urge to escape death.

Chapter 305: Last Resort

Since Han Li said as such, although the old man was filled with doubt, he could only return first.

Not long after, the second brother returned with an ashen face. As expected, he hadnt managed to catch up to that Fifth Sister. Fortunately, Han Lis words assured them that they did not have to worry about incurring Han Lis wrath.

At the time, in an extremely remote alley within Yuejing, a slender figure staggered towards the south district, the faint moonlight revealed her to be the flustered Fifth Sister.

As she ran, she incessantly glanced behind her, as if she were afraid that someone would suddenly appear behind her.

Although this womans magic power had largely been suppressed by Han Li, her divine sense as a cultivator was still mostly there, upon discovering that nobody else appeared behind her, she finally became somewhat more relaxed in her heart.

Thankfully, when the youth let her go, he had slipped her a concealment talisman. This was the only reason why she could have escaped to here.

Not long after she had escaped, the woman discovered a tall thin mans figure sweeping overhead. Fortunately, she had swiftly used the talisman, successfully dealing with the situation.

At this time, her Second Brother did not actually go chasing in another direction, instead, he had already returned to the Qin Residence. This was why she dared to run around in the alleys so boldly.

The place she was headed towards was one of the Black Fiend Schools secret strongholds in the south district. As long as she was able to precisely report Han Lis location to her superiors, she will have contributed much to the sect! Thus, she would immediately be one step closer to her dream of entering the Foundation Establishment stage.

That year, when she and a few other Black Fiend School outer court disciples who had performed quite well saw that their mysterious school masters divine methods allowed a Qi Condensation disciple to establish their foundation, they immediately chose to dedicate themselves to the Black Fiend School so that they could also have a similar fate. Once their contributions reached a certain level, they could also obtain the School Masters favor and aid in entering Foundation Establishment.

As far as she knew, most outer court disciples willing to be ordered around by the Black Fiend School all had this intention in mind, thus, she never believed that she had made any mistakes in her decisions.

After all, based on her natural talent, she had pretty much reached the peak of her cultivation base. If she wanted to advance another layer, or even form her foundation, she had no other choice.

Although she felt some regret towards her sworn brothers and sisters, since she had embarked on this path, she could only cut off all her natural affection for them. If they were caught, whether they were used as blood servants or forced to follow orders once again depended on the intentions of her superiors. She did not intend to plead for mercy on their behalf, in the future, she would only live for herself and herself alone.

As she thought these vicious thoughts in her heart, she began to dream about entering Foundation Establishment, it seemed as if her footsteps also sped up significantly.

Although she was still quite a distance away, she finally saw the street opening to the south district. But just as she became excited and wanted to speed up her steps, she suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wet running down her nose. Baffled, she wiped it with her hand, but what she saw her make entire figure tremble. Her expression was one of fear and surprise.

Her five snow-white fingers were covered in a sticky, dark-red liquid.

This is?

Fifth Junior Sister panicked and attempted to wipe away the black blood under her nose, but at this time, the blood from her nose began to flood out as if a gate had been opened, in the blink of an eye, fresh blood began to flow out from even her eyes and ears.

The young woman could only feel her entire body losing strength. Once her legs softened, she directly fell towards the ground.

At this time, her entire body was incomparably cold, no warmth could be found near her heart. She wanted to call out for help, but her throat was incredibly dry and could not let out any sound.

Afterwards, her divine sense slowly began to fade. Not long after, she slipped into an eternal darkness.

The next sunrise, the mortals who bypassed this place would be surprised to find that a puddle of black, filthy blood had suddenly appeared, forcing them to take a detour. It incited quite a few harsh comments.

In the moment that the young woman had been killed, Han Li was in his room inspecting all of the magic tools and talismans he had, preparing to move out.

After nimbly cleaning up, Han Li glanced at the round moon outside his window, he revealed a somewhat lonely expression, then suddenly said to himself under his breath:

It should be about now…the poison should have activated.

After saying this, Han Li gently sighed, then left the room, heading towards the Clear Sound Courtyard.

In reality, Han Lis suspicions about that Fifth Junior Sister had begun when he inspected the poison afflicting the Five Friends of Meng Mountain. Although she had also been poisoned, its toxicity was much less than the everyone elses, even if it were to flare up, it most likely would not have taken her life.

On the other hand, Han Li had only gotten rid of the blood curse on her after expending a ton of effort. This meant that when the young woman had received the blood curse, it must have been uninterrupted, otherwise, it would not have left such a deep mark on her divine sense.

Keeping a cautious mindset, Han Li deliberately placed a small restriction when removing the young womans blood curse.

The restrictions usage was very simple, it would cause the residual medicinal strength in the antidotes to temporarily aggregate in some area of the body. When needed, it would suddenly turn into an extreme poison. That was because those two bottles of pills contained Impermanence Pills, they could be used as medicine for curing poison, or they could be turned into poison via a specific method. They were one of the spoils Han Li had collected in the battlefield.

As for the other friends from Meng Mountain whom he had secretly called over, he made them see firsthand the reality that she had been planted as a spy before capturing the woman, using the opportunity to touch a few spots of her body using spiritual power.

These touches, apart from being able to restrict a large portion of her magic power, also activated this hidden restriction. As long as Han Li did not deactivate it in some time, the woman would die soundlessly and without a trace, as mentioned previously.

As for whether or not he should kill this woman, Han Li had felt somewhat conflicted in his heart due to her close ties with the Five Friends of Meng Mountain. However, he definitely could not allow this woman to leak out his relationship with the Qin Clan, that was his bottom line.

Activating the restriction at the time was only Han Lis cautious fallback plan. He never expected that it would actually have some use.

This was why Han Li had been so calm and did not panic at all when the dark-faced elder came back to report in.

In reality, if this woman had obediently remained in the Qin Residence as a hostage, Han Li would have repressed the restriction from flaring up inside her.

But now that she had escaped, regardless of if the Five Friends of Meng Mountain had purposefully let her go, the young woman who had disappeared from this world would be unable to send any reports to the Black Fiend School. In addition, he had done the Five Friends of Meng Mountain a big favor, which should be extremely beneficial in reinforcing them!

Upon entering the Clear Sound Courtyard, the dark-faced old man and the others had already made their preparations, although they werent too spirited, they were quietly waiting for Han Lis arrival.

Lets depart! Han Li said crisply after entering the room.

……

Under the night sky, Prince Xins residence appeared similar to a gigantic, strange beast, deterring any petty thieves that had their sights set on the mansion.

But tonight, Han Li and the others cast a concealment technique and silently snuck in.

At this time of night, despite the commotion that had been stirred up due to the old Immortal Wus disappearance, the majority of people in Prince Xins residence had gone to sleep a long time ago apart from a few guards and sentries, at this moment, most of them were sound asleep.

Upon entering the palace, Han Li immediately found one of the night guards and cast the Soul Controlling Technique, causing him to reveal Steward Wang and the young princes residences, then knocked him out with one palm.

Then, he said to the four people behind him, Between the two of them, the young princes cultivation layer is the lowest, so well first make our move against him before dealing with Steward Wang.

The now Four Friends from Meng Mountain had already been shocked to learn that the people in Prince Xins palace were from the Black Fiend School. None of them were surprised by Han Lis words, nodding their heads in assent. Although this young prince was a relative of the royal family, them being cultivators meant that his status as a core disciple of the Black Fiend School was even more taboo.

Next, the few of them silently drew near to the young princes residence, a small, three-story tower.

There were numerous sentries nearby as well, out of a fear that these people would make trouble once the fighting began, the Four Friends of Meng Mountain stepped forwards and knocked them out before Han Li even made a move.

As he observed their practiced motions, Han Li secretly nodded his head and felt that having some subordinates was worthwhile!

Because they had gathered from the sentry that the young prince lived on the third floor, Han Li didnt let them go upstairs, instead, he placed them in the surroundings to ambush whoever came their way.

This way, if the young prince happened to be too slippery and escaped from Han Lis grasp, they could delay this person and give Han Li some additional time.

Of course, for fear of alerting Steward Wang at the other end of the palace, Han Li didnt try to conserve any magic power and casted an extremely large soundproof enchantment that spread out hundreds of feet with the small tower as the center, encompassing it all inside.

Then, Han Li gently flew to the third floor and, in a flash, entered the tower.

The Four Friends of Meng Mountain gazed at the small towers third floor alertly, not even daring to blink. Soon after, a persons shadow flashed out from inside the tower extremely quickly.

When these people discovered that it was Han Li, instantly their hearts relaxed, but at the same time, they felt that something was off.

Did this Senior Han Li succeed so quickly? But how come they never even saw the young prince?

Han Li descended from the tower, his face cloudy. Upon seeing the four people gather around him, he said, knitting his eyebrows:

There was no one on top of the tower, only a mannequin created from an illusion technique. It seems like he was occupied with something. гeewebnovl.com

These words caused them to stare at each other, not knowing what to do for quite some time.