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Brother Han, seeing as youre intent on sticking up for this woman, it looks like a battle is unavoidable. Fairy Hua Xi, Brother Wu Gou, the three of us will take on Fellow Daoist Han. Theres no need to defeat him, just keep him occupied so Qing Ping and Wan Hu can capture his companion. Well split her treasures evenly, then make a replica copy of Daoist Tian Dings cultivation arts for each of us, what do you think? Xiao Ming asked as he turned to Fairy Hua Xi.

What? The three of us are taking him on together? When did the deranged devil of the Blood Bone Sect become so cowardly? Fairy Hua Xi scoffed.

Hmph, youre only saying that because you dont know anything about Fellow Daoist Han. Let me tell you… Xiao Mings sentence was completed through voice transmission.

Fairy Hua Xis expression changed drastically upon hearing what he had to say, and she cast a wary glance toward Han Li before nodding in response. Alright, my dao companion and I will help you keep him occupied, but Id advise Fellow Daoist Qing Ping and Fellow Daoist Wan Hua not to get any funny ideas after you capture that woman. Otherwise, youll have to bear the consequences.

Daoist Qing Ping was ecstatic to hear this, and he hurriedly replied, Rest assured, Fairy Hua Xi, we definitely wouldnt do something so foolish.

Mistress Wan Hua was also nodding emphatically with an eager expression.

Despite the fact that five Grand Ascension Stage beings were plotting against him right before his eyes, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he transmitted his voice toward the horrified Fairy Ice Soul.

At the same time, he moved one of his pinkies ever so slightly behind his own back, and a virtually invisible golden thread flashed through the air.

Fairy Ice Souls expression changed slightly upon hearing Han Lis voice transmission, and the fear in her eyes abated significantly.

Go! Xiao Ming yelled as a massive crimson cloud that was around an acre in area appeared around him, following which a giant nine-eyed toad emerged amid a low roar.

As soon as the Nine-eyed Blood Toad appeared, the nine demonic eyes on its head sprang open, releasing nine crimson pillars of light that hurtled directly past Han Li toward Fairy Ice Soul.

Fairy Ice Soul hurriedly twisted to the side in an alarmed manner before instantly teleporting over 1,000 feet away.

Right at this moment, Fairy Hua Xi swept her sleeves through the air to release a series of translucent palm-sized rings, of which there were over 100.

These rings emitted a faint buzzing sound at her behest before shooting through the air like a torrential storm, reaching Han Li in a flash and crashing toward him from all sides.

At the same time, Patriarch Wu Gou opened his mouth to release a burst of golden flames, which formed a sea of flames that inundated his entire body.

The sea of flames then swelled to become a fiery wave that was over 100 feet tall, and even before the wave had reached Han Li, an indescribable scorching sensation had already befallen him, as if the very space around him had been ignited.

As expected of a trio of Grand Ascension Stage beings, Xiao Ming and his allies were unleashing extremely fearsome attacks, and their teamwork was seamless.They had managed to force Fairy Ice Soul away from Han Li with ease, but strangely enough, Han Li was displaying no intention to go and help her.

Instead, a faint smile appeared on his face as he swept a hand through the air, summoning three small mountains that were each over 100 feet tall.

The trio of mountains revolved on the spot, transforming into an extremely thick light barrier, and the countless rings struck the light barrier amid a string of dull thumps, but the barrier remained completely unmoved.

As for the wave of golden flames, it was only able to make the light barrier flash slightly a few times, but was also unable to inflict any damage.

A cold look flashed through Han Lis eyes, and he suddenly let loose a low roar as he transformed into a giant golden ape that was over 1,000 feet tall amid a flash of golden light.

He then extended his arms out of the light barrier before him, then swung them viciously toward Fairy Hua Xi and Patriarch Wu Gou.

A resounding boom rang out as two balls of light, one azure and one black, were sent hurtling through the air before reaching Patriarch Wu Gou and Fairy Hua Xi in a flash, then reverted back into a pair of small mountains.

Even before the mountains had struck their targets, two bursts of tremendous force swept through the air, causing the space near Patriarch Wu Gou and Fairy Hua Xi to tremor slightly. freweovel.co

Fairy Hua Xis expression changed slightly in the face of such a fearsome attack, and she immediately shot back in retreat while waving a hand through the air.

The countless rings instantly converged to form a giant translucent ring with a diameter of around 300 to 400 feet at her behest, then descended onto the oncoming mountain before rapidly shrinking.

A burst of piercing light erupted forth, and the mountain faltered slightly before drawing to a halt in mid-air.

Meanwhile, Patriarch Wu Gou made a hand seal, and the sea of golden flames nearby immediately converged toward the center to form a golden fiery giant that was over 1,000 feet tall before throwing a fearless punch at the oncoming mountain.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as the giants fist clashed with the mountain, upon which the fiery giants entire arm exploded into golden flames.

The mountain faltered slightly in mid-air before continuing onward, only to be greeted by the fiery giants other fist, and the same sequence repeated itself.

However, at this point, the fiery giants other arm had already regenerated, and it immediately lashed out again.

Thus, one punch after another slammed into the small mountain, causing it to tremor incessantly and preventing it from making any meaningful progress.

As for the Nine-eyed Blood Toad, it was swinging its long tongue violently through the air, creating a crimson net that was keeping a barrage of giant fist projections at bay.

The fist projections were being unleashed by Han Li from afar, and thus, a fierce battle ensued between the four Grand Ascension Stage beings.

Mistress Wan Hua and Daoist Qing Ping were ecstatic to see this, and they exchanged a quick glance, then teleported to either side of Fairy Ice Soul before she could do anything.

Mistress Wan Hua chuckled coldly as she plucked a black wooden hairpin out of her own hair, which immediately transformed into a black longsword in her grasp.

A layer of scorching black flames emerged over the swords surface, and Mistress Wan Hua slashed the sword through the air, conjuring up a black fiery python that was over 1,000 feet in length, which pounced toward Fairy Ice Soul with a ferocious roar.

Meanwhile, Daoist Qing Ping swept a sleeve through the air, and an azure horsetail brush appeared in his hand before being swept toward Fairy Ice Soul from afar.

Countless streaks of azure light instantly appeared, covering virtually the entire sky and encompassing Fairy Ice Soul from all directions.

Fairy Ice Souls expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and she raised a hand to summon a translucent ice shield before opening her mouth to expel a ball of energy onto the shield.

The shield immediately transformed into a translucent ice barrier that was giving off a glacial aura, protecting her from all sides.

The azure threads struck the ice barrier like a torrential storm, but they were all kept at bay.

As opposed to being disheartened to see this, Mistress Wan Huas eyes lit up as she pointed a finger toward the black fiery wyrm.

The black flames on the wyrms body immediately swelled up by around twofold, and it pounced toward Fairy Ice Soul with unstoppable might.

The black flames were making the surrounding temperature spike drastically, nullifying most of the glacial Qi being released by the ice shield.

All of a sudden, a massive bolt of lightning that was as thick as a water tank appeared out of thin air amid a resounding thunderclap before striking the black wyrms head with unerring accuracy.

Countless arcs of silver lightning exploded in all directions, and the black wyrms body disintegrated into specks of black flames amid an anguished cry.

Whos there? Mistress Wan Hua exclaimed as she hurriedly inspected her surroundings.

Before she had a chance to do anything, another loud thunderclap rang out, and countless arcs of silver lightning appeared before quickly converging to form a ball.

Golden light flashed within the lightning, and a massive shimmering golden creature appeared.

Mistress Wan Hua hurriedly focused her gaze on the creature to find that it was an enormous crab that was about an acre in size with a pair of dazzling giant claws.

Mistress Wan Hua was quite stunned to see this creature, and the fearsome aura emanating from the giant golden crabs body told her that this was a formidable opponent.

Before she had a chance to consider where the giant crab had come from, it raised one of its pincers before snapping it shut.

A semi-transparent giant pincer projection immediately appeared out of thin air before snapping viciously toward her alongside countless arcs of silver lightning.

Mistress Wan Hua harrumphed coldly as a massive black lion projection emerged behind her, and it opened its cavernous mouth to release a ball of black light toward the huge pincer.

The ball of black light immediately exploded upon contact with the pincer, transforming into a series of fiery chains that instantly bound the pincer tightly.

After a brief silence, Xiao Ming cleared his throat, yet just as he was about to say something, a faint buzzing sound rang out from the silver runes before them, and they converged again to form a silver formation.

The entire formation lit up, and spatial fluctuations erupted from its center, following which a massive hole appeared.

A man and a woman then flew out of the hole, and the man faltered slightly at the sight of Xiao Mings trio before a hint of a smile appeared on his face. What a coincidence, I didnt expect to see you here, fellow daoists.

Meanwhile, the woman beside him was appraising Xiao Mings duo with a hint of surprise and wariness in her eyes.

This duo was comprised of none other than Han Li and Fairy Ice Soul.

The expressions of Xiao Mings trio changed drastically upon seeing this, and they quickly exchanged a glance with one another.

Among all of the potential situations they had anticipated, this was the worst one. гeewenvel.com

Have you already obtained Daoist Tian Dings inheritance, Brother Han? Xiao Ming asked with a dark expression.

No, but my companion did. Is there a problem? Han Li replied with a nonchalant smile.

Even if he were to deny this, there was no way Xiao Ming would believe him, so he decided to admit it instead.

Xiao Mings trio was quite surprised to hear this, and they immediately turned their attention toward Fairy Ice Soul, upon which a flash of recognition and astonishment surfaced in Xiao Mings eyes.

It was clear that he had mistaken Fairy Ice Soul for the blood soul, and he was stunned that her cultivation base had increased so drastically in such a short time.

Daoist Qing Ping and Mistress Wan Hua had naturally also noticed this, and they were quite perplexed as well, but in contrast with this, the fact that Daoist Tian Dings inheritance had already been obtained by someone else was naturally a far more pressing concern.

Xiao Ming heaved a resigned sigh as he said, The three of us also ventured into this place for Daoist Tian Dings inheritance, but with Brother Han here, we naturally cant try to take the inheritance from this fellow daoist by force. How about we made a deal? We wont ask for any of the treasures left behind by Daoist Tian Ding, but wed like to each get a replica copy of his cultivation arts, secret techniques, and tribulation transcendence methods. Of course, well offer you satisfactory compensation in exchange.

That sounds like a good arrangement. What do you think, Fellow Daoist Ice Soul? Han Li asked.

I did obtain several of Senior Tian Dings cultivation arts, but they were all imprinted directly into my spiritual sense through a secret technique. The secret technique also contained a blood vow restriction that prohibits me from passing on these cultivation arts to anyone else before I achieve full mastery in them. Otherwise, I run the risk of perishing from having my Nascent Soul explode. As for tribulation transcendence methods, Im afraid there arent any. According to the records left behind by Senior Tian Ding, he was only able to transcend so many major heavenly tribulations as he had once consumed the seed of a Cloud Lightning Immortal Fruit, Fairy Ice Soul replied with a wry smile. Everyone else faltered slightly upon hearing this.

Isnt the Cloud Lightning Immortal Fruit something that can only be found in the True Immortal Realm? If Daoist Tian Ding really did consume a seed from this fruit, then it explains how he was able to transcend so many major heavenly tribulations. However, how do I know if youre telling the truth? Daoist Qing Ping asked as his brows furrowed slightly.

How do you want me to prove this? Fairy Ice Soul asked in a cold voice.

Ive cultivated a secret technique that can read ones memories without harming their soul as long as theyre willing to open up their spiritual sense to me…

Dont even think about it! Opening up ones spiritual sense is no different from placing ones life in someone elses hands, no one would open up their spiritual sense to a stranger! Fairy Ice Soul immediately rejected.

What do you think, Fellow Daoist Han? Surely you cant just expect us to go away empty-handed, Daoist Qing Ping said as he turned to Han Li with a dark expression.

My companion doesnt wish to comply, so that will be the end of this discussion. If you dont want to go away empty-handed, you can go inside and search through the area, perhaps you might find something. Well be taking our leave now, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner.

What? You cant just leave! Mistress Wan Hua exclaimed in a furious manner.

Why not? A cold look appeared on Han Lis face, and he took a step forward, releasing a fearsome aura that would strike fear into even an ordinary Grand Ascension Stage beings heart.

Daoist Qing Ping and Mistress Wan Hua were both forced to stumble back a few steps in the face of this formidable aura.

In contrast, Xiao Ming only shuddered slightly before steadying himself, but a layer of crimson light had appeared over his mask.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he took another step forward as his aura swelled even further.

Xiao Ming felt as if he were facing a ferocious ancient beast, and he gave a muffled groan as he also took an involuntary backward step.

A hint of wariness flashed through his eyes, and he said, As expected, you really did conceal most of your power during our sparring match with Fellow Daoist Wan Hua, your magic power is most likely not inferior even to that of ancient true spirit beings.

Han Li offered no reply as he clasped his hands behind his back, and his aura didnt abate in the slightest as he appraised the trio in silence.

Hesitant and indignant looks had appeared on both Mistress Wan Hua and Daoist Qing Pings face. It was clear that they didnt want to give up on Daoist Tian Dings inheritance, but at the same time, they were very fearful of Han Li.

After taking a meaningful glance at Han Li, Xiao Ming sighed, Lets go.

What? How can we just leave like this, Brother Xiao? Daoist Qing Pings expression changed drastically upon hearing this.

Even the three of us combined most likely wouldnt be a match for Fellow Daoist Han, so why not spare ourselves the embarrassment? Do you have something up your sleeve that can allow us to oppose Brother Han? Xiao Ming asked in a calm manner.

Daoist Qing Ping faltered slightly upon hearing this before shaking his head with a wry smile.

Right at this moment, a seductive female voice suddenly rang out in the distance. Hehe, then how about the two of us join you as well?

Immediately thereafter, spatial fluctuations erupted in the distant sky, and two streaks of light shot forth at an incredible speed, arriving on the scene in the blink of an eye.

The two streaks of light then faded to reveal Patriarch Wu Gou and Fairy Hua Xi.

Fairy Ice Souls heart immediately sank upon seeing this, while Han Lis expression remained completely unchanged as he cast his gaze toward the duo.

Why are you two here? Daoist Qing Ping was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Im afraid thats a secret, Fairy Hua Xi replied with a mysterious smile.

All of a sudden, a thought seemed to have occurred to Xiao Ming, and his expression darkened slightly as he said, Fellow Daoist Wan Hua, Fellow Daoist Qing Ping, examine yourselves to see if somethings been planted on you.

Surely not! Theres no way we wouldve failed to notice something like that, Mistress Wan Hua exclaimed, but she still did as suggested, hurriedly releasing her spiritual sense to examine her own body from the inside to the outside.

Daoist Qing Ping also began to examine his daoist robes and the accessories he was wearing.

Moments later, Mistress Wan Hua screamed as she suddenly pulled a near-transparent flying insect out of her hair.

The insect was only around half an inch in length and as thin as a strand of hair.

This is a Spotless Insect! No wonder I wasnt able to detect it at all, when did you plant this on me? Mistress Wan Hua immediately crushed the insect in a furious manner.

Of course it was prior to entering the Heavenly Cauldron Palace. Otherwise, who would we have followed you all the way here? Its your fault for failing to keep your plan confidential, Fairy Hua Xi replied with a smile, completely unfazed by Mistress Wan Huas fury.

Looks like Ill have to clean out some pests once I get back. Having said that, its not a bad thing that the two of you followed us here. Brother Han, now that we have two more allies, have you changed your mind? Daoist Qing Ping asked as he turned to Han Li again.

I wont repeat myself, either get out of here now, or face me in battle, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner, seemingly completely unafraid of the five Grand Ascension Stage beings.

Such a response evoked a sense of fury in the hearts of not just Daoist Qing Ping and Mistress Wan Hua, but also Fairy Hua Xi.

Daoist Qing Ping forcibly repressed his own rage as he turned to Xiao Ming. What do you say, Brother Xiao?

If you insist on resisting, then youll be placing me in a very difficult situation, Brother Han. Im aware that you possess unfathomable powers, but theres no way well be able to just let you and your companion leave. Let me ask this a final time: is there any room for negotiation here?

Hehe, if Fellow Daoist Ice Soul could replicate a few copies of the cultivation arts she obtained, then Id want to avoid this battle as well. However, as things currently are, Ill have no choice but to stand against you, Han Li chuckled.

An earth-shattering boom rang out, and the entire light barrier caved in as white cracks appeared all over its surface, looking as if it were going to shatter at any moment.

Right at this moment, the small pagoda that the statue of Daoist Tian Ding was holding began to release wisps of white light that rapidly vanished into the light barrier to repair the cracks that had just appeared.

The caved-in section of the light barrier also returned to normal, and the miniature azure mountain was repelled.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he swept a hand through the air to draw the miniature mountain back up his sleeve.

Fairy Ice Soul was quite stunned that Han Li was almost able to shatter the light barrier with just a casual attack, and she quickly explained, That statue of Daoist Tian Ding is no ordinary statue, Brother Han, it can assist the small pagoda, and I exhausted every method I could think of, but still couldnt break through their combined restriction. In that case, Ill destroy this statue first, Han Li said as a cold look flashed through his eyes.

All of a sudden, his body began to swell drastically in size, and he transformed into a giant golden ape that was over 100 feet tall amid a flash of golden light.

At the same time, the Provenance True Devil Projection emerged behind him.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped his hands over to summon a pair of miniature mountains, one black and one azure, both of which instantly swelled to several tens of feet tall.

Han Li then hurled the pair of extreme mountains through the air with incredible force, targeting the statue of Daoist Tian Ding on this occasion.

As soon as the pair of mountains left his grasp, they immediately transformed into a pair of balls of light before reaching the statue in a flash amid a piercing screech.

The light barrier that was originally only protecting the pagoda immediately swelled to encompass the entire statue, and at the same time, the longsword slung across the statues back also tremored slightly.

Two streaks of azure sword Qi were unleashed by the statue before striking the pair of oncoming mountains like lightning amid a thunderous boom.

The two small mountains only shuddered slightly before eradicating the two streaks of sword Qi with their fearsome power, but their momentum was also significantly diminished as a result.

The pair of mountains then struck the light barrier, and bright white light erupted from the statues body again, threatening to repel the pair of small mountains.

Right at this moment, Han Li took a step forward and instantly vanished into thin air.

In the next instant, he appeared above the light barrier before clenching his huge furry fists, then thrust them violently downward, unleashing countless purplish-golden fist projections that rained down upon the light barrier in a torrential barrage.

In the beginning, the fist projections were merely disappearing into the light barrier, but the light barriers rate of absorption gradually became more sluggish, and in the end, it could only rely on its own fortitude to resist the rest of the fist projections.

Thus, one purplish-golden fist projection after another began to explode on the surface of the light barrier, which was beginning to flash erratically.

A fierce look appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he suddenly withdrew his fists before making a hand seal, upon which the Provenance True Devil Projection behind him adopted its golden body form before thrusting its six shimmering golden palms down toward the light barrier in unison.

A resounding boom rang out as six golden balls of light appeared, then combined as one to form a giant golden vortex.

Countless golden runes surged out of the vortex alongside the sound of Buddhist chants before crashing down with tremendous force.

Right at this moment, two beams of white light erupted out of the eyes of the Daoist Tian Ding statue before hurtling directly toward the golden vortex up above.

The golden vortex suddenly released a burst of devastating power that crashed down upon the light barrier, which was already beginning to sway and tremble.

All of a sudden, a series of white formations appeared on the surface of the statue, releasing piercing white light that bolstered the light barrier and prevented it from being shattered.

However, the vortex continued to revolve rapidly while sending waves of enormous power surging down from above, displaying no signs of stopping at all.

Despite the statues profound powers, there was no way it would be able to withstand such a fearsome assault.

After the span of just a few breaths, the white light radiating from the statue faded, as did all of the white formations, and countless cracks appeared on its surface before it suddenly crumbled.

Without the statues support, the golden pagoda was even less equipped to withstand the tremendous force being exerted upon it, and almost as soon as the Daoist Tian Ding statue was destroyed, the light barrier being released by the small pagoda also shattered.

Han Lis eyes immediately lit up upon seeing this, and he waved a hand downward, upon which the golden vortex and pair of extreme mountains vanished in a flash.

At the same time, the small golden pagoda was also drawn into his grasp. Fairy Ice Soul had spent countless years trying to secure this pagoda, all to no avail, yet Han Li had managed to obtain it with ease.

He appeared beside Fairy Ice Soul amid a flash of golden light, then quickly reverted back to his human form.

After briefly inspecting the contents of the pagoda with his spiritual sense, he handed the treasure over to Fairy Ice Soul in an unhurried manner. Fellow Daoist Ice Soul, take a look and see if this pagoda contains the treasures you need.

Fairy Ice Soul was still astonished by what she had just witnessed, and she hurriedly shook her head as she said, You broke this restriction entirely through your own power, how could I choose treasures for myself before you? You should select three treasures first, and Ill choose what I need out of the rest.

Ive already inspected everything in this pagoda, aside from a jade slip that contains a secret technique that I could study, none of the other treasures have much use to me, so all I need is a replica of the contents of that jade slip, Han Li said with a smile before tossing the small golden pagoda directly toward Fairy Ice Soul.

A grateful look appeared on Fairy Ice Souls face as she said, Ill be sure to repay you for your kindness in the future, Brother Han.

She then examined the seven or eight treasures in the pagoda with her spiritual sense before drawing out a crimson jade slip that she immediately handed over to Han Li.

This must be the jade slip that you mentioned. If its useful to you, then just take it, theres no need to make a replica.

In that case, Ill be taking this jade slip. Han Li made no effort to turn her down and accepted the crimson jade slip.

A faint smile appeared on Fairy Ice Souls face upon seeing this.

Now that the treasures have been secured, lets get out of here. Otherwise, someone could destroy the formation outside again, and itll be very difficult for us to leave this place, Han Li said.

Please wait for a while longer, Brother Han. During my years in this Heavenly Cauldron Palace, Ive managed to gain control over some of its restrictions. Ill activate some things that Ive already set up in advance in the centrum formation so that I can close this palace at any time, thatll make it so that wed be able to teleport out of here as soon as we reunite with my blood soul, Fairy Ice Soul said with a smile.

Han Li naturally had no reason to disagree, so he nodded in response. Thats a good idea. Go right ahead, Fellow Daoist.

Thus, the two of them flew out of the hall, and shortly thereafter, they arrived in front of the teleportation formation Han Li had used to enter this space.

Han Li made a hand seal before casting an incantation seal toward the formation, upon which it was instantly activated, and a faint smile appeared on his face upon seeing this.

The two of them strode into the formation and vanished on the spot.

Outside the mountainous crimson stone plaque, Xiao Mings trio was gathered near several massive silver runes on the stone plaques surface, discussing something with serious expressions.

After an arduous struggle, the three of them finally managed to make it into this space.

Fellow Daoist Qing Ping, are you sure this is where the entrance to the centrum is situated? Its it possible that youve made a mistake? Why is it that weve tried everything but have still been unable to open this plaque? Xiao Ming asked.

Its definitely the right place, but the original entry method seems to have been tampered with and rendered ineffective. I know some beveled silver text, but Im far from an expert. Ill give this another try, and if it still doesnt work, well have to break in using brute force. Doing so may trigger some other restrictions, but we dont have any other choice, Daoist Qing Ping replied with a dark expression.

Alright, do your best, Fellow Daoist Qing Ping. If worse comes to worst, well just have to break this restriction with our combined powers, Xiao Ming replied with a nod, and Mistress Wan Hua didnt have any objections, either.

Thus, Daoist Qing Ping took a deep breath before making a rapid string of hand seals while chanting an incantation.

The four giant silver runes on the stone plaque before him began to glow brightly, and they slowly began to move along a certain trajectory, but the rate at which they were moving was extremely slow.

Around 15 minutes later, Daoist Qing Ping suddenly pointed a finger toward a certain part of the stone plaque, and yelled, Open!

The four silver runes blurred before instantly combining as one to form a huge ball of silver light.

Daoist Qing Pings chanting became more urgent, and the silver ball of light began to rapidly revolve on the spot, but after the span of just a few breaths, the ball of light exploded before reverting back into four silver runes that returned to their original positions.

It seemed that his efforts had gone to waste, and the trios expressions darkened even further upon seeing this.

It sounds like youve been aware of my presence for quite some time already.

A pleasant voice rang out as spatial fluctuations erupted behind the tree, following which a yellow-robed beauty emerged before appraising Han Li with a wary expression.

This woman was completely identical in appearance to the blood soul, and a faint smile appeared on his face upon seeing this.

However, his expression then changed slightly as he swept his spiritual sense toward the woman.

I didnt think I would encounter you as soon as I entered this space, Fellow Daoist Ice Soul. On top of that, it looks like youve already progressed to the Grand Ascension Stage, Han Li said.

Indeed, this woman was also releasing a Grand Ascension Stage aura, but it was still slightly unstable, indicating that she had only made the breakthrough recently.

The yellow-robed woman was quite surprised to hear this, and she asked in a cautious manner, How do you know of me? Isnt this the first time weve met?

Even though she was also a Grand Ascension cultivator, her cultivation base hadnt been consolidated yet, so she was naturally quite wary of the other Grand Ascension Stage beings to have entered this Heavenly Cauldron Palace.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist, I am also a human cultivator, and I was asked to come and rescue you by your blood soul clone. As for how I managed to find you, thats all thanks to this, Han Li replied as he made a grabbing motion to summon a small translucent vial that was flashing with faint crimson light, then tossed it toward the woman.

Fairy Ice Soul caught the small vial before examining its contents, upon which an elated look appeared on her face. So youre also a human Grand Ascension cultivator and youre carrying a drop of my blood soul clones blood essence, its no wonder I was struck by the feeling that you were carrying something familiar to me as soon as you arrived here.

Have you been trapped here this entire time? Havent you thought of any ways to leave this place? Han Li asked as he inspected his surroundings with a contemplative expression.

Of course Ive tried to escape from here, but this is the centrum of the Heavenly Cauldron Palace, an independent space that was painstakingly created by Daoist Tian Ding. Aside from the teleportation formation that you just used, theres no other way to get out of here. All of my companions perished in battle on the way here, and the formation outside was also destroyed. At the time, I was only at the Body Integration Stage, so I was trapped here and unable to do anything. Thankfully, I managed to obtain part of Daoist Tian Dings inheritance here, and after all these years of cultivation, I finally reached the Grand Ascension Stage a few years ago. fewebnve.com

By the way, where is my blood soul clone right now? Ever since you teleported into this space, Ive been getting a vague feeling that she should also be in the Heavenly Cauldron Palace, Fairy Ice Soul replied.

Its quite remarkable that Daoist Tian Dings inheritance was able to advance you to the Grand Ascension Stage in such a short time, as expected of someone who was on the cusp of ascension at the time. Fellow Daoist Blood Soul is currently searching for you on the outskirts of the palace. Its a good thing that you had the foresight to create a blood soul clone. Otherwise, theres no way I wouldve been able to find you, Han Li replied with a smile.

The blood soul has done very well, Im extremely surprised that she was about to recruit the assistance of such a powerful being in our human race. Initially, I had created her so that she could find some of my good friends from foreign races to help me, Fairy Ice Soul said.

Hehe, perhaps the blood soul was of the opinion that I was a more reliable option, Han Li chuckled in response.

Its no surprise that the blood soul would think that considering youre a Grand Ascension Stage being. Back when I left our human race, I recall that only Senior Ao Xiao and Senior Mo Jianli were Grand Ascension Stage beings, you mustve only recently reached the Grand Ascension Stage. Im familiar with some of the other renowned Body Integration Stage fellow daoists of our human race, but you dont seem to be one of them. Could it be that youre one of the cultivators whos constantly been cultivating in seclusion in our race? Fairy Ice Soul asked with a puzzled expression.

I did indeed only recently reach the Grand Ascension Stage Stage, and its no surprise that you dont recognize me. Truth be told, I came from the same human world as you did, and only after your disappearance did I ascend to the Spirit Realm. Come to think of it, we have quite a bit of affinity with one another. Back when I was in the human world, I once entered the Heavenvoid Palace and obtained your Heavenvoid Cauldron, as well as some other treasures, Han Li replied with a faint smile.

What? You obtained the Heavenvoid Cauldron I left in the human world? If you only ascended after my disappearance, wouldnt that mean that it only took you a few thousand years to progress from the Deity Transformation Stage to the Grand Ascension Stage? Fairy Ice Soul was completely stunned upon hearing this.

It was no wonder that she was so surprised, even if the likes of Daoist Tian Ding had heard about Han Lis insane rate of progression, they would most likely also be rooted to the spot.

I was quite fortunate and encountered many opportunities that allowed me to progress so quickly. Its a good thing I obtained the Heavenvoid Cauldron you left behind in the human world. Otherwise, it wouldnt have been so easy for the blood soul and me to enter this Heavenly Cauldron Palace. Speaking of which, Im not the only Grand Ascension Stage being to have entered this palace, so we should leave this place as soon as possible. I took some measures to conceal the teleportation formation outside, but I cant guarantee that it wont be discovered by others.

If you still have any questions, Im sure the blood soul will be able to answer them once we reunited with her, Han Li said with a serious expression.

Much to his surprise, a hesitant look appeared on Fairy Ice Souls face upon hearing this.

What is it? Is there still some unfinished business for you here? Han Li asked.

Fairy Ice Soul hesitated momentarily before revealing, Seeing as youre a Grand Ascension Stage being from the same race as myself, I wont keep any secrets from you. Even though I obtained Daoist Tian Dings cultivations and many of the treasures here, theres one place that I havent been able to access, and several of Daoist Tian Dings most powerful treasures are situated there. Those treasures have a symbiotic effect with Daoist Tian Dings cultivation arts, so theyre extremely important to me.

It was naturally in her best interest to keep this a secret, but if they were to leave now, there would be no chance for her to obtain those treasures.

Where is this place? If it wont result in too much of a delay, then I can go and take a look. If its within my capabilities, Ill be sure to help you secure the treasures, Han Li said.

Fairy Ice Soul was ecstatic to hear this. Rest assured, Brother Han, its not far away at all. If you can help me break the restriction, you can have all of the treasures aside from the few that are related to my cultivation arts.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face, but he offered no reply.

Thus, he was quickly led over to a section of the stone wall by Fairy Ice Soul, who reached out to gently press her palm against the wall.

A huge hole instantly appeared on the stone wall amid a flash of light, and the two of them flew into the hole.

Around 15 minutes later, they appeared in a massive hall that was entirely constructed from giant white stone slabs, presenting an antiquated and mysterious appearance.

At the center of the hall stood another statute of Daoist Tian Ding, but this one was shimmering with faint silver light.

This statue also had a sword slung across its back, but it was also holding a miniature shimmering golden pagoda in one hand.

The treasures are all in that pagoda. Unfortunately, even though Ive remained in this place for so many years, Ive still been unable to break the restriction on the pagoda. Do take care, Brother Han, the restriction has an extremely powerful reflective ability. I was once struck by my own attack after it was reflected back at me, and it took me over 10 years of recuperation to recover, Fairy Ice Soul said with a solemn expression.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and he replied, Alright, let me give it a try.

He then swept a finger through the air to release a streak of azure sword Qi that slashed directly toward the small golden pagoda.

A burst of light swept over the surface of the pagoda, and it conjured up a translucent light barrier that was as smooth as a mirror.

The sword Qi struck the light barrier before instantly vanishing into, following which an identical streak of azure sword Qi shot out of the light barrier, hurtling directly toward Han Li.

Han Li immediately swept his finger through the air again to unleash another streak of azure sword Qi to nullify the one sweeping toward him.

In the next instant, countless arcs of golden lightning erupted over his body amid a loud thunderclap, then pounced toward the small pagoda as several golden lightning snakes.

As soon as the lightning snakes came into contact with the light barrier, they also vanished before the same number of lightning snakes shot back out of the light barrier toward Han Li.

This reflective restriction is quite interesting, but generally speaking, restrictions of this nature all have a tolerance limit, so what if I were to use a more powerful attack?A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he made a grabbing motion to eradicate all of the oncoming lightning snakes, then flipped a hand over to summon a miniature azure mountain.

At the same time, bright golden light erupted from his body, and a layer of golden scales surfaced over his skin, while his arms thickened significantly.

He grabbed onto the miniature azure mountain before hurling it viciously forward, and it disappeared into thin air in a flash.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted in front of the small golden pagoda, and the miniature azure mountain reappeared before crashing into the light barrier with a resounding boom, causing the barrier to ripple violently.

As soon as the tree creature took shape, it immediately regained some ability to move, and it flailed its limbs violently through the air as a burst of shockwaves surged through its body to shatter part of the black threads.

It then strode forward as a cloud of mist emerged beneath its feet, carrying it up into the sky.

The Baleful Blood Corpse formed by Master Tian Wus remains had been moving quite sluggishly up to this point, but it suddenly reached out like lightning with both hands, releasing countless crimson threads that intertwined to form a lethal net.

The tree creature had only just risen up into the air when its body was sliced into countless pieces by the net.

A burst of green Qi emerged from the remains of the tree creature, transforming into a faint green shadow that covered a distance of over 200 feet in a flash, yet right as it was about to catch up to the two miniature figures up ahead, the giant corpse suddenly opened its mouth to release a burst of dazzling crimson light.

The space around the green shadow abruptly tightened, and a burst of incredible powerful suction force erupted behind it.

It only had a chance to let loose an anguished cry before it was dragged down into the corpses mouth by the crimson light and quickly devoured, unable to offer any resistance.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Nascent Souls of the remaining two elderly men rushed out of the metal cage, then turned around just in time to see the demise of their companion.

The two of them were furious to see this, and one of the Nascent Souls rubbed its hands together to summon a ball of black flames, which then transformed into a giant black scorpion projection.

The Nascent Soul then made a hand seal and was about to send the projection flying into the cage when the other Nascent Soul suddenly grabbed onto its arm.

That type of attack wont do anything. Weve lost our physical bodies and expended too much energy, theres no way well be able to do anything to this Baleful Blood Corpse. Our top priority now should be to escape. Otherwise, all three of us will perish here,

As soon as the Nascent Souls voice trailed off, the metal cage down below tremored violently, and the giant corpse stood up on one leg in a shaky manner before directing its fiery green eyes toward the two Nascent Souls outside.

At this point, most of the black threads within the corpses body had already been devoured, and there was only a small portion left in its other leg, continuing to struggle against the crimson threads.

Both of the Nascent Souls shuddered involuntarily at the sight of the corpses menacing gaze, and the first Nascent Soul gritted its teeth as it withdrew its giant scorpion projection. Youre right, Brother Wu. Lets go!

Youve made a wise decision, Brother Yu. As long as were still alive, well be able to take our revenge eventually, the other Nascent Soul said.

All of a sudden, the corpse within the metal cage let loose a bone-chilling roar, and its other leg swayed as it slowly began to stand up straight.

The Nascent Souls didnt dare to linger any longer upon seeing this, and they immediately flew away as two streaks of light, one azure and one white.

The two Nascent Souls quickly rushed all the way to the edge of the crimson lake, and they were just about to escape from this area when a burst of rumbling suddenly rang out up ahead, following which a vast expanse of crimson light surged toward them without any warning.

The two Nascent Souls were quite alarmed to see this, and they hurriedly drew to a halt before exchanging a quick glance. One of them then made a hand seal to summon its black scorpion projection again, while the other opened its mouth to release a small azure bell and a white bone shield.

The crimson light appeared to be extremely far away, but it reached them in a flash, following which five identical young men emerged.

Youre the Five Xue He Clones! one of the Nascent Souls exclaimed.

Why are you here? Have you been following us this entire time, waiting for an opportunity to ambush us? the other Nascent Soul asked as a hint of killing intent flashed through its eyes.

However, the five young men remained still on the spot with wooden expressions, as if they couldnt hear what was being said to them.

The two Nascent Souls both faltered slightly upon hearing this, and only then did they begin to carefully inspect the Five Xue He Clones, upon which they finally discovered that there was something amiss.

The Five Xue He Clones all had crimson light flashing within their eyes, and their smooth skin had become dried and withered. At the same time, they were giving off a rank rotten odor.

A thought immediately occurred to the two Nascent Souls upon seeing this, and their expressions darkened significantly.

After exchanging a brief glance with one another, the two Nascent Souls immediately began to slowly retreat, opening up some distance between themselves and the Five Xue He Clones.

Where are you going, fellow daoists? Youve already lost your physical bodies, so why not hand over your Nascent Souls for my consumption? A sinister voice suddenly rang out nearby, following which a murky crimson figure emerged above the Five Xue He Clones amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

Do you really think were completely at your mercy just because weve lost our physical bodies? one of the Nascent Souls replied in an enraged voice.

Perhaps I wouldnt be able to capture the two of you on my own, but with these five blood puppets, itll be a simple task, the crimson figure chuckled coldly before making a hand seal, and a burst of loud rumbling rang out from all directions as countless crimson clouds suddenly took shape without any warning, surrounding the pair of Nascent Souls, as well as the crimson shadow and the Five Xue He Clones.

The mysterious crimson figure then pounced toward the two Nascent Souls with a triumphant smile on his face.

Meanwhile, the Five Xue He Clones each released a streak of sword Qi that was over 100 feet in length, which swept toward the two Nascent Souls with ferocious might.

The pair of Nascent Souls naturally unleashed different treasures and abilities to defend themselves, but they were immediately forced onto the back foot, and a hint of despair appeared in their eyes.

Having lost their physical bodies, they definitely wouldnt be able to last too long, and being captured was only a matter of time.

Sure enough, a short while later, the crimson figure was examining several new treasures that he was holding with a pleased expression, and the crimson light emanating from his body had become noticeably denser.

All of a sudden, a thunderous roar rang out from the center of the crimson lake.

Thats a Baleful Blood Corpse! Hehe, I only intended to obtain Daoist Tian Dings inheritance, who wouldve thought that I would encounter a Baleful Blood Corpse instead? On top of that, this is a Baleful Blood Corpse of someone who was considered to be extremely powerful even among Grand Ascension Stage beings. Once I refine this corpse, itll be extremely effective both in battle, as well as for resisting heavenly tribulations, the crimson figure murmured to himself with an elated expression before stowing his new treasure away as he cast a cold gaze toward the direction where the roar had come from.

He then swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a burst of crimson light to sweep up the Five Xue He Clones before flying directly toward the center of the crimson lake.

At this point, the Baleful Blood Corpse had finally completely devoured the black threads within its body and risen to its feet.

In the face of the crimson light surging toward it, the corpse let loose another thunderous roar before flying out of the cage with a ferocious look in its eyes.

Moments later, a fierce battle ensued in the air above the lake.

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Ive finally repaired the formation, it should be able to support two or three more teleportations now, Han Li murmured to himself with a faint smile on his face as he appraised the repaired formation.

During the past half a day, he had repaired and even slightly altered the formation with the materials he was carrying, thereby restoring its teleportation ability.

He quickly made a hand seal, and the formation was easily activated amid a faint buzzing sound, upon which he immediately strode into the formation before vanishing on the spot amid a flash of white light.

In the next instant, he arrived in a dark space.

Blue light flashed within his eyes, and he was able to quickly take in his surroundings.

At this moment, he was situated on the summit of a small mountain with several giant pine trees around him that were over 100 feet tall, while a small teleportation formation laid beneath his feet.

There were even more mountains and trees in the distance, and it seemed that he was situated in a mountain range.

After only a brief inspection of the surrounding area, Han Li suddenly swept a sleeve through the air to release an azure flying sword, which instantly swelled to over 1,000 feet in size before circling around in the air while releasing bright azure light.

He then uttered the word slash, and the giant blade released massive sword projections over 10,000 feet in length in all directions.

The space before the sword projections was instantly sliced apart, and the surrounding area immediately brightened as the mountain range twisted and warped before transforming into pristine white stone walls that were over 100 feet tall.

The walls surrounded the small mountain and the trees around him in all directions, and it was revealed that he was situated in a massive courtyard.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he inspected the white stone wall in the distance, and a peculiar look suddenly appeared on his face as he turned toward a certain tree on the small mountain.

Youve been hiding there for quite some time now, are you going to come out and meet me or do I have to make you reveal yourself?

However, the three of them were very cautious, and instead of landing beside the body right away, they exchanged a few wary glances before the elderly man with the Wu surname carefully flicked a ball of black light toward the corpse down below.

Much to their surprise, as soon as the ball of black light fell upon the long crimson chain, it immediately burst into flames, and within the span of just a few breaths, the chain had been incinerated into ashes.

In contrast, the corpse was completely unaffected by the black flames, retaining its smooth and pristine appearance.

The three elderly men were ecstatic to see this, and the man with the Wu surname immediately snuffed out his black flames.

He then drifted over to the part of the corpse that he had been examining earlier.

Sure enough, there was an indistinct jade-slip-like shadow at the center of that rib.

His two companions also drifted down from above with excited expressions.

Can you identify what this thing is? the elderly man with the Wu surname asked with slightly furrowed brows after appraising the black shadow for a short while.

Im afraid not. Theres some type of power in Master Tian Wus bones that can disrupt spiritual sense. As soon as my spiritual sense seeps into the bone, its immediately dispelled, so Im unable to identify what that object is, the elderly man with the Yu surname replied in a slightly frustrated manner.

My spiritual sense is far inferior to yours, so theres no way Id be able to identify the object if even youre unable to, the final elderly man sighed.

Regardless of what it is, it was left behind by Master Tian Wu, so it most likely has something to do with his inheritance, everything will be made clear to us once we secure the object, the elderly man with the Yu surname said.

Before his companions had a chance to reply, he summoned a thin white bone sword in his hand amid a flash of white light, then slashed it viciously toward the black shadow.

The bone sword struck the rib amid a dull thump, only for the enormous power imbued within the sword to completely vanish in an instant. The sword was then repelled by a burst of tremendous force, and it hadnt even left a scratch on the ribs surface.

Not only were the Three Witch Spirit Saints not disheartened by this, they were all ecstatic to see this.

The fact that even the remains of Master Tian Wu were this powerful was sufficient testament to just how formidable the cultivation arts he had used wouldve been.

This made the Three Witch Spirit Saints even more eager to obtain his inheritance.

It looks like we wont be able to break through this rib using normal treasures, but if we use anything more powerful than this Underworld Bone Sword, we run the risk of destroying the item inside the rib. As a safety precaution, Ill extract it using a secret technique, the elderly man with the Wu surname decided.

The expression of the elderly man with the Yu surname changed slightly upon hearing this. Youre going to use the penetration technique?

Only by using that technique can I extract the item without damaging this body, the elderly man with the Wu surname replied.

But using that technique requires a massive amount of magic power expenditure, and youve already used up a lot of energy, will you be able to execute the technique successfully? the final elderly man asked in a concerned manner.

Rest assured, I wouldnt be suggesting this if I couldnt do it. Even if I were to fail, it still wouldnt be too late to resort to more violent tactics.

The other two elderly men naturally couldnt say anything further upon hearing this.

Thus, the elderly man with the Wu surname summoned a red pill before swallowing it, then sat down to meditate. After a while, a hint of color returned to his face as he stood up again, and at this point, his slightly feeble aura had recovered significantly.

He cast his gaze toward the black shadow within the rib, then began to make a rapid string of hand seals while chanting a profound incantation.

The other two elderly men looked on from the side with solemn expressions as the chanting grew louder and louder, and the worlds origin Qi nearby began to tremor and pulse in a peculiar rhythmic manner.

Immediately thereafter, a series of unidentifiable white runes appeared around the elderly man with the Wu surname, and they also began to tremor rhythmically while emitting a faint buzzing sound.

He then ceased making hand seals before slowly reaching a hand out toward the black shadow. Right at this moment, the white runes nearby abruptly turned transparent, and the elderly mans outstretched hand also became completely translucent.

As soon as his transparent fingers came into contact with the bone, it passed directly through as if it had no substantial form, reaching directly for the black shadow inside.

This seemingly simple maneuver was whittling down his magic power at an incredible rate, and within mere moments, sweat was pouring down his face, which had turned completely pale.

Finally, he locked his fingers around the black shadow before withdrawing his hand at a speed far slower than when it had reached into the bone.

Just as all of the transparent runes were beginning to flash erratically, he finally withdrew his hand out of the bone, and it returned to its normal state.

Almost at the exact same moment, all of the nearby runes exploded on their own amid a dull thump.

The elderly man with the Wu surname was drenched in sweat at this point, but he wore an ecstatic expression.

The other two elderly men were also ecstatic, and the one with the Yu surname hurriedly urged, Let us have a look, Brother Wu, we have to see if this jade slip contains Master Tian Wus cultivation art inheritance.

The elderly man with the Wu surname offered no reply, but he took a deep breath before raising his hand and slowly opening his fingers, revealing an inky-black jade badge that was riddled with spirit patterns.

The elderly man with the Yu surname faltered slightly upon seeing this, but before he had a chance to react, the elderly man with the Wu surname suddenly hurled the jade badge high up into the air as his expression changed drastically.

At the same time, he shot back in retreat just as the jade badge exploded, sending countless black runes surging through the air in all directions.

As soon as the runes came into contact with the giant corpse down below, they burrowed their way into the bones with all their might as if they had sprung to life.

The Three Witch Spirit Saints had naturally all taken evasive measures, but they were too close to the jade badge during its explosion, and some of the black runes managed to burrow into their bodies in a flash, completely disregarding their protective spiritual light.

The three elderly men were extremely alarmed by this, and they immediately unleashed their most powerful defensive treasures and abilities to protect themselves.

However, regardless of what they did, all three of them plummeted out of the sky in the next instant before landing heavily on the giant body down below.

At this point, black lines had appeared all over their bodies, covering virtually every single inch of their skin.

Their physical bodies and true essence all became extremely numb, and there were even black threads binding around the Nascent Souls within their bodies, thereby completely immobilizing them.

This was naturally an extremely alarming turn of events for the Three Witch Spirit Saints.

Right at this moment, the black runes also began to spread over the entire giant corpse nearby as countless black lines, yet just as the black lines were about to cover the entire body, two specks of green light suddenly appeared within the corpses empty eye sockets.

The specks of green light then transformed into two balls of scorching green flames, and at the same time, a crimson light barrier appeared over the entire massive corpse, then transformed into countless crimson threads that also vanished into its body in a flash.

In the next instant, the red and black threads intertwined and began to writhe violently while devouring one another as if they were sworn enemies.

As a result, black and red light began to flash erratically over the entire corpse.

That things transforming into a Baleful Blood Corpse! That jade slip isnt Master Tian Wus inheritance, its a restriction badge used by Daoist Tian Ding to repress this transformation! the final elderly man exclaimed as his face completely paled upon seeing this.

The other two elderly men also began to panic as they tried to draw upon their magic power with all their might, but those black threads had already adhered tightly to all parts of their meridians, thereby preventing them from being able to unleash any abilities or secret techniques.

All of a sudden, a strange cry rang out from within the giant corpses cavernous mouth, and the green flames within its eye sockets flashed as its body began to tremored slightly.

At the same time, the crimson threads within its body became several times thicker, destroying all of the black threads before devouring them.

The black threads within the corpse began to recede at a rapid rate discernible even to the naked eye, and the giant corpse laid a hand onto the ground before supporting itself up into a sitting position amid a burst of loud rumbling.

The Three Witch Spirit Saints were petrified upon seeing this.

Under normal circumstances, the three of them wouldnt have to fear this Baleful Blood Corpse, but in their current states, they were essentially sitting ducks waiting to be slaughtered.

Right as the Baleful Blood Corpse was about to destroy the restriction left behind by Daoist Tian Ding, the three elderly men finally sprang into action.

Two of them let loose loud roars as their heads exploded in unison, and a miniature humanoid figure flew out of each of their bodies within a cloud of mist.

As for the final elderly man, green light flashed within his eyes, and green runes appeared all over his skin, following which countless vines and branches erupted out of his body in a frenzy, instantly transforming him into a massive tree creature that was over 100 feet tall.

The short sword began to emit a buzzing sound, while the images of the insects began to roam over the swords blade as if they had sprung to life.

The elderly man with the Yu surname swept an arm through the air, and the short sword immediately hurtled toward the metal cage as a streak of crimson light.

As soon as the streak of crimson light struck the cage, countless arcs of golden lightning erupted amid a loud thunderclap.

The crimson light was immediately repelled, then returned to the elderly mans hand as a short sword again.

This is Divine Devilbane Lightning!

The elderly man was stunned to see this, and he hurriedly examined the short sword to find that several thin cracks had appeared on its surface, indicating that it had suffered severe damage.

If Han Li were present, he would also be stunned to see this.

The golden lightning that had erupted from the metal cage did indeed appear to be rather similar to Divine Devilbane Lightning, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that it was different.

The lightning was also of a shimmering golden color, but it was intermingled with purplish-golden runes, and it was far more powerful than Han Lis Divine Devilbane Lightning.

It really is Divine Devilbane Lightning! Wait, no, it doesnt seem to be ordinary Divine Devilbane Lightning. I recall that Daoist Tian Ding had mastered several types of lightning, as well as an ability that allowed him to refine and purify lightning, and this ability could increase the power of lightning abilities by over tenfold, the final elderly man said with furrowed brows.

Thats a huge problem. Divine Devilbane Lightning is extremely effective against Witch Dao abilities to begin with, how are we going to counter this purified Divine Devilbane Lightning? the elderly man with the Yu surname asked as he stowed his short sword away.

The sword didnt appear to be all that remarkable, but it actually possessed several incredible abilities, so he was extremely frustrated that it had been damaged here.

Rest assured, no matter how powerful this Divine Devilbane Lightning is, its not being wielded by anyone, so dispelling it will only be a matter of time. Theres definitely more than just one restriction on this cage, and the latter restrictions will most likely be even more difficult to counter, thats what Im most worried about, the elderly man with the Wu surname said as he appraised the sharp spikes on the cage and the crimson chain binding the corpse.

No matter how difficult its going to be, we have to succeed. Otherwise, our efforts up to this point would all be wasted. Let me see if my Infernal Yin Water will be able to dispel this Divine Devilbane Lightning, the final elderly man said before opening his mouth to release a grey gourd.

He then pointed a finger at the gourd, and it tipped itself over to pour out a wave of inky-black water.

The water seemed to possess incredible glacial powers, and as soon as it emerged, the air temperature plummeted drastically.

At the same time, wisps of grey Qi began to spread through the air, releasing a rotten odor.

The black water swirled around up above at the elderly mans behest, transforming into a black wyrm before pouncing viciously toward the cage.

Countless golden runes appeared once again on the surface of the cage amid a loud thunderclap, and another shimmering golden lightning net emerged.

The black water and golden lightning immediately clashed amid a resounding boom.

Han Li was standing in a massive hall with a contemplative look on his face, appraising an extremely life-like statue situated on an altar up ahead.

The statue was around the same size as an actual person, and it depicted a middle-aged daoist priest in a set of white daoist robes with a crimson longsword slung diagonally across his back.

The statues gaze was directed diagonally forward, and it wore an indifferent expression.

On either side of this statue was a giant azure falcon statue, and a silver praying mantis statue, both of which were also extremely life-like and menacing to behold.

This should be Daoist Tian Ding, I cant think of anyone else with such a graceful bearing, Han Li murmured to himself before inspecting his surroundings to find four crimson-armored puppets, each of which was around 20 feet tall, lying on the ground in a lopsided manner, as well as two unidentifiable corpses.

The four puppets were completely still, but their suits of armor were giving off a bright sheen, and they were completely undamaged, as were the weapons that they were wielding, making it seem as if they could spring back to life at any moment.

As for the two corpses, one was missing half of its body with four black flying swords snapped into over 10 pieces littered all around it.

The other corpse was missing its head, and there was a broken purple shield and a short silver ruler that had been completely twisted lying beside it.

The two corpses were each situated between two puppets, and judging from the state that they were in, it seemed that they had perished in battle against these puppets.

Judging from the residual auras of these corpses, they had most likely been among the people who had battled the giant beast in the hall on the first floor.

Han Li carefully inspected the two corpses several times, but didnt find any other treasures.

Thus, he abruptly vanished on the spot before appearing behind the statue of Daoist Tian Ding.

There was a damaged small formation behind the statue, at the center of which was a white stone platform with a diameter of around 10 feet.

There were several indentations of different shapes on the platform, seemingly to accommodate certain items, but the items within those slots had already been taken.

At the edge of the formation were two more corpses lying side by side on the ground, and one of them was wearing a suit of shattered silver armor with a bony hand piercing straight through its dantian.

As for the other corpse, it was clothed in a green robe and completely inky-black in color, seemingly having perished after being afflicted by some type of lethal poison.

On this occasion, Han Li only took a glance at the two corpses before sweeping a hand through the air, upon which four storage bracelets of different colors emerged before flying into his grasp with unerring accuracy.

Han Li briefly inspected the contents of the storage bracelets with his spiritual sense before calmly stowing them away, then began to inspect the damaged formation.

This is a teleportation formation.

After a brief inspection, Han Li immediately discovered what this formation was, but unfortunately, it was a disposable formation that was already completely destroyed, and even with his mastery in the art of formations, he wouldnt be able to repair it in a short time.

After walking several laps around the formation, Han Li suddenly raised an eyebrow before stopping at a dark red indentation on the formation.

He made a grabbing motion toward the slot, and a small ball of extremely feeble crimson light emerged, looking as if it could be snuffed out at any moment.

He then flipped a hand over to produce the small vial that contained the blood souls blood essence, and as soon as the small vial appeared, the ball of crimson light immediately flew toward it before vanishing into the vial in a flash.

As a result, the crimson light within the small vial glowed slightly brighter than before.

As expected, this is a drop of Fellow Daoist Ice Souls blood essence. It seems that she passed through here and used this teleportation formation, Han Li murmured to himself as a faint smile appeared on his face, and he cast his gaze toward the damaged formation again.

He swept a sleeve through the air to release a string of formation treasures, as well as around a dozen fist-sized crystals of different colors, all of which hovered in mid-air around the formation.

He then pointed a finger toward the formation, and a thin azure thread that was several feet in length shot out of his fingertip before quickly repairing the damaged spirit patterns on the formation.

It would be impossible to completely restore the formation, but with Han Lis mastery in the art of formations, restoring around 70% to 80% of the formation would be enough for him to use it.

A day later, a burst of astonishing energy fluctuations erupted from the crimson lake, and a black monster with the head of a deer and the body of a human suddenly appeared amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

It then slashed the giant silver blade it was wielding viciously downward, and a sharp screeching sound rang out as wisps of green Qi surged out of the silver blade, forming a series of balls of green light.

The nearby space immediately began to warp and twist in the wake of the giant blade, as if it were about to be sliced apart.

Another earth-shattering boom rang out, and a scintillating green sun erupted beneath the blade before expanding further and further.

A devastatingly destructive aura surged forth in all directions in a frenzy, forcing back the water in the lake to expose a section of the lakebed with a diameter of around half a kilometer, revealing countless white skeletons.

All of a sudden, a bolt of silver lightning as thick as a water tank flashed through the sky, and dark clouds suddenly converged before blood began to rain down from the heavens, encompassing the entire crimson lake down below.

Only after the green sun faded was the scene down below revealed.

Currently, the Three Witch Spirit Saints were hovering in mid-air, and each of them was holding a statue that was around a foot tall and completely identical to that deer-human hybrid creature.

A huge gash that was over 100 feet in length had been inflicted onto the top of the giant metal cage before them.

The elderly man with the Yu surname chortled with glee upon seeing this. Haha, weve finally managed to break this cage open! What are you waiting for, fellow daoists? Lets go in together!

He then stowed the statue in his hand away before flying toward the gash on the metal cage as a streak of green light.

The other two elderly men also flew into the cage in a flash with excited expressions.

As for the deer-human hybrid beast, it remained hovering in the air above the cage in a stationary manner.

The three elderly men re-emerged over 100 feet in the air above the carcass of the horse-human hybrid creature, and they were carefully appraising the chained carcass with elated looks in their eyes.

The hall was around 300 to 400 feet tall, and its area exceeded 1,000 acres.

However, what shouldve been a flat and smooth bluestone floor was riddled with pits and craters, as well as the remains of countless treasures.

There were also sections of the ground that were charred black, and at the center of the hall was a massive beastly skeleton.

The skeleton was as translucent as jade, and it resembled the skeleton of both a crocodile and a wyrm.

It seemed that someone had engaged in a fierce battle with the massive beast here, but judging from these residual traces, the battle had taken place a very long time ago.

Han Li appraised the beastly skeleton briefly with an intrigued expression, and judging from its residual aura, he was able to immediately identify the skeleton to have belonged to a beast at the pinnacle of the Body Integration Stage.

The fact that such a fierce battle had been waged against a mere Body Integration Stage beast indicated that its opponents were definitely below the Grand Ascension Stage, but they wouldnt have been too weak, either.

Looking at the remains of the treasures on the ground, Han Li could tell that the giant beast had most likely had around four to five opponents.

After inspecting the area for a while longer, Han Li suddenly cast his gaze toward a wooden shelf in the corner of the hall.

This was a black shelf that was around 20 to 30 feet long, with around a dozen silver platters of different sizes positioned on it in two rows.

However, the platters were all empty, and their contents had clearly already been taken by someone.

Thus, Han Li didnt hesitate any longer as he made his way directly toward the exit on the other side of the hall.

The same azure passageway resumed, and on this occasion, it took Han Li quite a while to finally emerge on the other side.

In doing so, he arrived in a space that was several times bigger than even the hall from before.

There were a few white clouds drifting in the air up above, and the ground was comprised of fine white sand.

At the center of this space stood a triangular monastery-like building.

Han Li took a glance at the building before flipping a hand over to summon the small vial.

The ball of crimson light in the vial didnt display any reaction, and his brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, but he still made his way toward the gate of the monastery, which was already wide open.

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The Three Witch Spirit Saints were standing before a sea of black mist that stretched as far as the eyes could see.

The mist was surging violently as if it were a living creature, occasionally releasing gusts of glacial Yin winds alongside bloodcurdling howls.

The three of them were looking very exhausted, and their auras had diminished even further.

Even the three giant steeds beneath them had already vanished, but they were all looking into the sea of mist with excitement in their eyes.

This was because there was a crimson pavilion situated within the sea of mist.

The pavilion was over 1,000 feet tall with countless crimson runes etched onto its surface, and at the very top were the words Blood Prison in two huge silver ancient characters.

So this is the blood prison, its a little different from how I envisioned, the elderly man with the Yu surname remarked.

This is most likely an illusion, let me try and dispel it, the elderly man with the Yu surname replied.

Immediately thereafter, he swept a sleeve through the air to release an azure wooden badge with a black ghostly head embedded onto it, then made a hand seal before pointing a finger at the badge.

The badge instantly swelled to around the size of a human head, and azure runes began to appear on its surface.

At the same time, the ghostly head also opened its eyes and mouth.

A pillar of azure light erupted out of the ghostly heads mouth before transforming into a massive pillar of azure wind that vanished into the sea of mist in a flash.

In the next instant, a burst of loud rumbling rang out, and all of the nearby mist was swept away by the fierce azure winds, opening up a clear passageway.

The Three Witch Spirit Saints peered carefully into the passageway, upon their expressions all changed slightly.

Beneath the passageway was a giant lake filled with viscous crimson water, and there were countless thumb-sized white maggot-like insects swimming along the lakes surface, sending chills running down the onlookers spine.

Is this the true appearance of the blood prison? Could this be an illusion as well? the elderly man with the Yu surname asked in a stunned manner.

No illusion could maintain itself in the face of my Azure Astral Winds, the man with the Wu surname replied before opening his mouth to release several balls of energy into the azure wooden badge.

The wind surging out of the ghostly heads mouth immediately became over 10 times as powerful, and one pillar of wind was being released after another. гeewebnovl.com

A short while later, most of the sea of mist had been dispelled, thereby revealing most of the crimson lake.

The three elderly men cast their eyes downward, upon which elated looks appeared in their eyes.

Aside from the countless maggots on the lakes surface, around a dozen black metal cages of different sizes had also been revealed.

The smallest of these cages were only around 10 feet tall, while the largest ones were over 10,000 feet in size.

Their surfaces were riddled with unidentifiable golden runes, and there were countless sharp crimson spikes extending into the cage, presenting a menacing sight to behold.

Most of the cages doors were already wide open, with only a few that were still seamless and unopened, and within each of those unopened cages was a corpse in different poses.

These beings had clearly perished countless years ago, and all of them had vastly differing bone structures, but their residual auras still struck the Three Witch Spirit Saints with a sense of apprehension.

These must be the enemies sealed here by Daoist Tian Ding. As expected, all of them were extremely powerful, well have to examine these bodies carefully to see which one belongs to Master Tian Wu, the final elderly man said with excitement in his eyes.

Master Tian Wu was a practitioner of Witch Dao cultivation arts, so his remains are definitely different from the others, well be able to easily identify it once we get a little closer, the elderly man with the Wu surname replied.

The other bodies all belonged to extremely powerful beings as well, so theyre definitely carrying formidable treasures, we cant just leave them, the elderly man with the Yu surname said with a hint of greed and urgency in his eyes.

Of course. However, our main objective is Master Tian Wu, so lets obtain his inheritance first before we think about anything else, the elderly man with the Wu surname decided.

The other two elderly men felt this to be a reasonable suggestion, and they each released several protective treasures before flying directly toward the black metal cage that was closest to them.

This crimson lake was extremely unsettling, so the three of them naturally didnt dare to take any chances.

Much to their surprise and elation, the lake remained completely calm and placid even as they reached the metal cage.

The body in the cage was far more petite than that of a normal person, and after carefully examining it with their spiritual sense, all of them shook their heads before flying toward another metal cage.

The second corpse wasnt the one they were searching for, either, and before they knew it, they had reached the center of the entire lake, arriving at the fourth metal cage.

In contrast with the previous three, this metal cage was one of the largest on the entire lake, standing at 5,000 to 6,000 feet tall.

Aside from the sharp spikes extending inward, there was also an extremely long crimson chain that was bound countless times around the body inside.

The chain itself was in rather bad condition, not only was its surface riddled with rust, there were even some cracks that were visible, and it seemed that the body had struggled violently for some time prior to its passing.

The corpse in the cage belonged to a horse-human hybrid creature, and every single one of its bones was of a translucent green color with faint traces of golden light flowing through them.

The upper body of this creature was completely identical to that of a normal human except it was extremely massive, while its lower body was close to 1,000 feet in length, and the four giant hooves of the corpse were the only parts where some silver fur remained.

Theres no mistaking it, this is Senior Tian Wus body! the elderly man with the Yu surname immediately concluded upon sensing the fearsome aura emanating from the body.

This is indeed a Witch Dao aura. As expected of Master Tian Wu to have retained such a powerful aura this many years after his death, the final elderly man also chimed in in an excited manner.

In contrast, the elderly man with the Wu surname was looking on with slightly furrowed brows. Where is Master Tian Wus inheritance?

His words acted as a reminder to his two companions, and only then did they discover that there seemed to be nothing else in the cage aside from the giant corpse.

All of a sudden, one of the elderly mens eyes lit up, and he suddenly pointed toward a certain part of the giant body. Whats that?

The other two hurriedly directed their attention to the same spot, upon which they discovered that there was a black shadow embedded onto one of the corpses massive ribs.

Upon closer inspection, this seemed to be a black jade slip.

These are definitely the remains of Master Tian Wu, so lets break open this cage first, the elderly man with the Yu surname suggested.

His two companions naturally had no objections, and thus, the treasures they had summoned were sent flying directly toward the metal cage with tremendous force.

A resounding boom rang out, and scintillating golden light erupted from the metal cage, while the cage itself only tremored slightly before the light faded, and everything returned to normal.

The elderly man with the Wu surname focused his gaze onto the cage, upon which his expression immediately darkened slightly.

Not a single trace had been left on the surface of the cage.

Let me have another go, the elderly man with the Yu surname said as a fierce look appeared in his eyes, and he made a grabbing motion to summon a short crimson sword with countless spirit insect images etched onto its surface.

There was also a pristine white thumb-sized crystal embedded into the hilt of the sword, and he gripped onto the sword before suddenly slicing off several fingers from his other hand.

He then began to chant something while pointing toward a certain patch of space, and the severed fingers immediately disintegrated into bursts of blood mist that flowed into the short sword.

The entire space seemed to dim slightly, and countless snowflakes were abruptly drawn toward the Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Sword as if through a giant funnel, then vanished into the sword as the worlds origin Qi.

A row of silver runes immediately appeared on the surface of the sword, and a streak of dark green sword Qi swept forth before striking the golden light barrier.

The sword Qi began to glow with scintillating light, almost as if a green sun had appeared to inundate the entire light barrier.

A loud buzzing sound rang out from the light barriers surface, and countless five-colored runes appeared, only to be melted away within the green sun.

Finally, a dull thump rang out, and the entire light barrier was completely eradicated.

Han Lis face was slightly pale as he withdrew the green longsword, then flew into the teleportation formation on the stone platform. fewebnve.com

He then pointed a finger at the edge of the formation, casting a white incantation seal, which vanished into thin air in a flash.

A dull burst of dull rumbling rang out from the entire formation, and Han Li disappeared amid a flash of white light.

In the next instant, Han Li re-emerged within a murky grey space, and there was a mountainous stone plaque that extended into the heavens situated up ahead.

The stone plaque was so massive that there was no end to it in sight from the bottom, and it was entirely of a translucent crimson color with countless thick silver runes etched on its surface, presenting a very mysterious sight to behold. Han Li looked at the stone plaque, then inspected the murky grey space around him, and a hint of befuddlement appeared in his eyes.

No matter how he looked at it, this place had nothing to do with the palace cluster he had seen from outside the light barrier.

It seemed that he had been teleported into an unfamiliar place from the restriction in the last area.

At the same time, Xiao Mings trio also finally emerged from the glacial restriction, and they were greeted by the sight of a golden palace and rows of silver pavilions that resembled an immortal paradise, but all of them wore dark expressions.

This isnt where the centrum of the Heavenly Cauldron Palace is situated. According to the records on the tome I inherited, the teleportation formation that we found earlier shouldve taken us directly to the centrum area, why were we teleported here instead? Daoist Qing Ping murmured to himself in a puzzled manner.

The records on the tome were definitely accurate. Otherwise, we wouldnt have been able to make it all the way here, some type of unforeseen change mustve taken place in the restriction in the last area to result in this, Xiao Ming analyzed.

What kind of unforeseen change could there have been? Are you saying the restriction can mutate on its own? Mistress Wan Hua was approaching her wits end.

Thats hard to say. Daoist Tian Dings formation mastery is far beyond what we can comprehend, and the Heavenly Cauldron Palace has existed for so many years, so it wouldnt be too surprising if the restrictions within the palace had undergone some type of change. Having said that, the restrictions in all the other areas had remained unchanged, yet this one has been altered, thats too suspicious to be a coincidence. I think this is a result of someone tampering with the restriction in that area, Xiao Min speculated.

How is that possible? Aside from that human, no one wouldve been able to enter that area earlier than us. Even if someone had entered that area before all of us, theres no way they couldve been able to alter such a complex giant restriction in such a short time, Mistress Wan Hua countered.

Hehe, you seem to have forgotten about the people who entered the Heavenly Cauldron Palace during its last opening. Those people werent powerful, but there were quite a few of them who possessed true keys. Back when the Heavenly Cauldron Palace was closed, I dont recall many of them returning alive, Xiao Ming said.

Daoist Qing Pings expression changed slightly upon hearing this. So youre saying there are still survivors from the last group of people to have entered the Heavenly Cauldron Palace, and that someone among them altered this restriction.

That should be the case. Otherwise, theres no way to explain all of this, Xiao Ming replied.

Generally speaking, this wouldnt be possible. Upon closure of the Heavenly Cauldron Palace, everyone would be automatically evicted, and those who forcibly stayed behind using secret techniques would be killed by the restrictions in the palace. Having said that, if there were someone even more powerful than Daoist Tian Ding had been, they wouldve been able to resist the restrictions in the palace. Perhaps theyve already entered the centrum area and obtained the Daoist Tian Dings full inheritance.

In that case, theyd be able to stay in the Heavenly Cauldron Palace, and it would be a simple matter for them to change the exit of a certain area. If thats what were dealing with here, then that would be very bad news, Daoist Qing Ping said with a concerned expression.

The Heavenly Cauldron Palace was constructed directly prior to Daoist Tian Dings ascension, so its next to impossible that an entrant to the palace would be even more powerful than Daoist Tian Ding himself, and its also very unlikely that someone has already seized control of the centrum or taken Daoist Tian Dings full inheritance. Otherwise, the entire palace wouldve already been taken rather than appearing here on schedule as it did, Xiao Ming analyzed.

Mistress Wan Huas eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this. In that case, the person who remained in the Heavenly Cauldron Palace should only be able to control part of the Heavenly Cauldron Palaces restrictions, and they havent gained complete control over the centrum, nor Daoist Tian Dings full inheritance.

Thats most likely the case, Xiao Ming replied in a confident manner.

In that case, we still have great chances. However, seeing as the route detailed in the tome is no longer reliable, well have to use the brute-force method to access the centrum by forcing our way through another light barrier in this area. According to the records, the centrum should be situated in a tall pagoda that resembles a giant stone plaque, Daoist Qing Ping revealed as a hint of elation appeared on his face.

The restriction in the last area already took us so long to break through, will we have enough time to go through it again? Wont the delay be too significant? Mistress Wan Hua asked in a hesitant manner.

Were already familiar with the restriction, so it should take us far less time to traverse through it the second time around. If worse comes to worst, well just have to employ some special methods to conserve as much time as possible, Xiao Ming said.

Mistress Wan Hua and Daoist Qing Ping both nodded in agreement.

Thus, the three of them set off toward the light barrier that was barely visible in the distance, paying no heed to the golden palace and silver pavilions right before their eyes.

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Han Li flew a lap around the giant stone plaque, but was unable to find any entrance, and he returned to his starting point with his brows slightly furrowed. All of a sudden, he swept a sleeve through the air to release a small white vial within a ball of white light.

The surface of the vial was extremely smooth, and it was close to completely transparent with a ball of crimson light flashing incessantly within it.

Who wouldve thought that Fellow Daoist Ice Souls true body would actually be trapped here? If it werent for the slight reaction displayed by this vial in the last area, I wouldve missed her, Han Li murmured to himself, then began to fly up along the side of the stone plaque while continuing to make laps around it.

After flying for close to 20 laps, the ball of crimson light within the small vial suddenly brightened ever so slightly.

This change was almost undetectable to the naked eye, but Han Li was able to notice it right away.

Thus, he immediately drew to a halt before flying directly toward the stone plaque before stopping again in front of several lines of huge silver runes.

Beveled silver text, eh? This might stump someone else, but to me, hehe.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he carefully inspected the lines of runes, then pointed a finger toward them a few times.

The silver runes flashed slightly before converging and fusing as one to form an even larger silver rune, which began to revolve on the spot on its own.

A black passageway was then suddenly opened up on the seemingly solid surface of the plaque.

Han Li immediately flew into the passageway, upon which it quickly closed again.

After landing on a patch of smooth ground, Han Li made a grabbing motion before hurling a white ball of light through the air, instantly illuminating the dark passageway so that it was as bright as day.

He quickly inspected his surroundings to discover that this was a semi-circular passageway, and the floor and walls were all lined with ordinary slabs of bluestone.

However, there were some unidentifiable bright red spirit patterns etched onto the surface of this material, and those patterns were giving off a faint bloody odor.

Han Li withdrew his gaze before releasing his enormous spiritual sense, and after just a brief moment, he heaved a slightly resigned sigh.

As expected, spiritual sense was significantly more restricted in here than outside, and the flight restriction in this passageway was so powerful that even he could only hover a small distance above the ground.

On top of that, the amount of magic power expenditure required to maintain flight also far exceeded that of normal flight restrictions.

As expected of someone who had successfully ascended, the restrictions left behind by Daoist Tian Ding were truly remarkable.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Han Li strode forward and began to run at full speed.

With his incredibly powerful physical body, his running speed was no slower than the flight speed of average Grand Ascension cultivators.

There were no immediate dangers here, so there was naturally no need for him to maintain flight.

However, after only advancing for a short distance, the passageway began to gradually slope upward.

A short while later, Han Li was already situated over 1,000 feet higher than his starting point.

All of a sudden, a bright light appeared up ahead, indicating the presence of an exit.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly, and he didnt pause even for a moment as he continued onward.

However, as soon as he emerged into the giant hall beyond the passageway, he was rooted to the spot by what he saw.

At the same time, he began to chant an incantation, and a series of dark green spirit patterns appeared over his body before spreading at an incredible speed, covering almost every single inch of his skin before beginning to writhe and squirm as if they had sprung to life.

From a distance, it looked as if countless thin green insects had appeared over the elderly mans body, presenting a very unsettling sight to behold.

Right at this moment, one of the two other men released a crimson copper gong, and upon striking the gong, his head of white hair immediately stood up on end before detaching from his scalp, then transformed into countless winged white-scaled flying snakes that pounced directly toward the oncoming Bone Engulfing Butterflies.

Meanwhile, the other elderly man raised a hand to release a pristine white gourd, which tipped itself over to pour out clouds of black Qi that transformed into black hands with mouths at the palms.

The black hands let loose a string of sharp cries before rushing toward the skulls on the other side.

Thus, four groups of extremely strange-looking creatures began to engage in fierce battles, and dulls thumps indicating bodies plummeting onto the ground were ringing out incessantly.

The black palms and white flying snakes seemed to be quite ferocious, but they were clearly no match for the crimson skulls and white bone butterflies, which were releasing crimson arrows and scorching green flames, respectively.

It didnt take long before most of the black hands and white snakes to be eradicated, whereas only several tens of blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies had been destroyed.

The two elderly men were looking on with pained expressions as one black hand and white snake was destroyed after another, as if they were losing something very precious to them.

Soon, all of the hands and snakes were destroyed, and grim looks appeared on the faces of the two elderly men as the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies began to converge toward them again.

The two of them exchanged a glance, and one of them let loose a loud roar, upon which a massive octopus-like insect projection appeared behind him before instantly brandishing its dozen or so tentacles.

Each tentacle was over 100 feet in length and was riddled with dark green runes, and as the tentacles swiped through the air, they were able to send all of the blood spirits that they came into contact with flying back through the air.

Meanwhile, a fingernail on one of the other elderly mans hands elongated to several inches in length and became as sharp as a knife.

He then swept the fingernail toward his other shoulder, instantly dismembering his own arm, which exploded into a pile of flesh that hovered before him.

Immediately thereafter, he tore off his own robes to reveal seven or eight fierce-looking insect tattoos on his chest.

The elderly man then unleashed some type of secret technique, and the tattoos sprang out of his body before transforming into giant insects that were each around 100 feet in size that devoured the pile of blood and flesh before them.

A cold look flashed through his eyes, and the bodies of the giant insects twisted and warped as they began to sprout a series of silver spikes.

At the same time, they began to shimmer with golden light as if they had attained vajra bodies, and they pounced toward the Bone Engulfing Butterflies amid a burst of loud hissing.

Every time the tentacles lashed out, the runes on their surfaces would flash incessantly, and loud thunderclaps that threatened to shatter even the space around them would ring out one after another.

It was clear that these two abilities were the two elderly mens trump cards, and they were able to keep the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies at bay.

Meanwhile, the dark green patterns on the body of the man with the Yu surname converged to form an image of an eight-armed devilish creature. The image encompassed every single inch of his body, presenting a very unsettling sight to behold, as if he were wearing the skin of an azure devil.

All of a sudden, he let loose a loud roar, and countless green threads erupted out of his body to form a giant cocoon all around him.

The cocoon then began to revolve at a rapid speed, and a string of ghostly howls rang out from within it.

Immediately thereafter, the formation below the cocoon also began to emit a loud buzzing sound while releasing clouds of dark green devilish Qi.

A dull thump rang out as the giant cocoon exploded, and a menacing eight-armed devil emerged.

The devilish creature was extremely burly and imposing with azure skin, and it slowly opened its gleaming green eyes.

At this point, the other two elderly were beginning to struggle in the face of the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies.

Close to half of the octopus-like insect projections feelers had been reduced to blood by the blood spirits, while most of the giant golden insects had already been devoured by the Bone Engulfing Butterflies.

However, both of the elderly men were ecstatic to see the emergence of the eight-armed azure devil, and they immediately withdrew their secret techniques before flying toward the devilish creature.

Thus, the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies were able to converge toward the trio from both sides before completely surrounding them.

In this dire situation, the azure devil finally sprang into action.

It lashed out with its eight arms in unison, thrusting four palms toward each side.

Bright golden light radiated from its eight palms, and a golden seal text rune surfaced in each hand before instantly swelling to around 10 feet in size.

The golden runes then each released a vast expanse of rainbow light, which immediately immobilized all of the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies upon contact.

Moments later, the rainbow light flashed, and the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies were all reduced to dust as if they had encountered the bane of their existence.

Within the span of just a few breaths, all of the blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies were completely wiped out.

Immediately thereafter, the eight-armored azure devils aura subsided along with the rainbow light it had released, and it slowly withdrew its eight arms.

A dull thump suddenly rang out as the azure devils skin fell away from head to toe, revealing the elderly man with the Yu surname again.

However, his face was very pale, and his aura had abated significantly, indicating that he had expended a lot of energy.

Its a good thing that the three of us came together. Otherwise, we wouldve been in huge trouble, the man with the Yu surname said with a hint of lingering fear in his eyes.

Indeed. We already knew that the restrictions leading up to the blood prison would be extremely difficult to deal with, but I didnt think that wed encounter creatures as fearsome as blood spirits and Bone Engulfing Butterflies. If any one of us had come here alone, then wed be in grave peril, the elderly man with the Wu surname agreed.

Seeing as two types of creatures have already appeared, we should be quite close to the true entrance of the blood prison, so this is good news, the final elderly man said with a smile.

I certainly hope so. Lets continue, the man with Wu surname replied with a nod.

Thus, the three of them began to advance onward again.

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Several days later, a giant golden ape with three heads and six arms was wielding a massive golden blade in each hand while engaged in a fierce battle against two blue ice wyrms.

The giant ape was over 1,000 feet tall, while the ice wyrms were around 5,000 to 6,000 feet in length.

Their bodies were covered by translucent blue scales, and they were conjuring up violent snowstorms while releasing bursts of glacial Qi that was threatening to freeze this entire space solid.

The massive ape was completely unfazed by the glacial conditions, but it was clearly rather wary of the two ice wyrms huge claws.

After a few more exchanges, the giant ape suddenly let loose a thunderous roar before combining its six massive golden blades into one enormous blade that was over 10,000 feet in length, then sliced the two ice wyrms in half cleanly down the middle.

However, the four remains of the two ice wyrms then transformed into four shorter ice wyrms before pouncing toward Han Li again.

Right at this moment, the gigantic golden blade transformed into a sea of golden light at the giant apes behest, then swept toward the four ice wyrms before slicing them into several tens of pieces.

Blue light flashed from the remains of the ice wyrms, and they were about to transform into dozens of even shorter ice wyrms.

However, before they could complete their transformation, one wave of golden light surged toward them after another, slicing them into thousands of pieces, and they finally completely disintegrated into specks of blue light.

Only then did the massive ape withdraw the golden light, then quickly reverted back into its human form.

The restriction here is truly quite troublesome, its able to manifest close ice-attribute creatures with powers infinitely approaching those of Grand Ascension Stage beings. However, my calculations tell me that the exit should be just up ahead, Han Li murmured to himself as he flew onward through the snowstorm as a streak of golden light.

All of this was only possible as he was a master of formations and possessed incredibly powerful spiritual sense. Otherwise, a normal cultivator wouldve already gotten completely lost in here.

Around an hour later, the streak of golden light appeared in front of a stone platform enshrouded under a golden light barrier after slaying a few more powerful ice beasts.

There was a small teleportation formation on the platform, and a smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this.

However, his smile faded slightly as he swept his spiritual sense toward the golden light barrier.

This is a Five-elemental Astral Light Barrier, I wont be able to break through it in a short time through conventional means. So be it, looks like Ill have to expend some more energy than anticipated. Han Li quickly made up his mind before making a grabbing motion, and a dark green longsword appeared in his grasp amid a flash of green light.

As soon the sword appeared, the worlds origin Qi in the nearby area immediately began to tremor slightly.

Han Li gripped onto the sword and took a deep breath as bright purplish-golden light erupted from his body, while the Provenance True Devil Projection appeared behind him.

He then gently slashed the longsword toward the golden light barrier down below.