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Mo Jianli and the others caught the cores before examining them to ensure that there wasnt anything amiss, then stowed them away with elated expressions.

Seeing as our deal is complete, we wont have to continue our battle any longer. May I ask when youre planning to leave this realm? This is only a small realm, and it cant contain too many Grand Ascension Stage beings, the green-robed woman said.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Luo, well be leaving in a few days at most. Prior to that, were planning to collect some resources from this Small Asura Realm, Im sure you wouldnt stop us, right? Han Li replied with a smile.

Hehe, if its just collecting resources, then of course we wont intervene. However, there are a few other beings in this realm that are very difficult to deal with, so do be careful, the green-robed woman cautioned with a meaningful smile.

Oh? Could it be that one of those beings is that Che Qizi? Mo Jianli asked.

The green-robed woman was rather surprised to hear this. Have you encountered it already, Fellow Daoist Mo?

Indeed I have. As expected of a legendary ancient beast, even I almost perished by its hands, Mo Jianli sighed.

A hint of excitement appeared on Xue Rans face upon hearing this, and he hurriedly interjected, Would you be able to tell me where the lair of this Che Qizi is, Fellow Daoist Luo?

I actually do know the location of the Che Qizis lair, but… A hint of hesitation appeared on the green-robed womans face as he spoke.

Xue Ran realized that he had been overly eager upon seeing this, and he reverted back to a calm expression as he said, Rest assured, I wont ask you to disclose this information to me free of charge.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped a hand over to produce a small leather pouch before tossing it toward the woman.

The green-robed woman drew the pouch into her grasp before injecting her spiritual sense into it, upon which a pleased look appeared on her face. I have a map with an annotation of the Che Qizi lairs exact location.

As soon as her voice trailed off, she raised a hand to release a white jade slip.

Xue Ran drew the jade slip into his grasp, then pressed it against his own forehead with a serious expression.

Hei Lin was also appraising the jade slip with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

At this moment, Yinger suddenly smiled, and said, Im sure all of you must be extremely renowned beings of your respective realms, and you must be carrying many precious treasures. Our race has also collected some resources that cant be found in any other realms, so how about we arrange some trades before you go and seek out other resources? Im sure that would save all of you a lot of time.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this before chuckling, Oh? Are you proposing an impromptu exchange convention, Fellow Daoist Ying?

Thats right. Truth be told, our race has a collection of all of the precious resources in this realm. As long as you can offer the right price, well be sure to satisfy your needs, Yinger replied.

The green-robed woman didnt say anything to stop her, so she was clearly in approval as well.

Mo Jianli and the others were very tempted upon hearing this.

With the limited time they had left in this Small Asura Realm, it was very unlikely that they would be able to collect all of the resources they wanted. As such, it certainly wouldnt be a bad idea to exchange for some resources.

Alright, Id be happy to trade some items with you, Mo Jianli agreed after a brief moment of contemplation.

We would also be open to some trades, Xue Ran said after communicating with Hei Lin through voice transmission.

In that case, Ill join in as well, Han Li chimed in.

This was a win-win arrangement, so there was no reason not to participate.

The smile on Yingers face became more pronounced upon hearing this, and she proposed, Alright, then lets go somewhere nearby to begin our exchanges.

Han Li and the others all agreed, but prior to their departure, everyone failed to notice that Han Li had cast a seemingly nonchalant glance toward the glacial pond.

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Several hours later, the Asura Spiders departed with pleased expressions from the island where the glacial pond was situated on the giant black falcon.

Thus, Han Li and the other foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings were left on their own.

After a series of trades, all of them had reaped great rewards, obtaining many precious resources that could only be found in this realm.

They had expended a heavy price for those resources, but they were still very pleased.

Are you really just going to let these Asura Spiders go, Brother Han? Its still not too late to change your mind, Xue Ran suddenly said.

Why would I change my mind? If they were that easy to kill, then I wouldve already done so rather than stoop to trading with them, Han Li replied with a calm expression.

The resources brought out by those Asura Spiders are most likely only a very small portion of their collection. On top of that, arent you interested in that blue stone? The potency of the spatial power contained within that stone is something that Ive never seen before. If we can obtain that item, we can employ a shared ownership system, and perhaps all of us would be able to truly master the law of space over time, Xue Ran proposed. freewbnoel.com

Even Mo Jianli was slightly tempted upon hearing this.

In contrast, Han Li chuckled in a nonchalant manner, Hehe, unfortunately, Im not interested in the power of space, so I have no intention of taking the risk. If youre interested in that stone, you can negotiate with the Asura Spiders yourselves, perhaps theyll be willing to give it to you if you offer them sufficient compensation.

Xue Rans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he quickly chuckled in response, Surely you jest, Fellow Daoist. The Asura Spiders clearly hold that stone in very high regard, so they most likely wont accept a trade even if we were to hand over everything in our possession. Seeing as youre unwilling to get involved, then just pretend like I never said anything. We still have some matters that we need to attend to, so well be taking our leave now.

Xue Ran cupped his fist in a parting salute as he spoke, and Hei Lin also followed suit.

Han Li returned the salute, and said, Look after yourselves, fellow daoists.

Mo Jianli also offered some parting words.

Thus, Xue Ran and Hei Lin departed as two streaks of light, quickly vanishing into the distance.

Do you plan to search for some more precious resources, Brother Han? Mo Jianli asked with a smile after Xue Ran and Hei Lin had disappeared into the distant sky.

I do. We still have a few days until we have to leave, perhaps Ill encounter some opportunities during that time. What are your plans, Brother Mo? Han Li asked.

Im already extremely fortunate to have obtained these three cores, so I dont plan to take any more risks. Im going to find a secluded place to rest and meditate until the day we leave. Your powers are far beyond mine, but I still have to advise you to be careful in case the Asura Spiders decide to seek vengeance on us, Mo Jianli said with a serious expression.

That sounds like a good plan. As for those Asura Spiders, I may not be able to kill them on my own, but they wont be able to do anything to me, either, Han Li replied with a confident smile.

In that case, theres nothing for me to worry about. Ill be taking my leave as well, see you back in the Spirit Realm in a few days, Mo Jianli said with a smile as he extended a parting salute.

Han Li also bade him farewell, and he released a small boat that he got onto, then quickly sped away as a streak of light.

Only after a long while did Han Li withdraw his gaze from the distance, then turned toward the giant island where the glacial pond was situated with a peculiar look in his eyes.

He then swept a sleeve through the air, transforming into a ball of azure light that flew directly toward the island.

A short while later, Han Li reappeared above the same valley from before.

He hovered in mid-air as he looked down at the glacial pond from above.

At this point, the glacial Qi within the valley seemed to have abated significantly.

However, the space around the glacial pond had still been completely frozen into a massive chunk of ice, completely sealing the entrance to the pond again.

Han Li looked down at the massive block of ice for a while, then suddenly opened his mouth to release a silver fireball, which transformed into a silver Fire Raven.

After that, he chanted something and made a hand seal before pointing a finger toward the Fire Raven, which swelled drastically in size at his behest.

In the blink of an eye, the silver Fire Raven swelled to over 100 feet in size with scorching silver flames burning all over its body, but it was clearly looking rather fatigued, having just endured a grueling battle against that purple peacock.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he opened his mouth to release several azure balls of magic power, which vanished into the Fire Ravens body in a flash.

The azure threads vanished into the ball of runes in a flash, following which the green-robed woman continued to chant while pointing up at the ball of runes incessantly.

Radiant light suddenly erupted from the surface of the ball of runes, and it transformed into a funnel-shaped five-colored cloud.

The runes within the cloud flashed incessantly, and it was as if something were rapidly taking shape within it.

All of a sudden, light flashed from the underside of the cloud, and five dazzling translucent threads emerged before descending toward the glacial pond.

As soon as the translucent threads came into contact with the water in the pond, a layer of white glacial Qi swept forth, causing white frost to accumulate over the threads.

The green-robed womans brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and she immediately pointed a finger toward the cloud again.

A rumbling boom akin to a dull thunderclap rang out, and a burst of five-colored light swept down along the translucent thread, instantly eradicating the white glacial Qi and the frost that had gathered on the threads.

Thus, the translucent thread plunged into the glacial pond.

A hint of caution appeared on the green-robed womans face, and she began to make a rapid string of hand seals.

The five translucent threads descended deeper and deeper into the glacial pond, and Han Li was appraising everything while continuing to inject his magic power into the stone pillar beneath his feet.

The green-robed woman had told them to give it their all, but with Han Lis immense magic power, he was able to make do with very little effort.

At the same time, he was calculating the approximate depth of the translucent threads using a secret technique.

100 feet… 300 feet… 1,000 feet… 3,000 feet…

As time passed, Han Lis eyes began to narrow slightly.

At this point, the translucent threads were encountering significant resistance and had slowed down drastically.

After passing the 10,000 feet mark, the green-robed woman heaved a sigh of relief, but the cautious look on her face still didnt fade.

With each passing breath, the translucent threads were only able to sink several inches further.

Even with all of her treasures, this was the deepest point that the green-robed woman had ever been able to reach.

Thus, the translucent threads could reach the bottom of the glacial pond at any moment, and that was making the green-robed woman quite apprehensive.

At this moment, Yinger was entirely enshrouded within a cloud of crimson mist with an indistinct projection flashing behind her.

It was unknown what type of secret technique she had unleashed, but the aura she was releasing really was no less powerful than that of the average Grand Ascension Stage being.

She hadnt been lying when she had declared that she could elevate her cultivation base using a secret technique.

As a result, Xue Ran and the others were regularly sneaking intrigued glances at her.

Around an hour later, the translucent threads were still in the pond, but they were now covered in a thin layer of frost, and the speed of their descent was almost undetectable to the naked eye.

After continuously releasing magic power for such a long time, Mo Jianli and the others were beginning to display signs of strain.

Xue Rans brows were tightly furrowed as he communicated with Hei Lin through voice transmission, while the Asura Spiders outside the formation had all turned very pale and were truly beginning to struggle.

A sense of urgency welled up in the green-robed womans heart upon seeing this.

If she couldnt secure the treasure in the pond on this occasion, then there would be no chance for her in the future.

With that in mind, she arrived at a decision and suddenly laid a hand onto the top of her own head, upon which a green spider that was around a foot in length emerged amid a flash of green light.

The spider was glowing with green light, but its compound eyes were of a bright purple color, and as soon as it appeared, it opened its mouth to release a fist-sized ball of azure light upward. Inside the ball of light was a white crystalline core, and it instantly vanished into the funnel-shaped cloud in a flash.

The woman had released her core, and it seemed that she was making one last roll of the dice.

Everyones hearts stirred slightly upon seeing this, and as soon as the core vanished into the cloud, a burst of loud rumbling rang out, following which a stream of piercing light flowed down along the translucent threads in a frenzy.

The frost that had gathered over the translucent threads was dispelled again, and its speed of descent increased by about tenfold, quickly plunging down several hundred more feet before slowing down again.

The green-robed womans expression darkened slightly upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, a faint sigh rang out from within the cloud of crimson mist, following which a pillar of silver light emerged before also plunging into the cloud.

Another burst of bright light flowed down the translucent threads, which accelerated in its descent once again.

However, on this occasion, the translucent threads only plunged down around 70 to 80 feet further before falling still again.

The bottom has been reached! Please hold on just a little longer while I find the treasures exact location, the green-robed woman said in an excited manner before switching to a different hand seal and closing her eyes.

Enormous spiritual sense surged out of her glabella, traveling along the five translucent threads to instantly reach the bottom of the glacial pond.

Moments later, an elated look appeared on her face, and her eyes instantly sprang open as she pointed a finger at the five translucent threads while uttering an urgent incantation.

Almost at the exact same moment, Han Li felt his magic power output rate into the stone pillar increase by over twofold.

His brows furrowed slightly, but he merely adjusted his magic power slightly and didnt oppose this change.

Right at this moment, the five translucent threads tremored violently while emitting a faint buzzing sound, then slowly withdrew toward the funnel-shaped cloud.

One inch… two inches… half a foot… one foot…

The translucent threads were extremely slow, as if they were dragging up something very heavy.

The still surface of the pond suddenly began to churn violently, forming a black vortex that was unfathomably deep, attempting to crush everything around and within it.

Only the five translucent threads remained resolute at the center of the glacial pond.

Bursts of glacial Qi that were several times more potent than before gushed out of the vortex, but were kept at bay by the surrounding restrictions.

Everyone appraised the unfolding scene with intense unblinking eyes.

As it turned out, it took far longer for the translucent threads to be withdrawn than extended.

After a long while, a resounding boom rang out within the vortex, following which a blue stone around the size of a human head was drawn out.

The stone was giving off strong law fluctuations, and a hint of greed flashed through Hei Lins eyes as he murmured to himself, That thing contains spatial power!

Spatial power wasnt as mysterious as the power of time, but very people had truly mastered it.

Most Grand Ascension Stage beings were capable of tearing through space and teleporting oneself, but most of them had to rely on their immense power and spatial treasures, so they couldnt even compare with someone with true mastery over the law of space.

As such, a treasure that could assist one in mastering the law of space was naturally an extremely precious treasure for Grand Ascension Stage beings.

In contrast, Han Li remained unmoved by this treasure.

He could transform into a heavenly phoenix, which was proficient in spatial powers, so if he wanted to master the law of space, it was only a matter of time.

Xue Ran also cast his gaze toward the blue stone with a greedy expression, while Mo Jianli remained quite calm and collected, seemingly just as unmoved as Han Li was.

Just as Xue Ran and Hei Lin were hesitating about whether to intervene, Yinger raised a hand to release a translucent thread, which wrapped up the blue stone in a flash before drawing it back to her like an arrow.

Xue Rans expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he curled the fingers of his hand, which was concealed up his sleeve.

However, right at this moment, a cold dagger-like gaze was directed toward him, striking him with a stinging sensation on his face.

His heart jolted as he turned toward this gaze to find that the green-robed woman was currently appraising him with a threatening look in her eyes.

Xue Ran hurriedly turned to Han Li and Mo Jianli, only to find that neither of them was displaying any reactions, so he could only give up on what he was doing and force a smile onto his own face.

Hei Lin was still rather unwilling to give up, but he had no choice but to look on as the blue stone vanished into the cloud of crimson mist.

Thank you for your assistance everyone, the treasure has finally been obtained. The crimson mist faded, revealing a smiling Yinger holding the blue stone in her hand.

Weve fulfilled our end of the deal, where are the remaining cores? Han Li asked as he slowly withdrew his magic power.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist, I wont go back on my word, Yinger replied with a smile before stowing the blue stone away amid a flash of blue light, then produced a white jade box that she tossed toward Han Li.

Xue Ran and the others immediately directed their attention toward the box.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged as he drew the jade box into his grasp before removing the lid.

After examining the contents of the box, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face. You really did keep your promise. Fellow Daoist Xue, lets split these cores among us.

Sure. Now that weve obtained the cores, weve completed the objective for our trip, Xue Ran chuckled as he rubbed his hands together.

It was clear that compared to that blue stone, the Sanqing Lightning Talismans were more important to him.

Hei Lin and Mo Jianli were also very excited to see the remaining cores.

Han Li smiled as he swept a sleeve over the box, upon which four cores were immediately sent flying toward Mo Jianli and the others.

Alright, but before that, we have to make some other preparations. Yinger, tell them to begin, the green-robed woman said.

Yes, Mother. Begin modifying the formation right away, Yinger instructed. The remaining Asura Spiders immediately gave affirmative replies, then rose up into the air before flying toward the formation around the ice platform.

Some of them produced a series of formation treasures, while others summoned some other treasures of peculiar descriptions, and all of the treasures were tossed toward the ice platform.

As soon as these items fell into the formation, they vanished into the ground as a streak of light of different colors.

Immediately thereafter, the Asura Spiders began to chant incantations while making hand seals, then pointed their fingers down toward the formation incessantly from above.

As soon as this formation took shape, white cracks began to appear on the cylindrical ice platform at its center amid a string of crackling sounds.

These cracks quickly widened to around the width of human fingers, and following a resounding boom, the entire platform completely shattered, revealing a pond that was around 100 feet in radius.

The water in the pond was as clear as a mirror, and as soon as it appeared, a pillar of white light rose up into the air.

However, the pillar of light only made it to an altitude of just over 1,000 feet before a faint blue light barrier was released by the formation down below, encompassing everyone as well as close to half of the entire valley.

The pillar of light struck the light barrier, and the former instantly shattered into specks of white light, then spread through the surrounding area as white glacial Qi.

Large sheets of ice appeared in mid-air in the wake of this glacial Qi, and it quickly converged toward Han Li and the others.

However, everyone remained completely unfazed as they released layers of protective spiritual light to keep the ice at bay.

The glacial Qi here doesnt seem to be as fearsome as I imagined, Hei Lin scoffed as he swept his spiritual sense toward the glacial Qi.

Is that so? Why dont you take a look at this? The green-robed woman swept a hand toward the pond as she spoke, and several balls of red light immediately appeared around the pond, then rose up into the air, where they were suspended in a completely still manner.

The balls of light contained a scepter, a mirror, a crystal ball, and a ring.

The four treasures were all giving off scorching auras to eradicate the glacial Qi around them.

As soon as the four treasures emerged, the pond down below began to bubble, and the pillar of light it was releasing turned a far more substantial shade of white.

Immediately thereafter, the glacial Qi within the light barrier became over 10 times as potent as it had originally been.

In the face of this formidable glacial Qi, everyones protective spiritual light was beginning to flash incessantly, as if they were about to be overwhelmed.

Xue Ran and the others were naturally quite alarmed by this, and they hurriedly released a series of treasures to help them keep the glacial Qi at bay.

Those must be the pure Yang attribute treasures you were referring to, right? However, if this is the extent of the glacial Qi, then with your powers and treasures, you should be able to venture directly into the pond, Han Li said.

He hadnt summoned any treasure to protect himself, but a layer of silver flames had appeared around him, eradicating all of the glacial Qi within a radius of several tens of feet around his body.

Unfortunately, the glacial Qi within the pond becomes more potent with every 10 feet of depth, so even up until now, I still dont know exactly how deep this pond is. As such, its impossible to secure the treasure within the pond through conventional means. Otherwise, we wouldnt have been stumped for so long, the green-robed woman replied as she cast a slightly wary gaze toward Han Li.

The brocade-robed man was no less powerful than the green-robed woman, yet Han Li had been able to destroy him with ease, so it naturally wouldnt be too difficult for him to do the same to this woman.

I see. How can we assist you here? Han Li asked.

Simple: this formation is one that was created by the formation masters of our race over a span of several centuries, and it can dredge the treasure directly out of the pond, but it requires an injection of magic power from six Grand Ascension Stage beings at once. Our race doesnt have that many Grand Ascension Stage beings, which is why weve been unable to use the formation. However, with your assistance, this will be an easy task, Yinger explained.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. If Im not mistaken, there seem to only be five Grand Ascension Stage beings present.

Rest assured, Brother Han, I have a secret technique that can temporarily elevate my cultivation base to the Grand Ascension Stage, Yinger replied.

Han Lis heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. Oh? Is this secret technique related to your space-time powers as well?

Yinger faltered slightly upon hearing this before taking a meaningful glance at Han Li. You seem to have a thorough understanding of space-time laws. Indeed, this technique can only be unleashed with space-time power as a foundation.

Han Li merely smiled and offered no explanation.

In that case, lets begin, I dont want to stay here any longer than I have to, Hei Lin urged in an impatient manner.

That suits us just fine. Lets all adopt our positions in the formation now. All of you are very adept in the art of formations, so Im sure youve already identified that this formation poses no threat to you, the green-robed woman replied as she made a hand seal before pointing a finger at the four pure Yang attribute treasures above the glacial pond.

The treasures immediately transformed into four scorching fireballs at her behest, then swelled drastically to form four massive scorching suns in the sky, sending waves of flames surging in all directions.

All of the ice and snow within the light barrier was quickly melted away, and at the same time, six stone pillars slowly emerged from the formation around the glacial pond amid a burst of rumbling.

The stone pillars were riddled with all types of spirit patterns and had spiritual light revolving all around them. Furthermore, each pillar had a small silver formation at the top.

All you need to do is stand on the pillars, then inject your magic power into them when I give the instruction, and well take care of the rest. Yinger, you go first, the green-robed woman said.

She was asking Yinge to go first to demonstrate to everyone that the formation was indeed safe.

Yinger did as she was told with a faint smile, following which Xue Ran and Hei Lin replicated her actions after exchanging a quick glance.

Mo Jianli hesitated momentarily before also occupying one of the stone pillars, while Han Li made a hand seal and abruptly vanished on the spot.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted atop one of the stone pillars, and Han Li reappeared.

Seeing as everyone else had already entered the formation, the green-robed woman flew onto the final stone pillar, then issued an instruction to her brethren outside.

Begin right away, failure is not an option.

One of the four mature Asura Spiders gave an affirmative response, and all four of them quickly scattered around the edge of the formation, then sat down with their legs crossed and began to chant incantations.

Runes of different colors began to fly out of the spirit patterns all over the entire formation, and they slowly rose up into the air to form an indistinct ball of runes.

At the same time, the Asura Spiders began to inject their magic power into the formation either directly or through their formation treasures.

A loud buzzing sound rang out from the formation, and the spirit patterns began to take on a translucent appearance, while the number of runes being released increased significantly.

A short while later, the ball of runes above the glacial pond swelled to around 10 feet in size, then became clearer and clearer as if it had taken on a substantial form.

The green-robed woman looked on with an unblinking gaze, and only after the ball of runes reached a size where it could no longer expand any further did she declare, Please begin injecting your magic power into the stone pillars now.

As soon as her voice trailed off, she led by example, sending her magic power surging into the stone pillar below her in a frenzy.

Everyone else naturally followed suit, and with the influx of magic power, the six stone pillars began to flash violently while also releasing countless runes that surged high up into the sky.

With the new influx of runes, the ball of runes began to quickly expand in size again.

After a short while, it swelled to around the size of a pavilion, encompassing the entire pond down below.

An elated look appeared on the green-robed womans face upon seeing this, and she pointed a finger upward while opening her mouth to release a net of azure threads.

Unfortunately, two of the puppets that you lent me were destroyed during the battle, Ill be sure to repay you in the future, Mo Jianli said with an apologetic expression.

Those puppets were a gift to you in the first place, so it doesnt matter even if all of them were destroyed, Han Li chuckled in a nonchalant manner. Mo Jianli naturally offered his gratitude in response.

After a while, the four mature Asura Spiders also arrived from the distance as gusts of fierce wind.

However, four of them had been forced to reveal their giant spider forms, while the other two were still in their human forms, but their clothes were in tatters, and they were looking very disheveled.

It was clear that even though they had broken out of the formation set up by Mo Jianli, they hadnt done so without a struggle.

As soon as they landed in the stone city, Han Li said, Fellow Daoist Ying, everyones here, so we can set off now, where are the cores that you promised us?

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Han, Im carrying the cores right now, here are the first six, Yinger replied with a smile, then flipped a hand over to produce a white jade box that she tossed toward Han Li.

Xue Ran and Hei Lins expressions changed slightly upon seeing this, but neither of them reached out to grab the box.

As for Han Li, his expression remained unchanged as he swept a sleeve through the air to draw the jade box into his grasp.

As soon as the lid was opened, several bursts of spiritual sense swept through the contents of the box, and elated looks appeared on everyones faces.

Sure enough, there were six thumb-sized crystalline cores that were as fair as snow in the box, and they were giving off a mysterious aura.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Han Li swept a hand toward the box, and three of the cores were sent flying toward Xue Ran and Heilin, while two were directed toward Mo Jianli.

After that, Han Li stowed away the final core along with the box into his own storage bracelet.

Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han! Xue Ran and Hei Lin were ecstatic, and the former made a grabbing motion to draw two of the oncoming cores into his grasp, while Hei Lin reached out to grab the other one.

In contrast, Mo Jianli was rather hesitant as he caught the two cores flying toward him. Fellow Daoist Han, surely its not right that youre only getting one of the cores.

Rest assured, Brother Mo, well be getting the rest of the cores sooner or later, so it makes no difference, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner.

Mo Jianli was still rather hesitant, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and carefully stowed the cores away. In that case, Ill keep these cores in my possession for now.

Ive already issued the cores, should we set off now? Yinger asked in an unhurried manner?

Sure, please lead the way, Han Li immediately replied.

Yinger gave an affirmative reply before descending into the stone city.

At her behest, a Body Integration Stage demonic cultivator in the Asura Spider Race transformed into a massive black falcon that was over 100 feet in length, and everyone promptly flew onto its back.

Immediately thereafter, the falcon spread its wings and took flight.

Lets go. Hopefully, we can secure the rest of the cores without a hitch, Han Li said as he raised a hand to release a streak of azure light, which transformed into a giant triangular azure carriage.

He then led the way and flew onto the carriage, followed closely by Mo Jianli and the others.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li made a hand seal, and the carriage flew away as a ball of azure light in pursuit of the giant black falcon.

The two quickly vanished into the distant sky.

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Close to a day later, a gust of black wind and a ball of azure light were gliding over a boundless ocean.

The more powerful sea beasts in the nearby area quickly scattered in alarm upon sensing the fearsome auras emanating from the two transportation devices.

All of a sudden, the gust of black wind slowed down before dissipating to reveal a massive majestic falcon.

The ball of azure light faded to reveal a huge carriage, and Han Lis voice rang out from inside. Have we arrived?

Indeed. The glacial pond is situated on an island not far ahead, well be counting on you soon, Yinger replied from the giant falcon up ahead.

Good. If this trip had dragged on for any longer, then I wouldve grown rather suspicious, Han Li replied in a calm manner.

Do you still not trust me, Fellow Daoist? Yinger chuckled.

Hehe, I cant afford to grow complacent until we secure the remaining cores, Han Li replied in an ambiguous manner.

At this moment, many black dots had appeared on the surface of the ocean up ahead, and after drawing a little closer, it was discovered that these dots were a cluster of islands of different sizes with vastly contrasting habitats.

How interesting! The distribution of the worlds origin Qi of different attributes is different on each island, Mo Jianli remarked with an intrigued look in his eyes.

I can sense some restriction fluctuations, it seems that the strange spiritual Qi distribution here is a result of many restrictions and formations. What exactly is this place, Fellow Daoist Ying? Xue Ran asked with a wary expression as he swept his spiritual sense toward the cluster of islands.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he cast his gaze toward the Asura Spiders on the giant falcon.

Rest assured, this is merely a battlefield left behind in ancient times. There are indeed many residual formations and restrictions, but all of them are incomplete and pose no threat to us. If you dont believe me, you can examine the islands more closely, and Im sure youd arrive at the same conclusion, the green-robed woman replied with a cold smile.

Mo Jianli hurriedly swept his spiritual sense toward the area, following which his expression eased slightly. I can confirm that the residual restrictions here have retained less than 1% to 2% of their former potency.

Hehe, it looks like we were being a little too careful, Xue Ran chimed in as he also swept his spiritual sense over the islands.

Thus, the giant falcon and carriage quickly sped toward the cluster of islands one after the other.

The Asura Spiders seemed to be very familiar with this region of the sea, and the giant falcon was able to easily avoid all of the residual restrictions in the area as it continued into the island cluster.

Around two hours later, everyone arrived before a giant island that was enshrouded under a layer of ice and snow.

From a distance, the island appeared to be over 10,000 kilometers in size, and even though its features were masked under a thick layer of snow, the outlines of several tall mountains could still be seen.

This is the place, the glacial pond is situated in a valley here, Yinger said with a hint of excitement in her eyes before descending toward the island atop the giant falcon.

Han Li and the others exchanged a few glances before following along. fгeewebnovl.com

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Around 15 minutes later, everyone arrived over 100 feet above a valley covered by a thick layer of snow.

Both the giant falcon and flying carriage were nowhere to be seen.

Where is the glacial pond? Hei Lin asked with a peculiar expression as he swept his spiritual sense through the surrounding area.

The treasure in the glacial pond may be inaccessible, but we certainly werent going to leave it out in the open, its already been concealed by a formation. Go and undo the illusionary formation, the green-robed woman instructed.

The four mature Asura Spiders immediately strode forward before flying toward a corner of the valley.

One of them flipped a hand over to produce a resplendent square formation plate, while the other opened his mouth to release a white flag.

The two of them began to chant something while tossing their treasures up into the air, and the formation plate revolved on the spot before releasing countless five-colored runes that drifted forward through the air.

Meanwhile, a giant white tiger image appeared on the white formation flag amid a flash of white light.

The tiger opened its cavernous mouth amid a rumbling boom, then released a pillar of transparent light that vanished into a corner of the valley in a flash.

As for the five-colored runes, they intermingled with the wind and snow before surging toward the same direction.

In the next instant, the space in that corner of the valley blurred before revealing a massive formation.

The formation appeared to be quite profound with a series of fist-sized crystals of different colors embedded all around it.

At the center of the formation were layers of crystal-like profound ice, forming a cylindrical platform with wisps of white light flashing within it.

So this is the glacial pond? It doesnt seem to be all that special, Xue Ran said with furrowed brows as he appraised the platform.

Hmph, if I hadnt used a formation and several pure Yang attribute treasures to restrict the glacial Qi from this pond, this entire region of the sea would be completely frozen solid in the instant that the seal is undone! the green-robed woman harrumphed coldly.

Mo Jianlis expression changed slightly upon hearing this. Is this glacial pond really that fearsome?

Well find out soon enough. Fellow Daoist Luo, go ahead and undo the seal, Han Li said with a calm expression.

So the two of you know of space-time power as well. In that case, I wont have to explain why I decided to listen to what she has to say, Han Li said.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin exchanged a grim glance, following which the former continued, If this woman really has mastered space-time power, then our chances of victory are indeed quite slim, so lets listen to her. However, we wont give up on the objective of our trip easily.

Han Li turned to Yinger, and said, Im sure you heard my companions, we can give you a chance, but if you cant satisfy us, you may be able to escape, but your brethren will be in dire straits.

Hmph, it sounds like you think us Asura Spiders are nothing more than sitting ducks. If the battle had continued, who knows what the outcome wouldve been? the green-robed woman on the city wall harrumphed coldly.

Oh? Then why dont we continue and find out? Hei Lin replied with a cold smile.

Yinger raised a hand to put an end to the argument, then turned to Han Li as she said, Please stop and listen to me. I heard that you ventured into this realm for the cores of my brethren, is that correct? Would you be willing to leave this realm after you obtain the cores?

Thats right. However, we only mature Asura Spider cores, anything else wont be of any use to us. You told me through voice transmission earlier that you could satisfy this request, could it be that youre willing to hand over your own cores? Han Li asked as his eyes narrowed slightly, and the expressions of all of the Asura Spiders changed slightly upon hearing this.

For an Asura Spider, losing their core didnt spell instant death, but it could result in a whole host of severe and debilitating after-effects.

Thats naturally not possible. However, we do have the cores of some other cores of our past mature brethren in our possession, and we can offer some of those to you, Yinger replied with a smile.

Absolutely not! Those cores are extremely important to us! the green-robed woman instantly interjected.

Yingers brows furrowed slightly as she transmitted her voice toward the green-robed woman.

Mother, Ive already mastered the power of space-time, and I can bestow this power upon you as well, so we no longer require those cores. Besides, Im not saying we should give these people the cores free of charge.

The green-robed womans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, as if a thought had suddenly occurred to her.

Yinger continued, Have you forgotten the sacred treasure of the Space Fish Race? Weve been unable to secure it due to a lack of manpower. If we can obtain that treasure, then it would be far better than keeping those cores that no longer have any value to us. Dont forget that space-time power is far more important than the individual power of time or space.

Are you confident that youll be able to further your mastery of spatial power once we obtain that treasure? the green-robed woman asked with a hesitant expression.

Rest assured, Mother, Im currently at a bottleneck in my cultivation of space-time power, once I refine that old mans Nascent Soul and obtain that sacred treasure, a breakthrough will be virtually assured, Yinger replied without any hesitation.

In that case, you can go ahead. The green-robed woman finally made her decision.

Yinger had clearly already predicted her reaction, and she turned back to Han Li and the others, who had naturally already noticed that the two women had been communicating through voice transmission.

Thus, as soon as their conversation concluded, Xue Ran asked, How many cores will you be willing to give us? If its too little, then theres no need to continue this negotiation.

How many do you want? Yinger asked.

There are four of us in total, so well need at least 40 cores, Xue Ran replied without any hesitation.

40? You sure arent shy, Fellow Daoist! Setting aside the fact that some of the cores in our possession have already been used, even in the past, weve never had that many cores, Yinger chuckled coldly in response.

As opposed to being enraged upon hearing this, Xue Ran asked in a calm manner, Alright, then how many can you give us?

Eight at most, that should be enough for you to use, Yinger replied.

Xue Rans expression darkened slightly upon hearing this. Eight is definitely not good enough for the four of us.

Eight cores would equate to two cores for each person, how is that not enough? Id advise you not to be too greedy. Also, we wont be handing over those cores for free, youll have to offer us your assistance in a minor task, Yinger replied.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and he interjected, What is this minor task? Why dont you tell us about it first?

Its very simple: we need your help in securing a treasure. Once we obtain the treasure, Ill be able to hand over the cores right away, Yinger replied with a smile.

What is this treasure and where is it situated? Youre telling me that youve been unable to secure it even with the powers of your Asura Spider Race? Han Li asked.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin also exchanged a rather bewildered glance upon hearing this.

Yinger seemed to have identified Xue Rans concerns, and she reassured with a smile, Theres no need for you to know what treasure it is, all you need to know is that its quite important for our race. The treasure is currently submerged within a glacial pond thats too cold even for Grand Ascension Stage beings to enter. However, weve already thought of a way to secure the treasure from the pond, this wont endanger you at all, and all you need to do is lend us some of your power.

What do you think, fellow daoists? Han Li asked.

After conversing briefly with Hei Lin through voice transmission, Xue Ran replied, If theres no danger, then we can certainly agree to this, but eight cores still isnt enough. Well let you take the lead, Brother Han, Im sure you wont disappoint us.

Alright, Fellow Daoist Ying, Im sure you heard our discussion just now. How about this? Well take 12 cores in exchange for offering our assistance, thats the bare minimum were willing to take. Also, you have to issue us half of the cores in advance, and if any danger arises during the process to secure the treasure, well be escaping right away, but youll still have to issue the rest of the cores to us after the event. On top of that, we cant linger in this realm for too long, so its best to do this as soon as possible, Han Li said.

Xue Ran and Hei Lins expressions changed slightly upon hearing the number of cores being negotiated for, but neither of them interjected.

Fine, 12 it is, thats the most that well be able to offer anyway. If its fine with all of you, why dont we all set off to secure the treasure after a short rest? Yinger seemed to be even more eager than Han Li and the others to complete this deal.

Sure, you can make some preparations, and Ill send a message to our last companion, Han Li replied with a nod, then summoned a jade pendant.

He pointed a finger at the pendant a few times, and a line of silver text appeared on its surface before vanishing in a flash.

Yinger also transmitted her voice to the green-robed woman so she could contact the four mature Asura Spiders.

Having lost the magic power support from the brocade-robed man, the purple peacock up above grew smaller and smaller, and in the end, it was devoured by the giant silver Fire Raven, following which the antiquated azure lamp plummeted out of the sky.

Han Li made a grabbing motion without any hesitation to draw the lamp into his sleeve.

Everyone else could also see that this lamp was an extremely powerful treasure, but it wasnt in their place to stop Han Li.

After that, a peaceful period ensued, and both sides were waiting for something.

Around 15 minutes later, spatial fluctuations erupted in the distant sky, and a streak of white light emerged before flying directly toward Han Li.

After just a few flashes, the white light receded, and Mo Jianli arrived on the scene.

His face was currently quite pale, and the azure suit of armor he was wearing was riddled with cracks. Furthermore, his aura was severely diminished, and he was looking quite disheveled.

Fellow Daoist Han, are they really willing to hand over the cores? Why did they suddenly agree? And whos this woman? Mo Jianli asked in an eager manner before faltering slightly at the sight of Yinger.

They have indeed agreed to give us the cores, Ill tell you about the details later. As for this woman, shes the reason behind this sudden change. By the way, where are those mature Asura Spiders? Han Li asked as he peered into the distance.

Ive trapped those four Asura Spiders in a formation that I set up earlier. It was still too much for me to handle them on my own, both of my spirit beasts were severely wounded, and my formation wont be able to trap them for long, Mo Jianli explained.

Im impressed that you managed to trap them in a formation, Han Li replied with a surprised nod.

All of a sudden, her hand changed directions and was thrust toward the Nascent Souls head.

Dont you dare!

The Nascent Soul reacted quite quickly, abruptly vanishing into thin air.

However, Yinger merely plunged her hand into space as well before tugging viciously, and as she withdrew her hand again, a miniature figure that was bound by countless crimson threads was revealed in her grasp.

This was none other than the brocade-robed mans Nascent Soul, but it was completely immobilized, and it exclaimed with a stunned expression, This is the law of space-time! Youve managed to combine the power of laws of space and time into one!

I had already accomplished this over 100 years ago, but I couldnt display it due to my lackluster cultivation base. However, with your Nascent Soul, I should be able to make use of this power, Yinger giggled as she flipped her other hand over to produce a small crimson flag.

The Nascent Soul was petrified at the sight of the crimson flag, and it hurriedly yelled, Thats the Soul Drawing Flag! Fellow Daoist Luo, hurry up and stop your daughter! Has she gone insane? Without me, you wont even be able to defeat these enemies, let alone refine the spatial power from the cores of the Space Fish beings!

The green-robed woman had already noticed what was happening, and she was also very alarmed.

She immediately retreated to disengage herself from Xue Ran and Hei Lin, then released several treasures to buy herself some time while she hurriedly transmitted her voice toward Yinger.

What are you doing, Yinger? Nows not the time to be fighting among ourselves! Release Fellow Daoist Yi and recover his physical body, our top priority right now is to take care of these enemies.

Rest assured, Mother, Ive already learned the method to extract spatial power from that disciple of his. As for these enemies, I have a way to take care of them, Yinger replied in a nonchalant manner, then pointed a finger toward the bound Nascent Soul with a faint smile.

Crimson light flashed from her fingertip, and a burst of peculiar restriction fluctuations immediately surged through the air.

As a result, the Nascent Soul was completely numbed, and it could do anything aside from glower at Yinger with a resentful expression.

Han Li was also quite astonished to hear the term space-time power, but as he witnessed what Yinger was doing next, a cold smile suddenly appeared on his face as he withdrew his Nascent Soul, then waved a hand toward his Provenance Golden Body, preparing to attack the restriction around the stone city again.

However, right at this moment, Yinger cast a glance toward him before communicating something to him through voice transmission. freweovel.co

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing what she had to say, and he suddenly made a hand seal, reverting back to his human form amid a flash of golden light.

After that, the Provenance Golden Body fused back into his body as well.

A pleased smile appeared on Yingers face upon seeing this, and she tossed the small crimson flag forward, following which it immediately rose up as a ball of crimson light.

She then chanted an incantation, and all of the remaining wolf-headed beasts around her exploded before vanishing into the flag as clouds of crimson mist.

In the next instant, the flag swelled to around 10 feet in size, while a sinister ghostly face appeared on its surface.

The ghostly face had countless twisted horns on its head, and one side of its face belonged to a hideous man, while the other half depicted a gorgeous woman.

It cackled in a bone-chilling manner, then opened its mouth to expel a burst of crimson light, which instantly swept up the Nascent Soul in Yingers hand.

As soon as the ghostly face surfaced on the flag, a despairing look appeared in the Nascent Souls eyes, and it turned to Yinger with an imploring expression.

However, after a flash of crimson light, the Nascent Soul quickly fell unconscious before being devoured by the ghostly face.

After that, Yinger made a string of hand seals before pointing a finger at the flag a few times, following which the ghostly face vanished, and the flag reverted back to its original size before being swallowed by her.

Yinger then turned to Han Li with a pleased nod before calling out to the green-robed woman. Success! Theres no need to fight them any longer, Mother, we can negotiate with these fellow daoists now.

The green-robed womans expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and she immediately descended toward the stone city as she said, Alright, let me see how youre going to negotiate with these outsiders.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin naturally werent willing to let her go, and they immediately set off in hot pursuit.

However, Han Lis voice also rang out at this moment. Hold on, fellow daoists, lets hear what Fellow Daoist Ying has to say first.

Xue Ran faltered slightly upon hearing this. What do you mean by that, Brother Han?

Following Han Lis display of incredible power, the two foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings had become very wary of Han Li and didnt dare to disregard his opinion.

It seems that this Fellow Daoist Ying is willing to give us some cores. In that case, theres naturally no need to continue fighting, Han Li replied in a calm manner.

Is that true? She isnt just stalling for time, is she? Xue Ran asked.

If thats the case, then well just have to resume the battle. Even if she is stalling for time, its not like shell be able to stall us for long, Han Li replied.

After a quick discussion through voice transmission, Xue Ran and Hei Lin finally nodded in agreement. In that case, lets go and hear what Fellow Daoist Ying has to say.

The main reason behind their willingness to accept this arrangement was their inability to gain the upper hand in the battle against the green-robed woman.

Thus, the two of them flew toward Han Li.

As for the Mo Jianli, he was too far away, so Han Li didnt immediately send him a message as doing so would result in too much of a delay.

Around a dozen streaks of light flew out of the stone city before landing on the city wall, heralding the arrival of the Body Integration Stage Asura Spiders.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin were quite relieved to see this.

The fact that the Asura Spiders operating the restrictions within the stone city had come out indicated that they really did want to negotiate.

The green-robed woman appeared beside Yinger in a flash, then cast a peculiar gaze toward her before heaving a faint sigh.

Seeing as Fellow Daoist Yi is already dead and youre determined to negotiate with these outsiders, I wont stop you, but youll have to give me an explanation for all of this.

Rest assured, Mother, Ill be sure to offer you a satisfactory explanation, Yinger replied in a relaxed manner.

You seem quite confident in your ability to deal with these people, so Ill leave the rest to you, the green-robed woman said with a complex expression.

Yinger gave an affirmative response with a faint smile, then rose up into the air as a streak of crimson light, flying out of the light barrier over the stone city, seemingly completely unfazed by the fact that she was facing three Grand Ascension Stage beings.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin exchanged a slightly befuddled glance upon seeing this, while Han Li said in a calm voice, You sure are courageous to be facing us so calmly at only the Body Integration Stage.

I wouldnt be doing this if I were afraid of the three of you. It would naturally be very far-fetched for me to say that I contend with the three of you on my own, but if I were determined to escape, Im sure you wont be able to stop me, Yinger replied with a hint of a smile on her face.

What insolence! A cold look flashed through Hei Lins eyes, and he seemed to be preparing to lash out again.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he said, She may sound quite arrogant, but shes right. Shes combined the laws of space and time to create power of laws of the highest caliber, so even though her cultivation base is far inferior to ours, itll essentially be impossible for us to defeat her.

Shes mastered the law of space-time? Arent Asura Spiders only able to use the power of time? How did she attain spatial powers as well and combine the two into one? Xue Ran exclaimed upon hearing this.

The shield glowed with scintillating light as it attempted to keep the fist at bay, but it was shattered in an instant amid a burst of piercing purple light.

The protective spiritual light around the brocade-robed man was also punctured with ease, and Han Lis fist struck his body with devastating force.

The brocade-robed man hurriedly injected all of his power into his suit of silver armor without any reservation, and the crimson patterns on the suit of armor surged forth as countless runes, forming a crimson light barrier around him.

A hint of mockery flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this, and he spread open the fingers on his hand, upon which all of the layers of silver formations on his hand exploded in unison as a burst of silver light.

As for Han Li himself, he had suddenly vanished on the spot.

The brocade-robed man faltered slightly upon seeing this, then directed his spiritual sense toward that burst of silver light, upon which his face completely paled with horror.

The top of his head immediately opened up, and a miniature figure that was only around a foot tall instantly fled out of his body.

Right at this moment, the burst of silver light struck the crimson barrier, and a devastating explosion instantly erupted.

A dazzling silver sun emerged at the spot where the brocade-robed man was standing before, and its surface was riddled with countless silver runes that formed a series of formations of different sizes.

In the next instant, all of the formations on the surface of the silver sun exploded as well, and a massive pillar of light erupted forth, while destructive silver shockwaves proliferated outward in all directions, it was as if doomsday had truly arrived.

Such an astonishing phenomenon naturally drew the attention of everyone else on the battlefield, and all of them stopped what they were doing before fleeing into the distance in fear of being swept up in the explosion.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin were ecstatic to see this, but at the same time, a hint of astonishment had appeared in their eyes.

Both of them were more powerful than the average Grand Ascension Stage being, but there was no way that they would be able to unleash such a fearsome attack.

It seemed that Han Lis powers had far exceeded their expectations. fгeewebnovl.com

As for the green-robed woman, a hint of fear welled up in her heart for the very first time at the sight of the pillar of light in the distance.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin exchanged a quick glance, then immediately resumed their assault against the green-robed woman.

As such, she was forced back into battle, transforming into a horrifying three-headed spider that charged toward Xue Ran and Hei Lin.

Thus, their battle quickly resumed.

As for Mo Jianli and the four mature Asura Spiders, they were nowhere to be seen, having moved elsewhere during the course of their battle.

After a long while, the massive pillar of light faded, as did the silver shockwaves.

Aside from the residual scorching aura in the air, everything had returned to normal.

However, the brocade-robed man was nowhere to be found, and it seemed that he had perished during the explosion.

A cold look flashed through Yingers eyes upon seeing this.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations erupted around 5,000 to 6,000 feet away, and a miniature figure that was flashing with five-colored light appeared.

The miniature figure wore a suit of five-colored armor and was holding a small azure seal in its hands. This was none other than the brocade-robed mans Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul cast a resentful glance toward Han Li, then immediately fled toward the stone city as a streak of five-colored light.

However, a golden figure with three heads and six arms suddenly appeared in its way amid a flash of spiritual light.

The Nascent Soul immediately changed directions to skirt around the golden figure, but as it did so, a pair of furry golden hands suddenly appeared out of thin air.

A giant golden ape that was over 100 feet tall then emerged before opening its mouth to release a thick bolt of golden lightning.

It was too late for the Nascent Soul to take evasive measures, so it could only toss its azure seal forward, which swelled drastically in size to shield him.

The golden lightning struck the azure seal viciously, sending it flying backward, but the lightning was also snuffed out.

A hint of killing intent flashed through the golden apes eyes, and it stepped forward before reaching out with a giant hand like lightning.

However, during this split-second of delay, the Nascent Soul had already made a hand seal, upon which it vanished on the spot as a flurry of five-colored feathers.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted over 1,000 feet behind the giant ape, and the Nascent Soul reappeared before continuing to flee toward the stone city.

Right as it was about to enter the light barrier around the city, a cold harrumph suddenly rang out, and the Nascent Soul felt as if its spiritual sense had been struck by a bolt of lightning, causing it to almost plummet out of the sky.

At the same time, specks of yellow light appeared all around it, transforming into grains of yellow sand.

A yellow sandstorm was quickly swept up, trapping the Nascent Soul within it while a burst of enormous invisible force compressed toward it in a frenzy.

A string of cracks and pops rang out from the Nascent Souls body, and an agonized look appeared on its face, as if it were about to be crushed by the force being exerted upon it.

Furthermore, the force was only becoming more and more potent.

Meanwhile, the golden ape remained still on the spot, but the top of its head had opened up, and a miniature azure-robed figure had emerged, holding a tiny gourd with one hand.

Wisps of yellow light were surging out of the gourds opening, but all of it quickly vanished into thin air.

With each wisp of yellow light that disappeared, the force being exerted upon the Nascent Soul would be compounded slightly.

Han Li had predicted the Nascent Souls escape route, and he had immediately released his own Nascent Soul before summoning the gourd treasure he had obtained not long ago to release the Baleful Golden Astral Sand.

The brocade-robed mans Nascent Soul was stopped cold in its tracks by Han Lis spiritual sense attack, and it was now in dire straits inside the yellow sandstorm.

In this desperate situation, Yinger finally sprang into action again.

Four of the wolf-headed beasts around her exploded without any warning, following which four clouds of crimson mist emerged within the yellow sandstorm amid a burst of spatial fluctuations, then shielded the brocade-robed mans Nascent Soul within them.

The pressure on the Nascent Soul was instantly alleviated, and it was ecstatic as it transformed into a miniature Five-colored Peacock that was radiating scintillating five-colored light.

Han Lis Nascent Soul narrowed its eyes slightly upon seeing this, and all of a sudden, countless translucent runes appeared on the surface of the yellow gourd at his behest.

The sandstorm raging around the brocade-robed mans Nascent Soul immediately began significantly more fierce, and fist-sized grains of sand that were giving off peculiar restriction fluctuations began to appear.

At the same time, spatial fluctuations erupted above the sandstorm, and Han Lis Provenance Golden Body abruptly emerged.

As soon as the golden body appeared, it summoned a golden weapon in each hand, comprised of a saber, a sword, a staff, a ring, a pestle, and a mace, all of which were swung downward with vicious force.

The sandstorm was instantly torn apart, and a ball of golden light erupted forth sweeping up all types of chaotic energy fluctuations that spread through the air in all directions.

Han Lis Nascent Soul peered into a pair of inky black eyes at the center of the light, upon which its pupils contracted slightly. It then prepared itself to make a hand seal, but a thought suddenly seemed to have occurred to it, and it suddenly stopped what it was doing.

Spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted beside Yinger on the city wall, and a miniature peacock that was missing one of its wings emerged before immediately wailing, Save me, Fellow Daoist Ying! Only your Spirit Reversal ability can repair my Nascent Soul, Ill be sure to reward you handsomely for this.

As soon as its voice trailed off, the miniature peacock returned to its human form, but close to half its body had gone missing, and its aura was extremely feeble, as if it could perish at any moment.

Even though it had managed to escape with the assistance of Yinger, it had still been severely damaged by the Baleful Golden Astral Sand and the six weapons of the Provenance Golden Body.

If Yinger didnt save it with her power of time, it could even plummet to below the Grand Ascension Stage, which was why it was so desperate.

Yinger glanced at the Nascent Soul before giving a slight nod, then extended a palm toward it.

Its not that easy, Ive only grasped the basics. Theres no way I can face a Grand Ascension Stage being on my own, so Ill be requiring your assistance, Senior Yi, Yinger replied with a smile.

The brocade-robed man examined his own body to find that even some of his expended energy had been recovered, and he was naturally ecstatic. Hehe, youve even mastered Spirit Reversal, I think thats more than just the basics. With your assistance, I wouldnt mind engaging that man in battle again.

Immediately thereafter, he transformed into his peacock-human hybrid form again, then flipped his hands over to produce a ball of silver light and a ball of golden light, which contained the silver scroll and golden mirror, respectively.

The scroll in his hand blurred before exploding into countless silver runes, forming a suit of silver armor that encased his entire body.

As for the golden mirror, it glowed with scintillating light before transforming into a pair of giant golden swords, which he immediately grabbed onto.

Meanwhile, Yinger made a hand seal, and the wolf-headed beasts before her exploded amid a dull thump, then surged into her body as two bursts of crimson mist.

Her hands immediately began to glow with crimson light, and she chanted something while pointing a finger toward the brocade-robed man several times in succession.

A string of runes emerged from her fingertip before vanishing into his silver armor in a flash, and a layer of crimson patterns instantly appeared on the surface of the armor.

At the same time, the brocade-robed man felt a burst of heat surge through his body. His strength had been enhanced by around twofold, and a burst of violent rage welled up in his heart as his eyes became noticeably more bloodshot.

So youve cast a Bloodlust Technique on me, eh? That suits me just fine! he chortled as he hurtled out of the light barrier as a ball of golden light, then swept his swords through the air to unleash two massive sword projections, each of which was over 1,000 feet in length.The sword projections swept through the air with devastating force, but a smile suddenly appeared on Han Lis face as he appraised the sword projections, then took a glance at Yinger.

He pointed a finger up into the sky, and the three extreme mountains abruptly vanished on the spot.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted before him, and the three extreme mountains appeared right in front of his body.

A resounding boom rang out as the two golden sword projections viciously struck the extreme mountains, only to be repelled while the mountains merely tremored slightly.

A cold look flashed through the brocade-robed mans eyes upon seeing this, and he hurled both of his giant golden swords upward in unison before chanting an incantation.

All of a sudden, the two swords fused as one amid a flash of scintillating golden light, then came crashing down with even more ferocious power.

Han Li harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, then made a hand seal with each of his six hands. 72 small azure swords flew out of his body, transforming into countless streaks of sword Qi that also fused as one to form a giant blade several thousand feet in length.

The massive blade was sent hurtling through the air at Han Lis behest, and the two giant blades clashed amid a deafening boom.

Dazzling golden and azure light illuminated the entire sky, forcing one to avert their gaze.

The two massive blades seemed to be evenly matched.

The brocade-robed mans expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he pointed a finger toward his blade in rapid succession, injecting his magic power into the sword from afar.

The golden light radiating from the sword instantly became far brighter, but at the same time, Han Li raised his three heads and opened his mouths to release three bolts of golden lightning, all of which vanished into thin air in a flash.

In the next instant, countless arcs of lightning emerged from the surface of the giant azure sword, then surged directly toward the golden sword.

In the face of the azure sword and golden lightning, the golden sword was instantly shattered, much to the brocade-robed mans surprise.

Right at this moment, a fierce look appeared in Han Lis eyes, and he took a step forward without any hesitation, upon which he suddenly disappeared.

The brocade-robed mans heart jolted upon seeing this, and he hurriedly called out to Yinger while making a hand seal to summon eight five-colored shields amid a flash of five-colored light.

The shields protected him from all directions, while he flipped a hand over to summon a purplish-black wooden ruler, which transformed into a projection in his hand.

A faint smile appeared on Yingers face upon hearing the brocade-robed mans cry for assistance, and she thrust a hand forward, upon which one of the wolf-headed beasts around her instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist, within which a giant wolfs head could be seen.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations erupted beside the brocade-robed man, and a golden figure emerged before pouncing toward him like lightning.

The brocade-robed man harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, and he glided backward while unleashing countless streaks of purple light with the wooden ruler in his hand.

However, the golden figure made no attempt to evade the streaks of purple light and continued to charge ahead with single-minded ferocity.

The streaks of purple light struck the golden figure, and most of them were repelled, while only a small proportion of them managed to plunge into the golden figures body.

A rank odor immediately wafted through the air, and the golden figure was stalled slightly.

A hint of elation appeared on the brocade-robed mans face upon seeing this.

The streaks of purple light didnt appear to be all that remarkable, but they were incredibly sharp and infused with spiritual sense disrupting compounds that would severely affect even a Grand Ascension Stage being.

This was one of his greatest trump cards.

However, much to the brocade-robed mans astonishment, the golden figure seemed to be completely unaffected as it thrust its six arms through the air, unleashing countless fist projections while continuing to charge onward.

The brocade-robed man could barely believe his own eyes, and cold sweat immediately began to flow down his forehead.

However, he then gritted his teeth before opening his mouth to expel a small azure seal, which instantly swelled to around the size of a water tank before hurtling directly toward the golden figure.

It seemed that he was trying to fight fire with fire.

Before the azure seal had even come into contact with the fist projections, it released a burst of peculiar power, and all of the fist projections were involuntarily parted down the middle.

However, the golden figure remained completely unaffected and rammed straight into the azure seal with his own body.

The brocade-robed man faltered slightly upon seeing this before an ecstatic look appeared on his face.

This azure seal was his bonded treasure, and even though its power couldnt compare with that of a Profound Heavenly Treasure, it was definitely not inferior in terms of sturdiness.

As such, there was no way the golden figures body would be able to contend with this treasure.

Sure enough, the golden figure clashed with the azure seal amid a resounding boom akin to the sound of a giant gong being struck, and the former was sent stumbling backward over 10 steps.

Right at this moment, a giant crimson wolfs head emerged behind him amid a rank and gorey odor, then sank its sharp fangs into the golden figures waist, plunging them several inches deep.

The golden figure shuddered before thrusting its six golden palms into the wolfs head like lightning.

Yinger immediately chanted something upon seeing this before making a hand seal, and the wolfs head abruptly turned blurry and indistinct, allowing the golden palms to pass directly through it.

However, its fangs were still firmly embedded into the golden figures waist, refusing to be dislodged.

The brocade-robed man was ecstatic to see this, and a hint of killing intent flashed through his eyes as his wooden ruler suddenly transformed into a purplish-black long spear.

However, right as he was about to hurl the spear toward the golden figure, a gentle breeze blew through the air behind him, and another golden figure suddenly appeared before thrusting his fists forward, both of which were riddled with layers of silver patterns.

This second golden figure was a giant golden ape with purple light emanating from its body and silver patterns running all over its skin.

This giant ape was Han Lis true body, while the other golden figure was only his Provenance Golden Body, which he was controlling with a wisp of his spiritual sense as a decoy.

Even without the Provenance Golden Body in his body, Han Lis physical body was just as powerful as before with his Hundred Meridian Refinement Mantra in being used in conjunction with his Giant Mountain Ape form.

Yingers expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and she wanted to issue some words of caution, but it was already too late.

The brocade-robed man had sensed Han Lis emergence almost right away, and he immediately swiveled around in an alarmed manner before hurling his spear toward Han Li instead.

However, the spear was swatted aside with ease by one of Han Lis oncoming fists, while his other fist struck one of the five-colored shields around his opponent.

As soon as the voice trailed off, around a dozen crimson shadows suddenly appeared in the stone city before exploding into clouds of crimson mist.

Immediately thereafter, a massive crimson wave rose up to oppose the oncoming sword projections and extreme mountains.

As a result, the restriction around the stone city was able to stabilize itself once again.

Han Li was naturally enraged to see this, and he immediately opened his mouth to release a massive bolt of golden light that struck the crimson wave in a flash.

A charred odor instantly wafted through the air, and the section of the crimson wave that had been struck by the bolt of lightning instantly vanished.

Thats Divine Devilbane Lightning!

A cry of surprise rang out from within the city, followed by a faint chuckle.

Immediately thereafter, the crimson wave rapidly converged, forming a seductive young woman in a short crimson dress, and around a dozen giant beasts with wolf heads and bear bodies.

The young woman appeared to be only around 15 to 16 years of age with a set of beautiful features and an elegant figure. Her skin was as fair as jade, and she was holding a green flower basket in one hand.

She was giving off an incredibly seductive aura, and even with Han Lis mental fortitude, he was momentarily entranced.

His heart jolted slightly as he hurriedly activated his Spirit Refinement Technique to regain his focus, then swept his spiritual sense toward the woman as a solemn look appeared on his face.

To his surprise, the young woman was only at the late-Body Integration Stage. However, the attack she had just unleashed was definitely at the Grand Ascension Stage level.

As for the dozen or so beasts around her, all of them were also giving off Body Integration Stage auras, but as a collective unit, the aura they were releasing was not inferior to that of a Grand Ascension Stage being.

Han Lis mind was racing as he attempted to guess the young womans origins, and his attacks faltered slightly as he did so.

Who are you? Are you also an Asura Spider? Han Li asked in a rumbling voice.

The womans aura was very similar to that of other Asura Spiders, but it was also intermingled with some other type of familiar aura. Thinking back, this aura was similar to that of the Space Fish beings in the lava lake.

I am the daughter of the city lord here. All you must be from foreign realms, right? May I ask how our race has offended you? How about we take a seat and have a chat instead of continuing in this senseless battle? The young man was speaking to Han Li like an equal, completely unfazed by his Grand Ascension Stage power.

I would be glad to have a chat, but unless youre willing to offer up the cores of your brethren, Im afraid theres no way well be able to arrive at an agreement, Han Li replied.

The young womans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and she was just about to reply when the green-robed woman interjected from the distance, Dont waste your words with them, Yinger, theyre here to harness our power of laws, so there can be no peaceful resolution!

The green-robed womans confidence seemed to have been greatly bolstered by the arrival of this young woman, and a hint of killing intent flashed through her eyes.

The young womans brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and she sighed, I wanted to try and avoid a battle, but it looks like that wont be possible. In that case, dont blame me for stepping in.

The young woman maintained a seductive smile as she spoke, but her voice had become extremely cold.

A strong sense of danger welled up in Han Lis heart, and he immediately rushed back in retreat without any hesitation.

Almost at the exact same moment, crimson light flashed in the air overhead, and a giant claw with crimson Qi swirling around it came swooping down like lightning without any warning.

The spot where Han Li had been standing just a moment ago was completely inundated by crimson mist, which quickly transformed into the young woman, while the young woman in the city transformed into one of the wolf-headed beasts around her.

Han Li was quite alarmed to see this, and he immediately pointed a finger forward, releasing a streak of azure light that reached the young woman in a flash before revolving around her like lightning.

However, the young woman remained completely unfazed by the attack, and a peculiar smile appeared on her face as she grabbed toward the streak of azure light with her bare hand.

Han Lis pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately activated his sword arts, upon which the streak of azure light transformed into an extremely life-like azure wyrm that devoured the young woman whole.

However, in the next instant, countless crimson threads erupted out of the azure wyrm amid a loud boom, and the wyrm was instantly blown apart.

The young woman chuckled as she re-emerged within the crimson light, while Han Li thrust a giant palm toward her from afar.

Violent spatial fluctuations erupted in that direction, and a giant hand that was around an acre in size emerged out of thin air with countless arcs of golden lightning revolving all around it, crashing down toward the young woman in a surprise attack.

Lightning flashed in all directions, and a burst of incredibly tremendous force came crashing down from above.

The young womans smile faded upon sensing this enormous force, and her body abruptly disintegrated before being completely inundated by the golden lightning.

Once the dust had settled, only a dull and lusterless small azure sword remained hovering in mid-air.

At the same time, one of the wolf-headed beasts inside the stone city exploded into a cloud of crimson mist, which then converged to form the smiling young woman again.

A hint of surprise appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he swept a hand toward the small sword in the distance.

The sword immediately returned to him in a flash, and Han Li appraised it with an intrigued expression to find that it had turned completely dull with crimson marks all over its surface, looking as if its spiritual nature had been somewhat compromised.

Han Li rubbed two of his hands together with the small sword in between them, and following a flash of golden lightning, all of the crimson marks on the surface of the sword were instantly eradicated, returning it to its former bright azure color.

So youre cultivating the Blood Spirit Technique of the Blood Dao, no wonder you were able to contaminate even my bonded flying sword, Han Li said as he absorbed the small sword back into his own body.

The young woman faltered slightly upon seeing the flying sword recover its spiritual nature so easily, but she then said, I didnt think youd be aware of the Blood Spirit Technique, and I certainly didnt think that your bonded flying swords would be refined from Golden Lightning Bamboo. It seems like Ill have to display some of my true power.

Sure, Im also interested to see the power of your Blood Spirit Technique. Why dont you join us, Fellow Daoist Yi? Han Li chuckled coldly as he suddenly made hand seals with three of his hands, then pointed a finger toward the stone city.

The three extreme mountains hovering about the city instantly swelled to over 10,000 feet in size at his behest, and one of them released layers of grey light that transformed into around a dozen giant tentacles, all of which came crashing viciously down onto the light barrier below.

Meanwhile, another mountain released countless streaks of invisible sword Qi that formed a giant sword net, while the final mountain released a five-colored halo that also came crashing down from above.

Thus, the only remaining restriction in the city began to tremor violently once again.

The brocade-robed mans expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he immediately tried to adopt countermeasures, but spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted beside him, upon which Yinger abruptly appeared.

She then thrust a palm toward the brocade-robed man, who reflexively tried to doge.

However, she was somehow able to lay her palm onto his shoulder anyway, completely disregarding his protective spiritual light and evasive actions.

The brocade-robed man was quite alarmed to see this, and he was just about to say something when the hand on his shoulder took on a green crystalline hue.

At the same time, a burst of familiar power of laws appeared before instantly enveloping his entire body.

Under the effect of the power of laws, his mangled arm and lower body almost instantly regenerated to their former state.

Only then did the young woman remove her hand from his shoulder with a faint smile.

Thats Spirit Reversal! Han Li exclaimed with a stunned expression upon seeing this.

This definitely wasnt an ability akin to an immortal body. Instead, it was a legendary ability that could only be unleashed once one had reached initial mastery of the law of time.

The brocade-robed man was ecstatic to see this, and an excited look appeared on his face as he hurriedly asked, Fellow Daoist Ying, could it be that youve succeeded?

In addition to the ball of silver light, even the nearby space had been severed by the green line, creating a massive black rift.

After all of the silver light faded, the green line was revealed once again, and the space either side of the green line had turned completely black and white.

The section above the green line remained unchanged, but that was only because it was being shielded by a five-colored light barrier.

In contrast, there was an inky-black spatial rift beneath the green line, and the spatial power emanating from the rift was spreading in all directions in a frenzy, as if it were going to devour the entire area.

Everyone couldnt help but pause upon seeing this before sweeping their spiritual sense toward this direction.

After ascertaining the situation, the Asura Spiders were very alarmed, while Mo Jianli and the others were ecstatic.

The brocade-robed man hadnt been killed by the attack, but his lower body was already nowhere to be seen, and there was sweat pouring down his forehead as he held a five-colored shield, which had conjured up the light barrier that had saved his upper body.

The light barrier was formed by the five-colored runes surging out of the shield, and it was keeping the black spatial down below at bay.

Thats a complete Profound Heavenly Treasure! Without the power of laws of that treasure, theres no way you wouldve been able to break through my law of time! the brocade-robed man roared with a panicked expression.

Even for Grand Ascension Stage beings, Profound Heavenly Treasures were extremely rare, and the majority of Grand Ascension Stage beings never came into possession of a Profound Heavenly Treasure, it was already considered to be very good if they could obtain one or two Profound Heavenly Treasure replicas.

The brocade-robed man was quite outstanding among normal Grand Ascension Stage beings, but he wasnt fortunate enough to have come across a Profound Heavenly Treasure.

However, the fact that he had managed to survive two slashes from the Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Sword was already an indication of his incredible power.

Youre one to talk, you wouldnt be able to use you power of time either if not for those five swords, Han Li chuckled coldly as he took a step forward.

After unleashing that second slash, he had shrunk down even further to only just over 100 feet tall.

A dull thump rang out as the nearby space tremored, and Han Li covered a distance of over 1,000 feet in an instant, arriving directly above the brocade-robed man.

The worlds origin Qi surged violently, and he unleashed a third strike with his green longsword without any hesitation.

A silver sword projection descended from above like a bright moon, bringing a burst of powerful law fluctuations along with it.

The brocade-robed mans face paled significantly upon seeing this. Never did he think that his opponent would have the power to unleash three attacks with his Profound Heavenly Treasure in such a short span of time.

Unleashing an attack with a Profound Heavenly Treasure was unimaginably taxing on both the wielders energy and physical body.

If a Grand Ascension Stage being with a weaker physical body were to unleash a full-power attack with such a treasure, their body could disintegrate on the spot.

This was why Han Li had only been able to unleash a portion of the Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Swords power back at the Body Integration Stage, even in his Second Nirvana Transformation.

Of course, the brocade-robed man wasnt just going to resign himself to his fate.

A fierce look flashed through his eyes, and he pointed a finger at the shield before him, then opened his mouth to expel several balls of green blood essence into the shield. At the same time, he hurriedly yelled, Fellow Daoist Luo, call upon Fellow Daoist Ying right away, I wont be able to last much longer!

His words were directed toward the green-robed woman.

At this moment, she was caught in an intense battle against Xue Ran and Hei Lin, wielding hundreds of thin azure needles that had transformed into countless streaks of dazzling light.

She had been constantly monitoring the entire battlefield with her spiritual sense, and upon hearing this desperate cry, she gritted her teeth before quickly making a decision. She produced a red wooden badge within her sleeve, then immediately crushed it into powder with her hand.

Elsewhere, Mo Jianli was already several tens of kilometers away, simultaneously retreating while battling against the four mature Asura Spiders with the help of his two spirit beasts and seven or eight different treasures.

Judging from the strained look on his face, it was clear that he wouldnt be able to last much longer.

All of a sudden, a shadowy figure in the most secure secret chamber beneath the stone city suddenly opened her bright, crimson eyes.

She was holding a translucent stick in her hands, and outside the secret chamber were placed roughly a dozen crimson balls, each of which had a diameter of around 10 feet.

A crisp crack sounded, and white light flashed from the surfaces of the crimson balls through a series of white cracks.

Bursts of formidable auras then emanated out of the cracks, as if there were some time of monsters about to emerge from the crimson balls.

……

The translucent shield flashed and transformed into five swords again before being slashed through the air, releasing faint law fluctuations that only just barely managed to keep the silver crescent moon at bay.

At the same time, the five-colored light barrier down below vanished, while a pair of five-colored wings appeared on the brocade-robed mans back, which he flapped vigorously without any hesitation.

As a result, he was propelled directly toward the stone city.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and the green longsword in his grasp suddenly tremored slightly, upon which the spiritual pressure emanating from the silver crescent moon abruptly increased by severalfold, allowing it to tear through the feeble opposing law fluctuations with ease.

The five swords wailed, and four of them exploded into specks of spiritual light, while one went completely dim and plummeted out of the sky, vanishing into the sand down below.

A bolt of silver lightning flashed in front of the brocade-robed man, and Han Li appeared right in his way to the stone city.

At this moment, he had already withdrawn his green longsword, as well as the demonic eyes and short horns on his heads. At the same time, he had deactivated his Holy Nirvana Physique and was only in his normal Provenance Golden Body form.

Han Li remained completely expressionless as he thrust his six massive fists toward the brocade-robed man, and six balls of golden light were summoned before converging to form a golden vortex, which swept directly toward his opponent.

A horrified look flashed through the brocade-robed mans eyes upon seeing this, and he gritted his teeth as one of his five-colored wings swept past his shoulder to sever one of his arms, which immediately self-detonated.

The arm then transformed into a crimson humanoid figure that flew into the vortex, upon which it was instantly pulverized amid a rumbling explosion, but the golden vortex was also stopped in its tracks for a moment as a result.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this as the brocade-robed man had vanished in the instant that the crimson figure had charged toward the golden vortex.

He immediately turned around to find that the brocade-robed man had reappeared on the giant city wall, which was enshrouded under several layers of light barriers.

At this point, his phoenix head had already reverted back to his normal human head.

A hint of surprise flashed through Han Lis face. The secret technique unleashed by the brocade-robed man was very similar to the tribulation transcendence technique Han Li had cultivated in the past. Even if they werent the same secret technique, they were definitely related somehow.

The brocade-robed man was clearly in very bad condition, and after aiming a vicious glare at Han Li, he hurriedly pulled out a few pills that he immediately consumed, then summoned several talismans that disappeared into his body in a flash.

He then began to chant an incantation, and clouds of blood mist wafted out of his wounds as his body began to rapidly regenerate.

Countless crimson threads intertwined with one another, and his arm and lower body were already beginning to take shape, it seemed that he would be able to completely recover soon.

Of course, Han Li wasnt going to afford him such an opportunity. He flipped three of his hands over in unison, and three miniature mountains immediately surfaced over his palm, all of which he hurled toward the stone city without any hesitation.

At the same time, he made a grabbing motion with his other three arms, and three azure longswords emerged before swelling to around 10 feet in size each, following which they were also slashed toward the stone city.

Countless azure sword projection swept forth, while the three small mountains expanded to several thousand feet in size before crashing down toward the stone city at once.

The light barriers outside the stone city flashed erratically, and restriction fluctuations erupted forth in a frenzy.

At the same time, a group of Asura Spiders and other high-grade beasts that were seated on a formation in a secretive corner of the city threw up mouthfuls of blood in unison while their faces paled significantly.

The restrictions around outside the city were quite formidable, but there was no way theyd be able to last long against such ferocious attacks.

Thus, the light barriers were quickly stripped away, and in the blink of an eye, there was only one left.

The brocade-robed mans face completely paled upon seeing this.

Never did he think that Han Li would still have enough power to break through the restrictions around the city after such a fierce battle.

Right at this moment, a seductive voice rang out from within the stone city.

Whats going on, Mother? Ive only been in seclusion for several years, yet were already being attacked?