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Han Lis expression changed slightly upon sensing this before giving a cold harrumph as he began to withdraw his own spiritual sense.

The man and woman in the city immediately seized this opportunity to launch a counterattack with their spiritual sense, and in the blink of an eye, three bursts of powerful spiritual sense had appeared above Han Li, with three slightly weaker bursts trailing along in hot pursuit.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he let loose another cold harrumph.

His voice wasnt very loud, but it immediately triggered a burst of violent energy fluctuations, forcing the man and the woman to make a hurried retreat with their spiritual sense.

At this moment, a cold look appeared in Han Lis eyes, and instead of taking advantage of this opportunity to withdraw his spiritual sense back into his own body, he manifested a giant translucent blade with his spiritual sense before lashing out at the mans spiritual sense.

An agonized howl rang out from within the stone city as the mans spiritual sense was sliced in half, and around 10% of it dissipated into nothingness. freewenvel.com

Only after Han Li had severely wounded the mans spiritual sense did the woman return to her senses, and she let loose an infuriated cry as she manifested her spiritual sense into a giant hand that was swatted violently toward the translucent blade.

However, it was already too late.

The giant blade disintegrated into specks of translucent light, following which a massive wave of spiritual sense returned to Han Lis body.

Immediately thereafter, his Thunderstorm Wings appeared on his back amid a loud thunderclap, and with a single flap of his wings, he transformed into an azure and white thread of light that quickly disappeared into the distance.

An enraged harrumph rang out within the city, and the giant spider projection reappeared with a tall green-robed woman standing atop its head. The woman had her gaze directed toward the direction that Han Li had just disappeared in with a furious expression, but she didnt immediately give chase.

Spatial fluctuations erupted nearby, and a black-robed elderly man with a dark expression appeared beside her. His face was slightly pale, and his eyes were filled with resentment and indignation as he asked, Should we go after him? Hell get away if we dont give chase right away, Fairy Luo.

Let him go for now. His spiritual sense is far superior than ours, so hes most likely quite powerful in other aspects as well. Before we find out his origins, it would be best not to act rashly. After all, he may have companions that are lurking somewhere, the woman replied with a shake of her head.

The black-robed mans expression eased slightly as he mused, Youre right. Having said that, hasnt this fragmented realm already been sealed? Where did that man come from? Could it be that he also unintentionally fell into this realm through a spatial rift like I did?

This realm has indeed been sealed, but there are still several ways to access it, its just that all of those methods require luck or the expenditure of a huge price. Otherwise, our Asura Spider Race wouldnt have been able to reside here so securely, the woman said.

If that man really had unintentionally arrived in this realm, then it wouldnt be an issue, but if he did so intentionally, then there could be some trouble, the black-robed man said with a dark expression.

Lets go back and discuss this matter carefully first, the woman said.

Thats a good idea. Well be more equipped to ascertain that mans intentions once we ask Bi Zhu when that mans spiritual sense was planted on her, the black-robed man agreed.

Thus, the giant spider projection faded, and the two of them also vanished in a flash.

Moments later, the green-robed woman and black-robed man sat down on the main seats inside a giant hall at the center of the stone city.

There were three middle-aged figures standing before them, one of whom was a woman, while the other two were men.

The auras emanating from their bodies seemed to be no lesser than that of normal Grand Ascension Stage beings, and behind them stood 17 or 18 other figures that were giving off Spatial Tempering Stage auras.

One of them was none other than the young woman that had drawn Han Li here from the lava lake.

One of the two middle-aged men extended a salute before asking, Who was it that had just attacked our city? Were they targeting our Asura Spider Race?

Thats hard to say for now. Bi Zhu, didnt you sense anything when that man planted his spiritual sense onto your body? Do you recall when he did this? the green-robed woman asked as she turned to the young woman.

Bi Zhus expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and she hurriedly stepped forward before kneeling and laying her head onto the ground as she replied, If Senior Yi hadnt pointed it out, I would still be completely oblivious to the spiritual sense mark, and I have no idea when it was planted on me.

You couldnt sense anything at all? Have a good think before you answer. Even if you didnt notice at the time, you should be able to think of something with the benefit of foresight, the green-robed woman harrumphed coldly.

Yes, Ill do my best, Bi Zhu replied in a slightly fearful manner before immediately falling into deep thought.

Everyone else directed their attention toward her, and after a while, her eyes abruptly lit up.

Did you finally think of something? the green-robed woman asked as her expression eased slightly.

Yes, I did. I recalled that I felt a very minor sense of discomfort as I was emerging from the Celestial Flame Pond where the Space Fish beings are residing. However, the feeling was completely negligible, and if I hadnt thought back carefully, I wouldnt have recalled it at all, Bi Zhu replied.

What? The spiritual sense mark was planted at the Celestial Flame Pond? Both the green-robed woman and black-robed mans expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, as if this were a taboo topic.

Everyone else exchanged a few puzzled glances upon seeing this, and the woman among the trio of middle-aged figures hesitated momentarily before asking, Is it an issue that Bi Zhu was tracked from the territory of the Space Fish beings? Those beings are merely good live prey for us, are they not? Surely theres no need to be so alarmed.

Hmph, you dont know anything. If those Space Fish beings really were nothing more than food, then why would we allow them to live in the precious Celestial Flame Pond? In terms of flavor and reproductive ability, there are several other types of beings that would make better live prey, the green-robed woman harrumphed in response.

The middle-aged woman was still rather confused, but she didnt dare to ask any further questions at the sight of the green-robed womans dark expression.

At this moment, the black-robed man suddenly said with tightly-furrowed brows, Seeing as this matter concerns the Space Fish beings, I believe its necessary for us to take some safety precautions, Fairy Luo.

Im well aware of that. Bi Zhu, give us a detailed recount of everything that happened in the Celestial Flame Pond, the green-robed woman instructed in a cold voice.

Bi Zhus heart jolted upon hearing this, and she immediately did as she was told. Yes! At the time, it was right around noon when I arrived at the Celestial Flame Pond…

After hearing Bi Zhus recount, the green-robed woman and black-robed man exchanged a glance, and they could see their own concern mirrored in one anothers eyes.

You can all go now, I have something I wish to discuss alone with Fellow Daoist Yi, the green-robed woman instructed.

As you wish!

No one dared to offer any objections, and they quickly left the hall, leaving only the green-robed woman and black-robed man in the room.

The green-robed woman was silent for a while before asking, What do you think about this, Fellow Daoist Yi? Could it be that that man is pursuing the same thing as us? Otherwise, the precious resources in the Small Asura Realm alone wouldnt be enough to attract such a powerful being.

I doubt it. That thing is something that we only figured out from a moment of inspiration after pondering the matter for many years, how could someone else be aware of it? I think its a coincidence, the elderly man replied with a calm expression.

I was thinking the same thing. However, that doesnt mean that that man isnt here to target our Asura Spider Race. After all, Asura Spiders are extremely sought-after for beings from other realms, the green-robed woman replied in a cautious manner.

That is indeed a possibility. However, if he really is here to come after your Asura Spider Race, then he definitely isnt alone, he should have a few allies, the black-robed man said.

Thats a good point, Fellow Daoist Yi. Its quite difficult to ascertain that mans intentions with the limited information that we have, but if we can find out whether he has allies in this realm, well be able to roughly guess his intentions.

The green-robed woman then flipped a hand over to produce a formation plate before speaking into it. Summon Wu Ying and Wan Feng to come and see me.

Shortly thereafter, a gust of fierce wind and a ball of yellow light swept into the hall and arrived before the green-robed woman and black-robed man.

Theres a Grand Ascension Stage being up ahead! Han Lis heart jolted as he immediately stopped on the spot.

Only after scanning through the nearby area several times was that burst of formidable spiritual sense withdrawn.

After that, peace and quiet returned to the area.

An ordinary mature Asura Spider definitely cant release spiritual sense of that caliber, could it be that there really is an Asura Spider here more powerful than the average Grand Ascension Stage being? If so, then if I get any closer than this, I wont be able to conceal myself from their spiritual sense using normal concealment secret techniques. However, the fact that their spiritual sense could be released this far without waning in the slightest indicates that theyre using some type of enhancement treasure, Han Li murmured to himself as a grim look appeared on his face.

If this Asura Spider really were comparable in power to a true spirit being, then even he would be ill-advised to take it lightly.

After contemplating the situation for a long while, he finally made a decision.

He flipped a hand over to summon a purple talisman, which immediately exploded into a cloud of purple mist that enveloped his entire body, and once the mist scattered, he was nowhere to be seen.

As a safety precaution, Han Li had used his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman once again.

Now that he had attained an insubstantial form, he was able to drift deeper into the mountain range without any inhibitions.

Even though he was unable to travel at his full speed in his current form, he was still able to quickly make his way into the mountain range.

At this point, he was already quite far away from the young woman, but through the spiritual sense mark he had planted on her, he was still able to clearly sense her exact location.

Thus, Han Li wasnt in a rush to catch up to her and merely continued onward in an unhurried manner.

However, after venturing close to 10,000 kilometers into the mountain range, his brows began to furrow slightly.

He had thought that due to the presence of the Asura Spider lair here, there would definitely be very few other beasts here, and at the very least, there wouldnt be any particularly powerful ones.

However, in the scope covered by his spiritual sense alone, he had already discovered several tens of Deity Transformation and Spatial Tempering Stage beasts, as well as two Body Integration Stage birds.

One of the two birds was crimson in color and was as massive as a cow, while the other was covered in steely grey feathers with a hideous fleshy lump on its head.

The two of them were perched on the branch of a giant tree several hundred kilometers away from Han Li, and one of them was constantly looking around, while the other seemed to have fallen asleep.

As for the other beasts in the area, all of them human-beast hybrids, and they were patrolling the area in several groups.

The beasts of the Small Asura Realm seemed to have all been conscripted by the Asura Spiders, and that was quite remarkable to Han Li.

The Spirit Monarch had never mentioned that Asura Spiders had the habit of recruiting other beasts.

It seemed that either the Spirit Monarch had underestimated the intelligence of these Asura Spiders, or something had to have happened in the Small Asura Realm to result in this scenario.

The fact that even a Spatial Tempering Stage Asura Spider was able to manifest a human form made Han Li lean more toward the latter option.

With that in mind, Han Li became rather wary of the Asura Spiders up ahead, but he still followed along behind the young woman without pause.

After a while, Han Li had covered a distance of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and he finally caught sight or of an azure stone city in the distance on a plain that was situated in the middle of a cluster of mountains.

The city was entirely constructed from massive azure stone blocks with walls that were thousands of feet tall, but it only covered a radius of several tens of kilometers, so it was more like a stronghold.

Aside from some stone beastly statues, there wasnt anything else standing atop the city wall.

What was even more peculiar was that the city didnt appear to have any gates, so it was completely isolated within the massive city wall.

Blue light flashed within Han Lis eyes as he examined the stone city without using his spiritual sense, but right as his gaze was about to pierce through the city wall, countless white runes suddenly appeared in his field of view, transforming into a series of white lotus flowers that obstructed his gaze. fгeewebnovl.com

Thats the Mystical White Lotus Restriction! How could it have been set up here? Han Li exclaimed as a stunned look appeared on his face.

This restriction was one that was unique to a certain major race in the Spirit Realm, and it was capable of keeping out even the spiritual sense of Grand Ascension Stage beings, how were the Asura Spiders capable of setting up such a restriction?

Before Han Li had a chance to ponder this notion any further, a wisp of spiritual sense within his mind abruptly jolted, and his expression immediately darkened.

Almost at the exact same moment, an earth-shattering boom rang out from within the stone city, following which a mountainous crimson spider projection emerged in the sky.

The spider projection cast a cold and forbidding gaze throughout the surrounding area, and the same formidable spiritual sense that had appeared at the edge of the mountain range immediately swept over the entire landscape.

Despite how powerful this burst of spiritual sense was, it was unable to detect Han Li in his insubstantial form, and it could only return to the giant spider projections body in the end.

A hint of fury appeared on the spider projections face following its failed search, and a bone-chilling harrumph rang out, followed by a coarse female voice.

Which fellow daoist has come to visit my Heavenly Spider City, and why have you planted a spiritual sense mark on my junior? Why dont you come into the city to meet me?

The voice echoed several times, and it was audible throughout the majority of the mountain range.

All of the beasts aside from the ones that were subsidiaries to the Asura Spiders immediately bowed down onto the ground while trembling incessantly, but the voice was met by complete silence.

It looks like youre very confident in your concealment technique and are determined to hide. In that case, Ill be waiting for you in my city. The female voice had spiked up a few octaves from fury, and immediately thereafter, the giant spider projection in the sky disintegrated amid a burst of violent energy fluctuations.

At this moment, Han Li was situated hundreds of kilometers away from the stone city with his eyes slightly narrowed, and all of a sudden, he released his enormous spiritual sense toward the city without hiding it any longer.

A massive white lotus flower projection immediately emerged from the city to clash with his spiritual sense.

A dull rumbling boom rang out, and the white lotus flower immediately began to warp in the face of Han Lis overwhelming spiritual sense, then abruptly exploded on the spot.

Han Li had released as close to 70% of all of his spiritual sense, which was comparable to the combined spiritual sense of three to four ordinary Grand Ascension Stage beings.

The Mystical White Lotus Projection was vastly renowned in the Spirit Realm, but there was no way it could resist his overbearing spiritual sense.

If his spiritual sense were allowed to descend upon the stone city, all of the living beings within the city that were below the Grand Ascension Stage would most likely have their souls immediately explode.

How dare you!

The same coarse female voice rang out within the stone city again, and the spiritual sense of the voices owner also erupted forth to clash with Han Lis spiritual sense.

A string of deafening booms immediately rang out above the stone city alongside bursts of violent energy fluctuations that threatened to shatter this entire space.

The owner of the female voice was no ordinary Grand Ascension Stage being, but her spiritual sense naturally couldnt compare with that of Han Li, and after just a few clashes, she was quickly forced onto the back foot.

The woman was quite alarmed to see this, and she hurriedly yelled, Hurry up! What are you waiting for?

Han Lis pupils immediately contracted upon hearing this.

Almost at the exact same moment, a man harrumphed coldly within the stone city, and another burst of powerful spiritual sense rose up before combining as one with the womans spiritual sense to contend with Han Li.

Han Lis expression changed slightly after just a brief clash with the mans spiritual sense. This is no ordinary Grand Ascension Stage being, either!

However, he quickly discovered that the two of them were only just barely able to withstand his spiritual sense, and a cold look flashed through his eyes as he increased his spiritual sense output to 90%.

Another earth-shattering boom rang out, and the man and woman in the stone city were completely bewildered as even their combined spiritual sense was gradually being forced onto the back foot.

How could anyone possess such powerful spiritual sense? Who exactly was this person?

A hint of fear began to well up in both of their hearts.

Han Li continued to look on at the city with a cold expression, yet just as he was considering whether he should release the final 10% of his spiritual sense to crush the two beings in the city, several more bursts of spiritual sense that were comparable to those of normal Grand Ascension Stage beings erupted out of the city before hurtling directly toward Han Li.

The woman had an elegant figure and was wearing a short green dress. Her facial features were particularly seductive, and her bare arms were as fair and delicate as the flesh of lotus roots.

There were several arrow-shaped objects embedded into her arms, and she was appraising the group of creatures before her with a hint of a smile on her face.

The fish demons were all hovering around 10 feet above the ground, and even though they were far more imposing than the woman and letting loose strings of low snarls, all of them wore fearful expressions.

Are you going to hand over your two brethren, or are you going to force me to take them? If it werent for the fact that youre still somewhat useful, all of you wouldve been killed long ago, the woman said in a chilling voice.

There was a tall male fish demon who seemed to be less fearful of the woman than his companions, and he stuttered, Never! Well never… hand over… our brethren…

A hint of surprise appeared on Han Lis face as he listened to this conversation from above.

The two of them were speaking in an ancient language recorded in a tome that he had seen in the Spirit Realm in the past, and this was a pleasant surprise for him.

The womans expression darkened upon hearing this, and she harrumphed coldly, Hmph, how impudent. Ive only just had a meal, so I didnt want to hunt again, but if you insist on resisting, I wouldnt mind adding another course to my meal.

A furious look appeared in the eyes of the male fish demon, and he let loose a loud roar, upon which the entire group of fish demons descended onto the surface of the lava lake down below before raising their weapons or flailing their arms in a frenzy.

The lava within the lake surged violently, and streaks of scorching red light erupted from it before surging into the fish demons bodies.

The fish demons immediately swelled drastically to several tens of feet in length, and most of them were giving off Deity Transformation Stage auras, while the male fish demon that was leading the group seemed to have reached the early-Spatial Tempering Stage.

Looks like youve forgotten the trauma from last time. Is there anything else you can resort to aside from this paltry Flame Bathing Technique? So be it, let me teach you all another lesson, the woman chuckled as her body blurred, and all of a sudden, she appeared right at the center of the group of fish demons.

Countless translucent threads then erupted out of her body at an incredible speed, and many of the fish demons were instantly felled in unison.

The dense-looking protective red light around their bodies was completely unable to resist the translucent threads.

The woman cast her gaze down toward the immobilized fish demons below her, and a sinister smile that belied her beautiful features appeared on her face. She reached out and made a grabbing motion toward a pair of female fish demons, and a burst of enormous invisible force tore the two fish demons hearts out of their chests before shooting directly toward the woman.

The woman then opened her mouth to release two translucent threads, which pierced through the pair of hearts in a flash before delivering them into her mouth.

This flavor really doesnt get old no matter how many times Ive had it. Its a pity that you Space Fish beings have some pitiful reproductive abilities, in order to avoid unnecessary waste, Ill use those two as sacrifices. Having said that, even though Im letting the rest of you live, I cant let you go without some punishment.The woman was savoring her meal with a smile on her face, but her voice was becoming more and more menacing.

All of a sudden, she opened her mouth to release a ball of blue light, then plunged a hand directly into it before pulling out a long blue whip that was riddled with extremely sharp hooked spikes.

A vicious look then appeared on her face as she lashed out with her whip, unleashing countless whip projections that hurtled directly toward the fish demons.

The whip seemed to have been refined from some type of material that specifically repressed these fish demons, as evidenced by the fact that it was able to easily tear through their protective spiritual light before leaving deep gashes in their flesh.

A string of roars and groans rang out above the lava lake, and the male fish demon that was the leader of the group received the most whip lashes.

Initially, he was still able to glower at the woman with an enraged expression, but after a while, he was only able to tremble incessantly as he threw his arms over his own head to protect himself, and there was not a single inch of his skin that was left unharmed.

Only then did the woman withdraw her whip as she giggled, Hopefully youll remember this lesson for a while. If you know whats good for you, then produce more offspring. Some of you will still be used as sacrifices, but your population will still increase, and our queen will be very pleased to see that, she might even reward you for your efforts. If your population hasnt increased by the time I pay you my next visit, then you wont be getting away with just a lashing.

After delivering those threats, the woman opened her mouth again to release what appeared to be a white bubble, which swelled in size before encompassing the carcasses of the two female fish demons.

She pointed a finger at the bubble, and the bubble shrank down to a tiny size along with the two carcasses within it before flying back into the womans mouth.

After that, she departed as a ball of white light, while the other fish demons could only look on with fierce resentment in their eyes.

A short while later, the fish demons helped one another to their feet with disheartened expressions, and after a brief discussion, all of them plunged into the lava lake.

Thus, peace and quiet returned, but it only lasted for a few moments before a blurry figure emerged amid a burst of spatial fluctuation.

Han Li had witnessed everything that had just taken place here, and he murmured to himself with an intrigued expression, How interesting! According to historical records, the Space Fish Race appeared in ancient times for a brief period, and they should be completely extinct in all realms, I didnt think there would be a branch of them left here in the Small Asura Realm. These Space Fish beings seem to possess some type of extremely powerful ability, which is why they were hunted down to extinction, but not many people know exactly what type of ability it is that they possess.

After that, Han Li cast his gaze toward the direction that the woman had just disappeared in with a perplexed expression.

That woman seems to be an Asura Spider, but shes only at the late-Spatial Tempering Stage. Shouldnt Asura Spiders only be able to attain human forms after reaching maturity? Thats rather strange.

Han Li stroked his own chin with a contemplative expression, and only after a long while did he shake his head as he murmured to himself, Ill think about this another time. For now, I should focus on following that woman back to the lair of the Asura Spiders. Having said that, I cant just leave these Space Fish Beings behind.

Han Li suddenly swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, releasing a ball of golden light which instantly transformed into a miniature purplish-golden figure that was around half a foot tall.

The figure had no nose or mouth, and its eyes were completely cold and expressionless.

Keep those Space Fish beings safe until I get back, he instructed.

The purplish-golden figure nodded before plunging down into the lava lake as a streak of golden light.

The purplish-golden figure was none other than the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch.

Due to the Leopard Kirin Beasts lackluster cultivation base, it had gone into seclusion to cultivate on the holy island and hadnt accompanied Han Li on this trip.

After that, Han Lis body became blurry and indistinct once again as he departed.

With Han Lis current abilities, it was naturally very simple for him to leave a spiritual sense mark on that woman, so he wasnt afraid of losing track of her anytime soon.

Thus, it only took him a short while to catch up to her.

At this point, Han Lis body had turned completely invisible, and the woman was completely oblivious to his presence even though he was no more than 10 kilometers behind her.

After that, Han Li witnessed the woman slay a Spatial Tempering Stage giant black boar-like beast in a swamp, then collected around a dozen golden fruits from a rather obscure valley before continuing onward without pause.

Han Li followed stealthily behind her this entire time.

Even if this woman really were an Asura Spider, there was no way she was powerful enough for her demon core to be able to produce Threads of Time. From the very beginning, his target had been set on the mature Asura Spiders. Otherwise, he wouldve already attacked the woman back at the lava lake.

Han Lis eyes gradually lit up as a massive mountain range began to appear in the distance.

The woman had slowed down significantly, and was also beginning to descend at the edge of the mountain range.

All of a sudden, a burst of loud rumbling rang out from deep within the mountain range, following which seven or eight massive birds flew out and reached the woman in a flash.

They then descended around her in an affectionate manner before accompanying her in her flight toward the mountain range.

At the same time, an extremely fearsome burst of spiritual sense erupted out of the mountain range, quickly scanning through the entire area and passing virtually right by Han Li.

Only then did Han Li take a glance at the colony of bats, and he extended a palm out of his sleeve before thrusting it nonchalantly through the air.

A dull thump rang out as all of the worlds origin Qi within a radius of hundreds of kilometers shuddered violently.

Countless rays of five-colored light began to appear, then converged in a frenzy to form a mountainous five-colored palm that came crashing down toward the bat colony with devastating force.

In the face of the giant palms enormous power, all of the crimson bats had begun exploding into clouds of blood mist even before the palm had fallen directly upon them.

As for their collective soundwaves, it had been instantly reduced to nothingness by this tremendous force.

The giant bat let loose an alarmed roar as the golden patterns on its body lit up, then erupted out of its body to form a golden light barrier that shielded it from all directions.

In the face of the enormous pressure, the golden light barrier tremored violently, while the giant bat was pressed flat onto the ground and completely immobilized.

Thats quite an interesting innate protective ability. Unfortunately, its still too weak. Otherwise, I couldve considered taking it as a spirit beast, Han Li murmured to himself with a slightly wistful expression.

He then pointed a finger toward the giant five-colored palm, and it instantly swelled drastically in size, crushing the golden light barrier and the giant bat before it even had a chance to cry out.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the giant five-colored palm instantly vanished, but there were still some golden runes lingering where the giant bat had just been before.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he waved a hand toward the runes, releasing a burst of suction force that drew all of the runes into his grasp.

Han Li glanced at the golden runes before rubbing them between his hands, and golden light flashed erratically as the sound of metal grating on metal rang out.

As Han Li brought his hands apart again, a golden beasthide was revealed.

Those golden runes were none other than those golden patterns that had been on the giant bats body.

This thing can be refined into a decent protective treasure, so it looks like this wasnt a complete waste of time, Han Li murmured to himself before flipping a hand over to stow the beasthide away.

Immediately thereafter, his expression changed slightly as if he had sensed something, and blue light flashed within his eyes, upon which he caught sight of a massive flock of unidentifiable birds flying toward him from several hundred kilometers away.

These were a series of giant eagle-like birds each with two pairs of wings and a single horn on their heads, and all of them wore bloodthirsty expressions.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he withdrew his gaze, and after taking a final glance at the vast expanse of blood mist that was still lingering beneath the mountain, he shook his head before flying away as a streak of azure light.

That flock of birds posed no threat to him, but he had no intention of dealing with all of the beasts that were attracted to this place by the blood of those crimson bats.

After all, his main objective was to track down Asura Spiders.

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Two days flew by in the blink of an eye, and during this time, Han Li didnt reap any rewards aside from killing several powerful-looking beasts and discovering some rare materials.

Aside from two poisonous herbs that he didnt know the name of, the other items were all quite valuable, but they werent of much use to him at his current cultivation base, so he would just have to give them to his disciples.

However, on the third day, Han Li finally discovered some things related to Asura Spiders in a black valley.

He was currently standing inside an obscure beast lair in the valley, within which were several bear-human hybrid beasts, all of which were lying on a straw-matted ground in a completely still manner. Their fur was completely snowy white, and their flesh had completely withered away, but there werent any wounds on their bodies, it was as if all of them had died naturally from old age.

Han Li observed these carcasses for a short while, then swept a sleeve through the air to release several fiery snakes that instantly incinerated the bodies into ashes.

Even though the carcasses had been incinerated, there were still some translucent threads left on the ground.

Han Li made a grabbing motion to draw the translucent threads into his grasp, then enveloped them in balls of azure light.

He then swept his spiritual sense toward them, and his expression immediately changed slightly.

He extended a hand into the azure stroke, then stroked one of the translucent threads with a finger.

All of a sudden, the translucent thread transformed into a layer of blue light that quickly spread up his entire arm.

The flesh on his arm that was enshrouded within the blue light began to rapidly wither away at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye, and an aged aura began to emanate from the affected limb.

Han Lis expression darkened slightly as he instantly withdrew his finger from the translucent thread, following which a burst of golden light flowed along his arm to eradicate the spreading blue light.

Azure light then flowed over his arm, and it instantly returned to its former supple state, as if the sight of it withering away had been nothing more than an illusion.

That was the power of time. It cant be referred to as the true law of time, but its still an extremely rare innate ability. Looks like there are Asura Spiders prowling in this area, Han Li murmured to himself as a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

Immediately thereafter, the translucent threads in his grasp vanished amid a flash of azure light.

These things didnt pose a threat to him, but they definitely shouldnt be left out in the open.

After that, Han Li flew out of the beast lair and began to carefully search through the area around the valley.

However, he returned to the valley several hours later with a dark expression, clearly having just gone on a futile search.

Han Li hovered in the air above the valley for a while with a contemplative expression.

All of a sudden, a thought seemed to have occurred to him, and he made a hand seal before releasing his spiritual sense downward, directing it tens of thousands of feet deep into the ground.

A short while later, a hint of elation appeared on his face, and he immediately flew toward another direction as a streak of azure light.

Shortly thereafter, Han Li appeared above a lake not far away, and he cast his gaze downward before descending from above.

He then plunged into the lake, and moments later, countless arcs of golden lightning erupted within the lake amid a rumbling thunderclap.

Countless fish of different descriptions began to rise up to the surface with their bellies facing the sky, and all of them had been completely charred black.

After that, the lake fell completely silent as if it were a dead lake.

At this point, Han Li was situated in a crude passageway tens of thousands of feet underground that could only fit one person at a time, and there were uneven azure stone blocks all around him.

The passageway was quite lopsided, and it led deeper into the ground.

This was a suspicious place that Han Li had discovered by chance using his spiritual sense.

The entire passageway was lined with these azure stone blocks, and even with Han Lis enormous spiritual sense, his sensory range was severely restricted, so it was clear that these stone blocks werent ordinary materials.

This was what had drawn Han Lis suspicion in the first place.

However, after discovering another translucent thread as he traveled along the passageway, Han Li knew that he was on the right track and immediately accelerated.

After delving close to 100,000 feet into the ground, scorching heatwaves began to surge toward him from down below.

The temperature here was so high that an ordinary being would most likely instantly be reduced to a dried corpse. However, Han Li completely disregarded the heat, keeping it out with a layer of faint azure light.

After rounding a few corners, a flashing red light became visible up ahead, and the sound of conversation could also be heard.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly, and specks of spiritual light suddenly emerged all over his body, following which he became completely blurry and indistinct.

After passing through a crimson wave of fire, Han Li emerged stealthily from the passageway and arrived above an underground lava lake.

The lake was filled with scorching lava, and thick pillars of flames were occasionally erupting upward from its surface, striking the exit of the passageway, causing the stones there to be extremely smooth and crimson in color.

There was a series of translucent fiery red crystals floating within the lava, and Han Li swept his spiritual sense toward the crystals to discover that these were extremely rare top-grade fire spirit stones.

In fact, the fire spiritual Qi imbued within these stones was even more potent than that of the average top-grade fire spirit stone in the Spirit Realm.

However, none of that attracted Han Lis attention, he was currently appraising a woman and a group of demonic creatures at the edge of the lava lake.

These demonic creatures had human upper bodies paired with lower bodies of fish, and each of them had four arms. The male creatures had golden bands around their arms, while the women had silver ribbons in their hair, and they were either empty-handed or wielding short crimson halberds.

Not far in front of these creatures stood a woman who appeared to be around 21 to 22 years of age, appraising the creatures before her with a calm expression.

There were three green suns up in the sky, one of which was larger than the other two.

The largest of the three suns was at the direct center of the sky, while the two smaller suns were situated to the east and to the west, and they were far inferior to the central both in size and radiance.

However, what caught Han Lis attention and made him quite wary were the balls of crimson light around the three green suns.

The balls of light were hovering around the green suns in a still manner, striking one with a sense of captivation when looked at from afar.

After staring at these balls of red light for a long while, Han Li suddenly caught a whiff of a honey-like scent.

His brows furrowed slightly as he swept a sleeve through the air without any warning, and a streak of azure light that was over 100 feet in length shot forth before quickly vanishing into the dense forest.

In the next instant, an earth-shattering roar rang out, and the ground tremored violently before everything fell silent again.

Han Li stood on the spot and cast his gaze toward the direction that the roar had come from.

Moments later, the streak of azure light re-emerged from the forest before returning up his sleeve.

Only then did Han Li fly toward that direction.

A distance of several tens of kilometers was covered by Han Li in a flash, and he caught sight of a gargantuan creature that was several thousand feet in length lying amid a cluster of felled trees.

The giant creature resembled a beast-insect hybrid, and even though its body had been sliced into several segments, one could still make out cicada wings and feelers typically found on demonic insects, as well as fur and sharp claws that were only found on beasts.

From a distance, the creature appeared to be a mix between a giant hornet and a rhinoceros.

The same honey-like aroma was being released by its massive body, and at such close quarters, the scent was even more pronounced.

Han Li swept his gaze through the surrounding area to find that all of the plants nearby were wilting at a rapid rate discernible to the naked eye, and they quickly turned completely withered and yellow.

Around the carcass of the massive beast was a series of black watermelon-sized insects that resembled praying mantises, and they were clearly long dead.

This things poison sure is quite potent, the average person could be killed just by catching a whiff of it from hundreds of kilometers away, Han Li murmured to himself.

He was unable to determine exactly what this beast was, so it was most likely unique to the Small Asura Realm.

With that in mind, Han Li flicked a finger through the air, releasing a silver fire bead that landed on the massive carcass in a flash.

Scorching silver flames instantly erupted forth to engulf and incinerate the carcass into nothingness.

After that, Han Li flipped a hand over in an unhurried manner to produce a white egg-sized crystal ball, but his brows immediately furrowed slightly as he cast his gaze toward the crystal ball.

Nothing was registering on its surface, so it was clear that it was unable to sense Mo Jianli as he was too far away.

In that case, there was no need for them to be in a hurry to meet up, they could search for their own opportunities in this foreign realm instead.

After all, a span of half a month was not a very long time.

Having made his decision, Han Li decided on a certain direction before flying away as a streak of azure light.

However, he wasnt flying very quickly, and he was only at an altitude of several thousand feet.

He had come to the Small Asura Realm to find treasures, so he didnt want to miss anything.

During his flight, he released his enormous spiritual sense to encompass an area with a radius of around 2,000 kilometers down below.

With his enormous spiritual sense, he would be able to easily increase his sensory scope to a radius of close to 100,00 kilometers, but he was trying to focus on minute details and even direct his spiritual sense several thousand feet into the ground, so he could only drastically decrease his sensory range.

After all, most powerful spiders liked to live deep underground.

Even so, it was still a testament to Han Lis incredibly powerful spiritual sense that he was able to cover such a large area while paying such close attention to detail.

If Mo Jianli or Xue Ran were in his place, they would struggle to even achieve half of his sensory range.

This was why he was so confident about this trip even though he didnt have any bloodline sensory abilities that could help him seek out Asura Spiders.

As for Mo Jianli, he also seemed to be quite confident, so he most likely had some type of special method to find Asura Spiders as well.

Thus, Han Li gradually flew away into the distance.

Elsewhere, Mo Jianli was in the process of making a grabbing motion to return a translucent jade sword into his own grasp.

There was a pile of rubble just over 1,000 feet ahead of him, atop which sat the dismembered bodies of several creatures with tiger bodies and scorpion stingers.

Mo Jianli took an indifferent glance at these carcasses before stowing his jade sword away, then opened his mouth to expel a ball of purple light.

Within the ball of light was a small purple flag that was several inches tall.

Mo Jianli pointed a finger toward the small flag, then uttered the word rise.

The small flag immediately began to expand at a rapid rate, surging to around 10 feet tall in the blink of an eye.

In its miniature form, the flag didnt appear to be all that remarkable, but at this size, it was revealed to be a purple flag with a golden shaft, and on the surface of the flag were countless runes, as well as the image of a two-headed silver spider at its very center.

Mo Jianli began to chant something while flicking a series of incantation seals through the air, all of which vanished into the flag in a flash, and the silver spider image on the flag gradually became clearer and clearer.

A smile appeared on Mo Jianlis face upon seeing this.

Even though he didnt possess a bloodline that was related to the Asura Spider, this Coiling Silk Flag that he had obtained by chance had the soul of a Silver Astral Spider as its artifact spirit, which meant that it could detect powerful spiders within a certain range.

The effect was still inferior to Xue Ran and Hei Lins bloodline detection, but it shouldnt be inferior by much.

Having said that, if Asura Spiders really were as fearsome as the rumors suggested, it would most likely be very difficult for him to kill one even if he could track one down.

Mo Jianli continued to cast incantation seals as these thoughts ran through his mind, and all of a sudden, the silver spider image on the flag abruptly disintegrated into specks of spiritual light.

Looks like theres nothing here, Ill have to search elsewhere, Mo Jianli murmured to himself, but he wasnt disappointed by this.

He had only just been teleported into the Small Asura Realm, and he wasnt expecting to track down an Asura Spider so quickly anyway.

Thus, Mo Jianli swept a sleeve toward the flag, and it quickly reverted back to its original size before being swallowed by Mo Jianli.

Immediately thereafter, he rose up into the air and flew away as a streak of light.

……

Looks like were in luck, weve only just been teleported into this realm, and our bloodlines have already sensed something, we should be in for a fruitful trip, Hei Lin said with an excited expression as he flew over 1,000 feet beneath the ground.

In contrast, Xue Ran wore a calm expression, and replied, Dont celebrate too early, our bloodlines are reacting to something, but it could be another type of spider. Ive heard that there were many species of spiders in the Asura Realm.

Im naturally aware of that, but theres still a chance, isnt there? Hei Lin refused to have his enthusiasm dashed.

Xue Ran merely smiled and remained silent.

Moments later, the two of them emerged from the soil and arrived in an inky-black cave.

A short while after that, the two hovered side by side several feet above the ground with a pool of black blood beneath them.

Lying within the pool of blood were four green spiders with sharp spikes all over their bodies.

You were right, they werent Asura Spiders after all, Hei Lin said with a wry smile.

Thats no surprise, the Small Asura Realm isnt a huge place, but the chances of finding Asura Spiders as soon as we enter the realm are still quite low. We can obtain a few decent materials here, so our effort wasnt a complete waste, Xue Ran replied in a calm voice as he made a grabbing motion with one hand.

Two yellow stones immediately flew out of the soil before landing in his grasp.

At least we ended up with something. We dont have a lot of time, so lets get out of here, Hei Lin said.

Xue Ran naturally had no reason to object, and thus, they flew up into the soil overhead as a pair of streaks of light.

……

Han Li hovered expressionlessly above a small mountain, facing a colony of crimson bats.

Each bat was around the size of a human head, and their wingspans stretched to about seven to eight feet.

At the center of this colony of bats was a giant bat that was several times larger than all of its brethren.

Not only did this giant bat have faint golden patterns all over its body, there was a third crimson demonic eye on its forehead.

The bat was currently staring at Han Li with a hint of bewilderment in its three eyes.

Han Li merely hovered in mid-air with his hands clasped behind his back, paying the colony of bats no heed at all as he quickly scanned through the surrounding area with his spiritual sense.

As time passed, the bewilderment on the giant bats face gradually gave way to bloodthirst.

A short while later, it was finally unable to hold back any longer, and it opened its mouth to release a burst of ultrasonic soundwaves.

All of the surrounding crimson bats were immediately stirred up into a frenzy, and they also opened their mouths to release ultrasonic soundwaves, which converged to form a massive invisible wave that surged directly toward Han Li.

Who knows? Perhaps he plotted this in advance and obtained the exact coordinates of one of the lost realms. Alternatively, perhaps he fled into that lost realm due to some type of mishap. In any case, he was able to take the treasure and escape from our Nine Origin Daoist Temple far easier than he shouldve been able to, so he had to have received instructions from someone. Otherwise, he wouldve never dared to betray our daoist temple, the daoist priest said with a contemplative expression.

Theres nothing to speculate here, the mastermind behind this is most likely one of the people who stepped in to stop your grandmaster, the woman chuckled coldly.

The daoist priest nodded in response, clearly sharing the same opinion.

Alright, beings of your grandmasters caliber are not for us to discuss. Im more interested in which disciple well be sending to the lower realm if we can track down the exact coordinates. Would you be interested, Martial Nephew Li? the woman asked with a faint smile.

Surely you jest, Martial Aunt, Im nowhere near powerful enough to undertake such an important task. That traitor was considered to be one of the most powerful disciples of his rank in our daoist temple, and even though it seems like hes in a very bad position, we cant eliminate the possibility that this could be a trick. Even if he really has been trapped in the lower realm, thats still not necessarily a good thing. It indicates that theres an extremely powerful being in that lower realm, and if we send a disciple thats not powerful or crafty enough, then he could fall into the same position as that traitor, the daoist priest said with a shake of his head.

In that case, our choices will be limited to the disciples who often through the foreign realms. Martial Nephew Zhu and Martial Nephew Wu both seem to be quite suited for the task, the woman said with a smile.

Senior Martial Brother Zhu and Junior Martial Brother Wu are indeed great candidates, but theyre somewhat lacking compared to someone else, the daoist priest said as a peculiar look appeared in his eyes.

The woman faltered slightly upon hearing this. You dont mean…

You may not be aware of this yet, but Senior Martial Brother Mas has already come out of his forced seclusion, the daoist priest said.

The womans smile completely faded upon hearing this. What? When did Ma Liangs punishment conclude? Why havent I heard anything about this?

I was only made aware of this by a junior martial brother a few days ago, and there arent that many people who know about this. With Senior Martial Brother Mas powers and cunning nature, theres a very good chance that hell be assigned this important task, the daoist priest said with a solemn expression.

Hmph, I wouldnt be too sure of that. Ma Liang is indeed quite powerful, but hes far too ruthless. In the past, he sacrificed hundreds of millions of living beings in a lower realm just to refine a treasure, causing immense trouble for our daoist temple. If it werent for his exceptional aptitude and the fact that he had made several major contributions to our daoist temple in the past, his punishment wouldnt have been limited to only 10,000 years of forced seclusion. If we send him to a lost realm where no one can interfere with his actions, hes most likely going to stir up even more trouble, the woman harrumphed coldly.

Thats all true, but dont forget just how important that treasure is to our daoist temple and to my grandmaster. Taking that into consideration, I think theres a very good chance that Senior Martial Brother Ma will be chosen, the daoist priest countered.

That is indeed quite a strong possibility. If Ma Liang is sent to the lower realm, his powers will be restricted, but he should still be more than capable of recovering that treasure. So be it, its not like our opinion carries any weight in this matter anyway, youre just an enforcing disciple, while Im only an in-name palace master. However, regardless of who gets assigned this task, dont forget to inform me if you find any concrete information about the realm that the traitor is currently situated in, the woman said.

Ill be sure to do so, the daoist priest replied in a respectful manner.

Is there anything else youd like to discuss with me? If not, then Im going back to rest now, the woman said. Thats all for today. Ill be taking my leave now, Martial Aunt, the daoist priest replied as he rose to his feet and extended a parting salute.

The woman merely nodded in response, seemingly having lost interest in further conversation.

Thus, the daoist priest departed, and as soon as he set foot outside the courtyard, he vanished amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

In the next instant, the daoist priest appeared on a meadow that was surrounded by the same floral trees, but the palace and the purple-robed woman were nowhere to be seen.

After taking a quick glance at his surroundings, the daoist priest immediately returned the same way he had come.

A short while later, the blue ice wyrm rose up into the air in front of the giant palace gate again, then quickly disappeared into the distance.

Meanwhile, the purple-robed woman was still seated on her chair in the mysterious hall with a contemplative look on her face, and only after a long while did she murmur to herself with a cold smile, Ma Liang, eh? Hehe, thats not a bad arrangement…

Her voice then gradually became inaudible, and she abruptly vanished amid a flash of spiritual light.

……

In a restricted area on Concealed Spirit Mountain, Han Li, Mo Jianli, the Spirit Monarch, Xue Ran, and Hei Lin were standing in front of a massive formation.

The formation was around an acre in size, and not only was it riddled with golden and silver spirit patterns, there were hundreds of top-grade spirit stones embedded into the corners of the formation.

The eight Body Integration Stage Spirit beings were standing some distance behind them in a respectful manner, while Han Li and the others were silently inspecting the giant formation.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Monarch was looking up into the sky while holding a formation plate, seemingly calculating something.

The time has come, this is the best time to set off, the Spirit Monarch suddenly said.

Alright, well be going on ahead then, Mo Jianli said as he strode toward the formation, followed closely by Han Li.

However, the Spirit Monarch suddenly cautioned, Youve already decided your return coordinates, and you can return to the Spirit Realm by crushing your Asura Hearts. However, take care not to completely exhaust the energy within your Asura Hearts. Otherwise, you could be trapped in the Small Asura Realm forever.

Thank you for the words of caution, Ill be sure to remember that, Mo Jianli replied with a smile as he entered the formation.

Han Li also cupped his fist in a salute toward the Spirit Monarch to express his gratitude.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin also strode into the formation, following which the former suddenly turned to the Spirit Monarch, and asked, Brother Spirit, youre not going to suddenly change your mind if we manage to return with Threads of Time, are you?

Rather than being enraged by Xue Rans suspicions, the Spirit Monarch calmly replied, Rest assured, Brother Xue, those Threads of Time are extremely important to me, so theres no way Ill go back on my word.

Thats all I needed to hear, Xue Ran said as he nodded with a pleased expression.

The Spirit Monarch didnt hesitate any longer as he raised the formation plate in his hand, which released a beam of white light that vanished into the formation in a flash.

The giant formation immediately began to emit a loud buzzing sound, and bursts of golden and silver light erupted forth while countless runes surged out of the top-grade spirit stones in a frenzy.

All of a sudden, Han Li and the others vanished from within the formation.

The Spirit Monarch had been appraising the formation with an unblinking gaze this entire time, and only after everyone had disappeared did he heave a sigh of relief.

He then turned to the eight Holy Spirits behind him, and instructed, Listen up! From now on, keep a constant eye on this formation in shifts, and make sure to inform me right away if any abnormalities arise.

Yes, Spirit Monarch! the eight Body Integration Stage Spirit beings answered in unison.

The Spirit Monarch nodded, then flew away as a streak of white light.

After a brief discussion, eight of the six Holy Spirits departed, leaving only the bald man and another Body Integration Stage Spirit being behind.

The two of them immediately sat down on the spot and closed their eyes, then released their enormous spiritual sense to encompass the entire formation.

Under these circumstances, they would instantly be alerted if anything were to go wrong with the giant formation.

After a short while, the two Holy Spirits entered a state of meditation.

……

Han Li shook his head to rid himself of the onset of dizziness that he had just been struck by.

It had been a very long time since he had experienced this type of teleportation discomfort. However, due to the fact that this was teleportation between realms, discomfort was unavoidable even with his immense powers.

After recovering from the rush of dizziness, Han Li immediately inspected his surroundings to find that the entire area was filled with thick white trees, short shrubs, and wild grass.

However, all of the branches and leaves of the trees were looking rather withered.

Mo Jianli, Xue Ran, and Hei Lin were nowhere to be seen, but Han Li wasnt surprised at all to see this.

He and Mo Jianli had already anticipated this and made some arrangements.

As such, he immediately cast his gaze upward, and his expression quickly changed in response to what he saw.

The daoist priest didnt say anything further and headed straight toward the palace gate.

He seemed to be very familiar with everything in the palace, and after passing through a massive hall and several long corridors, he arrived in a peaceful courtyard.

All types of exotic flowers and plants were growing inside the courtyard, and there were two women in palatial dresses standing beside the entrance with silver veils over their faces.

The women had skin as fair as jade, and they were very elegant, but their auras were quite ethereal and unfathomable.

Greetings, Ive come to pay the palace master a visit, the daoist priest said as he extended a polite salute toward the two women.

One of them women stepped gracefully off to the side to avoid his salute, and said, We wouldnt dare to accept your salute, Master Li. Please go in, our palace master has been waiting for quite some time now.

Hehe, then Ill be going on ahead, the daoist priest replied with a smile before entering the courtyard.

After passing through a fragrant garden of flowers, a small yet lush meadow appeared up ahead.

There were fragrant floral trees planted all around the meadow, and a purple-robed woman was currently standing in front of one of those trees, inspecting it with an appreciative look in her eyes.

I pay my respects to the palace master, the daoist priest said as he lowered his head in a respectful manner.

Theres no one else around, so theres no need to be so stiff and formal, just refer to me as martial aunt, the woman said with a faint smile.

I wouldnt dare! We arent in the Nine Origin Daoist Temple, if a patrolling envoy were to overhear me calling you that, it would be bad for both of us, the daoist priest replied with a serious expression.

Arent you being a little too cautious? Having said that, those patrolling envoys really are spoilsports, I cant do anything with them around. Im beginning to miss the days when I was free from the responsibilities that come with being the palace master. How about I retire and nominate you as my successor? the woman asked, and even though she wore an amused expression, she gave off an indescribable sense of authority.

Ahem, my grandmaster would never agree to something like that, Palace Master. Even though the region that our Golden Han Immortal Palace governs over is inconsequential in the context of the entire immortal region, it is the foundation of our Nine Origin Daoist Temple, and countless immortal citizens reside in this area, so the position of palace master cant just be handed down to anyone, the daoist priest replied as he shook his head vigorously.

Hmph, you sure know how to flatter me. Your master and all of your martial uncles possess superior powers to mine, why arent any of them the palace master? I did become a disciple of your grandmasters later than they did, but Ive already stayed in this immortal palace for over 100,000 years, isnt it time someone relieved me of my duties? the woman harrumphed.

Hehe, back when you became a disciple of my grandmasters, you were already the master of a lower realm, so youre the ideal candidate to be the immortal palace master. As for my master and martial uncles, all of them have grown accustomed to having no responsibilities on their shoulders, so theres no way that they would be able to lead the Golden Han Immortal Palace to greater heights like you could, the daoist priest said with a fawning smile.

I must admit that your flattery is working. Your masters and martial uncles either have zero sense of responsibility and go into seclusion for tens, even hundreds of thousand of years at a time, or have cultivated to the point where theyve become as emotionless as rocks. In particular, I try to stay as far away from your master as possible, the woman said through gritted teeth, as if she had just recalled some kind of unpleasant memory.

A wry smile appeared on the daoist priests face upon hearing this.

Even he was petrified of his own master and didnt dare to utter so much as an extra word in his presence, let alone this martial aunt of his.

By the way, why have you come to see me? You seemed to be in quite a hurry. I saw through the all-seeing mirror that you were about to barge your way through if the guards refused to let you in, the woman suddenly said with a faint smile.

A serious look immediately appeared on the daoist priests face upon hearing this, and he lowered his voice slightly as he replied, I came here to deliver a report on the task that Grandmaster assigned to me last time.

A serious look also appeared on the womans face, and she replied, I see. Lets discuss this in my spirit domain.

As soon as her voice trailed off, she swiped a finger through the air, and a white spatial rift emerged, then scattered into bursts of white light.

The surrounding environment completely transformed in the wake of the white light, and an intricately crafted hall was manifested, complete with tables and chairs, as well as a group of beautiful female servants in palatial dresses standing on either side of the hall.

The daoist priests expression changed slightly at the sight of the female servants.

I see that youve cultivated your spirit domain to the third Spiritform Stage, Martial Aunt. These domain spirits arent very intelligent right now, but once developed further, theyll definitely become powerful allies.

I only recently progressed from the Creation Stage to the Spiritform Stage, so I was in seclusion to consolidate my spirit domain. Of course, if your grandmaster were willing to come out of seclusion to provide me with some guidance, then that would be even better. Take a seat, Martial Nephew, even the immortal tools of the patrolling envoys wont be able to encroach upon my spirit domain without my detection. Go ahead and deliver your report, the woman said with a faint smile before taking a seat on the chair at the center of the hall.

Please excuse me, the daoist priest said as he also took a seat.

If I recall correctly, you were assigned the task several centuries ago, right? Has an outcome been reached? the woman asked with a serious expression.

During these past few centuries, Ive tried all types of methods, and only after expending a heavy price was I able to borrow a good friends treasure to track down that person, the daoist priest replied.

As long as we can track that person down, any price is worth paying. That person betrayed our Nine Origin Daoist Temple and disappeared with that item. Even though we possess a soul badge of his, he was somehow able to sever that connection. Even your grandmaster made an exception to try and investigate this matter, only to be stopped by several powerful seniors, thereby rendering his efforts fruitless. His soul badge only registered a response again several centuries ago, and he seems to be in a very bad condition, which is why your grandmaster assigned this task to you.

If that traitor were to perish, then he would naturally deserve that fate, but the item that he stole concerns the future welfare of our Nine Origin Daoist Temple, so we have to recover it, the woman said as a hint of rage appeared in her eyes.

The daoist priests heart stirred slightly upon seeing this, and he hurriedly rose to his feet as he extended a respectful bow. Rest assured, Martial Aunt, cracks have appeared on that traitors soul badge, but he most likely wont perish anytime soon. Im guessing hes been trapped somewhere, but the biggest issue now is that hes not in True Immortal Realm. Instead, hes in a lower realm.

A lower realm? Whats so difficult about that? Just find his exact location, then expend some immortal spirit stones and teleport to him through a Descending Immortal Platform. Could it be that the lower realm he fled to is one that weve lost contact with? the woman asked.

Indeed, Martial Aunt. That traitor fled to a lower realm that weve lost contact with in the southern realm cluster, and we havent been able to track down exactly which lower realm hes in, but we should be able to arrive at a verdict given some time. However, there are hundreds of lower realms in the southern realm cluster, and ever since that spatial storm, our True Immortal Realm has lost control over those realms. To this day, we still havent been able to recover their exact coordinates, so the Descending Immortal Platforms cant teleport me there, the daoist priest sighed with furrowed brows.

That is indeed quite troublesome. Ever since the coordinates of the southern cluster changed, not only have people from the True Immortal Realm been unable to access those realms, its also become extremely difficult for beings from those realms to ascend to our True Immortal Realm. All those who have been able to ascend to our True Immortal Realm from those realms in recent times have possessed extraordinary aptitude and potential, the woman said as her eyes narrowed slightly.

Im well aware of that. The vastly renowned Immortal Lord Tian Shu ascended from one of those lost realms, and in the span of no more than 1,000,000 years, he forged a resounding reputation for himself and became a subordinate of Imperial Lord Guang Fa, the daoist priest replied with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Alright, setting that aside for now, without the exact coordinates, itll be impossible to travel to those lower realms through conventional means. Perhaps Ill have to go to your grandmaster and see if he has some ideas. With the situation that traitor is currently in, we should be able to capture him with minimal effort. Having said that, Im rather curious about how he managed to flee into those lost realms, the woman said as a cold look flashed through her eyes.

The golden rune on the icy mountain immediately began to glow with scintillating light, and the white threads that had been injected into the mountain converged to form a miniature humanoid figure that was around a foot tall.

The miniature figure was identical to the Spirit Monarch both in appearance and attire, and its eyes were tightly shut.

The Spirit Monarch then tapped a finger against his own glabella, and a translucent white thread erupted forth before plunging into the icy mountain and vanishing into the miniature humanoid figures forehead in a flash.

The miniature figure slowly opened its eyes, revealing a pair of golden pupils.

Thank you for your hard work, were finally on the verge of success. After obtaining the Threads of Time, well be able to significantly shorten the amount of time required to refine this man. Otherwise, itll take me at least 10,000 more years to refine him, and who knows what could happen during that time? the miniature figure said in a voice that was also identical to that of the Spirit Monarch.

That would naturally be best, but its a pity that we have to offer those Sanqing Lightning Talismans for exchange. Those talismans were reserved to assist the most talented juniors of our Spirit Race to transcend their major heavenly tribulations, the Spirit Monarch sighed.

It cant be helped. I did possess some talismans and pills from the True Immortal Realm that cant be found in the lower realms, but theyve all been used up over time, so the only things in my possession thatll tempt those Grand Ascension Stage beings are the Sanqing Lightning Talismans. By the way, isnt that Han Li one of the people who ventured into the Elder Devil Realm with Thousand Autumns and the others? the miniature figure asked.

They are indeed one and the same. I dont know what happened during their journey into the Elder Devil Realm, but he was the sole survivor while Thousand Autumns and the others all perished. On top of that, he progressed to the Grand Ascension Stage as soon as he returned to the Spirit Realm, and during his celebratory ceremony, he was able to severely wound a Grand Ascension Stage Yaksha being with ease, so hes definitely no ordinary Grand Ascension cultivator, the Spirit Monarch said with a slightly solemn expression.

It looks like he mustve entered the Spirit Cleansing Pond and consumed a Clean Spirit Lotus. Otherwise, he wouldnt be this powerful. This is a good thing, the more powerful he is, the greater the chance that hed be able to obtain a Thread of Time in the Small Asura Realm, the miniature figure replied.

I was thinking the same thing. Otherwise, if Mo Jianli had been accompanied by Ao Xiao, I wouldnt have agreed to let them in on the deal, the Spirit Monarch said with a faint smile.

Alright, seeing as everything is progressing smoothly, Ill leave everything to you. I have to focus on refining this true immortals soul now, dont awaken me again until theyve returned from the Small Asura Realm, the miniature figure said.

The Spirit Monarch nodded in response, and said with a smile, You and I are one entity, so I would also benefit immensely if you could successfully refine an Immortal Soul Pill.

The miniature figure also nodded in response before dissipating into specks of spiritual light.

After that, a teleportation formation emerged on its own beneath the Spirit Monarchs feet, and he was teleported away amid a flash of white light.

……

On a continent in the True Immortal Realm that stretched as far as the eyes could see, there were countless farmers in yellow robes tending to well-organized fields of crops.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that all of these farmers wore completely wooden expressions, and they were all extremely life-like humanoid puppets.

Within those fields were planted massive rice crops with thick stems that were giving off incredibly pure spiritual Qi, striking one with a sense of reinvigoration through inhalation alone.

In the air above the fields were spirit clouds of different colors, each of which was around an acre in size, and atop the clouds sat a series of robed figure holding a different item.

These people either occupied a cloud alone or in groups of two or three, and all of them wore daoist robes as they patrolled the air above the fields, occasionally releasing a shower of rain from their spirit clouds to nourish the fields down below.

Even higher up in the air was a sea of mist at an altitude of over 100,000 feet with no end in sight, looking as if it encompassed the entire continent.

A series of spirit birds and spirit beasts were traversing through the mist, carrying some people in different attire in and out of the sea of mist.

All of a sudden, a dragons roar rang out, and a blue ice wyrm that was over 1,000 feet in length appeared in the distant sky.

The blue ice wyrm reached the air above the fields in the blink of an eye, and the arrival of such a gigantic creature would immediately strike horror and panic into the hearts of ordinary beings if it were to appear in the Spirit Realm.

However, the farmers down below and the daoist atop the clouds simply ignored it. freewebnove.com

Only a few of the daoists took a brief glance at it, but that was all the attention it received.

Upon catching sight of the ice wyrm, a surprised look appeared on the face of a young daoist who appeared to only be around 12 to 13 years of age.

Isnt that Master Li? He only left the immortal palace a few days ago, why is he back already? the young daoist murmured.

He looks to be in quite a hurry, so he must be doing something quite important, and it doesnt appear to be going very well, another daoist mused.

Perhaps. Having said that, Master Lis powers rank among the top 100 of our Golden Han Immortal Palace, what could possibly be beyond his capabilities in this immortal region? If you and I could become disciples of Master Li, that would be a brilliant opportunity, the first daoist said.

Stop daydreaming! You and I are disciples of the lowest grade in the immortal palace, were basically glorified manual laborers! How could someone like Master Li possibly take an interest in us? Having said that, my spirit body is 70% complete, so perhaps I can pass the next trial and become a ranked disciple. When that time comes, I wont have to waste my time on trivial tasks like this anymore, the second daoist scoffed as he looked at the jade badge in his hand with a hopeful expression.

What? Your spirit body is already 70% complete? Ive only just reached 50%, looks like I have to work harder in my cultivation. If I cant become a ranked disciple in the next few years, Im most likely going to be banished to a lower realm, the first daoist said with a panicked expression.

To be honest, going to a lower realm isnt all that bad. Aside from immortality, you can enjoy everything else, the second daoist chuckled.

Im not going to a lower realm! Im definitely going to become a ranked disciple like you, Senior Martial Brother, the first daoist said in a determined manner.

In that case, youll have to work hard, Junior Martial Brother. If you still havent manifested a spirit body in five years, the enforcers of the immortal palace arent going to give you any special treatment, the second daoist replied in a serious manner.

Thank you for the words of caution, Senior Martial Brother, Ill be sure to work hard, the first daoist said with a determined nod.

Just as the two daoists were chatting with one another, the huge ice wyrm up above plunged into the sea of mist before rising even further upward, instantly reaching an altitude of hundreds of thousands of feet.

The mist abruptly scattered, and the ice wyrm emerged into a world that was abundant with spiritual Qi.

There were hundreds of mountains of different sizes hovering above the sea of mist, the tallest of which stood at hundreds of thousands feet tall, while the shortest were only around 30,000 to 40,000 feet in height.

However, all of them were covered in exotic plants and flowers, as well as beautifully crafted buildings.

The mountains were connected by rainbow bridges, and there were men and women drifting over the bridges in palatial attire, presenting a scene akin to a heavenly paradise.

The blue ice wyrm immediately flew over several mountains before arriving at the center of the cluster of mountains.

Down below was a massive city-like palace that was surrounded by around a dozen mountains.

The palace was extremely resplendent with countless huge runes revolving around it, and in front of the massive gate that was over 10,000 feet tall stood a series of armed golden-armored guards.

Above the enormous gate was a silver plaque, upon which was inscribed Golden Han Immortal Palace in giant golden character.

As soon as the blue ice wyrm landed in front of the palace gate, it immediately transformed into a thin and tall daoist priest with a dark complexion, holding a silver horsetail brush.

A few of the golden-armored guards standing in front of the gate immediately approached him, and one of them extended a slight bow as he inquired in a voice that was neither arrogant nor humble, Why have you visited the immortal palace, Master Li?

I wish to see the palace master, the daoist priest immediately replied.

Im not sure that can be arranged, the palace master is currently in seclusion and wont see anyone unless its for an important reason, the armored guard said with a hesitant expression.

The daoist priests expression darkened upon hearing this, yet just as he was about to say something, an authoritative voice suddenly rang out.

Let Li Ming come in to see me, I have urgent matters I wish to discuss with him.

The armored guard immediately cupped his fist in a salute before stepping away to the side. Yes, Palace Master! Please go ahead, Master Li.

Ive heard that as soon as Asura Spiders are born, they already possess Nascent Soul Stage powers at a minimum, and that as they grow, their powers are rapidly enhanced, to the extent that theyll possess powers infinitely approaching the Grand Ascension Stage once they reach full maturity. There are even some Asura Spiders with exceptional aptitude that are comparable in power to true spirits. In order to be able to refine Threads of Time, well have to kill mature Asura Spiders, right? Mo Jianli asked.

You sure know a lot about these Asura Spiders, Brother Mo. Indeed, Threads of Time can only be extracted from mature Asura Spiders, and itll generally take the cores of three Asura Spiders to refine a single Thread of Time. Of course, if you encounter an Asura Spider thats powerful enough, only one core will be required, the Spirit Monarch replied.

Mo Jianli fell silent as a wry smile appeared on his face, while Xue Ran and Hei Lins expressions darkened even further.

After a short while, Xue Ran asked in a cold voice, The Small Asura Realm is already fraught with perils, and mature Asura Spiders possess the ability to control time to a certain extent, even if theyre not quite at the Grand Ascension Stage, they wont be any easier to deal with than the average Grand Ascension Stage being. On top of that, well have to kill at least three of them each to extract a single Thread of Time. Well essentially be risking our lives the entire time, dont you think just a single Sanqing Lightning Talisman is insufficient compensation?

I dont think thats the case. Aside from those talismans, Ive also brought out these two Asura Hearts. Considering how rare they are, theyre only slightly inferior in value to Sanqing Lightning Talismans. On top of that, the Small Asura Realm has always been renowned as a place thats abundant with precious resources, so you should reap many rewards on your trip regardless of whether you manage to track down Asura Spiders, you can keep everything you obtain during your trip as an additional reward, the Spirit Monarch replied.

Thats not the same thing! The Asura Hearts are required for us to enter the Small Asura Realm, so they shouldnt count as part of the compensation. Besides, with half an Asura Heart each, well only be able to remain in the Small Asura Realm for around half a month, how will we have any time to search for additional treasures on top of Asura Spiders? Even if, by some immense stroke of fortune, we do find some valuable treasures, its still not comparable to the risk that were incurring. At our cultivation bases, safety is the most important thing. Dont forget that all of us want Sanqing Lightning Talismans to ensure our safety during our next heavenly tribulations, Xue Ran said in a cold voice.

Everyone else remained silent, but they were clearly in agreement with Xue Rans words.

The Spirit Monarchs brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and only after a brief pause did he reply, In that case, if you can obtain Threads of time from the Small Asura Realm, Ill be willing to offer three treasures of your choice from the list I just presented in addition to a Sanqing Lightning Talisman for each Thread of Time. This is the final concession Im willing to make, if youre still not satisfied, then you can leave and Ill find someone else.

Alright, you have yourself a deal! Have you prepared the teleportation formation required to travel to the Small Asura Realm? We cant stay here for very long, Xue Ran replied without any hesitation.

The Spirit Monarch replied with a confident smile, Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Xue, the teleportation formation has already been prepared, and its situated on this holy mountain. If youre willing to go, I can teleport all of you to the Small Asura Realm right away. Whats your decision, Brother Mo, Fellow Daoist Han?

A hesitant look appeared on Mo Jianlis face, but he soon gritted his teeth as he replied, Im determined to obtain the Sanqing Lightning Talismans, so Im also willing to enter the Small Asura Realm.

In that case, Ill be accompanying Brother Mo to the Small Asura Realm as well. However, I have a condition: please allow me to decide the coordinates that we return to from the Small Asura Realm, Han Li said in a calm manner.

A hint of displeasure appeared on the Spirit Monarchs face upon hearing this. Why are you making such a request, Fellow Daoist Han? Do you not trust me?

No, its just that Im used to controlling as many factors as I can, I hope you can understand. I know a thing or two about teleportation formations, so it wont be a very difficult task for me to alter the teleportation coordinates, Han Li replied.

I think thats a great idea. Im also quite familiar with teleportation formations, so Ill set my own return coordinates as well. If you dont agree to this request, then Im going to have to question your sincerity, Brother Spirit, Xue Ran chuckled as he appraised the Spirit Monarch with a hint of a smile on his face.

Alright, in that case, youre free to decide your own return coordinates, but Id advise you not to set the coordinates to outside of our Spirit Races territory. Otherwise, if you return too late, I may assume that a mishap has occurred and offer the Sanqing Lightning Talismans in an exchange to someone else. Im sure youre aware of just how precious these talismans are, if I were to spread word of their existence, many fellow daoists will immediately come to see me, the Spirit Monarch said.

Haha, rest assured, Brother Spirit, with our bloodline sensory abilities, there should be a 70% to 80% chance that we find Asura Spiders. After half a month, well be back to complete our deal, Xue Ran replied with a pleased expression.

Fellow Daoist Han and I will also do our best, Mo Jianli replied.

Alright, then its decided. Stay here for a night to make some preparations, and Ill teleport all four of you into the Small Asura Realm tomorrow morning, the Spirit Monarch said before clapping his hands together twice, and a side door open, upon which several young women in palatial dresses made their way into the room.

They extended respectful curtseys toward Han Li and the others before standing on either side of them.

Xue Ran nodded before rising to his feet and departing with Hei Lin and two of the women.

After that, Mo Jianli stood up and cupped his fist in a salute toward the Spirit Monarch before also turning to depart.

However, as Han Li stood up from his chair, he didnt immediately leave. Instead, he smiled, and said, Theres a question Id like to ask, but Im not sure if its appropriate.

The Spirit Monarch was rather taken aback to hear this, but he still replied, Go ahead, Fellow Daoist Han.

Ive heard some rumors that state that the Spirit Realm has only had a single Spirit Monarch since its arrival in the Spirit Realm, is that true? How old are you right now, Brother Spirit? Han Li asked with a smile.

Mo Jianli and the Spirit Monarch both faltered slightly upon hearing this before the latter chuckled, Haha, Ive heard those rumors as well, but of course, theyre not true. Our Spirit Race has been in this realm for over 1,000,000 years. While its indeed true that our heavenly tribulations are spaced further apart than for other beings, how could a single Spirit Monarch possibly live for that long? Having said that, there were a few Spirit Monarchs that reigned for a very long time, and thats most likely where the rumors stemmed from.

I see, that makes sense. After all, this is the Spirit Realm, not the True Immortal Realm, how could someone possibly live for over 1,000,000 years here? Han Li said with a faint smile before departing with Mo Jianli and two of the other Spirit women.

Following their departure, the smile on the Spirit Monarchs face immediately faded.

Why did he mention the True Immortal Realm? Could it be that hes onto something? Then again, he isnt the first person to have asked me that, the Spirit Monarch murmured to himself in a barely audible voice.

He then made a hand seal and vanished on the spot amid a flash of white light.

Moments later, he reappeared in a white light formation within a pitch-black space deep in the belly of Concealed Spirit Mountain.

He swept his gaze around this dark space, and his brows furrowed slightly as he abruptly swept a sleeve upward.

Around a dozen balls of light immediately emerged before hovering high up in the air.

After that, the Spirit Monarch made a hand seal, and the balls of light brightened significantly to illuminate the entire space.

Around 300 to 400 feet away from him stood a translucent icy mountain that was over 10,000 feet tall, and a massive golden rune encompassed most of the entire mountain. freewebnove.com

Through the transparent ice, one could see a handsome golden-robed young man at the bottom of the icy mountain, and he was unconscious with a series of runed chains binding his entire body.

On his glabella was a golden rune identical to the one on the icy mountain, and the Spirit Monarch immediately reached out to press a hand against the mountain while releasing threads of white light out of his palm in a frenzy.

Theres no need to waste further time, Fellow Daoist Spirit, just tell us exactly what it is you would like us to do, Mo Jianli urged.

Alright, your wish is my command. I currently require a Threat of Time to save my life, and Im willing to exchange one Sanqing Lightning Talisman for each Thread of Time, what do you think? the white-robed elderly revealed.

Everyone faltered slightly upon hearing this, and Hei Lin immediately flared up with rage. You require a Thread of Time? Is that supposed to be a joke? How can we possibly find such a legendary item?

Threads of Time were extraordinary items that could only be born in the River of Time, which contained the law of time.

However, there was no way that a River of Time could appear in a lower realm like the Spirit Realm, only in the True Immortal Realm would one be able to find a few of these incredible rivers.

Mo Jianlis expression also darkened upon hearing this. Brother Spirit, are you proposing this deal without any sincerity?

Han Li had naturally also read about Threads of Time and Rivers of Time in some ancient tomes, and he was stroking his chin with a contemplative expression as he quickly reviewed the information that he had read.

Even among all of the treasures that only existed in legends, Threads of Time were considered to be extremely precious, and its main effect was that it could extend ones lifespan.

It was said that the power of time imbued within a single Thread of Time could extend a mortal or a low-grade cultivators lifespan by over 1,000 years, while for beings of their caliber, Thread of Time had the incredible ability to delay heavenly tribulations.

A Thread of Time could delay a minor heavenly tribulation by over 500 years and a major heavenly tribulation by over a century.

Of course, those were only legends as no one had ever truly seen these threads in action.

However, one thing was for sure: no Rivers of Time had ever appeared in any of the lower realms.

Could it be that the Spirit Monarch was requesting this item as he was…

Han Li cast his gaze toward the white-robed elderly man, and a peculiar look appeared in his eyes.

The Spirit Monarch chuckled, Hehe, I wouldnt dare to waste your time by making such tasteless jokes, fellow daoists. The most premium Threads of Time can indeed only be born in Rivers of Time, but I dont specifically require Threads of Time of that caliber, even if you could find Threads of Time of the lowest caliber, Id exchange Sanqing Lightning Talismans for them without any hesitation. Its next to impossible to obtain naturally arising Threads of Time, but its not impossible for us to refine artificial Threads of Time.

Hei Lin and Mo Jianli faltered slightly upon hearing this before both of them fell into deep thought.

In contrast, a thought seemed to suddenly occur to Xue Ran, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Looks like you already know what Im referring to, Fellow Daoist Xue Ran, the Spirit Monarch said in an unhurried manner.

Brother Xue? Hei Lin turned to Xue Ran with an inquisitive expression, while Han Li and Mo Jianli exchanged a silent glance.

If Im not mistaken, you must be referring to the Asura Spiders that can only be found in the Small Asura Realm, which appeared once many years ago. Aside from that, I cant think of any other place where you can obtain artificial Threads of Time, Xue Ran said.

Small Asura Realm?

Asura Spider?

Mo Jianli and Hei Lin exclaimed in unison, while Han Li blinked in a perplexed manner.

This was the first time he was hearing these two names.

Thats right. The Asura Spider is born with the innate ability to control space and time. If you can kill a few of these spiders, you should be able to refine artificial Threads of Time from their cores. This will certainly be far easier than searching for a River of Time, the Spirit Monarch replied.

Hmph, you sure make it sound simple! Setting aside how perilous the Small Asura Realm is and how fearsome the Asura Spiders are, the entrance to that realm had completely collapsed during the battle that had taken place 200,000 years ago, how are we supposed to access it? Xue Ran harrumphed coldly.

Ive naturally made preparations for that. Please take a look at this, the Spirit Monarch said with a faint smile, then flipped a hand over to reveal a ball of crimson light.

Han Li focused his gaze on the ball of crimson light to find that it contained a crimson fist-sized rock with an extremely rough surface that was riddled with countless tiny holes.

Thats an Asura Heart! Where did you obtain this item, Brother Spirit? Mo Jianlis expression changed drastically at the sight of the object.

Xue Ran and Hei Lin clearly also recognized it, and incredulous looks appeared on their faces as well.

As for Han Li, this was the first time he had heard of this Asura Heart, so he naturally displayed no reaction.

However, Mo Jianli immediately offered him an explanation through voice transmission.

The Small Asura Realm once emerged in the southern region of our Tian Yuan Continent 200,000 years ago. The realm is quite small, but everything within it is extremely similar to that of the Asura Realm, which collapsed and completely vanished in ancient times, the presence of Asura Spider is one of the most symbolic similarities between the two realms. Thus, many people have speculated that the Small Asura Realm is a section of the Asura Realm that was somehow spared during the latters collapse.

In order to fight over this realm, several nearby super races had engaged in a fierce clash, unintentionally destroying the entrance to the realm in the process, and causing it to disappear again. For that, all of the super races were quite remorseful for a very long time.

Mo Jianlis voice transmission cut off there.

I see, so what is this Asura Heart? You seem to be extremely surprised to see it, Han Li also asked through voice transmission.

Asura Hearts are items manifested from the hearts of powerful creatures in the Small Asura Realm. They contain a type of mysterious energy unique to the Small Asura Realm, and they were originally used only for tool and pill refinement, but after the entrance to the realm was destroyed, some people discovered that these hearts could be used in conjunction with a type of defunct ancient super formation to directly enter the Small Asura Realm. However, during this time, those who entered the Small Asura Realm ahd to refine the Asura Heart into some type of protective treasure to oppose the resistance from the realm.

The energy within that treasure will slowly be expended, and once its been completely exhausted, the resistance of the Small Asura Realm would automatically eject that person. Unfortunately, the creatures that possess Asura Hearts in the Small Asura Realm are extremely difficult to kill, so there arent many of these Asura Hearts in existence. After the entrance to the realm collapsed, almost all of the remaining Asura Hearts were used up over time, so it came as quite a surprise to me that the Spirit Monarch is in possession of them, Mo Jianli explained.

Han Li nodded with a contemplative expression upon hearing this.

As the two of them were conversing with one another, Xue Ran had already accepted the Asura Heart from the Spirit Monarch and was carefully examining it.

After a long while, he heaved a long sigh, and asked, This is indeed an Asura Heart. How many of these do you have in our possession, Brother Spirit?

Two, the Spirit Monarch replied.

Two? Each Asura Heart can only teleport one person into the Small Asura Realm, are you planning to select two of us to enter the Small Asura Realm? Xue Ran asked as his expression darkened slightly.

Mo Jianlis expression also changed slightly upon hearing this.

Rest assured, fellow daoists, after some improvements I made, these Asura Hearts can be split into halves. However, one Asura Heart only contains enough energy for one person to remain in the Small Asura Realm for around a month, and with each half, you would only be able to remain in the realm for around half a month. Im sure that with your abilities, this will be more than enough time to track down Asura Spiders, the Spirit Monarch replied in a calm manner. freewebnovel.c

Hmph, thatll be a matter of luck considering the limited time that we have, Xue Ran harrumphed coldly.

If I recall correctly, you two possess the bloodlines of the two true spirits, the Bloodflame Six-headed Spider, and the Blackscale Heavenly Dragon Spider, right? This might not be enough time for others to track down Asura Spiders, but with your bloodline sensory abilities to guide you, there should be a very good chance, the Spirit Monarch replied with a smile.

Looks like youve done a lot of homework on us two, Xue Ran said as a cold light flashed through both his and Hei Lins eyes.

Hehe, I originally invited Fellow Daoist Shi Xin as he possessed the bloodline of the Thousand-eyed Evil Spider bloodline, which shouldve made it even easier for him to track down Asura Spiders in the Small Asura Realm. However, seeing as he perished in the Elder Devil Realm, I could only turn to you. Thankfully, the Small Asura Realm isnt a large place, so even without your bloodline sensory abilities, youll have some chances of tracking down Asura Spiders. Had it not been for Fellow Daoist Shi Xins unexpected demise and the fact that I urgently require these Threads of Time, I wouldnt even have allowed Brother Mo and Fellow Daoist Han to get in on this deal.

However, seeing as they came to me with the relevant token, I could only oblige. Now then, Ive said everything that needs to be said, are you willing to venture into the Small Asura Realm? the Spirit Monarch asked in a calm manner.

No one offered an immediate reply.