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The elderly man faltered slightly upon hearing this. What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Han?

If you mean no disrespect to us, then why have you welcomed us with a mere clone? Han Li asked.

Clone? It was Mo Jianlis turn to be surprised now.

He hurriedly swept his spiritual sense toward the elderly man, but all he could sense was that the elderly mans aura was unfathomable to him, and his expression immediately darkened.

The elderly man was rather taken aback, and after staring at Han Li for a short while, he chuckled, You have an exceptional eye, Fellow Daoist Han, I must say, Im truly impressed. However, the fact that I mean no disrespect to the two of you still remains true. Im sure that youve heard prior to your arrival that Im currently in seclusion, and that is the truth. My true body is indeed currently in seclusion and unable to meet you two, which was why I had to send this clone. Truth be told, I was planning to meet with Fellow Daoist Xue Ran and Fellow Daoist Hei Lin using this clone as well, the white-robed elderly man admitted.

Mo Jianlis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he was just about to say something when an unfamiliar male voice rang out from outside the pavilion.

You were planning to greet us with a mere clone? Where is your sincerity, Brother Spirit? Could it be that youre in a seclusion of life and death? Otherwise, are we not worthy of an audience with your true body

As soon as the voice trailed off, two dark-skinned figures foreign beings with a layer of scales covering half of their bodies strode into the hall.

The two of them were quite similar in appearance, and one of them had a layer of baleful crimson light enveloping his entire body, while the had countless balls of black Qi revolving around him, forming countless tiny vortexes that were drawing in the nearby worlds origin Qi incessantly.

Forgive me for not coming out to greet you sooner, fellow daoists. Im currently not in a seclusion of life and death, but this seclusion is very important nonetheless, and it will all be for naught if I come out too early, the white-robed elderly man explained with a smile.

Hmph, I should teach you a…

One of the foreign beings immediately flared up with rage, but his companion cut him off, and said, Its alright, Brother Hei, were not here to make friends anyway, so what does it matter if this isnt Brother Spirits true body as long as he can give us what we want? Lets not waste any time with pointless arguments. By the way, who are these two fellow daoists, Brother Spirit? You never mentioned that you invited others for this deal.

Xue Ran cast a cold gaze toward Han Li and Mo Jianli as he spoke, and even with his Grand Ascension Stage powers, Mo Jianli felt a chill run down his spine in response to the Xue Rans gaze.

It was clear that Xue Ran had cultivated some type of spiritual sense secret technique that posed a threat even to Grand Ascension Stage beings. Otherwise, just his gaze alone wouldnt have such an intimidatory effect.

As for Han Li, he remained completely unmoved by Xue Rans gaze, and the two foreign beings exchanged a surprised glance upon seeing this, following which the disdain on their faces receded slightly.

Allow me to explain, Fellow Daoist Xue Ran. Tracing back to the beginning, you two werent even the first people I approached for this deal. Instead, it was Fellow Daoist Shi Xin. Even though Fellow Daoist Shi Xin has perished, Fellow Daoist Han and Fellow Daoist Mo have brought his token to me, so I naturally couldnt refuse them. Thankfully, I have enough Sanqing Lightning Talismans for all of you, but youll have to give me what I want in exchange, the elderly man said in an unhurried manner.

The two of us are determined to obtain those Sanqing Lightning Talismans, Brother Spirit. We immediately rushed over upon hearing that you were offering these talismans in a deal, and we cleared out the entire treasure vault on our island, so tell us what you want. As long as its something that we have, well definitely hand it over, Xue Ran said in a serious manner.

The same applies for Fellow Daoist Han and myself, were also willing to do everything in our power to secure those Sanqing Lightning Talismans, Mo Jianli chimed in as well.

Hehe, theres no rush. I made this spirit tea myself, please have some before we continued our discussion, the elderly man said.

The two foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, but after exchanging a few words through voice transmission, Xue Ran nodded, and said, Alright, Ive heard that the spirit tea from your Spirit Race is quite exceptional, it certainly couldnt hurt to have a taste.

Thus, the two foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings also took a seat on two nearby chairs.

The small white monkeys seemed to be very intelligent, and they scampered over to pour cups of spirit tea for the two dark-skinned beings even without requiring instructions from the Spirit Monarch, and only then did they depart from the hall.

After Xue Ran and Hei Lin had also had some tea, the white-robed elderly man finally cut to the chase.

I know that all four of you are here for the Sanqing Lightning Talismans, but before we begin our discussion, I must ask if there are any rare treasures or materials that youre interested in aside from those talismans. You can take a look at a list Ive compiled before deciding what you want. Otherwise, once the terms of the eal are finalized, they cant be changed.

Theres no need for that, we came all this way here specifically for those talismans. No matter how precious other treasures are, they wont be of any use to us if we cant transcend our next heavenly tribulations, Xue Ran immediately replied with a shake of his head.

Hei Lin merely remained silent with a cold smile on his face, not even bothering to answer the question.

Mo Jianli replied, My answer is the same. What about you, Fellow Daoist Han?

Im actually quite interested to see what else you can offer, Brother Spirit, Han Li said with a smile.

In that case, please take a look at my list, Brother Han. The elderly man didnt waste any time and immediately swept a sleeve through the air to release a ball of azure light.

Han Li caught the ball of azure light to find that it was a green jade slip, and he immediately pressed it to his forehead before injecting his spiritual sense into it.

Everyone else immediately turned their attention toward him, and after a short while, Han Li removed the jade slip from his forehead with a faint sigh before tossing it back to the Spirit Monarch.

None of those items were appealing to you, Fellow Daoist Han? the white-robed elderly man asked as he stowed the jade slip away.

Every item on the list is extremely precious, and some of them are very difficult to find even in other realms. However, none of them are anywhere near as appealing to me as the Sanqing Lightning Talismans, Han Li replied.

The elderly man wasnt very surprised to hear this. Thats quite a pity, I also hold those talismans in very high regard and would be very happy if you could accept a substitute, but it seems that wont be possible.

Alright, all four of us have made our decisions, so tell us what your proposed deal involves. You must also be searching for something quite valuable in exchange, right? Hei Lin prompted in an impatient manner.

Hehe, Im sure all four of you are aware of just how valuable Sanqing Lightning Talismans are, the item that I want in exchange is naturally not going to be far off in value. However, Im sure none of you are in possession of this item. Otherwise, I wouldve already revealed what it was, the elderly man replied.

Hmph, your letter didnt stipulate any items for exchange. Instead, you implied that you wanted us to do something extremely dangerous in exchange for those talismans. Having said that, dont underestimate us Grand Ascension Stage beings of the sea, the sea is far more abundant with precious resources than beings from small races like you can imagine. Weve discovered seven or eight ancient seabed cave abodes, and some of the treasures in there are no less valuable than Sanqing Lightning Talismans. Perhaps youd be willing to change your mind if we were to bring out some of those items, Xue Ran said.

Ive also encountered some miraculous opportunities during my cultivation and obtained treasures of equal value to the Sanqing Lightning Talisman. Otherwise, I wouldnt have made this trip, Mo Jianli chimed in with a confident expression.

Han Li merely remained silent with a faint smile on his face.

Im sure that all of you possess treasures no lesser in value than my Sanqing Lightning Talismans, but just like how these talismans are integral for the transcendence of your heavenly tribulations, the item Im looking for also concerns my survival. As such, I wont exchange my Sanqing Lightning Talismans for anything else, the elderly man said in a decisive manner.

All eight of the Body Integration Stage Spirit beings possessed powerful treasures, but they were still forced back several steps by Mo Jianlis fearsome Grand Ascension Stage aura, and a hint of fear appeared in all of their eyes.

It was never my intention to insult the human race, Senior! the white-robed elderly man hurriedly yelled as sweat began to pour down his forehead.

However, Mo Jianli merely elevated his aura even further, as if he didnt hear what the elderly man had just said.

The eight Body Integration Stage Spirit beings were no longer able to contend with Mo Jianlis spiritual pressure, and only after eight projections of different treasures emerged from their bodies were they able to stand their ground.

Han Li immediately determined the treasures to be three talismans, two badges, a small white cauldron, and a silver scepter.

Mo Jianli harrumphed coldly upon seeing this, and he was just about to take another step forward and unleash his full spiritual pressure to teach these eight juniors a lesson when all of a sudden, a gentle breeze swept past Mo Jianli.

A warm aura swirled around Mo Jianlis body, and the fearsome spiritual pressure that he was releasing was instantly nullified.

Immediately thereafter, a gentle elderly voice rang out from within the breeze.

Allow me to offer my apologies on behalf of these juniors, Brother Mo. I am honored that the two of you have decided to visit me, theres no way I would refuse an audience with you. Ill be waiting at the summit for the two of you. Ling Mie, Ive detected through my spiritual sense that Xue Ran and Hei Lin have already arrived at the foot of the mountain, four of you, go and greet them, while the rest invite Brother Mo to the Purple Qi Hall.

Yes, Spirit Monarch!

The eight Body Integration Stage Spirit beings extended respectful bows toward the mountain summit in unison, then withdrew their treasures projections, and the bald man immediately traveled down the mountain with three companions, while the white-horned elderly man and the others made inviting hand gestures toward Han Li and Mo Jianli.

Seeing as the Spirit Monarch has spoken, Ill let things slide for now, Mo Jianli said after a brief pause, then flew up toward the mountain summit.

Han Li followed along behind him with a faint smile, and he was followed by the four remaining Body Integration Stage Spirit beings.

As they were flying up the mountain, the white-horned elderly man was surreptitiously appraising Han Li from behind with a peculiar expression.

Even though Han Li hadnt said anything just now, all of the Holy Spirits of the Spirit Race were aware that he was a new Grand Ascension Stage being that had just arisen among the human race.

There wasnt much information about him, but there was a confirmed rumor stating that he had once severely wounded a Grand Ascension Stage being from the Yaksha Race.

This evoked a sense of fear and curiosity within the elderly man toward Han Li.

The Spirit Realm was a massive place, but there were very few people capable of defeating veteran Grand Ascension Stage beings after only just progressing to the Grand Ascension Stage.

Han Li naturally didnt know what the elderly man was thinking, and nor did he have any interest in the elderly mans thoughts.

He was slowly drifting up the mountain while appraising his surroundings.

The top half of Concealed Spirit Mountain was rife with restrictions and formations, far more so than the second half, but most of the formations had been deactivated to grant them passage.

Otherwise, even as Grand Ascension Stage beings, it wouldnt be this easy for Han Li and Mo Jianli to travel up the mountain.

It appeared that there were only less than 10,000 feet to the summit of the mountain, but it ended up taking them quite a while to arrive at the top, and it seemed that the journey up the top half of the mountain actually spanned over 1,000,000 feet.

This was quite surprising to both Mo Jianli and Han Li.

It seemed that aside from the restrictions on the mountain, there was something else extremely profound about it. Otherwise, it wouldnt have been able to fool Han Li and Mo Jianlis spiritual sense.

The white-horned elderly man and the others were unsurprised by this, seemingly already accustomed to this phenomenon.

After passing through a thin blanket of white mist, the seven of them finally arrived at the mountain summit.

Han Li looked around to find on the vast expanse of land on the mountain summit, there stood only a single three-story pavilion.

Above the entrance of the pavilion was a plaque with the words Purple Qi Hall inscribed upon it in flowing golden text.

There was not a single person to be seen outside the pavilion.

Our Spirit Monarch is waiting inside, we wont be able to accompany you any further, so please go in on your own, seniors, the white-horned elderly man said as he extended a respectful salute.

Alright, then you can all wait outside. Mo Jianli immediately strode toward the pavilion after sweeping his spiritual sense toward it.

Through his spiritual sense detection, he discovered that this Purple Qi Hall wasnt giving off any restriction fluctuations, and aside from a faint peculiar aura within it, it really did seem to be nothing more than a normal pavilion.

As such, he naturally wasnt going to be wary of entering the pavilion.

Han Li followed along closely behind him, and after entering the pavilion, the two arrived in a giant hall that was around 400 to 500 feet in size.

Pots of floral trees that were several feet tall were placed throughout the hall, and there on those trees grew fist-sized flowers of all types of different colors.

In front of one of the pots stood a white-robed elderly man, who had his hands clasped behind his back, and was facing away from the entrance.

Are you the Spirit Monarch? Mo Jianli asked with a slightly cautious expression.

Please take a seat, fellow daoists. The white-robed elderly man didnt directly reply to Mo Jianlis question.

Mo Jianli appraised the elderly man for a while longer before doing as he was told.

Han Li also took a seat on another chair before casting his gaze toward the white-robed elderly man.

Im used to living here on my own, so I can only offer you some tea, I hope you dont mind, the white-robed elderly man said with a faint smile.

As soon as his voice trailed off, a side door was opened, and several small white monkeys sprang into the room.

Each of the monkeys was around half a foot tall with snowy-white fur and crimson eyes.

The little monkeys were carrying teapots and teacups on their heads, and they quickly poured Han Li and Mo Jianli a cup of fragrant spirit tea each. freewebnovel.c

Han Li took a glance at the spirit tea before downing the cup of tea in one go, while Mo Jianli didnt even take a single glance at the tea as he asked, Im sure youre already aware of the reason for our visit, right, fellow daoist?

Ive heard of you for a long time, Fellow Daoist Mo, but this is our first meeting, how would I know the purpose for your visit? the white-robed elderly man said as he finally turned around.

He had a head of white hair, but a set of surprisingly youthful features.

His eyes were bright and piercing, but his expression was very calm, and there was a purple maple leaf embroidered on one of his sleeves.

Alright, then setting that aside for now, why have you invited Fellow Daoist Xue Ran and Fellow Daoist Hei Lin to see you? Mo Jianli asked.

The white-robed elderly mans pupils contracted slightly upon hearing this, but he still replied in a calm manner, I invited them here to make a deal with them. Are you interested as well, Brother Mo?

Hehe, what a coincidence, we also came here to make a deal with you, Mo Jianli chuckled.

Ill have to disappoint you then, Fellow Daoist Mo, I only make deals with people Im familiar with, so Im afraid Ill have to turn you down, the white-robed elderly man replied without any hesitation.

Mo Jianlis eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he suddenly raised a hand to release a streak of silver light.

The white-robed elderly man remained still on the spot, but the streak of silver light abruptly drew to a halt on its own around 10 feet away from him.

This was a shimmering silver jade slip engraved with the same purple maple leaf design as the one on the elderly mans sleeve.

The white-robed elderly mans expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he raised a hand to draw the silver jade slip into his grasp.

After a brief inspection, he sighed, Looks like Fellow Daoist Shi Xin has passed away. Did you do this or did he perish to the Stemborer Queen?

The Stemborer Queen didnt directly kill him, but it was definitely indirectly responsible, Mo Jianli replied in a calm manner.

Alright, I dont care how you managed to obtain this token, but seeing as its in your possession, Ill include you two on this deal. However, the rest will be up to you, the white-robed elderly man said as he stowed the jade slip away amid a flash of silver light.

Mo Jianlis eyes lit up upon hearing this. Of course, we were only searching for an opportunity away.

Hehe, please dont take any offence to this, Fellow Daoist Mo, but with your abilities, itll be next to impossible for you to satisfy the conditions of the deal I propose. In contrast, your companion has a decent chance. This is the vastly renowned Fellow Daoist Han Li, right? As expected, he really is incomparable with normal Grand Ascension Stage beings, the white-robed elderly man said with a hint of mockery in his eyes, but that transitioned into a more serious expression as he cast his gaze toward Han Li.

Im truly honored that youve heard of me, Fellow Daoist Spirit Monarch, but arent you being a little too disrespectful to Brother Mo and myself? Han Li replied with a faint smile.

Mo Jianli was naturally quite alarmed by this, and his protective spiritual light immediately swelled as he attempted to force the chain open from the inside, but the chain merely expanded alongside his protective spiritual light, rendering him unable to break free.

Right at this moment, the Buddha projection behind the bald Spirit being had swept its rainbow badge through the air again, and a rumbling boom rang out as the surface of the badge warped and blurred before it released a huge rainbow rune.

The rune then quickly transformed into a dazzling hiltless blade of light that was around 10 feet in size. There were even facial features that had appeared on the blade, making it look as if it were a living creature.

Even with his Grand Ascension Stage power, Mo Jianli felt a chill run down his spine as he swept his spiritual sense toward the blade. freewbnoel.com

Right at this moment, the blade began to release a loud buzzing sound, and Mo Jianlis pupils abruptly contracted as he released several different defensive treasures at once, all of which transformed into balls of spiritual light above him.

These were the defensive treasures that he was able to release the quickest under the restriction of the fiery chain. There were other more potent defensive measures that he could take, but he didnt have enough time to unleash them.

All of a sudden, the light blade in the air vanished on the spot.

At the same time, the defensive treasures above Mo Jianli were all sliced in half as if they were nothing more than blocks of tofu.

After that, the light blade came slashing down viciously toward Mo Jianli, and even before it had truly descended upon him, he was already struck by a chilling sensation.

Under normal circumstances, Mo Jianli would be able to easily evade the attack, but he was currently bound by the fiery chain, so he could only look on with a furious expression as the blade came crashing down toward him.

A fierce look suddenly appeared on his face, and a miniature figure that was completely identical to him abruptly emerged out of the top of his head amid a flash of spiritual light.

He had released his Nascent Soul, which immediately rose up into the air while wielding a pair of silver swords to oppose the oncoming blade.

All of a sudden, a faint azure figure appeared beneath the blade in a wraith-like manner, and with nothing more than a nonchalant punch, he was able to destroy the light blade before appearing just over 100 feet away from Mo Jianli in a flash.

The azure figure was none other than Han Li, and he had arrived at an incredible speed to save Mo Jianli from his perilous predicament.

Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han! Mo Jianli was naturally ecstatic, and his Nascent Soul returned to his body again.

Now that some respite had finally arrived, he was able to make a hand seal, then opened his mouth to release a burst of white Qi that swept toward the fiery chain around him.

As soon as the two came into contact with one another, the fiery chain began to emit a peculiar sizzling sound, following which the crimson flames subsided, and cracks began to appear on the chains surface.

Immediately thereafter, Mo Jianli grabbed onto the chain with his bare hands before violently tearing it apart.

The fiery chain was extremely powerful, but it was certainly incapable of trapping a Grand Ascension Stage being, and Mo Jianli was able to break free from it in just a short time.

As for that shattered light blade, it immediately reverted back to its original form at the bald Spirit beings behest, but the rainbow badge had become extremely dim.

The bald man cast his gaze toward Han Li and Mo Jianli, and a wary look appeared on his face as he determined that the two of them were both Grand Ascension Stage beings.

Meanwhile, the other Spirit being had thrown up several mouthfuls of blood essence as soon as the fiery chain had been shattered, and his aura was also diminished significantly.

Junior Ling Yin and Junior Zhuo pay their respects to their seniors! Please forgive us for our insolence, we mistook you for a pair of intruders, the bald man said as he extended a respectful salute.

Han Li merely took a step forward, covering a distance of several thousand feet in the blink of an eye to reach the purple building, then inspected the pair of Spirit beings with a faint smile.

Mo Jianli arrived beside Han Li immediately thereafter, but his expression was a little sour as he said, Those two treasures you just used definitely dont belong to the two of you, were they given to you by the Spirit Monarch?

Even though it had been a surprise attack and his two assailants had used extremely powerful treasures, Mo Jianli was still quite embarrassed to have been forced into such a perilous situation by a pair of Body Integration Stage beings.

Please forgive us, Senior, we were only acting on the orders of our Spirit Monarch, the bald man hurriedly replied with a slight bow.

Mo Jianlis expression didnt ease in the slightest as he continued, So it really was the Spirit Monarch. Why did he bestow these treasures upon you two? Its clear that these treasures were assigned specifically to target Grand Ascension Stage beings like us. Otherwise, I wouldnt have fallen prey to them.

The two Spirit beings exchanged a hesitant glance, and just as the bald man was about to say something, six streaks of light suddenly descended toward them from higher up the mountain.

The two Spirit beings were elated to see this, while Han Lis expression remained unchanged, and Mo Jianlis eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of the new arrivals.

The six streaks of light faded, revealing six Spirit beings in very similar attire to the bald man and his companion.

They were also at the Body Integration Stage, and judging from their auras, they were also all carrying powerful treasures.

The expressions of all six Spirit beings changed slightly as they swept their spiritual sense toward Han Li and Mo Jianli, but they didnt seem overly surprised, and that was quite intriguing to Han Li.

The bald man was quite relieved to see the arrival of his allies, but he still remained quite respectful to Han Li and Mo Jianli. You came at just the right time, fellow daoists. I was just about to inform you all that two Grand Ascension Stage seniors have come to visit our holy mountain. The two of us attacked these two seniors, thinking that they were intruders, and were currently extending some apologies toward them.

Mo Jianlis expression darkened even further upon hearing this.

Now that the situation had been disclosed to more people, he couldnt teach these two Spirit beings a lesson. Otherwise, the Spirit Monarch could accuse him of bullying juniors, and that would not be a good starting point to their meeting.

The six Body Integration Stage Spirit beings immediately extended respectful salutes toward Han Lis duo as well, and a white-horned elderly man among them said with a wide smile, Its an honor for our race to welcome two esteemed seniors like yourselves. Our Spirit Monarch is already aware of your arrival and has been waiting for you two at the Purple Qi Hall for quite some time now.

He was aware of our arrival? Mo Jianli faltered slightly upon hearing this, and Han Li was also rather taken aback to hear this.

Havent you two arranged to meet our Spirit Monarch in advance? Are you two not Senior Xue Ran and Senior Hei Lin? the white-horned elderly man asked with a surprised expression.

It was clear that he also realized that there was some kind of misunderstanding.

The other Body Integration Stage Spirit beings were also quite befuddled by this situation.

Ive heard of Xue Ran and Hei Lin, theyre a pair of foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings from the Tyrannical Continent. Ive heard that theyre quite powerful, but unfortunately, Ive never had the chance to meet them. In any case, I am Mo Jianli of the human race, and this is Fellow Daoist Han LI, Im not sure if youve heard of us before, Mo Jianli said with a smile.

An awkward look appeared on the white-horned elderly mans face, but the tone of his voice remained as respectful as ever as he said, Ah, so its Senior Mo and Senior Han from the human race, my sincerest apologies for misidentifying you. May I ask why youve suddenly come to our Spirit Races holy mountain?

Its alright, we came here to meet the Spirit Monarch. Seeing as hes already waiting in the Purple Qi Hall, it looks like we came at just the right time, Mo Jianli chuckled.

Han Li was also quite amused by this situation

They had been concerned that the Spirit Monarch would refuse to see them, but there was no excuse that the Spirit Monarch could use here.

The only thing that they were slightly worried about was that they didnt know what the Spirit Monarchs intentions were behind suddenly inviting two foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings to see him.

I… Im not sure thats appropriate. Our Spirit Monarch only invited Senior Xue Ran and Senior Hei Lin, if youd like to request an audience with him, Ill have to inform him and leave the decision to him, the white-horned elderly man said with a hesitant expression.

So youre saying Xue Ran and Hei Lin can meet the Spirit Monarch, but we cant? What do you take our human race for? Mo Jianlis smile immediately vanished as he took a step forward, releasing a devastating aura as he did so.

The Spirit Race had a far smaller population compared to the neighboring races, and Han Li and the others had specifically chosen a more secluded route, so they naturally encountered very few Spirit beings.

Of the few Spirit beings that they did encounter, none of them suspected the Devil Crystal Puppets standing on the Inkspirit Holy Ark, and some of the Artifact Spirit beings even extended greetings toward their brethren.

The puppets responded to those greetings at Han Lis behest, and no suspicions were raised.

Two months later, the ark finally arrived in Jade Smoke City, the largest city in the Spirit Race territory.

Close to 100,000 kilometers away from this city was the sacred land of the entire Spirit Race, Concealed Spirit Mountain.

The Spirit Monarch resided on this mountain alongside some holy guards that had sworn vows to stay on the mountain for as long as they lived.

According to the rules of the Spirit Race, the area within a radius of 15,000 kilometers of this mountain was a restricted region that couldnt be accessed by any Spirit beings below the Body Integration Stage.

Even those at or above the Body Integration Stage couldnt enter the top half of the mountain without an invitation from the Spirit Monarch, they would only be able to linger on the bottom half of the mountain for a short time.

A few years ago, the Spirit Monarch had suddenly declared that he was going into seclusion to cultivate a mysterious secret technique, and he passed down the duty of overseeing the Spirit Race to several of his most trusted Holy Spirits before completely isolating himself on the mountain, refusing to meet anyone.

Something like this had never happened in the past, and it naturally created a massive stir in the Spirit Race. However, the Holy Spirits were also very authoritative figures, and under their combined efforts, any major unrest was circumvented, but there were naturally many rumors that had arisen.

A tense atmosphere had settled over the entire Spirit Race during this period of time, and Han Li and the others learned about all of this on the way here.

They were quite surprised by this unexpected change in the Spirit Race, but that didnt change their objective of meeting the Spirit Monarch.

After all, the Spirit Monarch had made a deal with a foreign Grand Ascension Stage being not long, so he was clearly plotting something in secret rather than actually cultivating in seclusion.

Regardless of what the Spirit Monarch was planning, Han Li and Mo Jianli were determined to obtain the Sanqing Lightning Talismans.

After a brief discussion, they decided to park the Inkspirit Holy Ark near Jade Smoke City, leaving Silvermoon and the others behind, along with all of the Devil Crystal Puppets.

After that, the two of them traveled toward Concealed Spirit Mountain together. Even if something were to happen during their meeting with the Spirit Monarch, the two of them would be able to look after one another.

Half a day later, Han Li and Mo Jianli arrived at Concealed Spirit Mountain in a stealthy manner.

Han Li looked up and was greeted by the sight of a lush mountain that was over 100,000 feet tall with a series of five-colored rainbows above it.

Han Lis pupils immediately contracted slightly upon seeing this.

He could sense extremely formidable spiritual pressure emanating from this Concealed Spirit Mountain, indicating that it was an immensely powerful treasure not inferior to his extreme mountains.

Interesting! The Spirit Monarch has completely sealed this place at the expense of revealing the holy mountains true form, looks like there really is something fishy going on, Mo Jianli mused in an intrigued voice.

It was clear that he had also made the same observations as Han Li.

Looks like the Spirit Monarch has set up some extremely powerful restrictions here, should we scale this mountain? Han Li asked in a calm manner.

Why not? The restrictions here are indeed quite powerful, but theyre not powerful enough to stop us. Besides, if we dont display some of our power, the Spirit Monarch may not even be willing to grant us an audience. Youre not having cold feet now, are you, Fellow Daoist Han? Mo Jianli chuckled.

Of course not, Im more than willing to see this through to the end, Han Li replied with a calm smile, and after a brief discussion, the two of them decided to split up.

Mo Jianli made a hand seal as he began to chant something, and a white halo appeared around his body.

Immediately thereafter, his body melted away into a puddle of unremarkable transparent liquid, which quickly seeped into the ground.

A hint of surprise flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a talisman that exploded into countless purple runes, which inundated his body before disintegrating into clouds of purple mist.

Once the mist faded, Han Li had also vanished on the spot.

That talisman was none other than a High Zenith Invisibility Talisman that Han Li had refined not long ago.

He very rarely used this talisman after reaching the Body Integration Stage, but that didnt mean that the talisman was no longer of much use to him.

On the contrary, due to the fact that the talisman was refined using a secret technique from the True Immortal Realm, its efficacy would increase alongside Han LiS cultivation base. Unfortunately, the materials required to refine this talisman were extremely rare, and he had completely exhausted his supply in the past.

Even after making such rapid progress in his cultivation base, he was only able to refine a few more of these talismans, so he naturally wasnt going to use them lightly.

With his current abilities, it was extremely rare for him to have to conceal himself, but it was required for him to sneak into this Concealed Spirit Mountain to meet the Spirit Monarch in secret.

After attaining an insubstantial body, Han Li rose up into the air and drifted toward the mountain up ahead.

As soon as he entered Concealed Spirit Mountain, he could clearly sense several layers of restriction fluctuations wash over his body, but they were completely unable to detect him.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this.

It was clear that after reaching the Grand Ascension Stage, his High Zenith Invisibility Talismans had become even more efficacious.

Thus, he didnt hesitate any longer as he drifted straight up toward the mountain peak.

Through a spiritual sense connection, he could clearly sense that Mo Jianli had also traveled into the mountain somehow, and he was silently passing through the mountains rocky terrain without any impediment.

Thus, the two of them scaled the mountain in a completely stealthy manner.

Along the way, they would occasionally encounter some Spirit guards, all of whom wore suits of armor of different colors and possessed powerful auras.

Most of them were at the Deity Transformation Stage and Spatial Tempering Stage, which made them high-grade beings among the Spirit Race, but on this mountain, they were merely ordinary guards.

It seemed that this holy mountain really was guarded very securely, but that certainly wasnt going to stop a pair of Grand Ascension Stage beings like Han Li and Mo Jianli.

Han Li drifted up the mountain without any inhibitions, and he quickly reached the halfway point, upon which he caught sight of a massive purple building in the distance.

There was a white-robed middle-aged man seated on each side of the buildings entrance, and among the two men, one of them was completely bald, but had a pair of graceful and refined features.

As for his companion, this was an extremely hideous man with pits and bumps all over his face and a ball of crimson flames burning on his head.

However, what drew Han Lis attention naturally wasnt their appearance. Instead, it was the fact that one of them was at the mid-Body Integration Stage, while the other was a late-Body Integration Stage being. freebovel.com

Could it be that these were two of the holy spirits responsible for overseeing all matters on the holy mountain?

Even as he was contemplating all of this, Han Li didnt pause for even a moment and quickly passed by the building.

The eyes of the two Body Integration Stage Spirit beings remained tightly shut, seemingly having completely failed to detect Han Li.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and he was just about to continue onward when the building suddenly began to buzz loudly and flash with purple light.

Who goes there?

The two Spirit beings immediately opened their eyes before lashing out one after another.

A four-armored Buddha projection that was around 10 feet tall appeared behind the bald Spirit being amid a flash of radiant light, and the projection was holding a seven-colored badge that it immediately swept downward.

A pillar of rainbow light erupted forth, piercing directly into the ground, while the other Sprit being released a crimson net of flames from the ball of flames above his head, which descended right behind the pillar of rainbow light.

The pillar of light plunged several thousand feet into the ground in the blink of an eye, striking a transparent figure and immediately forcing him to reveal his true form, it was none other than Mo Jianli.

Before had a chance to react, the crimson net was already upon him, and it exploded into scorching flames that swept down from above.

Mo Jianlis expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he harrumphed coldly as he swept a sleeve upward to release a burst of white Qi.

The oncoming flames were instantly drawn into the white Qi upon making contact, yet just as a cold smile appeared on Mo Jianlis face, a crimson talisman suddenly shot out of the flames before exploding into countless crimson threads.

In the next instant, red light flashed from Mo Jianlis body without any warning, and a fiery crimson chain appeared around him before instantly binding him tightly.

The pair of gargantuan lightning swords flashed through the air, and several pillars of wind were instantly sliced in half before dissipating into gusts of fierce winds.

At the same time, golden light flashed within some of the pillars of wind, and a series of giant vortexes, each of which was around an acre in size, appeared inside them.

The pillars of wind shuddered as they were drawn into the golden vortexes that had arisen inside them, causing them to quickly disintegrate.

In the face of the combined attacks from the pair of Grand Ascension Stage beings, the fearsome natural phenomenon was dispelled in the blink of an eye.

After emerging from the galestorm, the Inkspirit Holy Ark quickly flew out of the canyon.

During the rest of the journey, Han Li and the others didnt encounter any other noteworthy perils, and they finally arrived in the territory of the Spirit Race after around half a year.

Han Li and the others stood at the front of the giant ark, looking on at the natural city wall in the distance that was formed by a series of connected undulating mountain ranges.

Beyond this massive city wall, a gigantic mountain that was hundreds of thousands of feet tall and pierced directly into the clouds could be seen in the distance.

Halfway up the mountain was a series of triangular pagodas that were spread virtually over the entire mountain.

The vastly renowned Spirit Sky Stronghold of the Spirit Race is just up ahead. As opposed to a stronghold, its actually more accurate to call it a city. Its function is similar to that of Deep Heaven City in that it acts as a barrier against foreign invasions. However, where weve set up super formations to encompass the entire territory of our two races with the exception of Deep Heaven City, the outskirts of the Spirit Races territory is mostly comprised of extremely treacherous landscapes that are very dangerous for armies to traverse, so they only have to worry about guarding a few strategic locations. In total, there are seven of these strongholds in the Spirit Race, Mo Jianli explained.

This stronghold is very well guarded, but if we want to pass around it, we should be able to do it with ease. Do you think we should do that or enter the city through more conventional means?

Mo Jianli seemed to have already considered this in advance, and he immediately replied, We didnt request an audience with the Spirit Monarch in advance, and I dont want any word to spread of the Sanqing Lightning Talismans, so I think we should approach the Spirit Monarch in secret.

Youre right, Brother Mo. In that case, lets sneak around this stronghold into the Spirit Race, Han Li agreed with a nod.

Silvermoon and Zhu Guoer naturally didnt dare to raise any objections, either.

Thus, the giant ark changed directions and began to fly toward the side.

Meanwhile, inside a rectangular building on the giant mountain behind the natural city wall, there was a middle-aged beauty who appeared to be in her thirties, appraising a white wall that was riddled with countless rune formations with her brows slightly furrowed.

An abnormal fluctuation had just appeared on one part of the formation on the wall, and even though it was extremely faint, it indicated that an extremely powerful treasure had appeared near the stronghold. Otherwise, it wouldnt have registered at all on this formation.

With that in mind, the woman called for a subordinate to enter the room, and an armorclad Spirit being immediately strode into the room before extending a respectful bow.

I pay my respects to Mistress Tian Jian.

Go and take a look at area number three, there are abnormal fluctuations registering there, the woman immediately instructed.

Yes, Mistress! the Spirit guard replied in a respectful manner before exiting the room.

Moments later, a group of over 100 Spirit guards left the Spirit Sky Stronghold to inspect the region that the Inkspirit Holy Ark had just been detected in.

At this point, the Inkspirit Holy Ark was already hundreds of thousands of kilometers, so the guards were naturally unable to discover anything.

The womans brows furrowed even more tightly upon hearing the outcome of their search.

The fluctuations were very faint, and it could well be nothing more than a false alarm, but for some reason, she couldnt shake this persistent feeling of uneasiness.

Perhaps it was time for her to take a rest.

After carefully thinking the matter through, the woman decided that her paranoia was simply caused by fatigue due to being overworked, and she quickly forgot about it altogether.

Meanwhile, Han Li and the others were flying over a body of inky-black water in a stealthy fashion.

For some reason, Han Li had stowed the Inkspirit Holy Ark away, choosing instead to maximize the output of his protective spiritual light to form a light barrier that covered around an acre in area, encompassing Silvermoon and the others.

Mo Jianli was also flying along while supporting a slightly smaller light barrier.

Wisps of yellow mist were revolving outside the light barriers, and an occasional peculiar sound would ring out from the black water down below before impacting the light barriers.

As a result, the two light barriers would warp slightly or tremor violently at times, as if they were advancing through some type of powerful forcefield.

All of a sudden, a sharp screeching sound rang out, and a black shadow erupted out of the water down below before flying directly toward Han Lis light barrier at an incredible speed.

Han Li raised an eyebrow as he flicked a finger downward, and the black shadow was sent flying back even faster than it had come.

This was a small beast that resembled a turtle-toad hybrid, and it was entirely a dark yellow color with a sharp spiked shell and a short and stubby neck.

Han Lis nonchalant-looking strike was imbued with extremely fearsome power, and even a top-grade treasure wouldve most likely been shattered on the spot.

However, after plummeting back into the black water, the small beast was able to quickly steady itself and didnt appear to have sustained any substantial injuries. It then let loose a pained cry before plunging deeper into the water, not daring to attack the light barriers up above again.

There were quite a large number of these small beasts in this stretch of water, and one or two would jump out almost at set periods to attack the light barriers in the air, but all of them were repelled by Han Li and Mo Jianli with ease.

After flying for a few hours, Han Li and the others finally emerged from this region, and a lush mountain range with no end in sight appeared up ahead.

Weve finally entered the true territory of the Spirit Race. The natural poison of the Black Water Lake wasnt that difficult to deal with, but those Dark Toad Beasts really were a pain in the backside! Their offensive prowess isnt all that remarkable, but their stamina and durability are both incredible, even a Body Integration Stage being wouldve struggled to shake them off, Silvermoon said with a relieved smile.

If Fellow Daoist Hans ark couldve been used to traverse over the lake, then we wouldnt have had to worry about those Dark Toad Beasts. Unfortunately, the ark just so happens to be susceptible to the restriction within the black water, so it wouldve been reduced to an even slower speed than what we wouldve been capable of through flight, Mo Jianli replied with a smile.

Its not just my Inkspirit Holy Ark, most of the flying treasures in the world would be severely impacted when flying over this lake. Throw those Dark Toad Beasts into the mix, and this place really is a very perilous region to traverse through. Its no wonder that the Spirit Race hasnt deployed any guards to this area.

Having said that, this has made it a lot easier for us to sneak into the Spirit Race in such a short time. Its a pity that the Dark Toad Beasts have nothing of value to offer though, other beasts of their caliber would normally present much more value, Mo Jianli said as he stroked his beard with a faint smile.

Those Dark Toad Beasts dont possess demon cores, and their bodies cant be refined into treasures or pills, so they dont attract any interest. Had this not been the case, there most likely would no longer be any of those beasts in that area. Alright, now that weve made it here, weve already completed half of our objective, we just need to travel to the central region of the Spirit Race to meet the Spirit Monarch now. During the rest of our trip, we still have to focus on stealth, so lets not reveal your identities unless we absolutely have to, Han Li said in a confident manner. fгeewebnovl.com

Mo Jianli and the others all nodded in agreement.

Thus, Han Li released the Inkspirit Holy Ark once again, but on this occasion, he shrank it down significantly so that it was only just over 100 feet in length, and its appearance was also altered to resemble a normal flying ark.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and several Spatial Tempering Stage Devil Crystal Puppets appeared before him.

Spiritual light flashed over their bodies, and their auras suddenly became extremely similar to those of Artifact Spirit beings.

As long as we dont encounter too much trouble, these puppets should be enough to handle everything while we rest inside the ark, Han Li said with a faint smile.

Thats a great idea! Those beings of the Artifact Spirit Race arose from artifacts, so theyre not that dissimilar to these puppets of yours, Mo Jianli chuckled before drifting into the ark first.

He was followed closely by Silvermoon and the others, and Han Li brought up the rear, entering the ark only after everyone else had already done so.

Moments later, the black flying ark tremored slightly before departing toward the distance.

Meanwhile, in a certain place in the central region of the Spirit Race, there were two foreign Grand Ascension Stage beings that bore a slight resemblance to one another discussing something in a mysterious manner within a pavilion that was surrounded by layers of restrictions.

During their conversation, it could be heard that the term Sanqing Lightning Talisman was being brought up on multiple occasions.

At the same time, there were five translucent jade badges hovering in mid-air within a pristine white pagoda in a mysterious restricted area of the Spirit Race.

The jade badges were each around a foot in length with golden arcs of lightning occasionally crackling over their surfaces.

As the runes revolved, the entire disk also began to rotate, and countless runes emerged or vanished within the disk, presenting a very chaotic sight to behold.

At the same time, the antiquated azure mirror also began to emit a faint buzzing sound, and azure light surged over its surface.

There seemed to be something indistinct residing within the mirror, but it was impossible to make out exactly what it was.

Han Li was staring intently at the changes unfolding in the disk with an unblinking gaze, seemingly calculating something in silence.

After a long while, the giant disk had already revolved countless cycles, and Han Li suddenly yelled, Ive found it!

He then pointed a finger up at the disk, and a burst of invisible energy fluctuations erupted forth to encompass the entire area within a radius of around half a kilometer.

A dull thump rang out as the giant disk shuddered, and most of the runes on it disappeared, while only around a dozen runes remained, forming a strange diagram, at the center of which was a ball of gentle white light.

Han Li carefully examined the diagram, then cast his gaze toward the azure mirror up ahead.

The blurry image on the mirror gradually became clearer and clearer, and all of a sudden, a massive map appeared on its surface.

There was a scintillating speck of light on one part of the map, and it seemed to be resonating with the diagram on the giant disk.

Han Li stared at the map for a short while before his brows furrowed slightly.

Zhu Guoer had been waiting this entire time, and she couldnt help but ask, Senior Han, have you found the entrance to the Small Spirit Sky?

Not really, I can only say that Ive narrowed its location down slightly, Han Li replied with a shake of his head.

What do you mean by that, Senior Han? Zhu Guoer was rather perplexed.

The entrance to the Small Spirit Sky isnt situated on our Tian Yuan Continent. Instead, its on one of the other two continents, Han Li replied.

Its on another continent? Is it the Thunder Continent or the Blood Sky Continent? Zhu Guoer asked.

Im not sure. The sensory range of this altar is limited only to the Tian Yuan Continent, so if we want to find the location of the entrance to the Small Spirit Sky, well have to find the same altars on the other continents, Han Li replied.

Zhu Guoers face immediately fell upon hearing this. So that means well have to go to the other continents.

It looks like well have to. Thankfully, once the entrance to the Small Spirit Sky is finalized, it wont change location for at least the next few centuries, so we have plenty of time to do this. Its just that our entry to the Small Spirit Sky will have to be delayed, Han Li sighed with a resigned expression.

Fortunately, with his current level of power, he was virtually a dominant force across the entire Spirit Realm, so exploring the other continents wouldnt be a perilous task for him.

Furthermore, this was also an opportunity for him to complete the task that he had agreed to complete for Fairy Ice Souls clone.

With that in mind, he swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a burst of golden light that stowed the azure mirror away, then cast string of incantation seals toward the formation on the altar.

Another burst of violent tremors ran through the altar, and all of the lights on it were instantly snuffed out, while the compass formation also reverted back to its original form.

As a result, the giant round disk up above also slowly disintegrated into nothingness.

Another burst of golden light erupted from Han Lis body, and both he and Zhu Guoer vanished on the spot.

In the next instant, the two of them appeared beside Silvermoon amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.

How did it go, Brother Han? Silvermoon asked.

It didnt go very well, but it didnt go too badly, either, Han Li replied with a wry smile, then revealed the outcome to Silvermoon.

After hearing his recount, Silvermoon chuckled, Its just like you said, its not great, but its not bad, either. Even though we havent found the entrance to the Small Spirit Sky, this at least confirms to us that the method provided by Bao Hua is feasible. Now, all we have to do is explore the other continents and find Ancient Compass Altars there as well.

It looks like Ill have to leave the Tian Yuan Continent for some time. I just so happen to have some things I need to do on the other continents anyway, so Ill be able to kill multiple birds with one stone. However, before that, I have to make a trip to the Spirit Race and resolve the issue of your grandfathers tribulation transcendence first, Han Li replied.

Well do as you say, Brother Han. That Spirit Monarch is an extremely mysterious figure, make sure to take care when facing him, Silvermoon cautioned.

Ill be sure to do so. Regardless of whether this Spirit Monarch really has lived for 1,000,000 years, his origins are very suspicious, so Im very interested in him, Han Li said with a smile.

With Silvermoons exceptional intelligence, she was immediately able to infer what Han Li was implying. Are you suspecting that hes not a being from our Spirit Realm?

I checked through some tomes, and according to the information I found, the Spirit Race has existed for the shortest time among all of the races in this area. Apparently, its only been around for about 1,000,000 years, and most of the Spirit beings seemed to have suddenly emerged in a very short time, but their population has been increasing extremely slowly since then, Han Li analyzed in a calm manner.

Silvermoons expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and she didnt ask any further questions, but she had already formed her own conclusions on the matter.

Its time for us to go back now. That Patriarch Hua Shi isnt all that powerful, but he possesses some decent water-attribute abilities, so he may be useful on our trips to the other continents. Lets take him back to the holy island with us, Han Li said.

That shouldnt be an issue, Im sure Fellow Daoist Hua Shi wouldnt refuse the chance to stay with a Grand Ascension Stage being and occasionally receive some guidance from you, Silvermoon chuckled.

Han Li merely smiled in response, then released a burst of golden light that swept up all three of them before flying away into the distance.

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Over half a year later, a clear cry suddenly erupted into the heavens from a restricted area on the holy island, causing all of the spirit clouds above the holy island to tremor violently.

All of the high-grade beings on the holy island all sensed this commotion, and elated looks appeared on all of their faces.

Han Li was in the process of refining a certain type of pill in his cave abode, and he smiled as he cast an incantation into his cauldron, then murmured to himself, Fellow Daoist Mo has finally recovered, so it looks like well be able to set off to the Spirit Race soon. I hope Ill reap some rewards from this trip.

After that, Han Li continued to cast incantation seals toward his cauldron.

……

A month later, the enormous Inkspirit Holy Ark appeared above the holy island again, then immediately sped away into the distance.

Han Li, Silvermoon, and Zhu Guoer were all situated on the ark, and they were accompanied by Mo Jianli and Patriarch Hua Shi.

Just as Silvermoon had anticipated, Patriarch Hua Shi was ecstatic that Han Li was willing to keep him around for a while, and he immediately rushed back to his cave abode to pack up his things before traveling to the holy island with Han Li.

To his credit, Han Li had treated Patriarch Hua Shi very well, bestowing upon him some pills and guidance in his cultivation.

As a result, Patriarch Hua Shi had benefited significantly, and made a breakthrough to the mid-Body Integration Stage during this short span of less than a year.

As such, Patriarch Hua Shi was filled with gratitude and veneration toward Han Li, and he had become virtually half a disciple to Han Li.

After departing from the holy island, the giant ark immediately sped toward a predetermined direction, and at its extraordinary speed, it reached Deep Heaven City in the span of just over two months.

Han Li and Mo Jianli only stayed in the city for two or three days to meet some of the elders, then continued onward into the primordial world.

With two Grand Ascension Stage beings at the helm, a trip through the perilous primordial world was like a stroll in the park.

They encountered some ancient beasts along the way, but the puppet army on the ark was more than enough to handle them.

The only time they encountered any real trouble was when they had flown into a galestorm as they were traveling over a massive canyon.

Pillars of gale-force winds that were over 100,000 feet tall surged toward the giant ark from all sides, making it look extremely tiny and insignificant.

The puppet army was only able to protect the ark to a certain extent, but was unable to truly alleviate the threat.

Only then did Han Li and Mo Jianli appear on either side of the giant ark.

The latter made a grabbing motion to conjure up two balls of lightning, which transformed into a pair of lightning swords that swept viciously through the air, while the former transformed into a giant golden ape that was over 1,000 feet tall, then thrust his fists violently toward the pillars of wind in the distance.

Thus, the giant black ark paused in mid-air for a while longer before flying toward another direction, quickly vanishing into the distance.

Two months later, the mountainous Inkspirit Holy Ark appeared in the sky above a massive lush forest.

Han Li, Silvermoon, and Zhu Guoer were all standing at the front of the ark, while Patriarch Hua Shi was standing slightly behind them with a respectful expression.

At this point, he had already been made aware that Han Li was the new Grand Ascension cultivator that had arisen from the human race, and he immediately abandoned all of the sneaky plots he was contemplating upon learning this.

During this period of time, he had guided Han Lis trio through this region in a very obedient manner, and they had visited several places that the ancient altar regularly appeared at.

Unfortunately, they still hadnt tracked down the altar yet.

This is the next place you were talking about? Han Li asked.

Yes, Senior. This forest is very renowned among our demon race as a lethal region for all those below the Deity Transformation Stage. Beings of the Spatial Tempering Stage and above can ensure self-preservation in the forest, but anyone with a lower cultivation base than that will be very prone to losing their lives here. Not only is this forest filled with vicious natural traps, the demonic beasts here are extremely powerful, and there are also several species of poisonous insects that are very difficult to deal with. Of course, none of that applies to a powerful being of your caliber, Senior, Patriarch Hua Shi explained in a respectful voice.

Han Li nodded before asking in an expressionless manner, Has the altar really appeared here before?

Ive heard from several fellow daoists that theyve seen the altar from afar on a few occasions at the center of the swamp down below. However, the altar is already damaged, so it doesnt have much use aside from some of the ancient runes on its surface that can be referenced by formation masters, Patriarch Hua Shi replied.

In that case, lets go down there. I have a feeling that theres a 70% to 80% chance that the altar is situated here, Han Li said with a faint smile.

Silvermoon and Zhu Guoer were both elated to hear this.

Thus, they descended from the giant ark toward the vast swamp in the forest down below.

There was a layer of poisonous green mist above the swamp, and no cultivator below the Spatial Tempering Stage would be able to stay in there for very long unless they possessed special protective treasures.

Furthermore, there were tiny wasp-like poisonous insects within the mist that were extremely difficult to expel once they entered ones body.

As such, this was indeed an extremely perilous place for the average demonic cultivator, but it was naturally nothing in the eyes of Han Li.

Several balls of silver flames erupted out of his body, and bursts of heatwaves instantly swept forth in all directions, eradicating all of the poisonous mist within an area of around an acre. All of the poisonous insects lurking within the mist were also instantly incinerated into nothingness.

Occasionally, the group was attacked by a few reckless demon beasts, but those were all taken care of by Silvermoon with ease.

A short while later, the group arrived at a nondescript corner of the swamp, and Han Lis eyes abruptly lit up.

From several kilometers away, he could see an ancient altar that was around 1,000 feet tall hovering in mid-air.

There it is! Hua Shi, you can stay here while we go on ahead, Han Li instructed.

Patriarch Hua Shi naturally had no objections and hurriedly agreed with a respectful bow.

Thus, Han Lis trio headed toward the tall altar, and a short while later, they arrived at their destination.

Han Li paused on the spot as he carefully examined the altar to find that it was rectangular in shape and was comprised of three levels.

Its surface was riddled with unidentifiable ancient characters, but most of it was covered under a layer of green moss.

The four corners of the altar were all damaged to a certain extent, indicating that it was a very old structure.

This really is an Ancient Compass Altar! According to Bao Hua, all we have to do is use a secret technique at a set time to activate the coordinates recorded on the altar, and well be able to find the entrance to the Small Spirit Sky. Guoer, you were born in the Small Spirit Sky, so your soul naturally contains a hint of that realms aura. As such, the coordinates can be calculated more accurately if I can borrow a wisp of your spiritual sense, Han Li said.

No problem, Senior, Zhu Guoer hurriedly replied, and judging from her joyful expression, it was clear that she was also very much looking forward to being able to return to the Small Spirit Sky.

Silvermoon was also very happy for Zhu Guoer.

Han Li had already revealed to her that there was a good chance that Nangong Wan was in the Small Spirit Sky, but with Silvermoons current mental state, she naturally wouldnt become jealous like a normal woman. Instead, she was happy to go with Han Li to search for Nangong Wan in the Small Spirit Sky.

Han Li was confident that Bao Hua wouldnt lie to him about something like this, but it was his first time calculating the coordinates of an entrance to another realm using an ancient altar.

As such, he didnt know if any mishaps could occur or how much deviation he should account for in the results.

Thus, even though he appeared quite calm, he was not as confident as he looked.

If it werent for the fact that Bao Hua had told him that this type of altar could only be activated at a set time, he wouldnt have waited so long to do this.

A series of thoughts were racing through Han Lis mind as he appraised the altar before him, and he suddenly swept a sleeve through the air, releasing a burst of golden light that swept up both himself and Zhu Guoer before the two of them vanished in unison.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted on the highest level of the altar, and the two of them re-emerged there.

Silvermoon remained at the foot of the altar, looking up at Han Li with a hint of concern in her eyes.

Han Li swept his gaze through the surrounding area to find that the altar was completely empty.

However, as he cast his gaze onto the ground below, he immediately discovered that there was a circular compass-like formation on the edge of the altar.

The entire formation was over 100 feet in size and covered virtually the entire top level of the altar. However, some of the runes on the formation were displaying signs of wear and had become very unclear.

Han Li had already been informed that as long as the majority of the formation remained intact, small missing sections wouldnt affect the outcome of the calculations, so he wasnt all that concerned about this.

Thus, he took a deep breath before making a hand seal, then cast an incantation seal into the formation.

The formation flashed erratically several times as it was activated, and balls of light of different colors immediately began to appear in the air above the altar before injecting themselves into the altar.

Han Li continued to flick his fingers through the air, releasing more and more incantation seals, and soon, slight tremors were running through the entire formation.

At the same time, bands of gentle light had begun to take shape nearby before revolving around the altar.

Right at this moment, Han Li let loose a low cry, then suddenly thrust a palm toward the ground down below.

An azure pillar of light erupted out of the center of his palm, then injected itself into the altar through the compass formation.

With this influx of pure magic power, the commotion ringing out from the altar intensified, and after a long while, Han Li had already injected close to a quarter of all of his magic power into the altar, but the suction force being released by the compass formation still showed no signs of relenting.

It was no wonder that so many people were aware of this ancient altars existence, but no one had taken an interest in it, one had to at least be a Grand Ascension Stage being just to be able to supply the altar with enough magic power for its activation.

Of course, some Body Integration Stage beings could also activate the altar to a certain extent with the assistance of top-grade spirit stones, but it was difficult to say just how much of the altars functions they would be able to activate.

Furthermore, none of the altars functions could benefit one in their cultivation, so even Grand Ascension Stage beings werent interested in trying to activate it.

Just as these thoughts were running through Han Lis mind, the suction force being released by the compass formation down below suddenly ceased.

Countless runes of different colors then erupted out of the formation in a frenzy, gradually forming a massive round disk above the altar.

The same compass design as the one on the formation was present in the disk, but some parts were extremely bright, while other parts were very dim.

An elated look appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this. He stood up as he removed his hand from the formation, then swept a sleeve through the air to release an antiquated azure mirror. freewbne.com

He then pointed a finger toward the disk up above several times in succession, and several translucent threads erupted out of his fingertip before vanishing into several parts of the disk in a flash.

The runes on the disk that had been slightly dim immediately lit up and began to slowly revolve on their own.

Now, Guoer! Han Li instructed as his eyes narrowed slightly.

Yes, Senior! Zhu Guoer immediately tapped a finger onto her own forehead, releasing a wisp of her spiritual sense, which vanished into the center of the giant disk in a flash.

All of a sudden, the runes that were revolving slowly shuddered before accelerating drastically in their rotation.

Spiritual light flashed from Han Lis glabella, and his Law Destruction Eye vanished before he cast his gaze down toward the miniature figure and heaved a faint sigh.

I knew that the restrictions I planted in the past wouldnt work once this thing evolved to become a beetle monarch. Fortunately, I had the foresight to tamper with the three faux beetle monarchs before they devoured one another. If I hadnt done that, it would be very difficult to control this beetle monarch. However, as a safety precaution, it looks like Ill have to refine it again using a secret technique.

As soon as his voice trailed off, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release over 100 flags, which instantly formed a formation that was several tens of feet in size in the secret chamber.

At the center of the formation was none other than the unconscious publish-golden figure.

Han Li began to chant an incantation as he flicked incantation seals through the air, all of which vanished into the formation in a flash.

Countless thin five-colored threads emerged around the formation, then quickly converged toward the center to bind the miniature figure tightly.

Han Li then opened his mouth to expel several more balls of blood essence that transformed into crimson runes, which shot forth toward the purplish-golden figure.

At the same time, loud buzzing rang out within the entire formation, and waves of light surged toward the center of the formation…

After a long while, the door of the secret chamber was opened, and Han Li emerged from within with a smile on his face, it was clear that his refinement of the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch had been very successful.

A month later, Qi Lingzi and Bai Guoer bade farewell to Han Li, embarking on their journey to the primordial world.

After roughly another half a month, Han Li, Silvermoon, and Zhu Guoer also departed from the holy island, traveling toward a certain region of the demon race on the Inkspirit Holy Ark.

Close to a month passed by in a flash, and the Inkspirit Holy Ark encountered any demonic beings, but all of them immediately gave the ark a wide berth upon seeing its mountainous stature and the vast array of powerful Devil Crystal Puppets standing on the arks deck.

However, not long after that, Han Lis ark still alerted a demonic cultivating residing deep in the sea as if it was flying over that stretch of the ocean.

This demonic cultivator was at the early-Body Integration Stage, and it had arrived here over 10,000 years ago before forcibly evicting several powerful demonic tribes in the area.

Since then, it had regarded this area of the sea, which was quite abundant in resources, as its own territory.

Not only was this demonic cultivator extremely powerful, it also had a very foul temper and several powerful treasures, so even other Body Integration Stage demonic cultivators generally refrained from encroaching upon its territory.

Thus, all demonic beings that traveled through the area had to inform this demonic cultivator in advance.

On this day, the demonic cultivator was in the process of refining a cauldron of extremely important pills in a secret chamber of its underwater cave abode when a siren suddenly rang out outside the secret chamber.

The demonic cultivator was startled by this, and azure demonic flames that he was fanning abruptly reared up.

The pristine white cauldron that the pills were being refined in flashed erratically, and a charred smell immediately wafted through the air.

The Body Integration Stage demonic cultivator roared with fury upon seeing this, and it didnt even bother to check the alarm formation outside the secret chamber before flying out of its cave abode as a streak of white light.

The ingredients required to refine the pills were extremely precious, and it had taken the demonic cultivator a lot of effort to gather enough for one bout of pill refinement.

Now that the pills had been ruined, it immediately flew into a blind rage and rushed out to confront the culprit.

Even though it didnt know who it was that had activated the alarm restriction, it had already made up its mind: if the culprit were an important figure, then it would let things slide with some compensation. However, if that werent the case, then it would tear the culprit to shreds to assuage its fury.

This demonic cultivator was able to travel extremely quickly through the water using a water movement technique, and as soon as it sprang out of the surface of the sea, it bellowed, Who dares to encroach upon my territory? Surrender yourselves now and perhaps Ill…

The demonic cultivators voice abruptly cut off as a stunned look appeared on its face as it caught sight of the culprit.

A mountainous black ark was currently traveling toward it at an altitude of several thousand feet, and standing atop the ark was a massive puppet army that sent chills running down the demonic cultivators spine.

There were several puppets that were giving off auras superior even to its own, and it immediately swallowed the rest of its words.

The demonic cultivator immediately put on a fawning smile, and said, Ah, theres been a misunderstanding, I mistook you for someone else. Ill be on my way now so I dont delay you any longer. Immediately thereafter, it began to descend toward the sea down below.

Hold on, youre Patriarch Hua Shi, right? We just so happen to be looking for a powerful being familiar with this area, you can stay for now.

Silvermoons voice rang out from the ark.

As soon as her voice trailed off, four Body Integration Stage puppets rose up from the ark before flying directly toward the demonic cultivator.

Patriarch Hua Shis expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he immediately plummeted out of the sky as a streak of white light while releasing several protective treasures at once.

However, right at this moment, the four Devil Crystal Puppet thrust their eight palms down toward Patriarch Hua Shi in unison, unleashing a burst of tremendous force that instantly shattered his protective treasures into specks of spiritual light.

Patriarch Hua Shi himself was also completely immobilized as the air tightened around him.

His face turned deathly pale, and he could only look on helplessly as the four puppets flew toward him.

One of them puppets picked him up with a single hand, then flew back toward the giant black ark with its puppet companions.

Moments later, Patriarch Hua Shi was presented before Han Li, Zhu Guoer, and Silvermoon in the hall on the highest level of the Inkspirit Holy Ark.

The puppet tossed Patriarch Hua Shi onto the ground, then retreated expressionlessly out of the hall.

Even though Patriarch Hua Shi was no longer being bound, the puppets had somehow managed to completely seal away his magic power, making it impossible for him to access it.

Furthermore, it could sense that Silvermoons aura was more powerful than his own, while Han Lis aura was completely unfathomable to him, and he didnt dare to resist any further as he extended a respectful salute toward Han Li with a wry smile.

Hua Shi pays his respects to his seniors. What can I do for you?

Han Li appraised Patriarch Hua Shi with a hint of a smile on his face, but didnt immediately reply to his question.

Instead, it was Silvermoon who asked, Youre acting very tame and civilized now, why was it that you were trying to escape just a moment ago?

That was only an instinctive reaction for self-preservation. After all, its only natural that I would try to avoid beings as powerful as yourselves, Patriarch Hua Shi replied in an awkward manner while stealing occasional wary glances at Han Li.

Hmph, judging from how aggressive you were, I dont think self-preservation was on your mind. Could it be that you were trying to target us? Silvermoon harrumphed as a cold look appeared on her face.

Most definitely not! I… I was merely too brash and mistook you for some juniors that were encroaching upon my territory, please forgive me for my arrogant display, Patriarch Hua Shi hurriedly explained as cold sweat began to pour down his back.

Silvermoon chuckled coldly in response before falling silent.

At this moment, Han Li said in an indifferent voice, I dont care what your intentions were, you dared to provoke me, so you have to do something for me before Ill let you leave. Otherwise, youll be facing some stern punishment.

Patriarch Hua Shi was lamenting his own ill-fortune internally, but he could only force a smile onto his face as he replied, Ill be sure to serve you to the best of my abilities, Senior! What is it that you would like me to do?

Dont worry, its a very simple task, all I want is for you to find a certain place for me. I heard that theres a damaged ancient altar here that travels through the area on its own, is this true? Han Li asked with a faint smile.

Patriarch Hua Shis heart eased slightly upon hearing this, and he hurriedly replied, Ah, so youre searching for that altar. I have seen it on multiple occasions in the past, but itll require some luck to track it down. All I can do is take you to the places that the altar has frequently been sighted at.

Alright, then lead the way, Han Li instructed, and Zhu Guoers eyes immediately lit up with excitement upon hearing this.

Half a day later, Han Li was seated on a futon within a secret chamber on the holy island that was surrounded by powerful restrictions.

There was a yellow ball of light hovering before him, within which was contained a fist-sized yellow gourd.

This was none other than one of the three most premium treasures he had obtained from Qi Lings collection.

The azure halberd had been given to Silvermoon, and the final one of those three treasures was naturally none other than that Inkspirit Holy Ark.

The azure halberd had been infused with a fragment of an unknown Profound Heavenly Treasure, granting it immense metal and wood-attribute powers.

As for the Inkspirit Holy Ark, not only was it extremely massive and fast, it also possessed the ability to tear through space, so it certainly lived up to its reputation as one of the top three flying treasures of the Elder Devil Realm.

In contrast, this yellow gourd was refined from some type of unknown material that could absorb ones spiritual sense, and its lid was sealed tightly on its opening, making it impossible to open through conventional means.

As such, Han Li had no idea what the gourd contained, nor what its true purpose was.

However, whenever he grabbed the gourd and shook it around, a string of resounding booms would ring out within, indicating that it most likely contained something quite extraordinary.

The mysterious nature of the gourd naturally made Han Li very intrigued.

Back when he had first obtained the item, he had swallowed it and used his true essence to refine it day and night.

Now that so many days had passed, the treasure had finally been mostly refined and could be truly opened.

Han Li appraised the gourd momentarily before making a hand seal, then instantly flicked his 10 fingers through the air.

A string of five-colored runes shot forth, then vanished into the gourd in a flash.

He then made an extremely peculiar hand seal, and the Provenance True Devil Projection emerged behind him amid a flash of golden light.

A ball of black Qi also surged out of his glabella before transforming into the Law Destruction Eye.

Black light flashed erratically within the eye, following which an inky-black translucent thread shot forth before revolving around the opening of the gourd in a flash.

The lid of the gourd shuddered before falling off on its own.

A resounding boom rang out as specks of yellow light surged out in a frenzy, transforming into countless grains of yellow sand.

These grains of sand were very translucent and had wisps of yellow Qi revolving around them.

All of the grains of sand then converged to form a yellow cloud that was around 10 feet in size, looking completely unremarkable.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense toward the cloud of yellow sand, and a surprised look immediately appeared on his face.

This is Baleful Golden Astral Sand! On top of that, its been carefully refined so that its completely fused as one with the gourd. Its quite impressive that this Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling was able to track down such an exotic treasure, Han Li murmured to himself as he made a grabbing motion toward the cloud of sand.

A burst of invisible suction force swept toward the yellow sand, and all of the grains of sand suddenly converged to form a translucent sand ball that was extremely heavy.

As a result of its enormous weight, the sand ball only moved a short distance before stopping on the spot.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this.

He hadnt even unleashed a tenth of his power with that grab, but it was still more than powerful enough to crush the average Body Integration Stage being, yet it wasnt even enough to move this ball of sand, this was further testament to the remarkable properties of Baleful Golden Astral Sand.

Han Li had read about this rare material on some ancient tomes, and he knew that the most remarkable aspect about this material wasnt its incredible weight. Instead, it was a pair of fearsome abilities that the sand possessed.

This is quite a pleasant surprise! Having said that, Im the only one that can maximize the power of this sand. In the hands of anyone else, even that Sacred Ancestor Qi Ling, they most likely wouldnt even be able to unleash half of this materials power, Han Li murmured to himself with a smile on his face before drawing the gourd into his grasp, then chanted something as he swept a hand toward the cloud of sand up ahead.

The ball of sand immediately disintegrated, fusing back into the surrounding sand cloud, following which the sand cloud transformed into a massive yellow python that pounced toward the gourd.

The yellow gourd drew in the sand python amid a resounding boom, and the lid that had fallen off earlier somehow reappeared to seal the gourds opening once again.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the gourd was stowed away amid a flash of golden light.

After that, he began to meditate in the secret chamber.

Around two hours later, his eyes suddenly sprang open again, and he flicked his wrist to release a black bracelet.

He then chanted something before pointing at the bracelet several times in succession, and a black object emerged from the bracelet amid a flash of golden light before hovering still in mid-air.

This was a black insect cocoon that was riddled with thin purple patterns, and it was roughly the size of a watermelon.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he appraised the cocoon, then waved a hand through the air to draw it closer to him.

He laid his hand onto the cocoon while inspecting it through narrowed eyes, seemingly using some type of secret technique to detect something.

Moments later, an elated look appeared on his face.

Its very close to breaking out of the cocoon, let me give it a hand.

As soon as his voice trailed off, golden light erupted from his hand, and a burst of enormous true essential power surged into the cocoon through his hand.

The purple patterns on the surface of the cocoon immediately began to glow, and the entire cocoon fluctuated erratically in size.

Shortly thereafter, the sound of a heartbeat rang out within the cocoon.

The sound gradually became louder and more pronounced, while Han Li continued to inject true essence into the cocoon.

After two whole hours had passed, the black cocoon finally shattered, and a streak of golden light shot out from within, containing a miniature purplish-golden figure that was around three inches tall.

The miniature figure had a full set of limbs and a pair of eyes that were as pristine white as jade, but it had no mouth or nose.

So this is the legendary Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch, Han Li mused with a peculiar look on his face as he appraised the miniature figure.

In the next instant, the purplish-golden figure suddenly turned its gaze toward Han Li, who was immediately struck by a cold chill on either side of his neck.

Two streaks of golden light that were around a foot in length appeared without any warning before converging toward the center.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and he instantly vanished on the spot in a wraith-like manner.

The two streaks of golden light swept through the spot where he had been standing just a moment ago at an incredible speed before abruptly vanishing in a flash.

Spatial fluctuations erupted nearby, and Han Li re-emerged in another corner of the secret chamber.

As soon as he appeared, he laid a hand onto his own neck with a stunned expression.

A thin gash had appeared on each side of his neck, looking as if he had been attacked by a pair of sharp blades.

Considering how powerful Han Lis body was, it was quite astonishing that he had been harmed so easily.

Han Lis heart jolted as he cast a grim gaze toward the miniature purplish-golden figure.

At the same time, he suddenly bit through the tip of his own tongue to expel a mouthful of blood essence, then quickly pointed a finger forward.

The ball of blood essence quickly transformed into an unknown crimson rune, which swelled drastically in size at Han Lis behest before flashing erratically in brightness.

At the same time, an identical rune of a much smaller size appeared on the miniature figures glabella, and the figure shuddered as the rune vanished into its head in a flash.

The miniature purplish-golden figure began to shudder even more violently as if it were under immense agony, but in the next instant, it suddenly stood up straight again before sweeping its fingers toward Han Li from afar.

10 dazzling streaks of golden light immediately reached Han Li before slashing toward him in a flash, striking him with a bone-chilling sensation, and even his protective spiritual light seemed to be unable to withstand the attacks.

Even at his current cultivation base, Han Li couldnt help but shudder in response to this chilling sensation, and his limbs suddenly became extremely sluggish.

Right as the streaks of golden light were about to slice Han Lis body into pieces, a cold harrumph suddenly rang out.

As soon as the miniature purplish-golden figure heard this sound, it felt as if it had received a hammer blow to the head, and it stumbled as it almost plummeted out of mid-air.

As a result, the 10 streaks of golden light become completely erratic and directionless.

Han Li took advantage of this opportunity to transform into a bolt of lightning to evade the attacks, then appeared elsewhere in an unhurried manner.

Almost at the exact same moment, the massive crimson rune also shot forth toward Han Li as a ball of crimson light.

Countless spiritual sense threads suddenly erupted out of Han Lis glabella, all of which vanished into the crimson rue in a flash, and the rune was abruptly brought to a screeching halt.

Right at this moment, the miniature purplish-golden figure suddenly let loose a sharp cry, then fell onto the ground in an unconscious state.

The pillars of light vanished in a flash, and at this point, all of the fleeing fiery lions had been frozen into massive chunks of ice.

A cold look appeared on the white-robed young mans face as he flapped his wings and instantly appeared before one of the blocks of ice, then thrust a nonchalant palm toward it.

The fiery lion within the ice abruptly shuddered, then exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

A ball of red light formed by its soul was desperately darting around within the blood mist, but was unable to escape its icy prison.

The white-robed young man then opened his mouth in an unhurried manner to expel a burst of white light that seeped into the chunk of ice, sweeping up both the blood mist and the lions soul before drawing them into his mouth to be devoured.

He then did the same thing to a few other fiery lions, and a pleased look appeared on his face as he turned to the silver-robed woman in the distance.

Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix, would you like to taste some of this live prey? Its quite delicious.

The silver-robed woman was none other than the Ice Phoenix that had left the human race many years ago. However, her aura was several times more powerful than it had been back then, and she seemed to be only one step away from reaching the Body Integration Stage.

I dont consume live prey, you can help yourself, Fellow Daoist, the Ice Phoenix replied in an expressionless manner.

Immediately thereafter, he devoured the rest of the fiery lions in the blink of an eye, then arrived back beside the Ice Phoenix.

Lets keep going, Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix, I heard that the Yu Race nearby shares close ties with a certain major race on the Thunder Continent, so they mustve set up a super teleportation formation capable of traversing between continents. If we can make use of that, well be able to save a lot of time, the white-robed young man said.

The Ice Phoenix hesitated momentarily before asking with a grim expression, Are you really planning to travel to the Thunder Continent, Fellow Daoist Six Wing?

Of course. If I hadnt received the news that my former master has also reached the Grand Ascension Stage, I wouldve perhaps returned to the human race, but now, a trip to the Thunder Continent is mandatory. Otherwise, with my current powers, Im not confident that Ill be able to defeat him, the white-robed young man chuckled coldly, and even his expressions bore a striking resemblance to Han Lis.

If I recall correctly, Brother Han treated you quite well in the past. In fact, if he hadnt fed you all those pills, you wouldnt even have been able to attain intelligence, let alone make it to this point, the Ice Phoenix said as her brows furrowed slightly.

My intention to kill Han Li has nothing to do with how he treated me in the past. Back when he was my master, he planted a servant mark in my soul, even though Ive erased most of its effect using a secret technique, I wont be able to completely escape its influence unless hes dead. Ive already attained intelligence and a human form, so Im destined to pursue the Great Dao, how could I allow such a damning weakness to continue to exist? As such, this trip to the Thunder Continent is one that I absolutely must make, the white-robed young man replied in a cold voice.

Even so, do you really think youll be able to find what youre looking for on the Thunder Continent? That thing only exists in legends, if you ask me, you have next to no chance of finding it, the Ice Phoenix said.

Dont you worry about that, I wouldnt be making this trip if I didnt have confidence. The Plain Yin Race has indeed rarely ever been sighted on the Thunder Continent, but its said that this race can communicate directly with the yin star to manifest Plain Yin Star Qi. If I can absorb that star Qi with my Reverse Spirit True Yin Technique, Ill be able to attain a body thats powerful enough to match those of true spirits. When that time comes, Ill be able to kill Han Li with ease, the white-robed young man replied in a nonchalant manner.

The Ice Phoenixs expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and she said through gritted teeth, Why is it that you insist on taking me along with you? If you want to kill me, then just do it.

Why would I do that? Extreme yin beings that have attained human bodies like you and I are extremely rare, and were of opposite genders as well, so were a perfect match. After I kill Han Li, you can become my dao companion, the white-robed young man chuckled.

The Ice Phoenixs face paled upon hearing this. Youre a Grand Ascension Stage being, dont you think its unbecoming of someone of your status to force others into becoming your dao companion?

Hmph, its exactly because Im a Grand Ascension Stage being that Im unwilling to give up on a potential dao companion like you, who possesses power of the same attribute as myself and aptitude to match mine as well. As for how others see me, why should I care? the white-robed young man harrumphed in a disdainful manner.

A hint of fury flashed through the Ice Phoenixs eyes upon hearing this, but she knew that she had no chance of escaping from this man, so she simply fell into a brooding silence.

The white-robed young man didnt continue the conversation, either, and he swept a sleeve through the air, upon which a six-winged white centipede projection emerged behind him, then encompassed both of them before flapping its wings and flying away as a streak of white light.

After just a few flashes, both of them had vanished into the distance.

Meanwhile, on the holy island.

Han Li discussed some important matters with his disciples in his cave abode, then waved a dismissive hand, and instructed, Alright, aside from Bai Guoer, you can all go now, Id like to speak to her in private.

Yes, Master.

Yes, Senior.

Qi Lingzi, Hai Yuetian, and Zhu Guoer all gave affirmative responses in a respectful manner before exiting the hall, leaving only Han Li and Bai Guoer in the room.

Guoer, do you know why I asked you to stay behind? Han Li asked following everyones departure.

Im assuming it has something to do with my upcoming journey to the primordial world, Bai Guoer replied after a brief hesitation.

Youre a smart girl, it does indeed have something to do with that. Do you remember what I said when I first took you as my disciple? Han Li asked with a faint smile.

Are you referring to the object that you wanted me to seek out with my Ice Essence Body? I never dared to forget this even for a single instant, Bai Guoer hurriedly replied.

Hehe, now that youve reached a decent cultivation base and are about to head to the primordial world, I can disclose the full details of the task to you, Han Li said.

Please go ahead, Master, Bai Guoer prompted in a respectful manner.The task shouldnt be too difficult for you to complete, the item that I want you to search for is known as Vast Yin Stone, and its generally situated hundreds of thousands of feet below glaciers and surrounded by boundless glacial Qi, so its undetectable to spiritual sense. Only someone like you with an Ice Essence Body would be able to sense it from afar. I require a lot of this material, so Ill need you to collect it for me during your journey. If you can find a satisfactory amount, Ill be sure to reward you handsomely, Han Li said.

If you hadnt saved me from my dire condition as a child, I wouldnt even be alive today, Ill be sure to do everything in my power to complete the assigned task, Bai Guoer immediately replied as she knelt down onto the ground.

Your cultivation base isnt very advanced, so dont force yourself, just keep an eye out for this material during your journey, Han Li said as he gestured for Bai Guoer to rise to her feet.

Bai Guoer stood up and gave an affirmative response, but in her heart, she had already decided that she was going to search for Vast Yin Stones with all her might.

After chatting for a while longer, Han Li dismissed Bai Guoer, and thus, he was the only one left in the hall.

He sat on his chair and tapped the armrest absentmindedly with one hand, while stroking his chin with the other. reewebove.com

Back when he had first obtained the refinement method for the Integrated Five Extreme Mountains, he had thought that he would only be able to refine one or two extreme mountains at most.

To his surprise, he had encountered many opportunities since then, allowing him to refine the Extreme Essencefused Mountain, Extreme High Zenith Azure Mountain, and Extreme Five Elemental Yin Yang Mountain. If Bai Guoer could track down enough Vast Yin Stones to allow him to refine the Extreme Vas Yin Glacial Mountain as well, then he would have four extreme mountains in total.

The only one that remained was the Extreme Greatnorth Essence Mountain, which he had received some leads on back in the human world.

With his current powers, it would naturally be impossible to descend into the human world in person, but it wouldnt be impossible for him to send a spiritual sense clone into the human world with the help of a few realm-breaking treasures.

However, this was quite a risky ploy, and he had to devise a good plan before he could make the decision.

If he could complete the full set of Integrated Five Extreme Mountains, not only would he not have to fear his next few heavenly tribulations, they could even help him transcend his ascension tribulation.

With that in mind, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face.