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Chapter 2439: Return to the Devilish Origin Sea

A series of silver runes appeared on the surface of the scale, quickly forming a short message: In two years, the Vast Spirit Dao Fruit Convention will commence on True Dragon Island.

A peculiar look appeared in Han Lis eyes upon seeing this message. Hehe, Im sure many powerful beings from other realms will be attending this convention, looks like it should definitely be worth attending. Also, that Vast Spirit Dao Fruit can be consumed to temporarily attain a Vast Spirit Dao Physique, which will be extremely beneficial to the abilities Im cultivating, so I have to obtain one, its time for that Tian Feier to redeem her promise. Two years should be enough for me to make a trip to the Elder Devil Realm. Ill speak to Waner before I go so she doesnt get worried, Han Li murmured to himself.

After that, he stowed the silver scale away before summoning an azure mirror.

He tossed the mirror forward before swiping a finger quickly through the air several times, and a string of white text vanished into the mirror in a flash, following which he proceeded to wait in silence.

Shortly thereafter, lines of white text began to appear on the surface of the mirror, and Han Li only took a quick glance at the message before a faint smile appeared on his face.

Nangong Wan hadnt tried to dissuade him from going, but her concern for him was made very apparent through her message.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the mirror vanished amid a flash of azure light, following which the giant black ark sped onward at several times its original speed.

……

Two months later, a dark green sword projection suddenly flashed through the murky grey sky over a barren region of the Elder Devil Realm, and a white spatial rift appeared.

Han Li then slowly emerged from the spatial rift with a green wooden sword in his hand, and he inspected his surroundings, upon which his brows furrowed slightly.

This was a very unfamiliar place that he had never been to before.

He was able to enter the Elder Devil Realm smoothly as he had found a fragile point between the Spirit Realm and the Elder Devil Realm, which he was able to exploit using his Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Sword and his immense magic power.

Mo Jianli had once also entered the Elder Devil Realm through a fragile point like he did, but for Mo Jianli, it had been far more difficult, and he had risked his life during that trip.

In any case, Han Li had ventured into the Elder Devil Realm to find the vial spirit, so he didnt care where he was in the Elder Devil Realm.

After ascertaining that there were no devilish beings nearby, he opened his mouth to expel a ball of azure light, within which was a small azure vial that was several inches tall.

Han Li flicked a string of incantation seals toward the vial, and it immediately began to swell drastically in size, reaching around 10 feet tall in the blink of an eye.

At this size, the dark green spirit patterns on the vials surface had become as thick as human fingers, and were extremely clear and prominent.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release over 100 formation flags, all of which shot forth in different directions before vanishing into thin air.

Han Li then switched to a different hand seal, and countless runes of different colors surged out of the surrounding space, quickly forming a massive light formation with the giant vial at its very center.

After that, Han Li began to chant an incantation, and he drifted into the air above the huge vial before taking a seat with his legs crossed.

The giant vial and the light formation then began to fluctuate erratically in brightness at Han Lis behest, and all of a sudden, a pillar of dark green light erupted into the heavens out of the opening of the vial, then vanished in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, a burst of peculiar energy fluctuations proliferated outward in all directions from the vial.

Meanwhile, Han Li slowly closed his eyes, and continued to chant his incantation.

……

Within a certain mysterious space in the Elder Devil Realm, there was a pond that was filled with silver liquid.

All of a sudden, several of the stone slabs at the bottom of the pond began to glow brightly, and a massive light formation appeared.

Several mysterious runes converged at the center of the light formation, and a dark hole appeared.

In the next instant, a pillar of green dark green light erupted out of the hole, and the pillar of light erupted out of the pond before vanishing at the very top of this mysterious space.

……

Han Lis eyes abruptly sprang open as an ecstatic look appeared on his face.

The vial spirit really is in the Elder Devil Realm! Looks like Im in luck, Han Li said with an excited expression as he withdrew his hand seal.

He then quickly made a series of grabbing motions, and the giant light formation beneath him reverted back into formation flags before flying up his sleeve.

Meanwhile, the giant vial shrunk down into a small ball of dark green light before vanishing into his body.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li flew away as a long streak of azure light, vanishing into the distant sky after just a few flashes.

Once every few days, Han Li would unleash the tracking technique again to ensure that he was on the right track.

Along the way, he encountered some devilish beings and cities, but he merely flew directly past them without bothering to stop.

With his current powers, there was most likely no one in the entire Elder Devil Realm who could keep up with him at his full speed.

It was often the case that the devilish beings he passed by would only hear something flying through the air, but couldnt even see Han Li. As such, they could only look around in bewilderment before continuing on their way.

Half a year later, Han Li was standing at the foot of a giant tree on the summit of a tall black mountain with his hands clasped behind his back, and he was looking on at a black sea in the distance with a contemplative expression.

So the vial spirit is residing in the Devilish Origin Sea? I guess theres only one way to find out. Its not like anyone can stop me anyway, so if worse comes to worst, Ill just have to force my way in.

Having arrived at a decision, Han Li made a hand seal, and spatial fluctuations erupted in the air above the black mountain, following which the Inkspirit Holy Ark emerged.

He hadnt used this ark previously during his travels as it was far too conspicuous, but there was barely anyone residing in the Devilish Origin Sea, so he could use the ark without any qualms.

At the same time, Daoist Xie appeared behind Han Li amid a flash of silver lightning.

Brother Xie, Im sure youre far more familiar with the Devilish Origin Sea than me, so Ill be counting on you.

Ill do my best, Daoist Xie replied in an indifferent manner.

Thus, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of azure light, which swept up both of them before carrying them onto the giant ark.

The puppets on the ark immediately sprang into action at Han Lis behest, and a black light barrier appeared over the surface of the black ark before it forged on ahead.

Countless bolts of lightning came crashing down from the heavens, but the black light barrier remained as resolute as ever, and the ark quickly vanished into the mist up ahead.

……

Close to a month later, the giant black ark was hovering in mid-air above a huge green island.

The giant light formation and the massive vial had been summoned once again, and they were flashing incessantly while Han Li stood at the front of the ark, unleashing the same tracking technique once again.

Just as a thick pillar of light was about to erupt out of the opening of the vial, a cold voice suddenly rang out from deep within the island.

Who dares to encroach upon the Bitter Spirit Island?

As soon as the voice trailed off, a massive three-headed black wyrm emerged from the island amid a thunderous roar. fewebnve.com

On the central head of the black wyrm stood none other than one of the three devilish patriarchs, Yuan Yan.

Han Li? When did you enter our holy realm? A wary look immediately appeared on his face at the sight of Han Li.

Am I not allowed to come here? Han Li countered in an indifferent manner as he continued to unleash the tracking technique.

Hmph, why have you come all the way here to the Bitter Spirit Island again? Youve already progressed to the Grand Ascension Stage, so the Spirit Cleansing Pond wont benefit you in any way, Yuan Yan said with a dark expression as he glanced at Daoist Xie, then directed his attention toward the light formation and giant vial.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Yuan, I no longer have any interest in the Spirit Cleansing Pond. Im here to search for something else, and Ill leave as soon as I find it, Han Li replied.

What are you looking for?

Thats not for you to worry about, Brother Yuan, Han Li replied.

Immediately thereafter, he flicked an incantation seal into the light formation down below, and a pillar of dark green light erupted into the heavens from the opening of the vial.

Yuan Yans expression changed slightly upon seeing this, but after a brief hesitation, he decided not to try and stop Han Li.

Even though news of Han Li slaying the true immortal hadnt spread to the Elder Devil Realm yet, he had become extremely wary of Han Li ever since Han Li had killed the Stemborer Queen.

Furthermore, devilish Qi was very sparse on the Bitter Spirit Island, so it would be unwise for Yuan Yan to engage Han Li in battle here.

Of course, the presence of Daoist Xie also contributed to this decision.

Thus, after a brief moment of contemplation, he decided to remain on the spot and watch what Han Li was doing.

As expected, the vial spirit is here!

Han Li quickly arrived at a conclusion before stowing the vial and formation flags away, then flew away with Daoist Xie as two streaks of light.

Yuan Yan immediately followed them without any hesitation.

Chapter 2001: Battle of Deep Heaven City

With the assistance of the corpse puppets, the half-demon cultivators had managed to trap a total of seven devilish lords.

At the same time, spiritual light flashed inside Deep Heaven City, and over 100 stone pagodas that were tens of thousands of feet tall rose up from the ground before hurtling directly toward the devilish army.

The giant battle arks and devilish pyramid within the devilish army immediately blasted forth countless black pillars of light in retaliation, but five-colored light swirled around the surfaces of the massive pagodas, keeping all of the pillars of light at bay.

As soon as the pagodas reached close to the devilish army, all of their doors were flung open at once, and countless puppets and spirit beasts erupted froth like a swarm of locusts.

The giant arks and devilish pyramid contained a large number of devilish beings as well, and they also emerged to oppose the oncoming enemies.

At this point, Han Li had already withdrawn his spiritual sense, so he was naturally completely oblivious to what was happening outside.

He knew that at this stage of the battle, it wouldnt be long before he and azure-robed cultivators were going to be called upon.

Sure enough, around an hour later, a loud buzzing sound suddenly rang out from the giant formation beneath him, and a burst of white light was released to inundate all of the azure-robed cultivators.

The azure-robed cultivators were initially quite startled by this, and they hurriedly brought out a triangular jade badge each.

Spiritual light of different colors emerged from these jade badges, forming a purple rune that revolved around their bodies.

Han Lis heart stirred upon seeing this, yet before he had a chance to do anything, the white light emanating from the formation swelled drastically, instantly teleporting him away along with the 36 male cultivators.

Moments later, the white light in the formation faded, and Han Li and the others were nowhere to be seen.

At the same time, a giant light formation appeared out of thin air, and Han Li and the 36 male cultivators re-emerged amid a flash of spiritual light.

The positions that the male cultivators had appeared in seemed to have been meticulously planned out in advance, forming an extremely profound formation around Han Li and four other cultivators.

In the instant that Han Li appeared, black Qi swirled all over his body, and he instantly donned a suit of black armor. At the same time, specks of azure light flashed around him, and 72 small azure swords shot forth out of his body.

Only then did he cast his gaze toward the four people before him, among which were the white-haired elderly man and Buddhist Monk Jin Yue.

Both of them had several treasures around them, but one was very pale, while the other had bloodstains all over their robes, and it was quite clear that the battle had not treated them well.

In particular, the chest of the white-robed elderly mans robes had been completely torn open, and he was missing an entire arm.

Standing before them was a crimson-robed young man, and a burly bronze-skinned man in a beasthide garment.

The burly man held a mace that was shimmering with green flames while holding a bloody arm in his other hand, that arm seemed to belong to none other than the white-robed elderly man.

The white-robed elderly man and Buddhist Monk Jin Yues expressions eased slightly at the sight of Han Li and the 36 male cultivators, and both the crimson-robed young man and the burly man also turned to them in unison.

Upon catching sight of Han Li, the young mans eyes were immediately filled with resentment while a dangerous look flashed through the burly mans eyes.

Fellow Daoist Xue Guang, is this the person you wanted me to target? His cultivation base seems to be higher than you proclaimed, the burly man said as he turned to the young man with a dark expression.

Xue Guang was initially quite stunned by Han Lis improved cultivation base, but an enlightened look then appeared on his face. This is indeed that Han brat, but he should only be at the mid-Body Integration Stage. Oh, I get it now, he mustve been the one making that breakthrough a while back. Rest assured, Brother Xiong, hes only just progressed to the late-Body Integration Stage, so he wont even have had sufficient time to consolidate his cultivation base, itll be a simple matter for you to take care of him.

Are you sure hes the one who made that breakthrough? If another late-Body Integration cultivator shows up, youll be in huge trouble, the burly man said as he turned to Han Li with a sinister smile.

Even if theres another late-Body Integration cultivator, Ill take care of them, you just worry about taking down this Han brat for me, Xue Guang replied in a cold voice.

Hehe, in that case, I have nothing else to say, just leave this human brat to me. It looks like youll have your hands full dealing with this formation, the burly man said with a nonchalant look on his face.

The formation that he was referring to was none other than the formation conjured up by the 36 male cultivators as soon as theyd appeared.

The formation consisted of layers of azure light barriers with countless silver runes surging over their surfaces, and it encompassed the entire surrounding area with a radius of several kilometers.

A temporary formation set up by a bunch of Deity Transformation cultivators wont be able to trouble me, Xue Guang said in a disdainful manner.

This formation and that human brat are most likely the trump cards prepared against you by the humans, its not as simple as it looks, the burly man said with a shake of his head.

Oh, I forgot that you were quite well-versed in the art of formations as well. Is there something special about this formation? Xue Guang asked in a surprised manner.

I cant see much in such a short time, all I was able to ascertain is that this formation is most likely a spatial restriction, the burly man replied.

A spatial formation? That is indeed a little troublesome. Thank you for your words of caution, Brother Xiong, Xue Guang said as his expression darkened slightly.

Just as the two devilish beings were communicating with one another, Han Li turned to the white-robed elderly man with furrowed brows, and asked, Whats going on here, Brother Gu? Why are you two here, and in such bad condition, at that? Who is this late-Body Integration Stage devilish lord?

Han Lis expression remained unchanged, but a chill had run down his spine in the instant that he had caught sight of the burly devilish lord.

A wry smile appeared on the white-robed elderly mans face, and he replied with a hint of lingering fear in his eyes, Things seem to be more troublesome than expected, Brother Han. We have no idea where this devilish lord came from, and we dont have any information on him. Fellow Daoist Jin and I had tried to split up the two of them before summoning you here, but this devilish lord is far more powerful than we anticipated. Fellow Daoist Jin was severely wounded after just a single attack, and one of my arms was torn off as well. Never did I think that there would be such a monstrous Body Integration Stage being, its almost like hes…

Buddhist Master Jin Yue took over from where the white-robed elderly man had left off. Its almost like hes a half-step Grand Ascension Stage being! You have to be careful, Brother Han, this devilish lord is most likely going to be far more difficult to deal with than that Sacred Ancestor clone. All of our other Body Integration cultivators are occupied, including even the Body Integration Stage elders who had been in seclusion in the city for countless years and the envoys sent here by the holy island, so were the only ones who can take on these two devilish beings. If we lose, this battle will also be lost.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he released his spiritual sense throughout the surrounding area, upon which he discovered that there were indeed several unfamiliar auras who were battling inky black devils with three heads and six arms each.

Those are elder devils! Han Li exclaimed at the sight of those black devils.

Indeed, those are devilish beings with the purest devilish bloodline, at the same cultivation base, these Body Integration Stage elder devils are even more powerful than other devilish lords. If it werent for the emergence of these fearsome devils, we wouldnt have been forced to summon you here early, the white-robed elderly man said with a dark expression.

I see. I assume you would like me to take on this late-Body Integration Stage devilish lord, but what about that Sacred Ancestor clone? Han LI asked.

The white-robed elderly man and Buddhist Monk Jin Yue exchanged a glance before the former gritted his teeth, and said, With this spatial formation to assist us, we should be able to at least keep this clone occupied for a while, you can focus wholeheartedly on facing this devilish lord, Brother Han.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes upon hearing this, and he cast his gaze toward the burly man.

The burly devilish man just so happened to be looking at him as well, and their eyes immediately met.

The deranged excitement on the burly mans face gradually became more pronounced, and faint silver light was shimmering within his pupils.

All of a sudden, the burly man rushed forward and appeared at the center of the light barrier, then tossed the elderly mans arm into the air before lashing out with his mace.

A resounding boom rang out as the dismembered arm rained down from above as scraps of flesh and blood, filling the entire light barrier with a strong bloody odor.

Chapter 1591: Doll

Jia Tianmu was extremely proficient in the art of puppetry, so he certainly wasnt a dense idiot. As such, he was able to instantly glean Han Lis intentions.

I do indeed wish to use the teleportation formation to get to another continent. As things currently were, Han Li saw no point in hiding the truth, so he decided to come clean.

Itll be quite difficult for you to access the teleportation formation, Brother Han. Jia Tianmu chuckled with a wry smile and shook his head.

Im aware that using this teleportation formation requires the expenditure of a vast amount of energy, but I just wanted to ask if its possible for me to secure approval to use this teleportation formation as an outsider, Han Li asked in a slow voice.

His expression remained unchanged, but he was actually quite nervous to hear the answer. After all, this his main objective for visiting Jia Tianmu.

After a brief pause, Jia Tianmu replied, Truth be told, if you were a holy race being from one of our Heavenly Cloud Races, then it certainly wouldnt be difficult for you to request access to the super teleportation formation. Seeing as you satisfy neither of those criteria, itll be extremely difficult for you. However, with an invasion from the Jiao Chi Race almost an imminent inevitability, theres a slight chance that an exception could be made. If you make some significant contributions for the Heavenly Cloud Races in the battle against the Jiao Chi Race army, then perhaps theres a chance that access could be granted to you. However, Im only responsible for puppet refinement, so youll have to discuss the specific details with the elders. On top of that, due to the imminent battle, our 13 races are all inviting guest members. Ive already told the elders about how you were able to easily slay several Jiao Chi beings of the same cultivation base, and theyre quite interested in you as well.

Han Lis brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this.

With his personality, the last thing he wanted to do was to become embroiled in a battle between two major powers. In such a large-scale battle concerning so many powerful beings, even a being of his powers could easily perish.

Thank you for this information, Ill be sure to consider my options carefully. Ill have to trouble you to act as the middle man if I ever wish to request an audience with the elders of the 13 races, Han Li requested with a serious nod.

Thats no problem at all, especially after youve given me such a precious gift, Jia Tianmu replied without any hesitation.

A smile appeared on Han Lis face upon hearing this.

After that, Han Li spoke no further about the teleportation formation, instead choosing to discuss puppetry with him.

As soon as the discussion moved on to puppets, Jia Tianmus eyes immediately lit up, and he became a lot more talkative as if a whole new can of worms had been opened.

With his astonishing mastery in the art of puppetry, many of his insights quite brilliant even to Han Li, and Han Li learned a lot from their conversation.

In contrast, Han Li had obtained the puppetry technique from the Monarch of Soul Divergence, so he also had some unique insights to offer, much to the surprise and elation of Jia Tianmu.

Half a day later, Han Li departed from Radiant Cloud Mountain and returned to the inn.

As soon as he entered his room, Han Li activated the restriction hed set up to completely seal off the place.

He then casually strode over to a corner of the room before sitting down in a cross-legged manner.

He hadnt found the answer that he was looking for, but he did gain a better understanding of the super teleportation formation, as well as a very versatile sentient puppet.

Han Li swept a hand over his storage bracelet, and azure light flashed as a long wooden box appeared in his hands.

He gently removed the lid to reveal the thin white snake that was lying inside, and blue light flashed through his eyes as he attempted to glean the internal structure of the puppet.

However, this sentient puppet really was quite special, even after using his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, its vitals were still quite blurry to him, and he couldnt make any sense of how this puppet functioned.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he immediately released his powerful spiritual sense to encompass the entire snake.

He directed his spiritual sense toward those blurry vital regions, only for it to be forcibly repelled. The other sections of the white snake were quite similar to normal puppets aside from the fact that some special materials had been used. Some of the internal structures were also quite profound, but he was able to figure out how they worked, albeit with some difficulty.

It appeared that the areas that truly set sentient puppets apart lay in those blurred-out regions that he couldnt see.

It wasnt that he couldnt use his powerful spiritual sense to forcibly infiltrate those areas, but doing so would definitely inflict some damage to the puppet.

Furthermore, if he could do this, then other beings who had been in possession of sentient puppets in the past would also have been able to do the same thing. However, the secret of sentient puppets was still one that was exclusively kept in the Myriad Ancient Race, so that course of action clearly didnt work.

It would most likely damage the puppet, yet leave him still unable to glean its secrets.

After a brief hesitation, Han Li finally decided against taking the risk and turned his attention to conducting a master recognition ceremony instead.

With that in mind, he opened his mouth to expel an azure thread, which revolved around his wrist before disappearing into his body again.

At this moment, Han Li extended his wrist forward, and azure light flashed as a few drops of blood essence dripped from his wrist down onto the white snake in the box.

The drops of blood essence only came into contact with the snakes body for a split second before vanishing.

Immediately thereafter, Han Li made a hand seal and cast a series of incantation seals onto the white snake.

As a result, the motionless white snake suddenly raised its head, and a hissing sound came out of its mouth.

The puppet then flew out of the box before flying around in the air before Han Li.

However, Han Li paid no heed to it as he flipped his hand over again to produce a stack of formation plates of different colors.

He raised a hand, and all of the formation plates shot forth as balls of spiritual light, then disappeared into the nearby space.

In the next instant, a five-colored light formation that was around 10 feet in size appeared in mid-air. There were runes of all colors shimmering within the formation, presenting quite a mystical sight to behold.

Han Li pointed a finger at the white snake before him, and red light flashed through its eyes as it circled around in the air in a hesitant manner. However, it was unable to resist the power of Han Lis spiritual sense in the end, and it slowly flew into the light formation.

A dull ringing sound rang out across the entire formation at Han Lis behest, following which countless runes appeared before surging toward the puppet in a frenzy.

A layer of crimson light surfaced over the puppets body, but it remained completely motionless, allowing these runes to fuse into the crimson light.

A hint of elation appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this.

This master recognition technique was something that he had learned in the Tian Peng Race, and it was far more effective than other conventional methods.

After using this technique on the puppet, even a being that was vastly more powerful than him wouldnt be able to wrest control over the puppet.

Han Li activated the formation while slowly closing his eyes, leaving the light formation to flash incessantly as it hovered in mid-air.

This master recognition ceremony lasted for a day and a night before Han Li finally opened his eyes again.

He then began to chant something as he waved a hand toward the white snake within the formation, and brilliant white light erupted from its body as it flew out of the formation in a flash.

It twirled in mid-air before transforming into a white-robed woman, upon which it descended slowly beside Han Li in a silent and expressionless manner.

A hint of intrigue appeared in Han Lis eyes as he appraised the womans gorgeous features, and he smiled as he mused, Looks like you really dont possess a high level of spiritual nature, youre just like a humanoid doll. Im going to call you Doll from now on!

Red light flashed through the white-robed womans eyes upon hearing this, but she still remained completely motionless.

Han Li shook his head in a slightly resigned manner upon seeing this. He made a hand seal, and spiritual light flashed from the womans body as she transformed into a white snake again, then disappeared up his sleeve.

He then pointed at the light formation again, and it immediately vanished, reverting back to a dozen or so formation plates again, all of which were stowed away into Han Lis storage bracelet.

After a brief contemplative pause, he pulled out another white jade box, upon which several crimson talismans were plastered.

This was none other than one of the mysterious boxes that the big-headed being had entrusted to everyone.

From the caution with which the big-headed being had treated the boxes with and the efforts that the Jiao Chi Race was making to secure them, it was not difficult to deduce that they contained extremely important items. However, due to the fact that an extremely potent restriction may have been set up on the box, Han Li hadnt gotten around to attempting to open it.

Now that it was essentially necessary for him to request an audience with the elders of the Myriad Ancient Race, he naturally had to figure out the contents of the box first to see if there was something in it that he could use.

Han Li could sense that the item in the box was extremely important to the Myriad Ancient Race. In that case, there was a chance that he could use it to exchange for an opportunity to use the super teleportation formation.

Of course, Han Li wouldnt be willing to hand over the box to the Myriad Ancient Race without inspecting its contents first.

Only with the knowledge of just what this item was could he barter effectively with the Myriad Ancient Race.

With that in mind, Han Li glanced at the walls of his room, which were shimmering with faint white light, and his brows furrowed slightly.

If opening the jade box were to create a massive ruckus, then the restriction hed set up may not be enough to completely conceal the commotion. As such, he had to set up a few more layers of restrictions first.

Thus, Han Li pulled out several sets of formation flags from his storage bracelet again, all of which were sent hurtling toward the corners of the room.

Immediately thereafter, a layer of azure light and a layer of five-colored light appeared in unison.

Even after setting up the two additional barriers, Han Li still wasnt content. He thrust a hand into the air, and a black shadow shot forth from his palm, transforming into a miniature black mountain that was only around a foot tall hovering above his head.

Spiritual light flashed, and a layer of grey light emanated from the underside of the miniature mountain, forming a light barrier than encompassed an area with a radius of several tens of feet around Han Li.

Thus, the area around Han Li was in complete lockdown.

Chapter 1193: The Strange Golden Horn

The massive Narwhal Worm let loose a howl of agony, and a gruesome cavernous mouth suddenly split open on its smooth head. The mouth was filled with sharp vicious fangs, and silver light flashed, upon which a remarkably thick arc of lightning shot forth from within.

The heavenly lightning that had been absorbed by the golden horn like a lightning rod was now being expelled by the demon beast as an attack, and the attack was aimed at none other than Han Li.

Hmm? Its even attained intelligence? Tsk tsk, looks like this is some kind of mutant spirit beast. As opposed to being alarmed, Han Li was overjoyed to see this.

He rubbed his hands together before raising them at once, and two arcs of lightning as thick as his arm shot forth, crashing into the thick arcs of silver lightning in the blink of an eye.

Following a thunderous boom, the golden and silver lightning intertwined with one another like giant pythons. Thin arcs of electricity flew in all directions and balls of lightning exploded between Han Li and the massive worm, following which all of the lightning completely nullified each other and ceased to exist.

The massive worm seemed to have become even more enraged upon seeing this. Scintillating light radiated from the golden horn on its head, drawing a vast expanse of the heavenly lightning nearby toward it. The lightning was then absorbed into its horn in a frenzy, as if it were accumulating power in preparation for its next attack.

However, Han Li suddenly chuckled coldly before opening his mouth. A small golden sword flew out from within before elongating into a streak of light roughly 10 feet in length, following which it continued to hurtle directly toward the massive worms head.

The worm seemed to be able to identify this as an extremely powerful attack, and brilliant yellow light emanated from its body as it attempted to squirm back underground. However, the Fire Spirit Thread that had bound its body suddenly flashed with red light and abruptly thickened to form a length of crimson rope.

The rope was as thick as a small tree trunk, and waves of fire surged from the rope, engulfing most of the upper half of the worms body in the blink of an eye.

The massive worm was plunged into a state of shock and horror as its golden horn suddenly stopped absorbing lightning, blasting out a vast expanse of golden light toward the waves of fire engulfing its body instead.

As the golden light flashed past, large swathes of flames were swept up and also absorbed into the golden horn.

Not only could this giant Narwhal Worm absorb heavenly lightning, it could even do the same to flames.

However, when most of the flames had been absorbed by the giant worm, the golden streak of light that Han Li had unleashed earlier was already upon it. The golden light transformed into a massive sword before crashing down with ferocious might.

The huge worm whipped its head, and its golden horn expanded to more than twice its original size as it met the giant sword.

A loud clang rang out as the sword and the horn came into the contact with one another. Piercing golden light radiated forth, and the giant sword was repelled by the golden horn, while the latter remained completely unscathed.

However, right at this moment, an azure arc of lightning flashed above the massive worms head, and Han Li emerged out of thin air with the Thunderstorm Wings on his back. He swept a hand through the air, and another burst of golden sword Qi shot forth at an incredible speed, puncturing a large hole with the diameter of a bowl into the beasts body before it could even react.

Green blood began to gush out of the wound, but the worm was simply too massive, a wound that wouldve proven to be lethal had it been inflicted on a normal cultivator was completely inconsequential to this demon beast, and the pain only made it even more enraged.

The worm let loose an almighty roar as the feelers on the upper half of its body squirmed before transforming into countless long whips, which swept directly toward Han Li up above.

Han Lis expression darkened as he immediately made a hand seal. A dozen or so small golden swords immediately surfaced over various parts of his body before circling through the air, creating a sword barrier that shielded Han Li securely within.

As soon as the feelers came into contact with this sword barrier, they were shredded into mangled flesh intermingled with green blood, and none of them were able to even get close to Han Li.

At this moment, Han Li began to chant something and pointed a finger downward.

The dozen or so small golden swords down below shuddered, and each and every one of them manifested six identical streaks of golden light. The several tens of resulting streaks of light then swept downward in unison at Han Lis behest.

The worm was stunned upon seeing this, and it immediately opened its cavernous mouth to blast out silver arcs of lightning and balls of crimson flames in a frenzy, desperately trying to keep the golden streaks of light at bay.

Loud thumps rang out in quick succession, and a small proportion of the golden streaks of light were eradicated by the lightning arcs and fireballs. However, the rest managed to puncture through the obstructions and reached the worm in a flash.

Before the massive worm could do anything, a loud ringing sound erupted as the streaks of golden light converged, and a golden sword that was over 100 feet in length took shape in the blink of an eye. Golden light then flashed, and the giant sword flew like lightning in a circle around the worms waist.

An earthshattering howl of anguish erupted from the worms mouth as an immense quantity of green blood came crashing down like a waterfall.

The worms massive body had been sliced cleanly in half.

Just as Han Li was about to withdraw his attacks, an incredible turn of events unfolded.

Right after the massive worm was sliced in half, the upper half of its body suddenly flung itself into the air, opening its cavernous mouth as it flew toward Han Li. At the same time, yellow light flashed from the lower half of the worms body, and countless feelers grew from the surface of its skin, instantly making it completely identical in appearance to the upper half of its body. A loud boom then rang out as the lower half of the worms body plunged headfirst into the soil and disappeared.

Han Li faltered initially upon seeing this, but he quickly raised his eyebrows as he made a hand seal. At the same time, he quickly uttered the word explode.

Red light immediately flashed from the thick fiery rope binding the worms body before it self-detonated.

Following a burst of rumbling, a gigantic mushroom cloud appeared, completely engulfing the upper half of the worms body, and a burst of bloodcurdling screeching escaped its massive mouth. The golden horn on its head simply wasnt able to absorb such ferocious flames in a short period of time.

At the same time, the massive sword down below circled through the air, slashing past the mushroom cloud like lightning.

The screeching within the mushroom cloud immediately came to a halt as green blood fell from the sky like rain.

Two massive charred chunks of flesh emanating a foul acrid odor also came plummeting from the sky before crashing heavily onto the ground.

Only then did Han Li sweep his spiritual sense toward the ground in an unhurried manner. Upon doing so, he discovered that the other half of the worm wasnt traveling very quickly, having only burrowed itself several kilometers into the ground.

As for whether this was the worms normal speed or if its speed had been drastically hampered due to its injuries, Han Li didnt know.

However, there wasnt really any point in pondering this matter. Seeing as it hadnt managed to get very far away, it would be quite convenient for Han Li to hunt it down.

Thus, he patted the spirit beast pouch hanging from his waist, and countless bursts of golden light shot forth from within. Amid a loud and insistent buzzing sound, a cloud of golden beetles appeared above his head.

Han Li pointed toward the ground expressionlessly.

The cloud of beetles immediately flew downward and just when they were about to make contact with the ground, they split up into countless spots of golden light amid a dull thump, and those spots of golden light all disappeared into the soil down below.

Han Li turned his attention away from the ground, and pointed to the mushroom cloud nearby.

The massive mushroom cloud abruptly began to shrink at a rapid rate, reverting back into a thick fiery rope in the end.

However, it was apparent that the fire shimmering along the rope had dimmed compared to its former brightness.

Han Li waved a hand toward the length of rope, and fiery light flashed as it split up into ten thin fiery threads, each of which was around 20 feet in length, and they gently hovered in the air.

Han Li opened his mouth to expel a burst of azure light, which swept the ten Fire Spirit Threads within. He then gently inhaled, and the Fire Spirit Threads were drawn into his mouth along with the azure light.

Only then did Han Li look down at the charred body on the ground below with furrowed brows, and he waved a hand through the air.

A streak of golden light flew out from the charred carcass down below, whizzing directly toward Han Li.

However, the streak of golden light suddenly came to an abrupt halt when it was only about 10 feet away from Han Li. This was none other than the strange golden horn on the worms head.

The horn didnt appear to be very large when compared to the size of the massive worms body, but it was actually around five to six feet in length. The horn was shimmering with golden light and there were some mysterious runes that were indistinctly visible on its surface.

Han Li examined the horn through narrowed eyes. Even though he was very curious about this object, he knew that this wasnt the time to be conducting a close and thorough examination. As such, he thought about it briefly before casting a few incantation seals onto the object.

Spiritual light flashed over the surface of the golden horn, and it shrank down to roughly half a foot in length in the blink of an eye.

Han Li then plastered a restriction talisman to the golden horn and placed it into a wooden box, which he stowed away into his storage pouch.

After doing all that, Han Li clapped his hands together with a pleased look on his face.

Just as he was about to turn his attention toward the Gold Devouring Beetles, a certain patch of earth over five kilometers away suddenly began to tremor violently. The half of the massive worm that had escaped shot forth from the ground, but there were countless spots of golden light all over its body. There were thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles crawling all over its skin, and they were rapidly devouring the worms body. feewebnove.co

The half of the worm cried out in agony as its massive body crashed heavily onto the ground, where it rolled and writhed violently desperately trying to remove the beetles from its body.

However, the golden beetles seemed to have taken root on the surface of its body and were proving to be irremovable. They began to tear open the hard skin on the surface of the worm before quickly squirming into its body.

As a result, the massive worm was struck by inexplicably excruciating pain, aking to have thousands of tiny blades slicing through its body.

It was driven insane by its agony, squirming into the ground before flying into the air over and over again. However, no matter how much it struggled, it was unable to shake off the golden beetles.

A short while later, just as it had flown into the air and was convulsing spasmodically, its body suddenly completely stiffened before crashing onto the ground, where it lay, completely stationary.

Han Li heaved a faint sigh upon seeing this before directing his gaze toward the Endless Sky Beast.

Arcs of heavenly lightning were still falling incessantly for the sky above, and Han Lis Thunderstorm Wings were also flashing relentlessly with arcs of azure lightning. Any lightning nets that drew close would be swatted aside by the Thunderstorm Wings, so none of them could come into contact with Han Lis body.

Compared to the beginning of the eighth wave of lightning strikes, there were significantly fewer lightning nets in the sky. The Endless Sky Beast had finally withstood the eighth wave on its own, and it seemed to be time for Han Li to step in.

However, prior to doing so, Han Li hurriedly raised his head as blue light flashed within his eyes. He was staring up into the sky with an intense unblinking gaze, as if he were searching for something.

When the lightning strikes completely ceased, a peculiar fragrant scent came wafting from within the dark clouds. Immediately thereafter, the dark clouds tumbled and surged, and a massive full moon with the appearance of a jade plate suddenly appeared.

The full moon was extremely pristine and was emanating a faint white light. That fragrant scent also seemed to be emitting from none other than that moon.

Chapter 789: Ghost Sifting Banner

Han Lis heart stirred at the sight of these pearls. They appeared to be the same as his own lightning beads. As the thought appeared in his head, he willed the Aureate Sword Formation to continue onward.

The sword threads were one of the abilities of the Aureate Formation, similar to the sword threads used by sword cultivators, but the formation was capable of summoning over a hundred astonishing threads of sword Qi. With the sword formations might coupled with the Auric Essence infused swords, these sword threads were far more formidable than those from common sword cultivators. Ordinary treasures were similarly incapable of blocking the swords incisive strikes.

As for items like the Lightning Bead, Han Li had no fear of them. So long as the true thirty-six swords were unharmed, the sword formation would easily reform itself even if the sword threads were scattered. The Aureate Sword Formation couldnt be set back by any attacks.

Just as Han Li thought this, golden light flashed as the pearls contacted the sword formation, splitting the pearls into several pieces.

Surprisingly, the pearls werent explosives. Instead, they released a dense black-red mist of blood. The blood mist immediately dispersed and leaked through the air, spreading a pungent, sickly sweet scent.

The bead was known as a Blood Mine and it was said that they were refined from the most putrid materials found in the world. So long as one didnt have particular Devil Dao treasures, the treasures spiritual nature and power would greatly decrease upon entering the blood mist. Even if a powerful magic treasure with a highly spiritual nature were to enter it, they would take days of purification with Nascent flames in order to recover from the damage.

Of course, these Blood Mines were incredibly rare. Not only were the materials used to refine them seldom seen, but the odds of a successful refinement were minuscule. These tensome beads were something the black-robed youth had spent over a hundred years accumulating.

This youth was an elder from one of the Ten Great Devil Sects of the Jin Empire. With his vast experience, he immediately thought to use the Blood Mines to corrupt the swords comprising Han Lis sword formation.

A sword formation needed great coordination in order to display its might. If a few of the swords fell out of balance, the sword formation would collapse. Using Blood Mines was one of the most common methods used by Jin Empire devil cultivators to combat sword formations. And since the Blood Mines were incredibly rare items, the youth normally wouldnt use them in solo battles. He would only deploy them in large-scale conflicts as sword formations usually couldnt be activated by lone cultivators.

Although Han Li didnt know what this blood mist was, he immediately sensed something strange about it. Just as he pondered about it, faint rolls of thunder could be heard coming from within it as flashes of golden light appeared from the blood mist, followed by arcs of golden lightning. When the golden lightning struck the blood mist, the mist scattered in an explosion. In the blink of an eye, the Divine Devilbane Lightning and the tensome pockets of blood mist had erupted in mutual destruction.

Han Li was astonished by the sight, as this was the first time he had ever seen the Divine Devilbane Lightning take action on its own. It had shot out of his flying swords without any orders! It appeared that the wicked nature of the blood mist had counteracted the Divine Devilbane Lightning, a truly astonishing discover indeed.

Han Li didnt know that the Blood Mines were specialized in dealing with the treasures of the Righteous Dao. When met by the Divine Devilbane Lightning, which specialized in subduing Devil Dao techniques, the two just so happened to counteract one another. However, the quantity of the lightning contained in the thirty-six swords was vastly greater than the amount of blood mist. As a result, the blood mist was cleanly eliminated in the blink of an eye.

The black-robed mans complexion paled and he shouted with fright, Divine Devilbane Lightning! The flying swords were treasures crafted from Golden Lightning Bamboo. Impossible! How did you acquire so much of it?

Ill answer that after I send you to the underworld! Han Li took a deep breath and ordered the sword formation to continue since the blood mist had temporarily stopped the golden threads. The swords threads then continued to closed in on the black-robed youth without a sound.

Although the Aureate Sword Formation was immensely powerful, it was difficult for Han Li to sustain with his current cultivation. It was a massive drain on his magic power and he wasnt able to increase the speed at which the sword formation moved after activation. Otherwise, he wouldve had the sword threads close in on the black-robed youth in the blink of an eye and put an immediate end to him, preventing him from figuring out a way to resist.

Han Li reckoned that the optimal time to cultivate the Aureate Sword Formation would be during mid-Nascent Soul stage. If he wasnt only using half of his flying swords, he simply wouldnt be able to activate the sword formation due to his level of cultivation, despite how his magic power exceeded that of ordinary early Nascent Soul cultivators.

The black-robed youth surrounded himself in a layer of black Qi and snorted. With an imposing tone, he said, You truly believe a trifling sword formation can truly trap me? Your sword formation may be incisive, but can it cut my sects protective treasure? He glanced at the golden threads that were less than thirty meters away and silently raised his hand before striking at his chest.

Black blood sprayed out of his mouth, as a green, inch-long banner appeared from within the blood.

As soon as the banner appeared, it flickered with green light and completely absorbed the black blood that surrounded it, turning it dark green.

The black-robed youth gloomily waved at the banner and it shot into his hands as a streak of black light. The green banner brightly glowed and immediately grew until it was a meter tall. The banner now glistened with green light as if it was densely covered in Yin clouds, causing its surface to be concealed. However, one of the corners of the banner seemed to be missing as if it were damaged.

Han Lis pupils shrank at the sight of the banner. The Ghost Sifting Banner!

Originally, the Yin Sifting Sect Master had wanted to use their sect protecting treasure to fight Devil Concord. While it hadnt actually been used in battle, its name had stuck in Han Lis mind. Now that the black-robed youth took out the small banner, Han Li managed to guess what it was.

The black-robed youth coldly smiled after hearing that Han Li recognized it. He said with absolute confidence, Arent you clever? This is one of the main banners of the twenty Ghost Sifting Banners. Ill have you experience its might.

Soon after, the youth firmly grasped onto the banner and waved it towards one of the golden threads. With a gust, a dark-green Yin cloud flew out from the banner and surged, enveloping the body of the black-robed youth. freewbne.com

The bone-chilling Yin cloud expanded and the sky was suddenly turned pitch-black, as the cloud blotted out the sun from the sky. This incredible darkness had somehow spread from the green ghost mist with ghastly wails and screams echoing all around.

With a mere shake of the banner, the entire world around them had changed. It was no wonder why he was so confident in this treasure. Despite Han Lis confidence in the Aureate Sword Formation, even he felt dumbfounded at the current situation.

At that moment, the sound of tearing wind suddenly arrived from the flag, and several black threads shot out from the mist surrounding the youth, directly attacking Han Li.

Golden light flashed as the sword formations restrictions were activated. Countless golden threads chopped the black threads into pieces. However, the threads immediately turned into green mist and returned back to the main body.

Before Han Li could react, the black-robed youth shouted in alarm from within the green mist. The Yin ghost threads were said to be incredibly durable, but they were easily struck down in a single blow, much to his surprise. After a moment of thought, he decided to unleash the full power of the ghost banner.

He suddenly tossed the green banner from the mist and it bore into the earth a meter in front of him.

Soon, he began to utter a cryptic incantation and a series of Yin winds swept up the dense fog around him, sweeping towards the banner at its center. In the blink of an eye, the banner grew to six meters in height and the mist that had been covering it scattered, revealing its true form. Its appearance vastly shocked Han Li.

Han Li fiercely shouted, How many souls did you use to refine that banner!? How many people have you killed!?

The green banners surface was densely filled by innumerable faces. They all continuously squirmed from the flag as if they were alive and wore expressions of agony.

The youths sinister voice spoke from within the fog, How many? Who knows? It should be around a hundred thousand or so. There are also at least several hundred cultivator souls in there as they are required to refine a single main banner.

Han Li grew silent and he coldly stared a the green mist. A moment later, he said, You are all damned.

The youth sneered and said, Damned? There are many that have said this to me before, but here I am, alive and well. And all the people who said this to me had their souls seized by the banner, becoming a part of it. You will be no exception. He then struck the banner with a red spell seal.

Green light magnificently flashed, summoning a meter-wide hole in the flag. Black Qi flowed out of it, releasing a series of Yin winds and piercing whistles. Soon, huge skulls flew out in a line from the hole, their eyes glowing with ghastly green flames and trailing green smoke.

The biggest of the skull had huge bull horns emerging from it, but the rest of it features appeared entirely human.

Han Li was alarmed. Could it be that the skulls were from metamorphosis stage demon beasts? But for the time being, he placed the thought at the back of his head.

Once the first wave of skulls emerged from the flag, various flaming ghost skulls followed. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred ghost skulls surrounded the black-robed youth.

Pointing at Han Li from within the mist, the youth shouted, Go!

Chapter 405: Greater Possession Technique

Chapter 405: Greater Possession Technique

Following Fairy Violet Spirits chilling words, the other cultivators focused their gazes towards where Elder Zhao and a middle-aged confucian scholar expressionlessly stood. The confucian scholar was another elder of the Exquisite Sound Sect that normally accompanied Zhuo Ruting at her side.

When this occurred, Lady Fan and Zhou Ruting thought of something and their expressions became extremely unsightly. Lady Fans complexion was the worse of the two, and she appeared both flustered and exasperated.

Who is secretly spying over there?! Eccentric Scarletflame suddenly shouted furiously. He then released a series of fiery lightning bolts from his cloud, which attacked a nearby area as if they were living snakes.

An originally desolate area suddenly darkened and a vast amount of black Qi bursted out, completely consuming the fiery lightning. A short youth then appeared in the aftermath.

Wu Chou! Han Li, who had stealthily retreated to the groups rear, inwardly shouted this name upon seeing the youth.

At that moment, many of the other cultivators recognized the youth and also cried out in alarm. The members of the Hidden Fiend Sect fiercely stared at Wu Chou with even greater alarm. However, when the middle-aged sect leader saw Wu Chou, he wore a queer expression and revealed a faint trace of fear.

Hehe! As expected of the famed Eccentric Scarletflame, youre capable of seeing through this young masters secret concealment technique. Wu Chou swept his gaze past the other cultivators without a care and set his sights on the black cloud.

Humph! The black cloud snorted and didnt say anything further, causing Wu Chous expression to darken.

With you here, I dont suppose this is a scheme by Zenith Yin Island? Zhuo Ruting finally spoke after discovering that something was amiss.

Thats right! This matter was planned by this young master. The valuables of your Exquisite Sound Sect were plundered by my sects men and your two elders were under my orders to shift the blame to the Hidden Fiend Sect!

This was beyond their expectations! Wu Chou didnt have any intention of concealing his plans and admitted to everything with a sneer. In addition, his eyes shifted around the violet-clothed womans body obscenely.

The violet-clothed woman merely looked emotionlessly back at Wu Chou in silence.

At that moment, Elder Zhao, the confucian scholar, and the cultivators that had just attacked suddenly flew towards Wu Chous side, joining Wu Chou in a three sided confrontation against Fairy Violet Spirit and the Hidden Fiend Sect.

Although Fairy Violet Spirit and Zhuo Ruting had long guessed the truth, their expressions still became far more serious.

Elder Zhao, Elder Meng, our sect has always treated you two well. Why have you done this? With a pale, bloodless complexion, Lady Fan couldnt help but shout this out as Elder Zhao and the others flew towards their side. freewbnoel.com

In order to rival Zhuo Ruting in the Exquisite Sound Sect, she had spent great amounts of effort to rope Elder Zhao in, to the point of even using her own body. But now that he had abandoned her without a word, she was overcome with fury and alarm.

Elder Zhaos face twitched and he stiffly said, Left Envoy Fan, this old man didnt want to do this. However, both of our lives have fallen into their hands. We had no choice in the matter!

Lady Fan was stunned for a moment and raised her eyebrows, wanting to say something more. However, she was interrupted by Fairy Violet Spirits cold voice, Senior Martial Sister Fan, there is no point in talking. Since the enemy dared to ensnare us, they are certain to have a backer. Let us put this off for later and escape from this calamity first.

Wu Chou lecherously stared at the violet-clothed womans concealed face and clicked his tongue, saying, Fairy Violet Spirit is indeed worthy of being called peerless. This young master has admired you for quite some time. Would you be interested in marrying this young master? Although this young master has many concubines, I have yet to decide on my main wife.

Fairy Violet Spirit said, Yes, thatd be acceptable!

Han Li and the others were all greatly startled by these words.

After a moment of surprise, Wu Chou then bewilderingly asked, Is Young Lady Wang serious?

Fairy Violet Spirit answered with a chilling voice.If you execute all the cultivators that killed my mother, then I will marry you!

Wu Chous happy expression disappeared and he shook his head with a frown, I cannot do that! Many of my grandfathers trusted aides acted on that day, and I simply do not have the power to execute them. Would Fairy Violet Spirit like to change her condition?

Fairy Violet Spirit then coldly laughed and whispered something to Lady Fan at her side, ignoring Wu Chou.

Wu Chous extremely ugly face flashed with cruelty, but after some thought, he suppressed his fury and turned his gaze to one of the cultivators from the Hidden Fiend Sect.

Martial Uncle Sun, I didnt expect to see you after so many years. I offer you my sincerest congratulations on nurturing so many disciples!

Martial Uncle? Wu Chous proclamation greatly startled the others.

Han Li felt his heart thump with great unease. He spread his spiritual sense all around but didnt discover an ambush. He was currently hesitant, not knowing whether he should flee or stay to see how the situation developed. After all, he still didnt know whether or not the matter of the Heaven Lightning Bamboo was forfeit.

At that moment, the middle-aged man coldly snorted and replied with an incessantly shifting expression, I am well! I truly didnt expect to be discovered by your men after taking my disciples out for an exercise. It seems things have gone quite wrong.

Wu Chou gazed at the middle aged man with a trace of insatiable greed and said, Hehe! Martial Uncle Sun is quite funny. Who would go to the Heavenmist Seas for several tens of years and be out for a mere exercise. Martial Uncle Sun most likely went out for a matter regarding Heavenvoid Hall! During that year, those many Martial Uncles took the ruined Heavenvoid Map with them. Perhaps Martial Uncle is carrying it with him. The three hundredth year for Heavenvoid Halls emergence is nearing. However, if Martial Uncle takes the initiative to hand it over to Martial Nephew, then I will personally beg for mercy on your behalf to my Martial Ancestor to spare your life.

Having heard these coercing words, the middle-aged man grew silent for a moment before coldly replying, We were once his disciples. How could I not know of Old Devil Zenith Yins methods? If we give you the map, hell sadistically move to slaughter us regardless. Furthermore…

Wu Chou asked with a frown, Furthermore?

Did you really think that you are enough by yourself? Old Freak, you no longer need to hide. Quickly, show yourself! The middle-aged man grimly said.

After hearing those words, Han Li and the other cultivators were greatly startled and hurriedly looked in every direction. Could it be that Grandmaster Zenith Yin was here?

However, their surroundings were still calm and nothing strange occurred. The crowd of cultivators then looked at the middle-aged man and Wu Chou with bewilderment.

Whatre you trying to do? How am I not enough… Wu Chou started to talk after he recovered from his amazement, but halfway through, his expression grew sluggish, and his expression revealed a trace of peculiarity.

After staring at the middle-aged man for a moment, he let out a strange laugh and said, Not bad, not bad at all! Its no wonder why you were the disciple I most regarded during that time. You were actually able to see through the identity of this old man!

After this was said, Wu Chous face began to vaguely distort. A short moment later, he had become a thin, ugly old man with squinted eyes, much to everyones amazement.

Afterwards, Han Li and company felt a cold chill down their back.

Greater Possession Technique! Now I know why you had entrusted such an important affair to a Junior. You had personally come, despite not being in your own body. The middle aged man nervously gazed at the old man.

Dear disciple, do you still dare to act against your teacher? Without moving his lips, the newly emerged old man spoke with a sharp voice coming from his abdomen. As the noise caused the cultivators inner ears to ache dully, they involuntarily recoiled back.

Humph! Disciple? That year, you thought to kill us all without giving us a single moment to explain. You killed many of us and even refined their souls. Did you ever regard us as disciples? Or did you only see us as slaves? Moreover, you are only making use of a possession technique. At best, you will only be able to make use of a third of your cultivation. I have nothing to fear from you! The middle-aged man words were scornful. He then waved his hands, causing his ghost head to swell and appear even more sinister and fearful.

All of the cultivators present were shaken by this bizarre situation and their expressions were all different!

The old man didnt grow furious. Instead, he insipidly said, Thats right. Were it a hundred years ago, youd be correct! It wouldve been quite difficult to capture you alive with a third of my cultivation. But now…

He then revealed a derisive sneer.

Bonus Immortal Realm Chapter 2

Immortal cultivation arts? Han Li repeated as his eyes narrowed slightly.

As the name suggests, immortal cultivation arts are cultivation arts for true immortals. Only by using cultivation arts of this caliber can one refine immortal spiritual power, allowing low-grade immortals to progress toward becoming high-grade immortals. However, the majority of low and mid-grade immortal cultivation arts will only yield one or two ranks of progression in ones cultivation upon full mastery, by which time a new cultivation art will have to be selected to continuing progressing, only the high-grade immortal cultivation arts of the major powers can allow a true immortal to cultivate to an extremely high level.

Only very rarely will you see cultivation arts of that caliber circulating in the outside world, and even if there are some going around, theyll only be low-quality ones, Gao Sheng explained.

Oh? Is there no cultivation art that goes directly up to the dao patriarch level? Han Li asked.

A peculiar look appeared on Gao Shengs face upon hearing this, but he then burst into laughter before offering an explanation. Dao patriarch? Haha, you certainly dare to dream, Fellow Daoist Han! Unfortunately, even the legendary 10 divine tomes of the True Immortal Realm wouldnt allow you to cultivate directly to the dao patriarch level. Currently, there are several hundred known dao patriarchs in the True Immortal Realm, and every single one of them had to endure countless tribulations and hardships while also encountering incredibly miraculous opportunities to reach their cultivation base.

Even the most powerful immortal cultivation arts can only allow one to cultivate to the High Zenith Stage, which is right below the Dao Patriarch Stage.

From that point onward, youll only be able to rely on yourself.

Han Li wasnt surprised to hear this, and he nodded in response before asking, It seems like becoming a dao patriarch is virtually impossible! May I ask how many immortal cultivation ranks there are below the High Zenith Stage?

Even though all of us are collectively referred to as true immortals by beings from lower realms, in reality, the True Immortal Stage is only the lowest immortal cultivation rank. There are several ranks above the True Immortal Stage such as the Voidspirit Stage and the Clear Origin Stage, and its often the case that millions of years of arduous cultivation will be required to progress up each major cultivation rank. As such, immortals are split up into the advanced, intermediate, and elementary tiers. Even among those at the same cultivation ranks, a difference in tiers would equate to an enormous disparity in power, Gao Sheng replied.

May I ask what cultivation base youre currently at, Brother Gao? Han Li asked.

Im very embarrassed to say that even though Ive been a True Immortal for several million years, Ive been unable to progress any further than the advanced True Immortal Stage. If I dont encounter any other opportunities, then this is most likely where Ill remain for the rest of my life, Gao Sheng replied with a wry smile.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

He was completely unable to glean Gao Shengs cultivation base, yet the latter was only an advanced True Immortal.

In that case, newly ascended immortals like myself must only be at the elementary True Immortal Stage, Han Li mused.

I guess you could say that, although its not entirely true. After all, youre still yet to convert all of your energy into immortal spiritual power, so itll still take you several centuries to reach the elementary True Immortal Stage, Gao Sheng replied with a smile.

Han Li was speechless upon hearing this, and only after a long while did he speak again.

Judging from what you just said, there must be no lack of ordinary cultivators outside of True Immortals like us in the True Immortal Realm, right?

There are indeed cultivators below the True Immortal Stage in the True Immortal Realm. Despite our powers, even immortals like us cant ensure that our descendants will also be able to cultivate to become immortals themselves. Due to their inability to harness immortal spiritual power, the lifespans of these people are limited, so they can only marry and reproduce to give birth to more mortals. With this cycle constantly repeating itself, a considerable population of cultivators and mortals below the True Immortal Stage has naturally built up over time. Gao Sheng seemed to be quite dismissive of these mortals.

I see! In that case, a high-grade immortal cultivation art is indeed extremely important for us True Immortals. Han Li nodded in response as he began to weigh up his options.

Gao Sheng could tell that Han Li was still a little hesitant, so he urged, Our Stone Hall holds ascended immortals in very high regard, so you wont find any other powers that offer more favorable benefits than us. On top of that, you can adopt the position of guest elder in our Stone Hall. If you feel like our Stone Hall doesnt suit you in several centuries, you can just give back all of the benefits that you received from our Stone Hall and leave with no questions asked.

Han Li was finally convinced.Thats a very alluring set of conditions! In that case, Ill come with you to take a look at your Stone Hall.

Just as Gao Sheng had said, the most important thing for him now was to convert the energy in his body into true immortal power so he could truly progress to the True Immortal Stage.

As such, joining a major power before gradually learning about the True Immortal Realm was a very good option.

Gao Sheng was naturally ecstatic to hear Han Lis response, and after assuring Han Li that he wont regret his decision, he swept a sleeve through the air, and a shadow emerged from his back before transforming into another silver-robed Gao Sheng.

Stand on duty in my stead here for now while I take Fellow Daoist Han to the Stone Hall.

Youll have to be quick. If the inspectors of the area notice your absence, I wont be able to cover for you for very long, the second Gao Sheng replied in an expressionless manner.

You dont need to worry about that. This Immortal Ascension Platform is extremely secluded, why would an inspector come here? If I recall correctly, the last time an inspector appeared here was several centuries ago. Besides, Im only taking Fellow Daoist Han to our Stone Hall, so at the very most, itll only take around half a month before Im back, Gao Sheng said in a nonchalant manner.

Alright, as long as you know what youre doing. Just make sure you dont make me take the fall for you. With that, the second Gao Sheng strode over to the side of the pond and sat down with his legs crossed, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.

A hint of surprise had naturally appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this.

Sorry you had to see that, Brother Han. Thats an earthen clone that I refined, and its not as powerful as I am, but its more than powerful enough to deal with an elementary True Immortal. With this clone here taking my place, Ill be able to leave with no worries. Lets go, Ill take you to the Stone Hall right now, Gao Sheng explained with a smile while making a hand seal, then pointed a finger at the light barrier encompassing the platform.

A circular hole that was large enough for a person to fit through immediately appeared on the light barrier at his behest.

Gao Sheng led the way out of the hole, and Han Li followed along immediately thereafter.

In the instant that they left the platform, the full might of the snowstorm bore down upon them, carrying with it a burst of tremendous glacial power.

Even with Han Lis extraordinary physical constitution, his brows furrowed slightly in the face of these harsh conditions.

A hint of surprise flashed through Gao Shengs eyes upon seeing this.

The Northern Glacial Immortal Region was named as such for a reason. The average temperature in this immortal region was extremely low, and during such a fierce snowstorm, the glacial power in the air was not to be ignored.

Even local elementary True Immortals would generally have to carry one or two specially refined treasures to ward off the cold before they dared to directly face a snowstorm like this, yet Han Li had only just ascended to the True Immortal Realm, but the snowstorm barely seemed to be bothering him at all, and that was very surprising to Gao Sheng.

Gao Shengs thoughts were quickly racing, but his hands didnt falter in the slightest as he released a white incantation seal downward.

Immediately thereafter, several clear cries rang out from the thick snow that had accumulated on the ground below.

Amid the flurry of snow that erupted up into the air, two pristine white gigantic peacocks emerged.

Please go ahead, Fellow Daoist!

Gao Sheng got onto one of the peacocks before pointing at the other peacock and gesturing to Han Li with an inviting smile.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he flew onto the other peacock, and following an instruction from Gao Sheng, the two immortal beasts spread their wings and took flight, flying directly into the snow and ice.

Thus, Han Li took his first step in his journey through the True Immortal Realm.

Bonus Immortal Realm Chapter 1

The Northern Glacial Immortal Region? Han Li took a moment to inspect his surroundings, and only then did he discover that he was lying in a small square pond with side lengths of several feet. The water in the pond was warm and of a milky white color, and it was injecting a pleasant warmth into his body.

Hehe, the Northern Glacial Immortal Region is one of the four northern immortal regions of the True Immortal Realm, Im sure youll quickly familiarize yourself with this region. May I ask your name, Fellow Daoist? This Immortal Ascension Platform is in a very secluded area, and very rarely will fellow daoists from the lower realms ascend to this place, the young man asked with a smile.

I am Han Li, and I ascended from the Spirit Realm. So this is an Immortal Ascension Platform! There doesnt seem to be anyone else here aside from you. Han Li pressed his palms gently onto the bottom of the pond, and he immediately flew out of the water. A flash of azure light then swept over his body, and he was completely dry again.

At this point, he had already ensured that the important treasures in his body, such as the Integrated Five Extreme Mountains and the Heaven Controlling Vial, were safe and sound. However, Mo Guang and everything in his spirit beast pouch had become completely unresponsive.

This place was a very simple platform, and the pond was situated at the center of the platform, which was enshrouded under a blue light barrier.

Outside the light barrier, snow was falling thick and fast. This was a translucent world of snow and ice.

Gao Shengs brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, but they smoothed out again almost immediately thereafter. I see, so its Fellow Daoist Han. Its a bit troublesome that youve come from the Spirit Realm. Unfortunately, there are many lower realms that have been named Spirit Realm by their inhabitants. In any case, Ill just register you under a random Spirit Realm, the higher-ups generally wont check these records anyway.

Thus, he made a grabbing motion with both hands, and a translucent jade book and a huge silver brush appeared in his grasp before he began to quickly write something down onto the book.

Han Li was a little bewildered by his current situation, but his expression remained unchanged as he waited patiently on the spot.

Moments later, both the jade book and the silver brush vanished in unison amid a flash of light from Gao Shengs hands, and they were replaced by a thin purplish-golden jade badge, which he handed over to Han Li with a smile.

Instead of immediately accepting the badge, Han Li asked, May I ask what this is?

This is your immortal badge, something that every ascended immortal receives following registration. With this badge, youll be able to enter any of the major immortal cities without being examined. On top of that, this badge will grant you free access to some special places. Hehe, this is a benefit only ascended immortals like you can enjoy, local immortals like us dont have access to these things, Gao Sheng explained with a hint of envy in his voice.

Oh? Why is that? Han Li asked with a surprised expression.

The True Immortal Realm is virtually boundless, and there are trillions upon trillions of local immortals. However, there are extremely few immortals who have ascended through their own power. Despite this, the number of high-grade immortals in each immortal region is almost evenly divided among ascended immortals and local immortals, Im sure you understand what this entails, right, Fellow Daoist? Gao Sheng replied with a smile.

I see, I understand now. In that case, Id be more than happy to accept this badge. Han Li nodded in response with an enlightened expression before raising a hand to accept the purplish-golden jade badge. He looked down at the badge to find that there was an extremely lifelike full-body portrait that was identical to him etched onto its surface, and the word ascended was inscribed next to his name in golden seal text.

Han stowed the jade badge up his sleeve, then smiled as he asked, You seem very familiar with the True Immortal Realm, Brother Gao, may I ask who the higher-ups you were referring to are?

Theres no need for you to ask me that, Brother Han, youll have a rough understanding of the True Immortal Realm once you examine everything recorded in this memory crystal, Gao Sheng replied as he raised a hand to toss a blue crystal over to Han Li.

You have my thanks, Brother Gao. Han Li caught the crystal with a grateful expression, then pressed it against his forehead, quickly learning the way to use the crystal. Soon, his spiritual sense had entered the crystal.

Only after around 15 minutes had passed did Han Li remove the crystal from his forehead, and he said, I see, so the True Immortal Realm has been split up into countless immortal regions, all of which are being overseen by the immortal palaces. Thats quite interesting. Are they only responsible for supervision? Do they not rule over the immortal regions?

A peculiar look appeared on Gao Shengs face upon hearing this, and he said, Youre a fast learner, Fellow Daoist. Would you be interested to hear about the current state of the True Immortal Realm?

Please enlighten me, Brother Gao. Han Li cupped a fist as he adopted a serious expression.

Theres no need to be so polite, Fellow Daoist Han. The situation in the True Immortal Realm is rather different from that of the lower realms. Technically, the immortal regions are supposed to submit to the rule of the immortal palaces, but in reality, each immortal region has many powers that arent under the immortal palace. In fact, there are some formidable powers that are even more powerful than their immortal regions immortal palace. However, a certain level of order needs to be maintained in the True Immortal Realm to avoid catastrophes, so on an official basis, each immortal region is under the jurisdiction of its immortal palace.

Of course, these immortal palaces themselves are also forces to be reckoned with. Otherwise, they wouldnt be in their positions. Those in charge of the immortal palaces are generally quite intelligent and refrain from provoking powers that are just as or even more formidable than the immortal palaces, so the True Immortal Realm is currently relatively peaceful. As long as you dont break the laws of the realm, youll be able to live a free and leisurely life. As an ascended immortal, your situation will be slightly different from that of local immortals.

Youve transcended the lightning tribulation during your ascension, and the energy with your body has already begun to change, allowing you to accept immortal spiritual power, but the conversion process will most likely require several centuries to complete. If I were you, I would definitely choose to join a first-rate power in this immortal region and only consider other matters after your energy has been fully converted. Otherwise, for someone like you who has only just arrived in the True Immortal Realm, just the immortal spirit crystals youll have to expend daily will cost a considerable sum, Gao Sheng explained.

A contemplative look appeared on Han Lis face as he listened to Gao Shengs explanation.

Thank you for your guidance, Brother Gao. Judging from your tone, I presume youre not from the immortal palace, Han Li said with a smile.

Youve seen right through me, Fellow Daoist Han! I am indeed not from the immortal palace. Instead, Im from the Stone Hall, and Im only here as Im fulfilling some duties that the Stone Hall has assigned me. If youre willing to join our Stone Hall, then you would be welcomed with open arms. Not only will our Stone Hall be able to offer you all of the benefits that other powers can provide, I can make the decision to allow you to choose any high-grade immortal cultivation art to your liking from our Stone Halls Heaven Scaling Pavilion, Gao Sheng said with a smile, making no effort to hide his intentions.

Bonus Chapter 2

Thats right. Ive already mastered the first few layers of the Great Development Arts, all Im missing are the mantras for the final three layers that youve never disclosed to anyone, Senior, Han Li replied in an honest manner.

You mastered the first four layers? I dont believe you. Show me! the golden figure demanded after contemplating the situation for a brief moment.

Sure, Ill show you some of the techniques of the fourth layer of the Great Development Art as proof, Han Li replied with a smile.

Alright, then go ahead, the miniature golden figure challenged.

Thus, Han Li made a hand seal, and one of his fingertips turned a golden color as he thrust it through the air while uttering the words Spiritstun Thorn.

His voice wasnt very loud, but the golden figures expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

A layer of faint silver light instantly erupted out of its body, and the light barrier shuddered slightly before returning to normal.

I didnt think that you would have mastered the Spiritstun Thorn already! Judging from the power of that technique, I can tell that you really have mastered the first four layers of the Great Development Arts. However, my Seven Passions Art was specifically created to target Nascent Soul cultivators, even late-Nascent Soul cultivators wouldnt be able to remain impervious to it, so why were you completely unaffected? the golden figure asked.

Hehe, thats very simple, its because my Nascent Soul was never struck by the Seven Passions Art. Instead, something else took the attack in its place. A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face as he laid a hand onto the top of his own head, following which a black Nascent Soul that was completely identical to Han Li in appearance emerged. However, this Nascent Soul was looking very frail and lacking in energy and vigor.

Thats a second Nascent Soul! But how is that possible? I can see that youve only recently progressed to the Nascent Soul Stage, how did you have the spare time and power to refine a second Nascent Soul? The golden figure was stunned to see this.

Well spotted, Senior, this is indeed a second Nascent Soul. I only recently refined it, and I was only able to do so as I had encountered some special opportunities. Now then, Ive already shown you proof of my master of the Great Development Arts, would you be able to pass on the mantras for the final few layers to me now? Han Li asked.

It took me an extensive amount of time and painstaking effort to create the Great Development Arts. You dont look like one of my descendants or juniors, so why should I give you the mantras? the golden figure countered as a cold look appeared on its face.

I dont think you have a choice in the matter in your current state, Senior, Han Li said as he appraised the golden figure with a hint of a smile on his face.

Hehe, if you want to destroy what little remains of my soul, then go ahead. Ive already lived for far too long, and the embrace of death no longer scares me. Even if you dont do anything to me, my soul is too feeble and will dissipate in a few years anyway, the Monarch of Soul Divergence replied in a cold voice.

Do you insist on opposing me, Senior? Are you clinging onto the false hope that I wont know any soul search techniques? A cold look also appeared on Han Lis face.

Ha! You think I would be afraid of a soul search technique? I was able to create a spiritual secret technique of the caliber of the Great Development Arts, a mere soul search technique is childs play for me to ward off! If worse comes to worst, Ill just detonate my own soul on the spot, the Monarch of Soul Divergence chuckled, seemingly completely unfazed.

Han Li was at a slight loss for what to do upon hearing this. freweovel.co

Only the soul of the Monarch of Soul Divergence remained, and it barely had any magic power. However, the Monarch of Soul Divergence was extremely adept in spiritual secret techniques, so there most likely really was no way for him to get what he wanted by force.

With that in mind, Han Li reverted back to a more gentle approach. Why do you insist on being so stubborn, Senior? Ive always been of the opinion that theres nothing in this world that cant be put up for exchange as long as the price is right.

Exchange? I dont see anything you have that can be of interest to me, the golden figure countered as it crossed its arms in a skeptical manner.

Would you be interested in this, Senior? Han Li paused momentarily before flipping a hand over, and a burst of black light flashed over his palm, following which a strange piece of wood that was around a foot in length appeared.

The surface of the piece of wood was riddled with pits and bumps and it was of a charred black color, it certainly wasnt the most elegant piece of wood.

However, an ecstatic look immediately appeared on the Monarch of Soul Divergences face upon seeing the piece of wood. Thats Soul Nurturing Wood! I didnt think you would have something like this!

Soul Nurturing Wood would be able to not only prevent the seepage of our spiritual power, it can slowly nurture your soul, Im sure this is something that would be of use to you right now, Senior, Han Li said in a confident manner as he held the piece of wood in his hand.

The golden figure hesitated for a long while before shaking its head in the end. This wood can indeed delay the day of my death, but too much of my soul has already dissipated. Even with this wood to nurture me, Ill only be able to live for a few more decades at most, so this thing alone is not going to be enough for me to tell you the mantras for the final few layers of the Great Development Arts.

This reply clearly came as a surprise to Han Li, and his brows furrowed slightly in response. After a brief silence, he said, In that case, what would you like in exchange for the mantras? I can see that you still havent completely resigned yourself to death yet, if you have any conditions, feel free to raise them, and if I can fulfill them, I definitely wont turn you down.

Looks like youve already learned the secret of the Great Development Arts and have found out that it can help you break through cultivation bottlenecks. Hehe, in that case, I wouldnt be entirely opposed to bestowing the mantras upon you. However, I need you to refine a soul nurturing treasure with that piece of Soul Nurturing Wood, and I also need you to do two other things for me, the Monarch of Soul Divergence said with a faint smile.

Go ahead, Senior! Han Li prompted.

Looks like you know quite a bit about me, Im sure you must be aware that aside from spiritual secret techniques, Im also very adept in the art of puppetry. In fact, at one point, I became so engrossed in the art of puppetry that I neglected my cultivation. Otherwise, I wouldnt have ended up like this, the Monarch of Soul Divergence said in a slow voice.

Han Li didnt really understand where this was going, but he remained patient.

It was clear that the main point was still yet to come.

During these years spent in this cave, I had an enormous amount of free time, and I make quite a few breakthroughs in my puppetry skills. On top of that, Ive combined all of these breakthroughs to create a design for an ultimate puppet that should be no less powerful than a Nascent Soul cultivator. Unfortunately, Ive been unable to refine it due to a lack of materials, and this is one of the few things that I regret. I want you to collect those materials and refine my puppet in order to fulfill this wish of mine and lay it to rest, the Monarch of Soul Divergence said in a serious manner.

Han Lis heart jolted slightly upon hearing this, but he maintained a calm facade. A puppet no less powerful than a Nascent Soul cultivator? The materials required to refine it must cost a fortune!

Indeed, it does. Hmph, but if you manage to refine the puppet, itll belong to you in the end, so youll be spending the money on yourself anyway, the Monarch of Soul Divergence harrumphed in response.

After briefly weighing up his options, Qin Ye accepted the condition. In that case, I can agree to that condition. Please state your other condition, Senior?

My second condition is far simpler to fulfill. I may have been trapped here for many years, but Im aware that my Thousand Bamboo Sect is most likely just a shadow of its former self now, I dont even know if its still under the control of my past disciples. Im unable to pass all of my techniques and abilities onto them, but I dont want my inheritance to end here. Hence, I want you to find someone with exceptional aptitude for me to pass my cultivation arts onto and become my heir, the Monarch of Soul Divergence said.

Han Li was ecstatic to hear this. Haha, thats not an issue at all, Ill accept both of your conditions.

In that case, we have ourselves a deal. After you refine the soul nurturing treasure, Ill pass the mantra for the first layer onto you, and after that, well leave this place together, the Monarch of Soul Divergence said.

Han Li naturally had no objections to this.

Several days later, Han Li emerged from the secret chamber and strode into the distance with a yellow bamboo tube that was around a foot in length carried on his back.

A gentle breeze blew past, carrying with it the sound of a faint conversation.

Hehe, never did I think that I would see the light of day again.

I would advise you to keep your voice down, Senior. This used to be the restricted area of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, and it could mean trouble if your descendants or juniors were to hear you.

Hmph, with your cultivation base, those little rascals wouldnt be able to do anything to you. Besides, theyre my…

The sound of the conversation became more and more distant before finally fading with the wind.