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The green sword projection appeared to be very ordinary, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that it was formed entirely by green runes that were each around an inch in size.

Furthermore, all of these runes had thin golden and silver patterns running along their surfaces, and the space near the sword projection was warping and blurring slightly.

At the same time, a vast amount of the worlds origin Qi was being funneled into the green runes in a frenzy, and the indistinct sword projection was becoming clearer at a rapid rate that was discernible to the naked eye.

Impossible! Thats a Profound Heavenly Treasure! the black-robed young man exclaimed with an incredulous expression.

Judging from its aura, its indeed a Profound Heavenly Treasure, and it seems to be even more powerful than your Black Devil Dagger. During my time in the Spirit Realm, I heard that a new third-ranked treasure had appeared on the Chaotic Myriad Spirit Roll, the Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Sword, but no one had been able to find it, looks like this is it. It seems that both of us have underestimated the human race, Bao Hua said as a serious look appeared on her face for the first time.

Wait a minute, if the human race really has obtained a Profound Heavenly Treasure, how could they possibly have given it to a Body Integration cultivator? Besides, without a Grand Ascension Stage cultivation base as a bare minimum, theres no way anyone can even activate the Profound Heavenly Treasure, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan said as he shook his head emphatically.

Then how about you explain to me how he managed to withstand my Sympathetic Flower Finger? Bao Hua asked with a cold smile.

Perhaps hes only bluffing by drawing upon some of the Profound Heavenly Treasures aura, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan said in an unconfident manner.

That seems to be somewhat plausible, how about you test out that theory, Fellow Daoist Yuan Yan? Bao Hua asked with a smile.

Hehe, youre the one whos targeting him, this has nothing to do with me. If you want to verify the situation, then do it yourself, the black-robed young man refused without any hesitation.

It sounds like youve given up on killing this man, youre not going to change your mind later on, are you? Bao Hua harrumphed coldly.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Bao Hua, I wont interfere with this matter any further, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan replied in a decisive manner.

Fine, Ill take your word for it. Now then, let me see if hes really able to activate that Profound Heavenly Treasure or not!

As soon as Bao Huas voice trailed off, she rubbed her hands together, and the pink flower that she was holding vanished in a flash, only to be replaced by a thin pink branch.

The branch was only around two feet in length, but it was completely translucent and had pink runes inscribed all over its surface.

She held onto the branch with one hand before sweeping it toward Han Li from afar, and countless pink flower petals immediately emerged within a radius of several kilometers, then suddenly vanished into nothingness. frewbnovel.com

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and immediately thereafter, pink light flashed in the air around him, following which countless flower petals re-emerged, then transformed into small translucent swords that shot forth toward him from all sides.

Han Lis expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, but there was no fear in his eyes. He took a deep breath before suddenly chanting an incantation, and the green sword projection in his hand withdrew into his palm in a flash.

Immediately thereafter, a burst of indescribably enormous sword intent erupted from Han Lis body, and a gigantic green sword projection that was over 1,000 feet in length erupted out of his arm.

Han Lis entire body was instantly enveloped within the green sword projection, and the oncoming pink swords crashed into sword projection amid a rapid string of dull thumps, only to instantly melt away while the sword projection remained completely unscathed.

Bao Hua wasnt surprised in the slightest to see this, and she gently waved her translucent branch through the air twice more.

The number of pink swords in the air above the pond immediately began to multiply at a rapid rate before raining down upon the green sword projection in a torrential downpour.

The green sword projection was imbued with incredible power, but the small pink swords were also far more powerful than the average flying sword.

As the sustained assault continued, even the green sword projection was beginning to tremor slightly.

A faint smile appeared on Bao Huas face upon seeing this. She was confident that if Han Li could only use a small portion of the Profound Heavenly Treasures power, then there was no way that he would be able to withstand this wave of ferocious attacks.

After all, she had injected her essential power into the attack, so it was no less fearsome than an attack from a Profound Heavenly Treasure.

Han Li looked on at the unfolding scene before his eyes from within the green sword projection, then cast his gaze toward his own arm, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

In the next instant, a determined look surfaced in his eyes, and he laid a hand onto the top of his own head, upon which a golden Nascent Soul emerged.

The Nascent Souls facial features were identical to Han Lis, and it had several tens of miniature azure swords flying around it.

The Nascent Soul made a hand seal, and a series of cries and roars rang out as five balls of golden light flew out of its body, transforming into five projections, which consisted of a giant ape, a rainbow phoenix, a silver bird, a five-colored peacock, and a golden dragon.

The Nascent Soul swept a hand through the air without any hesitation, and the five true spirit projections vanished into its body in a flash.

A burst of piercing golden light erupted from the Nascent Souls body amid a resounding boom, and after the golden light faded, a burly humanoid figure with three heads and six arms had taken the place of Han Li and the Nascent Soul.

The humanoid figures entire body was of a shimmering golden color, and there was a layer of golden scales over its skin. There was also an azure horn on his head and an inky-black demonic eye on its glabella.

The humanoid figure turned toward Bao Hu with a cold expression, revealing its facial features to be identical to those of Han Li. However, its eyes were completely emotionless and its appearance was very unsettling to behold.

The black-robed young man looked into the humanoid figures eyes for only a brief moment, but his eyes were immediately struck by a sharp burst of pain. He hurriedly focused his gaze on the humanoid figure, and an astonished look immediately appeared on his face. This is the Holy Nirvana Physique! How is he related to Sacred Ancestor Nie Pan? Isnt he the only one whos attained this physique?

A hint of bewilderment had also appeared in Sacred Ancestor Bao Huas eyes. It is indeed the Holy Nirvana Physique, but he hasnt completely mastered it yet and can only just barely summon it. The question is whether hell be able to undergo the second stage transformation.

Right at this moment, Han Li suddenly let loose a low roar, then abruptly raised his arm, upon which a small dark green sword that was only several inches in length emerged amid a flash of green light.

The sword had countless golden and silver projections revolving around it, and Bao Huas heart immediately sank upon seeing this. It really is a Profound Heavenly Treasure! With his Holy Nirvana Physique, it wont be impossible for him to wield the Profound Heavenly Treasure.

Han Li took an ambiguous glance down at the small green sword that had emerged from his arm, then turned toward Bao Hua in an expressionless manner. Do you still want to continue? If we were outside of this island, I would be no match for you even with this Profound Heavenly Treasure, but if you insist on a battle here, itll most likely conclude in a mutually detrimental outcome, are you really determined to go through with this? This seems to be the first time that Ive ever seen you, so surely you have no reason to challenge me to a battle to the death.

With the Holy Nirvana Physique and that Profound Heavenly Treasure, you are indeed an opponent thats worthy of my respect, looks like I still underestimated you, after all. Alright, our battle can conclude here, but you have to give me a certain item, Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua as a breathtaking smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this before asking, What item are you referring to, Senior?

Bao Hua paused momentarily before transmitting her voice to Han Li, clearly wanting to keep Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan out of this conversation. I dont know exactly what it is, but its most likely a spirit medicine.

The black-robed young mans expression changed slightly upon seeing this, but he merely crossed his arms with a cold smile and made no attempt to intervene.

Han Li was rather taken aback by this request, but his expression remained unchanged as he also transmitted his voice in response. With your powers, what kind of spirit medicine would be beyond your grasp? Why are you looking for a spirit medicine from me?

You dont need to know the reasons behind my actions, all you need to know is that you possess the spirit medicine that Im searching for, and thats why I followed you all the way here, Bao Hua replied.

In that case, why didnt you attack me and my companions earlier? Surely we pose no threat to you in your eyes, Han Li asked in a puzzled manner.

Thats because I was previously unable to confirm whether you were the one that possessed that spirit medicine, Now that everyone else is dead, it can only be you, Bao Hua replied with a faint smile.

The three-headed devilish toad projection that the black-robed young man had summoned had also disappeared, and it was unclear whether it had been destroyed during the explosion or withdrawn just in the nick of time.

The black-robed young man glanced at his own rapidly healing wounds, then cast a cold gaze toward Han Li. Hmph, I didnt think that a mere Body Integration Stage being would be able to survive that explosion, looks like I underestimated you. However, all of your companions are dead, and youre going to be no exception, Ill be taking your life in person!

If Im not mistaken, youve expended far more energy than I have to survive that explosion. On top of that, you have to regenerate from your injuries, so you most likely possess less than a third of your original magic power, Han Li replied in a calm manner.

So what? Do you really think youll be able to survive on your own against my Black Devil Dagger? On top of that, the restriction above this valley has already been destroyed, so Im able to absorb much more devilish Qi from the outside world, the black-robed young man chuckled coldly as he suddenly slashed his giant black sword upward.

An inky-black sword projection that was over 1,000 feet in length immediately swept upward with unstoppable force, and Han Lis heart jolted upon seeing this as he quickly made a hand seal, upon which the Provenance Golden Body appeared behind him again.

Immediately thereafter, he switched to a different hand seal as if he were about to do something, but right at this moment, a delightful female voice rang out nearby.

Youre still just as conceited as ever, Fellow Yuan Yan. Im currently also on this island, are you planning to kill me as well?

As soon as the voice trailed off, a pink flower petal appeared in the air above the black sword projection, then transformed into a giant pink flower that was around an acre in size.

A rich floral aroma wafted through the air, and countless pink runes surged out of the huge flower.

The massive sword projection was then drawn into the giant flower, which flashed erratically a few times before shrinking down to only several tens of feet in size.

The flowers petals tremored slightly, and spatial fluctuations erupted at the center of the flower, following which a pair of humanoid figures emerged.

This was a stunning regal beauty in a white dress and a hideous burly black-armored man, they were none other than Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua and Heie!

Bao Hua! Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan exclaimed as his calm facade immediately cracked, and a hint of fear flashed through his eyes.

Looks like you havent forgotten me. Its been many years since we last met, yet your cultivation base hasnt progressed in the slightest, I presume youre still trying to nurture that spirit medicine, Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua said in a calm voice.

Han Lis expression changed slightly at the sight of the Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he decided to stop what he was doing and observe the unfolding situation.

Ever since he had entered the Elder Devil Realm, he had constantly felt like he and his companions were being watched. However, he was unable to detect anything with his spirit eyes and spiritual sense, and no one else had sensed anything, so he could only set the matter aside.

Now that Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua had suddenly appeared, everything made sense.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan stared intently at Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua, and after a long while, he finally said with a dark expression, When did you come here? I must commend you for your courage in venturing into our holy realm.

Why wouldnt I dare to enter our holy realm? Do you think Id be afraid that you and Liu Ji would join forces against me? I was already on the island before you arrived, and I was treated to quite a good show, Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua replied in a calm voice as she tucked a few strands of stray hair behind her ear.

So you colluded with these Spirit Realm beings and came here with them, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan concluded.

I wouldnt say colluded, I simply followed them here. However, even I didnt think that they would have a Faux Immortal Puppet and two wisps of the Spirit Monarchs soul, it appears I made the right decision to come here. Im now in a prime position to capitalize on your injuries, Bao Hua said in an indifferent manner.

Hmph, do you think I wouldve been wounded by that explosion if it werent for the fact that were on the Bitter Spirit Island? Theres no need to try and bluff me, Bao Hua. I personally planted that Nightmare Blood Curse on you all those years ago, even if with your true devil physique, theres no way you couldve returned to your full power. At the very most, you only possess 20% to 30% of your former powers. Besides, even if youre at the height of your powers, you still wouldnt be able to kill me, the black-robed young man harrumphed coldly.

Youre right. Not only did I fall prey to Liu Jis sinister ploy, I was afflicted by your Nightmare Blood Curse as well, and I had to sacrifice most of my magic power to repress my injuries, but do you really think I wouldve appeared here without anything up my sleeve? Bao Hua asked in a calm voice.

Even if you have some kind of trump card that can potentially kill me, dont forget that the Nightmare Arts Im cultivating allows me to attain seven drops of soul blood. Even if this main soul were to be destroyed, one of the other drops of soul blood would automatically transform into my main soul, so your efforts will still be futile, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan said as a vicious look appeared in his eyes.

However, despite what he was saying, it was clear that he was extremely wary of Bao Hua.

It would indeed be impossible for me to kill all of your drops of soul blood, but losing your main soul would be a significant setback for you, what chance do you think youll have of successfully transcending your next tribulation? Bao Hua asked with a faint smile.

If Im unable to transcend my next tribulation because of you, Ill make sure to bring you down with me! If worse comes to worst, Ill just descend into the Spirit Realm with my true body and hunt you down to all corners of the realm! the black-robed young man roared as his composure began to crack.

Descend into the Spirit Realm with your true body? You sure make it sound simple, arent you afraid that those old monsters of the Spirit Realm would join forces to destroy you? If it were that easy to descend into the Spirit Realm with our true bodies, I wouldve done so long ago, Bao Hua said with a derisive look in her eyes.

Im afraid youre mistaken there, Bao Hua, just because you were unable to accomplish this back when you were one of the three patriarchs doesnt mean that the current patriarchs are bound by the same restrictions, Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan chuckled coldly in response.

Bao Hus expression darkened slightly upon hearing this. Oh? So the three of you really have been up to something during all these years. In any case, that doesnt matter to me, I didnt enter our holy realm on this occasion for you anyway. At the root of the matter, Liu Ji is the only one that I have a vendetta against, youre just an accomplice at most. If I were in your shoes, I wouldve done the exact same thing, so prior to killing Liu Ji, I have no intention of facing you.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yans heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, but he still maintained a cold expression as he asked, Are you being serious?

At my peak, my powers were superior to yours, but in my current state, killing you would expend too heavy a price, and it would be extremely detrimental to my recovery. I can swear a vow right here that I wont challenge you until I fully recover my magic power, Bao Hua replied.

If thats the case, then why did you come here? Dont tell me you came here just to see me in this pitiful state, Sacred Ancestor asked in a perplexed manner.

If you didnt have that Black Devil Dagger, then perhaps I would consider changing my plans, but for now, Im here for him, Bao Hua said as he pointed a finger toward Han Li.

Han Li was listening intently to the conversation between the two devilish patriarchs, and his expression immediately changed drastically upon seeing Bao Hua point at him.

The golden body behind him instantly appeared in front of him, and Han Li also raised a hand before spreading his fingers.

The Provenance Golden Body shuddered as its chest suddenly began to cave in, and a fist-sized hole was punched into its body amid a flash of white light. An invisible attack had pierced right through it and was hurtling directly toward Han Li!

Han Li immediately let loose a low roar as dark green light suddenly erupted from his arm, and he met the oncoming attack with his outstretched hand.

An earth-shattering boom rang out, and a burst of violent energy fluctuations erupted in front of Han Li before surging forth in all directions. At the same time, gusts of fierce green winds were swept up in the surrounding area, and Bao Huas brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this.

She had used 80% of her current power in that attack, which was infinitely approaching the power of a Grand Ascension Stage attack, yet Han Li had managed to withstand it head-on, and that was quite a surprise to her.

In her eyes, Han Li did indeed possess some powerful treasures and abilities, but he shouldve already exhausted all of those resources to withstand the explosion of the Faux Immortal Puppet, so she had thought that her attack would be able to kill him with ease.

However, as a former member of the three devilish patriarchs, this naturally wasnt the extent of her abilities. All of a sudden, she flipped a hand over, and a translucent pink flower slowly emerged over her palm.

She then cast her gaze toward Han Li and prepared to toss the flower toward him, but in the next instant, she suddenly froze on the spot as her expression changed drastically.

At this point, the gusts of fierce green winds had dissipated, thereby revealing Han Li with his hand still outstretched. However, in that outstretched hand was a sword projection that was expanding and shrinking erratically.

All of a sudden, the worlds origin Qi on the entire island began to tremor violently, and countless fist-sized balls of five-colored light appeared in the air above the pond before surging into the Faux Immortal Puppets body in a frenzy.

The dark green spiritual patterns on the surface of the Faux Immortal Puppets body immediately began to thicken and writhe violently like countless dark green snakes.

A vicious look appeared in the Faux Immortal Puppets eyes, and it suddenly uttered the word explode!

In the next instant, an extremely violent aura erupted out of the thick dark green spiritual patterns.

A series of twisted cracks instantly appeared over the Faux Immortal Puppets body, from within which scintillating light erupted forth.

A resounding boom rang out, and a five-colored sun appeared in mid-air, instantly inundating the Faux Immortal Puppet.

A hint of fear appeared in the black-robed young mans eyes for the very first time upon seeing this, and he hurriedly shot back, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake. The giant devilish toad projection behind him also released the Faux Immortal Puppet and withdrew its golden tongue at an incredible speed.

The tongue then swept violently through the air, creating countless tongue projections that formed a massive net to protect the black-robed young man.

The five-colored sun shrank slightly, then expanded before completely exploding.

It self-detonated!

Run!

The Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family were scared witless upon seeing this.

With the power that the Faux Immortal Puppet had just displayed, there was no way they would be able to survive its self-detonation from such a close range.

They certainly couldnt count on the Spirit Monarch soul fragment to hold back during its self-detonation, perhaps it harbored the intention of killing everyone here.

After all, he had just discussed an extremely secretive matter with Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan in the form of that proposed exchange, so he most likely wouldnt want anyone who knew of this information to remain alive.

Han Li was also stunned by this drastic turn of events, and he immediately hurled his pair of extreme mountains forward. The two mountains swelled to over 1,000 feet in size each amid a flash of spiritual light, and black light also swelled from his suit of devilish armor as it released countless black runes, which formed a light barrier to shield him from all sides.

Immediately thereafter, his Provenance Golden Body also appeared behind him, and as soon as it emerged, it thrust its six hands up into the air in unison. Six balls of golden light shot forth, then converged to form a rapidly rotating golden vortex with a diameter of around 300 feet.

At the same time, a loud buzzing sound rang out from Han Lis sleeve, and tens of thousands of golden beetles surged forth, rapidly forming a dense beetle shield ahead of him.

Meanwhile, the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family were also unleashing their final trump cards in a desperate bid to save their own lives.

The Long Family patriarch let loose a loud dragons roar and transformed into a five-clawed golden dragon that was over 100 feet in length.

The dragons entire body was covered in shimmering golden scales, and it opened its cavernous mouth to expel a golden bead. The bead was only around the size of an egg, and there were cloud-like patterns of light spread all over its surface.

The bead rotated on the spot, following which a giant golden flower emerged from within it.

As for the five-clawed golden dragon itself, all of its scales began to stand up on end, then detached themselves from the dragons body and shot forth through the air.

The scales then swelled drastically in size amid a flash of golden light, conjuring up countless palm-sized golden shields that created a watertight barrier around the dragon.

The golden dragon then let loose a long roar and curled up into a giant golden ball.

Meanwhile, five-colored light surged over the body of the woman from the Ye Family, and she transformed into a five-colored phoenix that was several tens of feet in length.

The phoenix flapped its wings and let loose a long cry, upon which spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted all around it. A series of white spatial rifts appeared in the surrounding area, emitting bursts of powerful suction force.

After transforming into the five-colored phoenix, the woman from the Ye Family was unleashing her spatial abilities to their maximal extent, instantly creating hundreds of spatial rifts.

At the same time, dazzling spiritual light erupted from the comb on the phoenixs head, and 13 layers of five-colored light barriers were instantly conjured up around it, expending almost all of the magic power within its body.

At this moment, countless five-colored threads erupted out of the scintillating five-colored sun before hurtling forth in all directions. In the blink of an eye, the green light barrier above the valley was riddled with holes, and the wreckage spread through the entire island.

The power unleashed by the Faux Immortal Puppets self-detonation continued to wreak havoc in a persistent manner, striking one with a sense of suffocating despair, as if this ordeal would never end.

After a long while, the five-colored threads in the air finally began to thin out, then gradually faded into nonexistence.

Everything in the valley became visible again, and it was now completely unrecognizable.

A thick layer of soil and stones had gone missing from the ground below, and all of the water in the pond that was filled with extremely pure spiritual Qi had disappeared.

The underside of the pond was revealed to be a vast expanse of flat green stone, upon which was inscribed a massive black formation that was shimmering with faint black light.

At this point, the Faux Immortal Puppet had already completely disappeared. In its place was a white pavilion-sized spatial rift that was giving off extremely powerful spatial fluctuations and was gradually sealing.

Several hundred feet away from the spatial rift hovered the black-robed young man, whose face had turned rather pale. The giant sword he was holding was shielding most of his body, while the exposed portion of his body had completely disappeared.

However, no blood was flowing out of the wound, and there were countless crimson threads writhing and intertwining rapidly to heal the wound.

The aura that was being released by Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan had weakened significantly, and it was quite clear that the Faux Immortal Puppet had directed the majority of the power of its self-detonation toward him. If it werent for the fact that he was able to use the Black Devil Dagger as a shield, there was a very good chance that he wouldve perished from the explosion.

Of course, this was only because his powers were severely restricted here. Otherwise, he definitely wouldnt have been reduced to such a sorry state.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan was staring intently at the rapidly shrinking spatial rift with a look of thunderous fury etched on his face.

It had been countless years since he had sustained this much damage in a battle, and the most frustrating thing was that the culprit wasnt even in the Elder Devil Realm, so there was no avenue through which he could vent his fury.

All of a sudden, he swept his giant sword viciously through the air, unleashing an inky-black sword projection that was over 1,000 feet in length. The sword projection struck the spatial rift amid a resounding boom, completely erasing it from existence.

However, that was clearly not enough to assuage the fury in his heart, and he cast an enraged gaze toward Han Li and the others, upon which he was completely rooted to the spot.

There was currently only a single lonesome figure situated in that direction with his arm raised in front of himself as a shield.

There were two small mountains hovering on either side of him, but their surfaces were riddled with cracks, and the spiritual light shimmering from them had also dimmed significantly.

As for the insect shield formed by over 10,000 mature Gold Devouring Beetles, only a small section of it remained, consisting of around 3,000 Gold Devouring Beetles.

The mature Gold Devouring Beetles naturally hadnt been destroyed, they had merely been knocked flying or stunned unconscious by the fearsome explosion.

As for the Provenance Golden Body, it was nowhere to be seen, most likely having been destroyed during the explosion.

The lone figure was naturally none other than Han Li, and not only had he reverted back to his human form, his suit of black devilish armor was riddled with countless thin cracks.

However, Han Li himself appeared to be completely unscathed.

As for the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family, they had already been completely wiped out of existence by the force of the explosion.

The two of them had unleashed extremely powerful trump cards to defend themselves with all their might, but they still hadnt managed to escape this tragic fate, and that was sufficient testament to just how fearsome that explosion had been.

It was precisely because of this that the black-robed young man was so stunned that Han Li had managed to remain completely unscathed.

He forcibly repressed the fury in his heart and scrutinized Han Li intently, as if he were trying to figure out how Han Li had survived that ordeal.

However, Han Li was paying no heed to the black-robed young man whatsoever, nor was he inspecting his two damaged extreme mountains or what remained of the insect shield. Instead, he was staring at his own arm with a bewildered look on his face.

All of a sudden, his suit of black devilish armor exploded into a burst of devilish Qi that dissipated into space amid a dull thump.

He then cast his gaze toward the spots where the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family had been not long ago before heaving a long forlorn sigh.

However, a layer of glacial Qi suddenly appeared over the Faux Immortal Puppets body, and it vanished on the spot before reappearing over 100 feet away. As a result, the black-robed young man was left grabbing onto nothing more than empty air.

The Faux Immortal Puppet turned toward the black-robed young man with a pair of cold golden eyes, and said, How dare you slay my juniors in cold blood? You leave me with no choice but fight you with this Faux Immortal Puppet body!

The Faux Immortal Puppet had been possessed by another wisp of the Spirit Monarchs soul!

Han Lis trio was naturally ecstatic to see this.

Even though the Spirit Monarch wasnt an ally of theirs, an enemy of an enemy was close enough to an ally at a time like this.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yans expression darkened as he slowly withdrew his outstretched hand. So you had concealed another wisp of your soul within your juniors body, but do you really think you have what it takes to fight me with that crude Faux Immortal Puppet as a vessel? Ill only need to use 20% of my power to crush you!

Perhaps that would be true elsewhere, but here on this Bitter Spirit Island, youll only be able to use 30% to 40% of your power at most. This Faux Immortal Puppet may be damaged, but lets see how youre going to deal with it once I use this on it! the Spirit Monarch said in an enraged voice before flipping a hand over to produce a small shimmering silver vial.

The vial had an extremely bumpy surface that had countless tiny runes inscribed upon it.

The black-robed young man was initially stunned by the sight of the silver vial, but a cold smile then immediately appeared on his face. Thats a Spirit Sealing Vial! Im impressed that you were able to replicate this item successfully, but what is that thing going to be able to do to me?

The vial itself naturally wont be able to do anything to you, but the substance within the vial can dramatically enhance this Faux Immortal Puppets powers, the Faux Immortal Puppet replied in a cold voice before tossing the vial up into the air.

The small vial tipped itself over, and the silver runes on its surface flashed, following which a drop of shimmering green liquid dripped out of the vial.

The drop of liquid was releasing astonishing spiritual Qi, as if it were entirely manifested from the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.

Han Li immediately sensed a familiar aura from the drop of green liquid, and his pupils contracted drastically with astonishment.

This aura… Its significantly diluted, but theres no mistaking it! An astonished look also appeared on the black-robed young mans face in the instant that he caught sight of the drop of green liquid, and he immediately slashed his black sword violently through the air, unleashing seven or eight crescent sword projections, all of which instantly converged to form one massive sword projection that hurtled directly toward the Faux Immortal Puppet.

At the same time, he raised his other arm and flicked a finger through the air like lightning, sending a streak of black light hurtling directly toward the drop of green liquid.

At such a close range, the two attacks reached the Faux Immortal Puppet virtually instantaneously, but the puppet seemed to have already anticipated this. It also flicked a finger through the air in retaliation while opening its mouth to devour the drop of green liquid.

The puppets finger was instantly detached and shot forth through the air before striking the oncoming streak of black light with unerring accuracy.

The two clashed, and the finger exploded on impact, while the streak of black light was stopped cold in its tracks, revealing it to be a miniature spike that was around an inch in length and giving off faint black light.

During this split-second delay, the drop of green liquid had already made its way into the Faux Immortal Puppets mouth.

Right at this moment, the giant sword projection also reached the puppet before releasing countless streaks of black sword Qi that immediately inundated the Faux Immortal Puppet.

Judging from the fearsome power the Black Devil Dagger had displayed, it seemed that the Faux Immortal Puppet was going to be instantly torn into shreds.

However, in the next instant, a cold harrumph suddenly rang out as a burst of green light erupted forth.

Immediately thereafter, two large green hands reached out of the green light without any warning before forcibly parting the streaks of black sword Qi.

The sword Qi struck the pair of hands, but were completely unable to harm them.

The streak of black light also struck one of the green hands amid a sharp screeching sound, and a metallic clang rang out as the black spike was repelled, while the green hand continued to remain completely unscathed.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yans expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he didnt unleash any further attacks as he looked on with a cold gaze.

The black sword Qi was quickly destroyed by the pair of green hands, following which a humanoid figure slowly emerged out of the green light, it was none other than the Faux Immortal Puppet.

However, its appearance had changed drastically. The silver spiritual patterns on its face had turned a dark green color, and they were writhing over the puppets skin, creating a very unsettling sight to behold.

The puppet slowly withdrew its green hands, then cast its gaze toward the black-robed young man in a completely expressionless manner.

You managed to secure a drop of Heavenly Fortune Elixir, yet you used it on a mere Faux Immortal Puppet? Dont you think thats a massive waste? Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan asked with incredulity in his voice.

Hmph, if that were a drop of true Heavenly Fortune Elixir, then I wouldve already used it to refine a Heavenly Fortune Pill. That was a drop of Faux Immortal Elixir, which is 10 times more diluted compared to Heavenly Fortune Elixir, so its perfect for this Faux Immortal Puppet, the Faux Immortal Puppet harrumphed coldly in response.

I see. If its 10 times more diluted, then itll be nowhere near efficacious enough to refine a Heavenly Fortune Pill. Even so, it still contains a hint of immortal spiritual Qi, which can replace immortal crystals to activate some of the Faux Immortal Puppets true power. Having said that, how many attacks do you think the puppet will be able to unleash with such a paltry amount of immortal spiritual Qi? Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan scoffed in a derisive manner.

I dont need to worry about that, I dont think youll even be able to withstand a single attack from this Faux Immortal Puppet in your current state! the Faux Immortal Puppet harrumphed coldly before stomping a foot down violently and propelling itself through the air as a faint green shadow.

A vicious look appeared in Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yans eyes at the sight of the oncoming Faux Immortal Puppet, and he let loose a loud roar as a giant devilish projection that was over 1,000 feet tall, suddenly appeared behind him. freewebnovel.c

The devilish projection resembled an enormous black toad, and not only did it have a huge head at the center of its neck, there were four other far smaller heads on either side of the central head.

This was a legendary Nine-headed Devilish Toad!

As soon as the Nine-headed Devilish Toad projection appeared, its central head opened its massive mouth to expel a streak of golden light.

The streak of light struck the oncoming Faux Immortal Puppet, only to be sent flying backward even faster than the speed at which it had been released.

The vicious look in the black-robed young mans eyes became even more pronounced upon seeing this, and he suddenly made a hand seal, upon which the streak of golden light began to dance erratically through the air, leaving countless golden afterimages in its wake.

A giant golden net that encompassed close to half the pond down below quickly took shape, then instantly closed itself around the Faux Immortal Puppet.

In the next instant, the Faux Immortal Puppet was struck by one golden projection after another within the giant net, bouncing around like a toy that had no control over its own fate. Every time it came into contact with the golden net, it would instantly be repelled, and it seemed to be completely powerless.

A cold smile appeared on the black-robed young mans face upon seeing this, and he switched a different hand seal, upon which all golden projections within the net abruptly disappeared with the exception of a single one. That single remaining golden projection flew a few laps around the Faux Immortal Puppet like lightning before shooting back toward the black-robed young man.

The Faux Immortal Puppet was dragged over to less than 10 feet away from the black-robed young man, and it was completely immobilized, bound by a shimmering golden rope-like object.

Only then did it become clear to everyone that the rope-like object was none other than the giant devilish toads tongue.

Not only was this tongue golden in color, there were a series of patterns on the suction cups that ran along the surface of the tongue, forming a series of golden runes. These runes were shimmering with a faint golden light, making the tongue appear as if it were a treasure.

Insolent fool! What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? If thats all you have, then you can die now! Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan chortled as the giant golden tongue abruptly tightened, causing a string of cracks and pops to ring out from the Faux Immortal Puppets body.

It seemed that he was planning to use the golden tongue of his devilish projection to crush this Faux Immortal Puppet into pieces.

The Faux Immortal Puppets body was definitely no less powerful than that of a Grand Ascension Stage being, but it was on the verge of being crushed by the constricting golden tongue.

However, as opposed to being horrified or alarmed by this situation, a derisive sneer suddenly appeared on its face.

Another black crescent was unleashed by the giant sword, and spatial fluctuations erupted as countless black threads instantly appeared around Bai Qi before converging toward him.

At the same time, an inky-black devilish hand appeared above the Spirit Monarch projection before swooping down with devastating force.

Bai Qi clearly hadnt expected Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan to suddenly attack, and his expression changed drastically as he released a layer of protective white light around his own body while expelling a small dark green shield out of his mouth.

As soon as the shield emerged, it swelled to around 100 feet in size, and green light flashed over its surface as a giant turtle projection emerged, shielding Bai Qi behind itself.

Additionally, a loud bell chime rang out as a huge silver bell flew out of Bai Qis body.

The ball was around 10 feet in size with an extremely bright surface that was riddled with countless silver runes.

The bell tolled, and layers of silver patterns surged forth from its surface in a frenzy.

In this dire situation, Bai Qi had revealed his true form in an attempt to withstand the oncoming attack.

However, just because Han Li was able to survive an attack from the Black Devil Dagger didnt mean that Bai Qi was capable of doing the same.

The black threads converged light lightning, instantly tearing through the silver patterns and giant turtle projection with ease.

After that, all of the black threads vanished into thin air, immediately following which countless specks of black light erupted over the surface of the silver bell.

Bai Qi didnt even get a chance to cry out before his true body was sliced into countless pieces.

As for the Spirit Monarch projection, even though it contained a wisp of a Grand Ascension Stage beings soul, it possessed no magic power whatsoever, so it was also instantly destroyed by the black devilish claw.

Han Li and the others were all completely rooted to the spot by this sudden turn of events.

The black-robed young man swept a sleeve toward the fragments of Bai Qis body, and a burst of black light swept forth, drawing several storage bracelets into his grasp in a flash.

He quickly assessed the contents of the storage bracelets with his spiritual sense, upon which his expression darkened significantly.

As expected, that old bastard didnt give the Realmfall Stone to any of these juniors of his.

After arriving at this conclusion, the black-robed young man turned toward Han Lis trio with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

Which one of you has the Realmfall Stone? If you hand it over, I can spare your life!

Han Li and the others exchanged a bewildered glance upon hearing this.

Im afraid youre mistaken, Senior. Even our fellow daoists of the Spirit Race dont have what youre looking for, how could it possibly be in our possession? Han Li sighed in a resigned manner.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan had already anticipated this answer, but he was still infuriated nonetheless. In that case, theres no need for me to keep you three around any longer, you can all disappear!

As soon as his voice trailed off, he abruptly raised his giant black sword before slashing it upward.

Black runes immediately appeared on the surface of the black sword, and an inky-black sword projection swept up into the air.

Stop him! Hes trying to break through the restriction to draw devilish Qi into this place! the Long Family patriarch yelled as he immediately raised a hand, sending three small golden tridents hurtling through the air.

As soon as the tridents emerged, they transformed into three streaks of golden light, which released a burst of enormous force that weighed directly down upon the black sword projection from above.

A resounding boom rang out, and the sword projection only faltered for a split-second before slicing through the golden light, breaking the three tridents into six pieces, all of which plummeted down from the heavens.

However, during this split-second delay, a crimson bead that was enveloped in five-colored light had flown through the air before striking the sword projection with tremendous force.

The woman from the Ye Family had also summoned a disposable treasure that she had been unwilling to use before this.

The crimson bead crashed into the sword projection with a dull thump, following which a crimson fiery cloud that was around an acre in size erupted forth, staining the entire sky a bright red.

Within the fiery cloud were countless golden and silver threads, and the surrounding temperature instantly began to spike at an alarming rate, even the pond down below was beginning to bubble and churn.

It was as if the entire Spirit Trapping were about to be set alight!

Nirvana Bead! Han Li exclaimed in a surprised manner.

This was a vastly renowned treasure even in the context of the entire Spirit Realm, and it could only be refined through the use of a secret technique by someone with a true spirit bloodline, thereby imbuing the bead with a wisp of Nirvana Flames.

True spirit blood had to be expended to refine the treasure, and the Nirvana Flames was a type of fire that only some fire-attribute true spirit beings possessed, so it was naturally extremely fearsome.

Even though this was the first time Han Li had ever seen such a treasure, he was confident that the average late-Body Integration Stage being wouldnt be able to withstand these Nirvana Flames.

This was most likely one of the most powerful trump cards that the woman from the Ye Family had retained, but it was yet to be seen whether it would actually be effective against the sword projection unleashed by the Black Devil Dagger.

At the same time, the two extreme mountains that Han Li was holding were beginning to emit a faint buzzing sound. All of a sudden, arcs of golden lightning sprang out of his giant ape body, and they intertwined to form a massive net around him.

The black-robed young mans expression changed slightly at the sight of the Nirvana Flames, and a layer of translucent black light suddenly appeared over the surface of his giant sword as he injected more magic power into it.

A sharp screeching sound rang out from the sword projection up above, and it pierced through the crimson fiery cloud with unstoppable force before rising up toward the green light barrier.

The sword projection was slightly thinner than when it had been first released, but it had become even more fearsome following that influx of magic power.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations erupted beneath the green light barrier, and Han Li abruptly appeared with golden lightning surging all over his massive ape body.

As soon as he emerged, he let loose a thunderous roar before hurling his two extreme mountains viciously toward the rising sword projection.

With his current late-Body Integration Stage cultivation base, he possessed extraordinary strength in his Giant Mountain Ape form, and the extreme mountains were sent crashing downward at an astonishing speed.

The worlds origin Qi in the wake of the two mountains churned violently, and countless cracks appeared in the nearby space, as if it were about to be torn apart.

The black sword projection clashed with the pair of extreme mountains, and two resounding booms rang out in unison.

Two bursts of incredibly tremendous force surged out of the pair of extreme mountains in a frenzy, and the entire sword projection was shattered amid an anguished wail, then disintegrated into specks of black light.

Thus, the two extreme mountains were able to continue crashing down toward the black-robed young man without any further impediment.

Thats a very powerful body refinement technique, it seems to be related to the devilish arts of Elder Devil Realm as well. However, youre a fool if you think itll work against me, the black-robed young man chuckled coldly.

Immediately thereafter, he clenched his spare hand into a fist, then unleashed two punches up into the air in succession.

Two fist projections erupted forth almost in complete unison, then struck the pair of extreme mountains with unerring accuracy.

Two resounding booms rang out, and the pair of extreme mountains were stopped cold in their tracks before suddenly flying back up toward Han Li.

Han Li was very alarmed by this, and his giant ape arms instantly expanded drastically in size before he thrust his palms down toward the two extreme mountains from above.

As soon as his hands came into contact with the pair of extreme mountains, he let loose a low roar, and his enormous body was forced back around a dozen steps. With each backtracking step he took, space beneath his feet rippled as if he were stepping onto solid ground.

A hint of shock flashed through his eyes, only now did he realize that as one of the three devilish patriarchs, Yuan Yans powers were far superior to those of the average Grand Ascension Stage being, even his physical body was significantly more powerful than Han Lis.

Right at this moment, two streaks of light flashed through the air, and the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family arrived beside Han Li.

They were afraid of being divided and conquered by Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan, so they immediately joined Han Li before looking down with a grim expression.

At this point, it was clear to them that Han Li was the only one who could offer some true resistance, and they could only assist him where possible.

After sending the pair of extreme mountains flying with his fists, a derisive sneer appeared on the black-robed young mans face, yet just as he was about to say something, an unexpected turn of events suddenly unfolded.

A barely visible white thread suddenly sprang forth from the fragments of the silver bell that was Bai Qis true body, then instantly flew over to the Faux Immortal Puppet that was hovering beside Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan.

Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan faltered slightly upon seeing this before hurriedly reaching out toward the white thread like lightning, but it was already too late.

The white thread vanished into the Faux Immortal Puppets body in a flash, and a furious look appeared on Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yans face as he grabbed toward the puppet instead.

The Long Family patriarch contemplated the situation for only a brief moment before flying toward Han Li with a dark expression.

The woman from the Ye Family also flapped her wings and vanished into thin air following a brief hesitation.

Moments later, spatial fluctuations erupted beside Han Li, and the woman re-emerged.

As for Bai Qi, he continued to distance himself from Han Li and the others, completely unswayed by his words.

Ill be counting on you, Brother Han. I hope you still have some trump cards up your sleeve. Otherwise, well only be delaying our deaths, the woman from the Ye Family said with a wry smile.

Im sure the two of you have some trump cards up your sleeves as well, right? Also, have you noticed that this Sacred Ancestor is relying solely on that Black Devil Dagger to attack and hasnt unleashed any other abilities? Han Li asked in a calm voice.

The Long Family patriarchs heart jolted slightly upon hearing this. Are you saying…

Dont forget that we are currently in the place with the most abundant spiritual Qi in the entire Elder Devil Realm, any devilish being, even a Sacred Ancestor, will surely be restricted by the spiritual Qi during battle, Han Li harrumphed coldly.

The Long Family patriarchs eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this, and he analyzed, Youre right, Brother Han! Hes only able to unleash attacks with that Black Devil Dagger of his after breaking through the spiritual Qi cage here to absorb devilish Qi from the outside world. If Im not mistaken, Im guessing hes unable to directly replenish his magic power here, which means that its a limited resource for him, the same thing most likely applies to his Profound Heavenly Treasure as well. As long as we dont allow that thing to continue to absorb devilish Qi from the outside world, it should be a lot more manageable.

The woman from the Ye Family also felt this to be quite plausible, and her horror was significantly assuaged.

A faint smile appeared on the black-robed young mans face upon hearing this. Its truly impressive that you were able to figure out all this in such a short time, even among Body Integration Stage human beings, the three of you must be extremely prominent figures. I am indeed somewhat restricted on this Bitter Spirit Island and unable to unleash some treasures and abilities, but what do you take a Profound Heavenly Treasure for? How are you going to stop it from absorbing devilish Qi from the outside world. Also, that Spirit brat over there, I havent attacked you yet as I can sense the aura of an acquaintance within your body, why has the Spirit Monarch sent you here? Surely its not just to offer that Faux Immortal Puppet to me.

The black-robed young man turned toward Bai Qi with a cold expression as he spoke, and Han Lis trio also turned their attention toward Bai Qi upon hearing this.

From the very beginning, Bai Qi had been behaving in a very strange manner. Seeing as Han Li and the others had decided to face the black-robed young man together, they naturally had to figure out Bai Qis true intentions.

Bai Qis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and after a brief pause, he finally replied, The Spirit Monarch did indeed give us some instructions before we left the Spirit Realm. On top of that, hes planted a Spirit Fragment Talisman within my body, so why dont you speak to him in person?

As soon as Bai Qis voice trailed off, the white light around him faded to reveal his true appearance as a brocade-robed middle-aged man.

His appearance was quite ordinary, but he had a pair of shimmering silver eyes and a faint purple mark on his glabella.

On top of that, there were countless silver spiritual patterns embroidered on his brocade robes, indicating that this was clearly not just an ordinary item of clothing.

Hmph, that old monster from your Spirit Race has lived even longer than I have, let me hear what he has to say, the black-robed young man harrumphed coldly.

A faint smile appeared on Bai Qis face as he laid a hand onto the top of his own head, following which a silver talisman emerged, then transformed into a projection that was around 10 feet tall.

Han Li focused his gaze on the projection to find that it depicted a white-robed elderly man with white hair, but a set of youthful facial features, creating a rather peculiar contrast.

The Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family exchanged a bewildered glance upon seeing this, but neither of them did anything.

After all, the situation couldnt get any worse, so they were naturally eager to see if some type of change could arise.

The projection hovered in front of Bai Qi and inspected its surroundings briefly before settling a calm gaze on the black-robed young man.

The projection was clearly imbued with a wisp of someones soul, and it cupped its fist in a salute toward the young man. Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Yuan Yan, I didnt expect to see one of the three patriarchs here. Werent Fellow Daoist Mie Qing and Fellow Daoist Wu Chang responsible for overseeing the island? Where have they gone?

This Grand Ascension Stage Spirit being seemed to be familiar with this Sacred Ancestor Yuan Yan.

Even the steadfast Han Li couldnt help but be alarmed upon hearing the term patriarch, and the woman from the Ye Family and the Long Family patriarchs hearts sank even further.

The black-robed young mans pupils contracted slightly at the sight of the projection, and he said in a cold voice, Mie Qing and Wu Chang have some other matters to attend to, so Ive been looking after this island for the past 1,000 years. Looks like you still havent given up on the two treasures on this island, but you should be well aware that sending some Body Integration Stage beings to this place is completely futile. Having said that, if youre here in person, then that would be an entirely different matter.

Our Spirit Race is currently dealing with an invasion from you devilish beings. Otherwise, perhaps I really wouldve made a trip here in person. Its been many years since we last met, have you achieved any breakthroughs in your Nightmare Devilish Arts? Im preoccupied with other matters, so I could only send these juniors into your Elder Devil Realm in my stead. Looking at the situation now, everyone seems to have perished aside from Bai Qi, arent you being a little too hasty, Fellow Daoist? The Spirit Monarch said in a calm manner.

You should be glad Ive left one of your juniors alive, if you keep spouting useless nonsense, dont blame me for killing him as well! the black-robed young man said in an impatient manner.

Your temper hasnt changed at all compared to when we last met tens of thousands of years ago. Alright, let me keep this short then, I would like to exchange something for an opportunity for this junior of mine to obtain a Clean Spirit Lotus and enter the Spirit Cleansing Pond, would you be open to this, Fellow Daoist? I had originally planned to propose this exchange to Mie Qing and Wu Chang, but I didnt expect you to have replaced them, the Spirit Monarch projection sighed in a resigned manner.

Haha, do you think I would believe something like this? Even if Mie Qing and Wu Chang were here, they wouldnt engage in any exchange with Spirit Realm beings. Alright, if thats all you have to say, then Ill send this junior of yours on his way, Ill be taking this wisp of your soul as well. The black-robed young man was completely unconvinced, and he raised the giant sword in his hand again as a cold smile appeared on his face.

The Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family immediately prepared for battle, and a wary look also appeared on Han Lis face.

However, the Spirit Monarch projection then suddenly said something that made the black-robed young man stop cold in his tracks.

So I take it that youre not interested in a Realmfall Stone, Fellow Daoist?

What? A Realmfall Stone? You possess such a thing? Hold on, what do you know about this? the black-robed young man exclaimed before a thought suddenly occurred to him, and a ferocious look appeared in his eyes.

Hehe, I know far more than you imagine, Fellow Daoist. Ive lived for far longer than the Grand Ascension Stage beings from the other races of the Spirit Realm, so isnt it only normal that I know some things that are beyond their knowledge? With a Realmfall Stone, youll be able to delay the tribulation of your Elder Devil Realm for at least 10,000 years, but Im sure youre aware of that already. Have a good think about this before you give me your verdict, the Spirit Monarch said in a confident manner.

The black-robed young man began to ponder the proposal with a contemplative expression while Han Lis trio looked on in bewilderment, trying to decipher what their conversation entailed.

I had speculated since a very long time ago that youre definitely not originally a being from the Spirit Realm, seeing as youre aware of such an important secret of our holy realm, it looks like my suspicions have been confirmed. Its just a pity… The black-robed young man shook his head gently as he spoke.

A pity? Are you not aware of how important a Realmfall Stone is to your Elder Devil Realm? the Spirit Monarch asked as his brows furrowed slightly with befuddlement. reeebnovel.om

Its a pity that you encountered me, and you definitely shouldnt have disclosed this to me! A peculiar smile appeared on the black-robed young mans face as he slashed his black sword toward Bai Qi while making a grabbing motion toward the Spirit Monarch projection with his other hand.

Han Li was currently holding a small palm-sized cauldron that was several inches tall and flashing with dazzling purple light.

Thats the Purple Word Cauldron! Doesnt that thing belong to Xue Guang? How did it end up in your hands? Youre delusional if you think a mere Profound Heavenly Treasure replica can withstand an attack from my Black Devil Dagger! The black-robed young man was initially rather taken aback by the sight of the purple cauldron, but a cold expression then immediately appeared on his face.1

As soon as his voice trailed off, countless black threads appeared around Han Li again, then converged toward him from all sides.

Han Lis expression darkened slightly upon seeing this, and he tossed the small purple cauldron upward, then made a hand seal before pointing up at it while uttering the word restrict.

An azure pillar of light erupted from his fingertip before injecting itself into the small cauldron as pure spiritual power.

Dazzling light immediately erupted from the treasure, and an ancient restrict character flew out before expanding to over 100 times its original size, transforming into a vast purple projection that enshrouded Han Lis entire body.

Immediately thereafter, the black threads struck the projection amid a string of resounding booms.

Black and purple light intertwined, and the black threads were naturally extremely powerful, but the Purple Word Cauldron was also one of the most powerful Profound Heavenly Treasure replicas in existence. On top of that, it had already been completely refined by Han Li, and now that he was unleashing its full power, the purple projection it had unleashed had taken on a substantial crystalline form.

The black threads were an attack unleashed by a true Profound Heavenly Treasure, but it was only a nonchalant attack unleashed by the black-robed young man, so the purple projection was able to keep them at bay.

The black-robed young mans expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, but a cold light had appeared in his eyes.

At the same time, black light flashed from his sword-wielding hand, in the next instant, a sharp screeching sound rang out from the giant purple rune projection.

The black threads shuddered slightly as their power increased by over twofold, and the seemingly indestructible purple projection was completely destroyed, allowing the black threads to continue to converge toward Han Li.

Han Lis expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he switched to another hand seal to try and unleash another one of the Purple Word Cauldrons abilities, but it was already too late.

An anguished screech rang out from the small purple cauldron, followed by a crisp crack, and it exploded into a ball of purple light. What remained of the purple rune projection also instantly vanished as a result, leaving Han Li completely vulnerable to the oncoming black threads.

Han Lis expression darkened even further as he immediately clenched his fists and let loose an earth-shattering roar.

All of a sudden, countless black runes surged out of his body, then manifested into a suit of inky-black armor.

At the same time, a golden body projection with three heads and six arms emerged behind him amid a flash of golden light. The projection swept its six arms through the air, and a ball of golden light erupted out of each of its hands before converging to form a massive golden vortex.

A resounding boom rang out from within the vortex, and countless golden runes erupted forth, transforming into bursts of enormous force that swept up the converging black threads.

Meanwhile, golden light surged over the surface of the projection, and it took on a substantial form. A suit of indistinct golden armor appeared over its body, and it immediately positioned itself in front of Han Li.

The golden body then opened its six expressionless golden eyes before swinging its arms rapidly through the air, instantly unleashing countless golden fist projections that swept forth in all directions.

As for Han Li himself, he stomped a foot down onto the space beneath him and propelled himself backward like a speeding arrow.

At the same time, countless arcs of golden lightning sprang forth from his Thunderstorm Wings, then transforming into balls of golden lightning that hurtled directly toward the black threads.

Simultaneously, azure light flashed from within Han Lis sleeves, and 72 small flying swords surged forth in a frenzy.

As soon as these small swords appeared, they transformed into 72 streaks of azure sword Qi, which converged to form a massive azure sword mountain projection. The sound of howling wind and rumbling thunder could be heard coming from the projection, and it crashed into the part of the black net that was behind Han Li.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as a scintillating azure sun emerged within the black net, sending violent energy fluctuations surging through the air.

All of the balls of golden lightning also vanished into the azure sun in a flash, creating an incandescent ball of light as a string of explosions rang out in the nearby space.

A surprised expression appeared on the black-robed young mans face for the very first time upon seeing this.

The Long Family patriarchs eyes lit up, and he hurriedly transmitted his voice toward the woman from the Ye Family and Bai Qi, telling them to run away before fleeing as a streak of golden light himself.

Of course, he wasnt doing this out of the kindness of his heart, he was simply hoping that there would be a greater chance for himself to make a successful escape if all of them were to flee at once.

The woman from the Ye Family immediately flapped her fiery wings upon hearing this voice transmission, flying away toward a different direction.

In contrast, Bai Qi merely remained still on the spot, displaying no intention to flee the scene.

The Long Family patriarch was rather bewildered to see this, and he sped up even further, covering a distance over 10,000 feet after just a few flashes. In the blink of an eye, he had reached the green light barrier above the valley and was about to fly out of it.

Meanwhile, the woman from the Ye Family had also reached the edge of the valley and abruptly disappeared into space, unleashing a spatial ability to teleport herself out of the light barrier.

If they could make it out of the valley and flee toward different directions, there was a good chance that at least one of them would be able to survive.

Strangely enough, the black-robed young man made no attempt to stop them. Instead, he merely looked on with a derisive sneer on his face.

In the instant that the Long Family patriarch came into contact with the light barrier, a dull thump rang out, and he was repelled back as if he had struck an impregnable fortress.

The Long Family patriarch quickly steadied himself, but his heart completely sank in this desperate situation.

Under normal circumstances, he was confident that he would be able to figure out a way to break through this restriction, but it was clear that this would be impossible in the presence of a Sacred Ancestor.

At the same time, the woman from the Ye Family, who had just vanished into space, was forced to reappear in front of the light barrier as well.

She frantically unleashed a few more types of spatial secret techniques to bypass the light barrier, all to no avail, and all of the color was drained from her face.

All of a sudden, a thunderous apes roar rang out in the air above the pond, and two resounding booms rang out as the dazzling light there faded to reveal two tornados and a massive black figure.

The gigantic black figure quickly sprang back and appeared several hundred feet away from its original location, revealing itself to be a black-armored golden ape that was over 100 feet tall, holding an azure mountain and a black mountain in its hands.

In that dire situation, Han Li had taken on his Giant Mountain Ape form, and only then was he just barely able to escape from the black threads by relying on his extraordinary strength, extreme mountains, Divine Devilbane Lightning, and Provenance Golden Body.

Even so, his suit of devilish armor was currently riddled with countless thin cracks that were slowly sealing by themselves.

On top of that, Han Li had only managed to escape as he had used a true Profound Heavenly Treasure on several past occasions, thereby making him rather familiar with treasures of this caliber.

If the Long Family patriarch or the woman from the Ye Family had been in his place, even if they possessed his abilities, they wouldve panicked and been killed nonetheless.

Very impressive! Looks like I made the right decision to come here. Not only have I encountered a Faux Immortal Puppet, this is the first time Ive seen a human whos been able to cultivate a true spirit bloodline to such an extreme extent. You have more than one true spirit bloodline within your body, right? Show me what other abilities you have. Otherwise, Ill be unleashing close to half of my Black Devil Daggers power in my next attack, and itll be very difficult for you to survive that. As for you two, just give up on trying to get away. This island is known as the Bitter Spirit Island, and this valley is the Spirit Trapping Valley, all Spirit Realm beings who enter this place are destined to be destroyed, the black-robed young man chortled as he brandished his giant black sword.

Brother Long, Fairy Ye, if we combine our powers, theres a slim chance that well be able to make it out of this alive. Otherwise, well be divided and conquered. Fellow Daoist Bai, I dont know what youre plotting, but do you really think youll be able to survive this ordeal on your own? the golden ape roared in a thunderous voice.

1. No idea when the cauldron suddenly became a replica. The author sorta just threw this in here completely at random.

Both the Long Family patriarchs golden dragon and the suit of armor being worn by the woman from the Ye Family were able to completely disregard the pressure exerted upon them by the giant devilish hand, clearly indicating that they were far more powerful than ordinary treasures and abilities.

The golden dragon raised its massive head, and a thick pillar of golden light erupted out of its mouth before striking the giant devilish hand in a flash.

After unleashing that attack, the golden dragon dissipated as if it had exhausted all of its power.

Meanwhile, five-colored light surged over the suit of armor being worn by the woman from the Ye Family, and a giant sword projection that was over 100 feet in length appeared above her head, which also shot forth to strike the giant devilish hand.

The massive devilish hand tremored violently in the face of these attacks, and the enormous pressure being released by it abated significantly.

Even though its power was only nullified for a split second, the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family were both seasoned Body Integration Stage beings, so they naturally werent going to miss this opportunity.

Bright golden light erupted from the formers body, and he expanded drastically in size, transforming into his half-dragon form again before slamming his golden-scaled arms viciously onto the ground.

The earth tremored violently amid a resounding boom, and a burst of shockwaves erupted outward with the Long Family patriarch at the epicenter.

Using the force of these shockwaves to his advantage, the Long Family patriarch was finally able to break out of the giant devilish hands restriction.

He immediately shot up from the ground like a speeding arrow, then appeared several hundred feet away.

He didnt immediately try to escape as he knew that would only lead to a faster demise in the face of this Sacred Ancestor.

As such, he took a deep breath before sweeping his sleeves through the air, releasing seven or eight treasures of different descriptions that began to revolve around his body.

Among them were a small jade seal that was several inches in size and a fist-sized golden bracelet. As soon as these two treasures appeared, the nearby worlds origin Qi instantly became extremely active, this was a pair of Profound Heavenly Treasure replicas!

It seemed that the Long Family patriarch was bringing out his true trump cards in a bid to save his own life.

At the same time, dazzling light swirled over the armor being worn by the woman from the Ye Family, and the light surged toward her back in a frenzy before manifesting into a pair of giant wings that were several tens of feet in length.

Not only were these wings covered in countless five-colored feathers, there was a ball of flames at the tip of each of the wings that were constantly changing color.

She flapped her wings gently, and the two balls of flames exploded to set the entire space around her alight.

Dazzling light immediately erupted from her giant wings, and they instantly transformed into a pair of spectacular wings of fire!

The woman from the Ye Family then let loose a delicate cry as she flapped her fiery wings vigorously, upon which violent spatial fluctuations erupted around her.

The nearby space began to warp and collapse, and a white hole with a diameter of around 100 feet appeared around her.

In the next instant, her body blurred, and she vanished into the hole in a flash.

As opposed to being enraged upon seeing this, the black-robed young mans eye lit up with intrigue instead. Impressive! I was wondering what gave you the courage to venture so deep into our holy realm, I see now that youve inherited some true spirit bloodlines. True dragon and heavenly phoenix, eh? Tsk tsk, those two are the most renowned ones among all true spirit beings. Looks like Ill be adding your true spirit blood to my collection.

As soon as his voice trailed off, the black dagger hovering near him suddenly flashed twice in succession again.

The Long Family patriarchs expression changed drastically as he frantically shot back in retreat. At the same time, the treasures he had summoned released bursts of dazzling light that enveloped his entire body.

A tearing sound suddenly rang out, and the light around him caved in significantly, then tremored violently amid a string of resounding booms as if it had been struck by a burst of invisible power.

The treasures within the light flashed erratically a few times before exploding into balls of spiritual light, and only the jade seal and golden bracelet were still just barely holding on.

The Long Family patriarchs expression changed drastically as he quickly made a hand seal, then opened his mouth to expel two bursts of white Qi, which vanished into the remaining two treasures in a flash.

The light emanating from the treasures abruptly swelled, and they were fortified by this injection of power.

Meanwhile, a black thread disappeared into the white hole in a flash, following which the hole was sliced apart down the center.

Almost at the exact same moment, a delicate cry of alarm rang out over 100 feet away, following which a burst of fearsome energy fluctuations erupted forth.

The black thread that had just vanished suddenly flew out of thin air, immediately following which a huge ball of five-colored flames also emerged.

Within the ball of flames was a petite figure with a pair of huge fiery wings, it was none other than the woman from the Ye Family.

She was currently staring at the black-robed young man with horror in her eyes, and one of her arms had gone missing.

Not only had the black thread broken her spatial secret technique, it had almost sliced her body in half as well.

if it werent for her split-second decision to sacrifice her own arm, she wouldve followed the same fate as Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns.

The woman from the Ye Family quickly cast her gaze toward the Long Family patriarch to find that even though his expression appeared to be quite calm, the horror in his eyes was very apparent.

The woman from the Ye Family was plunged into despair upon seeing this.

The black-robed young man was rather surprised to see that his attacks had failed to achieve the desired effect, a derisive sneer than appeared on his face as he raised a hand to grab onto that black dagger.

The woman from the Ye Family and the Long Family patriarchs expressions immediately darkened significantly upon seeing this.

It was clear that the next attack unleashed by this Sacred Ancestor wasnt going to be as nonchalant as the previous one, so there was a very slim chance that theyd be able to survive it.

Just as the two of them were looking on in dread and horror, the black-robed young man suddenly raised the dagger, and a row of ancient silver text appeared on its surface.

The dagger then tremored slightly before a pillar of black light erupted out of its tip before vanishing straight into the heavens in a flash.

In the next instant, howling winds were suddenly swept up, and a huge black hole appeared up in the sky.

Bursts of inky-black devilish Qi surged out of the black hole alongside gusts of bone-chilling Yin winds, following which the black Qi transformed into over 100 huge black runes.

The black-robed young man then immediately pointed a finger upward, and the black runes all descended from the heavens like shooting stars before vanishing into the black dagger.

After absorbing the black runes, the silver runes on the surface of the dagger lit up, and the dagger itself swelled to become a giant black sword that was around 10 feet in length in the blink of an eye.

The black-robed young man cast a cold gaze toward the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family before uttering the word slash!

The giant sword was swept through the air, and a crescent streak of black light that was over 100 feet in length surged through the air.

The Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family immediately prepared to fight for their lives, but they were both stumped when they saw the direction that the black light was traveling toward.

Instead of heading toward them, black light abruptly changed directions and swept toward the ball of black devilish flames which had swept up Han Li earlier.

After the devilish flames had engulfed Han Li, it had continued to burn without showing any signs of abating, but the black-robed young man had suddenly decided to attack it for some reason.

Do you really think a mere aura concealment technique will fool me? Looks like youre the most powerful one among all of the intruders, so Ill send you on your way first!

As soon as his voice trailed off, the black crescent warped, then transformed into a series of thin and long black threads.

There were over 10,000 of these threads, then scattered before vanishing into thin air.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted all around the black devilish flames, and the black threads emerged before intertwining to form a massive black net that shrank at a rapid rate.

Seal!

Han Lis voice suddenly rang out from within the devilish flames, immediately following which a ball of purple light erupted forth before transforming into a massive seal character that exploded on the spot.

A burst of peculiar energy fluctuations swept through the surrounding air, and the devilish flames instantly faltered along with the rapidly shrinking black net. However, everything then instantly returned to normal, but during that split-second delay, an azure and white thread of light had flown through an opening in the black net amid a loud thunderclap.

The thread of light then appeared between the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family in a flash, revealing itself to be Han Li with golden lightning revolving around his body and the Thunderstorm Wings on his back.

The black-robed young man faltered slightly at the sight of Han Li and Zhi Shuis resistance, but a cold smile then appeared on his face. Interesting! I didnt think that youd be able to withstand one of my attacks, but your resistance is futile. He then pointed a finger at the two of them, and two balls of black light shot forth from his fingertips, reaching Han Li and Zhi Shui in the blink of an eye.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and he was able to determine that the black speck of light was a black pea-sized pill-like object.

Even though it appeared to be completely mundane, Han Li naturally didnt dare to allow it to approach him.

He immediately took a deep breath before opening his mouth to expel a streak of azure sword Qi, which sliced through the black pill in a flash.

In the next instant, the two halves of the pill exploded into two bursts of inky-black flames that immediately inundated Han Lis entire body.

The devilish flames erupted into the sky as a scorching black pillar, and the black-robed young man was clearly very confident in his devilish flames, as evidenced by the fact that he completely lost interest in Han Li after he was swept up by the flames.

Compared to Han Li, he was much more interested in Zhi Shui, who had been able to remain virtually completely unaffected by his initial attack.

Zhi Shui was still expressionless as ever as he raised before grabbing toward the oncoming burst of black flames.

A dull thump rang out, and the black pill exploded into devilish flames that devoured Zhi Shuis body in the instant that it came into contact with his hand.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was very alarmed to see this, and she immediately activated a mysterious treasure within her own body.

A burst of astonishing energy fluctuations erupted from the treasure, and her body shuddered as he flew up out of the ground.

A series of shimmering golden spiritual patterns then emerged over her skin, instantly spreading over her entire body. These patterns were completely identical to those on Zhi Shuis body, except they were golden rather than silver.

Meanwhile, the Long Family patriarch and the others were still firmly entrenched in the ground. Whenever they tried to muster up some magic power or unleash a secret technique to escape from this predicament, their bodies would immediately go numb, and they wouldnt even be able to lift a single finger, as if there were gargantuan mountains weighing down upon them.

In the instant that the golden patterns appeared over Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns body, Zhi Shui seemed to have sensed something, and the silver patterns on his own body flashed violently as he opened his mouth before expelling a burst of silver soundwaves toward the oncoming flames.

An earsplitting shriek tore through the entire heavens, and the devilish flames shuddered slightly upon coming into contact with the silver soundwaves before disintegrating into specks of black light.

Following that soundwave attack, the silver patterns on Zhi Shuis body instantly dimmed significantly, and he continued to stand on the spot in a wooden manner.

Oh? So this is a Faux Immortal Puppet. Hold on, thats not right, its aura is far inferior to that of a true Faux Immortal Puppet. A hint of surprise appeared on the black-robed young mans face, but that was soon replaced by a cold smile as he extended a finger toward Zhi Shui again.

Judging from what he had just said, this Zhi Shui was nothing more than a mere puppet!

A ball of black light shot forth out of his fingertip amid a sharp screech, then transformed into a thin black needle that reached Zhi Shui in a flash.

In response, the silver patterns on Zhi Shuis body suddenly detached themselves from his skin, then transformed into an antiquated silver shield that positioned itself in front of him.

In the next instant, a resounding boom rang out, and the shield shuddered violently.

A ball of black light erupted before vanishing in a flash, and a small hole that was as thick as a human thumb was left on the shields surface.

Zhi Shui remained completely still on the spot, but a burst of grey glacial Qi suddenly erupted from his body before transforming into a dozen or so thick grey tentacles.

The tentacles swept violently through the surrounding air, and a bone-chilling howl of fury could be heard coming from the tentacles.

The black-robed young mans eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this, but he merely continued to look on with a cold smile.

After the span of a few breaths, the dozen or so tentacles were suddenly vanquished, and the silver shield also vanished in a flash.

Zhi Shui collapsed to the ground without any warning, and a small hole that was identical to the one on the silver shield had appeared on his glabella.

Not only had the devilish needle released by the black-robed young man pierced through the silver shield, it had also run through Zhi Shuis head with ease.

Strangely enough, there was no blood flowing out of the wound. Instead, it was a type of extremely viscous Yin Qi that was almost in a liquid form.

I see, so this puppet is being fueled by the devilish soul power of Heavenly Devilish Monarchs instead of Immortal Origin Crystals. With such a farcical combination, its no wonder that this Faux Immortal Puppet is so weak. Were you the one who placed the devilish soul into this puppet? the black-robed young man asked as he turned to Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns with a cold expression.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns eyes were filled with incredulity and horror as she witnessed Zhi Shui collapsing to the ground, and before she could say anything, she also slumped onto the ground as the golden patterns on her body began to blur.

At the same time, her aura began to fluctuate dramatically, and the golden spiritual patterns on her skin began to fade in and out of existence.

The black-robed young man faltered slightly, but then immediately burst into laughter as if he had just figured out something. You possess a half-puppet physique!

Haha, of course its impossible for a mere Body Integration Stage being to control a Faux Immortal Puppet! Even though youve refined your own body into a half-puppet body to better control the puppet, the backlash from the immortal patterns will be enough to kill you! Having said that, seeing as you delivered this Faux Immortal Puppet right to my doorstep, Ill put you out of your misery.

The black-robed young man swept a hand toward Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns as he spoke, and spatial fluctuation erupted before him as a black dagger that was around half a foot in length emerged.

The dagger was giving off extremely fearsome spiritual pressure, and it disappeared as soon as it emerged.

In the next instant, black light flashed, and the dagger suddenly reappeared at its original spot.

All of a sudden, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns let loose a bloodcurdling cry, and her body and soul were sliced into two without any warning, while her protective spiritual light, and her defensive treasures were left completely unscathed.

The two halves of her body thumped down onto the ground and burst into devilish flames before being incinerated into ashes in the blink of an eye, leaving only a small translucent coral-like tree with red leaves lying on the ground.

So your true form is a Thousand Autumns Spirit Tree, no wonder you were able to refine yourself into a half-puppet body. This spirit tree just so happens to be something that Im looking for. A hint of surprise appeared on the black-robed young mans face at the sight of Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns true body, but he then immediately chuckled as he made a grabbing motion, drawing the Thousand Autumns Spirit Tree into his grasp.

A pleased look appeared in the black-robed young mans eyes, following which he turned toward the Long Family patriarch and the others, who were still immobilized by the giant devilish hand. A cold smile appeared on his face as he pointed a finger at the black dagger, which repeated the process of vanishing before reappearing twice in succession.

Two more bloodcurdling cries rang out from beside the pond, and Elder Hui and the elderly scholars bodies were also sliced in half before being incinerated into nothingness.

The Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family immediately turned deathly pale upon seeing this.

Thats a Profound Heavenly Treasure! the Long Family patriarch exclaimed in horror.

Aside from a legendary treasure of that caliber, there was nothing else that could kill Body Integration Stage beings like them so easily.

They had already realized that this black-robed young man was definitely a Sacred Ancestor, but they didnt think that he would release a Profound Heavenly Treasure from the get-go. The two of them had originally planned to try and negotiate with the black-robed young man, but those intentions had completely evaporated, and they both began to unleash their life-saving trump cards.

The Long Family patriarch let loose a loud roar as he suddenly laid a hand onto the top of his own head, upon which a five-clawed true dragon emerged amid a flash of golden light.

Initially, the golden dragon was only around an inch in size, but immediately swelled to over 100 feet, before letting loose a thunderous roar.

Meanwhile, the woman from the Ye Family gritted her teeth before expelling a mouthful of blood essence, which formed a cloud of blood mist that instantly disappeared into her five-colored feather dress.

The delightful cry of a phoenix immediately rang out, and countless bursts of five-colored light erupted forth before transforming into an extremely intricate suit of armor that encapsulated her entire body. Even her face was now concealed by a five-colored visor, through which only her eyes were visible. freeebnovl.cm

Mistress Bao Hua, those people have already reached the Spirit Cleansing Pond, are we still not going to strike? the black-armored man asked in a hesitant manner.

Theres no rush, someone else will stop them soon, the woman replied in a calm voice.

Someone else?

I ventured into the holy realm on this occasion with the primary goal of recovering my former magic power, but also with a secondary objective to meet that person, the woman said with a smile.

The black-armored man was rather perplexed by this, but he didnt dare to ask any further questions.

A short while later, the woman suddenly raised an eyebrow before sweeping a hand through the air.

A ball of mercury-like substance suddenly appeared in front of her, then transformed into a light barrier with a mirror surface, within which a clear image was being depicted.

The image being displayed was of the edge of the sea of lightning. All of a sudden, spatial fluctuations erupted, and a massive ball of black light that had a diameter of around 1,000 feet appeared.

The light then faded to reveal a three-headed black wyrm that was around 700 to 800 feet in length.

The devilish wyrms entire body was covered in glossy black scales, and bursts of black flame were surging all over its body, presenting a very fearsome sight to behold.

There was a black-robed young man standing atop the giant wyrms middle head.

The man had a pair of purple eyes and very pale skin. His brows were as straight and sharp as swords, and even though he was completely expressionless, there seemed to be a hint of killing intent emanating from his body.

The young man cast his gaze toward the sea of lightning, then harrumphed coldly as he made a grabbing motion. Countless black runes surged out of the palm of his hand before forming a black spear that was around 10 feet in length.

The entire spear had layer upon layer of devilish patterns engraved upon it, striking the beholder with a sense of disorientation and sensory overload.

The young man flicked his wrist in a casual manner, and a vast expanse of black light was released by the tip of the spear before plunging into the sea of lightning.

An astonishing scene then ensued!

All of the lightning in the face of the black light immediately parted, opening up a path that stretched as far as the eyes could see.

Not even a single bolt of lightning was able to force its way into the path, as if they had all kept out by some type of almighty power.

The black spear then exploded and disintegrated into black runes again at the young mans behest.

However, just as he was about to enter the sea of lightning atop his black wyrm steed, he suddenly detected something and turned to face Bao Hua directly from within the mirror she had summoned.

Purple light flashed through his eyes as he roared, Who dares to spy on me?

At the same time, a burst of invisible energy fluctuations pierced through space before manifesting itself on the mirror, and the mirror immediately exploded into countless specks of silver light amid a dull thump.

The black-armored man immediately turned deathly pale upon seeing this. Thats Patriarch Yuan Yan! Is this the person that youre waiting for, Mistress Bao Hua?

Thats right. Are you scared? the woman in white asked as a cold smile appeared on her face.

The black-armored man immediately began to sweat profusely, Of course not, but you still havent recovered to your full power yet, isnt it a bit premature to be meeting Master Yuan Yan at a time like this?

With me here, you have nothing to fear. Besides, Im not here to pick a fight with Yuan Yan. However, theres something that I need you to do for me, the woman in white said in a cold voice.

The black-armored mans heart eased slightly upon hearing this, and he immediately extended a respectful bow. Ill do anything you ask of me, Mistress Bao Hua.

If you can take care of this matter to a satisfactory degree, Ill ensure your safety no matter what happens. Listen up… The womans lips tremored as she began to transmit her voice toward the black-armored man.

The black-armored man listened with rapt focus, and a hint of enlightenment quickly appeared on his face. He finally understood why Sacred Ancestor Bao Hua had taken him along with her instead of anyone else.

If you can do this for me, Ill be sure to reward you handsomely, but for now, I have to ascertain exactly which one of these intruders the result of my divination was pointing toward.

The woman swept a hand through the air again as she spoke, and that mirror-like light barrier re-emerged amid a flash of silver light.

However, on this occasion, the image being depicted in the mirror was the scene within the valley that was enshrouded under green spiritual light. Within the image, Han Li and the others had summoned a series of treasures and were attacking an invisible restriction with all their might.

Treasures of different colors flew through the air, and all types of abilities were also being unleashed, but the invisible restriction remained as resolute as a mountain, displaying no signs of wavering at all.

This is not going to work, this restriction was clearly set up by a devilish patriarch, so theres no way well be able to break it unless we use our trump cards, the Long Family patriarch suddenly yelled as he ceased his attacks.

Indeed. I have a Myriad Year Erosion Bead that should be somewhat effective against this restriction, but Ill need someone else to simultaneously attack the restriction while I use this bead. Brother Long, that golden ax of yours will be perfect for this, Bai Qi said to the Long Family patriarch.

That Golden Sand Ax of mine is indeed extremely powerful, but each usage expends a significant amount of my true essence. If I were to use it twice in a short span of time, it could have a lasting negative effect on me. How about this? I have another ability that specifically targets restrictions, so I can use that ability to assist you, the Long Family patriarch said as his brows furrowed slightly.

That should be fine. Fellow Daoist Han, Im sure you have some trump cards up your sleeve as well, right? Bai Qi nodded in response before suddenly turning to Han Li.

I possess a pair of treasures that are far more powerful than even the average top-grade treasure, Im sure those can be of assistance, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner.

Thats great! This is an extremely profound restriction, but Im sure well be able to destroy it if we combine all of our powers, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said with an elated expression.

At this moment, Bai Qi patted a leather pouch that was hanging from his waist, and a grey bead flew out before releasing wisps of grey water vapor.

The water vapor was giving off an indescribable rotten odor that was somehow fragrant rather than repulsive.

Meanwhile, the Long Family patriarch and Han Li had also sprung into action.

The former rubbed his hands together, and a wisp of golden light appeared between his palms before quickly becoming longer and thicker, transforming into a sharp spike in the blink of an eye.

As for Han Li, he merely flipped his hands over to summon a pair of miniature mountains, one of which was black while the other was azure.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns and the others also began to inject their magic power into their own treasures and abilities with all their might, preparing to unleash a devastating collective attack.

Go! Bai Qi yelled as he pointed a finger at the bead he had summoned, upon which the grey water vapor it had released immediately condensed into around a dozen grey threads that shot forth toward the invisible restriction.

The Long Family patriarch also hurled the golden spike he was holding through the air, and it shot forth like a bolt of golden lightning.

As for Han Li, he merely hurled the pair of miniature mountains forward, and they instantly expanded to over 1,000 feet in size each in the blink of an eye.

All of a sudden, a black light flashed above the pond, and a massive three-headed black wyrm appeared. Hmph, I knew it would be you pesky Spirit Realm beings here!

The black-robed young man was standing in the air above the black wyrm in an expressionless manner, and he raised a hand before thrusting it nonchalantly toward the attacks that everyone had unleashed.

A giant black hand that was over 10,000 feet in size appeared in the air above the pond, then descended with unstoppable force to instantly nullify all of the oncoming attacks. At the same time, a burst of enormous power came crashing down upon Han Li and the others.

Everyones bodies instantly went numb, and they were crushed down into the soil beside the pond all the way up to their thighs.

Han Li reflexively resisted as his skin instantly took on a crimson-golden hue, and he was able to only sink into the soil up to his ankles.

Aside from Han Li, the Spirit being by the name of Zhi Shui only swayed slightly before steadying himself as if nothing had happened. He then looked up at the black-robed young man, and piercing silver light erupted from his eyes as layers of silver spirit patterns appeared all over his skin, creating an extremely strange sight to behold.

As for the Long Family patriarch and the others, their bodies had completely stiffened, and they felt as if their legs had been detached from their bodies, which naturally made them very alarmed.