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The Spirit beings were also very excited to see the island, but their expressions quickly returned to normal after they exchanged a few peculiar glances.

Lets go. Hopefully, the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Clean Spirit Lotus really are as extraordinary as the legends proclaim, Han Li said.

Indeed, our destination is right in front of our eyes, what are we waiting for? the Long Family patriarch chortled as he shot forth toward the giant island as a streak of golden light, followed closely by Elder Hui.

Lets go as well, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said before stowing away the giant ark, then flipped a hand over to summon a purple flag. She gently waved the flag through the air, and it released a burst of light that swept up all of the Spirit beings before carrying them away within a ball of purple light.

In this area of the sea where spiritual Qi was so abundant, they were naturally able to use whatever movement techniques they pleased.

Thus, Han Li and the woman from the Ye Family were the only ones left.

The woman turned to Han Li with a smile, and asked, Weve reached our destination, Brother Han, do you have any plans?

What plans could I possibly have? Didnt we agree that we would all use the Spirit Cleansing Pond together and split the Clean Spirit Lotuses evenly among everyone? Han Li replied in a calm manner.

Id naturally be willing to follow this arrangement if everyone else abided by it as well, but if some type of mishap were to occur? the woman asked.

Rest assured, Fellow Daoist, just as we agreed, well stick together as allies if something goes wrong, Han Li replied after a brief pause.

The woman from the Ye Family was very relieved to hear this, and her smile widened even further as she said, I knew you were a man of your word, Brother Han! Lets set off as well. This island is quite large, but with their powers, Im sure it wouldnt take them too long to find the Spirit Cleansing Pond.

Han Li nodded in response before rising up into the air and flying toward the giant island as a streak of azure light.

The woman from the Ye Family made a hand seal, and five-colored mist was released by her five-colored feather dress, carrying her up into the air as well.

Han Li wasnt flying at full speed, he merely followed along behind everyone else from a distance.

He didnt know exactly where the Spirit Cleansing Pond was, but judging from how eager the Spirit beings and the Long Family patriarch were to fly onto the island, they clearly had some inkling of its location.

A short while later, they flew over a plain and several forests before arriving at a lush and scenic mountain range that was giving off a refreshing plant aroma.

The Long Family patriarch and the Spirit beings suddenly stopped, and Han Li immediately accelerated over to them upon seeing this.

Five-colored light flashed, and the woman from the Ye Family also appeared beside Han Li.

At this moment, a clear divide had appeared between the Spirit beings and the human cultivators.

It was clear that even though they hadnt turned on one another, they had all become quite wary of each other.

After all, with such incredible treasures at stake, everyone was afraid that someone else would try to plot against them, especially considering they werent even from the same race.

However, both the Long Family patriarch and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns remained quite calm on the surface, and after a brief discussion, they sprang into action.

The Long Family patriarch swept a sleeve through the air, and a shimmering golden ax suddenly appeared in his grasp amid a flash of golden light. The ax had silver runes all over its surface, and was giving off bursts of astonishing baleful Qi.

Meanwhile, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns chanted something before opening her mouth to expel a white egg-sized bead that was covered in crimson devilish patterns.

Han Lis heart stirred upon seeing this, and he immediately focused an unblinking gaze on those two.

As expected, they had both been hiding something up their sleeves this entire time.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns pointed a finger at the bead, and it immediately shot forth toward the mountain range, then stopped above a certain mountain after just a few flashes while fluctuating incessantly in brightness.

Over there, Fellow Daoist Long! Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns immediately yelled upon seeing this.

The Long Family patriarch let loose a loud cry without any hesitation upon hearing this, and a series of golden scales appeared over his body while a pair of golden dragon horns surfaced on his head.

He had unleashed his half-dragon form, and his aura had swelled drastically as a result.

At the same time, his body had expanded to around 50 to 60 feet tall, and the golden ax in his hand was also enlarging at a rate that was discernible to the naked eye, quickly swelling to around 100 feet in length.

The Long Family patriarch gripped the handle of the giant ax with both hands before bringing it violently down upon the mountain that the bead was hovering over.

A burst of golden light erupted from the giant ax, transforming into a massive ax projection that was close to 10,000 feet in size before crashing down onto the mountain in the distance.

An earth-shattering boom rang out, and a golden sun with a diameter of over 1,000 feet erupted, instantly devouring the entire mountain. Bursts of golden shockwaves erupted from the golden sun, reducing the nearby mountains to dust in the blink of an eye.

Right at this moment, a burst of powerful energy fluctuations erupted out of the golden light, then spread to encompass an area with a radius of close to 100 kilometers.

The space in the wake of these energy fluctuations rippled like water, and two more even taller lush mountains appeared in the place of the mountains that had just been destroyed.

Between these two mountains was a valley that was enshrouded within green spiritual light, and an incredibly thick pillar of white light that was piercing into the heavens was stemming directly from the valley.

Thats where the Spirit Cleansing Pond is! The Long Family patriarchs eyes lit up with fervent ecstasy as he immediately shot forth as a streak of golden light.

Elder Hui also followed along with an ecstatic expression. freewbnoel.com

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was extremely excited as well, but her expression darkened slightly at the sight of the Long Family patriarch and Elder Hui, and she suddenly made a strange hand seal, which was concealed within her sleeve.

All of a sudden, Zhi Shuis emotionless eyes lit up, and his hands began to tremor slightly.

However, in the next instant, Bai Qis cold voice rang out within Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns ears, and her heart jolted as she immediately withdrew her hand seal.

The light in Zhi Shuis eyes faded, and he reverted back to his original wooden state.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns then turned toward the side to find that Han Li was currently appraising her with a hint of a smile on his face.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was just about to say something when Bai Qi suddenly asked, Brother Han, Fellow Daoist Long has already set off, arent you afraid that hell take the treasures first if you dont go after him?

Han Li replied with a faint smile, Im sure Fellow Daoist Long wouldnt do something like that.

Hehe, you sure have a lot of trust in Brother Long. Rest assured, even though weve tracked down the Spirit Cleansing Pond, it wont be that easy to access it, Bai Qi chuckled coldly.

I see, then lets go and lend Brother Long our assistance. Were still in the Elder Devil Realm, after all, so it would be best for all of us to obtain the treasures and leave this place as soon as possible, the woman from the Ye Family said with a smile.

Of course. If we want to access the Spirit Cleansing Pond, then well have to work together, Bai Qi replied without any hesitation. It seemed that he had suddenly taken over from Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns as the leader of the Spirit beings.

Thus, everyone rose up into the air and flew toward the valley in the distance.

After just a few flashes, everyone had flown into the layer of green light that the valley was enshrouded under.

To Han Lis surprise, the layer of green light didnt impede them in the slightest, and they were able to easily pass through it.

In the next instant, Han Li suddenly found himself in a world full of vibrant colors, and there were countless specks of five-colored light all around him.

Han Lis expression changed slightly as he made a grabbing motion, and several pea-sized specks of light were instantly drawn into his grasp, revealing them to be five-colored crystalline beads.

Bursts of pure spiritual Qi began to surge out of the crystalline beads, striking him with an extremely comfortable sensation.

This is crystallized spiritual Qi! The spiritual Qi here is over 10 times as concentrated as it is outside! Han Li murmured to himself in a stunned manner.

After that, the entire group descended toward a green pond situated at the center of the valley.

There was clearly a greater concentration of specks of five-colored light hovering above the pond than anywhere else, and the Long Family patriarch and Elder Hui were currently standing in front of the pond, discussing something with furrowed brows.

So this is the Spirit Cleansing Pond? Han Lis heart jolted as he also descended beside the pond.

Meanwhile, on a small mountain hundreds of kilometers away from the valley, there was a beauty in a white dress standing atop a huge rock, casting her gaze toward the valley with mysterious silver light flashing within her eyes.

Standing behind her was a burly black-armored man.

Within the sea of lightning, the giant black ark was swaying unsteadily like a small raft, but still progressing onward with the treasures and light barriers that had been set up earlier protecting it from the falling lightning.

However, once the ark entered the sea of lightning, the lightning that was crashing down from above suddenly became two to three times as concentrated as before, and each bolt of lightning was imbued with a type of unknown power, causing the giant ark to sink slightly with each strike.

Even though the eight Glacial Water Rhinoceroses were towing the giant ark with all their might, the ark was still significantly slowed down by the interference from the lightning, and it took a long while for the ark to travel just a few kilometers.

If it werent for the pair of azure stone puppets releasing wagon-wheeled-sized balls of azure light upward to dispel some of the lightning, the giant ark would be moving even more slowly.

We cant keep going like this! At this rate, when are we ever going to get to the island? Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumns, this ark belongs to you, do you have any way to make it faster? the Long Family patriarch asked with furrowed brows.

I can use a secret technique to ignite the blood essence of these Glacial Water Rhinoceroses and significantly enhance their bodies for a short time, but theyll be ruined as a result, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns replied in a hesitant manner.

All of these Glacial Water Rhinoceroses were at the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage, and she expended a lot of effort to nurture them for an alternative purpose. As such, she was naturally very much unwilling to sacrifice them here.

Nows not the time to be worrying about that! Your losses will be easily covered if we can get out of this area quickly and track down the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Clean Spirit Lotus! the Long Family patriarch urged.

The woman gritted her teeth and weighed up the situation for a moment before making a decision. Alright, Ill unleash the secret technique right away, please protect me in the meantime so I dont get disrupted.

The Long Family patriarch was ecstatic to hear this. Rest assured, Fellow Daoist, well make sure that nothing interferes with you.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he pointed a finger toward each of the azure stone puppets, and a layer of golden Qi appeared over his face.

The two stone puppets were originally swinging their fists up toward the air in a frenzy, but they suddenly ceased what they were doing at the Long Family patriarchs behest. They then raised their massive heads, and dazzling white light appeared in their eyes.

In the next instant, two pillars of translucent light erupted out of their eyes, converging above the giant ark to form a gargantuan mercury-like crystalline structure.

The crystalline structure revolved on the spot, and countless silver runes surged forth from its surface, transforming into a shimmering silver giant shield.

The shield was as thin as paper and as smooth as a mirror, and the sound of howling wind and rumbling thunder could be heard coming from it.

Countless bolts of silver lightning struck its surface, threatening to tear it apart, but the shield was able to keep all of the lightning at bay, suddenly making the entire ark extremely stable.

However, the Long Family patriarchs face had noticeably paled, and he urged, Please make haste, Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumns, this is the strongest ability of the two puppets, and they wont be able to keep this up for too long.

It was clear that unleashing this ability was very taxing on ones magic power, and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns naturally wasnt going to squander such a brilliant opportunity.

She immediately gave an affirmative response before raising an arm and rapidly slicing a sharp fingernail over her own skin several times.

A few gashes quickly appeared on her fair and delicate skin, forming a miniature blood formation that was only several inches in size.

She then began to chant something, and five-colored light immediately began to surge over the formation alongside a peculiar fragrance.

Moments later, she let loose a delicate cry, and the blood formation shuddered before a series of crimson pea-sized pills emerged from it.

Go! Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns yelled, and eight beads shot forth toward the Glacial Water Rhinoceroses as balls of crimson light.

The rhinoceroses immediately let loose thunderous roars and each opened their large mouths to devour the a pill.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns withdrew her arm upon seeing this, and the blood formation instantly disappeared, leaving no trace on her skin whatsoever. She then made a hand seal to summon a golden badge-like treasure before waving it toward the eight spirit beasts.

Dazzling light erupted from the surface of the badge, manifesting into a series of crimson runes, which then transformed into crimson projections identical to the formation that had been on her arm earlier.

The crimson projections swelled drastically in size, then transformed into eight blurry projections that enshrouded the bodies of the Glacial Water Rhinoceroses at her behest.

In the next instant, the eight spirit beasts let loose roars of agony, and their horns suddenly became as red as blood. Thick veins bulged beneath the surface of their skin, and their auras suddenly became extremely violent.

Immediately thereafter, two thin gashes appeared on the backs of each of the Glacial Water Rhinoceroses, following which pairs of crimson bat wings sprang forth.

When fully spread, the wingspans reached in excess of 100 feet!

The Glacial Water Rhinoceroses flapped the wings violently, and gusts of crimson wind surged forth beneath them in a frenzy. As a result, their bodies became as spritely as agile fish, and they shot forth like a series of crimson arrows.

With their collective frenzied efforts, the giant ark began to tear through the waves of lightning as if it were flying, and everyone was naturally ecstatic to see this.

However, right at this moment, the pillars of light being released by the two azure stone puppets faded, and at the same time, the giant translucent shield up above also disappeared.

The lightning came crashing down in full force again, and the outermost white light barrier around the giant ark was completely shattered amid a crisp crack.

The lightning had become even more ferocious than before, and one of the formations set up on the ark hadnt even been able to last a single wave of lightning strikes.

On top of that, the remaining few light barriers were also on the verge of collapse, and everyones elated expressions were immediately wiped away upon seeing this.

All of a sudden, Han Li let loose a long cry, and a projection with three heads and six arms appeared behind him amid a flash of golden light.

A thick burst of black Qi then erupted into the air from the projections body, this was none other than the pure devilish Qi stemming from Han Lis Provenance True Devil Arts.

He swept a sleeve through the air, and the black Qi transformed into around a dozen black wyrms that rose up into the air before fusing as one with the giant black net up above.

The slightly tattered black net flashed with black light, and not only was it fully repaired, it had become over twice as thick as before, allowing it to handle far more lightning strikes.

The amount of lightning that the other restrictions on the ark had to bear was significantly decreased, and the Long Family patriarch was elated as he also immediately made a hand seal.

Silver light flashed from the bodies of the two stone puppets at his behest, and they began to swing their fists up toward the sky again.

Balls of azure light were unleashed up into the air in a relentless wave to nullify some of the falling lightning.

Everyone else also sprang into action, activating the full power of the treasures that they had summoned, and within mere moments, the light barriers around the ark had become very stable.

However, everyone had failed to notice that even though Zhi Shui seemed to be controlling a pair of silver flying daggers to resist the falling lightning, a series of mysterious golden runes had appeared over the entirety of his arms, which were concealed within the sleeves of his robes. reewebovel.com

The same golden runes also appeared on the back of the mountainous giant golden crab within the dark clouds up above, but in contrast, those runes were a lot more indistinct.

Despite this, the golden crab still remained completely stationary, and the aura that it was releasing hadnt changed in the slightest, either.

Less than half a day later, the giant ark finally emerged from the sea of lightning. At this point, the ark was barely holding itself together, and the eight Glacial Water Rhinoceroses had returned to their original form, but their bodies had been completely charred black, and their auras were extremely feeble, seemingly on the brink of death.

However, no one paid them any heed. Instead, everyone was appraising the sea around the ark with excitement in their eyes.

This area of the sea was extremely placid, and the seawater was of a dark blue color. There was not a single cloud to be seen, and the sea breeze was carrying wisps of incredibly pure spiritual Qi.

Everyone was suddenly struck by the sensation that they had returned to the Spirit Realm!

However, what attracted everyones attention the most was that there was a giant green island close to 10 kilometers away from the giant ark.

Judging from the direction that the sea breeze was coming from, the pure spiritual Qi was stemming directly from the island.

This is it, this is the island were searching for! This is the only place in the Elder Devil Realm with such pure spiritual Qi, and the only place where the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Clean Spirit Lotus could exist! the Long Family patriarch murmured with barely contained excitement.

The violent lightning power here clearly has something to do with that massive Devil Crystal Puppet, Im concerned that we could trigger some type of restriction in the puppet if we were to try and pass through this sea of lightning. This puppets aura suggests that its no less powerful than a true spirit being, if the restrictions set up on it have retained even a small amount of their power, wed be incurring a lot of risk, Han Li said.

Looks like the perils that the senior of the Spirit Race was referring to are none other than this sea of lightning and that puppet. If there were a way to bypass all this, then Im sure the senior wouldve mentioned it, so it seems we have no choice but to take a risk and force our way through this. With our combined powers, we should be able to force our way through, but well most likely have to expend a lot of energy to do so, the Long Family patriarch said with a grim expression.

Weve already made it all the way here, we cant back down now. Everyone make some preparations, lets make it through this together, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said with a determined look in her eyes.

Thus, everyone immediately sprang into action on the giant ark, activating formations or releasing treasures.

Several layers of light barriers of different colors soon appeared over the giant ark, and around a dozen treasure projections flew out of the light barriers, then swelled drastically in size to envelop the entire ark.

Shortly thereafter, a ball of piercing azure light erupted from both the front end and the rear end of the ark, and two azure stone giants appeared.

The two puppets were each around 100 feet tall with yellow runes all over their bodies, and they had no facial features aside from a pair of huge deep-set eyes.

The two puppets appeared to be slightly damaged, but they were giving off a primordial aura that struck one with a sense of oppression and asphyxiation.

These were none other than the Long Family patriarchs ancient puppets.

These two puppets do indeed appear to be no less powerful than the average Body Integration Stage being. Arent you concerned that theyll be damaged in the midst of that sea of lightning? the woman from the Ye Family asked as she appraised the pair of stone giants.

These two puppets are indeed very powerful, but they were damaged even when I first obtained them, so theyll only be able to last one more battle at most before they break. On top of that, it requires close to half a month to refine them before each usage, so theyre not as practical and valuable as you imagine, Fairy Ye, the Long Family patriarch replied in a slightly forlorn manner.

The woman from the Ye Family was enlightened upon hearing this. I see, thats quite a pity.

Meanwhile, Han Li had activated the devilish flags that he had set up on the ark, and a burst of black Qi surged out of the flags in a frenzy, forming a series of thick black chains that intertwined to form a giant net over the entire ark.

At the front of the ark, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was raising a silver jade badge high up into the air while chanting something toward the eight Glacial Water Rhinoceroses.

All of a sudden, eight balls of silver light emerged out of the jade badge before vanishing into the bodies of the devilish beasts in a flash.

The seawater ahead of the giant ark churned violently, and suits of shimmering golden armor appeared over the bodies of the eight rhinoceroses. The suits of armor were a perfect fit, as if they were natural exoskeletons for the rhinoceroses.

As soon as the Glacial Water Rhinoceroses donned these suits of armor, they let loose elated roars, and their auras also became significantly more powerful.

Beastly armor? Elder Hui exclaimed in amazement upon seeing this.

As the name suggested, beastly armor was armor refined for spirit beasts. In contrast with human armor, not only did beastly armor possess powerful defensive properties, they could also significantly enhance a spirit beasts power for a short time.

However, this type of beastly armor could only be refined for certain types of special spirit beasts, and only Spirit beings were familiar with the refinement techniques, so they were quite a rare sight.

This was the first time that Elder Hui had seen this type of armor, and he was naturally very intrigued by it upon seeing just how much it was enhancing the auras of these Glacial Water Rhinoceroses.

Meanwhile, the Long Family patriarch summoned a small red umbrella and tossed it forward, then cast a string of incantation seals toward it. The umbrella then transformed into a ball of red light that was giving off a nauseating odor before rising up into the air.

Shortly thereafter, all of the preparations were complete, and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns spurred on the Glacial Water Rhinoceroses to tow the giant ark toward the sea of lightning like a speeding arrow.

Han Li was standing on one side of the ark, peering into the sea of lightning with a calm expression.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was standing at the front of the ark with Zhi Shui situated right beside her, and in the instant before the giant beast entered the sea of lightning, an unknown golden rune suddenly surfaced on one of his palms, which was concealed up his sleeve.

At the same time, one of the massive lower limbs of the golden crab within the dark clouds tremored slightly, and an identical golden rune appeared on its surface before vanishing in a flash.

Of course, everyone else was completely oblivious to this.

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On the island within the sea of lightning, there was a woman in a white dress seated beside a green pond. A pink floral symbol appeared on her glabella, and she opened her eyes as a faint smile appeared on her face.

There was a burly black-armored man standing behind her, and he couldnt help but be momentarily entranced by her gorgeous smile. By the time he returned to his senses, the woman had already disappeared.

Hehe, looks like that guys finally here, the black-armored man murmured to himself as he quickly strode toward a certain direction with a ferocious look in his eyes.

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On a giant island that was constantly enshrouded under black Qi countless kilometers away from the Devilish Origin Sea, there was a black-robed young man standing in front of a small field at the pinnacle of a massive mountain. He was currently appraising a translucent reddish-purple spirit medicine with an extremely focused look in his eyes.

The field was only several tens of feet in size with a short wall constructed from purplish-golden crystals around it. The soil within the field consisted of fine translucent grains, which were exuding a strong fragrance.

There were some unknown spirit medicines planted in the neighboring few fields as well, and a series of strange plants that were each around 10 feet tall were planted near these fields.

Each of these strange plants was as straight as a sword, and there were thin and long sharp crimson fruits growing on the tops of these plants.

These were none other than Bloodtooth Rice, which Han Li had once seen before.

However, the one that he had seen was only around half a foot in length and was far inferior in size, fragrance, and suppleness compared to these ones.

Bloodtooth Rice was extremely precious in the eyes of normal devilish beings, yet they had been planted haphazardly around this place like ordinary spirit medicines.

All of the other segmented fields had over 10 types of spirit medicines planted together, but in this small field that the black-robed young man was situated in, there was only a single reddish-purple spirit medicine.

This spirit medicine was only around five to six feet tall, and it didnt bear any flowers or fruits. There were only several thin leaves growing on the plant, and it didnt appear to be remarkable in any way.

However, the black-robed young man was appraising this spirit medicine with an unblinking gaze, as if he had been completely enraptured by it.

All of a sudden, a ball of black light emerged from his wrist, following which a black rune surfaced on his skin.

However, the young man completely ignored this and continued to scrutinize the spirit medicine before him.

After a long while, a layer of golden light suddenly appeared over the surface of the spirit medicine, and its leaves turned a silver color at a rapid rate that was discernible to the naked eye.

A hint of elation flashed through the young mans eyes upon seeing this, but in the next instant, the spirit medicine abruptly shuddered, then instantly wilted before disintegrating into a burst of grey Qi.

How did it fail again? Where am I going wrong? Am I not nurturing it for a long enough time?

The black-robed young mans face became twisted with fury as he abruptly rose to his feet, then swung an arm through the air, sending a ball of inky-black light hurtling toward the field before him.

A resounding boom rang out, and the entire mountain tremored violently as the field was completely destroyed by the ball of light, creating a massive black hole in the ground.

The edge of the hole was extremely smooth, and its bottom was nowhere in sight.

After a long while, he finally composed himself, and only then did he glance down at the black rune that had appeared on his wrist.

Hmph, someones infiltrating the Bitter Spirit Island again, its most likely more of those foolish beings from the Spirit Realm. Theyll act as a good punching bag for me, the young man chuckled coldly before sweeping a sleeve through the air, summoning a burst of black light that transformed into a three-headed black wyrm that was over 1,000 feet tall.

The young man flew onto the three-headed wyrm before instructing in a cold voice, Go to the Bitter Spirit Island!

The three-headed wyrm let loose a low roar, and black clouds suddenly emerged beneath its four feet as it rose up into the air before carrying the young man toward the sea of lightning.

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In an underground palace beneath a boundless mountain range in the Elder Devil Realm, there was a transparent crystal coffin, within which lay a golden-robed middle-aged. A golden rune was shimmering on the side of the middle-aged mans neck, but he was completely still with his eyes shut, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

Han Li merely remained silent and pointed a finger up at the dark clouds above the sea of lightning.

Just as everyone else was wondering what he was pointing at, Bai Qi also swept his gaze upward, upon which he immediately exclaimed, What is that thing?

Everyone else also looked up into the dark clouds, but none of them could see anything.

Right at this moment, Han Li made a grabbing motion, and an azure longsword appeared in his grasp before being slashed toward the distant sky.

A clear ringing sound erupted, and an azure sword projection that was over 1,000 feet in size appeared before hurtling directly toward the dark clouds up ahead.

Han Li had injected an enormous amount of power into the attack, and everyone was stunned by how fearsome it was.

The surrounding space in the wake of the azure sword projection warped and twisted, and a massive rift was sliced into the dark clouds up above.

Through this rift, everyone else was able to catch a glimpse of a mountainous golden beast hovering high in the air.

This was a gargantuan shimmering golden beast with countless dazzling bolts of lightning revolving around its body.

The Long Family patriarch was only able to make out a hard golden shell and a series of sharp spikes on the shell, but was unable to identify what type of devilish beast this was.

A wisp of the giant beasts aura seeped out of the rift, and everyones expressions changed drastically as they discovered that they were completely unable to ascertain the cultivation base of the golden beast with their spiritual sense.

On top of that, there was a hint of pressure imbued within that wisp of aura that was extremely threatening even to late-Body Integration cultivators like the Long Family patriarch.

The term true spirit instantly sprang into everyones minds upon sensing this fearsome aura.

What was even more peculiar was that despite the massive commotion that Han Li had caused, the giant golden beast remained completely still, as if it were in a deep slumber, and it was a good thing that this was the case. Otherwise, everyone on the giant ark wouldve fled for their lives already.

Even so, everyones faces had paled significantly, and they were scrutinizing the giant golden beast with intense unblinking eyes, ready to bolt as soon as it made any move.

A tense silence settled over the entire giant, and after a long while, the silence was finally broken by Bai Qi.

Rest assured, fellow daoists, the beast isnt displaying any signs of life, so it should just be a carcass.

Are you sure, Brother Bai? The woman from the Ye Family was still quite concerned.

Ive cultivated an ability that can detect signs of life within all living beings, the fact that this is a beast carcass is the reason why I was unable to sense it earlier, Bai Qi replied.

Thats good to hear. Having said that, for a carcass to possess such a fearsome residual aura basically confirms that this is indeed a true spirit carcass, the woman from the Ye Family said as he looked up at the sea of lightning with glowing eyes.

The value of a true spirit carcass was naturally astronomical.

Setting aside everything else, if there were any residual true essence in the carcass, then it would be able to benefit Body Integration Stage beings like them immensely.

On top of that, true spirit carcasses were the most precious tool refinement materials and pill refinement ingredients, and just a tiny section could easily start a war.

Everyone else was also very tempted by the carcass.

At this moment, the giant rift created in the clouds by Han Lis sword projection slowly sealed, and the giant golden beast was concealed again.

Brother Bai, were you able to identify what type of true spirit carcass that was? Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns asked.

Among everyone present, Han Li and Bai Qi were the only ones able to see the complete carcass with their spirit eye abilities.

Bai Qi looked up at the dark clouds for a while longer before replying in an unconfident manner, It was a giant golden crab with four pincers.

A giant golden crab? Does such a true spirit being exist? the woman from the Ye Family asked. rewebnol.cm

Ive never heard of one! None of the true spirit beings known to our Spirit Realm match that description. Having said that, this is nothing to be surprised about, true spirit beings exist on many planes, so there are bound to be ones weve never seen before, the Long Family patriarch said.

Thats true, perhaps this is a true spirit being that we dont know about, but if its already dead, then isnt this a splendid opportunity for us? Elder Hui said with an excited expression.

Indeed, we cant pass up such a splendid opportunity. If we can obtain such a massive true spirit carcass, our journey will be worth it even if we cant find the Spirit Cleansing Pond and Clean Spirit Lotus.

Everyone else nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Just as everyone was growing very excited by this unexpected opportunity, Han Li suddenly asked, How long do you think this carcass has been here for?

Theres no way to tell, but surely it has to have been here for a very long time already, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns replied as her brows furrowed slightly.

It was very difficult for us to reach this place, but its nowhere as difficult for high-grade devilish beings to find this place. If the carcass were that easy to take, do you think the high-grade devilish beings would leave it here for us? Han Li said in a calm manner.

Contemplative looks appeared on everyones faces upon hearing this.

So youre saying that the devilish beings have left this carcass here as theyre aware that its not as easy as it seems to obtain it, the Long Family patriarch said.

Hehe, thats only one of the reasons, Han Li chuckled in a meaningful manner.

Oh? Did you discover something else, Brother Han? Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns asked in a surprised manner.

If Im not mistaken, this isnt some true spirit carcass, its a Devil Crystal Puppet instead, Han Li sighed with a wry smile.

Everyone was stunned to hear this, and Elder Hui immediately shook his head in disbelief. Thats impossible! How could such a fearsome puppet exist? And what is a Devil Crystal Puppet?

The Long Family patriarch and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns also exchanged a bewildered glance.

In contrast, Bai Qi faltered slightly upon hearing this before hurriedly casting his gaze toward the sea of lightning up above once again.

Devil Crystal Puppets are a type of puppets that is unique to the Elder Devil Realm. I obtained the refinement technique for these puppets back in Illusion Night City, Ill show you a Devil Crystal Puppet that I refined to support my claim, Han Li said as he swept a sleeve through the air to release a ball of green light, which was revealed to be a giant green wolf.

This was none other than a low-grade Devil Crystal Puppet that Han Li had refined some time ago.

Everyone immediately began to carefully inspect the giant wolf puppet, and after a while, a wry smile appeared on Bai Qis face as he said, I think Fellow Daoist Han is right. The patterns on that giant golden crabs body are very similar to the ones on this Devil Crystal Puppet. It seems I was too careless and jumped to a premature conclusion.

But if its a puppet, why was it left here? Its quite clear from its aura alone that its extremely fearsome.

Could it be that this really is a true-spirit-level puppet?

Everyone erupted into chatter, but right at this moment, Bai Qi opened his mouth to expel a dark blue copper mirror.

The mirror rotated on the spot before hovering around 10 feet in front of him, and a beam of white light shot forth out of his forehead before silently vanishing into the mirror.

In the next instant, the surface of the mirror blurred, following which an extremely clear image appeared.

The image depicted none other than the giant golden crab that was hidden within the dark clouds.

The Long Family patriarchs expression changed slightly upon seeing this. Is this the renowned Spirit Light Reversal Technique of your Spirit Race? Ive heard that this technique can depict something that the user has recently seen and heard with perfect accuracy.

Indeed. Take a look for yourselves and see if this giant beast shares any similarities with Brother Hans Devil Crystal Puppet, Bai Qi said as he pointed a finger at the copper mirror.

Everyone immediately gathered around to inspect the giant crab in the mirror, and after a while, the image in the mirror faded, upon which the Long Family patriarch said with a wry smile, Looks like Brother Han was right, this is indeed just a puppet. In that case, theres no need to take a risk to try and obtain it. For such a powerful puppet to have been abandoned here clearly presumably means that its been damaged beyond repair. Otherwise, the high-grade devilish beings would try to get their hands on it regardless of the risk involved.

Looks like we got all excited for nothing. Lets think about how were going to pass through all this lightning to get onto the island, thats the true objective of our trip, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said.

Theres no mistaking it, that is indeed the Devil Ape Coral, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns confirmed as she appraised the mountain.

According to what you said, the island lies around a months travel away in the direction that the devilish ape is looking toward, so that means we should be traveling in the southwestern direction, the woman from the Ye Family said in a calm manner.

According to that senior of our Spirit Race, the island is indeed roughly located there, but… A hesitant look appeared on Holy Maiden Thousand Autumnss face.

Are you still keeping secrets from us at a time like this, Fellow Daoist? the Long Family patriarch said as his brows furrowed slightly with displeasure.

Thats not it, Brother Long, its just that the senior also told us theres some type of danger lying near the island, so he told us to take extra caution when approaching it. However, he didnt reveal the specific details to us and only mentioned in passing, so I didnt divulge this information, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns explained.

Oh? That senior of your race was Grand Ascension Stage being, so if its something that even hes wary of, then it must be extremely dangerous to us, well have to be very careful while approaching the island, Han Li said with a grim expression.

Indeed. If you have any trump cards up your sleeves, then make sure to prepare them in advance, Ill set up a few formations on the ark thatll increase its power by at least more than half, the elderly scholar among the Spirit beings said.

A grim look had also appeared on the Long Family patriarchs face. I have a pair of stone puppets left behind from ancient times. Their attack patterns are a little one-dimensional, but in terms of defensive prowess, theyre comparable with Body Integration Stage beings. However, in order to activate them, a refinement process has to commence around half a month in advance.

Han Li was silent for a moment before chiming in, I possess a set of powerful devilish flags that can be set up on the ark.

The devilish flags had been obtained by him after he had slain a certain devilish lord, and they were quite powerful in the eyes of normal Body Integration Stage beings.

I have a few Glacial Water Rhinoceroses that have powerful defensive capabilities and can expel formidable glacial Qi, we can use them to replace the current sea beasts, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns proposed.

With the example set by Han Li and the others, everyone else also contributed some of their treasures.

They were all aware that these things definitely werent the true life-saving trump cards that everyone had up their sleeves, but these items would definitely bolster the giant ark significantly.

After that, the giant ark began to travel toward the southwestern direction, and everyone got to work.

Han Li set up the set of devilish flags at several important points on the ark, and the elderly scholar was carving some runes and embedding some formation plates onto the arks surface.

Not long after that, the entire giant ark underwent a complete transformation and was now being drawn by eight shimmering blue rhinoceros-like sea beasts, each of which was around 50 to 60 feet in length.

A month passed by in the blink of an eye, and on this day, the placid black seawater around the giant art suddenly became extremely turbulent.

Massive waves came crashing toward the ark from all sides, and the dark clouds in the sky had descended to an altitude of around 500 to 600 feet.

Howling winds were blowing through the clouds, and bolts of silver lightning were occasionally crashing down to strike the giant ark.

However, the ark was enshrouded under a green light barrier, which managed to keep the bolts of lightning at bay with ease.

At the front of the ark stood Han Li and everyone else, and they were discussing something with grim expressions.

Its already been a month, and we still havent discovered the island. On top of that, could it be that the perils outlined by that senior of your Spirit Race are these violent weather conditions? the Long Family patriarch asked.

Surely you jest, Brother Long, of course the dangers wouldnt be limited to something like this. The main issue is that our spiritual sense is significantly restricted in this region of the sea, so we can only detect everything in a radius of around five kilometers. With this handicap weighing us down, itll be a lot more difficult to find that island, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said with furrowed brows.

Its a good thing that Brother Han and Brother Bai both possess spirit eye abilities that allow them to see further into the distance. Otherwise, wed truly be searching for a needle in a haystack, the Long Family patriarch sighed.

At this moment, Han Li was peering into the distance on one side of the ark with blue light flashing through his eyes. freebovel.com

On the other side of the ark stood Bai Qi, and even though his features were concealed by a layer of white light, one could make out a beam of white light that seemed to be stemming from his forehead, extending into the giant waves in the distance.Dont count on my Brightsight Spirit Eyes too much, Brother Long. In contrast with Brother Bais innate spirit eye ability, my ability wasnt attained through cultivation, and using it expends a vast amount of magic power, so I cant use it too often, Han Li said with a wry smile.

Youre far too modest, Brother Han. Even if your spirit eye ability cant be used for an extended period of time, it would still increase our chances of finding our destination significantly if you can assist Fellow Daoist Bai, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said with a faint smile.

Han Li didnt offer any response to this and continued to peer into the distance.

The Long Family patriarch and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns didnt possess spirit eye abilities, but instead of returning to their cabins, they stood still on the spot, contemplating some things in silence.

Time slowly passed by, and the blue light faded from Han Lis eyes. He then rested on the spot for a long while before activating his spirit eye ability once again.

However, on this occasion, the blue light in his eyes only flashed a few times before a bewildered look appeared on his face, and he immediately injected more magic power into his eyes.

The blue light in his eyes immediately became extremely bright, to the extent that merely looking into his eyes from afar would strike one with sharp ocular pain.

This naturally alerted the Long Family patriarch and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns, but neither of them said anything to disrupt him. Instead, they exchanged an elated glance before continuing to scrutinize Han Li.

Brother Bai, come over to my side and have a look at the place around 2,500 kilometers away, Han Li said to Bai Qi.

2,500 kilometers? You can see that far into the distance? Thatll be quite a stretch for my capabilities, Bai Qi said in a bewildered manner.

He then turned toward Han Lis direction, and the beam of white light that was being released from his forehead immediately grew brighter.

After a long while, the white light that he was emitting dimmed slightly, and he said, There does indeed seem to be something there, but its too far away for me to make out clearly, so I cant confirm whether its an island.

What exactly did the two of you see, fellow daoists? the Long Family patriarch asked.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns was naturally also very interested to hear the response.

Theres a black shadow in that direction that was enshrouded in lightning, but Im unable to see the black shadow clearly due to the lightnings interference, Han Li explained.

Lightning? Isnt there lightning over here as well? Whats the difference? Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns asked as her brows furrowed slightly in a perplexed manner.

Itll be easier for you to see for yourselves when we get there rather than for me to explain it, Han Li replied with a peculiar expression.

Alright, lets head over there right away! the Long Family patriarch said as he immediately pointed a finger at the eight Glacial Water Rhinoceroses up ahead.

The giant ark tremored slightly, then sped toward the direction that Han Li was casting his gaze toward.

After that, the Long Family patriarch informed everyone else of this through voice transmission, and they all emerged from their cabins with excited expressions.

Less than half a day later, they finally arrived at the area of the sea that Han Li had been referring to.

In the air above the inky-black surface of the ocean, a vast expanse of silver lightning was crashing down like a waterfall, forming countless balls of lightning before exploding one by one to form a sea of lightning.

The rumbling thunderclaps were deafening, and through the vast expanse of lightning, a huge murky black shadow could just barely be made out.

With so much lightning interfering with everyones vision, no one could see exactly what the black shadow was.

However, at such a close range, Han Li and Bai Qi were naturally able to identify it with their spirit eye abilities.

Even as far back as 500 kilometers away, both of them were able to confirm that this was indeed a giant island. However, the entire island was surrounded by this sea of lightning, so it would be an unavoidable obstacle that they would have to overcome.

So the true danger is this lightning. In that case, itll be rather troublesome, but we should be able to force our way through it, the Long Family patriarch said in a contemplative manner.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumnss brows were tightly furrowed, but she didnt say anything.

Im afraid youre wrong there, Brother Long, Han Li suddenly said as he peered carefully into the sea of lightning up ahead.

The Long Family patriarchs heart immediately jolted upon hearing this. Have you discovered something, Brother Han?

In the air around 1,000 feet above the sea, black mist was surging incessantly, and arcs of silver lightning were flashing within the mist amid rumbling thunderclaps.

A man and a woman were standing at the front of a giant ark, peering into the ocean from afar.

The man was none other than the Long Family patriarch, and he said, This Devilish Origin Sea is known as the origin point of all devilish beings, the astounding abundance of devilish Qi here truly lives up to all the legends. Having said that, theres a lot of chaotic energy intermingled with the devilish Qi, so the average devilish being most likely wont be able to cultivate here.

The woman standing beside him was the woman from the Ye Family, and she replied with a smile, Ive heard that a lot of this chaotic energy has already dissipated. Apparently, this was a restricted area of the Elder Devil Realm several million years ago, and the average devilish being wasnt allowed to access this place. Perhaps the chaotic energy here will completely dissipate in the future, at which point this place would become a devilish paradise.

At this point, Han Li and the others had already reunited, and they were traveling into the Devilish Origin Sea on this giant ark together.

Hehe, even if there is something peculiar about this Devilish Origin Sea, weve expended countless efforts to get here, so we definitely cant turn back now. Having said that, I didnt expect the lightning here to be so powerful, even flying at a low altitude has been made impossible, the Long Family patriarch replied as his brows furrowed slightly.

Its not that flying at a low altitude isnt possible, it just cant be done for an extended period of time. In the face of such concentrated lightning strikes, no one would be able to withstand them for too long, the woman from the Ye Family said with a smile.

In any case, itll most likely take us far longer than projected to track down the island that the Spirit Cleansing Pond is situated on. The leads provided by our fellow daoists from the Spirit Race are very vague, well have to find an area of the sea that matches their description before we can find the island. With how vast this Devilish Origin Sea is, itll require some luck to track down the island in a reasonable timeframe, the Long Family patriarch sighed.

The womans smile faded upon hearing this, and after a brief pause, she continued, We dont have much time left, many devilish powers have most likely already begun scrutinizing us. If they manage to ascertain our origins, well be in huge trouble. The longer we stay in here, the greater the risk that we incur.

Im naturally aware of that, but just like I said, its too late to turn back now. Were standing on the cusp of success, so we have to see this through to the end, the Long Family patriarch replied with a determined expression.

The woman from the Ye Family merely sighed and didnt offer any response.

However, the Long Family patriarch then suddenly asked something that came as quite a surprise to her. Fairy Ye, you and Brother Han arrived over a month later than we did and only just barely made it before the agreed date. On top of that, I can sense that your aura seems to be slightly different from before, have you encountered some type of opportunity on the way here? If so, I must congratulate you and Brother Han.

The womans expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but she quickly chuckled, You truly possess a peerless discerning eye, Brother Long. Brother Han and I only encountered a minor opportunity, Im sure its nothing compared to what you and Fellow Daoist Hui have encountered.

You seem to know something, Fairy Ye. Rest assured, I have no intention of prying into this matter, the Long Family patriarch reassured with a smile.

The woman from the Ye Family offered no further response to this.

Meanwhile, Han Li was seated on a wooden bed in a cabin on the bottom level of the giant ark. Through a wisp of extremely well concealed spiritual sense, he was able to hear the conversation between the Long Family patriarch and the woman from the Ye Family. A faint smile appeared on his face as he withdrew that wisp of spiritual sense, then fell into a contemplative silence.

Around a year ago, he and the woman from the Ye Family had been intercepted by the clone of that Sacred Ancestor Ling Yuan after obtaining the Azure Luan True Blood.

A fierce battle ensued, and with the assistance of the treasure provided by the woman from the Ye Family, Han Li was able to severely wound the Sacred Ancestor clone.

After that, the clone didnt dare to pursue them any longer and could only return to the Iron Sand Ridge.

Thus, without any further pursers, Han Li and the woman were able to make an easy getaway. On the way here, they encountered some minor trouble, all of which was taken care of with ease.

Around half a month later, they finally reunited with everyone else at a designated devilish port on the shore of the Devilish Origin Sea.

Much to Han Lis surprise, Elder Jin of the Spirit Race wasnt with them.

The Long Family patriarch was also quite surprised by this, and the Spirit beings had given them a very ambiguous explanation, stating that Elder Jin had perished during an accident.

As for the specific nature of the accident, the Spirit beings refrained from further elaboration.

Han Li and the others naturally couldnt pry into this matter, but they were all feeling quite bewildered.

With that in mind, Han Lis brows furrowed reflexively as the image of that Spirit being by the name of Zhi Shui flashed through his mind again.

This Holy Spirit had always given Han Li a very uneasy feeling, but the unsettling baleful aura emanating from his body had suddenly disappeared, making him seem as if he were no different from his Holy Spirit companions.

This was rather perplexing to Han Li, and he couldnt help but suspect that Elder Jins disappearance had something to do with Zhi Shui.

Of course, there was no evidence to back this up, but he had decided to keep an extra eye on this suspicious Holy Spirit.

All of a sudden, Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he suddenly flipped a hand over to produce a small white vial.

The vial contained the Azure Luan True Blood, and once he refined it, he would attain another true spirit transformation while the rest of his transformations would also become significantly more powerful.

The Azure Luan was most renowned for its ability to control the power of wind.

It was said that this true spirit had initially been born in the winds of chaos, and in a fit of fury, it could unleash chaotic winds that could destroy entire cities!

Han Li was naturally very intrigued by the power of this chaotic wind, but he didnt immediately refine the true spirit blood as the woman from the Ye Family had done.

In contrast with other cultivation arts, the more true spirit blood that was refined using the 12 Awakening Transformations, the longer the refinement process would take, and being disrupted midway during the refinement process could result in severe negative consequences.

As such, he had decided that he was going to refine this true spirit blood only after he had returned to the Spirit Realm.

With that in mind, the small vial was stowed away again amid a flash of white light.

After that, Han Li cast aside these errant thoughts and began to meditate.

Time quickly passed by, and three months flew past in the blink of an eye.

Han Li and the others were split up into groups of two to keep a lookout at the front of the giant ark in shifts while everyone else rested in their cabins.

Their journey had been very smooth thus far, and they hadnt encountered any opposition aside from in the form of a few insolent sea beasts that were easily dealt with.

Unfortunately, they still hadnt encountered the region of the sea with the characteristics described by the Spirit being.

On this day, Han Li and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns were on lookout duty.

Han Li stood at the front of the ark, peering into the distance in silence.

As for Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns, she was seated on a golden futon with her eyes closed several tens of feet away from Han Li.

Neither of them seemed to be doing anything, but in reality, both of them were constantly scouring through the surrounding area with their enormous spiritual sense.

All of a sudden, Han Lis expression changed slightly, and Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns immediately detected the fluctuations in Han Lis spiritual sense as she opened her eyes, and asked, Did you discover something, Brother Han?

1,500 kilometers to the left, Han Li replied in a very concise manner.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns immediately swept her spiritual sense toward that area, upon which an elated look quickly appeared on her face. That is indeed Devil Ape Coral! Brother Han, change the direction that the ark is flying in right away, Ill go and tell everyone else!

Han Li had no objections to this, and he nodded before making a hand seal, then released an incantation seal toward the sea beasts that were drawing the giant ark.

The incantation seals vanished into the bodies of the beasts in a flash, and they immediately began to fly toward the left.

At the same time, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns had already notified everyone else using a secret technique.

Shortly thereafter, everyone was gathered at the front of the giant ark, and they were all elated by what they saw when they extended their spiritual sense toward the same direction.

Even though the giant ark was unable to fly, it was still moving very quickly while being by these sea beasts.

Four hours later, everyone caught sight of a mountain in the distance, the top half of which had plunged into the dark clouds up above.

What was quite incredible was that this mountain resembled a giant ape swinging its arms through the heaven, complete with extremely life-like, albeit crude and rugged facial features.

He immediately made a hand seal, and a golden projection with three heads and six arms appeared behind him amid a burst of black Qi.

The devilish projection swung four of its arms through the air, and a giant golden blade appeared in each of its four hands before being slashed through the air like lightning, unleashing four huge blade projections that were around 100 feet in length each.

Despite the best efforts of the devilish beings and devilish beasts to keep the attacks at bay, they were still forced back by the impact, and Han Li took advantage of this opportunity to withdraw his golden projection and silver Fire Raven before flying out of the hall as a streak of azure light.

As for the Leopard Kirin Beast, it also followed him out of the hall as a streak of golden light.

The devilish man and devilish womans hearts sank upon seeing this, and they quickly conversed with one another through voice transmission before the devilish man and white falcon rushed out in pursuit, while the woman hurriedly flew toward the living quarters of the core disciples.

Moments later, the woman appeared at a side hall, and her expression instantly darkened significantly.

Not only had the door of the side hall been completely destroyed, the restrictions set up nearby had also been entirely eradicated, and there were several green-armored guards lying slumped on the ground.

The woman immediately let loose a shrill cry that erupted straight into the heavens, and the entire Incense Village was instantly stirred up into a frenzy.

The ordinary Azure Wing beings all locked their doors and closed their windows, while the more powerful Azure Wing beings hurriedly emerged from their abodes before flying toward the side hall that the woman was situated at.

Meanwhile, Han Li was flying toward a secluded corner of the village, and the devilish man was giving chase with all his might atop his devilish falcon steed.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly as he heard the shrill cry released by the woman, and the devilish mans expression changed slightly as he took a deep breath, preparing to let loose a long cry of his own.

However, right at this moment, Han Li suddenly tossed several hundred golden and silver talismans up into the air, all of which vanished into thin air in a flash.

A resounding boom rang out, and the worlds origin Qi tremored violently, following which a grandiose palatial projection appeared before crashing down from above.

The devilish mans heart jolted upon seeing this, and he frantically swept his white fan through the air, sending gusts of fierce winds sweeping directly toward the palatial projection, temporarily stopping it in its tracks.

However, Han Li merely chuckled coldly as he pointed a finger toward the palatial projection, and it began to glow with scintillating light as all of the fierce winds were completely nullified.

The palatial projection then fell upon the hapless devilish man, and he suddenly found himself in a murky grey space with projections of pavilions and palaces all around him.

His expression changed slightly as he immediately tossed his fan up into the air, and it transformed into around a dozen grey wind wyrms that pounced toward the projections.

However, he knew that even if he could escape from this strange space, there was no way that he would be able to chase down Han Li, and that was indeed the case.

As soon as the devilish man was trapped by his talismans, Han Li made a hand seal, and a pair of azure and white wings appeared on his back amid a loud thunderclap.

His body then shot forth as an azure and white thread of light, and he quickly disappeared into the darkness.

A short while later, an earth-shattering boom suddenly erupted from within the mist between the three mountains, and a massive sword projection sliced through the sea of mist.

The mist was dispersed in a frenzy, and all of the restrictions set up around the Incense Village seemed to have been destroyed by this sword projection.

Immediately thereafter, two streaks of light shot forth out of the dispersed sea of mist, then flew away into the distance.

Moments later, several enraged roars rang out, and a few streaks of light of different colors emerged, hurtling toward the first two streaks of light in hot pursuit.

Within one of the first two streaks of light was the woman from the Ye Family, and she was naturally accompanied by none other than Han Li.

The woman looked back at the pursuing Azure Wing Race devilish lords and smiled as she said, Brother Han, lets shake them off now.

Alright, lets begin then. Han Li nodded in response before stopping in his tracks, following which countless arcs of silver lightning erupted out of his body as he transformed into a silver bird that was around 10 feet in size.

The bird then flapped its wings and swelled drastically to roughly 100 feet in size amid a rumbling thunderclap. With another flap of its wings, it shot forth as an arc of silver lightning, which vanished into the distant sky in the blink of an eye.

As for the woman from the Ye Family, she also transformed into a five-colored phoenix and disappeared into thin air amid a flash of five-colored light.

The streaks of light that were pursuing them all drew to a halt, and one of them was revealed to be none other than the devilish woman in the green dress.

All of them naturally wore infuriated expressions, and a crimson-haired elderly man thumped his cane onto the ground in fury. Those bastards got away! Both of them transformed into some type of beast, could it be that theyre from the Beast Lord Palace?

Not necessarily. The question is why did they infiltrate our village in the first place? Elder Qing, you were the first one to raise the alarm, did you discover anything? an inky-black devilish lord with his facial features completely concealed asked in a cold voice.

The woman in the green dress hesitated momentarily before replying in a shameful manner, One of the true blood disciples in the Azure Spirit Hall was abducted.

So they really were after the Azure Luan True Blood! Are the other disciples alright? the inky-black devilish lord asked.

Theyre all fine, they were only knocked unconscious, but the disciple who was taken was one of the true blood disciples with the greatest latent potential, the woman replied.

I see. In that case, we cant just ignore this matter. Contact the Sacred Ancestor as soon as we get back, those two are considerably more powerful than us, so only the Sacred Ancestor himself will be able to stop them, the inky-black devilish lord said with a dark expression.

It seems we have no other alternative. If we dont capture those two, the reputation of our race will be swept to the ground. The last time a true blood disciple of ours was taken was tens of thousands of years ago, it seems that some people need a reminder that Master Ling Yuan situated in our race, the crimson-haired elderly man said.

Thus, after conversing for a short while longer, the devilish lords finally turned back.

Meanwhile, Han Li and the woman from the Ye Family flew for over half a day before hiding into a secluded cave.

There could be tracking marks planted on this core disciple, so lets leave him behind as soon as we extract his true spirit blood, Han Li said as soon as they entered the cave.

Of course. Give me half an hour and Ill be able to extract the true spirit blood, the woman replied with a smile before sweeping a sleeve downward, and a blue silk handkerchief flew out before tipping itself over to release an unconscious Azure Wing being onto the ground.

Alright, Ill keep a lookout for you, Fairy Ye, Han Li said as he strode out of the cave.

The woman from the Ye Family naturally had no objections to this, and she flipped a hand over to produce a stack of formation flags and formation plates, with which she began to set up a profound formation.

Around an hour later, Han Li heard a spring of spritely footsteps approach him from behind, and his expression changed slightly as he immediately turned around, upon which he was greeted by the sight of the elated woman from the Ye Family.

Looks like youve successfully extracted the true spirit blood, Fairy Ye, Han Li said with a smile.

Indeed. On top of that, the purity of this true spirit blood is far superior to what I had expected, it seems that this is quite an exceptional being even among the core disciples. Now that the true spirit blood has been extracted, lets get out of here right away. Brother Han, this is your portion of the true spirit blood, the woman from the Ye Family replied with a smile before tossing a small jade vial toward Han Li.

Han Lis eyes lit up as he drew the small vial into his own grasp, then removed the lid and swept his spiritual sense through its contents.

This is indeed Azure Luan True Blood. Very good, lets leave the Iron Sand Ridge now, Han Li said with an elated expression as he stowed the small vial away.

Thus, the two of them immediately rose up and flew away as two streaks of light.

Two days later, a group of Azure Wing beings discovered the unconscious young core disciple in the cave.

He was still alive, but the true spirit blood within his body had been completely extracted.

This naturally created quite a stir throughout all of the villages of the Azure Wing Race, but shortly thereafter, an even more astonishing piece of news arose.

It turned out that the clone of Sacred Ancestor Ling Yuan, whom the entire race had viewed as a backer, had recently returned from a long journey. However, he had returned with severe wounds and had immediately gone into seclusion, refusing to see anyone during this time.

Some of the devilish lords who knew of the circumstances surrounding this matter were extremely stunned, and all of them made an agreement to never speak of this, as well as to strictly prohibit their brethren from discussing this matter.

Thus, something that was supposed to have attracted a lot of attention from many devilish powers was forcibly repressed, and no information regarding the matter was leaked out of the Azure Wing Race.

The azure-robed man was naturally none other than Han Li, but his face was currently concealed by a layer of azure light, and his height and figure had also been manipulated slightly. In order to stop the devilish man, he unleashed sword threads formed by several tens of Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

Each sword thread was very thin, but they were too fearsome even for the average treasure to withstand.

This devilish man had been assigned to this place to protect the core disciples, so he was naturally also quite a powerful being. In response to Han Lis attack, he let loose a loud roar and released a gust of fierce azure wind out of his mouth, then made a grabbing motion toward the sword net with both hands.

In the instant that he lashed out, yellow light appeared at the center of his palms, then transformed into two projections, one of which was a wyrm while the other was a tiger. At the same time, an astonishing aura erupted out of his body, and he was planning to tear the sword net open through brute force!

Han Lis expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, and he pointed a finger forward in an unhurried manner.

All of the streaks of sword Qi instantly swelled in size before raining down from above in a torrential downpour.

The wyrm and tiger projections only had a chance to let loose an anguished wail before they were completely destroyed and dissipated into nothingness, following which the streaks of sword Qi continued to hurtle directly toward the devilish man.

The devilish mans expression changed drastically, and a fierce gust of wind was immediately conjured up before sweeping up his body.

In the next instant, the streaks of sword Qi pierced through the gust of wind to completely dispel it, but the devilish man was nowhere to be seen.

Han Li immediately turned toward a certain direction, then thrust an inky-black palm into the air.

A burst of invisible force erupted out of his palm in a frenzy, and an earth-shattering boom rang out.

All of a sudden, a ball of grey light emerged in that patch of space, following which a humanoid figure stumbled out of thin air, it was none other than the devilish man, who had just unleashed a concealment secret technique and was planning to unleash a sneak attack on Han Li.

The devilish man was sent flying for over 100 feet, and only then was he able to just barely steady himself as he cast a bewildered gaze toward Han Li. Impossible! Ive already achieved full mastery of the Devilish Wind Evasion, how did you manage to see through it so easily?

Han Li merely appraised the man in an indifferent manner and gave no response.

A cold expression appeared on the devilish mans face upon seeing this. Hmph, it looks like Ill really have to get serious here.

Han Li merely smiled, then suddenly swept a sleeve through the air to release a silver fireball.

Strangely enough, the ball of fire was directed toward another corner of the hall as opposed to the devilish man.

During its flight, the silver fireball transformed into a Fire Raven, and initially, it was only around a foot in size, but it quickly swelled to roughly 10 feet in size before exploding to inundate that corner of the hall in scorching silver flames.

Right at this moment, a cold harrumph rang out, and a ball of light erupted out of the silver flames before transforming into a three-headed azure python projection that was several tens of feet in length.

As soon as the python projection emerged, it opened its three mouths to unleash three bursts of glacial Qi, one azure, one yellow, and one blue, toward the oncoming silver flames, thereby temporarily keeping it at bay.

Immediately thereafter, a humanoid figure sprang out of the silver flames amid a flash of azure light, then instantly arrived beside the devilish man.

This was a woman who was in her thirties, wearing a long green dress. The woman had an ordinary appearance with a slightly dark complexion, and there was a three-headed azure snake that was around a foot in length sitting on her shoulder. 1

Elder Qing, Im glad youre here, the devilish man said as his expression eased slightly.

This man possesses unfathomable powers! I tried to sneak around him just now, but he was able to instantly detect me, the woman said as she appraised Han Li with a dark expression.

He must have an accomplice, we have to shake him off and get to the core disciples at the spirit pavilion right away! Ill do everything in my power to hold him off, you go and save the disciples, the devilish man urged.

Your Devilish Wind Evasion is a far superior movement technique compared to mine, you should go and save the disciples while I keep this man occupied, the woman countered, then suddenly raised a hand before opening her mouth.

A streak of silver light shot forth out of her mouth like lightning and instantly chopped off the top half of one of her fingers.

Bone and flesh were visible from the wound, but not a single drop of blood was shed.

The snake sitting on the womans shoulder immediately became very excited upon seeing this, and it instantly shot forth before gobbling up the dismembered finger with its middle head.

Right at this moment, the woman began to chant something before opening her mouth to expel several clouds of purple Qi, which completely enveloped the azure snake.

The azure snakes body immediately swelled drastically to over 100 feet in length, and a horn appeared on each of its three heads, one of which was azure, one of which was yellow, and the final one was blue.

The devilish man faltered upon seeing this, but he then immediately nodded before flicking a wrist to send a crimson bracelet flying through the air.

The bracelet revolved in mid-air before expelling a burst of white light, revealing itself to be a snowy-white devilish bird that resembled a giant falcon with a green devilish eye on its forehead.

Both the three-headed giant python and white devilish bird possessed auras that were no less powerful than those of the two devilish lords, and they seemed to complement the cultivation arts being used by the two devilish lords. As such, the four of them presented a formidable lineup that was the equivalent of four devilish lord.s.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly upon seeing this, and he swept a sleeve through the air to summon a yellow streak of light, which transformed into a small beast that was around a foot in size, it was none other than the Body Integration Stage Leopard Kirin Beast.

At the same time, a suit of inky-black devilish armor appeared over his body, and he made a grabbing motion, upon which a small black mountain also appeared.

Simultaneously, a clear cry rang out from the scorching silver flames that were burning in the corner, and they transformed into a silver Fire Raven again before flying back to Han Li.

Go! the devilish woman yelled in an urgent manner as more tremors erupted from the neighboring room.

She then immediately raised a hand to send over 100 streaks of green light hurtling through the air. These were 108 hair-thin green needles, and they were giving off a faint rank odor.

At the same time, the three-headed devilish python raised its three heads in unison before blasting forth streams of glacial Qi again. However, the glacial Qi on this occasion was more than twice as fierce as before, and there were faint three-colored runes that could be seen within the glacial Qi.

As for the devilish man, he and the snowy-white devilish bird shot forth as two gusts of fierce white winds, flying directly toward a side door of the hall.

Stop him! Han Li instructed before immediately hurling the small black mountain forward, and it instantly swelled to over 100 feet tall.

The green needles struck the mountain in rapid succession, creating an incessant string of booms much like rain falling upon a banana leaf.

However, the black mountain remained completely unmoved, as if it were an unyielding fortress.

The silver Fire Raven also blasted a burst of silver flames out of its mouth, which steadily forced back the oncoming three-colored glacial Qi.

At the same time, the Leopard Kirin Beast heeded Han Lis instruction and shot forth as a ball of golden light, then split up into two before vanishing into thin air.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted in front of the devilish man, and two golden figures appeared in his way, each of which was around 10 feet in size. Immediately thereafter, countless golden claw projections swept toward both him and the white devilish bird falcon beside him.

The devilish man swept his spiritual sense toward the claw projections, and was immediately alarmed by the power that they possessed. As such, he naturally didnt dare to take them head-on and could only stop in his tracks before summoning a pristine white fan, which he swept viciously through the air.

A gust of gale-force winds instantly surged out of the fan, then transformed into a grey wind dragon that pounced forward with devastating force.

Meanwhile, the devilish falcon flapped its wings in unison, sending a series of white wind blades hurtling through the air.

Earsplitting explosions rang out as the golden light clashed with the grey and white wind, and they seemed to be evenly matched.

Whenever the devilish man tried to sneak around the side with the devilish falcon to cover him, the Leopard Kirin Beast always managed to appear right in his tracks.

In terms of overall power, the devilish man and the white falcon were superior to the Leopard Kirin Beast, but the Leopard Kirin Beast was more adept in movement techniques, rendering the two unable to escape from the battle.

As for Han Li, he was battling the woman and the three-headed giant python as if he were taking a stroll in the park. No matter what type of ferocious attacks were thrown at him, he was able to brush them off with ease.

If he werent wary of the fact that killing the devilish woman could result in unwanted trouble later on, she would already be dead.

Time quickly passed by, and the two devilish beings continued to become more and more frustrated and infuriated, but they were completely trapped in the hall.

Just as Han Li was wondering how things were going on the other end, an extremely elated voice suddenly rang out in his ears. Ive succeeded! We can go now, Brother Han!

Han Li was ecstatic to hear this!

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After the mist dispersed, Han Li was nowhere to be seen.

The woman from the Ye Family hurriedly swept her spiritual sense through the surrounding area, but was shocked to discover that she could no longer sense Han Li.

All of a sudden, Han Lis calm voice rang out in her ears. Theres no need to be alarmed, Fellow Daoist. Those Azure Wing beings are about to get here, so we have to make haste. Her heart stirred upon hearing this, and she immediately replicated what Han Li had just done.

Purple light flashed, a cloud of silver mist dispersed to conceal her entire body.

The High Zenith Invisibility Talisman naturally had completely different levels of efficacy when used by different people.

As a Body Integration cultivator using this talisman, she wouldnt be discovered unless a devilish lord of the same cultivation base in the Azure Wing Race were to carefully search for her using their spiritual sense.

As for Han Li, after using the High Zenith Invisibility Talisman, only the top devilish lords who were half a step away from becoming Sacred Ancestors would have a chance of discovering him.

At this point, the giant flying snake was already slowly descending toward the mist down below, and it stopped briefly in mid-air as the elderly inspected the surrounding area, then made a hand seal to release a streak of green light that vanished into the mist in a flash.

Moments later, the aroma being released by the mist became several times more pronounced, and the mist parted to open up a path that was around 10 feet wide.

At the other end of the path, one could just barely make out a series of indistinct buildings, and the elderly devilish man immediately stomped a foot down onto the flying snake without any hesitation upon seeing this.

The flying snake hissed as its body rapidly shrank down amid a flash of azure light, following which it was stowed up the elderly mans sleeve.

The elderly man then turned to the younger devilish beings behind him and said something with a smile, then drifted into the opening in the mist.

The young devilish beings also followed along behind him with wide smiles on their faces.

The mist then surged as the path was slowly sealed.

Unbeknownst to the devilish beings guarding the restriction, two completely undetectable figures had tailed these young devilish beings into the opening in the mist.

Around two hours later, Han Li was hovering in the air above a black wooden pagoda that was over 1,000 feet tall. He was still concealed by his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman, and he was inspecting the massive village down below.

This village had an area of over 10,000 acres, and massive trees were growing between the three mountains, forming a natural barricade around the entire village.

These giant trees were all purple in color, and they were the source of the fragrant aroma stemming from this place.

Within the village were a series of wooden buildings of different sizes that could house over 100,000 devilish beings.

Considering the meager population of the Azure Wing Race, this was a very large settlement.

There were also some giant trees planted between the buildings in the village, concealing many of the smaller buildings, thereby creating a sense of privacy.

Blue light flashed within Han Lis eyes as he swept his gaze over the entire village, then settled his attention on a cluster of buildings that were releasing restriction fluctuations.

Some Azure Wing Race guards were patrolling the streets near these buildings, and none of the ordinary Azure Wing beings dared to approach them.

The blue light in Han Lis eyes faded as he drifted down from the wooden pagoda, then landed in an alley that was completely devoid of people.

After that, an Azure Wing being that had a set of facial features that were identical to Han Lis emerged in a soundless manner.

This type of disguise secret technique couldnt even begin to compare with the concealment effect of his High Zenith Invisibility Talisman, but it was enough to fool the average devilish being.

Han Li smiled as he strode out of the alley, then made his way toward the heavily-guarded cluster of buildings.

At the same time, the woman from the Ye Family had already revealed herself as a young female devilish being elsewhere in the city before making her way toward a secluded corner.

She was holding a crimson triangular metal badge in her hand, and there were faint energy fluctuations emanating from it.

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In a small wooden cabin in the village, a five-colored light barrier had been set up, and there were two humanoid figures seated across from each other in the room, these were none other than Han Li and the woman from the Ye Family, who had scouted the village for the past two days.

Han Li asked in a solemn manner, So youve already confirmed that there are core Azure Wing beings residing in that palace?

Thats right, my detection treasure is displaying a very strong reaction, so it seems that there are many core Azure Wing beings living there, which is both good news and bad news, the woman from the Ye Family sighed.

Do you think this will make things more difficult for us, Fairy Ye? Han Li asked.

With so many core Azure Wing beings gathered in one place, that palace must be very heavily guarded, perhaps there will even be more than one devilish lord on guard duty there, so our original plan isnt going to be very feasible. On top of that, we dont have much time left, the woman from the Ye Family replied in a concerned manner.

In that case, well just have to do things by force. Ill hold off the devilish lords there while you take care of the core disciples, will that be alright? Han Li asked.

Without any intervention from devilish lords, it naturally wont be an issue for me to capture a core disciple. However, once we strike, well have to make sure to get away in a short time. Otherwise, other high-grade devilish beings will arrive on the scene. Judging from the scale of this village, there are probably at least seven or eight devilish lords here, and that isnt even taking all those Spatial Tempering Stage devilish beings into account. On top of that, breaking through the restrictions set up around the village will also take some time, the woman from the Ye Family cautioned.

Leave the restrictions to me. I know a thing or two about formations, and during the past two days, Ive discovered a few weak points in the restrictions here, Han Li said in a confident manner.

The woman from the Ye Family was ecstatic to hear this, and she said, In that case, we should be all set. As long as we can make a quick getaway, those devilish lords shouldnt be able to chase us down. The only thing we have to be wary of is that we still dont know where that Sacred Ancestor clone is residing.

It would naturally be best if we dont encounter the clone. Otherwise, well have to use that treasure to temporarily trap him, Han Li said.

That would be the worst-case scenario. Lets set this matter aside for now and get some rest, well strike tonight so no other volatile factors arise, the woman from the Ye Family proposed.

Alright, well do as you say. Han Li had no objections to this, and he immediately closed his eyes to meditate.

The woman from the Ye Family carefully reviewed the plan again, and after confirming that it was indeed sound, she also slowly closed her eyes.

Around half a day later, there was a devilish man seated on a bed of ice in a large palace in the Incense Village. The man had a head of exuberant black hair, which belied his wrinkly facial features, and he was currently cultivating a certain secret technique. reewebovel.com

It was impossible to ascertain his age from his appearance, but the spiritual pressure emanating from his body clearly indicated that he was a powerful devilish lord.

Around 10 feet away from the bed of ice was a small stone platform that resembled an altar. It was only several feet tall, but there were countless runes inscribed on its surface, indicating that it was no ordinary structure.

All of a sudden, a ball of black light erupted out of the altar alongside a low buzzing sound.

The devilish man immediately opened his eyes in a startled manner and cast his gaze toward the altar.

Whats going on? Did those little rascals trigger the restriction again? the devilish man murmured to himself with furrowed brows, then immediately made a hand seal and vanished from the room amid a fierce gust of wind.

In the next instant, a gust of wind was swept up in the main hall of the palace, and the man re-emerged.

He cast his gaze around the hall, and his pupils immediately contracted slightly.

In a corner of the hall was an azure-robed humanoid figure, who was currently inspecting a giant black blade hanging on the wall.

The black blade was only a decorative item crafted from ordinary materials, but the azure-robed figure seemed to be very intrigued by it.

The devilish man was quite alarmed, but he remained completely expressionless as he asked in a cold voice, Who are you, and why have you broken into our palace this late in the night?

I was just bored and wanted to find someone to have a chat with, the azure-robed figure replied as he continued to appraise the huge black blade.

You wanted someone to chat with? Are you… All of a sudden, the devilish mans voice was cut off as a dull thump rang out from the neighboring room, causing the entire hall to tremor violently.

The devilish mans expression changed drastically, and he immediately darted toward a certain exit of the palace, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

However, right at this moment, the azure-robed man chuckled as countless arcs of azure and white lightning appeared over his body, upon which he abruptly disappeared.

In the next instant, lightning flashed in front of the devilish man, and the azure-robed figure appeared before flicking his fingers through the air, sending countless azure threads hurtling forth from his fingertips, forming a powerful azure sword net.

So this is Iron Sand Ridge. The devilish Qi here is far more abundant than in other places, there must be a lot of devilish beasts here, Han Li murmured to himself in a contemplative manner as he stood at the front of the flying boat.

The Azure Wing Race is adept in beast-taming techniques, so the virtually endless supply of devilish beasts here makes it an ideal place for them to settle. Otherwise, with their meager population, theres no way theyd be able to control such a large area, the woman Ye Family replied.

Beast-taming techniques, eh? The fact that these Azure Wing beings are relying on devilish beasts suggests that their powers are most likely somewhat lackluster, Han Li replied with a smile.

That may be the case for normal Azure Wing beings, but I doubt the core Azure Wing beings that were targeting will have the same weakness. After all, the Azure Luan bloodline is nothing to be scoffed at, the woman from the Ye Family replied as a slightly solemn look appeared in his eyes.

Were already prepared to face a Sacred Ancestor clone, so those core Azure Wing beings wont be a cause for concern. Having said that, I can see that these Azure Wing beings are living in clusters of villages, its most likely going to be rather troublesome to find a suitable target among them, Han Li said.

Indeed. The issue is that we cant linger here for more than a month. Otherwise, well be late for the agreed date to meet up with the others, the woman from the Ye Family said in a slightly concerned manner.

As long as our luck doesnt turn out to be too horrible, a month should be enough. Besides, dont you have a special treasure that can sense our targets within a radius of five kilometers? Han Li asked.

That is indeed true, but the core Azure Wing beings are definitely heavily guarded at all times, so it wont be easy to approach them. Perhaps well have to take a risk and infiltrate some of the larger villages, the woman from the Ye Family replied with a wry smile.

As long as were not unfortunate enough to infiltrate the village that Sacred Ancestor Ling Yuan is situated in, there shouldnt be any issues, Han Li said.

I certainly hope so. Its a pity we dont know exactly where that Sacred Ancestor Ling Yuan is residing. Otherwise, well be able to significantly minimize the risk involved, the woman from the Ye Family sighed in a forlorn manner.

I also hope that we wont alert that Sacred Ancestor clone, but itll be down to luck in the end. Seeing as were going after such a tantalizing reward, its only fair that we assume some risk, nothing comes for free, after all, Han Li replied with a smile.

Hehe, if I were only my own, then I would be feeling very uneasy, but with you here to assist me, there should be no problems. Lets enter the Iron Sand Ridge now, well have to get out of this flying treasure and proceed on foot now, the woman from the Ye Family said as she pointed toward the mountain range in the distance.

Han Li naturally had no objections to this, and he nodded before flying out of the black boat.

The woman from the Ye Family made a hand seal, and the flying boat quickly shrank down to a miniature palm-sized boat amid a flash of black light.

After that, the two conversed for a while longer before flying toward the mountain range in the distance as two streaks of light.

Shortly thereafter, both of them vanished into the mountain range without a trace.

Five days later, Han Li was traversing through a valley between a pair of sheer cliff faces at a rapid speed, covering a distance of several hundred feet with each flash.

He was traveling alone as he and the woman from the Ye Family had decided to split up after entering the mountain range.

Not long after that, Han Li had reached the exit of the valley, and he was just about to fly out into the open when a string of unpleasant squawks suddenly rang out from several caves on the cliff faces on either side of him.

Immediately thereafter, a dozen or so giant green devilish birds flew out of the caves before swooping toward Han Li in a ferocious manner.

The wingspans of these devilish birds were around 50 to 60 feet, and they resembled giant vultures with vicious yellow eyes.

Han Lis expression remained completely unchanged as he raised a hand and flicked his five fingers through the air in succession.

Five azure threads shot forth from his fingertips, then vanished into the bodies of these devilish birds in a flash.

The devilish birds immediately let loose a squawk of anguish as their dismembered bodies plummeted down from above.

As for Han Li, he had already passed through this area, so not even a single drop of blood had stained his robes.

Meanwhile, in an obscure valley nearby, the woman from the Ye Family was hidden behind a large tree and staring at the entrance to the valley.

The entrance of the valley was filled with dense shrubs that were almost twice as tall as an adult, and it was extremely bleak and barren.

However, the woman stared at the entrance to the valley for two whole hours in an unblinking manner, as if she were appraising something that was extremely interesting.

All of a sudden, a burst of spatial fluctuations erupted in the air above the valley, and two winged devilish beings in leather robes appeared.

The two devilish beings inspected their surroundings to ensure that there was nothing amiss, then immediately flew away, quickly vanishing into the distance.

An excited smile appeared on the womans face upon seeing this, and she immediately made a hand seal, upon which she also disappeared on the spot.

A short while later, the woman from the Ye Family was situated in an obscure cave that was thousands of kilometers away from the valley. She had a palm pressed against the head of a winged devilish being, and there was a layer of five-colored light swirling over her face, indicating that she was using some type of soul search technique.

There was another devilish being lying facedown on the nearby ground, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

A few moments later, the five-colored light vanished from the womans face, and she released the winged devilish beings head, upon which the latter immediately slumped down onto the ground.

So this is only a village on the outskirts of the Azure Wing Race. Looks like Ill have to go to some of the larger villages if I want to find some core Azure Wing beings. Before that, Ill inform Fellow Daoist Han of this, the woman murmured to herself with a contemplative look in her eyes.

Immediately thereafter, she made a grabbing motion with one hand, and a white formation plate appeared in her grasp. She quickly swiped a finger over the formation plate, then gently laid a palm over it.

A dull thump rang out as the formation plate exploded into a ball of white light, within which was a line of silver text that disappeared in a flash.

After that, the woman cast her gaze toward the two devilish beings on the ground, and a cold light flashed through her eyes.

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Han Li was flying through the air when his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he flipped a hand over to produce an identical formation plate with the same silver text inscribed on its surface.

Han Li quickly glanced at the line of text before immediately changing directions in his flight.

Half a month later, Han Li and the woman from the Ye Family were standing on a branch of a massive tree situated at the edge of a small basin, which was surrounded by three mountains in a triangular formation. They were currently peering into a cloud of white mist between the mountains, which was releasing an indescribable fragrance.

Are you sure that this is one of the four major villages of the Azure Wing Race, Fairy Ye? Han Li suddenly asked.

Theres no mistaking it, this is definitely Incense Village. I used a soul search technique on two Azure Wing beings to secure the exact location of this village. Unfortunately, neither of them were all that powerful, so they didnt know much about this Incense Village. However, Im sure there are core Azure Wing beings in a village of this scale. The problem is that some powerful restrictions have clearly been set up here, so it wont be easy to infiltrate the village, the woman from the Ye Family replied in a grim manner.

This should be the right place judging from the fragrant aroma coming from the mist. As for a way to infiltrate the village, I have something up my sleeve, but well have to wait for the right opportunity to arise, so lets wait here for now, Han Li said with a confident smile.

The woman from the Ye Family was ecstatic to hear this. Thats great to hear, Brother Han. In that case, Ill be following your lead.

Han Li merely nodded and offered no response, but he suddenly cast his gaze toward a certain direction.

After a while, a giant flying snake that was over 100 feet in length appeared in the distant sky, and it was rapidly flying toward the mountain.

On the back of the flying snake were seven or eight Azure Wing beings, all of whom wore elated expressions.

This was a group of young men and women with the exception of the leader, who was an elderly man that was giving off a powerful aura.

Alright, the opportunity has arrived, Han Li said in an unhurried manner as he rose to his feet while appraising the group of Azure Wing beings.

The woman from the Ye Family also stood up and turned to Han Li with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Instead of explaining anything, Han Li raised a hand to send an item flying toward the woman.

The woman from the Ye Family faltered slightly before reflexively catching the item to discover that it was a purple talisman.

Han Li then said in a calm voice, Activate this talisman, and you should be able to sneak into the valley by following those Azure Wing beings. As long as there are no particularly special restrictions set up in this Incense Village, youll be able to sneak in without any issues. However, take care not to unleash any abilities or the talisman will fail.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he flipped a hand over to produce an identical talisman before immediately adhering it to his own body.

A burst of purple light erupted forth right before the womans astonished eyes, and countless silver runes surged forth in a frenzy, transforming into a cloud of silver mist that inundated Han Lis entire body.