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Lets go. You acted quite quickly just now, but theres still a chance that someone couldve been alerted, the woman said as she stowed her disk away.

She then swept a sleeve through the air, and a burst of pink light emerged to sweep up the duo, then rose up into the air before flying away as a ball of light, heading directly toward the cluster of coral islands.

As she flew along, the woman peered into the distance through narrowed eyes in an expressionless manner.

The black-armored man cast a few furtive glances at her, and after a while, he finally couldnt help but ask, Mistress, why did the altar suddenly explode at the end there? Are you alright?

Im fine. Its just that the backlash was more powerful than I anticipated, so I was unable to control it in the end. I havent suffered any injuries, but those eight substitute puppets have all been destroyed, I wont be able to conduct divination until I refine a new set, the woman replied.

The black-armored mans heart stirred upon hearing this. I see. Then the divination…

I wasnt able to complete the divination, but I did derive signs from it. The signs are quite ambiguous and even self-contradicting in some areas, but one things for sure: this group of people possesses something that can help me make a full recovery. Follow them closely, but make sure not to tip them off, I need some time to think so I can truly grasp what the signs are telling me, the woman said.

Yes, Mistress, then lets give chase right away. Not only did they gather so many Body Integration Stage beings, they also traveled all the way here, they must have a massive objective, the black-armored man speculated.

Regardless of what their objective is, well find out eventually if we keep following them, the woman said.

Youve already planted a tracking mark on that human woman, and were in the shadows while theyre completely out in the open, theres no way theyll be able to escape from us, the black-armored man chuckled.

The woman merely nodded and offered no reply, and the black-armored man also fell silent.

Several hours later, Han Li and the others had already stopped in the air above a massive coral island that was several hundred kilometers in size. They were hovering at an altitude of tens of thousands of feet, appraising a devilish stronghold from afar.

The devilish stronghold occupied close to half of the area of the entire island, and it was surrounded by grey walls that were over 1,000 feet tall. On top of that, there were layers of restrictions set up near it, and it was encompassed within several black light barriers.

There were devilish guards wielding all types of weapons on the strongholds walls, as well as two-headed devilish birds flying over the stronghold. freewebnvel.cm

In the air above the stronghold, there was a gargantuan black cloud that was several hundred acres in size. The cloud was churning incessantly, and arcs of silver lightning could be seen flashing within it alongside rumbling thunderclaps, giving off a very eerie and formidable appearance.

Is this the right stronghold? Didnt you say that there werent supposed to be many devilish beings guarding this place? Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns asked with a dark expression, and the other Holy Spirits were also clearly very displeased.

Han Li and the other human cultivators didnt say anything, but they also turned to the Long Family patriarch with skeptical looks in their eyes.

Please dont misunderstand, fellow daoists, I sent scouts to this place not long ago, and at the time, this had only been a very small stronghold. This has also come as quite a surprise to me, it seems that more devilish beings mustve been deployed to this place, the Long Family patriarch hurriedly explained with a wry smile.

Im sure you wouldnt lie about something like this, Brother Long, but what do you plan to do now? Should we change to a different node? With so many devilish beings present, there are most likely devilish lords among their ranks, theres a good chance that our original plan will fail here, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said as her expression eased slightly.

Theres not enough time for us to scout for another node. Weve already ascertained the properties of this node, and its the most suitable one for us. If we were to go through any node, even if we could arrive in the Elder Devilish Realm, wed immediately be plunged into very perilous situations. It is indeed true that our original plan most likely wont work here, Devilfeign Beads are able to fool even high-grade devilish beings, but theyre lacking in resistance against the power of restrictions. With so many restrictions, here, we could easily have our covers blown and be surrounded by the devilish army. As such, I suggest we simply conceal ourselves and fly toward the node. If were exposed, then well just have to barge through by force. With our combined powers, even if one or two devilish lords were to stand against us, wed be able to kill them right away. Once we enter the Elder Devil Realm, there will be no way for them to track us down, the Long Family Patriarch said as a cold look flashed through his eyes.

I agree. With our combined powers, there really isnt all that much for us to fear, and forcing our way to the node is the simplest and most efficient way, the man from the Lin Family agreed with a nod.

But if we do that, the devilish beings in the Elder Devil Realm will immediately receive news of what were doing, thatll be very detrimental to our journey through the realm, the woman from the Ye Family said with her brows slightly furrowed.

The Elder Devil Realm is an extremely massive place, and we wont be going to the cities with large gatherings of devilish beings, so even if theyre made aware that foreign beings have entered their realm, theres no way for them to effectively hunt us down. Besides, its not exactly an uncommon occurrence for foreign beings to enter the Elder Devil Realm. From what Ive heard, many powerful beings from the races of our Spirit Realm would venture into the Elder Devil Realm from time to time, the devilish beings may not pay our group much heed, the black-robed elder from the Long Family countered.

Han Li merely remained silent as he stroked his chin with a calm expression, while the Holy Spirits were discussing the matter with one another through voice transmission.

Moments later, a verdict was reached, and the Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns turned to the Long Family patriarch as she said, It will indeed be too much of a delay if we were to switch to a different node, so well do as you say, Brother Long. If our cover is blown, then well just have to force our way into the node, but I hope there wont be any further errors on your part once we enter the Elder Devil Realm.

The Long Family patriarchs eyelids twitched slightly, but he replied in a confident manner, Rest assured, fellow daoists.

In that case, lets begin right away. Ill unleash the full power of this Smokecloud Flag and do my best to get us as close as possible to the node without setting off any of the restrictions here, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said in a serious voice.

She then made a hand seal, and several streaks of light shot forth into the surrounding air, then vanished in a flash.

Blue light flashed through Han Lis eyes as he cast his gaze around him to discover that a layer of cloud and mist had appeared in the surrounding area. After just a few flashes, the cloud and mist became extremely thin, and it was barely visible even to his spirit eyes.

Han Lis heart stirred upon seeing this, and he immediately withdrew his spirit eye ability. However, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns seemed to have sensed something, and she turned to Han Li with a meaningful look in her eyes. However, she didnt say anything and merely led the way toward the node above the devilish stronghold.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly, but his expression remained unchanged as he flew slowly toward the node in the distance with everyone else.

They were only several tens of kilometers away from the node above the stronghold, but during their flight, they encountered seven or eight groups of patrolling devilish guards. However, the cloud and mist that Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns had conjured up managed to conceal them flawlessly. There were some occasions where they were practically brushing shoulders with the devilish guards, yet they werent able to sense anything.

However, when they were less than 10 kilometers away from the devilish stronghold, they finally set off an extremely profound restriction.

A dull thump rang out without any warning, following which countless black spikes shot forth out of thin air, hurtling directly toward them from all directions.

Weve been exposed! Prepare for battle, fellow daosits! Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns immediately yelled as her expression darkened.

She then waved a hand through the air, and the layer of cloud and mist around them suddenly formed a dense light barrier that kept all of the oncoming black spikes at bay.

Everyone else immediately released their treasures and abilities upon seeing this, and the surroundings restrictions were instantly torn apart in the face of their combined powers, following which all of them flew toward the node above the devilish stronghold like lightning.

Such a massive commotion naturally alerted all of the devilish beings in the surrounding area, and countless balls of light exploded near the stronghold as spiritual light spread over the entire sky.

At the same time, groups of armored devilish beings riding atop all types of devilish steeds rose up into the air in a menacing manner.

The woman then tossed the purple copper coin from before high up into the air, and it transformed into a large copper bowl in a flash before descending right onto the center of the stone platform.

The bowls surface was covered in layers of complex runes, and there was a ball of purple light within it that seemed to be concealing something, but was impossible to see into.

The womans expression remained unchanged as she pointed a finger toward the puppets one after another, and layers of black Qi suddenly appeared over the surfaces of the wooden dolls, following which eight different sinister ghostly faces were manifested.

They roared and struggled violently from behind the wooden dolls, but seemed to be bound to the dolls and were unable to get stray far away from them.

The woman paid no heed to this, and calmly instructed, Prepare the sacrifices!

Yes, Mistress! Heie replied before immediately rushing into the air directly above the stone platform, then abruptly laid a hand onto his own waist.

A palm-sized black leather pouch instantly flew out of his body, then swelled to around 10 feet in size before tipping itself over above the purple copper bowl.

The pouch was opened, and crimson liquid gushed out of it toward the purple ball of light.

The crimson liquid was flowing out of the pouch like an endless waterfall, but the bowl showed no sign of being filled, as if it were a bottomless pit.

Hei-e wasnt surprised at all to see this, and he merely continued to oversee the proceedings.

After a long while, more than a ton of liquid had gushed out of the leather pouch, yet it was still flowing without any signs of subsiding.

Alright, that should be enough. It wasnt easy to collect all this blood essence from Body Integration Stage ancient beasts, so we should conserve it where possible, the woman suddenly said.

Heie immediately made a grabbing motion toward the leather pouch upon seeing this, and the stream of blood immediately ceased before the pouch flew back to him in a flash.

The woman took a deep breath and made a hand seal, upon which a massive pink floral tree suddenly appeared behind her.

The tree was glittering and translucent with fist-sized pink flowers growing all over its branches, all of which were giving off an intoxicating aroma.

The womans body blurred, and she suddenly vanished before appearing directly above the tree. Her pristine bare foot was treading light upon the flower growing at the very top of the tree, and she flipped a hand over to produce a white bone blade that was very thin and extremely sharp.

She then slowly raised an arm and extended her wrist out of her sleeve before slashing the bone blade across her wrist.

A stream of viscous silver liquid immediately tricked down from her wrist and dripped onto the top of the floral tree before vanishing into it.

A loud buzzing sound rang out, and the pink tree instantly turned silver, creating a spectacular sight to behold.

After waiting for a short while, the woman withdrew her wrist before blowing onto the self-inflicted gash, which immediately disappeared amid a flash of white light.

Only then did she cast her gaze toward the purple bowl down below, and she stowed away the bone blade before producing a black handkerchief, which she tossed up into the air.

The surrounding water barrier instantly turned inky-black to keep out all of the external light, and it was as if night had suddenly fallen.

The woman raised her foot before gently stepping down onto the top of the floral tree, and the massive tree instantly exploded into specks of silver light that shot forth through the air.

Thus, silver stars were instantly added to the night sky, and they began to slowly revolve in a profound rhythmic manner at her behest.

It was as if another world had been established within the water barrier.

Silver light flashed through the womans eyes, and her body blurred before expanding into a giant white projection that was several hundred feet tall. An extremely delightful voice rang out, chanting an incantation, and the surrounding stars began to accelerate in their rotation around the giant white projection, forming a series of profound starry diagrams.

At the same time, the ball of light within the copper bowl suddenly began to rise up, then take on a series of different shapes under the starry night sky.

Meanwhile, a shimmering golden disk had appeared before the woman, and she was flicking her fingers toward it at different speeds, causing balls of rainbow light to come flying out of the disk.

Her movements appeared to be very relaxed and nonchalant, but with each flick of her finger, her face would pale slightly, but the silver light in her eyes was gradually becoming brighter.

Around an hour later, a group of several tens of devilish beings began to fly toward the water barrier while riding atop devilish beasts that resembled sharks with wings.

These devilish beasts appeared to be quite clumsy and maladroit, but they were actually extremely fast and reached the water barrier in the blink of an eye.

However, these devilish beings clearly hadnt noticed the concealed water barrier at all, and they were just about to fly right past it when a loud rumbling boom rang out as the water barrier suddenly reappeared before exploding on the spot.

Powerful blue light swept forth in all directions to form a giant blue vortex, and all of the devilish guards were naturally quite alarmed by this as they hurriedly took evasive measures.

At the same time, their devilish beast steeds roared as they expelled balls of azure light, which formed azure light barriers around themselves and their riders.

Enormous waves swept past, only to be parted by these light barriers, and even though none of the devilish guards were harmed, they had naturally been greatly startled. All of them immediately drew their weapons and cast their eyes toward the vortex in a bewildered manner.

The blue vortex rapidly shrank amid an insistent rumbling noise, then vanished to reveal the woman in the white dress and the black-armored man.

The woman was currently holding the golden disk, and her face was deathly pale, but the silver light in her eyes was extremely piercing and bright. She currently wore an expression that seemed to be a mixture of incredulity, elation, and hesitation, while the black-armored man was inspecting the surrounding area in a slightly surprised manner.

The Deity Transformation Stage leader of the devilish guards swept his spiritual sense toward the duo and was immediately given a massive fright. Both the woman in white and the black-armored man possessed magic power that was completely unfathomable to him.

Thus, the leader of the guards immediately jumped off his steed with astonishment in his heart, and carefully asked, I am Shi Shuo of the Violent Devil Race, may I ask which race you are from and whether you require my assistance with anything?

The black-armored man appraised the group of devilish guards with a cold expression before turning to the woman with a respectful look in his eyes. Mistress, what do you want me to do with them?

Seeing as theyve discovered us, they cant be allowed to live, the woman replied without even looking up from her disk.

Her voice was completely emotionless, as if this group of devilish guards were only ants in her eyes.

A ruthless light appeared in the black-armored mans eyes as he gave an affirmative reply, then turned toward the Violent Devils with a bloodthirsty expression.

Run!

The leader of the devilish guards immediately knew that something was wrong upon hearing the conversation between the duo, and he instantly shot back while raising a hand to release a fist-sized bead. At the same time, a giant black blade appeared beneath his feet, and he combined as one with the blade before fleeing toward the cluster of coral islands as a streak of black light.

The other devilish guards were naturally very alarmed to see this, and they also immediately fled the scene.

The black-armored man cackled as he swept both arms through the air, releasing two bursts of black Qi that swept through the surrounding area.

All types of demonic insects could be seen within the black Qi, and they immediately inundated the fleeing devilish guards, following which a string of bloodcurdling howls rang out in quick succession.

He then cast his gaze toward the streak of black light, which had fled to several thousand feet away at this point, and set off in pursuit as a gust of black wind.

Moments later, a howl of anguish rang out, and he returned carrying a bloody head in one hand.

He tossed the head into the black Qi, then returned to the womans side as a respectful expression reappeared on his face.

At this point, the bloodcurdling cries ringing out from within the black Qi had also subsided, and the black Qi flew back into the black-armored mans body.

Throughout this entire process, the womans eyes had remained completely glued to the golden disk in her hand, and there was a hesitant look on her face.

Han Li cast his gaze throughout the surrounding area to find that they were still situated above the boundless ocean, and there wasnt anything of note to see nearby.

Were about four or five days away from our destination. The node isnt very large, but its situated in a secluded corner of the Xuan Wu Region, where the most bloodthirsty faction of the devilish army, the Violent Devil Race, is situated. These Violent Devils are extremely ruthless, and this place is far more chaotic than anywhere else in the entire Xuan Wu Region, so well have to proceed with caution, the Long Family Patriarch said in a solemn manner.

If we had chosen a devilish node near Deep Heaven City, we wouldve been able to minimize the risk involved, the young woman from the Ye Family sighed in a forlorn manner.

None of the spatial nodes near Deep Heaven City are suitable, Ive already sent out scouts who have confirmed that only through this node can we directly reach the Bloodstone Mountain Range of the Elder Devil Realm. The Bloodstone Mountain Range is an extremely barren place, so we shouldnt encounter any danger there. Otherwise, if we enter the Elder Devil Realm through another node, we either run the risk of facing powerful enemies right away, or ending up too far away from our destination, thereby requiring a journey thats longer than necessary, the Long Family patriarch replied with a shake of his head.

The young woman chuckled, I was just articulating a wishful thought, I have full trust in the arrangements youve made, Brother Long.

The Long Family patriarch merely smiled and remained silent.

At this moment, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns approached the Long Family patriarch, and the two of them had a brief discussion before setting off with everyone else.

During the next four days, Han Li and the others encountered a few groups of patrolling devilish guards, ranging from around a dozen guards to over 100.

In contrast with the devilish beings that had appeared near Deep Heaven City, these devilish guards were noticeably taller, and they were wearing suits of devilish armor that were inscribed with blue devilish runes.

Of course, it wouldve been a simple matter for Han Lis group to kill these devilish guards, but they merely concealed themselves and flew over the guards without alerting them.

Even the most powerful beings among these devilish guards were only at the Deity Transformation Stage, so there was naturally no way they could sense a group of Body Integration Stage beings.

During the evening of the fourth day, a series of black spots suddenly appeared over the distant ocean, and after flying a bit closer, these dots were revealed to be a cluster of coral islands of different sizes.

The smallest of these islands were only several kilometers in size, while the largest were close to 100 kilometers, and the Long Family patriarch stopped before turning to Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns. Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumns, there are most likely high-grade devilish beings situated up ahead, well be counting on you now. Everyone else, swallow the Devilfeign Beads that we distributed earlier. If we do get exposed, activate the devilish Qi within the beads right away, and well still be able to blend in.

Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns smiled and gave an affirmative response, then flipped a hand over to produce a white flag, which she waved through the air to produce a torrent of countless white flowers, all of which exploded in rapid succession.

A cloud of white mist that was around an acre in size immediately appeared in mid-air and enveloped the entire group.

After that, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns began to chant something, then waved the flag through the air a few times, and a series of five-colored runes began to appear within the white mist. Everyone within the mist then began to blur before finally vanishing into nothingness.

Everyone was ecstatic to see this, while Han Lis expression remained calm as he released his spiritual sense into the surrounding mist.

Moments later, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.

This mist contained some kind of restriction, making it completely undetectable even to his immense spiritual sense. Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as blue light flashed within his pupils, and he was finally able to catch sight of that layer of white mist, which had formed a protective barrier.

However, even through his spirit eyes, the mist was extremely faint and barely visible. This instilled Han Li with a great deal of confidence in this restriction, and his expression eased slightly as the blue light in his eyes faded.

This type of concealment naturally wouldnt be able to fool him, but unless there were some devilish lords up ahead who possessed special secret techniques, none of the high-grade devilish beings would be able to see through this cover.

The other human cultivators in the group were also quickly becoming aware of how profound this mist was, and they were very pleased and intrigued by this discovery.

Right at this moment, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns suddenly tossed the flag in her hand forward, and it transformed into a streak of white light that guided the entire cloud of white mist forward.

Han Li and the others each produced a black bead that they swallowed, then concealed their auras before flying ahead along with the misty restriction.

Thus, the group flew into the cluster of coral islands in the blink of an eye.

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Close to 100 kilometers away from them, spatial fluctuations erupted, following which a pink ball of light appeared.

After the light faded, two humanoid figures were revealed, one of whom was a woman in a white palatial dress holding a purple copper coin in one hand. She was accompanied by a burly black-armored man who wore an extremely respectful expression as he stood beside her.

The purple copper coin in the womans hand suddenly vanished as she said to the burly man, Heie, make some preparations, Im going to conduct heavenly divination here.

Mistress, you still havent fully recovered from the backlash of the last heavenly divination, surely its not a good idea to use it again in such a short time, the black-armored man said in a hesitant manner.

Conducting heavenly divination twice in succession will naturally be very taxing on my body, but this could be my only chance to make a full recovery, so I cant afford to miss it, the woman replied in a nonchalant manner.

This is just a group of Body Integration cultivators! If youre willing to entrust the Origin Quake Mace to me, I can kill all of them and find the spirit medicine that youre searching for, the burly man said in a display of loyalty.

The Origin Quake Mace is indeed very powerful, but at your current cultivation base, you wont be able to make full use of its powers. On top of that, the warning from the Destiny Copper Coin indicates that these people definitely possess measures that can counter the Origin Quake Mace anyway. Alright, thats enough idle chatter, begin the preparations right away. If we delay any longer than this, itll be quite a hassle to catch up with them again, the woman said.

His body swayed, and in the next instant, he appeared over 1,000 feet away before rubbing hands together, then spread them apart to release eight objects.

These were eight black wooden dolls, each of which was only around half a foot tall. They possessed disproportionately large heads that were comparable to the size of their bodies, and they all wore different and extremely life-like expressions.

After releasing the eight wooden dolls, Heie rotated on the spot to release hundreds of stone slabs out of his body, all of which abruptly converged up ahead to form a green stone platform that was around 70 to 80 feet tall.

The stone platform had countless vibrant green patterns engraved over its surface and was giving off an indescribable primordial aura.

Heie then flipped a hand over to produce a shimmering blue crystal ball, which he hurled viciously toward the ocean down below.

The crystal ball vanished into the ocean in a flash, following which Heie pointed a finger down below, and gargantuan waves that were several thousand feet tall were suddenly swept up.

The waves rose up into the air to form a blue water barrier that encompassed the stone platform, as well as the eight wooden dolls.

Only then did Heie cups his fist in a salute, and said in a respectful voice, The altar is ready, Mistress.

The woman nodded in response before descending into the water barrier in an unhurried manner.

She then made a hand seal and began to chant something, upon which the water barrier began to shimmer with blue light.

The nearby space warped, and the entire water barrier gradually became transparent before vanishing into nothingness.

At the same time, the eight wooden dolls drifted forward to appear on the stone platform with two wooden dolls standing right next to one another on each corner.

The giant azure ark then continued on into the ocean without any pause. Meanwhile, the Spirit and human beings on the ark were all meditating in their own rooms to prime themselves to the best possible condition.

Everyone knew that despite how long they had been preparing, this trip was definitely still going to be an extremely perilous one. If they werent careful, all of them could easily be wiped out in the Elder Devil Realm.

As such, everyone was doing everything they could to prepare for the foray into the Elder Devil Realm.

In a room on the bottom level of the ark, there were three identical Han Lis seated with their legs crossed. There was a colorful restriction shimmering from the walls, and the three Han Lis were all of different colors.

One was shimmering with golden light, one was radiating green light, and the final one was enshrouded within a cloud of black Qi.

These were none other than Han Li, his spirit body, and his Provenance Golden Body.

Back when Han Li was being pursued by the four Sacred Ancestor clones, he had no choice but to release his spirit body and second Nascent Soul as red herrings to distract his pursuers.

Both of them had managed to survive the ordeal, and Han Li naturally unleashed a secret technique to summon them back to himself as soon as he returned to Deep Heaven City.

However, due to the fact that the entire city had been surrounded by the devilish army, the spirit body and second Nascent Soul didnt dare to return to the city and could only temporarily hide in the outskirts of the devilish army.

After the devilish army was forced into retreat, the two were finally able to return to Han Li as he was recuperating in seclusion. reeebnovel.om

The second Nascent Soul was extremely familiar with the restrictions set up in the stone pagoda that Han Li had been staying in, so it was able to sneak in without alerting anyone else.

As for Quer and the spirit body, not only had they returned completely unscathed, they had made some progress in their powers during their time away from Han Li.

The second Nascent Soul had self-detonated to escape from the Yuan Cha clone, and even though it had been able to manifest itself into a new Nascent Soul, it had naturally been severely debilitated by the ordeal.

For a normal Body Integration cultivator, this would naturally be a very troublesome matter to deal with as it would take at least several decades of arduous cultivation to get the second Nascent Soul to fully recover. However, with the countless medicines and pills at Han Lis disposal, this wasnt an issue at all.

He fed the second Nascent Soul a series of fortifying spirit pills, and within just half a year, it had recovered most of its powers. It was still far from the height of its powers, but in its current state, it would still be able to control the golden body in battle.

Han Li was currently focusing the entirety of his attention on a small purple cauldron that was hovering before him.

The cauldron was only several inches in size, and its surface was covered in profound runes. It was currently being enveloped within a burst of azure flames that was being expelled out of Han Lis mouth, and he was staring intently at the cauldron while flicking his fingers toward it to cast incantation seals into the flames.

The azure flames flickered, and a low buzzing sound rang out from within the cauldron. There was a blurry grey strip of light that was half-concealed within the cauldron while the other half was extending out of it.

The strip of light was only around as thick as a human finger, and it was writhing violently as if it were extremely fearful of the azure flames around it.

Han Lis expression remained completely unchanged, but the frequency with which he was unleashing an incantation seal began to increase, a wisp of golden light began to appear in the azure flames being expelled out of his mouth.

Finally, the grey strip of light seemed to be unable to stand the refinement of the azure flames any longer, and it transformed into a white ball of light that shot forth out of the azure flames to try and flee the scene.

However, Han Li was already prepared for this, and he flicked a finger through the air in an unhurried manner, unleashing a bolt of golden lightning amid a loud thunderclap.

The white ball of light was instantly reduced to nothingness by the arc of golden lightning, and a hint of elation appeared in Han Lis eyes upon seeing this. Ive finally managed to force out that old devils spiritual sense. Now, I just have to refine the cauldron again with my own blood essence to be able to use it.

Immediately thereafter, he made a hand seal and opened his mouth to expel a ball of blood essence, which exploded into a cloud of blood mist that vanished into the cauldron.

The azure flames then began to burn with greater intensity, and the small cauldron began to revolve on the spot.

This was none other than the Purple Word Cauldron that Han Li had taken from the Xue Guang clone.

It was an incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure that he had found to be extremely troublesome to deal with, and he hadnt dared to refine it right away due to the presence of Che Qigongs spiritual sense within the treasure.

This wisp of spiritual sense had already developed a hint of spiritual nature, and not only did it refuse to come out of the cauldron, it was even able to use some of the cauldrons power to protect itself.

As such, it had taken Han Li several years to finally force it out of the cauldron before destroying it on the spot. Now, all he had to do was refine the cauldron, and it would become a powerful weapon for him.

In terms of versatility and unpredictability, this Purple Word Cauldron was superior even to the blade fragment that had been taken from him, so it was certainly a very good replacement.

Han Li refined the small cauldron for seven days and seven nights, and only on the eighth day was the process completed. He swept a sleeve through the air with an elated expression to snuff out the azure flames, following which the cauldron shrank down to around the size of a human thumb before adhering itself tightly to his forehead.

Han Li closed his eyes and began to assess the uses of the cauldron, while the cauldron itself was shimmering with faint purple light that was fluctuating in brightness.

After another three days and three nights, Han Li reopened his eyes as a smile appeared on his face. He had already mastered most of the uses of the cauldron, and he laid a hand onto his own forehead to stow the treasure away.

Han Li paused momentarily, then suddenly raised an arm before opening his mouth to expel a burst of azure light, which severed his sleeve to reveal his bare arm.

On his forearm was the faint yellow mark left behind by that Profound Heavenly Spiritslash Sword. Han Li cast his gaze toward the mark, and a hesitant look appeared on his face.

After a long while, he finally gritted his teeth and pressed his arm hand onto his exposed forearm, then drew upon the magic power within his body.

Golden light flashed all over his entire body as golden ripples surged over his arm, and under the stimulus of pure spiritual power, the barely visible mark on his forearm began to become clearer. It gradually turned from yellow to green, then slowly transitioned to a dark green color.

From a distance, it looked as if a miniature dark green sword had been embedded within his arm.

A tense look appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, but he continued the injection of spiritual power.

After a full 10 minutes had passed, the miniature dark green sword suddenly shuddered, then began to roam over his arm as if it had sprung to life.

Han Lis heart stirred as he immediately released his own forearm, and the injection of golden spiritual power also ceased in a flash.

In the instant that the miniature sword had been roaming over his skin, his entire arm had become scorching hot, as if it were being baked over an open flame, and all of the meridians within that arm were also struck by a burst of excruciating pain, which was why he had hurriedly stopped what he was doing.

Without the injection of spiritual power, the dark green sword returned to its original position, then reverted back to a barely visible yellow mark.

Han Lis brows furrowed tightly as he appraised the yellow mark, and only after a long while did he hesitantly flex his own arm. A layer of azure light flashed over his arm, and the torn sleeve was instantly restored.

A wry smile appeared on Han Lis face as he murmured to himself, Looks like my late-Body Integration Stage magic power still isnt enough to allow me to use the treasure. If I really want to make use of this treasure, Ill have to reach the Grand Ascension Stage first.

After that, Han Li paused for a while longer before closing his eyes and entering a meditative state.

Two months later, the giant azure ark suddenly stopped in mid-air, and Han Li opened his eyes upon sensing this as a contemplative look appeared on his face.

Almost at the exact same moment, the Long Family patriarchs voice suddenly sounded within his secret chamber. Brother Han, weve almost reached the spatial node. The flying ark is too big of a target, so we cant travel in it any longer, well have to disembark and fly from here.

I see, Han Li replied in an indifferent voice, then swept his sleeve through the air around him.

Several tens of formations flags of different colors instantly shot out of the walls of the room before vanishing up his sleeve as streaks of spiritual light.

After that, he flew out of the room as a streak of azure light, and by the time he arrived in the air above the giant ark, there was a group of human and Spirit beings already waiting there.

He wasnt the last to emerge from the ark, immediately following him were the long-haired man from the Lin Family, and the elderly scholar of the Spirit Race.

As soon as the elderly scholar arrived, he immediately chanted something before pointing his finger at the giant azure ark, which rapidly shrank down into a small piece of azure wood that was then drawn up the scholars sleeve.

The giant azure ark and the three streaks of light appeared in the air above the valley almost at the exact same time, and both sides were slightly taken aback to see one another.

The three streaks of light halted, and the Long Family patriarch was revealed before greeting with a smile, What a coincidence! Greetings, fellow daoists of the Spirit Race.

I had thought that youd already be in a valley, its rather surprising to see that youve only just made as well, Brother Long. Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns voice rang out in response, immediately following which she appeared at the front of the ark.

Behind her were four other humanoid figures, three of which were the other Holy Spirits she had been conversing with earlier, while the fourth person was a young man with a very pale face. There was a faint layer of blue mist drifting around his body, and he was displaying no expression at all.

Haha, I had indeed planned to arrive earlier, but I encountered some trouble along the way and was delayed for some time. Im very impressed by your punctuality even though you had to travel far further than I did to get here, the Long Family patriarch said with a smile, and as he swept his gaze over the Five Spirit beings, a peculiar look flashed through his eyes as his gaze lingered momentarily on the pale-faced young man.

You encountered some trouble? Its not going to affect our journey, is it? Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns asked in a cautious manner.

Rest assured, Fairy Thousand Autumns, we encountered a few high-grade devilish beings on the way here, but theyve all been taken care of, so theres no way that information surrounding our journey will be leaked, the Long Family patriarch replied with a smile.

Good. It seems that some fellow daoists have already arrived here before us, lets go down to meet them, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns said as her expression eased slightly. freewbnove.com

The Long Family patriarch swept his spiritual sense toward the valley down below, and said, Those auras belong to Fellow Daoist Han and Fairy Ye, looks like they got here quite early.

Thus, both sides descended toward the valley while the giant azure ark lingered in mid-air. The elderly scholar among the Spirit beings then pointed a finger at it, and it instantly concealed itself into space.

The Holy Spirits and the Long Family patriarchs group landed at the center of the valley, following which a male voice immediately rang out to greet them. Greetings, fellow daoists, Fairy Ye and I have been waiting for quite some time.

As soon as the voice trailed off, two streaks of light emerged from the other end of the valley, then faded to reveal Han Li and the patriarch of the Ye Family.

Looks like everyones all here! the Long Family patriarch said with a smile at the sight of Han Lis duo.

I dont seem to recognize any of our fellow daoists from the Spirit Race aside from Fellow Daoist Thousand Autumns, I believe an introduction would be appropriate, Han Li said.

Fellow Daoist Han, youve already reached the late-Body Integration Stage! Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns exclaimed as soon as she swept her spiritual sense toward Han Li.

Back when they had first met, he had only been at the early-Body Integration Stage, yet he had since progressed to the late-Body Integration Stage in just a few centuries, how could she not be stunned by this?

I was indeed fortunate enough to have reached the late-Body Integration Stage, Han Li replied with a smile.

At his current level of power, he was unable to conceal his true cultivation base in the face of other late-Body Integration Stage beings unless he used a secret technique to do so.

The other Holy Spirits instantly turned to appraise Han Li upon hearing this, and stunned expressions also appeared on their faces.

Prior to setting off, the Holy Spirits had all familiarized themselves with the human cultivators that they were going to be collaborating with, so they were naturally able to recognize Han Li right away.

Hehe, Brother Han is a truly phenomenal cultivation prodigy of our human race. With the incredible progress that hes made, well have a far greater chance of success in this journey, the Long Family Patriarch chuckled.

I had heard some rumors about Fellow Daoist Hans exceptional cultivation aptitude, but I didnt think that his rate of progression would still be so extraordinary even after reaching the Body Integration Stage. Just as you say, Brother Long, this is indeed good news for all of us. Now then, allow me to introduce my brethren here. These are all cultivators of our Spirit Race who have constantly been in seclusion, so very few foreign races know of them. This is Elder Jin Gu of our Spirit Races Metal Faction. Hes adept at using soundwave abilities, and his forte lies in dealing with large numbers of enemies at once… Thus, the Thousand Autumns began to introduce the Spirit beings one by one, and all of the human cultivators listened intently while appraising these Holy Spirits.

According to Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns introduction, the thin grey-robed man was Elder Jin Gu, the elderly scholar was Zang Xing, and he was well-versed in the art of restrictions, the man enshrouded within white light was known was Bai Qi, and he possessed several types of powerful abilities that were particularly effective against devilish beings, the final pale-faced young man was introduced to everyone by Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns as Zhi Shui, and apparently, he was very adept in spatial abilities.

Among these Holy Spirits, Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns and the figure enshrouded within white light were both at the late-Body Integration Stage, while the elderly scholar and the thin grey-robed man were at the mid-Body Integration Stage, and the young man known as Zhi Shui was only at the early-Body Integration Stage.

If Han Li hadnt become a late-Body Integration Stage, the overall power of the Spirit Race representatives wouldve outstripped that of the human representatives, on paper at least.

The Long Family patriarch couldnt detect anything amiss with the Holy Spirits, and he greeted them one by one.

The elderly scholar and thin grey-robed man both responded with a smile, while Bai Qi and Zhi Shui remained silent and expressionless.

The Long Family patriarch naturally didnt take this to heart and introduce Han Li and the others to the Spirit beings as well.

Due to the fact that this Bai Qi was giving off spiritual pressure that was even more powerful than that of Holy Maiden Thousand Autumns, the human cultivators had reflexively focused most of their attention on him.

However, the white light shimmering around his body seemed to possess some profound properties, and even Han Li was struck by a sense of dizziness after looking at it for too long.

After that, both sides didnt waste any more time and sat down beside a large tree nearby to discuss their journey into the Elder Devil Realm.

The preparations for this journey had commenced many years ago, so the general plan was already settled, all they had to do now was to make some minor adjustments.

As such, their discussion was complete in no more than four hours, and they all rose up into the air again before flying into the giant azure ark that had reappeared up above.

A buzzing sound rang out from the ark as rainbow light flashed over its surface, and it sped away as a streak of azure light.

Moments later, the streak of azure light had vanished into the distance.

Unbeknownst to everyone, there was a barely visible ball of white light that was trailing them in hot pursuit less than 100 kilometers away. Within the ball of white light, a hideous black-armored man was currently appraising a woman with pink light shimmering around her body in a stunned manner. Youre saying that theres someone among them that even you have to be wary of? Surely youre overestimating them, Mistress! Due to your injuries, youre nowhere near the height of your powers, it shouldnt be any issue for you to take care of these Body Integration Stage beings.

The woman was holding a purplish-golden copper coin and stroking it with her finger, and only after a long while did she reply in an indifferent manner, Its not that Im wary of those Body Integration Stage beings, its this Destiny Copper Coin that suddenly displayed a reaction. This indicates that one of those Body Integration Stage beings possesses a treasure that is powerful enough to pose a threat to me, I dont want to further compound my own injuries in a moment of complacency.

On one side of the copper coin that she was holding was a benevolent smiling human face, while a malicious ghostly face was emblazoned on the other side, creating quite an unsettling contrast.

What treasure could possibly pose a threat to you? the black-armored man asked in a stunned voice.

At the height of my powers, there are very few treasures aside from Profound Heavenly Treasures that can pose a true threat to me. However, in my current state, its hard to say, even some special Divine Spirit Treasures could pose a threat to me, the woman replied.

The black-armored mans expression changed slightly before he asked in a careful manner, Did you sense the spirit medicine youre searching for from one of these people?

Im getting a vague sense of it from one of them, but its a rather strange feeling, the woman replied with her brows furrowed slightly, seemingly rather hesitant about something.

The black-armored man was naturally very curious, but didnt dare to ask any further questions.

The giant azure ark flew for three entire months, carefully concealing itself along the way and carefully skirting around many devilish settlements before arriving at the boundless ocean.

Spiritual light flashed from the surface of the jade slip before quickly fading, following which it was tossed toward the woman along with a translucent jade pendant.

The woman caught the two items before briefly injecting her spiritual sense into them, then extended her gratitude toward Han Li in an elated manner.

It seems that both of us have arrived several days earlier than the agreed date, how about we take advantage of this time to exchange some cultivation insights and experiences? Ive only just reached the late-Body Integration Stage, and Im sure there are many things that I can learn from you, Han Li said with a smile.

Youre far too modest, Brother Han, I would love to discuss cultivation with you. On top of that, there are also some details about our upcoming journey to the Elder Devil Realm that Id like to speak to you about. I opened up a cave just over there, how about we take a seat in there? the woman asked with a smile.

Han Li naturally had no objections to this, and the two of them flew toward the cave as two streaks of light.

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High up in the air close to 10 kilometers away from the valley, there was a white cloud drifting lazily over the sky.

Within the cloud were two humanoid figures, one of which was a slender woman who was concealed within a layer of pink mist. She was holding a treasure that was shimmering with crimson light while chanting something, and thumb-sized runes were occasionally drifting out of the treasure.

All of a sudden, the light emanating from the treasure became extremely bright, and it abruptly shattered amid a dull crack.

The womans expression stiffened upon seeing this, following which she swept her sleeve through the air to cast the fragments of the treasure aside.

How strange, my divination completely failed to derive any information on that man, the woman murmured to herself.

The woman was accompanied by a burly black-armored man, and he asked in a surprised manner, Mistress, could it be that he possesses the spirit medicine that you need, and its concealing itself from your divination?

The woman paused momentarily before shaking her head in response. The spirit medicine that Im searching for does indeed possess extraordinary properties, but it definitely does not possess the ability to conceal itself from divination. Otherwise, I wouldnt have been able to track it down from so far away. If he really does possess the spirit medicine, then I should be able to sense it from this distance even without using divination. In any case, its very strange that I couldnt derive any information at all from my divination. reeebnvel.com

How could he be capable of doing something like this? Only a Grand Ascension Stage being should be able to completely ward off your divination, the black-armored man said with furrowed brows.

That is indeed quite strange, but its not impossible, if he possesses the same level of divination abilities or possesses one of the several types of immortal spirit physiques, then hed also be able to conceal himself from my divination, the woman speculated.

The burly man drew a sharp breath upon hearing this, then immediately began to shake his head vigorously. Its very implausible that he possesses the same level of divination ability, there are only a handful of beings in the entire Spirit Realm that possess divination abilities comparable to yours. As for the legendary immortal spirit physiques, almost all of them can bestow upon one the power to reign supreme over an entire realm, how could a mere human like him possibly possess such a physique? If he really did, then he wouldve been hidden away by the human race like a precious treasure already!

I also think those are both very implausible options. In that case, he most likely possesses a fragment of a Profound Heavenly Treasure or a Profound Heavenly Holy Artifact, the power of laws imbued within such treasures will also prevent my divination from working as intended. Those types of treasures are also exceedingly rare, but its the only plausible option, the woman mused.

The woman had automatically omitted the possibility that Han Li had a complete Profound Heavenly Treasure sealed within his body, thinking that he only had a Profound Heavenly Treasure fragment or replica treasure.

You already recovered that Profound Heavenly Fortune Blade fragment last time from him, yet he still has another incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure in his possession, this brat is wealthier than some of our races Sacred Ancestors! The burly man drew a sharp breath as he cast his gaze toward the valley in the distance with a hint of greed in his eyes.

Dont forget our objective for this trip, dont touch him before we track down the spirit medicine, the woman warned in an indifferent voice.

The burly man shuddered upon hearing this, and he hurriedly lowered his head as he said, Rest assured, Mistress, I wouldnt dare to attack him without permission.

Hes already reached the late-Body Integration Stage, so you would be no match for him anyway. Come to think of it, he was only at the mid-Body Integration Stage when we last saw him, it looks like hes harboring some other secrets aside from just an incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure, the woman mused as a peculiar look appeared in her eyes.

The burly man could see that the woman had truly developed an interest in this human, so he most likely wouldnt be let off the hook even if he didnt possess the spirit medicine that she was searching for. On the inside, he was lamenting the fate of this unfortunate human cultivator, but he still put on a respectful expression as he asked, What should we do next, Mistress? Should we keep watching him?

These two are among the most powerful beings in the human race, yet theyve gathered here instead of staying in any major human settlement, they must be plotting something, and it looks like there are more people to come. Lets keep waiting until everyone else gets here. After all, Ive already confirmed through my divination that the woman with the heavenly phoenix bloodline will lead me to the spirit medicine Im searching for, so its best not to alert them to our presence, the woman replied.

Thats true. Once everyone arrives, the whereabouts of the spirit medicine will naturally be revealed. If we sense something from someone else, well be able to rule out that man.

It would indeed be best if things could go that smoothly. However, from the looks of it, itll take quite some time before everyone else arrives, so lets and meditate for now, the woman said before raising a hand to release a cloud of pink mist, contained within which was a pink floral tree that was several tens of feet tall.

The burly man gave an affirmative response, then flew into the floral tree and vanished without a trace. As for the woman, she merely laid a hand on the tree and also disappeared into it amid a flash of light.

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Five days later, rainbow light suddenly appeared in the sky thousands of kilometers away from the valley, and a giant azure ark emerged before hurtling directly toward the valley.

The ark was around 1,000 feet in length and was split up into three levels. It was completely green in color, and judging from the layers of runes and formations engraved upon it, it was clear that this was a rare flying treasure.

On a platform on the top level of the ark, there were four people standing side by side, conversing with one another in quiet voices.

One of them was an indistinct humanoid figure enveloped within a layer of white light, one was a beauty in a yellow dress, one was a thin man in a set of coarse cloth robes, and the final person was an elderly scholar who appeared to be in his sixties.

Alright, lets proceed according to our original plan. Before we get to our desired destination, we have to fully cooperate with the human cultivators. This journey to the Elder Devil Realm is going to be extremely perilous, we wont be able to succeed on our own, the figure enshrouded within white light said in a cold voice.

Indeed. If our Spirit Race can gain another Grand Ascension Stage being out of this journey, then we wont have fear of any of the neighboring races, the woman in yellow sighed.

Fairy Thousand Autumns, youve interacted the most with the humans, so well leave it to you to correspond with them. When the time comes, the three of us will offer you any assistance you require, the thin man said.

Ill be thanking you in advance, then, fellow daoists. Im sure the human cultivators also wouldnt dare to plot against us before we arrive at our destination, so we dont have to be too concerned about the initial portion of the journey, the woman in yellow said with a smile.

Hmph, even if they do dare to try something, theyll only be piling more misery onto themselves, the elderly scholar said in a cold voice.

Hehe, with the forces we have hiding in the shadows, we naturally dont have the fear the humans, but at the same time, we have to look at the bigger picture and stay out of trouble as much as possible. The agreed meeting place is just up ahead, bring out that thing and make sure to keep it under control so that the humans dont sense anything amiss, the figure in the white light said.

Rest assured, that thing possesses incomplete intelligence to begin with, so the treasure we were given is enough to control it. Its a pity that it cant be placed in a storage bracelet. Otherwise, it wouldnt have to take up one of our slots to enter the Elder Devil Realm, the woman said in a forlorn manner.

That thing is more powerful than all of us combined, so what if it takes up one of our slots? Lets prepare to descend into the valley now, the figure in the white light said in a nonchalant manner.

The figure within the white light was clearly the leader of the group, and everyone immediately agreed before making their way into the ark.

Meanwhile, three streaks of light were hurtling toward the valley from different directions thousands of kilometers away. They were led by a streak of golden light, contained within which was none other than the Long Family patriarch, and he was accompanied by a black-robed man with a scar on his face, as well as an expressionless long-haired man.

Is that so? This is the first time Ive heard that, Han Li replied as his expression changed slightly.

Its no surprise that youre unaware of something like this, aside from the old monsters on the holy island, there are definitely less than 20 people who are aware of this. These include the three sovereigns, the Long Family patriarch, and myself, the woman replied with a smile.

Why are you telling me this? Han Li asked with a curious look in his eyes.

The woman paused momentarily before replying, Seeing as youve appeared here, Im sure you already know that the three devilish patriarchs are going to descend into our Spirit Realm. Have you thought about how youre going to protect your disciples and descendants if our two races were to be defeated by the devilish army?

Hehe, I only have a few disciples, and I havent set up any sect or power, nor do I have descendants to worry about, Han Li chuckled in response.

Oh? Then why is it that Ive heard that your disciples have taken many disciples for themselves? the woman asked in a slightly surprised manner.

Thats just a sect founded by my disciples, Ive never had any direct connection to it. Whether the sect survives or falls will be decided by their fortune, Han Li replied with a smile.

The woman faltered momentarily upon hearing this before a smile returned to her face. In that case, it seems that I was too nosy.

Are you really that pessimistic about our chances against the devilish army? The devilish patriarchs are indeed extremely fearsome, but if the Grand Ascension Stage beings of our races were to join forces, we would certainly stand a chance. Besides, the three devilish patriarchs have resounding reputations, but whos actually seen them in action? Perhaps their abilities have been greatly exaggerated, Han Li said.

I dont think that our races have no chance at all, but the three devilish patriarchs are definitely far more fearsome than the average Sacred Ancestor, the woman replied as a concerned look appeared on her face.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged, but his heart stirred slightly as he said, Oh? It sounds like you know something about them, Fairy Ye.

The woman paused momentarily before asking, Come to think of you, youve saved my granddaughters life in the past and have some ties with our Ye Family, so Ill disclose this to you. How much do you know about the ancestors of our Ye Family, Brother Han? гeewebnovl.com

Ive only heard that your Ye Family is a true spirit family with a history that stretches back to ancient times, I dont know much more aside from that, Han Li replied.

There have been several ancestors of our Ye Family who have managed to reach the Grand Ascension Stage, and through a stroke of immense fortune, one of them was able to stimulate her true spirit bloodline to its maximum potential. As a result, she attained incredible powers and snuck into the Elder Devil Realm on several occasions.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly in contemplation upon hearing this, but he merely continued to listen in silence.

The woman paused momentarily before continuing, Its said that this ancestor of ours fought many times in secret with Grand Ascension Stage beings of foreign races, but was never defeated once. However, in order to take that final step, she had to venture into the Elder Devil Realm to search for a few types of precious spirit medicines. The first few trips went very smoothly, but she never returned from her last trip, so she most likely perished in there. However, prior to making that final trip, he left a journal in our Ye Family, and it contained many stories about the Elder Devil Realm. One of those stories was about the time when she had witnessed one of the three devilish patriarchs battling a true spirit in the Elder Devil Realm.

According to her own assessment, she definitely wouldnt have been able to withstand more than seven or eight attacks from that devilish patriarch, and if she had been discovered at the time, her chance of escaping alive wouldve been less than 50%. Senior Ao Xiao and Senior Mo Jianli both possess unfathomable powers, but they definitely wouldnt be much more powerful than that ancestor of our Ye Family. If they were to face the devilish patriarchs…

The womans voice trailed off there, but it was very clear what she was implying.

Han Lis expression also darkened upon hearing this, but he replied, Even if the devilish patriarchs really are that powerful, we wont need to directly face them in battle. As beings of a foreign realm, they would definitely be debilitated by the power of our Spirit Realm, and on top of that, Im sure the holy island and the two Grand Ascension Stage seniors wouldve devised countermeasures against them. Otherwise, what would be the point of even fighting this battle? As soon as they received news that the devilish patriarchs were going to descend into this realm, they wouldve evacuated the entire human race.

Thats also my thought process. Otherwise, I wouldve evacuated our Ye Family long ago. However, if some of our Ye Family could receive protection from the holy island, our heritage wouldnt be completely severed even if our two races were to be defeated, the woman said.

In that case, why havent you sought out someone from the holy island to discuss this? Why are you telling me all of this? Han Li was truly perplexed now.

Hehe, it seems that youre still now aware of your own worth, Fellow Daoist Han, the woman chuckled.

What do you mean by that? Han Li asked.

Even without this devilish tribulation, how much longer do you think Senior Mo Jianli and Senior Ao Xiao would be able to protect our two races? One of them most likely wont be able to transcend their next major heavenly tribulation, while the other has also been at the Grand Ascension Stage for a very long time and wont be able to transcend many more tribulations, either. Aside from those two seniors, there is no third Grand Ascension Stage being among our two races. Among the Body Integration cultivators, who has the greatest chance of progressing to the Grand Ascension Stage? I havent heard of any Body Integration Stage beings in the demon race with particularly outstanding talent, and both the Holy Sovereign and the Tyrant Sovereign have a sliver of a chance, but they cant even hold a candle to your freakish aptitude.

If Im not mistaken, if it becomes apparent that our two races are going to lose the battle against the devilish army, the first thing that the holy island will do will be to invite you onto the island. Even if we were to lose our current territory, as long as another Grand Ascension cultivator could arise among us in the future, well be able to make a resurgence elsewhere, the woman said.

Han Li pondered this for a moment before replying, I think youre exaggerating, Fellow Daoist, but even if all that is true, what are you trying to say?

I have a few descendants who have inherited the purest heavenly phoenix bloodline, I would like you to accept them as your disciples and send them to the holy island along with your other disciple before the final battle commences. If youre willing to do that, Ill be sure to follow your lead during our upcoming journey to the Elder Devil Realm, the woman said in a serious voice.

You want me to accept them as my disciple? Surely you jest, Fairy Ye! Han Li exclaimed as he shook his head emphatically.

I wouldnt make jokes about something like this. I can assure you that all of them are exceptional talents, and youll only need to provide them with basic instruction, so they definitely wont hold you back, the woman insisted.

But I have no intention of accepting more disciples. Besides, you dont have to do this if all you want is for some of your descendants to be able to seek refuge on the holy island. If you really think that the holy island will take my opinion into account, then I can write a letter to the elders of the holy island relaying your request to them, but I cant guarantee that itll work. As for following my lead in the upcoming journey, theres no need for that, Im sure youll be able to make wise decisions on your own as demanded by the situation, Han Li said with a meaningful smile.

In that case, well do as you say. It seems that those descendants of mine simply are fortunate enough to be chosen as your disciples. Having said that, I promised to follow your lead, and I intend to see through that promise, so you can rest assured. Truth be told, even without raising this request, I had still planned to follow your lead during this journey, the woman said with a slightly sly smile.

Oh? You seem to have a lot of trust in me, Fellow Daoist. Isnt the leader of our group supposed to be Fellow Daoist Long? Han Li asked as he stroked his own chin.

Hmph, the Long Family has plotted against our Ye Family on countless occasions, Im not going to place my trust in him. Im doing this for the sake of my descendants, but also for my own sake. I hope we can forge an alliance to ensure our survival in the Elder Devil Realm. Who knows if Fellow Daoist Long and those Spirit beings will have other plans once we enter the Elder Devil Realm? I have no interest in becoming cannon fodder for anyone, the woman harrumphed coldly.

I see. Alright, Ill enclose a message in a jade slip, and Im sure youll have a way to get the jade slip to your descendants. Just tell them to deliver the jade slip and an item that I can be identified by to Deep Heaven City and seek out my disciples. Our trip into the Elder Devil Realm could take up to several decades, so well most likely miss the final battle against the devilish army, Han Li said as he flipped a hand over to produce a jade slip.

The woman was ecstatic to hear this. You have my thanks, Brother Han.

Han Li merely smiled and injected his spiritual sense into the jade slip to store a message into it.

Loud Buddhist chants rang out as countless silver runes surged out of the net in a frenzy, forming a massive starry projection in an instant before plummeting straight down from above.

A rumbling boom erupted as everything within a radius of close to 10 kilometers was inundated by piercing silver light.

The worlds origin Qi in the surrounding area instantly became extremely violent, and grey tornadoes were swept up without any warning, destroying everything in their wake. frewbnovel.com

The occasional earth-shattering boom rang out within the giant silver net, the dazzling silver light made it impossible to see what was happening inside.

The golden-robed young man controlled the entire giant net with one hand while his other hand was clasped behind his back in a nonchalant manner, seemingly completely unconcerned that the three Holy Spirits would escape.

Only after around 10 minutes had passed did the commotion taking place within the silver net gradually die down, and in the end, everything fell silent. The golden-robed young man swept his spiritual sense downward, upon which a cold smile appeared on his face, and he made a grabbing motion toward the giant net.

The massive silver net instantly crumbled away at his behest, alongside the grey tornados and silver light. It was as if everything had been a mere illusion.

However, the huge mountain down below was clearly significantly shorter than before, and there were three glowing items hovering in the air above the rubble on the mountain summit.

These consisted of an antiquated silver mirror that was around 10 feet in size, a section of bamboo that was over 10 feet tall, and an azure ball of light.

A hint of elation appeared on the golden-robed young mans face upon seeing this, and he swept a sleeve downward to release a burst of silver light that drew the items to him in a flash.

Not bad. After I refine these treasures, theyll be of some use to me, the golden-robed young man murmured to himself with a pleased expression as he carefully appraised the three items.

However, this isnt going to be enough. If I can get a few more of these, then Ill be able to use more of my powers. Having said, it seems that there are Grand Ascension Stage beings in this Spirit Race, and theyll be quite troublesome for me to face in my current state, the young man mused after stowing the items away.

After pondering the situation for a while, he seemed to have arrived at a decision, and he flew away as a streak of dazzling golden light.

Thus, peace and quiet returned to the surrounding area. However, around an hour following the young mans departure, a ball of red light suddenly flew out from beneath the rubble down below amid a faint buzzing sound.

This was a fist-sized ball of light that contained a purple eyeball-like object, and it hovered in mid-air before turning toward the direction that the golden-robed young man had flown away in.

This was clearly a treasure that was being controlled by someone, and it was clearly quite a remarkable treasure considering it had completely escaped the golden-robed young mans detection.

All of a sudden, the purple eyeball began to rotate on the spot, following which the light shimmering around it began to fluctuate in brightness, but it didnt make so much as a single sound.

Almost at the exact same moment, there was an elderly man with a remarkably youthful set of facial features appraising a white crystal ball with a dark expression. The elderly man was seated on a black wooden chair in a golden palace within a sea of clouds, and a series of images were slowly unfolding on the surface of the crystal ball. The images depicted the golden-robed young man defeating the three Holy Spirits, and there were some accompanying voices that could be heard as well.

When the elderly man heard the young man utter the term spirit servant, his expression immediately changed slightly, but then quickly returned to normal.

However, as soon as the golden-robed young man released that giant silver net, the elderly man instantly rose to his feet, and exclaimed, Thats a Spirit Capturing Heavenly Net! Thats impossible! Even someone whos descended from the True Immortal Realm definitely wont be able to bring such a treasure into this realm.

The elderly mans face immediately became twisted with fury and resentment at the mention of the Spirit Capturing Heavenly Net.

After watching the battle for a while longer, the elderly man seemed to have discovered something, and his expression eased significantly. He began to pace around the room with his hands clasped behind his back as he murmured to himself, No, this has to the replica. Otherwise, a true Spirit Capturing Heavenly Net wouldnt have taken so long to defeat those three. Even so, it seems to still be extremely potent against us Spirit beings and cant be ignored. I dont care if this man really did descend from the True Immortal Realm, we cant allow him to leave our Spirit Race alive! However, if he really is a true immortal, then its very unlikely that well be able to kill him. It looks like well have to use that thing to completely seal him away.After pacing around the room a few more times, the elderly man suddenly stopped before sitting back in his chair as a contemplative look appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, in the human race, there was an azure streak of light flying over a mountain range that lay on the border of the Holy Sovereign City and Deep Heaven City. The streak of light was flying at an incredible speed, and it suddenly changed directions before flying down into a secluded valley.

After just a single flash, the streak of azure light landed on a giant grey rock, then faded to reveal the azure-robed Han Li.

Han Li cast his gaze throughout the surrounding area with a calm expression, then suddenly focused his attention on an ordinary-looking tree with an unblinking gaze.

Heehee, I knew this little trick of mine wouldnt be able to fool Fellow Daoist Han. A giggling female voice rang out from within the huge tree, following which it blurred and warped before transforming into a burly yellow-robed that was several tens of feet tall.

Standing beside the burly man was a beautiful young woman in a five-colored feather dress, and she was appraising Han Li with a wide smile, but there was clearly a hint of astonishment in her eyes.

Greetings, Fairy Ye, sorry to keep you waiting, Han Li said with a smile as he cupped his fist in a salute.

This woman was none other than the matriarch of the Ye Family, and Han Li had met her once during the Myriad Spirit Platform gathering. Her powers seemed to be no less formidable than those of the Long Family patriarch, so Han Li naturally had to afford her some respect.

I only arrived a few hours before you, so I didnt have to wait too long. I was trying to play a little prank on you using this Yellow Cloth Puppet I recently obtained, but you saw through it right away. It looks like there are some issues with this puppet, the woman said with a smile as she patted the burly yellow-robed man beside her, creating a hollow thumping sound.

The burly man was identical to a real human, but it was only a humanoid puppet.

Surely you jest, Fairy Ye. There are no inherent flaws with this puppet, its simply not of a high enough caliber to fool the likes of me and you, Han Li said with a smile.

Dont underestimate this puppet, it was created by Old Man Mu Gu, and he assured me that there was a good chance it would be able to fool even Body Integration cultivators. I didnt think that you would see through it right away, it seems that he was exaggerating. In contrast, it seems the tales that Ive heard about your rapid rate of progression certainly werent exaggerations, Fellow Daoist Han, the woman said with a smile.

I encountered some opportunities and was very lucky to have progressed to the late-Body Integration Stage, but my powers cant even begin to compare with those of a veteran late-Body Integration cultivator like you, Fairy Ye, Han Li replied in an indifferent manner.

Hmph, youre still trying to placate me by saying something like this. I heard that a Sacred Ancestor clone and a late-Body Integration Stage devilish lord fell by your hands during the same battle, dont you think youre being too pretentious by saying something like that? The woman pouted as she rolled her eyes in an unconvinced manner.

Those are just exaggerated stories, I was only able to kill those powerful opponents as I had received assistance from other fellow daoists. Otherwise, my powers wouldnt have been anywhere near enough to achieve such a feat, Han Li chuckled in an ambiguous manner.

The womans pout became even more pronounced upon hearing this. Hmph, do you think Ill believe you?

Han Li merely smiled and remained silent.

Seeing as Han Li didnt want to continue on this subject, the woman withdrew her Yellow Cloth Puppet before moving on to a different topic. Back when I last met you, you had only just reached the Body Integration Stage, yet in just a few centuries, youve progressed to the late-Body Integration Stage, this rate of progression is almost unheard of! If it werent for this devilish tribulation, the holy island wouldve most likely invited you to join them already.

Ive heard that the holy island has the purest spirit veins in our human and demon territories, and that countless precious ingredients and medicines are planted on the island, it would indeed benefit me immensely if I could join the island, Han Li replied.

The woman paused momentarily before asking, Brother Han, did you know that the holy island itself is half of a Profound Heavenly Treasure and is the last resort for our two races to continue our heritage?

The black-armored immediately gave an affirmative reply upon hearing this, and the woman swept a sleeve through the air to release a burst of pink light, upon which both of them vanished on the spot.

Meanwhile, on a tall mountain in the Spirit Race territoritory, there were three Body Integration Stage Holy Spirits surrounding a handsome young man.

The young man wore a long golden robe, and was facing the trio in an expressionless manner with his hands clasped behind his back.

There was a huge shimmering golden lotus flower embroidered on the front of his robes that was extremely eye-catching. The mountain down below was riddled with pits and craters, within which there were over 1,000 sets of remains. There were also countless fragments of treasures littered all over the ground, all of which were completely devoid of luster.

I dont care who you are, youve committed an unforgivable crime by killing so many of our brethren and absorbing their essence! The three of us are going to make sure you suffer a terrible death! one of the Holy Spirits, a short and stubby elderly man, spat through gritted teeth.

The other two Holy Spirits consisted of a long-haired elderly man holding a green bamboo cane, and a young beauty who appeared to be in her thirties.

All three of them were appraising the golden-robed young man with fiery rage in their eyes.

In contrast with other races, it was very difficult for Spirit beings to attain intelligence. Thus, their population had always been quite low, so every member of the race was held in very high regard. Thankfully, Spirit beings who managed to attain intelligence would immediately attain significant power as well, so even the weakest intelligent Spirit beings were at the Core Formation Stage or Nascent Soul Stage, this was how they had managed to coexist alongside the neighboring foreign races.

This Ancestral Cloud Mountain was quite a renowned Spirit Race settlement, and these three Holy Spirits were the settlements grand elders.

A few days ago, they had to go out to do something, and when they returned, they immediately discovered that all of their brethren in the entire settlement had been slaughtered, and their essence had all been devoured as well. On top of that, the perpetrator had lingered here even after committing such a heinous deed, how could the three Holy Spirits not be enraged?

The golden-robed young mans aura didnt appear to be all that powerful, but the three Holy Spirits were completely unable to ascertain his exact cultivation base. This made them quite uneasy, and they were forced to repress their fury rather than attack him right away.

Hmph, to think mere spirit servants like you dare to speak to me in such a rude manner. They should be honored to have their essence absorbed by me. I can see that the three of you are far more powerful than the other spirit servants, if youre willing to accept me as your master, I can spare your lives, the golden-robed young man harrumphed coldly.

Spirit servants? Youre from the True Immortal Realm? the three Holy Spirits exclaimed in a stunned manner upon hearing this.

Oh? The three of you know about this? Could it be that one of you managed escape into this lower realm from the True Immortal Realm? That cant be right, you dont possess the power to do something like this, someone mustve revealed this information to you. I wonder who was the one that disclosed this to you. Alright, now that you know where I come from, reveal your true forms and pledge your subordination to me. Otherwise, Ill just have to capture you and erase your sentience. Itll be a bit more of a hassle for me, but the outcome will be the same, the golden-robed young man chuckled coldly.

The three Holy Spirits faces paled upon hearing this, and they exchanged a horrified glance.

If this golden-robed young man really had descended from the True Immortal Realm, then the three of them would be no match for him.

The long-haired elderly man still had a fearful look on his face, but a thought suddenly occurred to him as he yelled, Hes lying! If he really is from the True Immortal Realm, why would he have made such a loud commotion when killing our brethren?

Indeed, Ive never heard of a true immortal who was able to descend into our realm. Even if he really is from the True Immortal Realm, there must be something wrong with him right now. Otherwise, why would he be wasting time speaking to us? We have nothing to fear! the woman chimed in with a cold expression.

The golden-robed young mans expression stiffened slightly upon seeing this, and this minor detail didnt go unnoticed. As such, the three Holy Spirits became even more confident in the verdict they had arrived at, and the short and stubby elderly immediately yelled, Attack! We cant let this insolent bastard leave this place alive!

At the same time, he made a hand seal to summon a white copper mirror, then waved it toward the young man.

A white pillar of light immediately shot forth, then swept toward the young man as a sea of flames that was over 1,000 feet tall.

The other two Holy Spirits also sprang into action without any hesitation.

One of them swept their bamboo cane forward, and countless green cane projections immediately appeared in the air above the golden-robed young man, encompassing an area that was over 100 acres in size before silently crashing down from above.

Meanwhile, the woman flicked her fingers forward in rapid succession to unleash 10 balls of azure light, which transformed into 10 giant azure birds that flew directly toward the young man.

The three Holy Spirits were unconvinced that this young man was from a higher realm, but they knew that he was definitely extremely powerful. As such, they were unleashing their most powerful attacks from the get-go in an attempt to kill this formidable enemy on the spot.

A cold light flashed through the golden-robed young mans eyes upon seeing this.

Immediately thereafter, he suddenly made a strange hand seal, and a transparent halow abruptly appeared around him, then exploded to create countless golden and silver runes, forming a massive golden and silver barrier that shielded him within.

The cane projections up above transformed into countless massive azure logs that came crashing down from above, while the massive azure birds flapped their wings to unleash tens of thousands of azure wind blades at once. As for the sea of white flames, it completely inundated the golden and silver barrier in a flash.

The young man appraised the ferocious attacks with a derisive look on his face, then pressed a hand against the barrier as he uttered the word open!

A burst of loud rumbling rang out as the golden and silver barrier swelled drastically in size. Each and every golden and silver rune on the barrier instantly expanded to several times their original size and also took on a semi-transparent appearance.

All of the giant logs, wind blades, and scorching flames that struck the barrier were instantly repelled without even being able to damage it in the slightest, and the short and stubby eldelry mans expression changed upon seeing this as he immediately pointed a finger toward the sea of flames.

A low roar rang out from within the sea of whtie flames, and several fiery Kirins were instantly manifested. Each of them was as large as a cow, and there were silver spiritual flames erupting incessantly out of their bodies.

Not only did the sea of flames rear up significantly, it also turned silver in color, and the surrounding air temperature spiked dramatically.

The long-haired elderly man and the young beauty exchanged a glance before summoning several treasures each, yet just as they were about to unleash the treasures, the golden-robed young man said in a frosty voice, Playtimes over, its time for me to send you on your way.

As soon as his voice trailed off, the humanoid figure within the golden and silver barrier instantly vanished, following which the barrier itself immediately crumbled in the face of the sea of silver flames.

However, not only were the three Holy Spirits not elated in the slightest to see this, they immediately formed a triangle with their backs facing one another before spreading their enormous spiritual sense through the surrounding area.

Moments later, the long-haired elderly man exclaimed in a slightly panicked manner, Whats going on? My spiritual sense cant detect that man at all!

His two companions remained silent, but the strained looks on their faces clearly indicated that they werent having any luck either.

Just as the stubby elderly man was about to say something, a loud thunderclap suddenly rang out, following which countless specks of silver light appeared. Immediately thereafter, the golden-robed young man appeared amid a flash of golden light, then made a nonchalant grabbing motion.

The silver specks of light instantly formed a giant net that was several kilometers in size at his behest, and not only did the net encompass all three of the Holy Lords, it encompassed even the giant mountain down below.

Furthermore, the giant silver net seemed to be imbued with some type of special power, as evidenced by the fact that it was giving off a peculiar aura that made the three Hoy Spirits extremely feeble and only able to muster up just over half of their magic power. freewebnove.com

Its a Spirit Capturing Heavenly Net! He really is from the True Immortal Realm! Run! The stubby elderly man was clearly the most powerful of the three Holy Spirits, and he sprang into action as soon as he sensed the debilitating effect of the silver net. His body swayed before combining as one with the copper mirror in front him, following which he sped away as a streak of light.

The other two Holy Spirits instantly turned deathly pale upon hearing the term Spirit Capturing Heavenly Net, and they also immediately tried to flee the scene as quickly as they could.

The golden-robed young man chuckled coldly, Youre delusional if you think you can still get away.

Immediately thereafter, he flipped a hand over to reveal a ball of silver light, which transformed into a dozen or so silver threads that connected with the entire giant silver net. He then made a grabbing motion, and the silver net descended from up above, looking as if it had encompassed the entire heavens.

Not only did Senior Ao Xiao go to the holy island, hes going to be staying there until the true battle against the devilish beings commences, the Long Family Patriarch said in a grim voice.

So that means the rumors of the devilish patriarchs descending into our Spirit Realm are most likely true. In that case, all of our plans will be heavily affected, Han Li sighed.

Indeed. We had already planned to enter the Elder Devil Realm after the most ferocious attacks from the devilish army had passed by, but if the devilish patriarchs are going to be descending into this realm, then things will be a lot more troublesome. When that time comes, Senior Ao Xiao, Senior Mo Jianli, and the holy island will be the keys to the battle. If our two races are defeated, then well have no choice but to flee and hand over this territory. As a result, our plan of entering the Elder Devil Realm will be completely thrown out the window.

If we were to win the battle, then all of the devilish beings will retreat back to the Elder Devil Realm. If that happens, the spatial nodes will be rife with high-grade devilish beings, and that would also make it very difficult for us to sneak through. If the devilish patriarchs were to descend into our realm, then our risk would be reduced to a minimum. From that perspective, its a very good thing for us that the devilish patriarchs are planning to descend into the Spirit Realm, the Long Family patriarch said with a wry smile.

We can only think like that now. Have you informed our fellow daoists from the Spirit Race about this, Brother Long? Han Li asked.

Its not that easy to get into contact with the Spirit Race, so I havent had time to tell them yet, but as long as we have no issues here, there shouldnt be any issues with them, either. The devilish beings arent just targeting our human and demon races, theyre targeting all of the nearby foreign races as well, so the decision that they make will most like be the same as ours, the Long Family patriarch said in a confident manner.

I see. Would you be able to give me two days to ponder this issue before I get back to you? Han Li asked after a brief pause for contemplation.

Hehe, of course. Ill be returning to hear you reply in two days then, Fellow Daoist Han, the Long Family patriarch agreed with a smile.

Ill be sure to give you a definitive answer in two days. However, prior to that, would you be able to tell me about what the devilish beings have been doing over on your end? Han Li suddenly changed the subject.

The Long Family Patriarch nodded in response. I dont know about what theyre doing elsewhere, but our stronghold was attacked a few times by the devilish army. Thankfully, we were able to keep them at bay. However, if it werent for the fact that the Holy Sovereign City had attracted the majority of the devilish army, our stronghold wouldve been in some peril. It seems that the devilish army in that area intends to focus its power on conquering the Holy Sovereign City city, then wipe out the rest of the nearby human settlements. Fortunately, the Holy Sovereign City has managed to hold its own against the devilish army, and…

Han Li listened intently to what the Long Family patriarch had to say and occasionally raised a few questions, all of which were answered by the Long Family patriarch to the best of his abilities.

Han Li was very pleased with this information, and the two of them chatted for a while longer before the Long Family patriarch departed.

Han Li accompanied him to the gate of the hall before suddenly asking in a seemingly nonchalant manner, By the way, would you happen to know if Senior Ao Xiao is on the holy island by himself or if hes there with one of his descendants?

Im not sure exactly who it is, but I heard that Senior Ao is indeed being accompanied by one of his descendants. Why do you ask, Fellow Daoist Han? the Long Family patriarch asked with a peculiar look in his eyes.

No particular reason, Han Li replied with an ambiguous chuckle.

The Long Family patriarch obviously wasnt convinced, but this had nothing to do with him, so he naturally wasnt going to pry any further. Thus, he cupped his fist in a salute toward Han Li before flying out of the stone pagoda as a streak of golden light.

Following the Long Family patriarchs departure, Han Li returned to the hall, where his two disciples were already waiting for him.

Have you encountered some trouble, Master? Is there anything we can help you with? Hai Yuetian asked.

If its something that you can help me resolve, then it wouldnt be considered as trouble to me, Han Li replied in an indifferent manner.

If only we had progressed further in our cultivation, we would be of more use to Master, Qi Lingzi said with a shameful expression.

You two already possess exceptional cultivation aptitude. Otherwise, you wouldnt have progressed to this point in such a short time. Its just that the issue at hand is extremely perilous even for Body Integration cultivators, so its only normal that you two are unable to contribute in any way. Alright, thats enough of that matter, tell me about the current situation in Deep Heaven City. Have the remnants of the devilish army been wiped out? Han Li asked with a serious expression.

Qi Lingzi immediately launched into a recount of events in response. After you went into seclusion, Senior Gu and the others only returned to the city to recuperate for a short while before immediately undertaking a series of tasks…

After Qi Lingzi had recounted all of the important events that had taken place in the city, Han Li nodded in response before asking about the Ice Phoenix.

Senior Ice Phoenix seemed to have attained the catalyst for a breakthrough, and she immediately went into seclusion after the devilish army was wiped out. According to her, shell be in seclusion for at least several months, but no more than a year, Hai Yuetian replied.

Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix possesses outstanding aptitude with her heavenly phoenix bloodline, so its no surprise that shes gleaned something during the battle. Stay in the pagoda during this time and make sure that no one interrupts her seclusion, Han Li said with a pleased look in his eyes.

Yes, Master!

Alright, you two can go now, Han Li instructed with a content nod.

Well leave you to rest then, Master.

Qi Lingzi and Hai Yuetian extended a deep bow before exiting the hall.

Just as the two of them had made it to the entrance of the hall, a thought suddenly occurred to Han Li, and he instructed, By the way, dont tell anyone that Fellow Daoist Long came to visit me today.

The two disciples hearts stirred upon hearing this, and they naturally gave an affirmative response.

Thus, Han Li was the only one left in the hall.

He sat on his chair with his chin resting one of his hands, and a contemplative look appeared on his face.

……

Over half a year later, a group of devilish beings with black Qi surging all over their bodies were attacking a group of seven or eight human cultivators in the air above a certain mountain range.

The two sides appeared to be evenly matched, so the battle was extremely fierce.

All of a sudden, spiritual light flashed in the distant sky, and a streak of five-colored light appeared before hurtling onto the scene in a flash.

The devils and humans down below didnt know whether this was a friend or a foe, so they all stopped and quickly retreated.

Right at this moment, a pleasant young female voice rang out from within the five-colored streak of light. I guess it wouldnt be right of me to not give you all a hand.

As soon as her voice trailed off, the streak of light paused in the air above the group of devilish beings for a moment. Immediately thereafter, countless threads of five-colored light came raining down from above, instantly destroying the bodies of the devilish beings.

Thank you, Senior!

The human cultivators were ecstatic to see this, but the five-colored streak of light merely continued on its way and quickly vanished into the distance, seemingly completely disinterested in receiving their gratitude.

The group of human cultivators exchanged a few bewildered glances, and following a brief conversation, all of them departed as well.

Not long after that, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted up above, and two more humanoid figures appeared. One of them was a fierce-looking burly man in a suit of black armor, while the other was a slender woman in a white palatial dress. Both of their bodies were covered in a thin layer of pink mist, making it impossible to glean their facial features.

Mistress, would you like me to kill that group of human cultivators? the black-armored man asked as a hint of killing intent appeared in his eyes.

Theres no need to do that, all we have to do is follow this woman, the woman in white replied with a calm shake of her head.

But Mistress, weve followed this woman for around a year already, and it hasnt yielded any fruits, could it be that your initial divination was incorrect somehow? the black-armored man asked in a hesitant voice.

Its quite common for errors to occur during this type of divination, but I was very successful on this occasion. As soon as I saw this woman, I was sure that shes the one I need to follow in order to find the spirit medicine thatll heal me, or take me to the person who possesses such a spirit medicine, this is certainly much better than stumbling around aimlessly in the vast human territory, the woman replied.