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The golden light barrier was able to remain strong and resolute in the face of the explosions, but they began to flash erratically in response to the corrosion of the green clouds of mist. The process was very slow, but the light barriers power was definitely being chipped away at a steady rate.

However, right at this moment, the formations within the fortresses were finally completely activated, and all of the silver balls of light instantly vanished from the centers of the formations.

In the next instant, spatial fluctuations erupted in the air several hundred feet above the fortresses, and the silver balls of light emerged before unleashing bolts of silver lightning that intertwined to form a massive lightning net that descended from above.

Regardless of whether it was fireballs, wind blades, or green poison mist, everything was instantly vanquished into oblivion upon coming into contact with the lightning net, which then transformed into countless silver snakes that descended into the devilish Qi.

A thunderous rumbling boom rang out as the devilish Qi and silver lightning intertwined before exploding violently.

The two types of devilish beasts down below desperately attempted to evade these bolts of silver lightning, but many of them were still instantly reduced to ashes.

On top of that, there were just as many devilish beasts that were killed or injured by the shockwaves from the explosions of the bolts of silver lightning as those that were actually struck by the lightning, and countless devilish beasts were felled amid strings of agonized howls.

Meanwhile, the remaining devilish beasts were still unleashing one wave of attacks after another with single-minded ferocity, but they were unable to destroy the golden light barrier in a short time.

To further compound their woes, the silver bolts of lightning being released by the balls of silver light were only becoming more and more powerful, and close to half of this initial wave of devilish beasts were killed in the blink of an eye.

A furious look appeared on the purple-armored mans face upon seeing this, and he immediately waved a hand through the air. Two of the small flags hovering before him were instantly drawn into his grasp, and he rubbed them viciously between his hands, reducing them to two plumes of smoke.

Close to half of the remaining small flags then began to tremor slightly at his behest, and white light suddenly flashed from the bodies of the two giant white snails in the army of devilish beasts.

Immediately thereafter, they raised huge feelers to the heavens and let loose a thunderous cry that was akin to the moo of a cow. Two pillars of white light erupted from their mouths, then struck the golden light barrier with devastating force.

The resolute light barrier instantly began to ripple violently, and in the next instant, it shuddered before being completely pierced through by the pillars of light.

The dozen or so fortresses behind the light barrier, as well as the human cultivators within them, were all reduced to dust by the pillars of light in the blink of an eye.

Not only that, but a stir immediately ran through the enormous devilish army in the distance, and they all let loose bloodthirsty roars as they galloped toward Deep Heaven City.

At the same time, spiritual light flashed from the bodies of the devilish beings in the air above, and they also began to advance while releasing balls of black light or clouds of devilish Qi, creating a very intimidating sight to behold.

Loud drumming rang out from within the devilish Qi even higher up in the air, and over 100 glossy black flying carriages flew out. There were several armored high-grade devilish beings standing on each carriage, and all of them were wielding long halberds with vicious looks on their faces.

A sharp shrill cry suddenly sounded, and another giant flying carriage that was over 1,000 feet emerged behind these flying carriages. The giant carriage was being drawn by two massive purple beasts that bore a strong resemblance to rhinoceroses, but each had a shimmering golden horn.

There were hundreds of armored guards standing on the giant carriage, and at its very center stood the purple-armored devilish being and the green-robed elderly man, both of whom wore cold expressions.

After throwing a series of jabs, the Elder Devil Race was finally beginning its true attack.

All of the elders brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this. The number of elite devilish beings that had appeared was far less than they had anticipated compared to how ferocious the first wave of attacks from previous devilish tribulations had been said to be.

These devilish beasts were indeed quite powerful, but they were dreaming if they thought they could conquer Deep Heaven City on their own.

In the face of the countless silver lightning snakes descending from the heavens, the army of devilish beasts continued to charge ahead without any regard for the casualties they were suffering. After reaching the golden light barrier, they either unleashed their innate offensive abilities or used their own powerful bodies as battering rams.

Meanwhile, the devilish beings up above were busy controlling their devilish treasures, conjuring up all types of devilish clouds to keep as much of the lightning at bay as possible.

As for the flying carriages carrying the armored devilish warriors, they stopped close to 10 kilometers away from the light barrier before unleashing attacks with their weapons from afar.

Streaks of black light erupted from the flying carriages and hurtled directly toward the golden light barrier as an incessant string of rumbling booms shook the entire heavens.

Han Li heaved a faint sigh before turning to Buddhist Monk Jin Yue and the others with slightly furrowed brows. Fellow Daoists, it looks like this is just a jab thrown by the Elder Devil Race to test out our citys defenses, so Im going to go back for now. Im currently at a critical juncture in the refinement of one of my treasures, and once I complete the process, it should be very helpful in the defense against the Elder Devil Race.

Indeed, this first wave of attacks is far less fearsome than we had expected. It seems we overreacted due to the past tales that we had heard. If you have something important you need to attend to, then go ahead, Fellow Daoist Han. It looks like the Elder Devil Race is settling in for a prolonged battle, so Body Integration cultivators like us most likely wont need to do anything in the immediate future, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue sighed as he nodded in response.

If the Elder Devil Race had attacked our city with everything they had from the beginning, then I would feel less uneasy instead, well have to be on our guard in this current situation. We are the most powerful beings in the city, but we all have matters that we need to attend to as well, so we cant just stand around like this. How about this? Unless the Elder Devil Race launches an all-out attack, well guard this place two at a time. Fellow Daoist Han, youre not part of the panel of elders, and youre not very familiar with the defenses weve set up in the city, so you wont need to be part of this rotation. However, if the city falls into a truly perilous situation, then I hope you will lend us your assistance, Elder Gu said in a meaningful voice.

Thats a great idea, Brother Gu.

I have no objections to this, either.

Everyone nodded in agreement with this proposal, including Han Li.

Thus, Han Li cupped his fist in a parting salute before flying away as a streak of azure light. Everyone else also departed soon thereafter, leaving only the burly black-robed man and Elder Gu to stand on guard duty.

Brother Gu, are we going to just keep standing by and watching like this? Isnt that too passive? Its taking a vast amount of spirit stones to support the Treasured Sunrise Mirror in the face of such fierce attacks, the black-robed man said in a cold voice.

Hmph, rest assured, Fellow Daoist Bao, seeing as these devilish beings are throwing these devilish beasts at us as cannon fodder to test our defenses, then I certainly cant disappoint them. Well use the Seven Star Flame Essence Formation to teach them a lesson, Elder Gu replied as a cold look flashed through his eyes. frewebnoel.o

The black-robed man was quite taken aback by this, and he asked in a hesitant voice, The Seven Star Flame Essence Formation? Thats one of the citys trump cards, is it really a good idea to reveal it so early?

Its alright, Ill only activate 10% of the formations power. In doing so, well be able to teach those devilish beings a lesson, but still keep the true power of the formation a secret. Perhaps itll lure the high-grade devilish beings into a false sense of security and benefit us later on, Elder Gu said in a confident manner.

After contemplating this notion for a moment, the black-robed man also felt this to be a sound plan, so he nodded in agreement. That does make sense. Well do as you say, then, Brother Gu.

Thus, having reached a consensus, they immediately issued the order without any delay.

Within an underground secret chamber beneath a giant crimson tower in Deep Heaven City, there were seven elderly men in crimson robes seated around a golden formation with their eyes closed.

Judging from the fire-attribute spiritual Qi emanating from their bodies, all seven of them were fire-attribute cultivators, and the spiritual pressure they were releasing suggested that they were all at the Spatial Tempering Stage.

The sound of a bell chime suddenly rang out from the body of what appeared to be the eldest member of the group, and he immediately opened his eyes, revealing a pair of crimson pupils that seemed to have flames surging within them.

He flipped a hand over to produce a white disk, then quickly glanced down at it before instructing, Activate the formation, but only unleash 10% of its power.

The other six elderly men immediately opened their eyes, and answered in unison, Yes!

All seven of them made hand seals as bright crimson light erupted from their bodies. They then each laid a hand onto the back of their own heads, and seven crimson Nascent Souls emerged in quick succession.

The seven Nascent Souls had facial features that were identical to the seven men, and they were each holding a shimmering red treasure, which consisted of a ring, a flag, a sword, a saber, a pagoda, a badge, and a bead.

There was red light swirling around the surfaces of these treasures, and they were releasing scorching waves of heat, clearly indicating that they were extremely pure fire-attribute treasures.

The seven Nascent Souls began to chant incantations, and the seven fire-attribute treasures quickly swelled to several times their original size, then slowly drifted toward the center of the formation.

Yes, Elder! The Heavenly Guard standing nearby immediately accepted the instruction before flying away as a streak of golden light to pass on the message.

Two-headed Devilish Lizards? Are those the devilish beasts that are capable of using fire and wind-attribute attacks? If I recall correctly, arent they one of the Elder Devil Realms top 10 species of devilish beasts? Buddhist Monk Jin Yue asked.

Thats right. These Two-headed Devilish Lizards are only comparable to Qi Condensation cultivators, but their numbers are simply astonishing. Apparently, in the Elder Devil Realm, they number in the tens of millions. Theres no way that the Elder Devil Race will be able to release all of them into our Spirit Realm, but even just a small proportion of their total population will be very troublesome to deal with. As for those Poison Devil Insects, theyre also quite a pain to deal with, not only is the poisonous liquid that they expel very dangerous to low-grade cultivators, it can also erode city walls, Elder Gu replied in a grim voice.

Theres no need to be overly concerned, Brother Gu, Im sure the people down there know how to deal with these types of devilish beasts, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue reassured in a calm manner.

I certainly hope so! Elder Gu sighed before casting his gaze toward the battlefield in the distance again.

There were thousands of massive fortresses that had been erected around Deep Heaven City, and each of them was over 1,000 feet tall, housing over 100 human cultivators. Faint restriction fluctuations could be seen between each fortress, indicating that they clearly werent going to be easy to bypass, and unless these defenses were completely eradicated, the Elder Devil Race wouldnt even be able to directly attack the city wall.

This was why the Elder Devil Race had brought so many low-grade devilish beasts to be used as cannon fodder. After invading the human race on so many past occasions, they had devised many effective plans to deal with the giant cities that humans had erected.

In total, the two species of devilish beasts numbered around 30,000 to 40,000, and more than two-thirds of them were those two-headed lizards.

As for the Poison Devil Insects, they resembled giant green silkworms and were twice the size of the two-headed lizards, but they certainly werent any slower.

Behind these two types of beasts, over 100 black-armored high-grade devilish beings had appeared, and they were following along behind the beasts in an unhurried manner, as if they were supervising the beasts in battle.

In the blink of an eye, the tens of thousands of beasts were less than 10 kilometers away from the human fortresses.

All of a sudden, a thunderous roar rang out from among the devilish beasts, and the Two-headed Devilish Lizards immediately sped up to an all-out sprint while their eyes turned bright red.

Meanwhile, azure light flashed from the backs of the Poison Devil Insects, and a pair of transparent wings appeared on each of their backs.

They then flapped those wings and rose up into the sky, flying along at no slower a speed than the galloping Two-headed Devilish Lizards. The stampede of tens of thousands of devilish beasts created an extremely awe-inspiring and intimidating sight to behold, and it wouldnt be long before they covered the last few kilometers between them and the human fortresses.

At the same time, there were high-grade devilish beings in the air conjuring up a burst of black Qi, which transformed into a black dragon that descended into the horde of devilish beasts before abruptly exploding.

All of the devilish beasts were immediately enshrouded within a vast expanse of murky black Qi, and when they were less than 500 meters away from the fortresses, countless fireballs and blades of wind suddenly erupted from within the murky expanse, hurtling directly ahead toward the human fortresses.

Even though the fortresses had been reinforced by restrictions, there was definitely no way that theyd be able to withstand these attacks and remain unscathed.

Many of the human cultivators within the fortresses were very alarmed to see this, yet right at this moment, heavenly music suddenly began to play from the white jade palace above Deep Heaven City.

Immediately thereafter, the golden mirror above the tallest building in the palace suddenly shuddered before blasting forth a pillar of golden light, which transformed into a golden light barrier that appeared in front of all of the fortresses.

The countless oncoming fireballs and wind blades struck the layer of golden light like a torrential downpour before exploding in rapid succession, and countless white and red balls of light erupted all over the light barrier.

The powers of wind and fire combined to devastating effect, causing the nearby worlds origin Qi to tremor violently, and it was as if heaven and earth were about to crumble.

The high-grade beings from both the human and devil races looked on with grim expressions, and once all of the red and white light faded, the golden light barrier was revealed once again.

In spite of how thin and fragile it appeared, it had managed to remain completely unscathed in the wake of that torrential barrage, and many of the high-grade devilish beings in the air were naturally quite surprised to see this.

As for the cultivators of Deep Heaven City, they werent very surprised by this outcome at all. Fairy Silver Light turned to Elder Gu, and chuckled, Brother Gu, your Treasured Sunrise Mirror is becoming more and more powerful, even though it was only able to unleash such power by drawing upon the enormous spiritual power within the Divine Treasured Palace, its still very remarkable that just a single light barrier conjured up by the mirror was able to keep all those attacks at bay. It looks like all your efforts to refine it during the past millennium havent gone to waste.

This mirror of mine is quite a high-ranking Divine Spirit Treasure on the Chaotic Myriad Spirit Roll to begin with, so even if I dont put a lot of effort into refining it, it should still be able to withstand this level of attacks with ease. Im interested to see just how the Elder Devil Race plans to break through this mirrors defenses, Elder Gu said with a faint smile.

Han Lis expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he couldnt help but glance up at the giant mirror behind him.

At this moment, the mirror was still expelling a thick pillar of golden light, which was connected to the golden light barrier it had conjured up in the distance.

Just as Han Li was appraising the mirror, all of the human cultivators in the fortresses were looking out at the sea of devilish Qi up ahead. At this distance, they could already see the sinister appearances of all of the oncoming devilish beasts, and it was quite a harrowing sight to behold.

Right at this moment, a cold male voice suddenly rang out within all of the human fortresses. Attack! freebovel.com

All of the human cultivators reflexively made hand seals in unison upon hearing this, then brought out all of the treasures they had prepared in advance.

All of a sudden, thousands of treasures were summoned at once from within the several tens of fortresses closest to the horde of devilish beasts. These treasures then came crashing down toward the oncoming devilish beasts like a barrage of shooting stars.

Thunderous devilish roars rang out once again as another wave of fireballs and wind blades erupted forth in a frenzy, forming a massive wave of wind and fire that kept all of the descending treasures at bay.

These devilish beasts had clearly all been trained by the high-grade devilish beings that were supervising them.

Of course, the cultivators within the fortresses werent just going to give up here. All of them immediately made hand seals and chanted incantations before frantically pointing at their respective treasures. The powers of thousands of treasures combined to form a vast expanse of dazzling light that descended with devastating force, managing to force back the enormous wave of wind and fire.

However, right at this moment, several thousand green lines suddenly erupted out of the devilish Qi, striking the vast expanse of light up above before exploding into clouds of green mist.

An extremely abhorrent odor immediately wafted through the air as the clouds of green mist enveloped all of the treasures without encountering any impediment.

An astonishing scene then ensued!

In the instant that the treasures were enshrouded within the green mist, most of them were instantly turned green, and the spiritual light radiating from them faded before they plummeted straight out of the sky.

However, the remaining 200 to 300 treasures were still flying through the green mist, seemingly completely unaffected.

Wait, those arent ordinary Poison Devil Insects! If they were, then their poison wouldnt have been able to contaminate treasures! Elder Gu exclaimed upon seeing this.

Everyone else was also rather alarmed, but their expressions still remained calm. Such a minor unexpected turn of events naturally wasnt enough to actually evoke panic within these Body Integration cultivators.

Meanwhile, the purple-armored man standing on the giant beast-drawn carriage within the black Qi up above was cackling with glee. He turned to the green-robed elderly man, and said, The humans fell for it! They really thought that these mutated devilish insects were ordinary Poison Devil Insects! Im sure they wouldve suffered heavy losses from that.

Its a pity that there are so few of these mutated devilish insects, and their poison only works on low-grade treasures. Otherwise, we couldve saved them as a trump card, the green-robed elderly man said with a smile, but there was also a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Hehe, its not that easy to find mutated devilish beasts, were already very fortunate to have stumbled upon this swarm of mutated devilish insects. On top of that, these devilish beasts are just disposable pawns anyway, well have to be the ones to truly conquer this city, the purple armored man said with a nonchalant chuckle.

Thats true, but having said that, these mutated devilish insects should be somewhat effective against formations and restrictions as well, perhaps theyll give us an even bigger pleasant surprise later, the green-robed elderly man said with an expectant nod.

Thats certainly a possibility. The purple-armored man also cast his gaze toward the fortresses in the distance with a hopeful expression.

After losing their spiritual connections with their treasures, the human cultivators in the fortresses naturally didnt dare to unleash any more treasures to attack the enemies. Instead, they were all instructed by their Core Formation Stage leader to stand on the formations that had already been engraved onto the ground of each of the fortresses.

They then flipped their hands over to reveal a formation plate each, and with the support of this Core Formation cultivator, they began to chant incantations and inject their magic power into their formation plates in a frenzy.

Meanwhile, the Core Formation cultivator himself made a series of hand seals before slowly closing his eyes.

In the blink of an eye, the formations beneath all of the cultivators began to emit a dull buzzing sound, and a ball of silver light emerged at the center of each formation. These balls of light then began to rapidly rotate, while the giant wave of fire and wind unleashed by the Two-headed Devilish Lizards forced back the remaining treasures before crashing into the golden light barrier.

At the same time, thousands of jets of green liquid were also hurtling directly toward the light barrier.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly as he cast his gaze toward the white jade palace, then immediately flew directly toward it. Even before he had approached the palace, the guards had already noticed him.

A golden-armored Heavenly Guard immediately led a dozen or so azure-armored guards to carefully approach Han Li.

The Heavenly Guard took a quick glance at Han Li before immediately extending a salute. May I ask if youre Senior Han? Ive been instructed to wait here by the elders for your arrival. Please allow me to accompany you to the Skyview Platform.

I am indeed Han Li. Please lead the way, Han Li replied in a calm manner.

Yes! Please come with me, Senior, the Heavenly Guard said in a respectful voice as he made an inviting hand gesture.

The other armored guards also parted for him in a respectful manner and stood with their hands clasped behind their backs.

Thus, Han Li flew toward a tall platform in the palace, led by the Heavenly Guard.

On the platform, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue and several other Deep Heaven City elders that Han Li had met before were currently looking out at the devilish beings gathered outside Deep Heaven City.

As soon as they noticed Han Lis arrival, all of them immediately smiled and extended warm greetings.

Buddhist Monk Jin Yue was the most familiar with Han Li, and he said in a concerned manner, Youre finally here, Fellow Daoist Han. Just as the rumors suggested, this devilish tribulation really is more fierce than the previous ones.

Han Lis heart stirred upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged as he asked, How so? Are there a large number of high-grade devilish beasts among their ranks?

Youll know what the situation is like when you see it, Fellow Daoist, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue replied as he pointed a finger into the distance.

Han Li raised an eyebrow and cast his gaze toward that direction.

From such a high vantage point, he was able to see everything outside the city wall.

There, he was greeted by the sight of countless sinister-looking devilish beasts, stretching for several tens of kilometers. Just the sheer number of them was enough to make the onlookers skin crawl, and at the center of this enormous army of devilish beasts were five gargantuan devilish beasts with bodies that resembled mountains.

They were lying half-sprawled on the ground, looking at Deep Heaven City with a cold light in their eyes.

The five gigantic beasts consisted of a crimson ape, two white snails, a black devilish bird with talons and feathers that looked as if theyd been constructed from steel, and a three-headed purple python.

There was a wide berth around all five of these beasts, and it seemed that even their fellow devilish beasts were extremely fearful of them.

However, Han Li was more interested in the humanoid figures hovering in the air above these gargantuan beasts.

From a distance, they appeared to be completely identical to normal humans, but there was an enormous amount of devilish Qi erupting from their bodies. All of them seemed to be at the Deity Transformation Stage or Spatial Tempering Stage, so they comprised quite a formidable force to be reckoned with.

What are those people? Han Li asked with his brows furrowed in befuddlement.

If Im not mistaken, those are most likely human cultivators who ascended to the Elder Devil Realm from various lower realms. However, they specialized in Devil Dao cultivation arts during their time in the lower worlds, and theyve been corrupted by the devilish Qi in the Elder Devil Realm for so many years, so they can no longer even be considered as humans, the white-robed Elder Gu sighed.

Prior to this devilish tribulation, these devilish humans have never appeared, it seems that this devilish tribulation really is different from previous ones. Could it be that the Elder Devil Race is going all-out in a make-or-break bid to conquer our human race? Fairy Silver Light mused in a grim voice.

Han Li appraised these devilish humans for a long while before he suddenly said with furrowed brows, Those people will indeed be very troublesome to deal with, but compared to them, Im more interested in where all the high-grade devilish beings currently are.

All of the high-grade devilish beings have concealed themselves within the devilish Qi. Some of them emerged not long ago, but theyve all retreated back into the devilish Qi since then. It looks like theyre preparing to rest before they attack our city, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue replied.

Have there been any Sacred Ancestors sighted yet? Han Li asked in a grim voice.

Buddhist Monk Jin Yue hesitated momentarily before offering his analysis. We havent seen any Sacred Ancestors for now, but among the high-grade devilish beings that emerged earlier, there were a few Body Integration Stage beings. However, judging from the size of this army, theres a very good chance that Sacred Ancestors will be lurking within the devilish Qi. Its just that the Elder Devil Realm is only just beginning to erode our Spirit Realm, and theyre facing immense resistance from the power of our realm. Hence, Sacred Ancestors are still unable to descend into our Spirit Realm, and even if they do appear, theyll only be clones.

If its only clones, then our Deep Heaven City should be able to keep them at bay. Han Lis expression eased slightly upon hearing this.

I certainly hope so. What we can see now is only a small portion of the Elder Devil Races forces. These low-grade devilish beasts have only been sent out as cannon fodder, the truly elite devilish beings still havent appeared yet. Elder Gu had endured the last devilish tribulation, so he was well aware of just how fearsome the Elder Devil Race was.

All we can do at the moment is to react and adapt to the situation as it unfolds. Our Deep Heaven City is the most powerful force in the human race, if even were unable to withstand the attack from the Elder Devil Race, then all of the other cities are bound to fall as well. Also, according to the reports we received earlier, the Spirit Sovereign City is the main target of the Elder Devil Race, and the devilish army that has appeared there is several times larger than this one, Fairy Silver Light said in a concerned voice. rewebnovel.com

Indeed, Fellow Daoist. This devilish tribulation may be far more fearsome than previous ones, but as long as we combine all of our powers, theres a very good chance that well be able to transcend it. Setting aside everything else, just the restriction formations and fortresses we set up outside the city wall will be enough to kill most of these devilish beasts, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue said with an optimistic smile.

Thats true. Our Deep Heaven City was able to withstand that attack from the joint army of foreign beings even without any preparation, and weve been painstakingly improving the citys defenses for close to the past 1,000 years, so Im confident that well be able to keep the Elder Devil Race at bay, the burly black-robed man said in a cold voice, and he seemed to be very confident in the citys defenses.

Han Li merely listened to their conversation with a smile, but he was constantly inspecting the devilish Qi in the distance with blue light flashing within his eyes.

This devilish Qi clearly wasnt normal devilish Qi, even with his spirit eyes, Han Li was only able to see around 500 meters into it.

All he could make out were what appeared to be a series of arks, flying carriages, and some armored warriors.

A cold look appeared in his eyes, and just as he was about to circulate his magic power to unleash his spirit eye ability to its maximal extent, a pair of cold and forbidding eyes suddenly met his gaze, then tracked him down from a distance at an incredible speed.

Han Lis heart jolted upon seeing this, and he immediately withdrew his spirit eye ability as a dark expression appeared on his face.

At the same time, a faint exclamation of surprise rang out from a giant beast-drawn carriage deep within the devilish Qi.

Immediately thereafter, the crimson light also faded from the eyes of a thin green-robed elderly man with a head of yellow hair.

What is it? Did you see something interesting with your divine eyes? a purple-armored man with black freckles all of his face asked.

No, its just that there seems to be a high-grade human cultivator with a powerful eye ability as well, and I just startled him into retreating, the elderly man replied.

Oh? If the humans also have someone with a powerful eye ability, then wont they be able to see our entire setup in here? the purple-armored man asked in an alarmed manner.

Rest assured, Lord Shi, Ive already set up a profound restriction within this devilish Qi using the Chaotic Devilish Flag that was bestowed upon me by our Sacred Ancestors, so that man wont be able to see anything no matter how powerful his eye ability is. However, the humans have also set up powerful concealment restrictions on their end, so Im also unable to see what defenses theyve set up in the city, the green-robed elderly man said with a shake of his head.

Thats not important, we just have to make sure they dont see what were up to. After all, were just here to scout out this city, and it looks like were in luck, if we can loot this entire city, well be reaping countless rewards! the purple-armored man said as an excited look appeared in his eyes.

Hehe, dont underestimate this city, Lord Shi. According to the human mortals we captured earlier, this city is where the elites of the human and demon races are gathered. Even if we can conquer it, well definitely have to pay a heavy price to do so, the green-robed man cautioned.

This is a sacred sacrifice, so its only normal to suffer severe casualties. In any case, our Sacred Ancestors will have plans for how to conquer this city, we just have to act according to their orders. Its about time, so lets attack. Its unlikely that well be able to conquer this city on our first attack, but we have to at least scout out most of the citys defenses, the purple-armored man said with a nonchalant wave of his hand.

In that case, lets begin, the elderly man agreed with a nod.

Seeing as the green-robed elderly man didnt have any objections, an excited look immediately appeared in the purple-armored mans eyes. He chuckled in a sinister manner before abruptly flipping his hand over to produce a stack of small black flags.

These flags were only around seven to eight inches in size, but each of them had a different profound diagram inscribed upon it, and they were all emanating extremely pure devilish Qi fluctuations.

The purple-robed man made a hand seal, then pointed a finger at the small flags, upon which two of them instantly vanished into thin air.

In the next instant, a stir immediately ran through the two hordes of devilish beasts at the very front of the army, and they all let loose thunderous roars as they rushed toward the city with vicious looks in their eyes.

Elder Gus heart jolted upon seeing this, and he hurriedly said, Those are Two-headed Devilish Lizards and Poison Devil Insects! Tell the people on the front line to take extra caution.

Close to 1,000 kilometers behind the armies were groups of metamorphosis stage demonic cultivators and high-grade devilish beings appraising one another from afar.

They didnt participate in the battle, they merely looked on as the battle unfolded before their eyes.

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In the air above a certain area of the ocean, a burst of black Qi that stretched for as far as the eyes could see was currently surging toward a city on a certain massive island.

Within the black Qi were countless devilish shadows, and it seemed that there was a massive army enshrouded within it.

All of a sudden, a thunderous dragons roar erupted from the seabed near the island, immediately following which howling winds were swept up alongside enormous waves.

These waves then parted, and an azure beast that was over 100,000 feet in length emerged from within the ocean.

The surface of the beasts head was covered in moss and stones, making it impossible to glean its true appearance. It cast its gaze toward the oncoming black Qi with a cold look in its murky eyes, then opened its gargantuan mouth, which resembled a bottomless abyss.

A resounding rumbling boom rang out, and the entire surface of the ocean began to tremor.

Bursts of blue light erupted out of the creatures enormous mouth in a frenzy, then transformed into blue tornados that surged toward the black Qi.

There were tens of thousands of devilish beasts within the black Qi, but they were completely no match for those tornados and were quickly swept up by them.

Due to the astonishing amount of seawater that had been sucked into the gigantic creatures mouth, the nearby sea level momentarily fell, and after all of the devilish beasts were devoured by the creature, it closed its eyes and slowly sank into the ocean again.

Thus, peace and quiet instantly returned to the area, and it was as if that menacing burst of devilish Qi had never even appeared here.

On another huge island in the distance, there was a tall and broad humanoid figure standing atop a tall tower, appraising everything from afar with a cold look in his eyes.

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Meanwhile, at Deep Heaven City!1

Han Li was seated on the top level of a pagoda with his legs crossed. He was making a hand seal, and his eyes were closed. There was a golden gourd and the Myriad Sword Artwork hovering in front of him, and he seemed to be in a special immersive state.

All of a sudden, he opened his eyes and switched to a different hand seal before pointing a finger at the golden gourd.

The gourd shuddered as spiritual light flashed from its surface, and a series of extremely dazzling five-colored runes appeared. Immediately thereafter, a buzzing sound rang out, and the gourd was opened, following which five flying swords flew out from within.

The swords were of the colors gold, yellow, azure, red, and blue, and they were each only around an inch in length. However, they were all radiating a dreamy translucent light that gave them a very mysterious appearance.

The five flying swords emitted a crisp ringing sound at Han Lis behest, then shot up into the air before unleashing their respective abilities.

The red flying sword transformed into a fiery snake that was around 10 feet in length amid a dull thump, while the blue flying sword released wisps of vapor that instantly formed a series of clouds, making it very difficult to track the sword.

However, the most astonishing ability was displayed by the seemingly most mundane and nondescript yellow flying sword.

It elongated to over 100 feet in length in an instant, and spiritual light swirled over its surface before transforming into layers of a hard yellow substance. Looking at the sword from afar, it was as if it had become a giant yellow stone sword, and as it was swung through the air, even the space in its wake began to emit a loud buzzing sound, clearly indicating that this was an astonishingly powerful weapon.

As for the golden and azure flying swords, they didnt display much change aside from emitting bursts of dazzling light.

The five flying swords danced and pursued one another through the air, and they seemed to possess a very high level of spiritual nature.

Han Li appraised these flying swords with a calm expression, then made a hand seal shortly thereafter. The five swords immediately reverted back to their original forms at his behest before flying back into the golden gourd.

Only then did Han Li turn his attention toward the Myriad Sword Artwork, and a slightly solemn look appeared in his eyes.

All of a sudden, he raised a hand to cast several incantation seals in quick succession, all of which vanished into the artwork in a flash.

The artwork immediately began to emit a series of sharp ringing sounds, following which dazzling golden light erupted from it. The countless swords inscribed on its surface gradually began to move, then multiplied at a rapid rate.

All of the swords on the artwork seemed to have sprung to life in the blink of an eye.

Han Li let loose a low cry, and a burst of azure spiritual Qi was expelled out of his mouth, then vanished into the artwork.

A burst of metallic clangs immediately rang out from within the Myriad Sword Artwork, following which countless sword projections erupted out of the artwork in a frenzy. All of a sudden, a burst of bone-chilling sword Qi had settled over the entire hall.

Black light flashed from Han Lis glabella, and his Law Destruction Eye emerged. Piercing black light swirled within the eye as an enormous burst of spiritual sense erupted forth before vanishing into the Myriad Sword Artwork.

Golden light instantly flashed from all of the sword projections in the hall, and they began to slowly revolve around Han Li.

Initially, they were only moving at a snails pace, but after just the span of a few breaths, they were swimming through the air like small spritely fish. Furthermore, they had formed a sword formation with a tremendous aura.

Han Li suddenly switched to a different hand seal as he prepared to activate the enormous magic power within his own body, but right at this moment, the Myriad Sword Artwork shuddered as it let loose a low ringing sound, and the spiritual light radiating from it abruptly faded.

The golden sword projections dancing through the hall also became blurry and indistinct before finally blinking out of existence.

Almost at the exact same moment, Han Lis Law Destruction Eye also vanished in a flash.

His expression changed slightly, and he turned toward the golden gourd and Myriad Sword Artwork with furrowed brows.

The golden gourd was something that he had obtained from the Vast Glacial Realm, and due to the fact that it could potentially have belonged to an immortal, he naturally held it in very high regard and had constantly been studying it.

Thankfully, he had already mastered beveled silver text and golden seal text. As such, even though the refinement method for this treasure was far different from those used in the human world and Spirit Realm, and the flying swords in the gourd hadnt yet been completely refined, he was still able to understand some of the intricacies of the treasure.

As a result, he made use of his own analysis and expended some precious materials of the five elements, and finally managed to just barely completely refine the entire treasure.

However, the flying swords in the gourd were originally all of the metal element, but he had refined them to become a set of five-elemental flying swords.

Thus, the treasure definitely wouldnt be as powerful as what its original owner had envisioned, but it was definitely no less powerful than the average spirit treasure.

Even so, with Han Lis current enormous wealth, a treasure of this caliber wasnt going to be very useful to him. As such, he was planning to examine the treasure to ensure that there was nothing wrong with it, then pass it down to one of his disciples.

As for the phenomenon that had just been conjured up by the Myriad Sword Artwork, that was a result of inspiration that Han Li had derived from a secret technique of a certain foreign race. Using this secret technique, he was able to refine the astonishing sword Qi imbued within the artwork using a special method, thereby allowing him to use the artwork as a normal offensive treasure.

The sword Qi within the artwork had originated in the True Immortal Realm, so if he could completely harness and control it, it would undoubtedly be immensely powerful.

If even a Body Integration cultivator were to be attacked by all of the sword Qi within the artwork, they would be killed for sure.

Unfortunately, this refinement method was very time-consuming, and he had spent all of his time improving his own magic power, so this artwork was only halfway refined. Furthermore, due to the fact there was nor source or origin to the sword Qi within the Myriad Sword Artwork, if the sword Qi were to be completely exhausted, then the artwork would be completely ruined.

At present, he still hadnt completely gleaned the Sword Observation Art imbued within the artwork, so prior to completely refining this treasure, he wasnt going to use it unless he absolutely had to.

Otherwise, if the Sword Observation Art were to be destroyed, he would lose an extremely valuable asset.

After failing yet again in his attempt to control the Myriad Sword Artwork, Han Li was just contemplating whether he should try once more when his expression suddenly changed slightly, and he abruptly reached behind himself with one hand.

A ball of fire surged through the gates behind him and landed in his grasp in a flash. He closed his fingers around the fireball, and it immediately exploded. At the same time, Hai Yuetians urgent voice rang out from within the flames. Master, the panel of elders just sent someone to invite you to the Skyview Platform, it seems that devilish beings have begun to gather, and there are even high-grade devilish beings among them.

Han Lis heart jolted upon hearing this, and a contemplative look appeared on his face as he murmured to himself, High-grade devilish beings, eh? Alright, I suppose I should go and take a look.

He then swept a sleeve through the air to stow the golden gourd and Myriad Sword Artwork away, then flew away as a streak of golden light.

After emerging from the pagoda, he immediately flew toward the border of Deep Heaven City. At his current speed, it only took him less than an hour to reach the city wall.

At this moment, the entire sky outside the city wall was filled with devilish Qi, and there was not a ray of sunlight to be seen. It seemed that someone had unleashed an extremely powerful technique to completely block out the suns.

Beneath the devilish Qi, the sound of war drums could be heard, and within Deep Heaven City, there were groups of armor-clad warriors and cultivators rushing out of the giant towers.

They were either wielding weapons or treasures, and they flew directly toward their designated posts with extremely solemn looks on their faces.

A series of altar-like platforms also slowly emerged from the formations on the giant city wall, and atop these platforms were huge objects such as round disks or giant cones.

Around each of the objects stood seven or eight cultivators in long robes, and there was also a giant light barrier above Deep Heaven City that was currently radiating dazzling light. A white jade palace that resembled a miniature city had been conjured up high in the air above the city as well, and countless silver runes were revolving around it.

Furthermore, countless armored guards could be seen roaming over the palace, and at the tip of the tallest pagoda-like building in the palace, there was an antiquated golden mirror with a diameter of around 100 feet.

The mirror was currently reflecting dazzling light, and was acting as a replacement for the sun, shining its scintillating golden light down upon most of Deep Heaven City.

In the instant that the golden light came into contact with the human warriors and cultivators down below, they were completely reinvigorated and instilled with a sense of indescribable courage that made them a lot more confident to face their enemies.

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The other devilish beings who hadnt yet transformed all turned to their companions with disdainful expressions.

One of them was an elderly man with a head of red hair and a hook nose, and after appraising the lush scenery in the distance with a complex look in his eyes for a while, he murmured to himself, I didnt think that I would get to see this again during my lifetime. Even if I perish in this realm, I wont have any regrets.

The red-haired elderly mans voice had been very quiet, but it was still overheard by one of his companions. This was another elderly man in a set of black robes with a golden belt around his waist, and he chuckled, Why so pessimistic, Brother Sha? The Sacred Ancestors have already informed us that this sacred ceremony will be very different from those held in the past. If everything goes according to plan, our race could completely take over an area of the Spirit Realm. If we can make significant contributions during the sacred sacrifice, then we can apply to stay in the Spirit Realm to guard our territory here. This is an extremely rare opportunity for those like us whove ascended to the Elder Devil Realm.

Youre right, Brother Sanyang, we ascended to the Elder Devil Realm, so weve become members of the Elder Devil Race. However, it would naturally be vastly fortunate for us if we could remain in the Spirit Realm following this battle, the red-haired elderly man replied with a nod.

The same conversation was taking place in hushed tones among everyone else.

Right at this moment, a rumbling noise suddenly rang out from within the silver gates of the giant pyramids, following which everyone was greeted by the sound of a series of extremely heavy footsteps. The runes around the silver gates flashed, and more groups of devilish beings suddenly emerged.

These devilish beings had cracked grey skin that was completely devoid of hair, looking as if they were stone golems. They were just barely humanoid in shape, but each of them had four thick arms, and every single one of their footsteps made the nearby earth tremble, clearly indicating that they were astonishingly heavy.

These stone devils were each over 100 feet tall, and over 1,000 of them emerged from each giant pyramid. They then stood in front of the pyramids and arranged themselves into several orderly rows, looking much more docile and organized than expected.

Their leaders then let loose low roars in unison, and grey light began to flash from the bodies of these stone devils, following which they disintegrated into what appeared to be soft mud and disappeared into the soil down below.

Moments later, the earth within a radius of thousands of kilometers abruptly began to tremor, following which the ground abruptly tore open.

Yellow light flashed, and one earthen wall after another erupted out of the ground. In no more than 10 minutes, an enormous city wall that stretched for hundreds of thousands of kilometers had been erected.

However, even though the wall was over 1,000 feet tall, it was extremely crude and rough. There was earth and soil constantly crumbling off its surface, and it seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Right at this moment, spiritual light flashed from the ground in front of the wall, and the grey stone devils re-emerged before quickly thrusting their palms toward it.

As they did so, pillars of light that were as thick as large bowls erupted from their hands and struck the earthen wall, following which a string of crackling sounds rang out.

Upon being struck by the pillars of light, grey flowers of light bloomed all over the wall before spreading in all directions. All of the soft and vulnerable earth was then transformed resolute grey stone in the wake of this grey light.

These stone devils possessed the ability to transform earth into stone!

As a result, under the collective efforts of so many stone devils, the enormous earthen structure was virtually instantly transformed into a seamless city wall.

The same rumbling sounds were incessantly ringing out in other directions as well, as other sections of the wall were rapidly being erected.

Thus, within the span of two hours, everything within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers had been encompassed within this massive stone wall.

At this point, a series of indistinct ghostly figures that were enshrouded in black Qi flew out of the pyramids.

These ghostly figures flew in a completely weightless manner as if they possessed no physical bodies, and they all flew into the city wall, upon which a series of formations of different sizes appeared on the walls surface. Aside from the size disparities, all of the formations were completely identical, as if they had been engraved by the same person.

After that, the ghostly figures re-emerged and flew back into the giant pyramids, paying no heed to the other devilish beings present.

Thus, time slowly passed, and a city of stone was being quickly erected beneath the sea of devilish Qi.

The stone devils worked tirelessly, constructing buildings of other styles around the giant stone pyramids, which stood at the center of the city.

There were also some high-grade devilish beings who were setting up some profound restrictions in each corner, and layers of restriction fluctuations soon enshrouded the entire massive city.

All of a sudden, spiritual light flashed from the tip of the pyramid that was situated at the very center of the city, and it abruptly parted. A resounding rumbling noise rang out, and a giant sacrificial altar that looked as if it had been entirely stained with blood slowly rose up.

There were a series of unintelligible ancient characters inscribed around the altar, and an overwhelming odor of blood and gore erupted from it.

What was even more peculiar was that at the center of the altar stood a tall and broad humanoid figure who was entirely enshrouded within a layer of crimson light.

As soon as this humanoid figure appeared, all of the high-grade devilish beings present knelt down on one knee with solemn looks on their faces.

The devilish beings that were further away didnt know what was going on, but they all immediately followed suit as well.

The collective voice of countless devilish beings then rang out in unison. We pay our respects to Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang!

However, the humanoid figure on the altar paid no heed to this. He merely inspected his surroundings in an indifferent manner before looking up at the sea of devilish Qi overhead.

The humanoid figures eyes were as piercing and dazzling as stars, creating a very unforgettable sight.

All of a sudden, he raised an arm before extending a translucent palm, then waved it through the air, seemingly in a nonchalant manner.

An earth-shattering boom immediately rang out, and close to half of the devilish Qi within the inky-black sea up above suddenly began to churn violently. The devilish Qi then converged in a frenzy before forming a massive inky-black staff amid a flash of spiritual light. The staff was shaped like a wyrm with a ghostly head, and it had peculiar patterns running all over its surface.

It descended toward the sacrificial altar, and the fingers on the crimson figures outstretched hand moved ever so slightly.

The enormous staff, which was over 1,000 feet in length, began to shrink during its descent, and by the time it landed in Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs grasp, it had shrunk down to only around 20 feet in length.

Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang held the staff in one hand and began to chant a solemn incantation.

As he did so, the menacing ghostly head on the top of the staff opened its silver ghostly eyes, then opened its mouth to expel a series of black runes. These runes then quickly transformed into giant black flowers that drifted toward all parts of the city.

After a short while, the giant flowers had spread to every corner of the city.

Right at this moment, Sacred Ancestor Xue Guangs chanting ceased, and he abruptly rubbed the black staff between both of his hands, upon which it exploded into a ball of black light.

The black light rippled and proliferated outward in all directions as invisible spiritual fluctuations. Upon coming into contact with these fluctuations, the giant black flowers instantly exploded, forming bursts of inky-black devilish Qi that permeated through the air.

Thus, the entire giant city was instantly enshrouded under boundless devilish Qi.

In the instant that this devilish Qi settled over the bodies of all of the half-knelt devilish beings present, all of them were instantly reinvigorated, and their magic power and energy all began to recover at a rapid rate.

Sacred Ancestor Xue Guang clasped his hands behind his back, then ordered in an implacable voice, Construct three more sacred cities within three days, then rest for seven days. After everyone has gathered, immediately attack the largest human cultivator stronghold nearby.

Your wish is our command! countless devilish beings cheered in unison within the giant city.

Meanwhile, the same scenes were unfolding beneath all of the devilish marks in the human and demon territories.

Under the largest of those devilish marks, there was a huge human city that had been constructed along a gargantuan tree that stretched all the way up to the heavens. Several Body Integration cultivators were standing in the air above a certain pavilion that was halfway up the tree, and they were all appraising the sea of devilish Qi in the distance with grim expressions.

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Thousands of kilometers away from Heavenly Yuan Sovereign City, a monk and a Daoist priest were wielding a copper mirror and a round bowl, respectively, unleashing countless streaks of light from the two treasures to slay a group of devilish beings with snake heads and horse bodies.

However, a sharp hiss of fury suddenly rang out in the distance, following which a gust of devilish wind blew toward them at an incredible speed.

Run! The high-grade devilish beings are coming! the Daoist priest immediately yelled upon seeing this.

Immediately thereafter, spiritual light flashed from the bodies of both him and the monk, and they flew directly toward the Heavenly Yuan Sovereign City.

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On a barren plain in the territory of the demon race, there were several armies engaged in a fierce war.

One side was comprised of hundreds of thousands of grey wolves, while the other consisted of over 10,000 blue devilish lions.

The wolves were each several tens of feet in length, and they all had green light flashing within their eyes, they were clearly low-grade demon beasts that possessed some demonic power.

In contrast, the blue devilish lions were even larger than these giant wolves. All of them had short black horns that were several inches in length on their heads, and they were blasting attacks such as fireballs and ice spikes out of their mouths.

As these two armies were battling one another, there was also an extremely grueling battle taking place up above between thousands of snowy white giant falcons and a horde of two-headed flying snakes.

The white falcons had powerful talons with silver arcs of lightning revolving around them, while the two-headed snakes were able to expel extremely lethal poison out of their mouths. Beings from both sides were constantly falling from above, but as soon as their carcasses landed among the lions and wolves down below, they were instantly devoured without a trace.

Yes, Master, the five giant bats immediately replied before flapping their wings and vanishing again as five gusts of wind.

A cold smile appeared on the cow-headed giants face upon seeing this, and he suddenly flipped a hand over to produce a golden horn before bringing it to his lips and blowing vigorously into it.

A long continuous note immediately rang out, and it was imbued with an indescribable primal aura.

As soon as they heard this sound, the eyes of the giant azure cows in the distance immediately turned bright red. Steam began to billow out of their mouths and nostrils, and they snarled ferociously as they charged out of the surging black Qi before converging toward the giant.

The sound from the horn then suddenly changed, and the sound of metal clashing against metal abruptly rang out alongside that single continuous note. Immediately thereafter, the giant flew away into the distance as a streak of silver light, and tens of thousands of Lightning Cows followed along behind him like an unstoppable wave.

The young mans lips twitched slightly upon seeing this, and he also let loose a sharp cry. A stir immediately ran through the Devilish Bats as well upon hearing this sound, and they dispersed in all directions as a dozen or so crimson clouds as if they had all been issued an order.

The number of Devilish Bats exceeded that of the Lightning Cows by more than tenfold, and even though they had been split up into a dozen or so groups, each group still had over 10,000 Devilish Bats.

Two of the groups immediately flew in the same direction the horde of Lightning Cows had just departed toward, seemingly completely unconcerned about being discovered by the Lightning Cows.

Meanwhile, the young man himself flew into the largest of the crimson clouds as a streak of crimson light, and not longer after that, all of the devilish beasts that had emerged from the sea of devilish Qi had departed from the scene, allowing peace and quiet to return to the area.

However, no more than 10 minutes later, a burst of loud hissing suddenly rang out as the devilish Qi surged violently, and a series of giant glossy black pythons emerged from within. These pythons ranged from around 200 feet in length to as long as over 1,000 feet. Furthermore, all of these pythons had a crimson eye on each of their foreheads, this was a horde of extremely rare Three-eyed Devilish Pythons.

There were clearly far fewer giant pythons than there had been Lightning Cows and Devilish Bats with only around 5,000 to 6,000 of them in total. However, the collective aura they were releasing was far more fearsome than the previous two types of devilish beasts.

The largest of the pythons was over 3,000 feet in length, and standing atop its head was a high-grade devilish being wearing a black mask and a suit of menacing azure armor. rewebnovel.com

He had his arms crossed as he inspected his surroundings, and he seemed to be rather taken aback by the absence of the two types of devilish beasts that had emerged before the giant pythons.

However, he then abruptly stomped down onto the devilish python beneath his feet, and the python immediately reared up with its upper body before letting loose a thunderous hissing sound.

Crimson light then flashed from the massive pythons forehead, and a pair of strange crimson horns appeared on its head, while its back bulged and writhed before a pair of fleshy azure wings emerged.

All of the surrounding Three-eyed Devilish Pythons immediately rushed out of the devilish Qi upon seeing this, then raised their heads and hissed in unison as if they were paying homage to their king.

Only the azure-armored devilish being remained completely still on the giant pythons head with an extremely cold look in his eyes.

Its only been 10,000 years since we last met, yet this bonded python of yours has evolved once again, its probably powerful enough to oppose an early-Body Integration Stage being now, right, Brother Wei? A male voice suddenly rang out after all of the pythons had emerged from the devilish Qi.

Immediately thereafter, a gust of wind blew past, and a strange insect that was over 10 feet in length appeared.

This insect had a purple body and a pair of long and thin feelers. Its mouth was filled with sharp fangs, and it had a pair of front limbs that resembled giant blades, much like those of a praying mantis.

There was also a small humanoid figure who was only around three feet tall standing atop the giant insect. This was a young child who appeared to only be around seven to eight years of age, and his hair was arranged into a pair of braids that pointed directly upward. He wore a green Daoist robe with three small golden swords strapped to each shoulder, and his large bright eyes were very adorable to behold.

Greetings, Brother Hun Zhu. My bonded python was only able to reach this stage after I fed it a rare spirit herb that I unintentionally stumbled upon. It seems that your powers have also been enhanced since we last met, the azure-armored devilish being said in a cold voice as he turned his frosty gaze toward the young child.

Ive been preparing for many years for this trip into the Spirit Realm, so its only natural that Ive improved somewhat, the young child replied with a smile.

Seeing as our two races have both arrived, lets join forces. Im sure even the most powerful of the human cultivators in this area wont be able to withstand our collective forces, the azure-armored devilish being suggested.

My thoughts, exactly, the young child agreed to the proposal in an elated manner before suddenly yelling into the devilish Qi, Come on out, my children!

As soon as his voice trailed off, a buzzing sound rang out from within the sea of devilish Qi. Initially, it wasnt very loud, but the sound quickly crescendoed as countless devilish insects surged out of the black Qi in a frenzy.

These devilish insects were each around the size of a human head, and they were like identical miniature replicas of the giant praying mantis beneath the young childs feet. There were so many of them that they virtually encompassed the entire heavens, and the torrential outpour of devilish insects continued for a long while before finally drawing to a halt.

These insects flapped their short purple wings as they hovered at a low altitude beneath the devilish Qi, and there were around 700,000 to 800,000 of them. Such an enormous swarm of insects would present an extremely harrowing sight even to a Body Integration cultivator.

However, the azure-armored devilish being wasnt alarmed by this at all. He let loose a low cry, and all of the Three-eyed Devilish Pythons around him immediately surged downward, then vanished into the soil amid flashes of spiritual light.

After that, he tapped his foot against his giant python steed, and it flew off toward a certain direction as a burst of azure light.

The young child chuckled upon seeing this before letting loose a long cry, then sped off toward the same direction atop his giant devilish insect steed.

A stir ran through the fearsome swarm of insects upon hearing this sound, and they immediately followed along as an enormous sea of insects.

After that, more hordes of devilish beasts of different numbers and appearances emerged from the devilish Qi, then rushed off toward different directions, led by high-grade devilish beings from their respective races.

Judging from their erratic actions, it seemed that they didnt have any set targets.

After a total of 13 waves of devilish beasts had emerged from the sea of churning devilish Qi, peace and quiet resumed once again.

On this occasion, a full hour passed before the devilish Qi began to churn again.

The sound of dull drumming rang out from within, followed by a series of resounding booms. The entire sea of devilish Qi was stirred up into a frenzy, and arcs of silver lightning appeared without any warning alongside rumbling thunderclaps.

At the same time, violent spatial fluctuations erupted forth, and the gargantuan sea of devilish Qi suddenly expanded by over a third of its original size.

Immediately thereafter, hundreds of massive objects slowly emerged from the depths of the devilish Qi. These objects resembled inky-black pyramids with giant shimmering silver runes engraved onto their surfaces.

The undersides of these pyramids were several tens of kilometers in size, and they descended from the heavens like a series of small cities.

However, it wasnt a simple matter for these gigantic structures to descend, as soon as they appeared, they were bombarded relentlessly by the silver lightning within the devilish Qi. Furthermore, ripples were constantly surging and warping over their surfaces, as if they were threatening to tear the structures apart.

The silver runes on these giant pyramids lit up to ward off all of the resistance, and they finally began to slowly land on the ground amid earth-shattering booms, instantly erasing all of the mountains, forests, and rivers beneath them.

Only after close to two hours did these gigantic objects finally all complete their landings, and immediately thereafter, a resounding boom rang out as the silver runes on one of the faces of each pyramid lit up.

A series of massive silver gates then appeared on those faces before slowly opening outward, and the sound of rumbling drumming erupted from within the gargantuan pyramids.

One glossy black canoe after another surged out of the huge silver gates, and each canoe was only just over 100 feet in length.

They were all entirely enshrouded in layers of black light, and there was an extremely menacing fiendcelestial carved onto the front of the each of the canoes, while a dozen or so extremely sharp and long blades were protruding out of each of the canoes two sides.

Through the black light, one could just barely make out five or six armored devilish beings seated on each canoe while holding sharp blades.

These canoes didnt fly for very far, they merely began to revolve in the air around the giant pyramid they had each emerged from.

After over 100 black canoes had been released out of each pyramid, groups of red-armored winged devilish beings began to emerge.

They were either wielding long halberds or bows and arrows, and in the instant they surged out of the silver gates, they rose up into the air before dispersing in all directions as if they were standing guard.

Spiritual light then flashed from the silver gates, and streaks of light of different colors erupted forth from within.

As the light faded, a series of humanoid figures appeared in mid-air.

These humanoid figures were comprised of both men and women, and some of them wore long robes, some were clad in suits of armor, and there were even some who were wearing nothing on their upper bodies.

However, one thing that they had in common was that all of them were enshrouded in churning devilish Qi. A series of cracks and pops rang out from the bodies of several of these humanoid figures, and they quickly transformed into devilish beings with two heads and four arms.

Their original heads retained their initial appearance, but their second heads were all extremely sinister and terrifying to behold.

Following their transformations, these devilish beings raised their heads and roared up into the heavens with excitement and bloodlust, as if they could barely hold back their desire for slaughter.

The countless bursts of soundwaves struck the space down below before exploding in violent waves, and earth-shattering booms instantly rang out from the warped sky.

In the next instant, several long white rifts suddenly appeared on the devilish mark, and as the soundwaves continued to surge through the air, the sound of shattering glass began to ring out.

The white rifts instantly transformed into countless white threads that spread rapidly in all directions, following which the entire sky completely shattered.

Inky-black devilish Qi surged forth like floodwaters through a broken dam, instantly forming a sea of darkness that dispersed in all directions at an incredible speed.

The countless giant devil bats also descended in a frenzy while letting loose a series of high-pitched screeches.

Crimson light revolved around their bodies, and from a distance, it looked as if countless balls of crimson flames had appeared within the sea of darkness before also spreading in all directions.

What was even more astonishing was that within the depths of the devilish mark, which had already transformed into a massive black hole, even more astonishing roars could be heard, and it was quite clear that there were going to be more devilish beasts flooding into the Spirit Realm.

In the distance, the golden-armored burly man finally returned to his senses, and hurriedly said to the elderly man in a hushed voice, The Elder Devil Race is invading! Our mission is complete, activate the teleportation formation right away!

Activate the teleportation formation! the elderly man instructed without any hesitation, then made a hand seal before casting a series of incantation seals into a small formation beneath his feet.

The black-armored guards standing behind him hurriedly arrived by his side before also making hand seals to assist him.

A faint buzzing sound immediately rang out from the golden ark underfoot, and hundreds of runes appeared down below, before then forming a white light formation.

The same was happening to the other golden ark as well.

The two arks began to release scintillating golden light, and they were going to be teleported away at any moment now.

The golden-armored burly man heaved a long sigh of relief upon seeing this, and his expression finally eased slightly.

However, right at this moment, a high-pitched voice suddenly rang out in the air above the forest they were hiding in.

Hehe, looks like Im in luck! Ive only just entered the Spirit Realm and Ive already come across a pair of Spatial Tempering cultivators, you two will be perfect for an appetizer!

Both the burly man and the elderly man were stunned to hear this voice, and they turned to discover a hideous young man standing just over 300 feet away from the two golden arks. The man was very short and thin, with a dark complexion, and a pair of bat wings on his back.

His facial features were extremely sinister, and his wings were even larger than his body. He bore a striking resemblance to the countless crimson devilish bats in the sky, but the aura he was releasing was countless times more powerful.

Its a high-grade devilish being! Both of the Heavenly Guards naturally instantly identified the young man, and they were extremely alarmed.

Both of them had been focusing their attention on the changes unfolding in the devilish mark, yet they had completely failed to notice as this young man approached them from above.

After a brief moment of astonishment, both of them immediately sprang into action without any hesitation.

One of them laid a hand onto the back of his own head, and a dozen or so small silver swords instantly shot forth before flying through the air as streaks of silver light.

Meanwhile, the other Heavenly Guard raised an arm, and a five-colored ring was summoned. The ring then transformed into countless five-colored ring projections that formed a protective barrier around the two golden arks.

One of them was attacking the enemy as the other was setting up defenses, and it was quite clear that this wasnt the first time they had fought alongside one another.

Their objective wasnt to defeat this high-grade devilish being, they only wanted to keep the young man at bay for a short while so they could complete their teleportation.

A sinister smile appeared on the young mans face, revealing two rows of sharp little fangs. In the face of the oncoming streaks of silver light, he made no effort to take evasive measures. Instead, he opened his mouth to blast forth a burst of golden soundwaves that swept up all of the streaks of silver light.

An astonishing scene then ensued!

The streaks of sword Qi immediately reverted back into their original sword form amid an anguished wail, then tumbled down from above amid the golden soundwaves.

The golden-armored burly mans face immediately paled upon seeing this. Those swords were his bonded treasures that he had been cultivating for several millennia, yet before he could recover his control over the swords, the young man suddenly flapped his bat wings, and the sounds of howling winds and rumbling thunderclaps immediately rang out.

The young mans body blurred slightly before he abruptly vanished on the spot. However, in the next instant, he reappeared right above the two golden arks before launching his fists toward the countless five-colored ring projections in the air without any hesitation.

Two resounding booms rang out in quick succession as a pair of shimmering crimson fists vanquished all of the opposing five-colored projections.

The young man flapped his wings again, and he appeared behind the burly man in the blink of an eye before plunging an arm through his body with ease. The suit of golden armor didnt offer any resistance to the young mans attack.

Argh!

The black-armored guards on the golden ark were naturally petrified upon seeing this, and they immediately fled for their lives.

However, the young man merely swept a bat wing behind himself without even turning his head to unleash a black blade of light that was over 1,000 feet in length. The blade was as fast as lightning, and all of the black-armored guards let loose howls of anguish as they were reduced to a rain of blood. Even the Nascent Souls within their bodies had been destroyed.

The young man then flew toward the other golden ark as a ball of crimson light, and even prior to his arrival, the overwhelming odor of blood and gore had already settled over the ark.

The elderly man had no time to react, and his face instantly became deathly pale.

Coincidentally, the teleportation formation beneath his feet flashed with white light right at this moment, and he was teleported away, along with the entire golden ark.

As such, the young man only managed to pounce on empty air, and the ball of crimson light around him faded.

A hint of frustration appeared on his face as he looked at the remnants of the teleportation formation in the air, and he swept a bat wing violently through the air, releasing a gust of fierce winds that erased what remained of the formation.

Haha, I cant believe you couldnt even kill a pair of Spatial Tempering Stage humans! I was holding back and leaving them to you, but it looks like Ive overestimated you. A burst of cackling that was filled with mockery suddenly rang out from behind a huge tree nearby.

Meng Man? When did you get here? Isnt your Lightning Cow Race supposed to part of the second group to enter the Spirit Realm? Hmph, if it werent for that teleportation formation, theres no way those humans would have escaped from me. The young man immediately flared up with rage in response before turning his gaze toward that huge tree.

The ordinary-looking tree suddenly warped before transforming into a green-skinned giant that was around 50 to 60 feet tall.

The giant had a pair of curved black horns on his head, and his face was covered in yellow fur. He wore a suit of black leather armor, and there was a pair of golden hatchets strapped onto his back.

He was currently appraising the young man with a mocking look in his eyes, and in response to the young mans enraged expression, he merely smiled, and said in a nonchalant manner, Our Lightning Cow Race recently received an order from the Sacred Ancestors, instructing us to be among the first group to enter the Spirit Realm alongside your Devilish Bat Race, so my brethren have already entered this realm.

After that, the cow-headed giant pointed into the distant sky in a nonchalant manner.

Is that so? The young man was quite surprised to hear this, and he hurriedly cast his gaze toward the same direction.

There, he discovered that aside from the giant bats pouring out of the gargantuan black hole up above, huge azure cows that were around 100 feet in length each were also rushing out from within.

Not only were these cows astonishingly huge, their bodies were also covered in strange silver patterns, presenting a very mysterious sight to behold.

Hmph, if its an order from the Sacred Ancestors, then it cant be helped, but you clumsy cows will only slow us down. With the speed of our Devilish Bat Race, itll only take us a few days to clear out all of the human cultivators in the nearby area so we can begin building a devilish city, the young man said in a slightly sheepish manner.

Thats what I wanted to discuss with you, your Devilish Bat Race will naturally be able to sweep through low-grade human cultivators with ease, but if you encounter some more powerful humans, you Devilish Bat beings will be nothing more than cannon fodder. Theres no way you can compare with our Lightning Cow Race! the giant chuckled coldly.

The young man was furious to hear this. Is that so? Then how about we see which of our two races can kill more human cultivators in the next three days?

Sure, and just to make things interesting, the loser has to hand over a third of what they plunder from the Spirit Realm to the winner, the giant said as a cold light flashed through his eyes.

You have yourself a bet! the young man said in a cold manner before flapping his wings, flying over to the giant in the blink of an eye before extending a shimmering crimson hand.

The giant chuckled in a sinister manner before swinging one of his huge hands toward the young mans hand, and the two palms clashed amid a dull thump.

In the instant that they came into contact with one another, crimson and azure light erupted forth, following which both the young man and the giant swayed slightly before springing back as if they had been bitten by a snake.

As soon as the young man stabilized himself in mid-air, he yelled with a baleful expression, Where are the five bats?

We pay our respects to the revered general!

As soon as this voice trailed off, spatial fluctuations erupted nearby, and five crimson bats that were far more enormous than their brethren appeared amid gusts of fierce winds.

These bats each had a wingspan in excess of 100 feet, and they were truly astonishingly massive.

Go and capture a few human mortals! the young man instructed.

A resounding rumbling sound rang out, and black light flashed as the miniature ark swelled to countless times its original size.

Initially, it was only around several hundred feet in size, but in the blink of an eye, it had become as massive as a mountain. Its three black masts were like a trio of heavenly pillars that extended for over 100,000 feet up into the air, and several extremely life-like ferocious black beasts had been inscribed onto the black sails, giving off an extremely menacing appearance.

What was even more astonishing was that after expanding the ark to its full size, different items had surfaced from the centers of the formations on the giant ark.

Some of these items were balls, some of them were cylinders, but no matter what shape the items were in, all of them had extremely complex runes engraved on their surfaces. It was quite clear that these items had been designed to be easy to activate, but were still capable of unleashing enormous power.

However, with this many of them, it would most likely require hundreds of cultivators to activate all of them at once.

The most eye-catching things on the ark were the three semi-transparent five-colored pillars protruding from the top of the cabin.

Not only were these three pillars as thick as water tanks, they were over 1,000 feet in length, and none of the other aforementioned items could compare with them.

Just as Han Li was carefully inspecting the giant ark, the Long Family patriarch had already completed his examination of the elixir and storage bracelet. He stowed the two items away, then cast his gaze toward the massive ark as he said, It cost over 100,000,000 spirit stones in materials alone to construct this Giant Atlas Ark, and thats completely discounting the enormous amount of labor, time, and effort that went into its construction process. If I were to sell this ark, I normally wouldnt consider any offer less than twice the value of the materials that you offered to me.

I know that I stand to benefit slightly more from this exchange than you do, but at the same time, that elixir and those materials definitely cant be purchased with spirit stones in the outside world. In any case, our exchange is complete, so theres no reason for me to stay here any longer. Send me a message in advance when you decide to enter the Elder Devil Realm, and Ill be sure to arrive on time, Han Li chuckled as he made a hand seal, and the giant ark shrank down to several inches in size again before flying up his sleeve.

As long as the human race can withstand the first few waves of attacks from the Elder Devil Race and limit the magnitude of the devilish tribulation to a manageable scope, then well definitely go ahead with our trip, and Ill be sure to notify you in advance. With your current cultivation base, Im sure youll be of great assistance to us, the Long Family patriarch said as a rare smile appeared on his wooden face.

Han Li nodded in response before suddenly turning to what appeared to be a patch of empty air with a peculiar smile on his face. He then cupped his fist in a salute toward that direction before flying away as a streak of azure light.

The Long Family patriarchs expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and only after the streak of azure light had completely vanished into the distance did he heave a faint sigh.

Right at this moment, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted from the spot that Han Li had been looking at before, and a black-robed man emerged out of thin air, it was none other than the Long Familys other grand elder.

He wore a dark expression as he also cast his gaze toward the direction that Han Li had departed in, and said in a grim voice, It seems that he sensed my presence very early on. This new concealment ability that Ive cultivated makes it very difficult even for you to sense my presence, yet it was unable to fool him, hes either cultivated some kind of powerful special ability or possesses a powerful treasure that specializes in countering concealment techniques.

Indeed. However, theres also a possibility that his spiritual sense is more powerful than ours. With his astonishing rate of progression, it makes sense that he has a few incredible abilities up his sleeve. In any case, hell be a valuable addition to our party when we venture into the Elder Devil Realm, Im sure hell be no less powerful than the Body Integration Stage beings of the Spirit Race, the Long Family patriarch replied with an expressionless nod.

Ive done some research on this Han brat, and he could potentially be a volatile element in our party, the black-robed man said with furrowed brows.

Hmph, so what? How much do you know about the other people weve invited? It doesnt matter as long as they can help us accomplish our objective. This devilish tribulation is going to be extremely perilous for our human race, but its also a brilliant opportunity for Body Integration cultivators like us. Failure is not an option for this trip. Otherwise, well remain at the Body Integration Stage for the rest of our lives, the Long Family patriarch said as a look of vicious determination appeared on his face.

Youre right, Brother Long, but before this, we have to keep the Elder Devil Race at bay first, the black-robed man agreed with a nod before turning toward a certain part of the giant city behind them.

Ive gathered 13 major families to create this stronghold, and each city can defend one another. Regardless of whether its the number of high-grade cultivators present or the defensive capabilities of the stronghold, this place definitely isnt inferior to the three sovereign cities. Even if this devilish tribulation is going to be more fearsome than the rumors suggest, this stronghold should be able to stand strong, the Long Family patriarch said in a confident manner.

Im also firmly of the same opinion. Otherwise, I wouldnt have collaborated with you, Brother Long. Seeing as that Han brats gone, lets go back and take care of our own matters as well. The devilish mark is becoming larger and larger, the Elder Devil Race will most likely descend upon us in around three or four months, so we have to make ample preparations, the black-robed man said in a solemn manner.

Indeed, I have a cauldron of important pills that Im currently refining as well, the Long Family patriarch said with a nod before sweeping a sleeve through the air to expel a burst of golden light. The light enveloped his body, and he flew toward the massive city as a ball of golden light.

The black-robed man also made a hand seal upon seeing this, and followed along as a black gust of wind.

Meanwhile, Han Li was already several thousand kilometers away, and a little after two months, Han Li finally returned to Deep Heaven City via teleportation formation.

At this point, the entire city was in a state of high alert, and all of the restriction formations had been semi-activated.

If it werent for the fact that Han Li was a Body Integration cultivator, he most likely wouldnt even have been granted access to the teleportation formations.

Han Li flew straight back to the pagoda that he and his disciples were living in before giving them the Giant Atlas Ark, then instructed them to get all of the disciples to familiarize themselves with the treasure as quickly as possible.

The Giant Atlas Ark could only display its true power when used by a certain number of people, so this was a life-saving trump card that Han Li was leaving to his disciples.

Otherwise, with their Nascent Soul Stage cultivation bases, it would be very difficult to say whether theyd be able to survive the devilish tribulation.

After that, Han Li returned to the top level of the pagoda and went into seclusion again. However, on this occasion, he instructed his disciples to keep an eye on the devilish mark and to give him daily reports on the changes displayed by it.

Thus, one day passed by after another, and the atmosphere in Deep Heaven City was only becoming tenser and tenser.

Not only did the devilish marks near Deep Heaven City encompass an area of tens of thousands of kilometers, they were becoming glossy black, and there were even some patches where churning devilish Qi could be clearly seen.

However, the devilish marks near Deep Heaven City werent that massive compared to the ones in the other parts of the human regions. It was said that the largest of the devilish marks had appeared near the city of the newly assigned spirit sovereign, and it was over 100 times larger than the devilish marks present near Deep Heaven City.

Upon receiving this news, Han Li could only heave a faint sigh before casting the matter out of his mind.

On this day, there were two shimmering golden flying arks situated near an inky-black devilish mark that was countless kilometers in size. The two arks were several tens of feet in length each, and they were concealed within a lush forest that was close to 10 kilometers away.

On each of the two arks were two golden-armored Heavenly Guards and several black-armored guards, and these people were currently discussing something in hushed tones with grim looks on their faces.

Brother Chen, Ive been feeling very uneasy these past few days, is this a sign that the devilish tribulation is about to commence soon? a golden-armored man with a pair of thick musclebound arms said with furrowed brows.

Youre not the only one, Fellow Daoist Jin, Ive been feeling very anxious ever since I was deployed here to keep tabs on this devilish mark. Thankfully, thats the extent of our role, and as soon as the devilish mark is broken, we can immediately activate the teleportation formation to return to the city, so theres not actually that much danger involved, a short and thin elderly man replied with a wry smile.

Im also aware that this is not actually a very dangerous task, yet I still cant help but feel uneasy, it seems that I need to hone my mental state. Having said that, we really are very unlucky to have drawn lots and been assigned to this place, the burly man said in a resigned manner.

Hehe, staying in the city is naturally safer, but as long as we can complete this mission, well be rewarded extremely handsomely, so I think the reward outweighs the risk, the elderly man said with a shake of his head.

Thats true. The pills offered by the panel of elders are extremely precious and will be very useful to us… Hold on, whats that? the burly man replied with a wry smile before abruptly rising to his feet. He cast his gaze toward the distance, and his expression changed drastically.

Is the devilish mark about to break? The elderly mans heart jolted as he hurriedly cast his gaze toward the same direction, as did the black-armored guards, and all of their faces immediately turned completely pale.

A vast expanse of space beneath the devilish mark in the distance had suddenly begun to twist and writhe violently, as if the heavens were about to be flipped onto its head.

Right at this moment, an earth-shattering boom rang out, and countless demonic bats that were each over 10 feet in length emerged from the churning devilish Qi within the devilish mark.

All of the bats had skin that was as red as blood and a single black horn on each of their heads. They opened their mouths, and bursts of soundwaves surged forth in a frenzy toward the warped space down below.

After a while, Han Lis expression changed slightly, and he reopened his eyes.

A ball of golden light was flying out of the giant city that belonged to the Long Family, and it quickly arrived in the air close to Han Li.

Within the golden ball of light was a middle-aged man, it was none other than the Long Family patriarch.

He was appraising Han Li in an expressionless manner from above, and Han Li calmly rose to his feet before cupping his fist in a salute. Greetings, Brother Long.

I heard that you had progressed to the mid-Body Integration Stage, and I had thought that was just a rumor. However, it seems that you really made another breakthrough, Fellow Daoist Han. Your rate of progression may not be unmatched by anyone of the past or the future, but theres certainly no one in the entire human race who can currently compare with you, the Long Family Patriarch said in a slightly awestruck manner.

Youre far too kind, Brother Long, Im sure you havent come out to see me just to discuss my cultivation progression, right? Han Li said in an indifferent manner.

The Long Family patriarchs lips twitched slightly as he replied, Of course not, but I think the purpose for your visit is already quite apparent. Youve progressed to the mid-Body Integration Stage, so youve clearly already decided to come with us on our journey to the Elder Devil Race.

Indeed, Ive decided to join you on this journey, but thats not the main purpose for my visit, I would like to propose an exchange with you, Brother Long, Han Li said as he crossed his arms in a calm manner.

The Long Family patriarch faltered slightly upon hearing this before a curious look appeared in his eyes. Oh? Whats the exchange?

I heard that your Long Family is able to refine a type of pill known as the Dragon Spirit Pill using Dragon True Spirit Blood as the main ingredient, and that this pill is rather useful for breaking through Body Integration Stage bottlenecks. Also, Ive heard that your family seems to have replicated the legendary Giant Atlas Ark, Han Li replied without giving a direct response.

That is indeed the case. Are you interested in those two items, Fellow Daoist? Thats a pity for you, then, because theres no way I would offer those two items for exchange, the Long Family patriarch chuckled coldly.

Why speak in such absolute terms, Brother Long? There is nothing in this world that cant be exchanged, its all about whether I can offer you something thatll be sufficiently tempting to you, Han Li chuckled in a confident manner.

The Long Family patriarchs heart stirred slightly upon hearing this, but his expression remained unchanged. Oh? You sound very confident, Fellow Daoist.

Han Li smiled, and continued, I heard that youve been held back by a late-Body Integration Stage bottleneck for tens of thousands of years already, would you be interested in something that can help you break through that bottleneck?

The Long Family patriarch was stunned to hear this, but he quickly regained his composure, and said, I would indeed be interested in something like that, but thatll depend on what it is. If the effects are very minimal, then it wont be very useful to me.

Why dont you take a look at this, Fellow Daoist Long? Han Li smiled as he swept a sleeve through the air, sending a thumb-sized jade vial flying directly toward the Long Family patriarch.

The Long Family patriarchs eyes narrowed slightly as he drew the small vial into his grasp, and his expression changed slightly as soon as he injected his spiritual sense into the vial. An incredulous look appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly removed the lid on the vial before bringing its opening to his nose to inhale the scent of its contents.

Is this Celestial River Silver Elixir? No, not quite, it seems to be something even more potent. Its rather similar to High Zenith Immortal Elixir, but the color is a little different. The Long Family patriarchs wooden expression had completely been replaced by elation at this point.

How is it? Im sure this Divine Infernal River Elixir will be of assistance to you, right, Fellow Daoist? Han Li wasnt surprised at all to see this.

The Long Family patriarchs expression quickly returned to normal, and he said in a contemplative manner, So this elixir is known as Divine Infernal River Elixir? Ive never heard of it. This elixir will indeed be able to assist me in breaking through my bottleneck, but surely you have more than just a few drops, right? Otherwise, it will still be of no use to me.

Han Li smiled as he flipped a hand over to produce a small white vial, then replied, Of course, I have an entire vial of this elixir, but I want to exchange it for a vial of Dragon Spirit Pills and a Giant Atlas Ark.

Youre asking for far too much, Fellow Daoist! Our Long Familys Dragon Spirit Pills are indeed somewhat inferior to this elixir, but it definitely wont be by much. On top of that, youre asking for a Giant Atlas Ark as well, dont you think thats a bit too unfair? A cold light flashed through the Long Family patriarchs eyes as he spoke.

Im aware of this, but theres an important difference between this elixir and Dragon Spirit Pills, this vial of Divine Infernal River Elixir is the only one in the entire human race. Ive already consumed the rest of the elixir, and thats how I was able to make another breakthrough so quickly. In fact, its hard to say whether a second vial of this elixir exists even on the entire Tian Yuan Continent. In contrast, your Long Family can continue to refine Dragon Spirit Pills indefinitely. If you miss out on this vial of elixir, I can assure you that you wont see another vial of this elixir during your lifetime. As for those Dragon Spirit Pills, your Long Family proclaims that its not for sale, but some of those pills have found their way out of your Long Family through one avenue or another, if I spend some time to search for them, theres a good chance that Ill be able to track some down, Han Li said with a faint smile.

Hmph, your spiel may work on others, but its not going to work on me. No matter what you say, theres no way Ill agree to this exchange, the Long Family patriarch harrumphed coldly without displaying any willingness to back down.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, but his expression then quickly reverted back to normal. In that case, just pretend I never offered this exchange in the first place, you can keep those drops of elixir as a gift from me.

Han Li and cupped his fist in a salute as he spoke, and spiritual light flashed from his body as he turned to leave.

The Long Family patriarchs expression changed slightly upon seeing this, and immediately called out, Hold on!

Have you changed your mind, Brother Long? Han Li turned around with a hint of a smile on his face.

Hmph, theres no need for beings like you and I to play these immature games. Your Divine Infernal River Elixir is indeed extremely useful to me, but the exchange youve proposed is too unreasonable. If you want to exchange this elixir for my Dragon Spirit Pills and a Giant Atlas Ark, you have to hand over another item or a huge sum of spirit stones as well, that second item can be of a slightly lower value than the Giant Atlas Ark, the Long Family patriarch said in a cold voice.

Alright, I can consider this condition. How about this? Aside from the Divine Infernal River Elixir, Ill throw in a batch of materials worth over 100,000,000 spirit stones for a Giant Atlas Ark, what do you think? Han Li proposed as he stroked his chin.

Materials worth 100,000,000 spirit stones? What kind of materials are these? the Long Family patriarch asked as his lips twitched slightly.

I have a list here for you to inspect, Brother Long, Han Li said in a confident manner, then swept a sleeve through the air to send a jade slip flying through the air as a white ball of light.

You sure came prepared, Fellow Daoist Han, the Long Family patriarch could only sigh in a resigned manner before drawing the jade slip into his grasp.

After only briefly inspecting the contents of the jade slip with his spiritual sense, a stunned look appeared on the Long Family patriarchs face.

What do you think of those materials, Brother Long? Those are all items that your Long Family require, right? Han Li asked in a meaningful voice. feewebnove.co

The Long Family patriarch was silent for a long while before he finally said with a peculiar look on his face, To think that you were able to source these items that several major powers desperately need, it looks like youve had your sights set on our Long Familys Giant Atlas Ark for a long time. Otherwise, theres no way you would have gathered all these materials in a short time, these items cant even be purchased with spirit stones at this point in time. Very well, it seems that this is not an unfair exchange, so Ill accept it.

Youve definitely made a wise decision, Brother Long, this is a mutually beneficial exchange. An elated smile appeared on Han Lis face, and he brought his hands together in front of his own chest before separating them to reveal an azure bracelet and the white jade vial again.

However, he didnt immediately toss the items over to the Long Family patriarch. Instead, he merely looked up at him in an expectant manner.

The Long Family patriarch was naturally aware of his intentions, and he immediately swept a sleeve through the air to summon two balls of spiritual light, one golden and one black.

These were none other than a golden vial, and a glossy black miniature ark.

There wasnt anything remarkable about the golden vial aside from a few leaf-like patterns engraved onto its surface, but the miniature ark, which was only several inches in length, was intricate beyond belief.

Not only was the surface of the ark as black as ink, the ark was a three-mast barquentine with a cabin that had as many as five levels. Furthermore, there were countless colorful formations engraved onto the surface of the ark that were far too miniature to be visible to the naked eye, but they were clearly extremely profound.

The Long Family patriarch flicked his wrist, and the two items were tossed toward Han Li.

Han Lis eyes immediately lit up, and he also tossed his jade vial and storage bracelet upward without any hesitation, then drew the two items descending toward him into his grasp.

He removed the lid of the golden vial and slowly swept his spiritual sense over each and every crimson pill within the vial, upon which a pleased look appeared on his face.

With this vial of pills that were vastly renowned in the entire human race, he had increased his chances of making a breakthrough to the late-Body Integration Stage by 5%. He then turned his gaze toward the miniature black ark.

So this is the Giant Atlas Ark, eh? It does indeed look quite extraordinary, but Ill have to examine its powers.

Thus, Han Li tossed the miniature ark into the air before pointing a finger toward it.

A faint smile appeared on the monks face at the sight of the arks, and he immediately called out into the distance, Is that you, Fellow Daoist Han? Ive been expecting you.

His voice wasnt very loud, but it was as audible as rumbling thunder to the giant arks in the distance.

Im truly flattered that youve come out to greet me in person, Fellow Daoist Jin Yue. I assume youve received the letter I sent out a few days ago, an azure figure on one of the arks replied from afar.

He was naturally none other than someone who wasnt Han Li, and his voice was also clearly audible to those on the city wall. JK its still Han Li

Haha, your assistance will greatly benefit our Deep Heaven City, so it would only be right of me to come out and greet you in person, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue chuckled.

Han Li merely smiled and remained silent upon hearing this.

The giant arks reached the city wall after just a few flashes, following which Han Li descended in a nonchalant manner.

You look well, Fellow Daoist Jin Yue, Han Li said as he cupped his fist in a salute toward the old monk.

After ascertaining Han Lis cultivation base with his spiritual sense, a hint of shock flashed through Buddhist Monk Jin Yues eyes, and a wry smile appeared on his face. Im just an old man, Fellow Daoist Han. I can see that youve made another breakthrough to the mid-Body Integration Stage in just a few centuries, you truly put old geezers like us to shame. Back when I was at your age, I had only just made it to the Spatial Tempering Stage.

Haha, theres no need to be so self-deprecating, Fellow Daoist. If Im not mistaken, I can sense that youve mastered some kind of powerful ability since we last met, Han Li said with a hint of a smile.

I did indeed recently successfully cultivate a certain ability, but thats nothing compared to the astonishing progress youve made, Fellow Daoist Han. Please follow me to the elder hall and well continue our conversation there, Brother Han, Ill make sure your disciples are taken care of, the old monk said in a modest manner before making an inviting hand gesture toward Han Li.

Please lead the way, Fellow Daoist, Han Li replied with a nod.

Thus, Buddhist Monk Jin Yue instructed two of the cultivators behind him to lead the flying arks into the city, then led Han Li toward somewhere else in the city.

Two hours later, Han Li and Buddhist Monk Jin Yue arrived within a certain hall in a huge tower.

The tables, chairs, and walls in the hall were all of a pristine white color, looking as if they had been paved with beautiful white jade

Aside from Han Li and Buddhist Monk Jin Yue, there were also three other Body Integration cultivators in the hall. One of them was a silver-haired elderly man with a set of remarkably youthful facial features, another was a burly man in a black leather robe, and the final one was a woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a silver mask.

Among the three of them, the white-robed elderly man clearly possessed the highest cultivation base. He was at the pinnacle of the mid-Body Integration Stage and was only a step away from becoming a late-Body Integration cultivator.

As for the burly man and the masked woman, they were both at the early-Body Integration Stage, but their auras were quite peculiar, so they were clearly each using some strange cultivation arts.

Han Li was sitting in his chair, listening to everyones conversations, but he was constantly appraising the masked woman with a peculiar look on his face.

The white-robed elderly man quickly caught on to this, and he smiled as he asked, Have you met Fairy Silver Light before, Brother Han?

The masked woman had also been growing rather uncomfortable from Han Lis unexplained scrutiny, and she asked, Ive also been wanting to ask this, would you be able to enlighten me, Brother Han?

This is the first time that weve met, but your aura is very similar to a past acquaintance of mine. May I ask which branch of the demon race youre from, Fellow Daoist? Han Li asked with a contemplative look in his eyes.

A similar aura? Your acquaintance must also be a Silver Wolf being then, Fellow Daoist Silver Light is one of the Silver Wolf Races two Body Integration cultivators, the black-robed man explained.

Fairy Silver Lights expression eased slightly upon hearing this, and she asked in a curious manner, I am indeed a member of the Silver Wolf Race. What is the name of your acquaintance, Fellow Daoist Han? Perhaps Ill know of them.

Han Lis expression changed slightly, and he really did decide to ask about Silvermoon. In that case, I really do plan to ask you about her, would you happen to know if a fellow Daoist by the name of Ling Long is doing well at the moment?

At his current cultivation base, he naturally didnt have to fear Wolf Monarch Tian Kui, so he was able to ask this question without any inhibitions.

He had been keeping an eye out for information about Silvermoon after reaching the Body Integration Stage, but the territory of the Silver Wolf Race was a very secretive place, and they very rarely came into contact with outsiders. Hence, everyone that Han Li asked either knew nothing, or could only provide tiny morsels of information that were nowhere near enough for him to learn about Silvermoons current situation.

Now that he had encountered a Body Integration Stage Silver Wolf being, Han Li naturally wasnt going to pass up this opportunity.

Ling Long? Your acquaintance is Sister Ling Long? Come to think of it, Ive heard that youre an ascended cultivator, could it be that youre…Fairy Silver Lights voice cut off mid-sentence as if she had suddenly thought of something taboo, and a very peculiar look had appeared in her eyes as she appraised Han Li.

Han Li was quite elated to hear this, but his expression remained calm as he said, So you really do know Fairy Ling Long.

I grew up with Sister Ling Long, so of course I know her. I do have some information about Ling Long, but I cant disclose too much to you. All I can tell you is that Ling Long is alive and well, and shes already reached the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, Fairy Silver Light sighed.

A cold light flashed through Han Lis eyes, and after a brief moment of contemplation, his lips tremored as he transmitted his voice to Fairy Silver Light. Whats there that cant be disclosed? I understand that this is not an appropriate place to speak about such matters, Ill pay you a separate visit in a couple of days, and we can discuss Ling Long in greater detail.

A hesitant look flashed through Fairy Silver Lights eyes upon hearing this, but she still nodded in the end.

Everyone else was rather intrigued by Han Li and Fairy Silver Lights exchange, but none of them pried into the matter. Instead, they changed the subject and began to discuss matters related to the imminent devilish tribulation, as well as how grateful they were that Han Li was willing to offer them his assistance.

Prior to coming here, Han Li had used a Myriad Distance Talisman to inform the elders that he could only help defend Deep Heaven City against the devilish tribulation for the first few years, and that he was doing so in exchange for refuge for his disciples.

The most ferocious attacks from the Elder Devil Race always came during the first few waves, so the elders were naturally more than happy to agree to this arrangement.

Thus, after a pleasant discussion during which everyone exchanged some ideas for dealing with the upcoming devilish tribulation, Han Li finally took his leave.

Fairy Silver Light looked on as Han Li departed with an indecisive look on her masked face.

Two days later, Han Li arrived at Fairy Silver Lights cave abode on his own, and only after half a day had passed did he re-emerge with a dark expression on his face.

He paused at the entrance and looked up at the clear blue sky for a long time before letting loose a cold chuckle, then flew away as a streak of azure light.

Han Li was living in a separate white pagoda in Deep Heaven City. This pagoda was less than 10 times the size of the other giant buildings in the cities, but it was still large enough for Han Li and his entourage to live in.

Han Li was currently residing on the top level of this pagoda, but that didnt mean that he intended to live here for a long period of time.

After around half a month, Han Li summoned his three disciples, and after issuing them some instructions, he departed from the pagoda as a streak of azure light.

Prior to the commencement of the devilish tribulation, there was still something that he had to do. He traveled without pause and arrived directly at the place where all of the teleportation formations were situated in Deep Heaven City. After issuing some instructions to the guards there, he was teleported to a certain massive city that was countless kilometers away.

Han Li completely disregarded the awestruck eyes of the cultivators guarding the teleportation formations there and departed from the city, flying away toward a certain direction.

Around two months later, Han Li appeared within a mountain range that was abundant with baleful Qi.

This mountain range stretched for millions of kilometers, and within it, a dozen or so cities of different sizes could be seen. These cities were linked by all types of fortresses to form a giant ring, and beyond the fortresses were series of formations that littered the entire mountain range, transforming the place into an enormous stronghold.

There were also groups of azure-armored guards consisting of around 10 to 100 people per group patrolling the area, but with Han Lis astonishing cultivation base, he naturally didnt encounter any resistance as he flew into the deepest part of the mountain range before stopping in front of the largest of the dozen or so cities.

He hovered at a low altitude and looked on at a huge flag, upon which was a massive Long character.

Han Li had learned some things about this city back when he was in Deep Heaven City, and he knew that this was a stronghold that the Long Family had constructed alongside a dozen or so other major families to ward off the Elder Devil Race together.

These families were all of different sizes, and some of them werent even true spirit families, but they were all quite powerful. Otherwise, they wouldnt have been confident enough to set up their own independent stronghold in the face of the imminent devilish tribulation.

Of course, their greatest source of confidence came from the Long Family patriarch, who was renowned as one of the most powerful beings of the human race.

Han Li wondered what these people would think if they knew that this powerful backer of theirs was going to leave this place not long after the commencement of the devilish tribulation.

After entertaining this ironic thought for a moment, Han Li suddenly flipped a hand over to produce a yellow talisman, then swiped it through the air, and it shot forth as a streak of golden light before vanishing in a flash.

He then flew over to a nearby hill before taking a seat on a huge rock and closing his eyes in a calm manner.

Immortal Galaxy Tree: Has anyone else noticed that the author reused the name Jin Yue? Hm, between Shi Kun and Jin Yue, the author doesnt seem have enough names in his bag lol