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A vast amount of spiritual Qi was rapidly being compressed, then exploding violently to release enormous spiritual pressure that almost instantly tore apart the formations that Han Lis trio had set up around the entrance of the restriction.

A massive pillar of wind erupted from the ground, then spread outward in all directions, sending gale-force winds sweeping through the surrounding area with a radius of several kilometers. At the same time, powerful spatial fluctuations erupted forth, and even though Han Lis trio was already far away from the scene, they could still clearly sense the devastating aura in that direction.

Their expressions changed slightly in unison, and they realized that if they had fled the scene any slower than they did, they couldve been in a lot of trouble.

This is bad! Those Jiao Chi beings are heading toward us, and theyre coming really quickly, theyre about to get here soon, Liu Shuier suddenly exclaimed.

Han Li seemed to have also sensed something at the same time, and a grave look appeared on his face. Theyve indeed discovered us, and theyre using secret techniques to track us. We cant stay here any longer, we have to split up and flee right away. Those Jiao Chi beings have remained here for so long, so they must also be plotting something big and may not be that intent on chasing us down if we run away.

Seeing as all of them had secured the treasures they had come to the Vast Glacial Realm for, all the three were planning to go their separate ways anyway, so neither of them objected to Han Lis proposal.

In that case, Ill be taking my leave! Shi Kun cupped his fist in a parting salute before flying away as a streak of yellow light.

Seeing you again in Cloud City in a few months, Brother Han, Liu Shuier also bade farewell to him with a faint smile on her face.

She then swept a sleeve through the air to summon a palm-sized silver canoe, which elongated to around 10 feet in length in a flash.

She gently stepped onto the canoe, and spatial fluctuations erupted as a ball of a five-colored spiritual light appeared out of thin air before rushing into Liu Shuiers arms, it was none other than that small winged leopard.

After recovering her spirit beast, Liu Shuier didnt hesitate any longer. Silver light flashed from the canoe beneath her feet, and it appeared several hundred feet away before continuing to hurtle into the distance.

Han Lis eyelids twitched upon seeing this, and he made a hand seal, following which a pair of translucent wings appeared on his back amid a loud thunderclap.

He gently flapped those wings, and his body shot forth as an azure and white thread of light. After just a few flashes, Han Li covered a distance of several thousand feet and disappeared from view.

Right at this moment, a small white snake appeared nearby before vanishing into the light thread, which paused momentarily before hurtling away at full speed.

Not long after that, spiritual light flashed in the distance, and over 10 streaks of light converged right at the spot where Han Lis trio had been situated at before.

The streaks of light receded to reveal a dozen or so Jiao Chi beings, each in different attire.

The young man who was leading the group had golden horns on his head and currently wore a dark expression. Those people sure are alert to have gotten away so quickly. To think that they were prowling nearby and went completely unnoticed by us until we triggered their restriction, we definitely cant let them get away with this! Leng Han, Bai Guo, you two chase down the other two with everyone else, Ill chase after the final person myself, the golden-horned young man instructed through gritted teeth.

Two Jiao Chi beings, one male and one female, immediately bowed in unison in response. Leave it to us, Envoy Shu Li, well be sure to hunt down our targets.

The man appeared to be in his forties and was very tall and broad. There were dense scales all over his body, and he had a curved blue horn on his head.

In contrast, the woman was quite petite with a set of beautiful facial features. There was a short white horn that was several inches in length on her glabella, and she was wearing a silver dress of an unknown material.

The two of them waved a hand toward the rest of the group, and six people detached themselves from the group before dividing themselves up into groups of three.

There were still four people left in the group, and the young man instructed, You can all go with Fellow Daoist Leng and Fellow Daoist Bai as well, Ill be fine on my own.

The four remaining Jiao Chi beings faltered slightly upon hearing this, and one of them wore a hesitant look as he began, But esteemed envoy…

Hmph, have you forgotten what kind of treasure Im carrying? Besides, even if I dont use Profound Heavenly Holy Artifact, do you think Ill be unable to take care of a mere upper race being? the young man harrumphed coldly in an implacable manner.

The remaining four Jiao Chi being exchanged a few glances upon hearing this before deciding that this made sense, and they nodded in unison before also splitting up into two groups of two to join the Leng Han and Bai Guo.

Immediately thereafter, the Leng Han and Bai Guo led their respective groups in different directions, speeding away in pursuit of Liu Shuier and Shi Kun.

Thus, the golden-horned young man was the only one left on the scene.

He withdrew his gaze from the distance, then turned toward the direction that Han Li had disappeared in with a cold expression before patting a spirit beast ring hanging from his waist.

A ball of yellow light emerged, and it let loose a dragons roar before revealing itself to be a dark yellow lizard-like beast.

This lizard beast had six paws and two massive pairs of fleshy wings on its back. It instantly expanded to over 100 feet in length and bore an extremely ferocious appearance.

The golden-horned young mans body swayed, and he instantly appeared on the head of the lizard bast. He then flipped his hand over and produced a translucent crimson snail.

Most of the spirit gastropods body was tucked away in its shell, and its feelers had also been withdrawn, giving it a rather lazy appearance.

The golden-horned young mans brows furrowed slightly, and flicked a finger through the air, sending a pea-sized crimson pill flying directly toward the snail.

The snail instantly became more alert, and its head shot out of its shell like lightning before it swallowed the pill in a flash.

The young man made a hand seal with one hand while holding the snail in the other, and began to chant something.

The snails feelers immediately extended toward the direction that Han Li had fled toward and began to glow with dazzling red light.

A cold light flashed through the young mans eyes upon seeing this, and he stomped a foot down onto the lizard beast beneath him.

Golden light flashed, and the six-pawed lizard flapped its four wings vigorously, sweeping up a yellow sandstorm that instantly completely inundated its body.

Moments later, the sandstorm receded, and the lizard beast and Jiao Chi being were nowhere to be seen.

The azure and white thread that Han Li had transformed into was flying through the air at an incredible speed, covering a distance in excess of 50,000 kilometers in the blink of an eye.

However, he was constantly inspecting his internal condition with his spiritual sense during his flight, and his brows quickly began to furrow slightly.

Not long after he had set off, he had sensed that something mysterious seemed to have locked onto him. He had been attempting to pinpoint and remove whatever was tracking him this entire time, but it seemed to be more than just an ordinary secret technique.

As such, despite how quickly he was flying, he was unable to shake off his pursuer. Furthermore, even though he was flying at an extremely fast speed, maintaining this speed expended a vast amount of magic power, and in his current depleted state, there was no way that he would be able to keep up this speed for very long.

As such, it seemed that he would have no choice but to take care of this pursuer if he didnt want to continue to be pestered.

During his flight, he had already employed some methods to ascertain that he was being chased by a Jiao Chi being, and that there was only a single pursuer. As such, after failing once again to find what he was being tracked by, killing intent began to well up in his heart.

With his current late-Spatial Tempering Stage cultivation base and vast array of powerful abilities, he would definitely be able to take care of a pursuer of the same cultivation base even in his depleted state.

Even with that in mind, Han Li didnt immediately stop. Instead, he continued to flee at his current speed, and only after flying for several tens of thousands more kilometers did he stop. Even if there were more pursuers on the way, this was too far of a distance for them to arrive on the scene in a short time.

As soon as he stopped, he immediately swept a sleeve through the air to summon several tens of small azure swords, all of which vanished into the surrounding air in a flash.

He then clasped his hands behind his back and hovered in mid-air as he cast his gaze into the distance. Not long after that, a gust of yellow winds surged toward him from afar. The winds were extremely fierce, and even before it reached Han Li, there were already loud rumbling thunderclaps that could be heard erupting from within it.

The yellow winds then vanished to reveal a giant lizard with six paws and four wings.

Above the lizards head stood a golden-horned young man who was appraising Han Li with a cold look in his narrowed eyes.

Which race are you from? You dont seem to be from the Heavenly Cloud Races. So be it, no matter who you are, you dared to spy on us, so only death awaits you, the young man said in a frosty voice.

Immediately thereafter, the six-pawed lizard beneath his feet suddenly let loose a low roar, and a gust of powerful winds was swept up around it.

The lizard beast then spread its four wings and disappeared on the spot, but the young man remained completely unmoved while making a grabbing motion in an unhurried manner.

A murky black shadow appeared before abruptly elongating and revealing itself to be a black shadow spear.

Han Lis lips twitched slightly upon seeing this, and golden light suddenly erupted from his body as he clenched one of his hands into a fist before thrusting it through the air in a certain direction.

A golden fist projection erupted forth amid a resounding boom, causing the surrounding air to warp and twist violently.

The giant golden fist projection then exploded nearby, transforming into a golden halo that encompassed everything within a radius of several tens of feet.

Immediately thereafter, the bewildered and enraged roar of a beast rang out from within the light. A ball of yellow light then erupted forth to intertwine with the golden light, and the six-pawed lizard emerged out of thin air in a rather sorry state, desperately spewing yellow light out of its mouth to ward off the golden light.

Seeing as Han Li seemed to have been momentarily distracted by the lizard beast, a sinister look flashed through the young mans eyes, and the black spear in his hand suddenly vanished in a flash.

However, the turn of events that unfolded next gave Han Li a massive fright.

Right as the azure light settled over the puppet before him, light suddenly began to flash erratically from its body, and it released an extremely dangerous aura.

Just this aura alone was enough to force back the azure light, and Han Li immediately rushed back in an alarmed manner, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

After just a few flashes, he appeared in the air outside the platform, and right at this moment, the nine puppets swung their halberds through the air in unison, sending powerful streaks of silver light hurtling toward their closest puppet.

A string of dull thumps rang out, and the nine puppets were all sliced in half at the same time before exploding as they collapsed to the ground, leaving only shattered puppet shards littered all over the platform.

Han Li was naturally feeling rather wistful that he hadnt been able to take the puppets with him, but he then quickly flew over to the platform and collected all of the puppet fragments amid a flash of azure light. freewebnvel.com

The construction of these puppets was a little rough, but Han Li had never seen this type of material before, so he was planning to take it for further research. After doing all that, he looked down to find that the platform was now completely empty, but the massive starry sky diagram was still perfectly preserved.

Han Li had experienced firsthand just how powerful this illusionary formation was, and even with his significantly enhanced cultivation base, he didnt dare to look at it for too long.

After taking a deep breath, he flipped a hand over to produce a white scroll. He flicked a wrist and tossed the scroll downward, upon which it descended as a streak of white light.

However, when it was still over 100 feet above the platform, it paused in mid-air, and Han Li made a hand seal while chanting something before pointing downward in a solemn manner.

The scroll unfurled to reveal a blank image that was several feet in length. The scroll then began to expand at a drastic rate as Han Li chanted his incantation, and mere moments later, it had expanded to around the same size as the stone platform, making it look as if it were a massive white canopy that was hovering in mid-air.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face, and his chanting ceased as he flicked his 10 fingers downward in succession.

One incantation seal shot forth after another before vanishing into the white scroll down below, and lights of all different colors erupted from the scroll before slowly descending and encompassing the entire stone platform.

The vibrant lights swirled incessantly over the blank scroll, creating a spectacular sight to behold.

Only after a full 10 minutes had passed did the light on the scroll gradually fade into nothingness, but the white scroll and now become a five-colored one.

Han Li waved a hand through the air, and the scroll immediately rose up from the platform in a flash before quickly shrinking down to its original size of several feet.

There was now a miniature diagram on the scroll that was completely identical to the one down below. Han Li had used a secret technique to replicate the starry sky diagram on the stone platform.

The scroll then transformed into a five-colored streak of light that vanished into Han Lis sleeve in a flash.

With this starry sky diagram replica, he was confident that he would be able to glean some secrets from it. At the very least, studying it would greatly assist him in bettering his understanding of illusionary techniques.

As such, there was nothing of value left in this place. However, Han Li still carefully searched through this place, and only after ascertaining that there were no hidden items did he fly out of the shattered gate as a streak of azure light.

He had already been in this space for close to a day, so he naturally didnt want to linger here any longer.

A resounding boom rang out as a certain section of the giant screen in the main palace suddenly exploded. A ball of black light that was around 10 feet in size abruptly surfaced on the screen before quickly swirling to form a small vortex.

A streak of azure light emerged from the vortex before fading to reveal Han Li at the center of the palace. He turned to look back at the screen before his third Law Destruction Eye slowly fell shut on his glabella.

Its a pity that this Xumi Treasure has already been completely refined by someone else and cant be used by others. Otherwise, this would be a very useful treasure, Han Li murmured to himself in a slightly wistful manner before looking around at the palace, and sure enough, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun were already nowhere to be seen.

Despite this, Han Lis expression remained calm, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he strode out of the palace.

He had remained in that Xumi Paradise for such a long time, so the other two had presumably already searched through every other place here. As such, all he wanted to do now was to find them and leave this place as quickly as possible, then meditate somewhere for a few days to recover his own soul power.

However, just as Han Li emerged from the palace and was about to let loose a long cry to contact Liu Shuier and Shi Kun, a loud rumbling akin to a thunderclap suddenly erupted from the ground, immediately following which everything began to quake violently.

Han Li was quite startled by this development, yet before he had a chance to do anything, the sky suddenly dimmed, and a vast expanse of dark clouds suddenly appeared to obscure the entire sky.

Lightning flashed and loud thunderclaps rang out while gusts of powerful grey winds erupted from the ground in the distance, disappearing into the dark clouds like wyrm rising into the heavens.

From a distance, it looked as if countless gargantuan pillars were rising into the air, creating a very spectacular sight to behold.

Han Lis expression immediately darkened upon seeing this. Even without releasing his spiritual sense, he could tell that the worlds origin Qi in this place had been plunged into complete disarray, and all types of spiritual Qi had filled the entire sky.

What was even more alarming to him was that many bursts of restriction fluctuations had emerged in the nearby space, and they were fluctuating in power in an extremely unstable manner.

Azure light immediately flashed from Han Lis body as he slowly rose up into the air. Only after elevating to around 50 to 60 feet above the ground did he stop in his ascent. The flight restriction here hadnt completely disappeared, but its power was less than half as potent as it originally was. As such, Han Li had no difficulty flying at low altitudes.

Right at this moment, the ground began to quake more violently, and a layer of purple light began to appear over the main palace behind him before fluctuating in brightness in an extremely erratic manner.

A ball of yellow light abruptly erupted out of the roof of a certain building among the cluster of pavilions behind the main palace, and it hurtled directly toward the main palace.

At the same time, a streak of white light also flew toward the main palace from one of the side palaces.

These were none other than Liu Shuier and Shi Kun, and both of them wore alarmed expressions, clearly having been caught by surprise by this sudden development.

Han Lis eyelids twitched slightly, and he didnt hesitate any longer as he flew toward the plaza in front of the main palace as a streak of azure light. After just a few flashes, he reached the mountain path outside the palace gate, then rushed down the steps toward the foot of the mountain.

At first, he had been concerned that the suction force of the mountain path would still exist, and that it would impede his efforts to rush down the mountain, but after flying for over 100 feet, those concerns were completely laid to rest.

Perhaps it was due to the sudden changes taking place in this space or perhaps this restriction only applied to those scaling the mountain, in any case, he didnt encounter any impediment and reached the foot of the mountain after just a few flashes.

Shi Kun and Liu Shuier also arrived beside him almost immediately thereafter.

As soon as Shi Kun appeared, he immediately bellowed in rage and frustration, What happened? Why does this space suddenly look like its collapsing? I was just about to secure a powerful treasure!

Hmph, you think youre the only one? I had just broken the restriction on a secret chamber and was about to enter it, Liu Shuier snapped.

Neither of them appeared to be explicitly pinning the blame on anyone, but both of them turned to look at Han Li in unison.

Do you think I have something to do with this? I only just emerged from that space as well, how could I have possibly done anything to result in this situation? Han Lis expression darkened, and he certainly wasnt going to take the blame for this.

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Lets discuss this after we get out of here. If we dont leave this place, well all be dead once the space collapses.

Shi Kun was about to say something further, but Liu Shuier interjected to cut him off, and he immediately fell silent. Han Li naturally wasnt going to say anything, either, and the three of them rose up into the air as streaks of light.

Now that the three of them were flying together, the sped of their flight increased by about twofold, and they reached the stone platform nearby, upon which stood the teleportation formation.

The three of them rushed into the teleportation formation at the same time, upon which Han Li raised a hand to cast an incantation seal toward the edge of the formation.

The formation released a faint buzzing sound and a flash of bright white light, following which Han Lis trio was instantly completely encompassed within the white light.

After the buzzing sound receded and the light faded, the teleportation formation also vanished.

A streak of azure light emerged tens of thousands of feet in the air, following which Han Li abruptly emerged.

Liu Shuier and Shi Kun also appeared within 200 feet of him, and none of them said anything as they stared intently down at the massive light hole down below.

Lights of different colors were flashing incessantly within the light hole amid a string of rumbling booms, and spiritual light was flashing violently on the edge of the hole, making it look as if it were a volcano that was about to erupt.

Lets go! We cant remain here any longer, that things about to blow up, and itll be extremely perilous for us if we get caught up in the spatial vortex, Han Li said in an expressionless manner. He then flew toward a certain direction without waiting for a response from Liu SHuier and Shi Kun.

Shi Kun and Liu Shuier exchanged a grim glance before immediately flying away behind Han Li. At their speed, the three of them instantly covered a distance of several thousands of kilometers in a short time.

Right at this moment, an earth-shattering boom erupted from extremely far in the distance behind them.

A crisp crack sounded, and dazzling golden light erupted from the golden disc. In the face of the enormous power of laws, it twisted and warped before shattering into pieces.

The golden disc proved to be extremely fragile and instantly disintegrated into countless specks of light, leaving only some faint spatial fluctuations in the air.

Right as this treasure was being destroyed, a thin and tall humanoid figure that was seated in a secret chamber deep within a certain sea of the Spirit Realm abruptly raised its head, and a pair of green fireballs appeared in its eye sockets, illuminating its facial features with great clarity.

This was a white skeletal face, and the two green fireballs that were flashing within the eye sockets presented quite a harrowing sight to behold.

Not far in front of the skeleton were 12 ancient copper lamps, each of which was around a foot tall. There were green flames of different sizes flickering within the lamps, the largest of which were comparable to the size of eggs, while the smallest ones were as thin as a pinky finger.

A hint of bewilderment appeared in the skeletons eyes, and it cocked its head to the side in a contemplative manner. All of a sudden, a thought seemed to have occurred to it, and it abruptly opened its mouth to expel a ball of silver light.

A palm-sized silver disc appeared from within the silver light, and aside from the fact that it was of a different color, it was completely identical to the golden disc that had been destroyed in the Vast Glacial Realm.

However, the silver disc was riddled with countless tin and long cracks, and in the instant that it emerged, it let loose an anguished wail before vanishing into nothingness.

The green fireballs within the mysterious skeletons eye sockets immediately swelled to several times their original size upon seeing this, and a thunderous roar of fury erupted from its mouth.

It then abruptly rose to its feet and suddenly made a grabbing motion toward a certain patch of space in a fit of thunderous rage.

Powerful spatial fluctuations immediately erupted forth as a giant inky-black claw appeared out of thin air, then grabbed toward the nearby wall.

A resounding boom rang out as the thick wall of the secret chamber was pulverized by the giant claw, but the skeletons fury still didnt seem to have abated. It opened its mouth toward another wall, and there was black light flashing within its mouth, suggesting that it was seemingly about to blast out something.

However, right at this moment, its eyes flashed and it suddenly turned toward the 12 antiquated lamps on the ground. The green flames within its eye sockets flashed, and it seemed to have calmed down as it slowly closed its large mouth in the end.

The skeleton gritted its teeth and grumbled an unintelligible string of words before sitting down with its legs crossed once again.

Thus, the interior of the secret chamber fell completely silent again, and the green flames within the 12 lamps continued to flicker, illuminating the secret chamber in an unsteady light.

Green light flashed from the Profound Heavenly Sword, and its blade quickly vanished as it reverted back to its original wooden rod form.

The sword then emitted a clear ringing sound before drifting toward Han Lis arm as a ball of yellow light. The same faint yellow insignia then reappeared on Han Lis forearm, indicating that the Profound Heavenly Sword had been sealed again.

Han Li stared at the insignia on his arm with an elated look in his eyes.

He heaved a long sigh of relief before attempting to stand up from within the crater.

In the instant that the golden disc had been destroyed, all of his pain had been alleviated, leaving him feeling as if he had just survived an ordeal that wouldve surely resulted in his death.

However, it was still too early for him to be relieved. As soon as he rose to his feet, his legs suddenly gave out from under him, and he collapsed onto the ground again. Immediately thereafter, his entire body became numb, and this development was naturally quite alarming to Han Li, prompting him to release his spiritual sense to inspect his own internal condition.

The result of his inspection brought a wry smile to his face. Even though he was currently at the pinnacle of the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, his body was completely devoid of magic power. reewebovel.com

It was quite clear that although that slash from the Profound Heavenly Sword had been devastatingly powerful, it had also sapped away all of the spiritual power within his body. On top of that, it had also completely devoured all of that mysterious energy that had flowed into his body. Otherwise, without that additional energy, there wouldve been no way for him to unleash that slash with the Profound Heavenly Sword.

Thankfully, only his magic power was currently completely depleted, everything else had been left largely untouched, so he was already extremely fortunate.

However, his meridians had been damaged by the excessive influx of energy from earlier, and now that his energy and magic power had been completely depleted, the after-effects naturally began to rear their ugly heads.

However, Han Li wasnt concerned about this. With his powerful self-regenerative abilities, he would be able to easily recover from this. However, the severe exhaustion of magic power was something that would take some time to recover from.

In any case, he was still extremely pleased overall.

He had confidence that he was different from other cultivators, and that it was only a matter of time before he reached the late-Spatial Tempering Stage with the assistance of his Rising Dragon Pills and other pills, but the rapid progress he had made today had saved him around 500 years or perhaps even 1,000 years of arduous cultivation. This was naturally a massively fortunate event for him.

With that in mind, a faint smile appeared on Han Lis face, and he cast his gaze toward the center of the tall platform.

There, the golden body was hovering in mid-air, and it was also seated with its legs crossed and its six eyes closed.

Through the spiritual connection between his primary and second Nascent Souls, he was immediately able to determine that his second Nascent Soul was completely fine, it was merely consolidating its current cultivation base with all its might after making so many breakthroughs in quick succession. Otherwise, if it werent careful, its cultivation base could immediately fall back down a stage or two.

Furthermore, it had only been able to survive that rapid string of breakthroughs as Han Li was a Spatial Tempering cultivator himself. Otherwise, if the second Nascent Soul had truly only been a Nascent Soul Stage being, then just the inner demon backlash resulting from the massive cultivation base disparity would instantly drive it mad and result in its death.

Even so, the second Nascent Soul definitely wouldnt be fit to fight anyone in a short time. Without over 10 years of meditation, inner demons would potentially appear at any time to destabilize its cultivation base.

However, what was most remarkable to Han Li was the current state of the Provenance Golden Body.

After being broken down and refined on multiple occasions by that mysterious energy, countless purplish-golden runes had appeared over its body, and the aura that it was releasing was over twice as powerful as it had been in the past.

The Provenance Golden Body had been extremely powerful to begin with, and now that its powers had more than doubled, it had naturally become an extremely fearsome force to be reckoned with.

This was an unexpected pleasant surprise to Han Li, and even though he was doing his best to remain calm, he couldnt prevent a faint smile from appearing on his face.

Around two hours later, Han Li sat up before folding his legs. The damage that had been inflicted to his meridians had already largely healed, and he flipped a hand over to summon several medicine vials of different colors, then tipped out a few pills that were emanating fragrant medicinal aromas before taking them all at once.

The medicine vials then disappeared and were replaced by a pair of extremely vibrant green crystals.

Han Li immediately closed his eyes and began to absorb the pure spiritual Qi within these top-grade spirit stones as quickly as he could with the assistance of those pills.

Not long ago, Han Li had wished he could expel all of the spiritual power within his body, which was threatening to make him explode. However, now that he truly had no spiritual power left, he was forced to accumulate it little by little once again.

Han Li was left feeling rather speechless by this string of developments.

Time passed by quickly, and over half a day flew by in a flash.

Han Li abruptly opened his eyes, and a burst of light flashed through them, indicating that he seemed to have recovered some of his magic power.

His brows furrowed slightly as he slowly rose to his feet, and due to the breakthroughs hed made, his body was now able to hold far more magic power than in the past.

The spiritual Qi in this place was far more abundant than that of the Spirit Realm, and so much time had passed since hed taken those pills and began to use those spirit stones to replenish his own energy, but he had only recovered around 10% of his total magic power.

Of course, this so-called 10% was comparable to close to half of the magic power he had once had prior to his breakthroughs.

However, in this current situation, Han Li naturally couldnt just meditate for a few days and waste that much time. After he felt like he had recovered enough energy to protect himself, he immediately sprang into action again.

However, he didnt exit through the broken gate. Instead, he made his way toward the center of the stone platform.

The most precious treasure here, that golden disc, had been destroyed, but all of the other treasures here were still quite tempting to him, and he planned to take all of them.

This green chair that he was currently appraising was naturally one of those treasures.

The chair had cooperated with the golden disc up above, and it was clearly quite an extraordinary treasure in its own right. Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and a burst of azure light immediately surged forth, following which the chair vanished in the blink of an eye.

After that, he cast his gaze around him, then abruptly appeared in front of one of the armored puppets.

Compared to the spirit chair, Han Li was more interested in these puppets. Following the destruction of the golden disc, the puppets had returned to their original stationary statuesque state, but Han Li didnt dare to look down on them at all.

Back when the armored puppets had been fully activated, the spiritual pressure they released was almost comparable to that of a Body Integration Stage being. If he could control these puppets to fight for him, then they would be an enormous asset.

With that in mind, he released his spiritual sense to infiltrate the puppet before him, but a peculiar look suddenly appeared on his face moments later.

The construction of this puppet was extremely rough, and the only thing that Han Li was unable to identify was the strange crimson stone embedded into the core of the puppet, which wasnt an ordinary spirit stone.

He didnt know what this strange stone was, but its surface was as smooth as a mirror, and it was flashing incessantly with countless thin golden threads within it. The spiritual light emanating from it was extremely faint, and it looked as if it could be snuffed out at any moment.

It was quite clear that the puppets actions had already exhausted most of the energy within the strange stone. At present, it appeared that the stone only possessed enough energy to support one or two more attacks from the puppet.

Han Lis brows were tightly furrowed as he inspected the puppet for a long while, but in the end, he still swept a sleeve through the air to try and stow the puppet away amid a flash of green light.

Breaking the bottleneck to the Body Integration Stage required far more power than the normal person could imagine. The golden droplets seemed to have also sensed that a major breakthrough was being attempted, and it converged to form a golden body that enveloped the second Nascent Soul again.

Enormous amounts of energy surged out of the Nascent Souls body, and even the golden body couldnt withstand such immense energy output as it crumbled away again.

The last attempt that had been made was nowhere near enough for the second Nascent Soul to make a breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage, so it had no choice but to accumulate energy anew after the golden body vanished.

Following the golden bodys disintegration, it reformed once again amid a flash of purplish-golden light.

This process was repeated seven or eight times, and every breakthrough attempt that the second Nascent Soul made was enough to expend all of the mysterious energy it had accumulated. However, at the same time, due to the sheer enormity of the power output, the golden body that was manifested each time was easily broken, only to be rapidly manifested once again at the second Nascent Souls behest.

Every time the golden body took shape again, even more tremendous energy was accumulated than last time. However, the Body Integration Stage bottleneck was far more powerful than anticipated, and even after so many surges of energy, it was only just beginning to budge slightly.

The second Nascent Soul was clearly still nowhere near able to make this breakthrough, and Han Lis heart sank further and further.

At this point, he had also reached the pinnacle of the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, and the cool energy was beginning to force its way through his meridians, resulting in a slightly swollen feeling.

Han Li was extremely alarmed by this mounting development, but due to the agony that he was currently being afflicted by, he was only able to just barely hold onto a shred of consciousness, but he was unable to make any hand seals or summon any treasures.

As such, despite his vast array of powerful abilities and treasures, he was unable to use any of that to his advantage.

Meanwhile, the golden vortex continued to expel the white pillar of light, which wasnt abating in power in the slightest.

Han Li could sense the mysterious energy rapidly mounting within his meridians, and his face became deathly pale.

He knew that no matter how powerful his body was, there was no way it could compare with the might of his golden body projection. Even the golden body was being easily destroyed by the surges of energy during the second Nascent Souls breakthrough attempts, there was no way that his body would be able to withstand this power.

The energy within the pillar of light was indeed extremely potent, but it was also far too aggressive and overbearing. This sense of complete and utter powerlessness was something that Han Li had virtually never experienced during his cultivation journey, and even with his strong mental fortitude, he was beginning to panic.

After a short while, it was as if a layer of golden powder had been applied to Han Lis body. Not only was he shimmering with golden light, the golden scales over his skin had also swelled significantly in size and begun to intertwine to form a faint golden suit of scale armor.

Even though it was extremely thin, from a distance, it appeared as if Han Li had donned a suit of complete golden armor.

This was none other than Provenance Amor, which was the bonded armor that would appear once one cultivated the Provenance True Devil Arts to an extremely high level.

The suit of bonded armor currently didnt possess any powerful abilities, and its defensive prowess was less than one-thousandths of the Heavenly Devilish Armor, but this type of bonded armor had boundless potential. It could develop as its wearers cultivation base improved, and due to the fact that it was something that was bonded to the wearer, it was far more versatile than a normal suit of armor.

Of course, this Provenance Armor wasnt something that a Spatial Tempering Stage being was supposed to be able to attain. Instead, it was a powerful ability that was only supposed to manifest itself after one reached the Body Integration Stage while cultivating the Provenance True Devil Arts.

Han Li was only able to manifest an incomplete version of this ability in advance due to the overflow effect from the vast influx of energy.

Even though this bonded armor certainly couldnt be considered to be very powerful, the earlier he attained it, the more latent potential it would possess, and he could use his own true essence to refine it.

This was something that wouldve made Han Li ecstatic under normal circumstances, but in this current situation, he barely even took a glance at it.

His attention was currently entirely focused on trying to think of a plausible method to save himself before he exploded like an overinflated balloon.

In his desperation, Han Li really did think of a way to save himself.

If he could self-detonate in the instant before his body exploded, he could draw upon the power released by his self-detonation to help his Nascent Soul escape.

Even though Han Li was unable to summon any treasure or use any abilities at the moment, his body was like a ticking time bomb, and it wouldnt be a difficult task to detonate it slightly earlier than it otherwise would.

Even though both scenarios would conclude in self-detonation, the connotations were completely different.

If he were forced to self-detonate by that mysterious energy, he wouldnt be able to control the explosion at all, and it was most likely the case that his Nascent Soul would be swept up and destroyed.

However, if he were to undergo a controlled self-detonation, he would be able to control the power and range of the explosion to a certain extent, thereby buying his Nascent Soul the opportunity to escape intact.

Of course, this was only a last resort method that he would refrain from using until he absolutely had to. After all, a Nascent Soul without a body was virtually nothing more than a sitting duck that was at everyones mercy.

Thankfully, he had the spirit body of the immortal zoysia in his storage bracelet, and if he really were forced to self-detonate, then the only course of action available to him would be to forcibly possess that spirit body.

It was unknown whether this course of action would truly allow him to escape alive, but there were no alternatives for him.

As for his second Nascent Soul, it would be up to the heavens to decide whether it survived or not. He wasnt even sure if he could save himself, so he naturally didnt have any spare capacity to worry about the second Nascent Souls safety.

Han Li heaved an internal resigned sigh, and he was regretting his reckless actions. If he had refrained from acting in such a rash manner, he wouldnt be in this desperate situation.

After a short while, bursts of sharp pain began to spear through all of his meridians, and he felt as if they were about to be torn apart at any moment.

His expression changed several times in succession, and he took a deep breath before beginning to activate what little remaining spiritual sense he had.

His meridians had already been filled to the absolute brim by pure spiritual power, and it only took the slightest stimulus for it to begin churning violently.

Golden light flashed erratically from his body, and the Provenance Armor that had just taken shape began to warp slightly. There were even white cracks that had begun to appear on its surface, and a wry smile appeared on Han Lis face.

He cast his gaze toward his second Nascent Soul, which was situated within the pillar of light in the distance, and he strengthened his own resolve before preparing to detonate all of the magic power within his body.

In doing so, he was essentially going to be tossing a spark into a bubbling pot of oil, and his body would instantly explode.

However, right at this moment, a startling turn of events suddenly unfolded.

One of Han Lis arms suddenly became extremely hot, as if it had been enveloped by scorching flames.

His heart immediately jolted in response to this sudden development, and his spiritual sense faltered as he hurriedly cast his gaze toward that arm.

As a result, he was stunned to see that a faint glowing yellow insignia had appeared on his forearm.

His heart immediately stirred as he identified what this was, it was none other than the Profound Heavenly Fruit that had been sealed within his arm!

Before he had a chance to think of anything else, the yellow insignia suddenly began to flash and warp. The mysterious energy and pure spiritual power within his body immediately surged toward the insignia from his meridians in a frenzy as if they had found an outlet.

The insignia was like a bottomless pit that didnt display any reaction aside from flashing slightly even after devouring such an astonishing amount of spiritual power.

Moments later, close to half of the mysterious energy within his body was devoured, and the life-threatening peril he had been placed under was easily alleviated.

He was naturally ecstatic to see this, and in the next instant, an even more astonishing turn of events unfolded.

The yellow insignia suddenly flashed one final time before a yellow wooden rod appeared on the surface of his arm. It was none other than the Profound Heavenly Fruit. The fruit seemed to be extremely excited, and it only flashed violently a few times before all of the spiritual power and mysterious energy within Han Lis body was completely sucked dry.

The Profound Heavenly Fruit then released an astonishing aura before gently swaying a few times toward the direction of the golden vortex in the sky. Immediately thereafter, green light flashed from one end of the fruit, and a blade that was around a foot in length suddenly emerged from that end of the fruit.

The blade was as smooth as a mirror, but there was a string of green runes inscribed on its center, all of which were flashing with a cold light.

This was none other than the Profound Heavenly Sword!

There was no need for Han Li to issue any instructions to the sword before it ascertained the biggest threat in this place, and it abruptly pointed its sharp blade at the golden vortex in the sky before a clear ringing sound erupted into the heavens.

Immediately thereafter, spiritual light flashed, and countless dark green runes suddenly appeared on the surface of the sword blade. The sword then tremored slightly a few times, and the nearby worlds origin Qi surged violently. Countless wisps of five-colored light suddenly appeared out of thin air before surging toward the Profound Heavenly Sword in a frenzy.

The sword immediately began to glow with scintillating light, the clear ringing sound also became around twice as loud as before as it unleashed a slash toward the golden vortex up above.

An azure sword projection appeared, and it was as scintillating at a bolt of heavenly lightning. In the next instant, it reached the golden vortex before unleashing a diagonal slash.

A resounding boom rang out, and the white pillar of light was sliced in half. A burst of power of laws that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth erupted from the sword projection before inundating the golden vortex.

A loud ringing sound immediately rang out from the vortex, following which light flashed, and it transformed into a golden disc that was around an acre in size.

The massive golden disc had the exact same image inscribed upon it as the starry sky diagram on the platform, and at the same time, there were countless five-colored runes hovering around it.

One pillar of white light after another was being expelled by the golden disc in a frenzy as it desperately attempted to resist the power of laws imbued within the sword projection.

This was clearly an extraordinary spatial treasure even in the True Immortal Realm, and its value most likely exceeded that of even the average Profound Heavenly Treasure, but its forte clearly didnt lie in its offensive power, so how could it possibly withstand an attack that was imbued with the power of laws of an entire realm?

Within mere moments, all of the white pillars of light were completely destroyed by the power of laws, and the surrounding space warped as the azure sword projection struck the golden disc.

Han Li and the second Nascent Soul felt as if their bodies and spiritual sense were being raked over and over again by countless sharp blades, and what was even more damning was that no abilities could alleviate this pain even in the slightest.

It was as if they had been reduced to mere mortals and could only suffer through the ungodly agony without any being able to offer any resistance.

Even though Han Lis immensely powerful body was able to withstand even flying swords and flying sabers, this excruciating pain still made him lose control over his own magic power, thereby resulting in him plummeting from the sky.

Even though he was in extreme agony, he was still able to maintain the output of his Provenance True Devil Arts, so a fall from that altitude was nowhere near enough to hurt him. Instead, a small crater was smashed into the ground amid a dull thump by his powerful body, and shattered stone shrapnel flew in all directions.

However, Han Li didnt have any spare capacity to notice these small details. Right after he let loose that involuntary cry of agony, he had forcibly pursed his own lips as he tried to repress the pain, and his face was beginning to turn purple.

This type of agony was unbearable to the average person, and he could only resist it using his willpower.

In this situation, Han Li could sense that his soul had become scorching hot, as if had been enveloped by a scorching ball of flames and set alight.

Han Li just barely managed to retain a shred of clarity of mind, but he was still extremely stunned by this development. He gritted his teeth and struggled into the sitting position in the crater, then folded his legs and made a hand seal as bright golden light erupted from his body again.

After growing slightly accustomed to the agony, he was using his Provenance True Devil Arts to try and alleviate the pain. However, in the next instant, something happened that left him feeling a little stunned.

As soon as he began to circulate his spiritual power within his own body, the agony that he had been afflicted by suddenly transformed into bursts of refreshing coolness that surged through his meridians in a frenzy, then turned into a type of strange energy that he had never seen before. This energy began to spur on his Provenance True Devil Arts, causing it to operate at a fearsomely rapid rate.

Following a complete cycle of spiritual Qi revolution, he could sense that his cultivation base had improved slightly. It wasnt a drastic increase by any means, but it was certainly noticeable.

This strange improvement continued as he circulated his Provenance True Devil Arts, and this discovery naturally filled him with elation.

Thus, he immediately began to focus on cultivation as golden light flashed from his body.

Under these circumstances, every single revolution of his cultivation art provided an effect that was equivalent to a year of arduous cultivation, so he definitely wasnt going to pass up such a brilliant opportunity.

However, his rate of progression was still far inferior to that of the second Nascent Soul in the pillar of light.

The second Nascent Soul was also circulating its cultivation art to try and alleviate its agony, but due to the enormous influx of energy flowing into its body within the pillar of light, it was unable to blunt its pain by much.

However, at the same time, its cultivation base was improving at three to four times the rate of Han Lis progression.

After a while, it progressed to the mid-Deity Transformation Stage, and it still didnt encounter any bottlenecks.

Time passed by slowly, and Han Lis body suddenly shuddered as a peculiar feeling welled up in his heart. After spending some time working through his early-Spatial Tempering Stage bottleneck, he made a breakthrough to the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage.

He was naturally ecstatic to sense this, and he continued to circulate his Provenance True Devil Arts as quickly as he could.

What he failed to notice was that in the instant he reached the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage, the golden droplets within the pillar of light in the distance suddenly flashed before abruptly converging toward the second Nascent Soul.

In the blink of an eye, a brand new golden body took shape within the pillar of light.

It still had three heads and six arms, but there were purplish-golden patterns running all over its body, forming a series of strange and slightly indistinct runes. Not only were these purplish-golden runes quite blurry, they also seemed to be incomplete. Even so, the golden body was releasing an aura that was vastly more powerful than before, and the crimson-golden spiritual light emanating from its body was infused with a hint of a mysterious purple color.

The second blurry face of the golden body also became noticeably clearer than before, and one could even make out some facial features such as its eyes and nose. However, the third face remained as indistinct as ever.

After obtaining this new golden body, the second Nascent Soul was able to absorb spiritual power and five-colored runes at a vastly improved speed, and its pain had also been alleviated significantly.

Moments later, the second Nascent Soul progressed to the late-Deity Transformation Stage before rushing rapidly toward the pinnacle of that stage.

A short while later, Han Li was also close to the pinnacle of the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage and was accumulating power for another breakthrough. Right at this moment, the second Nascent Soul broke through its major bottleneck with relative ease and progressed to the Spatial Tempering Stage as well.

Any Spirit Realm mighty figure would be stunned to the point of speechlessness if they were to witness this terrifying rate of progression.

A resounding boom rang out, and the silver halberds being wielded by the nine armored puppets suddenly let loose a prolonged ringing sound in unison. At the same time, nine pillars of light erupted from their sharp tips before vanishing into the air above.

The pillar of white light erupting from the golden vortex abruptly shuddered before becoming even thicker than before, and the second Nascent Soul instantly let loose a shrill cry of agony in response.

The golden body that had just taken shape began to melt away again amid violent flashes of golden light. In the blink of an eye, it was reduced to golden droplets that were floating within the pillar of light again.

However, on this occasion, the golden droplets were infused with hints of purple, and they seemed to be different from before.

After that, the same events transpired again, pure spiritual power and five-colored runes surged into the golden droplets, and bursts of mysterious energy cleansed them once again.

The traces of purple within the golden droplets also began to expand at a rate that was indiscernible to the naked eye.

Meanwhile, the sense of agony that Han Li had been afflicted by was increased by about twofold in the instant that the pillar of white light had thickened, and the pain was so crippling that he almost blacked out on the spot.

Thankfully, his pain tolerance threshold had been temporarily elevated by this relentless assault of agony, and that allowed him to just barely cling onto his consciousness.

Furthermore, as he continued to circulate his spiritual power, he began to absorb more and more of the cool energy that was enhancing his cultivation base. This experience made Han Li feel as if he were being burned and frozen at the same time.

His cultivation base had already reached the pinnacle of the mid-Spatial Tempering Stage about seven or eight minutes ago, and since then, he had drawn upon this mysterious energy to attempt over 10 breakthroughs to the late-Spatial Tempering Stage.

However, this bottleneck was clearly vastly different from the previous ones he had broken through, and it simply refused to budge.

As such, more and more of the mysterious energy accumulated within his body, and his pain was elevated to an unprecedented level.

If he couldnt break through this bottleneck in a short time, he felt as if either his soul would be torn apart by this excruciating agony or his body would explode.

He had only managed to last until this point as his Great Development Technique and Provenance True Devil Arts had bolstered his soul and body to be far more powerful than those of other cultivators of the same caliber.

If a normal Spatial Tempering cultivator were in his place, they would have perished long ago.

Thus, Han Lis ecstasy quickly turned into alarm, and he could only continue to gather up the energy within his body before making one frenzied attempt after another at breaking through his bottleneck.

He was only a sliver away from making the breakthrough, but he found himself unable to take that final step, and he was becoming quite anxious.

As expected, risk and reward really did come hand in hand. According to his estimates, he was going to die if he couldnt break through his bottleneck after three more attempts.

Just as he was beginning to sweat profusely, a ball of golden light that resembled a scintillating sun suddenly appeared around him. It was so bright that if any onlookers were present, they wouldve been forced to look away.

Perhaps the breakthrough attempts that he had made had finally bore fruit or if his desperation had allowed him to tap into more of his latent potential, but then he managed to break through the bottleneck after just one more attempt.

Han Lis body shuddered, and several bursts of scorching energy flowed out from his dantian, surging through his body, limbs, and meridians. At the same time, golden and azure spiritual light flashed incessantly from his primary Nascent Soul, and it expanded quite significantly in size.

His magic power also swelled drastically by well over half in virtually the blink of an eye. Han Li was ecstatic, but in the next instant, a hint of alarm and horror appeared in his eyes.

In the instant that he progressed to the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, the golden droplets within the pillar of light in the distance had converged to form another golden body.

Not only were the runes on this golden body far clearer and more complete than the previous one, the protective spiritual light it was releasing had also taken on a faint purplish-golden color.

However, as a result, the white pillar of light that was crashing down from above expanded once again, causing the golden body to disintegrate for a third time.

Furthermore, the influx of cool energy continued at an even faster rate, and Han Lis cultivation base was progressing even more quickly than before.

Never did he think that he would be horrified by excessively fast cultivation progression someday.

Han Li was well aware that even with the power of the pillar of light, his bottlenecks were becoming more and more difficult to break through. His last breakthrough had already been extremely forced, so there was no way he would be able to successfully make a breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage.

If his magic power were to continue to pile up, his body would inevitably explode, so how could he not be alarmed?

This strange situation was completely out of his control, and only by wrenching the second Nascent Soul out of that pillar of light would he be able to escape this perilous situation.

However, the second Nascent Souls golden body had been destroyed thrice already, and the Nascent Soul itself was completely immobilized by the enormous power crashing down from above, how could he possibly detach the second Nascent Soul from the pillar of light? feewebnove.co

As such, he could only look on in a resigned manner as his cultivation base continued to improve at an astonishing rate.

Around an hour later, the second Nascent Soul made two more breakthroughs and reached the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, making its cultivation base comparable to Han Lis.

However, the rate of progression that the second Nascent Soul was experiencing within the pillar of light naturally far exceeded that of Han Li.

He was still quite far away from reaching the pinnacle of the late-Spatial Tempering Stage, yet his second Nascent Soul had already progressed to that point and had begun attempting a breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage.

Han Lis eyes flashed, and a serious look appeared on his face as he appraised the green chair on the platform.

Could it be that the person uttering the incantation has to sit on the chair for it to work? I wonder if this is a risk thats worth taking. A hesitant look appeared in Han Lis eyes.

This place had been concealed in such a mysterious place, so it definitely harbored quite an important secret. This was something that even an immortal clearly held in very high regard, how could he be willing to leave without exploring everything to the best of his abilities?

However, the illusionary formation in the starry sky diagram had been so fearsome that it naturally made him very cautious about getting his golden body to sit on the chair at the center of the diagram.

So be it, risk and reward have always come hand in hand. Generally speaking, the greater the risk, the greater the reward, Ive already successfully manifested a golden body, so Ill just have to get my second Nascent Soul to take a risk. If I miss out on this opportunity, theres no way that Ill encounter any other immortal ruins in the Spirit Realm.

After contemplating this conundrum for a long while, a determined look finally appeared on Han Lis face. He had always been prone to erring on the side of caution, but in the face of the massive temptation presented by this treasure left behind by an immortal, even he was convinced to take a risk.

Almost at the exact same moment, a peculiar light flashed through the golden bodys black eyes, and it immediately strode toward the chair.

Moments later, the huge golden body stopped in front of the green chair, and it seemed to be rather hesitant as it was too massive to sit in the chair. Thus, it immediately made a hand seal, and it quickly shrank down amid a flash of golden light, reducing itself to around 10 feet tall compared to its original 20 feet stature.

Only then did it take a seat on the chair and lay its arms on the armrests before uttering the incantation again.

On this occasion, changes began to occur around the golden body as soon as it began to utter the incantation.

Green light suddenly flashed from the chair that it was sitting on, and a series of silver runes surfaced before revolving around the golden body.

As the incantation grew louder and more fervent, specks of five-colored spiritual light also began to appear in the air above the platform. More and more specks of spiritual light began to gather, and it was as if there were countless five-colored snowflakes fluttering through the air, creating quite a spectacular sight to behold.

Han Lis heart stirred as he looked on at the scenes unfolding on the platform with an intense unblinking gaze.

Almost right after the five-colors specks of light began to appear, golden, silver, and white light abruptly emerged from the massive starry sky diagram on the platform.

The sun, moon, and stars flashed before exploding into spiritual light of three different colors. Spiritual light surged once again before instantly forming a beveled silver rune, a golden seal rune, and another rune in a white text that he had never seen before. The runes formed a peculiar light formation that enshrouded the entire platform within.

The nine silver armored puppets and the golden body projection were situated right at the core and other vital locations within the light formation, and an indistinct yet profound connection seemed to have been forged between them.

A peculiar light flashed through Han Lis eyes upon seeing this, but he didnt take any additional measures.

The second Nascent Soul had already reached the final few sentences of its incantation, and azure light flashed through the eyes of the nine puppets as they finally sprang into action.

All of the puppets suddenly shifted a half-step either forward or backward from their original location, and it wasnt a massive change at all, but a burst of restriction fluctuations were suddenly triggered. The fluctuations resonated with the light formation, and the scenes unfolding within the formation instantly changed.

The five-colored specks of light that were hovering in the air shuddered before plunging into the light formation like a torrential storm.

At the same time, golden flames erupted from the bodies of the nine puppets as they held onto their silver halberds.

The golden flames reflected off their silver armor, making the puppets appear as majestic and imposing as heavenly generals.

However, these puppets certainly werent just there to look good, as soon as the golden flames emerged, bursts of enormous spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from their bodies.

This spiritual pressure was so immense that it instantly caused the worlds origin Qi around the platform to surge and churn before forming gusts of strong golden wind that howled through the air.

Han Li was situated over 300 feet away, and he was only barely glanced by the peripheral gusts of golden winds, but his expression immediately changed drastically. Golden light flashed from his body, and he shot back like a giant arrow as if he had been struck by some kind of tremendous force.

He reappeared over 200 feet away in the blink of an eye, and he only managed to just barely steady himself after stumbling back several steps in succession.

The spiritual pressure being released by these puppets was truly terrifying! Even though Han Lis body was currently more powerful than that of even the average holy-grade being, he still couldnt withstand the spiritual pressure for even an instant. Han Li was naturally quite stunned by this development, but had no time to dwell on it as he hurriedly raised his head to cast his gaze toward the platform.

There, the silver halberds in the hands of the nine armored warriors suddenly shuddered in unison before expelling a golden pillar of light each, which surged directly toward the golden ball of light up above before vanishing into it in a flash.

A strange rumbling sound immediately rang out from within the ball of light, and the light within it began to rapidly revolve, slowly forming a gigantic vortex.

Three-colored light swirled within the huge light projection, and a three-colored rune that was virtually the same size as the formation slowly emerged before hurtling into the air in a flash.

Moments later, the giant rune vanished into the golden vortex, and the golden light surged violently as a loud rumbling boom rang out.

Immediately thereafter, powerful spatial fluctuations erupted from within the vortex, and a few rumbling booms rang out as the golden pillars of light erupting from the silver halberds instantly increased to over twice their original thickness, making their thickness comparable to that of large bowls.

Bright light also erupted from the light formation on the platform, manifesting a substantial three-colored light barrier then enshrouded the entire platform within.

There were countless golden and silver runes emerging in a frenzy within the light barrier, and they were drifting directly toward the golden body sitting on the chair.

The entire light formation was activated to its very maximal extent, and the rumbling booms had become as deafening as thunderclaps.

At the same time, Han Li suddenly sensed that the light around him had abruptly dimmed, and as he inspected his surroundings, he was immediately given a massive fright.

He had returned to the massive starry sky that he had already been trapped in once. However, on this occasion, he had a rather strange perspective where he was looking down on everything from above, and there were a series of scorching white stars hovering right beside him.

The golden body, green chair, three-colored light formation, armored warriors, and golden vortex were also situated within the same starry sky.

Han Li abruptly waved a sleeve through the air, and a flying sword that was around an inch in length surged forth, then circled around before transforming into a streak of azure light.

The azure light slashed through several nearby stars, completely dispersing them in the process, but mere moments later, the stars that had been destroyed returned to normal amid flashes of white light.

Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, but he was quite relieved internally. It seemed that this starry sky wasnt an illusionary realm, and on this occasion, he had managed to retain clarity of mind.

However, just as this thought appeared in Han Lis mind, the spatial fluctuations emanating from within the golden vortex suddenly became several times more powerful.

The fluctuations seemed to have formed substantial waves that were visible to the naked eye, and they erupted from the vortex in all directions.

The sky blurred in the wake of these fluctuations, and it was as if the entire starry sky had instantly been tipped on its head in an involuntary manner.

All of a sudden, a resounding boom rang out, as if heaven and earth were being torn apart, and an extraordinarily thick white pillar of light erupted from the golden vortex. The pillar of light struck the light formation on the platform with unerring accuracy, encompassing the chair and the golden body in the process.

The sound of howling winds and rumbling thunder could be heard coming from within the pillar of light, and it contained countless five-colored runes. Even though Han Li was currently situated hundreds of feet away from it, he could still sense the extremely pure spiritual power imbued within the pillar of light. However, upon closer inspection, it seemed that the pillar of light didnt just contain spiritual Qi, it also seemed to be imbued with a boundlessly enormous aura like that of a star.

Before the second Nascent Soul had a chance to react, the pillar of light had descended upon the golden body, and the space around it instantly tightened as a burst of irresistibly heavy force weighed down upon its body.

Even with the golden bodys immense strength, it was unable to move so much as a single finger.

The pure spiritual power within the pillar of light and the five-colored runes surged into the golden body in a frenzied unstoppable wave.

Han Lis expression changed drastically as he looked on from afar.

At such close quarters, his main Nascent Soul still had a close connection with his second Nascent Soul, so he was able to directly sense everything as if he were the golden body itself.

With the frenzied influx of pure spiritual power and five-colored runes, the Profound Yin Devilish Qi that the second Nascent Soul had cultivated to the pinnacle of the mid-Nascent Soul Stage instantly progressed to the late-Nascent Soul Stage, as if the bottleneck between the two stages didnt even exist.

Furthermore, the second Nascent Soul continued to become more powerful at an incredible rate under the illumination of the pillar of light. Mere moments later, progressed to the pinnacle of the late-Nascent Soul Stage and encountered the Deity Transformation Stage bottleneck.

This was an obstacle that even Han Li had only just barely overcome in the past, yet the second Nascent Soul merely progressed to the early-Deity Transformation Stage as if it were taking a stroll in the park.

Its cultivation base was still being rapidly enhanced, and less than the span of 10 breaths had passed since the pillar of light had fallen upon the golden body.

Han Li was understandably extremely astonished, and he could barely believe the information that the second Nascent Soul was transmitting to him.

However, what was even more astonishing was that the golden body projection was beginning to crumble under the pillar of white light, disintegrating into thousands of droplets of golden liquid that hovered within the pillar of light. Thus, the second Nascent Soul was completely exposed.

However, before Han Li had a chance to figure out whether this was a positive or worrying development, some of the five-colored runes in the air suddenly shrank down to around the size of grains of rice, then surged into the droplets of golden liquid.

These droplets of golden liquid seemed to have been cleansed over and over again by some kind of mysterious power, and Han Li and the second Nascent Soul suddenly let loose a cry of excruciating agony in unison.

The second Nascent Soul had black Qi churning violently over its body, which was shuddering uncontrollably, and Han Li immediately plummeted out of the sky as a ball of golden light.

As Han Li inspected the diagram on the ground and the armored warriors, he couldnt help but look up toward the section of the sky that the silver halberds were pointing toward.

There, he discovered a golden ball of light that was situated at an indeterminate altitude. The ball of light was slowly revolving in a mysterious manner and created a stark contrast with the azure sky around it.

This immediately made Han Li think of spatial nodes. Even though that ball of light wasnt an actual spatial node, it was definitely something that was similar to a spatial rift.

Han Li appraised the golden ball of light as blue light flashed through his eyes, immediately following which a hint of bewilderment appeared on his face. Could it be that it led to some other mysterious place?

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze, having discovered nothing else, and began to inspect the nine armored warriors.

These armored warriors were all shimmering with silver light and wore suits of uniform silver armor. However, their suits of armor and halberds were all constructed in the simplistic style that was unique to ancient treasures, and there were countless runes inscribed all over them. In particular, there were a few indistinct yet profound golden runes on a few important areas, and it was clearly golden seal text.

Han Lis eyes narrowed slightly, and he suddenly raised a hand before flicking a finger gently toward one of the armored warriors.

A streak of sword Qi that was around as thick as a finger shot forth and reached the armored warriors shoulder in a flash, yet just as it seemed that it was going to puncture through the armor warriors shoulder without any impediment, an astonishing scene ensued.

The statuesque armored warriors silver halberd suddenly moved like lightning, striking the azure sword Qi and dispersing it with a single blow.

Han Lis expression changed upon seeing this, and he retreated back a few steps. At the same time, he waved a hand in front of him to conjure up a grey light barrier before looking on in a cautious manner.

However, in the next instant, the silver armored warrior merely withdrew its halberd and adopted its original pose again.

So these really are puppets! Han Li murmured to himself as his expression eased slightly.

He didnt know just how powerful these puppets were, but the fact that they were still able to move without being controlled after so many years was already quite astonishing.

However, it was exactly because Han Li had ascertained that these puppets didnt possess any spiritual nature that he was led to heave a faint sigh of relief.

No matter how powerful a puppet was, it was simply a mindless object without anyone to control it, so there was nothing for him to fear.

Thus, Han Li paid no further heed to them and lowered his head to carefully inspect the massive starry sky diagram underfoot.

In the beginning, the diagram merely struck him as something that was very mundane and ordinary. However, after inspecting it for a while longer, he suddenly felt the diagram blur, following it seemed to have sprung to life.

The surrounding scenes blurred, and he found himself situated in a profound alternate world beneath the starry sky.

The sun and moon that were originally still and lifeless suddenly began to release golden and silver light, and under their illumination, all of the other stars also began to glow with cold white light while revolving rhythmically around the sun and moon.

At the same time, the sun and moon themselves were also fluctuating in size and altitude in a continuous loop, seemingly depicting the passage of time. Some periods were slow and peaceful while others rushed by in a flash.

Han Li looked on calmly at this unfolding scene, which seemed to contain the true laws of heaven and earth, and his mind was completely blank. He wasnt thinking of anything, nor did he want to think anything, he was merely being passively being taken along for the ride.

10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years… It was as if an eternity had passed by in the blink of an eye.

All of a sudden, his entire body shuddered as a surge of refreshing coolness surged out of his dantian, then revolved throughout his head along his meridians.

Under the stimulus from that burst of cold energy, Han Li let loose a faint groan and finally returned to his sense, thereby snapping back to reality.

Almost at the exact same moment, the entire starry sky seemed to have sensed something, and it shattered before vanishing as fragments of light.

When Han Li completely reawakened, he was still standing on the tall platform, looking down at the starry sky diagram on the ground. The eternity that he felt as if had just transpired had actually only lasted the span of a few breaths.

Han Li immediately drew a sharp breath as he hurriedly withdrew his gaze from the diagram. This starry sky diagram was imbued with an extremely powerful illusionary formation that was well beyond his realm of comprehension.

Even with his powerful spiritual sense, he was drawn into it without being able to offer any resistance, and if it werent for the fact that his Great Development Technique had activated of its own accord to drag him back to reality, he wouldve still been standing on the spot in a completely entranced state.

The illusionary formation that he had just experienced had been so realistic, and the concepts of reality and illusion filled him with quite a conflicted and complex feeling.

Even though his mental fortitude was far superior to that of the average person, he still couldnt help but be affected by that experience.

He furrowed his brows tightly as he closed his eyes and continued to activate the Great Development Technique, alleviating the irregular emotions in his heart little by little. Only after a long while did he manage to just bare repress his massive emotional fluctuations, upon which he opened his eyes again.

On this occasion, he naturally didnt dare to look at the starry sky diagram again. Instead, he stood on the spot with a vacant expression for a long while before heaving a long sigh as his expression gradually returned to normal.

He could sense that even though what he had just experienced had been extremely perilous, it had also provided a rare opportunity for him to refine his mental state, and it had therefore significantly benefited his mental fortitude. Even his spiritual sense seemed to have become slightly more powerful.

Could it be that this starry sky diagram was actually a special restriction designed to refine ones willpower rather than just simple illusionary formation? Seeing as this diagram was so profound, it only made sense that the item positioned at the center of the platform would be quite extraordinary as well.

With that in mind, Han Li immediately turned and began to appraise the green taishi chair sitting at the center of the stone platform.

The material used to construct the chair was neither wooden nor metallic in nature, but it was entirely green in color, and there was a layer of translucent light shimmering from its surface.

Han Li suddenly began to stare intently at the chair as a stunned look appeared on his face.

A series of shimmering silver runes suddenly appeared on a previously empty chair, and there were only just over 100 runes in total, but all of them were beveled silver text.

With Han Lis photographic memory, he was naturally able to memorize them in the blink of an eye, but he had no idea how they had appeared.

Moments later, all of these silver runes shattered before vanishing into the chair down below as specks of spiritual light.

Han Li continued to stare at the chair, but his mind had already wandered to the string of text that he had just memorized.

A short while later, his expression changed slightly, and he discovered that the string of text was nothing more than an extremely simple activation incantation. There was no beginning and no end, and there werent even any annotations.

How peculiar!

Han Li was rather hesitant as he glanced at the nine armored puppets, then up at the golden ball of light in the sky. He then turned his attention back to the starry sky diagram and the green taishi chair as he carefully read through the incantation in his mind.

He stroked his chin, and a contemplative look appeared on his face as he formed a rough judgment.

All of a sudden, he made a hand seal, and bright golden light erupted from his body. Golden scales also appeared over the surface of his skin, and he activated his Provenance True Devil Arts once again.

Immediately thereafter, he let loose a low cry, and a golden figure emerged from behind him, then transformed into the golden body projection in a flash.

Han Li then laid a hand onto the top of his own head, and a streak of black light flew forth before vanishing into the golden body. That was none other than his second Nascent Soul, Little Black.

As soon as the Nascent Soul entered the golden body, one of the clear faces on the three heads abruptly attained a pair of intelligent inky-black eyes that were identical to those of a normal person.

A flash of golden light then appeared, following which the fiendcelestial-like golden body drifted down onto the ground before landing in front of Han Li. reewebovel.com

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this, and his body blurred before he vanished on the spot.

In the next instant, a figure abruptly appeared in the air around 300 feet away from the tall platform. It was none other than Han Li, and he was hovering in a stationary manner with his hands clasped behind his back.

He had already discovered that as soon as he entered the space within the screen, the flight restrictions had disappeared. That was why he was able to rise up into the air to appraise everything that was transpiring on the platform.

He issued an instruction to his second Nascent Soul, and the golden body suddenly made hand seals with all six of its hands at once. A profound incantation was then uttered by the head with the pair of intelligent black eyes.

The incantation was uttered very slowly, but every single syllable was pronounced in a very clear manner, and this was none other than the beveled silver text incantation that had appeared on the taishi chair. A mere activation incantation naturally wasnt going to stump a Spatial Tempering Stage being like him. However, here in this strange space, he didnt dare to use his true body to activate this nameless incantation.

However, he could do so using his second Nascent Soul and his golden body, and that combination was far better able to defend itself in the face of danger than he was.

Furthermore, using his second Nascent Soul to utter this incantation definitely produced an identical effect to utter this incantation himself, so this was naturally the perfect substitute.

The incantation continued, and in the blink of an eye, the second Nascent Soul had already completed the entire incantation. However, no changes had appeared on the stone platform.

The golden body stood silently on the platform in a completely expressionless and stationary manner.

Han Lis eyelids twitched slightly upon seeing this, and a hint of confusion flashed through his eyes.

However, after a brief moment of contemplation, he immediately instructed the second Nascent Soul to utter the incantation a second time.

Thus, after around 10 minutes, the second Nascent Soul had uttered the incantation through the golden body three times in succession.

However, after the third time the incantation was completed, the nine silver armored puppets and the golden ball of light up above still didnt display any changes, as if the incantation had had no effect at all.

A faint smile appeared on Liu Shuiers face upon seeing this, and she also waved a hand through the air to release a green bracelet. The bracelet emitted a ringing sound before immediately flying toward the other side of the palace as a ball of green light.

The green light flashed and also swept up the weapons and armor on that side of the palace, thereby leaving the entire place completely empty aside from that screen.

The two of them then quickly searched through the palace with their spiritual sense, and after failing to discover anything, they immediately made their way out of the palace.

To them, it may have been a blessing for Han Li to have entered that alternate space. After all, there may not actually be any treasures in there, and he could be temporarily trapped by some kind of restriction in there.

Without Han Li there to compete with them, they would definitely reap bountiful rewards from the side palaces and that huge cluster of pavilions, and with that in mind, Shi Kun was feeling a lot better about the situation.

Thus, after a brief discussion with Liu Shuier outside the palace, the two of them separated and each traveled toward a different side palace.

Within the nameless space inside the screen.

Han Li had already made his way over to the giant gate, and he raised both of his hands, releasing a burst of five-colored glacial flames and a burst of grey light, both of which were surging relentlessly into the huge gate.

The golden and silver runes on the gate had already transformed into a vast expanse of vibrant light that was firmly opposing Han Lis attacks, and the layers of light were quickly being melted away by the glacial flames and grey light, but there seemed to be no end to the runes, which simply replenished the defenses.

As such, even after unleashing these two abilities on the gate for a long while, they did nothing to whittle away at the restriction.

Han Lis brows furrowed tightly upon seeing this, and the spiritual light faded from his hands as he ceased what he was doing. He then rubbed his hands together before thrusting them forward, and two golden arcs of lightning that were as thick as large bowls immediately sprang forth before striking the light on the gate in a flash.

An earth-shattering boom rang out as the golden arcs of lightning completely exploded, releasing a ball of dazzling electricity that inundated most of the massive gate. However, moments later, the golden lightning faded, and the gate was revealed to be completely unscathed.

Even such a powerful attack hadnt affected it at all.

Han Lis expression darkened upon seeing this. Prior to entering this place, his Law Destruction Eye had suddenly become extremely active right as he walked around to the back of the screen, and he had almost lost control over it.

If that hadnt been the case, it wouldve been very difficult for him to notice the entrance of the spatial restriction on the screen.

At the time, he had gone with the flow and unleashed an attack toward the screen with his Law Destruction Eye, and it really had broken the restriction, thereby allowing him to access this place with ease.

He didnt know what kind of place this was, nor did he know whether there were any treasures beyond that gate, but just this world within the screen was an extremely rare treasure in the Spirit Realm, so it was presumably the case that the immortal owner of this place was concealing some kind of extraordinary item or secret in here.

As such, even though he knew that this restriction was quite remarkable, and that Liu Shuier and Shi Kun were most likely going to take advantage of his absence to loot the rest of this place, he still didnt want to leave.

However, the fact that his Divine Essencefused Light, Divine Devilbane Lightning, and five-colored glacial flames had all proven to be ineffective on this restriction posed quite a troublesome conundrum to him.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he opened his mouth to expel a ball of silver flames. The fireball then transformed into the Spirit Engulfing Fire Raven amid a flash of silver light, and Han Li made a hand seal before casting a dozen or so incantation seals toward the Fire Raven in quick succession.

Spiritual light of different colors flashed from the incantation seals, and they all vanished into the Fire Ravens body.

The bird immediately raised his head and let loose a clear cry before swelling drastically to around 10 feet in size.

It then spread its wings and flew toward the gate with unstoppable might.

Prior to actually crashing into the gate, silver light flashed from its body, and countless translucent flaming feathers hurtled forth, causing the golden and silver light on the surface of the huge gate to tremor violently.

The giant silver bird then crashed headfirst into the light amid a resounding boom, and scorching silver flames erupted from its body.

As soon as the golden and silver light came into contact with the silver flames, it began to churn like boiling water.

The light faded and melted in the wake of the flames, and even though there was still a constant output of runes from the gate, it was clearly struggling to keep up.

A hint of elation appeared on Han Lis face upon seeing this. He let loose a low cry, and black light swirled around his body, following which he expanded drastically to several times his original size. At the same time, a layer of long golden fur appeared all over his body, and he transformed into a giant golden ape.

It was none other than the Giant Golden Ape form that Han Li had adopted once not long ago.

He flipped a hand over, and the Extreme Essencefused Mountain appeared over one of his furry palms.

Blue light flashed through the giant apes eyes, and it swung an arm through the air, sending the mountain hurtling the mountain through the air amid a resounding boom.

Gusts of gale-force winds instantly took shape in the wake of the small mountain, and one could only imagine the devastating force culminating from the Extreme Essencefused Mountains enormous weight and the giant apes extraordinary strength.

The thin layer of light was instantly torn apart by the small mountain before it crashed heavily into the massive door amid an earth-shattering boom.

A ball of black light erupted from the gate, and the surrounding space twisted and warped white ripples that were visible to the naked eye surged through the air.

The ripples were then devoured by the black light behind them before completely vanishing into the darkness. Even with Han Lis immense powers, his heart still jolted upon seeing this, and he hurriedly rushed backward in an alarmed manner.

Black Qi rose up around his body, and he immediately donned his suit of Heavenly Devilish Armor.

The black light finally faded, and Han Li waved a hand through the air to draw the Extreme Essencefused Mountain back to him. He then hurriedly narrowed his eyes and cast his gaze toward the gate up ahead, upon which a stunned look appeared on his face.

At the center of the giant black gate was an indentation that resembled a pot and was around 10 feet deep. The shape of the indentation was completely identical to one corner of the Extreme Essencefused Mountain, but despite this, the gate still hadnt been completely destroyed.

Furthermore, it was slowly recovering back to its original form amid flashes of light from the golden and silver runes.

Han Li didnt know what material this gate had been forged from, but it was extremely resilient! It appeared that there was only one more thing that he could try.

He heaved a faint sigh as a wry smile appeared on his face, but he didnt hesitate any longer as black light flashed, and he reverted back to his human form. Immediately thereafter, he made a hand seal, and bright golden light erupted from his body.

A series of golden scales appeared over his skin, and his face was also concealed by a layer of golden light. He laid a hand onto the back of his own head, and a golden projection with three heads and six arms suddenly appeared.

The projections six arms made hand seals in unison, and brilliant golden light erupted from it as it manifested a substantial golden body.

In the next instant, one of the golden bodys arms abruptly reached out and made a grabbing motion, upon which a golden blade segment suddenly appeared in its hand.

This was none other than the incomplete Profound Heavenly Treasure!

Han Li began to chant something, and light swirled around the golden body, forming countless runes that surged into the blade segment in a frenzy.

Golden light flashed from the surface of the blade segment, and it blurred slightly before the rest of the blade was also conjured up. Initially, this segment of the blade was slightly blurry and indistinct, but with the influx of more golden runes, it quickly became identical to the rest of the blade.

The blade tremored slightly as the golden body brandished it, and a wave of golden light instantly erupted from it.

The nearby worlds origin Qi in the wake of the golden light was immediately stirred up into a frenzied state, and countless specks of five-colored light instantly appeared out of thin air before surging rapidly toward the golden blade like moths to a flame, then vanishing into the blade itself.

A delightful ringing sound rang out from the golden blade, and Han Lis chanting abruptly ceased before he uttered a single menacing word, Slash!

The golden body immediately raised the golden blade before slashing it toward the giant gate at Han Lis behest, sending a scintillating blade projection hurtling through the air.

Initially, the blade projection was only around a foot in length, but after flying through the air for several tens of feet, it had swelled to around 10 feet in length before striking the huge black gate like a dreamy golden crescent moon.

The seemingly indestructible gate was sliced in half by the blade projection in a completely soundless manner before collapsing inward.

Han Li was ecstatic to see this, and he immediately withdrew his golden body projection before rushing forward, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li had passed through the broken gate, and as soon as he emerged on the other side, he began to inspect his surroundings while simultaneously releasing his enormous spiritual sense.

Immediately thereafter, a stunned look appeared on his face. The world beyond the gate consisted of a small plaza with grey barriers all around it and azure light shimmering above it.

Aside from the giant gate that he had just passed through, there were no other visible entrances, and the entire plaza was completely empty aside from a strange circular platform at its center, upon which something seemed to have been placed.

Han Li withdrew his spiritual sense, and his pupils contracted slightly at the sight of the tall platform before he made his way directly toward it.

Moments later, he arrived near the platform, and he discovered that it was only just over 300 feet in size.

There were intricate and beautiful designs carved onto the ground, depicting the sun, the moon, and stars of different sizes. All of the depictions were extremely life-like, and they covered virtually the entire platform.

At the center of the platform was a vibrant green taishi chair that was quite grandiose to behold. Aside from that, there were nine silver objects that were each around as tall as a human. They were standing on the platform in a completely stationary manner, and Han Li discovered that these were silver armored warriors that were wielding long halberds.

Aside from nine pairs of black eyes, none of the armored warriors had any parts of their bodies revealed through their suits of armor. These appeared to be statues or other types of inanimate objects rather than sentient puppets. However, all of them were in a rather strange position.

They werent wielding their halberds with both hands. Instead, one hand was making a hand seal while the other hand was locked tightly around the shaft of the halberd at around the halfway point, while the sharp tip of the weapon was pointed directly up the sky.

All nine of the silver armored puppets were in the same pose.

Almost at the exact same moment, Han Li had already been teleported into a strange space. Everything around him was nothing more than a vast expanse of murky greyness, with the exception of a massive black gate that was situated nearby. There were countless golden and silver runes hovering all over the gate, and they were constantly fluctuating in brightness, creating quite a mysterious sight to behold.

This gate was identical to the one that was on the screen from earlier, and it was as if he had been swept up into the artwork on the screen.

This really is a place thats similar to the Xumi Paradise. Han Li looked around at his surroundings before turning his gaze toward the giant gate, upon which a peculiar look appeared on his face.

All of a sudden, he flipped a hand over, and spiritual light flashed as a stack of formation plates of different colors appeared over his palm.

He then made a hand seal with his other hand, and all of the formation plates shot forth at his behest, flying away in all directions. The formation plates transformed into balls of light that plummeted downward, and as soon as they came into contact with the ground, they vanished without a trace.

Moments later, bursts of white mist began to surge out of the spots where the formation plates had vanished in a frenzy.

The mist was dense and lingered in the air for a long time, forming an extremely viscous wall of mist that encompassed both Han Li and the massive gate before him.

Only then did Han Lis expression ease slightly, and he swept a sleeve through the air to release a ball of azure light, which contained an item. The item circled around through the air before hovering in front of him, and it was none other than his Heavenvoid Cauldron.

He pointed a finger gently at the cauldron, and its lid flew off on its own. Azure light flashed within the cauldron, and a faint white figure emerged.

This was a little girl in a white dress. She appeared to be around six or seven years old with her hair arranged into small braids, and her round little face was extremely adorable.

It was none other than Quer!

Quer pays her respects to her master, she extended a salute toward Han Li with a cheeky smile on her face.

Well done! Even I wasnt able to sense your aura from within the cauldron, theres no way that those two wouldve been able to detect your presence, Han Li praised with a pleased look on his face.

Its all thanks to the treasure and talisman you gave me, Master. Otherwise, theres no way that my abilities alone wouldve been able to fool those two top-grade Spatial Tempering Stage beings, Quer giggled in response.

As soon as her voice trailed off, black light flashed, and a large black veil flew off her body. At the same time, she made a grabbing motion with one hand, and a High Zenith Invisibility Talisman was revealed.

Quer held the two items with both of her little hands as if she were returning them to Han Li.

Theres no need to return them to me. Youre adept in concealment and movement techniques anyway, so those two treasures are better suited to serve you. Even if I were to use those two treasures, I may not be able to completely conceal myself from those two at just close quarters. Besides, I have other treasures that serve a similar purpose, so you can keep those, Han Li said with a nonchalant wave of his hand.

In that case, Id be more than happy to oblige. Quers smile widened even further as she patted the black veil and talisman against her own body, upon which they abruptly vanished.

Han Li smiled upon seeing this before adopting a more serious expression. Back when I was securing the treasures within the golden cauldron, I intentionally made the spiritual light brighter to act as a smokescreen so I could send you into the Heavenvoid Cauldron without being noticed. However, not much time passed before the cauldron was opened again, did you have enough time to strike?

Heehee, Im super quick! Look, Master! A smug smile appeared on Quer face and she flipped over one of her little hands to reveal a shimmering golden pill.

Well done! Han Li had already guessed that Quer had most likely accomplished her mission, but he was still quite elated at the sight of this pill.

He waved a hand, and the golden pill drifted out of Quers grasp before landing in his hand. He carefully appraised it several times before he was finally able to determine that this was indeed identical to the other two Spiritvoid Pills.

He didnt know what specific effect this pill had, but the fact that both Cai Liuying and Duan Tianren were so eager to get their hands on these pills was sufficient testament to how precious they were.

You told me not to touch those other treasures and only pay attention to medicine vials, so I only had time to tip a single pill out of that vial. You also told me that I could take a pill if there had been more than one pill in the vial, and I followed those instructions. Otherwise, I wouldve taken the other two pills as well. Quer pouted her little red lips in a rather wistful display.

Han Li couldnt help but burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Youre being a little too greedy. Its already vastly fortunate that we were able to steal a Spiritvoid Pill right under those twos noses, if we had tried anything else, we wouldve aroused their suspicion. Its a good thing that there were still two pills remaining in the vial aside from this one. Otherwise, the situation wouldve become very troublesome. Perhaps we wouldve had no choice but to relinquish this pill, I dont want to be hunted by a pair of enraged Body Integration Stage beings here in this foreign land, Han Li explained with a smile, then swept a hand over his storage bracelet to summon the small purple vial from before.

He placed the pill into the vial, then adhered several restriction talismans onto it before carefully stowing it away.

You must have your reasons, Master, but I still think its quite a pity that we had to spare those two pills to them. Quer was still looking rather forlorn.

Han Li shook his head with an amused smile, but a thought then suddenly occurred to him, and swept a sleeve through the air to summon a series of flying daggers, each of which was only around an inch in length.

All of the daggers were as thin as paper and shimmering with a cold light, and there were around 300 to 400 of them in total.

Master, what are you… Quer was rather perplexed.

These flying daggers were refined from the wings of that monstrous moth we encountered last time. There are 360 of them in total, and you seem to be missing a treasure that you can use to defend yourself, so Ill give these daggers to you. They cant compare with top-tier treasures like Divine Spirit Treasures, but if you can refine all of them, then theyll be more than enough to protect you against average opponents. This will be your reward for your brilliant efforts! Han Li made a grabbing motion as he spoke, and all of the flying daggers in the air immediately flew toward him.

They compiled themselves into two thick stacks in the blink of an eye before landing in his hand, and Han Li smiled as he offered them to Quer.

Thank you for your kindness, Master! Quer was ecstatic, and her body swayed as she vanished on the spot. In the next instant, she appeared right in front of Han Li and accepted the flying daggers in an elated manner.

Alright, as a safety precaution, you should return to your true body and refine these flying daggers. Dont appear unless I summon you so you dont get revealed to anyone else, Han Li instructed in a serious manner.

Yes, Master, Ill be sure to cultivate in peace. Quer naturally accepted this arrangement, and she made a hand seal, upon which she and all of the flying daggers vanished up Han Lis sleeve as a ball of white light in a flash.

Han Li exhaled upon seeing this, and only then did he cast his gaze toward the giant gate in the distance with a contemplative look on his face. freewenvel.com

Meanwhile, Shi Kun and Liu Shuier were still situated in the main palace, appraising the screen before them with hesitant looks on their faces.

The azure light on the surface of the screen had already completely faded, thereby revealing the artwork on it.

However, a layer of cloud and mist had then appeared over the image, making it impossible to see the massive gate.

A dozen or so yellow formation flags had appeared around the screen, and all of them were flashing with faint yellow light. The screen sat right at the center of the circle of flags, and a rather profound formation had been established.

There were still faint spatial fluctuations lingering in the air above the formation, and two or three shimmering treasures were slowly revolving around Shi Kun and Liu Shuier.

What do you propose we do, Fairy Liu? Weve already used several powerful treasures, yet have still been unable to break this restriction around the screen, so its clearly not something that we can break through in a short time. Speaking of which, how did Fellow Daoist Han manage to enter the screen? He seemed to have done so quite easily, Shi Kun sighed.

Liu Shuier was silent for a moment before asking, Havent you noticed, Brother Shi?

Noticed what? Shi Kun was rather perplexed.

Dont you think the third eye that appeared on Fellow Daoist Hans glabella really resembles a certain legendary object? Liu Shuier continued.

Youre saying thats a Law Destruction Eye? Despite his rugged appearance, Shi Kun was far from unintelligent, and he instantly realized what Liu Shuier was implying.

Aside from this legendary demonic eye, I havent heard of any other similar ability that can easily tear through this spatial restriction and grant access into this screen, Liu Shuier said in a calm voice.

If it really is the Law Destruction Eye, then we wont be able to replicate Fellow Daoist Han. Unless we completely destroy this entrance, there will be no chance for us to enter the screen, Shi Kun murmured with tightly furrowed brows.

If we join forces and both of us are willing to expend some energy, theres indeed a chance that we could accomplish this. However, if we fail, then well essentially have destroyed the exit for Fellow Daoist Han. Im sure he wont be very happy about that, and when he tears through space to return to this place, well have to face the full brunt of his wrath. After all, with his Law Destruction Eye, theres no way hell actually be trapped in there, Liu Shuier chuckled.

Shi Kuns expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he cast his gaze toward the screen again as he chuckled drily in response. Surely you jest, Fairy Liu, I wouldnt do something so reckless and risk harming others for my own benefit. Seeing as theres no way well be able to break this spatial restriction in a short time, why dont we leave this place and see if there are any rewards to be reaped in the other side palaces?

My thoughts exactly, Fellow Daoist Shi, Liu Shuier replied with an approving smile.

Shi Kun chuckled upon seeing this before taking one final forlorn glance at the screen before suddenly sweeping a sleeve through the air.

A gust of yellow wind immediately surged out of his sleeve before sweeping up all of the weapons hanging on the wall, as well as the suits of armor lying on the ground, then drawing them back up his sleeve.

As soon as the fiery bird appeared, it immediately let loose a clear cry up into the heavens. Han Li took a deep breath before extending a pristine white hand out of one of his sleeves, then curled back his five fingers before flicking them in succession.

Five bursts of glacial flames shot forth one after another before striking fiery golden bird in a flash, severely dimming the light that was emanating from it.

After all five bursts of glacial flames had struck the golden bird, it let loose an anguished cry, and the golden flames completely receded to reveal a golden pill.

The pill was only around the size of a human thumb, and there were complex pill patterns all over its surface. Its vibrant golden color coupled with those patterns presented quite a remarkable sight to behold.

Theres no mistaking it, this is definitely a Spiritvoid Pill! Liu Shuier exclaimed with an elated look on her face as soon as the pill emerged.

Shi Kun was also appraising the pill with excitement in his eyes, but a thought then suddenly occurred to him, and his expression changed slightly as he asked, Brother Han, is there only one Spiritvoid Pill in the vial?

Han Li offered no reply to this question. Instead, he merely pointed a finger at the small purple vial, and it shuddered before another fiery golden bird flew out from within it amid a dull thump.

There are two pills! This is fantastic! Shi Kun immediately burst into elated laughter upon seeing this.

Seeing as both seniors have requested this pill and there just so happen to be two of them, you can take one each. Do either of you have any objections? Han Li asked with a meaningful smile on his face.

Liu Shuier and Shi Kuns expressions both changed slightly upon seeing this, and the two of them quickly exchanged a glance.

A serious look appeared on Shi Kuns face, and Liu Shuier looked back at him with a cold expression.

Shi Kun hesitated momentarily before heaving a long sigh. Alright, Ill settle for this arrangement. My master strictly ordered me to bring back all of the Spiritvoid Pills here to him, but seeing as Fair Liu is unwilling to back down, I have no choice but to compromise.

I have no objections, either. At the very least, I wont be returning empty-handed to my master, Liu Shuier chimed in as the cold look in her eyes eased slightly.

Seeing as both sides had agreed to this arrangement, albeit in a begrudging manner, Han Li nodded before pointing at the two pills in the air.

The two golden pills shot forth before arriving in front of Liu Shuier and Shi Kun in a flash.

Liu Shuier raised a hand to catch the pill that was flying toward her, while Shi Kun suddenly opened his mouth to expel a burst of yellow light, which instantly swept up the pill. Only then did he calmly extricate the pill from within the yellow light.

Even though both of them were convinced that these were Spiritvoid Pills, this was an extremely important matter, so they naturally still had to use their own secret techniques for verification.

Thus, one of them began to chant incantations and cast strings of incantation seals toward the spirit pill that they were holding. Meanwhile, the other merely stared intently at the pill in their hand.

After about 10 minutes, both of them looked up at once before exchanging a glance and a nod, upon which they heaved a collective sigh of relief.

We must offer you our gratitude, Brother Han. Without your assistance, there wouldve been no way for us to reach this place so quickly and secure the Spiritvoid Pills, Liu Shuier said with a smile as she stowed her pill away into a vial that she was carrying.

I accepted benefits from our two seniors, so its only right for me to repay them, Han Li replied in a nonchalant manner.

Shi Kun also stowed away his pill before casting his gaze toward the purple vial that was hovering in mid-air, and he suddenly asked, Youre far too modest, Brother Han. Forgive me for my rudeness, but I must ask if there are any other pills inside that vial.

Liu Shuiers heart stirred upon hearing this, and a peculiar look flashed through her eyes.

Hehe, I didnt think that Fellow Daoist Shi would be so greedy. You can take a look for yourself to see if there are any other pills in here, Han Li chuckled before casting an incantation seal, and the purple vial immediately flew toward Shi Kun as a streak of light.

Shi Kun could hear a hint of displeasure in Han Lis voice, but this was too important a matter for him to risk overlooking any details, so he pretended to be oblivious to Han Lis attitude as he caught the vial before sweeping his spiritual sense toward it.

However, the vial was completely empty, and there were no other pills within it.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Shi Kuns heart, but he disguised it with a smile as he turned to Liu Shuier. Would you like to have a look as well, Fairy Liu?

He motioned to toss the vial toward her as he spoke. However, Liu Shuier merely shook her head, and said, Brother Han and Brother Shi have already inspected the vial, so theres no need for me to take another look, I trust the two of you.

Shi Kun naturally couldnt force the issue, so he could only offer Han Li a sheepish smile before tossing the vial back to him.

Han Lis expression remained unchanged, but he swept a sleeve through the air to accept the purple vial nonetheless.

After that, Han Li extricated two more items out of the cauldron, both of which were rare materials that were virtually extinct in the Spirit Realm, and they were also among the items requested by Cai Liuying and Duan Tianren.

Due to the fact that there was only one of each item, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun took one each, and no disputes took place.

Thus, aside from the first three treasures to have emerged from the cauldron, all of the other items had been reserved for the two seniors.

There were no more items in the cauldron, and Shi Kun didnt express any doubts on this occasion. After all, there really were no further balls of golden light within the Heavenvoid Cauldron.

After Han Li stowed away his Heavenvoid Cauldron, Liu Shuier smiled, and said, Brother Han, the first three treasures from the cauldron are outside of the treasures requested by my master and Senior Duan, so lets split them among us.

Haha, its a good thing that there were three treasures, well be able to take one each. You can go ahead and take the first pick, Brother Han, Shi Kun offered.

Liu Shuier faltered initially upon hearing this, but she then quickly agreed to this arrangement with a smile. After all, it made sense for Han Li to take the first pick.

On top of that, there was no way to ascertain the abilities of the three treasures through inspecting them visually or using ones spiritual sense, so it didnt really matter in which order they took their picks.

A faint smile appeared on Han Lis face upon hearing this, and the said, Alright, in that case, Id be more than happy to oblige. Ive already chosen a treasure, you two can split the remaining two treasures.

Han Li swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, and two items immediately flew out before hovering in front of him. These were none other than the golden pagoda and the hexagonal formation plate, which meant that he had chosen the golden gourd.

Liu Shuier and Shi Kun were both slightly surprised by Han Lis choice, but they didnt pay much heed to it. Instead, they both turned their attention toward the remaining two treasures with contemplative looks on their faces.

Liu Shuier was the first to speak. I would like the golden pagoda. If you have objections, you can have the formation plate, what do you think, Brother Shi?

Shi Kun hesitated momentarily but still nodded in agreement in the end. Alright, Ill take the formation place, then.

Thank you for allowing me to choose ahead of you, Brother Shi. Liu Shuier smiled before raising a hand, and the golden pagoda treasure in front of Han Li was drawn into her grasp.

Shi Kun naturally also drew the hexagonal formation plate to himself as well.

The three of them exchanged a glance with one another, and all of them were quite elated.

Brother Han, Fairy Liu, you wouldnt object if I were to take this golden cauldron, would you? Shi Kun suddenly strode toward the cauldron with a smile on his face.

He then laid a hand on it, and bright spiritual light abruptly radiated from it. Immediately thereafter, the cauldron shrank down to around the size of a human fist in the blink of an eye.

Han Lis brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, but his expression then instantly eased as he said, I have no objections. If Fairy Liu is also willing to accept this arrangement, then you can go right ahead.

This cauldron is a fantastic treasure for holding some important things and I also wanted it for myself, but seeing Brother Shi has already claimed it, Im willing to pass up on it. There was a hint of disappointment in Liu Shuiers eyes as she appraised the golden cauldron, but Shi Kun had already claimed it, so she had no choice but to comply. After all, this wasnt something worth instigating a potential conflict over.

Shi Kun chuckled as he stuffed the golden cauldron up his sleeve, then looked around to find that Han Li was currently carefully appraising that peculiar screen.

Have you discovered something, Brother Han? Shi Kun couldnt help but ask at the sight of Han Lis enraptured expression.

This is no ordinary screen. Han Li gave a completely pointless reply.

Shi Kun was left feeling rather speechless upon hearing this.

The fact that this screen was able to devour their spiritual sense clearly indicated that this was no ordinary item, so such a response told him nothing that he didnt already know.

However, it wouldnt be appropriate for him to pry any further, so he could only also inspect the screen using secret techniques of his own.

Meanwhile, Liu Shuier had also strode over to the screen and was appraising it with a contemplative look on her face.

Right at this moment, Han Lis body swayed, and he suddenly appeared behind the screen.

He raised both of his hands and flicked his 10 fingers in succession, upon which incantation seals of different colors were sent hurtling toward the screen.

Shi Kun and Liu Shuier were naturally intrigued by what Han Li was doing and hurriedly cast their eyes toward him.

Right at this moment, Han Li let loose a low cry, and a ball of black Qi suddenly appeared on his glabella. An inky black third eye then emerged before blasting forth a pillar of black light that was around as thick as a human thumb onto the screen.

Immediately thereafter, a buzzing sound rang out from behind the screen, and a vast expanse of seven-colored light surged forth. The light swept up Han Li, and he abruptly vanished on the spot.

Shi Kun and Liu Shuiers hearts jostled upon seeing this, and they immediately rushed around to the rear of the screen in unison.

There, they discovered that a string of ancient purple text had appeared on the screen. fewebnve.com

World within the screen

Liu Shuiers pupils contracted slightly as she read the words aloud.