Chapter 1392: Black Leaf Forest

At first glance, these two giant beasts resembled two giant apes. Their bodies were covered in unusually long green fur, and they possessed three black eyes which, when all moved simultaneously, made them appear exceptionally vigilant.

Han Li silently watched the two long-furred beasts walk past the tree, gradually moving away. Only then did he flicker back into sight beneath the giant tree.

Looking in the direction where the beasts had disappeared, a trace of surprise and doubt appeared on his face.

These two creatures, seemingly on patrol, were clearly not members of the Wood Tribe. But why were they in the Black Leaf Forest? Looking at the huge copper forks they carried on their shoulders, it was clear they possessed extremely high intelligence.

Could they be another unknown foreign race?

Han Li pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

As far as he knew, the Wood Tribe was highly exclusive. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't allow foreign races to move so freely within their territory. Could they be battle beasts trained by the Wood Tribe?

Han Li thought to himself.

So-called battle beasts were essentially the same as spirit beasts, just with a different name. Similar to how humans and demons used various secret techniques to refine and control spirit beasts, other foreign races also knew how to train ancient beasts using medicines or other methods to make them serve their own purposes.

Of course, due to the differing aptitudes of each race, the types of beasts they could train and control varied greatly. Not all ancient beasts could be tamed.

The two-headed monster he had seen earlier, belonging to the Shadow Tribe, was a powerful battle beast unique to them. However, it was likely that only the Shadow Tribe possessed the means to tame such an ancient beast.

As for the Wood Tribe, as far as he knew, they hadn't previously used battle beasts. Could these be newly successfully trained ones?

Han Li pondered for a long time, filled with questions, but ultimately decided not to dwell on the matter further.

Since these two long-furred beasts hadn't even discovered him when he was so close, he estimated they were the type with thick hides and tough bodies, not worth slowing him down.

With his decision made, Han Li's figure flickered, and he vanished like a phantom.

One day later, beneath a large tree in the forest, Han Li stood, his expression grim, looking at the eight long-furred beasts before him.

These ape-like beasts were different from the previous two. Not only were they roughly half the size, but their entire bodies were fiery red. They weren't carrying copper forks either; instead, each of the eight giant beasts held a gleaming, dark black wolf-tooth club. All of them were baring their fangs and glaring at Han Li, appearing aggressive.

Han Li's mouth twitched slightly.

He had originally thought these long-furred beasts would have extremely dull spiritual senses, but when this new group of long-furred beasts passed by, they immediately detected him hidden behind the tree. They instantly surrounded him.

As Han Li looked at the third eye on the foreheads of these eight monsters, which continuously flickered with black light, he frowned, vaguely realizing something.

When he had encountered the two green-furred beasts, their third eyes on their heads seemed to have been closed.

At this moment, the eight red monsters let out a low roar, then leaped into the air, simultaneously swinging the wolf-tooth clubs fiercely in their hands.

A layer of green light immediately appeared on the surface of these ferocious weapons. At the same time, a violent gust of wind rushed towards Han Li, intending to smash him.

Han Li raised an eyebrow. Without attempting to dodge, he calmly flicked one sleeve towards the air. A small golden sword appeared with a flash. With a flicker, it transformed into eight golden threads that shot out and simply circled the eight long-furred beasts.

After a few "thudding" sounds, eight large heads rolled to the ground as if sliced off like vegetables.

As the eight golden threads flashed and reverted to the small sword, which vibrated and flew back, the eight bodies, mixed with emerald green blood, had already fallen heavily to the ground.

Han Li flicked his other long sleeve towards the corpses. Eight crimson fireballs flew out, striking the bodies.

After a few soft sounds, they instantly turned to ash in the crimson flames.

After completing all this, Han Li's expressionless figure flickered, and with a lingering afterimage, he vanished back into the forest. What Han Li didn't notice was that shortly after he left, on the thick trunk of a giant tree nearby, two points of green light suddenly flashed. Two large green eyes, about a foot in size, opened. After their emerald green pupils unemotionally rotated twice, they slowly fixed their gaze on the direction where Han Li's figure had disappeared, not blinking once.

Approximately tens of thousands of "chengjun" away from this spot, on an inconspicuous large tree hidden by other trees, a pair of faintly glowing green eyes also opened.

In the direction these green eyes quietly gazed, about a hundred zhang away, in a slightly open area, a man and a woman stood side-by-side. The man wore purple robes, and the woman wore a black dress. They were none other than Long Dong and Xiao Hong.

The two were communicating something through subtle lip movements. On the ground nearby, over a dozen red and green long-furred beasts lay dead.

"Brother Long, these creatures don't seem particularly strong," the young woman transmitted, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, "but how did they see through our concealment techniques? My Transformation Banner is something even cultivators of the same cultivation level can't see through."

"It's probably related to their third demonic eye," Long Dong replied, his face also showing some surprise and doubt. "Usually, demonic beasts with multiple eyes possess some special divine abilities. In that case, we need to be even more careful."

"Most likely so. Let's go," the young woman said, her expression suddenly turning gloomy. "We must get there before that little girl does. Otherwise, that item might fall into her hands."

"Heh heh, I never thought you and that girl would participate in this mission, with such intentions," Long Dong let out an eerie chuckle, yet spoke chillingly. "As for this item, for our Long family, it's merely a trifle. But Lady, don't forget our previous agreement. The item is yours, but the person is mine."

"Hmph, though I also very much desire the Blood of the Heavenly Phoenix," the young woman coldly snorted, "compared to the important matters of my clan, I am well aware of what is more important."

"Haha, that's good," the blood-mole youth chuckled. "Let's go!"

Immediately, their figures flickered, and they also vanished into the nearby forest.

In another direction, an incredibly faint white phantom was rapidly shooting through the forest, its escape speed unbelievably fast...

In a heavily restricted and extremely secluded part of the Black Leaf Forest, beneath a six to seven zhang tall silver tree, several dark figures sat cross-legged. One of them suddenly opened their eyes, revealing a pair of emerald green eyes that radiated golden light. From their mouth came several strangely short, peculiar sounds.

The other figures nearby also opened their eyes simultaneously. One figure, much taller than the others, suddenly spoke with a voice full of majesty, seemingly asking something.

The figure who had first opened their eyes immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and respectfully replied a few words.

After the latter listened, they immediately gave a command in a deep voice.

The other figures immediately all stood up, spreading out to stand around the silver tree.

The tall figure let out a loud shout, and with a single hand pointed towards the tree. Instantly, a green line shot out, vanishing in a flash into the silver tree.

The silver tree immediately trembled violently, and suddenly, several luminous silver apertures opened all over it. Simultaneously, several bowl-sized silver light pillars flashed out, each striking one of the figures.

An incredible scene unfolded.

These figures struck by the light pillars blurred slightly, and then they vanished.

On the other side, Han Li was naturally unaware that his movements had fallen into others' eyes. He continued to move silently through the forest, appearing and disappearing.

The rest of the journey became surprisingly smooth. Aside from occasionally encountering a few lone long-furred beasts along the way, he hadn't encountered a single Wood Tribe member...

While this pleased Han Li, he also couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. However, on second thought, given the vast expanse of the Black Leaf Forest, it didn't seem strange not to have encountered the Wood Tribe within such a short time.

This trip was related to the World-Cleansing Pill. He had already ventured so deep into the forest, so naturally, there was no turning back.

Even though there was a hint of unease in his heart, Han Li, apart from being extra careful, did not stop his feet for a moment. Two days later, Han Li stopped on a slender branch, his body swaying with the wind as if weightless. His eyes, however, were fixed on a hundred-zhang tall small hill in the distance.

The trees on the hill were unusually sparse. Aside from a few ancient trees, there were no other significant trees.

After observing the hill for half a day, he flipped his hand, and suddenly, a dark, triangular magic plate appeared.

In the center of the magic plate, a milky-white light spot flickered intermittently.

He lowered his head and looked at the magic plate for a moment, then glanced at the distant hill. With one hand, he formed a spell gesture and shot a ray of green light towards the plate.

Instantly, the magic plate flashed with black light, and the milky-white light spot flew out. After spinning around on the plate, it then shot out a slender white thread, which directly pointed to an ancient tree on the hill.

Han Li's gaze shifted.

This ancient tree was, in fact, a half-withered stump. It was about thirty zhang tall. Its upper half was scorched black, as if struck by lightning, while its lower half was yellowish, and near the roots, it was faintly green.

Han Li observed for a moment, then suddenly closed his eyes and slowly released his spiritual sense, meticulously searching the vicinity.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, revealing a look of relief.

The vicinity was indeed empty, with not the slightest abnormality.

Han Li did not immediately act. After pondering for a moment, his eyes slightly narrowed, he moved his sleeve, and several glittering silver orbs appeared in his hand. Then, with a "poof" sound from his mouth, a fist-sized silver firebird shot out.

After circling his body once, the firebird transformed to about a foot in length. It then pounced towards his palm, swallowing the silver orbs in one gulp, and after a flash, it drilled into the ground and disappeared without a trace.

After doing all this, Han Li swept his hand over his storage bracelet, and a stack of shimmering green formation flags appeared in his hand. Without a word, he threw them forward.

Seven or eight green lights shot out and instantly vanished into the surroundings of the hill.

Han Li formed hand seals with both hands and softly chanted a few incantations.

Immediately, a layer of green spiritual light emerged around the hill, but then, under Han Li's activation of his spell arts, it flickered faintly several times before disappearing from sight.

Seeing this scene, Han Li let out a soft breath, and with a long leap, descended from the branch. After a few flashes, he arrived at the edge of the hill.

With a flash of green light, his entire person vanished without a trace.