Chapter 1675: Three Demons

As the five-colored light sword moved, it slowly descended towards its target.

The giant toad inwardly cried, "Not good!" The black and red wind-fire pillars beside it surged rapidly into the void.

Wherever the wind-fire power passed, the air distorted, and a loud buzzing sound filled the air, as if space itself was being pushed aside. In an instant, the five-colored light sword was swept into it.

Amidst the furious flashing of purple light, an astonishing roar erupted from within, and the barrier formed by the sword array trembled violently, appearing as if it could shatter at any moment.

The giant toad's expression relaxed, and it couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

In its view, this grand fusion divine ability, unleashed by almost fully tapping into the inherent power of the giant toad it possessed and aided by the spiritual pearl between its brows, could absolutely not be resisted by a mere sword array like this.

Even its true body, if faced with this attack, would likely have to temporarily avoid its power.

However, just as the smile appeared on the giant toad's face, a clear, melodious cry, like the hum of a sword, suddenly echoed from within the wind-fire power. Then, the black and red fire pillars strangely parted.

Amidst the flashing five-colored spiritual light, a giant sword, about a zhang long, shot out from within.

The light flashed, the giant sword trembled, and emitted a sharp hum.

The surrounding wind-fire power, as if encountering some incredible force, scattered and moved away with strange buzzing sounds, completely revealing the giant sword.

At this moment, the five-colored giant sword spun around gracefully and lightly slashed towards the giant toad.

It made no sound, seemingly possessing no power at all!

But the gray spherical pearl between the giant toad's eyebrows shattered with a *bang*.

"Impossible!"

The giant toad suddenly let out a shrill scream, and its tightly closed eyes snapped open.

Its eyes were bright red like blood, with faint trickles of blood flowing out.

But the next moment, the demon's head, along with its massive body, split into two without any resistance.

A surge of crimson flames rushed out from its sundered body, transforming into a blazing crimson sea of fire.

The giant toad's remains, as if instantly weathered away, transformed into two wisps of grayish-white smoke in the flames, vanishing without a trace from the world.

This possessed giant toad, under the might of the Primordial Qi Sword, could not withstand a single slash; not even its soul or spirit could escape in the slightest.

A flash of green light appeared in the sky above, and Han Li's figure emerged from within the sword array. He looked at the raging flames below and let out a soft sigh.

"Harnessing the power of heaven and earth is indeed incomparable to ordinary secret arts. Back when I faced that ape, if I hadn't been in the demonic energy passage, unable to gather enough heaven and earth primordial qi, otherwise, by using this Primordial Qi Sword, I should also have been able to kill this demon, without needing to use the Xuantian Treasure and sacrificing my Dharma Idol."

After Han Li muttered these words to himself, a hint of regret appeared on his face. But then, his eyes flashed, and he gazed carefully into the sea of fire. Suddenly, with a raised eyebrow, he made a grabbing motion with one hand.

With a *whoosh*, an object shot out from the sea of fire, and with just a single flash, it landed in his hand.

It was a pale blue bag, its surface engraved with several different runes, shimmering as if it were no ordinary item.

"A storage pouch?" Han Li showed a hint of surprise, somewhat uncertain.

He pondered for a moment. The hand holding the bag suddenly turned pitch-black like ink, and at the same time, wisps of grayish light shot out from his palm, instantly wrapping the bag tightly. Then, he raised his hand again, and a spell seal shot out, vanishing into the bag in a flash.

The blue bag immediately shook violently. A spiritual light flashed at its opening, which slowly opened.

With a *poof*.

A ball of blue light shot out from within, and in a flash, it seemed to tear through the air and attempt to escape.

But Han Li had already prepared; how could he truly let it escape?

With a cold snort from him, the grayish mist suddenly expanded and rolled back, instantly enveloping the blue light ball.

As the gray mist and blue light intertwined, the light ball immediately revealed its true form.

It was a crystal-clear, misty blue spherical pearl.

Thumb-sized, its surface shimmered with unusual light, appearing like an item of glazed jade.

"This is..." Han Li's spiritual sense swept over it, and he was somewhat surprised.

"An inner core? No, that's not right.

But it doesn't seem to be a magic tool either!"

Han Li raised his hand and drew the spherical pearl to him. He held it up to his eyes with two fingers, examining it, but for a moment, he couldn't determine its origin.

"Never mind, I'll study it more closely later. For now, I should leave this place as quickly as possible."

Han Li thought for a moment. He flipped his hand, took out a jade box, and placed the strange pearl into it.

Then he looked at the crimson flames below, and his spiritual sense stirred.

He made no unusual movements.

A silver light suddenly flashed within the green barrier in the sky, and the Spirit-Devouring Fire Bird shot out, plunging headfirst into the sea of fire.

The raging flames were instantly absorbed by the Spirit-Devouring Fire Bird.

Then, it happily stretched its neck and let out a clear cry, spread its wings, and flew towards Han Li, disappearing into his body.

Han Li then formed a hand seal with both hands, and the sky-filling green barrier retracted, revealing countless green lotus flowers.

These green lotus flowers gently spun and transformed back into seventy-two small green swords.

Han Li's figure moved, transforming into a misty green streak of light, and soared through the air for a moment.

The numerous flying swords were instantly collected.

His escaping light didn't stop in the slightest, shooting directly towards the horizon. However, just as Han Li killed the giant toad, in a magnificent palace deep within a mountain in the Purple Gold Mountain Range, a man in a green robe, standing shoulder to shoulder with two others and gazing at a dark black gate not far away, suddenly had his expression change, becoming exceptionally grim.

"What's wrong, Brother Tie? Is something amiss?" A blood-robed man next to him, noticing his unusual demeanor, asked.

"Nothing, just one of my possessed avatars was destroyed," the green-robed man slowly replied, with no intention of hiding anything.

"A possessed avatar? Is that the avatar Brother Tie refined with a demonic bone bead?" Another old man, shimmering with silver light and having a refined appearance, asked with a flicker of unusual light in his eyes.

"Hehe, Brother Many-Eyes certainly knows a lot about my divine abilities," the green-robed man chuckled, seemingly not very fond of the old man.

"If a demonic bone bead avatar possesses a suitable host, it should be able to unleash at least twenty to thirty percent of its true body's divine abilities, right? With such strength, no one in the Purple Gold Mountain Range, apart from the three of us, should be able to destroy this avatar, right?" The silver-robed old man, however, continued to ask indifferently.

"That's not necessarily true. Brother Many-Eyes, have you forgotten that back then, besides the three of us who came to the Spirit Realm with the Saint Ancestor, there was also another fellow of our same rank? That poisonous demonic ape's divine abilities were no less than those of the three of us," the blood-robed man said nonchalantly.

"Hmph, that ape actually dared to steal the Xuantian Treasure fragment that the Saint Ancestor entrusted us to guard together and then fled. How dare it reappear here?" The silver-robed old man snorted coldly.

"That's not necessarily true. I estimate the reason it did so was likely to go outside and seek a method to repair that Xuantian relic, and then use that treasure to return to the Devil Realm," the blood-robed man replied indifferently.

"Repair the Xuantian relic! Does it think this is still our ancient Devil Realm? The great divine cultivators of this realm are not much weaker than our Saint Ancestors from the Sacred Realm. If it weren't for our strength being suppressed with no other choice, Lord Saint Ancestor wouldn't have risked destroying the Xuantian Void to break through the realm barrier and forcibly send us here," the silver-robed old man said, his eyes flickering.

"Stop guessing wildly! As for who destroyed the avatar, once I return and use a secret technique to investigate, I'll know most of it. Moreover, the last message from my avatar seemed to indicate that the Blood-Robed Man's beloved daughter was also nearby," the green-robed man said indifferently.

"Blood-Arm! Brother Tie, you don't mean to say that your possessed avatar was destroyed by my daughter, do you?" The blood-robed man chuckled, saying with a half-smile.

"Your esteemed daughter alone, of course not. But if you add a demonic crocodile that just advanced to the Saint Rank, it's very possible," the green-robed man said slowly, gazing at the blood-robed man.

"What? Advanced to Saint Rank?"

"Are you talking about *that* demonic crocodile?"

This time, both the blood-robed man and the silver-robed old man were simultaneously startled, asking in sharp voices.

"No need to be surprised, fellow Daoists. I imagine that soon enough, your subordinates will confirm this news themselves. As for which demonic crocodile it could be, naturally, it's the Black Abyss Crocodile," the green-robed man said with a wry smile.

"So it was it. It should be it!" Upon hearing the crocodile's identity, the silver-robed old man's expression grew a few shades graver.

"If it's that fellow, then it's a bit troublesome. It was the mount of Saint Ancestor Nether Luo back then. Our Saint Ancestor had a great friendship with Saint Ancestor Nether Luo back then, so although he brought us out of the Sacred Realm, it wouldn't be good for us to directly deal with this fellow. Moreover, this fellow never submitted to our control back then, and now that it has advanced to the Saint Rank, it will likely become even more reckless and uninhibited, hindering our management of the entire mountain range," the blood-robed man said, frowning deeply with some vexation.

"This isn't difficult at all. Since this demonic crocodile has already advanced to the Saint Rank, Lord Saint Ancestor can't possibly ignore it any longer. When the time comes, just let Lord Saint Ancestor give clear instructions. Why should we worry about it?" The green-robed man, however, said confidently.

"That makes sense. Lord Saint Ancestor is about to awaken, so indeed we should follow his instructions." The silver-robed old man stroked the beard on his chin and nodded in agreement.

"Hmm, then let's do as you two fellow Daoists say," the blood-robed man also didn't voice any objections.

"But I'm very curious to hear, with Lord Saint Ancestor about to awaken, why did one of you send out a possessed avatar, and the other send his beloved daughter away from this place? I wonder what's happening outside, and what plans you two fellow Daoists have?" The silver-robed old man narrowed his eyes at this moment and suddenly asked.

Hearing the silver-robed old man's question, the green-robed man and the blood-robed man were slightly startled and couldn't help but exchange glances.

But the blood-robed man's eyes rolled, and he immediately chuckled softly, asking in return.

"Many-Eyes. Why are you pretending not to know! Haven't your subordinates also left their residences and are active? Don't tell me you don't know about the Ganoderma Immortal?"

The green-robed man, on the other hand, remained silent with a grim expression.

"Ganoderma Immortal, what Ganoderma Immortal? I only ordered my subordinates to go out to capture the outsiders who harmed my child, so I could avenge myself and take revenge," the silver-robed old man was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but feel surprised.