Chapter 1729: Medicine Garden

However, the illusion formation in the square was extraordinarily formidable. Without any special abilities, they would certainly not be able to pass through it quickly. Even so, there wasn't much time left; at most, it would only allow him to search one more area.

As Han Li pondered, his gaze swept back and forth across the two other side halls several times, leaving him quite indecisive. Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he looked towards the pavilions and towers behind the main hall. Lush green vegetation covered the area, enveloped by a rich wood-type spiritual energy. When a light breeze blew, a faint medicinal fragrance was subtly carried on it.

Han Li exhaled slowly, silently cursing himself as a "fool." For any cultivator, a medicine garden was undoubtedly an essential feature of every immortal's cave. Even if this place was left behind by an immortal, a medicine garden surely existed here. And no matter how excellent other treasures might be, how could they compare to spirit medicines that might only exist in the True Immortal Realm? As long as he could find suitable spirit medicines, with his mysterious small bottle, he could ripen large quantities of them. This was hundreds of times more valuable than any other treasure.

Judging by the spiritual energy from afar, the medicine garden was clearly located amidst those pavilions and towers. With this realization, Han Li no longer hesitated. He immediately took the giant ape puppet and, transforming into a faint wisp of green smoke, rushed straight behind the main hall.

With the terrifying speed of Han Li's physical body, he plunged into the pavilions after only a short while. Although he didn't know the exact location of the medicine garden, the area with the densest wood spiritual energy was easy to identify. Ignoring other buildings along the way, he arrived at a flat area between three pavilions after a few swift movements. There, a garden spanning several mu lay revealed, and the faint medicinal fragrance emanated from within it.

However, the entire medicine garden was encircled by five purple-gold pillars, and a five-colored light curtain enveloped it. Witnessing this, Han Li couldn't help but frown. This formation was not like the simple restriction on the secret chamber door; it was clearly a rather troublesome large-scale formation. However, he was quite confident when it came to dealing with this type of defensive restriction.

After a brief thought, he formed a hand seal with one hand, opened his mouth, and a silver fireball shot out. Amidst the silver fire, a clear cry was heard. With a flash of silver light, the fireball actually transformed into a small silver bird. It was precisely the Spirit Devouring Fire Bird. This bird excelled at devouring various spiritual flames and spiritual power, making it unexpectedly effective for breaking such restrictions.

"Go!" Han Li pointed directly at the five-colored light curtain in front of him without hesitation and gave a command. Instantly, the silver fire bird spread its wings, transforming directly into a ball of silver light and shooting forward.

With a loud "boom!" The five-colored light curtain trembled slightly. Then, silver flames and radiant light intertwined, emitting continuous crackling sounds. Flames swirled around the silver fire bird's body, periodically shooting outwards. All five-colored radiant lights that came into contact with it vanished in a flash, swallowed without a trace. In a short while, the light curtain gradually thinned.

Upon seeing this, Han Li's face immediately lit up with delight. This restriction, left by an immortal, didn't seem so formidable; it was much easier than he had anticipated. Just as he was about to cast another spell to enhance the fire bird's power, the five purple-gold pillars around them suddenly emitted a low hum. Then, they radiated bright five-colored spiritual light, and thick beams of light shot out from them, instantly injecting into the light curtain. The light curtain, which had just begun to weaken, immediately flashed with light and became as dense as before.

Seeing this, Han Li's face involuntarily darkened. Without hesitation, his ten fingers blurred as he formed hand seals, while simultaneously muttering incantations. Suddenly, the word "Grow!" was forcefully uttered from his mouth. The Spirit Devouring Fire Bird, originally only about a foot in size, its eyes flashing with fierce light, spread its wings and shot towards the sky. After circling once, its body rapidly grew in size. In just a moment, a giant silver bird, about a zhang in size, appeared above the five-colored light curtain.

It raised its head and let out a clear cry, then fiercely flapped its massive silver wings downwards. The sound of tearing air grew loud as countless fireballs, formed from silver feathers, rained down like a torrential storm. The booming sound instantly echoed across half the sky, and raging flames engulfed the entire light curtain. Even with the five pillars continuously injecting Five-Element spiritual energy, the light curtain still began to tremble violently.

Seeing this, the giant silver bird retracted its wings. After spinning rapidly, amidst a burst of silver light, it suddenly transformed into a gigantic fireball, plummeting straight down from high altitude like a meteor.

A deafening crash! The five-colored light curtain could no longer hold up, its surface cracking inch by inch. Han Li rejoiced inwardly at this sight, his eyes flashing. He prepared to wait for the moment the light curtain completely collapsed, then instantly flash into the medicine garden.

But his plan was clearly too simplistic. The light beams spraying from the five purple-gold pillars suddenly ceased. The next moment, a loud thunderous roar erupted, and with flashes of lightning, streams of purple electrical arcs immediately emerged. Upon seeing these electrical arcs, Han Li's face immediately turned exceptionally grim. His gaze swept over the five-colored light curtain that was about to collapse. He immediately gritted his teeth; instead of retreating, black qi surged around him, and the Heavenly Outer Devil Armor reappeared as spiritual power surged wildly into it.

The black runes on the devil armor's surface shot out, continuously swirling densely around Han Li, protecting him tightly. As the thunder roared, countless thin golden arcs bounced out, forming a golden electric net that enveloped him. With another grab in the air, a stack of talismans instantly appeared out of nowhere, shooting towards his body. After a flash of light, several layers of various light shields appeared outside the electrical arcs.

At this moment, Han Li flicked one of his sleeves, and the Primordial Magnetic Polarity Mountain flew out. Activated by a spell, it immediately grew to over ten zhang in size, blocking in front of him like a giant shield. Even though these purple electrical arcs were incredibly powerful, he didn't believe their lightning could melt the mountain as well.

Almost as soon as Han Li completed these actions, the five purple-gold pillars simultaneously emitted a tremendous thunderclap. Five purple electrical arcs, as thick as a bowl's mouth, shot out from the pillars and converged mid-air, surprisingly merging into a giant lightning ball half a zhang in diameter, which fiercely struck directly at Han Li.

Upon seeing the astonishing size of the purple lightning ball, Han Li's face turned somewhat pale. Yet, he remained motionless, instead letting out a low roar and suddenly slapping the black mountain peak in front of him with one palm. Instantly, silver runes on its surface flashed, and a layer of hazy gray light curtain rolled out from the mountain, directly meeting the purple lightning ball. The next moment, the two collided.

With a heaven-shaking thunderclap, the gray light curtain only caused the lightning ball to waver briefly before being broken through, surprisingly unable to block it for long. It was no wonder! Although the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light was profound, it primarily had a great effect only on the power of the Five Elements. Against this secret lightning power originating from the True Immortal Realm, its effect was naturally not very significant. Instantly, the purple lightning ball moved, about to smash directly into the black mountain peak.

Seeing this, Han Li's lips curved slightly. The current Primordial Magnetic Polarity Mountain did not rely solely on the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light as its only divine ability. The palm he placed on the mountain peak suddenly flashed with green light, injecting a spell into it. Instantly, silver runes on the black mountain peak floated out from the mountain and, after spinning rapidly, transformed into several fist-sized black holes, blocking in front of the mountain peak. After the purple lightning ball flashed, it immediately collided with these black holes and passed through in a flash, as if completely unaffected. Han Li's gaze sharpened, and he saw clearly that the lightning ball, originally half a zhang in diameter, had surprisingly shrunk by more than one-third of its volume the moment it passed through the black holes.

But before he could ponder further, the lightning ball struck the black mountain peak's main body, instantly resulting in a deafening crash. Amidst a burst of purple lightning, a sudden "zila" sound was heard. Two purple lightning snakes immediately coiled around the sides of the huge mountain, shooting straight towards Han Li's body as if sentient. With several "pupu" sounds, the outermost layers of light shields, as soon as they touched the two purple snakes, immediately dispersed and shattered in a flash, surprisingly unable to block them in the slightest.

Han Li's eyelids suddenly twitched wildly, but he abruptly waved a hand forward. The golden electric net on his body instantly shot out with a thunderous roar, sweeping straight towards the two purple lightning bolts. And at this moment, a crisp cracking sound was heard. As soon as Han Li heard this sound, he instinctively swayed and rushed to one side, leaving a series of afterimages. It was the five-colored light curtain, which, under the rampage of the silver fire bird, had finally completely collapsed.

But as the purple and golden electrical arcs briefly intertwined, the two purple lightning bolts suddenly exploded. The purple light instantly and completely engulfed the golden light. The immense power of the explosion instantly stirred up a scorching hurricane, carrying countless threads of purple lightning, and with just a single roll, it enveloped Han Li's moving figure. Han Li's face hardened, and he was forced to stop.

A thunderous roar! The black runes instantly shattered, transforming into wisps of black qi intertwined with purple lightning threads. After exploding, both dispersed and vanished. The next moment, a three-headed, six-armed golden phantom emerged from the black qi. With just a wave of its arms, countless golden light clusters shot out from its six palms, striking the hurricane and causing it to totter precariously. Its momentum was truly astonishing. The sharp barbs on Han Li's devil armor suddenly flashed with dark black light at their tips, and thumb-thick black light beams shot out. Under the two types of attacks, the hurricane finally vanished into thin air with a mournful wail.

Han Li moved and once again rushed towards the medicine garden. But just then, the five purple pillars suddenly hummed, and amidst countless flashing rays of light, the light curtain, which had just broken, flashed and restored itself above the medicine garden. Han Li wanted to stop, but it was too late, and he plunged into the five-colored light. Thunderous sounds echoed around him once more. Lightning flashed on the surface of the five pillars, and streams of purple electrical arcs coiled out, followed by several thunderclaps, transforming into purple lightning snakes that shot out. Han Li's face turned somewhat pale.