Chapter 2028: Taiji Diagram

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to ImmortalityVolume Ten: The War in the Demon RealmChapter 2002: Tai Chi

Volume Ten: The War in the Demon Realm

However, his spiritual power was now largely depleted, and his combat ability had plummeted. Disregarding the fact that he was still on the battlefield, he immediately raised his hand and released a hazy yellow meditation cushion, sitting cross-legged upon it.

Han Li performed a hand seal with both hands, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his energy to recover.

Although the pills he had just consumed prevented him from suffering a backlash or explosion, it was impossible to fully refine and absorb them in such haste. Consequently, a terrifying amount of medicinal energy had accumulated within his body.

If he didn't forcefully suppress it in time, the consequences would naturally be unimaginable.

Fortunately, he was protected by a surrounding magic formation, and the Leopard-Scaled Beast reappeared beside him with a flash, guarding him. For the time being, he didn't need to worry about any unexpected disturbances.

After a short while, a layer of golden glow appeared on Han Li's body, slowly circulating.

With the glow enveloping him, Han Li remained unmoving, like a golden war god.

Suddenly, his hand seals changed, and his fingers flicked out continuously from his chest, like turning wheels.

With a whooshing sound, a dozen slender silver threads flashed and vanished.

These were indeed a dozen hair-thin silver needles, which he had magically flicked into his body, using a secret technique to lock certain vital points in his meridians.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, another dozen talismans of various colors shot out. After swirling, they darted towards Han Li.

With several "puffs"!

These talismans burst into balls of light, transforming into a dozen large runic phantoms. With a flash, they disappeared into his body.

Han Li let out a muffled groan, a faint golden light swept across his face, and his aura briefly surged before immediately stabilizing again.

After waiting a moment longer, he exhaled softly and finally opened his eyes.

“I’ve finally suppressed it for now. I wonder what’s happening on the other side. I hope nothing unexpected has befallen them.” Han Li collected the meditation cushion, stood up, and murmured a few words.

His gaze flickered, and he swept his eyes towards a certain direction.

If he wasn't mistaken, Grandmaster Jinyue and the other person should still be fiercely battling the Bloodlight Patriarch's avatar.

After a brief moment of contemplation, just as Han Li was about to make another move, the air suddenly trembled violently, followed by an earth-shattering roar!

The sky and the surrounding light barriers shattered inch by inch instantly. The entire spatial magic formation had been forcefully broken by an immense divine ability.

The thirty-six male cultivators staggered, appearing from the void, some spitting blood, others with limbs spontaneously bursting. Their formation-setting artifacts in front of them disintegrated into thin air due to the backlash.

Han Li's expression changed slightly, his gaze narrowed, and he looked towards a certain area that had suddenly become visible nearby.

He saw a gigantic, crystalline, blood-red skeleton rampaging there, emitting low roars.

This massive skeleton was over a hundred zhang tall, had transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form, and each of its six large hands held a dark, rod-like weapon.

As the six demonic weapons swung in unison, they stirred up gusts of demonic wind. Within the black energy, countless blades and spears vaguely surged forth.

Atop the skeleton's enormous head, the blood-robed youth stood, one hand performing a hand seal, the other holding a large black seal. His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was fully channeling the skeleton beneath him.

Opposite them, the silver-haired elder and Grandmaster Jinyue appeared in an utterly disheveled state.

One of them had his golden kasaya torn into several pieces, and a shocking blood-red handprint, more than half a chi deep, marked his chest. It seemed as though half of his ribs had turned to powder, yet strangely, not a single trace of blood flowed out.

The other's hair bun was disheveled, his face was extraordinarily pale, and the seven-colored feather fan in his hand was remarkably dim.

Both had several treasures hovering and dancing in front of them, forming layers of light barriers to protect themselves. However, under the impact of the demonic wind, they swayed precariously, flickering wildly, looking as if they could collapse at any moment.

This blood-red skeleton possessed such terrifying power; clearly, the spatial restriction just now had also been forcefully shattered by it.

Han Li's gaze sank slightly as he comprehended all of this.

The power of this final Bloodlight Patriarch's avatar seemed far greater than he had anticipated.

However, his face remained expressionless; only one hand in his sleeve moved slightly.

Immediately, a faint spiritual light flashed, and an object was grasped between his five fingers in his palm.

The disappearance of the restriction naturally allowed the three individuals still engaged in combat to clearly see Han Li's situation.

However, their expressions varied greatly.

Both the silver-haired elder and Grandmaster Jinyue were filled with surprise and joy, while the blood-robed youth displayed a look of uncertainty and suspicion.

One should know that only a short time had passed since they separated from Han Li and the demonic titan. Yet now Han Li stood there unharmed, while the demonic titan had vanished into thin air.

The blood-robed youth knew full well how powerful the demonic titan was; even his true body wouldn't be guaranteed to kill it. Naturally, he absolutely refused to believe that Han Li could have killed the demonic titan in such a short time, so he immediately scanned the area back and forth with flickering eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Han, quickly make a move. Let us combine our strength to confront this fiend. Eh, why has your aura become so weak? This is bad…”

The blood-robed youth, after his spiritual sense swept wildly over Han Li several times and detected no trace of the demonic titan's aura, suddenly changed the direction of the demonic weapons in the blood-red skeleton's hands and wildly struck the void towards Han Li's position.

A demonic wind roared forth, and within the rolling black wind, cold light flashed, with thousands of illusionary demonic weapons and sharp blades, such as swords and spears, vaguely discernible.

Clearly, this Patriarch's avatar had also discovered the weakening of Han Li's aura, and with malicious intent, it launched a fierce attack at Han Li without hesitation.

Given the astonishing momentum of this wave of attacks, it would truly not be an easy matter for Han Li to take it head-on in his current state.

However, there was not the slightest trace of panic on his face; he merely tossed an object lightly from his sleeve.

After a strange wailing howl, a pitch-black ring was tossed out, from which countless golden flowers surged forth.

These golden flowers spun rapidly in mid-air, then transformed into fist-sized golden beetles amidst their rapidly expanding and flickering light.

There were tens of thousands of them.

Each one shone with brilliant golden light, and their forms were exceptionally ferocious—they were none other than the mature Gold Devouring Beetles.

Although Han Li's physical spiritual power was greatly diminished, his spiritual sense remained undiminished. Thus, he could still effortlessly control these Gold Devouring Beetles at this moment.

As Han Li's hand seals activated, these Gold Devouring Beetles immediately buzzed and transformed into a golden cloud, blocking his path.

Then, Han Li pointed a finger into the void, and the golden cloud condensed, surprisingly forming a gigantic, resplendent golden shield.

At this moment, the distant demonic wind, carrying countless sharp blades, surged forward and crashed against the shield.

With a continuous series of "rumbling" explosions, the shield's surface resounded with bursting sounds, yet the shield itself remained impregnable. The seemingly formidable demonic wind was, astonishingly, completely blocked.

The blood-robed youth in the distance saw this and his expression changed slightly. However, before he could deploy any more divine abilities, Han Li, across from him, let out a low shout, raised his hand, pointed towards him, and uttered the word “Go!”

With a “bang”!

The golden shield immediately disintegrated, and tens of thousands of beetles buzzed forth, forming a rolling golden cloud. After a few swirls, they instantly reached the vicinity of the blood-red skeleton.

“Oh no, it’s the Gold Devouring Beetles!”

The blood-robed youth's gaze swept wildly through the beetle swarm a few times, then he suddenly remembered something and roared with a greatly changed expression.

Immediately after, the skeleton beneath him wildly swung its demonic weapons a few times, then fiercely hurled them. With a flash, they transformed into six black giant pythons, lunging directly towards the beetle cloud.

As for the blood-robed youth himself, he hastily stomped on the skeleton beneath him. A crimson gale erupted, sweeping him and the skeleton into it, and they swiftly rolled away into the distance.

With several “rumbling” sounds.

The six black giant pythons, upon pouncing into the golden beetle cloud, vanished without a trace after just a few flashes.

Meanwhile, the beetle swarm, upon condensing, suddenly transformed into a giant golden eagle. With a spread of its wings, it immediately turned into a thick golden beam of light, chasing rapidly after the crimson gale at an incredible speed.

The silver-haired elder and Grandmaster Jinyue witnessed all of this, and their expressions naturally changed from shock to delight.

“Quickly use that item now; this is the perfect opportunity!” the silver-haired elder suddenly said with a low roar.

“This humble monk was thinking the same thing,” Grandmaster Jinyue replied, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, agreeing without hesitation.

After exchanging glances, both immediately flipped their palms simultaneously, carefully retrieving half of a brocade handkerchief each.

These handkerchiefs were extremely yellowish-brown, with some dirty runes inscribed on their surfaces, appearing tattered and worn.

However, the elder and the monk regarded the objects in their hands with immense importance. As soon as they took them out, they simultaneously chanted solemn incantations and abruptly flung the handkerchiefs in the direction the blood-robed youth had fled.

Two masses of grey light soared into the sky, swirled once, then converged in the middle, astonishingly merging into a single hazy grey Tai Chi diagram. With a flash, it disappeared from the sky.

The sky darkened instantly, and countless black clouds materialized in the air. Following a clap of thunder, the clouds parted, and a Tai Chi phantom, resembling a small city, descended from above, instantly enveloping the entire thousand-mu area below.

Both the swiftly fleeing blood-robed youth and the other demons on the battlefield who were within the phantom's range felt their bodies sink, and their movements became sluggish and slow.

However, this restriction was negligible for those of the Demon Venerable rank. Although startled, they could withstand it as if nothing had happened simply by circulating their internal spiritual power.

As for the blood-robed youth, with a sweep of the nearby blood-colored wind, his escape speed remained undiminished as he continued to rapidly move away.

But just then, the silver-haired elder and Grandmaster Jinyue solemnly pointed their hands towards the high sky, simultaneously chanting incantations.

Deep incantations reverberated continuously above the entire battlefield.

The next moment, the gigantic Tai Chi phantom suddenly flashed with light, shrinking to about a mu in size, centered on the blood-robed youth.

Innumerable five-colored runes surged out from it, and the Tai Chi phantom instantly became blindingly bright, as if it had completely materialized into light.