Chapter 454: Appearing

"Alright, stop with the nonsense," Xuangu snapped, his voice turning cold. "First, help me find that Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng. Then we can eliminate that kid, and you'll get your physical body back."

"No problem!" the man said disdainfully. "With our combined Spirit-Searching Technique, finding a spirit ginseng will be a piece of cake."

"Then let's begin!" With that, Xuangu's face darkened, and he flicked his sleeve downward.

Two slender streaks of black energy shot out from his cuffs, vanishing instantly into the ground upon contact.

At the same time, a faint green light rapidly flashed and disappeared beneath Xuangu's feet.

Xuangu himself floated motionless in the low air, his eyes closed and brows lowered.

On the open ground, Han Li played with a yellow formation flag in his hand. His expression was normal, but his eyes flickered, as if he was pondering something, and a hint of hesitation was visible between his brows.

Suddenly, he raised his hand, and a yellow light flew out, planting the small flag firmly into the ground.

"Although I can't see anything wrong with this formation flag," Han Li muttered to himself with a cold smile, "do you really think I wouldn't have any precautions?"

Then, he reached into his storage pouch, pulling out more than a dozen strikingly similar yellow flags, all radiating a dense earthy spiritual energy.

A strange expression flickered across Han Li's face as he looked at the shimmering flags. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Two streaks of black energy and a single green light simultaneously shot out from the ground and soared into Xuangu's body.

"Found it! That Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng really knows how to hide," the deep-voiced man said, a hint of triumph in Xuangu's mind. "It actually hid itself within a crevice of a huge rock. Without careful inspection, it would be very difficult to discover."

"Good, as long as it's found!" Xuangu solemnly instructed. "Now, I'll see if that kid has set up his formation flags and fallen into our trap. You need to be careful. Don't show yourself casually, lest he discovers you."

"Don't worry," the man said, stating the unpleasant truth upfront. "The shapeshifting technique I use is impossible to detect unless one possesses the divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, later, if you fail to subdue him, don't expect me to help you! His Golden Thunder Bamboo is the bane of my formless, fierce soul. I certainly don't want to be struck by the Spirit-Dispelling Divine Thunder and have my form and soul utterly destroyed."

"Hmph! I won't need your help to deal with a mere Core Formation early-stage junior," Xuangu scoffed. "I only act when I'm absolutely certain of success against him. As for you, you don't need to fear the Spirit-Dispelling Divine Thunder. A few days ago, when he fought me, those Golden Thunder Bamboo flying swords had only just been unleashed. Even if there were some residual divine thunder within the magic treasures, it should have been completely depleted when he passed through the demonic mist. His current Golden Thunder Bamboo flying swords are nothing to fear. What worries me, however, are the golden and silver beetles he released during our fight that day. With all my experience, I have no idea about the origins of those insects. That's rather peculiar. Although I don't know what kind of spirit insects they are, I estimate..."