Chapter 508: The Power of Ancient Treasure

A Mortal's Journey to Immortality - Volume 4: The Overseas Wind Rises

Hearing this, Han Li fell silent, his expression shifting as if deep in thought.

The two Star Palace cultivators, seeing Han Li's demeanor, exchanged knowing glances and stared at him with increased vigilance.

"Alright! I have nothing urgent anyway, so I'll accompany you two fellow cultivators," Han Li said with a sudden, unhurried smile.

Upon hearing his words, the scholar and the burly man's stern expressions relaxed. The scholar's face even flashed with a hint of satisfaction, and he opened his mouth as if to say something.

But at that moment, Han Li made his move.

His right hand, previously hidden in his sleeve, suddenly shot out. Six streams of azure light silently darted towards the burly man. Simultaneously, his left hand flipped, revealing five copper rings of varying colors in his palm, which began to hum with a low, resonant sound.

"You dare to attack?" The scholar reacted quickly. The moment he saw Han Li make a move, he opened his mouth, and a square artifact, several inches in size, immediately shot out.

This flat, ink-black object was a peculiar artifact resembling an inkstone.

The sturdy burly man also moved swiftly, shaking his hand. A white jade seal flew out, instantly growing several times in size and enveloped in white light as it soared to meet the six streams of azure light.

"Be careful, those copper rings are ancient artifacts!"

At this moment, the scholar clearly saw the copper rings in Han Li's hand and quickly shouted a warning in surprise.

The burly man was slightly stunned by this remark, but before he could react, the six streams of azure light emitted clear chirping sounds as they flew. After a moment of blurring, they transformed into twelve identical sword lights.

Six of these instantly merged into a colossal azure sword, striking fiercely towards the great seal within the white light.

The other six changed direction, carving out six arcs as they swiftly shot in from the sides.

The burly man was greatly alarmed. Without a moment's hesitation, he quickly formed a hand seal. A surge of blue light erupted, and several clearly visible runes floated out from his body. These runes shone with dazzling blue light, rapidly expanding to the size of a bucket, forming a light blue shield that enveloped the burly man.

The burly man actually intended to directly withstand Han Li's Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords with this.

While the burly man made his move, the scholar at his side naturally wouldn't stand by.

After giving the warning, he quickly pointed a finger at the inkstone artifact floating in front of his chest.

The inkstone rapidly rotated.

A thick black mist spewed from it, quickly spreading several feet wide, and simultaneously, the scent of ink filled the vicinity.

The scholar unhesitatingly activated a spell. The black mist rapidly condensed, forming dozens of pitch-black grotesque birds in the blink of an eye.

Each of these strange birds was half a foot long. With peculiar cries, they glowed red and shot towards Han Li.

Han Li, however, remained oblivious to all this. After rapidly shaking the copper rings in his hand a few times, they vanished in a flash of iridescent light.

Then, he flipped his hand again, and an ancient-looking flower basket appeared in his palm.

Seeing that the opponent seemed to disregard his attack, the scholar was not angry but rather pleased.

His "Illusory Inkstone" was crafted using an ancient refining method, achieved only after expending immense effort and good fortune.

For this, he had almost exhausted his entire life's savings, but he had no regrets.

Because ever since the successful refinement of this Illusory Inkstone artifact, he had rarely met an opponent among cultivators of the same cultivation level. He could even contend with cultivators in the Core Formation mid-stage.

As long as a cultivator's cultivation wasn't significantly higher than his, once they fell into the embrace of this illusory ink mist, they would immediately plunge into a hallucination from which they couldn't extricate themselves.

Watching the strange birds rush like arrows towards Han Li, a sinister smile involuntarily appeared on his face. He formed a hand seal, intending to make these strange birds explode.

But at this moment, a faint hum suddenly sounded in his ear. Then, five copper rings simultaneously appeared on his neck and limbs. After a sudden tightening, he immediately felt his cultivation base dissipate, making him unable to gather any spiritual power.

At this, the scholar was utterly terrified.

He had naturally raised his guard to the highest degree against the strangely disappearing copper rings, but for them to appear on his body without any warning was completely beyond his expectation.

For a moment, the scholar was so frightened his soul almost flew away, and various escape strategies frantically raced through his mind.

At this moment, a loud bang also erupted on the other side. Azure light and white energy intertwined as the colossal azure sword finally collided with the great seal.

The brilliant white energy easily overpowered the azure light, and the great sword shattered inch by inch after only a moment of resistance.

Meanwhile, the other six azure rainbows also struck the strange rune shield.

Dull thuds sounded in succession.

The runes, after flashing with blue light, actually withstood the six streams of azure light, preventing them from breaking through the shield.

Han Li lightly exclaimed, somewhat surprised.

It seemed that the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, without the Evil-Dispelling Divine Thunder, indeed lacked significant power due to the short cultivation time.

But before he could think further, the black strange birds had already reached him.

Although they no longer had the scholar's spiritual power support, the inkstone artifact was, after all, connected to his divine sense, and it still drove these strange birds to attack with undiminished power.

Han Li let out a cold snort. The flower basket in his hand glowed brightly, and large swathes of white light poured out from the basket, instantly sweeping all the approaching strange birds into it without exception.

Seeing this scene, the scholar's face turned ashen.

"Impossible! You have other ancient artifacts. Who exactly are you?" He wore an expression of disbelief!

It was already incredibly fortunate for an ordinary cultivator to possess even one ancient artifact. After all, whenever ancient artifacts appeared, they usually fell into the hands of Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

It was exceedingly difficult for ordinary Core Formation stage cultivators to possess ancient artifacts!

And Han Li had successively conjured two completely different treasures, the copper rings and the flower basket, which naturally left the scholar utterly terrified.

However, Han Li had no intention of answering him. Instead, he threw the flower basket straight out.

Immediately, with a flash of white light, the flower basket also enveloped the great seal that was striking head-on, causing it to flip and struggle ceaselessly within the white light, yet unable to escape.

Then, Han Li no longer hesitated, his ten fingers rapidly flicking. Over a dozen streams of azure sword energy shot out fiercely, targeting the scholar who was locked down by the Five Elements Rings.

"No..." The scholar only managed to let out a cry before his body was pierced with over a dozen large holes. His form swayed a few times, and then he breathed his last.

It was pitiful that he couldn't even use half of his cultivation techniques, his true essence locked by the Five Elements Rings, rendering all his strategies useless.

Han Li beckoned with his hand, and the Five Elements Rings transformed back into a cascade of light, automatically leaving the corpse and flying back into his hand.

At this point, his gaze turned cold as he shifted his attention to the other side.

The burly man was furiously forming hand seals, trying to retrieve his great seal, but there was no way he could succeed in such a short time. Meanwhile, the six streams of azure light outside continuously battered his rune shield.

Now, seeing the scholar die so easily, the burly man's heart trembled!

When he saw Han Li's attention shift back to him, he felt a chill run through his entire body.

He suddenly gritted his teeth, transforming into a streak of blue light and fleeing. He even abandoned his natal artifact, which was connected to his nascent soul.

This person was indeed exceptionally decisive!

Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and the copper rings instantly vanished from his hand again.

But in the next moment, they strangely appeared above the escaping burly man's head, enveloped in a five-colored aura.

Then, under the burly man's disbelieving gaze, the five copper rings, as if seeing nothing, appeared on various parts of the burly man's body, disregarding the runes.

Immediately, the blue escape light came to an abrupt halt, and the burly man tumbled backward.

A cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes. A stream of azure light descended from the sky, circled the burly man several times, and then bisected him into several pieces at the waist.

Thus, both Core Formation cultivators from the Rebel Star Alliance were defeated by Han Li.

Below, Han Li effortlessly retrieved the storage bags from the two individuals. After a quick scan with his divine sense, he calmly put them away.

Han Li also unceremoniously took the great seal from within the flower basket and the inkstone artifact that floated ownerless in the air.

"Fellow cultivator, you've been hiding and watching for so long. Isn't it time for you to show yourself?" Han Li stood in mid-air with his hands clasped behind his back, calmly looking down at the sea below.

Though his voice was not loud, it resonated across several miles of the nearby sea.

A gust of sea wind suddenly swept past, yet silence still prevailed.

Seeing this, Han Li sighed softly.

"You're lurking in the sea below. Do you truly want me to drag you out?" Han Li's expression darkened slightly, his tone becoming somewhat unfriendly.

"Wait, fellow cultivator, I'm coming out now." It seemed that being exposed by Han Li had finally made the hidden person unable to hold back, and he spoke out.

(Phew, it seems there's only one update today. I'll continue writing tomorrow, everyone. Get some rest early! After several nights of staying up late, I also need to adjust.)

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