Chapter 901: Out Action

A Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Volume Six: Heavenly Spirit Treasures, Chapter One: Turbulence at the Seven Mysteries Sect

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With a whoosh, a golden light flashed before the man's eyes, and the Golden Flame Stone shot out diagonally without any warning.

The man was startled, and caught off guard, his reaction was naturally a beat too slow. By the time he frantically tried to snatch it back, it was clearly a moment too late. The Golden Flame Stone instantly transformed into a streak of golden light, vanishing in a flash and landing in the hands of another person nearby.

At this development, both the cultivators from Great Jin and the bewildered abrupt people standing by were stunned. And this person was, of course, Han Li.

At this moment, Han Li held the stone in one hand, examining it closely, completely disregarding everyone else.

The Core Formation man's expression instantly turned ashen.

"Hand over that item and sever one of your arms. You might just keep your life," he said sinisterly, glaring at Han Li, each word laced with menace.

After Han Li confirmed with Master Daylight that the stone was indeed the Golden Flame Stone, he flipped his hand, storing the stone in his storage pouch. He then looked up, chuckled softly at the man, and unhurriedly replied:

"I've also taken a liking to this item. I neither wish to give it to you, nor do I wish to self-mutilate. How about you all just pretend nothing happened and return from where you came?"

Upon hearing this, the man was furious. His face darkened, and he clenched his fists. White spiritual light, about a foot long, instantly erupted from his body, looking as if he was about to make a move.

"Commander Gu, what's going on? What exactly is that strange item? If it's not something important, let's not cause trouble," the Core Formation woman standing nearby suddenly interjected, having subtly sensed Han Li's unusual nature.

Commander Gu heard this, hesitated for a moment, then moved his lips slightly, transmitting a message.

A moment later, the white-robed woman showed a look of shock and fell into contemplation.

"Is it really this item? You're not mistaken, are you?" The white-robed woman's expression hardened as she asked solemnly in the Great Jin language.

"Absolutely not. As you know, I was originally from the Artifact Forging Department. I've read the 'Record of Heavenly Stones' countless times. This is definitely the item. If we obtain this rare treasure and present it to the Palace Lord, capturing a traitor or recovering the Snow Crystal Pearl – those achievements would be nothing in comparison," the man said with a hint of excitement.

Upon hearing this, the woman's gaze quickly swept over Han Li. After confirming once more that the other party was indeed a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a cold glint flickered in her eyes, and a murderous aura gradually emerged between her brows.

"Attack! Not just this person, but all the abrupt people as well. Leave none alive. With no witnesses, even the Heavenly Azure Sacred Hall won't truly fall out with our Immortal Palace over a few low-level immortal masters and hundreds of mortals. At worst, we'll just lower the price of this transaction by another ten percent," the white-robed woman said, her brows furrowed in anger. At the same time, a streak of silver light shot out from her delicate mouth, appearing in a flash before a Foundation Establishment abrupt cultivator.

Although the abrupt cultivator was protected by a blue shield, how could it possibly withstand the full force of a Core Formation cultivator's attack? With a miserable shriek, the shield shattered, and the person died, sliced in two at the waist. The silver rainbow then circled, revealing its true form: a gleaming flying dagger, about a foot long.

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators from Great Jin, upon hearing the woman's command, immediately activated their magic tools, rushing towards the remaining three abrupt immortal masters. The mortals who were a bit farther away were not rushed to be killed immediately, as they couldn't escape anywhere anyway.

Seeing the Great Jin cultivators make their move, the three abrupt cultivators were naturally filled with both shock and rage.

However, with one at early Foundation Establishment and two at Qi Condensation, how could they possibly contend with the combined attack of six Foundation Establishment cultivators? Although they resisted desperately, they were annihilated by these cultivators in the blink of an eye. Two of the cultivators even rushed towards the carriage where Feng Yue was, intending to deal with this hidden individual as well.

The Core Formation woman standing on the giant banner saw this, feeling neither surprise nor joy, as this outcome was long expected. However, when her gaze turned to the man's side, her expression drastically changed.

It turned out that as soon as the man heard the woman's command to attack, he immediately spat out his own Natal Flying Sword, which transformed into a white rainbow and directly struck towards Han Li.

But Han Li sighed, flipped his palm, and suddenly a dark little banner appeared in his hand. After a gentle shake, the banner expanded against the wind, transforming into a luminous barrier that protected his entire body. When the silver rainbow struck the barrier, it was directly bounced away, unable to cause any damage whatsoever.

The man was naturally startled by this. In his haste, he quickly activated his sword art. After circling, the white rainbow transformed into a giant python several zhang long. It coiled around the black barrier, desperately constricting and biting with its wide, gaping maw.

But the unassuming black barrier seemed to be forged from adamantine. The giant python's constricting and biting were utterly useless.

When the white-robed woman looked over, she happened to witness this scene, and her heart sank slightly.

The opponent dared to snatch something from a Core Formation cultivator; as expected, they had something to rely on. Thinking this, the woman, without hesitation, pointed her finger at the distant flying dagger. After the magic treasure trembled slightly, it instantly transformed into a silver rainbow and shot forth, striking fiercely against the black barrier the next moment.

As a result, after the silver rainbow struck the barrier several times, the barrier remained unharmed, not even shaking.

After the white-robed woman and the man exchanged a glance, they simultaneously saw horror in each other's eyes.

"You... forget about the fellow in the carriage. Quickly set up the Fiery Flame Array to refine this person!" she commanded sharply, her expression twisting.

Those few Foundation Establishment cultivators, upon hearing this command, immediately, without hesitation, activated their fiery red magic flags.

Instantly, a large fiery cloud, about an *mu* in size, appeared above the barrier, slowly pressing down.

"Good, very good. It saves me the trouble of doing more," Han Li's faint voice was heard from within the barrier. Then, the top of the barrier suddenly flickered with light, and a black-green infant appeared there, grinning, still holding the dark little banner.

"Nascent Soul! You... you're a Nascent Soul cultivator! Hold your hand, we'll leave immediately, we wouldn't dare snatch anything from an elder," she frantically pleaded, her face turning ashen as if struck by a heavy hammer to the heart, realizing she had just done something foolish. At the same time, with a thought, she was about to recall her flying dagger magic treasure.

But at this moment, Han Li's second Nascent Soul let out a faint sneer and tossed the small banner in its hand.

It instantly swelled immensely, becoming several zhang tall. A thick black demonic energy surged out from it, and a demonic cloud, much larger than the fiery cloud, suddenly appeared above the barrier. The flying dagger, the giant python, and the fiery cloud were all engulfed and swept away as the demonic cloud billowed and expanded.

The man and woman, along with those few Foundation Establishment cultivators, at this very moment, simultaneously lost connection with their magic treasures and tools.

"The Yin Luo Banner! You... you're an Enforcer Elder of the Yin Luo Sect!" the man, who was already dumbfounded, shrieked in terror as he recognized the banner, his soul nearly flying out of his body. Immediately, spiritual light flickered around his body, and he transformed into a blinding white light, soaring away. He didn't even care about his own Natal Magic Treasure!

When the white-robed woman heard the man exclaim that the banner was the Yin Luo Sect's prized treasure, she too gasped sharply. Without thinking, she rapidly sent several incantations into the giant banner, while simultaneously tapping the giant banner with her delicate foot.

The giant banner's form suddenly expanded by a third, and bright green light emanated from it. After a strange cry, it transformed into a green rainbow and streaked through the air, fleeing in the exact opposite direction of the Core Formation man.

Given the Demon Sect's habit of meticulous retaliation, this woman certainly didn't hope that the old monster from the Yin Luo Sect would truly stop. At the same time, she deeply resented the man for causing so much trouble, thinking that if they had retreated earlier, everything would have been fine.

Those few male and female Foundation Establishment cultivators were even more terrified, their souls scattering. They also scattered and fled on their magic tools.

A green light flashed within the demonic cloud, and Han Li's figure appeared atop it. Watching the Great Jin cultivators flee in all directions, a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He patted the storage pouch at his waist, and over a dozen streaks of white light flew out from it, transforming into snow-white centipedes about half a foot long and shooting forth. They pursued the six Foundation Establishment cultivators in pairs.

At the same time, black light flickered on the giant banner, revealing a dark, ominous hole several feet wide. A giant Gold Devouring Beetle, shrouded in black energy, shot out from it. After its eyes flickered with a few flashes of blood-red light, it suddenly spread its wings, transforming into a golden streak and fiercely pursuing the Core Formation man.

And as soon as the black-green Nascent Soul watched the Gold Devouring Beetle fly out, it instantly leaped into the Yin Luo Banner, driving it headfirst into the demonic cloud below.

The demonic cloud suddenly surged and churned, then shot into the sky with a piercing shriek. In a flash, it appeared a hundred zhang high in the sky, rolling forward in pursuit of the fleeing giant bat. Its dark, sky-obscuring presence was like a demon god descending upon the world.

Han Li, however, floated motionlessly in the air, watching everything unfold with an impassive expression.

The abrupt tribe mortals in the distance, having never witnessed a battle of this caliber, coupled with seeing several immortal masters perish, were so terrified that they fled far away.

Occasionally, a few brave ones remained nearby, but seeing Han Li's formidable power, they dared not approach him.

In what seemed like an instant, the six fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivators were successively caught by the snow-white centipedes.

How could these Foundation Establishment cultivators possibly be a match for the Six-Winged Frost Centipedes? Although they were just larvae, under the chilling aura that even Core Formation cultivators feared, they were instantly transformed into giant blocks of ice, powerless against it, and then, along with their souls, were torn to shreds by the centipedes that burrowed into the ice.

The man who had transformed into a white light and fled, having lost his Natal Magic Treasure, found his escape speed not much faster than his Foundation Establishment subordinates. A moment later, he was also caught by the giant beetle. As a result, with a face full of despair, the demonic Gold Devouring Beetle easily bit through the man's multiple layers of protective barriers and burrowed into his body.

Immediately, the man fell directly to the ground from the air, rolling around in agony, clutching his head. In a short while, he perished.

As for the white-robed woman's giant banner, although its grade was not high, it seemed proficient in escape techniques, and under the activation of her incantations, its escape speed was incredibly fast. However, after flying for dozens of miles, with Han Li's second Nascent Soul's demonic cloud pursuing it one after the other, it was ultimately covered by the vast, overwhelming demonic cloud, which showed no mercy.

From then on, the woman silently vanished from the world.