Chapter 907: Surprising Twist

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Chapter 6: Heavenly Spiritual Treasures - A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Han Li narrowed his eyes. The first layer of the Soul-Guiding Art circulated, activating the small cauldron.

A dragon's roar echoed, and the cauldron lid transformed into a blue streak, soaring skyward. Then, myriad five-colored spiritual lights burst from the cauldron. The green light emitted by the Heavenly Azure Saintess, like a thousand rivers flowing into the sea, converged into a single beam of green radiance and was instantly drawn into the cauldron.

The silver-robed woman was greatly astonished, and Han Li also paused in surprise.

At that moment, the giant cauldron beneath the Heavenly Azure Saintess's feet also emitted a strange hum. Then, enveloped in green light, it suddenly transformed into a green rainbow and shot downwards.

The silver-robed woman's face lost all color. She hurriedly formed hand seals, attempting to recall the giant cauldron, but her spells failed. The green light, completely ignoring her, directly projected itself into the small cauldron below and vanished without a trace.

The Heavenly Azure Saintess was filled with a mixture of shock and anger, but the events were far from over.

Han Li's Profound Sky Cauldron suddenly flew out of his hand on its own. After spinning once, its mouth automatically aimed at the white mist nearby, faintly shimmering with radiance.

Immediately, a startled beast roar came from within the white mist. A black shadow shot out from the fog, fleeing towards the sky.

It was precisely the ox-headed, dragon-bodied Heavenly Azure Sacred Beast.

However, a splendid blue radiance erupted from the cauldron, catching up to the Heavenly Azure Beast at an incredible speed and instantly enveloping it.

The Heavenly Azure Beast desperately roared and struggled, but the blue radiance seemed to be its perfect counter. Its efforts were completely ineffective; instead, after a single turn, the beast's form within the radiance rapidly shrank and was directly pulled into the cauldron.

After circling once, the cauldron lid fell back from the air, re-covering the opening and sealing the Heavenly Azure Beast inside.

These unusual occurrences happened extremely quickly, all in the blink of an eye.

The silver-robed woman's beautiful face instantly turned deathly pale.

She found it incredibly difficult to accept. She had clearly held the upper hand, yet in the blink of an eye, she had plunged into an abyss.

Not only had her opponent escaped their predicament, but even the Sacred Cauldron and the Sacred Beast's clone had been simultaneously taken.

However, this woman was no ordinary person. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, which then fixed on the Profound Sky Cauldron in Han Li's hand.

She clearly understood that the cause of all these profound changes lay in this object, which was similar to the Sacred Cauldron. And judging by the Sacred Cauldron's loss of control, this cauldron must have a deep connection with it; otherwise, such an astonishing transformation wouldn't have occurred.

This cauldron must be seized!

In that instant, the woman made up her mind!

Han Li was naturally overjoyed and surprised, but seeing the cold glint in the woman's eyes, how could he not know what she was planning? With a loud laugh, he gently flapped his silver wings, transforming into a silver arc that appeared several tens of feet away.

Without hesitation, he gestured towards the giant sword, then his ten fingers moved with phantom-like speed, forming a series of strange hand seals. Green light flickered around his body, and an astonishing spiritual energy erupted from him.

He opened his mouth, and several sprays of vital blood erupted, scattering into wisps of bloody mist with the wind. The spiritual light instantly turned an eerie blue-red.

Simultaneously, his exposed hands and face began to turn unusually crimson, becoming blood-red in an instant, utterly terrifying!

Within the bloody mist, Han Li's figure became indistinct, as if fading away.

"Oh no!" Upon seeing Han Li's actions, the silver-robed woman immediately recalled something. With an anxious cry, she raised both hands, and two plumes of silver light shot out, transforming into countless dense silver threads that spread across the sky, enveloping Han Li.

In an area spanning several tens of feet, everything shimmered with silver light, creating an astonishing sight.

But as soon as the giant sword flew back, Han Li's figure wavered a few times within the bloody mist. A blood-red shadow shot out and suddenly vanished into thin air.

The next moment, a flash of bloody light seemed to flicker twice at the horizon, and Han Li's trace completely disappeared.

The Heavenly Azure Saintess's heart sank. She quickly released her divine sense, but just as she located the target a hundred miles away, Han Li performed the Blood Shadow Escape again, fleeing beyond the limits of her divine sense.

The woman's face turned ashen, and she remained suspended motionlessly in the air.

At the same time, a thousand miles away, a handsome young man stood with nine buzzing emerald flying wheels circling before him. He gazed at the vast, endless grassland, a strange expression on his face.

"Wood escape technique, huh? Even after being injured to such an extent, he can still use the power of plants to hide and escape. That demonic artifact also possesses considerable power. The desperate backlash just now was indeed a bit troublesome. However, it shouldn't even have the power to seize a body now, right? Just a mere Nascent Soul, so heavily injured, its form should have dissipated and collapsed by now. But ever since a moment ago, I've had a bad feeling. Could something have happened to the others?" The young man's eyes flickered as he murmured a few words, then looked up in the opposite direction. After a brief hesitation, the nine wheels suddenly merged into a single emerald rainbow and fled back.

Meanwhile, amidst an unremarkable patch of low-lying bushes, a small, dark and shiny banner was stuck in the ground. Black light flickered on its surface, and a half-foot-wide hole shimmered faintly. Inside lay a black-green Nascent Soul, about an inch in size, unconscious. Black energy swirled around it as it quietly drew in the pure demonic energy hidden within the banner, healing itself.

In another direction, the purple-haired beauty expended some effort. After trapping thousands of Golden Devouring Beetles with an ancient jade treasure and blocking a lightning bead that startled her, she easily pierced the young man opposite her with a sword. However, the result was that a flash of light emanated from the opponent's body, who suddenly transformed into a charming woman. White light flickered, and her body dissolved into specks of light, disappearing without a trace.

The beautiful woman couldn't help but stare blankly at the spot.

Several hours later, the handsome young man, the purple-haired beauty, and the Heavenly Azure Saintess gathered together again. After recounting their respective situations to each other, they all exchanged bewildered glances.

"So, this time, not only did we fail to obtain the method for cultivating Golden Devouring Beetles from him, but we also lost the Sacred Cauldron and the Sacred Beast?" the young man said, frowning deeply.

"The Sacred Cauldron is fine; our clan has another spare one, and we can still summon the Sacred Beast. But the Sacred Beast's clone was taken by that person. This will likely incur the wrath of the Sacred Beast from the upper realm. We must get it back," the purple-haired beauty said, her expression similarly displeased.

"This time, I was too careless. I didn't expect this person to have a way to counteract the Sacred Cauldron, which led to this outcome. I will go to Dajin myself to retrieve the Sacred Beast's clone. Moreover, that small cauldron of his is so peculiar, capable of controlling our Sacred Cauldron—this is no minor matter. I suspect this object is the true form of the Soul-Guiding Treasure that our Sacred Cauldron was modeled after. Otherwise, this whole situation cannot be explained," the silver-robed woman said slowly, appearing unusually calm.

"A Soul-Guiding Treasure! That's highly unlikely. Such treasures shouldn't exist in this realm at all. They should have all been taken to the upper realm by ancient cultivators. Our Sacred Cauldron's imitation method was only obtained by a peerless immortal master of our Tuwu clan, who used secret arts to communicate with the Sacred Beast. How could the true form of a Soul-Guiding Treasure be left behind in the Human Realm?" The purple-haired beauty's face showed disbelief.

"That's not necessarily true! Since even Ancient Devils can appear in the human world, it's not impossible for a few Soul-Guiding Treasures to occasionally remain in the Human Realm," the handsome young man said indifferently, shaking his head.

Upon hearing the words "Ancient Devil," both the purple-haired beauty and the Heavenly Azure Saintess changed their expressions.

"Hmph! Everyone says Ancient Devils are terrifying. It's a pity we didn't get a chance to fight and test him. But this demon's escape technique is truly miraculous; he crossed the grassland calmly and went to Dajin without ever confronting us," the purple-haired beauty said, sounding a bit unconvinced.

"That's because this demon was already severely wounded, and as soon as he entered the grassland, we happened to encounter him. We pursued him relentlessly, forcing him to have no time to stay and recover. Otherwise, who knows how much trouble he would have caused on the grassland!" The young man sighed, revealing a bitter smile.

"Regardless of whether that person's treasure is truly a Soul-Guiding Treasure, he killed so many of our immortal masters and took the Sacred Beast. We absolutely cannot let this go. As the Saintess, and since the Cauldron was lost from my possession, I must personally retrieve it. Otherwise, when we next summon the Sacred Beast, we won't be able to answer its questions," the silver-robed woman said with a grim expression.

Hearing this, the young man and the beautiful woman exchanged glances, seemingly communicating their thoughts.

"Since the Saintess is so determined in this matter, a trip to Dajin is not out of the question. However, many sects in Dajin hold some prejudice against our Tuwu clan's immortal masters. It's best if the Saintess does not reveal her identity. After all, given that person's divine abilities, his influence in Dajin should be considerable. You can first visit the Yinluo Sect to see if he is indeed an elder of that sect. Once you confirm his identity, you can return to the grassland and inform us. We will all be able to assist you," the young man said after nodding.

"I understand. That person's divine abilities are not inferior to mine. I will not act rashly!" the silver-robed woman said with a solemn expression.

Thus, the three immediately began to return. The Heavenly Azure Saintess planned to set off for Dajin to search for Han Li immediately after handling some matters.

Liaozhou, Dajin, is one of the top ten largest prefectures among Dajin's 108 prefectures in terms of area. Unfortunately, most of its territory is in a severely cold region, covered by snow year-round, resulting in a sparse population. Its economic prosperity ranks only in the lower-middle among all prefectures.

The Shun River, within Liaozhou, is the second-largest river in the prefecture and one of the few rivers that does not freeze during the flood season. Therefore, every year at this time, merchants selling goods and travelers with urgent business alike would travel by boat down the river. This was far more convenient than riding horses or carriages.

And at intervals along the waterway, official Dajin boats would patrol the river.

However, despite this, with so many passenger boats and such a long river, there were naturally many desperate outlaws willing to risk beheading and ruin to rob passing vessels.

Therefore, some larger vessels invariably had to hire agile, skilled guards who understood martial arts to protect the ships.

Wang Tieqiang was one such ordinary ship guard. As his name ("Iron Spear") suggests, he was naturally quite skilled in spear techniques.

However, these were secondary. Most importantly, his experience as a ship guard was incredibly rich. He had been in the business for over twenty years since he was young, transforming from a simple-minded young man into a seasoned veteran of the jianghu who rarely showed his emotions.

Currently, he stood steadily on the bow of a large ship, one hand resting on the wooden railing, observing the passing vessels with an expressionless face.

This journey by ship was merely a very ordinary escort mission for him. The only somewhat special aspect was that the ship's owner was reportedly a family member of a government official, suggesting a notable background.

Generally, river pirates were unwilling to easily provoke such semi-official vessels, making this a relatively easy escort.

And as expected, the journey proceeded smoothly for the greater part of the trip, without any incidents.

He was currently contemplating how generous the ship owner had been this time; the silver given seemed enough to buy several bolts of good cloth for his wife and children and make them several nice garments. As he thought of this, the image of his seven or eight-year-old son appeared in Wang Tieqiang's mind, and a faint smile involuntarily touched the corners of his lips.

But at that moment, a woman's surprised cry suddenly came from one side of the large ship.

"Quick, come look! There's a huge block of ice here, and inside... it looks like there's a person!"

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