Chapter 1083

"Is this the Snow Howl Beast's nest 'cavern'?" Han Li gazed at the unfathomable ice fissure constantly exhaling icy cold winds, his brow furrowing as he asked.

"Indeed, this place is exactly what the palace disciples mentioned!" Bai Yaoyi, the beautiful woman floating beside Han Li, glanced around a few times before affirming.

"Then let's draw them out directly." Han Li nodded, made a hand seal, and as spiritual light flickered around him, specks of fire appeared before him, followed by a few "puff" sounds as the sparks suddenly expanded into fist-sized crimson fireballs.

"Go!"

With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of fireballs were gently brushed forward; amidst howling winds, a sheet of red light enveloped these fire clusters as they plunged downward, vanishing into the dark fissure in an instant.

Han Li and Bai Yaoyi stared downward without blinking.

But after a while, the fissure remained as calm as before, with no sound of explosion, the silence growing somewhat eerie.

Han Li and Bai Yaoyi exchanged glances, both showing a hint of surprise.

"These are merely fifth- or sixth-level demon beasts; it's impossible for them to silently swallow these fireballs. There must be stronger demon beasts below." Han Li stroked his chin, saying.

"Perhaps. That disciple of our palace didn't venture deep into the ice fissure, only seeing ten-thousand-year profound ice and profound ice flowers at the edge before being discovered by the Snow Howl Beast." Bai Yaoyi also revealed a hint of solemnity.

"Hehe, no matter—I'll use my spirit beasts to force them out." Han Li said calmly, slapping his spirit beast pouch at his waist; instantly twelve streaks of white light shot out, then hovered in midair, transforming into snow-white centipedes about a foot long, with transparent wings on their backs, appearing ferocious and vicious.

Han Li let out a low cry and pointed at the six-winged frost centipedes in the air.

These flying centipedes swayed their heads and tails, their bodies flashing with cold light as they flew downward in succession.

Seeing this, Bai Yaoyi's face flashed a hint of surprise, though she said nothing.

Han Li felt no fear that these six-winged frost centipedes might encounter danger, for even if they met an eighth-level demon beast, the twelve working together could easily escape.

Sure enough, not long after, the ice fissure below echoed with booming battle sounds, growing louder and louder, as if something wanted to fly out from within.

Han Li pursed his lips, silently flicked his sleeve, and over ten streaks of golden light shot from his cuffs, forming more than ten foot-long golden swords that hovered above the ice fissure, gleaming and motionless.

Bai Yaoyi smiled but made no move to attack,

clearly believing Han Li alone could easily handle the demon beast about to emerge below.

Shortly after, a strange beast roar echoed clearly from below, followed by gusts of white, misty snow wind sweeping out, within which seven or eight snow-white demon beasts resembling lions appeared, but each looked extraordinarily frightened, as if fleeing for their lives.

Han Li instantly recognized these lion-like demon beasts as the so-called "Snow Howl Beasts"!

Without hesitation, he activated his sword technique in his heart; several golden swords trembled and transformed into streaks of golden rainbows shooting downward.

Several zhang long, dazzling and eye-catching.

The flying swords' escape speed was like startling thunder and lightning—just a flash, they shattered the seemingly fierce snow wind and arrived beside these demon beasts.

Before these demon beasts could react, the golden rainbows strangely circled around them.

Several miserable cries rang out; these demon beasts were severed at the waist, their remains scattering downward from the air, re-entering the ice fissure.

The next moment, a heaven-shaking beast roar came from below, followed by a tremendous "boom"—a gust of wind several zhang thick surged upward from the depths of the ice fissure.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, looked upward.

There, at the top of the whirlwind, lay a massive demon beast several zhang in size, its eyes revealing anger.

This demon beast resembled the slain Snow Howl Beasts closely, but its fur shone with silver light, and its size was more than double that of a Snow Howl Beast.

"Eh, this isn't a Snow Howl Beast—it's an Ice Ferocious Beast! How could such a high-level demon beast appear here?" Bai Yaoyi exclaimed in surprise, seeming quite strange.

Han Li's eyes flashed; before he could speak, another burst of white vapor shot from the ice fissure, and in a flash, transformed into twelve snow-white centipedes exhaling cold air, lunging at the silver-furred demon beast.

Though the demon beast appeared to be only seventh-level, it seemed unafraid of the six-winged frost centipedes' cold air, and in close combat, tearing and biting, it was extraordinarily fierce, actually able to grapple with the twelve six-winged frost centipedes, resulting in a temporary stalemate.

Han Li's eyebrows rose, he let out a cold snort, raised his finger, and azure light flickered at his fingertip—he was about to drive the few flying swords on his head downward to slay this beast.

But Bai Yaoyi beside him suddenly spoke:

"Wait? Fellow Daoist, show mercy—this Ice Ferocious Beast is a rare ice-wind attribute demon beast; let me take it and keep it for great use!"

Han Li was startled by these words, but immediately smiled indifferently:

"In that case, I'll help you capture it. Bai, you need not act further now."

After saying this, Han Li opened his mouth, a ball of purple flame spewed out, followed by a clear cry from within, instantly transforming into a foot-sized firebird, lifelike, wings spread as it rushed toward the whirlwind's top.

The twelve snow-white centipedes, seeing the purple bird approach, immediately became somewhat fearful and scattered in panic, actually leaving the silver-colored demon beast alone there.

Though this Ice Ferocious Beast had not yet fully awakened its intelligence, it possessed some awareness; upon seeing this, it immediately knew the terrifying nature of this purple-colored firebird, and instantly summoned a gale, attempting to ride the whirlwind to escape.

But just then, the prepared Han Li let out a cold snort from his mouth, his eyes flashing with crystalline light.

The beast instantly felt its head as if pierced by a sharp awl, a sharp pain, and immediately let out a low roar, its body collapsing to the ground.

Indeed, Han Li had used his powerful divine sense to deliver a fierce stunning sting to this beast.

Even though Han Li did not use his full strength, his divine sense, nearly as powerful as that of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, was more than this seventh-level Ice Ferocious Beast could withstand—naturally, one strike sufficed.

Seizing the opportunity, the purple-colored firebird lunged forward to the beast's front, circling and dancing in flight.

With a "zila" sound, a mass of purple misty light appeared out of nowhere, instantly enveloping this beast within.

The purple-colored firebird then immediately spread its wings and shot back, vanishing into Han Li's body without a trace.

After the purple-colored light mist dissipated, a block of purple ice ten zhang high appeared there, within which the Ice Ferocious Beast was clearly frozen. As this beast was trapped, the whirlwind gradually dissipated and scattered, and the ice block began to fall downward.

Bai Yaoyi, somewhat surprised by Han Li's Purple Robe Extreme Fire, reached out with one hand into the void; instantly a white-colored large hand appeared above the ice block, grasping the giant ice and directly pulling it toward her.

"Thank you, Han Brother—I won't stand on ceremony." Bai Yaoyi smiled at Han Li, then flipped her jade finger, suddenly producing a gleaming dark-colored spirit beast pouch.

Raising her hand, she offered the spirit beast pouch into midair; then rosy light flew forth, instantly sucking the giant ice and the silver-colored demon beast together into the pouch.

The spirit beast pouch was put away by this woman. '

Seeing Bai Yaoyi's face reveal a satisfied expression, Han Li smiled faintly, pointed at the twelve snow-white centipedes circling in the air; after a hiss, these centipedes actually burst into clusters of cold air, and in an instant, their forms vanished into hiding.

Seeing this, Bai Yaoyi paused. Han Li then casually explained:

"When I refine pills with ice spirit flowers, I don't want low-level demon beasts disturbing me; having these spirit worms nearby guarding should make things much more secure."

Bai Yaoyi naturally smiled sweetly and nodded in agreement.

Han Li and Bai Yaoyi then transformed into two clusters of green and silver spiritual light, flying downward into the vast ice fissure.

Inside the ice fissure, it was dark and gloomy; aside from gusts of cold wind circling the two nonstop, it actually felt somewhat like when they entered the Yin-Yang Abyss years ago.

However, as they neared the bottom, a faint glow began to appear on the crystal walls on both sides of the ice fissure—these were the materials for refining ice-attribute magical artifacts, profound ice, though these were merely ordinary profound ice, not truly rare; only ten-thousand-year profound ice could be considered excellent refining material.

Han Li and the other naturally wouldn't take a fancy to these things.

However, when their feet truly stepped on the bottom of the ice fissure, a crystal-like mineral vein emitting a milky white light appeared before their eyes. Although uneven, it only exposed a little. But it was enough to show that they were indeed the veins of ten-thousand-year profound ice, far superior to the inferior products above.

And Han Li's gaze fell on three pale white small flowers growing on the crystal wall.

These small flowers were only fist-sized, resembling ordinary wildflowers seen by the roadside, but their roots respectively grew on pieces of exposed ten-thousand-year profound ice, and nearby there were groups of light cold mist swirling around the petals.

"Three profound ice flowers should be enough!" Han Li let out a breath and murmured.

"The ten-thousand-year profound ice here seems to be abundant in reserves. It appears that disciple has made considerable merit; upon returning, he should be richly rewarded." Bai Yaoyi surveyed these profound ice, and a smile also appeared on her face.

"These ice spirit flowers must be refined into pills immediately after picking. Other materials I have long prepared. Bai Xianzi, are you planning to return first, or..." Han Li withdrew his gaze from the ice spirit flowers and asked Bai Yaoyi.

"How long will Han Xiong need for pill refining? Rather, I'll stroll around nearby for a while. This place is not far from Bei Ming Island, yet the appearance of a seventh-level ice vicious beast seems improper; I'll also take the opportunity to investigate." Bai Yaoyi pondered slightly and replied gently.

"That's fine too. However, Bai Xianzi should be more careful." Han Li was slightly startled, did not speak to stop her, only gave a reminder.

"Han Xiong, rest assured, I am only doing this as a precaution. Most likely this seventh-level vicious beast entered here by accident. Such things have happened before. Yao Yi is leaving first!" Bai Yaoyi pursed her lips and smiled, her beautiful face actually showing a touch of alluring charm. Immediately she transformed into a startling rainbow, flying upward and escaping.

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