Chapter 1123
The moment the array emerged, the two of them floated into mid-air on their own, looking down at the giant array from above. 【Website】
Han Li examined it slightly and confirmed that the array in front of him was indeed the control array of the Void Heaven Hall, and saw a pattern identical to the Void Heaven Cauldron in the center of the array.
He suddenly recalled the situation when he opened the Mysterious Jade Cave of the Void Spirit Hall back then.
The array that sealed the Mysterious Jade Cave seemed to have used similar restrictions as well. Only the array in front of him was over a dozen times larger, and also appeared to be even more complex and profound.
"You have seen this array before!" The silver-clad woman seemed to notice a trace of strangeness on Han Li's face, stopped her magic technique, and asked Han Li.
"I have seen something similar somewhere in the Little Extreme Palace." Han Li did not intend to hide it, and said calmly.
"So that's it! That's good. You should also know something about how to operate this array. You can try it. See if the Void Heaven Cauldron is truly the magic tool for the control array." The silver-clad woman did not pursue the matter, but instead urged Han Li.
Han Li hesitated slightly, but still nodded and opened his mouth.
Immediately, a mass of green light spat out, floating straight toward the center of the array, within which was precisely that small Void Heaven Cauldron a few inches in size.
Of course, during this process, Han Li naturally was extremely careful of the silver-clad woman. As long as the other party had the slightest intention of seizing the treasure, he would immediately take back the cauldron.
As soon as the Void Heaven Cauldron flew to the center of the giant array, it stopped under Han Li's urging, exactly facing the giant cauldron pattern below.
Just at this moment, the giant cauldron pattern burst with light, and suddenly a green light pillar shot out from within, covering the Void Heaven Cauldron in the sky within it.
Han Li felt his spiritual sense shake, actually losing his connection with the cauldron once again, and his expression changed greatly.
He glanced sideways, seeing that the silver-clad woman had no unusual actions, and only then did he feel relieved and continue to watch the changes in the array and the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Under the cover of the green light, the Void Heaven Cauldron began to emit a buzzing sound, and its body swelled wildly.
A moment later, the cauldron became the same size as the pattern below. At the same time, the various flower, bird, insect, and fish patterns on the cauldron began to float and manifest. Han Li only felt his heart and spirit move, actually reconnecting with the giant cauldron.
However, at this moment, he immediately felt his magic power surging wildly toward the giant cauldron.
Han Li's expression changed greatly.
But just at this moment, the silver-clad woman to one side suddenly pinched magic techniques with both hands and pointed at the center of the array.
A white, hazy spiritual power light pillar shot out, submerging into the giant cauldron pattern in a flash.
Han Li felt the speed of his magic power loss slow down, becoming within a range that could be ended. Only then did his expression recover.
Otherwise, suspicious as he was, he would have cut off the spiritual power at the first opportunity and taken back the Void Heaven Cauldron.
However, at this moment, the Void Heaven Cauldron seemed like a bottomless pit, incessantly devouring the magic power of both him and the silver-clad woman.
Without much time, after Han Li had lost half of his magic power, his expression became ugly again.
And at this time, the array emitted a low rumbling sound, and some runes began to flash and emerge, but the light was unusually weak, appearing as if it had just been activated a little.
"This won't do, the magic power of the two of us is not enough to activate this array!" The silver-clad woman's expression changed, and she stopped her magic technique, and the green light pillar collapsed.
Han Li frowned, and similarly pinched his magic power, reaching out to summon the giant cauldron in the distance.
The Void Heaven Cauldron swayed, shot out from the light pillar, and then shrank rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it returned to its original size, and disappeared into Han Li's sleeve in a flash.
"It's not just a problem of insufficient magic power! This control array should have been operated by a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator originally. With the two of us, one at the Nascent Soul mid-stage and one at the late-stage, wanting to control this array is simply impossible to succeed." Han Li stared at the array below, his eyebrows locked tightly.
At this time, the giant cauldron pattern at the array eye lost the trace of the Void Heaven Cauldron, and the green light pillar it spat out also disappeared. The rumbling sound of the entire array and the spiritual light flashing all around gradually converged, and finally returned to complete calm, becoming like a dead object.
"It's not to say that only a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator can drive this array. If there are several late-stage cultivators joining forces, it is also enough to control this array." After being silent for a long time, the silver-clad woman said this.
"Daoist must be joking. Even three or four late-stage cultivators cannot resist a single hand of a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. The difference between the two is too great, Daoist should be very clear about this!" Han Li was startled, but appeared completely disbelieving.
"If we talk about divine abilities, a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator who can mobilize heaven and earth spiritual energy is naturally not something a Nascent Soul late-stage cultivator can contend with. But I have a secret technique that can temporarily fuse the magic power of several cultivators into one. Using this method to drive the Void Heaven Cauldron, there should be a few chances of success." The silver-clad woman's phoenix eyes flashed, but she appeared quite confident.
"You have this secret technique? You have your eyes on my five demons and that puppet!" Han Li said thoughtfully.
"Hehe, Daoist is truly quick to understand. That is exactly what I mean! The fusion of the five demons and that puppet, plus me, should have a few chances of success." The silver-clad woman laughed lightly, and her whole person changed from an icy cold appearance to one of extreme charm, as if she had changed into a different person.
Han Li remained indifferent to this woman's peerless beauty, instead pondering something.
"You didn't mention my name just now. Could it be that I cannot unleash this secret technique?" He finally asked.
"That probably won't work. This secret technique must be unleashed by cultivators of the same realm joining forces, and the one who can control this mixed magic power must be the one with the highest cultivation among them. Although your cultivation is far stronger than ordinary mid-stage cultivators, compared to a late-stage cultivator, there is still quite a gap." The silver-clad woman smiled slightly.
"Hmph, wanting to drive the Void Heaven Cauldron requires cultivating the All-Treasures Art. Your meaning is for me to hand over the Void Heaven Cauldron!" Han Li's expression suddenly sank, and he gave a cold snort.
"Spirit Treasures are naturally precious, but if you don't wish to be trapped here for the rest of your life, this is the only way." The Ice Phoenix's expression remained unchanged.
"Don't even think about this matter. I will definitely not agree."
The silver-clad woman saw Han Li refuse without the slightest hesitation, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. But immediately, baleful Qi flashed on her jade face, and she wanted to say something else, but just at this moment, Han Li spoke coldly again:
"Let me tell Fellow Daoist Phoenix one thing. This place opens on its own every three hundred years. Even if we do nothing, we will at most be trapped here for some years, and can still leave safely then. And I have changed my mind; I am in no hurry to leave this place, and intend to cultivate properly here. Hehe! Of course, if Han Mou is lucky enough to break through to the late-stage realm, I will naturally come to find you then. Fellow Daoist Phoenix, take care of yourself!"
After saying this, spiritual light flashed on Han Li's body, and he suddenly transformed into a green rainbow and shot toward a green stone passage in the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Opens every three hundred years!"
The silver-clad woman heard this, and was filled with both surprise and joy. The words that had originally surged to her lips were swallowed back.
Although she had lost the opportunity to seize the other party's Spirit Treasure, knowing that she was not trapped here forever made her extinguish other thoughts.
She was not afraid of Han Li using empty words to deceive her; after all, a mere two or three hundred years was not worth mentioning for an innate spirit beast like her with a lifespan of tens of thousands of years.
And according to her original plan, she had a secret technique close to self-mutilation that could temporarily give her the terrifying cultivation of a Spirit Transformation stage, and then she could easily kill Han Li and seize the Void Heaven Cauldron.
But this secret technique was not only harsh to unleash, but also caused too much damage.
Not only must one be a Level 10 demonic beast of the Ice Phoenix race to unleash it, but after unleashing it, it would greatly damage one's Dao foundation and origin, and in nine cases out of ten, one would never be able to advance to the Spirit Transformation stage again. Even for a quasi-Spirit Transformation cultivator like her who had long reached the conditions for breakthrough, the consequences were equally unbearable.
Speaking of which, this woman was also extremely depressed!
She had originally intended to advance to the Spirit Transformation stage in the near future due to lifespan issues, but after being stimulated by the news of the spatial node brought by Old Demon Che's manifestation, she had been busy participating in the attack on the Little Extreme Palace, and had been unable to attend to this matter for a time. Therefore, she was still stuck at the late-stage cultivation.
Of course, advancing to the Spirit Transformation stage directly here was also a good choice. Once the advancement was successful, she could not only kill Han Li, but also seize the Spirit Treasure Void Heaven Cauldron and leave. But the Ice Phoenix race was somewhat special, and one must hold a certain special ceremony on the Ice Abyss Island, the holy land of the race, to advance.
Otherwise, even if the advancement were successful, the cultivation would be stuck at this realm forever. This woman naturally did not dare to take this risk when there was hope of escape.
Of course, Han Li did not know these things, but he was also afraid that the other party would be driven to desperation, so he revealed the matter of the Void Heaven Hall opening every three hundred years!
As long as this woman had a glimmer of hope, he thought she would definitely not easily fight him to the death.
Of course, the words Han Li said at the end about breaking through to the late-stage himself were naturally just said casually.
That silver-clad woman transformed from the Level 10 ice phoenix did not take it to heart at all.
Wanting to break through to the late-stage, how could it be so easy! There were countless Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivators in this world who could not cross this step, and ended their lives at this realm.
The silver-clad woman pondered on the stone platform for a long time, and muttered a sentence:
"Very well, I still have a few secret techniques I haven't mastered. I might as well take this opportunity to cultivate them. If I master them, I think I will have two more chances of victory when I face this person again."
After saying this, she stamped her jade foot, transformed into a crystalline rainbow, and flew away toward a green stone passage opposite to Han Li.
She also intended to find a suitable stone room and cultivate properly.
Half a month later, Han Li was in a secret room thirty or forty zhang large, sitting cross-legged on the ground. In front of him was a milky-white water pool over ten zhang large, with spiritual Qi swirling and a refreshing fragrance. It was precisely the mysterious secret room where Han Li had met Yuan Yao back then.
This place was not only extremely secret, but also had such a large Spirit Eye Spring, which was naturally an excellent place for cultivation. However, to be on the safe side, Han Li simply sealed the teleportation array, making it temporarily lose its effect, and then used some array flags to cover the entire secret room.
With the restriction limiting spiritual sense still acting on the entire giant tower, even if that Level 10 ice phoenix truly wanted to find this place, it would definitely not be an easy matter.
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