Chapter 1356: Investigation (Two)

After all, a distance of several hundred li was a place they could reach in practically the blink of an eye for cultivators like them.

These people loitering so close by made it impossible for him to continue cultivating with peace of mind.

Better to go over in person and keep an eye on them.

Of course, if there really were benefits to be had, and he could fish in the troubled waters, he wouldn't mind doing so either.

Since entering the Spirit Realm and clashing once with a Void Refinement cultivator, he felt that even if he couldn't match a Void Refinement cultivator, escaping should pose no problem.

Especially since he had just condensed the Thunder Robe and Thunder Pattern Bead, and successfully refined a Taiyi Huaqing Talisman, his confidence had grown by several notches.

And under the surveillance of his Ten Thousand Bead, these four remained completely unaware. There was also absolutely no possibility of a Integration stage cultivator being present.

With that, his greatest misgiving faded by another fraction.

After settling the calculations in his mind, Han Li immediately stirred the green light around his body, transforming into a green rainbow that shot out of the great hall and headed straight for the outside of the cave dwelling.

Once outside the cave dwelling, his escape light circled once, and as Han Li's lips moved in an incantation, his color gradually faded, until finally he became transparent.

Although this concealment escape art was not like the Taiyi Huaqing Talisman that could turn one directly into nothingness, without a careful sweep with divine sense, it was equally hard to detect.

It was more than enough to sneak over quietly.

The next moment, Han Li steered his escape light toward the location recorded on the light curtain.

At Han Li's current escape speed, a distance of several hundred li could be covered in just a moment at full speed. But even though Han Li deliberately slowed down, flying slowly with secrecy as the priority, it still took only the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before he was approaching the area.

Seeing he was not far from his target, Han Li quietly descended his escape light, and with a flash of spiritual light over his body, his color changed to deep yellow, then he plunged headfirst into the ground.

He switched to earth-escape art and continued forward.

As he advanced, Han Li formed hand seals with both hands, restraining every trace of his aura from leaking out.

But after burrowing another dozen or so li underground, Han Li's escape light suddenly halted. His eyes narrowed slightly, and he silently mouthed a few syllables of some incantation.

In the surrounding pitch-black earth and rock, several points of golden light suddenly flashed, and then several Gold Devouring Beetles shot out, vanishing in a flash into Han Li's sleeve.

As the wisps of divine sense attached to the Gold Devouring Beetles were recalled, Han Li's gaze flickered several times, and a strange look appeared on his face.

"They really are looking for something. But that what they're looking for is actually in that place — truly hard to imagine. Still, since these people were able to detect the Gold Devouring Beetles' existence and killed one of them, it seems there really is a Void Refinement level presence." Han Li muttered to himself, lowered his head, and began to think carefully.

Suddenly he brushed one hand across his storage bracelet, and with a flash of spiritual light, a purple talisman appeared in his hand.

The surface of this talisman shone as if gilded, with dense, tiny silver characters flickering across it.

It was precisely the Taiyi Huaqing Talisman he had recently refined.

Unlike the previous talisman, this Taiyi Huaqing Talisman — in both materials and refining method — was made entirely according to the method on the damaged jade page, and its power was far beyond what the previous half-finished product could compare to.

Han Li had no confidence that he could get closer without being detected by those Void Refinement stage cultivators, so although he felt it was a pity, he still decided to use this newly made talisman to turn his body into nothingness, sneak close, and confirm the identities and cultivation of these four before doing anything else.

Although the talisman was precious, since it concerned his own life and safety, Han Li naturally would not begrudge using it.

Moreover, this Taiyi Huaqing Talisman was different from the previous defective product — not only was its power far greater than before, but before its effect was exhausted, it could also be used repeatedly.

The purple talisman burst open, and several gleaming silver tadpole characters emerged, flying up and down around Han Li.

Han Li's face solemn as he struck out several magic seals.

After a few soft "puchi" sounds, the talisman characters turned into clusters of silver mist, and in the blink of an eye submerged Han Li within them.

A moment later, the silver mist dispersed, and the spot was empty — not a single person remained.

Han Li, whose body had become a虚无 existence, almost instantly felt the difference between this talisman and the previous damaged Taiyi Huaqing Talisman.

At this moment, he could still mobilize the magic treasures within his body and a large amount of spiritual power. Of course, mobilizing was one thing, but once he truly drove a treasure or performed some overly powerful technique, the talisman's power would likely break on its own.

But even so, Han Li was already content. At the very least, in the虚无 state, he could launch a round of attacks first.

Thus, as he urged the magic seal, his body immediately shot forward at high speed.

But after flying forward another several li, Han Li's body began to slowly drift upward.

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