Chapter 1390: Wood Phoenix (One)

The leopard-qilin beast's emerald-green eyes closed for a long while, then suddenly snapped open, and it let out a low whimpering growl at Han Li. WM Net

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Han Li's face.

Ever since he had tamed this beast, he had soon discovered that, aside from its incredibly swift movement and a body harder than iron, it also possessed an extraordinarily miraculous ability to track things by sensing their aura.

As long as the beast had once sensed something, whether dead or alive, it could ignore all of the target's concealment and prohibitions, and pinpoint its location within a million li.

This tracking talent was no longer based on smell alone, but was an inconceivable form of spiritual-sense perception.

At the very least, Han Li himself, without employing a Taiyi Cleansing Talisman, could not shake off this beast's tracking.

As for that wisp of white light in the dharma plate, it was naturally a wisp of pure spiritual energy that the white-robed girl had planted in everyone's plates at the outset so they could keep in contact with one another.

The little beast glanced around, tilted its head as if pondering something, but a moment later its four limbs moved and it transformed into a pale-yellow blur that shot away.

Han Li did not hurry after it, but instead formed a hand seal with one hand and abruptly shot a streak of azure light into the ground.

A faint clear cry came from beneath the surface, and suddenly a ball of silver flame flew up from underground, within which a firebird could faintly be seen spiraling and fluttering.

It was precisely the Spirit-Siphoning Firebird that Han Li had released in advance to burrow underground back in the Black Night Forest.

Later, just to be safe, Han Li had never recalled this flame while escaping from the forest. Fortunately, the flame had long since been completely refined by him, so no matter how fast his escape speed, it could keep pace with him in a single thought without ever falling behind.

Of course, this firebird was not a true spirit beast; maintaining its form consumed some magic power. But this small expenditure was of little concern to Han Li as he was now.

Seeing the Spirit-Siphoning Firebird was fine, Han Li nodded in satisfaction, and at a single-handed gesture the firebird once again sank into the ground and vanished.

This place was still fraught with danger; he would not lightly recall this flame, and leaving it outside his body was simply laying down a contingency.

After finishing this, Han Li's spiritual light flared, and he transformed into a streak of azure rainbow that shot away; after a few flashes, he closely pursued the leopard-qilin beast and vanished into the horizon.

The little beast flew north all the way, and after traveling for quite a long stretch, it changed direction and headed off in another direction.

Han Li behind it was slightly startled, but said nothing and changed direction along with it.

But after that, the leopard-qilin beast changed its flight direction several more times in succession.

This made Han Li's expression grow solemn.

The leopard-qilin beast's behavior indicated that this woman, Ye Ying, was still moving nonstop, and from the look of it seemed to be being chased by someone. Otherwise, it would not have changed flight directions so frequently.

However, he would not shrink back in fear because of this.

With his current abilities, as long as he was not surrounded by heavy enemy forces, or being pursued with all his might by an enemy whose strength far surpassed his own, he still had some confidence in preserving his life.

And since this woman was tied to his Dust-Extinction Pill, he certainly would not retreat lightly.

Expressionless, Han Li closely followed the leopard-qilin beast, transforming into a streak of azure rainbow as he flew at lightning speed.

This pursuit lasted a full three days and three nights, yet Han Li was never able to catch up to this woman.

But on the morning of the fourth day, when his escape light passed over a stretch of azure water whose far shore could not be seen at a glance, the leopard-qilin beast's escape light ahead paused and abruptly came to a stop.

Han Li's spirit jolted; with a flash of azure light, he was beside the little beast.

The leopard-qilin beast twisted its fuzzy little head and whimpered softly a few times, as if saying something.

Other people naturally would not have known the meaning of this beast's growls, but Han Li asked in pleasant surprise:

"What? That person is just ahead, not far away, and has already stopped. Right at that place! Good, I understand. Come back."

Han Li flicked a finger, and a waft of medicinal fragrance spread out as a blood-red pill that the leopard-qilin beast had once taken shot forth.

The little beast was overjoyed; its form moved, and it swallowed the pill in mid-air with one bite. Opening its mouth again, it spat out that white speck of light, then, trailing a string of afterimages, vanished into Han Li's wide sleeve.

Han Li then flipped one hand over, took out that dharma plate, and drew in the white speck of light. With another flash of spiritual light in his hand, a Taiyi Cleansing Talisman appeared in his grasp.

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