Chapter 1392: Mission Completed

As for why you were ambushed in the forest, it is because the high-ranking members of the Wood Clan had long ago altered the surveillance range of the Mengluo Trees in border areas such as the Black Leaf Forest, so the Young Master was likely discovered by this tree as soon as he entered the forest. WWW. feiazw. COM Fortunately, the Wood Clan high-ranking members did not place much importance on this area of the Black Leaf Forest, only sending a low-ranking Silver-rank Wood Spirit to oversee it; otherwise, if it were another forest, even with my assistance from within, you would have found it difficult to escape. The woman spoke again solemnly.

So that's how it is! Elder Sister Chu, these past thousand years have truly been hard on you. The maiden's expression shifted slightly as she spoke slowly.

It's nothing; I haven't wasted these years in the Wood Clan—I truly grasped many of their secrets. At last, I have something to report to the clan. However, I am certainly exposed now and can no longer remain in the Wood Clan. Ye Chu showed no concern.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this.

Tianyuan City may soon erupt into a great battle; even without this matter, the clan head intended to recall Sister. With your current cultivation, Sister, remaining hidden in the Wood Clan is a waste of great talent. The white-robed maiden smiled softly.

But this smile seemed to tug at some internal injury of hers, causing her to cough a few times immediately, her face turning even paler by several degrees.

Is the Young Master alright? If not, should you take another 'Phoenix Spirit Pill'? Ye Chu, seeing the maiden's condition, tightened her expression and advised.

No need! The remaining 'Wind Spirit Pills' are few, and I still have a great use for them. The maiden shook her head.

How is it, Miss Ye—are your injuries severe? Han Li's eyes flickered slightly.

I was struck solidly by that Silver-rank Wood Spirit—do you say it's not serious? The white-robed maiden glanced at Han Li with a displeased expression.

If it were merely internal injury, I still have several kinds of medicinal pills that might be of some use to your condition, Fellow Daoist. Han Li spoke without changing expression, flicked his sleeve, and tossed several medicine bottles over.

The white-robed maiden raised her elegant eyebrows, made a grasping motion in the air with one hand, and drew all these medicine bottles into her hand, opened each lid, and held them under her nose to sniff twice.

'Mysterious Herb Pill', 'Hundred Saints Pill', 'Soul-Returning Water'... Han Brother, you are truly generous—indeed possessing such holy medicines for healing wounds. In that case, I shall not stand on ceremony. The maiden seemed well-versed in the way of medicinal pills, instantly naming the contents of each bottle, her face full of surprise.

These spiritual medicines, naturally the maiden also keeps some due to her identity, but for a Soul Transformation cultivator to produce so many at once is still somewhat hard to believe.

After blinking her beautiful eyes, the maiden unceremoniously collected all the medicine bottles and even swallowed several on the spot, appearing extremely trusting of Han Li.

Han Li felt a degree of admiration for the maiden's decisiveness in his heart.

Of course, nine out of ten, this is also because the maiden has some secret technique and fundamentally fears nothing even if someone tampered with the medicinal pills.

By the way, Han Brother, how did you find Miss Ye's here? If the concealment talisman just now was not mistaken, it seems to be a Silver Tadpole Symbol—what is its name? Such a profound Silver Tadpole Spirit Talisman, I have never seen its like before. After taking the medicinal pills, the maiden's complexion improved considerably, but as her eyes turned, she suddenly inquired about the Taiyi Transformation Purity Talisman.

In my pursuit of tracking methods, I have gained some slight insight. As for the name of that talisman, it is the Taiyi Transformation Purity Talisman, which I obtained unintentionally, and it is indeed quite marvelous in concealment. Maiden Ye could see through it at a glance, which surprised me somewhat. I do not know how Fellow Daoist identified it. Given the power of this talisman, even a Void Refinement cultivator could not easily see through it. Han Li smiled faintly and posed a counter-question.

My cultivation method happens to have a restraining effect on most concealment techniques, so being able to see through Fellow Daoist Han's talisman is not strange. Han Brother need not worry too much about it. The maiden pursed her lips, smiling ambiguously.

Han Li, upon hearing this, could only bitterly laugh.

Although I clearly know the other's words contain falsehood, I likewise find it inconvenient to press further.

I am now unharmed! Elder Sister Chu, the intelligence materials of the Wood Clan—you should be carrying them on your person, right? Taking advantage of the present calm, quickly send the jade slip to Tianyuan City. To avoid any further mishaps. The maiden suddenly said to Ye Chu.

Yes, Young Master. The green-skinned woman, upon hearing this, immediately responded.

Han Li's facial expression remained normal, but his heart naturally felt great joy.

At this moment, the white-robed maiden had already taken out a silver-shimmering, rhomboid magic disc from her storage bracelet, while the green-skinned woman opened her mouth and produced a piece of lustrous, dripping-green jade slip from her vermilion lips.

Han Li also has one such disc on his person, capable of transmitting a small object back to Tianyuan City in one go; after transmission, the disc is destroyed and cannot be used again.

Now that the maiden uses her own transmission disc, Han Li naturally has no objection. This device is said to have been recently developed by the Artifact Refinement Masters of Tianyuan City. Otherwise, back then, if that half-wooden phoenix demon had been equipped with one, there might have been no need for Han Li and the others to make this special trip.

The maiden raised her hand and cast a white-colored magic seal at the disc, instantly causing the disc in her hand to flash with white light and radiate spiritual brilliance.

Throwing the disc forward in front of her, it instantly transformed into a 'milk'-white light array about a foot in size, spinning continuously and emitting a low humming sound.

Hurry up—although it is a small transmission array, it might still attract Wood Clan members. The maiden urged urgently.

Ye Chu also understood this, and without hesitation threw the jade slip in her hand; instantly, the object entered the light array and floated above it.

The maiden's expression became solemn as she once again pinched a seal.

Suddenly, silver-colored runes appeared in the array; after a moment of rolling, the jade slip let out a clear chime and vanished into thin air.

Following this, the light also dissipated in an instant, revealing the original form of the silver-colored disc.

However, at this moment, the disc not only had its inscribed array completely destroyed, but its entire surface was covered in cracks, utterly unusable.

Han Li, however, felt delighted in his heart; with a single flip of his hand, another piece of greenish misty jade talisman appeared in his hand, his gaze fixed unblinkingly upon it.

Exactly the half-ten-thousand-li talisman issued by the high-level officials of Tianyuan City before departure!

Seeing this, the maiden smiled, put away the broken disc, and likewise took out another ten-thousand-li talisman, gazing at it with clear, water-like eyes.

As for this maiden Ye Chu, she showed no expression, merely standing in place with her expression unchanged.

For a time, the three remained silent, and the place fell into quiet stillness.

After the duration of burning a stick of incense, Han Li and the maiden's ten-thousand-li talismans simultaneously flashed with spiritual light, each displaying lines of text.

Han Li's heart raced as he memorized every character on the jade talisman, word by word.

When the dense text nearly covered the entire jade talisman, the white light retracted, and the talisman dimmed once again.

At this moment, Han Li's face was full of smiles.

The item transmitted from Tianyuan City was indeed the text explaining how to lift the restriction on the Dust-Exterminating Pill bottle, exactly as previously agreed. It appears the city has already tacitly acknowledged their mission's completion, finally restoring his freedom.

Overjoyed in his heart, Han Li swept his gaze toward the white-robed maiden on the giant stone opposite.

Only to see this maiden still gazing at her ten-thousand-li talisman, seemingly not yet finished reading, but the corners of her mouth had lifted, clearly indicating she was also extremely satisfied with the content on the jade talisman.

Han Li's heart stirred.

This maiden surely has no need for the Dust-Exterminating Pill; I wonder what benefits the high-level cultivators of Tianyuan City promised her, making her willing to risk coming here on this adventure.

How is it, Han Brother—have you also obtained what you wanted? The maiden finally finished reading the content on the jade talisman, put away the object in her hand, and said to Han Li with a laughing expression.

Not bad—indeed I have obtained what I wanted. Han Li replied with a smile.

If so, then hurry and leave this place. Even if Fellow Daoist has other plans, I imagine you would certainly not wish to remain within the Wood Clan's influence. The maiden said to Han Li with deep meaning.

Han Li paused, gazing at the maiden for a long while, before slowly nodding his head.

Seeing Han Li agree, the maiden seemed quite pleased and gave an instruction to the green-skinned woman beside her.

The green-skinned woman responded, raised her hand, and produced a treasure.

Upon its appearance, it was only about a foot in size—a yellowish misty wooden bird puppet.

Under the maiden's magic seal, the wooden bird rose into the air, and simultaneously its body rapidly expanded in the four-directional radiance of light, instantly transforming into a giant over ten zhang in height.

It appeared lifelike and extraordinarily divine in spirit.

The maiden and Ye Chu, without a word, flew upward onto it; Han Li hesitated slightly, then likewise rose into the air to join them.

Under Ye Chu's sharp command, the wooden bird spread its massive wings, instantly turning into a mass of yellow light and shooting away.

From the moment Han Li met the two women to completing the mission and escaping again, Han Li and the white-robed girl never once mentioned Longdong and Xiao Hong, as if the two had never existed.

Not long after the wooden bird left, a silver rainbow flew from the horizon, circled the island a few times, then shot away in a flash—its departure direction exactly matching that of the wooden bird.

A month later, a mass of yellow light streaked across the endless wasteland—Han Li and his companions, riding the wooden bird, speeding nonstop.

Since their departure that day, Ye Chu had immediately pushed the wooden bird to its limit, racing wind and lightning, daring not to pause even for a moment.

Only thus could they reach this place in such a short time. And not far ahead lay the entrance to the One-Line Sky.

Han Li and the two women inwardly relaxed slightly.

But just then, the sky ahead suddenly erupted in violent winds, dark clouds gathered densely, thunder rumbled repeatedly, and the heavens turned utterly gloomy—ink-black clouds roiled, swallowing half the sky. Amid the roar, faint, deep growls could be heard.

The growl was not loud, low and strange, yet filled with an indescribable aura of menace. Hearing it, the white-robed girl and the green-skinned woman's faces changed drastically.

"This is…" Han Li's pupils contracted, his face showing a look of hesitation.

At that moment, several massive silver arcs flashed within the dark clouds, followed by a thunderous boom as a colossal head, like a mountain peak, emerged from the clouds—two pale gold eyes flashed, locking firmly onto the wooden bird and those aboard.

Beneath that sinister gaze, Han Li felt a sudden chill rise from his back, instantly engulfing his body—he could not move a muscle for a moment.

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