Chapter 1407

More than ten days later, a clear, long whistle suddenly came from outside the ice house. Although the sound was not loud, it was enough to wake Han Li from his meditative state. Net

Han Li's eyebrows twitched, and he opened his eyes.

His gaze flickered. After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, he stood up, pushed open the ice door, and walked out.

He saw that on the open ground in front of the ice house, a cold ice palace a hundred feet wide had appeared at some unknown time. The palace was supported by several thick ice pillars; although it was extremely crude, it sparkled crystal-clearly under the sunlight, possessing quite an imposing aura.

Inside the palace stood a high ice platform, upon which stood a man and a woman.

The man was a handsome young man with a head of silver hair but a face like a maiden's, while the woman had her dark hair coiled high, a voluptuous figure, and was extremely beautiful. Her lotus-root-like arms and pair of jade feet were completely bare, as if she were completely indifferent to the cold air at the summit.

These two actually possessed cultivation bases at the Void Refinement level, and the silver-haired man was even at the mid-stage.

That whistling sound had come from the silver-haired man.

Four or five people were already standing below the ice platform, and they were none other than Fairy Ying, the elderly man surnamed Liu, and the others. Hearing the whistle, Han Li was not the only one to emerge from the ice houses; others also walked out one after another.

In the blink of an eye, nearly twenty cultivators appeared on the entire mountain summit.

These people were all at the Spirit Transformation level or higher. After hearing the whistle, they all headed toward the palace with different expressions.

Han Li remained calm and followed them, stepping into the palace.

As soon as the cultivators entered, many of them immediately greeted the man and woman on the ice platform respectfully:

"Greetings, Senior Zhu, Senior Qing!"

"The two seniors have arrived as well! This junior greets the two seniors!"

Han Li casually found an inconspicuous spot and stood there calmly, motionless.

Among those who had personally visited him to extend the invitation were this pair of man and woman, who were quite famous among the Golden Guards of Sky Abyss City.

Although this was his first time dealing with them, the rumors about them were quite good, and they were also cultivators who had ascended from the lower realms. Otherwise, regardless of how great the promise was, whether he would agree to participate in this matter was truly hard to say.

The long whistle from the man surnamed Zhu had already ceased. He responded to the greetings of others with a smile, and finally, he said in a loud, clear voice:

"Most of the people have arrived; fellow Daoists, please sit down first. Let us properly discuss how to clear out the nest of those Green-Eyed True Toads."

As soon as he finished speaking, the beautiful woman standing beside him immediately cast a magic art toward the ground with one hand.

Suddenly, white light flickered on both sides of the ice palace, and one exquisite jade chair after another emerged in succession under the effect of simple magic arrays.

Seeing this, the cultivators followed suit and sat down one after another, then refocused their attention on the pair of Void Refinement stage husband and wife who had also sat down on the ice platform.

The silver-haired man scanned both sides before smiling and saying again:

"It seems it is about as my wife and I expected; of the fellow Daoists who were originally invited, only about forty percent have truly managed to arrive here. The other fellow Daoists are either tied up with missions and unable to make it, or have encountered some trouble and are unable to travel the ten thousand miles to get here. However, even so, as long as we work together, we can successfully wipe out that group of Green-Eyed True Toads. When the time comes, we will each take what we need; fellow Daoists will share the True Toad Spirit Blood, while my wife and I will obtain the several Thousand-Heart Flowers guarded by this group of ancient beasts. These have all been discussed with you fellow Daoists beforehand; there are no objections, right? Of course, the division of the True Toad Spirit Blood will still depend on the performance of you fellow Daoists; it is impossible to divide it completely equally. I hope those fellow Daoists with other intentions do not harbor delusions of getting something for nothing."

The handsome young man spoke a long string of words. When he reached the last few sentences, a powerful spiritual pressure at the Void Refinement level was faintly emitted from his body, and his expression suddenly became stern.

The other cultivators heard this and all sat quietly in their seats, seemingly having no objections.

"Good, since everyone is aware of the situation, let us discuss the specific steps of the operation. This group of Green-Eyed True Toads was first discovered by Fairy Ying and the others, so let Fellow Daoist Ying explain it first." Seeing this situation, the handsome young man revealed a trace of a satisfied smile and turned his head to speak to the veiled woman sitting below.

"Since Senior Zhu has given the order, how would this junior dare to disobey."

Fairy Ying smiled, stood up gracefully, scanned the faces of the other cultivators, and began to narrate calmly:

"I won't say much about how we discovered the nest of the Green-Eyed True Toads. What I can tell everyone is that there are nearly ten of these True Toads in this group. Two adult male and female True Toads have the strength of the mid-stage of Void Refinement, while the rest of the young toads are equivalent to Spirit Transformation stage cultivators. This group of True Toads has been hiding in a nest deep underground and usually never comes out. If we want to kill them in the nest, I'm afraid the difficulty will increase significantly. After all, the environment near the nest is very unfavorable for us to surround and annihilate them."

Speaking to this point, the woman's voice paused, but she immediately continued:

"If it were only these, there would actually be no need to invite so many fellow Daoists at once. The key is that near the nest of the Green-Eyed True Toads, there are two other formidable companion beasts: one is the Black-Blood Ant, and the other is the Shadow Insect. Although these two types of insects might not be much individually, they are both gregarious species, with about a hundred of each. To clear out the Green-Eyed True Toads, we must solve these two types of companion insects at the same time."

"Black-Blood Ants?"

"Shadow Insects"

Hearing the veiled woman's words, most of the cultivators sitting on both sides were in a stir, and some even couldn't help but whisper to those beside them.

Indeed! The reputation of these two types of insects was not small. If they were surrounded by a swarm of insects, I'm afraid even Void Refinement stage cultivators would be in great danger.

After finishing her words, the veiled woman nodded to the handsome young man and sat back in her seat.

"No need to be nervous? Since I have invited you fellow Daoists here, I naturally have a solution for this. It just requires your great assistance," the young man surnamed Zhu said calmly.

"Senior Zhu! It is not that we do not believe your words, but this matter does indeed look dangerous. Could you explain the specific countermeasures a little bit?" An old man wearing a bamboo hat stood up and bowed slightly toward the ice platform.

This old man was one of the few late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators below the platform.

"So it is Fellow Daoist You. Please sit down, fellow Daoist; even if you hadn't mentioned this, I would have explained it below," the young man smiled, looking unconcerned.

Upon hearing this, the old man said nothing more, cupped his fists again, and sat down.

"Actually, it is simple. Although these two types of companion insects are somewhat troublesome, my wife and I have already purchased Sandal-Crane Incense. This incense has a great attraction for Black-Blood Ants; as long as it is lit from a distance, they can be easily lured out of the ground, and then we can annihilate them together. The Shadow Insects, however, are not easy to deal with. However, my wife and I have also borrowed a set of Profound-Clear Heavenly Thunder Flags from a good friend. As long as eight fellow Daoists hold this treasure and form the Heavenly Capital Ring Thunder Array, it is enough to trap these Shadow Insects. In addition, we have specially invited Fellow Daoist Han and Fairy Xiao, whose cultivation techniques can specifically restrain shadow insects. With the assistance of you two fellow Daoists for this thunder array, it should be foolproof. The rest of the people will then join my wife and me in focusing on dealing with those True Toad beasts. What do you fellow Daoists think?" The young man surnamed Zhu spoke a long string of words clearly. The sound was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear to everyone's ears.

When Han Li heard the other party mention his name, his expression flickered as he scanned the palace, and suddenly his gaze met a glance from across the room.

This was a young woman wearing a silver-white long dress, twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with an exceptionally delicate and pretty appearance. Seeing Han Li look over, she gave him a gentle smile.

"Could this be that 'Fairy Xiao'? What kind of divine ability does she cultivate that she can also restrain Shadow Insects?" Han Li subconsciously returned the smile, but he thought curiously in his heart.

In the following time, other cultivators occasionally asked some other confusing questions.

The young man surnamed Zhu was extremely amiable and answered them all in detail, making all the cultivators present feel very satisfied.

However, Han Li noticed that from beginning to end, the beautiful woman beside the young man had never spoken a word, just standing there smiling silently.

This made Han Li feel a bit strange.

If he remembered correctly, the day this couple brought people to his cave dwelling to find him, it seemed that only the handsome young man spoke, and he hadn't seen this woman speak either.

Could it be that this woman, like those high monks of the Buddhist sect, cultivated some strange cultivation technique like the 'closed-mouth Zen'? Otherwise, if she were born deaf and mute, with their level of cultivation, they could naturally resolve these congenital defects in a single thought.

Han Li pondered secretly.

When an hour had passed and no one else asked any questions, the young man surnamed Zhu began to assign personnel.

Speaking of which, the cultivators invited this time, besides Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao who were specifically used to restrain Shadow Insects, included many cultivators among the others who cultivated rare thunder-attribute cultivation techniques, specifically assigned to the Profound-Clear Heavenly Thunder Flags to form the Heavenly Capital Ring Thunder Array.

These people, including Han Li, were all ascended cultivators or the direct descendants of ascended cultivators. There was not a single thorough native cultivator.

Therefore, although there were many people, everyone had no major objections to the assigned tasks.

Once the deployment was completed, the young man surnamed Zhu and the others had no intention of delaying any longer. Immediately, with an order, the group of more than twenty people flew away from the mountain, transforming into streaks of escape light and heading straight west.

After flying for three full days and nights, the group, having had a smooth journey, finally arrived in front of a giant lake.

Looking at this lake, it was filled with thick fog and was exceptionally salty and damp, giving people a feeling of extreme mystery.

Seeing this, many cultivators couldn't help but frown.

Generally speaking, in a place that looks strange like the Savage World, most cultivators are unwilling to enter it easily. Who knows what formidable ancient beasts are hidden in the fog and under the lake water; if they were ambushed and killed, wouldn't that be seeking their own destruction.

Almost without anyone needing to remind them, everyone slowed their escape lights and stopped in front of the fog.

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