Chapter 1467: The Land of Ice Fiends and the Myriad Vines Dao (Part 1)

White Jade instructed Han Li without the slightest resistance, and beside her, Lei Lan and the Night Green tribe woman, after their shock, simultaneously showed expressions of reverence.

Han Li, however, remained unfazed; after gesturing to the three, he silently flew forward.

The other three immediately turned into three clusters of spiritual light and followed.

"Daoist Qin, I recall the Night Green tribe sent more than one person, right? Where are the other fellow Daoists?" On the way, Lei Lan asked Qin Xiaohao curiously.

"Our tribe dispatched three Holy Sons in total, but after entering the second layer, we successively encountered several hostile branches, and the other two have already fallen. I originally intended to sneak into the third layer through a nearby entrance to see if I could fortuitously find a Netherflame Fruit. Yet I did not expect to encounter the Huang Feng people along the way, being pursued all the way here."

"Oh, the Huang Feng tribe mobilized so many just to pursue one fellow Daoist?" Lei Lan's eyes flashed, revealing a look of deep significance.

"Probably because I am carrying several treasures from our tribe." Qin Xiaohao hesitated before speaking carefully.

"I see." Seeing her so restrained, Lei Lan raised her delicate brows and thus did not press further.

"To make the Huang Feng tribe mobilize forces and pursue relentlessly, could Fellow Daoist Qin possess one of the clan's three supreme treasures?" Bai Jia interjected at this moment.

"Indeed, I did bring out our tribe's Hunyuan Vessel." Qin Xiaohao's expression changed slightly, and after a moment, she spoke somewhat helplessly.

"The Hunyuan Vessel, which 'controls' and commands Hunyuan power, can be used to drive enemies." Bai Jia and Lei Lan were both somewhat moved.

"Exactly, it is this treasure. Without relying on this object, I, a mere mid-rank Spirit General, could not have escaped the Huang Feng people's pursuit for so many days. Unfortunately, each activation of this vessel requires an extremely rare number of Hunyuan crystal stones; even if I brought all the clan's crystal stones, not a single one remains." The woman sighed.

Upon hearing this, Lei Lan and Bai Jia could not help but glance toward Han Li ahead.

Yet Han Li, from beginning to end, never turned his head once, as if he had never heard these words.

Seeing Han Li show absolutely no interest, Lei Lan and Bai Jia exchanged a glance and immediately ceased mentioning the matter, instead politely discussing with Qin Xiaohao the affairs of the third layer of the Abyss.

Seeing this, Qin Xiaohao breathed a great sigh of relief in her heart.

Although the Night Green tribe and the Heaven Peng tribe indeed had some alliances, those were merely verbal agreements, without binding force to guarantee them. Should the other three also develop thoughts of seizing treasures, given Han Li's displayed divine abilities, she would have utterly no power to resist.

Conversely, given Han Li's ferocity just now, if he were to serve as a backing and aid, following behind him would be extremely safe.

Holding this thought, Qin Xiaohao did not mention leaving at all, smiling broadly as she chatted endlessly with Lei Lan, and with deliberate observation and connection, they got along very well; soon they began to address each other as sisters.

Bai Jia saw this, her brows slightly furrowed.

Two days later, the group, having slain several waves of mid- and low-rank demon beasts along the way, finally flew out of the mountain range, only to see a strange icy expanse ahead.

The group's escape light involuntarily slowed, and they all carefully examined what lay ahead.

Crystal-clear, dark-hued glaciers stretched endlessly; beneath gusts of cold wind, countless black-hued snowflakes drifted and floated down, with piercing, wailing sounds rising and falling intermittently, as if countless fierce ghosts were wandering and drifting in the glacier's depths.

From afar, the deeper parts of the glacier appeared utterly dark, seemingly devoid of any light, resembling the wide-open gates of the netherworld prison.

"This must be the famed Ice Fiend Land of the second layer. I've heard that many low- and mid-rank Ice Fiend demon creatures are stationed here, and occasionally someone has even seen an Ice Fiend Demon King here." Han Li spoke as if to himself.

"What Brother Han said is correct; this place is indeed the Ice Fiend Land. However, the Ice Fiends here are mostly low- and mid-rank demon creatures that have not yet awakened spiritual intelligence. As for the Ice Fiend Demon King, that is merely hearsay, as it seems few have actually seen one." Qin Xiaohao promptly gave a courteous introduction.

"Although this place looks perilous, in reality, fools with our divine abilities would have no major problem passing through." Bai Jia also smiled.

"Logically, this place should indeed pose no danger. But given that the Abyss Demon Tide eruption is imminent, it's still wise to be cautious. Alright, let's go in!" Han Li nodded, gave a few instructions, then flapped his wings behind him, doubling his escape light's speed; after a few flashes, he plunged into the nearby black-hued ice and snow.

After exchanging glances, Lei Lan and the other three also followed suit and entered.

Initially, from afar, various hues of spiritual light flickered in the distance, and one could faintly see the escape lights of several people.

But after a fierce black wind, accompanied by a large volume of black snow, swept over, the group vanished into the darkness.

……

With a "Boom!" a massive demon beast resembling a rhinoceros, over ten zhang tall, crashed heavily to the ground.

Its enormous body even caused the nearby ground to tremble slightly.

Red light blazed forth; dozens of red threads shot from the black body of the rhinoceros demon, flashing and vanishing instantly, then all sank into the body of a red-light-shrouded figure in the air.

White Jade instructed Han Li without the slightest resistance, and beside her, Lei Lan and the Night Green tribe woman, after their shock, simultaneously showed expressions of reverence.