Chapter 1672: Discovery

"Reward heavily?" Han Li heard this and laughed lightly.

"Why, don't you believe Gui's words? If so, it's not impossible for me to pay some price first." The man surnamed Gui said coldly.

"Brother Han, only I, who have studied it, can repair that Heavenly Demon Armor. As long as we join forces, not only will I repair this demonic armor when we return, but in a few hundred years, I will still bring you here to search for the True Qilin Origin and split it with you." Xianxian appeared exceptionally calm, seemingly very certain that Han Li would help her.

The result was indeed as this woman predicted; Han Li only pondered for a moment before shaking his head at the man surnamed Gui:

"Regardless of what happens in the future, I cannot sit idly by this time. If you are sensible, you had better leave on your own."

Hearing Han Li say this, the man surnamed Gui was furious, a ferocious look appeared on his face, and the bloody smell on his body became even thicker.

Han Li narrowed his eyes, and amidst the rumbling thunder in his body, golden electric arcs appeared, and at the same time, a three-headed six-armed pale golden Dharma Idol appeared faintly behind him.

As for beneath his feet, dozens of azure flying swords flew out, and amidst the cold light, a lotus flower bloomed slowly.

And Han Li himself stood with his hands behind his back, watching the man surnamed Gui with an expressionless face.

Xianxian saw this and naturally smiled like a flower.

But she wasn't without action; she flipped her two hands, and in one hand appeared a pale azure talisman, with a green Qilin pattern engraved on its surface. In the other hand, spiritual light flashed, and a black small flag appeared.

Both were covered in dense runes, clearly not ordinary items.

This woman just flicked the two items slightly, and a mass of black wind and an azure Qilin phantom rose simultaneously, then flickered and merged together.

The Qilin phantom roared unceasingly under the wind's momentum, and also stared at the enemy before it with covetous eyes.

The man surnamed Gui, although always ferocious, now seeing Han Li and the other two joining forces, also had a gloomy expression.

He didn't take the crystal-race woman's strength to heart. But Han Li's act of solving the 'Cave Spirit' alone earlier gave him quite a shock.

He knew that if he faced the 'Cave Spirit' one-on-one, his chance of winning would be at most half. Not to mention it was an existence possessed by a Heavenly Demon Monarch transformation.

"Good, very good. There will be a long time to come; I hope that the next time we meet, you two can still be as safe as you are now." After cold light flashed in his eyes several times, he said coldly.

Subsequently, as soon as the words fell, he flicked his sleeve, and a mass of gray Qi shot out. After circling once, it revealed a strange, cone-shaped flying vehicle, pitch-red, with ghost shadows flickering unceasingly.

The man surnamed Gui's figure flickered, vanishing into the vehicle, and then ghost screams erupted, and the flying vehicle turned into a blood rainbow, shooting toward the horizon.

After just a few flashes, it finally vanished without a trace.

This guy was truly decisive; seeing that his chance of winning wasn't great, he fled without the slightest hesitation.

The crystal-race woman's expression relaxed, and she pinched a spell seal with both hands; the Qilin phantom in the air scattered, and the talisman and small flag fell down, being collected by her.

Then the woman turned around and bowed gracefully to Han Li:

"This time, I must thank Brother Han for scaring off that villain. Otherwise, whether we could leave this place alive today is truly a matter of two possibilities."

"Hmph, you are quite trusting of me. Aren't you afraid I'll be dissatisfied with you, turn my face and capture you immediately, and use soul-searching techniques to obtain the artifact refining technique for the demonic armor?" Han Li glanced at the woman and snorted.

"Although I haven't interacted with Brother Han for long, I can tell that you are not the kind of person who turns their face and is heartless. Furthermore, although my cultivation is not high, I know a thing or two about secret techniques to lock my soul; even if my soul flies away and scatters, it wouldn't be easy for someone to obtain important information." Xianxian didn't care about Han Li's tone, instead smiling beautifully.

Han Li was somewhat speechless upon hearing this.

The most important purpose of his trip was to repair the Heavenly Demon Armor, and he truly didn't want to create more trouble.

As for the True Qilin Origin, this heaven-defying item, he was hearing about it for the first time, and right now there was no possibility of plotting to obtain it, so he naturally planned to wait until he returned to inquire clearly before thinking about how to deal with this matter. Not to mention the Heavenly Demon Monarch and the Soul-Crying Beast's strange transformation, which also made him feel troubled, and he would need to carefully consider them when he returned.

"This time, I want all the materials from that Saint-tier demonic ape." Han Li pondered for a while before saying in an unquestionable tone.

"No problem, when we return, besides repairing the demonic armor for Brother Han, I will also give you another gift to repay your help at the end." Xianxian was exceptionally sensible, not only agreeing immediately but also offering another compensation.

Han Li saw that the other party was so sensible, and his expression softened as he nodded.

"Brother Han, the battle just now probably alarmed many demonic beasts; let's leave, lest we create more trouble." Xianxian scanned the large pile of remains on the ground, and after a flash of depression in her eyes, she asked in a questioning tone.

"Hmm, the commotion just now was indeed too great. Let's go." Han Li scanned all around and agreed without hesitation.

The crystal-race woman naturally revealed a look of joy.

The two immediately rose in their escape lights, turning into a white and an azure rainbow, shooting toward the outside of the mountain range.

A moment later, this place was silent, with no human figures left.

Half a day later, Han Li and the other two escaped the mountain range, converged their escape lights, and reappeared on the hill where they had parted ways with Yue Zong that day.

Xianxian raised one hand without a word, and a silver light shot out, circling in the nearby air a few times, only to shoot back into her sleeve in a flash.

The woman's expression changed, then she gave a bitter smile and turned to Han Li:

"Sure enough, as I expected, Brother Yue has probably perished. The one who attacked wasn't the guy surnamed Gui, but that high-stage demonic beast killed by the 'Cave Spirit.' If I had known this, I would have let Brother Yue enter the mountain range with us. Now, our return journey might have to take some risks."

"Brother Yue's perishing is indeed an unfortunate matter. However, even if he had entered with us, it would have been impossible to enter the demonic Qi passage. In that case, it would still have been impossible to avoid perishing. As for the return journey, let's return along the original route. After all, we have walked it once, so it's still safe and reliable." Han Li pondered for a moment before saying so.

"That's the only way. No time to lose, let's set off immediately." The crystal-race woman sighed and said.

Han Li nodded.

The two immediately rose in their escape lights again, following the original route and flying away.

Han Li and the other two naturally didn't know that at a place unknown how many tens of thousands of miles away, hundreds of shapeshifting demonic beasts were rushing toward them along the same route.

And the one leading the way was precisely another capable subordinate of that Saint-tier multi-eyed demon, a humanoid demonic beast with a pair of pitch-black giant horns on its head, named Wu Qi.

It wore a black iron armor, and its seemingly ferocious face looked somewhat heavy, and from time to time, it scanned a blood-red round bead held tightly in its hand.

The bead, which should have been crystal clear and smooth, now had a deep crack in the center, and its light had completely vanished.

After receiving the distress signal from its subordinate Jiuye, that Saint-tier multi-eyed demon couldn't 'leave its post,' but fearing that Han Li and the others would really escape, it immediately sent him out and gathered all the mid-to-high-stage demonic beasts nearby to track them down according to the marks left by Jiuye.

But it hadn't been long since it set off when the instrument used to locate its companions split in two.

This made the demonic beast startle instantly.

For this to happen, it was naturally ten-to-nine that the companion who had tracked them had already perished. In that case, whether it could still block the other party, it truly had no confidence.

But thinking of the sinister cold light that its "master" had revealed when it set off.

This made this "Wu Ye" shiver.

It didn't doubt at all that if it returned to its master's side now using this as an excuse, it would instantly be torn in two.

Pondering this, the demonic beast felt irritable and let out a low roar, urging the other demonic beasts behind it to speed up.

Instantly, the demonic wind surged, and the crowd of demonic beasts rolled forward, their speed increasing by two points.

Above a seemingly ordinary small valley at the edge of the Demon Gold Mountain Range, four people were in a standoff.

On one side was an old man with graying hair and a palace-dressed woman; on the other side was an alien race with a square head and emerald green hair, and a lean, withered man who looked capable.

All four had gloomy expressions, scanning each other with hostile gazes.

"You came here and want to drive us two away; don't you think that's too overbearing?" The old man, precisely the local cultivator Yan who had been in the Thunder Cloud Pavilion that day, spoke calmly.

"Hmph, I took a fancy to this place and want to go in and explore; I don't want anyone guarding it from the outside." The green-haired alien race was naturally the top-tier Void Refinement alien race who had suffered a great loss at Han Li's hands, and now spoke unceremoniously.

"You are too bullying. We found this place first. Why should we give it to you." The palace-dressed woman was furious upon hearing this.

"Why? Existences like us naturally have the principle that whoever has the bigger fist is right. If you don't give it up, then let me test your divine abilities first. If you can defeat me, I will naturally give up this valley. Otherwise, get as far away as you can." The green-haired alien race's murderous aura rose, and he said ferociously.

It was as if they were about to fight a great battle if they didn't agree.

"Why is the fellow so impatient to do it? Let's speak plainly; you are so anxious to drive us two away, naturally because the magic disk in your hand had a reaction to this valley. However, the magic disk having a reaction doesn't necessarily mean that a 'Zhi Immortal' is hidden inside. You should have experienced such 'oops' things several times these past few days. In that case, why not go in together and search, and after confirming the truth, we can make a decision. Otherwise, Yan will absolutely not leave, and can only fight you." The old man Yan was exceptionally calm and said faintly.

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