Chapter 1727: Taiyi Clear Light

It was unknown whether it was a coincidence or if the golden-horned youth had truly discovered something.

As soon as she finished speaking, the youth who had been motionless in the air suddenly looked up, then raised a hand, and a pitch-black bowl flew out, hovering in mid-air.

Then, the Horned Chi Race youth chanted incantations, flicking his ten fingers at the bowl continuously.

Streaks of techniques of various colors shot out, vanishing into the bowl in a flash.

After the bowl let out a long cry, black light burst forth from its body, and it expanded wildly.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into over ten feet in size, hovering in mid-air like a house.

Then, the lid flew up, and countless pitch-black Qi like ink emerged from the bowl, spreading wildly in all directions.

A black night curtain was pulled open, covering most of the sky.

The crystal in front of Han Li and Liu Shui'er turned pitch black, and they couldn't see anything anymore.

Both of their expressions changed, but before anyone could speak, the crystal flashed with black light, and the surface instantly restored to its original state, showing the image again.

Everything in the image seemed similar to before, even the few white clouds in the distance were exactly the same. However, the Horned Chi Race members and the golden-horned youth who had been hovering in the sky were nowhere to be seen.

Liu Shui'er's eyes flashed, and a slender finger pointed at the crystal.

Amidst flashing light, the image on the crystal surface changed again, actually reflecting the scene below.

As a result, in the yellow sand that appeared again, there was no trace of the Horned Chi Race members.

"It seems the other party used an illusion to cover all their actions. Unless we forcibly manipulate the Shadow Crystal to project into the restriction, we are powerless. But doing so would definitely expose our whereabouts, which is not worth the loss," Liu Shui'er sighed slightly.

Then, she flicked her sleeve at the crystal, and the crystal flashed with light, with strands of milky white mist appearing on the surface, and the image dissipated like a phantom. Finally, it turned into an ordinary-looking milky white crystal and was put into her sleeve.

"Forget it, since these Horned Chi people are so cautious, we don't need to disturb them. But looking at it this way, their motives are not small. I just don't know if it will have any impact on our affairs," Han Li murmured thoughtfully.

"Tens of thousands of miles, for us, is just a moment's journey. We really must be on guard. Does Brother Han have any good strategies?" Liu Shui'er asked slowly with a solemn expression.

"There are many of them, and their divine abilities are no weaker than ours. Naturally, there are no perfect strategies. We can only set up a few more layers of formations when the time comes to cover the fluctuations when we break the restriction. In addition, although the Horned Chi people have set up illusions to cover their actions, we can also do something near the illusion formation. Send some puppets or spirit beasts to monitor them in secret. If they truly have any major movements, we can also prevent them," Han Li thought for a moment and said.

"That can only be the case for now." Liu Shui'er pondered for a while and had to agree helplessly.

"Since the Fairy doesn't object, why don't we start setting up immediately? This place is not a place to stay for long, let's get to the forbidden land as soon as possible," Han Li said without hesitation.

"Naturally. I just don't know when Fellow Daoist Shi can arrive here, I hope there won't be any accidents on the way," Liu Shui'er nodded solemnly, saying with some worry.

"Since the two of us were able to arrive here so smoothly, with Fellow Daoist Shi's divine abilities, he should be fine. Besides, it's only been two months; if Fellow Daoist Shi took a longer route, it's normal to be a few days late," Han Li laughed, seemingly full of confidence in Shi Kun.

"I hope so." Hearing Han Li say this, the cloaked woman naturally couldn't say anything more to express her worry.

Han Li smiled, and his sleeve moved.

Immediately, a white shadow flew out, circled once, and turned into a white-clothed woman in cold light, standing expressionlessly in front of him.

It was the Spirit-Communicating Puppet "Doll."

"Go! Monitor those Horned Chi people, don't fight them, just watch them from afar," Han Li ordered calmly.

"Doll"'s eyes flashed upon hearing this, and she bowed slightly, about to take off into the air, but Han Li called her back with a thought.

"Wait, take this treasure and this talisman with you! Prioritize not being discovered," Han Li said, flipping his hand, and with a flash of light, a black light gauze and a talisman appeared in his hand.

The talisman was glowing with purple light; it was the Taiyi Clear Spirit Talisman.

"Doll"'s face still showed no expression, but she obediently grabbed the gauze and talisman, then white light flashed on her body, and she flew away as a white shadow.

"Brother Han, you are truly fond of this puppet. But it's no wonder. Such a high-tier Spirit-Communicating Puppet is something even this little sister envies," Liu Shui'er smiled charmingly upon seeing this.

"Hehe, Fairy is joking. With your family background, buying a Spirit-Communicating Puppet is naturally not difficult. But then again, this kind of puppet is somewhat flashy but not practical, and usually not as useful as a spirit beast of the same tier. I got this one as a gift from someone else," Han Li smiled noncommittally.

"That is true. Driving this kind of puppet to fight, the consumption of top-tier spirit stones alone is enough to give a cultivator a headache. Since Brother Han has sent out a Spirit-Communicating Puppet, I will also release a spirit beast to cooperate with this puppet to monitor these Horned Chi people," Liu Shui'er saw that Han Li didn't want to talk more about the Spirit-Communicating Puppet and tactfully changed the subject.

Then, she pressed her hand to her waist, and a five-colored rainbow shot out, vanishing into the void like lightning.

Even with Han Li's Spirit Eyes, he could only vaguely see in a split second that it seemed to be a small beast like a winged marten, emitting five-colored light.

Han Li was startled by the strange escape speed of the small beast and gave the cloaked woman a meaningful look.

But Liu Shui'er stood up and said:

"Let's go. We can wait for Fellow Daoist Shi near the forbidden land."

Han Li naturally had no objections.

Thus, spiritual light flashed on their bodies, and they turned into two faint escape lights, flying into the air and fleeing away from the Horned Chi people.

Along the way, the scenery below remained the same, with yellow sand filling the eyes.

Ruined walls and debris appeared and disappeared in the sand.

Han Li had already seen a rough idea of this ruin site when he arrived a few days earlier.

This place was vast, covering an area of two to three million miles.

Many places clearly still had restrictions, making them exceptionally dangerous.

Fortunately, Han Li had received reminders from Cai Liuying and the others beforehand and had deliberately avoided these regions. Otherwise, ancient mechanisms like the Lei Peng puppet would definitely not be the only ones remaining in this area.

As for the forbidden ruin that Cai Liuying and the others were thinking of, it was precisely the most dangerous-looking place among them.

After flying carefully for tens of thousands of kilometers, the two finally stopped their escape light.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and looked ahead.

He saw a cluster of white light rays a hundred feet in diameter in the distance, slowly rotating in the sand. Despite the howling wind, it remained unmoved.

And when the sand touched these light rays, it vanished in a flash, as if swallowed by them.

What was even more hair-raising was that around the light rays, piles of beast bones covered the ground. Most of them were submerged in the yellow sand, but some exposed bones were charred black and yellow, having existed for who knows how many years. Others were as white as new, clearly the bones of newly dead foreign beasts.

At this time, Liu Shui'er had an ancient-looking formation disk the size of a palm in her hand, staring at it carefully.

"That's right, this is it. This is the forbidden land mentioned by my master and Senior Duan," Liu Shui'er said to herself after a long while, letting out a long breath.

"It looks indeed dangerous! But since the two seniors went to such great lengths to gather the three of us here, there must be some certainty in breaking this restriction," Han Li said calmly, scanning the beast bones.

"I hope so. According to my master, this restriction is formed by the changes of the 'Taiyi Clear Light,' which is on par with the Magneto Divine Light in ancient times. To break it, one must use the Magneto Divine Light that mutually restrains it. I think the strength of the three of us possessing the Magneto Body should be enough to break this restriction. But this is just my master's judgment; we will only know the specifics when the time comes," Liu Shui'er explained, clearly knowing much more about the restriction in front of her than Han Li.

"Taiyi Clear Light!" Han Li, who had been calm, let out a low gasp, and a look of surprise and joy flashed across his face.

"Why, is Brother Han also interested in this strange light?" Liu Shui'er seemed to notice Han Li's strange expression and asked with a flash of her eyes.

"I possess a Magneto treasure myself, so naturally I have some understanding of the few strange lights that are on par with it. I heard that this Taiyi Clear Light is known as the 'Void Blade,' exceptionally sharp. Once released, its power is almost comparable to a completed Formless Sword Qi, capable of slaying opponents invisibly. I wonder if it is truly so magical," Han Li said softly, his expression returning to normal.

"It seems Brother Han truly knows quite a bit about this Taiyi Clear Light. According to my master, although this light's power is not small, it is not as terrifying as the rumors say. However, the restriction formed by this strange light is indeed indestructible and impossible to guard against. Otherwise, my master would have risked a great danger to forcibly break this restriction and take the treasure back. Moreover, this Taiyi Clear Light cannot be cultivated acquired; it can only be formed naturally by the power of heaven and earth. In our Spirit Realm, this strange light is even rarer than the Magneto Divine Light. Existences that cultivate the Magneto Divine Light are occasionally heard of, but those who cultivate the Taiyi Clear Light have not been heard of since ancient times," Liu Shui'er explained.

"In that case, there should be a supreme treasure that can drive the Taiyi Clear Light, or a strange object containing this light, inside the restriction below!" Han Li's eyes twitched, and he couldn't help but ask.

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