Chapter 1977

The Nascent Soul's face resembled Han Li's. After appearing, it immediately beckoned toward the physical body below with its small hand.

With a thunderclap, a round ball wrapped in countless golden threads flew out from Han Li's physical body. After circling, it stopped in mid-air.

The Nascent Soul extended a tender white finger and tapped this ball slightly.

Immediately, electric light flashed on the surface of the ball, and crackling sounds erupted. Countless golden threads shattered inch by inch, revealing the milky white wooden box sealed inside.

A smile appeared at the corner of the Nascent Soul's small mouth, and it chanted incantations. Fluctuations arose nearby, and more than ten five-colored round beads appeared silently. With a flash of spiritual light, they transformed into eerie eyeballs, and five-colored light on their surfaces flourished.

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After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, above an endless grassland, an incarnation condensed from a wisp of Han Li's spiritual sense appeared in the low altitude.

He first scanned the surroundings, and after not seeing Che Qigong's existence, his expression changed slightly, and he suddenly looked up toward the high sky.

In the ten-thousand-foot high sky, a scorching sun was emitting white, scorching light, appearing extremely hot.

Han Li didn't even blink his eyes, just staring at the scorching sun expressionlessly without speaking.

After a full meal's time, finally, a strange man's voice suddenly came from the high sky with a laugh:

"Tsk tsk, truly not an ordinary person. A mere incarnation of spiritual sense could discover this seat's existence. No wonder Old Monster Che pinned his hopes on you and was willing to cooperate with you."

As soon as the voice fell, a black shadow flashed in the scorching sun, and suddenly a mass of black light shot out from it. With a flash, it appeared unexpectedly at a place not more than ten feet away from Han Li.

It was a big man wearing black battle armor with a full beard.

He had a smile on his face, and as soon as he appeared, he looked Han Li up and down incessantly, appearing extremely interested.

"Who is your Excellency, and where is Senior Che?" Seeing this scene, Han Li felt a chill in his heart, but asked with an unusually calm expression.

"Old Monster Che has important matters to attend to now. If he wants to come over from below, I'm afraid it will take more time. How about Fellow Daoist Han chat with this seat first?" The big man blinked his eyes, touched his beard, and said.

"Chat with your Excellency? I seem to not know you, Fellow Daoist, and I have never heard Senior Che say that there were other people in this Demon-Suppressing Lock." Han Li narrowed his eyes and looked at the big man for a long time before slowly replying.

"Old Monster Che naturally wouldn't mention this seat's existence. But what I can tell you is that the matter he can cooperate with you on, this seat can also give you. And the price I want is even lower." The big man said with unusual confidence.

"Oh, then Fellow Daoist, please let me hear it." Han Li's expression changed, and he replied noncommittally.

"It's very simple. Old Monster Che is using the method of extracting and refining Chaos Qi to trade with you, right? This seat happens to also understand this technique. I don't want half of the Chaos Qi you extract; as long as you give this family one-third, this seat can make this trade with you." The big man said without hesitation.

"It sounds pretty good, but Han Mou has already made a Heart Demon Vow to Senior Che, I'm afraid I cannot easily break my promise." Han Li's expression changed a few times, but in the end, he shook his head.

"Hehe, hasn't Fellow Daoist Han not yet obtained the method of using Chaos Qi from Old Monster Che? How can that be considered breaking the vow?" The big man seemed to have expected this, raised his head, yawned, and said.

"Although this makes sense, I have never had contact with you, Fellow Daoist. Just based on a few words, you want me to break my promise? Doesn't that feel a bit too much like child's play!" Han Li didn't know what he was thinking, but said indifferently.

"Since this seat has appeared here, I will naturally make you convinced of me. Not to mention anything else, just the method of extracting Chaos Qi from the Demon-Suppressing Lock, I will tell you immediately. And afterward, I can give you other great benefits!" The big man rolled his eyes and revealed a cunning look.

"Other benefits?" Han Li's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but reveal a look of hesitation on his face.

But just at this moment, thunderous sounds suddenly erupted from the surrounding void, followed by the emerald green grassland beneath his feet blurring, and all the scenery changed abruptly, transforming into a land of wind and sand with yellow phoenixes everywhere.

At the same time, dark clouds covered the sky, and countless silver snakes danced wildly!

"Impossible, how could that old fellow break free so quickly." The big man's expression changed, and he cried out.

Seeing this situation, Han Li was also startled.

But the next moment, a voice full of anger rumbled from the dark clouds.

"Feng Xie, you actually dared to attack this old man in secret. Do you really think this old man will just let it go!"

It was precisely Che Qigong's voice, shaking the entire sky and making it buzz.

Following this, the dark clouds in the sky rolled wildly, instantly condensing into a pitch-black giant hand a hundred feet tall, which grabbed down toward the big man with menacing momentum.

Before it truly grabbed him, a massive giant force shrouded down from the sky.

Han Li only felt the surrounding air tighten, and his spiritual sense incarnation was unable to move a fraction.

And the sandy ground of about an acre in the center, under this power, sank several feet deep with a "Boom" sound, creating a terrifyingly large pit out of thin air.

The big man in the center of the sand pit, however, shook his shoulders with a slight change in expression, and a mass of black light was released from his battle armor.

The moment the giant force touched it, it was diverted by another inexplicable energy, unloading most of the power. After his body only swayed for a moment, he took it as if nothing had happened.

"Qianji Technique! You actually practiced this divine ability to completion! No wonder you dared to do such a thing. Good, very good, then let this old man properly measure the depth of this divine ability." Che Qigong seemed to be startled for a moment, but immediately roared even more furiously.

As soon as the voice fell, the black clouds in the high sky rolled again, vaguely condensing into a giant demon image with three heads and six arms, which lunged down from the high place with menacing momentum.

"Stop! Do you not want that Chaos Qi anymore?" The big man's expression sank, and he waved his hand to shout at the sky.

"Once this old man deals with you, the Chaos Qi will naturally be in my pocket." The demon image in the sky flashed ferocious light in its eyes and said. Its six arms moved, and clusters of black gas appeared in the demon hands. After spinning, they instantly transformed into six giant, hazy black light orbs, appearing as if they were about to be thrown out in the next moment.

"Hmph, do you really think that according to your method, you can so easily extract Chaos Qi from the Demon-Suppressing Lock?" The big man said indifferently with a strange expression.

"What do you mean by that! The method of extracting Chaos Qi from the True Demon-Suppressing Lock was researched by several of us together many years ago? Are you trying to alarm people with lies and deliberately use these words to delay time!" The demon image in the sky paused, but continued to transmit a voice that sounded like a roar.

"Why would I need to delay time? Do you really think that I, who have practiced the Qianji Technique, would still fear you? I just don't want to suffer both losses here. As for the truth of what I just said, if you didn't have a shred of worry in your heart, why would you take the initiative to stop?" The big man laughed, appearing completely unconcerned.

After hearing the big man's words, the giant demon image floated in place without moving.

But only after a moment, a "Puchi" sound came, and the demon image shattered and dissipated. Amidst rolling black gas, an old man with a fierce expression floated down.

It was precisely this old demon, Che Qigong!

Han Li witnessed all this, and after his thoughts turned rapidly, he stood with his arms crossed on the side, watching coldly.

"Hmph, you hid deep enough, not revealing that you had practiced the Qianji Technique until today. I won't ask if this divine ability is truly as heaven-defying as the rumors say, but listening to your tone just now, you seem to have researched another method of extracting Chaos Qi. How does this old man know if this is true or false? The original extraction method was researched by several of us together. Now, you want to do this alone? Do you really think this old man will believe you so easily!" Che Qigong's expression was as gloomy as water, and he said without the slightest emotion.

"I was able to discover the fatal flaw in the original method by chance. As for whether it is true or false, you can listen to me point out a few things, and you will naturally understand the truth. If you think what Feng Mou said is false, at worst, you and I can have a big fight here. At that time, it will be cheapest for that thief, Xue Guang." The big man sneered and replied.

"Good, this old man will listen to what you have to say. If what you said is false, hmph..." Hearing the words "Xue Guang," Che Qigong's expression became ferocious, and he quickly made up his mind and snorted coldly.

"This is the wise move. If Feng Mou can truly provide another extraction method, I want to take one-third of the Chaos Qi obtained alone. This point, is it not too much?" The big man clapped his hands and laughed, and proposed his conditions with an unquestionable tone.

"Let's talk about this after you have verified what you said." Che Qigong remained unmoved and just said coldly.

Feng Xie didn't mind, moved his lips, and directly transmitted his voice to the old man.

And Han Li's eyebrows twitched, but he also didn't say anything.

One day later, above a gray, hazy mountain range, a mass of black light was flying in and out of sight at a terrifying speed.

In the black light, an ugly old man was urging his escape light incessantly; it was precisely the Black Rain Master who had parted ways with Han Li for a period of time.

Seeing him rushing on his way with such full concentration, it seemed he was truly in a hurry to return to the Holy Island.

Not far ahead, black shadows appeared; they were two rare giant peaks about ten thousand feet tall, standing side by side, exactly blocking the way.

The Black Rain Master's eyes flashed, and he urged his escape light without caring, shooting toward the gap between the two mountain peaks, appearing to want to fly through the middle.

After a few flashes, the black light sank into the middle of the two mountain peaks, and after a shake, it wanted to pierce directly through the middle.

Just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

The two mountain peaks suddenly emitted two heaven-shaking roars without the slightest warning. After the two mountain bodies shook violently, they both collapsed toward the position where the Black Rain Master was, pressing down fiercely.

Before the mountain bodies truly smashed onto the black escape light, the sky full of mountain rocks fell down like raindrops.