Chapter 1984

Several "Han Li" figures flickered and simultaneously shot off in all directions.

"Hmph, mere petty tricks—daring to show off before this seat!" A blood-light incarnation's face darkened, and he let out a cold snort.

Immediately afterward, he pinched a hand seal with one hand; gray light flashed behind him, and a huge, pitch-black demonic shadow instantly appeared.

The demonic shadow had two horns on its head and several huge tentacles dancing wildly behind it; after letting out a terrifying low roar, blood light suddenly flashed in its chest, and a huge vertical eye appeared.

This eye occupied nearly half the chest area, its pupil glowing with an eerie green light, making one's hair stand on end at first sight!

The blood-light incarnation let out a loud shout!

Instantly, a green light shot from the giant eye, flashed by, and vanished into the crystal wall without a trace.

The next moment, the blood-light incarnation closed both eyes, and blue light kept flashing on his face.

"Two real, six illusory—there should be one true body among them, and the physical forms have all changed direction, fleeing to both sides." After a moment, he stated firmly.

"It seems he has also sensed our intention and wants to hide again. Speed up the Universe Disk—don't let this brat escape!" Another blood shadow also said sternly.

"That's natural, but..."

Another blood-light incarnation nodded, but just as he wanted to say more, suddenly the crystal wall's spiritual light shifted, and the image of Yuan Zuo sitting cross-legged on a stone chair appeared.

"Two physical bodies, each responsible for one side. Once the true body is found, immediately notify the other!" This woman had a blank expression; after Fang Yi connected with the three of them, she spoke bluntly:

"Fine, we'll handle it as you said, fellow Daoist!" A blood-light Soul Transformation cultivator naturally agreed.

Yuan Zuo nodded, waved his sleeve, and the crystal wall instantly turned into a blank white expanse.

Almost simultaneously, the stone hall hummed, and countless runes surged out, instantly forming a huge teleportation formation below.

The stone hall, at the center of the formation, merely spun once and instantly vanished.

"Let's go too!" A blood-light incarnation said lightly.

Following that, the three pinched hand seals, and blood light blazed across their bodies!

The next moment, the huge jade disk emitted a blinding white light, immediately letting out a piercing screech as it tore through the air, and its escape speed suddenly increased severalfold.

On the other side, several "Han Li" either soared through the air or flew on magical weapons, instantly vanishing from the original void.

Not far from this place—within several hundred thousand li—a batch of over a thousand elite demon tribe warriors had been lying in ambush, but after receiving an order moments later, they immediately swarmed into action.

They split into two groups, each rushing toward a different direction in pursuit.

As for the place where Han Li had originally been, whether it was the demon tribe or Yuan Zuo and the blood-light incarnations, none had the slightest interest in going back to take a look.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, beneath the void where several "Han Li" had gone their separate ways, behind an unassuming green stone standing on the ground, a mass of purple misty light flashed, and then a strange, silvery misty human figure appeared.

It was yet another "Han Li".

This "Han Li" leaked no aura whatsoever; the moment he appeared, he tightly closed his eyes, released his spiritual sense, and swept it over the surrounding thousands of miles, confirming no demon lord existed before a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Without a word, he flipped his palm, and suddenly a thin, skin-like object appeared in his hand; he tossed it onto his body, then rolled it on the ground, and it instantly transformed into an unremarkable gray giant wolf; then, with a kick of his limbs, he turned into a faint gray light and shot forward.

Looking at his direction of advance, it was indeed the same as before—still heading straight for Tian Yuan City.

After the time it takes to eat a meal, above a dense forest, a "Han Li" was streaking through the air as a green rainbow.

Not far from him—within several li—a stone hall was pursuing him with great menace.

At this moment, a huge mountain suddenly appeared ahead, ten thousand zhang high, its slopes covered in lush green vegetation, the scenery exceptionally beautiful!

Upon seeing this mountain, the leading "Han Li" immediately brightened his eyes and, without dodging or avoiding, charged straight into it.

After a few flashes, he strangely vanished at the mountainside.

Amidst the howling wind, the stone hall suddenly appeared, jolting onto the mountain's peak; after slowly turning above the summit, various-colored runes surged forth and instantly condensed into a huge five-colored light formation.

As soon as this light formation took shape, it emitted a buzzing sound; at its center, five-colored light condensed and actually formed a huge light ball tens of zhang in diameter.

After a cold snort came from within the stone hall, the giant light ball instantly flashed, broke free from the formation, and, carrying tremendous momentum, shot straight down toward the mountain's peak.

Only to see five-colored spiritual light flashing wildly!

The moment the light ball touched the mountain peak, it silently sank into the rock, leaving only a large black hole on the ground.

This hole was enormous—over a hundred zhang wide—and its edges were scorched black and unnaturally smooth, with a scorching heat emanating from within.

But after just a few breaths, a tremendous roar like mountains moving and earth shaking came from within the mountain!

As the ground trembled, countless bowl-thick light pillars erupted wildly from the mountain's surface, instantly piercing the entire mountain with thousands of holes.

After the mountain rumbled and shook a few times, it completely collapsed and collapsed; countless stones and earth rolled like huge waves in all directions, forming a vast expanse of gray ruins.

At the center of the ruins, there was indeed a huge pit over ten mu in size and tens of zhang deep.

And at the center of this pit, everything was empty and vacant—all things had seemingly been directly vaporized and vanished.

At this moment, the light formation in the air flashed, and from within it, a dense spray of hundreds of thick light pillars suddenly burst out, all sinking into various parts of the ruins' ground.

But aside from the occasional rumbling from beneath the ground, there was no other abnormality.

At this time, the stone hall slowly descended from high altitude, stopping only when it was a few hundred zhang above the ruins, then paused again.

White light flashed above the stone hall; Yuan Zuo appeared there with a hint of suspicion on his face, and his eyes kept scanning the ruins' surroundings.

"That brat just hid inside the mountain—he should not have been able to escape the attack range! Yet he was so easily destroyed; it seems the one I pursued was merely an incarnation. But even an incarnation should leave some remains. Could it be that he happened to be at the center of the attack, leaving not even a trace of a corpse?" Yuan Zuo pondered for a moment, frowned, and muttered two sentences to himself.

Following that, this woman twisted her jade-like head in thought, then extended a jade finger to lightly touch between her eyebrows and closed her eyes!

Instantly, the surrounding mental waves stirred, and an immense spiritual force surged outward, rolling in all directions.

This spiritual sense inspection was extremely thorough, nearly turning over every inch of the ruins.

Yet this woman still found nothing at all.

"It seems I was overthinking it!" Yuan Zuo opened his eyes, let out a breath, and said so.

But just then, a strange fluctuation suddenly came from her body.

This woman's face changed; she shook her sleeve, and instantly a mass of black light flew out, which, after a flicker, turned into an ancient mirror.

The ancient mirror circled once above her head, then obediently hovered in front of her.

After a moment, the mirror's surface flashed, and the face of a blood-robed youth appeared.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan Zuo, you need not continue chasing that brat over there. That one is almost certainly just an incarnation. The one I'm pursuing has not only killed over half of the forces I sent to block him, but also broke through three blockades in one go. Such strength suggests it must be the true body! Fortunately, he is now trapped by me using the Universe Disk in a certain place. However, this brat surnamed Xiao seems to have employed some concealment technique—I cannot locate him in the short term. Moreover, we three need to join hands to operate the treasure and seal the surroundings, so we cannot personally go out to do this. Please trouble Fellow Daoist Yuan Zuo to come assist us a little." The blood-light incarnation said with a solemn expression.

"Is that your true form? Hmm, looks pretty good. The one I was chasing has already been dealt with—it definitely isn't the main body! I'll go meet up with it right away; don't let this Han-surnamed brat escape." Upon hearing this, the woman had no more doubts and immediately replied coldly in two sentences, then swiftly put away the ancient mirror and shot straight up as a white rainbow.

After a few flashes, Yuan Cha returned to the stone hall once more, and upon activating it, immediately let out a booming sound and left this place.

For a moment, the only sound in this ruin was the light wind blowing past, and then there was no sound at all.

After a full two hours had passed, in a corner of the ruin, a piece of seemingly ordinary thick dead wood suddenly had a layer of green light flow across its surface, and after a brief blur, it instantly transformed into a green-skinned youth.

This youth's face was exactly the same as Han Li's, and his body emitted pure wood spirit energy.

It was indeed Han Li's spirit body!

As soon as the spirit body regained human form, it immediately slapped its heavenly spirit cap with one hand, and a cluster of green light burst out from within, vaguely wrapping a seemingly young, fair-skinned girl.

The girl's complexion was somewhat pale, sitting cross-legged above the spirit body, making a hand seal and remaining motionless.

After a while, the girl took a deep breath, and some color returned to her face.

"The master didn't miscalculate. Using the spirit body's plant form, revealing its true shape hidden among trees, mountains, and rocks, it can indeed deceive heaven and cross the sea. Now that the mission is complete, we should first find a place to hide as originally planned, then later seek a way to reunite with the master. I hope the master can escape this great calamity this time." The girl, still feeling uneasy, glanced at the distant pit and muttered two sentences with some worry.

Afterwards, her figure flickered and turned into a cluster of green light, re-entering the spirit body.

The next moment, the spirit body opened its eyes, confirmed the direction with a blank expression, and immediately twisted its body to soar into the air, flying toward a determined direction.

On the other side, over a hundred elite demons surrounded a huge jade disk, hovering above a mountain valley, their expressions solemn as they continuously gazed downward.

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