Chapter 1999: Entering the City

Only then did they see clearly that the figure appearing beside the white-bearded old man was actually a youth of about twenty years of age.

Who else could it be but Han Li!

But before these high-tier demons could recover control of their treasures in their shock and rage, a ripple appeared in the sky above their heads. A golden light shot out from within, circled them rapidly at an unbelievable speed, and then appeared as a blur in the void more than ten zhang away.

After the escape light converged, a yellow exotic beast about a zhang in size appeared.

This beast had a slender build, much like a leopard, and two small, emerald-green horns on its head, making it look extremely mysterious.

As soon as it appeared, it shook its head and swept its gaze over the four demons.

Its eyes revealed a look of mockery that was unnervingly human.

And what was eerie was that the four demons also stood motionless on the spot, but all of them wore expressions of extreme strangeness.

But the next moment, countless fine bloodstains suddenly appeared on the bodies of the four demons, and immediately after, in the white-bearded old man's astonished gaze, they turned into piles of minced meat.

A rain of blood sprinkled down from the sky, falling into the demonic cloud below.

Once the low-tier demonic beasts in the demonic cloud were stained with this demonic blood, they suddenly became abnormally frantic, actually letting out wild roars as they tore at each other.

As for those demonic armored soldiers, they were dumbstruck. Then, one of them suddenly let out a loud cry, and hundreds of demons abruptly turned around and fled wildly toward the rear.

Those demonic beasts, now in total chaos, were no longer cared for by anyone.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression sank.

Since he had already made his move, how could he let these demons escape? He immediately sent a voice transmission to the Leopard-Lin Beast:

"Leave the demonic beasts to you; I will handle those demons personally!"

Upon hearing Han Li's words, the yellow exotic beast nodded its furry head slightly. With a leap, its body blurred, manifesting dozens of pale golden afterimages, and it pounced lightning-fast toward the low-tier demonic beasts.

As for Han Li, he did not move from his spot, but he raised his sleeve, and a palm shone forth.

His five fingers simply gripped toward his palm in an ordinary manner.

"Boom!" A thunderclap rang out!

A ball of golden thunder light suddenly appeared in his tightly clenched palm, flashing with blinding golden light.

But when his five fingers suddenly loosened, the golden light in his palm instantly surged, and countless arcs of electricity, as thick as fingers, shot out in a dense swarm.

Under the sky-filling golden light, every arc of electricity flashed and appeared behind the fleeing demonic soldiers like a teleportation, striking them accurately and fiercely.

With the restraining divine effect of the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, how could these low-tier demons possibly resist?

After a series of rumbles, the demons' bodies, along with their battle armor, all turned into fly ash within the golden light.

Where the electric light flashed, the nearby demonic clouds and demonic winds were all swept away.

At this moment, under the slaughter of the dozens of afterimages manifested by the Leopard-Lin Beast, those low-tier demonic beasts also followed in the footsteps of the high-tier demons in an instant, likewise turning into blood and being sliced into piles of minced meat.

Everything from start to finish took no more than a few breaths of time.

The white-bearded old man hadn't even had time to react before the pursuers who had nearly killed him were all dead, leaving not a single one behind.

"Many thanks to the Senior for your rescue. Might you be an Elder of Tianyuan City?"

The white-bearded old man finally came to his senses, hurriedly cupping his hands toward Han Li, his face full of ecstatic joy.

"Mm, you could say that. What kind of cultivators are you? Why are you running around here instead of hiding properly? Don't you know that the area around Tianyuan City has long been the world of the demons?" Han Li asked indifferently, sweeping a glance at the old man with an unchanging expression.

"Reporting to Senior, we are cultivators of the Fire Departure Sect. Our sect's hiding place was unfortunately discovered by the demons, and we had no choice but to relocate the entire sect here. We didn't expect to be ambushed by the demons at the teleportation array ahead, and we nearly perished on the spot." The white-bearded old man did not dare to be negligent and replied with extreme respect.

"Has the teleportation array ahead really been controlled by the demons? Besides the few I killed, are there any other high-tier demons over there?" Han Li narrowed his eyes and continued to ask.

"There are a few other high-tier demons at the teleportation array, but these demons are all injured; otherwise, there wouldn't have been so few of them pursuing us." The white-bearded old man replied honestly, without the slightest intention of concealment.

"There are a few more! Since that's the case, let's solve them all at once. We must be quick, or they might destroy the array in desperation once they receive the news." Han Li frowned and muttered to himself. Upon hearing this, the old man's expression changed slightly.

At this moment, the surviving disciples of the Fire Departure Sect, led by an ugly old woman, also flew back to the old man's side with varied expressions. Their gazes toward Han Li were naturally filled with extreme awe.

Before these cultivators could say anything, Han Li had already beckoned to the yellow exotic beast with one hand. With a flash of green light on his body, he suddenly transformed into a green rainbow and shot toward the canyon deep in the mountain range.

After a blinding golden light shone beneath the Leopard-Lin Beast's feet, it also transformed into a golden light and followed closely behind.

In the blink of an eye, after a few flashes, the two disappeared without a trace on the horizon.

"Sect Master, what should we do?" The old woman hurriedly flew to the side of the white-bearded old man and asked with a solemn expression.

"Need you ask? Naturally, we follow this senior. With this senior clearing the way, entering Tianyuan City should not be a problem. Everyone, keep up; whether we can enter the city safely depends on this one move," the white-bearded old man replied without hesitation.

"Understood, we shall all rush over together!" The old woman also nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the white-bearded old man, disregarding that his magic power was already exhausted, hurriedly took out some medicinal pills to consume, then used one hand to rapidly strike several points on his body; a trace of unnatural crimson appeared on his face as he squeezed out a bit more magic power from his dantian.

Subsequently, led by the two remaining Void Refinement stage cultivators of the sect, dozens of Fire Li Sect disciples activated their escape lights and flew toward the canyon.

Unlike the previous time when everyone was filled with anxiety, this time, almost every one of these Fire Li Sect disciples had a look of hope and excitement on their faces.

A distance of over a thousand miles was naturally not long for these cultivators!

After a short while, these people arrived near the canyon, but before they could get close, they suddenly heard an earth-shattering boom!

Several cyan sword Qi shot up into the sky from the canyon, flashed, and then suddenly vanished without a trace.

Immediately following this, a shrill scream rang out, and a pitch-black demonic wind rolled out from the depths of the canyon; within it, a pitch-black demonic shadow with a single horn on its head could be vaguely seen, fleeing in panic in another direction.

Seeing this, the white-bearded old man and the old woman exchanged glances, both seeing the joy on the other's face.

It seemed that the senior had also wiped out the remaining demons with exceptional ease!

A clear ringing sound resonated from their bodies!

The cyan and yellow twin swords behind the old man flew out of their sheaths, while the old woman opened her mouth and spat out an incredibly thin, silvery flying blade.

Naturally, both of them intended to beat a drowning dog, wanting to intercept that Nascent Soul.

But before they could unleash their treasures, a cold snort came from the canyon, and a sword light over ten feet long flashed, instantly transforming into a sheet of cyan sword Qi that swept the Nascent Soul within the demonic wind into it.

As the cold light flickered, the Nascent Soul vanished into thin air without even a groan.

And after that astonishing cyan sword light retracted, it transformed into a foot-long cyan flying sword and shot back into the depths of the canyon.

"If you all wish to enter Tianyuan City, then move quickly. Who knows when the demon reinforcements might arrive." Han Li's indifferent voice drifted leisurely from the canyon, and then there was no further sound.

"Quick, hurry over!" The white-bearded old man was ecstatic upon hearing this and immediately shouted a sharp command to the disciples under him.

Instantly, the group of cultivators summoned all their strength, transforming into dozens of rainbow lights that shot straight into the canyon.

In Tianyuan City, inside a teleportation hall surrounded by layers of restrictions, two Nascent Soul stage guards were standing at the entrance chatting about something.

The next moment, one of the dozen teleportation arrays lined up side-by-side suddenly erupted with dazzling white light, and at the same time, a buzzing sound suddenly emerged from it.

"Not good, someone is teleporting in. Immediately open all restrictions, and at the same time, quickly report this to the Guard Captain!" one Nascent Soul guard exclaimed in alarm, his face turning pale.

The other guard, without a word, flicked one hand, and as spiritual light flashed, a palm-sized blue array disk appeared, which he then slapped hard with his other palm.

After a muffled thud!

The array disk erupted with five-colored light, and various fluctuations instantly appeared out of thin air throughout the hall; at the same time, layers of multi-colored light curtains and dense golden and silver runes surged down from all sides, sealing the entire hall airtight.

In a pavilion near the hall, over a hundred guards who were meditating jumped up from the ground without any warning, transforming into streaks of rainbow light that shot out of the pavilion.

The buzzing teleportation array suddenly emitted wisps of spatial fluctuation, and amidst the flashing white light, a cyan figure appeared silently.

Han Li opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the dozen guards at the entrance acting as if facing a great enemy; the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a faint smile:

"What, Han Mou has only been away for two or three years, and you don't recognize me anymore?"

"Ah, it's Senior Han, it's actually you, elder, who has returned. That's great, I will report this to the elders immediately. Several elders left messages for their subordinates that as soon as there was news of you, elder, it must be reported at once." The leading Gold Guard recognized Han Li at a glance, and immediately stepped forward to salute with great joy, speaking respectfully.

"It seems several fellow Daoists are quite concerned about me. Very well, I will speak with the elders about everything later. However, there will be more people coming through the teleportation array in a moment, so please make arrangements for them." Han Li nodded and said nonchalantly.

"More people? Yes, I will strictly follow Senior Han's instructions!" The Gold Guard, despite being confused, felt a shiver in his heart under Han Li's sweeping gaze and immediately bowed in agreement.

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