Chapter 2082: Soul-Controlling Pendant

This matter... was during that period before Han

This matter... was only discovered by Han Li inadvertently... after studying countless ancient books related to the Demon World during that period before he entered the Demon World.

According to what the book said, it seems this Blood Tooth Rice should only be produced in a place in the Demon World called Blue Waterfall Lake, which is extremely far from Illusionary Night City. Usually, the local demon tribes don't even have enough for themselves and it wouldn't flow out at all; how did the Bai family manage to get such a top-grade Blood Tooth Rice?

Han Li's thoughts turned, and he did not hide the look of surprise on his face.

"Why, could it be that Brother Han and Fellow Daoist Han are also interested in this Blood Tooth Rice? It's a pity that this item has already been reserved by this Heavenly Monarch. If you want it, you can only ask Brother Bai for some." After glancing at Han Li and Han Qizi, Heavenly Monarch Luanlong turned his eyes slightly and said a sentence. He then grabbed the Blood Tooth Rice from the jade box, bit off more than a third of it, and shook his head while chewing slowly.

A thick, strange fragrance instantly filled the entire hall.

"Oh, Brother Bai, could it be that you still have more Blood Tooth Rice?" Qian Li's expression shifted as he asked.

Han Qizi's gaze also "swished" and turned toward the large man and the purple-haired woman.

"Fellow Daoist Luanlong is joking. I only have this one grain of Blood Tooth Rice in my hand; how could there be a second one!" The yellow-haired man gave a bitter smile and denied it completely.

"If Brother Bai says this, I'm afraid few people will believe it. Who doesn't know that the more Blood Tooth Rice one consumes, the more significant the improvement to the physical body. Since you, Fellow Daoist, were able to obtain this rice, how could there only be this one grain?" Han Li narrowed his eyes and said calmly.

Han Qizi's gaze turned slightly cold; clearly, he also looked like he didn't quite believe it.

"I won't hide it from you fellow daoists, although our Bai family happened to purchase a few grains of this Blood Tooth Rice, the rest have already been consumed by me and my fifth sister. Even this one gifted to Fellow Daoist Luanlong was kept with the intention of using it as a seed or as a material for alchemy.

Otherwise, we wouldn't have kept even half a grain." The yellow-haired man hurriedly explained.

"Blood Tooth Rice.

If the Bai family can obtain it once, they can naturally obtain it a second time. As long as Brother Bai can help Han Mou purchase some, any price is negotiable." Han Li pondered for a moment and still said slowly.

"As long as Brother Bai helps Han Mou obtain one hundred grains of Blood Tooth Rice of this quality, I can make another move the next time the Bai family has difficulties." Han Qizi opened his mouth coldly for the first time; his voice was somewhat obscure and hoarse, as if he truly hadn't spoken for a long time.

After hearing the words of Han Qizi and Han Li, the purple-haired woman's expression changed slightly; she seemed somewhat tempted.

But the large man refused without hesitation:

"Being able to obtain a few grains of Blood Tooth Rice this time was also a matter of coincidence. It was when I and my fifth sister happened to meet a fellow daoist from Blue Waterfall Lake some years ago and exchanged treasures that we obtained this little bit. How could our Bai family have the ability to purchase such rare items again? You fellow daoists don't need to discuss this matter anymore; this is absolutely impossible."

Seeing the yellow-haired man speak so firmly, Han Li and Han Qizi looked at each other and found it difficult to say anything more.

Although Heavenly Monarch Luanlong's mouth hadn't stopped for a moment, a look of obvious disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Thus, for the time that followed, the group sat in meditation and rested in the hall. An hour after Heavenly Monarch Luanlong finished eating that grain of Blood Tooth Rice, the aura in his body suddenly surged, and his face turned as red as blood. After a long time, while silently circulating his energy, his complexion finally returned to normal.

Han Li, who witnessed all this from the side, clicked his tongue in wonder and became even more tempted by this Blood Tooth Rice.

It seems the efficacy of this Blood Tooth Rice is even more effective than what was recorded in those ancient books.

During this period, the yellow-haired man and the purple-haired woman were secretly discussing the unexplained disappearance of the clan's disciples via sound transmission, but not a single clue had been left at the stronghold, and in the end, they were unable to reach a reliable conclusion.

The two could only temporarily put it to the back of their minds and began to conserve their energy.

After all, those left guarding this place were only mid-tier disciples; relative to the entire Bai family, they didn't really take them to heart.

The group stayed in the stronghold for a full day and night. When everyone had adjusted their body and mind to their best state, they rode the Eight-Legged Demon Lizards and left the oasis, heading west all the way.

Half a day later, the yellow-haired man leading the way looked at the gloomy sky and the gray sandstorm that seemed to have grown a bit larger all around, and suddenly turned his head to say to Han Li and the others:

"Fellow daoists, that demon beast's divine abilities are truly not small. We must be careful as we move forward. Everyone must restrain their auras and put away the demon lizards!"

Knowing that this was a critical moment, Han Li and the other Body Integration stage existences naturally had no other objections. They jumped off the demon beasts one after another, stored the demon lizards into their spirit beast rings, and then, led by the large man, continued to fly forward at a low altitude.

Although various escape techniques could not be used in this desert, they could still barely manage to fly slowly at a low altitude. However, the result of doing so was that they had to consume several times more magic power than usual.

Fortunately, the Bai family's mineral vein was not too far from here. After the group flew at a low altitude for an hour, a giant sand dune suddenly appeared on the horizon in the distance.

This sand dune was several thousand feet high, standing there like a giant mountain peak, except that its surface was entirely covered by gray gravel, and at the same time, strange, ghost-like wailing sounds faintly emanated from within.

As soon as the yellow-haired man saw this sand dune, he raised his arm to signal everyone to be careful, and finally led everyone to an area several miles away from the giant sand dune, suddenly descending his escape light.

Bai Yunxin and the others followed and landed without hesitation. After Heavenly Monarch Luanlong and Han Qizi looked at each other, they also landed silently.

Han Li also followed the crowd silently, but as the blue light in his eyes flickered slightly, his gaze landed on a patch of sandy ground no more than ten feet away from them, and he revealed a thoughtful expression.

At this moment, the yellow-haired man reached out a large hand from his sleeve and grabbed at the empty air toward the spot Han Li was looking at.

With a muffled "Pu" sound!

A mass of sand and soil the size of a room flew out from the ground in response and transformed into an earthen dragon, landing on an open space.

The yellow-haired man grabbed repeatedly with both hands, instantly revealing a deep pit over ten feet deep at the original spot, and at the bottom, a bronze-colored gate appeared.

"Eh, what is this?" Heavenly Monarch Luanlong narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of surprise.

"The official entrance to the mineral vein should have been at the top of the sand dune, but that place has already been occupied by the demon beast. To be safe, we are now taking another backup entrance to the mineral vein. Only the two of us siblings in the entire Bai family know of this entrance. Moreover, besides being set in an extremely hidden place in the mineral vein, this entrance has not been set up with any magic arrays or restrictions.

I imagine that demon beast won't be able to discover it in the short term. If we enter from here, we might even be able to catch the beast off guard." The purple-haired woman explained with a sweet smile.

"So that's how it is!" Heavenly Monarch Luanlong nodded, raised his head to look at the building at the top of the sand dune in the distance, and the look of doubt on his face vanished.

At this time, the yellow-haired man pointed his hand from afar at the bronze gate, and an invisible giant force struck it.

After a "Zhi-ning" sound, the gate trembled and slowly pushed open, revealing an incomparably pitch-black passage.

"Let's go, this entrance really hasn't been discovered by that demon beast yet." After the yellow-haired man scanned the area below with his divine sense, he said with a hint of joy on his face and immediately drifted toward the bronze gate below.

Seeing this, the others naturally followed into the passage.

Once Han Li entered the bronze gate, a faint blue light flashed in his eyes, and the originally pitch-black passage instantly became as clear as day.

He saw that both sides were light cyan stone walls, completely isolating the external sand and soil from the passage here. What was even rarer was that these stone slabs were smooth and flat, and not the slightest fluctuation emanated from their surfaces; clearly, no magic arrays or restrictions had been inscribed on them.

After walking deep along this passage for about half an hour, it suddenly became bright ahead, and a strange crimson mountain wall appeared, blocking the way forward.

This time, the yellow-haired man at the very front did not act rashly. Instead, he flipped his palm, and a triangular ancient mirror appeared in his hand. He pinched a magic seal with one hand and pointed at the mirror several times.

Instantly, black energy rolled on the surface of the mirror, and a five-colored light glowed from it.

The large man stared intently for a few moments, his expression relaxed. He put away the ancient mirror and flicked his sleeve toward the crimson mountain wall in front of him.

Instantly, a sheet of black light rolled out, flashed, and disappeared into the mountain wall.

The next moment, after the crimson mountain wall trembled slightly, it slowly moved away on its own. The entire process was silent, and not the slightest sound was made.

And after the mountain wall moved away, everyone instantly felt a heat wave rushing toward them, and a fire-red underground world appeared ahead.

Crimson rocks, black-red ground, and countless sharp, purple-red stone pillars that looked like stalagmites were scattered all over the ground.

"Let's go. Since that demon beast has occupied this mineral vein, it must be hiding in the place where the fire energy of the mineral vein is strongest. Although most demon beasts are accustomed to absorbing energy and cultivating while sleeping, it's hard to say for a Demon Venerable-level demon beast. Furthermore, up until now, my fifth sister and I have not been able to figure out what kind of demon beast the opponent is, and its habits are even harder to grasp. You fellow daoists must be extra careful! In addition, for this operation, it is enough if we can severely injure and drive this beast away. Of course, if we can truly kill this beast, the Bai family will share the obtained demon beast materials equally with you fellow daoists; we will definitely not treat you unfairly." The yellow-haired man looked around, took a deep breath, and solemnly exhorted Han Li and the others again.

"Hehe, Brother Bai, when did you become so long-winded? We have already heard these words several times. If we can truly kill a Demon Venerable-level demon beast, it is naturally something we fellow daoists would be eager for. If we cannot, we will certainly not force it." Heavenly Monarch Luanlong replied with a smile.

Han Li smiled and said nothing.

But just at this moment, the purple-haired woman suddenly opened her mouth and spat out a white jade pendant. However, a blood-colored pattern was faintly contained within its surface, and she smiled lightly at the others and said:

"Big brother, don't worry. Although I was far from being its match when I fought that demon beast last time, I unexpectedly obtained a wisp of its essence blood. Now that I have refined it into this Soul-Commanding Pendant, determining its location will be an easy task." (To be continued)

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