Chapter 2088

Half a day later, at the huge sand dune on the ground, a tremendous sound like heaven and earth splitting suddenly rang out. WwW. feiazw. CoM website

Following that, the triangular structure on top of the sand dune suddenly exploded open.

Countless fragments of stone flew out, and a large mass of rolling green flame shot out, and after circling in the low air, it was about to fly off into the distance.

Within the green flame, a vague deer-headed demon beast could be seen lowly growling incessantly.

This demon beast's entire body was covered in crimson strange blood, its body covered in wounds, and its original four beast claws were conspicuously missing one.

But just at that moment, a piercing silver light suddenly shot out from below like lightning, and swiftly circled around the huge demon beast within the green flame.

Instantly, a pained, furious roar came!

The green flame surged, and transformed into a streak of green light shooting toward the horizon, and in just a moment, it vanished without a trace at the end.

Originally in the air, besides sprinkling down a sheet of crimson blood, there was also a half-crystalline purple-hued strange horn that fell down, emitting a dull thud as it landed on the nearby sand, sinking several feet deep, appearing extraordinarily heavy.

At this time, from the large pit exposed after the triangular structure exploded, Xu Xu flew out a human figure, which then hovered steadily in the low air.

This figure wore a long green robe, had an exceptionally young face, and was indeed Han Li himself!

Han Li raised his head to glance in the direction where the demon beast disappeared, shook his head, then lowered his head to sweep over the pool of beast blood on the ground, saw the half purple horn half-buried in the sand, and a smile-like-not-a-smile flickered across his face.

He raised his arm, grabbed at the empty space below, and instantly an invisible force shot out.

With a "whoosh"!

The half purple horn immediately flew up from the ground, lightly landing in Han Li's hand, as if it had no weight at all.

Han Li extended his divine sense to scan the purple horn, a satisfied expression flashed in his eyes, but immediately his expression moved, sensing something, he flipped his palm, and instantly the remnant horn flashed and vanished.

The next moment, from the large pit Han Li had flown out of, a figure flickered, and a graceful figure also flew out—it was the purple-haired woman of the Bai family.

Upon seeing Han Li, she immediately revealed a hint of a smile, and lightly opened her vermilion mouth to ask:

"Han brother, did you catch up to that demon beast? Even if you didn't, it's no matter—this beast has already been heavily wounded by our five working together; I reckon it won't dare to approach this mineral vein again in the future."

"Rest assured, Shi Xianzi! When that beast was fleeing, I also slashed it with a sword; adding to its prior severe wounds, it would need hundreds of years of rest to recover, otherwise it cannot return to its original state." Han Li pointed at that pool of crimson blood with his finger and replied calmly.

"If that's truly the case, this is excellent. This trouble is resolved. We should now return to meet up with elder brother and the others, then discuss other matters." The purple-haired woman, following Han Li's gesture, glanced at the sand, her face instantly showing delight, but then she recalled something and said.

"Alright, I'll go down now." Han Li had no other opinion, immediately nodded and floated down into the pit.

The purple-haired woman looked at the pool of crimson blood, thought for a moment, and clapped her jade hand in the empty air.

With a "bang"!

A huge pit appeared on the sand, and a large amount of sand instantly swept up the beast blood and buried it completely.

Seeing this, the purple-haired woman finally relaxed completely and followed Han Li, floating down as well.

Several hours later, in the cave where the fierce battle had taken place earlier, Han Li, the purple-haired woman, and the yellow-haired burly man, along with three other demon venerables, gathered together and were discussing something.

Among them, Lu Long Tianjun and the yellow-haired burly man had dimmed divine light in their eyes, their complexions slightly pale, as if they had both lost some vital energy. Conversely, Han Zi's face mask revealed two eyes, icy as before, with divine light as ample as before.

"Cover Heaven Shi Xianzi! According to you, that demon spirit is most likely the spirit formed from this mineral vein. If so, this demon spirit will not leave this mineral vein. Otherwise, it will only slowly perish on its own." Lu Long Tianjun's facial flesh twitched, his small eyes blinked a few times as he spoke.

"This demon spirit killed all six of our Bai family's Void Refinement disciples in an instant; its cultivation level is probably not low. Perhaps it already has the ability to leave this place and act independently." The purple-haired woman said uncertainly.

"That's also true; even if we made a move, we couldn't possibly slay six Void Refinement beings that quickly. I don't know what Bai brother plans to do next?" Lu Long Tianjun, seeming to have something in mind, nodded and then posed a counter-question.

"Although we wounded and drove off the demon beast, if that demon spirit remains, this mineral vein cannot be mined normally. I'm afraid Bai will need some help from the three of you Dao friends. Otherwise, relying only on me and my fifth sister, we don't have much confidence in resolving this demon spirit." The yellow-haired burly man said frankly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Long Tianjun and Han Zi exchanged a glance, their brows furrowed, and then they slowly said:

"Bai brother, this is probably not appropriate. We only agreed earlier to deal with that late-stage demon venerable demon beast. Now this demon spirit was not part of the prior agreement. Moreover, this demon spirit is so strange that even Cover Heaven Dao friend almost fell victim to its poisonous hand; its danger level likely exceeds that of the previous demon beast. Furthermore, due to this demon spirit's interference, we have already borne considerable risk. Otherwise, I might not have suffered such a great loss."

Lu Long Tianjun gave a light cough, appearing unwilling to take further risks.

Han Zi, although silent, clearly meant much the same.

The yellow-haired burly man, hearing these words, his complexion sank slightly, a hint of resentment arose in his heart, but his voice remained unusually calm as he said:

"This matter of the demon spirit is our Bai family's oversight. We failed to detect its existence beforehand; otherwise, we would have prepared corresponding special magical tools to deal with this wretch. However, Lu Long brother, rest assured—so long as you few continue to lend aid, the various rewards we previously paid, our Bai family is willing to double them. Moreover, although that demon spirit possesses very strange powers, Han Dao friend's demonic flame seems to counter this kind of demon spirit, and even unexpectedly slew one of its incarnations. It should now be heavily wounded; its divine powers may have lost nearly half, making it an excellent opportunity for us to exterminate it."

After saying this, the burly man gave Han Li a smile and secretly transmitted a voice to him:

"As long as Han brother agrees to help eliminate this demon spirit, besides additionally gifting you a six-legged demon lizard, Bai is also willing to let you select three more treasures from the Bai family treasure vault."

After Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly, he naturally felt moved, and without showing any change in expression, he gave a slight nod.

Seeing this, the burly man felt greatly relieved in his heart.

If dealing with that demon spirit, Han Li can counter the silver flame divine ability, naturally making him indispensable.

"Rewards doubled! Does that include the blood tooth rice as well?" Lu Long Tianjun, hearing the burly man's words, a hint of joy flashed across his face, and he hurriedly asked.

"Sorry! Blood tooth rice, our Bai family truly has none left. But Bai is willing to use a piece of blood-refined pure gold as a substitute reward. Lu Long brother, what do you think? I recall you Dao friend have also been seeking this object for quite some time." The yellow-haired burly man seemed to have anticipated this, and without hesitation replied.

"Blood-refined pure gold. Although this item is not as good as blood tooth rice, for me it is sufficient to offset the reward." Lu Long Tianjun was first startled, his complexion alternating between overcast and clear for a while, then he also gave a somewhat reluctant agreement.

"Good! Han Zi Dao friend and Han brother also have no other opinions, right?" The burly man was overjoyed, turned his head and asked Han Zi.

After Han Zi's eyes flickered a few times, he slowly nodded.

Han Li naturally also gave a slight smile, directly expressing his agreement.

Thus, since they began discussing in detail how to deal with that demon spirit, and finally worked out a feasible method.

The following time, everyone began sitting in meditation in the cave, holding magic stones to regulate their breath, and did not rush to act immediately.

Several days later, when the few people's magic power had finally recovered somewhat, they then split into two groups and began moving out.

Still, Han Li and the purple-haired woman formed one group, while the yellow-haired burly man grouped with Lu Long Tianjun and Han Zi, and they proceeded along the mineral vein, searching two different directions in the mine tunnels.

Two days later, in an unnamed mine tunnel, the purple-haired woman walked ahead holding a round disc, while Han Li followed leisurely, keeping close to the strange beast,.

Her steps were not particularly fast, and she occasionally lowered her head to check something on the disc, but showed no sign of any discovery.

"Can this spirit-locking disc really sense the position of the demon spirit?" Han Li finally spoke up and asked.

"Han brother, rest assured—although this spirit-locking disc is not a specialized magical tool for dealing with demon spirits, originally it was used to probe some rare materials. But under these circumstances, it is still usable. As long as the demon spirit comes within a hundred zhang of us, we will detect it immediately. Otherwise, due to this demon spirit's fusion with the mineral vein's special nature, divine sense alone cannot scan and find it." The purple-haired woman turned her head and gave a charming smile in reply.

"But this demon spirit's spiritual intelligence is not low; perhaps it will not actively approach us." Han Li shook his head and said.

"Then we will directly seek out the demon spirit's origin. Even if it is formed from a thread of spiritual nature of the mineral vein, once its source is destroyed, it will likewise perish on its own." The purple-haired woman replied without hesitation.

Although it's said that way, the mineral vein is so vast that searching for its source is probably no easy task—it might take seven or eight days, or even more! Han Li sighed and said.

Brother Han, your words are somewhat against your conscience. The price our Bai family has paid—could it not be worth six or seven days of a fellow Daoist's time? The woman gave a light laugh, a hint of allure on her face as she said.

Hehe, this account cannot be calculated in such a manner. Han Li gave a hehe smile and spoke a sentence with deep meaning.

The purple-haired woman's beautiful eyes shifted, about to say something more, when suddenly a low humming sound came from her body. She froze for a moment, then immediately slapped her waist with one hand, and an object flew out at once.

It was actually a token-shaped magical device.

When the purple-haired woman used her fingers to quickly tap the token several times, the voice of the yellow-haired, burly man came out from within, delighted:

Fifth sister, return quickly. We have already found that demon spirit and joined forces to slay it. Indeed, as we previously guessed, this demon spirit is extremely weak and cannot fight for long.

After hearing this, the purple-haired woman couldn't help but be somewhat stunned.

Meanwhile, Han Li, standing nearby, also heard it clearly and immediately gave a faint smile as he said:

It seems we need not linger here for ten days or half a month; we can return to Phantom Night City as soon as possible.

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