Chapter 2246: Volume 11 True Immortal Descends to the World Chapter 2227 Underground Shi Lin

Han Li, however, stood beside the broken armor and weapons, lowered his head to examine them for a moment, then suddenly furrowed his brow and reached out with one hand into empty space.

With a "whoosh," a gleaming fragment of a sword blade shot straight into his hand.

Han Li raised it and carefully swept it before his eyes.

He saw that, despite appearing extremely hard, the surface of the fragment bore an unusually clear and deep claw mark, deeply embedded within it, as if finely carved.

Han Li pondered briefly, then pinched the fragment with two fingers and exerted force—immediately, a strange golden light flashed at his fingertips, and he directly sank his fingers into the fragment.

As a result, a finger imprint, nearly as deep as the claw mark, also appeared on the fragment.

"What is it, Fellow Daoist Han? Have you discovered something?" Xie Lian, seeing this, couldn't help but feel intrigued and asked.

"You'll know if you try it yourself," Han Li said calmly, then tossed the fragment over to her.

Xie Lian chuckled lightly, raised her hand, and snatched the fragment into her palm, lowered her gaze to look at it—then immediately gasped:

"Taiyi White Platinum—this weapon was actually forged from this material!"

"Taiyi White Platinum! That's a renowned material across all realms. While there may be harder substances in the world, they are extremely rare. For the owner of this weapon to obtain such a large piece—what great fortune!" The Green Stone Ancestor exclaimed upon hearing this, unable to hide his surprise.

"Hmph, no matter how great the fortune, it's useless if you end up as food for these vicious insects. But the fact that an object forged from this material could retain such a deep impression shows the wielder's physical body must be extraordinarily strong. One can easily imagine that. I wonder, Fellow Han, how much of your true strength did you just use?" Xie Lian clicked her tongue in amazement, her fingers flashing with piercing white light as she left a much shallower mark on the fragment, then shook her head and asked.

As for the Green Stone Ancestor, upon seeing this, he was first startled, then could only offer a bitter smile.

"Naturally, I used considerable force—otherwise, how could I have left such a deep impression? But have you two Daoists ever considered what level of physical strength the vicious insect that snatched and shattered this Taiyi White Platinum weapon must possess? It certainly couldn't be achieved by the human-faced insects we saw earlier." Han Li spoke with a solemn expression.

"Those human-faced insects are inferior to us in strength, so naturally they couldn't have done this. Could it be that the mother of the locust worms herself acted?" The Green Stone Ancestor's face turned slightly pale.

"Unlikely. Given the mother locust worm's vast divine powers, how could she possibly personally deal with a few minor palace guards?" Xie Lian immediately denied it without hesitation.

"So, in this underground palace, besides that type of human-faced insect, there actually exists another, even more terrifying kind of vicious insect." Han Li murmured.

"I fear that is indeed the case." Xie Lian wore a helpless expression.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to worry excessively. Even if such vicious insects truly exist, their numbers are likely not large. And since dozens of Daoists have entered this underground palace this time, they should be more than enough to handle all the vicious insects." The Green Stone Ancestor, having somewhat let go of his concerns, spoke reassuringly.

"Hmm. This second type of vicious insect is indeed extremely rare. Otherwise, Baohua and Yuantui wouldn't have gotten no information at all. Perhaps there are only a few of them." Xie Lian pondered for a moment, then agreed.

"Since their numbers are few, there's nothing to fear. Fellow Daoists, let's first inspect the damaged restrictions." Han Li said, his expression relaxing.

Afterward, he and the Crab Daoist led the way toward the depths of the hall.

Xie Lian and the Green Stone Ancestor exchanged a glance, then followed.

After a short while, in a large hall at the center of the palace, Han Li and the others gathered around a formation that covered the entire hall, discussing something in low voices.

This massive formation appeared extremely complex, with dense and intricate spiritual patterns, profoundly mysterious.

However, part of it had clearly been forcibly altered not long ago, while another section had been directly erased and destroyed, leaving it somewhat unrecognizable.

"Fellow Daoist Xie Lian, do you have confidence in restoring this formation?" The Green Stone Ancestor asked, his brows tightly furrowed.

"I brought the original diagram of this palace's restrictions when I set out, but I never expected such massive alterations here. To restore it exactly as before would require sufficient time—naturally, I could do it. But the time Baohua gave us is nowhere near that long. That's why I find this so troublesome." Xie Lian replied with a bitter smile.

"If that's the case, it's truly a major hassle. My attainments in formation arts are not high, so I fear I would be willing but unable to help here." The Green Stone Ancestor sighed.

"If we had the original formation diagram, I could offer some assistance. Baohua only asked us to activate the palace's restrictions as much as possible—not to fully restore them. I'll first examine the diagram to see if there's a way to temporarily activate the restrictions without fully reconstructing the formation." Han Li pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Fellow Han, you also have expertise in formation arts? If you can truly do as you said, that would be perfect." Xie Lian exclaimed upon hearing this, overjoyed.

The woman flipped her hand once and tossed a piece of crystalline jade tablet over.

Han Li caught it, extended his spiritual sense into it, and indeed found an extremely complex formation diagram inside. After focusing his mind and examining it closely, he confirmed it should be the formation diagram of this place.

Thereafter, Han Li and Xie Lian began researching methods to restore the formation.

Meanwhile, the Green Stone Ancestor and the Crab Daoist exited the hall and went outside to perform guard duties.

With Han Li's formation expertise and the diagram in hand, it took only a short half-day for him to devise a restoration method.

After hearing Han Li's explanation, Xie Lian carefully considered it several times, felt no issues, and immediately nodded with delight.

She immediately took out some materials from her storage bracelet, and together with Han Li, began repairing the massive formation in the hall.

Throughout the repair process, the two were extremely cautious, as if walking on thin ice.

After all, a single mistake during the repair could trigger the entire palace's restrictions—and possibly awaken the mother locust worm lurking deep below.

As a result, the two worked tirelessly in the hall for an entire day and night before finally completing the restoration of the entire formation.

When Xie Lian, her face solemn, cast a spell toward the formation, suddenly the entire hall resonated with a humming sound, and layers of soft white light began to ripple outward. At the same time, an extremely mysterious pulse spread from the hall and silently vanished into the void.

"Excellent, no problems. Fellow Han's method indeed works." Xie Lian waited a moment, saw no abnormalities, then exhaled deeply, smiling as she looked at Han Li.

"Since there are no problems, we now only need to wait for Baohua's message, then fully open this palace's restrictions. I wonder if the other Daoists will also complete their tasks on time!" Han Li surveyed the formation in the hall, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"According to Baohua's plan, we should receive word by no later than half a day from now. During this time, we should rest and conserve our strength. Soon, we may face a fierce battle of unknown magnitude."

Xie Lian nodded, raised her hand, and sent a transmission talisman to inform the Crab Daoist and the Green Stone Ancestor outside, then walked to a corner of the hall and sat cross-legged.

Han Li naturally had no objection and also sat cross-legged in place.

Shortly after, a green and a silver streak of light shot in from outside, flashed once, and appeared in two other corners of the hall, where they likewise sat cross-legged.

The four of them immediately sat like wooden statues in the hall, closing their eyes to meditate and restore their energy.

Time passed swiftly. Four or five hours flew by in an instant.

Han Li suddenly stirred, his eyes snapping open.

Not only him—Xie Lian, the Green Stone Ancestor, and the others also opened their eyes in unison, startled.

With a "boom,"

the ground trembled without any warning, then the entire hall shook violently. After the formation flashed with crimson light, a column of white misty light suddenly erupted from the center, flashed, and vanished into the hall's ceiling without a trace.

At that moment, the entire underground palace began to tremble, and simultaneously, in an extremely hidden area of the palace, numerous ancient-style, towering stone pillars burst up from the ground, densely packed, instantly forming a bizarre, colossal stone forest.

Looking down from above, these stone pillars clearly formed a square-shaped, mysterious formation diagram.

At the center of the diagram stood eight pillars, distinct from the ordinary stone ones—made of bronze.

These eight pillars were not only covered in rust, but their surfaces bore inscriptions of unknown, mysterious ancient script. At their tops, each had a floating, shimmering spherical light curtain.

Within each light curtain, a blood-red ancient lamp was placed.

These ancient lamps, except for one that still flickered with a weak yellow flame, the other seven were cold and icy, as if they had been extinguished for who knows how many years.

Even more bizarrely, at the center surrounded by the eight bronze pillars stood a blood-red altar over ten zhang high, upon which rested a jet-black bowl as dark as ink, its surface wrapped in black qi, giving off an extremely sinister feeling.

From the bowl came a low, gloomy laugh!

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"How could this be! We clearly haven't even had time to formally activate the spell formation, yet the restriction has already triggered on its own!" Xie Lian's face turned deathly pale as he blurted out in shock.

The Green Stone Elder Ancestor was even more overcome with panic and alarm.

Han Li's expression also instantly turned extremely grim.

Although he did not know what had happened, it was clearly already beyond the plans of Bao Hua and her associates.

"Come, things have changed. We no longer need to wait here for news—let's quickly regroup with the others." After Han Li's face shifted several times, he immediately spoke decisively and firmly,

Then, with a gesture toward the Crab Daoist, his body surface flared with green light, and he shot away as a streak of green light.

The Crab Daoist likewise said nothing, similarly escaping in a streak of light, transforming into a silver rainbow that closely followed.

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