Chapter 2363

Lady Wanhua stood in place, her face as white as paper, not moving at all.

At this moment, not only had the entire array been shattered by the golden giant palm, but the black giant lion behind the old woman was also suppressed by a huge force, shrinking into a ball, completely unable to move.

Although the old woman also had several defensive treasures like a jade-green wooden shield flying out to protect her whole body, she knew very well that with the terrifying power displayed by that giant palm, these treasures couldn't possibly provide much obstruction.

The other party's True Demon Body was actually terrifying to this extent, defeating her with just one hand even after she used her trump card.

This made Lady Wanhua, who had always been proud, feel as if her heart had turned to ash.

"I concede."

Han Li's giant form said indifferently, then retracted the arm he had reached out.

Almost at the same time, the golden giant palm above Lady Wanhua also vanished without a trace.

This time, the old woman didn't even know how she left the light screen and returned to the viewing stand in a daze.

Qingping Daoist and Xiao Ming outside looked at each other, both showing expressions of extreme shock.

Han Li in the light screen greeted Qingping Daoist:

"Fellow Daoist Qingping, please come down and give me some pointers."

And Qingping Daoist had just recovered from Han Li's astonishing battle record of defeating the old woman with one strike, and upon hearing Han Li's words, his expression changed drastically. After a good while, he cupped his hands to Han Li, smiled bitterly, and replied: "Fellow Daoist's demon techniques are unparalleled; I know for sure I am no match for you. There is no need to take that move; I admit defeat."

This Qingping Daoist was very slick and took the initiative to soften his stance.

Han Li was not too surprised upon hearing this, had no intention of further coercion, just nodded, retracted the Brahma Saint True Body, and vanished in a flash after exiting the light screen.

"Fellow Daoist Han's divine abilities are the best I have ever seen in my life. However, this reminds me of someone. Fellow Daoist, could you be the human Mahayana Fellow Daoist Han who entered the Demon World and killed the Mother of Myriad Insects on the Fengyuan Continent?" Xiao Ming stared at Han Li without blinking and asked word by word.

"I am ashamed; the rumors are somewhat exaggerated, but I am indeed Han Li of the human race," Han Li's gaze flickered slightly, and he replied calmly.

"Haha, it really is Fellow Daoist Han, no wonder you have such great divine abilities. This is truly a distinguished guest visiting; you must stay in the city for a period of time so we can have a good exchange," Xiao Ming said with a loud laugh, ignoring the expressions of the other two.

"Since you have sincerely invited me, I will naturally not refuse," Han Li was also quite interested in the blood-path techniques of the Blood Bone Sect, and upon hearing this, he replied with a smile.

"That's great. Lady Wanhua, Fellow Daoist Qingping, let's go to my cave dwelling for a gathering together," Xiao Ming seemed extremely excited and said to Lady Wanhua and Qingping Daoist.

"We two came for this trip originally, so even if you didn't say this, we didn't intend to leave just like that. Brother Xiao, lead the way; we two will bother you," Qingping Daoist and Lady Wanhua looked at each other and replied after a moment of hesitation.

"I have already ordered my disciples to prepare a feast in the cave dwelling, which will certainly satisfy you all. Then, fellow daoists, follow me," Xiao Ming laughed upon hearing this.

So the next moment, several streaks of rainbow light shot toward a giant palace in the center of Blood Crane City.

Half a day later, when the sky was about to turn dark and a blood-red color appeared in the sky, Han Li flew out of the giant palace calmly, and after half an hour, he found a remote inn-like residence on a remote street and walked into a small courtyard he had rented.

At the entrance of the courtyard, Ancestor Hua Shi and Zhu Guo'er were standing respectfully, and upon seeing Han Li walk over, they stepped forward to greet him.

Han Li waved his hand, brought the two into the courtyard, and then white light flashed, and the gate closed tightly.

... At the same time, in a side hall of the giant palace, Xiao Ming, Lady Wanhua, and Qingping Daoist were sitting around a white jade round table, seemingly arguing about something.

Because Xiao Ming was wearing a mask, apart from his eyes flickering constantly, no expression could be seen.

Qingping Daoist and Lady Wanhua, however, both had solemn expressions, even mixed with a trace of anger.

"Old Monster Xiao, your conditions are too excessive. You actually intend to take nine-tenths of the harvest from the Heavenly Tripod Palace and only give me and Fellow Daoist Qingping one-tenth. Do you really treat us as nothing?" Lady Wanhua scolded angrily.

"If you two also possessed the key to the Heavenly Tripod Palace and could know the approximate location of its opening in advance, you would also be qualified to set such conditions," the masked man replied without anger.

"If we didn't know that you possessed these things, Brother Xiao, we wouldn't have come to find you before entering the Wanyue Mountain Range. But regardless, only leaving one-tenth for me and Wanhua is indeed too excessive," Qingping Daoist frowned and said.

"What kind of place do you think the Heavenly Tripod Palace is? If you didn't have the key in my hand, even if you knew the location and arrived a step early, what would be the use? I paid a huge price for this key back then; leaving one-tenth of the treasures for you two is already quite a lot," Xiao Ming said unmoved.

"Hmph, there is more than one key to enter the Heavenly Tripod Immortal Palace. The one in your hand is only one of them, and it's not even certain if it's the real one. The last time the Heavenly Tripod Immortal Palace appeared, quite a few fake ones appeared. Although these fake keys couldn't let people enter the Heavenly Tripod Immortal Palace safely, they were more than enough to let people sense the opening time and approximate location of the palace. If one is willing to take some risk of falling, one could try to break in," Lady Wanhua stared at Xiao Ming and said coldly.

"Fake keys? I naturally know about this, but I can guarantee to you two that the one in my hand is absolutely one of the originals, otherwise I wouldn't dare to set such conditions," Xiao Ming laughed, very confident.

"Brother Xiao's confidence is not in vain for us running this trip personally. But since so many fake keys were circulated, I imagine that when the Heavenly Tripod Immortal Palace opens, there will be quite a few people of the same rank as us, not to mention those low-level existences at the Body Integration and Void Refinement stages who come to try their luck. After all, this is the remaining cave dwelling of the Heavenly Tripod True Person, who survived the most Heavenly Tribulations on this continent a million years ago and finally succeeded in ascending. I don't know how many treasures and spirit herbs are left inside. Just from the techniques and secret formulas left inside, I don't know how many old monsters will be moved. If you don't have our help, Brother Xiao, can you be sure you can obtain heavy treasures and come out safely? Besides, aren't you afraid that we will go back and cooperate with others who have keys, adding two more competitors for nothing?" Qingping Daoist narrowed his eyes and said such words.

"Fellow Daoist Qingping, are you threatening me?" Xiao Ming's voice suddenly turned cold.

"This can't be called a threat; I'm just speaking the truth. Our appearance here shows our sincerity in cooperating with you. Besides, if you don't cooperate with us, can you be at ease with others? That Fellow Daoist Han from the Fengyuan Continent has astonishing divine abilities; why didn't you have any intention of inviting him to enter the Heavenly Tripod Palace together, Brother Xiao? Could it be that this Fellow Daoist Han's strength is so strong that even you are very wary of him?" Qingping Daoist said eloquently, his face completely returning to composure.

"Not bad, I am indeed wary of that person and have no confidence in suppressing him, which is why I didn't mention the Heavenly Tripod Palace. But just because of this, it's impossible for me, Xiao, to make any concessions," Xiao Ming replied without hesitation.

This made Qingping Daoist's expression look a bit ugly.

"Fellow Daoist Qingping, Old Monster Xiao is too stubborn; just tell him that matter. With this condition, are you afraid he won't make concessions?" The old woman suddenly said coldly on the side.

"What matter?" Xiao Ming was clearly stunned.

"Do you know the origin of Fellow Daoist Qingping's lineage?" Lady Wanhua showed a mysterious look.

"Fellow Daoist Qingping is..." Xiao Ming was slightly surprised, his gaze turned, and it fell on the young Daoist.

"I am ashamed; actually, my true inheritance is..." Qingping Daoist sighed lightly, his mouth moved, but he transmitted his voice without any words coming out.

Xiao Ming didn't care at first, but after a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, revealing a look of surprise and joy.

... In an extremely deep canyon in the Wanyue Mountain Range, Xue Po was riding on a pitch-black giant eagle puppet, staring motionlessly at a piece of pale white light appearing on a stone wall.

In the white light, there were surprisingly several strange runes flickering and changing, seemingly representing some mysterious information.

"Heavenly Tripod Palace."

Xue Po on the puppet suddenly muttered to herself, and then her mind lit up, adding many memories that had originally been sealed.

... At the same time, in a small stone house with a courtyard in Blood Crane City, Han Li was sitting on a wooden chair, observing a small tripod several inches tall in his hand carefully.

This tripod was pale green in color, with a simple and strange appearance, but the insect, fish, bird, and beast relief patterns imprinted on its surface were now flickering with faint spiritual light, as if they were about to come alive.

Han Li touched his chin, looked at the small tripod in his hand again, and a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

... In a pitch-black secret space in the Wanyue Mountain Range, a pleasant sigh suddenly came out:

"Finally, finally the day the palace gate opens has arrived. After being trapped for so many years, I can finally leave this place and see the light of day again."