Chapter 2366: Volume 11: The True Immortal Descends to the World, Chapter 2348: The Giant Gate

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The surroundings of this basin were entirely composed of continuous mountain peaks of various sizes, while the center was filled with patches of low-lying shrubs.

In a water pool almost completely concealed by the shrubs, a five-colored beam of light, a mile in diameter, was erupting. The light was brilliantly colorful, shooting straight into the sky beyond the nine heavens, resembling a giant pillar connecting to the heavens.

At the edge of the basin, three groups of people had already arrived a step ahead of Han Li and were currently sizing up the others with cold gazes.

As the green light converged, Han Li and Xue Po appeared in the other direction.

With a "swish," the gazes of the three groups all turned toward them. The terrifying aura contained within them caused Xue Po's jade-like face to change, and she couldn't help but want to take two steps back.

But at this moment, Han Li's body swayed slightly, and at an incredible angle, he blocked Xue Po behind him, while simultaneously releasing a portion of his spiritual pressure in an understated manner.

With a "puff" sound.

Xue Po only felt the powerful aura rushing toward her face being instantly suppressed and dispersed by Han Li's spiritual pressure. Only then did her face relax, and she secretly swept her gaze toward the others.

Han Li first glanced twice at the astonishing five-colored beam of light above the water pool before calmly looking at the people in the other directions.

The group with the fewest people was a middle-aged couple. The man had thick eyebrows and a dark complexion, appearing very honest, while the woman was born with extreme charm, her entire body radiating an astonishing power of seduction.

Although they appeared to be two completely different types of people, standing together, they gave others a feeling of extreme harmony.

However, among these two, the woman radiated a clear Mahayana spiritual pressure, while the man's aura was unfathomable, his body vaguely shrouded in an invisible fluctuation. Even with a glance, Han Li could not discern the man's cultivation level; it was clear the other party possessed some secret treasure specifically designed to suppress divine sense detection.

Han Li felt a slight surprise, but his gaze shifted to the five youths standing in the other direction.

These five youths appeared to be no more than twenty years old. Not only were their appearances and attire like they were stamped from the same mold, but their manners and expressions were also extremely similar, as if they were one person. Their gazes were cold, without a trace of warmth, and they were all cultivators at the late stage of Body Integration.

When Han Li's divine sense touched the aura of these five people, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. But after a flash in his eyes, he looked at the final group.

This last group was the most numerous, with over a hundred people. Most of these people were at the Void Refinement stage, and although they had different appearances, they all stood behind a burly man with a cold expression, who was wearing a brocade robe.

The burly man's eyes had faint flashes of blood-red light. His aura was even more dense and powerful; he was a genuine Mahayana ancestor.

Han Li only glanced at the middle-aged burly man before looking to his side, appearing quite interested in the formation the others had set up.

These three groups naturally also recognized Han Li's identity as a Mahayana existence, and they also spent a moment looking at him with different expressions, but no one paid any extra attention to the Xue Po behind him.

Clearly, in the eyes of these people, this woman, who was only at the Void Refinement cultivation level, was not qualified to be taken seriously.

However, Han Li, this unfamiliar Mahayana existence, had an aura that was elusive and very strange, which made these three groups feel vigilant.

But now, the four groups each occupied a spot around the basin, but they were just quietly hovering in the air, with no intention of speaking.

Suddenly, a flash of spiritual light appeared in the sky, and more escape lights appeared from different directions, shooting toward the basin while emitting the sound of breaking through the air.

When the sound of breaking through the air came to an abrupt stop, two groups of people riding the escape lights arrived near the basin simultaneously and revealed their true forms.

When Han Li saw the faces of one group clearly, his expression shifted slightly, but he immediately returned to his original expression.

This later group consisted of two men and one woman standing side by side.

One man's face was completely covered by a white mask, while the other man and woman were a young Daoist priest and an old woman with white hair.

It was precisely Xiao Ming, Daoist Qingping, and Lady Wanhua, three Mahayana cultivators arriving at the same time.

As for the other group, they were three ugly, withered old men.

These three either had blank expressions or excited ones, but their auras were exceptionally powerful. They were also three Mahayana ancestors.

With the simultaneous arrival of six Mahayana cultivators, the other three groups, except for Han Li, all had their expressions change.

At this time, after Xiao Ming swept his gaze over the others, he immediately saw Han Li's presence. After his pupils shrank slightly, he said with a light laugh.

"So Daoist Han has also arrived here. If I had known, Xiao and the others would have come together. The 'other important matters' Daoist Han mentioned earlier? Could it be referring to this Heavenly Cauldron Palace?"

"Indeed. I also did not expect that the matter Daoist Xiao was plotting would be the same target as mine. Otherwise, I would not have said those words that day," Han Li replied calmly, without showing too much surprise.

"I believe that with your status, you would certainly not deceive me with empty words. However, this is a pity. I felt like old friends with you at first sight and originally wanted to have a good exchange," the masked man sighed, appearing genuinely regretful.

"Hehe, when did the famous Mad Demon Ancestor of the Blood Bone Sect become so sentimental? It's not like we haven't seen each other for many years; has your temperament changed drastically after being in seclusion for too long?" The woman among the couple suddenly said with a charming smile.

"So it is the esteemed couple, Ancestor Wugou and Fairy Huaxi. I heard that Brother Wugou encountered a wicked dragon back then and returned injured after a great battle. I wonder if you have recovered your vitality now?" Xiao Ming asked in return with a smile after turning his head to look at the charming woman and the man beside her.

"Thank you for your concern, Daoist Xiao. My husband has not only long since recovered his vitality, but he has also had other opportunities over these years. Now, his strength is not lower, but higher than before," Fairy Huaxi replied first, before the man beside her could speak.

That 'Ancestor Wugou' only gave an 'honest' smile and seemed to have no intention of speaking. Seeing this, Xiao Ming secretly frowned and sized up this Mahayana couple, who were quite famous on the Blood Heaven Continent, with a strange look. But after a thought, he ignored them and looked at the burly man in the brocade robe.

"Sect Master Feng, I didn't expect that you, the founding ancestor of a sect, would personally take such a risk and bring so many disciples along. Aren't you afraid of burying all the elites of your sect here and letting your sect become a flash in the pan?" Xiao Ming asked with a cold tone, appearing to have quite a bit of hostility toward the other party.

"Hmph, if you can come, why can't I? Could it be that the Heavenly Cauldron Immortal was born from the Blood Bone Sect? Besides, my sect was founded on the path of formations. To obtain the treasures in the Heavenly Cauldron Palace this time, I naturally have to bring enough disciples to set up formations. As for whether the sect will become a flash in the pan, that is not for Brother Xiao to worry about," the burly man in the brocade robe snorted and said unceremoniously, surrounded by his disciples.

Hearing the burly man's reply, a fierce look flashed in Xiao Ming's eyes, but he didn't say anything more. He turned his head and looked at the five youths who were identical in attire and appearance.

"The Five Blood Union Sons greet Daoist Xiao." The five youths stepped forward without waiting for Xiao Ming to speak, and said while cupping their fists expressionlessly. Their actions were as uniform as one person.

"I have long heard of the great name of the Blood Union Daoist. That you could bear to part with your original Mahayana cultivation, split your Nascent Soul into five, and refine five great clones, intending to advance to the Mahayana realm together—I truly admire your perseverance," Xiao Ming said, showing a rare expression of wariness toward the five youths who were only at the Body Integration stage, and returned the greeting with unusual politeness.

"We do this only as a helpless move to seek life in death. As for the great name of the Mad Demon, the Blood Union has also long heard of it," the five youths replied coldly with unchanging expressions, as if they had truly lost all other emotions.

Xiao Ming smiled slightly, and just as he was about to say something, his expression changed drastically, and his gaze locked onto the five-colored beam of light shooting into the sky.

The next moment, the huge beam of light, which was already astonishing in volume, suddenly emitted a loud buzzing sound, and its diameter expanded in all directions at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The speed was so fast that in almost a flash, the beam of light turned into a dazzling five-colored light curtain, covering the entire basin within it.

At this time, Xiao Ming, Han Li, and the others didn't need to be reminded; they had already shot out of the basin a step ahead, looking at everything before them with solemn expressions.

A series of rumbling sounds erupted within the five-colored light curtain, and then the sky above the area within a thousand miles fluctuated violently. A milky-white slit cracked open out of thin air, and as time passed, it quickly widened, vaguely revealing the shadows of exquisitely abnormal pavilions and palaces inside.

The rumbling sound suddenly stopped, and the five-colored light curtain flashed, turning into countless rays of light that rolled toward the entrance of the slit, actually sealing the entrance.

Then, the sky above the basin shook violently again, and a giant gate, ten thousand feet high, appeared in the void. It was five-colored, covered with countless golden and silver runes, as if it were not an object of this world.

When Han Li saw the golden and silver runes on the gate, his pupils shrank slightly.

These golden and silver runes were precisely the Golden Seal Scripts and Silver Tadpole Scripts that only existed in the Immortal World.

This Heavenly Cauldron Immortal was worthy of being someone who successfully ascended back then; he was actually proficient in these two types of spiritual scripts unique to the Immortal World.

"This is the gate of the Heavenly Cauldron Palace. As long as we have the key to open it and enter, we can use the key to break the seal behind it and enter the Heavenly Cauldron Palace," Fairy Huaxi stared tightly at the giant gate, a look of intoxication appearing on her face.

"Hmph, once this gate appears, I'm afraid others will arrive in an instant. Since that's the case, I won't be polite and will enter first," a look of greed flashed across the burly man in the brocade robe's face, and he said unceremoniously. ===== CHAPTER 2367 =====