Chapter 2426

Han Li gazed at the purple-gold lightning sphere for a moment, then suddenly flicked his wrist and tossed it out.

"Boom!"

As soon as the lightning sphere flew several zhang away, it immediately transformed into a mass of electric light and exploded.

Strands of purple-gold electric silk splashed and coiled, unexpectedly revealing a grayish-white hole out of thin air at the center, only the size of a chicken egg, yet a faint wisp of spatial fluctuation emanated from within.

"As expected, it can directly shatter the void. The power of this purified Evil-Warding Divine Lightning should be even greater than originally anticipated," Han Li muttered to himself, a trace of joy appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Just at this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from his sleeve.

Han Li was startled at first, but immediately his expression grew solemn as he recalled something, and he flicked his sleeve accordingly.

A flash of spiritual light!

A cyan talisman flew out from his sleeve cuff, and after a sway, cyan characters immediately scattered from it, and after spinning around, they arranged themselves into several dense rows of text.

Han Li only stared intently at these cyan characters for a moment, and his expression changed slightly.

"Sure enough, this True Immortal has indeed set foot on the Fengyuan Continent. In that case, this trip is unavoidable. If I can suppress or expel him from the Spirit Realm without involving the human race, that would naturally be the best choice," Han Li thought silently to himself, and without further hesitation, he pointed a finger at the cyan characters in the air and swiped rapidly several times.

Immediately, these cyan characters blurred, transformed into another passage of text, and then one after another submerged into the cyan talisman, disappearing without a trace.

Seeing this, Han Li summoned the talisman with one hand, stood up, and walked out of the secret chamber.

Half an hour later, in the main hall of the Qingyuan Palace, Han Li was already seated in the main chair, giving instructions to everyone.

Nangong Wan sat to one side of Han Li, her seemingly calm face hiding a trace of worry.

Disciples like Hai Dashao and Lan Yao'er stood respectfully to the side.

And Lady Yin Yue, who had originally been in seclusion, also appeared below Nangong Wan, her expression unusually calm.

"In short, this trip of mine is quite dangerous, although I am quite confident in my self-preservation. But some things must be explained beforehand. During my absence, all specific matters in the palace will be handled by Wan'er first, with Yuetian and other deacons assisting. Lady Yin Yue is at a critical moment in her cultivation, so she only needs to focus on her seclusion. Additionally, if I truly encounter any accidents and cannot return to Qingyuan Palace in a short time, you should all jointly activate this talisman. I have left some instructions inside; you just need to follow what is written on it," Han Li said finally, flipping his palm, and a purple-gold talisman suddenly appeared in his hand, with faint traces of purple-gold electric light flickering on its surface.

As soon as Han Li uttered the word "Go," the talisman in his hand immediately transformed into a streak of purple-gold lightning and shot toward a main beam in the hall.

After a boom, the lightning transformed into a purple-gold spiritual pattern that embedded itself several inches deep into the surface of the beam. The edges were unusually neat, as if it had been engraved there from the beginning.

Disciples like Hai Dashao naturally had no objections.

Nangong Wan and Lady Yin Yue exchanged a glance and both nodded silently.

Early the next morning, Han Li left Yuanhe Island alone, riding a streak of light, and sped toward the direction of Tianyuan City.

A similar scene was occurring among some of the tribes on the Fengyuan Continent.

The Great Ascension stage powerhouses relied upon by these tribes as their protectors, upon receiving the same message and after considering their own different reasons, mostly chose to head immediately to the Heaven Beyond Heaven in the Mingsha Land.

Some Great Ascension powerhouses who considered themselves exceptionally powerful were even filled with excitement as they set out on their journey.

After all, the chance to kill or suppress a living immortal was not something one could encounter just anywhere. If they were lucky, they might even obtain a heaven-defying opportunity from this immortal.

More than ten days later, above the underground world where the headquarters of the Helian Merchant Alliance was located.

Two figures hung high in the void, the black-robed youth among them looking at the empty and deserted buildings below, his expression unusually ugly.

This underground world had already been swept by his immense spiritual sense several times; not to mention human figures, even a flying insect could not be found, as if all the living beings here had evaporated into thin air.

As for the restrictive formations arranged in the underground world, they had also been dismantled cleanly, and in those buildings that should have been the strongholds of the merchant alliance, not even a single spirit stone had been left behind.

"Master, it seems the people of the Helian Merchant Alliance received the news long ago and have retreated from here a step ahead of us," Yang Lu said respectfully from the side, feeling quite surprised by the result before him.

Given the reputation of the Helian Merchant Alliance, that they would retreat without a fight was something he had truly not anticipated.

"Hmph, they aren't stupid. Knowing they couldn't resist this immortal with their own strength, they ran quite fast. Forget it, let them run. Let's go directly to find those two juniors. They have the soul imprint I planted on them; even if they run to the ends of the earth, they cannot escape my control. Hehe, if we catch them, perhaps we will have some unexpected joy," Ma Liang said after a moment of thought, letting out a cold snort.

"Master means..." Yang Lu asked, suddenly realizing something.

"I don't mean anything. However, last time, someone also used these two juniors as bait, but their end didn't turn out well. It seems someone intends to use the same old trick," Ma Liang yawned, a fierce look flashing across his face.

"This subordinate understands. Everything will be done according to Master's wishes," Yang Lu replied, bowing his head.

"Let's go. Those two juniors' cultivation isn't much, but their escape techniques are quite extraordinary. Catching up to them isn't as simple as you think, but their true essence should be nearly exhausted, and even with some spirit pills, they won't be able to recover much in a short time. Once I catch up to them this time, they definitely won't be able to escape," Ma Liang said grimly.

Then he pinched a spell with one hand, and the seven-colored clouds beneath him gathered, wrapping around him and shooting into the sky.

Seeing this, Yang Lu also transformed into a streak of light and hurriedly gave chase.

At the same time, Six-Wing and Ice Phoenix were in a Helian Merchant Alliance stronghold an unknown distance away, listening with solemn expressions as Ming Zun gave them some instructions.

"Two fellow Daoists, rest assured. With this Lifeng Divine Boat and these few talismans, even if that True Immortal's divine abilities are heaven-defying, don't even think about catching up to you in a short time. And our alliance's requirement for you is very simple: as long as you can lead the other party on a good long chase and then lead him to the Heaven Beyond Heaven in the Mingsha Land on time in three months, you will have performed a great service," Bi Ying said with a solemn expression.

"What great service? What use is that to me? But don't forget what you promised me," Six-Wing replied coldly.

After obtaining the treasures Ming Zun spoke of, he was quite confident in leading Ma Liang to the specified place. Otherwise, knowing he was being used as bait, he wouldn't have honestly allowed the other party to arrange things.

"Haha, rest assured about that. As for Fellow Daoist Han, I will also put in a good word for you so that he will not cause you any trouble within a thousand years. I think Fellow Daoist Han will still give me this much face. As for Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix, our alliance cannot provide all the items you requested right now, but we will definitely do our best to help you collect them all afterward," Ming Zun said with a faint smile.

"As long as Senior does your best," Ice Phoenix replied with a bitter smile.

"If Ming Zun fellow Daoist has no other instructions, we must set off now. Given the other party's speed, I'm afraid they will find this place within a day or two," Six-Wing said with a relaxed expression.

"In that case, two fellow Daoists, act immediately. Our alliance will also abandon this stronghold," Ming Zun nodded and said solemnly.

Thus, half an hour later, a muffled sound echoed in the sky outside, and a cyan, amber-like flying boat appeared, and after a tremor, it transformed into a cyan streak of light and broke through the air, departing.

In the following time, over a hundred streaks of light shot out from this stronghold together, and after circling for a while, they divided into several teams and shot off in different directions.

Two days later, a cluster of seven-colored clouds appeared out of thin air above the stronghold, and after lingering for a moment, a cold snort came from within, followed by a flash of silver light, and a thick pillar of lightning sprayed down from it.

As the lightning roared, the entire stronghold was instantly reduced to ashes.

The seven-colored cloud cluster blurred and left this place with the speed of lightning.

More than half a month later, an event that shook the entire continent occurred.

The main city of the "Xihe Tribe," known as having the number one illusion talent on the Fengyuan Continent, was unexpectedly trapped by over a dozen boundless blood rivers, and the millions of Xihe tribespeople living inside were all refined into blood water by those blood rivers.

Only the two Great Ascension elders who were originally guarding the main city received the news in advance and left a step early, thus avoiding the same fate.

Only then did the rumors about the blood-sacrificing fiend officially spread across the Fengyuan Continent.

Many small and medium-sized tribes near the Xihe Tribe, upon receiving this news, were all filled with terror and sent people one after another to verify the truth of this rumor.

At the same time, over a dozen of the strongest people on the Fengyuan Continent had already used the merchant alliance's teleportation formations across various locations and traveled day and night, beginning to gather in the Mingsha Land one after another.

"This is the Mingsha Land. What heavy Yin-Sha Qi!" Han Li looked at the boundless black-green land ahead and muttered.

With his vast experience, the Yin-Sha Qi ahead, which was so thick it was almost visible to the naked eye, also made him secretly quite shocked.

If an ordinary cultivator were to break into this place, this Sha Qi alone would be enough to drive them mad and kill them.

And this Mingsha Land was actually a famous forbidden area in the nearby region.

After Han Li looked around for a while, just as he was about to raise his escape light to enter, his expression suddenly moved slightly, and he turned his head to gaze in another direction.

As a result, after a moment, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the earth over there, each sound louder and more compact than the last, as if some behemoth was sprinting from the land.