Chapter 2429

Early the next morning, Ancestor Huashi appeared in the hall on the first floor of the pavilion with a respectful expression, reporting to Han Li some words he had heard when he met Ice Phoenix some time ago.

"So, Ice Phoenix was truly hijacked by that Six-Wing Frost Centipede, and he also harbors quite a bit of hostility toward me," Han Li touched his chin and asked thoughtfully.

"Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix did indeed say so, and the reason Six-Wing so honestly agreed to act as bait was also because Senior Ming Zun promised to persuade Master Han not to make things difficult for him within a thousand years as a condition," Ancestor Huashi replied truthfully.

"So that's how it is. By the way, have the few protective treasures I asked you to take been handed over to Fellow Daoist Ice Phoenix?" Han Li asked again calmly.

"This disciple has already handed them over."

"That's fine. You go down first. When the great battle comes, the further you hide, the better," Han Li nodded with satisfaction.

Ancestor Huashi naturally agreed respectfully and left the pavilion.

In the remaining days, Han Li just stayed quietly in the pavilion to cultivate and nourish his spirit, with no intention of going out.

During this period, not only did other Great Ascension strong experts arrive in the Heaven Beyond Heaven one after another, but the merchant alliance people began to set up the Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Great Array in the Mingsha Land.

As for the two Profound Heaven Treasures used as the array eyes, even more dense layers of restrictions were set up, and except for Ming Zun and several merchant alliance elders, no one else was allowed to get close at all.

It was just that the several True Spirits Ming Zun spoke of had not appeared, and it was unknown whether they were hiding or intended to be summoned on the day of the great battle...

More than half a month later, Han Li, who was sitting quietly in the pavilion, suddenly felt a fluctuation before him, and a crimson fireball shot out, instantly transforming into sparks and exploding.

A faint voice echoed in the room.

"Fellow Daoist Han, that person is not far from the Mingsha Land. We must also start our actions. Come to the hall where we talked last time immediately."

After Han Li finished listening to these words, his expression grew solemn, he pinched a spell with one hand, transformed into a cyan streak of light, and shot out. With just a flash, he pierced through the roof and disappeared without a trace.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, in front of the hall where everyone gathered last time, streaks of escape light kept gathering from all directions and fell into the hall one after another.

When Han Li's escape light converged and he appeared in the hall, over a dozen Great Ascension strong experts had already gathered here, including people recognized by Madam Wu Ling, Yingangzi, and others, but also several unfamiliar faces.

Among them, a pair of male and female cultivators with very similar appearances immediately caught Han Li's attention.

These man and woman looked to be only twenty years old, the man handsome and cold, the woman beautiful and charming, but a layer of purple-red Sha Qi permeated from their bodies, and the void within several zhang of where they stood twisted and blurred from time to time, looking incomparably strange.

The gazes of Yingangzi and others looking at this pair of man and woman also vaguely carried a trace of wariness.

Ming Zun was still sitting in the main chair, listening to a report from a middle-aged man.

"Two fellow Daoists, Six-Wing, have already led that fiend to the edge of the Mingsha Land according to the agreement. If they follow the current speed, they will enter the control area of the Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Array in at most two or three hours. All disciples and several elders of the alliance have already set out a step ahead and are in their respective positions. The spirit summoning ceremony is also all prepared, and we can summon those True Spirits to descend here at any time..."

"Good. After another half an hour, start the spirit summoning ceremony. As for the Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Array, no one is allowed to activate it without my order. Other matters should be handled according to the original plan. In a while, I will go to the set ambush location with other fellow Daoists, and everything will be left to this seat," Ming Zun said with a satisfied expression after listening.

The middle-aged man nodded and left in a hurry with his escape light.

"Fellow Daoists have also heard that our alliance is all prepared. As long as everyone strikes together, we will definitely be able to suppress this True Immortal. But ugly words first: if anyone retreats in the face of battle or has other thoughts, don't blame Ming for being heartless and turning against old acquaintances," Ming Zun said with a solemn expression to everyone.

"Hehe, Brother Ming, rest assured. At this point, who would retreat in the face of battle!"

"That's right, if anyone truly ruins this matter, we will definitely strike together to kill them."

These Great Ascension strong experts immediately said indifferently.

The others also agreed one after another.

"Fellow Daoist Ming, my siblings have already arrived, why haven't we seen Xuan Jiuling's figure? He wouldn't have changed his mind temporarily and decided not to get involved in this muddy water, right?" the male of the new pair of man and woman asked coldly.

Yingangzi and others' expressions moved upon hearing this.

"Fellow Daoist Yun Dan, rest assured. Fellow Daoist Xuan Jiuling arrived two days ago, but he needed to temporarily refine a powerful secret technique and had other important tasks entrusted to him, so he hasn't appeared," Ming Zun replied unusually politely.

This pair of man and woman was indeed the "Yun Dan and Yue Shu" siblings.

"So that's how it is. My siblings have long heard of Xuan Jiuling's name for being able to kill a True Spirit with his own strength, and have always wanted to meet him but never had the chance," the woman named Yue Shu said with a light laugh.

This pair of man and woman unexpectedly seemed to harbor some hostility toward that Xuan Jiuling.

Ming Zun could only smile bitterly and didn't know how to intervene.

Fortunately, the Yun Dan and Yue Shu siblings didn't continue to ask further, and talked to themselves silently.

Ming Zun felt relieved and instructed everyone on some important matters again.

Just at this moment, a fluctuation occurred in Han Li's ear, and Ming Zun's voice transmission suddenly sounded.

He only listened to a few sentences, and a trace of surprise appeared on his face, but after thinking about it, he nodded slowly.

Seeing this, a trace of joy flashed across Ming Zun's face.

As a result, after a while, many Great Ascension strong experts left the hall one after another, riding their escape lights toward the ambush locations they had agreed upon beforehand.

In the blink of an eye, only Ming Zun, Han Li, Yun Dan, Yue Shu, and four others remained in the hall.

After the pair of man and woman looked at Han Li with some surprise, the man said coldly to Ming Zun:

"Fellow Daoist Ming truly wants my siblings to guard the Profound Heaven Treasure in the array. This matter is of great responsibility; if any accidents happen, my siblings are afraid they cannot bear it."

"Hehe, two fellow Daoists are too modest. If your siblings can't do it, I'm afraid no one else is more suitable for this matter. This Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Array is the key to victory in this battle. As long as the two Profound Heaven Treasures are safe, the two array eyes will be safe and sound, and the entire array will operate endlessly," Ming Zun said unusually politely.

"My siblings always advance and retreat together, and can only be responsible for one array eye. It seems the other array eye is to be handed over to this fellow Daoist. Can he truly be competent for this responsibility and not ruin the big matter?" the man nodded and then pointed directly at Han Li unceremoniously.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled faintly and didn't answer, showing no intention of getting angry at all.

"Two, rest assured. Fellow Daoist Han is also a person with great divine abilities. I entrusted this matter to him, and naturally, I am extremely confident in him," Ming Zun yawned and vaguely took over the conversation.

"Since Brother Ming says so, my siblings will rest assured. Everything will be arranged according to your arrangements," the woman named Yue Shu, after curiously looking at Han Li twice more, suddenly said with a charming smile.

"Good. This old man will arrange for someone to lead the two fellow Daoists to the array eye," Ming Zun was overjoyed upon hearing this, and then his two hands clapped lightly.

As a result, a merchant alliance armored soldier walked in from outside the hall and respectfully led the siblings out of the hall.

"Fellow Daoist Han, the other array eye of this Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Array is handed over to you. There shouldn't be any problems, right?" Ming Zun then turned to Han Li and asked with a solemn expression.

"Brother Ming truly thinks highly of me. In that case, I have no choice but to risk my life to take on this matter," Han Li only contemplated for a moment before replying unhurriedly.

"Haha, this matter can only be done by those capable. With you and the Yun Dan and Yue Shu siblings guarding that array eye, this Two Rituals Dust-Extinguishing Great Array can be considered foolproof," Ming Zun laughed and said.

Han Li smiled indifferently and didn't say anything more.

At this time, another armored soldier walked in, bowed respectfully to Han Li, and led him out of the hall as well.

And after Han Li's figure disappeared at the hall door, Ming Zun's smile vanished, and he frowned, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Are you sure this True Immortal truly has a way to get rid of the interface law power and temporarily restore his full strength from the Immortal World? Otherwise, this plan of yours is truly a superfluous move," suddenly a strange man's voice came from behind Ming Zun, and then his shadow blurred, and another strange figure slowly emerged from it.

Ming Zun was not surprised by this at all, and instead said calmly without looking back:

"Rest assured, although the battle image I received from the Blood Heaven side is incomplete and can only vaguely see some scenes, his image as a golden god at that time is enough to show that the other party did indeed restore his true immortal strength at that time. Otherwise, people like Bi Ying wouldn't have been so vulnerable in his hands. The true key to victory in this great battle still depends on whether your strike can succeed. Otherwise, our fate will not be any better than Bi Ying and the others."

"As long as the other party truly restores his True Immortal body, how can he block a strike of the Nine Tribulations Truth-Extinguishing Technique without precautions? This cultivation method is a true Immortal World secret technique passed down by our ancestors, and it is a means specifically used to break the True Immortal body. Although I refined nine True Spirit primordial spirits before having the power for this strike, it is more than enough to deal with a descending True Immortal," the blurry figure chuckled and replied confidently.

"That is indeed the case. That True Immortal, no matter how powerful, under the previous arrangements, will have consumed most of his strength and will likely not be able to dodge your strike. An immortal whose True Immortal body has been broken is only slightly stronger than an ordinary True Spirit and is no longer worth worrying about," Ming Zun said slowly.

"But others don't know your plan. How many people can survive afterward is hard to say. Those four True Spirits are probably also in the cannon fodder category," the blurry figure said grimly.

"This is also a matter of no choice. To deal with a True Immortal in his prime, how can we not pay some price? Moreover, I have repeatedly warned that this immortal is not easy to deal with and told them to be extra careful when acting," Ming Zun replied indifferently.

(To be continued)