Chapter 445: Gathering Again

"Humph! So what if I'm discovered? With our combined strength, at worst we can return to the ghost mist. In a head-on fight, we are no match for Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but when it comes to escaping, who can compare to the miraculous nature of our ghost cultivation techniques?" The thick male voice said unconvinced.

"What do you know? There are at least three or four Nascent Soul stage cultivators here who have magic treasures and special divine abilities that restrain our ghost cultivation techniques. If you want to die, don't drag me down with you. Otherwise, don't blame me for not keeping my word and destroying you now." The young cultivator was naturally the Xuan Bone Elder; at this moment, his voice said coldly.

"Why be angry, Brother Xuan Bone! I won't speak anymore. However, the matter of finding a suitable physical body that you promised me cannot be broken! Otherwise, why would I hand over a wisp of my essence soul to you and be willing to follow you out of the ghost mist!" This person seemed somewhat wary of Xuan Bone's anger, but in the end, he couldn't help but remind him of the matter he was most concerned about.

"Rest assured! Since I need you to help me deal with that rebellious disciple Extreme Yin, naturally it will be more convenient to act after having a physical body. And you and I are in the same boat, both having switched to ghost cultivation halfway; I will naturally keep my promise?" Xuan Bone said coldly.

"Hehe! With your words, I am at ease." After saying these words, the thick voice disappeared from Xuan Bone's mind.

This made Xuan Bone feel slightly relieved, then he sat down leaning against a small tree and entered a state of feigned sleep.

Time passed bit by bit, and more and more cultivators came out of the ghost mist, and they became increasingly disheveled.

Some even looked like they had been severely injured. It was estimated that without several years of quiet cultivation, they would not be able to recover their original cultivation.

But even so, these people still had an irrepressible joy on their faces.

After all, as long as they passed this ghost mist barrier, at the very least, they could obtain some spiritual medicine that was rarely seen in the outside world.

When the successively appearing cultivators made the number of people here reach sixty or seventy, the number of cultivators appearing suddenly decreased.

After more than half a day, only a few people occasionally walked out.

And that young cultivator who had accompanied Fairy Zi Ling at the beginning was also among them.

But his clothes were disheveled, his face was gray-white, and he looked like he had suffered a big loss.

As soon as this young male cultivator entered this place, he hurriedly searched around. Not seeing Fairy Zi Ling's figure, his face revealed anxiety, and he looked restless.

And at this time, Extreme Yin Ancestor and Xuan Bone Elder were also somewhat uneasy because they hadn't seen Han Li's figure.

Xuan Bone Elder was still okay; although he was somewhat impatient in his heart, he could still maintain a calm expression on his face.

Extreme Yin Ancestor was somewhat unable to hold back. From time to time, he opened his eyes, scanned the ghost mist all around with eerie eyes, and then closed them unwillingly.

In fact, with this person's gloomy nature, he would never behave so unworthily, but the thing on Han Li was the key to his treasure hunt this time, making him somewhat unable to advance or retreat.

Most people didn't notice this behavior, but the Confucian-robed old man sitting nearby saw it in his eyes, coughed lightly, and asked slowly:

"Fellow Daoist Wu is so restless, could it be that there is someone you are concerned about among those who haven't arrived yet?"

After saying these words, the old man stared at Extreme Yin Ancestor, revealing a suspicious expression.

"It can't be considered someone I'm concerned about, just a little guy I've met once, a very interesting junior!" Extreme Yin Ancestor heard this, and immediately returned to his normal expression, saying flatly.

"An interesting junior? Then when the time comes, Fellow Daoist Wu must introduce him to me. I also like to promote juniors with potential." The Confucian-robed old man's eyes flashed with strange light, and he said with a fake smile.

"This old fox! His suspicion is really not small." Extreme Yin Ancestor saw this and cursed secretly in his heart.

But he could only promise helplessly.

Han Li hadn't appeared yet, which made him feel extremely annoyed, so he couldn't care about playing any mind games with the other party, and simply closed his eyes again, forcibly entering meditation.

At the same time, in a corner, the thick male voice rang in Xuan Bone Elder's mind again.

"Xuan Bone, hasn't your helper arrived yet? Could it be that he was swallowed by other fierce ghosts! What's the use of such a helper, he's too weak." This person seemed to have a sense of schadenfreude.

Xuan Bone sighed, knowing that relying on the other party's nature, it was impossible to really make him stop talking.

It was impossible for him to really destroy the other party; after all, this person was still of great use to him!

And until now, no one had cast strange gazes at him. It seemed that having some short, brief conversations wouldn't cause any problems.

Thinking of this, Xuan Bone had no choice but to say unhappily:

"This person is quite mysterious! Although he is young and his cultivation is only at the Core Formation early-stage, he will never be killed by any fierce ghost. Even if you encountered him, I'm afraid it would be a situation of either soul flying and spirit being destroyed or fleeing in panic." Xuan Bone said coldly.

"Core Formation early-stage? Xuan Bone, you underestimate me too much. For such a cultivator, I only need to open my mouth to suck dry the essence and blood on his body." The thick voice said unconvinced.

"Didn't you also suffer from my Evil-Warding Divine Lightning arrow? Do you have a way to deal with a flying sword made of the same material, Golden Lightning Bamboo?" Xuan Bone said with a cold laugh.

"Golden Lightning Bamboo flying sword? Are you joking? Wasn't the only piece of Golden Lightning Bamboo refined into that Evil-Warding Divine Lightning arrow? How could there be any Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure?" The thick voice fell silent after hearing this, but then asked with full suspicion.

"Hehe! Whether it's true or false, you will know for yourself when the time comes. However, don't say I didn't remind you! Apart from the Golden Lightning Bamboo magic treasure, this person also has some very tricky methods. Otherwise, with my Xuan Bone's reputation, why would I join forces with an ordinary Core Formation cultivator?" After saying this, Xuan Bone ignored the other party and closed his eyes to rest, not hearing anything outside.

The thick voice also knew better than to ask anything else, not knowing whether he was considering the truth or falsehood of Xuan Bone's words.

After waiting for several more hours, when Xuan Bone Elder was also showing impatience and suspecting that Han Li had really met with some accident, the ghost mist on one side rolled, and the ghost mist suddenly separated to both sides, and three people walked out from within, side by side.

It was Han Li and Fairy Zi Ling and the two women.

The beautiful woman Yuan Yao was still covered in a black robe, covering her beautiful face.

Seeing so many people here, Han Li was surprised for a moment. But after a sweep, he walked toward a place without anyone without hesitation.

Fairy Zi Ling and Yuan Yao looked at each other with a tacit understanding, and followed without hesitation.

But at this time, a figure flashed.

A handsome young man in a green shirt rushed up and asked Zi Ling eagerly:

"Great! Zi Ling, you are safe. I have been worried about you!" After saying this, he hurriedly took another step closer, wanting to observe carefully whether the woman had any injuries, looking extremely concerned!

"Brother Li, I am fine?" Fairy Zi Ling saw this person, her steps couldn't help but stop, forced a smile, and then her face became uncertain.

And Yuan Yao glanced at the two of them deeply, then floated away alone.

Han Li, who had just found a place to stand alone, turned around and saw that the woman named Yuan Yao had actually followed, feeling somewhat surprised.

But he immediately furrowed his brows and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, we have already left the ghost mist. Is there anything else you are following for?"

Although Han Li was incomparably amazed by this woman's beauty and was slightly moved, he had no intention of acting with outsiders here, so he immediately said words that kept people at a distance.

These unkind words of Han Li didn't make the woman angry, but after a light sigh, she said:

"Don't take offense, Fellow Daoist Han; following you, Yuan Yao is also a helpless move! You should also know that my magic treasure was severely damaged in the battle with the Ghost King and can no longer be used. And this Heavenly Void Palace is full of dangers. This little girl only knows Fellow Daoist Han, so I had to resort to this. You wouldn't watch Yuan Yao die here, would you!"

When she said these words, the black-robed woman's eyes were slightly red, looking like she was about to cry, which made Han Li furrow his brows even more tightly.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan! Since you have said these words, I must ask some things clearly first. I am not a gentleman or a righteous person, and I don't want to be used in vain without knowing it." Facing the woman's gloomy eyes, Han Li asked calmly as if he didn't see it.

"Fellow Daoist Han, just ask whatever you want; as long as it doesn't involve any privacy, Yuan Yao will definitely satisfy you!" Seeing that Han Li didn't have a trace of pity for the fragrant and cherish the jade, she felt somewhat angry secretly. But she did have some things she had to obtain on this trip, so she hesitated for a moment before nodding lightly.

"My question is very simple: what is your clear goal on this trip? Which level do you plan to break through to? Also, explain the hidden situation behind the panicked appearance when you first saw me, and what big trouble you are in? I don't want to get involved in any right or wrong." Han Li put his hands behind his back, staring at the woman and asking slowly, without blinking.

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