Chapter 448

Within the blood-red light, Xuan Gu's bright red, terrifying eyeballs rolled a few times, and the light gradually disappeared.

"Not bad, that Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng is indeed still here; the clear spiritual energy it leaves behind can still be seen faintly on the surface of the stone mountain." After Xuan Gu's eyes returned to their normal color, he said calmly.

Hearing the old demon say this, Han Li's heart stirred, and he injected spiritual power into his eyes, also focusing his spirit to look carefully at the small mountain.

But the result left him greatly disappointed; he did not discover anything special on the mountain.

Xuan Gu saw the green light faintly appearing in Han Li's eyes and naturally knew what he was doing. After a disdainful laugh, he said neither coldly nor warmly:

"Don't harbor delusions of being able to see the clear spiritual energy of the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng. This is something only a cultivator with a sufficiently powerful spiritual sense can do. At the very least, one must have condensed a Nascent Soul to have this ability. And although I have switched to cultivating the Ghost Path, my original powerful spiritual sense has not been damaged in the slightest."

Xuan Gu's words faintly carried a hint of mockery.

Han Li's face showed no expression, but under the other party's unintentional reminder, the Great Expansion Art technique within his body slowly began to flow.

A moment later, Han Li felt a joy in his heart.

Because his eyes finally captured a trace of green glow on the stone mountain below, distributed in a chaotic and irregular manner, and faint to the extreme.

"Fortunately, before I came here, I already had the idea of catching this Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng along the way. So I prepared some special things on a small island I passed. Now, I will first set a trap and let that Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng jump into it itself, and then I can easily capture it." Xuan Gu, who did not know that Han Li could also see the clear spiritual energy, looked at the stone mountain below and said indifferently.

Then he reached into his storage pouch and felt around, and a golden, glittering thing was held in his palm.

"This is?" Han Li glanced at it, somewhat stunned.

An egg-sized golden silk ball, emitting a faint radiance, seemed to have been refined through certain special methods.

Seeing Han Li's face carry a hint of confusion, Xuan Gu let out a cold laugh, then his five fingers suddenly grabbed the ball, and then black light flashed on his hand.

A thin golden thread sprayed out from the ball, and the more it sprayed, the longer it became, rapidly crossing and reciprocating before Xuan Gu's eyes, quickly weaving into a delicate golden silk net. It was only the size of a palm but exceptionally exquisite, flashing with light.

"Only pure gold objects can capture the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng. It can ignore and evade all other magic treasures and artifacts. Take this thing well, and when the time comes, use it to capture the spirit ginseng that wants to escape." Xuan Gu stared at Han Li and instructed solemnly.

After hearing this, Han Li raised his eyebrows, pondered slightly, and without another word, beckoned toward the golden net.

With a "whoosh," the net automatically flew into Han Li's hand, and then he put it into his storage pouch without even looking at it.

Xuan Gu saw this, a hint of a smile appeared on his face, and he flipped his palm, taking out four small earth-yellow flags.

The runes on these small flags were layered one upon another, and faint light shimmered on them.

"Eh!" With Han Li's current attainments in arrays, upon seeing these small flags, he was startled at first, but after pondering for a moment, he revealed an expression of disbelief.

"What, Brother Han also recognizes these flags?" Xuan Gu saw Han Li's strange expression and couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

Han Li did not answer immediately, but stared fixedly at the small flags for a while longer before raising his head and saying solemnly:

"Could this be the array-setting equipment for the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array? Apart from this ancient array, this junior really cannot think of any other array flags that could form a large earth-attribute array with just four small flags."

"I didn't expect you to be proficient in the way of arrays; it seems I really found the right person to be my helper. Not bad, these are indeed the 'Four Symbols Xuanwu Array' flags I took the time to refine on the way. Only this array can restrict the mountain rocks and soil within a radius of several dozen zhang, turning them as hard as iron and trapping the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng. Since you understand the way of arrays, I will leave the setting of this array to you. I will go and investigate the specific tracks of the spirit ginseng." A look of surprise flashed across Xuan Gu's face, but he immediately returned to normal and said.

Afterward, he handed the four yellow flags to Han Li generously. He himself transformed into a mass of yin cloud and flew toward the small mountain silently.

Han Li looked at the array flags in his hand, then at the old demon's back, a hint of strange color appearing in his eyes. But after licking his lips, he let out a cold laugh and flew toward another spot below.

And at this moment, from within Xuan Gu, who had gone far away, came the voice of that deep-voiced man.

"Xuan Gu, what is the meaning of handing the array flags to the other party? I don't see that the two of you have a relationship good enough for this. Could it be you are plotting something else?" This person seemed to know Xuan Gu very well.

"What meaning? Only by letting the kid surnamed Han set the flags himself will he feel at ease entering the array to capture the spirit ginseng. And I will take this opportunity to exterminate him." Xuan Gu suddenly said gloomily, his voice incomparably cold.

"Exterminate the other party now? I didn't hear wrong, did I? I thought at the very least you would wait until after exterminating Ji Yin before taking action against him!" The deep-voiced man was surprised.

"No. This kid surnamed Han is too cunning. If time drags on, I fear long delays will lead to trouble. Moreover, this person must have his own ideas, and I am not confident I can control him. If he suddenly betrays me to that rebellious disciple Ji Yin, that would be terrible. Although the possibility is very low, I, Xuan Gu, will never take risks again. After all, having suffered a great loss from being betrayed once, I decided never to trust anyone lightly again. And..." Xuan Gu said coldly.

"And you never thought about handing the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng to the other party from the beginning!" The man continued lazily.

"Not bad! I spent so much effort on this spirit object, how could I be willing to let it go to others? Even if this spirit ginseng doesn't have the miraculous effect of increasing our cultivation, as long as I have it in hand, I can use it to exchange for the things I need. It's still very useful. Moreover, this person possesses the golden thunder bamboo magic treasure, which will sooner or later be a great enemy to our demon-ghost path; it's better to get rid of him early. Also, what do you think of this kid Han's physical body?" Xuan Gu said with a fierce expression, but at the end, he changed the subject and suddenly asked this.

This startled the man at first, but then he became extremely excited.

"You want to help me seize this person's body! That's great. But what about that Ji Yin? Don't you plan to deal with him anymore?" The man asked with some hesitation.

"Ji Yin's Xuan Yin Technique was taught by me personally. The technique has long had flaws that can lead him to his death. When the time comes, as long as he is alone, with you having a physical body and the two of us joining forces, it will be enough to put him to death." Xuan Gu said very confidently.

"You should have done this long ago! However, did you want to get rid of the kid surnamed Han from the beginning? If so, you still deliberately sought to join forces with him; you really are old and cunning!" The man greatly admired Xuan Gu's scheming.

"You overestimate me with those words. Before I met you, I truly wanted to join forces with him to deal with Ji Yin. After all, even if I have mastered the flaws of my rebellious disciple's technique, having an extra helper would give me more confidence. But now that I have met you, an old acquaintance, I naturally don't need him anymore; it's better to get rid of him early to avoid future trouble." Xuan Gu said indifferently.

"You really know how to act! The anxiety on your face when we were at the Jade Pavilion made me truly believe you were in urgent need of this person's help. I didn't expect you to have harbored murderous intent long ago." The man sighed, his voice sounding somewhat complicated.

"Hmph! The anxiety at that time was real. But it wasn't because I was afraid he couldn't help me take revenge. It was because I was afraid his few golden thunder bamboo flying swords would fall into someone else's hands. That would be extremely disadvantageous to us of the ghost path." Xuan Gu snorted coldly.

"Since you knew the other party possessed the golden thunder bamboo magic treasure, you still dared to act so rashly! Is your confidence really that high?" The man was silent for a while before asking with some concern. This related to his own affairs, so he naturally had to ask in detail.

At this moment, Xuan Gu was already hovering at a low altitude near the stone mountain.

"My original plan was that after I truly captured the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng, I would use the Four Symbols Xuanwu Array to trap him inside while he went in to capture the spirit ginseng with the golden net. But I didn't expect the other party to be proficient in some arrays as well. I immediately had a thought and handed those array flags to the other party. In this way, my plan became even more perfect." Xuan Gu revealed an eerie smile and said with deep meaning.

"Could it be that you did something to those array flags?" The man understood a bit and said with sudden realization.

"Hehe! You'll know about that when the time comes. Now, finding that Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng is the priority. Otherwise, that kid definitely won't fall for it." Xuan Gu said, avoiding the important points.

This made the man snort lightly, looking somewhat unhappy.

"Speaking of which, this demon-ghost cultivation method of mine was taught to me by you back then! I originally intended to use this method to search for that spirit ginseng, but after being harmed by my rebellious disciple, it ended up becoming my life-saving straw!" Xuan Gu said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"It can't be considered teaching; it was just each taking what they needed." The man also said with some emotion.