Chapter 477

Han Li naturally would not show this feeling on his face, but walked to the side of the hole in a few steps and peered inside. Net

As a result of this look, Han Li was quite surprised.

The depth of this large hole was not as incredibly deep as he had imagined, only twenty or thirty zhang. With his Core Formation stage cultivation, he could clearly see a cluster of flame-shaped, blinding blue light burning fiercely at the bottom of the hole. And within the blue flames, there seemed to be some black object flickering.

It seemed this was the famous Void Heaven Cauldron.

However, as he leaned in, what he felt from the hole was a bone-chilling cold. If it weren't for the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant blocking most of the cold, he feared that with this one look, he would have been frozen by the oncoming cold air.

The blue light at the bottom of the hole was clearly in the shape of a flame, yet it emitted the opposite, extreme cold.

Han Li was extremely surprised!

However, he only looked at the blue flame for two more seconds before feeling a wave of dizziness in his brain, and he hurriedly withdrew his gaze in horror and stood up straight.

"How is it? That is the Dry Blue Ice Flame, which is the most yin and cold fire. Not to mention Core Formation stage cultivators, even we old guys who have already formed a Nascent Soul dare not touch even a trace of it. As long as one is burned by this cold flame even a little, even the Nascent Soul will be easily refined away. Legend has it that this fire is not something that should exist in our world, and I don't know how those ancient cultivators found this cluster." Ancestor Ji Yin stood by Han Li's side, staring at the hole and saying slowly.

"Can it even refine a Nascent Soul?" Han Li gasped upon hearing this. However, his expression returned to calm shortly after.

If it weren't for this, this Void Heaven Cauldron would have been taken away by someone long ago; how could it have been left until now!

"Although the Dry Blue Ice Flame is extremely harmful to us cultivators, there are still some things that cannot be burned. For example, the golden silk spat by the golden silk silkworm, the spider silk of the blood jade spider, and my two fire pythons, among other special existences."

"Now summon your blood jade spider! Let us take another close look." Ancestor Ji Yin commanded in an irresistible tone.

Under the gaze of Ji Yin and the Man Man Huzi and the old man behind him, Han Li did not make any more pointless delays, but pressed his hand on the spirit beast bag at his waist. A white light flew out from the bag's opening, circled once, and landed before everyone's eyes.

As the light faded, the blood jade spider's not-so-large body appeared. Seeing so many living people in front of it, the fangs in its mouth ground quickly, and its eyes seemed filled with hostility.

Man Man Huzi, Ji Yin, and the others did not care about this, but stared at this spirit beast as if looking at a treasure.

"Tsk tsk! This blood jade spider is this big. It seems to be at the peak of a Level 4 monster beast, and it looks like it's about to break through to Level 5. There is really great hope for retrieving the treasure!" As soon as this blood jade spider appeared, Man Man Huzi's expression couldn't help but stir, and he said with some surprise.

"Hehe! In terms of strength, my disciple's blood jade spider may not be as good as some wild exotic species. But in terms of retrieving this Void Heaven Cauldron, this spirit beast is the best choice." Ji Yin also stared at the blood jade spider, saying with an excited look in his eyes.

"Brother Wu is right! Moreover, this spider's level is much higher than those golden silk silkworms that had just reached Level 2 monster beast status. Even just this one is far superior to a group of them." The old man in the Confucian robe also said with a joyful look. After all, the matter of retrieving the treasure did not look like fishing for the moon in the water now.

"Let's start now! Otherwise, delays will lead to changes! Han Li, have your spider spray a spider web to wrap the Void Heaven Cauldron. Then, in a moment, let it pull hard. I will have the two fire pythons assist the blood jade spider at the same time." Since he saw that there was no problem with the blood jade spider, Ancestor Ji Yin ordered Han Li impolitely.

"Yes!"

Although he was a bit reluctant in his heart, Han Li could only promise honestly.

"Both of you go under the altar. When the Dry Blue Ice Flame attached to the Void Heaven Cauldron approaches the hole, your cultivation will not be able to support you at all. As for my disciple Han Li, I will have to trouble Brother Qing to protect him a little later." After Ancestor Ji Yin coldly ordered Wu Chou and Xuan Gu, he smiled and said to Qingyi Qingyi Jushi.

"Easy! For the Heaven-Mending Pill in the Void Heaven Cauldron, this Qing will definitely not let young friend Han have any accidents." The old man laughed and agreed.

Wu Chou and Xuan Gu honestly stepped off the altar and retreated a few steps before standing still again.

Looking at the several old demons who were eyeing him covetously, Han Li sighed secretly and issued an order to the blood jade spider.

Immediately, a milky white spider web sprayed out, turning into a white light and flying into the hole.

By now, he could only take one step at a time.

He hoped that after retrieving the treasure, Ancestor Ji Yin would be too embarrassed to cross the river and tear down the bridge immediately in front of the other old demons, giving him a chance to breathe.

Only in this way, when Xuan Gu made a move against Ji Yin, would he have a turning point to fish in troubled waters.

As for whether this Void Heaven Cauldron could be retrieved, Han Li didn't care at all.

Because he knew very well that whether the treasure retrieval was successful or not, his situation would not change in the slightest.

Just after Han Li had secretly decided on a strategy, Ancestor Ji Yin walked to the opposite side of Han Li, reached into his bosom, and took out a pitch-black spirit beast bag.

He saw him turn the bag opening downward and shake it gently.

After a flash of red light, two fire-red giant pythons four or five zhang long appeared on the ground.

These two strange pythons were covered with fire-red scales the size of fingernails, and a strange pattern like a rune was printed on the seven-inch spot under the snake's head. The four python eyes flashed with red light, as if there were flames burning within them.

After Ji Yin let the fire pythons coil and stretch their bodies on the ground, he immediately raised his sleeve and flicked his finger hidden within.

Two black pills flew out. The two giant pythons flicked their heads and, with extreme agility, swallowed the pills into their bellies one by one.

"Go!" Ji Yin pointed at the large hole impolitely.

Upon hearing this, the two fire pythons swam slowly to the vicinity of the hole, looking lazy.

Seeing this, Ji Yin solemnly pinched a strange incantation with both hands, and a series of obscure incantations came from his mouth, as if he were urging some secret technique.

A shocking scene appeared.

Under the sound of the incantations, the red light on the fire pythons turned, their scales changed to a black-red color, and they shook their heads and tails with renewed spirit.

"Bang!" "Bang!" Two sounds came.

The two snake tails of the fire pythons slammed into the ground near the hole, sinking deep into the ground like sharp blades.

Then their front halves lunged forward, their bodies stretching out as if they had no bones, and they plunged into the deep hole.

But their tails remained firmly stuck to the edge of the hole, motionless, looking completely like two black-red thin ropes.

In Han Li's stunned state, the two ropes twisted. Seeing this, Ancestor Ji Yin revealed a look of joy, hurriedly clenched his fists at Han Li, and shouted sternly:

"Alright! They have already bitten onto the Void Heaven Cauldron. Quickly have your spider pull it up with force. Although the fire pythons have eaten my pills, they cannot support themselves in the Dry Blue Ice Flame for long. Success or failure depends on this one move!" After Ancestor Ji Yin said these words, a hint of ferocity was faintly revealed in his expression.

Seeing this, Han Li snorted coldly in his heart.

"Retrieving the treasure successfully is more likely to cost me my life. If it doesn't succeed, I'd be happier." Han Li complained unwillingly.

But he still forced himself to have the blood jade spider start exerting force to pull backward. Because beside him, Man Man Huzi and the old man in the Confucian robe were watching his every move covetously; even if he wanted to slack off and fake it, he feared he wouldn't be able to hide it from the eyes of the two old foxes.

Under Han Li's helpless order, the milky white translucent thin threads tightened immediately, and the blood jade spider began to move backward slowly.

At the same time, the two black-red ropes opposite the hole also began to twist and contract.

With a muffled "rumble," the entire high platform began to shake.

The blue light in the hole swayed wildly, dazzling Han Li's eyes. He couldn't help but turn his head away immediately to avoid the flash temporarily. But the blood jade spider turned a blind eye to this and still pulled backward with all its might.

"Good, the Void Heaven Cauldron is already shaking." Seeing this scene, Qingyi Qingyi Jushi muttered in a low, nervous voice.

Apparently, the Void Heaven Cauldron was extremely heavy; even with the blood jade spider and the two fire pythons exerting force together, the cauldron still just kept swaying back and forth at the bottom of the hole, and after a while, there was no sign of it being lifted.

Ancestor Ji Yin did not show any panic, but after pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and spat out two mouthfuls of pitch-black essence, which attached themselves to the two fire pythons.

Then he turned his face and said urgently to Man Man Huzi:

"Brother Man, trouble yourself to add the Berserk Technique to the blood jade spider. My disciple's magic power is not enough, and he cannot perform this technique yet."

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Man Man Huzi seemed to have expected this, and agreed without surprise.

Then he stared at the blood jade spider, his lips moving constantly, and between his opening and closing mouth, red light was faintly revealed.

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