Chapter 492

The small arrow had just flown a foot away when Han Li, who had been watching like a tiger stalking its prey, flicked his middle finger, and a streak of green sword Qi shot out straight, hitting the small arrow just right. It caused it to stumble and pause for a moment.

And because of this slight delay, the rosy light sprayed out by the Soul-Crying Beast swept the small arrow into it.

Immediately, this magic treasure flickered incessantly, constantly charging left and right within the rosy light, seemingly trying to break through and escape.

But that yellow light seemed to have some kind of huge suction force, and no matter how it struggled to break free, it remained like a headless fly within the rosy light, completely unable to escape.

Since the Soul-Crying Beast was known as the nemesis of all ghosts, the Soul-Absorbing Divine Light sprayed from its nose was naturally not just that.

The small arrow's rotation only slowed by half a beat before hundreds of earthy-yellow threads shot out from the rosy light, wrapping around the small arrow and binding it tightly.

Then, all the yellow threads pulled outward simultaneously, actually forcibly dragging a cluster of green light out of the small arrow.

This green light, under the entanglement of numerous yellow threads, kept transforming into the shapes of various insects, fish, birds, and beasts, and even expanded and contracted in size, attempting to break free.

But those yellow threads directly pierced into the green light, making it impossible to shake off in the slightest, and dragged the green light bit by bit toward the Soul-Crying Beast's large nose.

Now the green light cluster panicked. After a flash, it transformed into an old, gloomy face and shouted loudly for mercy to Han Li in the rosy light in fear:

"Little Friend Han, spare this old man! As long as you spare my life, I am willing to serve you as a ghost slave for the rest of my life! This old man knows countless strange arts and secret techniques, and I am willing to teach them to you one by one! And doesn't Little Friend Han want to know the complete 'Profound Yin Great Method'? Even that rebellious disciple Ji Yin was never taught the last few layers by me! And the mysteries of the 'Profound Soul Refining Demon Great Method', don't you want to know a thing or two about that? Furthermore, although my foundation was seized by Ji Yin, I still have several secret cave dwellings containing numerous secret treasures, all of which this old slave is willing to offer to my master..."

The ghost face spoke faster and faster, and the expression on its face became increasingly panicked, even taking the initiative to call itself a slave. Because at this moment, it was only a foot away from the Soul-Crying Beast's large nose.

If it were truly sucked in, even if its demon soul were solid and tenacious, there would be absolutely no reason for it to escape and ascend to heaven again.

Hearing the temptations spoken by the ghost face, even though Han Li's determination far exceeded that of ordinary people, he couldn't help but be moved, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

Perhaps seeing Han Li's hesitation, the ghost face roared again as if grabbing the last straw:

"Even if you don't want these things, don't you want to know the weaknesses of Ji Yin's cultivation technique, and don't you want to remove the tracking mark placed on your body?"

Hearing these words, Han Li's eyes flickered, and his expression finally changed.

Han Li sighed lightly, gripped the Soul-Crying Bead in his hand with one hand, and waved it lightly!

The originally raging rosy light slowed down, allowing the ghost face to pause its slide toward the Soul-Crying Beast's large nose.

The ghost face wrapped in yellow threads was overjoyed, its spirit relaxing.

"Little Friend Han, what you are doing is absolutely a wise move! Keeping this old man is perfectly fine..." The ghost face tried to flatter Han Li with a forced smile.

But just at this moment, the Soul-Crying Beast's large nose sucked hard again, and the rosy light, which had slowed down, exerted a suction force three times fiercer than before, sucking the unsuspecting ghost face completely into its nose, without the slightest power to resist.

Only then did a look of cold mockery appear on Han Li's face!

The Soul-Crying Beast seemed to have burped from overexertion, clumsily patted its stomach, and revealed a look of anthropomorphic satisfaction on its face.

Han Li smiled slightly, shook the Soul-Crying Bead in his hand, and the Soul-Crying Beast transformed back into yellow light and shot into the spirit beast pouch.

"Take you as a slave? How dare I seek skin from a tiger! An old ghost who has lived for thousands of years; in terms of scheming, I might not be able to outwit you even if there were two of me. No matter how flowery your words are, it's more reassuring for me to destroy you. Otherwise, I don't know when I might be backstabbed by you." Han Li walked over in a few steps, reached out to collect the green small arrow, and muttered to himself while looking at it.

Up to now, Han Li still hadn't figured out whether that ghost face was Xuan Gu's main soul or a remnant soul that Xuan Gu had separated in advance using another secret technique!

Han Li wouldn't be surprised at all that ghost cultivation had the supernatural ability to separate souls.

However, after Han Li collected the Five Elements Rings that had fallen not far away, he didn't leave this place immediately.

What the ghost face said reminded him that there was still a trick left by Ancestor Ji Yin on his body, and he didn't know when it had been done.

If this mark wasn't removed, he was afraid that as soon as he exited the barrier, he would be sensed by Ancestor Ji Yin.

However, Han Li had long since probed his body several times with his spiritual sense and hadn't discovered any abnormalities. But Han Li had another clever method in his heart to find this mark; otherwise, he wouldn't have destroyed that ghost face so ruthlessly.

Han Li unleashed a spirit beast pouch, and thousands of gold and silver beetles flew out, crawling all over Han Li's body.

A moment later, the Gold-Devouring Beetles on Han Li's lower leg emitted strange shrill cries.

Han Li was overjoyed, and with a thought, he issued an order. Then, the insects there stirred, and all the flying insects flew back into the spirit beast pouch in a swarm.

Then, Han Li no longer hesitated and flew directly toward the stone steps.

He had delayed too long here, which truly made him feel a bit apprehensive.

The distance of several dozen feet was covered in the blink of an eye.

Han Li opened his mouth, and a streak of green light sprayed out; the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords sliced open a large gap a foot wide in the barrier.

Han Li transformed into a long rainbow and shot out from the rift.

According to his calculations, it was best to sneak back into a secret chamber on the first or second floor and then break the restriction to teleport out of the Heaven Void Hall from the chamber.

As for the secret chambers on the other floors, they were truly too dangerous for him.

Thus, following the path in his memory, Han Li flew along the original route without saying a word.

When he came, all the mechanisms and restrictions had been thoroughly broken. Except for needing to be careful not to run head-on into that group of old monsters, Han Li had no other concerns and could fly boldly.

Therefore, on the way, Han Li released his spiritual sense while taking out that tattered scroll; he finally had time to take a look.

"Eh!"

Han Li only took a few glances before he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The flying light that had been speeding forward couldn't help but slow down.

At first glance, this scroll had nothing extraordinary about it. Not only did it not emit any spiritual power when unfolded, but the content of the painting was also extremely simple, outlining a rough contour map.

But after a few glances, Han Li immediately recognized the content of the painting; it was actually an architectural schematic of the fifth floor of the inner hall.

If nothing else, the high platform and the small double-eared, three-legged cauldron outlined with a few strokes on the high platform were absolutely the mark of the Heaven Void Cauldron, no mistake.

And the crisscrossing patterns in front of the high platform were definitely these passageways and secret chambers.

But what astonished Han Li was that all the other patterns in this map were drawn with black ink, except for a route that ran through several passageways, which was drawn in a bright red color.

The end of this route was a high wall at the edge of the inner hall, and behind this high wall, a pattern resembling a teleportation array was drawn.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but slow down his advance.

According to his original plan, he would have to walk from the fifth floor to the first or second floor, and the chance of running into those old demons on the way was quite high.

But if the markings on this map were true, wouldn't he be able to teleport to other places from this teleportation array!

Even if it didn't teleport him directly outside the Heaven Void Hall, it would still be much better than staying in this fifth floor of the inner hall.

What moved Han Li even more was that his current position, according to the markings on the map, was just right for him to step onto the route marked by the red line after turning at the next intersection.

The only thing that worried him was whether any restrictions or mechanism puppets he couldn't handle would appear on this route.

As for the authenticity of this map, Han Li wasn't worried.

No one would have nothing better to do than to hide such a map in the bluestone.

Moreover, this map was of such an ancient age, and the brushwork and style were full of primitive charm; it was clearly an object from the same period as the Heaven Void Cauldron. It was impossible for anyone to play such a joke.

While Han Li was hesitating, he had already arrived at the next intersection.

Han Li couldn't help but look left and right, feeling a bit indecisive.

Fine! If he really encountered any danger, he could just return along the original path. According to the markings on the scroll, this route wasn't very long. This risk was much smaller than walking back to the first floor along the original path.

Moreover, he didn't believe that this map, which looked like an escape route, would mark a path that was too dangerous for the map holder to walk.

Thinking of this, Han Li no longer hesitated and raised both hands.

After a few streaks of white light shot out, several giant ape puppets appeared in front.

Under Han Li's mental command, they immediately turned and stepped onto the passageway on the other side, and Han Li followed them with a solemn expression.

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