Chapter 493: Beautiful Woman and Spirit Spring

The extreme tranquility along the way far exceeded Han Li's expectations.

After stepping onto the route marked by the red line and passing through several intersections where he turned left and right, Han Li did not encounter any restrictions or puppets, and he easily arrived before a high wall.

Gazing at this seemingly ordinary stone wall, Han Li flipped his hand to unfold the tattered scroll once more, lowering his head to compare and identify the path.

"That's right! It is indeed here!" After a moment, Han Li muttered to himself.

Raising one hand, five cyan sword beams shot out from his fingers out of thin air, directly piercing several feet into the stone wall.

Seeing this, Han Li felt a surge of joy in his heart.

There were no restrictions on the wall; sure enough, there was something else inside.

Subsequently, Han Li rotated his five fingers slightly, and the five sword beams rotated half a circle simultaneously, easily carving out a circular hole about a zhang high with their sharpness.

With a light push from his other hand, a large hole appeared in the stone wall, revealing a pitch-black void inside.

With a flick of his wrist, the sword beams vanished abruptly, but a white ball of light floated up from his palm, drifting slowly into the hole.

Without hesitation, Han Li moved his body and nimbly darted inside.

This was a small secret chamber, no more than two zhang high and only five or six zhang in length and width, with the floor covered in thick dust.

However, in the center of the secret chamber, there really was an extremely crude teleportation array.

The array was laid out crookedly, and the runes carved upon it looked extremely rough, as if someone who didn't understand arrays at all had imitated it by following a gourd to draw a ladle.

Han Li's brows furrowed!

Could it be unusable or long since abandoned?

He stepped forward a few paces and used his knowledge of arrays to lower his head and inspect the teleportation array.

After a long while, he let out a long breath.

Although this teleportation array was crude, it was still usable, and it didn't look like a long-distance teleportation array. He estimated that teleporting out wouldn't land him in some unfamiliar place a hundred thousand miles away.

Han Li took out several spirit stones and quickly installed them on the four sides of the teleportation array.

After a buzzing sound, the array emitted a faint fluorescent glow.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled slightly.

However, he did not rush to teleport away immediately; instead, he turned back to look at the opened hole, lost in thought.

Afterward, he walked over in a few steps and cast several restoration spells upon it. The rubble instantly plugged the hole again, restoring the stone wall to its original appearance.

Only then did Han Li clap his hands, step onto the teleportation array, and disappear safely amidst a flash of white light.

The next moment, Han Li's figure appeared amidst a faint mist, which was somewhat damp and warm, and an indescribable, refreshing fragrance wafted toward him.

Yet Han Li stood in a dilapidated array, gazing blankly ahead, his mouth wide open, unable to close it for a long time.

About a zhang away in front of him, a milky-white pool of water over ten zhang in size had appeared, and the white mist and fragrance were emanating from this pool.

But what astonished him was not this, but that there was a naked woman standing half-submerged in the pool, facing him in a posture of bending over to play with the water.

The exaggeratedly full curves, the ivory-like luster of her skin, and the jet-black, shiny hair draped to her waist all indicated that this was a beautiful woman in the prime of her youth.

Such a romantic encounter made Han Li involuntarily swallow a mouthful of saliva, his heart a blur. But when his gaze fell upon her stunningly beautiful face, which was filled with disbelief, Han Li paused and revealed a wry smile.

"Miss Yuan, what a coincidence! We meet here again. However, the timing of my appearance seems a bit inappropriate!" Han Li said indifferently, his face carrying a strange expression as he scanned her naked body unreservedly, without a hint of sincerity in his tone.

This young woman naked in the pool was none other than Yuan Yao, the beautiful woman who had vanished after entering the inner palace.

At this moment, Yuan Yao had long been shocked by Han Li's sudden appearance. Now, upon hearing Han Li's words clearly, she suddenly realized what was happening and her face turned crimson!

She hurriedly used her jade hands to cover her proud jade breasts and the erect, crimson peaks atop them, scolding him with extreme shame and anger:

"How could you be here? That teleportation array was clearly abandoned and unusable. You... you turn around quickly!" Yuan Yao appeared both shocked and ashamed.

Hearing this, Han Li smiled slightly. Instead of answering her, he walked out of the teleportation array indifferently and sized up the surroundings.

This was a huge stone chamber, about thirty or forty zhang in size, with ordinary stone doors on the left and right.

And opposite Han Li, on the other side of the pool, lay a pile of black dresses and several storage bags.

Further back, on the stone wall several zhang away, there was a dragon-head relief carved from white jade. Three or four feet below the dragon head was a greenish groove, and inside the groove sat a green long-necked jade bottle, as if it were catching something.

The moment Yuan Yao saw Han Li's gaze fall upon the green jade bottle, she instantly forgot her shyness and her expression changed abruptly.

However, Han Li ignored it and immediately shifted his gaze, stepping forward to the edge of the pool to lower his head and inspect the milky-white liquid.

Only then did Yuan Yao breathe a sigh of relief, her beautiful face returning to its normal color, but strange lights flickered in her beautiful eyes, as if she were contemplating something.

At this moment, Han Li seemed to recall something and suddenly reached out to scoop gently in the pool.

Some of the milky-white pool water was easily scooped up by Han Li and brought before his eyes.

This pool water was fragrant and filled with pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth. But after a moment, the fragrance and spiritual energy vanished without a trace before Han Li's eyes at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into ordinary clear water.

Han Li's expression changed.

"Spirit Eye Spring! I never expected the master of the Heaven Void Palace to have moved such a large spirit spring here. Miss Yuan, did you risk such a great danger to enter the inner palace for this?" Han Li tossed the water droplets in his hand lightly and spoke unhurriedly to the great beauty in the pool.

"Hmph! Is this how Fellow Daoist Han speaks to a woman? Could it be that you haven't seen enough and want this young lady to remain naked for a while longer?" Yuan Yao had regained her composure, but seeing Han Li still scanning her exposed shoulders unceremoniously, she couldn't help but sink her body deeper and ask back with annoyance.

However, no matter how angry she was, with her stunning beauty, she still appeared infinitely charming. Coupled with her nakedness and hair draped over her shoulders, the scene was truly filled with endless temptation.

Truly a femme fatale!

Han Li gazed intently at the woman's flower-like face, his heart feeling somewhat heated.

Although he had always been ascetic and tried his best to restrain his desires, he was, after all, a normal man. With such beautiful scenery before his eyes, while he wouldn't make a fool of himself, he didn't mind feasting his eyes and teasing her a few times.

Thus, Han Li sat down on the edge of the pool, took off his boots, soaked his feet in the pool in a grand manner, and said slowly:

"If Miss Yuan wishes to get up and get dressed, please feel free to do so. I certainly won't stop you in the slightest. However, having the opportunity to see a beauty bathing, I won't pretend to be a gentleman. I, Han, will naturally enjoy the view properly." After saying this, Han Li rested his chin on his hands and stared smilingly at the blushing beauty in the water.

"You..." Yuan Yao's face was blood-red, and she wanted to say something.

But then her jet-black eyes rolled slightly, her charming face immediately returned to its normal color, and she smiled coquettishly:

"Hehe! I really thought you were a blockhead who didn't know how to cherish a beauty! I didn't expect Brother Han to be so romantic."

"Yuan Yao has received great kindness from you, Fellow Daoist. What does it matter if Brother Han looks at this young lady's body? How could we cultivators care so much about a mere fleshly shell? Yuan Yao will come out to get dressed now." After saying this, as if teasing him, she extended a jade-white arm from the water, gently tucked her black hair, and smiled at Han Li with extreme charm. For a moment, her jade face shone brilliantly, as beautiful as peach blossoms.

Han Li was stunned, seemingly captivated by the woman's charm.

In an instant, Yuan Yao's hands inadvertently struck the pool water lightly, and a white, misty water curtain appeared between the woman and Han Li, instantly cutting off Han Li's undisguised gaze.

Taking this opportunity, the great beauty flew out of the pool like a flying immortal, darting toward the dresses and storage bags on the edge of the pool. Then, a burst of black energy emerged from her body, sweeping up all those items and quickly covering her body tightly.

When the black energy dissipated and her slender, graceful figure reappeared, Yuan Yao was already fully dressed, landing lightly on the ground with elegant poise. And the long-necked green bottle under the dragon-head relief had vanished without a trace.

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