Chapter 813

"What is the problem with these two mountain peaks?" The old man surnamed Lu looked at the two high mountains and did not see any anomalies, so he asked somewhat strangely. Net

"If we set off from here toward the two mountains and converge at one point, we can reach the Fire Toad Beast's nest. But the mountain peak on the left is home to a group of legendary 'Flying Purple-Patterned Scorpions'. Although there are only a dozen or so, each one is extremely ferocious. I'm afraid that once we pass by that mountain peak, there is a nine-out-of-ten chance we will disturb them. At that time, the trouble will be huge." After hesitating for a long time, Marquis Lord Nanlong still explained the reason.

"Purple-Patterned Scorpions? Is it that kind of ferocious insect that appeared once in the Wangshui Kingdom and wiped out the entire sect of cultivators of the Lanhai Sect?" Lu Lu Weiying was startled and cried out involuntarily.

Upon hearing the words "Flying Purple-Patterned Scorpion", Han Li's expression also changed drastically, and he was greatly shocked in his heart.

"Not bad. It is this poisonous insect. And the flying scorpions here seem to be even more powerful than the one that appeared in the Wangshui Kingdom; they have all lived for tens of thousands of years, and their entire bodies have turned dark purple." Marquis Lord Nanlong sighed and continued.

"Fellow Daoist Lord Nanlong, are you joking? With Purple-Patterned Scorpions of this caliber, are they something we can provoke? If it were just two or three, that would be one thing. The three of us being careful might be able to take them down. But now there are actually more than a dozen. If we go over, isn't that just sending ourselves to death?" Lu Lu Weiying could no longer hold back his temper, stared straight at Marquis Lord Nanlong, and said unceremoniously.

"Looking at Brother Lu's intention, you plan to take another path. But the other path is even more dangerous. Because on the way from here to the other mountain peak, there is an area where numerous invisible cracks exist. Because there are too many cracks, we simply cannot bypass them. Even less can we identify their positions one by one. If we want to risk passing through this area, I think I don't need to say much, the two fellow daoists also know some of the dangers." Marquis Lord Nanlong showed a helpless expression.

Lu Lu Weiying was stunned for a moment.

Spatial cracks, and invisible ones at that! This was indeed no safer than facing a dozen Purple-Patterned Scorpions.

Just as the old man was stunned, Han Li, hearing the mention of invisible cracks, looked into the distance and couldn't help but let his gaze flicker.

"It seems that Senior Master Cangkun took the route with spatial cracks back then. After all, he had the divine ability to sense the existence of invisible cracks." Han Li, who had been silent, said in a deep voice. One could not hear any feeling of joy or sorrow in his voice.

Marquis Lord Nanlong was slightly startled upon hearing this, but immediately said with a bitter smile:

"Fellow Daoist Han is right. This is exactly where I am helpless. We do not have the divine ability that Senior had back then to dodge these cracks unscathed. By comparison, I still feel that fighting the Purple-Patterned Scorpions gives us a better chance."

"No, we must never provoke the Purple-Patterned Scorpions. Your knowledge of what happened in the Wangshui Kingdom back then is only hearsay. When I was young, I personally represented the Feng Tianji Sect to participate in the encirclement and suppression of the Purple-Patterned Scorpions. Their level of terror far exceeds your imagination. Provoking a dozen at once is absolutely sending ourselves to death." The old man surnamed Lu shook his head like a rattle-drum and denied this suggestion in one breath.

The old man surnamed Lu's fear of the Purple-Patterned Scorpions was far beyond Marquis Lord Nanlong's expectations.

His original feeling that the three of them could join forces to fight these flying scorpions wavered, and a hesitant expression appeared on his face.

At this time, Han Li frowned tightly. The information about the Purple-Patterned Scorpions on the Strange Insect List appeared in his mind.

The Flying Purple-Patterned Scorpion was ranked fourteenth in the jade slip, an ancient strange insect almost adjacent to the Gold-Devouring Beetle. It was highly esteemed by the Spirit-Controlling Sect cultivator who died at Han Li's hands. If it weren't for the fact that these flying scorpions produced few eggs and were difficult to gain an advantage in numbers, their ranking might have been even higher than the Gold-Devouring Beetle.

Although they did not have the Gold-Devouring Beetle's unique divine ability of devouring everything, their bodies were almost as hard as the Gold-Devouring Beetle's, and they were equally difficult to injure with swords and magic treasures. Furthermore, they had wings on their backs, their escape speed was like the wind, and their bodies contained highly toxic poison. Just by relying on these, they were enough to be ranked so high on the Strange Insect List.

And the Purple-Patterned Scorpions on the mountain peak ahead had been in the Fallen Devil Valley for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, having advanced to the final dark purple mature form. One could imagine their level of terror.

However, looking at Marquis Lord Nanlong's intention, he only had a superficial understanding of how powerful these insects were. On the other hand, the old man surnamed Lu seemed to have suffered a great loss from these scorpions, appearing quite terrified at the mere mention of them.

Looking at Marquis Lord Nanlong's gloomy expression, Han Li sneered a few times in his heart.

Having already arrived here, this Marquis Lord Nanlong only suddenly spoke of the Purple-Patterned Scorpions; he likely didn't have any good intentions either. It was quite like digging a pit for them to jump into.

After all, having already arrived here, neither Han Li nor the old man surnamed Lu would ever turn back and risk everything in vain. They could only bite the bullet and solve this matter together.

They couldn't let all their efforts go to waste!

Pondering to this point, Han Li pondered and recalled everything related to the Purple-Patterned Scorpions to see if there was anything he could utilize. After all, taking the other path would expose his divine ability to see through all spatial cracks. This was his greatest reliance in this Fallen Devil Valley. Unless it was a last resort, he would never reveal it to others. While Han Li lowered his head and pondered, the old man surnamed Lu stood in his original place with a gloomy expression, anxiety appearing in his eyes. And Marquis Lord Nanlong stared at the mountain peak where the Purple-Patterned Scorpions were located from afar, his expression uncertain.

The three of them seemed to be deadlocked here for a time, appearing somewhat unable to advance or retreat.

Not knowing how long it had been quiet, Han Li's expression shifted, and he raised his head, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

Although Marquis Lord Nanlong and the elder surnamed Lu appeared somewhat absent-minded, they were all secretly paying attention to the movements of the others, and Han Li had only just made an unusual move.

Marquis Lord Nanlong immediately turned his head and asked bluntly:

"What? Does Brother Han have a good idea?" There was a trace of anticipation in the voice of this Nascent Soul cultivator.

Upon hearing this, Lu Lu Weiying also looked at Han Li with a moved heart. Han Li did not answer immediately, but instead reached into his storage bag with one hand, and a small green bottle appeared in his palm.

"I wonder if the two fellow daoists have heard of the Ten Absolute Poisons." Han Li said indifferently.

"Ten Absolute Poisons? I have heard of them. It is said that they are all strange poisonous things with unimaginable toxicity. Even cultivators like us, if we were to be poisoned by them, could lose our lives immediately. I heard that the poison technique cultivated by Fellow Daoist Wei Wei Wuya can catalyze the 'Viper Corpse Poison' from the Ten Absolute Poisons. When other cultivators fight him, they never dare to get within ten zhang of him. Otherwise, they will die upon contact. I have heard very little about the other things in the Ten Absolute Poisons." The old man surnamed Lu said with some surprise.

"But I have heard that the Ten Absolute Poisons, besides being fiercely toxic, also have some other wonderful uses. Could it be that what you are holding is one of them?" Marquis Lord Nanlong seemed to have thought of something, staring at the small bottle in Han Li's hand, his voice becoming somewhat urgent.

"It seems that without me saying it, Brother Lord Nanlong has already guessed some of it. The poison in this bottle is the 'Green Dove' from the Ten Absolute Poisons. It is said that this poison is refined from the saliva of the demon bird 'Green-Beaked Dove'. Not only is it extremely poisonous, but its smell is also extremely pungent and unforgettable. It is the favorite thing of the world's great poisonous insects." Han Li held up the small bottle with one hand and said leisurely.

"Brother Han means..." Lu Lu Weiying was suddenly enlightened, a trace of joy appearing on his face.

"Why fight the Purple-Patterned Scorpions head-on? Just use this poison to lure them away from that mountain peak, and we will pass by while taking the opportunity." Han Li said cleanly and neatly.

"How to lure them away with this poison? Haha. I was truly muddled, forgetting that you are proficient in puppet techniques; using a few puppets smeared with this poison is enough to lure these poisonous scorpions away." At this moment, Marquis Lord Nanlong also became full of smiles.

Hearing these words, Han Li's expression remained unchanged, but he muttered to himself in his heart.

"This Marquis Lord Nanlong speaks very nicely, pushing everything onto me in just a few words. When it comes to luring monsters, it seems that his few Thousand-Mile Orioles could also do it. Last time, facing that giant python ancient beast, he had already destroyed several puppets."

Han Li felt somewhat dissatisfied in his heart, but on the surface, he nodded and agreed calmly. For such a trivial matter, he would not go so far as to fall out with the other party. After all, he still needed the other party to lead the way for the second half of the route. And the bottle of Green Dove poison in his hand was exactly one of the treasures in Senior Master Cangkun's box back then.

With Han Li's attainments in the way of medicine, he had immediately identified this poison upon smelling it that day. He was immediately startled and put it away.

Now that he thought about it, Senior Master Cangkun had hidden this poison in the box; could it be that it was prepared for these Purple-Patterned Scorpions? Otherwise, why would he have hidden this poison in the box?

But Senior Master Cangkun planning every step of the treasure-taking for those who came later with such painstaking care was a bit wrong. It seemed he was a bit too enthusiastic.

Thinking back to the statue of the three-headed and six-armed demon beast he saw in the pavilion at Senior Master Cangkun's ruins that day.

Han Li faintly felt that there was some mystery within it.

And Marquis Lord Nanlong had once said that Senior Master Cangkun was his ancestor; it seemed he should know something else.

However, regardless of what tricks were inside, as long as he obtained the Fire Toad demon core, it would have nothing to do with him. He would not meddle in anything. He would immediately part ways with these two. To avoid attracting any big trouble.

Han Li had made a decision in his heart, but his movements never stopped for a moment.

He saw him casually pat his storage bag, and immediately four or five white light spots flew out, revealing several giant ape puppets.

Han Li immediately took out several other small jade bottles, dripped a drop of the thick, emerald-green Green Dove poison into each of them, and immediately sealed all the bottles. Then he handed them to the giant apes, letting them hold the small bottles tightly with their large hands.

At this time, Han Li's spiritual sense urged them secretly. Under Marquis Lord Nanlong's guidance, all the giant apes flew straight toward the mountain peak on the left without a sound.

When they had flown half the distance, Han Li turned his face and said in a deep voice:

"Let's go too. We cannot be too far away from the puppets. After all, it's hard to say how far these puppets can lure these flying scorpions. We must pass through this mountain as quickly as possible." Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man naturally had no objections and immediately followed the flight trajectory of the giant apes.

Seeing the giant apes fly into the mountain peak, and Han Li and the others were only a few miles away from this mountain.

Han Li and the three of them immediately cast magic techniques to restrain their aura and collect their breath. At the same time, the giant ape puppets exerted force with one hand simultaneously, crushing the small bottles in their hands directly into powder.

Immediately, a pungent, strange odor spread near the mountain peak. The giant apes immediately transformed into several white light clusters and flew away in one direction.

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