Chapter 817: Remains of the Ancient Cultivator

That wasn't all; just as Marquis Lord Nanlong and the other looked closely, the Fire Toad Beast's body, which had been decapitated, began to emit crimson light from its neck, and the Fire Toad Beast's head, floating to one side, also had light flickering at its wound.

The two patches of light constantly lengthened and intertwined, gradually approaching each other.

"Undying Body! This Fire Toad actually possesses such an innate ability?" Seeing this, Marquis Lord Nanlong exclaimed in surprise.

The old man surnamed Lu was shocked, also revealing a look of horror.

"Undying? There is nothing truly undying in this world. It's just that its vitality is stronger than ordinary demonic beasts."

Han Li, who had read many ancient texts, naturally knew what an "Undying Body" referred to. After seeing the strange state of the severed limb when he cut off the Fire Toad's forelimb, he had already harbored some suspicions. That was why he had spoken out to stop Marquis Lord Nanlong from rashly opening the restriction.

Otherwise, if the Fire Toad had taken the opportunity to revive and escape, his efforts just now would have been in vain.

But now, Han Li sneered and pointed at the giant sword that had decapitated the Fire Toad.

The giant sword spun in the air, suddenly splitting into two and shooting downward.

After a flash of blue light, two crisp "bang" sounds were heard.

The Fire Toad's head and body were instantly frozen into ice sculptures by the ice flame on the sword, sealing the crimson light within. Then they were shattered by a strike from the flying swords, turning into specks of fluorescent light that danced in the sky.

Where the body had shattered, a crimson round ball the size of a thumb remained. It was the Fire Toad Beast's demonic core!

Seeing the demonic core appear, Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man surnamed Lu looked at each other, both seeing a hint of temptation in the other's eyes.

After all, it was the demonic core of an ancient beast with an undying body; who knew what special effects it might have.

But as soon as the two thought of the abilities Han Li had displayed earlier, and his great reputation that had been like thunder in recent times, the wavering in their hearts was extinguished in an instant.

After all, the two of them were very clear that Han Li's abilities were definitely above theirs. Even if the two of them joined forces, they estimated they could only fight Han Li, and the odds of victory were only fifty-fifty.

To turn against him for an unknown ancient beast demonic core, the two felt it wasn't worth it.

After all, in this Falling Demon Valley, there were still many opportunities.

Although Han Li didn't have mind-reading abilities, he had guessed the thoughts of Marquis Lord Nanlong and the other seven or eight out of ten.

Just now, during the battle to slay the Fire Toad, these two Nascent Soul cultivators clearly hadn't used their full strength, relying almost entirely on his own abilities to exterminate the beast.

Therefore, after decapitating the Fire Toad, Han Li remained calm on the surface, but in reality, he had already raised his vigilance against these two several times over, to prevent them from becoming blinded by greed and doing something stupid.

Seeing that the two's expressions were strange but instantly returned to normal, Han Li felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Although he wasn't afraid of fighting these two, it was better not to have to do it and avoid the risks.

Han Li immediately reached out toward the water curtain, and the fiery red demonic core shot out with a "whoosh," landing in his palm.

The two flying swords let out a clear chime, then disassembled themselves, transforming into more than ten small swords that shot back and vanished into his sleeves without a trace.

Han Li lowered his head to look at the fiery red demonic core in his hand and let out a long breath. The goal of this trip into the valley had finally been achieved in one aspect.

At this time, Marquis Lord Nanlong suddenly smiled and spoke.

"This time, being able to exterminate this Fire Toad is all thanks to Fellow Daoist Han. However, let's go take a look at the beast's nest now. I imagine Brother Han is also very interested in the treasures on the remains."

"Naturally," Han Li put away the demonic core and nodded calmly.

Hearing the words of the two, the old man surnamed Lu was overjoyed.

Immediately, the three of them retracted the magic arrays nearby and flew straight toward the cave under the giant peak.

Speaking of which, it wasn't that Han Li hadn't thought of quietly releasing Silver Moon to enter the cave first to search for treasures.

But these two were also old foxes, always paying unusual attention to Han Li. Moreover, their cultivation base was a notch higher than Han Li's; if he released Silver Moon without any cover, it was highly likely he wouldn't be able to hide it from their spiritual sense. And that ancient cultivator's remains seemed to have some strangeness, so Han Li had other concerns, which was why he dismissed the idea after a little thought.

The three streaks of light flew into the cave entrance without stopping.

Seeing the lava lake, Marquis Lord Nanlong and the other were startled, but then looked around as if nothing had happened.

But the two only scanned the surroundings of the lake briefly before their gazes landed on the ancient cultivator's remains wrapped in the green robe on the stone platform.

Their expressions turned to surprise!

"It seems this is the remains Master Master Cangkun spoke of. Two fellow Daoists, let's go over together," Marquis Lord Nanlong withdrew the smile on his face and said calmly.

Han Li and the old man naturally wouldn't refuse, and the three of them immediately flew across the lava lake and landed in front of the stone platform.

Standing three or four zhang away from the stone platform, Han Li looked at the bones on the stone platform again, revealing a hint of interest.

Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man surnamed Lu didn't stand on ceremony; as soon as they stood firm, they immediately spread their spiritual sense to search for the specific location of the treasures.

Seeing this, Han Li curled his lips slightly, revealing a smile that was not quite a smile, but didn't say anything.

Having long known the strangeness of that ancient robe, he didn't mind letting these two experience it for themselves.

Sure enough, as soon as the two's spiritual sense covered the bones, cyan mist shone brightly from the robe, immediately bouncing their spiritual sense away.

Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man, who had never encountered such a thing, couldn't help but let out a light exclamation of surprise.

"Eh! This robe is somewhat strange," Lu Lu Weiying said, surprised.

"It's nothing, just a Green Silkworm Robe. It's woven from the silk of ancient spiritual silkworms and can resist a cultivator's spiritual sense probe. Although it's a rare object in the current cultivation world, it's said to have been an ordinary object in the ancient era," Marquis Lord Nanlong said calmly, recovering his composure. Then he reached out toward the void in front of him.

With a shake of the green robe, it turned into a patch of cyan light and flew into Marquis Lord Nanlong's hand, leaving the bones exposed.

A small, pitch-black leather bag was wrapped around the bones at the waist.

"There really is a storage bag!" The old man surnamed Lu was overjoyed, his face glowing. Marquis Lord Nanlong was also somewhat excited, staring at the black storage bag without blinking.

And Han Li, who had previously been indifferent, felt his expression change slightly upon hearing the sound of the green robe falling to the ground, but he immediately recovered.

"If the two fellow Daoists don't mind, I will go over and take a look at the treasures in the bag. What do you think?" In the suddenly tense atmosphere, Marquis Lord Nanlong smiled at Han Li and the old man and suddenly suggested.

"Of course. Brother Lord Nanlong, go ahead and take a look," Han Li glanced at the leather bag and replied with a light smile.

The old man surnamed Lu hesitated slightly before nodding in agreement.

Thus, Marquis Lord Nanlong took a few steps forward, carefully picked up the storage bag, and scanned the inside with his spiritual sense, his face expressionless.

"Brother Lord Nanlong, what exactly is inside? Why don't you pour it all out for us to see?" Lu Lu Weiying, seeing this, couldn't help but ask.

Marquis Lord Nanlong nodded upon hearing this, then flipped his hand, and the storage bag in his hand was turned upside down, pouring out a patch of white mist.

A large pile of things appeared on the ground.

"What kind of ghost things are these?" Seeing clearly what was in front of him, the old man couldn't help but be stunned.

It turned out that most of the things in front of them were crimson iron blocks emitting red light. Each one was scorching hot, looking quite unusual. Besides that, there were a few other eye-catching things.

A white jade box, a purple mirror, a yellow sword, a set of dark green flying needles, and two pitch-black medicine bottles.

Seeing these things, Han Li narrowed his eyes, his expression shifting.

Apart from the jade box and medicine bottles, the others were clearly extraordinary ancient treasures.

As for what was in the jade box and medicine bottles, it naturally aroused Han Li's interest even more. Because after a scan with his spiritual sense, he didn't know what material the jade box and medicine bottles were refined from, but his spiritual sense couldn't forcibly invade them.

"I'm not sure, I've never seen this kind of material. But it seems to be a semi-finished product that has been refined," Han Li frowned, somewhat uncertain.

"Calling them semi-finished products isn't wrong. If I'm not mistaken, these iron blocks should be the 'spirit materials' mentioned in rumors. They are special materials used by ancient cultivators to refine ancient treasures. I've heard that the refining method is somewhat special, mostly combining rare materials with the power of heaven and earth to form spirit materials. These should be materials that the ancient cultivator wanted to refine powerful fire-attribute ancient treasures, which is why he brought so many at once," Marquis Lord Nanlong said, surprisingly knowledgeable about the origin of these iron blocks.

"Spirit materials?"

Hearing this name, Han Li immediately thought of the name mentioned in that ancient classic. After a little thought, he obtained the same information as Marquis Lord Nanlong. They were indeed rare materials for refining ancient treasures. It seemed that ancient treasures refined from this kind of material were all extraordinary in power.

The old man surnamed Lu, hearing this explanation, showed a look of disinterest. After glancing at the other treasures, his gaze fell on the jade box and medicine bottles.

And at this time, Marquis Lord Nanlong raised his hand and actually threw the storage bag over.

After Han Li caught it subconsciously, he was startled at first, but then understood the other's intention, so he didn't stand on ceremony, weighed it, scanned the inside with his spiritual sense, and threw the bag to the old man surnamed Lu.

The old man nodded to indicate there was no problem after a brief check. Then he threw the bag onto the ground.

"These treasures, how should we divide them? Are we just going to take two treasures each?" Lu Lu Weiying's mouth moved, finally asking the question he cared about most, his face carrying a hint of solemnity.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 818 =====