Chapter 872

Regarding these words from the Hehuan Old Demon, neither Han Li nor the others had any objections, and the group first returned to Spirit Turtle Island.

Han Li asked Master Brother Zhiyang for a secret chamber, preparing to meditate and rest for the night, while Wei Wei Wuya and the others went to the formation master to retrieve the formation disks.

Early the next morning, Han Li received a sound transmission from Master Brother Zhiyang in the secret chamber and immediately went to the main hall.

He saw Wei Wei Wuya and the other two sitting on chairs, gathered together talking about something. Raising his eyebrows, Han Li walked over without standing on ceremony.

"Fellow Daoist Han, please sit. This is the specific location where the formation disks, researched based on the sealing formation, need to be buried. I hope you will carry them and remember them clearly." As soon as Wei Wei Wuya saw Han Li approach, he greeted him politely and flipped his palm, placing a pale red jade slip on the table in front of him.

"Oh! Let me take a look." Han Li said with a calm expression.

With a beckon, the jade slip flew over with a "whoosh," and he grabbed it in his hand, then sat casually on another nearby chair, immersing his spiritual sense into the slip.

After a while, Han Li's expression gradually changed, and when he withdrew his spiritual sense from the jade slip, his face had completely darkened.

"Three fellow Daoists, having Han Mou go deep into such a place to plant the formation disks—is it that you only want me to go and never return?" Han Li tossed the jade slip onto the table, raised his head, and said coldly.

"Fellow Daoist, why would you say that? Although the location for planting the formation disks is a bit deep, Fellow Daoist Han has the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder to protect you, so it should be completely problem-free to get there." The Hehuan Old Demon said calmly, without changing his expression.

"Is that so? Does Brother Hehuan think that Han Mou's Evil-Warding Divine Thunder will never be exhausted? Or is it that once the formation disks are planted, there is no need to consider the matter of returning?" Han Li glanced at the old demon and said in a somewhat angry tone.

"Listening to your meaning, the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder you possess is insufficient to support a round trip. But I, Wei, remember that during the battle with the Ancient Demon in the Fallen Demon Valley, the amount of Evil-Warding Divine Thunder you drove was quite substantial. It should not be a problem." Wei Wei Wuya frowned and said slowly.

"If you few fellow Daoists have entered the demonic Qi, I'm afraid you haven't gone very deep below, have you?" Han Li said with a hint of something strange on his face.

"Eh! Fellow Daoist Han, these words are..." Wei Wei Wuya was stunned.

The Hehuan Old Demon's eyes flickered a few times, but he did not speak. Master Brother Zhiyang lowered his head, seemingly pondering something.

"If you have gone deep below to a certain depth, you should be very clear that the deeper you go into the demonic Qi abyss, the greater the demonic nature contained within the demonic Qi. The Evil-Warding Divine Thunder is consumed faster as well. This is a conclusion I reached after going two or three hundred zhang deep. Although Han Mou possesses some Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, in the demonic Qi thousands of zhang below, I absolutely cannot hold out for long." Han Li placed his hands in front of his chest, crossed his fingers, and said indifferently.

"There is such a thing? Brother Brother Zhiyang, among the three of us, you have gone the deepest into the demonic Qi. Is this matter true?" Wei Wei Wuya frowned tightly and turned to ask Master Brother Zhiyang.

"There is indeed such a thing. When I used secret techniques to go deeper into the demonic Qi, I did indeed feel that the loss of magic power was faster than when I first entered the demonic Qi. I originally thought Fellow Daoist Han hadn't discovered this, and I was just about to speak up to remind you!" Master Brother Zhiyang sighed, nodded, and admitted.

"If that's the case, if we had let a cultivator carry the Demon-Repelling Treasure into the demonic Qi at the beginning, even if they were safe and sound at first, once they went deep inside, they would still have the danger of being demonized." The Hehuan Old Demon's face also changed slightly.

"Not bad, so I have never been very interested in the previous plan. But before Fellow Daoist Han appeared, there was no other way, so I didn't stop it." Master Brother Zhiyang revealed a slight bitter smile.

Han Li watched the conversation and expressions of these three people coldly, but he felt somewhat depressed in his heart.

He really couldn't tell if these three were truly unaware of this matter or if they were intentionally harboring bad intentions. But regardless, this was a mistake on the part of the organizers. Naturally, he could not easily agree to this matter.

The main hall fell into silence for a time.

Knowing clearly that it was going to one's death, yet still asking someone to plant the formation disks—no one would definitely do that.

As for using some great righteousness to pressure Han Li, that was even less possible.

Those present were all sensible people. With their cultivation reaching this level, let alone just a small part of Tiannan being affected by demonic Qi, even if the entire Tiannan were destroyed, no one present would ever do such a self-sacrificing thing. At worst, they would just shake their tails and leave Tiannan.

With their cultivation, finding a foothold anywhere would be an easy matter.

And in the entire Tiannan, besides Han Li, no one else could enter the demonic Qi and complete the mission. The three great cultivators were all stuck looking at each other.

Just at this moment, Han Li's eyes flickered, and he suddenly spoke in a slower voice:

"I also know that this matter is indeed of great importance. You few fellow Daoists are also quite in a dilemma. I actually have an idea that could be tried."

"What idea? Fellow Daoist Han, just speak it." Upon hearing these words, Master Brother Zhiyang said hurriedly.

Wei Wei Wuya and the Hehuan Old Demon also perked up and looked over hurriedly.

"It's very simple. I believe I can manage to hold out until the formation disks are planted with the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder; it's just that returning will be troublesome. Therefore, the Demon-Repelling and Evil-Warding Treasures you few prepared must be lent to me for use, so that Han Mou can hold out for a longer time. However, this method naturally carries no small amount of danger..." Speaking to this point, Han Li's voice paused, and he seemed to hesitate again.

"No problem! As long as the formation disks can be planted well, it is completely fine to lend the Demon-Repelling Treasures to you, Fellow Daoist." Wei Wei Wuya's face turned joyful, and he spoke hurriedly.

"Of course, this matter is so dangerous. The three of us will not let Fellow Daoist Han take this risk in vain. Brother Hehuan, don't you agree?" Master Brother Zhiyang suddenly smiled at the Hehuan Old Demon at this moment and said.

The Hehuan Old Demon was stunned upon hearing these words, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said:

"That is indeed the case. Actually, even without this matter, the three of us originally intended to gift one of the Seven Spirit Islands to Fellow Daoist Han."

"Gift me a Spirit Island?" Upon hearing this, Han Li's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

"Not bad. Actually, the original division of the seven islands, although it looked like it was divided by the seven great sects, these sects mostly belonged to our three major forces. It just so happened that there was one extra island that was hard to allocate. We originally wanted to leave it for your Alliance, but Fellow Daoists Long Han and Feng Bing happened to be in seclusion at this time and could not come here. This island had to be temporarily placed under the name of an obscure small sect. Now that you, Fellow Daoist, are willing to risk yourself, I believe no one will gossip about allocating this Spirit Ao Island to the Falling Cloud Sect of Fellow Daoist Han." Master Brother Zhiyang said in a gentle and pleasant manner.

"Is there really such a thing?" Han Li was somewhat stunned.

After all, he had also heard that these spirit islands not only had excellent spirit veins, but each island also had several spirit stone mines with not-insignificant reserves. This was extremely precious.

"Since the seven islands are part of the great formation, once the formation is repaired, won't these islands sink below the sea surface again?" Han Li thought for a moment and asked somewhat worriedly.

"Rest assured. The repair method we are using is slightly different from the original sealing formation. Naturally, these islands cannot be wasted and left to sink again. Of course, the sect cultivators who occupy these islands will naturally have the obligation to jointly guard this sealing formation from now on." Wei Wei Wuya explained unhurriedly.

"Since the three fellow Daoists have promised such a heavy gift, Han Mou cannot refuse to make this trip, both in terms of emotion and reason. But after this matter is concluded, I will no longer participate in subsequent matters." Han Li pondered for a moment and said bluntly.

"Haha, as long as you, Fellow Daoist, are willing to plant the formation disks well, that is a great merit. You can leave the rest of the matters to the three of us." Wei Wei Wuya laughed loudly and agreed in one breath.

Although the Hehuan Old Demon and Master Brother Zhiyang had different thoughts earlier, they were both relieved at this time.

At this moment, Wei Wei Wuya took out a white, fluffy, circular object from his storage bag and handed it over.

Han Li took it and glanced at it.

It was a palm-sized formation disk made of exquisite white jade, with spiritual light flickering on it, engraved with extremely complex various talisman seals; one look and it was clearly not an ordinary object.

After a flash of green light in Han Li's hand, the formation disk disappeared without a trace, having been put into his storage bag.

"Alright. Now everything is ready, and we only lack the east wind. I wonder when Brother Han intends to go down." Wei Wei Wuya asked with a look of satisfaction.

"The matter of repairing the formation is naturally the faster, the better. After resting for one night, the magic power I consumed earlier has already recovered. If you three fellow Daoists have the Demon-Repelling Treasures on you, I will go down now and plant the formation disks first. If I delay for a day or two, who knows what changes the demonic Qi will have." Han Li's expression became serious and solemn.

Hearing these words from Han Li, the three great cultivators in the hall naturally had no objections. And those few Demon-Repelling Treasures they had finally managed to gather were naturally carried on their persons.

Immediately, they took them out one after another and handed them to Han Li.

A dragon-headed jade Jade Ruyi, a fiery red Bagua mirror, a golden battle armor, and a small black flag.

Han Li did not avoid the three of them and tested the efficacy of these four treasures on the spot; indeed, each was extraordinary. Three of them were treasures of extreme Yang and extreme fire, which indeed had miraculous effects on demonic Qi. As for that black flag, it was the opposite, yet it was a well-known treasure of the demonic path.

Hearing the Hehuan Old Demon say that although this flag originally drove the Ghost Underworld Yin Wind, it could also absorb demonic Qi, so it could be used for self-protection.

Looking at this flag, Han Li's heart stirred, and after pondering and playing with it for a few moments, he finally put it into his bag.

This made the Hehuan Old Demon slightly surprised.

Han Li put away the treasures, left Master Brother Zhiyang's cave dwelling with the three, and headed straight for the direction of the great whirlpool.

Several hours later, Han Li appeared very smoothly at the bottom of the whirlpool. This time, he was all alone.

Looking at the demonic Qi below the light curtain, Han Li didn't say a word as he clenched his fists with both hands. With a thunderous sound, several thick golden arcs suddenly shot out from his body, once again transforming into an electric net that attached itself to the surface of the light barrier.

Looking at those golden electric arcs, Han Li's mouth twitched, revealing a hint of mockery.

No matter how cunning Wei Wei Wuya and the others were, they could never have imagined that he actually possessed seventy-two Golden Thunder Bamboo flying swords. According to his calculations, let alone one round trip, even if he had to protect himself for two trips, it would be more than enough. Otherwise, why would he have accepted such a risky matter?

The reason he bargained with them earlier was, on one hand, naturally because he remembered the benefits Master Brother Zhiyang had reminded him of when he was at the Hundred Crafts Academy. On the other hand, it was because he simply did not want these three to figure out his background, intentionally letting them miscalculate the quantity of his Evil-Warding Divine Thunder.

In the future, the only ones in Tiannan who could pose a threat to him would be the three great cultivators and those few Mulan Divine Masters. Han Li had to be on guard.

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