Chapter 874: Repairing the Banner

With a low murmur in his mouth, the light barrier around Han Li suddenly expanded by a factor of two. Then, a streak of white light shot out from his sleeve, circled once, and landed in front of him.

It was none other than the snow-white little fox transformed by Silver Moon.

"Time is too tight. Let's split up to find that thing," Han Li said rapidly. A pale golden electric ball appeared in his palm amidst the sound of thunder, and without the slightest hesitation, he threw it backhanded.

With a "Boom," the electric ball transformed into an electric net that attached itself to the white fox's body.

"Remember! This bit of Divine Thunder cannot last long. As soon as there are signs of it weakening, return to the ground immediately. I will return early," Han Li said solemnly.

"Yes, Master. But what exactly does the Demon Marrow Diamond look like? This servant doesn't recognize it," a pleasant, young female voice, round and melodious, came from the white fox's mouth.

"The Demon Marrow Diamond is pitch-black like ink, resembling a crystal stone. The demonic energy contained within is astonishing, so it is very easy to identify," before Han Li could speak, Great Expansion Divine Monarch spoke up first.

"Since that's the case, it's easy to handle. Then this servant will go first," the white fox nodded. A flash of silver light appeared on her body, and she dove into the stone platform, disappearing without a trace.

Han Li himself did not remain idle. He waved the jade Jade Ruyi in his hand, and an extra layer of faint yellow light appeared on his light barrier.

He then sank beneath the platform along with his barrier, silent and soundless.

The large platform was empty for a time.

Time passed bit by bit, and the surroundings were exceptionally silent. But the platform had completely become a world of demonic energy; pitch-black demonic energy was so thick one could not see their own fingers, just like a nether hell.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly a thunderclap sounded, followed by a flash of golden light. Han Li appeared on the platform, shrouded in his light barrier.

He looked around, but did not see Silver Moon's shadow. After a start, a trace of worry appeared on his face.

But he suddenly raised a tightly clenched fist and opened his five fingers.

In the center of his palm, there was an extra pitch-black, translucent crystal, only the size of a thumb, appearing small and exquisite.

"Just as I expected, a Demon Marrow Diamond really formed here. Your fortune is truly not bad. This is something that ancient demonic path cultivators dreamed of. Even back then, it was a treasure that could be sought but not found," Great Expansion Divine Monarch said with a chuckle.

"Is that so? Is this thing really that rare?" Han Li lifted the crystal diamond before his eyes, his eyes narrowing.

Only now did he have the leisure to observe this object.

The crystal diamond did not emit the slightest light; instead, its pitch-black color gave people an eerie feeling as if it wanted to suck one's soul into it.

Han Li felt a great chill in his heart and hurriedly withdrew his gaze, not daring to look at it more.

Just at this moment, silver light flickered on the stone platform beneath his feet. The white fox, carrying a faint golden glow, suddenly shot out from the stone platform and dove into Han Li's light barrier.

"If you hadn't returned, I was planning to call for you myself! I thought you would return a step earlier than me. Do you also have a harvest?" Han Li beckoned to the little fox at his feet, and a patch of azure mist immediately lifted the little fox, sending it directly before Han Li's eyes.

The white fox did not speak, but opened her mouth and spat out three pitch-black, crystalline objects. I don't know if they were Demon Marrow Diamonds or something else.

"Good, well done," Han Li was somewhat surprised, then joy appeared on his face.

The white fox smiled in a very human-like manner, then suddenly dove into his sleeve, disappearing without a trace.

Han Li placed these three crystal diamonds together with his own, took out a jade box from his storage bag, and arranged the four Demon Marrow Diamonds side by side.

"This time, we must leave," Han Li said indifferently. Then, the electric arcs outside the light barrier shook, followed by a loud rumbling sound. Han Li stared at the barrier and slowly flew toward the sky.

When coming down, Han Li's speed was very slow, but going up, it was similarly not much faster.

After flying upward for a full quarter of an hour, Han Li finally saw that layer of white, misty light screen again. He didn't even need to use those few Demon-Repelling Treasures provided by Wei Wei Wuya and the others.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li passed through the light screen and finally escaped the demonic energy.

Turning to look at the light screen behind him, Han Li retracted the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, and the golden arcs immediately dissipated completely.

But he did not immediately fly toward the sky. Instead, he unhurriedly glanced at the light screen, reached into his storage bag, and an object appeared in his hand.

It was a tattered, incomplete small green banner.

"Eh! This... isn't this the Yin-Luo Banner from that day?" Silver Moon gave a surprised, light exclamation, saying somewhat astonished.

"Although the demonic heads and evil ghosts attached to this banner were all wiped out completely, the banner itself wasn't destroyed too severely. It is still a rare demonic path magic treasure. I once tried it; it can absorb ghost energy to repair itself. The demonic banner given by the Joyous Union Old Demon earlier reminded me. Demonic energy and ghost energy are both supreme Yin energies of heaven and earth, and to a certain extent, they are connected. There is so much pure demonic energy here; it's just right to try and see if I can repair this banner. Even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter," Han Li said indifferently. Then, azure light erupted from his hand, and a layer of azure spiritual light instantly wrapped around the small banner, which then transformed into an azure streak and shot into the demonic energy below.

The spiritual light wrapped around the outside of the small banner was instantly devoured completely by the demonic energy. The tattered Yin-Luo Banner revealed its true form, surrounded and surrounded by the numerous demonic energies.

Seeing this, Han Li pinched incantations with both hands and pointed at the distant small green banner.

The originally lifeless Yin-Luo Banner erupted with green light. Then, under the urging of Han Li's incantations, the banner's size expanded wildly, transforming into a huge green banner about a zhang long in the blink of an eye. It was just that the banner surface was tattered and torn, truly a miserable sight.

These were all destroyed by the power of the Great Expansion Sword Formation in that battle.

Han Li had searched the spiritual sense of that Yin-Luo Sect Elder who was killed, so he naturally knew how to urge this banner. And for treasures like this that were passed down through generations in the Yin-Luo Sect, naturally, there couldn't be any blood-binding. So, although this banner belonged to the category of magic treasures, it was the kind of powerful magic treasure that could not be bound. Basically, whoever's hands it fell into, they could use it after refining it a bit.

At this moment, under Han Li's incantation sounds, a large hole with a diameter of several feet appeared on the banner surface, with gusts of Yin wind inside.

With this, the demonic energy that had already crowded the surroundings densely instantly found a vent, all rushing wildly into the hole that appeared, endless and continuous.

Han Li was overjoyed to see this scene; this banner could indeed absorb demonic energy.

As a result, after the Yin-Luo Banner absorbed a large amount of demonic energy, the banner surface repaired itself at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, the entire banner became brand new, only the banner changed from its original green to a strange half-green, half-black color.

Han Li watched with flickering eyes as the banner devoured the surrounding demonic energy, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart.

He originally thought that once repaired, the banner would immediately stop devouring. But he didn't expect the Yin-Luo Banner to be like a bottomless pit now, not stopping for even a moment.

However, he also discovered that the green color on the banner surface began to gradually become sparse, while the black light became dazzling and eye-catching.

Seeing this scene, a trace of hesitation appeared on Han Li's face, but he still stood in place, watching from afar, motionless.

As a result, I don't know how much time passed, but after devouring an endless amount of demonic energy, the Yin-Luo Banner finally emitted a buzzing sound, the holes on it suddenly disappeared, and it returned to calm.

And at this time, the banner was pitch-black and shiny, the dazzling black light appearing almost substantial.

At this moment, Han Li pointed at the banner without hesitation. Immediately, it shrank rapidly amidst the black light, transformed back into a black streak, shot out from the demonic energy, and landed in one of Han Li's palms.

Carefully examining the palm-sized object in his hand, Han Li nodded with satisfaction and put it away.

Wait until later to find an opportunity to test its power.

Because the delay had been too long, Han Li did not dare to be negligent any longer. He immediately spat out dozens of flying swords, broke through the spiritual energy above his head, and flew toward the sky.

When Han Li transformed into an azure rainbow and shot out from the great vortex, Wei Wei Wuya and the others appeared calm and composed, but the gazes they occasionally revealed contained hidden traces of anxiety. They were afraid that Han Li had encountered some accident and had not set up the formation plate.

As a result, once they saw the azure rainbow fly out, the three of them couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, all knowing that it had mostly succeeded.

"Fellow Daoist Han, how is it? Was this trip considered smooth?" Supreme Master Brother Zhiyang asked with a smile.

"I did not fail the mission! It has already been set up," Han Li replied with a faint smile.

"Good. Let Wei try it out," Wei Wei Wuya brushed his hand over his bag, and another roughly identical formation plate appeared in his palm.

Wei Wei Wuya held the formation plate in one hand, pinched incantations with the other, and several obscure incantation sounds escaped his mouth.

White spiritual light flickered non-stop on the formation plate in his hand, and then it emitted threads of five-colored rays of light, exceptionally gorgeous.

"Good, it has indeed been set up. We can immediately send invitations to other cultivators and ask them to repair this magic formation. After setting up this formation plate, at the very least, we don't have to worry about the demonic energy suddenly erupting again. Fellow Daoist Han's merit this trip is not small," Wei Wei Wuya said with a loud laugh, appearing to be in a very good mood.

"Since the matter here is finished, Han will take his leave and return first. I still have some important matters to deal with. These treasures are returned to the three Fellow Daoists," Han Li threw the four Demon-Repelling Treasures to the three of them one by one, saying calmly.

Hearing Han Li's words, Wei Wei Wuya and the three who received the treasures couldn't help but look at each other.

"Why is Fellow Daoist Han in such a hurry? Why not stay at our Seven Spirit Island for two more days before leaving?" Supreme Master Brother Zhiyang tried to persuade him.

"Many thanks for Fellow Daoist Brother Zhiyang's kindness. It's just that Han truly has important matters to attend to and cannot delay," Han Li shook his head, a trace of apology appearing on his face.

"Since Fellow Daoist Han truly has matters to attend to, the three of us will not try to keep you any longer. Fellow Daoist, have a safe journey!" Wei Wei Wuya said with a cupped-fist salute.

"Then I shall take my leave!"

Han Li calmly bowed to the three of them separately, then without saying anything more, azure light erupted from his body, transforming into a dazzling, shocking rainbow, and flew away through the air.

Half a month later, Han Li, who had returned to the Falling Cloud Sect, notified Senior Brother Cheng and the other about the matter of a spiritual island being allocated to the Falling Cloud Sect, and then prepared to go into seclusion again.

This time, Han Li was not cultivating magic power, but wanted to completely refine his Second Nascent Soul.

After all, with a Second Nascent Soul, his divine abilities would greatly increase, almost equivalent to having an extra life.

That Supreme Wood Spirit Infant used as the Second Nascent Soul's possession had already reached the final stage of assimilation. As long as the final few steps were completed, it would be considered a great success.

For this reason, after seeing Nangong Wan's situation, Han Li immediately entered the secret room and began a seclusion cultivation lasting several years.

And after the Heavenly South cultivation world experienced several major events in succession, it also entered a stable period. Each sect and faction tried their best to cultivate their disciples, entering a stage of conserving strength and storing up energy.

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