Chapter 989: Power of the Spirit Fan (Part 2)

Not long after, when the cultivators who investigated the other formations also returned, the situation they described was exactly the same as the first person's: the formations were destroyed, and the disciples who operated them had disappeared into thin air.

At this, everyone felt that the problem was huge. All the Ye family cultivators fell silent.

"Within a hundred miles, apart from our Ye family cultivators, there are no other cultivators. If someone sneaked in to sabotage it later, the timing of these people's actions is too coincidental. It seems this problem came from within." The Confucian scholar suddenly sneered and said.

"One of our own!"

"That's impossible! Everyone here is from the Ye family, how could they do such a thing?"

"Everyone here is from the Ye family? That's not necessarily true. Isn't there one person who doesn't have the surname Ye!"

After a discussion, someone said this.

Hearing this, most of the cultivators felt a stir in their hearts and looked toward one person.

That person had an ordinary appearance and a calm expression; it was precisely the human cultivator who was the incarnation of the ancient demon.

"Elder Han was personally invited by me, and he has been staying with Seventh Uncle. Don't speculate blindly." The Ye family Great Elder opened his mouth to stop them.

"That's right, Fellow Daoist Han has indeed been staying with me, and we have been chatting happily!" The big-headed monster also said indifferently.

The other cultivators heard the monster say this, and naturally trusted this Ye family elder, so their suspicions vanished immediately.

At this time, the Confucian scholar ordered the square-faced cultivator:

"Second Brother, go down to the lake bottom and confirm. See if apart from those missing disciples, anyone else is missing?"

"I understand!" The square-faced cultivator agreed, then turned into a streak of light and disappeared into the lake surface.

"A few elders, let's prepare as well. Although the phenomenon here is shocking and cannot be concealed anymore, there will be no forces that can pose a threat to us in the short term. Other cultivators will need time to rush here. Although I don't know what the situation is inside Mount Mount Kunwu, we must dig for the secret treasures inside as soon as possible, especially those two Heaven-Defying Spirit Treasures; we must get them into our hands in a short time. Only then, even if our plot is discovered, can we have the power to protect ourselves. Otherwise, not only will our hundreds of years of planning become someone else's wedding dress, but the Ye family will also face the disaster of extermination! This must not be allowed to happen." The white-robed Confucian scholar said ruthlessly to the others.

"Yes, Great Elder!" The other Ye family elders heard this, felt a chill in their hearts, and answered in unison.

After waiting for a while, the square-faced cultivator and the white-robed old man flew out from under the lake together.

Among them, the square-faced cultivator arrived before the white-robed Confucian scholar and said with a gloomy expression:

"Third Brother, two formation masters were indeed missing below. They were the nephews of Fifth Brother's family and Twelfth Brother's family. Could these two have dared to betray the clan?"

"Hmph! Betraying the clan is not necessarily true, but they might have been soul-searched and killed by someone. When did these two go missing?" The Confucian scholar asked coldly.

"It's been two days. These two were responsible for formations in extremely distant places, and no one suspected them at the time. It wasn't until today when all the disciples were supposed to gather here that their whereabouts were discovered to be unknown." This time, it was the white-haired old man who replied with cold sweat on his face.

"It seems the problem really came from these two. However, regardless of the truth, it doesn't matter anymore. Once we enter Mount Mount Kunwu, all formation masters and clan disciples will evacuate immediately. By the way, have you confirmed the location of the seal crack?" The Confucian scholar asked calmly.

"It has already been found using the formation. It should be a crack several dozen feet long opened a thousand feet underground to the north. The elders can just dive in directly." The white-haired old man hurriedly replied.

"Lead the way, let's set off." The Confucian scholar said without hesitation.

"Yes, Great Elder!" The white-haired old man bowed and answered.

Immediately, a group of nine cultivators flew toward the north. A moment later, the light arrived above a dense forest, where the trees were lush and green.

The white-haired old man stopped his flight, scanned the surroundings, and then flipped his palm, revealing a faint silver formation disk.

Chanting incantations, the old man struck a magic seal onto the disk, which immediately shone with spiritual light, and various rune light spots faintly appeared.

"That's right, it's here!" The white-haired old man only looked at the disk for a while before saying very affirmatively.

"Good! Ninth Sister, release your spirit beast, let's go down." The Confucian scholar turned to a Taoist nun behind him and said.

The Taoist nun answered, patted her spirit beast pouch, and a yellow light shot out, swelling wildly in the wind, transforming into a giant centipede over ten feet long, spitting green gas and looking extremely ferocious.

Without needing anyone to say anything, apart from the white-haired old man, all the Ye family cultivators flew onto the centipede's back.

The Taoist nun let out a low shout, and the giant centipede's entire body flared with a layer of faint yellow light screen, wrapping all the cultivators within. Then, the centipede swayed its body and dived straight down.

The giant centipede's massive body disappeared into the ground the moment it made contact, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

This was actually a spirit beast proficient in the Earth Escape Technique.

The white-haired old man lingered in the air for a while, seeing that the Ye family cultivators didn't show any signs of coming out, before exhaling and flying back the way he came.

Almost at the same time, in the high sky two hundred miles away, a team of cultivators was flying toward the small lake.

These cultivators were over twenty in number, each wearing blue robes and red turbans. The four flying in the front were Nascent Soul cultivators, especially a middle-aged cultivator with a face full of green patterns, who was at the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul, his aura extremely cold and giving people an extremely dangerous feeling.

"Brother Hua, do we really need to be so grand this time? Bringing more than half of the sect's disciples out. If there's any mistake, it will cause the sect to suffer heavy losses." Another early-stage Nascent Soul old man asked with concern while flying.

"If it were just an ordinary treasure appearing, I naturally wouldn't take such a risk. But this time, it is very likely the legendary Mount Mount Kunwu. For the secret treasures in this mountain, this risk is naturally worth taking." The middle-aged cultivator said shockingly.

"Mount Mount Kunwu? The spirit mountain that our sect has been searching for since its founding?" Another grey-haired old man was also shocked and said.

"That's right. This matter, I have told you a few junior brothers after you advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. This mountain was one of the few spirit mountains in the human world during the ancient times. Although I don't know the reason, it was sealed by ancient cultivators with great divine abilities. But the secret treasures in the mountain are undoubtedly numerous. And the ancestor who founded our Poison Saint Sect was actually a descendant of an ancient cultivator who sealed this mountain, but he didn't know much about the specific location of the seal. That's why he founded our sect in the Southern Border and has been searching for the whereabouts of this mountain, but unfortunately, the ancestor never had any news about it. This matter has also been treated as a secret known only to the elders of past generations, passed down from generation to generation." The middle-aged cultivator's green patterns flashed, and he said coldly.

"But how does Brother Hua know that the celestial phenomenon this time is a sign of Mount Mount Kunwu's appearance? It could also be other secret treasures." The thick-browed old man who asked first asked with some surprise.

"Hehe! Apart from telling us that Mount Mount Kunwu was somewhere in the Southern Border, the ancestor also had a Spirit-Sensing Bead refined by his ancestors. This bead was specifically refined for Mount Mount Kunwu and can sense the famous Flying Immortal Stone on the mountain. As long as this mountain appears, the spirit bead can sense it immediately. And just a few days ago, this bead enshrined in the Ancestor Hall suddenly emitted bursts of clear sounds, and I knew Mount Mount Kunwu had appeared. Even if there were no disciples coming to report the celestial phenomenon, I would have immediately sent people to search all parts of the Southern Border."

"So that's how it is!" The other three Nascent Soul cultivators were enlightened, and then all showed expressions of excitement.

"It's a pity Brother Yuan is not in the sect; otherwise, if the five great elders of our Poison Saint Sect joined forces, this trip would be even more secure." The grey-haired old man sighed.

"Brother Yuan went out a while ago, and when he returned, he was mysterious and cannot be contacted now. However, I have already ordered the disciples. As soon as they see Brother Yuan, they must immediately let him join us. What we need to do now is to enter the mountain one step ahead of other sects and take away most of the secret treasures as soon as possible. I just don't know if this mountain's appearance this time is due to the seal failing itself or the actions of other cultivators. If it's the latter, I must be extra careful on this trip." The middle-aged cultivator said, his expression turning solemn.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 990 =====

Just as the Ye family cultivators entered the underground, Han Li was in an unknown place, standing in the middle of a massive teleportation array. All around were huge, rough stone walls, resembling a giant stalactite cave.

At this moment, he was looking at several items at his feet with a depressed expression. These items were several shattered rings, their entire bodies blood-red and crystalline, still flashing with faint spiritual light.

They were precisely the few restraining magic tools that had originally trapped the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha's body.

At this moment, these rings were shattered, while the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha was nowhere to be found; the result was naturally self-evident.

Thinking of this, Han Li shifted his gaze toward his waist.

A green jade talisman was stuck there, flashing with faint spiritual light.

Han Li was somewhat familiar with the pattern on this talisman; it was an extremely rare teleportation talisman.

He had seen similar talismans before when teleporting in the Chaotic Star Sea, only that one had been a paper talisman.

Han Li frowned and flipped his palm, revealing a blue-glittering token—the Great Displacement Token he had obtained many years ago.

When he was teleported out, he did not know where he would be sent and feared being completely torn apart by spatial pressure if the destination was too far. Thus, he had instantly taken out this token at that moment and clutched it in his hand.

But he never expected that the moment the teleportation spiritual light appeared, this talisman would appear out of thin air at his waist, leaving him no chance to dodge.

It was unclear whether this was a special function inherent to the giant teleportation array itself, or a clever arrangement made by the cultivator who set up this magic array years ago.

However, this type of ancient teleportation talisman was certainly vastly different from those of today and was of great research value.

Pondering in his heart, Han Li raised his hand to grab the jade talisman, but before his fingertips could touch it, the talisman collapsed with a "Puchi" sound, turning into specks of spiritual light.

He was stunned, then began to smile bitterly.

The production of this teleportation talisman was truly painstaking; the spiritual power within the talisman was only enough for them to teleport once. It seemed the other teleportation talismans were likewise unable to be preserved.

The "others" Han Li referred to were the Soul-Sucking Beast staying not far from him and the two gray cocoons still hanging in the air, which had identical jade talismans stuck to them.

Now, the moment he looked up, these jade talismans indeed vanished one after another, just as he had expected.

As for the corpse wolf, it had already turned into a true corpse, and the Soul-Sucking Beast, having transformed to a size of about a zhang, was jumping on the wolf corpse and beating its chest, exceptionally excited.

It was the wolf's bad luck; when it emerged from the teleportation array, it happened to be right next to Han Li. Han Li's spiritual sense was far stronger than its own, and he recovered from the teleportation dizziness first. Naturally, he did not stand on ceremony and gave the wolf a fierce strike with the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder, leaving it severely wounded.

Coupled with the Soul-Sucking Beast immediately spraying yellow mist, which instantly sucked away all the corpse Qi from the wolf, the giant wolf was naturally easily finished off.

The Silver-Winged Winged Yecha seemed not to care about this wolf at all and had no intention of continuing to fight Han Li over it.

Having finally gained its freedom, the fiend instead seized the opportunity to immediately use a wind-escape technique and left the area, hiding itself within the wind.

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