Chapter 991

Back in the cave, the Fu-surnamed old man and Bai Bai Yaoyi were still sitting cross-legged honestly. Net

Han Li had no intention of disturbing them. After hesitating for a moment, he patted his storage bag, and a stack of formation flags and formation disks appeared in his hand. Without any hesitation, he threw them into the air.

Instantly, spiritual light of various colors shot out in all directions, vanishing into the cave walls in a flash, and a simple magic array formed in an instant.

Besides providing concealment, this magic array could also serve as a warning in case any enemies invaded the cave.

The other two ignored Han Li's actions, sitting motionless where they were.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled slightly, then sat cross-legged in a corner of the cave and closed his eyes to rest.

A day and a night later, the Fu-surnamed old man and Bai Bai Yaoyi's magic power finally gradually recovered.

When the two stood up one after another, Han Li's expression stirred, and he opened his eyes:

"Have both fellow Daoists fully recovered your magic power?" he asked indifferently.

"Many thanks to Brother Han for standing guard; Brother Fu and I have recovered most of our magic power," Bai Bai Yaoyi replied with a sweet smile first.

"Brother Han, after going out, do you know where this place is?" The Fu-surnamed old man couldn't help but ask after glancing at the giant teleportation array in the middle.

"I am not sure. But we are in the belly of a giant mountain, and restrictions have been set all around; it seems leaving is not an easy task," Han Li said frankly.

"A giant mountain? Brother Han, you come from overseas and are unfamiliar with the famous mountains and rivers of the interior, which is normal. But perhaps I can recognize it," the Fu-surnamed old man said with bright eyes and great confidence.

"Hehe! Is that so? Since Brother Fu says so, why not go out and take a look first," Han Li said with a chuckle, noncommittally.

"Listening to Brother Han's tone, could it be that this mountain is somewhat special? I shall go out and take a look as well," Bai Bai Yaoyi said, her bright eyes flashing as she immediately sensed something.

Han Li nodded, his expression noncommittal.

He had revealed supernatural powers far surpassing these two, so he naturally became the leader.

Thus, after the old man and Bai Bai Yaoyi exchanged glances, they immediately turned into two streaks of escape light and flew out of the cave.

Han Li did not stand up, but flipped his palm, and the tracking compass appeared in his hand.

Scanning the compass, two light dots—one white and one black—were exceptionally clear.

Han Li narrowed his eyes and stared at the compass without a word.

After an unknown amount of time, he raised his eyebrows, his hand glowed with radiance, and the compass vanished.

A moment later, light flashed at the cave entrance, and the Fu-surnamed old man and Bai Bai Yaoyi flew back. However, the two who appeared before Han Li did not look very good.

"How is it? Did the two fellow Daoists discover anything?" Han Li curled his lips, revealing a half-smiling expression.

Although he was not very familiar with the Great Jin, if there really were such a large spiritual mountain, how could he not know about it?

Sure enough, as soon as Han Li spoke, the Fu-surnamed old man smiled bitterly.

"Brother Han, stop joking. I have never even heard of such a giant mountain, let alone seen it. I am not even sure if we are still within the borders of the Great Jin." After saying this, a trace of worry appeared on the old man's face.

"Indeed. If this astonishing giant mountain were truly some spiritual mountain in the Great Jin, it would be impossible for me not to have heard of it," Bai Bai Yaoyi also furrowed her brows.

"Perhaps. Although I don't know what's going on with the restrictions outside or the situation beyond the mountain, this teleportation array was definitely set up by ancient cultivators. The array suddenly activated and teleported us along with the Silver-Winged Winged Yecha here; it might have been that we triggered some restriction in the array during the fight, or there might be some other unknown reason. However, that is not important now. Let us refine the Infant-Nurturing Pill first, and then explore this mountain. What do the two fellow Daoists think?" Han Li said calmly.

"Brother Han's words are reasonable. The spiritual energy here is so abundant that staying here for a long time will do no harm. And even if this mountain is truly strange, with Brother Han here, there is nothing to worry about. Perhaps it is even some opportunity for us?" The Fu-surnamed old man fell silent for a moment before smiling and saying.

Bai Bai Yaoyi was also extremely eager for the Infant-Nurturing Pill and naturally would not oppose this. Thus, she nodded.

"Brother Fu is too kind! The two of you must have discovered that, perhaps due to the restriction layer outside, our spiritual sense is heavily suppressed here. Our spiritual sense can only leave our bodies by a few li at most. And since this mountain is so large, even if the three of us work together, I don't know when we will be able to explore it all," Han Li suddenly changed the subject.

"Indeed. I discovered this long ago. And this mountain is so deathly still, which is truly bizarre. It is likely not a peaceful place," Bai Bai Yaoyi also said.

"Regardless of the mountain's state, the spiritual energy here is so abundant that it is of great benefit for refining spiritual pills. Let us refine the Infant-Nurturing Pill first," the Fu-surnamed old man said with a dry laugh.

Han Li and Bai Bai Yaoyi naturally had no objections, so they immediately set up a Spirit-Gathering magic array in the cave and added several protective restrictions before the Fu-surnamed old man began refining the Infant-Nurturing Pill.

During this period, Han Li and Bai Bai Yaoyi did not go out again, but stood guard on the side like protectors.

After all, the Infant-Nurturing Pill was incomparably important to both of them. Even if this mountain had other oddities, they would not be distracted for the time being.

Just as Han Li and the others were waiting for the Infant-Nurturing Pill to be finished, at a stone pavilion on the mountainside of the giant mountain, the Ye family and other cultivators were gathered.

Most of them were sitting cross-legged near the stone pavilion, each holding a spirit stone in their hands, seemingly recovering their magic power.

The white-robed Confucian scholar, who was the Great Elder of the Ye family, floated above the stone pavilion, gazing at a long stone staircase built against the mountain in the distance!

This stone staircase was entirely built of pure white stone, looking from afar like a celestial ladder of jade.

But looking closely, this white stone staircase was astonishingly wide, at least fifty or sixty zhang.

And whether looking up or down, the stone staircase vanished into the milky white mist, making it impossible to see anything at all.

The Confucian scholar floated in the air with an expressionless face, remaining motionless.

Not long after, suddenly spiritual light flashed in the sky, and a startling rainbow appeared, flying straight toward the stone pavilion from above.

Only then did the Confucian scholar's expression stir as he looked toward this escape light.

In the blink of an eye, the pale yellow rainbow arrived before the Confucian scholar.

The radiance converged, revealing a strange-looking giant-headed freak; it was precisely that "Seventh Uncle" of the Ye family.

"Third boy, I have already explored it. After going up the staircase for several dozen li, there is a memorial archway, which seems to be the famous Gate of Ten Thousand Cultivators. However, this memorial archway is sealed by a restriction. Without breaking this restriction, it is impossible to go further up," the freak said solemnly.

"The Gate of Ten Thousand Cultivators! Then that is correct. It is said that in the past, there were once as many as ten thousand ancient cultivators living on Mount Mount Kunwu. Only after passing this gate is the place where the caves of the Mount Kunwu Mountain cultivators were located," the Confucian scholar exhaled a long breath, his expression relaxing.

"However, I see that the restriction sealing this gate seems extraordinary. It would be better to act sooner! We don't have much time to waste," the freak looked at the cultivators still meditating under the pavilion and frowned.

"I naturally know this. But the others have suffered heavy losses in magic power and must meditate first. Even if Seventh Uncle and I are fine, this place is not safe, and I must protect the other elders, so I cannot leave," the Confucian scholar said somewhat helplessly.

"That is true! I didn't expect passing through the seal crack to be so difficult. Fortunately, everyone who came this time is at least at the Nascent Soul stage, otherwise, someone would have truly fallen," the freak could only sigh.

The Confucian scholar smiled upon hearing this and was about to say something more when his expression suddenly changed, and he looked fiercely in a certain direction.

"What is it?" The freak was stunned and couldn't help but ask.

"It seems there is some sound coming from over there," the Confucian scholar said solemnly.

"Sound?" The freak was somewhat suspicious. His magic power circulated, and he faintly heard a beast roar in his ears, seemingly like a lion or tiger, and also like a dragon's chant, and the sound was growing louder.

"What is this? It seems something is really coming!" Cold light flashed in the freak's eyes, and he flipped his hand, revealing a silver-glittering object.

The Confucian scholar also looked into the distance without blinking!

A moment later, a patch of purple mist appeared in the distance and shot toward them, and the beast roar came precisely from the mist.

In the blink of an eye, the purple mist arrived nearby, only a hundred zhang away from the stone pavilion.

The Confucian scholar and the freak could already see a black object hidden in the mist, with a pair of fist-sized crimson demon eyes staring at the two, full of bloodthirsty and violent intent. It was clearly not a benevolent creature.

The freak's expression sank, and he raised his hand.

A streak of silver radiance shot out of his hand, then vanished in a flash.

But just at this moment, a giant claw resembling a chicken claw stretched out from the purple mist like lightning, and with a "Peng" sound, silver radiance flashed on the claw.

A loud beast roar erupted from the purple mist, and the giant claw actually grabbed the silver radiance tightly, revealing its original form. It was a small silver shuttle, several inches in size, flashing with light.

But several drops of green blood dripped from the giant claw, and the monster in the purple mist immediately let out a roar of pain, then fierce light flashed in its eyes.

The entire purple mist suddenly thinned and faded, and in the blink of an eye, the mist vanished into thin air. Only two fierce demon eyes remained, blinking a few times before they also vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, the expressions of both the freak and the Confucian scholar changed.

This was actually a monster proficient in concealment and escape techniques! Now that they were in this mountain, their spiritual sense was heavily suppressed, and dealing with such a monster was the most troublesome thing.

The two exchanged glances and almost simultaneously cast spells.

The freak opened his mouth, and a yellow, hazy flying sword sprayed out, circling once before turning into a giant sword about a zhang in size. Then, the sword glowed with spiritual light, and after dancing in the air, it sprayed out countless dazzling sword Qi, instantly shrouding everything within a radius of several dozen zhang beneath it.

The Confucian scholar snorted coldly and shook his sleeves, revealing a small green flag in his hand. He threw it toward his feet, and instantly, a mass of green Qi surged from the flag, instantly turning into a large mass of mist, protecting the Ye family cultivators below.

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