A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

Chapter 742

Breaking the Formation (4)

She raised the azure bead above her head and struck it with a spell seal.

Brilliant light immediately radiated from the treasure as countless threads of azure light shot forth, instantly piercing through the dense fog within a radius of over 1,000 feet and transforming into gusts of azure wind.

After a series of violent turbulences, the dense fog was blown away, and everything nearby became clearly visible.

The green-robed woman raised her brow and saw a green-robed youth silently standing several hundred feet away. He was sizing her up without any expression on his face.

It was none other than Han Li, who had been waiting for a long time!

A cold light flashed through the woman’s eyes as she swept her spiritual sense around her. She then frowned and looked up into the sky.

Over 100 feet up in the air, a ball of shimmering golden cloud was silently floating in the air.

When the woman saw the true appearance of the golden cloud, her expression changed drastically.

The green-robed woman let out a breath and muttered, “Gold Devouring Beetles! The cultivator with the spirit insects was also you.” However, the coldness in the depths of her eyes grew even more intense.

Han Li faltered slightly upon seeing this, but his expression remained calm as he said, “There are actually so many Moulan spell warriors who recognize this insect. I am truly surprised. Did the spell warrior who escaped from me last time tell you?”

“The body of Sage Mu of the Heavenly Wind Tribe was destroyed in your hands, right?” The woman didn’t directly answer Han Li’s question and instead asked another question.

“Sage Mu! The spell warrior that used the Wind Riding Chariot to pursue me? If it was him, then his body was indeed destroyed by me. If it weren’t for the fact that his Nascent Soul fled quickly enough, I would’ve destroyed his body and soul. Could it be that you wish to avenge him?” Han Li calmly replied without any anger on his face, but his heart immediately grew vigilant.

Since this woman knew of the Celestial Ice Flames and the Thunderstorm Wings, it appeared that he wouldn’t be able to use surprise attacks to deal with her.

Otherwise, based on his experience dealing with several Nascent Soul cultivators, he would’ve used his Thunderstorm Wings to catch them off guard and then used the Celestial Ice Flames to freeze them.

“Sage Mu’s body was destroyed because his cultivation wasn’t refined, so what is there to complain about? However, since you are able to control Gold Devouring Beetles and possess so many abilities, I won’t let you go today.”

The green-robed woman’s expression darkened and she quickly formed an incantation gesture. White light flashed from her body and a white ribbon-like magic treasure appeared from her body.

Soon after, she flipped her hand and summoned a small yellow cauldron.josei

The cauldron seemed to have been refined from some unknown spirit wood. It was around three to four inches in size and had an ancient appearance. Its surface was carved with some incomprehensible runes and incantations.

Han Li’s expression changed slightly upon sensing this.

The green-robed woman coldly said, “The Gold Devouring Beetles are ancient and wondrous, and they are nearly inextinguishable once they mature. They are capable of devouring all things, but they are restricted by wood-jade treasures. Coincidentally, I’ve had dealings with a Soaring Tribes cultivator who also uses Gold Devouring Beetles. I specifically found this Yellow Spirit Cauldron to deal with his insect control techniques, but I didn’t expect that I would encounter a Heavenly South cultivator like you who also uses Gold Devouring Beetles. Otherwise, even though your Gold Devouring Beetles haven’t matured, it would be truly difficult to deal with so many of them.” Her slender hand touched the small yellow cauldron’s ear without any hesitation.

Brilliant spiritual light immediately erupted from the cauldron, and a yellow barrier of light appeared from within, enveloping the woman.

“There are others with Gold Devouring Beetles?” Han Li’s mouth twitched and his expression grew solemn.

“You might not know this, but the Gold Devouring Beetles are the mortal enemies of the Moulans. They were the sacred insects of the Soaring Tribes, whose ancestor spent countless years to finally nurture several tens of mature insects. Only the most outstanding Soaring Tribes cultivators have the qualifications to inherit them. Ever since the beetles matured, countless spell warriors have been devoured by them. They have long been hated by Moulan.”

“Since you also have so many Gold Devouring Beetles, although they haven’t matured yet, I definitely won’t let you pass them down.”

After the green-robed woman finished speaking, she raised the small cauldron above her head.

The small cauldron revolved above the woman’s head, and yellow light flashed as a vast expanse of yellow mist erupted from the cauldron, sweeping toward the insect cloud in the sky.

When Han Li heard the woman say that mature Gold Devouring Beetles already existed in this world, he was somewhat dumbstruck. However, when he heard her unfriendly tone, he immediately withdrew his thoughts and put this matter to the back of his mind.

Han Li’s heart sank upon seeing this, but a hint of malevolence soon appeared on his face as he pointed at the cloud of beetles above him after the enemy commanded the light of the cauldron to attack the Gold Devouring Beetles directly.

All of a sudden, a buzzing sound rang out as the cloud of golden beetles scattered, transforming into countless golden flowers that shot out in all directions. In the blink of an eye, the Gold Devouring Beetles had disappeared into the sea of mist around them.

As such, the yellow light caught nothing.

The green-robed woman faltered upon seeing this before suddenly recalling something and hurriedly sweeping her spiritual sense through the surrounding mist.

A short moment later, her brows furrowed and a frosty expression appeared on her face.

“You actually commanded the Gold Devouring Beetles to attack other spell warriors! Did you think I would let you do that?”

Before the woman could finish her sentence, she pulled out her white ribbon magic treasure and tossed it toward Han Li.

The ribbon glowed with blinding white light, and it circled in the air before transforming into a large snow-white condor with wings that spanned several tens of feet. Its eyes were fiery red, and its claws were pitch-black.

With a flap of its wings, the snow condor disappeared in a flash of white light, only to reappear in the air above Han Li in the next instant. With a sharp cry, the demonic bird suddenly descended and viciously clawed at the top of Han Li’s head.

The huge condor was moving at such a fast speed that Han Li was startled. However, he didn’t have time to think about it before raising a hand.

A thunderclap erupted as several tens of thin arcs of golden lightning shot forth from his palm, transforming into a huge golden net that swept through the air, enveloping the white condor within.

When the white condor saw this, a fierce light flashed through its eyes. It flapped its wings, and countless white wind blades shot out from its wings, striking the golden net.

A series of explosions erupted as golden and white light intertwined.

The power of the wind blades was no small matter. Although the golden net managed to block most of the wind blades, it was ultimately cut into pieces. The remaining tens of wind blades broke through the net and shot toward Han Li.

The giant condor followed closely behind the wind blades and pounced down.

“Huh!” A trace of surprise flashed through Han Li’s eyes, but he remained expressionless.

With a flick of his fingers, over ten streaks of azure sword Qi shot out from his hand, blocking the wind blades. Soon after, he flipped his palm, and a small blue shield appeared in his hand. With a slight wave of his hand, the small shield instantly grew several times larger in the blue light, turning into a huge shield that was around 10 feet wide.

The surface of the shield was shimmering with blue light and was watery as if it had been condensed from liquid.

At this moment, the azure sword Qi that had shattered the wind blades was still slashing toward the huge condor.

The snow condor wasn’t afraid in the slightest. It flapped its wings to the left and right, causing the azure sword Qi to ripple. Afterwards, it fiercely swooped down, its sharp claws fiercely grabbing onto the huge blue shield.

Han Li harrumphed coldly and pointed a finger toward the huge shield. Brilliant light erupted from it, and the sharp claws seemed to have struck the surface of the water, causing ripples to appear as they were repelled.

In a flash, the huge condor’s body swayed.

However, in that split second, a cold light flashed through Han Li’s eyes as he raised his other hand, and a ball of black light shot forth. It then transformed into a huge black-red hand that was around 10 feet in size, and it swooped down at lightning speed, forcibly grabbing the huge condor’s body.

Puchi! Gloomy flames instantly erupted from the five fingers of the huge hand, enveloping the huge condor in pitch-black flames.

Miserable screeches rang out incessantly as the huge condor struggled with all its might in the huge hand. Its iron hook-like beak pecked at Han Li incessantly.

Han Li’s heart relaxed slightly upon seeing this, and he raised his head to look at the woman before him.

The green-robed woman turned a blind eye to the capture of the huge condor and began to chant an ancient incantation with a solemn expression.

Han Li listened carefully and couldn’t help but feel his heart tremble when he found it incomprehensible.

Soon after, he saw the woman spread her ten fingers apart in the shape of a lotus flower, upon which a white ball of light was shimmering. From afar, it appeared as if a white lotus flower was slowly taking shape.

“What is this?” Han Li’s heart jolted. Although he didn’t know what the other party was up to, for a mid Nascent Soul cultivator to be able to chant for such a long time, it was definitely an extraordinary cultivation art. There was no way he could allow the other party to successfully cast it.

With that thought, Han Li gloomily waved his sleeve, and several tens of azure flying swords swam out from his sleeve. They then joined together, transforming into a streak of azure light that swept forth with a myriad of sword Qi.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Li raised his hand and gently waved it toward the huge hand that was locked in a deadlock with the huge condor.

The huge black-red hand immediately exerted force with its five fingers and dragged the huge condor down, pulling it before Han Li in the blink of an eye.

Without another thought, Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a wisp of Celestial Ice Flames onto the struggling condor.

“Zi la.”

As soon as the ice flames came into contact with the huge condor, a layer of blue light flashed over its body, condensing it into an ice statue. It was still struggling with all its might with its eyes wide open, although it had become a sculpture.

A hint of elation appeared on Han Li’s face. Just as he was about to do something else, he suddenly heard a clear melodious voice from the opposite side, following which an extremely blinding white light erupted. A white barrier of light that seemed to have materialized enveloped an area of three hundred meters in radius.

When Han Li saw this, he inwardly cursed and hastily turned his head to look.

A strange scene appeared in front of him.

The green-robed woman had already stopped chanting, but she was still in her original position. However, the white lotus in her hand had not only spread out, but it was also floating three meters above her head, emitting dazzling white spiritual light.

As for the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords that he had released, they were now hovering over 100 feet away from the woman. They were flying up and down with all their might, but it was as if they were blocked by an invisible barrier, which prevented them from approaching her.

Han Li’s eyes narrowed upon seeing this.