?Chapter 981: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 978 Evil Ape Chapter 981: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 978 Evil Ape Bai Yaoyi’s bright eyes shimmered, and with a single hand wielding her sword, she slashed through the void.


    A sword light several feet long materialized and viciously struck the ice wall, leaving a deep gash.


    Han Li’s expression shifted upon seeing this.


    “So many years have passed, yet this flying sword hasn’t lost its spirituality.


    It’s clear how much effort its owner must have put into it.


    And judging by its power, the owner of this flying sword should have been a cultivator in the middle or later stages of Core Formation.


    This is rather strange; a cultivator of such level shouldn’t have been able to reach this place,” Bai Yaoyi mused as she turned the sword over several times but found no helpful markings, a look of confusion appearing on her face.


    “May Han Li take a look?” Han Li suddenly asked.


    “Why be so polite, fellow Daoist?


    Just take it,” Bai Yaoyi replied with a charming smile, flicking her jade finger, sending the flying sword flying towards Han Li.


    With a single hand, Han Li caught the flying sword directly in his grasp and then bowed his head to examine it closely.


    After a while, his brow inadvertently furrowed.


    “What is it, Han Li?


    Have you discovered something?” Bai Yaoyi asked curiously.


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    “This sword is entirely refined from Blue Origin Crystal.


    However, to refine flying swords solely with this material is not a wise decision.


    If one were to mix in several other materials to assist, the quality of the flying swords would likely be higher by a level.


    Yet, this method of refining flying swords was quite popular over ten thousand years ago, while the technique of mixing in other materials was developed later.


    The patterns and runes on this sword suggest that it is indeed quite ancient.


    This indicates that although the owner isn’t an ancient expert, they must have been a cultivator from tens of thousands of years ago,” Han Li stated calmly.


    “Sister Bai is surprised by fellow Han’s profound knowledge in Artifact Refining Technique!” Bai Yaoyi said, somewhat taken aback.


    “It’s nothing.


    I just happened to come across this type of flying sword in some diagrams.


    Let’s go into the cave and take a look, shall we?


    Perhaps we’ll find something else,” Han Li said, turning his head towards the cave without much concern.


    “Very well, after you,” Bai Yaoyi replied after a moment’s thought.


    She nodded, then produced a hazy Jade Umbrella with a wave of her hand, and with a graceful sway of her figure, she took the lead towards the cave.


    Han Li gave a slight smile, pointed at the several flying swords above his head, and let them transform into a blanket of golden light to protect his whole body before calmly following her in.


    The cave was pitch-black; only the sound of the wind and the faint screams from the depths could be heard, as the blood ghosts inside became more ferocious with their arrival.


    But by the sound of it, they didn’t seem too far away.


    “It seems this place isn’t too large, making it somewhat easier to deal with.”


    Han Li murmured to himself, raised his hand, and a moon light stone, twinkling with white light, emerged overhead.


    Then he cast a spell towards it.


    Instantly, the moon light stone shone brightly, clearly illuminating the surroundings.


    Yet, because of the obstruction of the dark wind, the further areas remained hazy and unclear.


    They had only walked fifty or sixty zhang through the cave’s passage when suddenly, there was a brightness ahead; not far in the distance, an entrance appeared, emitting a faint green luminescence.


    Han Li and Bai Yaoyi looked at each other in surprise.


    Every cave they had searched before was extremely cold and dark without a glimmer of light, and without exception, they were all abandoned mines with no value whatsoever.


    However, with Han Li and Bai Yaoyi’s level of cultivation, even though they became more vigilant in their hearts, it didn’t inhibit their movements.


    After placing the Jade Umbrella in front of her, Bai Yaoyi’s figure flickered, and she appeared at the entrance.


    With one glance inside, her face turned pale.


    Han Li appeared beside her shortly after.


    He too took a sweep and his expression also changed slightly.


    This was a stalactite cave with a diameter of more than thirty zhang.


    The top and walls of the cave emitted a faint green light, and in the center stood a stone pillar several zhang high.


    The stone pillar was plain and rough, but on it, a withered corpse was tightly bound by iron chains.


    The corpse had long gray-white hair, a pitch-black naked body, and a drooping head that made it difficult to see the face, but the abdomen had been cut open with a sharp blade, and the organs had all disappeared.


    Such an eerie scene not only troubled Bai Yaoyi, but even Han Li was taken aback.


    Han Li pursed his lips, about to speak, when the blue flying sword in his hand suddenly whined incessantly and began to tremble violently.


    Moved by a sudden thought, Han Li threw the sword into the air without further ado.


    At once, a streak of blue light shot towards the stone pillar, but reverted to a small grey sword as it drew near.


    It circled the corpse in a flurry, emitting sad whines.


    “Is this corpse the owner of the flying sword?


    It looks like not only was his Golden Core taken, but he also couldn’t save his own life,” Bai Yaoyi sighed, her face showing a hint of compassion.


    “He wasn’t just an ordinary death.


    He was sacrificed alive through dark magic!” Han Li said coldly.


    “Sacrificed alive?” Bai Yaoyi exclaimed in shock, only then noticing a ten-zhang-sized, blurry Array on the cave floor.


    However, it was too old and mostly covered in dust, which was why she hadn’t noticed it before.


    “The specifics of which kind of sacrificial array can only be determined once the array is reconstructed,” Han Li nodded calmly.


    “That’s easy; leave this matter to me,” Bai Yaoyi said with a gentle smile.


    Opening her mouth, she spat out a fan that looked like it was carved from ice.


    Then with a flash of cold light, the fan instantly transformed into about a foot in length and lightly fanned toward the ground of the cave.


    A yellow, murky windstorm erupted from the fan, sweeping up soil and sand into the air and scattering them everywhere.


    For a moment, the entire cave was shrouded in a heavy haze, so thick that one couldn’t see their own fingers if they extended their hand.


    However, with the protection of the Purple Nether Divine Light and a sudden thought flashed past, Han Li and Bai Yaoyi were naturally indifferent to the swirling sands.


    The two fixed their gazes on the ground array as if they were immune to any other distractions.


    At this moment, several zhang behind them, a glint of weak light flickered on the ground, and a dark figure silently emerged from the earth, lying prone and motionless.


    Han Li and Bai Yaoyi still did not turn their heads, appearing completely unaware.


    Seeing this, the shadow’s crimson eyes flickered with a ferocious light, and in a blur, it shot out like an arrow.


    Its head tilted ever so slightly, and with a “Puchi,” a dark glow flashed and shot towards Bai Yaoyi.


    This dark figure dared to attack both Han Li and Bai Yaoyi at once.


    But in that instant, Han Li suddenly slapped his hand backward.


    Suddenly, a light blue hand appeared above the cave and grabbed firmly downward, catching the shadow accurately around the waist.


    And the dark glow that shot at the robed woman was elegantly diverted by her Jade Umbrella with a gentle shake, somehow appearing behind her.


    Upon contact, the umbrella’s surface shone with white light, and the dark glow was deflected, losing its momentum and vanishing into the stone wall of the cave, leaving only a deep inch-wide hole.


    It was then that Bai Yaoyi looked toward the shadow in the light hand with a smile, revealing a creature with a snake body, an ape face, and dual arms-the Iron Slave.


    The Iron Slave was covered in black scales, approximately three to four zhang long.


    Each of its hands held a short, one-foot-long bone pike that was exceptionally sharp.


    Despite the creature being held fast by the light hand, it struggled vehemently, and its blood-red eyes stared at the pair with malice, as if it harbored a deep hatred against them.


    “An Evil Ape?


    Such blood ghosts actually exist in the world?” Bai Yaoyi was slightly taken aback upon seeing the creature.


    “Mm, it’s said these ghosts are born from the condensation of human resentment in places with heavy yin.


    They’re notoriously violent and bloodthirsty, with a preference for eating the brain pulp of living humans.


    Moreover, they can mimic various ghostly sounds.


    It seems the earlier Corpse Refining shriek was imitated by this ghost.


    Tsk, tsk!


    I’ve only seen images of such creatures in some texts; this is my first time encountering one in person.


    However, this creature isn’t all that powerful; to dare attack us with such meager skills is simply seeking death,” Han Li commented nonchalantly after examining the blood ghost.


    “Hmph, what’s the use in keeping such a devil alive?


    Better to kill it!” Bai Yaoyi expressed significant disgust toward the Evil Ape, her beautiful face turning cold as she pointed with one hand.


    Immediately, a burst of cold light shot out, whirling around the creature before turning it into an ice sculpture.


    Han Li just laughed lightly, not saying much, but with a thought, the light blue hand suddenly tensed its fingers, shattering the ice sculpture into fragments that scattered across the ground.


    The yellow wind in the cave had now settled, and the circular array was clearly revealed.


    Han Li narrowed his eyes and calmly walked toward the array.


    Bai Yaoyi, however, seemed less interested in the array and was instead scanning the surroundings of the cave, as if searching for something.


    “This array is a type of Soul Refinement Array, and it’s also an exceedingly ancient version.


    Moreover…” After a moment, Han Li finally began to speak thoughtfully.


    “Moreover what?” Bai Yaoyi turned her gaze to the array, asking with curiosity.


    “Moreover, the array engraved here appears to be much older than this mummy.


    It seems to have been laid out here since the Ancient Times,” Han Li stated with confidence.


    “Is that so?


    How did you determine this, Brother Han?” Bai Yaoyi looked at him, somewhat astonished.


    “This is just based on my personal experience; perhaps I am mistaken,” this time, Han Li responded with a chuckle, vaguely sidestepping the question.


    Bai Yaoyi was startled at first, then covered her mouth and chuckled twice, not pressing the matter further.


    “No matter the strangeness of this array and the mummy, it has nothing to do with us.


    There’s nothing else here; let’s leave!” She suggested.


    Then she raised her hand, seized the Blue Flying Sword, and stored it back in her storage pouch.


    “Mhm, that makes sense,” Han Li nodded in agreement.


    Subsequently, the two headed towards the exit.


    As they approached the entrance, Han Li suddenly felt an odd sense of unease in his heart, causing his steps to falter and he stopped.


    He turned back and took one more look at the mummy.


    “Is something amiss?” Bai Yaoyi inquired, slightly puzzled.


    Han Li did not immediately answer her; his gaze flickered a few times, then he suddenly raised his hand, pointing a finger from afar.


    A low rumbling of thunder sounded as golden lightning twinkled at his fingertip, and a slender golden arc shot out, directly striking the mummy on the distant stone pillar.


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