?Chapter 1003: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 999 Murderous Intent Greatly Arises Chapter 1003: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 999 Murderous Intent Greatly Arises Upon hearing words like “Han Li” and “Heavenly South,” both the rich-surnamed elder and Bai Yaoyi revealed a hint of surprise and couldn’t help but cast a doubtful glance at Han Li.
However, Han Li merely looked at the five white shadows in the distance, his expression grim and silent.
One must know that he had personally beheaded a mid Nascent Soul stage elder of the Yin Sifting Sect, even snatching away one side of their sect-guarding Ghost Sifting Banner, so it was impossible for there to be any talk of burying the hatchet.
Moreover, he had originally intended to obtain the method to dissolve the Soul Seal Curse from the Yin Sifting Sect, a secret known only by the Sect Master and the current Great Elder in front of him.
For this reason, Han Li had already considered targeting the Yin Sifting Sect after this endeavor.
Thus, now that he had unexpectedly encountered them here, Han Li, caught unprepared, had already secretly pondered the possibility of a direct confrontation with them on the spot.
After all, both individuals were high-ranking and influential members of the Yin Sifting Sect, and chances to find them alone were exceedingly rare.
Having fought a fierce battle with the Silver-winged Yaksha, who was comparable to a cultivator in the Deity Transformation stage, and although the creature didn’t possess a suitable Daoist paper talisman and was also hampered by restrictive formations, he had nearly managed to kill it.
However, he had not used all of his methods at the time, sparing the Humanoid Puppet from being used, leaving him with a chance of victory against the present Deity Transformation stage devilish cultivator.
And adding to that the fact that his Devilbane Lightning held significant effectiveness in countering magic tools, even though the name of the Five Son’ Synchronisation Demon was exceedingly peculiar.
Just as a myriad of thoughts flickered through Han Li’s mind, quickly considering the pros and cons, the middle one of the five white shadows suddenly formed incantations with both hands, and after a murky light flashed around their body, a cultivator clad in a gray robe darted out from among the white shadows, their emergence so eerie that it seemed ghost-like.
The gray-robed cultivator’s face was veiled by a faint gray qi, obscuring a clear view of their features, but the slightly graying hair and attire clearly belonged to an elderly figure.
Qian the devil himself had separated from the fiend he was possessing and directly revealed himself.
At this sight, not only Han Li but also the rich-surnamed elder and Bai Yaoyi became significantly more alert, fixating their eyes unwaveringly on Old Devil Zenith Yin, curious about what the Sect Master of the Yin Sifting Sect might do.
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Yet, the old devil didn’t speak; instead, he slapped his waist with one hand and produced a pitch-black banner, then gently waved it in the direction of Han Li and the other two.
The elder’s expression changed drastically, and he quickly grasped a treasure.
Bai Yaoyi was enveloped in a burst of cold light, and instantly her figure was shrouded in a flash of brilliance.
On the contrary, Han Li’s eyebrows raised slightly, but he made no other move, his gaze growing colder still.
“How strange, how very strange…” The small banner merely flickered with a black light and then nothing unusual happened.
Qian the devil muttered to himself non-stop, seemingly surprised.
“Qian brother, what is the meaning of this?
Bringing out the Ghost Sifting Banner, are you planning to take action?
Do you want to spark a war between our two sects?” Despite his extreme wariness of Qian the devil, the rich-surnamed elder, with three mid Nascent Soul stage cultivators on their side and especially with Han Li’s profound and unpredictable divine skills, wouldn’t fear the opponent too much.
“A war between two sects?
I have no such interest.
I merely have some old scores to settle with Fellow Daoist Han.
If you two are willing to leave this place now, I have no intention of making things difficult,” said Qian the devil calmly, his gaze sweeping over the three of them.
“Qian brother’s words are very much to my liking.
I’ve also long heard of the great reputation of the Five Devils and was just thinking of exchanging a few pointers with Fellow Daoist!” Han Li laughed and readily echoed the sentiment in a lighthearted manner.
Hearing the words of the two, the rich-surnamed elder and Bai Yaoyi exchanged glances.
Qian the devil also appeared a bit surprised, his ice-cold gaze repeatedly scanning Han Li.
“But…
Qian brother!
Although I know that Fellow Daoist Han has some grievances with your sect, taking action here seems a bit inappropriate.
Don’t you want to first explore this mountain?” The rich-surnamed elder began to dissuade him, frowning.
It wasn’t that he truly intended to protect Han Li, but because Kunwu Mountain seemed perilously dangerous.
Having finally found a capable ally, he naturally didn’t want an unforeseen incident to occur.
Moreover, only by pulling Han Li to their side could he avoid being isolated and without support, not fearing an abrupt betrayal by Qian the devil.
“I will, of course, explore this mountain.
But Fellow Daoist Han has also been a target our sect has pursued for a long time; we cannot simply let him go.
I’ll settle matters with Fellow Daoist Han first.
What?
Elder Fu, do you intend to get involved in this matter?” Qian the devil responded with a cold laugh.
“Outside this mountain, I would not interfere with the enmity between Qian brother and Fellow Daoist Han.
But here, we three must join forces to explore this mountain, and I’m afraid that I can’t let Qian brother have his way,” Bai Yaoyi spoke decisively after pausing for a moment, her beautiful eyes shifting.
For her, similarly afraid of losing the strong support of Han Li, and facing danger in this mountain, it was critical to keep him by their side.
The main reason was that both she and the rich-surnamed elder had witnessed the potency of Han Li’s divine skills and did not believe that Han Li would really be afraid of Qian the devil.
Otherwise, whether she would have said such words was another matter entirely.
Facing the unexpectedly staunch resistance from the Fu Surname Elder and Bai Yaoyi, a cold gleam flashed through the gray-robed person’s eyes, as if their gaze alone could directly freeze someone’s heart and lungs.
However, neither the Fu Surname Elder nor Bai Yaoyi were ordinary cultivators.
Even though they were inwardly shocked, neither showed the slightest hint of fear on their faces.
“Very well, in consideration of the two Daoist friends’ faces, this old man is not inflexible about putting aside this matter.
But there is an item of our sect that this person Must hand over to me right now.
Otherwise, even if it depletes a great deal of my Qi, I may have to engage in a fight with the three Daoist friends here today,” Qian the Devil’s cold light subsided as he spoke indifferently.
“Item?
Are you referring to the Ghost Sifting Banner?” Han Li laughed dryly, ungraciously saying.
“Indeed, it is that item.
The Fourth Elder of our sect perished in the Heavenly South, and it seems that you now have the banner, Daoist Friend.
Return it to me now, and I might temporarily spare you,” Qian the Devil said somberly.
“Spare me?
You certainly talk big, Daoist friend.
I can return the Ghost Sifting Banner to you, but there is a condition.
I wonder if Brother Qian is willing to hear it out!” Han Li fell silent for a while before suddenly looking up to the sky, the corner of his mouth displaying a trace of a sneer.
“Conditions?
You killed our Sect’s Fourth Elder and took the treasure of our lineage, yet you dare to place conditions before me!
Do you truly believe I will not take your life?” Qian the Devil laughed furiously, and behind him five white shadows flickered, advancing forward and suddenly standing in front of Qian the Devil.
The atmosphere became tense in an instant.
The Fu Surname Elder beside them listened with great surprise, his face showing a hint of peculiarity.
Being one of the Ten Great Devilish Sects, the Nine Nether Sect naturally knew a little about the mysterious disappearance of the Fourth Elder of the Yin Sifting Sect.
But the elder had never expected that this widely known devilish cultivator would fall at the hands of Han Li, and that even the Yin Sifting Sect’s infamous Ghost Sifting Banner had fallen into someone else’s hands.
No wonder Qian the Devil, despite knowing it was not the best time to fight, was reluctant to easily let go of their Fellow Daoist Han.
Regarding Han Li’s concealment of his origins, being a cultivator not from overseas but from the Heavenly South a€“ this was simply unworthy of mention!
“Humph!
‘Return to your sect’?
You speak lightly, Daoist friend Qian.
I wonder why the Fourth Elder of your sect, for no apparent reason, ran off to our Heavenly South and even secretly attacked my Dao companion?
Do you think that I would easily hand over the banner?” Han Li’s expression darkened as he suddenly spoke quite grimly.
“Why the Fourth Elder went to the Heavenly South and how he died by your hand is of no concern to me, nor do I have any interest in knowing.
But the treasure of our sect’s legacy, I must retrieve.
Otherwise, where would the face of our Yin Sifting Sect be?” Old Devil retorted decisively.
“So you’re saying that Daoist friend Qian has no intention whatsoever of listening to my conditions!” Han Li’s pupils shrank, and his eyes revealed an extremely sinister look.
“Ha ha, talk conditions?
If you were a Great Elder of one of the Ten Great Sects, perhaps I might bother to listen to what you have to say, but you are just a mere Heavenly South cultivator.
What qualifications do you have to negotiate conditions with me?” Qian the Devil burst into wild laughter looking up to the sky, then his figure suddenly flickered, and he disappeared into one of the white shadows without a trace.
The five white shadows instantly emitted a bright gray light, and the previously lifeless eyes revealed a frenzy of bloodthirsty excitement in the blink of an eye, becoming extremely dangerous.
“Crap!
I almost forgot.
This old devil cultivates the ‘Rebellious Emotions Severing the Heavens Art.’ This technique extols acting on impulse, and our threatening words just now have had the opposite effect, enraging this old devil,” seeing Qian the Devil’s frenzied look, the Fu Surname Elder suddenly remembered something and regretfully spoke.
Bai Yaoyi furrowed her brows slightly upon hearing this, but without further thought raised her hand, and an ice crystal dagger rose into the air.
It then turned into a white stream swirling uncertainly above her head.
Han Li’s expression remained unchanged as his eyes narrowed.
He slightly moved the hand hidden in his sleeve, and the Three Flame Fan eerily appeared in it.
His other hand quietly rested on the storage pouch, while his Divine Sense locked onto the Shadow Puppet.
He had decided that as soon as the two parties started fighting, taking advantage of the moment when Old Devil’s attention was divided by the Elder and Bai Yaoyi, he would immediately unleash all his trump cards, aiming to severely wound the opponent in the blink of an eye.
Even if he couldn’t take the opponent’s life on the spot, he wanted to weaken his cultivation, creating conditions to confront this Great Elder of the Yin Sifting Sect again.
After all, the matter of Nangong Wan’s Soul Seal Curse was something Han Li couldn’t forget even for a moment.
Only by obtaining the true method to dissolve the curse could he rest easy.
Even if doing so meant he could not stay in the Great Jin and had to be pursued day and night by cultivators of the Yin Sifting Sect, he would spare no effort.
At this moment, the Five Devils began to emit a peculiar whining sound, and their figures suddenly became incredibly faint.
From a distance, the white shadows appeared like five wisps of light smoke, swaying gently and then, with malicious intent, prepared to pounce.
But just then, from where the original white shadow had emerged on the light screen, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly resounded, and a burst of piercing silver light erupted, dazzling and bright.
Before Han Li and the others could understand what was happening, with “swooshing” sounds nearly ten streaks of differently colored lights emerged one after another, flying out from the light, then circling around, they all retracted their brilliance, revealing many figures in the vicinity.
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