"Fellow Liu, sorry for disturbing you today. I'll take my leave now." Madam Huanggu said indifferently, then turned into a black shadow and shot off into the distance.
"Fellow Liu, we'll meet again!" Ancestor Lu Kun cupped his hands at Han Li and Han Qiu, then also turned and flew off.
In the blink of an eye, only Han Qiu was left in front of Han Li.
When Han Li saw this, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Han, is there something else you need?"
"Fellow Liu, I've offended you before, please forgive me." Han Qiu suddenly cupped his fist at Han Li.
Han Li frowned slightly, a strange look flashed through his eyes, but he didn't say anything.
"Fellow Liu is right. Actually, I do have something to discuss with Fellow Liu." Han Qiu said after a slight hesitation.
"Fellow Han, if you have something to say, just say it." Han Li said calmly.
"As far as I know, Fellow Roman Meng once obtained a Birthing Soul Flower by chance. Now, this flower should be in Fellow Liu's hands.
Since Fellow Daoist Liu is walking the path of a Profound Immortal, I presume you have no use for this flower. Would you be able to sell it to me? As for the price, there is no need for Fellow Daoist Han to worry about it. It will certainly not disappoint you. "
Han Li calmly replied, "My apologies, but I wasn't able to find the flower on the island. I've disappointed Fellow Daoist Han."
Han Qiu's smile stiffened and his eyes darkened.
"Haha, so that's how it is. Then I'll take my leave first."
Han Qiu laughed and nodded at Han Li, then turned into a white light and shot off into the distance, disappearing into the horizon.
Han Li watched Han Qiu disappear, then turned around and landed on Wu Meng Island.
The water curtain around the island had disappeared without a trace, and the sea within a hundred miles was as calm as before, as if nothing had happened.
"Senior Liu!"
Several Body Integration cultivators of the Luo Family led by Luo Feng approached them with excited expressions, and there were also many cultivators below the Spatial Tempering Stage around them.
"It's all thanks to Senior Liu today. Otherwise, our Luo Family would not have been able to escape the fate of extermination." Luo Feng's expression was solemn as he respectfully bowed to Han Li.
"Thank you, Senior Liu, for your kindness!"
The other members of the Luo Clan also bowed in unison.
"Patriarch Luo is too polite. Since I promised to protect Wu Meng Island and defend against foreign enemies, I naturally won't go back on my word," Han Li said indifferently after his eyes flickered.
Judging from the way these people addressed him, Luo Feng must have already explained his identity.
This was good as well. After all, this matter couldn't be hidden for long, and he couldn't give these clansmen any protection.
Luo Feng and the others wanted to say some words of gratitude, but Han Li used the excuse that he needed to rest after the battle and left. He quickly returned to the courtyard.
…
Several months passed in the blink of an eye.
Next to the wooden house in the secret realm, Han Li, who was dressed in green clothes, was leaning over the Soul Birthing Flower. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked one of the petals.
There was one more golden pattern on the Soul Birthing Flower than before. There were now three golden patterns embedded on all the petals from the outside to the inside.
After more than 30,000 years, this flower had become purple with a hint of gold. It originally gave people a particularly coquettish feeling, but now it had a more noble aura.
Han Li's eyes wandered on the petals, but he kept thinking about the scene of the battle with the three Ancestor Gods.
Although the three of them were defeated and left in the end, it also gave him a better understanding of the power of laws. At the same time, he also became more interested in mastering this magical power.
After a while, he slowly withdrew his palm and straightened his body.
Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the small wooden house next to Luo Meng's grave suddenly lit up, and an object flew out silently.
He took a closer look, only to find that it was the head of Luo Meng's statue. It was floating in the air with blue light.
Previously, every time he tried to understand the power of faith in the head of this statue, it would always cause a big or small disturbance. The strongest time even cracked the wall of the small courtyard where he lived.
In order to facilitate exploration, he rebuilt the small wooden house in the secret realm. In the past month, apart from using the small bottle to condense the green liquid at night, he would stay here most of the time.
The statue's head was naturally moved from the secret chamber to this place.
In the past, as long as he didn't try to understand the power of faith in the head according to the method recorded in the jade slip, the head would always be quiet like a dead thing.
It was the first time it flew out on its own initiative like this.
Han Li frowned slightly. As he was about to step forward to check, his heart suddenly jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to dodge to the back.
There was a loud "Peng" sound!
A blue light suddenly exploded in mid-air, and an incomparably violent airwave suddenly swept out from the center, rushing in all directions.
Han Li glanced at the big purple flower not far from the explosion, and he shouted in his heart, "Oh no!". His figure suddenly flashed, and he came to the front of the Birthing Soul Flower.
His arms were crossed in front of him, and spiritual power surged out of his whole body. A green light curtain was propped up in front of him, blocking the impact of the airwave.
"Boom boom boom"
Waves of airwaves hit the green light curtain one after another, and then it shook to both sides. The surrounding forest was also immediately filled with smoke and dust. Dozens of nearby ancient trees broke and collapsed.
There was a loud "boom".
The newly repaired small wooden house couldn't withstand the impact of the airwave, and it collapsed again. It became more dilapidated than before.
The shockwaves from the explosion of the statue's head continued for a long time, and then it gradually weakened. The blue light in the center of the statue also gradually dimmed.
At this moment, a bull mask the size of a human's head suddenly flashed out from the blue light without warning, and it directly rushed towards Han Li.
This mask was completely blue, and it was covered with a strange pattern that he had never seen before. Waves of strange waves were emitted from it, and in between its eyebrows, there was a strange symbol that vaguely looked like the word "one" and "five".
Han Li subconsciously raised his fist and punched the strange mask.
The mask directly turned illusory, and it passed through his fist and arm, and directly stopped in front of the Birthing Soul Flower.
Han Li was slightly startled, and immediately turned around. He saw that the bull mask suddenly flashed with blue light, and from it, there were waves of light blue waves that could be seen with the naked eye.
A strange scene appeared!
The mouth on the mask, which seemed to be stiff, suddenly trembled slightly and spoke in human language.
"Jiao Fifteen, you haven't carried out an alliance mission for thousands of years, and the payment exemption from the last offering has expired.
In the next month, you must immediately meet up with Jiao San on Hai Banyan Island.
At that time, he will bring you to complete this mission.
If you don't arrive on time, you will be expelled from the Anicca Alliance.
You will bear all the consequences alone. "
As soon as he finished speaking, the waves on the mask disappeared, but it did not fall to the ground. Instead, it still flashed and floated in the air.
Han Li's expression did not change, but his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he looked at the Birthing Soul Flower.
He snorted coldly, and his hands moved, forming a strange sign. He suddenly reached forward, and a strand of crystal silk immediately shot out from the tip of his finger, and directly pierced into the cockscomb-shaped stamen of the Birthing Soul Flower.
As he slowly withdrew his hand, the crystal silk trembled, and actually pulled out a strand of crazily twisting black mist from the Birthing Soul Flower.
As soon as the strand of black mist left the stamen, it violently twisted in the air, and finally condensed into a small black person a few inches in size in the air.
The small black person's eyebrows, eyes, and body shape were exactly the same as Roman's statue. Han Li observed the aura on the person's body, and it was basically the same as the remaining aura on the statue's head.
"You are … Roman …"
Han Li glanced at it, and he could not help but raise his eyebrows, and murmured with some surprise.
A panicked look appeared on the miniature black figure's face as it opened and closed its mouth incessantly, but no sound could be heard. Wisps of black Qi were dispersing into the air from its newly materialized body, and it seemed as if it were about to dissipate.
Seeing this, Han Li could not help but frown slightly.
The small black person in front of him seemed to be formed by a strand of Roman's Soul aura. It was not his real Soul, and it could not even be regarded as a remnant soul. Looking at the current situation, it should not be able to hold on for long before it dissipated again.
Han Li thought for a moment, and his hands quickly moved in front of him. Several green signs immediately flew out from his hands, and went straight into the strand of Roman's Soul aura.
A green light flashed on the surface of the small black person, and a green light curtain immediately appeared. Like a light film, it wrapped the small black person.
The black mist that escaped was blocked by this light film, and it could no longer escape. Only then did the figure of the small person barely stabilize.
As its lips trembled, a voice that was as thin as a mosquito and slightly hoarse came from it, "Thank you, friend …"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. What is your motive for hiding this strand of Soul aura in the Soul Birth Flower?" Han Li asked coldly with an expressionless face.
"You are not one of my clansmen … But you can call out my name, and you are willing to help me stabilize my soul. I think you should not be an enemy of my Wu Meng Island.
But why … did you appear in my small secret realm? "The small black person did not answer, but instead asked.
"I just happened to pass by here and saved your Wu Meng Island from the Blue Crystal Race. Now, due to some reasons, I am temporarily staying here." Han Li did not hide anything and answered frankly.
Roman's soul hesitated for a moment, and said, "In that case, my Wu Meng Island owes you a favor … But … where is Luo Feng now?"