There was a remote snow valley in the east of the Fire Dragon Path. Because it was close to the Melting Snow Forest, the trial grounds of the sect, it had always been deserted.
There were many snow pine trees that were hundreds of feet tall growing in the valley. Every time it snowed, they would be completely covered by the thick snow. From afar, they looked like smooth and white snow towers.
At this time, in the snow valley, there was the rumbling of thunder from time to time, mixed with the sound of tree branches breaking.
Because of the loud tremors on both sides of the valley, the snow that had accumulated on the hillside for many years slid down and surged into the center of the valley, wrapping around each other and finally converging into a huge avalanche torrent that surged out of the valley.
Because there was too much snow, the snow that kept piling up was pushed out of the valley before it gradually stopped. However, the air was still sprinkled with misty snow powder.
At this time, in the sky above the entrance of the valley, a rainbow light flew down and landed at the edge of the pile of snow. From it, the figure of Han Li who was wearing the clothes of an Inner Sect Elder appeared.
"Boom!"
Another thunderous rumble rang out.
Han Li's eyes flashed slightly. He looked into the depths of the snow valley and saw that there was a huge silver lightning pillar rising straight into the sky.
"It's really here."
After he murmured, he pinched two fingers together and a purple Supreme Invisibility Talisman immediately appeared.
Accompanied by a flash of purple light, his figure gradually became blurry, and finally disappeared on the spot.
In the snow valley, under the impact of a large amount of snow, countless snow pine trees were broken and buried by the snow flow. Broken limbs of the trees were exposed everywhere.
And in the deepest part of the snow valley, on a high protruding stone cliff, a thin, black-skinned Youth was sitting cross-legged. His eyes were looking straight ahead, and there was a bright light flashing in his eyes. It was Ye Feng, who had a conflict with Han Li in the beast garden a few days ago.
At this moment, there was light flashing on his body. Strands of silver lightning constantly floated on the surface of his body. It was obvious that he was cultivating a rather powerful lightning secret skill.
In a radius of several hundred meters, be it the snow, trees, or exposed rocks, they were all scorched black, and there were even wisps of white smoke rising from them.
"Hahaha …" The dark-skinned Youth could not help but laugh heartily when he realized that the power of his lightning had increased once again.
However, just as he started laughing, before he could even close his mouth, his entire body suddenly became sluggish. It was as if someone had cast a spell on him. He froze there motionlessly, and the electricity all over his body disappeared with a "pa".
At this moment, a strange fluctuation suddenly appeared in the space in front of him, and Han Li's figure emerged from it, with two fingers pressed together on the center of his eyebrows.
At the same time, two bursts of soul-stirring blue light were flashing within Han Li's eyes, and he was using a soul search secret technique to search his soul.
He had planted a Soul Imprint on Ye Feng in the Beast Taming Garden.
However, for the past few days, he had been busy comprehending the "Formless True Reincarnation Scripture", and Ye Feng had been staying in his cave without any movements. Therefore, when Ye Feng came out to practice his lightning skills today, he found an opportunity to chase after him.
As the process of searching his soul went on, Han Li's expression also changed slightly. At first, he was a little cautious, then he became a little surprised, and finally, a slightly helpless smile appeared on his face.
After a while, the blue light in his eyes gradually faded, and the finger that was pressing on the center of Ye Feng's eyebrows also retracted. He could not help but mutter to himself,
"You're really a lucky bastard.
Since what happened in the past has nothing to do with you, I won't bother about it. However, it should be returned to its rightful owner today. "
As he finished speaking, he extended his hand and took off the storage bracelet on Ye Feng's wrist. After a brief inspection, he put it away in his bosom.
Then, the light on his body suddenly brightened, and he turned into a rainbow light that shot into the sky and disappeared in a flash.
Ye Feng, who had woken up slowly, finally closed his mouth that had been open for a long time. He raised his hand and rubbed his slightly sore cheeks, and a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes. Naturally, he did not have the slightest impression of what had just happened.
However, when he saw that his wrist was empty, he instantly panicked. He hurriedly stood up and searched wildly on his body. After that, he hurriedly released his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings.
"No …"
Very soon, a hysterical cry of despair resounded in the snowy valley.
…
On the other hand, after Han Li returned to his mansion without stopping for even a moment, he directly entered the secret room in the cave. He did not even notice that Meng Qianqian, who had a face full of joy, bowed to him on the way, causing the young lady to silently criticize him for a long time.
After sitting cross-legged in the middle of the secret room, he immediately took out the storage bracelet. After refining it, he flipped his palm and took out a golden ball the size of an egg.
At first glance, the ball didn't appear to be anything special, but upon closer inspection with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, Han Li discovered that it was riddled with extremely intricate and thin patterns that intertwined to form a series of mysterious patterns.
Moreover, above the ball, there were bursts of breath that Han Li was very familiar with.
He held the golden ball in his palm, and his eyes suddenly lit up with blue light. A wisp of Divine Sense Crystal Thread stretched out from his eyebrows, probed into the golden ball, and slowly integrated into it.
"Om!" A trembling sound resounded, and the magic characters on the surface of the golden orb suddenly lit up. Then, a dazzling golden light shot out from it, and illuminated the entire secret room.
He saw that the golden ball was like a machine, cracking open several deep ravines, from which thin metal limbs stretched out. After a burst of metal collision sounds, it turned into a palm-sized golden crab.
"Fellow Xie …" Seeing the appearance of the golden crab, Han Li hurriedly called out tentatively.
There was silence in the secret room, and there was no response at all.
However, after a while, a familiar voice sounded in his sea of consciousness.
"Friend Han, it's you … You've finally found me …"
Even though they were communicating via spiritual sense, Daoist Xie's voice was still extremely feeble, as if it were about to be cut off at any moment.
An indescribable feeling welled up in Han Li's heart upon hearing this.
"Fellow Daoist Xie, do you still remember what happened 300 years ago?
How did you end up like this? "Han Li asked as he repressed the turmoil in his heart.
"Oh, it's already... been 300 years?" Daoist Xie replied in a slightly dazed manner.
After a while, his voice had clearly become a lot more stable.
After a long period of silence, he began to narrate to Han Li the events that had transpired all those years ago.
At first, Han Li was able to maintain his calm, but the more he heard, the more gloomy his expression became. His other fist, which was hanging by his side, clenched tighter and tighter, and the veins on his arm were clearly visible.
It turned out that prior to being ambushed by Fang Pan's trio, he had already encountered another powerful enemy.
That enemy was far more powerful than him, and his Immortal Origin Energy was far superior to his as well. Not long after their battle, Daoist Xie and his 72 Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords were easily sealed by that enemy.
As for Daoist Xie, he was severely wounded, and he only managed to escape with the help of the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch and Magic Light.
After that, Magic Light and the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch were able to hold off that enemy for a short period of time, and Daoist Xie was forced to detonate his immortal puppet to break the seal, leaving only his puppet core and Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords behind.
"... During my escape, I expended all of my core spiritual power, and I was unable to control my flying swords, so I could only watch as they flew away on their own.
After that, I lost consciousness and fell into a deep slumber, and I was only awakened by you today.
What happened after that? "Daoist Xie asked in a slow voice.
"Later on, Fellow Daoist Xie's core was picked up by someone and sold in a market near Fire Dragon Taoist Sect. As a result, it was sold to an inner disciple of Fire Dragon Taoist Sect as a common equipment forging material.
By chance, this person discovered some hidden spirit patterns engraved on the core through his Divine Sense. He actually comprehended a set of powerful Thunder Method Secret Technique from it. Thus, he was able to turn the tables and become the pride of the inner sect.
I was only able to find some clues from his lightning secret technique by chance, and I was able to track you down, "Han Li sighed.
"I see..." Daoist Xie sighed with emotion upon hearing this.
"I was initially worried that that man might be related to the powerful enemy you're talking about, but after searching his soul, I discovered that he was just a lucky bastard.
Prior to this, I killed two of my enemies who tried to kill me, and I learned that there was a powerful figure behind them, which is most likely the man you're talking about. It's a pity that I wasn't able to ascertain his identity.
Do you still remember what that person looked like, or do you know who that person was? "Han Li asked.
Upon hearing this, the golden crab on Han Li's palm clutched its head with its pincers and slowly trembled as if it were in pain.
After a long silence, Daoist Xie's voice sounded in Han Li's mind again.
"For some reason, there seems to be something wrong with my memory. I have a vague recollection of that man, but I can't recall what he looks like... The only thing I can remember is that his immortal spiritual power is far superior to yours, and he seems to be in possession of an inkstone-like immortal tool that can control the power of shadows..."
"As expected... In fact, it's not just you. Fellow Daoist Demonshine and I are the same. Not only do we have no impression of that person, but we've also completely forgotten what happened 300 years ago," Han Li said in a manner that seemed to have already anticipated this.
"If that's the case, then we're in deep trouble..." Daoist Xie said in a concerned manner.
"According to my speculation, the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword is also in this Zhong Ming Mountain Ranges, but I won't be able to find it anytime soon.
Thankfully, we've found you, and I'll try to refine a new body for you, but it's hard to say whether it'll be as powerful as you were in the past, "Han Li said.
"Then I'll have to thank you, Friend Han.
On top of that, Friend Han, I hope you won't forget the agreement we made back in the Spirit Realm, "Daoist Xie reminded.
Han Li nodded and said, "Of course. When my cultivation reaches a certain level in the future, I will fulfill my promise."