Han Li furrowed his brows slightly when he heard Jin Tong's words, but his brows soon relaxed.
Although Daoist Xie, Jin Tong, and the others who he had lost contact with had returned one after another, he still had a vague recollection of what had happened in the past. As things progressed, he increasingly felt that things were not as simple as they seemed, and that he might have been dragged into some sort of conspiracy.
In addition, he had also offended some people who he could not afford to offend in the past, and most of them were now in the Netherfrost Immortal Abode.
Fortunately, due to a freak combination of factors, he had obtained a great opportunity that allowed his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, allowing him to become a Golden Immortal.
As such, he would be able to protect himself here. As for those memories, he would have to deal with them after he left this place.
Let's go find those Golden Immortals you mentioned!
In order to help you deal with that old hag, my cultivation level dropped by a minor level! "Jin Tong tugged on Han Li's sleeve and said in a spoiled manner.
"Let's go, we shouldn't stay here for long.
By the way, Jin Tong, if you can't defeat your opponent in the future, just run. Don't force yourself to use your secret techniques, "Han Li instructed with a solemn expression.
"Hmph, I did it to save you!" Jin Tong grumbled in displeasure.
Han Li smiled and azure light erupted from his body. Just as he was about to set off, he glanced around him and his brows furrowed.
Due to the battle that had just taken place, apart from the golden palace, everything else in the vicinity had been razed to the ground. It was so empty that one could see the end of it at a glance.
There was not a single person in the vicinity, and Lu Yuqing, who had just been here, was nowhere to be seen.
Although his battle with Qu Lingyi had been quite intense, he was still able to remain undetected despite being surrounded by two spirit realms.
"Jin Tong, when I was fighting Qu Lingyi, did you notice the woman who was with me? Where did she go?" Han Li asked Jin Tong.
Oh, the person who came with you? She was watching the battle from afar before she used a secret technique to burrow underground and disappeared, "Jin Tong replied nonchalantly.
"Escaped?" Han Li frowned upon hearing this.
"That's right. I didn't stop the people you brought.
Otherwise, with a wave of my hand, she would naturally stay. "The Golden Child winked at Han Li and said with a smile.
Han Li turned a deaf ear to Jin Tong's words. He just stood there silently with a contemplative expression. No one knew what he was thinking.
Seeing that Han Li was lost in thought, Jin Tong pouted and turned his head away.
But not long after, she quietly tilted her head and glanced at Han Li from the corner of her eye.
At this moment, Han Li's body swayed and he flew up. A blue light suddenly flashed in his eyes and two dazzling blue lights appeared and swept around.
After a while, the blue light in Han Li's eyes dissipated, but his brows furrowed even tighter.
He had just searched the surroundings, but did not find the aura of any other cultivators. However, there was no aura left behind by Lu Yuqing either.
I'm a little hungry! "The Golden Child flew over and said with his hands on his waist.
"This woman has an incomplete map of this place. The reason why I came here is because I followed her map," Han Li said.
What he did not say was that he faintly felt that Lu Yuqing was a little strange. Especially after leaving Youhan Palace, this woman's behavior and expression had become increasingly strange. Now that she suddenly disappeared without leaving any clues, it was even more abnormal.
"If there's no more, we'll find it ourselves." The Golden Child curled his lips and said indifferently.
Let's go. "Han Li nodded and turned into a blue light, flying into the distance.
The Golden Child's body flashed and turned into a golden light to follow.
The two of them flew forward for half an hour, but there was still a scene of ruins in front of them. Then, they landed near a half-collapsed palace.
"Let's take a rest here."
Han Li sat down in a side hall that was still relatively intact. With a wave of one hand, dozens of blue lights flew out and landed everywhere in the hall, forming a blue magic formation.
The Golden Child sat down next to Han Li.
Han Li let out a light breath and closed his eyes to cultivate, refining the elixir that he had taken earlier. A layer of soft blue light appeared on his body, covering his body.
The Golden Child looked at Han Li with his big eyes and then closed his eyes as well. A layer of golden light appeared on his body, and he also began to cultivate.
After half a day, the blue light on Han Li's body dissipated, and his body appeared normal. Obviously, the Celestial Spiritual Force in his body had been fully recovered.
The Golden Child's body was covered in a layer of golden light, and the surrounding Celestial Spiritual Qi gathered and was continuously sucked into the Golden Child's mouth.
Han Li looked at the Golden Child, and then quickly retracted his gaze and waved with one hand.
With a flash of light, two items appeared in front of him. They were the gray throne and the green alms bowl that contained Qu Ling's body.
Han Li looked at the gray throne and waved his hand, sending a blue light into it.
A layer of gray light immediately appeared on the gray throne, but it was not very bright.
He changed his hand seals, and the gray light emitted by the throne gradually brightened. Three mirror images slowly appeared, and each emitted a gray, black, and white light.
Han Li's eyes lit up. The gray throne's quality was not low, and it was even higher than the many immortal artifacts that he had.
What was even rarer was that the throne contained three different laws. He had never seen an immortal artifact like this before.
The gray throne's power had also been displayed just now, and it was extremely powerful.
Unfortunately, this treasure was Qu Ling's Natal Immortal Artifact, and it contained an extremely heavy Natal Imprint that could not be removed. Even if he managed to refine it, he could only use 50% to 60% of its power.
Han Li sighed inwardly, and he waved his hand to keep the gray throne. He looked at the green alms bowl.
Several rays of light flew out from the alms bowl and landed in front of him. They were four small bags of different colors, a white jade belt with hundreds of colorful gems, and a black ring.
These things were with Qu Ling previously, and he did not have time to keep them.
Han Li first took the four small bags, and his eyes lit up when he looked through them.
These small bags were not storage bags, but spirit beast bags. Each of them was extraordinary, and the space inside was huge, as if it was a small secret realm.
The spirit energy in each space was extremely rich, and the climate and environment were different.
He believed that the price to refine such a spirit beast bag was probably not lower than refining a high grade Postnatal Immortal Artifact.
At this moment, these four small bags were empty, and they were most likely used to store those Golden Immortal level spirit beasts. However, those Golden Immortal spirit beasts had already been killed.
Han Li's eyes flashed with joy, and he waved his hand to keep the four small bags.
Although he had no use for these spirit beast bags yet, they were all priceless treasures. If he sold them to cultivators or sects that tamed spirit beasts, he would be able to exchange them for a lot of Immortal Essence Stones.
He then picked up the white jade belt, and his eyes lit up again when he looked at it.
This white jade belt was also used to store spirit beasts. Each gem on it was a space, and at this moment, all kinds of spirit beasts were stored in it.
Some spaces only had one spirit beast, and some spaces had more than a thousand, or even tens of thousands of spirit beasts. It could be said that there were all kinds of strange things.
However, these spirit beasts were not strong, and it seemed that even Perfected Immortals were very rare. Most of them were below the Great Vehicle Stage.
In addition, there was a stone tablet in each space, which recorded the characteristics and uses of the spirit beasts. Not all of them were used for fighting, but some were used for exploration, tracking, and so on.
Han Li had traveled to many places over the years, and his knowledge was extensive. When he saw the introduction of these spirit beasts, he felt that it was an eye-opener.
However, at this moment, all the spirit beasts in the space of the jade belt had died, and not a single one was still alive.
This surprised Han Li, and at the same time, he felt that it was a pity.
These spirit beasts did not have any injuries on their bodies, and it seemed that they were not killed by the aftermath of the battle just now. This was a little strange.
He pondered for a moment, and then waved his hand.
A green elk's corpse appeared, and it bled to death from the seven orifices on its face.
Han Li stretched out a finger and touched the elk's head, and a green light entered it.
After a moment, his expression became a little ugly, and he waved his hand to take out a white ice silkworm's corpse. His finger touched its head again, and the tip of his finger lit up with a green light.
Han Li quickly withdrew his finger, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
He had already found out the cause of death of these spirit beasts, and they died from a kind of restriction.
Qu Ling had placed a kind of symbiotic restriction in the bodies of these spirit beasts. This restriction was extremely vicious, and when the master died, the spirit beasts would also die. It was known as the most overbearing type of contract restriction.
Han Li shook his head, and with a flip of his hand, he put away the white jade belt.
This jade belt was extremely valuable, and in terms of value, it was probably above those high grade spirit beast bags.
Finally, he picked up the black ring, and placed it on his forehead. As his Divine Sense entered it, his eyes revealed a look of shock.
Han Li waved his hand, and with a 'hualala' sound, a large pile of items appeared on the ground, almost occupying half of the hall.
These items were very messy, and there were all sorts of spirit herbs, ores, materials, and treasures. They emitted a variety of lights, illuminating the hall.
Almost every one of these items contained extremely strong spiritual power and were very valuable.
After entering the immortal abode, Han Li had also found quite a number of treasures. However, compared to the items on Qu Ling, they were far inferior.
However, many of the items on the ground clearly belonged to other cultivators, and it was clear that this woman had killed many people for their treasures.
Han Li's expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed a scarlet token with a flip of his hand. There was a scarlet Vermilion Bird engraved on it, which was the symbol of the True Flame Sect.
He swept his gaze across and saw that there were six or seven of such tokens here.
It seemed like the people of the True Flame Sect had encountered Qu Ling and were all killed by her.
Han Li shook his head and sighed softly. He did not have a good impression of the people of the True Flame Sect, but he could not help but sigh when his companions met with misfortune.
With a wave of his hand, Han Li tossed the items of the people of the True Flame Sect onto the ground and continued to check the items on the ground.
Not long after, his eyes lit up and he waved his hand, releasing a green light that wrapped around an emerald green gourd not far away, sucking it into his hand.