Streaks of green marks appeared around the scarlet blood Heavenly Ghost, circling around it quickly, vaguely forming a huge green cocoon. The streaks of green marks kept slashing its body, causing blood to splatter wildly.
The Heavenly Ghost's hands waved wildly, but it was in vain. The flesh and blood on its body were shredded again and quickly blown away.
Every time it wanted to use the power of the blood sea below to recover, it was always blocked.
From the moment the Azure Luan appeared until now, only the time of a few breaths had passed from the beginning to the end, yet he'd already shockingly once again transformed into the appearance he had when he appeared from the sea of blood earlier, and only an incomparably enormous blood colored skeleton remained. Besides his head, there wasn't a shred of flesh on his body.
As for the blood ghosts that rushed over like a swarm of bees in the distance, because they lost the support of spiritual power, they directly collapsed and disintegrated before they could fly to the skeleton.
"Damn it!"
The Heavenly Ghost skeleton roared, and the huge skeleton began to spin in mid-air, planning to desperately wait for an opportunity to swoop down.
As a result, the phantasm transformed by the Green Luan spiraled faster and faster, and more and more green marks appeared in mid-air. Not only could the Heavenly Ghost not fall, but it was also faintly lifted up by the countless green marks into a gust of wind, flying high into the sky.
"Clang clang!" A loud sound rang out!
Streaks of green marks slashed on the scarlet skeleton one after another, making a dense sound like raindrops falling on banana leaves. It actually caused the blood light on the surface of the skeleton to faintly weaken.
Following the slash of a thick green mark, a small crack finally appeared on the skeleton of Sky Ghost's forearm with a light "Kacha" sound.
"Stop, I admit defeat!"
The bloody light in the Heavenly Ghost skeleton's eyes shrank, and suddenly shouted.
Upon hearing this, the azure silhouette that was rapidly circling around them stopped, and a giant azure bird appeared over 100 feet away. The bird folded its massive wings and stared at the Heavenly Ghost Skeleton with bright blue light shining from its eyes.
Countless green marks suddenly dissipated, and the sky full of violent wind slowly stopped!
Seeing this, the Heavenly Ghost skeleton let out a sigh of relief, and its body immediately flew toward the blood sea, and with a "poof" sound, it disappeared into the blood sea.
After a moment, a black-robed figure flew out of it. It was Duan Renli.
At this moment, his face was pale and haggard. It was obvious that he had used up a lot of Yuan Qi in the battle just now.
Seeing this, the Green Luan's body flashed with a green light, and its huge body shrank quickly, revealing the figure of Han Li.
The two of them looked at each other.
Han Li had a smile on his face, but Duan Renli's expression was somewhat ugly.
…
Inside Demon Flame Valley.
In a corner of the valley, the purple-bearded man and the other three Body Integration cultivators were gathered. Liu Le'er was enveloped in silver flames as she stood at the other end of the valley.
They all raised their heads to look at the sky.
There was an enormous blood cloud that almost covered the entire sky above the gorge, and a huge blood banner was faintly discernible within it. It was bobbing up and down indeterminately, and from time to time, a breathtaking blood light would shoot out from it.
Liu Le'er looked anxious and nervous.
The violet bearded man and the others seemed to be rather relaxed, and they frequently swept their gazes towards the young girl with ill intent, causing her expression to become even more uneasy.
As high-level cultivators in the sect, they were well aware of the power of this Crimson Blood Heavenly Ghost Banner.
This treasure banner was passed down from one of the ancestors of the Tengui School who had ascended to the Immortal Realm, the Bone Flame Ancestor. The Heavenly Ghost sealed within it was said to be a ghost king that he had captured from the Land of the Netherworld. It was passed down from generation to generation to the First Supreme Elder, and was usually raised and worshipped with his own blood essence. During this period, it had undergone countless times of special blood essence refinement, and was no longer comparable to an ordinary Dharma treasure.
Duan Renli's strength could only be considered average among the many Great Ascension Stage cultivators in the Spirit Huan Domain, but in the space of the blood banner, it was a completely different scene.
Even though that Han Li was powerful and had an extremely tough body, the moment he was sucked into the space of the blood banner, the outcome was almost decided.
"It's been almost an hour.
That Han Li has probably become the Heavenly Ghost's food by now. This little demon fox is really an eyesore, why don't we just kill her? "The violet bearded man turned his head to look at Liu Le'er in the distance and said slowly.
Not only did Han Li snatch one of his treasures, but he also caused him to make a fool of himself in front of Han Li. He knew that he couldn't get back at Han Li, so he naturally vented his anger on Liu Le'er.
"Elder Lu, don't be impatient. In my opinion, let's wait for Martial Uncle to come out and let him decide." The glamorous woman pondered for a moment and said so.
"Fairy Shi Mu is right.
I just observed that the silver flame around this little demon fox is no small matter. It can even devour the Nine Heavens Demonic Flame. It seems to be some kind of mutated True Flame. Let's wait a little longer. "The hunchbacked old man said thoughtfully.
The one-eyed giant crossed his arms and stared at the huge blood cloud in mid-air with one eye, as if he didn't hear the few people's words.
The violet bearded man's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, but he still nodded in response.
The four of them hadn't unleashed any concealment techniques to conceal their voices, so Liu Le'er was naturally able to hear their conversation. Her petite body was trembling as she leaned against the rock wall, and her face was completely drained of all color.
All of a sudden, the one-eyed giant spoke.
"Looks like there's a conclusion."
As soon as this was said, everyone cast their eyes up into the air in unison.
The massive crimson cloud tumbled violently before splitting in half, revealing the massive crimson flag within.
The four Body Integration cultivators' expressions changed slightly upon seeing this.
The crimson light emanating from the surface of the flag was still as dazzling as ever, but the giant ghostly head on the flag seemed to have dimmed slightly.
Before anyone had a chance to think any further, light flashed from the crimson flag, and two streaks of light swept forth before landing on the ground down below.
The light receded at the same time to reveal Han Li and Duan Renli, both of whom were appraising one another.
Duan Renli stood expressionlessly with his hands clasped behind his back, appraising Han Li with a cold expression.
As for Han Li, he wore a faint smile on his face and wore a calm expression.
"Big Brother!"
Liu Le'er faltered slightly upon hearing this, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes as she rushed toward Han Li with no regard for anything else.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that she was overly concerned, or perhaps it was due to the fact that she had expended all of her magic power to begin with, but her footsteps were a little unsteady. When she reached Han Li, she tripped over something and was sent flying.
Right at this moment, she felt as if she had been carried by a burst of invisible yet gentle force, following which her surroundings blurred, and she appeared beside Han Li.
Han Li swept a sleeve through the air, and the silver net of flames enshrouding Liu Le'er contracted slightly before transforming back into a silver Fire Raven that disappeared into his body.
The young girl opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she suddenly realized that the surrounding atmosphere was a little strange. She immediately shut her mouth and stood obediently at the side.
Seeing that Han Li, who should have been destroyed in both body and soul, was now standing in front of them, alive and well, with a calm and composed look on his face, the purple-bearded man and the other three stared with their mouths agape as they stood there in a daze.
After a while, the few of them finally reacted. They looked at each other and wanted to ask what the result was, but they did not dare to.
Right at this moment, Duan Renli slowly opened his mouth.
"Go and retrieve fifty kilograms of Yin Chen Stone."
His tone was calm and his voice was not loud, but when it entered the ears of the purple-bearded man and the other three, it was as shocking as thunder.
Although they had already guessed it, when they heard this, they still found it hard to believe.
The meaning behind Duan Renli's words was very obvious. He had lost.
One of the two great Grand Elders of the Tengui School, a Mahayana Stage cultivator who could summon wind and rain in the entire Spirit Huan Domain, had actually lost to this ordinary-looking, young Youth in front of him.
Moreover, it was in the Crimson Blood Heavenly Ghost Flag's space of blood.
"Do you want me to repeat myself?" Duan Renli's voice was still calm.
"Yes!"
The four of them were startled. The purple-bearded man and the beautiful woman hurriedly turned around and flew out of the canyon together.
"Fellow Duan is generous, it would be impolite for Han to refuse." Han Li's lips curled into a smile as he said slowly.
"You're very good." Duan Renli looked deeply into Han Li's eyes and said word by word.
Then, he waved one hand and kept the giant blood-colored flag in the air. Then, he suddenly turned into a ray of black light and with a flash, he disappeared at the entrance of the canyon. Not a single trace of him could be seen.
…
Not long after.
Leng Yan Sect, in the main hall of the Chu Yun Peak.
"Although I had expected it, this person is not ordinary.
But I didn't expect him to be so powerful that even Duan Renli from the Tengui School was not his match. "Nangong Zhangshan sat on the main seat in the hall and said with a bitter smile.
"Fortunately, he is not our Leng Yan Sect's enemy." Luo Jun let out a long breath and said with a complicated expression.
"The theft of the Heavenly Talisman Hall and the Scripture Pavilion happened after this Elder Han came to our Chu Yun Peak. I think it was most likely his doing.
But at that time, no matter what, it was impossible to suspect him. "Nangong Zhangshan thought for a while and said.
The rugged man nodded. It was obvious that he had already guessed this.
However, he did not say much about this. Instead, he changed the topic and said,
"Although the Tengui School has kept their mouths shut about this matter, how could they hide such a huge commotion that day?
Now, the entire Spirit Huan Domain is in an uproar because of this matter.
It is said that many forces that were originally affiliated or close to the other two sects have the intention to join us. "
"That's right. Valley Master Yu from the Abundant Valley and Mountain Master Zhao from the Wuwei Mountain have already sent their trusted aides to talk to the Sect Master in secret.
Actually, these people also want to take the opportunity to see Elder Han personally. After confirming his strength, they will decide to join our Leng Yan Sect.
Unfortunately, Elder Han went into seclusion not long after he returned.
The First Supreme Elder also gave an order that no one is allowed to disturb him. "Nangong Zhangshan said with a smile.
Luo Jun nodded thoughtfully and did not say anything else.
After a moment of silence in the hall, Nangong Zhangshan suddenly asked, "Elder Luo, in your opinion, what do you think of this Elder Han?"
Luo Jun's expression changed slightly when he heard this. If it was in the past, he could naturally speak without thinking. But now, he did not dare to speak casually.
After thinking for a while, he said with a serious expression, "I have not had much contact with Elder Han.
Previously, when Martial Nephew Gu brought him into the sect, other than confirming that he was a Strength Cultivator, I did not feel that there was anything special about him that was worth paying attention to.
Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that he is even more meticulous and meticulous.
However, this person is not a heartless person. "
"Oh, why do you say so?" Nangong Zhangshan raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Previously, didn't the Sect Master suggest for Elder Han to move to the cave abode that is adjacent to the First Supreme Elder's on the Sacred Fire Peak? However, he politely refused, saying that he is satisfied with the cave abode now and that there is no need to trouble himself.
On the other hand, I feel that perhaps this is his intention. He wants to return a favor to our Chu Yun Peak. After all, with such an expert overseeing the sect, our peak's position in the sect will naturally rise greatly. "Luo Jun explained.
"Indeed.
Speaking of which, it was Martial Nephew Gu who recommended Elder Han into the sect. This can be considered a major contribution. In the future, we should double the amount of cultivation resources he receives every year. "Nangong Zhangshan said in deep thought when he heard this.