Chapter 1022: Storming the Immortal Palace Alone

"Isn't it enough to have the Lan siblings handle it? No matter how formidable Han Li is, he's only a Taiyi realm cultivator. Why send me as well?" The yellow toad snorted dismissively.

"It's said that Han Li cultivates one of the three supreme laws—the Law of Time—and has considerable skill. He cannot be underestimated. I'm not at ease with only the Lan siblings. This time, you must go without anyone knowing. Do not reveal your identity when you arrive; stay hidden in the shadows and act covertly. Strike to kill with one blow." Miao Fa Immortal Venerable shook his head and said.

She Chan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, but a flicker of dissatisfaction passed through the depths of its six eyes.

Just a mere Taiyi realm cultivator—not only did its master send it, a Da Luo, on a special trip, but also wanted it to ambush from the shadows. It was too belittling.

"This matter is of great importance; there must be no mistakes, or you will be held accountable!" Miao Fa Immortal Venerable's gaze turned cold.

"Yes. I will go and send the message now." She Chan stood up, yellow light flickering on its body. Its massive form rapidly shrank, in the blink of an eye transforming into a plump, ugly yellow-faced woman.

Then, the ugly woman's body flickered, turning into a yellow shadow that merged into the ground and vanished.

Miao Fa Immortal Venerable stared into the void before him, then with a flicker of movement, disappeared into thin air.

…

Within the Jinyuan Immortal Palace, Dongfang Bai walked out of the transmission hall, his anxious expression completely gone.

As long as the people from Jinhan Immortal Palace arrived, capturing Han Li would be no problem. Then he would exact all the humiliation he had suffered before from Han Li.

Dongfang Bai mentally devised dozens of vicious methods to torture Han Li, feeling greatly pleased.

"Someone!"

After a moment's hesitation, Dongfang Bai called out loudly.

As his voice fell, a beam of light shot over from afar, landing before Dongfang Bai in an instant, transforming into a sharp-eyed, stern young man.

"Palace Master, what are your orders?"

"Hei Dao and Lü Yun failed in their mission while accompanying me this time and have fallen. Han Ya, from today onward, you are the commander of 'Dark Sword.' Dispatch all the spies in 'Dark Sword' and contact the undercover agents lurking in various places. You must find Han Li's whereabouts." Dongfang Bai ordered.

"Yes!" The stern young man's usually calm eyes couldn't help but flash with joy as he bowed in acknowledgment.

At that moment, a muffled sound came from afar. The ground beneath their feet shook violently, and the nearby halls trembled slightly, emitting a rumbling noise.

"What's going on?" Dongfang Bai frowned, looking outward.

"I'll go check." The stern young man said immediately, about to fly out.

Just then, a streak of light shot over from afar and landed instantly, revealing a golden-robed guard drenched in blood.

"Reporting to the Palace Master, something terrible has happened! Someone has stormed the palace, and we cannot hold them off." The man said with a face full of panic.

"Who dares to cause trouble at the Jinyuan Immortal Palace!" A flash of anger flickered in Dongfang Bai's eyes. He was about to fly out when his expression suddenly shifted, and he stopped.

He extended his divine sense, spreading it toward the entrance of the Jinyuan Immortal Palace, and his face immediately changed.

…

The once magnificent entrance of the Immortal Palace was now in shambles, with over a dozen halls collapsed into ruins.

In midair, over a hundred Immortal Palace cultivators, led by five extraordinary black-robed elders of distinguished bearing, had formed a crescent-shaped battle formation.

The five men were nearly identical in height and appearance, as if born of the same mother, and all exuded a chilling aura.

The cultivators present were mostly at the True Immortal late stage or Golden Immortal level, while the five black-robed elders were Taiyi realm existences.

Various immortal artifacts and secret techniques flew out from the battle formation like raindrops, bombarding the opposite side.

But on the opposite side stood only one person.

That person was a young man in a green robe, surrounded by forty or fifty golden flying swords that spun and danced like fish, weaving into a dense net of golden sword shadows, effortlessly slicing apart all the attacks coming from the opposite side.

At the same time, with a flick of his fingers, over a dozen more golden flying swords shot out from his sleeve. In a flash, over a dozen hundred-zhang-long golden sword qi materialized, like divine swords piercing the sky, descending with awe-inspiring momentum.

Before the sword qi even landed, it emitted a thunderous roar. Where it passed, even the vast sky seemed to be split open, leaving a long white sword scar.

The five Taiyi elders' expressions changed drastically. They immediately shifted positions, standing in a cross formation, and each spat out a black banner embroidered with a ferocious black dragon pattern.

The five men simultaneously formed hand seals and waved, and the black banners unfurled with a whoosh, expanding several times in size, flapping noisily.

Thick, viscous black qi rolled out from the black banners, forming a massive black cloud that surged toward the sword qi. Where it passed, the void seemed corroded, hissing and trembling continuously.

Seeing this, the nearby Golden Immortal cultivators recoiled as if from a viper, quickly retreating.

"Demonic qi!" The green-robed man raised an eyebrow and moved his ten fingers in succession.

With a crackling sound, thick golden arcs of electricity appeared on the surface of the golden sword qi, emitting a righteous and majestic lightning law, and struck down upon the black cloud.

The dense black cloud roiled violently, immediately emitting a deafening sizzling sound, as if encountering its nemesis, dissolving into countless streams of black smoke that dissipated.

Those golden sword qi instantly tore through the black cloud and slashed toward the five Taiyi elders behind.

The five men's expressions changed drastically. Black qi flickered on their bodies, and their tall figures suddenly shrank rapidly in a burst of noise, in an instant turning into three-foot-tall dwarves. They dodged to the side with lightning speed, their speed greatly increased, narrowly evading the golden sword qi.

The golden sword qi did not pursue the five, instead falling among the True Immortals and Golden Immortals behind.

"Ahhh!"

Piercing screams rang out. The sword qi sent waves of blood through the crowd, with severed limbs and arms flying wildly. None of the True Immortal realm cultivators survived, and a full third of the Golden Immortal cultivators fell. The remaining Golden Immortals, terrified, fled for their lives in all directions, and the crescent battle formation collapsed.

Han Li's cultivation had greatly advanced, and the power of the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had also risen accordingly.

The five Taiyi elders' bodies cracked as they returned to their original forms. Seeing this, their faces showed fury.

Those Golden Immortal cultivators were the foundation of the Jinyuan Immortal Palace, and now a third of them had been wiped out.

"Who exactly are you, sir? How dare you slaughter the people of my Jinyuan Immortal Palace like this! Wait for the endless pursuit and punishment from the Heavenly Court!" One of the five elders roared angrily.

The green-robed man remained expressionless, as if he hadn't heard, and flicked his fingers again.

The dozen or so sword qi trembled and shot out again, turning into a dozen afterimages that chased after the other Golden Immortal cultivators. In an instant, several more Golden Immortals were pierced through, dying with miserable screams.

The five Taiyi elders' faces turned ashen. They looked toward the depths of the Immortal Palace, as if waiting for something, but nothing happened.

Two more screams rang out as two more were pierced through and died.

The five men's expressions grew even darker. Just as they were about to charge forward recklessly, a dozen dazzling green lights descended from the sky, transforming into a dozen green giant pythons.

These green giant pythons were extremely fast and incredibly agile, their massive bodies each coiling around a golden sword qi.

Ribbon-like green qi flew out from the pythons' bodies, entangling the fierce and sharp golden sword qi.

The golden sword qi trembled, arcs of electricity crackling, and the green ribbons immediately snapped, but more green qi flew out from the giant pythons, continuing to entangle.

For every one broken, three grew; for every ten broken, a hundred grew!

In just a few breaths, the fierce golden sword qi dimmed considerably and shrank in size.

Countless green ribbons densely wrapped around the sword qi, giving the feeling of forming a huge cocoon that enveloped them.

The green-robed man's eyes flickered. He formed a hand seal and waved.

The golden sword qi suddenly shrank, turning into foot-long golden small swords that slashed through the air.

With a tearing sound, the green cocoon was cut open, and the golden small swords shot out, circling and dancing around the green-robed man.

A figure descended from the sky—it was Dongfang Bai.

The dozen or so green giant pythons shot back, rapidly shrinking and connecting head to tail, transforming into a dozen green rings that floated around him.

Seeing Dongfang Bai's figure, the Immortal Palace crowd's spirits lifted greatly.

"The Palace Master is here!"

"Kid, our Palace Master has arrived. Your time is up!"

"Palace Master, this man is audacious and has slaughtered many of our people. He must not be allowed to leave alive today!"

The Immortal Palace crowd flew behind Dongfang Bai, gnashing their teeth in indignation.

Dongfang Bai ignored the people around him, looking at the green-robed man, and grinned, slowly speaking: "Han Li, I admit you are powerful, but daring to storm the Jinyuan Immortal Palace—you have some nerve!"

"Dongfang Bai, you coming out yourself saves me the trouble. The other day, you massacred the Azure Fox Clan without cause, killing all 57,300 members of the clan. Your sins are monstrous. Today is your death day!" The green-robed man was indeed Han Li. He looked up at Dongfang Bai and said in a sinister tone.

At these words, the nearby crowd stirred in shock, many looking toward Dongfang Bai.

The Heavenly Court had long strictly forbidden the wanton slaughter of the weak, with severe punishment for violators. Han Li's words were so specific that they were unlikely to be baseless.

"The Azure Fox Clan harbored you, a wanted criminal on the Immortal Slaughter List, and attacked my search team. They deserved to die!" Dongfang Bai frowned and immediately said.

"Enough talk. Today I have come to take your life, to lay to rest the spirits of the Azure Fox Clan. Prepare to die!" Han Li had no intention of continuing the conversation. He formed a hand seal and pointed.

The fifty or sixty Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords circling around him trembled and shot toward Dongfang Bai, emitting a piercing sword whistle.

Seeing this, Dongfang Bai formed hand seals and waved.

A series of crisp sounds rang out!

The green rings around him shot out, once again transforming into a dozen green giant pythons. Countless green ribbons flew out from these giant pythons, wrapping around the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.