Chapter 1084: Secret Collusion

Lei Yuce and the others, seeing Han Li trapped by She Chan, hesitated for a moment before flying over in his direction.

“Serves him right!”

Jin Liu curled his lips into a smile, muttered to himself, and also flew over.

Only Jiao San and the other person did not move immediately; both seemed somewhat hesitant.

“Just now, you seemed to want to make a move for him. Could it be that you are also his accomplice from the Reincarnation Palace? If so, don’t hold back. Feel free to try; who knows, you might be able to save him?” She Chan looked at Jiao San and said with a slightly provocative tone.

A flash of anger appeared in Jiao San’s eyes. She clenched her fist in her sleeve and took a step forward.

“Very well, you are indeed his accomplice. You…”

Before She Chan could finish speaking, her expression suddenly changed. At her feet, an anomaly abruptly occurred.

On the clay figurine that had sealed Han Li, a stream of golden light flowed, and a strange golden tree shadow suddenly emerged, then rapidly grew. Its branches spread out, extending thick vines that coiled around the entire figurine.

Immediately after, a strong golden light shone, and a rich aura of the law of time flowed out.

Just as everyone was dazzled, the clay figurine sealing Han Li suddenly melted again, turning into a pool of yellow mud that flowed across the ground. Han Li’s figure then leaped up, his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword thrusting straight at She Chan.

All of this seemed lengthy, but under the law of time, it was merely an instant.

Greatly alarmed, She Chan was about to retreat, but suddenly felt her feet tighten. Looking down, she saw that an unknown layer of golden sand, different from before, had piled up to her ankles.

She felt a strange fluctuation of the law of time coming from beneath her, and her legs seemed to freeze, unable to move an inch.

Before she could make any move, the vines from the golden tree shadow that had appeared earlier wound around her upper body, binding her in place.

At the same time, golden light blazed behind Han Li, and the True Word Wheel roared out, completely trapping She Chan in place.

Without any hesitation, Han Li flicked his wrist. The Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword appeared in his hand, its surface flashing with electric light, and he thrust it straight at her heart.

This scene was too sudden. The others nearby were also affected by the law of time, almost all frozen in place, unable to move.

Han Li’s sword tip struck She Chan’s chest, producing a sound of metal striking stone, and sparks of golden fire flew. The Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword failed to pierce her chest!

Han Li frowned, clearly somewhat surprised.

At that moment, yellow runes lit up on She Chan’s body. The law of earth emanating from them formed layers of yellow law fluctuations, counteracting the time law fluctuations from Han Li’s three law manifestations.

As one of the three supreme laws, the law of time naturally held an advantage. However, there was still a gap in cultivation between Han Li and She Chan, and the latter had cultivated the law of earth to a profound level, allowing the two to contend.

Under the pressure of the yellow light, the layers of golden radiance receded slightly. A layer of yellow light enveloped She Chan, as if forming a small realm around her that could resist external law influences, gradually restoring some of her mobility.

Seeing this, Han Li frowned even more. He quickly contracted the range of his three time law manifestations by half to strengthen the binding on She Chan.

She Chan had fallen into his carefully laid trap due to underestimation, and he had caught her off guard. If she escaped now, it would be difficult to restrain her again.

Indeed, as the range of the three time law manifestations contracted, the small realm around She Chan was compressed again, and her body stiffened in place, unable to move.

Relieved, Han Li twisted his wrist, and the thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords roared out, hovering in midair with trembling chirps. As the swords vibrated, layers of green sword shadows rippled outward.

On the countless sword lights and shadows manifested by the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, thunder roared simultaneously. Golden electric light scattered and shot out, dense arcs forming a sea of thunder and a pool of lightning.

“Go!”

Han Li formed a sword seal with his hand and shouted softly.

The golden thunder pool immediately boiled. A golden dragon raised its head from within, emitting sword cries like dragon roars. It twisted in midair and dove toward She Chan with overwhelming momentum, like a torrent of thunder and lightning.

Where the golden thunder dragon passed, the void trembled violently, and spatial cracks appeared in the air. The entire desert seemed to shake like an earthquake.

Just as the golden thunder dragon was about to engulf She Chan, a strange blue light suddenly lit up behind Han Li.

A blue pearl the size of a fist appeared, with several golden runes lighting up on it. A water-blue light burst forth, transforming into a massive water vortex that swept outward.

Han Li was fully focused on controlling the time law manifestations and the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords to kill She Chan, so he did not notice the change behind him. By the time he sensed it, it was too late.

He felt a tremendous force sweep toward him from behind. Although the golden light from the True Word Wheel slowed it, it could not completely block it. He lost control of the time law manifestations and the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

With a loud bang, Han Li was sent flying.

The sword dragon formed by the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords scattered just before landing on She Chan, losing all its momentum. The sword lights dissipated, leaving only the physical swords, which flew back into Han Li’s body through their spiritual connection.

After flying back several hundred zhang, Han Li steadied himself. He turned his head and looked toward Lei Yuce and the others, his eyes filled with anger.

The others also looked in surprise at one among them—Jin Liu.

The one who had attacked Han Li with the Primordial Water Pearl, causing his effort to fail, was none other than Jin Liu.

“Why did you…” Su Qianxi asked, also puzzled.

“Why? This man is a wanted criminal of the Heavenly Court. Shouldn’t everyone strike him down? You refused to help Senior She, which already fails to uphold the duty of cultivators from the Golden Immortal Domain, and you still ask me why?” Jin Liu said with a serious expression, speaking with righteous indignation.

“By acting rashly, aren’t you afraid of bringing trouble to our Tianshui Sect? You can’t afford to offend the Heavenly Court, but can you afford to offend the Reincarnation Palace?” Su Qianxi rarely showed anger, rebuking him.

“Fairy Su’s words seem to intentionally shield a wanted criminal. Then I…” Before Jin Liu could finish, She Chan interrupted him.

“Heh heh, why does Fellow Daoist Jin need to speak in such a roundabout way? According to our secret agreement through voice transmission, as long as you help me capture Han Li, what difficulty is there in helping you take this Fairy Su?” She Chan said with a sinister smile, stretching her limbs.

Hearing this, Jin Liu’s expression changed, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face.

“Let’s capture Han Li first.” But he quickly regained his composure, turned his gaze to Han Li, and said.

Although Jin Liu knew that She Chan’s move was to completely bind him to her, he still felt strong dissatisfaction, but he dared not show this anger.

At this moment, not only Su Qianxi but everyone, including the Lan siblings, looked at Jin Liu with contempt. Lei Yuce’s eyes even hid a hint of killing intent.

The Primordial Water Pearl’s attack, though seemingly powerful, mainly interrupted Han Li’s assault and helped She Chan escape, causing little damage to Han Li himself.

Suppressing his anger, Han Li gripped the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, now formed from the fusion of thirty-six swords, and suddenly leaped forward, charging at She Chan.

Seeing this, She Chan’s eyes also showed more caution, no longer daring to underestimate Han Li.

She twisted her wrist, and the yellow light barrier around her expanded again, forming a domain that enveloped the surroundings.

On the ground, winding mountains appeared, and large swamps emerged.

Han Li had only flown a few hundred zhang when mud flew up from the ground, forming giant hands that grabbed at him. A mountain peak also pressed down from above.

The increasingly heavy pressure from the surrounding space slowed his flight speed.

“Fellow Daoist Han, let me help you.” Jiao San’s voice suddenly sounded from the ground, and a dark red domain space expanded.

Inside it, Han Li immediately felt the pressure lessen.

Before he could thank her, Hu San’s domain also expanded.

“Alas, in the end, I couldn’t just look away…” Hu San sighed.

Delighted, Han Li activated both the Heavenly Devil Suppression Art and his true spirit bloodline. Blood light enveloped him, his body swelled, and he transformed into a giant demon with three true spirit heads.

“See? They are indeed accomplices from the Reincarnation Palace. Why don’t you all join forces and capture them?” She Chan said, greatly surprised.

Lei Yuce and the others remained motionless.

The Lan siblings also turned around, as if unwilling to see what was happening.

“Are you rebelling?”

She Chan flew into a rage but had no choice. She leaped up to meet Han Li.

Twisting her wrist, a wolf-tooth club appeared in her hand, emanating the law of earth, clearly a high-grade immortal artifact.

A hundred zhang apart, both used all their strength and swung at each other.

At this moment, Han Li had fully mobilized his star power, exerting the power of the true dragon, roc, and mountain giant to their peak. He channeled the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning from the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword, forming a giant lightning sword that slashed down.

On She Chan’s wolf-tooth club, yellow light condensed, and layers of black rock appeared on its surface. The gravitational force it contained reached an astonishing level, weighing more than ten thousand jun. It also formed a giant club shadow and smashed heavily toward Han Li.