Chapter 1094: Expelling the Demon

The crowd was startled and followed the sound to see a huge demon, ten zhang tall, covered in exquisite white bones, shoot out from the cave entrance and hover above the hall.

When the crowd saw the demon's appearance clearly, they couldn't help but gasp.

Its bones were pure white and glossy like jade, with no skin, flesh, or internal organs. Its massive head was completely different from a human's, resembling a goat skull. On its back were two white bone wings, connected by a transparent membrane, flapping continuously.

Han Li released his divine sense to scan the demon and found that its aura was no weaker than the previous bronze lion demon. He frowned slightly.

“So it was you who released me?” the bone demon said slowly, scanning the crowd below.

Han Li and the others, unsure of its intentions, did not reply, only staring at the demon with caution.

When no one answered, the bone demon's gaze fell on the blue cloth bag in Lan Yan's hand. Its pair of deep blue eyes rolled around in their sockets.

“Since this item is in your hands, it seems you indeed broke the seal. Though I am a demon, I am not one to forget kindness and ignore propriety. You have done me a favor, so I will give you these Abyssal Crystals as thanks.” As the bone demon spoke, it waved its hand, and a blue light flashed at its fingertips.

Seven or eight fist-sized deep blue crystals flew out from the void, containing dense water-attribute law power, clearly not ordinary items.

Seeing this, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

They were not surprised by the rarity of the Abyssal Crystals, but rather by the bone demon's actions.

“Hmph! You neither speak nor accept the gifts—this hurts my pride.” The bone demon's tone turned cold as it spoke silently.

With that, it suddenly waved its hand, and the seven or eight Abyssal Crystals were wrapped in a force and shot toward the crowd.

With a series of piercing sounds, the crystals arrived instantly before them. A dark light within their cores suddenly flared, rapidly expanding from the center and exploding.

A thunderous roar erupted.

All the Abyssal Crystals exploded simultaneously, turning into a powerful shockwave that surged in all directions, carrying rolling black mist with a pungent odor.

Wherever it passed, even the void seemed corroded, emitting a teeth-grinding sizzling sound.

Han Li and the others were prepared, each using their own methods while retreating.

“You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Fine, I’ll play with you then…” The bone demon sneered and shouted.

As its words fell, the entire cliff collapsed completely, and countless huge demons of various kinds shot out from underground, charging at Han Li and the others.

With a restriction barrier covering the peak, they could not retreat far. Seeing the demons approaching, they stopped retreating and met the charge.

Han Li turned his wrist, and a Green Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword appeared in his palm. He slashed downward at a three-headed owl demon with aura comparable to a late-Taiyi cultivator.

With a tearing sound!

A golden light flashed on the blade, and a bolt of golden lightning surged out, turning into a golden lightning sword that tore through the void and struck the three-headed owl's head.

He expected the central head to be severed, but that did not happen.

Instead, a dazzling golden light flared on the top of the three-headed owl's head, colliding with the golden lightning sword. Its neck was forced down, then rebounded, shaking off Han Li's sword light.

At the same time, its left and right heads opened their mouths and let out a sharp screech. Two spiral golden ripples surged out, attacking Han Li from both sides.

However, the spiral golden light had barely flown a hundred zhang when it suddenly slowed, as if frozen.

A golden wheel lit up behind Han Li, and his figure instantly passed between the two golden ripples, flying to the three-headed owl's chest. He activated the Heavenly Devil Suppression Art within him, and his sword pierced through its protective spiritual light, plunging into its heart.

“Crackle…”

A burst of golden lightning spread from the sword, and golden electric threads surged from the wound on the three-headed owl's chest.

At the same time, a patch of silver flame enveloped it from the outside, wrapping it entirely.

All this seemed lengthy but was accomplished with the help of Han Li's time law. Under the combined attack of the Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning and the Essence Fire Bird, the three-headed owl demon perished in an instant.

Compared to Han Li's side, where only one demon harassed him, Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan's situation was much livelier.

Seven or eight Taiyi-stage great demons all gathered around them, seemingly very interested in the blue cloth bag in Lan Yan's hand.

Han Li's heart stirred, and he understood that the blue cloth bag, like the golden sword in Xiong Shan's hand, was a treasure used to suppress the altar's restrictions. Its grade was naturally high, hence coveted by the other side.

The several great demons were fierce, and their combined strength far exceeded that of the siblings.

Lan Yuanzi and Lan Yan had already consumed much from their earlier joint secret technique, and now they were forced into a defensive retreat, hard-pressed.

Han Li hesitated for a moment, about to help, when he saw Lan Yan's gaze sharpen. She raised her hand to hold the blue cloth bag, and with one hand forming a seal, she pointed at the bag.

A blue light lit at her fingertip, and the blue cloth bag began to heave violently. Thunder rolled from the bag's mouth, and a blue light vortex suddenly emerged.

Han Li's gaze focused on the bag's mouth, a strange look in his eyes. He saw lightning flashing within the vortex, as if there were a water-thunder great formation inside.

At that moment, Lan Yan stood back-to-back with Lan Yuanzi, suddenly tilting the bag's mouth toward the gathered demons and shouting:

“Go!”

With that shout, the blue light vortex at the bag's mouth spun rapidly. Seven or eight blue water dragons charged out again, opening their mouths to bite at the demons.

Just then, Lan Yan's expression changed, her face turning deathly pale, as if her immortal spiritual power had been excessively drained.

Han Li noticed and was inwardly startled.

The blue cloth bag was certainly an immortal artifact, but how high was its grade that using it even slightly consumed so much of Lan Yan's power?

From her appearance, it seemed not only immortal spiritual power but also law power had been significantly depleted.

In comparison, Xiong Shan, with his mere late-Golden Immortal cultivation, had managed to activate that Primordial Ancient Sword. Thinking back, it was indeed somewhat strange.

As Han Li pondered, another demon charged at him. He snorted coldly, raised his sword, and engaged it in battle.

The blue water dragons moved swiftly, and as they acted, the surrounding void seemed covered by a light screen containing water-attribute law power, sealing off the demons' escape routes.

Several demons too close could not dodge and were bitten by the blue water dragons.

The demons howled strangely, struggling wildly with various means, but could not break free. They were dragged backward by the water dragons.

Their bodies rapidly shrank as they were pulled back, becoming the size of pellets as they neared the bag's mouth, and were all sucked into the bag.

Once inside, the demons fell into the water-thunder formation within. The entire blue light vortex boiled over, with thunderous roars deafening.

In just a few breaths, miserable howls mixed with the thunder came from the blue cloth bag.

Moments later, all sounds ceased, and the several demons had turned to ashes.

Lan Yan, who had activated the bag, seemed drained of all strength, collapsing limply.

Lan Yuanzi quickly caught her, took the blue cloth bag from her hand, and produced a water-blue pill to feed her.

Seeing this, the bone demon let out a sharp screech. The remaining demons immediately halted their attack and fled backward.

The bone demon's gaze lingered on the group for a moment, then it turned, flapping its bone wings, and fled with the other demons.

After tidying up, the group gathered again.

Lei Yuce's gaze fell on the blue cloth bag in Lan Yuanzi's hand, his expression turning grim. After hesitating for a long time, he ultimately said nothing reproachful or demanding, but simply cupped his hands to the group and said:

“Everyone, wait a moment. The restriction formation here is severely damaged and needs time to repair. You may search the surroundings for any remaining treasures.”

With that, ignoring how others reacted, he took Wen Zhong to repair the formation.

The Lan siblings did not move, but sat cross-legged to continue recuperating.

Lan Yan's consumption seemed more severe than imagined. Even after taking the pill, her complexion remained poor. Lan Yuanzi looked at her with great distress, and his gaze on the blue cloth bag in his hand became hesitant.

After watching for a while, Han Li, like the others, began searching the vicinity.

But after the hall's destruction, the cliff was already a mess of ruins. After searching, aside from some water-attribute materials, they found nothing.

After about a quarter of an hour, Lei Yuce and Wen Zhong returned and said:

“Everyone, the restriction formation at the altar has been repaired. You may continue on your way.”

With that, he called to Su Quanxi, and the three flew up, continuing toward the peak.

Jiao San and the others followed closely behind.

Han Li was about to follow when, as if sensing something, he suddenly turned to look at a distant spot, then frowned, a puzzled expression on his face.

After thinking for a moment, still unable to figure it out, he shook his head and continued forward.