Chapter 1132: Another Kind of Reward

Near the Time Tower.

After a brief rest, Li Qima and Qu Lin’s expressions had eased considerably.

“Fellow Daoist Han, I have already helped you with the matter you requested. Shouldn’t you now return my life-bound soul tablet?” Qu Lin stood up and said to Han Li.

“Of course.” Han Li said, flipping his hand to produce Qu Lin’s life-bound soul tablet and tossing it over.

“Hey! Fellow Daoist Han, what about mine? According to our agreement, my life-bound soul tablet should also be returned to me, right?” Seeing Han Li only return Qu Lin’s tablet and not his own, Li Qima’s expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

“Fellow Daoist Li Qima, earlier you said that if I retrieved your life-bound soul tablet, you would give me a reward. Surely you haven’t forgotten?” Han Li produced Li Qima’s life-bound soul tablet but did not hand it over, instead rubbing it in his hand.

“If you hadn’t mentioned it, I almost forgot. But come to think of it, you really don’t like to suffer losses. Still, that’s fine—straightforward, no need for all those twists and turns.” Li Qima laughed, then opened his mouth and spat.

A white light flew from his mouth and landed before him, revealing a large white banner. The banner was covered with wind and cloud patterns, radiating an extremely strong wind law fluctuation.

Even before the treasure was activated, the air currents for hundreds of li around began to churn and surge, forming a massive vortex centered on the white banner.

“This Wind-Making Banner is an immortal artifact I painstakingly refined in the past, reaching the fifth-grade level. It can be used to accelerate flight and also has the effect of trapping enemies. It is one of my most treasured personal possessions. Now I gift it to you, Fellow Daoist Han, as compensation for retrieving my life-bound soul tablet.” Li Qima looked at the white banner with a hint of reluctance, but still immediately handed it to Han Li.

“This banner is indeed extraordinary, but to unleash its power, one must possess the wind law. I do not cultivate the wind law, so it would be useless to me. Please take it back, Fellow Daoist Li Qima. As for the reward, I would like to exchange it for something else.” Han Li glanced at the white banner, waved his hand to emit a golden light, and sent the banner back to Li Qima, saying.

“This… what does Fellow Daoist Han want from me?” Li Qima asked, startled.

“I do not want any treasures from you, Fellow Daoist Li Qima. I only ask that you agree to one condition.” Han Li said with a faint smile.

“What condition?” Li Qima pressed.

“I can see that you possess true spirit bloodline and are of the true spirit clan. Surely you have heard of the two true spirits, Baxia and Zhu Yan?” Han Li switched to voice transmission and asked.

“I know a little about them. They are extremely rare and powerful true spirits. Why do you mention them, Fellow Daoist Han?” Li Qima asked, somewhat puzzled.

“I would like to ask you, Fellow Daoist Li Qima, to help me find a sample of each of their true spirit essence blood. That will be my reward.” Han Li said.

He already had ten types of true spirit bloodlines within him, needing only two more to complete the set. Those two were precisely Baxia and Zhu Yan.

However, he was currently being hunted by the Heavenly Court and other forces, leaving him little time to search for these two true spirit essence bloods. Since Li Qima possessed a true spirit bloodline, it would be better for him to do the searching.

“You speak lightly, Fellow Daoist Han. These two true spirits have nearly vanished from the True Immortal Realm. Where do you expect me to find them? And even if I do find them, obtaining their blood will not be easy. Moreover, Baxia and Zhu Yan are extremely powerful true spirits; extracting their bloodline power is no simple task.” Li Qima said solemnly via voice transmission.

“I know these two true spirit essence bloods are not easy to find. Just do your best, Fellow Daoist Li Qima. If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to contact me for help.” Han Li took out a communication array disk and handed it over together with the life-bound soul tablet in his hand.

Li Qima’s eyes flickered, and he accepted the communication array disk and the life-bound soul tablet.

“Are you not afraid that I will take these and leave, now that you’ve given me my life-bound soul tablet?” He waved the tablet and said.

“I consider myself somewhat capable of judging people. Although my interactions with you, Fellow Daoist Li Qima, have been few, I can see that you are not one to break your word.” Han Li said with a faint smile.

Moreover, finding the remaining two true spirit essence bloods was not a matter of great importance. Even if Li Qima failed to keep his promise, it would not be a big deal for him. At worst, he could put out a bounty in the Reincarnation Hall and search slowly.

“Fellow Daoist Han’s trust in me suits my taste. Very well, I will do my best to search.” Li Qima’s eyes flashed with a sharp light as he put away the communication array disk, the life-bound soul tablet, and the Wind-Making Banner.

Jiao San watched the exchange between Han Li and Li Qima, her beautiful eyes flickering, but she tactfully did not inquire.

At that moment, another thunderous roar sounded, and the nearby void shattered once again!

Two figures shot out from within—it was Liu Zizai and Hu San.

Both had sustained injuries of varying degrees, but they appeared to be in no serious danger. Seeing Han Li and the others, they immediately flew over.

“Senior Liu, Fellow Daoist Liu, you both made it out safely.” Jiao San said joyfully.

Before Jiao San’s words faded, another change occurred!

A rumbling noise suddenly came from ahead. The sixth floor of the Time Tower collapsed with a bang, and a spatial storm erupted from within, spreading in all directions, sweeping Han Li and the others away.

Moreover, the spatial storm was filled with spatial cracks that cut in all directions.

The group hurriedly dodged, but the spatial cracks were numerous and too sudden. Hu San’s right arm was grazed by a spatial crack, and with a tearing sound, his arm was severed, then exploded into a shower of blood.

Seeing this, the others retreated at even greater speed.

Lan Yan, who had been cultivating in a distant canyon, was also startled awake and quickly flew toward the group, fleeing together into the distance.

The others were not particularly surprised by Lan Yan’s appearance.

Fortunately, the spatial storm did not spread too far; instead, it began to converge, and no one else was injured.

Before they could say anything, another loud crash came from the Time Tower, and the fifth floor exploded as well.

Then the fourth, third, second, and even the first floor exploded in succession…

The entire Time Tower vanished without a trace, leaving only a raging spatial storm that madly cut and devoured everything around.

The power contained in this spatial storm was extremely terrifying. Waves of exceptionally strong spatial force churned within it, far surpassing the void turbulence Han Li had experienced earlier.

Han Li felt that even if his time law power were still intact and his immortal spiritual power at its peak, being caught in this spatial turbulence would mean certain death.

The entire space here was also shaken by this terrifying spatial storm, trembling violently, while the ground quaked.

“Such terrifying spatial force! Fortunately, we escaped in time; otherwise, we would have died without a burial place.” Qu Lin said, still shaken.

Although his physical body was extremely powerful, he felt it could not withstand this spatial turbulence.

“Each floor of the Time Tower opened up an independent space. The entire tower can be considered a spatial immortal artifact of extremely high grade. Naturally, its self-destruction unleashes extraordinary power.” Liu Zizai said.

“Fellow Daoist Shi is still inside. He was caught in the self-destruction of Wen Taisui’s remnant soul’s Heavenly Human Realm domain, and now he’s been swept into this terrifying spatial storm. I’m afraid his chances are slim.” Li Qima looked at the violent storm ahead and sighed.

“The self-destruction of a Heavenly Human Realm domain is no small matter; it can threaten any Da Luo existence, especially since Wen Taisui’s remnant soul used a time domain. Fellow Daoist Shi had only recently been freed, and his strength likely hadn’t fully recovered. I fear he really may have…” Liu Zizai also sighed.

Hearing this, Jiao San’s brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of anxiety flickered in her eyes.

“Hmph! It’s better that old madman is dead. Every time I see him, it’s bad luck.” Qu Lin snorted.

“You little bug, who are you saying is better off dead? It’s only been a short while since I last beat you, and your skin is itching again?” A sudden voice rang in everyone’s ears; it was unmistakably Black Heaven Demon Ancestor.

Qu Lin shuddered, his eyes darting around in panic, his face instantly turning pale.

At that moment, a wisp of black light flew out from each person present, converging in one place.

Han Li and the others were greatly alarmed and quickly cast spells to examine their internal conditions, but found nothing amiss.

The onlookers in the distance also had a wisp of black light fly out from them, converging toward the same spot.

All the black lights merged into one, forming a black figure—it was Black Heaven Demon Ancestor.

Seeing this, Qu Lin’s face turned even paler. He stood frozen, not daring to move.

“Fellow Daoist Shi, has your heart demon law reached the realm of ‘illusory demon following the mind’? I’ve heard that cultivating the heart demon law to this level makes one immortal and indestructible. Even if one’s physical body and soul are destroyed, one can be reborn at any time within the heart demons of others, impossible to kill!” Liu Zizai said with an incredulous expression.

“Hehe, of course. Although that bastard Wen Taisui suppressed me for so many years, he also allowed my heart demon law to advance further!” Black Heaven Demon Ancestor said smugly.

“Senior Shi’s boundless divine abilities fill us with admiration.” Jiao San and the others also flattered.

Black Heaven Demon Ancestor, praised by all, burst into laughter, extremely pleased.

Han Li looked at Black Heaven Demon Ancestor, his brow suddenly twitching as he noticed something amiss.

Although this man had been resurrected, the aura he emitted was far weaker than before. It seemed this rebirth came at a cost.

Seeing that Black Heaven Demon Ancestor’s attention had been diverted by the others, Qu Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly moved to hide behind the crowd.

“Little bug, where do you think you’re going!” Black Heaven Demon Ancestor suddenly turned his gaze to Qu Lin, his eyes turning cold, and his figure flickered and disappeared.

Qu Lin’s expression changed. Golden light flashed on his body, and he instantly transformed into his Metal Devouring Immortal form.

The moment he transformed, Black Heaven Demon Ancestor appeared before him and sent him flying with a punch.

Then golden shadows flashed, and punches rained down like a storm.

Once again, Qu Lin was beaten flying all over by Black Heaven Demon Ancestor, his screams unceasing.

However, Black Heaven Demon Ancestor’s strength was now much lower than before. Although he still sent Qu Lin flying everywhere, the damage was far less than the previous time.

Moreover, Qu Lin’s beating this time was due to his own loose tongue, so he deserved it. Han Li and the others made no attempt to stop it.