Chapter 384: Anomaly

Having already succeeded once, Han Li was fairly confident that he could refine another Void Yuan Pill with the remaining materials.

When the time came, he would see what was so special about this pill that Jiao San, this Reincarnation Disciple, was so eager to obtain.

Having made up his mind, he flipped his hand and took out the Wind-Calming Pearl, then imitated Li Shiyi's earlier gesture by forming a hand seal and pointing.

A black ripple emanated from the Wind-Calming Pearl, spreading outward and sweeping away the漫天落魄惊风.

He turned his head and gazed into the depths of the落魄惊风, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

In truth, he was still curious about what lay deep within the落魄惊风. Now that his divine sense problem was resolved, it wouldn't hurt to venture in and explore.

But he quickly shook his head, suppressing this thought. His body blazed with green light, and he suddenly transformed into a green rainbow that plunged into the落魄惊风, flying toward the Black Wind Sea region.

A day and a night later.

Han Li's figure reappeared above the sea surface somewhere in the Black Wind Sea. He put away the Wind-Calming Pearl and let out a light sigh.

With this rare treasure, although the落魄惊风 could no longer affect him, staying in it for a long time still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Just then, his brow twitched as if he had thought of something. He flipped his hand and took out the red mask, put it on, and formed a hand seal with one hand. The mask glowed with a vast red light, summoning the mission interface before him.

After a quick glance, joy appeared in his eyes. He flipped his hand and took out a small pouch of Immortal Origin Stones, placed it in the central vortex formation of the mission interface, and formed hand seals.

Moments later, the Immortal Origin Stones in his hand turned into seven or eight types of materials.

Two spirit herbs, two beast materials, and the rest were several crystals of various colors.

These were exactly the spiritual materials needed to refine the Golden Soul Pill. He had previously posted a search mission, and unexpectedly, they had all been found so quickly.

Han Li carefully inspected each material, and after confirming there were no issues, he stored them away separately by category.

The refining process for the Golden Soul Pill was not complicated. With his current alchemy skills, combined with the time power of the True Word Wheel, this single set of materials would suffice.

After doing all this, Han Li's body glowed with遁光, transforming into a green rainbow and flying unhurriedly ahead.

Although he had told Jiao San earlier that he would begin cultivating the Soul-Refining Art, he actually had no intention of starting immediately. Now that the divine sense隐患 was temporarily resolved, his most urgent priority was naturally to advance to Golden Immortal as soon as possible.

That said, although he had joined the Reincarnation Hall and become a so-called Reincarnation Disciple, it did nothing to help his situation of being wanted by the North Cold Immortal Palace. In fact, if discovered, he would likely face even greater trouble.

For now, the only course was to enhance his strength as much as possible, so that he could safely weather this crisis before considering other matters.

With the help of the Golden Soul Pill, the soul transformation would be no problem. The remaining issue was opening the last immortal aperture.

This seemingly simple step was the key that had stopped countless late-stage True Immortal cultivators throughout the ages.

At this thought, he couldn't help but sigh.

Over the years, he had never stopped searching for methods to break through to Golden Immortal, including the complete technique of the Great Cycle Star Origin Art.

In the Unconstant Alliance alone, he had posted several missions, offering extremely generous rewards for any methods that could help advance to Golden Immortal or open immortal apertures.

Unfortunately, after so many years, he had found nothing.

Han Li frowned slightly, but his gaze quickly became resolute.

He formed hand seals, and the red mask on his face emitted a layer of red light that enveloped his body.

The next moment, the red light dissipated, and he had transformed into a middle-aged man with a square face and thick eyebrows.

Then, with a surge of his magic power, his遁速 suddenly increased by several times, and in just a few flashes, he disappeared at the horizon.

That direction was exactly where Black Wind City lay.

But he had barely flown over a hundred thousand li when his遁光 suddenly stopped, and he halted in midair.

With a series of rumbling sounds from the sea below, the previously calm sea surface began to churn violently, throwing up huge waves that surged with overwhelming force. The crashing waves sent up countless splashes and produced thunderous roars.

Not only the sea below, but the surrounding void also seemed to tremble slightly.

"What's going on?" Han Li raised an eyebrow at the sight.

This earthquake-like anomaly, as if a long-accumulated energy had suddenly burst forth, had even begun to shake the void—a rare occurrence in the Black Wind Sea.

He glanced at the sea below for a moment, then quickly looked away, ignoring it, and continued flying forward.

…

In a sea area near Black Wind Island, there were many coral reefs, on which grew a kind of red seaweed. Seen from above, this sea area resembled a giant chessboard dotted with countless red pieces.

This sea area was named Chessboard Sea by people.

Although it was near Black Wind Island, it was actually millions of li away and deviated from several main sea routes, making it rarely visited.

The area had rich天地灵气 and abundant海底 mineral resources, so it was inhabited by many demon beasts, including several special types whose demon cores and materials were extremely valuable, attracting many cultivators to hunt here.

Such situations were common everywhere in the Black Wind Sea.

After all, compared to the vast expanse of the sea, the islands occupied by cultivators were negligible, and large stretches of wild sea were still dominated by demon beasts.

While it was normal for cultivators to hunt demon beasts, it was also not uncommon for cultivators to be killed and devoured if they encountered powerful demon beasts.

In the Chessboard Sea, several human cultivators were currently facing the danger of falling.

Three human cultivators—a bearded middle-aged man, a girl in a red dress, and a young man in a black robe—were riding a green flying boat treasure, fleeing at lightning speed.

Behind the flying boat, a blue light mass was in hot pursuit. Inside the blue light, the demon beast was unclear, but blue arcs of electricity flashed over it from time to time, producing rumbling sounds.

All three cultivators were at the Nascent Soul stage. The green flying boat was covered with dense spiritual patterns, clearly a good treasure, and its speed was not slow.

But the blue light mass was slightly faster, gradually catching up. Soon the distance between them narrowed to just over ten li.

"No good. If this continues, we won't escape," the bearded man said, his eyes red with urgency.

"Then what do we do? This is already the flying boat's top speed," the girl in red said, her pretty face changing as she urged the boat with hand seals.

The young man in black also looked over. Although he too seemed anxious, he was not panicked.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, I remember you have a True Thunder Talisman on you. Take it out quickly and attack this Lightning Worm Beast. I'll also use the Extreme Yin Net to trap it, buying us a chance to escape," the bearded man urged.

"No, Uncle. Your Extreme Yin Net is a yin-attribute treasure, which is exactly countered by the lightning power of this Lightning Worm Beast. It won't buy us much time," the girl in red immediately shook her head.

"I know, but we have no other choice now. Every moment we can escape gives us a better chance to live. If this beast catches up, we'll be torn apart in an instant. What's the point of talking about treasures? Fellow Daoist Mu, hurry!" the bearded man pressed.

The young man in black gritted his teeth, flipped his hand, and a purple talisman appeared in his palm.

Dazzling purple arcs of electricity coiled around the talisman. Even though it hadn't been activated, the bearded man and the girl felt their skin tingle.

"Go!"

The young man in black muttered an incantation and waved his hand.

The purple talisman shot out, turning into a purple bolt of lightning that struck the blue light mass behind.

Boom!

The purple talisman suddenly shattered, transforming into over a dozen purple lightning bolts as thick as water vats.

Each bolt emitted astonishing spiritual power fluctuations, raining down on the blue light mass.

Bang bang bang!

The blue light mass shattered, revealing the demon beast inside—a blue creature over ten zhang long, shaped like a giant python.

But the beast had no scales; instead, its body was covered in rings of blue wrinkled skin, like a giant earthworm.

The thick purple lightning bolts, after breaking the blue light, struck the Lightning Worm Beast fiercely.

The Lightning Worm Beast let out a sharp cry, like a baby's wail, and wounds appeared on its body surface, oozing blue blood.

But the wounds were not deep—only minor injuries.

However, this enraged the beast. Thick blue lightning suddenly emerged all over its body, protecting it and deflecting the purple lightning.

At that moment, black light flashed above the Lightning Worm Beast's head, and a huge black net appeared out of thin air, falling down to trap the beast.

The black net looked crystal clear, with faint black flames flickering on its surface, exuding an extremely cold aura.

The net enveloped the beast and then tightened sharply, cutting deep into the Lightning Worm Beast's body.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Black wounds appeared on the beast's body, emitting green smoke, and it let out even sharper cries, its flying form coming to a complete halt.

"Now! Let's go!" the bearded man shouted.

The girl in red quickly formed hand seals and spat out a ball of blood light that merged into the green flying boat.

The spiritual patterns on the flying boat fully bloomed, shooting out substantial green light, and the boat shot forward at extreme speed.

Inside the black net, the Lightning Worm Beast's huge body thrashed violently, causing the net to shake wildly.

At the same time, a crack opened at the front of its body, forming a terrifying mouth lined with two rows of gleaming white teeth.

Crackling sounds erupted!

The blue lightning on the Lightning Worm Beast's body all converged toward its mouth, quickly forming a huge blue lightning ball that emitted terrifying lightning fluctuations, and it shot out fiercely.

A series of earth-shattering explosions roared!

Dazzling blue electric light shot out in all directions, and the black net was instantly torn apart.

The bearded man's face turned pale, and he couldn't help but grunt, a trail of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Uncle!" the girl in red exclaimed.

"I'm fine... Quick! If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!" the bearded man shouted.