Chapter 567: Here We Go

Han Li busied himself for three whole days and nights.

At this moment, a hexagonal diamond-shaped formation had appeared in the center of the flying carriage.

The formation was not overly complex, but the interweaving array patterns and talisman markings still gave a dizzying impression.

At various nodes of the hexagonal formation were densely packed thumb-sized holes, dozens of them.

After a solemn glance at the formation, Han Li took a deep breath, then took out pieces of immortal jade and embedded them into these holes.

After finishing all this, he waved his hand and cast a spell seal.

The originally dim array patterns suddenly brightened, emitting a buzzing tremor.

The immortal jade embedded in the formation trembled lightly, streams of spiritual light flowing out from them, then moving along the array patterns like blood, finally converging at a hub in the center of the formation.

With a soft whoosh, a startling white light emerged at the hub, radiating a terrifying fluctuation of spiritual power.

This fluctuation of spiritual power had surpassed the Golden Immortal level and reached the Taiyi realm.

Seeing this, Han Li finally breathed a great sigh of relief.

This formation had not disappointed him, nor had it wasted all the effort he had invested. However, its consumption of immortal spiritual power was indeed alarming; he could clearly feel the immortal spiritual power in the immortal jade within the formation rapidly diminishing.

These dozens of immortal jade pieces, though seemingly few, could not sustain it for long.

Han Li felt a pang of reluctance in his heart, but without further thought, he put away the Crab Immortal who had been controlling the flying carriage, then began to chant incantations and form hand seals.

With his movements, the white light at the formation hub suddenly stretched, transforming into a white beam of light that merged into a certain spot at the front of the emerald green flying carriage.

The spiritual patterns on the emerald green flying carriage suddenly blazed with intense light, each pattern shining with brilliance, several times brighter than when Han Li had previously activated it.

The green light shuttles around the carriage rolled and surged, then transformed into a mass of brilliant green clouds, churning violently.

Whoosh!

The speed of the flying carriage suddenly increased severalfold, hurtling forward at a terrifying speed, while the carriage body trembled continuously.

This was because the carriage was moving too fast, beyond Han Li's control.

The sudden surge in speed startled Gold Devourer and the Pixiu, who had been sleeping soundly, and they quickly took cover in the lee of the carriage, afraid of being thrown off.

Han Li's expression was stern, blue light flickering in his eyes as he continuously formed hand seals, striving to control the emerald green flying carriage.

As time passed, he gradually adapted to the carriage's lightning speed, and his previously tense heart relaxed a little.

With such speed, he gained a bit more confidence in facing the possible pursuit ahead.

"Gold Devourer, from now on, try to stay inside Little White's belly as much as possible to reduce the chance of being sensed. As for this soul armor talisman, only use it when we truly encounter danger," Han Li then looked at Gold Devourer and said.

"Okay."

Facing life and death, Gold Devourer was now very obedient, transforming into a beam of golden light without a word and flying into the Pixiu's mouth.

Then Han Li sat cross-legged, controlling the flying carriage while wearing a contemplative expression.

Although he had minimized the chance of Gold Devourer being locked onto and greatly increased the carriage's speed, and had even bought many immortal artifacts at no small cost, he still couldn't feel completely at ease, for what he was up against was a powerful existence at the late Taiyi stage.

To ensure absolute safety, he would need to become a Taiyi Jade Immortal himself, which was pure wishful thinking.

Even if he now lacked no elixirs or medicines, it was basically impossible to improve his cultivation in a short time, let alone advance to the Taiyi stage; even opening just one more immortal aperture was no easy feat.

At this thought, Han Li's brows furrowed tightly.

But then his mind stirred, thinking of something. With a flip of his hand, a green light flashed, and an emerald green gourd appeared in his hand—it was the Profound Heavenly Treasure he had taken from Qu Ling.

After leaving the Minghan Immortal Mansion, he had been occupied with various matters and had nearly forgotten this treasure.

Han Li looked at the emerald green gourd in his hand, then flicked his sleeve, and streaks of green light flew out from him—a series of green-light-wreathed formation flags that landed near the Pixiu.

A layer of green light curtain then emerged, directly enveloping the Pixiu, who had been startled awake and was about to say something.

Next, Han Li gently raised his hand, and the emerald green gourd in his palm flew up, hovering in midair, emitting a soft green glow.

Han Li released his divine sense to examine it briefly, then immediately entered the emerald green space inside.

It was the same as before, filled with emerald green light that swirled slightly, forming a huge green vortex.

Suspended within the green vortex were a green small sword and a miniature three-story pavilion—the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword and the pavilion immortal artifact he had placed here long ago to test the emerald green gourd's abilities.

The Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword in the vortex now emitted a gentle, watery green light, and the vast spiritual power within the sword had become much purer and more restrained.

The spiritual power within the miniature immortal mansion also seemed to have become more refined.

After a moment, Han Li withdrew his divine sense from the gourd and fell into contemplation.

So much time had passed, and neither the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords nor the miniature immortal mansion had shown any problems. It seemed there was no danger in placing immortal artifacts inside the emerald green gourd.

With this thought, Han Li raised his hand and waved. A flash of green light appeared before him, and three Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords materialized. With his other hand, he pointed at the gourd.

Immediately, a faint green light flickered on the surface of the emerald gourd, and a beam of green radiance shot out, enveloping the three flying swords and drawing them inside.

He followed the same procedure, summoning the other Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords from his body one by one and storing them in batches inside the emerald gourd.

After finishing, Han Li placed the gourd before him.

In truth, his main purpose in taking out the emerald gourd was not to refine the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

This emerald gourd was a Xuantian treasure, one of the most precious items among his many possessions, second only to the Zenith Yin Vial.

Although this treasure did not seem to be an offensive Xuantian treasure, if he could fully refine it, it would be a great aid in dealing with the Taichi Devouring Gold Beetles.

As he pondered, Han Li's gaze shifted to the mouth of the gourd. He noticed that the color there was noticeably lighter than elsewhere, as if it were not fully ripe, with a slight flaw.

His expression flickered slightly. He took out the Zenith Yin Vial, inside which a drop of green liquid rolled, emitting a faint glow.

Han Li tilted the Zenith Yin Vial slightly, and the green liquid immediately rolled out, falling onto the darker area at the mouth of the emerald gourd.

The next moment, the green light on the emerald gourd flared up, becoming several times brighter. Countless emerald runes emerged, churning and leaping violently like boiling water.

A powerful law force suddenly appeared, then rippled outward.

The nearby spiritual energy of heaven and earth also began to churn, coalescing into clusters of various colored lights.

The flying chariot was speeding forward at this moment, and these lights were instantly left behind, forming a dazzling torrent of five-colored light points in its wake.

Han Li paid no attention to his surroundings, his gaze fixed intently on the gourd.

The drop of green liquid trembled on the gourd, then slowly seeped in, merging into the emerald gourd.

The churning runes around the emerald gourd gradually subsided, and calm returned.

He carefully examined the emerald gourd; there was no change from before. He also probed the interior of the gourd, finding it exactly the same as before.

Han Li frowned slightly, then relaxed his brow.

Back when he had infused the green liquid into the Xuantian Decapitation Sword, it had taken a long time before the effects slowly became apparent. He was being too impatient.

A hint of self-mockery curled at the corners of his mouth. He stood up and walked to a corner of the flying chariot, where he set up a small formation barrier and placed the Zenith Yin Vial inside.

After doing this, Han Li returned to his original seat and sat down. He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of green light that enveloped the emerald gourd, drawing it into his body to slowly nurture and refine it.

Time passed bit by bit, and before he knew it, a month had gone by.

Under the starry night sky, the emerald flying chariot transformed into a blurry green shadow, like a green meteor streaking across the sky, flying forward rapidly.

Below the flying chariot stretched an endless chain of mountains, already far away from the Darkstar Canyon by who knew how many tens of thousands of li.

Han Li glanced at the mountains below, his expression not relaxing in the slightest; instead, his brow furrowed even more tightly.

Over the past month, he had been using the Golden Boy to sense the situation of the Taichi Devouring Gold Immortal.

According to the Golden Boy, the fiend's strength had been recovering rapidly during this time, and it had likely already broken free from the Separation Yuan Law Chains.

Han Li looked up at the sky, which was beginning to lighten. He stood up, walked to the corner of the flying chariot, picked up the Zenith Yin Vial, and dripped the condensed green liquid onto the emerald gourd.

This time, the green gourd once again emitted a bright green light, surging with waves of intense law force fluctuations. But as before, it lasted only a moment before everything returned to normal.

Han Li's expression was calm. Just as he was about to put the Zenith Yin Vial back in its place, his brow suddenly twitched slightly. He then put away the small vial and, with a flicker of his form, appeared before the Pixiu.

"Master, the boss says..." the Pixiu began.

"It's coming?" Han Li asked in a deep voice.

"Yes. According to the boss's judgment, its pursuit speed is even faster than the flying chariot's current speed..." The Pixiu trembled and nodded.

"How much faster?" Han Li's heart tightened as he asked further.

"About... twice as fast." After a brief pause, the Pixiu spoke with a look of fear.

Han Li frowned. He flipped his hand and took out the Soul Armor Talismans he had bought earlier, tossing them all into the Pixiu's mouth. He instructed, "Golden Boy, hold out until the very limit before coming out."

After giving the order, he abruptly turned around. With both hands forming seals, his ten fingers danced as he struck one spell after another onto the flying chariot and the hexagonal rhombus.

The light on the surface of the emerald flying chariot intensified, and it immediately changed direction, speeding away at a furious pace.