Chapter 584 Two Corpses

"A Gray Immortal... no wonder I felt a familiar aura earlier..." Han Li murmured to himself, his eyes flickering.

The purple-robed male corpse before him was actually a Gray Immortal, just like Mo Yu he had encountered in the Netherfrost Immortal Mansion.

His gaze shifted between the male corpse and the giant rat carcass, then he glanced at the surrounding condensed baleful qi. He immediately understood that the baleful qi in this abyss was so dense and terrifying precisely because it originated from these two.

Han Li did not approach too closely. He merely circled the Gray Immortal's corpse once, noticing few wounds on it, except for a jagged-edged wound at the right temple, which seemed corroded and covered with a layer of dark green rust.

Judging from the scene, the giant rat and the Gray Immortal must have engaged in a fierce battle here back then, ultimately perishing together and falling in this place.

This vast abyss, two thousand miles deep, might well be the remnant of their battle.

Han Li withdrew his gaze from the Gray Immortal and fixed it on the giant rat carcass, a contemplative look in his eyes.

"Even after countless years of death, the carcass still contains such intense spiritual power fluctuations. If Gold Devourer devours it, it might help elevate its cultivation level a bit..."

With this thought, Han Li's gaze shifted to the two door-plank-like dark green giant teeth of the rat. He raised a hand, and with a flash of light in his palm, a Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword materialized.

Circulating his immortal spiritual power, he swung the longsword toward the root of the giant rat's tooth.

A sharp ringing sound, "Zheng," echoed.

A powerful sword light struck the tooth root, immediately emitting a dark green glow.

A ring of intense sword qi, accompanied by waves of dark green light, rippled outward, emanating a fluctuation with a strong corrosive aura.

Han Li's body glowed with green light, and he fiercely waved his sleeve to isolate this aura.

After about a dozen breaths, the fluctuation gradually dissipated.

Han Li raised an eyebrow, not alarmed but pleased.

Although he hadn't used full force in that strike, it was not something ordinary could withstand. It seemed he had indeed found a treasure.

With this thought, light flashed in his hand again as he simultaneously summoned three Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, merging them into one. Golden electric threads coiled around the blade, and ancient sword qi surged together, striking at the tooth root.

A cracking sound, "Kacha," rang out.

The two door-plank-like dark green giant teeth broke off with the sound, falling from the giant rat's mouth.

Han Li let out a light breath, put away the longsword, and with a sweep of his sleeve, stored them into his storage bracelet.

Next, he turned and walked to the Gray Immortal's corpse, examining it up and down.

The purple robe on the Gray Immortal was likely a good dharma robe, but it was already damaged.

Han Li waved his hand, emitting a green light to flip the corpse over.

Pat!

A gray cloth pouch fell from the corpse.

His eyes lit up with joy. He quickly picked up the pouch and, after probing it with his divine sense, his eyes immediately showed delight.

This pouch was indeed his storage artifact.

He made a hand seal and waved his hand. With a "Huala" sound, a small pile of items appeared on the ground.

Han Li frowned slightly, surprised that the items were unexpectedly few, but it was still better than the giant rat.

Most of the items were various materials, mostly in monotonous colors like gray and black.

"Eh!"

Han Li casually swept his gaze and couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation, his eyes landing on several fist-sized black crystals.

These were completely pitch-black and shiny, covered with a layer of dark black light that seemed to absorb all surrounding light, while emitting a strong law power fluctuation. They were the main material for refining Void Origin Pills—Black Marrow Crystals.

Moreover, these Black Marrow Crystals surpassed those given by Jiao San in both color and the law fluctuations they emitted.

Han Li waved his hand, emitting a green light to lift a Black Marrow Crystal, examined it briefly, then stored them away.

Apart from the Black Marrow Crystals, Han Li did not recognize most of the materials on the ground, but many emitted powerful fluctuations, not inferior to the Black Marrow Crystals.

Among them, three items emitted particularly strong fluctuations, even surpassing the Black Marrow Crystals.

One was a foot-long gray round bone, hard and mottled, almost indistinguishable from ordinary stone except for a few gray patterns on its surface, clearly ancient, though what bone it was remained unknown.

Another was a bowl-sized pitch-black spiritual flower, each petal bearing blood-red spiritual patterns that together resembled a eerie smiling face.

The last was a bottle of gray-white liquid, its surface covered with a layer of gray flame-like light, yet emitting a bone-chilling cold that could be felt even through the bottle wall, unknown what spiritual liquid it was.

However, the aura of these materials was completely different from ordinary spiritual materials. Han Li guessed they were likely specialty materials from the Gray Realm.

After a brief inspection, he stored all the materials away in one go.

Only three items remained on the ground: two immortal artifacts and a black jade box.

One was a pitch-black long spear, its shaft ancient and simple, while the spearhead was jet-black and shiny, faintly revealing a red trace, exuding a grim murderous aura.

The other immortal artifact was a gray gauze, thin as a cicada's wing, adorned with many star-like patterns, emitting a faint gray light.

Han Li bent down and grasped the black long spear, lifting it, and his expression immediately changed slightly.

Though the spear was not large, it was extremely heavy, almost comparable to his Heavy Water True Wheel.

He exerted strength in his arm, lifted the black long spear, and flicked his wrist.

Shua shua shua!

Three dazzling spear blossoms emerged, piercing the air before exploding.

The nearby void trembled violently, taking a while to calm down.

"Good spear!"

Han Li praised softly, then with a thought, he injected his immortal spiritual power into the long spear.

But no matter how much immortal spiritual power he injected, it was like a stone sinking into the sea; the black long spear showed no reaction.

He raised an eyebrow, then immediately understood.

The energy within a Gray Immortal's body was unique, completely different from immortal spiritual power. This black long spear was likely a weapon usable only by Gray Immortals, so it naturally wouldn't respond to his immortal spiritual power.

A trace of regret flashed in his eyes. He swung the black long spear twice more, about to put it away.

At that moment, a thin layer of black light suddenly appeared on the black long spear.

Seeing this, Han Li was momentarily stunned.

While swinging the spear earlier, he had inadvertently injected some baleful qi into it, and unexpectedly, the spear showed a slight reaction.

"Could it be that baleful qi can activate Gray Immortal weapons..." Han Li speculated, then circulated the baleful qi within him.

Boom!

The baleful qi accumulated in his body surged out, transforming into rolling black mist-like existence, swirling around him.

Han Li directed this baleful qi, slowly injecting it into the black long spear.

The black long spear immediately emitted a bright black light, profound and deep, as if it could devour souls.

The blood trace on the spearhead blazed with light, releasing strands of blood-red light that spiraled around the spear tip, emitting a sharp whistling sound that was unsettling.

Han Li showed a surprised expression. His baleful qi could actually activate a Gray Immortal weapon.

However, it could only activate it to this extent. This black long spear was of extremely high quality, and its power was far more than this.

He put away the black long spear and picked up the gray gauze.

This item was soft to the touch, like an elusive cloud, and as light as a feather, giving no sensation when held.

Han Li examined it briefly, then rolled his baleful qi and injected it into the gray gauze.

The gauze immediately thickened several times, emitting a layer of gray light, while ancient patterns emerged on its surface, completely different from ordinary spiritual patterns or array patterns, appearing like random scribbles yet exuding a sense of mystery.

The thickened gauze felt soft yet firm, extremely tough.

Han Li nodded. It seemed this gauze was a defensive treasure.

But at that moment, his gaze suddenly froze, landing on the patterns on the gauze's surface, and he let out a soft exclamation.

These patterns on the gray gauze looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

"Right!"

Han Li quickly recalled. He took out a silver jade box, opened it to reveal a soft gray item—the mysterious gray cloth he had obtained from Xiong Shan.

He spread out the gray cloth, which bore some mysterious ancient patterns. Though slightly different in detail from those on the black gauze, the overall style was the same, clearly the same type of spiritual patterns.

"It seems this gray cloth is also from the Gray Realm..." Han Li thought to himself, then tried injecting baleful qi into the gray cloth, but it showed no reaction.

He raised an eyebrow. Had he guessed wrong?

After a moment's thought, Han Li doubled the density of the black mist around him and continued injecting into the gray cloth.

Time passed little by little, and a quarter of an hour went by, but the gray cloth still showed no reaction.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but wonder if he had truly guessed wrong.

After a while longer, the gray cloth still showed no reaction. Han Li was somewhat disheartened and was about to stop channeling his baleful qi.

But at that moment, a faint layer of gray light appeared on the surface of the gray cloth, so pale it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Han Li's eyes immediately lit up. His guess was indeed correct.

He took a deep breath, fully activated his baleful qi, and poured it into the gray cloth in torrents.

The light on the gray cloth gradually brightened, and the faint ancient patterns slowly lit up, becoming clearer and spreading rapidly across the cloth.

But no matter how much baleful qi Han Li injected afterward, the light on the gray cloth did not continue to brighten, and the ancient patterns did not appear further.

"It seems the baleful qi is insufficient, only able to activate it to this extent." He stopped, examined the gray cloth twice, then put it away again.

This gray cloth was merely an incidental acquisition; Han Li didn't take it too seriously. Discovering its secret would be good, but failing to do so was of no consequence.

He then put away the gray gauze as well, and finally picked up the last black jade box. A gray talisman was pasted on the box, presumably for sealing purposes.