Chapter 673: An Acquaintance

Caught in the spatial storm, Han Li felt like a leaf fallen into a vast ocean, surrounded by turbulent rapids, utterly unable to control his own direction.

He let out a low shout, and his entire body blazed with golden light as he instantly unfolded his Time Domain.

Beneath the golden radiance, the raging spatial storm around him momentarily stalled, slowing considerably, allowing him to catch his breath.

However, the white light blades were not slowed much and continued to rain down from all directions.

Han Li took a deep breath and rapidly formed hand seals with both hands, moving like spinning wheels.

The golden command flags around him flared with light once more, then flashed and merged into the Time Domain.

The golden river of stars around him seemed to receive a powerful tonic; with a rumbling boom, it suddenly expanded tenfold, and the golden stars within it also grew much larger, surging forward with immense force.

The small blue shield also blazed with light, expanding several times in size, with blue light flickering on its surface as the phantom of a winding river with nine bends and eighteen curves emerged.

As the white light blades entered the golden river of stars, they were involuntarily swept away, veering off course from Han Li.

However, due to the sheer number of white light blades, one or two would occasionally break through the golden river and strike at him, but he blocked them with the small blue shield.

Remarkably, the small blue shield was incredibly mysterious; when the white light blades struck it, their sharp and powerful force twisted and slid aside, undergoing the transformations of nine bends and eighteen curves.

After several turns, their power greatly diminished and finally vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Han Li felt relieved, and his entire body blazed with golden light as he continued to charge forward.

He didn't have much time left; after all, fully deploying his domain and two time-attribute immortal artifacts consumed immense energy, and even he couldn't sustain it for long.

After a full quarter of an hour, Han Li's vision blurred, and he finally burst out of the spatial storm, arriving outside.

But when he saw his surroundings, he was suddenly stunned.

All around was a chaotic void turbulence; the two landmasses that had been before and behind him had vanished without a trace.

After a moment of bewilderment, he quickly understood: he had been swept away by that spatial storm and was now in an unknown location.

“Damn it!”

Han Li's expression stiffened, and he inwardly lamented his misfortune.

This void turbulence was extremely dangerous; his immortal spiritual power was nearly depleted, and if he couldn't find a safe place, he might truly perish here.

As he pondered, Han Li took out a pill and swallowed it, then flipped his hand to produce two medium-grade immortal spirit stones, holding them in his hands to absorb their immortal spiritual power while looking around, trying to recall the positions of the two landmasses.

But he had been drifting aimlessly in that spatial storm, disoriented, and could no longer remember which direction the two landmasses were in.

After a brief deliberation, Han Li immediately flew off in one direction.

He did not retract his Time Domain or the two immortal artifacts; although activating all three simultaneously consumed a great deal of immortal spiritual power, it also allowed him to move quickly through the void turbulence. The most important thing now was to find a safe place as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Han Li's luck wasn't entirely terrible; after flying for a while, a landmass appeared ahead.

Delighted, he quickly flew toward it while channeling the remaining immortal spiritual power in his body and pointing a finger.

A golden finger shadow materialized and struck the spatial barrier.

With a “bang,” the spatial barrier was blasted open, creating a large hole.

Han Li flickered and shot through the hole, and the oppressive pressure around him instantly disappeared.

His face was as pale as paper; he waved his hand to retract the Time Domain and the two immortal artifacts, then took a few deep breaths before his complexion gradually improved.

He steadied himself and looked downward, seeing a continuous mountain range with rich spiritual energy, seemingly untouched by war.

The void here lacked the white mist that obscured spiritual sight, and although his divine sense was still restricted, his Nine Nether Demon Eyes could see far.

Seeing this, Han Li moved in a few leaps, avoiding several nearby spatial rifts, and flew downward, quickly landing on the ground.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around, he found a quiet spot, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing.

Half a day later, Han Li opened his eyes, briefly oriented himself, and then flew off in a certain direction.

While flying, Han Li's eyes and divine sense were not idle; he constantly observed everything around him.

The mountain range stretched as far as the eye could see, lush with vegetation and plants, including many spirit herbs, all teeming with vitality.

He unceremoniously collected these spirit herbs one by one into his storage pouch.

Just as Han Li was passing through a valley, his expression suddenly shifted, and he turned to look in a certain direction, a hint of surprise on his face.

In the distance, spiritual energy fluctuations were intense, and strange lights shot into the sky, clearly indicating a battle.

Moreover, judging by the situation, both sides were of considerable cultivation.

Those fighting here were naturally cultivators who had entered the True Word Sect ruins to seek treasures.

Han Li's mindset was now very different from when he first entered the ruins; he only wanted to quietly search for treasures and avoid being drawn into unnecessary conflicts.

He was about to turn and leave when his gaze suddenly froze.

Among the violently fluctuating spiritual energy in the distance, a soaring crimson light emerged, transforming into a surging sea of red flames.

Han Li was not unfamiliar with the aura emitted by this crimson flame.

He sighed, and with a flicker of dark light on his body, he instantly transformed into a blurry shadow and flew toward that location.

With Han Li's flying speed, he quickly reached the battleground. Ahead, spiritual light flashed wildly, and thunderous explosions rang out repeatedly as two figures clashed fiercely.

One of them had a giant crimson flame sword floating above his head and a golden ancient mirror at his waist; it was the Heatwave Immortal Venerable.

The other was a tall, thin man in a green robe, who was the same thin, tall supervisory immortal envoy who had appeared with Gongshu Tian in Jukun City, seemingly surnamed Wang.

“It's them…” Han Li did not immediately reveal himself but instead hid nearby.

The two were locked in a fierce battle, with the tall, thin man's cultivation far surpassing that of the Heatwave Immortal Venerable, giving him the absolute upper hand.

Above his head hovered a huge phantom of a green moon, emitting circles of greenish radiance—an unknown technique.

The surface of the green moon flickered with green light, and each time it flashed, it would transform into hundreds of green beams that shot toward the Heatwave Immortal Venerable.

The Heatwave Immortal Venerable's flame sword spun rapidly above his head, conjuring countless crimson sword shadows to meet the green beams.

He had changed into a red-gold robe embroidered with patterns of flame holy birds like Vermilion Bird, Phoenix, and Bifang, which also seemed to be an immortal artifact, continuously spewing streams of crimson flames to counter the green beams.

But those green beams, though seemingly ordinary, were extremely powerful, easily piercing through the sword aura and flames, raining down on the Heatwave Immortal Venerable.

Fortunately, the Heatwave Immortal Venerable had the golden ancient mirror in hand, emitting waves of golden light. When the green beams entered the light wave range, their speed immediately dropped significantly.

However, the number of green beams was too great; the Heatwave Immortal Venerable barely managed to dodge them by weaving left and right.

“Huo Yangzi, my patience is limited. Hand over the map, and I'll let you leave. If you continue to resist, don't blame me for being ruthless—I'll find it on your corpse!” the tall, thin man said in a deep voice.

Hearing this from a distance, Han Li's expression flickered with surprise.

“Heh, you天庭 scoundrel, you want to kill me? Let's see if you have the ability!” the Heatwave Immortal Venerable retorted, though forced back step by step with many wounds on his body, his tone remained unyielding.

“Since you insist on seeking death, I'll grant your wish!” The tall, thin man's eyes flashed with icy killing intent as he grabbed the air with one hand.

The green moon above his head spun wildly, instantly expanding greatly, and with a sudden rumble, several times more green beams than before shot out from it, raining down on the Heatwave Immortal Venerable.

Though the Heatwave Immortal Venerable's words were tough, seeing this, his face twitched violently. He spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which merged into the ancient mirror at his waist.

The golden ancient mirror suddenly flew out from his waist, emitting waves of golden light like flames, expanding several times in size, and instantly positioned itself in front of the Heatwave Immortal Venerable with incredible speed.

Just as the ancient mirror rose, countless green beams arrived with a roar, striking the mirror's surface.

The golden light waves emitted by the ancient mirror had a slowing effect, but the green beams shot forth like lightning, much faster than before, so the effect was minimal.

With a series of loud “clangs,” the golden ancient mirror trembled violently, and the golden light it emitted fluctuated wildly like a flame in a storm, on the verge of extinguishing.

Yet the mirror stubbornly stood in front of the Heatwave Immortal Venerable, not retreating an inch. The surrounding golden light trembled fiercely but remained taut and unbroken.

Seeing this, the tall, thin man's eyes showed surprise, and a hint of greed flashed in his gaze as he looked at the golden ancient mirror. He snorted coldly and flicked his sleeve.

His entire body blazed with green light, spreading outward to form a green domain tens of miles in size.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred!

Near the green moon, the void rippled, and a patch of emerald green radiance materialized out of thin air, instantly enveloping the moon.

The green moon immediately dimmed, and the green light on its surface quickly dissipated, revealing its true form—a greenish jade bead immortal artifact.

At the same time, behind the tall, thin man, a golden lock appeared out of nowhere, shooting toward him like lightning.

“Who's there!” The tall, thin man's expression changed drastically. He spun around rapidly and spat out a silver disk.

With a loud “clang,” the disk blocked the golden lock.

A towering silver light radiated from the disk, and the two clashed in a stalemate.

He waved both hands; from one sleeve, green light flickered as a green bamboo slip immortal artifact flew out, transforming into a bamboo-slip-shaped green light screen that protected his entire body.

His other hand reached out from his sleeve, grabbing toward the green jade bead above, which was covered by the emerald green radiance.

At that moment, a loud “boom” resounded!

Above the green moon, the void rippled, and a green giant hand the size of a small mountain burst forth, grabbing fiercely at the emerald green radiance.

With a “bang,” the emerald green radiance shattered, revealing a green gourd spinning in place.

Countless green runes swirled around the gourd, emitting immense law fluctuations that caused the surrounding void to hum and tremble.

“A primordial spirit treasure!” The tall, thin man's face lit up with joy, and he rapidly changed his hand seals.

Ripples of light appeared on the green giant hand, and a huge green rune emerged, reaching down to grab the green gourd firmly.

The green gourd buzzed and trembled violently, as if trying to break free from the giant hand's grip, but the hand, as if forged from refined steel, held it tightly, leaving it unable to move at all.