Chapter 686: A Heavy Treasure Appears

Han Li was taken aback by Hot Flame Immortal Venerable's words. After a brief internal examination, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

As Hot Flame Immortal Venerable had said, his divine sense had increased by about half a tenth, and even the fifth layer of the Divine Refining Art showed signs of a breakthrough.

Moreover, due to his previous experience of having his five senses and six consciousnesses stripped away, his understanding of the 'Dharma Word Heaven and Earth' had deepened.

But this was not the time for careful contemplation and cultivation. Han Li quickly collected his thoughts and surveyed the entire azure hall once more.

The hall before him was not large, only about a hundred zhang in circumference, with four stone pillars standing around it and nothing else.

However, at the other end of the hall, there was a dark passage that seemed to lead deeper inside.

“How long was I unconscious?” Han Li withdrew his gaze and asked Hot Flame Immortal Venerable.

“Not too long, about a quarter of an hour,” said Hot Flame Immortal Venerable.

Han Li nodded and contacted Crab Immortal through his mind in the Flower Branch Space: “Fellow Daoist Crab, while I was unconscious, did this person do anything unusual?”

Although he trusted Hot Flame Immortal Venerable to some extent, he remained quite wary.

“No, he only examined the surroundings,” Crab Immortal transmitted back.

“I’ve delayed you quite a bit, Fellow Daoist Li. I apologize. Let’s hurry,” Han Li said, feeling reassured, to Hot Flame Immortal Venerable.

Hot Flame Immortal Venerable naturally had no objection; if not for watching over Han Li, he would have already moved on.

The two soon stepped into the passage ahead. Although the light here was dim, no restrictions had been placed.

The passage was somewhat winding but not very long. They quickly reached the end, where a white light door appeared.

From within the light door came the sound of sword winds howling, mixed with rumbling explosions that caused the surroundings to tremble slightly.

Seeing this, Han Li exchanged a glance with Hot Flame Immortal Venerable, thinking that someone had indeed already arrived.

Then, each of them employed concealment techniques, turning into two shadowy figures that silently flew into the light door.

Han Li felt a flash of light before his eyes, and then a vast, square hall appeared before him, covering an area of over a thousand zhang. Apart from two rows of white stone pillars standing at the edges, it was completely empty, appearing extremely spacious.

In this vast hall, five figures were engaged in fierce combat, with various colors of light intertwining intensely, causing the entire hall to tremble with a rumbling sound.

The hall was made of some unknown material, incredibly sturdy, enduring the residual power of the five combatants' battle without suffering much damage.

When Han Li recognized the identities of the five figures before him, his heart stirred.

Among these five, there were quite a few familiar faces.

The five were vaguely divided into two groups. One group consisted of two people, one of whom was Hu San, who had disappeared without a trace after entering the ruins.

The person on the same side as him was a woman draped in a blue cloak, with light blue skin and a head of green curly hair. As she flew through the air, her movements were graceful and alluring, like a beautiful snake-woman, captivating the eye.

The opposing side had three people. One of them, in every move and gesture, had five-colored arcs of electricity rolling and flowing around his body, emitting an overwhelming pressure—it was Su Liu.

Another had a tall stature, wielding a giant fire-dragon sword, and was Gongshu Tian. The last was a man of extraordinary height, as thick and sturdy as an iron tower, with two large gold rings hanging from his ears.

Han Li flickered and hid behind a stone pillar, while the Venerable Flame Immortal also took cover behind another pillar nearby.

Although Fox Three and the blue-skinned woman were outnumbered and at a disadvantage, they showed no signs of imminent defeat, so Han Li and the others refrained from intervening, tacitly staying hidden on the sidelines.

Watching the scene before him, Han Li's mind churned with thoughts.

Among the five, he did not recognize the blue-skinned woman or the earring-wearing man, but the blue cloak on the woman was familiar—the same kind worn by the Yi Pao Hui member he had killed earlier, indicating that she was most likely also a member of Yi Pao Hui.

As for the earring-wearing man, although his attire was not the standard golden robe of the Celestial Court, some of his accessories bore the insignia of the Celestial Court, clearly marking him as a member of that organization.

Han Li glanced a few times, then turned his gaze toward the depths of the hall, a flicker of strange color passing over his face.

He had just been drawn in by the battle of the five people, and only now noticed that at the far end of the great hall stood a high platform resembling an altar.

The high platform was shrouded in black and white light, forming a circular array about several zhang in size, which looked like a miniature version of the 'Two Extremes Microdust Array' outside the True Word Palace.

Within the array, black and white light interwove, slowly rotating to form a black and white Taiji diagram. On the two eyes of the Taiji diagram were placed a golden disc and a silver pipa, seemingly items to suppress the array.

The golden disc had lines all over it, and at its center was a thumb-sized protrusion with a golden needle inserted, slowly rotating.

Golden light flickered on the disc, and waves of time law radiated from it. It was clearly a time immortal artifact, and the fluctuations of time law were extremely intense, far surpassing those of the time immortal artifacts on Han Li.

The silver pipa burst with dazzling silver light, also emitting powerful law fluctuations, not inferior to the golden disc, though they seemed to be some kind of space law.

In addition, above the Two Extremes Micro Dust Formation, a sutra pillar was suspended.

This sutra pillar was densely inscribed with countless runes, divided into five layers from top to bottom, each layer a different color: gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.

The five-colored light interwove and flickered, forming a text, and faintly emanated five distinct forces of time law.

Han Li's eyes flickered. Among these five forces of time law, three were very familiar to him—the auras of the three techniques: the True Word Wheel Sutra, the Water Evolution Four Seasons Art, and the Illusory Chen Treasure Codex.

However, the time law force emanating from the sutra pillar was even more profound, far surpassing the time law he had cultivated.

A faint five-colored light shield radiated from the sutra pillar, enveloping the Two Extremes Micro Dust Formation below, as well as the golden disc and silver pipa.

The golden disc and silver pipa each emitted golden and silver light, which did not conflict with the five-colored light shield, maintaining a delicate balance between them.

Han Li gazed at the three treasures, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, as if sensing something, he turned his head and looked toward the nearby Rehoboam Immortal Lord.

He saw that the Rehoboam Immortal Lord was also staring at the three treasures deep in the great hall, especially fixated on the sutra pillar, his eyes tinged with red, and his breathing becoming heavy.

"Could it be that the sutra pillar is related to the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art..." Han Li's heart stirred again upon seeing Rehoboam Immortal Lord's expression.

But Rehoboam Immortal Lord seemed too agitated at the moment, unable to control his mind. Han Li was about to send a voice transmission to warn him.

"Who's hiding there, sneaking around? Come out!"

At that moment, a loud shout rang out, and then a red sword light shot out like lightning, slashing at the place where Han Li and the other were hiding.

With a thunderous roar!

The stone pillar they were hiding behind was cut in two. Han Li quickly dodged aside, and Rehoboam Immortal Lord, awakened by the sword aura, flew away to avoid the strike.

Their figures were completely exposed, appearing in the great hall.

A red-haired giant temporarily broke away from the battle group and looked over, holding a giant sword wreathed in flames, like a god of fire—it was Gongshu Tian.

"Hehe, so it's two little Golden Immortal stage ants, daring to sneak here and seek death!" Gongshu Tian's gaze swept over them, immediately discerning Han Li and the other's cultivation, and sneered.

As soon as he spoke, the fire dragon giant sword in his hand flew out, transforming into a hundred-zhang-sized flame giant sword. A huge red dragon shadow appeared on the blade, and with a flicker, it appeared before the two, slashing down fiercely.

Before the giant sword even landed, a scorching aura had already enveloped Han Li and the other.

Within a hundred zhang radius below, the air instantly churned red, as if the void itself had been boiled, violently fluctuating.

Han Li's eyes flickered. His sleeves suddenly shook, and nine green flying swords shot out like lightning. With a clear ring, they merged into one, forming a green giant sword, on which thick golden arcs of electricity appeared.

On the giant sword, green light and electric arcs intertwined and flickered, dazzlingly bright, impossible to conceal even by the surging flames.

"Chop!" Han Li raised his brow and muttered softly.

The green giant sword let out a tremendous sword cry, like a green dragon charging into the sky, slashing toward the flame giant sword.

With a thunderous, earth-shattering roar!

The two giant swords collided, causing the nearby void to violently tremble, directly forming spatial cracks.

The flame giant sword was halted in midair, unable to descend.

Seeing this, Gongshu Tian's face showed an expression of disbelief, clearly not expecting that the power of his strike could be blocked by a Golden Immortal stage cultivator.

Han Li took the opportunity to grab Rehoboam Immortal Lord. With a flash of golden lightning, both figures vanished and reappeared near the entrance of the great hall.

He made a hand seal and waved his hand. The green giant sword ceased entanglement with the flame giant sword, swung fiercely to force it back a bit, and then shot back.

Gongshu Tian's face darkened. He stared coldly at Han Li but did not urge the flame giant sword to continue pursuing.

Because at that moment, the other four in combat also separated. With a flicker, Hu San and the blue-skinned woman landed near Han Li and the other.

"Brother Li, Brother Rehoboam, you've finally arrived! This is the treasure vault of the True Word Sect ruins. The three treasures on the altar are all precious, especially that sutra pillar. It likely contains the True Word Sect's supreme scripture, the Great Five Elements Illusory World Art. We must not let it fall into the hands of the Heavenly Court," Hu San said via voice transmission, his face pale but still joyful.

"What! The Great Five Elements Illusory World Art is here? Rest assured, Brother Hu, we will do our utmost to help you!" Han Li's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, and he immediately replied via voice transmission.

Upon hearing this, Rehoboam Immortal Lord frowned slightly, but it was only fleeting.