Chapter 747: A Risky Move

Ghostwood's gaze swept over Hu San and Baili Yan, who were tied up like two zongzi, and he let out a snicker.

Then, with a flash of black light in his hand, two things like black withered branches appeared. On the branches, rows of gray symbols flickered and rolled continuously, appearing quite profound.

A dazzling gray ripple burst forth from the branches, and at the same time, a terrifying, soul-shaking aura soared into the sky.

The next moment, a fierce glint flashed in Ghostwood's eyes, and he raised his hand to wave.

"Whoosh!" The two black withered branches instantly transformed into two streaks of black crystalline light, shooting forth and stabbing at Hu San and Bai Liyan respectively.

On the other side, Yin Xu also raised both hands, and over a dozen black threads shot out from his palms.

These black threads were hair-thin black needles about a foot long, with faint black runes flickering on their surfaces, making them appear somewhat indistinct as they stabbed rapidly toward all parts of Han Li's body.

Seeing this, Han Li's eyelids twitched, but he did not panic. Golden light radiated from his body, and the True Word Wheel emerged behind him, spinning rapidly.

Although the black cage restrained his body, it could not imprison the immortal spiritual power within him.

Dense golden ripples emanated from the True Word Wheel in concentric circles, instantly enveloping an area several dozen zhang in radius.

Inside the hall, everything enveloped by its golden light—whether the dozen or so black needles, the two black withered vines, the black birdcage, or the ghost-vine zongzi—all instantly came to a standstill.

The Yin Ruins, the Ghost Tree, and Shi Chuankong, who was still breaking the禁制, were also covered by the golden ripples, instantly imprisoned, motionless.

At this moment, only Han Li could still move.

But he knew that although this level of time law power could unexpectedly imprison a Daluo stage cultivator, it would not last long. If not for the narrowness of this space, it would have been impossible to succeed; it was indeed a risky move.

As he pondered, he rapidly chanted incantations in his mouth, golden light roiling on his body, and he pointed with a finger.

Golden light surged from his fingertips, and the remaining time crystal threads in his body also emerged completely, merging into the golden light.

A golden finger shadow materialized and struck toward the surrounding black birdcage.

Though the finger shadow was not large, it exuded an extremely fierce aura, as if it could pierce a great hole through the sky itself—this was precisely the 'Heaven-Shaking Finger' divine ability.

With a soft "pop," as if a finger had pierced through a sheet of white paper, the black birdcage was instantly punctured, leaving a large hole.

At the same time, his other hand grasped the air, and with a flash of emerald light before him, the Xuantian Gourd materialized.

The gourd spun around swiftly, and a golden beam of light shot out from it, rapidly circling around Hu San and Baili Yan.

The golden light was dazzling and emitted sharp fluctuations of law power—this was the law force he had obtained by shredding a high-quality metal-attribute immortal artifact.

With a "pfft," the vines around them were sliced through like tofu.

Han Li's figure flickered, and he flew out of the shattered black cage, pulling the nearby Devour Soul Beast along with him.

At the same time, he waved his hand, emitting a stream of green light that wrapped around Hu San and Bai Liyan's bodies, pulling them backward.

Gui Mu and Yin Xu had now broken free from their restraints, and black light burst from their bodies, surging toward the surrounding golden ripples.

Amid a series of "crackling" sounds, the golden ripples shattered and scattered like snow meeting fire, and the flow of time around them instantly returned to normal.

At this moment, Han Li and the others had also retreated and landed beside Shi Chuankong.

Han Li formed a hand seal and waved, and the surrounding golden ripples vanished in a flash, restoring everything in the hall to normal.

"Thank you!" Hu San's expression relaxed, and he thanked Han Li.

Bai Liyan's eyes showed shock, and after giving Han Li a deep look, he also expressed his thanks.

Shi Chuankong had also recovered, but he seemed not to have noticed the recent anomaly, continuing to study the restrictions on the stone gate.

Around him, hundreds of silver formation flags floated, flying up and down, forming several silver formation arrays.

These arrays emitted dazzling silver light that shone on the stone gate, and countless silver runes flew out from them, sinking into the silver light screen on the gate.

The silver light screen flickered incessantly, emitting a buzzing tremor.

"The opponents are Da Luo level existences. We've survived until now only because of the cramped space and their restraint, but things won't be so simple from here on," Han Li said in a low voice, his gaze fixed on Yin Xu and the others.

Hu San and the others immediately nodded, their expressions turning much more serious.

"I didn't expect someone to be able to use the law of time to such an extent," Yin Xu transmitted without making a move.

"Even you and I would need a little time to break it. Though the time is short, it's enough for them to regroup, and this will go on endlessly. If we delay further and they crack the restrictions on the stone gate, it will be bad," Gui Mu glanced at Shi Chuankong and replied.

"The restrictions on the stone gate were personally set by the Domain Lord. How could these stray little bastards break them just because they stumbled in? The baleful aura here is a hundred times denser than outside. I can feel that their bodies have already been deeply corroded by it. Soon, without us lifting a finger, they won't be able to hold on," Yin Xu said with a sinister smile, continuing to transmit.

Gui Mu was taken aback, then looked at Han Li and the others, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

At the same time, Han Li frowned slightly as a dull pain began to throb in his mind again, and the baleful aura within him stirred restlessly.

"Master..."

Soul Cry was about to say something when she saw Han Li's expression, but Yin Xu and Gui Mu once again lunged forward.

The four of them changed expression and were about to raise their hands to block.

Just then, a sudden change occurred!

A dazzling silver light suddenly burst forth from the stone door, illuminating the entire hall in a world of brightness.

Shi Chuankong was now rapidly forming hand seals, and one by one, the array flags within the silver formation around him shot down, embedding themselves into the silver light curtain on the stone door without a single error, as if they had always been there.

The silver light curtain on the stone door blazed with intense light, flickering rapidly.

The array patterns on the other walls of the hall also lit up completely, emitting various colors of radiance.

From deep within the stone door, a roar seemed to echo faintly, causing the entire hall to tremble slightly.

"What are you doing? Stop at once!" Yin Xu and Gui Mu, seeing this, changed expression drastically and roared in anger.

The two immediately abandoned Han Li and the others and charged together at Shi Chuankong.

"Stop them! Don't let them interfere with Fellow Daoist Shi!" Han Li's eyes flickered, and his figure flashed as he blocked in front of the two, forming hand seals and waving.

Beside him, the nine Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords shot out, their surfaces blazing with golden lightning, transforming into nine golden giant swords that slashed fiercely at Gui Mu.

The Profound Heaven Gourd spun again, emitting a red light that shot toward Yin Xu.

Hu San and the others also struck immediately, various immortal artifacts raining down like a torrent, converging into a flood of immortal artifacts that blocked Yin Xu and Gui Mu.

Even though the two were Great Luo level beings, they dared not underestimate the combined attack of Han Li and the others, and had to stop and cast spells to defend, as the two sides once again became locked in battle.

Shi Chuankong's expression was solemn; his body now blazed with silver light, and strands of silver crystal threads shot out, rapidly sinking into the light curtain on the stone door.

At the same time, a silver light flashed in his hand, and a silver pipa appeared—the very one from the forbidden area of the True Word Sect.

Shi Chuankong's hands moved like flying, playing rapidly.

The twanging sound of the pipa filled the hall, and notes of silver light flew from the pipa, merging into the silver light curtain on the stone door.

The silver light curtain on the stone door blazed even brighter, emitting a piercing hum that grew louder, like ten thousand waves surging.

"Open!" Shi Chuankong's eyes suddenly widened, his hands transforming into countless afterimages as he rapidly plucked the pipa.

A dazzling silver light flashed from the pipa, within which a silver figure vaguely appeared, merging into the light curtain on the stone door.

With a thunderous roar!

The silver light curtain on the stone door flickered violently and then dispersed.

The other restrictions on the door dimmed sharply, as if they had suffered great damage.

"Haha, the Luozha Pipa, finally refined by me!" Shi Chuankong's face was flushed, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, but his spirits were extremely high as he laughed heartily.

He then turned his head to glance at the battle behind him and plucked the pipa.

Two streams of silver light, like bolts of silk, shot out from the pipa at incredible speed, enveloping the figures of Gui Mu and Yin Xu in a flash.

Silver light blazed on the two, and then they vanished simultaneously.

At that moment, near the entrance of the underground passage, silver light flickered, and the figures of Gui Mu and Yin Xu appeared.

"This..." The two looked around, their expressions changing as they exclaimed in shock.

Their faces extremely grim, they exchanged a glance and immediately transformed into two streaks of black light, flying back into the underground passage.

Near the stone door, Han Li and the others were also momentarily stunned at the sight.

"I have broken the spatial restrictions on the stone door, but these restrictions are extremely profound. I only managed to temporarily break them using the power of the Luozha Pipa. The restrictions will soon reform, so we must enter immediately," Shi Chuankong said as he plucked the pipa again.

Streams of silver light shot out from it, landing in various places nearby, instantly forming the previous teleportation formation.

Hearing this, Han Li and the others immediately put away their immortal artifacts and flew into the formation.

Shi Chuankong muttered incantations, the silver formation blazed with light, and the figures of the group flickered and disappeared.

Almost as soon as Han Li and the others vanished, two streaks of black light shot in, transforming into the figures of Yin Xu and Gui Mu.

Seeing the empty hall, their already livid faces darkened further.

The silver light curtain on the stone door had already reformed, but it was not yet stable, still fluctuating violently.

"Inside is the seal. Quickly use the Nine Nether Order to open this restriction, and we'll chase after them!" Gui Mu immediately looked at Yin Xu and said urgently.

Yin Xu formed hand seals and waved, and the black ghost beast token materialized, but he did not activate it immediately.

"Why aren't you acting?" Gui Mu asked with a dark expression.

"Do you think I don't want to? The restrictions on the door have not yet stabilized, and even the Nine Nether Order cannot open them!" Yin Xu said with a gloomy face.

Gui Mu was momentarily speechless, his hands clenched into fists, his eyes fixed on the stone door.