Chapter 521: Followed
A grim look appeared on Luo Qinghai's face as he made a hand seal, and the ball of white light that had lifted up Nan Kemeng split up into five before entering different parts of his body.
The layer of blue ice crystals on his face quickly faded away, and his trembling also ceased.
"Palace Master, what is wrong with Martial Nephew Nan?" the fair-skinned scholar asked.
"This is not the place to talk. Let's find somewhere to settle down first," Luo Qinghai replied with a grim expression, and the Vast Flow Palace cultivators quickly made their way into Wave View City before taking up residence in a quiet inn.
"Meng'er sustained some severe injuries during the prior battle, and in his injured state, he forcibly activated the Frost Crystal Plaque, resulting in the glacial qi within the plaque entering his meridians. If this isn't addressed in a timely fashion, it could harm his cultivation foundation. I have to immediately use a secret technique to treat his condition.
I'm sure all of you must be tired after that ordeal in the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor, so you can all go and rest," Luo Qinghai said to the other Vast Flow Palace cultivators, then made his way into an independent small courtyard behind the inn with Nan Kemeng.
Moments later, a light barrier rose up from within to encompass the entire courtyard.
"Martial Nephew Nan is in good hands with our palace master treating him, so there's no need to be concerned. Let's all go and take a rest," the fair-skinned scholar as he made his way into a nearby courtyard, while the other Vast Flow Palace True Immortals each picked out a courtyard of their own.
However, one of the Golden Immortals among their ranks, an elderly man with a black beard, remained still on the spot for a moment, then made his way into the courtyard that the fair-skinned scholar was staying in.
The fair-skinned scholar was rather surprised to see him, and he asked, "Why aren't you resting, Palace Master Tie?"
"With our cultivation bases, I'm sure that trip was nowhere near enough to tire us out. I came here because I have something to discuss with you, Palace Master Qiu," the elderly man explained as he swept a sleeve through the air to conjure up a light barrier.
The fair-skinned scholar's expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, and he prompted, "Go ahead, Palace Master Tie."
"Pardon my intrusion, but may I ask what rewards you've managed to reap from the Infernal Frost Immortal Palace?" the elderly man asked as he lowered his voice slightly.
"Why do you ask this, Palace Master Tie?" the fair-skinned scholar asked as his brows furrowed slightly.
"For the sake of reaching the High Zenith Palace as soon as possible, none of us were able to gather many treasures or resources on the way there. To make matters worse, we've expended many treasures, so overall, I would say it was a net loss for all of us. Are you willing to return to the sect like this, Palace Master Qiu?
Out of the Five Extreme Palaces, we are the only two palace masters to have accompanied Grand Palace Master Luo into the Infernal Frost Immortal Palace. The other three haven't said anything, but I'm sure they're not very pleased. Given Grand Palace Master Luo's personality, if another good opportunity arises in the future, he definitely won't call upon the two of us again," the elderly man said in an indignant manner.
"If you have something to say, then please be more direct about it, Palace Master Tie," the fair-skinned scholar urged in an indifferent voice.
"In that case, I'll keep it concise. Even though we haven't reaped many spoils on this trip, that doesn't mean that others haven't," the elderly man said in a meaningful voice as he pointed outside.
"You're referring to that man from earlier?" the fair-skinned scholar asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"That's right. Seeing as he just came out of the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor, he must be carrying plenty of precious treasures and resources with him. Even if his luck in the immortal manor was quite lackluster, the entire wealth of a Golden Immortal is still enough to cover our losses," the elderly man said.
A contemplative look appeared on the fair-skinned scholar's face upon hearing this, but he then immediately shook his head as he said, "No, we can't do that. We don't know who that man is, and Grand Palace Master Luo has already told us to leave him be."
"This may come across as a little disrespectful, but of course Grand Palace Master Luo is unwilling to get involved in this matter, considering he's already achieved his objective of securing a High Zenith Pill. In contrast, we're still both completely empty-handed!" the elderly man said.
"How could you say that about Grand Palace Master Luo? Everything that he's doing is for the sake of our Vast Flow Palace's future!" the fair-skinned scholar said in a cold voice.
The elderly man gave a cold harrumph in response. "I have no intention of slandering Grand Palace Master Luo. That man left in quite a hurry after spotting us, so he's definitely not an ally of ours. In that case, he could be an enemy of our sect, so why shouldn't we take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate him?"
"I suppose you're right. The problem is that his cultivation base is unclear, so even if we join forces, we may not be guaranteed to be able to take him down," the fair-skinned scholar mused with a hesitant expression.
An elated look immediately appeared on the elderly man's face upon hearing this, and he said, "Not to worry, Palace Master Qiu."
He swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, and two bursts of yellow light shot out of his hand, then transformed into a pair of earthy yellow puppets that were giving off formidable auras intermingled with hints of law power fluctuations.
However, both puppets were quite severely damaged, and the auras that were emanating from them were also fluctuating in a rather unsteady fashion.
"These are Golden Immortal Stage puppets!" the fair-skinned scholar exclaimed as a hint of greed flashed through his eyes.
"With these two puppets on our side, I'm sure you'll have no further qualms, right, Palace Master Qiu?" the elderly man chuckled.
"I didn't think you would have such formidable puppets in your possession. With these two puppets on our side, we'll surely be able to take him down," the fair-skinned scholar replied as a decisive look appeared on his face.
Moments later, the two of them slipped silently out of the inn, then flew away into the distance.
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Han Li emerged from a materials shop, holding a jade box with a pleased look on his face.
Inside the jade box were some Nightlight Herb seeds, a type of spirit plant that was only found on the Primordial Wave Continent.
The Nightlight Herb was the final ingredient that he was missing for refining Infernal Azure Pills, a Golden Immortal Stage pill in the Huanan Pill Scripture.
Nightlight Herbs were quite rare on the Primordial Wave Continent, so he wasn't actually very confident that he would be able to find seeds of this spirit plant here, and this discovery had come as a very pleasant surprise. Even though he had only managed to secure some seeds, as opposed to actual specimens of the spirit plant, it made virtually no difference to him.
After stowing the jade box away, Han Li quickly left Wave View City, flying away as a streak of azure light and vanishing into the distance in the blink of an eye.
Not long after his departure, two faint shadows also flew out of the city, trailing along some distance behind him.
Han Li didn't immediately summon the green jade flying carriage. The flying carriage once belonged to Gongshu Jiu, and even though there was most likely no one in Wave View City who recognized it, it was still better to take a more cautious approach and only summon the carriage once he was a bit further away from the city.
As he flew through the air, he flipped a hand over to summon the white jade slip that had been given to him by Wyrm 3, which contained the route that he could take to leave the Northern Glacial Immortal Region.
According to the jade slip, the starting point of the route was a location somewhere in the southwest of the Northern Glacial Immortal Region.
A contemplative look appeared on Han Li's face as he traced his finger over the jade slip in an absentminded manner.
Even though Wyrm 3 had told him two routes through which he could leave the Northern Glacial Immortal Palace, it was clearly not feasible for him to leave through the Northern Glacial Immortal Palace's interregion gate.
Even though his Reincarnation Palace mask still hadn't been exposed yet, the Reincarnation Palace was a sworn enemy of the Heavenly Court, so there was no guarantee that the Heavenly Court didn't have any ways to see through Reincarnation Palace masks.
Hence, the only option available to him was to cross the primordial land.
However, he naturally wasn't going to blindly trust Wyrm 3, so he had to verify through some other avenues that this was indeed a feasible route to take.
Aside from that, he also had to make a trip to the Ancient Cloud Continent prior to his departure.
All of a sudden, Han Li swept his gaze across the surrounding area. He discovered that he was already very far away from Wave View City, and he immediately swung around as he yelled, "Who's there? Come out and face me!"
As soon as his voice trailed off, a masked elderly man appeared ahead of him amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.
Han Li's brows furrowed slightly at the sight of the masked elderly man, and he said, "I don't believe we've met before. Why have you followed me all this way?"
Even though the elderly man's entire body was enshrouded within a burst of invisible force, Han Li was struck by a sense of familiarity at the sight of him.
The masked elderly offered no response as he made a hand seal, and nine streaks of golden light shot out of his sleeve, then transformed into nine golden flying swords.
There were countless white runes swirling around the flying swords like radiant white flames, and they swelled rapidly to over 1,000 feet in length each, then arranged themselves into a line to form a formidable sword dragon that swooped down toward Han Li with tremendous power.
Even before the white sword dragon descended upon Han Li, a burst of incredible sharp law powers erupted out of its body, causing the surrounding space to tremble and warp.
However, Han Li was completely unfazed by this, and a mocking sneer appeared on his face as he made a hand seal.
A burst of golden light flashed over his body, and a layer of thick golden fur emerged over his skin as he transformed into a giant golden ape that was several thousand feet tall in the blink of an eye.
The giant ape made a grabbing motion with one hand, and a dark green sword instantly appeared in its grasp. This was none other than one of the three immortal swords that he had just obtained from the storage bracelet that he had dug up from the seabed.
As soon as the green sword was summoned, all of the spirit patterns on its surface instantly lit up, and it swelled to over 1,000 feet in size while giving off a burst of tremendous law power fluctuations.
The golden ape then let loose a thunderous roar as it swung its giant green sword into the white sword dragon, and the two bursts of opposing law powers clashed with an earth-shattering boom.
The white light around the white sword dragon was instantly destroyed, as were the law power fluctuations that it was releasing, following which the entire sword dragon itself was sent flying like a ragdoll.
As the sword dragon tumbled through the air, it split back up into nine golden flying swords, every single one of which had dimmed significantly, clearly indicating that their spiritual nature had been severely damaged.
A stunned look flashed through the masked elderly man's eyes upon seeing this, but right at this moment, a vast expanse of black mist surged out of the nearby space in a frenzy, and it instantly encompassed the entire surrounding area in a radius of several dozen kilometers.
An elated look appeared on the elderly man's face upon seeing this, and he immediately vanished into the black mist.
Enshrouded within the cloud of black mist, Han Li found himself trapped in a turbulent black sea, immediately following which a series of black sea beasts came pouncing at him from all directions.
All of these sea beasts were as enormous as mountains, and their auras indicated that they were all at the Golden Immortal Stage!
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