Chapter 595

Above the green mountain, the white ball of light flickered intensely, and countless white runes shot out from it.

With a muffled 'bang', the huge ball of light suddenly exploded, turning into countless white spirit lights that drifted away.

The golden beetle's huge body swayed in the air for a moment before it floated in the air again. Its misty eyes slowly regained clarity, and the white vortex in the depths of its pupils slowly disappeared. It looked around in shock.

"What's going on?

Didn't I already return to the Insect Clan and advance to the Grand Luo realm? Why am I here … "The golden beetle roared in anger and shock.

At this moment, its expression froze, and it suddenly turned to look ahead.

It instantly sensed the aura of its kind, who was still alive and seemed to be much stronger than before.

"Am I under an illusion …" The shock and anger in the golden beetle's eyes faded away like a tide, and it turned to look at its surroundings.

The surroundings were calm, and a warm breeze blew over the green mountain. There was nothing out of the ordinary.

The golden beetle quickly retracted its gaze, and its expression became uncertain.

It lifted one of its front claws and pointed at the void. The golden light on its body suddenly fluctuated and quickly gathered in front of it, forming a golden round formation.

The circular formation spun as countless golden runes danced and flickered. It seemed like some kind of secret technique was being performed.

The golden beetle's movements suddenly froze, and a trace of shock appeared in its eyes.

"So it's been 20 years …"

Its expression was extremely unsightly, and there was a faint trace of fear.

The golden beetle had lived in the Wilderness for a long time, and it was extremely powerful. It knew much more about the situation here than the Insect Clan and the Beast Clan, and was far from being comparable to an outsider like Han Li.

The Insect Clan, the Beast Clan, and the other races were insignificant and insignificant in the periphery of the Wilderness. The rulers of the Wilderness were the Four Great Royal Clans in the depths.

The Four Great Royal Clans were extremely powerful, and each of them occupied a vast territory, dividing up the areas in the Wilderness that were truly rich in spiritual energy.

The Four Great Royal Clans had many experts, and not to mention Golden Immortals, there were even many Primordial Immortals. Each of the Four Great Royal Clans had a Grand Luo Patriarch, and the four of them were collectively known as the Four Sages.

The golden beetle was extremely powerful, having reached the late-stage of Primordial Immortal, and its true form was Golden Immortal Devourer. Although the Four Great Royal Clans of the Wilderness were powerful, it did not take them seriously.

However, the only people it feared were the Four Saints of the Wildlands.

This was the territory of the Wildlands' Four Royal Clans, and it belonged to the Heaven-reaching Mouse Clan.

The golden beetle had chased after Han Li in a frenzy earlier, wanting to stop him before he stepped into this place. However, it had unknowingly been trapped where it was by an illusionary technique, and it had been a total of 20 years.

Twenty years was like a snap of a finger to it. However, the person who could trap it was worth debating …

Golden light flashed in its eyes, but it remained silent.

The only ones in the Wildlands who could trap it were the Four Sages.

It was said that the Ancestor of Goddess of Grains of the Tong Tian Mouse Clan was not in the Wilderness for many years and his whereabouts were erratic. Furthermore, it was not said that he was proficient in the art of illusion. Instead, it was the Celestial Fox Clan that was close to the Tong Tian Mouse Clan that specialized in the art of illusion.

Could it be that the Celestial Fox Ancestor had made a move?

But why … Could it be that they wanted to warn him not to step into the territory of the Four Royal Clans?

Countless thoughts flashed through the golden beetle's mind.

After a while, greed still prevailed. Its body shone brightly with golden light, and it turned into a huge ball of golden light that shot forward like a bolt of lightning.

…

On a cliff platform above the Dark Abyss, two balls of light, one gold and one white, floated there, emitting a strong pressure.

Two figures could be seen in the balls of light. They were Jintong and Pixiu.

Their strength had improved tremendously, but they still could not adapt to the dense Inauspicious Qi at the bottom of the abyss, so they still came up to the top to cultivate.

At this moment, the golden ball of light suddenly flashed and drifted away, revealing Jintong's figure. He looked in a direction with a solemn expression.

At the bottom of the abyss, Han Li sat cross-legged on a clean boulder. He quietly circulated his Celestial Spiritual Power to sense the dense Inauspicious Qi in his body.

Not far away, Magic Light controlled the Taiyi Gray Fairy to sit cross-legged. Black light flashed around his body as he continued to absorb the dense Inauspicious Qi around him.

Although he had successfully controlled this body, the foundation was not stable, and it still needed to be strengthened.

At this moment, the body looked more "plump". His flesh was full, and his skin was clean and smooth. He had changed into a black robe, and he looked no different from an ordinary person.

Han Li's expression suddenly changed, and he opened his eyes.

"Uncle, it's not good. That guy must have woken up and is rushing over here." Jintong's voice rang in his mind.

Han Li raised his eyebrows and stood up, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he pinched his fingers and calculated.

"It's exactly 20 years. It seems that the voice didn't lie to me."

Han Li murmured. He glanced at Magic Light beside him and saw that he was cultivating, so he did not disturb him. Instead, he turned into a ball of green light and flew upward.

At this moment, Magic Light opened his eyes and looked at Han Li. The gray light in his eyes flickered a few times.

Han Li quickly appeared on the cliff platform where Jintong had been, while Pixiu and Jintong stood beside him.

"Uncle …" Jintong looked at Han Li and hesitated to speak.

"Jintong, is Golden Devourer afraid of the Evil Qi here?" Han Li looked at the black Evil Qi roiling in the abyss and suddenly asked.

"Not really, but Golden Devourer really doesn't like this Evil Qi." Jintong seemed to realize something and said.

After a brief silence, Han Li suddenly smiled, and said, "If we could escape, we would've already escaped from that Golden Devouring Immortal a few years ago. Seeing as that Golden Devouring Immortal is pursuing us so closely, we might as well wait for it to tire itself out and take care of it here."

"Uncle, your cultivation base has improved greatly. I have also reached the Primordial realm. There is also that bootlicker, Magic Light. With so many of us working together, we may be able to kill that guy!" Jintong's eyes lit up and he said bitterly.

"Big Brother, there's still me …" Pixiu came over and said weakly.

"Well, there's also Little White. At least it can block … half of it." Jintong stroked Pixiu's head and nodded.

"Although our strength has improved greatly, the opponent is a late-stage Primordial Immortal after all. We must not be careless.

Jintong, how long do you think it will take? "Han Li said with a solemn expression.

Jintong closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, then opened them and said, "Given its current speed, it should arrive in a month if there are no accidents."

"A month is enough," Han Li murmured.

Jintong and Pixiu did not understand and looked at each other.

"During this period, you two continue to cultivate here.

Jintong, you keep an eye on Golden Devourer's movements and inform me immediately if anything happens, "Han Li ordered.

"Uncle, leave it to me!" Jintong agreed.

After giving his instructions, Han Li turned and flew to the bottom of the abyss and soon reached the bottom.

"Magic Light" had stopped cultivating. When he saw Han Li descending, he stood up and cupped his hands.

Han Li didn't say much. He directly told Demonshine about Golden Immortal Devourer's pursuit.

"Fellow Daoist Magic Light, I'll need your help when the time comes," Han Li said.

"No problem. I'll start recuperating my aura now. I can't guarantee much during the battle, but it should be no problem to maintain the combat strength of a Primordial Immortal for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn," Magic Light answered without hesitation.

"That's good." Han Li's expression relaxed and he smiled.

After saying that, Magic Light walked to the side and sat down cross-legged again.

Han Li pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand and waved it to produce a large stack of formation flags and discs of various colors.

At the same time, a golden light flashed beside him and Daoist Xie appeared out of thin air.

"Daoist Xie, help me set up these formations here," Han Li said to Daoist Xie.

Daoist Xie nodded and took some of the formation tools from Han Li, then the two of them got busy at the bottom of the abyss.

After working for more than ten days, the two of them finally stopped.

At this moment, Han Li was hovering in the air, chanting something and waving his hand to form a hand seal.

Specks of light suddenly appeared in various parts of the abyss, flickering and resonating with each other.

Powerful forces appeared out of thin air, some extremely tough, some soft and tenacious, and so on. As they resonated with each other, they caused the baleful qi in the area to tumble.

But then, these lights immediately faded away, and so did the waves of power, completely disappearing in the dense baleful qi without leaving a trace. The tumbling baleful qi also quickly calmed down.

Han Li nodded with a hint of satisfaction when he saw this.

He then landed on the bottom of the abyss, sat down cross-legged, and waved his hand.

Light flickered around him as immortal weapons appeared one after another, emitting dazzling lights of various colors and waves of laws. It was a spectacular sight.

Han Li picked up these immortal weapons and inspected them one by one, making the final preparations for the upcoming battle.

He had made all the preparations he could, but his opponent was a late-stage Primordial Immortal, Golden Immortal Devourer, after all, so he had no confidence in defeating him.

Han Li carefully inspected the immortal weapons one by one, then kept them into his body.

Soon, he had checked all the immortal weapons and put them away.

At this moment, there was only a green gourd left on the ground, which was the Profound Heavenly Treasure.

Han Li looked at the gourd for a moment, then picked it up and looked at the mouth of the gourd.

The dimmed area was still there, but it had deepened a lot and was getting closer to the other areas.

The emerald green light emitted by the whole gourd became brighter, but it also shrunk a little.

When Han Li saw this, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Years ago, he had been avoiding Golden Immortal Devourer's pursuit, but he did not stop watering the gourd with the green liquid. It seemed that it was working.

If he continued to use the green liquid to accelerate the ripening, it would take less than a hundred years for the green gourd to be completely ripe.

Han Li looked at the gourd in his hand, then suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a green light into the gourd.

A layer of green light immediately appeared on the green gourd, and at the same time, tiny runes emerged and kept flowing like a trickle of water.

A wave of laws spread out in all directions, forcing back all the baleful qi within a few dozen feet.

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