Chapter 685

"In the future, this item will naturally belong to Daoist Hot Flame." Before Daoist Hot Flame could finish speaking, Han Li interrupted him with a smile.

"Daoist Hot Flame is very righteous. I admire you." Daoist Hot Flame bowed respectfully to Han Li and said sincerely.

Han Li waved his hand and placed the jade slip on his forehead. His divine sense immediately entered it.

Then, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

In the misty green light, tiny golden words appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was a somewhat obscure cultivation method. However, it was not the "Major Five Elements Fantasy Technique", but a cultivation method called the "Dongyi Life and Death Scripture".

After a while, Han Li memorized all the characters, took the jade slip down, and handed it to Daoist Hot Flame.

Daoist Hot Flame quickly took it and carefully examined it.

Han Li looked at the expression on Daoist Hot Flame's face gradually changing from joy to disappointment, then to relief, and a smile appeared on his face.

This Dongyi Life and Death Scripture had a total of nine volumes, and it was a cultivation technique related to the Laws of Time. Moreover, at first glance, it was of the same source as the Four Seasons Water Technique, Illusionary Star Scripture, and the other cultivation techniques from before, and they similarly possessed a myriad of connections.

"Daoist Hot Flame, although this cultivation method is not the Five Elements Fantasy Technique, it is also a secret of our sect. I hope you won't spread it." Daoist Hot Flame put away the jade slip, sighed, and said solemnly.

"Of course … Daoist Hot Flame, if you have no other use for this Two Life Tree, can you give it to me?" Han Li changed the topic and said.

"That's for sure … Daoist Hot Flame, if you have no other use for this Two Life Tree, can you give it to me?" Han Li changed the topic and said.

"Sigh … I was thinking that if there was a one in ten thousand chance of saving this Two Life Tree, I would have a chance of surviving this Evil Decay Tribulation."

Han Li said with a bitter smile, but he was thinking about whether he could save it with the small bottle of green liquid.

"I see, then please accept it." Hot Flame Immortal Monarch said with a smile.

"Oh, that's right. Do you know how Senior Muyan used the Two Life Tree to survive the Evil Decay?" Han Li asked as he carefully put away the Two Life Tree.

"This … It concerns Martial Uncle Muyan's cultivation, so I'm not sure.

But it shouldn't be drawing out the baleful aura and hiding it in an external object. "Hot Flame Immortal Venerable shook his head.

"I think so too. If that's the case, then it makes sense why Senior Muyan's corpse suddenly turned into a baleful aura. It most likely has something to do with the large amount of baleful aura hidden in the Two Life Tree." Han Li nodded.

After cleaning up, the two did not leave immediately. Instead, they waited for Hot Flame Immortal Monarch's arm to recover before leaving the underground palace together.

After returning to the square, Hot Flame Immortal Venerable looked at the distant sky and said to Han Li, "If this Two Life Palace doesn't have it, then there aren't many places left. If the Hidden Truth Valley hasn't separated from this continent, then it shouldn't be too far away. Let's go there first."

"May I ask what kind of place this Hidden Truth Valley originally belonged to?" Han Li asked doubtfully.

"The Hidden Truth Valley is the place where the ancestor usually secludes himself. Apart from giving lectures or some important matters for the sect, he would stay there most of the time. So, it is also a place where the Great Five Element Fantasy World Art might be hidden." Hot Flame Immortal Venerable explained.

"Okay, then let's go there first." Han Li nodded.

Then, the two drove the flying boat and flew towards the Hidden Truth Valley under Hot Flame Immortal Venerable's guidance.

Along the way, looking down from the sky, the ground was full of scars and traces left behind by terrifying powerful forces.

Seeing this, Han Li couldn't help but recall the scene he saw when he transmigrated, especially the shocking palm that fell from the sky. He couldn't help but feel some lingering fear.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at the sky in the distance. The sky was clear and blue, there were no more beacons.

About 45 minutes later, the flying boat crossed a large area of ruins and arrived above a vast plain. It slowed down and slowly moved forward.

"Fortunately, this Hidden Truth Valley didn't collapse and is still connected to the Wood Royal Domain."

Hot Flame Immortal Monarch glanced at a green valley in the distance. His lips curled into a smile as he spoke.

Han Li's eyes flickered as he also looked at the valley. The mountains on both sides weren't too high, and the valley's terrain was quite flat. Under the sunlight, it didn't look deep and narrow at all.

"At first glance, this Hidden Truth Valley doesn't look like an important place. There should be some special restrictions inside, right?" Han Li said doubtfully.

"Haha, Fellow Li, you're wrong. This Hidden Truth Valley is indeed not the place with the densest spiritual energy in the sect, and I haven't heard of any secret restrictions either. The reason why the ancestor chose this place to cultivate in seclusion is simply because he likes the Empty Spirit Bamboo in the valley." Hot Flame Immortal Venerable said with a smile.

"In that case, I was thinking too much …" Han Li was slightly startled and said so.

While they were talking, the two arrived at the entrance of the valley.

Before he landed on the ground, he heard a series of tinkling sounds mixed with the sharp whistles, forming an ethereal and pleasing melody that spread out from the valley.

"This is …" Han Li heard this and suddenly felt his ears light up. He couldn't help but murmur.

"This is the Empty Spirit Bamboo Melody. It's the sound produced by the mountain wind blowing on the Empty Spirit Bamboo and the sound produced when the bamboo collides with each other.

I've long heard that it has the effect of clearing one's mind. "Hot Flame Immortal Venerable closed his eyes and sensed it for a while before explaining leisurely.

"No wonder Ancestor Mi Luo chose this place for seclusion. It's really a wonderful place for cultivation." Han Li couldn't help but praise after hearing this.

"This is just the entrance of the valley. There's another kind of spiritual bird called Wind Chime Magpie in the valley. Its chirping sound is sweet and pleasant, and it's a true wonderful melody when combined with the Empty Spirit Bamboo Melody." Hot Flame Immortal Venerable said with some pride.

Not long after entering the valley, Han Li saw clusters of verdant bamboo scattered on the hillsides on both sides. The bamboo bodies were slender and straight, looking rather agile. They collided with each other under the mountain wind and produced "ding dong" sounds.

The deeper they went, the denser the bamboo forest on both sides became. Almost all the space in the valley was occupied by the bamboo, leaving only the six feet wide stone path that Han Li and Hot Flame Immortal Venerable were walking on. It meandered into the depths of the bamboo forest.

Han Li's mood gradually calmed down as he listened to the Empty Spirit Bamboo Melody reverberating in the surroundings. He actually felt a bit more comfortable.

Hot Flame Immortal Venerable seemed to be the same. His brows that had been tightly furrowed for days finally relaxed a little.

After walking in for more than an hour, the bamboo forest was covered in fog. The fog obscured the surroundings, causing the sound of the Ethereal Bamboo Melody to become sparse and weak.

Han Li looked into the depths of the bamboo forest where the greyish-white mist was getting thicker. He suddenly frowned and a trace of uneasiness arose in his heart.

Purple light flashed in his eyes as he looked around, but he found that the furthest he could see was less than a thousand feet. Beyond that, he could not see anything with his naked eye.

What surprised him even more was that the Empty Spirit Bamboo in the depths of the mist had turned a strange greyish-white color. When it shook and collided, it didn't make much sound.

Han Li's brows furrowed slightly as he asked, "Fellow Daoist Hot Flames, there seems to be something amiss about this mist. It's exerting an extremely powerful suppression on spiritual sense, and there seems to be a hint of baleful Qi mixed within it as well. Did we accidentally trigger some kind of restriction in the valley?"

Hot Flame Immortal Venerable also felt a little uncomfortable and said, "In the past, the ancestor ordered that no restrictions should be set up in the Hidden Truth Valley, nor did he restrict the disciples from entering the valley. Thus, I've been here many times. Occasionally, there would be mist in the morning, but it was only a thin mist. I've never seen such a strange mist before … Could it be that it appeared after the change in the sect?"

"No matter what, it's definitely not a good thing for the power of our divine sense to be suppressed to this extent. We need to be 120% vigilant," Han Li said with a frown.

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening explosion could be heard all of a sudden.

In the thick mist deep in the bamboo forest, hundreds of dark green lights suddenly lit up and shot out from all directions like will-o '-the-wisps.

"Be careful …"

Han Li shouted and flipped his right hand. Golden lightning flashed in his palm and the Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword appeared in his hand. Golden lightning flickered on its surface and crackled.

With a wave of his hand, the golden lightning immediately condensed into a long whip that swept in all directions.

Hot Flame Immortal Venerable took out the ancient golden mirror with one hand. Before he activated it, his other hand was already holding a large scarlet palm-leaf fan. He fanned at the dozens of green flames in front of him.

Bzzt bzzt bzzt …

The whip formed by the Divine Devilbane Lightning drew a golden arc in front of Han Li and instantly swept the ghost flames, producing a series of rumbles.

The hundreds of will-o '-the-wisps shattered like ripe watermelons, but they did not dissipate. Instead, they dispersed into countless green fireballs the size of fists. Their momentum slowed down a little, but they still flew toward Yang Kai.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fiery runes lit up on the scarlet palm-leaf fan. Crimson fireballs the same size as the green flames shot out and collided with the green flames in the air, bursting apart.

One red and one green flame, the sparks scattered by them mixed together and seemed to cancel each other out. All of them were extinguished and disappeared.

"Daoist Li, these things seem to be restrained by the red flames!" Hot Flame Immortal Venerable shouted.

Han Li had naturally sensed this. With a thought, a speck of silver light lit up on his shoulder. Then, a palm-sized silver flame person appeared.

The person stretched its arms and stretched its back. Then, it turned its head slightly and rubbed its palms at the green flames around it, looking like it was about to go all out.