Chapter 818

The Mountain and Lake Region was located in the southern part of the Demon Realm, adjacent to the Southern Wasteland Region. It was a vast area with many mountains and lakes.

East Mountain City was an inconspicuous border town in the Mountain and Lake Region. It stood at the foot of a mountain called East Gazing Mountain. To its west was a lake with a circumference of thousands of miles. With its back to the mountain and the water, it had a unique scenery.

Every morning, when the sun rose above the Great Lake of Fenghu, there would be billowing Devil Qi rising. On the surface of the water, the golden light of the rising sun would float above the thick black Devil Qi and rise into the sky at the same time, until it reached the same level as the Eastern Mountain City Tower.

East Gazing Mountain was only a thousand feet high, but the view was excellent. It was the best place to view the golden light and Demon Qi from afar.

Many devilish cultivators were able to resonate with the devilish Qi within their bodies upon witnessing this scene, thereby enhancing their cultivation bases to a certain extent. As such, there would be a large number of low-grade devilish cultivators gathered on the summit of the mountain almost every morning.

On this day, as soon as the Demon Qi in the lake disappeared, the Cultivators on the top of East Gazing Mountain began to fly away.

An old man in a gray robe with a hunched back and a tall young man with a wooden expression walked along the stone steps on the top of the mountain one after the other. They slowly walked towards the waist of the mountain.

The tall young man looked dull and stupid, but in fact, the divine light in his eyes was restrained and extremely clear.

"Brother Shi, why did you come to see this Demon Qi Phenomenon?

With your current cultivation, you shouldn't care about the benefits of your cultivation, right? "He looked at the hunched old man with his hands clasped behind his back and asked.

"Brother Li, you're thinking too much. It's just that I've been hiding here and there, and I'm really depressed.

Knowing that there's such a scene here, I wanted to take a look. Just treat it as a way to relieve my boredom, "the hunched old man stopped and said.

The two people were Shi Chuankong and Han Li, who had come in disguise.

"Actually, I've been wondering why Marquis let us go that day and reminded us not to go to Chu Yu City," Han Li, who had disguised himself as a tall Youth, asked.

"To be honest, I don't know either.

At that time, I almost couldn't help but fight … Perhaps it has something to do with Third Brother.

I'm very clear that I'm not powerful enough to make him do this, "Shi Chuankong shook his head and said.

"It's been hard on him. Not only did he have to pretend to attack us, he also had to secretly let us go. Not to mention, he even had to build a teleportation hall. That's quite the loss," Han Li said with a chuckle.

"However, his reminder has made me understand something. It's not just Chu Yu City that we cannot go to. We cannot go to the other cities that have teleportation arrays that lead to Sun Twilight City," Shi Chuankong suddenly said with a serious look on his face.

Han Li nodded and said, "That's right. Everyone thinks that we're in a hurry to return to Sunny Night City, so they'll definitely do something to these cities. Once we show ourselves, it's impossible to guarantee that we won't be targeted. If another Golden Immortal Realm cultivator comes, then we really won't be able to handle it."

Shi Chuankong wryly smiled and said, "That's why we can't be in a hurry. We can only use the teleportation formations between the various regions to get closer to Yang Ye City."

"Although this will definitely take a long time, there are also many benefits.

After all, there are many cities in the different realms, and there are far too many options for us to choose from. No one can predict which city we'll choose to teleport to, so this will be a good way to ensure our safety, "Han Li said with a contemplative expression.

"It's just that I'll have to postpone the matter that I promised Brother Li. Brother Li, you'll have to postpone your return to the Celestial Domain," Shi Chuankong said with a slightly guilty expression.

"That's fine.

If it's possible, let's stay on Dong Wang Mountain for a while. I have some matters that I need to deal with first. How about we set off after that? "Han Li waved his hand and said after a slight hesitation.

"Of course. We'll set off after Brother Li is done with your matters," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.

The two chatted as they walked down the winding path on the mountain. Soon, they arrived at a hidden cliff halfway up the mountain.

As they approached, Shi Chuankong waved a hand through the air, and a spatial barrier was slowly removed to reveal two cave abodes that were situated next to each other.

The two of them bade farewell to one another before returning to their respective cave abodes.

After entering the cave abode, Han Li waved a hand through the air to summon a silver gate of light. He strode into the gate and appeared outside the spirit medicine garden.

Daoist Xie was already waiting at the gate, and he quickly made his way over to greet Han Li at the sight of him.

"Friend Han, the batch of Dao Soldiers in the garden have already matured. I've used the power of the formation to suppress them for now, so you can take care of them," Daoist Xie said.

"Thank you," Han Li said as he cupped his fist in a salute before quickly making his way into the garden.

The two of them soon arrived at the area where the Dao Soldiers were planted, and they could already hear the crackling of lightning from afar.

As he approached, Han Li discovered that the purple swamp that had been set up in the area where the Lightning Subsidence Earth had been set up had almost completely dried up. Large patches of dried earth had formed on the ground, and the lightning power contained within had already been completely exhausted.

What was completely different was that the Dao Soldier Tree that stood in the middle was shrouded in a layer of purple light. On the dense and plump pods that hung on the branches, there were extremely fine purple electric sparks jumping back and forth, crackling.

Compared to the last batch of Dao Soldiers, there were clearly more pods on the tree this time, and the auras contained within them were also clearly more powerful.

Han Li rejoiced at the sight of this.

Back at the Shi Huan Mountain Range, he had expended all of his Dao Soldiers in order to protect him, so he could make up for it this time.

"Daoist Xie, let's remove the formation; it's time to reap the rewards," Han Li said with a smile.

Daoist Xie nodded before making a hand seal and waving his hand forward.

Golden light flashed from the ground around the Dao Soldier Tree, and seven or eight golden formation plates immediately emerged from the ground and flew back into Daoist Xie's hand.

A layer of transparent light screen immediately disappeared from the tree, and the thunder that was not very loud before suddenly became a series of rumbling sounds. A dazzling purple light also began to expand in all directions.

Han Li was slightly surprised to see this, and he waved his hand to release a burst of azure light to form a light barrier around the Dao Soldier Tree, preventing the purple lightning from spreading and destroying the other spirit herbs in the garden.

Amidst the roars of thunder, the Dao Soldier Tree withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. All the energy in the tree was dispersed to the beans.

Accompanied by a burst of crackling sounds, the expanding purple electric light suddenly scattered in all directions. Golden beans, engraved with purple lightning patterns, shot out one after another, scattering in all directions like a goddess scattering flowers.

Han Li flipped his hand over upon seeing this, and the green Profound Heavenly Gourd immediately appeared.

He then slapped the bottom of the gourd, and a green vortex lit up at the mouth of the gourd. The pods were all drawn into the gourd by the suction force of the vortex.

Explosions continued in the Spirit Herb Garden for the time it took for half an incense stick to burn before it completely quieted down.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of pods had been absorbed into the Mysterious Heavenly Gourd by Han Li.

He waved the gourd in one hand while holding a golden bean the size of a broad bean in the other. A hint of disappointment flashed through his eyes. The Dao Soldier Tree had only produced one bean this time.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly, and a stream of spiritual energy flowed into the bean from his fingers.

"Tzlala!"

The purple lightning patterns on the bean lit up, and a large swath of purple lightning immediately shot out, numbing his entire arm.

"This purple lightning is quite powerful, and it seems to retain some of the sticky properties of the Lightning Loch Resting Earth," Daoist Xie said with furrowed brows upon seeing this.

"That's right. I wonder if there's a way to make better use of these properties after the Dao Soldiers are refined," Han Li said.

"Friend Han, I happen to know of a Purple Extreme Lightning Trap Formation that might be more suitable for these Dao Soldiers than the Lightning Engraved Qi Lock Formation. If you're not worried, why don't you let me refine these Dao Soldiers?" Daoist Xie suggested after a brief hesitation.

"What's there to worry about?

I'll nurture them in the Mysterious Heavenly Gourd for a while, and then you can refine them for me.

Just make a list of the materials you'll need for the formation, "Han Li said with a smile.

Daoist Xie cupped his fist in a salute toward Han Li without saying anything further.

"By the way, if you remember anything else about your master, remember to tell me.

Seeing as your master was once a being from the Demon Realm, we should be able to settle this once and for all, "Han Li said.

"I've been trying my best to remember, but I haven't made much progress," Daoist Xie said with a resigned shake of his head.

"That's alright. If everything goes according to plan, we'll be staying in the Demon Realm for a while," Han Li said with a nod.

After chatting for a while longer, Han Li left the spirit medicine garden and went to the bamboo building by the pond.

Han Li went up to the second floor, and the Weeping Soul Beast was still in a deep slumber on the bed.

The Purple Sun Warm Jade that was hovering above its head had been mostly used up, and there was only a thumb-sized piece left.

Even though Han Li knew that it wouldn't be of much use, he still pulled out another mid-grade Purple Sun Warm Jade and placed it on the Weeping Soul Beast's head.

Thankfully, even though the Weeping Soul Beast had yet to awaken, its aura fluctuations were becoming more and more stable, which was quite a relief to Han Li. However, there was nothing he could do about the Weeping Soul Beast's current condition, and he could only hope that it would be resolved once he arrived at Yang Ye City.

However, it would still be a long journey before they could reach Yang Ye City.

Aside from his big brother, Shi Zhan Feng, and his fifth sister, Shi Jingyan, had tried to kill Shi Chuankong. Who knew if there would be more of them in the future? Their journey to Yang Ye City was bound to be fraught with trouble.

With that in mind, Han Li's brows furrowed tightly.