At the center of the formation, Daoist Xie's body was radiating golden, golden, and purple light. The three types of light intertwined with one another, but they didn't clash with one another. Instead, they intertwined with one another, giving off a feeling that they were in perfect harmony.
Countless three-colored spirit patterns revolved around his body as if they were alive, and they would occasionally converge to form a formation before dispersing in the next instant.
A Golden Immortal level aura emanated from within, and this aura was extremely smooth and smooth without any of the sluggishness and instability from before.
Han Li was ecstatic to see this, and he immediately made a hand seal, upon which the four-colored light barrier in the room erupted with scintillating light to completely suppress this Golden Immortal spirit.
Daoist Xie's body stirred as he opened his eyes.
His eyes were filled with dazzling light, making it impossible for one to look directly at him.
Whoosh whoosh!
Two streaks of piercing light shot forth, easily puncturing two massive holes into the four-colored light barrier.
The two streaks of light then pierced through the walls of the inn before rising into the sky and disappearing.
Thankfully, the two streaks of light had flown into the sky at an angle, so no one was harmed.
Han Li was given a fright upon seeing this, and he hurriedly unleashed a technique.
The four-colored light barrier flashed in rapid succession, and the holes that had been punctured were immediately mended.
The two streaks of light then abruptly exploded in the air above Bai Yu City.
The space in the air above the city flashed violently as the spirit Qi of heaven and earth surged violently. Yellow, golden, and purple gales emerged, each of which gave off a bone-chilling aura.
The three hurricanes roared and tore through the air. Wherever they passed, there would be rolling thunder. The momentum was extremely shocking.
When the cultivators in White Jade City saw such a shocking phenomenon in mid-air, their expressions changed drastically.
"What a terrifying aura! This is definitely not something that a True Immortal should be able to unleash!"
"Could it be that a Dao Lord has come to Bai Yu City?"
Many people began to discuss spiritedly among themselves.
Han Li's expression changed slightly upon sensing the situation outside through his divine sense.
He made a series of hand seals to seal off the aura emanating from Daoist Xie to prevent it from leaking out.
At the same time, he spread out his Divine Sense, instantly covering a radius of several thousand miles with the inn as the center. He sensed the situation in the city so that he could respond in advance.
The two beams of light were inconspicuous when they flew out from where he was. It was almost a flash. Today was the day when the Dao Preaching Convention was about to begin. Many people might have already left Baiyu City. There were not many cultivators in the city now, so there might not be anyone who realized that the source was here. In addition, they were afraid of the cultivators in the Golden Immortal Realm. Even if there were people who discovered it, they might not dare to go forward to confirm it.
The tri-colored hurricane roared and circled in the air for a while before quickly dissipating.
Although the tri-colored hurricane looked majestic, it did not cause any harm. The people in the city discussed for a while and soon dispersed.
Seeing this, Han Li heaved a sigh of relief.
At the center of the formation, Daoist Xie stretched his body before rising to his feet, and the light around his body disappeared along with the enormous pressure he was releasing.
"I've finally reached perfection," Daoist Xie said.
"Fellow Daoist Xie, didn't you say that you could take care of this on your own without my protection?
If I hadn't stayed here for a while longer, I would've attracted a lot of trouble, "Han Li said in a calm voice.
He had been guarding this place for the past three days and hadn't been able to participate in any of the auctions and trade fairs in the city.
Generally speaking, all types of treasures would only be revealed later on, and if he had been able to participate in these three days, perhaps he would've already found a few dao pill materials.
"I didn't think that this Lightning Soul Crystal would be so pure; the power imbued within it is beyond my expectations," Daoist Xie explained. He could sense the displeasure in Han Li's voice.
"So be it.
It's quite fortunate that you were able to successfully fuse with the Heavenly Essence Crystal. I haven't even congratulated you yet; you've finally achieved your dream, "Han Li said with a smile.
"Thank you, Friend Han, for finding this immortal puppet body for me and guarding me for the past few days. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have been able to do this so smoothly.
Rest assured, Friend Han, I'll remember your kindness, "Daoist Xie said as he cupped his fist in a salute toward Han Li.
"The power you unintentionally released didn't expose your identity, but it's not appropriate for you to remain here any longer. On top of that, the dao discussion convention is about to begin, so you should leave this place for now," Han Li said in a calm voice.
Daoist Xie nodded in response before flying into Han Li's storage bracelet as a streak of yellow light.
Han Li waved a hand to release a streak of yellow light to repair the two holes in the wall, then made his way out of the room.
Just as he was about to go downstairs, he suddenly stopped and cast his gaze toward the other end of the corridor.
When he had released his spiritual sense earlier, he had already ascertained the situation in this inn, and Gan Jiuzhen was no longer there.
A peculiar look appeared on Han Li's face before he quickly withdrew his gaze and went downstairs.
"By the way, why did you ask me to sell the Crimson Cloud Fire Crystals and tell me why you wanted me to fuse with this puppet body?" He asked Daoist Xie with his spiritual sense.
"Friend Han, what kind of power do you think this Golden Immortal puppet is powered by?" Daoist Xie asked instead of answering.
Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this.
"All immortal puppets are powered by Immortal Essence Stones, and this puppet is no exception. On top of that, this puppet is at the Golden Immortal stage, so it's extremely taxing to unleash its power. The Immortal Essence Stones you already have aren't enough," Daoist Xie continued.
"How much does it cost you to unleash this puppet?" Han Li asked after a brief silence.
"Ten Immortal Essence Stones for every breath of time this puppet is fully unleashed," Daoist Xie replied.
"What? Ten Immortal Essence Stones per breath?" Han Li was already mentally prepared for this, but he was still shocked to hear this.
"That's not high. Immortal puppets require an enormous amount of Immortal Essence Stones, so it's not impossible for them to expend tens or even hundreds of times more Immortal Essence Stones per breath," Daoist Xie said.
"Have you seen such a puppet before, Fellow Daoist Xie?" Han Li took a deep breath.
"No, during the process of fusing with the Thunder Soul Crystals, some new memories have been unearthed," Daoist Xie replied.
"Oh? You've recalled something about your former master?" Han Li's eyes flickered slightly.
He was very interested in this man. Even though Daoist Xie had said that his former master had already perished, it was still up for debate whether this was true or not.
"It's just some fragmented memories, most of which are related to immortal puppets … As for the Crimson Cloud Fire Crystals that you sold, Friend Han, you sold them for around three thousand Immortal Essence Stones, which is enough for me to unleash a few attacks," Daoist Xie said.
"I understand.
It's about time. Let's go. "Han Li nodded and raised his head to look at White Jade Mountain.
…
On White Jade Peak, the sun was shining brightly, and the air was clear.
Pristine white clouds were hovering in the clear blue sky, and a rainbow streak of light was like a massive arch bridge above the clouds.
High up in the sky, hundreds of golden chariots were pulled by dragon horses with wings on their backs. On the chariots stood groups of tall cultivators clad in golden armors and holding silver halberds. They were patrolling the area within a radius of one thousand miles.
The air above White Jade Peak was enshrouded in a faint golden light barrier to restrict the flight of cultivators.
The energy fluctuations emanating from the barrier weren't very powerful, so cultivators at the True Immortal stage or above could fly in without being affected. However, cultivators below the Great Ascension Stage would be unable to enter.
As such, most of the Fire Dragon Dao disciples had to fly to the foot of White Jade Peak before ascending the mountain on foot in order to participate in this event.
At this moment, the white plaza was a boiling cauldron of voices, and it was an extraordinarily lively scene.
There were hundreds of thousands of Fire Dragon Dao disciples, as well as many core elders of subordinate sects, densely occupying the entire plaza. After all the futons were occupied, there were still people coming and squeezing into the plaza.
What's more, seeing that there was no place to stand on the peak, they simply settled for an open area halfway up the mountain and sat down cross-legged, waiting for the event to begin.
At the foot of White Jade Peak, there was also a sea of people. The noise and liveliness were no less than that of the plaza on the peak.
However, the composition of the people here was more complicated. In addition to the ordinary disciples of Fire Dragon Dao, there were also many cultivators from other small and medium-sized forces on the Ancient Cloud Continent.
These people set up small booths on both sides of the road in the forest at the foot of White Jade Peak. The booths were filled with dazzling magic treasures, artifacts, elixirs, and spiritual materials. They were actually taking advantage of the fact that the event hadn't begun yet.
At every certain distance around the booths, there would be Fire Dragon Dao cultivators in golden armor patrolling to maintain the order here.
Different from the exchange meeting that Han Li had participated in before, this was mainly for cultivators below the Deity Stage. It was more like the Great South Meeting that he had participated in when he was in the Mortal Realm.
On the top of White Jade Peak, on the lecturing platform in the center of the plaza, there was a wide purple table in the middle. There were not many decorative carvings on it. Although it didn't look exquisite and gorgeous, it was more simple and natural.
Behind the table, there was a 10 meters tall bronze round cauldron. There were hundreds of bluish-purple sandalwood incense sticks in it. Under the mountain wind, the incense sticks were faintly flashing with scarlet flames, and green smoke was rising from them.
On both sides of the round cauldron, there were nearly a hundred bluish-gray round futons symmetrically placed.
At this moment, there were various kinds of escape lights flying in the sky from time to time, and figures appeared. They found an ordinary futon on the stone steps around the high platform and sat down cross-legged.
Unlike the chaos and noise on the plaza, those who could occupy a place on the stone steps around the lecturing platform were the True Immortal Realm elders of the Fire Dragon Dao, as well as the core disciples of the various Dao masters. Each of them had their own identity, so they naturally wouldn't make noise under the attention of the crowd.
Most of them closed their eyes and adjusted their breath, waiting for the start of the meeting. Only a few people greeted the people around them and whispered.
At this moment, a blue escape light flew from the southwest direction and landed directly under the lecturing platform. After the escape light faded, a tall Young man in an elder's costume appeared. It was Han Li.
He looked up and saw that the places near the top of the high platform were basically occupied by people. Only some of the steps at the lower section were still empty.
Han Li walked up the steps left in the middle of the steps. After walking for about a hundred steps, he saw a familiar figure waving at him on the left.
This person was none other than Qi Liang.