A loud and clear dragon roar reverberated through the entire hall in an instant.
An extremely thick black candle dragon rushed out of the dark light at the mouth of the crimson gourd. Its entire body was wrapped in black flames. It opened its ferocious bloody mouth and bit down on Gongshu Jiu.
"Sect Master Baili!" Luo Qinghai cried out in shock.
When Han Li saw this, he immediately understood. Daoist Hu Yan had used all sorts of methods to get Han Li's help to obtain this Taiyi Pill. It was most likely not for himself, but to save Baili Yan, who was always with him.
Previously, under Xiao Jinhan's plan, when the first Sect Master of the Candle Dragon Path, Baili Yan, came out of seclusion to preach, the largest internal strife since the sect's founding occurred. Ouyang Kuishan and the other Golden Immortal Sect Masters worked together with the Immortal Palace of Northern Chill to besiege Baili Yan. Not only did they ruin his plan to break through to the Taiyi realm, but they also severely injured him and forced him to flee.
Fortunately, Daoist Hu Yan also shook off the Immortal Palace of Northern Chill's pursuit. After leaving the Candle Dragon Path, he found Baili Yan and found a way to bring him along. His goal was naturally the Taiyi Pill in the Immortal Palace of Netherfrost.
However, how did Daoist Hu Yan know in advance that there was a treasure like the Taiyi Pill in the Immortal Abode?
Daoist Hu Yan had already retreated when the Candle Dragon's bloody mouth of Baili Yan approached Gongshu Jiu.
Black flames surged out of the black Candle Dragon's mouth and engulfed Gongshu Jiu in an instant.
The few people who were fighting with the white figures immediately discovered that the figures seemed to have temporarily broken free from Gongshu Jiu's control. Their movements instantly slowed down.
Therefore, they all attacked and quickly defeated all of them.
After the figures in the white fog disappeared, everyone's figures flashed and surrounded the Candle Dragon.
After about ten breaths, the Candle Dragon's huge mouth closed and its body rapidly shrank to the size of a small snake. It coiled around the crimson gourd.
"Although the Taiyi Pill can help me recover and clear the Karmic Fire in my body, it still needs time to be refined bit by bit.
Right now, I can only help you this much, "the Candle Dragon said quickly.
"It's fine.
You should rest well first. Don't delay your recovery, "Daoist Hu Yan immediately said.
Bai Liyan immediately climbed into the mouth of the gourd and disappeared.
When Daoist Huyan saw this, he immediately recalled the fiery-red gourd and hung it on his waist.
He had come and gone so fast that Luo Qinghai and the others couldn't react. However, it was good that he had helped them a lot. Not only did he help them get rid of the shadows, but he had also trapped Gongshu Jiu.
"Everyone, quickly use your techniques to refine Gong Shujiu's physical body and then capture his Nascent Soul," Luo Qinghai said with a serious expression.
Everyone naturally understood the pros and cons of the situation. They all formed hand signs and cast spells toward the black flames that had yet to dissipate.
Scarlet flames, blue light, golden lightning, and blood light surged into the black flames from five directions at the same time, compressing the black flames into a ball of fire with a radius of less than ten feet. All kinds of powers converged into it, refining Gong Shujiu.
Han Li's eyes flickered with a blue light as he stared into the flame sphere. He discovered that there was a translucent Qi wall around Gong Shujiu's body, blocking the flames and the power of laws.
Moreover, the layer of Qi wall was suffused with a layer of faint red light that became brighter and brighter.
Everyone's eyes, including Han Li's, flashed with a trace of surprise. They wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
"Boom!" There was a loud noise.
An incomparably violent wave of air that could topple mountains and overturn the seas swept out in all directions. It was wrapped in black flames and the power of various Laws, and it instantly blasted everyone in the surroundings flying.
"Bang, bang, bang …"
The golden palace was already on the verge of collapse. At this moment, after being hit by several people, it finally couldn't bear the burden and collapsed with a loud rumble.
The dome exploded in all directions, and the walls collapsed into ruins.
However, before they could stand up from the ruins, they saw Gongshu Jiu's figure had already flashed out.
"I originally had a merciful heart and wanted to invite you to the Immortal Court to repent for a million years. Perhaps you can realize your mistakes and mend your ways … It seems that you can't accept my kindness. Then, don't blame me for being ruthless." Gongshu Jiu sighed softly and said slowly.
Then, he waved his hands in front of him, and five colorful lights flashed from his fingertips. Five unknown feather shaped magic treasures flew out and flew towards Han Li and the others.
Han Li focused his gaze on the feather to find that it was shimmering with illusionary light, making it difficult for him to see it clearly. Bursts of fluctuations of laws seemed to be emanating from the feather, and he was quite surprised to see this as he hurriedly raised his sword to defend himself.
Jiao San's wrist shook, and a silver bracelet engraved with ancient patterns flew out from her wrist. It rotated in front of her and bloomed with a dazzling silver light.
Chi Li Jiao's hands drew an arc in front of him and summoned a golden plate. The golden light flashed and turned into a golden square shield, blocking in front of him.
Inside the hall, crisp sounds of collisions rang out one after another.
The longsword in Han Li's hand arced through the air in an extremely exaggerated manner, and the blade of the sword heavily struck his chest, sending him flying several thousand feet away before crashing into a mountain ridge.
Luo Qinghai's jade fan magic treasure was smashed into pieces by the feather. His shoulder was pierced through, and there was a huge bloody hole. His entire body was sent flying thousands of feet away and smashed into the ground.
Jiao San's silver bracelet was broken, and her body was also sent flying. However, she didn't seem to have suffered any injuries.
As for Chi Li Jiao, the feather shattered his shield and pierced through his head. His Nascent Soul was quickly taken into Gongshu Jiu's sleeve by Gongshu Jiu.
Daoist Hu Yan's reaction was a beat too slow as he was trying to pick up the crimson red gourd. By the time he regained his senses, the feather was already less than a meter away from his chest. There was no way he could dodge it.
In that moment of imminent peril, a figure suddenly flashed from the side, and with a heroic posture, blocked in front of him.
"Yun Ni …"
Daoist Hu Yan and Ouyang Kuishan shouted at the same time.
One of them hurriedly pulled her arm, trying to pull her away. The other person's body was dyed red, and he used a secret technique, Blood Escape. At the last moment, he moved in front of Yun Ni and blocked her.
"Pu!"
The feather flickered with five-colored light and broke through several layers of protective light shields. It pierced into Ouyang Kuishan's forehead and crushed his head and sea of consciousness.
The three of them collided heavily with each other and flew out at the same time, stacked on top of each other and fell to the ground.
Yun Ni's face was full of shock. She hurriedly helped Ouyang Kuishan up, but she found that his eyes had lost their spirit. There was only a satisfied smile on his face.
Seeing this, Daoist Hu Yan's expression was extremely complicated.
"Why did you …"
Yun Ni glanced at Daoist Hu Yan, then at Ouyang Kuishan. Her eyes, which had not been red for many years, became wet.
In the Candle Dragon Path, she actually met Ouyang Kuishan earlier. The two of them even left the mountain to travel together.
She always knew Ouyang Kuishan's feelings for her.
However, when it came to love, there was no first come, first served, and there was no fairness.
At this time, a golden Nascent Soul suddenly flew out from Ouyang Kuishan's dantian. The golden light on its surface was dim, and it seemed to be on the verge of death. Only its small eyes stared at Yun Ni.
"Was it worth it …" Yun Ni asked with teary eyes.
"All my life, I followed the rules and pursued the path of immortality. I hoped that one day, I would be able to do whatever I wanted and travel around this realm with my immortal companion … Unfortunately, the higher my cultivation level, the more restrictions there are … Today, I can finally do whatever I want. What's not worth it …" Ouyang Kuishan's Nascent Soul said.
"Do whatever I want!
Ouyang Kuishan, you are very good!
Don't worry, I will help you revive! "Daoist Hu Yan smiled and took out a palm-sized red sandalwood box.
Ouyang Kuishan glanced at him and silently flew into the red sandalwood box.
At this time, Han Li flew back from the mountain and landed next to Daoist Hu Yan.
He naturally saw the scene of Ouyang Kuishan blocking for Yun Ni. Although his expression didn't change, his heart was moved. He couldn't help but think more highly of Ouyang Kuishan.
After Jiao San glanced at Chi Li Jiao's corpse, he also flew over. Only Luo Qinghai didn't move. It was unknown if he had lost consciousness or fainted.
It was unknown if it was because the feather consumed too much energy or some other reason, but after this attack, Gongshu Jiu didn't continue to attack. He just stood there without moving.
"Why don't you use the power of time laws? Do you want to preserve your strength and escape?" Jiao San looked at Han Li with an unfriendly expression and coldly transmitted his voice.
"I have a trump card that may be able to kill him, but I've expended far too much of my power of laws, so I need to conserve the power of laws for critical moments, so now is not the time," Han Li replied with a shake of his head.
"I hope you are telling the truth. If you can escape this time, I can give you the first level of the Art of Spiritual Enhancement.
Also, with your cultivation level, don't even think about escaping from a Taiyi Realm cultivator. "Jiao San's tone didn't change at all and he said coldly.
"Daoist Jiao San, don't hide your strength anymore."
As he spoke, he casually glanced around and heard Cangliu Palace's White Masked Scholar Han Li reply.
The two of them had already killed one of the halberd puppets. However, they were also injured and could barely protect themselves. They no longer had the strength to fight.
Xue Ying didn't plan on letting the two of them go and chased after them.
Nanke Meng had also been sent flying by the previous attack. No one knew where he had landed.
Without Ouyang Kuishan's help, the Golden Immortal Daoist Master from the Candle Dragon Path was being beaten back by the halberd puppets. In less than ten minutes, he would be completely defeated.
Han Li suddenly said to Daoist Huyan and Yun Ni, "Fellow Daoist Hu Yan, you two go lend a hand to that fellow sect member. We'll handle this."
"You …" Daoist Huyan was surprised and hesitated.
"You saw it just now. There is no use in numbers. If we want to deal with this person, we can only take risks." Han Li smiled and said.
"Alright. You have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. I can't figure them out.
After this, if I have the chance, I will treat you to a jar of my new brew, Dream of Spring and Autumn. "Daoist Huyan didn't hesitate and smiled.