Seeing this, Han Li's expression relaxed, but at the same time, he also began to breathe heavily. His chest was heaving up and down.
Just now, it seemed that he killed the skinny old man with lightning speed, but it was actually much more dangerous than it looked.
The crystal that imprisoned him was abnormally strong. Even with his physical body and his own celestial spiritual power, he couldn't break it immediately. It would take at least five breaths of time.
Although five breaths of time was short, it was enough to decide life and death.
If the old man's attack really came during this period, he would definitely not have the slightest chance to dodge. Although his physical strength was strong, the vital point between his eyebrows would definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the opponent's magic weapon.
At that time, even if his physical body was lucky enough to survive, he would definitely pay an extremely tragic price.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, he used the "Word of Heaven and Earth" magical power to make the opponent hesitate a little. Then, without waiting for the opponent to see the flaw, he used the "Descending Heavenly Fire" as a cover and quietly released the essence fire bird to mix in. Only then did he take this opportunity to truly break the crystal shackles, and let the old man believe that his magical power could really completely control this side of the world.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the old man's mind was distracted and wanted to escape, he once again used the magical power of the True Wheel Reversal. Only then did he succeed.
Now it seemed that these cultivators who could cultivate to the True Immortal Realm more or less had some trump cards. Even if he boasted that he had a lot of tricks, he had to be more careful in the future.
As Han Li thought so, he raised one hand and a wisp of green light rolled out from his sleeve, wrapping the old man's body so that it wouldn't fall into the sea. He took out a medicinal pill and ate it, then closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
Now, the dao patterns on his Truth Treasure Wheel had only recovered more than 30 groups. Using the True Wheel Reversal consecutively was a huge burden on his body, and the consumption of celestial spiritual power was also very shocking.
After a while, he opened his eyes again and looked at the skinny old man's body. He began to rummage through it.
Not long after, he found a long green jade box and a green tiger mask in front of the old man's chest.
On the jade box, there were a few golden and purple talismans, which were used to conceal the aura of the elixir in the box. After Han Li removed it, he opened the lid with a "pa" sound.
A translucent purple spirit flower plant with intact roots laid quietly in the jade box. It was filled with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, making one feel relaxed and happy with just a sniff.
"It really is the Thicket Spirit Flower. Although it is not mature enough, it is already over thirty thousand years old. Not bad," Han Li muttered to himself with joy.
The Tormented Spirit Flower was a rare and precious treasure in the outside world, and it contained a trace of the energy of the Laws. Not to mention its age, even its seed was a priceless treasure in the Anicca Alliance. He never expected that he would be able to obtain one while carrying out this mission. It was truly a pleasant surprise.
If it was not for this flower, he would not have wasted his energy to chase after the culprit. His mission was to protect the Sacred Puppet Sect, he did not have the time to care about the culprit escaping. As for the fact that the culprit had threatened Lin San, it was not even worth mentioning.
After closing the jade box, he pasted the original talisman on it. Then, he took out two golden talismans and sealed them up. Then, he put them away in his bosom.
Then, he held the green tiger mask in front of his eyes and looked at it. He saw the number "11" written on it, which was the same as the number on Bai Suyuan's mask. He knew that the culprit was not a cultivator from the Ancient Cloud Continent.
Light flashed from Han Li's hand, and he was just about to destroy the mask when a thought occurred to him, and a faint smile appeared on his face. He had another idea, and he stowed the mask away as well.
After that, he put away the thin old man's storage bracelet, the apricot yellow flag, and other treasures without holding back. Only then did he return to the small island as a streak of light.
From the time he left to the time he returned, not too much time had passed, and the battle near the small island was still ongoing.
However, for some reason, more than ten Great Ascension Stage cultivators had come to support the Ten Direction Tower. Due to the absence of Han Li and the other Perfected Immortals, the Sacred Puppet Sect, which had gradually stabilized the situation after the fierce battle, was suddenly suppressed again. They were in a precarious situation and were about to be annihilated.
Han Li saw the situation with his divine sense from afar. Therefore, after he flew back, he rushed into the battle without saying a word. His figure flew back and forth on the battlefield, killing more than ten Great Ascension Stage cultivators on the spot. Many people nearby were scared out of their wits and scattered in all directions.
The Sacred Puppet Sect originally thought that they were going to die for the sake of their sect, but now that Han Li had easily reversed the situation, they were all overjoyed and charged toward the Ten Direction Pavilion with even greater courage, quickly driving away the remaining Sacred Puppet Sect members.
Han Li's body swayed and he landed in the air above the puppet. He looked around and saw that Lin Jiu was returning from the distance. After killing several cultivators from the Ten Directions Pavilion, he landed in front of Han Li in just a few leaps.
At this moment, there were many wounds on his body and his clothes were tattered. It was obvious that the battle just now was not easy.
"That woman has a lot of tricks up her sleeves. It took me a lot of effort to destroy her body, but in the end, she still managed to escape." Lin Jiu sighed and said regretfully.
"Haha, if you have a lot of tricks up your sleeves, you must be rich.
Daoist Lin Jiu, you must have gained a lot, right? "Han Li said with a smile.
"Hehe, I naturally have some Dharma treasures and spiritual materials, but they are not valuable. It's just so-so." Lin Jiu laughed dryly.
As the two of them were talking, they suddenly heard a loud "boom" from the Eastern Sea Region, causing the void to buzz.
Immediately afterward, the colorful light curtain that shrouded the main island flashed a few times before collapsing with a loud bang, turning into spots of colorful starlight, and finally disappeared.
The round pagoda that was originally releasing a dazzling white light flashed for a while and gradually dimmed.
"This time, the Ten Direction Tower came aggressively and they are well prepared. Although we managed to defend this place, the other Formation Islands have been breached." Lin Jiu sighed and said slowly.
Han Li nodded and said, "The situation is indeed not looking good."
"Daoist Lin Jiu, do you think we should do something?" Lin Jiu's eyes flashed as he asked.
"Our duty is to defend this Formation Island. I don't think we have received any other instructions, right?" Han Li said.
"Haha, that's right!
We were hired to come here and we have done our best to defend this place. It's better not to leave our post and wait and see. "Lin Jiu chuckled.
Han Li nodded noncommittally. His eyes flashed with blue light as he looked in the direction of the main island.
The Ten Direction Tower cultivators who were fighting with the Sacred Puppet Sect cultivators and puppets saw that the array above the main island had been removed and their fighting spirit became extremely high. After reorganizing themselves, they started to approach the main island in groups of three to five.
After all, the main island was the foundation of the Sacred Puppet Sect. If they wanted to reap the benefits, they naturally could not stay at the periphery for too long.
After a short period of silence, an even more intense battle erupted.
The entire sky above the main island was instantly filled with a series of deafening collisions and rumbling booms. Piercing five-colored spiritual light flashed throughout the entire place, and even the main island was trembling incessantly, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.
As the power distribution on the battlefield was not balanced, some of the areas that the Ten Direction Tower cultivators had an advantage in were quickly broken through. Figures flashed in various colors and landed on different parts of the main island.
Other than those who did not dare to advance rashly due to their insufficient cultivation level, there were also some who thought that they were powerful and bold. They directly avoided the outermost layer of the island and landed on the second layer or even the bottom layer of the main island.
However, very soon, there were roars everywhere in the dense forest. All kinds of mechanisms on the island were triggered and the ferocious beasts and puppets that were hidden in various places also came out in full force, stirring up clouds of dust in the forest.
The black spirit boats in the dark clouds in the sky also started to descend rapidly towards the main island.
As for the mechanical flying boats that attacked them before, due to their weak defense and too simple attacks, in the end, they only managed to destroy two black spirit boats. In the end, they were completely annihilated and turned into countless broken limbs, floating on the surface of the sea.
The two black spirit boats flew low above the main island with a roar and flew towards a wide river. Before they touched the water surface, the river below them rolled up turbid waves as if it was boiling.
At this moment, more than ten thick black chains broke through the water from various parts of the river and attacked the two spirit boats with clanking sounds. The huge iron anchor at the front directly penetrated the protective light shield on the surface of the body of the boat and directly pierced into the spirit boat.
Immediately, a series of grinding sounds came from the depths of the river bed. The two spirit boats trembled violently and the runes on their bodies shone brightly. They struggled to fly upwards, trying to break free.
The chain suddenly glowed with blue light, and a series of dense and fine runes emerged from it. An incomparable power was generated from it, merging the chain with the entire river. It was as if it was not the chain that was dragging the two spirit boats at this moment, but the entire river.
Hearing the continuous sounds of mechanical sounds, the two spirit boats fell inch by inch and finally fell into the river. With a loud roar, they exploded into pieces and floated up to the surface of the water.
Not far away, more than ten turtle puppets lined up in a row. The turtle shell spirit inscriptions on their backs shone brightly and their heads were raised high. They continuously spat out blue light pillars from their mouths and attacked the spirit boats and the Ten Direction Tower cultivators that were constantly flying down from the sky …
The island had already fallen into a chaotic battle. The Sacred Puppet Sect cultivators who were originally fighting in the sky had also flown back to help the main island.
On the main island's square, there were more than ten Ten Direction Tower cultivators under the leadership of two True Immortal Stage cultivators and the Sacred Puppet Sect cultivators who stayed behind to fight.
Bai Suyuan's cultivation was not high and she temporarily hid behind the crowd. She held a silver-white long sword in one hand and a life-saving talisman that was given to her by her master, Yun Ni, in the palm of her other hand. She looked around vigilantly.