Mortal: Transmigrated into Han Li, becoming a person with five spiritual roots

Chapter 23 Mysterious Little Beast

"what!"

With several screams, the people were struck by the blood-red blade and turned to ashes.

The attacker was none other than Zhong Wu, a notorious disciple of Spirit Beast Mountain.

Zhong Wu's cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining several years ago. He was ruthless and often attacked and killed Qi Refining disciples and rogue cultivators from various sects who were away from home.

If he encountered a cultivator with powerful connections, he would immediately flee. As a result, coupled with the protectiveness of the major sects, Zhongwu remained alive and well until he arrived here.

However, the spells he uses now are filled with bloodthirsty energy, unlike righteous spells.

"Could it be...?"

Han Li had some guesses in his mind.

At Huadaowu, disciples of the Giant Sword Sect were also guarding the entrance barrier; it seemed the three sects had already made arrangements.

"This central area is now occupied by our three sects. Those who know what's good for them, get out of here!"

Zhong Wu took a step forward, patted the spirit pet pouch, and dozens of mid-stage Tier 1 Black Poison Bees appeared behind him.

Seeing the imposing presence of these individuals, the disciples from the other sects looked at Zhong Wu with a mixture of righteous indignation and evasiveness.

At this moment, Han Li noticed that behind Zhong Wu, Han Yunzhi was standing quietly, seemingly forced, with pale lips and clenched fists.

"There's something wrong with Spirit Beast Mountain."

It's almost certain that Han Li...

"Oh, even my Hidden Moon Sect can't enter?"

"How dare the Spirit Beast Mountain!"

At this moment, several graceful figures, their robes fluttering in the breeze, finally arrived.

The leading female disciple wore a veil, revealing that she was also at the peak of Qi Refining, followed closely by eight other disciples.

Upon seeing the group from the Hidden Moon Sect, Zhong Wu's eyes darted around, and a smile instantly spread across his face.

"The fairies of the Hidden Moon Sect are certainly different. Please wait a moment, fairies, as we will go in together in a moment."

"snort!"

The leading female disciple snorted coldly, her brows furrowing slightly, seemingly displeased, but ultimately she did not retaliate.

Seeing the woman's tacit consent, Zhong Wu's smile grew even wider, and he was extremely pleased with himself.

"Aren't you afraid of incurring public wrath with your actions? Our senior brothers will be arriving shortly, and this matter will not be easily resolved!"

A disciple of the Qingxu Sect, dressed in a Taoist robe, shouted.

"Oh, you're not satisfied?"

Zhong Wu's expression turned cruel. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and pointed. Instantly, a beam of blood shot out, followed by a whooshing sound, and pierced the neck of the Qingxu Sect disciple.

"You...you dared to kill me in public..."

The Qingxu Sect disciple clutched his neck, blood flowing continuously from his mouth and neck.

But it was all in vain, and he soon collapsed.

The events unfolded too quickly for the surrounding disciples to react. They knew Zhong Wu was ruthless, but they hadn't expected him to act so recklessly and without regard for other sects.

Seeing that their senior brother from Qingxu Sect had stopped breathing, everyone was shocked and furious. One of the female disciples even started sobbing in front of everyone.

In an instant, apart from the sobs, there was complete silence.

"If anyone has any further objections, please feel free to raise them. Zhongwu will certainly explain everything to all fellow Daoists."

Seeing that no one responded, Zhongwu smiled, sat cross-legged, and remained silent, as if waiting for someone.

Now, no one would dare to force their way in so easily, Zhongwu was certain.

call out!

Just then!

From the treetops not far away, an invisible figure shot rapidly toward the entrance to the barrier, creating a faint whooshing sound.

In the blink of an eye, the invisible figure had already passed over Zhong Wu and the others.

"Someone is forcing their way in!"

"Who is it!"

A dark-faced middle-aged man beside Zhong Wu immediately sensed it.

In an instant, he waved his hand, and several streaks of blood-red light shot out, many times more ferocious than before, stabbing fiercely towards the invisible figure.

"Hurry and make your move!"

Zhong Wu and the others finally realized what was happening.

In an instant, blood-red light, wind blades, ice spikes, fireballs, and magical artifacts all blasted towards the entrance.

The invisible figure finally revealed itself, dressed in a yellow robe—it was Han Li!

The Hidden Spirit Veil is ultimately a fragment of a magical artifact. It's fine when it's still, but once it moves, it will reveal its aura.

Han Li casually flicked his wrist, put away the Hidden Spirit Veil, and quickly produced several cyan talismans. His speed suddenly increased, and both the blood light and various spells were ultimately a step behind.

The young man disappeared at the entrance.

"Damn it, chase after them!"

Zhong Wu's expression changed, and he quickly entered the entrance and flew towards Han Li.

Han Yunzhi looked at the somewhat familiar figure, her eyes sparkling with interest, but then a sense of worry crept into her heart.

Outside the central restricted area, the other sects, seeing this, were all eager to fight.

"Fellow disciples! If not now, when?"

A middle-aged cultivator with a full beard from Huangfeng Valley shouted, and his magical weapon shot out.

If Han Li were still alive, he would definitely recognize him as Senior Brother Zhang from Huangfeng Valley.

"Disciples of Qingxu Sect, follow me!"

With Senior Brother Zhang taking the lead, all the sects reacted immediately.

Soon, spells flashed outside the entrance, blood and flesh flew everywhere, turning it into a scorched earth.

......

"Don't run! Stop!"

Han Li sped away, with Zhong Wu's cursing voice coming from behind him.

In fact, Han Li had never understood why Zhong Wu was barking like a dog behind him.

If you're chasing me, how can I not run away!

Knowing full well that I was going to run away, he still told me not to run. He's obviously out of his mind. I suggest he go to a mental hospital for treatment.

Another half quarter of an hour passed.

"This won't do. Our magic power is being used up too quickly. If this continues, we'll be caught up sooner or later. We have to think of a way."

Han Li felt his mana rapidly decreasing and swallowed a Spirit Recovery Pill.

There are currently five or six cultivators chasing him, the weakest of whom is at the twelfth level of Qi Refining. Moreover, their cultivation techniques are strange, so he cannot fight them head-on.

This can't go on any longer!

But what should we do?

Along the way, Han Li encountered many rare herbs, some of which were over four hundred years old. However, due to his constant escape, he had no time to collect them.

Han Li wiped his hand across his storage bag again, then slapped two speed-up talismans onto his body, increasing his speed by another ten percent.

After clearing a distance of several dozen feet, Han Li saw a deep, emerald-green pool, its water radiating a chilling aura.

"A good opportunity."

Han Li grabbed a handful of fireball talismans from his storage bag, casually tossed them behind him, and activated them instantly.

boom!

The fireball struck, and thick smoke billowed up behind it.

Immediately afterwards, Han Li jumped off the flying sword, formed a hand seal, created an aura around his body, and leaped into the water.

Water-avoidance secrets!

It then quickly swam downstream, donned the veil of invisibility, and quietly came to rest at the bottom of the lake.

Underwater, it is constantly corroded by poisonous miasma and black fog, and is extremely cold.

Where are they?

Zhongwu and his group chased Han Li to the top of the deep pool. Han Li's aura remained in the same spot, but his figure had disappeared.

"Where did they run off to? Everyone, split up and chase after them!"

The other cultivators immediately flew away, leaving only Zhong Wu standing still.

"Could it be underwater?"

Zhongwu looked around but couldn't find Han Li.

This person couldn't have run far in a short time; they must still be in the same place.

"Fellow Daoist, stop hiding! I've found you!"

Zhongwu was confident and prepared.

A few breaths later, the surroundings were quiet, without any disturbance.

"Fellow Daoist, come out. I will not harm you. As long as you come out, I will share the spiritual herbs in the central area with you."

The surroundings remained quiet.

"Fellow Daoist, since you refuse to come out yourself, don't blame me for having no choice but to drag you out!"

The smile vanished, replaced by a ruthless glint.

Zhongwu pointed both palms at the lake surface, and white, icy air condensed in his hands, transforming into ice cones!

Boom boom boom!

Ice spikes shot into the water, splashing water before sinking to the bottom, covering the lake surface with a thick layer of frost.

Apart from that, the pool water showed no reaction.

Zhong Wu was unwilling to give up and fired several more ice spikes.

But it was still a familiar scene.

At this moment, Zhong Wu seemed to finally give up, and his figure disappeared into the sky above the cold pool.

Han Li remained hidden at the bottom of the pool, watching the ice spikes brush past him.

Han Li sensed Zhong Wu's departure, but he remained quietly in place, not rashly leaving the pool.

As expected, a moment later, Zhong Wu returned with several cultivators.

They carefully examined the area around the cold pool once more.

"You guys, go down into the pool and check it out."

Zhongwu still hadn't noticed anything and was extremely unwilling to give up, so he gave orders from the air.

"Is war unavoidable?"

Han Li held his breath and concentrated in the water, not daring to make the slightest sound. A stack of light blue talismans appeared in his hand at some unknown time.

The two disciples who were called upon looked hesitant and were very unwilling.

You're always ordering us around, why don't you go yourself? It's because we don't have any connections.

What if there's an ambush underwater...?

Just as the two were hesitating, they had no choice but to carry out the order.

"Senior Brother Feng, something terrible has happened! The people outside are trying to break through the barrier and they're about to get in!!"

Just then, Han Yunzhi appeared in front of them.

"Hurry! This place is far from where we agreed to meet. This person probably just wants to pick some medicinal herbs. Let's go now; the time isn't right yet. We can't let outsiders easily barge in!"

Zhong Wu gritted his teeth, made a decisive move, and led everyone away without looking back.

Before leaving, Han Yunzhi turned back and gazed deeply at the pool.

......

After a while, seeing that no one was coming back, they realized that no one was coming back.

Han Li slowly flew towards the water's surface.

The icy pool water flowed past me, bringing a bone-chilling cold.

Just as Han Li was about to touch the water's surface, he saw a blue ball of light flash across the dark bottom of the pool.

It was very fast, disappearing in a flash.

"Could it be some kind of treasure?"

The Crimson Forbidden Land dates back to ancient times, so it's not impossible to find some magical treasures there!

Han Li was overjoyed. Suppressing his excitement, he stuck several shield talismans on his body and flew towards the ball of light.

Almost there, we'll meet soon!

I'm grabbing him!

Just as Han Li's hand was about to grab the ball of light, it seemed to come alive and escaped his clutches.

This process was repeated several times.

Every time Han Li was about to grab the ball of light, it would immediately dart away, seemingly there and yet not there, which greatly annoyed Han Li.

Moreover, he also had to divert his spiritual energy to resist the icy pool water, leaving his spiritual energy almost depleted.

"Forget it! This damn thing, whoever wants it can have it!"

Han Li could no longer bear it, so he cursed and made a move to leave.

"The last time."

Han Li was truly unwilling to give up, so he flew towards the ball of light once again.

Unexpectedly, this time, the ball of light did not flee, but instead flew towards Han Li and finally landed in Han Li's palm.

"this...."

Han Li never expected happiness to come so quickly.

What I had sought but could not obtain, I obtained just as I was about to leave.

He stared intently at the ball of light in his palm.

The blue light quickly dissipated.

What appeared was neither a magic treasure, nor a pill, nor a magical artifact; it was actually...