A Record of a Mortal s Journey to Immortality

Chapter 842: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 839 Ambush and Appearance Chapter 842: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 839 Ambush and Appearance Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu’s face changed as he hastily touched the Jade Ruyi, and the protective shield instantly thickened by a third.

At the same time, he opened his mouth to spew out a small square seal which turned into a streak of green light in the radiant glow and directly confronted the opponent.

With a loud “boom,” Marquis Nanlong let out a cold chuckle and promptly punched the seal.

Black and green lights intertwined, but in a moment of contracting and expanding, the black aura shattered the radiances.

The seal flew back with a “whoosh,” heading straight for Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu.

Taking aback, Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu hurriedly formed incantations with both hands and cast several spells in succession, barely managing to halt the seal just before it hit the shield.

But in that brief delay, a sinister black fist emerged in front of the shield and slammed down hard.

The shield vibrated abruptly, and Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu felt an immense force coming from in front of him, flinging him diagonally along with the shield.

But true to his reputation as an old eccentric who had lived for nearly a thousand years and fought numerous battles, he managed to shake his sleeve ahead of being hit, sending out a fiery red dagger flying towards Marquis Nanlong who had just revealed his figure.

Marquis Nanlong’s face, enveloped in darkness, sneered.

Seeing the dagger turning into a spectacular rainbow chopping towards his head, he didn’t dodge but instead took a deep breath and, aiming at the dagger above him, opened his mouth to spew out a streak of black and red demonic flame.

As soon as the dagger touched the black and red flame, it was instantly enveloped and bound by the demonic flame; the red spirit light on the dagger flickered a few times in lament before being completely devoured.

The dagger instantly lost its spiritual nature, transforming into a piece of mundane iron and falling down.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu, witnessing this scene, was greatly alarmed.

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The seemingly ordinary dagger was actually the renowned ‘Devilbane Blade’ from the Heavenly South Region, a treasure he had acquired with great difficulty, particularly effective against malevolent spirits and devils.

He had unexpectedly brandished this weapon because the current Marquis Nanlong was clearly possessed by a formidable evil spirit.

Although he hadn’t expected the treasure to kill his opponent easily, the casual manner in which it was destroyed left him utterly shocked.

Just as Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu was pale with shock, the demonized Marquis Nanlong, not waiting for him to regain his footing, seemed to probe his body at the spot.

With a “whoosh,” his form twisted like a serpent, becoming extremely slender and elongated, and in a bizarre flash, he appeared right in front of Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu and threw another punch.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu was sent flying once more.

Marquis Nanlong moved again, eerily shifted right below Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu, and threw out the same punch once again…

Within moments, Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu, unable to defend himself, was repeatedly hit like a punching bag.

The Jade Ruyi was indeed a peak ninth layer ancient defensive treasure.

Although the verdant light shield flickered incessantly under such immense force, it still hadn’t shattered, making Marquis Nanlong let out a surprised “Oh” from his mouth, but his punching didn’t pause for a moment.

At this instant, Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu was filled with immense dread!

Now he was just like Lu Weiying had been before, each punch scattering much of the spiritual power he tried to gather, leaving him full of Divine Skills but utterly unable to retaliate.

After a dozen ferocious punches, the shield emitted by the Jade Ruyi eventually began to distort and flicker under the intense tremors, causing Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu’s heart to sink drastically.

Seeing this, Marquis Nanlong’s face revealed a sinister smirk, his body swayed, and he continued swinging his fist vigorously while his other hand formed a blade, poised to deliver a fatal blow as soon as the shield broke.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu’s complexion was ash-white.

Seeing cracks emerge on the shield, he gritted his teeth and reached inside his chest to grasp something.

He was prepared to fight to the death with his opponent.

But at that moment, unexpectedly, a five-colored pillar of light descended from the heavens without any warning, instantly enveloping the unguarded Marquis Nanlong.

Initially indifferent, Nanlong suddenly felt his body heavy and his movements significantly slower as soon as the radiance touched him.

“Eh!” Marquis Nanlong seemed surprised, and then squinted in a certain direction amidst the radiances.

There, a woman in white held up an ancient mirror in the distance, and a five-colored beam of light was emitting from the mirror.

Seeing this, a fierce glint flashed through Marquis Nanlong’s eyes.

With the intervention of the woman in white, Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu instantly grasped at this lifeline.

Overjoyed, he relaxed his grip on the object in his chest and, seizing the moment when the opponent’s assault slowed, he abruptly gathered his mana and transformed into a startling rainbow, escaping from the scene.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li had flown next to the woman in white and descended beside her.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu, without a moment to utter words of gratitude, rubbed his hands together and then raised them both simultaneously.

Dozens of red, hazy Daoist paper talismans flew out from his hands aimed directly at Marquis Nanlong, who was still trapped within the five-colored light column.

These Daoist paper talisms instantly reached the top of Marquis Nanlong’s head and, under the command of Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu’s incantations, burst open one after another.

The rumbling sounds were continuous, and a large expanse of crimson lightning fire emerged and plummeted downwards.

Marquis Nanlong managed to release a stream of black energy to protect his body, but he was quickly engulfed by the lightning fire.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu did not believe that this would be enough to kill his opponent.

He immediately formed an incantation with his hands and released a misty three-pronged flying pitchfork, which attacked in fluctuating sizes.

The woman in white was not idle either.

She controlled the Light Stasis Mirror with one hand to intensify the restraining power of the light column, while her other hand flicked backwards, releasing a black and a white sword that turned into two stunning rainbows as they flew out.

Previously, Nangong Wan and Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu had already fought a battle with Marquis Nanlong.

Unfortunately, neither of them…

For a moment beneath the five-colored light column, thunder boomed, and the spirit lights flashed urgently.

“The being possessing Marquis Nanlong, is that the ancient devil you spoke of?” Just as Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu and another were fiercely battling Marquis Nanlong in the air, Han Li, not far below, had his eyebrows tightly furrowed as he conversed with Monarch Great Development.

“Besides these ancient devilish techniques, what else in this realm could be so formidable?

However, relying merely on a possessed body, he has managed to make two Nascent Soul cultivators flee in panic.

It seems this ancient devil must be of a high grade from the Ancient Devil Realm.

If you face him alone now, even if he isn’t using his original body, your chances of winning are slim,” Monarch Great Development said somewhat gloatingly.

“Hehe!

The fact that you didn’t directly advise me to flee immediately means you hold some respect for Han Li.

As for facing this thing alone, I don’t have such an interest, and to think that Marquis Nanlong would fall just like that.

It’s truly unpredictable!” Han Li said with a wry smile.

“Hmph!

But in terms of cultivation, even three or four of you wouldn’t be a match for this possessed ancient devil.

However, you do have quite an assortment of trinkets on you, including the Devilbane Lightning.

Although you might not defeat this ancient devil, escaping should still be possible,” Monarch Great Development retorted with a snort, his voice carrying a strange tone.

Han Li smiled faintly, about to say something else, when suddenly the voice of Fairy Violet Spirit came from his side.

“Brother Han, what should we do now?

Are you planning to make a move?”
Ever since the demonized Marquis Nanlong had appeared, Fairy Violet Spirit had been so shocked that she remained speechless.

Now, seeing Han Li’s rather strange expression, she couldn’t help but ask.

The ferocity of Marquis Nanlong truly made her tremble in fear.

Upon hearing Fairy Violet Spirit’s words, Han Li chuckled, but as he was about to reply, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he violently raised his hand.

A swarm of green light burst out, enveloping her and pulling her back into his embrace.

He then transformed into a green streak that soared into the sky, reaching mid-air in the blink of an eye.

Once the green light converged, Han Li, holding Fairy Violet Spirit, reappeared and looked solemnly downwards.

Fairy Violet Spirit, her cheeks slightly flushed, hurriedly left Han Li’s embrace, equally surprised as she looked downward.

At their previous standing spot, a dark figure was there, coldly looking up at them.

It was Marquis Nanlong, appeared there at some unknown time!

He had initially planned to sneak down for a surprise attack.

Luckily, Han Li had unintentionally scanned the area with Brightsight Water, almost allowing the enemy to succeed with one strike.

Fairy Violet Spirit gasped in shock and quickly looked in another direction.

There, beneath the five-colored light column, a vague figure was flickering in and out of sight amid the thunder and lightning, clearly another “Marquis Nanlong.”
From a distance, Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu saw Han Li appearing nearby in the air with a woman beautiful as an angel and was initially surprised, then delighted.

However, after a quick glance and seeing another Marquis Nanlong below, he was taken aback.

He hurriedly called out to the woman in white in alarm, slightly easing their offensive.

At this moment, the ‘Marquis Nanlong’ under the five-colored light column emotionlessly glanced at them, then suddenly transformed into a wisp of black energy and vanished, revealing it to be merely a temporary avatar.

Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu and the woman in white looked at each other, both seeing deep fear in each other’s eyes.

Creating an avatar was not difficult, but to deceive the Divine Sense of two Nascent Soul cultivators was truly terrifying.

They had kept their eyes on the Marquis Nanlong in the black energy without even blinking, yet the opponent had managed to execute the Jin Chan Escape Technique without them noticing-a technique for eluding danger unnoticed.

If the opponent had not intended to covertly attack Han Li, who was off to the side, but had instead attacked them, one of them would likely have already been fatally struck.

“Fellow Daoist Han, I didn’t expect to see you here.

This is great!

This demon is extremely powerful, and the three of us joining forces to counter this threat is our only chance of survival,” Venerable Ancestor Ling Hu called out loudly.

Upon hearing this, Han Li inwardly let out a wry smile.

He had thought his concealment technique was sufficiently brilliant, such that even late Nascent Soul cultivators might not detect him, and thus he had confidently hidden to the side, planning to slip away later.

However, not only did the ancient devil detect him, but it also feigned ignorance and launched a surprise attack on him, nearly costing him his life.

It seemed he had no choice but to fight in this battle!

(To be continued…

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