Chapter 980
The Elder Devil calmly nodded, “I will strive my hardest for those devilish artifacts . ”
“Good, then let he matters proceed . Everyone, follow me to the bottom of the lake . Although this area is remote, we should be careful in case a passing cultivator spots us and save any potential trouble . ” with that said, the square-faced man shined with light and dived in .
One after another, the others followed suit .
In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared, leaving behind only ripples in the lake and a calm breeze .
. . .
Thousands of kilometers away, Han Li and company had encountered a bit of trouble .
Under Han Li’s mental command, a ball of yellow radiance shot out from his body and easily crushed an incoming horned Yin ghost . Then, golden light flared around him and cut through two other nearby wraiths, scattering their bodies into smoke .
He turned his gaze to Old Man Fu and the others . They were currently using their magic treasures to strike down other specters . Although these ghosts were small and slender, they were relentless and fierce .
Han Li appeared unhappy at the sight of this .
After Cultivator Yuan tore through a ghost with a flick of green flame, he said, “Brother Fu, we’ve been traveling for several days now, but we still haven’t found any trace of the Umbra Yin Horse . And while these low-grade ghosts are weak and feral, they impede our progress dealing with them . ” Han Li shared these same sentiments .
Old Man Fu replied, “There is no need to be so anxious, Brother Yuan . The cave is large and the horse is very skilled in concealment . As for these ghosts, they are destroyed with little effort . So long as you occasionally replenish your magic power with spirit stones, we’ll be able to last for quite a while . ”
Bai Yaoyi glanced around her and sighed, “While that is true, blocking the soul-shaking Yin winds already consumes a significant amount of magic power . With our current cultivation, we’ll be able only to hold out for two months more . "
They were currently in a huge passage that was a hundred meters tall . The walls twinkled with freezing inky ice, and black winds far denser than at the entrance continuously spun nearby . Their wails were enough to inspire trepidation .
But when the winds entered the range of the Dark Violet Pearl’s ring of light, they greatly weakened . Even so, Han Li and company maintained a blinding light all over their bodies, not daring to allow the winds to make the slightest contact .
Hordes of small ghosts unceasingly manifest from the accumulated Yin Qi and charge towards them like moths to the flame .
In a glint of cold light, the last of the current wave of ghosts was cleaved through by Bai Yaoyi’s flying saber, clearing the way for the time being . Then, their magic treasures were recalled to their side as they floated forward .
The storm of Yin winds inside the cave prevented their spiritual sense from looking afar, and without sight, they didn’t dare to make haste . Otherwise, they would’ve been able to search through the cave in only a matter of days .
After the time it took to finish a meal, the Yin winds ahead of them suddenly turned violent as they appeared at a fork in the road, one large passage and two smaller ones .
A cold glint flashed from Han Li’s eyes and he said, “Another one? This will not do . If we have to travel through multiple paths, we won’t be able to search through all the caverns in two months . We have to split up . ”
Cultivator Yuan looked at the pearl in the old man’s hand and shook his head, “There is only one Dark Violet Pearl . Without its protection, blocking the soul-shaking Yin winds will take up too much magic power . The amount of time we will be able to stay in the caves will be greatly reduced . ”
Unphased, Old Man Fu said, “If it’s a matter of the pearl, I can consume a bit of blood essence to give you the protection of the pearl temporarily . So long as the strength of the Yin winds remain constant, the protection should be able to last about a week . ”
“That should be enough for us to look deep into each of the passages, but we’ll need to way to find you again after the Dark Violet Pearl’s light disappears . We’ll have to leave behind marks of magic power on all of us so that we’ll be able to find each other . "
Bai Yaoyi then frowned and asked, “Although it isn’t very likely, what will we do if one of us encounters a high-grade ghost?”
Cultivator Yuan snorted and said, “If its a ghost that a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator can’t deal with, it would have to be a ghost monarch . But, this isn’t a true Yin underworld . How can a bit of Yin Qi possibly produce something on that level? There will only be a few stronger ghosts in the cave depths . The rumored one here is only a legend . No one had personally seen it . Additionally, we’ll have to take the risk regardless . Once the period of weakened Yin winds come to an end, we’ll no longer be able to remain here . ”
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