“Spatial Immortal Artifact? Excellent, Fellow Daoist Sun, please activate it quickly; this sound is truly unbearable for us.” The red-skirted young woman said immediately.

“If Fellow Daoist Sun possesses such power, please assist us.” The black-robed youth also looked pained and hurriedly spoke upon hearing this.

“Fellow Daoist Sun’s words seemed to have an unfinished meaning; could it be that activating this Immortal Artifact is somewhat troublesome?” The triangular-eyed man frowned and said.

“Fellow Daoist Lian is correct. This Immortal Artifact is a damaged fifth-grade Immortal Artifact. The restrictions within are damaged, making it difficult to operate. It requires the combined efforts of the five of us to activate, and it will consume a considerable amount of Yuan Qi. I wonder if the four of you are willing to lend me a hand?” the gray-robed old man said.

“Losing some Yuan Qi is better than enduring suffering here,” the triangular-eyed man said, a hint of greed flashing in his eyes, but disappearing quickly.

The red-skirted young woman and the black-robed youth nodded in agreement immediately. Only the white-robed nun remained silent.

“Fairy Yu, what do you think?” the gray-robed old man looked at the white-robed nun.

The white-robed nun’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed, seemingly hesitant.

However, the golden wind blades outside the flying boat increased, and the sound transmitted inside grew louder, causing her heart to beat rapidly, almost suffocating her.

“Since Fellow Daoist Sun’s Immortal Artifact can spare everyone from this vibration, this little girl should contribute her strength,” the white-robed nun said, her voice like the tinkling of a spring, exceptionally pleasant to hear.

Han Li, hearing her voice for the first time, brightened his eyes.

This voice was almost exactly like that of Yu Menghan from back then.

With such similarities in appearance, name, and voice, how could there be so many coincidences in the world? He was now ninety percent certain that this woman was Yu Menghan.

“Good, let’s start quickly then.” The gray-robed old man was overjoyed, and he opened his mouth to spit out an object, which was a dark red three-legged small cauldron.

The small cauldron had a simple, archaic design. Half of its outer wall was engraved with various simple patterns of flowers, birds, insects, and fish, with rough strokes but lifelike details. The other half was inscribed with dense, ancient characters, each shining brightly.

Unfortunately, one leg of the small cauldron was broken, slightly ruining its overall charm.

Han Li glanced at the cauldron and nodded slightly; this treasure indeed looked extraordinary.

But at that moment, his body suddenly trembled, and his eyes stared fixedly at the ancient characters on the small cauldron, a strange expression appearing on his face, filled with surprise and excitement.

“Master, what’s wrong?” Tihun noticed Han Li’s abnormality and quickly asked.

But Han Li, as if he hadn’t heard Tihun’s question, remained silent.

The gray-robed old man spat out a golden light, which entered the small cauldron. At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals, and a rain-like barrage of techniques shot out from his hands, flying into the small cauldron.

A dark red light immediately emerged from the cauldron’s mouth, spreading around like a liquid, but at a very slow pace.

“Fellow Daoists, quickly lend me a hand and urge the cauldron with Immortal Spiritual Power!” the gray-robed old man shouted urgently.

Upon hearing this, the red-skirted young woman and the others waved their hands, each sending out a stream of Immortal Spiritual Power, which entered the three-legged small cauldron.

The three-legged small cauldron trembled violently, emitting a powerful suction force.

The Immortal Spiritual Power within them immediately surged out, and thirty percent of it was sucked away in just a few breaths.

Fortunately, the cauldron’s suction force soon slowed down, and with a boom, the dark red light spewing from the cauldron’s mouth burst forth, instantly filling the entire room, enveloping the five of them within.

Covered by the dark red light, the thunderous roar outside disappeared completely, and the white-robed nun and the others relaxed.

“Thank you, everyone…” The gray-robed old man turned to smile at the other four.

But at that moment, a green shadow flashed before him, and with a soft “噗” sound, a dark green, snake-shaped small sword pierced through the gray-robed old man’s abdomen.

Streams of green light rose from the snake-shaped small sword, entwining the old man’s body.

The gray-robed old man’s entire skin instantly turned green, and with a “thump,” he fell straight to the ground, lifeless.

Then, a figure flickered, and the triangular-eyed man appeared out of nowhere beside the three-legged small cauldron, a yellow glow erupting from his hand, turning into a yellow hand that grabbed the three-legged small cauldron.

The series of events happened in a flash, and the other three only reacted at this moment.

“Lian, what are you doing?” The black-robed youth looked furious and shouted.

The white-robed nun and the red-skirted young woman were both shocked and angry, but remained silent.

The triangular-eyed man sneered, ignoring the three of them. He moved the yellow hand holding the three-legged small cauldron, intending to put it away.

But at that moment, the dark red light that had been filling the entire room suddenly collapsed, enveloping the bodies of the five, and then shot back into the cauldron with incredible speed.

Whether it was the white-robed nun, the other two, or the triangular-eyed man, none of them had time to react before they were submerged in the dark red light and disappeared into the small cauldron.

Inside the room, only the dark red small cauldron hovered there.

Just then, the void in the room rippled, and the figures of Han Li and Tihun emerged.

Han Li’s expression had returned to calm at this moment, but he still stared intently at the ancient characters on the dark red small cauldron.

“This cauldron actually has the power to absorb; it seems it’s no ordinary spatial Immortal Artifact. But now that those people have been absorbed into the cauldron, what do we do now? Do we wait for them to come out?” Tihun also examined the small cauldron, then asked.

Han Li remained silent for a moment, then opened his mouth to spit out a ball of azure flames, enveloping the three-legged small cauldron and fiercely burning it.

……

The white-robed nun and the others saw a flash before their eyes, and in the next moment, they appeared in a dark red space.

This space was not small, with an area of about twenty to thirty miles. The ground and sky were dark red, giving people a great sense of pressure. A cold aura permeated the air, making them feel even more uncomfortable.

The group found themselves in a plaza on the ground. Around the plaza stood nine dark red stone steles, each tens of feet tall, inscribed with complex array patterns, seemingly forming a large formation.

Unfortunately, three of the steles were broken, and the array patterns on them had collapsed.

Near the plaza were towering buildings, almost filling the dark red space, but most of the buildings had also collapsed. There were many large pits and huge cracks in the ground, indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here.

The four were greatly shocked by this sudden change. Ignoring their conflict, they looked around.

At that moment, the corpse of the gray-robed old man suddenly inflated like a balloon, turning into a bloody sarcoma the size of a Zhang in the blink of an eye. It was covered in blood and interspersed with patches of green, looking extremely horrifying.

The triangular-eyed man and the other three’s expressions changed drastically, and they quickly retreated backward.

But the bloody sarcoma suddenly came to life, rolling around and chasing after the triangular-eyed man. Its speed was even faster than his, catching up to within a dozen Zhang behind him in an instant.

The triangular-eyed man was shocked. A green light flashed on his body, and he changed direction again, shooting towards the left rear. In the midst of his flurry, he flicked his finger.

A green light shot out from his sleeve, and it was the green snake sword again, flying out and transforming into a green sword light a hundred Zhang in size, slashing at the bloody sarcoma.

But before the sword light could reach the sarcoma, the sarcoma suddenly burst open, and a torrent of violent blood-colored waves, mixed with pieces of limbs and flesh, swept across a radius of several hundred Zhang.

The triangular-eyed man was greatly alarmed, and he spat out a ball of black light, turning it into a black shield with antique patterns, blocking it in front of him.

And in the next moment, a roar rang out, and the exploding blood-colored waves swept in, blasting the triangular-eyed man and his shield backward for thousands of Zhang.

Although the black shield blocked the blood-colored waves, the power contained within still caused the triangular-eyed man’s Qi and blood to churn.

Just as he was about to circulate his Qi to suppress it, a chill struck from behind. Nine golden blades had shot over from somewhere and were already three Chi behind him.

The golden blades were as thin as cicada wings, and the hilt of each was a strange double-headed beast sculpture, exuding an extremely cold aura.

The triangular-eyed man was terrified. His shoulders shook, and a green light curtain flew out from his body,迎向the nine golden blades. At the same time, he shifted his body to dodge to the side.

But at that moment, the double-headed beast sculptures on the hilts of the nine golden blades suddenly opened their mouths, and nine streams of golden sound waves sprayed out silently, enveloping the triangular-eyed man.

The triangular-eyed man’s face immediately showed a look of pain, and his figure faltered.

At that moment, the light of the nine golden blades surged, and they intertwined, transforming into a golden blade array, enveloping the green light curtain and fiercely tearing it apart.

With a “嗤啦” sound, the green light curtain was torn apart, turning into shreds of cloth.

The golden blade array then enveloped the triangular-eyed man, tearing again, instantly cutting his body into seven or eight pieces, splattering blood everywhere.

A ball of green light shot out from the triangular-eyed man’s remains, escaping like lightning into the distance. It was the triangular-eyed man’s nascent soul.

But at that moment, a figure appeared out of nowhere in front of him, waving his hand and sending out a golden palm, grabbing the green nascent soul. It was the black-robed youth.

“Haha! Lian Yan, you dared to order me around before; today, you’ve finally fallen into my hands. Let’s see if you dare to be arrogant! I will extract your soul and torment it over Yin fire for a hundred years, making you wish you were neither alive nor dead!” The black-robed youth looked at the green nascent soul with a ferocious expression, laughing loudly, extremely pleased.

The white-robed nun in the distance saw the black-robed youth’s ferocious appearance, frowned, and a flash of disgust crossed her eyes, but she suppressed it and flew over with the red-skirted young woman.

“Fellow Daoist Tie, Lian Yan is greedy and despicable, ambushing and killing Fellow Daoist Sun, his death is well deserved. But this place is full of strangeness; it’s best if we join forces to investigate first,” the white-robed nun said.

“That’s right.” The black-robed youth hurriedly straightened his expression, putting away the green nascent soul and the nine golden blades in his hand.

He waved his hand, sending out a golden light, and rolled towards the storage artifacts on the triangular-eyed man’s remains and the green snake sword.

But at this moment, a piece of dark red light suddenly surged from the ground of the plaza, then flashed and disappeared. The triangular-eyed man’s remains and the green snake sword disappeared without a trace.

The golden light released by the black-robed youth was empty, and he was stunned.

The white-robed nun’s pretty face also changed slightly, and her eyes quickly scanned around.

“Lian Yan deserved to die, but there’s no need to investigate the situation here. You two should surrender,” a voice suddenly rang out, and then the void in front flickered, revealing a figure. It was the gray-robed old man, smiling.