Puff puff puff!

Streaks of azure marks appeared around the Crimson Blood Skyfiend, circling him rapidly, vaguely forming a huge azure cocoon. The azure marks incessantly slashed at him, splattering blood everywhere.

The Skyfiend frantically waved his hands, but all efforts were in vain. The already meager flesh on his body was once again shattered and quickly blown away.

And every time he tried to recover with the power of the blood sea below, he was always thwarted.

From the moment the Azure Luan appeared until now, only two or three breaths had passed. He had already reverted to his appearance when he first emerged from the blood sea, leaving only a massive blood-colored skeletal frame. Except for the head, there was not a shred of flesh on his body.

Meanwhile, the bloodfiends surging like a swarm of bees collapsed and disintegrated before they could even fly over, due to the loss of magical power.

"Damn it!"

The Skyfiend's skeleton roared, its massive bones spinning rapidly in mid-air, planning to swoop down at all costs.

As a result, the phantom formed by the Azure Luan spun faster and faster, and more and more azure marks appeared in mid-air. Not only could the Skyfiend not descend, but he was also subtly lifted by a gust of wind formed by countless azure marks, flying towards the high sky.

"Clang clang" sounds rang out loudly!

Streaks of azure marks slashed at the blood-colored skeleton, emitting dense sounds like rain hitting banana leaves, actually causing the blood light on the surface of the skeleton to weaken slightly.

As a thick azure mark slashed across, with a soft "crack" sound, a tiny crack finally appeared on a section of the Skyfiend's forearm bone.

"Stop, I concede!"

The Skyfiend's skeleton's eyes contracted, and he suddenly shouted loudly.

The rapidly spinning azure shadows around him stopped upon hearing these words, and a azure giant bird appeared in the distance about ten zhang away. Its broad wings retracted, and its blue eyes stared intently at the Skyfiend skeleton.

Countless azure marks instantly dissipated, and the raging winds in the sky slowly subsided!

Seeing this, the Skyfiend skeleton breathed a sigh of relief, and his body immediately shot towards the blood sea, plunging into it with a "puff".

After a moment, a black-robed figure shot out from it, it was Duan Renli.

At this moment, his face was pale, and a few traces of haggardness appeared on his face, obviously the battle just now had depleted a lot of his vitality.

Seeing this, the Azure Luan's body flashed with azure light, and its huge body quickly shrank, revealing Han Li's figure.

Their eyes met.

Han Li had a smile on his face, while Duan Renli's face was somewhat unsightly.

...

Inside Devil Flame Valley.

In a corner of the valley, the purple-bearded man and the other four Nascent Soul Stage cultivators gathered here, with Liu Le'er surrounded by silver flames, standing at the other end of the valley.

Everyone looked up at the sky.

There, a huge blood cloud almost covered the entire sky above the canyon, with a huge blood banner faintly visible within it, floating and sinking, occasionally projecting rays of blood light that captivated the heart.

Liu Le'er looked anxious, her face full of nervousness.

The purple-bearded man and the others looked quite relaxed, and occasionally cast malicious glances towards the girl's location, making her even more uneasy.

They, as high-ranking cultivators within the sect, were well aware of the power of this Crimson Blood Skyfiend Banner.

This treasure banner was inherited from one of the old ancestors of the Skyfiend Sect who ascended to the Immortal World in the past, Ancestor Boneflame. The Skyfiend sealed within was rumored to be a ghost king transformed from the fallen body of an Immortal from the Upper Realm, captured from the Netherworld. It had been passed down to the Supreme Grand Elder, who usually used his own blood essence to nurture and enshrine it. It had also undergone countless special blood essence refinements, making it incomparable to ordinary magical treasures.

Duan Renli's own strength was only considered average among the many Mahayana Stage cultivators in the Spirit寰界 Realm, but within this blood banner space, it was a completely different scene.

Even if that Han Li had extraordinary magical powers and an extremely powerful physical body, the moment he was taken into the blood banner space, the outcome was almost predetermined.

"It's been almost half an hour. That Han Li is probably already the Skyfiend's food. This little demon fox is really an eyesore, why not just kill her now." The purple-bearded man turned to look at Liu Le'er in the distance, and said slowly.

Han Li not only stole one of his exotic treasures, but also made him look bad in front of Duan Renli. He knew that he couldn't get revenge on Han Li, so he naturally vented his anger on Liu Le'er.

"Elder Lu, please be patient. In my opinion, let's wait for Martial Uncle to come out and let him decide." The beautiful woman pondered slightly and said this.

"Fairy Shi Yi is right. I just observed that the silver flames around this little demon fox are extraordinary, capable of devouring even the Nine Heavens Devil Flames. It seems to be some kind of mutated true flame. Let's wait a little longer." The hunchbacked old man said thoughtfully.

The one-eyed giant crossed his arms, staring motionlessly at the huge blood cloud in the sky, as if he didn't hear the others talking.

Seeing this, the purple-bearded man frowned slightly, but still nodded.

The few people's conversation was not hidden by magic, so Liu Le'er naturally heard it in her ears. Her petite body trembled as she leaned against the rock wall, and her already pale and pretty face turned completely bloodless.

Suddenly, the one-eyed giant spoke:

"It seems there's a result."

As soon as these words came out, everyone ignored everything else, and their eyes immediately looked at the sky.

The huge blood cloud rolled violently for a while, then suddenly split in half from the middle, completely revealing the huge blood banner within.

As a result, the four Nascent Soul cultivators' expressions became a little strange upon seeing it.

The blood light emitted from the surface of the huge blood banner was still turbulent and dazzling, but the huge ghost head on the banner surface seemed to be a bit dimmer than before.

Before the few people could think more, the light on the surface of the blood banner flashed, and two rays of light rolled out from it, landing on the ground below.

The light converged at the same time, revealing the figures of Han Li and Duan Renli, standing facing each other.

Duan Renli stood with his hands behind his back expressionlessly, staring at Han Li coldly.

On the opposite side, Han Li had a faint smile on his face, and his expression was calm.

"Brother!"

Liu Le'er was stunned, and tears instantly filled her eyes. Then, she rushed towards Han Li without regard for anything.

Perhaps she was a little dazed from excessive worry, or perhaps she was already injured and exhausted of mana, her steps were a little unsteady. When she ran not far in front of Han Li, she didn't know what she tripped on, and her whole body flew out.

As a result, at this moment, she only felt herself being lifted by an invisible gentle force, and then her surroundings blurred, and she appeared next to Han Li.

Han Li waved his sleeve, and the silver fire net covering Liu Le'er shrank and deformed slightly, transforming back into a silver fire bird and flying back, disappearing into her body.

The girl opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but suddenly realized that the atmosphere around her was a little strange, so she stopped talking and stood obediently to the side.

Seeing Han Li, who should have been completely destroyed in body and soul, now standing alive in front of them, and looking calm and composed, the purple-bearded man and the other three were dumbfounded, standing there foolishly.

After a while, the few people reacted, and after looking at each other, they wanted to step forward to ask about the result, but they were a little afraid.

At this moment, Duan Renli slowly spoke:

"Go and get one hundred catties of Yin Chen Stones."

The tone was calm, and the voice was not loud, but it was as shocking as thunder to the ears of the purple-bearded man and the other three.

Although they had already guessed something, they were still a little unable to believe it upon hearing these words.

The meaning represented by Duan Renli's words was very clear, he had lost.

The dignified one of the two Supreme Grand Elders of the Skyfiend Sect, a Mahayana Stage cultivator who could call the winds and summon the rains in the entire Spirit寰界 Realm, had actually lost to this seemingly ordinary-looking, young man in front of him.

Moreover, it was still within the blood sea space of the Crimson Blood Skyfiend Banner.

"Do you want me to say it a second time?" Duan Renli's voice was still calm.

"Yes!" The four of them became alert, and the purple-bearded man and the beautiful woman quickly turned around, and their escaping lights flew towards the outside of the canyon.

"Fellow Daoist Duan is generous, Han will accept it without ceremony." A smile appeared on the corner of Han Li's mouth, and he said slowly.

"You are very good." Duan Renli took a deep look at Han Li, and said word by word.

Then, he summoned the scarlet giant banner in the sky with a wave of his hand, and then suddenly transformed into a black light. After a flash, he disappeared at the mouth of the canyon, and no trace of him could be seen.

...

Not long after.

Cold Flame Sect, in the main hall of Cloud Peak.

"Although I had some anticipation, this person is definitely not ordinary. But I never thought that he would be so powerful that even Duan Renli of the Skyfiend Sect is not his opponent." Nangong Changshan sat on the main seat in the hall, and said with a wry smile.

"Fortunately, he is not an enemy of our Cold Flame Sect." Luo Jun exhaled a long breath before saying with a complex expression.

"The theft incidents in the Heaven Talisman Hall and the Scripture Pavilion both happened after this Elder Han came to our Cloud Peak. I think it was mostly done by him. It's just that at the time, it was impossible to suspect him." Nangong Changshan pondered slightly and said again.

The burly man nodded, obviously he had also guessed this.

However, he did not say much about this matter, but changed the subject and said:

"Although the Skyfiend Sect has been tight-lipped about this matter from top to bottom, how could they hide such a big commotion that day. Now the entire Spirit寰界 Realm is buzzing with this matter. It is said that many forces that were originally affiliated with and close to the other two major sects have the intention of leaning towards us."

"That's right, Valley Master Yu of Fengyou Valley and Mountain Master Zhao of Wuwu Mountain have already sent confidants to secretly talk with the Sect Master. In fact, these people also want to take the opportunity to see Elder Han in person, and only after confirming his strength can they decide to join our Cold Flame Sect. It's a pity that Elder Han went into seclusion not long after he came back. The Supreme Grand Elder has also issued an order that no one is allowed to disturb him." Nangong Changshan said with a smile.

Luo Jun nodded thoughtfully and said nothing more.

After a moment of silence in the hall, Nangong Changshan suddenly asked again: "Elder Luo, in your opinion, what do you think of this Elder Han?"

Luo Jun's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. If it was before, he could naturally speak casually, but now he was a little afraid to speak casually.

After considering for a long time, he said with a solemn expression:

"I haven't had much contact with Elder Han. When Junior Brother Gu brought him into the sect before, I didn't think he had any special characteristics worthy of attention, except for confirming that he was a strength cultivator. Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that he is more and more meticulous and acts impeccably. However, this person is not ungrateful."

"Oh, what makes you say that?" Nangong Changshan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

"Didn't the Sect Master propose earlier that Elder Han move to the cave dwelling adjacent to the Supreme Elder on Sacred Flame Peak, but he politely declined, saying that he was quite satisfied with the current cave dwelling and did not need to bother. I think this may be his intention to return the favor to our Cloud Peak, after all, with such a great power sitting here, the status of this peak in the sect will naturally be greatly improved." Luo Jun explained.

"That's right. Speaking of which, it was Junior Brother Gu who introduced Elder Han to the sect, which can be regarded as the first credit. In the future, the share of cultivation resources for each year will be doubled." Nangong Changshan said with approval upon hearing this.

"Yes." Luo Jun replied quickly.