Han Li, seeing this, relaxed his expression while also panting heavily, his chest rising and falling unevenly.

The situation just now seemed like he had killed the gaunt old man with swift and thunderous methods, but in reality, it was much more dangerous than it appeared. The crystal that had imprisoned him was surprisingly sturdy, and even with his physical body combined with his immortal spiritual power, he couldn't break through it immediately, requiring at least five breaths of time.

Five breaths of time, though short, was enough to decide life and death.

If the old man's attack had truly struck during this period, he would have had no chance to dodge. Although his physical strength was strong, the vital point between his eyebrows would definitely not have been able to withstand the opponent's magical treasure attack head-on.

At that time, even if his physical body was fortunate enough to survive, he would have inevitably paid an extremely heavy price.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, he used the "Fa Yan Heaven and Earth" divine ability to cause the opponent to hesitate for a moment. Then, before the opponent could see through the flaw, he used "Falling Sky Fire" as a cover to secretly release the refined Flame Firebird, mixing it in, and taking this opportunity to truly unlock the crystal imprisonment, and to make the old man believe that his divine ability could truly completely control this world.

Taking advantage of the old man's loss of focus and single-minded desire to escape, he once again used the divine ability of Reversal of the True Wheel, which allowed him to succeed with one strike.

Now it seems that these cultivators who can cultivate to the True Immortal Realm all have some trump cards up their sleeves, and even if he prides himself on having many tricks, he must be more careful when facing them in the future.

Thinking like this, Han Li raised one hand, and a wisp of azure light rolled out from his sleeve, enveloping the old man's corpse, preventing it from falling into the sea. He then took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it, closing his eyes to adjust his breathing in place.

Currently, only thirty or so clusters of Dao patterns on his Mantra Treasure Wheel have been restored. Using the Reversal of the True Wheel in succession places a great burden on his body, and the consumption of immortal spiritual power is also extremely astonishing.

After a moment, he reopened his eyes and looked at the gaunt old man's corpse, beginning to search his body.

Before long, he found a long, narrow, emerald jade box and a cyan tiger-head mask in the old man's chest.

Several gold and purple talismans were affixed to the jade box, used to conceal the aura of the spiritual medicine inside. Han Li casually peeled them off, and then opened the lid with a "pa" sound.

Inside, a complete purple spiritual flower plant with crystal-clear roots lay quietly in the jade box, filled with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making one feel refreshed with just a sniff.

"As expected, it is a Tu Ling Flower. Although it is not old enough, it is already over 30,000 years old, not bad." Han Li thought to himself, delighted.

This Tu Ling Flower is a rare and precious item in the outside world. It carries a trace of the power of law. Not to mention aged ones, even the seeds are priceless in the Impartial Alliance. He didn't expect to obtain one by chance this time while on a mission. It was truly a pleasant surprise.

If it weren't for this flower, he wouldn't have bothered to chase after him. His mission was to guard the Holy Puppet Sect, and he had no time to care about the escape of any attackers. As for the fact that this person had threatened Lin San, it was even less worth mentioning.

After closing the jade box, he reattached the original talismans, then took out two more gold talismans to seal it, and carefully placed it in his bosom.

Then, he held the cyan tiger-head mask in his hand and looked at it. Seeing the characters "Eleven" written on it, which was the same as Bai Suyuans' mask number, he knew that this person was probably not a cultivator near the Ancient Cloud Continent.

Light lit up in Han Li's hand, intending to destroy the mask, but upon second thought, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he had another idea in his mind, so he put the mask away as well.

After that, he unceremoniously collected all of the gaunt old man's storage bracelet and the apricot yellow banner, and other treasures, before flying back towards the island.

From his departure to his return, not much time had passed, and the battle near the island had not yet stopped.

However, for some reason, the Ten Direction Pavilion had sent more than a dozen Mahayana cultivators to provide support. Due to the absence of True Immortal Realm cultivators like Han Li, the Holy Puppet Sect, which had gradually stabilized the situation after a fierce battle, was immediately suppressed again, becoming precarious and on the verge of complete annihilation.

Han Li had a clear view of the situation through his divine sense from afar. Therefore, after flying back, he rushed into the battle formation without saying a word, shuttling back and forth across the battlefield without any scruples. He killed more than a dozen Mahayana cultivators on the spot with thunderous methods, shocking many people nearby to the point of losing their souls, and they dispersed in all directions.

The people of the Holy Puppet Sect originally thought that they were going to be martyred for the sect, but at this moment, Han Li easily reversed the decline. They were overjoyed and fought even more bravely against the people of the Ten Direction Pavilion, quickly dispersing all the remaining people.

Han Li flickered and landed in the void above the head of the warrior puppet. He glanced around and saw that Lin Jiu was rushing back from a distance, casually beheading several Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators. Then, with a few movements, he landed in front of him.

At this moment, he had many injuries on his body, and his clothes had become tattered, indicating that the battle just now was not easy for him either.

"That woman has so many tricks, it took me a lot of effort to destroy her physical body. In the end, her nascent soul still escaped." Lin Jiu sighed, regretfully.

"Haha, if she has many tricks, she must have a lot of wealth. Fellow Daoist Lin Jiu, I think you must have gained a lot?" Han Li said with a smile.

"Hehe, there are naturally some magical treasures and spiritual materials, but they are not worth much. Just so-so." Lin Jiu laughed dryly, making a joke.

As the two were talking, they suddenly heard a "boom" loud noise from the eastern sea, causing the void to hum for a while.

Immediately afterward, the colored light curtain that enveloped the main island flickered several times before collapsing with a bang, turning into specks of colored starlight and eventually disappearing.

The round tower beside them, which had been emitting a dazzling white light, also flickered for a while before gradually dimming.

"The Ten Direction Pavilion came fiercely this time, and their preparations were very thorough. Although we defended this place, other array islands were breached." Lin Jiu sighed softly, slowly saying.

"The situation is indeed a bit bad." Han Li nodded.

"Do you think we should do something?" Lin Jiu said with a glint in his eyes.

"Our duty is to guard this array island. It doesn't seem like we have received any other instructions, right?" Han Li said.

"Haha, that's right! We were hired to come here, and we have done our duty to defend our position. It's better not to leave our posts without authorization and wait and see." Lin Jiu said with a chuckle.

Han Li nodded noncommittally, his eyes flashing with blue light as he looked towards the main island.

The Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators, who were battling with the Holy Puppet Sect cultivators and puppets, saw the array above the main island being removed, and their fighting spirit suddenly became extremely high. After a brief reorganization, they moved closer to the main island in groups of three or five.

After all, that was the foundation of the Holy Puppet Sect. To gain benefits, they naturally couldn't delay too long on the periphery.

After a brief silence, an even more intense battle broke out than before.

The entire sky above the main island was filled with deafening collisions and roars, with dazzling five-colored spiritual lights rising and falling everywhere. Even the main island was trembling in this huge sound, as if it could collapse at any time.

Since the distribution of power on the battlefield was inherently uneven, some areas where the Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators had an advantage were quickly broken through. Figures of people flashing with various colored lights fell towards all parts of the main island.

In addition to some who were not strong enough and did not dare to be rash, there were also some who prided themselves on their skills and directly avoided the outermost layer of islands, landing in the dense forests of the second or even lower layers of the main island.

However, soon, bursts of roars began to erupt in various parts of the dense forest. Various traps set up on the island were triggered, and the fierce beast puppets hidden in various places also came out in full force, stirring up bursts of smoke and dust in the forest.

The black spiritual boats in the dark clouds in the sky also began to fly down rapidly, heading towards the island.

As for the mechanism flying boats that had attacked them before, because their defense was weak and their attacks were too simple, they only destroyed two black spiritual boats in the end, but they had been completely wiped out, turning into countless broken limbs and wreckage, floating on the sea.

Two black spiritual boats flew to low altitude of main island with roar, heading towards a river with wide water area, before touching water surface, river below was rolling with muddy waves, as if boiling.

At this moment, more than a dozen incomparably thick black chains broke out of the water from various parts of the river, clanging and attacking the two spiritual boats. The huge iron anchors at the front directly penetrated the protective light cover on the surface of the ship and pierced into the spiritual boat.

Immediately afterward, a sound of a winch being cranked came from the depths of the riverbed. The two spiritual boats trembled violently, and the runes on their bodies shone brightly, desperately flying upwards, trying to break free.

But suddenly, blue light appeared on the chains, and a series of dense and tiny runes emerged from them. An incomparably powerful force was generated from them, integrating the chains with the entire river, as if what was dragging the two spiritual boats was not the chains, but the entire river.

Only the sound of the winch continued, and the two spiritual boats fell inch by inch, eventually falling into the river. In a series of booming explosions, they shattered into pieces, floating on the water one after another.

Not far from them, more than a dozen snapping turtle puppets lined up in a row, the spiritual patterns on their backs shining brightly, their heads held high, constantly spewing blue light pillars from their mouths, bombarding the spiritual boats and Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators that were constantly falling from the high sky…

The entire island had fallen into chaos, and the Holy Puppet Sect cultivators who had been fighting in the high sky also flew back, supporting the main island.

On the main island plaza, dozens of Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators, led by two True Immortal Realm cultivators, were fighting with the Holy Puppet Sect cultivators who remained behind.

Bai Suyuans' cultivation was not high, so she temporarily hid behind the crowd, holding a silver-white long sword in one hand and a life-saving talisman given to her by her master Yun Ni贴 in the palm of the other, watching her surroundings vigilantly.

After entering the main island to fight, some of the Holy Puppet Sect's local defense methods and more puppets joined in, and the number of people greatly exceeded the Ten Direction Pavilion cultivators in an instant. For a time, there was even a great momentum to counterattack.