A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

Chapter 1261: Dire Urgency

"It looks like I made the right decision to come here," Yue Qing said, and his eyes began to light up more and more as his gaze roamed over Han Li's trio.

Others were perhaps able to see through Jin Tong's identity, but couldn't identify exactly what Xiaobai was. However, the same didn't apply to Yue Qing, and in his eyes, Xiaobai was perhaps the true big fish of the three.

The pillar of white light released by the silver mirror contained bursts of formidable spatial power, and Han Li's trio was completely immobilized within it, feeling as if they were being crushed under a mountainous weight.

"This man is far too powerful for us to oppose. I'm going to find a way to break this restriction, at which point we'll split up and get away individually. He's definitely going to come after me, so the two of you should be able to escape. Return to the primordial land and wait for me on Eight Plains Mountain," Han Li said through voice transmission.

"I'm sticking together with you, Uncle! These people can't beat us!" Jin Tong replied.

"I'm not going anywhere!" Xiaobai hurriedly protested.

"Senior Bai Ze only agreed for me to take you with me if I can guarantee your safety. If something happens to you, then I'll have failed to keep my promise," Han Li said, injecting more authority into his voice as he spoke.

"But..."

Xiaobai still wanted to protest further, but Han Li cut him off as he said, "Rest assured, as long as you two manage to get away, I also have a foolproof way to escape."

As soon as his voice trailed off, he closed his eyes and began channeling his Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra.

"Looks like you plan to go down fighting, eh? How heroic!" Yue Qing sneered, and in the next instant, the silver mirror abruptly shuddered amid a rumbling thunderclap.

The ring-shaped rune on the mirror abruptly transformed into a lightning rune, and several thick bolts of purple lightning erupted out of it before crashing down upon Han Li's trio.

Countless tiny arcs of lightning were dancing around the bolts of purple lightning, filling virtually the entire pillar of light to make it impossible for Han Li's trio to take evasive measures.

Right at this moment, Jin Tong rose up into the air before raising her arms, and two bursts of translucent light that were as thin as cicada wings appeared above the trio, formed solely by her law powers.

Most of the lightning was kept at bay by the pair of wings, while the small amount that was able to slip through the cracks no longer posed any threat.

What everyone failed to notice was that Han Li had suddenly vanished from the spot.

Yue Qing was the first to notice, and by then, Han Li had already arrived directly below the silver mirror. He was holding an Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword with golden lightning flashing all over its surface, and he swung the sword at the mirror with all his might.

However, right as he did so, the rune on the silver mirror transformed again, radiating blue light that gave off tremendous water law powers.

Han Li felt as if his sword had struck a vast sea, and his sword strike was instantly robbed of most of its power.

However, the silver mirror had also begun trembling violently as massive waves erupted over its surface, and powerful shockwaves were spreading in all directions, crashing toward the surrounding ten immortal envoys.

Most of the ten immortal envoys were at the early-High Zenith Stage with very stable cultivation foundations, but even so, they had become rather unsteady on their feet from the impact.

However, they still held a significant advantage, given that it was ten of them up against Han Li, and they also had the mirror on their side, so they were ultimately able to withstand the attack, but before they even had a chance to catch their breath, a burst of radiant, golden lightning erupted out of Han Li's sword.

A barrage of balls of golden lightning that were even more formidable than the purple lightning came crashing down upon the silver mirror, and thick arcs of golden lightning were sent sweeping through the air in all directions.

The ten immortal envoys were struck by the flailing arcs of lightning before they had a chance to take evasive measures, and they stumbled back through the air amid agonized cries.

In their sudden absence, the silver mirror fell out of the sky as all of the light radiating from it faded away.

However, Han Li didn't even have time to claim the mirror as he yelled through voice transmission, "Now!"

As soon as his voice trailed off, he rose up even higher into the air in preparation to flee the scene, while Jin Tong and Xiaobai sped away in a different direction.

However, before they were able to get away, a figure appeared overhead before stomping a foot down upon them from above.

"You're not getting away!"

A thunderous voice rang out as Yue Qing's boot came stomping down with almighty power, and the entire space shuddered violently amid an earth-shattering boom.

Han Li felt a mountainous weight crash down on him from above, forcing him to plummet involuntarily back down onto the Jade Flagon Peak.

Violent tremors ran through the entire mountain, as if an earthquake were taking place, and all of the surrounding local cultivators and Raised Flagon Mountain disciples also came tumbling down from the heavens.

The patriarch of Raised Flagon Mountain had already preemptively retreated to over ten thousand feet away with the Chu Yu Immortal Palace Master, so he was able to remain steady in mid-air, but there was a pained look on his face as he observed the Jade Flagon Peak below.

A palace on the summit of the Jade Flagon Peak had already been completely razed to the ground, and Han Li was standing amid the rubble. He looked up to discover that Jin Tong and Xiaobai had also been intercepted by Pofeng and Wuhui, and not a single one of the three of them had been able to get away.

Right at this moment, Yue Qing descended from the sky and landed not far away from Han Li.

He hadn't unleashed any abilities, but just the physical impact of his landing was enough to make the entire Jade Flagon Peak shudder violently once again, a detail that hadn't escaped Han Li's notice.

"I can see that you're quite an accomplished Profound Immortal," Yue Qing remarked.

"You're far too kind, Senior," Han Li replied in a modest fashion.

"I wonder if you're as sturdy as you look," Yue Qing sneered as he stomped a foot down once again, and a yellow spirit domain instantly appeared to encompass close to half of the entirety of Raised Flagon Mountain.

Situated within the spirit domain, Han Li felt himself enveloped by a burst of suffocating earth law powers, and even the dust that had fallen upon him had become incredibly heavy, causing his feet to sink into the ground.

The patriarch of Raised Flagon Mountain heaved a forlorn sigh upon seeing this, and he knew that the destruction of his sect was inevitable, so he hurriedly began evacuating his disciples with the help of the sect's elders, while the Chu Yu Immortal Palace cultivators also evacuated from Raised Flagon Mountain.

In the blink of an eye, Han Li's trio and the Golden Origin Immortal Palace cultivators were the only ones left on Raised Flagon Mountain.

However, at this point, the ten immortal envoys had already retreated into the distance, taking no further part in the battle.

Han Li quickly checked on Jin Tong and Xiaobai to discover that the former was locked in a battle against the elderly man by the name of Wuhui, and the two of them appeared to have been quite evenly matched, while Xiaobai was clearly struggling against Pofeng.

Even though he had made significant progress in his cultivation base of late, he was sorely lacking in battle experience and was still yet to acclimate himself to his newfound power.

Right at this moment, a cold sneer rang out.

"I'd advise you not to get distracted when you're up against me!"

Han Li immediately summoned his time spirit domain to encompass the entirety of the Jade Flagon Peak upon hearing this, yet before his spirit domain had a chance to fully take shape, a figure had appeared behind him in a flash as if by instantaneous teleportation, then pressed a hand down onto his shoulder.

Han Li felt as if a mountain had come crashing down onto his shoulder, and a string of cracks and pops rang out from all of the joints in his body, but he was able to remain on his feet, refusing to collapse to his knees.

However, his entire body had sunk down even further, to the point that close to his entire lower body was now lodged in the earth.

At the same time, a ring of yellow light suddenly emerged from the ground beneath him, and he felt himself being dragged down even further by a burst of tremendous suction force.

In response, he let loose a thunderous roar while channeling his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts with all his might, and all of his profound acupoints lit up in rapid succession, sending bursts of radiant starlight erupting out of the ground.

A burst of tremendous power surged out of his body, and the surrounding earth was violently shattered as he sprang up into the air before slashing his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword in Yue Qing's direction, sending a net formed by countless interwoven arcs of golden lightning descending upon him.

A derisive sneer appeared on Yue Qing's face upon seeing this, and he casually flicked a finger through the air to release a burst of yellow force, which crashed into the net of golden lightning and tore it apart with ease.

Immediately thereafter, he made a beckoning motion, and a giant sword appeared in his grasp amid a flash of azure light. The blade of the sword was riddled with golden runes, and it was giving off bursts of mountainous sword qi.

With an almighty swing of his arm, the giant sword came crashing down upon Han Li from above, and it was accompanied by a burst of suffocating spatial pressure that compressed toward Han Li from all directions, making it impossible for him to take evasive measures, so he could only withstand the attack head-on.

He immediately switched to a two-handed grip on his sword and raised it horizontally above his own head, then simultaneously channeled his Heavenly Baleful Purgatory Arts and true spirit bloodlines in unison, yet Yue Qing's giant sword had already crashed down upon him before he had a chance to adopt his devilish deity form.