"Good sword..." Shi Chuan Kong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Han Li's gaze also lingered on the Silver Edge Longsword for a moment, but his attention was more focused on Hu San.

At this moment, Hu San was somewhat different from his usual self. Semi-circular arcs of light emanated from around him, as if shrouding him in a layer of illusion, making his figure appear shadowy.

Han Li only watched for a while before feeling a soreness in his eyes, and he couldn't help but rub his brow.

At this moment, Hu San held the sword in his right hand, and with a flick of his free left hand, golden light lit up at his fingertips, from which emerged a golden spirit pattern talisman.

Han Li's gaze swept over the talisman, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. He only felt that the talisman's spiritual power was extremely abundant, almost as if it was about to overflow, but he didn't recognize it.

"Could this be... the Golden Firmament Spirit Gathering Sword Talisman..." Upon seeing this, Shi Chuan Kong raised an eyebrow and exclaimed in surprise.

Hu San seemed to have entered a mysterious state of mind, and he was oblivious to Shi Chuan Kong's words. The injuries he had previously accumulated were clearly quite severe, and definitely not feigned. However, the aura on his body was rising steadily, almost returning to his peak state.

"Daoist Shi, what is this Golden Firmament Spirit Gathering Sword Talisman?" Han Li asked.

"It's a type of enhancement talisman that can temporarily boost the power of a celestial sword. The degree of enhancement varies depending on the material used to make the talisman. Hu San's talisman is made of gold, which is considered top-grade among all grades. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as priceless," Shi Chuan Kong explained, his gaze still fixed on the talisman.

At this moment, Hu San suddenly chanted softly, and with a wave of the talisman held in his left hand, he heavily struck the sword body. A golden flame immediately lit up on the talisman, burning fiercely.

Han Li's eyes lit up, and he saw a golden rune about half a foot long appear on the Silver Edge Longsword in the golden flame, causing the sword body to tremble violently, and the spiritual power emanating from it suddenly surged tenfold.

The grade of this celestial sword also reached almost the level of a Fifth Grade Immortal Artifact with the surge in spiritual power.

At the same time, Hu San's footwork changed, his figure swayed, and a dozen or so phantom images, each hundreds of feet tall, appeared around him, stepping on the Dipper Steps and wielding swords like external avatars.

Seeing this, Tian Hu Daozu's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed within.

"Slash!" Hu San's body followed the phantoms, and he shouted violently!

The dozen or so figures suddenly turned, and the long swords in their hands all shone brightly, drawing a series of huge, hazy sword shadows in the air, simultaneously slashing towards the cyan chain.

"Clang!" A sharp ringing sound rang out!

A dazzling sword light suddenly bloomed on the cyan chain, like a bright lamp in a dark room, dazzling and blinding, making it impossible to look directly at it.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Gusts of whistling wind continuously sounded from the point where the sword and chain collided, stirring up bursts of strong wind that fluttered Han Li and the others' clothes, causing them to rustle.

"What a strong sword Qi..." Shi Chuan Kong shielded himself with one hand and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Ti Hun, whose injuries had not yet healed, could only stay further away, afraid to approach.

Han Li also took a half step back, his eyes equally unable to look directly at the dazzling sword light, but he sighed softly in his heart.

He discovered that although Hu San's sword seemed powerful, the chain it struck hardly moved, not even shaking significantly.

"Boom!"

Just then, a muffled thunderous sound came from the depths of the Soul Cleansing Pool.

Immediately afterwards, a cyan lightning bolt, shaped like a flood dragon, rapidly approached from the depths of the Soul Cleansing Pool along the cyan chain, arriving almost instantly.

"Boom!" A loud crash!

The dazzling sword light erupting from the Silver Edge Longsword had not yet had time to weaken by half when it was struck head-on by the cyan lightning bolt, instantly shattering into countless fragments.

Within the shattered sword light, a huge spherical lightning appeared, filled with flowing cyan light and flashing lightning, where Hu San's figure could be vaguely seen, seemingly surrounded by a halo formed by lightning, enduring the lightning strikes, but unable to escape.

Hu San's figure trembled violently in the electric light, and he let out bursts of heart-wrenching roars.

Outside the spherical lightning, huge cyan lightning bolts continuously shot out, causing the void to crackle and explode, and the air was filled with a burnt smell. Han Li felt secretly alarmed, as the power was hundreds of times stronger than the heavenly tribulation lightning he had encountered during his ascension.

"Oh no..." Shi Chuan Kong exclaimed in alarm, seeing that the situation was not good, and wanted to lend a hand, but found that he couldn't intervene at all.

Ti Hun was still healing in secret, but her brow couldn't help but furrow slightly as she looked at her master.

While Han Li was alarmed, his body remained motionless, his gaze shifting slightly as he quietly sized up Tian Hu Daozu.

He saw that the latter was still maintaining a prostrate posture, and the strands of cyan lightning also traveled along the chains nailed to his body, causing the fur on his body to stand on end. However, he himself seemed completely unaware, his expression calm, and there was not the slightest hint of pain on his face.

Seeing that Hu San was about to lose his support, Tian Hu Daozu's eyes narrowed habitually again. His eyes were as calm as an ancient well, with neither much disappointment nor much surprise. However, a giant tail behind him suddenly rose and swept through the air, wrapping around the cyan chain.

His eyes suddenly changed, and a black light lit up all over his body. An incomparably violent aura swept out instantly, and the giant tail wrapped around the cyan chain lifted upward, immediately dragging the thick chain and making a "clattering" sound as it lifted into the air.

"Go!"

Tian Hu Daozu shouted softly and slammed the raised giant tail heavily downward.

The cyan chain shook violently, and a thick black light suddenly burst out from the tip of Tian Hu Daozu's tail, surging towards the huge spherical lightning like a giant wave on the sea, undulating with its shaking arc.

"Boom!" A violent explosion!

The black light and the spherical lightning collided and exploded at the same time.

The cyan lightning and black light mixed together, releasing towards all directions. An extremely violent gust of wind and air immediately dispersed, impacting the surrounding void and causing it to vibrate.

Upon seeing this, Han Li and the others lit up their protective spiritual light and retreated violently backward.

Tian Hu Daozu chuckled and swept another giant tail forward, placing it in front of the group, blocking the incoming storm behind the giant tail.

After dozens of breaths, the howling sounds that made one's eardrums ache gradually subsided, and the cyan lightning and black light had all dissipated, and the surroundings returned to normal.

Tian Hu Daozu slowly retracted the giant tail, while the tip of another giant tail was wrapped around Hu San, pulling him in front of Han Li and the others.

At this time, Hu San's clothes were tattered and torn, and there were many scorched scars on the surface of his body. He looked embarrassed, but in fact, they were just superficial injuries and not serious. However, the spiritual light of the Silver Edge Longsword in his hand was dim, and it looked like it had suffered considerable damage.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor, for your rescue and protection. It was this junior who was presumptuous..." Hu San put away the longsword, bowed, and said with some shame.

"With your cultivation of only the Taiyi Realm, being able to launch such a powerful attack is already quite good. However, your temperament still needs tempering. Why were you in such a hurry when you haven't figured out the situation yet? Don't say that what you have is a Sixth Grade Immortal Artifact, forcibly enhanced to a Pseudo-Fifth Grade with a talisman at the expense of the immortal sword's spiritual energy. Even if you had a real Fourth Grade Immortal Artifact, you still wouldn't be able to break this Cyan Lightning Lock Lotus," Tian Hu Daozu shook his head and said slowly.

Han Li muttered inwardly, thinking that since the old fox knew that Hu San couldn't break it, why didn't he stop him in advance?

"Even a Fourth... Fourth Grade Immortal Artifact can't break this chain?" Hu San didn't care about the questions Han Li was thinking and asked directly.

"That's right. The four chains in this Soul Cleansing Pool were refined by the Nine Nether Clan at great effort, using various rare materials collected from both the Immortal and Gray Realms. They are also engraved with various blessing runes, which can perfectly combine with the Soul Cleansing Pool. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to trap this old man for so many years," Tian Hu Daozu continued.

"Since even a Fourth Grade Immortal Artifact can't break these chains, I'm afraid we're all powerless to do anything..." Shi Chuan Kong frowned slightly and said.

"If you want to break these chains on my body with your combat power, I'm afraid only activating a Third Grade or higher Immortal Artifact is possible," Tian Hu Daozu narrowed his eyes and swept over Han Li with a subtle gaze, and said.

Hearing this, Hu San's expression instantly became very ugly, and he said somewhat helplessly:

"Third Grade Immortal Artifacts are really rare items even in the Immortal World. Ordinary Grand Luo cultivators can hardly get one. I'm afraid only Dao Ancestors can casually possess them. This... We are in this Gray Realm. Where can we find such a treasure?"

Shi Chuan Kong's eyes flashed with a hint of hesitation upon hearing this, and he looked like he wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, he didn't say anything.

The Luocha lute in his hand was a Third Grade Immortal Artifact, but this item was of great significance to their demon race, so he did not choose to take it out.

Tian Hu Daozu's gaze swept over the group one by one, and finally landed on Han Li.

"This little friend has a Third Grade Immortal Artifact on him. I wonder if he would be willing to take it out and help this old man?" He narrowed his eyes, and his huge fox face gave people a feeling of a half-smile and asked.

Han Li was shocked in his heart, but he was a little puzzled, not knowing which Third Grade Immortal Artifact he was referring to, whether it was the golden disc he obtained from the Mantra School, the Heavenly Fox Blood Transformation Saber, or the Palm Heaven Bottle hanging on his neck?

Because he couldn't see the grade of these three treasures on his body.

Before Han Li could speak, Hu San seemed to suddenly realize and exclaimed with joy: "Brother Li, you have a Third Grade Immortal Artifact on you. It must be that strange blood saber, right? Can you lend it to me for a while? Our clan will definitely reward you handsomely afterward."

Han Li sighed inwardly and tried to contact Shi Qinghou with his divine sense, but the latter, for some reason, seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and did not respond at all.

After pondering for a moment, he had to turn his wrist and take out the Heavenly Fox Blood Transformation Saber.

As soon as this thing came out, Tian Hu Daozu's gaze obviously flickered, and then he said, "That's right, it's this thing."

"Senior, please forgive me for being blunt. Judging from the situation when Daoist Hu San made a move earlier, even with this Heavenly Fox Blood Transformation Saber, this junior has no confidence to cut off this chain," Han Li said with a hint of apology.

"With you alone, you naturally cannot cut off this Cyan Lightning Lock Chain," Tian Hu Daozu said slowly.

"What does Senior mean by this?" Han Li was stunned when he heard this.