Wang Yu
Chapter 937 Saintly Remains
Han Li didn't say anything further, slowly raising his arm.
White light reappeared around him, and an immense aura erupted from his body, even stronger than the aura he had released to resist Gu Qianxun's attacks just now. It was also filled with a savage intent, as if a peerless beast had awakened and was pressing down on Gu Qianxun.
"Why bother? I'll tell you then." Gu Qianxun looked at Han Li, sighed, and said.
Han Li stopped his movements upon hearing this, ceasing to pressure Gu Qianxun with his aura, but didn't dissipate it either.
"I am..."
Gu Qianxun's expression seemed to relax, and she began to speak.
Halfway through her sentence, the white bone spear in her hand suddenly shot out without warning, like a venomous snake striking to injure, piercing towards Han Li.
As if he had expected it, Han Li casually waved his arm, grasping the white bone spear in his hand, and was about to use his strength to counterattack.
However, at that moment, the bone spear suddenly trembled violently, and all the star apertures on it shone brightly, transforming into a white sun.
With a loud "bang," the entire bone spear exploded, turning into more than a dozen fragments, which shot towards Han Li with a terrifying screeching sound.
The tip of the spear split open again, turning into four white petals, which immediately shot out, turning into four white afterimages, aiming for Han Li's chest.
The speed of the white petals far exceeded that of the other bone spear fragments, reaching half a foot in front of Han Li's chest in a flash. Wherever they passed, the void directly developed black lines.
Han Li also hadn't anticipated this change. With a frown, his body immediately shot backward, and at the same time, he punched the void.
Rumble!
The void in front of him instantly solidified, turning into an invisible wall.
The four white petals transformed from the spearhead stagnated in mid-air, like four fierce live fish, wriggling and struggling to pierce through the invisible wall.
However, the four petals only advanced half a foot before finally stopping.
The other bone spear fragments then crashed into the invisible wall, emitting a series of crackling explosions, and were also blocked.
"Li Fellow Daoist, until we meet again."
The moment the bone spear exploded, Gu Qianxun's figure had already fled into the distance. In the blink of an eye, she had escaped thousands of feet away, leaving behind her somewhat cold voice in the air, revealing neither joy nor sorrow.
Han Li moved to chase after her again.
But at that moment, a pile of collapsed buildings near Shi Chuan Kong suddenly exploded, and a black shadow shot out from within, pouncing towards Shi Chuan Kong. It was none other than the demonic ape that Han Li had knocked away.
The demonic ape roared, and its enormous fist struck out like lightning, turning into a black afterimage, aiming for Shi Chuan Kong's head.
Han Li frowned, withdrawing his gaze from Gu Qianxun and disappearing with a flash.
With a loud and dull "bang!"
The demonic ape's fist stopped half a foot away from Shi Chuan Kong's head, because a palm had appeared out of thin air, supporting the demonic ape's fist, no matter how hard the demonic ape exerted itself, it couldn't push it down even a fraction.
Han Li's figure then emerged, and another arm blurred.
With a loud "bang!"
The demonic ape's enormous body shot out like a straw doll. As soon as it flew into the air, its body exploded, turning into countless strands of black gas that drifted away.
At this moment, Gu Qianxun's figure had already disappeared deep into the distant buildings, gone without a trace.
Han Li glanced in the direction she had disappeared.
Although Gu Qianxun had already escaped far away, he still had a 50% chance of catching up to her if he chased after her now, but he didn't pursue her.
Although Gu Qianxun hadn't said it, he already had some guesses as to why she wanted to kill Shi Chuan Kong.
Han Li turned his gaze to Shi Chuan Kong on the ground, about to speak.
Shi Chuan Kong looked at him, and with some difficulty, raised his hand and shook it.
Seeing this, Han Li's eyebrows twitched, and he stopped speaking.
Shi Chuan Kong took a deep breath, reached into a tattered blood-stained garment close to his body, took out a white jade bottle, poured out a blood-red pill, and swallowed it.
As soon as the pill entered his stomach, his cheeks immediately turned blood-red, and all the wounds on his body also developed faint red light.
As the red light intertwined with each other, the wounds healed quickly, almost completely disappearing in a few breaths.
A dignified look suddenly appeared in Shi Chuan Kong's eyes, and he began to chant incantations, his fingers constantly tapping on various parts of his body.
With a soft "poof," a crystalline blood light emerged from his chest, swaying gently.
Seeing this, Han Li's face revealed a look of surprise.
Seeing the blood light appear, Shi Chuan Kong's face revealed a trace of joy, his fingers tapping faster, and he recited the incantation.
A series of "rattling" sounds faintly came from within his body, like a rushing river.
The crystalline blood light in front of Shi Chuan Kong's chest swayed, and then slowly began to move, moving from his chest to his left arm.
His expression froze, and then his right hand formed a palm-knife, slashing fiercely on his left shoulder without hesitation, cutting off his entire left arm.
As soon as the left arm left Shi Chuan Kong's body, the crystalline blood light on it immediately shone brightly, turning into blood-colored flames, enveloping the left arm in it, burning fiercely.
Seeing this, Han Li grabbed Shi Chuan Kong's body and pulled him aside.
The red light on Shi Chuan Kong's face hadn't dissipated at this moment. A flash of light appeared at the wound on his left shoulder, and the wound immediately stopped bleeding. His expression immediately relaxed.
At this moment, Shi Chuan Kong's left arm had already turned to ashes, and the blood-colored flames had also completely disappeared, leaving only a drop of crystalline jade-like blood bead suspended there.
Seeing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Han Li's eyes.
"Don't move." Shi Chuan Kong's voice rang in Han Li's ear.
Hearing this, Han Li's heart stirred, and he stood there quietly, not moving.
The crystalline blood bead trembled gently, as if sensing the surrounding situation. After a moment, it seemed to finally give up, and with a "swoosh," it burrowed into the ground and disappeared without a trace.
Only then did Shi Chuan Kong's expression relax. He barely stood up, reached into his bosom again, and took out a blood-jade-like pill and swallowed it.
Bright blood light immediately emitted from the stump of his left shoulder. Countless flesh buds grew out of the stump, growing frantically.
In just over a dozen breaths, a brand new arm had grown out.
Seeing this, Han Li's eyes lit up slightly. If they were outside, he could use the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth to recover. It wouldn't be difficult to regenerate a severed limb, but doing so within the Accumulation Scale Sky Realm wasn't easy.
Although the severed arm had grown back, Shi Chuan Kong's complexion was still extremely pale. He sat down cross-legged, urging the blood energy in his body to refine the pill.
Han Li didn't disturb him, but quietly walked to the side and closed his eyes to rest.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, three days and three nights had passed.
Shi Chuan Kong's complexion had recovered a lot. He slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and then stood up.
"How is it? Are you alright?" Han Li had already stood up at some point and asked.
"Li Fellow Daoist, I am very grateful for your help this time, otherwise I would really have died here." Shi Chuan Kong smiled wryly and said.
"Since you and I are friends, there's no need to say these things. But what was that blood bead just now?" Han Li waved his hand and asked.
"That's E Kuai's Blood Tracing Secret Technique. He can implant his own essence blood into another person's body, and can completely monitor the other person's every move within a certain distance. I was affected by the Bursting Sky Realm Talisman, although I was seriously injured, the power of the Bursting Sky Realm Talisman also mistakenly destroyed a part of the Blood Tracing Secret Technique, which is why I was able to expel it from my body." Shi Chuan Kong explained.
"I see. It seems that although this Accumulation Scale Sky Realm isolates the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, there are quite a few such strange techniques." Han Li nodded.
"Previously, it was also because of this Blood Tracing Secret Technique that I was cold towards Li Fellow Daoist. I hope you won't blame me." Shi Chuan Kong then said with some apology.
"Given Shi Fellow Daoist's situation at the time, it was only natural to do so. But there's something I don't understand. Why did E Kuai want to plant the Blood Tracing Secret Technique on you?" Han Li's eyes flashed and asked.
Hearing this, Shi Chuan Kong's expression stiffened slightly, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. He didn't speak for a moment.
Han Li didn't urge him, but just quietly looked at Shi Chuan Kong.
"If it weren't for Li Fellow Daoist's help just now, I would already be a corpse. I won't hide anything about what happened before. Actually, there's another purpose for me coming to this Accumulation Scale Sky Realm with you, besides helping you find Zi Ling. In other words, this is the main reason why I entered the Accumulation Scale Sky Realm." Shi Chuan Kong was silent for about a quarter of an hour before finally raising his head and speaking.
"Oh, what's the other purpose?" Han Li wasn't surprised.
Shi Chuan Kong's conversation with Shi Zhanfeng earlier had already made him vaguely guess that Shi Chuan Kong had another purpose in coming to the Accumulation Scale Sky Realm.
"It's to find the Accumulation Scale Sacred Remains." A gleam flashed in Shi Chuan Kong's eyes as he slowly said.
"Accumulation Scale Sacred Remains... What's that?" Han Li's eyes moved and he asked.
"I'm not very clear about the specifics. It's said to be a peerless treasure, which is extremely helpful for breaking through the bottleneck of the Grand Luo, and it's very likely to be hidden in the Great Ruins." Shi Chuan Kong's eyes flickered with excitement.
Han Li just nodded slightly, seemingly without much reaction.
"I originally entered the Accumulation Scale Sky Realm for the sake of my Third Brother, but now I don't need to. Next, I want to live for myself. Li Fellow Daoist, I have some information about the Great Ruins in my possession, which was given to me by my Third Brother. E Kuai imprisoned me, largely because he wanted to obtain that information. Li Fellow Daoist, I wonder if you are interested in searching for the Accumulation Scale Sacred Remains with me? This thing will also be of great help to you." Shi Chuan Kong sighed and changed the subject.
"In that case, E Kuai entered the Great Ruins to obtain the Sacred Remains as well?" Han Li asked.
"That's likely the case. However, this person has many secrets. According to my observations over the years, besides the Sacred Remains, E Kuai seems to have other plans as well." Shi Chuan Kong frowned and said.
"Since E Kuai's purpose is also this thing, if we want to find the Sacred Remains, it's almost equivalent to becoming enemies with E Kuai. This is a major matter, and I need to consider it before I can give you an answer." Han Li said in a pondering tone.
"That's natural." Shi Chuan Kong immediately nodded.
In the following time, the two didn't move forward, and continued to rest in place.
The main reason was that Shi Chuan Kong's injuries this time were too serious. Although he looked fine now, the damage to his inner energy was extremely serious, and it would take a long time to recuperate before he could gradually recover.
The two rested here for another full three days before Shi Chuan Kong recovered about 50% of his energy. Only then did they continue to walk towards the depths of the plaza.