<h4>Chapter 521: Followed</h4>


    A grim look appeared on Luo Qinghai''s face as he made a hand seal, and the ball of white light that had lifted up Nan Kemeng split up into five before entering different parts of his body.


    Theyer of blue ice crystals on his face quickly faded away, and his trembling also ceased.


    "Pce Master, what is wrong with Martial Nephew Nan?" the fair-skinned schr asked.


    "This is not the ce to talk. Let''s find somewhere to settle down first," Luo Qinghai replied with a grim expression, and the Vast Flow Pce cultivators quickly made their way into Wave View City before taking up residence in a quiet inn.


    "Meng''er sustained some severe injuries during the prior battle, and in his injured state, he forcibly activated the Frost Crystal que, resulting in the cial qi within the que entering his meridians. If this isn''t addressed in a timely fashion, it could harm his cultivation foundation. I have to immediately use a secret technique to treat his condition.


    I''m sure all of you must be tired after that ordeal in the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor, so you can all go and rest," Luo Qinghai said to the other Vast Flow Pce cultivators, then made his way into an independent small courtyard behind the inn with Nan Kemeng.


    Momentster, a light barrier rose up from within to epass the entire courtyard.


    "Martial Nephew Nan is in good hands with our pce master treating him, so there''s no need to be concerned. Let''s all go and take a rest," the fair-skinned schr as he made his way into a nearby courtyard, while the other Vast Flow Pce True Immortals each picked out a courtyard of their own.


    However, one of the Golden Immortals among their ranks, an elderly man with a ck beard, remained still on the spot for a moment, then made his way into the courtyard that the fair-skinned schr was staying in.


    The fair-skinned schr was rather surprised to see him, and he asked, "Why aren''t you resting, Pce Master Tie?"


    "With our cultivation bases, I''m sure that trip was nowhere near enough to tire us out. I came here because I have something to discuss with you, Pce Master Qiu," the elderly man exined as he swept a sleeve through the air to conjure up a light barrier.


    The fair-skinned schr''s expression remained unchanged upon seeing this, and he prompted, "Go ahead, Pce Master Tie."


    "Pardon my intrusion, but may I ask what rewards you''ve managed to reap from the Infernal Frost Immortal Pce?" the elderly man asked as he lowered his voice slightly.


    "Why do you ask this, Pce Master Tie?" the fair-skinned schr asked as his brows furrowed slightly.


    "For the sake of reaching the High Zenith Pce as soon as possible, none of us were able to gather many treasures or resources on the way there. To make matters worse, we''ve expended many treasures, so overall, I would say it was a loss for all of us. Are you willing to return to the sect like this, Pce Master Qiu?


    Out of the Five Extreme Pces, we are the only two pce masters to have apanied Grand Pce Master Luo into the Infernal Frost Immortal Pce. The other three haven''t said anything, but I''m sure they''re not very pleased. Given Grand Pce Master Luo''s personality, if another good opportunity arises in the future, he definitely won''t call upon the two of us again," the elderly man said in an indignant manner.


    "If you have something to say, then please be more direct about it, Pce Master Tie," the fair-skinned schr urged in an indifferent voice.


    "In that case, I''ll keep it concise. Even though we haven''t reaped many spoils on this trip, that doesn''t mean that others haven''t," the elderly man said in a meaningful voice as he pointed outside.


    "You''re referring to that man from earlier?" the fair-skinned schr asked as he raised an eyebrow.


    "That''s right. Seeing as he just came out of the Infernal Frost Immortal Manor, he must be carrying plenty of precious treasures and resources with him. Even if his luck in the immortal manor was quiteckluster, the entire wealth of a Golden Immortal is still enough to cover our losses," the elderly man said.


    A contemtive look appeared on the fair-skinned schr''s face upon hearing this, but he then immediately shook his head as he said, "No, we can''t do that. We don''t know who that man is, and Grand Pce Master Luo has already told us to leave him be."


    "This maye across as a little disrespectful, but of course Grand Pce Master Luo is unwilling to get involved in this matter, considering he''s already achieved his objective of securing a High Zenith Pill. In contrast, we''re still bothpletely empty-handed!" the elderly man said.


    "How could you say that about Grand Pce Master Luo? Everything that he''s doing is for the sake of our Vast Flow Pce''s future!" the fair-skinned schr said in a cold voice.


    The elderly man gave a cold harrumph in response. "I have no intention of ndering Grand Pce Master Luo. That man left in quite a hurry after spotting us, so he''s definitely not an ally of ours. In that case, he could be an enemy of our sect, so why shouldn''t we take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate him?"


    "I suppose you''re right. The problem is that his cultivation base is unclear, so even if we join forces, we may not be guaranteed to be able to take him down," the fair-skinned schr mused with a hesitant expression.


    An ted look immediately appeared on the elderly man''s face upon hearing this, and he said, "Not to worry, Pce Master Qiu."


    He swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, and two bursts of yellow light shot out of his hand, then transformed into a pair of earthy yellow puppets that were giving off formidable auras intermingled with hints ofw power fluctuations.


    However, both puppets were quite severely damaged, and the auras that were emanating from them were also fluctuating in a rather unsteady fashion.


    "These are Golden Immortal Stage puppets!" the fair-skinned schr eximed as a hint of greed shed through his eyes.


    "With these two puppets on our side, I''m sure you''ll have no further qualms, right, Pce Master Qiu?" the elderly man chuckled.


    "I didn''t think you would have such formidable puppets in your possession. With these two puppets on our side, we''ll surely be able to take him down," the fair-skinned schr replied as a decisive look appeared on his face.


    Momentster, the two of them slipped silently out of the inn, then flew away into the distance.


    ......


    Han Li emerged from a materials shop, holding a jade box with a pleased look on his face.


    Inside the jade box were some Nightlight Herb seeds, a type of spirit nt that was only found on the Primordial Wave Continent.


    The Nightlight Herb was the final ingredient that he was missing for refining Infernal Azure Pills, a Golden Immortal Stage pill in the Huanan Pill Scripture.


    Nightlight Herbs were quite rare on the Primordial Wave Continent, so he wasn''t actually very confident that he would be able to find seeds of this spirit nt here, and this discovery hade as a very pleasant surprise. Even though he had only managed to secure some seeds, as opposed to actual specimens of the spirit nt, it made virtually no difference to him.


    After stowing the jade box away, Han Li quickly left Wave View City, flying away as a streak of azure light and vanishing into the distance in the blink of an eye.


    Not long after his departure, two faint shadows also flew out of the city, trailing along some distance behind him.


    Han Li didn''t immediately summon the green jade flying carriage. The flying carriage once belonged to Gongshu Jiu, and even though there was most likely no one in Wave View City who recognized it, it was still better to take a more cautious approach and only summon the carriage once he was a bit further away from the city.


    As he flew through the air, he flipped a hand over to summon the white jade slip that had been given to him by Wyrm 3, which contained the route that he could take to leave the Northern cial Immortal Region.


    ording to the jade slip, the starting point of the route was a location somewhere in the southwest of the Northern cial Immortal Region.


    A contemtive look appeared on Han Li''s face as he traced his finger over the jade slip in an absentminded manner.


    Even though Wyrm 3 had told him two routes through which he could leave the Northern cial Immortal Pce, it was clearly not feasible for him to leave through the Northern cial Immortal Pce''s interregion gate.


    Even though his Reincarnation Pce mask still hadn''t been exposed yet, the Reincarnation Pce was a sworn enemy of the Heavenly Court, so there was no guarantee that the Heavenly Court didn''t have any ways to see through Reincarnation Pce masks.


    Hence, the only option avable to him was to cross the primordialnd.


    However, he naturally wasn''t going to blindly trust Wyrm 3, so he had to verify through some other avenues that this was indeed a feasible route to take.


    Aside from that, he also had to make a trip to the Ancient Cloud Continent prior to his departure.


    All of a sudden, Han Li swept his gaze across the surrounding area. He discovered that he was already very far away from Wave View City, and he immediately swung around as he yelled, "Who''s there? Come out and face me!"


    As soon as his voice trailed off, a masked elderly man appeared ahead of him amid a burst of spatial fluctuations.


    Han Li''s brows furrowed slightly at the sight of the masked elderly man, and he said, "I don''t believe we''ve met before. Why have you followed me all this way?"


    Even though the elderly man''s entire body was enshrouded within a burst of invisible force, Han Li was struck by a sense of familiarity at the sight of him.


    The masked elderly offered no response as he made a hand seal, and nine streaks of golden light shot out of his sleeve, then transformed into nine golden flying swords.


    There were countless white runes swirling around the flying swords like radiant white mes, and they swelled rapidly to over 1,000 feet in length each, then arranged themselves into a line to form a formidable sword dragon that swooped down toward Han Li with tremendous power.


    Even before the white sword dragon descended upon Han Li, a burst of incredible sharpw powers erupted out of its body, causing the surrounding space to tremble and warp.


    However, Han Li waspletely unfazed by this, and a mocking sneer appeared on his face as he made a hand seal.


    A burst of golden light shed over his body, and ayer of thick golden fur emerged over his skin as he transformed into a giant golden ape that was several thousand feet tall in the blink of an eye.


    The giant ape made a grabbing motion with one hand, and a dark green sword instantly appeared in its grasp. This was none other than one of the three immortal swords that he had just obtained from the storage bracelet that he had dug up from the seabed.


    As soon as the green sword was summoned, all of the spirit patterns on its surface instantly lit up, and it swelled to over 1,000 feet in size while giving off a burst of tremendousw power fluctuations.


    The golden ape then let loose a thunderous roar as it swung its giant green sword into the white sword dragon, and the two bursts of opposingw powers shed with an earth-shattering boom.


    The white light around the white sword dragon was instantly destroyed, as were thew power fluctuations that it was releasing, following which the entire sword dragon itself was sent flying like a ragdoll.


    As the sword dragon tumbled through the air, it split back up into nine golden flying swords, every single one of which had dimmed significantly, clearly indicating that their spiritual nature had been severely damaged.


    A stunned look shed through the masked elderly man''s eyes upon seeing this, but right at this moment, a vast expanse of ck mist surged out of the nearby space in a frenzy, and it instantly epassed the entire surrounding area in a radius of several dozen kilometers.


    An ted look appeared on the elderly man''s face upon seeing this, and he immediately vanished into the ck mist.


    Enshrouded within the cloud of ck mist, Han Li found himself trapped in a turbulent ck sea, immediately following which a series of ck sea beasts came pouncing at him from all directions.


    All of these sea beasts were as enormous as mountains, and their auras indicated that they were all at the Golden Immortal Stage!