Chapter 55: Explanation
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Although the four Integration level cultivators immediately threw out many protective items, none of them felt any safer for it.

The four blackfire pythons looked like they were barely four feet long, yet they were concentrated forms of the Nine Skies Devil Flames that used to fill the entire mountain valley. As high-leveled cultivators of the Sky Ghost Sect, no one knew better than them just how scary the flames were.

Even though they were Integration level cultivators, they would be throwing away their lives if they were any less careful. They had never imagined that they would one day need to face the power of these devil flames

However, right at this moment, the sound of something breaking through the skies rang out!

A white ray of light flashed above the valley and split into four before they shot down at a crazy speed. They were four rays of sparkling sword lights that appeared immediately before the four cultivators!

The sword lights flashed and morphed into four straight sword wheels.

Almost right after that, the four blackfire pythons hit them.

There was the sound of an immense explosion!

The black flames surrounding the four sword wheels crackled, before it suddenly emitted rings and rings of invisible waves that spread out into the environment.

The four strong blackfire pythons instantly dissipated into black smoke under the assault of the waves and were blown away by the wind.

After that a ripple formed in the air above the valley and a black-robed man in his forties stepped out. He looked righteous and his facial features polite and elegant, yet his eyebrows were as thick and black as the swords. Overall, he looked stern and formidable.

The four crystal-clear sword lights instantly morphed into four rays of white lights once more before flashing and returning into the man’s body as they disappeared from their respective corners.

“Uncle-Master Duan!”

The purple-bearded man and the rest instantly felt a lot more at ease and as soon as they saw the figure in the air they were flooded with happiness.

Han Li remained on the spot as his pupils constricted a little with his eyes fixed on the other.

There was no need to say too much about the newcomer. It was naturally one of the two Great Ascension Patriarchs of the Sky Ghost Sect,

Duan Renli glanced around the area. His expression remained unchanged as he scanned the Sect’s restricted area, Devil Flames Valley, which was by now, a complete mess, while the four Integration level cultivators looked to be in an even worse state than their surroundings. However, Han Li noticed that the corners of his eyes twitched.

He looked down and his eyes focused onto Han Li. He did not make any hand seals and merely stretched a hand out with both his fingers and palm facing down. His five fingers instantly became unusually crystal-clear and a spiritual glow flashed through his fingertips.

Rays and rays of white glow sprayed out from his five fingers as they grew into white bone flying swords the size of about a hundred inches and with a sharp howl, they instantly shot towards Han Li.

Seeing this, Han Li merely made a hand seal with one hand. A firecracker-like crack sounded from within him and it instantly grew at least twice the size. Under the bright golden glow around his body, pale-golden scales appeared on his skin and from within his body before covering him entirely.

Almost simultaneously, the white bone swords slashed against his skin, exploding balls and balls of white and golden glow, overwhelming Han Li while also making a loud explosion like rain hitting a metal fence!

Waves and waves of energy exploded nearby. A storm-like wind blew outwards and caused the countless white balls of light suspended in the air to flicker nonstop.

At the same time, a strong ripple was made at least a thousand feet from the explosion’s epicentre. A small, black seal appeared out of nowhere. It spun quickly and morphed and grew until it was about the size of a building. It exuded a million rays of black light as it fell from the sky.

As it fell, a suffocating spiritual pressure appeared and caused the air around it to distort. It was scarily strong.

Another earth-shattering thunder boomed!

The giant seal suddenly stopped its descent when it was about twenty feet above the ground and unable to fall down any further.

Seeing this, Duan Renli’s expression finally changed.

Although he used two great magics consecutively, it had only taken the time of a single breath. Right now, after the mixture of gold and white glows slowly faded, the situation within was revealed.

They all saw that Han Li was still standing in the same spot. He had his right arm that was covered in golden scales raised and was holding onto that giant black seal. Meanwhile, both of his feet had sunk into the black ground and several cracks formed beneath him.

He smiled brightly at Duan Renli, before he suddenly straightened his right arm.

Instantly, an earth-shattering bang sounded. The giant black seal that looked as heavy as Mount Tai was actually thrown away just like that, as if it were a piece of wood. It flew towards the mouth of the valley at an incredible speed and disappeared out of sight.

With that, Han Li suddenly jumped up, his legs suspended in the air and with a flash, he appeared beside Duan Renli in a shocking manner. One of his arms blurred a little as it moved to give the other a punch.

When the other saw what was happening, his expression remained unchanged as he merely narrowed his eyes.

Right at this moment, the void behind Han Li flashed and a silver ring silently flew out.

Han Li quickly turned around like he had already expected it and with a hand coated in a white light, the ring was cut open just like that.

Something incredible appeared!

The runes on the surface of the two pieces of the silver ring circled a little, before it morphed into a string of shadow and disappeared into thin air.

In the next moment, the two appeared on both sides of Han Li in an incredibly weird manner.

A soft clatter sounded!

Han Li merely felt his body being constricted as the two pieces of silver ring wrapped together around him and became a complete ring once more and locked his body tightly.

The ring glowed brightly, before it suddenly tightened. When the inner ring touched the golden scales, sparks flew everywhere, making loud cracks and pops, as if they would explode from this great contest of strength.

“Brother!” Liu Le’er had long retreated to a corner of the valley. Seeing this, she hurriedly exclaimed.

The four cultivators felt extremely happy at this turn of events.

Han Li was not panicked at all, as he clenched his jaw and gave a low growl.

A thunder-like crack instantly boomed from within him. Five blue lights surfaced on his abdomen, all of the muscles on his body instantly swelled and he became twice the size he was before.

He flexed his arms with all of his strength, and the silver ring glowed brightly before it was pushed to become at least twice its previous size. Countless silver runes jumped crazily on its surface. Then, with a crack, the ring exploded.

Duan Renli’s expression finally became more serious. He moved back a little, his sleeves flapping as if he was going to take out other magical treasures.

How would Han Li let the other attack so easily again? With a shake of his shoulders, he disappeared from where he was.

In the next moment, something flashed behind Duan Renli, who had flown backwards by at least a thousand feet. Han Li appeared behind him like he was the Devil and without a word, he clenched a fist and punched out.

His fist sparkled as if it were covered with a golden foil. Wherever the fist flew by, a white line was created in the air!

Duan Renli instantly turned around and opened his mouth to spit out a ball of bloody cloud. The cloud condensed together, morphing into a bloody red shield and he hurriedly moved it in front of him.

There was a loud bang!

Han Li’s fist landed on the bloody red shield and the shield’s surface sunk in deeply. After that, it dissipated into a large patch of bloody mist, yet the punch did not stop and instantly pierced through Duan Renli’s chest.

However, there was no hint of happiness on his face. Instead, he hummed coldly.

Duan Renli’s body instantly dissipated apart like bubbles with a loud pop. A large patch of bloody aura spread out as he instantly morphed into a white skeleton and clutched onto Han Li’s arm.

The void a thousand feet away rippled and Duan Renli’s figure appeared silently. He looked like he was unscathed, but his face seemed a little pale.

A bunch of thunder-like fire appeared. Seeing this, the purple-bearded man and the other three glanced at each other only seeing shock and horror reflected back at them.

“I didn’t think that in the centuries I’ve been behind closed door training, such a strong strength cultivator that is stronger than a Great Ascension like you would have appeared in this world. May I know your name?” Duan Renli said slowly, as he checked Han Li up and down, as if to confirm once more.

“Daoist Duan is being too modest. I am Han Li.”

Han Li smiled faintly as he casually threw the white skeleton away. The pale-golden scales on him slowly faded and he stopped attacking as well.

“So, it’s Daoist Han. However, with your ability, you should have announced your identity from the start. Why did you come and suddenly create trouble at my Sky Ghost Sect and injure our Sect’s weaker disciples? Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?” Duan Renli’s voice instantly darkened.

“Hehe, Sky Ghost Sect really knows how to play the victim when they’re the offender. You took my people first, then used a secret skill to transport me here by force. Even if I wanted to give you an explanation…” The corners of Han Li’s lips twitched, before he said with a cold chuckle.

Hearing this, Duan Renli froze slightly as he glanced towards the other four below him and asked.

“What happened?”

They looked at each other, and the three all glanced towards the purple-bearded man.

“Replying to Uncle-Master Duan, I received news from within the Sect that someone had trespassed, so I went to take a closer look. In the end… this Daoist Han’s magic was too powerful, so I used the secret spell to transport him here. As for why this person came to our Sky Ghost Sect, I’m not very clear about it either.” The purple-bearded man said after some hesitation.

“Investigate this immediately!” Hearing this, Duan Renli ordered without any room for hesitation.

“Yes.” The purple-bearded man hurriedly agreed and flew out of the valley.

Duan Renli’s eyes returned to Han Li’s face as he remained silent.

Han Li glanced below him, using his eyes to tell Liu Le’er to not worry before he wore a faint smile and looked into the other’s eyes.

After about the time it took to burn a stick of incense, the purple-bearded man returned to the valley and respectfully transmitted his findings to Duan Renli privately.

Duan Renli’s forehead furrowed slightly, before his expression returned back to normal as he waved his hand.

The purple-bearded man hurriedly retreated to the side.

“So Daoist Han comes from the Cold Fire Sect?” Duan Renli looked at Han Li, saying slowly as if he was building up his words.

“Yes,” Han Li replied honestly.

“I didn’t think that your Sect would be so low-profiled as to not reveal anything about having such a strong strength cultivator like you. It must be a great secret.” Duan Renli’s eyes flashed slightly, as he said with an awkward smile.

“It’s better if Daoist Duan doesn’t change the topic,” Han Li said with a small smile.

“I’ve briefly understood what happened. You had some unhappiness with one of our Sect’s outer sect elders. As for what happened after, it was all a misunderstanding. Since that person is dead and we now understand the situation, there is no point in us continuing the fight. How about we let this be and I send you and your companion off?” Duan Renli said after some silence.

From his perspective, although Han Li did not seem to have a strong cultivation base, he had clearly used some skills to hide his real capability. The other Great Ascension in the Sect happened to be currently away, so if they continued fighting, he was afraid that they would be the one to lose instead.

“If you were detained by another Sect without a reason and was then surrounded and attacked by almost the entire Sect, would Daoist Duan agree to treat that as if nothing had happened and just leave because it was only a simple ‘misunderstanding’?” Han Li said with an emotionless smirk as he stared at the other party.