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

Chapter 1123: Beating

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity turned to Han Li, then tossed a purple jade slip at him as he demanded, "Give me a copy of the cultivation art for the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra. Rest assured, Patriarch Miro and I are good friends, so I won't make you give me the cultivation art for nothing.

“Here's a Five Lightning True Mantra that I obtained by chance from a set of ancient ruins. It's one of the most powerful lightning-attribute cultivation arts in this realm, and it's not inferior in value compared with your Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra."

Han Li's expression remained unchanged as he caught the jade slip, but his mind was racing as he processed the situation.

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity was clearly not in a sound state of mind, and he seemed to have placed his trust in Qi Mozi, so Han Li had to proceed with the utmost caution here.

Before he had a chance to say anything, Wyrm 3 suddenly stepped forward, and a Reincarnation Palace mask appeared over her face as she urged, "Don't trust that man, Senior Shi! Not only is he a cultivator from the Heavenly Court, he's the current chief warden of the Immortal Prison, and he's lying to you to try and lure you to the Heavenly Court so all of the Dao Ancestors can target you at once! Fellow Daoist Han and I are both from the Reincarnation Palace, we are your true allies!"

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this, and it seemed that a hint of rationality had returned to him.

Qi Mozi seemed to have already anticipated this, and he remained calm and collected as he sneered, "I'm a cultivator of the Heavenly Court? What a joke! Given Fellow Daoist Shi's vast wealth of knowledge and experience, would he not be able to tell if I were from the Heavenly Court? Why is your Reincarnation Palace trying to stop me from rescuing Mistress Jin Ling and Young Master Shi? What are your intentions?"

"He seems to be using the Time Severing Flowing Fire Tome of the True Mantra Sect, which isn't a Heavenly Court cultivation art," the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity mused to himself.

"That's precisely correct, Fellow Daoist Shi," Qi Mozi immediately said, not giving Han Li and Wyrm 3 any chance to interject.

At the same time, he swept a sleeve through the air to release the withered bodies of the three devilish beings from earlier.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, these three were once subordinates of yours, but they betrayed you and doomed you to be imprisoned in this place. I've killed these three, and their two brothers were killed in the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array, so you can rest easy now, knowing that they'll never be able to betray you again," Qi Mozi said, clearly sucking up to the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity.

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity flew into a rage at the sight of the three bodies, and he yelled, "Those ungrateful bastards! I treated them like my own brothers, yet they betrayed me at the most crucial juncture!"

He swept a sleeve through the air as he spoke, and the three bodies exploded into a cloud of gray dust that drifted away with the wind.

Han Li and Wyrm 3 exchanged a concerned glance with each other upon seeing this. Qi Mozi was doing everything in his power to appease the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity, and they were unable to match his efforts.

"Give me the cultivation art for the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra right now!" the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity demanded as he turned back to Han Li.

"I wouldn't dare to not hand over the cultivation art to you, Senior, the problem is that I don't have the complete version. My master only gave me the first half of the cultivation art, so it won't do you any good," Han Li replied, making up an excuse on the spot.

"What? You only have the first half?"

A displeased look instantly appeared on the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's face upon hearing this.

"Rest assured, even though I don't have the complete version of the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra, I know where the complete version can be found. Right now, the True Mantra Sect has already been destroyed by the Heavenly Court, and in order to prevent the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra from being lost, my master sealed the cultivation art away in a special place that can only be accessed using a powerful time-attribute immortal treasure.

“I came to the Tai Sui Immortal Manor in order to obtain the Eon Divine Lamp so that I can retrieve the second half of the cultivation art. If you trust me, then please lend me the lamp, and I promise to return with the complete version of the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra in ten years to help you save your wife and son. You can even accompany me there if you'd like," Han Li replied in a respectful manner.

Qi Mozi's expression darkened significantly upon hearing this, while a contemplative look appeared on the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's face.

Qi Mozi could sense that the tide was beginning to turn against him, and he hurriedly said, "Han Li, how dare you tell such a blatant lie to Fellow Daoist Shi! I saw our master pass down the complete version of the Great Five Elemental Illusion Mantra with my own two eyes! Don't believe him, Fellow Daoist Shi. The cultivation art can be found in his storage tool or his memories, I'm certain of it!"

This was exactly what Han Li wanted, and he pounced on the opportunity, removing a storage tool from his body as he said, "If you want to examine my storage tool, then feel free to do so. However, I want you to offer up your storage tool for Senior Shi's examination as well. I'm sure there will be things inside that will reveal your identity."

Qi Mozi faltered slightly upon hearing this, and he was internally kicking himself for having failed to consider this countermeasure from Han Li.

His storage tools contained many items from the Heavenly Court, including even his chief warden token.

However, he couldn't afford to back down now, and with that in mind, he slipped off the storage ring on his finger as he harrumphed coldly, "Fine, we'll do as you say then!"

He had two storage tools, and this storage ring only contained some items that he used in battle, while all of his more important belongings were in the other storage tool, which was hidden quite well, so he was confident that Han Li wouldn't be able to find it.

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's mind was quite muddled to begin with, and he was beginning to grow very frustrated by the bickering between Han Li and Qi Mozi.

However, right at this moment, he suddenly turned to a certain direction, then raised a hand to make a grabbing motion as he yelled, "Who's there?"

The world's origin qi halfway up the giant mountain converged violently to form an enormous, black hand that grabbed onto a certain spot in the air, and Qu Lin was plucked out of thin air.

Before he had a chance to even struggle, the black hand vanished into thin air, then abruptly reappeared in the Eon Palace, having shrunk down significantly.

The black hand then dissipated into thin air, dropping Qu Lin onto the ground, and the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity was ecstatic to see him.

"It's you! It's been so long since I've had a good punching bag, my prayers have been answered!"

Immediately thereafter, he appeared directly in front of Qu Lin amid a burst of spatial fluctuations before throwing a punch at him.

A horrified look appeared on Qu Lin's face upon seeing this, and he instantly transformed into a giant, Gold Devouring Beetle that was over a hundred feet in size.

The giant beetle swept its front legs forcefully through the air, releasing countless streaks of translucent, golden light that rained down upon the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity.

However, the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity merely continued onward, taking no evasive measures, and the streaks of golden light merely passed through him in an innocuous fashion, as if there were no substance to his body.

However, in the instant that the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's fist came into contact with the golden beetle's head, his body regained its substantial form, and the giant beetle was sent flying back through the air before crashing into a nearby wall with a resounding thump.

The walls of the Eon Palace were constructed from special materials, so they were very difficult to destroy even without the fortification of any restrictions.

The Almighty Sword Sect cultivators just so happened to have been gathered there, and Lei Yuce and the others hurriedly dispersed while carrying the still unconscious Daoist Master Dao Yin away.

After crashing into the wall, the giant beetle fell down onto the ground with a dazed look in its eyes, seemingly having had its mind scrambled by the force of the punch.

A shallow fist indentation could be seen on its incredibly hard exoskeleton, but it hadn't shattered.

"Your shell has become a lot harder than last time! Looks like I don't have to hold back as much as before!" the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity remarked as he appeared beside the golden beetle once again, then threw another punch its way.

The golden beetle instantly shrank down to only around the size of a human fist, then flew away at an incredible speed.

However, the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity was able to somehow get in front of it to intercept it in the blink of an eye as he chuckled, "You're not getting away!"

The golden beetle was sent flying once again by another almighty punch, and it crashed into another wall with a loud thump.

Much of the golden light around the beetle's body was scattered from the force of the blow, and it involuntarily reverted back to its original size.

"It's been a long time since I've gotten some exercise!" the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity chuckled to himself, then abruptly appeared beside the golden beetle once again before sending it flying with another punch.

This time, the punch had struck the beetle on the body rather than its head, so it remained conscious and lucid, and as soon as it fell to the ground, it immediately laid flat against the ground in a submissive pose.

"Please forgive me, Senior Shi, I shouldn't have tried to spy on your. Please spare me!" the golden beetle implored, knowing that any further attempt to escape would be completely futile.

"What are you rambling on about? I'm only just getting warmed up!" the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity harrumphed coldly as he flew over to the golden beetle before kicking it away.

His annoyance had been steadily mounting from Han Li and Qi Mozi's bickering, but he had no choice but to tolerate it for the sake of his wife and son, and Qu Lin's arrival had presented him with the perfect opportunity to vent his frustration.

Hence, the golden beetle was transformed into a true punching bag, being kicked and punched back and forth by the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity.

The Dark Heavens Devilish Deity was using only his physical strength without injecting any law powers into his attacks, so even though Qu Lin was being thoroughly bruised and battered, he hadn't sustained any severe injuries.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om