Chapter 1125: Hunting Qi Mozi

While the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity was locked in battle against Tai Sui's soul fragment, bursts of rumbling could be heard ringing out incessantly within the dark clouds in the sky, although there was no lightning to be seen.

Gusts of fierce wind were sweeping through the air, while the ground trembled incessantly, and the entire Eon Pagoda seemed to be shaking.

"Brother Han, we have to recover the Eon Divine Lamp from Qi Mozi," Wyrm 3 said with a serious expression.

A hesitant look appeared on Han Li's face as he said, "Qi Mozi is a very cunning and powerful Great Encompassment cultivator, and his powers will only have been further elevated now that he's in possession of the Eon Divine Lamp, so I don't think it would be wise to go after him."

At this point, he had already been completely freed from the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity's influence, so he was nowhere near as enticed by the idea of claiming the Eon Divine Lamp as before.

"Is Qi Mozi not a sworn enemy of yours, Brother Han? Surely you can't back down now," Wyrm 3 hurriedly said.

"That's true, but at the moment, there's a clear power disparity between us. On top of that, with the Eon Divine Lamp displaced, the restrictions in the pagoda have been undone, so it's most likely not a good idea to stay here," Han Li replied.

"Alright, let me come clean to you, Brother Han. Not only has Qi Mozi taken the Eon Divine Lamp, he's also taken an item of great importance to our Reincarnation Palace, and it must be recovered. As a Reincarnation Disciple, you have an obligation to join me in this endeavor," Wyrm 3 insisted as a hint of urgency appeared in her eyes.

"Please don't try to force me into this, Fellow Daoist Wyrm 3. I may be a Reincarnation Disciple, but no mission to recover the item in question has been assigned to me by the Reincarnation Palace, so I have no obligation to do anything," Han Li countered.

Wyrm 3's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and after a brief silence, she suddenly switched to voice transmission as she said, "Brother Han, if I recall correctly, you're very close with someone called Jin Tong, right? Right now, they're not in the best of situations."

"What do you mean by that?" Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"It's a long story, too long for me to tell now, but all you need to know is that taking down Qi Mozi is of great importance to saving your friend as well, so please do not hesitate any longer. Qi Mozi has mastered the laws of time, so without your help, it's going to be very difficult for me to go after him," Wyrm 3 urged as a hint of agitation appeared on her face.

While the two of them were conversing with each other, Fox 3 and Liu Zizai had already set off in pursuit of Qi Mozi. After all, the latter's bonded soul tablet was still in Qi Mozi's possession.

"In that case, I'm willing to help you, but in exchange, I want the Eon Divine Lamp. Is that acceptable to you?" Han Li asked.

Given his bad blood with Qi Mozi, he was also very tempted to take advantage of this opportunity to hunt him down. However, he naturally wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to have Wyrm 3 owe him a favor.

Furthermore, the mention of Jin Tong also had him feeling a little concerned, and that gave him even more of an incentive to go after Qi Mozi.

"Alright, I can agree to that condition, but everything else in Qi Mozi's possession has to be left to me," Wyrm 3 replied without any hesitation.

She was naturally aware that Han Li was taking advantage of the situation to his own benefit, but that didn't matter to her. Her primary objective was to obtain the black tablet, and outside of that, everything was negotiable.

Han Li naturally raised no objections to this, and Wyrm 3 immediately departed.

Right at this moment, a streak of silver light shot forth from the ruins of the Eon Palace. It was the Essence Fire Raven, and clasped in its beak was the white bead that was one of the five immortal treasures in the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array.

Looks like the array is no longer able to function without anyone operating it.

With that in mind, Han Li stowed the fire raven away, then took a glance at the ongoing battle between the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity and the Tai Sui soul fragment, and he was just about to depart when he spotted Qu Lin and Lekima, both of which had adopted their human forms and were searching for something within the wreckage of the Eon Palace.

He flew over to them with a smile as he said, "Come and help us recover the lamp from Qi Mozi, fellow daoists."

"Go away! I'm busy!" Lekima grumbled without even bothering to spare a glance at Han Li.

"How about you, Fellow Daoist Qu? You promised to help me take down a sworn enemy of mine, and he's right over there," Han Li said as he pointed into the distance, where Qi Mozi had been intercepted by Wyrm 3 and the others.

"I have no intention of going back on my promise, but right now I have more important things to do, and it looks like you have more than enough allies to help you deal with that enemy of yours," Qu Lin replied.

"That's a real shame. I guess I'll be keeping these two things to myself then," Han LI said with a smile.

Qu Lin and Lekima immediately turned to him upon hearing this, and they discovered that he was holding a pair of crimson tablets in his hand.

Han Li had originally intended to keep these two bonded soul tablets hidden, particularly Qu Lin's one as having it in his possession would ensure that Qu Lin would be at his mercy in his inevitable future showdown against Jin Tong.

Hence, Han Li had placed a restriction upon them and placed them into the Flower Branch domain so that they couldn't be detected, but he had no choice but to bring them out now in order to convince them to help him.

"So you did get it! Rest assured, I promised you handsome compensation in exchange for my bonded soul tablet, and I fully intend to follow through on that promise!" Lekima said with a wide grin.

"I appreciate it, but all that can wait until we've taken down Qi Mozi," Han Li said as he stowed the pair of tablets away.

"You cunning little bastard! Fine, we'll do as you say," Lekima grumbled with a displeased expression, then instantly vanished from the spot as a white whirlwind, while Han Li and Qu Lin also set off after him.

At this point, the Almighty Sword Sect cultivators had already fled to hundreds of kilometers away, and Daoist Master Dao Yin finally regained consciousness while being carried on Lei Yuce's back.

He turned to discover the chaotic scene behind him, and he asked in a slightly feeble voice, "What happened?"

Lei Yuce was ecstatic to see that Daoist Master Dao Yin had woken up, and he hurriedly set him down before giving him a brief recount of everything that had happened during his stint of unconsciousness.

"This is terrible!" Daoist Master Dao Yin sighed after hearing Lei Yuce's recount. "With the Eon Divine Lamp displaced, all of the restrictions in the Eon Pagoda have been lifted. If those beings imprisoned in the pagoda manage to escape, then countless lives will surely be lost across the entire Golden Origin Immortal Region."

"There's nothing we can do about that, Sect Master. We're extremely fortunate just to still be alive," an elder said.

"No, I have to do something. The reputation of the Almighty Sword Sect cannot be tarnished by my incompetence. Even our patriarch's soul fragment is currently still battling the Dark Heavens Devilish Deity, and I have to do my part too. I have to recover the lamp and seal away all of the malicious beings in the pagoda again, even if it costs me my life!" Daoist Master Dao Yin declared in a determined manner.

"Master, the lamp has already been displaced for quite some time, so all of the beings imprisoned in the pagoda have most likely already escaped. The disciples of our sect stationed outside the pagoda should be able to impede those beings for some time, so what we need to do now is leave the Eon Pagoda as soon as possible and activate the backup measures that our patriarch left in place," Lei Yuce hurriedly urged.

"You're saying we should destroy the Eon Pagoda and this entire space?" Daoist Master Dao Yin asked.

"But if we do that, won't all of the cultivators in the secret area be killed as well?" Su Anqian asked.

"I'm afraid that's a sacrifice that must be made. If those forces of evil are allowed to escape into the immortal region, then far more people will lose their lives," Lei Yuce said in a grim manner.

"Given the urgency of the situation, this is the only course of action available to us. These people came into this secret area to satisfy their own greed, so they only have themselves to blame for losing their lives here. The lamp must be recovered to restore the glory of our sect!" Daoist Master Dao Yin declared with a solemn expression.

Su Anqian opened her mouth to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

The group then set off toward the edge of the seventh level. With all of the restrictions undone, they could directly exit the pagoda from there.

Not long after their departure, a nearby black rock suddenly rolled away to the side, following which Xiong Shan emerged from underground.

He removed a golden talisman from his own glabella, then carefully stowed it away as he murmured to himself, "Those bastards are planning to destroy the entire secret area! Looks like I have to get out of this place right away..."

He then swept a sleeve through the air, and a golden longsword and a yellow seal appeared before him. These were none other than the Primordial Ancient Sword and the Vast Earth Seal that he had taken from the Five-Elemental Great Annihilation Array, and a pleased smile appeared on his face at the sight of them.

I may have almost lost my life here, but it's all worth it in the end.

After that, he stowed the two immortal treasures away, then took a glance at the chaotic battlefield in the distance as he murmured to himself, "You guys can keep fooling around over there, I'm getting out of here!"

As soon as his voice trailed off, he spotted a streak of blue light flying through the air overhead, and it seemed to be Lan Yan.

His brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, following which he also departed as a streak of golden light