Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 348: Heavenly Fire Technique
Seeing everyone crush the Jade Slips in their hands, Senior Uncle Huang revealed a satisfied expression.
Then, a flash of yellow light appeared in his palm, and a small banner about a foot long materialized. The banner was pure white but emitted a yellow glow, making it impossible to discern the embroidery on it.
“I will use the Wind and Cloud Banner to conceal your tracks, and when the enemies arrive, we will launch a surprise attack,” Senior Uncle Huang said. After finishing, he gently waved the small banner, and countless milky white mists instantly poured out from it. In moments, the mist formed a huge white cloud dozens of zhangs wide, enveloping Han Li and the others within it.
Han Li and the other foundation establishment stage cultivators were both surprised and delighted!
Although the cloud was incredibly dense, for some reason, those inside it did not feel any haze or obscured vision. It was an excellent place to hide!
Under the middle-aged man’s spellcasting, the enormous cloud rapidly rose to high altitude, quickly blending in with other white clouds until it was impossible to distinguish one from another.
Han Li was secretly impressed.
His magical artifact, the Azure Flame Miasma, could also conjure dense fog, but it was incomparable to this Wind and Cloud Banner. Not only was its coverage range limited, but it could only be used on himself. If his fellow disciples ventured into his Azure Flame poison fog, they would likely be poisoned.
Thinking of this, Han Li glanced at Senior Uncle Huang.
Within the cloud, he saw the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, completely still. Two foundation establishment stage cultivators stood cautiously behind him, acting as his protectors.
Han Li was momentarily stunned but soon understood what was happening—they were using spiritual awareness to search for the enemy’s whereabouts.
With the strong spiritual awareness of core formation stage cultivators, disturbances within a hundred li radius could be sensed.
Seeing this, Han Li also settled into the Divine Wind Boat to rest. The upcoming battle would be extremely dangerous. The quhun remained motionless behind him, like a loyal servant.
After about an hour, the middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze cold as he said,
“The enemies have arrived. We have deviated about two li; we must reach the airspace above their inevitable path.” With no further words, he immediately flew forward with the cloud.
Everyone inside the mist naturally did not dare to leave the cloud; they fully unleashed their magical power and tightly followed Senior Uncle Huang.
Han Li frowned slightly and took out a silver Greatsword during the flight, tossing it to the quhun behind him. Although he didn’t know its use, any increase in combat power was beneficial.
“This is it. The enemies are almost here. Get ready!” After a moment, the enormous cloud reached the airspace above the so-called inevitable path, and Senior Uncle Huang ordered without hesitation.
Immediately, everyone revealed their magical artifacts and frantically cast protective spells on themselves, various lights flashing one after another among them.
Han Li took out two spheres, one blue and one red, and lightly touched them together.
With a muffled “bang,” thick blue-red smoke billowed simultaneously from the two spheres, quickly enveloping Han Li. In seconds, it transformed into a large cloud five or six zhangs in diameter, completely concealing his figure within the mist.
Han Li had used the Azure Flame Miasma to form a misty protective cover within the cloud, astonishing the nearby fellow disciples. They could not guess his true intent.
Han Li paid no attention to the others. One hand gripped a tortoise shell magical artifact, and the other held a simple blue throwing knife, deliberately not pulling out the Black Dragon Graspers.
He knew exactly what he was doing! For him, the less conspicuous the attacking magical artifact, the better. Only this way could he avoid being targeted by dangerous enemies after the surprise attack, making escape easier.