Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 558: Riftwind Reappears
Han Li sped through the air at light speed, simultaneously using his magical power to suppress the strange sensations in his body, which had begun to tremble slightly. The sudden surge of wind spirit energy within him had already pushed him toward a state that was difficult to control.
This filled Han Li with a sudden chill of fear!
Only now did he realize that back then, the demonic cultivator Feng Xi must have either suffered a major loss of magical power from forging a magical treasure or had to suppress the backlash of the green liquid. That was why the wind spirit energy inside him was greatly weakened when it was initially activated. Otherwise, whether he could have shaken off that demon that day would have been a whole different matter.
But glancing at the faintly visible small island in the distance, Han Li felt somewhat relieved.
What should have been a two-day journey was completed in just over half a day thanks to his full-speed flying escape. As long as the teleportation formation was completed in time, he could safely return to the Inner Sea. Although he would still have to be wary of some old nascent soul stage cultivators there, it was far better than being relentlessly pursued here by a riftwind beast whose speed was disturbingly fast.
Just as Han Li was deep in thought, a transmission voice came from behind him—Perfect Crane True Immortal was speaking.
"Fellow cultivator Han, I mean no harm. I only wish to exchange a Heaven Mending Pill at a high price. Why must you reject me so coldly?" Perfect Crane’s voice was calm and peaceful, without any trace of anger. There was even a faint hint of sincere kindness woven into the tone, which greatly reduced the sense of hostility and naturally stirred goodwill.
But instead of warming to the words, Han Li cursed silently to himself.
Because he was wearing the blood-colored cloak, which had drastically reduced his speed, he could turn back and clearly see the dazzling rainbow light Perfect Crane had transformed into, falling far behind him.
He had no idea what kind of strange cultivation technique this old taoist practiced, but once he caught up, he used this voice filled with tempting bewilderment to continuously harass Han Li.
Han Li was initially caught off guard and nearly fell into the trap.
Fortunately, the Great Yin Technique inside his body protected him, clearing his mind just in time and preventing him from stumbling into the snare.
Still, Han Li broke out in a cold sweat.
Although both were soul bewildering techniques, the power unleashed by a nascent soul stage cultivator was far more formidable than those from Madam Fan or Yuan Yao.
As for that old taoist’s claim of merely wanting to exchange for a Heaven Mending Pill and having no ill intent, Han Li would have to be brain-dead to believe it.
With the small island now close at hand, Han Li didn’t dare to delay. The red light on the blood-colored cloak flashed, and he was about to fly straight onto the island.
Just then, a sudden flash of light appeared on the horizon opposite him. Following that, a sharp, piercing scream tore through the azure clouds. An extremely blurry black dot suddenly appeared there, instantly growing larger by several times and hurtling toward him at a terrifying speed.
Han Li’s heart leapt in alarm.
Though he couldn’t clearly see the figure’s face, such terrifying velocity and the brutal, abnormal scream could only belong to one thing—the level 9 riftwind beast!
Bitter words almost escaped his mouth as he quickly reacted, silver light flashing behind him. A pair of wings suddenly appeared with a "swish."
Since this demon had already appeared, Han Li had no choice but to reach the island first if he wanted any chance of survival.
Otherwise, even if he turned to flee now, given the riftwind beast’s incomparably terrifying speed, it was unlikely he could escape even if he used up all his evil-repelling divine thunder.
With this thought in mind, Han Li disappeared amid the thunderous roar.