A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality (Chapter 1801-Chapter 2000)

A resounding thunderclap rang out, and lightning flashed like countless silver snakes to inundate both Han Li and Lei Yunzi. However, right at this moment, spatial fluctuations suddenly erupted in the air above the lightning formation, and a pink floral tree emerged out of thin air.

The tree was around 1,000 feet tall, and it was releasing an indescribably fragrant scent.

The tree rustled up above, and countless pink flowers descended from it, then transformed into a burst of pink light that swept downward.

Strangely enough, the pink light appeared to be moving very slowly, but it instantly covered a distance of several thousand feet and reached the lightning formation down below.

"There's not enough time! Dodge!"

The pink light was extremely alluring and beautiful, but Lei Yunzi was appraising it as if it were a ghastly apparition. He immediately abandoned his lightning formation and flapped his wings vigorously, vanishing into thin air as an arc of lightning.

This was the first time that Han Li had seen this pink tree, but his heart jolted at the sight of the evasive measures that Lei Yunzi had taken, and he also shot forth out of the lightning formation as a thread of azure and white light.

The thread of light covered a distance of over 2,000 feet in a single flash while the giant lightning formation was instantly snuffed out by the pink light.

This pink light seemed to possess the ability to repress the power of lightning.

The azure and white light faded, and Han Li reappeared before drawing a sharp breath as he cast his gaze back to where the lightning formation had been just a moment ago.

He turned to Lei Yunzi with a stunned look in his eyes. "Brother Lei, are these..."

"That's right, these two are my pursuers. They're tracking me down faster and faster now," Lei Yunzi replied as he forced a smile onto his own face.

Han Li's heart sank upon hearing this, but he could only steel himself and focus his attention on the floral tree projection.

However, aside from the projection, nothing else appeared in the nearby space. Of course, neither Lei Yunzi nor Han Li were going to be fooled by such measly tricks; they merely remained on the spot and refrained from doing anything rash.

"Hehe, why aren't you running away this time? Could it be that you've given up and are willing to hand that thing over?"

As soon as this voice trailed off, a hideous black-robed man appeared beside the floral tree before instantly turning toward Han Li and Lei Yunzi.

"Oh? And who might you be?" the hideous man interrogated as he appraised Han Li with a vicious look in his eyes.

"You're telling me this man is making you run for your life?" Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Of course not. Aside from him, there's also..."

"There's also me!"

An indifferent female voice suddenly rang out from above the floral tree projection.

Immediately thereafter, pink light flashed erratically from the surface of the projection, and it crumbled away into specks of spiritual light, revealing a barefoot woman in a white dress in its place.

The woman had a set of peerlessly beautiful facial features, and she was standing atop a giant pink flower.

Han Li was instantly struck by a sense of asphyxiation at the sight of the woman, and his expression darkened significantly.

He was immediately able to ascertain that this woman was either a Grand Ascension Stage being or a clone of such a being. Otherwise, there was no way that he would be struck by such a strong sense of foreboding.

The woman glanced at Han Li and Lei Yunzi, and a mysterious smile appeared on her face.





Chapter 1963: Exposed


"Have you changed your mind, Fellow Daoist? You've led me on this chase for over a month just over a mere spirit flower. That Celestial Cloud Flower is useless to you; how about you hand it over to me, and I'll spare your life?" the woman proposed, much to Lei Yunzi's rage and chagrin.

"Hmph, the Celestial Cloud Flower is an extremely precious spirit item. I may have no use for it now, but there will definitely come a day when it'll be useful to me. If you want me to hand it over to you, then you're going to be disappointed!" Lei Yunzi harrumphed coldly in response.

As opposed to being enraged by this, the woman remained calm, and remarked, "It seems that you're very confident in your lightning formations."

"Hehe, why wouldn't I be confident? If you have the ability to catch me, then how have I managed to escape from you for over a month?" Lei Yunzi chuckled coldly, seemingly having cast aside all of his wariness toward the woman.

The hideous black-robed man's immediately flared up with rage. "Insolence! How dare you speak to Mistress Bao Hua like that?"

"Shut up, you noisy lapdog! If you didn't have that woman to protect you, I could kill you with ease!" Lei Yunzi said in a cold derisive voice.

The hideous man was enraged even further upon hearing this, and he let loose a ferocious snarl as he prepared to pounce toward Lei Yunzi, only for the woman to stop him. "Stand down, Hei'e! You are indeed no match for this fellow daoist."

The man did as he was told, but an indignant look appeared on his face. "But, Mistress Bao Hua, he..."

"Are you opposing my orders?" the woman asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"I wouldn't dare! Forgive me for my mindless transgression," Hei'e hurriedly replied in a panicked manner.

Bao Hua's gaze lingered on him for a moment longer before she warned in an indifferent voice, "Don't let it happen again."

Hei'e hurriedly gave an affirmative response.

Han Li was appraising everything from the side, and a hint of bewilderment flashed through his eyes at the sight of the black-robed man.

This was clearly the first time he had ever seen this man, but for some reason, his aura was rather familiar. Han Li felt as if he had sensed this aura from afar in the past, and that naturally made him rather perplexed.

However, this clearly wasn't the right time to be pondering something like this; his top priority now was to escape from this place with Lei Yunzi.

With his understanding of Lei Yunzi's abilities, he wasn't overly concerned.

As long as Lei Yunzi had made preparations in advance, he could teleport both of them away in an instant; even if the woman were a Grand Ascension Stage being, she wouldn't be able to stop them. Otherwise, Lei Yunzi wouldn't be facing such an unfathomably powerful enemy with so much confidence.

Just as these thoughts were racing through Han Li's mind, the woman spoke again.

"You invented that lightning formation technique yourself, right, Fellow Daoist Lei? The technique is very profound, and only someone with a Five Lightning Physique like you will be able to maximize its power. I'm assuming the technique is also the source of your confidence."

"So what if it is?" Lei Yunzi asked, wondering what the woman was trying to say.

"Your lightning teleportation formations incorporate the powers of space and lightning to allow you to teleport tens of thousands of kilometers at a time, but it's not that easy to combine those two types of powers; you only managed to invent the technique by chance while referencing a certain secret technique, right?" Bao Hua continued.

Lei Yunzi's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, but he remained silent and continued to appraise the woman with a cold expression.

The woman chuckled before continuing, "Coincidentally, the abilities I've cultivated also incorporate the powers of lightning and space, so I'm very well-versed in these two types of powers as well."

Lei Yunzi finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you trying to say?"