Han Li raised his hand and beckoned in the air. The giant sword immediately turned around and flew back. When it reached him, it transformed back into its talisman form and lightly fell into his hand.
Just as Han Li was about to reach out to take the talisman, it inexplicably burst into flames during its descent. In a moment, it turned into ashes and was blown away by the mountain wind, disappearing without a trace.
Seeing this scene, Han Li was momentarily stunned, but then a wry smile appeared on his face.
This "talisman" was completely scrapped. Its remaining power had been exhausted in this protracted tug-of-war, leaving Han Li, who was well aware of the value of talismans, feeling heartbroken but helpless.
After all, to kill "Senior Brother Lu," such a formidable enemy, without paying some price, how could that be possible? However, the Qing Jiao Banner on the other side was quite a nice spoils of war, enough to compensate for the loss of this talisman, not to mention the two Foundation Establishment Pills waiting for him to plunder!
Thinking of this, Han Li couldn't help but feel ecstatic, feeling that this fierce battle was well worth it.
If he could successfully establish his foundation by consuming these Foundation Establishment Pills, then he wouldn't have to risk his life to participate in something like the "Blood Trial" again. After all, there were probably many cultivators as strong as "Senior Brother Lu" there, if not even more formidable ones.
After a while, Han Li felt his mana recovering slightly through absorbing the spiritual stones in his hand. He stood up first, intending to pick up the Qing Jiao Banner not far away.
But just as he straightened up, a severe pain surged from his dantian, as if countless steel needles were fiercely piercing it. Han Li immediately bent down again, his face extremely pale, gritting his teeth in pain.
Han Li didn't move a muscle, and after a cup of tea's time, he took a deep breath, feeling the pain diminish slightly.
Han Li's expression was somewhat depressed, his mouth twitching a few times.
He knew exactly why this happened. It was caused by swallowing a large amount of aged medicinal herbs just now. Although he had absorbed some of the spiritual energy from these herbs in time, more of it had accumulated in his dantian, becoming foreign objects, mixed with many unclear medicinal impurities. If not expelled in time, it would surely cause endless troubles.
Although Han Li knew that swallowing spiritual herbs in this way was unwise and would inevitably backlash, he had no choice but to take the risk to save his life at that time. Indeed, this forcibly absorbing spiritual energy method had greatly assisted him in this protracted battle.
However, merely swallowing herbs was not enough to allow Han Li to persist until the end. In addition to the fact that his spiritual stone provided mana faster than the opponent's, another key to his victory was canceling his own defensive spell, the "Water Shield Technique."
Two years ago, when studying and researching spellcasting techniques, Han Li inadvertently learned from Wu Feng that most low-level disciples had a misconception when using talismans. They believed that talismans would not consume any mana from the user apart from the initial activation. This was actually a misunderstanding.
In fact, once a talisman was activated, the spell it cast would always be connected to the user by a thread of spiritual energy. This was for the convenience of the caster to control the spell. If the spell did not disappear, the user would automatically continue to expend mana to maintain this connection.
Because this thread of spiritual energy was invisible to Qi Condensation stage disciples and impossible to sense, most disciples ignored it, leading to the aforementioned misunderstanding.
Even those who knew the truth considered it insignificant and didn't spread it widely among low-level disciples. Wu Feng happened to be one of the informed individuals. He casually mentioned it to Han Li during a chat, but Han Li remembered it, and even did several tests himself to verify it, confirming its accuracy.
As a result, when Han Li realized that it would be a protracted battle, he immediately thought of this matter and decisively dispelled the defensive spell in order to save more mana. Although it seemed insignificant at first glance, the mana consumption over time was not light. Obviously, Senior Brother Lu was unaware of this, so he cautiously maintained that deadly "Wind Wall Technique." Little did he know that it was this "Wind Wall Technique" that ultimately led him further down the path to defeat.
So it was that Han Li ultimately relied on the slight reserve of mana he had saved up, enduring just a bit longer than his opponent. Otherwise, with only those two advantages, he might not have been able to outlast the opponent.
Despite this, Han Li still felt that this victory was extremely perilous. It took every possible means just to barely save his life. The opponent's strength was indeed superior to his!
However, no matter what, he was the one who survived in the end.
After feeling the pain ease slightly, Han Li couldn't help but move slowly, wanting to stretch his body.
But just then, the sound of wind behind him suddenly rang out, as if something was rushing towards him. Han Li was greatly surprised and hurriedly tried to dodge, but suddenly a severe pain came from his dantian, causing his body to freeze for a moment. Then, the entire person was forcefully hugged by a slippery, fragrant woman.
Startled by this unexpected turn of events, Han Li struggled a few times, but due to the pain in his dantian and his exhaustion from the recent battle, he couldn't break free.
Seeing this scene, although Han Li had already vaguely guessed the identity of the person behind him, he couldn't help but turn his head to take a look. However, before his face could fully turn, a charming and beautiful face had already pressed up against him, continuously kissing him with fragrant lips. Indeed, it was the "Junior Sister Chen" who had been motionless just moments ago.
As it turned out, not long ago, although "Junior Sister Chen" was unable to move due to the "Wind Restraint Technique," the battle between Han Li and "Senior Brother Lu" did not affect her at all. All the fighting had avoided the area where she lay, leaving her completely unharmed after the battle.
Before the battle began, the effects of the Hehuan Pill had already taken hold on "Junior Sister Chen." She was delirious with passion, full of illusions, and only wanted to seek pleasure with someone. However, at that time, due to the restraint spell, she couldn't move at all, which made her seem obedient, but deep down, she was tormented by lust even more.
However, just now, when the duration of the "Wind Restraint Technique" finally expired, "Junior Sister Chen," who had just regained her freedom, rushed towards the only man nearby—Han Li—under the stimulation of her overwhelming desires. She tightly hugged him, resulting in the extremely sensual scene described earlier.
Han Li was indeed a bona fide virgin. After being kissed by "Junior Sister Chen" for a moment, he felt a flutter in his heart, and a strange sensation surged within him. Moreover, he never touted himself as a righteous gentleman or adhered to the notion of remaining chaste, so feeling somewhat moved, he didn't hesitate to reciprocate "Junior Sister Chen's" affection without reservation.
In response to Han Li's actions, "Junior Sister Chen" became even more distressed. Although she had never experienced intimacy between a man and a woman, her innate instinct to seek pleasure prompted her to start tearing at Han Li's clothes.
"Junior Sister Chen's" actions, however, partially sobered up the somewhat intoxicated Han Li. He dared not entangle himself further, quickly flipping his right hand to reveal a "Mind-Calming Talisman." With the little mana he had just regained, he reluctantly cast a calming spell, once again restraining "Junior Sister Chen."
With a gentle push, he managed to break free from "Junior Sister Chen's" fragrant embrace and gently placed her back on the ground.
