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Chapter 1572 - Chapter 1572 Chapter 672 Strange Sights of Fire Hell Ambush

Chapter 1572: Chapter 672: Strange Sights of Fire Hell, Ambush in the Dark_2 Chapter 1572: Chapter 672: Strange Sights of Fire Hell, Ambush in the Dark_2 However, at this moment, the Yellow Ling God Belt had been re-refined into a Tao Artifact.

“Follow me.”

Suppressing the fluctuations of his aura, Houtu Taoist Ancestor then led Han Yi toward the majestic and gigantic Chaos Ruins ahead.

An hour later, the two had crossed the Chaos distance and stepped onto the closest fragment of the ruins, which was equivalent to the size of two Immortal Domains. However, for someone at the Tao Realm, such an area could be crossed in a few breaths and was far from vast.

With a sweep of his Divine Thoughts, Han Yi found traces of human activity on this fragment of the ruins. Upon investigating, some traces were old, likely remnants from a world or a power that had perished, while others were new, probably made by beings within the Chaos.

“I’ve been to this fragment before.”

“In fact, although there are many fragments in the outer region of Fire Hell, I have explored most of them. It was only when I was preparing to venture into the central region of Fire Hell that I discovered that Cave Heaven, which is suspected to have an Origin Crystal.”

“Han, if you are interested in the outer region, you can explore it. Shall I wait for you here?”

Houtu Taoist Ancestor looked at Han Yi, asking.

Han Yi shook his head, “No need to stay; since the outer region doesn’t hold much value, it’s better for us to head directly to the Cave Heaven you discovered.”

“If there’s no Origin Crystal, we can explore the outer region later.”

Houtu Taoist Ancestor nodded and continued to lead Han Yi forward.

As Han Yi moved forward, his brow began to furrow slightly because he noticed that as they delved deeper, the surrounding space not only began to heat up, but the spatial pressure on him also grew stronger.

In terms of temperature, he estimated that it was quickly reaching levels that even a True Immortal would struggle to withstand. Though this posed no threat to him, it was worth noting that they were still just in the outermost region, far from the manifested site of Fire Hell. Upon reaching there, the high temperature was unimaginable.

The same is true for the spatial pressure.

“Indeed, it is a Chaos spectacle,” Han Yi said gravely.

All Chaos spectacles are complex; the spectacle named Fire Hell by Houtu Taoist Ancestor, despite being such a great distance away, could emit such terrifying temperatures and possess such strong spatial pressure.

This caused Han Yi to be shaken once again for a moment.

The Chaos was boundless, and he was but a frog at the bottom of a well, understanding and seeing only bits and pieces. To become a profound wanderer of the Chaos, there was still a long and arduous path ahead.

Seeing the change in Han Yi’s expression, Houtu Taoist Ancestor began to explain:

“I have divided the Fire Hell spectacle into three areas. The first area is these outer ruins fragments, although they are fragments, each piece is not small.”

“The inner areas, where the Mystic Flames begin to manifest, make up the middle region of this spectacle. Nearing the middle region, only those in the Tao Realm can withstand the high temperature and spatial pressure there.”

“I have used means to probe deeper into Fire Hell and found that even those in the Tao Realm would instantly perish there. Probably only a Heavenly Sovereign could remain unscathed. I have defined that terrifying place as the depths of Fire Hell.”

“For us, the fragments in the outer region do not contain many valuable items; after so many years, even if there were, they would have been scavenged.”

“The depths of Fire Hell are too dangerous for us to venture into.”

“The only place we might find gains is in the middle region. In this area, the spatial pressure is very strong, the speed is greatly reduced, and the temperature is extraordinarily high. The strength that one can exert is also drastically diminished.”

Han Yi remained silent; it was his first time entering the Chaos Ruins, so it was natural for him to be moved.

As time passed, the two rapidly crossed one ruin fragment after another, and the surrounding temperature and spatial pressure grew stronger with each step deeper.

After six hours, Houtu Taoist Ancestor finally slowed down until he eventually stopped.

At this point, Han Yi also noticed that flames had begun to manifest ahead, the blazing golden light emitting from these substantial flames, and an aura that demanded cautious attention was rising and dispersing.

If it were any other Immortal Venerate here, they would only endure a few breaths before they had to retreat due to the unbearable conditions. Persisting could even trigger a special condition of spontaneous combustion.

But Han Yi had reached the Infinite Realm, and his physical cultivation was high among those in the Tao Realm, naturally unafraid of this environment.

Houtu Taoist Ancestor pointed toward a specific area ahead.

In that direction, there was a flame approximately thirty thousand feet tall. It was called a flame, but this type was neither ordinary fire nor Immortal Fire; it was a terrifying flame of a different nature from Tao Fire but of the same essence.

The flame appeared semi-solid; at first glance, it even looked like a mountain range composed of fire.

Adjacent to a thirty thousand zhang high flame, an illusory shadow floated, rendered quite ethereal by the high temperature of the flames.

“That Illusory Shadow is where I discovered that Cave Heaven, a broken and sealed Cave Heaven. In the hands of the Void Ancient Tao Ancestor, I had seen an Origin Crystal whose aura flashed within the Cave Heaven, identical to the one I saw with the Void Ancient.”

“That’s why I suspected that there was an Origin Crystal within the Cave Heaven.”

“Unfortunately, just as I approached, two Tricksters emerged from the Cave Heaven and pursued me.”

Houtu Taoist Ancestor explained.

Han Yi’s gaze moved, looking towards the illusory shadow pointed out by Houtu Taoist Ancestor, and he discovered that though the shadow was small, it was actually a condensed version of a Cave Heaven.

If one were to step into it, it would be a world as perfectly rounded as the heavens and square as the earth.

Raising his eyebrows, Han Yi said to Houtu Taoist Ancestor, “I’m worried about traps near that Cave Heaven, how about this? I’ll attract the nearby Tricksters, and Houtu, you set up an ambush here.”

“With our combined strength, even if we can’t kill the two Tricksters, we can still severely injure them.”

“How about that?”

Han Yi’s proposal was quite good, especially since he would make the move, with Houtu in hiding, rather than having Houtu lure them in while he hid.

Houtu naturally agreed, but she had a problem, she said hesitantly:

“However, my attack methods are not strong, I can only briefly trap a Trickster, and only one at a time. If two come at once, I won’t be able to withstand it.”

“The major offensive moves will still need to rely on Han.”

Han Yi, hearing this, wasn’t surprised.

Houtu Taoist Ancestor was a newly raised Taoist Ancestor, having ascended just over two thousand years ago, and at this stage, she was just beginning to stabilize her Realm. Having even one Tao Skill was already quite commendable.

She was able to refine the Yellow Ling God Belt into a Tao Artifact, which was beyond Han Yi’s expectations.

But she was not Han Yi. With her current Realm and Cultivation, when facing a Tao Realm Trickster, she could trap them suddenly with the Yellow Ling God Belt, but the duration of the trap wouldn’t last long.

If she encountered two Tao Realm Tricksters, she would almost stand no chance and could only flee.

After thinking it over, Han Yi waved his hand, took out ninety-nine Sword Tools, and set up the Three Thousand Sword Realm in this area, putting it into a concealed state.

During this process, Houtu Taoist Ancestor’s eyes sparkled brightly.

“Han, are you also an Immortal Venerate of the Sword Way?”

“What is this Sword Formation?”

As she knew Han Yi longer, Houtu’s curiosity about him grew, because the endless array of methods and skills he possessed was truly astonishing and even shocking.

Any Immortal Venerate she knew wasn’t nearly a fraction as proficient as Han Yi.

“This is the Three Thousand Sword Realm, a Sword Formation I created. This formation constitutes a Realm unto itself. Under the amplitude of the Sword Realm, the Might of a ninth-tier Immortal Sword comes very close to that of a Tao Sword.”

“With the combined Might of the entire Sword Realm, it can even exert a powerful Sword Way Tao Skill.”

“Houtu, you’ll be able to witness it shortly.”

Upon hearing this, Houtu was inwardly profoundly moved.

Then, Han Yi instructed Houtu Taoist Ancestor to set up the Yellow Ling God Belt outside the Three Thousand Sword Realm, to avoid damage to this newly formed Tao Artifact when the Sword Realm erupted.

After his ascension to the Infinite Realm, his mastery over the Immortal Path naturally also improved. Using his current Divine Thoughts to deploy the Three Thousand Sword Realm was better by several notches than before.

However,

strictly speaking, he had yet to face a real Taoist Ancestor with the Three Thousand Sword Realm. This time, it would be the ultimate test of this Sword Realm.

After setting everything up, Han Yi first swept out millions of miles to the side, and then slowly approached the Cave Heaven indicated by Houtu Taoist Ancestor, allowing his aura to leak in the process.