Chapter 449 – Dark Plans

　　Amidst the blood awnings, the bright red, terrifying eyes of the Xuan Bone Superior turned a few times before the light faded away.

　　”Not bad, that Nine Quarters Spirit Ginseng is indeed still here, and its residual clear spirit qi can still be seen on the surface of the rocky mountain, if at all.” Xuan Bone said calmly after his eyes regained their normal color.

　　Hearing the old devil say this, Han Li’s heart stirred and he injected spiritual energy into his eyes, similarly gazing intently towards the small mountain to take a closer look. But the result let him greatly disappointed, did not find any special place on the mountain.

　　Seeing the green aura in Han Li’s eyes, Supreme Man Xuan Bone naturally knew what he was doing, so he smiled disdainfully and said nonchalantly, “Don’t presume to be able to see the Nine Quarters Spiritual Ginseng’s clear spiritual qi. It has to be a cultivator whose divine sense is strong enough to do so, and at the very least, it has to be condensed into a Yuan Ying before it has this ability. And although I’ve switched to the Ghost Dao, my powerful divine sense from back then hasn’t been damaged at all.” In Xuan Bone’s words, there was a vague hint of cynicism.

　　Han Li had no expression on his face, but under the other party’s mindless reminder, the Great Diffusion Technique technique within his body slowly flowed.

　　A moment later, Han Li’s heart rejoiced, as his eyes finally captured a trace of cyan colored haze light on the stone mountain below, distributed in a haphazard manner and still shallow to the extreme.

　　”Fortunately, before I came here, I had the idea of catching this Nine Quarters Spirit Ginseng by hand in my heart, so some special things I prepared on one of the small islands I passed by. Now, by laying a trap first and letting that Nine Quarters Spirit Ginseng jump in on its own, I’ll be able to capture it easily.” Xuan Bone, who didn’t realize that Han Li could also see the Clear Spirit Qi clearly, looked down at the rocky mountain below and said blandly. He then reached into his storage pouch and a golden object was held in his palm.

　　”This is?” Han Li was a bit stunned as he took a look.

　　An egg-sized ball of gold silk, emitting a faint glow, seemed to have undergone some special refining.

　　Seeing Han Li’s face with a hint of confusion, after Xuan Bone Superior let out a sneer, he violently grabbed this ball with five fingers before a flash of black light flashed on his hand. A thin gold wire from the ball jetted out, and the more sprayed the longer, quickly in front of the Xuan Bone cross reciprocate, quickly woven into a small gold wire net, only palm size, but chic exception, shining.

　　”The Nine Quarters Spirit Ginseng can only be caught by objects of pure gold. Any other magic treasures or artifacts, it can ignore and avoid them to vanish. You will hold this object well and use it to catch the spirit ginseng that tries to escape when the time comes.” Xuan Bone stared at Han Li and solemnly instructed.

　　After hearing the other party’s words, Han Li raised both eyebrows, and after a brief moment of thought, he waved his hand at the golden net without saying a word. “Whoosh” sound, this net automatically flew to Han Li hands, and then do not even look into the storage bag.

　　Seeing this, Xuan Bone Shangren slightly showed a hint of a smile on his face, and with a flip of his palm, he took out four more small earthen yellow flags. The runes on these small flags were covered in layer upon layer, and there were hidden flashes of light.

　　”Huh!” With Han Li’s current array attainments, he was first taken aback at the sight of these small flags, but after pondering for a moment, he revealed an incredulous expression.

　　”What, old brother Han also recognizes this flag?” Xuan Bone saw Han Li’s face show a different color. He couldn’t help but be a bit surprised.

　　Han Li didn’t answer immediately, but instead stared at the small flag for a moment longer with his dead eyes before raising his head and saying gruffly, “Could this be that Four Elephant Xuanwu Formation’s deployment apparatus? Apart from this set of ancient formations, my juniors really can’t think of any formation flags that can form an earth attribute formation out of just four small flags.”

　　”I didn’t expect that you were also proficient in the way of formations, so it seems like I’ve really found the right person to find you as a helper. Not bad, this is indeed the Four Elephant Xuanwu Formation formation flag that I took the time to refine halfway through the journey. This is the only formation that can restrain the rocks and soil in a radius of dozens of feet, making them hard as iron and trapping the Nine Quarters Spiritual Ginseng. Since you know the way of formations, then this formation will be handed over to you to set up, while I go and explore, the exact trail of the Spirit Ginseng.” Xuan Bone’s face flickered with surprise, but then he said as if he had recovered.

　　He then handed over the four yellow flags to Han Li’s hands in a generous manner, and transformed himself into a cloud of darkness that flew noiselessly towards the small mountain.

　　Han Li looked at the hands of the formation flag, and then looked at the old devil’s back, a trace of odd color in his eyes, but after licking his lips, he sneered and flew to another place below.

　　And at this time, inside the far away Xuan Bone, came the voice of that thick man.

　　”Xuan Bone, what do you mean by handing over the formation flag to the other party? I don’t see that the two of you are on good terms to such an extent, could it be that you are playing some other ghost idea.” This person seemed to understand Supreme Xuan Bone very well as he said.

　　”What do you mean? Handing over this flag to the boy surnamed Han to personally set it up, so that he will feel free to enter the formation to capture that spirit ginseng, while I will take this opportunity to destroy him.” Xuan Bone suddenly said grimly, his voice icy cold.

　　”Extinguish the other party now? I didn’t hear it wrong, did I? I thought that at the very least, I would wait until after exterminating the Extreme Yin before I would lay my hands on him!” The man with the thick voice was surprised.

　　”No, this kid surnamed Han is too cunning, as time passes, I’m afraid that the night will be long. Moreover, this person definitely has his own thoughts, I’m not sure I can control the other party. In case he suddenly betrays me to that rebellious disciple of Extreme Yin, this would be bad. Although this possibility is very low, I, Xuan Bone, will never take another risk. After all, after eating a big loss of being betrayed once, I decided never to trust anyone again, and …… “Xuan Bone said coldly.

　　”And you didn’t even think of handing over the Nine Quarters Spirit Ginseng to the other party in the first place, did you!” The man lazily continued.

　　”Not bad! I have spent so much effort on this Spirit Ginseng, so how could I willingly give it away to someone else. Even if this Spiritual Ginseng does not have the miraculous effect of increasing our cultivation, as long as we have it in our hands, we can use it to exchange it with others for what we need, which is still just as useful. Moreover, this person is carrying the treasure of Golden Thunder Bamboo, sooner or later, he will be the big enemy of our demon and ghost, so it is better to get rid of him before it is too late. And, what do you think of this Han kid’s flesh?” Supreme Man Xuan Bone said with a gloomy face, but in the end, his words changed and he suddenly asked this.

　　It caused the man to be startled at first, but then became extremely excited.

　　”You’re going to help me take over this man’s body! That’s great. But what about that Extreme Yin? Aren’t you going to deal with it?” The man asked again with some hesitation.

　　”Extreme Yin’s Xuan Yin Grand Technique was taught by me personally, and the technique has long left a break in it that can restrain him to death. At that time, as long as he falls alone, you and the two of us with a physical body will be enough to restrain him from death.” Xuan Bone said with great confidence.

　　”It should have been done a long time ago! However, did you want to get rid of the brat surnamed Han from the start? If that’s the case, you’re still intentionally looking for him to join forces, so you’re really old and cunning!” The man became greatly impressed with Xuan Bone’s mind.

　　”You’re overestimating me with those words. Before I ran into you, I did really want to join forces with the other party to deal with the Extreme Yin, after all, even if I had grasped the flaws in the Adversary Disciple’s technique, I would still have a better grasp of the situation if I had more helpers. But now that I have encountered this old acquaintance of yours, naturally I don’t need him, it’s better to get rid of him before it’s too late to avoid future troubles.” Xuan Bone said without a care in the world.

　　”You’re really good at acting! The anxious look when you were over at the Jade Pavilion made me really think that you desperately needed this person’s help, but I didn’t expect that you would have already moved to kill.” The man sighed and said with a somewhat complicated voice.

　　”Hmph! The anxiety at that time was real, but it wasn’t that I was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to help me avenge my death, but rather I was afraid that his several Golden Thunder Bamboo Flying Swords would fall into the hands of others. At that time, the same would be extremely unfavorable to us, the Ghost Dao.” Xuan Bone snorted coldly.

　　”Since you know that the other party possesses the Golden Thunder Bamboo Flying Sword, you still dare to act so rashly! Could it be that your certainty is really great?” The man was silent for a moment and asked with some concern. This could be related to his own matters, so naturally, he had to ask in more detail.

　　At this moment, Supreme Man Xuan Bone was already at the low altitude of the stone mountain, hovering around without stopping.

　　”Originally envisioned that when I really caught that Nine Quarters Spiritual Ginseng, I would utilize the Four Elephant Xuanwu Formation to trap him who went in to capture the Spiritual Ginseng with the Golden Net all together, but I didn’t think that the other party was actually proficient in some formations as well. Immediately, the spirit of the opportunity, those formation flags handed over to the other party. In this way, my plan, on the contrary, was a little more perfect.” Xuan Bone revealed a wry smile and said with ulterior motives.

　　”Could it be that you did something to that formation flag?” The man had a few moments of understanding, and said with a sudden realization.

　　”Hehehe! You’ll know about this when the time comes. Right now, the first thing to do is to find out that Nine Quarters Spiritual Ginseng. Otherwise, that kid definitely won’t fall for it.” Xuan Bone said in an evasive manner.

　　It made the man snort lightly, looking somewhat less than pleased.

　　”Then again, this Demon Ghost Cultivation Method of mine was still taught by you in the beginning! I wanted to use this method to search for that Spirit Ginseng, but I didn’t expect that after being victimized by a rebellious disciple, it ended up becoming my life-saver!” The Xuan Bone Superior said with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

　　”It’s not much of an impartation, it’s just a matter of each taking what they need.” The man also said with some emotion.