Chapter 1095: Collaboration

Chapter 1095: Collaboration

Shortly after the departure of Han Li and the others, the copper lion and the white bone devil emerged from a nearby mountain face amid a flash of white light, while all of the devilish beings were nowhere to be seen.

The two of them were standing next to each other, and it seemed as if they were familiar acquaintances.

"That human must possess tremendous spiritual sense to have almost seen through my Heavenly Bone Ring," the white bone devil remarked as it opened its mouth to release a white ring.

The ring seemed to have been refined from some type of bone, and it was flashing with a gentle, white light. It didn't appear to be remarkable in any way, but it was able to completely contain the auras of the two devilish beings.

"It looks like you've been working hard on refining your Heavenly Bone Ring during all these years in captivity. It's about to become a fifth tier immortal treasure soon, right?" the copper lion remarked.

"There's no devilish qi in that godforsaken place, making it impossible to cultivate, so I had no choice but to focus on refining my devilish treasures," the white bone devil sighed. "I'm assuming your Lightning Nightmare Saber has to be quite a bit more powerful now as well."

A proud look appeared on the copper lion's face upon hearing this, but that was instantly replaced by a look of dismay at the thought of its destroyed Profound Infernal Divine Hammer.

"I had thought that by using your Heavenly Bone Ring, we would be able to sneak over undetected and exact our revenge on Han Li and Xiong Shan, but it looks like the former's spiritual sense is too powerful for that to be a possibility," the copper lion said in an indignant manner.

"Even after all these years, you still haven't changed at all. Have you not heard of the saying that revenge is a dish best served cold?" the white bone devil asked.

"That's a mantra that only the weak subscribe to!" the copper lion harrumphed coldly, while the white bone devil remained silent with a resigned smile.

"By the way, you told me that your law threads were refined by Han Li, is that true? How could your law ring have been refined by him in such a short time?" the white bone devil asked.

"That bastard has a gourd that's most likely an Essential Immortal Treasure, and it possesses an extremely potent refinement ability," the copper lion explained in a hateful voice.

"I see. Essential Immortal Treasures are born from heaven and earth, and they often contain extremely formidable law powers," the white bone devil mused.

"I have to recover my law threads from Han Li no matter what. Even if he used an Essential Immortal Treasure to refine my law threads, it's only been a short time, so the essential aura of those law threads should still be intact. If I can claim his Essential Immortal Treasure, I should be able to recover my law threads," the copper lion said.

"That's all well and good, but the problem is that the two of us on our own are definitely no match for all of them. I've finally been freed after countless years in captivity, and I have no intention of throwing my life away, even if we are brothers!" the white bone devil harrumphed coldly.

"Rest assured, I may not be all that smart, but I'm not an idiot, either. I understand that confronting them now would be a completely suicidal endeavor, but it seems like those people are planning to search for the rest of the array cores on this level.

“Those greedy bastards definitely won't be able to resist the urge to claim the treasures in the array cores, so I say we follow them and give them a hand where necessary. Once all five of us have been freed, we'll be able to take care of those scoundrels with ease!" the copper lion chuckled.

"Do you know this man, Brother?" the copper lion asked.

"This is Fellow Daoist Qi Mozi, formerly the second disciple to Patriarch Miro of the True Mantra Sect, but he later went on to betray his master and join the Heavenly Court," the white bone devil explained with a disdainful sneer.

"So you're the traitor of the True Mantra Sect! I've certainly heard much about you," the copper lion sneered in mock reverence.

"I heard that you made some very significant contributions leading to the downfall of the True Mantra Sect, so you must currently hold a very lofty position in the Heavenly Court, right?" the white bone devil disparaged.

Qi Mozi wasn't ashamed at all as he smiled and replied, "I had tried to dissuade my master from straying from the right path, but to no avail, so I had no choice but to turn to the Heavenly Court. As for my current position in the Heavenly Court, thanks to the infinite graciousness of the Dao Ancestors, I've been made the chief warden of the Immortal Prison."

At the same time, he flipped a hand over to produce a golden, tiger-head-shaped badge, upon which were inscribed the words "chief warden" in antiquated text.

An indescribable aura was emanating from the badge, causing the nearby space to tremble.

The mockery on the white bone devil's face was immediately replaced by a hint of wariness upon seeing this.

The copper lion spat onto the ground, then scoffed, "I've seen countless traitors in my time, but never one as smug and self-assured as you!"

"You must be the vastly renowned Copper Lion King of the Devil Realm, right? I had always heard that you had a very fiery personality. I must say, I hold a great deal of admiration for people like you," Qi Mozi said with a placid smile, still looking completely unbothered.

The copper lion looked as if it had just swallowed a fly in the face of Qi Mozi's praise, and it spat onto the ground once again, but before it could hurl any more insults at Qi Mozi, it was made to stand down by a stern glare from the white bone devil.

"Congratulations on climbing so high up the ranks, Fellow Daoist Qi Mozi. May I ask why you've come here?" the white bone devil asked.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist White Bone, I'm here of my own accord and not under any orders from the Heavenly Court. On top of that, the Immortal Prison is currently a different place from what it once was under me, so you can rest assured that I won't turn on you. Instead, I propose a collaboration," Qi Mozi replied with a smile.

The wariness in the white bone devil's eyes became even more pronounced upon hearing this, and it asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Judging from your conversation just now, it sounds like you have some personal differences with those people up ahead. Coincidentally, I also have some enemies among them. You and I are old acquaintances, so why don't we join forces against them?" Qi Mozi proposed.

"You want to join forces? I can tell that you've already reached the Great Encompassment Stage, and you're cultivating the laws of time, so what help could you possibly require from the two of us?" the white bone devil asked.

"There are quite a few people in the group up ahead, all of whom are quite formidable. In particular, one of them is extremely troublesome to deal with, and even I am not well equipped to handle him on my own. I'm sure the two of you are already aware of who I'm talking about," Qi Mozi explained with a smile.

An image of Han Li surfaced in the minds of both devilish beings upon hearing this.