Within a Restrictive Barrier, dark mountains loomed all around, and the stone cave walls were studded with Formation Beads of the Spirit-Devouring Pearl Formation!
Ye Han sat cross-legged on the Ice-Silk Five Elements Jade Cushion, his fingers flashing through gestures as he sent Hand Seals of the Treasure Refining Spirit Formula into the four pieces of Thunderclap Divine Armor rotating before him...
Above his head, his Nascent Soul, clad in armor covered in purple runes, was also rapidly forming seals and chanting, pouring streams of Nascent Soul power into the four pieces of Thunderclap Divine Armor.
Led by the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race being, they had wound their way beneath the cliffs of Black Mountain Land and found this well-hidden mountain cave.
The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race being had told Ye Han and Teacher Lan Qing to cultivate and recover here for a while. Although the Spirit-Devouring Aura in Black Mountain Land devoured Spell Power and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy extremely quickly, this place was much safer than elsewhere, with no dangerous beings around.
Setting up the Spirit-Devouring Pearl Formation here to resist the Spirit-Devouring Aura and powering it with Spirit Stones would consume a considerable amount of resources, but that was no concern for Ye Han.
They had stopped here to cultivate and recuperate partly because it was indeed relatively safe, and partly because Ye Han, Teacher Lan Qing, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race being had all suffered injuries and expended considerable Spell Power while being hunted through the Death Maze.
Teacher Lan Qing had actually had the easiest time of them all. Ye Han had been wounded by that saber strike from the Hell Messenger.
More importantly, the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race being had said outright that the Death Spirit Orbs could greatly increase his strength and resolve some of