"Forget it... I've already found some clues about that important artifact. Let's deal with the matters at hand first," Shi Chuan Kong said after a moment of silent thought.

Zi Qing and Feng Lin exchanged a glance, secretly relieved.

The former's gaze sharpened as she turned to look at Zhao Zhen and Lu Wu Liang, a mocking smile playing on her lips. "Dare to attack the Young Master of our Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce? Have you had too easy a time on your path of cultivation? Or do you find the Taiyi lifespan too long?"

Zhao Zhen and Lu Wu Liang, who had been showing expressions of alarm since earlier and had retreated over a thousand feet away, both changed their expressions upon hearing this, clearly feeling that things had become somewhat troublesome...

...

Several days later.

Han Li and Immortal Raging Fire hurried along a wide corridor, heading towards a grand hall at the end.

Weeds grew rampant on both sides of the path, amidst which were stone statues and lamp stands that had crumbled into rubble, making the scene desolate.

"This place used to be the sect's place of worship. That circular altar with a circumference of a thousand feet that we just passed was used for millennial grand ceremonies. Although the concept of the Four Allied Immortal Territories didn't exist back then, each grand ceremony of the sect was a grand event for the surrounding and even multiple immortal domains, often attracting the congratulations of ten thousand sects. The grandeur of those times... alas..." Immortal Raging Fire said, reminiscing about the past as he walked forward, narrating to Han Li.

In the end, he was left with only a long sigh.

"Since ancient times, no matter where, the change of dynasties and the rise and fall of sects are all the same. As the saying goes, 'the affairs of the world are impermanent'... Fellow Daoist Raging Fire, you don't need to be too saddened. The most important thing now is to find your sect's supreme cultivation method, the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Divine Art," Han Li comforted him.

Immortal Raging Fire nodded silently, his gaze still lingering around, his face full of reminiscence.

The grand hall at the end of the corridor occupied an extremely large area. Although most of it had collapsed, one could still feel its magnificent aura when it was complete from the surviving carved beams and painted rafters.

Not far away, a vertical plaque hung above the tall vermillion and gold gate of the hall, with the three large characters "Jing Yang Ge" written in gold paint.

Han Li and Immortal Raging Fire arrived before the hall, looked at the huge circular pillars that required three people to embrace, and the two enormous door leaves that were over a hundred feet tall. After exchanging a glance, the latter raised his palm and slowly pushed them open.

"Creak," a sound rang out, like a weak breath from this ancient grand hall.

Han Li and the other entered, only to see that it was extremely messy inside. Everywhere were broken bricks and tiles scattered from the collapse of the back hall, covered with slippery moss and chaotic weeds.

In the piles of rubble, half of a white jade tablet still protruded high, revealing half of a golden character, which seemed to be the character "Tian" (Heaven).

It was impossible to see what furnishings were originally in the hall. Most of the area was buried by ruins, and only some areas along the walls could be seen clearly.

Han Li walked around the wall, his gaze sweeping across it, and saw that it was actually painted with vivid and lifelike murals. Although it was unknown how many years had passed, the colors were still bright, as if they had just been painted.

"What are these..." he asked in confusion.

"This 'Tian Li Ge' (Heavenly Records Pavilion) is of extraordinary significance to our sect, involving many sect secrets. Ordinary disciples are generally not allowed to enter and observe without permission. The content of the murals here mostly depicts some important events experienced by the sect over the years. Originally, if the grand hall's formations were completely preserved, all the murals could be presented through the operation of the formations. Unfortunately, they have all been destroyed now. The early murals cannot be presented, and only the last few murals can be seen," Immortal Raging Fire said, shaking his head after a brief glance.

Han Li looked at a mural next to him, his brows suddenly raised, and he let out a soft "Eh" sound.

Immortal Raging Fire was also attracted by it and cast his gaze over.

On that mural, a grand banquet seemed to be depicted. The main color of the entire mural was a bright and festive bright red color, with lanterns and decorations everywhere, and spirit beasts soaring, making it extremely lively.

After careful examination, Han Li found that the murals were not continuous, and there were obvious traces of switching. With a thought, he looked at all the adjacent murals along the wall.

In the murals, there were many scenes such as the Zhenyan Sect's mountain gate welcoming guests, offering sacrifices to the heavens at the altar, and holding banquets in the golden hall. Many important figures of the Zhenyan Sect, including Ancestor Mi Luo and his five disciples, appeared intermittently in these scenes.

"Fellow Daoist Raging Fire, if I'm not mistaken, these people being entertained seem to be people from the Heavenly Court?" Han Li suddenly raised his brows and asked loudly.

The clothes of those being welcomed and entertained in the pictures were exactly the same as those of the Heavenly Court.

"That's right, the object of this banquet was a group of extremely noble envoys from the Heavenly Court. They were different from the people of the Immortal Palace, but were righteous envoys from the Heavenly Court of the Central Earth Immortal Territory. Therefore, the sect also welcomed them with the highest etiquette. I still remember the grandeur of that time vividly, and it can be called a great event in the True Immortal Realm," Immortal Raging Fire nodded and said.

"Judging from this, the relationship between the Zhenyan Sect and the Heavenly Court shouldn't be too bad, so why did they end up meeting in battle?" Han Li asked, puzzled.

Immortal Raging Fire shook his head and said, "The reason why I wanted to return to the sect was to figure out this matter. In fact, not long after this banquet, I left the sect to travel at my master's command, so I knew very little about what happened later."

Hearing this, Han Li nodded thoughtfully, but felt even more strange in his heart.

After pondering for a while, he continued to look along the wall, and found that a corner of a mural was revealed under a pile of bricks and tiles. So he waved his sleeve and swept them all aside.

After the debris was swept away, the entire mural reappeared, depicting a strange scene.

In a rather dark and secret underground palace, Ancestor Mi Luo, accompanied by that yellow-robed treant, the fire-haired man with large hands and feet, and the black-skinned youth like an iron tower, met a mysterious person wearing a black cloak, shrouded in gray mist.

In the picture, the appearances of Ancestor Mi Luo and his three disciples were depicted in great detail. Han Li could even find subtle differences of surprise, fear, doubt, and confusion on them.

However, the face of the person wearing the cloak could not be seen at all.

Moreover, at the end of this mural, Ancestor Mi Luo actually went alone to another strange space, and obtained a silver compass the size of a millstone from a demon clansman with curved horns on his head and surrounded by black demonic energy.

All the pictures stopped here, and no more patterns appeared on the dilapidated hall walls behind.

"Fellow Daoist Raging Fire, do you know who this person is?" Han Li stared at the mural for a long time, pointed at the cloaked person, and asked in confusion.

"Oh, I know that the Ancestor and my master suddenly left the banquet, but I don't know what they were doing. Naturally, I don't know who this mysterious visitor is," Immortal Raging Fire shook his head and said.

"Master? Which person in this picture is Fellow Daoist Raging Fire's honored master?" Han Li asked with some surprise.

"That fire-haired man is my master, Qi Mozi, that yellow-robed treant is my eldest martial uncle, Mu Yan, and the iron tower-like man standing behind him is my third martial uncle, Wu Yang. The other two child-like people at the banquet are my fourth martial uncle, Jin Yuanzi, and my fifth martial uncle, He Ze." After Immortal Raging Fire respectfully performed a salute, he pointed to the three and explained one by one.

When Han Li heard the three words "Qi Mozi," his heart couldn't help but tremble slightly. He remembered that the big-headed child he had seen in the Shuiyan Palace was He Ze, the fifth martial uncle that Immortal Raging Fire mentioned, and the enemy that he asked him to kill on his behalf was clearly called Qi Mozi.

Could it be that He Ze was talking about Immortal Raging Fire's master? Since they were fellow martial brothers, why would they become mortal enemies?

Han Li's thoughts were a little chaotic for a while, and his expression changed slightly.

"What's wrong... Fellow Daoist Li? Do you think there's a problem somewhere?" Immortal Raging Fire raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion.

Han Li hesitated slightly, but still didn't say what had happened earlier. He just shook his head silently and said:

"It's nothing, I'm just a little curious about what they talked about? I think this mysterious visitor's identity is not simple."

"We naturally have no way of knowing who this mysterious visitor is and what they talked about. But it's obvious that they talked about a great event, otherwise the Ancestor wouldn't have left two martial uncles to entertain the Heavenly Court envoys, and taken my master and two martial uncles to see him himself," Immortal Raging Fire said slowly after hearing this.

"According to what you said, you left the sect not long after that, and it was after that that the Zhenyan Sect suffered a calamity. In that case, the arrival of this mysterious visitor may have something to do with the Heavenly Court, and even... is the key to the destruction of the entire Zhenyan Sect," Han Li said slowly, rubbing his fingers gently.

Immortal Raging Fire was silent after hearing this, his brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze fell on the scene in the mural, also lost in thought.

Seeing this, Han Li didn't say anything more, and also refocused his gaze on the mural, his eyes flickering slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"By the way, do you know where the secret room depicted in this picture is?" After a long while, Han Li suddenly asked.

"I'm not too sure about this place, I can only roughly guess at a few possible places. Whether it is or not, we can only know by looking for it all the way," Immortal Raging Fire said.

"Since the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Divine Art is so important, Ancestor Mi Luo must also cherish it very much. The possibility of it being hidden here or a similar place is not small, we can only look for it," Han Li said.

Immortal Raging Fire nodded and didn't say anything more.

The two searched this place carefully again, and then left and continued on their way.