Han Li and the other three walked for several more miles before finally stopping in front of an arched cave entrance.

Han Li and the other two turned their gazes toward Hu San.

"Inside here is the small teleportation array to Sixth City that I mentioned earlier. There are quite a few of them scattered throughout the city. Come in with me."

Hu San said this and took the lead across the threshold and into the cave. Han Li and the other two followed closely behind.

As soon as he entered, Han Li saw a small teleportation array about a dozen feet in radius on the ground not far ahead.

Next to the array was a small table, behind which sat a green-skinned alien race resembling a lizard, cross-legged and fast asleep, with no intention of paying any attention to Han Li and the others.

Seeing this, Hu San stepped forward, woke him up, threw a bag containing high-grade spirit stones on the table, and then led Han Li and the others onto the magic circle.

The green-skinned alien race weighed the bag in his hand and, seeing that Han Li and the others were generous, even giving a tip in addition to the array fee, his spirits were immediately lifted. He quickly urged the array to prepare to send them to Sixth City, not forgetting to give Hu San a salute.

Hu San nodded at the other party with a warm smile, looking very pleased.

As soon as the light flashed inside the magic circle, the figures of Han Li and the other three blurred and disappeared from the spot.

The green-skinned alien race looked at the high-grade spirit stones on the table, the smile on his face even thicker. Just as he was about to count his income again and put it into his storage ring, his expression suddenly froze.

He looked down at his empty fingers and burst into thunderous rage.

At a teleportation hall gate in Sixth City, Hu San tossed a jade green ring in his hand and walked out slowly.

"If you don't change this itchy-handed habit, you'll get into trouble sooner or later," Shi Chuan Kong said behind him, shaking his head and looking helpless.

"Fellow Daoist Hu San's skill of 'Misty Hand' is quite exquisite, able to completely sever the connection between that person and his storage ring in an instant without being noticed," Han Li said with a smile.

Hot Flame Immortal didn't speak, subconsciously checking his storage bracelet, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've been behaving myself for too long recently, and my hands were a little itchy, haha... Don't mind it, don't mind it..." Hu San smiled and waved his hand.

Once inside Sixth City, the flow of people in the boardwalk became noticeably denser, most of whom were human-like, but there were also significantly more alien races of all kinds than before.

The shops on the mountainside also became noticeably denser, with all kinds of banners and pennants hanging high, protruding onto the corridor. Most of them were shops selling spiritual soil and herbs, but there were also some shops selling immortal treasures and pills, which looked no different from ordinary shops.

Afterwards, the group successively went to several other cities. The situation inside was much the same, but it was obvious that the higher they went, the more merchants came and went in the city, and the more chaotic the surroundings became.

However, Hu San seemed to enjoy this noisy environment very much. The higher they went, the slower he wandered. He even went to an immortal tavern in the middle and bought some well-known spiritual wine and immortal brew, taking Han Li and the others to feast.

He had originally heard that Han Li also liked a good drink, so he wanted to send Han Li a few pots, but Han Li had been hanging out with Hu Yan for too long and had a high standard for spiritual wine and immortal brew. He couldn't stand the spiritual wine here at all and politely refused.

By the time the group ascended to the surface, half a day had passed.

It was dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun poured in from the west, illuminating the city built on the surface in a warm red color.

Han Li looked out and could see huge battlements standing on the outskirts of the city, most of which were surrounded by immortal ferries as large as mountains.

"Fellow Daoist Hot Flame, Fellow Daoist Li, the approximate location of the True Words Sect ruins is in the Phantom Mist Swamp area of the Floating Hill Continent in the Black Soil Immortal Territory. By taking the ferry combined with the teleportation array, it will take about thirty years, but there are not many places where you can use the teleportation array, most of which still rely on the ferry," Hu San said, pointing in one direction.

"Why take a ferry? Although these ferries are huge and fly steadily, their speed is not as fast as us flying our own flying immortal artifacts, right?" Han Li asked, puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Li is right, but this Black Soil Immortal Territory has some special rules. Some areas are not allowed to be crossed at will, and some areas are directly restricted. If you force your way through, you may be targeted by the Immortal Palace," Hu San said.

"I didn't expect that there are so many broken rules in this Black Soil Immortal Territory," Hot Flame Immortal curled his lips and said.

"That's right. On the one hand, it is because there are many spiritual fields and mines all the way south, most of which are privately owned by large chambers of commerce, and foreign cultivators are not allowed to enter at will. On the other hand, it is because there are also large areas of poisonous miasma and swamp areas between the continents of the Black Soil Immortal Territory. Some of them are still forbidden areas like the barbaric realm, with many terrifying monsters, including even the Grand Luo level," Hu San added.

"These are all forcibly stipulated by the Black Soil Immortal Palace to strengthen control. It's okay in some remote areas, but it will be more troublesome near some large cities," Shi Chuan Kong took over the conversation and explained.

"The ferries of various chambers of commerce have fixed routes and have been reported to the Immortal Palace, so they will not be affected," Hu San added.

"When our True Words Sect was still around, the Black Soil Immortal Territory didn't have these bullshit rules..." Hot Flame Immortal sighed with some sadness.

"In that case, taking the ferry is indeed the safest way," Han Li nodded and said.

"Not entirely. Although many chambers of commerce have reported and paid huge sums of immortal essence stones, the people of the Immortal Palace will still inspect them at some ferry crossings along the way for various reasons. Either accept the inspection honestly and delay it for a few months, or pay another sum of immortal essence stones as a toll," Hu San shook his head and said.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist didn't find the matter of the Flowing Cloud City strange..." Han Li said with a dumb smile.

"Haha, but with Fellow Daoist Shi here, we don't have to suffer this embarrassment. Among the various ferries, only the ferries of Hundred Refinements Pavilion and Wide Source Lodge will not be criticized by the people of the Immortal Palace. In most cases, there won't even be a temporary inspection," Hu San said with a smile.

"The location of Wide Source Lodge's ferry is a little farther away. Please follow me," Shi Chuan Kong said with a smile, and took the lead in flying away, rushing towards the front.

Han Li and the others followed closely behind and flew into the high sky, heading south all the way.

After flying into the high sky, Han Li looked down and realized that there were far more ferry crossings on the ground than he had seen before, arranged next to each other and scattered neatly within a radius of hundreds of miles.

In between, there were also a number of workshops and streets, which looked very lively under the illumination of the lights in the evening.

After a while, the group came to a ferry crossing with a large area and entered a main hall.

When a gray-haired old man who looked like a manager inside saw this, he immediately put down the teacup he was bringing to his mouth and got up to greet them.

He seemed to know Shi Chuan Kong, and his face was full of smiles. He was about to speak, but Shi Chuan Kong preempted him and said:

"Shopkeeper Zhu, long time no see. Shi is here to bother you again."

"Fellow Daoist Shi is a rare guest. It is a great honor for me to come to this ferry at any time. It can't be considered a disturbance at all. These are all your friends, right? Come, come, come... Everyone, please sit inside," the old man paused slightly, then returned to normal.

While speaking, he led Han Li and the others into an elegant room in the hall, poured tea for everyone, and then asked:

"Fellow Daoist Shi never comes to the Three Treasures Hall without anything to do. What is the important matter you are here for today?"

"Shopkeeper Zhu knows me best. When will your Wide Source Lodge's most recent ferry to the Floating Hill Continent depart?" Shi Chuan Kong asked with a smile.

The gray-haired old man thought for a moment and then said, "Recently, we have just collected a batch of spiritual soil, and a batch of Fire Oriole Grass and Jade Spirit Zhi in the medicine field have matured. We can depart after loading the goods, which will probably take half a month."

"Hey, it seems like we came at just the right time," Hu San said, shaking his teacup upon hearing this.

"Haha, you came at just the right time. There will be a betting fight in the Beast Fighting Arena in Black Glaze City in a few days. You might as well go and take a look, just to pass the time," Shopkeeper Zhu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Shi Chuan Kong immediately became interested, straightened his body, and said, "Is it the Black Bar Beast Fighting Arena? What are the odds?"

"Yes. It is said that the ten fights this time will use high-level monsters captured from the barbaric realm in the north of the Black Mountain Immortal Territory. The two most powerful ones also have the blood of true spirits, so the odds are quite high," Shopkeeper Zhu nodded.

"What do you think? Are you interested? Shall we go take a look together in a few days?" Shi Chuan Kong turned to look at Han Li and the others and asked.

Han Li secretly laughed in his heart, feeling that Hu San liked to drink and Shi Chuan Kong liked to gamble, so they could really get together. However, he was not interested in this matter, so he shook his head and refused.

"I would be willing to go and see if there is a chess game to bet on, but I'll pass on the beast fighting," Hot Flame Immortal also said with a smile.

"What about you? You're not going to refuse either, are you?" Shi Chuan Kong looked at Hu San and asked.

"Go! Why wouldn't I go? Fellow Daoist Shi, you lose every time you gamble. As long as I bet against you, I will definitely not lose," Hu San raised his eyebrows and said in a loud voice.

"Bah, when have I ever lost..." Shi Chuan Kong scolded.

After everyone chatted for a few words, Shopkeeper Zhu arranged the guest courtyard for everyone and led them back to rest.

That night.

Han Li was meditating in his room when Hot Flame Immortal suddenly knocked on the door to visit.

After entering the door, Han Li invited him to sit down, took out the tea set to pour him a cup of fragrant tea, and then sat silently opposite him without saying a word.

Just as the atmosphere in the room was becoming a little awkward, Hot Flame Immortal finally said, "Fellow Daoist Li, I have something I don't know..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw Han Li wave his hand, and a layer of invisible light curtain isolated the entire room.

"Fellow Daoist Hot Flame, feel free to speak," Han Li said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you were already waiting for me to come, right?" Hot Flame Immortal said with a wry smile upon seeing this.

(I have social activities tonight, so I'm posting two chapters together today ^^)