Above the cyan mountain peaks, the white light cluster flickered intensely, with countless white runes shooting out from within.

With a muffled "bang," the massive light cluster suddenly burst open, transforming into countless white spiritual lights that scattered.

The golden beetle's colossal body swayed in mid-air before stabilizing again. Its hazy eyes slowly regained clarity, and the white vortex deep within its pupils gradually disappeared. It looked around in astonishment.

"What's going on? I had already returned to the insect race and even advanced to the Da Luo realm. How could I be here..." The golden beetle was filled with shock and anger, roaring repeatedly.

Just then, its expression froze, and it abruptly turned to look ahead.

It instantly sensed the aura of its kin, who was still alive and well, and seemed even stronger than before.

"Am I trapped in an illusion..." The look of shock and anger in the golden beetle's eyes receded like the tide, and it turned its head to look around.

The surroundings were tranquil. A warm breeze gently blew from the cyan mountain peaks, with no sign of abnormality.

The golden beetle quickly retracted its gaze, its expression shifting between uncertain and gloomy.

It raised a front claw and tapped the air. The golden light on its body suddenly rippled and rapidly converged in front of it, forming a golden circular array.

The circular array spun rapidly, with countless golden runes leaping and flickering within, as if performing some kind of secret technique.

The golden beetle's movements suddenly froze, and a hint of shock appeared in its eyes.

"So, twenty years have passed..."

Its expression looked extremely unpleasant at the moment, with a faint hint of fear.

The golden beetle had lived in the Desolate Wilds for a long time, and its strength was extremely high. It knew much more about the situation here than the insect race, beast race, and others, and was far from comparable to outsiders like Han Li.

The insect race, beast race, and other groups were just small clans on the edge of the Desolate Wilds, insignificant. The rulers of the Desolate Wilds were the four great royal clans deep within.

The four great royal clans possessed immense power, each occupying vast territories and dividing up the truly spiritually rich areas deep within the Desolate Wilds.

The four clans were filled with experts. Not to mention Golden Immortals, there were many Taiyi existences. Each of the four clans also had a Da Luo ancestor overseeing them, and the four of them were collectively known as the "Four Sages."

The golden beetle's strength was extremely high, having already reached the late stage of Taiyi. Its true form was the Gold Devouring Immortal, a powerful existence. Although the four great royal clans of the Desolate Wilds were powerful, it didn't really take them to heart.

But the only thing it feared was the Four Sages of the Desolate Wilds.

This area was already considered the territory of the four great royal clans, belonging to the Sky-Piercing Mouse Clan.

The golden beetle had been frantically chasing Han Li, wanting to intercept him before he stepped into this area, but it was unknowingly trapped in place by someone using illusion magic for a full twenty years.

Twenty years was just a blink of an eye for it, but the person who could trap it was worth considering...

The golden light in its eyes flickered, and it remained silent.

Only the Four Sages of the Desolate Wilds could trap it in the Desolate Wilds.

It was said that the Valley God Ancestor of the Sky-Piercing Mouse Clan was not in the Desolate Wilds for many years, and his whereabouts were elusive. Moreover, it had not heard that he was proficient in illusion magic. On the contrary, the Sky Fox Clan, which bordered the Sky-Piercing Mouse Clan's territory, specialized in illusion magic divine abilities.

Could it be that the Da Luo ancestor of the Sky Fox Clan had taken action? But why... Could it be to warn it not to step into the territory of the four great royal clans?

Countless thoughts flashed through the golden beetle's mind, and its eyes flickered.

After a moment, greed still prevailed. Its body shone with golden light, transforming into a huge golden light cluster that shot towards the front.

...

Above a dark abyss, on a cliff platform, two light clusters, one gold and one white, floated here, emitting waves of powerful pressure.

Two figures could be seen in the light clusters, Jin Tong and Pixiu.

Their strength had greatly improved at this moment, but they were still unable to adapt to the dense fiendish aura at the bottom of the abyss, so they came up here to cultivate.

Just then, the golden light cluster flashed and dissipated, revealing Jin Tong's figure, who looked in a certain direction with a solemn expression.

At the bottom of the abyss, Han Li sat cross-legged on a clean boulder, silently circulating his immortal spiritual power to sense the condition of the dense fiendish aura in his body.

Not far away, Mo Guang controlled the Taiyi Gray Immortal, who sat cross-legged, with black light flashing around his body, continuing to absorb the surrounding dense fiendish aura.

Although he had successfully taken control of this body, his foundation was unstable and he still needed to constantly strengthen it.

At the moment, this corpse of his looked more "plump," with a full body and clean, smooth skin. He had changed into a black robe and looked almost no different from an ordinary person.

Han Li's expression suddenly changed, and he opened his eyes.

"Uncle, something bad has happened. That guy should have woken up and is heading here." Jin Tong's voice rang in his mind.

Han Li raised an eyebrow and stood up, but did not act immediately. Instead, he pinched his fingers and calculated.

"It's exactly twenty years. It seems that the voice didn't deceive me."

Han Li muttered to himself, glanced at "Mo Guang" beside him, and seeing that he was cultivating, he did not disturb him. His figure flashed and transformed into a ball of azure light, flying upwards.

Just at this moment, "Mo Guang" opened his eyes, looking towards Han Li's figure, his eyes flickering with gray light.

Han Li's figure quickly appeared on the cliff platform where Jin Tong had been staying, with Pixiu and Jin Tong standing beside him.

"Uncle..." Jin Tong looked at Han Li, looking hesitant to speak.

"Jin Tong, are you Gold Devouring Immortals quite afraid of the fiendish aura here?" Han Li looked at the rolling black fiendish aura in the abyss and suddenly asked.

"It's not exactly fear, but we Gold Devouring Immortals really don't like this fiendish aura." Jin Tong seemed to realize something and said.

"If we could escape, we would have escaped from that Gold Devouring Immortal long ago. Since that Gold Devouring Immortal is chasing us so closely, we might as well wait and give it a good welcome here!" Han Li was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled.

"Uncle, your cultivation has greatly improved, and I have also reached the Taiyi realm. There's also that bootlicker, Mo Guang. With so many of us working together, we might not be able to kill that bastard!" Jin Tong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said hatefully.

"Boss, I'm here too..." Pixiu came over and said weakly.

"Yes, and there's Little White, who can at least block for...half a moment." Jin Tong patted Pixiu's head and nodded.

"Although our strength has greatly improved, the other party is still a Gold Devouring Immortal in the late stage of Taiyi. We can't be careless. Jin Tong, estimate how long it will take." Han Li said with a solemn expression.

"At its current speed, if nothing unexpected happens, it will arrive in a month." Jin Tong closed his eyes to sense for a moment, then opened his eyes and said.

"A month is enough." Han Li muttered to himself after hearing this.

Jin Tong and Pixiu looked at each other, not knowing what he meant.

"During this time, you continue to cultivate here. Jin Tong, you should always pay attention to the movements of that Gold Devouring Immortal. If there is any situation, tell me in time." Han Li instructed.

"Uncle, leave this to me!" Jin Tong agreed.

After Han Li finished explaining, he turned and flew towards the bottom of the abyss, quickly reaching the bottom.

"Mo Guang" had stopped cultivating at some point. Seeing Han Li falling, he stood up and cupped his fist at him.

Han Li didn't say much and directly told Mo Guang about the situation of the Gold Devouring Immortal chasing after him.

"Fellow Daoist Mo Guang, I need to borrow your strength at that time." Han Li said finally.

"No problem. I'll start adjusting my aura now. I don't dare say much during the battle, but maintaining the fighting power of the Taiyi realm for an incense stick of time should be no problem." Mo Guang agreed without saying a word.

"That's good." Han Li's expression relaxed, and a hint of a smile appeared.

After Mo Guang finished speaking, he went to the side and sat down cross-legged again.

Han Li's expression showed contemplation. After a moment, he flipped his hand, and a large stack of various colored array flags and array disks appeared.

At the same time, a golden light flashed beside him, and the figure of the Crab Daoist also appeared out of thin air.

"Fellow Daoist Crab, help me set up these formations here." Han Li said to the Crab Daoist.

The Crab Daoist nodded, took some of the formation equipment from Han Li's hand, and the two of them began to work in various places at the bottom of the abyss.

They worked for more than ten days before stopping.

At this time, Han Li's figure was suspended in mid-air, chanting words and waving his hand to cast a spell.

In various places in the abyss, spots of light suddenly appeared, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, echoing each other.

Strands of powerful force appeared out of thin air, some were extremely rigid, and some were soft and tough, which were all sufficient to echo each other, causing the fiendish aura here to roll and stir.

But immediately, these lights immediately disappeared, and the wave of power also disappeared, completely disappearing into the dense fiendish aura, without leaving a trace, and the rolling fiendish aura quickly calmed down.

Han Li nodded when he saw this scene, showing a hint of satisfaction.

He then landed on the ground of the abyss, sat down cross-legged, and then waved his hand.

The surrounding light flickered, and pieces of immortal artifacts appeared, emitting various dazzling spiritual lights, interspersed with strands of law fluctuations, which was spectacular.

Han Li picked up these immortal artifacts and checked them one by one, making final preparations for the upcoming war.

He had made all the preparations he could make, but the other party was a Gold Devouring Immortal in the late stage of Taiyi after all. He had no certainty at all and could not tolerate any mistakes.

Han Li carefully checked each immortal artifact and then put them into his body.

Soon, he checked all the immortal artifacts and put them away.

At this moment, only a emerald green gourd remained on the ground, which was the Profound Heavenly Treasure.

Han Li's eyes moved back and forth on the gourd for a moment, then he picked it up and focused on the mouth of the gourd.

The dim-colored area was still there, but it had deepened a lot at the moment and was getting closer to other places.

The emerald green light emitted by the entire gourd was brighter, and it had shrunk slightly.

Han Li smiled when he saw this scene.

In the past few years, he had avoided the pursuit of the Gold Devouring Immortal, but he had not stopped watering the gourd with green liquid, and it seemed that it was indeed useful.

If he continued to ripen it with green liquid, it was estimated that this emerald green gourd would be completely mature in less than a hundred years.

Han Li looked at the gourd in his hand and suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of azure light, which sank into the gourd.

A layer of green light suddenly appeared on the emerald green gourd, and at the same time, small runes floated out, constantly flowing, like a trickle.

A wave of law spread out around, forcing back all the fiendish aura within a few feet nearby.