Han Li could not hear the telepathic exchanges between Yu Kuohai and the others, but with his years of experience in dealing with people, he could roughly guess what they were saying.

A thought flickered in his mind, but he did not reveal anything on his face, simply looking around as if pondering something.

This scene naturally caught the eyes of Elder Yang and Yu Kuohai, who exchanged knowing glances before turning their gazes back to Han Li.

"Fellow Daoists, I wonder if you could point me in the right direction so I can leave? I actually have urgent matters to attend to," Han Li said deliberately.

"Hehe, why is Fellow Daoist Shi in such a hurry? To be honest, your good fortune has arrived. The place you have mistakenly entered is an Immortal's secret realm, filled with countless opportunities and treasures. As long as you follow us, you will surely gain something," Yu Kuohai said with a warm smile on his face.

"What? An Immortal's secret realm! Are you referring to this place? I was wondering why it looked so extraordinary," Han Li's voice suddenly rose, sounding extremely surprised.

"That's right, this is the Immortal Mansion secret realm of Immortal Sovereign Tai Sui, a true Immortal of the Grand Luo Realm. Fellow Daoist Shi, due to some karmic connection, you were able to stumble into the Immortal Mansion, which may be a great opportunity destined in the dark. You must not miss it!" Yu Kuohai continued to encourage him earnestly.

"Indeed! We come from all corners of the world and are all fellow Daoists from reputable sects. Meeting is fate, so why not explore this Immortal Mansion together? Perhaps we can find a great opportunity!" Valley Master Fu also said with a smile.

Han Li listened to their words, sneering inwardly. If he had not already seen through their malicious intentions, other clueless cultivators might have been overwhelmed by their flattering words.

The others around him stood seemingly scattered, but still formed a subtle encirclement around Han Li. Although most of them wore smiles on their faces, they obviously would not easily let Han Li slip away.

"This..." Han Li pretended to be in a dilemma, stroking his chin and muttering to himself.

Yu Kuohai saw this and felt that he was almost certain of success, so he winked at Elder Yang.

Elder Yang understood and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, you have nowhere else to go right now. Being in this secret realm is like a headless fly, so instead of running around aimlessly, why not explore it with us? With more people, we will be safer."

"Fellow Daoist Shi is so hesitant, could it be that you look down on Lingxiao Sect, Lieguang City, and our Qing Suo Valley?" Before Han Li could speak, Valley Master Fu's expression suddenly darkened as he said.

"Hehe, I am honored by everyone's kindness. Since that's the case, I am willing to follow you all, not seeking any generous rewards, only hoping to be of service," Han Li nodded after pondering for a moment, cupping his fist.

"Hey, this guy is quite sensible. If he really has the ability to protect himself later, we can spare his life," Valley Master Fu said, somewhat surprised, transmitting his voice to the other two.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Shi can rest assured that as long as you do your best to help, we will naturally not let you suffer," Yu Kuohai said with a hearty laugh.

Han Li listened and nodded with a simple smile, his face full of fear and gratitude.

After some polite conversation, the group set off again, heading deeper into the secret realm.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, you came from a different direction than us. Did you not gain anything along the way?" Elder Yang suddenly asked.

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known I had entered the secret realm, so I didn't think about looking for any treasures. Not long after, I encountered that metal beast and was chased miserably, I don't even remember how I got here," Han Li said with a look of shame on his face.

"Forget it, forget it, we will act together from now on, so there won't be such an embarrassing situation," Yu Kuohai waved his hand and said.

"Then thank you all," Han Li said, cupping his fist.

Yu Kuohai and the others saw that Han Li was always so cautious, and they exchanged glances, inevitably developing a sense of contempt, only thinking that when needed, they would push this honest middle-aged man out as cannon fodder.

Afterwards, they exchanged names and had some polite conversation before setting off again.

The group walked along a mountain path, Han Li remained silent at first, quietly listening to their desultory conversations, only to find that eight out of ten sentences were cursing the people who had taken the treasures earlier.

As for the remaining two sentences, they were not kind words either, but were directed at the Celestial Waters Sect and the Skyreach Sword Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, are there people from the Celestial Waters Sect and the Skyreach Sword Sect in this secret realm besides us?" Han Li asked, interjecting when he found an opportunity.

Yu Kuohai originally didn't want to pay attention to him, but seeing his fearful expression, he was afraid of scaring him off again, so he said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, don't be afraid. This secret realm is huge. Although the two sects are powerful outside, they didn't send many people in this time, so they can't monopolize everything. We still have our chances."

"That's right! If there are disagreements later, we can unite with Yellow Wind Gate and Ink Fragrance Tower, gather sand into a tower, and gather the crowd into momentum. Even these two major sects will have to be cautious," Valley Master Fu also said.

"That's good, that's good..." Han Li nodded quickly, relieved.

Valley Master Fu saw his appearance, and a mocking smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth, but he quickly hid it.

Little did he know that Han Li didn't care about the people from the Celestial Waters Sect and the Skyreach Sword Sect at all. He was more concerned about whether Qi Mozhi and the people from the Immortal Palace were in this secret realm.

"May I ask, besides the Celestial Waters Sect and the Skyreach Sword Sect, are there any other people? Which forces should I pay special attention to?" Han Li scratched his head, as if he had thought of something, and asked again.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, why are you so long-winded? What's the use of knowing this?" Valley Master Fu said impatiently.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, I'm just afraid of not recognizing the real masters. If I accidentally offend someone I shouldn't, wouldn't that be causing trouble for everyone?" Han Li said awkwardly.

"Fellow Daoist Shi's point is well taken, it should be noted. However, besides the people from the Celestial Waters Sect and the Skyreach Sword Sect, we just need to ignore others as long as they don't provoke us," Elder Yang nodded and said.

Han Li sighed inwardly when he heard this, this was as good as saying nothing.

However, from their words, he could see that whether Qi Mozhi and the people from the Immortal Palace had come or not, at least they hadn't shown up in their true form. Otherwise, with the other party's Grand Luo Realm identity and cultivation, these people would probably not be so calm and composed.

He could only follow them and see what happens.

Han Li didn't ask any more questions, and the others seemed to have their own thoughts, so the group fell silent.

The group silently traveled through the forest for several hours, and finally a magnificent vermilion palace appeared ahead.

When Yu Kuohai and the others saw the palace, they didn't show any joy. Instead, they all had tense faces, fearing that it would be another useless palace that had been looted.

The group arrived in front of the palace, Yu Kuohai stepped forward to check for a moment, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Fortunately, the restrictions are still there..."

"Fellow Daoist Shi, aren't you good at breaking restrictions? Why don't you take a look at what kind of restriction this is?" Elder Yang looked at Han Li with a smile and said.

"Okay, I'll give it a try!"

Han Li knew that this was another test from the other party, so he shook his sleeves, pretending to show off his skills.

He walked to the palace gate and looked up and down. He saw a circular iron plate inlaid on the palace gate, engraved with a pattern of two strange beasts with their heads and tails connected, and eight Thunder True Word runes engraved on it.

Han Li recognized the eight runes at a glance, representing the legendary Eight Thunder Gods, and the Yin and Yang beasts in the center were the Two Forms Thunder Beasts.

However, he didn't speak immediately, but scratched his ears and pondered for a while, seeming a little puzzled.

Yu Kuohai became a little impatient and asked, "Fellow Daoist Shi, do you recognize it or not? Can you break it or not? If not, I'll use brute force to break it open."

"Fellow Daoist Yu, I recognize the Two Forms Thunder Beasts on the iron plate, but I only have a half-knowledge of the surrounding True Word runes. I only know that this restriction mainly controls thunder magic. Once it's forcibly broken, it will probably activate the restriction and detonate the entire palace with lightning. Then we won't get anything," Han Li said with a hesitant look.

"Oh, is that really so?" Yu Kuohai said with some skepticism.

"If Fellow Daoist Yu doesn't believe it, you can try it with a little force and you'll know if it's thunder magic," Han Li said with a wry smile.

Yu Kuohai's expression changed several times when he heard this, and finally he suddenly smiled and said, "I naturally believe Fellow Daoist Shi's words, but how can this restriction be broken? Do you have any good methods?"

"We still need to try it first. I wonder which fellow Daoist can do it for me?" Han Li glanced at everyone and said.

When everyone heard this, they first looked at each other, and finally all cast their eyes on Han Li.

"Everyone..." Han Li said with a wry smile.

"Since Fellow Daoist Shi is the one who breaks the restrictions, it's natural for you to try it yourself," Elder Yang said with a chuckle.

When the others heard this, they all nodded in agreement.

"Since that's the case, then please step back a little, after all, it's an Immortal restriction, it's hard to say how powerful it is..." Han Li said helplessly to everyone.

When the others heard this, they immediately retreated more than a hundred feet away.

Han Li turned his back to everyone, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and began to break the restriction.

For Han Li, breaking this restriction was not difficult. After only a few dozen breaths, he connected the Evil-warding Divine Lightning in his body with the restriction and opened it.

However, he didn't announce it, but used his mind to contact and awaken the Essence Flame Firebird, and quietly released it into the palace through the gap in the door.

After waiting for dozens of breaths, a silver electric light suddenly exploded from Han Li's hand, making a "rumbling" sound, and the whole person flew out with it.

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, but no one noticed a silver fire, flashing out of the lightning and flying into Han Li's sleeve and disappearing.

Han Li flew straight out for more than a hundred feet before falling heavily on the ground, his clothes torn and looking like he had suffered a great loss.

Elder Yang and the others only glanced at him, and seeing that the palace gate had been opened, they rushed into the palace.

However, after only a moment, a burst of noisy curses came from the palace.