While Ouyang Kuishan and others were sighing with regret, Xiao Jinhan, who was in the main hall of the Zhulong Dao Sect, also looked extremely gloomy.

At this moment, he had already stood up from the main seat, pacing back and forth with a frown.

After a while, a white light suddenly rose from his body, hovering in front of him and transforming into a white light screen.

A white figure appeared on it, its entire body emitting dazzling white light, making its figure look somewhat blurry, barely discernible as a middle-aged man.

"Elder Tao," Xiao Jinhan said, stopping his steps and forcing a smile on his face.

"Xiao Jinhan, several months have passed. Have you found the murderer who killed my son?" the white figure said in a deep voice.

"Reporting to Elder, the one who killed your son was an outer sect elder of the Zhulong Dao, named Li Feiyu, who had already defected from the Zhulong Dao at that time. I have sent people everywhere to search for and capture him," Xiao Jinhan said immediately.

"An outer sect elder? A mere outer sect elder can kill my Yu'er!" the white figure sneered.

"This person is no ordinary elder. After investigation, this person joined the Zhulong Dao less than a thousand years ago. When he first entered the sect, he was only in the early stage of True Immortal, but now, it is speculated that his cultivation has reached the late stage of True Immortal, and he cultivates the Zhulong Dao's True Words Wheel Sutra. Moreover... he seems to have connections with Bai Li Yan. I think this person is probably also related to the Samsara Palace," Xiao Jinhan said hastily.

"I don't care who he is. Since I entrusted my son to you in the first place, but now he has been killed. Xiao Jinhan, you'd better give me a satisfactory explanation for this matter, or else..." the white figure said angrily, his words becoming very unkind at the end.

"Please rest assured, Elder Tao, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer," Xiao Jinhan's expression stiffened, he took a deep breath, and lowered his head slightly.

The white figure snorted again, and disappeared without a trace in a flash of light.

Xiao Jinhan raised his head, his face faintly livid.

"Someone!" he suddenly shouted.

A figure shot in from outside, landing in the hall and revealing a golden-robed youth.

"Greetings, Palace Lord."

...

Time flies, and two years pass in the blink of an eye.

Outside Thunderclap City, a giant ship slowly docked. After a moment, figures flew out of the giant ship and landed on a huge pier.

Han Li, disguised as a dark-faced man, disembarked among the crowd, and a trace of reminiscence flashed deep in his eyes as he looked at Thunderclap City in front of him.

At this moment, the aura of his entire body was restrained, and the aura he emitted was only at the level of the early stage of Grand Ascension, inconspicuous among the many cultivators.

Han Li glanced left and right without leaving a trace. There were no abnormalities on the pier, and he felt a slight relief in his heart, quickly heading towards the city.

The situation inside Thunderclap City was the same as when he came here, with the Thunderbolt Tree covering the sky above, and countless cultivators on the streets, incredibly lively.

Han Li pondered slightly and walked in one direction.

Before long, he arrived in front of a golden building, which was none other than the Thunderclap City Immortal Inn.

Han Li took a light breath and strode inside.

The Thunderclap City Immortal Inn was as lively as it had been in the past, with many cultivators coming and going. On the mission wall in the main hall, various missions emerged in turn, attracting most of the people in the hall to gather there.

Han Li mingled in the crowd and came to the mission wall, looking up.

With just a glance, his heart sank slightly.

In the very front position of the mission column, there was a row of extremely conspicuous golden characters:

"Reward for the capture of Li Feiyu, the defected elder of the Zhulong Dao. The person who captures him will receive a joint reward of 20,000 Immortal Essence Stones from the Immortal Palace and the Zhulong Dao. Providing accurate information about him will also be rewarded with 2,000 Immortal Essence Stones!"

Behind the mission was Han Li's image.

"It seems things are indeed troublesome. The Immortal Inns are all over the major continents. Since this wanted order has appeared here, I'm afraid it's the same on other continents," Crab Daoist's voice sounded in Han Li's mind.

"Twenty thousand Immortal Essence Stones! The Immortal Palace really thinks highly of me," Han Li's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered repeatedly in his heart.

"Li Feiyu, who is this person? He's actually being wanted by the Immortal Palace for 20,000 Immortal Essence Stones?"

"Don't you know? A rebellion occurred in the Zhulong Dao several years ago. It is said that the First Dao Lord colluded with an evil organization, trying to harm the entire Immortal Region. Fortunately, Palace Lord Xiao of the Immortal Palace discovered it in time and thwarted this conspiracy. This Li Feiyu is probably also an accomplice of the First Dao Lord of the Zhulong Dao."

"So that's how it is. Such henchmen are truly hateful for helping evildoers."

"Yes! Such a large sum of Immortal Essence Stones, it seems this person is not light. He must have committed some major crime!"

A burst of discussion rang out among the nearby crowd.

Han Li mingled in the crowd and watched for a while, then wandered around the Immortal Inn before turning around and walking out unhurriedly.

Although he believed that the people of the Immortal Palace could not find him, there were wanted posters for him everywhere now, so he couldn't be careless at all. He didn't think he had the strength to confront the entire Northern Cold Immortal Palace.

After leaving the Immortal Inn, Han Li walked around the various material shops in Thunderclap City.

Thunderclap City is an important city connecting the Desolate Abyss Continent and the Ancient Cloud Continent. There are many kinds of materials and resources, even more abundant than some large cities in the Ancient Cloud Continent.

He was going to return to the Black Wind Sea, and it would be quite inconvenient to buy some things at that time. He couldn't just go through the Unconstant Alliance, so he bought a batch here first, just in case.

After doing all this, he left Thunderclap City.

At this moment, he was no longer the dark-faced man, but had transformed into a handsome white-faced scholar, and his cultivation had also been reduced to the level of Combination.

After pausing slightly outside the city, he transformed into an inconspicuous cyan escape light, slowly heading towards the distance.

"Isn't there a teleportation array in Thunderclap City? Why didn't you use the teleportation array to leave? That would be much more convenient," Crab Daoist's voice sounded in Han Li's mind.

"Thunderclap City is a famous city in the Desolate Abyss Continent. If the people of the Immortal Palace want to find my whereabouts, this place will probably be their focus, and it's hard to guarantee that there won't be any restrictions or spirit treasures that can detect my true appearance. Just to be on the safe side, it's better to be careful," Han Li said slowly.

He had already secretly made up his mind that not only Thunderclap City, but he would also avoid using teleportation arrays as much as possible in the future.

With his current escape speed, it wouldn't take a few years to fly across the Desolate Abyss Continent.

"You are cautious enough. You even changed your appearance several times just to buy something in the city."

"It's always better to be careful."

During the conversation between the two, Han Li had already flown far enough away. After confirming that no one was following him, he immediately accelerated his escape speed, transforming into a cyan rainbow, flying towards the distance with extreme speed.

What Han Li didn't know was that his cautious actions had indeed allowed him to avoid a risk of exposure.

In order to find him, the Northern Cold Immortal Palace had spent a great deal of effort. In addition to searching for Han Li in various places, they had also added special sensing restrictions to the teleportation halls in major cities.

These restrictions were designed by experts based on the residual aura of Han Li's battle that the Immortal Palace had collected, and could resonate with Han Li's aura.

Although there was no guarantee of success, after all, True Immortal-level cultivators had some means of changing their aura, but this was the best effort the Immortal Palace could make.

For these sensing restrictions, not only had the Northern Cold Immortal Palace spent a large amount of Immortal Essence Stones, but even Xiao Jinhan had taken out his savings.

As for setting these restrictions in the teleportation hall instead of elsewhere, Xiao Jinhan had also considered it. When an average person is teleported away by the teleportation array, they would subconsciously circulate their energy to protect their entire body. This moment is the best time for the sensing restrictions to discover the other party.

The vicinity of Thunderclap City was quite densely populated. Han Li did not fly at full speed, only increasing his escape speed to about the same level as an ordinary True Immortal, and trying to take some sparsely populated wilderness areas as much as possible.

After gradually leaving the densely populated area, he gradually increased his escape speed.

Although the Desolate Abyss Continent was very dangerous, with Han Li's current strength, he naturally didn't need to care too much.

After rushing along the way for about three years, he finally arrived at Lin Hai City.

Han Li did not enter the city, but hovered in mid-air, overlooking the small city below.

After a while, he turned to look in one direction, where the teleportation array leading to the Black Wind Sea was located.

"Finally back," Han Li breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself.

In the next moment, his figure flickered, turning into a blurry cyan shadow, flying towards that place.

Although many years had passed, he naturally wouldn't forget the location of the teleportation array. After a moment, he flew nearby.

"Huh!"

As a result, when his escape light converged and his figure appeared, his brows furrowed slightly.

The seaside cave from back then had disappeared without a trace. In front of him was a coastal city.

This city was not large, only a dozen miles in size. The city walls were built with a kind of white giant bricks, as high as twenty or thirty feet. The entire city was shrouded in a layer of white, thick light curtain, emitting a soft white glow.

Through the light curtain, one could see tall buildings in the city, all of which were shops. A white tower stood in the center of the city, much taller than the city walls, looking very majestic.

This city had only one city gate, and the words "Guanlan City" were written on the city gate.

Han Li just swept his divine sense, and then flew down outside the city gate.

At this moment, there was a long queue at the city gate, and many cultivators were waiting in line to enter the city.

Han Li had now transformed into a yellow-faced youth, and his cultivation also showed the realm of Combination, which was not conspicuous. He lined up at the end of the queue.

"This fellow Daoist, you look very unfamiliar. Is this your first time coming to Guanlan City?" As soon as he landed, a slightly chubby, round-faced, dark-skinned youth in front of him turned around and greeted him with a smile, acting like he was familiar with him.

"Indeed," Han Li nodded and replied indifferently.

"Oh, where are you from, fellow Daoist? Are you also here in Guanlan City to go out to sea to hunt demonic beasts?" The round-faced youth didn't seem to notice Han Li's coldness, and his smile didn't diminish at all.

Han Li didn't answer, but glanced at this person, and found that this person was about the late stage of Combination.

The round-faced youth's smile stiffened slightly after being stared at by Han Li, and he laughed dryly a few times and said, "Haha, I was being abrupt. My name is Qin Zhong, and I am quite well-known in this Guanlan City. If you want to form a team to hunt demonic beasts here, fellow Daoist, you can look for me at any time."