“Don't worry, Brother Liu, I won't tell anyone about what happened here today, including my father,” Lu Yuqing said solemnly, seemingly sensing some unease in Han Li's heart.

“Thank you. I am just a rogue cultivator and really don't want to get involved in the conflict between your Black Wind Island and Qingyu Island,” Han Li said, taken aback, nodding.

“Brother Liu saved my life; if anyone should be thanking, it should be me,” Lu Yuqing said with a light laugh.

Han Li smiled faintly and said nothing.

He had just thought carefully about it, and it didn't really matter if his whereabouts were revealed.

At most, they would know of a rogue cultivator named Liu Shi. When he boarded Black Wind Island back then, he changed his appearance, and they might not be able to find out that he was Liu Shi from Wumeng Island. After all, there were too many cultivators in the Black Wind Sea area, and it was not uncommon for people to have the same name and surname.

With this thought, he felt a bit more at ease.

“However, the conflict between our Black Wind Island and Qingyu Island will likely continue to expand in the future, and sooner or later, it will involve everyone in the entire Black Wind Sea area. It will be difficult to stay out of it. Brother Liu, you have saved me twice, and Yuqing is extremely grateful. My father also highly praised you back then. If Brother Liu... if you are willing to come to our Black Wind Island, you will definitely be highly valued. Black Wind Island's treatment of some elders is excellent,” Lu Yuqing said slowly, carefully choosing her words.

Han Li's expression did not change upon hearing this, and he smiled faintly, noncommittally.

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Lu Yuqing's beautiful eyes. She then took out a black token and handed it over, saying, “Since Brother Liu has made up your mind, I won't say anything more. This is my personal token. If Brother Liu wants to go to Black Wind Island in the future, you can enter and exit freely with this token.”

Han Li took the token, glanced at it, and then put it away.

“I have important matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. Fellow Daoist Lu, you should also return to Black Wind Island quickly; this place is not safe,” he said, his figure transforming into a streak of azure light, shooting into the distance and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Lu Yuqing watched Han Li leave, a sense of loss in her expression.

She didn't linger here either and soon turned around to fly towards Black Wind Island.

Han Li flew forward for a while, his eyes flashing slightly. Suddenly, he changed direction and flew towards another direction.

After flying for another half day, he finally left the battlefield between Black Wind Island and Qingyu Island.

Han Li immediately increased his speed, transforming into a cyan rainbow and rushing forward, like a cyan lightning bolt streaking across the sky.

He flew like this for more than ten days, gradually reaching the extremely remote area of ​​the Black Wind Sea, where even islands were rarely seen.

Han Li stopped his escape light and scanned around with his eyes. Immediately, he released his spiritual sense.

The next moment, his figure suddenly swooped down, plunging into the sea with a "splash".

After潜行for a moment at the bottom of the sea, a deep seabed trench appeared in front of him.

Han Li didn't slow down and quickly reached the bottom.

He found a flat spot and took out a stack of blue array flags and array plates, placing them one by one in this area.

This set of formations was quite complex. It took Han Li a whole hour to complete it.

He muttered something, and a blue罩floating appeared, instantly covering an area of ​​several tens of feet.

However, the blue罩was extremely dim in color, making it even more difficult to identify in the seawater. Even if you were close, you wouldn't see it unless you paid attention, and it didn't emit any mana fluctuations.

Han Li sensed it slightly, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. He waved one hand, and more than ten golden Thunder Restraining Woods floated out.

Each Thunder Restraining Wood was engraved with array runes; it was his long-distance teleportation thunder array.

Although Lu Yuqing promised not to reveal his whereabouts, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

It took him a day and a night to finally complete the thunder array.

Han Li waved his hand, and a stream of golden雷光suddenly appeared in the teleportation thunder array, crackling. The thunder array buzzed and operated, and the void also trembled.

However, these thunder光tremors were completely isolated by the blue禁制outside, and none of it was transmitted to the outside.

Seeing this scene, Han Li hurriedly stopped casting spells and nodded.

In the following time, he checked again to confirm that there were no problems. Without lingering here, he quietly left this sea area.

One month later.

A round of red sun gradually poked out half of its body from the junction of the eastern sea and sky. The entire Wumeng Island was still shrouded in hazy mist.

Accompanying gusts of sea breeze, the mist slowly began to dissipate. The mountain forest branches on the island shook gently, making rustling noises. Wisps of cooking smoke began to rise from the island's various mortal towns, and everywhere was a peaceful scene.

The void above a certain part of the island fluctuated slightly, and Han Li's figure emerged.

At this moment, he cast the stealth spell again, his whole body covered by a layer of faint water light, like a hazy shadow that could merge into the void at any time.

Han Li felt the quiet and peaceful atmosphere here, and his face seemed to relax slightly.

In the current Black Wind Sea, only in remote islands like Wumeng Island can one still enjoy a bit of the tranquility of a paradise.

He looked down and his face suddenly froze slightly.

Most of the island was unchanged, but the original village-like buildings of the Luo family had disappeared without a trace, replaced by magnificent palaces, Qiong towers and jade terraces everywhere, and some Yao Pond lotuses were in full bloom. Immortal cranes and spiritual birds circled and danced in it, a scene of immortal prosperity.

Streaks of escape light flew busily across the palaces, all of them Luo family disciples.

The number of these Luo family disciples was much larger than before, and their cultivation level was generally much higher than before. It seemed that Wumeng Island had been thriving smoothly in recent years. Some mortal cities on the island were also very prosperous, with a large increase in population.

A look of satisfaction appeared on Han Li's face. His figure swayed and disappeared from mid-air, then reappeared in front of a palace below.

Inside the palace was a huge altar, and a god statue stood on top of the altar. It was Han Li's Earth God statue.

At this moment, two figures were prostrating and worshiping under the altar, whispering something.

Both of them were Great Ascension cultivators, and a stream of powerful power of belief emanated from them and gathered on the god statue.

After a moment, the two stopped worshiping and raised their heads.

One of them was Luo Feng, whose cultivation level had improved a lot compared to before.

The other was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing Luo family clothing.

Han Li also had some impression of this person. He was a Luo family Fusion Realm elder, who should have been promoted to the Great Ascension Realm in recent centuries.

Just then, a sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, and a young man walked over, also wearing Luo family clothing.

This person did not enter the hall. He bowed outside the hall and said respectfully, "Reporting to the clan leader, Great Elder, the preparations for the ceremony are complete."

"Good, have those island owners all arrived?" Luo Feng stood up and asked.

"Iron Rock Island Master and Morning Bell Island Master sent messages that they have already set off. Spirit Cloud Island Master said that there are some important matters to be dealt with on Evening Cloud Island, and he will set off later, but he will definitely not delay the grand ceremony tomorrow," the young man replied respectfully.

Han Li's eyes showed a hint of surprise upon hearing these words.

Iron Rock and Morning Bell were the two scattered immortals who had surrendered after he had subdued Han Qiu and Madam Gu Gu, and he had assigned them to sit on the islands of the Lan Jing clans.

Evening Cloud Island was an island near Wumeng Island. Listening to the young man's words, it seemed that it had also been annexed by Wumeng Island.

With this thought, Han Li nodded.

It seemed that Luo Feng and others had been doing a good job. Wumeng Island's influence had gradually increased and it should already be a large force in this remote sea area.

As for that ceremony, Wumeng Island did indeed have this custom, which seemed to be held once every fifty years.

"Very good, go down. The ceremony will proceed according to the agenda, and there must be no slightest negligence," Luo Feng said with a wave of his hand.

"Yes," the young man bowed and retreated.

"Clan leader, will Lord Liu Shi attend this ceremony?" After the young man left, Luo Ming next to him asked.

"Lord Liu Shi is busy with cultivation and probably won't attend," Luo Feng said after a slight deliberation.

"The Lord has not appeared in front of people for hundreds of years. Could it be that something went wrong with his cultivation?" Luo Ming said hesitantly.

"Don't talk nonsense! The Lord's cultivation is unfathomable. How could there be a problem? Moreover, when cultivation reaches his level, it is only common for closed-door cultivation to last for hundreds or even thousands of years. You must never say such things again!" Luo Feng's face darkened and he reprimanded somewhat.

"I naturally don't believe such nonsense, but the islanders experienced the disappearance of the Ancestral God Luo Meng before. Although the island has been stable in these years, many people are still a little frightened, fearing that the disappearance of the Ancestral God will happen again. Now the Black Wind Sea is in constant war, and many clan members are quite frightened. Lord Liu Shi hasn't appeared for hundreds of years, and some people have privately discussed the remarks just now. Moreover, although Iron Rock, Spirit Cloud and others are superficially obedient and respectful, if Lord Liu Shi doesn't show up for a long time, it's hard to guarantee that those people won't develop other intentions," Luo Ming said.

Luo Feng's brows also furrowed upon hearing this.

"Clan leader, why don't you ask Lord Liu Shi for instructions and ask him to attend this ceremony, even if it's just to show his face once," Luo Ming suggested.

"Okay, I'll talk to the Lord about it later," Luo Feng nodded.

The two then discussed the specifics of the ceremony. Han Li did not continue to listen and quietly left.

He came here this time to see if Luo Feng had acted according to his instructions in these years. Now it seemed that Luo Feng had not overstepped his bounds, so he was relieved.

After leaving Wumeng Island, Han Li came to the nearby sea area.

A huge vortex floated on the surface of the sea, slowly rotating and making a哗哗sound.

Han Li's figure swayed and flew into the sea, quickly reaching the seabed.

A hemispherical blue罩about an acre in size shrouded the seabed, and layers of blue光波闪烁on it.

Seawater came in and out of the blue罩without any hindrance.

Han Li waved his hand and cast a magic formula. A portal suddenly appeared on the罩, and his figure flew out.

His Earth Incarnation was sitting cross-legged on the seabed, with a blue光丝floating above his head. It was the Law of Water丝, much thicker than it had been in the past, with countless tiny runes闪动inside.

The incarnation was surrounded by a thick layer of blue light, and countless water lights荡漾on it. The surrounding seawater swirled around it.

A powerful spiritual pressure emanated from the Earth Incarnation, which had already reached the mid-True Immortal Realm, and was vaguely touching the peak of the mid-stage, not far from the late stage.