Han Li took a deep breath and unhesitatingly waved his sleeve towards the True Eye, sending a golden light shooting out from his sleeve and disappearing into the True Eye.

The golden light strands within the True Eye brightened again, and then golden light strands shot out from within.

These golden light strands were incredibly fast, instantly spreading throughout the misty space.

Han Li closed his eyes and rapidly formed hand seals.

The True Eye immediately began to flicker, and the golden light strands trembled slightly, like countless sensitive tentacles, sensing every movement within the misty space.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed. Han Li remained seated cross-legged, motionless.

Just then, a soft thud echoed somewhere in the misty space.

A golden glow suddenly erupted from a golden light strand, causing the misty space near the strand to tremble, rippling like water.

Han Li abruptly opened his eyes and looked towards that spot, simultaneously moving his fingers.

A crystal light flashed between his brows, and a surge of powerful spiritual force poured out.

Near the rippling misty space, a silver light flashed, and chains of spiritual force emerged, numbering as many as eight or nine.

The tips of the spiritual force chains were sharp, glinting with a faint cold light, and they pierced fiercely into the undulating void.

A dazzling green light suddenly erupted from that void, twisting wildly and revealing a faint crack.

Han Li's eyes lit up, and he unleashed his full power, pouring it all into the flying boat beneath him.

Whoosh!

With a blur, the Azure Luan Flying Boat transformed into a green shadow and instantly flew into the crack, disappearing from sight.

The misty illusion surrounding Han Li vanished without a trace. With a flash before his eyes, the flying boat reappeared in the sand sea, continuing its flight forward without stopping.

Seeing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This illusion was far more formidable than the previous ones, and he had almost failed to escape.

Beside the flying boat, Lu Yuqing's expression had calmed down. She was no longer struggling and lay motionless on the ground, seemingly unconscious.

Han Li glanced at her, his expression pensive.

After a moment, he seemed to have made up his mind and waved his hand, casting a magic spell.

The spiritual force chains binding Lu Yuqing loosened, and their crystal surfaces flickered slightly before disappearing.

At the same time, the crystalline halo around Lu Yuqing's body flickered twice and vanished.

Han Li flicked his finger, and a green light shot out, entering Lu Yuqing's brow.

She gave a soft moan and her long eyelashes fluttered twice. She slowly opened her eyes, still somewhat dazed but basically clear-headed.

She shook her head, her face suddenly changing. She sat up abruptly, looking around in some panic.

Seeing the surrounding situation, she paused, then slowly relaxed.

"It seems Brother Han has broken the illusion. I didn't expect the last Mirage Dragon illusion before the passage to be so powerful," Lu Yuqing said as she stood up, looking somewhat shaken.

Han Li had been observing Lu Yuqing's expression. He frowned slightly, but said nothing.

"Brother Han, what's wrong?" Lu Yuqing asked, noticing Han Li's scrutinizing gaze.

"Nothing. How do you feel?" Han Li shook his head and asked.

Lu Yuqing paused, then placed her hand on her chest and abdomen. A trace of pain appeared in her eyes, but even more so, bewilderment. She said, "Why am I injured?"

"In the illusion just now, you were controlled and suddenly attacked me. I had no choice but to restrain you, and I was a bit heavy-handed in the process," Han Li said slowly.

"It's alright. I'm just a woman who couldn't help, and I'm always troubling Brother Han. I'm the one who should be sorry," Lu Yuqing stammered, then quickly waved her hand apologetically.

"According to our previous deduction, the passage should be ahead. Let's rest here for a while before continuing," Han Li said, looking towards the void ahead.

With that, he waved his hand, casting a magic spell.

The surface of the Azure Luan Flying Boat rippled with a wave of azure light and came to a halt.

Lu Yuqing nodded and walked to the side, sitting down cross-legged and taking out a pill to swallow.

A layer of bright green light appeared around her body, forming an azure halo that enveloped her form.

Han Li looked at Lu Yuqing, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Lu Yuqing's expression just now didn't seem feigned at all. Could it be that she didn't remember anything that had happened in the Mirage Dragon illusion?

Han Li's thoughts raced, and he soon shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, but a sense of caution grew in his heart.

He waved his sleeve, and streams of blue light shot out, landing near the flying boat, turning out to be arrays flags.

Bright blue light emanated from these flags, forming a thick blue light barrier that enveloped the Azure Luan Flying Boat.

Having done all this, Han Li turned his hand over, revealing a crimson pill.

The pill was enveloped in a thick crimson halo, vaguely radiating a shocking spiritual power fluctuation. It was the Ginseng Pill given to him by Jiao San.

He had consumed a lot of immortal spiritual power to break the illusion earlier. The passage was ahead, and he still had to deal with an unknown Gold Immortal realm demonic beast, so he needed to quickly recover his energy.

He opened his mouth and swallowed the pill, sitting down cross-legged and circulating his cultivation technique to refine the medicinal power. A flush soon rose on his face, and his immortal spiritual power rapidly recovered.

…

Above a black Gobi Desert in the Nether Cold Immortal Mansion, a jade flying chariot sped forward, shimmering with green light.

This was precisely the Black Rock Gobi Desert that Han Li and the others had just passed through.

Standing on the flying chariot was a slender man, holding a white compass in his hand. A red dot on the compass was flashing intensely.

"It really is the Divine Refinement Art! Hmph! To run into me this time, don't even think about escaping!" The man suddenly raised his head and looked forward.

Without him casting any spells, the jade flying chariot emitted a great green light. The four wheels spun madly, turning into four blurry green cyclones.

The jade flying chariot's speed suddenly increased dramatically, several times faster than before, flying forward with incredible speed.

…

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

On the Azure Luan Flying Boat, Han Li opened his eyes, shooting out two beams of light. His immortal spiritual power had fully recovered.

After a moment, the green light around Lu Yuqing's body also flashed and retracted. She seemed to have recovered almost completely.

"Let's go," Han Li said as he saw Lu Yuqing finish her cultivation. He waved his hand, removing the restrictions around the flying boat, and cast a spell to activate the flying boat, continuing forward.

In the time that followed, the two of them didn't say a word, and soon flew forward for more than an hour.

By now, they should have been in the deepest part of the Endless Sand Sea, but the scorching heat around them was gradually decreasing. There was even a hint of coldness in the air.

Suddenly, Han Li's pupils contracted, and he raised his hand, immediately stopping the Azure Luan Flying Boat.

On the ground ahead, another oasis had appeared.

This oasis was about forty to fifty miles in radius, lush with various trees and interspersed with some flowers and plants, but all were mortal things.

In the center of the oasis was a crescent moon-shaped lake. The water inside was silvery-white, emitting bursts of light. Even in broad daylight, it was very conspicuous, looking as if a crescent moon had fallen into this endless sand sea.

This oasis was not an illusion, but a real place.

In the center of the moon lake was a dark vortex several yards in size, spinning rapidly and emitting a whirring sound.

Waves of spatial fluctuations emanated from the black vortex. Faint white lights appeared deep within the vortex, seemingly leading to another world.

The surrounding lake water stirred with the vortex, splashing and gurgling.

"Spatial passage!" Lu Yuqing exclaimed with joy.

Han Li, however, did not look at the black vortex. His gaze fell on a patch of jungle on the shore of the lake, and his expression changed slightly.

He waved his hand, stowing the Azure Luan Flying Boat, and his figure shot down.

Lu Yuqing paused, then instinctively followed.

As she was about to land, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and she stopped.

In the jungle below, a strange beast, about ten yards in size, was lying prone.

Previously, the beast was hidden by the dense jungle, so Lu Yuqing had not been able to see it from mid-air.

The beast resembled a yellow bull, with bulging muscles all over its body, making it look extremely sturdy. Its fur was cyan-colored, like ancient jade.

The four hooves had eagle-like claws, flashing with cold light, giving off a strong sense of oppression.

If this beast were still alive, it would definitely be an extremely powerful strange beast.

However, the cyan giant bull had been decapitated, its huge head falling nearby. A black horn grew on its head, and its eyes were filled with fear, as if it had seen something extremely shocking before its death.

"It seems someone came here before us… That's right. The major forces that entered the Immortal Mansion all know that there is a passage to other realms in the Endless Desert. Although they may not have a map of this place, with their strength, it is not impossible for them to find it," Lu Yuqing said, quickly concealing her surprise.

Han Li nodded, his gaze falling on the wound on the cyan giant bull's neck. His pupils contracted.

"Truly not simple," he muttered to himself in a solemn voice.

The wound on the giant bull was smooth and flat, as if someone had neatly decapitated it with a single stroke.

Moreover, there were no traces of fighting in the nearby oasis. It seemed that the giant bull demonic beast had been killed with a single strike.

Although this beast was already dead, judging from the aura of the corpse, its strength before death must have been considerable.

To be able to kill a Gold Immortal realm demonic beast with a single strike, the strength of the person who did it was unimaginable.

Han Li flickered and landed beside the giant bull's corpse. He suddenly reached out and brushed across the wound, staining a bit of the blood from the wound.

Then, he put his bloodstained hand under his nose and sniffed, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"Brother Han, judging from your appearance, do you know who killed this demonic beast?" Lu Yuqing asked, looking at Han Li's strange behavior with some surprise.

"I don't know, but no matter who did it, it doesn't have much to do with us. Since this person killed the demonic beast for us, it has saved us some effort. Let's go," Han Li said, flicking the bloodstains off his hand with a flash of green light.

"That's true," Lu Yuqing said with a flicker in her beautiful eyes, nodding.

The two of them flew in front of the black vortex, looking inside.

"There's no danger," Han Li said, sensing the situation inside.

Then, the two of them flickered, turning into two streams of green light and flying into the black passage in a flash.