Not long after, Han Li and the other two arrived at the designated island landing point, a beach on the western side of Red Moon Island.

To their surprise, this area was quite desolate and uninhabited. However, considering that Red Moon Island had been closed off for thousands of years, this was not so strange.

As for the warning restrictions laid down here, although they were cleverly hidden, the three True Immortal cultivators naturally avoided them with ease.

Even so, the three did not dare to be careless. They concealed their auras and slowly flew towards their first target, a place called Heavenly Water City, along the planned route.

At this moment, the sky was covered with thick clouds, providing them with better cover as they flew.

While flying, Han Li looked down at the environment of the island.

The western part of Red Moon Island was flat, with few mountain peaks. Most of it was plains, and the vegetation was lush, with continuous forests stretching to the end of the horizon.

Perhaps due to the soil, most of the trees on the island were reddish in color.

As the sea breeze blew, the leaves rose and fell, like a dancing sea of fire, which was quite spectacular.

When the three finally flew out of the forest area, a plain appeared in front of them. Several dozen miles from the forest stood a not-so-small city. From afar, they could see the three large characters "Maple Sea City" written above the city gate.

The sheep-faced Jiao Jiu, who was flying in the lead, suddenly raised his hand and stopped his escape light.

Han Li and the tiger-faced Jiao Sixteen stopped immediately upon seeing this.

"Have you discovered something?" Jiao Sixteen asked, his eyes scanning around.

"Since entering the island, it's rare for us to see a city. We might as well confirm our location first. After all, the map given by Lord Jiao Three isn't accurate, lest we stray off course," Jiao Jiu replied in a deep voice.

"Very well," Jiao Sixteen nodded upon hearing this.

Han Li naturally had no objections to this, as they did need to confirm their direction after flying for half a day.

The three silently descended from mid-air and walked towards the city.

When the three arrived at the foot of the city, they were all slightly stunned.

This city, which seemed to be of considerable size, not only had its gates tightly closed, but was also deathly silent inside, with not a single sound coming out, as if it were completely empty!

"Be careful, it might be an enemy trap!" Jiao Jiu whispered to Han Li and the other two.

Han Li and Jiao Sixteen nodded slightly. They quietly approached the city. After confirming that there were no restrictions outside the city, they flipped over and came to the top of the city wall.

Because of Jiao Three's instructions, the three did not directly release their spiritual senses to investigate the situation in the city. However, after using other methods to search, they did not find anything unusual in the city.

"It seems to be just an empty city. We made a bit of a fuss about nothing," Jiao Jiu murmured.

"Strange, this city doesn't look old. People should have been living here not long ago. It doesn't look like it was attacked either. Why is it empty?" Jiao Sixteen said, puzzled.

Han Li frowned slightly, also feeling quite puzzled in his heart.

He had just used his Spirit Eye ability and saw that many households in the city were empty, and some shops were closed. However, they all retained traces of people having been there, indeed as if they had just left not long ago.

The wind blew through the empty streets, whistling. Some doors and windows that were not properly closed shook, making clattering sounds. Occasionally, some wild cats and dogs scurried past, giving off an eerie atmosphere.

"This matter has nothing to do with us. Now that our location has been confirmed, let's go. The mission is important," Jiao Jiu said, clearly not wanting to bother with the matter here.

Han Li and Jiao Sixteen nodded, also not wanting to bother with these trivial matters.

The three immediately bypassed the city and continued flying forward.

Next, the terrain ahead became even flatter. Before long, a fertile grassland appeared in front of the three. They could see many cattle and sheep scattered and grazing, but not a single person was seen nearby.

Even in some small villages deep in the grassland, they did not find a single person.

At the end of this grassland, another city appeared.

Having experienced the empty city incident just now and what they had seen along the way, the three subconsciously looked down, even though they did not intend to stop here.

As a result, the three were shocked again.

"Huh, there's still no one in the city. Why is it another empty city?" Jiao Sixteen said strangely.

"Don't bother with it. Perhaps something happened in this area recently, so everyone moved away," Jiao Jiu said after a moment of pondering.

"If the next city is like this, I think it's necessary to inform the others," Han Li said.

"Let's take another look. According to the map, there's a big city less than two thousand miles ahead," Jiao Jiu nodded.

Sure enough, a moment later, a city appeared in front of the three.

This city was called An City, and its area was quite large, spanning hundreds of miles.

To the surprise of Han Li and the others, everything was normal in this city. There was a constant flow of people at the city gate, and the city was lined with shops, making it very lively. In addition to mortals, there were also many low-level cultivators, forming a stark contrast to the previous two empty cities.

"Hey, there are quite a few people in this city. Could it be that the people from the previous cities have all come here?" Jiao Sixteen seemed to relax a little, and said in a teasing tone.

Han Li frowned slightly. An City was not far from the previous empty city. How could the situation in the city be so different?

"Fellow cultivators, we have plenty of time. The empty city incident here is quite strange. Where there's smoke, there's fire. It's better to investigate it a little. We can also collect some information about Red Moon Island from this city," Han Li suggested after a moment of pondering.

"What Jiao Fifteen says is reasonable. It's better to be cautious," Jiao Sixteen looked at Han Li and nodded.

"Since you two both think so, then let's investigate this city a little. However, caution is paramount," Jiao Jiu said, pointing to a square in the center of the city below.

In the center of the square stood a blood-red statue, emitting faint waves of blood-red light, covering a range of hundreds of feet.

People nearby, whether mortals or cultivators, seemed to be very respectful of this red statue. When passing by, they all bowed and saluted. However, the cultivation levels of the cultivators in the city did not seem to be high, with the highest being only at the Core Formation stage.

Han Li had naturally noticed the statue long ago. It was just an ordinary statue for Earth Immortals to collect the power of faith.

Gong Shuhong, the Lord of Red Moon Island, was an Earth Immortal. There was nothing surprising about having such statues in various places.

However, according to the information previously collected by the Unstable Alliance, Gong Shuhong practiced a rather special cultivation method, and seemed to be able to perceive the situation in various places through these statues. Therefore, when they infiltrated Red Moon Island, they should not act rashly in any of the cities.

Han Li had always been skeptical of this claim.

Recently, he had consulted a lot of information about these types of statues. These ordinary statues were just special containers for collecting the power of faith, not Earth Immortal incarnations, and did not have the ability of the five senses themselves.

But since the people from the Unstable Alliance had said so in advance, he would naturally not risk testing it for no reason.

The three landed in a hidden place outside the city. They each activated the restrictions in their masks to transform their appearances, turning into three merchants and mixing into the crowd to enter An City.

Although they were masked, the three still tried their best to restrain their auras.

Looking at the lively scene around him, Han Li felt quite emotional, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he and Liu Le'er traveled through the mortal world together in the Spirit World.

At that time, although he had not yet recovered his consciousness, these bits and pieces of memory were retained.

In such a cruel environment in the world of cultivation, it was especially rare for this little girl to take care of herself like a real brother. He seemed to have found some faint shadows of his little sister in his memories from her.

Now, this girl had been taken away by her so-called clansmen, and he didn't know where she had gone.

While he was pondering, Jiao Sixteen's voice came over:

"There's a restaurant ahead, why don't we go there and take a look?"

Han Li came back to his senses and looked in the direction that the other party was pointing. It was a three-story restaurant, and the business seemed to be quite good.

As soon as the three entered the door, a clever-looking waiter greeted them.

"Arrange a quiet private room for us." Before the waiter could speak, Jiao Sixteen said.

"Alright! Please follow me, esteemed guests." The waiter nodded repeatedly and led the three to a elegantly decorated private room on the second floor.

"Warm up two pots of wine, and stir-fry a few of your restaurant's best appetizers. Be quick, take these silver taels, and keep the change." After sitting down, Jiao Sixteen skillfully took out a silver ingot from his arms and threw it to the waiter, saying.

Hearing this, Han Li glanced at Jiao Sixteen. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to frequent these mortal restaurants.

At this time, Jiao Jiu also glanced at Jiao Sixteen.

The waiter took the silver and immediately smiled, promising to do so and quickly walked out.

"Haha, I've made you two fellow cultivators laugh. Although I have been living on spiritual energy for many years, I can't bear to part with these worldly dishes," Jiao Sixteen said a little embarrassedly, noticing the slightly strange gazes of Han Li and the other two.

"Fellow cultivator, what are you saying? Everyone has their own preferences. Speaking of which, I also miss these delicacies of the secular world. Today, I will enjoy them and satisfy my appetite," Jiao Jiu laughed.

The waiter quickly walked in carrying a food plate, which was full of various dishes.

The restaurant's craftsmanship was obviously good. The wine was mellow and the dishes were fragrant, making people's index fingers twitch.

Jiao Sixteen filled the three wine glasses, and without being polite with Han Li and the others, he drank two cups in a row, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Han Li smiled slightly and took the wine glass to his lips and took a sip.

"Enjoy your meal, esteemed guests. I will take my leave first," the waiter said, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait a moment, waiter." Jiao Jiu suddenly called out to stop him.

"What are your orders, esteemed guest?" The waiter paused and turned around.

"The three of us are merchants from the south. Some time ago, we passed through Maple Sea City and also Mo Lin City. Why are they all empty? Do the people of An City know about this?" Jiao Jiu asked with a smile.

"Oh, you're talking about those two cities! They were all summoned to Red Moon City for pilgrimage not long ago, so naturally they are empty." The waiter said with a smile.