Wang Yu
Chapter 156: Treacherous Immortal Path
At the same time, it seemed that gusts of astral winds swept in from all directions, but they were blocked by some invisible force an instant before touching his body.
He didn't know how long it took for this strange feeling to suddenly disappear, and his vision gradually became clear.
He glanced around and found that they had been teleported to a huge underground cave. The walls and floor of the cave were quite similar to those inside the Heavenly Star Tower, engraved with the same runes and inlaid with the same spirit stones.
The talisman he had been holding in his hand had disappeared at some point.
He couldn't help but smile wryly at this. He had wanted to study it a little, but he didn't expect that this once-in-a-century teleportation ceremony was truly as fast as lightning. Before he could react, everything was over.
At this moment, a white-haired, childlike-faced Loose Immortal old man was sitting cross-legged on the open space outside the magic circle. Behind him stood twenty or thirty people, dressed in various ways, many of whom didn't seem to be from the Black Wind Sea Region.
When Han Li and the others walked down from the magic circle in the center of the cave, those people also went up the steps from their sides.
At the moment of passing by these people, Han Li felt an inexplicable sense of alertness in his heart. He couldn't help but glance at a few of them out of the corner of his eye.
Among these people were men and women. They looked ordinary, and their auras were very stable. Even the expressions on their faces were normal, but for some reason, Han Li subconsciously felt that these people exuded a very dangerous aura, which made his eyes twitch a few times.
At this time, a burly, blue-skinned man walked out of the crowd who had been teleported with them. He came to the Loose Immortal old man, gave a slight salute, and said loudly:
"Old Yi, you've worked hard! I will take over for you for the next century."
"Haha! I was wondering who the Island Lord would send here. I didn't expect it to be Brother Lu. Then I'll leave it to you. Enjoy a period of leisure, and I'll go back to report." The old man laughed, stood up from the ground, took out a circular array plate, and handed it over with a smile.
The burly man took the array plate, and after they bid farewell to each other again, the Loose Immortal old man also walked into the magic circle.
After a while, white light shone brightly in the cave, teleporting those people in the magic circle back to Black Wind Island.
Seeing those people disappear, the trace of vigilance in Han Li's heart gradually subsided.
At this time, the blue-skinned burly man put away the array plate, turned to the crowd and said:
"From today onwards, the Black Wind Cave teleportation array will be closed for a hundred years. If you want to return to the Black Wind Sea Region, you can come here again when it is restarted after a hundred years, of course, you must have enough Immortal Essence Stones. After leaving this cave, there is a coastal city tens of thousands of miles to the north along the coastline. Fellow cultivators who have just arrived in the Barren Tide Continent can settle down there first. I wish you all a smooth journey."
Upon hearing this, everyone cupped their fists slightly at him and walked out of the cave.
Han Li followed the crowd out of the cave, and a slightly fishy air rushed towards him with the blowing of the sea breeze.
His figure swayed suddenly and rose into the air, suspended in the high sky. He immediately felt a wide field of vision. He was standing on a vast and boundless sea.
Directly in front of him was a deep blue ocean with rapid winds and high waves, and behind him was a winding cyan coastline. The cave he had just been in was on a hidden cliff protruding from the coast.
Most of the people who came here with him didn't stay for too long, and they all turned into escape lights and scattered in all directions. The woman in the red dress had also disappeared.
After a little thought, Han Li's body also lit up with light, and he turned around and flew straight north along the coastline.
It seemed a bit desolate at first, but after flying forward for a while, large areas of dense forest began to emerge inland.
The trees here were unusually tall, with any one of them being nearly a hundred zhang tall, like straight and upright mountain peaks. The forest was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, and shrubs and weeds grew everywhere, creating a desolate scene, as if no one had ever set foot here since ancient times.
This desolate forest stretched to the end of his vision, and one or two distant, drawn-out howls could be faintly heard, seemingly from some kind of demonic beast.
Feeling this desolate aura in front of him, Han Li couldn't help but feel a bit of excitement that he hadn't felt in a long time.
After flying forward for another half an hour, the outline of a coastal city gradually appeared in front of him.
This city was not very large, only a few hundred miles in radius, and was shrouded in a thick, yellow-sand-like light curtain. Its shape at first glance resembled a bright yellow giant turtle shell, covering the entire city. The city gate was inscribed with the three ancient characters "Lin Hai City".
The yellow light curtain only had a passage for entering and exiting at the city gate, which was quite lively. Cultivators were constantly walking out of here, either alone or in groups, flying into the forest ahead.
At the same time, some cultivators flew out of the forest and headed towards the city. Although they were all covered in dust and even had bloodstains on their bodies, they were mostly quite excited.
Seeing this scene, Han Li's eyes flickered, and he flew down.
He had already restrained his aura and disguised himself as an ordinary Core Formation stage cultivator, mingling in the crowd entering the city.
Two teams of green-robed guards stood at the entrance of the city, all of whom were Refinement stage cultivators. The leader was a Core Formation cultivator.
However, these guards did not question the cultivators entering the city. Even Han Li, a stranger, easily entered the city after paying some spirit stones.
After entering the city, there was a wide street extending towards the city, with various shops on both sides.
The population in the city was not large, but they were basically all cultivators, and their cultivation levels were not low. It was rare to see mortals.
The shops along the street were not particularly beautiful in appearance. Some even looked very simple, and the items inside were various raw materials such as spiritual herbs, ores, and demonic beast materials.
"Eh!" Han Li let out a soft exclamation after taking a slight look.
These shops looked quite ordinary, but the quality of the items displayed inside seemed to be good, not inferior to those high-end shops in Black Wind City.
This Lin Hai City was more of a base for cultivators to resupply than a city.
After standing on the street and observing for a while, he stepped towards a general store.
There was not much business in the store. Only an ugly man with a pockmarked face was sitting behind the counter. Seeing Han Li enter, he quickly stood up.
"Senior, what are you looking for? Although my shop is not big, it has everything you need and will definitely not disappoint you." The ugly man was only a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. Sensing the Core Formation stage aura on Han Li, he was very respectful.
"Do you have maps for sale here?" Han Li asked directly.
"Yes, I have the most complete maps of the Maze Burial Forest. If Senior wants to hunt any demonic beasts or pick any spiritual herbs, you can find them on this map." The ugly man rubbed his hands and replied with a smile, taking out a cyan jade slip.
"Maze Burial Forest..." Han Li's heart stirred, and he immediately understood.
The Maze Burial Forest should be the name of the desolate forest outside Lin Hai City.
"I don't want a map of the Maze Burial Forest. Do you have a map of the Barren Tide Continent in your store? Also, if you have maps of other continents nearby, you can also take them out." Han Li shook his head and said.
The ugly man was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Han Li with a strange expression.
"What, you don't have them?" Han Li frowned slightly.
"Yes, yes." The ugly man hurriedly put away his expression and took out one yellow and one blue jade slip.
Han Li reached out and picked up the yellow jade slip, and his divine sense entered it.
"This is a map of our Barren Tide Continent. The blue jade slip is a map of the surrounding areas. Senior, you have definitely come to the right place to buy a map at my shop. My family has been in the business of selling maps for generations. The map of the Barren Tide Continent is easy to find, but the maps of the nearby continents are rare. I'm afraid only my shop in the entire Lin Hai City has them." The ugly man said with some pride.
The ugly man was not boasting. The content recorded in the yellow jade slip was much richer than ordinary maps. Not only did it clearly depict the various terrains of the Barren Tide Continent, but some special areas also had detailed descriptions.
Among them was the Maze Burial Forest outside Lin Hai City. This forest was tens of thousands of miles in radius, and various demonic beasts lived in it. There were even some legendary True Immortal level demonic beasts entrenched in the depths. It was an extremely dangerous place.
In addition, there were also various natural treasures in the forest, so it attracted many people from within tens of thousands of miles nearby to come here to hunt demonic beasts. Of course, after entering the forest, no one would care whether they lived or died, whether they were killed by demonic beasts or killed by others.
There were many dangerous places on the Barren Tide Continent, and the Maze Burial Forest was just one of them.
Compared to here, the Black Wind Sea Region could be considered a very safe area.
Han Li's divine sense quickly withdrew from the yellow jade slip, and his face was a little uncertain.
Although he had been prepared, it now seemed that the immortal world outside the Black Wind Sea Region was far more dangerous than he had imagined. With his current strength, he did not dare to boast that he could safely cross the Barren Tide Continent. His future was unpredictable.
Han Li's eyes flickered, and his divine sense entered the blue jade slip again.
After a while, his divine sense withdrew, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this map was said to be a map of several continents nearby, it was not as detailed as the map of the Barren Tide Continent. It only marked some key areas.
As he had expected, the Barren Tide Continent and the surrounding continents were separated by some ocean areas. The Ancient Cloud Continent where the Candle Dragon Path was located was to the east of the Barren Tide Continent, and the two were separated by a sea area called the Thunderstorm Ocean.
Lin Hai City, where he was currently located, was on the westernmost edge of the Barren Tide Continent. To reach the Ancient Cloud Continent, he first had to cross the entire Barren Tide Continent and then cross the Thunderstorm Ocean.
According to the map, the Thunderstorm Ocean was filled with violent lightning storms all year round. It was an extremely dangerous natural barrier.