Han Li tried to awaken Jin Tong through his mind, but found that it showed no signs of waking up at all.

After a moment's thought, he waved his hand and simply put it into the spirit beast pouch.

The mountain breeze was gentle and incomparably cool. In the distance, the sky was beginning to brighten, indicating that dawn was near.

A moment later, Meng Yungui and the others arrived at the green mountain and bowed before Han Li in front of the pavilion.

Han Li repeated the instructions he had given to Meng Qianqian to these people, and then left alone without lingering.

Meng Qianqian gazed at the figure that disappeared in an instant, her eyes inevitably filled with sorrow.

"Lord Li's cultivation seems to have improved again, I'm afraid it's even more profound than those Golden Immortal Dao Lords in the Candle Dragon Dao..." Sun Bu Zheng murmured, his eyes full of admiration.

"So we must also work harder. We may not be able to help Lord Li in the future, but we must never hold him back again," Meng Qianqian nodded and said.

"Qianqian is right. Matters like today, where the Lord had to come and rescue us personally, must never happen again. Once the affairs in Haoyun City are settled, we will follow Lord Li's words and go to Black Tao."

…

One month later.

Above a boundless sea of blue waters and white clouds, a streak of azure light flashed past, its trajectory blurred, like a narrow wisp of cloud, making it difficult to see clearly.

However, after flying tens of thousands of miles, it suddenly flickered with light and stopped abruptly.

Within the light, a jade flying chariot, about ten zhang long, was revealed. Han Li stood on it, dressed in a green robe, holding a golden spirit beast pouch in his hand.

"This is..." A strange light flashed in his eyes as he opened the spirit beast pouch.

A golden light flashed out from it, suddenly transforming into a golden beetle as huge as a mountain, its body shimmering with golden light, suspended in mid-air. It was Jin Tong, restored to its true form.

On its surface, countless dense and complex ancient patterns floated, with waves of terrifying aura constantly emanating from them.

At this time, Han Li noticed that the beetle's eyes were still tightly closed, seemingly still in deep sleep.

When he was in the Spirit World, he had always raised Devouring Gold Bugs, knowing that their evolution and upgrade depended on mutual devouring. Now, Jin Tong had only devoured a large number of magical treasures and artifacts, but it also showed signs of upgrading.

"No wonder I've felt a little strange ever since it swallowed that pill furnace. I didn't expect it to be like this..." Seeing the aura on the Devouring Gold Bug rising steadily, the worry that Han Li had initially felt gradually subsided.

Han Li flipped his palm, intending to take out formation disks and formation flags to set up a formation to shield the Devouring Gold Bug from anomalies, but he saw its tightly closed eyes suddenly open.

"Hic..."

With a loud burp, a huge crystal light, hundreds of zhang thick, spewed out from the Devouring Gold Bug's mouth, instantly shooting out hundreds of miles.

The seawater along its path surged endlessly, suddenly splitting open into a huge gully, directly exposing the coral-covered seabed with its aquatic plants.

Immediately afterward, the golden light on the golden beetle quickly converged, its body rapidly shrinking, and it transformed back into a pink and tender girl.

The girl stretched lazily, her eyes hazy, as if she had just woken up and was still a little dazed.

Han Li was speechless at this sight.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Jin Tong's body was already at the late stage of Golden Immortal. It had only eaten something and taken a nap, and it had broken through the realm just like that?

He knew in his heart that the key to Jin Tong's breakthrough must be the pill furnace in the Taiyi Hall, which seemed to contain some kind of powerful primordial spirit. Afterward, the other magical treasures probably only played a supporting role.

Jin Tong's breakthrough seemed easy, but in reality, it was a huge bottomless pit that would cost a fortune. Not to mention ordinary Golden Immortals, even ordinary Taiyi Jade Immortals might not be able to afford it.

"Uncle, is there anything to eat?" Jin Tong shook her head, finally regaining some consciousness, and her stomach immediately growled.

"Yes, plenty!"

Han Li turned his wrist and took out a giant axe covered with dense runes and handed it to Jin Tong, who hugged it over and bit into the axe with her white teeth.

Watching this scene, Han Li's lips curled into a smile. He pulled Jin Tong back onto the chariot and then flipped his hand to take out a white jade slip, playing with it in his hand.

Now that the matters in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory had been settled, it was time for him to leave.

But before leaving, he had to go to one more place.

With that thought in mind, he waved his hand and cast a magic formula. The jade flying chariot disappeared into the vast sea in a streak of light.

…

Shang'a Continent, located in the southern part of the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, is different from the Ancient Cloud Continent where the Candle Dragon Dao is located, and the even more northern Underworld Cold Continent. The climate here is warm, the vitality is lush, all kinds of high mountains and forests are everywhere, and there are countless swamps and wetlands, with poisonous snakes and fierce beasts everywhere, which are not suitable for mortals to live in.

Therefore, although this continent is fertile and rich in resources, the number of mortals is very small, far less than in the northern continents. Due to the many spiritual veins and abundant spiritual energy, it is rich in various spiritual herbs and rare animals, and there are relatively more cultivator sects. The Diancang Mountain Range, as the first spiritual mountain in Shang'a Continent, is even more famous.

However, even more famous is the Cangliu Palace in the Diancang Mountain Range.

The Grand Palace Lord of Cangliu Palace, Luo Qinghai, is an immortal giant as famous as Baili Yan, the First Dao Lord of Candle Dragon Dao, and Feng Tiandu, the Great Elder of Fuling Sect.

The Five Extremes Palace Lords under his command are also well-known Golden Immortal existences, respectively sitting in the Cangliu Five Extremes Palaces located in the five directions of the continent, openly and secretly governing the entire continent.

In addition to these prestigious existences, there are also many high-level cultivators in the palace. However, the Cangliu Palace has always been relatively low-key, and most of the people in the sect like to cultivate in seclusion and rarely move around outside, so outsiders don't know much about them.

At this time, in a void near the Diancang Mountain Range, a yellow-faced, bearded man stood in the air, it was Han Li, who had come all the way from the Ancient Cloud Continent.

He looked at the mountain range in front of him, thinking about the information about Cangliu Palace in his mind.

Looking from here, the Diancang Mountain Range is surrounded by clouds and mist, the mountains are hazy, and it is full of mystery.

The spiritual energy in the mountains is abundant, especially the water spiritual power is unusually abundant.

Han Li's eyes flickered, and after a moment, his figure moved and flew forward.

He had just stepped into the range of the Diancang Mountain Range when a blue escape light shot out from the mountain range, heading towards Han Li. It was a blue spirit boat in the shape of a swimming fish, with several Cangliu Palace disciples standing on it, led by a square-faced young man in his twenties.

Judging from their clothing, these people should be Cangliu Palace's patrol disciples, and their cultivation was not weak, all having reached the Transformation Spirit stage. The leading square-faced young man was already at the Void Refinement stage.

"This junior, Li Ang, a deacon of the Outer Palace, may I ask for this senior's esteemed name, and what brings you to Cangliu Palace?" The square-faced young man looked at Han Li with a slight wariness, but said politely with cupped hands.

Han Li's expression was extremely indifferent at the moment, not looking at these people at all. A huge spiritual pressure erupted from his body without warning.

The blue spirit boat was like a fallen leaf in a storm, blown away in an instant, and the Cangliu Palace disciples on it all vomited blood and fell unconscious.

Han Li did not stop, continuing to fly forward.

"Enemy attack!"

The square-faced young man, with a higher cultivation level, did not faint, and shouted sharply, waving his hand and sending a blue light soaring into the sky.

With a loud bang, the blue light exploded in the sky, spreading out around.

Han Li did not stop the square-faced young man's actions, not even turning his head, continuing to fly forward.

After the blue light exploded, sharp whistling sounds rang out from various places nearby, and streaks of escape light flew from all over the mountain range, blocking the way.

The escape lights converged, revealing cultivators wearing Cangliu Palace attire. Their cultivation levels were much higher than the previous Li Ang, and the leaders were all True Immortal stage mid- to late-stage cultivators.

"Stop! Who are you madmen, daring to break into Cangliu Palace!" An old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion shouted loudly.

"Tell Luo Qinghai to come and see me."

Han Li said expressionlessly, while a flash of azure light formed a grand azure light wave, which spread out fiercely.

Everyone around who touched the azure light wave was once again blown away.

"Which Daoist friend has come to my Cangliu Palace? These juniors have no manners and have offended you, I hope you will not blame them." Just at that moment, a deep and incomparable voice came.

At the same time, a cool breeze appeared out of thin air and blew around.

The azure light wave instantly disappeared without a trace, turning into nothingness.

Han Li raised an eyebrow and stopped.

With a flash of azure light, a figure appeared out of thin air not far in front of Han Li, it was an old Daoist in a blue Daoist robe.

This person was tall and thin, with a long beard hanging down his chest, and had a bit of the demeanor of an immortal, but the skin on his face was a strange deep cyan color, destroying this temperament.

The aura on this green-faced old Daoist was vast, and he was a Golden Immortal existence.

Han Li glanced at this person and did not answer.

"This Daoist friend looks very unfamiliar, may I ask your esteemed name? What brings you to my Cangliu Palace?" The green-faced old Daoist was not angry, raised a single palm and saluted, and said.

"I said, tell Luo Qinghai to come and see me," Han Li said lightly.

The green-faced old Daoist's face flashed with a hint of surprise when he heard this, and then said, "That's really unfortunate, Palace Lord Luo went out many years ago and has not yet returned. If Daoist friend has something important, you might as well tell me, and I will immediately convey it when our Grand Palace Lord returns to the sect."

"The Underworld Cold Immortal Palace has long been closed. I met Palace Lord Luo a while ago in Black Wind City, and he had already set off to return to Cangliu Palace that day. Could it be that such a long time has passed, and the Grand Palace Lord has not yet returned to this Diancang Mountain?" Han Li asked sarcastically with a smile.

The green-faced old Daoist was slightly stagnant when he heard this.

"It doesn't matter if Luo Qinghai doesn't want to come out to see me, but your Cangliu Palace should choose two more Five Extremes Palace Lords," Han Li said with a sneer, slowly.

"You... What are you saying..." The green-faced old Daoist's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.

The people nearby looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.