Chapter 655

"If I were in your situation, I would also want to find an ally." Han Li smiled and said noncommittally.

"That's right. That's why I wanted you to go with me.

It's just that you refused at that time, so I didn't have time to talk to you about the alliance. "Hot Flame Immortal shook his head and said helplessly.

"If it weren't for the fact that I was already in trouble, I might have agreed back then … In any case, the two of us are now fellow companions. It's just that I have the identity of a member of the Samsara Hall," Han Li said slowly as he stared straight at her.

Hot Flame Immortal hesitated for a long time before he said, "Fellow Li, you and I have known each other for a long time.

"Fellow Taoist Li, you and I have known each other for quite some time. Although we are not sworn brothers, we are still friends. Can you tell me honestly what the mission given to you by the Samsara Temple is?

Is it related to the 'Five Elements Fantasy Art'? "

"Fellow Hot Flame, to tell you the truth, I am not a real core member of the Samsara Temple. The mission I received is to help Hu San explore the ruins of the Truth Sect. I really don't know what he wants to do," Han Li said frankly.

"Since you said so, I have no reason to doubt you.

I don't trust Hu San and Shi Chuankong. After all, they have their own masters and it's hard to predict what they are thinking.

I hope to get a positive answer from you on this trip to the ruins. "Hot Flame Immortal gritted his teeth and said.

After a moment of thought, Han Li said, "There are some things that I have to do due to the pressure of the Samsara Hall's mission. However, I can't guarantee that I will do my best to save Fellow Daoist Hot Flames' life, but I definitely won't stand by and do nothing.

"Good!

With Fellow Daoist's words, I can be considered to have eaten a tranquilizer.

Once this matter is over, I will definitely reward you generously. "Hot Flame Immortal cupped his fist and said.

Han Li immediately returned the salute.

The two chatted for a while about the past of the Idle Cloud Mountain before Hot Flame Immortal left.

…

Ten days later, early in the morning.

Han Li and Hot Flame Immortal Venerable arrived at the wall where the ferry was anchored, only to find Hu San alone waiting there.

"Hey, why don't I see Sect Fellow Shi?" After greeting him, Han Li asked softly.

"Brother Shi should still have some matters to attend to, so he will be a little late.

Time really flies; I still haven't had my fill yet, "Fox Three yawned and said lazily.

"Fellow Daoist Hu San, looks like you went to the Colosseum again yesterday," Han Li said with a faint smile.

"Ai, don't mention it," Fox Three waved his hand.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Shi Chuankong and Shopkeeper Zhu finally arrived. After excusing themselves, they boarded the ship with the others.

Accompanying the ship were a late-Golden Immortal of the Vast Origin House and an early-stage True Immortal steward. The former only had a brief conversation with them before returning to his own chamber, while the steward stayed with them and arranged guest rooms for them to stay in.

The entire ferry was extremely large, spanning tens of thousands of feet. Aside from the warehouse, there were over three hundred guest rooms on the ship, but they weren't usually rented to outsiders and were only used by members of the Chamber of Commerce.

Han Li chose a guest room at the bottom of the cabin. The conditions were slightly worse than the guest rooms above, but it was far away from the other guest rooms and was relatively secluded and secluded.

The True Immortal steward accompanied Han Li through the warehouse to Han Li's guest room.

When they passed by the warehouse, Han Li saw that there were a few large black boxes that were around ten feet in size neatly stacked inside. There were some special runes engraved on the boxes, and a hint of confusion flashed through his eyes.

"Steward Hu, the spiritual power fluctuations on these black boxes are a little familiar. Why do I feel like they're storage pouches?" Han Li asked in confusion.

"Senior is right. These black boxes are storage magic tools, and they're actually easier to make than storage pouches. Each of them can store around a hundred times their own size, but they can't be stored for as long as storage pouches.

However, they're enough to transport some spirit soil and the like. "The True Immortal steward explained.

"I see." Han Li nodded and said.

As he continued onward into the warehouse, Han Li saw some special cages. Some of them were over 1,000 feet tall, while others were only around a meter in size. Wisps of lightning revolved around the cages, and there were talismans stuck to the cages.

Inside the cages were demon beasts and spirits that were either heavily wounded or listless.

"There are always people who like these strange things, and they're willing to pay a high price for them.

Look at that Man Sand Lion, it's the one that the Spirit Swamp City's Coliseum wants. We spent a lot of effort to get it from the border of the Savage World. "The True Immortal steward didn't wait for Han Li to ask and took the initiative to point at the cage inside.

Han Li frowned slightly and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, the True Immortal steward tactfully shut his mouth and didn't continue to speak.

After he sent Han Li to his guest room, he couldn't help but ask, "Senior, you really don't want to change to a superior guest room?"

"No need, I prefer a more secluded place. I appreciate Steward Hu's kindness." Han Li said with a smile.

"Then … if senior has any orders, I won't disturb you anymore." The True Immortal steward excused himself.

After he left, Han Li opened the door and entered the room. He found that the guest room was actually very spacious. Other than the bedroom, there was also a quiet room and a living room.

The quiet room and the living room were close to the side of the ship, and both had a small window that allowed one to see the sky outside the window.

After Han Li looked around, he began to take out the formation tools and set up a formation in the entire guest room.

After he was done, he went to the quiet room and sat down cross-legged. He closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Night fell, and the cold moonlight shone through the porthole, casting a white spot of light that was about a foot in size.

Han Li removed the small dark green vial from his chest and placed it within the speck of white light. After inspecting it for a while, he flipped his wrist and produced the jade slip that contained the fifth layer of the Spirit Refinement Technique before pressing it against his glabella to study it.

… …

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, more than thirty years had passed.

Han Li and the others passed through the Black Dragon Continent and arrived at the center of the Fuqiu Continent by alternating between using the teleportation formation and taking the ferry.

On this day, Han Li, who had been in seclusion for a long time, was knocked on the door of the guest room by Fox San.

"Fellow Daoist Li, don't forget about the important matter.

We're about to reach Smoke Wave City, so we need to disembark here. "Fox San looked at Han Li from head to toe and said with a smile.

"I'd like to forget about this matter, but Fellow Daoist Hu San will definitely not agree.

Haha … Fellow Daoist, you can go ahead first. I'll tidy up a bit and meet up with you on the deck. "Han Li teased.

Fox San nodded and immediately left.

Han Li closed the door and put away all the formation flags, formation plates, and other items in the room. He also erased all of his remaining aura before leaving for the deck.

Half an hour later, Han Li and the others left the ferry and landed on the official road outside Smoke Wave City. They then slowly walked into the city.

"Fox San, why didn't you disembark after reaching Smoke Wave City as we agreed?

I've already arranged everything in advance, so why do you insist on disembarking here? "Shi Chuankong asked, seemingly dissatisfied with this matter.

"Brother Shi, there's something you don't know.

Everyone knows that the appearance of the Bewildering Smoke is an omen of the Truth Sect's reappearance, but they don't know where the Bewildering Smoke will appear, right? "Fox San said with a look of disdain.

"You're saying that the Bewildering Smoke will appear near Smoke Wave City?" Shi Chuankong asked doubtfully.

"Although Smoke Wave City, Illusionary Smoke City, Regretful Wind City, and Flowing Smoke City are all located along the shores of the Illusory Smoke Swamp, the last few times the Bewildering Smoke Smoke appeared, it was almost always at Smoke Wave City. It can be seen that the source of the Bewildering Smoke Smoke is the closest to Smoke Wave City.

According to my speculation, it's very likely to be near Hidden Floating Island. "Fox San chuckled, but still explained a little.

"Fellow Daoist Fox San, what's the Bewildering Smoke you're talking about?" Han Li asked with some confusion.

"About this matter, let me explain … After the Truth Sect was destroyed, for some unknown reason, the entire sect was lost except for a few fragments.

After that, every 3,600 years or so, when the Illusory Smoke Swamp produces a kind of pink smoke, a portion of the Truth Sect's ruins will appear. But most of the time, it's like a mirage, fleeting and unreachable, "Hot Flame Immortal Venerable's eyes narrowed slightly as he said slowly.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Hot Flame has done a lot of research on the Truth Sect's relic …" Shi Chuankong raised his eyebrows and said.

"It's just some idle rumors." Hot Flame Immortal laughed.

"In fact, the Truth Sect's relic didn't exist in the past, and the Illusory Smoke Swamp wasn't originally called that." Fox San changed the topic and said so.

"No relic?" Han Li was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows.

"That's right.

About tens of thousands of years ago, the Bewildering Smoke Smoke appeared for the first time in this swamp, and the Truth Sect's relic gradually appeared. It was also at that time that this place was renamed as the Illusory Smoke Swamp. "Fox San nodded and said.

"So, didn't the Truth Sect's relic suddenly appear?

How could that be? "Han Li frowned and asked.

"This reason … has not been determined yet.

However, according to Brother Shi's speculation, the battle to destroy the Truth Sect was so earth-shattering that the entire Truth Sect eventually fell into the crevice of space. That's why it disappeared without a trace.

It wasn't until tens of thousands of years ago, under some unknown opportunity, that it reappeared. "Fox San explained.

"I'm just guessing, don't take it seriously. Don't mislead Fellow Li." Shi Chuankong smiled and waved his hand when he heard this.

"Fellow Shi is too modest. I think this is very likely to be the truth." Han Li said with a solemn expression.

They talked as they walked, and before they knew it, they had already arrived at the gate of Yanbo City. There was only a team led by an early stage True Immortal cultivator at the gate. The verification of the identity of the people entering the city was not strict.

After Han Li and the others paid a small fee, they easily entered the city.