Han Li felt as if everything in front of him had been filled with white light, following which he was struck by a violent rush of dizziness. He could hear the whistling sound of something tearing through the air, sometimes near, and sometimes far away.
At the same time, there seemed to be a gust of wind sweeping in from all directions, but the moment before it touched his body, it was blocked by some invisible force.
After an unknown period of time, this strange feeling suddenly disappeared, and his vision gradually became clear.
He scanned his surroundings and discovered that they had already been transported to a huge underground cave. The walls and ground of the cave were quite similar to the ones in the Heavenly Star Tower. The same runes were carved on the walls, and the same spirit stones were embedded on the walls.
The talisman that he had been holding in his hand had disappeared at some point.
He could not help but smile bitterly when he saw this. He originally wanted to study it a little, but he did not expect that the teleportation ceremony that happened once in a hundred years was really as fast as lightning. Before he could react, everything was already over.
At this moment, in the open space outside the array, there was a white-haired, ruddy old man sitting cross-legged. Behind him stood 20 to 30 people in different clothes, and many of them did not look like people from the Blackwind Sea.
When Han Li and the others walked down from the array in the center of the cave, those people also walked up the stairs beside them.
The moment they passed by these people, Han Li inexplicably became vigilant, and he could not help but glance at a few of them out of the corner of his eye.
There were men and women among these people, and they looked ordinary. Their auras were very stable, and even their expressions were not abnormal. However, for some reason, Han Li subconsciously felt that these people were revealing a very dangerous aura, and the corner of his eyes could not help but twitch a few times.
At this moment, a burly green-skinned man walked out of the crowd that was teleported with them. He came in front of the old man, bowed slightly, and said in a clear voice,
"Elder Yi, you've worked hard!
For the next hundred years, let me replace you. "
"Haha!
I thought that the island master would send someone here, but I didn't expect it to be you, Brother Lu.
Then I'll leave the rest to you. Enjoy a period of leisure, and I'll go back to report first. "
The old man laughed and stood up from the ground. He turned his hand over to take out a circular array disc and said with a smile.
The burly man took the array disc, and the two said goodbye to each other. The old man also walked into the array and said with a smile.
After a while, there was a burst of white light in the cave, and the people in the array were teleported back to Blackwind Island.
Seeing those people disappear, the trace of vigilance in Han Li's heart gradually disappeared.
At this time, the burly man with green skin put away the array disc, and turned to the crowd and said:
At this time, the burly man with green skin turned to the crowd and said:
If all of you want to return to the Black Wind Sea Region, you can come here again after a hundred years. Of course, you will need to prepare enough Immortal Essence Stones.
Once you leave this cave and head north along the coastline, there is a city called Sea Front. Fellow Daoists who have just arrived on the Desolate Wave Continent can go there first. I wish you all a pleasant journey. "
Hearing this, everyone cupped their fists and walked out of the cave.
Han Li followed the crowd out of the cave, and a slightly fishy smell of the air was blown by the sea breeze.
With a sway of his body, he soared into the sky and hovered high in the sky. Suddenly, his field of vision widened, and he found himself above a vast and boundless ocean.
Right in front of him was a deep blue ocean with high winds and waves, and behind him was a winding green coast. The cave he was in just now was on a hidden cliff protruding from the coast.
Most of the people who came here with him did not stay for too long, and they turned into light and scattered in all directions. The woman in the red dress had also disappeared.
After Han Li thought for a while, his body also lit up, and he turned to the north along the coastline.
At first, this place seemed a bit desolate, but after flying for a while, a large jungle began to appear on the inland.
The trees here were unusually tall, and any one of them was nearly a thousand meters tall, like a straight and tall mountain. The forest was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, and there were bushes and weeds everywhere. It was a wild scene, as if no one had ever set foot here since ancient times.
This wild jungle extended to the end of the field of vision, and there were two distant long roars in the distance. It seemed to be some kind of monster.
Feeling the wild atmosphere in front of him, Han Li couldn't help but feel a little excitement that he hadn't felt for a long time.
After flying forward for half an hour, the outline of a coastal city gradually appeared in front of him.
The area of this city was not very large, only a few hundred miles in radius. It was shrouded by a thick layer of yellow sand-like light curtain. At first glance, it looked like a bright yellow giant tortoise shell, covering the entire city. The city gate was written with three ancient words "Linhai City".
The yellow light curtain only opened up a passageway at the city gate, and it was quite lively here. There were cultivators emerging from this passageway from time to time, either by themselves or in groups.
At the same time, there were also some cultivators flying out of the forest toward the city. Their faces were covered in dust, and there were even bloodstains on their bodies, but they were all quite excited.
Han Li's eyes flashed upon seeing this, and he descended from the sky.
He had already concealed his aura and disguised himself as an ordinary Body Integration cultivator, and he blended into the crowd.
There were two groups of azure-robed guards standing at the entrance of the city, and both of them were at the Spatial Tempering Stage. The one leading them was a Body Integration cultivator.
However, these guards didn't question any of the cultivators entering the city, and even an unfamiliar face like Han Li was able to easily enter the city after paying some spirit stones.
After entering the city, there was a wide street that extended into the city, and there were all types of shops on both sides of the street.
There weren't many people in the city, but most of them were cultivators, and all of them possessed high cultivation bases, so mortals were very rare.
The appearance of the shops on the side of the street wasn't gorgeous, and some even looked very simple and crude. The things inside were all kinds of spirit herbs, ores, demon beast materials, and other primitive materials.
"Huh!" Han Li looked around and let out a soft cry of surprise.
These shops looked quite ordinary, but the quality of the things displayed inside seemed to be good, and they were not inferior to those of the high-grade shops in Black Wind City.
This Linhai City, rather than a city, was more appropriate to call it a stronghold for cultivators to replenish their supplies.
He stopped on the street and looked around for a moment, then walked toward a grocery store.
There wasn't much business in the store, and only an ugly man with a pockmarked face sat behind the counter. When he saw Han Li come in, he hurriedly stood up.
"Senior, what do you want?
Although this small store isn't big, it has a complete range of things, and will definitely not disappoint you. "
The ugly man was only a Soul Formation cultivator, and when he sensed the Body Integration aura on Han Li, his attitude was very respectful.
"Do you have maps for sale here?" Han Li asked directly.
"Yes.
I have the most complete map of the Enchanted Burial Forest here. If senior wants to hunt any demon beast or pick any spirit herbs, you can find it on this map. "The ugly man rubbed his hands and replied with a smile. He flipped his hand and took out a green jade slip.
"Enchanted Burial Forest …" Han Li's heart moved, and he immediately understood.
The Enchanted Burial Forest should be the name of the wild forest outside of Linhai City.
"I don't want a map of the Enchanted Burial Forest. Do you have a map of the Wasteland Continent in this store?
Also, if you have a map of the other nearby continents, you can also take it out. "Han Li shook his head.
The ugly man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at Han Li with a strange expression.
"What, you don't have it?" Han Li frowned slightly.
"Yes, yes." The ugly man hurriedly put away his expression, flipped his hand, and took out a yellow and a blue jade slip.
Han Li reached out and picked up the yellow jade slip, and his divine sense probed it.
"This is the map of our Wasteland Continent, and the blue jade slip is the map of the nearby area.
Senior has definitely found the right place to buy a map from this store. My family has been in the map jade slip business for generations. The map of the Wasteland Continent is fine, but the maps of the nearby continents are rare. In the entire Linhai City, I'm afraid only this store has it. "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 a normal map. Not only was the terrain of the Wasteland Continent clearly drawn, some special areas were also marked with detailed descriptions.
Among them was the Enchanted Burial Forest outside of Linhai City. This forest had a radius of tens of thousands of miles, and there were all kinds of demon beasts living inside. There were even some rumored true immortal level demon beasts in the depths. It was an extremely dangerous place.
In addition, there were all kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the forest. Therefore, it attracted many people from the surrounding tens of thousands of miles to come here to hunt demon beasts. Of course, after entering the forest, whether they were dead or alive, killed by demon beasts, or killed by other people, no one would care.
There were many dangerous places in the Wasteland Continent, and the Enchanted Burial Forest was just one of them.
Compared to this place, the Blackwind Sea could be regarded as a very safe area.
Han Li's divine sense quickly withdrew from the yellow jade slip, and his face was somewhat gloomy.
Although he was prepared, it now seemed that the Immortal World outside the Blackwind Sea was far more dangerous than he thought. With his current strength, he did not dare to boast that he could safely cross the Wasteland Continent. It could be said that the future was unpredictable.
Han Li's eyes flickered, and his divine sense submerged into the blue jade slip again.
After a moment, his divine sense withdrew and he let out a long breath.
Although this map was a map of the nearby continents, it was far less detailed than the Wasteland Continent. There were only some key areas marked.
As he had expected, between the Wasteland Continent and the nearby continents were some sea areas. The Ancient Cloud Continent where Candle Dragon Taoist Path was located was in the east of the Wasteland Continent, and the two were separated by a sea area called Thunderstorm Sea.
The Linhai City where he was now was at the westernmost border of the Wasteland Continent. If he wanted to reach the Ancient Cloud Continent, he would first have to cross the entire Wasteland Continent and cross the Thunderstorm Sea.