Chapter 1139: Rapid Rise in Ranking

Jinyuan City covered a vast area, with a great number of people entering and leaving daily. Besides the city gates, many entrances were also opened in the protective禁制 above for cultivators to pass through.

Han Li and the others flew into the city through one of the entrances in midair. The city was packed with pedestrians, and figures flew to and fro in the sky. Apart from cultivators, there were also many mortals here.

The streets in the city were wide and clean, extending in all directions. Tall and magnificent shops stood in close array, looking very different from those Han Li had seen before. Their architectural style shed all vulgarity, appearing like splendid palaces with a touch of immortality.

Some large shops were even built in midair, like celestial palaces, surpassing the规格 of ground-level shops.

These midair shops belonged to large trade associations renowned throughout the Immortal Realm. Han Li could see shops of forces he knew, such as Hundred Creations Mountain and Ascending Dragon Hall, and even the Guangyuan Studio from the Demon Domain.

In the past, Han Li might have been interested in browsing around to see if there were any rare treasures. But now, his mind was full of the matter of Gold童 being captured, so he ignored the shops and flew straight toward the central area of the city.

In a few breaths, a golden pagoda building suspended in midair appeared ahead.

The cross-domain传送阵 connecting to the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain was inside this golden pagoda.

The pagoda's gate was tightly shut. In front of it was a white jade square with few pedestrians, looking desolate.

Golden and blue light flickered, and Han Li and the others landed on the square.

“Strange. When my senior brother and I went from here to the Lesser Golden Source Immortal Domain, it was quite lively. Why is it so deserted now?” Lan Yan said, looking around in surprise.

Han Li also frowned, not only because of the situation in front of the pagoda, but also because when they landed on the square, several divine senses immediately spread over and swept across them.

These divine senses were all extremely obscure, clearly using probing techniques. If his divine sense were not extremely powerful, he would never have noticed them.

Although Lan Yan was also at the peak of Taiyi stage, her divine sense was not particularly strong, so she naturally sensed nothing.

Han Li was about to probe back to see who it was, but his mind stirred, and he stopped the action. With a calm expression, he walked to the front of the golden pagoda.

On the left and right sides of the closed gate stood two golden-armored guards wearing天庭 attire.

This cross-domain传送阵 was naturally also under the control of the天庭. The two golden-armored guards were both at the Golden Immortal stage, yet they were only used to guard the gate, making Han Li sigh that the Central Domain of the Lesser Golden Source Immortal Domain was far more prosperous than the small domains he had visited before, incomparable.

“What business do you two have?” one of the golden-armored guards asked expressionlessly, seeing Han Li and the others approach.

To avoid attracting attention, Han Li and Lan Yan had suppressed their cultivation to the Golden Immortal level.

“Greetings,两位. We wish to take the cross-domain传送阵 to the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain,” Han Li said with a smile, cupping his hands.

“You’ve come at a bad time. The cross-domain传送阵 had some problems a few days ago and is temporarily closed. Come back later,” the golden-armored guard said coldly.

“The cross-domain传送阵 has problems? Do you know when it will be repaired?” Han Li asked, startled.

“We don’t know that either. When the传送阵 is repaired, it will be announced. You two can check the messages at the Immortal Station from time to time,” the guard said, pointing to another tall building suspended in midair not far from the pagoda, which was the city’s Immortal Station.

“Thank you for the guidance.” Han Li’s mind raced as he nodded in thanks and flew toward the Immortal Station, with Lan Yan silently following behind.

In a hall at the top of the golden pagoda, four cultivators in golden robes sat cross-legged. Judging by their attire, they were also from the天庭. Before each of them floated a fist-sized white orb.

At that moment, the white orbs all showed the figures of Han Li and Lan Yan, gently rippling.

In the orbs, Han Li and Lan Yan soon left the vicinity of the pagoda and landed in front of the Immortal Station.

The Immortal Station was bustling with people, and their figures quickly disappeared into the crowd.

“According to intelligence, the target’s divine sense is extremely powerful. Such a level of感知波动 would definitely not escape him. Since these two didn’t sense our probing, they are not the ones we’re looking for,” said a hawk-nosed man who seemed to be the leader.

The others nodded and made hand seals, directing their probing toward other cultivators in front of the golden pagoda.

“It’s been over ten years, and we haven’t found any trace of that Han Li. Could he have left the Lesser Golden Source Immortal Domain by other means?” a round-faced middle-aged man said with a slight frown while操控ing the white orb in his hand.

“What, Fellow Daoist Liang, are you already impatient after just over ten years?” a gray-haired old man glanced at the round-faced man and said.

“Fellow Daoist Tian, you may not know, but Fellow Daoist Liang’s spouse recently gave birth to a son. Before he could enjoy family happiness, he was dispatched to the Lesser Golden Source Immortal Domain, so naturally he’s anxious,” the last middle-aged beautiful woman laughed.

“Oh, is that so? Then I must congratulate Fellow Daoist Liang,” the gray-haired old man said with a fake smile.

Hearing their conversation, the round-faced man’s eyes flashed with an imperceptible bitterness, but he showed nothing on his face and repeatedly expressed thanks.

“Alright, Lord Chi sent us here to find that Han Li, not to chat. Focus on the probing now. If you want to chat, do it after the shift change,” the hawk-nosed man looked over and said sternly.

The other three acknowledged and concentrated on操控ing their white orbs.

Just then, the round-faced man frowned slightly and gave a low grunt. The light of his white orb also became chaotic.

“Fellow Daoist Liang, what’s wrong?” the hawk-nosed man looked over.

“Nothing much. It’s just that操控ing the Revolving True Pearl consumes a lot of divine sense. I had an encounter with a strong enemy while on a mission a few years ago, which damaged my divine sense, and I can’t hold on much longer,” the round-faced man said with an apologetic expression.

The hawk-nosed man frowned slightly. Sensing that the round-faced man’s divine sense was indeed abnormal, fluctuating irregularly and gradually weakening.

“Since Fellow Daoist Liang is injured, go and rest. There’s still half a day until the shift change. The three of us can handle the probing,” the gray-haired old man raised his eyelids and said.

“Probing with four people or three makes little difference,” the middle-aged beautiful woman also said.

The round-faced man shot a grateful look at the two, then looked at the hawk-nosed man.

“Since Fellow Daoist Tian and Fellow Daoist Liu both say so, Fellow Daoist Liang, go and rest. Recover as soon as possible. I hope this doesn’t happen again,” the hawk-nosed man said after a moment’s thought.

“Yes.” The round-faced man acknowledged, put away his white orb, and walked out.

…

At this moment, Han Li and Lan Yan mingled in the crowd and stepped into the Immortal Station.

He did not know that his caution and restraint had saved him from danger.

Although this Immortal Station was much larger than those in other domains, its layout was basically the same.

On both sides of the Immortal Station were shops selling various pills, immortal artifacts, and spiritual materials of extremely high quality, attracting many cultivators to linger.

In the central area stood a huge green stone wall a thousand zhang high, covered with tasks—the task stone wall of the Immortal Station.

Further inside the task stone wall, there was also a platform a thousand zhang high, hanging a thousand-zhang list covered with various figures—it was none other than the Immortal Slaying List.

The area around the task stone wall and the Immortal Slaying List was packed with people, all showing excited expressions, as if they had seen something thrilling.

Han Li’s mind stirred, and he swept his gaze over the task stone wall and the Immortal Slaying List inside. His expression changed.

His ranking on the Immortal Slaying List had greatly improved, almost jumping to the top ten, and it had been changed to his real name, Han Li.

The description of his crimes had also added many things: Han Li, member of the Reincarnation Hall, practiced forbidden arts, participated in plotting the murder of Xiao Jinhan, Palace Lord of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace, and Dongfang Bai, Palace Lord of the Golden Source Immortal Palace, colluded with the Demon Domain, destroyed the spiritual脉 foundation of the Golden Source Mountain Range, causing the mountain range to collapse and countless casualties. Dead or alive, reward: fifty million immortal spirit stones!

On the task stone wall of the Immortal Station, there was also a task issued by the天庭 to capture him, detailing various information about him, such as possessing the thunder-attribute Green Bamboo蜂 Cloud Swords, carrying demonic qi, able to use the Demon Domain’s Nine Nether Demon Eyes and Heavenly Fiend Giant Demon transformation, powerful physical strength, and cultivation of time laws, etc.

The task also revealed that Han Li was still in the Golden Source Immortal Domain, and even if one could not capture him, providing clues would yield exceptionally generous rewards.

Although Jiao San and Hu San had also participated in the Tai Sui Immortal Mansion, their situations on the Immortal Slaying List had not changed, and there were no tasks on the Immortal Station to capture them. All矛头 seemed to point at Han Li.

“Who is this Han Li? The天庭 has offered a reward of fifty million immortal spirit stones to capture him! Tsk tsk, such a heavy reward hasn’t appeared on the Immortal Slaying List for a long time!”

“Fifty million immortal spirit stones! With that reward, I’d find a true blessed land and go into seclusion for millions of years, not leaving until I advance to Taiyi!”

“Look at your ambition. With so many immortal spirit stones, why bother with bitter cultivation? Just find a spiritual脉 and establish a sect, and enjoy being a founding patriarch!”

“How can people like us Golden Immortals dare to touch someone on the main Immortal Slaying List? Don’t lose your life before getting the reward.”

“Heh, Fellow Daoist Qin is right. No matter how good immortal spirit stones are, you need to live to spend them.”

“As they say, wealth comes from risk. With such little courage, you might as well not come here and stay in your caves.”

“This Han Li is clearly a ruthless killer who doesn’t blink. Let’s just watch the excitement.”

“Didn’t you see? This person is a member of the Reincarnation Hall. The collapse of the Golden Source Mountain Range was caused by him colluding with the Demon Domain!”

“I know about the collapse of the Golden Source Mountain Range. Countless mortals, as well as sects and families within the mountain range, were destroyed in this disaster. This person is truly heinous!”

The nearby crowd buzzed with discussion. Amid the condemnation, many took out communication devices to contact their sects, keeping an eye out for Han Li.

Some even secretly probed the people around them, for the reward of fifty million immortal spirit stones was too tempting.