Chapter 399 Another Piece of News

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another half year had passed.

On this day, in a certain sea area on the edge of the Black Wind Sea, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly became violently turbulent. Countless black clouds emerged and quickly formed a huge vortex.

An intense aura of law emanated from the black clouds, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fluctuate violently once again. The sea surface immediately churned with surging waves and strong winds.

Fortunately, this place was near the Desolate Wind, where the sea was already turbulent, so it was not particularly conspicuous.

After the black clouds rolled for a while, a loud thunderclap sounded, and a thick black pillar of light shot down from the vortex, striking a certain spot on the sea surface.

The originally empty sea surface suddenly flickered with streaks of restrictive light, blocking the black pillar of light.

With several crisp sounds of "chi chi chi," the black pillar of light instantly pierced through these light screens and blasted deeper.

At that moment, a loud bang sounded, and the phantom of a gray mountain peak emerged, blocking the black pillar of light.

An earth-shattering explosion erupted, the void trembled violently, and the nearby sea area shook fiercely. Huge cracks appeared on the seabed floor, and it took a long time for everything to calm down.

After shooting out a pillar of light, the black clouds in the sky quickly dissipated.

The several layers of restrictions on the sea surface flickered with light and dissipated, revealing Han Li's figure.

His complexion was somewhat pale, yet his expression held a hint of joy.

After letting out a long breath, he waved a hand, and a mass of dense green light shot out, swiftly circling the island once.

The array flags and array plates around the island flew out, vanished into the green light, and then flew back into his sleeve.

The next moment, without further delay, Han Li's ten fingers moved like wheels, and golden lightning appeared on his body surface, then spread outward, instantly forming a golden lightning array.

With a clap of thunder, the golden lightning array suddenly blazed with light.

And his figure, along with the appearance of the lightning array, blurred and then vanished without a trace.

…

In a dark space within the Black Wind Sea, a tall figure sat cross-legged.

This person was shrouded in a layer of black mist, making his figure even more indistinct, and a fierce aura emanated from the black qi.

Around him sat several other figures, but they instinctively dared not approach the tall figure.

At that moment, the tall figure's body suddenly stirred, and the black qi on him completely retracted into his body, revealing a stern face—it was none other than Xiao Jinhan.

A strange expression appeared on his face as he gazed in a certain direction.

The few people beside him, seeing Xiao Jinhan stand up, also quickly rose to their feet.

These people were precisely several Golden Immortal elders of the North Cold Immortal Palace, and Vice Palace Master Xue Ying was also here.

"Palace Master, what's wrong?" Xue Ying walked over and asked respectfully.

Xiao Jinhan paid no attention to them and, flipping his hand, took out a white jade plate.

This plate was the size of a washbasin, seemingly made from some kind of奇异 white jade, with many archaic patterns engraved on its edges. The central area consisted of white jade grids, each the size of a bean, slowly moving around the center of the plate.

Soft white light emanated from the plate, flowing like streams of white water, appearing profoundly mysterious.

A black light appeared on one of the white grids at the edge of the plate, looking quite conspicuous.

However, the black light flickered twice and quickly disappeared.

Although the black light was only a flash, one could still sense a trace of law fluctuation from it.

"Eh, this... has someone refined a Dao Pill?" Xiao Jinhan's expression changed slightly as he let out a soft exclamation.

"A Dao Pill... How could there be a Dao Pill master in a remote place like the Black Wind Sea? Could it be brought by those from Cangliu Palace and Fuling Sect? But why would they be refining a Dao Pill now?" Xue Ying also showed surprise on her face, without any doubt about Xiao Jinhan's judgment, as she spoke.

"I can't figure it out either. Perhaps they have been unable to find the entrance to the immortal mansion and want to use some means." Xiao Jinhan slowly shook his head and said.

Xue Ying's expression changed slightly, and she nodded.

Xiao Jinhan flipped his hand to put away the white jade plate, then walked forward and soon stopped.

Not far ahead stood a huge blue light gate, a full hundred zhang in size, with countless archaic patterns carved on its doors, emitting dazzling blue light.

The center of the light gate was even more radiant with blue light, surging like flowing water, faintly forming a blue vortex.

The blue light within the gate would occasionally flare up brightly, surging outward.

Around the blue light stood nine huge white jade pillars, arranged in a nine-palace formation, each pillar densely covered with profound and intricate patterns.

The ground around the nine jade pillars was also engraved with extremely complex array patterns, forming a massive formation.

At the top of each jade pillar sat a cultivator in meditation, including Ouyang Kuishan and the other two, murmuring incantations.

Dazzling white light surged from the jade pillars and the formation, forming a thick white light screen that enveloped the light gate.

Each time the blue light collided, the white light screen trembled violently, causing the surrounding nine jade pillars to shake slightly, and the cultivators on them to shudder as well.

"The descent of the Immortal Mansion is drawing near, and the impact tremors will grow stronger. Pass the word that we must be even more vigilant in the coming days, and on no account be careless—do not let anything go wrong." Xiao Jinhan instructed.

"Rest assured, Palace Master. We have made ample preparations for this matter and will not allow any mishap." Xue Ying said confidently.

"Also, keep a closer watch on Ouyang Kuishan and the others. Don't let them slack off or pretend to work without putting in real effort." Xiao Jinhan nodded and added.

"Heh, I doubt they'd dare. And now that they're here, they have no choice." Xue Ying sneered.

"What is the situation outside now?" Xiao Jinhan gave a grunt of acknowledgment, then asked.

"Those from Cangliu Palace and Fuling Sect are searching for us like headless flies. But thanks to your foresight, Palace Master, the meticulous arrangements you made earlier have left those forces with nothing to show for their frantic efforts." Xue Ying said with a laugh, her tone dripping with schadenfreude.

"Cangliu Palace and Fuling Sect are not worth worrying about. What about the people from the Reincarnation Hall?" Xiao Jinhan gave a faint smile, then asked.

"The Reincarnation Hall remains very secretive and has not shown itself openly. But even if they discover the outermost restrictions, if they try to break them with full force, the traps we have laid will activate without their knowledge, sealing them in one fell swoop. Even if it doesn't wipe them out completely, it will certainly cripple those scoundrels. Even if some manage to escape, it will take them at least a year or two. By then, the entrance to the Minghan Immortal Mansion will have long since closed, and they will be helpless." Xue Ying said with a smile.

Xiao Jinhan nodded in satisfaction, his gaze falling on the blue light gate, a hint of fervent light flickering in his eyes.

Just then, a white light suddenly appeared on a white-robed, sword-browed man not far from him.

This man was none other than the Mr. Feng who had come to the Black Wind Sea region years earlier. A trace of surprise crossed his face as he flipped his hand and produced a white formation plate.

Light flickered on the formation plate, and a line of small characters appeared.

The sword-browed man glanced at it, his expression immediately changing drastically. He quickly strode toward Xiao Jinhan.

"Palace Master, something terrible has happened!"

...

Above the sea near Wumeng Island, the void rippled as streaks of golden lightning emerged and coalesced into a golden lightning formation.

Han Li's figure materialized within the lightning formation. He looked around while simultaneously releasing his divine sense.

Sensing nothing unusual in the vicinity, he breathed a sigh of relief. He flipped his hand and produced a jade box containing a black pill that exuded faint law fluctuations—it was the Void Yuan Pill.

Although he had successfully refined this pill before, this attempt was not without failures.

He had used up all the materials and managed to produce only this single pill.

He stared at the Void Yuan Pill in his hand, his eyes flickering.

Through this alchemy session, Han Li had gained a deeper understanding of the pill. Although it was very similar to a Dao Pill, its purpose did not seem to be for comprehending the laws within.

But what exactly this pill was used for, he could not fathom.

Han Li gave the pill another glance, then flipped his hand and put it away. He looked ahead, his brow slightly furrowed.

Another half year had passed, and there was still no news from Hu Yan Daoist. By his reckoning, the time for the Immortal Mansion's opening should be imminent. Could something have gone wrong?

Han Li was silent for a moment, then flipped his hand and produced a crimson communication formation plate. He formed hand seals to activate it.

A bright red light emerged from the formation plate, forming a crimson magic array.

He moved his lips slightly, sending out a message.

The crimson formation plate rotated gently, its light flickering, but Hu Yan Daoist never replied.

Han Li's brow furrowed deeply. Not even replying—could something have truly happened?

After a moment's deliberation, he flew into the sea while flipping his hand to produce the Wuchang Alliance mask. He put it on and opened the message interface.

If something had indeed happened to the Minghan Immortal Mansion, he might find some clues here.

Han Li's expression froze.

The message interface of the Wuchang Alliance was in an uproar, with countless messages interwoven in a lively chaos.

He quickly began browsing through them. The more he read, the more peculiar his expression became.

In recent years, he had been either focused on refining the Heavy Water True Wheel or engaged in alchemy, paying little attention to matters concerning the Minghan Immortal Mansion. Now, reading these messages, he finally gained some understanding of the current situation in the Black Wind Sea region.

Over the past three years, the entrance to the Immortal Mansion had yet to appear, and various forces were searching frantically.

But the reason the Wuchang Alliance was so stirred up now was due to another piece of news:

"Immortal Mansion entrance, beneath Red Moon Island."

Though the news was of unknown authenticity, it had caused a huge uproar in the Wuchang Alliance.

"Red Moon Island..." Han Li murmured to himself.

He naturally remembered that place. Years ago, he, Jiao San, and the others had slain the Red Moon Island Lord there.

Was there another world beneath that island? Was the entrance to the Minghan Immortal Mansion really there?

His eyes flickered as he took out a black crystal—it was the Moyu Crystal.

This object had been found by the Pig-Tapir Beast near Red Moon Island. Jiao San had also shown considerable interest in it. And then there was the Void Yuan Pill...

Countless thoughts churned in Han Li's mind, but all of them seemed to point toward Red Moon Island.

"Could this news be true..." he said softly.