At this time, Ye Susu was not panicking at all. Even though Dongfang Bai was staring at her like this, she was not afraid at all.
She recalled the words Han Li said that day when they parted, and couldn't help but admire him greatly. She felt that everything that happened today seemed to be within his expectations, and all she had to do was follow his instructions.
At this moment, accompanied by the sound of breaking air, a ray of light shot down from the sky and landed in the courtyard.
As the light faded away, a thin old man with gray hair and a long nose appeared.
"Elder Lu, how is it?" Dongfang Bai shifted his gaze to the old man and asked calmly.
"Reporting to Palace Master, I found some residual aura on a mountain peak thousands of miles north of here.
That Han Li seemed to have stopped there for a while and changed to a spirit boat or a flying carriage.
After that, tens of thousands of miles north, near the edge of the Golden Source Mountain Range, there were also some residual aura, but they were very faint. They should have used some means to deliberately conceal their tracks.
I was in a hurry to come back to report, so I only left a mark there and didn't continue to pursue. "The grey-haired old man came forward and bowed.
"You did well." Dongfang Bai nodded and said.
"So they didn't lie … this person is really cunning!" Tao Ji thought for a moment and muttered to himself bitterly.
"Let's go."
Dongfang Bai looked back at Ye Susu again. After saying this with a blank expression, his figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.
Seeing this, Tao Ji and the others also hurriedly flashed and flew away.
Inside the small courtyard, only the people of the Green Fox Clan were left looking at each other, no one spoke.
Ye Susu's palms were already wet with sweat. After glancing at her mother beside her, she looked up at the densely packed battleships in the sky. Her heart became more and more puzzled. What kind of person was this Senior Han? How could he attract such a great deal of attention from the Immortal Palace?
On the deck of a battleship high in the sky, Tao Ji and the others flashed one after another and saw Dongfang Bai standing on one side of the ship, leaning over to look at Qing Hu City below.
When they came close, he suddenly said, "I'm not sure.
"Extermination."
"What?
They … "Hearing this, Tao Ji's expression changed, and he hurriedly said.
He was just about to say that the Green Fox Tribe didn't protect Han Li, but he immediately shut his mouth halfway through his sentence.
It didn't matter to Dongfang Bai whether or not the Green Fox Clan was protecting Han Li. What was important was that Han Li's whereabouts absolutely couldn't be leaked. Otherwise, it would attract the attention of others. How would he be able to monopolize the credit of retrieving the Heavenly Bottle?
"Understood!" Black Saber cupped his fists and said without hesitation.
"Do it cleanly, and don't leave any traces. Otherwise, if the Immortal Prison finds out, it will be troublesome," Dongfang Bai added.
"Yes," Black Saber answered, turned around, and left.
"Elder Tao, Elder Lu, the speed of the army is too slow, and the target is too big. You two follow me to pursue." Dongfang Bai thought for a moment and ordered.
"Yes." Lu Yun didn't say much and just responded respectfully.
Tao Ji hesitated for a moment and seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he still said, "Yes."
He had personally experienced the terror of Han Li's strength, and if possible, he hoped to bring more people with him. Of course, with Dongfang Bai personally taking action, he wouldn't be able to do much. Even if he couldn't kill his enemy with his own hands, it would be good to see it with his own eyes.
Dongfang Bai waved his hand and a white light surged before him. A white flying shuttle that was over thirty meters in length appeared in front of him. The surface of the shuttle was densely covered in talisman inscriptions and glistened with spiritual light. At a glance, it was obvious that this was a high-grade immortal tool.
He flew up first and landed lightly on the flying shuttle. Tao Ji and the other two didn't dare to be negligent and followed closely behind him.
After Lu Yun pointed in a direction, the flying shuttle suddenly exploded with a scorching white light. It transformed into a streak of white light and shot into the sky, disappearing without a trace.
Meanwhile, the golden battleships hovering in the air above Qing Hu City began to glow with spiritual light. The layers of talisman inscriptions began to light up as they slowly descended toward the city down below.
All of the offensive formations on the battleships were activated, and an earth-shattering aura enshrouded the entire region.
It was said that Qing Hu City was struck by a natural disaster on that day and was burned to the ground.
… …
In the blink of an eye, over half a year had passed.
Somewhere in the north of the Golden Origin Immortal Realm, there was a Dragon River with a well-developed water system. It, Yuan River, and Water Ripple River converged at one place, forming a river with an area of several thousand li at the foot of the Comb Mountain.
It was said that the land where the Three Pugilistic World was located originally consisted of several hundred mountain peaks. Together with the Shupi Mountain by the lake, it was a branch of the Gold Origin Mountain Range that extended north. There was even a fairly large Immortal sect built on it.
However, tens of thousands of years ago, a great battle had erupted here, and the immortal sect that had been built on the mountain was completely destroyed. Most of the mountain peaks had also been destroyed during the battle, and the entire land had sunk into the ground.
After a long period of time, the three rivers, including the Longjiang River, changed their course and converged at this place, burying the rest of the broken ridges and mountains, making them all submerged under the water.
Although the sect had already perished, there were still many remnants of the buildings on the Comb Mountain. Most of them had been occupied by the Comb Sect, which had only been established for several hundred thousand years. After being renovated, it had taken on a completely new appearance.
However, after tens of thousands of years of cleansing, the Comb Sect had only obtained some ruins. As for the immortal treasures that were left behind, of course, there were still some, but they were all remnants left behind by the great waves of cleansing.
It was said that beneath the tri-river, there were still some broken immortal residences left behind. Some of them were still protected by magic formations, so there might be some immortal treasures that had yet to be discovered.
After the Comb Sect was established here, they naturally included the tri-river into their sphere of influence. However, due to their lack of strength, they did not dare to seal it off and monopolize it. Instead, after developing it, they repaired some of the remaining immortal residences under the lake and turned them into Dragon Palace underwater residences for cultivators to cultivate in, which could then be rented out.
High level cultivators with high cultivation base naturally looked down on the remnant spiritual energy in the underwater palace. However, many True Immortal cultivators, especially those who cultivated water attribute cultivation methods or cultivators who cultivated water attribute power of laws, liked to stay here for a long time.
Relying on the rent, which was not much, but a steady stream, the Comb Sect was living quite comfortably.
On this particular day, a tall and sturdy young cultivator with a rather ordinary appearance arrived at the Windward Palace on the Comb Mountain. As soon as he entered the palace, he asked for a Managing Elder, saying that he wanted to rent an underwater mansion for cultivation.
This Young Cultivator was none other than Han Li.
The Managing Elder was a slightly plump, round-faced old man with a benevolent appearance. When he saw that the newcomer's appearance was ordinary, his clothes were ordinary, and his aura was not very strong. Although the Managing Elder did not neglect him, he still secretly looked down on him.
"Esteemed guest, you want to rent an underwater residence?
Then you've come at the right time. There are only three empty underwater residences left in the tri-river. I'll bring out a map for you to choose from. "The old man greeted him with a smile.
"There's no hurry. I heard that there are still more than ten underwater residences under the tri-river lake. I'd like to choose one from these." Han Li held out his hand to stop the old man and said with a smile.
In reality, there were indeed many underwater residences under the tri-river lake. However, after tens of thousands of years of development and organization, most of them had already been opened. Only a few were sealed by powerful immortal restrictions that the Comb Sect could not open with its current ability.
However, the Comb Sect did not spend a large sum of money to hire an expert from the outside to break the restrictions. Instead, they announced that as long as one paid the same price as the other underwater residences, they could obtain the qualifications to live in the underwater residences that had yet to be opened.
However, whether or not one could actually live in the underwater residences depended on the ability of the renter.
As for the items obtained from the underwater residences, as long as they did not affect the continued existence of the underwater residences, they could all be returned to the renter.
For a long period of time in the beginning, there were often cultivators who came to rent these underwater residences. However, the vast majority of them ended up in failure. Among the few that managed to enter the underwater residences, many of them died inside. They could enter, but they could not leave.
Throughout history, only a very small number of lucky individuals were able to open the underwater residences and return with a bountiful harvest. As a result, many of these individuals were killed by the combined forces of the wild cultivators who rushed over upon hearing the news due to a leak of the information. They ended up with nothing left of them.
Normally, as long as one was out of the sphere of influence of the Comb Sect, they would not pay much attention to such matters. After all, they had made it clear beforehand that those who wanted to enter the underwater residences that had yet to be opened were responsible for their own lives.
Of course, even if one failed to live in the underwater residences, the rent would not be refunded. As a result, the income that the Comb Sect initially received from the underwater residences that had yet to be opened was actually much higher than that of the underwater residences that had already been opened.
After all, in the world of cultivators, there had never been a lack of people who wanted to seek opportunities and fortunes through adventures.
However, this kind of time did not last long.
Over time, most of the cultivators gradually recognized the reality of the situation, and gradually lost their interest in coming here to take risks. It had been a long time since this rather experienced Elder Deacon had seen someone like Han Li, who had rushed over and asked to rent an underwater residence that had yet to be opened.
"Haha, well said, well said!
Honored guest, please take a seat here. Even if you want to rent an underwater residence that has yet to be opened, you still need to look at the map and choose, right?
Wait here for me. "The round-faced elder led Han Li to the side hall and sat down. He then turned around to get the map.
Before he turned around, he suddenly asked, "That's right, I still haven't asked for your name, honored guest?"
"Han Li." Han Li answered casually without raising his head.
"So it's Friend Han. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you." The elder casually nodded and turned around to leave.
A moment later, the round-faced elder once again returned to the hall and spread out an underwater map of the Three Rivers of Martial Arts on the table. He gave Han Li a rough explanation of the distribution of the various underwater residences, as well as the current rental situation.
As Han Li listened to the elder's description, his gaze wandered back and forth on the map.