Han Li stayed in the secret room of the inn for nearly two years.
During this period, he occasionally came out of seclusion a few times, but each time, he only changed his appearance and walked around the various shops in the city, paying attention to the movements of the outside world and the Immortal Palace. At the same time, he looked for spiritual materials and other items that were worth purchasing.
Perhaps because the Blackwind Sea was too remote, no one from the Immortal Palace of the Northern Frost had appeared in Seagaze City. However, the news of the Torch Dragon Sect's change had spread here and became the most sensational news in the Northern Frost Immortal Realm in recent years.
Han Li naturally paid more attention to the matter. When he learned that Daoist Huyan hadn't fallen into the hands of the Immortal Palace of the Northern Frost, he felt a little relieved for some reason. However, he was a little puzzled as to why the Immortal Palace hadn't put him on the wanted list in the Immortal Inns on the Wastelands Continent.
Apart from that, Daoist Baili, one of the thirteen Golden Immortals of the Torch Dragon Sect and a half-step Primordial Immortal, didn't seem to have really fallen in Xiao Jinhan's hands.
Although this person had nothing to do with him, Han Li was still happy to see it happen. After all, he was also wanted by the Immortal Palace of the Northern Frost, and it wasn't a bad thing for someone to distract the Immortal Palace.
On this day, in the center of Seagaze City.
The five-story white pagoda was emitting a dazzling light, and a blue beam of light rose from the top of the pagoda and shot into the sky with an astonishing momentum.
Many cultivators in the city had gathered around the white pagoda, not bothering to hide the envy on their faces as they watched the cultivators enter the pagoda one after another.
Those who could enter the pagoda were naturally those who had obtained the teleportation rights. It was said that many cultivators had benefited from the Blackwind Sea in recent years, and that was the main reason why Seagaze City, a small city that had been built less than a hundred years ago, could be so prosperous.
Among the crowd, a pale-faced scholar with a folding fan was staring unblinkingly at the white pagoda. His face was expressionless, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Suddenly, he stepped out of the crowd, put away his folding fan, and walked toward the white pagoda.
He was none other than Han Li in disguise.
After entering the white tower and passing through a short corridor, Yang Kai's eyes suddenly opened up to a spacious hall that was over a thousand feet in size. Two black-robed cultivators stood at the entrance of the hall, one on the left and one on the right.
The robes they were wearing were familiar to Han Li. They were the clothes of Blackwind Island.
The grey-haired man on the left-hand side nodded at Han Li and said calmly, "Please show us your teleportation token and proof of guarantee, Fellow Daoist."
Without hesitation, Han Li took out two items and handed them to the man.
The man took out a white jade tablet and shook it slightly. A burst of white light radiated from it and enveloped the two items. Crystal light flashed from the jade tablet and two fist-sized golden runes appeared on it. Then, they disappeared in a flash.
"Fellow cultivator, please come in." The hunchbacked old man on the right said in a hoarse voice.
Han Li nodded in response before making his way into the room.
The hall was rectangular in shape, and the floor was paved with pure white jade tiles. The surrounding walls were engraved with densely packed runes that emitted waves of milky white light, illuminating the entire hall.
In addition to the several black-robed Blackwind Island cultivators in the hall, there were already over twenty cultivators in different attire quietly waiting in groups of two or three.
The teleportation formation was in the deepest part of the hall. Although it hadn't been activated yet, it was emitting faint spatial fluctuations.
Han Li's arrival didn't attract much attention. Apart from a few glances, the rest of the crowd turned a blind eye to him.
Han Li's gaze swept across the hall in a seemingly casual manner. At the same time, he walked over to an empty corner and sat down cross-legged.
Although his expression remained the same, his heart stirred slightly. This was because the white-robed man who had concealed his cultivation when he first entered Seagaze City two years ago was standing less than thirty meters away from him.
If that was all, he naturally wouldn't think too much of it. After all, it wasn't strange for a Perfected Immortal to enter the Blackwind Sea.
However, there were five or six cultivators around him. Although they were dressed differently, all of them had concealed their Perfected Immortal cultivation and appeared to be at the Body Integration Stage. In particular, there was a middle-aged man who was resting with his eyes closed. His sword-like eyebrows were slanted and he had a resolute temperament. He was a late-True Immortal cultivator and had the highest cultivation among everyone present apart from himself.
Such a powerful force was heading to the Blackwind Sea together. This was rather thought-provoking.
However, as long as these people didn't hinder him and had nothing to do with him, Han Li naturally couldn't be bothered to deal with them. However, he was a little more wary of them.
Time passed slowly.
About two hours later, there were more than ten cultivators in the hall.
"Hehe, sorry to keep you waiting. It's almost time to activate the teleportation formation."
A clear voice rang out, and a black-robed old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion walked out of nowhere.
The crowd stirred, and many of those who had been resting with their eyes closed stood up one after another.
Han Li naturally stood up along with the crowd. He discovered that he had met this old man once before. It was the itinerant immortal known as "Elder Yi".
"I'm sure everyone knows that the present is different from the past. Before entering the Blackwind Sea Region, please pass through this Detection Formation."
The white-haired old man swept his gaze across the crowd and raised a hand, making a hand seal in front of him.
Buzz!
Several jade tiles on the ground between the elderly man and everyone else suddenly lit up with golden light, following which golden runes flew out of them. The runes intertwined with one another before quickly forming a shimmering golden ring that was around 10 feet in size.
In the ring, clusters of golden light of various sizes were faintly visible, making a hissing sound.
Blue light flashed through Han Li's eyes, and he discovered that each and every ball of light was comprised of countless golden seal characters, creating quite a profound and profound sight to behold. His expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank upon seeing this.
Most of the cultivators present seemed to have known about this scene in front of them. Except for a few people who were surprised and whispered to the people around them, the rest began to pass through the ring one after another.
Whenever someone passed through the ring, the golden light cluster around the ring would tremble slightly, and there would be some changes.
The white-haired old man had been staring at the ring from the beginning to the end as if he was observing something.
Not long after, more than 10 people had passed through the ring and entered the teleportation formation. Even the white-robed cultivator who caught Han Li's attention had passed through the ring safely. So far, there was no abnormality.
"Fellow cultivator, I'm Luo Shi of Wu Meng Island. I left the Blackwind Sea hundreds of years ago because of some clan matters. I don't remember this part at that time. Could it be that something happened in the Blackwind Sea in recent years?"
Han Li didn't go forward immediately. Instead, he asked a purple-haired young woman at the Form Synthesis Stage beside him in a low voice.
Judging from this person's clothes, he should be a cultivator from a cultivator called Nanli Island in the Blackwind Sea. He remembered that this island also belonged to the Blackwind Island.
"Fellow cultivator has been away for so many years, it's normal that you don't know.
The purple-haired woman was just about to make her way toward the ring when she glanced at Han Li, and explained, "This is a new rule that Island Lord Lu set up a hundred years ago. I don't know the exact details, but it seems to have something to do with a heretical cultivator."
"I see. Thank you for dispelling my doubts, fellow cultivator." Han Li smiled and cupped his hands.
The purple-haired young woman waved her hand casually. She immediately got up and walked forward.
"An evil cultivator …" Han Li looked at the golden ring again, and his mind was spinning quickly.
When the young woman mentioned "evil cultivator", he subconsciously thought of himself. After all, he killed Tao Yu, a Golden Immortal with a powerful background, with his Perfected Immortal cultivation. He might really be labeled as an evil cultivator by the Northern Chill Immortal Palace.
But very quickly, he rejected this idea.
Not to mention that he didn't seem to have heard of any connection between the Blackwind Island and the Northern Chill Immortal Palace, he knew that this restriction had existed a hundred years ago. This should have nothing to do with him. After all, he was still in the Fire Dragon Path a hundred years ago and didn't do anything out of line.
In addition, the white-robed cultivator who concealed his cultivation didn't cause any reaction from the formation. It seemed that the person who set up this restriction didn't care about the cultivator's true cultivation.
During the time that Han Li was hesitating, the cultivators present passed through the golden formation one by one. There were only a few people left in the surroundings. The remaining Perfected Immortals who concealed their cultivation were also in the teleportation formation.
He took a light breath, stepped forward, and stepped into the golden ring.
The golden light around the ring trembled. Then, a gentle force suddenly enveloped his body like a stream of water flowing up and down.
Han Li's heart trembled, but he continued to walk forward with a calm expression.
One step!
Two steps!
Three steps!
The white-haired old man put his hands behind his back and stared at the golden formation with a solemn expression.
The golden ring wasn't very large, and Han Li only needed to take five steps to cross it without encountering anything out of the ordinary.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Soon after, the rest of the cultivators also passed through the Detection Array, and nothing happened.
The white-haired elderly man nodded upon seeing this and withdrew the golden bracelet with a wave of his hand. He then waved his other sleeve through the air and streaks of blue light shot forth, landing on the bodies of Han Li and the others, revealing themselves to be blue talismans.
The next moment, Han Li felt the teleportation formation under his feet shine brightly. Then, everything in front of him was filled with white light.
After a long time, his body suddenly sank and stabilized. The scenery in front of him also became clear. He appeared in a circular hall.
Han Li had some impression of this place. It was the Heavenly Star Tower on Blackwind Island.
"Fellow cultivators, welcome to the Blackwind Sea." A hunchbacked old woman in a black robe stood in front of the formation and said with a smile.
Everyone cupped their hands at the hunchbacked old woman. Then, they left the teleportation formation and walked toward a circular door not far away.
Han Li mixed in the crowd and walked forward slowly.
Suddenly, he seemed to notice something and his footsteps slowed down.
Just now, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that the cultivator in white didn't follow the crowd. Instead, he walked out of the teleportation formation and stopped in the hall.
Like him, the few Perfected Immortal Realm cultivators who also concealed their cultivation stayed where they were.
The hunchbacked old woman didn't seem to say anything about this.
This made Han Li a little more curious.
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