"Fellow Daoist Mo, the Floating Cloud Mountains are now fraught with dangers. Although your cultivation is not low, it is too dangerous to stay here." Duan Yuzai said hurriedly.

Jingyang Shangren and others nodded in agreement, adding their voices to the persuasion.

"Thank you all for your kindness, but I once made a vow to wait for someone to return in this Wild Crane Valley," Mo Wuxue said, shaking her head with a firm expression.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqi's face turned pale, and he lowered his head.

Han Li noticed the subtle changes in their expressions, frowned slightly, but said nothing.

It seemed that Yu Ziqi had already confessed his feelings to Mo Wuxue, but there seemed to be other emotional entanglements between them.

Immortal Hotfire and the other two exchanged glances but remained silent.

As outsiders, they naturally didn't want to interfere in matters of the heart.

"I trouble Fellow Daoist Jingyang to take Fellow Daoist Yu to Mount Baizao for proper care. His injuries have not fully healed and still require a period of recuperation," Mo Wuxue said, looking at Jingyang Shangren.

Jingyang Shangren was about to agree when Yu Ziqi suddenly stood up and said, "Since you don't want to leave, I'll stay here with you."

A complex look appeared in Mo Wuxue's eyes, she lowered her gaze, sighed softly, but did not refuse.

The other four looked at each other, and no one spoke for a moment.

"Since the two of you have decided to stay here, we have nothing to say. Later, I will set up a unique Mount Baizao restriction outside Wild Crane Valley, which I believe will serve as a deterrent. Take care." Jingyang Shangren paused and said.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jingyang," Mo Wuxue said with gratitude, rising and giving Jingyang Shangren a curtsey.

Her choice to stay was not out of fearlessness of death. Mount Baizao's reputation was well-known in the Black Mountain Immortal Domain, and it was even more thunderous near Jukun City, where no one dared to offend it lightly.

With this restriction, they would be much safer staying in the valley.

Yu Ziqi also quickly got up to express his gratitude.

After a few more moments of conversation, they each dispersed to prepare for their departure. Jingyang Shangren flew out of the valley to begin setting up the restriction.

Mo Wuxue also got up and returned to her cave dwelling, leaving only Han Li and Yu Ziqi behind.

Yu Ziqi stared癡地 at Mo Wuxue's back until she entered the cave dwelling before withdrawing his gaze.

Seeing this scene, Han Li secretly sighed at the other party's infatuation.

However, he didn't want to get involved in their emotional issues again.

But among the strangers gathered here, he still felt a hint of warmth and friendship, which was very rare in the cruel world of cultivation. This was also why he was willing to help these people.

Perhaps only when one lets go of the pursuit of desires and fame can one regain some lost treasures, but they are out of step with the world and fleeting.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, take these pills. They should help you recover from your injuries." Han Li sighed inwardly, flipped his hand to take out a storage ring, and handed it over.

"I was already saved by Fellow Daoist Li earlier and have received much favor. How can I accept your pills again? This injury will heal in a few years. Pills are precious, so please keep them for your own needs," Yu Ziqi hurriedly declined.

"These pills are of no help to me anymore. Fellow Daoist Yu, there is no need to decline. The sooner your injury heals, the sooner Fellow Daoist Mo can be at ease." Han Li placed the storage ring next to Yu Ziqi, not allowing him to refuse.

Upon hearing this, Yu Ziqi was silent for a moment and murmured with a dejected look, "In the end, it's still because my strength is insufficient..."

"Fellow Daoist Yu, don't be discouraged. Your aptitude is not bad, and you may be able to advance to the Golden Immortal in the future," Han Li said, patting Yu Ziqi on the shoulder.

"Maybe, thank you for your praise," Yu Ziqi said with a wry smile.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, I'll bid you farewell here. We'll meet again someday. Take care." Han Li's eyes flickered slightly as he cupped his fist at Yu Ziqi and said.

"You're leaving so soon?" Yu Ziqi said, startled and surprised.

Han Li nodded silently, turned, and flew out of the valley.

Yu Ziqi watched Han Li leave into the distance, and only after a long time did he withdraw his gaze. He picked up the storage ring and immersed his spiritual sense in it. He was suddenly stunned.

In addition to some healing pills, there was also a Zhong Gu Dan that could stabilize the dantian, as well as several other pills to assist in advancing to the Golden Immortal realm.

Such a large number of precious pills were enough to help him overcome the Golden Immortal bottleneck.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I will not forget this kindness... If I survive this calamity, I will definitely repay it." Yu Ziqi clutched the storage ring tightly and turned to walk towards the cave dwelling, thinking to himself.

……

Han Li flew out of Wild Crane Valley. Jingyang Shangren was standing outside the valley, seemingly waiting specifically for him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, are you leaving so soon?" Jingyang Shangren greeted him.

"Yes, since I have to leave sooner or later, I always prefer to leave early rather than late," Han Li said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Li, are you really not interested in joining Mount Baizao? If you have any requests, please feel free to make them." Jingyang Shangren seemed to be still unwilling to give up, and asked again.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jingyang, for your appreciation, but I prefer to be free rather than join a certain force," Han Li said with a faint smile.

"Alas, from the look in Fellow Daoist Li's eyes, I knew you were a person who pursues freedom. Since everyone has their own ambitions, I won't force you." Jingyang Shangren picked up his wine pot, took a big gulp of wine, and shook his head with a wry smile, seemingly finally giving up.

Han Li stood with a smile and said nothing.

"But you and I are good friends. The competition among the vice sect leaders of Mount Baizao is extremely fierce. If there is any place where Fellow Daoist Li needs help in the future, you can't refuse," Jingyang Shangren said bluntly.

"Of course," Han Li nodded.

"That's good. By the way, there's one more thing that I'm afraid will disappoint you. I've already ordered people to look for the method to remove baleful aura that you asked me to find earlier, but I still haven't found it," Jingyang Shangren said.

"It doesn't matter. How easy is it to find a way to remove baleful aura? Please continue to help me find it, Fellow Daoist Jingyang. I have another thing here that I want to trouble Fellow Daoist Jingyang to help me collect," Han Li said, slightly disappointed.

"Oh, what is it? Feel free to tell me, Fellow Daoist Li," Jingyang Shangren said.

"Anything that contains the power of the Law of Time, whether it's a material or an immortal artifact," Han Li said directly.

He had increased the number of Time Law Crystal Silks by eight last time, and the recovery speed of the Time Dao Mark on the Mantra Treasure Wheel had increased again. Now it had fully recovered.

The recovery speed of the Mantra Treasure Wheel's Dao Marks was secondary. He wanted to see if the continued increase of Time Dao Marks would really affect the Palm Heaven Bottle's ability to traverse.

"Items containing the Law of Time..." Jingyang Shangren's eyebrows twitched, and he pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and took out an item, which was a small light gold lock.

An extremely strong fluctuation of the Law of Time emanated from the light gold lock, far surpassing the Broken Time Pot and Azure Wood Ruler that Han Li had obtained before.

Han Li's eyes lit up immediately when he saw this gold lock.

"This is an immortal artifact of the Law of Time. Although it's only Rank 9, it contains the three Supreme Laws and is worth as much as a Rank 7 immortal artifact. I borrowed 80,000 Immortal Essence Stones from you last time. Now that you're about to leave, I can't delay this debt any longer, so I'll use this gold lock to offset it." Jingyang Shangren handed the gold lock in his hand to Han Li, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.

"Rank 9 immortal artifact? Do immortal artifacts also have ranks? Why have I never heard of this before?" Han Li took the gold lock, was first overjoyed, then startled and asked.

"Fellow Daoist Li doesn't know about this? Well, these things are generally only known to Grand Unity Realm cultivators." Jingyang Shangren was slightly surprised, then smiled and said.

"Although the quality of the treasure itself is sufficient and it contains the power of Law, it can be called an immortal artifact, but the difference between immortal artifacts is extremely large. Our Mount Baizao has assessed nine ranks based on the amount of Law power contained in the immortal artifact, with Rank 9 being the lowest and Rank 1 being the highest. This gold lock is a Rank 9 immortal artifact." Jingyang Shangren paused and continued.

"This gold lock contains such a strong power of the Law of Time, and it's only a Rank 9 immortal artifact. Wouldn't most of the immortal artifacts used by immortals be unranked?" Han Li said in astonishment.

"That's indeed the case. Ranked immortal artifacts are very precious and are generally only obtained by Grand Unity Realm cultivators. The ones in the hands of Fellow Daoists below the Grand Unity Realm are unranked immortal artifacts. After all, it's already not easy for cultivators below the Golden Immortal realm to obtain one or two handy immortal artifacts, so why would they care about the level of rank?" Jingyang Shangren said with a smile.

"I see, I've learned something." Han Li nodded, looking at the gold lock in his hand.

This item contained an extremely strong power of the Law of Time, but in terms of the amount of Law power, few of the immortal artifacts on his body could compare to it. Not to mention using it to offset the 80,000 Immortal Essence Stones, he would be willing to add another 20,000 Immortal Essence Stones.

Jingyang Shangren's actions clearly contained the intention of winning him over.

"Fellow Daoist Jingyang is at a bit of a loss to use this treasure to offset the 80,000 Immortal Essence Stones, but this treasure is indeed what I need, so I won't decline. Consider it that I owe Fellow Daoist Jingyang a favor." Han Li put away the gold lock, looked at Jingyang Shangren deeply, and said solemnly.

"Haha, a favor is not something we can talk about, Fellow Daoist Li’s words are enough." A hint of a smile flashed in Jingyang Shangren's eyes. His sending out the gold lock was indeed an act of bestowing favor.

He understood Han Li's personality. The more people who didn't speak lightly, the more they would value their promises. With the other party's status as an alchemist, he would definitely be able to give him a lot of help in the future.

The two chatted a few more words and said goodbye to each other.

Han Li was about to fly away when a voice appeared in his mind: "No matter where Fellow Daoist Li goes, don't use the Fireleaf Sect Elder Token that I gave you again."

His figure suddenly stopped, he stopped and looked towards Wild Crane Valley, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

The voice just now was precisely that of Immortal Hotfire.

And within Immortal Hotfire's cave dwelling, there was already no sign of anyone. Only a faint spatial fluctuation was rippling, and soon it completely disappeared.

Although there was a restriction in Immortal Hotfire's cave dwelling, it couldn't stop his Nine Serenities Devil Eyes.