"Master, although your decision is unlikely to change easily, I still want to remind you that the Domain Lord and some other Grand Luo level Nine Nether Clan cultivators are currently in the Fallen Lake area, temporarily unable to attend to this place. The outer perimeter of Asura City is currently the most weakly defended. If you want to escape from Asura City, I can take you out, but time is tight, and we must leave immediately. If this opportunity passes, it will be difficult for you to leave," Ti Hun said to Han Li, hesitating slightly before speaking.

Han Li's gaze swept over Hu San and the others, seeing that they were all scarred and listless, his brows furrowed together, but soon his gaze became firm.

"Having come this far, wouldn't all these sufferings be in vain if we turned back now? Moreover, my condition does not allow me to retreat. If any of you are unwilling to continue, you can leave on your own now," Han Li sighed and said.

"My condition is worse than yours. If I quit now, I would still be unwilling," Baili Yan laughed.

"I don't have the habit of giving up halfway," Hu San smiled, seemingly pulling on internal injuries, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"We, Guangyuan Zhai, don't do losing business. Wouldn't it be a huge loss to quit now... Moreover, I must get this debt back," Shi Chuan Kong also nodded, saying.

Mo Guang did not speak, still with his indifferent look, only his gaze often glanced at the girlish Ti Hun.

"Since you, Master, are determined to do so, I will take you there," Ti Hun nodded, saying.

"We are too many in number, and our movements will be inconvenient. Before reaching the Karma Fire Pit, please stay in my cave treasure," Han Li said after a pause.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of light appeared on his finger, and a ten-foot-tall silver light gate emerged.

The silver light gate opened directly facing the first floor of the bamboo building, and the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed out, making Hu San and others, who had not been in contact with spiritual power for a long time, feel refreshed.

"This... could it be the one from the Yu Kun Tower auction? I remember it was bought by an elder from Hundred Refinements Mountain..." Hu San frowned at first upon seeing this scene, then said with some surprise.

"It's not that one. This item was obtained from elsewhere. Alright, please come in first. This bamboo building is a place where cave spiritual energy gathers, and its richness is not inferior to ordinary blessed lands in the Immortal World. You can rest and recuperate inside for a while, and don't wander around," Han Li said without much explanation.

Mo Guang, upon hearing this, stepped into the bamboo building first. The others cupped their fists slightly at Han Li and also walked in.

Within the entire Flowery Branch Cave Heaven, all restrictions were activated at the same time, and the bamboo building was also sealed off. Hu San and the others were naturally aware of this, but they were all amazed by the abundant spiritual energy within the bamboo building, and they sat down cross-legged one by one, seizing the time to recuperate their injuries, without any extra movements.

After closing the cave heaven, Han Li's expression relaxed, and he let out a muffled groan.

After repeated torture, even he, with his strong physique, could barely endure it, not to mention the damage to his spirit under the strong erosion of the Nether Soul Insects, which was difficult to describe.

"Master, are you alright?" Ti Hun asked with some concern.

Han Li waved his hand, took out a golden pill, swallowed it, and closed his eyes to adjust his breathing.

"I'm fine, let's go," he said after a moment, opening his eyes and squeezing out an unsightly smile.

"This trip is unpredictable, are you really alright in your current condition, Master?" Ti Hun still asked with some worry.

"The longer I stay in the Gray World, the more serious the erosion of baleful aura will be. I have a premonition that if I don't get to the Purifying Baleful Pool soon, the baleful decay will be uncontrollable. At that time, I will be beyond saving even for immortals," Han Li said with a bitter smile.

"The Soul Cleansing Area is a special place for the Nine Nether Clan, and non-Nine Nether Clan members are not allowed to enter. Although I am valued by the Domain Lord, I can only enter with him, and I am not allowed to stay there on weekdays. So, if we want to enter the Soul Cleansing Area, we can only take the path you took before," Ti Hun nodded, saying.

"If we take that Karma Fire passage, wouldn't we still alarm the restrictions inside?" Han Li asked with some concern.

"It doesn't matter, leave it to me. However, I don't know what the situation is like inside the Soul Cleansing Area," Ti Hun said with a slight smile.

"Now we can only take it one step at a time, let's go there first," Han Li sighed softly, saying.

"Master, please bear with it for a moment, I will take you out," Ti Hun nodded, saying.

With that said, she flicked her wrist, and a scarlet chain appeared out of thin air, piercing through Han Li's shoulder with a "poof" sound.

Han Li only frowned slightly, without making a sound.

Ti Hun detained Han Li in this way, and went out of the ninth floor of the Nether Prison all the way.

Her identity in the Nine Nether Clan was special, and ordinary Grand Luo level Nine Nether Clan cultivators were still somewhat afraid of her, let alone ordinary Nether Slaves. Therefore, she traveled smoothly along the way, and not even one person dared to come forward to inquire or investigate.

Before long, the two left the Nether Prison and went through several turns along the underground passage, arriving outside the Karma Fire Pit.

After walking through a long passage, Han Li saw at a glance a tall and sturdy figure standing next to the doorway leading to the fire pool, which was Su Liu, who had been refined into a puppet.

His eyes were blankly staring ahead, his hands folded in front of him, the twin-edged axe and meteor hammer connected to the chain in his palms were crossed behind him, and the stitched wounds on his body still made Han Li feel shocking.

He did not have much goodwill towards this former inspector of the Heavenly Court, but after all, they were both people from the Immortal World, and seeing his final fate, he inevitably felt a sense of self-pity.

Han Li was "escorted" by Ti Hun to the front of the doorway and was about to walk in when Su Liu suddenly tugged with both hands, and the black chain moved the giant axe and meteor hammer to his hands. His body shifted to the side, blocking the middle of the road.

Ti Hun frowned slightly when she saw this, and with a wave of her palm, a token emitting wisps of black baleful aura emerged, hovering for a moment in front of Su Liu's cheek before flying back into her hand.

Upon seeing this, Su Liu put away his weapons again, retreated to the side, and resumed his original wooden state.

Han Li and Ti Hun walked through the doorway and found that the bridgehead was empty, and the cages imprisoning Hotfire Immortal and Chi Rong were still suspended under the bridge.

Han Li stopped when he approached.

"What's wrong? Master, do you know them?" Ti Hun asked, glancing down at the bridge.

"Do you have a way to remove the restrictions on them?" Han Li asked after a slight hesitation.

"It's not difficult to remove the restrictions on them. With my Nine Nether Token, it would only take a few breaths, but these two have been scorched by Karma Fire and tainted by baleful aura for too long, and they are close to being half-Gray Immortals. I'm afraid that as soon as the restrictions are lifted, they will go berserk because their minds are difficult to control," Ti Hun said after thinking for a while.

"Then save them first, and put the matter of lifting the restrictions aside for now," Han Li nodded, instructing.

"That's easy."

As she spoke, Ti Hun shook her body and flew down, performing hand seals and tapping the iron cage dozens of times in succession.

Immediately, wisps of rune traces appeared on the iron cage. After a slight flash of dark red light, they disappeared, and the closed cage door opened immediately.

Hotfire Immortal leaned against a corner of the cage, unaware of all this, and remained unmoved. On the other side, Chi Rong slowly raised his head, looked at Han Li and Ti Hun, a trace of incomprehension and panic flashing in his eyes, but his body did not move.

"Your mind has not been lost, but the restrictions on you cannot be lifted yet. If you can stand up, come out by yourself," Han Li said with an unchanged expression.

Chi Rong remained silent for a moment, said nothing, and slowly stood up, helping Hotfire Immortal up as well.

"Go in, everything will be discussed later."

Han Li waved his hand, and a silver light gate appeared in front of the two.

Chi Rong gave him a deep look, still not understanding why he wanted to save himself, and supported Hotfire Immortal, stepping into the bamboo building.

Ti Hun flew down to Han Li's side, and saw him turn his wrist and close the Flowery Branch Cave Heaven.

"Master, wait a moment." The two walked to the end of the broken bridge, and Ti Hun said.

With that said, the dark red light on her body brightened, and her figure fell down, falling into the Karma Fire and disappearing.

After about thirty breaths, a black flame suddenly rose from the fire pool, and a figure flew out, which was Ti Hun.

"Alright, the restrictions at the bottom of the pool and at the entrance have been temporarily sealed by me, so we can leave now with peace of mind," she clapped her hands, simply and neatly.

"Thank you for your trouble," Han Li nodded, smiling slightly.

"You Luo, do you know what you are doing?" Just then, a stern shout came over.

Han Li's heart tightened, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a thin, tall middle-aged man with long, thin eyes and pale skin like a water ghost walking out of the doorway, holding a fluffy white beast resembling a raccoon cat in his arms.

It was the Grand Luo level cultivator Gui Mu he had seen in the puppet fortress before!

Behind him stood dozens of strangely shaped puppets and Nether Slaves, and Su Liu, who had been turned into a puppet, was also among them, holding the twin-edged giant axe and meteor hammer in his hands.

"Elder Gui Mu, I am under my master's orders to bring this person to be scorched by Karma Fire, and I will bring him back to the Nether Prison after a short time," Ti Hun said unhurriedly upon hearing this.

Gui Mu's long, thin eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced at the scarlet chain in Ti Hun's hand, seeing that it had pierced through Han Li's chest, and his brows unconsciously raised slightly. He said slowly and methodically:

"The Domain Lord is currently staring at the Fallen Lake area. Before Elder Yin Gua entered seclusion, he specifically instructed me to take care of the Luo Sheng area, and stated that this matter should not be reported to the Domain Lord for the time being. Where did you get the Domain Lord's order from?"

Ti Hun knew that she could not hide it, so she simply retracted her palm and pulled the scarlet chain out of Han Li's body.

The two bloody holes left on Han Li's body quickly closed and returned to their original state.

"Are you really going to betray the Domain Lord and refuse to turn back?" Gui Mu frowned, saying.

"Once this matter is over, I will take responsibility from my master. If Elder Gui Mu is willing to let me off today, I will definitely repay you handsomely in the future," a trace of hesitation flashed across Ti Hun's face, saying.

"Hmph! Obstinate, it's useless to say more." Gui Mu snorted coldly, bent down and placed the white beast in his arms at his feet.

The little fellow first rubbed against his leg, stood upright like a human, its eyes rolling and baring its teeth at Han Li, then turned around and darted out towards the doorway.