Han Li's mind flickered, and he couldn't help but glance at Shi Chuan Kong.

Shi Chuan Kong's eyes also flickered slightly, but his face remained calm as he drank and laughed with the black-faced old man, discussing some transaction matters.

Han Li inconspicuously withdrew his gaze and began discussing cultivation issues with the mountain of flesh man.

The mountain of flesh man practiced a Body Refinement-oriented cultivation method, which had much in common with the Fane True Devil Arts, and the two chatted happily.

Time passed again, and in the blink of an eye, half a day had passed. The sky outside had darkened, but the Third Prince's men still hadn't appeared.

Seeing this, the others lost the desire to talk.

"Third Brother is extremely strict with his subordinates. The people he sends would never be so ignorant. It seems something has gone wrong," Shi Chuan Kong said with a frown.

Han Li glanced at Shi Chuan Kong but remained silent.

"Young Master, could there be a problem on the road?" Old Qi said with a slight frown.

"Old Qi, please send a message to Third Brother about this matter and ask if he knows what's going on," Shi Chuan Kong said, his eyes flashing.

"Your Highness, the last time this old servant contacted the Third Prince, he seemed to be busy with something and might take some time to respond," Old Qi said hesitantly.

"Oh, is that so? No matter what, ask him first," Shi Chuan Kong said with a surprised expression, then added.

"Yes," Old Qi replied and quickly walked out.

After Old Qi left, Shi Chuan Kong leaned back in his chair, lost in thought again, his brow furrowed, and his expression quite solemn.

Seeing Shi Chuan Kong like this, Han Li and the others didn't dare to speak, and they all fell silent.

Time passed slowly again. A quarter of an hour later, footsteps came from outside, and Old Qi returned.

"How is it?" Shi Chuan Kong immediately stood up.

"Reporting to Your Highness, there's still no reply," Old Qi shook his head.

Shi Chuan Kong slowly sat down again, his expression faintly gloomy.

The eyes of the people around him all turned to Shi Chuan Kong, obviously waiting for his decision.

"Let's wait another half a day. If Third Brother's men still haven't arrived, we won't wait any longer," Shi Chuan Kong said after a moment of contemplation, then looked at Old Qi.

Old Qi obviously understood the meaning in Shi Chuan Kong's eyes and turned to leave again.

Han Li glanced at Old Qi's back and then lowered his eyes.

The hall became quiet again, and a tense atmosphere gradually developed due to the sudden change.

Moreover, as time passed, this tense atmosphere became stronger and stronger.

Tension slowly appeared on the faces of the black-faced old man and the other two, and they occasionally exchanged glances. Only Shi Chuan Kong and Han Li remained unchanged.

Half a day passed quickly, and there was still no movement outside.

Shi Chuan Kong's eyes flashed, and he suddenly stood up.

Seeing this, Han Li and the others also stood up.

"Everyone, please follow me," Shi Chuan Kong said and turned to walk outside.

Seeing this, Han Li and the others followed.

The group quickly arrived at a large hall deep within the mansion. This hall was cylindrical, looking like a circular altar. It was entirely black, and there was almost no trace of bricks being inlaid. It seemed to be carved from a huge black crystal.

The circular hall covered an area of one mu and was more than ten zhang high, taller than the surrounding buildings.

Old Qi was standing at the tightly closed gate of the hall. Seeing the group arrive, he immediately greeted them.

"Is everything ready?" Shi Chuan Kong asked.

"Don't worry, Young Master, everything is ready," Old Qi immediately nodded and waved his hand, forming a hand seal.

A black light shot out from his hand and disappeared into the door.

A layer of black light appeared on the door. After flickering slightly, it immediately opened to both sides, revealing the situation inside the hall.

Inside was a circular hall, empty, making the space seem extraordinarily large.

Every few feet on the four walls was inlaid with a white jade stone the size of a human head, emitting a bright white light that illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.

In the center of the hall's ground was a silver array with a diameter of seven or eight zhang. It was covered with silver array patterns, and nearly a hundred black crystals were embedded in it. Each crystal emitted an astonishing demonic aura, and it was a Teleportation Formation.

Eight gray-clothed demons were sitting around the array. These people were all at the Golden Immortal level. Seeing Shi Chuan Kong enter, they all stood up and respectfully saluted.

"Friend Shi, where does this Teleportation Formation lead to?" Han Li asked, his eyes flashing.

"This array leads to Chu Yu City, which is a million miles away. The situation has changed. Third Brother's men are probably being held up. Continuing to wait here will only make us more passive. It's better for us to go to Chu Yu City first and then make plans," Shi Chuan Kong said.

"Alright," Han Li nodded.

"Old Qi, activate the formation," Shi Chuan Kong said to Old Qi beside him.

Old Qi agreed and stepped forward. At the same time, a silver light flashed in his hand, revealing a silver token. He was about to offer it.

But at that moment, his movements suddenly paused.

"Old Qi? What's wrong?" Shi Chuan Kong asked in surprise.

Han Li's eyes also flashed, and he looked over.

Old Qi didn't turn around. He squatted down and pulled out a black crystal from the ground array, looked at it a few times, and put it away.

At the same time, a silver light flashed in his other hand, and a black crystal appeared, which he inserted there.

"This old servant suddenly discovered that this Demonic Essence Stone in the array seemed a little impure, so it's better to replace it," Old Qi turned back to Shi Chuan Kong with a smile, then took a step back and waved his hands, forming a hand seal.

The silver token immediately flew up, bursting into a bright silver light.

The eight Golden Immortal demons nearby also offered a silver token, bursting into dazzling silver light, and connected with Old Qi's token.

The ground array also glowed with dazzling silver light and buzzed as it operated.

"Let's go," Shi Chuan Kong said to Han Li, not paying attention, and stepped into the Teleportation Formation.

At that moment, a black light suddenly lit up in Old Qi's hand and stabbed Shi Chuan Kong in the lower back with lightning speed.

In Shi Chuan Kong's expression of surprise and anger, the black light easily pierced through his body protection and then suddenly exploded like a black snake towards a purple jade pendant on his waist, instantly turning into a purple light shield, blocking the black light.

"Old Qi, you…" Shi Chuan Kong finally reacted at this moment, roaring and dodging to the side like lightning.

A cracking sound was heard, and the purple light shield was finally pierced by the black light, which grazed Shi Chuan Kong's body.

With a "poof," a deep wound was cut into Shi Chuan Kong's waist, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

At the moment when the black light lit up in Old Qi's hand, the void beside Han Li flashed, and a dark golden sharp giant claw, a pink thin sword, and a black round wheel appeared out of thin air, hitting his body with lightning speed.

With a "poof," the three Demonic artifacts pierced into his body at the same time.

The figure flickered, and the black-faced old man, the mountain of flesh man, and the red-skirted woman instantly surrounded Han Li, their originally peaceful faces now full of cold killing intent.

But at that moment, Han Li's figure suddenly drifted away, and it was actually an afterimage.

The expressions of the three changed drastically.

On the other side, Shi Chuan Kong's waist was spurting blood, and the skin at the wound was quickly turning black and spreading rapidly. His whole body quickly became numb, and his body, which was moving horizontally, also became staggered.

"Die!" Old Qi chased after him, roaring in a grim voice, and grabbed out into the void with a single hand like lightning.

The void above Shi Chuan Kong's head flashed, and three cyan vortexes appeared out of thin air. After a burst of explosions, countless sharp cyan lights shot out from them, covering Shi Chuan Kong like rain.

The eight Golden Immortal demons around the array also roared and pounced.

In a series of "chi chi" sharp whistling sounds, various colored lights shot out from these people, hitting Shi Chuan Kong like lightning.

"Old Qi… you…" Shi Chuan Kong was filled with grief and indignation, and he tried his best to mobilize the Nascent Soul in his body. A large piece of purple-black light surged out of his body, and after condensing, it turned into a purple-black shield the size of several zhang, blocking it above his head.

The surface of the shield was covered with layers of exquisite patterns, and countless gorgeous purple runes were faintly visible.

As soon as the shield formed, the rain of cyan light and the Demonic artifacts of those Golden Immortals arrived and hit the purple-black shield. The two sides burst out with dazzling light and bursts of violent fluctuations, emitting a series of earth-shattering loud noises.

The shield trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on the surface, and then it exploded with a bang.

At the moment when the purple-black shield exploded, Shi Chuan Kong was struck hard, and his body slammed heavily on the ground.

Before he could turn over and stand up, countless sharp attacks fell like lightning, and it looked like they would drown Shi Chuan Kong's body.

At that moment, a fuzzy golden light flashed, and Shi Chuan Kong's figure suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

The attacks of Old Qi and the others missed and all hit the ground, and a series of rumbling explosions erupted. The ground was immediately blown into huge pits.

The aftermath of the various colored treasures impacted the nearby hall. The entire hall trembled violently, and cracks appeared on all four walls, but a layer of bright black light appeared on the walls at this moment, stubbornly resisting the surrounding impact and maintaining the entire hall.

At this moment, a fuzzy golden light appeared out of thin air and pierced a wall.

With a "poof," the black restriction seemed to be made of paper and was easily pierced by the golden light. The wall behind it was also pierced with a large hole.

A fuzzy golden shadow flashed and shot out from it.

At this moment, the black restriction on the entire hall suddenly lit up, emitting a harsh buzzing sound, and then collapsed and disappeared with a bang.

Without the support of the restriction, the entire hall could no longer withstand such a strong impact and collapsed in an instant, burying everyone else in it.

A golden shadow flashed in the void hundreds of feet outside the hall, and Han Li's figure appeared. Golden light flashed on his body, and a rapidly rotating golden wheel could be vaguely seen in his body.

He was holding a person in his hand, and it was Shi Chuan Kong.