猿三上下來回打量了五顆金色丹藥幾眼，眼中驚喜之色越來越濃。

“呵呵，Long Wu Daoyou’s alchemy is indeed superb. He has refined five Time Dao Pills in just five or six years. Admirable.” Yuan San said, cupping his fist in salute.

“Since Yuan San Daoyou said it needed to be completed within ten years, I naturally had to hurry a bit. Plus, with Heaven's blessing, my luck was not bad, and I barely met your requirements. Please check these pills for any problems first.” Han Li said with a faint smile, placing the five Time Dao Pills and the box into the object transfer formation, then pointing his finger.

The Dao Pills and box disappeared in a flash, appearing in front of Yuan San.

Yuan San did not hesitate, picking up the five Dao Pills one by one, carefully examining them.

“All five Dao Pills are fine, and all five are Grade Three Dao Pills, which is much better than I expected. I never take advantage of others. In addition to the agreed-upon Water Evolution Time King Crystal, I will give an extra one million Immortal Essence Stones as an additional reward.” Yuan San nodded and said.

“There is no need for an extra reward. Yuan San Daoyou, you don't take advantage of others, and neither do I. Since we agreed to exchange five Time Dao Pills for that Water Evolution Time King Crystal, just give me the Water Evolution Time King Crystal.” Han Li said calmly, his heart stirred.

Yuan San was silent upon hearing this, but the look in his eyes toward Han Li brightened slightly.

“I didn't expect Long Wu Daoyou to be such a man of character. Good, how about we become friends today? Although I don’t have Long Wu Daoyou’s alchemy skills, I do have some connections, especially in collecting various rare materials. I’m not a useless person.” Yuan San suddenly laughed and said.

“Naturally, I am more than willing.” Han Li’s eyes flickered, and he said with a smile.

Although he had not exchanged many words with Yuan San, this person could produce the Water Evolution Time King Crystal and had enough materials for him to refine Time Dao Pills, so he must have some means of collecting Time Law materials.

His purpose in turning down the reward of one million Immortal Essence Stones was to get closer to Yuan San in order to find out the whereabouts of other Time Law items. Naturally, he would not refuse further communication with the other party.

From the looks of it, the other party and he were, to some extent, the same type of person.

“Now that I have these five Dao Pills, I need to arrange some things immediately. I won't have a deep chat with Long Wu Daoyou today. If Daoyou ever comes to Nine Yuan City in the future, remember to contact me. We can have a good drink together.” Yuan San said.

“Nine Yuan City!” Han Li’s eyebrows twitched upon hearing this.

Lan Yan had once mentioned this city, saying that it was a giant city near the Nine Yuan Temple, and one of the largest cities in the Da Jin Source Immortal Territory. Could this Yuan San be a member of the Nine Yuan Temple?

Han Li’s mind raced, but he readily agreed.

Yuan San then turned his hand over and took out the Water Evolution Time King Crystal, transmitting it to Han Li using the object transfer formation.

Both were eager to deal with the things they had just obtained, and quickly ended the communication.

Han Li closed the transaction interface, looking at the Water Evolution Time King Crystal in his hand, the corners of his mouth could not help but curve upwards. He immediately activated the Grand Five Elements Illusionary World Art, condensing the golden halo to envelop the Water Evolution Time King Crystal.

"Crack!"

The Water Evolution Time King Crystal shattered, and countless water droplet-shaped golden light spots shot out, merging into the golden halo, and then flashed into golden crystal threads, as many as forty-one, all flying and entangling around the Time Purification Bottle.

The power of the Time Law in his body surged, almost returning to its previous peak state.

Han Li closed his eyes, silently circulating the Grand Five Elements Illusionary World Art. The five Time Law items rotated around him, and indeed, it was much smoother than before. He was once again overjoyed.

He then shook his head, ended the Grand Five Elements Illusionary World Art, and took out the Heaven Piercing Sword Formation Diagram, continuing to comprehend its mysteries, without stopping for even a moment.

He didn't know what awaited him in the Eight Desolate Mountain ahead, and now he had to seize every minute to improve his strength.

The Heaven Piercing Sword Diagram floated above Han Li's head, emitting a soft light, enveloping his body.

Strands of profound sword formation changes flowed out from the Heaven Piercing Sword Diagram, then flowed through Han Li's heart, and his understanding of the Heaven Piercing Sword Formation deepened rapidly.

Cultivation knows no years, and in the blink of an eye, several more years passed, and the Eight Desolate Mountain was finally in sight.

……

The scale of the Savage Wilderness Domain is immeasurable. However, because Immortal Territories are interspersed within it, it is divided into irregularly shaped areas. The Eight Desolate Mountain is a very special place among them.

The reason it is special is because there are countless mountains and rivers in the Savage Wilderness Domain, including some magnificent mountains and vast rivers that are difficult to find even in some Immortal Territories, but almost half of the mountain ranges and river sources originate in the Eight Desolate Mountain.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Eight Desolate Mountain is the head of the mountain ranges and rivers in the entire Savage Wilderness Domain.

It was precisely for this reason that when the eight True Spirit Kings tried to end the chaotic era of the Savage Wilderness Domain, the Eight Desolate Mountain became the place where they formed an alliance and took an oath, and it became the sacred mountain of the entire Savage Wilderness Domain.

On the top of the Eight Desolate Mountain stands a circular hall built of black stones.

The hall is closed on all sides, with only a half-person-high dark red brazier in the very center, in which clumps of golden flames are burning, not too vigorously, illuminating the surroundings with shadows.

Surrounding the four walls of the hall are eight stone chairs, their styles very simple, looking like crudely made stone chairs from ordinary rural farmhouses, with a very rough texture.

Behind each chair stands a stone statue about ten feet high, most of which are in the shape of ferocious beasts with bared fangs and claws. In the very center, however, is one that is very different.

Its entire body is snow-white, shaped like a lion, with fluffy mane, horns on its head, whiskers under its jaw, looking quite kind, and a long, thick tail behind it, coiled together like a ball of clean white clouds.

Unlike the other stone statues in front of empty chairs, a middle-aged man in a snow-white robe is sitting on the stone chair in front of this beast. His face is like jade, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and extraordinary. His eyes are as deep as pools, and a circle of pale golden halo is inlaid around the pupils, looking like a moon reflected in the pool, shining brightly.

It's just that he has two pointed horns bending backward on his head, and a small goatee under his jaw, which is not too long, adding a bit of lively atmosphere to his originally gentle and solemn face.

At this moment, the man is holding a roll of green jade bamboo slips in his hand, but he is not looking at it. Instead, he focuses his gaze on the brazier in the center of the hall, his eyes somewhat erratic.

After a moment, he slowly withdrew his gaze, but there was a bit more desolate expression on his face.

It was in this hall that he and the other True Spirit Kings took a blood oath, ending the ancient chaos in the Savage Wilderness Domain. But now, the eight True Spirit Kings are declining, and only he remains in the hall.

And he is the most intelligent divine beast among the Eight Great True Spirit Kings, Bai Ze.

It is said that it was he who mediated and facilitated the alliance of the Eight Kings.

Afterwards, it was he and the Ink-Eyed Pi Xiu who jointly revised the Savage Wilderness Code, formulating a set of basic etiquette for the entire Savage Wilderness Domain, which truly ended the chaotic era of the Savage Wilderness Domain where heroes competed for power.

“Back then, how many cold looks did I receive before I could call you who didn’t see eye-to-eye with each other together? Now, it’s good, those of you who left, scattered, and died, have all become burden-shirking shopkeepers, and this mess still falls on me, why?” Bai Ze raised his eyes and swept over the other empty chairs, complaining somewhat.

After complaining, he smiled helplessly again, looked at the flames in the basin, and continued:

“In recent years, the Savage Wilderness Fire has become increasingly weak, and the chaos in the entire Immortal World is gradually rising. Under the sway of the general trend, our Savage Wilderness Domain may also be difficult to avoid. The Asura Blood Gate has to be opened, and you can’t avoid wanting to hide in peace…”

Speaking of this, Bai Ze seemed to be a little happy again, stroking his goatee, and laughing.

His voice began to echo in the hall: "When the great wind rises, the clouds fly..."

……

At the foot of the Eight Desolate Mountain stands a black stone city.

The city is a hundred zhang high, and the gate below is crowded and noisy. Teams of alien beasts are transporting caravans to the city in a mighty manner.

A small, inconspicuous caravan was mixed in among all the huge teams, appearing somewhat obtrusive.

In front of a carriage in the middle of the caravan, a tall silver-horned rhinoceros clan man walked back from the front, with a worried expression on his face. He was none other than Sang Tu.

“Senior Shi, we are about to arrive at Town Desolate City. The inspection at the city gate ahead is very strict. With the status of our two clans… it’s a little insufficient. I’m afraid it will be difficult to be allowed to enter the city. We still need Senior to come forward.” Sang Tu came to the side of the carriage, rubbed his hands, and said.

The one sitting in the beast carriage was naturally Han Li.

Along the way, he had been hiding his aura. Only when Great Demons attacked the Silver-Horned Rhinoceros and Cloud-Patterned Tiger tribes would he take action to kill the attackers with lightning speed. Otherwise, he would always hide behind the scenes, remaining low-key.

As a result, the Silver-Horned and Cloud-Patterned tribes became even more in awe of him.

The Immortal World respects strength, and the Savage Wilderness is even more so.

In the end, with the strength of Sang Tu and Yun Bao, they naturally could not see the strangeness of Han Li's True Spirit bloodline. But if they encountered beings with strength exceeding Han Li's, it would be difficult to hide.

Once Han Li's Human identity was exposed, it would inevitably attract many unnecessary troubles.

He came here to take care of serious business, not to look for trouble.

"It doesn't matter. You just accept the inspection later. Everything is under my control, so don't worry." Han Li said indifferently.

Hearing Han Li's words, Sang Tu's heart relaxed for the most part. Over the past decades, he and Yun Bao had become increasingly convinced of this "Senior Shi" after witnessing many of his methods.

He glanced at Yun Bao, who was driving the beast carriage. The latter nodded and continued to drive the carriage forward.

After spending so much time together, their relationship had eased a lot, and they had become more tacit.

As time passed, near dusk, the caravans of the two tribes finally arrived at the gate. Two soldiers guarding the city, holding halberds in their hands, had eagle heads and human bodies, and their eyes were sharp. They stopped the caravan.

"Stop, which tribe are you from?" one of them asked, glancing at the caravan.