Han Li and Chi Meng walked forward for a while and soon arrived at a secluded place.

After turning another corner, a wide valley appeared in front of them, planted with a kind of golden maple tree. Bathed in sunlight, the trees shone with golden light, yet without any vulgarity, but rather with a natural beauty.

The golden maples covering the mountains and plains created an extraordinary spectacle, a truly rare sight.

"This kind of golden maple tree is called the Flowing Light Golden Maple. It is a rare spiritual tree that only grows in places with abundant metal-attributed spiritual energy. Besides being beautiful, it also emits a soft golden aura, which is quite helpful for body cultivation," Chi Meng said as she walked.

"Is that so? Fairy Chi Meng is not only knowledgeable but also knows a great deal about body cultivation. Chang is impressed," Han Li said, his eyes seemingly slightly dazed as he praised.

As soon as he arrived in this maple forest, he had already noticed the soft golden aura permeating the void here, which was quite beneficial for nourishing the body.

"I am merely engaging in theoretical talk. Fellow Daoist Chang's body cultivation is near perfection. How can I compare with you? I wonder how Fellow Daoist Chang cultivated your body to such a state? There must be some secret methods involved, right?" Chi Meng asked, her beautiful eyes flashing.

"Everyone's constitution is different, and the methods of body cultivation also vary. Chang has been traveling abroad for many years and only by chance opened up some mysterious acupoints in his body. Fairy Chi Meng, you flatter me too much," Han Li said vaguely, looking at Chi Meng's beautiful figure.

"I see. It seems that traveling abroad is indeed very beneficial. I should also go out and travel more when I have the chance. It's a pity that I don't have much experience traveling. I went to Glazed Gold City a while ago and caused some trouble," Chi Meng said with a gentle smile, followed by a sigh.

"With Fairy Chi Meng's status, is there anyone who dares to offend you?" Han Li asked with a slight surprise, trying his best to keep his composure, his heart leaping upon hearing this.

"The last time I went to Glazed Gold City, I was ordered by the Heavenly Court to arrest a wanted criminal. However, unexpected incidents occurred, resulting in the person being rescued, and several of my companions were killed," Chi Meng's expression suddenly turned cold.

"Oh, someone dared to obstruct the Heavenly Court's work. I wonder who was so bold? Could they be accomplices of the wanted criminal?" Han Li said calmly.

"I don't know if they were accomplices, but that person's physical strength was very powerful. Speaking of which, it is somewhat similar to Fellow Daoist Chang," Chi Meng said slowly, her eyes fixed on Han Li.

"Why is Fairy Chi Meng looking at me like that? You don't suspect that person is me, do you? This sect secretly summoned me back to the mountain gate thousands of years ago for this Bodhi Token competition. I have been cultivating in seclusion in the sect ever since, and I have never left. If Fairy Chi Meng doesn't believe me, you can feel free to investigate my Xianshan Sect," Han Li said with a hearty laugh, his expression serious.

He laughed on the surface, but sighed inwardly. It seemed that no matter how hard he tried to hide, Chi Meng had still seen through some clues.

This was not surprising, as the perception of a Grand Luo cultivator was extremely keen. Even if the Reincarnation Palace mask could perfectly conceal his aura, once he took action, it was inevitable that he would reveal some flaws.

However, judging from Chi Meng's appearance, she was probably just suspicious.

"Is that so..." Chi Meng smiled slightly and flipped her right hand, producing a white sphere with countless golden patterns engraved on its surface. Inside the sphere was a white vortex, which looked very mysterious.

"Oh, what kind of treasure is this?" Han Li asked, his heart stirring.

"This object is called the Zhoutian Instrument. It is good at sensing and probing the power of laws. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chang dares to let me test your power of laws to see if it is the same as that person's?" Chi Meng asked, her voice becoming more and more gentle as she stared at Han Li.

At the same time, several powerful auras came from all directions in the maple forest, locking onto him.

"This... Fairy Chi Meng suspects that I am a Heavenly Court rebel simply because my body cultivation is strong, and you want to probe my power of laws? Isn't this a bit abrupt?" Han Li said, his expression a little ugly.

"It is out of necessity, please do not blame me. If you can prove that Fellow Daoist Chang is not that person, I am willing to offer you a drink as an apology," Chi Meng said with a curtsey, her starry eyes fixed on Han Li, not relaxing in the slightest.

"Fairy Chi Meng has a prominent position, being an important figure in the Heavenly Court and the granddaughter of Dao Ancestor Chi Rong, while Chang is just a small elder in the Xianshan Sect. If Chi Meng wants to investigate me, feel free to do so. However, I want to ask clearly beforehand, what kind of laws does that person cultivate, so as to avoid being wronged," Han Li snorted coldly, his mind racing.

This was within the Nine Yuan Temple. Even if he insisted on not letting Chi Meng investigate, it would only attract more attention, which would only make the situation worse.

Now he could only pray that the black mask of the Reincarnation Palace was more sophisticated than the Zhoutian Instrument in Chi Meng's hand.

While his mind was racing, Han Li silently activated the Great Five Elements Illusionary World Art, hiding all the Time Laws within his body.

He also condensed all the divine sense power in his mind and restrained it.

At that moment, the condensed Time Laws power in his body suddenly collapsed inward, contracting towards a single point, turning into a golden ball the size of an egg.

The golden ball was round and smooth, giving a sense of perfection. All the Time Laws were contained within, without emitting even a trace.

Han Li was taken aback when he sensed this situation.

"The secret techniques and cultivation methods that person cultivates are somewhat mixed, but the main one is the Time Law, one of the three supreme laws. Thank you for your cooperation, Fellow Daoist Chang." Chi Meng did not care about Han Li's sarcasm and smiled slightly before chanting.

The white pearl in her hand spun rapidly, the golden patterns on it blooming with bright light, and the white vortex inside the sphere spun even more rapidly.

An invisible wave emanated from the sphere, entering Han Li's body.

The immortal spiritual power in Han Li's body immediately trembled, involuntarily revealing itself.

Black light appeared on the surface of his body, along with specks of golden lightning.

The black light was the law that Chang Qi cultivated, and the golden lightning was the lightning law of the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

Han Li had re-refined his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords some time ago, and the power of laws it contained was completely different from before, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.

And Han Li's Time Law was hidden deep within his body, extremely stable, and not affected by the Zhoutian Instrument at all.

Sensing this situation, he was overjoyed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face, still maintaining a cold and angry appearance.

Chi Meng was stunned at this sight, but she did not give up and increased the urging of the Zhoutian Instrument.

The immortal spiritual power in Han Li's body trembled even more violently, and more black light and lightning laws emerged. Other than that, there were no other changes.

"Is that enough?" Han Li said coldly.

Chi Meng's beautiful eyes flickered, and she made a hand gesture towards the white sphere, and the light on the sphere suddenly disappeared.

The immortal spiritual power in Han Li's body returned to calm, and the light of laws around him disappeared in a flash.

"It seems that I have misunderstood Fellow Daoist Chang. I would like to apologize to you for this. I will set up a banquet at the Kaiyuan Tower in Nine Yuan City later to apologize to Fellow Daoist Chang," Chi Meng said to Han Li with an apologetic expression.

"There is no need for an apology. May I ask if you have anything else to discuss, Fairy Chi Meng? If not, please forgive me for taking my leave," Han Li snorted coldly and turned to walk out of the golden maple forest without waiting for Chi Meng to reply.

Chi Meng watched Han Li's receding figure, her delicate eyebrows still not completely unfurled.

Then, she twisted her slender waist, and the sound of jade pendants jingling on her body, her figure disappeared without a trace in the golden maple forest, and the other auras in the maple forest also disappeared.

……

Han Li left the golden maple forest and soon returned to the Xianshan Courtyard.

"Fellow Daoist Han, did Chi Meng find you because she sensed your identity?" Zhou Xianyang was already waiting here. As soon as Han Li returned, he immediately came over to ask about the situation.

"No, she just saw that my body cultivation is quite strong and wanted to ask me about this aspect," Han Li thought for a moment and decided not to tell Zhou Xianyang what had just happened, so as not to give him, as well as Jiao San, Wu Yang, and others any other ideas.

He had now completed his mission and did not want any changes to affect him obtaining information about the Gold Devouring Beetle.

"That's good." Zhou Xianyang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and nodded.

"Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Han's body cultivation has actually reached such a state, it is truly enviable. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Han has mastered any secrets? I am willing to exchange them for fifty million immortal essence stones," Zhou Xianyang then asked, his expression changing and his eyes filled with eager light.

"I don't have any secrets. I have only achieved my current body through chance," Han Li shook his head.

Zhou Xianyang's face showed disappointment when he heard this.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I have completed my mission according to the agreement and obtained a Bodhi Token for your Xianshan Sect. I wonder when you will give me what I asked for," Han Li asked.

"Fellow Daoist Han, please be patient. Fellow Daoist Wu Yang already knows that Fellow Daoist Han has won three consecutive matches, and the things you want have already been sent over, but I can only give them to you after I get the Bodhi Token," Zhou Xianyang said with a smile.

"One hand delivers the money, the other delivers the goods, that's reasonable. Okay, then we'll talk about it in seven days," Han Li nodded slightly.

Zhou Xianyang did not stay any longer and chatted with Han Li for a few words before taking his leave.

Han Li sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to cultivate.

……

Seven days passed quickly, and Han Li followed the Xianshan Sect group to the Nine Yuan Temple gate again.

The Nine Yuan Temple had already sent people to wait here, leading the Xianshan Sect crowd towards the depths of the mountain gate.

While Han Li was following the crowd forward, he quietly observed the situation inside the Nine Yuan Temple.

He had already had Lan Yan describe the situation inside the Nine Yuan Temple to him in detail, and had also drawn a map of the Nine Yuan Temple.

The Nine Yuan Temple gate occupied an extremely large area, divided into the outer temple and the inner temple.

Unfortunately, Lan Yan and others were not high in status and had only been active in the outer temple area before. They had only been to the inner temple once or twice, and the map only showed the situation in the outer temple, with only a few places drawn in the inner temple.

However, the places in front of him were all on the map drawn by Lan Yan, which gave Han Li a lot of peace of mind.