In the evening, Han Li and Gu Qianxun exited the camp and arrived at the entrance of the canyon.

"City Lord E went to meet City Lord Shaxin with Madame Liuhua?" Han Li asked suddenly, his gaze sweeping into the depths of the canyon.

"That's right. They left together not long after we set up camp," Gu Qianxun said, also gazing at the canyon before them.

"It seems they intend to use this as a breakthrough point," Han Li said slowly after a moment of contemplation.

"The environment here is unique; the spatial storms are much weaker than elsewhere," Gu Qianxun said noncommittally.

"Rumble..."

Just as Gu Qianxun finished speaking, a sound like rolling thunder echoed from within the canyon.

Hearing this, both of them looked into the canyon at the same time, only to see crimson flames rising from the earth, accompanied by gusts of blue, frigid wind. The two elements intertwined, creating a violent reaction like water splashing into a hot oil pan.

Amidst the intense clash of ice and fire, terrifying white hurricanes were generated, sweeping outwards in all directions.

Confined by the narrow terrain on both sides of the canyon, the white hurricanes rose vertically, opposing the spatial storms above and dispersing them considerably.

"Using the passage created by these hurricanes, it's indeed possible to pass through with a certain probability, but the risk is still significant. With our flesh and blood, forcing our way through would likely result in death," Han Li frowned.

"Actually, you don't need to worry too much. City Lord E brought us here, so he should have made preparations and won't have us cross with our physical bodies. Once they've met, the method to cross should become clear," Gu Qianxun said with a light laugh.

"Hehe, I won't bother worrying about that..." Han Li said with a smile.

His face was relaxed, but his gaze pierced through the weak points in the spatial storms, seeing a continent radiating white light on the other side of the Dark Abyss.

Is that the "Great Ruins"?

Time passed quickly overnight, and early the next morning, Han Li and the others had just emerged from their tents when they were summoned to an open space.

"I believe everyone has witnessed the dangers of the Dark Abyss. Relying solely on the strength of Xuancheng is too difficult to cross; only cooperation between the two cities can overcome this obstacle. With the greater good in mind, you must restrain yourselves and not engage in further conflicts with the Puppet City people. Everything will be decided after entering the Great Ruins," E Kui said in a deep voice, looking at the Xuancheng group.

Upon hearing this, although some people were unwilling, they didn't voice any objections and echoed in agreement.

"May I ask, City Lord, how are we to cross the Dark Abyss?" Sun Tu, the City Lord of Baiyan City, asked.

The others also looked over; although the spatial storms above the Dark Abyss were sparse, they were still incredibly dangerous.

"Hehe, don't worry. I have already discussed everything with Fellow Daoist Liuhua and City Lord Shaxin of Puppet City," E Kui said with a faint smile, glancing at Madame Liuhua beside him.

"As you all can see, the danger of the Dark Abyss mainly lies in the powerful devouring force and the spatial storms above. Fortunately, the special environment here has made the spatial storms much sparser. After discussing with City Lord E and Shaxin of Puppet City, I designed a Star Falcon Flying Boat, using my expertise in Stellar Restraints, coupled with the Puppet City's puppet mechanism power, to cross the Dark Abyss," Madame Liuhua stepped forward and said.

The Xuancheng group didn't feel much upon hearing this, but nodded in agreement.

"The main body of the Star Falcon Flying Boat has been crafted by the people of Puppet City; we in Xuancheng are responsible for inscribing the restraints on the flying boat. From now on, you will all follow Fellow Daoist Liuhua's instructions," E Kui instructed.

The Xuancheng group responded in unison.

E Kui didn't say anything further, whispered some instructions to Madame Liuhua, and then ignored this side, summoning the four city lords of Chenyang to his side to discuss matters via voice transmission.

At the same time, the Puppet City also began to bustle with activity. They cleared a large open space and began crafting the flying boat with various materials.

Han Li glanced at E Kui and the other five, and then at the Puppet City, his mind racing.

However, he quickly collected his thoughts because Madame Liuhua had already begun to assign tasks to them.

Madame Liuhua raised her hand and pointed at the crowd, selecting three or four people, "Inscribing the restraint arrays requires a special Star Liquid. You few are responsible for formulating it; the materials and formulation method are all here."

"Yes," the few replied in unison.

"As for you few, process these materials," Madame Liuhua instructed a few others.

"You two..."

Madame Liuhua pointed randomly, quickly assigning tasks to all the Xuancheng people, and everyone immediately began to busy themselves.

However, four people were left in place without being assigned tasks. Han Li was one of them, and Xuan Yuanxing was also among them.

One of the other two was a tall, thin youth with yellow hair, from Baiyan City, and the other was a short, stout man from Xuancheng.

Han Li wasn't familiar with these two, only knowing their names from the Five Cities Martial Meet; the one from Baiyan City was called Lü Gang, and the short, stout man from Xuancheng was called Liang Fa.

"Senior Liuhua, what do the four of us do?" Han Li asked.

"I can see that the power of your spiritual senses is quite immense. Your job is the most important: assisting me in inscribing the restraint arrays," Madame Liuhua said, glancing at the four of them.

Hearing this, Han Li rejoiced inwardly.

He was quite curious about this Star Falcon Flying Boat designed by Madame Liuhua and the others. Being responsible for inscribing the arrays would allow him to get closer to the flying boat; this was the core of the art of refining.

"Senior Liuhua, not that I'm trying to shirk responsibility, but I'm completely ignorant about refining. Inscribing arrays is an extremely important matter, and I really have no confidence. If I make any mistakes during inscription, I'm afraid it will ruin everything. As far as I know, some of the other fellow practitioners have studied the art of refining; why not replace me with them?" Xuan Yuanxing hesitated and said with cupped fists.

"Hmph! Inscribing my Stellar Restraints requires a high level of spiritual sense. Do you think just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can do it? Besides you four, perhaps only the spiritual sense of the four city lords is up to par. Since you don't want to do this job, go tell Chen Yang of your Qingyang City to replace you," Madame Liuhua rolled her eyes and said with great dissatisfaction.

"Senior Liuhua, this junior has no intention of being lazy. It's just that I'm really afraid that I'm clumsy and will ruin your affairs," Xuan Yuanxing said with a look of panic, repeatedly cupping his fists.

"Rest assured, I won't have you inscribe any complex arrays. The work I'll give you will be in the corners and edges. With your spiritual sense and my guidance, you'll be able to handle it," Madame Liuhua saw Xuan Yuanxing's nervous appearance, felt amused, slightly restrained her expression, and said calmly.

Xuan Yuanxing stopped speaking upon hearing this, and the other two also looked relieved.

"Your concern is not without reason. Inscribing arrays in the Scaled Void Realm is different from outside; it does require mastering some techniques to be competent. In that case, come over here and practice first," Madame Liuhua pondered slightly and nodded.

He called the four of them to the side and handed each of them four bone pens, about half a foot long and as thick as fingers.

Han Li took a bone pen, which was very similar to the talisman pens used for drawing talismans. One end was sharp, seemingly made from the tooth of some scaled beast, with a faint, hair-thin hole visible in the middle.

The other end was a transparent, sac-like object filled with some light silver liquid, radiating faint Stellar Force fluctuations.

"This pen is called the Star Ripple Pen. The liquid inside is the Star Liquid I just mentioned. Immortal spiritual power cannot be used in the Scaled Void Realm, so when inscribing arrays, you need to use your spiritual sense to guide the Star Liquid to connect the array patterns. These jade slips contain some of the simplest Stellar Runes. You can try inscribing them on these jade tablets first," Madame Liuhua took out four jade slips and handed them to the four, and also brought some white jade tablets to them.

Han Li's eyes lit up slightly, and his spiritual sense immediately entered the jade slip. Inside were indeed some Stellar Runes, but these runes looked very complex and were completely different from any runes he had seen before.

"My Stellar Runes are different from the arrays outside. Inscribing them is quite difficult. Now I will impart some experience to you," Madame Liuhua's expression became serious, and she began to teach the four through voice transmission.

The four hurriedly concentrated and listened attentively.

A full hour later, Madame Liuhua stopped teaching.

Han Li already had a strong foundation in the art of refining, and although the Stellar Runes were strange, he quickly understood them.

Xuan Yuanxing and the other two had no refining experience, so they learned much slower than Han Li, but after all, they were all people with profound cultivation, and gradually mastered the tricks.

Under Madame Liuhua's arrangement, each of the four took a jade tablet and began to inscribe.

Han Li's spiritual sense entered the Star Ripple Pen, activating the Star Liquid inside, and at the same time, his wrist moved, inscribing on the jade tablet.

A stream of silver light smoothly extended from the tip of the pen, imprinting itself on the jade tablet.

A gleam flashed in his eyes, as he was using his spiritual sense to activate the Star Liquid in the Star Ripple Pen, which consumed a lot of spiritual sense.

The Star Ripple Pen was like a small vortex, constantly absorbing his spiritual sense power.

However, his spiritual sense power was extremely immense, and he could withstand this level of consumption.

His expression was focused and calm, and his wrist moved quickly with boneless softness. The silver lines on the jade tablet gradually increased, quickly forming a complete Stellar Rune.

When the last stroke was completed, the entire Stellar Rune suddenly lit up, then quickly dimmed down, returning to normal, but a clear, invisible force of restriction could be felt flowing within it.

"Oh, you completed it so quickly. It seems you have some skill in refining," a hint of surprise flashed across Madame Liuhua's face.

"I have indeed studied it before," Han Li said without avoiding it.

"This Flying Star Rune you inscribed is not bad. The Stellar Force is distributed very evenly, and there are no problems. You can try more complex runes," Madame Liuhua took the jade tablet from Han Li's hand, examined it, and said.

Han Li nodded, and his spiritual sense entered the jade slip, delving into the more complex runes.

Compared to Han Li, Xuan Yuanxing and the other two were much worse, and after trying four or five times, they finally inscribed a Stellar Rune.

Madame Liuhua suppressed her impatience and pointed out the shortcomings of the three in detail, which also allowed their skills to improve rapidly.

And Han Li understood those Stellar Runes extremely quickly. Except for some difficult bottlenecks, there was no need for Madame Liuhua to guide him at all, which saved her a lot of trouble.