Inside the underground hall, as Xie Daoren's figure disappeared, the dazzling golden light that filled the entire hall also vanished without a trace.

Han Li felt that the flow of Immortal Spiritual Power within his dantian had become sluggish again, but it had not completely solidified because the omnipresent pressure from before was gone.

After composing himself, he used his divine sense to locate Xie Daoren, barely managing to use Immortal Spiritual Power to cast a teleportation technique. The next moment, he also appeared on the ground, continuing to bathe in the golden light, and his Immortal Spiritual Power regained its agility.

At this moment, Xie Daoren stood with his hands hanging at his sides, looking up at the sky, his eyes showing a hint of excitement and also a hint of anticipation.

Han Li felt strange and also looked up at the sky.

Just then, the originally bright sky suddenly became gloomy, and the previously dense yellow clouds turned gray-black at a speed visible to the naked eye, exuding an incomparably heavy pressure.

This pressure was as high as the heavens, as heavy as the earth, vast and unstoppable.

Han Li's body, which had been suspended in mid-air, suddenly felt heavy, as if crushed by a giant mountain. With a "thump," he fell directly from mid-air to the ground.

"This is the aura of a Heavenly Tribulation!"

Han Li's heart suddenly stirred, and his face changed.

The power of this impending tribulation was many times greater than any thunder tribulation he had experienced before. Even the slight signs revealed just now were enough to make him unable to resist.

Hei Da and Hei Er, who were already standing on the ground, suffered less impact than Han Li, but their legs were still trembling, and their faces were pale.

"You guys stay away, this is not something you can withstand," Xie Daoren's majestic voice came from mid-air.

Upon hearing this, Hei Da and Hei Er did not dare to delay and hurried away.

Before Xie Daoren could speak, Han Li's body flashed with golden lightning, and he disappeared without a trace. The next moment, he appeared in mid-air hundreds of miles away, looking back at the direction of Xie Daoren.

The golden light from Xie Daoren could no longer reach here, but he only glanced back briefly before turning around without saying a word and continuing to fly away with all his might, advancing hundreds of miles again in the blink of an eye.

But even at a distance of over a thousand miles, the sky was still pitch black and rapidly spreading in all directions amidst churning clouds, indicating that he had not yet escaped the range of the tribulation.

The sky overhead looked even more gloomy, almost pitch black, casting the ground below into a dark expanse, exuding a sense of desolation amidst the silence.

Han Li was horrified and hurriedly accelerated his speed to move away from the center.

But at that moment, a slight "hissing" sound suddenly rang out in the sky. The dark clouds in the sky suddenly rolled violently, rapidly rotating in a certain direction, and continued to converge towards the center, forming an enormous vortex that covered an unknown area.

Streaks of pitch-black lightning appeared everywhere in the vortex, racing and wandering, as brilliant as fireworks, illuminating the ground below.

And a black hole soon appeared in the center of the vortex, emitting a deep and secluded light, as if connecting to some unknown place.

Boom!

A terrifying pressure, many times greater than before, emanated from the vortex, and the nearby void trembled violently, becoming completely distorted.

Han Li had nowhere to hide and was directly crushed by this enormous pressure.

Buzz!

His mind reeled, and even though he had already opened nearly nine hundred Profound Acupoints, he was still an ant in the face of this immense force. Everything went black before his eyes, and he fainted.

However, before he fainted, Han Li saw a cloud of gray fly out from the center of the huge vortex, covering Xie Daoren.

The gray cloud looked ordinary, but it exuded a terrifying aura of destruction, and he fell into a coma after being struck by this aura of destruction.

……

The Demon Region, inside a dark hall within Nightfall City.

The Demon Lord's body was covered by a layer of soft silver light, forming a giant silver sphere that rotated slowly.

The surrounding void rippled visibly as the sphere rotated.

"Eh!"

He suddenly opened his eyes, and the silver light on his body instantly disappeared. He looked towards the void outside.

"This is coming from the Scaled Sky Realm, could it be..." A trace of coldness flashed across the Demon Lord's face, and he slowly stood up.

……

The Luoheng Duke's Mansion.

The Third Prince Shi Po Kong stood outside a great hall, looking towards the distant horizon, his expression uncertain.

……

Within a certain dark void, a soft sigh suddenly sounded, and a black figure could be vaguely seen in the darkness.

"I didn't expect it to be achieved so quickly? Things are going to get interesting." The black figure chuckled, and his figure disappeared into thin air.

……

Han Li fell into a terrifying nightmare, his body seemingly immersed at the bottom of a ten-thousand-foot-deep cold pool, unable to move in the slightest. Moreover, strands of subtle, fine, cold energy, like small fish, invaded every part of his body, scurrying around and causing him immense pain.

After an unknown amount of time, the cold energy gradually disappeared, and then a vast warm current injected into his body, extremely comfortable.

Han Li slowly woke up and found himself lying on the ground.

The sky overhead had now turned purple, and a soft, warm aura filled the air.

He suddenly remembered something and looked towards the direction of the Thousand Transformations Hall.

He saw Xie Daoren still standing in mid-air, his entire body scorched black and covered with huge scars. He looked like a piece of broken wood that had been grilled by fire and struck by lightning.

However, above him, a cloud of purple auspiciousness gradually emerged from the center of the vortex, slowly descending and enveloping Xie Daoren's body, quickly permeating into his body.

Xie Daoren's tattered body absorbed the purple auspiciousness and quickly recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely healing in the blink of an eye.

All the purple light in mid-air rapidly condensed, turning into a purple rainbow.

A thick, crystalline light suddenly rose from Xie Daoren's body, merging with the purple rainbow.

With a "boom," the purple rainbow suddenly grew several times larger, turning into a purple dragon, circling and dancing around Xie Daoren's body.

Within the purple auspicious light, strands of crystalline silk could be vaguely seen, densely packed and countless, emitting immense law fluctuations as they flashed.

Han Li was enveloped by these law fluctuations, and his body moved uncontrollably, like a marionette.

The nearby void and the ground were the same, automatically trembling.

Fortunately, the purple dragon circled and danced for a moment before quickly disappearing into his mind, and the immense law fluctuations vanished without a trace.

Xie Daoren was enveloped in purple auspicious light, his eyes closed, seemingly sensing the changes within his body.

After a moment, the light on his body flashed, and all the purple light disappeared, revealing his figure.

At this moment, Xie Daoren was wearing a light purple robe and shoes, seemingly unchanged, but an invincible power surrounded him as he moved.

But the next moment, his eyebrows twitched, and the power on his body immediately disappeared.

The changes in the sky vanished in a flash, and the nearby sky returned to its previous appearance. The terrifying pressure emanating from the sky also dissipated.

Han Li felt his body lighten and slowly stood up, but he still felt a little dizzy.

Hei Da and Hei Er were lying on the ground hundreds of miles away from him. The damage they suffered seemed to be much greater than Han Li's. They were still unconscious, but fortunately, they had escaped in time and should not be in any life-threatening danger.

Xie Daoren turned his head and looked towards Han Li's direction. With a movement of his feet, he disappeared into thin air and appeared beside Han Li.

"Xie Daoren, you..." Han Li looked at Xie Daoren with a surprised expression.

"I didn't expect the range of the Dao Heaven Tribulation to be so wide and to arrive so quickly, so I couldn't let you leave earlier, causing you to be affected by the tribulation," Xie Daoren said.

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved.

Han Li felt a warm current injected into his mind, and his spirit was immediately lifted. The feeling of dizziness immediately disappeared.

The bodies of Hei Da and Hei Er in the distance also moved. Although they were still not awake, the injuries on their bodies were gradually recovering.

"Dao Heaven Tribulation... Could it be that you have already attained the Dao Ancestor Realm?" Han Li ignored his physical condition and looked at Xie Daoren with wide eyes.

"After countless years of hard work, and several twists and turns, ups and downs, separations and reunions, I have finally fortunately attained the Great Dao today," Xie Daoren said with a smile.

"So that's how it is, then congratulations to you," Han Li said. Although he had already guessed, he still took a light breath upon hearing this and then congratulated him.

"Shi's achievements today are also thanks to Han Daoyou's assistance. I thank you here," Xie Daoren said with a slight bow.

"I dare not accept. Since you have already attained the Dao Ancestor position, I am ashamed to be called a 'Daoyou'. Just call me Han Li," Han Li hurriedly said.

"Han Daoyou, we have known each other for many years, and I know that you are a free and easy person, so why bother with these vulgar titles? Just call me Xie Daoyou, I still like this title," Xie Daoren waved his hand and said.

"Since that's the case, then I will shamelessly call you Daoyou. By the way, Xie Daoyou, you just said your surname is Shi?" Han Li also laughed and then asked.

"That's right. My real name is Shi Kongjie. I didn't intentionally hide it from you, but I just didn't remember it before. After entering the Scaled Sky Realm, many things happened, so I didn't have time to tell you," Xie Daoren nodded and said.

"Shi Kongjie... Could it be that Shi Daoyou, you have some connection with the Nightfall Dynasty?" Han Li hesitated for a moment and still asked.

Xie Daoren looked up at the sky and did not answer Han Li's question for a moment.

"If Xie Daoyou has any unspeakable secrets, then just pretend I didn't ask," Han Li glanced at Xie Daoren's face and said.

Xie Daoren is now at the Dao Ancestor level, and he couldn't help but feel awe, speaking cautiously.

"Han Daoyou is overthinking it. There are no unspeakable secrets. It's just that I have some emotions now that I returned to the Holy Realm. Han Daoyou, you have protected me all the way here. It is only natural that I should tell you these things. Moreover, I have something I want to ask you to help with, so you must know these things," Xie Daoren said with a faint smile, meaningfully.

"You have something you want to ask me to help with? I don't know what it is, but feel free to say it," Han Li said, feeling a sudden apprehension in his heart.