After nearly half a day of fleeing, Su Anqian and her group finally shook off the Fire Year Firefly army and landed near a hill again.

During this period, although Su Anqian had reminded them, most people concealed their physical aura by various means, so there were no accidents. However, some people were unfortunately entangled by the Fire Year Fireflies.

Seeing this situation, the others wanted to help but were unable to do so, and could only watch as those people were burned into dust under the flames of time.

At this moment, although everyone had escaped the crisis, many people still looked a little unsightly, with lingering fear on their faces.

Han Li found a corner with few people and sat cross-legged, meditating and resting.

Su Anqian stood on a high ground, looking back at the distant horizon, where a huge dark red insect cloud was slowly moving away. Only then did her expression slightly relax.

"I didn't expect there to be so many Fire Year Fireflies here. Fortunately, Fairy Su understands the characteristics of these Fire Year Fireflies, otherwise we might not have been able to escape." Valley Master Fu let out a long breath and said gratefully to Su Anqian.

"Valley Master Fu, you're too kind. I wouldn't say I understand them. I just happened to have read a few books about this insect before," Su Anqian said lightly.

"This tower is full of weirdness. Heaven knows what other mechanisms and restrictions are waiting for us," Valley Master Fu said with a wry smile.

"Speaking of which, Stone Fellow Daoist was the first to retreat after seeing the Fire Year Firefly army. Have you encountered these Fire Year Fireflies before?" Su Anqian ignored Valley Master Fu and suddenly looked at Han Li, her beautiful eyes flashing with a sharp light.

When the others heard this, they also remembered it, and everyone's eyes turned to Han Li in the corner, with many people showing disdain on their faces.

"Stone Fellow Daoist, since you knew, why didn't you tell us? Did you want to kill us?" Jin Liu stared at Han Li and said coldly.

The others' eyes also became unkind.

"No, no, I just happened to encounter these Fire Year Fireflies in another secret realm before and suffered from these strange insects, so I recognized them," Han Li quickly waved his hand and explained, pretending to be flustered.

"Is that so?" Jin Liu snorted.

"Stone Fellow Daoist is good at escaping techniques. He also happened to be at the end of the team. When he discovered that the situation was not good, he naturally ran faster," Valley Master Fu said indifferently, which immediately made most people lose interest in investigating Han Li's purpose.

Su Anqian took a deep look at Han Li, then moved her gaze away. Obviously, the current situation was not good, and she didn't bother to focus her energy on someone who seemed rather timid.

Han Li didn't care about the opinions of the people around him, and only chuckled to himself.

Although the Fire Year Firefly incident was a good opportunity to act alone, he didn't plan to do so yet. After all, he didn't understand the situation inside the tower and planned to stay in the team for a while before making plans.

"Alright, let's discuss what to do next. Are we going to continue forward?" An old man with a slightly hunched back said. This person was the leader of a small sect, with an Early Taiyi stage cultivation.

After the previous fierce battles, there were only a few Taiyi stage cultivators left in Han Li's group.

Of the original four Taiyi stage cultivators of the Tianshui Sect, one followed Han Li and the others into the golden gate and fell inside, leaving only three now.

The other Taiyi stage cultivators were only Valley Master Qing Suo, Building Master Moxiang, the hunchbacked old man, and a bearded man, a total of seven people.

"This Year Tower is barren everywhere. Not only have we gained nothing along the way, but we have also encountered various dangers and suffered heavy losses. Now there are only a few of us left. This concubine thinks that continuing to advance rashly is not a wise move," Building Master Moxiang, a young woman in a pink dress named Yan Ying, said with an uneasy expression.

Hearing this, many other people nodded in agreement, including the hunchbacked old man.

"Building Master Yan and Fellow Daoist Ba, do you both want to retreat halfway?" Su Anqian glanced at Building Master Moxiang and the hunchbacked old man and said.

"Fairy Su, it's not that we are timid, but this Year Tower is too dangerous. Those metal beasts have already almost wiped us out, and now so many Fire Year Fireflies have appeared. Who knows what else is ahead? With our strength, it's too dangerous to continue forward," the hunchbacked old man shook his head and said.

Su Anqian fell silent upon hearing this.

"The two Fellow Daoists don't need to be so pessimistic. This place is the secret realm of Immortal Tai Sui's cave dwelling. Although there are some dangers, there will definitely be treasures, maybe just ahead. Those Fire Year Fireflies are troublesome, but since we have mastered their habits and our escape speed is not slower than theirs, as long as we are careful and not surrounded by them, it's nothing. Besides, everyone finally entered this Year Tower, and you are leaving without any gains. Are you really willing to do so?" Jin Liu said.

This team was the responsibility of the Tianshui Sect. Now the morale of the entire team was already low. If Building Master Moxiang and the hunchbacked old man retreated at this moment, the entire team would almost collapse by half.

Jin Liu's words made a lot of sense. Building Master Moxiang and the hunchbacked old man had come here with expectations for the items in the tower, and their faces showed hesitation upon hearing this.

The faces of the other people who wanted to retreat also showed some unwillingness.

"If we encounter this insect again, everyone listen to my instructions. I may have a way to help you avoid the tracking of this insect," Su Anqian said.

"Alright, let's move forward a little further and see. We'll make a decision based on the situation ahead," Building Master Moxiang and the hunchbacked old man exchanged glances and nodded.

"Hehe, opportunities are obtained from danger. Jin believes that this tower, which has been sealed for a long time, will not disappoint us," Jin Liu said with a smile.

"Since everyone has no objections, let's continue forward," Su Anqian said upon seeing this.

The group quickly set off again and continued to fly forward.

Han Li naturally had no objection to this. If most people really retreated at this point, he had planned to act alone in advance.

So he patted his butt and stood up, continuing to hang at the end of the entire team, not too far, not too close.

Most of the people present sneered at Han Li's actions, but no one said anything more. However, almost everyone had a plan in their hearts, which was that even if they got any benefits in the tower, they would never easily let Han Li benefit.

In the following journey, with the lessons learned from the past, everyone was much more careful than at the beginning, and the forward speed naturally slowed down a lot.

The group moved forward in this relatively calm manner for less than half an hour. Han Li, at the rear of the team, moved his gaze and glanced at the right front without saying anything.

As a result, at this moment, Su Anqian, at the front of the team, suddenly stopped, her beautiful eyes flashing.

"Be careful, more Fire Year Fireflies have appeared, follow me!"

The woman said, then turned around and immediately flew towards the ground in the left front.

Han Li was also a little surprised that Su Anqian could discover them in advance.

It seems that this woman's divine sense is not much worse than his own.

When the others heard "Fire Year Fireflies", they hurriedly used the technique of concealing their physical aura and followed behind.

The group quickly landed on the ground and hid behind a low mountain.

Su Anqian raised her hand, and a small khaki flag flew out of her sleeve, then turned into a large khaki mist, covering everyone inside.

The yellow mist fluctuated for a while, then quickly disappeared into the void.

The group had just hidden when a buzzing sound came from the sky ahead again. A red insect cloud appeared in the distant sky and flew over quickly, larger in scale than the previous group of Fire Year Fireflies.

Hiding behind the mountain, everyone didn't dare to breathe. Fortunately, Su Anqian's immortal artifact was quite powerful. The insect swarm in the sky did not discover them and quickly flew past.

Only then did the group breathe a sigh of relief and came out after the insect swarm had flown far away.

Han Li glanced at the distant insect swarm, his heart slightly moved.

The insect swarm this time, as well as the previous one, gave him the feeling that they were patrolling.

After confirming that the insect swarm had completely left, the group immediately set off and continued forward.

In the following journey, the group encountered several more swarms of Fire Year Fireflies one after another. Fortunately, they discovered them in advance and managed to avoid them in time.

After advancing for most of the day, the terrain ahead changed again, and a continuous range of scarlet red peaks appeared.

The peaks were densely packed with countless volcanoes of various sizes, some as tall as ten thousand zhang, and some only a few dozen zhang.

Most of the volcanoes were still active, continuously spewing out streams of hot lava pillars into the sky amid rumbling noises.

A thick layer of black-red fire clouds floated in the sky, filled with a pungent sulfur smell, and the temperature was several times hotter than before. The fire attribute Yuan Qi in the void was even more extremely rich.

Everyone's spirits lifted, and they accelerated their escape speed and flew into it.

"Ah! This is Golden Flame Sacred Stone!" A rogue cultivator Jin Xian's eyes lit up, and he flew down near a volcano, waving his hand and sending out a red-light giant hand to grab a piece of golden stone from the mountain wall. The stone was flashing with flame-like golden light.

"Profound Flame Spirit Jade!" Another person also found a piece of scarlet spirit jade.

"Dragon Flame Grass!"

"Sky Fire Crystal!"

……

There were many kinds of precious fire attribute spiritual materials in this volcanic area. After entering it, everyone quickly discovered various spiritual materials and hurriedly scrambled to collect them.

Han Li didn't care much about these materials, but he also collected some casually along with the others.

After a round of searching, everyone had some small gains and their confidence naturally greatly increased. Under Su Anqian's leadership, they continued to deepen, and soon came to the depths of the volcanic area.

"Be careful, more Fire Year Fireflies have appeared!" Su Anqian suddenly reminded again.

At this time, everyone was no longer as panicked as before. Under Su Anqian's arrangement, they gathered in an orderly manner again and concealed their traces.

Not long after, a huge red insect swarm appeared in the distant sky, but the scale was more than ten times larger than the previous insect swarm. It covered the sky and flew towards the outside, like a large dark cloud pressing down, covering the sky and the sun.

Seeing this situation, everyone's faces were shocked. Although they were under the protection of Su Anqian's immortal artifact, they still couldn't help but feel a little terrified.