Not long after, a green-robed man appeared in White Head Valley; naturally, it was Han Li.

Having heard the village chief's description, he felt that the spirit spring was unusual. The power of the Time Law it contained had changed the physique of the villagers who soaked in it to some extent, causing them to either rejuvenate or turn to bones.

If he cultivated the Grand Five Elements Illusionary World Divine Art here, it was highly likely that he could break through to the next realm in a shorter time, which would give him a better chance of dealing with the pursuit of Qi Mozi and other Heavenly Court lackeys.

However, the Time Law in this spring water seemed unstable. According to the village chief, it would only appear once every hundred years or so, and the time would not be too long. If he wanted to use it, he would have to find the source of the Law's power.

Upon entering the valley, Han Li did not immediately head to the depths but instead began to examine the jagged rocks on both sides of the valley.

After a while, he did find something strange.

Among the scattered rocks, many were engraved with golden seal script runes.

Some of the runes were relatively complete, while others were already severely damaged, but without exception, all had lost their original spirituality.

"No wonder I faintly sensed a trace of Time Law fluctuations when passing by earlier, but couldn't feel it after arriving at Green Silk Bend. The concealment effect of these runes is really good. Even though they are already broken, they still have such an effect," Han Li said, stroking a rune on a boulder with one hand.

As soon as he said that, his mind suddenly moved. Since this place had a strong concealment effect, why not hide here?

In the past two years, although he had not been truly caught by the Immortal Palace people, he always had tails following him, preventing him from stopping for even a moment. Every time he ran for a while, he would release a puppet, branded with his own mark, to create confusion for the pursuers.

But even so, he had never truly shaken off the pursuit of the Immortal Palace and Nine Yuan Temple people.

With his mind made up, Han Li began to carefully examine White Head Valley, occasionally raising his fingers to mimic the engraved runes in the air.

It wasn't until the eastern horizon turned white that he sat down on a boulder, drenched in sweat.

After working for most of the night, Han Li had carefully examined all the runes and then personally repaired most of the damaged ones. He also moved many of the displaced boulders, restoring the original appearance of the valley's rune array as much as possible.

The moment the formation was completely repaired, a morning mist slowly rose within the valley. A layer of milky white mist began to envelop the surroundings, almost completely obscuring the entire valley.

Han Li flew into the high sky, released his spiritual sense to carefully examine it for a moment, and found that even the faint Time Law power fluctuations he had previously detected had completely disappeared.

If even his spiritual sense couldn't detect anything unusual here, then few would be able to.

Han Li's figure dropped, and he returned to the valley, heading towards the spirit spring in the depths.

Entering the depths of White Head Valley again, seeing the two boulders forming an inverted V shape, Han Li's gaze sank slightly. He found that the spirit spring was also filled with a layer of white mist.

However, the mist in the spring water was all condensed and gathered under the boulder, without any dissipation.

Han Li swept his spiritual sense over the area, his expression changed slightly, and he tapped the ground with his toes, quickly rushing forward to the edge of the small pool formed by the spring water. He immediately saw several senile old men lying scattered in the mist.

At this moment, all of them had protruding eyeballs, sunken cheekbones, and dark, dry skin. It was clear that they had been dead for quite some time.

Moreover, under Han Li's gaze, the clothes on these old men began to decay rapidly, soon turning to ashes. The exposed flesh also rotted, gradually revealing sections of white bones.

"It seems their luck wasn't very good this time..." Han Li sighed.

With that, he reached out a palm and inserted it into the pool water, gently stirring it. He only felt a cool sensation passing through his skin, with no other discomfort.

Just as Han Li was wondering, he suddenly felt a faint warm current emanating from the spring at the bottom of the pool, wrapping around his palm. The feeling of the water was noticeably smoother, very different from the surrounding liquid.

When the warm current touched his palm, Han Li immediately sensed a Time Law power fluctuation coming over him. The hairs on his palm began to grow rapidly, then fall off rapidly, repeating this process over and over again.

Han Li slowly retracted his palm, examined it for a moment, and smiled, "It can actually accelerate the flow of time. It seems there really is some kind of treasure hidden below."

He got up and waved his hand, gathering the seven or eight skeletons in one place and placing them on the edge of the pool. Then, he stepped into the deep pool, one step at a time.

Arriving near the spring, Han Li bent down and reached out his palm, groping around.

Soon, he pushed all the small stones piled beside the spring aside, but what was revealed below was just a small hole buried under the silt at the bottom of the pool, with nothing peculiar about it.

"It shouldn't be, even my spiritual sense can't detect anything strange. Could it be..." Han Li said, looking at the two boulders above his head with a puzzled expression.

Upon this examination, he indeed found that each of the two boulders forming an inverted V shape had an engraved circular rune, but there were no spiritual power fluctuations emanating from them.

Han Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and a purple light lit up in his eyes. When he looked at the runes again, they had already changed.

Within the two circular runes, as if embedded deep within the boulders, faint golden light circulated, like two golden carp biting their tails, in opposite directions, swimming endlessly.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly, and his figure floated up, his two palms pressing on the two circular runes respectively.

The Grand Five Elements Illusionary World Divine Art within his body began to operate, and two golden rays of light flowed out from his palms, connecting with the two circular runes, twisting them left and right in opposite directions.

The light on the circular runes suddenly brightened, and the rotation speed instantly increased several times. The two talisman characters in the center of the two circles simultaneously lit up with golden light, gushing downwards and transforming into a golden light curtain, completely obscuring the space created by the two boulders.

Han Li had already retreated to the outside of the boulder in advance, looking at the golden light gate that appeared out of thin air, his gaze hesitant.

After a moment, he looked up at the sky, which was already slightly bright, and made up his mind. A layer of protective treasure light lit up around him, and the True Extremity Membrane also lit up on his body. His figure suddenly flashed and entered the light curtain.

With a soft "puff" sound, the golden light curtain instantly disappeared, and the surroundings of the small pool returned to tranquility.

Not long after, the spring water in the pool gradually seeped into the ground, and the spring no longer had water flowing out.

The entire pool gradually dried up, and after being exposed to the sun for a long time, it was completely dry, with no trace of spring water left. Only the few skeletons remained lying on the rocks by the pool.

...

The western boundary of the Jin Yuan mountain range, on top of a solitary peak.

A red-haired man with large hands and feet like cattail leaf fans and strange patterns engraved on his skin, stepped on a shattered puppet, looked into the distance, and red flames sprang up from his head from time to time.

It was Qi Mozi, who had been tracking Han Li all the way.

"This is already the one hundred and thirty-sixth puppet. This time, although he left essence blood on the puppet, he also set up a Blood Burning Mark. Once the puppet is caught by us, the essence blood will burn out, not leaving us any traces. Xiong Shan, tell me, how can this guy be so cunning?" Qi Mozi looked at a young man behind him and said with a frown.

If Han Li were here, although he might not be able to recognize the young man's appearance, he would definitely be familiar with the aura on him. This person was Xiong Shan, the deputy leader of the Candle Dragon Path, who had been very close to him back then and ultimately died at his hands.

"My Lord, there is no need to be surprised. This junior has personally experienced the careful calculations of this Fellow Daoist Han and paid a terrible price. I just never expected that he would grow so fast and has now become a major concern for the Heavenly Court," Xiong Shan said, a layer of gloom covering his heart as he recalled the past.

"I originally wanted to quietly capture him, but I didn't expect that the guy would dare to directly attack Jin Yuan Immortal Palace and even kill that waste Dongfang Bai. Now even if the Heavenly Court is blind, they should notice him. But that's fine, I don't need to hide my tracks anymore. I can openly hunt him down in the name of Immortal Prison," Qi Mozi said thoughtfully.

"My Lord, observing his traces along the way, he is roughly heading towards the central part of the Jin Yuan Immortal Territory. The forces there are complex, and it may be inconvenient for us to pursue him..." Xiong Shan said hesitantly.

"Humph, the Heavenly Court has been dissatisfied with that area for a long time. If any sect dares to stand out at this time, then we can take the opportunity to beat them. However, which of the patriarchs and elders of these sect families are not cunning old foxes? They know how to protect themselves wisely and won't主动惹上一身骚," Qi Mozi snorted and said.

"That makes sense. This Han Li has always been accustomed to traveling alone and most likely won't hide in a sect. We should focus on searching for places where the forces of various sects intersect or are vacant. We should find something," Xiong Shan said, seeming to have thought of something.

Qi Mozi did not speak, but nodded, obviously agreeing with his statement.

"Let's go, the wisp of aura I sensed earlier should have gone in the southeast direction. I'll see how long he can run!" After a moment, Qi Mozi said.

He waved his palm, and a fiery red shuttle surrounded by flames emerged.

He and Xiong Shan jumped on it one after another, and then the entire shuttle suddenly turned into a streak of fire, cutting through the sky and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.