Just as Gongshuhong's aura became unstable due to the destruction of his Earthly Avatar, a violent roar came from below, accompanied by a vast white sound wave that swept across like a crashing tsunami.

It was the "Vajra Howl" unleashed by Han Li in his Golden-haired Giant Ape form!

Wherever the white wave passed, the void blurred and even twisted, as if the entire space was about to collapse.

The blood-colored cauldron suspended in the air vibrated violently under the impact of the wave, swaying gently, and even the fluctuations of the Law emanating from it showed a trace of disorder.

At this moment, a violent dragon's roar came from within the blood-colored cauldron!

Then, with a boom, the red light on the top of the cauldron trembled and exploded, transforming into a large expanse of blood mist. A fiery dragon more than ten zhang long swayed its head and tail as it soared from the blood mist, and with a twist of its body in the high sky, it swooped down toward Gongshuhong.

"Daring to destroy my Earthly Avatar and ruin my cultivation foundation, I will make you all pay with your lives..." Gongshuhong roared in extreme anger, a touch of madness rising on his face.

As soon as he spoke, the blood light around him surged, and his body rapidly grew larger, expanding violently like a bubble, emitting a palpitating aura of destruction.

Seeing this, a grave look appeared in Han Li's eyes. He immediately restrained his figure, returning to his human form, and with a wave of his hand, he retrieved the Essence Flame Bird.

Jiao San, transformed into a fire dragon, also turned his body and circled past Gongshuhong's side.

The scales all over his body shone brightly, and endless crimson flames surged out, instantly enveloping the Blood Lake Island, and a series of fiery red lotuses emerged from the air, blooming one after another.

A scorching fluctuation of the Law instantly permeated, as if a separate world had been created anew in this underground cave.

"Spirit Domain!"

Han Li's eyes lit up as he sensed the changes around him.

At this moment, a light as brilliant as the scorching sun burst out in the cave. Gongshuhong, who had swelled dozens of times in size, began to dissolve like blood-colored ice and snow in this light.

"Rumble..."

A series of violent explosions sounded continuously. The entire small island in the center of the Blood Lake shattered inch by inch, instantly swallowed by the light, and directly turned into fine dust, dissipating into nothingness.

The violent air waves spread in all directions, creating circles of violent shock waves, which shook the entire cave, causing rocks to shatter and collapse, and large areas of lake water began to pour in.

Above the cave, the Red Moon City, which had long been devoid of any living creatures, also completely collapsed in a series of rumbles, turning into ruins.

At this time, within the cave, there was an area shrouded in green light that was completely unscathed.

Above that area, eight huge rhombus-shaped tortoise shells were suspended, pieced together to form an elliptical dark green light curtain, which remained motionless amidst the violent tremors.

Within the light curtain, Han Li, having used the Xuanwu bloodline and wearing a dark green armor with a python coiled around it, calmly surveyed his surroundings.

All around him, the scorching aura remained undiminished. The fiery red lotuses blooming everywhere continuously emitted strange fluctuations, counteracting the violent power.

Not far from him, Jiao San had already transformed into his human form and was sitting cross-legged on a giant fiery red lotus, his body enveloped in a layer of golden-red light. His robes fluttered in the wind, his hands constantly forming hand seals, his face solemn as he fully activated the Spirit Domain.

After about a quarter of an hour, the tremors in the cave gradually subsided. Most of the red lotuses blooming everywhere had dissipated, and the Spirit Domain opened by Jiao San also slowly collapsed.

As the last fire lotus in the air dissipated, Jiao San also landed from the air with a somewhat weary expression.

Seeing this, Han Li immediately retracted the surrounding tortoise shells and cupped his fist towards Jiao San, saying, "Congratulations, Lord Jiao San, on successfully slaying the Red Moon Island Lord Gongshuhong."

"Jiao Fifteen, you deserve half the credit for being able to kill this fiend this time." Jiao San said, looking at Han Li with a profound gaze.

His gaze no longer held the indifference he had shown at their first meeting, but instead revealed a hint of undisguised appreciation.

"Lord Jiao San is too kind. I have only done my best; it is my duty and I dare not take the credit," Han Li said with a slight smile.

"No need to be modest. The Unstable Alliance respects strength above all else. Those who lack strength yet crave unrealistic benefits have only themselves to blame for their deaths. Do you understand?" Jiao San waved his hand, saying something with deep meaning.

"I will remember your teachings, I understand," Han Li replied respectfully.

"Very good! I can recommend you to become a member of a higher level. Are you willing?" Jiao San nodded, saying this.

"I wonder what is special about this higher-level membership? If it requires performing more arduous tasks, I dare not readily agree," Han Li said, slightly startled, then speaking without revealing his thoughts.

"Other things aside, if you successfully upgrade, you will have the qualification to actively issue general tasks and exchange resources with other members of the same rank," Jiao San explained in a faint tone.

"If that is the case, then I will have to trouble Lord Jiao San," Han Li said, delighted in his heart, and thanked him with cupped hands.

"Although I have the qualification to recommend, whether this matter can be achieved will depend on whether the Alliance sends a special envoy to investigate you. At that time, you will also need to complete a trial mission. I believe that with your strength, Fellow Daoist, it should be a certainty," Jiao San added.

Han Li did not thank him again, but simply bowed slightly.

"Alright. The matter here is over. I still need to stay on the island for a while to do some finishing work. Red Moon Island has accumulated a considerable fortune over the years. You can go and search for it yourself, but remember not to stay too long," Jiao San continued.

Han Li nodded, bid farewell, and with a flash of light on his body, he left towards the distance.

After a stick of incense's time, a green light emerged from the ground near Red Moon City in Kunzhou, and with a convergence in mid-air, Han Li's figure appeared.

Looking at the city that had become ruins below, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

Seven people had entered the city together that day, but now only he remained. The danger of the Unstable Alliance's missions was evident.

Although Gongshuhong, in order to succeed in his cultivation, did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of billions of creatures in blood rituals, and even sacrificed four Scattered Immortals who had followed him for a long time, he could be described as ruthless. But Jiao San, as the leader of this mission, was also a man who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

However, what this person said at the end was not wrong. The path of cultivation is fraught with danger and benefit, and there is no such thing as a smooth road. It should be said that from the moment one steps into the world of cultivation, one should have this awareness.

Han Li shook his head as he thought of this.

After slightly identifying the direction, he transformed into a green rainbow and flew away into the distance, not staying here for a moment, nor searching for the so-called resources of Red Moon Island.

Just now, he had quietly collected Jiao Ba's storage artifacts, and with the things he had obtained before, he could be considered to have gained quite a lot.

As for the island's main resources, they were definitely on Gongshuhong's body, and now they naturally belonged to Jiao San. Even if there were still some resources in other places, they would only be odds and ends, and he was too lazy to go to the trouble for such trivial things.

Two months later.

A green light appeared near Wumeng Island, and Han Li's figure flashed into view.

Looking at the island in front of him, a smile appeared on Han Li's face.

Although this trip had been full of twists and turns, he had finally returned safely and achieved his intended purpose.

A ray of light shot out from the island to meet him, revealing Luo Feng's figure.

"Senior Liu!" Luo Feng said with a happy face.

Han Li had only told him about his departure. These days, he had been waiting day and night, fearing that Han Li would have an accident and never return. Now that he saw Han Li's safe return, the stone in his heart had finally been lifted.

"While I was away, were there any major events?" Han Li nodded to Luo Feng and then asked.

"Thanks to Senior's blessings, everything on the island is normal," Luo Feng said quickly.

Han Li gave a sound of agreement and flew towards his small courtyard. Luo Feng followed behind him, reporting on some of the news from the nearby sea area during these days.

Among them was the island where Lu Kun was located, which now seemed to be somewhat unusual, having closed its gates and gone into seclusion.

Han Li's heart stirred, but he didn't speak.

Lu Kun, at the last moment, had taken the incomplete head of the Earthly Avatar and fallen into the cave lake, and had not reappeared until the end, so his life and death were unknown.

However, judging from the situation at the time, even if this person was not dead, he would probably be greatly injured.

Han Li thought so, sent Luo Feng away, returned to the house in the courtyard, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, he woke up refreshed and turned his hand to take out a pile of things.

There were storage artifacts, several spiritual treasures, and a broken Earthly Avatar, which belonged to Jiao Ba.

He first looked at Jiao Ba's incomplete avatar and found that most of the materials were similar to Luo Meng's. The difference was that many rare wind-attribute materials had been used.

Although the materials integrated into the avatar could no longer be recycled and used, he could still benefit a lot from studying them carefully in the future, and gain more insights when condensing his own avatar.

Thinking this, Han Li put away the avatar and picked up the spiritual treasures to examine them.

As a result, among these treasures, except for the black iron awl of Jiao Sixteen, which seemed to be a low-level Immortal Artifact, the others were nothing special. But for some reason, although this black iron awl seemed to be intact on the outside, its interior seemed to be severely damaged, and the trace of the Law it contained was slowly dissipating.

At this rate, it would completely dissipate in a few hundred years.

No wonder Jiao Sixteen's display of this treasure at the time was of mediocre power.

As a result, he lost interest and only glanced at the remaining treasures before putting them away.

After all, with his current situation, he didn't need these things.

Finally, Han Li picked up those storage artifacts and probed his spiritual sense into them.

After a long time, he opened his eyes, and a trace of joy flashed in his eyes.

The possessions of these True Immortals did not disappoint him. There were many kinds of materials inside, far exceeding Wumeng Island's original reserves.

He didn't even recognize many of them at a glance, but they were definitely precious things.

With these things, he wouldn't have to worry about resources for the time being.

He took a deep breath, put the things away in categories, and then waved his hand to take out a jade slip.

This was a Earth Immortal cultivation technique called *Qing Feng Xuan Gang Jue*. It seemed good, but it still had to be done step by step, first cultivating the Ancestral God before one could achieve Earth Immortal status. Although it wasn't of much use to him, it could be used as a reference.