Limhai City, White Cloud Inn.

This was a large inn, not particularly special, like most inns in the city, catering to both mortals and cultivators.

Of course, most cultivators who rented such inns did not have high cultivation levels and often presented themselves as mortals for safety reasons. This was actually an unwritten rule. After all, if people knew that their next-door tenant was an "immortal" capable of flying, escaping into the earth, summoning wind, and calling for rain, they would probably be too scared to sleep at night.

Today, the White Cloud Inn was somewhat lively because the entire inn had been booked a few days ago. The original owner and staff had been temporarily sent back, and everyone in the inn, from top to bottom, seemed incredibly busy.

From the front hall to the backyard, the inn was filled with large boxes containing various goods.

Outside the courtyard, there were also several carriages pulled by beast-horses, the most common type of transportation vehicle on the Barrenwave Continent, also loaded with various goods.

A slightly portly middle-aged man was constantly walking around, urging his subordinates to sort the goods and move them from the beast-drawn carriages onto a white flying boat parked in the courtyard.

In between the busyness, a hint of a smile would occasionally appear on the portly middle-aged man's face.

As the person in charge of the Chengquan Chamber of Commerce, one of the three major chambers of commerce in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, in this area, he had recently acquired a batch of rare spiritual materials that were unique to the nearby region over the past century. Due to the dangers of this continent, as long as they could safely transport them to Brightmound City in the central part of the continent, the profits would immediately increase several times.

The only slight imperfection was that a large portion of these goods, being spiritual materials, had extremely high freshness requirements and had to be living things. Therefore, they could not be stored in storage magic tools and had to be transported using this flying boat.

His only concern now was the safety of the journey.

This was not his first time traversing this continent, and he knew that the risks along the way were not small. Recently, the chamber of commerce had also experienced many incidents in various parts of the continent, and even Void Refinement stage offerings had fallen, making him even more cautious.

He was only a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. Although there were many guest elders in the chamber of commerce, there were only two elders with Integration stage cultivation. Therefore, after much consideration, he hired two Integration stage cultivators to accompany him through the Immortal Pavilion in the city at a great price.

Just then, a beam of green light descended from the sky and landed at the entrance of the inn, revealing a dark-skinned, muscular man with a bristly beard, who was Han Li in disguise.

The portly middle-aged man noticed the movement outside, turned his head to look at Han Li.

He sensed Han Li's aura slightly, and his round eyes immediately widened. A bright smile appeared on his face as he quickly walked out, cupping his hands in greeting, "Hehe, may I ask for this senior's name? Are you the one who accepted my escort mission?"

"I am Liu Shi. Are you Fellow Cultivator Kou?" Han Li looked at the portly man in front of him and said calmly.

"That is indeed me."

The portly man nodded and eagerly invited Han Li into the inn, instructing his subordinates to serve a cup of spiritual tea.

"Although it may be a little presumptuous... but could I first take a look at your senior's Immortal Token?" The man said hesitantly after sitting down opposite Han Li.

Han Li did not speak, but turned his hand and took out the Immortal Token, handing it over.

After Kou inspected it and confirmed that it was correct, the smile on his face deepened, and he said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior. The departure time is in two days. Senior Liu can rest in one of the upper rooms of this inn for now."

Han Li nodded, not declining.

Kou then instructed someone to take Han Li to an upper room on the second floor of the inn.

After setting up a formation in the room, he sat down cross-legged on the bed and took out several thick books.

These were some books about the Barrenwave Continent that he had just bought in the city, and he slowly began to read them.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Late at night, a white flying boat quietly hovered in the air above the inn, all the goods having been moved inside.

Dozens of cultivators stood on the front and rear decks of the flying boat, respectively. Han Li was among them.

Most of these people were from the chamber of commerce under Kou, and apart from the two Integration stage cultivators, the rest did not have high cultivation levels.

Han Li was standing on one side of the deck, glancing at the other side, his eyes flickering slightly.

On the other side of the deck, near the bow, a graceful woman in a red dress stood leaning against the railing.

According to his observation, this woman was none other than the female cultivator who had been teleported out of the Blackwind Sea with him, but she was now wearing a red veil, covering her face.

Unlike before when he could not discern her cultivation level, the aura emanating from her now clearly indicated that she was at the early stage of the Integration stage.

However, due to the fact that he had changed his appearance, she did not seem to have noticed that he was also one of those who had been teleported out of Blackwind Island with her.

"Two seniors, and everyone, I leave everything to you along this journey." Kou's heart became more and more uneasy as he was about to set off, and he clasped his hands in salute.

Han Li and the others all nodded slightly.

Kou glanced towards Han Li and the woman in the red dress, feeling slightly relieved. With a wave of his hand, countless white spiritual patterns immediately appeared on the hull of the flying boat. With a burst of bright light, countless white mists spewed out, enveloping the entire flying boat.

From the outside, the flying boat looked like a white cloud floating in mid-air, very hidden.

With a "swoosh," the white cloud shot into the sky, taking advantage of the dim night, and flew away into the distance at a considerable speed.

"Regarding the itinerary along the way, I have arranged it as follows. The two seniors and the two offerings from our chamber of commerce will be divided into two groups, one group guarding the flying boat and the other resting, rotating every half month. What do you all think?" Kou said.

"We can proceed according to your arrangement." Han Li nodded, while the woman in the red dress nodded in silence.

The other two, being offerings of the chamber of commerce, naturally had no objections.

"Good! For the first half month, the two seniors can rest first. Please trouble the two of you first." Kou nodded towards the other two Integration stage cultivators.

Without a word, the two sat down cross-legged on the front of the flying boat, on the left and right sides.

Under Kou's arrangement, Han Li and the woman in the red dress each took up residence in a room on the boat.

The room was not small, with a living room, a bedroom, and even a small secret room.

Han Li didn't have any specific requirements for this. With a wave of his arm, dozens of beams of green light shot out, landing in various parts of the room and opening a green light barrier.

After doing all this, he came to the secret room and sat down cross-legged.

It would be another half month before it was his turn to be on duty, and he couldn't waste this time.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly waved his hand.

A ball of black heavy water flew out of the True Water Pouch at his waist, hovering in front of him.

Han Li's expression was solemn, and he formed hand seals with both hands. Silver lightning emerged from his palms and entered the heavy water.

As if stimulated, the black heavy water suddenly expanded, constantly changing its shape, as if it was about to explode. However, it was forcibly covered by the green light emitted from his hands.

His ten fingers moved quickly like playing a zither, and a series of magic formulas shot out.

The silver lightning in the heavy water immediately became docile, turning into strands of silver lightning threads. Wisps of water light also flew out of the heavy water. The violently tumbling black heavy water also slowly calmed down, and the two gradually merged together...

He didn't know how long it had been, but the ball of heavy water in Han Li's hands had disappeared. In its place was a black sphere the size of a fist, with silver lightning patterns flashing on its surface, a Heavy Water Rune Thunder.

Han Li let out a light breath. He was now quite skilled in refining Heavy Water Rune Thunder. He played with it for a moment, then turned his hand and put it away.

Then, he waved his hand again, and a ball of heavy water flew out, landing in his hand.

Silver lightning emerged in his hand and merged with the heavy water...

Although the power of this Heavy Water Rune Thunder was not yet very great, if there were enough of them, they would still be a powerful force.

The road ahead was dangerous, and he had to prepare for the worst.

Time passed unnoticed for a month. A round of duty had passed, and everything had been calm and peaceful during that time.

In the secret room, Han Li's face showed a tired expression, but his eyes were full of joy.

After accumulating for this period of time, he had refined some of the heavy water on his body into Heavy Water Rune Thunder, about seven or eight of them.

The power of one Rune Thunder was not great, but if a sufficient number of them were added together, it would definitely be an extremely powerful force. If they were detonated at the same time, even a True Immortal in the later stage would probably not be able to escape unscathed.

At the thought of this, he put the black sphere in his storage bracelet, turned his hand and took out a pill to consume. After a long time, he opened his eyes, and the exhaustion on his face had been swept away.

Afterward, he turned his hand and took out a black array plate, the Starshift Sub-Mother Plate.

He had just teleported a crystal grain over a month ago, and today was the day for the Earth Avatar to teleport heavy water over.

He waved his hand and cast a magic formula. A large amount of black light immediately appeared on the Starshift Sub-Mother Plate, and it began to tremble with a buzzing sound.

Han Li flicked his finger again, and the array plate spun non-stop, emitting an even stronger black light.

"Eh..." His expression changed slightly.

Although the array plate was flashing with black light, the middle was empty, and no heavy water had appeared as usual.

Could something have happened to the Earth Avatar?

Han Li suddenly stood up.

Just then, a stream of black light flowed in the middle of the array plate, and a small ball of heavy water slowly emerged.

Seeing this situation, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He sat down cross-legged again and waved his hand to put away the small ball of heavy water.

This time, black light flowed on the black array plate. It took a long time before another small ball of heavy water appeared again.

Han Li's face, which had just relaxed, became serious again. He looked at the Starshift Sub-Mother Plate and began to ponder.

Judging from this situation, it was not that something had happened to the Earth Avatar, but that there seemed to be a problem with this Starshift Sub-Mother Plate. Teleporting heavy water over was much more difficult than before for some reason.

Thinking this, he carefully checked the black array plate in his hand, but found no problems.

Embedded in the center of the array plate were eight cyan-black spirit stones. This item was called Starshift Stone, which contained spatial power and was the source of the Starshift Sub-Mother Plate's energy.

The eight Starshift Stones were flashing with a faint cyan-black light, and there was no lack of energy inside. The Starshift Sub-Mother Plate on the Earth Avatar's side should not have any problems either.

Why was this happening?

Han Li frowned and pondered.

But before long, he suddenly raised his head and thought of a possibility that could cause this anomaly - distance.

At this moment, he had left the Blackwind Sea by teleportation array and had come to the Barrenwave Continent and was heading east all the way, how far away was he from the Earth Avatar? Could it be that this Starshift Sub-Mother Plate had a distance limit when teleporting items?