鹤冈 Immortal Territory.

The cave hidden in the nameless mountains has been sealed for hundreds of years.

Inside the cave's side chamber, Zi Ling, dressed in a purple dress, was sitting cross-legged on a stone bed, meditating.

Her previously stable Taiyi Peak realm had lasted for many years, always stuck in a bottleneck, unable to advance further.

Just then, she, who had been sitting quietly with her eyes closed, was suddenly disturbed. She raised her eyelids and woke up.

She looked towards the other side of the ear chamber, a hint of undisguised joy flashing in her eyes.

Immediately afterward, a rumbling sound of rocks grinding against each other rang out, and the door of the secret room opposite opened. A tall figure lowered his head slightly, walked out of the door, and smiled gently at her.

Zi Ling stood up from the stone bed and looked Han Li up and down. She couldn't help but be slightly shocked, and a hint of disbelief flashed in her eyes.

"Only a few hundred years, the aura on your body..." After a long while, she couldn't help but say.

"Just came out of seclusion, the aura fluctuation is still a bit unstable, it will stabilize in a few days." Han Li smiled and said.

"I'm talking about your realm." Zi Ling said, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

"It's Da Luo Peak, that's right. You don't have to worry. I'm not seeking quick success and instant benefit, using some methods of forced growth. It's just that my cultivation method is a bit special. This realm is cultivated step by step, not a castle in the air." Han Li walked forward, took her hand, and gently squeezed it, said.

"That's good." Zi Ling nodded and said.

After saying that, her expression became a little dim again. Han Li's cultivation had improved to such an extent, which meant that he was very likely to return to the Netherworld soon.

Seeing the change in her expression, Han Li was about to ask when he suddenly frowned and his face changed slightly.

"What's wrong?" Zi Ling asked quickly when she saw this.

Han Li shook his head gently, turned his wrist, and a black Reincarnation Temple mask appeared in his palm.

Without saying a word, he put on the mask and raised his hand to point at the center of the mask's brow.

Suddenly, patterns of runes lit up on the entire mask, and a faint light lit up in the center of the brow, casting a shadow in front of it. Inside, a slender figure of a man condensed from black light.

He was wearing a black robe and a veiled hat, and his aura was extremely restrained, but he was the Lord of Reincarnation.

As soon as Han Li saw the Lord of Reincarnation, he knew that something must have happened and immediately asked:

"What happened?"

"Ru Shuang... she was captured by the Heavenly Court." The Lord of Reincarnation hesitated slightly and replied.

"What did you say? What happened to Wan'er?" Han Li's expression under the mask changed immediately when he heard this and asked.

Zi Ling's expression couldn't help but change when she heard this.

Han Li had chosen not to hide the matters in the Reincarnation Temple back then, but had found an opportunity to tell her everything, so she already knew the identity of the Lord of Reincarnation, and also knew that Gan Ru Shuang was Nangong Wan.

"Not long after you left the Netherworld, Ru Shuang woke up. Although she had two memories, she ultimately did not choose to become my wife, but insisted on being Nangong Wan again." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

Hearing this, Han Li's eyes flickered slightly, and a surge of heat surged in his heart. He said angrily:

"Why was she captured by the Heavenly Court? Aren't you confident that you can fight against the Heavenly Court? How could you let something happen to her?"

"After choosing you back then, she originally planned to go to you immediately, but because she was worried about becoming a burden to you, she didn't leave immediately. I was also worried and never let her leave. But later, the Reincarnation Temple completely lost track of you, and even the mask couldn't contact you. Not long ago, she was worried about your safety and left the Netherworld privately to find you during my seclusion, but the Heavenly Court took advantage of the situation and captured her." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"Have you found out where she is?" Han Li asked, his eyes narrowed and he breathed a heavy sigh.

"No, the Heavenly Court has done this secretly, so it's not easy to find. However, not long after she was captured, Gu Huo Jin sent a message, asking me to go to Central Earth Immortal Territory myself. As long as I agree to go, they will guarantee that they won't harm her a hair, and they will release her immediately when I arrive in Central Earth Immortal Territory." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

Han Li fell silent when he heard this.

He knew that the Heavenly Court hated the Lord of Reincarnation deeply, and they had been fighting each other for endless years. Once he fell into the hands of the Heavenly Court, the consequences would naturally be self-evident.

"I have already agreed to Gu Huo Jin that I will no longer hide and will go to Central Earth Immortal Territory as agreed." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"When are you leaving?" Han Li asked.

"Some preparations are still needed, otherwise, not only will we not be able to save people, but all past efforts will be in vain." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"I'll go with you." Han Li said immediately without the slightest hesitation.

Hearing this, the Lord of Reincarnation hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay, then you take Ru Shuang away, and I'll be more at ease."

"The one I want to take away is Nangong Wan. Before that, I also have something to do. After it's done, I'll go to the Netherworld to meet you." Han Li said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"The words of the Heavenly Court cannot be fully trusted. It would be best to find Wan'er's specific location. Put more thought into it." Han Li said.

"If there's any news, I'll let you know." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

After the two finished discussing, the light on Han Li's Reincarnation Temple mask dimmed, and the projected shadow disappeared.

Zi Ling looked at Han Li with a complicated expression.

Han Li opened his mouth, wanting to explain, when he heard Zi Ling say, "Go do it, save her."

"We're going back." Han Li said.

"Going back where?" Zi Ling asked in confusion.

"Northern Cold Immortal Territory." Han Li said, his eyes slightly narrowed.

......

On the other side, inside a grand hall in the Netherworld.

The Lord of Reincarnation, who had just finished communicating with Han Li, slowly walked down the high platform in the hall.

At this time, a figure hurried in from outside the hall, wearing a large black robe, with thick bandages wrapped around his arms, neck, and cheeks, with golden runes painted on them. He looked very strange.

"Lord, I have just divined and learned the whereabouts of Venerable Huanglu of Qiutian Immortal Territory. He will arrive at Dunyang Continent in the near future." The black-robed man reported in a hoarse voice.

"Qiutian Immortal Territory is just a medium-sized Immortal Territory. There is no direct teleportation array connected to Central Earth Immortal Territory. He went to Dunyang Continent, most likely wanting to use the teleportation array here to go to Xuantian Immortal Territory, where there is a teleportation array that can directly reach Central Earth Immortal Territory. Send a message to Feng Hui and Wu Jiang to intercept and kill this person on Dunyang Continent, and kill all his followers." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"As you command." The black-robed man cupped his fist and turned to leave.

"Yuan Chunfeng, how many years have you been by my side?" The Lord of Reincarnation suddenly asked.

Hearing this, the black-robed man stopped, turned around, pondered for a moment, and replied, "It's been too long, I can't remember anymore, it's probably been several million years..."

"Use your Heavenly Calculation to divine for me, how much chance of success do I have if I go to the Heavenly Court in advance?" The Lord of Reincarnation asked in a calm tone.

"Does the Lord really want to calculate? With my current condition, one Heavenly Calculation won't be enough to be punished by the heavens, but I will be no different from a useless person afterward. Moreover, once it involves the Time Dao Ancestor, this secret... may not be able to be explored." Yuan Chunfeng said slowly, his tone equally calm.

"If that's the case, then there's no need. I still need to rely on you to predict the paths of the Da Luo cultivators going to the Bodhi Banquet, otherwise, wanting to intercept and kill them halfway would be like searching for a needle in a haystack." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

Yuan Chunfeng didn't say anything more, just cupped his fist and saluted again.

"Your Butian Sect's method of betting on both sides between my Reincarnation Temple and the Heavenly Court is quite clever." The Lord of Reincarnation suddenly smiled and said.

"Lord, you're joking. We are also forced to do this. You and the Time Dao Ancestor are both figures standing at the top of the entire True Immortal World. The battle between you has already exceeded the dispute of the Great Dao. Even the Heavenly Dao has been disturbed by you, disrupting the secrets of heaven. Our Butian Sect cannot predict an accurate result, so we can only do this." Yuan Chunfeng said.

"Old Ancestor Chen Tuan chose to bet on Gu Huo Jin's side, while you, as his founding disciple, bet on our side. It seems that you still think the Heavenly Court has a better chance of winning. However, it's good for you to do this. Winning may not be a big win, but losing won't necessarily be a complete loss. At least, no matter which side wins, you can preserve the inheritance of your sect." The Lord of Reincarnation said.

"Once the Heavenly Court wins, I will also perish with the Reincarnation Temple. I hope the Lord will not let me lose." A glimmer of light flashed in Yuan Chunfeng's eyes, which were exposed in the gaps in the bandages, and he said slowly.

Hearing this, the Lord of Reincarnation did not speak, but just nodded, indicating that Yuan Chunfeng could leave.

The latter slowly walked out of the hall, leaving only the Lord of Reincarnation alone in the empty hall, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.

......

Time flies, more than two years have passed.

Outside a border city on the edge of Guyun Continent in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, a ray of light descended from the sky.

In the light, a tall man dressed in a green robe and a beautiful woman dressed in a purple dress appeared at the same time. It was Han Li and Zi Ling, who had rushed back from He Gang Immortal Territory.

The two landed beside a dilapidated stone pavilion outside the city, both shrouded in a layer of faint golden light, isolating the gray mist permeating the surrounding void.

Han Li looked into the distance, glanced at the city shrouded in a layer of barrier light, a hint of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, and said:

"When I first came out of the Black Wind Sea, on the way to Zhulong Dao, I briefly stayed in this city. Compared to my memory, this place has changed a lot."

"Now that the Gray World is invading on a large scale, not only the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, but even the neighboring Immortal Territories have been occupied by them. The world is changing, so naturally there are many differences." Zi Ling said.

"Most of the areas in this Northern Cold Immortal Territory have been transformed by the Gray World. The original Immortal World cultivators have to shrink back into the city to survive. I think it won't be long before these places will be completely captured." Han Li sighed and said.

"There's no way to do this. Not only does the Heavenly Court not send reinforcements, but it also forcibly suppressed the matter. Not many people in the Immortal World know about this situation, and the news cannot spread, so naturally it won't attract too much attention. But fortunately, the Gray World is quite sensible and has temporarily stopped its expansion, otherwise the Heavenly Court may not be able to suppress it even if it wanted to." Zi Ling said.

"I'm afraid this is the tacit understanding between the Heavenly Court and the Gray World. One doesn't expand excessively, and the other doesn't immediately suppress it." Han Li sneered and said.

"Why is that?" Zi Ling asked.