“Father didn't say, but Feng Qingshui is, after all, a Dao Ancestor level existence, your cultivation is…” Jiao San hesitated.

Hearing this, Han Li no longer deliberately suppressed his aura. An immense pressure was instantly released, golden light flowing around him, as if he were cast in gold.

Although this pressure was confined to within a hundred feet around him under his deliberate control, the flow of heaven and earth's essence seemed to be at his whim within this world.

He was like a master, standing still, yet causing a great shock to the mind with just a glance.

His cultivation at the peak of the Great Luo late stage was fully revealed at this moment.

Jiao San felt an invisible pressure sweeping over him, involuntarily taking two steps back. After the initial shock, it took him a long while to recover.

"I really didn't expect that in just a few years, you could have changed so much. No wonder… no wonder Father…" Jiao San took a deep breath and said slowly, but in the end, he seemed hesitant and didn't continue.

"By facing the Heavenly Court directly, he can attract most of the attention. My going to find Feng Qingshui is a breakthrough, I just hope he is not in the Heavenly Court at the moment." Han Li suppressed his aura again and said.

"Currently, he is indeed not in the Central Earth Immortal Domain, but in another large immortal domain, the Dragon Abyss Immortal Domain, secluded in the Mist Dragon Sect he founded. It has been quite some time." Jiao San said.

"That's perfect. You prepare the things I need, and I will set off tomorrow," Han Li said.

"Okay. When are you planning to leave? I'll go with you," Jiao San said.

"You can't go," Han Li said immediately.

"Why can't I go? Mother…" Jiao San was interrupted by Han Li before he could finish.

"Since she has chosen to be Nangong Wan, she can't be considered your mother. Besides, she certainly wouldn't want you to go either," Han Li said, looking at Jiao San.

"I don't care how you see it, how you say it, in my heart, she is my mother, and I must go," Jiao San said.

"With your current cultivation, you can't help even if you go. Besides, I still need you to help me send Zi Ling to the Devil World." Han Li said directly, without any euphemism.

Hearing this, Jiao San's expression dimmed.

"Forget it, with my cultivation, I would only be a burden to you. But Zi Ling, why does she have to go to the Devil World?" Jiao San asked with a puzzled look, hesitating.

"What's wrong?" Han Li noticed the abnormality and asked quickly.

"Don't you know about the Devil World? If Zi Ling is going to find Shi Chuan Kong and them, then it's unnecessary," Jiao San frowned and said slowly.

Zi Ling's expression changed slightly, and she immediately had a bad feeling.

"What exactly happened?" Han Li asked with a sharp gaze.

"The Devil World has been in civil war for more than a thousand years, and it has been particularly fierce in recent decades. In the final battle seven years ago, the entire Nightfall City was destroyed, and an Accumulation Scale Void Realm was completely erased. Shi Chuan Kong's branch, the Shi Kong Xie lineage, suffered a crushing defeat." Jiao San sighed and said gloomily.

"How are Shi Kong Xie and Shi Chuan Kong? Is there any news of them?" Han Li asked.

"The Devil World is now completely closed off, and it is difficult for any news to get out. The last news I got said that Shi Kong Xie was no match for the Devil Lord and had already died and vanished. It wasn't said that Shi Chuan Kong was dead, but he is also missing, with no trace," Jiao San said.

Crab Daoren died in battle, Shi Chuan Kong is missing…

Han Li felt a sinking in his sea of consciousness, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"It's been seven years since that battle, and there's still no news coming out?" Zi Ling asked.

"It was the Devil Lord himself who ordered the complete closure of the Devil World, and he didn't say when it would reopen. Now no news can get in, and no news can get out," Jiao San shook his head and said.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. When I return from the Heavenly Court, I will go to the Devil World to find out what's going on." Han Li exhaled a long breath, his expression solemn, and said.

Jiao San didn't say anything more, just nodded.

"In that case, you stay in the Underworld first and wait for us to return," Han Li said to Zi Ling.

Zi Ling looked worried, but still nodded.

"By the way, what about Ti Hun? Is there any news of her?" Han Li asked.

"She… she went to the Soulfall Abyss," Jiao San replied.

"Soulfall Abyss… What kind of place is that?" Han Li asked.

"It is a truly forbidden place in this Underworld, a place that even Father has never set foot in. She said that there is the true Dao she seeks, I tried to dissuade her, but couldn't stop her." Jiao San said.

"How long ago did she go?" Han Li asked.

"She went over a hundred years ago and has not returned yet," Jiao San said.

Han Li closed his eyes, and a white light lit up between his eyebrows, flickering faintly for a moment, then opened them again.

"How is it?" Zi Ling asked.

"The divine sense connection has also been cut off…" Han Li murmured.

"It is said that the Soulfall Abyss is originally a place where wandering souls roam. Don't even think about sensing each other, not to mention being so far apart, even if you are in the same abyss," Jiao San said.

"This is the path Ti Hun chose herself, you have to believe in her," Zi Ling pulled his arm and advised.

Hearing this, Han Li was silent for a long time, then nodded.

Ti Hun, like Jin Tong, has her own path to walk, just like he himself has a path to face the Heavenly Court.

"Tomorrow morning, I will set off for the Dragon Abyss Immortal Domain. At that time, you will organize the information about Feng Qingshui for me." Han Li looked at Jiao San and said.

……

That night.

On the Heart of the Lake Island main hall, Han Li and Zi Ling lay on the sloping roof, leaning against each other, looking at the starry sky that they had not looked up at for many years.

Unfortunately, the sky was dark tonight, and there were few stars in the sky. Even the crescent moon was obscured by dark clouds, and everything was shrouded in a hazy light.

Han Li withdrew his gaze and stared at the woman beside him, leaning close. In the dim light and shadow, Zi Ling's beautiful face was still as fair as jade, reflecting a faint glow.

The outline of her profile was somewhat blurred in the moonlight, but it had a different kind of beauty.

"Zi Ling, I…" Han Li couldn't help but whisper, raising his hand to caress her cheek.

Han Li felt a bit of guilt towards Zi Ling.

They met and knew each other in those years, appreciating each other, and it was more like kindred spirits meeting, better than countless encounters in the mortal world.

However, due to various reasons, they had always been like strangers.

"There's no need to say anything, I'm content just to enjoy this moment of tranquility," Zi Ling didn't turn around, her eyes still gazing at the sky, and said softly.

Hearing this, Han Li smiled.

After a while, Zi Ling reached out and pulled Han Li's arm over, using it as a pillow.

"You must be very careful this time, bring back Sister Wan'er intact, I won't go anywhere, I will wait here for you to come back." Zi Ling looked up slightly at Han Li and said.

Han Li looked down at Zi Ling, whose head was buried in his chest, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. In his impression, Zi Ling had always been a swift and neat woman, rarely acting like this today.

"Do you know what I saw in the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, what my previous life was like?" Zi Ling asked.

"What was it like?" Han Li asked immediately.

He had wanted to ask this question before, but Zi Ling's condition was not good at the time, so he didn't ask.

"Actually, there was nothing major, no dangerous life experience. On the contrary, in my previous life, I was just an ordinary mortal woman without spiritual roots in the human world, and my life was only a hundred years. In that life, I was waiting for someone, waiting from teenage years to old age, waiting for a lifetime, but that person never appeared." Zi Ling said slowly.

After speaking, her bright eyes stared at Han Li's eyes.

Han Li's heart fluttered slightly, and he vaguely heard a call, which seemed to be the beautiful figure in his dream many years ago, but he couldn't remember the face anymore.

In a trance, his arm around Zi Ling's neck gently stroked down along her smooth long hair, gently holding her shoulder.

Zi Ling's body trembled slightly, but then relaxed again, leaning in Han Li's arms, and murmured:

"So… I'm very satisfied in this life, being able to meet is already not easy, to form this connection, what more can I ask for? What regrets are there?"

Han Li looked at her, and her bright eyes were filled with tears, shining with dots of light, like two starry skies, so beautiful that they were intoxicating.

At this moment, the night wind suddenly picked up, blowing a cluster of dark clouds away, blocking the last bit of moonlight.

The entire Yellow Springs Marsh fell into darkness, and the faint will-o'-the-wisps rose slowly from all over the lake, illuminating the surroundings with a ghostly green light.

After a moment of silence, it suddenly began to drizzle in the sky.

The rain in the Underworld is naturally different from that in the Immortal World.

There is a lot of dark aura in the rain, so the rain is also more stagnant. Although it is not harmful to fall on the body, it is not a good thing after all.

Han Li didn't want this rare tranquility to be disturbed, and raised his hand to dispel the dark clouds.

Zi Ling raised her hand and grabbed his arm, saying in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "Hold me back."

"Don't you want to stay a little longer…"

Before Han Li could finish speaking, he looked down and saw Zi Ling's cheeks were already flushed red, and he instantly understood what she meant.

He stopped talking, put one arm around her back, and gently passed the other arm through the curve of her legs, picked her up horizontally, and walked towards the hall.

The night deepened, and in the sky above Heart of the Lake Island, clouds and rain gathered, and the momentum gradually increased.

……

The night rain was like a curtain, falling all night long, sometimes drizzling, sometimes raging with wind.

The wind and rain intertwined, sprinkling the earth in the silent night, making this night in the Underworld a little different.

At dawn, the clouds cleared and the rain stopped.

Han Li opened his eyes, looking at the graceful figure still sleeping beside him, and the beautiful face, his eyes lingered for a long time without moving away.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say, and finally turned into a sigh.

He got up, changed into a brand new green robe, stood by the bed for a while, finally turned and walked towards the door.

On the bed, Zi Ling's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a crystal teardrop slowly flowed down her cheek, leaving a thin tear stain.

Han Li walked to the door, suddenly turned back, and glanced at the bed again. Seeing that Zi Ling was still asleep, he stepped out and gently closed the door.

The flickering candlelight in the room stagnated for a moment, then returned to silence.

When he came to the door of the hall, Gan Jiuzhen was already waiting there.

"Is everything ready?" Han Li stepped forward and asked.

"Where is Zi Ling? Isn't she seeing you off today?" Gan Jiuzhen looked behind Han Li and asked.

"The farewell words have already been said last night, there is no need to say more this morning." Han Li shook his head and said.

Gan Jiuzhen looked suspicious, but she assumed that Zi Ling was just reluctant to part and didn't ask any further.

She turned her wrist, took out a palm-sized token and a black jade slip, and handed them to Han Li.

"Bodhi Token?" Han Li took it in his hand and looked at it, asking in confusion.

"The Dragon Abyss Immortal Domain is one of the thirty-six major immortal domains, and it can lead to the Central Earth Immortal Domain. At this time, you can say that you are going to the Central Earth Immortal Domain to attend the Bodhi Feast with the Bodhi Token, which is more useful than any pass, and can save a lot of trouble." Gan Jiuzhen said.

"You have considered it very carefully." Han Li nodded, turned his wrist, and put it away.

"These were all ordered by Father before he left. The jade slip records how to get to the Dragon Abyss Immortal Domain, and also records some information about Feng Qingshui, I hope it can help you." Gan Jiuzhen said.

"With these, that's enough." Han Li said after a brief inspection.

"Be sure to save Mother back." Gan Jiuzhen pursed her lips and solemnly exhorted.

"I will." Han Li nodded and said.

After saying that, he pinched his hands together, and only said "I'm leaving", and golden thunder fell heavily from the sky above.

After a burst of "zi la" sound, Han Li's figure had disappeared from the spot.

The spatial fluctuations in front of Gan Jiuzhen were still surging, her eyes looked into the distance, and her eyes were full of worry.