Chapter 1364: Tianguang Hall

"Although after a race war, all races need sixty to a hundred thousand years to have the ability to launch a great war again. But if some major changes occur, it is not impossible for various races to be willing to damage their own vitality to provoke a great war as soon as possible. In the Great War of a Hundred Races fifty thousand years ago, in just a hundred thousand years, we were attacked by several alien races in turn five times. It almost exhausted the vitality of our two races and almost exterminated us. It wasn't until another hundred thousand years later that we recovered our prosperity. Of course, those alien races didn't get any benefits either; two races were directly removed from the name in this great war." Daoist Ma's expression became solemn.

"Great War of a Hundred Races? Fellow Daoist is joking! How could such a great war that swept through most of the Spirit Realm erupt just like that, and just happen to be encountered by us?" The big man with green eyes gasped, his eyes widening.

"Daoist Ma's words are truly alarmist. If we really encountered a great war of the scale of the Great War of a Hundred Races, even if we had ten more lives, it would be very difficult to survive in this war. It is said that in that great war back then, ordinary people were fine, but nine out of ten cultivators died." Fairy Xu also gasped.

"That's right, that's right, how could this be possible..."

The others hearing the words "Great War of a Hundred Races" all turned pale, as if Daoist Ma had mentioned something extremely terrifying, making it difficult for them to maintain their usual composure.

"Alright. It's just that there are a few more alien spies recently, so how could it be linked to the Great War of a Hundred Races? Not to mention that the possibility of this happening is extremely small, even if it really happened, it's not something that we can control. Let's complete the patrol mission in front of us first, which is the top priority. Other matters will naturally be handled by existences like the Elder Council." Han Li, however, always had a calm expression, ordered lightly, and moved his body to fly toward a certain direction first.

Daoist Ma and the others saw this, and naturally couldn't care about discussing anything, so they also drove their escape lights and followed.

The group disappeared at the end of the world in the blink of an eye.

A few days later, Han Li and the others returned to the giant tower of Tianyuan City by Golden Court Boat.

Others stayed in the hall to rest, while he left the small team's station alone, walked along the stairs, and headed straight for the top of the stone tower.

As a result, after walking for more than ten floors and passing through several heavily guarded gates, Han Li appeared in a seemingly ordinary hall.

The restrictions and spiritual light on the walls of the hall flickered continuously; one look and one could see that countless layers of powerful restrictions had been laid down.

In the center of the hall, besides a stone table and a white-robed middle-aged man sitting beside the stone table, there was no one else.

As soon as Han Li walked into the hall, the middle-aged man who was originally closing his eyes to rest slowly opened his eyes, and seeing it was Han Li, he had no surprise, instead saying lightly:

"So it's Nephew Han; you have gains in your patrol this time. Did you bring back a living captive or a corpse this time? Which race is it?"

The middle-aged man seemed very familiar with Han Li.

"Reporting to Senior Wen, this junior captured a Shadow Race spy this time." Han Li didn't dare to be the slightest bit disrespectful to the middle-aged man in front of him, cupped his hands respectfully, and flipped his hand, taking out a jade box and placing it on the stone table with both hands.

"Shadow Race! Tsk tsk, this is a spy alien race that is rarely captured alive. Let me take a look." The white-robed middle-aged man heard Han Li's words, his expression moved, and he finally seemed interested.

He actually pinched incantations with one hand and suddenly slapped the stone table in front of him.

The originally ordinary stone table suddenly shone brightly with white light, revealing a small array more than a foot large, and the jade box was exactly in the center of the array.

A layer of silver light emerged, completely restricting the jade box within it.

But the white-robed middle-aged man's actions didn't seem to be affected by this light cover at all; he flicked his sleeve toward the jade box, and the box lid opened on its own, revealing the green round ball flickering with faint spiritual light inside.

"Green Shadow! This is a high-level Shadow Race that is very difficult to encounter, and it was captured alive. Nephew, you have made a great contribution this time!" The white-robed middle-aged man saw the origin of the round ball at a glance, and finally moved.

"Senior praises me too much! I heard that in half a month, Tianguang Hall will have Elder Xing from the Heavenly Spirit Mirror teaching the way of talismans; I wonder if it is true." Han Li humbled himself, then suddenly asked this.

"It is true that Elder Xing has been decided to teach at this Tianguang Hall lecture. Although I don't know if it is truly the way of talismans, Elder Xing is famous in the three realms for his talisman art, so it is mostly related to this art. Why, Nephew Han is interested in this?" The middle-aged man said somewhat unexpectedly.

"This junior has been researching the way of talismans recently and indeed has some insights, so I want to ask for guidance." Han Li didn't intend to hide anything and said frankly.

"If the way of talismans is researched thoroughly, it is indeed useful in fighting, but this method is only an auxiliary technique and has no great effect on increasing cultivation. Nephew Han has advanced to the mid-stage of Spirit Severing in a short time since flying up, which is rare among us flying-up cultivators, showing your aptitude is extraordinary. However, Nephew should not be distracted by other things, otherwise, I am afraid the Great Dao will be hindered." The middle-aged man frowned, and his voice actually softened, advising him.

Judging by his tone, he was actually also a flying-up cultivator from the lower realm.

"Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior; this junior will keep it in mind. But this time, this junior truly doesn't want to miss Elder Xing's lecture. I wonder if this junior has the qualifications to enter the hall to listen to the lecture with the achievements I have accumulated." Han Li thanked him sincerely, but still didn't intend to give up.

"Since Nephew insists, I won't say more. Based on the achievements you have obtained in the previous few times, plus capturing the Green Shadow this time, entering Tianguang Hall is more than enough. Hehe, it seems you haven't given up on the once-every-ten-years Elder lecture even once. This is truly difficult for you. Fine, I will list your achievements, and then you can go to the Achievement Pavilion to collect the Lecture Token." The white-robed man didn't continue to dissuade him, instead taking a jade plaque from his bosom with one hand, imprinting a mark on it, and handing it to Han Li.

Han Li was overjoyed to receive the plaque, bowed slightly to the middle-aged man, and took his leave.

And the middle-aged man, after Han Li left the hall door, first shook his head, then nodded, then closed the jade box on the table, pinched incantations with both hands, and pointed at the jade table in front of him.

Instantly, the array on the table was dazzling, and the jade box actually disappeared without a trace in the flashing white light.

Just when the white-robed man cast a spell to transmit the round ball transformed by the Green Shadow to the place of imprisonment, Han Li had already flown away from the stone tower and headed straight for the Tianyuan City market.

A few hours later, Han Li landed his escape light in front of the Taixuan Hall in the middle of the market.

He paid a sum of spirit stones and entered the hall after receiving a light-shielding pendant.

Passing through a long passage, Han Li appeared in a giant hall amidst silver light, filled with people from the human and demon races who wanted to exchange things.

Amidst the flashing silver light and black energy, there were three or four hundred people.

Dozens of stalls were also set up around the hall.

After Han Li swept his gaze all around, his gaze froze and stopped near a stone pillar in the hall.

There, a demon race member wrapped in black energy was standing there motionless.

Han Li took a deep breath and walked over with big strides.

"Fellow Daoist finally came. After the last transaction, I thought Fellow Daoist would immediately go into closed-door cultivation and wouldn't be able to meet for several years." Before Han Li walked over, a low, light laugh suddenly came to his ears, the voice pleasant and moving, but also very happy.

"I came this time just to try my luck. I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Yan to truly be in this place. It seems you also felt the recent abnormality, and want to complete the transaction between us as soon as possible." Han Li smiled slightly and transmitted the sound back, having already walked to the front of the black energy.

"What abnormality?" The woman in the black energy was silent for a moment, and her voice suddenly became icy.

"Why does Fellow Daoist pretend not to know? Just look at the number of people from our two races appearing in the hall, which is several times more than before; can't that explain something?" Han Li replied leisurely, not caring about the change in this woman's tone at all.

"Since you say so, did you hear any news?" The woman's eyes flashed with cold light as she asked.

"I don't know about others, but high-level cultivators are moving frequently, and the alien spies appearing in the area we are responsible for are almost five or six times more than before. How is it on your side?" Han Li asked calmly.

"About the same! Those old guys are also appearing frequently, and there are some new faces in the city. Everyone's cultivation base doesn't look weak; it seems they are manpower newly transferred from the seven lands." The woman hesitated for a moment before replying honestly.

"Understood, it seems it's not our illusion. Something is really going to happen. What do you think is the probability of an alien attack on the city?" Han Li actually asked this.

"At least a thirty percent probability. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such astonishing changes in the city." The woman replied gloomily.

"Thirty percent, that's already very high." Han Li let out a long breath and muttered to himself.

"That's right. So I intend to complete the last transaction with you and then I won't appear here again. If Fellow Daoist wants to save your life, it's best to find a way to leave this city as soon as possible. Otherwise, once the alien race truly attacks the city, existences like you and me will have a high probability of being unable to escape this disaster." The woman said lightly.

"Fellow Daoist's words are simple, but as a cultivator of this city, how could it be so easy to leave? Besides, I still need to..." Han Li smiled bitterly and said two sentences, but suddenly remembered something, and the words below stopped abruptly.

"Hehe, it is indeed very difficult to leave now. Our two races are different; I am powerless. Fortunately, even if a great war breaks out, there will be at least a few years of time; Fellow Daoist still has time to plan this matter. Alright, the news exchange is about the same; start trading things." The woman laughed lightly, and her voice became serious.

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