Chapter 1776

Although the Horned Chi clan had pushed the flames of war to the vicinity of Cloud City, as long as Cloud City had not been truly captured, the rear area was naturally still in the hands of the Heavenly Cloud people. Net

Therefore, after the flying carriage flew toward the rear, no accidents occurred along the way.

Half a month later, Han Li saw the other great city of the Heavenly Cloud people, "Crouching Dragon City," from afar in the carriage.

This city was completely different from Cloud City, which hovered high in the sky; it was located in an endless mountain range.

A small half of the city walls were built by connecting mountain peaks, and the city itself wrapped around thousands of mountain peaks of various sizes.

Whether on the peaks or between the peaks, houses of various sizes were built.

Surrounding these mountain peaks, circular streets were also densely packed and scattered, which was quite peculiar.

At this time, Crouching Dragon City was clearly affected by the Horned Chi army in the direction of Cloud City; just tens of li away from the city, one could feel a tense atmosphere.

Not only were restriction fluctuations emanating from the city, but teams of warriors, either ten or a hundred, were also patrolling back and forth nearby.

Even though the giant flying carriage of Han Li and the others clearly had the Heavenly Cloud mark, they were stopped by several teams of warriors and inspected several times.

Of course, after carefully verifying the token of identity shown by the black-faced giant man, they naturally bid farewell and left one after another.

Thus, the flying carriage flew directly to the city gate without obstruction before landing.

"So it is Senior Ning; these are the fellow daoists who returned from the Vast Cold Realm, right. The elders of Cloud City gave instructions early on: as soon as you fellow daoists return, go to the Star Cloud Pavilion to see them immediately."

The speaker was a Void Refinement stage warrior responsible for inspection at the city gate; he recognized the black-faced giant man at a glance and said respectfully.

"Hmm, since that's the case, you few go directly into the city. I have other matters and need to return to Cloud City." The black-faced giant man was not surprised by this, nodded at the warrior who asked, and then turned to Lady Yin Yue and the others.

Others naturally had no objections; after thanking the black-faced giant man respectfully, they got off the flying carriage one after another.

The black-faced giant man let out a low shout, and the six spirit beasts immediately soared into the sky; the flying carriage took off again and vanished on the horizon in the blink of an eye.

As soon as Han Li and the others entered the city gate, they discovered that the streets in the city were bustling and exceptionally lively, but most people had hidden anxiety and worry on their faces.

Just think about it!

Crouching Dragon City was the largest city closest to Cloud City; people from all clans of the Heavenly Cloud who evacuated from Cloud City naturally gathered here for the most part, making the population suddenly become so dense.

They randomly stopped two snow-white beast carriages on the street and told the coachman the name "Star Cloud Pavilion."

The beast carriages sped straight toward a spiritual mountain in the city.

Han Li sat by the window of one of the carriages, scanning the buildings and pedestrians along the street, but there was no expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly, his expression stirred, and his gaze fixed on someone by the street.

This person was wearing a gray robe, his hair was white, and his face was slightly sickly, standing at the door of a shop selling materials, talking in a low voice with another person.

That person was wearing a yellow robe, his face was pale purple, and his appearance was quite ferocious.

Han Li frowned, his expression changed uncertainly for a while, and then he suddenly called out:

"Stop the carriage, I have something to handle. You fellow daoists go to the Star Cloud Pavilion first, and I will catch up later."

Others sitting in the same carriage, upon hearing Han Li say this, were somewhat surprised, but naturally had no reason to stop him.

Thus, the coachman obeyed and stopped the beast carriage.

Han Li flew down lightly and walked back along the road.

The two people by the road clearly had some dispute, and their voices became a few decibels louder.

"The spiritual stones owed must be paid off within three days; otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite." The purple-faced person's expression turned somewhat gloomy, and he said coldly.

"Fellow Daoist Huang should be very clear about my situation; it is absolutely impossible to gather so many spiritual stones in three days." The sickly old man shook his head repeatedly, his face also looking ugly.

"I don't care about your situation. You are very clear about the consequences of not returning the spiritual stones. Three days later, if there are really no spiritual stones, hehe..." The purple-faced person sneered.

The old man's face changed slightly, and just as he wanted to say something else, the purple-faced person opposite him was startled, a hint of surprise appearing in his eyes. Following this, a faint male voice rang out behind the old man:

"How many spiritual stones does Brother Xiang owe you? I will pay them for him."

The old man was startled; the voice behind him seemed to be right in front of him, but how could he not sense anyone's presence at such a close distance?

Terrified, he hurriedly turned around, only to see a green-robed person standing about a zhang away behind him, young, with an ordinary face, and a half-smiling expression.

Who else could it be but Han Li?

"Junior Brother Han?" The old man, upon seeing Han Li, immediately revealed a look of surprise.

"Brother Xiang, long time no see!" Han Li smiled slightly.

The old man was exactly Xiang Xiang Zhili, whom Han Li had met once in Cloud City back then but had been separated from for many years!

"Junior Brother, you have also come to Crouching Dragon City. Before I left Cloud City, I had specially gone to look for you, but your whereabouts seemed extremely secretive, and I couldn't find out anything at all." Xiang Xiang Zhili said with a full face of smiles.

"My whereabouts have indeed been hard to find lately; I have troubled you, Brother. By the way, Brother Xiang, how many spiritual stones do you owe him?" Han Li nodded at Xiang Xiang Zhili and asked the purple-faced person again.

The purple-faced person was only a cultivator at the Core Formation stage, similar to Xiang Xiang Zhili's current stage; now that his spiritual sense could not sense Han Li's unfathomable cultivation at all, his face had long turned pale, and now, upon hearing Han Li's words, his body trembled, and he bowed deeply to Han Li, saying respectfully:

"I dare not! I didn't know that Fellow Daoist Xiang had such a connection with Senior. These few spiritual stones are nothing. Just take it as my tribute to Senior."

"Hehe, do you think I am someone who casually owes others favors? How many spiritual stones, speak up!" Han Li's face stiffened, and his voice turned cold.

"Not many, just..." The purple-faced person's heart jumped, and he hurriedly stated a number that was not worth mentioning to Han Li at all.

Han Li flipped his palm, and a leather bag appeared, which he threw over casually, and said in an ordering tone:

"Take the spiritual stones and you can leave."

The purple-faced person nodded and bowed, and after taking the bag, he really didn't dare to say a word and left.

"I am truly ashamed to let Junior Brother Han spend money, and to let you see me in such a sorry state." After the purple-faced person went far away, Xiang Xiang Zhili arched his hands at Han Li and said with a bitter smile.

"It's nothing, these spiritual stones are nothing. It's just that I am quite surprised to meet Brother Xiang here. However, I remember you mentioned to me that if I were about to return to the Wind Origin Continent, I had better see you one more time, and there would be other things to entrust to me. I don't know what it is; is it convenient for you to tell me now, Brother?" Han Li's face remained calm, and he asked with a smile.

Under the temporary restriction formed by the Meta-Magnetic Divine Light, Han Li didn't have to worry about their conversation being overheard by others nearby.

Although Xiang Xiang Zhili didn't know what kind of divine ability Han Li was using, seeing Han Li ask so frankly, he naturally knew a few of the mysteries, and immediately his eyes brightened, and he asked with a bit of excitement:

"Since Junior Brother asks like this, could it be that you can return to the Wind Origin Continent?"

"Not bad. Not long ago, I did some things for the Heavenly Cloud people, and finally, I can borrow their super teleportation formation once. Not long from now, I will leave the Thunder Continent." Han Li said calmly.

"That's great. However, I have something that needs to be handed to Junior Brother, but I don't have it on me right now. And this is not a suitable place to talk about these things. How about this, three days later, Junior Brother, wait for me at the Green Dragon Peak a hundred li outside the city, and we will meet there and have a good talk." Xiang Xiang Zhili said with great joy.

"Green Dragon Peak? Since Brother Xiang has said so, then let it be." Han Li listened, and after a hint of strange expression flashed in his eyes, he nodded casually.

"It's a deal. By the way, Junior Brother, has your cultivation advanced greatly again? Although I can't see your cultivation stage right now, the feeling of oppression you give me is clearly very different from last time!" Xiang Xiang Zhili scanned Han Li a few more times and asked with a sigh of admiration.

"It's nothing to talk about as a great advance. It's just that I have gained some insights in cultivation." Han Li smiled and replied lightly.

Just like this, Han Li chatted with Xiang Xiang Zhili for a while, then withdrew the Meta-Magnetic Divine Light, stopped a beast carriage, and bid farewell.

The old man stood where he was, looking at the back of the beast carriage going away on the street, his mouth twitching a few times, actually forming an unnatural, strange smile...

Although Crouching Dragon City was also huge, it was slightly smaller compared to Cloud City.

Han Li sat in the beast carriage, and only half an hour later, he arrived at the foot of a mountain peak.

Here, a large area of pavilions and halls rose one after another, circling the entire mountain peak within them.

Han Li followed the coachman's directions and walked up the mountain path, but halfway up the mountain, many warriors appeared, looking extremely heavily guarded.

Fortunately, Liu Shui'er and the others had clearly just gone up, so after Han Li reported his identity, he passed the inspection very easily.

After a short while, Han Li appeared in front of a giant pavilion at the peak.

Hanging above the main gate of the pavilion was a golden plaque, with the three giant characters "Star Cloud Pavilion" written in Seal Script, flashing with silver light, which was quite eye-catching.

And on both sides of the gate, eight silver-clothed people stood there with long swords on their backs, expressionless.

However, what surprised Han Li was that there was also a chubby old man in a yellow robe standing in front of the pavilion, with his hands behind his back.

But as soon as he saw Han Li appear, the yellow-robed old man immediately walked over with a smile.

This old man was actually "Qian Jizi" of the Myriad Ancient Clan.

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