Chapter 2000: Unexpected Trouble

At this moment, Han Li had already stepped off the teleportation array and was walking swaggeringly toward the main gate.

The white light on the teleportation array flashed again, and two more figures appeared, who were none other than the white-bearded old man and the ugly old woman.

Several guards, led by a Gold Guard, immediately went up to meet them.

Han Li ignored all of this, flew into the air after leaving the hall, and flew toward his residence.

While flying in the escape light, he kept sweeping his spiritual sense toward his surroundings.

Tianyuan City was now much quieter than when he had first left. Apart from squads of patrolling guards on the streets, one rarely saw ordinary rogue cultivators wandering around.

These patrolling guards were also several times more numerous than before, and they mostly stopped passing cultivators to interrogate them before letting them pass.

The entire Tianyuan City was filled with a thick, murderous aura.

However, with the powerful spiritual pressure Han Li emitted, naturally, no patrolling guard dared to be tactless enough to block him. He very smoothly saw the tall stone tower where he lived and, with a convergence of his escape light, entered directly into the top floor, appearing in a hall that was not too large.

After a glance, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Han Li's mouth.

Everything was exactly the same as when he had left, though the floor of this hall was spotless, clearly indicating that someone came to clean it often.

It seemed his two disciples were quite diligent.

Thinking this, Han Li sat down in the middle seat of the hall without ceremony and flicked his sleeve outward.

Two talismans flashed and flew out, circled once, and then turned into two balls of fire, disappearing into the void.

Afterward, Han Li closed his eyes in the chair and waited quietly without moving.

After a short while, escape lights flickered outside the gate, and two figures appeared in the hall.

One was dressed in blue robes with a face like jade, and the other was dressed in Daoist robes with a smiling expression.

They were precisely Han Li's two disciples, Hai Dashao and Qi Lingzi.

Upon seeing Han Li, their faces were filled with great joy, and they hurriedly rushed forward a few steps to pay their respects.

"Master, it's truly great that you have returned!"

"Congratulations to Master for returning safely!"

"What? Judging by your tone, did you think something had happened to me?" Han Li waved his hand to let them rise and said with a half-smile.

"Master, because you hadn't returned to Tianyuan City for such a long time, there were indeed some bad rumors in the city. They said Master might have already perished at the hands of the Demon Ancestor. But now that we see Master is fine, these were naturally just groundless rumors," Hai Dashao said, his face full of excitement.

Qi Lingzi nodded repeatedly from the side, also looking very much in agreement.

"They weren't entirely rumors. I did encounter some trouble this time I went out, and I did exchange blows with a Demon Ancestor incarnation. It was indeed extremely dangerous." Han Li frowned slightly upon hearing this.

Hearing Han Li say this, the smiles on Qi Lingzi and the other's faces couldn't help but fade.

"But that is all in the past. Didn't I return safely? Moreover, this time I went out, I could be considered to have turned a misfortune into a blessing and gained another opportunity. I will soon begin preparing to break through the bottleneck of the late-stage Body Integration." Han Li smiled again and said.

"Master is going to break through to late-stage Body Integration! This is truly a joyous and congratulatory matter. In this way, Master becoming the number one cultivator of Tianyuan City is just around the corner."

"Disciple first congratulates Master on achieving the Great Dao. With Master's divine abilities, after advancing to late-stage Body Integration, I imagine even that Demon Ancestor incarnation could be destroyed with a wave of your hand."

Qi Lingzi and Hai Dashao were overjoyed and offered their congratulations, looking like they were flattering Han Li.

Han Li smiled dumbly, shook his head at the two, and then suddenly asked about another person:

"Is your Phoenix Martial Aunt well now? I just swept the tower with my spiritual sense and didn't seem to see her."

"Master, Phoenix Martial Aunt was invited to attend a gathering." Upon hearing Han Li's question, Hai Dashao and Qi Lingzi's expressions suddenly became strange. After exchanging a glance, they replied hesitantly.

"Are you two hiding something from me?" Han Li was what kind of person? His gaze flashed, and his voice suddenly sank.

"Disciple wouldn't dare to deceive Master. It's just that I didn't know how to tell Master for a moment. Ice Phoenix Martial Aunt didn't attend this gathering of her own volition." Qi Lingzi felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly replied.

"Not of her own volition? Could it be that she was forced by someone?" Han Li was somewhat surprised, revealing a trace of astonishment.

"It seems Phoenix Martial Aunt's true form was discovered by an outsider. That person has been pestering Phoenix Martial Aunt incessantly during the time Master was missing. Because Master wasn't here, Martial Aunt could only deal with that person hypocritically." This time, it was Hai Dashao who spoke with hatred.

"Ice Phoenix is also a Void Refinement cultivator. How would ordinary people dare to pester her like this, especially now that the human and demon races are joining forces to resist the demonic tribulation? Her demon race identity shouldn't be too much of a handle. This person's identity shouldn't be ordinary. I know all the Elders in the city. Even if I wasn't in the city for a while, they shouldn't do such a thing that tears their faces. Could it be an outsider who recently joined Tianyuan City?" Han Li narrowed his eyes and asked coldly after a long while.

"Master is wise! Martial Aunt said that this person is indeed a Supreme Elder from the newly joined original Yitian City. Master risked danger to help that city, and they actually turned around to be unfavorable to Martial Aunt. It's truly too ungrateful," Qi Lingzi said with an angry expression.

"Yitian City, that's interesting. When I fought the Demon Ancestor, they did bring the sect's elite disciples and fled to Tianyuan City. However, I have seen the two Body Integration Elders of Yitian City once. I don't know which one did this." Han Li touched his chin and asked somewhat unexpectedly.

"It's that Green Dragon Master of the Nine Stars Sect!" Hai Dashao replied without hesitation.

"Green Dragon Master, it really is him. What is the reason for him pestering your Martial Aunt? Since he knows the connection between your Phoenix Martial Aunt and me, he still dares to do such a thing. Without a huge benefit, I imagine he wouldn't dare to do so." Han Li raised his eyebrows and asked with a gloomy expression.

"I haven't heard Phoenix Martial Aunt say this, but disciple heard from other channels that it seems Green Dragon has the intention of having Martial Aunt dual cultivate with him, and it seems he is even willing to give her a certain status," Hai Dashao thought for a moment and replied.

"Dual cultivation! Hehe, this old fellow has a good plan." Hearing this, Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly, and he understood the reason for 80-90% of it, saying with a cold laugh.

Although he didn't know how Ice Phoenix's true form was discovered by Green Dragon Master, this Supreme Elder of the Nine Stars Sect actually seemed to know the wonderful use of Ice Phoenix's primordial yin energy. That was why he wanted to dual cultivate with Ice Phoenix regardless of everything.

As for why he hadn't succeeded yet, on one hand, Ice Phoenix herself was unwilling, and on the other hand, it was naturally because he estimated that Han Li hadn't been missing for long. He had just entered Tianyuan City and was afraid, having to consider the opinions of other Body Integration cultivators in the city. Of course, the main reason was that this Green Dragon Master mostly thought he should have perished, which was why he became so unscrupulous.

"What is your Ice Phoenix Martial Aunt's attitude toward this? Is she truly unwilling to agree to this?" Han Li's expression was uncertain for a while, then he suddenly asked another question.

"Phoenix Martial Aunt is naturally unwilling to agree. At first, she kept hiding in the tower and didn't want to see this Green Dragon Master. But later, I don't know what trick the other party used, but it forced Martial Aunt to go out and see the other party a few times. But Martial Aunt is also very careful, and the place where she meets the other party must be a crowded place, so she can barely deal with it. However, I heard that this Green Dragon Master seems to be a bit impatient and has sent people to threaten her many times, saying he wants to use hard methods to force Martial Aunt to submit. My two brothers and I have been very worried about this, and I don't know if he really does this, whether other Elders in the city will really come forward to stop him. I think this Green Dragon Master himself mostly fears this point, which is why he has been able to delay until now." Qi Lingzi's brain was clearly better than Hai Dashao's. While answering Han Li, he also stated some of his own judgments.

"Maybe so. But do you know where your Phoenix Martial Aunt's gathering place is?" Han Li nodded noncommittally, and suddenly asked with a trace of murderous aura on his face.

"I heard it's at the Douyuan Pavilion, it seems like a small, rather secret trading society. But only those above Void Refinement cultivators can participate, otherwise, the two of us would definitely accompany Martial Aunt," Hai Dashao said somewhat helplessly.

"With your cultivation, even if you went, what could you do? I'll go over personally and bring your Martial Aunt back." Han Li said indifferently with a gloomy expression, and stood up.

Then his escape light rose, and he flew out of the hall, directly transforming into a long green rainbow.

Qi Lingzi and Hai Dashao didn't seem to expect Han Li to leave so decisively, so they hurriedly bowed to see him off.

But when the two raised their heads again, the outside of the gate was empty, and they couldn't see a trace of Han Li's escape light.

The two couldn't help but look at each other!

"Usually, Master and Phoenix Martial Aunt don't seem to have much contact, but I didn't expect Master to care so much about Phoenix Martial Aunt. Do you think Master has long had his eye on Martial Aunt? Is it possible for Martial Aunt to become our Master's wife in the near future?" Hai Dashao blinked his eyes and suddenly said this to Qi Lingzi, his face full of strange smiles.

"Hehe, whether it is or not, we should discuss less about the elders' affairs. However, I think it's not impossible." Qi Lingzi's words were serious, but the expression on his face was clearly one of wanting to know as well.

Seeing this, Hai Dashao naturally rolled his eyes at him.

At this moment, Han Li was already in the air dozens of miles away, flying toward a recognized direction.

He had lived in Tianyuan City for a long time, so he naturally knew a lot about the famous "Douyuan Pavilion," and had even been there two or three times.

This place was quite far from his residence, and he couldn't fly at full speed in the city, so he estimated it would take some time to get there.

Therefore, while driving the escape light, his gaze flickered, as if he was also considering something.

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