Chapter 2392: Volume 11: True Immortal Descends to the World - Chapter 2374: The Great War is About to Begin

Blood Sky Continent, the famous land of spirit beasts, above a giant lake in the Falling Tide Grassland, Han Li and his party were driving an inconspicuous flying boat, speeding through the air.

Han Li stood at the very front of the flying boat, his face expressionless, unable to tell what he was thinking.

Standing slightly behind, Zhu Guo'er and Old Ancestor Hua Shi looked somewhat dejected.

Not long ago, they had just finished surveying the last ancient altar on the grassland, but they had still come up empty-handed, which made the two of them very frustrated.

Suddenly, a clear buzzing sound came from Han Li's body.

Han Li's expression shifted. He shook his sleeve, and a pale blue array disk flew out from it, its surface revealing a dozen silver runes and shimmering with faint spiritual light.

"Let's go, to the nearby Tianma City." Han Li narrowed his eyes and gave an order without hesitation.

Although Old Ancestor Hua Shi was somewhat surprised, he formed a spell with his hands, immediately turned the flying boat around, and shot away in another direction.

"Senior Han, what happened? Could it be that the so-called 'Battle of the Strong' is about to begin?" Zhu Guo'er blinked her big eyes and couldn't help but ask directly.

Regarding the Battle of the Strong, although Han Li hadn't told Zhu Guo'er and the other everything at once, he had revealed some insignificant things.

Even though Zhu Guo'er didn't know what this so-called Battle of the Strong was all about, she knew that Han Li had to go to a specific place at a certain time to fight some strong people, which was why she asked this question.

"It is indeed time. Heh heh, since I accepted some benefits from the Commercial Alliance, it wouldn't be good to go back on my word." Han Li replied indifferently.

"Even a force like the Helian Commercial Alliance, which possesses numerous Great Ascension stage cultivators, must ask Senior to help. It can be seen that this Battle of the Strong is probably not simple. Senior should still be careful." Zhu Guo'er looked somewhat worried. "Rest assured, with my current divine abilities, there shouldn't be many existences in the world that can threaten me. Even if I am not a match for the opponent, it will be no problem for me to escape safely." Han Li smiled and replied confidently.

Seeing Han Li so confident, Zhu Guo'er and Old Ancestor Hua Shi looked at each other and felt much more at ease.

Half a month later, Han Li and the others finally flew out of the grassland and arrived at a giant city on the edge of the grassland.

This city was different from ordinary cities. Outside the tall city walls, rows of thick, black-green giant bamboos were planted, one after another, forming a row of bamboo walls that actually surrounded the entire city.

And on the city walls, every mile or so, a ten-zhang-tall flying horse statue stood, gray-white in color, lifelike, and their postures and expressions were all different.

Han Li and the others' flying boat did not land at the city gate at all, but instead swept over the top of the city wall in a grand manner. Under the surprised gazes of many low and mid-tier cultivators, it crashed into the city's seemingly invisible barrier.

But after the flying boat dipped slightly, it trembled again and shot straight toward the center of the giant city.

"Great Ascension Ancestor!"

Several people below exclaimed at the same time.

The guards on the nearby city wall, who had originally looked vigilant, were also shocked, then immediately changed to respectful expressions and watched the flying boat fly away into the distance.

Being able to make a flying boat ignore the city's no-fly restriction, ordinary Body Integration existences could not do this; only existences above the Great Ascension stage had such great divine abilities.

Although all cities generally strictly prohibited outsiders from flying in the air, for Great Ascension or even some powerful Body Integration stage experts, most would be directly ignored.

Of course, depending on the tier and number of experts guarding the city, each city would have some differences.

Although Tianma City was not small, the experts managing this city did not have a Great Ascension Ancestor sitting in town; there were only a few Body Integration stage cultivators, and these guards would never have the guts to provoke a Great Ascension Ancestor.

Thus, under the condition of being able to directly fly with artifacts, after a while, Han Li and the others appeared in front of a giant building hanging the Commercial Alliance's logo in the center.

Han Li put away the flying boat. Just as he landed from the air, two rows of respectful men and women immediately walked out of the building, all bowing deeply to Han Li. The gray-haired old man, who looked to be sixty or seventy years old, said respectfully:

"Greetings, Senior Han. We received the news from headquarters a few days ago and have already prepared the teleportation array. Would Senior like to rest here for a while before setting off?"

"Your Commercial Alliance is quite efficient. There is no need to rest; prepare for the teleportation immediately." Han Li swept his gaze like a knife across the old man's face and said indifferently.

"Yes, this junior will lead the way for Senior." The old man lowered his head again and agreed without hesitation.

Han Li nodded and took the lead, walking toward the front gate with big strides.

Zhu Guo'er and Old Ancestor Hua Shi naturally followed closely behind.

After a short while, Han Li appeared in a secret underground hall.

In the center of the hall, there was a pale silver array covered with dense spiritual runes.

Han Li only glanced at it, frowned slightly, and asked:

"Is this teleportation array a cross-space teleportation array? Is the teleportation destination that small world?"

"Senior's eyes are like torches. Lord Bi Ying indeed asked Senior to go directly to the small world to meet with other seniors." The old man replied honestly.

"Since it was arranged by Fellow Daoist Bi, I suppose things are ready over there. Start the teleportation." Han Li smiled slightly and stepped directly into the array without caring.

Ripples appeared beside him, and Zhu Guo'er and the other two also flashed into it.

The old man agreed, flipped his hand, and immediately produced a pale green jade token. After shaking it, a silver light flew out, flashed, and disappeared into the array.

The next moment, the entire array buzzed, and after the silver light flourished, Han Li and the three of them blurred and disappeared.

In another realm, in an open-air array surrounded by lush green trees, after a flash of silver light, Han Li and the three of them were teleported out.

"Brother Han, you have finally arrived as promised. It has been several years; have you been well?" A hearty voice came from behind the nearby trees.

Then, the trees there seemed to come alive, splitting left and right, and two people walked out from within.

The old man in front had a sallow face, wore a green robe, and was full of smiles.

Behind him, a young woman in a brocade robe held a small silver-furred beast in her arms. Her face was dignified and beautiful, and her demeanor was exceptionally quiet.

"Fellow Daoist Bi Ying?" Han Li sized up the old man, sensed a familiar aura from him, and asked with raised eyebrows.

"Indeed, it is me. I hope you don't take to heart the matter of testing you with the Buddha-Devouring Picture that day. This Battle of the Strong will require much of Brother Han's assistance." Bi Ying said with a smile.

"Brother Bi is too polite. Since I agreed that day, it is my duty to contribute this time." Han Li also revealed a smile.

Bi Ying laughed, stepped aside, and introduced the young woman beside him to Han Li:

"This is Elder Wen Xinfeng of the Alliance's Elder Council. She comes from the Phantom Heart Sect. Her strength is among the best among the many elders in my Blood Sky, and she is also one of the candidates for this battle."

"Phantom Heart Sect? I have heard of this sect. It is said to be the largest sect in the northern part of the Blood Sky. Although there are not many disciples, every one of them is a top-tier existence among their peers." Han Li said with a hint of surprise on his face.

After wandering the Blood Sky Continent for these few years, he was no longer as unfamiliar with the many forces as he was at the beginning. Upon hearing Bi Ying's words, he immediately knew the other's background and couldn't help but feel quite surprised.

It was somewhat contrary to common sense that a strong person from a sect not inferior to the Blood Bone Sect would actually join the Helian Commercial Alliance.

Seeming to see a hint of doubt in Han Li's heart, Wen Xinfeng smiled sweetly and said to Han Li with a pleasant voice:

"Fellow Daoist Han doesn't need to feel strange. The founding ancestor of our sect actually came from the Commercial Alliance. Therefore, since the day our sect was founded, we have always advanced and retreated with the Commercial Alliance, so it was only natural for me to serve as an elder in the Alliance."

"So that's how it is. It is I who am ignorant." Han Li realized.

"Brother Han, please follow me to your residence to rest well. There are only two months left until the agreed time for the Battle of the Strong. Fellow Daoist Lei and Fellow Daoist Blood Fiend should also arrive soon. If you have any other needs, just ask; the Alliance will definitely try its best to satisfy them." As Bi Ying spoke, he led Han Li and the others along the path they had come.

"Since Brother Bi says so, if I really have any needs, I naturally won't be polite." Han Li replied with a smile.

Thus, led by Bi Ying and the other, the party walked out of the surrounding forest sea after a while and appeared in front of a huge building complex similar to a fortress.

"This is one of the thirty-six large strongholds established by the Alliance in this world, and it is also the stronghold closest to the area controlled by those ghosts from the Underworld. A million miles away from here is the territory of those ghosts. When the time comes, the dueling venue will be set up at the boundary between our two sides. At that time, besides us strong people participating, of course, a large army will be dispatched to prevent any accidents..." Bi Ying led Han Li and the others to fly slowly toward the fortress while introducing it constantly.

In front of the fortress gate, there were hundreds of mid and high-tier armored soldiers guarding there.

On the giant wall, which was nearly a hundred zhang high and resembled a cliff, there were some dark puppets in half-human, half-beast forms walking back and forth.

Above the fortress, various colors of light were looming, and the dense fluctuations of various barriers were spread throughout the entire area.

The entire fortress was heavily guarded.

With Bi Ying leading the way, the guards at the gate naturally did not block them at all, but instead bowed respectfully and quickly retreated to both sides.

The party walked into the fortress in a grand manner.

Half an hour later, Han Li was already in a small, independent stone tower in the center of the fortress, sitting cross-legged in a secret room on the top floor of the stone tower.

To deal with this Battle of the Strong, he had already ordered Zhu Guo'er and Old Ancestor Hua Shi to take turns guarding outside, while he himself sat in the secret room to practice Qi, preparing to rest and build up his energy. ===== CHAPTER 2393 =====