Chapter 499: Inspection

The great battle at the port did not last long.

When the red radiance and lights of various colors were flickering and intertwining, another large batch of grayish-white radiance filled with evil energy joined the attack.

Under the joint bombardment of dense magic tools and spells, the great array below could no longer hold up.

After a roar, the red radiance flickered wildly a few times, and with a tearing sound, it burst open.

But whether it was the remaining power of the array or the deliberate action of the Star Palace cultivators below, the fragments of the red light flew everywhere in the sky like a flash of light, actually throwing the Reverse Star Alliance's formation into chaos for a moment.

And taking this opportunity, the Star Palace cultivators below seemed to have agreed beforehand, scattering and fleeing in all directions.

Among them, several rays of light were dazzling and extremely fast, rushing out of the port from low altitude.

It seemed these were the high-level cultivators the Star Palace had left on this island.

Almost at the same time, over a dozen long rainbows, equally not weak, flew out from the sky, chasing closely behind.

In an instant, these escape lights disappeared without a trace.

It seemed the high-level members of the Reverse Star Alliance wanted to wipe out all the Star Palace cultivators on Nanming Island, not wanting to let a single one go.

At this time, many Reverse Star Alliance cultivators began to descend slowly from the sky.

Looking at their clothing, they clearly belonged to two factions.

One kind wore silver shirts with golden belts, and the other kind were strange cultivators in green robes.

It seemed the righteous and demonic paths had moved out simultaneously!

Han Li was somewhat surprised that the battle ended so quickly, but he also felt it was within reason.

After all, the disparity in strength between the two sides was truly too great. Even if the Star Palace cultivators wanted to fight to the death, they were probably powerless to do so.

However, Han Li couldn't help but wonder if he should take advantage of the chaos to leave the island.

Just then, a green-robed old man flew over from the group of green-robed cultivators.

Han Li scanned him with his spiritual sense and saw that he was a cultivator at the early Core Formation stage.

This person flew to the sky above Han Li and the others without haste, and after glancing around, he actually said in a deep voice:

"Fellow Daoists, listen well. I am Cang Ma Yunlong, a protector of the Reverse Star Alliance, and I am here to announce something on behalf of Elder Wang. Now that our alliance has just defeated the Star Palace people, to avoid any misunderstandings, I hope Fellow Daoists will not rush to leave the island for now. Wait two hours until the remaining Star Palace members are wiped out, and then you may leave on your own. Fellow Daoists, please rest assured, our alliance is only targeting the Star Palace and its accomplices. We will not make things difficult for other fellow daoists." The old man's voice wasn't loud, but it was extremely clear, allowing all the watching cultivators nearby to hear it clearly.

The cultivators hiding nearby heard this and couldn't help but look at each other.

Neither did anyone come forward to take the lead in saying anything, nor did anyone find trouble by speaking out against it.

For a time, there was silence!

Han Li heard this and felt relieved instead.

It seemed that to win over people's hearts, the Reverse Star Alliance wouldn't make things too difficult for them.

Late is late! Anyway, even if he rushed to Heaven Star City now, he didn't know how he would mix into the city.

Han Li was thinking this when the green-robed old man had already disappeared back to the port without a word.

Han Li looked at the old man's disappearing back and had no intention of leaving the spot.

The other cultivators, not knowing if it was because they were burdened with missions, also didn't leave the vicinity of the port, closely watching the actions of the Reverse Star Alliance cultivators.

At this time, the silver-shirted, golden-belted cultivators were dismantling the original array in an orderly manner and beginning to install and arrange their own array.

And the green-robed cultivators were divided into two groups, one flying outside the port to stand guard, and the other flying directly over Han Li's head to search inside the island.

Seeing these cultivators, silent and focused on their work.

Han Li was somewhat surprised!

It seemed the righteous and demonic sides had long ago started plotting for hegemony over the Chaotic Star Sea.

Otherwise, such well-trained disciples couldn't have been trained in just a few decades.

This Nanming Island was also about to become an outpost for attacking Heaven Star City.

However, Han Li was also somewhat strange. Could the Star Palace really be so passive, waiting for the righteous and demonic sides to attack, and really be so weak that it had no ability to counterattack? Or were the Heaven Star Dual Sages still not officially out of seclusion? The Star Palace wanted to wait and drag out some time to counterattack later.

Han Li was somewhat confused in his heart. However, upon second thought, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

No matter what strange moves and trump cards the Star Palace and the righteous and demonic sides had, what did it have to do with him, a mere rogue cultivator? Why should he spend so much effort on this!

As long as he was careful and didn't get involved, it would be fine.

Thinking this, Han Li calmed down again.

After watching quietly for over two hours, the green-robed old man returned with three other Core Formation stage cultivators like him.

"Fellow Daoists who want to leave, just show the tokens or cultivation techniques that can verify your identities, and you can leave safely. If you don't want to leave, you can continue to stay on this island. As long as you don't harbor hostility toward our Reverse Star Alliance, all rules will remain the same as before." The old man floated in mid-air and said loudly to the cultivators below.

Hearing this, the cultivators below were in a commotion, but then they quieted down again.

Although this person spoke so politely, no one had the heart to show themselves first.

Righteous path cultivators were fine, but these demonic path cultivators, their reputation in the past was truly not very good.

What if they were playing a game of "letting the prey go before catching it"? That wouldn't be throwing themselves into a trap! Although it seemed very unlikely, no one wanted to take the risk and wanted to let others try first.

Han Li didn't move either.

The other party was only a Core Formation stage cultivator; as long as he didn't take the initiative to reveal himself, their spiritual sense wouldn't be able to discover him.

He wouldn't be the one to stick his neck out!

After a long period of silence, making the green-robed old man's face start to turn gloomy, finally a ray of white light flew out from below.

The escape light speed wasn't very fast, and inside was a young-looking green-clothed cultivator.

"Junior is a disciple of the Opening Heaven Sect, Xin Ming, greeting several seniors. This is junior's token, the White Water Sword." The young man flew to the old man, bowed, and said respectfully. Then he took out a small sword shining with white light from his body and handed it over.

"Oh, Opening Heaven Sect! Your Sect Master Liu True Person and I have met once. This sword weapon is indeed a magic tool that Opening Heaven Sect disciples must have; you may go." The old man took the small sword, just glanced at it, and then said with a relaxed expression, returning it to the young man.

The white-clothed cultivator was overjoyed, bowed respectfully, and flew toward the port. On the way, the Reverse Star Alliance cultivators truly didn't come to block him at all.

Once someone took the lead, and it truly seemed there was no issue, other cultivators also appeared one after another and began to fly toward the old man.

The old man seemed to have extremely rich experience; no matter what kind of token or cultivation technique anyone showed, he could recognize it at a glance.

This made Han Li, who was watching from below, couldn't help but secretly marvel.

However, when he saw a Core Formation cultivator also being released without obstruction, Han Li couldn't sit still anymore.

Suddenly, he revealed himself and flew toward the sky in a ray of cyan light.

"Who is this fellow daoist?" The old man saw Han Li's Core Formation stage cultivation at a glance, and his tone naturally became a bit more gentle.

"I am a guest elder of the Miaoyin Sect; this is my waist token. Please take a look, fellow daoist!" Fortunately, Han Li carried the elder waist token given by Zhao Ziling Fairy with him. He took it out without hesitation and handed it to the other party.

"Miaoyin Sect? I have heard that your sect has two elders, Han and Qu, who often go into seclusion and rarely show themselves. I don't know if you are one of them?" The green-robed old man carefully examined the waist token, then stared at Han Li and asked slowly.

Han Li felt a chill in his heart, but his expression remained normal as he smiled and said:

"My surname is Han! I didn't expect you to know even nameless rogue cultivators like us. Truly admirable!"

"Hehe! It's nothing. Your sect's reputation in the 'Chaotic Star Sea' is not small. Especially your sect's Zhao Ziling Fairy. My Young Master has long admired her beauty. I hope you can convey these words, fellow daoist." The green-robed old man laughed and said, actually being extremely polite.

"Young Master? I don't know who you are referring to..." Han Li flashed a look of surprise and asked somewhat hesitantly.

"My Young Master is the only successor of the Holy Ancestor. Although few people have known about him in the past, I believe he will definitely shake the 'Chaotic Star Sea' in the future." Before the old man could speak, another burly man standing behind him, who hadn't spoken, suddenly interrupted and said coldly.

"Alright, if I see the Sect Master, I will definitely convey these words!" Han Li was somewhat surprised, but promised fully.

"Good! This token has no problems, Fellow Daoist Han, you may go." The green-robed old man seemed very satisfied with Han Li's reply, played with the waist token for a moment, and then didn't make things difficult for him, returning it to Han Li.

Han Li cupped his hands before flying away unhurriedly.

Watching Han Li transform into a cyan rainbow and disappear in the blink of an eye, the old man stared in the direction Han Li disappeared, a strange expression appearing on his face.

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