<h4>Chapter 639: Trouble for Immortal Lord Hot me</h4>


    Han Li withdrew his gaze from Immortal Lord Hot me''s cave abode, and his brows furrowed slightly as he flew out of the valley as a streak of azure light.


    While hovering in mid-air, he took a nce in the direction of Jade Gathering City, but instead of flying in that direction, he chose to fly southward instead.


    While there were teleportation arrays in Jade Gathering City that led to other cities, the circumstances in the city were veryplicated, and he would have to use his Fire Leaf Sect elder badge to ess those teleportation arrays, something that Immortal Lord Hot me had just explicitly told him not to do.


    He actually didn''t have any concrete ns from here onward. He was just going to go somewhere secluded to avoid the unrest in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, then create a temporary cave abode and continue to try and find ways to expel the baleful qi in his body.


    At the moment, there was unrest across the entire True Immortal Realm, and Han Li had no idea how long the conflict between the Heavenly Court and the Reincarnation Pce had been raging for, but it was clearly only bing more and more intense.


    He was nothing more but a mere Golden Immortal, and while he could dominate his fellow Golden Immortals in battle and even ensure self-preservation against normal High Zenith cultivators, he was still far too powerless to y any significant role in this conflict.


    The only usible n from here onward was to try and make a breakthrough to the High Zenith Stage as soon as possible so that he could stand a better chance of surviving in this chaotic world.


    Only by ensuring his own survival first could he even begin to think about anything else.


    ording to the map, the nearest major city southward of the Floating Cloud Mountain Range was Auspicious Cloud City, and it would take around two to three months to get there.


    Han Li was constantly keeping tabs on his surroundings while flying onward, and it didn''t take long before he emerged from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range.


    Up to this point, he hadn''t encountered any trouble, and he heaved an internal sigh of relief as he summoned his green jade flying carriage before continuing his journey.


    ......


    Close to a month flew by in the blink of an eye.


    At this moment, Han Li was seated on the flying carriage with a small golden lock hovering in mid-air before him, and it was giving off radiant golden light alongside bursts of timew power fluctuations.


    He was making a series of hand seals to cast a string of incantation seals into the lock, refining it while also carefully assessing the timew powers imbued within it.


    Some timeter, a hint of enlightenment shed through his eyes, and the lock fell into his grasp at his behest.


    He hadn''tpleted the refinement process yet, but he had gotten a good grasp of the timew powers that it contained. It was a type of restrictivew powers simr to that of the Mantra Treasured Axis. Furthermore, the lock contained far morew powers than even the previous three immortal treasuresbined.


    The lock would most likely be able to yield quite arge number of timew threads, but given how powerful it was, Han Li was rather reluctant to part with it.


    <i>Let''s just wait and see for now. It''s not like I''m in any hurry anyway. </i>


    With that in mind, Han Li opened his mouth to release a burst of golden light, which enveloped the lock before drawing it into his body to continue the refinement process.


    After that, he flipped a hand over to produce a jade slip, which contained a map of the ck Mountain Immortal Region.


    Up to this point, he hadn''t detected anyone following him, and that was why he felt like it was safe to bring out the golden lock.


    Below the flying carriage was an undting mountain range that was entirely pitch ck in color, and the mountain range was also enshrouded in a cloud of ck mist, presenting a rather peculiar sight to behold.


    Most of the mountain ranges that Han Li had passed by on the way here were of the same color, and that was probably why this ce was called the ck Mountain Immortal Region.


    Han Li withdrew his gaze from the strange ck mountain range, then pressed the jade slip against his own forehead.


    The Floating Cloud Mountain Range and Jade Gathering City were both situated in the northernmost region of the ck Mountain Immortal Region close to the primordialnd, and it was said that Jade Gathering City had been constructed on a massive plot ofnd that the Heavenly Court had managed to secure tens of millions of years ago, following a huge battle against the fierce beasts of the primordialnd.


    It was a simr story for most other immortal regions. Whenever human cultivators managed to expand their territory into the primordialnd, a major city like Jade Gathering City would be constructed, and that would act as a foundation for further expansion, eventually resulting in the formation of an entire immortal region.


    Sightings of primordial beasts were quite infrequent near Jade Gathering City, but that didn''t mean that it was a safe ce. To the south of Jade Gathering City was a rather barren area that was filled with mountain ranges and forests, but this area was actually far safer than the city, and many mortal cities and nations were constructed there.


    The flying carriage quickly flew over the ck mountain range down below, and a massive river appeared up ahead.


    The river was close to five hundred kilometers wide, and there were massive waves churning over its surface, as if there were an enormous wyrm wreaking havoc within the depths, presenting a spectacr sight to behold.


    ording to the map, this river was called the ck Pine River, and further up ahead was a mortal nation by the name of the Prosperous Origin Nation.


    Right at this moment, something suddenly caught his attention, and he turned to the side with purple light shing in his eyes, upon which a hint of surprise quickly appeared on his face.


    He could sense violent spiritual power fluctuations in the distance in that direction, interspersed with hints ofw power fluctuations, indicating that a battle between cultivators of at least the Golden Immortal Stage was taking ce there.


    This area had very sparse spiritual qi, and there were only several Body Integration Stage sects in a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers, so why were there Golden Immortals locked in battle here?


    Han Li made a hand seal to conceal the flying carriage while carefully releasing his spiritual sense in that direction, and all of a sudden, a hesitant look appeared on his face.


    After some contemtion, he stowed the flying carriage away, then began to fly in that direction as a faint shadow.


    Shortly thereafter, Han Li descended in front of an enormous col in another ck mountain range.


    Lights of different colors were rising up into the sky from the col that was several hundred kilometers up ahead, and sure enough, a fierce battle was taking ce there, with three golden-robed cultivators, two male and one female, attacking a white-haired elderly man.


    Judging from their attire, the three golden-robed cultivators were all Heavenly Court cultivators, and they were led by an imposing man with a head of yellow hair. Judging from the aura that he was exuding, he was an early-High Zenith Stage immortal envoy, while hispanions were both at thete-Golden Immortal Stage.


    As for the white-haired elderly man, he was none other than Immortal Lord Hot me.


    <i>Why is Fellow Daoist Hot me here? And why is he fighting Heavenly Court cultivators? </i>


    There was a dense cloud of yellow mist around the yellow-haired man, epassing the entire surrounding area in a radius of dozens of kilometers while giving off formidable earthw power fluctuations.


    The cloud of yellow mist was crashing down in waves upon Immortal Lord Hot me at the man''s behest, while the other two Heavenly Court cultivators were attacking with a pair of giant purple swords that appeared to be a set of extremely formidable twin immortal swords.


    Their assault was as relentless as it was formidable, and even though Immortal Lord Hot me was clearly on the back foot against his three assants, his situation wasn''t all that dire.


    There was arge crimson g hovering above his head, upon which was embroidered a majestic silver peacock.


    Thick pirs of fire were erupting out of the g incessantly, forming a churning sea of mes to ward off the oing attacks.


    However, that g wasn''t the reason why Immortal Lord Hot me was able to withstand the attacks from his three opponents. Instead, what was truly keeping him in this battle was a ball of radiant golden light that was glowing from his waist.


    It was an ovr golden mirror that was around a foot in size and quite antiquated in appearance.


    Bursts of golden ripples were surging out of the mirror, epassing an area with a radius of several thousand feet around Immortal Lord Hot me, and as soon as the attacks from his three assants entered the area epassed within the golden ripples, they were instantly slowed down by tenfold, allowing Immortal Lord Hot me to evade or block them with ease.


    These golden ripples were giving off formidable timew power fluctuations, and Han Li''s pupils instantly contracted slightly upon seeing this.


    That golden mirror was clearly also a time-attribute immortal treasure, and it didn''t'' seem to be inferior to Han Li''s golden lock.


    The yellow-haired man was unable to break through Immortal Lord Hot me''s defenses, but he remained unfazed as he yelled, "Huo Zhuozi, surrender and hand yourself over to us right now! Our Heavenly Court could use a man of your talents!"


    Waves of yellow mist were surging out of his sleeves before converging toward Immortal Lord Hot me from all directions to prevent him from getting away.


    Meanwhile, the other two Heavenly Court cultivators were also racing through the air around Immortal Lord Hot me while raining down bolts of lightning upon him.


    "Who the hell is Huo Zhuozi? I am Immortal Lord Hot me, an elder of the Fire Leaf Sect! Stop trying to frame me!" Immortal Lord Hot me yelled in a furious voice as he opened his mouth to release a burst of crimson energy into therge g above his head, then began to chant an incantation.


    The crimson g instantly swelled to around twice its original size, and the pirs of mes erupting out of it became several times thicker than before.


    These fiery pirs fused as one in a sh to form a mountainous crimson sword, which struck the cloud of yellow mist with tremendous power amid the sound of a volcanic eruption.


    A huge opening was instantly torn into the cloud of mist, and much of it was evaporated by the mes around the giant sword.


    However, the fiery sword was also slowed down significantly, but the mes around it were still erupting outward with immense power.


    The yellow-haired man remainedpletely unfazed, and he sneered, "You think a mere Golden Immortal like yourself can break my Yellow Sand Tent?"


    He made a hand seal as he spoke, and all of the nearby yellow mist instantly began to churn violently, then formed an enormous yellow mountain directly in front of the fiery sword.


    The giant sword struck the mountain with a resounding boom, and it was instantly stopped cold in its tracks.


    On top of that, tendrils of yellow were shooting out of the surrounding yellow mist before wrapping themselves around the fiery sword, binding it tightly into ce.