A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Immortal Realm

There was a huge number of people entering and exiting Golden Void City every single day, and not only could they enter the city through the gates, many entrances had also been opened up in the city protection restriction above for cultivators to pass through.

Han Li and Lan Yan flew into the city through one of those entrances, and the city down below was teeming with pedestrians that included both cultivators and mortals.

The streets in the city were wide and tidy, and they were lined with large and opulent shops that were constructed like a series of majestic palaces, presenting a stunning sight to behold.

Some of the larger shops had even been constructed in mid-air to resemble celestial palaces, placing them above the shops on the ground both in terms of altitude and prestige.

All of these aerial shops belonged to large trading houses that were renowned across the entire Immortal Realm, including Hundred Creations Mountain and the Vast Origin House.

Under normal circumstances, perhaps Han Li would've been interested in visiting those shops to see if he could find anything that caught his eye, but given the perilous situation that Jin Tong was in, he paid no heed to the shops as he flew directly toward the central region of the city.

Before long, a golden pagoda that was hovering in mid-air appeared up ahead, and it was home to the interregion teleportation array that led to the greater Golden Origin Immortal Region.

The gates of the pagoda were tightly shut, and in front of it was a white jade plaza that was mostly deserted.

Han Li and Lan Yan descended onto the plaza, and the latter looked around with a perplexed expression as she mused, "How strange. When my senior martial brother and I first arrived in the lesser Golden Origin Immortal Region, this place had been very lively and bustling, so why is it suddenly so quiet?"

Han Li's brows also furrowed slightly, but not for the same reason as Lan Yan. Instead, it was because as soon as the two of them descended onto the plaza, several burst of spiritual sense had immediately swept over their bodies.

Those bursts of spiritual sense were all extremely secretive, clearly having been masked using some type of secret technique, and he wouldn't have been able to detect them at all if not for his immense spiritual sense.

Lan Yan was also a peak-High Zenith cultivator, but her spiritual sense wasn't all that powerful, so she had failed to detect anything amiss.

Han Li was just about to attempt to follow the bursts of spiritual sense to see who the people that were spying on him were when he suddenly stopped what he was doing and strode over to the golden pagoda up ahead.

Standing on either side of the shut gates was an armorclad guard dressed in Heavenly Court attire.

Of course, the interregion teleportation array was also under the Heavenly Court's jurisdiction, and the two guards were both at the Golden Immortal Stage, yet they had been assigned with such a menial task, and that was a clear indication of just how much more powerful the lesser Golden Origin Immortal Region was compared with the immortal regions that he had previously been to.

"Can I help you, fellow daoists?" one of the guards asked in an expressionless manner.

In order to avoid drawing attention to themselves, both Han Li and Lan Yan had suppressed their cultivation bases to the Golden Immortal Stage.

"Greetings, fellow daoists. We would like to take the interregion teleportation array to the greater Golden Origin Immortal Region," Han Li replied as he cupped his fist in a salute.

"I'm afraid you've come at a bad time. The interregion teleportation is temporarily closed as it's currently suffering from some problems, so you'll have to come back later," the guard said.

Han Li faltered slightly upon hearing this, then asked, "May I ask when the problem is going to be fixed?"

"We're not sure at the moment. A public notice will be released once the teleportation array has been repaired, so make sure to keep up to date with the news released in the Immortal Outlet," the guard replied as he pointed to another floating building not far away from the golden pagoda, and it was none other than the Immortal Outlet in the city.

"Thank you, fellow daoists," Han Li said with a grateful salute, then flew toward the Immortal Outlet, while Lan Yan trailed along behind him.

At this moment, there were four golden-robed cultivators seated in a large hall at the top of the golden pagoda. Judging from their attire, they were also Heavenly Court cultivators, and hovering in front of each of them was a fist-sized white ball, all of which were displaying an image of Han Li and Lan Yan.

There were many people in the Immortal Outlet, and the two of them were quickly concealed in the crowd.

"The target's spiritual sense is extremely powerful, so there's no way that he would've failed to detect this level of sensory fluctuations. Hence, the fact that the two of them haven't detected anything shows that they're not the people that we're looking for," a man with a hooked nose said.

The other people in the room nodded in agreement, and they began observing the other cultivators in front of the golden pagoda.

"It's already been close to twenty years, yet we haven't found any signs of Han Li at all. Is it possible that he's already left the lesser Golden Origin Immortal Region through some other avenue?" a round-faced, middle-aged man asked with slightly furrowed brows.

"Have more patience, Fellow Daoist Liang. Like you said, it's only been less than twenty years," a gray-haired elderly man said.

"Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but Fellow Daoist Liang's dao partner recently birthed a son for him, only for him to be sent to the lesser the Golden Origin Immortal Region before he even had a chance to spend any time with his son, so he's naturally in a hurry to get back to them," a middle-aged woman explained with an amused smile.

"Is that right? I must offer you my congratulations then, Fellow Daoist Liang," the gray-haired elderly man said with a faint smile, and the round-faced man hurriedly thanked him for his kind words.

"That's enough chit-chat! Palace Master Chi sent us here to search for Han Li, not for you to chat among yourselves. Focus on the task at hand, and if you want to chat, then do so after you're off your shift," the hook-nosed man scolded in a stern manner.

The other three cultivators in the room hurriedly gave a collective, affirmative response before returning their attention to the task at hand.

Right at this moment, the round-faced man's brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and the image on the white bead before him suddenly began to flicker erratically.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Liang?" the hook-nosed man asked.

"Some years ago, my spiritual sense was damaged during a battle against a formidable foe while I was out on a mission, so I'm struggling a little to keep up with the spiritual sense demands of operating the True Cycle Bead," the round-faced man replied in an embarrassed manner.

The hook-nosed man's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and he could sense that the round-faced man's spiritual sense really was fluctuating in an unsteady fashion.

"In that case, you should go and rest, Fellow Daoist Liang. There's only half a day left of our shift anyway, so just leave the rest of the shift to the three of us," the gray-haired elderly man said.

"It doesn't make much difference whether there are three or four of us keeping an eye on the proceedings anyway," the middle-aged woman said.

The round-faced man gave the two of them a grateful glance, then turned his gaze to the hook-nosed man, who said, "Go and rest, Fellow Daoist Liang. Try to recuperate as much as possible so this doesn't happen again."

The round-faced man immediately gave an affirmative response, then stowed his white bead away before departing.

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Meanwhile, Han Li and Lan Yan had already made their way into the Immortal Outlet.

Unbeknownst to him, his careful and cautious nature had just saved him once again.

This Immortal Outlet was far larger than the ones in the other immortal regions that he had visited, but the layout was roughly the same.

On either side of the Immortal Outlet were shops that sold all types of pills, immortal treasures, and spirit materials, while at its center stood a huge, stone wall that was over ten thousand feet tall and laden with missions.

Beyond the stone wall was a raised platform that was roughly the same height as the missions wall, and that was the Immortal Slaying List, containing all of the Heavenly Court's most wanted fugitives.

At the moment, the missions wall and the Immortal Slaying List were completely surrounded by people, all of whom seemed to be very excited about something.

Han Li was rather intrigued to see this, and he scanned his gaze over the missions wall and the Immortal Slaying List.

All of a sudden, his expression changed slightly as he noticed that his name had climbed into the top ten on the Immortal Slaying List.

There was a long list of crimes attached to his name, and the full description read: Han Li, member of the Reincarnation Palace, cultivator of forbidden techniques, main perpetrator in the deaths of Northern Glacial Immortal Palace Master Xiao Jinhan and Golden Origin Immortal Palace Master Dongfang Bai, collaborator with the Devil Realm, perpetrator in the destruction of close to half of the Golden Origin Mountain Range. Wanted dead or alive for fifty million Immortal Origin Stones.

There was also a mission on the missions wall released by the Heavenly Court for his capture, and attached to the mission was a detailed account of many pieces of information pertaining to him, including things like this lightning-attribute Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, as well as his proficiency in Infernal Devilish Eyes, the Heavenly Purgatory Baleful Arts, and the laws of time.

It was also stated in the mission that Han Li was currently still in the Golden Origin Immortal Region, and that even those who were able to provide any useful leads on him would be given handsome compensation.

Even though Fox 3 and Wyrm 3 had also been present in the Tai Sui Immortal Manor, their rankings on the Immortal Slaying List hadn't changed much at all, and it seemed like the Heavenly Court was focusing all of its efforts on capturing Han Li.

"Who exactly is this Han Li? It's been a very long time since such a huge reward has been offered on the Immortal Slayin List!"

"If I had fifty million Immortal Origin Stones, I would go into seclusion and refuse to come out until I reached the High Zenith Stage!"

"You're far too short-sighted! With so many Immortal Origin Stones, there's no need to arduously cultivate, just start your own sect so you can be revered as a founder!"

"All those on the Immortal Slaying List are completely out of reach as far as us Golden Immortals are concerned, so I suggest all of you snap out of your fantasies."

"Indeed. As alluring as a reward of fifty million Immortal Origin Stones is, it won't do you any good if you're dead!"

"Risk and reward have always come hand in hand. If you don't even have the courage to dare to dream, then why even come here at all?"

"So not only is he a member of the Reincarnation Palace, the collapse of the Golden Origin Mountain Range was also brought about by him in collaboration with the Devil Realm!"

"I've heard about the collapse of the Golden Origin Mountain Range. Countless settlements were destroyed during that disaster. What a heinous scoundrel this Han Li is!"

Everyone was discussing Han Li's new ranking on the Immortal Slaying List, and many of them were contacting their respective sects to keep an eye out for him.

There were even some who had begun secretly scouring through those around them in the Immortal Outlet with their spiritual sense. After all, a reward of fifty million Immortal Origin Stones was simply far too alluring.

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