Yuelu Hall, the Great Han Dynasty

Senior Brother Lin frowned; he naturally understood the meaning behind Li Yunfan's words.

"Hmph! Those subordinates have followed me since I was in the Thousand Bamboo Sect, and they have been loyal to me. How could they easily betray me?" Senior Brother Lin snorted coldly, then turned around and went back into the stone house.

This is not because he is arrogant, but because he is too confident in his own judgment and ignores the ugliness of human nature!

He later paid the ultimate price for his misjudgment...

After leaving Senior Brother Lin's residence, Li Yunfan went straight to the Hundred Machines Hall and found the disciple in charge to inquire about the location of the spirit stone mine he knew.

However, the result was something he could not accept!

"I didn't expect that the spirit stone mine was actually controlled by the Hidden Moon Sect. This is quite troublesome..." Li Yunfan walked out of the Hundred Machines Hall with a somewhat grim expression.

His reason for wanting to find that spirit stone mine was entirely for the ancient teleportation array deep inside the mine!

He didn't intend to use it to travel to the Chaotic Star Sea, but rather to record and study it in advance, so as to provide assistance for Han Li's escape in the future.

Although according to the normal timeline, Han Li would find Xin Ruyin to repair it, then it would have nothing to do with him. He wanted to use this to gain a lot of goodwill from Han Li!

"The demonic path hasn't officially invaded yet, and the seven sects of Yue Kingdom are also competing with each other. I can't rashly go to the Hidden Moon Sect's base. If I'm discovered, things will be beyond my control!" Li Yunfan thought to himself.

And so, he stood outside the Hundred Machines Hall, lost in thought, completely unaware of the immense psychological burden his Foundation Establishment stage senior uncle had placed on the passing Qi Refining stage disciples.

After all, when Li Yunfan was deep in thought, his brows were always furrowed and his expression was very serious.

The lower-ranking disciples, however, had no idea what their senior uncle was thinking, and who dared to easily step forward to disturb him? If they were to be blamed by this senior uncle, the consequences would be far beyond what they could easily bear.

Fortunately, after half an incense stick's time, Li Yunfan finally left the Hundred Machines Hall, which made the passing disciples breathe a sigh of relief.

Wujun Mountain is a very important peak in Huangfeng Valley. It is not only shrouded in a large formation, but also has layers of restrictions and is guarded by a large number of elite disciples.

The reason for this is that there is a very important building in Huangfeng Valley, Yuelu Hall, located on the mountainside of Wujun Mountain!

Although Li Yunfan knew what this place was, this was his first time here, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.

Looking at the empty mountain wall in front of him, Li Yunfan took out a sound transmission talisman, activated it, and threw it out. The talisman immediately turned into a streak of fire and rushed into the mountain wall in front of him.

A moment later, the space in front of them rippled, and a red barrier appeared, along with two disciples dressed in red who also appeared behind the barrier.

Upon seeing this, Li Yunfan subconsciously released his divine sense to try and probe the other party's cultivation level, but it was bounced back by the red barrier in front of him, which made him slightly startled.

"Junior brother looks unfamiliar. Could you be a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator in the valley?" One of the red-robed disciples asked calmly after sizing up Li Yunfan.

"My name is Li Yunfan. I did indeed advance to the Foundation Establishment stage half a year ago. I have come here to borrow the Earth Fire!" Although Li Yunfan was somewhat surprised that the two could detect his cultivation level, he still calmly cupped his hands and explained the purpose of his visit.

"Does my junior brother have any proof?"

Li Yunfan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He had no idea that a certificate was required to enter Yuelu Palace. After frowning and thinking for a moment, he took out a jade slip from his storage bag, which was the same one that Zhong Lingdao had given him in the registration list.

"I wonder if this can serve as proof!" Li Yunfan raised his hand slightly, and the jade slip floated towards the red wall cover.

Upon seeing this, the red-robed disciple raised his hand and pointed at the barrier, instantly creating a hole the size of a palm.

Another disciple in red simply reached out and drew the jade slip into his hand.

"The document is valid. Junior brother, please wait a moment. We'll open the formation right away!" After checking, the two confirmed that it was indeed a jade slip issued by the sect leader to a newly promoted Foundation Establishment disciple. They returned it to Li Yunfan and said.

"Thank you both, senior brothers!" Li Yunfan smiled and cupped his hands in thanks, seeing that the jade slip was indeed useful.

After Li Yunfan entered, the two sealed the formation again before leading him deeper into the cave.

Before long, Li Yunfan was led to a circular array.

"Although this is your first time here, junior brother, you still need to follow the rules. You need to pay one low-grade spirit stone every time you use the teleportation array!" the red-robed disciple said calmly.

"Of course!" Li Yunfan nodded and said, then took out a spirit stone from his storage bag and handed it to the other party.

After accepting the spirit stones, the red-robed disciple had Li Yunfan stand in the center of the teleportation array. Once he was steady, the two of them jointly activated the teleportation array.

Seeing a blinding white light emanating from beneath his feet, Li Yunfan couldn't help but show a look of anticipation, after all, this was his first time using a teleportation array.

The next moment, he felt a dizzying sensation as the surrounding scenery gradually blurred. Then, with a flash of light, before he could figure out what was happening, the teleportation array beneath his feet lost its light.

"Is that all?" Li Yunfan wondered curiously as he looked at the unfamiliar hall in front of him.

After the slight dizziness subsided, Li Yuanfan stepped off the teleportation array and carefully examined the hall in front of him.

The entire hall is cylindrical, with three passageways around it. On the left passageway, there is a large ancient character "丹" (Dan), on the middle passageway, there is a character "器" (Qi), and the rightmost passageway has no text.

Li Yunfan raised an eyebrow slightly and walked straight towards the rightmost passage without any inscription.

After about ten steps, he arrived at the end of the passage, where a huge stone door blocked his way. The door was covered with colorful light, clearly indicating that it was protected by a very strong spell. Next to the door was a small stone house.

Li Yunfan walked up to the stone house and found a rather ugly-looking man inside, fast asleep on the table.

"Knock knock knock!"

Li Yunfan reached out and tapped the table, the loud sound immediately waking the sleeping giant.

"...Who are you? What do you want?" The big man was still somewhat dazed and didn't notice Li Yunfan's cultivation level for a moment.

Li Yunfan had already detected that the Great Han's cultivation level was only at the top level of Qi Refining.

"I put you in charge of this place, not here to slack off and sleep!" Li Yunfan said in a slightly serious tone.

Upon hearing this, the burly man was immediately displeased. Coupled with being inexplicably disturbed and woken up, a surge of anger welled up within him.

Just as he was about to lash out, he suddenly realized that he couldn't see through the cultivation level of the person in front of him, and his anger instantly dissipated.

"Uncle-Master, please forgive me, I just..." The burly man's expression changed drastically after he realized what had happened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly began to explain.

"Alright! You don't need to explain to me. Just be more careful next time. I'm going to use earth fire to refine pills, so arrange a room with strong earth fire for me!" Li Yunfan raised his hand to interrupt the big man's explanation before revealing his purpose.