Published: September 2, 2025
Chapter 515: Island Within the Mist
At this moment, Han Li had already appeared inside a general store near the Inch-Gold Pavilion. He bought a local sea area map and intelligence on demonic beast activity from inside, then calmly left the shop. Finding a quiet spot, he began to carefully examine the information.
After only a brief look, Han Li couldn’t help but furrow his brows tightly.
There were simply too many dangerous areas marked around Strange Abyss Island!
Could it be that these were all places frequently visited by high-rank demonic beasts?
As for the famous Sea Abyss, it wasn’t far from here. If Han Li flew south at full speed for half a month, he could see it.
However, the Sea Abyss was ridiculously vast!
Spanning tens of thousands of miles, not to mention that according to the information, this sea area was unfathomably deep, and no one had ever been able to accurately measure its depth.
After reading through once, Han Li quickly put away the Jade Slip containing the information, then stood still, lowering his head with a serious expression as he contemplated.
He wasn’t sure how much time passed before he raised his head, his face returning to its usual calm.
He made no detours to other places in Black Stone City, instead resolutely leaving the city.
Once outside the small city, Han Li immediately surged upward, becoming an azure rainbow that tore through the air.
Strange Abyss Island wasn’t very large—just a medium-sized island.
And just as Xu Yun had said, aside from Black Stone City, there was no other city on the island. The rest of the island was extremely barren, without even a single village.
It seemed that other areas on the island also forbade mortals and cultivators from living there. The reason was unknown!
Han Li soon flew out of Strange Abyss Island. He looked up at the sky, identified the direction, and then sped northward at light speed.
For him now, finding an island where cultivators appeared less frequently and establishing a new secluded mansion was the most important thing.
There was no doubt that the area near Sea Abyss was densely packed with cultivator mansions. Han Li did not want to squeeze in among them and attract unwanted attention.
Therefore, he intentionally fled in the direction away from Sea Abyss.
There weren’t many large islands near Strange Abyss Island, and most were already occupied by cultivators and mortals.
Han Li didn’t stop on any of these islands, simply passing by them without a care.
As he expected, the northern sea area had relatively few cultivators.
After flying for more than ten days, he rarely saw other cultivators. Even those he glimpsed hurriedly avoided him—low-rank ones cautiously hiding away, while high-rank cultivators glared vigilantly with suspicion.
Killing and robbing in this area was no different from other demonic beast islands.
Han Li was therefore extra careful.
After another two days of flying, no other cultivators appeared. Han Li changed direction, heading west.
According to the sea map, some small to medium islands with minor spiritual veins were located westward. Because these spiritual veins were inferior or the islands were far from Strange Abyss Island, making their safety uncertain, few cultivators had settled there.
Mortals only lived on islands near Strange Abyss Island, where safety was somewhat guaranteed.
Of course, Han Li didn’t care about these conditions; he wanted to see if he could find an island he liked.
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Half a month later, Han Li stood high above a small island only fifty to sixty miles across, focusing his gaze downward.
This was the fourth uninhabited spiritual vein deserted island Han Li had discovered so far.
The island was small but extremely complex in environment.
It had barren land where no grass grew, dense forests of unknown trees, vividly green and colorfully blooming grasslands, and small mountain ranges dotted with hills.
Han Li had used his spiritual awareness to scan the entire island and found no trace of any cultivator ever having stayed there.