After only a cursory glance, Han Li couldn't help but frown deeply.
The number of dangerous areas marked around Strange Abyss Island was just too many!
Could they all be places where high-rank monster beasts frequently appeared?
As for the famous "Sea Abyss," it wasn't actually that far from here. Just by flying south at full speed for half a month, he would be able to see it.
However, the sheer size of this sea abyss was truly absurd! It stretched for tens of millions of miles, to say nothing of the fact that according to the reports, the depths of this sea region were unfathomable, and no one had ever managed to determine its exact depth.
After reading through it once, Han Li quickly put away the jade slip containing the information, then stood in place, his expression grave as he pondered silently.
After an indeterminate amount of time, when Han Li raised his head, his face had returned to its usual calm.
He didn't visit any other parts of Black Stone City. Instead, he left the city without a moment's hesitation.
As soon as he cleared the small city, Han Li immediately soared into the sky, transforming into a streak of azure rainbow that shot off with a sharp sound.
The entire Strange Abyss Island wasn't very large—it was merely a mid-sized island.
And just as Xu Yun had said, besides Black Stone City, there wasn't a second city on the island. The rest of the land was extremely desolate, without even a single village in sight.
It seemed the other parts of this island also prohibited mortals and cultivators from residing there. He wondered what the reason was!
Han Li quickly flew out of Strange Abyss Island. Over the ocean, he looked up to identify the direction, then flew north.
For him now, the most important thing was to find an island where cultivators rarely appeared and establish a new cave dwelling.
Near the Sea Abyss, it was certain to be a place where many cultivators gathered their cave abodes, and Han Li definitely didn't want to squeeze in among them, attracting unwanted attention.
So he deliberately flew in the opposite direction, away from the Sea Abyss.
The sea region around Strange Abyss Island didn't have many large islands, and most of them were already occupied by cultivators and mortals.
Han Li didn't stop on any of these islands for even a moment, flashing past them without a second glance.
Just as he had predicted, the further north he flew, the fewer cultivators he encountered. After more than ten days of travel, he rarely saw anyone else. On the rare occasions he did spot someone, if they were low-rank, they would immediately dodge away cautiously upon seeing his flying light. If they were high-rank, they would become extremely vigilant, their faces full of wariness.
Robbery and killing for treasure in this area seemed no different from any other monster beast island.
Han Li himself also exercised extra caution.
After flying for another two days, when there were absolutely no other cultivator tracks in sight, Han Li finally changed direction and headed west.
According to the sea chart, there should be some small islands with minor spirit veins to the west. Because their spirit veins were poor, or they were too far from Strange Abyss Island, or their safety couldn't be guaranteed, very few cultivators settled on them.
As for mortals, they only lived on islands near Strange Abyss Island, where there was at least some guarantee of safety.
Han Li, of course, didn't care about these conditions. He intended to see if there was an island that suited his fancy.
...
Half a month later, Han Li stood in the air above a small island no more than fifty or sixty miles across, his gaze fixed intently below.
This was the fourth uninhabited, desolate island with a spirit vein that he had found so far.
The island wasn't large, but its terrain was incredibly complex. There were barren, lifeless wastelands, dense forests of unknown trees, vibrant meadows filled with lush green grass and colorful flowers, and small hilly mountain ranges.
Han Li had used his spiritual sense to scan the entire island and found no traces of any cultivator ever having stayed here.
This wasn't because the island's spirit vein was so poor that other cultivators looked down on it. On the contrary, although the island's spirit vein was small, the spiritual energy it provided was quite abundant. Even if it wasn't a top-grade vein, it was at least upper-middle tier.
The reason no cultivators had settled here yet was entirely due to the truly peculiar environment surrounding the small island.
And this very peculiarity was what Han Li liked most about it.
The island was situated in the midst of a vast expanse of white sea fog, but this fog wasn't naturally formed. Instead, it emanated from nearby turbulent currents and whirlpools.
What was even more peculiar was that this white mist only spread outwards around the island, leaving the sky above the island completely clear.
When Han Li first saw this sight, he was extremely surprised.