Han Li waved his hand to close the light door, then his body swayed slightly as he flew towards the dilapidated temple, landing in front of the only remaining circular archway.

In the center of the archway stood two broken wooden doors, their vermilion paint severely peeling, making them look dilapidated.

In the center of the two wooden doors, a beast-shaped copper carving was embedded, resembling a Pixiu, somewhat similar to "Xiao Bai". It held a large copper ring in its mouth, surrounded by dense runes.

Judging from the runes, it wasn't a particularly profound restriction, but the fluctuations emanating from it were exactly the same as the feeling when entering this third-level space.

Needless to say, this fourth level was definitely easy to enter but difficult to exit.

Han Li looked at it for a moment, then put away his somewhat troubled thoughts and began to arrange the formation to break the array.

Before long, two streaks of light flew from afar, and it was Jin Liu and the other who had arrived, landing behind him.

"Shi Daoyou..." Jin Liu's eyes were somewhat complicated, and after hesitating for a moment, he cupped his fist and said.

Su Qianxi simply looked at Han Li's back without cupping her fist or saying anything. She felt more vigilance and doubt towards this person who was so different from before.

"Did you catch up?" Han Li didn't turn his head, continuing his actions, seemingly casually asking.

"Those two Ghost Generals killed two elders of my sect; we can't let them go." Jin Liu saw that he didn't turn around, and there was no displeasure in his eyes, but he said with some hesitation.

"I'll go settle their corpses." Su Qianxi said to Jin Liu, then her figure flickered and disappeared.

Jin Liu watched her leave, then quickly turned his head back, staring at Han Li.

His brow furrowed, and after pondering again and again, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Shi Daoyou's methods are extraordinary, yet you've been enduring all along without revealing them. Is there some unspeakable reason?"

"I'm just a rogue cultivator, used to being cautious. Jin Daoyou doesn't need to be too vigilant. I have no grudges with you, and I don't want to form any." Han Li still didn't turn his head as he replied.

"Before, I didn't recognize Mount Tai with my eyes and was rude to Shi Daoyou. But from Daoyou's previous help to Fu Valley Master and the others, I can see that Daoyou's nature is not petty. So I'm not worried about forming a grudge with Daoyou, but want to form an alliance." Jin Liu heard this and his eyes flickered slightly, and he said somewhat apologetically.

"I'm used to being alone, so an alliance is unnecessary. Moreover, in this kind of situation, even if I agree to an alliance, can we truly be unreserved and trust each other?" Han Li said with a smile.

"This..." Jin Liu hesitated.

"Traveling together is a kind of fate. If there's anything I can help with along the way, I'll lend a hand. But don't force anything else. When the time is right, we'll part ways and go our separate ways." Han Li said slowly.

After speaking, he finished setting up the unsealing array, patted his hands, and straightened his back.

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of "clang clang" sounds rang out from within the circular archway. The ring in the mouth of the Pixiu copper carving shrank, and the two wooden doors "creaked" open slowly, revealing a dark red light door.

"Since Daoyou said so, then I'll follow Daoyou's words." Jin Liu glanced at the light door, his heart slightly relieved, and nodded.

At this time, Su Qianxi also returned, and after the three exchanged a few simple words, they stepped into the light door together, their figures disappearing.

...

Somewhere inside the Tower of Time.

In a desolate land filled with rocks, a lonely black and white memorial archway stood in the cold wind.

Leaning against one of the pillars below the archway was a strange figure, with long and wide hands and feet, fiery red skin, and a head of fiery red hair, with clusters of crimson flames occasionally shooting out from it.

This person was none other than Qi Mozi, who had just had a great battle with Han Li.

His hands were clasped together in front of him, and his entire body was floating slightly in the air. Layers of golden light waves rippled out continuously, obviously practicing some kind of high-level Gongfa.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of anger in them.

"Even if I cultivate this *Duan Shi Liu Huo Ji* for ten million years, I still won't amount to anything. Ancestor, Ancestor, who exactly did you pass on your *Da Wu Xing Huan Shi Jue* to? Could that kid also be your closed-door disciple?" Qi Mozi gritted his teeth, saying fiercely.

After a moment of silence, he secretly speculated:

"Or... is this kid like that gray-haired rat, eavesdropping on lectures in the sect back then?"

But soon, he shook his head, denying his idea.

If he could learn the secrets of the *Da Wu Xing Huan Shi Jue* just by eavesdropping on lectures, then wouldn't he and his fellow disciples all be trash among trash?

"Fortunately, this child seems to have only glimpsed the surface. The effects of this Five Elements Illusionary World won't last too long. When my cultivation returns to its original state, the next time we meet, I will never give him half a chance. Even if I don't get the Gongfa, I will kill him, otherwise, he will definitely become a great threat in the future." Qi Mozi slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, calmed his mind, and muttered to himself.

After speaking, his eyes narrowed, and he once again formed a hand seal, continuing to adjust his breath and cultivate.

...

At the same time, Han Li and the others appeared on an ice field.

The three of them were standing on a layer of extremely thick ice. Looking around, they could see a large number of jagged ice mountains standing in the distance, emitting a dazzling light.

A strong cold wind was blowing on the ice field, like the roar of an angry dragon, blowing ice chips everywhere.

Several hundred feet behind the three of them stood a huge ice mountain, a space gate embedded in it, flashing red light.

Next to the space gate stood a stone tablet with the number "four" written on it.

The three of them showed a hint of surprise in their eyes when they saw the scene in front of them, but they didn't relax, carefully exploring the surrounding environment.

Han Li raised his eyebrows. The time restriction in the void here was stronger than the third level, and the restriction on Divine Sense was also greater. It could only spread out to about half of the third level, and the impact on escape speed must also be greater.

"Let's go, let's explore around." Su Qianxi said softly, her figure flying up.

Han Li and Jin Liu also soared into the air, and the three chose a direction to fly.

As Han Li's escape light rose, his eyes flickered slightly. The speed of flying on this level was as he expected, greatly affected, only about half of the third level.

Of course, the three of them weren't flying at full speed, but were very careful, constantly being vigilant about the surrounding situation.

Han Li flew forward, his face calm, but his heart was actually treading on thin ice, his Divine Sense fully open to monitor the surrounding movements.

Although he had long expected Qi Mozi to be in this secret realm, his appearance this time still gave him a great shock.

He thought that his strength had greatly improved this time, and if he faced Qi Mozi again, even if he couldn't defeat him, he should be able to protect himself, but he didn't expect to still be so embarrassed.

What was even more troublesome was that his Mantra Treasure Wheel and other Divine Abilities were all unable to be used, and his Divine Abilities had plummeted by more than half. Although Qi Mozi was injured by the sudden change of the *Da Wu Xing Huan Shi Jue*, it didn't hurt his foundation. He didn't know if the other party would suddenly appear again.

Moreover, even if he didn't attack again, if he continued to go higher up the Tower of Time, the two would eventually meet, and then it would probably be a death match.

Under the accidental circumstances, he seemed to have used some kind of secret technique of the Da Wu Xing Huan Shi Jue, and seemed to have fooled Qi Mozi, but with the other party's shrewdness, he was probably already back to his senses. When they meet next time, it won't be just one side running away, I'm afraid they will truly fight to the death.

Han Li sighed lightly, took out two recovery pills and swallowed them, fully using his power to refine them, recovering the consumed Immortal Spiritual Power.

After several fierce battles, the Immortal Spiritual Power in his body was also consumed significantly.

As the pills were refined, the Immortal Spiritual Power consumed in his body slowly recovered. To his surprise, the Mantra Treasure Wheel and other time law manifestations that had been dormant were also restless, showing some signs of awakening.

Han Li sensed this situation and his heart was filled with joy. He put down some of his worries and refined the pills more carefully.

Su Qianxi and Jin Liu seemed to be the same as Han Li, gradually moving forward, while observing their surroundings and speeding up their recovery.

Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a day had passed.

Somewhat unexpectedly, during this time they didn't encounter anything. They didn't encounter any treasures, nor did they encounter any metal beasts, Fire Age Fireflies, or other dangerous attacks.

Everything was extremely quiet, but it also revealed a sense of weirdness.

"What's going on? The journey has been so calm and uneventful that it's making me a little uneasy." Jin Liu muttered.

Han Li's brow was also slightly furrowed. This level was indeed a bit strange. After walking for so long, there wasn't a trace of anything special. All there was was ice fields, ice mountains, and cold winds.

"This place is indeed a bit strange, without any signs of danger. But that's a good thing. Let's look for the space entrance to the next level. It's a good thing to be able to reach the next level without any fighting." Su Qianxi said thoughtfully.

Han Li and Jin Liu naturally had no objections to this, but their Divine Sense was constantly scanning around, searching for spatial fluctuations nearby.

The three of them searched forward in this way for another half a day, but still didn't gain anything, until they came to a huge ice mountain, and finally discovered something different.

At the bottom of the ice mountain stood a group of palaces, also made of a blue material, but they didn't emit cold air. It seemed to be some kind of jade material.

The layout of the palaces was quite similar to the ancient temple buildings on the third level, but without the gloomy ghost aura of the third level.

However, most of the palaces had collapsed. Judging from the traces, it had happened a long time ago, and many places were frozen and frozen.

When the three of them saw this scene, they were stunned for a moment, and then exchanged glances with each other.

"Looking at the layout of the buildings here, it's very similar to the third level. According to what the Ghost King said, each level of the Tower of Time imprisons serious criminals. There should also be some powerful monsters imprisoned inside. We must be careful." Su Qianxi said with a solemn expression.

"That's right, it's never wrong to be careful." Jin Liu also said.