Upon hearing this, Hai Daxiao immediately understood that Han Li intended to shoulder all the related pressures himself. He felt deeply grateful, bowed again to Han Li, and naturally had no objections. Han Li nodded, indicating for Hai Daxiao to stand aside, then pointed to the nearby Yin Yue and Xie Dao-ren, and calmly said to the disciples: "These are your Yin Yue senior and Xie senior. From now on, treat them as elders on par with me. Please come and greet them." "Respectfully bowing to Yin Yue senior and Xie senior!" "Joining Yin Yue senior and Xie senior!" Qi Lingzi had already noticed the presence of Yin Yue and Xie Dao-ren. Upon hearing Han Li's words, he promptly led his disciples forward to pay their respectful bows. Yin Yue smiled gently and waved her hand, while Xie Dao-ren remained expressionless, merely nodding slightly. "This young lady is Zhu Guo'er. Hehe, her name is only one character different from your Bai sister—when I first heard it, I was quite surprised." However, she has no real connection with your Bai sister, but rather hails from a remote, little-known secret realm. I'll elaborate on this later, but for now, she will temporarily stay with me, and you may treat her as a peer sister. Han Li gently tapped Alu Jugu's shoulder and solemnly introduced her. "Ah, so you are Jugu, sister. Bai will surely be delighted to meet you." A slight expression of surprise flickered on Qi Lingzi's face, but after bowing to Alu Jugu, she immediately smiled and said, "Jugu may need to stay with Master Han for a while. Should there be any inconvenience, I hope both of you, senior brothers, will forgive me." Bai Jugu, exceptionally courteous, bowed gracefully to Qi Lingzi and the other two. The two immediately replied, "We are not at all." Then Han Li carefully inquired of Qi Lingzi and the others about various events that had occurred during his period of seclusion. In particular, he asked in great detail about the mysterious withdrawal of the demonic forces from the Spiritual Realm. Yet unfortunately, both the spirit of the artifact and the young sea lord remained equally unclear on this matter. They only knew that, on a certain day, the senior council of Tianyuan City suddenly announced a temporary truce with the demonic forces, after which the once-entrenched demonic army began to flow back through the pass in a steady tide toward the Demon Realm. Subsequently, the human and fairy clans easily reclaimed all the lost territories, though a few demonic forces remained stubbornly reluctant to depart. During this period, the primary focus of the human and fairy clans' regional powers was on restoring what had been lost during the Demon Catastrophe and eliminating the remaining demonic remnants—resulting in a notably prosperous recovery phase following the great disaster. Han Li listened attentively to the spirit of the artifact's account, his expression calm and composed, showing no signs of inner thought. Immediately after the spirit of the artifact finished speaking, Han Li paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "So it is true that Masters Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao had not heard from them at all shortly after the Demon Catastrophe concluded?" "Yes, Master." Though our cultivation levels are modest, we have maintained some acquaintance with the disciples of several senior monks from Tianyuan City. Thus, as soon as the incident occurred, our disciples were already aware of it. The Saint Island must have been influenced by the disappearance of our two senior mentors, as they have now boldly demanded that Tianyuan City surrender our younger brother. Otherwise, given the esteemed reputations of our two mentors, the people on the Saint Island would surely hesitate to disregard the relationship between the mentors and their master, and dare not approach so directly and confrontationally. After a moment's thought, the Qi Ling disciple affirmed with confidence. "Indeed, the Saint Island will always need to send someone on a visit. Additionally, I have one matter that I would like you to attend to." Upon a cold smile, Han Li suddenly added. "Please, Master, instruct me as you see fit, and I shall ensure it is handled properly." The Qi Ling disciple was momentarily startled, but quickly bowed and replied. "I have a list here. Please make it your task to have my disciples gather information and investigate accordingly." "These items are quite rare and precious even within the spiritual realm. Even if you can't manage to obtain them, please find out their exact whereabouts first. I will take it from there." Han Li spoke solemnly. "Yes, disciple shall faithfully carry out the master's orders." The spirit of the artifact replied without hesitation. Upon hearing the conversation between the master and disciple, the Crab Daoist's expression slightly shifted, but he remained silent. "Very well. You two may now retire. I still need to discuss some matters with our silver moon sister." Han Li nodded and added a final instruction. The spirit of the artifact and Hai Dashi, without any further objections, bowed respectfully and led their disciples out of the hall. Zhu Guo'er also stepped out of the hall without waiting for further orders, showing good judgment. In a moment, the hall was left with only Han Li, the Crab Daoist, and Silver Moon. "Silver Moon, when you left your ancestor's abode, did you ever hear any remarks from Master Ao Xiao concerning the matter of the missing persons?" Han Li asked her seriously. "There's nothing of that sort. There have indeed been matters of life and death, and as the sole direct descendant of my grandfather's lineage, how could he keep even the slightest thing from me? When I left, my grandfather showed no signs of any unusual concern." Silver Moon's expression was somewhat grave, yet she spoke with absolute certainty. "Then it seems the disappearance of both my grandfather and Master Mo is truly connected to the magical race. As for more specific details, the city of Tianyuan is likely unaware—only the Sacred Island might have some information. It appears we shall indeed need to make a visit there." Han Li stroked his chin, speaking thoughtfully. "Brother Han, there's no need to worry about your grandfather. I share the same bloodline as my grandfather. Should anything truly happen, I would certainly feel it. If my grandfather is unharmed, then Master Mo Jianli is likely also safe." Silver Moon raised a brow, saying this with a tone of confidence. "My ancestors and Mo Master are both high-level multiplicative beings—how could they be so easily endangered under normal circumstances? I'm merely concerned that you and Master might have fallen into a trick devised by the demonic race, becoming trapped in some remote location from which it would be difficult to escape. After all, it's far easier to imprison two such powerful beings than to outright eliminate them." Han Li furrowed his brows, still expressing some concern. "My ancestors and Mo Master are both exceptionally thoughtful and meticulous—such a situation should not arise, shouldn't it?" Upon hearing this, Yin Yue's face could not help but subtly change. "Perhaps I'm overthinking it. I'll go and carefully inquire with the elders of Tianyuan City tomorrow. Perhaps I'll discover something else as well." Han Li then relaxed slightly and added. Yin Yue nodded, though her expression remained somewhat uncertain. At that moment, however, Han Li turned to Xie Dao-ren and asked, "Xie Brother, I've already assigned my disciples to keep track of the items you requested. But until all the items are gathered, I still hope you can continue to lend me your support." "Until you've passed your trials, I wouldn't have left your side," Crab Dao replied calmly. Upon hearing this, Han Li was most satisfied. In the following hours, Han Li and Yin Yue carefully discussed various points that required further examination—concerning the Magi's withdrawal from the human realm and the disappearance of the two Great Multiplication Masters, Ao Xiao—but ultimately reached no conclusive resolution. They thus decided to set the matter aside for now and each went to their respective inner chambers to meditate and rest. The next morning, as soon as dawn broke, the senior cultivators of Tianyuan City—including Gu Zhen and Jin Yue Chan—had gathered outside Han Li's stone tower, all present and having arrived early. As soon as Han Li received the notice from his artifact spirit, he smiled slightly. It seemed that none of these senior monks or nuns had been able to sleep through the night, which explained their early arrival. With a simple command, Han Li instructed his artifact spirit to invite all of them into the hall from the previous day. There, he received them one by one in private. This conversation was highly confidential and lasted from morning until noon, after which the elders emerged from the hall with varied expressions. Eventually, the news of Han Li's attainment of the Great Transcendence stage officially spread throughout Tianyuan City. Upon hearing the news, the human and elven clans were initially stunned, but soon erupted into overwhelming joy, flooding the streets to celebrate enthusiastically. With Han Li now a newly established Great Transcendence cultivator, the two clans could confidently secure their standing within the spiritual realm for the next several thousand years. Moreover, Han Li had already gained significant renown during his Consolidation stage and had resided in Tianyuan City for an extended period, which further instilled a deep sense of pride among the city's inhabitants. Through the efforts of numerous city spies, the news spread with an astonishing speed to other human and elven territories. Of course, the information that Han Li would hold a Great Perfection Celebration one year later, with the event taking place in Tianyuan City, was also carried along with the news. All the major and minor powers receiving this update were equally astonished and swiftly dispatched representatives to verify the authenticity of the news. Though each power had its own private thoughts, once they confirmed the news was genuine, they immediately sent messages to Tianyuan City expressing their firm intention to attend the celebration personally. Powers located far from Tianyuan City promptly began preparing gifts and started selecting suitable envoys. In short, within just a few months, across nearly every region of both human and elven realms, there was widespread excitement and enthusiastic conversation about this newly attained Great Perfection cultivator of the human race and the grand celebration that was soon to unfold. Even the nearby Lingshu and Yecha clans, upon hearing the news, sent messages expressing their intent to send envoys to attend the mortal celebration. The only anomaly was the response from the Sacred Island—seemingly somewhat reserved, with no active promotion or emphasis on the matter. Beyond these major powers and neighboring ethnic groups, numerous renowned independent cultivators from the Human and Immortal-Fauna clans, who had long been secluded in their solitary practices, have now concluded their periods of seclusion and are preparing to make their way to Tianyuan City. By tradition, all newly achieved Great Elevation cultivators present a formal lecture on their personal insights and experiences in attaining this milestone. For cultivators from the Human and Immortal-Fauna clans who have been struggling with their breakthroughs for years, or who have long been stalled at the threshold, this represents an exceptionally rare opportunity. It is possible that simply listening to the lecture of a newly elevated cultivator might provide the sudden clarity needed to effortlessly surpass their current limitations. Such things have indeed occurred during several past Mahayana celebrations.