"The Mahayoga period truly exists!" Han Li's heart stirred with alarm. After drawing back his body's subtle light, he remained motionless in place. Only after the terrifying divine awareness had swept through the surrounding ten thousand li several times did it finally withdraw, settling back. For the following period, no unusual signals emanated from the mountain's depths. "This divine awareness is far beyond what a mature, ordinary Shura Spider could generate. Could it be that there truly exists a Shura Spider surpassing the ordinary Mahayoga level here? If such a being is present, then even his usual concealment techniques would likely fail as he draws closer. Yet the fact that this awareness extends so far—without diminishing at all—suggests that it must be amplified by some powerful artifact." Han Li stood still, hesitating to act immediately, his mind actively weighing the possibilities, his expression growing increasingly serious. If this entity indeed matched the level of a True Spirit, even he would find it impossible to ignore. After a moment's thoughtful pause, he finally made his decision. With a single hand motion, a purple scroll materialized and, with a crisp "pop," enveloped his body in a swirling mass of purple qi. Various runes surged forth within, coalescing into a small patch of misty purple vapor. When the qi gently dispersed without a sound, the interior became eerily empty. To avoid drawing attention, Han Li activated the Too-One Purification Scroll once more. Now his body had become intangible, free from any hindrance, and he drifted steadily deeper into the mountain range. Though his full speed of flight was slightly diminished due to his ethereal form, he managed to cover dozens of feet in mere moments, swiftly entering the mountain's interior. Guided by a thread of divine awareness lingering on the young woman's body—though now separated by over a thousand li—he could clearly sense her location. Thus, Han Li did not feel the need to rush, and instead moved steadily and calmly, following her path. However, barely over ten thousand li into the mountain range, his brows unconsciously furrowed. He had originally assumed that since the Shura Spider had established its lair here, the region would be exceptionally sparsely populated—especially with no other powerful beings present. Yet, upon subtly scanning the surroundings with his divine awareness, he discovered no less than several dozen beasts at the divine and transcendent stages, and two beings at the consolidated stage, all within this directional area near the mountain's edge. One of the two strange birds was entirely crimson, like a blazing fire, with a massive body resembling a bull; the other was covered in gray steel feathers, with a grotesque flesh tumor growing atop its head. Both stood on a massive tree's horizontal branch, some ten thousand li away, one proudly raising its head and constantly turning from side to side, while the other half-opened and half-closed its eyes, seemingly in a light doze. The other creatures, meanwhile, had transformed into half-human, half-beast forms and were patrolling in several groups throughout their respective zones. It appeared that these smaller Shura-beings had all been subjugated by the Shura Spiders. Han Li was both astonished and marveling inwardly. The Ling Wang and his companions had never mentioned that the Shoulu Spiders were capable of attracting other unusual beasts when describing them. It seemed that either they had underestimated the intelligence of the Shoulu Spiders from the very beginning, or the creatures had undergone some mutation within the small Shoulu realm—otherwise, what they were witnessing now would be quite extraordinary. Considering the earlier Shoulu Spider that had manifested human form even at the Lingxu stage, the latter possibility seemed more plausible. Han Li silently pondered these thoughts, growing a little more cautious about the Shoulu Spiders. Yet he still kept closely following the young woman, without the slightest intention of stopping. After a full meal's worth of travel, Han Li flew over a distance of one million miles, and finally spotted a towering green stone city rising among a vast plain nestled between the mountains. The city was entirely constructed of massive blue-gray stones, with its walls soaring hundreds of zhang high, yet its surrounding area spanned no more than several dozen li—distant views made it seem more like a fortress than a city. Yet strangely, atop the towering walls, aside from various blue-gray stone beasts carved into statues, the space was remarkably empty, with no figures visible at all. Even more astonishing was that the city was completely encircled by its lofty walls, with no gates or entrances at all—no passage allowed for water or air to flow through. Han Li gasped, suddenly unable to speak, and hastily drew back his spiritual sight, his face again showing a look of astonishment. The phenomenon he had just witnessed—clearly a renowned, exclusive sealing technique of a great lineage in the Spirit Realm—was one that even the divine awareness of a stage of Great Perfection could momentarily obscure. How could these Roar Spiders have arranged such a feat? As Han Li's astonishment still lingered, a sudden surge of divine awareness rippled through his consciousness, causing his expression to grow grave. Almost at the same time, deep within the seemingly tranquil stone city, a thunderous roar echoed like a clear sky, and a spectral form of a red-spider, as large as a mountain, materialized out of nowhere. With only a slight turn of its two pairs of gleaming, cold eyes, this spider form instantly re-activated a terrifying divine awareness that had previously appeared once at the edge of the mountain range, now sweeping across every corner of the realm within a radius of ten thousand li. Unfortunately, though this divine awareness was strong, it found no abnormalities when it passed over Han Li's ethereal body and had to return empty-handed, re-entering the giant spider's form. Yet, with no signs of disturbance detected, the spider form subtly grew a sense of irritation. A sharp, bone-chilling exhalation followed, and then a hoarse female voice emerged from the stone city: "Which of your esteemed companions has come to my heavenly spider city? Regardless of your intentions in leaving even the faintest trace of your divine awareness upon my disciples, you are now welcome as guests—come, enter and join me for a chat." This same voice echoed across the heavens, resonating repeatedly throughout the skies, so clearly that nearly all beings within half the mountain range could hear it. While the various beasts originally loyal to the Vajra Spider immediately trembled and promptly knelt upon hearing it, the area around the stone city remained utterly still—no figures emerged. "Excellent. Truly excellent." It seems your hidden arts are truly refined, and you've made up your mind to oppose me. Then, I shall await your arrival at my city at any moment." The woman's voice suddenly sharpened, filled with intense anger, and as she spoke, a violent surge of energy rippled through the sky, causing the immense spider-like form to dissolve completely. The stone city instantly fell into an unusually quiet stillness. The divine awareness that Han Li projected was nearly seven-tenths of his entire capacity—so powerful that even the combined divine awareness of four ordinary Great Transcendents could not match it. Though the Great-Transformed White Lotus seal was renowned throughout the Spiritual Realm, it could not withstand such overwhelming, direct pressure. With this level of divine awareness, if Han Li truly entered the Stone City, all beings below the Great Transcendent level would likely have their essences crushed and perished instantly. The divine presence of that husky woman was no ordinary being of the Mahayana stage, yet even when compared to the divine awareness amplified by Han Li through the refining of the spiritual essence, she quickly fell behind after only a few impacts. "Old ghost! You still won't step forward? When do you intend to act?" The husky woman, witnessing this, was naturally filled with astonishment and fury, and immediately raised a sharp, piercing cry. Upon hearing this, Han Li's eyes narrowed instantly. At the same moment, a cold sneer echoed from within the stone city, followed by a surge of an even stronger, unfamiliar divine awareness rising up from a corner of the city—this new force briefly mingled with the woman's divine presence and together they joined forces to resist Han Li's overwhelming spiritual pressure. "Not an ordinary Mahayana being," Han Li remarked, as his own divine awareness briefly clashed with that of the newly arrived man. Yet, just as he observed the two opponents fully committing their strength, he found that they could only barely withstand his divine pressure, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He suddenly pressed a seal with one hand, instantly adding another two tenths to his spiritual awareness, bringing it to nearly nine tenths of its full strength. Another thunderous roar echoed through the sky, like the earth splitting and the heavens collapsing. The husky woman from the stone city and the other unfamiliar Grand Stage cultivator were immediately startled. Under the overwhelming pressure of Han Li's enhanced spiritual awareness, their own spiritual forces began to gradually falter. "How can this be? How does this person possess such formidable spiritual awareness? What is his true origin?" the husky woman and the other male Grand Stage cultivator thought, both feeling a growing sense of awe. Han Li remained expressionless, yet his gaze flickered slightly, pondering whether to add the final tenth of his strength as well, to decisively overwhelm the two cultivators within the stone city in one powerful strike. After all, spiritual confrontation was an extremely perilous affair, nearly as dangerous as a direct clash of life and death between two Immortal Stage cultivators. But at that very moment, a ripple of disturbance surged through Shicheng, and several divine consciousnesses, equivalent to ordinary great transcendents, rose skyward with vigorous momentum, charging directly toward Han Li's consciousness. Han Li's face could not help but change.