He paused for quite a while before suppressing the intense pain within his body. His face was pale, and sweat dripped from his forehead, as he said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for saving my life."

Li Zhirui’s reaction was rather calm, as he replied, "This is also a transaction; there’s no need to thank me."

"Cough, cough..."

A bout of violent coughing interrupted what Ming Yun wanted to say, and he then added, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist could wait for a while, so I can treat my internal injuries first, and then I’ll take you to the Tao Spirit Realm."

With his current terrible state, he truly couldn’t manage to take him across the long Void.

Not to mention the potential dangers along the way, just the journey itself left him powerless.

Hearing this request, Li Zhirui frowned slightly. If he had a choice, he naturally didn’t want to agree, unwilling to waste time on this matter.

But the reality was in front of him, and he had no other choice but to agree.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist!" Ming Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the other party would disregard his physical condition and forcibly demand him to lead the way.

If that were the case, then it would be very bad; by the time they reached the Tao Spirit Realm, even if he didn’t die, he would be crippled!

Fortunately, the other party wasn’t so unreasonable and agreed to his request.

Thus, Ming Yun went to the side to enter seclusion to heal while Li Zhirui and Qing Si continued cultivating, making full use of this time.

Of course, Ming Yun wasn’t someone ungrateful, so in order to recover as quickly as possible, he took out his most treasured Spiritual Objects.

Therefore, even with very severe injuries, he barely managed to heal in a short time.

Although not fully recovered, it was enough not to affect his foundation, turning into a minor injury.

"Fellow Daoist, we can depart now."

As soon as Ming Yun spoke, Li Zhirui opened his eyes, carefully examining him, and asked, "Are you sure?"

The reason he addressed him so formally was to express that he didn’t want to be entangled with him further, and once this transaction ended, there was no need to meet again in the future.

"Yes, let’s go." Ming Yun took a deep breath and said.

"Alright." Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow. Since the other party didn’t care, he couldn’t be bothered to say more or play the good guy.

"I’m sure you’ve guessed, Fellow Daoist, that I have a powerful enemy in the Tao Spirit Realm. The three Profound Immortals who chased me before were from the Youfeng Zhang Family."

While leading the way, Ming Yun said, "So I can only lead Fellow Daoist to the edge of the world and won’t be entering with you."

Given the Zhang Family’s determination to kill him, if he dared to return to the Tao Spirit Realm, he would face pursuit the moment he entered.

Li Zhirui nodded to show he understood. Having fled into the Void, the fact that they wouldn’t give up meant there was certainly a deep-seated grudge.

"The Zhang Family is a family with a Golden Immortal Great Power sitting in it, one of the top forces across the entire Tao Spirit Realm. I wonder if those three have seen Fellow Daoist’s appearance before?"

"There’s no need to worry about that." He didn’t explain because his current appearance was disguised, so even if they saw him, they wouldn’t recognize him.

Ming Yun, seeing his confidence, did not pursue the matter further, thinking he must have a way to handle it.

"Beside that, Fellow Daoist can master these basic aspects of the Tao Spirit Realm during the journey. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me. I’ll certainly tell you everything I know without holding back."

Saying that, he took out several Jade Slips and handed them to Li Zhirui.

"Thank you, sir."

Afterward, the group fell silent.

Being unfamiliar with each other, naturally, there wasn’t much to talk about, and Li Zhirui had to quickly understand the situation in the Tao Spirit Realm, busy checking the contents of the Jade Slips to ease hiding himself and gaining benefits in the future.

The Jade Slips contained a considerable amount of content, but he read through it quickly.

His first impression was that the level of the Tao Spirit Realm was rather high!

A fully mature Great Thousand World at the Golden Immortal Rank was like this.

Its area was several times that of the Primal Spirit Realm, its Spiritual Energy density several times greater, and the abundance of Spiritual Objects several times higher!

Also, in such a Great Thousand World, even Loose Cultivators had a fair chance to cultivate to a high-grade realm.

The Tao Spirit Realm wasn’t dominated by the human race alone. Instead, it was a place where many races contended against each other.

It’s just that the human race was slightly stronger, occupying a larger territory but without absolute dominance.

So, in a way, the Tao Spirit Realm was quite chaotic.

But this chaos, instead, made it more suitable for Li Zhirui, an Outer Realm creature, to hide.

Because the more chaotic the situation, the more problems there were, making it easier to conceal one’s identity.

Notably, besides the Youfeng Zhang Family, the human race had other powerful forces like the Bihai Immortal Pavilion, Jinao Island, and Chang Ming Sword Sect, some even surpassing the Zhang Family.

And putting aside the human race, there were other forces like the Devil Race, Divine Path, Primordial Spirit Race, and Ghost Clan, whose strength was not much inferior to the human race.

"Actually, Fellow Daoist doesn’t need to worry too much. The Tao Spirit Realm has had several Outer Realm creatures successfully integrate into it."

Ming Yun reminded when he saw Li Zhirui return the Jade Slips, "For instance, a Golden Immortal Great Power named Feiyi originally came from the Outer Realm."

"Besides, there are a few Golden Immortals with the same origin, and there are even more among Profound Immortals. So, the Heavenly Dao in the Tao Spirit Realm holds an open and friendly attitude towards Outer Realm creatures, as long as you don’t destroy the world, the Heavenly Dao won’t target you."

"Oh?!"

Those words didn’t stir Li Zhirui’s curiosity, except for the last two sentences that left him astonished.

The fact that the Heavenly Dao of the Tao Spirit Realm didn’t suppress Outer Realm creatures was already rare, and to hear that it didn’t repel them but actually welcomed them was surprising.

"Do you know why this is the case?" Li Zhirui was curious as to why this was so.

"I don’t know either."

Ming Yun shook his head and said, "Although the Tao Spirit Realm frequently experiences great battles, with your ability, as long as you don’t destroy the world or offend some large force, you will be relatively safe."

"Thank you, sir, for the reminder."

After saying this, Li Zhirui stopped speaking and began to conserve his energy for the upcoming journey in the Tao Spirit Realm.

...

The rest of the journey was uneventful and relatively smooth, with no accidents encountered.

After a rather long period of time, the group finally halted in the Void.

"Up ahead is the world I come from, the Tao Spirit Realm," Ming Yun said with a somewhat complex expression.

As a native of the human race from the Tao Spirit Realm, he now dared not return and could only hide in the Void.

Perhaps after some time, when people forgot about what he had done, he could go back.

"I appreciate you leading the way."

"What I promised Fellow Daoist, I must deliver."

"Then I will take my leave. I wish you all the best in achieving what you desire and advancing further!"

"Thank you."

Li Zhirui said plainly, then flew alone towards the world not far away.

Since the Tao Spirit Realm was quite dangerous, he sent Qing Si into the space to cultivate well and hopefully reach the Heavenly Immortal realm soon.

The moment he touched the Boundary Membrane, Li Zhirui believed Ming Yun’s earlier words that the Heavenly Dao of this place would not arbitrarily suppress Outer Realm creatures.

The reason for his belief was that the Boundary Membrane of the Tao Spirit Realm, unlike those of other worlds, showed no sign of resistance or obstruction; instead, it faintly conveyed a sense of joy, making him doubt his own perception.

But before he could think further, he passed through the Boundary Membrane and entered the Tao Spirit Realm.

Ming Yun didn’t leave right away but looked on for a long time before reluctantly turning around and disappearing into the vast Chaos.

And when Li Zhirui entered the Tao Spirit Realm, nothing unusual occurred, as if he were a native being returning rather than an invader.