Following the direction indicated by the crimson Seeking Vein Bead in his hand, Mo Wuji moved with increasing caution. He covered a distance of ten meters in a full two hours, carefully examining every fragment of rock that appeared. Only now did he realize that his previous prolonged journey outside the safe zone without being locked in was entirely due to luck.

Within this Immortal Locking Array, there might be stretches of several miles with no danger at all, or a perilous situation could arise within mere centimeters. In short, this place was riddled with pitfalls.

After nearly twenty more days of such travel, Mo Wuji finally stopped. About six or seven meters ahead of him was an upside-down willow branch. Bound to it was a woman with a haggard face. Although only a small part of her face was visible, her astonishing beauty was undeniable.

Even after being locked here for who knows how many years, her brow still held a transcendent and ethereal quality. Her slightly gaunt face lacked the imposing presence of a powerful figure, instead radiating an intellectual aura akin to a painting.

Mo Wuji's gaze fell upon the upside-down willow branch. It was lush green, even glistening with a few drops of dew.

Mo Wuji had seen countless willow trees, but this was the first time he'd encountered one like this, without roots or a trunk, just a bizarrely hanging upside-down branch.

However, this was the Immortal Locking Array, and Mo Wuji found nothing surprising.

The woman was bound by the fine strands hanging from the willow branch, seemingly unable to move. Mo Wuji moved forward a few more meters, stopping less than four meters from her.

At that moment, the woman seemed to sense something and raised her head in a daze.

Mo Wuji saw a pair of weary eyes, but despite their exhaustion, they were still breathtakingly beautiful.

Mo Wuji took a deep breath. Before he could speak, the woman said, "Has the Tower of the Gods opened again? Where do you come from?"

Such a beautiful woman had a voice that was dry and raspy, and her vital energy was weak. Mo Wuji guessed it was because she had been trapped in the Immortal Locking Array for too long.

The woman probably couldn't see him. In the Immortal Locking Array, divine sense was useless. Not only was divine sense useless, but eyes were too. He could see because he possessed spiritual eyes that could pierce through illusions.

"That's right, the Tower of the Gods has indeed opened again. I come from True Star..." Mo Wuji replied calmly, staring into the woman's eyes.

As expected, upon hearing that Mo Wuji was from True Star, a sudden surge of excitement appeared in the woman's eyes, a kind of deep-seated agitation and longing.

Mo Wuji breathed a slight sigh of relief. He was probably right. This woman was Yan Li.

"Did my father reach True Star? How is he now? Has his injury recovered?" A series of questions tumbled out.

Good, she wasn't the selfish type who only cared about herself. If this woman had immediately asked if he could help her, Mo Wuji's impression of her would have plummeted to zero. Filial piety comes first, and if someone couldn't even be filial, there was no point in talking about anything else.

This woman was worried about her father as soon as she opened her mouth, which was commendable.

"May I ask if your name is Ji Li?" Mo Wuji asked before answering her questions.

The woman calmed down as well. "That's right, I am Ji Li. My father's name is Ji Feiqian. Before I entered the Immortal Locking Array, he said he might go to True Star."

Mo Wuji sighed. "Your father did indeed reach True Star and left behind a request for someone to come and save you…"

Hearing the word "request," Mo Wuji saw tears stream down Ji Li's face, and she said not another word.

After a long while, Ji Li finally stopped crying. She looked in the direction of Mo Wuji and said, "Thank you for bringing me news of my father…"

Mo Wuji tossed the Seeking Vein Bead over to her. "This bead is the only thing your father left behind. Now, it's being returned to its rightful owner. Although your father asked me to save you, unfortunately, my strength is too weak. I can only bring you this message. As for saving you, I'm afraid I can't do it."

Ji Li clutched the Seeking Vein Bead in her hand, as if feeling her father standing before her again, and couldn't help but cry once more.

She possessed unparalleled talent and had been cherished by her parents since childhood. Later, her strength surpassed her father's.

After the War of the Gods began, she worried about her father and took the initiative to come to the battlefield of the Gods, hoping to help him. Unfortunately, not only did she fail to help her father, but she also implicated him, causing him to be ambushed and injured, and she herself was trapped in the Immortal Locking Array.

"I'm sorry, I've troubled you." To Mo Wuji's surprise, Ji Li actually apologized to him.

Mo Wuji didn't care that Ji Li couldn't see him. He simply waved his hand. "One is willing to offer, and the other is willing to accept. In any case, that Artifact Spirit helped me a little, so helping him deliver a message here to you is the least I can do. Goodbye, I'm leaving. Take care."

"Didn't my father leave his inheritance for you?" Ji Li asked doubtfully.

As soon as Mo Wuji heard this, he became annoyed. Not at Ji Li, but at that treacherous Artifact Spirit. He had risked his life to come here, and he hadn't even received a shred of benefit from Ji Feiqian. He was truly a skinflint. If he had been able to obtain even a small benefit from Ji Feiqian, he wouldn't have needed to struggle so hard on his own.

"No, I was unlucky. I couldn't outsmart that old man," Mo Wuji said with some frustration. "Apart from the Seeking Vein Bead in your hand, I didn't take anything else."

Indeed, apart from the Seeking Vein Bead, he hadn't received anything from Ji Feiqian.

"I'm so sorry. How about I give you my inheritance?" Ji Li said with some guilt, upon hearing that Mo Wuji hadn't received anything and had risked coming to this dangerous place.

Mo Wuji's frustration was only fleeting. It had been so long since it happened, so he wouldn't care about it. Besides, Ji Li's character was decent; it wasn't like he had helped an ungrateful person.

"Forget it, I don't want your inheritance. I've been delayed here long enough. I need to get out quickly; otherwise, I'll be trapped here when the Tower of the Gods closes." Mo Wuji said nonchalantly. If he hadn't deduced his own cultivation method, he would have been overjoyed. Now that he had his own inheritance and cultivation method, no matter how good other cultivation methods were, he wouldn't be interested.

"I'm really sorry…" Ji Li said again.

Mo Wuji sighed inwardly. Although Ji Li was very strong, her personality seemed a bit weak. She had said "I'm sorry" three times in their conversation.

"I already said it's nothing. Goodbye," Mo Wuji said and immediately turned around.

"I mean, you probably can't get out now. Once you've been in the Immortal Locking Array for more than three days, you can't get out anymore. You've been here for more than half a month, haven't you?" Ji Li sighed.

Mo Wuji was stunned, and his heart sank. It was indeed a trap.

"Is there no way at all?" After a long while, Mo Wuji asked again, unwilling to give up.

Ji Li fell silent and replied after several minutes, "It's not that there's no way at all. If you were a top-tier God Array Master, perhaps you could get out. Also, I heard that Yu Minjiang is also trapped in the God Locking Array. If you can find him before you're locked in, perhaps there's a glimmer of hope. The last way is if you have a Star Plaque…"

Mo Wuji was still thinking about what a God Array Master was when he suddenly heard that the Star Plaque could get him out. He exclaimed, "You said the Star Plaque can get me out? How do I use it?"

As for Yu Minjiang, Mo Wuji didn't trust that guy. Maybe he did have a way to get him out, but if he wanted that guy to guide him out, he'd probably have to shed several layers of skin first. This Yu Minjiang was the most cunning and treacherous guy he had ever met, even more treacherous than that Artifact Spirit Angler.

While asking, Mo Wuji had already pulled out the Star Plaque. Then, he slapped his forehead. "What a pig I am! The Star Plaque is something that's definitely a much higher grade treasure than this Immortal Locking Array."

As expected, on the Star Plaque, Mo Wuji clearly saw a line within the Immortal Locking Array. This line pointed directly to the entrance of the seventeenth level. No matter whether the Immortal Locking Array was there or not, it couldn't block the Star Plaque's line of guidance.

"You even have a Star Plaque?" Ji Li asked in surprise.

Mo Wuji nodded. "That's right, I got this thing by chance. Thankfully, a line has appeared on it. Eh, can you see my Star Plaque?"

"The Star Plaque is like a star, unaffected by any spatial and temporal arrays. Even in the Immortal Locking Array, I can see it as soon as you take it out," Ji Li explained.

Although the Star Plaque was related to Ji Feiqian, Mo Wuji knew that the Star Plaque didn't belong to Ji Feiqian. After Ji Feiqian obtained the Star Stairway, he placed it on True Star, which then attracted the Star Plaque.

Ji Li looked at the Star Plaque in Mo Wuji's hand and sighed. "If you can refine the Star Plaque, you will completely understand everything in this Immortal Locking Array. I suggest you don't refine this Star Plaque. With your cultivation, it's impossible to refine the Star Plaque in tens of thousands of years."

Ji Li was saying it in a consoling way; she was sure that Mo Wuji wouldn't be able to refine the Star Plaque even if he tried for the rest of his life.

"Can refining the Star Plaque save you?" Mo Wuji suddenly felt a little conflicted. If refining the Star Plaque could save Ji Li, it seemed a little unrighteous for him to leave alone now.

"No, the Star Plaque only records the surrounding space and time; it has nothing to do with breaking arrays. You have a line, but it's still very difficult to get out," Ji Li inwardly sighed at Mo Wuji's good fortune and knew that having the Star Plaque only meant there was a chance to get out, and that chance was still very small.

It was difficult to get out of the Immortal Locking Array even when it was completely clear, let alone when there was only one not-so-safe line.

"It doesn't matter, as long as there's a chance…" Mo Wuji paused here, thinking of something else. That was, he had a line, but the Tower of the Gods was about to close. Once the Tower of the Gods closed, even if he left the Immortal Locking Array, he still wouldn't be able to leave the Tower of the Gods.

Forget it, he should leave the Immortal Locking Array first. This Immortal Locking Array was too strange. Since he was going to miss the Tower of the Gods closing sooner or later, Mo Wuji simply wasn't in a hurry. "Senior Sister Ji Li, can I ask you two questions?"

Ji Li's cultivation and age far surpassed Mo Wuji's. It was awkward for Mo Wuji to call someone who looked about the same age as him "senior," so he might as well call her Senior Sister.