Chapter 607 – Green Trail Swamp
Seeing that Han Li had truly agreed to the request for a helper, Qui Huan was naturally extremely happy and immediately left with a smile on his face after agreeing on a time and place with Han Li.
After a night, early the next morning, Han Li turned the cave’s forbidden method on and left the medicinal garden, heading straight for the agreed upon location. He stepped on a flying sword artifact with his feet, and his speed wasn’t tight or slow.
It was also funny to say that this thing, the magic weapon, he hadn’t used it for years since he had formed the dan. This upper-ranked magic weapon was also the most inconspicuous one that Han Li had managed to rummage through his storage bag. As for even trashier magic weapons, he really couldn’t find any.
After flying for half a quarter of an hour, Han Li landed at a small, higher-looking hill. This was exactly where he had agreed to meet with Qui Huan and the others.
There was still no one here, and Han Li didn’t show his anxiety, as he had originally come a bit earlier than the agreed upon time.
Han Li was not polite, immediately found a clean rock on the hill, and perched on it to meditate and exhale the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.
After an hour, the sky faintly appeared red sunrise, from another direction appeared a number of black dots, slowly moving towards here. Upon looking at the flying speed of these people, Han Li rubbed his nose and laughed bitterly in his heart.
As a result, after another period of time, these people finally flew above the small mountain at a snail-crawling speed within Han Li’s eyes.
”Senior Brother Han, you’ve come a bit earlier than us, how thoughtful.” Qui Huan greeted Han Li loudly with a smile on his feet in the air, stepping on a disk-like artifact beneath his feet. This was a low-ranked flying magic weapon that the Falling Cloud Sect had uniformly configured for the sect’s disciples, so it was no wonder that the speed of several people was so slow.
As he spoke, Qui Huan landed with the others.
”It’s nothing, I’ve only just arrived. These few senior brothers, are they the entire staff for this trip?” Han Li stood up from the mountain rock and glanced at the other three after his gaze turned.
”Heh heh, to catch that Snow Cloud Fox, five people just happened to lay down the Five Elements Misty Trail, and with more people, there will be a lot less spirit stones. These three are Senior Brother Ma, Senior Brother Assault, and Senior Brother Wang.” With a smile on his face, Qui Huan pointed at the other three and introduced them to Han Li one by one.
None of the three were too old, the oldest being the thirty-five-sixth senior brother Wang, with an elegant appearance and flowing white clothes, quite a bit of dashing demeanor. He was also the one with the highest cultivation level among the few, around the eleventh level of the Qi Refining Stage.
The other two youths, one with a shorter and chubbier figure, and one with a name with a light golden face, were both only twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with cultivation at the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage.
”The two senior brothers and I have heard about Senior Brother Han’s matter. This time, it’s really thanks to senior brother unloading his bag of tricks, otherwise, we’d still be powerless to take that demon fox.” That senior brother Wang was also imposing, and as soon as Qui Huan finished his introduction, he said to Han Li with a smile on his face, giving off a feeling of a spring breeze on one’s face.
The other two looked at Han Li with the same goodwill, and it seemed that their earlier willingness to borrow the spirit stones had made them all have a much better impression of Han Li.
”Senior brother is too polite, I merely want to earn more spirit stones.” Han Li’s mouth was naturally polite for a few moments.
”These spirit stones may not be much to Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators, but to us Qi Refining Stage disciples, they are not something that can be easily lent to strangers. On this point, Senior Brother Han is also a person to befriend! Mister Wang is considered to have made this friend of Senior Brother.” The white-clothed cultivator surnamed Wang shook his head with a look of sincerity.
Hearing this, Han Li secretly nodded in his heart and couldn’t help but take a couple more glances at this person. This Senior Brother Wang was extraordinary regardless of his aura, cultivation, or persona, and it seemed that he was the leader of the people on this trip.
Thus, after Han Li smiled and wanted to say something else, Kui Huan looked at the sky and suddenly interjected to remind him, ”Senior Brother Wang, Senior Brother Han, if there’s anything to say, let’s say it on the way. With our speed, if we delay any longer, I’m afraid we won’t have much time to catch that Snow Cloud Fox when we arrive at the Green Trace Swamp. After all, it’s impossible for us to leave the sect for too long.”
”Senior Brother Qui has a point, indeed we can’t waste any more time, let’s hit the road now. When we have the chance later, I’ll have a good talk with Senior Brother Han early on.” Senior brother Wang nodded in agreement.
So a few people immediately released their magic weapons and rushed up into the sky.
”Hehe, senior brother is using a magic weapon that he even bought himself, that’s at the very least a middle-ranked or higher magic weapon, could it be that senior brother is also a disciple from some family.” As soon as several people rose into the air, that Kui Huan caught a glimpse of the flying sword at Han Li’s feet, and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise while flying with his weapon.
After all, it was a middle-ranked magic weapon, which meant a large amount of spirit stones for their Qi Refining Stage external disciples.
Seeing this, Senior Brother Wang’s face also showed a hint of surprise, although he didn’t say anything, there was a strange color flashing in his eyes. As for the short, fat and pale gold-faced cultivator, he also revealed a look of surprise.
”Mister Han is alone, where is there any family. Only some years ago, I learned some crude skills of refining talismans, so when I was a casual cultivator, I earned some spirit stones. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so generous as to lend Senior Brother Kui this many spirit stones at once.” Han Li had long anticipated this scenario before arriving, so after a slight smile, he explained with a smirk.
Hearing Han Li say this, these few people first revealed a look of dawning realization, and then rose up with envy and abnormality.
”Talisman making? I didn’t expect Senior Brother Han to have this kind of skill. Since Senior Brother can earn spirit stones on this, he should not be at a bad level of refining. I don’t know which level of talisman can be refined now?” That short and fat senior brother Ma put away the shocked look on his face and asked with a bit of curiosity.
”Mainly refining primary lower rank spirit talismans, primary intermediate rank ones can also be refined in two ways, but the success rate isn’t too high is all.” Han Li said noncommittally.
”Senior Brother Han is actually able to refine middle-order talismans.” This time, even Senior Brother Wang was moved, and couldn’t help but look at Han Li twice more.
”Yes, I can refine Thunder Fire Talismans and Vajra Talismans, but it’s a shame that I can only succeed once out of five or six times, and after removing the cost of the materials, I can’t earn any spirit stones at all.” Han Li said without changing his face.
”Senior Brother Han is too modest. As far as I know, there aren’t many external disciples who can concoct a mid-order talisman, even in the Firecloud Peak that focuses on talisman concocting. But with this skill, senior brother will have a constant supply of spirit stones in the future. Which is like the few of us, who still have to meditate on ways to earn spirit stones every day.” Senior brother Wang sighed and said with a bit of emotion.
When the others heard this, their faces darkened, and it was obvious that Senior Brother Wang’s words had spoken to their pain.
”Several senior brothers think highly of me. What I have refined, after all, is not a high-level talisman, and I can’t spend the whole day soaking in the market to sell these lower-ranked talismans that I don’t know when they will be available, so the harvest isn’t as much as a few of you would like to think. On the contrary, I see that the business of several senior brothers catching Snow Cloud Foxes is doing quite well?” Han Li asked with a slight movement of his gaze and a turn of phrase.
Hearing this, Kui Huan looked at each other for a few moments, and then all of them showed a bitter smile, and that senior brother Wang even opened his mouth to say, “Senior brother doesn’t know, this Snow Cloud Fox catching business, we can’t do it several times. After catching that demon fox this time, we might not go to the Green Trail Swamp anymore.”
”Why is that?” Han Li asked in surprise after being stunned.
”One, it’s because the Snow Cloud Fox there has already been captured by us, and it’s not too good to search for the rest. Two, it’s because the Snow Cloud Fox has become somewhat unsellable now. After all, the ordinary Snow Cloud Fox is not a true demonic beast, and the female disciples who are willing to buy it are only a small portion. Sisters with slightly accomplished cultivation still want to catch a demonic beast as their own spirit animal.” On the side, Kui Huan exited and explained.
”So that’s how it is, it seems that a few senior brothers will indeed have to find another doorway of some sort in the future.” Han Li revealed a sympathetic gaze.
Senior Brother Wang heard this and shook his head, saying nothing more.
Just like that, the five of them flew all the way out of the Falling Clouds Sect’s forbidden range, then after a change in direction, headed straight for the middle of Cloud Dream Mountain.
”Senior Brother Han, the location of the Green Trail Swamp is in a very clever place, right at the junction of the forces of our Falling Clouds Sect and the Ancient Sword Sect. However, because of the remote location and the long years of miasma infestation, very few other disciples have gone there, which is why it’s been possible for a few of us to exclusively monopolize the Snow Cloud Fox’s business all this time. This is a bottle of pills to get rid of the miasma, once you fly in there, senior brother must take one on time at regular intervals, or else you’ll be vomiting and having diarrhea all the time.” Halfway there, Senior Brother Wang suddenly threw Han Li a green vial and spoke out to remind him.
”Thanks for taking the trouble, Senior Brother.” Han Li accepted the vial without politeness and stowed it in his storage pouch. However, with his cultivation level, he certainly wouldn’t be afraid of any miasma, and heaven knows if he would take this medicine.
Five people flew for several hours, after crossing a tall mountain peak, the eyes suddenly bright, appeared a large green basin and valley of the land, more than a variety of trees and bushes of different heights. But in the lush green, there was also a faint pink mist floating on it.
”The place is here, let’s go down. Everyone be more careful now!” Senior Brother Wang exited with a warning, then with a stomp on his feet, he took the lead in rushing towards the mist below.