Chapter 368 – Manor

　　However, while Han Li was paying attention to the number of mortals, he also vaguely sensed the aura of numerous Immortal Cultivators in the harbor, and it seemed that these people should be Immortal Cultivators who were specifically in charge of order in the harbor.

　　As Han Li thought about this, he brought Qu Soul along with Dong Master Gu to a stone house at the edge of the harbor.

　　The house was very simply furnished, and aside from a wooden table and a chair, there was only an old man with a withered yellow face sitting there with his eyes closed.

　　Only after hearing Han Li and the others enter did this Immortal Master open his eyes.

　　A ray of cold light shot out from his eyes, and Han Li’s heart flinched at the sight. This person was actually a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and it seemed that he was no longer under his own magic power before he lost it.

　　This yellow-faced old man directly ignored Dongmaster Gu and Wang Changqing, and instead swept his gaze slightly over Han Li and Qu Soul, and after realizing that Han Li’s cultivation was only a few layers of the Qi Refining Stage, he resumed his lazy expression, but Han Li noticed that this person seemed to look that much more at Qu Soul.

　　”You few, what’s the matter? If there’s something, just say it quickly and don’t disturb my rest.” This person said breathlessly, a hint of impatience showing on his face.

　　Han Li, because of his unforgettable skill, had already learned the local language from Wang Changqing, and although he was still unable to speak, he was barely able to understand what others were saying.

　　However, because he had no experience at all in dealing with the local cultivators, he didn’t open his mouth to say anything, but just smiled as he watched the two of them, Master Gu Dong, deal with the cultivator.

　　Only to see, Gu Dongzhu respectfully called out “Immortal Master Yang”, and then came to the yellow-faced cultivator’s front, whispered a few words, and then turned back to point at Han Li, seemingly explaining his origins, and then stuffed a few spirit stones into this hand.

　　Touching the spirit stones in his hand, this “Immortal Master Yang’s” expression eased a lot. Then, he touched his body and pulled out a green jade tablet, and asked Han Li stiffly, “What’s your name?”

　　”Han Li!” Han Li could speak his name fluently, and he didn’t care as to what words the other party interpreted it into.

　　A flash of green light from Immortal Master Yang’s hand completely covered the jade tablet. A few moments later, the light dissipated, and two odd symbols that Han Li couldn’t read appeared on the jade plate.

　　Then with a lift of the yellow-faced old man’s hand, the jade token was thrown towards Han Li.

　　”This token should be kept well, if you lose it, you must promptly come to me to reclaim it, or else you will be punished according to trespassing on Kuixing Island. Of course, if you settle here in the future, this jade token will not be needed and will be taken back. As for this refined corpse behind you, of course you don’t need it.” After the old man finished saying these words. This Immortal Master then stopped paying attention to the three of them and resumed resting his eyes.

　　Dongmaster Gu naturally had the sense to immediately retreat.

　　However, Han Li was somewhat concerned about this person’s ability to tell Qu Soul’s true identity at a glance, and after glancing at him one more time, he similarly walked out wordlessly.

　　Not long after Han Li went out, Immortal Master Yang reopened his eyes and muttered with some confusion, “This corpse refining is really a bit odd, it’s clearly a dead body, how can it still have a spiritual qi emanating from it! Could it be a new corpse refining technique?” Then, the yellow-faced old man fell into a long contemplation ……

　　Outside, Gu Dongmaster went out of the harbor, then hired a beast car pulled by two sheep-like and cow-like beasts, bringing Han Li along a big road toward the island.

　　On this road, there were as many such vehicles as there were oxen, and it appeared to be bustling with activity.

　　But in the car through a few neat and lively town, this kind of car obviously a lot less, and even later turned on a few small roads, encountered passers-by and cars are even fewer.

　　In this way and then rush half a day later, the car finally arrived at an area of more than ten acres of farms. In front of the farm, there were many strange crops that Han Li had never seen before.

　　Some of the cereal plants had ears that looked like rice. But the leaves were thick and flat, and were actually purplish red in color. There was also a faint fragrance; there were green vegetable plants. The shape is extremely like cabbages, but the cabbages in the south of the sky where there is a half a man as huge. And the heart of the cabbage actually bloomed several small blue flowers ……

　　In these vegetable fields, there were a dozen or so farmer-like people, planting and plowing the fields in twos and threes.

　　What a peaceful farmland scenery!

　　Han Li was watching with great interest when the beast cart arrived at the manor’s main gate and stopped. Han Li took Qu Soul and jumped down first, looking around the place.

　　The vicinity of the manor was filled with green emerald pines, and there was also a not-so-small hill next to it, which made for a secluded and elegant environment that was quite chic.

　　The entire manor was surrounded by an earthen wall that was two feet high and several feet wide, and inside the wall was a mansion that was brand new, as if it had only been built not long ago.

　　”This is the Gu Family!” Han Li secretly praised in his heart, but after his gaze carefully surveyed those pine trees for a few moments, his complexion inadvertently changed slightly. This was because he was astonished to find that in the pine trees surrounding the manor, if anything, they revealed a hint of formation weather, which had obviously been placed under a forbidden system.

　　To Han Li’s eyes, although this could not be called a brilliant formation, it was enough to trap a low-ranked Immortal Cultivator.

　　While Han Li was in doubt, Dongmaster Gu, who had gotten off the bus with him, had already said with a smile, “Immortal Master Han, take a nap in the manor first! I’ll ask my subordinates to prepare the island’s specialty wine for Immortal Master!”

　　Hearing this, Han Li glanced around the manor if anything, and smiled back, “Never mind, I won’t bother Master Gu’s family, I’ll just stay in that place for a while. When things are done, I’ll find another permanent place to stay.” After saying this, Han Li pointed his finger in a certain direction to the side.

　　Following the direction of Han Li’s finger, Dongmaster Gu and that Wang Changqing saw that lone hill and couldn’t help but be completely dumbfounded.

　　However, with several warm invitations behind them that were unsuccessful, they had no choice but to let this somewhat strange Immortal Master stroll towards the hill. The two of them, on the other hand, looked at each other helplessly and walked into the manor.

　　Han Li led Qu Soul up a slope that wasn’t considered a path, up to the top of the hill, and then glanced down from above at the Gu Family Manor at the bottom of the hill.

　　Only to see that Dongmaster Gu was being flanked by a group of men and women as he walked into a huge mansion at the center of the manor, and then the crowd automatically dispersed, with only a handful of people with a bit of status and more ornate clothing following them into the mansion.

　　The corner of Han Li’s mouth curled slightly, and he turned back to his own business.

　　He first found a flatter slope at the waist of the hill. Then three times picked a few thicker pine trees, sacrificed a magic weapon to dismember them quickly, and then Qu Soul then ……

　　Half an hour later, a simple cabin appeared on the hill, and inside the house wooden tables, wooden chairs, and even wooden beds, all complete.

　　The next month, Han Li in the wooden house every day to serve Dan with medicine, refining meditation, strive for cultivation long one day to be able to recover.

　　And that Gu Dongmaster and Wang Changqing, during this period also came a few times, and Han Li discussed some of the challenge things, and then did not dare to delay Han Li cultivation and hurriedly left.

　　However, Dongmaster Gu was also considered a person with a heart, and every now and then, he would send someone to the hill to send some exquisite food for Han Li to enjoy, which Han Li accepted without any hesitation.

　　Among them were several very sweet fruits that made Han Li feel a great sense of good fortune after eating them, obviously specialties of the island that he had never seen before.

　　Within the last few days of the month, Han Li’s cultivation had actually recovered to the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage. This made him feel greatly surprised, while his heart became a bit more solid.

　　This was because, according to that Dong Master Gu, the Immortal Masters that those ten households had hired were not people with astonishing cultivation either. Apart from a few individuals, most of them were at the sixth or seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage, and the opponents for the challenge were decided by drawing lots, so as long as Han Li’s luck wasn’t too bad, taking down his opponents would never be a problem.

　　Moreover, in order to increase Han Li’s chances of winning, this Dong Master Gu had gone around collecting two or three powerful magic artifacts, wanting to make Han Li’s strength a little stronger.

　　However, when Han Li saw these few pieces that were barely considered upper-ranked artifacts, he could only roll his eyes in his heart and accept them first, so that Dong Master Gu could feel at ease!

　　Just two days after Han Li had recovered his fifth level of cultivation, Dongmaster Gu and Wang Changqing finally came looking for Han Li with nervous expressions. Han Li didn’t say a word, and followed them on another trip to the kind of car pulled by the beast, speeding straight to a certain place on the island.

　　This time, the beast car sped for two hours before pulling them into a city built entirely of white stone.

　　When they entered the city, there were still quite a few mortal guards guarding the gates at the entrance.

　　They wouldn’t question anyone going out, but anyone entering the city had to take out a token very similar to Han Li’s waistband for them to inspect before they could do so.

　　However, when Han Li entered the city, the guards only took a cylinder-like object and shook it at Han Li a few times, and after seeing a green light emanating from the cylinder, they immediately gave Han Li a respectful salute, and then only inspected the tokens of Dongmaster Gu and Wang Changqing.