Chapter 590 – Bone Box
”You want to seize power!” Han Li’s expression remained unchanged as he asked indifferently.
”Not bad. How can we Immortal Cultivators be like those mortals, driven by those so-called elders at their beck and call, we’re the ones who should be the village elders. I am a foundation stage cultivator, I have been driven by some mortals for such a long time, I can’t stand it anymore. And previously, we cultivators were too few in number, so we didn’t dare to act rashly, but now if you two join us, naturally, great things can be accomplished.” Another red-faced old man, also said with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
”Not interested, three fellow Daoists please return, just pretend that you never said these things to me.” Han Li swept his gaze toward the three, and expressionlessly spoke words that caused the three to turn pale.
”What, Daoist friend is really willing to be subservient. As long as we take over the position of village elder. The few of us are the ones who will be in charge of this village together, regardless of size. In this way, even if the environment here is harsh, we can still get away with it.” After the long-bearded old man forced a smile, he still opened his mouth to persuade.
”I think that you fellow Daoists have gotten one thing wrong. The two of us didn’t say that we would stay in this village and would leave this place in a couple days. That’s why the three of you are just talking about the sky. Miss Mei and I won’t get involved either.” Han Li stroked his chin and said calmly.
”Leave this place? The two of you aren’t satisfied with this village and want to go to another one? Fellow Daoist doesn’t know, right? Our village is already one of the largest villages among all human villages. The situation of other villages can be much worse than this village.” The long-bearded old man couldn’t help but say offhandedly as he was stunned.
Hearing what the other party said, Han Li smiled faintly and gently shook his head in silence.
”Could it be that the two Fellow Daoists wish to climb that Stormwind Mountain?” When the hunchbacked old man saw Han Li look like this, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and his face was filled with astonishment.
”What? Is it strange that the two of us are unwilling to linger here and want to leave?” Han Li’s smile withdrew and said noncommittally.
”This is not a matter of strange or not, but do the two of you really know what that Stormwind Mountain is located in and how dangerous it is?” The red-faced old man twirled his white beard and asked with an odd expression on his face.
”Although I don’t know too much, I still heard that Grand Elder talk about the general situation a bit.” Han Li glanced at this person and returned without showing any emotion.
”Hmph! How much that fellow knows about how terrifying Stormwind Mountain is is all just hearsay. The true dreadfulness of Stormwind Mountain is something that Daoist Cloud and I have personally experienced. It simply wasn’t something we could pass through with a total loss of mana. Not to mention, underneath the Storm Mountain, there are several of the most powerful Yin beasts in the Underworld, and if we are not careful enough to startle them, we will die without a burial place. Even if you can luckily pass the Yin Underworld Beasts, the Yin Underworld winds and phantom mists on the Storm Wind will also kill people invisibly, and there is absolutely no chance to climb up to the top of the mountain. Moreover, when the rift opens, the fact that one can rush out of this place from the top of the Stormwind Mountain in a smooth manner is only a legend, no one has really tried it, and it might not be possible to succeed at all.” After the hunchbacked old man’s face changed several times, he spoke with all the colors of fear.
”Have the two Fellow Daoists ever climbed Storm Mountain? Can you tell us about it.” Han Li’s expression moved as he stared at the two, asking with considerable interest.
”That’s nothing, if Fellow Daoist Han doesn’t say it, the two of us will have to say it as well, so as to dispel Fellow Daoist’s fluke. At that time, I and fellow Daoist Jin had just arrived here not long ago, and were equally unwilling to spend our lives in this way, so after preparing for half a year, we converged with three fellow Daoists from other villages, and headed towards that Storm Wind Mountain together. As a result, before we could get close to the mountain, one of our friends was discovered by the nearby beasts and was buried under the mountain. When we reached the storm mountain with great difficulty, the remaining two friends had not even climbed over a quarter of the storm mountain, and were frozen to death on the mountain by the netherworld winds. As for me and fellow Daoist Jin, because we still had some Flame Stones with us, we were barely able to continue on. But the higher we climbed, the greater the netherworld wind became, even making it impossible to gain a foothold. In the end, before the two of us could even see the phantom mist on that mountainside, we were scraped off the mountain rock several times by the gale. Although lucky not to die, but no longer dare to move forward, had no choice but to return. In this way a return to the village, the two of us because of the wind through the bones of the cause, but also immediately fell ill, lay down for several months, only to be able to get out of bed again. Since then. The two of us completely extinguished our thoughts of going out from the Storm Mountain.” The red-faced old man said slowly with palpitating eyes.
”It’s quite frightening!” Han Li stroked his chin and murmured thoughtfully.
”It’s more than terrifying to describe. The two fellow Daoists extinguished this mind, there’s no need to try at all. Although the outside is good, but only if you have a small life to go out, it’s better to stay with us and have a big fight. You and others are still young, once we have reached the end of our days, everything in this village will still be owned by the two of you.” The long-bearded old man opened his mouth to lure in, seeming to speak with great sincerity.
”Several fellow Daoists, there’s no need to persuade each other. Mister Han won’t die until he tries it himself. Of course, if I really can’t climb to the top of this Stormwind Mountain, I will naturally consider the suggestions of the three Fellow Daoists.” Han Li was unwilling to easily form any great enmity with the three, so under a slower tone of voice, he said back in a more tactful manner.
Hearing Han Li say this, the three were a bit unhappy and exited to persuade a few more times. But Han Li seemed determined, without a hint of turning back.
Under the helplessness, the three again turned the target to Mei Ning, but this woman just calmly said a “I and Han brother to go forward and backward” words, let the three similarly dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Han Li didn’t reject them, if they couldn’t climb this mountain and survive, they still had a chance, so after their exhortations were ineffective, the three of them could only forcefully smile and bid farewell to leave this place.
”Will this person turn around and betray us?” As soon as they left Han Li’s residence some distance away, the hunchbacked old man suddenly asked with a somber expression.
”Betray us? What benefit could the two of them have by betraying us? Can’t you see that the female is just fine, but the kid surnamed Han is a completely intelligent person who wouldn’t do such a stupid thing. I now only hope that these two before they get close to the Storm Mountain, they know difficult to retreat. After all, if we are now in trouble, there is only a fifty-fifty chance, with his two people to join, the strength can be increased by a lot. However, thanks to the surname Han kid unknowingly removed the biggest obstacle Feng Tianji, otherwise this person’s martial arts is really a big trouble ah.” The long bearded old man said in disbelief.
”Not bad, this person does have a prudent enough mind. He won’t do these thankless things, but just in case, we still need to send someone to secretly monitor it, so don’t make any mistakes.” The red-faced old man nodded in agreement.
”Brother Yun has thought it through, so let’s arrange it that way. But be careful, don’t let the other party find out. But ……,” the long bearded old man said the last sentence with a trace of doubt on his face.
”But what?” The hunchbacked old man asked somewhat strangely.
”I don’t know if it’s just my illusion, why do I feel that the other party seems to be confident about getting out of this place. Although he heard us talk about how powerful the Stormwind Mountain is, the other party doesn’t care at all, does he really have the means to climb to the top of the Stormwind Mountain.” The long bearded old man murmured to himself.
”How is this possible? Other than that, that gloomy wind on the mountain, absolutely no one can break through it. This is something that Brother Yun and I can guarantee with our chests. The countless ice corpses frozen to death beneath that mountainside could be all cultivators and mortals who were delusional enough to try to escape this place.” The hunchbacked old man shook his head and said in utter disbelief.
”Well, maybe it’s just my illusion!” The long-bearded old man thought about it and also felt that it was unlikely, so he laughed to himself.
However, the red-faced old man with the surname Jin heard these words, but his heart suddenly moved, and a thought emerged out of his heart.
Waiting for the long bearded old man three people left, Han Li and that Mei Ning said a few words, also left the house, first went to the middle-aged man surnamed Feng’s residence to look at, this person was indeed bitten by the Gold Devouring Insects through the throat and died.
Han Li only glanced at his corpse from afar before leaving expressionlessly.
Below Han Li continued to ask the village people about the geography of this place, the location of other villages, and the distribution profile of the Yin Beasts. All the information that would help him escape this place converged in his mind in dribs and drabs.
Han Li even drew a detailed map himself based on the village people’s descriptions.
In this way after two days had passed, Han Li’s preparations were almost done, so he made it clear to the village’s eldest elder that he was ready to leave the matter of climbing Stormwind Mountain.
That fat old man heard, naturally felt some regret, said a few words of retention, see Han Li intention to go has decided, also no longer reluctant, agreed.
Han Li immediately returned to his residence with Mei Ning, ready to rest for the night and leave the village on the second day, when a man actually sneaked up on them and knocked on the door of the house.
”Fellow Daoist Yun!” Han Li couldn’t help but be stunned upon seeing the red-faced old man standing before him.
”Fellow Daoist Han, I’ll be brief. Although I don’t know if fellow Daoist is truly capable of leaving this place. But it’s always a hope. That’s why I have a favor to ask of you. If you can really escape from the great disaster and have the chance, I hope that you can deliver this box to us in the Heavenly Rune Sect.” The red-faced old man said with a grave face at Han Li, and fished out a rough bone box from within his arms, cupping it with both hands and giving it to Han Li.