Chapter 132 Harvest
Han Li felt disappointed when he heard the young man's rejection, but he wasn't too surprised. After all, "Yellow Dragon Pills" and "Golden Marrow Pills" were merely worldly elixirs, perhaps miraculous medicines for ordinary people, but they fell short for cultivators.
Since the other party wasn't interested, Han Li didn't intend to insist. He reached out to retrieve the porcelain bottles.
"However, even though these pills are a bit lacking, if you have a few more bottles, I'll make the trade with you!" the young man suddenly spoke with a regretful expression.
Han Li, who had just stretched out his arm, immediately retracted it upon hearing this. He chuckled lightly.
"Did I say I only have these two bottles of medicine?" Han Li squinted his eyes and stared at the young man, slowly saying.
"You have more?" The young man was slightly surprised, but then his expression brightened.
"Of course, but if you want too many, I'll have to consider whether to make this deal or not." Han Li said noncommittally, afraid the other party might ask for too much.
"That's great! I don't need too many, just three more bottles will do. It's enough for me to break through the bottleneck in a short time." The young man became excited, showing great enthusiasm, which was completely different from his previous cold attitude.
It's no wonder. Any elixir that could promote the advancement of cultivation techniques would be treasured by cultivators.
Who would be willing to exchange them when they could be used for their own advancement?
This was the main reason why the young man couldn't exchange the "Flying Talisman" in the past few days.
Although Han Li's "Yellow Dragon Pills" and "Golden Marrow Pills" weren't top-grade elixirs for cultivators, by sheer quantity, they were enough to help this guy, who had been stuck at the peak of the ninth layer for a long time, break through to the tenth layer and make great progress in his cultivation.
However, only someone like Han Li, who treated these medicines like snacks, would be willing to exchange them for elixirs.
Han Li understood the importance of being discreet with wealth.
He didn't want to give the other party the impression that he could easily produce large quantities of elixirs without any concern.
So, he rubbed his chin, making a show of hesitation and reluctance.
"Well, that's a bit too much, isn't it? I'll have to exchange all the medicine on me!" Han Li muttered deliberately in a low voice.
"That's not too much at all! After all, it's a high-grade spirit talisman!
Just think about it, with this talisman on hand, if you encounter any danger, you can immediately fly away, much faster than ordinary flying beasts.
It's like having an extra life! And as long as the spiritual energy on the talisman doesn't dissipate, it can be used repeatedly.
It's a very practical spirit talisman!" The young man saw that Han Li seemed to be able to produce the required elixirs and his smile grew even wider.
He eagerly recommended the advantages of his flying talisman, afraid that Han Li might change his mind about the trade.
"If you want to make the exchange, that's fine.
Give me the drawing paper for making talismans as a bonus.
And that book!" Han Li, seeing that the other party really wanted to exchange his elixirs, didn't hesitate to point at the stack of blank talisman paper on the table and an old book titled "Basic Spell Techniques – Fragmented Version" and said to the young man.
The young man was momentarily stunned by Han Li's request, but when he saw that Han Li was only pointing at low-grade talisman paper and an unsellable spellbook, his heart immediately rejoiced. He readily agreed.
In this way, the "Flying Talisman" became Han Li's possession, and he also obtained a stack of talisman paper and an old spellbook that he had been eyeing for a long time.
Han Li flipped through the old book briefly. Inside were some basic beginner spell techniques, including seven or eight low-level spells and an intermediate-level "Earth Spike Technique" recorded in the book.
Such a book was worthless to other cultivators, but it satisfied Han Li greatly because what he lacked most at the moment were these basic spell techniques. Although there were similar books at other stalls, they were much more expensive, and Han Li couldn't afford them at the moment.
After obtaining these items, Han Li felt a bit tired and lost interest in continuing to browse around. He walked out of the square directly and headed towards the group of palatial buildings.
Not far from leaving the square, Han Li looked back and found that there seemed to be more people inside the square again. It seemed that there were quite a few cultivators who liked to come out at night, like night owls.
As he approached these palatial buildings, Han Li discovered that they were actually built with extremely precious tung wood and large pieces of green stones.
Each building was not only exquisitely carved with dragons and phoenixes but also showed faint fluctuations of spiritual power around them, indicating the presence of prohibition formations.
Han Li turned around and finally found the building he was looking for, then walked up to it.
However, when he was a few yards away from his target, Han Li suddenly felt like he had bumped into something. Then, he was forcibly pushed back by an invisible force, stumbling back several steps.
Han Li felt surprised and excited. It seemed that there were many things in the cultivation world that he didn't know about. He really wanted to learn everything.
Thinking like this, Han Li activated his Heavenly Eye Technique and looked towards the small building again.
As a result, Han Li saw a faint green light blocking his vision not far away. The whole building was covered by this green light, as if it was being covered by an overturned giant bowl.
Han Li reached out and gently touched the green light. There was a soft, elastic feeling. When he applied a little more force, there was a faint repelling force. It seemed that the defense of this green light was quite good.
Having figured out the function of the green light, Han Li stopped investigating further.
Instead, he took out the talisman given to him by the Green Stripe Daoist and pasted it on the light curtain.
As a result, ripples appeared on the green light, and then a circular hole appeared, just enough for Han Li to pass through.
Han Li didn't hesitate. After putting away the talisman, he walked straight in, towards the building. And only then did the circular hole slowly shrink until it completely closed up, and the light curtain returned to its original state.
The building in front of him wasn't large. It was only about ten yards high with two floors, but judging by its area, it could accommodate more than a dozen people comfortably.
Han Li smiled faintly and entered the building. Inside the first floor's hall, there were only two eight-immortal tables besides a dozen wooden chairs, which were elegantly arranged, giving off a faintly refined atmosphere, quite fitting for cultivators.
The little monk named Kusanagi was sitting in a corner of the hall with his head bowed, reciting his mantras. He looked like a venerable monk. As for the other people, Han Li
hadn't seen them before.
"Master Kusanagi, has Green Stripe Daoist returned?" Han Li walked up to the monk and asked politely.
The little monk ignored Han Li and continued to chant his mantras.
It wasn't until Han Li grew impatient that the monk opened his eyes, apologizing to him, "Please forgive me, Han donor!
The monk was just reciting the Diamond Sutra to a crucial point and couldn't immediately stop to speak. Please don't blame me!"
Hearing the monk's words, Han Li dryly laughed, "How could it be! I admire those who can focus their minds the most!"
The little monk smiled at Han Li's words and then continued in a nonchalant tone, "Master Green Stripe and others are waiting for you upstairs. He instructed me to call you up immediately upon seeing you, seems like there's something important for you, donor Han."
Han Li felt somewhat annoyed when he heard the monk's words.
This little monk is really something! Since someone is looking for me, why didn't he inform me immediately? He's just so roundabout! It seems I'd better keep my distance from people like monks in the future!
Han Li grumbled inwardly, but his face remained unchanged as he nodded and walked towards the stairs near the hall, "Dong, dong," and went upstairs.
As soon as he entered the second floor, he saw Blackwood and Blackgold brothers chatting at the staircase. When they saw Han Li coming up, they immediately stopped talking and came forward to greet him.
"Han Xiong, Master Green Stripe is waiting for you in the room. Come with us, brothers!" Han Li remained indifferent and followed them along the corridor, turning left and right, until they entered a room.
Inside the room, there were many people, besides the monk, there were also two strangers Han Li didn't recognize.
One was a smiling sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth, and the other was a twenty-one or twenty-two-year-old white, chubby guy. Apparently, these two were the troublesome guys that even Green Stripe Daoist found a headache dealing with.
"Han Xiong, you're here! Please take a seat." Green Stripe Daoist politely pointed to a chair beside him and said to Han Li.
Han Li nodded and sat down.