Chapter 344: Spoils
Meng Qianqian faltered slightly upon hearing this, then hurriedly said, "Brother Li, my brother and Brother Sun still haven't arrived yet, would you be able to wait a bit longer? They're very loyal to you, and I'm sure they'll choose to continue to follow you."
"Your cultivation bases are still quite lacking, so I'll leave all of you here in Heavenly Cloud City. This city has quite a good spirit vein nearby, and it'll be perfect for your cultivation needs," Han Li replied.
Meng Qianqian was rather unwilling to accept this arrangement, but she could tell that Han Li had already made up his mind, so she could only nod in response. "Yes, Senior Li."
"Come with me," Han Li said, then began to make his way outside.
Shortly thereafter, the four of them arrived in a peaceful forest by the name of Moonview Forest in the western part of the city.
The forest was closest to the spirit vein, so the world's origin qi here was very abundant, and there were individual courtyards littered throughout the forest, all of which were enshrouded in restrictions and separated by some bamboo forests and fake mountains.
These were temporary cave abodes constructed by high-grade cultivators who had come from outside the city. After all, some cultivators preferred peace and quiet and didn't want to stay in inns.
At this moment, Han Li and his group were strolling through the forest under the guidance of a white-robed young man.
"All of our cave abodes were designed by master artisans, and the forest is split up into four areas, A, B, C, and D. The cave abodes in Area A have the most abundant spiritual qi, while the ones in Area D have the least spiritual qi.
“Right now, we're in Area D, but even here, the world's origin is far more abundant than other places in the city, and it can accelerate one's rate of cultivation by a quarter, whereas the cave abodes in Area A can enhance one's rate of cultivation by a half," the white-robed young man introduced in an enthusiastic fashion.
"Take us to Area A," Han Li said in an expressionless manner.
The white-robed young man could tell that Han Li was the one calling the shots, and he was ecstatic to hear this. "Please come with me, fellow daoists."
Moments later, the group passed through an archway and arrived in a large bamboo forest, within which some cave abodes could be seen.
Han Li raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. The world's origin qi here was far more abundant than outside, almost comparable with some of the mountains in the Blaze Dragon Dao, and Meng Xiong and Meng Guang were ecstatic to sense this, while Meng Qianqian was trailing along at the back in silence with a complex look on her face.
"This is Area A. What do you think, fellow daoists?" the white-robed young man asked.
Instead of replying to the question, Han Li asked, "Are there any vacant cave abodes here?"
The white-robed young man's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this, and he replied, "We do. There are three vacant cave abodes."
"What price can you do for me if I rent them long-term?" Han Li asked.
The white-robed young man took a glance at Han Li, then stated a price.
Han Li turned to inspect his surroundings, refraining from offering a response for now.
"Our cave abodes are the best in Heavenly Cloud City, so the rent is a little more expensive, but you're definitely getting good value for money..."
Han Li waved a hand to cut off the white-robed young man, then pulled out a storage pouch that he tossed at him as he said, "I'll rent all three cave abodes for 300 years for now."
The white-robed young man caught the storage pouch, then inspected its contents briefly with his spiritual sense, and an ecstatic look immediately appeared on his face.
He pulled out three azure badges before handing them to Han Li, then said, "These are the restriction badges for the three cave abodes. Do you need me to take you there?"
"No need, we'll go on our own. You can go now," Han Li replied as he accepted the badges.
The white-robed young man promptly departed, while Han Li pulled out another storage pouch before handing it to the three servants along with the three badges.
"There are some cultivation resources in this storage pouch. Stay here and cultivate, and I've already informed Meng Yungui and Sun Buzheng to come here."
Meng Xiong and Meng Guang both nodded in response.
"How long will you be gone for, Senior Li?" Meng Qianqian suddenly asked.
"At least a few decades, perhaps even over a century. If any of you change your mind during this time, then you're free to leave," Han Li replied in a calm manner, then abruptly vanished from the spot.
Meng Qianqian hurriedly strode forward a few steps, but Han Li was already nowhere to be seen, so she could only heave a forlorn sigh, but a determined look then appeared in her eyes.
Several months later.
A massive black boat was sailing through the waves somewhere on the Thunderstorm Sea.
The seawater around the giant boat was churning incessantly, with waves that were several hundred feet tall occasionally rising up, and the dark clouds in the sky were hanging at a very low altitude with thick bolts of lightning crashing down every once in a while.
The boat was completely unobstructed by the waves and lightning, and it was rapidly advancing over the sea like a giant beast.
The black was a Seafaring Lightning Boat, and it was traveling from the Ancient Cloud Continent to Thunderclap City of the Primordial Wave Continent.
In contrast with the hostile environment outside, everything was very harmonious within the giant boat, with people constantly passing through the corridors, while the restaurants and tea rooms on the top floor of the boat were very lively and bustling.
Some of the cultivators in the boat had even gathered together to hold some small exchange events or to discuss cultivation insights and experiences.
One of the rooms in the boat was completely enshrouded within a soundproofing azure light barrier, and on the bed inside the room sat a man with a dark complexion.
There were seven blue rings hovering around him, and they were drifting up and down incessantly while giving off a faint buzzing sound.
The man's eyes were closed, and he was making a string of hand seals.
Meanwhile, the seven rings were glowing brighter and brighter, and a formidable burst of law power fluctuations was spreading through the air.
A faint smile appeared on the man's face as he made a hand seal, and the seven rings instantly fell into his grasp.
The man was none other than Han Li in disguise, and these seven rings were called the Seven Bright Star Rings, a rare set of immortal treasures that he had found in the portly black-robed guard's storage tool.
It was primarily used to trap enemies, and the law power that it contained was also geared toward trapping.
Han Li had conducted some experiments during the past few days to find that these Seven Bright Star Rings were quite formidable. In particular, when used during clear nights, the rings could resonate with the star power in the night sky to significantly enhance their power.
It was most likely the case that Han Li had struck with such efficiency and brutality that the portly guard didn't even have a chance to summon this treasure before he was killed.
Han Li opened his mouth to produce a burst of azure light that stowed the rings back into his body.
Even though he had already recovered the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain, having more trapping treasures was naturally never a bad thing.
During the time that he had spent on the Seafaring Lightning Boat, the rings had already been partially refined, and it wasn't going to take much longer for him to complete the refinement process.
Aside from that, the thin guard also had a formidable immortal treasure called the Asura Heavenly Ghost Flag in his storage tool.
However, this was a ghostly immortal treasure that wasn't very suitable for his cultivation arts, so he only briefly inspected it before returning it to his storage bracelet.
As for the silver-robed young man, he was a Golden Immortal cultivator who clearly had very powerful backers, and he had far more treasures than his two late-True Immortal Stage guards, possessing four immortal treasures.
Aside from the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain and the black inkstone, there was also the silver bell that he had summoned at the beginning of the battle and a black fang-shaped sword.
With that in mind, Han Li opened his mouth to release the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain, and it hovered in front of him while revolving on the spot, releasing a vast expanse of gray light that was interspersed with gray runes and was giving off a burst of formidable law power fluctuations.
He had already carefully examined the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain to find that its outward appearance hadn't changed much, but internally, it had changed drastically, with many spirit materials infused into all of the five extreme mountains.
Even though he had refined the five extreme mountains, materials like the Divine Essencefused Mountain and Arctic Origin Crystals had proven extremely difficult to come by, and he had only just barely managed to gather enough to refine the five extreme mountains.
Somehow, the silver-robed young man was able to find a large amount of all five types of materials, enhancing the power of the five extreme mountains by almost twofold. Furthermore, he had also used some type of refinement method to completely fuse the five mountains into one, thereby further significantly bolstering its power.
In particular, the law powers imbued within it had become far more formidable than before.
Various thoughts were flashing through Han Li's mind as he felt the law fluctuations emanating from the small gray mountain.
Back in the Spirit Realm, his cultivation base had been too lowly for him to be able to grasp law powers, so he hadn't paid much heed to the hint of law powers that the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain contained.
However, things were completely different now. Having already reached the late-True Immortal Stage, he had faced many formidable foes and witnessed many types of law powers, thereby granting him better insight into the law fluctuations that the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain was giving off.
This law power was extremely profound, and it seemed to have been related to trapping, but was also completely different from the trapping law powers imbued within the Seven Bright Star Rings.
However, as for how these law powers differed and how he could hope to truly master them, Han Li still had no clue, and he shook his head to rid himself of that train of thought.
Even directly devouring the Heaven Controlling Vial spirit liquid that contained the power of time laws wasn't enough for him to master the laws of time, so it was undoubtedly going to be even more difficult to try and master certain law powers through immortal treasures alone.
Seeing as he couldn't figure it out, then there was no point thinking excessively about it. In any case, adding these formidable treasure to his collection was certainly a good thing.
With that in mind, he opened his mouth to swallow the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain again.
He was the one who had created this treasure, so it wasn't going to take him long to refine it again now that he had recovered it.
Aside from the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain, Han Li had recovered another lost treasure from the silver-robed young man's storage tool, namely the Thunderstorm Wings.
This treasure was nowhere near as powerful as the Integrated Five Extremes Mountain, but it had been with him ever since his time in the Mortal Realm, so he was naturally very happy to have recovered it.
Perhaps the Thunderstorm Wings hadn't managed to catch the silver-robed young man's eye, but it had never been refined, and it was casually tossed to the bottom of his storage tool, where it had most likely already stayed for many years.
Hence, he was able to easily break the seal and regain control over the Thunderstorm Wings, thereby saving him the trouble of having to refine it.
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