Chapter 1195: Secret Plot

A fragrance of grass and trees wafted into his face. The wooden box was filled with a green glow, and in the middle of the light, an emerald-green round bead the size of a thumb lay quietly in the box.

Han Li scanned with his spiritual sense and found that the bead was neither stone nor wood; for a moment, he could not tell what kind of material it was composed of.

And the moment the bead was revealed, the surroundings were immediately filled with thick wood spiritual energy. After taking a deep breath, Han Li couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"It is indeed a Spirit-Gathering Pearl! It is just that this bead appeared in ancient times, and I don't know if it was formed naturally or refined by someone later. In the current cultivation world, it has long since vanished. I didn't expect your sect to possess such a rare item. However, Fairy Yan! Is your Ghost Spirit Sect truly willing to gift such a rare item? You must know that a cultivator who cultivates wood-attribute cultivation techniques can save more than half the cultivation time by carrying this bead." Han Li pinched the round bead between his fingers, stared at it for a moment, then raised his head to look at the young woman opposite, asking with a calm expression.

"This bead is indeed a rare treasure in the human world, but compared to our sect's inheritance, we three can distinguish which is light and which is heavy. Moreover, Fellow Daoist Han should be very clear that our Ghost Spirit Sect rarely has wood-attribute cultivation techniques, so this object is of no great use in the sect. It is better to use this to exchange for a chance of survival for our sect." Yan Yan'er said with a serious expression.

"The first two items are fine, and this Spirit-Gathering Pearl is indeed very useful to me. But if you want me to come forward to stop the Spirit Beast Sect and the other sects, your Ghost Spirit Sect must do one more thing, otherwise..." Han Li shook his head slightly.

"What is it? As long as it is within our sect's power, we will definitely not let you down, Fellow Daoist." The yellow-robed giant asked eagerly, his eyes brightening.

"I don't care about the others in the Wang family, but Wang Chan—I don't want to see him again. Otherwise, I have absolutely no interest in helping my enemies. Do you understand what I mean?" Han Li glanced at the giant and said lightly.

The old man surnamed Zhong's face changed, and Yan Yan'er's face turned pale. The giant, upon hearing this, fell silent, but did not reveal a look of great surprise.

"I understand your meaning, Fellow Daoist Han. I think this matter is not a problem. What do you think, Elder Zhong!" The giant turned and asked the old man surnamed Zhong.

"If Fellow Daoist Han insists, for the sake of our sect's inheritance, I think Junior Brother Wang Chan will do his best for our sect." The old man's expression was gloomy for a while before he sighed.

"Since Elder Brother has no objections, Yan will agree to this on behalf of our sect." The giant nodded to Han Li without hesitation.

From beginning to end, he did not look at Yan Yan'er, nor did he ask for this woman's opinion.

Yan Yan'er's face was somewhat pale, but she never said anything.

"Very well, I have accepted the items. In a few days, I will personally send letters to the Spirit Beast Sect and the other sects." Han Li nodded indifferently.

The yellow-robed giant was overjoyed.

Next, the three from the Ghost Spirit Sect saw that their purpose had been achieved, and not wishing to stay in the Falling Cloud Sect any longer, they rose to bid farewell.

Han Li did not try to persuade them to stay and watched the three leave.

Yan Yan'er was the last to walk out of the hall, but she paused at the door and turned her head to look at Han Li with a complex expression.

Her red lips parted slightly, but in the end, no words were spoken. She merely sighed softly, turned around, and left the hall without looking back.

Seeing this scene, Han Li's expression shifted slightly. He looked at the three treasures on the table and actually fell into silence.

After the three from the Ghost Spirit Sect left the Falling Cloud Sect, they immediately transformed into three streaks of escape light and embarked on their return journey.

But just after leaving the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, the old man surnamed Zhong suddenly sighed and asked the yellow-robed giant beside him:

"Junior Brother Yan, do we really have to take action against Junior Brother Wang?"

"Elder Brother Zhong, it's not that Yan wants to cut off all paths, but this condition was specifically proposed by the other party, and we cannot be vague about it. He didn't ask us to move against the entire Wang family, and the Elder Brother's descendants are not just Wang Chan alone; it won't cause the Wang family to lose its lineage. For this person, this can be considered a lenient condition. After all, the Wang family offended him too severely back then. I heard that when his Great Dao was not yet achieved, Wang Chan almost took his life. In this way, it's no wonder this person is unwilling to let go easily. In my opinion, we might as well take this opportunity to thoroughly clean up the Wang family disciples in our sect; otherwise, if this person doesn't say anything on the surface but is still dissatisfied with our sect in his heart, it would be a loss that outweighs the gain." The yellow-robed giant actually took the opportunity to say this.

"This..." The old man revealed a look of hesitation.

"Yan'er, this time I'm afraid you've been wronged. You should have had some anticipation of this result when you made the marriage contract with the Wang family back then! Fortunately, you have now advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, while Wang Chan failed to advance and originally couldn't match you. Moreover, the Wang family suddenly attacked our Yan family back then; apart from me, who was cultivating in secret, almost all high-level cultivators were restricted by the Wang family, including you. Since Wang Chan didn't speak of husband-and-wife affection to you first, why do you still care about him?" The giant turned his head and apologized to Yan Yan'er, who had been silent.

"I naturally understand what the cousin says. But he and I were husband and wife after all! How can I say I agree directly? After returning this time, I will immediately go into seclusion for a hundred years and no longer ask about sect affairs. No matter how the cousin handles the Wang family and Wang Chan, don't tell me." Yan Yan'er said indifferently, then her escape light flashed, and her speed increased by thirty percent, leaving the giant and the old man far behind.

The yellow-robed giant saw this, revealing a look of helplessness.

"This old man also won't say anything more. As long as it is truly beneficial to our sect, handle the Wang family matter as Junior Brother Yan sees fit." The old man pondered for a long time before finally agreeing to the giant's suggestion.

"Elder Brother Zhong, rest assured, I have a sense of proportion in doing things and will definitely not go too far." The giant was overjoyed upon hearing this.

The old man merely shook his head and did not respond, seemingly in a bad mood.

The yellow-robed giant did not care about this, knowing that the time this elder brother had known Wang Chan and his father was much longer than the time he had known them, so this performance was quite normal.

"However, gifting such a treasure as the Spirit-Gathering Pearl to someone else, I still feel it is a great pity." After the excitement, the giant suddenly sighed regretfully.

"Pity? Do you really think this Spirit-Gathering Pearl is our sect's item?" The old man surnamed Zhong sneered upon hearing this, saying something that stunned the yellow-robed giant.

"What does this mean? Didn't you take this bead from our sect's treasury, Elder Brother?" The yellow-robed giant was shocked and uncertain.

"Hehe, whether this treasure was originally our sect's item, I am not clear, but it is absolutely true that the Joyous Union Old Demon personally delivered this bead to me." The old man surnamed Zhong actually chuckled.

"Joyous Union Old Demon?" The yellow-robed giant was completely stunned upon hearing this.

"That's right. Not long ago, this old demon suddenly found me, took out this bead, and said it was an item our sect had borrowed from the Joyous Union Sect years ago, and hinted that the only one who could resolve our sect's crisis was this Great Elder Han of the Falling Cloud Sect, and that this item was the best gift to move him to act. Why, does Junior Brother Yan feel it is too unbelievable?" The old man said meaningfully.

"Even if this bead is truly our sect's item, the Joyous Union Old Demon couldn't possibly have such good intentions to return it. Could it be that the Spirit-Gathering Pearl has some problem?" The yellow-robed giant reacted quickly, his face changing greatly.

"There is no problem with the bead itself. I have checked it many times; both its efficacy and appearance are identical to the legendary Wood-Spirit Pearl, so it cannot be fake. The bead itself is absolutely fine. Otherwise, how could I have acted on his words so rashly?" The old man shook his head solemnly.

"But the old demon couldn't possibly do such a useless thing. Elder Brother Zhong should have discussed this with us first. If there is anything wrong with this matter, it is very likely to bring a disaster of sect extermination to our sect." The yellow-robed giant's face was no longer calm, becoming extremely anxious.

"Humph, if we didn't act according to the old demon's words, what other treasure could move this number one cultivator in Tiannan to act? If there were, you and I wouldn't have run to the Falling Cloud Sect with eager eyes." The old man surnamed Zhong snorted coldly.

The yellow-robed giant heard this, his brows still not unfurrowed, but he had no words to answer for a while.

"Forget it, the bead has already been gifted. Even if we wanted to regret it, it's already too late. As long as the bead itself has no problem, even if something happens, it won't involve us." After being stunned for a long time, this Yan family cultivator could only comfort himself in this way.

"Junior Brother Yan's words are correct. The Spirit-Gathering Pearl is an exotic treasure famous since ancient times. After so many years, even if there is something wrong, we can easily shirk responsibility. Moreover, at that time, even this number one cultivator in Tiannan himself determined that the bead was real and had no problems, which has even less to do with our sect." The old man surnamed Zhong sneered, his eyes flashing with essence.

"Very well, since things have come to this, we can only think this way. However, to be careful, once our sect survives this disaster and finds another place to stand, we will immediately seal the mountain and close the door for a hundred years." The yellow-robed giant pondered for a while before saying helplessly.

"Hmm, Junior Brother's words make great sense; I agree with Junior Brother's words." The old man surnamed Zhong nodded, agreeing greatly.

Below, these two Ghost Spirit Sect elders had no interest in saying anything more, immediately increasing their escape speed, and two streaks of escape light shot toward Yan Yan'er, who was almost out of sight.

At the same time, in the forbidden area of the Joyous Union Sect, deep in the Heavenly Sun Pool covered by thick gray mist, a figure was sitting cross-legged on a giant rock, whispering softly:

"Calculating the time, that treasure should be in the hands of the Han kid soon. Humph, Wood-Spirit Pearl! With this exotic treasure, you will indeed cultivate much faster, but when you reach the bottleneck of Spirit Transformation, hehe..."

As the person said this, he let out a cold laugh with malicious intent!

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