Chapter 1276

"I don't have much strength, so I can't use such a heavy weapon." Han Li withdrew his gaze and shook his head with an impassive expression.

"Then how about you take a look at this Moon Arc Sword? This sword is refined from fine purple copper; not only is it as light as nothing, but it is also exceptionally tough. It is a rare top-grade soft sword."

"It's too short; it doesn't suit my hand." Han Li glanced at it indifferently, appearing equally unimpressed.

"Too short?" The clerk's face, which had been smiling all along, couldn't help but stiffen; he seemed not to know how to respond to that.

"What is that thing? It seems quite interesting." Han Li suddenly walked over a few steps, pointed to an object on another table, and asked slowly.

The object he pointed to was, surprisingly, a coil of pitch-black soft rope, about the thickness of a thumb.

"This is a Kui Dragon Rope, refined from gold silk, specifically for binding. Even a low-tier demonic beast with immense strength cannot easily break free once bound by this rope." The clerk was stunned for a moment upon seeing the item, then began to explain.

"Kui Dragon Rope, let me take a look."

Han Li did not stand on ceremony and took the item into his hand. After a slight shake and a "swish" sound, the black rope instantly became perfectly straight, as if it were a thin rod.

The clerk standing nearby saw this scene, and his eyes went somewhat straight.

He had entertained countless guests at this weapon shop and naturally had some discernment. For the other party to be able to drive such a soft rope so easily to this extent, they were definitely not an ordinary person, most likely a body cultivator; a look of awe couldn't help but appear on his face.

"This is quite good. But it's still a bit too thick. Do you have anything of this type that is thinner?" Han Li waved it lightly twice, then asked with a frown.

"Something thinner, this... I'm afraid this shop doesn't have it." The clerk muttered twice and replied with some embarrassment.

"Oh, you want something thinner? I happen to have one here. Would you be willing to take a look? But the price for this item won't be cheap." A robust voice suddenly came from behind Han Li.

Han Li's expression stirred, and he slowly turned around.

He saw two large men standing behind him; one had a tall stature with long hair draped over his shoulders, giving off the dangerous aura of a wild beast. The other had a pale yellow complexion and looked somewhat gaunt.

Both of them were wearing leather robes. The long-haired man had a long golden spear strapped to his back and a huge bundle on his shoulder, while the gaunt man held a wooden box several feet long in one hand, his expression somewhat gloomy.

What made Han Li's eyes light up was that each of them wore a ring embedded with a spirit stone on one finger, but these items were clearly much cruder than the one on Zhang Kui's hand, and the spirit stones on them were also a size smaller.

"Spirit Tool." "Body Cultivator."

These terms surfaced in Han Li's mind. In the blink of an eye, he recognized the identities of the two, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly as he said, "As long as the item is suitable, the price is not a problem."

"That's good, but this isn't a place to talk. Why don't you follow my brother and me to a quiet place to talk?" The gaunt man sized Han Li up and broke into a smile.

"No problem!" Han Li nodded without the slightest hesitation.

He immediately followed the two out of the weapon shop and returned to the street.

The two seemed extremely familiar with the vicinity. After taking a few turns, they actually walked into an inconspicuous small alley.

There was no one in sight here, and it was exceptionally quiet.

"This will do. Brother Xin, take that thing out and show it to this brother." As soon as the three stopped here, the gaunt man instructed the large man.

"Understood, Brother Bao!" The tall man replied, grabbed the bundle from his shoulder, and gave it a shake.

After a series of clanging sounds, a large pile of items fell to the ground. Among them were some bottles and jars, as well as some animal skins and horns.

The gaunt man bent down and picked out another wooden box the size of a palm.

"Take a look, sir. This is a demonic beast tendon obtained by my brother and several other body cultivators after killing an Earth Jiao. This item is not only slender and exceptionally tough, but also full of elasticity; it can easily be stretched and lengthened by more than several times."

"Earth Jiao?"

Han Li naturally didn't know what kind of demonic beast this so-called Earth Jiao was, but it looked like just a low-tier demonic beast. He immediately showed no strange expression on his face, reached out to take the wooden box, and opened the lid.

A thin, milky-yellow object was tied into a bundle with a red string, lying obediently inside.

Han Li did not stand on ceremony; he pinched the red string with his fingers, and the string instantly shattered inch by inch.

Then, with a "poof" sound, the originally coiled beast tendon sprang out, and one end shot straight toward Han Li's face.

Han Li raised one hand; although the movement appeared slow, he somehow caught one end of the beast tendon with his five fingers. Then, with a flick of his fingers, the straight beast tendon instantly went limp, as if it had lost all its elasticity in an instant.

He then brought this two-zhang-long object before his eyes.

The gaunt man opposite, seeing Han Li's movements were so agile, couldn't help but exchange a glance with the long-haired man beside him.

At this moment, Han Li had already scrutinized the Earth Jiao tendon carefully.

With the discernment and experience he had gained from killing countless low-tier demonic beasts back in the day, he naturally saw through the nature and characteristics of this tendon at a glance, as well as how to modify it slightly to make it more suitable for his own use.

After fiddling with it for a good while, Han Li gave the item a shake with one hand.

The beast tendon blurred and danced, coiling around his wrist in a series of rapid loops, transforming into a pale yellow bracelet.

He lowered his arm and let down his long sleeve, instantly covering the beast tendon completely; from the outside, not the slightest abnormality could be seen.

"Not bad. This material is indeed a rare one among low-tier demonic beasts. However, this kind of thing doesn't have much use for cultivators; it's most appropriate to use as a bowstring. It's also suitable for me. As long as the two of you don't open your mouths like lions, I can buy it." Han Li looked at the two opposite him and said indifferently.

"Hehe, looking at you, you must also be a body cultivator. In that case, we naturally need to settle in spirit stones. This Earth Jiao tendon will be thirty spirit stones!" The gaunt man heard Han Li say this, and a smile appeared on his gloomy face as he reported his price.

"Thirty spirit stones? A bit high, but not unacceptable. Here you go."

Through his contact with Liu'er and the other three women, Han Li already knew that although mortals in the Spirit Realm still used gold and silver as currency, body cultivators there needed to consume a large amount of spirit stones for their spirit tools, so they, like cultivators, traded special items with spirit stones.

It was just that in the Spirit Realm, the value of low-tier spirit stones was not as great as it was in the Mortal Realm.

Whether it was for spirit tools or cultivation, most cultivators relied on mid-to-high-tier spirit stones. After all, the spiritual energy in this realm was far denser than in the Mortal Realm. It wasn't that there were no top-grade spirit stone mines in this realm; it was just that most were in the hands of those high-tier cultivators and major powers.

But even so, thirty low-tier spirit stones for a piece of "chicken rib" material from a low-tier demonic beast was still slightly on the high side.

Although Han Li had left his storage pouch and all his treasures in the desert that day, he naturally wouldn't forget the importance of spirit stones while in the Spirit Realm. To be safe, he had kept more than ten mid-tier spirit stones on his person as a backup.

Now, he reached into his bosom and flicked his hand, tossing out a bright yellow spirit stone.

The long-haired man stepped forward, grabbed it with his large hand, and after a brief inspection, nodded with satisfaction.

Seeing this, the man surnamed Bao revealed a smile on his pale yellow face. He immediately took out an ordinary small leather bag from his person, counted out seventy low-tier spirit stones, wrapped them in a piece of animal skin from the ground, and tossed them toward Han Li.

"These are your change. Since you are so straightforward, brother, we might as well cooperate if there's an opportunity." The gaunt man said with a chuckle.

"Cooperate? Perhaps there will be an opportunity in the future. But I have matters to attend to right now, so I will take my leave." Han Li smiled slightly, cupped his fists at the two, and turned to leave in a leisurely manner.

Watching Han Li flash and disappear from the alley entrance, the large man looked at the mid-tier spirit stone in his hand, then looked toward the alley entrance. A fierce glint suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he asked the gaunt man beside him in a low voice:

"Brother Bao, this person's face is so unfamiliar, and he seems to have considerable wealth. Should we..."

"Put away those thoughts of yours. Didn't you see that this person wasn't carrying any spirit tools? A body cultivator who does that is either too poor to afford spirit tools, or he feels his cultivation is high enough that ordinary spirit tools are of little help to him and he disdains using them. Which one do you think this person belongs to?" The gaunt man's face sank as he retorted with a question.

"This person is generous with his spending, so he's naturally not that kind of destitute body cultivator, but didn't he just buy the Earth Jiao tendon from us?" The long-haired man hesitated, not quite certain.

"Brother Xin, can you be certain that the other party bought the Earth Jiao tendon to use as a weapon? Perhaps it's just a material he wants to use to refine a special spirit tool. Many outside body cultivators have flooded into Anyuan City now, and among them are some with terrifyingly formidable skills. Although the two of us aren't weak, it's better not to be reckless. After all, I only have one life." The man surnamed Bao fell silent for a moment, then sneered.

"Brother's words make sense. It's just that I was too impatient due to a lack of spirit stones. But the beast tide is coming soon; if we don't have mid-tier spirit stones to replenish our spirit tools, we will also be in great danger." After being told this by the gaunt man, the large man surnamed Xin finally calmed down, but he still felt greatly troubled.

"What are you afraid of? As soon as the beast tide comes, the City Lord of Anyuan City will definitely hire all the body cultivators in the city, and he will naturally issue a sum of spirit stones. As long as we are frugal, it will be enough for us to save our lives." The gaunt man said with confidence, as if he had already planned everything.

"That's true. According to the agreement between the Three Emperors and the Seven Demon Kings, cultivators above the Core Formation stage are not allowed to help major cities resist the beast tide. If they want to protect the city, who else can these City Lords rely on if not us body cultivators?" Hearing this, the long-haired man's spirits also lifted.

"It's good that you know. Actually, this agreement is relative; similarly, no high-tier demonic beasts above the fifth level will appear in the beast herds. It's hard to say who really got the better end of this agreement." The gaunt man sighed with emotion.

The long-haired man also fell into deep thought.

Not long after, the two packed up the things on the ground, walked out of the alley again, and disappeared into the crowd on the street.

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