Chapter 1291: Nine Profound Bright Jade Pool

After a sharp shout, a black flame flew out, suddenly turning into a pitch-black, oily, ten-foot-large strange bird.

This bird just spread its wings, and somehow it crossed thirty feet, appearing behind the old man, and pounced on him.

The black-robed old man was obviously not an ordinary person. Although he hadn't looked back, he seemed to know everything that was happening behind him. Without thinking, he flicked his sleeve backward, and with his other hand, he touched his crown. Immediately, a gray small banner and a jade fan appeared behind him, turning into gray and green light, submerging his figure within it.

But an incredible scene appeared!

The moment the black bird pounced on the light, it turned into raging black flames.

The seemingly extraordinary light actually turned into nothingness with a "pfft" sound. Immediately, the old man's own protective spiritual light was ignited as if by the black flames, instantly turning into an eerie black color.

The old man didn't even let out a groan, and both his body and his Nascent Soul turned to ashes in the flames.

Then the black flames rolled in the air, turning into a black bird again, and flew back along the original path.

At this time, space fluctuated beside the purple-robed man's corpse, and a graceful figure appeared, beckoning to the black bird flying from afar.

The bird immediately turned into a wisp of black smoke, merged into the bracelet on her wrist, and disappeared.

And that figure was precisely the palace-dressed young woman who had clearly already left.

She looked coldly at the place where the old man had been buried, and then glanced at the strangely hovering corpse in front of her, a trace of mockery appearing on her face.

"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator from the Underworld Corpse Valley, who couldn't even deal with my spirit bird, dared to follow behind me sneakily! However, the Underworld Corpse Valley's corpse-transformation technique is quite miraculous; this temporarily modified body is just right to borrow."

After saying this to herself, the palace-dressed young woman opened her mouth, and a fist-sized black light flew out, disappearing into the purple-robed man's body in a flash.

Immediately, the young woman formed a seal with both hands and began to chant incantations.

A moment later, a layer of black light suddenly appeared on the surface of the corpse, and then disappeared in a flash.

The man's body moved, and his feet landed in front of the young woman, but his gaze was dull, completely devoid of any spiritual nature.

The palace-dressed young woman flipped her palm, and the blood-red bead appeared again. With a flick of her hand, the bead shot toward the man.

The purple-robed man opened his mouth blankly and swallowed the bead into his abdomen.

Seeing this scene, a trace of eeriness appeared on the woman's face, and her mouth moved a few times, but no sound came out. Almost at the same time, the man in front of her suddenly revealed an expression similar to the woman's, and a voice identical to the purple-robed man's during his lifetime suddenly came from his mouth:

"Not bad, not bad. As long as no cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage appears, the abnormality of this body shouldn't be discovered. A tiny bit of split soul is enough to handle everything before my eyes."

Following a burst of giggling from the young woman's mouth, her figure swayed and disappeared again.

Only the purple-robed man remained standing still in place.

I don't know how long later, the man's gaze flashed, he lifted his legs and walked, disappearing into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.

With this, the area quickly returned to its original tranquility, as if nothing had happened at all.

At the same time, in the wooden house where Lady Fang was, Han Li had finished listening to everything the other party had narrated, and a look of contemplation appeared on his face.

"Listening to what the Lady just said, you want me to assist Immortal Master Qin and the others to go into a demonic beast lair to retrieve a spiritual herb called 'Seven-Leaf Yin Blood Ganoderma', but the only passage to this spiritual herb is set with a metal-element barrier by those demonic beasts. Is that right?" Han Li opened his mouth slowly.

"What Brother Han said is correct! Although our cultivation can also forcibly break this barrier, if we use spiritual power, it is very likely to be discovered by the guarding demonic beasts in advance, and they will snatch and swallow this spiritual herb first. Therefore, we can only find a mortal without spiritual power to quietly break the barrier. Of course, I, Qin, will definitely not let Brother Han take risks in vain; there will definitely be a heavy reward afterward." The brocade-robed man said with unusual sincerity.

"Heavy reward?" Han Li's eyes flashed a few times.

"That's right, Fellow Daoist, have you heard of our sect's Nine Profound Bright Jade Pool? The water deep in this pool has an incredible, strange power; it is of little use to us cultivators, but it has a great effect on the body refining techniques cultivated by mortals. It can stimulate the whole body and help them break through a bottleneck once. Of course, this effect only works once. Soaking in it again will have no effect. Therefore, many body refiners are on good terms with our sect, and among them are many medium and high-tier body refiners. As long as you agree to help us obtain the spiritual medicine, we brothers will jointly request an opportunity for you to soak in it once. What does Brother Han think?" The brocade-robed man said expectantly.

"Nine Profound Bright Jade Pool! This is truly the first time I've heard of it." Han Li's brows flickered, revealing a trace of hesitation.

"Fellow Daoist seems to come from a very distant place; it's not strange that you haven't heard of this. After all, the Golden Jade Sect is not too large a sect. But body refiners in the vicinity all know about this. Just ask others a little, and you will know whether it is true or false." The man surnamed Qin said with a smile.

Hearing this, Han Li fell silent again, and after a long while, asked in a deep voice:

"Is it just assisting in breaking a metal-element barrier? Do I need to take action for anything else?"

"Naturally. Asking Brother Han to take action is precisely to deal with this metal-element barrier. Everything else will be handled by us brothers. Once the beast tide erupts, the number of ordinary beasts near the demonic beast lair will definitely decrease greatly, and sneaking into the demonic beast lair will be much simpler. The only pity is that Anyuan City was breached too early; I fear the number of demonic beasts in the cave hasn't decreased much." Seeing Han Li was somewhat moved, the brocade-robed man was overjoyed and said.

Hearing this, Han Li's thoughts turned rapidly again.

To tell the truth, if it weren't for this so-called Nine Profound Bright Jade Pool, and if other benefits were given, Han Li fundamentally wouldn't go to retrieve any Yin Blood Ganoderma for these juniors. This kind of spiritual herb, which is useful to Core Formation cultivators, had long since lost any attraction to him. But being able to help him break through a bottleneck in his body refining technique, this not-too-big, not-too-small benefit, was enough to save him ten years of bitter cultivation. To him, who was currently racing against time and wanted to cultivate the Vajra Art to completion as early as possible, this was an irresistible temptation. And a mere metal-element barrier, to him, who was half a formation master, even without using spiritual power, breaking it was just a matter of lifting a hand.

"Good! As long as you can make me believe that after helping you obtain the Yin Blood Ganoderma, I can truly enter the Nine Profound Bright Jade Pool once, I will agree to this matter." After Han Li made his decision, he didn't stand on ceremony and said, staring at the brocade-robed man with sharp eyes.

Since the other party had already detected that he was not an ordinary body refiner, naturally there was no need to hide anything.

Seeing Han Li truly agree to this matter, the brocade-robed man and the others were all exceptionally happy. After chatting for a while longer and agreeing to rest for a day and set off the day after tomorrow, they all took their leave.

Han Li was arranged in a slightly smaller wooden house nearby, allowing him to rest and build up his energy.

In the blink of an eye, a day and a night passed without incident. When the night fell again the next day, this temporary human gathering point suddenly became lively.

Because the City Lord of Anyuan City had actually appeared safely in the camp. This naturally caused a stir among the others.

Even Lady Fang left the wooden house to personally pay a visit to this City Lord Zhao.

Upon hearing this news, Han Li only had the image of the girl named "Daier" flash through his mind, and then his heart remained calm. Since this girl could find her closest relatives, she should truly be fine.

But not long after, someone came to call Han Li over.

It turned out that City Lord Zhao and his subordinates had discussed it and planned to take his granddaughter to Tianyuan City to seek refuge with a friend. However, before leaving, the girl named "Daier" insisted on seeing Han Li one more time.

City Lord Zhao also seemed to want to thank his granddaughter's savior!

Hearing this, Han Li pondered for a moment, then agreed and walked out of the wooden house.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1292 =====

In the blink of an eye, a day and a night passed without incident. When the second night fell, this temporary human gathering point suddenly became lively.

Because the City Lord of Anyuan City had unexpectedly appeared in the camp safe and sound. Naturally, this caused a stir among the others.

Even Lady Fang left her wooden hut to personally pay a visit to this City Lord Zhao.

When Han Li heard this news, the face of the young girl named "Dai'er" merely flashed through his mind, and then his heart remained calm. Since the girl could find her own kin, she should truly be fine.

However, not long after, someone came to call for Han Li to go over.

It turned out that City Lord Zhao and his subordinates had discussed it briefly and planned to take his granddaughter to Tianyuan City to seek refuge with a close friend. However, before leaving, the young girl named "Dai'er" insisted on seeing Han Li one more time.

City Lord Zhao also seemed to want to take the opportunity to thank him, his granddaughter's savior!

Upon hearing this, Han Li pondered for a moment, then agreed and walked out of the wooden hut.

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