Chapter 1327

Upon hearing the tall man's words, the fatty let out a sigh of relief, thanked him with a smile on his face, and then used his jade pendant to mark the light spot floating with the character "Four."

Instantly, the original "Four" character, after a strand of green light sank into it, flickered and changed into "Five."

This person had actually also taken a fancy to this best spiritual land in "Cui Long Mountain" and intended to gamble on it.

Seeing that the fatty had chosen this place, the other few cultivators sitting to the side all had their expressions change drastically. Those who originally had the same intention immediately extinguished their previous plans.

This was because the fatty was a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator; in terms of cultivation base alone, he was definitely a cut above the other cultivators present.

After the fatty made his choice, he returned to his seat in a leisurely manner, seemingly wanting to look at other options.

But because of his choice, the remaining cultivators finally made their decisions as well. Two more people walked out and chose two spiritual lands each in the slightly inferior Tian Yun Mountain; one of the places was occupied, while the other was originally completely empty.

After these two people made their choices, they immediately floated away and went downstairs.

The remaining cultivators, however, all had their brows tightly furrowed, clearly having not yet made up their minds.

At this moment, Han Li suddenly stood up from his seat and walked toward the purple-robed man.

The other cultivators were slightly startled.

After all, Han Li had clearly just arrived not long ago, so it was naturally somewhat surprising that he had decided on a target so quickly.

Han Li lightly brushed his storage bracelet with one hand, and a pale white jade box appeared in his hand. Smiling, he handed it along with his jade pendant to the purple-robed tall man.

The purple-robed tall man did not immediately take the jade box. After sweeping his gaze over Han Li, he said indifferently:

"I heard that a new ascender surnamed Han has arrived in the city; could it be you?"

"Senior is truly well-informed; it is indeed this junior." Han Li felt a slight chill in his heart, but he replied with no trace of abnormality on his face.

"Since that is the case, Fellow Daoist Han must be choosing a cave dwelling for the first time. In that case, there is no need to pay any tribute, and you can directly choose a spiritual land." The purple-robed tall man rarely smiled at Han Li.

"Many thanks for your guidance, Senior!" Han Li was stunned, but immediately smiled and put the jade box away.

Hearing that Han Li was a newly arrived ascender, the other cultivators were all startled as they looked at Han Li, their eyes all carrying a trace of strangeness.

It seems that ascenders are indeed an existence different from the ordinary in Tian Yuan City.

The purple-robed tall man finished checking Han Li's jade pendant in the blink of an eye and nodded as he returned it to him.

Han Li did not hesitate either, and lightly waved his jade pendant over a spiritual land on the screen that had no markings at all.

Instantly, a wisp of green light sprayed out, and the character "One" appeared there.

Those who were paying attention to Han Li's actions were in an uproar once they saw clearly the target he had chosen.

This was because the place Han Li had chosen was precisely a spiritual land on Cui Long Mountain, which had the poorest spiritual energy.

To say that with Han Li's early-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation, choosing this mountain range was not something strange, but the other spiritual lands in this mountain range were clearly also unoccupied, yet Han Li chose the most inconspicuous one with the thinnest spiritual energy. This made these people somewhat puzzled.

The only advantage of this spiritual land was that, in order to compensate for the deficiency in spiritual energy, the area it covered was truly vast; the region with a radius of twenty thousand li was more than double that of other spiritual lands in the same mountain range.

However, everyone knew that the quality of a spiritual land was entirely related to spiritual energy; otherwise, no matter how vast the spiritual land was, the spiritual herbs and spiritual minerals would certainly be extremely barren. As for cultivation, it was naturally even more disadvantageous.

"You really want to choose this place to build a cave dwelling? Once chosen, the cave dwelling cannot be changed at will within a hundred years." The purple-robed man was also greatly surprised; he stared at the piece of spiritual land on the screen for a moment, then frowned and said.

"This junior has just arrived in the Spirit Realm, so as long as I have a place to stay first, that will do. I don't want to compete with any fellow daoist for anything. Although this place is somewhat inferior, there should be no one competing for it." Han Li replied calmly.

"Since you think this way, then it is up to you. Anyway, once the mark is made, no one can change it again." Upon hearing Han Li's words, the purple-robed tall man looked Han Li over with a trace of strangeness on his face before waving his hand and saying, his voice returning to its original laziness.

Han Li, however, did not care and cupped his fists before returning to his seat, intending to watch for a while longer.

Another cultivator stood up, seemingly also intending to walk toward the purple-robed tall man to choose a spiritual land.

But just at this moment, the sound of footsteps on the stairs rang out, and a person actually walked directly up to the second floor without the guidance of a maid.

The cultivators on the second floor were all startled and their expressions changed upon seeing this person; only the fatty with the highest cultivation base greeted him with bright eyes upon seeing him:

"So it is Fellow Daoist Weng; why are you interested in competing for a spiritual land this time!"

The person who came upstairs was actually a man wearing a blue robe and a headband; his eyebrows were slanted upwards and his eyes flashed with cold light, giving people an extremely fierce feeling.

"Hehe, if Brother Jin can come to exchange for a cave dwelling, then I, Weng, can naturally come as well." The man swept his gaze over the fatty and said with a faint smile.

This person was a mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator, but facing the late-stage fatty, he acted completely as an equal, which made Han Li's heart stir, and he could not help but look at this person two more times.

After all, once cultivation reaches their level, every stage of improvement represents a huge gap in strength. Of course, people like him who possess spirit treasures and have cultivated heaven-defying divine abilities like the Spirit-Devouring Heavenly Fire and the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light are naturally exceptions among exceptions.

For this blue-robed man to have such an attitude toward a late-stage cultivator, it seems he must have something to rely on.

"Brother Weng is joking; the cave dwelling you occupy now is a top-tier spiritual land, so why bother changing it." The fatty rubbed his fat chin, a trace of doubt appearing in his eyes.

"Hehe, I intend to cultivate a new type of secret technique recently, which doesn't care much about spiritual energy, but the range of the spiritual land required must be vast; otherwise, it will be troublesome to cultivate. I have to temporarily exchange for a spiritual land first." The blue-robed man laughed and replied vaguely.

"So that's how it is!" The fatty surnamed Jin had a look of sudden realization on his face, but whether he truly believed it, only Heaven knows.

Upon hearing the conversation between the two and the man's words, Han Li frowned, but immediately acted as if nothing had happened.

The blue-robed man walked a few steps toward the purple-robed tall man, stood with his hands at his sides before him, and then greeted him respectfully:

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Jiao; my master asked this junior to send his regards to you."

"Regards? With Old Monster Ming's foul temper, how could he say such a thing? However, your master has already dodged six great heavenly tribulations; I'm afraid the seventh heavenly tribulation will be hard to muddle through." The purple-robed tall man sneered instead.

Upon hearing these words from the purple-robed tall man, a trace of embarrassment flashed across the slanted-brow man's face, but he immediately replied honestly:

"My master has indeed been in seclusion in his cave dwelling for two hundred years without coming out, preparing to refine a spirit treasure to resist the next heavenly tribulation."

"A spirit treasure! It seems your master is quite lucky; the last spirit treasure was destroyed resisting the heavenly tribulation, and he has already gathered enough materials to refine another one so quickly. In that case, your master is not without a chance to survive the next heavenly tribulation. Alright, I am currently on duty in this position, so it is not appropriate to say too much; hurry up and choose your spiritual land." The purple-robed tall man suddenly darkened his expression, unwilling to say more.

"As you command!" The slanted-brow man said, and his gaze swept toward the map on the screen. When his gaze fell upon a certain number that had already appeared, his expression suddenly darkened.

"How could someone have chosen such a remote spiritual land as Cui Long Mountain? Brother Jin, you were here just now, do you know who chose this spiritual land?" The man surnamed Weng did not dare to ask the purple-robed tall man anything, but suddenly turned his head to ask the fatty surnamed Jin, while pointing his hand at a certain place on the screen in the void, and instantly a pale white light spot landed on it.

When the fatty saw where the light spot landed, a strange expression immediately appeared on his face, and he subconsciously glanced toward Han Li.

Upon seeing the fatty's expression, the blue-robed man understood what was going on. He immediately turned around slowly and began to look at Han Li carefully.

"You chose this piece of spiritual land!" Once this person saw that Han Li's cultivation was only at the early stage, he could not help but show a trace of arrogance on his face, his voice cold.

"Fellow Daoist has also taken a fancy to this place." Han Li was silent for a moment before replying indifferently.

"Hmph, the secret technique I cultivate is most suitable only for that piece of spiritual land. If you are sensible, you will voluntarily give up this place. Otherwise, if we fight, don't blame me, Weng, for not showing mercy." The slanted-brow man opened his mouth and said gloomily, his threat undisguised.

Han Li was somewhat speechless.

In order to avoid disputes with others, he had specifically chosen a place with thin spiritual energy to avoid causing any trouble in Tian Yuan City. After all, he was focused entirely on cultivation and really did not want to form any grudges with anyone, so as not to interfere with his pursuit of the Dao.

But Han Li never expected that by being so low-key, he would still be actively sought out. This was truly an ironic thing for Han Li.

A blue light flashed in the depths of his pupils, and he cast a quick glance at the others.

He saw the purple-robed tall man sitting leisurely on his chair, not even lifting his eyelids, with no intention of asking about this matter at all. As for the remaining cultivators, their gazes toward Han Li became somewhat gloating.

"Senior, if I give up this selection, can I still re-select another spiritual land?" Han Li asked the purple-robed tall man calmly.

"No. The number of spiritual lands is already insufficient, and everyone only has one chance to compete for a spiritual land. If you fail, you can only wait for the next hundred years to compete for the vacated spiritual lands!" The purple-robed tall man said expressionlessly, without any intention of accommodation.

Hearing this, Han Li sighed lightly.

Waiting another hundred years to build a cave dwelling was simply unbearable for him, who urgently needed to ripen spiritual herbs and refine large batches of medicinal pills.

And just at this moment, the slanted-brow man sneered and said again:

"Even waiting a hundred years is better than being beaten down a cultivation stage. If you don't listen to my words, hehe..."

Hearing the other party's words, Han Li raised his eyebrows and laughed instead of getting angry.

"I cannot agree to your request. I think it is better for you to find another place to cultivate; I, Han, do not want to hurt the harmony with Brother Weng, and if I were to accidentally make a mistake..."

Han Li actually said such words in an understated manner. Although the latter part was only half-said, anyone could hear the tit-for-tat impoliteness.

Everyone was stunned.

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