Chapter 1745

"I'm not entirely sure if this cauldron is what Brother Shi mentioned, WWW. feiazw. COM it might be or might not be. But that doesn't really matter! What's important now is to check whether the treasures stored inside truly contain what the two seniors are looking for." Han Li smiled and said.

Seeing Han Li unwilling to elaborate, Shi Kun also found it inappropriate to press further, and immediately nodded, ceasing his questioning.

As for Liu Shui'er beside them, her beautiful eyes remained fixed on the Xu Tian Ding. Upon hearing Han Li and the others finish their conversation, she immediately opened her vermilion lips and said:

"Han brother, please take out the treasure. The Xu Ling Dan is easy to recognize; we two will certainly not mistake it." Her concern for the treasures in the cauldron seemed to surpass that of the burly man by a margin.

Han Li naturally had no objection; with a flick of his sleeve, dozens of formation flags instantly shot out as light of various colors, sinking into the surrounding void.

In an instant, a white light curtain appeared, covering the void within a radius of over ten zhang.

This was precisely a simple restrictive formation.

Han Li naturally set it up as a precaution, fearing any mishap during the treasure appraisal, and thus deliberately laid it down.

Liu Shui'er and the burly man glanced at the light curtain, then paid it no further heed.

To them, such restrictions were easily broken at will, and they would not suspect Han Li because of it.

After the formation was set, Han Li glanced at the small cauldron in the air, raised his eyebrow, opened his mouth, and a streak of azure light sprayed out.

The azure light swept over the cauldron; the lid flashed and then vanished strangely.

A faint rumbling sound came from within the small cauldron, while the azure light continued to flash.

Liu Shui'er and the burly man, seeing this, immediately held their breath.

Han Li, however, smiled nonchalantly, raised his palm, and pointed a finger at the azure cauldron in the void.

The originally foot-sized cauldron's azure light blazed forth, spinning rapidly, and instantly expanded to the height of a zhang.

Then, Han Li's other hand formed a seal.

With a muffled bang! A light ball shot out from within the cauldron, only the size of a fist, yet tightly wrapped in dense azure threads, its surface constantly expanding and contracting.

"Open"

Han Li let out a low shout, raised his hand, and a spell shot out, flashing into the light ball and vanishing instantly.

Immediately, the azure threads on the light ball's surface broke apart inch by inch, turning into specks of azure light that disappeared.

As the azure threads vanished, a golden light flashed, and an object shot out from within.

Han Li's eyes flashed with cold light; his hand had already reached out to grab it.

With a loud "si si" tearing sound, an invisible immense force descended, and that object instantly froze in midair, unable to move in the slightest.

Han Li's gaze sharpened, and he saw everything clearly.

It was indeed a golden gourd, its surface covered in intricate patterns, spiritual light flickering unpredictably.

Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun stared at this object, their expressions somewhat strange, but they made no other movements.

Han Li, without ceremony, pulled back the hand that had grasped the void.

With a "suo" sound!

The golden gourd shot straight toward Han Li and landed in his hand.

This gourd seemed to possess a hint of spirituality; even in this situation, it trembled incessantly in his palm, as if trying to break free.

Han Li raised his eyebrow, flicked his sleeve toward the gourd.

A white light flashed; a white talisman instantly adhered to its surface.

Under the power of the hazy white restriction, the originally restless object dimmed its light and showed no further abnormality.

Han Li's expression remained calm as he raised his palm, holding the gourd before his eyes to examine it closely.

With blue light flashing in his eyes, a strand of divine sense swept directly over this treasure.

After the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, Han Li's eyes flashed with spiritual light, and without a word, he threw the gourd toward the opposite side.

The object turned into a ball of golden light and flew out, stopping abruptly in the void between Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun, hovering motionless there.

"This is not a vessel for holding spirit medicines, but a rare set of metallic treasure. Besides the gourd itself possibly having some divine abilities, it also nurtures several unnamed flying swords inside; I do not know just how powerful they are." Han Li said slowly.

"So that means it's the ancient 'Gourd Sword' said to have existed only in antiquity. I've heard the method of refining such treasures has long been lost across the continents. Little sister would certainly like to witness it firsthand. Shi Daoist! Little sister wishes to examine this treasure first; do you have any objections?" After hearing this, Liu Shui'er suddenly laughed and said to Shi Kun.

"Hehe, how could Shi disagree? Fairy, please look first." The burly man laughed heartily, appearing completely indifferent.

Liu Shui'er smiled slightly, moved her wrist, and beckoned toward the air.

The golden gourd immediately descended obediently and was caught in her palm.

She released her divine sense and began to examine it carefully.

After a short while, merely a moment's effort, she shook her head and likewise threw the treasure back to Shi Kun.

Seeing Liu Shui'er's action, the burly man showed a hint of disappointment on his face, yet still somewhat unwilling, he took the gourd, his eyes flashing with keen light as he examined it.

"Indeed, it is a metallic treasure. Being able to be placed in the golden cauldron, its power certainly won't be small. Fellow Daoists, what do you think should be done with this object?" After a while, Shi Kun also let out a long breath, somewhat regretfully saying.

Liu Shui'er glanced toward Han Li's direction, lowered her voice, and smiled:

"Since this object is not what Master and Senior Duan sought, why not temporarily entrust it to Han brother for safekeeping, and decide its ownership after all treasures are taken out?"

Shi Kun's eyes flickered as he pondered for a few moments, then nodded, shook his wrist, and threw the gourd back to Han Li, saying:

"Since Fairy Liu said so, I share this view. Since taking out the treasure is not what my master specifically desired, let us first temporarily place it with Han brother, and finally distribute it together."

"Since both fellow Daoists hold this opinion, Han will accept the treasure first." Han Li also showed no reluctance; with a flick of his cuff, a streak of azure light swept into the void.

The golden gourd instantly vanished from midair without a trace.

Thereafter, he again formed a seal with one hand and once more activated the Xu Tian Ding.

Instantly, azure light flashed within, and another object wrapped in azure threads flew out from inside.

Similarly, after Han Li performed a ritual, the azure threads dispersed, revealing another treasure within.

Yet it was a jade box with golden runes flashing incessantly on its surface, and a blue color.

This jade box was drawn into Han Li's hand with a suction, and lightly landed in his palm.

Upon seeing this jade box, Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun opposite him were both invigorated, staring intently without blinking.

Han Li did not play any mysteries; directly facing the two, he blew a breath of spiritual energy toward the jade box.

The box lid opened by itself.

After a brief glance into the jade box, Han Li's expression shifted slightly.

Inside lay two identical emerald-green little horses, the size of chicken eggs, exuding a strong medicinal fragrance.

Just a light sniff, and a stream of pure spiritual energy rushed straight into his heart and lungs.

But these two little horses remained motionless in the jade box, eyes tightly shut, showing no signs of life.

His pupils contracted slightly, but immediately returned to normal; yet the palm holding the jade box flashed with a green light.

The two little horses in the jade box trembled, then flew out, splitting left and right as they shot straight toward Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun.

At the same time, he said lightly:

"These two spiritual herbs should be the Condensed Emerald Grass mentioned by the two seniors earlier. I didn't expect their true forms could already take shape—surely they would be of great use to the two seniors. With two of them, each of you may keep one."

Upon hearing Han Li's words and seeing the lifelike forms of the two little horses, Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun could not help but rejoice, though a faint disappointment lingered in their hearts.

But no matter what, seeing Han Li so unreservedly hand over such a rare spiritual herb, their last lingering worry about him vanished completely.

Shi Kun laughed heartily in thanks, reached out with one hand, and directly drew the emerald little horse into his palm. After a quick inspection, he produced a jade box and carefully stored the spiritual herb.

Liu Shui'er also carefully examined the spiritual herb in her hand, then expressed her utmost satisfaction to Han Li with a word of thanks—yet she slipped the herb into her sleeve and vanished in a flash.

Han Li gave a noncommittal nod, then casually tossed the jade box to the ground, letting the two opposite see that the box was indeed empty, with no third transformed spiritual herb inside, before continuing to urge the Xu Tian Ding.

The two items sprayed from the cauldron below were a six-sided ritual disk and a treasure tower glowing with golden light.

These two items clearly were extraordinary treasures of unfathomable power; Han Li likewise temporarily stored them away, awaiting final distribution.

But the next treasure drawn from the cauldron was the Cai Liu Gang and the other rare material specified by Duan Tianren, which Han Li also divided equally between the two opposite. As Liu Shui'er's eyes flickered, a hint of anxiety appeared.

Shi Kun's expression also darkened somewhat.

The golden light cluster Han Li had just collected into the cauldron—visible clearly to both—did not seem to be in great quantity.

Yet even now, the Xu Ling Dan had still not appeared, leaving both feeling somewhat uneasy.

No matter how many other treasures they obtained, if they failed to secure the most important Xu Ling Dan, this journey would still be considered a failure.

At this moment, the green cauldron let out a low hum, then flashed with green light as it spat out a treasure wrapped in green threads.

When the green threads dispersed, a small purple-gold bottle appeared inside, only a few inches tall, its entire body smooth as a mirror, with wisps of white vapor swirling around it.

Upon sensing the astonishing spiritual energy emanating from the bottle, Shi Kun's face lit up with joy, and Liu Shui'er's beautiful eyes flashed with unusual light.

Han Li gazed at the purple-gold bottle slowly turning in midair, his expression unreadable, but he rubbed his chin, and the corners of his mouth twitched upward slightly.

Suddenly he raised his arm, a finger pointing far into the void.

With a "pfft" sound, the bottle's cap vanished instantly, followed by the mouth inverting, from which a stream of golden-yellow fire spirit flame shot out.

Within the flame, a clear cry rang out; as all the golden flames swirled toward the same point, they actually transformed into a golden-yellow fire bird.

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