Chapter 1856: Spirit Gathering Stakes

"Stay by my side?" Han Li touched his chin upon hearing this, appearing somewhat surprised.

"I naturally know that with my current cultivation, staying by your side is a burden. But I dare say that I have some talent in the way of formations and spatial divine abilities, so perhaps I can be of some help to you. Furthermore, the Heavenly Phoenix Primordial Yin Qi in my body should be of great effect for you to break through your bottleneck. As long as I can safely recover my cultivation, I am willing to pass this Qi to you, Brother Han." The Ice Phoenix said, her face flushing slightly.

"What, Fairy, you mean..."

"Brother Han, do not misunderstand. Our Ice Phoenix clan has another inheritance secret technique; we can force the Heavenly Phoenix Primordial Yin Qi out of the body without resorting to that dual cultivation cauldron method. Of course, the effect is slightly inferior to the former, but it is enough to help you, Fellow Daoist." The woman in silver robes' expression instantly returned to normal, and she said calmly.

"The Ice Phoenix clan actually has such a secret technique. In that case, Han will indeed need your help, Fairy. Very well, Fairy Phoenix, you may stay by my side and cultivate first. But there are some things that need to be made clear beforehand, lest you regret it later, Fairy." Han Li's expression of surprise flashed and vanished, and after pondering for a moment, he said solemnly.

"Brother Han, please speak!" Seeing that Han Li truly intended to agree, the Ice Phoenix replied without hesitation.

"First, staying by my side does not guarantee that you will be free from worries from now on. Not to mention anything else, the impending demonic disaster is a great tribulation for us Body Integration existences. I do not have a hundred percent certainty of being able to pass it safely. Secondly, I have some secrets that are inconvenient for others to know. If you truly wish to stay, Fairy, you must obey my instructions in everything, whether it is daily cultivation or other matters. If you feel you cannot accept this constraint, Fellow Daoist Phoenix, you may leave at any time. The last point is that you are of the demon race; if there are outsiders present, I'm afraid you must appear in the identity of a concubine or maidservant, which I'm afraid might slightly damage your reputation, Fairy." Han Li slowly spoke a long list of conditions.

"Demonic tribulation? Although I don't know much about it, I think both the human and demon races will be affected. Even if I don't stay by your side, Brother Han, there is absolutely no place that is truly stable elsewhere. With my cultivation, if I were to defect to some great power, I would mostly be used as cannon fodder, so it's better to stay by your side, Brother Han, for safety. As for other matters, naturally, everything will be led by you, Brother Han. As for being a concubine or maidservant, with your current status, Brother Han, if you truly wanted to recruit a female cultivator of the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stage to be by your side, I'm afraid countless families and rogue cultivators would beg for it. Why would I care about this point?" The Ice Phoenix smiled and said, not caring in the least.

"Since Fairy Phoenix has thought it through, then Han will agree to this matter. Take these medicinal pills and consume them first. Before the Myriad Treasure Assembly ends, you may cultivate in this secret chamber, Fairy. Once we return to my own cave dwelling, I will make other arrangements for a formal place of cultivation." Han Li flicked his storage bracelet with one hand and took out...

Several jade bottles of different colors and tossed them to the Ice Phoenix.

The woman in silver robes caught these bottles, opened the caps one by one, and scanned them with her spiritual sense, unable to hide her look of surprise and joy.

"Brother Han actually has so many spirit pills to advance magic power. In that case, it is only a matter of time before I recover my original cultivation."

"Hehe, rest assured, Fairy. I don't have anything else, but as for medicinal pills of the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stage, Han's family wealth is enough to afford them. If you have any needs, Fairy, just let me know. The higher your cultivation, the greater the effect of that Heavenly Phoenix Primordial Yin Qi will be for me. And in order to survive this demonic disaster, I will likely need to borrow the Heavenly Phoenix Primordial Yin Qi before the tribulation arrives." Han Li smiled slightly.

"Rest assured, Brother Han, the Ice Phoenix is not an ungrateful person and will never delay your great affairs." The woman in silver robes smiled beautifully.

Her originally peerless and beautiful face suddenly became exceptionally charming, like a hundred flowers in bloom, making Han Li stare for a moment and look at her a few more times.

Seeming to sense the hint of amazement in Han Li's gaze, the Ice Phoenix's jade-like face flushed slightly, and she bowed again:

"Since Brother Han has agreed, I will immediately consume the pills and begin cultivating. Only by recovering my magic power a day earlier can I avoid becoming a burden to you, Brother Han."

"Very well! I also need to take stock of the treasures I obtained at the assembly. You may cultivate well in this secret chamber, Fairy Phoenix." Han Li's gaze instantly returned to clarity, and after nodding slightly, he turned and exited the secret chamber.

Looking at the door of the secret chamber where Han Li had disappeared, the woman in silver robes' silver eyes flickered with strange light. After a long while, she sighed softly, opened a medicine bottle, and took out a fiery red pill to consume.

She sat down on the prayer mat where Han Li had originally sat and began to refine the medicinal power.

At the same time, Han Li appeared in another secret chamber not far away, which was identical in size.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a nearly transparent golden pill between his fingers, examining it with narrowed eyes.

"It is worthy of being the legendary pill; it is indeed extraordinary. I hope this pill truly has the legendary miraculous effect when I break through the bottleneck." Han Li muttered a few words, then put the pill back into the bottle and carefully put it away.

Then, spiritual light flashed in his hand again, and two items appeared at the same time.

A golden scroll and a golden cloth bag.

The scroll was naturally one of the three items exchanged in that blood-light, while the cloth bag was the second treasure Han Li had initially exchanged from the Black Domain side.

Han Li first tossed the golden scroll into the air, letting it hover at a low altitude, and ignored it. Instead, he solemnly held the golden cloth bag before his eyes and loosened the mouth of the bag.

Immediately, a buzzing sound erupted from the cloth bag, and a series of green lights shot out from it.

With a flash of green light, they transformed into twelve green wooden sticks, several inches long, chasing each other in the sky above the secret chamber, as if they already possessed spiritual intelligence.

Seeing this, Han Li pinched a spell with one hand, suddenly reached out into the void with the other, and let out a low shout.

A whistling sound of breaking air rang through the entire secret chamber. Five strands of green light shot out from his fingertips, transforming into countless green threads that spread out, as if a green net were shrouding the entire secret chamber densely.

The next moment, the twelve green wooden sticks twisted and turned in the green threads like fish in a net, but wrapped in layers of green threads, they were unable to move a single inch.

Han Li smiled softly and reached out his palm to retract it.

As the green net tightened, it pulled all twelve wooden sticks back to his side. With a backhand grab, he skillfully caught one of them in his palm.

Only then did Han Li focus his attention on the object in his hand.

He saw that the surface of the wooden stick was emerald green and dripping with moisture, and at the same time, profound silver runes were spread all over it. But compared to this, the pure and thick spiritual energy radiating from the wooden stick was even more astonishing.

"It is indeed the legendary 'Spirit Gathering Stake,' actually made from Spirit Eye Wood as the main material, and refined into twelve embryos. It is truly a grand undertaking! I wonder if there is a chance to truly refine this set of supreme treasures completely. Otherwise, with the assistance of this set of supreme treasures, the speed of absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy could be increased by more than half." Han Li gently stroked the wooden stick with two fingers, muttering to himself in thought.

However, after his expression fluctuated for a moment, he shook his head, tossed the wooden stick into the green threads, and pinched a spell again. Immediately, the entire silk net turned into a strand of green light, wrapped the twelve wooden sticks, and sank back into the cloth bag.

Han Li tapped it with his finger.

The mouth of the golden cloth bag tightened, and it was sealed tightly again.

After putting the golden cloth bag into his storage bracelet, Han Li turned his gaze to the golden scroll hovering at a low altitude, then raised his hand and beckoned gently, taking the item into his hand.

It felt slightly cool, but had the elasticity of brocade.

Blue light flashed in Han Li's eyes, and his gaze moved slowly, inch by inch, over the scroll that was close at hand. After a long while, he couldn't help but frown!

This scroll looked as if it were a seamless whole, without the slightest gap, and even with his Clear Spirit Eyes, he could only see a sheet of golden light in his eyes, completely unable to penetrate it.

Han Li's mouth twitched, he took a deep breath, and a powerful spiritual sense surged out from his body, with a wisp instantly wrapping around the scroll.

But the next moment, he suddenly shook his wrist and threw the golden scroll a zhang away.

The moment his spiritual sense made contact, a powerful suction force emerged from within the scroll, swallowing his spiritual sense in one gulp. If he hadn't reacted fast enough, this suction force might have even acted directly on his primordial spirit along with the force of his divided sense, threatening to shake it.

Han Li looked at the golden scroll in the distance, his heart filled with shock, and it took a while for him to calm down again. Feeling that this item was truly troublesome, but after thinking about it, he suddenly pointed a finger at the golden scroll in the void.

A whistling sound rang out, and a green sword thread appeared out of thin air, flashing and slashing onto the scroll.

With a soft "clang," golden light flashed on the surface of the golden scroll, actually blocking the sword thread, and not a single sword mark appeared on it.

Han Li's expression changed greatly for the first time.

One must know that with his current Body Integration stage cultivation, plus the sharpness of his Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords, there probably weren't many things in the entire Spirit World that couldn't be cut.

Yet this scroll didn't even have a single scratch. In terms of material alone, it could definitely be called extremely rare. No wonder that blood-light person, even though he couldn't open the seal of this scroll, was extremely reluctant to part with it and insisted that its origin was extraordinary.

However, this thing could not be penetrated by spiritual sense, could not be destroyed by external force, and it seemed that brute force could not be used to break the seal.

Thinking this, Han Li's gaze focused on several golden runes that suddenly appeared on the scroll.

And these runes were exactly Golden Seal Spirit Runes! They...

... had originally been hidden inside the scroll, but because of the slash just now, they suddenly appeared.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1857 =====