Chapter 1896: Capricious

Hearing this, not only did Marquis Golden Flame and Qing Tian Yuanzi look at each other and smile bitterly, but Han Li's eyes also twitched, and he felt extremely shocked in his heart.

"I have some things to tell you this time, so it's good to go down and sit. Golden Flame, your Green Spirit Wine is brewed well, give me seven or eight pots," the old man's eyes rolled, and he said boisterously.

"Seven or eight pots! Brother Xu Ling, you're teasing me. That Green Spirit Wine takes three hundred years to brew one pot, and the raw materials are hard to find. I only have three or four pots in total! How could I have seven or eight pots for you to drink!" Marquis Golden Flame heard this, his facial muscles twitched, and he felt somewhat dumbfounded.

"Haha, three or four pots will do. That's enough for me to drink a few cups," the old man laughed loudly.

Afterwards, without waiting for Marquis Golden Flame and Qing Tian Yuanzi to say anything, he formed a seal with one hand, and the giant beetle beneath him disappeared into thin air with a "Puchi" sound, turning into a plume of black smoke.

And the black smoke rolled, disappearing into his large sleeve like a spirit snake.

Then, the old man's figure moved, transforming into a streak of black light and flying toward the palace below.

Marquis Golden Flame felt helpless, and reached out to grab into the void above.

The three Golden Armored Guards suspended in the high sky immediately stopped spinning, and the white silk wrapped around them broke inch by inch.

Although the three guards were still dizzy, as soon as they managed to stabilize their figures, they hurriedly came to pay their respects to Marquis Golden Flame, saying with shame: "Thank you, Master, for saving us! We were incompetent and brought shame to Master!"

"It's not your fault. The divine abilities of the person who came are so great that even I have to retreat three feet. You just need to repair the restriction," Marquis Golden Flame shook his head, and then golden flames rolled on his body, and he also transformed into a streak of light and shot down.

"Little Brother Han, you come over too. This old monster is truly hard to serve, be careful in a while," Qing Tian Yuanzi sighed, golden light flashed under his feet, and he disappeared into the void.

Han Li touched his chin, thought for a while, and then flew down as well.

After a short while, Han Li and the others appeared in the original hall again and sat down.

Only, opposite Qing Tian Yuanzi's seat, there was one more old man named Xu Ling.

Marquis Golden Flame didn't say much, clapped his hands twice, and immediately four beautiful maids wearing golden light gauze walked up, each carrying some rare spirit fruits and placing them on the tables in front of the few people.

"Where is the Green Spirit Wine! Golden Flame, don't tell me you just want to use these things to fool me," the old man swept his eyes over the spirit fruits in front of him and rolled his eyes.

"Brother Xu Ling, don't be impatient. The Green Spirit Wine needs to be stored in ten-thousand-year black ice to become more mellow. I've already sent people to the ice cave to get it," Marquis Golden Flame explained with suppressed anger.

"That's more like it!" The old man nodded, grabbed a bright red spirit fruit that looked like a peach, and swallowed it in a few bites.

He didn't even spit out the pit.

Seeing this scene, Han Li was speechless for a moment.

Just at this moment, the old man's gaze fell on Han Li for some reason, and after sweeping over him a few times, he suddenly let out a light "Eh" from his mouth.

"Little guy, looking at your bone age, you're only two thousand years old. To have such cultivation at such an age, your aptitude is truly not bad. Are you that clansman descendant of Qing Tian Yuanzi?" The old man asked with a trace of interest.

"This junior pays respects to Senior. This junior is indeed a clansman of Senior Jiang," hearing the other party's somewhat admiring tone, Han Li didn't feel flattered, but instead felt a faint sense of dread, and hurriedly stood up to bow respectfully.

He knew very well that the other party could make even a Mahayana existence like Qing Tian Yuanzi have a headache, so he naturally wanted to keep his distance.

Moreover, the fact that the other party could see his true age with the naked eye was even more shocking. He only hoped that the other party's words just now were just a casual question.

However, this thought of Han Li's was clearly dashed. Upon hearing Han Li's words, the old man's eyes lit up, and he actually exclaimed in wonder again:

"Not bad, not bad. With such aptitude, it is extremely rare in the entire Spirit Realm. Qing Tian Yuanzi, I remember that your Human Clan seems unremarkable and is just a small clan. But not only do you have a Mahayana existence like you, but you also have a descendant like Little Brother Han who has a bright future. It seems your Human Clan is not simple. Could it be that your Human Clan is deliberately hiding your strength?"

"Brother Xu Ling is teasing me! Our Human Clan is indeed just a small clan. Although I was born in the Human Clan, I had other opportunities later, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to cultivate to my current realm. But because of this, I can't be considered a pure Human Clan member. As for Little Brother Han's astonishing progress, it's not too strange. Any clan could produce one or two heaven-defying geniuses. It just happened that you met one, Brother Xu Ling, how can it be compared to your clan?" Qing Tian Yuanzi's expression shifted, and he hurriedly replied with a dry laugh.

"Is that so? But although our Mayfly Clan is not small, I have never seen anyone who reached the late stage of Body Integration at such an age. How about this, Little Brother, are you interested in joining our Mayfly Clan? As long as you are willing to stay in our clan as a guest elder, all the materials and spirit medicines you need for cultivation in the future will be covered by our clan," the old man snorted, swept a glance at Qing Tian Yuanzi, and said to Han Li with a half-smile.

Qing Tian Yuanzi's face changed greatly, his lips moved, seemingly wanting to say something, but in the end, no words came out.

Han Li was greatly surprised, but after a turn of thought, he politely declined without hesitation:

"Thank you, Senior, for your kindness, but my clan is about to face a great tribulation, and although this junior's magic power is shallow, I still have to return to my clan to survive this tribulation, so I cannot join your clan, Senior."

"Great tribulation, what great tribulation! Hmph, are you deliberately finding an excuse to brush me off!" The old man heard this, and his previously smiling face sank, immediately turning cold and shouting sternly.

At the same time, with a "Boom," a formless pressure was released from the old man's body, pressing toward Han Li with an imposing manner.

"This junior would never have such an intention!"

Although Han Li knew the other party's temperament was strange, he never expected this person to attack him without any hesitation. Feeling bitter in his heart, he hurriedly explained, and his protective spirit light immediately appeared.

With a "Boom," he felt a huge force pressing down on his shoulders, his figure sank, and his protective golden light flashed wildly, as if it were about to shatter in an instant. At the same time, a dense series of explosions came from his body, and all his bones trembled violently.

This was also because Han Li's physical body was far stronger than ordinary people could imagine, otherwise, an ordinary existence would have vomited blood or been damaged on the spot under the old man's powerful aura.

"Eh, interesting!"

Witnessing this scene, the old man let out another exclamation of surprise, the sternness on his face disappeared, replaced by an interested expression, but his sitting figure suddenly expanded, and the aura pressing toward Han Li increased by quite a bit.

With a "Bang!"

Han Li's shoulders swayed twice, his face turned slightly pale, but he still sat steadily, though the wooden chair beneath him turned into powder and disappeared into thin air.

"Brother Xu Ling, show mercy!" Qing Tian Yuanzi frowned, flicked his sleeve in front of Han Li, and after a surge of golden light, he finally spoke.

With a muffled sound, the two huge forces collided in front of Han Li and disappeared together.

Han Li felt the huge force on his shoulders dissipate, and his body felt light.

Feeling relieved in his heart, he felt even more shocked by the terrifying strength of the old man named Xu Ling!

No wonder Qing Tian Yuanzi and Marquis Golden Flame were so respectful to the old man; his divine abilities were indeed far above theirs.

"Qing Tian Yuanzi, do you want to spar with me? That's great. The last time I fought with you was several thousand years ago. I heard you recently cultivated a new divine ability that is very mysterious, I just happen to want to learn from it," the old man saw Qing Tian Yuanzi take action, and instead of being angry, he immediately began to rub his fists, looking like he was eager to fight.

He put Han Li aside and didn't look at him at all.

This made Han Li blink, feeling somewhat dizzy.

He didn't know if the other party was truly addicted to fighting or was deliberately playing the fool.

Qing Tian Yuanzi saw the old man Xu Ling like this, seemingly recalling something, his eyes twitched violently, and he hurriedly waved his hands with a forced smile:

"Brother Xu Ling is teasing me. How could I, Jiang, dare to spar with you? Little Brother Han is my clansman after all, I hope you can show mercy, Senior."

"Not willing to spar, huh. That's a pity. Forget it, for your sake, I won't make things difficult for this little guy. I'd better get down to business," the old man looked disappointed, and replied in a lazy tone, his spirit seeming to wither quite a bit.

"I am also somewhat curious! I heard that Brother Xu Ling has already reached that final barrier and has been in seclusion for a thousand years, preparing to face the ascension tribulation. How do you have time to suddenly come to the Nether River land and visit all of us? Could it be that there is some important matter?" Marquis Golden Flame also asked curiously.

"Of course there is an important matter! Otherwise, even if I were bored, I wouldn't have worked so hard to break the boundary and come to you. Let's stop talking nonsense, hand over all the Nether River Milk you have! I brought 'Five-Element Pills' and 'Ten-Thousand-Earth Insect' eggs this time, to exchange for all the spirit milk you have!" The old man said without hesitation.

"What, you want the Nether River Milk!"

"What do you need the spirit milk for, Brother Xu Ling?"

Marquis Golden Flame and Qing Tian Yuanzi couldn't help but cry out in surprise upon hearing this.

Han Li was naturally also greatly shocked.

"I'm just exchanging for some spirit milk, do you two need to be so surprised? Don't tell me you think my 'Five-Element Pills' and 'Ten-Thousand-Earth Insect' eggs aren't worth the exchange?" The old man's face sank, and his tone became somewhat unkind.

"Of course not! It's just that the spirit milk I had has just been exchanged away by Brother Jiang!" Marquis Golden Flame grinned, his expression extremely strange.

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