Chapter 2090

Although his heart was extremely surprised, the purple-haired woman still made no sound, merely continuing to watch Han Li's movements behind her with flashing eyes.

However, Han Li glanced briefly at the few wooden racks behind him, saw nothing worth lingering over, and walked directly to the last rack, took down an object resembling a compass, and turned to walk out of the hall.

Seeing this, the purple-haired woman's eyes flickered as she lightly laughed: 【Search for the latest updates at www. "Han brother actually took a liking to this Yin Luo Pan—indeed a wise choice. With this item, even if one enters some dangerous places in the Phantom Howl Desert, one need not fear losing direction. It seems your knowledge of the Phantom Howl Desert far exceeds my expectations. However, it is somewhat surprising that you previously chose that piece of demonic gold."

"Nothing much—I simply need to refine a rather peculiar magical device, which happens to require a large amount of such demonic gold. Seeing it in your treasure vault, I naturally could not let it pass." Han Li replied in his usual tone, vaguely.

"I see, then I congratulate Han brother. Now, fellow Daoist, let us leave the treasure vault together with me. The restrictions here are only temporarily closed; they will reactivate on their own shortly." The purple-haired woman did not believe it in her heart, but she did not rudely press further.

"Of course, fairy please!" Han Li readily agreed and took a few steps to stand beside the woman.

The woman made a grasping motion toward the empty air in the hall, and the vanished jade pendant flashed once more into view, then transformed into a cluster of white light that shot back.

At this moment, the woman finally exhaled lightly, and her mind relaxed.

Although this treasure vault is merely the lowest-valued among the Bai family's several vaults, it is still the result of countless Bai family descendants painstakingly accumulating over tens of thousands of years, so naturally they do not wish for any mishap.

"I still have one more question to ask—fairy, could you clarify a point or two?" Han Li asked suddenly as he followed the purple-haired woman out of the pavilion.

"Han brother, speak freely—we Dao friends have some acquaintance, so there is nothing improper to ask." The purple-haired woman's eyes flashed with surprise, but she quickly concealed it and replied with a smile.

"Since that is the case, I will ask directly. Han wishes to know where that piece of demonic gold in the treasure vault originated and how it came into the Bai family's possession." Han Li asked seemingly calmly.

"Demonic gold! Hehe, if it were other materials or magical devices, my younger sister might need to ask someone else, but if you ask about this item, I know it all too well." The purple-haired woman was momentarily startled, then laughed lightly.

"Oh, I hope fairy will instruct me!" Han Li felt secretly pleased, but his expression remained unchanged as he asked.

The purple-haired woman's beautiful eyes turned twice on Han Li's face, seeing nothing unusual, she felt a bit disappointed, pondered briefly, and then spoke with a hint of mysterious expression:

"This piece of demonic gold has only been placed in the treasure vault for these past few years—even its origin, Han brother should actually already know a thing or two."

"I already knew it!" Henrik heard this, was startled for a moment, and felt somewhat confused.

"Indeed. Regarding the blood-tooth rice matter, Han brother, have you not previously inquired about it with me and my elder brother? This piece of demonic gold also came to us through the same channel. The difference is, at the time of the transaction, blood-tooth rice was the main item, while this demonic gold was merely an accompanying gift." The purple-haired woman said slowly, with a leisurely demeanor.

"Ah, I see! In that case, this demonic gold might also possibly originate from the source of blood-tooth rice." Han Li stroked his chin, murmuring thoughtfully.

"I cannot guarantee that. I can only say that the person who traded blood-tooth rice with our Bai family is most likely from 'Blue Waterfall Liu'." The purple-haired woman blinked her beautiful eyes as she spoke.

"Thank you, fairy, for the information—I accept this favor, Han." Han Li nodded slightly and bowed his hands toward the woman.

"It's merely a small matter. Dao friend, you once helped us resolve the siege at the Fire Cloud Mineral Vein—our younger sister has not yet had the chance to properly thank you." The purple-haired woman smiled charmingly and spoke lightly.

Seeing the woman not take it to heart, Han Li gave a faint smile, said nothing more, and followed her toward the hall.

After returning to the hall, Han Li saw the yellow-haired burly man again, chatted with him for a while, then took his leave.

This time, two elders of the Bai family personally escorted Han Li to the gate of the Bai family fortress before returning together to the hall.

"Which three treasures did this person take? Fifth sister, tell me." As soon as the burly man sat down, he immediately asked the purple-haired woman.

Earlier, in Han Li's presence, he had not mentioned this at all.

"A box of gold whale pearls, a piece of demonic gold, and a Yin Luo Pan." The purple-haired woman replied truthfully.

"Huh, he actually took these three things. They are not the most valuable treasures in the vault—this is somewhat strange." The burly man frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"I also find this somewhat strange. As for the gold whale pearls and the Yin Luo Pan, never mind."

"That piece of demonic gold, in our eyes, is truly not valuable." The purple-haired woman also nodded and said.

"Did he say anything?"

"He only gave some superficial reasons, but as for pursuing…… the origin and source of the demonic gold," the purple-haired woman pondered and replied.

"In that case, he really does seem interested in this demonic gold, seemingly needing a considerable amount. But if I recall correctly, several shops in Phantom Night City also sell this demonic gold—earlier, I did not see him go to seek or purchase it." The yellow-haired burly man remained puzzled.

"Could the demonic gold in the treasure vault have some other significance?" The purple-haired woman recalled the earlier scene in the treasure vault, and actually did not feel

She spoke out the truth of it.

"What significance could there be! That piece of demonic gold, you and I personally inspected it before placing it in the vault—it is merely a larger piece of demonic gold!" The burly man shook his head, unconvinced.

"Forget it—whether there are any mysteries involved, this matter has little to do with our Bai family. Elder brother this time went out and also damaged some of his vital energy; it is better to retreat and recuperate for a period. During this time, let the younger sister hold the fort in the clan—to prevent other families from taking advantage and making small moves." The purple-haired woman suddenly smiled, her expression relaxing as she spoke.

"That is also true—no matter what plans this Han boy has, as long as he bears no ill will toward our Bai family, it is fine. Then I will begin my retreat tomorrow. For all major and minor clan affairs, you will need to attend to them a bit more." The yellow-haired burly man thought for a moment, then gave a helpless smile and replied.

The purple-haired woman naturally reassured the burly man with her words.

When Han Li rode the beast cart back to his residence, the sky had already gradually grown dim.

Upon seeing Han Li return, Zhu Guo'er's face could not hide her joy. Without Han Li, this demon lord's protection, she feared she would soon still find it difficult to avoid the fate of enslavement.

Although Han Li had previously searched her soul once, afterward he did not subject her to the slightest mistreatment. This naturally made this little girl unwilling to exchange for a violent and brutal demon as her master.

Han Li spoke a few brief sentences, drove the little girl out of the top floor of the pavilion, activated all the previously set restrictions, and then sat cross-legged on a mat.

He pondered briefly, turned his palm over, and suddenly a jade box appeared in his palm.

He flicked his sleeve over the quilt cover, and instantly a stream of green霞 shot out, rolling up the several talismans on the lid.

The lid opened by itself, revealing inside a golden, radiant pearl. Thumb-sized, surface extremely smooth, and faintly a fishy odor emanated.

Han Li's eyes flashed, a finger pointed lightly at the pearl, and instantly a point of green light shot out, then flashed and vanished into it.

After a moment, the pearl's surface burst forth with waves of tsunami-like sound, followed by a soft golden haze spreading out, then condensing, actually forming a miniature whale illusion, circling and dancing up and down around the pearl.

This illusion was about a chi in size, moving with lifelike vitality!

Seeing this, Han Li's face showed no expression, but he suddenly extended a jade-white hand from his sleeve, spread his five fingers into the golden light, and in one motion grasped the pearl into his palm.

A flash of green light on his face vanished instantly, and pure magic power immediately began to flow continuously into the pearl.

The next moment, the golden pearl suddenly blazed with golden light—the original chi-sized golden whale illusion instantly swelled to dozens of times its size, becoming over ten zhang in length, nearly filling the entire top floor of the pavilion.

The enormous golden whale illusion, at its massive skull, grew an additional chi-long golden horn, and its skin sprouted patches of scales of varying sizes in golden hue, instantly appearing ferocious and terrifying.

Han Li revealed a hint of satisfaction, slightly loosened his five fingers, and cut off the magic power flowing into the pearl.

Instantly, the whale illusion dissolved into scattered points of golden light, and the golden pearl retracted its radiance, returning to its normal state.

Han Li then returned the pearl to the jade box, resealed it with the talismans, and stored it in the bamboo house's cabinet.

Han Li chose this gold whale pearl naturally for another purpose, but whether it can truly be used for this object remains uncertain.

However, his greatest gain from this trip was not this rare spirit pearl, but that piece of demonic gold the size of a head.

Han Li thought of that piece of demon gold, and a rare flash of excitement crossed his face. After taking a deep breath, he shook the storage bracelet on his wrist.

Instantly, in a flash of white light, the large black-and-white speckled ore appeared out of thin air and hovered silently before him, motionless.

With a flick of one finger, he sliced through the void toward the ore.

With a "puff"!

A flash of responsibility light vanished instantly, the black-and-white speckled ore split down the middle, and a chicken-egg-sized object fell out from within.

With one hand grabbing, an invisible force rolled out, and the exposed object was instantly drawn into his palm—it was indeed a grayish, misty crystal ball-like thing.

Han Li gazed at the grayish-white crystal ball, a flicker of fiery heat flashing in his eyes, as one arm slowly rose and he slowly reached for the crystal ball with a solemn grasp.

During this process, the sleeves of his robe exploded inch by inch, revealing golden, glittering scales, and his entire arm instantly thickened by more than one fold. (To be continued)

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