Chapter 242

Han Li flicked his finger, and a point of green light flew into the firelight. The firelight "boomed" and surged several feet higher, from which the voice of Li Li Huayuan suddenly came, very brief and clear. 【Web】

"Come to Green Wave Cave immediately, Master has something to find you for!"

After these words were transmitted, the firelight immediately made a soft popping sound, transformed into sparks filling the sky, and vanished without a trace.

After listening with a calm expression, Han Li rubbed his nose and walked into the bedroom first.

Entering the bedroom, Han Li pulled out a small wooden box from under the stone bed, inside which were over a dozen storage bags of different styles. Han Li took out the one on his person, poured out the large pile of talismans he had originally collected, and then, according to type and tier, sorted them one by one and placed them into different bags.

Afterward, after pushing the box back to its original place and hesitating for a moment, Han Li left the bedroom and headed straight for the cave entrance.

Standing on the Spirit Wind Boat, Han Li recalled the circumstances of his cultivation and talisman making over these four years, his expression somewhat solemn.

When he first sealed the cave, Han Li cultivated while simultaneously opening a very secret inner-cave herb garden within the dwelling. Although it wasn't large, it was enough for him to cultivate the herbs used for forced growth. The benefit of doing this was that during his seclusion, he didn't have to worry about the herbs being discovered while being forced to grow, and he could be self-sufficient without ever leaving the cave.

For this reason, he specifically opened countless dense and secret small holes on the mountain rock wall at the top of this herb garden, just enough to let sunlight shine in and to allow the small bottle to absorb spiritual energy. Of course, the positions of these holes were definitely within the coverage of the grand formation, so he didn't need to worry about being discovered.

As for the large herb garden outside, Han Li planned to use it specifically as a cover!

With the small herb garden, Han Li could finally rest assured while forcing the growth of spiritual herbs and refining medicinal pills with his innate true fire. Although true fire was slightly inferior to earth fire, it was at least safer and more reliable, and he didn't have to fear the number of refining failures!

The medicinal pills refined from ancient formulas were indeed extraordinary.

When Han Li refined and consumed the Qi Condensation Powder, he re-experienced the feeling of spiritual energy bursting forth like when he was at Foundation Establishment, which shocked him into immediately sitting in meditation to refine it, not daring to have the slightest negligence.

Such astonishing effects naturally caused his magic power to advance by leaps and bounds in the first year, far exceeding his expectations.

Such a luxurious method of consumption allowed Han Li to completely save the time spent absorbing spiritual energy, allowing him to devote his body and mind to the cultivation of refining it into magic power. The effectiveness of his magic power's advancement naturally increased several-fold!

This once made Han Li overjoyed! Re-cultivating the Azure Essence Sword Art three times became a highly achievable thing!

Although the Azure Essence Sword Art did indeed appear to have the strange phenomenon of magic power receding by a portion every few days as others said, under his consumption of a pack of Qi Condensation Powder every six or seven days, this flaw could simply be ignored.

During this period, Han Li also curiously consumed a Foundation Establishment Pill once, but the result was negligible, causing Han Li to completely abandon such thoughts.

But in the latter three years, something that made Han Li feel extremely surprised occurred.

Starting from the second year, after consuming the Qi Condensation Powder, the feeling of abundant spiritual energy gradually decreased, and it was even worse year by year. By the fourth year, it actually appeared that it was no longer having any effect, just like the Yellow Dragon Pill and Marrow Cleansing Pill from before. No matter how many packs of medicinal pills he consumed, he couldn't feel any spiritual energy.

At this, Han Li had a headache and also felt very puzzled!

Because this was definitely not caused by his magic power increasing to the point where the spiritual energy provided by the Qi Condensation Powder couldn't keep up with his current progress. Given the medicinal properties of this Qi Condensation Powder, even if he were to consume it until the late stage of Foundation Establishment, there shouldn't be any problems at all. This was a medicinal pill refined according to an ancient formula! It might even have quite a bit of effect on Core Formation stage cultivators!

This was completely different from the failure of the Yellow Dragon Pill and Marrow Cleansing Pill from before; that was because the medicinal power of the pills couldn't keep up with the level of cultivation, which was something he had already expected.

After much deliberation, Han Li even used the medical skills he had learned before to reach a conclusion, though he didn't know if it was correct. He might have produced a certain drug resistance in his body due to the frequency of consuming such high-potency Qi Condensation Powder, so this type of medicinal pill slowly lost its effect on him.

Having reached this conclusion, Han Li couldn't verify if it was correct. After all, in the cultivation world, such a luxurious practice of consuming medicinal pills every few days had never been done by anyone! Naturally, there were no precedents to check and no experience to borrow from.

But Han Li still pinned his hopes on the Qi Condensation Powder becoming useful again after stopping the consumption of this medicinal pill for a period of time.

Holding this thought, Han Li stopped consuming medicinal pills in the final year and switched to using normal methods to cultivate the Azure Essence Sword Art.

But after getting used to the cultivation speed of consuming spiritual herbs and having his magic power advance by leaps and bounds, letting him honestly cultivate according to normal methods again made the slowness of the progress truly unbearable. What's more, if he really were to cultivate according to this method, given his aptitude, let alone re-cultivating three times, even once would definitely be a pipe dream in his lifetime!

After enduring a year of turtle-paced cultivation, the result still left Han Li extremely disappointed. After consuming the Qi Condensation Powder again, it still didn't have the slightest effect. It seemed this medicinal pill had completely lost its effect on him, and he could only seek other spiritual herbs.

Therefore, under these circumstances, even if Li Li Huayuan hadn't come to summon him with a sound transmission talisman this time, Han Li had intended to leave the cave for a trip.

After all, there was still one type of ancient formula ingredient he hadn't gathered yet; only by refining this Spirit Gathering Pill could his magic power possibly advance wildly again. Moreover, he intended to go and seek more medicinal formulas. If the Spirit Gathering Pill were to lose its effect like the Qi Condensation Powder, Han Li would have no choice but to switch to consuming a different type of medicinal pill every few years.

As for talisman refining practice, it was extremely smooth.

He set aside a small half of every day to practice, starting from low-level spells that could already be cast instantly, and he refined talismans non-stop without cherishing the materials at all. Such a luxurious and wasteful method, which other talisman makers couldn't even imagine, caused Han Li's talisman-making level to rise steadily. Now he could barely produce high-tier beginner talismans, although the success rate was still pitifully low!

He had already decided that the next time he went into seclusion, he would begin practicing mid-level spells and attempt to refine mid-level talismans; this was his main goal for talisman making.

Additionally, during his seclusion, besides the Qi Condensation Powder, Han Li also took advantage of his relatively free time to refine seven or eight Beauty-Fixing Pills and very curiously consumed one. If it could truly fix one's appearance, Han Li would of course be very happy; after all, no one wished for the day they would have white hair, even if the physical aging of cultivators was extremely slow.

At this moment, because of the failure of the medicinal pills, Han Li felt very depressed while flying, but he was still somewhat curious about why his master, Li Li Huayuan, suddenly wanted to see him. He couldn't help but guess what the matter could be that would cause him to take the initiative to find him after four years.

Just like that, with a belly full of worries, Han Li arrived at Green Wave Cave. But after sending a sound transmission inside, the person who opened the barrier was no longer that Eldest Senior Brother, but a handsome young man of about twenty years old with red lips and white teeth.

Before Han Li could speak, this young man spoke to him indifferently first:

"You must be Junior Brother Han. I am Wu Xuan, the sixth disciple under Master. Master has had me wait here for you for a long time, come with me!"

After Wu Xuan finished speaking, he turned and walked away without even looking at Han Li, which made Han Li touch his face in confusion.

"This face shouldn't be so disgusting, right!"

Feeling somewhat stifled, Han Li still helplessly followed closely behind him. Naturally, the two of them didn't say a single word to each other, and just like that, they arrived directly at the hall used for receiving guests. Three people were sitting on the chairs in the hall, and two people were standing beside them.

Sitting there were Li Li Huayuan and his wife, and a strange woman in red. The woman looked to be about thirty years old; although she was quite good-looking and still retained her charm, her face was icy cold, faintly revealing a murderous aura rarely carried by cultivators.

At this moment, Li Li Huayuan seemed to be saying something to the woman, and judging by his expression and words, he seemed to be very respectful toward this person.

Standing to the side were two people: one was Fourth Senior Brother Song Meng, whom Han Li had met before, and the other was a young girl of eighteen or nineteen, also dressed in red. Her appearance was quite beautiful, but there was a faint charm between her brows and eyes, and looking at her appearance, she seemed to have a great relationship with that woman in red.

"Han Li, come over and meet your Senior Martial Aunt Hong Fu!"

As soon as Li Li Huayuan saw Han Li enter, he immediately greeted him happily. As for that Wu Xuan, he walked to Song Meng's side without a word and stood with his hands tied.

"Senior Martial Aunt Hong Fu!" Although Han Li didn't know what was going on, he naturally wouldn't lack the proper etiquette.

Upon hearing Han Li's greeting, the woman in red didn't immediately express anything, but instead began to look Han Li up and down carefully.

After a long while, a smile finally appeared on her face, and she said somewhat stiffly.

"Mm, very good!"

"Haha! It seems Senior Sister Hong Fu is very satisfied! Although this disciple of mine has a somewhat ordinary appearance, he is a genuine Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and he is clever and sensible, very much to my liking!" Seeing the woman in red looking quite satisfied, Li Li Huayuan instantly beamed with joy and began to praise Han Li greatly.

This left Han Li completely bewildered, not knowing what it was all about!

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