Chapter 412: Refining

The lives of secular people were indeed very different from those of cultivators, filled with joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, life, old age, sickness, and death.

A few short years of observation made Han Li feel many tastes he had long forgotten, both positive emotions and negative feelings.

But no matter which one, they all touched Han Li's state of mind to a certain extent, allowing him to re-experience them and then understand and reflect on them from the perspective of a cultivator.

At the same time, his level of artifact refining and his understanding of formations also gradually improved day by day.

The most obvious thing was that after a year or two, this "Green Bamboo Pavilion" of Han Li's gradually became somewhat famous in this area.

Because in Han Li's shop, cultivators could often find some cheap but well-performing magic tools. Some lucky people even happened to buy some rare mid-level talismans in the shop.

After this news spread in a small circle, some low-level cultivators immediately flocked to it.

The magic tools and talismans were naturally refined by Han Li himself. Since entering the Core Formation stage, he could finally cast a few mid-level spells he had long envied.

Although they were only the most superficial ones among the mid-level spells, Han Li was extremely satisfied.

Mid-level spell talismans could be refined using ordinary talisman paper made from spiritual herbs of longer years, but it would be even better if rare demon beast skins were used as raw materials, which could not only increase the power of the talismans but also improve the success rate to a certain extent. However, each type of talisman had its own unique requirements for spiritual skin, and not all demon beast skins could be used universally.

Fortunately, when Han Li sold that batch of demon beast materials, he had thought of this in advance and kept a large amount of materials that could be used for talisman making.

Otherwise, even if he had learned the spells, he would still have no way to refine talismans.

Han Li first practiced with inferior demon beast skins, and only when he felt his state was good would he refine a few special talismans using rare materials.

Those practice talismans were basically attack-type spells. Han Li would put one or two of them on the shelf every month or two, and whoever saw them first would get them.

From the perspective of Han Li's Core Formation cultivation base, these talismans were chicken ribs compared to magic treasures, and keeping them was of no use.

But Han Li clearly underestimated the temptation of mid-level talismans to those Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even though he raised the price of the talismans one after another, cultivators still bought them without hesitation, making Han Li quite a small fortune.

But unfortunately, mid-level talismans were truly extremely difficult to refine. Even with so many demon beast skins for practice, the success rate was pitifully low, looking like he only succeeded once every twenty or thirty attempts.

Compared to the success rate of primary talismans, Han Li could only smile bitterly.

Otherwise, Han Li could have become a wealthy man among cultivators just by selling mid-level talismans.

In addition, with the improvement of Han Li's artifact refining level, more mid-tier and upper-tier magic tools appeared in the shop, making the reputation of "Green Bamboo Pavilion" even more resounding.

But fortunately, this fame was only in a small circle of low-level cultivators, so Han Li didn't have to worry about causing any trouble.

By the ninth year of his arrival here, Han Li began to explore refining formation flags and formation disks by combining the simple formations he had understood.

Because he had the relevant insights provided by Qi Qi Yunxiao and Xin Xin Ruyin, Han Li could avoid many detours and master some key small techniques.

But even so, refining a complete set of formation-setting tools was still an extremely difficult thing for him, who was new to this field, and it was not something that could be effective in a short time.

However, Han Li was not in a hurry. After reaching the Core Formation stage, he had plenty of time to slowly accumulate experience and understanding.

Moreover, the most important thing now was to ponder the refining method of the "Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords" while refining things, to ensure success in one go.

After all, when refining this magic treasure, there were no extra materials for him to try a second time.

Time passed day by day like this while Han Li refined magic tools and studied formation methods.

Spring went and autumn came!

Unknowingly, this "Green Bamboo Pavilion," which had become somewhat famous, had been open for twenty-odd years, and Han Li had also become an old man in his fifties.

This was naturally not Han Li's true appearance, but in order to conceal his eternal youth, he had to make his appearance look old as time passed.

And the current Han Li was standing in the back courtyard of the shop, looking at everything around him with strange emotions in his heart.

Just yesterday, he had transferred this shop to someone else and finally ended his life of entering the world.

Because just a few days ago, the sixth "Golden Lightning Bamboo" he had been looking forward to had also been ripened to ten thousand years, so he had to return to his cave dwelling to refine his magic treasure.

Having lived in this place for twenty-odd years, even if Han Li had no waves in his heart, he still felt a bit of attachment when parting.

Presumably, this life in the market would become a rare and peaceful experience in his life.

At this moment, a loud shouting came from next door, and Han Li couldn't help but smile knowingly when he heard it.

Even without using his spiritual sense to explore, he knew it must be the shop owner next door recommending the "treasure of the shop" that hadn't been sold for seven or eight years.

This neighbor was inheriting his father's business; the old shop owner from when Han Li first moved here had returned home to enjoy his old age four years ago.

Although the old shop owner's son had a fiery temper, he was quite honest. It was just that when doing business, he liked to boast about the goods in his shop, which really made many foreign cultivators stunned by his words.

Han Li sighed, shook his head slightly, and then took Qu Hun, who was standing in the front hall, and walked out of this "Green Bamboo Pavilion."

Not long after, the figures of the two completely disappeared from this corner of the market.

Once back at the cave dwelling, Han Li immediately entered the secret chamber with many refining materials and set up a small formation he had understood over these years outside.

This formation had no other function, but it could effectively conceal spiritual energy fluctuations. It was just right for Han Li to use when refining magic treasures.

He didn't want to be spied on by others while refining his magic treasure halfway.

Then, Han Li sat quietly in the secret chamber for three days and three nights, letting his spirit and magic power reach their best state before starting the act of refining the magic treasure.

First, he took the Paste Jade box out of his storage bag and placed it flat on the ground in front of him.

Then he opened the lid, revealing the six Heavenly Lightning Bamboos inside.

Han Li looked at these bamboos solemnly, took a deep breath, and then extended a finger to lightly tap one of the green bamboos in the box.

Immediately, the foot-long Heavenly Lightning Bamboo flew out of the box and floated in front of his chest, motionless.

Han Li solemnly pinched a magic seal, his face glowing with a flowing luster, and gradually a layer of green light emerged.

As the green light grew thicker, Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a thin, silk-like green pill fire, which landed exactly on the Heavenly Lightning Bamboo in front of him.

With a "crackling" sound, a pale golden electric arc appeared on the surface of the bamboo, and it unceremoniously isolated the pill fire, not letting it get close by even half a step.

Seeing this scene, a sharp glint flashed in Han Li's eyes, and the green pill fire immediately thickened by a few points, instantly wrapping both the electric arc and the bamboo body in green fire, beginning the long refining process.

Pill fire consumed a relatively large amount of spiritual power, but fortunately, Han Li had been prepared for this. At the same time he released the pill fire, he grabbed a deep green spirit stone in both hands, starting to absorb the spiritual energy within, and when the spirit stone couldn't replenish it in time, he casually took out a pill and swallowed it.

Even if these pills couldn't be immediately converted into magic power, the sufficient spiritual energy they contained was enough to make Han Li, who was prepared for a protracted war, feel fearless.

Three days passed, and the electric arc on the surface of the Heavenly Lightning Bamboo finally dissipated because the bamboo's own spiritual energy was exhausted. Without the obstruction, the green pill fire burned directly onto the body of the Heavenly Lightning Bamboo.

A few days later, signs of melting appeared on the surface of the bamboo, and some parts began to shine faintly, seeping out dense, multicolored small liquid beads.

After more than ten days like this, the entire Heavenly Lightning Bamboo finally had all its impurities removed and was refined by Han Li into a lump of emerald green concentrated liquid the size of a fist.

It looked extremely viscous!

Looking at this small lump of liquid, Han Li let out a long sigh of relief. As long as he could refine the Heavenly Lightning Bamboo, the rest would be much easier.

Thinking this, Han Li stopped his pill fire and put away the spirit stones in both hands.

Then, he spread his ten fingers, and ten spiritual threads as thin as strings flew out, inserting themselves into the green liquid.

Afterwards, Han Li's fingers flicked non-stop, and under the traction of the spiritual threads, the liquid lump began to rotate and deform.

Under the traction of the spiritual threads, a small piece of green liquid separated from the main body and floated in the nearby air.

Then the second piece, the third piece...

When the last piece was separated, twelve pieces of liquid of the same size appeared in the air.

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