Chapter 414: Inside the Pearl

Two months later, Han Li finally walked out of the secret chamber.

At this time, although his face was a bit haggard, his heart was filled with excitement.

Thinking of the seventy-two "Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords" that had been absorbed into his body, Han Li couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, revealing an undisguised joy.

He had spent twenty-odd years of effort for this natal magic treasure, and finally, it had been refined without any mistakes.

Although he hadn't tested the power of this treasure yet, presumably after a period of cultivation, even the power of a single flying sword would definitely be far above ordinary magic treasures like the Green Brilliance Sword.

Just as he was feeling proud in his heart, his spiritual sense also received the news of the "Gold-Eating Insects" laying eggs from Qu Hun.

This made him even happier!

Han Li rested in his bedroom for a day and then went to the insect room.

As a result, the insect room was covered in a large area of white, everywhere were snow-white Gold-Eating Insect eggs.

Han Li did not hesitate and immediately opened another insect room nearby, making it exactly the same as the original one, and then drew a huge spirit-control formation on the ground of the new insect room, dripping in a large amount of essence blood.

Afterwards, he moved most of the insect eggs into the formation in the new insect room and conducted the spirit-control ceremony for recognition.

In the original insect room, he left nearly a thousand insect eggs with the most vigorous aura.

After doing all this, Han Li truly relaxed and went to visit some cultivators he had befriended in the nearby cave dwellings to return to normal cultivation.

During the years Han Li entered the world, a series of major events occurred in the entire Chaotic Star Sea cultivation world, making it appear turbulent and uneasy.

Among them, the most influential was that eight or nine forces of various sizes, including the "Six-Linked Hall," suddenly had rebellions among their subordinates or disciples overnight, and those leaders or sect masters were replaced by some people who were originally unknown.

And some inconspicuous small sects appeared to have been exterminated and their sect treasures stolen.

For a time, all forces in the Chaotic Star Sea felt insecure, almost simultaneously shrinking their manpower and suspecting each other.

But the worst part was that, for some unknown time, rumors had been circulating in the cultivation world that the "Heavenly Star Sages" had long since suffered qi deviation and their cultivation bases were completely crippled.

It was also said that they were now being held hostage by a few subordinates and were powerless to control the Star Palace.

Once this news came out, there was an uproar.

Almost everyone concerned about this matter was paying attention to the reaction of the Star Palace people to this rumor.

But what was astonishing was that the Star Palace had no reaction at all; they neither came out to refute the rumor nor admitted it.

In this way, the entire Chaotic Star Sea was even more panicked.

Similarly, some forces that had long had ambitions and were lurking began to stir.

Some were secretly plotting something, and some began to set up some shameful offensive and defensive alliances.

But on the surface, shortly after the rumors spread, all kinds of chaos suddenly disappeared without a trace, and it seemed that everything had returned to normal.

But those in the know understood that this was just the calm before the storm.

Therefore, when he met these befriended cultivators and discussed this matter with them, they all revealed some worried expressions.

Han Li didn't care much about this!

To him, whether the Star Palace continued to dominate the Chaotic Star Sea or other forces rose to replace them, it was all the same.

In any case, he was a lone wolf, and as long as he was careful and didn't get involved for no reason, it would be fine.

And according to Han Li's own plan, he intended to spend the next few years cultivating his flying swords and refining a few more powerful formation-setting tools.

Then he would go out to sea to hunt those level-six demon beasts.

After all, for a Core Formation cultivator, only pills refined from level-six demon beast cores had a significant effect on increasing cultivation.

Thus, in the following days, Han Li refined artifacts and studied formation methods during the day, and sat cross-legged at night, slowly polishing the seventy-two "Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords" in his body.

Not long after, the Gold-Eating Insect eggs finally hatched.

Han Li happily packed the recognized Gold-Eating Insects into several high-level spirit beast bags and slowly trained and commanded them in his spare time, so that they could be driven when facing enemies in the future.

According to Han Li's own heart, he was quite satisfied with this stable cultivation life.

Since he had successfully reached the Core Formation stage, he naturally began to set his sights on the Nascent Soul stage, wanting to try whether he could still have a day to form a Nascent Soul.

But on this day, Han Li was cultivating his flying swords in the mansion when he suddenly stiffened and slowly walked out.

Outside the cave dwelling stood a middle-aged man in his forties, with fair skin, narrow eyes, and long eyebrows, appearing gentle and elegant.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I have disturbed you!" As soon as the middle-aged man saw Han Li come out, he immediately greeted him gently.

"Brother Jin! How do you have time to come to my humble abode? Please come in!" Han Li did not dare to be negligent, hurriedly returned the greeting, and invited the middle-aged man into the mansion for a chat.

This person's full name was Jin Qing, a Core Formation cultivator who lived near Han Li. He was quite upright and had given some pointers when Han Li first reached the Core Formation stage, making him the one with the best relationship among the cultivators he had befriended.

Last time Han Li visited him, he found that the other party was not in the cave dwelling. After asking around, he learned that this Fellow Daoist Jin had been traveling for several years and had not returned.

Now seeing this person, he was naturally a bit happy in his heart.

"No need. Jin will just say it here; I have other things to do in a while." Jin Qing waved his hand and said with a faint smile.

"Whatever the matter, Brother Jin, just say it. Han Mou is all ears." Han Li said jokingly.

Hearing this, Jin Qing revealed a slight smile. He then said slowly:

"I haven't been back for long, and I heard from other fellow daoists nearby that Fellow Daoist Han has been studying formation methods all these years and has now achieved some success. This is truly a gratifying matter!"

"It's a coincidence; I happened to encounter a difficult problem while traveling, and I must break a formation restriction in a certain place. So this time, I came to borrow your attainments in formations, and I hope Fellow Daoist Han will not decline."

"Restriction! I wonder where it is?" Han Li was stunned, then asked with his usual expression.

"Fellow Daoist, please look at this item!"

Jin Qing did not answer him, but instead took out an item from his storage bag and handed it to Han Li.

Han Li took it and looked; it was actually a white pearl the size of a thumb.

"This is?" Han Li looked at Jin Qing with a look of surprise.

"Fellow Daoist, inject some spiritual power into this item, and you will know." Jin Qing chuckled, revealing a mysterious look.

Han Li frowned, and helplessly injected some spiritual power into it.

Dazzling white light burst out from the pearl the moment Han Li's spiritual power was injected.

To mortals, these rays of light might need to be avoided to avoid hurting their eyes. But Han Li was a Core Formation cultivator, and after discovering that these were just ordinary white light, he focused his gaze on the pearl and looked closely.

As a result, the expression on Han Li's face moved slightly.

Because at this moment, something seemed to have appeared in the pearl.

This time, Han Li didn't wait for Jin Qing's reminder and took the initiative to probe his spiritual sense into it. At the same time, as time passed, his expression began to become solemn.

"Ancient cultivator ruins?" Han Li took back his spiritual sense, took a deep breath, and asked the middle-aged cultivator.

"Not quite sure? However, using such an ancient method to store maps is something only those ancient cultivators would do." Jin Qing's face rose with a hint of excitement, and he said urgently.

Han Li nodded upon hearing this.

Using pearls and shells to store some important information was indeed something ancient cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea often did.

And in this pearl, half a map-like thing was stored.

At this time, Jin Qing added on the side:

"There are two such pearls in total, and putting them together forms a complete map. I discovered them together with a fellow daoist in a small shop. At that time, they were strung on a necklace with other ordinary pearls, so he and I each took one and joined forces to find the place on the map."

"So, you have already found the location on the map!" Han Li touched his chin and asked thoughtfully.

"That's right. We spent five or six years back and forth before finally finding the place on the map not long ago. Unfortunately, this place is completely shrouded by a large formation. Neither of us knows anything about formation methods, so we had to return in defeat."

"However, I made an appointment with the other person. After returning, we would each invite an expert in formation methods to come and break the formation. Fellow Daoist Han also knows that there are very few people in our rogue cultivation circle who practice formation methods. Even if there are two or three, I am not familiar with them. After returning, Jin was worrying about this when I heard about your matter, so I had to thicken my face and ask you for help. Fellow Daoist Han, rest assured! As long as we can break the formation, whatever appears in the ancient cultivator ruins, we will calculate a share for you." Seeing Han Li's hesitation, Jin Qing explained in detail to Han Li and made a promise.

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