Chapter 532: Exchange Meeting

The little old man heard Han Li's words, smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly agreed. Then he changed direction and flew in front.

Han Li followed him unhurriedly, his expression calm.

"Senior's face seems a bit unfamiliar, may I ask your name, and where have you been cultivating in the past? Perhaps I have heard of your great name before!" Huang Huang Mingli flew for a while, stole a glance at Han Li, and asked cautiously.

"My surname is Li, I have been cultivating in my cave dwelling in the past, and I just came out of seclusion after successfully forming my Core. It's very normal that you haven't seen me, Fellow Daoist Huang." Han Li naturally wouldn't say anything true and responded casually.

Huang Huang Mingli couldn't hear any flaws in Han Li's words, and although he was still somewhat suspicious in his heart, he could only say words of congratulations.

Subsequently, Huang Huang Mingli was very sensible and didn't ask Han Li for any news, instead taking the initiative to tell Han Li about the several clashes between cultivators and demon beasts that had occurred recently. However, looking at his sighing appearance, he didn't seem very optimistic about the future of humans here.

Listening to this person's endless chatter, although Han Li didn't say much, he had a clearer understanding of the current situation in the Outer Sea.

In the next half month, no accidents occurred on the way, and Han Li and the little old man successfully arrived at a very ordinary-looking small island.

This island was only a hundred miles in size, and the spiritual energy was pitifully thin. Except for small patches of grass and trees, it was just bare gray rocks, which was truly a deserted island appearance seen everywhere in the Outer Sea.

It seemed that choosing this place was the best cover for the existence of the secret market.

However, even so, when they were still half a day's journey from the small island, Han Li and the two began to use concealment techniques, restraining their escape light and sneaking forward.

This was naturally also required by the owner of the secret market.

Han Li didn't show any impatience after hearing Huang Huang Mingli's plea and silently followed suit. This made Huang Huang Mingli breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, some Core Formation cultivators were not very easy to talk to.

At this moment, after Huang Huang Mingli flew around the sky above the small island, he landed towards a pile of messy rocks.

Seeing this, Han Li had a hint of strangeness on his face.

If he wasn't mistaken, there were no restrictions in this place. Could it be...

Just as Han Li was a bit suspicious, Huang Huang Mingli was already standing beside a giant rock, skillfully knocking on the stone wall three times.

A moment later, the giant rock suddenly split open to reveal a black hole about a zhang in size.

Huang Huang Mingli immediately stepped forward, said a few words in a low voice into the hole, and then turned to greet Han Li in the air loudly:

"Senior Li, this is the place. Let's go in!"

Han Li nodded indifferently, walked over, and walked in directly.

Inside the cave entrance was a slanting stone staircase, and beside the staircase stood an old man in a gray robe with white hair and beard, about the late-stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Welcome, Senior, to our market, I hope Senior can find what you need inside." As soon as the old man saw Han Li enter, he immediately said with a smile, appearing neither humble nor arrogant.

"I hope so!" Han Li said calmly and took the lead in walking down.

Now Han Li understood that obviously, to prevent demon beasts from discovering the abnormality of spiritual energy here, there were no formation restrictions here, just an opening of a temporary underground place.

After walking a short distance along the staircase, Han Li's eyes lit up.

Ahead appeared a vast underground world, five or six zhang high, with all the mud solidified by the petrification technique, and supported by green stone pillars. In the middle were all square small stone houses, hanging various signs.

Over a hundred cultivators were trading various things and raw materials in these stone houses.

"Senior Li, this level is just for ordinary cargo trading. If you want to buy rare materials, you need to go to the next level." Huang Huang Mingli pointed to a stone staircase leading down beside a stone pillar and reminded him on the side.

"If I need information on the lair of high-tier demon beasts, where can I find out?" Han Li scanned the stone staircase but didn't go over, instead asking in a deep voice.

Huang Huang Mingli was clearly startled when he heard this. A hint of suspicion flashed on his face, but then he blinked his small eyes and answered familiarly:

"That depends on what level of demon beast Senior needs. If it's a Level 5 or 6 demon beast, just look for the 'Listening Wind Pavilion' below, they specialize in selling some rare treasures and the whereabouts of high-tier demon beasts. Let the fellow Daoists rely on their own abilities to take them. But if it's a higher-level demon beast, they won't have it either. You can only see if other Core Formation seniors have information in this regard. After all, the whereabouts of such level demon beasts are generally not easily leaked. Senior can participate in the exchange meeting prepared specifically for Core Formation cultivators. Perhaps there might be a harvest in this regard."

"Exchange meeting?" Han Li's expression moved, and a hint of interest appeared on his face.

"Yes! Usually, only Core Formation cultivators have raw materials and treasures needed by other Core Formation cultivators, so every time the market is held, the owner of this place will gather these seniors together to hold a private small-scale exchange meeting, so that these seniors can take what they need, and the owner will also take out many rare things to participate." Huang Huang Mingli explained carefully.

"When does this exchange meeting start?" Han Li curled his lips slightly and asked slowly without changing his expression.

"I estimate Senior will have to wait a few more days, basically when the market is in the middle of the process, naturally someone will come to invite Senior to participate." The little old man added hurriedly.

Hearing this, Han Li narrowed his eyes, and a hint of pondering appeared on his face, as if he was considering something.

But after a while, he looked at Huang Huang Mingli and said:

"Below, Li intends to look around alone, so I will part ways with you here. No need for you to accompany me." Han Li didn't want anyone to follow him when he was looking for the Thousand-Leaf Dew, so he said this without ceremony.

The little old man didn't show any surprise when he heard this, but instead agreed with a full face of smiles.

"Senior's words are exactly what I wanted. I also want to buy some materials. Then I will say goodbye here. If Senior still needs help, just come to me." Huang Huang Mingli bowed to Han Li respectfully and said goodbye, heading towards a raw material shop nearby. It seemed he wanted to deal with those demon beast corpses first.

The other party's sensibility and cleverness made Han Li quite satisfied.

After a glance, he walked towards a shop in the opposite direction with his hands behind his back. This shop was piled with all kinds of medicinal herbs.

Three days later, Han Li was sitting cross-legged in a quiet room in the market, closing his eyes and resting.

But he felt quite depressed in his heart.

On the first day he arrived at this market, he ran through all the shops on the first and second floors, and sure enough, although companion demon grass was easy to find, no shop had any companion demon grass for Level 8 demon beasts.

As for that "Listening Wind Pavilion", it also didn't have news of any demon beasts above Level 7.

In this way, he could only wait for the exchange meeting to be held to see if other Core Formation cultivators could have relevant information.

As for the remaining two days, he didn't go anywhere. He specifically rented a quiet room to practice Qi here to see if there was any possibility of breaking through the bottleneck.

As a result, he naturally gained nothing.

Two knocks on the door came from outside the quiet room.

"What's the matter?" Han Li, although he had expected it, still opened his eyes and asked coldly.

"Senior Li! This junior has been ordered to invite Senior to participate in the exchange meeting. I wonder if Senior is interested in participating?" A sweet female voice said respectfully.

"I know. Naturally, I will participate!" Han Li replied slowly, then stood up, pulled open the stone door, and walked out of the quiet room.

Outside, a woman in white was waiting respectfully with her head lowered.

At this moment, when she saw Han Li come out, she immediately raised her head and revealed a charming and moving face.

But when Han Li saw the woman's beautiful face, his body trembled, and he stared at her face, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"How could it be her? How could she be in this place?" Han Li thought in astonishment.

"Senior, is there anything wrong?" The woman before his eyes was stared at so directly by Han Li, her charming cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head and asked somewhat uneasily.

"Nothing, lead the way." Han Li's face quickly returned to normal, and his mouth said plainly.

The woman in white still felt uneasy in her heart, but still answered obediently, and then led Han Li away from the quiet room with light steps.

Looking at the plump, proud, and tall figure of the woman leading the way, Han Li frowned inadvertently, and the suspicion on his face grew stronger.

After passing through the square on the second floor, the woman leading the way brought Han Li to a remote stone wall.

The woman pressed lightly on the stone wall, and after a burst of white light rippled, a stone door full of runes appeared out of thin air.

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