Chapter 747

Hearing Han Li's words, Lu Luo, who was at his side, revealed a thoughtful look, faintly guessing something.

"What materials? Fellow Daoist Han, you may speak plainly," Long Han asked slowly.

"I require some Geng Gold to refine magic treasures. And the more the better. However, fellow Daoists, please rest assured, I will exchange items of equal value for this Geng Gold. It is not something I am asking for for free. I only need to borrow the power of the Alliance to help me collect it, or inquire about the whereabouts of Geng Gold," Han Li said with a calm expression.

Being unable to obtain a large amount of Geng Gold to refine the Great Geng Sword Array had always been a matter that gave Han Li a massive headache. Now that there was such an opportunity, he naturally had to make full use of it.

"Geng Gold!"

Upon hearing the name of this material, everyone present could not hide their look of astonishment.

How could these people not know of the famous "Treasure of Sharp Metal"?

Even though they had already anticipated it in their hearts, Han Li mentioning such a heaven-defying treasure still left most of the people present stunned.

"Fellow Daoist Han, what kind of magic treasure are you trying to refine that you need as much Geng Gold as possible? Do you know that for ordinary magic treasures, adding just a little bit can increase their power significantly? Similarly, if too much is added, the effect will not change much more," the elder surnamed Kuang frowned, feeling a bit puzzled.

"Rest assured, I naturally know this. I only want to ask if the Alliance can collect a certain amount of this item," Han Li said calmly, his expression unchanged.

"Since Fellow Daoist Han is willing to exchange items of equal value, it is not impossible to help you collect this material and inquire about relevant news. However, once ordinary people get their hands on this kind of thing, they will use it immediately. And judging by your tone, Fellow Daoist Han, it seems you need quite a large quantity. This is likely very difficult to handle. Even if some clues can be found, the owners will treat it as a treasure and keep it secret. It is not easy for us to get to the bottom of it, otherwise, only a small piece would not have appeared at the auction not long ago," Long Han sighed and shook his head.

Hearing this, Han Li's heart sank. He had naturally considered these words from the other party long ago.

However, besides this method, he was truly at his wit's end.

If it were truly impossible to find so much Geng Gold in Tiannan, would he really have to go to the legendary Great Empire, or other places like the Tian Sha Continent to search for it?

But then again, since the Great Jin Kingdom was more than ten times larger than Tiannan, it might actually be possible to find so much Geng Gold there.

Moreover, he was still carrying a bone box brought out from the Yin-Ming Land, which contained the refining method for the "Spirit-Descending Talisman." If he reached the Great Jin Kingdom, this item would naturally have to be returned to the Heaven Talisman Sect.

Thinking of this, Han Li felt a wave of depression in his heart.

Seeing Han Li's hesitant expression, Lu Luo could not help but open his mouth to persuade him:

"Junior Martial Brother Han, you had better change your conditions. Geng Gold is truly something that can be met by chance but not sought."

Upon hearing this, Han Li frowned inadvertently, and after thinking for a moment, he still shook his head and said:

"No matter what, Geng Gold is very important to me. Even if the hope is slim, I still hope the Alliance can agree to this matter."

Having said this, Han Li's face was full of determination.

"Since Fellow Daoist Han is so insistent, we will let the Alliance disciples do their best to handle this matter. But it is possible that not a single piece of Geng Gold will be found. Fellow Daoist Han, do not regret it then." Long Han seemed to see that Han Li's mind was made up, so he did not say anything more and finally nodded in agreement.

After all, for an organization as large as the Heaven Dao Alliance, this was just letting the low-tier disciples run errands and pay more attention to news in this regard. It could not be considered a very difficult task.

The elder surnamed Kuang and the other cultivators naturally had no objections.

However, Long Han and the others seemed to feel that such compensation was a bit too hasty. They immediately took out another bag of mid-tier spirit stones, which looked to be over a hundred pieces, as another form of compensation.

Han Li smiled when he saw this and accepted it without being polite.

Seeing this, the cultivators in the hall were naturally in harmony.

The members of the Heaven Dao Alliance chatted in the side hall for a while longer, during which Long Han and the others asked in detail about the situation of the battle at Mount Huanglong that day, and paid special attention to the supernatural powers of the black-robed person and the suddenly appearing Mulan Divine Master.

Han Li did not cover anything up regarding this and recounted the whole process of the event.

Of course, anything involving his own cultivation techniques and magic treasures was naturally glossed over and not mentioned.

Long Han and the others would not commit the taboo of cultivators by asking about Han Li's cultivation techniques.

However, when Han Li mentioned his suspicion that those black-robed people were not monsters or ghosts, but rather demonic cultivators who had practiced some kind of demonic art, Long Han's eyebrows could not help but twitch wildly.

As a result, Han Li stayed there for nearly half a day before finally bidding farewell and leaving.

Just as Lu Luo and Han Li left the main hall and walked out of the gate, a sound transmission talisman flew into Lu Luo's hand.

After reading it, Lu Luo smiled bitterly at Han Li:

"I have some urgent matters and I'm afraid I cannot continue to accompany you, Junior Martial Brother. You can wander around Tianyi City yourself. Tonight, we brothers will have a good chat."

"Please go ahead and attend to your business, Senior Martial Brother Lu. I was just thinking of seeing this city alone!" Han Li smiled kindly at Lu Luo's gesture of goodwill.

Thus, Lu Luo felt relieved, cupped his fists, and hurriedly left Han Li's side, turning into a streak of light and escaping into the distance.

It seems it really was an urgent matter!

Han Li watched Lu Luo's escaping light and shook his head, but after thinking about it, he smiled and nodded.

He looked up at the sky, pondered for a moment, and then walked toward the central area.

But after only a few steps, Han Li's eyes flashed, and he stopped again.

He slowly turned around and looked toward a nearby alley entrance.

He saw the woman surnamed Song from Bai Feng Peak standing there, biting her red lips, her expression somewhat hesitant.

Han Li blinked and waved his hand at the woman.

The woman surnamed Song hesitated for a moment, but still walked over with graceful steps.

"Greetings, Han Han Shishu!" the beautiful female cultivator of the Falling Cloud Sect said respectfully. Her voice was pleasant and melodious.

"How long have you been waiting here?" Han Li asked calmly, his hands behind his back, staring at the woman's beautiful face.

"It has already been an hour," the woman surnamed Song replied softly, lowering her head slightly.

"It seems you really have something to tell me. However, this is not the place to talk, come with me," Han Li scanned his surroundings and said coldly.

Afterward, without waiting for the woman's reply, Han Li walked away unhurriedly.

After the woman surnamed Song's beautiful face flickered with uncertainty for a while, she stomped her foot and followed him.

"What is it, speak!" Han Li found a secluded, uninhabited place nearby with the woman, turned around, and asked calmly.

"It's like this. Someone asked me to pass a letter to you and wants to see you," the woman surnamed Song hesitated for a moment, then reached into her bosom, took out a jade slip, and handed it to Han Li with both hands.

"A letter?" Han Li's eyes showed surprise. After scanning the item with his spiritual sense, he reached out and took it.

However, he did not immediately immerse his spiritual sense into it. Instead, he stared at the woman's beautiful face and asked:

"Who gave it to you? You should know, right!"

"It is a good friend of mine. She said she knows you, so she asked me to pass this item to you," the woman surnamed Song said, her expression becoming unusually calm after handing over the jade slip.

"She knows me?" Han Li narrowed his eyes, his expression shifting. After tilting his head and thinking for a moment, he gently pressed the jade slip against his forehead, his face becoming expressionless.

A moment later, a strange look appeared on Han Li's face. He removed the jade slip from his forehead, looked at the woman surnamed Song, and asked in a slightly softer tone:

"Where are they? Take me there."

"You really know my friend!" This time it was the woman surnamed Song's turn to blink her beautiful eyes in surprise.

"Indeed, we have some friendship. I didn't expect you to know her," Han Li said with a calm expression, noncommittally.

"I only got to know this friend in the last two years. I originally thought she was joking when she said she knew you. I didn't expect it to be true. I have arranged for her to be in an uninhabited place outside the city. I will take you there now," the woman surnamed Song said, her spirits lifted, and she smiled beautifully, appearing unusually charming.

Han Li and the woman then headed toward the city gate one after the other. Once they were out of Tianyi City, under the guidance of the woman surnamed Song, Han Li flew toward the south of the city in a streak of light.

After flying for several dozen miles, they landed in front of a secluded, uninhabited small valley.

The entrance to the valley was shrouded in a milky white mist, and a small illusion spell had been cast on it.

The woman surnamed Song raised her hand without a word, holding a token she had retrieved at some point. A red light shot into the white mist, and the mist rolled for a while before gradually clearing, revealing a small, lush green path.

"Please, Han Shishu!" the woman respectfully let Han Li go first.

With Han Li's current spiritual sense, before he even entered the valley, the situation inside had already fallen into his eyes.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and he walked along the small path.

This small, exquisite valley was not large, covering only a mere hundred zhang. There were only a few small stone houses in the valley and nothing else, and one could tell at a glance that this was only a temporary place.

However, the surroundings were kept clean, and there were no weeds or anything of the sort appearing near these stone houses.

Perhaps the woman surnamed Song's act of breaking the restriction woke up the people in the stone houses.

A graceful figure flickered, and a beautiful woman dressed in yellow appeared at the entrance of one of the stone houses.

The woman saw Han Li walking at the very front at a glance, and her face immediately showed a complex expression. After hesitating for a moment, she still walked over gracefully, bowed to Han Li, opened her cherry lips, and said:

"Mei Ning greets Senior Han. Congratulations to Senior for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage."

The woman's voice was gentle and pleasant, but there was a hint of indescribable resentment hidden in her words.

Upon hearing this, Han Li's face showed a hint of embarrassment. After a bitter smile, he said slowly:

"Miss Mei, we haven't seen each other for several years, and you are still as elegant as ever. And looking at your cultivation, it seems you are almost at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and will soon enter the False Core realm!"

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