Chapter 831: Obtaining the Fruit

With important matters at hand, Han Li naturally wouldn't study this demon core now. He flipped his palm, green light flashed, and the object vanished without a trace.

Han Li raised his hand again, cast the three empty spirit beast pouches into mid-air, and pointed at the Gold-Devouring Beetles in the air, emitting a long whistle from his mouth.

Suddenly, the insect swarm buzzed loudly, transformed into three golden clouds, and flew back into the three spirit beast pouches, which Han Li collected one by one.

As for the Great Geng Sword Array, with a move of Han Li's divine sense, it reverted into thirty-six golden flying swords, which shrank and flew into his sleeve on their own.

"Go and pick the spirit fruit. Be quick. I don't know how long the illusion array I set up earlier can confuse the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators." After saying this, Han Li transformed into a streak of green light and shot toward the lake.

Seeing this, Zi Ling followed closely behind.

The light faded, and Han Li and his companion appeared a foot above the spirit grass.

After scanning the top of the spirit grass, Han Li didn't rush to pick it, but turned his head and said calmly to Zi Ling beside him:

"You pick it first, be careful! This Spirit Candle Fruit is quite strange; it must be stored in something made of wood, otherwise, its medicinal properties won't be preserved for even a few days."

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Han. I will be extra careful." Zi Ling suppressed the excitement in her heart, gave Han Li a charming smile, and thanked him lightly.

She didn't hesitate to shake her fragrant sleeve, and a jade-green wooden box appeared in her jade hand.

Then she stretched out a jade finger and drew a line in the void below.

Suddenly, a white light flashed, and a Spirit Candle Fruit fell down.

But the wooden box in her hand, which had been prepared long ago, flipped, and white, misty glow swept out from the box, wrapping the spirit fruit and rolling it into the box.

Then she flicked her hand over the box, and the lid closed on its own.

After doing all this, Zi Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief and carefully put the box into her storage pouch.

"Why? Zi Ling, are you not going to take another one?" Seeing this scene, Han Li was slightly stunned, a strange expression appearing on his face.

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Han, but one is enough. This time, being able to reach this place, aside from gathering some information at the beginning, I didn't contribute any effort at all. It was all thanks to Brother Han's divine abilities that we obtained this spirit fruit. Although I have some friendship with Brother Han, I won't be thick-skinned enough to split this fruit equally. You can keep the rest, Brother Han. After all, besides being able to refine Creation Pills, this spirit fruit has other wonderful uses even when consumed raw, such as increasing one's cultivation slightly." Zi Ling said with a charming smile.

Hearing Zi Ling's sensible words, Han Li was somewhat surprised.

To be honest, although this famous beauty of the Chaotic Star Sea was charming and moving, and the best-looking female cultivator he had ever seen, this woman's scheming was somewhat deep, and after the Miaoyin Sect was seized, her temperament had become somewhat paranoid. This made Han Li somewhat wary of her.

But now, speaking such sensible words, whether she was sincere or intentionally trying to befriend him, it made Han Li's impression of her improve quite a bit.

After all, facing such heaven and earth spirit fruits, being able to restrain the greed in one's heart was not an easy thing in itself.

"Since Zi Ling has said so, then Han will not be polite." Han Li nodded, not being polite at all. He immediately patted his waist. With a flash of white light, a wooden box prepared long ago appeared in his hand, and at the same time, he flicked his other hand lightly.

A sheet of green light covered the area, and the three Spirit Candle Fruits trembled and fell off on their own, then sank and were wrapped in the green light.

Han Li pulled lightly with one hand, and the three spirit fruits were collected into the wooden box.

"Let's go! We cannot stay here for long, and I don't know when the Ghost Spirit Sect people will catch up to this place. Although I don't fear them, I don't want to fight them here. After all, refining the pill is more important." After putting away the wooden box, Han Li said slowly.

"That is natural! The spirit fruit cannot be left for long. But we cannot return the same way, otherwise, we might run into the Ghost Spirit Sect people. It would be better to find a direction and escape for thousands of miles, then find a secret place to refine the pill! As for where to go, naturally, it is up to Brother Han to decide." Zi Ling blinked her beautiful eyes, pursed her red lips, and said.

"Where to go..." Han Li's brows furrowed, and he subconsciously looked around.

Suddenly, he remembered something and pressed his hand on his storage pouch. A piece of something resembling silk or cloth appeared in his hand. It was the map of the Fallen Devil Valley that Han Li had obtained from the green silkworm robe.

He looked at this map carefully and checked the surrounding environment and location. A look of surprise appeared on his face. The location of this desert was actually not far from the marker on the map. After flying for two days out of this desert, he should be able to reach the location marked on the map.

Looking at the rough marks on the map, Han Li pondered.

Zi Ling saw that Han Li didn't answer her question, but instead looked at a piece of unknown silk-like cloth in his hand, which was somewhat strange. However, this woman was extremely intelligent and didn't utter any urging words, but instead waited quietly in place for Han Li's decision.

"Follow me. Let's refine the pill first." Han Li made a decision, put away the map, and said indifferently. However, after looking at the spirit grass in front of him, he suddenly frowned and slashed into the void with his arm. A green light flashed, and a small branch fell.

But as soon as this branch touched the ground, it withered and turned yellow, turning into ashes in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this scene, Han Li felt a trace of regret in his eyes.

It seems that the records in the classics were true; the spirit root of the Spirit Candle Fruit is different from other spirit woods; it is one of the few spirit woods in this realm that cannot be transplanted at all. Once moved from its original location, the spirit wood will immediately wither and vanish, and it cannot be cultivated by humans.

Han Li didn't hesitate any longer, raised his hand, released a white light, cast the Wind-Riding Chariot, and flashed onto the chariot.

Seeing this, Zi Ling didn't hesitate to fly onto the chariot as well.

With a flash of white light, the Wind-Riding Chariot transformed into a ball of light and shot away, turning into a small white light spot on the horizon in a certain direction in the blink of an eye.

Han Li had already decided to find a place halfway to refine the Creation Pill, then quickly consume the pill and refine its medicinal properties. After experiencing the magical medicinal properties of the Creation Pill and everything going smoothly, he would then go to the location on the map to see what secret treasures were hidden there.

After all, this map was mysterious, and if there were treasures, they must be extraordinary.

As long as there didn't seem to be any great danger, Han Li naturally wouldn't easily let go of the location on the map.

And about an hour later, the Ghost Spirit Sect group finally arrived at the oasis.

But standing by the lake, looking at the ice lake that still showed no signs of melting and the spirit grass that was empty in the lake, the Ghost Spirit Sect disciples looked at each other in dismay, and Elder Zhong's face turned livid.

At this moment, Han Li was already thousands of miles away, escaping toward the location marked on the map.

Not long after, the two left the desert area, and a green-yellow plateau of varying heights appeared before them.

Seeing this terrain appear, Han Li couldn't help but sigh.

This corner of the Fallen Devil Valley actually encompassed almost everything; the mastery of the world's terrain was almost all contained within it, which was truly an incredible thing! It was unknown whether this terrain existed naturally in the Fallen Devil Valley or was formed by the great divine abilities of ancient cultivators.

After another half a day, Han Li steered the Wind-Riding Chariot to a hilly mountain range.

Looking at these not-so-tall mountain peaks, Han Li went deep into the mountains for hundreds of miles and finally found an ordinary-looking small mountain peak, stopping the Wind-Riding Chariot.

"Fellow Daoist Zi Ling, let's do it here! Let's refine the pill separately. I've scanned this place with my spiritual sense, and there shouldn't be any ancient restrictions or spatial rifts here; it's relatively safe nearby." Han Li floated in the low air by the foot of the mountain and said peacefully to Zi Ling.

"Thank you, Brother Han. Then I will take my leave first." Zi Ling scanned the surroundings, immediately responded with a smile, and then her figure transformed into a streak of light, shooting toward another mountain peak nearby. It seemed she was preparing to open a secret chamber to refine the pill.

Watching the woman disappear into that small mountain, Han Li withdrew his gaze and flicked his body, escaping from the flying chariot and landing a few feet away from it.

Forming a hand seal with both hands, he beckoned to the chariot, and it shrank rapidly, being collected into his sleeve.

Only then did Han Li transform into a streak of green light, heading straight for the middle of the small mountain in front of him.

A moment later, with the help of dozens of flying swords cutting the mountain rocks simultaneously, a simple cave dwelling appeared before his eyes.

Han Li set up a small array at the cave entrance before walking into the cave dwelling with an expressionless face.

For the sake of caution, he specifically released seven or eight Core Formation stage puppets to guard behind the cave entrance to prevent any accidents.

Only then did Han Li walk into a secret chamber with peace of mind. He threw his storage pouch into the air, and under the guidance of his divine sense, the many auxiliary materials for the Creation Pill he had prepared long ago poured out in white glow.

Finally, Han Li took out the wooden box containing the Spirit Candle Fruit and a small, antique-looking green tripod, letting them float lightly in front of him.

Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly and scanned these things, took a deep breath, and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

Although this was Han Li's first time refining the Creation Pill, with his almost master-level attainment in alchemy, he was naturally confident. Moreover, for this trip to the Fallen Devil Valley, Han Li had prepared exceptionally well; whether it was the Spirit Candle Fruit as the main ingredient or other materials as auxiliary ingredients, he had prepared many portions. Even if he failed a few times, it wouldn't matter.

As for whether Zi Ling could use that one Spirit Candle Fruit to refine the Creation Pill, Han Li didn't know clearly, as this woman had never shown her alchemy skills in front of him. But since this woman only took one spirit fruit, she must have had some confidence.

Thinking this in his heart, Han Li stared at the small tripod spinning in front of him without blinking.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth, and a green Nascent Soul fire sprayed out, circled the small tripod, and with a "pfft" sound, wrapped the tripod, burning fiercely.

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