"You want to seize power!" Han Li asked calmly, his expression unchanged.
"That's right. How can we cultivators be like those mortals, driven by those so-called elders who come and go as soon as they are called, we should be the elders of the village. I am a dignified foundation-building cultivator, and I am driven by some mortals. After such a long time, it has long been unbearable. Before that, we had too few monks, so we didn't dare to act rashly, but now if two of us join, it will be a big deal." Another red-faced old man also had a strange look in his eyes. Light said with a flash.
"I'm not interested, the three fellow daoists, please go back. Just pretend that you've never said these things to me." Han Li glanced at the three of them, and said something that made the expressions of the three of them change drastically.
"Why, Fellow Daoist is really willing to be subservient to others. As long as we win the position of elder in the village, several of us are in charge of this village, no matter how big or small. In this way, no matter how bad the environment here is, we can live at ease .” After a forced laugh, the long-bearded old man continued to persuade.
"I think fellow Taoists made a mistake. The two of us never said that we would stay in this village, and that we would leave this place in two days. So the three of you just talked about the hype. Miss Mei and I didn't agree. It will be mixed in." Han Li touched his chin and said calmly.
"Leave here? Both of you are dissatisfied with this village and want to go to other villages? Fellow Daoists don't know. Our village is already one of the largest villages among all human villages. The situation of other villages is even worse than this village. There are a lot of them." The long-bearded old man couldn't help blurting out after being startled.
After hearing what the other party said, Han Li smiled lightly, shook his head lightly and remained silent.
"Could it be that the two fellow Taoists want to climb the Storm Mountain?" Seeing Han Li's expression, the hunchbacked old man had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and his face was full of astonishment.
"Why? The two of us don't want to stay here. Is it strange to want to leave here?" Han Li smiled noncommittally.
"This is not a strange thing, but do the two fellow Taoists really know where the Storm Mountain is and how dangerous it is?" the red-faced old man twisted his white beard and asked strangely.
"Although I don't know too much, I probably heard from that elder about the situation." Han Li glanced at this person and replied calmly.
"Hmph! How much does that guy know about the horrors of Storm Mountain, all of which are just hearsay. The real horror of Storm Mountain is something that Daoist Yun and I have personally experienced. It's not something we can pass through if we lose all mana. Nothing else It is said that under the Storm Mountain, there are some of the most powerful Yin Beasts in the Nether Land, and if they are accidentally disturbed, they will die without a place to bury them. The dark wind and phantom fog on the mountain also kill people invisible, and there is no chance to climb to the top of the mountain. Moreover, when the crack opens, it is just a legend that no one can really rush out of this place from the top of the storm mountain. If you have tried, it may not be possible to succeed at all." After the expression on the hunchbacked old man's face changed several times, he said with a look of fear.
"The two fellow Taoists have climbed Storm Mountain before? Can you tell me about it?" Han Li asked with interest as he stared at the two of them.
"It's nothing. Fellow Daoist Han didn't say anything, but the two of us wanted to talk about it, so as to dispel the fluke of fellow Daoist. At that time, Fellow Daoist Jin and I had just arrived here not long ago, and we also didn't want to end our lives here, so we prepared for half a year later. , and three fellow Taoists from other villages gathered together, and headed towards the Storm Mountain together. As a result, before we got close to this mountain, a fellow Taoist was discovered by the Yin Beast nearby and buried at the foot of the mountain first. Waiting for us When we finally arrived at Storm Mountain, the remaining two fellow Taoists were frozen to death on the mountain one after another by the dark wind without even climbing a quarter of Storm Mountain. And fellow Taoist Jin and I, because we still had Some flame stones, I can barely continue to move forward. But the more we climb, the stronger the wind, and even make people unable to stand. In the end, the two of us have never even seen the phantom fog on the mountainside, and we were blown by the wind several times Down the rock. Although I was lucky enough to survive, I never dared to move forward, so I had no choice but to go back. As soon as we returned to the village, the two of us immediately became seriously ill because of the sinister wind. It took several months to get out of bed and move around again. From then on, the two of us completely stopped thinking about going out from Stormwind Mountain." The red-faced old man said slowly with fear in his eyes.
"It's quite scary!" Han Li rubbed his chin and muttered thoughtfully.
"It's more than terrifying. You two fellow Taoists should stop thinking about it. There's no need to try it at all. It's good outside, but you have to die to get out. You'd better stay with me and have a big fight. You still have to wait." They are both young, and once the deadline is approaching, everything in this village will belong to you two." The old man with long beard said seductively, as if speaking very sincerely.
"Fellow daoists, there is no need to persuade you. Mr. Han will not give up if he doesn't try it himself. Of course, if he really can't climb to the top of the Storm Mountain, I will naturally consider the suggestions of the three fellow daoists." Han Li didn't want to forge any serious enmity with the three of them easily, so his tone eased, and he replied in a more tactful manner.
Hearing what Han Li said, the three of them were a little unhappy, and they spoke a few more words of persuasion. But Han Li seemed to have made up his mind, and he didn't have the slightest intention of turning back.
In desperation, the three of them turned their target to Mei Ning again, but this woman just said calmly, "Brother Han and I will advance and retreat together", which made the three of them equally dumbfounded.
Fortunately, Han Li didn't reject them outright. If they failed to climb the mountain and survived, they still had a chance. So after the persuasion was ineffective, the three had no choice but to leave with a forced smile and leave.
"Will this person turn around and betray us?" The hunchbacked old man suddenly asked with a gloomy expression as soon as he left Han Li's residence.
"Sell us? What good can the two of them gain by betraying us? Don't you see that the woman is fine, but the kid surnamed Han is very smart and won't do such stupid things. Now I I only hope that these two people will retreat before they get close to Storm Mountain. After all, if we attack now, there will only be five or five. If the two of them join, our strength will increase a lot. However, thanks to the surname Boy Han unknowingly removed the biggest obstacle, Feng Tianji, otherwise he would really be a big trouble with his martial arts." The long-bearded old man said disapprovingly.
"That's right, this person is indeed thoughtful enough. He won't do such thankless things, but just in case, we still need to send someone to spy on him to make sure nothing goes wrong." The red-faced old man nodded agreed.
"Brother Yun is thoughtful, so let's arrange it like this. But be careful, don't be discovered by the other party. But..." When the bearded old man said the last sentence, a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
"But what?" the hunchbacked old man asked a little strangely.
"I don't know if it's my illusion, why do I feel that the other party seems to have full confidence in leaving this place. Although we have heard us say that Storm Mountain is powerful, but the other party doesn't care at all. Is there really a way to climb to the top of Storm Mountain. "The old man with long beard murmured to himself.
"How is this possible? Among other things, no one can break through the gloomy wind on the mountain. Brother Yun and I can pat our chests to assure you. The countless ice corpses frozen to death under the mountainside are all Cultivators and mortals who want to escape from here." The hunchbacked old man shook his head and said in disbelief.
"Well, maybe it's just my illusion!" The long-bearded old man thought for a while and thought it was impossible, so he laughed at himself.
But when the red-faced old man surnamed Jin heard these words, his heart suddenly moved, and a thought emerged in his heart.
As soon as the three old men with long beards left, Han Li and Na Mei Ning said a few words, and then left the house. First, he went to the residence of the middle-aged man surnamed Feng. As expected, his throat was bitten by a gold-eating insect. And died.
After Han Li glanced at his corpse from a distance, he left expressionlessly.
Next, Han Li continued to ask the villagers about the geographical conditions of this place, the locations of other villages, and the general distribution of Yin beasts. All the information that would help him escape from this place gathered in his mind bit by bit.
Han Li even drew a detailed map by himself based on the villagers' descriptions.
In this way, after two days passed, Han Li's preparations were almost done, so he made it clear to the elder in that village that he was going to leave the matter of climbing Storm Mountain.
The fat old man naturally felt a little regretful when he heard the words, and said a few words to persuade Han Li to stay. Seeing that Han Li had made up his mind to go, he no longer forced himself to agree.
Han Li and Mei Ning returned to their residence immediately, preparing to have a good night's rest. When they left the village the next day, someone sneakily found their residence and knocked on the door.
"Friend Daoist Yun!" Han Li couldn't help being stunned when he saw the red-faced old man standing in front of him.
"Fellow Daoist Han, let me make a long story short. Although I don't know if Fellow Daoist is really capable of leaving this place. But it is still a hope. So I have one thing to ask. If Fellow Daoist can really escape the catastrophe and has a chance, I hope to give this box to you." Give it to us at the Tianfu Gate." The red-faced old man said to Han Li with a serious face, and took out a rough bone box from his pocket, and held it to Han Li with both hands.