After the counterattack, Xu Lang often sought out other Void Refining cultivators to compete with him, and he won most of the time.
Han Changming didn't want to attract attention. Strictly speaking, he hoped that the outside world would think that he was weak and could only make pills. That was enough.
A tall tree attracts the wind, and being too famous is not necessarily a good thing. If the enemy knew that Han Changming is not only proficient in alchemy but also very powerful, they would definitely send a large number of masters to deal with him, which is not what Han Changming wants to see.
Xu Lang was the focus of training at Tiandan Palace. He was quite powerful and well-known. During the counterattack, Xu Lang was besieged by two Void Refinement Monks and did not gain much advantage. He only killed a late Void Refinement Monk during the pursuit.
"Alchemist Exchange Meeting, forget it, I'm not interested, you go ahead and do your work! When you are free, we can have a good discussion."
Xu Lang refused. He had no interest in alchemy or participating in an alchemist exchange meeting.
Han Changming nodded and left with Ye Xin.
They walked around the market town and returned to their residence.
"If Uncle Wu comes back, Fellow Daoist Xu will definitely seek him out for a sparring match."
Ye Xin said with a smile.
"Yeah! Let him spar with someone else! I'm not interested in sparring with him."
Han Changming disagreed. He took out the Star Moon Plate, contacted Ye Xue, and asked about the latest situation of the clan.
Some high-level monks took advantage of the emptiness in the rear to kill people, seize treasures, and destroy sects and families.
"Don't worry, my husband. Everything is fine in the clan. No one is paying attention to us. As long as the war is not over, we dare not let our guard down."
Ye Xue reported.
"That's good. Keep in touch at any time. If there is anything in the clan, feel free to contact me."
Han Changming warned.
After chatting for half a minute, they cut off contact.
"I hope the war will end soon."
Ye Xin sighed.
In this battle, the Han family lost twenty-one Jindan cultivators, and there were no casualties among the Lianxu cultivators so far. If the fighting continues, no one knows how great the casualties will be.
A communication disk flashed with yellow light, and a spell was typed in. Zhao Tianzong's voice rang out: "Fellow Daoist Han, are you free now? I want to discuss something with you."
"That's convenient, Brother Zhao, where are you? I'll come find you."
Han Changming said politely that Zhao Tianzong was a member of the Zhao family who was being focused on training, and he could not neglect him.
"I'm right outside your residence."
Zhao Tianzong replied.
Ye Xin stood up and walked towards the courtyard gate, opened the door and invited Zhao Tianzong in.
Zhao Tianzong was a formation master. He also participated in the war. He was transferred here at the same time as Xu Lang. However, he was responsible for setting up the formation and did not participate in the counterattack.
Han Changming invited Zhao Tianzong to sit down, and the three of them drank tea and chatted in the stone pavilion.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Tianzong got down to business: "Fellow Daoist Han, can you refine a top-grade Kailing Pill?"
"Did anyone tell you?"
Han Changming was puzzled. Zhao Tianzong did not ask about other elixirs, but asked about the top-grade Kailing Pill. There must be something wrong.
"Friend Xu told me. I forced him to say it. Don't blame him."
Zhao Tianzong said sincerely.
"I do have top-grade Kailing Pills, but not in large quantities."
Han Changming could only admit it.
"This is the demon pill of the sixth-level Sky-Splitting Beast, and there is also a bottle of blood essence, plus two balls of fifth-level spiritual flames. How about exchanging it for a top-grade Spirit-Opening Pill?"
Zhao Tianzong's face was full of anticipation. He took out a golden jade box, a green porcelain bottle and two red jade bottles and handed them to Han Changming.
"The demon pill and blood essence of the Liu family's Sky-Splitting Beast!"
Han Changming's expression changed. He checked carefully and after confirming that there was no problem, he took out a green jade box and handed it to Zhao Tianzong.
Zhao Tianzong opened the jade box and saw two top-grade elixirs inside.
"Friend Han, what is this?"
Zhao Tianzong was slightly stunned, his face full of confusion.
He didn't believe that Han Changming gave it to him for free, he must have something to ask for.
"We have known each other for many years. You are different from Fellow Daoist Xu. I will give you an extra one. I have something I want to ask you. If it is inconvenient, you don't have to answer."
Han Changming explained with a smile.
"Please go ahead, Fellow Daoist Han. I will answer any questions I can."
Zhao Tianzong had no idea what Han Changming was up to, so he didn't want to refuse and wanted to hear what he wanted to ask.
"After the war, what will happen to the territories of those forces that defected to the Blood Sky Star Region?"
Han Changming went straight to the point. There were more and more Void Refining cultivators in the Han family, and one stronghold was obviously not enough. It would be best to get a seventh-level spiritual vein, so that the Void Refining cultivators' cultivation speed would be much faster.
"Of course it will be given to the meritorious officials. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Han. Our Zhao family will not mistreat our own people. I will speak for you to the clan leader."
Zhao Tianzong breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
Even if Han Changming didn't mention it, the Zhao family would not treat Han Changming unfairly, because he could refine top-grade elixirs.
In this battle, they successfully repelled the enemy's attack, and many forces were wiped out and disappeared in the long river of history.
"How should the territory with the seventh-level spiritual vein be distributed?"
Han Changming asked.
"Seventh-rank spiritual vein? Fellow Daoist Han, this is not easy to obtain. It's not that I don't want to help, but this requires real merit. The top-grade elixirs you handed in are not many. If you want to obtain the seventh-rank spiritual vein, it still depends on the number of enemies you kill, that is, the number of Void Refining cultivators you kill."
Zhao Tianzong explained.
In order to capture a stronghold with a seventh-level spiritual vein, they paid an unknown price, and even a combined cultivator died. If they could refine a top-grade elixir to obtain a seventh-level spiritual vein, it would have been occupied by the Tiandan Palace long ago. In this way, they still have to rely on military merit to speak the truth.
There is only one letter difference between military merit and good deeds. The former can be exchanged for good deeds, which is a kind of recognition and affirmation. In the world of cultivating immortals, strength is the key.
"Does it mean that I have to kill a combined cultivator to obtain the seventh-level spiritual vein?"
Ye Xin said with a frown.
"That's not necessarily the case. If there are major discoveries, such as providing reliable intelligence that can determine the outcome of a war, or can cause the enemy to lose several combined cultivators, then that's fine. But forget about the seventh-tier spirit veins. There aren't many vacant seventh-tier spirit veins, and many forces are eyeing them!"
Zhao Tianzong said meaningfully that not only the Han family wanted it, the Zhao family also wanted it. Without huge good deeds, it was impossible to get the seventh-level spiritual vein. Major forces such as the Zhao family, the Ouyang family, and the Tiandan Palace were also eyeing the seventh-level spiritual vein.
Han Changming showed a disappointed expression on his face. He had originally held out some hope, but after hearing what Zhao Tianzong said, he completely gave up the idea.
What Zhao Tianzong said made sense. There weren't many seventh-level spirit veins left in this war, and all the major forces had lost their combined cultivators. Why would they give the seventh-level spirit veins to the Han family
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Han. Even if you don't have a seventh-tier spiritual vein, a sixth-tier spiritual vein or a sixth-tier mineral vein is no problem. We will try our best to help you get it. But you'd better hand over more top-grade elixirs so that we can speak on your behalf."
Zhao Tianzong reminded.
"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Zhao. I understand now."
Han Changming thanked him and agreed.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, you don't have to be polite to one another. It's just a top-grade spiritual awakening pill. I may need to ask you for advice on formations in the future, or ask you to help me set up a formation."
Ye Xin spoke up.
"Okay! Then I'll accept it. If you need my help in the future, just ask, Brother Han. I'll do my best to help."
Zhao Tianzong promised.
Han Changming agreed with a smile and started chatting.
After more than half an hour, Zhao Tianzong stood up and said goodbye.
As soon as he left, Han Longfei came over.
"Ancestor Changming, this is the information I collected."
Han Longfei took out a green jade slip and handed it to Han Changming.
Han Changming asked him to inquire about the situation in Xuanshui Palace. He wanted to know the casualties and achievements of the monks in Xuanshui Palace.
Han Changming took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, frowned, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. Song Hai and several others followed the Skyfire Fairy to the Blood Sky Star Region to cause trouble, and their whereabouts were unknown. The monks who stayed on the front line of the Xuanshui Palace suffered heavy casualties, and Lin Yujiao was slightly injured.
"You didn't alarm them!"
Han Changming asked.
"No, I was just chatting with Fellow Daoist Su, who was in charge of recording the casualties. I asked him for the catalog and took a look at it. I didn't do anything else, so it shouldn't have aroused his suspicion. Many people asked him about the casualties, probably to rig the situation!"
Han Longfei explained.
The crying child gets the milk, and some forces tend to exaggerate their losses so that they can get more compensation from above.
All major forces have tended to exaggerate their losses, and this kind of thing is difficult to verify. Only if you make yourself sound more miserable will others sympathize with you and give you more subsidies.
Of course, you can't go too far. If you report the loss of one person as the loss of two or three people, the higher-ups will turn a blind eye. But if you report the loss of one person as the loss of five or six people, that's hard to say.
They wanted to see the losses of other forces to make it easier for them to report. Therefore, Han Longfei's actions did not arouse suspicion, and they thought that the Han family would report more losses.
"Give him this bottle of medicine and tell him that I made it. Tell him to keep his mouth shut and exaggerate our losses so that he won't be suspicious."
Han Changming took out a golden porcelain bottle, handed it to Han Longfei, and instructed.
Even if the truth is revealed, at most the Han family wants to exaggerate the losses, which is not a big mistake.
"Yes, Ancestor Changming."
Han Longfei agreed, put away the porcelain bottle, and left.
"Once the clan leaders have advanced to the middle stage, we can consider dealing with the Wanfa Sect."
Ye Xin looked expectant.
In this battle, Han Changming was mainly responsible for refining pills. With the help of top-grade pills, he won over some masters and made friends with some forces. This made it easier to deal with the Xuanshui Palace in the future.
Han Changming nodded and said, "It's still early, at least not now. Let's wait until the war is over."
After chatting for a while, Han Changming left his residence and went to the alchemy room to prepare to refine top-grade elixirs.
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On the Blood Clam Star, a vast grassland, a team of monks were patrolling in the sky.
Deep in the grassland, you can see a vast city with walls hundreds of feet high and monks patrolling on the walls.
Above the city gate hung a glittering golden plaque with three large golden characters "Qinglian City" inscribed on it. A burst of noise came from inside the city.
This is an important stronghold of the Qinglian Star Domain in the Xuetian Star Domain. Most of the cultivators from the Qinglian Star Domain gather here.
Under the leadership of Xiahou Yulong and other combined cultivators, they have defeated the masters sent by the Blood Sky Star Region and occupied several immortal cultivation stars.
The Blood River God announced that the war was over and those who disagreed could go to him. The major forces in the Qinglian Star Region did not want to continue fighting and were happy to cease fire and digest the occupied territories.
The streets are crowded with people and traffic, and it is very lively.
Han Debiao and Liang Youshan strolled on the street, looking around. The Xiahou family said that once the war was over, they would send a starship to send them back to the Chiyang Star Region.
All they had to do now was to wait. Han Debiao killed a cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of the Refining Void Realm. Although it was a joint effort of the three of them and they relied on treasures, their contribution was real.
He used his good deeds to exchange for a sum of resources for cultivating immortals, mainly materials for condensing the Dharma image.
Han Changming can refine top-grade elixirs and use them to exchange for other immortal cultivation resources, except for the rare Dharma materials.
When they passed a fork in the road, Wanfa Zhenren, Lan Weiwei and Yang Chang came towards them. Lan Weiwei's face was pale, Yang Chang's right arm was missing, and he looked listless.
They followed the main force to the Blood Sky Star Region and obtained a lot of resources for cultivating immortals in the early stage. After the Feilong was severely damaged, they were separated from the main force and were chased by the enemy. They fled into a forbidden area. The forbidden area had special restrictions and the Star Moon Disk could not contact them.
By the time they contacted the main force, the war had already been settled and they had not gained any military merit.
"Fairy Blue, Fellow Daoist Sun, long time no see."
Han Debiao greeted with a smile.
On the surface, they don't have any deep hatred.
Lan Weiwei smiled and nodded, saying, "Fellow Daoist Han, you are so powerful. I heard that you have killed many Void-Refining cultivators."
When they heard about Han Debiao's deeds, they were shocked and envious.
"Now, when we talk about Tiansha Zhenren, everyone knows him."
Wanfa Zhenren praised, with a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes.
Han Debiao is too strong, which is not a good thing for him. After all, he has something to hide.
Back then, the Han family of Jiulong Island was destroyed for the sake of star sand, and the Wanfa Sect was able to join the Xuanshui Palace. The rise of the Han family was a matter of precaution. If other families rose, Wanfa Zhenren would not be so worried, but it happened to be the Han family.
"Fairy Lan and Fellow Daoist Sun, thank you for your praise. I am just a member of my clan practicing. That's how I was able to kill several Void Refining cultivators. Why didn't I see you before?"
Han Debiao asked casually. He thought they were all dead, but he didn't expect they were still alive.
"We were chased by the enemy and hid in a dangerous place. We escaped not long ago and joined the main force. We missed the big counterattack."
Lan Weiwei explained, her face full of regret.
If they had been able to catch up with the counterattack, they would have been able to gain some credit, but unfortunately they missed it.
"I see. It's okay. There will be another chance in the future."
Han Debiao comforted.
He hoped that the other party would not achieve any success, which would be a good thing for the Han family.
After chatting for a while, the five people separated and went back to their homes.
After returning to her residence, Lan Weiwei looked at Master Wanfa and asked curiously, "Daoyou Sun, is there something wrong?"
She felt that Master Wanfa was a little unnatural when facing Han Debiao.
Master Wanfa hesitated for a moment and briefly explained what had happened.
"Do you suspect that the Han family is the same Han family that your Wanfa Sect destroyed? Could it be that they just have the same surname?"
Lan Weiwei said with a frown.