Haoran City, Golden Gourd Pavilion.
Dozens of customers were selecting goods in the store, and Han Changjing was busy greeting them.
Since they came to the open sea, the number of talismans and puppet beasts sold in Jinhu Pavilion has increased, the quality has improved, and the business has become even better. Han Changjiong, Han Changwu, and Han Changying take turns to run the store.
In a simple wooden house in the backyard of Jinhu Pavilion, Han Changying was reporting on the business of Jinhu Pavilion to Han Zhangxiang.
"Clan leader, we have established a firm foothold in the market. I heard that in other markets, various immortal cultivation materials can be sold at higher prices."
Han Changying's tone was enthusiastic. There were four large-scale markets in the outer sea. With the large-scale markets as the center, the human race continued to expand its territory and formed four interest groups. Haoran City was the market closest to the inner sea. The prices in other markets were higher. The greater the profit, the greater the risk.
"We are not strong enough yet, so let's develop here first! When there is another Jindan cultivator in the clan, we will rent an island from the Righteous Alliance as a place to live."
There are many unowned islands in the outer sea, some of which have third-order spiritual veins. However, due to their remote location, the Righteous Alliance looks down on them, and some independent cultivators have occupied them. To survive in the outer sea, one can either rent islands from the four major forces and make regular tributes in exchange for protection, or find an island to live on by oneself. However, the four major forces do not provide protection, and no one cares if they are destroyed by other forces.
"Oh, Chief, I forgot to tell you that there is good news. Fairy Qinglian has issued a bounty order for anyone who wants the demon pill of a level 3 blue-eyed golden lizard beast. A large sum of money is offered for the reward."
Han Changying suddenly remembered something and added.
Han Zhangxiang was a little surprised and asked, "Fairy Qinglian! But Fairy Qinglian, the disciple of Master Lingxiao?"
True Man Lingxiao is a relatively powerful Nascent Soul cultivator in the Righteous Alliance, and is good at refining pills. Fairy Qinglian is True Man Lingxiao's junior disciple, ranking tenth in the Hundred Flowers Chart. Fairy Qinglian is good at refining pills and is a third-rank alchemist.
Han Changying nodded and said, "That's right. The inner elixir of the Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast is one of the main ingredients for refining detoxification pills. However, this monster usually lives in underground caves and is good at water and soil magic. It is very difficult to capture. Not to mention the third-level Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast, the second-level Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast is also rare."
As soon as Fairy Qinglian issued the bounty, a large number of cultivators left Haoran City in search of the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast. So far, no one has heard of anyone collecting the inner elixir of the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast.
In addition to generous rewards, you can also take this opportunity to get to know the Fairy Qinglian.
The ranking of the Hundred Flowers Chart has a lot to do with qualifications and potential. The female cultivators in the top ten of the Hundred Flowers Chart have a high chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. This is why Fairy Qinglian is so popular.
"Please pay more attention to the news about the Blue-Eyed Golden Lizard Beast. If anyone can provide information about the Blue-Eyed Golden Lizard Beast, a generous reward will be given."
Han Zhangxiang reminded that the blue-eyed golden lizard beast usually lives in underground caves, and it may not be found even if you search for it on islands one by one. This beast is an amphibious monster that can run on land and swim in the sea. Even if someone finds the blue-eyed golden lizard beast, it will be difficult to capture it.
It is very difficult to artificially breed the Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast. As far as we know, only the Three Immortals Island has bred a third-level Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast, and no other forces have been heard of breeding a third-level Green-eyed Golden Lizard Beast.
Han Changying nodded and said, "I understand, Patriarch, I will keep an eye out for news in this regard and report to you as soon as I have any."
At this moment, Han Changjiong's voice came from outside: "Patriarch, Fellow Daoist Zhu from the Zhu family of Danyang Island is here. He said he has something very important to discuss with you."
Han Zhangxiang frowned. He knew that the Zhu family cultivators were in Haoran City, but he was surprised that the Zhu family took the initiative to come to him.
Han Zhangxiang changed his appearance and the Zhu family probably couldn't recognize his identity.
Even if the news that Han Zhangxiang was not dead reached the ears of the top leaders of Tinghai Pavilion, it would not be a big deal, but he still did not want to reveal his identity unless it was necessary.
Han Zhangxiang shook his sleeves and the door opened. He saw Han Changjiong standing at the door and asked, "Changjiong, did Zhu Xiaoyou say anything?"
"He said it was related to the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast, and the person who came was Zhu Mingming."
Han Changjiong had a solemn expression. It had been more than two months since Fairy Qinglian offered a large reward for a third-level green-eyed golden lizard beast, but no one had found one. During this period, a large number of cultivators went out to sea to search for green-eyed golden lizard beasts. They did find a few second-level green-eyed golden lizard beasts, but no third-level green-eyed golden lizard beasts.
"He wants to talk to me by name?"
Han Zhangxiang frowned and asked, Zhu Mingming is the most outstanding descendant of the Zhu family, equivalent to Han Changming and Han Debiao of the Han family.
Han Changjiong shook his head and said, "No, he said he wanted to talk to the Jindan cultivators in our clan. If there were no Jindan cultivators, he wouldn't say a word."
"All right! Let him in. I want to see what he's up to."
Logically speaking, if the Zhu family had any information about a third-order blue-eyed golden lizard beast, they could sell it to Fairy Qinglian and would definitely receive a generous reward. One foundation-building pill would be no problem. Exchanging one piece of information for one foundation-building pill would be a huge profit.
The Zhu family did not sell the news to Fairy Qinglian, but contacted the Han family. Did the Zhu family think that the Han family could offer a higher price? This was obviously not normal, unless the Zhu family had special requirements that only the Han family could do.
Not long after, a light sound of footsteps was heard and Zhu Mingming walked in.
His eyes quickly passed over Han Changying and the other two, and landed on Han Zhangxiang. He bowed and said solemnly, "Junior Zhu Mingming greets Senior Han."
He didn't know the other party's real name, but one thing was certain, the other party must be a member of the Han family, otherwise he would not lead Han Benfu and others to go out to sea to hunt monsters.
As far as he knew, Han Benfu was the fastest practicing member of the "Ben" generation of the Han family. It was impossible for her to follow a strange cultivator to go out to sea to hunt monsters.
A few years ago, the Han family transferred more than a dozen clansmen, which soon attracted the attention of the Zhu family. After a period of tracking, the Zhu family discovered that a Jindan cultivator often entered and exited the Golden Gourd Pavilion. They determined that this person was a Jindan cultivator, most likely Han Zhangxiang.
The last time Han Zhangxiang appeared was several decades ago, when he was in the late stage of foundation building. So many years have passed, and there is a high probability that Han Zhangxiang has advanced to the Jindan stage.
"Friend Zhu, do you know any news about the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast?"
Han Zhangxiang looked Zhu Mingming up and down and asked in a deep voice with a serious tone that gave people a strong sense of oppression.
Zhu Mingming nodded and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "That's right. Our Zhu family wants to cooperate with the nobles and develop together in the outer sea. The third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast is our sincerity. What do you think, Senior Han?"
The Zhu family's monster hunting team encountered an attack by monster birds and suffered heavy losses. While avoiding the monster birds, the Zhu family cultivators discovered the whereabouts of the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard, which was a blessing in disguise.
The Zhu family sold the news to Fairy Qinglian, and in return they received two Foundation Establishment Pills at most. This was still an overestimation by the Zhu family. After all, it was just a piece of news. With Fairy Qinglian's identity and status, they did not dare to say anything when she rewarded them with a Foundation Establishment Pill and some magic tools.
If the message is sent to the Han family, promoting cooperation between the Han and Zhu families and developing together in the outer sea, it will be of great benefit to the future development of the Zhu family. After all, the Han family has a Jindan cultivator!
"Cooperation? How do you cooperate?"
Han Zhangxiang was slightly stunned. This information was too valuable. The cooperation that the Zhu family mentioned was definitely not that simple.
"In the future, our two families will rent a third-level island from the Righteous Alliance and develop together in the open sea. Our Zhu family is good at formations, and your Han family is good at refining equipment. Cooperation is a win-win situation. For now, the scope of our cooperation is limited to Haoran City. What do you think, senior?"
The Zhu family does not have any Jindan cultivators, so it is impossible for them to force the Han family to agree to lease the island for development immediately. In fact, one Jindan cultivator cannot defend the island at all. At least two Jindan cultivators are needed. The more there are, the smoother the development will be.
Han Zhangxiang was somewhat surprised and confused, and asked, "Is that all? Does your Zhu family also have Jindan cultivators?"
"Not now, but it's hard to say in the future. Senior also understands the situation in the outer sea. It's better to stick together for warmth. After all, we are not those carefree independent cultivators. If one person is full, the whole family will not be hungry. Our two families have cooperated in the inner sea. With our help, plus Senior Han's wise leadership, the Han family will develop better and better in the outer sea."
Zhu Mingming flattered Han Zhangxiang calmly. The Zhu family was too weak now, so they naturally did not dare to make excessive demands.
Han Zhangxiang looked thoughtful. Zhu Mingming seemed to see the concerns in Han Zhangxiang's heart and said, "Our Zhu family is willing to help Senior Han kill the Blue-eyed Golden Lizard Beast. We have a set of disposable third-level formations. It will be no problem to trap the third-level Blue-eyed Golden Lizard Beast for a while. I will lead the team myself."
The Zhu family took the initiative to reveal the news about the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast, and Zhu Mingming personally led the team. The Zhu family has been very sincere. If Han Zhangxiang refuses again, it would be too petty.
"Okay, I will go with you. If you can kill the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast, I will definitely not miss out on your benefits. Cooperation is not a problem."
Han Zhangxiang generously promised that if the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast was killed, he would naturally not be stingy with the reward.
Zhu Mingming agreed immediately: "Okay, we will follow your instructions on when to set off."
"There is no time to lose. We will set off in a quarter of an hour and meet up here. Is that ok?"
The night is long and dreams are many. Han Zhangxiang plans to kill the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast as soon as possible and get the inner elixir.
"Junior obeys your command."
Zhu Mingming agreed without hesitation and bowed to leave.
"Changying, go inform Benfu, Changyan and the others to follow me. This is our chance."
Han Zhangxiang ordered in a deep voice that Han Benfu and other foundation-building cultivators could control the puppet beasts to attack the blue-eyed golden lizard beast, which could be of some help.
A quarter of an hour later, more than a dozen cultivators gathered in the backyard of the Golden Gourd Pavilion. The Han family sent out six cultivators, and the Zhu family sent out two foundation-building cultivators. There was no other way. The Zhu family suffered heavy losses, and being able to send out two foundation-building cultivators was already very good.
After leaving the market, Han Zhangxiang took out a palm-sized red gourd and chanted a spell. The red gourd instantly grew to three meters in size, carrying eight people into the sky and disappeared into the horizon.
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In a certain sea area, the sky is clear and cloudless.
A blue light appeared in the sky and flew quickly towards a deserted island with a radius of dozens of miles.
Behind the blue light, there were hundreds of green lights. From time to time, dazzling flames lit up in the void. Red mushroom clouds appeared in the sky, and deafening explosions were heard.
Ten breaths later, a blue light fell on the deserted island. The light faded, revealing the figures of Han Changming and his wife and two others. They looked panicked, as if they had encountered something terrifying.
A "whooshing" sound came from the sky, and thousands of green wind blades fell from the sky. If you were hit by these wind blades, it would be hard to survive.
Ye Xueyu shook her hand, and five beams of light of different colors flew out and flew in all directions.
"Five Elements Demon Control Talisman, raise."
Ye Xue pinched her fingers and five beams of light exploded almost at the same time. Countless runes rushed out and transformed into a five-colored light curtain that was more than ten feet in size. On the surface of the five-colored light curtain there were patterns of five kinds of monsters: red crabs, blue sea snakes, green seagulls, golden giant shrimps, and yellow seals. They seemed like living things, moving on the surface of the five-colored light curtain.
Han Changming pinched his fingers and a yellow light surged from his body, covering his two wives. The couple and their two companions then disappeared underground.
There are monsters in the sea and monster birds in the sky, but the land is relatively safe.
Dense green wind blades hit the five-colored light curtain, causing a huge explosion. The five monster patterns on the surface of the five-colored light curtain seemed to come alive, making hissing and roaring sounds.
After a huge roar, the five-colored light curtain exploded, and the entire ground was bumpy as if it had been plowed.
At this time, hundreds of green lights appeared in the sky above the deserted island. The green lights were actually giant green eagles with four wings on their backs. Their heads were bald and their necks were long and thin. There were not a dozen third-level monster birds in this group of monster birds. There was probably more than a dozen second-level high-quality monster birds, and it was estimated that third-level monster birds would soon appear.
In a hidden cave, Han Changming, Ye Xin and Ye Xue sat cross-legged on the ground, and they all had expressions of lingering fear on their faces.
They had been separated from Cheng Guangbei for more than half a year and had been on the road ever since. During this time, they encountered several third-level demon birds. Fortunately, Han Changming's spiritual sense was relatively strong and he avoided them in advance.
In addition to the third-level monsters, the large number of second-level monster birds also caused them a lot of trouble, and they almost died several times.
"According to our current speed, we should be able to reach Haoran City in half a year."
Ye Xue smiled and said that Jinxia Island was located on the edge of the Righteous Alliance's forces and its location was not good. The better locations had already been occupied by other forces.
Han Changming nodded and said, "This is all thanks to you, Madam. The talismans you made have been of great help to us and saved us from danger several times."
Ye Xue’s current talisman-making skills are far superior to Han Changming’s. She can refine a complete set of talismans and has saved their lives several times.
"This is what I should do. Fortunately, the evil cultivator has a lot of second-level animal skins, which can be used to refine a large amount of second-level talisman paper for me to make talismans. The journey is still long, so I will continue to refine talismans. Once I have a batch of second-level talismans, we can continue on our journey."
After Ye Xue finished speaking, he used a magic weapon to create a simple stone chamber, and then he refined talismans inside.