Half a month passed quickly.
At noon, with the sun high in the sky, Han Benxian was strolling on the busy streets. He reeked of alcohol and his face was flushed.
Han Changjiong was practicing in seclusion, Han Changwu was busy managing the store, and Han Benxian let himself go, eating and drinking to his heart's content, having a very happy time.
He was even fatter than Han Changjing. From a distance, he looked like a moving mountain of flesh. Even his neck could not be seen, and his eyes were squeezed into a thin slit by the fat.
Two female cultivators dressed in fancy clothes passed by, and Han Benxian couldn't help but take a few more glances at them.
"Benxian, why are you so drunk? Where's your father?"
A majestic male voice suddenly sounded. Han Benxian turned his head and found Han Zhangxiang standing not far away. He subconsciously shuddered.
Han Benxian forced a smile and said cautiously: "Chief, you are here. My father is in seclusion."
Han Zhangxiang sighed in his heart. Han Changjing was too strict with Han Benxian. Everything would backfire. Han Benxian did not become what Han Changjing expected.
"Come on! Follow me to the Golden Gourd Pavilion. I'll arrange some things for you to do, otherwise you'll get into trouble sooner or later."
Han Zhangxiang waved his sleeves and took Han Benxian to the Golden Gourd Pavilion.
Not long after, they arrived at the Golden Gourd Pavilion. The business in the store was quite good, with more than 20 customers shopping.
Han Zhangxiang walked straight to the backyard, followed closely by Han Benxian.
"Benxian, tell me about the situation of the Golden Gourd Pavilion."
Han Zhangxiang asked casually, he didn't expect Han Benxian to answer.
Han Benxian answered truthfully that he was not an uneducated playboy, but had been restrained for too long and occasionally let himself go.
He has always been keeping an eye on the business of the Golden Gourd Pavilion, mainly because he could get to know many ugly female monks.
"It seems that Chang Jiong's efforts over the years have paid off. Now that you have established your foundation, you must work hard to cultivate and work diligently. You can drink, but don't get drunk and run around the streets. This is Haoran City. If you offend other forces, I can't protect you."
Han Zhangxiang's tone was stern. He was thinking about finding a marriage for Han Benxian, and the Zhu family of Danyang Island was a good candidate for in-laws.
"My grandson has made note of this. He won't dare to do it again in the future."
Han Benxian agreed repeatedly with a respectful look.
At this time, Han Changwu walked in. She reported to Han Zhangxiang about the business dealings of Jinhu Pavilion and the bounty order of Zhengdao League.
"Patriarch, these are the things that the Righteous Alliance wants to collect, and there are also two third-level attack talismans."
Han Changwu took out a green jade slip and a green wooden box and handed them to Han Zhangxiang.
Han Zhangxiang's consciousness entered the jade slip, and an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. Han Changming participated in the Red Algae Dharma Assembly, and Liu Sheng took out a lot of good things and wanted to collect these materials. It turned out that the Righteous Alliance wanted to collect these things.
"I see. Send someone to keep an eye on these things. Oh, and assign a task to Benxian. Don't let him be idle all day long."
Han Zhangxiang gave the order, and Han Benxian lowered his head guiltily.
Han Changwu agreed readily and took Han Benxian away.
Han Changming took out the communication disk, contacted Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu, and asked them to come over.
In less than half a minute, Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu appeared in front of Han Zhangxiang. They had both cultivated to the late stage of foundation building.
"Changying discovered an ancient monk's cave a while ago. I plan to go and get the treasure. You two can come with me!"
Han Zhangxiang instructed that he had two low-grade magic weapons before, which were not enough for his strength, but now he had a high-grade magic weapon and a third-level talisman, so he could go and get the treasure.
The family is now in urgent need of money and materials, especially spiritual objects for Danjie. Han Daojing, Han Deling, Han Debiao, Ye Xin, Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu are all suitable candidates.
"Yes, Patriarch."
Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu had no objections and agreed immediately.
Han Zhangxiang took the two of them out of Haoran City and rushed to their destination.
In less than a month, they arrived at their destination.
"Hey, isn't this the place where the clan leader killed the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast? Is the ancient cultivator's cave here?"
Han Daogui said with some surprise that they had hunted the third-level blue-eyed golden lizard beast here and did not find anything unusual.
Han Zhangxiang nodded, opened his spiritual sense, and carefully scanned every inch of land on the island.
After half a minute, Han Zhangxiang withdrew his spiritual sense and breathed a sigh of relief. He did not find anything unusual.
He took out a piece of light blue animal skin, on which was a topographic map.
Following the instructions on the map, the three of them came to a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a lake of more than ten acres outside the valley.
The valley was full of weeds and there were no monsters.
Han Daogui threw out a few red fireballs and burned the weeds in the valley.
They came to the end of the valley, and a steep rock wall blocked their way.
A red flame flashed from Han Zhangxiang's right hand, and he slashed at the stone wall with his knife.
A red light flashed, and a red blade about ten feet long shot out and chopped on the stone wall.
Boom!
There was a loud bang, and a large amount of rubble rolled down from the stone wall, but nothing unusual was seen.
Han Zhangxiang flipped his hand and took out a red dagger that was glowing red. With a "puff", a large red flame emerged from the surface of the red dagger, and he slashed at the stone wall.
A red fire blade more than ten feet long flew out and hit the stone wall, causing broken stones to fly everywhere and dust to rise.
Not long after, the dust settled, and a yellowish-brown light curtain appeared on the stone wall, looming.
"Get out of the way. The noise from breaking the formation will be louder."
Han Zhangxiang gave the order, and Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu quickly retreated to a distance.
The red dagger in Han Zhangxiang's hand burst out with a dazzling red light, and he slashed towards the void. Ten red sword auras over ten feet long flew out and chopped on the yellow light curtain.
After a loud bang, the yellow light curtain shattered into pieces like paper, and a large amount of rubble rolled down.
A cave entrance with a diameter of about ten feet appeared in front of Han Zhangxiang and the other two. Han Zhangxiang released his spiritual sense to investigate the situation in the cave, but found nothing unusual.
Han Daogui sacrificed a light green metal sphere and cast a spell. After a mechanical sound was heard, the metal sphere turned into a three-meter-long green python puppet beast and crawled into the cave. Han Daogui put on several defenses and walked in carefully.
Han Zhangxiang and Han Daoxiu stayed outside, ready to provide support at any time.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Daoluo came out and said excitedly, "Patriarch, there is another restriction inside, and behind the restriction is the remains of a cultivator."
Han Zhangxiang nodded and ordered, "Let's go in together. You walk in front and be careful."
Han Daogui responded and walked into the cave again, followed closely by Han Zhangxiang and Han Daoxiu.
The stone walls on both sides of the cave are uneven, with obvious signs of artificial excavation.
Not long after, they came to the end. A pale yellow light curtain blocked their way. There was a yellow turtle pattern on the surface of the yellow light curtain. The yellow turtle was like a living creature, twisting its limbs constantly, as if swimming in the sea.
Behind the yellow light curtain was a simple stone chamber over a hundred feet in size. In the center of the chamber was a human-shaped skeleton wearing a khaki robe and a yellow storage bag around its waist.
Han Daogui flicked his finger and two red fireballs as big as fists flew out and hit the yellow light curtain. The yellow turtle seemed to come alive and opened its bloody mouth. The two red fireballs disappeared into its mouth.
"It's quite interesting. It should be the meditation cave of a Jindan cultivator. I wonder if there are any powerful treasures. You guys step aside."
Han Zhangxiang asked them to step aside, and he swung the red dagger in his hand towards the yellow light curtain in the void. A red light flashed, and a red blade energy over ten feet long shot out and instantly slashed the yellow light curtain.
“KANG!”
With a muffled sound, the red sword energy sank into the yellow light curtain and disappeared, leaving the yellow light curtain intact.
Han Zhangxiang's tremendous magic power was injected into the red dagger. A large piece of red flame appeared out of thin air on the blade, emitting an astonishing heat wave.
"A tiger roars in the mountains."
Han Zhangxiang shouted in a low voice, and a red blade light shot out and turned into a giant red tiger about ten feet tall. The giant red tiger kicked in the air, leaped up, and pounced on the yellow light curtain.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the earth shook and the yellow turtle spewed out a yellow light and swallowed the giant red tiger.
Han Zhangxiang frowned, put away the red dagger, opened his mouth, and a red light flew out. A long sword with a shining red light was floating in the air. The sword was half a foot long, and there was a lifelike red dragon engraved on the blade, and the dragon was swallowing clouds and spitting out mist. There were three small words engraved on the blade - Red Dragon Knife.
He injected his tremendous magical power into the Red Dragon Sword, and the red dragon on the sword seemed to come alive, moving around on the blade.
A deafening dragon roar sounded, and a red blade over ten feet long shot out and instantly chopped on the yellow light curtain. The yellow light curtain sank, and the yellow turtle's limbs waved continuously.
"Break it for me."
Han Zhangxiang shouted loudly, and the red dragon knife in his hand burst out with a dazzling red light. Another red giant blade more than ten feet long flew out and chopped on the yellow light curtain again.
The yellow turtle on the surface of the yellow light curtain let out a painful roar, its body torn into pieces, and the yellow light curtain also shattered.
"The ban has been broken."
Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu looked at each other, their expressions were excited and their eyes were fiery.
Han Zhangxiang did not rush into the stone chamber rashly. He used his spiritual sense to observe the situation in the stone chamber and did not find anything unusual. He released a monkey puppet beast, and the monkey puppet beast strode towards the stone chamber.
The monkey puppet beast moved out the entire skeleton and placed it in front of Han Zhangxiang.
Han Zhangxiang's spiritual sense scanned the storage bag several times, but found nothing unusual. With a pinch of magic, the monkey puppet beast took off the yellow storage bag from the skeleton's waist, shook the bag downwards, and after a yellow light passed by, a large pile of things appeared on the ground.
Monster materials, colorful jade slips, some bottles and jars, a dozen wooden boxes, a yellow array plate, etc. Han Zhangxiang frowned. According to his guess, this should be the cave where a Jindan cultivator sat and passed away. He didn't expect that there was nothing here.
After an inventory, they found a third-level formation plate, several formation flags, and some third-level refining materials, but no magic weapons or elixirs.
They carefully examined each jade slip and found out the truth.
This Jindan cultivator called himself Kuangfeng Sanren. He was born a casual cultivator and went through untold hardships to advance to the Jindan stage. When he was hunting monsters in a certain sea area, he encountered a top-grade third-order monster and was severely injured by the monster. He was able to escape only after exposing his own life-saving magic weapon, but died due to his serious injuries.
The most valuable of these things is a set of third-order medium-grade formation - the Black Turtle Soul Guarding Formation, a defensive formation that Han Zhangxiang can only break with the Red Dragon Sword, and that's because the formation is not very powerful.
There were not many third-level refining materials, but a dozen sea charts caught Han Zhangxiang's attention.