Han Guanglin took out a piece of letter paper with a golden box drawn on it. A mini Buddha statue was engraved on the surface of the box. The jade box was locked with a small silver lock.
"Remember the meteor shower more than a hundred years ago? They are looking for this jade box, and they promised to exchange it for three portions of infant transformation water or a spiritual treasure."
Han Guanglin's tone was stern. Spiritual treasures were rare commodities. The Han family of Jinjiao Island had been passed down for thousands of years, but they only had one spiritual treasure, which they had obtained from the Immortal Burial Ruins.
"Three portions of Infant Transformation Water or a spiritual treasure? What's in the jade box? Is it worth millions of spiritual stones?"
Han Wenlong exclaimed that a low-grade magic weapon costs more than 200,000 spirit stones, a high-grade magic weapon starts at 600,000 spirit stones, and a spiritual treasure starts at 1 million spirit stones.
"They are following orders, and they don't know what's inside. But they said that even spiritual treasures can't open this jade box. The material of the jade box is similar to that of spiritual beast eggs. If we follow this clue, we may be able to find it."
Han Guanglin said thoughtfully that it was not easy for the Han family to have a Nascent Soul cultivator, mainly because they lacked spiritual objects to form a Nascent Soul. There was an auction of Nascent Soul Water in the outer sea, but it might not happen once every hundred years. Once it appeared, it would be bought by a big force.
If there were three portions of Nascent Soul Water, Han Wenlong would have a great chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. By that time, the power of the Han family on Jinjiao Island would be even stronger.
Han Wenlong secretly took note of it and would pay more attention to it in the future.
"Okay, go back and entertain Fellow Daoist Han! This person has a very high talent for alchemy. In time, he may become the second Ling Xiao Zhenren."
Han Guanglin warned.
Han Wenlong responded and left with the blood-red beast.
After returning to the residence, Han Wenlong continued to drink tea and chat with Han Changming and the other three.
They chatted from morning to night, and both sides benefited. As it got dark, Han Wenbin and Han Wenqing personally sent Han Changming and the other three back to their residence.
Han Changming and his party stayed at the Han family on Jinjiao Island for more than half a month and received a grand hospitality from the Han family. Han Changming and his party saw many exotic birds and beasts, which broadened their horizons. Han Wenqing also exchanged experiences in alchemy with Han Changming and gained something.
Half a month later, Han Changming said goodbye to Han Wenbin and planned to leave the Han family on Jinjiao Island.
"Friend Han, Madam Han, Fairy Han, it's a rare visit for you, please stay a little longer! If you leave now, I won't be able to explain to the head of the family."
Han Wenbin tried to keep him.
Han Changming shook his head and said, "We have things to do, so we really can't stay any longer. We will come to visit you again if we have the chance in the future."
"Yes! Thank you for your hospitality, Fellow Daoist Han. Please come visit our Purple Moon Island when you have time."
Ye Xin extended an invitation.
"Okay! Since you have something to do, I won't try to persuade you to stay any longer. Let's take you on your way."
Han Wenbin did not try to persuade them to stay and wanted to give Han Changming and the others a ride, and Han Changming did not refuse.
Han Changming purchased thirty blood-crowned eagles. All blood-crowned eagles had been castrated and were unable to reproduce, which was normal.
After a cup of tea, they appeared on the beach. Han Wenbin released the turtle and jumped on first.
Han Changming and others followed closely behind.
The dragon turtle let out a low dragon roar and swam quickly forward.
Half a day later, the dragon turtle stopped near a deserted island over a hundred miles in size.
"After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Han. I will just send you here."
Han Changming said gratefully.
Han Wenbin nodded and said, "Okay, walk slowly and be careful on the road. If you run into trouble on the territory of Sanxian Island, you can say that you are the distinguished guests of the Han family of Jinjiao Island."
Ye Xin and others released a blood-crowned eagle and jumped up.
A dozen blood-crowned eagles carried Han Changming and others into the sky. The dragon tortoise changed direction and carried Han Wenbin and Han Wenyue back along the original route.
After a while, they all disappeared into the horizon.
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On Purple Moon Island, a steep green mountain, hundreds of mortals lined up in a long queue, each with a young child.
The Han family has been developing in the outer sea for more than ten years. Most of the earliest batch of Qi-refining cultivators who came here have started families and have reproduced. The Han family members without spiritual roots have been settled in small towns where mortals live. Ziyue Island is very large and has many empty fields, so it is not a problem for mortals to be self-sufficient.
Incidents of monsters attacking immortal cultivators often occur in the open sea. The monsters break through the protective formations of small families and kill immortal cultivators, causing a large number of mortals to be displaced. These mortals can be bought and sold, and are considered a strategic material.
The big forces have a large enough population base, so they naturally won’t buy it. The Han family needs a large number of mortals.
The Han family has purchased a large number of mortals in recent years, and now has 70,000 mortals under its jurisdiction. Only a small part of the Han family members do not have spiritual roots. The Han family wants to cultivate more immortals in this way. Every three years, the Han family will test the spiritual roots of the children of appropriate age under its jurisdiction. Those with spiritual roots can practice immortality, and the treatment of their parents will also be improved.
This is the fastest way for mortals in the outer sea to change their destiny. All major forces have been encouraging mortals to reproduce, increase the number of cultivators, and then continue to develop the outer sea.
Today is the day when the Han family conducts a spiritual root test once every three years, and all children of appropriate age will take part in the test.
Han Benxian and Han Duanxian both had poor qualifications, but they were lucky. With the help of Han Changjiong and Han Changming, they were able to advance to the foundation-building stage. They had tried hard to practice, but with little success, so they gave up and just worked honestly and enjoyed themselves.
Han Benxian currently has one wife and two concubines, and Han Duanxian has one wife and seven concubines. Most of their descendants have no spiritual roots and live with mortals, but their descendants all live well.
Han Benxian and Han Duanxian were responsible for handling the family's affairs, and this time the task of testing the spiritual roots of mortals fell on them.
They had been checking for the entire morning but had not found a single person with spiritual roots. This was not surprising as the probability of a person with spiritual roots appearing among mortals was too low.
In a spacious and bright hall, a five-year-old boy stood in front of Han Benxian. The boy looked nervous and held a spirit-measuring ruler in his right hand.
Han Benxian glanced at the spirit measuring ruler that showed no reaction and shouted to the outside, "Next one."
Just as he finished speaking, a fat, big-eared middle-aged man walked in, followed by eight young children.
"Qi Dazhi, you have so many children and grandchildren."
Han Benxian was surprised that the Han family had no more than 20,000 mortals under its jurisdiction at the beginning, including many children of the Qi family.
The Han family was worried that the Qi family members would gather together and cause trouble, so they divided the Qi family members into different islands. Since the ancestors of the Qi family members were all cultivators, the Han family members without spiritual roots widely intermarried with the Qi family members. Among them, Qi Dazhi was the representative, as he had the most wives and children, as well as the most descendants.
Every time spiritual roots were tested, Qi Dazhi would bring his children and grandchildren to test their spiritual roots, but no one had ever found one.
Qi Dazhi smiled awkwardly and said, "I am also responding to the call of Master Han to reproduce more. Oh, by the way, why don't you call for help?"
The three children knelt down immediately and kowtowed, saying, "Grandchildren greet uncle."
One of their parents is from the Han family, so according to seniority, they should call Han Benxian uncle.
"Get up! Line up for the spiritual root test."
Han Benxian said with a pleasant expression.
Eight young children lined up to have their spiritual roots tested. Qi Dazhi looked nervous. Over the past decade, he had more than forty newborn children and grandchildren. The previous batches of children and grandchildren did not have spiritual roots, so Qi Dazhi placed his hopes on them.
A handsome boy in a golden shirt held a spirit-measuring ruler in his right hand, and the ruler suddenly emitted a dazzling light.
Han Benxian's eyes lit up. If he could detect a mortal with spiritual roots, he would get a reward.
After a while, the spiritual light dissipated, and golden and red spiritual light appeared on the spirit measuring ruler.
"Gold and Fire dual spiritual roots!"
Han Benxian and Han Duanxian were extremely shocked. The Han family had been passed down for hundreds of years, and only Han Benfu, a dual spiritual root, had appeared. Now, there was actually a person with dual spiritual roots of gold and fire? If it was true, Han Benxian and Han Duanxian would have done a great job.
"Duanxian, use your spirit measuring ruler to test it. Sometimes there will be problems with the spirit measuring ruler."
Han Benxian said in a trembling voice, if it is true, the Han family will have another quasi-Jingdan cultivator.
Han Duanxian quickly used his spirit measuring ruler to test, and the result was the same. As long as he could cultivate the dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, he would definitely be able to advance to the Jindan stage.
Currently, there is only one third-level weapon refiner in the clan, Han Zhangxiang. Apart from Han Zhangxiang, Han Changying has the highest weapon refinement level. There are too few second-level weapon refiners in the clan, and the number of second-level alchemists is the largest. After all, the family has been vigorously cultivating alchemists over the years.
The dual spiritual roots of gold and fire are a good candidate for refining weapons.
Han Benxian's breathing became rapid. He used other means to test and found that the result was correct, that is, he had the dual spiritual roots of gold and fire.
"Tell uncle, what is your name?"
Han Benxian's tone was gentle. Most of his descendants had no spiritual roots. It would be great if this one was his son.
"Han Xin, my grandson's grandfather is Han Benhe."
The boy in the golden shirt answered truthfully.
Han Benxian showed an expression of sudden enlightenment on his face. Han Benhe was one of the tribesmen who came to the outer sea to develop earlier. Han Benhe was still in the Qi Refining Stage and had a wife and a concubine.
"Where are his parents! Why aren't they here? Why is he with you?"
Han Benxian looked at Qi Dazhi and asked.
"Xin'er's mother is my daughter and is about to give birth. His father can't leave, so he asked me, his grandfather, to bring him here to test his spiritual roots."
Qi Dazhi said excitedly that although he was his grandfather, Han Xin actually had dual spiritual roots.
Han Benxian asked about the situation of Han Xin's parents and Qi Dazhi. Generally speaking, it is not easy for a mortal to have a spiritual root. Most of them have false spiritual roots. The probability of having double spiritual roots is extremely low, but it is not impossible.
Qi Dazhi did not dare to hide anything and answered honestly.
"My ancestors have Jindan cultivators. So I am the eighteenth generation descendant. With the blessing of my ancestors, Xin'er will have a promising future."
Qi Dazhi's expression was excited, he knew very well what a person with dual spiritual roots meant.
"What do you mean by ancestors' blessing? Han Xin is a descendant of our Han family. He is blessed by our Han ancestors."
Han Benxian rolled his eyes at Qi Dazhi and corrected him.
Qi Dazhi said yes repeatedly. Naturally, he didn't dare to say anything. The Qi family suffered heavy losses and didn't know whether they could return to the open sea.
"Duanxian, you continue the test. I will take Han Xin to report to Wu Bogong. God bless our Han family, haha."
Han Benxian ordered, looking excited.
He took Han Xin away from the testing site and went to Han Debiao's residence.
A narrow valley with no grass and only gravel everywhere.
Bursts of huge roars came from the valley, and the faint roars of monkeys could be heard.
In the valley, Han Debiao, holding the Soul-Breaking Stick, attacked the powerful golden-backed ape frantically.
The powerful golden-backed ape has awakened and successfully advanced to the third level. Han Debiao always uses it to practice.
"roar!"
The powerful golden-backed ape let out a roar of grievance, held his head with both hands, and his eyes were full of fear.
Han Debiao was a physical cultivator and had taken Blood Essence Fruit and Diamond Bone Tempering Pill. He had tremendous strength and even the Mighty Golden-backed Ape could not withstand it.
"You guys, you gave up before the fight lasted long. How boring."
Han Debiao sighed, and the shadows of the sticks dissipated.
Every time he went out of seclusion, he would practice with the powerful golden-backed ape, but the powerful golden-backed ape was no match for him at all. It was scared by Han Debiao. It couldn't beat Han Debiao in the first place, so it recognized Han Debiao as its master.
Han Debiao is a physical cultivator, and with his flying magic weapon, the Fire Cloud Flying Boots, no cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan period could be his match, let alone the powerful golden-backed ape who had just been promoted to the third level.
After the Mighty Golden-backed Ape advanced to the third level, it mastered a sonic power that could easily shatter the internal organs of low-level monsters, but it was not very powerful.
The powerful golden-backed ape scratched its head and looked at Han Debiao eagerly, as if expecting something.
"Okay, go back! I'll stay a little longer."
Han Debiao instructed that the powerful golden-backed ape was quite human-like, but just couldn't speak.
The powerful golden-backed ape let out a joyful roar and quickly rushed out of the valley.
Han Debiao seemed to have sensed something, and he took out a red communication disk and typed in a spell. Han Benxian's delighted voice suddenly rang out, "Fifth Uncle, this is great news! This is great news! When testing spiritual roots today, I found a member of my clan who has dual spiritual roots of gold and fire."
"Gold and Fire dual spiritual roots! Where are you?"
Han Debiao's expression became solemn. This was a future Jindan cultivator. Han Benfu possessed the dual spiritual roots of wood and fire. She learned the art of alchemy from Han Changming and was the second third-rank alchemist in the family. Currently, there was only one third-rank weapon refiner in the family, Han Zhangxiang.
If this clan member with dual spiritual roots of gold and fire is trained properly, the family will not only have one more Jindan cultivator in the future, but also one more third-level weapon refiner.
"We are right at the entrance of your cave, but I sent you a sound transmission note, but you haven't responded yet..."
Before Han Benxian could finish, Han Debiao interrupted him and said, "Okay, stay where you are, I'll be there soon, take good care of him."
Han Debiao put away the communication disk and turned into a beam of light and flew towards his residence.
The powerful golden-backed ape looked at Han Debiao who was going away. It seemed to have thought of something and immediately turned around and returned to the valley.
It was scared by Han Debiao's beating, and was worried that Han Debiao would use it to join forces again, so it decided to go back later! Anyway, it knew the way.
Not long after, Han Debiao returned to his residence and saw Han Benxian and a boy in a golden shirt standing at the door.
Han Benxian quickly bowed, but Han Debiao ignored him and quickly came to the front of the boy in the golden shirt. A smile flashed across his stern face, and he said, "Come, let me see your spiritual roots."
It was the first time that Han Benxian saw Han Debiao so gentle, and he quickly asked Han Xin to stretch out his right hand.
Han Debiao personally checked and confirmed that Han Xin was the one with dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, and his expression was excited.
"That's great! If the clan leader knew about this, he would definitely be very happy."
Han Debiao said excitedly that he remembered that Qi Dazhi came from a family of immortal cultivators. At that time, poisonous dragons frequently attacked immortal cultivators. The immortal cultivator family that Qi Dazhi belonged to was severely damaged, leaving behind a large number of mortals.
"As the eighteenth generation grandson of a Jindan cultivator, no wonder Han Xin possesses the dual spiritual roots of gold and fire."
It is no surprise that Han Debiao thought of Qi Dazhi's background.