The Qingyuan Mountains are located in the northwest of Zhongtian Continent. They are named after the large number of green apes living there. Deep in the mountains there is a towering peak named Qingyuan Mountain. Qingyuan Mountain is both a mountain and the location of a market town.
A bluestone staircase extends from the foot of the mountain to the top. There are a large number of buildings on the mountain, and a large number of monks can be seen walking around.
Chen Tianya is a casual cultivator who makes a living by hunting monsters. After years of cultivation and several life and death experiences, he finally entered the Jindan stage and is currently in the late Jindan stage.
Hunting monsters often requires the use of formations and talismans, especially third-level talismans. Talismans are easy to use, and a powerful talisman can save your life at a critical moment.
Qingfeng Tower is the largest teahouse in the market town. Many casual cultivators come here to drink tea and chat. It is also a place to gather information. From the secrets of the immortal world to the interesting stories in the market town, you can find out. It is very lively with people coming and going.
On this day, Chen Tianya appeared on the second floor of Qingfeng Tower.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I'm here."
A middle-aged man with a wretched appearance and a fat body stood up and shouted at Chen Tianya.
Chen Tianya strode towards the middle-aged man and sat down.
The middle-aged man was called Cai Yang. Like Chen Tianya, he was a casual cultivator and his cultivation level was only at the initial stage of Jindan.
"Long time no see, Fellow Daoist Cai, I haven't seen you for a while, I thought something happened to you!"
Chen Tianya smiled and joked that they had known each other for many years and spoke more casually.
"Don't mention it. I encountered a fourth-level monster and almost couldn't come back. Fortunately, I bought a set of third-level talismans for self-defense."
When Cai Yang finished speaking, an expression of lingering fear appeared on his face.
"A complete set of talismans? Did you buy them at an auction? They must be expensive!"
Chen Tianya was surprised. It is quite difficult to refine a complete set of talismans and they can mostly only be seen at auctions. Once a complete set of talismans appears on the market, they are quickly bought up.
"I bought it from a newly opened talisman shop. It did cost me a lot of spiritual stones. The quality is indeed good, but compared to the two shopkeepers, the complete set of talismans is much inferior."
Cai Yang had a lewd smile on his face, looking very obscene.
"A newly opened talisman shop? Can you two introduce it to me? I'm planning to go there to hunt monsters."
Chen Tianya asked.
"Hehe, no problem. I'm also going to buy a few sets. I heard that one of them is a formation master and the other is a talisman maker. Whoever can marry these two shopkeepers will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life."
Cai Yang looked full of longing.
"Fellow Daoist Cai, you are a toad wanting to eat swan meat. Shopkeeper Ye doesn't think highly of you."
"That's right, the descendant of Master Qianfeng is pursuing Shopkeeper Ye, and it's not your turn even if you wait in line."
The other Jindan cultivators all joked. They obviously knew Cai Yang, otherwise they wouldn't be joking.
"Humph, what do you know? Different people have different tastes. Maybe Shopkeeper Ye likes someone like me. What's it to you?"
Cai Yang disagreed and retorted.
The others burst into laughter and said nothing more.
After chatting for a while, Cai Yang took Chen Tianya away from Qingfeng Tower.
The streets are crowded with people and cars, and are very lively.
After a while, they appeared at the door of a two-story green attic. On the plaque were three large golden characters "Qinghu Pavilion".
"Qinghu Pavilion! I've never heard of it."
Chen Tianya said to himself.
"This store is new, less than two years old, so it's not surprising that Daoyou Chen doesn't know about it."
Cai Yang said as he walked in.
The lobby was spacious and bright, with only two attendants greeting guests. The shelves were empty, without a single talisman.
"Qinghu Pavilion only accepts reservations. If you want to buy talismans, you need to talk to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper is on the second floor. Let's go up!"
Cai Yang greeted everyone and strode towards the second floor, with Chen Tianya following closely behind.
The decoration on the second floor is quite elegant, and two women dressed as young ladies are talking about something.
One of them was a woman wearing a blue skirt, with skin as white as snow, a cherry mouth and a beautiful nose, her hair combed into a long bun, and a heroic look that was rare in women. Another of them was a woman wearing a green palace dress, with a purple belt tied around her slender waist, her facial features were picturesque, and her hair combed into a long bun.
The two women were Ye Xin and Ye Xue. They accidentally stranded in Zhongtian Continent and couldn't find Han Changming for a while, so they opened a shop in a market to earn spirit stones.
Ye Xin is a third-level formation master, and Ye Xue is a third-level talisman maker. They don't have to hunt monsters to earn resources for cultivation. It's easier for them to earn resources by selling talismans and formations.
Zhongtian Continent is rich in resources for cultivating immortals. Ye Xin wants to take this opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Once they reach the Nascent Soul stage, it will be more convenient to find Han Changming. Jindan cultivators don't have much say in Zhongtian Continent, but Nascent Soul cultivators are better.
"Shopkeeper Ye, long time no see. This is Fellow Daoist Chen. I would like to order a set of Five Elements Demon Locking Talismans."
Cai Yang said politely that although he was so frivolous in the restaurant, he would not dare to be presumptuous when he met the real person.
"Five Elements Demon Locking Talisman! What talisman does Fellow Daoist Chen want to buy?"
Ye Xue asked with a smile, her tone gentle.
Her talisman-making skills improved rapidly, mainly because the immortal cultivation resources here were abundant and the materials for talisman-making were relatively easy to obtain.
"I want to pre-order a set of Five Elements Armor Talisman and Five Elements Demon Locking Talisman. How long will it take to get the goods?"
Chen Tianya asked sincerely.
"There are a lot of orders at the moment, so it will take two months for the goods to be available."
Ye Xue said truthfully.
"Okay, that's settled then."
Chen Tianya readily agreed. Two months was not a long time and he could afford to wait.
Ye Xue wrote two receipts for them and collected the deposit.
"Fellow Daoist Cai, Fellow Daoist Chen, you must keep the receipt safe. We only recognize the receipt, not the person."
Ye Xue warned.
Cai Yang and Chen Tianya agreed immediately, collected the documents and left.
"Sister, our business is getting better and better. It looks like we will soon save enough spiritual stones to buy spiritual objects for forming infants."
Ye Xue said with some excitement.
"Thank you for your hard work, sister. Let's wait until we advance to the Nascent Soul stage before looking for our husband! It's too dangerous outside."
Ye Xin said solemnly that fourth-level monsters were rare in the open sea, but in the Zhongtian Continent, there were quite a few fourth-level monsters. In addition, there were even more Nascent Soul cultivators. If they rashly went to look for Han Changming now and encountered a stronger villain, they would not be their match.
Ye Xue seemed to sense something, and took out a light green magic disk, entered a spell, and a gentle male voice suddenly sounded: "Fairy Ye, I will hold a tea party in Qingfeng Tower tonight, and many Taoist friends will attend. If you are free, you can come and have a few cups of tea. I will introduce some Taoist friends to you."
Ye Xin frowned, looking displeased.
"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Qian. We have something to take care of, so we won't go."
Ye Xue said politely.
"Okay! Next time then."
Putting away the green magic disk, Ye Xue sighed softly, shook her head and said, "This Qian Feng is too annoying, it never ends."
Qian Feng is the descendant of Taoist Qian Feng, who is in the late stage of Jindan. He is a romantic and handsome man with many wives and concubines.
After meeting a few times, Qian Feng pursued her relentlessly. Due to the face of Master Qian Feng, Ye Xue did not give Qian Feng any cold shoulder and kept rejecting all of Qian Feng's invitations.
"Don't bother with him. The market was not opened by Master Qianfeng."
Ye Xin frowned and said that she didn't have a good impression of Qian Feng either.
"I don't know how my husband is doing now? And Benfu."
Ye Xue sighed softly, her face full of worry.
She didn't know whether Han Benfu had broken the curse, nor did she know what happened to Han Changming.
"My husband's magical power is not weak. He is a third-level alchemist, so he will be fine. As for Benfu, the clan leader and Lingxiao will definitely take good care of her. Let's not worry too much and work hard to earn spirit stones. When we advance to the Nascent Soul stage, we will set out to find my husband and then find a way to return to the open sea."
Ye Xin said slowly that this was her overall plan, but she had no idea what the future would be like.
Ye Xue nodded and agreed. Since she was a child, she was used to listening to Ye Xin.
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Spring goes and autumn comes, and forty years have passed quickly.
Qinghu Island, a secret room.
Han Benfu sat cross-legged on a red cushion. The green gourd cauldron in front of her was engulfed in billowing flames, and a strong medicinal fragrance wafted away.
After a while, Han Benfu retracted her magic spell and the flames suddenly dissipated.
She hurried forward and opened the top cover, only to see eleven light golden pills lying inside. Each pill had a pill pattern on it, and was obviously a mid-grade pill.
"Success! Intermediate-grade Golden Dew Pill!"
Han Benfu breathed a sigh of relief and looked delighted.
After Han Changming disappeared, the Han family sold fewer and fewer mid-quality elixirs, and the business was seriously affected. Han Changxin was unable to refine mid-quality third-level elixirs. Han Benfu had followed Han Changming to learn alchemy for many years, and naturally took up the banner, and the family's elixir business slowly returned to normal.
She took out a green porcelain bottle, put all the mid-grade Jinludan in it, and walked out.
She took out a pale green magic disk, entered a spell, and asked, "Duan Yu, has the clan leader not returned yet?"
The four backbones of the family, Han Debiao, Han Changming, Ye Xin and Ye Xue, disappeared one after another, and the Han family fell into a state of transition. In order to train the younger generation, Han Zhangxiang personally led the team and led Han Benyong and other young people in the Jindan period to go out to sea to hunt monsters and train them.
Zhenren Lingxiao sent people to build a teleportation array on Ziyue Island to prevent any powerful enemies from attacking the island. Only then did Han Zhangxiang dare to take his people out to sea to hunt monsters and train the younger generation.
"Not yet. The clan leader has been out to sea for more than two years. He should be back soon!"
Han Duanyu's voice came from the green magic disk.
"If the clan leader comes back, notify me immediately."
After saying this, Han Benfu put away the green magic plate and walked out.
Not long after, Han Benfu appeared outside a small valley, which was blocked by a thick white fog. This was Bailing Valley, which was modeled after Han Changming's Baichong Valley.
Han Benfu took out a square token, injected magic power into it, and a green light flew out and disappeared into the white mist. The white mist rolled violently, revealing a passage. Han Benfu strode in.
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In a certain sea area, the sea water rolled violently, causing huge waves and continuous roaring sounds.
A red octopus as big as a hill floated on the sea. A water-blue light curtain covered the red octopus. The thick red tentacles kept hitting the water-blue light curtain, making a muffled sound.
Han Zhangxiang, Han Benyong, Han Changying and Han Changwu each held a light blue magic disk in their hands and cast one magic spell after another.
Han Debiao and four others disappeared one after another. The younger generation was rather immature in how they handled things, so Han Zhangxiang had to lead the team himself and train the younger generation.
Boom!
After a loud bang, the water-blue light curtain suddenly exploded, and the red octopus broke free.
Han Changying pinched his fingers and two three-meter-long blue sharks suddenly appeared on the seabed. Upon closer inspection, the two blue sharks were covered with mysterious spiritual patterns on their bodies, shining with spiritual light, and were obviously magic weapons.
This is a third-order low-grade puppet beast, made by Han Changying himself.
After years of hard work, Han Changying finally refined a third-order puppet beast. Han Zhangxiang had been busy teaching Han Zhongxin these years, and he finally had a chance to relax. However, Han Debiao and the other four disappeared one after another. In order to train the younger generation, he did not have much time to refine equipment, and his refining level did not improve much.
The two blue sharks opened their bloody mouths, revealing a row of sharp fangs, and attacked the red octopus.
The red octopus's thick tentacles danced wildly, slashing at the two blue sharks like sharp swords.
Boom!
Ripples appeared on the sea surface, and two blue sharks were hit by the thick tentacles and sank rapidly.
Han Zhangxiang did not take action but watched the fight from the side. This Fiery Signet was only a mid-level third-grade weapon, which was just right for Han Benyong and the other two to join forces.
Han Benyong flipped his right hand, and a green light flashed. A gourd with green light appeared in his hand, and the mouth of the gourd was aimed at the Fiery Seal.
A green light appeared from the mouth of the gourd, and dozens of green round beads flew out, hitting the Fiery Seal one after another.
The thick tentacles of the Fiery Seal slapped towards the green round beads. After a muffled "pop" sound, dozens of green round beads exploded one after another. A large piece of green powder flew out and hit the tentacles of the Fiery Seal.
Han Changwu shook his right hand, and a golden talisman flew out. It had amazing spiritual energy and was obviously a third-level talisman.
Both Han Changwu and Han Changjiong can refine third-level talismans, but Han Changwu's success rate is higher.
With a muffled "puff" sound, the golden talisman suddenly exploded and turned into a golden sun, covering the Fiery Seal. A faint shrill roar could be heard.
After a while, the golden light dissipated, and the tentacles of the Fiery Seal showed signs of festering. Puffs of green smoke rose from its body. It let out a series of shrill roars, and its huge body twisted continuously.
The two blue sharks took the opportunity to pounce, biting the body of the Fiery Sign with their sharp fangs and tearing it apart with all their might.
The Fiery Seal struggled violently, but it was of no use. It was trapped in the formation, the sea water turned deep red, and its resistance became weaker and weaker.
After a while, the Fiery Seal was torn into pieces by two blue sharks, and the sea water within a radius of thousands of feet was dyed red.
Han Changying and the other two cooperated skillfully, and it was obviously not their first time hunting a third-level monster.
Han Benyong leaped forward, put on a pair of gloves that glowed with green light, dug out a light red demon pill from the corpse, and Han Changying collected the spirit of the Fiery Chapter.
The body of the Fiery Chapter can be sold for a lot of spirit stones, but they cannot easily kill a third-level mid-grade Fiery Chapter. It would be great if they could kill the Fiery Chapter.
Han Zhangxiang didn't say anything and let them deal with the Fiery Chapter as they pleased.
After dealing with Liehuozhang's body, Han Zhangxiang glanced at the darkening sky and said, "We've been out for quite some time this time, let's go back!"
The four of them transformed into four beams of light and flew high into the sky.
Just as they flew a hundred miles, the calm sea surface suddenly exploded, and an extremely thick blue wave rushed up into the sky, heading straight towards Han Zhangxiang and the other three.
Han Zhangxiang reacted quickly. He took out a red dagger and slashed at the incoming blue water waves.
A sharp sound of a sword was heard, and a red sword energy over a hundred feet long swept out, cutting the blue water waves in half.