Han Changming came to the stone pavilion and sat down, and called Wang Ning and the other two.
"From now on, you will be working with He Yang and Chen Yao. Do your job well and don't ask each other about anything. Got it?"
Han Changming reminded him that he had asked Yang Qinglong about the evil cultivators.
There are indeed evil cultivators in the Qingha Islands, and there are quite a few of them, but their specific identities are unknown. The most famous group of evil cultivators is the Green Bee Taoist. Decades ago, five Nascent Soul cultivators went out to sea to hunt monsters, but were completely wiped out. It is rumored that they died at the hands of the Green Bee Taoist.
Taoist Green Bee committed many evil deeds and killed innocent people, but as the saying goes, if you stand by the river, you will get your feet wet. During one of his evil deeds, Taoist Green Bee was discovered by other high-level monks. Unfortunately, when Taoist Green Bee committed the crime, he changed his appearance and is still at large.
Taoist Green Bee is a relatively active evil cultivator in the past five hundred years. In addition to Taoist Green Bee, there are many other evil cultivators such as Monk Black Wind and Golden Beard. These evil cultivators may still be in the Qingha Islands, or they may have already left.
These evil cultivators all have one thing in common: they never show their true faces when committing crimes. Their methods are sophisticated and their strength is great. Qinghe City once sent people to investigate, and after much difficulty they found the evil cultivators' lair and blocked them on a deserted island, but they were still killed by the evil cultivators.
Over the years, high-level monks have occasionally disappeared. Some monks have never appeared again, and some monks have reappeared after more than a hundred years, saying that they were traveling. There is a large flow of people in the Qingha Islands, and the missing high-level monks may not have been killed.
Logically speaking, there should be no problem for Han Changming to refine the Zihao Pill using the recipe on the inheritance stone. However, Han Changming did not dare to be careless. There were many examples of people capsizing in the gutter, so it is better to be safe than sorry.
He Yang and Chen Yao had just come over, and Han Changming had limited trust in them.
"Yes, sir."
Sun Ming and the other two agreed in unison.
"By the way, shopkeeper, Senior Liu Tianfeng came to visit just now. When he learned that you were not here, he said he would visit you another day."
Sun Ming reported truthfully.
Han Changming nodded, took out several jade slips of different colors, handed them to Sun Ming and the other two, and said, "Look at these sea charts, do you know where this is?"
He drew a few sea charts himself, mixed them with the location of the cave where the Divine Transformation cultivator had passed away, and gave them to Sun Ming and the other two to identify.
According to historical records, Jin Yangzi was active more than ten thousand years ago. As time passed, the cave where the Divine Transformation cultivator he discovered might have been occupied by other forces, or it might have not been discovered yet.
There are tens of thousands of islands in the Qingha Archipelago. Some of the islands are very remote, and some have harsh environments with frequent winds, making them unsuitable for living.
It would still be difficult for Han Changming to find the meditation cave of a Divine Transformation cultivator among tens of thousands of islands.
He bought a lot of nautical charts, but got nothing in return.
There was a strange look in Wang Ning's eyes, and he hesitated to speak.
"Shopkeeper, I rarely leave Qingha City, so I don't know where this is. I'll buy a sea chart and find it as soon as possible."
Sun Ming said seriously.
Sun Sisi nodded and said, "I will also try my best to look for it and find it as much as possible."
"No need. Since you don't know, forget it. Don't let this matter be spread. You can go down first! Sun Ming, go and ask Fellow Daoist Liu to come over."
Han Changming ordered.
Sun Ming and Sun Sisi responded, bowed and retreated.
"Tell me! How much do you know?"
Han Changming looked at Wang Ning. Wang Ning was thoughtful and reliable, and Han Changming valued her very much.
"I don't know where it is, but there is a golden velvet on one of the sea charts. We can find the island based on the golden velvet."
Wang Ning said slowly, handing a green jade slip to Han Changming.
Han Changming took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, frowned and said: "Golden Velvet Flower? Is it a small golden flower?"
This jade slip records a topographic map of the island. Jin Yangzi's cave of meditation is on the island. There are trees, flowers and plants on the island, but he really didn't care about the golden velvet flower.
"There are many golden velvet flowers growing in the northwest corner of the island. Golden velvet flowers usually grow in places with plenty of sunlight. Judging from the growth of the trees behind the golden velvet flowers, golden velvet flowers should grow in the south. Therefore, this island is in the south."
Wang Ning analyzed slowly, trees grow better on the south side, indicating sufficient sunlight, which means that golden velvet grows on the south side. It would be much easier to search by following this clue.
Han Changming showed an expression of approval. The products in different places are different. He is not a local and his understanding of the vegetation and monsters in the Qingha Islands is not as good as that of the locals.
This is not to say that the locals know a lot, at least Sun Ming doesn’t know.
"How do you know so much about golden velvet?"
Han Changming asked, his face full of curiosity.
"The shopkeeper forgot that I once worked in Ziyun Tower, so I must be familiar with the growing environment and medicinal properties of spiritual medicines. Golden Velvet Flower is a commonly used spiritual medicine, and Golden Velvet Flower that is more than five years old can be used as medicine."
Wang Ning explained.
"Don't tell anyone about this. You've done a great job. This is a reward for you. Practice hard. When you reach the great perfection of foundation building, I will provide you with spiritual objects for forming a pill."
Han Changming took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it to Wang Ning.
"Thank you for the reward, shopkeeper."
Wang Ning thanked him and took the green porcelain bottle. She hesitated for a moment and said carefully, "Boss, my strength is limited. Can you recruit a few people? One or two will do."
She worked for Han Changming, and she didn't know how many relatives and friends envied her and wanted to work for Han Changming with her. Some of them had done her a favor, and Wang Ning couldn't refuse.
Sun Ming's relatives and friends have already come over, but Wang Ning is still alone, so she can't help feeling a little unbalanced.
Han Changming nodded and said, "Okay, loyalty comes first, you can choose for yourself, you can develop more downlines, here are 30,000 spirit stones, 20,000 spirit stones are activity funds, and 10,000 spirit stones are for you, tell me when you've used them up."
He took out a green storage bag and handed it to Wang Ning.
Wang Ning showed a look of delight, thanked him repeatedly, and accepted the green storage bag.
Han Changming waved his hand, signaling Wang Ning to leave.
He took out the inheritance stone and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
After a cup of tea, a light sound of footsteps was heard, Liu Tianfeng walked in, followed by Sun Ming.
"Friend Han, you are finally back."
Liu Tianfeng narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.
Han Changming smiled and nodded, waved at Sun Ming, and Sun Ming tactfully withdrew.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, please take a seat."
Han Changming invited Liu Tianfeng to sit down, took out the tea set and tea leaves to make tea.
"No need to bother, Fellow Daoist Han. I don't like beating around the bush. I want to buy a few top-grade Zihao Pills from Fellow Daoist Han. I hope Fellow Daoist Han will help me."
Liu Tianfeng spoke straight to the point with a sincere tone.
The Liu family is not as powerful as the Yang family. Top-grade healing elixirs are in short supply and the Liu family has used them up long ago. Liu Tianfeng wants to buy some top-grade Zihao pills from Han Changming and establish a friendship with them at the same time.
"I don't have too many Purple Bright Pills. I can only take out five, but I will only exchange them and not sell them."
Han Changming took out a purple jade bottle and handed it to Liu Tianfeng.
"Change? What do you want to change, Mr. Han?"
Liu Tianfeng was slightly stunned and asked curiously.
"I heard that Fellow Daoist Liu is proficient in the art of making talismans. I would like to exchange some fourth-level talismans with Fellow Daoist Liu, such as the Tianyan Talisman and the Qixing Xinwen Talisman."
Han Changming's tone was sincere. The Seven-Star Heart-Questioning Talisman was an auxiliary talisman, mainly used to detect whether a cultivator was lying. It was generally used to interrogate criminals or evil cultivators.
"Fellow Daoist Han, you are too kind. I only have a basic understanding of the art of talismans, but I cannot say that I am proficient in it."
Liu Tianfeng said this with a smile on his face.
The same words depend on who says them. If a Jindan cultivator said such words, Liu Tianfeng would not take it seriously. But if it was Han Changming, it would be different.
Liu Tianfeng was very happy to get Han Changming's recognition, even if it was just a compliment.
He took out a golden jade box, opened it, and inside were nine talismans glowing red.
"I have run out of Tianyan Talisman. Due to material problems, I cannot refine it for the time being. This is a set of talismans, the Nine Yang Demon Slaying Talisman. Even if several fourth-level monsters are trapped, they will lose a layer of skin if they don't die."
As Liu Tianfeng spoke, he took out a silver talisman with seven dazzling spots of light on its surface, arranged in the sequence of the Big Dipper.
"A complete set of talismans?"
Han Changming's eyes flashed with surprise. A set of talismans is equivalent to a simplified formation, and it is very expensive.
Liu Tianfeng nodded and said proudly: "That's right, but Fellow Daoist Han needs to take out a few more top-grade elixirs. I spent a lot of time and energy to refine this set of Nine Yang Demon Slaying Talismans."
Han Changming did not object, and took out two top-grade Golden Scale Jade Dew Pills, replacing the Nine Yang Demon-Slaying Talisman and the Seven Star Heart-Searching Talisman.
After chatting for half an hour, Liu Tianfeng invited Han Changming to visit the Liu family. Han Changming did not refuse and promised to visit when he had time.
After seeing Liu Tianfeng off, Han Changming called He Yang.
"He Yang, Old Man Xuan Ya just contacted me and said that you lied. What do you say?"
Han Changming asked in a deep voice with a serious expression.
He Yang was slightly stunned, and quickly explained: "Boss, everything I said is true."
"It's not that I don't believe you. The husband has his own reasons and the wife has her own reasons. Let me ask you the Seven Star Heart-Searching Talisman and you must answer truthfully."
Han Changming took out the Seven-Star Heart-Searching Talisman and handed it to He Yang.
He Yang didn't waste any words and slapped the Seven Star Heart-Searching Talisman on his body. A dazzling silver light lit up and covered his whole body.
The innocent are innocent. He Yang knew very well that Han Changming certainly did not completely trust them. After all, they had not been with him for long. With the Seven-Star Heart-Searching Talisman, he could prove his innocence.
Han Changming was very satisfied with He Yang's attitude and asked him a few questions. He Yang answered truthfully, the same as last time.
"You snatched the inheritance stone from the chaos? Didn't you get any other treasures?"
Han Changming asked.
He Yang hesitated for a moment, then took out a flying knife with a shining green light and handed it to Han Changming.
"And this top-grade magic weapon."
He had the Seven Star Self-Searching Talisman on his body and didn't dare to lie.
"Just this treasure? Nothing else? Like spirit beast eggs or spirit insect eggs?"
Han Changming continued to ask, and it turned out that He Yang did not tell the truth and was hiding a top-grade magic weapon.
He Yang shook his head and said, "No, it's just this Qinghong Sword and the inheritance stone. There were too many people from Xuan Ya Sect, so we couldn't get much. I was selfish, please punish me, boss."
"You can keep this Qinghong Sword! What happened in the past is in the past. I don't want you to lie to me in the future. Loyalty comes first."
Han Changming's expression was serious. If it was just a top-grade magic weapon hidden, it would not be a big deal.
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. He Yang is a casual cultivator and it is rare for him to get a top-grade magic weapon. It is understandable that he does not want to hand it over.
With Han Changming's current perspective, he naturally looks down on this Qinghong Sword. He has spiritual treasures and is not short of top-grade magic weapons.
He Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Yes, shopkeeper, I promise there won't be a next time."
Han Changming waved his hand and asked him to leave.
In the next few days, Nascent Soul cultivators frequently came to visit Han Changming. He received them one by one and made many friends.
Three days later, Han Changming said goodbye to Yang Qinglong. Yang Qinglong did not stay long and personally saw him off.
Old Man Xuan Ya also said goodbye and had been waiting outside Yuding Island for a long time.
"Friend Yang, I got some good tea from Friend Wang. How about coming to my place to try it?"
Han Changming extended an invitation.
Old Man Xuan Ya agreed and left with Han Changming.
After returning to their residence in Qingha City, Han Changming and Old Man Xuan Ya asked their men to withdraw.
Han Changming, Old Man Xuan Ya and Sun Yingying were chatting in the stone pavilion. The aroma of the spiritual tea was in the air, but Old Man Xuan Ya was not in the mood to drink it.
"Friend Han, what do you think?"
Old Man Xuan Ya asked impatiently, Han Changming has been in contact with many Nascent Soul cultivators recently, and he might cooperate with others.
"I can go with you to break the ban and get the treasure. Where does your friend live? I will send someone to invite him over, and we can go treasure hunting together. How about that?"
Han Changming said in a deep voice that this would ensure his safety to the greatest extent. If he asked Old Man Xuan Ya to send people to invite them, who knows how many Nascent Soul cultivators would be invited.
The power of Xuan Ya Sect is not small, so it is easier for the monks of Xuan Ya Sect to find the location of the meditation cave. However, there are many unknowns. Who can guarantee that the monks of Xuan Ya Sect will not plunder the treasures in advance? Even if they cannot break the restriction, who knows whether they will set some traps and wait for Han Changming to fall into the trap.
Han Changming dared not be careless and had to be extra careful.
"No problem. I'll give you a token and a sound transmission note. Send someone to deliver it to my good friend. He lives on Golden Shrimp Island."
Old Man Xuan Ya took out a light green jade pendant and a sound transmission note. The green jade pendant was engraved with a pattern of a mini crow.
In front of Han Changming, he picked up the sound transmission note and said, "Friend Li, please come to Qinghe City. I have something important to discuss with you."
Han Changming called He Yang and Chen Yao and told them, "Take these two things and go to Jinxia Island. Give them to Master Jinxia and ask him to come over."
"Yes, sir."
He Yang agreed readily, put away the sound transmission note and the green jade pendant, turned around and left.
"Friend Yang, Madam Yang, you stay here first. When Friend Li arrives, we will discuss important matters together."
Han Changming said sincerely.
"No problem, that's it!"
Old Man Xuan Ya agreed readily.
After chatting for more than an hour, Old Man Xuan Ya and Chen Yingying went downstairs to rest. Han Changming came to the basement and took out a metal ball with mysterious spiritual patterns all over its surface.
The fourth-level puppet beast is one of the reasons why Han Changming and Old Man Xuan Ya go treasure hunting together.