"Wang Hong? How does this person know the inside story?"
Han Changming wondered, when he first arrived at the Qingha Islands, the first cultivator he met was Wang Hong.
"He is a Jindan cultivator. Taoist Qingfeng captured his Taoist partner and used this as a threat. He sent two Jindan cultivators to follow him closely. This time Taoist Qingfeng set up a trap to murder you."
*** briefly explained what happened. Taoist Qingfeng was an outsider cultivator. In order to facilitate his work, he recruited several Jindan cultivators. Wang Hong was coerced.
Taoist Qingfeng asked Wang Hong and others to fabricate the deeds of ancient cultivators, seven parts of which were true and three parts were false. Even local cultivators would find it difficult to distinguish the truth from the falsehood.
At the beginning, they will give some sweet benefits, build a few ancient monks' caves, put some treasures, and then have local monks such as Wang Hong accidentally lead people to discover them, and spread the news from one to ten, and then to a hundred, to enhance credibility.
It takes at least a dozen years, or even several decades, to do one job, and it is rare for him to fail.
The last time five Nascent Soul cultivators were killed, it was actually done by Taoist Qingfeng and others. They deliberately spread false news, saying that the five Nascent Soul cultivators died at the hands of monsters. There are many fourth-level monsters in the Qingha Islands, so it makes sense.
The cave where Master Xuan Guang sat and passed away was also fabricated by them, including the Tongtian Lingbao and Lingyan, mainly to prepare for this trap. Fairy Yuhe and Master Xuan Guang were cultivators of the same era. Just as Master Xuan Guang's cave was unveiled, they discovered Fairy Yuhe's cave too. It was hard not to believe it.
Han Changming felt a pang of fear in his heart. He had been cautious enough. There was no problem with the pill formula. Many materials were not available. Only one kind of pill could be refined. Jin Yangzi was a real person. Taoist Qingfeng was just using Jin Yangzi to set up a trap. As for the pill formula, it was estimated that only the Zihao Pill was real. The other pill formulas were fake. No wonder he had never heard of many of the materials.
There is no way around it. The name of a spiritual medicine may be different, and after thousands of years, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no mistakes, which gives evil cultivators an opportunity.
In order to kill people and steal treasures, the evil cultivators put in a lot of effort. They first forged classics, and then forged the caves of ancient cultivators, deliberately letting local cultivators discover them and obtain some treasures, giving the appearance that there were many caves of ancient cultivators.
Han Changming was lucky this time. If he didn't have a set of spiritual treasures, the Five Elements Rings in his hands, he would not have been able to escape. In the final analysis, it was his greed that caused all the trouble. It was difficult for him to resist the temptation of a Divine Transformation cultivator's meditation cave, and the evil cultivator took advantage of this.
Han Changming’s ability to become an alchemist was inseparable from the ancient cultivators’ inheritance he obtained during the Qi Refining Period. He obtained the alchemist’s inheritance and skills, but the successive traps told him that the ancient cultivators’ caves were not so popular and there was a high chance that they were traps.
In comparison, forbidden areas, ruins and secret realms are relatively reliable. After all, there are many cultivators who can prove their existence. As for the caves of ancient cultivators, there are too many variables.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Han, how did you escape?"
*** remembered something, curious about the temperature.
"We killed the Nascent Soul cultivator who controlled the formation and took the opportunity to escape, but Taoist Qingfeng may not have escaped far."
Han Changming didn't want to say more and changed the topic to Taoist Qingfeng.
*** and others responded and followed Han Changming and Old Man Xuan Ya to the starting point.
When they arrived at the scene, the Taoist Green Bee and the big man in blue had already run away, and there was a huge hole on the ground.
"What a pity they got away."
Old Man Xuan Ya sighed, his eyes full of sorrow. Who knows whether Taoist Qing Feng will take revenge on him in the future? It is easier to dodge an open spear than a hidden arrow. Taoist Qing Feng is in the dark, who knows whether Taoist Qing Feng will be lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on him.
"Wang Hong didn't tell us where the Green Bee Taoist is staying or his other accomplices? Perhaps we can start from this aspect."
Master Jinxia asked ***.
*** shook his head and said, "It's too late. When Wang Hong informed us of the situation, the person controlling him activated the ban and killed Wang Hong."
"What kind of restriction is so powerful? You guys have no way to resolve it?"
Han Changming wondered, there were many Nascent Soul cultivators in Qinghe City, so unless it was an unpopular restriction, it should be possible to resolve it.
"The witch clan's spell activated the ban, and Wang Hong's soul spontaneously combusted. We had no time to stop him. But before he died, he hoped that we could rescue his Taoist partner. However, when we rushed to the place he mentioned, we found nothing. Most likely he was killed."
*** sighed, his tone somewhat helpless.
"Witch spells?"
Han Changming frowned. Han Benfu was cursed by the witch clan, so he came to the Immortal Burial Ruins to look for the thousand-year-old Seven-Star Soul-Nourishing Grass and accidentally ended up in the Zhongtian Continent.
"Post a notice and offer a large reward for their capture!"
Old Man Xuan Ya suggested. He knew very well that doing so would be like closing the fold after the sheep have been lost, but it was the only other way.
*** nodded and said, "Let's go back first! This is not the place to talk."
Han Changming and the others did not object. They turned into streaks of light and left the place.
After returning to Qingha City, Jinxia Zhenren smiled awkwardly and said to Han Changming: "Fellow Daoist Han, the situation was urgent at the time and I had no choice. I hope you don't take it to heart."
On the way back, *** was very nice to Han Changming. From the chat, Jinxia Zhenren realized that he had underestimated Han Changming.
Wang Changyang invited Han Changming to attend his wedding. Han Changming is definitely not as simple as he seems.
The situation was critical at the time, and Jinxia Zhenren fled for the sake of his own life. However, when he met *** and others, he immediately told them the whole story and came to rescue them, so it was not too bad.
"Friend Li, don't blame yourself. I understand."
Han Changming smiled and said that this was just a polite remark. True Man Jinxia abandoned him and ran away, so he was not worthy of close friendship. It was Old Man Xuan Ya who stayed and fought alongside Han Changming. Otherwise, even with the magic treasure in his hand, Han Changming would be in great danger.
He looked at the old man Xuan Ya and said in a friendly manner: "Friend Yang, I am sorry for the loss of your wife. If you need my help in the future, please let me know."
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Old Man Xuan Ya is worthy of close friendship. However, this experience was too dangerous. Han Changming does not plan to go treasure hunting with outsiders again. He wants to find Ye Xin and Ye Xue first.
Old Man Xuan Ya nodded and agreed.
After chatting for a while, Han Changming and the other two went back home.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming immediately called He Yang and Chen Yao.
"Boss, are you back?"
He Yang asked respectfully.
"Tell me in detail how you found the cave where Jin Yangzi passed away, and the Jindan cultivator you met. The cave where Jin Yangzi passed away was a trap set by Taoist Qing Feng."
Han Changming asked in a deep voice. This time it was his greed that made him fall for it, but he wanted to make sure that He Yang and Chen Yao were not involved.
According to Wang Hong's confession before his death, the cave where Jin Yangzi sat in meditation was just a bait.
He Yang and Chen Yao were shocked when they heard this. They did not dare to neglect the matter and explained their relationship truthfully.
"Who told you to go there to hunt monsters? Can you still contact them now?"
Han Changming asked.
He Yang nodded and said, "I just contacted him and he is available. Do you want to call him over?"
If he was an accomplice of the evil cultivator, he would have escaped long ago.
"Who is this person? What is his background?"
Han Changming continued to ask.
"He grew up in Qingha City, got married, had children, and opened a business. He would tell us where the monsters were, and we would sell the monsters we hunted to him."
He Yang said truthfully, looking nervous.
He really didn't know it was a bait. If they were involved, they would have escaped long ago and would not have stayed here.
"Be careful next time and don't be careless."
Han Changming gave instructions and waved his hand, asking them to leave.
He took out a green storage ring and a red storage ring, poured out the contents, and examined them carefully.
There were quite a lot of treasures, including five top-grade magic weapons, seven mid-grade magic weapons, a set of fourth-level formations, more than 200,000 spirit stones, and some miscellaneous materials.
In order to get out of the situation, Han Changming revealed his Lingbao Pinghai Bricks. The total value of these properties exceeded the Pinghai Bricks, so it was not a big loss.
"Is this a topographic map?"
Han Changming's eyes fell on a light silver animal skin, on which was painted a topographic map with mountains and water.
There was no writing on the animal skin, so I didn't know what the map was.
His first reaction was that this was a map forged by an evil cultivator, used to set a trap and lure in treasure-hunting cultivators.
According to Wang Hong's explanation, the evil cultivators would create so-called treasure maps to lure and kill high-level cultivators.
Han Changming got angry as soon as he saw the topographic map. It reminded him how stupid he was. He wanted to destroy the map, but after thinking about it, he gave up the idea. There was no big deal in keeping the map.
"Next time, if there is an ancient monk's cave, I will never go there no matter what. Secret realms and forbidden areas are better."
Han Changming muttered to himself, he picked up the jade slip on the ground and examined it carefully.
The contents of these jade slips are all-encompassing, including refining weapons, elixirs, talismans and formations, and they are obviously from the monks who were killed.
"Seven Clouds Immortal Pill! There really is such a pill."
Han Changming held a light green jade slip in his hand with an incredible expression on his face.
The Qixia Shengxian Pill is one of the ten most miraculous pills in the world of immortal cultivation. This pill has supernatural powers. It is said that if a mortal takes it, he can become an immortal in broad daylight, or even grow flesh on his bones.
According to historical records, the Qixia Shengxian Pill is a fifth-grade elixir, made with the petals of the three thousand year old Qixia Golden Lotus as the main ingredient and hundreds of auxiliary ingredients. The Qixia Shengxian Pill can improve a cultivator's qualifications and speed up his cultivation.
Cultivators below the Spiritualization Stage have a greater chance of advancing to the Spiritualization Stage by taking the Qixia Shengxian Pill. However, the Qixia Shengxian Pill can only be taken once, and taking multiple pills has the same effect as taking one.
To be honest, the Qixia Shengxian Pill is a bit useless. It is said to improve qualifications, but it is not clear how much it can improve. It is also difficult to say clearly.
The effects of elixirs for detoxification, improving magic power, strengthening the body, and restoring magic power are clear to the person taking them, but it is difficult to explain something like qualifications.
Han Changming was a cultivator with three spiritual roots. Could it be that after taking the Qixia Shengxian Pill, he could become a cultivator with two spiritual roots? Obviously, that was impossible.
No matter what, there is a reason why the Qixia Shengxian Pill is ranked among the top ten elixirs in the world of immortal cultivation.
After Han Changming checked the remaining jade slips, he found many kinds of pill recipes. It would take verification to know which ones were real and which ones were fake.
He sorted the things and put them away, then called Sun Ming and Sun Sisi.
"After a while, I will cooperate with the Yang family to open a store, Qianyang Pavilion, and you will also go there to work and learn a lot. This is the material I want to collect, so please pay attention to it."
Han Changming took out a light golden jade slip and handed it to Sun Ming.
The jade slip records hundreds of spiritual medicines and demon pills. Even if other high-level cultivators obtain the jade slip, they will not be able to find out the pill recipes.
Sun Ming took the jade slip with both hands and agreed.
Han Changming gave them a few instructions and asked them to leave.
Walking into the basement, Han Changming sat cross-legged and meditated.
Soon, a soft yellow light enveloped Han Changming's whole body.
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Off the coast, Ziyue Island.
In a secret room, Han Benfu sat cross-legged on a red cushion, with countless red spots of light circling around her.
After a while, Han Benfu opened her eyes, let out a long breath, and her beautiful eyes were filled with joy.
"I have finally reached the late stage of Jindan. I wonder how the clan leader is doing?"
Han Benfu said to herself that if Han Zhangxiang had not disappeared, she would have been able to take on the heavy responsibility and would have advanced to the late stage of Jindan long ago.
She seemed to have sensed something, took out a pale blue compass, and entered a spell. Han Benyong's voice suddenly rang out: "Sister, the clan leader is back and is in the meeting room. Come over when you are free."
"The chief is back? I'll be there right away."
Han Benfu was overjoyed. She put away the green compass, stood up and walked out.
When she arrived at the conference room, Han Benfu saw Han Zhangxiang talking to Han Deling and others.
Han Zhangxiang stayed in the Immortal Burial Sea for decades, and his cultivation level was raised to the great perfection of the Jindan stage. With the help of the Fire Rock Beast, he left the Immortal Burial Sea and returned to the Purple Moon Island.
"Benfu, you have entered the late stage of Jindan? That's great."
Han Zhangxiang felt the powerful spiritual pressure coming from Han Benfu and showed an expression of approval.
The whereabouts of Han Changming and the other four are unknown, fortunately their natal soul lamps have not been extinguished. Currently, the person with the highest cultivation level in the Han family is Han Zhangxiang, followed by Han Benfu.
"Just broke through, Patriarch, where have you been? Why have you been missing for so long?"
Han Benfu asked with concern.
"That day, I was chased by the Nascent Soul stage demons and fled to the Immortal Burial Sea, where I stayed for decades. Fortunately, I am back. I am glad that you are all okay."
Han Zhangxiang said slowly, his face full of relief, he almost couldn't come back this time.
"I'm glad you're back. Senior Han from the Han family on Jinjiao Island often sends people to inquire about you."
Han Deling smiled and said that the team Han Chaoyang was in suffered a great defeat, but fortunately Han Chaoyang was safe and sound. He sent people to inquire about Han Zhangxiang's news from time to time, and Han Deling could only evade the question.
Han Zhangxiang nodded and instructed: "Next time Senior Han sends someone over, you should tell him that I am safe and sound."
Currently, only he and Han Chaoyang know the relationship between the two families. For the sake of caution, it is better not to tell them. The fewer people who know, the safer it is.
"You have worked hard during my absence. I will have to work harder in the future. I plan to practice in seclusion and strive to reach the Nascent Soul stage."
Han Zhangxiang said in a deep voice, his eyes solemn.
This time, he turned a disaster into a blessing as he obtained a pill that could help him to form a Nascent Soul. He also cultivated to the great perfection of forming a pill, which was just right for him to reach the Nascent Soul stage.