"Greetings, friend." Jiao San cupped his hands and bowed.
His voice was exactly the same as before. It was Jiao San without a doubt.
However, he didn't remember Jiao San speaking so politely.
Han Li felt a little strange but he didn't show it on his face. He returned the greeting and said, "Since you accepted my mission, do you recognize this item?"
He was no longer "Jiao Fifteen" but "Jiao Eleven" in the Impermanence Alliance. Moreover, he changed his voice so Jiao San wouldn't be able to hear anything.
"Since I accepted this mission, I recognize this item. However, I have a question. Are you in the Black Wind Sea Region?" Jiao San's eyes flashed and he asked an unrelated question.
Han Li was startled. He became alert and didn't answer.
"Friend, please don't misunderstand. We are in different places. Even if it is the same type of ore, there will be some differences. That's why I asked." Jiao San smiled.
"That's right." Han Li hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"That's right. This stone is called Ink Jade. I saw it many years ago in the Black Wind Sea Region.
The Ink Jade Crystal is extremely hard. Even a Postnatal Immortal Artifact cannot destroy it. It also contains a special type of Yuan Qi that is extremely corrosive. It is the best material for crafting Yin-type Immortal Artifacts.
If some Ink Essence Crystal is added to a normal Yin-attribute Immortal Artifact, not only will it have an increased corrosive effect, but it will also become much harder. If you were to exchange it with a Yin-attribute Immortal Artifact, they would definitely be willing to sell their entire fortune for it, "Jiao San explained with a smile.
When Han Li heard this, his heart stirred and he nodded, "Many thanks for dispelling my doubts, Fellow Daoist. I will pay you as soon as possible."
The value of this item was actually so great that it had somewhat exceeded his expectations.
"There is no need to hurry with the payment. I have something else to ask." Jiao San's eyes flashed and he suddenly said.
"Oh, please speak." Han Li's expression didn't change.
"May I ask where did you get the Ink Jade Crystal?" Jiao San asked directly.
"Why do you ask?" Han Li asked in surprise.
Jiao San saluted Han Li and sincerely said, "To tell you the truth, this Ink Jade is a treasure that I have desired for a long time. However, I need a lot of it. If Fellow Daoist can tell me the origins of this item, I will reward you handsomely in addition to the reward for this small mission."
"There's no need to thank me. The origin of this item is related to some of my personal matters, so it's not convenient for me to tell you. Let me pay you for the mission." Han Li thought for a while before he shook his head and said.
Although the other party's tone was sincere, he could feel that the other party was not telling the truth. At the very least, he was hiding something important.
"Wait.
To tell you the truth, this is very important to me. Please help me. I am willing to pay 300 Immortal Meta Stones for this information. "Jiao San cupped his hands again.
Han Li was surprised when he heard this.
Even if this Ink Jade Crystal was precious, spending 300 Immortal Meta Stones just to buy a piece of information was too extravagant.
Could it be that it was really as he thought, that there was more to this matter?
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you where this item came from. Please don't bother me.
I still have things to take care of, so let's stop here. "Han Li shook his head and said.
After he finished speaking, he formed a hand seal and was about to stop the conversation.
Presently, he only wanted to cultivate in peace, and he wasn't willing to be swept into trouble for the sake of some Immortal Origin Stones, as this wasn't worth it.
"Wait a minute, I saw that you posted a mission to find Condensed Dew Grass in the Impermanence Alliance. I happen to have one of these. I will use it to exchange for the origin of this Ink Jade Crystal. What do you think?" Jiao San said anxiously.
"You have Condensed Dew Grass?" Han Li paused and his eyes were filled with joy.
"I happen to have one. It's 100,000 years old. It should be enough for you." Jiao San said with a smile. He seemed to have calmed down when he saw Han Li's expression.
Han Li lowered his head and did not say a word. He seemed to be hesitating.
"Of course, even though the Condensed Dew Grass is precious, it is not a top tier treasure.
How about this, I will add another 200 Immortal Meta Stones in exchange for the origin of this Ink Jade Crystal. What do you think? "Jiao San increased the price again.
Han Li raised his head in surprise.
He had obtained this Ink Jade Crystal by chance. The origin of this item was very simple. He rejected Jiao San's offer because he did not want to get into trouble. Now that Jiao San had offered him the Condensed Dew Grass, he agreed without any hesitation.
He was just thinking about concocting a Dao Pill. He did not expect that he would get 200 Immortal Meta Stones so easily.
"Since you are so generous, I will be unreasonable if I don't agree." Han Li said with a smile.
"Thank you." Jiao San was overjoyed. He formed a hand seal with his fingers.
The green light screen in front of Han Li flickered. Countless green runes appeared in the whirlpool in the middle of the light screen and formed a Teleportation Array.
A wave of light flashed and a storage ring appeared in the middle of the array.
Han Li did not stand on ceremony. He took the ring and put his Divine Sense into it.
He didn't check the contents of the storage ring immediately. Instead, he checked the entire storage ring carefully. When he didn't find anything unusual, he checked the contents of the storage ring. There was a small pile of Immortal Meta Stones and a green jade box.
There were 200 Immortal Meta Stones. The jade box was about a foot long and there were a few green talismans on it.
Han Li waved his hand and the green jade box appeared in his hand. It emitted a gentle green light.
He looked at the jade box and immediately recognized that it was made of a high-grade Spiritual Jade. It was called Green Spiritual Paste Jade. It was the most suitable for storing all kinds of Spiritual Herbs.
Han Li performed a hand seal and removed the talismans on the box. Then, he opened the box.
A slight cold fragrance came into his nose. There was a green Spiritual Herb in the box. Its leaves were strip-shaped and green like jade. Its stem was milky white.
There were white spots on the surface of the green leaves. They looked like dewdrops.
This item did not look eye-catching. However, it emitted a strong wave of Spiritual Qi.
Soon, a white mist appeared in the air. Within the mist, there were crystal clear water droplets.
Han Li's eyes lit up. This was the Dew Congealing Grass that he had been dreaming of. It looked like it was more than 100,000 years old.
Moreover, it had all the roots and could be cultivated further.
"Not bad." He looked up at Jiao San and nodded.
"Since I promised you these things, why would I lie?" Jiao San smiled.
Han Li closed the box and put it away. He said, "The origin of this Ink Jade Crystal is actually very simple. I found it somewhere in the Black Wind Sea."
"Oh, where exactly? Do you remember?" Jiao San's eyes lit up and he immediately asked.
"Let me think … If I remember correctly, it seems to be near a place called Red Moon Island …" Han Li muttered to himself for a moment before replying.
"Red Moon Island …" Jiao San was startled. Then, he mumbled to himself. His eyes under the mask gradually lit up.
"Friend, is there a problem there?" Han Li looked at Jiao San and asked.
"No, it's just that I have been there before. The Red Moon Island is very barren. I didn't think that there would be a treasure like the Ink Jade Crystal nearby. I was distracted for a moment." Jiao San quickly smiled.
"I see. After I obtained this Ink Jade Crystal, I also searched nearby. However, I didn't find any other Ink Jade Crystals. If you go there to search, I'm afraid you won't have much of a chance. I can only wish you good luck." Han Li smiled.
"Thank you for your kind words." Jiao San cupped his hands.
The two of them chatted for a while more and then the communication was cut off.
Han Li took off his mask, stood up, and remained silent.
From Jiao San's words and actions, there was definitely more to this Ink Jade Crystal. It was likely that there was some unknown connection to the Red Moon Island.
Han Li thought back to when he went to the Red Moon Island to carry out his mission and tried to find some clues.
After a while, he laughed at himself. He took a deep breath and waved his hand.
The door to the secret room opened with a bang. He stepped out and quickly arrived at the medicine garden.
Although he had the Dew Congealing Grass and it was old enough, one stalk was not enough.
After all, it was impossible to refine a dao pill in one go. He would definitely fail many times, so he had to prepare a few more sets of materials.
Over the years, he had already prepared everything. He had already matured the other materials, and he only lacked the Dew Congealing Grass.
He came to a corner of the medicine garden and waved his hand to take out some spirit soil and spirit liquid. He quickly created a new spirit land and set up restrictions around it.
Han Li carefully took out the Dew Congealing Grass and planted it. He busied himself for half a day before standing up.
He looked at the spirit grass and smiled. He took out the Sky Bottle and handed it to the giant ape puppet. He instructed, "Use all the green liquid to mature this thing."
The giant ape puppet nodded stiffly.
Han Li looked at the Dew Congealing Grass again before turning to leave the medicine garden.
He had just taken a few steps when a surprised expression appeared on his face.
Not far ahead was a yellow-robed man. It was none other than Daoist Xie.
"Daoist Xie, when did you come out of seclusion?" Han Li went up to him and asked.
"I just came out a few days ago. I saw that you were cultivating in the secret room, so I didn't disturb you," Daoist Xie replied.
Han Li nodded and looked at Daoist Xie. "It looks like you've gained a lot from your seclusion, Daoist Xie."
"I just recalled one or two secret techniques. After several hundred years, I've finally made some progress," Daoist Xie replied.
"Then I have to congratulate you, Daoist Xie," Han Li smiled.
"It's all thanks to the immortal essence stones that you provided.
It's just that I've used up all of my immortal essence stones after all these years of seclusion, "Daoist Xie said.
A wry smile appeared on Han Li's face upon hearing this.
He had given Daoist Xie over a thousand immortal essence stones last time, and if it weren't for the fact that he had made a fortune from killing Tao Yu and the others, he really wouldn't be able to afford it.
Han Li flipped his hand and handed over a storage treasure. "There are a thousand immortal essence stones in there. Make sure to use them sparingly. This is the Blackwind Sea, so it's not easy to collect immortal essence stones here."
Daoist Xie nodded with a blank expression. It was unknown whether he understood this or not, but he returned to the secret room and slammed the door shut.
Moments later, a burst of lightning passed through the restrictions around the secret room.