For the better part of the next day, Han Li visited dozens of shops in succession, but the results were all the same. Some shopkeepers even advised him to make other plans, saying that although this item had appeared in Jukun City before, the chances of it reappearing were less than one in ten thousand.

Each time, Han Li thanked them briefly before rushing non-stop to the next shop.

As dusk approached and the sky darkened, Han Li arrived at the Jade Kun Tower that Immortal Reverent Re Huo had mentioned earlier.

Slightly different from what he had imagined, this Jade Kun Tower was not a magnificent building at all, but only an octagonal tower with a large footprint, red walls and green tiles, with bells hanging from the corners of the roof, possessing a rustic charm reminiscent of the mortal world.

At this time, the south gate of the tower was tightly closed, with a sealing talisman bearing the mark of the Black Mountain Immortal Palace affixed to it.

After some inquiries, Han Li learned that this Jade Kun Tower was not a merchant organization, but a venue dedicated to auctions, and it would only be opened once every three thousand years during the city's founding celebration.

And the next opening was still about two to three hundred years away.

Seeing this situation, Han Li found a rather private immortal inn in Jukun City and rented a temporary cave dwelling to stay in. He went out to search during the day and cultivated in seclusion at night.

Time flew by, and five or six years passed in a flash.

He had not gained anything in his search for "Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone," but he had gained a good understanding of the market situation in the inner city of Jukun.

It deserved its reputation as a place where "immortals gather and merchants trade," with a greater variety of spiritual materials and medicines, and a larger number of puppet magical treasures than any large city in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory.

Moreover, in terms of quality and price, this place actually held a considerable advantage.

Compared to the arbitrary pricing of goods within the No-Chang Alliance, this place was obviously more organized and standardized. Therefore, in the process of searching for Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone, Han Li sold off many of the immortal tools and spiritual materials he didn't need and also bought auxiliary materials for refining many pills, including "Su Sha Dan."

However, he didn't dare to buy too much. He only bought one or two portions of the auxiliary materials for each kind of pill, after all, if he really encountered the "Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone" later, he didn't know how many immortal essence stones it would cost.

Although he had made a fortune in the Ming Han Immortal Mansion before, after hundreds of years of consumption in the Desolate Wilderness Realm, as well as the gifts he gave to Jin Tong and Xiao Bai before leaving, plus the expenses in this city during this period, he only had less than five hundred thousand immortal essence stones left.

This amount of immortal essence stones sounded like a lot, and it was indeed a lot, but compared to before entering the Desolate Wilderness, it had shrunk by more than half. This rate of consumption made Han Li feel a little overwhelmed, and he resolved to be more frugal in the future.

To this day, he had searched most of the major shops in the city, but there was no news of Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone at all. His previous cultivation had also been delayed a lot, so Han Li left Jukun City and returned to Wild Crane Valley again.

The days in the valley naturally continued to follow the name of "idle clouds and wild cranes," peaceful and tranquil.

Less than half a year after returning to the valley, Jing Yang Shangren suddenly sent a message inviting him to gather at the Wangbo Pavilion in the valley, saying that the "Purple Enchantress" he had brewed before had reached its vintage and he wanted everyone to come and taste it.

Han Li originally wanted to decline, but that guy sent him three letters in a row, and he had no choice but to leave the cave.

Wangbo Pavilion, located deep in Wild Crane Valley, closest to Mo Wuxue's cave dwelling, was a lakeside pavilion built in the center of a secluded green pool. The area was not too large, but the carved beams and painted pillars were exquisitely constructed, giving it a unique flavor.

When Han Li arrived at Wangbo Pavilion, everyone else had already arrived.

Duan Yu Zai and the others were sitting around a stone table in the pavilion, with some immortal fruits and spiritual vegetables on the table, and a jade pot next to it, filled with deep purple liquid, exuding wisps of rich aroma.

Yu Ziqi, who had changed into a snow-white robe, was a little farther away from the others. He was burning a furnace of sandalwood incense, sitting cross-legged behind an ancient zither, his slender fingers strumming the strings, his eyes full of gentle smiles, looking at the only woman in the pavilion from time to time.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you are the only one in this Wild Crane Valley with such refined taste and a fellow enthusiast of this thing. If you don't come, wouldn't that hurt my heart too much?" Jing Yang Shangren complained, holding a crystal-clear emerald wine glass in his hand, seeing Han Li arriving late.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Jing Yang, what are you saying? I just came back from Jukun City not long ago, and I still have some chores to deal with. Otherwise, how could I have any words of refusal? Please forgive me." Han Li said with a smile, cupping his fist at everyone present.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Li went to look for the 'Flower Heart Stone'. Did you have any gains?" A beautiful woman dressed in a snow-white long dress, with a graceful figure, bowed slightly to Han Li as a return gift, and asked at the same time.

"I'm sorry to trouble Immortal Mo, this time it was a wasted trip, without the slightest gain." Han Li shook his head with a wry smile, and said.

"My old friend also sent a message saying that he had inquired in many ways, but there was no news of 'Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone' at all." Duan Yu Zai, still dressed in a neat black robe, said.

"This matter can't be rushed, everything can only depend on fate. Haha, let's not talk about this today, we must not let down Fellow Daoist Yu's High Mountain Flowing Water music and Fellow Daoist Jing Yang's 'Purple Enchantress' fine wine." Han Li laughed, changing the subject.

"Yes, yes! Fellow Daoist Li, please drink a cup first." Jing Yang Shangren smiled and added purple wine to the already prepared emerald cup, handing it to Han Li.

After Han Li took it, he put it to his nose and sniffed it gently, slowly saying: "Bai Ye Xiang, Poso Fruit, Purple Flower Bodhi... Fellow Daoist Jing Yang is really generous, so many good things have been added to this pot of fruit wine."

"Amazing, after you smell it like this, my brewing recipe is almost impossible to keep, you actually said everything without missing a thing. How did you do it?" Jing Yang Shangren exclaimed in surprise.

"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing... Come, let's continue drinking!" Han Li shook his head with an old-fashioned look, saying.

When he was in the Candlewisp Dao, he had been with Hu Yan Daoren for a long time, and he had drunk a lot of fine wines. The two had also exchanged a lot of ideas on brewing wine. Han Li's sense of smell and vision were trained in this way.

Seeing this, everyone showed smiles and chatted with each other, and the atmosphere became more enthusiastic.

When the wine reached its peak, Jing Yang Shangren suddenly said to Immortal Reverent Re Huo with a smug look: "Hehe, Re Huo old ghost, you've been mixing in Jukun City for so long, have you ever participated in the Jade Kun Tower auction?"

"That is a grand event held every three thousand years during the city's founding celebration. Each time, there is a limit to the number of participants, and the 'Golden Jade Silk,' which serves as the entry voucher, is even harder to come by. I remember that the last auction was unprecedented, and someone resold this silk on the market, even selling it for up to six hundred immortal essence stones. The key is that there is a price but no market. Tsk tsk, six hundred immortal essence stones, you can only go in and take a look. Although I am the Great Elder of the Fire Leaf Sect, I can't waste resources like this, so naturally I haven't been there." Immortal Reverent Re Huo glanced at him, and said.

"Hehe, so you haven't seen the 'Golden Jade Silk' either?" Jing Yang Shangren said with a smile.

"Old guy, what exactly do you want to say?" Immortal Reverent Re Huo frowned and asked.

"Want to open your eyes..."

As he spoke, Jing Yang Shangren waved his palm, and golden light shone brightly in his palm. A palm-sized gold foil appeared.

It could be seen that the gold foil seemed to be woven from extremely thin gold threads, with various patterns of birds, beasts, fish, and insects on it. In the center stood an octagonal tower.

Han Li's eyes swept across, and he immediately recognized that it was the Jade Kun Tower.

"This is... impossible, there are still almost two hundred years before the next celebration, this Golden Jade Silk can't be circulating so early." Immortal Reverent Re Huo sat up straight all of a sudden, with an unbelievable look on his face.

"What? Do you think my Golden Jade Silk is fake?" Jing Yang Shangren's old face darkened, and he said somewhat unhappily.

"Of course I know it's not fake, this Golden Jade Silk is refined by Hundred Crafts Mountain with secret methods, this kind of craft can't be imitated anywhere else, and with the supervision of the Black Mountain Immortal Palace, who would dare to imitate it? Isn't that courting death! But precisely because of this, I find it incredible." Immortal Reverent Re Huo exclaimed.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly when he heard the words "Hundred Crafts Mountain."

He was no stranger to this immortal world sect. He had cultivated its "Hundred Meridian Treasure Refining Art" as early as in the Spirit World, and had heard of the sect's name many times since then.

It is said that it is one of the top refining sects in the entire immortal domain, with branches in many large immortal domains. Its strength and influence can be described as unfathomable.

Seeing this, Yu Ziqi also stopped playing the zither and stopped behind Mo Wuxue.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Jing Yang Shangren suddenly changed his expression, actually imitating Han Li's appearance, shaking his head slowly while saying in an old-fashioned manner: "It's nothing, it's nothing..."

"You old guy, you didn't have good intentions when you called us here to drink today, I'm afraid it's just to show off your Golden Jade Silk, right?" Immortal Reverent Re Huo said with a "tsk."

"No, no... I took out this Golden Jade Silk just to tell Fellow Daoist Li that I will keep an eye out for him at the Jade Kun Tower auction this time. If there is any 'Xuan Zhi Crystal Stone' for sale, I will definitely take it down for him." Jing Yang Shangren drank another cup of wine, shaking his head and saying.

"Old man Jing Yang, if that's the case, why don't you help people to the end and send the Buddha to the West? Just give this Golden Jade Silk to Fellow Daoist Li?" Immortal Reverent Re Huo suddenly showed a mischievous smile on his face, and said.

"Well... at the auction, I also want to see if there are any treasures that I like, hehe..." Jing Yang Shangren choked when he heard the words, and while saying with a hee-hee smile, he secretly put away the Golden Jade Silk without changing his expression.

Han Li's heart was actually moved by what Immortal Reverent Re Huo said, but he didn't speak directly, but transmitted a message to Jing Yang Shangren:

"Fellow Daoist Jing Yang, can this Golden Jade Silk be transferred to me? Whether it's immortal essence stones, pills, or magic weapons, just name it, I will never refuse what I have, and I will find a way to get what I don't have. Even those rare wine recipes that you have always coveted, I can give them all to you."