The black-haired old man playing chess with Immortal Hotfire was named Duan Yuzai, also a local of the Black Mountain Immortal Territory. However, he had no sect background and was a rogue cultivator from the wilderness, who had fought his way to the early stage of Golden Immortal by snatching food from the tiger's mouth. Tired of the fighting and scheming of his early years, he had hidden himself here.

As for the man playing the zither and the brown-robed old man, one was named Yu Ziqi and the other was styled as Jingyang Shangren. Neither were locals of the Black Mountain Immortal Territory, but had traveled from other immortal domains and eventually stayed.

One was at the late stage of True Immortal and the other at the late stage of Golden Immortal, a significant difference in cultivation, yet they were the closest pair among the four on the stone.

In fact, besides the four on the boulder and Han Li, there were also a large number of cultivators living in the seventy-two valleys and thirty-six ravines of the Floating Cloud Mountains.

Most of these people were rogue cultivators from the wilderness and traveling immortals, who knew that they had no hope of further progress in their cultivation in this life. They simply indulged in the scenery, focusing on secular pursuits such as playing the zither, playing chess, brewing wine, and writing poetry, living a relaxed and carefree life.

Over time, these Floating Cloud Mountains gained another name, "Idle Cloud Mountain."

The valley where the four on the stone and Han Li lived, originally called "Cloud Deer Valley," was renamed "Wild Crane Valley" by themselves.

In this Idle Cloud Mountain, there had always been a strange rule: "No questions about the past, no involvement in disputes, no external disturbances." This meant that no one was to inquire about the past of the residents, no disputes were allowed in the mountains, and no external forces were allowed to interfere with the order of the mountains.

Han Li had received an inaccurate answer about the origin of this rule from Immortal Hotfire.

It was said that this was a rule set by a rogue cultivator who cultivated in the Floating Cloud Mountains many years ago. Originally, no one cared, but who knew that this person's killing power and killing intent were equally terrifying. Whether it was an individual, a family, or a sect that violated the prohibition, they were all wiped out by him alone, and no one dared to violate it again afterwards.

Later, there were rumors that this person seemed to hold an important position in the Heavenly Court. After his departure, these rules gradually became the iron law of Idle Cloud Mountain, to the extent that the Immortal Palace in charge here turned a blind eye to it.

"In this Idle Cloud Mountain, having something to enjoy worldly pleasures is the right thing to do. How can I be like this? Hiding here and still not being able to find peace, having to frequently go into seclusion to refine pills, it's really a disgrace to the name 'Idle Cloud Wild Crane'." Han Li said with a bitter smile.

"It's fortunate that you are a pill refiner, otherwise without the Golden Soul Pill you provided in time, the day I broke through to the Golden Immortal realm would have been the day my divine soul collapsed and my essence dissipated," Duan Yuzai said solemnly.

"Duan Daoyou, don't look so solemn every time you mention this matter. For me, that time was just a matter of lifting a finger. After that, I was able to open a cave residence in this Wild Crane Valley thanks to your introduction, so you can be considered to have repaid the favor," Han Li said with a smile.

"How can Duan repay the grace of saving my life?" Duan Yuzai said with a hint of shame in his eyes.

Han Li had long experienced his serious, worldly, and chivalrous nature, and therefore did not try to persuade him further.

"By the way, what about Immortal Mo? Why did she also break her appointment today?" He glanced around and asked again.

"Mo Wuxue, don't you know? She's gone to sit in meditation on Qingfeng Cliff," Yu Ziqi said.

"What meditation? Isn't that just spacing out! Once she starts, she can space out for ten or a hundred years. Even in this Idle Cloud Mountain full of strange people, she's still a rare sight," Jingyang Shangren said disdainfully.

"Alas, although there is no hope for the great path in this life, one shouldn't waste it like this. Since cultivation is boring, why not indulge in the human world? Romantic affairs, zither, chess, poetry, and wine... there are always some pleasures," Yu Ziqi said with some regret.

"Romantic affairs are not pleasures that one can enjoy alone. Ziqi, you need to help out," Han Li knew that Yu Ziqi had long been in love with Mo Wuxue, and joked with a smile.

Yu Ziqi's smile did not diminish upon hearing this, but he could only sigh in his heart.

Mo Wuxue was a cultivator in the early stage of Golden Immortal, while he was only in the late stage of True Immortal, and limited by his aptitude, he might not be able to cross the threshold of Golden Immortal in this life. The calamity of the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man still hung over his head, so how dare he hope to form a Daoist partnership with her?

"By the way, I heard that Daoyou Li has recently been refining a furnace of 'Five Stone Pills'. Can you sell me one?" At this moment, Jingyang Shangren suddenly put away his wine pot and leaned forward, asking with a grin.

"Sell? Daoyou Jingyang, you're being too polite..." Han Li waved his hand and said.

The brown-robed old man immediately beamed with joy upon hearing this.

But before he could finish smiling, Han Li's next sentence made the corners of his mouth, which had been stretched to his ears, twitch slightly:

"With our relationship, why would we need to buy anything? You can just exchange it for a pot of 'Green Fermented Wine'."

This Green Fermented Wine was a very special brewing method that Jingyang Shangren had learned from ancient books, blending the essence of more than a hundred kinds of immortal spirit herbs to create a mellow immortal wine, with an extremely small quantity and a value no less than that of the Five Stone Pill.

Everyone secretly laughed in their hearts at Jingyang Shangren's look of unbearable pain.

"It's still good wine that has flavor, what's the point of pills... what flavor is there?" In the end, Jingyang Shangren was still reluctant to part with his fine wine, mumbled a sentence.

Seeing this, Han Li's smile deepened. Suddenly, with a wave of his hand, four rays of light swept across at the same time, flying towards the four on the stone.

The four quickly reached out to receive them, and found that they were each a palm-sized white jade porcelain bottle.

"This is..." Immortal Hotfire asked doubtfully.

"Five Stone Pills, one for each person, there are no more than that," Han Li nodded and said.

"Daoyou Li..." Jingyang Shangren's expression froze, and he murmured.

The others were also somewhat surprised, after all, the Five Stone Pill was a Golden Immortal level pill, which had a significant effect on stabilizing the realm and improving cultivation, but it was by no means something that could be given away casually.

"Alas... everyone, don't be in a hurry to be surprised. The reason for giving out this pill to everyone is really because I have something to ask for," Han Li sighed and said.

Upon hearing this, everyone did not immediately put away the pills, but instead looked solemn, waiting to hear what Han Li was asking for.

"Presumably, everyone has noticed that the baleful aura on my body is unusually strong, right? To be honest, I am indeed experiencing the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man, and I am trapped by the baleful aura," Han Li's gaze swept across everyone, and he slowly opened his mouth to speak.

There was indeed no surprise on the faces of those few people, but rather a look of realization, as if a problem that had puzzled them for a long time had finally received a reasonable answer.

They knew that the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man was an unavoidable and possibly insurmountable barrier, so they had a sense of empathy for Han Li's situation.

"Some time ago, I obtained a pill formula that can refine a pill that can temporarily resist the backlash of baleful aura, but I am struggling to find a spiritual material called 'Profound Zhi Stone Crystal', and I would like to ask everyone to help me find it," Han Li continued to say.

The pill formula he was talking about was called "Solemn Baleful Pill", which was a secret pill formula obtained through the Unconstant Alliance. Its effect was not to temporarily suppress the backlash of baleful aura, but to purify the baleful aura, so as to help Golden Immortal cultivators overcome the baleful decay.

However, this was just a rumor, because this pill was too rare, so it had not been widely confirmed.

To refine this pill, the two main ingredients required were very critical. One of them was none other than the dozen or so strange spirit herbs that Han Li had collected from the bottom of the Baleful Aura Abyss back then.

After inquiring in the Unconstant Alliance, he learned that this thing was called "Bitter Lotus Grass", which was a spiritual object that grew in places with a strong concentration of baleful aura, and could only be conceived after at least tens of thousands of years. Its value was astonishingly high, which was also one of the keys to the extreme rarity of the Solemn Baleful Pill.

And the other main ingredient was the "Profound Zhi Stone Crystal".

Regarding this thing, three people, including Jingyang Shangren, looked blank, saying that they had never heard of it. Only Immortal Hotfire pondered for a moment before saying, "Daoyou Li is talking about... could it be the legendary 'Flower Heart Stone'?"

"That's right. Daoyou Hotfire, have you seen it?" Han Li raised his eyebrows and asked quickly.

"I haven't had the opportunity to see such a top-grade spiritual material, but I heard that it once appeared in the 'Jade Kun Tower' in Jukun City hundreds of years ago," Immortal Hotfire shook his head and said.

"What exactly is this Profound Zhi Stone Crystal, how can it be so mysterious and rare in your words?" Jingyang Shangren asked with a curious look.

"The Profound Zhi Stone Crystal is a top-grade spirit stone, and it is the main material for refining many Grand Unity-level pills. It is born as a herbaceous plant, often growing as a single plant, and will only bloom a flower after tens of thousands of years. After the flower bud blooms, a small piece of crystal will grow in the flower heart, which is the Profound Zhi Stone Crystal," Immortal Hotfire explained.

"Unless disturbed by external forces, this flower will not wither, and the crystal will continue to grow. The longer the year, the more concentrated the spiritual power and medicinal power it contains. However, as long as there is a slight external interference, it will cause the crystal to fall off, the petals to wither, the plant to wither, and the roots to turn to ashes. Moreover, because its growing place is mostly in unmanned dangerous places, the market inventory is extremely scarce, and it can be called priceless," Han Li added.

"So rare... it seems that your Five Stone Pill may be in vain, Daoyou Li?" Jingyang Shangren clicked his tongue in wonder, shook his head and said.

"Daoyou Li, don't worry. Although Duan is solitary, I have a few old friends, many of whom are in the business of spiritual medicines and materials. I will definitely instruct them to help me find it," Duan Yuzai said with a solemn expression.

"Thank you," Han Li said with a slight bow.

"It's not very reliable to rely on me for this matter. Old Ghost Hotfire can freely enter and exit the inner city of Jukun City, so he can help you inquire about some news. Maybe this thing will reappear in the Jade Kun Tower one day," Jingyang Shangren directly spread his hands and said.

"Daoyou Li, don't worry. After I finish this game of chess, I will go back to Jukun City."

As soon as Immortal Hotfire finished speaking, two crisp sounds rang out on the chessboard, and two white pieces fell on the chessboard.

"I concede," Duan Yuzai said neatly.

"You... forget it, forget it, I will go back to Jukun City now," Immortal Hotfire was speechless, and could only shake his head, bid farewell to everyone, and turned into a stream of light, heading south.