"Langhuan Black Jade..." Han Li thought, his gaze shifting to the pile of black crystals he had pushed aside.

He had seen this name in a Gray World classic before, a very precious Gray World ore. Its effect, as Shi Qinghou said, could shield the aura of Yin Sha attributes.

However, that book did not depict the specific appearance of this object, so he had not recognized it earlier.

Thinking of this, Han Li immediately waved his hand to isolate the surrounding pool water, while emitting a green light to engulf all the black crystals.

He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of azure flames, intending to envelop and temper these black crystals.

The Essence Flame Firebird was still asleep at the moment, so he could only use his own Nascent Soul Fire.

"Wait, the true fire you possess contains Immortal Spiritual Power. Directly refining it like this will cause considerable damage to the Langhuan Black Jade." Seeing this, Shi Qinghou quickly raised his hand to stop Han Li, then flicked his finger.

The nearby Sha Qi immediately fluctuated, surging wildly towards the azure flames, and merging into them.

The original bright azure flames quickly turned gray, and faint gray light emerged from within.

Seeing this scene, Han Li revealed a hint of surprise on his face.

The Sha Qi and the azure Nascent Soul Fire did not conflict in the slightest, but perfectly merged together. He could not achieve such control over Sha Qi himself.

Han Li glanced at Shi Qinghou, then made a gesture.

The gray-azure flames immediately enveloped the Langhuan Black Jade, fiercely tempering it, emitting a hissing sound.

Time passed bit by bit. After about half an hour, the Langhuan Black Jade finally melted and gradually transformed into a ball of black liquid.

Han Li manipulated the black liquid with hand gestures, slowly stretching it into the shape of a jet-black scabbard, similar in size to the Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade.

Shi Qinghou flicked his finger again, and the nearby Sha Qi immediately gathered again, transforming into streaks of gray light and merging into the scabbard.

Patterns and many rune designs immediately appeared on the surface of the jet-black scabbard.

In the blink of an eye, a scabbard was refined.

Han Li made a gesture, and the black scabbard flew over, fitting onto the Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade with a "snap" sound.

The billowing Yin Sha Vengeful Energy emanating from the blade immediately decreased significantly, weakening by as much as seventy to eighty percent.

"This is much safer now. Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Shi." Han Li looked at the sheathed long blade in his hand and thanked Shi Qinghou.

"Heh heh, just a small matter, no need for thanks. I expended a lot of energy stabilizing the great formation just now and need to rest for a while. If you need me to take action, contact me through your mind again." Shi Qinghou said indifferently, then his figure transformed into a streak of white light and disappeared into the Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade.

Han Li did not mind Shi Qinghou's coldness. On the contrary, this attitude made him feel a little more at ease.

As he pondered, he flicked his sleeve, and seven or eight black and white talismans flew out.

He chanted incantations, and one after another, hand gestures flew out from his hands, entering the talismans.

The talismans immediately transformed into streaks of black and white light, enveloping the Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade entirely, forming a black and white cocoon.

The Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade, thus confined, emitted even weaker Sha Qi Vengeful Energy, almost imperceptible.

Seeing this, Han Li nodded, then flicked his sleeve.

A stream of azure light swept out, collecting the black and white cocoon.

Having dealt with the Heavenfox Bloodshed Blade, his figure shot upwards, quickly flying out of the pool.

Having been delayed below for so long, it was already dawn.

Han Li closed his eyes to sense the location of the building ship. His body immediately transformed into a streak of azure light, heading in one direction and instantly disappearing into the distant horizon.

About half a day later, Han Li caught up with the building ship.

He once again used his concealment technique, silently and stealthily sneaking into the building ship and returning to his room.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you're back." Crab Daoist, who was sitting cross-legged here, stood up immediately upon seeing Han Li's appearance.

"During the time I was out, was there anything unusual here?" Han Li nodded and asked.

"No. By the way, Shi Chuankong did come by once, but seeing the restriction outside the door, he only left a message talisman." Crab Daoist took out a black message talisman and handed it over.

Han Li accepted the message talisman, probed it with his divine sense, and quickly crushed the talisman.

Shi Chuankong was looking for him for nothing more than to inquire about the Sha Purging Pill.

Clearly, his current situation was somewhat unfavorable. He was already struggling to cope in the Sha Qi environment. It seemed that he had to speed up the process.

He flipped his hand and took out a white message talisman, whispered a few words, then made a gesture.

The message talisman transformed into a streak of white light and flew out of the room, disappearing into the nearby residence of Shi Chuankong.

"Crab Daoist, I need to seclude myself for a period of time. I still need to trouble you to continue guarding this place." Han Li said to Crab Daoist after completing these tasks, and waved his hand to open the entrance to the Flower Branch Space.

"No problem." Crab Daoist nodded in agreement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Li's figure swayed and flew into the Flower Branch Space.

He sat down in the pavilion, closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, and prepared to first adjust his mind, body, and mana to the best state before beginning to refine the Sha Purging Pill.

A full hour later, he opened his eyes. After carefully recalling the process of refining the Sha Purging Pill in his mind, he flicked his sleeve.

A silver pill furnace emerged and landed in front of him.

Han Li opened his mouth and spat out a stream of green Nascent Soul Fire, enveloping the pill furnace.

Although his Nascent Soul Fire was weaker than the Essence Flame Boy's flames, it was more than enough to refine the Sha Purging Pill.

The spiritual patterns on the silver pill furnace quickly lit up, and the entire pill furnace gradually turned crimson, emitting a scorching aura.

At this moment, Han Li made a gesture and emitted a stream of azure light to envelop a verdant spiritual herb, sending it into the pill furnace.

The spiritual herb quickly melted, transforming into a ball of light green spiritual liquid.

He waved his hand again, grabbed another material, and threw it into the pill furnace.

……

Time flew by, and several years passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the pavilion, Han Li made gestures with both hands, and the green flames around the silver pill furnace in front of him churned, enveloping the entire pill furnace.

The lid of the pill furnace trembled incessantly, emitting a faint clanging sound.

He stared intently at the pill furnace. After a moment, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped out, a stream of azure light entering the pill furnace.

The green flames around the pill furnace disappeared in a flash, but the lid suddenly shot up and landed on the ground to the side.

A pungent medicinal fragrance wafted out. Inside the pill furnace lay five Sha Purging Pills, each the size of a dragon eye.

Seeing this, a smile flashed in Han Li's eyes. He waved his hand and emitted a stream of green light to roll out the five pills, placing them in a black jade bottle. With his other hand, he waved his robe and put away the silver pill furnace.

During this period, he had intermittently refined nearly twenty Sha Purging Pills in total. As a result, he still had Xuanzhi Crystals and Bitter Luo Flowers, but he had run out of other auxiliary materials. This topsy-turvy situation made him feel somewhat dumbfounded.

However, this was already enough for him to use for a while.

Han Li played with the black jade bottle in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly, as if he was considering something.

The next moment, his figure flickered and disappeared, appearing in the building ship room.

Crab Daoist, who was sitting cross-legged to the side, opened his eyes and stood up upon seeing Han Li's appearance.

"Crab Daoist, you have been staying outside all these years. Has your body been affected by the Sha Qi?" Han Li sized up Crab Daoist and suddenly asked.

"I am different from you. My body is a puppet made from spiritual objects, not easily corroded by external forces. Moreover, I contain the power of lightning within my body, so the Sha Qi here will not affect me." Crab Daoist said in a calm tone.

"That's good. Has anyone looked for me during my seclusion?" Han Li's expression relaxed, and he immediately asked.

Crab Daoist did not speak, but waved his hand and took out four or five message talismans, handing them over.

Han Li accepted the message talismans, probed them with his divine sense, and shook his head.

These message talismans were almost all sent by Shi Chuankong. Perhaps because of the presence of Mo Guang, this "Void Union Clan member," Miao Xiu and her clansmen had not come to visit him again. In addition, Mo Guang had also left a message talisman, vaguely inquiring about how to proceed.

Han Li walked towards the outside, and at the same time made a gesture. The room restriction cracked open on both sides, revealing a passage.

He pushed open the door and walked out, flipped his hand and took out a message talisman, whispered a few words, then raised his hand and waved.

The message talisman transformed into a streak of black light and flew forward, disappearing into Mo Guang's room in a flash.

Afterward, he slowly walked to the door of Shi Chuankong's room, made a gesture, and shot out a streak of white light that disappeared into the black restriction outside the door.

The restriction on the door of the room quickly flickered like water ripples, then quickly disappeared. The door opened with a creak.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you've finally come out of seclusion. Please come in quickly." Shi Chuankong's somewhat hoarse voice came from inside.

Han Li raised an eyebrow, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The door closed automatically, and the layer of black light restriction instantly spread and closed again.

The room was somewhat dim. Shi Chuankong was sitting in the corner of the room, with a silver pipa hovering above his head. It was the space treasure he had obtained from the True Words Sect ruins.

Next to the silver pipa, the silver command flag was also hovering, covered with silver star patterns. It was the space immortal artifact that he and Han Li had obtained together in the True Words Sect entrance restriction.

Waves of silver light emanated from the two space immortal artifacts, forming a spherical silver light罩, enveloping Shi Chuankong's body.

Around Shi Chuankong, there were also silver array flags floating in mid-air, and countless silver array patterns were engraved on the ground, forming a complex array.

Outside the spherical silver light罩, an even larger silver restriction light curtain was unfolded.

Shi Chuankong sat in the center of multiple restrictions, looking extremely unwell, his hair disheveled, his eyes flashing with traces of blood-red light, and his body rolling with Sha Qi, like a madman on the verge of collapse.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, what's wrong with you…" Han Li was slightly startled when he saw Shi Chuankong's current appearance.

"It's nothing. It's just that the Sha Qi has triggered the Sha Decay in my body. I didn't expect the Gray World Sha Qi to be so powerful. I have used all kinds of methods to block it, but I still can't completely isolate the Sha Qi's invasion." Shi Chuankong said with a wry smile.