"How about this? If I refine less than four Dao Pills, we can forget about the deal. If I can refine four Dao Pills, I hope Fellow Daoist Yuan San will sell the Water-Origin Time King Crystal to me," Han Li said with a frown.

"Fellow Daoist Long Wu, I've already said that there's only one way for you to get this Water-Origin Time King Crystal: refine five Time Dao Pills. There's no other way. If you continue to pester me like this, this transaction will end here," Yuan San said coldly.

"Alright, I'll do as you say," Han Li sighed.

Yuan San's expression softened slightly, and he waved his hand.

A storage ring and a white jade slip appeared in the middle of the transfer formation within the transaction interface in front of Han Li.

His eyes flickered, and he took the ring and jade slip, first immersing his spiritual sense into the jade slip.

Inside the jade slip was a Dao Pill formula, completely different from the Dao Pill he had refined before. The main material was something similar to the Water-Origin Time Crystal, and most of the other materials were also changed. However, the combination of the various materials was roughly the same as the previous formula.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the combination of the various materials didn't change too much, his previous experience in refining Dao Pills would still be useful.

He then took the storage ring and immersed his spiritual sense into it. Inside were ten portions of materials, and all the materials were full of spiritual power, with no problems.

"I've received all the materials and will refine the pills as soon as possible. Does Fellow Daoist Yuan San have any time limit?" Han Li asked Yuan San.

"It would be good if you could refine them within ten years," Yuan San said, and then his figure flashed and disappeared, seemingly still having some opinions about Han Li.

Han Li smiled faintly, not paying attention. Instead, he found Yuan San's personality quite interesting. Such a straightforward person was indeed not very common in the Immortal World these days.

Although this transaction was quite difficult, and even seemed to be deliberately making things difficult, after all, if he didn't meet expectations, the other party wouldn't suffer any losses, while he would be refining pills for them for nothing. However, the price offered by the other party was very satisfying to him, and he had no choice but to go all out.

He then picked up the Dao Pill jade slip again, closed his eyes, and began to analyze it again, simulating the refining process in his mind.

More than half a year later, Han Li opened his eyes and exhaled softly.

In the past half year, he had studied the refining method of this new Dao Pill over and over again, thousands of times, and simulated the refining process in his mind countless times, stopping only when he was satisfied.

There was no other way. This time, refining Dao Pills was different from the last time. Last time, he had prepared nine portions of materials, and only needed to succeed once. This time, he only had ten portions of materials, but he had to succeed five times, making the difficulty incomparable.

Fortunately, his alchemy skills were much more advanced than the last time he refined Dao Pills, and his cultivation was far beyond what it used to be. Whether it was his control of flames or his perception ability, they were much stronger than before, making the probability of success quite high.

Han Li floated out of the Flower Branch Space and came to the room outside.

He waved his hand to dispel the entrance to the Flower Branch Space, and then raised his hand again.

The Jing Yan Tong Zi flew out of him and landed in the room.

"Guard here. If there are any powerful enemies attacking the caravan, kill them and ensure the safety of the caravan," Han Li said to the Jing Yan Tong Zi.

The Jing Yan Tong Zi was now becoming more and more intelligent. Upon hearing this, he immediately nodded and patted his chest, as if guaranteeing that he would protect the caravan well.

Han Li praised the Jing Yan Tong Zi a few times, then formed a hand seal, and his body instantly turned into a phantom, flying out of the room without alarming anyone outside, and flew towards the distance.

Refining Dao Pills would trigger a pill tribulation that could not be concealed. He didn't want the two tribes to see it.

Han Li left the caravan and quickly found a quiet and remote mountain peak, dug out a simple cave, placed several layers of restrictions around it, and soon began to refine pills.

...

A rolling black cloud sped forward in the Savage Wilderness Domain. The black cloud was filled with Savage Wilderness Demon Clan troops. There were tiger-shaped demons, leopard-shaped demons, lion demons, elephant demons, bear demons, etc., with thousands of monsters, densely packed, at least tens of thousands of them.

Among the countless Savage Wilderness Demon Clan, the tiger-shaped demons were the most numerous, accounting for half of them. Moreover, the other demons seemed quite afraid of the tiger-shaped demons.

In the center of the black cloud was an ebony throne, sitting a white-haired youth with a gloomy face. Surprisingly, this person showed no characteristics of the Savage Wilderness Demon Clan, and was almost the same as a Human Clan cultivator.

Standing around the youth were seven or eight demon clans with immense auras, each of whom had reached the Taiyi Peak.

"Young Master, this time the old patriarch has allowed you to represent him at the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony. It seems that he has already recognized you as the next patriarch of our Zouwu Clan. This is truly gratifying!" A burly man with a jet-black body, a body like an iron tower, and a voice like a bell, revealed a flattering smile and complimented.

The man had yellow tiger stripes on his face, obviously a tiger demon.

"Among the dozen or so children under Father's command, I have the most concentrated power of the Taowu bloodline. Of course, I should inherit the position of patriarch. Father has dragged on for so many years before choosing an heir. He's really senile," the white-haired youth said coldly, revealing a trace of tyranny on his face.

"The patriarch must have other considerations now..." The tiger-striped man's expression shifted slightly, and he said hesitantly.

"Hmph! What other considerations? Aren't my good brothers and sisters constantly whispering in Father's ear? That old guy hesitated for so long. If the Heavenly Court hadn't been pressing harder and harder, and I hadn't successfully advanced to the Grand Luo Realm, he probably would have continued to drag it out!" the white-haired youth said coldly.

"What the Young Master says is true. But now that you have successfully advanced to the Grand Luo Realm, no one else can compare to you. You can rest assured," another lion-shaped demon said.

"Rest assured? It's not the time yet. Behind my brothers and sisters, either openly or secretly, stand many elders of the clan. I can't be careless," the white-haired youth shook his head.

"What the Young Master says is true," the tiger-striped man nodded.

"Forget it, no matter how they collude, once I completely awaken the Taowu bloodline at the Blood Sacrifice Ceremony, let's see who dares to object to my inheritance of the position of patriarch," the white-haired youth snorted.

"The Young Master is far-sighted, and we are all in admiration," the demons nearby said in unison.

Flattered by his many subordinates, a smile appeared on the white-haired youth's face. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly shifted, and he looked towards a distant direction.

The others soon noticed something as well, and also looked there.

They saw a dazzling golden light appearing at the end of the distant sky, circling and dancing endlessly, making the sky there suddenly become extremely heavy.

A strong wave of laws and power emanated from it, rolling and spreading, and there was also a thunderous roar that followed, like ten thousand horses galloping.

"What a strong phenomenon! What is that? Is someone breaking through?" a white elephant demon asked in a muffled voice.

"This is not a breakthrough situation. Someone is refining Dao Pills, and Time Dao Pills at that. I was just worried about not having a congratulatory gift to present to the True Spirit King, but I didn't expect someone to send me a pillow as soon as I dozed off!" The white-haired youth's eyes lit up, and after letting out a long whistle, his body turned into a white light and shot out from the black cloud, rushing towards the location of the golden light.

The white-haired youth's escape light was extremely fast, and he soon arrived nearby, but he did not reveal his figure, instead hiding in a distant white cloud.

They saw that a piece of the sky here was covered by thick golden clouds, rolling endlessly.

The immense power of laws and power emanated from the golden clouds, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within millions of miles nearby to fluctuate violently.

The sky was reflected in gold, but it gave people a feeling of immense weight. The mountains below were also shaking, seemingly unable to withstand this immense pressure.

With a loud "boom"!

The golden clouds surged, forming a huge golden vortex. A dazzling golden light shot out from the vortex, emitting the time law of tearing the heavens and the earth, and struck a short mountain below.

Spiritual light flashed around the short mountain, transmitting bursts of powerful restriction fluctuations.

"Immortal Region cultivators!" The white-haired youth's face was instantly covered with a layer of baleful aura, and his eyes shone with cold light, already showing murderous intent.

However, he then took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the murderous intent in his eyes.

Just at that moment, a flash of spiritual light appeared above the short mountain, and a mountain peak several hundred feet in size appeared out of thin air.

The entire mountain peak was dark gold in color, and countless gold and gray runes were engraved on the mountain body. With a whirring spin, the runes on it suddenly lit up, and countless tangible gold and gray rays of light shot out.

It was the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain!

The golden light shot down from mid-air and struck the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain, emitting a deafening roar.

The dark gold mountain only shook slightly, and the gold and gray rays of light on it rolled before withstanding the bombardment of the pill tribulation golden light.

However, the pill tribulation was not over. The golden clouds in mid-air soon fluctuated violently again, and another golden light struck down, much thicker than the first one.

The dark gold mountain spun again, and more gold and gray rays of light spewed out from it, meeting the golden light in mid-air.

Another loud "boom"!

The golden light that struck down dissipated, the dark gold mountain shook violently, and the gold and gray rays of light on the surface fluctuated violently, being split apart by a small half, but soon condensed again.

Before the light on the dark gold mountain could completely recover, the golden clouds in mid-air fluctuated violently again, and another thick golden light, like a flood dragon, struck down.

The power of this golden light was far above the previous two, and the power of laws and power that was several times stronger burst out from the golden light. The power of heaven and earth nearby was also drawn, causing the gold and gray rays of light on the dark gold mountain to suddenly pause.

The flood dragon-like golden light took the opportunity to strike the Five Extremes Mountain.

Another deafening roar!

The gray light and golden rays on the dark gold mountain were instantly torn apart. The golden light struck the mountain body fiercely, and the golden light flashed, actually penetrating more than ten feet deep into it before dissipating and disappearing.

The dark gold mountain suddenly fell downwards, but the mountain was powerful, and after falling dozens of feet, it stabilized again. The dissipated gold and gray rays of light on the surface reappeared, and after a few breaths, it recovered as before, looking like there was no problem.

"What a powerful pill treasure! It seems that it can withstand fifth and sixth-grade pill tribulations without any problem," the white-haired youth's eyes lit up again, flashing a hint of greed.