"Tsk tsk, Fellow Daoist Han has quite the stroke of luck. This Po Yin Zhi is at least two thousand three... no, two thousand four hundred years old. It's more than enough to exchange for a Wang Xi Dan..." Gao Bulin said, his eyes darting around.

"This Po Yin Zhi will be exchanged for two Wang Xi Dans," Han Li interrupted Gao Bulin.

"This... Fellow Daoist Han, I only have one of this pill," Gao Bulin replied with a wry smile.

"Perhaps the elders of other peaks don't have any, but I find it hard to believe that the elders of Luo Xia Peak, who specialize in alchemy, can't produce two Wang Xi Dans. If Elder Gao is in a difficult position, I can wait a few more days. I believe that in such a large sect, there won't really be no one selling Wang Xi Dan, right?" Han Li said unhurriedly.

Gao Bulin furrowed his white eyebrows, truly hesitating this time. After agonizing for a long time, he finally slammed his palm down hard and said:

"Deal!"

Han Li accepted the white jade box handed over by the white-browed old man, and a hint of a smile finally appeared on his face after briefly scanning it with his divine sense.

The faint, mixed scent of herbs emanating from the other party was equivalent to telling him the other party's identity as an alchemist.

And a spirit herb that was two or three thousand years old might be rare and precious to others, but to him, it was naturally nothing. It was far less useful than the two Wang Xi Dans in his hand.

Gao Bulin brought the wooden box in his hand to his nose and sniffed for a long time before letting out a satisfied breath and happily storing it in his storage bag. Then, after saying "You are welcome to visit Luo Xia Peak" to Han Li, he hurriedly took his leave.

Next, Han Li did not leave the market immediately, but wandered around the valley again, exchanging most of the spirit stones in his hand for several high-level pills similar to Wang Xi Dan, before leaving Tong Yi Valley and flying towards Chu Yun Peak.

Back at the cave dwelling, Han Li saw Liu Leer sitting alone in the hall, propping her chin with one hand, lost in thought.

"Leer, what are you thinking about?" Han Li walked to the opposite side of Liu Leer and sat down, asking.

"Brother..." Only then did the little fox girl notice Han Li's return, calling out happily.

"Why are you sitting here daydreaming all by yourself?" Han Li smiled gently.

"Leer was thinking about the things that happened after meeting Brother. It feels like a dream," Liu Leer said somewhat seriously.

Han Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly.

"If it's a dream, Leer really hopes never to wake up. In this world, besides Daddy and Mommy, only Brother is the kindest to me. Leer hopes that Brother will always be by my side," the little fox girl suddenly said in a low voice, her nose feeling a little sore.

Han Li looked at Liu Leer's appearance, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand, bringing two fingers together and pressing them against her brow.

Liu Leer didn't understand what was happening and was startled, but she didn't dodge.

"Close your eyes," Han Li said softly.

Hearing this, Liu Leer closed her eyelids immediately without hesitation, tightly shutting them.

Han Li shook his head and smiled softly, also closing his eyes and chanting silently.

About a quarter of an hour later, Han Li opened his eyes.

Liu Leer, who was sitting opposite him, was now pale and had sweat on her temples.

Han Li retracted his finger and said, "Alright, you can open your eyes now."

Only then did Liu Leer's long eyelashes tremble slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Han Li with a face full of doubt.

"Just now, I imprinted the *Huan Ling Chan Bian* technique into your sea of consciousness. This is a high-level demon clan technique that I obtained unintentionally in the past. It's just right for your fox demon body to cultivate," Han Li smiled slightly.

Hearing this, Liu Leer closed her eyes and felt for a moment, her small face still a little confused.

"Although I will do my best to protect you, if I am not by your side, you must be able to protect yourself, at least be able to hold on until I find you," Han Li explained slowly with a solemn expression.

After hearing this, Liu Leer thought for a while, then nodded heavily, and said to Han Li earnestly, "Yes, Leer will definitely cultivate this technique well."

Only then did Han Li nod with a smile on his face.

...

Chu Yun Peak, a certain council hall.

"Peak Master, that person is indeed a high-level power cultivator. Everything has been arranged properly now, without alarming the people of other peaks. As for Martial Nephew Gu, he has been rewarded heavily as you instructed, and it has been emphasized that the matter of that person killing a Deity Transformation cultivator must not be mentioned to outsiders at all," Luo Jun said respectfully to the Confucian scholar middle-aged man in the main seat.

"Good. This person has a strong physical body and can kill Deity Transformation cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage. He will naturally be of great use to this peak in the future. You should take care of him more. Fulfill his requests as much as possible," Peak Master Nangong nodded.

"Yes," Luo Jun responded.

"Go down," Peak Master Nangong waved his hand.

Luo Jun bowed and retreated.

"Han Li..." Peak Master Nangong murmured to himself, closed his eyes and sat quietly for a moment, then got up and walked towards the back.

...

Han Li naturally did not know about the conversation between Peak Master Nangong and Luo Jun.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the secret room of the cave dwelling, with more than a dozen jade bottles and jade boxes placed in a row on the table in front of him.

He held a small red bottle in his hand, removed the stopper, and poured out a fiery red pill. A strong medicinal fragrance wafted out. After examining it briefly, he raised his head and swallowed it, closing his eyes to investigate the situation in his body.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed.

Although this fiery red pill was of a similar grade to Wang Xi Dan, it had no effect on him.

Han Li did not show any surprise. He casually picked up the second bottle of pills, poured out a golden-yellow pill, and swallowed it.

The pill melted in his stomach, but it still did not produce a trace of magic power.

After a long while, Han Li opened his eyes and picked up the third medicine bottle with a blank expression...

Soon, he had tried most of the pills on the table in one breath, but unfortunately none of them worked. Only a purple jade box and a cyan porcelain bottle were left on the table.

Han Li's face showed a look of contemplation, and he couldn't help feeling a little depressed in his heart.

It seemed that finding another pill suitable for him was much more difficult than he had imagined. However, now that he had finally arrived at the Leng Yan Sect, based on his current understanding of the Ling Huan Realm, the various cultivation resources here were quite abundant. As long as he put in some effort, he should be able to gain something.

Thinking this way, he picked up the purple jade box from the table, took out a gray pill from the box with his fingers, raised his head and swallowed it.

This time, Han Li's heart stirred, and a hint of joy finally emerged on his face.

He only felt wisps of magic power emerging from the pill, circulating in the meridians of his body, and merging into his dantian, causing his magic power to increase slightly.

Although the effect of this gray pill was far inferior to Wang Xi Dan, it was fortunate to have found another useful pill.

As for the pills in the cyan porcelain bottle, after trying them, it was naturally not surprising that they had no effect at all.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief and took out another gray pill from the purple jade box, holding it in the palm of his hand.

This pill was called Wu Yun Dan. Although its medicinal effect was said to be strengthening the foundation and cultivating the origin, it was more compatible with monks who practiced water attribute techniques, and its medicinal properties were quite different from Wang Xi Dan.

Han Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly stood up, left the secret room, and walked outside.

When he passed by Liu Leer's bedroom, he stopped.

Although separated by the door, Han Li still sensed the surging spiritual energy inside, obviously she was practicing hard.

He nodded with satisfaction and continued to walk outside, soon arriving at the alchemy room.

This alchemy room was not large, only four or five zhang in radius. The ground was dark cyan, and there was a round pier half a foot above the ground in the center of the room, with many dark red lines engraved on it, forming a magic circle.

In the center of the magic circle was a black hole, with faint flames flickering, and a scorching aura emanating from it.

In the center of the round pier was a half-person-high pill furnace, emitting wisps of spiritual energy, which was quite extraordinary.

Han Li glanced at this place, then sat down on a futon next to the pill furnace and waved his hand to cast a magic formula.

The red magic circle suddenly lit up, and then a stream of bright red earth fire emerged from the black round hole and wrapped around the pill furnace.

Han Li first cleaned the inside and outside of the pill furnace extremely skillfully, then turned his hand and took out the Wu Yun Dan, actually waving his hand and throwing it into the pill furnace.

He pinched the magic seal with both hands, and the earth fire immediately moved with his magic formula, splitting into eight strands and drilling into the pill furnace. Soon, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out of the furnace.

Han Li kept pinching the magic seal in his hand, and the medicinal fragrance suddenly faded.

His expression remained unchanged, and he continued to pinch the magic seal and cast spells in his hand.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed, and the medicinal fragrance emanating from the furnace was almost gone. Instead, other smells were transmitted, and it seemed to be a mixture of many kinds.

Han Li suddenly stopped his movements, cast a magic formula, and the flames at the bottom of the furnace immediately went out.

He waved his hand and rolled up the lid of the pill furnace. The Wu Yun Dan had disappeared, replaced by a small pinch of colorful powder.

After Han Li glanced at it slightly, he carefully emitted a stream of green light to hold out the powder.

The green light trembled slightly, and countless fine threads suddenly appeared inside, as if hundreds of small hands had reached into the powder and stirred it.

Soon, the small pinch of powder was divided into more than a dozen parts, each with a different color.

Han Li nodded, carefully separating the different powders and placing them in more than a dozen small jade boxes that had been prepared in advance.

The secret technique he had just performed was called the Reverse Pill Art, which was a peripheral secret technique he had obtained in the spirit world in his early years. It could reverse the refining and decomposition of pills.

The purpose of the person who created this secret technique was to rely on it to decompose other people's pills and deduce the pill formula.

However, unfortunately, this person still failed in the end. This Reverse Pill Art still had its limits after all, and it was impossible to completely reverse the pill formula. It only reached the point of identifying the materials used in the pill.

After Han Li obtained it, he found the technique quite novel. As an alchemy master himself, he wrote it down. Today was the first time he had used it.

Fortunately, this Wu Yun Dan was only a Nascent Soul pill and was not of a high level, otherwise he might not have been able to cast the spell successfully in one go.