Wang Yu
Chapter 566 The Third Type
Jin Tong took the talisman and patted it on her body.
With a "whoosh" sound, the Soul Armor Talisman immediately transformed into a soft white light and disappeared into her body.
A flash of white light appeared on her forehead, revealing white, dazzling spirit patterns that formed a cloud-like pattern similar to the one on the previous talisman.
"Xiao Bai!"
Jin Tong was taken aback at first, then a strange look appeared on her face. She called out to the Pixiu, and then her figure spun around, turning into a golden light and flying towards the Pixiu.
The Pixiu hurriedly opened its mouth and swallowed the golden light into its body.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, but there was no sign of Jin Tong flying out. On the contrary, Pixiu Xiao Bai would sometimes stand up, sometimes lie down, looking restless.
Seeing this, a hint of joy flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he continued to wait quietly.
Time slowly passed. After another half an hour, Pixiu's expression suddenly changed, and it opened its mouth and spat.
A golden light shot out from it, revealing Jin Tong's figure.
The white spirit patterns on her forehead had disappeared, her face was a little pale, and the skin on her hands and feet looked a little dull.
Seeing Jin Tong in this state, Han Li did not immediately ask about the situation. Instead, he flipped his hand and took out a jade ruler as green as water and handed it over.
Jin Tong immediately grabbed it, as if she was eating a candy stick, and chewed the green jade ruler into pieces in a few bites and swallowed it.
After eating this treasure, a layer of green light appeared on Jin Tong's face, flickering a few times before disappearing without a trace, but her complexion looked better.
"How is it?" Han Li then asked.
"Uncle, this talisman is good! I was always a little drowsy in Xiao Bai's belly, but with this talisman, it's much better," Jin Tong said with a smile.
"If there are enough of these talismans, how long do you think you can stay inside?" Han Li's eyes flickered slightly as he asked again.
"I estimate that if there are enough talismans, I can only stay inside for another half an hour at most," Jin Tong said seriously after thinking for a while.
Han Li nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.
It seemed that even with the Soul Armor Talisman to strengthen her soul, Jin Tong could not stay inside for a long time. At most, she could continuously consume two talismans, which meant that she could stay for a maximum of one and a half hours each time.
Although it was still not long, it was already not short, enough to do many things.
While pondering, Han Li waved his hand and took out a few more spirit treasures for Jin Tong to devour and recover. Then, he opened the Reincarnation Palace trading interface again and bought more than a hundred Soul Armor Talismans from several people in one go.
Since it was a matter of life and death, he did not care about the expenditure of Immortal Essence Stones at all.
He pinched a magic seal in his hand, about to disperse the crimson light curtain again, when a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked towards a corner of the light curtain.
A red light was flashing there.
It seemed that someone had responded to the bounty he had just posted.
Han Li pinched a magic seal in his hand and cast a spell.
A red light emerged from the light curtain and condensed into a dark red, hazy figure, whose appearance could not be seen clearly.
However, his mask could be seen relatively clearly, with the words "Huang Shijiu" engraved on it.
"Fellow Daoist, do you have any secret techniques that can activate Taiyi-level Immortal Artifacts? Please speak directly," Han Li asked directly without any empty pleasantries.
"Before answering Fellow Daoist's question, I would like to ask what type of Immortal Artifact Fellow Daoist wants to activate?" Huang Shijiu chuckled twice and asked.
The person's voice sounded like a man's, but the tone was surprisingly sharp.
"A flying Immortal Artifact," Han Li replied directly.
"I see. The attribute requirements for Immortal Spiritual Power for this type of Immortal Artifact are generally not high, so it is easier to activate. However, please tell me about the restrictions inside the flying Immortal Artifact," Huang Shijiu said with a sigh.
Han Li frowned slightly upon hearing this and did not speak.
"I don't want to inquire about the secrets of Fellow Daoist's Immortal Artifact. I just can't design an activation method for Fellow Daoist if I don't know the restrictions of the flying Immortal Artifact," Huang Shijiu said, spreading his hands.
Han Li glanced at Huang Shijiu and still did not speak.
This emerald flying chariot was Gongshu Jiu's property. The Heavenly Court's influence spread throughout the Immortal World, and he had to be extremely careful. He did not dare to leak any information about Gongshu Jiu.
However, what Huang Shijiu said was also true...
Han Li pondered for a moment, then roughly told the person about the restrictions of the emerald flying chariot that he was not very familiar with.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist's flying chariot is indeed a fine product! Its restriction design is quite brilliant, but I happen to have some knowledge of it. As far as I know, there are three methods that can allow Fellow Daoist to activate more than 80% of the power of this treasure, but each has its own advantages and disadvantages," Huang Shijiu said after listening to Han Li's description and considering it for a moment.
"I would like to hear the details," Han Li said, his spirits lifting upon hearing this.
"Well... these three methods of mine are all secret and not passed down. Fellow Daoist's reward seems a little insufficient," Huang Shijiu suddenly smiled and said unhurriedly.
"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured that as long as your method is really useful, the reward is negotiable. If it's just a show..." Han Li smiled and said.
"Fellow Daoist, don't underestimate me. My methods are all secret techniques inherited from the Hundred Refinements Mountain. How could they be useless?" Huang Shijiu seemed to be angered by Han Li's words and said in a slightly cold tone.
"Hundred Refinements Mountain..." Han Li's heart suddenly moved upon hearing this.
He had heard this name mentioned by the Mother of Nightmares in the Spirit World. It was a force in the Immortal World, and the Hundred Meridians Treasure Refining Art he had cultivated was also a secret technique of the Hundred Refinements Mountain.
Hearing Huang Shijiu's words, the Hundred Refinements Mountain did not seem to be an ordinary force.
"These are the descriptions of my three methods, as well as the rewards that need to be paid. Fellow Daoist can choose which one he wants," Huang Shijiu then realized that he had lost his composure, coughed, and said.
After saying this, he waved his hand, and specks of red light flew out from his hand, forming three light curtains in mid-air, each filled with tiny words.
Han Li's mind focused, and he looked towards the first light curtain.
The method on the first light curtain was to use a special secret incantation to forcefully stimulate the flying chariot's own spiritual power, making up for the lack of Immortal Spiritual Power of a Gold Immortal cultivator, which could bring the restrictions of the flying chariot to more than 90%.
At the end of the light curtain, there was also a price tag: 5,000 Immortal Essence Stones.
Han Li frowned and immediately looked at the second light curtain.
Although the first method was feasible, and according to what was said above, there was not much preparation needed. As long as one knew the secret technique, one could cast it immediately.
However, this secret technique was also very harmful to the emerald flying chariot. It would exhaust the flying chariot's own spiritual power in a short time.
If it was used to deal with a temporary situation, this method would be quite suitable, but he still needed to rely on the emerald flying chariot for a long time to cross the wilderness, so this method was completely useless.
Han Li then turned his gaze to the second light curtain, his eyes slightly brightening.
The method on this light curtain was completely different from the first. It was not a secret technique to stimulate spiritual power, but a Fusion Art.
By using this art, the Immortal Spiritual Power of several Gold Immortals could be temporarily fused into one, barely raising it to the Taiyi level, thereby activating the emerald flying chariot. The effect was the most ideal among the three methods, which could infinitely approach the full power of the flying chariot.
The price for this art was 10,000 Immortal Essence Stones.
However, after Han Li finished reading the content on the light curtain, his heart sank.
He was naturally not concerned about the price. According to what was said above, to fully utilize this art, one needed at least the power of three Late-Stage Gold Immortal cultivators, or more than eight Mid-Stage Gold Immortals.
There were only himself, the Crab Daoist, the Pixiu, and Jin Tong, these four Gold Immortals, by Han Li's side, which was still a long way from the requirements. According to his calculations, at most, he could only exert 60% of all the power, which was far from what he had expected.
Of course, it was better than nothing. If he could really exert 60% of the power, it would be much better than now.
After Han Li smiled wryly in his heart, he looked at the third light curtain.
The third method was a Formation Secret Art, and the principle was somewhat similar to the second method, which was to gather multiple strands of Immortal Spiritual Power and raise it to the Taiyi level.
However, the Immortal Spiritual Power gathered by this Formation Secret Art was not from cultivators, but from Immortal Essence Stones. As long as there were enough Immortal Essence Stones, the power could theoretically approach perfection infinitely.
To condense Taiyi-level Immortal Spiritual Power, the consumption of Immortal Essence Stones was naturally extremely astonishing, which was simply unbearable for Gold Immortal cultivators.
Perhaps considering this reason, Huang Shijiu priced this method at only 1,000 Immortal Essence Stones. Obviously, he did not recommend this method either. He purely took it out to make up the numbers, so as to highlight the advantages of the first two methods.
Han Li looked at the third light curtain, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth under the mask.
"Has Fellow Daoist considered it?" Huang Shijiu waited for a while and couldn't help but ask when he saw that Han Li still hadn't spoken.
"I've considered it. I want the third method," Han Li said.
"What?" Huang Shijiu's eyes revealed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.
Although the third method was feasible and cheap, its shortcomings were also very obvious. It was very likely that the Immortal Essence Stones consumed in the end would be more than the sum of the first two methods, so it was very impractical. The person in front of him looked like a shrewd guy. How could he choose this method?
"Has Fellow Daoist thought it through?" Huang Shijiu asked again.
"Yes, let's go with the third method," Han Li nodded.
Huang Shijiu shook his head and did not ask any further questions. He discussed the method of paying the reward with Han Li.
A moment later, a white jade slip emerged from the Teleportation Formation in the center of the crimson light curtain, as a stream of light revolved around it.
Han Li couldn't wait to take the jade slip and probe his divine sense into it.
A full half an hour later, he withdrew his divine sense and revealed a hint of admiration.
There were no problems with the Formation Secret Art in the jade slip, and this formation was also very compatible with the restrictions of the emerald flying chariot. Obviously, that Huang Shijiu had deliberately adjusted it.
Being able to complete all this in such a short period of time, Huang Shijiu's attainments in Immortal Artifact restrictions had obviously reached an extremely high level, which he himself was far from matching.
Han Li secretly remembered Huang Shijiu's name in his heart. If he encountered any more problems with Immortal Artifact restrictions in the future, he could ask this person for advice again.
He then waved his hand and took out a large pile of materials for setting up the formation, and began to work busily in the center of the flying chariot.