"Greetings, fellow Daoist." Jiao San cupped his fist in a salute.

The voice was exactly the same as it had been back then, undoubtedly Jiao San.

However, Han Li didn't remember him ever being so polite.

Han Li felt a little strange in his heart, but naturally didn't show it at all on the surface. After returning the salute slightly, he said, "You accepted this task, so do you recognize this item?"

He was now operating within the Unstable Alliance as "Hao Eleven" instead of "Jiao Fifteen", and he had deliberately changed his voice, so he wasn't worried about being recognized.

"Since I accepted this task, I naturally recognize this item. However, I have a question. Are you currently in the Black Wind Sea Region?" Jiao San's eyes seemed to flicker as he asked an unrelated question.

Han Li was taken aback, and a sense of vigilance arose in his heart. He didn't answer.

"Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. Different regions have different characteristics. Even the same kind of ore can have slight differences, so I asked." Jiao San said with a smile.

"That's right." Han Li hesitated slightly, then nodded.

"That's it then. This stone is called Ink Jade Crystal. I saw it in the Black Wind Sea Region many years ago. This Ink Jade Crystal is extremely hard, and even a Postnatal Immortal Artifact cannot destroy it with a direct attack. Moreover, it contains a unique Yuan power that has extremely strong corrosive power, making it an excellent material for refining Yin-attributed Immortal Artifacts. If ordinary Yin-attributed Immortal Artifacts are mixed with some Ink Jade Crystal, it will not only increase the corrosive effect, but also greatly increase the hardness. If you take it to exchange with cultivators who practice Yin-attributed Cultivation Methods, they will definitely be willing to go bankrupt to obtain this treasure." Jiao San said with a smile, offering a long explanation.

"Thank you for your explanation, fellow Daoist. I will pay you the reward immediately." Hearing this, Han Li's heart stirred, and he nodded.

He hadn't expected this item to be so valuable.

"The reward is not urgent. I have another matter I would like to ask you about." Jiao San's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said.

"Oh, please speak, fellow Daoist." Han Li's expression didn't change.

"May I ask, where did you get this Ink Jade Crystal from?" Jiao San asked directly.

"What do you want to know that for?" Han Li said with some surprise.

"To be honest, this Ink Jade Crystal is exactly the treasure I have been craving for a long time, but I need a large quantity. If you can tell me the origin of this item, I will not only give you the reward for this small task, but I will definitely have a generous reward." Jiao San cupped his fist towards Han Li again, speaking very sincerely.

"A generous reward is not necessary. The origin of this item involves some of my personal matters, so I cannot tell you. Let me pay you the reward for the task." Han Li's mind raced, and he finally shook his head and said.

Although the other party's tone was sincere, he could sense that what he said was not true, and that he was at least hiding something important.

"Wait a moment. To be frank, this matter is very important to me. Please help me, fellow Daoist. I am willing to pay three hundred Immortal Essence Stones to buy this information." Jiao San cupped his fist again.

Han Li was surprised to hear this.

Even if this Ink Jade Crystal was valuable, it was too extravagant to spend three hundred Immortal Essence Stones just to buy a piece of information.

Could it be that, as he suspected, there was more to this matter than met the eye?

"I'm sorry, I cannot tell you the origin of this item. Please don't pester me. I have other matters to attend to. Let's end here today." Han Li's mind raced, and he shook his head and said.

After saying this, he formed a hand seal, intending to interrupt the conversation.

Right now, he only wanted to cultivate in peace, and he didn't want to be dragged into any trouble for the sake of a few Immortal Essence Stones. That would be a losing proposition.

"Please wait, fellow Daoist. I saw that you posted a task in the Unstable Alliance to find Dew凝Grass. I happen to have one. How about I exchange it for the origin of this Ink Jade Crystal?" Jiao San said immediately, looking anxious.

"You have Dew凝Grass?" Han Li's movements paused, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"I happen to have one, with a medicinal age of one hundred thousand years. It should be enough for you to use." Seeing Han Li's expression, Jiao San seemed to calm down, and said with a smile.

Han Li lowered his head and remained silent, seemingly still hesitating.

"Of course, although Dew凝Grass is precious, it is not an ultimate treasure. How about this, I will add two hundred Immortal Essence Stones to exchange for the origin of this Ink Jade Crystal?" Jiao San increased the price again.

Han Li looked up in astonishment.

He had obtained this Ink Jade Crystal by chance, and its origin was very simple. He had refused before only because he didn't want to cause trouble. Now that Jiao San had offered Dew凝Grass in exchange, he had almost no hesitation in his heart and had already decided to agree.

He had just been considering the matter of refining Dao Pills, and he hadn't expected to so easily gain two hundred more Immortal Essence Stones.

"Since you are so generous, fellow Daoist, it would be unkind of me to refuse." Han Li said with a slight smile.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Hearing this, Jiao San was overjoyed, and then pointed his finger in a series of hand seals.

The blue light curtain in front of Han Li flickered slightly, and countless blue runes appeared in the vortex in the center of the light curtain, condensing into a teleportation formation.

With a flash of light, a storage ring appeared out of thin air in the formation.

Han Li didn't stand on ceremony, picked up the ring, and immersed his divine sense in it.

He didn't immediately explore the contents, but carefully checked the entire storage ring, and found no abnormalities before exploring the contents. There was a small pile of Immortal Essence Stones and a blue jade box.

There were exactly two hundred Immortal Essence Stones, and the jade box was about a foot long, with several blue talismans pasted on its surface.

Han Li drew with one hand, and the blue jade box appeared in his hand, emitting a soft blue glow.

He glanced at the jade box and immediately recognized that the material of the box was a high-grade spiritual jade, Azure Spirit Paste Jade, which was most suitable for preserving various spiritual herbs and medicines.

Han Li formed a hand seal and gently peeled off the talismans on the surface, opening the lid.

A faint, slightly chilly fragrance wafted over, and inside the box was a green spiritual grass with strip-shaped leaves, as green as jade, and a milky white root.

The surface of the green leaves was dotted with white spots, looking like dew drops.

This item didn't look eye-catching, but it emitted strong spiritual energy fluctuations throughout its body.

A white mist quickly appeared in the surrounding air, and droplets of crystal-clear water appeared in the mist.

Han Li's eyes lit up slightly. This was exactly the Dew凝Grass he had been dreaming of, and it seemed to be more than one hundred thousand years old.

Moreover, this item had all its roots, and could continue to be cultivated.

"Not bad." He looked up at Jiao San and nodded.

"Since I promised you these things, fellow Daoist, how could I fake it?" Jiao San said with a smile.

Han Li closed the lid of the box, put away the jade box, and said, "The origin of this Ink Jade Crystal is actually very simple. I found it in a place in the Black Wind Sea Region."

"Oh, where exactly? Do you still remember, fellow Daoist?" Jiao San's eyes seemed to light up, and he immediately asked.

"Let me think... If I remember correctly, it seems to be near a place called Red Moon Island..." Han Li pondered slightly, and then said.

"Red Moon Island..." Hearing this, Jiao San seemed to pause, and then muttered to himself, the eyes under the mask gradually brightening.

"Fellow Daoist, is there a problem there?" Han Li looked at Jiao San and asked.

"No, it's just that I have been there before. Red Moon Island is quite barren. I didn't expect that there would be such a divine object as the Ink Jade Crystal in the nearby sea area. I was just distracted for a moment." Jiao San said quickly with a smile.

"I see. After I obtained this Ink Jade Crystal back then, I also searched nearby, but I didn't find any other Ink Jade Crystal. If you go there to look for it, fellow Daoist, I'm afraid the chances are not great. I can only wish you good luck." Han Li smiled faintly and said.

"Thank you for your kind words, fellow Daoist." Jiao San cupped his fists.

The two chatted for a few more words, and then interrupted the communication.

Han Li took off his mask, stood up, and pondered in silence.

Judging from Jiao San's words and actions just now, there must be more to this Ink Jade Crystal than met the eye, and it was probably related to that Red Moon Island in some unknown way.

Han Li recalled the situation when he went to Red Moon Island to carry out his mission back then, trying to recall some clues from it.

After a moment, he smiled self-deprecatingly, took a deep breath, and waved his hand to form a hand seal.

The door of the secret room opened with a bang, and he stepped out, soon arriving at the Medicine Garden.

Although he had the Dew凝Grass, and it was old enough, one plant was a little too little.

After all, refining Dao Pills was unlikely to succeed in one go. He would definitely fail many times, and he had to prepare several sets of materials.

Over the years, he had made complete preparations. He had already ripened several copies of the other materials that could be ripened, and now he only lacked this Dew凝Grass.

He came to a corner of the Medicine Garden, waved his hand to take out some spiritual soil and spiritual liquid, and quickly prepared a new piece of spiritual land, and set up a restriction around it.

Han Li carefully took out the Dew凝Grass and planted it. He didn't stand up until he had been busy for half a day.

Looking at this spiritual grass, a smile appeared on his face. He took out the Palm Heaven Bottle and handed it to the giant ape puppet standing beside him, instructing, "From now on, all the green liquid will be used to ripen this thing."

The giant ape puppet nodded stiffly.

Han Li looked at the Dew凝Grass again before turning around and leaving the Medicine Garden.

He had only taken a few steps when a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Not far ahead, a yellow-robed man was standing there. It was Crab Daoren.

"Crab Daoren, when did you come out of seclusion?" Han Li greeted him and asked.

"I just came out of seclusion a few days ago. I saw that you were cultivating in the secret room, so I didn't disturb you." Crab Daoren said.

Han Li nodded, and looked Crab Daoren up and down, saying, "Judging by your appearance, you must have gained a lot from this seclusion."

"I just recalled one or two more secret techniques. I spent hundreds of years, and finally achieved something." Crab Daoren said.

"Then congratulations, Crab Daoren." Han Li said with a smile.

"This is thanks to the Immortal Essence Stones provided by you, fellow Daoist. But after these years of seclusion, I have used up all the Immortal Essence Stones on my body." Crab Daoren said.

Hearing this, a wry smile appeared on Han Li's face.

He had given Crab Daoren more than a thousand Immortal Essence Stones last time, and he had used them up so quickly. If he hadn't killed Tao Yu and others and made a fortune, he really wouldn't be able to afford to support him.

Han Li turned his hand and took out a storage artifact and handed it over, saying, "There are a thousand Immortal Essence Stones in here. You have to use them sparingly. This is the Black Wind Sea Region, and it is not easy to collect Immortal Essence Stones."

Crab Daoren nodded with a wooden expression, not knowing if he really understood, turned around and walked back to the secret room, closing the door with a "boom".

After a moment, a wave of lightning permeated through the restrictions around the secret room.

Seeing this scene, Han Li smiled wryly again, watched for a while, shook his head, and also walked into his own secret room.