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Chapter 646: Preparations
Chapter 646: Preparations
Chapter 646: Preparations
"Do you have any more of these Origin Baleful Pills, or perhaps the pill recipe, Fellow Daoist Fox 3? I'm willing to purchase them from you or exchange other items for them," Han Li said.
"I'm afraid not. I only secured this pill by chance, so I don't have any more pills or the recipe," Fox 3 replied with a shake of his head.
"In that case, would you be able to tell me where you got this pill from?" Han Li asked.
"Prior to reaching the High Zenith Stage, I saw someone purchase a vial of Origin Baleful Pills for a thousand Immortal Origin Stones at an underground exchange convention, so I decided to steal it. There were two pills in the vial, and I used one of them. Aas for where these pills came from, I have no clue," Fox 3 replied.
Han Li fell silent upon hearing this.
Shortly thereafter, he raised his head and summoned a storage tool as he said, "In any case, I have to thank you, Brother Fox. Here are five hundred Immortal Origin Stones for the pill."
"Don't bring money into this, I'm giving this pill to you as a friend," Fox 3 said as he rose to his feet, refusing the storage tool being handed to him.
"Just accept the pill. Fox 3 isn't going to hold a grudge against you for it," Shi Chuankong said with a smile.
"You have my thanks, Fellow Daoist Fox 3," Han Li said as he cupped his fist in a grateful salute.
"I've been to this city quite a few times, so just leave the matter of official identities to me. Give me a few days, and I'll have that sorted out, but you'll have to find your own ways to deal with the Heavenly Mirror Array.
“Let me warn you that this is not to be taken lightly, so don't think you can just get by with some half-arsed scheme," Fox 3 said with a serious expression, then vanished from the spot as a burst of silver light, leaving Han Li's trio behind with grim looks on their faces.
Shortly thereafter, the three of them also departed from the restaurant and returned to the inn.
......
Close to half a month later.
Han Li's trio were gathered in Fox 3's room, and Fox 3 himself had just returned, looking a little weary, but also rather excited.
"It looks like all of you are well prepared," Fox 3 remarked with a nod and a smile.
At this moment, the only thing that remained unchanged about Han Li's trio was their appearances, while everything else had undergone a complete transformation.
Shi Chuankong had changed into a white robe, and his devilish aura had completely faded, replaced by a burst of pure yang-attribute aura fluctuations.
Immortal Lord Hot Flame was holding a purple cane with arcs of purple lightning occasionally flashing over its surface, and the fiery power in his body had transformed into an aura of lightning that resonated perfectly with his purple cane.
Han Li had also changed into some different clothes, and there were bursts of water-attribute energy fluctuations emanating out of his body.
During the past few days, he hadn't set foot outside of the inn at all, focusing all of his efforts on refining the Origin Baleful Pill to suppress the baleful qi in his body. At the same time, he had stowed everything that could expose him, including his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, the Profound Heavenly Gourd, Daoist Xie, the Flame of Essence, and even the storage tools that he normally used into the Flower Branch domain.
As an additional safety precaution, Han Li had even set up an array inside the Flower Branch domain that encompassed everything and masked their auras, including even Mo Guang.
"You issued us a very serious warning last time, so we had to take you seriously," Immortal Lord Hot Flame said with a smile.
Fox 3 nodded in response, then pulled out three identification tokens before handing them to Han Li's trio.
The tokens were yellow badges that seemed to have been crafted out of some type of wooden material.
Han Li glanced at his own badge to find his name etched on it, but only his Li surname had been preserved, while the rest of his name had been altered.
On the other side was a hexagonal floral design, and it seemed to be the emblem of some clan or sect.
"Right now, we are outer sect elders of the Flowing Sand Continent's Heavenly Sand Sect. We are currently traveling to the Black Soil Immortal Region to purchase some cultivation resources under orders from our sect master," Fox 3 said.
As he was speaking, his body began to slowly transform within a layer of warped white light, and he quickly transformed into a white-haired young man with a completely different aura from before.
Han Li's trio collectively nodded in response, and the four of them emerged from the room before flying toward the giant white mountain in the city, arriving at the entrance of the Flying Immortal Hall once again.
Just like last time, the Flying Immortal Hall was very busy, with many cultivators entering and exiting the building.
Instead of entering through the main entrance, Fox 3 led Han Li's trio to a side entrance, at the foot of which was a staircase.
The four of them had only just stepped onto the staircase when Fox 3 suddenly turned around and instructed, "Each of you, give me two hundred Immortal Origin Stones."
Han Li's trio faltered slightly upon hearing this.
"What for?" Shi Chuankong asked.
"To avoid some trouble, of course," Fox 3 replied with a mysterious grin.
This was not a very satisfactory answer, but Han Li's trio had no reason to doubt him, so they did as they were told, giving him two hundred Immortal Origin Stones each.
After that, the four of them quickly scaled the staircase and arrived in a white hall.
There were several Heavenly Court cultivators standing inside, and as soon as Han Li's group entered the room, the cultivator closest to them, a silver-haired young man, immediately approached them with a warm smile as he asked, "Are you planning to use the interregion teleportation array, seniors?"
The other people in the hall were a little vexed upon seeing this, but none of them said anything.
"That's right," Fox 3 replied with a nod.
The silver-haired young man was ecstatic to hear this, and he immediately said, "Please come with me, seniors."
The young man led Han Li's group into another hall, within which was a stone table with an imposing man seated behind it and an elderly man standing beside him.
The imposing man was a Golden Immortal, and the golden robe that he wore was far more luxurious than the ones worn by the silver-haired young man and the elderly man.
The imposing man immediately turned to Han Li's group upon hearing their footsteps, and the silver-haired young man reported, "Administrator Fang, these seniors wish to use the interregion teleportation array."
The imposing man nodded in response, then turned to Han Li's group as he declared, "The teleportation fee is one thousand Immortal Origin Stones per person. Before that, I have to verify your identification information and conduct a screening process by having all of you pass through an inspection array."
Han L's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this.
Fox 3 hadn't informed them of the teleportation fee prior to this, and Han Li was quite surprised by how expensive it was. A thousand Immortal Origin Stones was enough to purchase a graded immortal treasure, albeit only one of the lowest grade.
"Here are our identity tokens," Fox 3 said with a smile as he summoned his wooden badge before handing it to the imposing man, and Han Li's trio quickly followed suit.
The man fished a gold-covered book out of his robe pocket, then waved it at the wooden badges, and the book released a beam of golden light that enveloped the four badges.
Immediately thereafter, a layer of golden light emerged over the book, and some lines of text and accompanying images appeared on its pages.
"So the four of you are elders of the Heavenly Sand Sect. Why are you traveling to the Black Soil Immortal Region?" the man asked.
"We are under instructions from our sect master to purchase a batch of pill refinement ingredients from the Black Soil Immortal Region," Fox 3 replied as he took a step forward, then covertly stuffed a storage ring into the man's hand.
The man briefly inspected the contents of the storage ring with his spiritual sense, and his demeanor instantly softened significantly.
"I see. That certainly is a long way to travel just to purchase some pill refinement ingredients. There are no issues with your identification tokens. Come with me," the burly man said as he rose to his feet, then returned the four wooden badges to Han Li's group while leading the way deeper into the hall, followed by the silver-haired young man and the elderly man.
Han Li's group was led into another hall that was completely constructed from a type of silver stone material that was emitting a fluorescent glow.
At the center of the hall was a circular golden array that was several hundred feet in size. There were countless complex and intertwining array patterns within the array, and there were also eight golden pillars around it, each of which stood at several dozen feet tall.
The stone pillars and the walls of the hall were also riddled with array patterns that were connected to the array down below, and atop each pillar sat a golden-robed cultivator, all of whom were currently meditating with their eyes closed.
Hovering directly above the golden array was a massive golden mirror, and the air within the array was buzzing incessantly.
An intrigued look appeared in Han Li's eyes upon seeing this.
So this is the Heavenly Mirror Array...
"Activate the array and conduct a close examination. Make sure not to miss even the smallest of details," the imposing man instructed with a serious expression.
The eight golden-robed cultivators opened their eyes before chanting an incantation while releasing a string of golden incantation seals.
A burst of radiant golden light interspersed with countless golden runes immediately erupted out of array, forming a pillar of golden light that surged into the mirror up above.
A series of golden patterns instantly appeared on the mirror before rapidly spreading outward, quickly filling the entire mirror.
These golden patterns formed a series of strange designs that resembled blinking golden eyes, and waves of golden ripples surged out of these eyes to encompass the array down below.
"Please take turns walking through the array, fellow daoists," the imposing man said as he turned to Han Li's group.
The four of them exchanged a glance with one another, following which Fox 3 led the way, stepping into the golden array first.
The array rippled slightly, and countless threads of golden light emerged from the array patterns on the surrounding pillars, gently roaming over Fox 3's entire body like feelers.
The ripples surging out of the eyes on the golden mirror also brightened slightly while fusing as one, forming a series of golden halos that encompassed Fox 3's body.
Fox 3 remained calm and collected as he made his way forward, and he quickly made his way to the other side of the array without any incident.
Han Li heaved an internal sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"Next," the imposing man said as he beckoned to Han Li's trio.
Shi Chuankong was the second one to make his way into the golden array, and the same inspection process was carried out.
Just like Fox 3, Shi Chuankong was also able to make it out of the array without any incident.
Before the imposing man had a chance to speak again, Han Li stepped into the golden array in a calm manner.