Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 397: Secluded Cultivation Within the Mansion
Ever cautious, Han Li still set off on the journey back to Ningcui Island by flying.
He knew very well that without the aid of formations and puppets, relying solely on himself, Quhun, and the two blood jade spiders, roaming recklessly in the Outer Star Sea was far too dangerous.
Even though they could easily deal with fifth-level demonic beasts, if they were targeted by beasts of sixth level or above, death would be inevitable.
Moreover, by his estimation, the demonic beast cores he had collected should be enough to support him through the second transformation and even the third transformation with plenty to spare.
Hundreds of fifth-level demonic beast cores were worth at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones, not to mention that many were extremely rare varieties that probably doubled their value.
Han Li was not greedy!
Everything he had done was to advance further on the path of immortality. So once he sensed that continuing to lure and kill demonic beasts had become fraught with danger, he immediately decided to stop and return.
They had already ventured deep enough into the Outer Star Sea.
If it weren’t for the fact that he recorded his sea maps upon passing every unfamiliar island, he might not have even found his way back.
On his return trip, Han Li flew for several months.
Carrying valuable treasures, he was genuinely afraid of encountering powerful demonic beasts or legendary bandits along the way.
Demonic beasts were one thing—they might circle around but generally wouldn’t pursue relentlessly.
But if they ran into cultivators with malicious intent, they would certainly not spare those traveling alone.
If that happened, not only would the demonic beast cores be lost, but most likely their lives as well!
Therefore, Han Li and Quhun remained highly vigilant along the entire journey, instantly hiding or fleeing the moment they detected any traces of other cultivators.
Thanks to these precautions, nothing happened, and they finally returned to Ningcui Island with the demonic beast cores intact, allowing Han Li to breathe a big sigh of relief!
Han Li walked into the extremely shabby little street. Except for two shopkeepers who had been replaced by new faces, everything else remained just as it was when he left.
He ignored the surprised looks from the crowd and headed straight into the teleportation stone house.
Inside the stone house, the cultivator from the Star Palace had been replaced by a middle-aged man with a kind face.
Upon seeing Han Li and Quhun enter, he smiled and asked, “Fellow Daoists, do you want to teleport?”
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Han Li collapsed onto the large bed before him and fell into a deep sleep.
At this time, he had already returned to his secluded mansion on the thirty-ninth floor of Tianxing City. Exhausted both physically and mentally, he didn’t care about anything else, sleeping soundly for several days before waking up refreshed.
This trip to the Outer Star Sea had truly worn him out!
After waking, Han Li wandered around the mansion. Having been away for years, everything inside gave him a sense of familiarity.
But when he saw the Insect Chamber, he noticed the golddevourer worm had once again transformed into a giant silver sphere, hanging upside down from the ceiling of the chamber, deep in slumber.
This scene made him shake his head slightly in amusement.
Then Han Li went to the market district, visited several shops, and bought every pill formula they had available.
He immediately returned to his mansion and threw himself into the busy pill refining work.
For a full two years, Han Li stayed inside the mansion, utilizing the formulas he had collected to combine the demonic beast cores with matured spiritual herbs to refine a large variety of pills.
The troublesome drug resistance problem that had once plagued him was finally resolved.
During this period, he also gradually sold off various demonic beast materials he couldn’t use to small merchants who didn’t reside permanently in Tianxing City, exchanging them for a substantial amount of spirit stones.