A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 399: Miaoyin Sect

Han Li was quietly pondering in his bedroom when suddenly his expression shifted. He turned and walked out.

When he arrived at the secluded mansion’s gate, which had been sealed for many years without being unsealed, he immediately noticed that within the sealing formation in front of the mansion, seven or eight transmission talismans of various colors were flying around wildly like headless flies.

Seeing this scene, Han Li raised his eyebrows, took out his sealing command token, and uttered the word "collect." Instantly, all the transmission talismans obediently shot into his hand like they had been pardoned.

Han Li did not leave but instead began to discreetly examine each one.

About half of these transmission talismans contained congratulatory messages sent by nearby core formation stage cultivators, while the other half were recruitment offers from various organizations. Some offered honorary guest elder positions, some promised rare exotic treasures as hiring fees, and one even outright offered a pair of stunning maidservants as a gift to lure him.

Hearing this, Han Li rolled his eyes inwardly.

He politely replied to the messages from the core formation stage cultivators but flatly rejected the offers from those various organizations.

He did not believe that reaching the core formation stage meant he could rest easy. It was still better to spend some time consolidating his realm and maintaining a low profile!

In the following days, Han Li began frequently visiting the secluded mansions of several nearby core formation cultivators, humbly asking for advice on what to pay attention to after entering the core formation stage.

Since his questions were not about any secrets, these cultivators were happy to casually share some pointers.

Han Li gained quite a lot from these exchanges!

However, these cultivators were also greatly envious of Han Li’s youthful appearance despite having reached the core formation stage.

After all, unless one was born with exceptional talent or, like Han Li, had many spirit medicines aiding their cultivation, most cultivators were no longer young when they reached core formation.

Although the lifespan greatly increased after forming the foundation, one’s appearance would not revert to youth; at best, the rate of aging slowed significantly.

Of course, some cultivation techniques had built-in beauty-preserving effects, allowing cultivators to remain young after foundation formation.

This time, Han Li did not treasure his Beauty-Setting Pills too much; he immediately traded several pills for some rare items from them, and everyone was delighted.

After several such interactions, although Han Li and these cultivators were not close friends, they had at least become familiar faces.

They greeted each other with “fellow cultivator” and “brother,” getting along quite well.

During this period, Han Li also began refining the Green Radiance Sword and searching everywhere for materials to forge magical treasures and make level-three puppets.

There were many materials that could be used to forge magical treasures, and the methods of forging were extremely varied and intricate.

If the same time and effort were spent, magical treasures forged with high-quality materials were vastly more powerful and had greater potential for improvement than those forged with ordinary materials.

Furthermore, even using the same materials, if different secret techniques were applied during forging, their power and effects would differ significantly.

Therefore, aside from some common forging methods known to all, sects and factions rarely divulged their special forging secrets lightly.

But this did not mean that having the best materials and forging techniques guaranteed an infinitely powerful magical treasure upon completion.

The true power of a magical treasure mainly depended on the cultivator who refined it, constantly nourishing and strengthening it with their primordial spirit.

If the owner was lazy and unwilling to spend time on it, even a rare treasure’s power could be less than that of an ordinary one, which was quite normal.