Published: August 27, 2025
Chapter 416: Earthen Mound
After hearing the other party’s words, Han Li did not immediately agree. Instead, he unconsciously wrinkled his nose and, after thinking for a moment, said:
“Brother Jin, let me consider this matter for a while. I will give the Daoist a reply in two days.”
“Alright! Daoist Han, take your time to think it through. If it really doesn’t work out, I will try to find someone else who understands formation techniques among the rogue cultivators,” Jin Qing said very understandingly.
Then, after chatting with Han Li for a few more words, he cupped his fists and took his leave.
Han Li watched Jin Qing’s figure disappear into the distance, standing still for a long while without moving, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
Speaking of ancient cultivator ruins, quite a few were indeed found in the Chaotic Star Sea.
But inside, it could be either completely empty or one might discover cultivation insights from ancient cultivators, some rare materials or magical treasures that have long since vanished…
Overall, most ruins yielded some gains more or less; of course, the quality depended on the luck of the discoverer.
However, according to Han Li’s original intention, he really didn’t want to go out searching for any ancient cultivator ruins.
Because the Chaotic Star Sea was now turbulent beneath the surface, the area outside Tianxing City was not peaceful, and his “green bamboo bee cloud sword” had not been refined for long, hardly possessing much power.
In this case, it made him hesitate to go out now.
If it were someone else, Han Li would have refused outright. But since Jin Qing and he had a fairly good relationship, and Jin Qing had given him some guidance on cultivation before, and this was the first time he had asked for help, it felt impolite to refuse outright.
After pondering for a while, Han Li raised his head and sighed softly.
“Well, there are still two days, so it’s better to think it over carefully!”
With this thought, Han Li shook his head and moved his steps, drifting back into his secluded mansion.
Two days later, Jin Qing indeed came again outside the mansion, and Han Li ultimately agreed to go out with him.
On one hand, it was to repay the favor, and on the other, he was indeed somewhat interested in that ancient cultivator ruins—who knew what good things might be found inside!
Jin Qing was naturally very pleased and the next day, he set out with Han Li and Quhun from Tianxing City toward that ancient cultivator ruins.
Quhun was Han Li’s clone, and after years of interaction with nearby cultivators, everyone had tacitly guessed this; Jin Qing naturally had no objections.
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Two months later, Han Li, Jin Qing, and the others were speeding through a remote sea area within the Chaotic Star Sea.
According to Jin Qing, after such a long flight, they should be near the destination.
Sure enough, after flying for about half a day, they finally saw a large island.
This island was vast, covering an area of over a thousand miles in circumference. But the island was mostly hills and earthen slopes—looking around, it was a bleak expanse of gray-yellow.
“Is this the island?” Han Li looked down from above the island, somewhat surprised, and asked Jin Qing beside him.
“That’s right. We found this island according to the map. I’ve asked the mortals nearby. This island is genuinely a deserted island. There’s no spiritual vein nearby, and strangely, ordinary trees cannot survive on the island,” Jin Qing said with some puzzlement on his face.
Han Li was slightly stunned too but after some thought, he smiled and said:
“The more unusual the island is, the more it proves there may really be ancient cultivator ruins here. This should be good news.”
“Hehe! We thought the same when we searched the entire island and finally found the place most likely to be it,” Jin Qing said somewhat proudly.
Han Li smiled faintly after hearing this, looked around casually, then asked:
“But you mentioned a place covered by a formation. Where exactly is it?”