A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 499: Nanming Island

Han Li, moving at an astonishing flying speed, finally arrived at the sea area near Tianxing City, attracting the attention of some cultivators.

With only a few days left before reaching his destination, Han Li took off his Blood-colored Cloak and switched to ordinary flying light.

The sea area here was surely a mix of dragons and snakes; even if there were nascent soul stage cultivators around, it wouldn’t be impossible.

Han Li didn’t want to attract the attention of such high-level figures, so naturally, he kept a low profile.

Fortunately, he hadn’t heard any news of the Rebel Star Alliance appearing nearby, so he wasn’t too late and felt much more relaxed.

Ahead lay the last relay island before Tianxing City: Nanming Island. Although not large, it was home to a large number of Star Palace cultivators and served as an outer outpost of Star City.

In the past, the island’s harbor would be bustling with ships of all sizes, and many mortal and cultivator travelers coming and going.

But now, Han Li scanned the area from the sky and saw only a sparse ten or so small boats. Even the cultivators appeared only occasionally flying in and out.

It seemed the mortals and cultivators conducting business here had all wisely avoided the area, knowing that a great battle was about to erupt.

The immortal cultivators daring to come and go on this island now were mostly from various major factions, here to gather intelligence.

After such a long journey, Han Li was feeling a bit fatigued and planned to pause on this island, using the opportunity to replenish supplies he would need in the Outer Star Sea at the island’s market district.

After all, he didn’t know what Tianxing City was like now. If he could stock up here, it would save him from being caught off guard if anything unexpected happened later.

The moment Han Li flew down, he immediately felt that Nanming Island’s security was clearly much tighter than before.

As soon as he entered the formation’s range at the harbor, he sensed the spiritual awareness of at least three core formation stage cultivators scanning him simultaneously. One even tracked him for quite a while before disappearing after seeing nothing suspicious.

It was obvious the Star Palace was also on guard against a sudden attack from the Rebel Star Alliance.

Han Li was unhurried and headed straight for the island’s market district.

Nanming Island’s market was set up within a small city not far from the harbor, built entirely for the convenience of passing cultivators and merchants.

Han Li had been here once before.

Though not as famous or extensive as markets on some larger islands, this market sold everything one might need, not inferior in any way — and even a bit cheaper than in Tianxing City.

Because many goods bound for Tianxing City were unloaded here first, merchants from Star City would transport goods from this island.

Han Li didn’t have much time to waste. As soon as he entered the city, he took out the Nine-Twisted Spiritual Ginseng formula given to him by the Mysterious Bone Old Demon and studied it carefully.

After memorizing the required ingredients and spirit medicines, he began searching various raw material shops without hesitation.

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“Senior, I’m terribly sorry! I’ve run this raw material shop for such a long time and have never heard of an ingredient called ‘Thousand Leaf Dew.’ As for the ‘Agate Horn,’ it comes from the rare Agate Beast, a demonic beast; cultivators usually never get the chance to see it. You’d probably have better luck checking other shops or major auction houses,” a middle-aged cultivator with neat features said cautiously to Han Li in a fairly large hall.

“You’re the largest raw material shop here. If you don’t have it, no other shop will. As for auctions, I don’t have time to wait for them,” Han Li said with a frown. Sitting on a wooden chair opposite the middle-aged cultivator, he tapped the armrest with a finger, clearly unsatisfied.