Published: September 8, 2025
Chapter 758: Xuantian Immortal Vine
As Han Li was still pondering, Wei Wuya let out a long breath.
“Indeed, these are the scales shed by a shape transformation poisonous flood dragon. This suits me perfectly—it seems that the power of my magical treasure has the potential to be enhanced further.”
With joy, Wei Wuya carefully placed the blood-red scales back into the jade box, which shimmered briefly before vanishing without a trace.
Then he looked up and appraised Han Li once more before solemnly saying,
“To be honest, fellow cultivator, I never expected you to produce something so precious. These poisonous flood dragon scales are extremely important to me. Although this exchange is mutually beneficial, you still must represent Tian Nan in the upcoming gambling battle. I cannot let you suffer a loss. How about this? I still have one last piece of Geng Essence, originally intended as a reserve for my descendants. Since you truly need it, I will hand it over to you as well. That way, I won't be taking advantage of you.”
With a flip of his palm, Wei Wuya produced a piece of Geng Essence, about the size of an egg, and tossed it to Han Li.
“There really is more Geng Essence!” Han Li’s lips curled into a slight smile as he happily accepted the item.
With this additional Geng Essence, he would have more than enough to simultaneously refine all thirty-six flying swords. This largely fulfilled his original intention in presenting such rare materials.
Otherwise, materials from an eighth-level demonic beast, though valuable, are somewhat surpassing these Geng Essences in worth. If he hadn’t offered something so valuable and still had to participate in the gambling battle, it would be a bit unreasonable.
Since Wei Wuya and the others still had Geng Essence, they would most likely be forced to produce more because of Han Li’s move.
Of course, this intention need not be explicitly stated—they naturally understood Han Li’s grand gesture.
After all, they were all nascent soul stage cultivators. No one would take the other lightly. If Han Li had simply accepted the previous Geng Essence and left immediately, treating it as an ordinary transaction without mentioning the gambling battle, these two old fellows could only watch helplessly without complaint.
At this moment, Master Zhiyang also finished examining the object in his hand and showed a faint smile. It seemed he was also quite satisfied with the turtle shell he was holding.
However, when he saw Wei Wuya produce another piece of Geng Essence, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face. After a brief thought, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a pale yellow fragment about five or six inches long and as thick as a thumb — seemingly part of a plant’s root or rhizome.
“I observe that fellow cultivator’s wood spiritual energy is exceedingly abundant, so you likely specialize in wood-element cultivation techniques. I don’t have anything suitable at the moment, but I do have this small piece of ancient immortal vine rhizome. Whether for refining wood-element magical treasures or carrying it to nourish wood spiritual energy, it is very useful and can compensate for your eighth-level mysterious turtle shell,” Master Zhiyang said gravely.
“Oh? What is this…” Wei Wuya’s face showed surprise upon seeing what Master Zhiyang held, clearly taken aback.
Han Li initially felt a bit disappointed, but seeing Wei Wuya’s reaction, an idea suddenly struck him.
Ancient immortal vine? Could this be the very Xuantian Immortal Vine that the righteous and demonic paths had tried to revive by stealing its pure liquid?
Han Li’s expression turned astonished as he looked at the item in the other’s hand.
Master Zhiyang was not surprised to see Wei Wuya recognize the item. He calmly added,
“Given Brother Han’s status, I believe you know about the recent emergence of the Xuantian Immortal Vine. Unfortunately, despite all our efforts, we couldn’t revive it. In the end, we and the demonic path divided it up to use as refining materials. This is exactly one-quarter of the vine’s root and rhizome. My cultivation technique is a fire-elemental mysterious art. This material is rare, but since I have no use for it, I’ll give it to you.”