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Han Li just quietly looked at the jade disc suspended in front of him, without blinking.

After a long while, the jade disc buzzed again, and streams of white light burst out from it, condensing into a white magic circle.

A gray phantom whose appearance could not be clearly seen stood in the magic circle, it was the special envoy of the Unstable Alliance who had issued the mission before.

"Jiao Fifteen, I really didn't expect you to be able to revive that seed, and it only took less than a year. The elder in the alliance is quite curious and asked me to inquire, what method did you use? He is willing to exchange this method with you, you can set the conditions first." The gray figure said directly.

"This... I'm afraid that elder will be disappointed. I once obtained a small bottle of unknown liquid by chance, supplemented by a kind of five-colored spiritual soil. After testing, it can restore a glimmer of life to spiritual herbs that are on the verge of withering, so I dared to accept this task. There were only a few drops left of that liquid before, and it has been completely used up this time to complete the task. As for the configuration method of that five-colored spiritual soil, if that elder is interested, I am willing to exchange it." Han Li said with a bitter smile, avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial.

"It's a pity. If you have the opportunity to obtain this kind of liquid in the future, you can contact me at any time. The elder once said that he can use an immortal artifact in exchange. Alright, you have completed the trial mission. From today onwards, you will officially become a Green-level member of this alliance. This is the new mask, please keep it." The gray figure pondered slightly, and without asking much, changed the subject.

With that, he waved his hand, and a cyan light flew out from the jade disc and landed in Han Li's hand. It was a cyan bull-headed mask. Looking at its appearance, except for the color changing from blue to cyan, there seemed to be no difference. Even the "one" and "five" number marks at the center of the eyebrows had not changed.

"Thank you, Special Envoy." Han Li held the cyan mask and bowed to the cyan figure in the magic circle.

The gray figure didn't say anything more, just waved his arm.

With a "bang", his figure disappeared immediately, and the surrounding white array also dissipated.

Everything returned to calm.

Han Li gently stroked the dense lines on the mask, feeling the strange fluctuations emanating from it. His heart moved slightly, he took off the original blue mask, and then gently covered his face with the new mask.

After putting it on, a wave of soft light like water immediately rippled on the mask, and the dark blue bull-headed mask that had just been taken off disintegrated without warning.

In the next moment, a series of golden characters appeared in Han Li's mind.

What was recorded in this text was the method of driving and using the many functions of this mask. In addition to the old functions such as using the mask to disguise, change aura, and secret sound transmission, there were also some methods such as how to issue tasks and how to exchange resources with other members of the same rank.

After Han Li memorized these by heart, he raised his two fingers and tapped the center of the mask's eyebrows, and began to silently chant a strange incantation.

As soon as his voice fell, a soft cyan light lit up on the mask, like a gentle breeze blowing, or like flowing water rippling, filling the entire secret room.

Where the cyan light covered, a huge array disc phantom that almost filled an entire wall of the secret room appeared in front of Han Li.

The array disc was square, with a hazy cyan light all over, and complex array runes all around. In the very center was a circular vortex the size of a well, spinning slowly, and spatial fluctuations emanated from it.

Taking the circular vortex as the boundary, the entire array disc was divided into left and right areas. At the top of each side, the words "Tasks" and "Exchanges" were written respectively.

Just as Han Li was about to take a closer look, a golden light lit up on the surface of the array disc, and many golden characters appeared on it, mainly recording some rules that needed to be followed during transactions.

Since transactions within the alliance need to be carried out across realms, the items used for trading have been appraised by specialists from the Unstable Alliance. Their grade, advantages and disadvantages, and even the source of origin, are mostly marked in the brief overview. This, to some extent, guarantees the fairness of the transaction.

Moreover, once there is a breach of faith or breach of contract in the transaction, the person who breaks faith will also be severely punished by the alliance. In serious cases, they may even permanently lose their membership.

After browsing, these characters disappeared immediately.

Han Li took a deep breath and re-examined the array disc.

In the task area on the left side of the array disc, small characters were written vertically, mostly describing simple summaries of some tasks, and the rewards that could be obtained after completing the tasks were marked later.

Han Li took a rough look. These tasks included notices for finding others, hiring notices for assassins, and invitations to recruit cultivators to explore secret realms in teams... The content was very mixed, and the corresponding rewards varied.

In the exchange area on the right side of the array disc, the content was relatively more complex.

The items used for exchange were divided into several categories such as "Spiritual Herbs, Spiritual Materials, Magic Treasures, Talismans, and Classics". Under each category, there were several subcategories according to different levels.

After Han Li glanced roughly over these categories, he stopped in the classics category and carefully examined it.

The classics category also included many categories, most of which were cultivation methods, with a wide variety and varying quality.

However, there were not many classic books on the cultivation line of the Ancestral Gods, even less than the types circulating in the Black Wind Sea Territory. As for the high-level Earth Immortal classics that could obviously be cultivated, there were even fewer.

After searching for nearly three hours, Han Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw an Earth Immortal cultivation method of the earth attribute called *Hunyuan Lian Tu Jue* (Primordial Chaos Earth Refining Art).

According to the brief overview attached to this cultivation method, its grade was indeed not low. Once it was cultivated, it could at least reach the Golden Immortal level.

However, when he saw the corresponding exchange requirements behind the cultivation method, his heart suddenly sank. What was needed was actually a mature Fire Yuan Dragon Tooth Fruit.

According to the description, this fruit is a world spirit object containing the power of fire attribute laws. Not only is the place where the fruit tree grows extremely difficult to find, but the fruit also needs to be nurtured for tens of thousands of years before it can mature. It is quite similar to the previous Xuantian Fruit.

Moreover, from the beginning of its fruiting, it will have a strong aroma that leaks out. Often before it matures, it will be swallowed by other spirit beasts. Therefore, mature fruits are rare and often have a price but no market.

Helplessly, he had to give up this cultivation method and continue searching for other classics.

About half an hour later, he found another Earth Immortal cultivation method called *Xiao Shan Han Bing Jue* (Xiao Mountain Freezing Art). Its grade was not as good as the previous *Hunyuan Lian Tu Jue*, but it was an ice attribute cultivation method under the water attribute. It would be somewhat advantageous to practice in the Black Wind Sea Territory.

However, the exchange requirements were equally harsh. It required the person exchanging it to go to a dangerous place in the Northern Cold Immortal Territory to perform a quest for an item.

The quest would last for a hundred years. Regardless of whether or not the required item could be found, as long as the person did not fall within, they could obtain this cultivation method.

After reading it, Han Li naturally frowned and shook his head repeatedly.

After a whole day and night, when he had almost turned the cultivation method category upside down, in addition to the previous two high-level Earth Immortal cultivation methods, he only discovered the last one, a cultivation method called *Hei Hai Chong Shui Jing* (Black Sea Heavy Water Scripture).

This cultivation method was somewhat peculiar. Not only could it condense the power of water laws with the help of the power of faith, but it could also extract heavy water from the sea water. This extraction process was also the process by which those who practice this cultivation method improve their immortal spiritual power. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

According to the overview of the cultivation method, extracting heavy water with this cultivation method can reach a total of nine levels. In theory, it can help cultivators break through the True Immortal realm and become a higher-level Golden Immortal.

The reason why it is said that it can theoretically be achieved is only because no one has ever truly succeeded in practicing it before. This is not because this cultivation method is too profound and difficult to practice. On the contrary, its cultivation difficulty is much smaller than the previous two cultivation methods.

It's just that the process of extracting heavy water for cultivation is not easy, and it takes a very long time.

Moreover, the higher the level of cultivation in the future, the longer the time required.

The Earth Immortal who created this cultivation method only extracted a quantity of third-level heavy water comparable to a small stream, and it took a full nearly 500,000 years before he barely entered the mid-stage of the True Immortal realm. For a time, he became a laughing stock among his peers.

Later, he himself could not bear the slow progress of heavy water extraction, and switched to other cultivation methods. According to his estimation, the time required to completely cultivate the remaining six levels would probably have to be calculated in tens of millions of years.

Han Li didn't mind this too much. After all, he didn't want to walk the path of Earth Immortal with all his heart. The reason why he wanted to cultivate the Earth Immortal cultivation method was only a temporary means to restore his mana.

Moreover, precisely because this cultivation method has this defect, the exchange conditions required are much simpler than the previous two cultivation methods. It only requires the exchange of any material containing the power of laws.

After making up his mind, Han Li tapped the center of his eyebrows with two fingers again, and a ray of cyan light shot out from it and landed on the position in the array disc where *Hei Hai Chong Shui Jing* was written, disappearing into it.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, the array disc flashed with light and cast a beam of cyan light into the secret room.

Where the cyan light landed, a phantom man wearing a cyan civet cat mask appeared. He was exceptionally tall and robust, wearing a uniquely styled alien costume, and looked somewhat unlike a human.

"Fellow Daoist, are you interested in my *Hei Hai Chong Shui Jing*?" The man cupped his fist slightly towards Han Li and said.

His voice was very loud, but his tone was relatively gentle.

"That's right. According to what you said, it can be exchanged for any material containing the power of laws, but the required quantity was not specified. Please elaborate, Fellow Daoist." Han Li returned the greeting slightly and asked directly.