"I have successively lost two sets of flying sword spirit treasures, and now I lack handy magic weapons, so I will take these few magic weapons." Han Li pointed to several magic weapons and said.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Jiao Fifteen, aren't you cultivating the water attribute law? These magic weapons are mostly of the metal attribute, which is not suitable for you. I happen to be cultivating metal attribute techniques, which is quite compatible with these magic weapons. Speaking of which, the jade box's restriction is so strange, there must be extremely precious treasures inside, so let's give it to Fellow Daoist Jiao Fifteen." Lin Jiu's eyes flashed, and he said with a chuckle.

"The contents of this jade box may be as precious as you said, but the restriction on the box is indeed strange. A little carelessness may cause it to self-destruct, which would be a waste of heavenly creation. I think Fellow Daoist Lin Jiu is the most likely person to open this box, so I still want a few more practical magic weapons." Han Li shook his head upon hearing this.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao Fifteen, you are mistaken. If it weren't for you this time, the three of us might not have entered this valley, which shows how deep your attainments in restrictions are. If you can't open this thing, I will have even less hope. You wouldn't want to force someone to do something difficult, would you?" Lin Jiu stared at Han Li and said slowly with a meaningful look.

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I know my own capabilities. After trying just now, I think the possibility of opening this jade box is less than 10%. Actually, with Fellow Daoist Lin Jiu's status and cultivation, you must have many friends, and there must be experts who are proficient in the way of restrictions." Han Li shook his head and remained unmoved.

"Fellow Daoist Jiao Fifteen, you just want to replenish a few spirit treasures to make up for your previous losses, right? How about this, except for this jade box and the discarded pill, you get 60% of the remaining materials and I get 40%. Wouldn't that be a loss for you, how about it?" Lin Jiu looked at Han Li, remained silent for a moment, and then said as if he had made up his mind.

"This... alright. However, the Qilong Grass and those Ju Lei Wood in those materials are quite useful to me. I wonder if you can bear to part with them and let me have them. You can choose items of equal value from the materials as compensation." Han Li's face showed a bit of embarrassment at first, but after pondering for a while, he said so.

"No problem! In that case, thank you, Fellow Daoist." Lin Jiu cupped his hands at Han Li first, then waved his hand to emit a golden light, and collected the Nine Star Great Sword, the golden ancient mirror, and the remaining magic weapons.

In fact, he didn't care much about the other magic weapons at all. The main thing was the Nine Star Golden Sword and the golden ancient mirror, which were used to suppress the formation eyes. These two extremely pure golden attribute spirit treasures were extremely compatible with the techniques he practiced. After he obtained them, he only needed to refine them for a thousand years, and he would immediately obtain two treasures no less than immortal artifacts, so they were something he was determined to obtain.

Han Li's eyes flashed slightly, and he smiled faintly, waving his hand.

A flash of azure light flashed, and the purple jade box and the discarded Taoist pill disappeared without a trace.

The two then looked at the pile of spiritual herbs, materials, and immortal essence stones, which were quickly divided into two unequal parts, and the two took their respective shares according to the agreement.

At this point, the three of them had divided all the treasures, and each got what they needed. Except for a bit of bitterness on Han Li's face, it was considered a happy ending for everyone.

"Alright, let's not delay, let's leave quickly." Lin Jiu flicked his finger, and a ball of flame flew out, turning Ping Yaozi's body into ashes, he said.

Han Li frowned slightly at this scene, sighed in his heart, and said nothing.

The three quickly left the valley and turned into three rays of遁光 (escape light) and flew away.

Several months later, in the teleportation hall of Yanling Island, three cultivators walked out and came to a secluded place near the square.

A burly man, a scholar in a green shirt, and a white-skinned young man, were none other than Han Li and the others.

"This mission has been fraught with changes, but thanks to the two Fellow Daoists, it was finally safe and sound. This is the reward we agreed upon earlier, please count it." Lin Jiu took out two storage bags and handed them to Han Li and the other.

Han Li nodded after scanning them with his spiritual sense and put the bags away.

"No problem. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Lin Shiqi put away the storage bag, cupped his hands, and his figure turned into a yellow light, disappearing into the sky in a blink of an eye.

"Fellow Daoist Lin Jiu, now that I think about it, the reward for this mission doesn't match the apparent difficulty. As the person who initiated this mission, you wouldn't have noticed anything before taking on the mission, would you?" Han Li said to Lin Jiu.

"What does Fellow Daoist Jiao Fifteen want to say?" Lin Jiu raised an eyebrow.

"I'm afraid the reward for this mission is more than that, right? Hehe, take care, Fellow Daoist, goodbye." Han Li said meaningfully, and then his figure turned into a azure rainbow, flying away into the distance.

"Hmph, if there wasn't enough reward, why would I take such a risk! But I really didn't expect that this person, a loose cultivator with such poor qualifications, has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. I was a little blind before." Lin Jiu muttered to himself, watching Han Li's fleeing light disappear, then a golden light flashed on his body, and he disappeared from the spot without a trace.

Han Li's body was shrouded in azure light, and he flew forward.

He held two things in his hands, which were the purple jade box and the discarded Taoist pill, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Although the pill was discarded, if he took it back and pondered it carefully, he might be able to discover something.

And the restriction on the jade box seemed mysterious, but during the previous investigation, he was not without clues, and he had even thought of a way to crack it. Otherwise, why would he agree to take this jade box?

Of course, it was naturally not good to reveal these things in front of Lin Jiu and the others, otherwise, it would not only cause trouble, but also directly lead to a reduction in the amount of spoils he received.

Speaking of which, he was extremely curious about what was hidden in this jade box. The things that Ping Yaozi, who was almost an alchemist, had collected so solemnly, must be extraordinary.

At the thought of this, an unusual heat surged in his chest, and he couldn't wait to grow wings and return to his cave, and quickly crack it open to explore it.

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Several months later, Zhongming Mountains.

Inside the main hall of the Chixia Peak residence, Han Li sat on a grand master's chair, holding a blue-green tea cup in his hand, gently skimming the tea leaves with the cup lid, and took a sip.

Meng Yungui and others were walking quickly towards the hall from the left and right corridors.

After entering the hall, after everyone saluted Han Li, Meng Yungui stepped forward and said, "Elder Li, Sun Bu Zheng is currently at a critical juncture in his closed-door cultivation. Except for him, everyone else has arrived."

Han Li glanced at the nine people in the hall. Compared to when they first came here, their cultivation had improved significantly. The highest realm among them was naturally Meng Yungui and Sun Bu Zheng, who was in closed-door cultivation, while the fastest improvement was Meng Qianqian.

At this time, she was standing pretty next to Meng Yungui, staring at Han Li with her watery eyes, her eyes full of reverence.

"I'm leaving the sect for a while. I've summoned you here today because I have something to tell you." Han Li said.

"Please instruct us, Elder." Meng Yungui's eyes seemed a little surprised, but he immediately cupped his fist and said.

"After I leave, Chixia Peak will be temporarily closed, and no outside guests will be received. During this period, don't leave the peak unless necessary. Just stay in the cave and practice in peace, and just take care of the spiritual herbs in the spiritual medicine garden. As for the resources needed for cultivation, I will give them to Yungui. Alright, go and do your work now." Han Li waved his hand after giving a series of instructions.

"Yes." Everyone respectfully responded and turned to walk out of the hall.

Meng Yungui had to wait for Han Li to distribute the pills, so he naturally didn't leave. Meng Qianqian hesitated slightly and followed the others out.

"Qianqian, stay here for a moment." Han Li suddenly said, stopping her.

Meng Qianqian stood still with joy in her heart when she heard this, turned around and walked back, standing quietly beside her brother.

Han Li turned his wrist, and a blue storage bag appeared in his palm. He threw it to Meng Yungui and said:

"I'm going out for a long time this time, and I won't be back for a short time. These pills should be enough. You can distribute them every once in a while. Also, there are some Gu Yuan Pills inside. After Sun Bu Zheng breaks through and leaves seclusion, give them to him to stabilize his realm."

"Yes." Meng Yungui quickly caught the storage bag and nodded.

"Alright, you go down first too." Han Li instructed.

Meng Yungui glanced at his sister with a slightly different look, and then excused himself and left the hall.

"I went to see it a few days ago, and you're taking good care of that egg. Although it hasn't hatched yet, the vitality in the egg is unusually strong, and even I was almost frightened." Han Li said with a smile.

"It's Qianqian who didn't do a good job, that's why it hasn't hatched yet." Meng Qianqian lowered her head a little embarrassedly.

"Hatching is originally a matter of chance. The time is not yet ripe, so you don't need to worry too much about it. Just continue to take care of it." Han Li said.

"Don't worry, Elder Li, Qianqian will definitely take good care of it." Meng Qianqian nodded vigorously.

Han Li smiled, waved his hand, took out a white jade bottle and handed it to her, and said, "This bottle of Fire Flame Pills was obtained during a previous outing. You can take it now, and it will be of great help to increase your cultivation speed."

"Thank you, Elder Li." Meng Qianqian quickly took it with both hands and said with a smile on her face.

"Alright, you go and do your work too." Han Li waved his hand and said to her.

Meng Qianqian hesitated in place when she heard this, looking a little hesitant.

"What's wrong? If there's anything, just say it." Han Li asked when he saw this.

"Elder Li, you came back from your previous outing not long ago, and now you're going out again, and you're going to close the mountain... I'm a little worried, has something happened?" Meng Qianqian said hesitantly.

"Silly girl, what could happen to me, a dignified True Immortal?" Han Li said with a smile when he heard this.

"So that's how it is, that's good... Qianqian takes her leave." Meng Qianqian turned around and left, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this.

Han Li watched Meng Qianqian's figure disappear, the smile on his face disappeared, and his expression gradually became serious.

He spoke lightly, but in fact, he was a little uneasy.

It had been less than three days since he returned to the sect, but it had been more than half a year since he left Minghan Continent.

That Gu Jie's incarnation was able to reveal that they were from the Unconstant Alliance in one sentence, and at the last moment, he revealed his identity as an elder of the Northern Cold Immortal Palace. This had to make him wary.

Han Li faintly felt that staying in the sect at this juncture was not a wise move, so he took on a mission, planning to stay away from the sect temporarily and avoid the limelight.

At the thought of this, he stood up, went straight out of the cave, and flew towards the foot of Chixia Peak.