Chapter 1815: Immortal Wine and the Cavern Heaven Rat King

This Heavenly Fox Flower Fairy was a ruthless character who had rebelled against her clan years ago. She had once drained the True Yang Qi from hundreds of "young talents" of the demon race in a single breath and was even personally hunted by the Heavenly Fox King for a long time, yet still managed to escape with her life.

Naturally, the old Daoist dared not let others easily discover his significant connection with this woman.

"Alright, now that Fellow Daoist Han has been introduced, this humble Daoist needs to enter seclusion for a few days. I've recently had a slight breakthrough in my cultivation and intend to meditate on it thoroughly. It's inconvenient for the fairy to stay here, so I must bid you farewell." After exchanging a few more casual words with the woman, the old Daoist finally indicated it was time for her to leave.

"You sly old Daoist!" the woman scoffed. "You're clearly afraid I'll harm your disciples and grand-disciples, yet you pretend it's inconvenient for me to stay. Is such a vast place too small for me, a single fairy? But then again, some of the disciples you've brought truly have good potential. I hear Fellow Daoist Myriad Bones' favorite grandchildren are among them; he'll have to keep a close eye on them." She then let out a charming chuckle, her figure swayed, and she suddenly vanished from her spot.

The next moment, a spiritual light flashed in the teleportation array, and the woman suddenly appeared within it.

By then, the woman's face had astonishingly reverted to the appearance of True Monarch Myriad Bones' favorite concubine.

Upon hearing her previous words, the old Daoist's face paled slightly. He hastily pressed with one hand, and a silver token appeared in his grasp, which he then waved towards the array.

The teleportation array hummed, instantly whisking the woman away without a trace.

True Monarch Myriad Bones shook his head with a wry smile and turned to return.

At the same time, Han Li, having returned to his residence, sat alone in the main seat of the great hall, lost in quiet contemplation.

What exactly was True Monarch Myriad Bones planning?

He naturally didn't believe for a moment that the True Monarch's desire for friendship stemmed from an immediate connection or affinity.

What's more, the concubine previously in the old Daoist's arms had used an extremely sophisticated illusion technique to conceal her true appearance, which was highly suspicious.

However, he hadn't sensed any malice in the other party's actions, which was why he had calmly conversed with the old Daoist for quite some time before departing.

Even if the other party truly had designs on him, with his current divine abilities, he could contend even with a late-stage Integration cultivator, so there was naturally no need for excessive fear.

However, if the Black Domain Exchange Meeting was truly as mysterious as the other party claimed, he would definitely want to attend.

After all, he hadn't expected to gain much from the public Myriad Treasures Grand Assembly in the first place.

His visit this time was half due to the unnamed demoness's invitation from Heavenly Abyss City, and half to seize the opportunity to forge connections with more cultivators of his rank and see what kind of figures the Three Human Emperors and Seven Demon Kings were, and how they compared in strength to the Saint-tier beings he had encountered among other races.

But if he could acquire a large amount of demon beast materials from the demoness and also gain significant rewards at the Black Domain Exchange Meeting, then there would be great hope of gathering all the auxiliary materials needed for refining the second Extreme Mountain.

In this way, after Han Li completed his refining, he would instantly have an additional supreme treasure in his possession.

With two Extreme Mountains in hand, handling the first few rounds of grand heavenly tribulations would be an extremely easy matter.

What's more, finding the third Extreme Mountain didn't seem entirely hopeless either. However, he would need to wait patiently for many years to see if his newly taken nominal disciple could truly master the Cold Soul divine ability.

One of the materials for the Five Elements Extreme Mountains of Yuanhe was precisely the incredibly cold Haoyin Cold Soul Mountain.

Unlike profound jade, the Haoyin Stone that formed this mountain, though found in extremely cold places, did not normally emit unusual coldness. Only when activated could it release its incredibly cold Soul-Chilling Qi.

This object was typically tens of thousands of feet beneath glaciers, and due to the concealing cold qi within tens of thousands of feet nearby, divine sense scans could not detect its trace at all.

The only way to find it was for someone with the Cold Soul divine ability to remotely sense the Haoyin Stone through the cold soul energy within their body.

As for the sensing distance and range, they depended entirely on the size of the Haoyin Stone and the power of the cultivator's Cold Soul.

The Haoyin Cold Soul Mountain he was searching for was naturally exceptionally large. As long as the Cold Soul divine ability reached great mastery, sensing it within tens of thousands of feet would certainly not be impossible.

Of course, Han Li had no certainty whether this mountain could truly be found smoothly.

Fortunately, there were many extremely cold places known to both the human and demon races.

Compared to the materials for other types of Extreme Mountains, this one was somewhat easier to find.

But whether he could truly find the Haoyin Cold Soul Mountain was, naturally, unknown.

However, considering the grand heavenly tribulations he would face in the future, Han Li naturally couldn't give up any sliver of hope.

This was also why he had unhesitatingly saved Bai Guo'er the moment he discovered she possessed the Ice Marrow Cold Soul physique.

Otherwise, even with plenty of spiritual pills at his disposal, saving the little girl would not have wasted as much cultivation time as it would for other cultivators, but it would certainly have delayed over a hundred years of his arduous cultivation.

If he could refine the Cold Soul Extreme Mountain, then once his divine abilities advanced further, he could try to find a way to break through the realm barrier, suppress his clone's magic power, and return to the Human Realm. In the Human Realm from which he ascended, there were two locations with traces of Polar Origin Light, making the chances of finding the Polar Mountain absolutely very high.

In this way, he had great hope of gathering as many as four Extreme Mountains, with only the last one remaining.

If, in the future, he was blessed with good fortune and could find the materials for the last Extreme Mountain, truly refining the Five Elements Extreme Mountains of Yuanhe, it was estimated that the grand heavenly tribulations would pose no threat to him for a very long time.

And with ample time, he felt confident that whether it was breaking through to Grand Ascension or taking that final step, it would not be out of reach.

Han Li's face remained calm, but his thoughts churned rapidly.

After a while, he rose from his seat and walked towards a side door in the great hall.

For the next two days, he planned to continue recuperating in the hall, and then make a trip to Saint Emperor Tianyuan's residence to collect the auxiliary materials for refining the Crimson Luo Immortal Wine.

Since he planned to participate in the Black Domain Grand Assembly, if he could refine a couple of batches of this Crimson Luo Immortal Wine beforehand, its exchange value would be immense, especially if he encountered some cultivators who cherished wine.

Otherwise, even though he possessed many treasures and spiritual medicines, he didn't have much else suitable for exchange. Ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, though rare, were not considered overly precious to Integration cultivators. As for his other important treasures, most were useful to him, making them truly unsuitable for trading.

Thus, it wasn't until evening that Young Master Hai and Artifact Spirit Zi returned, their faces filled with excitement.

Han Li sensed their presence at the first-floor teleportation array, remotely activated the restriction token, and allowed them in, giving them a few calm instructions.

Although the two had much to say, they could only obediently return to their own residences first.

Two days later, Han Li once again went alone to visit Saint Emperor Tianyuan, who resided in another Welcoming Immortal Palace, and obtained a large quantity of materials for brewing immortal wine from him.

It was slightly regrettable that, according to the Saint Emperor, the two great Demon Kings, 'King Black Wind' and 'King Li Fire Dragon,' who had arrived earlier, were preoccupied with other matters and were no longer in the Nine Immortal Mountains.

However, it was estimated that they would return when the Myriad Treasures Grand Assembly officially commenced.

Han Li naturally felt some regret, but being eager to brew the immortal wine, he didn't dwell on the matter too much.

He didn't stay long at Saint Emperor Tianyuan's residence, quickly took his leave, and returned to his own abode.

Han Li found a pre-prepared secret chamber in the great hall, and following the instructions in ancient texts, he took out a large quantity of Crimson Luo Fruits and began brewing the Crimson Luo Immortal Wine.

He immersed himself in the task, not leaving the secret chamber for half a month.

With such a large quantity of Crimson Luo Fruits, he naturally couldn't brew them all at once.

Besides the two pots he had promised to Saint Emperor Tianyuan, Han Li only brewed seven or eight more pots.

Han Li was very clear-headed about this.

Even though this Crimson Luo Immortal Wine had never appeared in the Spirit Realm and was an immortal wine from the Immortal Realm, if he were to produce too much at once, its value would greatly diminish.

Moreover, since the Crimson Luo Immortal Wine itself possessed the miraculous effects of improving physique and extending life, Han Li intended to consume it slowly over a long period.

After brewing the immortal wine, Han Li finally had one less thing to worry about. In the following days, although he still spent most of his time meditating and cultivating in the hall, he occasionally went out to interact and socialize with other cultivators of his rank who had also arrived early.

He truly found common ground with two or three of them, forging some connections.

As for True Monarch Myriad Bones, he remained exceptionally enthusiastic towards Han Li, even inviting him to a small private exchange meeting that only cultivators above the Void Refinement stage could attend. This allowed Han Li to acquire a few needed materials.

This left Han Li with a rather good impression of True Monarch Myriad Bones.

But as days passed, the number of Integration stage old monsters taking up residence in the Welcoming Immortal Palaces naturally increased.

By the time there was about a month left until the Myriad Treasures Grand Assembly, several Welcoming Immortal Palaces were already more than half full.

Among them were Supreme Elders from major powers, as well as individuals who were regional overlords in their own right. However, there were truly very few rogue cultivators like Han Li.

Among the Three Human Emperors and Seven Demon Kings, however, besides Saint Emperor Tianyuan, only the Cave Heaven Rat King, one of the Seven Demon Kings, had arrived.

However, as soon as this Rat King took up residence in the Nine Immortal Mountains, he immediately closed his doors and refused to see anyone, appearing exceptionally mysterious.

In fact, the Cave Heaven Rat King was originally the most mysterious of the Seven Great Demon Kings. It was said that he constantly used secret techniques to conceal his true form, and very few individuals from either the human or demon races had ever seen his real face.

What was even more bizarre was that few could truly describe what kind of divine abilities this Rat King possessed.

It seemed this Demon King never engaged in combat in front of outsiders, yet several high-level beings who had previously offended him had successively disappeared from both races.

This made it impossible to definitively confirm whether it was truly the Rat King acting in secret.

Therefore, although the Cave Heaven Rat King's reputation was not the greatest among the Seven Demon Kings, absolutely no one dared to provoke him lightly.