Chapter 1835: Qin Sisters

"No, you're not her!" Han Li exclaimed. The moment the words left his mouth, he realized something was amiss. His expression darkened as he spoke in a cold voice.

"So, Fellow Daoist Han is indeed the human senior who recently achieved renown for advancing to the Body Integration stage. This truly surprises Su'er. It seems my Heart Illusion Technique couldn't affect you in the slightest." The woman, whose face was identical to Nangong Wan's, chuckled softly, and a layer of white mist suddenly appeared over her features. As the white mist completely dissipated, the woman astonishingly transformed into an unfamiliar woman with a graceful oval face and delicate features.

"You are Qin Su'er. Was that earlier action meant to test me?" Han Li's stern expression had not diminished much. He stared at the white-clad woman, his tone unfriendly.

"Senior Han, you jest. How would I dare test you? My Heart Illusion Great Art has only recently matured, and I cannot yet control it perfectly. If I offended you just now, I hope you will not take it amiss," the white-clad woman said, her expression subtly changing as she hastily explained.

"The Heart Illusion Great Art! I've heard of this divine ability. I understand it's a unique innate power of the Heavenly Fox Clan, allowing one to imperceptibly transform into the person closest to the target, making it impossible to guard against. So, you sisters are members of the Heavenly Fox Royal Clan. How are you related to the Fox King?" Han Li's expression shifted, and the severity on his face softened slightly as he asked.

"My sister and I are indeed members of the Heavenly Fox Clan. Although we have some distant connection to the current Fox King, our relationship is quite remote." Qin Su'er said, giving Han Li a respectful curtsy, and then courteously invited him to sit.

"Your Heart Illusion Great Art was able to affect my mind just now. I suspect it has something to do with the restrictions here, doesn't it?" Han Li swept his gaze around the hall, then chuckled and took the main seat.

"Senior has discerned it! This is a shop established by my Heavenly Fox Clan, and it is indeed equipped with several unique formations from our clan. While other divine abilities might not be as affected, illusion and enchantment techniques can genuinely have their power greatly amplified here. If we were outside, Senior likely wouldn't have felt even the slightest initial surprise." Qin Su'er looked at Han Li, inwardly acknowledging the formidable power of the amplified Heart Illusion Great Art, and felt a genuine, secret admiration. It's not uncommon to perceive the absence of restrictions here. However, to immediately discern that the formations in this place can amplify the Heart Illusion Great Art, one must inherently possess profound knowledge of formations. Yet, outside rumors consistently claimed that he had a fortuitous encounter in the Savage Lands, allowing him to advance to the Body Integration stage in merely a few centuries. How could he have had the time to study the path of formations as well? As her thoughts turned, the subtle trace of unwillingness and disdain she had secretly harbored naturally vanished completely.

"Very well. Since you agreed to meet my disciple here today, you should have prepared what I desire. Please present it so I can inspect it." Upon learning that she was from the Heavenly Fox Clan, Han Li, though still slightly annoyed that she had chosen to transform into Nangong Wan, decided not to further address her earlier test. He directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Of course. After returning to my clan, I've managed to acquire seventy to eighty percent of the materials you requested through various means. I believe you'll be satisfied. Mei Ling, please bring out all the items. I've been dealing with some troublesome matters recently, so to be safe, I stored them with my sister, Mei Ling." Qin Su'er nodded, then instructed the young girl beside her.

"Yes, Sister Su'er!" The young girl immediately assented, then opened her mouth and astonishingly spat out a crystal-clear, slightly yellowish spherical bead, roughly the size of an egg.

"This is..." Han Li was naturally taken aback by the sight.

"The demonic beast materials you requested are somewhat taboo for us demon cultivators. So, instead of placing them in a common storage bracelet, I used this small Spatial Bead to hold them. Although it's merely a half-spatial treasure—a failed creation by a senior in our clan—its capacity is far greater than ordinary storage spiritual artifacts, and it can also be directly refined into the body, making it quite discreet," Qin Su'er explained with a smile.

"A half-spatial treasure! That's quite rare." Han Li showed a flicker of interest and raised his hand, grasping at the air. With a whoosh, the spherical bead was steadily drawn into his hand. Simultaneously, a grave expression appeared on Han Li's face as he sent a wisp of his spiritual sense directly into the bead. Inside the bead, rare demonic beast bones of various kinds were densely packed, forming a small mountain. Furthermore, there were boxes, bottles, and jars containing materials that were difficult to preserve and even more precious, including a considerable number of high-level demonic beast inner elixirs. With Han Li's formidable spiritual sense, he quickly scanned through everything in moments, even using his spiritual sense to directly penetrate and count the materials stored within the various containers.

"Excellent. Indeed, most of the items on the list I provided have been gathered. Fellow Daoist Qin, I must admit, your capability is quite impressive." Han Li finally allowed a faint smile to appear on his face.

"Senior, if you believe this was accomplished by me alone, you'd be mistaken. I had to enlist the help of close friends from various other clans, expending immense effort to barely gather these items," Qin Su'er said with a bitter smile.

"Regardless of how it was accomplished, since you, Fairy, have presented so many materials to me, I naturally won't break my promise. Fellow Daoist Qin, please examine these ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines; they should be enough to exchange for these demonic beast materials." Han Li nodded in satisfaction, then flipped his palm. A pale red storage bracelet appeared in his hand, which he then tossed to the white-clad woman with a flick of his wrist. Qin Su'er's eyes brightened. With a swift lift of her slender wrist, she caught the storage bracelet and sent her spiritual sense into it for a careful examination. At this moment, Han Li unceremoniously began transferring all the demonic beast materials from the spherical bead into the black storage bracelet on his wrist.

The young girl nearby, observing Han Li's actions, rolled her dark eyes a few times and then slightly pursed her lips, but dared not speak. Evidently, she felt it was quite overbearing that the other party had so brazenly taken their items before they had even finished verifying the exchanged spiritual medicines. However, the law of the jungle is even more pronounced among demon races than among humans, and since Han Li was a Body Integration stage cultivator, the young girl naturally harbored resentment but dared not voice it.

Fortunately, Qin Su'er's inspection was equally swift! After a short while, the woman exhaled a long breath, having inspected all the ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines. While greatly delighted, a hint of surprise and doubt also appeared on her face.

"Many thanks for your generous gift, Senior! However, the quantity of these ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines appears to be slightly more than we originally agreed upon. May I ask what your intention is...?" the woman asked with a touch of hesitation.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, are you aware of the great calamity that the two races will soon face within the next millennium?" Han Li glanced at the woman and spoke calmly.

"Senior Han, are you referring to the Demonic Calamity?!" Qin Su'er's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. After a moment, she murmured her question.

"You already know. Indeed, the Demonic Calamity is about to descend. To protect themselves, any forces that have even slightly caught wind of it will likely frantically accumulate strength within the next thousand years. At that time, certain spiritual medicines and materials, which are scarce for both races, will probably become exceedingly rare in a short period. To be prepared, I intend to continue this transaction. You and I can keep exchanging items that our respective races lack before the Demonic Calamity. However, next time, it might not necessarily be demonic beast materials, but other unique items from the demon race," Han Li said, his eyes flickering.

"I also only happened to learn about the Demonic Calamity unintentionally in the past few days. As for continuing this transaction, that's no problem at all; it's something I earnestly desire. In the future, if you have any needs, Senior, you can simply leave a message at the Heavenly Fox Clan's shop in Tianyuan City. As for these spiritual medicines, I will gratefully accept them." Qin Su'er agreed almost without a moment's hesitation. For her, no matter how many ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines she acquired, they would be depleted in a very short time. Her rapid cultivation to her current realm was largely attributed to the ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines Han Li had previously provided. Therefore, her demand for such spiritual medicines was almost insatiable; she eagerly hoped this transaction would continue.

"Given that, I won't linger here. I hope Fairy Qin has significant gains at the Myriad Treasures Convention." Seeing that the matter was concluded, Han Li had no intention of lingering. He stood up, bid farewell, and departed.

The Qin sisters naturally and respectfully escorted Han Li directly outside the ground-floor shop before returning to the room.

"Sister Su'er, why didn't you bring that item out? We spent so much effort and resources to acquire it, wasn't it precisely so we could exchange it for more ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines?" As soon as they were seated again in the room, the young girl suddenly asked, a hint of displeasure in her voice.

"If it were a few days ago, I naturally would have done so. But yesterday, through a senior demon cultivator, I obtained an invitation to the Black Domain Convention. I want to use this item first to see if I can exchange it for something even better at the convention. If there truly isn't anything, then it won't be too late to exchange it with him for ten-thousand-year spiritual medicines. Besides, he has already indicated his intention to continue the transaction. There's no rush to act now," Qin Su'er said with confidence after shaking her head.

"Don't worry, sister, I know what I'm doing. That's why I didn't dare attend those ordinary small exchange meetings; I only plan to reveal it at the Black Domain Exchange Meeting." Qin Su'er said with great solemnity, her eyes flickering.

Meanwhile, Han Li was already on his way back to his residence. He was naturally unaware that his decision to continue cooperating with the two women had caused him to miss an immediate opportunity to acquire a valuable treasure. Meanwhile, he was secretly pleased to have obtained so many demonic beast materials at once. He now only needed two or three more items to refine the second Pole Mountain. With the Myriad Treasures Convention just beginning, even if the remaining materials were quite rare, he was confident he could gather them all without issue. However, when Han Li excitedly returned to his residence, he was completely surprised to find an unexpected guest awaiting him.