Han Clan Immortals: I have a hundredfold energy-gathering bottle

Han Jieliu flew over the lake, his gaze gently sweeping over the shore below.

It was early spring, the grass was lush and green, the trees were sprouting new branches, and the air was damp after a few fresh rains.

I cultivate water-based techniques, so I'm very sensitive to them. I can sense that the transition from winter to spring this year is unusually long.

Han Jieliu shook his head, not paying much attention.

"I'm leaving the sect immediately. This spiritual energy might be brewing something, but it's none of my business anymore."

Han Jieliu's stagnant spiritual attention seemed to have sensed something, and suddenly he drew upon spiritual energy, extending it into the lake below.

The lake surface was slightly parted, creating a gap of nearly ten feet. As Han Jieliu raised his hand, a crimson carp exuding spiritual energy was pulled out. It seemed as if some invisible arm was holding it in the air, causing it to leap left and right.

"A spirit fish?"

Han Jieliu was somewhat puzzled. Logically speaking, Xiaowei Mountain has a special place for raising spirit fish, so they wouldn't go to a place like this.

Although this lake contains a certain amount of spiritual energy, it should be impossible for it to produce a spiritual fish with such a rich spiritual aura as the one before us.

Han Jieliu suddenly thought of something and smiled slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, there's no need to hide anymore."

The moment the words left his mouth, the spirit fish in Han Jieliu's hand froze, turning into a pool of spiritual energy that dissipated and flowed into the lake below.

The water parted, revealing a young man in white robes, his clothes completely dry.

The water, shaped like a fish or dragon, lifted him up from beneath his feet and smiled admiringly at Han Jieliu.

"Brother Jieliu is truly remarkable; he recognized my methods at a glance."

Han Jieliu shook his head.

"At first glance, I couldn't tell either. It was only because I was familiar with your [Scaled Swimming Strange Qi] that I realized something, so I tried to trick you."

Xu Xiuyan was surprised to hear the reason and chuckled.

"Brother Han, how have you become so cunning... Never mind, I only came to see you because I received your message."

Xu Xiuyan was one of the original owner's few close friends in the sect. They were both juniors from the Qi Refining family. Xu Xiuyan entered the sect a year later than the original owner, but he had also broken through to the Qi Refining stage.

He seemed to recall Han Jieliu's current situation and sighed.

"I have heard about Brother Han's situation. Cultivation is unpredictable, and we from small clans have no powerful backers. We can only risk our lives to seize any opportunity. I understand Brother Han's actions, but it's a pity..."

He didn't say anything more, but instead took out a small box containing several small red fish whose minds were sealed.

"I heard that Brother Han is returning to his family. Since I have nothing to give you, I will take this red-scaled fish with me. It can increase your qi and blood, and is beneficial for replenishing your body. If you raise a lot of them, there is a chance that they will give birth to the Dao [Scaled Swimming Strange Qi]."

He paused, fearing Han Jieliu would refuse, and then said.

"Don't worry, Brother Han, I bred these fish myself. They have nothing to do with the sect. Managing a family is not the same as cultivating in a sect. To maintain the family, spirit stones are absolutely essential. Even if we don't eat these spirit fish, we can still earn extra income. If you want to have more descendants in the future, you'll have to make good use of these scaled fish."

Having said that, Han Jieliu naturally had no reason to refuse, so he accepted the fish and thanked him gently.

"Xiu Yan, you are very kind. My Han family and your Xu family are in the same prefecture. Now that I am returning to my clan, I will do my best to help the Xu family if they encounter any trouble."

"I am relieved to hear Brother Han's words."

Xu Xiuyan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting. After the two discussed the matter in detail, Han Jieliu offered his advice.

"It seems there will be some changes in the sect. You'd better stay in the Scaled Fish Pavilion these days and not come out. That place shouldn't be affected."

Thinking about the recent situation within the sect, Xu Xiuyan seemed to realize something, and a strange expression appeared on his face. He nodded solemnly.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Han."

After saying this, he hurriedly took his leave. Han Jieliu also put away the fish and continued flying towards Jiaoxu Peak, where the Xiaoweishan trading market was located.

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On Jiaoxu Peak, Han Jieliu put away his flying sword ahead of time and went to the market.

The sect does not have any offices here; there are only stalls and shops set up by the disciples themselves.

As soon as Han Jieliu landed, a disciple at the Nascent Soul stage came to greet him.

"Senior brother, is there anything you need?"

Han Jieliu glanced at his enthusiastic junior brother and asked.

"Is there a place that sells religious artifacts?"

"Yes, yes, Senior Brother, you need a Qi-refining level magic weapon, this way please."

Seeing that he wanted to buy a magic item, the disciple hurriedly led Han Jieliu to the entrance of a shop.

"Senior brother, this Wuyan Hall is an old shop in the market of Jiaoxu Peak. It has both fine magic weapons produced by the sect's weapon refining pavilion and other magic weapons entrusted to it by other disciples. The variety is complete and the prices are fair."

Han Jieliu nodded and went inside.

"Haha, Junior Brother Han, I am Wu Dao, the manager of Wuyan Hall. What kind of magical artifacts do you want to see today?"

A shopkeeper, who was also at the early stage of Qi Refining and already looked middle-aged, came out and smiled at Han Jieliu.

Han Jieliu was surprised that the man knew his name since it was his first time there, but considering that the shop had been operating within the sect for a long time, he must have some extraordinary abilities, so he didn't ask any further questions.

"I need a defensive magic weapon of low-grade Qi refinement."

Upon hearing that defensive artifacts were needed, the shopkeeper became even more enthusiastic and quickly displayed three artifacts from behind him.

"Junior Brother Han, these defensive magic artifacts will be a bit more expensive than ordinary ones, so please choose carefully."

"The items I've taken out are either similar to or have no attributes in relation to the path you cultivate, junior brother. If you have any special needs, just let me know."

The shopkeeper first pointed to a small, dark blue shield.

"This item is called the Lacquer Water Shield. It is made from the lacquer-coated tortoise shell and iron stone of the early stage of Qi Refining. It can only be used by infusing spiritual energy. It consumes a lot of spiritual energy, but its hardness is amazing. It is especially good at controlling wood. It is priced at seventy spirit stones."

Upon hearing that it consumed a lot of spiritual energy, Han Jieliu had already ruled it out.

Seeing that Han Jieliu did not make a move, the shopkeeper continued his introduction.

"This second piece is called the White Pattern Soft Armor. It is a magical artifact produced by the sect's weapon-refining pavilion. It is made from the belly skin of a Qi-refining spirit fish. It is difficult for swords and blades to penetrate, and it loses its power when encountering sharp objects. Wearing it normally can protect against a lot of damage at the fetal breathing level. When spiritual energy is infused to activate the spiritual patterns, it becomes a fairly ordinary defensive magical artifact."

"The third item is a strange magical artifact called the Water-Treading Array. It was consigned to me by a master craftsman. It is based on the Qi-refining artifact, the Interchange Plate, and has three breathing arrays engraved on it: the Water-Treading Array, the Breath-Concealing Array, and the Qi-Rising Array. It is like a portable array. As long as you insert spirit stones, you can activate it to defend against enemies. It also has the effects of water-treading, breath-concealing, and acceleration."

"This magical artifact has many functions. When not in use, it can be used as a protective formation. However, since this magical artifact is an experimental work of that master, it has a drawback: it cannot be driven by spiritual energy. It can only be infused with spirit stones or other spiritual treasures."

Han Jieliu's heart stirred as he listened to the introduction of the third magical artifact.

"I can't use spiritual energy, I can only use spirit stones to drive it, which suits my current situation."

So he asked calmly.

"Senior Brother Wu, what are the prices of these two magical artifacts?"