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

This cave is the gas extraction point that Han Jieliu discovered after searching for a long time, located at the foot of Mengtan Mountain.

The cave is a labyrinthine passageway, chilled by the damp spring below, and pierced by a sharp, dry wind.

It can be done in all four seasons. When the wind is not strong, you can collect the mixed energy of "dry yin in the cave" from the downwind side.

Every five years, one can enter the underground spring to collect the righteous energy—the [Netherworld Spring], which belongs to the [Water Gathering] path.

This path of "gathering water" is, apart from his own "harmonizing water," the path that Han Jieliu is most familiar with.

This path is adept at concealment, fond of hiding and gathering, and does not seek to be outdone. It often resides in places like springs or dried-up streams, where there is a tendency for self-destruction and unpredictable life and death.

It is said that this path is also related to the [Taiyin] path. Han Jieliu once saw a record in the book of the words of an ancient immortal, which seemed to be telling the story.

"The Taiyin is dissected, its fragments turned into water, causing silent pain, now it lies dormant in the depths."

This statement was vague and ambiguous. Han Jieliu did not particularly like the various schools of thought on Daoism, as they involved too much complexity.

Ancient sects love to preach, and I rarely listened to them, even when I was in the sect, let alone now.

In this world, having too much knowledge when your cultivation level is too low is actually not a good thing.

A chirping sound rang out, and Han Jieliu looked up and around, discovering a small mouse standing on the ground.

Although this little demon was not yet intelligent and had not even embarked on the path of cultivation, Han Jieliu still sent out a beam of water light out of concern.

He taught the mouse to let its bones and blood dissolve into the damp soil underground before patting the storage bag.

"The bag also contains a [Netherworld Spring of Intent], which I collected when I first discovered it before the New Year, as resources for my breakthrough to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and another [Minor Pure Spiritual Energy]."

"In the past few days, I have sold one [Lower Qi Containment], two [Minor Pure Spiritual Qi], and a number of miscellaneous Qi. Including the previous spirit stones, I have already made more than two hundred."

These spirit stones are enough to buy a Dao-Extinguishing Oath Talisman, and the rest can be used to buy a magic weapon.

Han Jieliu said with some regret.

"It's a pity I didn't discover this function of the little black bottle sooner. Otherwise, instead of selling that [Minor Pure Spiritual Energy], I could have spent some more time adding two more to make it five, and maybe even formed a Talisman Qi."

Judging from the grade of the talismanic energy, the higher the grade of the talismanic energy, the more powerful its effects, and the life force within it is likely to be more in line with the Taoist tradition.

Han Jieliu shook his head.

"But that seems impossible. With the Black Bottle's incredible power, if it can form a Talisman Qi by gathering five strands of spiritual energy, wouldn't it be possible to cultivate countless Destiny Children? There might be limitations I don't know about. Let's wait and see."

Han Jieliu used magic to erase his traces in the cave.

This is a place I often come to when I'm gathering qi. It's also a very secluded place with few people, so there's no need to destroy it.

Han Jieliu flew out of the cave and, familiar with the route, headed straight for his home.

When the beast tide ended, the tiger demon was beheaded, and the number of monsters in the mountains greatly decreased; they either died or escaped.

Ironically, this misfortune turned into a blessing, allowing them to expand eastward by dozens of miles, acquiring a considerable amount of land and increasing the number of spiritual fields.

The previously crowded villages and towns at the foot of the mountain have become much less crowded, and two families with different surnames have moved here.

Looking down at the mountain scenery, Han Jieliu pondered intermittently.

"It's a pity that Mengtan Mountain is not a sacred mountain. Although it has some spiritual energy and is a vast area, it can only provide my family with some spiritual items."

"It's fine for one Qi Refining cultivator to guard it, but if there are several, they probably won't be able to cultivate. Apart from the Yin Spring discovered below, there's nothing worth managing."

Speaking of this, Han Jieliu suddenly remembered the few red-scaled fish he had left in the lake valley.

The valley is rich in spiritual energy, allowing them to grow on their own. Now it's almost time to harvest them, provided that the master and disciple who were gathering the energy don't take it.

That red-scaled fish was only at the Nascent Soul stage, and it was of some use to me when my path to enlightenment was cut off and I was stuck at the second level of Qi Refining, which is why Xu Xiuyan gave it to me.

Now that I've broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it's not of much help anymore.

"It was just a casual thought at the time, but since I've thought of it, I'll find an opportunity to go and take a look."

The Dingshan Hall's headquarters had also moved much further east. Han Jie was still a thousand meters away when an aura at the peak of the Fetal Breathing stage approached.

The newcomer had yellowish-black skin, a plump body, and flew very slowly; he was none other than Hurbao, the barbarian whom Han Jin had paid as his head.

After entering the Han family, Hu'erbao immediately dispersed his cultivation and began to practice the "Scripture of Cutting the Mat with the Tiger" that had been bestowed upon him.

The methods of witchcraft and Taoism seem to be interconnected, or perhaps the Zhuang family's "The Sutra of Cutting the Mat with the Tiger" was originally transmitted from the Central Plains, and Huerbao already had a foundation.

He quickly returned to the late stage of the Fetal Breathing realm. A few days ago, he had good luck and found a spiritual fruit in the mountains. He swallowed and refined it to reach the peak of the Fetal Breathing realm. Now he is only one step away from Qi Refining.

Han Jieliu, with his sharp eyes, noticed that Huerbao was holding a bone staff made from the leg bone of the tiger demon at the sixth level of Qi Refining. It was a decent magical artifact for fetal breathing, and it was quite a good match for the "Scripture of Cutting the Mat with the Tiger," he thought to himself.

"Aside from the younger generation with the character 'Li' in their names, Hu Erbao is probably the most promising person in my family to achieve Qi Refining. He is only in his thirties now. If he has the opportunity to absorb Qi, he might really have a chance to achieve Righteous Qi."

However, since Huerbao has only been here for a short time, and the Qi required to accompany the "Severing Ties with the Tiger" requires gathering from the depths of the Great Stupa Plain, there is a fear that he might have ulterior motives and try to escape. Therefore, the subsequent methods for gathering Qi and the Qi refinement techniques have not yet been bestowed upon him for a long time.

Hu Erbao had been in the Han family for two years, and his mind had become more discerning and astute, allowing him to see the connection between them.

So nowadays, whenever something happens to the Han family, this guy becomes incredibly proactive, always striving to be the first to do anything. He's even taken several wives, all in an effort to quickly produce a child so the sect leader can rest assured.

Now that they have taken the initiative to come and guard Dingshan Hall, it must be for this purpose.

"Elder Liu..."

The witchcraft and magic are bizarre and strange. The "Scripture of Cutting the Mat with the Tiger" alone records nearly a hundred methods, most of which involve incantations, sacrifices, killing, relying on ominous signs, and manipulating blood and poison.

Beneath the leopard was not a cloud of mist, but a dark, gloomy gray smoke, from which a sobbing sound could be heard. Judging by its appearance alone, it was similar to Han Jieliu's melancholy wind.

It was clearly a move from the "Severing the Mat with the Tiger" manual that allowed him to move through the air with only a basic embryonic breathing technique.

Hu Erbao steadied himself and addressed Han Jieliu respectfully.

He was genuinely afraid of this elder of the main family.

After all, when he first arrived here and was captured, Elder Liu suggested killing him directly, which terrified him greatly, and he still feels some lingering fear to this day.

"No need for formalities, go back to your posts."

"You don't need to be afraid of me. I'm not some vicious tiger you need to sever ties with. Now that you've joined my Han family, there's no need to dwell on the past."

Han Jieliu had no interest in this leopard, so he casually dismissed him, crossed his family's territory, and headed towards the market.