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

The gleaming white boat drifted on Guanglu Lake, blending seamlessly with the shimmering waves below, and went unnoticed.

Many more hours passed until all that could be seen was the lake, with no land in sight. Only then did Li Mingjin cease his magical powers and prepare to put away the spirit boat.

"Gentlemen, this is the place."

Han Jieliu and Xu He, along with their spouse, disembarked from the spirit boat and stood in the air, observing that all around them was water and there was no trace of the demon's abode. This aroused their suspicions.

Finally, Xu Yiyi spoke first.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this place doesn't look like a cave dwelling at all. Are you perhaps making fun of us...?"

Li Mingjin calmly put away the spirit boat and shook his head.

"Madam Xu, if this demon's abode could be revealed so easily, how could it be your turn to discover it? It would have been found by predecessors long ago."

"I was passing by the lake when I happened to follow the trail of a demon snake, which led me to the formation surrounding this cave."

Li Mingjin identified a direction, cast a water-splitting spell, and entered the lake.

Han Jieliu cultivated the water method, naturally harmonizing with all the waters, unaffected by the lake's encroachment, and leisurely followed. Xu Yiyi and He Zhushan, who were standing beside him, glanced back, said nothing, and the two of them also released a wisp of clear mist and followed.

Surprisingly, they didn't see any monsters or spirits in the lake. The four of them moved very quickly and soon stopped in front of a shallow beach on the lakebed.

Li Mingjin took out a talisman and burned it gently. Soon, a wisp of smoke shaped like a small snake floated out and disappeared into the mud and sand below.

Soon, a small piece of jade was pulled out of the mud and sand by the snake smoke and landed in Li Mingjin's hand.

He breathed a sigh of relief and addressed the people behind him.

"Fortunately, we didn't mistake it for something else. The formation is below. Please join me in breaking it."

Han Jieliu looked up and saw the mud and sand slowly falling, revealing a magnificent cave surrounded by an array.

This formation seems to be of the [Water Virtue] school, with a strange spiritual water flowing within it, separating it from the surrounding lake water, yet also making it very secretive.

"This formation is of a high grade, and it seems to be maintained by spiritual water within it."

Sensing the unique aura within the formation, Han Jieliu's heart stirred, and he secretly memorized it.

Then Li Mingjin took out a jade cone from his storage bag. It was sharp at both ends, yet it also had the solemnity of a ritual object.

After observing for a moment, he found a spot and gently placed the jade cone on the formation like a nail.

As the jade cone was driven in, a ripple immediately spread out from the formation, causing it to vibrate and change shape.

"Using a cone to break the formation, Li Mingjin must also be familiar with the art of formations. It seems he is a disciple of the Hermit of Xiling."

In addition, Li Mingjin had already taken out three different magical artifacts: a jade ruyi, a white boat, and a jade cone...

Although they were all magic weapons at the early stage of Qi Refining, their total value was as high as a hundred spirit stones, which was comparable to the net worth of a direct descendant cultivator of a sect, making Han Jieliu somewhat suspicious.

"Li Mingjin seems quite eager for this visit to the mansion; is he hiding something...?"

Han Jieliu frowned slightly, but then noticed a few drops of sweat on Li Mingjin's forehead, and hurriedly said.

"Please channel your magic power into this cone to quickly obliterate this formation."

Clearly, breaking through the formation alone was too much for him, so Han Jieliu and Xu He immediately took the jade cone and infused it with their magic power.

However, the three of them were clearly wary of each other, slowly channeling their magical power to ensure that their spiritual energy was always sufficient.

Although this cave has been abandoned for a long time, the spiritual energy maintaining the formation is somewhat depleted and it is on the verge of collapse.

It took the four of them a whole night to completely destroy the formation.

The first rays of dawn had just appeared on the horizon, and the tranquil Guanglu Lake had just begun to brighten when the last array flag snapped with a "creak".

The great formation finally broke, and a large amount of lake water poured in, revealing the demon's palace to everyone.

Li Mingjin put away the jade cone and said loudly.

"Everyone, please stop the water; don't let it flood the cave."

Using water-avoiding talismans, water-dividing techniques, and the earth element to block the flow of water, the four men employed all their skills to keep the surging lake water outside their cave.

At the same time, a stream of spiritual water flew out from the broken formation, about to drift away with the lake water.

However, Han Jieliu summoned the Zhushuihefu flag hidden in his sleeve, which was then taken away and flown into the Dharma flag. This action was noticed by the others nearby.

Xu Yiyi rolled his eyes, seemingly lost in thought, and stared at Han Jieliu, asking a question.

"This formation is quite remarkable. Something is contained within it, floating out. Fellow Daoist Han, did you gain any benefit from it?"

"It's just a drop of spiritual water; since it's useful to me, I've taken it."

Han Jieliu smiled slightly and continued.

"If we obtain any treasures afterward, the three of us will divide them among ourselves."

Those cultivators present who did not cultivate the [Water Virtue] naturally had no objections, and so they went into the demon palace one after the other.

Han Jieliu flew at the very end, gently holding the Zhushuihe Prefecture flag in his hand.

This item now contains three streams of spiritual water, and its grade has been upgraded to mid-grade Qi Refining. However, its strength is unknown.

Han Jieliu looked at the three figures in front of him, a hint of amusement in his heart, and thought to himself.

"We'll probably find out soon..."

The demon's palace was quite large, and the four of them proceeded cautiously, taking several minutes to leave the outer perimeter of the array.

Li Mingjin picked up several broken array flags from the ground and looked at them.

"The origin of this great formation is unknown. Its structure is somewhat similar to the [Small Stream Auxiliary Formation], but its sophistication is several times greater."

"If it weren't for the fact that it was on the verge of collapse, we would have struggled for days and nights without breaking it. The array flags are also extraordinary; the refining materials could be bought for dozens of spirit stones in the market."

Han Jieliu had already taken the spiritual water and would not participate in its distribution.

Li Mingjin was quite interested in these array flags, so he sent a few words to Madam Xu.

After the two finished their discussion, Xu Yiyi smiled with satisfaction and nodded slightly, and then Li Mingjin put away all the array flags by himself.

The four continued forward, and after traveling for a while, they discovered that the demon's mansion did not have any strange, putrid odor; instead, it was filled with a faint, pleasant fragrance.

This situation, however, made the faces of the group members not very pleasant.

After all, the most precious thing in the so-called Demon Palace is the corpse of the demons within.

Judging from the appearance of this cave, its owner must be a great demon in the late stage of Qi Refining, or even the perfect stage of Qi Refining.

If their bodies were left in the cave, they could easily fetch several hundred spirit stones, and everyone could make a good profit.

But if this place is just an abandoned cave, then the demon has already left or perished elsewhere, and there probably isn't anything good inside.

With this in mind, Li Mingjin, Han Jieliu, and Xu He and his wife all sped up their escape.

Among them, Xu Yiyi's expression was the worst, since the other two had already received their items and were safe with them, while she and her husband hadn't received anything yet.

The four men suddenly fell silent, each looking into their own pockets, only to find that the narrow corridor in front of them had suddenly opened up.

The imagined demonic corpse did not appear; instead, a huge stone platform appeared before them.

There were two empty items on the stone platform, nothing else.

Both items possessed extraordinary auras, especially the bottle. Even though it hadn't been opened yet, it exuded a mysterious and wondrous aura that told everyone it was definitely a rare item from the Foundation Establishment stage or above.