Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Chapter 92 Nameless Desert Island (First Update, Seeking First Subscription)

"When I first arrived in Waihai, it was thanks to Fellow Daoist Han's help that I was able to establish myself safely there!"

"This is just a small token of my gratitude, please accept it, Fellow Daoist Han."

Zhang Feng thought for a moment, then took out a jade box containing high-grade wood-attribute spirit stones, with a sealing talisman attached to the box to prevent detection.

He had his own reasons for doing this; Han Li had something he needed.

Whether it's the "Great Evolution Technique" for improving spiritual sense and crafting puppets, Xin Ruyin's books on formations, or Qi Yunxiao's books on weapon crafting, they are all things Zhang Feng desperately needs.

High-grade wood-attribute spirit stones are top-tier spiritual items that are difficult for ordinary Core Formation cultivators to obtain.

Whether it's cultivation or setting up formations, it provides extremely high bonuses.

As long as Zhang Feng has no ill intentions, Han Li will surely be tempted.

"The trivial matters of that year are insignificant, and Fellow Daoist Zhang has established himself on his own merits, so why bother with such matters?"

Faced with Zhang Feng's gift of thanks, Han Li chose the safest approach and declined to accept it.

Zhang Feng smiled. Han Li was still steady, but he had a plan.

Zhang Feng turned to look at Jin Qing and gave him a look.

Jin Qing immediately understood and stepped forward to persuade him, "Fellow Daoist Han, you don't know, but my brother Zhang here is quite similar to you. He has a clear sense of right and wrong and always repays kindness."

"If you don't accept it, wouldn't that damage his Dao heart and disrupt his thoughts?"

"Fellow Daoist Han, think about it yourself. If you have a debt of gratitude that you haven't repaid, can you feel at peace with yourself?"

Jin Qing's few words really put Han Li in a difficult position.

What was once a small thought has been regarded as a great favor by others. If I were to refuse it, wouldn't I truly be seen as someone who seeks to repay a debt of gratitude?

With a clear mind, Han Li scanned the jade box several times with his divine sense, confirming that he sensed no danger at all, before accepting it with both hands.

"In that case, I, Han, will accept the offer without hesitation."

"Haha, that's exactly how it should be!"

Zhang Feng laughed heartily and secretly gave Jin Qing a thumbs up.

"Oh, don't be shy, I, the old nurse, haven't introduced myself yet!"

"Fellow Daoist Han, let me introduce you. This is Fairy Stone Butterfly from Red Moon Island, and this is Jianming, my friend Lao Hu."

Hu Yue couldn't sit still any longer and pulled Han Li aside to introduce them.

All of them were Core Formation cultivators, and after probing with their divine senses, they probably all knew that Qu Hun was Han Li's external avatar.

So they all greeted Han Li without asking any questions about Qu Hun.

Han Li didn't take it seriously and bowed to each person, since Qu Hun was standing right behind him, allowing everyone to investigate.

"Alright, everyone, enough talk. Let's get started!"

After a short while, Jin Qing took the lead and quietly led the group away from Falling Star Island, disappearing in several streaks of light.

Two months later, on an unnamed deserted island in the Chaotic Star Sea.

Seven beams of light of different colors arrived silently, and Zhang Feng and his group of six, along with a puppet, appeared.

"Fellow Daoists, this is the ancient cultivator's remains that Lao Hu and I found."

"Old Hu and I explored this place several times, but we were always blocked by the formation."

"We had considered using brute force to break the formation, but we were afraid of damaging the relics inside, so we asked Fairy Stone Butterfly and Fellow Daoist Han, who are experts in formations, to help us."

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"Fellow Daoists, you may now attempt to break the formation. We will protect you."

Jin Qing pointed to a canyon in the center of the deserted island and introduced it.

"Wait a minute, let's make it clear beforehand that after breaking the formation, I will choose the spiritual items first."

Shi Die, with her back to the crowd, began to speak.

"Stone Butterfly Fairy, this Fellow Daoist Han is also a master of formations whom I invited to break the formation."

However, if the formation is successfully broken, I, Jin, can decide that the treasures within will be chosen by those who contributed the most to breaking the formation.

Jin Qing gave Han Li an awkward smile.

"Alright, it's a deal. Anyway, I'll choose first."

Shi Die left a message and began to carefully observe the formation on the deserted island.

"Fellow Daoist Han, Fairy Stone Butterfly is True Man Stone of Red Moon Island. She only had one precious daughter once every few hundred years. Please forgive her."

Jin Qing secretly transmitted her voice to Han Li, indicating that Han Li could start breaking the formation on his own.

Han Li nodded to Jin Qing, took a few steps forward, and also carefully observed the formation on the deserted island.

Seeing this, Zhang Feng didn't stand idly by either. He knew that the Xuan Bone was sealed inside the deserted island, and that a strange man with a flower basket, who was at the mid-stage of Core Formation, was guarding it.

But this did not stop him from testing his own methods of breaking the formation.

He also wanted to witness firsthand Han Li's method of breaking the formation using Xin Ruyin.

To determine whether this method is truly worth exchanging with Han Li.

Several hours later, a voice transmission reached Zhang Feng's ear.

"Hey~ Brother Zhang, what are you looking at so intently?"

"You don't actually want to come along and break the formation, do you?"

"Hahaha, don't make me, Old Hu, laugh."

"The array formation in your cave dwelling, Tianxing City, really cracked us up!"

"These three formations were just bought casually and set up outside the cave. They're very crude and not as good as the formations in my cave."

Hu Yue, unable to sit still, looked left and right before finally fixing her gaze on Zhang Feng and letting out a mocking laugh.

Disturbed, Zhang Feng couldn't help but glare at him and transmitted his voice: "You blockhead, don't compare me to you. I'm a genius. You should look at me with new eyes after three days."

"Ah, that's the name! It's just right, just right!"

"This is the Zhang Feng of Tianxing City that I, Lao Hu, am familiar with."

"You were so serious when we first met, I thought you'd changed after all these years!"

Hu Yue showed a satisfied expression.

In Tianxing City, after Zhang Feng achieved the Core Formation, he chatted happily with several people, and unconsciously became somewhat infected by their lively spirit.

Because Zhang Feng directly purchased three sets of magic arrays and placed them outside the cave without any logic to the arrays.

When they first visited, they didn't say anything, but after they got to know each other, they all laughed at them for a while.

"Hehe! What are you two talking about? Let Old Jian and me have a laugh too."

Fearing it would interfere with the two breaking the formation, Jin Qing erected a soundproof barrier.

However, fearing that the two might have doubts after breaking the formation, Jin Qing did not fully support them, allowing them to use their divine sense to detect their conversation.

"Oh dear, Lao Jin, you have no idea! Just now, Brother Zhang was staring intently at those two formations."

"I thought he'd learned formations since we haven't seen each other for decades."

Hu Yue patted Jin Qing on the shoulder and teased Zhang Feng.

"Oh, Brother Zhang, you've really learned formations? You're not going to continue setting up some messy protective formation for your cave, are you?"

Jin Qing and Hu Yue walked up to Zhang Feng and stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"Get lost, you two snobbish bastards! Look at Brother Jian, you have no doubts whatsoever."

Zhang Feng had finished his observation and determined the formation of the deserted island, even spotting the location of the formation's core.

Finally, I can free up some energy to catch up with a few people.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, don't talk nonsense. I never even thought that you had learned formations."

Jianming stroked his stubble with one hand and walked over to Zhang Feng, saying...

"You get out too! We've been friends for decades, and you all look down on me, huh? Just wait until I surprise you all!"

Zhang Feng pretended to be angry and pointed at the group.