The game starts with the player being bound to Han Li, gaining access to all of the enemy's ass

"What is this?" Xiaomei asked, somewhat surprised as she opened the box.

She has only been cultivating for a few years, and she has never seen a thousand-year-old spiritual herb, let alone one that lasts for a hundred years. So, after looking at the thousand-year-old spiritual herb that Han Li took out a few times, she threw it back into the box in a bad mood.

"Where did this poor boy come from, trying to fool this old lady? He thinks he can trade our treasured herb for something as ordinary as a medicinal herb?"

"If you don't have enough spirit stones, we can also customize cheaper formations, ranging from tens to hundreds of spirit stones, but you'll need to pay 30% of the spirit stones as a deposit." Xiao Mei hugged the formation plate tightly, looking at Han Li warily as she spoke.

Han Li twitched his lips, somewhat speechless. He had thought everything through before setting off, even fabricating an ancestral story about the origin of the thousand-year-old spiritual herb. But he never expected things to go so badly. In his first transaction, the other party didn't even recognize the thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

Thinking of this, Han Li felt somewhat helpless. He tapped the table and said in a calm tone, "Little girl, it doesn't matter if you don't know what's good for you. Go and call out the person behind you."

"Is this really something good?" Xiaomei blinked, glanced at the box again, and pouted. "Just kidding. Wait, I'll go call the son-in-law right now."

"No need to call the son-in-law, just tell me what's wrong." Xin Ruyin walked over slowly.

"Miss." Xiao Mei hurriedly stepped forward, turned her head and pointed at Han Li, saying, "This man wants to exchange a medicinal herb for our shop's prized possession, and he even said I don't know its value. He told me to go and call you and your son-in-law."

"I heard everything." Xin Ruyin nodded and quickly stepped forward.

She glanced at Han Li, who was completely covered and whose face was not visible, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am the owner of this place. Xiao Mei has only been cultivating for a few years. I hope you will forgive her for her rudeness."

Han Li waved his hand, naturally not wanting to argue with a young girl, and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, you should hurry up and inspect the goods; I'm in a hurry!"

Xin Ruyin nodded, shifting her gaze to the box. After staring at it for a few seconds, she let out a soft exclamation, her face lighting up with delight: "It really is the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, Huangjingzhi! Fellow Daoist, do you really intend to use it to exchange for the Reversal of the Five Elements Array?"

"That's natural!" Han Li raised his head slightly.

Seeing that this person was truly willing to exchange the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, Xin Ruyin did not hesitate any longer and instructed, "Xiao Mei, quickly go and call Brother Han, and have him bring over the remaining array plates and array flags."

"Yes, Miss, I'll go call the young master right away!"

Xiao Mei was also quite pleased. The thousand-year-old spiritual herb was exactly the life-saving spiritual item that Miss needed. Once someone refined it into pills, it would definitely be more effective at suppressing the yang energy in Miss's body than pills made from the hundred-year-old spiritual herb.

"Young master, young master, good news..." Xiao Mei ran excitedly to the backyard.

Han Li was startled by the words "Brother Han," thinking that his identity had been discovered.

But then he thought again that he was being too cautious. Even if his identity was discovered, why would people call him Brother Han? He wasn't one of those little girls from the Mo family.

Moreover, Han Li felt a little strange upon hearing the words "Brother Han".

Because he also had an older brother named Han, but after they recognized each other two years ago, he went to guard the mines outside Huangfeng Valley, and Han Li didn't know where he was now.

Just as Han Li was struggling with whether or not to find his older brother Han before going to the Crimson Forbidden Land and ask him if he wanted to team up to go there together,

In the backyard.

Han Chao had a strange look on his face after listening to Xiao Mei's report.

A cyan cloak, a thousand-year-old Huangjingzhi mushroom—he was 100% certain that this guy was Han Li.

To his surprise, Han Li didn't go to the Wanbaoge Pavilion first, but instead went to the Array Pavilion. This meant that when he went to the Wanbaoge Pavilion later, the remaining Huangjingzhi wouldn't be enough for him to exchange for several top-grade magic artifacts, including talismans.

"What a mess! Why are you already eyeing the Reversed Five Elements Formation? I haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet!" Han Chao smirked, but still quickly got up. He had been waiting for this day for over a year.

He wanted to see whether Han Li would immediately acknowledge him as a relative or pretend not to know him. However, based on his understanding of Han Li, he was certain the kid would feign ignorance.

"Xiaomei, give me the array plate. Go cook; I want spicy rabbit heads for lunch!"

"Yes, son-in-law!"

Han Chao, carrying the array plate and array flag, strode from the backyard into the front yard, deliberately shouting, "Ruyin, I brought the things. I've never seen the thousand-year-old spirit herb before. Where is it? Let me see it."

The familiar voice made Han Li, who was hiding under the cloak, widen his eyes. He never expected that the person who opened this shop was Han Chao, who had disappeared for two years.

"Fellow Daoist, so you want the array plate? You certainly have an eye for talent. Let me tell you, this Reversed Five Elements Array is an absolute weapon for home defense and outdoor combat..."

Han Chao, who had brought over all the array plates and flags, chattered on and on. While explaining to Han Li how to use the array plates and flags, he held up the thousand-year-old Huangjingzhi mushroom with curiosity and said:

"This is the Thousand-Year Spirit Herb. Its spiritual energy is indeed abundant. Fellow Daoist, the value of the Thousand-Year Spirit Herb is slightly higher than that of the Reversed Five Elements Formation. How about this, I'll supplement you with two more sets of basic Qi Refining Formations."

After saying that, before Han Li could speak, Han Chao immediately took out two sets of formations that he had personally refined in the past two days: the Earth Binding Thorns Formation and the Profound Iron Golden Light Formation, along with the Reversed Five Elements Formation, and threw them to Han Li.

Seeing Han Li accept the array and carefully put away the Reversed Five Elements Array, while Han Chao casually stuffed the gifted array into his pocket, Han Chao couldn't help but roll his eyes and said irritably:

"Fellow Daoist, don't underestimate this gifted formation. Not only is it extremely easy to set up, but its power is also not to be underestimated. The Earth Binding Thorn Formation is enough to trap and kill a Qi Refining Perfection expert, and the Profound Iron Golden Light Formation can also withstand the simultaneous attacks of several Qi Refining Perfection experts."

Is this formation really that powerful?

Han Li looked incredulous. Compared to the Inverted Five Elements Formation, the additional formation only had a pitiful two array plates and array flags, clearly indicating that it was a shoddy product.

However, since it was given away for free, Han Li couldn't say anything, because he was afraid that Han Chao would recognize him and ask him how he got the thousand-year-old spiritual herb.

So he immediately cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "The payment is settled, I'll take my leave!"

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Xin Ruyin was a little puzzled; why had this person's voice suddenly become hoarse?

But I didn't think much of it.

As for Han Chao, he naturally wouldn't stop Han Li from leaving. It was better that the kid didn't acknowledge him as a relative, which meant that after he finished buying things at Wanbaoge, he would still follow the original plot and encounter Senior Brother Lu as his enemy, allowing Han Chao to reap the benefits.

Before entering the Crimson Forbidden Land, one's cultivation level should naturally be as high as possible. Even if one is unlucky and encounters someone, the cultivation level of Qi Refining thirteen is enough to crush any who dares to challenge them.

Of course, the premise is that you don't run into Xiang Laogui.

This old guy has no shame in his pursuit of ascension, spending his days mingling with a group of Qi Refining cultivators and calling them "Senior Brother."

He didn't even consider that if he displayed the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul stage and offered some promises to the Nascent Soul cultivators, even those in the later stages of the Nascent Soul stage would be scrambling to find him spatial nodes.

"It all comes down to perspective. Old Xiang still needs to work on it." Han Chao shook his head with a smile. "Alright, once I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I'll give him a good lesson and show him what a Nascent Soul cultivator really is."