Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

Mountain turtles are famous among low-level monsters for their skill in various escape techniques. To catch them, you have to find a way to restrict their movements.

Han Li's entanglement formation, combined with the illusion of the small maze formation, created a combination of reality and illusion; only in this way could he have a chance.

Taking advantage of the moment the formation intervened, Han Li used his unpredictable movement to grab the mountain tortoise covered in green shoots that was closest to him and put it into the Purple Gold Gourd.

Once they realized what was happening, the mountain turtles used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into the ground) to burrow underground, only to find themselves trapped in an entangling magic array and bound tightly.

Han Li and his companion moved with lightning speed, their figures flashing out in an instant. With a flick of their sleeves, they captured the struggling mountain tortoise and stored it in a pre-prepared sealing magic treasure.

These mountain tortoises are only about the size of a washbasin, and their shells are covered with dense, sharp spines, which they use to injure enemies.

At the very top of the groove, a spiritual herb lying horizontally in the middle of the groove swayed in the wind, with countless tiny vines densely covering its body, and specks of green leaves falling down its shell. It was none other than the third-tier spiritual herb that Han Li needed, the Five Willow Root.

Seeing this, the remaining mountain turtles dared not use their earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic or technique) anymore. While dodging the entangled vines, they rushed towards the outer edge of the small maze formation like madmen.

Within the mist, two figures soared and leaped, chasing their respective targets. In no time, they had captured almost all of the dozen or so mountain turtles. Except for those that managed to escape the small maze formation, almost all of them fell into the hands of the two.

Remove the small maze formation, take out all the mountain turtles from the purple-gold gourd, carefully tear off the five willow roots growing on their backs, and then throw the mountain turtles away like trash.

The moment they landed, the mountain turtles were stunned for a moment, then without the slightest hesitation, they disappeared from their original spot with a flash of yellow light.

This time, Han Li caught a total of twelve mountain turtles. Excluding the five willow roots that had not yet matured, he obtained nine five willow roots. Adding the seven roots that Gan Rushuang had, he had a total of sixteen roots, which was considered to have exceeded the mission target.

The remaining Five Willow Roots can be used together with Jade Marrow Mushroom to refine the Gathering Peak Pill. With Han Li's alchemy skills, one batch can produce three or four Gathering Peak Pills. With the addition of the Spirit Infusion Technique from the Evil Ghost Path Fragment, it should be enough for the two of them to break through to the Core Formation stage.

"Senior Brother Han, look what this is!"

Just then, Gan Rushuang said mysteriously to Han Li.

Han Li was a little confused, so he went over to take a look and saw several tiny, white dots, each about the size of a thumb.

"This...this is a mountain tortoise egg? Where did you get it?"

Looking at the soft, transparent mountain turtle egg in his hand, with the embryo faintly visible, Han Li was stunned.

"When I was catching the mountain turtle just now, it suddenly jumped out and startled me."

Gan Rushuang gave an awkward smile and said.

The mountain tortoise, as a second-tier demonic beast with little threat, seems to have no other use besides being a natural incubator for cultivating Five Willow Roots. Raising it as a spirit pet is not only resource-intensive, but it's also neither strong nor capable of fighting, truly...

"Hmm, although this mountain tortoise has no value, the fact that it can parasitize a spiritual herb like Five Willow Root indicates that it must have some undiscovered qualities. You know, Five Willow Root is a third-tier spiritual herb, yet it grows on a second-tier demon beast, which is enough to show... By the way, using it as a catalyst for alchemy might improve the quality of the Gathering Top Pill by a few points."

As he spoke, Han Li couldn't continue his fabrication any longer. He forced a smile off his face and spoke in a serious tone.

"Senior Brother Han is right. We can try to see if we can hatch these eggs. As a third-tier spiritual herb, the Five Willow Root is of immeasurable value. If we can cultivate it in large quantities, it might be helpful for our future cultivation."

It's unclear whether Gan Rushuang noticed Han Li's teasing, but she actually kept those mountain tortoise eggs safe, seemingly intending to raise them as spirit pets.

Han Li pursed his lips and looked down into the dense forest not far away.

"Fellow Daoist, have you seen enough?"

Han Li's smile gradually faded, and he turned his head to speak to a distant corner.

Upon hearing this, Gan Rushuang was taken aback, a blue light flashed in her eyes, and a strange look appeared in them.

"I never expected that your divine sense would be so powerful that you could detect my puppet body."

Seeing that the other party still hadn't come out, Han Li was about to make a move when an extremely hoarse voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, a puppet-like figure about a foot tall, covered in green plants, appeared in front of the two of them. At first glance, it looked no different from a ginseng doll.

"puppet!"

Upon seeing the dwarf, Gan Rushuang couldn't help but call out.

"I am Master Kuiyan of the Heshan Sect. I greet you two fellow Daoists! Judging from your auras, you do not seem to be cultivators of my Heshan Sect. To have cultivated to such a level at such a young age, you must not be unknown figures!"

The puppet's wooden eyes darted around, and it clasped its hands in a fist salute to the two of them, bowing respectfully.

"Where we come from is none of your business. However, this Burial Mountain Range does not seem to be exclusively owned by your Heshan Sect. Whether we stay or leave is not up to you."

Han Li narrowed his eyes and spoke bluntly to the wooden puppet in front of him.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I did not mean to blame you. As you probably know, my Heshan Sect and Qishan Sect are currently at odds, and with the strange activity of the demonic beasts here, I sent this puppet to investigate. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression softened slightly.

The puppet in front of him had only reached the peak of Qi Refining, so it posed no threat to him. The real threat was the person behind the puppet, or even the entire Heshan Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist's puppetry technique is exquisite and unparalleled. As far as I know, although ordinary puppets can move on their own, they are of low intelligence. Puppetry that you can handle with such ease is truly rare."

"Hehe, my puppet-making technique is different from ordinary puppet-making techniques. It doesn't use the soul of a demon beast, but... never mind, why bother telling you so much."

“Just now, I saw you capturing Five Willow Roots, which is a high-grade spiritual medicine for refining the Gathering Peak Pill. I never expected that my Burial Mountain Range would have such a blessed place where I could find such a spiritual medicine. Meeting is fate. My main body is not far from here, so why don’t we make a deal?”

"A deal? Heh, you cultivators of the Heshan Sect are all ungrateful bastards. Who knows if you will bring other Foundation Establishment cultivators with you when your true form arrives? Whether you stay or leave will not be up to us."

Gan Rushuang snorted coldly and said.

"Does this fairy have some misunderstanding about my Heshan Sect? Although my Heshan Sect mainly focuses on catching ghosts and refining corpses, those who have cultivated to our level have all taken a few lives. Even those hypocrites from the Five Great Sects who claim to be righteous, hehe, the number of people who have died at their hands is no less than ours."

"And we are just making use of waste, just like humans capture monsters and use their materials to refine magical artifacts. In the eyes of those monsters, we humans are the real demons. It's just a matter of different perspectives."

The ginseng puppet chuckled and said.

At first glance, this statement seemed to make some sense, but something felt off, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"Fellow Daoist Kui, you yourself just said that the Five Willow Root is a top-grade spiritual medicine for refining the Gathering Peak Pill, and its value to us Foundation Establishment cultivators is immeasurable. As for the conflict between your two sects, it has nothing to do with us, and we have no time to listen to your nonsense."

Since it wasn't his true form, Han Li naturally wasn't afraid of a puppet at the Qi Refining stage, and spoke without any politeness.

"Is there really no room for negotiation whatsoever?"

"That's certainly possible. I'm quite interested in your puppet body, fellow Daoist..."

Han Li changed the subject, his eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the ginseng puppet not far away with ill intent, and said casually.