Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

So Han Li returned to a spot not far from the man surnamed Ge, pretending to be just passing by. A strange, subtle fragrance emanated from the area he walked on, quickly attracting the attention of passersby.

"What's that smell? It smells so good!"

"I don't know? It seems to be coming from that person."

"I'm talking to the farmer woman carrying a hoe," she said, glancing at Han Li, who was strolling leisurely in the distance.

"Hey young man, please wait a minute!"

After carefully discerning the scent in the air, the man surnamed Ge hurriedly caught up, rushing over without even having time to pack up his things at the stall.

"What brings you here, fellow Daoist?" Han Li turned around, pretending to be completely unaware of the situation.

"May I ask, sir, were you passing by my stall just now?" the man surnamed Ge asked urgently.

Han Li was secretly delighted, but on the surface he remained calm and asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"

The man surnamed Ge took a deep breath and lowered his voice, saying, "To be honest, I've been running this stall here for many years, and I've only been trading ordinary spiritual plants. But just now I smelled a strange fragrance coming from you."

"I have never smelled such a unique fragrance before, so I would like to ask if you have any precious medicinal herbs available for trade. Rest assured, my prices are absolutely fair, and I will never let you, young man, suffer any loss."

Han Li chuckled inwardly; the man surnamed Ge had indeed fallen for his trick. He said mysteriously:

"Oh? You can actually detect this fragrance? That's right, I do have some rare herbs on me, but I obtained them by chance today, and I'm not quite sure what they are."

A hint of curiosity flashed in the man's eyes.

Such a unique fragrance is undoubtedly a miraculous medicine. He pondered for a moment and said, "May I take a look? If it is suitable, I am willing to buy it at a high price."

Han Li pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said calmly, "I'm sorry, I have other uses for these herbs. If you have nothing else to say, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Wait a moment!"

Seeing that Han Li was about to leave, the man surnamed Ge gritted his teeth and revealed a bright smile on his face.

"Young brother, didn't you ask me about the Nine Yang Grass today? Coincidentally, I still have a few left. I originally intended to use them to refine pills, but since we hit it off so well, I couldn't bear to let you leave empty-handed."

"How about this, I'll exchange three Nine Yang Grasses for the spiritual herb you have. What do you think? You should know that I've basically searched the entire outer area of ​​the Northern Foothills. Apart from these three, there's nowhere else to find this herb."

As he spoke, the man surnamed Ge flipped his hand, and three small purple grasses appeared in his palm.

Han Li turned around, his gaze falling on the purple grass, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. This was indeed the Nine Yang Grass he was looking for.

"You told me earlier that you didn't know, so this is making me come all this way for nothing." Han Li withdrew his gaze, a hint of displeasure on his face.

"Hehe, I was just too busy at the time, which is why I neglected you, little brother. How about this, in addition to these three Nine Yang Grasses, I will also give you three bottles of pills with different effects."

Upon hearing this, the man surnamed Ge spoke again, and as if by magic, several more bottles of pills appeared in his hand.

"Since you've said so, senior, let's show it to you. I happen to want to know what this thing is."

Han Li took the pills and examined them carefully. One bottle of pills was red and emitted a rich fragrance; another bottle was blue and crystal clear; and the last bottle contained yellow pills with strange patterns.

He opened the bottle cap, took a gentle sniff, and was secretly amazed.

"These pills were all carefully crafted by me, and each has its own unique properties. The red one is called the Three Yang Pill, which can clear heat and detoxify, reduce swelling and relieve pain after taking it; the blue one is a recovery pill that can quickly heal injuries; and the yellow one is the Gu Yuan Pill, whose main function is to strengthen the body's foundation and nourish its vital energy, and it can also be used to regulate the body," the man surnamed Ge explained.

Han Li's heart stirred; these pills would be very useful to him right now.

"Thank you, senior." Han Li put the pills and herbs into his pocket, and then carefully took out the herbs from his pocket and handed them to the man surnamed Ge.

"It's actually an Earth Spirit Fruit! No wonder I couldn't detect it." The man surnamed Ge took the medicinal herb, examined it carefully for a moment, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Earth Spirit Fruit is an essential ingredient for refining many high-level pills. In particular, the spiritual liquid nurtured within the Earth Spirit Fruit has countless uses. Cultivators can enhance their cultivation by consuming it, while mortals can prolong their lives and greatly benefit their health.

However, because Earth Spirit Fruit grows underground or in rocky cliffs, and because it has the effect of isolating divine sense, there are very few Earth Spirit Fruits circulating in the market.

And yet today he has such an opportunity to obtain such a rare treasure.

"Earth Spirit Fruit, what is that?" Han Li pretended not to know and hurriedly asked.

"There's no point in talking to a mere mortal like you. Let me ask you, do you have any other similar fruits? If so, I'm willing to take them all."

The man surnamed Ge snorted coldly, offering no further explanation. At that moment, the white-robed man was enveloped in a faint spiritual light, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes as he used a soul-controlling technique on him.

The so-called Soul Control Technique is a simple soul control method. This technique is mainly used by high-level cultivators to obtain information from low-level cultivators. Cultivators or mortals controlled by the Soul Control Technique will unconsciously reveal the whole truth of the matter.

To put it bluntly, it's just a simple method of deception.

An ordinary person might have fallen for this trick, but he is Han Li, the reincarnation. Even though he has lost all his magic power at the moment, his Dao heart is so firm that it cannot be controlled by such a small trick.

However, he still pretended to be under control, and his originally lively eyes instantly became dull.

"I'll ask you an answer."

"Where did you get this Earth Spirit Fruit? Do you have any left?" Upon seeing this, the man surnamed Ge nodded and then asked indifferently.

"I found it by chance on a cliff in the mountains. It was the only one I had. Since I didn't know what it was, I wanted to rush back to the village to have the village chief and the others take a look."

"There really was only one. What a pity, such a real pity!"

Seeing that Han Li was not lying, the man surnamed Ge shook his head, his eyes flashing with a blue light, and withdrew his soul-controlling technique.

"What just happened..."

Han Li covered his head, a look of bewilderment on his face.

"It's nothing, you're probably just too tired. Go back and get some rest." The man surnamed Ge smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

The moment he patted her shoulder, a faint wisp of spiritual light trembled down, landing on her coarse cloth clothes without appearing unusual. Han Li sneered, feigning ignorance, and took his leave.

Over the next few days, Han Li wandered around the outskirts of Mount Jiuhua, hoping to find a few more Nine Yang Grasses. Unfortunately, apart from the three he obtained from Fellow Daoist Ge, he found nothing else.

Finally, on the ninth day at Mount Jiuhua, the trace of magical power surrounding Han Li completely dissipated. He slowly raised his head, revealing a shy smile.

In fact, he had already consumed the spiritual liquid contained in that earth spirit fruit. The method of consumption was very simple: he just found a bamboo worm, used its antennae to make a hole in the spirit fruit, and swallowed the spiritual liquid inside through this insignificant hole.

Of course, he couldn't possibly eat it all at once; that would only arouse suspicion.

Presumably, that fellow Daoist Ge also noticed this and didn't suspect him too much, but he still kept a watchful eye on him.

However, how could Han Li, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, possibly hide the other party's little scheme? He only needed to pretend not to know and continue searching for herbs, and the other party would eventually lose patience and leave on its own.

As for the remaining Earth Spirit Fruits, he hid them in a secluded place. Thanks to the special divine sense shielding on the Earth Spirit Fruits, even if he turned the entire surrounding area upside down, he would not be able to find them.

Thinking of this, Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. He then wandered around the outskirts of Jiuhua Mountain for more than ten days, making several large circles, before finally taking out the Earth Spirit Fruit that he had hidden beforehand and drifting away.