Rebirth of a Reincarnated Immortal Cultivator

Jiaowo Mountain is a renowned mountain within the territory of the Li Huo Sect, where many Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators have established their cave dwellings. For Han Li to obtain the right to establish a cave dwelling on Jiaowo Mountain while still in the Qi Refining stage is, if not unprecedented, certainly unique among cultivators in recent years.

Han Li piloted his sword, circling Mount Jiaowo and discovering many suitable areas along the way. Unfortunately, these areas had all been occupied.

Fortunately, the cultivator who set up the formation had no intention of harming anyone. Han Li was caught in it by accident, but he managed to escape successfully after only a short time.

After carefully examining the array and restrictions before him, Han Li gained some insights and deepened his understanding of arrays. He then urged his flying sword to continue flying north.

In the northern region, because it is far from the fire vein, the spiritual energy is relatively thin, but there are significantly fewer cultivators who come here to establish cave dwellings.

Let's go look around somewhere else!

It is important to know that establishing a cave dwelling is of paramount importance, especially when all the good places have been occupied. If one cannot find a blessed land, the gap between oneself and these cultivators will only widen.

Thinking of this, Han Li stopped and urged his flying sword to fly eastward.

The spiritual energy in the northeastern region of Jiaowo Mountain is becoming increasingly thin, and fewer and fewer cultivators are coming here to establish cave dwellings, but green vegetation is gradually increasing.

"Yin Ninglu, how could this herb exist here?"

Han Li stopped walking in the mountains, his gaze sweeping over the small, dark purple grass, and pondered.

Yin Ninglu usually grows in areas rich in spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy here is clearly inferior to the previous places. Why is it growing so rampant here? Could it be...?

Han Li turned to the side and looked at the hot spring flowing out of the crack in the rock, with wisps of steam rising from it.

"This water..."

Feeling the abundant spiritual energy in the water, Han Li's eyes flashed with excitement.

A flash of blue light appeared on his body, and more than twenty flying swords emerged, circling out and drilling fiercely along the cracks in the rocks and the direction from which the spring water gushed out, breaking through the rock layers as easily as cutting tofu.

About half an hour later, a large, dark hole suddenly appeared on the rocky cliff.

Han Li's body lit up with light, transforming into a streak of azure light that shot out and plunged straight into the cave. A scorching heat mixed with spiritual energy swept over him, and to Han Li's astonishment, a spring several dozen feet in size appeared before him.

A rich, fire-attribute spiritual energy spread and filled the entire cave space.

There is a spiritual spring here, so full of spiritual energy. This spring is connected to a spiritual vein, and the spiritual energy is extremely rich. No wonder the spiritual energy outside is so thin. It seems that the spiritual energy has been absorbed by this spring.

This Yin Ning Lu is able to grow freely in such a place with such scarce spiritual energy because of the existence of this spiritual spring.

Han Li was overjoyed upon seeing this.

This place was perfect for his new cave dwelling. He immediately flipped his palm, and several array flags flew out, turning into a mist array to seal off the exit. At the same time, he rearranged the ancient array that had been set up outside the cave dwelling.

Subsequently, Han Li opened a secret passage somewhere in the mountains, just in case.

After completing all this, Han Li used the spirit spring as the core and carved out several stone chambers of varying sizes around the cave. He then took out the second-tier alchemy furnace, second-tier weapon cauldron, and other items from his storage bag and placed them in the corresponding stone chambers.

After arranging everything properly, Han Li took out the lotus seed of the Seven-Colored Golden Lotus.

These lotus seeds were left over from the ripening of the original seven-colored golden lotus. Han Li had always wanted to plant them in a suitable area, but the seven-colored golden lotus had extremely strict requirements for spiritual energy, which was why he had not been able to take action.

Today, there is a spring here that is perfect for growing the seven-colored golden lotus.

Thinking of this, Han Li no longer hesitated. He took out the spiritual soil he had prepared beforehand, wrapped the lotus seeds of the seven-colored golden lotus in it, and then threw it into the spring.

As the seven-colored golden lotus sank to the bottom of the water, a seven-colored light vanished in an instant.

"The effect of the first-order spirit gathering array can no longer meet my current needs. It seems that I need to find an opportunity to set up a second-order or even third-order spirit gathering array."

"I remember there is a formation called the Sunflower Water Nourishing Spirit Formation, which is set up with the spring as its core. The spirit gathering effect of this formation is very beneficial even to Nascent Soul stage cultivators."

"Unfortunately, setting up this formation requires many high-grade materials, especially a large number of the inner cores of sixth-order water-attribute demonic beasts, which are capable of contending with mid-stage Core Formation cultivators. Perhaps we can only consider it after we have reached Core Formation."

Han Li plans to set up a second-order spirit gathering array first, and then collect materials to set up a third-order spirit gathering array after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, this spiritual spring must absolutely not be leaked, at least not until I become a Foundation Establishment cultivator and have the ability to protect myself.

Although the Li Huo Sect claims to be a righteous sect, it is common for members to seize cave dwellings. Fortunately, Han Li is currently a Core Formation stage cultivator disciple. Otherwise, with his Qi Refining cultivation, occupying such a prime location would inevitably attract covetous eyes.

Thinking of this, Han Li's hand flashed with an earth-yellow light, and he used his earth-attribute divine power to completely fill in the cracks on the rock.

In this way, the flow of spiritual spring water to the outside will naturally be cut off, thus reducing the risk of exposure.

Next, Han Li first found a secluded corner with abundant spiritual energy for the Earth Milk Stone, then used the spiritual spring to irrigate the spiritual field. After that, he planted the Sword Heart Bamboo that he had obtained from the Imperial Sword Sect in the spiritual field.

After doing all this, Han Li returned to his bedroom, lay down on the stone bed and quilt, and fell into a deep sleep.

After a short rest, Han Li got up the next day, did some simple decorations on his cave dwelling, mastered the basic divine power of the Li Huo Sect, changed into the Li Huo Sect's Taoist robe, and rode his flying sword toward the location of the Spirit Medicine Hall.

"Does Senior have any of these spiritual herbs here: Xuanbing Flower, Tianling Fruit, Huanxin Grass, and Zihou Flower?"

The person in charge of the Spirit Medicine Hall was an old man with short hair and a white beard. His cultivation had reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but unfortunately, his blood and qi were severely depleted, and coupled with his age, it would probably be difficult for him to break through to the Core Formation stage.

"You want to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Upon hearing about these herbs, the short-bearded old man frowned.

"Exactly!"

Han Li clasped his hands in a fist salute and said.

Purple Monkey Flower is a substitute for the auxiliary medicine Light Spirit Grass. Because the Green Spirit Grass has too high an age requirement, it is too strict to meet the requirements for refining Foundation Establishment Pill. After some research and reasoning, based on his hundreds of thousands of years of experience in alchemy and his precise control over the properties and pharmacology of medicines, Han Li deduced that Purple Monkey Flower can also meet the requirements.

Moreover, because the Purple Monkey Flower is a second-tier spiritual herb, the required quantity is only one-third of that of the Green Spirit Grass.

The ingredients are mixed in a 3113 ratio, and since both the main and auxiliary ingredients are second-tier herbs, they can be added to the refining process simultaneously, saving a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Hehe, I do have the kinds of spiritual herbs you mentioned, but they're not cheap. You'll need 20 fire crystals to exchange for them."

"For you disciples, the only way to obtain Fire Crystals is through sect missions."

"Those holding positions of elder or above within the sect can donate spirit stones to exchange for these positions at a ratio of 100 to 1."

"In other words, 100 low-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for 1 fire crystal. 10 mid-grade spirit stones can be exchanged for 1 fire crystal, and high-grade spirit stones are exchanged at a 1:1 ratio."

The short-bearded old man chuckled and said.

Twenty fire crystals, according to the old man in front of us, is equivalent to two thousand spirit stones, which is far too expensive.

"Twenty fire crystals is indeed not a small amount. They are rare materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills and are extremely valuable outside."

"Moreover, the medicinal materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills that can be exchanged for 20 Fire Crystals can be used to refine two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills. If you can assign a cultivator from Danyang Valley who is skilled in alchemy to refine them, refining six or seven Foundation Establishment Pills will not be a problem at all."

Seeing Han Li hesitate, the old man chuckled and encouraged him.

"Senior, although I have not been cultivating for long, I know quite a bit about alchemy."

"Even if you auction off six or seven Foundation Establishment Pills, you'll only get around 7000 spirit stones at most. After deducting costs, the cost of hiring a high-level alchemist, and the auction commission, you'll only get around 1,000 spirit stones in the end. If you're unlucky, you might even lose money."

Han Li shook his head and said.

"So what do you want? I only have these last two sets of materials left to refine Foundation Establishment Pills."

"You said the same thing to that person just now, right?"

Han Li did not answer the old man directly, but instead said something that surprised the old man greatly. The old man blushed and said, "You young man, are you going to buy it or not? If not, get out of here."

"As a junior new to the sect, where would I get so many fire crystals?"

Han Li sighed and said.

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in the short-bearded old man's cloudy eyes.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Han Li!"

Han Li clasped his hands in a fist salute and bowed.

"So you are Han Li, the newly accepted disciple of Uncle Cang Kun. In that case, for Uncle Cang Kun's sake, I can give you a 10% discount, 18 fire crystals."

"This is the biggest concession I can make!"

The short-bearded old man looked Han Li up and down and said.

"In that case, thank you very much, senior!"

Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Han Li knew that two fire crystals were probably the maximum they could tolerate. If they continued to push their luck, they would only suffer losses.

"However, I cannot produce these 18 fire crystals right now. I beg you, senior, to keep my two portions of herbs so that I may go to the sect square to receive some tasks and then exchange them. I would be extremely grateful for that!"

Upon hearing this, the short-bearded old man remained expressionless, but in his heart he labeled Han Li as shrewd and opportunistic.

I really don't know how my Uncle Cangkun could have taken a liking to this little brat.